intro[]
This is the world timeline for the Age of Asia Althistory where Marco Polo was never born. And increased bandit activity made the Silk road too dangerous to travel. This timeline may also include events as they happened in real life.
(ex. Ming dynasty starts. 1403).
the world a year before divergence
asia 1300
1253[]
- SEPTEMBER 12
First sign of Divergence occurs. Increased Bandit activity on the Silk road leaves 60% of all its travelers dead.
1254[]
- AUGUST 22
Marco Polo dies at birth. This is the main point of divergence. His Mother dies two weeks later.
- September 2
Mali expands East majorly.
1291[]
- April 27
Shanghai is founded.
1292[]
- March 13
All travel banned along the Silk road in eight European countries.
- June 18
Trade starts to decline between the two continents.
- July 26
Merv Bans the Silk road due to a 89% chance a person will die on the journey. This cuts West Asia off from Central and East Asia.
1298[]
- March 1
Mansa Musa dies at the age the age of 18 instead of 57 traveling to the Middle East and is killed by bandits. Instead of Mali becoming a world power, It slowly dives into poverty.
1299[]
- October 17
The Ottoman Empire is founded.
1326[]
- May 12- December 1358
Many kingdoms surrounding Mali collapse due to poverty and become bandit zones.
1346[]
- May 14
The Bubonic Plague never evolves to become deadly and dies out due to the region of central Asia it started in had a mass migration to South East Asia because of no business opportunities due to the closure of many parts of the Silk road.
1403[]
- May 15
Ming dynasty starts in China.
- August 24
Many southern Indian Kingdoms join together to create the Eastern Kingdom of Huntka so they can join together their wealth, and natural resources and become a wealthy kingdom.
1404[]
- January 31
China sets its expansion downwards into South East Asia.
- May 25
Kunming is crowned the new capital of Imperial China from Najing instead of Beijing. This will later help China grow without the Silk road.
1415[]
- August 31- May 1467
China helps Tibet expand. Tibet triples in size and becomes the second largest country in Asia.
1416[]
- May 30
China and Tibet become allies.
1429[]
- April 19
Native Peruvians are introduced to a new Aztec disease called Bynofrium.
- November 23
Christian kingdoms Nubia and Alodia are converted to Islam but aren't destroyed.
1438[]
- March 9
Incan Empire is founded with a population of 234.
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- November 30
Ottoman Empire loses the battle of Varna and is then thrown into turmoil by revolting citizens.
1446[]
- December 13
Incan Empire falls to Bynofrium disease and is destroyed. Leaving 23 people who escaped into the Jungle. Machu Piccu never constructed.
1488[]
- September 17
Portuguese Navigator Bartolomeu Dias sails around the Cape of Good Hope and then dies in an accident a month later.
- November 23
The Last Supper` by Leanardo Da Vinci is completed.
1489[]
- July 2
Da Vinci makes plans for a flying machine but the resources he needs can only be found in East Asia.
- July 13
Da Vinci makes plans for an illegal trip to Asia with his friends.
- December 25
Crimuni Obuson dies in Mali searching for the lost city of Nubia.
1490[]
- May 12
Areas of the Bandit zones in west Africa decide to unite into a single country.
The world in 1490
- June 23
Da Vinci sets off to Asia with a small group of friends.
- August 26
Republic of Ghana becomes the first democracy since ancient Greece.
1491[]
- January 12
A Chinese galleon sets off East from Beijing.
- February 23
Revolts for independence start in the Vietnam province of South East China.
- March 23
The Pope is assassinated in his home in the Vatican city, Kingdom of Naples.
- June 12
Buddhism spreads from China, Eastern Kingdom of Huntka and Tibet to Persia and Pakistan.
1492[]
- May 30
Vietnam Province wins the battle of Hanoi against China in it's quest for independence.
- June 26
Ireland is annexed by France and Spain due to the running out of resources on the mainland.
- June 29
The Polish-Hungarian Balkan wars start.
- July 12
The Chinese gallon lands in Alaska and expansion begins. Shanijing is the first Alaskan city.
- July 29
Da Vinci enters Tibet.
- July 31
Da Vinci is introduced to Buddhism.
- August 8
Spain annexes Portugal.
- August 12
Holy Roman Empire ends and becomes Gervaru.
- August 17
A few soldiers in Alaska go back on the gallon to bring the news of a new land.
- August 26
Da Vinci converts to Buddhism.
- December 21
Da Vinci leaves Tibet for China
1493[]
- June 2
Poland lost the war with Hungary.
- June 18
Spain invades Portugal.
- December 25
Buddhism spreads to Poland and Muscovite.
- December 30
Muscovite territory is renamed the Markovitch republic.
1494[]
- February 12
Da Vinci arrives in China.
- February 13
The galleon arrives in Kunming with the news of the new land.
- June 18
Spain and France invade Ireland. and Tibet changes its flag and coat of arms.
- August 23
Vietnam Province wins its independence. It's named the Nam Republic. The third ever world democracy. (With the exception of Athens, Ancient Greece.)
- December 17
Namesse National Constitution is written.
1495[]
- may 5
Flag designed and border agreement final in Nam.
- June 1
Laws officially made and currency decided in Nam, Currency change in Tibet.
- June 12
Nam legalizes gay marriage.
- September 23
France successfully captures Ireland and starts extracting natural resources.
- November 12
News about a new land reaches Tibet and Eastern Kingdom of Huntka,
- December 17
Leanardo Da Vinci writes back to Europe saying he will not be returning and he also mentions his new religion. The letter is expected to reach his hometown by 1500.
1496[]
- January 23
A small civilization made up of the Inca survivours starts on the East coast of South America it is named locally as Vertigo.
- February 7
The European wars start. France, Gervaru and Spain against Poland, Denmark, Sweden and England.
- February 10
The European Wars end after three days because of the Glasgow treaty.
- March 12
Eastern Kingdom of Hunka sets sail for the new land.
- October 31
News of the new land reaches Denmark. Buddhism spreads in Gervaru and France.
The world in 1497
- November 12
Naples is renamed Italia. An unofficial kingdom is destroyed in East Africa
1497[]
- April 30
Eastern Kingdom of Huntka's ships land in OTL Australia and claims a large amount of land.
- May 17
Mali begins a massive expansion operation around the bandit zones, it now borders the sea and the unofficial kingdom of Congo.
- May 28
China and Tibet make contact with Europe and decide to re-open the silk road. Muslims in Qatar meet Buddhists for the first time.
- June 25
Qatar expands up into Turkish no mans land to aid the trade mission and clear bandits to better their economy.
- December 21
Qatar finishes expansion and is renamed the Peoples Islamic Republic or P.I.R.
- December 28
France and Denmark send ships west to find land.
1498[]
- June 12
Luxemburg is bought by Hungary.
- July 1
Spain starts expanding down into Africa. Silk Road re-opened.
- August 9
Congo becomes an official country. Congo Starts expansion downward.
- September 28
Zambian Republic is born out of the unofficial kingdom of Zambia.
- November 18
Zambia and Congo come up with a same currency among other things. They agree to expand to each other's borders and thus the Congo-Zambia commonwealth is born.
1499[]
- April 9
Siberia begins to expand East.
- April 29
Markavitch Republic expands East.
- May 23
Denmark lands in Canada (OTL)
- June 8
France lands in Mexico (OTL)
World in 1499
- September 30
China Expands in Alaska (OTL) and grabs most of its coast.
- October 27
French soldiers raid an Aztec city for gold but are forced to retreat after losing.
- November 30
News of Da vinci arrive in Italia. Public starts to research into Buddhism. Quite a few convert.
1500[]
- January 23
Easter Kingdom of Huntka starts shipping their prisoners to Australia. (OTLFebruary 12 A native tribe starts a small city called Maj in America (OTL)
- February 18
Buddhism starts rapidly spreading in Italia.
- March 28
People's Islamic Republic starts expanding into Africa and takes over last bit of no man's land in Arabian Peninsula.
- April 30
Ghana Republic starts military action in the bandit zone. Expands slightly.
- May 21
Ireland begins revolting against the French. also Chinese government start looking at documents from Da Vinci.
- June 23
After selling his documents Da Vinci settles in Bhutan Province, China
- July 25
Chinese make contact with the Majians.
- August 27
Aztec empire expands.
- August 28
Expansion age begins.
- '.'September 31
Maj begins expansion north with China's help
- November 2
China begins expanding in Alaska (OTL)
- December 30
Ghana defeats bandits.
1501[]
Ghana takes over bandit zones.
- February 15
Pakistan invades Indian Kingdoms*
February 17 China- Indian Kingdoms trade route cancelled
- April 24
Japan Expand into mainland Asia.
- April 27
Spain sends a ship to the New World.
- June 13
France expands in the New World.
- August 27
Denmark expands in the New World.
- September 24
Tibet claims the last bit of no man's land in West Asia.
- November 31
Congo claims massive piece of no man's land.
- December 2
Denmark claims the very bottom of Africa.
1502[]
- February 8
Sudan begins to expand.
- March 28
Kenya is founded
- March 29
Zambia invades and takes over the last unofficial kingdom in Africa.
- July 30
Spanish ship sinks in Atlantic.
- September 29
Virtigo expands.