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    AHC: Sinicized Dynasty in Iran

    How can we make a Sinicized dynasty ie Western Liao rule in Iran? This includes being considered a “Chinese dynasty”, using all elements of a Chinese state ie writing system, seals, use of titles, introduction of Chinese culture and products, and not being Islamic.
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    the Eagle and the Crescent: A Different Collapse of Rome

    Ive been extremely busy with work. No clue. I do have two WIPs but besides that i dont really have the free time to myself to work on much.
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    What if king Ferdinand and Queen Isabella had exiled the Muslims and Jews to Spain's new colonies in the Americas and North Africa?

    Specifically in New Mexico, see these articles: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2000/12/mistaken-identity-the-case-of-new-mexicos-hidden-jews/378454/ https://festival.si.edu/articles/1992/the-sephardic-legacy-in-new-mexico-the-story-of-the-crypto-jews
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    If the Mongols had encountered western European crusaders, how would the clashes have gone?

    Legnica may have been a disaster but horse archers do have a weakness, heavily armored cavalry. As long as the armor can continue to eat arrows horse archers will be defeated eventually as proven by the Battle of Ain Jalut. The massive amount of fortifications built by European lords is another...
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    Byzantine Empire converts to Islam

    the Eastern Roman Empire becoming Muslim would be a complete change in the sociopolitical ideology of the Empire; But from what we can learn from the Ottoman Empire things wouldnt fully change. the basic concepts of one god, one emperor, one faith with deviance from the state religion...
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    AHQ: Cases where radical cultural or social changes occurred?

    The Quiet Revolution in Quebec, completely changed the culture of Quebec in a period of 10 years from a mostly rural conservative Catholic society akin to Ireland to a modernist welfare state. Secularization in education, healthcare, and welfare diminished the power the Catholic Church had on...
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    What if the US is inspired even more by Rome?

    maybe have the constitution have an enshrined requirement of owning of property or land for either voting, holding office, or citizenry? This would essentially be Jeffersonian Democracy without the desire to expand the franchise. Another fun constitution: the 1776 Pennsylvania Constitution...
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    How might a modern baby boom occur?

    Well if you want to go the dark side route, you could just ban all abortion and contraception besides people fitting certain situations with women facing legal consequences for violating like Ceausescu's Romania did. It raised birth rates in Romania with varying negative consequences so it does...
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    Overlooked cultures between the Maya and Inca regions?

    They became part of the Inca Empire but there are an entire slew of cultures that resided alongside the Pacific coast who were eventually fully and thoroughly assimilated into Spanish culture. Mostly notably were the Chimú, speaking Quingnam and Mochica who were the successors of the Moche...
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    What if Magyars settled in Anatolia and The Seljuks in Pannonia

    Ive been cooking some stuff up on paint.net but ive been ridiculously busy lately with added creativity block so no maps fully finished rn.
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    What if Magyars settled in Anatolia and The Seljuks in Pannonia

    Hey i made that. Too be honest there wasnt a true POD for the switch, just rule of cool and motions in the Steppe zone forcing peoples in differing direction.
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    Hungarian Empire Possible?

    a Hungarian colonial empire would be essentially also a Croatian colonial empire as it would require essentially the complete conquest of Dalmatia for port access. A good POD i guess would be the survival of the Angevin Capetian line leading to a union of Naples, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia, and...
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    Was Japan really in an "unwinnable" war?

    I strongly believe Japan never had a chance to win a long war, but their moves in the beginning of the war did give the chance to at least reach the negotiating table and score a winning peace. Japan’s plan for the war directly parallels that of the Russo-Japanese War, one where they punched...
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    Perceptions and impacts of surviving crusader states in industrial era Europe

    lots of butterflies here. The big thing is that the Latins would have stayed a separate ethno-social class who would merge heavy elements of Levantine culture with with a French based aristocratic culture with partial Armenian ancestry if they manage to survive both the Saracens, the Mongols...
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    Who was the greatest Holy Roman Emperor?

    Best ≠ Greatest so gotta go with Charlemagne because he was certainly the most impactful on the long term cultural and political memory of Europe
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    United States Constitution based on Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776?

    WI the Constitution of the United States was based on the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776? This would provide the following major differences: Unicameral Legislature with one term membership Directorial executive system headed by a President and a Vice-President with each member of the...
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    What if Reconstruction was a success in a few states in the South?

    North Carolina may be the easiest to do do this with. Its got a lot of things going in its favour and historically was the first state to get rid of poll taxes and was one of the states in the south with a strong GOP and a large urbanized population. In 1896 a combined GOP-Populist ticket swept...
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    Prospects for the Piratini Republic

    This state would be a nation not based on language but based on Gaucho culture, so it wouldnt really matter. One thing we havent considered is the relationship of Montevideo to the rest of the Piratini Republic, the state would need some form of federal system or dictatoral system to prevent...
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    Create an Alternate group of Colonial empires not seen in our world

    Christianized Mexica - OTL this basically happened, the Spanish heavily relied on Mesoamericans during their conquest of the Phillipines and the resulting territory was essentially an extension of Mexico proper, with extensive cross settling between New Spain proper and the Phillipines...
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    Urban Development WIs

    Just a thread to discuss random WIs surrounding the growth and development of cities and their architecture as well. Ill begin with two different ones. During the early 1900s Los Angeles had a major spat over both water rights and the location of their major port. City officials were split...
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