Merveilles du Monde (Map Game)

After a long trek through Asia spanning two decades, Venetian explorer Marco Polo published the compiled journal of his travels in 1295. He described in great detail the Near East, with its many castles and fortresses held by many mighty empires. He entered the Gate of Iron, through which Alexander crossed into the east millennia ago. He toured the eight kingdoms of Persia and witnessed scores of miracles and wonders, many of which he dared not publish for he felt his audiences would not believe what he wrote. He described in great detail the exploits of the great Kublai Khan, the intrigue in the Emperor's court, the sprawling landscape of Yuan China, and the massive battles that took place during his stay.

Polo named his work Livre des Merveilles du Monde - Book of the Marvels of the World. In publishing these journals, he brought knowledge of the eastern world back to Europe and vice versa. Just like that, the world got a little bit smaller. The Holy Roman Empire - locked in a state of interregnum with no end in sight - became aware of the wars of Kublai Khan. The faltering Byzantine Empire and its breakaway state of Trebizond became the subject of discussion from Lisbon to Kathmandu. The wealthy Abu Bakr II of Mali would seek to follow in Polo's footsteps, paving the way for the rise of Mansa Musa. The Kamakura Shogunate of Japan defeated wave after wave of Mongol forces while, an ocean over, Mesoamerica was still reeling from the fall of the Toltec Empire.

Merveilles du Monde is a spiritual successor to the Principia Moderni franchise. It sets the clock back to the year 1295, in the Late Middle Ages - in other words, an era of great change and great suffering - an era in which nations rose and fell - an era in which power was cemented ...

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Important Pages

 * Rules and Algorithm (Merveilles du Monde Map Game)
 * Religion (Merveilles du Monde Map Game)
 * Holy Roman Empire (Merveilles du Monde Map Game)
 * Feudal Dynasty (Merveilles du Monde Map Game)
 * College of Cardinals (Merveilles du Monde Map Game)
 * Nations (Merveilles du Monde Map Game)
 * Flags (Merveilles du Monde Map Game)
 * Treaties (Merveilles du Monde Map Game)

The Game
      

1390
''' The invasions of Timor into the Middle East has reduced western Iran into chaos as cities are plundered as seized. The devastation to the agriculture escalates the scale of the conqueror's death count. The nobles of Esfahan grant him the title of Shah of Persia, now ruling an empire bordering the Abbasid Caliphate. '''

'''Western Europe continues to drag out their own conflict in isolation from these eastern wars. Both the nobles in France and Spain grow wary of their respective rulers, and hope to achieve some significant victory one way or another or begin to lose confidence in their government. This is particularly true in Spain which normally is more centralized than France.'''

'''Venice cedes the cities of Trento, Ferrara and Ravenna as independent, and uses the excess money to fully restore the Venetian Arsenal. Ferrara attempts to enter a phase of expansion to recover what they lost in the War of the Bucket, and invades the newly-independent Ravenna. Ravenna appeals to the Pope to become a Papal protectorate against these attacks.'''

'''The Mato Dynasty is deposed by Minjo, who establishes the Kingdom of Kaffa in Ethiopia. He appeals to the Emperor to affirm his vassalization to the Empire.'''

''' The Great Temple of Huitzilopochtli in Mexico City is established, being the largest center of human sacrifice in the world. Elsewhere in the world, the Candi Surawana Temple is constructed in Kediri, Java, and the San Petronia Basilica is established in Bologna. '''

''' The Italian painter Altichiero brings a height to Gothic mural art. '''

Alexios III the Great of Trebizond dies.
 * The Iroquois Confederacy: We keep healing the sick. We tell our people that this sickness is on us we put the sick in different villages for them, we avoided diseased villages and educated others about traveling into infected areas, we stay far from Abenaki areas, We start to hunt and move around about our nation more, we start to sell furs and beads to other tribes, we make more worshiping places around out nations we start to have  more oral and cultural exchanges with each other, we start to trap animals for fur, we start to make a lot of weapons for the future, we build more longhouses around the nation, peace for now is declared in a state of security for the expansive territories of each Tribe. This also develops major cultural connections within the Five Tribes, we also pass down many stories, we expand moderately southwest and make peaceful contact with any tribes there, we expand swiftly south east, we have many births during this time, this is the region of Hiawatha.
 * Iceland: The Queen is involved a Scandal when she and Ari Arason have twins named Ariand Ólaf, the people love it but the Althingi disapproves but due to popular demand Archbishop Ari is Prime Minister as well as Queen Consort and Archbishop. Material is shipped to the Colonies. We send extra 2,000 troops under the Duke of Greenland. The Archbishop wants the Pope to repeal the nationwide excommunication. (Papal Response Needed).
 * Papal Diplomacy: Pope Clement VI will remove the excommunication if the Lollards of Iceland accept the same offers that the moderate Lollards of England accepted in the Council of York-Berwick. However, Ari Arason must leave his position of Archbishop and stay as a secular priest or other position. A celibate priest will be elected in a synod of native priests. The pontiff will sent Catechist priests with copies of the "Catechism" to be translated. The catechist priests will teach Icelandic priests to replace them as professors of the Catholic faith to the common people.
 * Icelandic Dip: Ari retires as the Court Chaplain and is replaced by Hilmar Gunnarsson of Jan Mayen.
 * Livonian Order: The Courland claims that Moscow was burned by Timurids, shock that heard in our Baltic nation in the territories the order was insisted formed by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword Riga is ready to participate with their side detenist that the pagans fight alongside the Timurids the army established a new colony in the Baltic to save Europe toward the new event of what's going on the people had to start to build and trade around the Baltic and Central Europe the Teutonics insist that he demand that the order must join the war against the Timurids the knights is involved that the Teutonic's position lead us in a future of our territory to power's respective the pagans are said to start preparing for war against our Christians in the duchy's and confederation actual the pagans started building their own armor paid for their tribes against our duchy during this time, is such a dark day in Livonia's territory this also developed some new kind territories that we could take it for it and start to make a lot of weapons paid by the duchy's authorities for the commissions the Teutonics leader start argue with the tribes chief for a war that is coming we expand in north east for administrator and control that is being paid for the commissions the pagan also introduce that they paid by among themselves for their own proposal's inspiration to us they had so many nomadic nations on their tribes we start to agriculturing amongst on the north steppes for farmer and such thing unlikely speaking of the war we send up sending 20,000 size sent by the castles's royalty for the pagans war is coming and the Timurids notice who they're just 'the new apocalyptic imperial' like the Mongols for have been in the pass and many war cause it in Northern Europe to our tribes and nation at our first settlement immigration and such taxes that is paid by our Teutonic's leader in maintenance.
 * Roman Empire: The death of Alexios III is taken heavily by John whose health has also begun to fail him. Although he does not abandon the throne he instructs Andronikos to return quickly such that he may take a more central role in ruling the empire. Manuel, John’s second son is also summoned, and John beseeches them both to remain loyal to the House of Palaiologos and to the Empire over which they rule. He is sure to remind them that many would see the capital and the empire fall, but civil war and political violence are the surest ways to doom them all. Manuel, a loyal supporter of his father, agrees to back Andronikos to prevent civil war. Meanwhile, he travels to the Despotate of Kotyaion where he leads the repair of the castle there as well as oversee efforts to re-christianize the Muslims in the region. Greek institutions have already benefited the large Greek minority in the area and many recent converts to Islam have rejoined the Orthodox Church. The military footing of the empire is somewhat reduced after news of the victory at Novgorod. While Timur remains a very powerful potential threat, he remains one that must pass through others to get to the empire itself. Work continues to reinforce the Wallachian-Dobruja frontier given the history of incursions but the imperial forces there are withdrawn barring several engineers and advisors. Andronikos, as bold as ever, decides now is the time to strike east. He raises an army around the core forces he took northward and marches on Candar (?) (The small nation on the Black Sea east of the Byzantine Empire and West of Sinop). The army, numbering 12,000 men, is supported by a fleet of 30 war galleys and 50 merchant ships called up for service. The force is comprised of 2,000 kataphraktoi, 4,000 koursorses, and 6,000 men armed with a mix of menaulatoi and crossbows. Furthermore, the Esovestiaritai, the imperial bodyguard are equipped with small hand cannons in addition to their equipment as kataphraktoi. The force assaults the Beylik’s capital, seeking to force a siege before the Bey can raise his banners to arms. [Algo Needed] Small, light cannons are brought to the siege with emphasis placed on maneuverability over power.
 * Papal States: Pope Clement VI agrees to place Ravenna under papal protection. However, the pontiff proposes that Ravenna be united to the Papal States as the Province of Ravenna, this way they can be more effectively protected by the papal army. Clement VI says that if accepted, the ruler of Ravenna will receive the title of Papal Vicar and will meet with the pope in the end of each month in the Council of Vicars to discuss about the administration and problems of the provinces [MOD response needed, please]. The destruction caused by Timur to Novgorod cause more consternation in Rome. The pope declares that all the Christians, both Catholic and Orthodox, that died fighting the Devil of the Steppes and his Horde from Hell are Martyrs of the Faith. He declares July 27 as the feast day of the Martyrs of the Steppes. In August, the pontiff celebrates the marriage of Albert IV of Habsburg with Teresa De Medici and two months later, Clement celebrates the marriage of William of Habsburg with Maria Spinola. A letter from the pope is sent to the Palaiologos of Montferrat asking a member of this family to marry Leopold IV, son of Leopold III of Habsburg [MOD response needed, please]. Duke Aubert III of Habsburg start to finance modifications in the Church of Santa Maria della Pietà to turn it into a place worthy of the Habsburg. This year, the Holy Father creates as cardinal Henrik Karlsson (Sweden).
 * Ravenna agrees
 * Mali Empire: Simba's obsession with the extermination of the Songhai proved ultimately to be his undoing. Archaeology shows that many smaller villages or supply depots had been completely depopulated from the mass relocation, while larger cities and settlements saw a gradual shift to Mandike culture. However, this diversion of the military significantly detracted from the resources Simba was mounting for an attempted invasion of Kanem. At the same time, the Songhai refugees were quickly employed by Dawud as mercenaries to bolster his own military. This is most likely the contributing factors that led to the decisive victory of Dawud in the Battle of Diu. Following that battle, Dawud was able to press the advantage with his own Nigerian campaign over the next six months, leading up to the Siege of Kano. In general, Simba was a capable commander and could beat Dawud in every open battle, and was able to prevent Dawud from achieving any direct opening toward Mali itself. Knowing this ahead of time, Dawud made sure to avoid Simba's army and engage him as little as possible, instead instigating frequent revolts and insurrections by the Nigerian people of the south. By the end of the year, Dawud had succeeded in occupying most of upper Nigeria as far as Abujah. At home, however, Dawud's government faced immediate problems with effectively organizing their own Gbara and Farima system, and instead fell to more autocratic direct rule by the Sefawa Dynasty. Meanwhile, Simba was able to still work on the improvement and restructure of the Malian Navy at the port of Dakar, using ships bought from Portugal as a new model of vessels to base on.
 * Kingdom of England : With England intervening in the Conflict between France and Spain, Edward IV passes away from dynasty leaving John of Gaunt to succeed the throne as the Duke of Lancaster is crowned King of England on the 22 June 1390 as John II of England. Shortly after he is crowned John II decides to fully intervene in the Franco - Spanish Conflict and send a larger force of 25,000 men to assist Spain in defeating France as a means to push John II’S father's claim on the French throne. The English Armies land in Brittany and split in 2, one force of 17,000 placed under the command of Prince Henry Bollingbroke while the second force composed of 8,000 men would be placed under the command of Thomas, Duke of Gloucester. The main force of Prince Henry move across Normandy pillaging any city they see in an attempt to draw out the French and then head toward Flanders to met up with the other 9,000 Burgundians amassed there. Meanwhile the Secondary Force moves forth to begin attacking and looting Cities and towns in Northwestern France in order to use the looted resources to fund the English War-Effort. In addition to this Burgundy’s recent alliance proposal is accepted as John II sees this as a great opportunity for expansion in France. Meanwhile with with the growing tensions with Scotland 8,000 men remain in Wales just in case the Scottish launch an attack against England as shown through previous border incursions. Meanwhile for the Lollard Question, King John II decides to fully intervene in the Lollard affair fully backing the Moderate Lollards against the heretical Radical Lollards and offers to aid them build their sui iuris Church while also sending a Moderate Lollard Ambassador to Rome to facilitate this process and to ensure that the Pope knows that the Lollard Affair will soon be dealt with as John II sends his men to hunt down these Radical Lollards in order to enforce the Pope’s Excommunication.
 * Swiss Confederacy: With the situation in Austria and Hungary at a standstill and the Habsburgs having seemingly quieted their pushing to return to Austria for now, the Central Council decides not to push this issue further at the moment. They continue the involvement in the war in France, however, and the 3,500 Swiss mercenaries in France are maintained. The Central Council continues to examine the recent instabilities in England as said nation re-enters the conflict in France without the discontent over the disastrous reign of Edward IV being fully resolved. Adding, hearing of growing discontent in Spain, priests of the Western Church in Navarre begin to urge peasants to demand their government ceases this overlong conflict that is draining their country's resources, including Navarre. (Mod response for peasants) The joint military of the Swiss Confederacy returns to the western border of the nation as the French conflict takes priority over the Austrian one, and works on fortifying the cities of Basel, Solothurn and Fribourg by improving city walls and building watchtowers. The Central Council is somewhat nervous about the Habsburg family getting a position of power in the Papal States but to remain silent on this for now. Domestically, the government works on recruiting new soldiers and mercenaries from the peasantry, particularly in the western cantons of Bern, Fribourg and Sion. Meanwhile, the new Canton of Disentis sends envoys to some independent villages to its east extending to Rhäzüns, Safien and Vals (OOC: the northern half of the OTL Grey League), urging them to join the Canton of Disentis for the benefits of shared infrastructure and greater trade. (Mod response) In Paris, Marie of Geneva-Lenzburg and Louis XI Capet, Dauphin of France have their first child, a son they name Victor II Capet (b. 1390). (OOC: General said I could write about the children of this marriage.) Heinrich II, Count of Lenzburg visits them in Paris to celebrate the birth. Later in the year, William V, King of Arles and Bonne of Berry have their third child, a daughter named Marie (b. 1390). Scholars of the Bern Library realise the coat-of-arms cards the Zürich Library is selling never include their Canton of Bern, but the young nobles buying these cards haven't seemed to realise and think the Bern cards must simply be very rare. They also notice the nobles trading and selling uncovered cards amongst themselves to try to obtain a full set of all Swiss cantons. The Bern Library decides to take advantage of this by printing some cards in the style of the Zürich ones with the coat of arms of the Canton of Bern and having scholars pose as merchants to sell these as the mysteriously rare Bern cards from the Zürich set. These cards are able to gather a significantly higher individual price than the cards printed by the Zürich Library (wherein each canton except Bern is distributed equally often, aside from Disentis which only joined the Confederacy after the start of printing and is thus only included in later "runs" of printing) due to the Bern cards being perceived as rare by the nobles.
 * All three cities agree.
 * Though there are some rabble rousers, no cohesive uprising in Navarre takes place.
 * Kingdom of Eiru: As Burgundy and Lotharingia make peace this improves trade but as England goes to war against France it makes it worse again. The longbow continues to be trained upon by free men giving a steady core any raised army. Small scale migration to Iceland occurs while supplies including horticultural glass for the construction of greenhouses, ice boats, sleds, fishing equipment including ice fishing equipment, winter clothing (made of wool and leather), fishing boats and ice shanties which are portable wooden huts which can be pulled by men and or dogs are dispatched to Iceland for use in Greenland being transported by Oighear's through the ice East Greenland Current. Blackrock Castle at Cork continues construction along with rebuilding work at Coleraine castle while work on the ports as funding from Parliament continues leads to a modest expansion in the size of the towns. Further land enclosure is carried out by Brenndanus within Tir Eoghain. Sporadic raiding and endemic warfare continues as is fairly normal for Gaelic Ireland. The export of wool, whisky and mined minerals continues. Eoin education begins primarily in Gaelic but he will be bilingual. The navy continues anti-piracy patrols. Gaelic is mostly used outside of the Pale amongst the nobility.
 * Kingdom of Lotharingia: "Were Di": A truce has been established between the kingdom of Lotharingia and Burgundy. As the war begins to cost more and more lifes then what both nations seem to call reasonable. Thus with this the 1390 treaty of Ghent has been created and signed, which gives some land to Lotharingia and the County of Aalst and Zeeland. This in return for the end of the blockade, and formal recognision as Burgundy as a county in the empire. Thus both armies can focus on greater issues for the King and emperor that being the invasions in the east and the economy and navy of the kingdom itself. The senate being unable for the duration of the war to make itself a proper entity, as the war made it so that preventing a collapse was of greater importance. As many of the nobles in Lotharingia were rebelling against the crown, squashing these rebellions and making them understand the Senatorial cause being very important. As they had to pass a lot of laws regarding the war, these laws being temporary as they were made to be annulled four months after the signing of a peace treaty with Burgundy. So the Senatus Regus Lotharri begins to plan to make a new constitution before 1st May 1391, This to legitimatise the senates and king's rule. The Emperor Personally ordering the troops from the empire, back to their countries of origin. This is done as the soldiers are no longer needed by the Emperor and Rex Lotharii. This also helping the economy as farmers now can use their grains to sell for a bigger profit then they were able to do so before.
 * Timur Empire: With failure at Novgorod Timur hears word of this and finds it to be inexcusable, he calls them back home daring Novgorod to try and survive a Russian winter with no farmable land. He travels to India with his full 180,000 might. Any trade convoys they cross are ransacked villages are sacked but not burned as they trek to the Capital of Hindustan demanding submission or death. (Algo for northwestern India if Dev wants to challenge me).
 * Japanese Empire: The empire suffers a great tragedy this year as emperor Yoshishege passes in his sleep. His son, crown prince Kemmu takes over in an elaborate court ceremony now in his mid 20's. The ceremony is conducted during the Hanami (cherry blossom festival) and he takes the title "Heian Emperor" as a public display of the restoration and rebirth of Heian period cultural and artistic elements. This brings Japan cleanly into what is described as the Second Heian period with the architecture taking over the country by storm as the Heian elements are kept but brought into more modern buildings. Waka, and Kanshi poetry is put out in great amounts as well as the influenced formed of Raiku and renge poetry. As Kemmu takes the throne he immediately convenes the Joen, and the Counciller General. He makes his intention known that the Empire can and will tame their mainland frontier province, as well as bring Karafuto in as a fully fledged province during his reign. This is a notable shift in policy toward Manzhuguo (Manchuria) as the previous emperors have been extremely content to leave the province in a highly autonomous state and allow the resident Manchus to live on their territories as they see fit. This however has taken a drastic turn as in the last decade or two since the marching of Tian and Oirat armies that tens of thousands of Manchus have relocated to the frontier region of Manzhu. This inflates the population of the Manchus greatly which forces the city of Aimoi to petition for support from the Imperial administration. Three months after his declaration to more notably civilize and build up Manzhu the request for assistance from the capital of the frontier province arrives. This prompts Kemmu to organize an expeditionary force of 15,000 troops as well as assorted engineers, surveyors, and civil administrators to leave to Manzhu under command of the Kemmu's Kampaku and closest friend, Hitori of the Amago clan. As the expedition arrives it becomes clear that many of the recent immigrant Manchus are not exactly in the best of health and are low on actionable manpower and have suffered greatly as a result of the wars to the north, east, and south. The force immediately goes about cataloging and conducting a census of the Manchu communities. This also sees the reconstruction of the walls around Aimoi giving the city plenty of room to grow further but also gives it a serious defense for the future. other plans are made to approach various of the beleaguered Manchu communities and offer them a chance to more properly settle down and not have to move again in which some of the more damaged and devastated tribes accept in small numbers. This does also begin to see some serious planning in order to develop more proper roadways, and settlements in the region and a small labor force is sent to widen and solidify the road going along the Amur river to Amuraji. Further development is also propagated in Karafuto as the northern port sees its first true blue trade arriving directly. Explorers also continue to push into the great northern sea beginning to chart the land to the north albeit with great difficulty due to the weather and relative inhospitibility of the regions farther to the north. The development of a small outpost on the Luzon islands northern section is completed with a permanent population of about 25 traders from the Osaka trade guilds who look to get into contact with the natives to attempt more trade deals.
 * Majapahit Empire: With the Kingdom of Singapura vassal to Majapahit, efforts and resources are turned inward to maintaining trade and continuing to construct infrastructure across Sumatra. The court nobles and officials start moving into Cirebon as it becomes the capital of Majapahit and adjust to the role. Muslim merchants have witnessed a steady stream of them converting in order to join the guild within Majapahit for the benefits it offers. Orders have been given to the navy to vastly increase its size in order to better ensure it is capable of protecting and securing the sea lanes it patrols.
 * The Spanish Crown: As Commander De Roses celebrates the victory over the French during the "Carcasses of Carcassonne", a burial site is commemorated to all the soldiers who had died outside Carcassonne. Much needed supplies are provided to civilians as needed from Spain's great imports and exports. With greater level of profits from trade abroad, Spain is able to hold up a steady supply of produce and livestock to be used to feed our men outside of the zones disrupted for trade within France securing our supply routes through roads and nearby depots such as now Carcassonne, Beziers, Montpellier, and Figueres including Barcelona and Perpignan. This would allow for optimal funneling of supplies and now with the intervention of England, less strain would be applied to the Spanish Army as they are able to reorganize and with the scorched earth tactics around Toulouse, the now resupplied, and reinforced forces numbering 30,000 are positioned in the bordering countryside of the city of Toulouse. The English forces also join. Weakened by reduced numbers and facing the pillaging of enemy allies and supply shortage, the attack begins with the city cut off and stripped from the means of outside connection with the Spanish positioning their siege weaponry and cannons around the perimeter of defenses. With protection provided, these weapons would assault first to provoke conflict as the Frenchmen would have no choice but to attack against them. As the Frenchmen would charge, the archers would swoop in with their longbows from right and left of center firing a fury of arrows before the center force of infantrymen would begin to drive forward against Frenchmen moved away from their defensive positions making them to be easier targets as if they were to remain in their defenses, they would face annihilation from the various siege-craft used and even at the most optimal circumstances, they may starve. With that being said as the Spanish engage with the French, pikemen and men with swords in the infantry would gather with the archers to envelop the French as with the arrival of the trusted Spanish Cavalry, a pincer and flanking formation would form from the sides and crush the French where they stand. Meanwhile with the crippling Spanish Armada still providing nothing but devastation to French Trade by Sea and starvation to coastal towns, cities, and Villages by the combination of piracy and raids, this action would continue. An offer once again is suggested to the French Noblemen to alter their allegiance as with the Spanish at Toulouse, The Duchy of Burgundy in rebellion, and England now pushing down against France with their losses piling, they are asked to rise up against the King of France for his incompetence has done nothing but stain the title. Spanish Spies as well begin to fund peasant movements due to the economic instability in the region and the growing chaos within France that is at the brink to burst. [Mod Response].
 * Rasulid Dynasty: Sultan Al-Ashraf Isma'il.  The city of San'a is made the capital of the Sultanate. Aden maintains itself as the trading hub of the Sultanate. The Grand mosque of San'a begins to see the picking of where to place the mosque. Al- Ashraf Isma'il begins to work on a navy, first by trying to hire people who can help on this endeavor around the world. We send any envoy to the Banu Yam tribe demanding if they join the Sultanate or face an invasion of 12,000 troops (MOD RESPONSE/ALGO).
 * Kingdom of France: Having spent more than a year in the country rallying support from the nobility and the people, Louis X has raised a sizable army. Although he would like to stay and raise more troops, news of the fall of Carcassonne and the advance of the Spanish to Toulouse means he must act now. Leading an army of 34,000, composed of two-thirds vassal levies and one-third royal troops, the king rushes to the defense of Toulouse. Joining him are the 2,000 valiants of Rogerin Hérisson, the 5,000 remnants of Grégory Enguerran (who would have retreated to Toulouse following their defeat at Carcassonne), and the 3,500 veterans of the Swiss captains. They directly engage the Spanish besiegers in an epic battle upon the fields and walls. Meanwhile, available levies are raised across the north of France (in the provinces of Picardy, Flanders, and Normandy) to contest the Anglo-Burgundian invasion. These are consolidated under the command of Jean de Valerie, the Parisian knight. An army of 12,000 is placed under the command of Antstian Nathecou and sent to block Henry Bollingbroke's army in its advance from Brittany.
 * Latin Empire of Romania: After four years of construction a wall on the Serbian border is finished which is supposed to protect us from any invasion by them. also We still help Hungary in their war by giving them 4,000 troops to fight the heretics in the east. This also means that we a still working with the Holy League and the Latin League as a whole. In the Kingdom of Albania it has been two years since Karl Thopia died and now his heir is old enough to reign and he becomes King George Thopia of Albania. In the Principality of Achaea Prince Charles III starts to crack down on the Barbary pirates by setting up coastal fortifications in the southern coast of Achaea. In the Duchy of the Archipelago Duke Francesco I Crispo has a son named William II Crispo. also the Castle Apano-Castro is built on the island of Naxos. In the County of Caria Marshal Andrezej Oligerd starts to expand the port in Izmir to allow for more troop transports to be be in the port to transport recruits to the training camps in Aydin. He expects this to be complete by 1392. In the Duchy of Athens a minor revolt occurs Livadia due to taxes. fishing in Lake Prespa caught more fish lowering the price of fish by 0.3 percent and keeping the nation fed.
 * Empire of Ethiopia: The Emperor gladly affirms Minjo and the Kingdom of Kaffa’s status as a vassal of the Empire, offering to marry one of his sons, Zara Yaqob, to one of Minjo’s daughters [MOD RESPONSE NEEDED]. Ethiopians continue to work as weavers in Mogadishu, becoming more experienced at weaving as more and more Ethiopians immigrate to Mogadishu. The Christian population in Mogadishu rises as a result, causing numerous clergymen to visit Mogadishu and set up there to minister to the Christians and attempt to convert Muslim Somalis. Trade with the Swahili continues as well as with inland tribes. Currency continues to be introduced in Imperial cities through subsidies, tax cuts, and policies encouraging the adoption of currency. With almost everyone in Imperial cities, ranging from merchants to peasant laborers, using currency, the Empire concludes its attempts to introduce currency in the Imperial cities are a profound success, and plan to use the same procedures to introduce currency outside of the Imperial cities. The Empire plans to introduce currency to the Amharic and Tigray regions of the Empire, hoping that the other tribes of the Empire will more willingly accept currency after seeing the benefits conferred on the Amharic and Tigray by their adopting currency.
 * He agrees to the marriage.

1391
'''After ten years in war against France without a strongly supported claim, in the face of general unrest at home, the nobles of Spain ally together into a group known as the "Lordes Apelación", led by Count James I of Urgell. After assuming majority of the Council of Toledo, they quickly accuse the close advisers of King Francisco of treason, having them executed or exiled. They present the King with an ultimatum to grant them the ability of further rooting out traitors and heretics in the Kingdom, which would effectively give them temporary de-facto power. The only key nobles not in this group are the generals that currently lead the Occitanian Conflict in France. Certainly, no one expected the Lordes Apelación.'''

''' The prolonged conflict between Spain and France likewise sees significant peasent revolts in both nations, particularly among the Basque in Spain as well as around Orleans in France. Toledo and Seville erupts into Jewish pogroms. Count Gaston III of Foix establishes the Principality of Andorra as a semi-independent nation. '''

''' The expeditions of the Japanese north crossed the border into the Four Oirot Khanate, disrupting the cities that they are in the process of settling. Being a peaceful tributary and ally of the Tian Emperor, they ask the Emperor to mediate the dispute. '''

'''Tokhtaymish decides to no longer be a puppet of Timur, and attacks the Timurid outposts at the Oxus River with 30,000 hordes. He also subjugates the horde east of him, the "Blue Horde" as his own vassal.'''

'''Emperor John V of Byzantium dies. His grandson John VII (not a typo) siezes the throne of Constantinople while Andronikas his father is campaigning in Pontica.'''

The revolt in Jutland subsides with the acceptance of Birger Haakonson as King of Denmark to succeed Olaf II.

With the severe disruption in western India caused by Timur's invasion, the Sultanate of Kabulistan under Mahmud Haydar breaks off from Hindustan.

Gedun Drub, the first Dalai Lama is reincarnated this year.

''' The Empire of Nyazwe centered at Zimbabwe falls into a civil war over succession of the crown, between rival rulers of the districts of Matabeland and Mutape. '''

''' With the various conflict of central Europe starting to subside, the Premsylid Dynasty of Bohemia asserts more direct influence over the Imperial Diet of Aachen, using the Anti-Imperial sentiment to assume more support for their dynasty as a whole. '''

With the succuess of the Byzantine Empire on the Pontic coast, the Hamadid Dynasty forms the remaining Turkic Beyliks into a coalition to protect against any Christian nation, jointly controlled by them and the Karanids.

'''As China continues to surge ahead of Europe technologically, they manage to invent toilet paper this year. Also, some Taoist scholars petition that the Emperor should take responsibility for China's climate, suggesting he should plant 20 million new trees in the empire.'''


 * The Iroquois Confederacy: We are glad we have other tribes in our nation they can Governor themselves but we can call them for war, We start to hunt and move around about nation more, we start to sell furs and beads to other tribes, we make more worshiping places around out nations we start to have  more oral and cultural exchanges with each other, we start to trap animals for fur, we start to make a lot of weapons for the future, we build more longhouses around the nation, peace for now is declared in a state of security for the expansive territories of each Tribe. This also develops major cultural connections within the Five Tribes, we also pass down many stories, we expand swiftly southwest and make peaceful contact with any tribes there, we expand swiftly south to the sea, we also expand west, we have many births during this time, this is the region of Hiawatha.
 * Empire of Ethiopia: The Empire expands its introduction of currency to the Amharic and Tigray regions of the Empire. Significant tax cuts are granted to those who pay their taxes in currency while trade posts, trade agents and Imperial Guards are issued currency to make their purchases. By now all merchants based in Imperial cities use currency, as well as most, if not all, of the population within the Imperial cities. Ethiopian trade offices in the Swahili city states begin hearing of a large island located somewhere offshore of the Swahili states from Swahili merchants who trade with the island’s natives. With weaving textiles becoming a large part of the Ethiopian economy, cotton farming becomes widespread due to demand and due to government encouragement via tax cuts and subsidies. Hindustani farmers coming from India also bring a new technology which helps cotton farming. Primarily they bring seed drills from Hindustan, which make it much easier to plant massive cotton fields. With cotton farming becoming more lucrative, Ethiopian settlers also begin expanding into the Ethiopian highlands, aiming to obtain more arable farmlands in order to grow more cotton. After years of attempting to replicate printing press technology, the Empire finally succeeds at finding a form of quick-drying ink that can be successfully pressed onto papyrus paper. This revolutionizes the Empire, with each Imperial city being given a printing press to mass produce Imperial decrees and notices. More importantly, the Emperor expresses his desire to begin mass producing the Bible in order to help spread Christianity throughout the Empire and hoping to make it more available for commoners and peasants. This causes conflict with the Bishop of Ethiopia, who opposes any attempts to allow peasants to learn the teachings of the Bible without first going through the Church. With the Church strongly objecting, the Emperor delays his plans to mass produce the Bible, though he continues to secretly desire to mass produce the Bible.
 * Iceland: We continue to support the colonies and we thank the Celts for their help. With the reconnection to the Catholic Church we wish to regain a Cardinal seat. (Papal Response Needed). The Earl of Arnarsland explores the landmass and names it Markúsarland (OTL Katannikik).
 * Papal Diplomacy: Pope Clement VI creates Hilmar Gunnarsson as cardinal.
 * Livonian Order: We tell that we send moderate's position in duchy on the Baltics for christianized toward the people and such tribes the leader throughout that his leader's statues is in maintenance of payment any fortifications are being built well and mass producing food toward the region sent by the nobles the pagans for what know each their region are being occupied and the Teutonic's intervening with most of chief pagans tribes Slavic the semigilatians pagan among that they pay by their own chief territory across the Baltic Sea and the gulf of our territories the congress with the Teutonic order assume affirm that their payment is organized than the other the Teutonics, what is a new order of this period called to fight against the pagans Slavic of their dispute and such hostility well the duchy has paid Swedish boats for the superior organization on their side. The autonomy of the Livonian Order one of the branch of the Teutonic in their current position establish a new laws for this order requested by the congress Teutonic schools learn that children read in their own Slavic Bible in their multi-ethical language no matter what the conflict will suggest that the Teutonic must face against, the pagans Slavic the Teutonic military order are well organized due their positions of environment of administrator superior to other Teutonic states came in Europe a base was built in Estonia for maintenance's activity toward a new conflict with the pagans and the Christians and produce payment for the ruler's Teutonic leader.


 * Mali Empire: After the fall of Abujah late in 1390, Dawud seemed to be poised to press an invasion of Mali itself and an encirclement of Simba's forces. However, this victory was only briefly held before Kanem itself began to fall into chaos. Dawud's experiment of imitating Sundiata's Gbara had failed, and much of the Bornu Empire was threatened by divisive tribal factions and nobles. Any unrelated feudal vassal of the Gbara ahd claimed secession, and the remaining council had become nothing more than a front for the autocratic rule of the Sefawa Dynasty. In particular, the provisional faction of Kanem was ruled over by Rabih Al-Sadik, ruling much of the lands in the south toward Central Africa. Dawud returned with much of his army to seize control back over the capital, and for the most part restored order in Njimi. Much of the population of both Mali and Kanem found the war unwinnable, and both sides were pushing for establishing a peace. Simba knew he could not restore direct rule of Mali over the eastern territories, but at the same time Dawud knew that he could not control order in Kanem alone. So after a truce was called, the two parties met in the city of Kano in 1391, to establish a peaceful solution. The Treaty of Kano established the Empires of Mali and Bornu to jointly rule as a Duumvirate: Two separate nations of two separate Emperors, but coordinated and administered by the same Gbara under the Constitution of Sundiata. According to the legendary cycle of Simba, the Treaty of Kano was sealed by both himself and Dawud slitting their hands and mixing their blood, making the treaty a blood oath. In addition, Simba's daughter Mariam was given in marriage to Dawud's son Musa. Having established this arrangement, Simba was able to lend his armies to Dawud to crush the rebellion of Rabih, which was not fully completed until the next year. In the west, Simba continued to advance their naval technology with the aid of Portuguese sailors, but also with the help of the Sidinate ruled by Emir Mikhail. Under the new constitution, the Sidinate was given full authority on construction and maintenance of the Malian navy operating out of their ports.
 * Papal States: Pope Clement VI sees the situation in España with apprehension. After having discussed about this situation with the Roman Curia, the pontiff decides to stay neutral in this dispute. With the formation of the Province of Ravenna, the lord of Ravenna, Bernadino II da Polenta receives the title of Papal Vicar. The Lollard ambassadors from England are received in Rome by the pontiff and the Roman curia. Clement VI sends a letter to Trent, proposing that they become part of the Papal States as the Province of Trentino as protection against future threats. Their ruler will receive the title of Papal Vicar and continue to rule Trent, only needing to meet the pope in the end of each month in the meetings of the Council of Vicars to discuss the administration and problems of the province. If accepted, Trent will be placed under papal protection and the Papal Army will be responsible to help in cases of invasion. The pontiff also writes to Pisa and Siena asking for an alliance between the two and the papacy [MOD response needed, please]. Albert IV of Habsburg and Teresa de Medici have their first child, a boy named Albert. Pope Clement VI and Leopold the Just are able to marry Leopold's son, Leopold, with Vittoria Orsini, member of the powerful Orsini Family of Rome. A letter is sent to the House of Wettin asking for a member of this family to marry Leopold's son, Ernest [MOD response needed, please]. As a compromise to the return of Iceland to the Catholic Church, the pope asks for a noble girl to be sent to the Papal States. She will grow up in Castle of Monte San Giovanni under the tutelage of the Habsburg and will marry Frederick, the nine-year-old son of Leopold the Just, when reaching the age [Iceland response needed, please].
 * Icelandic Dip: The Queen sends Sandra Sturlung, Princess of the Isles to marry Leopold.
 * Trent respectfully declines.
 * Pisa declines an official alliance, but Siena agrees.
 * Duke Frederick of Saxony allows his daughter Catherine to marry Ernest.
 * Majapahit Empire: Desiring to continue the expansion of Majapahit's influence across the region, envoy's are dispatched to Pahang to request that it becomes tributary to Majapahit (Mod Response). The Majapahit Navy continues to expand across the region protecting trade and ensuring stability within the Empire. The Raja has reached out to the Merchant's guild in order to better coordinate efforts to ship spices out of the Molucca Islands as they have fallen under his dominion. The Raja orders the Bhayangkara to expand in numbers to 8,000 troops and orders for the production of more hand cannons to arm more Bhayangkara with hand cannons. News begins to pour in of a conqueror from a land called Persia expanding his empire. The Raja has ordered all his vassals to devote some measure of resources to expanding and developing their infrastructure in order to allow for more agricultural and mining production as well as to ensure that messages can reach all ends of the Empire and its sphere of influence. Agricultural irrigation and road networks still continue to be produced on Majapahit Sumatra in order to increase food output and make travel far easier for citizens and messengers. The messenger fleet has witnessed a recent uptick in ships due to the need for more messengers as the Empire's influence expands across the region.
 * Pahang becomes a tributary.
 * Warring States of Mesoamerica: The Third Stage of the Flower Wars continues as the fallout from the first stage continues to appear throughout the region. Iuihua and Yaluk II, dual monarchs of Chichimeca, begin raising what will be the largest army ever built in Mesoamerican history. The Xaliscan Cazonci, Panen, raises his own army among his tributaries in participation to fight against the rump Tarascan theocracy.
 * Swiss Confederacy: As the French army has major victories of the Spanish in Toulouse and Picardy, the 3,500 Swiss mercenaries in France are maintained, though the Central Council thinks their presence might not be required for much longer with these victories and the instability in Spain. Speaking of instability of Spain, as the actions of the Lordes Apelación cause chaos across the country priests of the Western Church in Navarre urge peasants to demand the Spanish King ends this costly conflict with France or otherwise push for greater autonomy or independence to prevent this Spanish crisis from damaging Navarre any further. (Mod response for peasants) The joint military of the Confederacy continues to fortify the northwestern border of the nation, now focusing on mountain passes in the Cantons of Basel-Bishopric and Basel-City. Additionally, some soldiers travel southwest to help the Swiss ally the County of Neuchâtel fortify their borders. Inspired by the Canton of Disentis's recent expansion, the Canton of Chur sends an envoy to some independent villages to its south, extending south to Poschiavo and east to Zuoz (OOC: the western half of the OTL League of God's House), encouraging them to join the Canton of Chur for the benefit of the greater infrastructure of the Confederacy and increased protection against the chaos to their south in Italy. (Mod response) Domestically, the government works on improving lumber production for construction and trade by encouraging peasants in the rural cantons to work as lumberjacks. Related to this, boat building increases in the cities of Bregenz in the Canton of Montfort and Constance in the Canton of Constance and the town of Rorschach in the Canton of St. Gallen as the Swiss Confederacy now controls a majority of the shoreline of Lake Constance. Engelbert III, Count of the Mark (~1333-1391) dies of a disease and is succeeded as Count by his son Engelbert IV (b. 1376). Because Engelbert IV is only fifteen years old, his mother Michelle of Anjou-Lenzburg (b. 1357) will briefly serve as regent for him. Later in the year, Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy (1360-1391) dies of dysentery and is succeeded as Count by his son Peter III (b. 1389). Because Peter III is just two years of age, his mother Anna von Lenzburg (b. 1364) will effectively be his regent for the next decade and a half. In Zürich, the city guild and scholars of the Library find out the Bern Library is selling cards in the Zürich style of the Canton of Bern's coat of arms and is making relatively large profits from these because of the exclusion of the Bern card from the Zürich Library's set of cards. Some Zürich scholars argue the Bern Library is violating their trademark, but ultimately the Library and guild reluctantly decide to add the coat of arms of the Canton of Bern to the set of cards they are producing to eliminate Bern's monopoly on this card.
 * Navarre pushes for peace.
 * Both towns accept.
 * Roman Empire: The Basileus is dead; long live the Basileus! John VII, with his father soundly defeating the Turks in Pontica, attends to his dying grandfather. John V, suffering from acute failure of the liver, dies early in the winter of 6899 AM. Andronikos’ son John, fearing a coup and ambitious in his own right gathers a retinue of loyal soldiers and is crowned early in the morning of January 9th. He quickly sends word to his father to inform him of his father’s death, as well as his own coronation. Andronikos, having smashed the Cadaharid Beylik rushes home to attend his father’s funeral as well as confront his son. Andronikos, tempered by the passage of time, agrees to respect his son’s decision, and issues a decree that henceforth, when a father and son are both of age to rule, they shall rule as co-Basileae. He recounts the consuls of old Rome, recalling the wisdom and resiliency of a second ruler and accepts his son’s coronation to status as a co-Basileus. However, there are pressing matters to attend to. John VII must quickly find a wife and the new turkish threat must be assessed. Envoys are dispatched to Dobruja seeking a suitable candidates. John is particularly interested in Princess Irene of Dobruja, the older of Ivanko of Dobruja’s two daughters, and proposes to marry her. [Mod Response] Rather than fight the combined forces of the allied Turkish Beyliks, Basileus Andronikos sends envoys to the Hamadid Beylik, congratulating the Bey there on his diplomatic domination of the much larger Karanid Beylik at an important gathering of dignitaries. Further envoys arrive in Teke, where the ambassador question’s the Bey’s power if he cannot even stand-up against his cousin to the north, certainly the Beylik of Teke in all its power and glory ought to lead the Turks of Anatolia.. Merchants are incentivized through reduced leasing costs to frequently stop in Antalya and do business with the Greeks in the city there. A similar pattern develops in Sinope which itself has a very significant orthodox population (1/3rd in 1914 and presumably much higher in 1391). Merchants there spread wealth among the Greeks in the city by preferring them in trade. The contact with the greater Greek world has the added effect of reducing conversion rate to Islam and slowing the adoption of Turkish by many Greeks in the city. Incentives to convert to the Orthodox church have proven meaningfully successful across much of reclaimed western Anatolia. The Turkish presence in the region was never absolute and many ethnically Greek Muslims are persuaded to rejoin their old faith and abandon the false idols of Islam. In the cities and towns of the newly reconquered territory as much as 60 percent of the population is now Orthodox and Greek speaking or Orthodox and Turkish speaking. Another five to ten percent are estimated to be other Christians of either Armenian or other ethnic group. Turkish semi-nomadic herders on the plains of central Anatolia within the empire are forcibly settled into small herding and farming communities in the lowlands as the aristocratic elements of Roman society are eager to carve out large ranching estates for their personal enrichment and enjoyment.
 * Marriage accepted.
 * Kingdom of Lotharingia: "Were Di": With anti-Jewish pogroms heating up in both France and Spain, the Senate signs a decree permitting Jews in the Cities of Antwerp, Louvain Brussels and Amsterdam. This being part of the movement in the Lotharingian Senate that allows the freedom from religious persecution. Although there may be some restrictions on certain religious movements, the government cannot force them to convert, go into hiding or pay special taxes. The senatus Regus Lotharii believing in freedom of Expression and against oppression and the Freedom to ownership, these being the three fundamental principles of the Lotharingian Senate. The Senatus Regus Lotharri and the Rex Lotharri being able to make a Constitution, which legitimises the Union between the King, The senate and the people. This article being called the Union of Aachen, which grants many rights: right to set taxes tariffs and tolls, appoint commanders of the Military, and make all the laws in the "Gewesten". While the King can also make laws in the royal lands, the royal lands having Judges directly appointed by the crown. In the "Gewesten" the number of judges is chosen to be five with one of them being appointed by the king or his representatives. The king now having to take in consideration the Senate and Senaat Kanzeler, as power is divided roughly equally between the two. The Union of Aachen also changes a lot of the Internal borders, this all for the enrichment of the Lotharingian people. Emperor Feinsan beginning to look more inward to the Kingdom Lotharingia instead of the empire. This change mostly being due to Monetary reasons, as the kingdom requires money to stablise. One of the ways this has been helped is by fact that the Emperor has ordered all foreign soldiers back. The small 11,000 soldiers big Royal Lotharingian army remaining, as the smaller but professionalised force with a lot of war experience. The Königliche Garde Johanns des Siegreichen remaining under the Kings command for his security and to keep possible political dissidents in Check, as the King and Senate fears a possible insurrection for the coming years with the introduction of new laws. These laws and changes being seen as radical by many, thus these changes need to be protected by the King and the Senate, So they will.
 * Poland-Lithuania: Hearing the news of the of Tohktamish Khan's betrayal of his overlord, Wladyslaw I decides to bide his time until Timur reacts but decides to keep his army together for another couple of campaign seasons, and he continues to hold the line at the upper Bug River. Construction of a New Fortress though it will take a good many years before it is completed.  He commits to helping the Kozaks secure their home region to the south to at least create a barrier region between Poland and the Steppes under nominal Polish protection. An envoy is sent to Novogrod and to the other Rus' states promising to help them with food and with general goods. (Mod Response).
 * Kingdom of France: In the aftermath of the decisive Battle of Toulouse, negotiations are opened with Spain. The Lordes Apelación is recognized as the official government of Spain during this time, curtailing the warmongering policies of the military elite. After the battles of Normandy and Picardy, forces in the north of France are rallied. Of the victorious legion of King Louis, 22,000 are kept in Occitania (near Toulouse), while 17,000 are moved to northern France. The combined French armies then move against the English forces and peasant rebels in Normandy and Orleans respectively.
 * Timur Empire: When the Golden Horde rebellion news reaches Timur he grabs 120,000 forces and states simply, “That son of a bitch is gonna die for this.” He brings his men to attack the Golden horde until they either fully submit or there lands are gone. He refuses to fight them in any city of theirs and burns surrounding lands until they either come out or starve. (Algo/Mod response needed) His son maintains a force of 60,000 patrolling throughout the new territory.
 * Kingdom of England: As the French move their Northern Armies to face those of Henry Bollingbroke, Bollingbroke decides to strike at the advancing French and ambushes the French Army as they launch their counterattack in Normandy. As they French advance the Main English Force of Bollingbroke pulls back as the  9,000 Burgundians follow the French through Normandy until Bollingbroke decides to engage te French Army near Rouen trapping the French with his main force reinforced by the Duke of Gloucester  (20,000 men) in the front front and the Burgundian Force (9,000) in the back attacking both sides of the French Army. If successful the English Army would pursue the  French and begin a renewed push into Picardy in order to secure  the region. Meanwhile in Northeastern France, the 5,000 Troops of the Duke of  Gloucester continue their raiding on French towns and villages in order to use their resources to fund the English War Effort. With the sudden rise of the Lores Apelacion in Spain, John II of England voices concern as he sees them as a potential threat to his alliance with Spain though John II does not make an official statement to the situation unwilling to intervene in Spanish Affairs.
 * Latin Empire: Emperor Richard de La Roche has condemned the Turkic Beylics coalition with the Hamadid dynasty with him saying they are a threat to every Christian Nations and due to them being very close to are borders we send a diplomat to Constantinople to talk to the Byzantine Empire to see if a Mutual Defense pact can be formed against the Beylics with them(Byzantine Empire Responds Needed) In the Duchy of Athens Emperor Richard De La Roche removes Bishop Dorotheus I of Athens from his see due to evidence he had secret dealings with Serbia to help undermine the empire for his own benefit. The new Bishop of Athens is Macarius I. In the Kingdom of Thessaloniki the port there is greatly expanded to allow for more Venice and Genoa ships to trade with us. In the Kingdom of Albania King George Thopia Dies causing his sister Helena Thopia to become Queen of Albania. In the Duchy of the Archipelago Duke Francesco I Crispo invests his money to improve the farming on the island of Tinos. In the County of Palatine of Kefalonia and Zakynthos, Charles I Tocco establishes his claim of Cornith but it is not recognized at the Moment. Farming in the Thessaloniki region went well this year and we import a medium amount of grain to the Despotate of Erpius. In the Macedonia region fur trappers caught a large amount of fur this year and we sell them to Neopatria,Venice,And Genoa. Due to the tensions rising with the Beylics our Marshal Andrzej Oligerd put the Latin Empire army on high alert so they can be reddy to fight any invader who threatens the Empire.

1392
''' In Spain, the Lordes Apelación push for conceding a peace with France, hopefully securing Beziers and surrounding countriside for the Kingdom, but otherwise opting for a white peace. This does not prevent the ongoing conflict against in the north, however, seeing a renewed rivaly between England and France now dubbed the Lancastrian Phase. '''

''' Having been defeated by Timor, Tokhtaymish falls back his military to the city of Tashkent, hoping to regroup. '''

'''The chaos of the Lotharingian Civil war has left the nation heavily damaged, and general unrest continues in isolated regions by both peasents and freemen. Some rumors in the recently-formed Senate suspect of a renewed noble plot to arise at any point, which they imagine will attempt a coup against the Senate's power.'''

'''A Franciscan Friar named Jacob van Julich is arrested by the regional authority of Guelders by order of the Senate. He is accused of claiming to be a Bishop, and ordaining several priests under this identity, while working for the Bishop of Utrecht during the civil war.'''

'''The Korean Civil War ends with Yi Dan assuming the crown as King of Korea, taking the regnal name Taejo Joseon. This is the start of the Joseon Dynasty. Jeong Mong-ju also composes a number of poems at this time.'''

'''The previous officeholder for the Regent of Lithuania has died, and a new regent must be appointed. This office is necessary because Poland and Lithania occupy two courts, which the King cannot be in both places at once.'''

Sufi Mystic Lal Ded becomes prominent in the court of Kabulistan.


 * The Iroquois Confederacy:We start to hunt and move around about nation more, we aslo start to farm corn sqaush and more, we start to sell furs and beads to other tribes, we make more worshiping places around out nations we start to have  more oral and cultural exchanges with each other, we start to trap animals for fur, we start to make a lot of weapons for the future, we build more longhouses around the nation, peace for now is declared in a state of security for the expansive territories of each Tribe. This also develops major cultural connections within the Five Tribes, we also pass down many stories, we expand swiftly southwest and make peaceful contact with any tribes there, we expand swiftly south to the sea, we also expand west, we have many births during this time, this is the region of Hiawatha.


 * Kingdom of Scotland: King Robert II Bruce strives to became regarded as a fair King, in a bid to ensue his legacy for posterity. A Church for the moderate Lollards in sui iuris within the Catholic communion altough using the Celt-rite instead of the Anglo-rite rather than the English Lollard Church uses is set up in Scotland and the rest of the Celtic Confederacy. More specifically in the Imperial capital of the Isle of Mann the Celt-rite is the translation of the bible in local Gaelic Manx langauge, in most of Scotland the Celt-rite is the translation of the bible in local Gaelic Scots, while in southwestern Scotland the Celt-rite is the translation of the bible in local Galwegian Gaelic, in Eiru the Celt-rite is translation of the bible in local Gaelic Irish. All these languages are recognized by this new Church as local dialects. The Imperial Capital of the Isle of Mann having taken advantage of all these years of peace has transformed into a rather booming and prosperous trading hub, where Scots, Irish, local Manx and even some persecuted Welsh people who fled have settled here and enriched its atmopshere, turning it into a rather multicultural and cosmopolitan hub. Great works are proclaimed in the Imperial capital by the Ameraudur of the Celts Robert I Bruce, such as strengthening its already very defensible walls and developing its surroundings, the vast countryside of the isle of Mann. Ameraudur of the Celts and King of Scotland Robert Bruce attempts to find a bride for his 20 year old son, David III Bruce and his twin sister Isabel and states that he would consider any offers. He makes a specific proposal though to Count John II of Auvergne and Boulogne asking for his daughter Joan (Joanna) II to marry his son David III along with an alliance between our great houses. [Mod and Player Response]
 * Marriage of Joanna of Auvergne and David Bruce is accepted
 * Icelandic Dip: The Queen offers the Princess of Arnarsland named Helena to David and Geir Prince if Jan Mayen in a matrilineal marriage for Isabel.
 * Swiss Diplomacy: Heinrich II, Count of Lenzburg offers his nephew Amadeus V of Geneva-Lenzburg (b. 1367, heir apparent to the County of Geneva and brother-in-law to the Dauphin of France Louis XI Capet)'s hand in marriage for Isabel Bruce.
 * Livonian Order: The Teutonics, we had to buy the Duchy of Estonia for the basic military the Baltic tribes face to face in the power nations in Europe as estonia becomes a vassal for the livonian thanks by the Teutonic's order who helps us and agriculturing to our leader taxes economy Courland insists that one of the Lithuanian pagan tribes when they defeated us some years ago we're fighting in courland with the Teutonic to push it back with the Teutonic's power vassal we also had some new stuff to the troude's commercial and commiunications of such dialect mutli-ethnical language regardless of authority the Teutonic state becomes mutliculturral for the slav christian and the Baltic's nation also among the german insists on respectable royalty. We are annoying just because the pagans we had a different culture than us and face of our throne of the Baltic leader of the Teutonic Order the Teutonic knight Robin von Eltz claim most of german and Baltic language are an official speaking toward the order in the state and the countryside in Baltic Sea also count Riga too' the language is also written in our church local and many scholar's superposition toward the rules and laws of what we establish in demand asked by the Teutonic's government Robin such an interesting idea that we could protect the duchies among the help of Teutonic's taxes and payment support for the Swedishs trade the development economy and such stuff that we paid is turning into a mutli-development cultural with social media and such great work of what consists the duchies are helping us to development and the language official to spoke with the Teutonic state of what they ask us.
 * Mali Empire: The end of the Sefawa-Keita War marks a new age in Mali's history, and changes the face of West African history forever. Much of the older generation of nobles in western Mali were dissatisfied by the Treaty of Kano, considering it a great loss of territory in the east. This did not lead to any civil unrest, however, as the whole nation had become tired of war and wanted to push to a new generation. The western nobles were largely voted down by the rest of the Gbara, since the Treaty of Kano placed the same Gbara in charge of both nations, simply dividing the crown between two emperors. This effectively placed administrative power in the city of Kano, with two de jure capitals on the west and east at the imperial residences of Niani and Njimi. Simba sought to put a final end to periodic civil conflicts in Mali, and followed the example of his father to nominate the "Mansa Al-Saghir" (Junior Emperor) and ensure a smooth transition. Simba also restored all previous overland caravan trade between Morocco, Egypt, and Ethiopia, and the Atlantic trade as far as Portugal and Spain. At this point, Simba only had daughters, one of whom was married to Musa ibn Dawud from Kanem. Due to his education in Europe, Simba worked hard to try to improve and upgrade the standards of living across Mali to be similar to that in France and Lotharingia. He built many communities and houses for peasents, and offered them contracted work in serfdom as insentive to end their tribal lifestyle. He patronized art and literature in the Library of Timbuktu, as the generation of Tameshq poetry was at its height at this time. In particular, Simba was interested in making the navy of Mali strong enough to be on par with that of their European partners. Simba offers Spain to purchas four modern carracks to add to the Malian navy, offering 350 Mithqals for each. (SPAIN RESPONSE). 
 * Sweden-Norway: Margaret's regency ends, and her 17-year-old son Birger becomes king. In Summer, he marries Margaret of Scotland, formerly bethrothed to Olaf, in a ceremony in Storkyrkan, Stockholm. She becomes pregnant, and a child is expected to arrive in Spring next year. Princess Helvig (b. 1345), sister of the late King Haakon, dies at Nykoping Castle at the age of 46, unmarried and without issue. The recently completed road from Stockholm to Jonkoping has further centralised the Kingdom of Sweden, and Birger hopes to replicate this centralisation in Norway and Finland, as it would strengthen his position as king and authority.
 * Empire of Japan: The imperial administration begins expansion within Manchuria is done as a response to the Oirots aggressive actions on territory explicitly granted to the Empire following the war with the Yuan. The Japanese bring nearly 20,000 (adding 5,000 troops to the existing 15,000 there) troops to the north to guard settlers and fur rangers as well as Amuraji also requesting Chinese mediation on the issue, citing the treaty to end the war with the Yuan which ceded most of Outer Manchuria to the Japanese Empire. With the influx of more organized non-horde troops than the region is generally used to supporting, the Imperial army begins construction a series of supply outposts along the main well traveled route to the north which doesn't follow the river route. Known simply as the Great Manchu Highway (the route in which most of the nomads following going from north to south) this has a series of supply depots and outposts established to keep the army logistically relevant in the north. In a quick and shocking show of force, all territory on the East side of the Amur river is quickly and quietly seized leaving the daunting task of any army to retake the area of crossing the Amur river and meet stiff opposition. In necessity of a quick response and stalling force to prevent further river crossings, the Japanese contracts nearly 5,000 Manchu cavalry noted for their horsemanship superior to basic Japanese light cavalry and equal or possibly better in some cases than the heavy samurai cavalry. The developments in Manchuria continue as the Emperor gives a mission to his domestic administrators, to find 15,000 people to be willing to settle and help develop the lands of the Manzhu frontier province with them being sent to safe, well surveyed locations. This is particularly to turn Aimoi into a much more serious city in the region as well as help develop areas along the Great Manzhu highway. Further talks are held with the Manchu nomads in the reason effectively guaranteeing them large swathes of territory effectively unable to be developed as agricultural land or suitable for cities. They are also exempted from taxation other than their integration as cavalrymen for the Imperial army in which they will effectively act as the component light cavalry for any army which will fight on the mainland. The various weaker Manchu tribes, effectively bereft of a serious adult male population able to ride and keep the tribe stable either integrate with other Manchu tribes or are given patronage from the civil authority directing them toward some of the developing towns and agricultural regions. Most of the surveiled land looks to be along the coastal regions of Manzhu with by the end of the year the arrival of settlers from the mainland seeing the development of some more small settlements along the coastal regions of the frontier province. Natural settlement into Sakhalin continues as well with various more towns and farms springing up. The southern cities in the region effectively become the chief settlements on the island with the yuzosakala gaining ground as the most productive region on the island. The trade post in northern Luzon is expanded as trade with locals starts to expand a bit. Some of the locals around the trade post begin setting up their tribal settlements near the trade post hoping to get superior tools from the Japanese traders to further provide product to sell to Japanese traders for in turn more tools. The Trade post as a result boasts a more permanent presence of nearly 100 people as some of the permanent traders bring their families to live within the walls of the wood trade fort. The success of the first trade post so far sees another one set up further along the islands toward the Pacific facing part of Luzon lying between the two existing Luzon kingdoms.
 * Legates of China expresses the Emperor's intention to negotiate a peaceful solution between Japan and Oirot.
 * Roman Empire: Although wary of Latin deception, Andronikos and John decide to accept the mutual defense pact offer from the Latin Empire, they do seek to expand it more generally against muslim invaders. (Jade Response) The marriage of Basileus John VII and Princess Irene of Dobruja is conducted in Hagia Sophia. The demands on the imperial treasury prevent the affair from being too boisterous, but foreign dignitaries are invited from throughout the Mediterranean and east. In a political move, dignitaries from the Turkish Beyliks are invited and seated in such a way as to make the Karanid Beylik and Hamadid Beylik out as the leaders of vassals, an insult to the other beyliks. Merchants continue to be incentivized through reduced leasing costs to frequently stop in Antalya and Sinope and do business with the Greeks in the cities, preserving Greek culture and contact with the outside.
 * Swiss Confederacy: The Central Council is pleased to see the actions of the Lordes Apelación which seem likely to end the conflict between Spain and France. However, the 3,500 Swiss mercenaries in France are maintained as the conflict between France and England continues. Though, some members of the Central Council start to push for those mercenaries' withdrawal because of the long continuous period they have been deployed. The Central Council also continues to play close attention to the situation in Austria and Hungary, though that seems stable at the moment. The joint military of the Confederacy moves to fortify Zürich, the largest city in the nation, by building new moats and watchtowers around the city. Some soldiers also continue to help the County of Neuchâtel, political allies of the Confederacy, with fortifying their borders. The four bishops of the Swiss Confederacy together publicly urge the combatants in France, especially in the southern conflict between Spain and France, to make peace to end this perpetual, senseless violence. After incorporating the Poschiavo and Zuoz areas, the Canton of Chur sends envoys to other villages located to the east of their territory, extending east to Remüs and the Val Müstair (OOC: the eastern half of the OTL League of God's House), suggesting to them to join the Canton of Chur for the benefit of the Confederacy's infrastructure and trade and for protection against the ongoing chaos to their south in Italy. (Mod response) Domestically, the government works on recruiting new soldiers and mercenaries to replenish the forces deployed in France. Count Peter of Geneva (~1340-1392) dies of natural causes and is succeeded as Count by his son Amadeus V of Geneva-Lenzburg (b. 1367). Amadeus V is currently unmarried, but his uncle Heinrich II, Count of Lenzburg is proposing a marriage for him to Isabel Bruce of the ruling house of Scotland. The Zürich Library adding the coat of arms of the Canton of Bern to their set of cards decreases the rarity of the Bern cards and consequently their price, reducing the relatively large profits the Bern Library had been making from selling these individual cards. As a consequence, the Bern Library places more prominence on the Aragonese-style playing cards they had previously been manufacturing again in the hope of maintaining profits. The House of Lenzburg also becomes involved in this game as Count Heinrich II's son Ulrich VII (b. 1373) buys some cards from the Zürich Library.