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
All users currently on the wiki may play unless otherwise noted.

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A ban from plausibility strikes lasts thirty days, after which the third strike is repealed and the banned player is unbanned.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.



1590
''' The French begin taking people across the Atlantic to work in their colonies. Anyone who agrees to work for 10 years will be given land at the end of their servitude. This proves immensely popular. Some colonial venturers decide to extend this practice by recruiting Africans, but with 15 years of servitude instead. '''

''' Tsar Dmitri's wife returns to her native land of France to escape the war with her children. They are hosted in the court of her brother-in-law, the Duke of Berry. '''

''' Boyars are hanged in the streets. '''


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Guyana expands 50px west, Cape Charles, Avelskamp, and Nova Belgica expand 50px each. In India, dissent continues to be stirred amongst the Hindu population of the Bahmanid sultanate. Christian missionaries continue their work in Aceh. Construction continues of new facilities in Singapore, and is becoming the site of one of the largest shipyards outside the Netherlands. Recruitment into the Colonial Guard begins climbing, for the West India Company it mostly comes from Europeans looking for adventure in the new world, while in India and the East Indies, from Ceylonese and Malays. An offer is sent to the Prince of Borneo, as one of the few Gunterist states, offering its protection from nearby expansionist Muslim kingdoms. (Mod response please)


 * Holy Bulgarian Empire: Under Tsar Vasili, the empire undergoes a drastic and notable transition. While a heavily practical and brutal man he shows a relatively peace loving side as he hopes to bring down the Tensions in Europe. He officially announces the release of Poland from the PU under his freshly unveiled sons. Born years back to back, Tsar Vasili's first son Kaloyan will claim the title of Holy Tsar of all Bulgaria and the Balkans while his second son Constantine will take the throne in Poland bringing with it the reborn title of Tsar in Poland. This is carried out immediately in poland and the Tsars closest childhood friend Mikhail Alekov who is to rule as Regent of Poland until the young Tsar of Poland reaches age. The Rationale behind the split is to prevent imperial overextention, as well as create a closer ally out of the remainder of Poland through the previous claim through marriage of the Jaigellion family. Tsar Vasili offers his utmost support to his Russian ally but requests a year to fully mobilize and prepare for the extensive campaigning in Russia. Bulgarian population stands at roughly 6.86 million and growing.
 * 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 restarted with New Gwynedd expanding 50px to the south and the New Netherlands expanding 50px to the south. 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. The colony of New Netherlands make it's money from fur trading and farming. The four field crop rotation system starts to be adopted largely in England. The mouldboard plough is introduced to England and it begins to be used. 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 canal from Runcorn to Manchester is completed and work on extending the canal to Worsley is started. Another plan to link the Severn to the Ouse river linking the north and south of the country This new canal will be much the same parameters as the previous one between the Severn and the Thames with the canals taking a common pattern. 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 3.9 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. The St Georges and St Johns Islands colonies maintain them self with their small population farming and acting as supply posts for travel to Africa and India. The St Goerge colony ends up being a transit hub for slaves while most ships pass St Johns Island on the way to India
 * 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 center of naval action, as Rabat is were most sailors are trained making a Rabat Naval school, that holds harsh rules.The work on the army is worked on as people begin to be trained with fire arms. 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).
 * 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.)


 * Abbasid Caliphate: In this year, the Ulema under the new Grand Vizier fully assumed temporal and spiritual power over the Caliphate. The larger military force is divided in two parts, one to administrate in Africa and one to administrate in the Middle East. The Caliph himself, being still only nine years old, has no ability to contradict this move. In fact, as the Caliph has been too adolescent to sire any children, the imperial Harem fell largely into obscurity, with many of the royal concubines assumed by the Ottoman Empire. More Arabs migrate into East Africa to intermix with the Amharic people. The colonies of Lakhadswheep and Chittabong also see more Arabs, but to a lesser degree. Trade across the Indian Ocean and East Asia continues, helping to support the economies and government of primarily Bahamani and Korea.
 * Can it be made clear that the max army size of the Abbasids is 400,000 due to the 1% of a 40 mil population. (MOD RESPONSE PLEASE) - Dev


 * Oman: Missionaries continue to spread the Ibadi faith in Java, Sumatra, Sunda, and Aceh, particularly in the Banten region of Sunda.
 * Knights Hospitaller-We have a population of around 46,000 (Colonists and 1% growth) and have a navy of ten ships. In New Rhodes, we begin building up our industry by offering grants for skilled colonists. We slow down immigration to around 500 a year. Due to the recent attacks, we begin focusing on our army while we also halt expansion and consolidate. Due to our small size our population can only provide 460 soldiers though we make sure that they are highly trained. We have finished the restructuring and rearming of the military into a modern army trained in Iberian tactics. Due to the immense wave of immigration, New Rhodes is over-populated and crowded and so we begin a resettlement program, shifting colonists from New Rhodes to the other colonies. With expanded Papal funding and Burgundian investment we begin to restart expansion soon after the reorganisation of the military. According to our old plans, we send a fleet to Northern Laurentia to scout out area for a colony and we decide to place a possible colony in OTL Alabama in OTL Mobile county. We have hoarded supplies and money for several years, such as the investments from Burgundy and the Papal States, and we are using this money to prepare for this colonisation. Seeing the success of the French land offers we offer these same deals to people who wish to move to our colonies.
 * Maryland-The colony of Maryland is small with around 10,000 colonists and 6000 native converts. We build a medical school in Maryland in order to combat new diseases while we also build a ship yard to help with trading. We resume expansion at a rate of 25 px. 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. ​We attempt to help modernize the natives and we provide schools and churches to teach them our main language (French) while we also build roads. The road has been finished leading to easier trading and communication. We build the city of St. John to establish a clear capital for the region, while also providing a chance for the native workers to learn new skills. Due to the roads St John is beginning to become a trade hub, with Europeans exchanging goods with natives. We apprentice young natives to teach them modern skills while we also teach the natives modern agriculture such as the four field system. We begin to encourage marriages between natives and the colonists in order to help assimilate them and to help improve relations. 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. We send missionaries north hoping to convert more of the natives while we also attempt to convert native leaders. The natives are slowly beginning to be assimilated.
 * New Crete-It has a population of 4250, Andros Island is fully colonized though we halt expansion and consolidate.
 * Neues Deutschland- We settle in Otl Alabama in Otl Mobile county with a population of 150 colonists who are majority German. We start at a small size of  10 px and begin preparing the land for basic colonisation and expansion (7 years). We send an expedition of soldiers and missionaries to make peaceful contact with the natives and help convert the natives.
 * ​Malaya: We send another message to Kedah, asking for a merger and hope for a response [Kedah Response Needed] More undeveloped land is being utilized for agriculture. Construction begins in state capitals, aiming for the same results as in Kuala Lumpur. We upgrade our ports and nearby infrastructure to cope with being a prominent trading area. Spices and other localities are also taxed, and the trade generates a good income for us. More ports are constructed along the West Coast States, to ease traffic in the Strait of Malacca. With the West being focused on trade, the Eastern States are focused on agriculture.


 * 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 send some food to the Abbasids to help them in their famine. We declare war upon the Somalian State and invade it.


 * In the Principality of Kiev, Prince Ivan sends a contingent of troops, mostly Cossacks, to aid our Russian ally, the Czar. We send other troops to secure our recently-extended border with Russia to prevent spillover. Our cities continue to develop.
 * 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. The heir, Prince George, is being taught the art of ruling.
 * Russia: The Czar begins to make massive gains against the Boyars. The last major peasant offensive is a failure. The Boyar faction is reduced to warlords.

1591
''' The daimyo and allied forces win the bloody battle of Kyoto. '''

''' The Borneo instead signs a pact with France due to French access in the Spice Islands. '''

''' In France, King Philip's reign is challenged by the Duke of Berry, who is the son in law of the old king but also a more distant cousin. '''

''' The Black Eagles enter contract with the new Polish monarchs to offer them extra security. '''

''' Pirates attack the Iberian colony in OTL Louisiana. '''

Trapezuntine Emperor dies and is succeeded by his chosen heir, the heir to the Georgia.


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Guyana expands 50px west, Cape Charles, Avelskamp, and Nova Belgica expand by 50px each. With word of the fate Seabirds fate having had time to spread, a cartographer in the service of the West India Company maps the site of the Seabirds discovery, as well as other recorded ship disappearances, and finds that many of them occur in an area whose boundaries are marked from the coast of Maryland, to Puerto Rico, to New Rhodes. Due to the presence of the Knights Hospitallar in the area, he dubs it "The Knights Triangle". Dissent continues to be stirred amongst the Hindu population of the Bahmanid Sultanate. Support is given to Malayas modernization efforts, and investments continue to be put into the Knights.


 * Prussia-Bohemia-Luxembourg (posting for Nk): Emperor Wilhelm continues his reign. Bohemia is further integrated along Prussias legal system, while their government retains devolved powers. The intra-Empire road system continues to be invested in. Wilhelmsburg expands by 50px, and exploration of the Neu Rhine continues.


 * Korea: The Emperor continues his modernization program, with scholars sent to China annually to study their technology and practices, eventually being tasked with implementing them domestically. Acknowledging their importance, the merchant sang-in caste and commerce are granted a heightened role. Whilst this contrasts with traditional views on mercantile activity, the heterodoxy introduced by the Emperor eventually brings forth a more accommodating attitude to the court and the aristocracy. As a result, merchant guilds are founded. With a remonetized economy brought by the mass-adoption of copper-based coinage and bullion, there is a revival in commerce. Production of lucrative goods such as silk, porcelain, tea, and gunpowder surges, while the metallurgical and salt industries are monopolized and placed under a single state-owned firm. Hwataedo is further colonized, with Nivkhgu and Manchuria also receiving thousands of Korean settlers. Korean is promoted as a prestige language among their respective aristocrats, as well as a lingua franca between Korea and its subordinate dominions. Christianity, mostly the Nestorian branch, continues to disseminate among the populace.


 * Abbasid Caliphate: Great strategy befalls this year as the young Caliph Al-Najm III, being only 11 years old, died under unusual circumstances, and was entombed with his ancestors in Damascus. His uncle assumed the new title of Caliph, taking on the name Al-Mansur II. The Ulema continues, as it has for many years, send missionaries to the east Indies, southeast Asia and southern China, putting these nations under the centralized ecclesiatical heirarchy from the Caliph established by Al-Mutadid II. Al-Mansur, meanwhile, quickly decides to undo the mistakes of the previous several caliphs, which allowed the nation to fall into disrepair and chaos, and submitted his plan for the nation before the Ulema. The Pope of Alexandria, concerned for the future, begins to organize more of a centralized authority from the Holy See of Africa.
 * Malaya: We send another message to Kedah to discuss proposals of a merger. [Mod Response Needed] We upgrade infrastructure and trading ports.
 * Knights Hospitaller-We have a population of around 47,110 (Colonists and 1% growth) and have a navy of ten ships. In New Rhodes, we begin building up our industry by offering grants for skilled colonists. Immigration speeds up to 750 a year due to land grants. Due to our small size our population can only provide 470 soldiers though we make sure that they are highly trained. We have finished the restructuring and rearming of the military into a modern army trained in Iberian tactics. Due to the immense wave of immigration, New Rhodes is over-populated and crowded and so we begin a resettlement program, shifting colonists from New Rhodes to the other colonies. We send 380 knights and 8 ships to assault and attack the base of the pirates who are attacking the Iberians in order to conquer their lands, and to defend the faithful from harm(Mod response on success). With expanded Papal funding and Burgundian investment we begin to restart expansion soon after the reorganisation of the military.  Seeing the success of the French land offers we offer these same deals to people who wish to move to our colonies.
 * Maryland-The colony of Maryland is small with around 12,500 colonists and 6000 native converts. We build a medical school in Maryland in order to combat new diseases while we also build a ship yard to help with trading. We resume expansion at a rate of 25 px (50px overall) which means we have colonised Otl Collier county. 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. ​We attempt to help modernize the natives and we provide schools and churches to teach them our main language (French) while we also build roads. The road has been finished leading to easier trading and communication. We build the city of St. John to establish a clear capital for the region, while also providing a chance for the native workers to learn new skills. Due to the roads St John is beginning to become a trade hub, with Europeans exchanging goods with natives. We apprentice young natives to teach them modern skills while we also teach the natives modern agriculture such as the four field system. We begin to encourage marriages between natives and the colonists in order to help assimilate them and to help improve relations. 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. We send missionaries north hoping to convert more of the natives while we also attempt to convert native leaders. The natives are slowly beginning to be assimilated.
 * New Crete-It has a population of 4250, Andros Island is fully colonized though we halt expansion and consolidate.
 * Neues Deutschland- We settle in Otl Alabama in Otl Mobile county with a population of 750 colonists who are majority German. We start at a small size of  10 px and begin preparing the land for basic colonisation and expansion (7 years). We send an expedition of soldiers and missionaries to make peaceful contact with the natives and help convert the natives. We begin to try to make peaceful relations with the natives and prevent further conflict.
 * The pirates flee rather than face battle from the superiorly armed Knights. Meanwhile, many people accept the Hospitaller servitude arrangement. -scraw


 * Aryavarta- Old age homes (Vridhashrams), Danashalas (Charity halls), Orphanages (Anathalays) and provisions for the blind are constructed and maintained in the cities personally by the members of the court. The government constructs bandhs or embankments in the flood prone areas. A plan is made for the construction and upgradation of 10 cities to house 10 million citizens. These are Delhi, Pushkalavati, Saptgram, Paradvip, Patliputra, Udaipur, Gaya, Lahore, Kannauj, Soanrgaon and Kanpur.
 * 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 Muslims 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 center of naval action, as Rabat is were most sailors are trained making a Rabat Naval school, that holds harsh rules, as Ali al Akbar is picked as the naval officer and begins to work on reaching the new world .The work on the army is worked on as people begin to be trained with fire arms. 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 Zaire as we send our high Imam to tell him about Islamic Unity. The spread of Islam in Zaire 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 Ziyi (Kongo).
 * 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. King David dies to the hands of unknown assassins and the young Prince George inherits thus both his father's and grandfather's realm. He doesn't take a regency. 
 * Papal States: Pope Innocent sets up a commission to produce a standardised Latin Rite version of the Missal. The commission, using the Roman use as its starting point, gets straight to work. The Missions continue their missionary mission.
 * 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 restarted with New Gwynedd expanding 50px to the south and the New Netherlands expanding 50px to the south. 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. The colony of New Netherlands make it's money from fur trading and farming. The four field crop rotation system starts to be adopted largely in England. The mouldboard plough is increasingly commonly used in England. 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.As the two canals previously being worked on to link Worsley mines to the sea and for the Ouse to be connected to the Severn are completed a period of increased canal building starts with privately run but supported by state finance. These canals work to link some of countries rivers together as well as the start of coal, iron, lead, copper and tin mines which also start to grow as financing comes into place 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 has a population of 3.9 million and Ireland 1 million people. 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. The St Georges and St Johns Islands colonies maintain them self with their small population farming and acting as supply posts for travel to Africa and India. The St Goerge colony ends up being a transit hub for slaves while most ships pass St Johns Island on the way to India.


 * 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 push into Somalia and defeated their army in Bargal, and is sieging their capital..


 * Russia: The czarist faction is taking the upper hand and has already transferred part of Ukraine to Kiev. The remaining boyar armies have been destroyed. The march South and East has begun. Meanwhile Peasant commander Leon Petrov launches a coup against Saltykov. Peasant armies meanwhile face mass desertions and join the ranks to the Czar. By winter the first guns begin to lay siege on Tsaritsyn (or Volgograd as Petrov calls it). Petrov now mad in his beleifs orders his commanders to outflank the czars forces. This fails spectacularly with his Top Officer lynched and hung by peasants. Many boyars that defected to Dimitri are not spared. Many go on trial and hung for their crimes. Many radical peasants are killed on site. While the war rages rebuilding occurs in Czarist occupied region. Many peasants that declared loyalty to the czar replace the boyars as military commanders.

1592
''' King Philip VII of France proclaims the Viceroyalty of Peru. Peru is under French dominion and is being Christianized. '''

''' There is a great fire in Kyoto. '''

''' A strange man begins travelling across the Holy Roman Empire proclaiming the need for a new crusade. He gains a large following but then someone kills him by throwing a rock at his head. His people then decide they need a crusade on the Far East. '''


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Guyana expands 50px west, Cape Charles, Avelskamp, and Nova Belgica expand 50px each. Beginning this year, the Patagonia colony, based around the fort called Bonapaart, also expands 50px. Dissent continues to be stirred among various separatist and Hindu groups in the Bahmanid Sultanate. Missionaries continue their work in Aceh. The Malayan Kings declaration uneases the Burgundian East India Company's field directors in Kolon Thota, and it's decided to discourage the king from attempting to switch allegiance to the failing Chinese state. At home, a new wave of naval expansion occurs as a new class of 60-gun galleons come online, and the two 138-gun "super-galleons" King Charle the Great and Graf Bonapaart are refitted with improved cannonades. Frigate development also continues, with a new class of larger, more heavily armed frigates are launched and commissioned. In the East Indies, ship construction in Singapore and Ceylon increases, adding to the East India company's trade power, and as they can be readily converted to warships, its military power in time of war.


 * Prussia-Bohemia-Luxembourg: Emperor Wilhelm continues his reign. Wilhelmsburg expands by 50px, and exploration of the Neu Rhine continues.


 * Korea: With internal political strife in Giapan, the Emperor halts the exportation of bullion. Seeing corvée labour as unproductive, the Emperor issues an edict that outlaws the practice and implements a head tax system used to hire labourers. Viewing it in a similar light, he proposes the abolishment of the cheomin caste, which comprised of serfs. However, pressured by aristocrats, he abandons the prospect. Seeking to have a counterbalance against court noblemen, he encourages his scholar court to intervene in politics. Peasantry begin transitioning from farming grains and to the cultivation of silkworms (which produce silk) and cash crops (principally tea leaves and cotton). Commerce is promoted, with lucrative goods such as brocades, jewelries, ginseng, tea, porcelain, and other manufactures being exchanged. With the abundance of copper-based bullion, many wealthy aristocrats adopt an increasingly decadent and luxurious lifestyle, visiting kisaeng houses and purchasing excessive luxury items. However, this has been shunned upon by Confucianist hardliners and in Hanseong, a small group of hardliners burn luxury items as part of their demonstrations. Hwataedo is further colonized, with Nivkhgu and Manchuria also receiving thousands of Korean settlers. Korean is promoted as a prestige language among their respective aristocrats, as well as a lingua franca between Korea and its subordinate dominions. Christianity, mostly the Nestorian branch, continues to disseminate among the populace, with slightly under half now following the religion. With Confucianism as a religion beginning to exert less influence over society, many art forms branch-off while white porcelain begins to lose popularity (being replaced by celadon porcelain). Many paintings begin to include realist qualities, rather than portraying idealized landscapes.


 * Abbasid Caliphate: This year, the Ulema were shocked to see the outragous claims of Al-Mansur in his attempt to sieze power: The Caliph demanded to remove almost all powers from the Ulema and return the Caliph to almost absolute power as it was back under Al-Najm the Great. In protest of these demands, the Grand Vizier Abdullah Salih resigns, and his brother Khalid Salih takes his place. Khalid, however, is much stronger in his resolve against the demands of Al-Mansur. Many of the Ulema, in fear of the wrath of the Caliph, wanted to push for agreeing to the treatise, or at least asking for a comprimise. In fear of this, Khalid declared an emergency to suspend voting process in the Ulema. In addition, many people in Syria and Mesopotamia rise up against the Abbasids in open rebellion. The Ottoman Empire remains neutral in this conflict. Missionaries are sent into Southeast Asia, West Africa and southern Africa, as well as Georgia and Swahili, whose nations we continue to support.
 * Knights Hospitaller-We have a population of around 48,331(Colonists and 1% growth) and have a navy of ten ships. In New Rhodes, we begin building up our industry by offering grants for skilled colonists. Immigration speeds up to 750 a year due to land grants. Due to our small size our population can only provide 480 soldiers though we make sure that they are highly trained. We have finished the restructuring and rearming of the military into a modern army trained in Iberian tactics. Due to the immense wave of immigration, New Rhodes is over-populated and crowded and so we begin a resettlement program, shifting colonists from New Rhodes to the other colonies. The attack is a success though we begin to institute regular patrols and drills in case of raids from pirates. With expanded Papal funding and Burgundian investment we begin to restart expansion soon after the reorganisation of the military.  Seeing the success of the French land offers we offer these same deals to people who wish to move to our colonies.
 * Maryland-The colony of Maryland is small with around 15,000 colonists and 6000 native converts. We build a medical school in Maryland in order to combat new diseases while we also build a ship yard to help with trading. We resume expansion at a rate of 25 px. 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. ​We attempt to help modernize the natives and we provide schools and churches to teach them our main language (French) while we also build roads. The road has been finished leading to easier trading and communication. We build the city of St. John to establish a clear capital for the region, while also providing a chance for the native workers to learn new skills. Due to the roads St John is beginning to become a trade hub, with Europeans exchanging goods with natives. We apprentice young natives to teach them modern skills while we also teach the natives modern agriculture such as the four field system. We begin to encourage marriages between natives and the colonists in order to help assimilate them and to help improve relations. 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. We send missionaries north hoping to convert more of the natives while we also attempt to convert native leaders, we also focus on gaining more influence with the Seminoles in the north. The natives are slowly beginning to be assimilated.
 * New Crete-It has a population of 4250, Andros Island is fully colonized though we halt expansion and consolidate.
 * Neues Deutschland- We settle in Otl Alabama in Otl Mobile county with a population of 1,250 colonists who are majority German. We start at a small size of  10 px and begin preparing the land for basic colonisation and expansion (5 years). We send an expedition of soldiers and missionaries to make peaceful contact with the natives and help convert the natives. We begin to try to make peaceful relations with the natives and prevent further conflict.


 * Aryavarta: The council formulates policies for national integration. Sanskrit remains the official language while Hindi is designated as the lingua franca. Sanskrit is used in higher education and is the medium of instruction and is used for all official purposes. Hindi appears alongside Sanskrit and a local language in all official documents and signs meant for the public. A uniform system of primary and secondary education is established while most are still educated by the pathshala system. Under this Hindi will be taught as a second language and will be the medium of instruction while the local language of the area will be taught as the first language. Magadhi has been fully revived and is now substituted for the languages in its branch. A list is created by the court in which the local languages approved for primary and secondary education are listed. These are Magadhi, Gujarati, Paschimi (Western Indic Languages), Punjabi, Bengali and Pahari.  As the Vaishnavite, Shaivite, Bhakti and Shakti sects rapidly lose popularity they move to other areas. Shaktism and Bhaktism become popular amongst the tribes and heavily influence their cultures and religions. Under the plans for national integration, expeditions are sent to various tribal areas, these are integrated into the mainstream and their religions integrated as parts of Hinduism. Tribal rebellions are put down using force. Land is cleared for cultivation in ex tribal areas. Our navy escorts merchant ships and patrols the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. The merchant ships now directly travel to nations such as Korea, Japan, Champa, Siam, ex Majhaphit states, and around Africa to Burgundy, Iberia, England and France. The Vaishnavites and Shaivites look for other areas to spread their sects. Shaivite ships land in Kedah and Malaya and establish temples. They slowly spread Hinduism. Vaishnavites travel to Myanmar and the Shan states.
 * Iravati: Iravati consists of OTL Myanmmar (except the Shan states). The population of Iravati is 10 million. Hindus have been constructing temples and influencing the culture. Theravada Buddhism is still the main religion. The army consists of 75,000 troops which is supported by 125,000 troops from Aryavarta.
 * Some naval problems - We have a problem in estimating the number of ships. Now the max for Aryavarta (now referred as AV) is 2400. While we dont know whether Iravati (Burma now referred as IV) is naval concentrated or not. (Note- Main area is Pegu and Pegu is also the capital). Bengal was a naval conc. nation and its max was 2100. It was also a part of the Arab-Indian Company. So it would have had at least 1500 ships which were inherited by AV. Gujarati navy was also inherited by AV and Gujarat was also naval conc. and it inherited ships from Bahmani, so it would have had at least 100-200 ships. AV before only had a smal coast and could only maintain 200-300 ships while IV had 100-200 ships. Now AV has the coast of Gujarat and the other one runs from Orissa to Chittagong, Bengal had many major ports. IV has the coast of OTL Myanmmar. Now AV is a land based power but we have an incentive of ship building that is protection of trade and the coast from the Arab Indian Company which is led by the Abbasids and protection from foreign threats. So AV will maintain a fleet of 1000 ships while IV will have 400 ships since IV has naval conc. The rest (600-800 ships) inherited will be a part of the navy but will not be maintained and will be scrapped in a few years but can be used. So currently our navy numbers 2000 ships of 100 will be scrapped every year for 6 years making the final navy size of 1400 ships. Is this arrangement OK. (MOD RESPONSE PLEASE). AV Pop - 80 million, IV pop. - 10 million. Guj had 5 million while Bengal had 25 million.
 * You dont inherit a conquered nations concentration so were going to dumb that number down. Max number ill truly let you keep is about 1200 of which the vast majority are not modern. Also what is your incentive to travel out of your local area in a naval capacity? there is none the merchants come directly to you, it would literally cost you more to sail here than have them just come to you.  -Feud
 * Malaya: The king announces plans to make Malaya more powerful, called Wawasan 1600, as he expects it to be completed in 1600. The plan involves focusing on trade into the West, which will in theory increase the economy and make Malaya richer. Wawasan 1600 also calls for Malayan independence and becoming a Chinese tributary. We will do our best to maintain good relations with Burgundy, while under Chinese protection. A more powerful navy is also in the works. The transition from Burgundian Protectorate to Chinese Tributary is expected to materialize next year. In the meantime, we prepare ports for the transition from Western goods travelling to East Asia, to Asian goods going to Europe and elsewhere. Hindu temples erected in Malaya are tolerated, and Malaya is currently experiencing a mixing for existing Malay, Chinese and European cultures with ones of Indian descent. The king wishes that racial discrimination is kept to a minimum. We take in examples from other nations, specifically Chinese technology, Indian education systems and European militaries. We ask Kedah for the third time if they would like to merge with us and join us. [Mod Response Needed]
 * ​​Kedah says no thanks. -scraw
 * Burgundian dip: Malaya is discouraged by the Burgundian advisors in his court. They remind him Chinas failing economy makes its intervention on Malayas behalf unlikely, and thus Malaya becomes a tempting target for other powers in the area, such as the Caliphate and Aryavarta.
 * 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 and other western ports. King George unites the realms of Georgia and Trebizond and moves the capital to the city of Batumi, to represent a new start for both states. The new state becomes the Pontic Union. However, we promote the cities of Tblisi and Trebizond, giving them more power. To further strengthen this union, King George marries a Trapezuntine noblewoman, Helena. We increase our relations with the Abbasids, but warn them not to send missionaries into our territories (NATE response). 
 * ​The Abbasids apologize and use the missionaries as ambassadors only
 * 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 restarted with New Gwynedd expanding 50px to the south and the New Netherlands expanding 50px to the south. 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 crowns of England Ireland are merged this year with the King now finally taking on his role as King of Ireland rather than overlord. The plantation system in New Gwynedd and Western Arcadia is growing very effective. The colony of New Netherlands make it's money from fur trading and farming. The four field crop rotation system starts to be adopted largely in England. The mouldboard plough is increasingly commonly used in England. 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.As the two canals previously being worked on to link Worsley mines to the sea and for the Ouse to be connected to the Severn are completed a period of increased canal building starts with privately run but supported by state finance. These canals work to link some of countries rivers together as well as the start of coal, iron, lead, copper and tin mines which also start to grow as financing comes into place 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 has a population of 3.9 million and Ireland 1 million people. 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. The St Georges and St Johns Islands colonies maintain them self with their small population farming and acting as supply posts for travel to Africa and India. The St Goerge colony ends up being a transit hub for slaves while most ships pass St Johns Island on the way to India.
 * Russia: The Civil has ended. The traitor Petrov went down fighting and wrecked Tsaritsyn. Rebuilding begins everywhere. Even though feeling his status threatened, Czar Dimitri allows democracy at the village and know Provincial level. Many of the last radical peasants are thrown into labor camps in Siberia where they work in the mines and the mills. There is also debate on moving the capital. Some think the old Moscow is a good idea while other seek to remain in Novgorod or move it to Vladimirgrad.
 * Papal States: The Pontifical Commission for the New Standardised Missal for the Latin Rite continues to make headway, and a draft of the new standardised missal should be ready for the Pope, Patriarch, and Inquisition to peruse. News reaches Rome of the preacher in Germany, and some in the Roman clergy agree that a crusade in the Far East could bring safety to the Christians residing there. The Missions in Japan, Korea, Angola, and the New World continue. In Korea, the Papal Envoy meets with the Nestorian leadership, asking if reunion as a sui uris church -similar to the Sakhan Church of the East, which is in communion with Rome but retains autonomy- would be possible in the future (Mod response please).


 * 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 ou,t 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 capture the Mujarteen capital and annex the Mujarteen state, with its citizens being enslaved and sent to work sites to be freed after 10 years of labour and education of the Swahili language. We station 1,000 guards in the Mujarteen to prevent rebellions.
 * Japan: As the great fire rages in Kyoto, the Grand Japanese Army maintain the Siege of Kyoto, not letting anyone escape except for the Emperor and House Yamato, which leaves the Southern Daiymo trapped in Kyoto as the fire consumes them, burning them alive. Kyoto is reduced to rubble and ash, and Odo Nobunaga is once again proclaimed Shogun of all of Japan. "This fire could have only been an act of the Divine, for it is only through this that we are victorious." With this, the reconstruction of Kyoto begins until the Northern Daiymo lay siege upon Kyoto against the Shogun and his army.

1593
''' Sectarianism erupts in Aryavarta, due to vast cultural differences between individual Hindu communities and that followed by the elite. Disagreements arise from two problems: the domestication of sacred animals such as cows and the consumption of prohibited animals like pigs, and the morality of the forceful conversion and massacre of Muslims. '''

''' Rather than establishing a protectorate, the Kingdom of Tali (South China) asks to partner with Kuala Lumper to help each other prevent exploitation from westenr powers (although they still maintain good relations with Burgundy). '''

''' The Various patriarchs of the Eastern Orthodox church convene in the first major use of the United Ecumenical council, to address some of the issues brought forth in the Catholic church which has seen the relative fracturing and dumbing down of what it really means to be Catholic. This council sends shockwaves through the Papal circles as the "Backward Heretic Orthodox practitioners" as they are known have these ideas unusually accepted. This prompts a Papal council to discuss the same issues.. the fracturing of True Christendom and the allowance of Heresy. '''
 * What does this even mean? ~Cal
 * It means the religious conflict is back on, and parts of your government are in on it. It is absolutely insane to think the Papacy would cave for so long or allow so much heresy to spread. These were eras of intolerance and hatred, not tolerance and hand holding. Play it that way -Feud
 * But what is this heresy I'm allowing? Read the Decrees of the Council of Cologne on doctrine, none of that goes counter to the otl Council of Trent: the benchmark of otl Catholic orthodoxy. If I am responding to counts of heresy, I need specifics. ~Cal
 * There is nothing for you to discount yet this is just counciling between other members of the papacy that are not the pope. If you act patiently then the details will come.

''' In Burgundy the various differences in religion while officially "sanctioned" by various popes boils over into extreme tension and conflict as the stauncly catholic French Cultured Burgundian in Bourgogne and Champaigne come into conflict with the more reformist Dutch and Walloon populations. '''


 * And what are these 'various differences in religion' which I 'sanctioned'? ~Cal
 * Its in a different country Callum, they can perceive however they wish. -Feud

''' The English slavery system meets resistance in Africa as many African nations and peoples are more favorable to the French servitude system. '''


 * Pontus: We develop the ports of Tskhumi, Batumi and Trebizond, in order to sell gold, silver and iron. Ottoman goods are shipped through Tskhumi ánd Trebizond towards Vladimirgrad, Vasiligrad and other western ports. King George sends an ambassador to the Abbasid Caliphate, promoting better relations and peaceful talks in regards of Europe's growth towards religious conflict.
 * Aryavarta: Violence erupts in majority Muslim areas and in the areas of Vaishnavite majority over cow slaughter. Tribal problems arise. The council and the members of the court debate over the problem. The council bans cow slaughter in Gujarat and in the area around Mathura and Banaras. This arrangement temporarily solves the problem of cow slaughter, a great rift is created between the Vaishnavite sect and the other sects. Muslims revolts in Hindu majority areas are swiftly crushed with most Muslims converting to Hinduism . The Muslim revolts in Muslim majority areas in Bengal butcher non muslims, the Bengal Hindu Sena is formed and many of its members are Arjan Dev's followers. The Bengal Hindu Sena with constant support from the army crushes the Muslim rebellions in Bengal and many of them convert to Jainism and Hinduism. This creates a conflict in the educated circles about the morality of these conversions and massacre. A debating society is created with many hindu leaders being members of the society.
 * Why not most Muslims converting to Hinduism ? because I think I can dictate who becomes what in my country unless it is a mod event.
 * You cant convert people that fast, specifically muslims, a group that has historically been extremely hard to convert. Also just cause you control the nation doesnt mean you can do things implausibly fast. So no you cant unilaterally dictate implausibly quick conversions to a religion muslims historically dont like converting too -Feud
 * No one expected the Indian Inquisition! :V  -Guy
 * Papal States: After news from the Eastern Orthodox council reaches Rome, a number of more conservative-leaning Latin-Rite prelates and normal clergy agree with their statements. They say that some have interpreted the Council of Cologne too loosely, been too accomodating of heretical elements of the Northern Rite, and allowed heresy into the fold. The group coalesces around the conservative Dominican Order in the Angelicum university in Rome. The group, which includes several Italian bishops, meets at the Angelicum and publishes a pamphlet which states their concerns. On the other side, those clergy who were taught in the seminaries established by the Council of Cologne, as well as the Immaculata Order, publish a pamphlet of their own, stating that the Northern Rite is entirely orthodox since they adhere to Cologne's declaration on the faith, and argue that any heresy which has crept up is not the fault of laxity or over-accomodation on the part of the Church or the Papacy. (Feud is this an acceptable interpretation/use of the event?). Pope Innocent VIII stays out of the feud for now, and hopes that the new, very orthodox, standard Missal for the Latin-Rite, due for release next year, will calm the conservative faction to an extent, and stop the regional variations in the Latin Rite. Noting the situation in Burgundy, the Pope sends a special Papal Envoy Extraordinaire to maintain peace. Accompanying him is a member of the Inquisition, whose job is to determine whether the 'reformist' Dutch and Walloons have been harboring heresy. The Inquisitor's instructions tell him to use the Decrees of the Council of Cologne Regarding the Faith to determine their orthodoxy or otherwise. Overseas, the missions continue in Japan, Korea, China, Angola, the New World; all the places.
 * Malaya: We rethink the decision to join China, and decide that it would be best if we remain a Burgundian Protectorate. We consider Tali's offer, and announce that Malaya will be a Burgundian Protectorate partnered with Tali to build up Malayan strength, before announcing full independence and a partnership between Burgundy and Tali. The capitalization on East to West trade continues, and is expected to increase the economy slowly. More trade ships are constructed and laws are created to prevent external exploitation. We construct more schools in less developed areas, and promote rational thinking and multiracial toleration in schools.
 * Cologne: After the general success of “Lioness” over the last ten years, Archbishop Aldrich awards the canoness responsible, Wilhemina von Strauch, a Stelzner Prize. Roads into Cologne have been built over the last ten years and begin to create a significant system of inroads. The Nordrhein Highway, as it is now called, becomes a main route for trade in the surrounding areas. Aldrich reaches out to The Kingdom of Burgundy to ask whether it would like to co-sponsor the creation of roads between them, as both are old trade partners and this would enrich both of their capacities for infrastructure and prosperity. Archbishop Aldrich also notes the struggles between opposing Catholics in Burgundy and offers to assist with peacemaking, as the people of Cologne have done in the Holy Roman Empire. (Please reply) Aldrich again reaches out to Prussia in the hope that the HRE-wide road network could go ahead upon unification of German nations. In the meantime, Aldrich does further repairs and upgrades to the hospitals and schools all throughout Cologne (and Essen). Funds continue to come in from the printing press and trade generally. Further ports upon the Rhine and Ruhr are built, to bring Cologne into the new century. Archbishop Aldrich also approaches Russia, asking whether he can do anything to assist a Cologne’s trade partner with the Boyars/Peasants situation. Further, while hearing of the sudden religious conflict with conservatives in Rome, Archbishop Aldrich deliberately takes a step back from the drama and spends a lot of his year reminiscing and writing confusing poems that people begin to associate with his old age.
 * Essen: Adelphinian Canonesses in Tondo are slowly creating more unity with the King of Tondo, and this year put their best foot forward to build both a school and a hospital, with the help of some nobles and other friends they have made in Tondo in the past ten years. There are now several canonesses of native Tondo descent. Meanwhile, Abbess Hadwig asks Korea if they would be willing to take a small envoy of Adelphinian Canonesses who are keen to explore new lands and learn new things. (Please reply). In the New World, Adelphinian Canonesses give frequent lectures that condemn the massacres of native people and encourage working together peacefully with these people. They work with the Knights Hospitaller to help generally in all areas, including encouraging natives to marry once evangelised. Further, they ask for the Knights Hospitaller’s blessing on their new abbey and the potential recruiting of natives to become Adelphinian Canonesses (of the Order of St Adelphina). (Please reply) Back home, Abbess Hadwig is becoming very old.
 * Holy Bulgarian Empire: Tsar Vasili continues his process of centralizing further control of the empire under himself and his own bereaucratic system. On top of this the empire enters into a population boom period with the end of the economic slump. The Economic slump ending is attributed to the last of the war loans and monetary issues stemming from such have ended with the final payments doled out specifically to the banking families and loans that were taken from england during the war as well. The Population boom is notable for having been caused by the relative surplus in food that is produced by the now well established farming manorial system. With the Imperial systems subsidizing the production of food the surplus is known to be a relatively easy thing to come by and food is sold relatively cheap causing higher birth rate. Scholars notably attribute the sophistication of the food production and its ability to supply to sound policies of subsequent tsars and they practicality on providing for their people over immensely expensive wars. Considering the Bulgarian position in the balkans their need for war is near non-existent as much open frontier land needs to be settled and careful management of minorities is to keep the empire from overstepping too far. The Population reaches 6.95 million and growing


 * Abbasid Caliphate: Since the uprisings last year, Al-Mansur began brutally putting down all resistance to his power. Abullah Salih, still prominent among senior scholars, was put in prison and vanished a few months after. Ibrahim Al-Khber, the aged preacher was likewise executed without trial. Finally, the Caliph ordered the Ulema themselves to be arrested if they do not turn over power back to him. Rather than surrendering, the Grand Vizier called together the Ulema to write up a document condemning the actions of Al-Mansur, known as the Kitab Al-Kabeer. Mostly used for accusing Al-Mansur himself of various crimes, including the murder of Al-Najm III, the document also referenced the works of Abd Al-Rahman, supporting the notion that hereditary rule of the Caliph altogether was unlawful, and that literal adherence to the Qu'ran should depose the House of Abbas from power. Seeing support for his rule quickly shrinking, Al-Mansur reaches out Bulgaria, a long time friend of the Abbasids, to loan some troops to help put down these uprisings. According to legend, at this time Al-Ankhabut made a startling reappearance to become a hero once more. Utilizing typical ingenious strategy as well as mastery of disguise, Al-Ankhabut managed to get Abdullah Salih broken out of prison, as well as save many other scholars from imprisonment. We ask Kuala Lumpar if they would like to join as a partner in the Arab-Indian Company
 * 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.)