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What if Han China never fell?

Han Empire survived and ended with 5.9% of the world, up from 4.2%.

The Han dynasty rules China in the year 1, at the other end of the Silk Road from Rome. Here it never falls apart. We started on the real borders of 1 and let the world run for 500 years.

Its share of the world

1: 4.2%
11: 4.3%
26: 4.3%
51: 4.4%
101: 4.5%
151: 4.8%
201: 4.9%
301: 4.9%
401: 4.9%
501: 5.9%

Year by year

1: a golden age began.
2: Arakan attacked.
65: Hindu Kingdoms attacked.
121: Koguryo attacked.

At its height, in 446, it held 5.9% of the world.

The world in 501

In 501, Arctic Hunters ruled 13% of the Earth, ahead of Roman Empire and Khoisan. 46 nations were left standing.

"I have stopped being surprised. That is a lie." Max, for the record

Run it yourself

Play this world

The same borders, the same seed, the same start. Then you are God: change anything.

More what-ifs from 1

What if the Roman Empire never fell?What if the whole world declared war on Rome?

More what-ifs from history

What if Alexander the Great had lived?What if Carthage had beaten Rome?What if the Abbasid Caliphate never fell?What if the Byzantine Empire never fell?What if the Tibetan Empire had kept growing?What if the Mongols conquered the whole world?What if the whole world united against the Mongols?What if the Aztec Empire survived?

Is this what would really happen?

No one can know. This is one run of a game engine that simulates every country on the real map: wars by temperament, armies from land and people, civil wars, golden ages. Same seed, same result, every time.

Can I try it myself?

Yes. Press Play this world: the same seed opens in your browser, free, and unfolds the same way until you change something.

Every page is a real run of the Play God on Earth engine (deterministic: same seed, same result). Historical facts are not implied; this is a game. Historical borders: historical-basemaps by Andre Ourednik.