India?

[elynis.livejournal.com]

So...I have a weird question. In the alternate history of Code Geass, did India ever get colonized? What is the political standing of India in the show anyway? They're part of the Chinese Federation, but they want out...? Also, is Rakshata the only Indian character we see on the show?

Thanks for being patient with me. It's when I ask questions like this that I realize how much I still don't understand the inner workings of Code Geass...

Comments

I'm guessing...

[fox-holland.livejournal.com]

India never got colonized because Britannia got kicked out of Britain by Napoleon and had to conquer North and South America.

[rainbow-cnxn.livejournal.com]

The age of colonialism still happened, I think, as the American colonies still existed.

However, given that the Britannians got kicked out of England, I wouldn't be surprised if late 18th century Britannia was considerably weaker than late 18th century England, and that weakness would be evident in its overseas territorial holdings, as well. So my best guess is that Britannia had India but lost it in the course of events to China due to its internal weakness.

As it stands, India is part of China but wants out. And Raksharta also brought her posse of Indian engineers with her in S1.

As a general history note, remember that the Tudors still existed, so I'm guessing that Britannian history between the Norman invasion and Henry VIII was still largely the same. However, it's safe to say that the English Civil War never happened, and the existence of the Stuart and Hanoverian/Windsor monarchs are doubtful.

[darksage29.livejournal.com]

Personally, I think the Chinese Federation didn't grow to be that big through direct conquest like Britannia did. That's because nobody cared to revolt against the eunuchs before R2. Ergo, I'm guessing that India was annexed to China some time before season one in exchange for something else (think: benevolent assimilation). So the Chinese Federation (note use of the term "federation", denoting some sort of cooperative entity).

Just placing my two cents on the line here.