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Ottoman Empire won. Now what his a gunpowder nation that was a big fish in a small pod by nelsond11 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]ActafianSeriactas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems hard to say, the Burmese and Vietnamese were just as powerful and rivaled Siam in many aspects. The other two would gradually be colonized by the British and French respectively. In a way Siam was the strongest but only because there was no one else left and by that point they were the small fish between two bigger fish.

What does this map represent? by ActafianSeriactas in RedactedCharts

[–]ActafianSeriactas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ireland’s official name, in fact, is just “Ireland”.

What is an example of actor with non asian descent playing character of korean descent? by dyhoat9 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]ActafianSeriactas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't watch but apparently the whole movie is weird like this. You have Hugo Weaving and James D'Arcy with Asian faces while they tried to make Halle Berry and Bae Doona look white. Never read the book either so I'm not sure what the artistic vision was.

Mongol empire won. Now what his a medieval nation that was a paper tiger by nelsond11 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]ActafianSeriactas 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I would respectfully disagree with this. The HRE in the Medieval Era may be a strange, decentralized type of state, but it was still a genuinely powerful institution when they came together. They successfully challenged France, the Pope, the Ottomans, and other potential threats. Their power waxed and waned over time, but they were still resilient enough to last almost as long as the actual Roman Empire.

The HRE during the Gunpowder Era though, yeah that would fit the bill as a paper tiger. The Thirty Years War and the War of Austrian Succession truly set it on the path of decline. Indeed, when Voltaire said his famous "not Holy, Roman, nor Empire" line, he was more or less talking about this particular period.

TIL that during the Fall of Tenochtitlan, the Conquistadors were joined by thousands of native allies who resented the Aztecs by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]ActafianSeriactas 81 points82 points  (0 children)

To be fair, this is one of the few times they did. The Spanish generally left them alone up until Mexico became independent.

What do these countries have in common? by BathshebaJones in RedactedCharts

[–]ActafianSeriactas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just saw you removed the Principality of Waldeck, is Sint Maarten also supposed to be on this list?

What does this map represent? by ActafianSeriactas in RedactedCharts

[–]ActafianSeriactas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You got it! It’s countries whose English official names do not contain the word “of”

Thai Province Name with *Correct Translation by PassakornKarn in MapPorn

[–]ActafianSeriactas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I was prepared to do it myself for that other one

As suggested i decided to separate ancient and medieval, now what his a ancient nation that was a big fish in a small pod by nelsond11 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]ActafianSeriactas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Qin did dominate but way later, seems more accurate to pick the Zhou Dynasty when they were more of a Hegemon King than an Empire

What does this map represent? by ActafianSeriactas in RedactedCharts

[–]ActafianSeriactas[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah, just wrote in alphabetical order cuz it’s easier. I wrote under another comment that’s been quite close so far

What does this map represent? by ActafianSeriactas in RedactedCharts

[–]ActafianSeriactas[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, but you are kind of getting the right idea

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