al-Mujadid meant the Caliphate of Seville to be a hereditary monarchy, like contemporary France or England at the time. Because his designated son Ahmad went blasphemously insane, that didn't work out, and Umayyad Seville never did manage to sort out a succession system before al-Mahdi was forced into exile in 1792.
Caliph Yusuf I, significantly, didn't leave directions for the process himself, beyond specifying in no uncertain terms that there would never be a Caliph Sufyan. The original idea was probably that the Caliph of New Andalusia would appoint his successor (possibly naming him the Abdallah), who on his death or resignation would be acclaimed by the Maxaha and ascend to the throne accordingly. Once again, that didn't work out. Unlike Seville before it, though, the UCNA has evolved a formal (if mostly unwritten) policy for handling caliphal successions. This is how it works.
Showing posts with label the UCNA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the UCNA. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
Zahra
Life: 1887-present.
Position: Calipha of the Umayyad Caliphate in New Andalusia
Preceded by: [who?]
The electoral side of the UCNA's history is justifiably a sausage party: as of 1930, women's suffrage is still something that needs campaigning for. The monarchic side of the UCNA's political history is, at this point, a sausage party too, and it shouldn't be. Presumably the caliphs have no shortage of wives and daughters, but who are they? What are they doing?
As of tonight, I'm only really familiar with the current calipha of New Andalusia; I'm not even sure about her family name yet. What I know is that, in several spellings, her name is Zahra, devoted wife of Caliph Yusuf III. This is her story.
Position: Calipha of the Umayyad Caliphate in New Andalusia
Preceded by: [who?]
The electoral side of the UCNA's history is justifiably a sausage party: as of 1930, women's suffrage is still something that needs campaigning for. The monarchic side of the UCNA's political history is, at this point, a sausage party too, and it shouldn't be. Presumably the caliphs have no shortage of wives and daughters, but who are they? What are they doing?
As of tonight, I'm only really familiar with the current calipha of New Andalusia; I'm not even sure about her family name yet. What I know is that, in several spellings, her name is Zahra, devoted wife of Caliph Yusuf III. This is her story.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Yusuf III
Dates: January 20, 1891-present.
The Caliphate in New Andalusia is no stranger to unexpected successors; they're pretty much inevitable when congenital madness runs in the family, the (Jewish) maître d' has rights over each step of the acclamation process, and there are half a dozen collateral lines waiting in the wings. In the 19th century, those unexpected successors went down in history as "the six weak caliphs." In the 20th century, one of them turned out famously well. Only one of them, however, has been judged a bad caliph. His name is Yusuf III, and this is his story.
The Caliphate in New Andalusia is no stranger to unexpected successors; they're pretty much inevitable when congenital madness runs in the family, the (Jewish) maître d' has rights over each step of the acclamation process, and there are half a dozen collateral lines waiting in the wings. In the 19th century, those unexpected successors went down in history as "the six weak caliphs." In the 20th century, one of them turned out famously well. Only one of them, however, has been judged a bad caliph. His name is Yusuf III, and this is his story.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Sunday, November 4, 2012
New Toleto
This page has a writeup in GURPS format. You can view it here.
Significance: Capital city of the UCNA
Location: On the western shore of the Mississippi River, near its confluence with the Ohio
On April 5th, Yusuf was caliph over a very disjointed territory. One of his seats of power was in Cuba [details?], and the main city on the mainland was Port-Royal, which became the UCNA's de facto capital for most of his career. At best it was a stopgap solution.
As a permanent capital city, Port-Royal had serious disadvantages. It was built in the swamps, and epidemics of malaria and cholera were so regular that diplomats demanded hazard pay. It was vulnerable to naval warfare, making the (Cuban-dominated) navy too powerful [details?] - and Cuban aggression couldn't be ruled out. (And although it was a nonissue at the time, Port-Royal anchored the UCNA to Caribby at a time when the north was extremely open territory.) From fairly early, both Yusuf and Don Musa had plans to relocate the capital. All they needed was a suitable location.
Significance: Capital city of the UCNA
Location: On the western shore of the Mississippi River, near its confluence with the Ohio
On April 5th, Yusuf was caliph over a very disjointed territory. One of his seats of power was in Cuba [details?], and the main city on the mainland was Port-Royal, which became the UCNA's de facto capital for most of his career. At best it was a stopgap solution.
As a permanent capital city, Port-Royal had serious disadvantages. It was built in the swamps, and epidemics of malaria and cholera were so regular that diplomats demanded hazard pay. It was vulnerable to naval warfare, making the (Cuban-dominated) navy too powerful [details?] - and Cuban aggression couldn't be ruled out. (And although it was a nonissue at the time, Port-Royal anchored the UCNA to Caribby at a time when the north was extremely open territory.) From fairly early, both Yusuf and Don Musa had plans to relocate the capital. All they needed was a suitable location.
Friday, November 2, 2012
The Caliphal Household
New Andalusia was meant to be demotic, not democratic. Yusuf I was familiar enough with the arguments of Moorish Dissent to appreciate the distinction, but he feared and hated majority rule, and by the end of his life was vindicated by watching plebeian Cabralia plummet into monarchism. It's why the UCNA (several Charters later) still, uniquely, uses Borda count voting.
For all his efforts, though, the UCNA did slide towards democracy as time progressed. Most of this was the work of his right-hand man, who in his defense strengthened the Maxaha because he had a lot of weak caliphs to deal with, and the government needed to function somehow. But a side effect of Don Musa's efforts was the creation of a new and totally undemocratic force in Andalusian politics: the Caliphal Household.
For all his efforts, though, the UCNA did slide towards democracy as time progressed. Most of this was the work of his right-hand man, who in his defense strengthened the Maxaha because he had a lot of weak caliphs to deal with, and the government needed to function somehow. But a side effect of Don Musa's efforts was the creation of a new and totally undemocratic force in Andalusian politics: the Caliphal Household.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Don Ibrahim
Dates: 1860-1980. (Yes, he dies fifty years after the canonical present day. This is important.)
Position: Secretary of the Caliphal Household.
Preceded by: His father, Don Musa Cordovero
The least democratic institution in the UCNA is the Caliphal Household. Founded under Yusuf I, it has survived chart reforms, two regencies, three succession crises and Populism almost unscathed. Holding an ambiguous position, both private employees of the caliph and public servants of the caliphate, the Caliphal Household is barely accountable to either.
Between the death of Yusuf I and the rise of Yusuf II, the most powerful man in the UCNA was a Sephardi Jew whose friends and enemies alike styled him simply "Don Musa." The son is more formidable than the father; as of 1930 he is the longest-serving man in the government of New Andalusia at around 45 years. His name is Don Ibrahim - and if Cardinal Richelieu was hale as an ox, and could kill you with the power of his Kabbalah, he would start coming close to the fearful awe commanded by the UCNA's bespectacled court Jew.
Position: Secretary of the Caliphal Household.
Preceded by: His father, Don Musa Cordovero
The least democratic institution in the UCNA is the Caliphal Household. Founded under Yusuf I, it has survived chart reforms, two regencies, three succession crises and Populism almost unscathed. Holding an ambiguous position, both private employees of the caliph and public servants of the caliphate, the Caliphal Household is barely accountable to either.
Between the death of Yusuf I and the rise of Yusuf II, the most powerful man in the UCNA was a Sephardi Jew whose friends and enemies alike styled him simply "Don Musa." The son is more formidable than the father; as of 1930 he is the longest-serving man in the government of New Andalusia at around 45 years. His name is Don Ibrahim - and if Cardinal Richelieu was hale as an ox, and could kill you with the power of his Kabbalah, he would start coming close to the fearful awe commanded by the UCNA's bespectacled court Jew.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Yusuf II
Dates: 18??-1908.
Yusuf I leaves impossibly large shoes to fill on his death. For the next fifty years, those shoes aren't filled - at least not by anybody of the Umayyad line; the best claimant to that position would be Yusuf's former right-hand man, Don Musa Cordovero, who (along with his son, Don Ibrahim) oversees a succession of what's commonly called "the six weak caliphs" and steers the UCNA into being a more presidential monarchy.
After Don Musa's death, and the rise of Don Ibrahim, the UCNA encounters something it hasn't known since Yusuf I. For the first time in half a century, the Umayyad and the Cordovero at the top of the pecking order had a rapport - and ambition.
That Umayyad, not coincidentally, was named Yusuf II. This is his blog post.
Yusuf I leaves impossibly large shoes to fill on his death. For the next fifty years, those shoes aren't filled - at least not by anybody of the Umayyad line; the best claimant to that position would be Yusuf's former right-hand man, Don Musa Cordovero, who (along with his son, Don Ibrahim) oversees a succession of what's commonly called "the six weak caliphs" and steers the UCNA into being a more presidential monarchy.
After Don Musa's death, and the rise of Don Ibrahim, the UCNA encounters something it hasn't known since Yusuf I. For the first time in half a century, the Umayyad and the Cordovero at the top of the pecking order had a rapport - and ambition.
That Umayyad, not coincidentally, was named Yusuf II. This is his blog post.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The H11 controversy
The UCNA always struggled to standardize. Decimalization was still underway at the time, and it was surrounded by several distinct, and mutually incompatible, customary measuring systems: Anglo-Scottish to its north, an Ibero-Baltic blend down south, and French scatterings in the Caribbean (and its own borders.)
Matters came to a head, however, in 1893, when the UCNA finally phased out its long-serving .49-94 for something altogether new. It's still causing headaches in several continents today, where it's commonly known as the H11 Controversy.
Matters came to a head, however, in 1893, when the UCNA finally phased out its long-serving .49-94 for something altogether new. It's still causing headaches in several continents today, where it's commonly known as the H11 Controversy.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Sufyan
Born: 1790s. [details?]
Died: 1850s. [details?]
Long ago, before I started this blog, I was writing Andalusada mostly on paper. At some point, I realized that I'd need to know something about the succession of the UCNA. So I drew up a very tenuous outline of the dynasty.
There are a few names that I haven't mentioned yet (Yusuf II and Yusuf III, and some others), but all the key names of the succession survive only in the four-word tag of the UCNA's brief history: "the six weak caliphs." All the names but one: Sufyan.
A few nights ago, after I got out my GURPS book again, I started writing him up, based on what I knew about backbiting and so forth.
Died: 1850s. [details?]
Long ago, before I started this blog, I was writing Andalusada mostly on paper. At some point, I realized that I'd need to know something about the succession of the UCNA. So I drew up a very tenuous outline of the dynasty.
There are a few names that I haven't mentioned yet (Yusuf II and Yusuf III, and some others), but all the key names of the succession survive only in the four-word tag of the UCNA's brief history: "the six weak caliphs." All the names but one: Sufyan.
A few nights ago, after I got out my GURPS book again, I started writing him up, based on what I knew about backbiting and so forth.
Disadvantages: Lecherous [-15]; Sense of Duty (his father) [-2]; Sense of Duty (his children) [-5].Quite a character, no? And this is his story.
Quirks: Bad with names; Wears his heart on his sleeve; Prudish in public.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Backbiters
Backbiters, n. Muckraking journalists.Journalism is tangentially relevant to my interests. IRL's Progressive Era saw the golden age of the muckraker - and of pulp fiction, in which journalism was significant as one of the only acceptable heroic roles for a female character. (Lois Lane, reporter for the Daily Planet, is the exemplar of type, dating back to the Golden Age herself - which was at the tail end of the pulp era.)
In Andalusada, of course, it'd be too convergent to call them muckrakers. They're called "backbiters" instead, and the role is recognizable but recognizably different.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Don Musa
Dates: 1796-1883.
Position: Secretary of the Caliphal Household.
Preceded by: None (office created by Yusuf I)
Succeeded by: His son, Don Ibrahim
Hegel had his roommates at the Tübinger Stift. Martin Luther had Melanchthon, Calvin had Farel and Bullinger (and they both had Bucer), the prophet Muhammad had the Sahaba... behind every Great Man of History there's a bunch of lesser names who are nonetheless key players in the story.
But who are those companions in Andalusada? Most of them, to be honest, I either don't know or haven't blogged about. Günther has his generals [who?], Oliver Farrell has his fellows from a dozen walks of life and eras [again, who?], the first Guise King of France [who?] has Simon the Apostate, who I know about but have only hinted about once (introducing the Montagnards.) Only in one case have I actually answered that question of [who?], and that was last night, when I gave Oskar Sansinger's wife a name: Teresa Maria, the Grand Princess. (Oskar Sansinger is himself one of the names to the first Grand Prince, also known as [who?] as of 9/26.)
Caliph Yusuf I is another one of the Great Men of History, and I already know that he's got a number of great names (and some lesser ones, like his son Sufyan.) One of them the UCNA's first great court Jew, an Andalusi expat and patriarch of the Cordovero dynasty: Don Musa. This is his story.
Position: Secretary of the Caliphal Household.
Preceded by: None (office created by Yusuf I)
Succeeded by: His son, Don Ibrahim
Hegel had his roommates at the Tübinger Stift. Martin Luther had Melanchthon, Calvin had Farel and Bullinger (and they both had Bucer), the prophet Muhammad had the Sahaba... behind every Great Man of History there's a bunch of lesser names who are nonetheless key players in the story.
But who are those companions in Andalusada? Most of them, to be honest, I either don't know or haven't blogged about. Günther has his generals [who?], Oliver Farrell has his fellows from a dozen walks of life and eras [again, who?], the first Guise King of France [who?] has Simon the Apostate, who I know about but have only hinted about once (introducing the Montagnards.) Only in one case have I actually answered that question of [who?], and that was last night, when I gave Oskar Sansinger's wife a name: Teresa Maria, the Grand Princess. (Oskar Sansinger is himself one of the names to the first Grand Prince, also known as [who?] as of 9/26.)
Caliph Yusuf I is another one of the Great Men of History, and I already know that he's got a number of great names (and some lesser ones, like his son Sufyan.) One of them the UCNA's first great court Jew, an Andalusi expat and patriarch of the Cordovero dynasty: Don Musa. This is his story.
Monday, September 24, 2012
The Axamallan Revolt
Timeframe: 1837-1838.
Belligerents: The G.P. of Mexico vs. the Pomeranos, supported by the UCNA.
Outcome: The independency of Axamalla.
In the 19th century, was the dominant power of the New World; its only rival was staggering from the loss of, well, Mexico - the historic heart of the Moorish New World. In no small part, this dominance was because of its Baltic diaspora; Mexico had an impressive amount of military talent at its disposal, most of which spoke Pommersch at home.
Then, in the 1830s, it all started going terribly wrong.
Belligerents: The G.P. of Mexico vs. the Pomeranos, supported by the UCNA.
Outcome: The independency of Axamalla.
In the 19th century, was the dominant power of the New World; its only rival was staggering from the loss of, well, Mexico - the historic heart of the Moorish New World. In no small part, this dominance was because of its Baltic diaspora; Mexico had an impressive amount of military talent at its disposal, most of which spoke Pommersch at home.
Then, in the 1830s, it all started going terribly wrong.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
The UCNA
A lot of my posts have horrible, wordy introductions. A lot of it's because I'm a horrible, wordy writer. A lot more is because most of my posts are spontaneous, arbitrary, and completely unforeshadowed, so I have to assume that nobody else knows what I'm talking about. We'll have none of that today. This is the Umayyad Caliphate in New Andalusia. It shouldn't need any more introduction than that.
But for you, dear readers, who haven't been with me from the beginning, I'm going to spell this out anyways.
But for you, dear readers, who haven't been with me from the beginning, I'm going to spell this out anyways.
The UCNA 101
Why? Because this is the point. GURPS Infinite Worlds specified that in the Andalus timeline, Moorish Spain threw off the Reconquista and discovered the New World in 1484, building an empire that today (ca. 1930) competes against Saxony, Russia, and Japan. The timeline needed a Moorish great power; ladies and gentlemen, this is that great power.- Who? EVERYONE. A scattering of aborigines in ash-Shamal. Moorish-speaking Muslims from everywhere that Moorish is spoken. A lot of French Farrellites living on its old frontiers, and a lot of French Catholics living all over the place. Lots of West Africans bought as slaves for the frontier plantations. Andalusi Arabs, Maghribi Arabs, Aqsi Arabs. A dynasty of Sephardi Jews who run half the show behind the scenes. This is a mosaic society the likes of which we haven't seen since the Ottoman Empire. Güntherites from down south, and Gaels from up north. And, above it all, a caliph from the House of Umayya - the first, last, and best leaders the House of Islam will ever know.
- What? An Islamic Empire of Brazil (my first and biggest inspiration for it.)
- Where? The continental French New World, and most of the Moorish New World as well (although ironically almost none of the Sevillan New World.) Cuba, through some tangled marital politics, and a scattering of islands in the Caribbean (though not the bigger ones.) What was once France-Outremer, north to the Great Lakes and beyond (not too much north, though, and the northern border with England-Scotland is actually a bit lower than the USA's because it's more prone to following the curves of rivers.) The UCNA also owns some land in Cabralia too, specifically enough to prop up the Transcabralia Canal.
- When? The actual groundwork is at least 15 years older - but it all starts on April 5.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
April 5th
Everywhere that Persian language and culture have ever been hegemonic, Muslims still celebrate the distinctly Persian holiday of Nawruz (however so spelled.) About a thousand years ago, al-Andalus had a holiday of its own: al-khamsa al-Abril, "April 5th."
There was no religious significance to the day - it was simply created as an excuse for Muslims to get drunk with Christian neighbors on Easter. (Doubtless there were April 5th jokes in all the years when it came later than that.) We know it existed for the very simple reason that the ulama felt a recurring need to remind everybody that it was a reprehensible bid'a and was never observed in the time of the righteous ancestors.
al-Andalus collapsed, obviously, and that collapse is a big part of why April 5th is no longer celebrated like that today. In Andalusada, just as obviously, it didn't collapse, and that holiday continued to be celebrated, for long enough that it wound up becoming a distinctive of Moorish civ, just as much as Nawruz is for the Persianate world.
There was no religious significance to the day - it was simply created as an excuse for Muslims to get drunk with Christian neighbors on Easter. (Doubtless there were April 5th jokes in all the years when it came later than that.) We know it existed for the very simple reason that the ulama felt a recurring need to remind everybody that it was a reprehensible bid'a and was never observed in the time of the righteous ancestors.
al-Andalus collapsed, obviously, and that collapse is a big part of why April 5th is no longer celebrated like that today. In Andalusada, just as obviously, it didn't collapse, and that holiday continued to be celebrated, for long enough that it wound up becoming a distinctive of Moorish civ, just as much as Nawruz is for the Persianate world.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
New World Carolingian literature
"There are but three matters," says a poet, "that none should be without: the matters of France, of Britain, and of great Rome." That poet may not even be born in Andalusada, and I can't assume that the three matters are going to arise the same way, coming as they do at least two generations after the point of divergence. For the sake of the discussion, I'm going to assume that the chansons de geste do in fact turn out rather similarly; if that assumption changes, expect this post to be invalidated with a later one.
Up until the 19th century (or so says Wikipedia), the Carolingian cycle was as familiar as Arthurian legend is to us now. (Part of why it's become less so is because in the Anglophone world a lot of writers have revisited the Arthurian mythos in the 150 years.) In Andalusada, where the large area we call "the United States of America" is an officially Hispanophone Gallo-Moorish state and the Anglophone world is correspondingly a fair bit smaller, that equality is still going to be real.
And in the Umayyad Caliphate in New Andalusia, a country that I'm benchmarking as 55% Muslim/35% various sorts of Christians/a generous 10% other, where that familiarity is going to cause problems and create a solution.
Up until the 19th century (or so says Wikipedia), the Carolingian cycle was as familiar as Arthurian legend is to us now. (Part of why it's become less so is because in the Anglophone world a lot of writers have revisited the Arthurian mythos in the 150 years.) In Andalusada, where the large area we call "the United States of America" is an officially Hispanophone Gallo-Moorish state and the Anglophone world is correspondingly a fair bit smaller, that equality is still going to be real.
And in the Umayyad Caliphate in New Andalusia, a country that I'm benchmarking as 55% Muslim/35% various sorts of Christians/a generous 10% other, where that familiarity is going to cause problems and create a solution.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Cider and liquor in the continental UCNA
"In Brittany," says Wikipedia, "crêpes are traditionally served with cider." Which brings us to the other important thing about foodways: alcohol.
Iberia is part of the wine belt of Europe, and always has been. That survived the Moorish conquest (Andalusis quickly developed a pan-Islamic reputation for being lush); it survives to the present day IRL. Presumably, given that Moorish civilization survives that long too, Moorish drinking tastes are going to favor wine; there are distinct beer regions in the New World, but the UCNA's not one of them because beer is more associated with its immigrant population. And since most of the New World is not historic wine country, and wasn't until very recently, that shortage of wine (along with the shortage of fresh olives) is going to be a big feature of the New World Moorish diet. Presumably Khalwati Sufis are going to rejoice in this, which will establish the archetype of "dry wineless al-Aqsain" even more firmly.
Iberia is part of the wine belt of Europe, and always has been. That survived the Moorish conquest (Andalusis quickly developed a pan-Islamic reputation for being lush); it survives to the present day IRL. Presumably, given that Moorish civilization survives that long too, Moorish drinking tastes are going to favor wine; there are distinct beer regions in the New World, but the UCNA's not one of them because beer is more associated with its immigrant population. And since most of the New World is not historic wine country, and wasn't until very recently, that shortage of wine (along with the shortage of fresh olives) is going to be a big feature of the New World Moorish diet. Presumably Khalwati Sufis are going to rejoice in this, which will establish the archetype of "dry wineless al-Aqsain" even more firmly.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Calibers of the UCNA
The Muslim world gave rise to lots of guns (they introduced gunpowder
weaponry to Europe), but not to many cartridges. The united
case-charge-ball assembly that we call the cartridge was a product of
the Industrial Revolution even if the idea was much earlier, and by that
time the Muslim world was lagging far enough behind that it was
importing, rather than introducing, military technology. (There are some cartridges that were big - Egyptian Remington,
for instance - but even then, there's no evidence that the Egyptian
Remington was designed by Egyptians rather than Remington ballisticians
on contract.)
This is a problem for me, because in the end this story is about Islam. And for the part of its history that I know the most about, there is a major Muslim state that's got enough resources and vision to seriously develop their own guns during the cartridge era. This post exists because it's where GURPS intersects with sloth - and because I sweat gun porn in general, I'm going to sort out some issues here.
This is a problem for me, because in the end this story is about Islam. And for the part of its history that I know the most about, there is a major Muslim state that's got enough resources and vision to seriously develop their own guns during the cartridge era. This post exists because it's where GURPS intersects with sloth - and because I sweat gun porn in general, I'm going to sort out some issues here.
Monday, May 14, 2012
The UCNA as wrap culture
Not all of my work is actual outlining and planning historical events. I take a lot of breaks working on Andalusada, and focus my attention on the parerga: stuff that doesn't advance the world and its timeline so much as detailing it. In particular, my authorial gaze falls on a few specific kinds of parerga: humanities, foodways, and militaria.
So on the subject of foodways, let's start by saying that the UCNA is a wrap culture.
So on the subject of foodways, let's start by saying that the UCNA is a wrap culture.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Montagnards
One of the truly enormous things with alternate history is that if you change it far enough back, you start getting ethnicities that don't exist IRL. Have Catholicism be slightly less successful in the Balkans, and suddenly there's no Croatia, only a Greater Serbia. Change the political careers of guys you've never heard of in Central Asia, and you wind up with a lasting Moghulistan. Change colonial histories, and you get a Japonicized Taiwan*... or a Lusophone Philippines* instead of a Hispanicized one... or Yevanic surviving in Greece because there was no Sephardic expulsion. (I have all of these.)
It also means that some ethnicities wouldn't exist. Even if there's a similar blend of peoples meeting up, there's no reason to think that they'd become Melungeon. On the same note, it's reasonably certain that "hillbillies," prevailingly Scotch-Irish, don't exist. (I'm not sure the Scotch-Irish, or their parent stock the Ulster Scots, exist either; the Plantations aren't set in stone here.) Some of the territory is originally French; even if there's the same external circumstances, the change in the parent stock would lead people to, at best, convergently evolve.
Fortunately for me, somebody has. They're called the Montagnards.
It also means that some ethnicities wouldn't exist. Even if there's a similar blend of peoples meeting up, there's no reason to think that they'd become Melungeon. On the same note, it's reasonably certain that "hillbillies," prevailingly Scotch-Irish, don't exist. (I'm not sure the Scotch-Irish, or their parent stock the Ulster Scots, exist either; the Plantations aren't set in stone here.) Some of the territory is originally French; even if there's the same external circumstances, the change in the parent stock would lead people to, at best, convergently evolve.
Fortunately for me, somebody has. They're called the Montagnards.
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