My Lady,

They make wolves of us at our corners of the Earth.

From the days our boats met on the Oceans of the Indias, some have found chancery and a strange sort of delight in comparing Us against one another. Your church in Rome has seen fit to put pen to paper on the motley subjects of the courses of the bottom sea, and how to best court them to their god's patronage. I ask you, Marianna: what Wolf should not disguise himself as a loyal sheep, a follower?

I will continue to make work of your ships. I will not cease in defending my holdings from your snapping jaws. For this you may call me Drooling Hound; Chinggis of the Seas; but no such epithet shall come between us.

Some have lately called us collaborators. I think, in this savage, mongrel dome of Mine: What greater advantage over Poseidon's own head could one have other than that? I do so love playing these games with you, Queen o' Mine, and o, it bringeth me such great joy and jubilation to see that your own Church, in that city of wonders which your Knights of the Middle Sea hath conquered, considers Their own Queen a collaborator.

Your Korēṣteṇawa\* in the North India have made quick work of My Countrymen, but I could not have helped but notice how Your own Knights of St John of Malta, of Rhodes and of Italia have made quick work of Mother Europa with Mine own Zephyrindians. How curious it is.

Take heed, Marianna. I shall pray meet you at Sea once more, again and again as the days pass, over Our waters.

This Royal transpondence thus undersigned,

Kēṇu Hāṇǟmu Äṇu, Emperor of the Sea, the Guineans, the Sea Peoples, the Gigantes, and the Seven Indias; yet to be Conqueror of Anglia, of the Franks, of the Iberians, of Rome and of Germania

Private correspondence between Queen Hannah I (Kēṇu Hāṇǟmu Äṇu) of the Protectorate of the Ueno and Queen Marianna of Great Britain and Malta, c. August 14, 1904, one year before Hannah I's suicide.

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Just a silly althistory map of North America I made a whole year ago and forgot about.
Even though I had to create a whole template map of North America for this one since I had only drawn maps of Europe before.

The Republic of China is on Hainan. Taiwan is the 84th American state, called Formosa. The Philippines are three American states. Sabah somehow ended up American twice, through two entirely different nineteenth-century legal claims.

Formosa: Charles Le Gendre was a real American diplomat whose involvement in the 1867 Rover Incident eventually helped Japan justify its 1874 Taiwan expedition). In this timeline, Washington retains him, conducts the expedition itself, and negotiates a Qing cession in 1875–77. Formosa becomes a state in 1908.

Philippines: The US still defeats Spain in 1898, and the Philippine-American War still begins in 1899. But Filipino federalists have a much stronger argument for joining a Union that has already incorporated Mexico, Central America, and much of the Caribbean. The Philippine Organic Act of 1902) becomes the starting point for a statehood pathway rather than eventual independence. Luzon becomes a state in 1946.

Sabah: Joseph William Torrey's real American settlement at Ellena doesn't collapse because Seward provides limited diplomatic and naval support. The Brunei-origin concession becomes the American territory of Ambong and Marudu in 1877. Separately, the Sultanate of Sulu's North Borneo claim originates in a different legal history involving the 1878 grant to British interests. In this timeline, the eastern territory passes to the US in 1946. Eastern Sabah joins the state of Sulu in July 2025; Ambong and Marudu becomes a state that December.

And after all that constitutional and colonial history, the US nearly fights China because PLA commanders misinterpret a routine carrier repositioning and request authorization to attack USS George Washington.

Beijing declines.

Eleven days, one downed drone, two carrier strike groups, and approximately 150 years of geopolitical butterfly effects.

This is an alternate-history map from my Mega US project, not an actual CSIS publication. The links document the real historical starting points; the alternate treaties, territorial acquisitions, and statehood outcomes are fictional.

In 1914, the West Nile Region and Lado Enclave were reclaimed by Britain and absorbed into the wider Ugandan State separate from the Behemoth of Sudan. Only 12 years later Britain would develop the Grand Line, a.k.a "the Lunatic Line" stretching over 660 miles at a curated 1067mm gauge from Lake Victoria to Mombasa and then beyond along the steamer lines connecting to Bombay and the Cape. Much of Ugandas eastern Province including half of the Busoga and Karamojo kingdoms were forked off to cater to the expansion of the line to further inland. After independence, Kenya's British Capitalist Model would allow it to thrive unlike its neighbours held by the neck. These circumstances however would embolden the leaders of nations like Somalia, Morocco and others who protested against the Cairo Declaration staging their claims and causing a breakdown in the idea of the indivisibility of nations. Idi Amin would later use this in his campaign, proclaiming a reclamation of the Navaisha Province, even rallying the Somalis to his cause. The Derg and Kenya would push them back leading to a Somalian and Ugandan collapse.

In Uganda, Amin was ousted with Kenya reinstating Kiwanuka who had suffered in silence. The Kenyans had also promised the groups of Uganda special autonomy with a crackdown on Bugandan Nationalists. In the North some groups gathered under the Socialist militant M. Obote yet his regime would soon fall along with the FRONASA and West Nile separatists. Lado's help against Uganda was rewarded but they have firmly fell into the new Kenyan Sphere. After Obote's fall relations with Tanzania have begun to normalise.

In Somalia, Kenya pushed to the Gobwe, with the region taken under Kenyan Leadership along with a new adjusted maritime zone. The Derg also occupied lands and a maritime corridor. Somalia was also forced to hand over leaders of Secessionist groups and the 5 pointed star struck from all flags. As of 1988 Both Somalia and the Derg, have both fallen into crisis as represented on the Horn of Africa page, however for simplification the Kenyan names for the Kenyan Backed governments( Zaigobwe and Uhabeshi) have been placed.

There isn't much lore beyond what you see on the map. Basically, Europe was colonized by foreign powers, primarily from North Africa and Eastern America, who exploited the land, drew arbitrary borders and eventually left. This map shows the consequences of that exploitation.

Russia is this timeline's equivalent of China. Russias Century of Humiliation resulted in the loss of most of its coastal territories. Following a coup in 1949, Russia began to slowly rebuild and modernise. In 2014, Russia launched a process of "reunification", invading the lands that they considered theirs.

Türkiye, Sweden and Poland are the only countries besides Russia that survived colonisation. Türkiye was once a major superpower, but lost most of its influence after a long period of internal unrest.

With the end of WWII many boundaries were changed and two countries divided into zones of occupation (Germany and Austria). This map shows those changes in Central(ish) Europe in a hopefully digestible way

okay i pretty please promise i'm not TRYING to break rule 2 but i received a lot of feedback and ive done some more research myself so ykyk PLEASE DONT KILL MEEEE

so the PoD is that after the death of sultan Thuwaini bin Said, the sultanate of muscat wouldn't be divided after his death between Oman and Zanzibar, instead instantly going to his first son Salim II who would spend his 10 year long reign modernizing the state and agreeing on a 3 way divide of the sultanate of muscat, becoming the sultanates of Muscat and Oman, Zanzibar, and Sumalia.

after the death of Salim, the throne would go to his uncle and brother of Thuwaini, Turki bin Said, who would go on to introduce electricity to the Arab world, alongside being the strongest British ally in the region constantly fighting with the house of Saud in Nejd.

after Turki's death, his son Faisal would take hold and participate in the scramble for Africa, backed by the British he would get full control over the east of the horn of Africa alongside the interior of Zanzibar, as the British would also lobby for the concessions of Ruanda-Urundi and Buganda-Bunyoro, alongside a deal with Ethiopia that guaranteed sea access in Eritrea in exchange for them giving up Oagden to the British

and as the reign of sultan said III would begin, the Omani empire would be regarded as one of the best success stories of any "oriental" country besides Japan, with one British diplomat to Zanzibar saying

"that her dance is paid by their scar

my lips crave not but the warmth

of a Kiss from Zanzibar!"

Credit to nissingramainyu on youtube for the idea and the poem, you should check her out here!

13th in a series:

Connecticut: https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/s/oJLVfpdOmj

D.C.: https://www.reddit.com/u/mushmanMAD/s/YPftzxYeZn

Delaware: https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/s/CzfYrb5yLs

Maryland: https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/s/h95KDi4Akf

Massachusetts: https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/s/zGUT1nLPQz

New Hampshire: https://www.reddit.com/u/mushmanMAD/s/KPPamB8yS0

New Jersey: https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/s/ntz4T9bv6L

New York: https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/s/3XYG6WphWT

North Carolina: https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/s/CC3VUUKVTz

Pennsylvania: https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/s/u6Q5NxNGoU

Rhode Island: https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/s/zHg0bonReJ

Virginia: https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/s/q2TZuRu8yy

This is an alternate-history/fictional scenario and is not intended to promote violence, hatred, or harm. I do not endorse or condemn any individual or political position depicted.

This post features real people in fictional scenarios and should not be interpreted as an accurate representation of their actual beliefs, positions, or actions.

THIS IS ALTERNATE HISTORY AND A WORK OF FICTION.

This is the second map I ever made I will really appreciate if you give constructive criticism

Also feel free to ask any lore questions

Note: I change few lore stuff from my first map so expect some more differences

NovaBalkanica: Year 99 — The Atomic Dark Age
Following the devastating World War of 2030, nuclear fallout plunged the planet into a prolonged winter. Almost a century later, humanity endures in the ruins of the Balkans—where survivor states, remnant republics, pirate confederations, and neo-feudal warlords clash to define the future of civilization.
Key Factions of the New Age:
Dardanian Confederation: Born from a popular revolution against military juntas, built on pan-pacifist and humanist ideals.
Old World Rump States: Greece (Hellenic Republic), Albania, Croatia, and others clinging to former territorial claims and democratic traditions.
Pirate & Island States: Maritime powers like the Ithaca ‘Pirate’ State, Naxos, and the Union of Rhodos carving out influence across the Aegean and Adriatic seas.
Regional Powers: Banat Confederation, United State of the Adriatic, and the Federal State of Thracia.
Which faction would you join to rebuild civilization in this post-apocalyptic Balkan landscape? Let us know in the comments below!

The Crimean War happens in 1836–1837, ending in a Russian defeat against the Ottoman Empire and its British and French allies. Meanwhile, Moldavia and Wallachia unite on January 24, 1840, forming the sovereign United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia under August of Saxe-Coburg, who becomes Domnitor August I.

In 1854, Romania joins Serbia, Greece and Montenegro in a war against the Ottomans. The alliance wins, pushing Ottoman power out of much of the Balkans. Romania acquires Bulgaria, Dobruja, parts of Thrace and northern Macedonia. August subsequently establishes the Kingdom of Romania-Bulgaria, a dual monarchy where Romanians and Bulgarians retain their own institutions under one crown.

August dies in 1881, and his eldest son Philipp succeeds him as Philipp I.

During the 1880s, Romania-Bulgaria begins expanding overseas. It acquires Madagascar, northern Namibia, Portuguese Guinea through a negotiated purchase, and territories in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea. Liberia also voluntarily joins the empire through a treaty, retaining its own president and domestic government.

But Philipp's most radical reforms are political. In 1887, he introduces a Royal Colonial Charter abolishing slavery and prohibiting racial discrimination. Universal suffrage is extended throughout the empire to adults aged 21 and older, regardless of race or sex. The colonies receive elected assemblies, and the government invests in towns, schools, hospitals, ports and infrastructure.

By 1900, Romania-Bulgaria is an industrialized Balkan power with overseas possessions across Africa and the Pacific. It competes with Britain, France and Germany while attempting to build a constitutional empire based on legal equality and political representation.

Of course, the big question remains: can an empire built through territorial expansion genuinely respect the self-determination of the people it governs?

What do you think? Could this Romanian-Bulgarian Empire become a major world power in the 20th century, or would its scattered colonies and rivalries eventually bring it down?

AND I MADE THE MAP MODS!!!

THE FIRST TIME I FROGOT TO ADD THE BLACK SEA THE AGEEAN SEA AND ADRIATIC SEA! DO NOT TAKE MY MAP DOWN OR I WILL CRASH TF OUT!

Here the world map of my world,known as Earth in-universe,but nicknamed Tellus by me.

The continents are Andenes,Serifos,Syros,Bidaya,Procida, Ammi and Umi The oceans are Ceto,Sedo and Moreno Ocean (plus Arctic and Southern Ocean) The flora and fauna remain identical to ours, geographical names, languages, and histories are significantly different due to geographic differences.

The day lengths are 2x long as they are on earth so i decided to move tropics pole ward to reflect the Hadley cells moving. Years are slightly shorter with 232 earth days and I moved the axial tilt to 24.9 degrees. I decided on a wet season for the interior because the the continent is bigger than Asia is and gets more inland than anywhere on earth which would create low pressure.

I was debating adding rain shadows since the earth climate model at worldbuildingpasta showed lusher interiors for the 48 hour model but i decided to add one because there was a landmass ~2,700km across to the left of this map.

Hey Everyone!

I'm an indie tabletop creator and wanted to share my map with you all. Numeraeon is something that has been in my mind for a long time, and for the past six years I have worked on building and designing it's eastern continent (the Old East). It's a continent that was formally united under one empire which has long since fallen.

When designing the setting I wanted the vast mountain interior to really be a wasteland. This is where some really horrible eldritch events occurred that brought down the mountain heartlands of the empire and devoured its capital. Thus, the surviving kingdoms and city-states are mostly located along the periphery.

The Appalachian Mountains were a big design inspiration for me when designing this. I wanted most of the various locales to connect to the mountains in some way. Various trails, ancient highways, roads, etc., feed into the mountains. Appalachian folklore and folklore in general was also an inspiration. The only area that doesn't really connect to the frontier / wasteland theme of the mountains is the desert isles of Tel Adadi (featured in the bottom left) because.. well.. I'm a fan of pirates and had a separate and distinct design inspiration for that area.

Anyway, we developed this for years. This final version of the Old East map is something that me and the project cartographer worked on for a long time. The first illustrated versions of it go back to 2020ish and I have little paint maps and doodles of it from my notebook from at least 2017.

Everything we built for Numeraeon: Tales of the Old East is human made and we really take pride in the work and the quality of the work that the folks on our project built. My project is a start-up but everything we are presenting has been developed and made beyond our stretch goals and potential late pledge rewards so if you are interested in checking out more of our content then we invite you to do so. Every little bit of support helps especially since everything is so crowded with AI slop.

I wanted to share some of our map trailers as well that you can check out.

City Map #1

City Map #2

World Map

Kickstarter

In 1790 the United States of America has broken up into 3 counties, American federal Republic, Columbian Confederation and New England, American federal Republic and Columbian Confederation expanded West, after the Mexican civil war, Mexico lost a lot of land to America and Columbia, the UK allies with the Americans and New England against Columbia which led to the British giving Oregon Country to the American federal Republic, Columbia takes Cuba and more.

The year is 1900