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Sweden, 1700. Containing the Baltic states, Finland, and Sweden itself, the empire, ruled by young, ambitious, and cunning Charles XII, controls the Baltic. The strong kingdom is center on the world stage.

Sweden, 1721. The Great Northern War (Wikipedia Article) has battered the once victorious empire, once just one battle away from Moscow. Livonia and Estonia, as well as parts of Finland, have been taken by the Russians. The spotlight has been taken by the Russians. Never again will they rise to be the empire they once were.

What if they had won that battle to Moscow? What if they won the war that was their ultimate demise and became a world power like they once were? This alternate timeline is what would happen if they had.

Point of Divergence
The PoD of this timeline is on June 27, 1709, where with the help of 20,000 out of the 30,000 troops Ivan Mazepa promised him and supplies, wins the Battle of Poltava and advances to Moscow. Charles sieges the city until Peter I, Tsar of Russia, signs the Treaty of Veliky in 1721, ending the Great Northern War in the Swedes favor. The Swedish Empire gains land and the puppet kingdom of Poland-Lithuania.

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