Genghis-Khan (Part 9), Age of Sails and Corsairs
This post is following the last 8 ones. Make sure to read Genghis-Khan full history in part 1-8 of his adventures. Following the last chapter , no Ottoman significantly affect North Africa in similar fashion to Europe. They conquered a good ch unk of it which then would have never happen ed . One of the major change s is bye bye Barbary Corsairs, as they were directly funded by the Ot tomans to piss off Europeans in the Mediterranean. This could have delayed the A ge of D iscovery or , also change nothing . Europe was keen on exploring the west because the O ttomans had a monopoly on the S ilk R oad to the orient and made them pay premium prices to move products through their land s . So, with them gone and the area being divided into smaller kingdom s , trade to Asia wouldn’t ...