I’m reminded of Final Justice with Joe Don Baker…Texan Sicily is blursed and I love it
I’m reminded of Final Justice with Joe Don Baker…Texan Sicily is blursed and I love it
I'm not sure if that border for Lancashire is correct.Barring any major issues this is the finished VT Bam Map of 1560
On, Mega Peru aka the United states of the Andes; I really felt the need to reward the south Americans after a long period of heroic fighting, and so didn't allow all the attempts at keeping the Spanish SA colonies united to fail completely. To make a long story short; after a very long series of wars between Britain led coalitions and the Franco-Spanish alliance in the early 19th; the newly minted French constitutional regime makes a separate peace (status quo ante) w/ Britain and allows them to complete the collapse of the Spanish empire. While technically Britain grows in this last series of wars; the victory is Pyrric; having fought itself to total exhaustion, losing all influence on the continent, and allowing the ex-Spanish colonies to fall into the french sphere of influence. Amazon region is seized from Portugal later in 19th C, borders are mainly hydrological.Nice. (I'm curious about mega-Peru(?))
Virtually no Chin land is in this state. Yes, related peoples are, but not the Chin/Mizo evidently.Zohnatlâk Confederation
Quick scenario where there's a Switzerland-like confederacy on the mountains between India, Myanmar, and China. It's based on the Chin-Kuki-Mizo people, who also go by the names Zo, Zomi, Kuki, Zohnatlak etc. The flag is based on the Kuki People's Alliance party seal, no deep meaning.
Based in part on thisI'm not sure if that border for Lancashire is correct.
Would it be moreso Manipuran?Virtually no Chin land is in this state. Yes, related peoples are, but not the Chin/Mizo evidently.
Despair, you corrupt souls! The fury of the wretched has knocked at your gates, and you have no alternative but to listen to us if you do not want to perish!
- Vsevolod.
1. They also asked the US, but the US didn't want them.
2. Texas, after unification with the Confederacy fell through, needed to boost their manpower to hold at bay (and, hopefully, expand against) the Mexicans: they were welcoming to immigrants and not too picky as to where they came from. As a result, Texas became another major destination of Italian immigrants, along with the US and Argentina.
OK, sort of? With further expansion stymied after the 1890s and increasing foreign hostility (and trade embargoes) the Confederacy finally discontinued slavery in 1919 (incidentally causing the South Carolina and Florida Rebellions), although they replaced it with some Black Codes that made our Jim Crow looked mild. Blacks, "Afro-Latins" [1], and Amerindians finally got full civil and electoral rights in the late 1980s, when enough of them had immigrated to the US, Texas and New Albion that the whites could feel confident in maintaining control of the government. Nowadays racial attitudes are a few decades behind the OTL US, but on the other hand there isn't a current White Nationalist resurgence.
[1] Lighter-skinned Hispanics have been assimilated into the "white" category.
The country is centred on Manipur, with the idea being the Kuki and Naga at some point took control of the valley. Either through British or Chinese backing, they expanded. That said I know very very little about the area and the people.Virtually no Chin land is in this state. Yes, related peoples are, but not the Chin/Mizo evidently.
Yeah no the Meitei and Hill tribes hate each other. They there's an ongoing outbreak of riots since just last month which has displaced 70,000+ and forced the army in to keep the peace.I intended for it to be a super decentralised multiethnic state, much like Switzerland.
I mean, sure, but this is alternate history. Ethnic squabbling could be accounted for — just off hand, if a domineering foreign power barges into the area and attempts to impose their language, culture and way of life on the locals, “enemy of my enemy” could work to force a peaceful coexistence if the hostility to the foreign power lasts long enough.Yeah no the Meitei and Hill tribes hate each other. They there's an ongoing outbreak of riots since just last month which has displaced 70,000+ and forced the army in to keep the peace.
Could you tell me where I could read it? I can't find it anywhere.Love it. Recalls the excellent @vongreif scenario "Ein Thausend Jahr", though not as extensive or horrific.
For the moment I don't think I'll be able to answer that question.One must wonder if there is any truth to the idea that the bourgeoise will return to the earth... the wild west corporate colonies of the Jovian Moons, perhaps.
Fantastic, but I do not believe the land borders in the Arctic islands or Antarctica were fully known in 1899, due to the ice.
Nightmare Ocean
In the same setting as my previous post and similarly in an an 'authentic' style
(https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/map-thread-xxi.522105/page-480#post-24223930)
The conceit here is that this map would be a stripped down reproduction of a higher quality map, as an illustration in a memoir or something.
Actually explaining the Alt-History this time; the scenario is one in which the American revolutionary war plays out differently and the Franco-Spanish armada of 1779 successfully invades Great Britain. The result is that the ARW ends without any major patriot victories, and with New France substantially restored.
Here is the scenario taken to 1901 where the German majority in northern Louisiana ( "Missuouri" ) are a fighting guerilla war for their independence in a massively scaled up equivalent of OTL's the 2nd Boer war,
( deviant art link is case you want it: https://www.deviantart.com/qazdr6/art/Nightmare-Ocean-967575603 )
I am going to guess the Amazon ends up as some giant wildlife preserve (at least in parts) to be used solely by North American tourists who want to explore the jungles without too many large animals or natives interfering with their safety or comfort/world views.Another silly random one: in which I both break up the US and wank it at the same time. (The US owes a lot to @TapReflex 's own version of that game.)
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With any luck we don’t have people scrambling over each other to kick the door in early this time. It always seemed a bit... Well, let’s just say it doesn’t call for the most respect.Welp farewell XXI, you done good. I'm hoping to start the next one to try and bring back my 2020 glory days but idk
Ahhh, where did you find this? It seems like the whole thing would be fascinating.
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An alt-1848 leads to Franz Joseph granting Venetia-Lomabrdy to the Tuscan branch of the family. The Este branch still goes extinct and the Emperor passes Modena to the Tuscan branch as well. They eventually reunite Italy in an alt-1867 and go on to join their Austrian cousins in Balkan adventures and even become a colonial power.
Out of curiosity, why do six or seven regions under military control not have the wheels showing the population breakdown?
WHITE SUN OVER ASIA
Government
Nominally, the Chinese Confederation is a federal republic, not unlike the United States. In reality, the country is a one-party dictatorship with almost every branch of government controlled by the military, including the KMT.
Between the province/municipalities and the federal government are the general-governorates, a supposedly non-political institution belonging to the army, in charge to keep order in the border provinces. However these general-governors have authority over the provincial governors themselves, being able to unilaterally decide policies for provinces ignoring the governors, and even to "retire" them, if they show signs of rebelliousness.
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Demographics
In contrast to the People's Republic of China, the new Chinese Confederation makes no concessions to the ethnic minorities. The policy on minorities varies on the province and the general-governorate, from a simple forced linguistic assimilation to full-on "racial hygiene" laws that determine a person's access to basic amenities and facilities according to their percent of Chinese blood. Ever since the conquest of lands west and north, natives have been forced off their lands, or in many cases it was "purchased". These lands were settled by overseas Chinese, who returned to the Mainland from Nusantara and other countries through China-sponsored immigration campaigns, encouraged by the governments themselves. New provinces can only be created if there can be proven the ethnic Han population will be at least 15% of the province's. Segregation and discrimination is a fact of everyday life, especially in the areas with large minority demographics.
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Economy
China's economy heavily relies on state-sponsored family-run megacorporations, called Ch'aimen. Ever since the civil war, the army and business have a close relationship, with there being no central government, growing business would bribe officers to protect their interests. This carried over to now, where corruption is rampant throughout the military and government, with large companies being given lucrative contracts in exchange for financial backing. Economic and labor regulations are almost non-existent, because of just how powerful these Ch'aimen are. Even then, the state's support of these companies has supercharged China's economic and technological growth from a devastated country to the world's top economy.
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Foreign Relations
China's position as the premier hegemon is not without challenge. Their primary geopolitical opponent is the Imperial League, an alliance of former British colonies and dominions. After the tumultuous World War 3, the former friends turned on each other overtime due to China's aggressive posturing during its rise to global dominance. China's natural allies are the various Asian countries, including the Republic of Nusantara to its south, its closest ally. The country positions itself as the protector of Asia against the Western predators, not unlike the Pan-Asianism of Japan before, whose country now China has a complicated relationship. Outside Asia, China is close friends with the European Union State.
Because its non-Han population is pretty much non-existentOut of curiosity, why do six or seven regions under military control not have the wheels showing the population breakdown?
Already? We still have a few pages to go 🤦♂️With just a few more pages to go, and previous map threads also ending at 497, I've made the decision to start XXII. Activity can continue here for the time being but I'm just letting you know it's there.
https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/map-thread-xxii.542978/