Historical Discussion: What if the Aztecs had a Shaka-like leader?

edited 25th Aug '12 3:23:55 PM by JosefBugman

I think that Medieval Ages know several examples of Church versus kings struggle. A king bastardly enough could be quite able to exert pressure on the Pope, if he had an army close enough to Rome. Not really if your idea of a change is to dismantle the Church hierarchy, not at this stage, and the politics made sure his enemies domestic and abroad would paint themselves as defenders of the faith, but he could take on the Pope quite well.

edited 25th Aug '12 3:24:09 PM by JosefBugman

Yes, but leave some room for imagination. Maybe he was an early leader that changed the society ahilw before the Spainish.

edited 25th Aug '12 3:27:27 PM by JosefBugman

By the way, Shaka was pretty badass, but his successors (and quite probably he, had he lived long enough) made a number of poor choices themselves. Like, they disregarded the gunpowder weapons.

Ultimately, purchasing weapons from the colonists will still doom you. You'll fight longer, but the only way the South Americans could have won is if they themselves began manufacturing on the same level as the Spanish. Look at the North American tribes, many of which purchased firearms to use against the enemy. They made a bigger dent, but they lost in the end anyway.

edited 13th Dec '10 4:48:12 PM by Ultrayellow

edited 25th Aug '12 3:28:02 PM by JosefBugman

This is starting to sound really cool, with a four way war going on in Mexico.

edited 25th Aug '12 3:28:50 PM by JosefBugman

If they do fight a war for Mexico then a lot of historical eevnts wouldn't happen, or at least not happen like they did IRL. And England's navy wasn't supreme until many eyars later. The English navy of the 1500s was nothing too special.

edited 25th Aug '12 3:29:02 PM by JosefBugman

Eh, the loss the Spanish Armada was a fluke. Britain did not have complete naval dominance until the 18th century.

edited 25th Aug '12 3:29:09 PM by JosefBugman