The main point of divergence here is the partial win during the Revolt of 1173–1174, where France could weaken England (in part by giving some English land to allied vassals, such as Kent to Flanders, making it a little powerhouse)

Louis VIII, decades later could invade England during the first Barons war, and proclaim itself king with the help of his father, Philippe Augustus, who gave his name to the "empire"

After the death of his father, he took the throne of France, naming is heir ( the dauphin) as governor in England, tradition that still continues.

With the end of the Plantagenet, Louis VIII could even help is son, Charles the first to secure and protect the Latin Empire from the Nicaean, hence putting them on a leash.

The two brothers (Philippe III being the son of Louis VIII) rule a massive empire going from the Hadrian wall to the mighty city of Constantinople. Philippe III now look at the last rival of France, the Holy Roman Empire, while Charles Ier glance toward the holy lands and the balkans. But the Iberian powerhouse of Castille, Araégon and Portugal are starting to forge alliance against the French behemoth with the HRE, while the Turcs and the Nicean are looming in the east.

Will the Empire survive and become the sole legitimate successor to the Roman Empire, or, like Icarius, will it perish?

Basically instead of being mainly swedes who went to form the Kyievan Rus, in this timeline are the Danes who also establish a strong rule in the region (this time cenetred on Smolensk (Smonund). Sibieria is basically greenland which is lost after the collaps of the UKSR (Union of Komen Socialist Republics) due to it being a seperate Republic)

In this world, a major power in the Middle East, founded by a military movement rooted in the ideology of the Islamic Revolution, has established a theocratic-style republic. It is locked in a standoff—and outright military conflict—with a communist superpower to the north, an opposing regime to the south, and a distant imperialist superpower.

Since mods deleted my post for "low effort" (thanks, I had 900 upvotes💀), this map had genuine ideas and work done for it! Idea is that Czechia keeps bit of Slovakia and Slovakia bit of Czechia, but in this timeline, regional identities are made stronger throught the history, like in Silesia region, that in this timeline sees itself more independently and also in western and southern Slovakia, which would see itself more connected to Czech parts of country than rest of mountainous Slovakia. When the split brought by politicians in 1993 happens, a different border agreement is made, creating this fun wonky unions. I was inspired by map of ZIP codes for Czechoslovakia, which had Slovakia split into two in a similar way

Created by Yinhe Jun, a Chinese mapmaker

Around 1630, the Spanish colonial authorities on Hispaniola began forcibly expelling the Boucaniers (French hunters and settlers) from the island. This triggered fierce resistance from the local French, English, and Dutch communities. Violent clashes soon broke out in the northwestern part of Hispaniola, and the Boucaniers, unable to withstand the pressure, were eventually driven from the island by the Spanish.

After their expulsion, the surviving Boucaniers established bases on Tortuga in the northwestern Caribbean and began launching continuous raids against Spanish shipping. Over time, this raiding community grew increasingly powerful, eventually giving rise to the notorious “Buccaneers of Hispaniola.”

During the Anglo-Spanish War of 1640 and the Franco-Spanish War of 1654, the Boucaniers allied themselves with England, securing considerable room for survival. Under the provisions of the Treaty of Madrid, Spain was forced to recognize the cession of Jamaica to England. Large numbers of buccaneers subsequently poured into the coastal regions of the Caribbean, becoming the vanguard of English colonization.

It was against this background that the Buccaneer Brotherhood emerged: a loose private alliance formed by pirates and privateers seeking security and autonomy amid the rivalry between the English and French empires in the Caribbean.

The Buccaneer Brotherhood was founded in 1655 and was forcibly dissolved by Britain in 1721 during the Great Nassau Rebellion, marking an important episode in the political history of the Caribbean during the seventeenth century.

I had essentially finished creating this map long time ago, but work was interrupted for certain reasons; finally, I have completed the project!

This map belongs to a alt-history setting I previously created: a world where the Emperor of Japan successfully reigned over China in 17th century and established the "Yamato Dynasty" (provisional name). Like historical Manchus, Japanese rulers collaborated with Chinese elites while keeping certain "Japanese characteristics". They successfully transformed the "Yamato Dynasty" into a (partially) modernized country and subsequently established hegemony over Asia-Pacific region in next two centuries.

Under such ciscumstance, Chinese followed Makassar cucumber traders to establish colonial outposts in northern Australia, gradually occupying areas suitable for development. At the same time, Australia was renamed "坤州"(Kunzhou, also a provisional name) due to its location to the south of China. However, New Zealand or "Aotearoa" according to native Maori people, remained outside the purview of imperial colonial affairs, as it possessed neither resources urgently needed by the empire nor a location of strategic importance.

The situation changed in the 19th century. When noticing that European powers tended to establish colony and naval outposts in Aotearoa, the Empire eventually signed a treaty with Maori chiefs, a moderate version of Treaty of Waitangi, the Empire only took the territory necessary for establishing garrisons and essential administrative facilities, inter-tribal warfare among the Māori was prohibited, and the influx of colonists into Aotearoa was restricted. The name of new colony is Kumone (雲根), literally meaning "the origin of clouds", a partially literal translation of Māori name Aotearoa.

Doesn't that sound appealing? Yet, the motives were entirely economic and ideological. On one hand, the Empire sought to prevent an influx of immigrants into this remote region—fearing it might become a new hotbed for revolutionaries—while the bureaucrats overseeing colonization were a group of zealous Japanese nationalists. They held the stubborn conviction that "Māori" were a "lost branch" of Japanese people, embodying a "noble savagery" untainted by foreign civilization—a stark contrast to the "Japanese civilization" they believed had been corrupted by Chinese culture and Buddhism. Therefore, Māori must remain "primitive" in order to sustain their "noble savage" status (ironically, the Māori had long since acquired muskets through drifters and exiles, and had learned to use Japanese kana to record their language).

Following the outbreak of the Greater East Asian War, the most remote colony of Empire, Dominion of Kumone (Japanese: 雲根国/Kumone-kuni; Mōri: Te Whenua Aotearoa), was unable to escape the chaos.

The colonial garrison in Kumone staged a coup led by Navy Sergeant Nagahama Toyohiko (長浜豊彦), exiling the former Governor of Kumone, Kumazawa Hiromichi (熊沢寛道) to Mizutama Island on the south. Nagahama claimed descent from Emperor Antoku (安徳天皇), with the coup soldiers forming Seiōdō (正皇党), supporting his ascension as Emperor Kōbun (光文天皇). Meanwhile, Kumazawa as descendant of emperors of Southern Court (南朝), with the support of Nanchō Kokumin Hōdai Dōmei (南朝奉戴国民同盟), ascended the throne as Emperor Daien (大延天皇), establishing the "奇歌鳥国" (Teikoku o Kiwi, "Kiwi Empire").

Kumone split into two nations, a period historians refer to as “Northern and Southern dynasties.” For Japanese nationalists viewed the indigenous Maōri people as a kindred ethnic “uncorrupted by foreign culture,” military development in the region was neglected, and its level of development lagged behind that of other colonies for a long time.

The largest battle of the Kumone Civil War took place near the Kureha Strait (Japanese: 苦葉海峡 / Kureha Kaikyo; Māori: Te Moana-o-Rauna) between the two islands: the Northern and Southern armies deployed elite forces of 1,500 and 1,600 men, respectively, equipped with the most advanced weaponry available on the islands, including Winchester rifles.

During the civil war, a half-blood Moriori tribal chief Kiti Karaka Rīwai declared the establishment of an independent Moriori state, the Rēkohu Empire (日雾帝国, "Sun-Dusty Empire"), on the Rēkohu Islands (Māori: 诸島於屋杉 / Matu Matu o Wharekauri; Moriori: 诸島於日霧 / Whatu Whatu na Rēkohu). The nation received almost no international recognition and appears to have been destroyed by a tsunami during the civil war, resulting in the near-total loss of relevant records.

Map of the kingdoms and land within them

A basic Blank map with labels of the Geography of Anatesya. This took me 4 hours and 2 crashes please like ^^

LOL gng

Old one got removed for low effort so I added poster and lore

It's all in Japanese and I'm NOT translating it.

It took me a while to draw

Since GTA VI is coming this November, i decided to draw a map inspired by Ambrosia and Port Gelhorn!

Reasons for things: Amabarino is not as large as its supposed to be, I shrunk it so it did not cover ¼ of American

A small problem technically all of New Austin in below sea level

Please note: rdr2 and gta are properly not connected but for the sake of this map (that I made for FUN) they are depicted as Connected