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  1. Buba

    Alternate History The Medes and the Persians invent the Flintlock Musket

    Genghis - yes, as had had large parts of China at his disposal. Alexander - maaaaybe Atilla - nope
  2. Buba

    Alternate History The Medes and the Persians invent the Flintlock Musket

    Mao Tse Tung say - "Feudalism sprouts from the barrel of a gun!" - so the Medes/Persians can end up with something similar to their OTL setup even with muskets ... :P
  3. Buba

    Alternate History The Medes and the Persians invent the Flintlock Musket

    An interesting point. Although Japan was not that far from European feudalism without a mounted warrier class.
  4. Buba

    Alternate History The Medes and the Persians invent the Flintlock Musket

    It is Minie Interesting. In Polish and Russian it is closer to the word for ... for kissing a girl ... THERE. Minie ball is 1848. And requires: a - having the concept of rifling; b - possession of the ability for mass production of rifled barrels. Good enough. Not that they would be facing...
  5. Buba

    Alternate History The Medes and the Persians invent the Flintlock Musket

    There will be no Alexander the Great.
  6. Buba

    Alternate History The Medes and the Persians invent the Flintlock Musket

    They expand to more or less the extent of Darius' conquests. The limit is "one year's campaign" distance from the imperial core. Beyond that - some vassals. After some time the empire collapses. World history is changed beyond recognition inside a few decades.
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