Albert the Singularity
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Hello,
In the OTL, the "White" Indo-Iranians migrating from the Eurasian steppes met with the dark skinned natives, descended from Iranian agriculturalists and AASI tribes (similar to the Andamanese).
In an ATL, what if there was a larger migration from the Middle East and Anatolia, as early agriculturalists, into the Subcontinent, leading to the population of South and West looking ranging from the Anatolian/Armenian look to the Arab/Modern Iranian/Kurdish appearance, with the AASI swamped by the more efficient Agricultural population?
In this case, I think the Indo-Iranians migrants might rather assimilate into the existing society, with the linguistic change probably happening more slowly, unlike OTL. This might lead to more Neolithic languages surviving, unlike OTL, where only Burusho is the relic of the Neolithic Near Eastern languages.
Religion might evolve differently, probably giving rise to Sky/Sun cults and Shamanism, which will influence the Mesopotamia and even Europe. Zoroastrianism, Buddhism and Hinduism might rather be replaced by these Sky/Sun cults and Shaman religions.
Indian, Central Asian and West Asian people will look a mix of Central European to Arab.
Also, in absence of the Caste system and the excessive disunity, this India is more expansive unlike OTL and we might see great walls built like that of China, if they decide to expand to the North. This India would be an another China or a large version of South Korea/Japan (optimistic scenario but China scenario is easy), in the Modern Era, and that would mean a lot of things. Geopolitics would be interesting as India generally maintains friendly relations with the West. And such a large country with a population of 1.6 billion (Including Pakistan and Bangladesh, as Islamic invasions don't happen) being on the side of the USA+rest of the Free World, means big things, and feats achievable that are unimaginable in the OTL present.
We would probably have been a Type-2 Civilization or a Dyson Sphere by now, with everyone Immortal. So, what do you think?
In the OTL, the "White" Indo-Iranians migrating from the Eurasian steppes met with the dark skinned natives, descended from Iranian agriculturalists and AASI tribes (similar to the Andamanese).
In an ATL, what if there was a larger migration from the Middle East and Anatolia, as early agriculturalists, into the Subcontinent, leading to the population of South and West looking ranging from the Anatolian/Armenian look to the Arab/Modern Iranian/Kurdish appearance, with the AASI swamped by the more efficient Agricultural population?
In this case, I think the Indo-Iranians migrants might rather assimilate into the existing society, with the linguistic change probably happening more slowly, unlike OTL. This might lead to more Neolithic languages surviving, unlike OTL, where only Burusho is the relic of the Neolithic Near Eastern languages.
Religion might evolve differently, probably giving rise to Sky/Sun cults and Shamanism, which will influence the Mesopotamia and even Europe. Zoroastrianism, Buddhism and Hinduism might rather be replaced by these Sky/Sun cults and Shaman religions.
Indian, Central Asian and West Asian people will look a mix of Central European to Arab.
Also, in absence of the Caste system and the excessive disunity, this India is more expansive unlike OTL and we might see great walls built like that of China, if they decide to expand to the North. This India would be an another China or a large version of South Korea/Japan (optimistic scenario but China scenario is easy), in the Modern Era, and that would mean a lot of things. Geopolitics would be interesting as India generally maintains friendly relations with the West. And such a large country with a population of 1.6 billion (Including Pakistan and Bangladesh, as Islamic invasions don't happen) being on the side of the USA+rest of the Free World, means big things, and feats achievable that are unimaginable in the OTL present.
We would probably have been a Type-2 Civilization or a Dyson Sphere by now, with everyone Immortal. So, what do you think?