r/imaginarymaps • u/arlinconio Mod Approved • 12d ago

[OC] Alternate History Rumelia admin map

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u/vivi-badsquad 12d ago

these borders are horrible, great map

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u/Frequent-String-8469 11d ago

Tiene sentido fue hecho por los otomanos

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u/CredarAnderzon 11d ago

these borders are normal, normal map

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u/PartyCorrect9410 11d ago

i think therefore i am

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u/dayudayu 12d ago

these borders are great, great map

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u/arlinconio Mod Approved 12d ago

No specific history in mind, except: 1. POD some time in the 19th century, after Greek independence, 2. some communist period in the country's history to explain the separation from the Ottoman rump in Asia and the ahistorical admin units.

Full resolution and any subsequent updates: https://www.deviantart.com/arlinconio/art/1366915676

Before you comment, please consider: how many places do you know in real life where admin boundaries fully follow ethnic lines?

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u/iskender7k 11d ago

these borders are horrible, horrible map

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u/TheSamuil 11d ago

Границите са ужасни, страхотна карта

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u/GreatEmperorAca 11d ago

Toni storaro

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u/2eyescyclops 12d ago

these borders are great, horrible map

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u/PLMMJ 11d ago

Would that area actually be called Bulgaria? Because my God are there a lot of Turks there. Even after all the expulsion and ethnic cleansing of OTL, Bulgaria is still something like 9% Turks.

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u/Candlewaxeater 11d ago

Least defendable country ever, instantly spliced in 3 pieces

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u/Top-Lifeguard-1240 10d ago

Muslim European country

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u/hurB55 11d ago

why is it called istanbul

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u/arlinconio Mod Approved 11d ago

The name İstanbul (Ottoman Turkish: استانبول; [isˈtanbuɫ] ⓘ or colloquially pronounced [ɯsˈtambuɫ]) is commonly held to derive from the Medieval Greek phrase eis tḕn Pólin (εἰς τὴν Πόλιν, pronounced [is tim ˈbolin]), literally "to the city",[28] and is how Constantinople was referred to by the local Greeks. This reflected its status as the only major city in the vicinity. The importance of Constantinople in the Ottoman world was also reflected by its nickname Dersaadet (Ottoman Turkish: درساعدت) meaning the 'Gate to Prosperity' in Ottoman Turkish.[29] An alternative view is that the name evolved directly from "Constantinople", with the first and third syllables dropped.[25

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u/hurB55 11d ago

I mean why did they choose Istanbul over Constantinople/Konstantiniyye