Chinese World

The Qin state fails to unify China in 3rd Century BC, leading conflicting states up to the 13th Century AD, when the *Mongols attack. As several chinese states resist the Mongols, they advance further west in Europe. At the downfall of the Mongols, the Chinese states are ready to conquer the unknown world.

Note: This timeline assumes that butterflies do not provoke great changes in Europe and the Middle East up to 1200 AD.

Competition between Chinese States prompted technology, mainly military technology, and a better understanding of the Art of War. But also, trading technologies.

In the 13th Century, an step tribe, the *Mongols, unite and began an expansion process. They conquer several Chinese states but some others resist, as well as Japan. In the West they reach Europe, conquering northern France, Germany, the Balkans and Italy. The Alps and Iberia were spared.

As these empire desintegrate into several Kahnates and conquered back by locals, Han peoples dominated most of the eastern half of the Empire, while the Russians dominated most of the western half.

In the 15th Century, Chinese navigators curcunnavigated the world, soon stablishing trading ports in Africa, Europe and South America.

In the following centuries, many of this trading ports became colonies.