Ninety-Five Theses (Map Game)

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The Ninety-Five Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences were written by Martin Luther and posted on the door of the All Saints' Church in Wittenberg. Martin Luther's actions created a chain reaction that led to almost a century-and-a-half of fighting that weakened both the Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic Church. What direction will you take in this quest? How will you face the looming, and ever growing, Protestant Reformation? How will you interpret the Ninety-Five Theses?

Rules
See also Rules (Ninety-Five Theses Map Game)

Here are the basic rules for Ninety-Five Theses:


 * Each turn is one entire year. A new "year" shall begin at 00:00 (UTC) every day.
 * Wars will be decided by the algorithm on the talk page.
 * Any player disputes will be resolved by the moderator staff.
 * A player has three plausibility strikes. First time is a warning, second time is a ban and third time you're banned from the game.
 * Players may not create new sciences or technologies on their own but must instead approach the Moderator Team with the technology and provide explanations why they should discover the advancement; it will then be announced in the Mod Events section of the turn. Requests to advance are on the talk page.

Moderators

 * Saturn1257 - (Moderator-in-Chief)
 * PitaKang - (Algorithim Moderator)
 * Feudalplague - (Event/Plausibilty Mod)
 * Edgeofnight - (Neutral Mod)
 * Reximus55 - (Event/Plausibilty Mod)
 * CrimsonAssassin - (Event/Plausibily Mod)
 * Daxus Inferno - (Event/Plasibilty Mod)
 * Krasnoyarsk - (Event/Plausibily Mod)

Western Europe

 * Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portuguese Empire - FP ( Now 10% edgier!!!  )


 * (Portuguese overseas posessions: Portuguese India, Azores & Madeira, Cueta, Cape Verde, Puerta Dourada, Mozambique, Zanzibar, Brazil, Papua, Malacca, Banda Islands, Fernando Pó, St. Tomé, Ormuz, Lakshawdeep and Macau)
 * Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain - Scarlet Outlaw
 * Hispaniola (Colony) - Scarlet Outlaw
 * Cuba (Colony) - Scarlet Outlaw
 * Bahamas (Colony) - Scarlet Outlaw
 * Jamaica (Colony) - Scarlet Outlaw
 * Puerto Rico (Colony) - Scarlet Outlaw
 * New Spain (Colony) - Scarlet Outlaw
 * Canary Islands (Colony) - Scarlet Outlaw
 * Bermuda (Colony) - Scarlet Outlaw
 * Florida (Colony) - Scarlet Outlaw
 * Kingdom of Naples: Scarlet Outlaw
 * Kingdom of Sicily: Scarlet Outlaw
 * Kingdom of Sardinia - Scarlet Outlaw
 * Bandera de Reino de Navarra.svg.png Navarre -
 * Pavillon royal de la France.svg France - Flag_of_South_Korea.png PitaKang- (Talk to me | Kill count: 8)
 * Flag of England.svg England -
 * Calais (Port) - Scraw
 * Lionrampant.svg Scotland - StarEagle.png Nicktc StarEagle.png
 * Prinsenvlag.svg Netherlands - Prinsenvlag.svg  Hail Sean!   (Get a free potato here)

Scandinavia

 * Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (Kalmar Union) -Redbaran45 (talk)
 * Norway -Redbaran45 (talk)
 * Sweden - Redbaran45 (talk)
 * Iceland (Colony)Redbaran45 (talk)
 * Faroe Islands (Colony)Redbaran45 (talk)

Central Europe and Holy Roman Empire
Swiss Confederacy- Crim de la Crème 19:36, February 14, 2016 (UTC)
 * Flag of Austria.svg Austria - TheGreatHistorian500 (talk)
 * Flag of Bohemia.svg Bohemia - Great showing. B23 (talk)
 * Wappen Mark Brandenburg.png Brandenburg - Nkbeeching
 * Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg Bavaria -  The Empire shall rise, and all will kneel at our...  foot... stubs...
 * Flag of Electoral Saxony.svg Saxony -
 * DEU_Goettingen_COA.svgwick-Göttingen (Saxon Vassal) -
 * Hesse (Dynastic Union) -
 * Flag of The Electoral Palatinate (1604).svg Pfalz
 * Black St George's Cross.svg Electorate of Cologne
 * LuikVlag.svg Liege
 * County Palatine of the Rhine
 * Duchy of Holstein
 * Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen
 * Three Leagues- Crim de la Crème 19:36, February 14, 2016 (UTC)
 * Valais- Crim de la Crème 19:36, February 14, 2016 (UTC)


 * Prince-Bishopric of Basel


 * Savoie flag.svg Savoy - Through Stars We Rise. (Welcome to the Universe).
 * Saluzzo
 * March of Montferrat -
 * Flag of Genoa.svg Genoa - KawaiiKame
 * Chios
 * Corsica
 * Flag of Milan.svg Duchy of Milan - Tomw1864
 * Margravate of Mantua -
 * Pontremali
 * Republic of Lucca -
 * Florence - Flippedlion.png NicDonalds, Beginning Editor  Talk Lionsymbol.png


 * Elba
 * Piombino
 * Siena - Cbj12
 * County of Tyrol -
 * Wuerttemberg Banner.svg Kingdom of Württemberg -  The  Tim   Man  (TSW • AH • MGW • Contribs )
 * Prince Bishopric of Munster -
 * Bishopric of Würzburg - IronChaos
 * Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg - I am that guy (talk)
 * Duchy of Lorraine -belial
 * Duchy of Mecklenburg - Tao64
 * Duchy of Pomerania -
 * Bishopric of Trent
 * Flag_of_Most_Serene_Republic_of_Venice.svge -
 * Stato de Mar - *See Me*
 * Domini di Terraferma- Oct
 * Armoiries_Naxos.svg Duchy of the Archipelago (Client State)-*See Me*
 * Flag of the Papal States (pre 1808).svg Papal States - Sat (Talk to me!)


 * Camerino - Sat (Talk to me!)
 * Ancona - Sat (Talk to me!)

Eastern Europe

 * Chorągiew królewska króla Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Poland-Lithuania -
 * Insignia Germany Order Teutonic.svg Teutonic Knights -  Constantinus Byzantinus Maximus Talk At Me
 * Baltic coat of arms.svgnd - Wrto12 (talk)
 * Livonian Order - Wrto12 (talk)
 * Tsardom of Russia -
 * Principality of Zhytomyr:
 * Principality of Minsk:
 * Astrakhan -
 * Nogai - Privelige Check!

Southern Europe and Balkans

 * Hungary -
 * Ottoman Empire - I would like to thank Feud for making Borealia possible
 * Crimean Khanate - I would like to thank Feud for making Borealia possible
 * Wallachia - I would like to thank Feud for making Borealia possible  00:27, February 25, 2016 (UTC)
 * Moldavia - Alexander of Volzhsky (talk)
 * Georgia - Cookiedamage (talk) 01:36, February 14, 2016 (UTC)
 * Tunisia - [Sine sign here]

East Asia

 * Ming Dynasty - Love you, Everyone&#39;s favorite Girl, Kaori!
 * Joseon - There was a candy,   and it said,  "Bruh, I'm coming for you, bruh. Oi, g'day mate you wanna mate?" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Japanese Archipelago

 * Japan (Ashikaga)
 * Matsumae
 * Mutsu -
 * Dewa
 * Echigo
 * Aizu
 * Shimotzuke
 * Hitachi
 * Shimosa
 * Kasuza
 * Satomi Awa
 * Sagami
 * Suruga
 * Musashi
 * Etchu
 * Noto
 * Inaba
 * Mikawa
 * Ise
 * Owari - Vatonica (talk) 23:41, February 19, 2016 (UTC)
 * Yamashiro
 * Omi
 * Harima
 * Kwatchi
 * Hosokawa Awa
 * Iyo
 * Izumo
 * Aki
 * Suo
 * Tsushima
 * Chikuzen
 * Bungo
 * Hyuga
 * Higo
 * Hizen
 * Chikugo
 * Satsuma
 * Ryukyu -

Southeast Asia

 * Dai Viet -  Claus the Mighty (talk) 21:31, February 16, 2016 (UTC)
 * Khmer Empire - Daeseunglim (talk)
 * Ayutthaya - Mr. Lello (talk)
 * Pegu
 * Lan Xang (Laos)
 * Ava
 * Shan Tribes
 * Toungoo
 * Cheingmai
 * Assam
 * Mrohaung

Asian Islands

 * Majapahit-
 * Pajajaran-
 * Johore Sultanate
 * Aceh Sultanate
 * Padir
 * Pasai
 * Perlak
 * Aru
 * Jambi
 * Palembang
 * Demak Sulatanate
 * Gresik
 * Bali
 * Sumbawa
 * Bimi
 * Sambas
 * Sulu
 * Sukada
 * Sampit
 * Banjarmasin
 * Pasir
 * Kutei
 * Berau
 * Makassar
 * Luwu
 * Butung
 * Laiwu
 * Bungku
 * Buol
 * Banggai
 * Gorotnalo
 * Jailolo
 * Tidore
 * Bacan
 * Magindanau
 * Brunei
 * Ternate

Central Asia

 * Tibet - Shikata ga nai!
 * Oirat Khanate -
 * Kashmir -
 * Turfan (Eastern Chagatai Khanate) -
 * Kashgar (Western Chagatai Khanate) - Captainjohnrex (talk)
 * Khiva -
 * Bukhara - Bozistanball
 * Mughal Empire - Simmy1993
 * Khazakh Khanate - Zamarak500 (talk)
 * Khanate of Sibir
 * Mongolia - I will win!

Indian Sub-continent

 * Bengal - Roman-spqr-flag.png Consul Ioshua has returned.  (Talk) SPQR_EMBLEM.jpg
 * Delhi - Flag of Tasmania.svg HawkAussie (Talk) Flag of Australia.svg 21:27, February 21, 2016 (UTC)
 * Vijayanagara - AH28
 * Jaffna kingdom-
 * Kingdom of Kotte-
 * Kingdom of Kandy-
 * Multan -
 * Sindh -
 * Gujarat -
 * Malwa -
 * Kandesh -
 * Ahmadnagar -
 * Bijapur -
 * Bahmani -
 * Berar -
 * Gajapatis -
 * Bikaner
 * Jalsalmeer
 * Marwar
 * Mewar
 * Mandia
 * Garha
 * Deogarh
 * Patan
 * Koch
 * Maldives- Jbwncster   (Talk)  RustySilverGear.png 16:01, February 15, 2016 (UTC)

Middle East

 * Persia -
 * Sistan -
 * Baluchi tribes -
 * Tahiride Yemen -
 * Nabhani Sultanate - Daxus the Harbinger of Lameness (talk)

Oceania
Papauan Angu tribe  -  SkyGreen24

Northern Coast

 * Hasfid -
 * Wattassid -
 * Tlemcen -

West Africa

 * Songhai - User:Person67
 * Wolof
 * Benin - Flag of the Xanian Empire.svg Vivaporius: "I don't need a slogan"


 * Futa Toro
 * Wagadugu
 * Gurma
 * Kenkodogo
 * Mamprussi
 * Gonja
 * Dagomba
 * Bono
 * Heman
 * Allada
 * Agona
 * Oyo
 * Ife
 * Warri
 * Brass
 * Bonny
 * Bamoun
 * Kebbi
 * Yauri
 * Zamfara
 * Gobir
 * Biram
 * Zaria
 * Kano
 * Daura
 * Katsina
 * Daniski
 * Hadejia
 * Empire of Bornu
 * Mandera
 * Bagirmi
 * Wadai

​Southern Africa

 * Kongo -
 * Ndongo
 * Lunda
 * Rwanda
 * Nkore
 * Karagwe
 * Bunyoro
 * Buganda
 * Rozwi
 * Great Zimbabwe

Horn of Africa

 * Ethiopia - DCUnited13
 * Adal
 * Funj
 * Mogadishu -
 * Shilluk Kingdom

Mexican Valley

 * Aztec - Erizium (talk)
 * Xoconochco
 * Michoacan
 * Culican
 * Chametlan
 * Astatlan
 * Tonallan
 * Coinan
 * Poncitlan
 * Cuitzeo
 * Ayutitlan
 * Azmola
 * Colimotl
 * Xilotan
 * Huextla
 * Metztitlan
 * Hueyacocotlan
 * Tlaxcalans
 * Huetzcotzingo
 * Cholula
 * Yopitzingo
 * Tototopec
 * Nuuntoo
 * Coatlicamac
 * Guaspaltepec
 * Xaltepec
 * Ualtepec
 * Coatzacualco
 * Yahualulco

​Yucatan

 * Potonchan
 * Chilapa
 * Xicallanco
 * Chanputun
 * Ahcanul
 * Chakan
 * Cehpech
 * Ahkinchel
 * Chauaca
 * Cupul
 * Hocaba
 * Susuta
 * Tutulxiu
 * Ecab
 * Cohcuah
 * Huaymil
 * Mazanahau
 * Tayasal
 * Chiapen
 * Chicomuceltec
 * Comitan
 * Cupanahuastla
 * Uatlan
 * Chiya
 * Iximiche
 * Cuscatlan

Miscellaneous Tribes

 * Cherokee - Nlenhardt (talk)

South America

 * Inca - Kostdanila (talk)
 * Guayaqil

1527
'''War Report: FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND CRUSH INTO SAVOY, VENICE STRUGGLING IN SARDINIA, OTTOMAN FORCES RUN AMOK IN VENETIAN ISLANDS, FRENCH AND ANGLO FORCES PUSH INTO SPAIN. '''

 Disease continues to push through the American states as Mesoamerica and the Inca empire sees hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dead as smallpox and a host of other diseases burn through the American populations 

''' A Minor economic downturn occurs across Western and Eastern Europe as the sheer volume of large conflicts occuring within the past few years takes its tolls as the lack of men returning home from war takes its toll on production in many countries, most notably in Poland and Spain, having suffered extreme casualties in a quick way over the past few years. '''

''' With the Chinese invasion of Japan underway and the Feudal States of Owari, Ashikaga and their allies joining in a United Front, The Japanese states of Suruga and Izumo openly declare for the united front, which begins to bring other Japanese feudal lords more in line with the cause with the potential for more support to come. '''

''' With the proclamation of the Mughal Empire many hindus are visibly scared but with no persecution comming the Empire retains relative stability, and with religious respect and even respect for the Castle systems, some of the conquered Indian Rajas are unable to raise any forces to revolt against the "Muslim conquerors" with the content Hindus refusing to take up arms. '''

''' Pomerania joins the war against Poland this year, fighting alongside nations such as Brandenburg and Ostland. In the meantime, the Teutonic Knights prefer to stay out of the fight. '''


 * Brunswick-Lüneburg: measures are taken to mitigate the impact of the economic downturn. Vassalization of Lippe enters its final year.


 * You need an algorithm to vassalize. Without the algorithm, this isn't valid.


 * Great Turkmen Empire: Economy and military improves in the Bukhara Empire, Mercantile trade and caravan travelers transverse across the state, as well as exporting and importing many commodities to many distant lands. We begin to work on urbanizing Bukhara by have spending artists and other important people to the city. Bukhara begins to work on urbanizing by making roads and major cities across the state and sending people to Major cities across the land. We begin to fertilize our land and begin farming. We also begin to do this in Persia.In light of the Muslim persecution in the Maldives and Bengal, all trade is suspended from the Maldives and Bengal. Kochkunju Muhammad bin Abul-Khayr Khan begins to look for love in Bukhara due to it becoming a trade rest stop. Men between 18-37 are forced into the army and are trained for war. With us in the middle of Chinese Ottoman trade we begin to trade with traders from both countries due to this (the city) Bukhara is becoming a rest stop for traders in Central Asia. We begin to make roads to help traders and people get across the Empire. A standing army of 60,000 is made and 30,000 are sent to the Khanate of Persia, 30,000 are sent to Khiva. Kochkunju Muhammad bin Abul-Khayr Khan marries a Chinese trader after buying from her father caravan and has a child. The current standing army is 150,000. Madrasas are built across the state along with more mosques and kids are sent there to learn on Saturdays and Sundays (5-17), while they go to military training (13-17) from Monday to Thursday as Friday is a free day. Kochkunju and his wife have a child. Kochkun likes the idea of firearms and begins to buy them for himself and his armies but in small amounts due to the cost. We annex Khiva. A counsel is made taking two Shia Muslims, Sunni Muslims, Christians, and Jews from every region (Khiva, Persia, and Bukhara) they must be voted in by the people, and from their they work on fixing problems but our leader has the final word. We ask Kabulistan for an alliance.
 * Khanate of Persia: We begin to fertilize our land and begin farming across the Khanate and are sold in markets or sent to the state. We begin to build roads to help people get across the Khanate. En masse Shia Muslims begin to be deported to Persia and are replaced by Sunni Muslims. We begin to work on urbanizing by making roads and major cities across the state and sending people to Major cities across the land. Nishabur is the capital of the Khanate. Madrasas are built across the state along with more mosques and kids are sent there to learn on Saturdays and Sundays (5-17), while they go to military training (13-17) from Monday to Thursday as Friday is a free day.
 * Khanate of Khiva: We begin to fertilize our land and begin farming across the Khanate and are sold in markets or sent to the state. We begin to build roads to help people get across the Khanate. Khiva is kept as the capital. We begin to work to urbanize by making roads and major cities across the state and sending people to major cities across the land. 30,000 troops are housed across the Khanate. We begin to work on a navy where criminals are put to work on the boat. Madrasas are built across the state along with more mosques and kids are sent there to learn on Saturdays and Sundays (5-17), while they go to military training (13-17) from Monday to Thursday as Friday is a free day. We build boats and now have a navy of 150 ships.
 * Mughal Diplomacy: The Mughal Emperor Babur cannot consent to an alliance due to conflicting interests in the region, but reminds Bukhara to remain within their realm and not to encroach on the sovereignty of Gurkani.
 * Denmark (Kalmar Union): Continues to recover from the war. The army and navy are expanded and trained.  Trade through the Baltic returns to normal and the profits begin to roll in. The city of Copenhagen begins to expand and the king starts to build a larger more luxurious palace to impress the nobility. The king commissions scholars to translate the Bible into Danish. The ideas of Martin Luther begin to reach the nobles and are accepted with great popularity. The king begins to fund scientists and explorers. These explorers are sent east to expand the kingdom's knowledge of the continent there.
 * Sweden: Begins to recover from the war. Trade begins to increase into the newly expanded port of Stockholm and tariffs are lowered back to prewar levels. The iron mines are expanded. Expansion continues 50 px into the northern part of the country and 50 px in Finland. With the Bible being translated into Swedish many people and nobles begin to convert to Evangelicalism.
 * Norway: The country begins to develop its cities. The fishing Industry is expanded. the country is also developed militarily. Many of the nobles begin to intermarry with the Danish nobility. The country celebrates the translation of the New Testament to Norwegian.
 * Iceland: The colony is combined with the colony of the Faroe Islands in order to better administrate both colonies. Settlers are encourage to come to the colony from the mainland. A port is built for use by the Danish navy.


 * Württemberg: We redirect our mobilisation in preparation for war against Poland-Lithuania to assist our ally Bavaria and Ostland; we have nearly completed training and mobilisation of our core units, and stand ready to march alongside Bavarian troops. Expansion of the Rheinstreitkräfte continues. We wish to place a bulk order with Bavarian cannon-builders of 30 cannons to be delivered to us within a space of 15 years. We offer to pay 50,000 Thalers for these cannons, which will be used to arm our ships.
 * Babur and Humayun.jpgMughal Empire: Emperor Babur calls 1527 (Islamic year 933) his glorious year, declaring that it shall be remembered as the time in which he nullified any thought that the Mongols had vanished from the earth. With work underway to impliment the divisions of the Empire, Babur looked to his own walls, his own family. No longer was his heir Humayun a boy, rather as war had aged the Emperor, youth had sprung in his child. The nineteen-year old prince now thirsted for glory, a quality his father drew great pride in. Babur placed a great charge on his son, he was to ride west from Agra and administer his justice to the regions there, however he was not to stop. Instead, Humayun was to ride through Persia as part of a great retinue to the court of the Ottoman Sultan. On Humayun's arrival, the Prince brought news to his sister, now of age, that she was Princess not of Kabulistan, but an Imperial Princess of Gurkani. Humayun's presence at the Ottoman court was not just to oversee this declaration, but to oversee the Princess' wedding to the Sultan himself. Gulchehra Begum within a short period had become Imperial Princess and now Sultana in one swoop. While not his first wife, Gulchehra's position in the Ottoman court symbolised the strong loyalty of Babur to the Caliph in Rum. Within Agra, preparations for the capitals transformation had already begun with administrative centres springing up around the city. The Emperor's court swiftly became a debating hall between theologian and scholar, to which even Babur regularly joined in. In his mid-forties Babur's health was not perfect and so he gave up the vice of drinking, making his court do the same, even making them swear an oath to abstain from alcohol. He wrote of this, "Everyone regrets drinking and swears an oath (of abstinence); I swore the oath and regret that." (Actual OTL Quotation) Despite his and his courtiers' grummbling, Babur's health seems to improve, he even takes to long walks along the Agra walls with his ministers, instead of clutching round a dusty table. Many question the Emperor's reasons for such an obsession with fitness at such a sudden hour, many claim he does not wish to drop dead after only attaining his heart's desire. As the year comes to a close Babur is seen in his chambers with senior councillors and the Bengali delegation long into the night for nearly two weeks straight. As the sun sets on the final day of the year, looking haggard and exhausted Babur addresses his Religious Council and informs them of a deal that will bring peace to India, for all faiths.


 * Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent welcomes the arrival of Humayun, giving him gifts of gold and perfumes, and prepares straightaway to prepare the wedding with Gulchehra
 * In the Electorate of Saxony, new Prince-Elector John officially converts the realm to Evangelicalism, his personal religion and the religion of most nobles, burghers, and peasants. The Erfurt docks see construction, and the flotilla is strengthened to protect inland river trade and assert a presence over central Europe. John nationalizes all Catholic lands in Saxony and asks Martin Luther to help establish an ecclesiastical structure for the Electorate. In neighboring Hesse, Landgrave Philip suddenly passes away, putting the throne up for grabs. At the prodding of his father, heir John Frederick, the son-in-law of Philip, claims the throne and uses the Saxon army to enforce his rule over Hesse, entering the two states into a dynastic union.  Vassalization efforts in Nürnberg continue; we use trade to maintain the beneficience of the Catholic Electors as much as possible.
 * Ottoman Empire: Economy and military improves in the Turkish Empire, with a total population of 12 million. The city of Rhodes is incorporated into the Empire, forcing all the foreign military to leave but appropriating all the ships. A millet is set up there for the Catholic population, as Lutheranism is outlawed. Mercantile trade and caravan travelers transverse across the empire, as well as exporting and importing many commodities to many distant lands. Trade networks across the Sahara is set up with Songhai, Ethiopia and Bornu. Up across the Caucasus mountains, overland trade pours in from the Turko-Mongol Khanates as far as Bukhara. With this new trade from China, the Silk Road once again emerges as silk and ivory start begin pouring in to the empire through the northern Khanates, including new forms of firearms. The navy is greatly strengthened, building on the impressive navy of Bayezid II years earlier. Trade continues in the Indian Ocean, including the Sultanates of Oman, Bengal, Aceh, and Demak. Admirals Aydin Reis and Iskandar Asha command the two main navies operating in eastern Mediterranean near Syria. The navies of Oruc Reis and Hayreddin Barbarossa are stationed further west, protecting the Ottoman possessions in Algeria and Tunisia. Two additional fleets remain in ports in the Aegean Sea. Yazid IV continues to preside of the universal House of Islam from Medina, who reappoints the Council of the Ulema to guide him. The forts and fortifications in eastern Europe are continuously improved to deter invasion from Hungary. A system of universal education continues to expand across Anatolia, teaching young men the latest knowledge of science, mathematics, and literature. The General Mahmood Riza sends a military expedition of 1500 men into Georgia, declaring that he would support Bodgan III as ruler of the Georgians if he permits the proselytizing of Islam in the region, and establish a Mosque in the capital. Seeing the success of the liberal millet system in Cyprus and Crete, much more independence and prestige is given to the Orthodox communities of Eastern Europe, declaring Patriarch Theophrastus I as "Guardian of the People". The Turkish settlers in Eastern Europe are required to learn Greek. Egypt expands into Cyrencia 240 px, subjugating the local tribes and reestablishing the ancienent Pentapolis. Continuing to establish control over the Red Sea, Egypt begins reconstructing the massive Fatha al-Farun (Canal of the Pharaohs). This project is expected to take ten years to complete. The House of Wisdom in Baghdad and the Library of Alexandreia are reconstructed. After sinking much of the Venetian Armada, the Ottoman navy closes in on the island of Andros, where the military of Venice primarily withdrew. The majority of the 248 ships blockades the Cyclades, with an additional 18 ships bombarding the harbors of Andros City on one side and Gaviro on the other. The Sultan extends the offer to make the Andrean branch rulers over the island if they murder the Sommaripa Duke.
 * Khanate of Crimea: Ruled by Mehmed Giray, the Khanate continues to increase its overland trade. Fortifications are built up to protect them from Muscovy. The port of Sevastapol is built up to create an independent navy. Many of the Mongol princes from the Kazan Khanate come to live in Crimea to follow their natural leader. The military is greatly strengthened to protect against attack from Russia.
 * Colony of Adal: Being the Ottomans' first sub-saharan colony, the Sultan subjugates the Somali people there and topples the original rulers of Adal. The ports at the strait of Djibouti are built up, to control trade in the Red Sea. With control over the strait of Djibouti, Ottoman ships fill the Indian Ocean much faster, increasing trade with Oman and their colonies. The colony expands south into Somalia.
 * Oman continues expansion, growing 30 px north and south. Victory is declared after a long and bloody seige of Mogadishu, though the costs were much higher than expected, and the war increasingly became reliant on slave soldiers due to the large attrition rates. Furthermore, due to the seige and bombardments of the city much of it is destroyed and much money is spent on rebuilding its infrastructure. Military expansion continues, and the navy now sits at about 70 ships in total. The Sultan comes down with an unfortunate illness, but he survives. Civic devlopment continues. Because of succesful integration of Balochs into the country an increasing amount of them rise to prominance in the government, however for them to gain signifcant titles it is required that they convert to Ibadiism.
 * Socotra continues devlopment as it becomes and increasingly popular port. Many Muslims try to build mosques and preach to convert the mainly-Nestorian population, but this is prevented, as the Sultan does not wish to anger the locals.
 * The Horn Colony continues to expand by 8 px. Due to the increasing size of the colony it is no longer restricted to prisoners, and merchants are encouraged to set up residence here because of the cheap land and its strategic importance. Many natives continue to be slain and their women taken, however a policy is instituted that if they become Ibadi they may be integrated into the colony.
 * Mogadishu is taken in the war near the beginning of the year. Much of the city is destroyed, as the Omani generals allowed their troops to plunder the city. Much of the original population died during the seige due to either starvation, disease, or barrages, and the plundering of the city reduces it further, with much of the population dead and most of the survivors carted off as slaves, however much of the merchant class is left alone because of their importance to the city, assuming that they convert to Ibadism. Much spending is used to rebuild infrastructure, the port, and sanitation, and its expected to take another year or so for the city to be properly repaired. In the mean time many Balochs move to the city, as the Arab population is somewhat stretched, and female Indian slaves are brought in, both of these factors help replace some of the population. Ibadi madrassas are built in Arab, Persian and Swahili, though due to the demographics Persian and Swahili are the predominant languages used in the city.
 * Joseon: Korea continues adopting an expansionist, neutral foreign policy and ends its status as a Chinese tributary state. The government continues to promote obedience to the state through Neo-Confucianism, which is the state’s official ideology. Korean Buddhism is heavily discouraged and its supporters are occasionally persecuted. In addition to this, the government continues to promote academic achievement, innovation, artistry and Korean nationalism and patriotism to bind the nation together. To guard Korean interests in Japan and Manchuria, the planned construction of 20 ships annually continues. Korea continues to see a rapid increase in the production of gunpowder weapons. In order to support and supplement Korea’s growing military capabilities, the rapid construction of two labor-intensive industrial complexes in Incheon and Ulsan continues. In order to further boost economic catch-up with China, Korea continues to follow successful Song Chinese industrial practices; a half dozen of blast-furnaces powered by waterwheels are further built in Incheon and Ulsan each, melting weak and inferior wrought and cast iron together to form the stronger steel. Each of these blast-furnaces are capable if producing a ton of steel within a week. The steel is used to create efficient tools and components to common items. Large-scale mining operations begin in the mineral-rich North Korea while largely untapped, small deposits of iron ore and low-grade anthracite coal are mined in South Korea. The mined material is shipped to industrial complexes in Incheon and Ulsan for processing. Like the Chinese Song dynasty before it, bituminous coke replaces the role of charcoal, sparing lots of forests from logging. Canals are beginning to be constructed to link Incheon and Ulsan to major population centres and to make trade and commerce easier. Slash-and-burn agriculture becomes prevalent as the need for arable land grows. The production of paper bills is restricted to prevent hyperinflation. External trade begins to increase, however, heavy tariffs are placed on imports to render them uncompetitive with domestically produced products. In an effort to pool knowledge to a smaller group, only nobles, the relatives of politicians and politicians themselves as well as a few exceptions are allowed to receive tertiary education. Hundreds of Korean scholars are sent to China to study Chinese technology, sending monthly reports to government officials in order to catch up with China technologically. Hangul is continued to be taught to more people whilst Hanja is continued to be heavily discouraged, especially in formal situations. To allow the creation of more written text, more printing presses are built. Writing is encouraged as long as the content isn’t threatening the regime. Korea expands 50 px into Manchuria through the Yalu River.
 * The Republic of the Fourteen United Netherlands: The Council votes this year, and Desiderius Erasmus wins the vote unanimously. As the Council wants to crown him as king, Erasmus refuses that, not accepting the position of a king. Instead, the council offers him the position of Stadhouder, which Erasmus does accept. As such, the Kingdom is not truly a kingdom, and instead a Republic. Erasmus offers an alliance to Brandenburg and France, and we accept both the alliance and the trade offer from the English. Erasmus offers trade to all nations willing to trade. Dutch ships move south, intending to go around Africa to get to Asia. They make tiny stops at coastal places to trade with natives or just to rest, but don't explore. A Dutch ship shipwrecks near the Cape, leaving the survivors stranded. To survive, the men build a small fort which they call "Fort Cape of Good Hope". They explore the coastal region and go slightly inland, but return to their fort. They find useful lands. Brussel is made the capital of the republic. The ports of Antwerpen and Rotterdam are heavily developed to optimize trade options for our kingdom. Ships sail for North America, to trade with the natives and to explore the coasts. In line with Humanism, Erasmus decides that all Dutchmen should speak the same language, and thus orders the formation of one universal Dutch language, in which the New Testament will also be translated, intending to educate the lowborn so they can fully use their potential as humans. The Republic does not affiliate itself with either Catholicism or Protestantism. Instead, Erasmus calls for an end of the splitting of the church. He shares his own beliefs with his followers, who decide to write them down. They present Erasmus's beliefs to the people of the Republic, intending to spread them throughout the Netherlands.
 * Tsardom of Russia: With the further gathering of lands to the Russian Tsar, Vasili, he recognizes the need for his heir to be wed as well. He extends his want to find a princess to the royal families of Europe particularly to England requesting to his son Ivan to the English Princess. Vasili after realizing he has somewhat overextended his realm and realizes the inability of the Nobility to fully deal with the overextension issues, begins recruiting a servant corps taking great care to make sure the nearly 300 men he has initially recruited through their merits all are literate. He ties in his Viceroys in Minsk and Zhytomyr with this new group as he begins investing serious funds from the treasury into building a bureaucracy. Quickly the nobility in Vladimir and Yaroslavl raise up a force of 10,000 to march on Moscow, to prevent the usurping of some of their duties and privileges, only to meet a force twice their size led by the Tsar himself. The 20,000 strong army known as The Tsars Black Legion meets the noble revolters outside of Moscow in clear view of the cities populace. A more loyal noble, known as Dimitry Adashev - a low ranking noble in Novgorod in Moscow at the time of the revolt - is able to work his way into the command group of the army speaking with the Tsar himself. Vasili is initially skeptical of his strategy but the next morning the Black Legion looks to be nearly half its initial strength making it seem as if nearly half the army has deserted. The nobles attack the Black Legion later that morning only to be caught in a cunning trap, with forces under the noble Adashev having moved around to the rear of the noble's army with the split forces enveloping the armies of the nobles, the battle is won in nearly 45 minutes as dissenting nobles are killed relatively quickly making much of the army surrender. The Tsar, realizing his need to reconcile with any other nobles in the Army, appoints Dimitry Adashev the new Duke of Yaroslavl and allows him to take half of his newly-raised Black Legion to Yaroslavl with any men from there to set up his new noble title how he sees fit. The Tsardom itself continues to embark on Russifying policies in its puppets in Minsk and Zhytomyr, with little resistance being incurred due to the Cossacks being left alone for the most part aside from those who willingly assimilate to Russian culture. The Russians run into issues settling the frontiers only expanding by 100px to the east as many cossacks in it for the profit have declined the movement further east. The Peoples of Sibir however being to be subjugated as Cossacks secure territory. The 50,000 troops in Ostland continue to rampantly and brutally destroy all resistance and ruthlessly restore order. This is wildly successful due to the sheer number of Russian troops involved and the brutality involved for any who resist. A few captured peoples are sent back to their rebel camps to describe the absolutely brutal force the Russian Army has used. Russia proposes the elevation of a Russian noble to the throne in Poland, with them probably finding it more amiable to have a Slavic king in Poland than a German king. The Russian tsar however requests that if anyone is to be put on the throne it be through the Polish Sejm. Russian forces however also look poised to seize the remainder of Lithuanias Ruthenian and Belarussian territories but refuse to act without orders of the Tsar.
 * Principality of Minsk:  the Viceroy of Minsk, under the authority of the Tsar re-organizes its agricultural system, but with the influx of well versed Russian farmers, and soldiers turned farmers, the agricultural production of the whole of the Principality shoots up, with records harvest occuring, this mostly just stems from the lack of mass agricultural production previously. The Principality continues to show Russification as many cossacks and locals begin to adopt Russian languages, particularly due to the integration of many low class Russians to the local population. The Prcincipality seeing unrest in Ostland and Polish moves to handles the situation begins to draw up forces for potential conflict but mostly to keep borders concrete and prevent revolts in its own territory. The "Tsars Agreement" shows great positivity in the nobility in Minsk as many local populations expand due to this, many of the nobility in response to this, begin to adapt the Belrussian language to fit Russian due to similarity.
 * Principality of Zhytomyr:   Zhytomyr itself sees great productivity in its own agricultural sector as the influx of Russians peasants, and the settlement of Russian soldiers following the Russo-Polish War has put out a large increase in agricultural product. This allows Zhytomyr to meet the agricultural quota of Russia with ease and aside from some small resentment over a quota from local Ukrainians, many of the Russians in the area see it as a necessity to allow Russia to continue to advance, prosper and continue to protect Russians, Belarussians and Ukrainians from outside influence. The Ukrainian population will more significant than the Belarussian population is similarly illiterate and begins to see more and more nobility push toward learning Russian rather than ukrainian, with certain higher level nobles beginning to just include Ukrainian into the Russian language proper. The population of Zhytomyr, particularly Russians, increases dramatically as the assimilation of local peoples into Russian culture as well as Russian settlement proper expands the local Russian population base.
 * England accepts the Tsar's offer of marriage between his son Ivan and the Princess Elizabeth.
 * Spain: Our few ports in Bissagos, Morocco and Namibia areas start to expand inwards about 75px. Trading with the native Africans continues to go well. With the war against France and England still going on, start to draft more people into the military. We send a good portion of our troops into France for a counterattack. Some war ships are sent to England for an attack. The rest of the troops are sent to Naples so we can get the French out of our lands. The King is very angry that our troops can't get the war over with. A huge wall is being built between France and Spain so that French troops can't get in. The ship builders continue to build more ships for the military. Our economy has taken a hit from this war, but with all the resources coming from our colonies, we are only breaking even. Special guards are being put on duty in the King's castle so that the King's family can stay safe. Since we are still importing slaves from Africa, we use them in our military to help with the fighting forces. We try to keep cities from being destroyed from enemy troops attacking and destroying our beautiful cities. Most expedition set to happen this year get pushed back a year or two, because of the major war happening on the home front.
 * Hispaniola: On the island, we continue to explore the inland forests. Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Cuba: On the island, we continue to explore the inland forests. Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Bahamas: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Jamaica: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Puerto Rico: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Kingdom of Naples: To the north we still close our borders to everyone. Outposts are continuing to be built to the north, so that troops with firearms can attack invaders to the land from a distance. Farming continues to go well in the nation. More ships are being built for trade purposes.
 * Kingdom of Sicily: Farming is doing fine within the nation. More ships are being built for trading purposes.
 * Kingdom of Sardinia: Farming is doing fine within the nation. More ships are being built for trading purposes.
 * New Spain: Exploration of the newly lands are still continuing. Small port villages are being made for trade purposes. We allow the natives to stay on our land but, they would have to help us build up the land and assimilate with us colonists. Churches pop up in many areas so we can convert the natives. We expand our colony both 100 px north and south.
 * Bermuda: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Canary Islands: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Florida: Exploration of the newly lands are still continuing. Small port villages are being made for trade purposes. We allow the natives to stay on our land but, they would have to help us build up the land and assimilate with us colonists. Churches pop up in many areas so we can convert the natives. We expand our colony both 100 px north.
 * Cherokee: Our domestication of rice is coming along nicely. We continue our trading with the spanish and the guns have greatly increased our yield of deer and furs. Our population has had an increase in births but small pox is still here and has killed 3,000 of our members, so we are down to 25,000 members. But only a couple thousand still have small pox. An estimated 2,000 have developed a resistance to small pox. Our ranch and corn field have begun the raising of corn, cows and horses.
 * Cherokee Diplomacy: We ask the Spanish to guarantee our sovereignty.
 * The Portuguese Empire pulls out of the assault on the Balearics, and the armada returns to Lisbon. The soldiers disembark, and are moved to garrisons along the southern part of the border with Spain, joining the existing force of 28,000 there, bringing the total force on the border to around 85,000. The king orders the enlistment and training of around another 20,000 soldiers, expected to be prepared for early next year. The raiding fleets based in Cueta turn their attentions to cutting off supply lines to the Balearics, while continuing to pester Spanish coastal forces. The Brazil colony continues to prosper with the influx of slaves from the new port in Benin. Papua is beginning to struggle, with limited food sources on the island. Constructions in Macau and Porta Dourada continue.
 * Vijayanagara Empire: We begin to invade Bahmanis in the 'Conquest of Southern India' begins. We think about a political union with the Maldives. We prepare for an invasion of other unfortunate countries. We build our military. We also build our diplomacy. We would like a trade deal with the Portuguese Empire seeing as they're arriving in India. However, we do keep wary of them. We also would like to trade with China and Korea. We tighten our control of the empire. We build our navy in preparation for oversea voyages. We would like a trade deal with anybody else with offers us one.
 * Maldives: After hearing stories of uninhabited islands (OTL Seychelles) from East African traders, the king sends a fleet of five ships to go find them and to bring men for setting up a port. Once discovered we intend to add a second capital in the port that is created. (probably two or three turns to get there.) The king asks Vijayanagara if they would like to offer one of their daughters hand in marriage to Prince Vijaya Murali Misra, Governor of the Port of Burecca. We also ask The Kingdom of Jaffna if they would be willing to part with Neduntheevu or Kachchatheevu Islands or both off their coast. (Mod Response)
 * I'm gonna say no to the islands at the present time. -MP
 * Bradenburg: Bradenburgish troops continue to expand their war effort. But once more request that all sides come to the negotiation table to determine the future of the areas in dispute. The Aristocracy starts to gain importance as many of the officers are drawn from their ranks. the courts of The country become a place of learning as engineers, artists and philosophers meet and discuss matters mainly on society and science. Ties with the Teutons and Bohemia are also expanded. Protestants in Berlin and the Magrave start to gain influence as the Elector himself is a sympathizer to the reformation and closer ties to the Lowlands and to the protestant electors is sought specially since the emperor is himself a protestant. The alliance with lowlands rebels is affirmed in secret.
 * The Netherlands are no longer rebels 
 * Ostland: Our forces fighting against the rebels, wanting to avenge their own, which are now dead, punish the rebels as hard as they can with the help of the Russian forces. Fights happen all around Poland, our coalition against Poland composed out of Brandenburg, Bohemia, Bavaria, Pomerania and Württemberg manage to achieve significant victories against Poland. King Walter I and his family and many of the remaining rulling class/nobles escape to west Prussia, to the city of Danzig, while some of the rulling class/nobles choose to remain in Estonia/Latvia to help the advancing Russian forces that are aiding us against the rebels. Most of the reformed Livonian Order (4/5 of them) are put in the fight against Poland while the rest are put to fight against the rebels, being mostly Germans they are more than happy to avenge their own people from the rebels massacres. We annex west Prussia and our parts of Posen and Silesia, as agreed with Poland and establish control and administration over there. Around 25.000 troops are recruited from west Prussia as well as our parts of Silesia and Posen and are trained. Since Russia is helping us against the rebels, we keep most of our armies in west Prussia, parts of Posen and Silesia to repel the Polish invaders. Emergency measures are taken, a curfew is established in the cities hitted by the plague outbreak, while all cities and areas hitted by the plague outbreak are put into quarantine. In the capital and other cities that have poor sanitation, we try to impove sanitation, while its people after told by the authorities, that poor sanitation is the cause of the plague outbreak, those which are able to work, are put at forced work to impove their city's sanitation, everyone else, may work voluntarily to help us fight off the plague. We also make quarantined areas where the victims of the plague outbreak, are transported, seperating dead victims of the plague outbreak, from alive people which were infected, in different areas, still believing they can somehow be saved. Latvians,Lithuanians and Estonians are left to their fates, while we try to make the situation worst by secretly poisoning their wells with dead rats and infected people. German, Dutch, Flemish, Danes, Swedes, Norse not infected population are moved voluntarily in rural areas to escape the plague, while we told them that this is the only way to avoid the plague. Our top researchers start to work on way to cure the plague and if not, at least limit it, or find a way to ease those poor peoples pain, with some of them resorting to reasearching herbs, that could possibly cure or limit the plague. The reformed Livonian order, fighted fiercely against Poland-Lithuania during the war, thus receives many honorary awards from King Walter I. We stop assimilating Latvians, Lithuanians and Estonians, unbanning their languages. Riga and Tallinn continue to flourish due to the inscrease in trade with the rest of the world, with our trade fleets bringing many wealth and with many people migrating (part of the Ostsiedlung) to our lovely capital and Tallinn. Livonian Order is reorganized as vassal of the Kingdom of Ostland, while some consider them a mercenary company now. Infrastructure is repaired and improved throughout the nation. The Ostland army is around 50.000 men strong and the navy about 40 ships. We continue researching new cannons, muskets and other modern weapons, while also trying to improve gunpowder. Martin Luther's Evangelical interpretations and rejection of Catholic excesses gains momentum amongst the people of Ostland, while many Livonian order knights and nobles start supporting Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses. However, due to our agreement with the most holy Pope Leo X we denounce Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses as heretical, while a law is made imprisoning anyone that possesses Martin Luther's heretical theses or preaches favoring them. However, that law is not applied on basis, being mostly used exemplary. Ostsiedlung/German eastward expansion continues, as we encourage Germans, Dutch, Flemish, Danes, Swedes, Norse to settle in our realm in order to promote the development of the less populated portions of their realm, so we provide them an incentive to immigrate giving them huge privilages. We also try to assimilate them into the local German culture, seeking to enstrenghten our country, by enacting many measures to reduce the use of their mother tongue, while trying to not be too oppressive, while we also try to assimilate the locals, too (Livonians, Estonians). Our merchant fleets trade with most of Europe. We focus on our military, thus administrative matters become secondary priority, while offensive becomes a priority.
 * Ostland Diplomacy: We expand ties with the Teutonic knights/order, though we are kind of annoyed they didn't joined our alliance, we also try to influence/vassalize them.
 * Angu: The tribes continue trade with the Portugese while Namton A'fao starts learning their script and language, as well as a few other selected Angu.
 * Zia: The Zia also benefit from the trade to some extent and become more connected to the Angu tribe.
 * Songhai Empire: We expand 200 px to the south of our nation. As our nation is growing so rapidly we try to keep the countries under control by mass deportations of their male population and selling them to the European powers who can then transfer them to Africa. Meanwhile, as we come back with a better understanding of North Africa and Europe having sent explorers north, we see the strife and turmoil raging and understand why we must grow to ensure they never control us. At Gao the construction of the new city continues as much of the work is done and now the new city actually will become the heart of the empire with large numbers of newly trained craftsmen being trained and working in the industrial quarter to mass produce quality weapons for expansion. While in the rural bulk of the empire, we continue our expansion of the irrigation system and start to work creating a road made from pebbles and mortar which goes through the heart of the empire to allow better internal trade.
 * Tibet continues its assimilation and economic development, while working to expand infrastructure. The Dalai Lama sends out monastic delegations by ship, while successfully reestablishing his authority over monasteries in Southeast Asia.
 * Owari (And the Japanese United Front): We continue to fight the Chinese invaders, and try to fend off the Chinese. We do, however, try to slowly unite the members of the United Front in language, culture, religion, morals, etc, though we still treat it as a mere alliance and do not intend to unite the states after the war. We ask other Japanese states to join the United Front. We continue to influence Ise (Turn Six of Seven), and try to increase production of weapons, armor and food for soldiers.
 * Benin: Benin continues to develop its status as a modernizing country, expanding the roads and agricultural regions of the empire, developing the economy into other trades away from slavery, and expanding its small trade fleet. The Portuguese, Venetians, and Genoese continue to educate the Edo on matters of trade and finance, as well as seafaring. The Genoese living in Benin in particular continue to educate large numbers of Edo in advanced skills, such as glass-making, ironworking, masonry, and weaponsmithing. Benin expands by 200px along the coastline to the south, continuing with its regular habit of enslaving all those who refuse to convert to Christianity, and all adult men and young boys and girls for sell in Eko. To facilitate the sell of slaves in the region without having to worry of the issue of transporting them all back to Eko, a "factory" is set up in the region at Njo (modern-day Douala), where the sale of slaves shall begin, establishing a second port for the Edo slave trade. Oba Xadraque establishes a new force for the military of Benin known as the Olukore, which shall be devoted solely to the expansion of the realm of Benin and the enslavement of natives in the usual fashion. The construction of Mahin continues as planned, with the street grid for the city laided out by the laborers, and the buildings themselves now under construction. The walls are considered a priority of the Oba's bureaucrats in Mahin, though given the lack of threats in the region, the construction of the city walls are delayed until the first of the homes and businesses are built for the city.
 * Genoa: With war ravaging Europe and Savoy falling to France, we turn our attention to Northern Africa in an e and we declare war on Wattassid Morocco and invade it with our massive navy and 50,000 troops in order to secure ourselves as a great nation and in the case we are invaded in Europe. Our navy invades the port of Tangier. Meanwhile, we continue to trade with Europe, which is being ravaged by war and we sell excess military supplies.
 * Duchy of Lorraine: Developments are continued as usual with trade being expanded with various countries.The duchy also sends troops to help Wüttermberg in it's war with poland-lithuania. The duchy also begins to start printing more books and considers a more publicly avalaible education. In the duchy among nobility the book Divine Comedy gains popularity. The duchy also sends diplomats to various evangelical countries such as Saxony, Bavaria, Wüttermberg, and Netherlands to find a wife for the young duke. The duchy also tries to begin to influence Pfalz (Mod Response).
 * England: King Henry continues to fight the war in France. In England, the evangelical movement continues to grow. The influencing of Ulster continues. Northumberland, Westmoreland, and Henry Stafford distinguish themselves as commanders in Spain. The crown continues to encourage trade with merchants from the continent to boost the English economy. The English army continues to buy and build modern weaponry.

1528
'''FRENCH AND ANGLO FORCES SMASH THROUGH SPANISH LINES, CAPTURING VALLADOLID AND FORCING CHARLES I TO CAPITULATE. SPANISH FORCES IN SARDINIA, GIBRALTAR, AND ALL OTHER TERRITORIES ALL SURRENDER UPON HEARING THE NEWS. THE OTTOMANS CONTINUE TO BE VICTORIOUS IN ALL THEIR EFFORTS.'''

'''In the New World, native tribes seize the opportunity of Spain’s distraction from their colonies due to the ongoing war. In Florida, the Tequesta and Calusa tribes form a coalition against the invaders and launch a concerted assault against the new colony, destroying it with huge slaughter. In the former Aztec Empire, the conquistadors seize on the lack of Spanish rule to abandon most of their remaining pretensions of loyalty to the King, halting the sending of taxes and basically ruling the fiefdoms they have carved out as they please. They unite to defeat the loyalist governor and hang him in the plaza of Mexico City.'''

'''With Ostland's active efforts to spread plague, the newly named Livonian Plague suddenly explodes into virulent success, devastating Lithuania as it sweeps south. Almost half of the Polish, Ostlander, and German armies fighting in Posen die; Danzig's streets are filled with the dead, and commerce in the East Baltic comes to a total halt. Outbreaks appear in Hamburg and Copenhagen, carried by ship; the plague also appears in Wallachia, where the ruler dies, and in Minsk and Zhytomyr, where Russian soldiers returning from Ostland carry it. Ostland and Poland begin to have difficulty mustering new armies or feeding those they have under arms.'''

'''Partly as a consequence of the plague, Evangelicalism (and new, darker offshoots of religious rebellion) spreads into Eastern Europe. Marginalized Livonian peasants in Ostland widely adopt the new religion as a way of separating themselves from their Baltic German rulers, and it sees some success among Lithuanian and Ruthenian peasants in Russia and Poland also. Strange rumours begin to spread in the streets of Minsk and Vilnya about a new cult dedicated to the worship of the old Slavic death god Chernobog, who believe the plague is his work and they must placate him with blood sacrifice. No one is certain of its truth, but several are lynched on suspicion of such devilry.'''
 * Württemberg: We are shocked as a significant number of our 2,000-strong expeditionary force to Ostland die due to the plague. The remainder of the force, however, continues to fight against Poland-Lithuania in an attempt to gain some coastal lands. Meanwhile, reinforcements are sent to replace those who were killed; the bulk of our army, however, remains in Württemberg as we do not want to waste our entire military on one conflict. Further expansion of the army continues, as does the development of the Rheinstreitkräfte. Another two ships are now available for service. Meanwhile, as Christoph approaches the age of majority, Elector Ulrich begins searching for a girl for his son to marry. We propose marrying Christoph to Anna Maria of Brandenburg. We attempt to begin influencing the nearby County of Tyrol by opening trade negotiations. (MOD RESPONSE)
 * Bavarian Dip: In regard to your previous offer to purchase cannons, we will agree to sell them to you, but would prefer if instead we could waive the fee if you agree to help us design our own river flotilla.
 * Württemberger diplomacy: We graciously accept, and some of our engineers go over to Ingolstadt to begin construction of Bavaria's first ships on the Danube river.
 * Tyrol (MOD) is responsive to the trade negotiations with its larger neighbor. It is open to being influenced, but please do a vassalization algo if that is your endgame.
 * Great Turkmen Empire: Economy and military improves in the Bukhara Empire, Mercantile trade and caravan travelers transverse across the state, as well as exporting and importing many commodities to many distant lands. We begin to work on urbanizing Bukhara by have spending artists and other important people to the city. Bukhara begins to work on urbanizing by making roads and major cities across the state and sending people to Major cities across the land. We begin to fertilize our land and begin farming. We also begin to do this in Persia. In light of the Muslim persecution in the Maldive all trade is suspended from the Maldives.  Men between 18-37 are forced into the army and are trained for war. With us in the middle of Chinese Ottoman trade we begin to trade with traders from both countries due to this (the city) Bukhara is becoming a rest stop for traders in Central Asia. We begin to make roads to help traders and people get across the Empire. A standing army of 60,000 is made and 30,000 are sent to the Khanate of Persia, 30,000 are sent to Khiva. Kochkunju Muhammad bin Abul-Khayr Khan marries a Chinese trader after buying from her father caravan and has a child. The current standing army is 150,000. Madrasas are built across the state along with more mosques and kids are sent there to learn on Saturdays and Sundays (5-17), while they go to military training (13-17) from Monday to Thursday as Friday is a free day. Kochkunju and his wife have a child. Kochkun likes the idea of firearms and begins to buy them for himself and his armies but in small amounts due to the cost. We annex Khiva. A counsel is made taking two Shia Muslims, Sunni Muslims, Christians, and Jews from every region (Khiva, Persia, and Bukhara) they must be voted in by the people, and from their they work on fixing problems but our leader has the final word.Sunni Islam is now the official religion
 * Khanate of Persia: We begin to fertilize our land and begin farming across the Khanate and are sold in markets or sent to the state. We begin to build roads to help people get across the Khanate. En masse Shia Muslims begin to be deported to Persia and are replaced by Sunni Muslims. We begin to work on urbanizing by making roads and major cities across the state and sending people to Major cities across the land. Nishabur is the capital of the Khanate. Madrasas are built across the state along with more mosques and kids are sent there to learn on Saturdays and Sundays (5-17), while they go to military training (13-17) from Monday to Thursday as Friday is a free day.
 * Khanate of Khiva: We begin to fertilize our land and begin farming across the Khanate and are sold in markets or sent to the state. We begin to build roads to help people get across the Khanate. Khiva is kept as the capital. We begin to work to urbanize by making roads and major cities across the state and sending people to major cities across the land. 30,000 troops are housed across the Khanate. We begin to work on a navy where criminals are put to work on the boat. Madrasas are built across the state along with more mosques and kids are sent there to learn on Saturdays and Sundays (5-17), while they go to military training (13-17) from Monday to Thursday as Friday is a free day. We build boats and now have a navy of 200 ships.


 * Empire of the Great Ming: We continue our invasion of the Japanese archipelago. The Emperor issues an ultimatum to the Japanese, which states that any Japanese domain or country willing to collaborate with the Chinese government will be allowed to keep their sovereignity and their leaders and that the Chinese won't interfere with them. Navy construction continues with 100 more ships under consruction to join our large fleet. We consolidate our forces and collaborators on the Ryukyuan Islands and enlist them to fight in the island of Honshu and/or as civil defense of the Ryukyuan islands. Trade continues with our tributaries, the Ottomans and the Portuguese. We send around 5,000 kg of cannons and muskets to the Khmer Empire and send in several training officers to help raise the Khmer Army. We would be willing to trade 20,000 muskets and 50,000 kg of fireworks and gunpowder to the Great Turkmen Empire in exchange for raw materials and spices. 
 * Great Turkmen Empire dip: We accept the trade and begin to send traders to China.
 * Tibet, as a loyal tributary state aiding China in its wars in Japan, asks for military assistance such as that offered to the Khmer.
 * Ming: The Emperor agrees to send 100,000 muskets and 500,000 kg of gunpowder to Tibet.
 * Owari: We ask for you to sign the Treaty of Kiyosu.
 * Joseon: Do not listen to the inferior Japanese. Victory is inevitable. The Owari will simply unite Japan against you if you leave them alone.
 * Spain: Our few ports in Bissagos, Morocco and Namibia areas continue expand inwards about 75px. Trading with the native Africans continues to go well. Back in Florida, the natives drive back some of our colonists, but More ships from Hispaniola and Cuba land in our colony of Florida to up the population. On these ships, most of them are troops ready to fight the natives in Florida. Ships full of troops are sent to our colony of New Spain to get the people to listen to our rule, since the last governor died due to a revolution of the colonists. The war against France and England is still going on. More troops are sent to France. In France our troops are told to destroy everything in sight. This time we do not sent any ships to England, to save on what troops we have left in the nation. Troops that do not go with the invasion forces to France are put on defending the capital city from being destroy. The King is pleased on how the troops are working harder to try and win this war. Each city within the nation is put on high alert. All money that is going throw the nation is being spent on the military of the nation. More ships are being built for our military. In the New World trading goes good with all of the natives.
 * Hispaniola: On the island, we continue to explore the inland forests. Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Cuba: On the island, we continue to explore the inland forests. Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Bahamas: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Jamaica: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Puerto Rico: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Kingdom of Naples: To the north we still close our borders to everyone. Outposts are continuing to be built to the north, so that troops with firearms can attack invaders to the land from a distance. Farming continues to go well in the nation. More ships are being built for trade purposes.
 * Kingdom of Sicily: Farming is doing fine within the nation. More ships are being built for trading purposes.
 * Kingdom of Sardinia: Farming is doing fine within the nation. More ships are being built for trading purposes.
 * New Spain: Exploration of the newly lands are still continuing. Small port villages are being made for trade purposes. We allow the natives to stay on our land but, they would have to help us build up the land and assimilate with us colonists. Churches pop up in many areas so we can convert the natives. We expand our colony both 100 px north and south. Ships from the mother land land and demand the colonists to listen to our rule. The troops threaten the colonists to listen or else a war will brake out.
 * Bermuda: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Canary Islands: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Florida: Exploration of the newly lands are still continuing. Small port villages are being made for trade purposes. We allow the natives to stay on our land but, they would have to help us build up the land and assimilate with us colonists. Churches pop up in many areas so we can convert the natives. We expand our colony both 100 px north. More ships full of troops get to the colony and start to fight the Natives for our land back.
 * Scar the war is over. It says so in the mod events you were forced to capitulate.
 * Joseon: Korea continues adopting an expansionist, neutral foreign policy and ends its status as a Chinese tributary state. The government continues to promote obedience to the state through Neo-Confucianism, which is the state’s official ideology. Korean Buddhism is heavily discouraged and its supporters are occasionally persecuted. In addition to this, the government continues to promote academic achievement, innovation, artistry and Korean nationalism and patriotism to bind the nation together. To guard Korean interests in Japan and Manchuria, the planned construction of 20 ships annually continues, with 80 already made. Korea continues to see a rapid increase in the production of gunpowder weapons. In order to support and supplement Korea’s growing military capabilities, the rapid construction of two labor-intensive industrial complexes in Incheon and Ulsan continues. In order to further boost economic catch-up with China, Korea continues to follow successful Song Chinese industrial practices; a half dozen of blast-furnaces powered by waterwheels are further built in Incheon and Ulsan each, melting weak and inferior wrought and cast iron together to form the stronger steel. Each of these blast-furnaces are capable if producing a half-dozen tons of steel within a week. The steel is used to create efficient tools and components to common items. Large-scale mining operations continue in the mineral-rich North Korea while largely untapped, small deposits of iron ore and low-grade anthracite coal are mined in South Korea. The mined material is shipped to industrial complexes in Incheon and Ulsan for processing. More canals are constructed to link Incheon and Ulsan to major population centres and to make trade and commerce easier. Slash-and-burn agriculture continues to be prevalent as the need for arable land grows. The production of paper bills is restricted to prevent hyperinflation. External trade begins to increase, however, heavy tariffs are placed on imports to render them uncompetitive with domestically produced products. In an effort to pool knowledge to a smaller group, only nobles, the relatives of politicians and politicians themselves as well as a few exceptions are allowed to receive tertiary education. Hundreds of Korean scholars are sent to China to study Chinese technology, sending monthly reports to government officials in order to catch up with China technologically. Hangul is continued to be taught to more people whilst Hanja is continued to be heavily discouraged, especially in formal situations. To allow the creation of more written text, more printing presses are built. Writing is encouraged as long as the content isn’t threatening the regime. Korea expands 50 px into Manchuria through the Yalu River. Korea sends 8,000 troops and 15 ships to help the Chinese invasion of Japan.
 * Ottoman Empire:  Economy and military improves in the Turkish Empire, with a total population of 12 million. The city of Rhodes is incorporated into the Empire, forcing all the foreign military to leave but appropriating all the ships. A millet is set up there for the Catholic population, as Lutheranism is outlawed. Mercantile trade and caravan travelers transverse across the empire, as well as exporting and importing many commodities to many distant lands. Trade networks across the Sahara is set up with Songhai, Ethiopia and Bornu. Up across the Caucasus mountains, overland trade pours in from the Turko-Mongol Khanates as far as Bukhara. With this new trade from China, the Silk Road once again emerges as silk and ivory start begin pouring in to the empire through the northern Khanates, including new forms of firearms. The navy is greatly strengthened, building on the impressive navy of Bayezid II years earlier. Trade continues in the Indian Ocean, including the Sultanates of Oman, Bengal, Aceh, and Demak. Admirals Aydin Reis and Iskandar Asha command the two main navies operating in eastern Mediterranean near Syria. The navies of Oruc Reis and Hayreddin Barbarossa are stationed further west, protecting the Ottoman possessions in Algeria and Tunisia. Two additional fleets remain in ports in the Aegean Sea. Yazid IV continues to preside of the universal House of Islam from Medina, who reappoints the Council of the Ulema to guide him. The forts and fortifications in eastern Europe are continuously improved to deter invasion from Hungary. A system of universal education continues to expand across Anatolia, teaching young men the latest knowledge of science, mathematics, and literature.  The General Mahmood Riza sends a military expedition of 1500 men into Georgia, declaring that he would support Bodgan III as ruler of the Georgians if he permits the proselytizing of Islam in the region, and establish a Mosque in the capital.  Seeing the success of the liberal millet system in Cyprus and Crete, much more independence and prestige is given to the Orthodox communities of Eastern Europe, declaring  Patriarch Theophrastus I  as "Guardian of the People". The Turkish settlers in Eastern Europe are required to learn Greek. Egypt expands into Cyrencia 240 px, subjugating the local tribes and reestablishing the ancient Pentapolis. Continuing to establish control over the Red Sea, Egypt begins reconstructing the massive Fatha al-Farun (Canal of the Pharaohs). This project is expected to take ten years to complete. The House of Wisdom in Baghdad and the Library of Alexandria are reconstructed. Suleiman's second son is born last year, and is named Mahmood.


 * Khanate of Crimea: Ruled by Mehmed Giray, the Khanate continues to increase its overland trade. Fortifications are built up to protect them from Muscovy. The port of Sevastapol is built up to create an independent navy. Many of the Mongol princes from the Kazan Khanate come to live in Crimea to follow their natural leader. The military is greatly strengthened to protect against attack from Russia.
 * Colony of Adal: Being the Ottomans' first sub-saharan colony, the Sultan subjugates the Somali people there and topples the original rulers of Adal. The ports at the strait of Djibouti are built up, to control trade in the Red Sea. With control over the strait of Djibouti, Ottoman ships fill the Indian Ocean much faster, increasing trade with Oman and their colonies. The colony expands south into Somalia.
 * Wilayet of the Dolat Al-Bahar: Renamed from the Stado De Mar, the old Duchy of the Archipelago is incoporated into the Ottoman Empire.  After a crushing victory over the Venetians after the  Fourth Ottoman-Venetian War, Suleiman adds the title "Kaputan Al-Bahar Ubiut" (Captain of the White Sea) to his list of titles. Mehmed Bey is placed as Emir of Andros, and the Turkish settlers in the Aegean are elevated to take on public offices. The day of Oruc Reis' sinking of the Venetian ships are commemorated as a public holiday.
 * Principality of Wallachia: After the death of Radu V, the nation collapses into civil war. Suleiman sends in his own army to place Vasilov III on the throne, in exchange of giving the Ottomans more direction control over the nation. In order to curb the threat of the Livonian Plague, physicians are sent in to the nation to treat the sick, and Imams to bless the houses. The Caliph declares that God is cursing the house of Dracule, and forbids any Wallachian merchants or beggars from leaving the nation.
 * England: King Henry celebrates the victory over the Habsburgs. Meanwhile back in England, Buckingham moves to kill Cardinal Wolsey. Upon Wolsey's death, Sir Thomas More is named Lord Chancellor. The evangelical movement continues to grow despite the best efforts of the Crown. The Crown continues to exert influence over Ireland and promote trade with the continent, especially France, Portugal, and the Netherlands.
 * Tsardom of Russia: Realizing the effect the disease is having on many people in Ostland and Poland as well as some Russian troops, many troops are checked out as best they can by physicians and many of the men are unable to return to Russia proper, stuck on the Border. While many of the men cannot return home, the Army is however repurposed from its initial putting down of the rebellion in Ostland, and instead is tasked with containing the plague from moving further into Russia, Minsk or Zhytomyr. The Russian army particularly stands almost directly on the border and establishes a series of forts and patrol routes containing Ostland. any Russian soldiers that contract the plague are moved away from the others as a last resort and to give them the leeway to die in peace. Morale drops in the Ostland expeditionary army as nearly 8000 of the 50,000 man force have contracted the plague and nearly 6000 of those who contracted the plague have died. Tsar Vasili himself in co-ordination with his viceroys suspends any and all civilian travel to Ostland, Minsk, or Zhytomyr as he calls upon his viceroys to raise significant armies to prevent further spread of the Disease digging directly into the Tsars Coffers to pay for these armies. While many noblemen are skeptical after a high level Noble from Neva contracts the disease and dies, the nobility falls in line almost immediately contributing heavily realizing the threat of this plague. The Tsar while leaving the nearly 42,000 men on the border creates a secondary line of forts to be spaced evenly from Neva around Novgorod, down towards Minsk and into Zhytomyr and finally looping around to cut Moldavia off as well preventing any plague from migrating from Wallachia. The Tsar himself deploys nearly 100,000 troops and with noble help is able to raise them well and man the Russian parts of the wall and commands his viceroys to do the same, he also orders than should anyone try to break this blockade or the forts, that they are to be killed, and any other violators are to be killed on sight as well. While there is trouble in the West, the East once again sees a resurgence as Ekatinburg sees most of the immigration this year that was initiall going to flood into Minsk and Zhytomyr. Ektarinburg in general sees is population expand from 12,000 to 15,000 as the city itself sees a pretty solid natural growth on top of nearly 4000 people settling in smaller villages around Ektarinburg which begins to push the fur trapping industry and further south the Agriculture of the area. The Settlers however begin to run up on Kazakh which shows some serious problems for Russian Expansion in the Area. The Tsar continues to develop his new bereaucratic system heavily and establishes a mandated exam system to promote the bereuacracy.
 * Principality of Minsk: With the Tsar of Russia openly containing the expansion of the plague from Ostland, the Principality meets its first real task as a Russian state. nearly 50,000 troops are raised with a further 20,000 in reserve who help build, man, and maintain the forts the Tsar of Russia has ordered constructed. With a major issue of where to build them, the decision is made to build them miles from Minsk to give some sort of buffer but also not to place the forts directly into territory already affected by the plague. The Forts maintain the same system as the Russian system and with evenly spaced forts, and regular patrol routes under effect its beleived the plague will be unable to penetrate deep into Minsk. In the case of the plague breaking the blockade and infecting many, the Principality begins to stockpile foodstuffs in order to weather the plague just in case, and orders many cities to begin shoring up as well. The Principalities Viceroy openly praises the Tsar for his quick and decisive action. Russian population in Minsk grows moderately as the local population of Russians numbers roughly 20,000 and growing partly from settlement, and partly from natural growth.
 * Principality of Zhytomyr: The Principality of Zhytomyr follows the same example of Minsk and Russia fully developing the fort system and raising 50,000 of its own troops as well as 30,000 in reserve just in case to prevent plague outbreak. With Many of the forts being built and manned the same precautions for patrols are taken. Zhytomyr in particular begins to see major population growth of Russians as new villages spring up, and existing ones see Russian majority. Assimilation also continues as many of the illiterate begin pushing for their children to learn Russian, and many are able to adopt Russian themselves developing their native slavic tongue almost into a Russian Dialect rather than a seperate language. The Principalities agricultural capacity does not take a hit as much of the farmland is located far away from the plague but foodstuffs are stockpiled nontheless to prepare for possible blockade breaches and a subsequent plague outbreak. The Russian population of Zhytomyr is estimated as nearly 50,000 and growing.
 * Ostland Diplomacy: We ask Russia to give us supplies to feed our army to be able to continue the war, while we wish to grant them all their demands shall we win the war, as a token of our gratitude towards Russia.
 * The Republic of the Fourteen United Netherlands: Noticing the plague in the Baltic region, Stadhouder Erasmes temporarily ends all trade with Ostland, Russia, Poland, Denmark and Hamburg, until they can contain the plague. Erasmus offers an alliance to France. Erasmus offers trade to all nations willing to trade. We have alliances with England and Brandenburg. Dutch ships move south, intending to go around Africa to get to Asia. They make tiny stops at coastal places to trade with natives or just to rest, but don't explore. A Dutch ship shipwrecks near the Cape, leaving the survivors stranded. To survive, the men build a small fort which they call "Fort Cape of Good Hope". They explore the coastal region and go slightly inland, but return to their fort. The stranded men are saved this year by our ships and taken back the Netherlands. When they arrive they start campaigning for the Republic to set up a trade colony on the Cape. Brussel is made the capital of the republic. The ports of Antwerpen and Rotterdam are heavily developed to optimize trade options for our kingdom. Ships sail for North America, to trade with the natives and to explore the coasts. A bay and a large river(OTL Hudson) are discovered, and Dutch men land on the coast. They build Fort Zeelandia, and they trade with the natives. In line with Humanism, Erasmus decides that all Dutchmen should speak the same language, and thus orders the formation of one universal Dutch language, in which the New Testament will also be translated, intending to educate the lowborn so they can fully use their potential as humans. The Republic does not affiliate itself with either Catholicism or Protestantism. Instead, Erasmus calls for an end of the splitting of the church. He shares his own beliefs with his followers, who decide to write them down. They present Erasmus's beliefs to the people of the Republic, intending to spread them throughout the Netherlands. We offer Sticht-Utrecht and Gelre to join the Republic. 
 * Bengal: King Anu of Bengal assumes full control over the state with the overthrow of the previously oppressive Muslim government. He bears his second daughter this year, achieving a family of four. He focuses on administration with the conquest of Bengal as our imperial ambitions screech to a halt to control the new population and take care of previous conquered nations, hopefully reducing any any risk for revolt. Along with administration, we miss draining the royal treasury as our streak of war almost burned the war chests clear. We retain alliance with both Tibet and Kabulistan. While managing to keep a tenuous trade with Europe and the West through Portugal, first brought to existence by Vasco de Gama. We grow interest in trade as well, with plots concerning a Bengali enclave near Southern India to increase our trade power, and thus income from trade. In addition to this, such an enclave would boost technology to Bengal. The King continues construction on a center of learning in Bengal's capital, where all Brahmins are welcome to study. The lower castes are allowed inside at specific time slots however. Bengal, secondarily, maintains military, since decreasing Bengal's military power would leave the nation open to attack from all flanks. We begin the huge exploration expedition around the Eastern peninsula and further into the Red Sea, hoping to increase Bengal's knowledge of the world. We bring in modern guns and explosives from Europe as trade and as Indian fire arms begin to become outdated. Following the war in Delhi, we invade Orissa, as King Anu sees it is the time to strike. We request a call to arms by Kabulistan, Tibet, and any other allies. and at the least, supplies.
 * Mughal Diplomacy: The Mughal Empire sends two regiments of riflemen and two bronze cannons to assist in the war effort, reminding King Anu to consult and to consider signing the Treaty of the Two Tigers.
 * Bavaria: William IV is shocked by the loss of so many soldiers to plague. He declares the plague an act of God and believes that it is a sign that the war should be ended, and agrees to Brandenburg's proposal to make peace. He also believes that it signifies a need for change, so he announces the secularization of the duchy (though not its independence from the HRE) and his conversion to Evangelicalism. Louis X strongly opposes the move, but he is easily removed from power after the loss of most of his political allies. In a speech following his brother's fall, William IV says that "while it saddens me to say this, it also makes me proud. The duchy is no longer under the rule of a corrupt and excessive clergy, led by my brother and former co-duke, and now falls under the rule of God, who has chosen myself and my descendants to further His will through our experience and ability, and, it is hoped, the support of the Bavarian people." We begin influencing the Upper Palatinate (or whatever that state between Bavaria and Saxony is) through the proposal of an alliance and improvement of trade relations. We begin attempting to make up for losses through recruiting enough soldiers to reach the numbers of troops we had last year, though we begin focusing on arming greater numbers of troops with muskets. We also begin producing cannons to attempt to meet our obligations to Württemburg, starting with two this year.
 * Ostland Diplomacy: We plea Bavaria not to give up on the war completely, just to withdraw for now and consolidate his losses, waiting for a time to strike, after the plague has been dealt with.
 * Ostland: We do everything in our power to stop the plague from spreading to areas that are populated by 20% or more Germans in our Kingdom, we quarantined/isolate areas those areas, we also make a curfew, making fortifications to block traffic and trading with the areas which are not quarantined/isolated. The guards make regular patrols, being assisted by physicians, which are tasked to keep non-German people and the infected people, infected Germans too, out of the quarantined areas. Our physicians check the people in the quarantined areas, with the infected ones being expelled from the quarantined areas. '''Riga, Reval (nowdays Tallinn) and Danzig and the rest of the German populated main cities are heavily quarantined. We feeling indifferent, to say at least, after those people commited genocide against us, the Livonian, Lithuanian and Estonian people, which justifies our actions against them. King Walter, doesn't wish for his whole army to die from the plague so he withdraws his army from Posen, leaving the infected ones behind, with a task, to make their fatherland proud, by spilling our enemies blood, while we promise them that we will take care of their families, shall they die honorably holding the Polish from taking their homeland and killing their families. Polish infected soldiers are also promised the same thing, while an awareness is given to what horrific things will the Polish forces do against their families, thinking them as traitors, shall they win. Rumors are spread terrifying the Polish infected soldier, which all of them are left behind to fight, from changing sides. Around 10.000 troops, which are not infected, return to Danzig, while King Walter I waits behind the safety of his walls for this plague to devestate more the Polish forces. He makes Danzig provisional capital of the country, in order to be able to focus on his campaign against the Polish and in order to not neglect his duties for the time being. A clique is established by some German nobles, namely Count Maximilian Wrangel and Duke Frederick Nikolayevich Ungern being the most influential amongst this new clinque, dedicated to the worship of the old Slavic death god Chernobog, who believe the plague is his work and aim to help the plague to exterminate the non-Germans inside Ostland, wanting to avenge their own (people-relatives) sons and daughters which died in vain from the rebels genocide, while also believing they are doing gods work. They become known as the People's Vengeance "Menschen Rache". They quickly gain many support and members and reform into a society. Rumors start to reach the ears of King Walter I, he find's himself disgusted at the mere thought of this idea, so they slander him, that he was unaffected by the plague and he doesn't care for his fellow compatriots and that he is has a Livonian mistrees, thus he is eager to betray his country. Queen Valentina I gives birth to a healthy boy named Dietrich. Klaus and his sister Isabel being already 8 years old are taught how to read and write in German and mathematics, while Klaus is also trained in fencing and is taught on how to rule and command, to take his father's place, being the heir, as King of Ostland, while Isabel is taught good maners and how to heal people, the Kings thinks this is more meaningful, than learning how to knit, due to the recent events. The reformed Livonian order, fighted fiercely against Poland-Lithuania during the previous war, thus receives many honorary awards from King Walter I. Livonian Order is reorganized as vassal of the Kingdom of Ostland, while some consider them a mercenary company now. Infrastructure is repaired and improved throughout the nation. The Ostland army is around 15.000 men strong and the navy about 40 ships. We continue researching new cannons, muskets and other modern weapons, while also trying to improve gunpowder. Martin Luther's Evangelical interpretations and rejection of Catholic excesses gains momentum amongst the people of Ostland, while many Livonian order knights and nobles start supporting Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses. However, due to our agreement with the most holy Pope Leo X we denounce Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses as heretical, while a law is made imprisoning anyone that possesses Martin Luther's heretical theses or preaches favoring them. However, that law is not applied on basis, being mostly used exemplary. Ostsiedlung/German eastward expansion continues, as we encourage Germans, Dutch, Flemish, Danes, Swedes, Norse to settle in our realm in order to promote the development of the less populated portions of their realm, so we provide them an incentive to immigrate giving them huge privilages. Due to the plague immigration to Ostland is none. We also try to assimilate them into the local German culture, seeking to enstrenghten our country, by enacting many measures to reduce the use of their mother tongue, while trying to not be too oppressive. Our merchant fleets trade with most of Europe. We focus on our military, thus administrative matters become secondary priority, while offensive''' becomes a priority.
 * Ostland Diplomacy: We expand ties with the Teutonic knights/order, though we are kind of annoyed they didn't joined our alliance, we also try to influence/vassalize them (turn 2 of x). We ask Russia to give us supplies to feed our army to be able to continue the war, while we wish to grant them all their demands shall we win the war, as a token of our gratitude towards Russia.
 * Poland-Lithuania sends messangers to Ostland, saying that it is time for peace to be made. The King says that negotations should begin in Brandenburg, to end this pointless war. To deal with the plague, massive quarentines are put in place.
 * Ostland declines Poland's stupid peace offer, which could never be accepted in the first place, cause of its conditions being ridiculous, a fool's joke meant to offend great King Walter I, while believing Poland obliteration is a matter of days, after the plague has been dealt with, by our glorious coalition.
 * Württemberg diplomacy: Ostland has our continued support. Our troops continue to bravely fight in Poland-Lithuania, and we are now making gains and occupy small patches of former Polish-Lithuanian territory. We immediately begin converting these regions to Evangelicalism and closing all Catholic and Orthodox churches that refuse to convert and imprison priests who insist on remaining Catholic or Orthodox. We will encourage German migration to these new lands when it is declared safe from the plague. We manage to occupy a seaport and the troops and workers already there begin the transformation of the existing Rheinstreitkräfte into a full-fledged navy.? (Mod checkup on plausibility please. I'm not sure how the war will play out as the algo for this war hasn't been done yet.)
 * Songhai Empire: We expand 200 px to the south of our nation. As our nation is growing so rapidly we try to keep the countries under control by mass deportations of their male population and selling them to the European powers who can then transfer them to Africa. Meanwhile as we come back with a better understanding of North Africa and Europe having sent explorers north, we see the strife and turmoil raging and understand why we must grow to ensure they never control us. At Gao the construction of the new city continues as much of the work is done and now the new city actually will become the heart of the empire with large numbers of newly trained craftsmen being trained and working in the industrial quarter to mass produce quality weapons for expansion. While in the rural bulk of the empire we continue our expansion of the irrigation system and start to work on creating a road made from pebbles and mortar which goes through the heart of the empire to allow better internal trade.
 * Maldives: The King sends messengers to Lakshawdeep (Portugal), Jaffna(Mod Response) and Vijayanagara to ask for some warships to be purchased. The fleet we sent out last year has spotted an island (OTL Coëtivy Island) which we name Misra Island after the royal family. The ships were equipped with materials to start a new settlement there as well. The King delcares there shall be a new school of Buddhism based on the Buddhism practiced in the Maldives called Maldivian Buddhism. We go into the island 50px. We ask Delhi for a Non-Aggression pact.
 * Port of Burecca: The Prince extends the law about all genders are allowed to attend schools. The Prince creates a military school attached to his royal residence for all nobility to attend.
 * Jaffna (MOD) is willing to sell some small warships to the Maldives.
 * Bohemia: After a victory against Poland-Lithuania, Bohemia now fears that the nation has a plague and also as army, which King of Bohemia will claim the title being as Duke of Prussia along with currently held titles. During that, we continue to recruit more troops and build more buildings in the capital city of Prague.
 * Austria: Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria begins to have an interest in the election for Holy Roman Emperor, as such he begins bribing the Electoral College offering a an a amount as large as 120,000 Marks in turn for a vote. To get this money however he begins taking loans from Local Nobility who begin charging heavy interest. The economic situation falls and serfs starve to death. A rebellion called "Die Große Upheval" starts and upheaval starts across the Arduchy. Battles between the Law-enforcers and Rebels happen across the Arduchy especially in areas and towns near Vienna and Gratz. To avoid the rebels Ferdinand moves to Linz and starts to reform the Royal Court. Vinelands are built across the Danube and Austrian Wine is sold and traded to states such as Milan and various others. A various type of Wine produced from bitter grapes is mass-produced for the nobility. A census shows the population is about 2 million but over 1.6 million are Serfs. Trade continues with the Duchy of Milan. Ferdinand, Archums of Austria despite causing controversy with the local nobility he begins improving relations with the German Princes and improves relations with Spain. Elisabeth Von Hapsburg has her 2nd birthday. While the rebellion goes on she and her mother seek refuge in Milan. She is raised by her German tutors and nurses who teach her to be a fine elegant lady meanwhile a marriage is proposed between Elisabeth and Sigsmund of Poland. However by the time the Queen and Elisabeth have left Linz, the princess begins to have an ecliperic seizure almost killing her as the girl seemed as if she was going to roll out of the carriage. The carriage is stopped near an inn where the queen stays in disguise as a nurse by wearing her servants clothing. While Elisabeth recovered many men tried to flirt with her majesty until she managed to escape them by tending to Elisabeth. The artists revolutionizing Vienna flee due to the rebellion to Venice in fear of the constant upheaval. 
 * Angu: The tribes continue trade with the Portugese while Namton A'fao starts learning their script and language, as well as a few other selected Angu. The development of the angan script continues.
 * Zia: The Zia also benefit from the trade to some extent and become more connected to the Angu tribe.
 * Republic of Florence:In 1528, Florence remains heavily under de' Medici control. Although Lorenzo's uncle, Giovanni (Pope Leo X) died, the family remains heavily rooted with the Catholic Church with two archbishops that are also cardinals. The nation focuses primarily on diplomatic matters, with administrative matters following closely behind. The republic focuses on creating a huge navy to rival other republics in the region and mimic their European trade empires. The republic continues to pass many laws and policies denouncing and attempting to disprove the ninety-five theses. Luther and Ulrich Zwingli remain denounced and banned from entering the nation. The two strict catholic laws continue to be enforced throughout the republic. The exclusive lumber trade between Switzerland and Florence continues with Florins investing large amounts of money to build a navy. Lorenzo's children continue to grow up healthy: Giovanni reaches nine, Contessina turns eight, Giorgio turns six, and Leonora turns four. Due to the purchase of lumber from the Swiss and the tireless expansion and focus, the Florentine Navy reaches the number of about one thousand five hundred ships. Florence continues to sustain alliances with Spain, Siena, Savoy, Venice, and the Papacy. Little unrest occurs on the Corsica, as the inhabitants don't really experience any change, and feel relatively similar to their new overlords due to the relation between Tuscan and Corsican languages. We slowly try to assimilate both cultures together though. The islands of Corsica and Elba continue to be heavily developed. The Renaissance continues and spreads to cities in Corsica. Michelangelo continues to be comissioned by the Medicis to make various great works throughout the Republic. Even though Florence continues to be a major banking power, they begin to rival other Mediterranean trade republics. The worth of the Florin continues to increase, as many trade routes are set up through the Mediterranean.
 * Benin: The construction of the city of Mahin continues as planned, with more than 5,000 residents living in the city's new residential centers. The port for Mahin is under construction with the development of the nearby slave "factory" in Ejo necessitating its growth to help facilitate the slave trade out of the city. Benin expands its borders by 200px, moving along the coastline south of the Bright of Benin. The new slaves are instead sent to Ejo rather than Eko, where shipbuilding and trade with Europe have overtaking the slave trade there. A major road is built from the capital of Edo to the town of Ejo, where development of the new southern territories will be directed from. The metropolitan regiment in Ejo is too be equipped with gunpowder weapons and cannon to protect its lands, given the importance of that town. Trade with Europe continues as planned, with the construction of a merchant fleet continuing as planned. The "Europeanization" of Benin continues, with many Edo reading newspapers more oftenly, wearing European clothing, and using the Edo script to write books and documents, expanding the culture of Benin to heights never before witnessed. Thanks to this, the Oba has been able to unify Edo culture in such as way as to make conflicts within the empire's different Edo tribes non-existent. Once petty differences between villages have been resolved by the universal access to knowledge, bringing villages closer together as they are able to learn of one another through their written works and their relative positions on the maps. Many chieftains now see each other as brothers once they gaze upon a map of Benin, and see just how insignificant they are compared to both the Oba and his nobles, and the rest of the known world. This helps facilitate comraderie between the chieftains, and focus their energies into more productive works.
 * Mughal Empire: The Mughal Empire dawns into its first age of Imperialism as the new divisions of the realm are put into place. The Religious Council alongside the Kurultai keep a vested interest in their own affairs, in turn maintaining the stability of the Empire. The lush farmlands and sweeping mountains provide the Empire with the resources needed to thrive and grow. Babur sends his son Hindal Mirza with 30,000 men and artillery to Gujurat, the great port that shall be the maritime capital of the Empire. Without warning the army marches in from Sindh, clashing with the Gujurati and aiming to take the province by the following year. Administratively the Empire progresses smoothly establishing the legendary psotal service associated with Genghis Khan, allowing all people to communicate with distant family. As with the Mongols, Babur uprooted many prominent scholars, politicians and tacticians and spread them across the Empire, inspiring innovation as they shared their ideas. Local Hindu uprisings took place during the year after two people of different castes attempted to convert to Islam and marry. Babur's Hindu councillor, Jubir Dubari demanded that the Islamists stay out of Hindu affairs. Babur flew into a rage throwing all of the council out, many feared the warlord's patience had reached its end. The couple were brought to Babur and married by his imam, the Jubir Dubari was thrown from office, yet another Hindu yogi was eager to take the reins.
 * Owari (And the Japanese United Front): We continue to fight the Chinese invaders, and try to fend off the Chinese and Koreans. We do, however, try to slowly unite the members of the United Front in language, culture, religion, morals, etc, though we still treat it as a mere alliance and do not intend to unite the states after the war. We ask other Japanese states to join the United Front. We continue to influence Ise (Turn Seven of Seven), and try to increase production of weapons, armor and food for soldiers. We ask Ming China to sign the Treaty of Kiyosu, and we warn them that Korea is growing too strong.
 * Genoa: The war against Morocco from last year continues in an effort to secure Northern Africa. Having captured Tangiers we go down the coast to Casablanca and our army invades Fes. Trading continues.
 * Oman continues expansion, growing 30 px north and south.  Military expansion continues, and the navy now sits at about 70 ships in total. The Sultan comes down with an unfortunate illness and dies, but is smoothly replaced by his chosen son, Ahmed.. Civic devlopment continues. Because of succesful integration of Balochs into the country an increasing amount of them rise to prominance in the government, however for them to gain signifcant titles it is required that they convert to Ibadiism.
 * Socotra continues devlopment as it becomes and increasingly popular port. Many Muslims try to build mosques and preach to convert the mainly-Nestorian population, but this is prevented, as the Sultan does not wish to anger the locals.
 * The Horn Colony continues to expand by 9 px. Due to the increasing size of the colony it is no longer restricted to prisoners, and merchants are encouraged to set up residence here because of the cheap land and its strategic importance. Many natives continue to be slain and their women taken, however a policy is instituted that if they become Ibadi they may be integrated into the colony.
 * Mogadishu is taken in the war near the beginning of the year. Much of the city is destroyed, as the Omani generals allowed their troops to plunder the city. Much of the original population died during the seige due to either starvation, disease, or barrages, and the plundering of the city reduces it further, with much of the population dead and most of the survivors carted off as slaves, however much of the merchant class is left alone because of their importance to the city, assuming that they convert to Ibadism. Much spending is used to rebuild infrastructure, the port, and sanitation, and its expected to take another year or so for the city to be properly repaired, but it does manage to expand by 1px.. In the mean time many Balochs move to the city, as the Arab population is somewhat stretched, and female Indian slaves are brought in, both of these factors help replace some of the population. Ibadi madrassas are built in Arab, Persian and Swahili, though due to the demographics Persian and Swahili are the predominant languages used in the city.
 * Denmark (Kalmar Union): Continues to recover from the war. The army and navy are expanded and trained. We cut off all Baltic trade until this plague is dealt with. Copenhagen is quarantined with the sick and anyone showing symptoms separated from the rest of the population. The king and his court are moved to the countryside in order to protect them from the disease. The city of Copenhagen begins to expand and the king starts to build a larger more luxurious palace to impress the nobility. The king commissions scholars to translate the Bible into Danish. The ideas of Martin Luther begin to reach the nobles and are accepted with great popularity. The king begins to fund scientists and explorers. These explorers are sent east to expand the kingdom's knowledge of the continent there. We call for an end to the war between Poland and Ostland as it is starting to affect our trade.
 * Sweden: Begins to recover from the war. Sweden closes all it's ports to prevent further spread of the disease. The iron mines are expanded. Expansion continues 50 px into the northern part of the country and 50 px in Finland. With the Bible being translated into Swedish many people and nobles begin to convert to Evangelicalism.
 * Norway: The country begins to develop its cities. The fishing Industry is expanded. the country is also developed militarily. Many of the nobles begin to intermarry with the Danish nobility. The country celebrates the translation of the New Testament to Norwegian.
 * Iceland: The colony is combined with the colony of the Faroe Islands in order to better administrate both colonies. Settlers are encourage to come to the colony from the mainland. A port is built for use by the Danish navy.


 * Duchy of Lorraine: The duchy continues attempting to find a marriage for the young duke rené III who just turned 11. The duchy continues sending diplomats to evangelichal countries to find a wife for the young duke. The army of lorraine is continued to by expanded attempting to gain more power. The country sends in diplomats and starts trade with Pfalz to influence them Mod response. The country's trade continues to be expanded also the duchy officialy becomes secular
 * The Palatinate (MOD), as an Elector in the Holy Roman Empire, is resistant to any attmpts to influence by trade, but is willing to treat Lorraine like any other imperial trade partner.
 * Venice: The Venetian Arsenal continues to expand. Production in the Arsenal is increased to create more deep water galleons for out of the mediterranean trade and exploration. Venetian ships are offered up for sale. More experimentation with rifling and heavy artillery continue. The arms factory continues to expand with improvement of loading rifles at the forefront of the engineers mind. OTL Venetian trade routes are continued, with ships landing in Tripoli, Alexandria, the Levant, Tunis, Naples, the Black Sea market, Barcelona and Marseille. Slaves continue to be bought from Benin for distribution as workers and servants throughout Europe. The Venetian Atlantic trading company expands due to trade with England and Benin, and the growth of the Venetian galleon industry. The Venetian Atlantic trading companies requests a yearly trade pack for ten years is setup with Benin were 500 slaves, Ivory, and gold, are exchanged for European goods and guns. A strong condemnation of the balasphmus heretic Luther is sent out, him and any other heretic are banned from entering the country. Current heretics living inside Venice are deported. Ties deepen with France. With the war against Spain complete, Sardinia is annexed into el Stato de Mar. The Neapolitan city of Almafi and surrounding territories is annexed as well. Caused by that the Doge now receives the title of Duke of Alamafi.
 * El Stato de Mar: Venetian investment grows in el Stato de mar. Certain parts of it become production centers, to create goods for the Venetian trading industry.
 * Benin Diplomacy: Benin accepts the terms as offered by the Venetian traders. We ask that Venice provide more galleons to Benin as well as part of the trading arrangement.
 * In the Electorate of Saxony, John continues to rely upon Martin Luther in establishing the Holy and Evangelical Church of Germany, a semi-hierarchical ecclesiastical structure for all Evangelical followers and nations. The new structure relies upon congregation-called priests at the local levels who then elect church leaders in the Great Synod, a meeting to take place in Wittenberg every ten years to discuss policies of the Evangelical Church. John is also elected Holy Roman Emperor, and has Martin Luther crown him in the Wittenberg Church, breaking centuries of obedience to the Papacy. The Erfurt docks is completed, ending a great period of river development in Saxony. John Frederick, heir to the Electorate, consolidates his and the Evangelical power in Hesse and is the undisputed ruler by the end of the year.  Vassalization efforts in Nürnberg continue as we benefit from our vassal in Brunswick-Göttingen.
 * Brandenburg: Brandenburgish troops continue to expand their war effort. But once more request that all sides come to the negotiation table to determine the future of the areas in dispute. The Aristocracy starts to gain importance as many of the officers are drawn from their ranks. the courts of The country become a place of learning as engineers, artists and philosophers meet and discuss matters mainly on society and science. Ties with the Teutons and Bohemia are also expanded. Protestants in Berlin and the Magrave start to gain influence as the Elector himself is a sympathizer to the reformation and closer ties to the Lowlands and to the protestant electors is sought specially since the emperor is himself a protestant. Berlin calls on Bohemia to not take a seat that doesnt belong to them. that land still belongs to Ostland and treaties of alliance do not allow Brandenburg to permit Prague to seize land unlawfully.
 * Württemberger diplomacy: We propose marrying our Electoral Prince Christoph to Brandenburg's Princess Anna Maria.

1529
''' In Austrian Burgundy, the religious teachings of Swiss Evangelicals has led to a massive rebellion. A local noble, Henry von Sundgau, declares independence and begs the Holy Roman Emperor for protection. '''

''' Martin Luther, founder of the Evangelical movemement and the Holy and Evangelical Church of Germany, publishes the Small and Large Catechisms to organize the theological doctrines of the movement. '''

''' Emperor John of the Holy Roman Empire summons all Evangelical rulers to Erfurt to discuss the creation of a defensive pact, the League of Erfurt. '''

'''Seriously? Last turn you make an event about a disastrous plague and now you ignore it? I take it that means it hasn't changed?'''
 * Spain: Our few ports in Bissagos, Morocco and Namibia areas continue expand inwards about 75px. Trading with the native Africans continues to go well. After losing the war against France and England our troops go back home disappointed. We lose our Italian lands and Aragon territory. The King is really angry having to give up land to his rivals. Due to the King being really mad he goes into town and puts down his troops in front of the capital city. An ambassador is sent to France, so we can have an alliance with them and fix our relationship with them. We try and fix the economy of the nation. Our colonies work double time so we can replace all the money that is lost, because of the war. Infrastructure of the nation is being fixed, because of the war destroying mostly everything. The military starts to rebuild its troop count back to what it was before the war started. More jobs are offered in the military since we lost so much troops and so many open positions are available to the public. Money tries to flow again within the nation like it did before the war happened. In the nation, now we try and focus on Art and writing. While more academic areas like science and math get over shadowed.
 * Pretty sure all the involved parties need to make the treaty so we know whats going on in Spain -Feud
 * Hispaniola: On the island, we continue to explore the inland forests. Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Cuba: On the island, we continue to explore the inland forests. Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Bahamas: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Jamaica: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Puerto Rico: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * New Spain: Exploration of the newly lands are still continuing. Small port villages are being made for trade purposes. We allow the natives to stay on our land but, they would have to help us build up the land and assimilate with us colonists. Churches pop up in many areas so we can convert the natives. We expand our colony both 100 px north and south.
 * Bermuda: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Canary Islands: Along the coast of the island port cities are still developing. More ships are being built, so that we can send all the resources found on the island can be used by people in our home nation. Our troops try to work with the natives by trading with them to show that they are not taking advantage of the natives helping the colonists. Farms are beginning to get bigger with each year of planting. Monasteries are continuing to be built to convert the natives of the land to Christianity.
 * Florida: Exploration of the newly lands are still continuing. Small port villages are being made for trade purposes. We allow the natives to stay on our land but, they would have to help us build up the land and assimilate with us colonists. Churches pop up in many areas so we can convert the natives. We expand our colony both 100 px north.


 * Great Uzbek Empire: Economy and military improves in the Bukhara Empire, Mercantile trade and caravan travelers transverse across the state, as well as exporting and importing many commodities to many distant lands. We begin to work on urbanizing Bukhara by have spending artists and other important people to the city. Bukhara begins to work on urbanizing by making roads and major cities across the state and sending people to Major cities across the land. We begin to fertilize our land and begin farming. We also begin to do this in Persia. In light of the Muslim persecution in the Maldive all trade is suspended from the Maldives.  Men between 18-37 are forced into the army and are trained for war. With us in the middle of Chinese Ottoman trade we begin to trade with traders from both countries due to this (the city) Bukhara is becoming a rest stop for traders in Central Asia. We begin to make roads to help traders and people get across the Empire. A standing army of 60,000 is made and 30,000 are sent to the Khanate of Persia, 30,000 are sent to Khiva. Kochkunju Muhammad bin Abul-Khayr Khan marries a Chinese trader after buying from her father caravan and has a child. The current standing army is 150,000. Madrasas are built across the state along with more mosques and kids are sent there to learn on Saturdays and Sundays (5-17), while they go to military training (13-17) from Monday to Thursday as Friday is a free day. Kochkunju and his wife have a child. Kochkun likes the idea of firearms and begins to buy them for himself and his armies but in small amounts due to the cost. We annex Khiva. A counsel is made taking two Shia Muslims, Sunni Muslims, Christians, and Jews from every region (Khiva, Persia, and Bukhara) they must be voted in by the people, and from their they work on fixing problems but our leader has the final word.Sunni Islam is now the official religion. Traders are sent to China and some military units are equipped with guns. Missiles are made with the new fireworks and gunpowder. In Khiva We begin to fertilize our land and begin farming across the Khanate and are sold in markets or sent to the state. We begin to build roads to help people get across the Khanate. We begin to work to urbanize by making roads and major cities across the state and sending people to major cities across the land. 30,000 troops are housed across the Khanate. We begin to work on a navy where criminals are put to work on the boat. Madrasas are built across the state along with more mosques and kids are sent there to learn on Saturdays and Sundays (5-17), while they go to military training (13-17) from Monday to Thursday as Friday is a free day. We build boats and now have a navy of 300 ships.
 * Khanate of Persia: We begin to fertilize our land and begin farming across the Khanate and are sold in markets or sent to the state. We begin to build roads to help people get across the Khanate. En masse Shia Muslims begin to be deported to Persia and are replaced by Sunni Muslims. We begin to work on urbanizing by making roads and major cities across the state and sending people to Major cities across the land. Nishabur is the capital of the Khanate. Madrasas are built across the state along with more mosques and kids are sent there to learn on Saturdays and Sundays (5-17), while they go to military training (13-17) from Monday to Thursday as Friday is a free day.
 * Khanate of Khiva: We begin to fertilize our land and begin farming across the Khanate and are sold in markets or sent to the state. We begin to build roads to help people get across the Khanate. Khiva is kept as the capital. We begin to work to urbanize by making roads and major cities across the state and sending people to major cities across the land. 30,000 troops are housed across the Khanate. We begin to work on a navy where criminals are put to work on the boat. Madrasas are built across the state along with more mosques and kids are sent there to learn on Saturdays and Sundays (5-17), while they go to military training (13-17) from Monday to Thursday as Friday is a free day. We build boats and now have a navy of 300 ships.
 * If you annexed Khiva they arent to be posted as a Vassal, please make up your mind. -Feud
 * Ottoman Empire:  Economy and military improves in the Turkish Empire, with a total population of 12 million. The city of Rhodes is incorporated into the Empire, forcing all the foreign military to leave but appropriating all the ships. A millet is set up there for the Catholic population, as Lutheranism is outlawed. Mercantile trade and caravan travelers transverse across the empire, as well as exporting and importing many commodities to many distant lands. Trade networks across the Sahara is set up with Songhai, Ethiopia and Bornu. Up across the Caucasus mountains, overland trade pours in from the Turko-Mongol Khanates as far as Bukhara. With this new trade from China, the Silk Road once again emerges as silk and ivory start begin pouring in to the empire through the northern Khanates, including new forms of firearms. The navy is greatly strengthened, building on the impressive navy of Bayezid II years earlier. Trade continues in the Indian Ocean, including the Sultanates of Oman, Bengal, Aceh, and Demak. Admirals Aydin Reis and Iskandar Asha command the two main navies operating in eastern Mediterranean near Syria. The navies of Oruc Reis and Hayreddin Barbarossa are stationed further west, protecting the Ottoman possessions in Algeria and Tunisia. Two additional fleets remain in ports in the Aegean Sea. Yazid IV continues to preside of the universal House of Islam from Medina, who reappoints the Council of the Ulema to guide him. The forts and fortifications in eastern Europe are continuously improved to deter invasion from Hungary. A system of universal education continues to expand across Anatolia, teaching young men the latest knowledge of science, mathematics, and literature.  The General Mahmood Riza sends a military expedition of 1500 men into Georgia, declaring that he would support Bodgan III as ruler of the Georgians if he permits the proselytizing of Islam in the region, and establish a Mosque in the capital.  Seeing the success of the liberal millet system in Cyprus and Crete, much more independence and prestige is given to the Orthodox communities of Eastern Europe, declaring  Patriarch Theophrastus I  as "Guardian of the People". The Turkish settlers in Eastern Europe are required to learn Greek. Egypt expands into Cyrencia 240 px, subjugating the local tribes and reestablishing the ancient Pentapolis. Continuing to establish control over the Red Sea, Egypt begins reconstructing the massive Fatha al-Farun (Canal of the Pharaohs). This project is expected to take ten years to complete. The House of Wisdom in Baghdad and the Library of Alexandria are reconstructed. Suleiman's third son is born this year, the son of the Songhai Princess, and is named Ibrahim.   80,000 troops cross over the Ottoman border with Hungary, led by Pargali Ibrahim Pasha. 40,000 are sent to besiege the city of Belgrade, accompanied by 12 ships sailing up the Danube River. the remaing 40,000 march on the city of Mohacs. The Ottoman-Hungarian War has finally resumed. The Sultan requests that all of their Romanian vassals (particularly Moldavia) particpates in the war.


 * Khanate of Crimea: Ruled by Mehmed Giray, the Khanate continues to increase its overland trade. Fortifications are built up to protect them from Muscovy. The port of Sevastapol is built up to create an independent navy. Many of the Mongol princes from the Kazan Khanate come to live in Crimea to follow their natural leader. The military is greatly strengthened to protect against attack from Russia.
 * Colony of Adal: Being the Ottomans' first sub-saharan colony, the Sultan subjugates the Somali people there and topples the original rulers of Adal. The ports at the strait of Djibouti are built up, to control trade in the Red Sea. With control over the strait of Djibouti, Ottoman ships fill the Indian Ocean much faster, increasing trade with Oman and their colonies. The colony expands south into Somalia.
 * Principality of Wallachia: Vasilov III continues to rule as king, stablizing the nation after the Livonian plague came through last year. The economy and infrastructure continues to improve, with a standing army of 22,000. 12,000 troops are sent to aid the Ottomans in Hungary.
 * Ottoman Diplomacy: An emmisary from the Ottoman Sultan asks for an alliance from the court of Henry VIII, looking for an ally in western Europe. A gift of many silks and spices from China, as well as Turkish rugs and coffee beans are shown to the English.
 * Württemberg: We begin organising our new territories in the Baltics, which includes the port city of Memel. The Rheinstreitkräfte is reorganised and made into a division of the newly formed Kronenmarine (Crown Navy). The shipbuilders already in Memel begin construction of the first seaworthy ships in the service of Württemberg. We begin an intense effort to contain the plague and prevent it from spreading through our newly conquered territories. Areas with severe contamination are sealed off from the rest of the territories, and physicians are sent to help treat the sick. The new territories are named the Province of Memel (Memelland). Meanwhile, we continue fighting the Polish-Lithuanians and expanding Memelland. Princess Anna is declared of age at 15 years and is married to Bavarian prince Georg von Hegnenburg, with great ceremony.
 * Owari (And the Japanese United Front): We thank China for signing the Treaty of Kiyosu, and claim victory against china so that we can further try to consolidate power in Japan. We do, however, continue to try to slowly unite the members of the United Front in language, culture, religion, morals, etc, though we still treat it as a mere alliance and do not intend to unite the states after the war. We ask other Japanese states to join the United Front. We begin to influence Miwaki (Turn One of Seven), and try to increase production of weapons, armor and food for soldiers. We issue an ultimatum to Korea, to withdraw forces by the end of this year or face a war which they will not win and will only further help us unite Japan.
 * Korean Dip: Korea has no interest in the worthless, resource-poor Japanese archipelago and will withdraw its troops, but future Japanese aggression and attempted Japanese unification will not be tolerated and will be met with force.
 * Joseon: Korea continues adopting an expansionist foreign policy and declares its status as a regional power, not simply a Chinese satellite state. The government continues to promote obedience to the state through Neo-Confucianism, which is the state’s official ideology. Korean Buddhism is heavily discouraged and its supporters are occasionally persecuted. In addition to this, the government continues to promote academic achievement, innovation, artistry and Korean nationalism and patriotism to bind the nation together. To guard Korean interests in Japan and Manchuria, the planned construction of 20 ships annually continues, with 100 already made. Korea continues to see a rapid increase in the production of gunpowder weapons. In order to support and supplement Korea’s growing military capabilities, the rapid construction of two labor-intensive industrial complexes in Incheon and Ulsan continues. In order to further boost economic catch-up with China, Korea continues to follow successful Song Chinese industrial practices; a half dozen of blast-furnaces powered by waterwheels are further built in Incheon and Ulsan each, melting weak and inferior wrought and cast iron together to form the stronger steel. Each of these blast-furnaces are capable if producing several tons of steel within a day. The steel is used to create efficient tools and components to common items. It is hoped that by 1540, there will be a hundred such blast-furnaces in Ulsan and Incheon each, producing a total of 36,525 tonnes of steel per annum. Large-scale mining operations continue in the mineral-rich North Korea while largely untapped, small deposits of iron ore and low-grade anthracite coal are mined in South Korea. The mined material is shipped to industrial complexes in Incheon and Ulsan for processing. More canals are constructed to link Incheon and Ulsan to major population centres and to make trade and commerce easier. Slash-and-burn agriculture continues to be prevalent as the need for arable land grows. Restrictions on the production of paper bills is lifted as inflation is controlled. External trade continues to increase, though Korea is protectionist as heavy tariffs are placed on imports to render them uncompetitive with domestically produced products. Education is encouraged. In an effort to pool "higher" knowledge to a smaller group, only nobles, the relatives of politicians and politicians themselves as well as a few exceptions are allowed to receive tertiary education. Hundreds of Korean scholars are sent to China to study Chinese technology, sending monthly reports to government officials in order to catch up with China technologically. Hangul is continued to be taught to more people whilst Hanja is continued to be heavily discouraged, especially in formal situations. To allow the creation of more written text, more printing presses are built. Writing is encouraged as long as the content does not encourage/spark anti-government sentiment. Korea expands 100 px into Manchuria through the Yalu River.
 * The Ryukyu Kingdom begins a process of military expansion, updating and improving the military power of the nation. The navy is heavily expanded, and land forces are also given modern weapons.
 * Bohemia: We continue to expand our economy and military, in response to Brandenburg, it seems we rule out Duke of Prussia, which we are now to claim the title of Margraviate of Moravia, which that could settle our next target. Bohemia still fears about the plague on the nation and army. So in that mind, King of Bohemia, sees the Prussia was a wrong choice to claim that title, with currently held titles. Their next target to claim the title is Margarviate of Moravia.
 * The Republic of the Fourteen United Netherlands: Noticing the plague in the Baltic region, Stadhouder Erasmes temporarily ends all trade with Ostland, Russia, Poland, Denmark and Hamburg, until they can contain the plague. Erasmus offers an alliance to France. Erasmus offers trade to all nations willing to trade. We have alliances with England and Brandenburg. Dutch ships move south, intending to go around Africa to get to Asia. They make tiny stops at coastal places to trade with natives or just to rest, but don't explore. A Dutch ship shipwrecks near the Cape, leaving the survivors stranded. To survive, the men build a small fort which they call "Fort Cape of Good Hope". They explore the coastal region and go slightly inland, but return to their fort. The stranded men are saved this year by our ships and taken back the Netherlands. When they arrive they start campaigning for the Republic to set up a trade colony on the Cape. Brussel is made the capital of the republic. The ports of Antwerpen and Rotterdam are heavily developed to optimize trade options for our kingdom. Ships sail for North America, to trade with the natives and to explore the coasts. A bay and a large river(OTL Hudson) are discovered, and Dutch men land on the coast. They build Fort Zeelandia, and they trade with the natives. Our men explore the region, going further inland. In line with Humanism, Erasmus decides that all Dutchmen should speak the same language, and thus orders the formation of one universal Dutch language, in which the New Testament will also be translated, intending to educate the lowborn so they can fully use their potential as humans. The Republic does not affiliate itself with either Catholicism or Protestantism. Instead, Erasmus calls for an end of the splitting of the church. He shares his own beliefs with his followers, who decide to write them down. They present Erasmus's beliefs to the people of the Republic, intending to spread them throughout the Netherlands. We continue the expansion of the navy. Erasmus is not fond of the creation of the League of Erfurt, as it will only serve to seperate the church further, something Erasmus is entirely against. We ask Switzerland if their offer from 9 years ago(srry I didn't see it then) still stands. We offer Sticht-Utrecht, Luxembourg and Gelre to join the Republic(MODS PLS).
 * Utrech: Yes
 * Gelre: Yes
 * Luxembourg: No
 * Tsardom of Russia:  Realizing the effect the disease is having on many people in Ostland and Poland as well as some Russian troops, many troops are checked out as best they can by physicians and many of the men are unable to return to Russia proper, stuck on the Border. While many of the men cannot return home, the Army is however repurposed from its initial putting down of the rebellion in Ostland, and instead is tasked with containing the plague from moving further into Russia, Minsk or Zhytomyr. The Russian army particularly stands almost directly on the border and establishes a series of forts and patrol routes containing Ostland. Tsar Vasili himself in co-ordination with his viceroys suspends any and all civilian travel to Ostland, Minsk, or Zhytomyr as he calls upon his viceroys to raise significant armies to prevent further spread of the Disease digging directly into the Tsars Coffers to pay for these armies. While many noblemen are skeptical after a high level Noble from Neva contracts the disease and dies, the nobility falls in line almost immediately contributing heavily realizing the threat of this plague. The Tsar while leaving the nearly 42,000 men on the border creates a secondary line of forts to be spaced evenly from Neva around Novgorod, down towards Minsk and into Zhytomyr and finally looping around to cut Moldavia off as well preventing any plague from migrating from Wallachia. The Tsar himself deploys nearly 100,000 troops and with noble help is able to raise them well and man the Russian parts of the wall and commands his viceroys to do the same, he also orders than should anyone try to break this blockade or the forts, that they are to be killed, and any other violators are to be killed on sight as well. While there is trouble in the West, the East once again sees a resurgence as Ekatinburg sees most of the immigration this year that was initiall going to flood into Minsk and Zhytomyr. Ektarinburg in general sees is population expand from 12,000 to 15,000 as the city itself sees a pretty solid natural growth on top of nearly 4000 people settling in smaller villages around Ektarinburg which begins to push the fur trapping industry and further south the Agriculture of the area. The Settlers however begin to run up on Kazakh which shows some serious problems for Russian Expansion in the Area. The Tsar continues to develop his new bereaucratic system heavily and establishes a mandated exam system to promote the bereuacracy. The Russian population continues to grow pretty greatly and eastern expansion continues with Cossacks pushing into the east. (500px) The military reforms of the Tsar finish with many Western tactics and arms leveraged and adapted towards fighting in the Vast Eastern Plains. The cossacks in Zhytomyr and the newly annexed Russian Ukraine begin to cross between the Crimean khanate and make links with the cossacks in Crimea which begin to cause problems for the Crimean khanate particularly with some minor and medium scale Raids. Russian cossacks on the border begin to openly support the pro-Russian khan aiding him. Russia reaches a population of 10 million and growing as a population boom begins to set in from increased agricultural production

Venice: The Venetian Arsenal continues to expand. Production in the Arsenal is increased to create more deep water galleons for out of the mediterranean trade and exploration. Venetian ships are offered up for sale. More experimentation with rifling and heavy artillery continue. The arms factory continues to expand with improvement of loading rifles at the forefront of the engineers mind. OTL Venetian trade routes are continued, with ships landing in Tripoli, Alexandria, the Levant, Tunis, Naples, the Black Sea market, Barcelona and Marseille. Slaves continue to be bought from Benin for distribution as workers and servants throughout Europe. The Venetian Atlantic trading company expands due to trade with England and Benin, and the growth of the Venetian galleon industry. The trade pact with Benin continues. Venetian traders being to move into the Baltic sea market to in order to leave the void left by hanestic traders. A strong condemnation of the balasphmus heretic Luther is sent out, him and any other heretic are banned from entering the country. Current heretics living inside Venice are deported. Ties deepen with France. 'A trade deal s requested of Portugal, in order to distribute worldwide goods throughout Europe.
 * Principality of Minsk:  With the Tsar of Russia openly containing the expansion of the plague from Ostland, the Principality meets its first real task as a Russian state. nearly 50,000 troops are raised with a further 20,000 in reserve who help build, man, and maintain the forts the Tsar of Russia has ordered constructed. With a major issue of where to build them, the decision is made to build them miles from Minsk to give some sort of buffer but also not to place the forts directly into territory already affected by the plague. The Forts maintain the same system as the Russian system and with evenly spaced forts, and regular patrol routes under effect its beleived the plague will be unable to penetrate deep into Minsk. In the case of the plague breaking the blockade and infecting many, the Principality begins to stockpile foodstuffs in order to weather the plague just in case, and orders many cities to begin shoring up as well. The Principalities Viceroy openly praises the Tsar for his quick and decisive action. Russian population in Minsk grows moderately as the local population of Russians numbers roughly 20,000 and growing partly from settlement, and partly from natural growth.
 * Principality of Zhytomyr: The Principality of Zhytomyr follows the same example of Minsk and Russia fully developing the fort system and raising 50,000 of its own troops as well as 30,000 in reserve just in case to prevent plague outbreak. With Many of the forts being built and manned the same precautions for patrols are taken. Zhytomyr in particular begins to see major population growth of Russians as new villages spring up, and existing ones see Russian majority. Assimilation also continues as many of the illiterate begin pushing for their children to learn Russian, and many are able to adopt Russian themselves developing their native slavic tongue almost into a Russian Dialect rather than a seperate language. The Principalities agricultural capacity does not take a hit as much of the farmland is located far away from the plague but foodstuffs are stockpiled nontheless to prepare for possible blockade breaches and a subsequent plague outbreak. The Russian population of Zhytomyr is estimated as nearly 50,000 and growing.
 * England: The King graciously receives the Ottomans and accepts their gifts and the offer of alliance after discussing it with his advisors. Despite the opposition of Sir Thomas More, the King decides that such an alliance is beneficial to England. The King sends Charles Brandon and the Duke of Somerset back to the Ottomans to convey his great thanks and to confirm the details of the alliance. Queen Catherine becomes the Queen of the recently restored Kingdom of Aragon. The King knows that his alliance with the Sultan will be negatively received by the Pope. Meanwhile, Prince Henry is formally created the Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester. The influencing of Ulster continues. The Crown continues to promote trade with the continent and the manufcaturing and use of modern weaponry. Buckingham and Northumberland have beef when Buckingham accuses Northumberland of supporting Evangelicals within his lands.
 * Songhai Empire: We expand 200 px to the south of our nation. As our nation is growing so rapidly we try to keep the countries under control by mass deportations of their male population and selling them to the European powers who can then transfer them to Africa. Meanwhile as we come back with a better understanding of North Africa and Europe having sent explorers north, we see the strife and turmoil raging and understand why we must grow to ensure they never control us. At Gao the construction of the new city continues as much of the work is done and now the new city actually will become the heart of the empire with large numbers of newly trained craftsmen being trained and working in the industrial quarter to mass produce quality weapons for expansion. While in the rural bulk of the empire we continue our expansion of the irrigation system and start to work on creating a road made from pebbles and mortar which goes through the heart of the empire to allow better internal trade.
 * Khazakh Khanate: Burat Khan, nephew of Karym Khan, is elected Khan of the Khazakh Khanate after the death of Tahir Khan. Burat Khan must face danger from all side, as part of his lands have already been desecrated by the foreigners. His first action as Khan is to go meet with the clans leaders in order to raise more men to fight with him, convincing most of the Basqaqs that he is their only hope of survival. With their support, he is able to raise an army of 50,000 horsemen, which was the army during the times of Burunduk Khan and of his uncle, Karym Khan. He order his men to burn any new settlements from Russian colonists, hoping to turn them away from Khazaria without the need of a true war. After years of seclusion, the Khanate finally open trade with neighbor countries, hoping to restart the trades in the region. Bulat Khan also sign the treaty of the Kievan Horde, although he doesn't believe it will do much to protect his country. The Khan is open to negociation with foreign countries.
 * Russian Dip: We warn the Kazakhs that if we discover any further burned russian settlements that the gesture will be returned in kind 10 fold
 * Ottoman Dip: We welcome trade with the Kazakhs and their alliance with the Crimean Khanate, as the main Silk Road to china runs through this region. We ask that the Khan does not provoke the Rus, although colonization in these Mongol regions is verbally spoken against. Artisans and Imams are sent to strengthen the region, allong with gunpowder weapons
 * Kazakh Dip: Bulat Khan thanks the Sultan for his help, and promise that he will not provoke the Russians, although he point out that they came on his lands to steal them and take control of the region, and that he was just defending his territories. Bulat Khan promise he will come to Istanbul next year in order to talk further exchanges between the two nations.
 * Russian Dip: The Russian Envoy makes it realtively well known that not a single Cossack or settler has come to settle on Kazakh land and has steered well and clear of it, skirthing the northern Border the Whole Time. We are settling everything north of that, and recognize the Kazakh territory currently. However if one more settlement is to be burned the Khan will be seeing the full force of Russias might.
 * Kazakh Dip: Bulat Khan promise that he will not attack any new settlement of Russians out of Kazakh territories as long as no Russian settlers ever come on his lands. As a sign of good will, the settlers that were captured to be sold as slaves are released and sent safely to Russia.
 * Uzbek dip: We would like to send troops and traders to help Kazakh in military training and economy.
 * Empire of the Great Ming: With the treaty of Kiyosu signed, our troops return back home. Trading continues with the Ottomans, Portuguese and our vassals. We officially give the Ryukyus status as a Special Administrative Territory of Ming China. We continue producing gunpowder and muskets and other goods. More ships are buiit up, outfitted with cannons and rockets. We begin missions into the Malay Peninsula. We assert our naval power in the Pacific Coast and increase maritime patrols. 
 * Angu: The tribes continue trade with the Portugese while Namton A'fao starts learning their script and language, as well as a few other selected Angu. The development of the angan script continues.
 * Zia: The Zia also benefit from the trade to some extent and become more connected to the Angu tribe.
 * Bradenburg:  Under the influence of his previous mentor Joachim II declares Bradenburg a Protestant faiths though he promises religious tolerance for all. With this declared Joachim promises to back the league but refuses to join it to becomre a medeator between the catholics and protestants within the HRE. Joachim agrees to the marraige between his sister and the Wurtemburg. With fighting over in POland the merc forces are dismantled and the mercs sent away but not permited to enter Bradenburg lands. focus on improving military tactics with lessons learnt from the fighting in poland are made (mil focus). Administrative adjustments are made to improve the crop production and members of the aristocracy continue to sponser artists and philospohers. Engineers in Berlin are commissioned with building improved sewege systems and to work on other urban projects. (administrative focus.) ties with the teutons grow, Joachim proposes that the meister his cousin simple secularize the duchy as a lot of it's inhabitants are now protestant  (as the teuton player hasn't played in a while i propose the mods do an event on this.)  And Joachim promises to support the duchy in all aspects be it military or economic.
 * Denmark (Kalmar Union): With the plague having seeming stopped spreading, the city of Copenhagen remains under quarantine as a precautionary measure. The army and navy are expanded and trained. The city of Copenhagen begins to expand and the king starts to build a larger more luxurious palace to impress the nobility. The Danish bible is completed. After much thought the king declares his conversion to evangelicalism.
 * Sweden: Begins to recover from the war. Sweden closes all it's ports to prevent further spread of the disease. The iron mines are expanded. Expansion continues 50 px into the northern part of the country and 50 px in Finland. With the Bible being translated into Swedish many people and nobles begin to convert to Evangelicalism.
 * Norway: The country begins to develop its cities. The fishing Industry is expanded. the country is also developed militarily. Many of the nobles begin to intermarry with the Danish nobility. The country celebrates the translation of the New Testament to Norwegian.
 * Iceland: The colony is combined with the colony of the Faroe Islands in order to better administrate both colonies. Settlers are encourage to come to the colony from the mainland. A port is built for use by the Danish navy.
 * Kingdom of France: France agrees to Spain's terms of surrender, and troops are mostly withdrawn from Naples and Sicily. Military development continues, and rifling technology permeates through the kingdom. More work is made to centralize the nation.
 * Duchy of Milan: After little major events occurring in the Duchy over the past couple of years, the economic situation has continued to flourish with all main trading routes and partners growing. Military development continues, with technology being being improved from our correspondents in France. Milanese Barons’ wealth correspondingly explodes and to aggrieve the growing tension between the rich and the poor. The Duke acts to keep the peace. Projects across the state are begun to create modern cosmopolitan cities to allow the poor to experience the wealth. In the south great cathedrals are built in Pavia, Mantua and Cremona, with Milan becoming a central hub of European art, culture and music. However, due to the apparent favouring of the southern states, the Northern barons believe it to be because of their openness to Evangelism. Suppression of the belief comes to a halt and in the main cities of the North: Brescia, Bergamo and Monza Evangelism starts to become the main religious view. The Barons of the North support the rebels in Austrian Burgundy offering them their support. The Duke denounces the Rebellion but accepts the spread of evangelism in the North; he offers his support to the main Austrian state and vows to unite the Duchy once again, by dealing with the troublesome barons next year.
 * Benin: Benin completes work on three of the ships the Oba had requested two years prior, and adds them to the merchant fleet. These ships begin trading slaves to the rest of the world, in particular Europe and any colonies seeking expansion of their labor force. With the support the Portuguese navigators, the Edo crew are able to complete their voyages with most of their slaves alive. Benin's new approach to the slave trade, the Europeans can both come to Benin to buy the slaves, while Benin can also sell them directly to the Europeans through the ports of Lisbon and Lago. Elsewhere, the city of Mahin continues with its construction, with the residential areas of the city completed along with their economic centers. TBD
 * El Stato de Mar: Venetian investment grows in el Stato de mar. Certain parts of it become production centers, to create goods for the Venetian trading industry.
 * Bengal:  King Anu of Bengal assumes full control over the state with the overthrow of the previously oppressive Muslim government. He bears his second daughter this year, achieving a family of four. He focuses on administration with the conquest of Bengal as our imperial ambitions screech to a halt to control the new population and take care of previous conquered nations, hopefully reducing any any risk for revolt. Along with administration, we miss draining the royal treasury as our streak of war almost burned the war chests clear. We retain alliance with both Tibet and Kabulistan. While managing to keep a tenuous trade with Europe and the West through Portugal, first brought to existence by Vasco de Gama. We grow interest in trade as well, with plots concerning a Bengali enclave near Southern India to increase our trade power, and thus income from trade. In addition to this, such an enclave would boost technology to Bengal. The King continues construction on a center of learning in Bengal's capital, where all Brahmins are welcome to study. The lower castes are allowed inside at specific time slots however. Bengal, secondarily, maintains military, since decreasing Bengal's military power would leave the nation open to attack from all flanks. We begin the huge exploration expedition around the Eastern peninsula and further into the Red Sea, hoping to increase Bengal's knowledge of the world. We bring in modern guns and explosives from Europe as trade and as Indian fire arms begin to become outdated.  Following the war in Delhi, we continue invade Orissa, as King Anu sees it is the time to strike. We request a call to arms by the Mughals, Tibet, and any other allies. and at the least, supplies.
 * Mughal Empire: The Mughal war efforts continue in Gujurat with various ports falling to the cannons of the Emperor, administrative reforms continue without delay as more experienced council lots are moved across the empire. (Short but sweet!)