Interesting. The currents of the Pacific Ocean aren't conducive to Chinese travel straight to California, but a colony stretching from Alaska (where there are favorable currents that could take Chinese colonists going northbound to American shores) to BC or even the PNW could be a thing - it'd probably take them an even longer time to reach Cali by land though (the Russians who colonized Alaska IOTL built a fort or two in California, but that was about it I think). But the idea of a Chinese colony on the West Coast with good relations to the Native Americans is one that's fascinated me for a long time.
I'm more skeptical of the Qing establishing their rule on the other side of the Pacific, as their flag & seal there seem to imply. They had more than enough land to expand to in Asia and didn't really seem interested in maritime ventures, only hitting Taiwan because 1) it was close by and 2) it was held by extremely hostile Ming remnants who wouldn't stop raiding the southern Chinese coast IIRC. I think it'd have been more plausible for New World China to be a sanctuary for anti-Qing elements who, thanks primarily to the greater distance between them, aren't nearly as much of a hassle for the Qing to deal with (and would be vastly more difficult to conquer in turn).
Take a closer look at the infobox in the lower-left corner of the map. Yeah, the colonization in Sarthaka's map is said to have started in Ming times, but it clearly progresses until 1800 (well into Qing times) and the flag & imperial seal featured are those of the Qing dynasty.His Chinese colonization of the Americas occurred under the Ming Dynasty, not the Qing Dynasty.
Take a closer look at the infobox in the lower-left corner of the map. Yeah, the colonization in Sarthaka's map is said to have started in Ming times, but it clearly progresses until 1800 (well into Qing times) and the flag & imperial seal featured are those of the Qing dynasty.
The Asian GiantsThe year is 1600 AD. For around a century now, five Empires have dominated the politics of Asia. In the land of the Shahanshahs, Zikanid Iran stands proud and tall, deriving its origins to the Achaemenid Empire under the Great House of Zik/Zikan. In India, the Newars of Nepal firmly established the Empire of Nepala under the Malla Dynasty, ushering a new era of Buddhist renaissance to the subcontinent. In the East Indies, Majapahit rules supreme, ruling the waves and the straits trade. In the lands of Taizong and Bai Hu, the Great Ming stands proud as the Celestial Leader of All Under Heaven, ruling from Central Asia to even the New World under their Fusangese Colonies. To the frozen north, the Yakutian Horde stands prideful of its victories against the Slavs of Eastern Europe. But as European powers start to slowly encroach upon Asia, these Empires will face difficulties from Europe, but can they survive the test of time? Only the Heavens knows.........
Thoughts and Comments?
A balkanized India is something I really want to figure out how to achieve.
The Asian GiantsThe year is 1600 AD. For around a century now, five Empires have dominated the politics of Asia. In the land of the Shahanshahs, Zikanid Iran stands proud and tall, deriving its origins to the Achaemenid Empire under the Great House of Zik/Zikan. In India, the Newars of Nepal firmly established the Empire of Nepala under the Malla Dynasty, ushering a new era of Buddhist renaissance to the subcontinent. In the East Indies, Majapahit rules supreme, ruling the waves and the straits trade. In the lands of Taizong and Bai Hu, the Great Ming stands proud as the Celestial Leader of All Under Heaven, ruling from Central Asia to even the New World under their Fusangese Colonies. To the frozen north, the Yakutian Horde stands prideful of its victories against the Slavs of Eastern Europe. But as European powers start to slowly encroach upon Asia, these Empires will face difficulties from Europe, but can they survive the test of time? Only the Heavens knows.........
Thoughts and Comments?
I would say the odd one out here, other than a Nepalese dynasty ruling India, would be the Yakutian Horde, as its lands are overall so poor. If it was a successor to the Mongols and still dominated much of 'Russia' and/or had control of those parts of Central Asia in Ming hands then it has much more wealth and population to make it a serious player.
Assuming the Zikanid empire is non-Muslim that I assume means than Iran never got conquered by Islam - assuming that existed in TTL. In which case I wonder what the lands to the north of it are? A mixture of Zoroastrianism/Buddhism and possibly Christian or Hindu in places?
What gave you the impression that the Zikanid Empire is non-Muslim?
In the land of the Shahanshahs, Zikanid Iran stands proud and tall, deriving its origins to the Achaemenid Empire under the Great House of Zik/Zikan.
Largely this description.
Well I wasn't sure hence the 'assuming' but that does suggest a lot more continuity with traditional Persian dynasties from the Achaemenid to the Sassanid. Although later rulers who identified themselves as Iranian still used the title of Shan and Farsi re-emerged as the dominant tongue OTL Iran lost a hell of a lot of its culture and identity due to the Muslim conquest. Hence I was thinking that might be the case.
Plus that would probably improve the chances of a Buddhist revival under a Nepali dynasty in India without centres of Muslim raiders from the west or north either ravaging the place or setting up their own dynasties in the north. Not to mention the westward expansion of the Ming.
I could be wrong of course.
I have serious doubts about the premise (not enough French settlers to begin with, nor enough to be willing to move there after the POD, and the number of Anglo migrants is severely under-estimated here; see the demographics of Texas for a good comparison). That being said, it's a fun and interesting idea.Thoughts and Comments?