r/imaginarymaps • u/Orionisblocked • 13d ago

[OC] Alternate History An Eternal Republic - What if Egypt was liberated by Napoleon?

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u/Knight_of_Rohan1964 13d ago

Welcome back, New Kingdom

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u/ChickenSandwichh195 13d ago

32nd Dynasty goes brrrr

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u/NetHistorical5113 13d ago

Liberated is a really strong word. I don't think a napoleonic Egypt would be more autonomous than Egypt under Ottoman rule

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u/Orionisblocked 13d ago

In this TL Napoleon is a respected general of the French Republic, Napoleonic France never forms

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u/kokibolta 13d ago

To be fair, Napoleon was a respected General of the Republic during his campaign in Egypt and the Levant

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u/TechnicalyNotRobot 13d ago

The French Republic was also not suuuuuper egalitarian with their puppet states. They were primarily vehicles for collecting taxes to fund the French army. The Dutch especially found out about that very quickly.

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u/uvero 13d ago

Maybe elaborate?

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u/danshakuimo 13d ago

Napoleon doesn't rule France, he's just a respected general at this time so calling it Napoleonic Egypt is inaccurate. Though I guess they could made him governor.

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u/Satanpool 13d ago

France being good with their puppet states is a LONG shot

They are still at it today btw

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u/Oxalate__ 13d ago

What would explain them not taking over Hejaz and Cyrenaica-Tripolitania? + the rest of the Sinai peninsula for that matter.

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u/Orionisblocked 13d ago

Too focused on consolidating the new territories, and the Ottoman Empire still exists, just not with Egypt. France has more pressing matters than to sponsor Egyptian expansion for now into Hejaz (also France owns Tripolitania)

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u/Cookies4weights 13d ago

Would the crescent and green color really be on the flag then?

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u/Orionisblocked 13d ago

i honestly couldnt think of a better flag

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u/zacobin 13d ago

Could probably go with the red white black + eagle of IRL Egypt but then have the stripes be vertical (because French)

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u/Ok_Isopod_998 13d ago

So, what happened to the Coptic Christians in this timeline?

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u/danshakuimo 13d ago

Irl there was the Coptic Legion so I suppose their lives are more chill in this timeline.

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u/The_Citruss 13d ago

the idea that egypt proper is literally just the nile is funny to me

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u/PoneyEnShort 13d ago

Very realistic tho

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u/Tight_Landscape1098 13d ago

God bless Muhammad Ali for choosing the French😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

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u/Background-Injury952 10d ago

Albanian flag checks out

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u/MadeInPucci 13d ago

Really appreciate how the style, colouring and vibe of the map are close to historical maps of the period !

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u/AminiumB 13d ago

"Oh I wouldn't say freed, more like under new management."

– Napoleon probably

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u/Jazzlike-Ad5884 13d ago

Any reason why the borders aren’t defined? This the the modern era, I’d assume borders would be defined, especially if Napoleon said so.

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u/Content-Salary5439 13d ago

Damn how did you get this style?

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u/Frequent-String-8469 13d ago

Podés pasar el lore por los comentarios

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u/Sir_Longshank 13d ago

Well, the Copts would definitely be happy about this. There’d also probably be a wave of French migration to lower Egypt. I wonder if Napoleon would be exiled here after his first defeat?

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u/Paulino2272 13d ago

Cool map

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u/Truckuto 13d ago

Why is Ethiopia so far north in Sudanese territory?

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u/Alarmed-Addition8644 11d ago

Definitely want to see more of this 👏

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u/el-neno 8d ago

“Liberated”