ScottishUnfair, it should be a portuguese colony in Siberia!
ScottishUnfair, it should be a portuguese colony in Siberia!
Australian!Zeelandian!
If there is any timeline like that, it should be named "Under the Splendid Sun" or something similar in reference of the book "Thousand Splendid Suns"Any mention of Afghanistan because honestly, it’s a very rich history of cultures and good potential to be good TL for readers. Hell maybe just maybe… a even better scenario is have Afghanistan become a good prosperous place where there isn’t a legacy of war, corruption, terrorism and violence over 40 years but people who have good infrastructure, education and freedom to all Afghans today. I heard users on this site even called this prosperous scenario of Afghanistan to turned them into the “Switzerland of Asia”.
I have the Russian imperial government set up shop in Russian Somaliland after the Vostochnists (Alt!Eurasianists) take over at home.Exile kingdoms are severely underrated
When they have a backup plan even under these overwhelming odds and instead of sacrificing themselves and their people in a brave but ultimately futile charge for personal glory they decide to just...flee elsewhere, save as many people as they can because they genuinely care about their population, creating this epic new beggining in far away lands where they ultimately far overshadow the pre-exile state by becoming greater than they ever were and perhaps ever could have been if they didnt leave
Bonus points if their descendants at the height of their power after the metaphorical rebirth do encounter the country that forced their ancestors to flee in the first place and are seen with both fear and admiration by them after having surpassed it long ago, be it resulting in the exile country taking this badass revenge on the heirs of their persecutions because they held this grudge that long(pretty much the founding myth really) or, more wholesomely, they put such a past behind them as neither side are their ancestors and therefore pursue friendship rather than hatred instead
So much storytelling potential
Well the TL i am making wont have a "Russia" in the sense we know it, and Russians wont expand past Northern Caucasia (By which i mean the Don Area, Volvograd, Astrakhan etc) So both the Tatars and the Circassians will survive.Speaking of Russian history, I think there a super underrated in not only Alternate history but unknown in general who were sadly was genocidal and expelled out of their homeland. The Circassians
These People I've visually fascinated with and my God they are super underrated to not be used in any history at all because not only they was the largest group in the Caucasus before the russian arrived, but have a great and Unique culture who combine their indigenous belief to Islam. Hell they are warrior people and were a proud one of that before the Cowardly General Yevdokimov.
Geese I really want them to be into Alternate history where they survived or I'm doing it myself.
Until the 17th century, most Circassians were Orthodox Christians. In the 14th century there was also a significant influence of Catholics (in fact, the most influential Catholic community in the Captaincy of Gothia were the Circassian Catholics - and they were also found in Crimea).These People I've visually fascinated with and my God they are super underrated to not be used in any history at all because not only they was the largest group in the Caucasus before the russian arrived, but have a great and Unique culture who combine their indigenous belief to Islam. Hell they are warrior people and were a proud one of that before the Cowardly General Yevdokimov.
In fact, that is why so many Mamluks and Ottoman Devshirme were Circassian; They were one of the closest and easiest to raid Christian people for the Islamic polities in the Middle East.Until the 17th century, most Circassians were Orthodox Christians. In the 14th century there was also a significant influence of Catholics (in fact, the most influential Catholic community in the Captaincy of Gothia were the Circassian Catholics - and they were also found in Crimea).
Hmm that makes sense, I would've thought that there'd be more Armenians and Georgians/Laz though. Is it bc they're under the 'protection' of other Muslim empires?In fact, that is why so many Mamluks and Ottoman Devshirme were Circassian; They were one of the closest and easiest to raid Christian people for the Islamic polities in the Middle East.
The Laz are Muslim i think, the Christian Laz are called Mingrelians? (I hate Caucasian Ethnoreligious groups) And them, Armenians and Georgians live in the mountainous part of Caucasia. The Circassians lived North of the Caucasian Mountains, in the open plains where the Tatars could easily raid, capture and sell them.Hmm that makes sense, I would've thought that there'd be more Armenians and Georgians/Laz though. Is it bc they're under the 'protection' of other Muslim empires?
Hmm that makes sense except for cilician Armenians being a thing. Maybe they weren't that abundant at this point?The Laz are Muslim i think, the Christian Laz are called Mingrelians? (I hate Caucasian Ethnoreligious groups) And them, Armenians and Georgians live in the mountainous part of Caucasia. The Circassians lived North of the Caucasian Mountains, in the open plains where the Tatars could easily raid, capture and sell them.
Not that big of a thing, especially also since Cilicia has a lot of mountains. Sure, on a map it may look under Ottoman or Muslim control, but how much control is really being exerted?Hmm that makes sense except for cilician Armenians being a thing. Maybe they weren't that abundant at this point?