Scenarios about 'East Asian history'
East Asian history encompasses the rich and complex past of China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and surrounding regions, spanning thousands of years of civilization development. This region witnessed the rise and fall of powerful dynasties, sophisticated philosophical traditions like Confucianism and Buddhism, technological innovations, and complex international relations. Understanding East Asian historical dynamics provides essential context for alternate history scenarios exploring different outcomes in imperial succession, colonization resistance, technological development paths, or geopolitical alignments.
What If Japan Never Closed Itself to The Outside World?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Japan never implemented the sakoku policy of national isolation, potentially reshaping East Asian geopolitics, global trade networks, and technological development for centuries.
What If The Ming Dynasty Never Fell?
Exploring the alternate timeline where China's Ming Dynasty endured beyond the 17th century, potentially altering global power dynamics, technological development, and the course of Eastern and Western relations.
What If The Mongols Conquered Japan?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Mongol invasions of 1274 and 1281 succeeded, fundamentally altering East Asian history and Japan's cultural and political development.
What If The Qing Dynasty Never Rose to Power?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Manchu invasion of China failed, preventing the establishment of the Qing Dynasty and dramatically altering Asian and global history.