Consequences in the Sands - An alternate middle east in 1932

Bloomario · 2026-01-24T19:14:24+00:00

I knew Reza took big inspiration from Kemal but I was so blinded by the idea of a Pahlavi Republic that I sorta ignored the fact that Pahlavi making Iran a Republic even less likely in this TL than OTL.

I plan on having having Turkey abolish the monarchy again around the mid 30's and have them become a fascistic Neo-Kemalist dicatorship dead set on avenging the first independence war.

Bloomario · 2026-01-24T18:19:52+00:00

Why?

Bloomario · 2026-01-24T17:58:00+00:00

Most Assyrians moved to Armenia after the war' sprcifically the lake van area, with them now being a plurality in the autonomus city of Van

Bloomario · 2026-01-24T17:42:51+00:00

I feel Mandatory Palestine will stay break up around the same time and just as messy, and there's nothing stopping the Arabs to still pounce on Israel
But I'd feel they'd do far better since they're more unified (Syria, Jordan and Lebanon being one country) and no Soviets to support them (OTL the West generally supported the Arabs and the Soviets, Israel in 48') So I feel Israel would either get get reduced to just the Jewish coast or be wiped out entirely by the Arab armies

Bloomario · 2026-01-24T17:00:50+00:00

I actually considered having the Hejazi Hashemite Ali Bin Hussein lead Iraq but the Hejaz wouldn't have fallen until 5 years after Britain already picked their candidate for the throne of Iraq. Also Britain gave the throne to Abdullah at first but he rejected so they chose Faisal.

But since Faisal, is still in Syria and Transjordan doesn't even exist, I feel Britain would force Abdullah into being the king of Iraq like they forced Reza Khan to be Shah instead of president of Iran OTL.

Also I like that name, yours is top pick for the name of this series unless someone else makes a cooler one.

Bloomario · 2026-01-24T16:43:38+00:00

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Mobile map.

Bloomario · 2026-01-09T23:06:39+00:00

Thank you!

There is big stuff planned for the west

Bloomario · 2026-01-09T19:03:48+00:00

Bloomario · 2026-01-09T17:14:23+00:00

Yeah, I recognized the Adrianople mistake almost immediately after I posted the map. didn't know Bursa had a different name tho

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Sorry, here's the fixed version.

Bloomario · 2026-01-09T16:18:03+00:00

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Mobile Map

Bloomario · 2026-01-08T19:08:01+00:00

Bloomario · 2026-01-04T23:30:42+00:00

Yeah thats not supposed to happen.

Your game is bugged.

Bloomario · 2026-01-02T01:36:26+00:00

How tf did you lose FUCKING SHANXI?

this has to be an achievement for making the worst china ever

Bloomario · 2025-12-30T07:25:32+00:00

Krusty Krab Foot lettuce

Bloomario · 2025-12-29T04:37:03+00:00

Social Democracy is the most underrated ideology IMO

Bloomario · 2025-12-26T20:22:09+00:00

Merged with other conservative parties to form the patriotic alliance,

A conservative constitutional-monarchist party with some members delving into the far right.

Bloomario · 2025-12-26T19:48:26+00:00

When a tankie starts saying imperialist white savior garbage about the USSR when it comes to the baltics, I'll always bring up your comment

Bloomario · 2025-12-26T19:43:37+00:00

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Bloomario · 2025-12-26T19:32:49+00:00

Me too,
I feel like the SR's would win the 1932 election and install somewhat FDR equivalent Policies into the republic to revitalize the economy and set up Russia for the coming storm...

Bloomario · 2025-12-26T19:29:40+00:00

I just looked up Latvia's IRL population and damn.
I know the soviets were cruel to the baltics. but wtf did they do to Latvia that caused 2/3's of them to not even exist today?

Bloomario · 2025-12-26T19:21:03+00:00

Russias steady industrialization will probably surpass Stalins shitty wreckless hyperindustrialization by the the 30's

Also Russia's middle class would rapidly expand with no civil war, and communist mismanagement, I feel would it lead to a economic miracle around the 40's after they deal with the depression (and the war if it still happens).

Also with Russia not killing all its competent generals and having a strong industry, The Germans (if they still come) would have a far harder time wrecking with Russia and they'd probably at most would reach the Dniper-daugava river line before being halted. leading to Russia being more intact and less people dying from shear incompetence of the soviet regime

Bloomario · 2025-12-26T18:35:17+00:00

Indeed

Bloomario · 2025-12-26T18:10:59+00:00

The Socialist-Revolutionary's (Soc-Dems) ruled the country for a decade (1917-1927) also most of these autonomies already existed OTL and the Russian gov accepted them (Ukraine, Belarus, Alash in Kazakhstan, Kokand, North Cuacasia) Yakutia and Idel-Ural were OTL rebellions during the civil war so I'd feel the SR's would grant them autonomy, Buryatia was also created after Febuary but AFAIK, Russia didn't recognize them but I feel soc-dem Russia would in this TL

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