Constantinople
I was presuming that from the borders and the continued existance of a Zoroastrian state in Persia. Possibly the big war starting with Maurice's overthrow is avoided or seriously scaled down so the empires survive the initial Muslim onslaught. If so would have expected that Egypt would be reclaimed at some point but could be a 3 power stability so that if any of the empires starts looking too powerful the other two, combined with possibly other powers pull it down.
In Britain I guess the dark blue is a mega Scotland? Since it includes part of their original homeland in Ireland, the bulk of Scotland and large sections of England. Presuming some disaster for the early English and at best they are clinging on in the east. Could be a more successful Arthur type figure? Might be at the same time roughly as whatever happened in the east to preserve the big empires there.
Presumably also the Viking period was butterflied away as they don’t seem to have any colonies or settlements west of Scandinavia except Iceland and a couple of bits of northern Scotland? Or this is after the Viking tide has ebbed, although with the much larger Denmark and other states in the west overall probably being weaker – except for the Muslim empire – this does seem rather odd.
Given the nature of the Rus states I presume the Mongols never came, as they look rather like what might have occurred without them.
Steve
