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Sofala had seemed promising early on, particularly as the Portuguese traders hoped to obtain gold from the interior, but it was soon...
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Yeah, the whole "point" of portuguese southern africa is that it's "just another fort" alongside the way to the indies, but one founded...
Thursday at 6:51 PM
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Yes, a Portuguese South Africa by 1600 would most definitely have a larger population than Brazil. First settlement date would be a few...
Thursday at 2:04 PM
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South Africa will likely be subordinate to goa/Portuguese Indies, as far as the prestige is considered, it'll only increase it, so if we...
Thursday at 2:00 PM
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I think it's a safe assumption that instead of OTL's Portugal-Brazil dynamic it'll be a tripartite balancing act with South Africa added...
Thursday at 2:00 PM
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The obvious reason to colonize it is as a way station to India in the early 1500s. Just having worse initially luck establishing...
Thursday at 1:55 PM
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Portuguese Southern Africa gives them access to, before even gold or silver, a lot more copper, either directly or through interior...
Thursday at 9:38 AM
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The possibility of a Portuguese South Africa from the early 1500s seems to be a well-liked Alternate History idea. While the area around...
Thursday at 7:07 AM
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This almost creates a Divergences of Darkness scenario but a possibility is that Afonso I of Portugal's heir Sancho is never born or...
Wednesday at 7:48 AM
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WI: Umar ibn Hafsun defeats the Umayyads - Mozarab/Muladí Al-Andalus
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Extremely interesting discussion so far! One of the most comprehensive Al-Andalus scenario discussions I've seen. Although this may be...
May 6, 2024
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I doubt it's possible, but one POD might be to have the Ilkhan Gaykhatu be successful. He had successful foreign affairs during his...
Apr 28, 2024
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Was it possible for Portugal's monarchy to be restored in 1968 if Salazar died then itself?
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Extremely unlikely. It's important to understand that, unlike Spain, which was a "kingdom without a king," Portugal under the Estado...
Apr 26, 2024
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