The Three Stories

This is a Medieval ATL with three points of divergence, seemingly unconnected and distant from one another, as well as not involving major nations of the time, but they are much more than meets the eye and their POD's will go on to significantly alter the OTL history of mankind. All three POD's take place in the late 11th century. The first in Croatia, the second in the Cuman Khanate and the third in the Nubian lands. These three events, altough as I've written above, will not seem to be significant first hand, will alter the history of the World significantly.

POD's in detail
The earliest of the POD's occurs in Croatia, sometime in the early 1080's, where Prince Radovan, son of Croatian King Dmitar Zvonimir does not die and succedes his father as the King of Croatia. The second POD occurs in the Cuman Khanate, from 1095 to 1096, where, instead of constantly raiding and invaiding his neighbourghs, Cuman Khagan Bonyak the Mangy, decides to convert to Orthodox Christianity and pursue a more diplomatic approach, while simutaniously settling down his people to a sedentary life. The third and final POD occurs in the Nubian relam of Makuria, in the year 1099, where Basileios, King of Makuria, upon hearing of the First Crusades' success, begins a aggressive war of expansion to secure Makuria as the preeminent force in Nubia and make contact with the Catholics now holding Jerusalem.

Timeline

 * 11th century

12th century

13th century

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

21th century