1You could use location.go(url) which will basically change your url, without change in route of application.
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3NOTE this could cause other effect like redirect to child route from the current route.
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5Related question which describes location.go will not intimate to Router to happen changes.

1<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
2    RewriteEngine on
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4    # Don't rewrite files or directories
5    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
6    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
7    RewriteRule ^ - [L]
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9    # Rewrite everything else to index.html
10    # to allow html5 state links
11    RewriteRule ^ index.html [L]
12</IfModule>
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