Principia Moderni IV (Map Game)

The Ming Dynasty still rules over the vast lands of China. On the other side of the world, the Hundred Years War continues between England and France. Europe is still stuck in the old ways of feudalism and chivalry while the notions of a New World are considered figments of imagination.

We welcome you to the long awaited fourth expansion of that immortal series. Welcome to Principia Moderni IV! Starting in 1400 AD, this is the dawn of the modern world and the tail end of the Middle Ages. The Renaissance is just kicking off in Europe, while the nations in the western side of the continent are locked in the last gasp of the Hundred Years War. The Muslim world is still reeling from the invasions of Turks and Mongols, with the Caliphate resting in the collapsing Mamluk Egypt and the Ottomans on the rise in Anatolia. Make it count.

The first game was the most successful on the wiki, leading all the way to the modern day with mostly plausible posts and little controversy. The second game reached almost to the modern day, but failed due to a plethora of ASB events and moderator bias. The third game was much more worthy of the first, almost running into implausibility but climbing back into a shining glory by the end. Riding on the latest reforms of map games since the end of PMIII, this is the most logical next step in that evolution. Remember  above all other rules — have fun.

The Map
1572 AD

Important Pages

 * Rules and Algorithm
 * Alliances 
 * Holy Roman Empire
 * Feudal Dynasties
 * College of Cardinals
 * Nations

Oversight Committee

 * Chief Overseer United Republic

The Night's Watch (Moderators)

 * Lord Commander Scrawland
 * Commander of the Shadow Tower Wolves
 * First Ranger Callumthered
 * First Steward Edgeofnight
 * The Mountain that Rides: Feudy McPlagueface
 * Septon Nathan1123


 * Overseer: United Republic

The Wildlings
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Banned Users
A ban from plausibility strikes lasts thirty days, after which the third strike is repealed and the banned player is unbanned. However, the newly unbanned player rejoins the game with two strikes, as a form of probation.

Banned forever

 * Vivaporius (1490-forever)

Plausibility Strikes
'''Three strikes and you're out! Each strike resets after 30 years of the most recent strike.'''


 * Warrior - I (1553)

Moderator Strikes
These are strikes for moderators and how they moderate. The same three strikes rules apply. If a moderator is banned from moderating, however, they can still play as their nation. Mod strikes can be delivered in one of three ways: Moderators can be given strikes for the following reasons:
 * 1) If a sufficient number of players (more than half of all players voting) vote to give a moderator a strike.
 * 2) If I, Scraw, give them a strike.
 * 3) If a majority of all mods (ie more than half of the total number of mods, excluding that moderator) vote to give a moderator a strike.
 * 1) Exhibiting bias that would benefit the nation they are playing.
 * 2) Exhibiting bias that would negatively affect a player they have a personal dispute with.
 * 3) Making a ruling that contradicts a proven fact from OTL or an established fact from earlier in the game.
 * 4) Overruling a decision of a majority of moderators.



1580

 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Burgundy celebrates the heroic role the royal troops played on the liberation of Austria, and the expulsion of foreign influence form the HRE. The war with Iberia however, continues in only a minor capacity, with Iberian ports blocked. With Burgundian home waters largely at peace, Dutch shipwrights begin designing a new ship type, after experiences with the Raid on Medway and other costal battles. Galleon sized, but with only twenty-two guns, it is under-armed for its size, but its 50-pound (as opposed to the largely standard 30-pounders) guns are mounted on special carriages at angles of around 45 degrees, and designed specifically to fire hot shot and shells. With these weapons, the ships, called bombardment galleons, are designed to anchor at ranges of up to 3500 yards and fire shells and hot shot at enemy shore fortifications, destroying them from beyond effective return fire. Meanwhile, in the East Indies, having been snubbed by Aceh, the Burgundian East India Company sends another envoy to Aceh, this time accompanied by five of the Company's 58-gun galleon, and escorted by several frigates. As they near Kutaraja, the ships fire off both broadsides in a European-style salute, but the ships allow time for the echo of the previous salute to die before the next one, with the galleons saluting last. The envoys bring the Sultan gold, and goods from all over the Burgundian empire, from India, Africa, Europe, even from Acadia and Lauwentia, with another offer of protection. It's hoped the show of Burgundian wealth, as well as the Company's strength, will sway them to accepting. (Mod response please)
 * ​Aceh says no thanks. -scraw


 * Japan: With a naval focus, The Japanese navy stands at 1591 ships. In retaliation to the Korean hiring of the Wokhou pirates who ravaged our shores, The Japanese navy sees an opportunity to go on the offensive and seizes it. With this, the Japanese navy incorporates the recently built Burgundian based ships, which are bombardment galleons, including the flagship, the Imperial Chrysanthemum, and advances from Tsushima Island to the southern coast of Korea, and imposes a major blockade upon the ports of southern coasts of Gyeongsang and Jeolla, and with a primary concentration of blockading Busan and secondary concentration of blockading Geojedo, which deprives Korea of maritime trade. In total, the blockading fleet numbers 1000 ships and the only way for Korea to lift this blockade is to attack our ships. We declare to Korea that the only way to for us to lift this naval blockade is to restore trading with Japan. On land, a plan is drawn up to invade Korea with the army should negotiations go sour. Meanwhile, religiously, it is declared that God is the creator of the Universe and ☀Amaterasu is the embodiment of creation and thus is the Universe.


 * Korea: Knowing an invasion of Korea by Giapan will most likely end in failure, Kim Do denies participating in the negotiations and dismisses the envoys after they perform the humiliating ritual of godu (or bowing) to the Emperor. However, he indeed sends a letter to the Japanese court demanding either the ceding of the Cheondo islands or the monetary compensation in the form of silver and other precious metals (in exchange Korea will recognise the annexation). In response to the naval blockade, fifty thousand conscripts (armed with highly sophisticated firearms and gunpowder weapons, including wheel-lock rifles and rudimentary flamethrowers) are sent to fortify the province of Gyeongsang. Meanwhile, foreign affairs are now administered in Incheon; the second-largest port. Three smaller infantry units are dispatched to the ports of Mokpo, Ulsan, and Sinsado. Knowing of Japanese naval superiority, royal naval vessels are instructed to play a defensive-oriented role, but are nevertheless armed with advanced naval artillery that Japanese ships lack. High-quality armoured geobukseon, along with auxiliary panokseon are dispatched to intimidate the inferior ships. An influx of Korean settlers pours into the northern dominions of Manchuria and Nivkhgu, exacerbating the assimilation process. Many Manchu aristocrats become bilingual in both Korean and Manchu, and start adopting Korean culture to gain the favour of the government. Hwataedo continues to be settled with many colonists, displacing all local settlements. Ilbonshi is consolidated as a major regional trading port (as the island's only true city), with ten thousand residents.
 * Japanese Diplomacy: The letter is rejected for the Cheondo Islands where rightfully ours after China illegally gave them to Korea thus we owe Korea nothing. With the outright refusal to participate in trading negotiations in the midst of a giant blockade on their southern coasts we have no other choice but to declare war upon Korea and go on the offensive, attacking the small Korean navy of about 381 ships with our giant navy of 1000, which includes Burgundian based bombardment galleons, with the most prominent one being the flagship, the Imperial Chrysanthemum. The Admiral of the main forces is Akuma Hoshiko. The main naval battle takes place on the coast of Busan. Along with these naval invasion are 100,000 Japanese soldiers, with the Shogun Oda Nobunaga leading as well as Hideyoshi and Ieyeasu, ready to advance upon Busan if the naval invasion succeeds. Simultaneously Korean Haedo is invaded with 100 ships and 1000 soldiers. Meanwhile, attempts are made to incite Manchurian and Nivkhian revolts, and we fund groups who are seeking independence from Korea.
 * Prussia-Bohemia-Luxembourg: With the victory over Elizabeth's hungarians, Wilhelm marches into Vienna at the head of a victorious army. His forces restore the Austrian Archduchy to Otto von Hapsburg, and the emperor in an attempt to avoid angering the Southern German states keeps his army from carrying out widespread looting instead opting to pay them handsomely from the Imperial, and Prussian coffers.  Wilhelm sends word to the other princes that a time for reforms is upon the HRE and it is time to stand against foreign influences that have shaken the empire for centuries given the massive wealth the empire possesses. With this said Wilhelm invites all the princes to Prag for an imperial Diet to discuss reforms his ancestors tried to pass with no avail. The diet will be held upon the finalization of the Austrian succession war. The Agenda being set to passing new Tax reforms inthe empire to allow the emperor the capacity to properly maintain the integrity of the Empire without indebting the personal coffers of his own domains. The establishment of an Imperial Army in times of war, with each Imperial Circle supplying a levy of troops while the Emperor would provide the bulk of the forces, the establishment of a stadardized currency value throughout the empire, and to pass the legislative reforms to standardizing and mainstream Imperial legislation and ending feuds between princes through the Ewiger Landfriede.  These sweeping reforms are all proposed to further the project of imperial unity, and territorial integrity. Wilhelm's Army moves to secure the border with Hungary in order to prevent any Hungaro-Bulgaro invasions. In a secret envoy Emperor Wilhelm extends an invitation to the Bulgarian Emperor to attend a private peace talk between the two emperors to resolve the matter of the Austrian War of Succession in Prag, Vienna or another venue should the Emperor desire it.  Wilhelm sends an envoy to Berlin and to Rome issuing his sincerist regrets that the pope has passed away, given the fact that the election of another Northerner might antagoize the Latin brothers within the confines of the church, WIlhelm in secret offers Patriarch Roncali the Northern vote in exchange for the Wilhelm being proclaimed Protector of the Catholic Church, to recognize the House of Brandenburg as the formal patrons of the Berlin Mission Society, and for the Papacy to allow for the long planned secularization of the Prince Bishoprics within the empire over a steady transition period. In his envoy to Berlin, for the establishment of the Society  Wilhelm in secret tells Patriarch Brewer to hold off the Northerner vote until news reaches of the Pope's answer.  Given the unprecedented successof the arqubusier units larger quantities of of them are produced to serve as the main projetiles of the Prussian forces, mainly focusing on creating larger numbers of snaplocks which proved far superior to the simpler matchlock, though a more streamlined design the otl snaphaunce is developed and a prototype will be tested in the coming years. The elite Royal Guard is expanded greatly. The new unit is open to members of the lower nobility and to members of the growing merchant class throughout the empire to serve the Emperor. training of the new unit begins to develop a highly mobile dragoon force that can operate on horse and on foot as regular units. Greater numbers of cannons are also produced as the importance of artillery is greatly noted following an in depth analysis of both Imperial and Bulgarian forces throughout the war. Dragoon and light cavalry units will be built in larger numbers to counter the high dangers posed by heavy cavalry having viewed the devastation caused by Bulgarian Heavy units during their campaigns in Bohemia and Austria. The line formations of the arqubusiers are further developed (otl pre-line infantry formations), to maximize the firepower of the units. production of firearms, cannons, and metal products in general are centered in Luxembourg, Nanzig, Breslau, and Prag with the outlying areas providing the minerals needed for the expanding activites of the blacksmithes, gunsmithies and metal workers in general. Bohemian expertise in mechnical arts (otl engineering and other sciences) is greatly valued within the growing economy of Prussia and the University of Prag is granted Royal subsedies like the rest of the Universities that dot Wilhelm's domains. reconstruction of the city of Prag continues. Berlin continues to grow as the political, and cultural centre of a growing Prussia, and as the centre of Imperial ceremony. The city now boosting a population of 100,000. The economy of Prussia and remains for the most part diversified and well balanced with high levels of argricultural production occuring in the Provinces of Brandenburg, Silesia, and Prussia, while mining and industry remain centred around the areas of Bohemia, Silesia, and the Duchy of Luxembourg, and trade and commerce being handled largely in the North, Berlin and Luxembourg.  Wilhelm extends his gratitude to Cologne for their financial support and in secret extends an offer to the Archbishop that would turn the Nordhein circle into the duchy of Westfalen with the Archbishop a securlarized Duke or should he desire to retain his office the duchy would be placed under the titular rule of the Emperor while the Archbishop rules as his regent.  Stories of the heroics of imperial forces grow and novels of the great clashes and struggles to protect the empire are made taken tones very similar to Germanic Heroic age Ballads. Much of this adds to the growing perception of Prussia being the leader of not only the Empire but of the Germans as a whole and their sworn protector. Cultural development continues as philosophy and art grow in popularity particularly taken on the new trend displaying the war. the Triumphant march into Vienna is immortalized by Prussian Painter Joseph Heinrich. Members of the aristocracy are further consolidated under Wilhelm's influence by expanding the State-General based largely on the Burgundian model and through the consolidation of regal authority over all familial disputes.  Wilhelm proclaims the edict of inheritance which makes the eldest son of each noble family within his domains the sole heir of all estates, this legalizes the already common trend of familial successions in Prussia, and pushes most of the younger nobles to either become military officers, administrators, or go to the universities to pursue a career in other areas. Standardization of the currencies used throughout the domains of the Emperor continue with the weight of the Reichsthaler being set at the otl 1/9 silver value. Naval expansion begins again to replace lost ships and those that are outdated. Burguindian ship builders are requested to help Prussia develop a more standardized fleet.


 * Hansa: 'Hansa ships continue to explore the coasts of Africa and Laurentia trading with native groups. The Hansa Company formally purchase the Wrangel company and in an extended negotations with Berlin form the North German Stock Exchange with its headquaters in Hamburg. The Hansa adopt the Reichsthaler as their currecy. 25 pixels along the mouth of the New Rhine are claimed for fort Wilhelmburg (otl Buenos Aires). Meanwhile more outposts are set up further north in an attempt to start bringing in Brazilwood for dyes in the Hansa markets.
 * Latin Patriarchal Diplomacy: Roncallli agrees to the deal, saying he will grant the Emperor the hereditary title of "Imperial Defender of the Faith", allow gradual secularisation of the bishoprics in the HRE (so long as the bishops retain a certain level of power and respect of their ancient rights, and so long as Church property is respected, and would be glad to give the House of Brandenburg patronage over the Society, which is in desperate need of funds.
 * WIlhelm: Wilhelm agrees to all terms, and after convincing the Northern Patriarch Gunther and the Bishop of Prague to vote for the latin patriarch, wilhelm sends in secret a gift of fine furs, a golden scepter made by Luxembourgish metal smithies and five talented youths for the Papal choir.
 * Nk Please for the love of god shorten your turns. -Feud
 * You know its bad when feud says its too long lol -Nate
 * ​Georgia: We develop the port of Tskhumi to become the main port in Georgia, in order to sell gold, silver and iron. Ottoman goods are shipped through Tskhumi towards Vladimirgrad, Vasiligrad, Trebizond and other western ports. Trade with the Gurkani, Ottomans and the Caliphate is increased. 
 * Aryavarta: A different department for the advancement and research of war tactics and weaponry for the army is set up. We purchase cannons and bombards from the Gurkani Sultanate. We also seek to establish better trading relations with Burgundy and England, also stressing on cultural exchange. 
 * Abbasid Caliphate  The colonies continue to expand in the East Indies, as the former Majapihut administration is cleared out and replaced with Islamic feudalism among the native people. A local Ayatollah is appointed over the mosques of each island, while a Kazir is appointed over each individual community. Back in the Middle East, the novel Return to Lamakan is spread throughout the Caliphate. In it, it depicts slavery as an institution of Christianity to show their dominance over Hamito-Semetic peoples. In Damascus, tragedy falls late in the year as Caliph Al-Rahim dies of fever at a young age. As no successor had been named, the Ulema took some time to vote among themselves until they decided to elect one of Al-Rahim's uncles as the next Caliph. Named Malik Hussein Al-Abbas, he takes on the name Al-Mutawakkil IV. Economic support is sent to Korea in their war against Japan. In Aden, a new school of scholars begin to study the religion of Buddhism from the Korean merchants, attempting to see any parallels with Islam. Across East Africa, the Coptic religion begins to make a slow resurgence among the Amharic people as they spread throughout Arabic lands.
 * Maiam: Trade experiences a boom as Maian foods and goods begin to reach the wider European market, and demand increases. With Portuguese aid, the nation begins to rebuild and repopulate. A minor population boom begins in the native Mayan and Aztec populations, as well as the Portuguese settlers. In some cases, intermarriage results in what are known as Mextizo children. Expansion continues along the southern border, focusing on the coast. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations. There is some internal turmoil as the dominant Mayans impose their laws and culture on the conquered Mexica. Former Mexican royalty is forced to marry into Mayan lines. Small rebellions are put down. (Note: Mayan and Mexican refer to the cultural groups, Maian refers to the nation as a whole and its government.)
 * Milan: Technological and tactical advances of the army continues.The Merchant class of the nation also experiences an uptick, as Milan solidifies itself as a trade hub within its region. Work continues on the architecture, of which there is a resurgant trend of gothic style, as well as infrastructure of the nation. The art and scientific sectors of the nation are given special attention and funding, wishing to impress those nations around them, as well as set a precedent in the Italian kingdoms. We accept Prussias offer of the hand of Wilhelmine of the house of Luxembourg for Gonzaga Sforza.
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: The rate of enclosure continues to remain high leading to people choosing to move abroad to the colonies in Arcadia. With the war over novels start to appear about the naval war. The navy is worked on improving as it failed to meet expectations with it's size increased to 350 ships. Work is made on changing the navy with sailors now trained to acts as better ship to ship fighters. As the speed of the ships is criticised the new ships being built are smaller and more focus on speed and agility. Colonial expansion is limited as we try to move people into the former Burgundian colonies. Oxford and Cambridge continue competition over who has more students and better teachers with the universities high pay and low costs as subsided by the Crown. We maintain trade with our colonies and Asia as we start trading goods with Asia and moving slaves from Africa to Arcadia and bringing back tobacco largely. Avalon keeps working as whaling, fishing and fur trade continue to be the profit of the colony. The colony starts to grow outside of population migration as the number of births in the colony grows with more established farming. The plantation system in New Gwynedd and Western Arcadia is growing very effective. Trade passes through Swahili and Mogadishu on the way to Asia further east and we start to introduce their effective four field crop rotation system. While this is not adopted in England it is acknowledged as a better system. The Parliament of England in it's yearly meetings passes another enclosure act meaning that much formerly common land is enclosed to with hedging upsetting many farmers but on a small scale so not leading to any serious acts of rebellion. The King keeps working upon an ambitious project to construct a canal from Gloucester to Lechlade upon the Thames linking the Thames and the Severn with the canal being 4.7m wide and the locks 2.35m wide only allowing narrow boats through with towpaths constructed next to this new canal. This new canal is hoped to facilitate inland trade and helping develop a national market. With the canal being a bit over 30 miles it should take roughly five years to complete as hundreds of now landless peasants due to the Enclosure acts work on the canal. Plantations which grow tobacco and other crops such as cotton which are taken back to England for resale while these colonies are largely populated by a few English townsmen and yeomen farmers ruling over these areas employing Welsh and Irish convicts to run black slaves. Most of the farms are large plantations owned by merchants in England with most of the labour carried about by black slaves and convicts who spend their sentence working on farms and after four to seven years normally they are released and can be free like the small population freemen who moved for a better life. The English colony on William's Isle maintain itself as does the fort with the settlers expanding inland to gain land for farming. The Kingdom of England and Ireland has a population of 3.5 million. The road system is maintained by the Crown.
 * Papal States: Habemus Papam: After a conclave characterised by back-room deals, the Latin Patriarch Guglielmo Roncalli is elected Pope, taking the name Innocent VIII. His first act is to appoint a successor to the Latin Patriarchate, whose own first act is to issue a Patriarchal Bull requesting the Pope's assistance in administering the Latin Rite "until otherwise provided for by the Patriarch", following Decree 3.1 of the Council of Cologne on Church Governance. The Mission to Peru continues (MODS respond as to effectiveness please). Missions in Japan, Korea, and Angola continue, with the latter focusing a lot on doing good works for the local population.
 * Knights Hospitaller- We have a population of around 22,000 due to refugees and have a navy of ten ships. In New Rhodes, we begin building up our industry by offering grants for skilled colonists. We have built the University of New Rhodes in order to encourage scientific advancement. We build up the dockyards in order to have more trade. We also declare ourselves a free port (though no slavers) in order to encourage commerce and we encourage European ships to come to dock and refit. We also build a theological school in order to recruit missionaries and educate them on how to convert the native populace. With the wars and unrest in the Old World we agree to take in new colonists and offer to take in as many refugees as we can or 3000-4000 a year while the rate of immigration is increasing due to advertising. The colony of Maryland is small with around 1750 people settling there though many more are coming we expand by 15 px (40 px total). We build a medical school in Maryland in order to combat new diseases while we also build a shipyard to help with trading. We begin building infrastructure in the colonies such as roads and schools while we are also planning to build important industry such as iron, and gun powder. The main exports so far are exotic goods such as cotton, sugar, and tobacco and we use a strategy in which we send goods to Europe and take back poor refugees. We make contact with the natives and offer their chiefs great gifts (relatively) such as iron axe heads, glass beads, and jewellery. We send missionaries to convert the natives. We send the Fleet to the Bahamas to set up a colony on Andros island called New Crete in order to colonise the archipelago. It has a population of 1250 and are using it to settle we expand by 15 px (40 px).  We build a dockyard in order to help accommodate expansion throughout the rest of the archipelago while we also build fisheries ton exploit rich fishing stocks near the island. We begin implementing the plantation system in our colonies for sugar, tobacco, and citrus while we adopt the four-field rotation system recognising it as a more efficient system. We begin liquidating our holdings in the region of the war in Europe and sell them in order to solidify our hold on the New World. We plan a new colony but have yet to choose between settling in (otl Georgia) or in Laurentia.
 * Russia: Czar Vladimir contuse to age. His "last glorious battle" is against tribal's in Siberia. Prince Dmitri accompanied him on the campaign to liberate the slaughter town of Lesoibirsk. Expansion continues in Siberia 50px with 15px expansion northwards. The campaign against the tribe's was also the first time soldiers who had been trained in Iberian tactics fought against them showing great effectiveness with artillery and guns. We send diplomats to Korea in order to start construction of an eastern portion of the Trans-Siberian Road (player response). We send a diplomat of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Abbasid Empire to negotiate a deal to move the Christian populations to Russia and the Muslim populations around the Georgian border and near the city of Kasan to the Caliphate.
 * The Abbasid Caliphate agrees to this deal to a reasonable quota, and works to improve closer relations with Russia in light of their alliance against the Gurkani ears earlier.
 * Holy Bulgarian Empire: With the betrayal of the ceasefire the Tsar himself marches alongside General Bogdan towards the Hungarian Border and the full might of the Empire behind him. The Empire marshalls nearly 82,000 troops (which includes the Serbian force and a withdrawn Polish Garrison) and reinforces a badly battered Hungarian force bringing total fighting strength to 122,000 against the arrayed Prussian and HRE forces. Rather than attack and restart a massive invasion of te Holy Roman Empire, Tsar Aleksandar and his Grandson now of age propose a peace deal with the Prussians. They withdraw behind their borders, Slovenia (with trieste attached) is released as a Bulgarian protectorate and the Release of Venice as well. Both these territories are to be removed from the HRE and will act as buffers between the Bulgarian empire, and the Hungarian kingdom. The Bulgarian Tsar vehemently supports Elizabeth on the throne of Hungary and while he is unwilling the march through a desolate austria again he will however remain a staunch friend to the Elizabethan habsburgs. The Bulgar economy continues to do rather well despite potential reignition of hostilities and the expansion of the usable resource bases of the empires provinces causes great expansion of the markets in the empire. The effective build up of much of the empires infrastructure and its marketing system has also allowed it to better weather economic crises and also allows for swift movements of goods, troops, people among many other things. This expansion of road systems continues into moldavia and the remainder of greece as the migration of population continues.
 * Tsardom of Poland: Much of the same policies continue specifically autonomy, some appeasement, and pay offs of more uppity nobles
 * Principality of Serbia: The Principality of Serbia forced to go to war again delays its plan to invade and annex Bosnia but promises are extricated that when the armies return the Invasion and annexation of Bosnia is assured.

1581
''' The famous "Mud Haiku" is composed in Japan, metaphorically depicting the relationship of Korea and Japan. '''

''' An outbreak of plague threatens the whole population of Seville. '''

''' Due to the presence of Christianity in east Asia, a Buddhist monk in Korea proposes that Christ, being the incaration of God, was actually a reincarnation since God had manifested myriads of time in history. Some copies of the Buddhist Book are amended to include a copy of these writings. '''

''' A minor famine spreads across the Russian colonies in Siberia, causing many people to seek the Russian Orthodox Church for guidence. '''

''' Near Maryland, natives begin dying of smallpox. The people blame their leaders for shunning the incoming Europeans and believe that they can only survive through cooperation with the Europeans. '''

''' France sends explorers to the Incas in the name of God with the intention to annex or vassalize them. '''

''' Hitler and the Black Eagles enter contract with Lombardy. '''

''' The Prince of Kiev dies, meaning his nephew succeeds him. '''

''' Kenneth IV of Scotland hires some Burgundian explorers to do some exploring of Laurentia for him. '''

''' Two extremely popular works come out both written by Germans. One chronicaling the War of Austrian Succession surprisingly from both sides known as "Empire", and another book known as "The Lion of the East" which proves to be an insightful look into Bulgarian society and customs. This comes almost directly after the shockingly successful invasion of the HRE a few years previous. '''


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: with peace returning after the re-enthronement of Otto of Austria, and King Henri's successful naval campaigns in European waters, Guyana continues its expansion westward to the recognized boundary between it and New Lusitania. The Cape Charles colony also expands 50px. With the East India Company's growing presence in China, a request is sent to the Kingdom of Tali to allow the Company to rent Macau as a trading post under Talian sovereignty (mod response please).
 * ​Macau is controlled by the Kingdom of Tali
 * fixed -Guy


 * Sultanate of the Maghreb: The Sultan Hamid ibn Musa Al-Abbas begins to work on modernizing the army by requesting men from 17-36 to train in the army, as the navy is improved on to reach the new world and to defend trading ships. Urban centers begin to grow as trading centers and means of living begin to spread mostly in cities on the coast. Crowds of people look at the Sultan at the time of death of the Caliph saying "oh Sultan our leader lead us ". We send a Muslim missionaries to Angola. Costal cities are made into trading post in the Desert to help rise the pop.  We send a trade envoys, along with sending Imams to spread Islam. The Sultanate begin to expand into the Atlantic coast line by 15px. The city Algiers is made the capital of the Sultanate as its population grows.The Sultan begins to works on cities by opening markets and trading centers mostly at Algiers. we begin to shadow the Caliphate trading ships following them to trade with other nations. We send an envoy to the king of Zaire (Kongo) if he would he open up mosques in Muslim areas in Zairi as we send our high Imam to tell him about Islamic Unity. The spread of Islam in Zairi is less about shoving it down people belief but more of gaining trust of people by giving out food and things like that, after gaining trust of people we begin to spread Islam into Ziyri (Kongo).
 * "Crowds of people look at the Sultan at the time of death of the Caliph saying 'oh Sultan our leader lead us'." stop copy pasting the same thing every year. -scraw


 * Korea: With Giapan foolishly choosing to pursue war, a hundred and eighty thousand conscripts (armed with highly sophisticated firearms and gunpowder weapons, including wheel-lock rifles and rudimentary flamethrowers) are mobilized to counter the Japanese naval invasion. Distinguished Generals Yi Shin-rip and Yi Il are sent by the Emperor to Gyeongsang to lead battalions facing the Japanese, while junior officer Yi Sun-sin is promoted for his merit and subsequently sent south to lead fleets guarding the west Jeolla and Chungcheong provinces. In response to the threat, self-proclaimed "righteous armies" begin helping evacuation efforts and the orchestrators of the movement are awarded titles by the Emperor for their service. About five thousand additional conscripts are sent to Hwataedo from the Nivkhgu to fortify the Korean colony. Highly armoured geobukseon and auxillary panokseon are dispatched to engage with the inferior ships of Giapan. To better allocate resources to the home front, Urup is declared a financial whirlpool and all thousand colonists and sailors withdraw from the island onwards to Hwataedo. Aware of the Japanese attempting to fund non-existent secessionist movements, the Nivkh and Manchu monarchs (as Korea is in a dynastic union with the two) declare pledge loyalty to Korea to their respective courts, and ward off any envoys arriving from Giapan.


 * Knights Hospitaller: We have a population of around 26,000 due to refugees and have a navy of ten ships. In New Rhodes, we begin building up our industry by offering grants for skilled colonists. We have built the University of New Rhodes in order to encourage scientific advancement. We build up the dockyards in order to have more trade. We also declare ourselves a free port (though no slavers) in order to encourage commerce and we encourage European ships to come to dock and refit. With the wars and unrest in the Old World we agree to take in new colonists and offer to take in as many refugees as we can or 3000-4000 a year while the rate of immigration is increasing due to advertising. The colony of Maryland is small with around 2250 people settling there though many more are coming we expand by 15 px (55 px total). We build a medical school in Maryland in order to combat new diseases while we also build a shipyard to help with trading. We begin building infrastructure in the colonies such as roads and schools while we are also planning to build important industry such as iron, and gun powder. The main exports so far are exotic goods such as cotton, sugar, and tobacco and we use a strategy in which we send goods to Europe and take back poor refugees. We send the Fleet to the Bahamas to set up a colony on Andros island called New Crete in order to colonise the archipelago. It has a population of 1750 and are using it to settle we expand by 15 px (55 px). We build a dockyard in order to help accommodate expansion throughout the rest of the archipelago while we also build fisheries ton exploit rich fishing stocks near the island. We begin implementing the plantation system in our colonies for sugar, tobacco, and citrus while we adopt the four-field rotation system recognising it as a more efficient system. We begin liquidating our holdings in the region of the war in Europe and sell them in order to solidify our hold on the New World. We decide to plan a future colonisation of OTL Georgia though a colony in Laurentia is still viable. With the outbreak of smallpox in Maryland we renew our offer to the natives to convert to Christianity while we also to look to find a strong chief to unite the tribes (Mod response). We plan on quickly sending aid to the natives shipping medical supplies to the colony. We also plan on creating a state with the converted natives (if they convert) and planning on merging our colony with the state and we check if the natives are receptive to the idea (more details next turn) (Mod response).
 * ​Many natives convert, but rather than uniting, most of them migrate out and offer to sell the land to the Knights. 
 * Aryavarta: Hindi becomes the Koine (lingua franca) of the Empire, not being successfully replaced by Prakrit while Sanskrit remains the official language. The state funds the digging of wells especially in areas with poor water resources. A proper state register is created for the collection of revenues. A regular system of state judicial administration is re established irrespective of religion. War is declared on Bengal, Pegu is also in the war. The principle of the equality of law for all subjects is upheld by the council. A proper police system is established also consisting of the secret police which works jointly with the military spies. The army had been secretly preparing for another war with Bengal and had demonstrated in the war with Gujarat. The Arthashastra is adopted by the council as a guiding book. Village assemblies are incorporated into the administrative system. Serais are rebuilt and the Grand Trunk road is upgraded. Construction of dams and bridges is started alongwith the state funding of free kitchens.
 * Abbasid dip: seriously, stop making war in India as you promised in the Treaty of Agra. Why do you keep lying. If you don't stand back, the Caliphate will this time invade Aryavarta itself with the help of the Arab-India Company.


 * Swahili: We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue capturing slaves. In the heartland of Mogadishu, the Bank of Mogadishu begin cooperation with landlords to construct hydraulic devices such as canals and irrigation projects to boost food production. Areas interior to Mobassa and Malindi is colonized. We also send out conquistadors to expand northwards into more northern Somalia. We continue development of Madagascar. With Sofala becoming our vassal, we begin investing in Sofala as well as sending Swahili citizens into Sofala. We refuse Oman's offer of selling the island of Mayotte.

 
 * Abbasid Caliphate: The reign of Al-Mutawakkil IV began with an air of suspicion and paranoia. The Caliph had an armed guard around him at all times, and utilized the Kilab Al-Rub to spy on members of the Ulema to satisfy his suspicion. In the summer, these fears were vindicated as several regions of the Nejd and Hejaz emirates revolted against the Caliph, killing the Emirs appointed by Al-Rahim II. Al-Mutawakkil quickly crushed this rebellion, but in response began ordering a purge to root out all possible dissenters within the Ulema. The Grand Vizier quickly took the forefront of this purge, using it to remove some of his political enemies, including the ambitious Abdullah Hassan. Hassan managed to escape Damascus and fled into the Ottoman Empire. The Amharic people continue to migrate north into Egypt, while more Arabs migrate to live in the colonies of Darfur. Trade in the East Indies continues to expand.The Caliphate calls Jihad against Aryavarta, after they blatently broke the treaty of Agra by invading Bengal. We ask Persia to allow the Caliph's armies to pass through against India (MOD RESPONSE). We ask Bahamani (bonus mod response), Swahili, and Oman to aid the Caliph in this holy war. The Abbasids send 180,000 troops to meet the remaining Hindu defenses at the city of Multan, and an additional 180,000 troops against the city of Lahore. The Persian branch of the Abbasid family rallies 120,000 for each of these battles as well, plus reinforcements. The strategy being to first push the Hindus out of their defensive positions of the two cities, then meet the total forces for one final battle at the River Ravi in the Indus Valley, occupying the region. The military is led by the most modern firearms in the form of muskets, Great Bombards, and elite sipahi cavalry with dragoons.
 * ​Persia accepts. -scraw
 * Prussia-Luxembourg-Bohemia: Wilhelm realizing that he will only get this far with the Prussian and Imperial finances strained as it is, agrees to Bulgarian terms aslong as Gorizia and Carniola remain a part of Austria and the Bulgarian forces are demobolized. He offers to host peace talks in Präg. With this action Emperor Wilhelm demobilizes the HRE forces and releases the mercs with decent pay and with the right to seek new fortunes abroad should they desire particularly in Laurentia. The Prussian forces are called back to Bohemia and Prussia and with rotating down time so that the veterans can rest. Burgundian forces are released to Burgundian control to do as they see fit. more to be added later. 
 * Scandinavian Diplomacy: We accept the peace offer
 * Georgia: We develop the port of Tskhumi to become the main port in Georgia, in order to sell gold, silver and iron. Ottoman goods are shipped through Tskhumi towards Vladimirgrad, Vasiligrad, Trebizond and other western ports. Trade with the Gurkani, Ottomans and the Caliphate is increased. 
 * In the Principality of Kiev, Prince Pavel Kuznetsov dies and is succeeded by his nephew, Ivan Kuznetsov. Ivan begins to work with the Georgian government to promote bilateral relations, as Ivan was educated in the Georgrian royal court. The Prince also seeks to improve relations with his fellow Orthodox League states of Bulgaria and Russia. Finally, improvements are made to the port at Odessa and the city of Lviv, which was recently conquered from the Poles.
 * Kingdom of Sicily: Prince-General Philip continues investing in the businesses of merchants within the big cities of the kingdom. His investments continue to help the economy expand and grow, helping Sicily prosper. The translated version of the Bible into the Neapolitan vernacular is now in use in the majority of churches across the realm, and the majority of households, especially within the large cities and towns, have a copy. Philip decides now to start the construction of his grand church in Naples, following the plans of the architect he had hired. Funds are taken from the kingdom's treasury as well as from Philip's coffers. He wishes for the church to be a beautiful sight to behold, and hopes that Roman Catholic pilgrims will come to see it. The Prince-General also diverts some money from the treasury in order to fund the University of Naples.
 * Great Iberia:
 * Portugal: The leading crown of Great Iberia - Portugal - has kept Iberia intact through a series of personal unions since the conclusion of the Iberial Civil War in 1539. Sancho of House Braganza, the third of his name, has ruled since 1566. In his time as the King of Portugal, he has worked on the 'migration' of Portuguese culture to the rest of Iberia, in addition to building up the infrastructure of Portugal and Her colonies. He also led Iberia to victory against Burgundy and reclaimed the Azores in the name of Portugal. His heir Henry is in good health, with the House of Braganza currently in little danger of a succession crisis. The kingdom of Portugal directly controls a large stretch of land, from Gibraltar to Galicia. Its population is currently 13 million souls, with a population boom seeing the nation continuing to swell with people. The population of Great Iberia is expected to reach 15 million by 1600. While Iberia has suffered calamity due to civil war, hardship generally yields increased reproductive rates. The most prominent cities in the union are Lisbon, Madrid, and Valencia, with Lisbon being the capital of both Portugal and Great Iberia. Portugal has an alliance with France and Scotland and retains good relations with England. Portugal hopes to ally with England in time. With the end of the Iberian Civil War, the nation begins working on making Portuguese a more dominent culture in the union. Town criers all over the union are expected to speak Portuguese in addition to their regional languages. In addition, schools in Iberia teach students Portuguese. Festivals celebrating Portuguese culture become fairly common in towns, with the Portuguese crown paying for many of these festivals. The Spaniards are treated as partners in the union, not underlings, though Portuguese culture is clearly intended to become the dominant culture in Iberia in the years to come. The same treatment, unfortunately, is not given to those of different religious backgrounds. Since the 15th century, as a result of the Inquisitions, there has been a legal and societal distinction between Old Christians and New Christians. Jews and Muslims who converted to Christianity - New Christians - are currently forbidden from marrying Old Christians. This law extends to their ancestors. Many nobles and clergy believe in the 'purity of blood,' i.e. the lack of heresy in their bloodline. However, the Perdão da ignorância act (Forgiveness of ignorance), which was passed in 1551, essentially dissolves the marriage boundaries between the natives and settlers. With Christians New and Old allowed to wed in the colonies, the populations may recover from the smallpox crisis. The economy of Portugal is a powerhouse, both in Europe and in the New World. The military, as a result, operates with state-of-the-art arms. The navy of Portugal is a vast expanse of ships, with several being built this year. Old ships are scrapped, many of their parts being used in the construction of new ships. The outbreak of the plague is blamed on the Muslim and Jewish populations of Seville. A quarantine is issued along with a curfew. This curfew is intended to prevent Muslims from congregating in secret, though it does restrict the flow of the plague by preventing its transmission for half of a day. It also allows those already infected to die in their homes or recover rather than spreading the plague until death. During and after the plague, entire families are decimated by being trapped in their homes with the infected. By the time the curfew is lifted in September, the plague has run its course, though it has devastated poorer areas. Due to the Inquisition and Portuguese city planning, the casualties are disproportionately high among Jews and Muslims.
 * Amazonia: Several ships full of colonists arrive in Amazonia, though the growth of the colony is fairly delayed due to the lack of arable soil. However, the primary export of Amazonia is wood. The expanding empire of Portugal is ever in need of timber. The Amazonian Royal Timber Company has been providing wood to Portugal and the rest of Iberia since 1548. The plague in Seville and the Inquisition's response leads many Jews and Muslims to travel to Amazonia this year. The militia of Amazonia is roughly 300. Its population is a little over 3100.
 * Mêcicipi: Relations with the local natives continues to be profitable, trade pouring through the capital of the colony - Nova Galicia. In the meantime, expansion along the coast towards Maiam's northern coast continues, frontiersmen and settlers arriving in droves due to the discounted land prices. Many Jews and Muslims travel to this colony to escape the plague and the Inquisition. The militia is roughly 250 strong, the population being 2700.
 * Nova Lusitânia: Several ships full of colonists arrive in Nova Lusitânia. The church of São Pedro is finally completed, the Immaculata having learned Portuguese by this time and worked closely with the settlers of the colony. Many colonists of Balboa Rocha have relocated to the area near the church of São Pedro, with a rather sizable gap of space in between the settlements existing as of this year. This separation causes a delay in the growth of Balboa Rocha, though the area São Pedro becomes increasingly profitable. The people near the Church of São Pedro request a charter to create the city of São Pedro so as to differentiate between Balboa Rocha and the area around São Pedro. An answer arrives late this year approving this request. Many Christians from Seville, angered by the curfew or afraid of the non-Christian population, travel to this colony.
 * Milan: Duke Giovanni Szofra orders the construction of a new library, named the library of Milan, in an effort to improve Milan's status as a beacon of knowledge. Giovanni's son, Gonzaga,takes an interest in this, especially in the classic tales and history of Rome. Investment in the Milanese military continues as well. The population of the city of Milan reaches 190,000. Much effort is placed into this years festival season, in order to boost the nations reputation.
 * Cologne: Archbishop Aldrich begins sponsoring the Nordrhein Road system, nicknamed the Nordrhein Highway, and more roads into Cologne are built. Funds continue to come into Cologne from royalties on the printing press and trade generally along the Rhine and Ruhr. Meanwhile, he ensures that the Cologne and Essen university libraries both gain a copy of the two popular new texts written by Germans. He offers to present a Stelzner Prize for Innovation to both German authors, acknowledging them for their insight and observance in a time of crisis. Meanwhile, Archbishop Aldrich receives Wilhelm of Prussia’s offer in secret and replies, in secret, that he is more favourable towards the second option at this point if Wilhelm is willing to provide special protections for the religious administrations of both Cologne and Essen, and a protection for the highly-prolific Order of St Adelphina, allowing them to run their respective nations in the manner of a vassal of the Prussian / Holy Roman Empire. However, Aldrich understands that the infrastructure for such a secularisation plan will require time and patience, and prays that Wilhelm will be generous in both. He offers (publicly) to coordinate the establishment of a HRE-wide judicial system, with Wilhelm’s blessing. Furthermore, he (publicly) wants to know if Prussia would sponsor the building of a HRE-wide road network. (Nk, please reply)
 * Essen: The Adelphinian Canonesses in Tondo are overjoyed at the completion of a second cathedral/large church for the people of Tondo, and continue to emphasise unity with the King of Tondo (despite the King’s lack of reply). Meanwhile, Abbess Hadwig notes the many refugees escaping the Old World wars in favour of the New World and deliberately sends further Adelphinian Canonesses to the New World assist the Knights Hospitaller, in the hope that their medical knowledge will help both with the many Europeans who need to be taken care of, and help cure the natives of smallpox. All lives are sacred, and all lives matter. By now, one of every ten new canonesses (at least) coming through Essen has become a missionary. Abbess Hadwig marvels at this achievement. Meanwhile, the Prussian canoness working on a novel releases her work at the end of the year in response to both “Empire” and “The Lion of the East”. It is quickly printed in the original Stelzner printing press, and is called “Lioness” in honour of her depiction of the lives of both devout and ordinary women during the recent war. It speaks of women’s important role, their intellect and their peacemaking capacity in these situations. It highlights the consequences of a war like this, and the many generous women who dedicate their lives to taking care of refugees, or those wounded at war. Upon its release, Abbess Hadwig sheds a single tear.
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: The rate of enclosure continues to remain high leading to people choosing to move abroad to the colonies in Arcadia. With the war over novels start to appear about the naval war. The navy is worked on improving as it failed to meet expectations with it's size increased to 350 ships. Work is made on changing the navy with sailors now trained to acts as better ship to ship fighters. As the speed of the ships is criticised the new ships being built are smaller and more focus on speed and agility. Colonial expansion is limited as we try to move people into the former Burgundian colonies. Oxford and Cambridge continue competition over who has more students and better teachers with the universities high pay and low costs as subsided by the Crown. We maintain trade with our colonies and Asia as we start trading goods with Asia and moving slaves from Africa to Arcadia and bringing back tobacco largely. Avalon keeps working as whaling, fishing and fur trade continue to be the profit of the colony. The colony starts to grow outside of population migration as the number of births in the colony grows with more established farming. The plantation system in New Gwynedd and Western Arcadia is growing very effective. Trade passes through Swahili and Mogadishu on the way to Asia further east and we start to introduce their effective four field crop rotation system. While this is not adopted in England it is acknowledged as a better system. The Parliament of England in it's yearly meetings passes another enclosure act meaning that much formerly common land is enclosed to with hedging upsetting many farmers but on a small scale so not leading to any serious acts of rebellion. With work on the Severn to Thames canal now finished and it successfully opened the King commissions a new canal to be constructed in the north to connect Runcorn to Manchester allowing the growing town to be connected to the sea. This new canal will be much the same parameters as the previous one between the Severn and the Thames. Plantations which grow tobacco and other crops such as cotton which are taken back to England for resale while these colonies are largely populated by a few English townsmen and yeomen farmers ruling over these areas employing Welsh and Irish convicts to run black slaves. Most of the farms are large plantations owned by merchants in England with most of the labour carried about by black slaves and convicts who spend their sentence working on farms and after four to seven years normally they are released and can be free like the small population freemen who moved for a better life. The English colony on William's isle maintain itself as does the fort with the settlers expanding inland to gain land for farming. The Kingdom of England and Ireland has a population of 3.5 million. The road system is maintained by the Crown.
 * '''Japan: Last year, the Grand Japanese Army of 100,000 troops under the leadership of Shogun Oda Nobunaga successfully defeated the Korean forces of 50,000 troops at the coast of Busan. Meanwhile Japanese forces successfully occupied Haedo This year, the Korean forces, with 180,000 soldiers launched a counteroffensive against the 90,000 remaining forces of the Grand Japanese Army, and in a heroic defense we are successful, with 9000 Japanese casualties while the Korean Army faced 27,000 casulties, three times the amount of ours. With this victory, we are able to hold our position at the coast of Busan, where we remain. So far, however, 19,000 Japanese troops have died in the Battle of Busan compared to the 34,500 Korean troops that have died in Busan. The Invasion and Defense of Busan are immortalized and Shogun Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideysohi, and Tokugawa Ieyesu are all revered as heroes and victory is celebrated in Busan. In order to replenish the Japanese forces in Busan, 19,000 reinforcements are sent to Busan.  The Shogun makes a speech "Two times we have fought the Koreans here in their most major port-Busan, and two times we have been victorious, once on the offensive, and once on the defensive, I thank you all for the successful offensive and defensive, and may those who sacrificed their lives for Japan shall forever be in Heaven. Now with 19,000 reinforcements arriving from Japan, our Grand Japanese Army is 100,000 strong. We must hold our position and remain on the defensive for the coming 2nd Korean counteroffensive, and we must give our lives to defend our area of Busan, for the Shogun, for the Emperor, for Amaterasu, for God, for Japan and our people!"  Meanwhile, we barely defend against the Korean counterinvasion of Haedo, thus we maintain the territory. With the Korean colony of Urop abandoned, we send colonists and a few troops to occupy Urop for Japan. In Japan, more plans for the Flower War are made. Meanwhile, in Kyoto, with the Shogun and the local daiymo out to war against Korea in Busan, the Emperor transfers power to civilian adminstrators and beaucrats to run and manage the provinces of Japan, and continues with the centralization process. Rice production, infrastructure and military buildup, and tax collection all continue. The Chrysanthemum Emperor hears of the Korean Buddhist belief that Jesus is the reincarnation of God and declares that he and all other Emperors/Empresses of the House Yamato are human reincarnations of God, that all Emperors of House Yamato are descended from Amaterasu, the embodiment of God's creation and the Universe herself, and is mandated by God to rule Japan and eventually the entire Earth. '''
 * Mongolia: Jakha Khan launches a coup and takes the throne as the Khagan. Karakorum is ordered to be rebuilt by him, however, he seeks foreign help in strengthening his long weakened nation. (We offer to accept Christian Priests from Japan in exchange for Japanese help in rebuilding Karakorum, as well as the Japanese copies of the Gurkani firearms. (Player Response) Jakha focuses on internal stability, putting strong emphasis on that, with many new poems being written in Mongolia, as Jakha seeks to increase the literacy of his newly independent nation. He sees repairing ties with the Chinese as a lost cause, as they were being deceptive scum who annexed his land, and colonized the land of his ancestors. Jakha is also very interested in converting to Japanese Christianity.
 * Japanese Diplomacy: We are surprised yet delighted by Mongolia's sudden offer and accept the deal. We offer for Mongolia to be a Japanese protectorate. We shall provide protection from hostile forces in return for tribute.
 * Mongol Diplomacy: We agree to become a protectorate. Meanwhile, Jakha Khan would like to be baptized by Japanese priests. However, he makes it clear Mongolia will stick to it's religiously tolerate past like under Genghis Khan.
 * Japanese diplomacy: Japanese priests who where recently baptized by the Papal Nuncio in Nagasaki set sail to Mongolia and arrive on their coast. The journey inland is made to Kakakorum with a small shipment of Gurkani firearms and building tools. Jakha Khan is then baptised in the Imperial Court of Karakorum. Afterwards, the city of Karakorum is blessed, and the effort to rebuild Karakorum begins. During the rebuildment, we politely request for Jakha Khan to join in our war against Korea.
 * Mongol Diplomacy: We agree. However, we are afraid that Korea might try to annex Mongolia should we lose.
 * Papal States: The Missionaries in the Inca Empire are glad for the help that the French will bring, and work even harder on their missionary efforts (Mod plz). The Angola mission also continues, with the missionaries taking pains to do everything better than their pathetic Moselem counterparts. The Papal Nuncio to Japan is glad to hear of the news from Mongolia, and appoints an envoy to Mongolia represent him (and through him, the Pope). In Rome, new Pope Innocent VIII gets to work. He patronises the Immaculata, appointing their members to various important positions, and giving the Order aid wherever it is needed. Rome's art scene, long neglected under Innocent's austere, Northern-Rite predecessor, begins to flourish once more, with an explosion of very ornate and overblown artwork being produced for the Church and the local nobility. Essen is permitted to send Adelphinian canonesses to Maryland, and Innocent signs a decree giving them joint spiritual guardianship over the colony (along with the Hospitaller chaplains, of course).
 * Russia: We expand another 50px in Siberia. Food is shipped out to many starving in the colonies out east. Several Orthodox Churches are set up in major cities and towns. We send missionaries into the Khanate and Mongolia to spread Orthodoxy to the neighboring lands. Many of the Christians brought in from the caliphate are offered large tracts of land in Siberia. War with the Siberian tribes continues with stunning victories over the technologically inferior savages. Our fleet is upgraded with its first galleons. A personal ship for the future Czar is planned out. Rear Admiral Anastas Livov approaches the head of the navy with plans for a future Russian overseas empire. However it is quickly dismissed as unrealistic for now. Many believe after the conquest of Siberia, the empire will spread to places like Africa and the New World.
 * Oman: The Barijaal colony continues expansion southward along the coast. Bandar Qasim and Majiratayn are created as vassal states of Oman, with the latter governed primarily by Majerteen chiefs and clansmen that have sworn fealty to King Abdulla. Ibadi missionary work continues in Aceh, Java, Malacca, and Sumatra. A large amount of Javans are converted, with the religion gaining momentum because of the government's acceptance. With Java's conversion to Ibadism, Oman proclaims it will defend Java's independence against any foreign threats.

1582
''' A French explorer sails up the OTL Chesapeake bay, and finds the place pristine and devoid of life. He thereby names the region "Terre de Fleurs" (land of flowers). '''

''' Tali offers to lease Macau to Burgundy for 20 years in exchange for arms to help them defend from possible attack from China. '''


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Guyana expands 50px west, the Cape Charles colony expands 50px. The offer from Tali is accepted, and the first shipment of arms arrives prior to the establishment of the Burgundian trading post in Macau. In secret, the Burgundian East India Company offers Aryavarta assistance, in both land and naval forces, with modern European weaponry, if Aryavarta agrees to allow the Company to establish a protectorate over Burma (player response please). Meanwhile, the Burgundian West India Company establishes a new colony in Patagonië at otl Comodoro Rivadavia, calling it Bonapaart, in honor of the great explorer.
 * Japan: We request naval support in our war with Korea in the Battle of Busan.
 * Burgundian dip: the East India Company dispatches 50 ships to support the Japanese.


 * Abbasid Caliphate: Al-Muttawakkil IV continues his paranoidal purge of dissenters. After the prisons of Damascus became too full, he began sentencing suspected traitors to be drafted in the war against India. In exile, Abdullah Hassan gathers more support among the Ottoman Empire, which had been growing in its military and infrastructure while this drama unfolds in the Calipahte. The Ulema, in addition, sends a draft of a Treaty to Aryavartiya to bring an end to the conflict once they are fully defeated. 
 * Aryavarta Diplomacy: The Abbasids severely underestimated the strength of our army. As a result there was a stalemate.
 * Oman Diplomacy: Oman refuses to be involved in the Caliphate's holy wars (different religion).
 * Knights Hospitaller: We have a population of around 30,000 due to refugees and have a navy of ten ships. In New Rhodes, we begin building up our industry by offering grants for skilled colonists. With the wars and unrest in the Old World we agree to take in new colonists and offer to take in as many refugees as we can or 3000-4000 a year while the rate of immigration is increasing due to advertising. We set up a new colony in Georgia in otl Glynn county called New Germany in recognition of the majority German refugees. We also send a fleet to northern Laurentia (Brazil) in order to scout a location for a new colony. It has a population of 500 and expands by 25 px. ​There are also plans to set up a colony near Maryland in order to help aid colonisation. ​We request to the Papal States to help endorse our colonies and advertise it in order to aid our progress especially in light of the conversion of many of the natives. (Player response) ​We thank Essen for its aid.
 * Maryland:The colony of Maryland is small with around 3000 people settling there though many more are coming we expand by 25 px. We build a medical school in Maryland in order to combat new diseases while we also build a shipyard to help with trading. We begin building infrastructure in the colonies such as roads and schools while we are also planning to build important industry such as iron, and gun powder. The main exports so far are exotic goods such as cotton, sugar, and tobacco and we use a strategy in which we send goods to Europe and take back poor refugees. ​We have succeeded in converting many of the natives and despite many of them leaving 6000 of the natives stay and join the colony. We agree to purchase the lands of the natives leading to us taking over Otl Monroe and Miami-Dade counties.​ ​We attempt to help modernise the natives and we provide schools and churches to teach them our main language (French) while we also build roads. Plans are put on a road system to connect settlements with a messenger system to allow quick messages (five years). We build the city of St. John to establish a clear capital for the region, while also providing a chances for the native workers to learn new skills. We apprentice young natives to teach them modern skills while we also teach the natives modern agriculture such as the four field system. Finally we send experts to help rebuild their villages up to modern standards. Plantations are built for crops such as tobacco and sugar cane, while native plants such as maize, sweet potatoes, and beans are being adopted by our farmers.
 * New Crete- It has a population of 2250 and are using it to settle we expand by 25 px (80 px). We build a dockyard in order to help accommodate expansion throughout the rest of the archipelago while we also build fisheries ton exploit rich fishing stocks near the island. We also begin to experience a boom in fishing due to the rich stocks. We are also building plantations for sugar and tobacco while we also produce native crops such as sweet potato. As we advance through the island we attempt to integrate the natives and convert them peacefully, while we offer the natives equal rights if they convert and assimilate. Andros island is nearly colonised and we are ready to spread through out the archipelago. ​
 * No more expansion for you, slow down heavily, you're a barely functioning knights, not an empire with a base to make all these colonies out of -Feud
 * OOC England/ Person: I have a colony in Georgia which your building on.
 * Sorry. Will fix. Can I purchase the colony, or else I will just go to Texas or Laurentia.
 * Aryavarta: After the battle of Khansar it was clear that the invasion had failed. After the battle of Drug in 1582 the Arab forces were routed back to the Gurkani Sultanate with a stalemate being maintained on the Gurkani border since Gurkani is not involved in the war. Aryavartiya forces move into Bengal. The Aryavartiya fleet patrols the Bay of Bengal and the coast of Gujarat. The siege of Gaur begins. Spies are sent to Bengal to infiltrate the army camps and their cities and incite the Hindus to revolt. (MOD RESPONSE). Forces are mobilized. War Elephants are sent to the Gurkani border alongwith supplies of muskets, cannons and bombards. Military instruction manuals and pamphlets are printed and are supplied to the army. The military department is reorganized. A different department for firearms, artillery and war elephants as well as supply is set up. Tobacco begins being cultivated. The Aryavartiya forces are welcomed in Bengal by the Hindus (the majority) as Muslims convert quickly or retreat further back with the Bengali forces. Guru Arjan Dev starts the Khalsa in Multan. He raises 1000 guerilla warriors against the Muslim invaders. The war ends in late 1582 with the signing of the treaty of Baghdad due to a stalemate between the forces of the Caliphate and Aryavarta.
 * Mongolia: Currently, the only measures being taken against Korea is encouraging their Manchu warriors to defect to Jakha Khan's army. It is announced that the action will stop if first option, Japan and Korea agree to a ceasefire, or second option, the Korean Emperor acknowledges our Khagan as his equal. Fearing a Korean invasion, Jahka amassing a 50,000 large horde on the Korean Manchuria border to deter a Korean invasion. Meanwhile, reconstruction of Karakorum continues. Christianity continues to be promoted, however religious tolerance continues, with many Buddhists are Tengrists serving in the army. The firearms given to us from Japan (which was in turn gotten from Gurkani) are used, and in Karakorum Gunsmiths are opened up, to produce advanced firearms for our horde. 20,000 Japanese Troops are requested to defend us from Korea (PLAYER REPONSE).  Mongol classics are translated into Japanese, as well as Mongol legends, and Japanese poems are translated into Mongolian. Mongolia offers to mediate peace between Japan and Korea, and when the peace is reached, they will stop asking Manchu warriors to defect to the Khan. Jakha declares that the Buddhists and the Tengriists shouldn't be mistreated, they should be tolerated, and the Christians should fight side by side with them, as you must love your enemies. Christianity, Tengriism, and Buddhism begin to fuse. Most Christians learn about the bible orally, and pray outside of Church, although there are many Churches opening up in Karakorum. The Literacy campaign hopes to reverse this, as the bible continues to be translated into Mongolian script. Jakha requests diplomatic relations begin with the Chagatai Khanate (MOD REPONSE)
 * ​The Great Khan says ok. -scraw
 * You only have 10k troops, no one in Japan cares about Mongol legends and vice versa, and you have no resources whatsoever for guns. ~Wolves
 * Japan gave a limited supply of Gurkani firearms to Mongolia last turn -Kame
 * Maiam: Trade experiences a boom as Maian foods and goods begin to reach the wider European market, and demand increases. With Portuguese aid, the nation begins to rebuild and repopulate. A minor population boom begins in the native Mayan and Aztec populations, as well as the Portuguese settlers. In some cases, intermarriage results in what are known as Mextizo children. Expansion continues along the southern border, focusing on the coast. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations. There is some internal turmoil as the dominant Mayans impose their laws and culture on the conquered Mexica. Former Mexican royalty is forced to marry into Mayan lines. Small rebellions are put down. (Note: Mayan and Mexican refer to the cultural groups, Maian refers to the nation as a whole and its government.)
 * Great Iberia:
 * Portugal: The leading crown of Great Iberia - Portugal - has kept Iberia intact through a series of personal unions since the conclusion of the Iberial Civil War in 1539. Sancho of House Braganza, the third of his name, has ruled since 1566. In his time as the King of Portugal, he has worked on the 'migration' of Portuguese culture to the rest of Iberia, in addition to building up the infrastructure of Portugal and Her colonies. He also led Iberia to victory against Burgundy and reclaimed the Azores in the name of Portugal. His heir Henry is in good health, with the House of Braganza currently in little danger of a succession crisis. The kingdom of Portugal directly controls a large stretch of land, from Gibraltar to Galicia. Its population is currently 13 million souls, with a population boom seeing the nation continuing to swell with people. The population of Great Iberia is expected to reach 15 million by 1600. While Iberia has suffered calamity due to civil war, hardship generally yields increased reproductive rates. The most prominent cities in the union are Lisbon, Madrid, and Valencia, with Lisbon being the capital of both Portugal and Great Iberia. Portugal has an alliance with France and Scotland and retains good relations with England. Portugal hopes to ally with England in time. With the end of the Iberian Civil War, the nation begins working on making Portuguese a more dominent culture in the union. Town criers all over the union are expected to speak Portuguese in addition to their regional languages. In addition, schools in Iberia teach students Portuguese. Festivals celebrating Portuguese culture become fairly common in towns, with the Portuguese crown paying for many of these festivals. The Spaniards are treated as partners in the union, not underlings, though Portuguese culture is clearly intended to become the dominant culture in Iberia in the years to come. The same treatment, unfortunately, is not given to those of different religious backgrounds. Since the 15th century, as a result of the Inquisitions, there has been a legal and societal distinction between Old Christians and New Christians. Jews and Muslims who converted to Christianity - New Christians - are currently forbidden from marrying Old Christians. This law extends to their ancestors. Many nobles and clergy believe in the 'purity of blood,' i.e. the lack of heresy in their bloodline. However, the Perdão da ignorância act (Forgiveness of ignorance), which was passed in 1551, essentially dissolves the marriage boundaries between the natives and settlers. With Christians New and Old allowed to wed in the colonies, the populations may recover from the smallpox crisis. The economy of Portugal is a powerhouse, both in Europe and in the New World. The military, as a result, operates with state-of-the-art arms. The navy of Portugal is a vast expanse of ships, with several being built this year. Old ships are scrapped, many of their parts being used in the construction of new ships. After last year's plague, Seville sees a rapid depopulation due to the curfews set upon the city. This includes people in the formerly-Spanish countrysides who do not wish to live under direct Portuguese rule. These refugees are largely traveling to the New World. In July, Portugal sends several emissaries to Japan bearing gifts to the Emperor. They offer a trade deal with Japan. They also offer to act as a middle-man between Japan and Bulgaria for trade. A number of traders also travel to Tondo to offer it trading relations, along with the Indonesian states (Mod response requested). Iberia informs the Knights Hospitaller of its claim to the OTL Texas area. In the meantime, a settlement is established in OTL Cameroon named Wakanda. Its capital, Santa Elizabeth, is intended to act as a slave export center of Africa. Lastly, several Peruvian states are approached. Portugal offers these states protection in exchange for their swearing fealty to Iberia. (Mod response requested.)
 * Amazonia: Several ships full of colonists arrive in Amazonia, though the growth of the colony is fairly delayed due to the lack of arable soil. However, the primary export of Amazonia is wood. The expanding empire of Portugal is ever in need of timber. The Amazonian Royal Timber Company has been providing wood to Portugal and the rest of Iberia since 1548. The plague in Seville and the Inquisition's response leads many Jews and Muslims to travel to Amazonia this year. The militia of Amazonia is roughly 300. Its population is a little over 3200.
 * Mêcicipi: Relations with the local natives continues to be profitable, trade pouring through the capital of the colony - Nova Galicia. In the meantime, expansion along the coast towards Maiam's northern coast continues, frontiersmen and settlers arriving in droves due to the discounted land prices. Many Jews and Muslims travel to this colony to escape the plague and the Inquisition. The militia is roughly 250 strong, the population being 2800.
 * Nova Lusitânia: Several ships full of colonists arrive in Nova Lusitânia. The church of São Pedro is finally completed, the Immaculata having learned Portuguese by this time and worked closely with the settlers of the colony. Many colonists of Balboa Rocha have relocated to the area near the church of São Pedro, with a rather sizable gap of space in between the settlements existing as of this year. This separation causes a delay in the growth of Balboa Rocha, though the area São Pedro becomes increasingly profitable. The people near the Church of São Pedro request a charter to create the city of São Pedro so as to differentiate between Balboa Rocha and the area around São Pedro. An answer arrives late this year approving this request. Many Christians from Seville, angered by the curfew or afraid of the non-Christian population, travel to this colony. The militia is roughly 1,200 strong, the populaion of this colony a little under 40,000.
 * Japanese diplomacy: The Portuguese emissaries are received in the Imperial Chrysanthemum Court and the Emperor thanks the envoys for the gifts and accepts their trade request. While this diplomatic mission occurs, the Emperor gives a detailed oral account of the relationship between Japan and Korea. The Emperor requests Portugual to give naval support for Japan in the Battle of Busan in return for a trading port near Nagasaki.
 * Iberian diplomacy: We accept and offer the aid of 50 ships.
 * Japanese diplomacy: We thank Iberia for the 50 ships and we receive them as they join the Japanese and Burgundian fleets in Busan
 * Holy Bulgarian Empire: With the end of the war with a peace somewhat favorable to the Empire inclduding the overlordship of a new principality, The Tsar embarks on a foreign policy plan more oriented towards Western europe extending hands of diplomacy and friendship to both Venice and Great Ibera. Venice as a result of Bulgarian machination becomming free, Tsar Aleksandar request that Venice allow for bulgarian investment and friendship into rebuilding a strong and allied Venetian state.  (mod plz). The Tsar Aleksandar abdicates citing extremely old age and the need for the precedent to remain allow his Grandon Tsar Vasili II to come to the throne in Bulgaria. Surprisingly he is met with great fanfare as it has become well known of his education on the battlefields of Poland and Germany has made him a strongly practical and well liked ruler rather than arbitrary and misunderstanding. The New Tsar is coronated in Vasiligrad early in the year and in a dual ceremony marries the 16 year old daughter of the Serbian prince also elevating Serbia to a Grand Principality as it prepares to invade and annex Bosnia and increase its territory worthy of a Grand Principality.  The population of the Empire stands at 6.75 million and growing specifically due to some immigration increase from Hungary, Poland, and even some German families. A single Bulgarian legion arrives in Slovenia establishing the Principality of Slovenia under Prince Alexei Michova. The Tsar heavily begins to invest in modernizing various infrastructures. A new concept begins to rise as the "White Kingdom" idea begins to propogate within the Empire. The Architectual and aesthetic styles of much of the empires heavily influenced or settled cities makes much of the Empires cities look brightly and stand out as white which has given rise to this name and concept.
 * Tsardom of Poland: Much of the same policies continue specifically autonomy, some appeasement, and pay offs of more uppity nobles
 * Grand Principality of Serbia: The Principality of Serbia forced to go to war again delays its plan to invade and annex Bosnia but promises are extricated that when the armies return the Invasion and annexation of Bosnia is assured.
 * Principality of Slovenia: The Slovene principality is established with its capital in Ljubljana with Prince Michova taking control with the help of a Bulgarian legion. With a population of roughly 300,000 the Slovene principality maintains its highest amounts of density in the capital as well as Trieste.
 * Georgia: We develop the port of Tskhumi to become the main port in Georgia, in order to sell gold, silver and iron. Ottoman goods are shipped through Tskhumi towards Vladimirgrad, Vasiligrad, Trebizond and other western ports. Trade with the Gurkani, Ottomans and the Caliphate is increased. 
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: The rate of enclosure continues to remain high leading to people choosing to move abroad to the colonies in Arcadia. With the war over novels start to appear about the naval war. The navy is worked on improving as it failed to meet expectations with it's size increased to 350 ships. Work is made on changing the navy with sailors now trained to acts as better ship to ship fighters. As the speed of the ships is criticised the new ships being built are smaller and more focus on speed and agility. Colonial expansion is limited as we try to move people into the former Burgundian colonies. Oxford and Cambridge continue competition over who has more students and better teachers with the universities high pay and low costs as subsided by the Crown. We maintain trade with our colonies and Asia as we start trading goods with Asia and moving slaves from Africa to Arcadia and bringing back tobacco largely. Avalon keeps working as whaling, fishing and fur trade continue to be the profit of the colony. The colony starts to grow outside of population migration as the number of births in the colony grows with more established farming. The plantation system in New Gwynedd and Western Arcadia is growing very effective. Trade passes through Swahili and Mogadishu on the way to Asia further east and we start to introduce their effective four field crop rotation system. While this is not adopted in England it is acknowledged as a better system. The Parliament of England in it's yearly meetings passes another enclosure act meaning that much formerly common land is enclosed to with hedging upsetting many farmers but on a small scale so not leading to any serious acts of rebellion. With work on the Severn to Thames canal now finished and it successfully opened the King commissions a new canal to be constructed in the north to connect Runcorn to Manchester allowing the growing town to be connected to the sea. This new canal will be much the same parameters as the previous one between the Severn and the Thames. Plantations which grow tobacco and other crops such as cotton which are taken back to England for resale while these colonies are largely populated by a few English townsmen and yeomen farmers ruling over these areas employing Welsh and Irish convicts to run black slaves. Most of the farms are large plantations owned by merchants in England with most of the labour carried about by black slaves and convicts who spend their sentence working on farms and after four to seven years normally they are released and can be free like the small population freemen who moved for a better life. The English colony on William's isle maintain itself as does the fort with the settlers expanding inland to gain land for farming. The Kingdom of England and Ireland has a population of 3.5 million. The road system is maintained by the Crown. Merchants passing through on their way to Asia pass a small uninhabited island a number of times. After receiving permission from the crown one merchant coerces some 100 white people and 300 black slaves into colonising St Georges Island (Sao Tome).
 * Russia: We start to expand Northeast heavily, expanding 50px into the Northeast while only 25px eastward. Cossacks who have done a excellent job scouting the found the villages of Igarka and Norilsk. These villages encounter some tribal raiding but nothing the fearsome Cossack cavalry can handle. Some of the planned Galleons are constructed. The Autonomous Province of Yamalia is set up in the north between our territory and the Kara Sea.
 * Taiwan: we construct our infrastructure further, building many more wharfs in our capital of taipai. We request a larger garrison from japan as we do not feel safe from ming China (player response).
 * Sultanate of the Maghreb: The Sultan Hamid ibn Musa Al-Abbas begins to work on modernizing the army by requesting men from 17-36 to train in the army, as the navy is improved on to reach the new world and to defend trading ships. Urban centers begin to grow as trading centers and means of living begin to spread mostly in cities on the coast. We send a Muslim missionaries to Angola. Costal cities are made into trading post in the Desert to help rise the pop. The Navy is worked on as Rabat is made a cente of naval action. We send a trade envoys, along with sending Imams to spread Islam. The Sultanate begin to expand into the Atlantic coast line by 15px. The city Algiers is made the capital of the Sultanate as its population grows.The Sultan begins to works on cities by opening markets and trading centers mostly at Algiers. we begin to shadow the Caliphate trading ships following them to trade with other nations. We send an envoy to the king of Zaire (Kongo) if he would he open up mosques in Muslim areas in Zairi as we send our high Imam to tell him about Islamic Unity. The spread of Islam in Zairi is less about shoving it down people belief but more of gaining trust of people by giving out food and things like that, after gaining trust of people we begin to spread Islam into Ziyri (Kongo).
 * Japan: With Korea dismissing the Chrysthemum Emperor's claim to be the reincarnation of God to be utter garbage, the Emperor is furious with Korea, and with Burgundy's naval support the offensive is renewed upon Busan, and declares "All of Korea shall know of my divinity! Not through my mercy, neigh, but through my divine wrath! All of Korea shall be burned and replanted in a field of Chrysthemum."  With this, the Emperor sends 260 Japanese ships with 50 Burgundian ships and 50 Iberian and 20,000  additional troops to Busan now there are 1,250 ships in Busan and 120,000 troops in total in Busan and thus Shogun Oda Nobunaga goes on the offensive in Busan. Meanwhile, 200 ships and 20,000 troops are sent to invade the neighboring city of Ulsan.
 * Korea: Many Koreans reject the claim that the House of Yamato are reincarnations of God, discarding the statemate as foolish garbage. With the now-called "flower war" (referencing the mugunghwa hibiscus and the chrysanthemum, the two floral symbols of Korea and Japan respectively) being a largely inconclusive stalemate, with the Japanese bogged down in Busan, there are talks within the court of ceasing the war and pursuing rapprochement with Japan. However, the Emperor is firm with his decision, believing submitting to Japan would mean a blow to his prestige. With Giapan controlling half of Busan, the remaining troops are moved to its outskirts and are accompanied by reinforcements (bringing the total number of active conscripts in the area to a hundred ninety thousand). However, the conscripts (which are armed with highly sophisticated firearms and gunpowder weapons, including wheel-lock rifles and rudimentary flamethrowers) are told to play a defensive role and instead lure hostile attackers in a war of attrition. With Mongolia accepting subjugation as a protectorate of Japan, an envoy is sent to Mongolia stating that a interfering with the conflict will mean in a total decimation of the country and the annexation of its eastern portions to the Orho dominion. Distinguished Generals Yi Shin-rip and Yi Il are sent by the Emperor to Gyeongsang to lead battalions in the outskirts of Busan, while officer Yi Sun-sin leads is directed to the province from Jeolla and Chungcheong to engage with the Japanese fleets. The fleets of the Kim royal navy are composed of highly armoured geobukseon and auxillary panokseon, but some donated merchant-vessels are sent to replace casualties.


 * Papal States: Missionaries in the Inca Empire are glad for the help that the French will bring, and work even harder on their missionary efforts (Mod plz). The Angola mission also continues, focusing on good works amongst the population to increase converts. Pope Innocent consults with the Japanese government on whether establishing a permanent diocesan structure would be considered appropriate given the flourishing of the Church in Giapan.
 * Japanese diplomacy: Shogun Oda Nobunaga, the Defender of the Faith in Japan, requests for prayer and military aid during the Third Battle of Busan, as the Grand Japanese Army is going on the offensive. The Papal request is accepted with the Diocese to be opened in Nagasaki. 

1583
''' French adventeror Henri Courtois invades the empire of Ruqorro in Peru, capturing the Emperor alive. He is released conditional to him accepting Christianity. '''

''' Venice signs a trade agreement with Bulgaria to improve relations. '''

''' Sporatic native massacres haults Hospitaller expansion. '''

''' Korean Buddhism begins to splinter into sects of separate regions, each with an amended copy of the Buddhist Book. One such teaches, as a side note in their doctrines, that the Yi Dynasty was not the rightful rulers Joseon. '''

 An outbreak of wild dogs causes confusion in London (Mutt event) 

''' The various rulers in Indonesia who have adopted Islam begin spreading the religion among their people and invite Abbasid and Omani missionaries to their respective nations. '''

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 * Abbasid Caliphate:  At the height of the terror, a great plague of cholera breaks out in Baghdad, and spreads across the road system to various cities as far as Jerusalem, Antioch, and Tabriz. At the height of the plague, as much as 300 people were dying a day in Jerusalem alone, while many in Antioch began spreading that this was a sign of God's disfavor with the house of Abbas. Meanwhile, the war with India reached a stalemate, as very few nations leased any troops for the campaign, and the conditions for the soldiers on the front lines were reported as a living hell. Al-Mutawakkil, at long last, was assassinated by one of his servents, who was sentenced to be stoned but the order was never carried out. The Ulema elected his brother to succeed him, who took on the name Al-Muta'did III. Immediately, Abdullah returned from his exile triumphantly, receiving the support and backing of the Ottoman Sultan as Grand Vizier of the Caliphate. The Ottoman elite ensured that the Ulema was filled with supporters of Abduallah, and in turn the new Grand Vizier gave much broader political powers to the Ottoman Sultan. Abduallah also ensured to complete the Treaty of Baghdad to end the War in India.   As a new fleet in Sumatra and Sunda are developed to protect the Indonesian Archipeligo, the Islands of OTL Lakhadshweep are claimed as colonies of the Caliphate.  The Ulema asks Aryavarta to allow them to purchase the Chittagong region in order to preserve the Muslim population there.  Many more Coptic and Amharic people become more educated in the universities in Egypt and East Africa.
 * Maiam: Trade experiences a boom as Maian foods and goods begin to reach the wider European market, and demand increases. With Portuguese aid, the nation begins to rebuild and repopulate. A minor population boom begins in the native Mayan and Aztec populations, as well as the Portuguese settlers. In some cases, intermarriage results in what are known as Mextizo children. Expansion continues along the southern border, focusing on the coast. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations. There is some internal turmoil as the dominant Mayans impose their laws and culture on the conquered Mexica. Former Mexican royalty is forced to marry into Mayan lines. Small rebellions are put down. (Note: Mayan and Mexican refer to the cultural groups, Maian refers to the nation as a whole and its government.)