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 * Sine dei gloriem (talk) 02:47, July 11, 2013 (UTC)
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Map Contest 1 (Closed): King of the Hill
PoD: Columbus goes exploring for a different country (not Spain). This country goes on to dominate the New World.

Challenge: Create a map of the New World, dominated by a different country. This map can be from any time period, just be sure to say which time period. Be sure to include labels, map keys, subdivisions of countries, etc. (Note: By dominate, I mean this country has the most influence in the New World. Other countries can and should still have some land.)

Time Frame: Two weeks, July 7 - July 20
 * Voting Starts July 20, 0:00 UTC

Inquisition- Guns
First entry xD! A brief summary of what goes on here: Columbus sails for Portugal instead of Spain, and it is Portuguese ships which dominate South America. The Treaty of Tordesillas is still forced upon Portugal but they ignore it completely and wage war against Spain, with France and England. The end of this war is the unification of the Portuguese and Spanish Royal families, to form the Kingdom of Iberia, which goes on to control many of the regions that the UK did OTL, such as India, New Zealand and vast parts of Southern Africa. The Ottoman Empire declines but never dies out, still being a major regional power. Russia is a major power here, and controls OTL Alaska, while the British still control what is basically OTL Canada. This is a present day map. (I'll upload one with labels soon )

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A different world-TOB
(Sorry for bad labeling quality)

Basically in this he sails for France, and France takes much of OTL USA and some Canada. Britain wins a war against France and creates settlement on Quebec. These become independent as New France and the Republic of Nova Scotia. Spain dominates Central and South America. Russia also expands its settlement in NA, creating Republika Ameriki. Sweden and Norway stay unified. Communism never exists. Britain has a lot less colonial land, and the colonial era is dominated by France (Asia) and Spain (Africa). The OE still exists, and Pakistan and India are one nation. The Russian Empire and France are the superpowers of today, and two new ones (German Empire and Salleland (Australia)) are expected to arise. There were three world wars this timeline - one in the 1700s, and two in the 1900s.

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King of the Hell - Scraw


' King of the Hell. World Political Map, nil labels. Approximately 1980. '

So, here it is. I originally had an idea very similar to Guns', but we developed this uncanny ability to read each others minds and he beat me to it. I now spit this out as my replacement. In my entry, named King of the Hell, the Spanish crown rejects Columbus and he goes back to Florence, where he dies penniless. In the early 1500s (no later than 1515, I'd say), the Russians discover the Americas via OTL Vancouver Island. They name the whole god damn North American continent Alyeska, and the first colony Alyeska. Alyeska is independent today, shown in light blue along the Pacific coast. It is in two parts, Alyeska and Orientalia. Orientalia is named so because the Russians get dibs on the Pacific Ocean and name it the Oriental Ocean, hence the name. This new spreads to France and England late-ish, who get there by 1550 and 1575 respectively. Most of the US east of the OTL Mississippi, as well as the Louisiana Purchase area, becomes New France, including OTL Ontario. The British get footed a bit of Quebec and Newfoundland, named New England. This timeline also features victory for Napoleon. Napoleon unites Europe west of Russia into a series of vassal states, with the aid of Russia, and, wait for it, the Mamluk Empire, having beaten the Ottomans. Ironically, I take Egypt out of their control by the 1900s. Napoleon forces the Spanish and Portuguese crowns to the New World, onto OTL South America (Novorossiya) uniting Iberia under his brother, Joseph. Napoleon later betray the Mamluks and supports the Greek and Egyptian rebels against them, as well as expanding into the Middle East and India, as well as Africa. China rules the Asian mainland and Japan is the undisputed master of the Pacific. The Japanese discovered Australia, and it is split with the British and the French. The British are a global power, surviving on a commonwealth-like system consisting of their one-time colonies. India is divided between a free north and a once British-dominated Southern India. Today, the world is less peaceful than OTL, with war between New Spain and Brasil commonplace, and tensions between France (with New France, the Aztecs, the Greeks, and the Persians) and Russia (with Alyeska, Novorossiya, the Iberian exile states, Japan, and the Mamluks) ever-rising. Welcome to King of the Hell. (OOC: I had a lot of fun with this and might make it into a timeline or some sort of small project. OOC 2: Named King of the Hell because there's always war and death, but this means more advanced technology and living conditions in major countries.) (Labelled Version: Double-click for full size.)

Comments:
 * I like the way that you dealt with the Columbus POD, and the originality of the scenario. Map is nice and eye-pleasing. CourageousLife (talk) 17:25, July 20, 2013 (UTC)

Votes:


 * -Kogasa [[Image:Miko THPW2.png|50px]] [[Image:Flag of Europe.svg|23px|border]] 2013 July 20, 00:08 (CET)

Dark Vision - Mafia


Columbus is rejected by Spain, and after attempting to drum up support on the mainland, travels to the UK. He sails from the UK, and discovers America. After the UK discovers America, they don't tell other countries about it, and colonize the entire of the Americas. Russia discovers Alaska in 1600, and is defeated when they attempt to invade. The rest of Europe discovers America in 1615. When Napoleon rises to power, the UK wins several battles, as they have the entire of the Americas. Napoleon surrenders earlier, and is executed. The UK doesn't colonize many other colonies, as they have two continents. With the Americas closed off to them, other nations which desire colonies turn to Oceania and Africa. The slave trade is yet to be abolished. When WWI begins, the UK is not involved until France is losing badly. They then join on the side of Germany, and invade France. The French are the ATL Germans of the First World War, being billed the entire cost of the War. WWII begins when a French Fascist takes power in France, and invades Spain. The Germans declares war, followed by the UK. When the war ends, in 1942, the UK grants independence to OTL Mexico, and OTL Brazil. The ATL world is very different to OTL, as the UK is incredibly powerful, but does very little, and the lack of such costly World Wars means the UN was never founded, so wars in  Europe are more common. The world in this Timeline does not have the nuclear bomb, as the French and their allies surrendered without much of a brutal war, so the Cold War after the Second World War, isn't cold, with repeated Soviet attempts to invade Alaska, and the USSR invading Germany and France at one point, before they were forced to retreat by the opening of a new front by the UK. With a constant war to focus on, the USSR never collapsed. This world is brutal, with military regimes, and Communist dictatorships, with very few nations, as the colonial era never came to an end.

Comments:
 * I thought it was interesting to see a hyper-power scenario, and I also thought the idea of a Russian-controlled Middle East was very fresh and new. CourageousLife (talk) 17:25, July 20, 2013 (UTC)

Votes:

Walking the Streets of New Lands - Kogasa


In this timeline, Columbus goes to explore for Scandinavia. He manages to land around Cuba and soon Scandinavia begun colonise the new lands, which they call Nordland and Sydland respectively. Russia later managed to colonised Alaska, and Portugal colonised around Brazil. The Kalmar Union managed to last longer up until 1650, in which Sweden and Denmark-Norway went their own ways. Meanwhile, Japan begun to rise and turn into a major power as well as expansionist.

By 1700, Nordland was divided between Denmark-Norway, Sweden, and Russia while Sydland was divided between Portugal, Denmark-Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Meanwhile Japan discovered Australia and managed to colonise most of it.

In 1790, Algønquin declared independence from Denmark-Norway successfully. By the 1880s, almost every nation in Nordland and Sydland was independent except Suriname, which remained a part of the Netherlands to this very day, and Alaska.

Later, in 1904, the Russo-Japanese War begun to spread and turned into the First World War which lasted for Ten Years. The Japanese/Allied Coalition managed to win in the war and the Treaty of Hakodate was signed. Alaska declared independence shortly before the Russian Revolution took place. By 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Germany, which led to a Second World War between the Comintern and the Allies. The war resulted in the collapse of Communism worldwide and the rise of Japan, Brazil, and Kemiträsk as the new Superpowers, and no Cold War took place. The main characters of the Touhou Project are Mononobe no Futo and Komachi Onozuka.

Comments:
 * I feel like too many OTL borders were used on this one. 21:26, July 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * How so? I did merge many smaller nations into larger ones. Only Turkey, Switzerland and Romania retain the same borders as OTL. Germany does for the most part, too with a slice of it being under Sweden. -Kogasa [[Image:Miko THPW2.png|50px]] [[Image:Flag of Europe.svg|23px|border]] 2013 July 20, 23:50 (CET)
 * No no, you don't understand. All the borders are some sort of border in OTL. For example,  Alaska implausibly has the Colorado border at its southern corner, Mexico goes up to Arkansas for no reason. You didn't add any new borders. All the nations are just amalgamations of OTL borders. Kind of hard to explain. 21:59, July 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see what you mean. I usually use the OTL nations, subdivisions of nations, historical nations, and/or borders around disputed areas to carve borders for new nations. Hence why most (if not all) my alternate maps have borders drawn from OTL. -Kogasa [[Image:Miko THPW2.png|50px]] [[Image:Flag of Europe.svg|23px|border]] 2013 July 21, 00:09 (CET)

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Sultan of the Hill - Chris
In this interesting and likely somewhat ASB world, Columbus is constantly denied funding for his voyage to "India" due to monetary constraints from recent wars. In a desperate move, Christopher Columbus moves to Constantinople and asks one of the richest empires at the time, the Ottoman Empire, for funding to explore a route unbeknownst to Europe. The government reluctantly agrees (since they already have a route to India), but sends the best ships with the best crew (including ) across the Atlantic anyway.

When arriving on New Jerusalem (OTL Puerto Rico), Columbus and the crew discovers that they have not landed in India, but rather a new continent. The ships soon land on OTL Mexico and discovers untold riches, and influences the Ottoman government to establish settlements in the New World, somewhat more peacefully than in OTL. Forced conversions were less than European's would have, and Inca is not defeated, it is instead made a protectorate. The Ottoman's major colony is Al-Tasweyah, a transliteration of "the settlement" in Arabic. The new discovered land is kept secretive for decades in order to prevent other countries from collecting riches from the New World, and the Ottomans benefit greatly.

Aside from the Islamic presence in the Americas, the French and Ottoman alliance grows tenfold in the New World, and the Ottomans and French become two of the largest powers in the New World. This bond would also help modernize the Ottoman Empire, giving the people more power as opposed to absolute rule, and granting European nations like Greece, Serbia, and Romania semi-independence. The British and the Russians would also gain claims in the Northern New World, with the Spanish and Portuguese in the Southern. The greater influence by the Ottomans influences national identities of Muslim-majority areas, like in Russia and Malaysia. ChrisL123 (talk) 07:42, July 15, 2013 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Very nicely done. Map is easy on the eyes, and goes into acute detail. Another very original idea. Well done. CourageousLife (talk) 17:25, July 20, 2013 (UTC)

Votes:
 * 21:05, July 19, 2013 (UTC)
 * Reximus55 (talk) 19:53, July 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * Yay an Edit conflict (talk) 22:55, July 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * CourageousLife (talk) 23:40, July 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * Mafia (talk) 23:15, July 21, 2013 (UTC)

Two Worlds, One Planet - Bfoxius (talk)
Venice, after losing much of its possessions in the Eastern Mediterranean, takes a chance with this "Columbus" guy. He lands in the OTL Outer Banks of North Carolina, and the colony of Venetia Nova is eventually established in 1512 around the Albemarle Sound. This expedition persuades Venice to abandon their old galleys and adopt the more modern caravel design.

Venice keeps this New World a secret for much of the first half of the 16th century, growing rich from the tobacco trade, and gaining the money to fund their constant wars with the Ottomans, which they usually win, gaining them much of Greece and the Aegean Islands. Eventually, nations wonder where the tobacco comes from, and the United Provinces, believing that it is Chinese in origin, set sail to the west, looking for China, and eventually run into OTL Newfoundland in 1577. They also found a trade empire, but this one is around the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence River/Seaway area. They use the money to found their wars with Spain, and unite the Low Countries early.

The colonial powers ignore the Aztecs, and they grow powerful and resistant to European disease. They expand into the OTL south United States east to the Mississippi river. Back in Europe, in the 1600's, the Inquisition is more severe, and many Catholic nations, such as France, Spain and Scotland become very strict, religious and intolerant of Protestantism. Many Protestants flee to the merchant nations and England. England, the United Provinces' ally, founds a colony in the New World in Cuba for religious refugees. Eventually in the 1700's, religious tensions caused the Great War, a war between the Protestants and Catholics. Russia, who was neutral, actually emerged stronger going out than going in. They colonize OTL Alaska and several western Canadian provinces. The native North Americans, surrounded by colonial powers, form a European-style government, known as the North American Confederation.

Eventually, much of Europe is ruled by a theocratic dictatorship, pioneered by a victorious Napoleon, who was heavily religious, and became Pope, while many of the successors of the merchant republics emigrate to America, where they and the natives coexist as democratic capitalist republics. The Second Great War was an African colonial war, where the theocratic dictatorships fought the American republics over African colonies. Today, this region remains unstable, and is the world's major tinderbox for war. Asia is much like OTL, but a monarchic Russia controlling Mongolia and Manchuria. China is a backwards Communist state, yet to reform to become like today's China. Japan is a rising power, an empire that's not theocratic, an extreme rarity ATL. They control much of Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Australia, and India.

In an ironic turn of events, global warming, accelerated by the advanced technology of the timeline, floods the last bastions of freedom in Europe, Holland and Venice, fallen from their past glory, with their colonies preserving the legacy of the explorers of old...

Scotland was Calvinist, not Catholic.

ATL Protestantism was weaker and was confined to areas such as the United Provinces, Venice and the American nations.

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Republic on the Hill by Scandinator


Seizing the lucky eighth spot :P. Columbus, after getting rejected by Spain, returns to his native Genoa. Intrigued by his offer of a sea route to India, the Doge of Genoa, seeking to topple the Venetian trade monopoly and bypass the hostile Ottomans, finances the expedition. The Genoese manage to find the New World and knowing that they would need support, inform the Milanese of the find. The Milanese provide the manpower while Genoa provides the fleets and the two nations divide up large tracts of the New World. The success of the two nations in the New World allows the Milanese to defeat the Venetians and retake the Po valley and Verona. The Venetians assassinate the Milanese royal family and Genoa, Savoy and Venice fill in the gap leaving a rump Milanese state which is a Savoyard puppet. The Milanese New World territories are seized by Genoa to whom the settlers must rely for supplies. The Spanish and Portuguese eventually colonize along with Denmark-Norway, England and France. Two horrific world wars result in Genoa becoming a leading world power in a tightly-contested area. China, France and Russia are also broken up in the resulting treaties. Africa is peacefully decolonized with culturally similar areas combining into the new states.

Comments:
 * I like the detail this map goes into as far as central and southern Africa and Europe. CourageousLife (talk) 17:25, July 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * I am working on a similar map but I decided not to post it. Scan I have a tip for you. Napoleon was a Corsican and Corsica was part of Genoa, I assume that would result in extensive puppets of Genoa. Octivian Marius (talk) 21:02, July 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * I like the borders. Or rather--the lack of them. Very interesting idea. 21:26, July 20, 2013 (UTC)

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 * Octivian Marius ( talk ) 21:02, July 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 22:21, July 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * ChrisL123 (talk) 16:48, July 23, 2013 (UTC)

Staaten-General on the Hill - Imp


Now, I had to upload my map in jpg quality. It isn't properly complete anyway, but it is on its way - and I hope to get the final map in png. This is just to attract potential voters.

I prefer the ninth spot if I am totally honest. If Chris thinks his map is ASB, he has got nothing on this. Well, Columbus, getting rejected goes to the one place they understand how important spices and grains are in the matter of trading and selling, Holland. Knowing how important a route to the east could be in making a hefty profit and getting the spices cheaper and faster - Holland soon funds the expedition across the Atlantic.

What Columbus finds changes history. Landing on a new, undiscovered, landmass on the planet, the small fleet realise they are not in India, but somewhere new altogether. Sailing farther toward the Aztecs and trading with them - they discover the area is rich in resources. Resources which could make Holland the dominant province in the low countries. Yet, Holland is not independent - it is ruled over by Philip I, King of Castille; the same Philip who rejected his voyage initially. Seeing the untold riches in these new lands, he soon sends out ships, sparking off unrest in the low countries. Holland would go on to unite all the provinces into one nation, Dutchland (?) in a war lasting decades, and would naturally seek an ally.

An enemy of Spain, England would become Holland's greatest allies. In 1588, the combined naval prowess of England and Holland would cripple the Spanish Armada - and never again would Spain be able to cast such power as it did. But Spain would not suffer the most, it would be Portugal, which would lose almost all of its colonies in the world and only manage to retain a small slice of land in the New World, that too becoming home to the Portuguese Royal Family as they fled from Spain - which would take control of Portugal. The United Kingdom and the United Provinces would go on to become allies which the world has never seen the lights of before. Naturally having their up and downs like any alliance, they would hold steadfast for the next 415 years. They would divy up the remainder of the New World, while the Russians would eventually gain a large piece of land to call their own.

Towards the modern day, there would be numerous butterflies shaping the world. The Dutch would open Japan upp to the world, much earlier than OTL. Japan would gain a heavy advantage in the region with extensive trading with the west and would go on to assume dominance in China. Two World Wars later, the west would find themselves at odds with Japan, and a Cold War which would continue up till the present day. The Japanese would begin a brutal brainwashing campaign in China, assimilating them into Japanese culture, destroying vast swaths of Chinese artifacts and such. Lasting over a century, most areas in East China would now classify themselves as Japanese, with extensive intermarrying and brainwashing, with the Chinese legacy only safe in a small puppet of Japan.

Not everything so bleak though. The Dutch Commonwealth, and its ally, the Britannic Commonwealth would go on to become hyperpowers - in the true sense of the world, bastions of justice and freedom. Its citizens would classify themselves as either Dutch or British, with colonization being relatively harmless. India still remains a slightly tricky situation. Although its population speak and write Dutch, the somewhat independent minded Princes and their states would always be a slight problem. The Space Race would continue, and colonies would be established on the moon and then Mars.

Nations around the world lost a few colonies to Revolution, with notable colonies being Ghana. The Dutch (and the British) on the other hand, lost their colonies to Evolution. Eventually being treated as equals, they would become full members of the Commonwealth - contributing everything to the good of the Commonwealth. The British and Dutch would remain allies and a rough trade language, which consisted of a mixture of English and Dutch and having its roots in the early 17th century, would form and go on to become a major trading language all around the world. The importance of this language would be understood and both Commonwealths would implement its learning in schools. Although the British and Dutch Royal Families have never been united, it is no secret the next in line to the British throne has taken quite a fancy to the Dutch Queen...

Comments: Votes:
 * I too, had a lot of fun with this, and I might actually make this into a timeline if I have enough ideas and time to research aspects. [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 11:46, July 21, 2013 (UTC)

Scottish Scenario


Yeah, I got lazy and finished this at the last minute. But here's something a bit different: a scenario where Columbus sails for Scotland. This leads to their becoming a major power independent of England, as well as the Balkanization of Great Britain. The map shows the world in 1900.

In North America, we can see much more political complexity than in our timeline. As the Scottish initially colonized Eastern Canada, the rest of the Americas were exposed to and gained immunities to diseases before a lot of the other European powers came along. Thus, there are both European and Native-based countries. In general, Scotland has supported the independence of the South-East North American nations like Cherokee, Shawnee and Creek to limit English growth. Louisiana is independent, though politically associated with France. Of interesting note is Zion, a theocratic state formed by a fusion of the beliefs of Catholics chased across the oceans and mountains by Protestants and Native beliefs. Also of note is an Aztec state, albeit one economically and culturally dominated by the English.

South America is a much simpler affair. The northern part of the continent is Scottish territory, but the Inca are independent and the three other large nations are independent. They consist of the formerly Portuguese Papaga, Dutch Azie, and the Spanish Surtierra.

Europe is pretty standard, with a few exceptions. GB and Italy are both Balkanized into four and five states respectively, while Sweden remains a major power in the Baltic. Belgium never existed, with OTL's territory being split between the Dutch and French.

Africa is, as per usual, split between European powers. Note that the Spanish conquests of the 1500's focused on the Mediterranean instead of the Americas in this timeline, meaning that places like Algiers are as Spanish as Morocco. Also, North Africa is mostly Catholic, despite a mix of remaining Sunni Muslims and Protestant groups. Elsewhere, Ethiopia is the only major independent state, while even smaller countries like Wales have a piece of the African pie. Of special note is Germany, which has an empire from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean.

Asia is dominated by Russia, which without a powerful British Empire, was able to expand southward through Persia. That said, the empire is overextended, and on the verge of collapse. It will disintegrate by 1920 or so. Meanwhile, India is split between European possessions and a dynasty that rules over most of the subcontinent in theory. In actuality, India, like OTL's China, is the zone of political games among European powers. China is somewhat diminished from OTL's Qing dynasty, lacking Tibet and Inner Mongolia. Japan rises in the late 1800's much as in OTL.

Last of all, Australia and Oceania is mostly split between the Scottish, English, Spanish, and Dutch.

Although the Scottish are not a huge globe dominating empire, they are the leader in global influence. With territory and associated states in both of the Americas, Europe, Africa, India, South-East Asia, and Oceania, the sun never sets on the Scots. Furthermore, their empire is at least as stable as Britain's was in OTL's 1900.

As of 1900, a great war is in the process of being created. It may not happen for over a decade, but is inevitable. On one side is Scotland, France, the Netherlands, and Russia, while on the other is England, Germany, Spain, and the Ottomans. I predict that the war would lead to Scotland's faction being defeated, leading to their overseas possessions becoming fully independent, Russia collapsing into dozens of entities, and possibly the German annexation of parts of the Netherlands. However, the Scottish alliance would dominate the Americas and Arabia would bite out parts of the Ottomans. Not to mention that Russia's collapse would give China and Japan a lot of opportunities to grow.

Anyhow, that's my map. --Salnax (talk) 02:42, July 21, 2013 (UTC)

Comments:

Votes:

Magna Venexia - Sine


Columbus is rejected by Spain. Instead of focusing on the Western European countries he goes to the East. He pledges to the Venetian Republic and Genoa to aid them. The Venetians agree after hearing that the Genoans have interest on this and seeking for a plausible trading route to take control of. Soon, the 3rd of January of 1493 he sails to the unknown seas beyond the Strait of Gibraltar, he finds himself in a sea full of nothing but an endless horizon and water. Stranded by two months and a half and far from any known land he gives up, he plans a suicide attempt that he would execute shortly afterwards but the next day an unexpected sound wakes him up. They have found land, but instead of landing in the Antilles, he lands in Guiane. He soon claims the lands discovered to Venice and names it Sancti Salvatore di Nostra Madonna. Venice soon enough swarms the Caribbean Sea, or (Mediterraneo indico) or the Indian Mediterranean. The Inca empire falls at their hands. However, sooner as in 1516 it's conquered by the Venetians, followed by Mexico in 1518 in the mid of the pest's invading the new homeland, in 1498 Venice, Spain, Aragon and Portugal sign the Treaty of Barcelona, Venice receives most of the territories west  of a drawn line, receiving most of the western part of America. With the establishment of the first colonies of Venice, Aragon and Portugal.

The American cultures and tribes first welcome them, with a few exceptions such as the Caribs, who, in fact, fight the independent Venetian settlers in 1499. The first European-like city in Americas is founded Nuova Venexia, in OTL Cartagena, Colombia. Soon the Venetians would take Panama and by 1517 they conquered the Inca and three years later by 1520 they would defeat the Aztec empires, The monarchy of the Aztecs started an emigration to the north where they would establish small city states reaching California by the beginning of the XVII century, Spain is not Fully unified as the Ottomans intervene in the conquest of Granada, causing the separation of Aragon in 1534 and the rebellion of Leon and Galicia in 1545 backed by the Portuguese. However in 1624, Spanish, Aragonese and Venetians form a Christian coalition against the Ottomans expelling Muslims from Iberia and the Ottomans of Tunisia, which becomes the kingdom of Carthage. In 1714 another coalition forces the Ottoman out of Greece, the Coalition of Russia, Austria, Spain, Venice and Aragon forces the Ottomans from Istanbul and Greece and later the rebellion of the Bulgars brings to an end the Ottoman control of the Balkans, France keeps its colonial empire instead focused on Florida and New England. The independence movements start in Southern Columbia (South America) with the declaration of independence of Nuova Venetia, (OTL Cartagena, Colombia) the American decolonization occurs in the last decade of the 18th century, and Brazil fractures in several smaller states.

The Asian basin is less divided as Russia keeps most of the Central Asian territories, The Persian form a caliphate that takes most of the territories once belonging to the Sassanid Persia and manage to put some control on Central Asia through a vassal. Arabia manages to create its own caliphate fearing the Persian intrusion, the caliphate is started by The Yemeni and manages to influence the Levant excepting the Palestinian territories a Christian Jewish state formed in the first world war, Eastern Asia is a little bit different as China is divided in northern China or Federal China, and Southern China or Republican China. Korea is unified and Japan has less influence and power than in OTL

Africa is more divided, Egypt got independence earlier as in 1759 a revolt occur backed by Spanish and Neapolitans. Ethiopia assured itself more territory conquering parts of Somalia, and South Africa is smaller and was a English colony from the beginning.

World War I occurs in 1897 against Russia's attempt of taking Poland and Prussia, forcing the Austrian empire and the Germans to aid them, and soon prompting the French and Venetians to do so, the Turkish join the fight attacking Greece, in the end this finishes the Ottoman empire, and forces Russia to give up Lithuania and Ukraine and puts the Czar out of its power starting the Republic of Russia. This ends with the Colonial empire of Russia in the Americas as well as the commonwealth is dissolved and the nations become fully independent and the return of The northern Japanese islands taken during a Japanese civil war in 1834 and Manchuria to China taken in the Civil war of 1796. The Second World War occurs after the Turks and Austrians form a coalition after the Austrian Civil war that ended the empire in 1923 and launch a war against the Balkan nations, prompting Venice and France to join the war. Prussia joins again instead against Germany trying to unify the German world, the war ends with the complete annihilation of the Turkish and Austrian armies, and the returning of the Prussian gains to Germany. The World is pretty much as ordered as usual, the only few difference is a bigger diversification due to there not being a full dominating power (as the British were in OTL). Instead, there being several world powers and a few superpowers, Venice, France and Greece are the most notable as they received several territories to their control in the 19th and 20th century. The American powers are mainly Brazil, The Confederation of the Lakes and Nuova Venexia.

Comments: A much better version of my timeline! Bfoxius (talk) 16:28, July 22, 2013 (UTC)

Votes: Bfoxius (talk) 16:28, July 22, 2013 (UTC)

Results






Map Contest 2 (Closed): The House of Habsburg
PoD: The Habsburg family does not decline, but instead grows more powerful than in OTL.

Challenge: Create a map of the world where the Hapsburg family retains power to present day. The PoD can be at any time, as long as it leads to Hapsburg domination. Labels are crucial to this map.

Time Frame: Two weeks, July 21 - August 3
 * Voting Starts August 3, 0:00 UTC

This House is Habsburg's House
Yay, first spot. Basically, in this ATL, Charles V of Spain never splits the family into the junior branch, and we see a continuation of the senior branch. The Habsburgs quietly begin to fold the Dutch and others into their culture, and vice versa. Eventually the HRE is consolidated into the Germanic Empire, and Castile unites with Aragon and Portugal, forming the Iberian Empire. Sandwiching France and forcing them into cooperation, the three nations wage a massive war against the British Isles and they trash them. The French win the British colonies in the New World and the French and Iberians split their Indian power. Soon the Russians scare everyone west of the Austrian border under their power, with some heavily damaging wars. Eventually the Habsburgs turn on the French, but not after the French and Russians conquer North America. The Habsburgs use their new found power to unite Italy and the Balkans under their rule, and also manage to seize the Golden Horn from the Ottomans. Desperate. the Ottomans turn to the ever-expanding Russians for help, and the most powerful alliance in history is born. Meanwhile, Henry VIII uses his daughters to his advantage and unites France with England, a very risky political move, but one that saves both kingdoms.

Naturally, rumbles of revolution rise up in the Habsburg territories, and Austrian Napoleon (hahahaha!) beats the living daylights out of them. Meanwhile, the French lose control over New France, very much thanks to their union with England, and the Union turns to Africa for colonialism, jacking Kongo and South Africa before the Habsburgs can. The Hapsburgs then conquer North Africa under a puppet Moroccan sultanate, and West Africa under a puppet Malian kingdom. The Habsburgs also colonize New Zealand (New Austria), the Philippines (Franzland), and East Australia (Terra Australis). The Greeks and Italians, heavily oppressed by Napoleon, flee to Australia and the Pacific and form exile states that become regional powers. In this time of chaos, the Mughals unite India east of the Russian border and stretch all the way to Indochina.

Eventually even the Habsburgs begin to lose power, and see Brasilea (formed by the Portuguese royalty in exile) supporting massive revolutions that reform the Aztecs (Aztex Empire) and Incans (Inkan Empire). The Aztex also support a revolution in Franzland and later annex it. The last territories in South America also revolt, creating Patagonia and Nova Granada. The Russians come to dominate Asia as they push their southern border to the Indian ocean, conquering Persia and destroying all those who stand in their way. The Russians also accomplish a great feat by conquering Japan and using their new vantage point to conquer Korea, Manchuria and most of Western China, forcing the Mings into a rump state.

The Mughals, growing more and more powerful, colonize the Swahili coast and strike fear into the hearts of Europe. Castile has supported the Irish revolt against Anglo-France, making it a success, and Aden has united the nations south of the Ottoman borders. Tension continues rising, and eventually spark into the First World War (1873 - 1880), with the Grand Alliance (Germanic Empire, Castile, China, Iirland, Ethiopia, Aden, Sweden, Patagonia, Nova Granada) facing a major defeat at the hand of the World Pact (Russia, Anglo-France, Ottoman Empire, Mughal Empire,  New France, Brasilea, Aztex Empire, Inkan Empire), with Sweden being annexed by the Russians. The Second World War saw the victories reversed, but the Third and Fourth Wars gave us Pact victories.

Today, the Russian Tsardom has reformed into a constitutional monarchies, and its former colonies of Vinland, Alyeska, Kamerun, and Novorossiya are part of the Russian Commonwealth. Anglo-France retains a rough union with Natal and Kongo, and the Habsburgs continue to rule dominantly in their territories. New Austria and Terra Australis have revolted from Germany and Castile respectively, and Australasia is a haven for peace, not involved in any wars. The Aztex and Inkan Empire have gone back to their cultural roots and have purged Spanish rule from their territories and have joined the ranks of the regional powers. Russia is a massive hyperpower, as is the Habsburg empire, and the race into space is still very much alive (Moon landings, Austria 1947, Mars landing, Russia 1962, Manned Venus landing, Russia 1981, Moon colony, Austria 1975 and Russia 1977, Mars colony Russia 1988 and Austria 1991, detailed exploration of Pluto, Russia 2000, so forth), with Russia constantly battling the Habsburgs for complete domination of the world and associated territories. New France, the Ottoman and Mughal Empires, and Anglo-France are superpowers, with the Aztex, Inkans, New Italy, New Greece, Brasilea, and Aden quickly rising behind them. The future of the world hangs in the balance.

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~S

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 * CourageousLife (talk) 18:05, August 17, 2013 (UTC)

The Capital City of Flowers in the Habsburg - Kogasa


In this timeline, managed to avoid assassination and manages to suppress a revolt in Swabia. A few years later, the Habsburg managed to gain a greater influence, even more so when Frederick III was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1452. Soon the Habsburg Monarchy was established in 1526 and managed to rule most of Germany as well as Austria-Hungary. By the 1600s Spain was annexed into the Habsburg Monarchy as it was still ruled by their house. Around the 1700s only Portugal, France, the Italian states, Britain, Scandinavia, Russia, and parts of Eastern Europe remained outside of the Habsburg Monarchy. Technology and Science in Europe advanced slower than OTL for the most part, except in Italy, Britain, and Russia to an extent.

The Americas (named Běiguó and Nánguó, respectively) ended up being mostly colonised by China with Zheng He discovering them around the 1410s. By the time the Spanish Habsburgs arrived in Cuba they met with the Chinese and a few wars took place. By 1525, the Spanish and Habsburg managed to establish a colony around other parts of the Americas. Japan also established a few colonies in Nánguó.

In Africa, the lands were divided between the Habsburgs, Venice (later Italy), and the British, and France. In Asia, many powerful empires managed to resist European colonisation though the Habsburgs managed to colonise parts of Indonesia.

In the world of today, most of Europe is filled with developing countries, with Italy, France, the UK, and Russia being the newly industrialised countries out of Europe.

In Asia, Japan and China are the most technologically advanced and all Asian nations are fully developed countries. In the Americas, most of the nations are also fully developed countries with the Chinese and Japanese colonies fairing better than the European ones. The Superpowers in this world are China, Japan and Méizhōu.

The main characters in the Touhou Project are Yuyuko Saigyouji and Youmu Konpaku.

The Habsburg Empire - CookieDamage


(I may or not have accidently created a map based around the year 1820 and not the desginated present day as stated in the challenge. Oops...)

POD: 1640. King Philip IV of Spain puts down revolts in Portugal brought about by the Thirty Years' War. Portugal remains under personal union along with Castille and Aragon. Philip dies in 1665 and Charles II, impotent and frequently ill, takes the throne. In 1697, he produces a single heir, Maria. She inherits the throne in 1707 upon her father's death and furthur unifies the country. Under her reign, Castille, Portugal, and Aragon were named 'states' and lost their statuses of being Kingdoms. The next year, Maria declared the United Spains to be in existence. Spain continued to grow. In 1794, Spain acquired French lands after France's devastating loss against Austria during the War of the French Revolution.

On the other side of Europe, Austria fought a war against the Ottoman empire in 1712. The Ottoman Empire lost the war, and ended up releasing Wallachia and Greece as sovereign nations. Some Ottoman territories were also annexed to Austria. In 1743, the throne of Denmark passed to King Erik Habsburg, thus beginning a Habsburg rule in the land. By 1750, Austria had landed colonies in western North America, Oceania, SE Asia, and India. France was completely devastated during the Seven Years' War, with Great Britain and Austria warring against France and dividing New France among themselves. Also during the war, Austria carved out the Kingdom of Burgundy as a new vassal. In 1786, Frederick II of Prussia died. His successors had also died. William Habsburg then claimed the throne of Prussia. Austria once more gained land in 1795 when France launched a war against Austria. France was once more defeated, and land was annexed to the Austrian Netherlands and Burgundy. In 1803, Wallachia collapsed due to violent infighting and Ottoman patriotism. The following year, Wallachia was made a client state of Austria. Greece was made into a client state in 1820, following a failed war against the Russians.

In 2013, Austria is still enormous and cast a great shadow of influence over Greece and Wallachia, and the United Spains still procure great lands in the Americas.

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'''Did you brand Iberia as United Spains on purpose? It should be more like the Iberian empire or United Iberia.. OreoToast555(Talk)(Sandbox) 16:11, July 22, 2013 (UTC)'''


 * ​Yes. I think I read somewhere, probably Wikipedia, that only in 1718 was Spain fully centralized. From the time of Charles I around 1500 to 1718, Spain was still Castille and Aragon, except they were united under the Spanish banner. At the time, people still called it Spain, but IIRC the term 'United Spains' was popular as well. Cookiedamage (talk) 16:23, July 22, 2013 (UTC)

Legend of Charles V - Mscoree


World Map in the year 1800 AD.

Charles I, son of Philip the Fair was crowned on 28 June 1519, ruling over the Habsburg Monarchy, the Burgundian Netherlands and the Crowns of Castile and Aragon. Charles I ruled over Castile, Leon and Aragon, making him the first King of Spain, and Spain's overseas colonies. Charles I placed his brother, Ferdinand I in charge of his Habsburg territory, who would marry Anne of Bohemia and Hungary in 1521, adding Bohemia, Hungary, Moravia, Silesia, and Lusatia to his domain. Ferdinand would also be tasked with controlling the Spanish Americas, using a less aggressive, less resource intensive policy. Less attention was given toward the Americas, leading to a slower growth in the colonies, but more resources were availalbe in Iberia and the Lowlands to put down rebellions and continental wars. Charles' son, Philip II would unite Portugal and Spain through dynastic union.

During the Thirty Years War the Habsburgs fought against the French, Swedish, and other nations. The Imperial army, which was expanded and upgraded far greater, managed to secure a victory at the Battle of Wittstock, pushing back the Swedish. The French military efforts failed, and the Spanish invaded France through the southern border. The veterans of the engagement with the Swedish were ordered to invade France through the north, defeating Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar at Compiègne and occupying much of France. The Thirty Years War ended with a close Habsburg victory, curtailing the influence of the Bourbons. With France weakened no one contested Austria's influence in Italy, leading to vassalage across the peninsula.

After the successful Great Turkish War the nation of Austria annexed lands across Hungary and the Balkans, pushing the Ottomans from Vienna. France would also loose influence in Spain, leading to the continuation of Habsburg Spain. After the Seven Years War the nation of Great Britain was forced to cede its colonies south of New Netherlands, including Virginia and the few English settlements in the Carolinas. Over the next few decades Austria would continue to influence European affairs, becoming the dominant German state, even in the north. After a few decisive wars in the late 1800's against Prussia and the northern Prussian vassals, Denmark, and France, respectively, Austria formed Großdeutsche (Greater Germany), encompassing all of the German lands in Europe.



Discussion

Let me know what you think. Mscoree (talk) 23:07, July 26, 2013 (UTC)

Looks very professional. Will probably win my vote.

23:39, July 26, 2013 (UTC)

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 * ChrisL123 (talk) 05:51, August 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * Edboy452 (talk) 23:36, August 3, 2013 (UTC)
 * [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 23:42, August 3, 2013 (UTC)
 * 19:30, August 5, 2013 (UTC)

Habsburgs Revival
Basically, is this where the Habsburgs become more powerful after gaining the Mexican empire?

Habsburg Empires - Sine Dei Gloriem






POD: the Fourth Crusade is lead by a Habsburg family member, and the current Duke of Austria. As in OTL, a coup d'etat occurs and the crusaders sacked the city, but instead of becoming the Latin Empire, it became the Empire of Romania under control of the son of the duke, that had proven in a decisive battle against the Nicaean Empire  to be the best ruler of the Romanian Empire. It was in 1215 with the last war with the Nicaean when this is proven as the Palaiologos armies are destroyed and after 1217 some lands are recovered from the Turks, being given to the Greek Komnenian and Palaiologos monarchs, as a buffer state in its most part. After the POD the French and the Austrian coordinate crusade against the Emirate of Tunisia hoping to get a hold out of Christendom in Africa successfully taking Tunisia by 1260, forming the First Kingdom of Carthage ever since the fall of the Vandal kingdom, it was under French ruling until the mysterious death of the Capet monarchy in 1321 the Austrian Monarchy continues rising, in 1300 most of the German southern Duchies including Bavaria and even the Swiss confederacy became part of the Austrian kingdom, in 1312 the HRE became for the first time under Austrian direct ruler,

the Romanian Empire was for the first time invaded by the Ottomans, who had focused their growth in Central Anatolia and later the Northern Levant until then, the armies  swarmed the Anatolian possessions, taking Nicaea and Smyrna as soon as the war started, by 1359 the Ottomans had taken most of Anatolia and were invading Southern Greece, Lydia the only Greek noble kingdom in Anatolia only held its existence due to the vassalage offer by the several Ottoman rulers and its armies that were prepared to protect the nation from Turkish invasions. By 1396 most of Greece and Bulgaria is under Ottoman control, even Constantinople was almost at hands of the Ottomans, but the Emperor Francis I launched his own invasion after the Pope had agreed on starting a new crusade, but it was not only Germany, it was France, Spain and Aragon nations that had become Habsburg after the foundation of the Romanian Empire, the Ottoman advance into Europe was destroyed as in the Battle of Smyrna the Ottoman fleet was defeated and Antiochia was taken allowing the entrance of a dual campaign at Ottoman Anatolia prompting the return of the Ottoman armies in the Balkans to Anatolia, the last crusade ended in 1405 the war ended, with the Ottoman withdrawal of Western Anatolia and the Balkans, the title of Being the true successors of Rome was taken by the Austrian Habsburg family. Soon Venice was invaded by Austria, the defeat of Venice began the initiation of the Italian Hegemony of Austria and the Beginning of a golden era for the HRE as it begin the reunification of Germany and re-imposition of German rulling over italy,

By 1435 Granada is taken by a coalition of armies, as Austria, Aragon, France and Spain begin the invasion, ending with the last holding of Islam in Europe, for the first time. Ever since the fall of Rome most of the Mediterranean was Christian. By 1491, Columbus seeks for funding a travel to India through the Atlantic. However, most of the European monarchs (either Habsburg or their own monarchy) refused as there was no major need. However, Charles X of France agreed on giving him his travel as he thought that he could either gain anything, prestige or power both useful and needed. Soon France gained control of much of the Americas, the Incas falled to the French by 1519 and the Aztecs by 1524 ,The America's territory was divided between the several new nations in 1530 after most of the coastal regions of the Atlantic were mapped already, The Roman Kingdom, Founded in 1507 after the Son of the Pope Alexander VI, Giovanni Borgia is crowned as King of Rome after assuring its control on Naples and the Papal States. England backed this as the fears of a Habsburg war against was on the rising, he soon invaded Carthage, that was declining in front of the Ottomans and the Muslims from the Sahara, the Borgian Dynasty arose, Russia begin the expansion towards Tartaria and its attempts at securing the Samii territory. in 1600 the Convulsion began to occur as the Habsburg Spania, began to face the new threats, from revolts and other events, the colonial holds outs made by Spania in Nueva Leon (Florida) and Nueva Granada (Venezuela) where growing and thriving, but France was  the most succesfull, gaining the gold and power of the Incas, by 1725 France entered into civil war, Falling into the Hands of Revolution as Bourbon and Auvergne monarchs begin a Coup d'etat Against Henry XV succeding but causing occupation from the Germans,Venetians and Spanish, only Brittany and Paris were still under French ruling thanks to the Intervention of Britain favouring the Bourbon and Auvergne, in 1750 the Occupation of France ended as a Revolution occurred claiming for the First time the Republic of France, the French advance took Burgundy and Valonia to France, Forming the Gaul republic of France, and Keeping the empire, which followed the same idealist path. The British-backed war ended with the Ceeding of Nova Corsica by the Venetians to the British forming the Colony of New South Lincoln, Oceania is discovered by 1780 starting a new colonialist campaign at Australia.

Its in 1793 when the first Rhenish war occurs when the Rhineland province is invaded by a joint coalition of German, Spanish and Venetian forces after declaring war to France, the war makes the countries that although being heavily powerful, are unable to fight the extended French empire, but in the Americas uprisings occur through all of the French Americas igniting in 1794 the Nouvelle Aquitaine Revolt (In OTL Colombia) soon most of the French Territories by 1820 after the end of the Several Revolts, after the decisive success of the Republic of Nouveau Paris (Quebec) in 1815 ending with the French revolts at America, dividing the Empire into several smaller states such as the Mexican Republic,The Cascadian Republic and the Mayan Republic in North America The Federation of New Aquitaine, the Peruvian Empire and the Pacific Republic, in South America,

the rest of the nations begin their own process of independence later, such as New England in 1834 forming the Federation of New England and later the Federated States of America, British Canada in 1837 Forming the Lawrentian Republic, The German Neu Wienn forming the Republic of New Deutschesland, in 1853 and the Polish New Lithuania forming the Republic of New Lithuania in 1844, The Spanish Colony of Nueva Leon declared its independence by 1875, after the Spaniard Civil war Along with Parts of Nueva Granada, Reaching its independence later that decade by 1879 with the end of the civil war and the depletion of the Spanish Military. Nuova Roma Was The second Colony to declare independence declaring its full indepence in 1795 realizing that the Kingdom of Rome was forced to join the side of the Carthaginian, French and British, after the war ended the Roman Kingdom continuously tried to recover their main colony but Where Unable, Loosing their colony in the Americas they turned their Eyes into East Asia, and began their trading empire and Colonization of Australia along with the British and French as well as the Carthaginian.

The Venetian Monarchy faced the Same Issue as the Lost of their Colony in South America Yielded Nuova Venexia as their Main Colony, But the war only caused high taxation and the fact of the lack of almost any freedom in the empire caused the resent of the Colonials which in 1815 started the Civil war and by 1823 the Independence was Reached by the new Venetians, The Romanian Monarchy faced the same issue as Nea Constantinoupolis Declared Indepence From them by 1845 During the War With Russia (That Wanted to retake constantinople for Orthodox Hands) and the Invasion of the Ottoman Caliphate.

However the Downfall of the Empires didn't meant the end of the Colonialism in The Americas Was Complete as Nya Daneland (OTL Canada) Remained loyal to the Danish Crown and The Colony of Haraldsland (OTL Patagonia), Same occurred to sweden in south america with Eriksland under the control of the Swedish until the late 1950 When it became a Autonomous Territory, Yet by 1861 the North american Swedish colonies declared independence as Nya Vinland..

The Nations divide further until reaching their Final Configuration by 1979 with the end of the Carthaginian Civil War that ended the Egyptian Occupation of Leptis Magna and Byzacena.



The East Asian Map is very different from ours China is Less extended,Tibet is independent although in the leaning of the Chinese Empire,So is burma, and Several Small Warlords on Indochina, Siam Dominated Over the Khmers and the Spanish Held Control of Vietnam, and Continue controlling the Philippines, Taiwan (San Juan De Cipango) Hainan ( San Fernando del Oriente) and Papua or the Guinee of the East (Guineas e Indias del Oriente)

Ireland Dominated the Trading of part of the Indonesian Islands Sharing its control with the Roman Kingdom and Later Republic, Japan Took the Control of Korea to China and Some Islands from Spain, after the Early reunification in 1598 after a Failed Spanish Incursion, with the Intention of Making a Stronghold to take Later China ( With Aid of Germany, Hungary,Romania, France and Venice).

India was stronger and held out the Spanish, British and French and instead form their own nation after the Collapse of the “Mahabaratha” Empire as Called due to its Centralization around the ideas of the Mahabaratha and the Baghabad Gita, Its Only Threatened by the Persian Shi'a Caliphate but in the end the Indian Lands remain independent. Africa's Colonialism Starts in 1820, Earlier as result of the French Civil Wars and the Spanish Loss of Money, this is, in the end what Drives Spain into the Status of World power by 2013 as they conquer most of the African Territories by 1850 and Held it Until 2012 due to the Power of the New Spanish Imperial Army

Spain and the Habsburg Monarchy is again on its peak, ( The Habsburg Being on its Peak by 1650 – 1740 with the French Habsburgs ) and Most if not all the Nations are either Colonies or Protectorates of Spain.



Discussion

-Thoughts on this? Sine dei gloriem (talk)

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 * -Kogasa [[Image:Miko THPW2.png|50px]] [[Image:Flag of Europe.svg|23px|border]] 2013 August 04, 15:00 (CET)
 *  Reximus   <font color="#FF0000" face="Sans-Serif" title="Talk">Maximus  13:08, August 4, 2013 (UTC)

Results






Map Contest 3 (Voting): An Unlikely Union
<p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">PoD: Two nations merge into one, forging a global empire.

Challenge: Create a map of the world in which two nations have united and taken on the world. This challenge is deliberately open-ended, so use your imagination. Make sure that you are plausible.

Time Frame: Two weeks, July 4 - August 17
 * Voting Starts August 17, 0:00 UTC

Old Yuanxian and Shoutoku Legend -Kogasa


In this timeline, the Tang Dynasty and the Japan unite after the marriage of  and. Soon, the Tang Dynasty had strengthened, and grew in power. Chinese and Japanese culture was spread freely between the two nations, and Taoism managed to gain a foothold in Japan, while Shinto gained a foothold in China later on. In 917, the Tang Dynasty would then end up in a civil war. With Japan's help, the Tang Dynasty managed to slowly defeat the other factions, and by 975, the last of the rebellions died out for now.

Later on, in the Thirteenth Century, the Tang Dynasty suffered invasions of the Mongol Empire. Though, by 1365, the remains of the Tang managed to avoid complete conquest of the Mongols, and begun to push them back. In 1294, the Tang managed to regain lands from the collapsing Mongol Empire. Soon, during the 1330s, the Ashikaga clan attempted to assassinate Emperor Huizong and establish the Ashikaga Shogunate. The plan, however, was unsuccessful and Ashikaga Takauji, who was the leader of the clan, was executed.

In Europe, Denmark managed to conquer Sweden and Norway by the 1350s and established the Scandinavian Kingdom.

In the 1410s, Zheng He and Rokkaku Jakusai managed to land upon new lands, which would be later known as Rokkaku (North America) and Zheng (South America), respectively. By the 1440s, the Tang Dynasty begun to colonise the new lands. Other Asian powers, such as Srivijaya and Siam, also colonised parts of the new lands later on in the 1600s.

In the 1650s during the expansion into Siberia, the Duchy of Moscow ran into the Tang Dynasty. Relations between them were rough, and soon the Great Siberian War occurred in the 1700s, which saw a crushing Chinese-Japanese victory.

Industrialisation soon started in Tang Dynasty around the 1690s, and soon spread throughout Asia by the 1740s. In 1800, the Tokugawa clan in the Amazon colony (OTL Colombia) was the first to declare independence, and thus the Tokugawa Shogunate was established. In 1842, the Asian nations soon began colonising Africa as well.

Meanwhile in Europe, France managed to take over parts of Western Europe around the 1800s. Napoleon was soon overthrown by a revolution in 1813, and the French Empire had since stopped expanding.

In 1930, the Soviets attempted to expand more into Siberia yet again, which started the Second Siberian War. The Tang Dynasty emerged victorious once again, and the Soviet Union was dissolved into three nations: The Republic of Tatarstan, the Kazakh Khanate, and the Republic of Muscovy.

In this world, the Tang Dynasty is the hyperpower of the world, while India and Srivijaya are the superpowers. Taoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Shinto are the top four religions in the world.

The main characters of the Touhou Project are Seiga Kaku and Toyosatomimi no Miko.

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 * 18:00, August 17, 2013 (UTC)

Forget the Drinking, O Prince! - Scraw


I took a little creative license with this one. Russia (Kievan Rus) chooses Islam over Orthodoxy in the early 10th century when the time came to pick a religion. This helps the Muslims present a greater front against Christians and others. The Umayyads unite with the Abassids to form a greater Abassid Caliphate (to satisfy the terms of the POD). The Qi'fan Rus goes on a rampage of Mongol proportions. Eventually the Muslims powers gang up on the Eastern and Western Roman Empires, forcing them to retreat into France, Western Germany, and Northern Italy. The United Kingdom never forms, nor do England or Scotland. Instead, various tribes form small nations. The Abbasids discover the New World in 1152, taking the Eastern coast of North America (Akaraia) and most of Mexico. They convert the Incans (Enqaans) to Islam and help them dominate northern South America (Rassaeniqa). The natives of Africa become self sufficient regional powers, and many are allied with the Hindu Mysore. Tibet and the Khmers become rogue Buddhist states and China is a pagan (yes, as in 12th century BC Chinese paganism) empire, stretching across the Pacific and south to Australia. ( Labelled version)

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 * CourageousLife (talk) 17:55, August 17, 2013 (UTC)

Unite, Unite, O Francia! -- Chris


, the young king of, dies childless (like in OTL). However, instead of simply electing a new king, the squabbling dukes decide to welcome, the king of , to unite the two realms. With that, the Holy Roman Empire does not form, and the reunited Francia becomes one of (if not the) most powerful empires in Europe.

Europe has a reduced amount of conflict for the most part. The biggest concern for the Christian powers is the growth of Islam; however, the Crusades ATL are successful enough to keep the Byzantine Empire "alive," as well as a Jewish state. The Byzantines prevent the spread of Islam, however it also ceases a reason for exploration into the New World (i.e., the sack of Constantinople). Colonialism is delayed for almost a century later than OTL, and when the major powers like Francia, England (less united than OTL), Asturia (OTL Spain and Portugal) and even Italy explore the new land, they do so at a less violent level, beginning as small trading posts that influence the growth of many Native powers like the Iroquois, Aztec, Maya, Inca, and Apache, resulting in their own independent nations.

Meanwhile, Japan opens relations with Francia much earlier, and goes through a rapid expansion throughout the Pacific, even claiming Hawaii and land in the Americas. Rus' also expands into Siberia as OTL. Africa and India have much less colonial influence, just as in North America, and many ancient kingdoms remain to this day. ChrisL123 (talk) 01:53, August 8, 2013 (UTC)

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 * Great concept as usual. CourageousLife (talk) 17:55, August 17, 2013 (UTC)

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 * -Kogasa [[Image:Miko THPW2.png|50px]] [[Image:Flag of Europe.svg|23px|border]] 2013 August 17, 19:57 (CET)
 * [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 18:51, August 17, 2013 (UTC)
 * Yank 00:00, August 30, 2013 (UTC)

Are Alien Space Bats a Nation? -Guns


In this Avant-Garde world picture, there are multiple PODs.

POD the first: The Ottoman invasion of Vienna succeeds, and Most of Europe is conquered. Christianity collapses after the Sack of Rome, where the Pope is killed, along with many other holy figures. Only Western Europe stands free.

POD the second: The Kievan Rus choose Islam instead of Orothodoxy. When Constantinople falls to the Turks, The Russians support the action with their own troops. In addition, the Muslim Russians convery the Mongols when they invade. The Mongols, in turn, convert everyone everywhere they conquer, ruthlessly. They also succeed in conquering Japan and Southeast Asia.

POD the third: The remaining Western nations colonize the New World, giving them support against the Ottoman invaders. Meanwhile, the Mongols collapse, leaving the Russians most of their vast nation spreading throughout Asia.

POD the fourth: The Delhi Sultanate survives and conquers all India.

POD the fifth: After Spain falls to Muslim invasion the French and Spanish territories split off from their mother countries to form Gran Columbia.

POD the sixth: Austalia is discovered by the Gran Columbians, and annexed.

POD the seventh: In 1850, the remaining Western countries unite into the Anglo-German-French Coalition.

POD the eighth; WWI; The Anglo-French and the Gran Columbians against the World's Muslim nations; as a result, most of Muslim Africa is annexxed to the AGFC, while the Gran Columbians gain control over South East Asia. After this war, the Muslim countries enter the Pact of Medina, untied into  a single superstate, the Confederation of the Crescent.

POD the ninth: WWII; The AGFC is smashed in this war as the Gran Columbians refuse to help them. They lose Germany and Scandanavia to the COTC. Now only the AFC. In retaliation for the Gran Columbian unhelpfulness, part of their territories, near OTL NY, are conquer by the AFC.

POD the tenth: WWIII; The Scramble over Africa. The AFC and Gran Columbians attack the COTC in Africa. The AFC gain most of the North, while the Gran Columbians take the South.

POD the eleventh; WWIV; AFC unites with COTC aginst the Gran Columbia after the Gran Columbians attempt an invasion of OTL Canada. The COTC take South East Asia and the AFC take much of South Africa. War ends after the AFC nuke Nueva Madrid, the Gran Columbian capital city.

The World today; Of the three nations, only Gran Columbia doesn't have nuclear weapons. A state of Cold War exists between the AFC and the COTC. The AFC have the advantage in terms of technology, while the COTC have much more resources and manpower. There are no direct democracies; The AFC is a republic in the ancient Roman sense, the COTC is a Caliphial-type nation, and the Gran Columbians are just a straight up Monarchy.

This is the Official Monster Raving Loony Party of Map Contests =D

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Imperium Constantinum - Sine
The timeline is based on the idea of what if the Parthian empire faced a civil war during the invasion of the Mesopotamia by Trajan, that after long enough (about ten to thirteen years) in 129 AD would have consolidated a Christian (Nestorian) leaning monarchy, but at the same time losing the greatest part of Mesopotamia and Western Persia. For the next two centuries a few things that didn't happen in OTL occur such as <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">After 315 Constantine reaches power due to a coup d'etat by a member of the royal family who seeks to gain the control of Rome, and the Emperor Gaius Aurelius is killed in the Battle of Miletus when the forces of his familiar strike the fortress made by the loyal army, after that Constantine the general leads a punitive army to Attaleia the Usurpers military headquarters after two weeks of siege Attaleia falls and the usurper is captured and executed, Constantine becomes the emperor Constantine politics is new, like in OTL he gives freedom of religions but he becomes Christian earlier than in OTL, It is in this moment where the event occurs, Rome and Persia Unify under the christian banner as in 321 Constantine Marries the daughter of the Persian emperor, who soon dies in a coup d'etat by Kushan peoples from the east Annexing persia into the Roman empire. His three successors then assure the last real conquests of Rome in Europe, In the period of 50 years assuring the Conquest or Vassalage of Germania Slavica, Dacia Sarmatica and Scythia Proxima, then the Barbar invasions occur when the Huns enter Europe forcing Slavic and Sarmatian tribes to enter into their empire offering to die or to be with them.
 * 1) Persia weakened by the Roman capture of Mesopotamia becomes less expansive toward the West and focuses in the Kushan empire, by 320 gaining most of its non-Hindustani territories and a great part of the Caspian coastline.
 * 2) The Romans themselves organized more expeditions to Germania and Caledonia, Caledonia being conquered by 195 AD and a slow series of campaigns that yield the capture of Germania by 231 AD (From the Elbe to the Oder) forming three main provinces, Batavia (OTL Netherlands and Frisia), Germania Cherusca (Northern Germany) and Germania Danuvia (Southern Germania) often the last two referred as Cheruscia and Marcomannia.
 * 3) The first big invasion attempt to Hibernia in 235 AD to stop Celtic attempts to enter Britannia from Hibernia, During the same time the capture of Scythia Proxima or Scythia Pontica (OTL Crimea and southern Ukraine), there's as well the first attempts of the Romans to establish trans-Saharan trading through the Atlantic African coast, reaching the Canary Islands in 305 AD and establishing a trading outpost.

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">With the contact of the Romans and the Huns the beginning of Crisis Starts as the now over expanded roman empire, although more populated and Developed than in OTL, the Roman Province of Scythia Tanaiensis between the Don and Dniester where soon looted by the savage hunnic hordes the Roman armies confronted them near Augusta Scythiensis OTL Kiev, where the Romans Finally defeated the Huns first horde and expelled them from Scythia, Five years later in 378 another Hunnic Incursion occurs into the Roman empire, In this Case into Germania Slavica where the Huns manage to make an Important Foothold on the Roman Empire territories of Germania Slavica Using the Viadua or Auderium in the Local dialects (Romanization of Oder) as their border with what the Romans could hold of germania and the Vistula with the Roman Legions holding in Germania Suevica (OTL Kaliningrad Oblast) the Roman Loss of territory Accelerated the Roman Crysis as this territories

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Had become producer for the Empire The Emperor Flavius Valerius Constantinus (of the Constantinian Dynasty) soon sent several legions from the west (Hispanian, Gaul and Mauretanians to deal with the threat in the east of the Empire a 10 year war assured the Romans the control of their lost lands and the fragmentation of the Hunnic empire in Smaller Kingdoms within the Territories once held, Mainly in four great Confederations,....

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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">The four main confederation where the Venedae Foedus, the Foedus Magiariensis and the Serican Kingdom of the Rha and the Caucasian Kingdom, the last too becoming Roman Vassals in the late 4th century, while the venedae and the Magiars remained independent, in between this a Hunnic Kingdom bigger than the rest, and although not as strong as previously, indeed remaining with enough strength to the defend itself from the Roman Legions of Scythia and Germania Slavica, With this the only remaining threat to the Roman Empire in Europe fades as the Huns become a outside kingdom fighting against the Venedae and the Magyars who remain the only few territories that are not under Roman Structure or Roman Vassalage as others (Such as The Caucasus Tribes and other Ethnic groups such as the Franks, Burgundians, Goths in the baltic region and the Prussians), With The death of Flavius Valerius Constantinus, a member of the Senate become his successor and the very first Roman to turn its eyes towards the east, and further more into the Arabian desert, Iulius Cassius Aurelius “Arabicus” soon he begins the Planing of a new Expansionist campaign, one of them reaching Meccae and sacking the city, by 410 the Roman emperor Cassius choses to divide the Empire among Praetors forming praetoriates, regions within which this would be the second highest level of Governing power after the emperor

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">This Praetoriate represented the Roman power on their respective region such as Gaul or Persia.
 * <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Roman Division in Praetoriates, the Nations with a red dot inside them being praetoriates of the roman empire.
 * 1) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Gaul praetoriate
 * 2) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Carthaginian Praetoriate
 * 3) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Egyptian Praetoriate
 * 4) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Mesopotamian Praetoriate
 * 5) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Persian Praetoriate
 * 6) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Arabian Praetoriate
 * 7) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Greek Praetoriate
 * 8) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Dacian Praetoriate
 * 9) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">German Praetoriate
 * 10) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Scythia Praetoriate
 * 11) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Britannian Praetoriate
 * 12) <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Italian Praetoriate.

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">By 425 the Roman advance on Arabia had been little.

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">The Arabs managed to fend of the Romans, although the Romans did achieved to gain some lands, Such as part of OTL Oman and Parts of Arabia in OTL Jordania. By 430 the Roman empire had extended beyond Europe, Asia. The only remaining border (and an uncrossable one) was the African desert, acting as the main border in Roman Africa.

<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm">Cassius chooses to begin focusing on Africa, beginning said campaign he started to focus on trading with the Gaetulians, and Phazanians, by the time of the dead of Cassius in 435, the Roman expansion into the African desert had been halted, as Rome had lost interest in its continuous over expansionism, Rome began the creation of a Infrastructure to keep it. Then a second Pax Romana arrives, as goths, Franks, Dacians, Scythians and other new peoples live peacefully within the empire until the late 600 when the Arab islam begins arising, it is yet in this period, the most glorious era for Rome, a path from east to west is made, from Scythia to Lusitania, crossing the vast immensity dividing the cities united, the forests of the once wild Germania were no match to the roman power and might, the greed that lurked within the romans would once again be the main force to rule the empire, to last beyond the nature's must and hope for peace, the Roman soon swarmed the land of the germans, and the germans soon adopted the roman culture, For the year 550 the Roman culture had already been heavily implanted through most of Germania

From the desert …
In the late 600 a new threat arose, the Arabs and Islam,the threat yet wouldn't be seen as a threat by the romans since the beginning.

The Islamic era starts in 615, 20 years prior to the Islamic Caliphate arose lead by an Arab-Roman citizens of Ctesiphon who backed by the locals

The beginning of the Worlds collapse occured in 1985 when a Small asteroid hit the north atlantic causing tsunamis reaching northern and western europe and the american seabord, soon most of europe is in crisis as the nations lays in ruins. with this the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein starts his wars sooner Soon gainning all of Kuwait as there wasn't much concern in the region during the period.It also wages war against Iran Yielding a Victory although at a great cost, By 1989 he has conquered in small wars parts of Syria,Iran and all of Kuwait, forming what he refers to as the NeoBabilonian empire. the west continues its downfall as the asteroid hit cause a Pseudo-nuclear winter that ended with the collapse of the agricultural structure on the world.

With the Upcoming collapse of the western nation internal division, in many nations crisis comes closer and closer, the forcefull withdrawal of all non essencial military forces outside their relative countries returning to keep the nations stable and to decrease the spending of the nations outside.

Although the actions prove successfull to some extent, In France, England, Spain an d West Germany some states prove secessionist, Such as Brittany, the Basque Country and Lorraine

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Map Contest 4 (Open): Our Southern Neighbor
<p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">PoD: A country from the Southern Hemisphere becomes a regional, then global, power.

Challenge: Create a map of the world, including a global power based in the Southern Hemisphere. This map can be from any time period, just be sure to say which time period. Be sure to include labels, map keys, subdivisions of countries, etc.

Time Frame: Two weeks, August 18 - August 31
 * Voting Starts August 19, 0:00 UTC

Beware the Islands Left There Forever -Kogasa


In this timeline, the Majapahit begun to strengthen themselves and didn't fall, soon becoming a regional power. Soon, the Majapahit decided to go on a conquest, and later conquered the other Indonesian Kingdoms, including taking Srivijaya in 1377. Hinduism and Buddhism managed to gain much strength all over Indonesia as a result.

Soon, in 1425, Zheng He had discovered the New World, which were later named named Běiguó (North Land) and Nánguó (South Land), respectively. Soon, a Chinese colony was founded around OTL Chile called Yuanxian. In 1450, the Majapahit managed to established a colony in Běiguó.

By the time Columbus landed in Cuba, he ran into some Chinese and Majapahit people who had claimed the island. When Columbus tried to flee, his ship was fired at and sunk. Later in 1500, China and Majapahit were the first nations to industrialise.

Portugal managed to successful establish a colony on Brazil, though in 1555, the Chinese colony of Yuanxian ran into Portugal's Brazil colony, and soon the War of the South took place. Majapahit sided with China, while Spain sided with Portugal. The war ended in 1570, with a Chinese and Majapahit victory. Soon, in 1755, Yuanxian peacefully declared independence from China, and soon declared war against Portuguese Brazil in 1795. Portugal lost the war again, and the remains of Brazil were annexed by Yuanxian.

Meanwhile in 1600, the Majapahit managed to colonise Australia and New Zealand. Russia also ended up colonising most of Canada and part of Alaska.

Upon the European's arrival in Asia, they faced many defeats by the powerful Asian nations, and were kicked out. Soon, in 1700, the Majapahit begun colonising Southern Africa.

By the modern and current day, Yuanxian and the Majapahit (now called Indonesia) are the Hyperpowers of the world, with China and Japan being superpowers. Meanwhile, Europe is mostly divided between Napoleon's France, Scandinavia, Russia, and Iberia, and less advanced than the Asians. Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism are the major religions of the world. Japan and China also became Republics in the early twentieth century.

The main characters of the Touhou Project are Byakuren Hijiri, Seiga Kaku and Kogasa Tatara.

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Doctored Doctrine


Here's the gist of it. The Monroe Doctrine is never created as we know it in OTL. In the ATL, the Monroe Doctrine simply states that the US refuses to be interfered with or influenced by foreign powers. This allows Europe a free hand in Southern and Central America, leading to a British-dominated United Provinces of Central America and Napoleon III-backed Empire of Mexico (with the Austrian ruler). The French presence in Mexico helps them better relations with Austria, and Austria and France go on to stop Bismarck and Prussia in their tracks. The rival powers of Europe each support their pick of the South American nations: Gran Colombia (Britain), Brazil (France) and Patagonia (Spain).

However, this increased foreign presence in the Americas has its negative drawbacks on history as well. When the Confederate States declare independence in 1857, Napoleon III's France and Victorian England, both gradually turning their backs on democracy and freedom, support the nascent republic, hoping to gain a better foothold in the Americas. The United States decides that this is a violation of the Monroe Doctrine, and turns to other nations in Europe for help. Russia, Austria and the Netherlands back the United States. This devolves into what is later called the First Universal War (Britain, United States, France, British Quebec and Keewatin) or the First Patriotic War (Russia, Austria, Confederate States). The results are inconclusive. Each power involved makes their own separate treaties with the opposition. Ultimately, however, British Canada is cut back by US and Russian expansion, the CS gains its independence, the US seizes land from Mexico, France annexes the Netherlands and Belgium, Prussia is reduced again, and Greenland and Iceland fall under British control from the Danes. Austria gains colonial territory in Africa and Indonesia is divided between the Prussians, Austrians and French.

In 1870, the memory of the war is still fresh in everyone's mind and Russia begins a sweeping conquest of China and Central Asia. The Ottomans, undisturbed and faring much better than some nations of the war, consolidate their hand in Africa and build the Sinai Canal, and conquer Persia, becoming a country rich with oil. French India also expands, with massive revolts against the British quietly sponsored by the Russians occurring annually. The French end up colonizing eastern India and stretch their land to the Pacific, taking control of Burma, Siam and Malacca, as well as Hong Kong and other lands from the dying China. Japan also experiences a massive change during this time: immigrants pour in from all other nations and revolt against the Empire with the backing of the peasant classes, establishing the Japanese Republic, taking control of Formosa and Korea, and expanding into China.

The world is just one big nuclear bomb dying to blow up in 1900, and this is where things really start to change. Queen Victoria has been assassinated, and a dictatorship arises in Britain, fortifying its control overseas and re-affirming its alliance with France and Spain. Russia and Austria have formed an unlikely coalition against their neighbors with the Ottomans. However, revolution in Russia occurs against Tsar Nicholas II, and he is forced to create a constitutional monarchy to keep his head on his neck and himself on his throne. This prompts similar revolutions in Austria, Denmark, Prussia, and the Ottoman Empire, with each one being successful, and a republic being formed in Denmark.

The world blows up again in 1911 when Spanish-influenced Naples attacks the Austrian influenced Papal States. Austria quickly declares war on Naples, leading to Spain declaring war on Austria, followed by the Russian declarations of war on France and Spain. France and Britain later declare war on Russia, Austria, the Ottomans, and Naples, followed by Denmark joining the Allies (France, Britain, Spain, Naples), invading Prussia, creating a full-out East-West Europe War. The war seeps out of Europe and Africa when Japan jumps the gun and invades British and French China, hoping to control them. Not long afterward, the UCPA and Mexico join the Allies, causing Colombia and Brazil to enter the war on the Allied side. The United States, feeling menaced by being surrounded by enemies, declares war on the Allies, invading Mexico and the UCPA and sending forces to aid Japan and attack Colombia and Brazil. This Second Universal War/Second Patriotic War ends in 1915, with the Allies losing for the most part. Prussia gains back some territory from and France, Japan makes gains in China, as well as annexing the Philippines. The Ottomans force British India to the Balochistani border.

After 15 years of recovery time, it seems that war will once again erupt universally. Oswald Mosley, the Chancellor of Britain, begins to purge natives from Keewatin, Quebec, Ireland, Albion, Cornwall, and Cookland. His generals Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill create a formidable puppet state out of Ireland, harshly controlling the Irish people. Napoleon II's France has been overthrown and a Communist state has been established in its stead, with the colonies included within it. Brazil has changed positions and has entered a strong alliance with the United States. The Ottoman Empire has fallen to anarchy and is not fit for any grand wars, with the masters in Anatolia struggling to force their hand in the Balkans, Persia, Tripolitania, and Egypt. Britain and France have slowly become war machines, and Francisco Franco becomes something of a Mussolini analogue in Spain, great pals with Oswald Mosley. War is undoubtly on the horizon.

(Another fun map. Toyed around with the South American power thing. Instead of one, I have three! Labelled version.)

OTL analogues
Just wanted to let y'all understand what's leading up to the Third Universal War.


 * Oswald Mosley. He's the Hitler of Britain ATL.
 * Francisco Franco. He's the Mussolini of Spain ATL.
 * Union of Frankish Boursier Republics (France): The USSR of ATL. Overseas colonies are part of the UFBR too.

ATL US Presidents
For those wondering.
 * Abraham Lincoln (1857 - 1865) R
 * William H. Seward (1865 - 1873) R
 * Samuel J. Tilden (1873 - 1881) D
 * James G. Blaine (1881 - 1889) R
 * Grover Cleveland (1889 - 1897) R
 * William McKinley (1897 - 1905) R
 * Theodore Roosevelt (1905 - 1917) D
 * Calvin Coolidge (1917 - 1925) R
 * Robert LaFollette (1925 - 1929) R
 * Franklin D. Roosevelt (1929 - present) D

ATL CS Presidents
Again, for those wondering.
 * 1) William Yancy (1857 - 1867) D
 * 2) Jefferson Davis (1867 - 1872) D
 * 3) Thomas Jackson (1872 - 1882) W
 * 4) John W. Daniel (1882 - 1892) W
 * 5) Woodrow Wilson (1912 - 1922) W
 * 6) Huey Long (1932 - present) D
 * 1) Woodrow Wilson (1912 - 1922) W
 * 2) Huey Long (1932 - present) D
 * 1) Huey Long (1932 - present) D
 * 1) Huey Long (1932 - present) D

Nova Roma - Sine
The timeline is based on the idea of what if the Roman empire's had survived after the Down of the Roman era, and the arrival of the Islamic religion

The timeline starts in 540 when Belisarius conquers Italy from the Ostrogoths after the conquer of the Vandal kingdom of Carthage, Instead of fighting to finish Totila's army, he accepts his offer to become the Emperor of the west, after this Justinian sends Narses to fight him but after five year period no victory is reached, hence forcing the Byzantine empire in leaving the regions of Italy and the western mediterraneum (as Africa was captured by the armies of Belisarius).

The capture of Carthage was the biggest challenge the army of Belisarius faced, but many of the Vandals who remained in Africa backed his invasion seeking to form a more benign government towards them in North Africa rather than subduing to the Byzantine culture. By 544 most of North Africa beyond Carthage was caught by the Western armies.

With the arisal of a Roman empire again in the west many began seeking for the aid of the Christian lords of Rome, with this Belisarius starting the Visigoth-Roman war that yields the retrieval of the Hispanian provinces of Baetica and parts of Lusitania. The war successful is the last war lead by belisarius who begins the Pax Italia, with the reunification of Italy under a new roman ruling and by 567 belisarius dies of a heart attack in his palace of Carthage, where he was planning to set his capital city due to Rome's weakness, and the Reconstruction of the Roman defense.

The rest of the 5th century continues peacefully with the regaining of parts of the Roman Italy and Rhaetia and the beginning of the losing of the gains in Spain by the Roman armies

In the beginning of the 6th century the Roman empire manages to hold the Hispanian colonies after the Kings of Visigothic spain become christian, mainly due to the growth of local lords and the backing of the Roman structure among many of the Baetican inhabitants.



In the East, the Persians who have been in conflict with the Byzantines for long enough since the era of Justinian pacified ephemerally by the Emperor Mauritius who aids a persian shah to keep control of its empire, but with the death of Mauritius in 602 the shah invades the levant, and soon tries to invade the Anatolian territories of byzantium and sieging constantinople in 605, with this starting a 13 year long conflict (602-615) leading to a crysis among many of the territories that faced the conflict and the empires themselves who were forced to waste valuable resources to fight each other, after the war finishes the weakened persian and Byzantine armies were forced to protect their own empires. By 630 the Islamic empire comes to existance after Muhammed defeats the forces of the Mecca and Medina, assuring its control of Arabia, by 645 after the death of Muhammed in 636, the followers of Islam Invade Persia and by 651 they Invade the levant, occupying Egypt in 662 with the decisive defeat of the Byzantine armies in Alexandria and the final destruction of the Alexandrian library, the rest of the century is demarcated by the continuous expansion of the Islam, and in Rome by the Defeat of the Islamic Horde in the battle of Carthage(682) where the armies of the muslims face the Roman legions in bigger number (3x1) being defeated by the succesful tactic of Heraclianus a Local African inhabitant of Carthage

the Defeat of the muslims in the west yet causes the focusing of them into Anatolia and the Balkans where in many occasions they launch raidings and sieges to constantinople. Leading to the downfall of the greek empire for the remaining of the Dynasty, Until Basileios a Greek inhabitant of Thrace leads a revolt against the Byzantine monarchy in 708 that is backed by the Romans leading to an increasing of Roman-Byzantine relations, and to the securing of the Byzantium, as the Bulgars are taken back to the empire in 715 and the Eastern Border secured by 717.

In france the Kingdom of Aquitaine and Burgundy unify in 625 to fight the Neustrians and the Austrasians, by 650 reaching power and unifying in a kingdom of Gaul centered around Burdeaux by 689 Break away kingdom of Narbona forms from the visigothic kingdom joining with Gaul kingdom as a vassal state beginning a crisis between the Gauls and Visigoths who wanted to regain their lost lands. Yet by 705 the Visigoths Failure was proven as many states such as the Kingdom of Asturias Legio, The Kingdom of Pamplona Cantabria and Olisipo being the main exponents, by 725 the Visigoth monarchy had ceased existing effectively.



Map Contest 5 (Open): Principia Moderni II Crossover
<p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">PoD: Several PoD's exist (and listing them all would take forever)

Challenge: Using the  as a base map, create a present-day map of the Principia Moderni II world. Almost anything goes, just be plausible

Time Frame: Two weeks, September 1 - September 14
 * Voting Starts September 13, 0:00 UTC

The Lost Emotion - Kogasa


In this timeline, the Mononobe Shogunate saw a new power change in 1810, as opposed to waiting until Shogun Mononobe Kiyohito steps down in 1815. However, instead of the Rokkaku Shogunate coming into power, the Satomi Clan makes a comeback and re-establishes the Satomi Shogunate. The reformed Shogunate brought back Buddhism, and also kept up with industrialising. All of the remaining Japanese colonies, except Kochiya, declared independence sometime before 1820. In Europe, the German Empire invaded Saxony and Bayern in 1820, and won this time around. As a result Bayern and Saxony were annexed, along with most of their overseas territories. Bayern's Indonesia and Australia colony declared independence.

Meanwhile in 1830, Orissa invaded the German territories in India again and won, after much preparing. Ethiopia expanded more into Africa, and begun to take some European colonies along.

In 1835, Kasodani invaded the Mayan Empire's California colony, and managed to win most of it. A few years later, New Manchuria and Baitudu invaded and destroyed Kasodani. Soon, said Chinese colonies declared independence in 1840 and formed Kǎsīkǎidíyà (Cascadia).

In 1850, the Dominion of Neu Berlin managed to annex the Italian and Portuguese colonies in Hakurei (Japanese name for North America), and later managed to purchase the French colonies. Soon they get into a cold war with the Ethiopian colonies in the North along with Scandinavia.

In 1851, became Empress of Japan. She managed to oversee some reforms and the slow transition to democracy. However, the Japanese Buddhist-Taoist War in the 1870s had torn Japan up so bad, that it collapsed. In 1880, Japan was invaded by Ethiopia and Germany. As a result, Ethiopia managed to gain Okinawa and Kyushu, while Germany gained Shikoku and Honshu. The remains of Japan were taken over by the Rokkaku clan and established the Empire of Reiuzi, which controls Hokkaido, Karafuto, the Seikaku Islands (OTL Chishima/Kuril), and Reiuzi (OTL Kamchatka and other parts of the Russian Far East). Empress Go-Shōtoku had fled to the Republic of Byakuren as well.

In Africa, Ethiopia managed to conquer most of Southern Africa, up until around Angola-Mozambique, and most of West Africa also fell to Ethiopia. Meanwhile Kazami had merged into the Federal Republic of Tojiko, and Egypt's South Africa colony took the rest of South Africa.

In Amazonia, the Empire of Brazil declared independence sometime in 1870 and went on to conquer the German, Indian and Italian colonies/puppets with the help of Colombia (formerly part of France until 1860).

In 1900, the Fourth/Fifth World War broke out, with the Allies (Germany, Russia, France, Italy, Brazil, Mayan Empire, and the Republic of Byakuren), on one side and the Central Powers (Scandinavia, Wales, Cyprus, Mali, Ethiopia, and India) on the other. The Allies won and had taken large pieces of lands. Scandinavia collapsed, Wales was Balkanised, the Netherlands declared independence, Brittany went back to France, and a few other things.

Later, in 1910, Kǎsīkǎidíyà was invaded by Neu Berlin and after seven years, was conquered. Mali was also annexed into Ethiopia in 1915 after interfering in the Mali Civil War.

In 1930, Italy suffered a revolution, and a year later, Siam and other Italian puppets/colonies in South East Asia declared independence and went into a union with Myanmar (except for the Italian colony in Papua). China also suffered a revolution and a huge civil war. The New Harbin colony attempted to declare independence, but was invaded and annexed by the Mayan Empire.

Since 1940, the Cold War rose between the Comintern (Italy, China, Egypt, Arabia, East African Federation), the French-Portuguese Alliance (Portugal, France, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina), the Asian-African Co-Prosperity Sphere (India, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Cambodia), and the Allies (Russia, Germany, Neu Berlin, Mayan Empire, Federal Republic of Tojiko-Kazami). Meanwhile Switzerland, Selk'nam, the Republic of Byakuren, the Myanmar-Siam Union, and Persia form the Non-Aligned Movement.

In 1990, the Perishable Revolutions took place almost around the world. Some new nations had formed, and the Comintern nations transitioned to Democracy. As for Communist China, it reformed its government to the Chinese Government of OTL. Meanwhile New Gondar (Ethiopian Japan) was invaded and conquered by Neu Hannover (German Japan). Kǎsīkǎidíyà again declared independence and is ruled by a Fascist Government led by Chinese.

By modern day, Germany, Neu Berlin, China, Russia, India, and Brazil are the superpowers. The Cold War has ended with all nations co-operating with each other and such.

The main characters in the Touhou Project are Hata no Kokoro and Koishi Komeiji. The characters from Embodiment of Scarlet Devil and Ten Desires do not exist, except for Toyosatomimi no Miko (who becomes an Extra Stage Boss in Undefined Fantastic Object), and Mamizou Futatsuiwa (who appeared in Double Dealing Character, and is still a friend of Nue Houjuu). Said games were replaced by Mystical Power Plant and Concealed the Conclusion, respectively.

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 * If I'm honest, I wasn't really sure about the backstory, but the map gets my vote. [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 22:09, September 1, 2013 (UTC)

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Tonight, We Dine in the Shade - Scraw


In this PMII ATL, the German Empire and its allies emerge victorious in the Great Global War of 1772. A famous unknown general rallied his losing troops outside Berlin, echoing the words spoken by Spartan King Leonidas III hundreds of years before him. They force the enemy back but this general is killed in the defense of Berlin. Now re-energized, the Germanic Reich forces its will south and quickly invades and conquers Dresden, Munich and Amsterdam in quick succession, followed by Luxembourg extending into France and regaining its lost territory in Picardy. A decade later, the Germanic Reich emerges stronger than ever and sets out to destroy its enemies and betraying allies. Wales and France are the first targets of the Reich. Avalon fails to put up a good fight since the English are more than ready to throw off their oppressive Celtic rulers, and the Reich annexes its fellow Germanic brothers in England, and Avalon is burned to the ground. France, however, puts up a better fight, and is only defeated when re-inforcements are called up from the Balkans. After France is destroyed, Mysore and Orientalia attack Orissa, aiming to end their power on the subcontinent and on a global scale. Orissa is reduced to Sindhustan and Rajputana, and Hinduism is outlawed in Mysore and Orientalia. Soon however, colonies of Italia, Russia, and China revolt on the North American continent. Neu Berlin manages to invade and conquer the Italian and Russian lands.

By 1850, the Reich controls Europe west of Russia and north of Italy and Portugal. Georgia takes a risky move and invades the Arabian Federation, with the backing of Ethiopia. Two decades later, however, a true Global War breaks out. The Republic of New China (New Manchuria, New Harbin, Baitudu) invades Japanese Kasodani. The Mayan Empire takes its side, but the Germanic Reich takes the side of the defenders. China and Russia, long standing allies of the Reich, follow suit. Eventually, Neu Prussen comes to control the Caribbean, and the Antillian continent is a massive high tension zone between the Reich and the Mayans.

By modern day (sorry, I got lazy), the world is in a Cold War between the Reich, Russia and China, while the rest world is divided between these hyperpowers. These hyperpowers are truly hyperpowers, in every sense of the word, even extending their reach beyond this green planet.

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 * Bfoxius (talk)

Its a Technocratic World - Imp


Note: This is the rudimentary map: It does not have all the elements completed.

In a world where Socialism has won out, not Capitalism, the situation could never be more unsure. Since the outright victory of the allies in the ten-year war, or the war of 1772-82, due to Orissa declaring outright war and helping to destroy Germany, the world goes on to change more than anyone imagined.

With the destruction of Germany, Saxony and Bavaria claim all the land and go onto unite into one nation through Personal Union. The angry new nation burns many elements of the previous government and establishes a new capital for its nation, Berlin. The former German Royal Family flees hurriedly to Neu Berlin, which becomes their new home. From there, the nations recover from the war, before Wales goes onto attack the Dutch. The nations which fought in the previous war looked on, too exhausted to declare war. The Welsh manage to take over the majority of the Dutch nation, yet in the South - the state still survived. When the Welsh declared war 10 years later, United Germany and its allies the United Maharajya and Imperium Axum were not so leniant.

The Welsh were defeated swiftly and harshly. Their mainland was quickly placed under German control, with the Germans quickly moving in as protectors of the Netherlands, with their Royal Family kileld by the Welsh in the war. The next in line were the United German Family, who quickly added the nation into their fold. The United Maharajya regained many of its lands and gained a few more, while the Imperium Axumites gained land.

And then began the age of expansion and discovery.

Countries expanded, colonies were bought and sold - profits were made. In Antillia, the Chinese expanded - and so did the Japanese. Neu Brandenburg on the other hand was quick to take control of the former Russian colony in the area, followed by the buying of the Portugese colony. Its population boomed as a steady stream of colonists arrived from Germany - those who did not like the current ruling family.

Yet the world would be rocked by the Second World War. In 1842, the Mayans moved in to take over the Italian colony. They found an unlikely ally in the Russians. With their help, they captured much of Italian Antillia. The Neu Brandenbergers cleverly stayed neutral in the war, focusing on expansion of their lands. However, Italia would respond, followed by the Maharajya and the Bazantines. In an accident, Maharajyan troops would cross into Portugese territory, which lead to Portugal declaring war on them. However they would be no match for the coalition and at the end of the war, the Russians would lose their remaining colony, while the Mayans would be destroyed. The Portugese would come out with the least lost - staying on the defensive most of the war.

Yet the war would take a heavy toll and would bring about the rise of Technocracy.

With the end of the war, nations began to rebuild. Ethiopia and Orissa entered a Personal Union when the Emperor and Maharani married. This brought about quite a few problems in the nations. To solve this, a united language which had been in the pipelines was worked on and made the official language of the Union. All schools had to teach the language as a first, not second language, along with Hindi in Orissa and Armidic in Ethiopia.

From there onward, Socialism would grip first Italia, then the Union of Axum and the Maharajya and eventually Japan. The neutrality of Germany to world affairs would save it for a while, and France's location would benefit it greatly. However, things soon changed for them too. The Russian Empire had steadily been expanding, gobbling up states in Central Asia, and indoctrinating them in the ways of individualism and orthodoxy. Islam had been banned in the Empire following a resurgent Arabia (which collapsed soon after the second world war) and the nations' new citizens were eager to prove themselves. They got the chance when United Germania was invaded in large force. Despite superior numbers, good planning and strategies helped the Germans win many battles. In the end some land was lost, but the nation survived. France in this period also saw war as its colony in Antillia was invaded. Fighting overseas, the nation could not keep supplies running to the colony, which fell due to a blockade by Neu Brandenberger forces, along with an invasion.

Socialism in all these countries began to play a major part in the people's lives

On the other hand, Neu Brandenburg and Cascadia grew closer, as China, Russia and Neu Brandenburg increased trade and power. Portugal too began to align itself to these powers. Where in other countries Socialism was beginning to take hold, these countries saw the rise of Individualism. The belief that any man can make it big if he worked hard enough helped many people connect with this.

Meanwhile, in the Union of Axum and the Maharajya - as the nation expanded so did the area they had to govern. This lead to a huge number of Orissans migrating to Africa to help colonise parts with little people and help set up businesses and extract the minerals from the ground. The country was rife with Socialist ideas, with plurocontinentalism keeping the whole nation together. In German territories, many moved to Africa or Australasia in search of new jobs, leading to their population booming. France too saw the same happened as its people colonised Atlantia and North Africa in heavy numbers. This lead to German and French territories having at least 40% of their population being white. Italia saw a huge boom in Antillia as its people, too, headed toward the new nation in large numbers to start new lives.

Yet everything was about to change, as the Third World War began.

On a fateful day in April 1875, Neu Brandenburg moved into the Japanese colony on the Pacific coast to get an access to the Pacific. This got a rapid response from Japan and its close ally the Union of Axum and the Maharajya. However, the Chinese too attacked looking for the remainder of Sahakin from the Japanese, followed by the Russians attacking the Far East Republic. Japan and its ally were in a tough position, looking to fight back but forced to go the defensive. Things changed when Russia rolled into Romania, waking the sleeping powerhouse. Portugal got pressured into joining and attacked the French and their colonies, and Germania knew they had to get into the act to save themselves. 12 bloody years of war would see all sides heavily exhausted, but the Japanese, Italians and their close allies, who would form the Pact in the middle of the war, would push back Russia mile by mile. When Moscow was captured, Russia was forced onto the negotiating table.

The terms were fought over and hardpressed. In Antillia, the Neu Brandenbergers didn't lose anything, they gained a slice of the Japanese colony, but had to pay reparations to the colony and the Italian nation to the south. Portugal lost some amount of land in Atlantia, but nothing major. Russia lost land, however. In the Far East, the small state of the Far East would gain land and move their borders upward, while in the Crimea, a state for Jews was created when the murder of their kind came to the attention of the Pact. Over 1.5 Million Jews were needlessly killed by the Russians as they were blamed when the attacks failed. China lost a lot in the war. Large portions of the colony in Alaska was broken up and made independent, with a small rump state to the North left under their control. They also lost land in the South to Siam and Khmer state.

The war saw many new inventions. Naval battlescrusiers appeared in massive sizes, and took part in huge engagements, while the first Tanks rolled out of the Italian side, which were quickly duplicated around the world. The Russians took the design of the tank and did what they do best, made it massive. Their Behemoths truely were formidible in battle, but they lost the ability to turn quickly and were lost in great numbers when ambused. In 1877, four brothers in the Union of Axum and the Maharajya had built the first heavier-than-air craft to fly. This was quickly researched and put into production to fly in the war by 1881. This allowed the Union a whole new superiority and helped track enemy movements. It took time for other members of the Pact to duplicate the designs, along with the enemy. But by the end of the war, the first aircraft carriers were coming out of drydocks to engage in the battles.

But the war had come at a massive cost. 225 Million lives had been lost in the 12 years of fighting and had caused the world huge amounts of damage. Many nations began to grow unstable and the people got angry with the large loss of life. Socialist governments got more power, and the era of Socialism around the world began. In the losers' camp, Individualism evolved into Capitalism and helped stabilse the nation. Ironically, Russia would become the leader of the Capitalist side, while China and Neu Bradenburg would follow suit. Portugal would also become Capitalists as its merchants saw the ideology beneficial.

Japan had also lost much of its Royal Family in attacks carried out by the Russians, and the remaining Royal Family married into the Union and Japan became part of it. The united language evolved as a result, with linguists working out the simplest combination of all three languages. This new language would replace the old language and become the new first language to be taught in schools. It would be a tricky time, but good leadership would get the nation through.

By the 1920s, the world had calmed down. The Socialist governments began to evolve. In Italia, this transition was bloody as the Socialist government ruled with an iron fist. The people protested and an uprising broke out - leading into civil war. 4 years of the nation's history would be wasted in the fighting. Eventually, the people would win and a constitution would be written, only allowing those qualified and intelligent enough to be elected to power. Italia would be the first technocracy in the world. The Union of the Star would be the next to become technocratic, as the people elected those willing to create a new constitution. The last to follow would be Germania and France and would all become Technocratic. The Pact would rename itself to the Technocratic Pact and would be in fierce competition with the Capitalist Alliance.

What would happen next would bring the world closest to World War IV it has ever been. The small breakaways in Antillia would unite under a fascist leader and would militarise the whole nation. They would go on to invade Neu Brandenburg (which by this time contained the former Chinese colony which had joined with them). They would be the first to utilise jet-powered aircraft and would rock the Star state of Kasodani too, bringing the Union into the war. However, an accidental attack on one of the Neu Brandenberger outposts by Union troops would bring a counter-attack. The commanders realised what had happened and had ordered a cease-fire, letting both sides realise that it was a case of friendly fire. The facist state would be defeated and Neu Brandenburg would take up its mandate, absorbing them 70 years later.

Competition between the two blocks would be fierce. The Capitalists would get the first man in Space in 1947, and the first manned orbit around the moon in 1951, but it would be the Technocratists who would land the first man on the moon in 1955. The Capitalists would follow suit in 1956 and the race for the first to reach Mars would begin. When 2 missions from the Capitalists side failed in 1962 and 1964, and one from the Technocratists in 1964, the sides would realise they would need to work together. The two sides would accomplish wonders together and the first humans would land on Mars in 1969. From there each side would go to build their own settlements on the Red Planet. However, the Pact shifted gears and began to focus on Venus instead. They had realised that the planet could not be habitable in 1956 itself, but curiousity would get the better of them and they would send manned missions around the Planet in the 70s.

The planet would also be altered by the humans. In Africa, the Sahara would be experimented on using methods of cloud seeding. Many disasters would occur, but by the 80s, the humans would manage to master the rains in the area and it would be changed to make it suitable to grow crops. The same would happen in Australia too. Meanwhile in Space, massive Orbital Stations would be constructed and would use spin to create artificial gravity. Venus would continue to attract most of the attention of the scientist and massive rays would begin to harvest the carbon dioxide to break it apart into carbon gas and oxygen. The remaining carbon dioxide would be transported to Mars and used there.

By the late 90s, Neu Brandenburg and Germania would begin to reconcile, beginning talks and increasing trade in their respective nations. The two would grow close once more. Meanwhile, the planet would come to be dominated by one hyperpower, the Union of the Star. A common language would be spoken in its realms and its people would mix. No one area has a clear majority of ethnicity. In former Axum, there is a vast mix of Orissan and Ethiopian people, with significant number of Japanese desendants. In former Japan, there is a vast of Orissan and Japanese people with a large number of Ethiopian people's. In the Maharajya, there is a large mix of peoples' too, with no place not being visible to have different ethnicities.

The world is an uncertain place, but it is healing. The Technocratic Pact and the Capitalist Alliance are taking part in joint exercises. Thourium is powering the world's cities, freeing up the oil for space travel. People are colonising Mars and huge spacedocks construct the needs of the materials needed for the Venusian Project. The world is an uncertain place, but it could never be more certain that things will get better.

Comments: Votes:
 * Trying to understand why and how Japan, Ethiopia and India are one nation. ~Scraw
 * I haven't completed my write-up yet :P [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 20:35, September 7, 2013 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the text wall, I really got into my back story LOL. :D [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 21:58, September 9, 2013 (UTC)
 * This one has my vote. :P Flag of the Hurian Federation.png Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan" 22:08, September 10, 2013 (UTC)
 * And mine. The one and only Guns, who is too lazy to go to source mode and type out his real sig. (talk) 22:12, September 10, 2013 (UTC)
 * Mine too Airlinesguy (talk) 12:13, September 12, 2013 (UTC)

Map Contest 6 (Open): Ancient Empires
<p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;">PoD: One or more ancient Empires survive until present day, forging regional and global powers.

Challenge: Create a map of the World, dominated by one or more ancient empires. This map can be from any time period, just be sure to say which time period. Be sure to include labels, map keys, subdivisions of countries, etc. (Note: By dominate, I mean this country has the most influence in the World. Other countries can and should still have some land.)

Time Frame: Two weeks, September 27 - October 14

Voting Starts October 13, 0:00 UTC

Nostalgic Empires of the East ~ Old World -Kogasa


In this timeline, Goguryeo decided to conquer the rest of the Korean Kingdoms in 477, and soon grew in power. Goguryeo would continue to expand and thrive. In the Indian subcontinent, the Maurya Empire had also managed to hold itself together and survive. With that, the Maurya Empire expanded its influence greatly to as far east as Papua and as far west as Persia. Hinduism would also spread to as far as China, while Taoism would spread as far as Malaysia. Even more, the Norse colony in North America became successful, and the Viking Age in Scandinavia would continue to thrive.

Later, in 1000, the Liao Dynasty attempted to invade Goguryeo, which failed. Soon the Koreans over time would expand into Siberia, including taking the island of Karafuto and even going as far as taking Hokkaido (홋카이도). Meanwhile the Maurya Empire had conquered the Himalayas along with parts of Tibet. The Vikings in Europe resisted the spread of Christianity, and also had conquered Scotland.

By the 1200s, the Mongol Empire emerged in Asia. However, they were not able to conquer either Korea nor China, but managed to conquer large parts of Central Asia, and expanded as far as Eastern Europe before their collapse in 1290.

During the time Columbus came around, most of the Americas were already divided between the Norse, the Koreans (who discovered it the 1350s), and Chinese. The Spanish managed to colonise the Caribbean and most of Central and parts of North America, while the Portuguese would barley manage to colonise a piece of South America. North America and South America are called North and South Vinland respectively. Then around the mid 1550s, the Russians ran into Korean Siberia, and launched a war against them. The attack was unsuccessful, and the Koreans took some Russian land.

In 1592, Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched an invasion of Korea, which was not only unsuccessful, but the Koreans invaded and annexed most of Japan, leaving behind a Greater Kyoto as a rump state. Meanwhile the Maurya Empire resisted European attempts at colonisation quite well. The Norse continued to build their empire well, and had managed to conquer the rest of the British Isles.

Later in the 1670s, the Industrial Revolution occurred in Korea, China, and the Maurya Empire soon spreading to other parts of the world. When the Napoleonic Wars came around, the Norse sided with the Coalition and managed to defeat France. Following this, the French Region of Brittany was annexed by the Norse.

In modern day, the Maurya Empire (now the Republic of India), Song Dynasty, the Korean Empire, and the Norse Empire are the superpowers. Hinduism, Taoism, Buddhism are the major religions of the world, with some Paganism surviving and thriving like the Norse and Finnish Paganism in the Nordic Region.

The main characters of the Touhou Project are Byakuren Hijiri (who is a Hindu, instead of Buddhist) and Seiga Kaku.

Everything that Kills Me Makes Me Feel Alive ~ Imp
I got the cool name sorted out, but nothing else. Map and stuff, coming to this spot soon...

The Empire of Evil -- Reximus55
I understand that the prompt was Ancient Empires, but from my young adult perspective, the Empire of Evil was ancient enough. That's right, this is all about the Soviet Empire.

It seems to me like the Map Contest was dying a bit, so when the vote to bring it back to life came up, I voted for it. Originally, I was intending to make maps for each contest, but that is a tall order, and I never got around to completing a single map.

Well here you have it folks, simple, clean, logical.

King of the Hill
You guys are awesome. There are some great scenarios here, and I'm really glad y'all are getting into them. Before I open up voting, I want some feedback first. What I want to know is: Thanks for the participation. I changed the formatting of the page a bit, which should make it easier to edit. If you haven't entered your submission, feel free to do that now. Voting will be up tomorrow around 0:00 UTC. CourageousLife (talk) 05:45, July 19, 2013 (UTC)
 * Was this a reasonable amount of time for the contest?
 * Do you guys want to just submit anytime, not just 24 hours before voting?
 * Any other comments or suggestions?

The amount of time was good. I'd support submitting anytime, so as to allow others who haven't submitted to a particular scenario still can, even if it's over. -Kogasa  2013 July 19, 13:35 (CET)


 * I agree with the above.


 * 21:04, July 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * The only foreseeable problem with this is complications with archiving contests, which I had planned to do. CourageousLife (talk)
 * I can archive. Just tell me when voting is done.
 * 22:05, July 19, 2013 (UTC)

Long story short, I hate figuring out UTC time. I'm opening up voting now.

Also, how do you guys feel about a Victory Gallery of sorts? The winning map of each contest displayed somewhere on the page? Any thoughts? Hmm? CourageousLife (talk) 21:30, July 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * How about we just put up each winning map at the top of the page until the next winner is announced?


 * 22:05, July 19, 2013 (UTC)

Also, I hope we have a Napoleonic contest or something.

22:07, July 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll definitely take that into consideration ;) CourageousLife (talk) 22:10, July 19, 2013 (UTC)

I'm still readying up my map (there is another hour and 33 minutes when I post this). :P Imp (Say Hi?!) 22:27, July 19, 2013 (UTC)

Could we get an extra day, please! Imp (Say Hi?!) 23:49, July 19, 2013 (UTC)

Scan said he needed an extra day, so that's no problem. Just make sure you get it in soon, because voting is open, so you might not get as many votes as you could. Good luck! CourageousLife (talk) 00:07, July 20, 2013 (UTC)

Voting will remain open indefinitely, since there will be some late entries. However, a new contest will be up in a few hours. CourageousLife (talk) 15:32, July 20, 2013 (UTC)

I'm also adding a comments section under each entry so everyone can give feedback. CourageousLife (talk) 17:16, July 20, 2013 (UTC)

I am almost done with my map, so can I have a few more hours? Bfoxius (talk) 21:50, July 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes. I modified the rules a bit, since there were several people who needed more time. You can post anytime, but voting can still start, meaning you might not get as many votes. CourageousLife (talk) 23:36, July 20, 2013 (UTC)

I would really like to find out what this second contest is about so I can get started. ;)

22:13, July 20, 2013 (UTC)

Can I have some more time to label my map? I already have everything but that. Sine dei gloriem (talk) 23:49, July 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * Again, yes. Take what time you need. CourageousLife (talk) 02:17, July 21, 2013 (UTC)

The House of Habsburg
I seem to be having trouble coming up with a rough timeline for the second contest (Habsburgian history is fairly complicated, and my original idea of a Habsburg personal union with France didn't turn out so well). Are we allowed to have a shared entry, where two participants work together on a map and a timeline? If not, I think I'll sit this one out :P. ChrisL123 (talk) 00:15, July 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * A shared entry would be fine, as long as both participants are credited. CourageousLife (talk) 15:21, July 31, 2013 (UTC)

I think a Hapsburg union with France is semi-feasible. The Bourbons traced back somewhere to the Hapsburgs. Or you could just have a Hapsburg Germany (with Austria) or Hapsburg Spain, or both.

00:18, July 22, 2013 (UTC)

Voting for The House of Habsburg is now open! CourageousLife (talk) 05:00, August 3, 2013 (UTC)

An Unlikely Union
Don't forget to add vote and discussion sections under your entries so people can. . . vote, and. . . discuss. ..

CourageousLife (talk) 03:59, August 9, 2013 (UTC)

I have to major candidates I would give my vote out to... :L  Imp (Say Hi?!) 11:21, August 9, 2013 (UTC)

Thank you Chris! CourageousLife (talk) 19:12, August 9, 2013 (UTC)

Could I perhaps add my timeline and map, I couldn't do it earlier because my brother was doing his thesis and I lost the map, so I had to start over. Sine dei gloriem (talk) 03:52, August 31, 2013 (UTC)

Our Southern Neighbor
Is it okay if the global power nation in the Southern Hemisphere could have a few lands from the Northern Hemisphere, as long as it's still based out of the Southern Hemisphere? -Kogasa  2013 August 18, 18:33 (CET)
 * Yes, that's perfectly fine. CourageousLife (talk) 02:40, August 19, 2013 (UTC)

The Crossover

 * You are going to get a hell of a lot of maps for this one. :p [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 23:56, August 31, 2013 (UTC)
 * That's the point. Everyone was losing interest, so I was hoping that a spoof off the most popular map game on the wiki would help to jump start it again. CourageousLife (talk) 22:13, September 1, 2013 (UTC)
 * Can I vote, even though I haven't participated? :P Also how long do you predict this going for? Airlinesguy (talk) 09:11, September 8, 2013 (UTC)
 * Anyone can vote or participate. All up to you and other users! [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 09:20, September 8, 2013 (UTC)
 * I th- I think- I think it has died! Alas! The Page is dead, long live the page!
 * Well here is your chance to create a "plausible" senario! [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 22:06, September 9, 2013 (UTC)
 * Can't. =(I'm supposed to be doing hw. The one and only Guns, who is too lazy to go to source mod and type out his real sig. (talk) 22:27, September 9, 2013 (UTC)

Cryo-Sleep
This page has been declining in interest and contribution, with only two or three users posting regularly. What I've decided to do is to put the page into Cryo-Sleep, effectively freezing it. To unlock the page and continue the contests, I'll require seven signatures below. Until the seven signatures are inputted, this game will remain a stagnant code of 1's and 0's, floating on a satellite in space, to act as a tribute to what was once a great and flourishing society... Congratulations, you have successfully reversed the effects of the cryosleep. As a reward for this triumph, one of you will pick the scenario for the next contest. Put suggestions below, and one will be chosen for this week.
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 * -85.71% complete Sorry, guys, I left for a bit, but I'm back now!
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Discussion
How about one where an old empire (Srivijaya, Tang Dynasty, etc.) managed to survive? -Kogasa  2013 September 18, 22:13 (CET)
 * I think that's a good idea. Perhaps any now defunct nation is applicable. Mscoree (talk) 20:15, September 18, 2013 (UTC)

It has to be. The fallen stars, please. A universe where the Union didn't survive infancy. Don't like it? Fine, have the Whites win the Russian Civil War. Let's have a map with a fairly modern PoD. :D  Imp (Say Hi?!) 20:23, September 18, 2013 (UTC)

Perhaps civilization started in the Americas (dominant civilization) rather than in Eurasia. An Incan or Mesoamerican-dominated world. Sine dei gloriem (talk) 01:37, September 21, 2013 (UTC)

Okay, looks like some good ideas. Cast your votes below. CourageousLife (talk)

Options
Ancient Empires
 * Kogasa 2013 September 24, 23:00 (CET)
 * CrimsonAssassin- "I have special eyes" 18:03, September 26, 2013 (UTC)
 * Mscoree (talk) 18:21, September 26, 2013 (UTC)

Fallen Stars
 * The one and only Guns, who is too lazy to go to source mod and type out his real sig. (talk) 22:03, September 25, 2013 (UTC

Russian Revolution
 * [[Image:1.png|23px]] Imp (Say Hi?!) 21:02, September 24, 2013 (UTC) I guess I just really want an alternate Russia
 * 18:06, September 26, 2013 (UTC)

Greater Americas