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Not so invincible after all: Fastest declines of powerful dynasties and noble houses 1200-1500AD
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In 1331, the Houjou clan dominated Japan as they had for over a century, with the power to name both shogun and emperor (and crown...
Today at 11:30 AM
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Rubber as part of the Columbian exchange/early rubber boom
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Interestingly, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera notes that rubber was produced using juice from a specific vine, and his works were available in...
Today at 5:32 AM
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Effects on Cryptocurrency with no credit crunch and reasonable US debt to GDP rate.
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Bitcoin was a revolutionary advancement in that field since it was both decentralized AND was the first major use of a blockchain. It...
Yesterday at 11:50 PM
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Rubber as part of the Columbian exchange/early rubber boom
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Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900
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Since there's been a few threads lately on this subject, I figured I'd start my own on some insights I found. Anyway, Rubber usage...
Yesterday at 6:10 AM
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Sea of Blood, Sea of Ice--The Mongol Conquest of Japan
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Thank you. I will extend it either this Thursday or next Thursday with the Chagatai's own civil war. That is correct. The Chagatai...
Yesterday at 5:43 AM
Arkenfolm
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Would it be possible for the Viking age to continue until the 19th century?
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Denmark and the formerly Norse Scottish islands maybe, but one could imagine a pagan Sweden/Norway/Finland/Baltic remaining a continual...
Monday at 7:55 AM
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Humanity II Ideas Thread
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I wonder how that would work. It's a giant swamp prone to severe hurricanes, but it's also an area rich in shellfish that permits...
Monday at 7:51 AM
Arkenfolm
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Sea of Blood, Sea of Ice--The Mongol Conquest of Japan
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Depends on a lot of factors. He's still alive for now. But many of his Sufi brethren have met their demise. That's certainly the case...
Monday at 7:46 AM
Arkenfolm
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Would it be possible for the Viking age to continue until the 19th century?
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Yes. Likely it would require a giant pagan Russia/Russia equivalent to the east. The Scandinavian market is too small for slave trading...
Monday at 12:47 AM
Arkenfolm
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WI: rice and rubber became cultivated in the Mediterrranean and Europe starting from Roman times?
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Which wasn't a problem in northern China or parts of Japan where wheat and millet were more common crops than rice. In medieval Japan...
Sunday at 11:29 PM
Arkenfolm
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WI: rice and rubber became cultivated in the Mediterrranean and Europe starting from Roman times?
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Here's the problem--the natural rubber content in the Kazakh dandelion is about 8-10x lower than modern rubber trees. I am not certain...
Sunday at 5:49 AM
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What would the Nuclear Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945 If Nobunaga Oda Survived?
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For all we know, it might be the benevolent and democratic Japan dropping an atomic bomb on a city of the extremist and brutal United...
Sunday at 4:18 AM
Arkenfolm
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What if a Papuan Civilization existed In history?
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You do have to consider that Majapahit was the product of 2,000+ years of Indian cultural development in terms of statecraft and...
Sunday at 12:42 AM
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Joint Crusade/Jihad against an non Abrahamic/Anti-Abrahamic threat?
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The Prester John legend was dying quickly in the 13th century, and the common perception thanks to Mongol invasions in Hungary and...
Sunday at 12:04 AM
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What if Japan was a colonial super power before the 19th century?
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I agree the Tokugawa would not, but Oda very possibly could, and maybe Toyotomi as well, although he'd have to quell his ambitions...
Saturday at 11:47 PM
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