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.



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A ban from plausibility strikes lasts thirty days, after which the third strike is repealed and the banned player is unbanned.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.
 * Bear - 1648

Plausibility Strikes
'''Three strikes and you're out! Each strike resets after 30 years of the most recent strike.'''
 * Scar - I (1629)
 * Dev - II (1662)

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.



1660
''' Kato refuses to commit the acts Sinkyone demands. Abenaki, the chief of Kato and nephew of the chief of Sinkyone, is sympathetic of the Kato children and does not carry out his uncle's orders. '''

''' Most of the people going to Bengal's new colony are of Burmese origin, seeing a cultural connection to the island and a lack of their enfranchisement back home. '''

''' In the areas of Italian League, a neo–Hitleric revival cult emerges as they believe Hitler's prophesied events of 1666 will come true. '''

''' The Knights Hospitaller and the pirates continue their crusade on the high seas. The Grand Commander sends envoys to all the nations of Europe asking for funds and support in their endeavour. The Knights also recruit in English Arcadia and from their old possessions. '''


 * Sinkyone: We warn Kato leader if he doesn't do this action of extreme Loyalty that there will come a violent action against their people much worse then the action that is demanded. The population of Arqortoqe grows quite big. Also, there happened an accident where someone accidentally had a stone partialy melt in a fire and after the fire stoped burning he sees that the melted part of the stone is quite hard and strong. Also the stone had a yellow shining look this stone is known as gold.


 * Great Union of Korea and China: With trading relations with the Rashidun Caliphate faring well, Sino–Korean officials offer to lease Gulangyu island (off the coast of Xiamen, Fujian), which will remained formally part of Korea–China but jointly-administered with the Arabs under the rule that no settlement should occur. In addition, the Rashidun are obliged to pay roughly an annual payment of a thousand pounds of gold. Similar offers are offered to Burgundy (in Macau) and England (Hong Kong island). In response to more volatile overseas markets, outflow of bullion is further regulated, hopefully keeping trading relations one-sided and the trading surplus high. With the settlement of the northern Cheondoryeol islands by the Russians, maritime patrols are conducted in the Sea of Korea and the southern Cheondoryeol islands to affirm naval dominance. The Emperor continues patronizing a defence-oriented foreign policy revolved on securing neighbours as tributaries, therefor acting as effective buffers to potentially hostile powers. Meanwhile, he endorses a more statist-internal policy, promoting the pragmatic consolidation of the state's military and economic powers; developing industrial complexes producing weaponries, armouries, and other manufactures, and erecting blast-furnaces. With more farmers engaging in the cultivation of cash crops such as cotton, as well as the cultivation of silk-worms to produce highly-lucrative silk, the textiles industry flourishes. Meanwhile, tulips are cultivated in the colder regions, and become a highly sought-after commodity. The government creates a seventh ministry in addition to the existing six, the Ministry of Royal Sciences, which comprises primarily of highly-educated prodigious scholars and inventors. Heavy investment in this new ministry, coupled with heightened wages and more restrictive property laws allow the incentivization of innovation. After witnessing her niece raped, the Empress consort pressures the Emperor to introduce an age of consent, which is set at twelve for females and ten for males. In addition, monogamy among nobility is promoted (as the practice is already universal among commoners), as it is believed to be morally fit with Confucian teachings (in respect to the promotion of a nuclear and solidified family unit). Due to this, he dismisses his concubines and sends them to their respective families.
 * Yakutia: Wheat is cultivated as the primary grain, helping to reduce reliance on grain imports from Korea–China. However, a significant aquaculture develops. The capital is intensely developed with the help of Sino-Korean firms, incorporating aspects of Korean architecture. A law is established limiting the inflow of Korean Nestorian missionaries to fifty per year, in order to preserve the integrity of the more older Sakhan Church of the East. Emissaries are sent to the Papal States recommending that missions sent to Sakha should be limited to a couple missions per year, and instead recommends that the Papal States sends the bulk of their missionaries to Korea proper or to China (but warns that the Chinese may not be open to non–Confucian ideals)


 * Rashidun Caliphate: The economy continues to improve, but not as quickly as the Ulema originally intended. The Bank of Cairo takes the executive decision to print much more paper money than the bullion actually in the nation. This causes some inflation, but the Bank is confident it can back up this currency before a bubble occurs. Meanwhile, the nationalized gold and silver mines, with government regulations, puts the price of gold and silver exports artificially high to make up for government spending. In Egypt, the Amharic Pilgrimage takes full effect across the continent. Coptic people are often seen wandering around urban areas, not openly protesting but always in the public sphere. Theodore the Hermit gathers more support in the countrysides of Fayyum. This creates much more tension among the native Arabic people, and occasional outbursts of violence has arisen. In response of this, Caliph Murad sends in military forces to maintain peace in the major cities. Murad doesn't trust the Coptics after two revolts under the Abbasids. Trade continues across the Indian Ocean and East Asia, with missionaries sent into Africa, Southeast Asia, and Laurentia.


 * Great Iberia: Iberian forces continue their advance to Mexico City. Tamaulipas is retaken by loyalists from northern Mexico. After making friendly contact with the natives of the area, a trading post is established at Inhambane in OTL Mozambique. Privateering against English and French shipping in the Caribbean continues.
 * France: We demand that the Quolla confed subjugate itself to the French Viceroy (MOD RESPONSE).
 * Qulla Remnants: We refuse to see our society impressed upon by these unholy conquerors from across the sea.
 * Kingdom of England, Ireland and Scotland: George Osborne continues as the chief treasurer to oversee the raising of taxes with a big review in all of Briton about income tax, tariffs and the now included tax at Dover. This taxation keeps England afloat but with a bullion shortage due to fighting in Americas not everything is perfect. There is a continued migration to Arcadia encouraged here and in Europe. From the ports of Liverpool, Bristol and Dublin ships are sent quietly to the Maiam rebels to deliver muskets, cannons, horses and advisers. Robert O'Kennedy has learnt English, French and Latin. The bay of Kost continues to receives settlers. Continued harvesting of the resources of Haiti. England has 5.4 million people, Wales has 0.6 million Ireland has 1.6 million people and Scotland one million people. The training of a 15,000 strong peacetime army continues as the men are trained with muskets and cannons. Defences are updated at Portsmouth and Edinburgh. The navy continues to be reformed with more ships of the line being produced. With Iberian and Burgundian ships defying England, privateer on Iberian and Burgundian shipping is encouraged with ships not carrying English fleet colours taking any Burgundian shipping passing through the straits of Dover. New Canterbury expands northwards along the coast while the Bay of Kost expands southwards with these colonies growing food to give as supplies for passing merchant ships. A force of 300 English troops supported by around 200 local Haiti natives are sent to Tortuga to occupy the heights and clear foreign buccaneers. Iberian shipping is targeted by privateers as well. with some of them operating out of Haiti to hit foreign interests in the region with shore raids as well. These ships are not directly English but carry letters of Marque. A fleet of 150 ships is held at Portsmouth which is defended by 3,000 troops while another fleet of 150 ships is in Bristol and 4,000 troops are in the town of York. 5,000 English troops are in Arcadia, 1,000 in Haiti, 500 in St George Island and St Helena Island, 1,000 in New Canterbury. More troops can be raised.
 * Benin: Oba Ogbebe returns from his stay in the new territory of Oyo, regained from the Arabs of the desert. Nothing of note happens this year out of the ordinary. The Oba continues to oversee the slave trade with the Europeans, deporting native barbarian populations, and instead replacing them with Bini settlers.
 * Tsardom of Belka: The prospects of continuing the revolt of the Maiam continues, however with pressing issues at home that entire project is put on auto-pilot as the Tsar himself begins preparing for an un-named campaign stockpiling arms and supplies as the Tsar fully fleshes out the now named Belkan Imperial army which stands at nearly 60,000 strong maintaining a connection to the land based martial history of Belka and its predecessors. With the home front managing to now recover nearly 20 years following the Great Turkish war, Tsar Constantine announces the birth of his twins, the Son Kiril Dracultesti and his Daughter Anna. They are raised in the ancestral capital of Tarnovo which has effectively taken the role as one of the secondary capitals of the empire alongside Oured, and Belgrad. The economy has also managed to effectively recover as the gradual restoration of trade with the east has revived trade routes. The new routes also coming out of Russia once again set up the Aegean port cities as the biggest front of Eastern Goods and furs into europe.  The census is conducted which puts Belkas population firmly at nearly 11.3 million and growing. Vasiligrad, Tarnovo, Oured, and Belgrad are the largest cities in the empire and the fastest growing city has been the ethnically Belkan city of Torda which was heavily settled following the Belko-Hungarian war. Efforts are made to begin influencing Hungarian nobility. A private force under direct command of the Tsar is sent to Venice to support the leader of the Italian league against the Neo Hitlerites. this is done as an act to preserve Belkan influence and its ally in Italy. The Greek principalities begin to be beefed up as the Tsar begins the outright training of the Greeks in modern combat to begin unifying Western Anatolia under the banner of the Belko-Greek alliance.
 * English Arcadia: Following the victory over the Burgundians, we claim the territory allotted to us by the Treaty of Rome. The southern portion of this territory becomes the province of Massachett, taking the name from a native tribe. Meanwhile, the portion along the (OTL) St Lawrence River becomes Prince Henry, named in honor of the English heir. This year, Cornelius Wilmington II (Son of and Successor to the first) organizes an expedition along the river. The expedition reached south enough to reach a massive lake (OTL Lake Ontario), quickly dubbed The Lake of Doubt due to its apparently massive size. Forts are established at both ends of the river to defend it from any encroachment. Trading missions also begin, to explore the lake of doubt and trade with the natives. Our Expansion in the north has now followed the entirety of the Delaware River, and claims the eastern half of Pennsylvania. Expansion continues, now along our border with that section of Burgundian Arcadia. Wondering why his map makers have been so ineffective at mapping this territory, Wilmington sends out a mapping expedition to ensure this territory starts appearing on maps. Expansion continues along the Floridian coast, and the remainder of our territory expands a uniform 10 pixels westward. Wilmington the younger continues to offer all the benefits for Immigrants that his father started, and our population no stands at approximately 840.000, the expansion mostly due to the still rapid immigration. After much deliberation, Bilzen is renamed New York City. This year, a rich man called Adam Johnson holds and event in New Rome. Though it wasn't planned, the main event turned out to be a contest where two slaves fought to the death. The popularity of the first fight leads to a few other events throughout the year, and it quickly becomes a popular, if rare, pastime in the southern regions of English Arcadia.
 * Papal States: News of the rise of Neo-Hitlerite groups in the Italian League spurs Pope Cornelius into action. He sends experienced Inquisitors with experience from the original Hitlerite movement to the area to crack down on the re-emergence of the cult. Immaculata and Dominican preachers are sent to the region to assist by giving orthodox catechism and educating the public in the affected areas. Work continues on the canonisation process for Ignazio d'Iasso. Heeding the reauest of our Sakhan brothers and sisters, the Prefect of Missions rebalances the weight of missionary activity in East Asia. Rather than visiting missionaries in Sakha, the Prefect establishes a group, centred on a permanent Papal envoy, whose job will be to assist the Sakhan Church of the East and help it work with the wider Catholic Church. The majority of Catholic mission work in the region will be rebalanced to Korea-China, with an emphasis on the new Chinese territories. Noting the Sakhan warning about Chinese resistance to non-Confucian ideas, the priests being sent to China are told to be accepting of local traditions and culture, and to discern between Confucianism as a philosophy, and its related religious aspects. The former being unobjectionable, the latter being objectionable. Missions continue in Japan and the New World.
 * Bishopric of St Peter-in-Brazil: Veneration of Our Lady of Pituba continues to grow, especially amongst natives, many more of whom convert. The Papal envoys from the Inquisition and Congregation for Canonisations arrive, and make enquiries about the circumstances surrounding the apparitions. They look at the Bishop's diaries and letters, his personal statements, the Bishop's nephew who was allegedly healed, and look at the image on the Miraculous Shawl. The envoys briefly interview Jean Paraguacu, however they put a pause on their investigations for the week of celebrations being held for the consecration of the Pituba Chapel on the site of the alleged apparition. There is a solemn translation of the Miraculous Shawl to the new chapel, and Jean Paraguacu acts as thurifer in the procession. The day after the conclusion of the festivities, the Papal envoys go to Jean's hut to continue their interviews, however when they arrive they find him dead, surrounded by his grieiving wife and children. Investigations by the Bishop's physician indicate that he had a huge tumor in his brain, making it incredible that he was able to work so hard on the construction of the chapel.
 * Korea–China: The Emperor thanks the Pope's respect for Chinese cultural integrity and the recognition of Confucianism as the national philosophy, and welcomes the wave of Catholic missionaries.


 * Russia: We continue to expand 40 px into Siberia. We offer to split the Cheondoryeol Chain in half with the Sino-Koreans (CANDIES RESPOND). The population reaches 20.2 million with the addition of Kiev. Food and guns in Siberia continues to grow with more farms and gunshops set up. A scholar from Tsaritsyn, Leon Ulyanov, gives a speech in front of people. He is quoted to saying, "Our language comes from a combination of Latin, and Greek. Friends, Brothers, Sisters, we are the descendents of Roman people. We are the ancestors of Alexander the great. The Slavic people are the Master Race, descended from those who formed the first great empires. The Collapse of the 1st and 2nd Empires of Rome and Byzantium, and with the Rise of the 3rd in Vasiligrad, it is only good to reason that Novgorod is the 4th Empire. Hail to the kingdoms who bear the name Caesar." Later Ulyanov begins to write a book named Attero Dominatus, which prophesizes a future in 300 years were the Slavic Master Race is locked a struggle of dominance with that of the western world. Details in the book detail a Tsar named Joseph who was Russia's greatest Tsar after a war which decimated much of western Russia, and who brought a nation known as the Reich to its knee's after the fall of Berlin. Russia's mortal enemy is a country in Arcadia who's banner is said to have Stars and Stripes.
 * Korea–China: The Emperor is not interested in splitting Cheondoryeol (as it is intent with its current holdings there) and gives discretion for Russia to colonize and settle the rest of the islands chain.


 * Bengal Sultanate: The Colony of Mauritius has grown due to immigration by about 2,000. Voting rights and rights from the mainland are given to the colony. Hipawray's have slowly began to become domesticated animals due to there docile nature. Many towns and small ports have been built on the coast to house new citizens. Back at home, voting rights for local and governmental leaders are given to the people of Burma, Ahom and Bhutan. many ports are built across the coast of Burma for Naval ships to be built. This has created thousands of jobs an 23 ships have been built this year.  Millitary grows by 28,000. rebuilding from after the war has been completed. Many of the people begin to come closer with eachother even with culture differences creating a melting pot slowly. Mining expands in the mountains of Bhutan for gold. Life in Bengal continues to go well.
 * Maiam: Maiam continues its revolution against the Iberian tyrants. Maian soldiers continue to resist Iberian invaders, with contributions from England and Belka quickly incorporated into the Maian army.  While portions of the Maian army retreat, more reinforcements draw the Iberians into a trap, dealing major casualties. A sizeable portion of the Maian fighting force is instructed to pose as ordinary citizens and carry out missions to sabotage Iberian supply trains. This guerilla force, known as the Mayapan, cross enemy lines into Iberian-occupied territory and stir up rebellions and steal more of the Iberian army's supplies, destroying that which they cannot steal. The Emperor urges all the citizens of Maiam to remember that while Iberia turned a blind eye to them, the government of Maiam never forgot any of its 'children'.  Maiam's population now reflects about half native Mayan and Mexican and half European, with a large mixed-race population. Expansion continues along the northern and southern borders, focusing on the coast. Maiam, seeking to become more self-reliant, continues building its own navy and armories.
 * Kingdom of Burgundy: New Netherlands expands 50 px north. Nova Belgica expands 50 px. Maryland expands 50 px north. As per the agreement with the Knights Hospitallar, they are allowed to maintain their sites in the new Burgundian colonies to facilitate their religious purpose in the new world, while administrative matter are taken over by Burgundy. Support continues to be given to the Iberian campaign in Maiam, and many are happy to see the progress the Iberian armies have made against the rebels. In Burgundy, "Home Fleet" is redesignated "High Seas Fleet", with the intent it would serve as the primary offensive tool for the Royal Navy. The first of the Holland-class 100-gun ships of the line, Holland herself and Picardië, enter service. Many of the older ships of the line and galleons are transferred to the German Sea Fleet, whose purpose is to maintain Burgundian traffic through the German sea and English Channel, warding off pirates and privateers, and escorting merchantmen.

1661
''' After their initial discovery, the Sinkyone discover that the rivers and hills near their land are teeming with gold everywhere. At the same time, however, Abenaki gathers all the braves of Kato to revolt against Sinkyone, saying that he is a more honourable warrior to lead the confederacy. The chipmunks, however, managed to safely evacuate. '''

''' Knowledge of calculus spreads from the Caliphate to parts of western Europe, particularly England and France. '''

''' A threat of bubonic plague causes Oxford to evacuate. '''

''' A pamphlet circulates in France about the new form of duelling in Arcadia. '''

''' An undercover agent of the Immaculata begins going covertly into Venice to scope out the secret order of the Hitlerites, while at the same time remaining invisible to the Italian hegemony to prevent diplomatic incident. '''

''' Trade and diplomacy of Zulus cause smaller kingdoms to appear north of them, as the nomadic herders settle into cities. '''


 * Rashidun Caliphate: The nation faces an incredible crisis this year. A great fire springs up in Cairo, burning down many suburbs, including several branches of the Bank of Cairo. Several mosques were destroyed along with 50,000 homes. As a result, a large section of the unbacked paper currency printed were also destroyed, causing a market crisis. Even outside of the many banks that defaulted on loans, many others made a run on the bank of Cairo afraid of their money losing value. Seven people also died in the fire, including two Coptics and five Arabs. Knowing the large pressense of Coptics in public streets recently due to the Pilgrimage, Caliph Murad decides this fire was a deliberate act by these people, and immediatley begins a large-scale persecution of the the Copts. Many Coptic churches are closed, and the Amharic language is forbidden from all public spheres. Pope John XIV looked very gravely at this matter, while Theodore the Hermit fled to the desert. The military is almost fully modernized, but seeing very little need to maintain modernization for such a massive army already, the Ulema ends upgrades to the military at this time. The Caliphate accepts to purchase the port at Gulangyu, although due to logistical and financial restraints, the Caliphate would be content with de jure control in addition to an Arab migrant enclave. 
 * Korea–China OOC: Gulangyu isn't being sold to the Caliphate, rather it is leased (basically "rent"); while it remains part of Korea–China it will be administered under the Arabs. Also the deal specifically prohibits permanent settlement.


 * Sinkyone: We prepare our army of the most loyal ASthabaskan confederation troops. We also suspect that the Yuki tribes are sponsoring this revolt. We also build our first gold mine in Wintuye Diltwa. Tuketwa also asks from the counsil of families to get More power like to appoint people for foreign relations and own taxers and more.So that he can do matters more efficient. We also get our temple around the Egg done. Also, we make our first jewelry and coins. This is given to Tuketwa so that he can show of how rich he is.He also demands the intellectual to study this more and make some that is able to make weapons and better boats.Hyroglyphs are also getting better and the invention of the fine brush makes it even easier


 * Swahili: We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue convincing contracted servants. 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. Lens workshops become more commonplace near the Madrassa of Mogadishu. Urbanisation and industrialisation begins as division of labour and large manufactories become more popular in Swahili. Akida goes to Olungu and travels from there to Arcadia.
 * Swahili Dip: We wish to begin technological cooperation with the Caliphate and dispatches many scholars of the Madrassa. We ask if the Caliphate would purchase gold bullions to stabilize their currency, which we hope can be used to buy Northern Somalia.
 * OOC Person: You're in Arcadia now?


 * Great Union of Korea and China: Using interpretations from I Ching, a neo–Confucian scholar publishes a popular and highly-acclaimed novel prophesizing the fate of China and Korea over the next four centuries through a series of short stories; predicting the fall of China and her struggles with the Western barbarian, the subjugation of Korea, and a rise of the Red Flag amidst other events. The Emperor continues patronizing a defence-oriented foreign policy revolved on securing neighbours as tributaries, therefor acting as effective buffers to potentially hostile powers. Meanwhile, he endorses a more statist-internal policy, promoting the pragmatic consolidation of the state's military and economic powers; developing industrial complexes producing weaponries, armouries, and other manufactures, and erecting blast-furnaces. With more farmers engaging in the cultivation of cash crops such as cotton, as well as the cultivation of silk-worms to produce highly-lucrative silk, the textiles industry flourishes. Meanwhile, tulips are cultivated in the colder regions, and become a highly sought-after commodity. Heavy investment in the Ministry of Royal Sciences continues, with many prodigious and highly-educated scholars being sent there after completing their tertiary education. A law is enacted enabling inventors of lower castes and commoners to apply to work for the ministry, ensuring that the entirety of Korea–China's meritorious individuals are included. The heightened wages and stricter property laws incentivize innovation.
 * Yakutia: Wheat is cultivated as the primary grain, helping to reduce reliance on grain imports from Korea–China. However, a significant aquaculture develops. The capital is intensely developed with the help of Sino-Korean firms, incorporating aspects of Korean architecture.
 * English Dip: We accept the Chinese deal from last turn about Hong Kong Island.


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: New Netherlands expands 50 px north. Nova Belgica expands 50 px. In Maryland, it is decided to establish a colonial exclave at the site of OTL Miami, called Meiniamen. A fort is built at the site, as well as makeshift docks to allow supplies to come ashore easier. (More to come).
 * Russia: We continue to expand into Siberia at 40 px wrapping up our conquests by next year. We start to heavily improve our port facilities as Markovgrad. Seeing Sino-Korea's gesture to allow us to take the rest of the Cheondoryeol chain, a Russian ship plants the Tsarist flag on on the southern most island not under anyone's jurisdiction. More naval expeditions from the Okhotsk port and continue to make landfall at Port Sibir. There with resources taken from outlying forests, a small dock is created to serve as a temporary port, only small boats can be docked here but there is plans to improve up it. The town of North Shore only grows slightly due to its nature of simpily being a resupply port. The modernization of Kiev continues. Construction of a road from Tsaritsyn to Rostov to Kiev, and to Odessa begins. The current standing army is 25,000 and is mainly placed along the Pontic and Khanate borders. Prince Feodor is recalled to Novgorod as Alexander falls ill.


 * Great Iberia: King John dies at the age of 57. His son Peter (Pedro) is named King of Iberia. Seeing Iberia's losses in the Burgundian Wars, his first order of business is to reform the army. Iberia makes significant advances in artillery, creating a dedicated artillery corps and pioneering the use of cartridges (bags containing both shot and powder). Light, mobile field artillery is developed for the first time to be used alongside infantry, and specialized bomb vessels are built to carry mortars at sea, inspired by the designs of João Xavier de Silva, a Portuguese military engineer. Siege artillery is developed too, and it becomes clear that the existing medieval fortifications in Europe would be rendered obsolete against these designs. To protect against this, major fortifications in Toledo, Madrid, Lisbon, and Cádiz are rebuilt and replaced with bastion forts, with the other major cities to follow in the coming decades. Additionally, a new fort begins construction on the coast of Porto, known as São Francisco do Queijo. Line infantry is officially adopted for maximum firepower in battle. The first full-time professional army is organized and divided into regiments, presently numbering 10,000 troops. Meanwhile in the colonies, the Iberian forces continue advancing unpredictably in an attempt to wipe out the rebels once and for all. Iberian forces have thus far been able to resist Maian attacks on occupied territory -- instead they have only served to increase distrust for both sides among the populace. With the remaining Maian forces on the defensive near Mexico City, a colonial army of ~7,000 heads south from Nova Galiza, recapturing large swaths of land on the west coast. In Mêcicipi, an expedition is sent up the Mississippi River, reaching as far as OTL Natchez, where a trading post and fort are built. The OTL Ocean Springs/Biloxi area is settled. In East Africa, Portuguese merchants and prospectors traverse the Swahili interior in search of gold. They establish trading posts on the Zambezi River, from Vila de Sena to as far north as Tete. An armada of 20 ships under command of Pedro Afonso de Aguiar sails into Sofala harbor, seeking a commercial and military alliance with Sofala. Dário de Guimarães returns from Benin after being present in the country intermittently for nearly 8 years. He helped structure the Beninese army to Iberian standards, and taught effective use of modern formations with snaphance muskets and field/siege artillery. During the latter part of his stay, he acted as an advisor and interpreter to the Beninese court, bringing both countries closer in alliance. As a side effect of his involvement, some Beninese regiments now use Portuguese names.
 * Kingdom of England, Ireland and Scotland: George Osborne continues as the chief treasurer to oversee the raising of taxes with a big review in all of Briton about income tax, tariffs and the now included tax at Dover. This taxation keeps England afloat but with a bullion shortage due to fighting in Americas not everything is perfect. There is a continued migration to Arcadia encouraged here and in Europe. From the ports of Liverpool, Bristol and Dublin ships are sent quietly to the Maiam rebels to deliver muskets, cannons, horses and advisers. Robert O'Kennedy has learnt English, French and Latin. The bay of Kost continues to receives settlers. Continued harvesting of the resources of Haiti. England has 5.4 million people, Wales has 0.6 million Ireland has 1.7 million people and Scotland one million people. The training of a 15,000 strong peacetime army continues as the men are trained with muskets and cannons. An additional 10,000 men are raised in England as part of the militia act and all spend a number of weeks training the force in modern war tactics with muskets and formations. Defences are updated at Portsmouth and Edinburgh. The navy continues to be reformed with more ships of the line being produced.. New Canterbury expands northwards along the coast while the Bay of Kost expands southwards. Iberian and Burgundian shipping is still attacked by privateers. The 10,000 new troops are being trained in the south of England. More troops can be raised. Calculus spreads to Cambridge while Oxford is in disarray and it is taught at Cambridge. The universities both contuine to teach a growing number of students from grammar schools in the towns. Oxford is evacuated but the diseased are not allowed to roam free with the army called in at a distance to herd them into camps and quarantine.
 * Papal States: Another group of Dominican and Imaculata preachers is sent to the parts of the Italian league affected by the scourge of Neo-Hitlerism, and they print a huge number of booklets and pamphlets explaining the manifold errors of the cult. The Missionary College in Rome opens a School of Chinese Studies, headed by former missionaries to China. There the new generation of missionaries learns the Chinese language, and the basics of Chinese culture, including philosophical Confucianism, and local traditions that may seem odd, like leaving food on the graves of relatives, which is merely the Chinese equivalent of leaving flowers. Missions in China-Korea, Japan, the New World, and Southern Africa continue. The Southern Africa Mission sends some priests to the new small Southern African kingdoms.
 * Bishopric of St Peter-in-Brazil: Devotion to Our Lady of Pituba continues to grow. The Papal investigators wrap up their inquiries and sail back to Rome. Jean Palaguacu, now dead, is unofficially venerated by many as a saint, for both his vision of the Blessed Virign, and for his general holiness.
 * Maiam: Maiam continues its revolution against the Iberian tyrants. Maian soldiers continue to resist Iberian invaders, with contributions from England and Belka quickly incorporated into the Maian army.  A sizeable portion of the Maian fighting force is instructed to pose as ordinary citizens and carry out missions to sabotage Iberian supply trains. This guerilla force, known as the Mayapan, cross enemy lines into Iberian-occupied territory and stir up rebellions and steal more of the Iberian army's supplies, destroying that which they cannot steal. The Emperor urges all the citizens of Maiam to remember that while Iberia turned a blind eye to them, the government of Maiam never forgot any of its 'children'.  Maiam's population now reflects about half native Mayan and Mexican and half European, with a large mixed-race population. Expansion continues along the northern and southern borders, focusing on the coast. Maiam, seeking to become more self-reliant, continues building its own navy and armories.


 * English Arcadia:This year, expansion continues along the The Lake of Doubt, with a fort being established where it pours into the saint Lawrence River. another fort is established at the northern end of the river to defend it from any encroachment. In addition, forts are built at the mouth of the Connecticut River, Across the bay from New Essex, and in New Rome. Each fort stations 1,000 Britihs troops and 1,000 colonial troops, with the commanding officer always being from the colonies. We request 10,000 more British troops, to reinforce these forts spread across other locations. Trading missions continue, to explore the lake of doubt and trade with the natives. Expansion continues, now along our border with that section of Burgundian Arcadia. . Expansion continues along the Floridian coast, and the remainder of our territory expands a uniform 10 pixels westward. Wilmington the younger continues to offer all the benefits for Immigrants that his father started, and our population no stands at approximately 840.000, the expansion mostly due to the still rapid immigration. After much deliberation, Bilzen is renamed New York City. After the success of the Adam Johnson's Games, (Now colloquially called duels, though "Gladiator games" is a popular moniker in more refined circles) the first major tournament is held in York. Not only does it draw people from as far away as Bilzen, the 17 days of games even attract some European interest, and make the sport more relevant in the north. Several smaller events happen in and around New Rome, being popular at various festivals, and as private entertainment for the wealthy.
 * In the Kingdom of Sicily, Price-General Afonso de Braganza works to promote the arts and culture, as well as the blossoming field of natural philosophy. Prince-General de Braganza, noticing that many great Sicilian sailors had gone on to sail for other flags while the nation lacks colonies charters an expedition to be led by a descendent of former Prince-General Sebastien Bonaparte, named Pietro, for the OTL island of Tobago. Pietro Bonaparte claims the land for the the Sicilian Council, for the Prince-General, and for Sicily. Bonaparte than names the island San Gennaro after the patron saint of Naples, Saint Janarius. Bonaparte's commission entitles him to lead a settlement on the island, which he also names San Gennaro. Prince-General de Braganza, a relative of the Iberian king, looks to move the realm closer to Iberia after over 80 years of rule under French families. This receives some backlash from the Mafia of Sicily, but the Bravos of Naples appreciate the effort.
 * African Sultanate of the Maghreb:  Sultan Muhammad Al Saud takes power begins to work on modernizing the army by working on more military bases across the coast, the navy is also improved.Urban centers begin to grow as trading centers and means of living begin to spread mostly in cities on the coast, Madarases are made to teach people in religion,science,and many more things. We send Muslims missionaries to Angola. Coastal cities are made into a hub of trading to help rise the pop, the city of El-Anaiun is made a trade center for African gold. The Sultan begins to open up arms factories mostly in Rabat to improve the economy. The Sultanate begin to work on mass producing Arms and begin to copy European way of growing food. We send trade envoys, along with sending Imams to spread Islam in West Africa and South Africa.  With the spread of Islam in Africa we send imams to help convert them faster, as we send some of their high imams to Rabat to study about Islam. An army of 10,000 is sent to invade Dahara. We begin to work on creating roads to ease trade routes. The city Algiers is made the capital of the Sultanate as its population grows,The 2nd biggest city is Rabat as troops being to start families in the area. The Sultan begins to works on population by opening markets and trading centers mostly at Algiers. 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). Our ships are sent to trade with Zaire, Mali and tiny west African states. newly added region is improved on by working on roads that ease trade and troops movement into the new region. The regions of the Maghreb that can worked on for land to be used as food is worked on as the Sultan works on a nine-year plan to pick up the Sultanate population this is started as farmers from inland are sent to areas that are fertile land. Seeing the rise of a "water crusade" the use of decoy ships and gunboat protections is use in the New World. The Sultanate sends an envoy to Ziyi to help build up cities (MOD)
 * Tajammad Emirate: The Emirate works on preparing for the cold seasons by collecting firewood during the summer. Walls and Houses are reworked on to defend the "Ansari" from animals. Hunting parties are sent to hunt down animals and eat them, while some are killed for their winter fur. A mosque is made called Al Hawqk and is made in hope of rivaling other Mashjids. Haush land is given to Tajamidan people to rule these areas are called "Forts". New World food is sent back home to be traded. Our ships begin to train on how to sail the rocky seas to reach the Pacific Ocean and study the ways to the Pacific Ocean. Due to the way of the New World women are given more physically as in helping create the wall or guarding areas. The port (not the best or biggest) of Tajammad is re-made along with ocean defense walls and gun ports made along with 50 cannons. The population stands at 29,720 people with a slow rise in pop. The Ona state is annexed into the Emirate and Ona majority areas are put under an Ona that accepted Islam named Hassan al Badr but some question his loyalty and if he converted just to gain power, Islam with the Ona people slowly rise but is still a tiny 8% percent in the Ona Population as the Ona state is named the Ona Bukrain. Seeing the killing of Tajjamdians the State begins to hold up strong military view as the Emir begins to arm more colonist.
 * Sultanate of Bajani: The Colony is dismantled and is sent home to be remade in Port Nelson. The Sultanate copies the use of the Tajammad Emirate  The Emirate works on preparing for the cold seasons-made along with ocean defense walls and gun ports made along with 20 cannons. A group of 500 men and women are sent to set up base as Nasser Hakim is picked.
 * Emirate of Al Maqadas: The Emirate is set up in Port Alegre and walls and houses are placed up to bring cover to the population of 16,000 people. A port is worked on. The Emirate begins to expand across the coast by 7px

1662
''' Abenaki leads the Kato tribe to attack and raid the villages of Sinkyone, showing his strength to gain support to overthrow Tuketwa. '''

' The I-Ching ''philosophers in the court of the Emperor foretells the cryptic prophesy, "in the year that the wood is covered in an world of water, beware the man Hu as the red dragon fights the white, to the death". '''

''' Common people in France are fascinated with the Gladitorial Games in Arcadia. '''

''' In Anatolia, the warlord states of Sivas and Kastamonu ally to invade and raid the more central states of Eretna and Rum to the south. '''

''' Shaka Zulu is soundly defeated in a campaign to seize the african kingdoms only to learn that another Zulu kingdom on the northern border of these states exists. A quick agreement is made for mutual defense and exchange as Shaka comes into contact with Nibgo III the king of the Nibgo kingdom.   The Polish Tsar Stanislav (GL) having taken much time and preparation with his new professional army builds up a force along the border with Prussia just Offset from Danzig. He also arms and sends nearly 5000 Czechs and some Poles living near Krakow to incite a rebellion in Bohemia.   In a new Tradition the Belkan Army develops a new Color guard ceremony which is extremely loud, violent, and aggressive, which frightens or scares many diplomats watching the display. The display known as the Hakov is believed to be an extremely demoralizing tactic used before a battle. '''


 * Rashidun Caliphate: Many episodes of violence springs up in the streets of Cairo and Alexandria, as well as other Egyptian cities. As the Amharic Pilgrimage caused hundreds of thousands to be mobile between one city and another, the large-scale persecution by Caliph Murad ran into opposition by the large crowds of common people. Ruthless as he was determined, the Caliph ordered the military to massively arrest any who did not stand down to the orders of the Ulema. Many thousands were captured in this process, and tens of thousands were being killed in the process. Meanwhile, the economic crisis has caused the gold and silver bullion, in the possession of the nationalized mines, to skyrocket in their prices beyond control. In the House of Wisdom, a panel of grammarians decide now is the perfect time to begin standardizing the Arabic language, first by interviewing Bedouin conversations, and then calling in grammatical experts from across the Muslim world. The House of Wisdom asks for any semetic nation to aid in the construction of the Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) language. In Persia, the many Zoroastrian communities across the diverse group of people in central Asia band together under the Grand Dashtur Vishtasp, who begins envisioning the day they could rid themselves of Muslim rule. Trade continues to grow, especially with Swahili and China.
 * Swahili Dip to the Rashidun Caliphate: We wish to begin technological cooperation and help constructing the MSA with the Caliphate and dispatches many scholars of the Madrassa. We ask if the Caliphate would purchase gold bullions to stabilize their currency, which we hope can be used to buy Northern Somalia.
 * 'Sinkyone: 'We invade the Kato in OTL Hales Grove. We Use in this battle for the first time elk that are riden by Our warriors. We also get our first gold from the mines. We also accuse the Coast Yuki and Northern Yukian that they sponsor the Kato rebelion. We also develope even better and easier hyroplyps but this simplified hieroglyphs begin to look and act like an alphabet
 * Swahili: We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue convincing contracted servants. 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. Lens workshops become more commonplace near the Madrassa of Mogadishu. Urbanisation and industrialisation begins as division of labour and large manufactories become more popular in Swahili. We annex the city of Sofala, as it has been our vassal for many years and have been integrated administratively and culturally. Akida travels to Laurentia and French Laurentia purchasing many spices and other plants.
 * Swahili Dip to the Rashidun Caliphate: We wish to begin technological cooperation and help constructing the MSA with the Caliphate and dispatches many scholars of the Madrassa. We ask if the Caliphate would purchase gold bullions to stabilize their currency, which we hope can be used to buy Northern Somalia.
 * OOC Fallacyman: It's just a trade fleet that is purchasing some good from the New World. I won't be setting up a colony or anything. 
 * Scandinavian Empire: Development happens around the capital Riksdale, as well as in Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oldenburg and Visby. The ports of Vindov and Libov (Windau and Libau) in Couronia are being promoted. Colonial endeavours around Olafsdale (Labrador settlements) and New Blekinge (Hudson Bay settlements) continue. We also continue colonizing the Island of New Gotland and the coast north of it, as we see it as good farmland, being named Haraldsdale. The Hebrides are continued to be colonized by Norsemen, to integrate the Sudreyar into the fold. Settlers are sent into the far north of Finland and Lapland, to claim the country for the Norsemen. Protestant preachers are sent to Oldenburg and the Hebrides and Catholic power is undermined in the region, and money is sent to the Protestant groups within the Hansa. We continue support for these groups and plan a colonisation trip to Africa. The Queen of Kettil introduces tea as a popular drink in the higher echelons of Scandinavian society.
 * Kingdom of England, Ireland and Scotland: George Osborne continues as the chief treasurer to oversee the raising of taxes with a big review in all of Briton about income tax, tariffs and the now included tax at Dover. This taxation keeps England afloat but with a bullion shortage due to fighting in Americas not everything is perfect. There is a continued migration to Arcadia encouraged here and in Europe. From the ports of Liverpool, Bristol and Dublin ships are sent quietly to the Maiam rebels to deliver muskets, cannons, horses and advisers. Robert O'Kennedy has learnt English, French and Latin. The bay of Kost continues to receives settlers. Continued harvesting of the resources of Haiti. England has 5.4 million people, Wales has 0.6 million Ireland has 1.7 million people and Scotland one million people. The training of a 15,000 strong peacetime army continues as the men are trained with muskets and cannons. The new forces keep training in England. Defences are updated at Portsmouth and Edinburgh. The navy continues to be reformed with more ships of the line being produced.. New Canterbury expands northwards along the coast while the Bay of Kost expands southwards. Iberian and Burgundian shipping is still attacked by privateers. More troops can be raised. Calculus spreads to Cambridge while Oxford is in disarray and it is taught at Cambridge. The universities both continue to teach a growing number of students from grammar schools in the towns.
 * English Arcadia:This year, expansion continues along the The Lake of Doubt, with a fort being established where it pours into the saint Lawrence River. another fort is established at the northern end of the river to defend it from any encroachment. In addition, forts are built at the mouth of the Connecticut River, Across the bay from New Essex, and in New Rome. Each fort stations 1,000 British troops and 1,000 colonial troops, with the commanding officer always being from the colonies. We request 10,000 more British troops, to reinforce these forts spread across other locations. Trading missions continue, to explore the lake of doubt and trade with the natives. Expansion continues, now along our border with that section of Burgundian Arcadia. . Expansion continues along the Floridian coast, and the remainder of our territory expands a uniform 10 pixels westward. Wilmington the younger continues to offer all the benefits for Immigrants that his father started, and our population no stands at approximately 840.000, the expansion mostly due to the still rapid immigration. After much deliberation, Bilzen is renamed New York City. After the success of the Adam Johnson's Games, (Now colloquially called duels, though "Gladiator games" is a popular moniker in more refined circles) the second major tournament is held in York, a repeat of last year. It again draws people from as far away as Bilzen, the 12 days of games even attract significant European interest particularity from the French, and make the sport more relevant in the north. Another tournament is held in New Rome though it doesn't have the amenities or scale of the one in York. The sport continues to be popular at various festivals, and as private entertainment for the wealthy.
 * English Dip: We agree to the request for an additional 10,000 troops to be sent to Arcadia.
 * Russia: We finish up the conquest of Siberia this year. Tsar Alexander dies, and Feodor takes over as the new Tsar. Seeing the Polish Tsar's determination for territory, the Tsar places 30,000 troops along the Polish frontier. Secretly, the Tsar throws his support to Prussia. Minister of War Federov travels to Belka to discuss plans for any Polish invasion of Russia or Belka, that we have each others backs.
 * Great Iberia: Fort São Francisco do Queijo is completed in Porto. Training and recruitment of the professional army continues. New settlements are built along the Mississippi, and a fort is built near OTL Vicksburg, leading to conflict between Iberian settlers and Natchez Indians. Maranhão expands into the interior. Pedro Afonso de Aguiar visits Arabia, India, and Indonesia, taking particular interest in the cities of Muscat, Bassein (Vasai), and Aceh as bases for future Iberian expansion. 5,000 troops are sent to Maiam to reinforce the army there. Combined with the 7,000 from Nova Galiza and Mêcicipi, they join the Iberian-Burgundian army in a siege of Mexico City. Privateering is restricted to the Caribbean, as the Iberian, Burgundian, English, and French navies are all strong enough to prevent it from affecting Europe. Efforts are mostly concentrated on English ships, weakening their already loose hold on the Caribbean.
 * Iberian Diplomacy to Benin: Iberia asks for permission to build a trading post and fort at Elmina on the Gold Coast.
 * Iberian Diplomacy to Sicily: Iberia offers to sell the island of Santa Cruz (OTL Saint Croix) to Sicily for >>insert sizable sum<<, payable within two years.
 * Papal States: The Papal investorgators to Pituba return and present their findings to Pope Cornelius. After a few months of careful consideration, Pope Cornelius issues a declaration, permitting the veneration of Our Lady of Pituba in the universal church. More efforts are put into combating Hitlerism, as well as combating attempts to spread protestantism in Northern Germany, by working with the local Northern Rite hierarchy. Missions in the New World, Korea-China, Japan, and Southern Africa continue.
 * Bishopric of St Peter-in-Brazil: Conversions continue along with veneration of Our Lady of Pituba.
 * Bishopric of St Peter-in-Brazil: Conversions continue along with veneration of Our Lady of Pituba.

1663
''' The Battle of Hales Grove is stalemated, and Yuki allies with Kato. '''

''' Protestantism grows in Oldenburg and Hansa. '''

''' The Great Fire of London destroys 13,000 homes, including St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London, and kills 9 people. '''

''' With so many new troops in Arcadia, many are compelled to be quartered in private homes of local villages, which some apreciate more than others. '''

''' The Cossacks that moved eastward to settle in Siberia joins with the local Yupik population, exchanging culture and technology. '''

''' The Hitlerites, now three years away from their expected Rapture, begin to go mad. On June 6, the Night of the Burning Cities happens as mobs burn down everything they can come across before they are stopped by armed guards who kill many people. Their fanaticism spreads to the southern HRE and across the border into Papal lands. A Hitlerite priest orders the death of the Pope. '''
 * Scandinavian Empire: Development happens around the capital Riksdale, as well as in Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oldenburg and Visby. The ports of Vindov and Libov (Windau and Libau) in Couronia are being promoted. Colonial endeavours around Olafsdale (Labrador settlements) and New Blekinge (Hudson Bay settlements) continue. We also continue colonizing the Island of New Gotland and the coast north of it, as we see it as good farmland, being named Haraldsdale. The Hebrides are continued to be colonized by Norsemen, to integrate the Sudreyar into the fold.  Protestant preachers are sent to Oldenburg and the Hebrides and Catholic power is undermined in the region, and money is sent to the Protestant groups within the Hansa. We continue support for these groups and plan a colonisation trip to Africa. The Queen of Kettil introduces tea as a popular drink in the higher echelons of Scandinavian society.
 * Rashidun Caliphate: The Coptic people of Egypt and Ethiopia have mostly raised in an unarmed rebellion. A large peasant force besieges Herekropolis, while smaller force rushes to capture the port at Ismail. Hundreds of Arab colonists are attacked in regions farther south. Caliph Murad acts decisively, and sends a formidable military force to crush the rebellion, executing thousandsin retribution. Theodore the Hermit was not present at these battles, but vehemently preached in favor of it. Pope John XIV condemned violence on both sides, but urged the Caliph to accpet reconciliation to prevent any further outbreak. In Persia, the Dashtur Vishtasp has declared himself Raja of Kabul, although still under Persian rule, and begins growing his influence to create a personal union with Bactria. At the Council of Words in Baghdad, scholars from across the Arab world from Morocco, Egypt, Ethiopia, Swahili, Oman, Arabia, and the Middle East all gather to create an acceptable Modern Standard Arabic. Trade continues across the Indian Ocean where we exchange technology, as well as spread Muslim missionaries who also go to Africa and Laurentia.
 * Great Iberia: Mexico City, the last stronghold of the Mayan rebels, falls to Iberian forces after a nearly two-year siege. The victory is attributed to General Manuel de Lima's expert use of artillery in breaking down the walls of Mexico and at the decisive Battle of Tizayuca some weeks before. All of Iberian-controlled Mesoamerica is placed under control of the Viceroy of New Iberia, and subdivided into autonomous "kingdoms" (colonial provinces) loyal to the Iberian Crown, including Nova Galiza, Mexico, and Yucatán. Nova Lusitânia and Maranhão are administered as separate viceroyalties. King Pedro sends visitadors to ensure the new government remains loyal. Visitador Saúl Águila orders what amounts to the destruction of Mayan (and to some extent Mexican) culture within New Iberia. The Maya and Mexica are forced to renounce their cultural traditions, clothing, religion, and language in an attempt to convert them to Iberian culture. European colonists and Mexica living in the loyalist zones of northern Mexico, however, are spared from this punishment. Meanwhile, the Iberians and their Burgundian allies swiftly recapture the Pacific coast of Mexico, driving the remaining rebels into OTL Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Loyalists and rebels clash at Tuxtla Gutiérrez. 4,000 troops are raised from New Iberia and garrisoned at Mexico and Mayapan (2,000 each). A chapel is built in the vicinity of Mayapan. Mêcicipi expands farther up the Mississippi to OTL Greenville after defeating the Natchez in a war, although the area is still mostly inhabited by natives and only loosely controlled. Settlements near Pascagoula form the border with Burgundy. Portuguese explorers and merchants sail around Madagascar, charting the southern coast and trading with the natives. The first Iberian settlement is founded at Taolagnaro, the site of an existing Antanosy village outside the realm of Muslim influence. The Portuguese build Fort São Lourenço at the center of the colony. A new settlement is also established on Inhaca Island, just across the bay from English Maputo, as a base for ivory hunters. Tondo experiences a revival of trade with the west as Iberian merchants return to the archipelago. Franciscan missionaries preach to the natives of Samar and found a church near Calbayog. The first Iberians visit Japan as missionaries.
 * Rashidun Dip: we open greater diplomacy with Iberia for trade.
 * Sinkyone: We get more recources into metal working and we continue to mine golds. We also use our Elk Cavalry (100 men strong) and 3500 infantery to attack Kato again at Ramsey. We also ask the "collonies" of Ikadall and Coosiq to put more recourses into boats and in defencive buildings
 * In the Kingdom of Sicily, Prince-General Afonso de Braganza embraces the offer of his cousin, the King of Iberia, and purchases Santa Cruz, which is renamed Santa Croce. This is widely supported by the Neapolitan Bravos group, many of whom decide to pursue wealth on the newly acquired island. Pietro Bonaparte continues to lead the coloniaztion of San Gennaro, which is quickly becoming a profitable island with production of tobacco and sugar dominating the landscape. Meanwhile, the Prince-General, a vehement anti-Hitlerite, offers to occupy the Italian League to quell Hitlerite sentiments. (MOD)
 * Italian Dip: in order to stop the Hitlerites, we accept a limited Sicilian force to occupy a couple of cities where the Hitlerites are most prominent. (Natemod)
 * English Arcadia:This year, expansion continues along the The Lake of Doubt, with a fort being established where it pours into the saint Lawrence River. another fort is established at the northern end of the river to defend it from any encroachment. In addition, forts are built at the mouth of the Connecticut River, Across the bay from New Essex, and in New Rome. Each fort stations 1,000 British troops and 1,000 colonial troops, with the commanding officer always being from the colonies. We request 10,000 more British troops, to reinforce these forts spread across other locations. Trading missions continue, to explore the lake of doubt and trade with the natives. Expansion continues, now along our border with that section of Burgundian Arcadia. . Expansion continues along the Floridian coast, and the remainder of our territory expands a uniform 10 pixels westward. Wilmington the younger continues to offer all the benefits for Immigrants that his father started, and our population no stands at approximately 840.000, the expansion mostly due to the still rapid immigration. After much deliberation, Bilzen is renamed New York City. After the success of the Adam Johnson's Games, (Now colloquially called duels, though "Gladiator games" is a popular moniker in more refined circles) the second major tournament is held in York, a repeat of last year. It again draws people from as far away as Bilzen, the 12 days of games even attract significant European interest particularity from the French, and make the sport more relevant in the north. Another tournament is held in New Rome though it doesn't have the amenities or scale of the one in York. The sport continues to be popular at various festivals, and as private entertainment for the wealthy. To facilitate the 10,000 extra troops in Arcadia, barracks are built, with accommodations being built for 2,000 men at each major fort. In the meantime, they take quarter in people's homes, though rent is payed by the English Arcadian government.
 * Kingdom of England, Ireland and Scotland: George Osborne continues as the chief treasurer to oversee the raising of taxes with a big review in all of Briton about income tax, tariffs and the now included tax at Dover. This taxation keeps England afloat but with a bullion shortage due to fighting in Americas not everything is perfect. There is a continued migration to Arcadia encouraged here and in Europe. From the ports of Liverpool, Bristol and Dublin ships are sent quietly to the Maiam rebels to deliver muskets, cannons, horses and advisers. Robert O'Kennedy has learnt English, French and Latin. The bay of Kost continues to receives settlers. Continued harvesting of the resources of Haiti. England has 5.4 million people, Wales has 0.6 million Ireland has 1.7 million people and Scotland one million people. The peacetime army is now at around 25,000 men with most of them abroad. The new forces keep training in England. Defences are updated at Portsmouth and Edinburgh. The navy continues to be reformed with more ships of the line being produced.. New Canterbury expands northwards along the coast while the Bay of Kost expands southwards. Iberian and Burgundian shipping is still attacked by privateers. More troops can be raised. Calculus spreads to Cambridge while Oxford is in disarray and it is taught at Cambridge. The universities both continue to teach a growing number of students from grammar schools in the towns. With the Great Fire of London having ripped through London, refugees are moved out quickly around the country and into the colonies. Refugees largely board across the country in people's homes while new houses are built. Work is made quickly led by the architect Christopher Wren to rebuild as much of the housing in the City of London as possible but with new buildings better designed to avoid similar fires by making wider streets, no obstructions of the River Thames, construction of houses of brick. Seeing the effects of the fire on the City of London it is agreed that there needs to be a general rebuild of much of London to avoid similar fires with the areas most at risk taken down under the Fire Prevention Act 1663 creating a long term plan to remove a lot of London's slums and replace with more hygienic and well designed houses. Street planning isn't to change Robert O'Kennedy plans to rebuild much of London to be a lot more tidy and a nice place to live although makes no plans for grand cathedrals or public buildings. The soldiers in Arcadia move out of their billet and wherever the Governor stations them they start work on constructing garrison huts to live in so not to place strain on locals.
 * Russia: Continued consolidation of Siberian territories continues. Ships from Markovgrad ferry supplies to Port Sibir as it grows as a trading hub. From Markovgrad we begin to send our first ships down south. The ship Ruthenia docks in Pusan and unloads Russian furs to be sold in the Asian markets. Russian trade begins to seep into China from the Mongolian Road, and from ships. A group known as the Brat'ya Chetyrnadtsat' from the Cossack regions, writes a song on baroque guitars called 55 dney v Pekine. Tsar Feodor switches the system of summer and winter capital to be that of only Novgorod. Settlers establish a fort northeast of Port Sibir. Feodor also impliments a beard tax to Russian prince's.
 * Papal States: Pope Cornelius has had it up to here with the troublesome Hitlerite heretics, and mobilises the army, asking Italy if the Papal army can assist the Neapolitans in combating the Hitlerites [MOD]. Any Hitlerites causing trouble in the Papal States are summarily executed. The religious orders are kicked into hyperdrive, ordered to preach true, orthodox doctrines on every street corner if needs be. Meanwhile, the Church continues to work with local Northern-Rite and mixed-rite churches in Northern Germany to combat the spread of Scandinavian-backed so-called protestantism. Missions continue in the usual places.
 * Bishopric of St Peter-in-Brazil: With large numbers of the native population converted, the Bishop begins looking for things to do. One of his priests comes up to him one morning, telling him of a plantation in the hinterland he has visited the previous week, where about a hundred natives were kept as slaves. Not only that, but the priest was not even permitted to minister to them. This greatly angers the Bishop, who has vowed to enforce Dilexit Deus with all his power. Unfortunately, very soon the rains come, and the Bishop's planned raid on the plantation has to be postponed until next year.
 * France OOC: Been taking African Indentured servants, basically a big loophole around that.
 * Papal OOC: Yeah nah this slave-owner guy is an anomaly, I'm just making a plot arc for my Bishop.
 * Maiam: Maiam continues its revolution against the Iberian tyrants. Maian soldiers continue to resist Iberian invaders, with contributions from England and Belka quickly incorporated into the Maian army.  A sizeable portion of the Maian fighting force is instructed to pose as ordinary citizens and carry out missions to sabotage Iberian supply trains. This guerilla force, known as the Mayapan, cross enemy lines into Iberian-occupied territory and stir up rebellions and steal more of the Iberian army's supplies, destroying that which they cannot steal. The war takes on two parts, the more formal army fighting the Iberians and the Mayapan creating unrest and resistance amoung the people in Iberian-occupied territory. The Emperor urges all the citizens of Maiam to remember that while Iberia turned a blind eye to them, the government of Maiam never forgot any of its 'children'.  Maiam's population now reflects about half native Mayan and Mexican and half European, with a large mixed-race population. Expansion continues along the northern and southern borders, focusing on the coast. Maiam, seeking to become more self-reliant, continues building its own navy and armories.
 * France Dip: Rich French merchants to believing that an independent Maiam provides the best hope for their business agents send troops to Maiam under the guise of mercanieries paid for by the King of Maiam.
 * France: In New Valois search parties continue to search for the wandering Jew, and rumors begin to fly around that some interior civilization is descended from the lost tribes of Israel and the Jew is hiding there. This begins to cause a large influx of internal migration. New Nuremberg continues to experience a large influx of settlers. '"African Indentured servants" continue to be brought from French Zaire. French Zaire continues to expand. The Comte d'Ausborug states that the next area of East India company expansion is Africa, so he institutes a Cartaz on the southernish African coast. Another citadel and slave trading post is constructed in OTL Lobito. An alliance is requested with Zaire (mod response). In New France the expansion inward is continued and Iberians living in New France are "politely encouraged" to move into the settlement around OTL Bolivia. The Viceroy of New France demands that the tribal confederacy subjugate itself to him. The Island of the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste is put under control of the Kingdom of Navarre and continues to experience large settlement from Basque settlers. A fur trading post is constructed on the interior of the island. France Antarctique continues to expand southward. The French East India company continues to experience an influx of Jewish merchant settlement in the Malukus. The Malukus are put under a plantation system by the French East India company and told to strictly give their spices only to ships chartered under the French East India company. Stateside the tax placed upon the straits of Dover is used for the expansion creation of a professional army of 60,000 men. The Republic of Genoa is restored under the OTL provinces of Geonva and La Speiza. Also stateside Parisian French continues to grow as the vernacular. Construction of a palace begins in Saint-Germain-en-Laye with eventual transfer of the capital there.Privateers are licensed to attack Burgundian and Iberian shipping in the English channel, the atlantic and the Caribbean taking their merchant ships as prizes. These vessels are given letters of Marque but not direct french ships.
 * frican Sultanate of the Maghreb:  Sultan Muhammad Al Saud takes power begins to work on modernizing the army by working on more military bases across the coast, the navy is also improved.Urban centers begin to grow as trading centers and means of living begin to spread mostly in cities on the coast, Madarases are made to teach people in religion,science,and many more things. We send Muslims missionaries to Angola. Coastal cities are made into a hub of trading to help rise the pop, the city of El-Anaiun is made a trade center for African gold. The Sultan begins to open up arms factories mostly in Rabat to improve the economy. The Sultanate begin to work on mass producing Arms and begin to copy European way of growing food. We send trade envoys, along with sending Imams to spread Islam in West Africa and South Africa.  With the spread of Islam in Africa we send imams to help convert them faster, as we send some of their high imams to Rabat to study about Islam.  We begin to work on creating roads to ease trade routes. The city Algiers is made the capital of the Sultanate as its population grows,The 2nd biggest city is Rabat as troops being to start families in the area. The Sultan begins to works on population by opening markets and trading centers mostly at Algiers. 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). Our ships are sent to trade with Zaire, Mali and tiny west African states. newly added region is improved on by working on roads that ease trade and troops movement into the new region. The regions of the Maghreb that can worked on for land to be used as food is worked on as the Sultan works on a nine-year plan to pick up the Sultanate population this is started as farmers from inland are sent to areas that are fertile land. Seeing the rise of a "water crusade" the use of decoy ships and gunboat protections is use in the New World. The Sultanate sends an envoy to Ziyi to help build up cities,arms,and naval ships blueprints (MOD)
 * Tajammad Emirate: The Emirate works on preparing for the cold seasons by collecting firewood during the summer. Walls and Houses are reworked on to defend the "Ansari" from animals. Hunting parties are sent to hunt down animals and eat them, while some are killed for their winter fur. A mosque is made called Al Hawqk and is made in hope of rivaling other Mashjids. Haush land is given to Tajamidan people to rule these areas are called "Forts". New World food is sent back home to be traded. Our ships begin to train on how to sail the rocky seas to reach the Pacific Ocean and study the ways to the Pacific Ocean. Due to the way of the New World women are given more physically as in helping create the wall or guarding areas. The port (not the best or biggest) of Tajammad is re-made along with ocean defense walls and gun ports made along with 50 cannons. The population stands at 29,720 people with a slow rise in pop. The Ona state is annexed into the Emirate and Ona majority areas are put under an Ona that accepted Islam named Hassan al Badr but some question his loyalty and if he converted just to gain power, Islam with the Ona people slowly rise but is still a tiny 8% percent in the Ona Population as the Ona state is named the Ona Bukrain. Seeing the killing of Tajjamdians the State begins to hold up strong military view as the Emir begins to arm more colonist.
 * Sultanate of Bajani:  The Colony is dismantled and is sent home to be remade in Port Nelson. The Sultanate copies the use of the Tajammad Emirate  The Emirate works on preparing for the cold seasons-made along with ocean defense walls and gun ports made along with 20 cannons. A group of 500 men and women are sent to set up base as Nasser Hakim is picked.
 * Nope.
 * Emirate of Al Maqadas: The Emirate is set up in Port Alegre and walls and houses are placed up to bring cover to the population of 17,000 people. A port is worked on. The Emirate begins to expand across the coast by 7 px. More Arms and sent to Emirate to help arm the people of the Emirate.

Swahili: We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue convincing contracted servants. 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. Lens workshops become more commonplace near the Madrassa of Mogadishu. Urbanisation and industrialisation begins as division of labour and large manufactories become more popular in Swahili. '''Akida travels to Maiam and Arcadia also purchasing many samples of local animals and plants as well as learning farming techniques. The department of the sea unveils a new line of 51-gun ships of the line, with the newest flagship Akida.'''
 * Swahili Dip to the Rashidun Caliphate: We wish to begin technological cooperation and help constructing the MSA with the Caliphate and dispatches many scholars of the Madrassa. We ask if the Caliphate would purchase gold bullions to stabilize their currency, which we hope can be used to buy Northern Somalia.
 * Swahili Dip: With the influx of foreigners, we decide to open up Pemba Island for foreigners to lease land to construct trade quarters and ports. 

1664
''' Enforcement of Iberia's policies on the Maya prove extremely hampered by constant gurilla warfare using advanced modern tech. Even many loyalist leaders refuse to carry out the destruction of their culture at the cost of their lives. '''

''' Kato and their allies are crushed at Ramsay. '''

''' Russian nobles are terrified the beard tax robs them of their traditional look, and reluctantly shaves their beards while referring to Tsar Feodor as "barbar of the nation" behind his back. '''

''' The Sultan of Zayiyr trades slaves  ""contracted servants"" to France in exchange for guns and silver. '''

''' Tsar Stanislav finally ready after years of Meticulous planning unleashes an army of nearly 55,000 troops against Prussia seizing territory and Besieging Danzig effectively forcing Prussia to meet Poland in the Field or risk losing Danzig. '''
 * Sinkyone: We fully integrate Yuki Coast and Northern Yuki as part of the the Sinkyone tribe. We also demand them to Convert to Chipmunkism. And We demand Wailaki and Mattole to Join the Confederation or face destruction of their land and their religious worshipping places. We also excecute the Kato tribal Leader. We also continue the Collonisation of Ikadal and Coosiq.Farming technique gets more efficient since the elk now are stronger. Mining ofgGold is also getting more intensive having that we now got 500 Kilo after 3 years
 * Benin: As Oba Ogbebe ages, he gradually lets the imperial legislature take over the day-to-day runnings of the empire, espicially regarding the tedious slave trade and subsequent Bini resettlement. Yearning for the arts, the Oba sends his eldest child and crown prince, Ewuare, on a journey to Europe, in order to sample their strange customs and arts.
 * Rashidun Dip: We send great examples of Baroque art from the Middle Eastern variety for ivory.
 * Iberian Diplomacy: Iberia requests permission to build a trading post and fort at Elmina.
 * Aryavarta: King Ranchordas 1 dies. The council seizes power again, this time led by a young army officer, Dhurandhar Bhatawdekar. Dhurandhar Bhatawdekar is also a great statesman. He quickly puts the administrative system back into place. An Agriculture policy is created for the settling and irrigation of unsettled lands. This includes i) Tribes are given incentives to settle down and supply timber. ii) Irrigation projects are put into place. iii) Government regulation of where and which crops are to be grown. iv) Provision of basic amenities, healthcare facilities and the services of a guru in settled and to-be settled areas. v) Animal husbandry is encouraged more. A large irrigation project is started in the Ganga-Yamuna Doab. Large manufactories are established. Books being published by the millions as a reading public emerges. Hindi and Magadhi novels begin being written. Magadhi influence increases as it becomes more commonly used in the North and around Delhi. Plans are being prepared to retake Orissa and Andhra.
 * Cilicia: King Leo VIII enters in his 12th year of reign in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The official religion is the Armenian Church, a Sui Urs Church within the Catholic Hierarchy. The Court of Cilicia begins to order a build-up of the royal fleet, and entering of trade deals with various nations to increase their merchant power. Requests are sent out to Great Iberia, Belka, The Papal States, France, and The Caliphate for a trade deal. Within the Capitol of Hadrianopolis encouragement of the development of arts, science, and learning are promoted. While in the Eastern part of Cilicia an entertainer rises to prominence, known as the Jester of Sis. He entertains courts by making up comedic insults about nobles, the count of Sis becomes one of his patrons within the Kingdom of Cilicia.
 * Iberian Diplomacy: Iberia accepts the trade deal.
 * Rashidun Dip: We accept trade.
 * Papal Diplomacy: The Pope agrees to the trade deal, and sends whatever help we can spare to assist Cilicia and the Catholic Armenian Church
 * English Arcadia:This year, expansion continues along the The Lake of Doubt, with a fort being established where it pours into the saint Lawrence River. another fort is established at the northern end of the river to defend it from any encroachment. In addition, forts are built at the mouth of the Connecticut River, Across the bay from New Essex, and in New Rome. Each fort stations 1,000 British troops and 1,000 colonial troops, with the commanding officer always being from the colonies. We request 10,000 more British troops, to reinforce these forts spread across other locations. Trading missions continue, to explore the lake of doubt and trade with the natives. Expansion continues, now along our border with that section of Burgundian Arcadia. . Expansion continues along the Floridian coast, and the remainder of our territory expands a uniform 10 pixels westward. Wilmington the younger continues to offer all the benefits for Immigrants that his father started, and our population no stands at approximately 840.000, the expansion mostly due to the still rapid immigration. After much deliberation, Bilzen is renamed New York City. After the success of the Adam Johnson's Games, (Now colloquially called duels, though "Gladiator games" is a popular moniker in more refined circles) the second major tournament is held in York, a repeat of last year. It again draws people from as far away as Bilzen, the 12 days of games even attract significant European interest particularity from the French, and make the sport more relevant in the north. Another tournament is held in New Rome though it doesn't have the amenities or scale of the one in York. The sport continues to be popular at various festivals, and as private entertainment for the wealthy. Extra barracks are completed for the 10,000 troops, and 4,000 troops are now stationed at each fort, 3,000 British and 1,000 Arcadian. Using 8,000 `troops and leaving small (1,000 troop) garrisons at the forts in New Essex and Bilzen, Wilmington launches an attack on New Amsterdam.
 * English Dip: We dispatch a fleet of 50 ships from our current fleet to Arcadia to support the fighting.
 * Bengal Sultanate: The nation's diverse backgrounds have become more and more closer these past 3 years. Marriages between the variety of ethnicities in the nation have grown to be more common. On the topic of statistics, the population of the nation has grown to 36.45 million. Production of crops have continued leaving to a very minimal level of malnutrition within the population and poverty rates being very low. over 90 large ships have been made these last 3 years. The Sultan had also ordered an expansion of the freeway and an upgrade on the national sewer system which had been completed this year. In Mas Ubai jobs and businesses continue to be made and created leading to Mas Ubai becoming the business center of the nation. In Burma the city of Myamm has become the largest and most richest city of the province for trade. In Bhutan mining and trade has become more common. Newspaper companies are also becoming more common as well across the whole nation and even in the colony which delivers a local newspaper for only half a silver takha. But back at home the nation has been facing a very large project put in place by the government to expand in it's millitary and navy with 56,000 people being recruited and 46 ships being built and placed on reserve for just in case war breaks out but seems to have little to no purpose at the moment other than for training exercises. Weapons for the millitary have been produced in mass numbers as well these last 3 years. This year Ahom elected their governor for the next 6 years which is Sara Acharya. This is the first female leader of any province of the nation and had won in the election by a landslide. In the colony businesses have formed like the local newspaper company and farms have also grown common in the valleys. Tourism has grown in the nation and has allowed the economy to grow for such a strange and unknown place at least for the citizens of Bengal. The Hipawray's have made a huge comeback in the last few years due to efforts put in place by the government and they have also become more and more so of a common pet on the island and for the mainland have been a rare and exotic pet. A shipyard was also built this year as well to build ships on the Northeast coast of the island. The population of the area has grown to around 18,000. With peace in the long term, it seems that the nation will continue to become more modern and powerful by the year.
 * Russia: We continue to consolidate Siberia. Mapping of the East Siberian coastline continues. The first naval warships dock in Port Sibir. The Tsar thought looking at the rest of the population and of the Belkan leaders, see's the western style in military look as a divergence from the "barbaric" and "medieval" look of previous Slavic militaries, to that of the military powers of Prussia, and France. The look of the west is only to that of the infantryman. Feodor, the young charismatic ruler he is, once again renames Rurikgrad to Feodorburg, the part burg was chosen due to Feodor's liking of Prussia.
 * Kingdom of England, Ireland and Scotland: The country continues to bring in income taxes and customs from goods travelling in although there are no internal customs as well as taxes at Dover. The Royal Army continues to remain at 25,000 men with 15,000 in Arcadia, 7,000 in Britain and another 3,000 in various colonies now including the lease on Hong Kong. This is a professional full time force which drills extensively and is split into muskets as well as foot artillery, heavy cavalry and light cavalry. The militia act of 1664 allows an additional 30,000 to be raised by the King for 30 days and for them to be payed for by the Crown before Parliament must agree to extend it for as long as it chooses to at which point Parliament will take over it's payment and reimburse the crown for it's payments to the soldiers. If it chooses not to allow the King to keep the army raised then the newly raised army must be removed and the King is not reimbursed. Parliament remains meeting yearly to approve taxes as suggested by Sir Osborne. Refugees of the fire of London continue to be rehoused either in the colonies or across Britain where they stay with people while significant efforts are made to rebuild the streets of London. Christopher Wren continues to lead the rebuilding of London, some complain about the lack of public buildings and architectural significance but St Paul's Cathedral is still rebuilt larger while most of the focus is on new houses of stone and more cleanliness due to better plumbing with the new London hoping to give off a more affluent feel. 2 fleets are maintained at Portsmouth and Bristol. The canals are maintained to keep trade flowing in England. Maritime insurance grows as well as banking houses. A new set of grammar schools are opened in towns now with heavy subsidisation by now most children in towns are given some form of education. The universities are still dominated by Oxford and Cambridge but a number of Scottish universities also exist. Isaac Newton is studying at Cambridge while the Royal Society of London is promoted. Expansion in Africa of the colonies and continued settlement of Hati with black volunteers and white refugees. The construction of 74 gun ships of the line continues as a standard design begins to prevail. Continued traffic to our port city in Bulsar. England has 5.4 million people, Wales has 0.6 million Ireland has 1.7 million people and Scotland one million people. Limited support is sent to Maiam in the form of gunpowder and munitions. We request to establish a trade post on Pemba island. 
 * Swahili Diplomacy: We accept the request and leases the port of Gando.
 * Papal States: Pope Cornelius asks Italy for permission to help Naples quell the Hitlerites in Italy [MOD RESPONSE please]. Further efforts are put into place to combat both Neo-Hitlerism and the so-called "Protestants" backed by Scandinavia. Pope Cornelius plans a trip to Bari in Naples next year, to visit the Basilica of St Nicholas. Missions in China-Korea, Japan, the New World, and Southern Africa continue. Missionaries in the New World begin using Our Lady of Pituba as a distinctly New Worldly symbol of Catholicism.
 * Bishopric of St Peter-in-Brazil: With the wet season over, the Bishop gathers a militia to free the slaves being held by this particular plantation owner. Before setting out, the group gathers for a mass in the Cathedral, followed by a procession to the Chapel of Our Lady of Pituba, where they entrust themselves to her care. After a week's trek, the militia arrives at the plantation and conduct a surprise attack. By a miracle, none of the militiamen, nor any of the slaves, are injured. The group, now with freed slaves, return triumphant to St Peter, where they give thanks at the Chapel, adding their victory to the ever-increasing list of miraculous events attributed to Our Lady of Pituba's intercession.
 * Sultanate of Zayiyr: Abdul Haadi el-Ally and his entire political family are murdered by their house slaves "contracted house servants". Each of the servants involved with their deaths are slaughtered in different and more creative ways than the last. Jalaal al-Hussain takes political power following the deaths, becoming the new Sultan. Sultan Jalaal begins his reign by sending his elder son, Aseel, to Europe to learn about how they became as powerful as they are, as well as learning about their culture and artistry. Jalaal sends a diplomat, Qais al-Malek, to the Rashidun Caliphate to exchange food for weaponry. We send another diplomat, Maa'iz al-Abood, to Swahili to pursue positive relations and trade with the Swahili government. Our population stands at 522,000. Our military stands at 10,000, with the Sultan having 200 personal guards protecting him after the death of the former Sultan. Construction, farming, and fishing remain the largest duties and businesses in Zayiyr. Mining, while currently in early stages, has produced what our currency will be within our state. Gold coins remain the most expensive and register as "high value"; Cobalt and copper coins remain the least expensive and register as "low value".
 * The Sultanate of the Maghreb sends an envoy to Ziyi to help build up cities,arms,and send them naval ships blueprints and Imams from Rabat.
 * Zayiyr Diplomacy: With the Sultanate of Maghreb sending us an envoy and helping in us in a very generous way, we send back a gift of gold coins, slaves, and food to thank for their help.
 * Rashidun DIp: Al-Malek is welcome to tour the Caliphate for shipwrights and technology while he pilgrimages to Mecca
 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Nova Belgica expands 50 px southeast along the border with English Arcadia. New Netherlands expands 50 px north. With the unprovoked Polish invasion of Prussia, the States-General dispatches a force of 40,000 men to aid in the defense of the Holy Roman Empire. With Englands blatant disregard for the Papal backed truce evident, an expeditionary force of 20,000 men and 100 ships under the overall command of Friedrich vun Bourgogne, Duke of Hasselt is sent to counterattack in Arcadia, with one half - lead by Duke Hasselt himself - besieging Bilzen, and the other besieging Old Kobecstad (OTL Quebec City). Agents are also sent into English Arcadia, encouraging the German population to rise up against the englishmen (mod response pls). Burgundian privateers and commerce raiders are given free and unrestricted permission to disrupt England maritime trade. Burgundys High Seas Fleet begins making sorties into the English Channel, and the German Sea Fleet makes regular passes up and down the east coast of England. Patrols of 5-8 frigates and schooners are ordered to become common sights outside English ports, and to seize anything to be used to fund Burgundys war effort. Emergency ship production is institued to quickly replace lost or damaged ships, and ships of the line construction is focused on the standardized 74-gunners.
 * To defend outprselves from this attack, 6,000 English Soliders and 5,000 Arcadians are moved to defned each fort. (I'll edit the algos to account for this in the mornin)
 * Why do you get to move reinforcements into the forts after I attack, especially since you couldn't have known that where I would counter attack? Should I be allowed to send my expeditionary force into New Amsterdam? -Guy
 * We get to move reinforcements because we can see you coming. By the time you have assembled 20,000 troops and 100 ships the battle for New Amsterdam will be over. You either need to sail along the Polar Easterlies or the Trade Winds. If you sail along the Polar Easterlies you need to sail past Scotland and if you take the Trade winds and follow the gulf stream we will see you coming from a long distance away as well. You ignore 50 ships I have in the region.
 * Great Iberia: Seeing the resistance to his policies, Saúl Águila focuses his efforts on northern Yucatán while remaining lax on the rest of the colony. Order is restored to most of New Iberia, but the rebels still hold some sway over the highlands of Guatemala. The Iberian army is reinforced and replenished before continuing their campaign. Mêcicipi prospers and continues expanding upriver. Maranhão expands along the branches of the Amazon and into the interior from São Atto. Aruaque continues to be settled by Iberians. African slaves are brought to the New World to work on sugar plantations. The professional army continues training, now at ~35,000 troops.
 * Iberian Diplomacy to Swahili: Hearing of Swahili's offer, Iberia requests to lease the bay of Wete in northern Pemba as the site of a trading post.
 * Tsardom of Belka: Following years of preparation the Tsar sends 20,000 troops to Slovenia, and another 20,000 on the border with Croatia. With the economy and population having recovered enough strength to wage a quick war the Tsar hopes to integrate and settle Croatia into the empire as well as get a direct land border with the trade routes and travel routes into western europe. The Army of Belgrad and the Army of Slovenia both beeline for Zagreb attempting to catch the Croatians totally off guard as they quickly push into the country. While surprising for the croatians the Belkan reserve forces standing in as occupational forces treat the Croatians with extreme dignity and respect as they avoid all sorts of looting, rape, and other horrifying forms of warfare. Along side this the final sections of Bosnia are also liberated and it comes to the attention of the Belkans that many of the Bosnian Serbs already speak Belkan due to the cross border contact and little love for their croatian overlord, but a lack of ability to revolt. The Navy is used to blockade Croatia as well forcing any ships they have to remain at port. With the decisive victory outside Zagreb an offer is made.Belka offers reparations to families of the war dead and reparations for damages to croatian land if they surrender now and become an imperial province (mod).  The motherland continues to experience good growth and settlement with Transylvania now having a majority belkan settled population vs the unintegrated hungarians who have more or less maintained their cultural identity. However lots of immigration of Hungarians back to hungarian controlled territory, and with many more headed towards the more populated areas of the empire hoping to start a new life away from their former serf territory. The population stands at 11.6 million and growing.


 * Swahili: We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue convincing contracted servants. 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. Lens workshops become more commonplace near the Madrassa of Mogadishu. Urbanisation and industrialisation begins as division of labour and large manufactories become more popular in Swahili. Akida returns to Swahili with a hero's welcome. 
 * Swahili Dip to Iberia: We accept their offer and leases the port of Wete.
 * Maiam: Maiam continues its revolution against the Iberian tyrants. Maian soldiers continue to resist Iberian invaders with contributions from England and Belka. The French soldiers are quickly assimilated into the main Maian army, giving tactical and strategic advice to the different fighting forces, as well as fighting along side them. The King of France is sent a secret message thanking him profusely for the support.  A sizeable portion of the Maian fighting force is instructed to pose as ordinary citizens and carry out missions to sabotage Iberian supply trains. This guerilla force, known as the Mayapan, cross enemy lines into Iberian-occupied territory and stir up rebellions and steal more of the Iberian army's supplies, destroying that which they cannot steal. The war takes on two parts, the more formal army fighting the Iberians and the Mayapan creating unrest and resistance amoung the people in Iberian-occupied territory. The Emperor urges all the citizens of Maiam to remember that while Iberia turned a blind eye to them, the government of Maiam never forgot any of its 'children'.  Maiam's population now reflects about half native Mayan and Mexican and half European, with a large mixed-race population. Maiam, seeking to become more self-reliant, continues building its own navy and armories.
 * France: In New Valois search parties continue to search for the wandering Jew, and rumors begin to fly around that some interior civilization is descended from the lost tribes of Israel and the Jew is hiding there. This begins to cause a large influx of internal migration. New Nuremberg continues to experience a large influx of settlers. '"African Indentured servants" continue to be brought from French Zaire. French Zaire continues to expand. The Comte d'Ausborug states that the next area of East India company expansion is Africa, so he institutes a Cartaz on the southernish African coast. Another citadel and slave trading post is constructed in OTL Lobito. An alliance is requested with Zaire (mod response). In New France the expansion inward is continued and Iberians living in New France are "politely encouraged" to move into the settlement around OTL Bolivia. The Viceroy of New France demands that the tribal confederacy subjugate itself to him. The Island of the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste is put under control of the Kingdom of Navarre and continues to experience large settlement from Basque settlers. A fur trading post is constructed on the interior of the island. France Antarctique continues to expand southward. The French East India company continues to experience an influx of Jewish merchant settlement in the Malukus. The Malukus are put under a plantation system by the French East India company and told to strictly give their spices only to ships chartered under the French East India company. Stateside the tax placed upon the straits of Dover is used for the expansion creation of a professional army of 60,000 men. The Republic of Genoa is restored under the OTL provinces of Geonva and La Speiza. Also stateside Parisian French continues to grow as the vernacular. Construction of a palace begins in Saint-Germain-en-Laye with eventual transfer of the capital there.Privateers are licensed to attack Burgundian and Iberian shipping in the English channel, the atlantic and the Caribbean taking their merchant ships as prizes. These vessels are given letters of Marque but not direct french ships.
 * Zayiyr Diplomacy: We accept the alliance.

1665
''' The Polish forces leave a starving Danzig under siege by 5000 troops as the Tsar himself manages to maneuver the Prussian and Burgundian forces into a field of battle nearby giving it up to them on whether to give battle or not to liberate the now failing Danzig. '''

''' The Dread Pirate Roberts establishes a Pirate Republic in the Carribbean making a living off of plundering the seas and selling their stolen goods to other merchants. The raid of two Treasure Fleets, one Iberian, and one French makes the pirate issue much more apparent. As far north as Kobec and English Arcadia sees piracy as well all claiming to be under the Dread pirate. '''

''' The remaining Maiam forces in the highlands remain virtually untouchable as the combination of Geurilla tactics, and line infatry implemented via French and Belkan advisors effectively leaves the jungles and highlands untouchable to Iberia. '''

''' The Great Comanche Empire rides out from its homelands in the midwest of Arcadia causing a mass flight of other native tribes east. This begins to crowd the East coast of the continent which finally brings large tribes of Natives into conflict with the English and Burgundians. The involvement of natives heavily disrupts the current colonial conflict as rampant raiding and attack turns both armies into cowering and scared men hiding behind city fortifications and small forts. '''

''' In Burgundy, the treasury proclaims bankruptcy after struggling to finance war against Poland and England at the same time. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange crashes as a result. This prompts the London Stock Exchange to fail as well, as the Bank of England collapses due to giant amounts of debt being unpayable. This crisis spirals out of control, affecting England, France, and Burgundy a lot, and Spain a little. In Italy, Hitlerites declare that this is a sign of the impending apocalypse and begin marching on Rome. '''


 * Papal States: Sick and tired of the utter nonsense of the Neo-Hitlerites, Pope Cornelius calls a new Crusade (complete with indulgnce for those who pledge themselves to the Church's protection) against the Hitlerite Scourge. The Papal forces are massed, and join up with the Neapolitan forces who were in Italy. [OOC: OK, surely there aren't anywhere near as many Hitlerites as before, right? Like this is just a decent-sized peasant rebellion mob right? MODS?] All Christian nations, specifically Iberia, Burgundy, the HRE, and whoever else, are asked whether they could spare a regiment or two to help tackle the scourge. The Immaculata and Dominican orders, feeling the Pope breathing down their necks, go into a feverish preaching mode, preaching in every town square, distributing leaflets on every street, holding open-air cathechism classes; in short doing everything possible to counter Hitlerism. A priest visiting Rome from Brazil suggests invoking Our Lady of Pituba, and many do so, including some cardinals. Already extremely cross from the Hitlerite fiasco, Pope Cornelius II reaches an even higher stage of fury when he hears of England's breaking of the Papal truce. Seeing England's actions as an affront to God, an affront to God's Church, and, worst of all, an affront to his personal authority as God's appointed Vicar on Earth, the Pope places the entirety of England, including all its colonial possessions, under interdict . England agreed to the peace--which it knew was Papal--and it must therefore suffer the consequences. The entire English clergy is ordered to, effectively, go on strike, and no one is to receive any sacrament except if they are in immediate danger of death. An apology is demanded from the English king, as well as an end to the hostilities. Besides, the economic disaster, clearly God's punishment for disregarding His truce, makes continuing the war absurd anyhow.
 * Iberian Diplomacy: Two regiments (2,000 troops) are sent to aid the Papal States in fighting the Hitlerites.
 * French Dip: France would like to report Iberia to the papacy for aggression around the French colony of Nue Nuerneburg. Iberia is currently claiming that it did not return the French colony of Nue Nuerenburg to France in accordance with the treaty of Rome.
 * These Hitlerites aren't a big deal, just an unruly mob. Definitely not as big as last time. -scraw
 * Sinkyone:Now with our chief with more millitary and political power he demands that every family in the family counsil converts to Chipmunkism We make officialy call our Confederation the defender of chipmunkism and chipmunks. We also discover a way to make bronze and we directly make our first bronze swords.
 * Pirate Republic: The first census of the Republic reveals the population to number around 2,400 men, arranged across 21 ships, led by the Dread Pirate Robert's infamous flagship, La Revanche, colloquially named the Ghost Ship. The flagship is a 46-gun, 150 man beast of a frigate, recently upgraded with the latest cannon and fittings liberated from the Iberian and French treasure fleets, a far cry from its origins as a small 30 gun French frigate. The Republic has no official lands, but instead rules over the decks of its ships, nicknamed by terrorised merchants and local Caribbeans alike the 'Black Fleet'. This nickname is at least in part due to the large number of black crew members, liberated from slavers. A favoured tactic of the fleet is to capture slave ships, free their cargo, and let the slaves deal with their former masters. Then they are given the choice of being put to shore with a small arm apiece, or joining the Republic, spread evenly through the crews so as to diffuse any racial tension. Ex-slave ships make great pirate ships as they are built for speed and are heavily armed as routine. Racism is dealt with harshly, but there is little cause for punishment as pirates are unlike to judge slaves due to their own disreputable backgrounds. Agents of the Republic are quick to sell the captured merchant ships of the two treasure fleets to the shadier European merchants, along with some of their valuable cargoes. This creates modest profits for the Republic, enabling them to begin to construct a network of paid informants and spies across the Caribbean which inform upon the movement of possible targets and so increase the pickings of the Republic. The Black Fleet converges in the bay of an otherwise undiscovered island, hidden from prying telescopes by a large headland. Here a constitution is drawn up, essentially a codified version of the standard Pirate Code, and it is agreed that plunder shall be distributed as each ship sees fit in their own individual Codes, aside from a 30% tithe to the Republic. This levy will be used to begin the construction of a harbour and storage facility upon their island, and also begin recruitment of more sailors on the main Caribbean islands. Joining the Republic becomes known as 'taking the Black', named after the many black skinned sailors, the black painted hulls of the ships, the black sashes worn by the pirates and the dreaded black sails that are used in night raids and for putting on speed during pursuits.
 * English Secret Dip: Seeing the lack of bullion in England and the obvious assumption that the Pirates must have taken bullion we offer to sell them a number of frigates and African volunteers for their value in bullion.
 * Republic Secret Diplomacy: Since the Royal Navy is facing heavy budget cuts and has had to reduce its crew numbers, they must now have many empty ships that they cannot crew in the short term. The Republic proposes that a half-dozen fourth rate ships of the line be filled almost to the entirety with surplus English armaments and be conveniently 'lost at sea' in the Caribbean. This would cut maintemce costs for England but would also be in exchange for their value in silver bullion looted from the Iberian treasure fleet.
 * English Secret Dip: We agree to this deal.
 * Kingdom of England, Ireland and Scotland: We offer Burgundy a return to pre- conflict boundaries arguing this was a colonial conflict which escalated '''this was not the central policy of the King and simply a skirmish which escalated and asks for peace to be re established along pre- conflict lines. The King will not apologise to the Pope since at no point was an order given by him to break the truce and so the Pope has vastly overacted without considering circumstances or even allowing the King a chance to resolve an internal issue. Presuming the end of fighting in Arcadia we pull back our forces in Arcadia to 6,000 troops and no additional English ships to defend from native attacks. In response to the crisis within the Kingdom the chancellor Osborne has a plan of heavy austerity with the King leading the way personally by cutting his spending dramatically restricting him to only occupuying Windsor castle and with that a small staff as well as cancelling all large scale parties and that of building projects including London as well as a reduction in funding for universities and grammar schools temporarily with the expectation for at least the next 2 years they will have to make do. Seeing the severity of the crisis Parliament agrees to raise income taxes this year and the next moderately under the condition that Parliament be given a veto in spending the fiances as well as the issuing of government bonds to all citizens taxed allowing them to reclaim their taxes when Parliament allows as well as the issuing of land bonds for land in either Arcadia and Africa which can be sold on or claim land in the colonies to the value of the land bonds. With rebuilding in London ceasing although much of the place has been rebuilt it is still not complete and so the refugees continue to kept spread out from the country while some of the London poor leave for the colonies reducing the population of London slums. This is done in response to the taxes being raised to keep the country afloat. Payments of debts are differed temporarily. Duties on foreign goods entering are raised in part to make up more money and in part to reduce importing. The fleet at Bristol is largely crewed by a skeleton fleet while there also reductions in crews at Portsmouth. This all saves in wages. The colonies of English Arcadia and Hati are also taxed greater taxes on the African colonies are left alone to keep a steady flow of trade through to Asia. The money raised through a budget surplus is placed into the Bank of England to keep the treasury stable. In Britain there is a standing army of around 5,000 and 11,000 troops abroad. England has 5.5 million people, Wales has 0.6 million Ireland has 1.7 million people and Scotland 1.1 million people.'''
 * Papal Diplomacy: Seeing England's clear desire to end the war, and hearing with fatherly understanding the King's explanation, the Pope lifts the interdict over England proper, but will maintain the interdict over English Arcadia until the fighting ceases.
 * Burgundian Dip: the offer of returning to pre-war borders is accepted.
 * Sultanate of Zayiyr: Sultan Jalaal al-Hussain elder son, Aseel, returns from Europe bearing various samples of literature, as well as other cultural items. While only in basic concepts, literature has flourished in Zayiyr. Our language, Arabic, is the most commonly used language in our literature. Mining has become the largest business in Zayiyr, now in front of fishing and farming. We expand 40 px northward, and move our farms to that region. Construction begins, building houses, mosque's, and businesses. Our army undergoes new and "complex" military strategies, with training of our military becoming one of our top priorities. In the latter part of the year, Qais al-Malek, our diplomat who traveled to the Rashidun Caliphate and completed his pilgrimage, has returned with sketches and drawings of the technology he saw. While the process to fully utilize and construct these technologies will take a few years, these technologies are needed to fully modernize Zayiyr and to make it a powerful force in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa.
 * Maiam: Many Maian citizens evacuate to the Maian-controlled areas of the country. Since traditional fighting tactics have mainly failed, much of the resistance turns to a guerilla-style offensive, making it as costly and damaging as possible for Iberians to remain in the country. Many local citizens are recruited, motivated by Iberian threats to destroy their culture and heritage. French and Belkan officers and troops are consulted and utilized in many areas.  The Mayapan cross enemy lines into Iberian-occupied territory and stir up rebellions and steal more of the Iberian army's supplies, destroying that which they cannot steal. The war takes on two parts, the more formal army fighting the Iberians and the Mayapan creating unrest and resistance amoung the people in Iberian-occupied territory. The Emperor urges all the citizens of Maiam to remember that while Iberia turned a blind eye to them, the government of Maiam never forgot any of its 'children'.  Maiam's population now reflects about half native Mayan and Mexican and half European, with a large mixed-race population.
 * Scandinavian Empire:  Development happens around the capital Riksdale, as well as in Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oldenburg and Visby. The ports of Vindov and Libov (Windau and Libau) in Couronia are being promoted. Colonial endeavours around Olafsdale (Labrador settlements) and New Blekinge (Hudson Bay settlements) continue.  We also continue colonizing the Island of New Gotland and the coast north of it, as we see it as good farmland, being named Haraldsdale.   Protestant preachers are sent to Oldenburg and the Hebrides and Catholic power is undermined in the region, and money is sent to the Protestant groups within the Hansa.   We continue support for these groups and plan a colonisation trip to Africa.  Queen Catherine introduces tea as a popular drink in the higher echelons of Scandinavian society.  We help out the Amsterdam Trade Stock with loans, and the Bank of St. Birgitta begins to get a bigger influence in Amsterdam. 
 * English Arcadia:This year, expansion continues along the Doubt, with a fort being established where it pours into the saint Lawrence River. Two more lakes are Named, Lake Norway (OTL lake Erie) and Lake Heroin (OTL lake Heron). Another fort is established at the northern end of the river to defend it from any encroachment. In addition, forts are built at the mouth of the Connecticut River, Across the bay from New Essex, and in New Rome. Each fort stations 1,000 British troops and 1,000 colonial troops, with the commanding officer always being from the colonies. We request 10,000 more British troops, to reinforce these forts spread across other locations. Trading missions continue, to explore the lake of doubt and trade with the natives. Expansion continues, now along our border with that section of Burgundian Arcadia. . Expansion continues along the Floridian coast, and the remainder of our territory expands a uniform 10 pixels westward. Wilmington the younger dies, and is seceded by Cornelius Wilmington III Who immediately apologizes to the papacy for his father's acts. all the benefits for Immigrants that Wilmington I started are maintained, and our population no stands at approximately 1.200.000, the expansion mostly due to the still rapid immigration. After much deliberation, Bilzen is renamed New York City. After the success of the Adam Johnson's Games, (Now colloquially called duels, though "Gladiator games" is a popular moniker in more refined circles) the second major tournament is held in York, a repeat of last year. It again draws people from as far away as Bilzen, the 12 days of games even attract significant European interest particularity from the French, and make the sport more relevant in the north. Another tournament is held in New Rome though it doesn't have the amenities or scale of the one in York. The sport continues to be popular at various festivals, and as private entertainment for the wealthy. Extra barracks are completed for the 10,000 troops, and 4,000 troops are now stationed at each fort, 3,000 British and 1,000 Arcadian.
 * Russia: Expeditions are made to the far reaches of the Siberian coast. Though it is our territory it hasn't been settled, and only remains with a handful of Cossack camps. One mapping Expedition discovers a large sea to which the captain calls it after himself, the Binkov Sea. Also while attempting to explore it, the captain discovers two islands off the Kamchatka coast. However a small finish crew begins to spread rumors of a large island north of the Binkov Sea.
 * Great Iberia: Iberia ramps up its naval presence in the Caribbean following the rise of organized piracy. 30 warships, mainly two-deckers, are sent to patrol and protect Iberian interests in the Caribbean and escort treasure convoys. Additionally, dozens of merchant ships are armed with cannons to safeguard their voyages. The defenses of Cartagena are finally completed, making it an impregnable fortress and the most well-fortified city in the Caribbean. Gherardo Barbachollo is paid handsomely for his designs. Puerto Plata and Santo Domingo are fortified, along with Martinique. The Iberian forces retreat from the highlands, instead pushing southeast along the coast of Guatemala, while colonial troops from Nova Lusitânia advance into Nicaragua. Now that the Maya have abandoned regular warfare, their remaining ports are seized and their ships are reclaimed for the Iberian Pacific fleet. This gives Iberia a large degree of dominion over the coasts, with a rebel-held interior. Maranhão and Mêcicipi continue expanding. The rest of Sinaloa is colonized by Nova Galiza. With the acquisition of a Pemba trading post, Iberian merchants extend their influence to the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. Iberian explorers visit Ethiopia, Yemen, Oman, and the isle of Socotra. (More to come)
 * Iberian Diplomacy to France: In order to settle territorial disputes over São Luís, King Pedro offers to cede all Iberian settlements in Maranhão that lie east of Rio Mearim, with the exception of Fort São Atto.
 * Swahili: We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue convincing contracted servants. 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. Lens workshops become more commonplace near the Madrassa of Mogadishu. Urbanisation and industrialisation begins as division of labour and large manufactories become more popular in Swahili. Akida dies after writing a journal of his travels.
 * Swahili Diplomacy to England: We offer to purchase their colony in Maputo for golden and silver bullion. We also wish for technological cooperation for golden and silver bullion.  In return, we will also lease a port on Pemba Island.
 * Swahili Diplomacy to Burgundy: We offer to purchase their colony in the Cape for golden and silver bullion. We request technological cooperation for golden and silver bullion. In return, we will also lease a port on Pemba Island.
 * Swahili Diplomacy to Iberia: We request technological cooperation for golden and silver bullion.
 * Swahili Diplomacy to France: We request technological cooperation for golden and silver bullion.


 * Tsardom of Belka: Following years of preparation the Tsar sends 20,000 troops to Slovenia, and another 20,000 on the border with Croatia. With the economy and population having recovered enough strength to wage a quick war the Tsar hopes to integrate and settle Croatia into the empire as well as get a direct land border with the trade routes and travel routes into western europe. The Army of Belgrad and the Army of Slovenia both beeline for Zagreb attempting to catch the Croatians totally off guard as they quickly push into the country. While surprising for the croatians the Belkan reserve forces standing in as occupational forces treat the Croatians with extreme dignity and respect as they avoid all sorts of looting, rape, and other horrifying forms of warfare. Along side this the final sections of Bosnia are also liberated and it comes to the attention of the Belkans that many of the Bosnian Serbs already speak Belkan due to the cross border contact and little love for their croatian overlord, but a lack of ability to revolt.  The motherland continues to experience good growth and settlement with Transylvania now having a majority belkan settled population vs the unintegrated hungarians who have more or less maintained their cultural identity. However lots of immigration of Hungarians back to hungarian controlled territory, and with many more headed towards the more populated areas of the empire hoping to start a new life away from their former serf territory. The population stands at 11.6 million and growing. With another battle taking place with the Croatian army remnants at Zadar.

1666
 The Dread Pirate proves to be an undefeatable foe, thereby making him one of the best admirals that ever lived (Dread Pirate = GA) 

''' Croatia submits to Belkan conquest, thereby ending the war. '''

''' Mapuche expands southwards and builds many more cities, due to the mass use of horses and knowledge brought from the Quechua and Ayamaras which immigrated from the north. '''

''' The Stock Exchanges in Amsterdam and London are still at an all-time low, with the financial crisis continuing all across England, Burgundy and France. Funds are lacking for war or for other government actions, although France recovers a bit from this. '''

''' On June 6th, 1666, a great fire breaks out in Rome, destroying large parts of the city of Rome, but leaving the Vatican Hill with only damages. Hitlerites in Italy see this as a sign of God, and religious fervour rises in and around Rome. The great march reaches Rome and chaos forms in the streets. '''

''' The Iroquios and Cherokee Confederations prove to be extremely powerful obstacles standing in the way of further expansion of the east coast colonies capturing and turning back many settlers. '''

''' The Poles having starved out Danzig seize the city and after many years finally reclaim a port sity of their own. East Prussia falls as well but is occupied as an obvious bargaining chip. Tsar Stanislav prepares to fight the HRE forces in the field for the first time. '''
 * Malaya: Seeing the economic crisis in Europe, we take the opportunity to make the switch from Burgundian currency to the Malayan Ringgit, a local currency introduced to hopefully minimize the effects of the crisis. The western coastline sees the construction of more settlements, with competition within the ports of Malacca, Klang and Johor. This is expected to bring prosperity to the nation. The Royal Navy now stands at 10 battleships equipped with Chinese cannons and Korean technology. In the city of Malacca there is a small demonstration by a Hitlerite supporter group that the Rapture is coming. They are mostly ignored until conflict breaks out. The most of the local Christian population oppose the actions of these people, but a few radicals join their cause and demand for all to repent. Religious tensions are high as these radicals are arrested, but nothing major has occured yet.
 * Aryavarta: Work continues on the implementation of the agriculture policy. Plans for the invasion of Andhra and Orissa are completed. We invade Andhra and Orissa, putting 150,000 troops to the task. Andhra and Orissa fall quickly due to their small army sizes (7500 each). Shaivism remains the major Hindu sect with 85% of the population worshipping Shiva and other Shaivite gods and idols. A Shaivite reformist movement starts in Magadh and quickly spreads throughout Aryavarta. The Arya Samaj (Arya Society) is set up. The Arya Samaj, fuelled by revolutionary new ideas, attracts a large majority of the young. These new ideas advocate the oneness of God (Advaita/Not-Two/Individual), greater power to women (Mixing in Shakti and Bhakti ideals), and dedication to Shiva while not preaching rituals as neccessary as well as respect for the beliefs of others. Effectively using the printing presses, introduced by the English, they spread their message across Aryavarta using books and pamphlets as by this time a large reading public has emerged. They have great public appeal, helping increase the popularity of Shaivisma as well as serving as a uniting force between the followers of Shiv.
 * Sinkyone: We make your first boats that can now have 20 people in it this is because the use of copper strips and copper nails. We also make first copper tools and weapons like copper axe pikes, Sickles, knives. We also make Copper arrow points. We also get our first real flag pole. The progress is our written language keeps to continue and makes a real alphabet. We also send collonists to OTL Heceta Beach we directly send people to Ikadal and Coosiq also we name OTL Heceta Beach, Gleneda. Also, we rename  Arqortoqe  to Mzer.
 * Kingdom of England, Ireland and Scotland: With the Burgundian conflict resolved and all sorted out this is good. The royal army is maintained. Bullion from the Pirate Republic is added to the Bank of England while there is a continued austerity with Parliament agreeing to another year of taxes with further updates being made to income taxes of all those earning an income and separate property taxes. Government bonds of debt and land in the colonies continue to be issued. Parliament makes the King continue to agree to a conservative budget in which income exceeds spending significantly allowing them to work on paying debts while the country works on producing in spite of economic troubles. Continued migration and growth of the African trade posts. State sponsored piracy in the form of privateers continues primarily in the Caribbean sea. England has 5.5 million people, Wales has 0.6 million Ireland has 1.7 million people and Scotland 1.1 million people.
 * Pirate Republic: The agents of the Republic continue their recruitment drive in the backstreets of the Caribbean, drawing crowds of the unemployed and those discontent with colonial oppression, along with the poorer European sailors who hope to come across better times. These recruits are secretly ferried to hidden rendezvous points across the region where they are entered into the ranks of the Republic and begin to train upon their infamous black ships. In this way, across the year the Republic's population, all fit, well trained warriors, grows to some 4,000 men, ranged across the 21 original ships, the 6 rebranded Royal Navy giants of war, and the two dozen or so ex-slavers and Iberian warships. Indeed, there are slightly too many ships to crew, what with the large complements required on the half-dozen English ships-of-the-line and two Iberian galleons, and so several of the smallest, least battle-ready ships are stripped and sold for decent profits. The English munitions and armaments ensure the crews are all equipped to European naval standards. The reputation of the Black Fleet continues to grow, in particularly the infamy of the Dread Pirate Roberts, 'the Ghost', so named for his captaincy of the 'Ghost Ship' which seems to suddenly appear amongst its targets with devastating results. It becomes known that crews that resist capture once a black ship catches up upon them are cleanly and efficiently executed, with only skilled labourers such as carpenters left alive. As a result, many a merchant vessel is conquered without a shot, the crews mutinying against their officers the minute a black ship draws alongside. Such crews are offered the chance to join the Republic, which many of the low born sailors do, or otherwise be set ashore minus their valuables and skilled labourers, who are forced to join, and leaders, who are usually executed post-interrogation. Continuing their wave of success, the Black Fleet preys upon Iberian trade like never before, although never taking unnessecary risks and commanded with great skill by the Dread Pirate Roberts, who warns his men not to grow over-confident. Dozens of slave ships fall to the fleet, freeing several hundred African slaves, and many of the Iberian warships sent out as escorts seen to disappear under cover of darkness. The Republic continues to expand its network of agents and its complex system of hidden depots and resupply stations across the Caribbean.


 * Great Iberia: Iberia ramps up its naval presence in the Caribbean following the rise of organized piracy. 30 warships, mainly two-deckers, are sent to patrol and protect Iberian interests in the Caribbean and escort treasure convoys. Additionally, dozens of merchant ships are armed with cannons to safeguard their voyages. Rather than ignoring the threat, King Pedro decides to invest resources into hunting down the pirates, encouraged by the cries of colonists who have been displaced by the Pirate Republic. The pirates' sheer ruthlessness and calculated disregard for human life has gained them a terrible reputation and made them the common enemy of many citizens, regardless of nationality. Consequently, colonial governors outright refuse to make dealings with them, instead doing their part to expel pirates from their shores. By law, all who are found guilty of piracy or association with the Pirate Republic are to be hanged or otherwise imprisoned for less serious offenses. A series of executions take place across Hispaniola and the Lesser Antilles to discourage young sailors from turning to piracy. Professional "pirate hunters" are also employed, including many ex-pirates among their ranks. Well-equipped with knowledge of the inner workings of the Pirate Republic and bristling with cannons, they are a formidable threat to the more notorious captains. Though Dread Pirate Roberts has managed to elude the Iberian Navy thus far, a great bounty is placed for his capture (dead or alive), and a lesser one for any information on his whereabouts. In New Iberia, now that the Maya have abandoned regular warfare, their remaining ports are seized and their ships are reclaimed for the Iberian fleet. This gives Iberia a large degree of dominion over the coasts, with a rebel-held interior. Almost all foreign aid to the rebels is diverted by the navy, as they are able sink or capture English, French, and Bulgarian supply ships within allied waters. Bulgarian ships crossing the Strait of Gibraltar are subject to routine inspections and higher taxes than their neighbors. Iberian forces continue to drive the Mayans into central Guatemala and Honduras, but actual fighting appears to calm down this year. After several failed attempts to capture coastal Nicaragua, the Mosquito Coast falls out of the grip of either side, instead controlled by the independent Miskito people, who successfully repel the Mayans and Iberians to carve out their own territory. Meanwhile, Dominican missions are established in the Sonora desert, and La Paz is once again settled. Iberia lays claim to the Baja California peninsula and Alta California as far as Monterey, but only Sonora and Baja California Sur are currently being colonized. Plans for a colonial expedition to San Diego and Monterey are underway. With the acquisition of a Pemba trading post, Iberian merchants extend their influence to the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea.
 * Iberian Diplomacy to France: In order to settle territorial disputes over São Luís, King Pedro offers to cede all Iberian settlements in Maranhão that lie east of Rio Mearim, with the exception of Fort São Atto.
 * (Pirate Republic) Sorry I wasn't sure where to put this Mods, but I have a few problems with this turn. Firstly, merchants were armed as a matter of course anyway so that would have no effect and would cost a fortune if the government decided to pay for it: cannons were not cheap. And secondly, how many warships does Iberia have available to send to the region away from the Med, since they sent 30 last year, which didn't work, and another 30 this year, on top of the colonial fleet and the ships that would already be there. Most of this turn is not new and so I cannot see having any effect. The penalty for piracy has always been death, so if anything imposing occasional imprisonments can be seen as a show of leniency. Those who wish to become pirates are very desperate, and all know well the risks of joining. Also, where is the 'calculated disregard for human life'? The Republic is providing employment, attacking only European vessels, and sparing most of the crews. This would be likely to encourage support, not do the opposite, particularly since Iberia is now hiring pirate hunters with no such stipulations who would almost certainly attack Caribbean vessels too, and following conventions of the day as it isn't otherwise stated, it must be assumed they murded many more than the Republic as privateers (including pirate hunters) and pirates (essentially the same thing) usually killed entire crews no matter what.
 * Jesus Christ. -General
 * sorry lol just very aware of the weak position of the PR and don't want to be wiped out within three turns :( - Yours, Emp
 * Nothing in my turn is implausible, so I don't see the issue. The Pirate Republic made a lot of noise and gained the attention of the Crown. Stationing a fleet in the Caribbean would have an effect -- proper warships crewed by well-equipped, disciplined sailors are more than a match for pirates. Lone merchant ships are still easy pickings, but going after an armed treasure convoy would be suicide. To clarify, I haven't sent another 30 ships, I'm just giving the existing fleet the same orders. -General
 * Papal States: Pope Cornelius looks out from the balcony of St Peter's on the flames rising from the city around him. Surrounded by the inferno, he vows in the name of God that he will not rest, he will not sleep, until he has visited his justice on the satanic heretics who have done this. When the fires have burnt themselves out, the Papal Guard is drawn up surrounding the Vatican, and the Papal Amy is brought in from the surrounding countryside. Posters are pasted around the city, blaming the Hitlerites for setting the fire in a pathetic attempt to bring about their worthless "prophesy". The religious orders open their doors to the homeless caused by the fire, and set up huge tent shelters to deal with them. Even some of the Pope's own residences are opened up for their use. The Pope enforces a curfew on the city. When the 'Great March' arrives, the army shows them no quarter. Many Romans, incensed at the destruction caused by the fire, join in fighting the Hitlerites. Even the city's Jewish population helps fight the mob, glad that, for once, they are not the scapegoat for the fire. As the year draws to a close, Pope Cornelius delivers an address. He states that the turning of the year has finally shown the lie of the Hitlerite heresy. Those who had sympathised with (or even followed) the heretics are offered the salvation of repentance. Missions continue in the New World, Korea-China, Japan, Southern Africa. The interdict on English Arcadia is lifted after the apology reaches Rome, and the Pope sends his blessing to Cornelius Wilmington III. Iberia is advised that if France does not accept its offer, it should follow the terms of the Treaty of Rome.
 * With the assistance provided by Sicily to His Holiness, Sicilian Prince-Regent Afonso de Braganza requests that the city of Benevento be granted to the Kingdom of Sicily. We further request to be granted a papal title to Abruzzo, of the Italian League, for its defense against the Hitlerites.
 * Papal Diplomacy: After much consideration, Pope Cornelius agrees to gift Benevento to the Sicilians as a token of gratitude for their assistance, although he asks that they also agree to a perpetual non-aggression pact and demilitarisation of the Papal-Sicilian border as a further token of friendship. Regarding Abruzzo, His Holiness regrets to inform the Sicicilians that he has no temporal authority over the Italian League, and thus can't grant any title over that region.
 * Sicilian Prince-Regent Afonso de Braganza vociferously thanks His Holiness for the grant of Benevento. He further agrees to a non-aggression pact for the duration of his reign (careful not to upset the delicate political balance in Sicily by agreeing to a perpetual NAP that could be broken by future Prince-Regents) and proceeds to demilitarize the border.
 * Scandinavian Empire:  Development happens around the capital Riksdale, as well as in Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oldenburg and Visby. The ports of Vindov and Libov (Windau and Libau) in Couronia are being promoted. Colonial endeavours around Olafsdale (Labrador settlements) and New Blekinge (Hudson Bay settlements) continue.  We move inland in our colonies, in order to expand our land mass. Protestant preachers are sent to Oldenburg and the Hebrides and Catholic power is undermined in the region, and money is sent to the Protestant groups within the Hansa.   We continue support for these groups and plan a colonisation trip to Africa.  Queen Catherine introduces tea as a popular drink in the higher echelons of Scandinavian society.  We help out the Amsterdam Trade Stock with loans, and the Bank of St. Birgitta begins to get a bigger influence in Amsterdam. We reach out to Poland, seeking an alliance and offering them help in defeating Brandenburg. (MOD response pls)
 * Sultanate of Zayiyr: With Loanga being in our way of expansion, Sultan Jalaal al-Hussain sends an armed force of 1,400 men to attack the state. Loango is caught off guard, and because of this are quickly defeated, at the loss of 103 lives. The great Sultan states: "These men are risking their lives to fight for Zayiyr's glory. Loango has attempted to stop this (lie), and because of that, there demise was expected from the very beginning." With the defeat of Loango, we push for all of their citizens to accept the Islamic culture as holy and undeniable. The first piece of literature, entitled لإاث لأقثشف ًشق (The Great War), speaks of the invasion of Loango and what it means to the citizens and our holy leader, Sultan Jalaal. The literature, although only one page long, made within a period of five months, and there only being a single copy, becomes praised by many citizens. Our great Sultan sees the first piece of literature as the beginning of a "new age" in Zayiyr's history. Sultan Jalaal's wife, Radiyya el-Faris, gives birth to another child, Raashid, increasing the number of their children to three. Aseel, the Sultan's elder child, is found having intercourse with a middle-aged Loangan woman. In response to this and to remain popular among the citizens, Sultan Jalaal sends Aseel in exile for twelve years to rid himself of the sins (He is currently 16), without a possibility to become heir to the throne. The Loangan woman is sentenced to death. Suhaib, age 11, is placed as heir to the throne in place of Aseel. A statue of Sultan Jalaal made out of gold is in the works, with it expected to be completed in 1675.


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Nova Belgica expands 50 px southwest along the border with English Arcadia, down the Connecticut border from OTL Lake Francis. Due to the Native American threat, New Netherlands halts expansion for the time being, and the forts along the Wacht Rivier are reinforced. the budget is slashed to account for the poor finances, and for the time being, the army is given priority. The German Sea Fleets ships of the line are confined to port, with only that fleets schooners and frigates undertaking the patrol duties. The High Seas Fleet, as Burgundys main battle fleet, is largely unaffected, With the return of the Burgundian expeditionary army, reinforcements are sent to Prussia to aid in the expected confrontation with Poland. Sugar production from Guyana and Kuba, as well as cotton from the new south Arcadian colonies helps in the recovery of the treasury. In response to the rise in piracy the Burgundian West India Company authorizes the increase in escorts for merchant convoys. As well, they deploy what becomes known as trap ships, frigates, schooners, and galleons converted from merchantmen, or made to look like merchantmen, but in fact are armed with many cannon. The crews are trained to employ several different tactics to defend against pirates, with the most popular being for the ship to make like its heaving to, then fire a broadside into the pirate ship at point blank range, then board and seize the ship while the defenders are still stunned. The trap ships come into their own as the WIC mandates merchantmen to travel in convoys, allowing them to remain undetected by the pirates until it's too late.
 * Essen Diplomacy: The Adelphinian Canonesses in Hospitaller Arcadia apologise for their slowness and ask: Since the Canonesses have been particularly vital to the workings of Hospitaller Arcadia for such a long time, having set up a Seminole-centric education system and increased the health of the general people greatly, could Burgundy please affirm the Canonesses' place as integral to the government of Hospitaller Arcadia in a formal agreement, given Burgundy's new acquisition of the colonies? As the Canonesses draft documents for the potentially new governmental system in Hospitaller Arcadia (and Burgundian Arcadia, if the Burgundians wish), they note that they will leave all the sovereign control of all the land of Hospitaller Arcadia to Burgundy, except for the small piece of land on which the Hospitaller Abbey sits (which will remain under the control of the Abbess of Hospitaller Arcadia). They will also make a pact to continue helping with beneficial services in both Hospitaller Arcadia and Burgundian Arcadia, building schools and infirmaries where applicable. (OOC I realise this is like 7 turns too late, but I just finished assignment season)
 * Burgundian Dip: the Canonesses are assured that all Essen sponsored activities will be left unmolested by the new Burgundian colonial government.
 * Secret Pirate Dip: The Pirate Republic has never had quarrel with the Kingdom, and would like it to remain that way. Whilst it cannot speak for the lawless pirates who refuse to come under its banner, it sees no reason for the Black Fleet to begin to prey upon the ships of the Kingdom. It is willing to tend the hand of mutual peace, in so far as that it will order its crews to stay away from Kingdom ships. No ship with the flag of the Republic will dare break this order for fear of reprisals from the Dread Pirate, and there are plenty of Iberian and French targets to choose from. In return, Kingdom ships should not seek out the Black Fleet of the Republic, and instead only independant pirates should be actively hunted. It sees no point in surrounding itself with enemies- it targets the slave trading nations in particular and so far as it (I) know, the Burgundian slave trade via the seas is non-existent, or at the very least smaller than Iberia or France.
 * Well for one, Burgundy is a slave trading nation (it'd be more implausible to not be), since the primary movers of the colonies' economies are plantations. Second, I only stated the general rise of piracy, and didn't mention the pirate republic itself. I don't have intentions of going on a counter-piracy campaign since I have bigger problems, all I'm concerned about is making sure my goods and ships get back and forth across the Atlantic. -Guy
 * yes sorry I wasnt really thinking on that one- Emp


 * Bengal Sultanate: Bengal continues to develop it's surrounding towns, cities, and provinces. Life continues to become more and more modern for much of Burma and Bhutan. Crops continue to be mass produced as well across the nation with large-scale mining in Bhutan. In the colony, the population from immigration has caused the population to reach 23,000 in the last 2 years with a slower uptick than usual. Also, in the last 2 years, the nation had expanded in territory out at sea capturing the island of OTL Palau Belitung southwest of Borneo with a fleet of 123 ships and an army of 49,200. This invasion of new territory was more prepared for than the last colonial attempt in Borneo. A small percentage on the island had natives on it but the natives there were introduced to the military and 1,300 colonial men and woman from Bengal. A small colonial town was also built close to the coast protected by military personnel just in case the natives try to destroy the colony. communications between the natives have begun to grow and a mutual trust between us and the natives have begun. some of the natives also began to learn broken Bengali as well which has caused a better communication and allowed the natives to assist the colonists on getting to learn their surroundings. The colony itself has stuck to the coast and has not expanded in any way as in respect for the native territories. The newly established colony has been named Mistiri which comes from the word mysterious in Bengali due to how unknown the island is. A hope for the colonist and natives to coexist is being looked forward to. People of the colony are given voting rights during local elections and future national elections.  Meanwhile in Bengal, trade and business continue to grow with more than 80%  of the people have jobs that can sustain themselves. the shipping industry expands in Burma leading to prosperity for coastal towns and cities. 54 Naval Vessels are built in total the last 2 years. Ahom begins to become a hotspot of the nation for farming as well with 1,000s of farms in the valleys. In the main colony as well shipyards have produced 18 ships for merchant companies and colonial navy. Hipawray's move on to not just being a craze as a pet in the colony but also in Bengal with the richest people of the towns and cities owning them as house pets. some of the well paid middle class have also managed to get their hands on this valuable pet. This has caused a need for more breeders in the pet industry. Weaponry continues to be produced significantly in weaponry yards in Mas Ubai and other neighboring towns arming the military with the most advanced weapons from allies and trade deals. The millitary recruits 46,000 people in the last two years as well.
 * Russia: Settlers slowly move north from Port Sibir as the Fur Trade continues strong. Many Cossacks begin to settle in the Chutosk Region of eastern Siberia. The Tsar however, does see possibility for a war with Poland, and is considering military intervention. Markovgrad is renamed to Gorod Vostok. Tsar Feodor begins to look at England and Burgundy for naval warfare (this is mainly due to the Tsars ever paranoid idea's of Sino-Korea attacking Russia's Siberian territories), and sends observers to both sides of the current war.
 * Burgundian Dip: the services of Dutch shipmasters are offered in hopes of closer relations.
 * France: The straits of Calais are blockaded in order for the 20% tax to be paid.
 * English Arcadia: In reaction to the Iroquois and Cherokee attacks, we halt expansion in the southern portion of our nation, Instead encouraging existing communities to create militias to fend off attacks. In the north, we Extend our territory all the way up the Connecticut River, and lay claim to all the land surrounding it, using the Burgundian holdings on either side as a border.
 * Maghreb: Sultan Muhammad Al Saud takes power begins to work on modernizing the army by working on more military bases across the coast, the navy is also improved.Urban centers begin to grow as trading centers and means of living begin to spread mostly in cities on the coast, Madarases are made to teach people in religion,science,and many more things. We send Muslims missionaries to Angola. Coastal cities are made into a hub of trading to help rise the pop, the city of El-Anaiun is made a trade center for African gold. The Sultan begins to open up arms factories mostly in Rabat to improve the economy. The Sultanate begin to work on mass producing Arms and begin to copy European way of growing food. We send trade envoys, along with sending Imams to spread Islam in West Africa and South Africa. With the spread of Islam in Africa we send imams to help convert them faster, as we send some of their high imams to Rabat to study about Islam. We begin to work on creating roads to ease trade routes. The city Algiers is made the capital of the Sultanate as its population grows,The 2nd biggest city is Rabat as troops being to start families in the area. The Sultan begins to works on population by opening markets and trading centers mostly at Algiers. 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). Our ships are sent to trade with Zaire, Mali and tiny west African states. newly added region is improved on by working on roads that ease trade and troops movement into the new region. The regions of the Maghreb that can worked on for land to be used as food is worked on as the Sultan works on a nine-year plan to pick up the Sultanate population this is started as farmers from inland are sent to areas that are fertile land.
 * Tajammad Emirate: The Emirate works on preparing for the cold seasons by collecting firewood during the summer. Walls and Houses are reworked on to defend the "Ansari" from animals. Hunting parties are sent to hunt down animals and eat them, while some are killed for their winter fur. A mosque is made called Al Hawqk and is made in hope of rivaling other Mashjids. Haush land is given to Tajamidan people to rule these areas are called "Forts". New World food is sent back home to be traded. Our ships begin to train on how to sail the rocky seas to reach the Pacific Ocean and study the ways to the Pacific Ocean. Due to the way of the New World women are given more physically as in helping create the wall or guarding areas. The port (not the best or biggest) of Tajammad is re-made along with ocean defense walls and gun ports made along with 50 cannons. The population stands at 29,720 people with a slow rise in pop. The Ona state is annexed into the Emirate and Ona majority areas are put under an Ona that accepted Islam named Hassan al Badr but some question his loyalty and if he converted just to gain power, Islam with the Ona people slowly rise but is still as a 20% percent in the Ona Population as the Ona state is named the Ona Bukrain. Seeing the killing of Tajjamdians the State begins to hold up strong military view as the Emir begins to arm more colonist.
 * Hamza Tali: The Sheikhdom is sent to San Lucas, The Sultanate copies the use of the Tajammad Emirate (excluding the snow thing) The Sheikhdom works on preparing for the hot seasons with massive amount of water and look for water supply in the region called the Tail,along with ocean defense walls and gun ports made along with 20 cannons. A group of 20,000 men and women are sent to set up base as Muhammad Al Hamza is picked and begins to expand on to La Paz
 * Emirate of Al Maqadas: The Emirate is set up in Port Alegre and walls and houses are placed up to bring cover to the population of 17,000 people. A port is worked on. The Emirate begins to expand across the coast by 7 px. More Arms and sent to Emirate to help arm the people of the Emirate.
 * In the Kingdom of Sicily, Prince-General Afonso de Braganza continues his reign. The year's focus is on quelling Hitlerite sentiment throughout Italy, particularly in the occupied portions of the Italian League and assisting the Papal States. The Prince-General also works on improving relations with Iberia, which continues to please the Brazos despite the unpopularity with the Mafia. The island of Santa Croce continues to be developed as a vital outpost in the Gulf of Arcadia, as does the island of San Gennaro. Sicilian traders seek to benefit from the economic difficulties in Amsterdam and London and import goods from the Near East, temporarily restoring the historical role of Italian traders.
 * Great Union of Korea and China: A group of linguists compile an encyclopaedia containing knowledge about all known languages. With Mandarin and Korean both officially designated as lingua francas, the non-academic usage of Hanja is revived to facilitate written communication between the speakers of the two tongues. With uncertainty over the security of the northern flanks of Manchuria, in spite of the newly created buffer state of Yakutia, the Emperor establishes the Northern Regional Military Commision in Tellin, situated upon the banks of the Amur River. Along the Mongol and Yakut borders stretching until the Liaodong wall, a new subsection of the Great Wall–dubbed the Korean Wall–is placed under construction, with most areas just being hastily-made ten meter-tall dirt walls due to the lack of ample resources and labour to properly solidify the fortifications. Naval outposts on Cheondoryeol and Haedo, previously deemed inutile due to its secluded location, are intensively modernized and developed in-case of a Russian naval incursion into the Sea of Korea. Once again, the restrictive immigration policy between the two constituent polities of the Empire is affirmed, with illegal migrants being resettled to either Sichuan or Yunnan, where vast tracts of cultivatable land are still left unused. The economy continues to proliferate under the state-interventionist economic policy of the government, with industrial complexes being erected, particularly within four main river basins; the the Han, the Nakdeong, the Yangtze, and the Yellow. Trade with Europe flourishes, with luxury commodities including jewellery and silk-based textiles, being exchanged with bullion (particularly silver; to mitigate Korea–China's lack thereof). Tariffs are vastly reduced, and special islands are designated as merchant enclaves. With little demand for European goods, there is a vastly favourable trading surplus. The Ministry of Royal Sciences receives heavy investment, with many prodigious and highly-educated scholars being sent there after completing their tertiary education. Innovation is indirectly incentivized, with the advent of heightened wages (particularly within more urbanized regions such as river basins) enacted after the labour vacuum succeeding the Jin Conquest of China, coupled with stricter property laws.
 * Cologne: Archbishop Wulfrich is highly distressed by the Scandinavian backing of the Polish forces against the HRE and its attempt to undermine Catholic power in the region – which, notably, has been quite well defended by the resurgence in young Catholics being educated in the area from scholarships issued over 17 years ago. Despite the Scandinavian funding in the area, which Archbishop Wulfrich notes is probably constrained somewhat by its involvement in the Amsterdam crisis, the young people at least in Northern Germany are returning from extensive study in Cologne’s universities and seminaries to approach this situation with absolute caution. Any particularly extreme views are confronted with logic, and the moderate views are engaged with in civil conversation, particularly as most forms of resurgent Kappelism (“Protestantism”) are based on similar concepts to those already entrenched in the Northern Rite of Catholicism, the peaceful second half of German Christianity that works coherently with the Latin Rite to generate unity and general forward-thinking in German lands. The Holy German Tribunal, the crowning achievement of Pope Zachary II’s term as Archbishop-Patriarch of Cologne, continues, and several of its judges write influential articles in the German Paper speaking about the illogicality and the pointlessness of the so-called “Protestantism” rising in the North. To further galvanise this sentiment, Archbishop Wulfrich sends 2000 men and genuine Westphalian-engineered weapons to assist the Holy Roman Empire in the conflict against Poland.  Furthermore, Archbishop Wulfrich sends a significant proportion of Cologne’s funding for the year into the scientific research sector, hoping that the light of knowledge will shine upon the hardworking young women and men in the Universities of Cologne and Essen. The militia, education system and trade continue as per normal. The encouraged café from eleven years ago is significantly larger, and has become a proper cultural institution in Cologne, particularly to the delight of Archbishop Wulfrich, who wishes that he could bottle the smells of those sweet pastries. This is so far unachieved, and his congregation begins to wonder exactly why he keeps making food metaphors in his speeches. In other news, Cologne is alarmed at the rise of Hitlerites and especially the fire in Rome, and sends its condolences and an offer of assistance (insofar as the nation of Cologne is able) to His Holiness in the Papal States.
 * Essen: Abbess-General Isengard continues her correspondence with the new Queen of England, a former secular canoness of Essen Abbey. She learns (somewhat late, with her sincerest apologies) of the troubles with England, particular the war and the financial crisis, and is slowly angered by this chaos. In response to the Hitlerite claims about the great fire in Rome, the wizened old Abbess Isengard writes a strongly-worded widely-distributed pamphlet to counter public outcry: We are all neighbours, all moderate reasonable people, educated people, people who have common respect and decency. Any conflict among such reasonable people will only lead to the triumph of those who seek to divide us! We must band together and approach our problems with civility rather than giving in to chaos and allowing extremists to rule. She also calls a Conference of Learned Leaders, inviting academic and political leaders at universities and governments across the Continent to meet and sort out their differences in a neutral, peaceful location like Essen. This conference, to be held next year, is aimed at winning hearts and minds across Europe and dedicating them to peace, towards the greater good of all. There is also promised to be baroque music and some of those sweet pastries from Cologne, and Abbess-General Isengard hopes that Scandinavia will bring tea and Belgium will bring chocolate. Meanwhile in Hospitaller Arcadia, the government structure begins to be restructured according to plans made by the Essenian Adelphinian Canonesses several years ago, to create founding documents of the small state in Arcadia. In particular, there are plans for a small separate sovereign state to be created around the walls of the main Abbey in Hospitaller Arcadia, to be run by the Abbess of Hospitaller Arcadia under the auspices of the general government but essentially independent of the main nation-state. The rudimentary Seminole-centric education system continues, and the health system makes small gains based on discoveries made by exploring Hospitaller ships. However, the Canonesses are fearful that the Pirates of the Carribbean are going to be perpetually a thorn in their side, and the sides of many other civilised nations, so they become further involved with internal matters while the Hospitallers go out to patrol the seas around Hospitaller Arcadia (OTL south of Florida). Some Canonesses venture out with the smaller voyages and one particular canoness returns with a strange artefact. She just keeps saying “I’ve got a jar of dirt, I've got a jar of dirt, and look what’s inside it” and nobody knows exactly which poisonous plants she has evidently been smoking. It causes some confusion, but mostly this canoness is asked to refrain from speaking and to put her jar of dirt back where it came from. Meanwhile in Tondo, the Canonesses continue to spread throughout wider Tondo (OTL Phillippines) with the assistance of locals in favour of the new Tondoese Abbess, who connects on an intimate level with the people and assists greatly with the spreading of influence. By now, many of the older German canonesses have passed away and the Adelphinian Canonesses are mostly made of local Tondoese people.
 * Swahili: We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue convincing contracted servants. Areas interior to Mombasa and Malindi is colonized. We also send out conquistadors to expand northwards into more northern Somalia. We continue development of Madagascar. With foreign trade from Europe, lens craftsmen develop a microscope, which is quickly bought by the Madrassa. The Bank of Mogadishu has expanded to most major port cities in Swahili.
 * Swahili Diplomacy to England: We offer to purchase their colony in Maputo for golden and silver bullion. In return, we will also lease a port on Pemba Island.
 * Swahili Diplomacy to Burgundy: We offer to purchase their colony in the Cape for golden and silver bullion. In return, we will also lease a port on Pemba Island.
 * Tsardom of Belka: With the end of Croatia as an independent nation it is fully integrated into the empire. However in complete surprise to the Tsar and his forces the infrastructure and sophistication of the cities leads the Tsar to not only meet with surviving members of the Croatian theocracy but appoint several high level Croatian nobles to the imperial diet. While some provincial borders change, the inclusion of nearly 1.2 million Croatians and Bosnian Serbs brings the population of the Tsardom to nealy 13 million. The Croatians are discovered to have a massive treasury, years and years of a state living well below its means as a unitary Christian theocracy left the coffers overflowing. The Tsar seeing this brings many of the unitarians into the empire with open arms, with the Ecumenical Patriarch remaining below him, the Tsar forces him to accept Unitarianism as is thinking as the two beliefs as two sides to the same coin and hence relatively uneeded for differentiation. This is met with some disdain but the effective ministry of the Unitarians and their extremely well to do money management skills has them being approached by practically every monstary and church in the empire as well as multiple banking and merchant institutions in order to gather their help as effective financial magistrates. The Head Financial magistrate of the old theocratic system is even given a high position as the Tsars Financial minister. Croatian sharing other similarities to other Belkan languages all standing in the south slav group is brought in and Belkan is brought about to be taught as the main language while Croatian begins to be worked into the fabric of the language. The annexation of Slovenia also takes places and the city of Trieste officially becomes one of the largest port cities in the empire eclipsed only by Vasiligrad and Athens, with Trieste itself surpassing the third largest port of Ragusa. As a consequence of the war however the massive bullion treasury of Croatia is relocated to Vasiligrad and once again for the first time in nearly 30 years the treasury of Belka has become one of envy as the huge amount of stored bullion according to the Tsar "is enough to allow us to spend without worry for 15 years with no consequence". However even with this realization the Tsar refuses to mass spend the money instead keeping much of it horded and paying back his loans and other payments to creditors on the time table with better payment in order to make the financial system of Belka look and feel much more proactive and confident. This does indeed rebuild much confidence in a flagging Ruble which with the uncertainty of gold and silver in the treasury was unable to be pegged correctly causing confusion for almost 20 years. The Tsar proclaims the establishment of Croatia and Slovenia as their own provinces within the empire giving Croatia the fastest track to responsible self government as a province in the history of the empire. However this is due to the relatively quick contribution to the empire Croatia happened to give off as well as many Croatians appreciating the much higher living conditions of the empire vs a frugal theocracy.
 * Maiam: The resistance turns to a guerilla-style offensive, making it as costly and damaging as possible for Iberians to set foot anywhere in the country out of sight of the sea. Many local citizens are recruited, motivated by Iberian threats to destroy their culture and heritage. French and Belkan officers and troops are consulted and utilized in many areas.  The Mayapan cross enemy lines into Iberian-occupied territory and stir up rebellions and steal more of the Iberian army's supplies, destroying that which they cannot steal. The war takes on two parts, the more formal army fighting the Iberians and the Mayapan creating unrest and resistance amoung the people in Iberian-occupied territory. The Emperor urges all the citizens of Maiam to remember that while Iberia turned a blind eye to them, the government of Maiam never forgot any of its 'children'.  Maiam's population now reflects about half native Mayan and Mexican and half European, with a large mixed-race population.
 * Rashidun Caliphate: After a long reign of many terrible acts, causing the total deaths of 80,000 Christians, Caliph Murad Abu Ahmed Jafar died. Upon the election of his successor, the family of Murad were abstained from the election as according to tradition, and instead the elder Ayatollah Abu Bakr Abu Malik Qasim was elected Caliph to replace him. Seeing the financial crisis persist in the nation in spite of recent reforms, Qasim takes a policy to pull back the powers of the Caliphate and consolidate control mainly on the core of the nation, while strengthening more religious authority to the rest of the House of Islam. While he pursues this policy, the Jafarids rise in prominence within the Caliphate. Having the prestigue of being related to the former Caliph, the Jafarids begin being appointed to many secular positions of authority in the nation. The Rashidun Caliphate begins printing paper currency based on Korean merchants from Aden, being the first nation in the western hemisphere to begin doing so. In Egypt, Theodore the Hermit continues to keep the Amharic Pilgrimage alive. At one point, while leading his disciples in prayer in the Red Lands, his pressence proved to be so powerful that palm trees miraculously sprouted from the ground to give the people shade. New religious leadership is appointed for the far-off regions with Islamic pressence, including Zayiyr, Malaya, and Ava. In other news, a new chronicle of the whole history of Islam is written, finding it has been a total of 266 years since the invasion of Tamerlane, or 258 years in the Islamic Calendar. This whole history is the longest continuous history written so far (OOC: This turn marks PM4 as the longest map game I've played, surpassing PM3's record of 265 turns).

1667
Despite what the Hitlerites predicted, the world has not ended.

'''This is very disheartening. Most of them give up and go home. However, they are not welcomed back. This creates a very large group of wandering, angry people in the Italian League. They start going around burning stuff and creating chaos for no reason, becoming a bandit league.'''

Poland accepts help from Scandinavia.

''' Tensions rise in Tuscany between the elected office of the Lord of Florence and the heretitary rule of the Dukes of Guilder. Due to the weakened position of the Papal States since the Fire of Rome, the possibility of violent outbreak rises. '''

''' A wealthy land owner in OTL Georgia, Arcadia named Teddy Leach offers to employ members of the Pirate Republic to defend his coast in exchange they can live on his plantation. '''

''' Arab Baroque art spreads to sporatic parts of Africa, mainly the Sultanate of Zayiyr. '''

''' The Cherokee Republic (as translated by the explorers) offers a treaty of trade with England in exchange of keeping their land. '''

''' Pirates vs people continues. Many islands change hands. '''


 * English Arcadia: We rejoice that the world has not ended, with Cornelius Wilmington III declaring "I told you so" to the Hitlerites. Given the economic crisis, we stop offering cash to new immigrants, but the promise of land keeps as many as 20,000 a year coming. To solidify our claim over Connecticut (what I'm calling OTl New Hampshire and Vermont), 5,000 colonists are sent to the region. This is done by temporarily giving larger land grants to immigrants headed for that area, as well as encouraging citizens of Bilzen, York, Kobec to move there. Communities in the area are encouraged to form militias, and 1,000 English troops set up a fort along the Connecticut River to better defend the area. In addition, 4,000 Arcadian troops (troops being a strech, mostly volenteer farmers whose crops aren't in season) are moved to the area ro drive the natives out to make it more suitable for English settlemnet. We also announce to any tribes in the area that we are willing to help relocate them west if they surrender their existing land in Connecticut. For now though, 6,000 English soldiers are our core force, with 6,000 active Arcadian troops (though they aren't as well trained as Europeans). We continue to maintain 5 major forts - Two at either end of the Kobec River, one at the mouth of the Connecticut River, One across the bay from New Essex, and one outside New Rome. Each fort currently has 1,200 English troops, 1,200 active Arcadian troops, as well as 10 small boats. We also have a slew of smaller forts, notably the one along the Connecticut River. We happily accept peace with the Cherokee, offering to trade with them. In the north, we Secretly seek peace with the Iroquois,promising not to infringe upon their land should they stop attacking us. If they accept peace, we offer to provide them with rifles if they wish to attack the Burgundians, noting that they are a mutual enemy and we have allied with them to fight burgundy in the past. Mod Response. End Secret. Seeing Teddy Leach's idea, we offer the Pirate republic a similar deal - they can have access to some of our ports if they help defend our territory and cease any attacks on English ships . We continue expansion into the lake system now called the Tremedous Lakes, mostly along that one penninsula that includes OTL Ottawa. The lake names are also finalized: Lake Niagra, Lake Norway, Lake Heroin, Lake Minnesota, and Lake Tremendous.
 * Iroquois Dip: We deny for the time being, we are dealing with internal matters which preclude us from acting on such an agreement
 * It's worth noting that OTL New Hampshire had ~2000 people in 1670, but only after 40 years of settlement. Vermont had even less. I think neither England nor Burgundy would have more than 1000 settlers each in that area. A population rise by 30,000 is definitely not something that happens in the second year of colonization. -General
 * Agreed get a more realistic number. -Feud
 * Fixed -Fires
 * OOC Person: As a colony you don't have the authority to make that offer and as your home nation I do have the authority to cross it out.


 * Great Union of Korea and China: Korean–Chinese presence within the buffer state of Yakutia is consolidated, with the newly-established Northern Regional Military Commission maintaining a permanent presence within the area. The Cheondoryeol and Haedo naval outposts are modernized, capable of holding a hundred-fifty naval vessels each. Names of former Manchu and Gilyak-controlled territories, as well as places in Hebei, are renamed using the Hanja readings of their characters. Tyr for example, is renamed Teuklim, while Beijing is renamed Bukgyeong. Classical Chinese is replaced by the vernacular script of the Bukgyeong dialect of Mandarin, the latter becoming the standardized written language. Zhuyin and Hangul are used as ruby characters to facilitate literacy in both Hanzi and Hanja. The Emperor orders the further fortification of the Korean–Liaodong segment of the Great Wall as a preemptive barrier against potential Mongol and Russian incursions into China and Korea proper. However, most are still hastily-made dirt mounds with trenches at either side. To hasten construction, settlements are established near these walls to supply the sites with ample labour. The economy proliferates under state-guided financial policies, with industrial complexes being erected to cement the military-industrial sector. However, the encouragement of both overseas and domestic trade has boosted the commercial sector, and solidified the importance of merchant guilds. After facing various Miao and Tai insurrections, the province of Yunnan and Guangxi are reorganized as an autonomous Kingdom led under prestigious General Sui Wuseung.
 * Sinkyone: We improve our elk feeding them with a bit more food and we also Demand Matolle to join us or get war (mod response) we also get more boats and better tools. We also make a Habour in Mzer. Also, Our writen system is now realy close to an alphabet and we make with it our first linguistic books.


 * Malaya: The Hitlerite sympathisers are also disappointed at the lack of any signs of rapture. Most are released from prison, but a few stay due to breaking the law during the scuffles. The nation is fairly prosperous, with trade aplenty and a steady economy. We begin looking to expand to increase our area of influence and control more trade in the area. In order to do this, we would like mod approval to go ahead with colonisation plans. (Mod Response)
 * Tsardom of Belka: The integration of Croatia finishes and surprisingly the Croatians are treated with respect and outright praise for being yet another successful country in the region contraty to the historical popular belief. Further guarantees of their Unitarian beliefs as well as the very small nobility makes restructuring it into a province a much easier task as their remaining serfs are made into freemen, and the Tsar personally tours the cities of Croatia. He makes it known that he will invest into a grand 10 year reconstruction of Zagreb into a proper Flagship city of the empire. The empire now having recovered much of its economic strength begins to come back swinging as it begins to re-involve itself in diplomatic channels specifically with the italian league. Being the Guarentor and prime ally of the Italian league, Belka offers to send an expeditionary force of 15,000 troops to wipe out the Hitlerite bandits and restabilize the league. (mod). The Tsar however seeing a larger military as the reason for part of the economic overloads and slowdown draws down his troop count to 45,000 in total and puts the extra money into the imperial treasury hoping to keep it full for the duration of his reign. His stroke of luck in Croatia is not lost on him as he attempts to consolidate the power of the remaining powerful nobles, and his own family. With issues from the Great Turkish war starting to subside after the dying off of the more influential members of the last generation, large trade begins to resume with the caliphate which more or less begins to bring the economic solidarity of both nations back after nearly 30-40 years of trying to make up the trade shortfall.
 * Sultanate of Zayiyr: The introduction of Arab Baroque art has brought a further cultured and Islamic state. Sultanate Jalaal al-Hussain, although still skeptical about the new Caliph that has been appointed, he accepts the new Caliph as a holy leader and role model just as he did the former Caliph. Islamification of Loango continues, and we hope that in the following year, that many of there citizens will be following the monotheistic faith. Our population has increased to 610,000 following the vassalization of Loango, and our armed forces being placed back at 10,000. With talks of another Kingdom that is near us named Tio, send a diplomat, Bishr al-Khalili, to speak to the leader of Tio and to talk about Tio possibly becoming a vassal of Zayiyr [Mod Response Needed]. Mining has resulted in the finding of another mineral, with the new mineral being named اثشرغ سفخىث (Heavy stone | Tungsten IRL).
 * Kingdom of England, Ireland and Scotland: With the Burgundian conflict resolved and all sorted out this is good. The royal army is maintained. Bullion from the Pirate Republic is added to the Bank of England while there is a continued austerity with Parliament agreeing to another year of taxes with further updates being made to income taxes of all those earning an income and separate property taxes. Government bonds of debt and land in the colonies continue to be issued. Parliament makes the King continue to agree to a conservative budget in which income exceeds spending significantly allowing them to work on paying debts while the country works on producing in spite of economic troubles. Continued migration and growth of the African trade posts. State sponsored piracy in the form of privateers continues primarily in the Caribbean sea. The pirate republic is offered to work as privateers for the Crown they agree not to attack any English ships and they will give some of what they take to the Crown to the English in exchange for use of ports, steady flow of recruits, places to flog their stuff and everything they need to continue as well as the chance to acquire more heavy ships. England has 5.5 million people, Wales has 0.6 million Ireland has 1.8 million people and Scotland 1.1 million people.
 * PR Dip: Whilst the Pirate Republic is open to such a deal with the Crown, which it considers a friend, it would require negotiation since the Republic already has access to English Arcadia and Teddy Leach's lands, under agreements that do not require giving out their hard earned profits, which it strongly objects to. It should however be noted that any English ships are already protected by way of the agreement with the Arcadian colony, and so the Crown needn't worry for this.
 * English Dip: If you accepted a letter of Marque, well yeah, you're giving up profits. Plus English Arcadia are poor bases to launch raids on other people's land from. Hati is actually a good base to operate from which is under English control. Your also not negotiating with English Arcadia or Teddy Leach, they are both subjects of the Crown and until such as time as the Crown says otherwise you're still a pirate and no deal is valid.
 * PR Dip.: Unfortunately, that is an internal issue betwixt English Arcadia's governor and the Crown. A letter of marque does not guarantee a share of profits at all although was usually in return for this OTL. Note that it was the PR who called it this, after the negotiation. At no point was there any mention of profit sharing least of all agreement to such a deal. The bases are not for fielding land attacka anyway, merely safe havens. (Secondly, the matter of Teddy Leach I assume would have been conducted unofficially since it is vey implausible that an English citizen would openly defy his government's official position and aid pirates. As such, the Crown would surely not know about it and so have no authority over it.)
 * English Dip: OK, the deal English Arcadia offered is now cancelled, you negotiate with me and until such time as the Crown and the pirates come to an agreement you're still pirates. You can make an agreement with Teddy Leach but if you're caught by English ships you will still be pirates and if I find conclusive proof of collusion with English citizens there will be repercussions for those citizens.
 * Pirate Republic: The Republic ACCEPTS the offer from Teddy Leach, patrolling his coastline and in return using it to build more secret depots and lairs, further expanding their existing network. They also provisionally AGREE to the English Arcadian deal to bear their letters of marque. In return they shall have access to English companies for trade, ensuring better prices and a larger consumer base than the black market, and access to English ports. The Republic continues to prey on Iberian and French trade, in particular the French who seem to have made no response to their attacks. Black ships are sighted as far off as the West coast of Africa and down the entire length of the Americas, expanding across the region in their hunt for prey. As such, their numbers rise, increasing by some 1,200 freed slaves and 2,000 Caribbeans. A particular encouragement for locals in joining is that the Republic begins to build a number of small, hidden villages on the coast of Georgia so that families may live in peace, although nobody but a select few pirate captains know the exact locations, and they are easily defendable with multiple evacuation routes pre-planned. Ex-RN sailors recruited straight from the ports of the Americas ensure that the training of new recruits is at least a decent approximation of European naval standards. The mixture of European naval tactics and experienced, brutal Pirate techniques, particularly those of the Dread Pirate, lead to a devastating compound that all others are simply unprepared for. In this way, throughout the year dozens more ships fall to the Black Fleet, much inflating the Republic coffers. The Fleet swells in size from its captured and converted ships, now numbering some 60 ships, ranging from renovated slavers to ex-French warships to captured Iberian galleons up to the ex-RN ships-of-the-line. The Dread Pirate sets aside some 700 men to be trained as an elite ground attack force that can be put ashore to raise havoc when ordered.
 * Russia: Settlers move south and North to and from Port Sibir. The Cossack cominated area of Chucotsk becomes the region of Nivktsk. The Tsar begins to make plans of any attack into Courland, would see a Russian army pour into Poland. The Tsar moves some 30,000 more to the 20,000 strong border army on Polands frontier. Development or the port of Gorod Vostok continues. 5 new ships are built at the city. (Secret) We send a diplomat to Sino-Korea asking for their support in a war against the Khanate.
 * Korea–China: It refuses to accept the deal, citing healthy diplomatic relations with the Khanate.


 * Great Iberia: This year, Iberia goes on the offensive against piracy, sending its Caribbean fleet to hunt down pirate vessels and drive them from their hideouts. Captain Artur Mendez, a skilled privateer, is placed in charge of these efforts. Several naval skirmishes are fought in the Caribbean, resulting in the capture or destruction of 10 pirate ships and extensive damage to others. One battle is fought off the coast of West Africa, decisively ending the Pirate Republic's expansion to the region. Still not satisfied with his progress, Artur Mendez leads an expedition to the Lesser Antilles, seizing pirate-controlled ports and re-establishing order to the islands. He offers a pardon, authorized by the Crown, to all pirates within Iberia's waters, should they surrender before the end of next year. Scouts are sent to all areas of the Caribbean to discover hidden ports and supply bases , which are afterwards taken by armed landing parties . Meanwhile, the pirate hunters see limited success, capturing many captains and their crews but making no territorial gains. They are, however, effective in causing great damage to the pirates' naval strength and morale, and making the Iberian naval presence ubiquitous. The Caribbean is now so frequently patrolled that one cannot sail a short distance without running into a government vessel. Artur Mendez is awarded the title "Governor of the Leeward Islands" for his efforts in expelling the pirates. Nova Lusitânia and New Iberia remain well-defended against pirate attacks due to the large naval presence there (and the former's imposing fortifications). The defenses of Mexico and Yucatán are bolstered to protect against the Mayans, but very little fighting occurs. Nova Lusitânia gradually extends their influence to parts of southern Nicaragua. The remaining Maian ports are blockaded. Following attempts by Maghreb to establish a colony in Baja California and expand into the Iberian colony at La Paz, the Maghrebi settlers are expelled by a colonial force in coordination with the Iberian Pacific fleet. Colonization of Sonora and Baja California continues. The expedition to San Diego is successful, and it becomes the site of a new colony. The Monterey expedition proceeds with much public enthusiasm, but after months it is unknown whether the colonists survived the initial voyage. Benguela expands inland and southward along the coast. The Taolagnaro colony suffers from disease and conflict with the natives. Fort Emmanuel in Kochi is expanded and a chapel is built. A trade fleet visits the port of Daman in Punjab. They ask the local ruler for trading rights in the city and permission to build a settlement there in exchange for protection against pirates and other lawless men that frequent the Indian coast. Portuguese pirates become active on Île Sainte-Marie off the coast of Madagascar.
 * Surely its the moderators that decide what happens to my morale and how successful these battles are? Also what pirate ports- we don't have any? I believe it would be against the rules to declare a player nation defeated ('causing great damage to strength and morale', 'making naval presence ubiquitous', 'expelling the pirates')without a mod- especially since OTL with much bigger interests in the region it took Spain decades to do so. -EMp
 * Scandinavian Empire: Development happens around the capital Riksdale, as well as in Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oldenburg and Visby. The ports of Vindov and Libov (Windau and Libau) in Couronia are being promoted. Colonial endeavours around Olafsdale (Labrador settlements) and New Blekinge (Hudson Bay settlements) continue. We move inland in our colonies, in order to expand our land mass. Protestant preachers are sent to Oldenburg and the Hebrides and Catholic power is undermined in the region, and money is sent to the Protestant groups within the Hansa. We plan a colonisation trip to Africa. Queen Catherine introduces tea as a popular drink in the higher echelons of Scandinavian society. We help out the Amsterdam Trade Stock with loans, and the Bank of St. Birgitta begins to get a bigger influence in Amsterdam. We declare war on Brandenburg, with 50.000 troops marching into Holstein, asking that the people we have funded come to our aid. 
 * Burgundian Dip: in response to the unprovoked breaking of the alliance, Burgundy seizes Scandinavian assets in Burgundy, and expels Scandinavian nationals. Burgundys 40k strong professional army is sent to meet the Scandinavian invaders.
 * Papal States: The Pope rallies the Papal troops and the Iberian regiments. He divides them in two, half is tasked with rounding up troublemaking Hitlerites in the Papal States and Italy (along with our ally Naples), and the other half is sent to Tuscany along with a Papal Legate, the 20 year-old nephew of the Pope, Monsignor Paulo, to defuse the tensions between the Florentines and Guelphs. With large sections of Rome destroyed, Pope Cornelius gets the famous draftsman Luigi Marioni to come up with a new city plan, which he promptly does, and work slowly begins to put that plan into reality. Despite all the hubub if last year, the Congregation for Canonisations has finished its work on the founder of the Immaculata, approving his sainthood. Near the end of this year, therefore, Pope Cornelius presides over the canonisation of the now-Saint Ignazio d'Iasso. The Immaculata are very pleased. Missions continue as per normal.
 * Bishopric of St Peter-in-Brazil: The devotion to Our Lady of Pituba only grows, along with devotion to Christ and His Church. Some building materials, such as good timber and fine stone, is sent to Rome.


 * Swahili: We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue convincing contracted servants. Areas interior to Mombasa and Malindi is colonized. We also send out conquistadors to expand northwards into more northern Somalia. We request to trade golden and silver bullions with the Caliphate with technological cooperation and pieces of Baroque Art.
 * Salish Nation: We hear stories of an advanced people farther south. An expedition is sent to find them. Mass recruiting begins, and we draw plans to subjugate the Chinook. Exploration along the coast begins.
 * Maiam: The resistance turns to a guerilla-style offensive, making it as costly and damaging as possible for Iberians to set foot anywhere in the country out of sight of the sea. Many local citizens are recruited, motivated by Iberian threats to destroy their culture and heritage. French and Belkan officers and troops are consulted and utilized in many areas.  The Mayapan cross enemy lines into Iberian-occupied territory and stir up rebellions and steal more of the Iberian army's supplies, destroying that which they cannot steal. The war takes on two parts, the more formal army fighting the Iberians and the Mayapan creating unrest and resistance amoung the people in Iberian-occupied territory. The Emperor urges all the citizens of Maiam to remember that while Iberia turned a blind eye to them, the government of Maiam never forgot any of its 'children'.  Maiam's population now reflects about half native Mayan and Mexican and half European, with a large mixed-race population.
 * Cologne: Archbishop Wulfrich continues to exert unifying influence in Northern Germany: he provides scholarships to the emerging youth and encourages them to peacefully convert people away from the heretic “Protestantism”, noting that it can only possibly be a variation of Kappelism that has pathetically emerged separately to the Northern Rite. So far, the Northern Rite and Protestantism have not appeared significantly theologically different, and pamphlets go around essentially creating the narrative that so-called “Protestantism” is a security threat to German interests and an illogical construction invented purely to hurt the interests of German people. The Holy German Tribunal continues its good work in making sure that heresy does not spread, cracking down on the purely ludicrous stances and emphasising Archbishop-Patriarch Wulfrich (and the HRE)’s support for Northern Rite-style beliefs. Archbishop Wulfrich even asks the Patriarch of the Northern Rite to specifically go to the Northern German states of the HRE and speak to people personally. Meanwhile, the archbishop tires of the inactivity of the Holy Roman Emperor in Prussia, especially regarding this war with Poland that is essentially an existential crisis for many HRE states. Accordingly, he calls an Imperial Synod and, as Archbishop-Patriarch of the HRE (the highest spiritual power in the Empire, and the only one who can currently conceivably band together the states in the absence of the Holy Roman Emperor), takes it upon himself to order all the HRE states to defend the Empire from Polish and Scandinavian threat (Mod response as to numbers of men, please), in the name of God and the Holy Roman Emperor. He justifies this as a temporary military power used by the only remaining authority in times of need, and makes several speeches to this effect to rally the German spirit. Meanwhile, in Cologne itself, Archbishop Wulfrich continues to fund the scientific sector and enquire into the possible reproduction of that sweet sweet smell of pastries. The education system and trade continue as per normal.
 * Essen: The conference in Essen would have been a blast, if not for this pesky war, and everyone goes home feeling slightly more invigorated to come to a peaceful academic solution, despite the current situation they find themselves in. Several particularly keen peacemakers stay with the Canonesses to think about what a solution to this 17th century problem might look like, and remain there for the rest of the year. Canonesses from Tondo and the New World also continue to come on exchange and bring their new knowledge along with them. Meanwhile in Tondo, the canonesses continue to spread along wider Tondo (OTL Phillippines) and, with the helpful influence of the now almost-entirely local Tondoese Canonesses, build themselves a locally-engineered abbey that they say will one day form the seat of the Abbess of Tondo. In the New World in Hospitaller Arcadia, Adelphinian Canonesses celebrate the agreement of Burgundy to their terms, and continue to work on education and health in the wider Burgundian Arcadia, from their base in their own sovereign abbey in Hospitaller Arcadia near the peninsula, which they very uncreatively name New Essen (Note: the New Essen Abbey is in Florida). The Seminole-centric model for education (i.e. working with the local beliefs to incorporate an education system effectively) is brought into Burgundian Arcadia, and Canonesses start interacting with the local people in that area. The canoness in Hospitaller Arcadia who is obsessed with the jar of dirt locks herself up below the New Essen Abbey.
 * Bengal Sultanate: The nation works on developing it's economy more by increasing levels of business and production of precious minerals. Cocoa is integrated into the island colony of Mistri and plantations begin to be made. Wheat and Sugar Cane also begins to be produced on the island. The natives have become very fond with the colonist and some marriages between natives and colonist have been made. An Island election was held last year to give citizenship to the natives and voting rights and 78% agreed. 56% of the native population have learned to speak Bengali while the rest just know about enough to communicate with the colonist. The colony of Mistri seems to be a very thriving colony. 3 shipyards have been made on the island to produce their own personal fleet of ships. A permanent Naval and Military Base was also made on the island with 34,600 Bengali Military troops now home to the island. roads and homes have also been made on the island to connect to remote villages across the island as well.  Meanwhile in the other colony, near Madagascar, life continues as usual. Nothing much has changed other than more development and a sewer system being established with many roads around the island. Postal Mail Service companies had been established with an official banking system as well. Schools have been also built around the area as well with a university to be built next year for scholars and the gifted. other universities are planned in the near future that is public. Population in both colonies as a whole are now 35,600. Back in Bengal, mining has been on the rise in Bhutan. In Ahom, Governor Sara brings wealth to Ahom by expanding more in agriculture and business. In Burma, coastal businesses expand like in Bengal Province and continue to produce dozens of ships for merchants and the navy. Production of weapons continues to expand in the region for military purposes. Trade exports double in the last two years causing the economy to grow significantly especially with a large increase in shipbuilding as well to handle a lot of exports creating wealth for the nation. An upgrade in the national sewer system has expanded its reaches into Bhutan. MS class ships begin to become more common as mail becomes more commonly used with riverboats delivering mail from place to place in the mainland and for coastal areas, large ships carry mail to colonies and other coastal regions. Banks become common in Mas Ubai with the Royal Banking Co. being made. 46,000 troops join the military with 56 Naval Ships being built in the last two years.


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Nova Belgica expands 50 px southwest, building several stockades at forks in the OTL Connecticut River, where a tributary river joins it, and other key locations. The largest of which is at OTL Wilder, Vermont, where the officials of Nova Belgica plan to be the southernmost point of actual control. (More may come)
 * In Sicily, Prince-General Afonso de Braganza, eager to capitalize on the Hitlerite chaos in the Italian League, marches his army through the nation. He defeats a major Hitlerite force outside of Ancona, and then marches into the city as a liberator. He announces his intention to continue restoring order to the Italian League and add the land to his realm, and offer the leaders of the Italian League to peaceably take over the nation's government or if not to do so by force. (Mod)
 * ​The Italian Leaguers reject this, as do most of the people, who view the Sicilians as unwelcome foreign invaders. -scraw

1668
''' Matolle does not join, and prepares for war. '''

''' The Sui Kingdom develops a unique genre of poetry. '''

''' Unitarians settle in Ragusa under Belkan tolerance. '''

''' Tio becomes vassal of Zayiyr. '''

<p style="font-weight:normal;">''' The Khanate sends raids into fringes of northern Tibet and Persia. '''

<p style="font-weight:normal;">''' Portuguese and Qamarid Pirates collide off the coast of Madagasgar. '''

<p style="font-weight:normal;">''' Many HRE rally to the Archbishop of Cologne. Some northern states all help defend Brandenburg against Scandinavia, while the south and eastern states fight against Poland. '''

''' Palau asks to ease the logistics of Bengal to be elevated to a protectorate. '''

''' In the mountains of Persia, an Imam begins preaching the coming of the end times due to "westernizing" practices of the Caliphate, insinuating that they are becoming Christianized. His fiery rhetoric and natural charm draw many people to his sermons, where he insists that righteous Muslims must restore the true path (ie Shia tradition). '''


 * In the Great Union of Korea and China, the Emperor warns the Great Khan of repercussions on his behalf, should incursions into Tibet–a loyal tributary of Korea–China–be allowed to occur. A ten-foot wall is built surrounding the core of the capital Bukgyeong, and the preexisting wall surrounding the secondary capital Hanseong is refortified. With lax laws and restrictions pertaining to the power of the Hui within the Yunnan autonomous province, many choose to resettle there to escape persecution. As a result, a disproportionate portion of court officials under King Sui Wuseung become of Hui descent, and the monarch himself considers conversion. The local Miao and Tai peoples, in response to the surge in foreigners, cease their insurrections and retreat to their respective highland communities, conducting guerrilla warfare. The industrial sector continues to increase, with blast-furnaces and facilities dedicated to the production of manufactures (including weaponries, armouries, and porcelain) being erected. This coincides with the proliferation of commerce, with merchant guilds becoming highly influential and prosperous due to the removal of restrictions placed on mercantile activity. In Korea, a young noble by the name of Lady Lin accidentally pours a sweeter variant of Tatar milk concentrate into her cup of roasted black tea. Instead of discarding it, she drinks it only to find the mixture quite pleasing, deciding to sell the new beverage as Busan milk-tea (釜山奶茶; 부산내다). It quickly grows in popularity due to its earthy saccharine taste, marking the emergence of a distinct Korean tea culture and palate.
 * Kingdom of England, Ireland and Scotland: With the gold from Korea–China arriving this relieves a lot of the nation's debt and cash flow issues as the bulk of the debs pre- economic crisis are repaid to restore confidence. The rest of the bullion is held in the Bank of England. Parliament with it's new powers does end the higher income taxes and allocates half a ton of the gold to repay much of the high taxes levied in these years but as this loan has to be repaid and as do others spending is still kept to a minimum with a small army and navy as well as limited Royal spending but cash for universities comes back to a minor degree. This still keeps spending below that of the well organised and well spread out tax system. Continued migration and growth of the African trade posts. State sponsored piracy in the form of privateers continues primarily in the Caribbean sea. The pirate republic is again offered to work as privateers for the Crown they agree not to attack any English ships and they will give some of what they take to the Crown to the English in exchange for use of ports, steady flow of recruits, places to flog their stuff and everything they need to continue as well as the chance to acquire more heavy ships. England has 5.5 million people, Wales has 0.6 million Ireland has 1.8 million people and Scotland 1.1 million people. In exchange for 150 concubines and 50 eunuchs from Africa and Briton we ask for a loan from Korea–China receiving 2 tons of gold now and in 10 years they will be repaid with 2.5 tons with the handover happening at Hong Kong while 40 warships will act as the trade convoy protecting the gold. May be more to come.
 * Korea–China agrees to the proposal, immediately sending a fourth of the National Treasury's current gold reserves (as to not exhaust them) to the British-administered Hong Kong island. The rest will be extracted and given within the following year as to complete the deal. Additionally, the Emperor sends a fleet of ten ships comprised of two armed warships (of the geobukseon-class) and eight other ships to accompany the envoys and to visit England, being told to record all their experiences.
 * Malaya: Several Muslim communities in the nation, fueled by the Persian Imam, demand the nation become Islamic and the population converted. Many speak out against this. A fleet of 10 ships are sent to Northern Borneo to add the land to our territory. We plan to annex it directly, and expand across the coastline first. (Mod Response) We begin working on becoming more self sufficient. Grain cultivation is encouraged, and an internal commercial market is established. Exports to Burgundy are increased, in hopes of increasing trade. Rural areas are further developed, using traditional techniques to make the land more arable. Crop rotation methods are used in plantations across the nation. We ask Korea-China for assistance in developing our military, infrastructure and military, seeing their proximity and advancement in technology. (Korea-China Response Needed)
 * Korea–China gives some assistance for now, until proper consultation with Dutch authorities occurs.
 * Burgundian EIC Dip: the military aspects will be incorporated into the Malayan Colonial Guard, while the infrastructure aspects will be allowed.
 * Iran Dip: The Shah of Iran sends some well-educated Imams to the nation to help establish the Muslim communities
 * Rashidun Caliphate: The economy steadily improves, utilizing the exports of gold bullion to European powers, mostly France and Belka. A collective, national treasurey, outside of the Bank of Cairo, is established by the Caliph. The Jaffarids, with their prestigue, continue to gain more authority among the Ulema and administrative positions. Trade eastward in the Indian Ocean and East Asia becomes very important, selling ivory and Ethiopian coffee to merchants in southern China through Gulangyu. The Ayatollah of India in Ahmedbad continues to spread Islam into the region. The Caliphate obtains 72 fair-haired concubines from Barbary pirates, not asking where they originate, and sells them to the Emperor of China for whatever gold bullion they deem appropriate. Pope John XIV dies, leading to an interregnum within the Coptic Church, but the Amharic Pilgrimage led by Theodore the Hermit continues to gain traction in Egypt and Ethiopia. Formal works of literature in the Coptic language are made in the Museum of Alexandria. Baroque art, as well as books of history and Humanist philosophy, are sent from the Ulema to Zayiyr and Swahili, improving control over the African continent.
 * The Emperor of Korea–China offers a total of 576 ounces (half a pound per concubine) worth of gold.
 * Shahdom of Iran: Economy and military are updated, as well as beurocratic and legal reforms. The Amurid dynasty holds complete control over the elective system of Iran, as now the Shah is simultaneously the heir of most noble positions in the nation. He encourages Umar ibn Jafar, head of the Jafarid clan in Syria, to rise in power the same way. Military fortifications are placed in Samarkhand to protect against the Khanate. An informal council of scholars at Esfahan are gathered under the Shah to repudiate the words of the Preacher, citing that the signs of the end times have not been apparent since the Occulation of Al-Mahdi. In Kabul, the Grand Dashtur Vishtasp is declared as the guranteer of Zoroastrians within the nation, and he promises to uphold the same protection to other communities as far as Baloch. As the Amurid military is not equipped to handle the rugged mountains at this time, the Shah for the time being just observs the situation for now.
 * Tsardom of Belka: The Tsar after years of some reforms economically and seeing some net benefit from systems in place in Western Europe, hires out english and dutch economists out of work in Burgundy and England to structure a stock market. However while Vasiligrad remains one of the largest and more economically productive areas of the empire, the decision to put the Stock Market in Belgrad is made not only to further integrate the Serbian provinces but also give these regions a much needed boost to their economies. The development and opening is expected to take a few years while the empire is marshalled together for such a task such as stock trading, and an economic comittee is put in place under the Tsars direct authority to allow for its smooth operation in tandem with Belkas economic interests. The First company to list itself however becomes the Belkan Eastern Trade League which has the largest trade share across the Eastern Medditerrenean. With the issues continually popping up in the Italian league, as well as a now rampant sicily army, the Tsar marshalls a force of nearly 25,000 soldiers, most of them veterans of the croatian campaign and 5000 being Croatian veterans who were willing to be trained and integrated into the army. The Army marches to Trieste where it is camped out and led by General Joseph Malenkov a close personal friend of the Tsar and also a veteran of the Croatian wars as a captain who distinguished himself at Zagreb and Zadar being part of the prime reasons for the victory. Under direct edict of the The Tsar of all Belka, I Joseph Malenkov demand that all Sicilian forces return to their homes or face Belkas armed might. By this we extend out direct assistance to the Italian league to re-establish stability and bring the league back to its former stable status with Belka as her Guarentor (mod). While this is going on the Tsar also contracts the admiralty to seal the Adriatic off from the Sicilians recalling ships from patrol routes fielding nearly 75 ships from the Eastern Med fleet to shadow the Sicilian ports along the Adriatic and another 25 near Taranto. The Tsar also lauds the completion of the Belkan roadway systems into Transylvania after nearly 25 years of difficult building through mountain passes and under developed regions. General Malenkov authorizes the construction of a strategic fortress near Trieste guarding the whole of the region from invasion now being able to cover the mountain passes.
 * ​Welcomed by the Italian League -Nate
 * Sinkyone: We keep mining Gold in Wutuye Diltwa. We also make more spears and we invent shield technology. We also keep researching boat technology. We also Demand Matolle to join us or fear total war. We also integrate Wiyot into our confederation since Tuketwa rules both chiefdoms by having one foreign advisor. We also replace tribal rights with citty rights where every citty and village get to elect a number of advisors. Also, Rename to Mzerka to get a more inclusive name.
 * Iberian Diplomacy: Iberian explorers charting the coast of California make contact with the Sinkyone, bringing home reports of an expansive tribal confederation in Alta California. The tribe becomes known to Iberian merchants and settlers, who offer to trade peaceably with the natives.
 * Sinkyone:We offer as a sign of our peacefull intentions a rideable elk and a golden chipmunk with the dene words "let our chipmunk keep our great peace". Also, we do accept trade but we demand that chipmunk rights will be accepted pluss we would like Iberia to accept Tuketwa as chief general of our Mzer and his brother Diltwa as his succeder we also wish to exchange our elk and canoe technology for their help with iron tech and the help to get our alphabet to look more like the european ones


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: New Netherlands expands 50 px north. Nova Belgica expands 50 px southwest, and several more stockades are built along the OTL Connecticut River. These help prevent English Arcadian incursions farther north than OTL Wilder, Vermont, where the southernmost and largest is located. The former Hospitaller colony of New Germany (OTL Mobile Alabama) expands 50 px up the OTL Mobile River. Maryland expands 50 px up the east coast. (More to come)
 * The Pirate Republic continues to expand, liberating several hundred more slaves throughout the year, who are trained and assimilated into the movement. The Black Fleet grows accordingly, adding another dozen ships to its ranks. In particular, the Black Fleet begins to target the slave trade off the coast of West Africa, and the colonial trading in the Caribbean and South America. French shipping suffers increasing losses off the Americas as a result. A number of Pirate depots and villages are constructed along the undiscovered coasts of South America, particularly aiding in the targeting of France's merchants. The Republic begins to send missions to southern Africa, making contact with some of the coastal natives and beginning a wary friendship, the crews trading on a small scale with the locals. On a hard to find island, far from prying eyes, off South America, the Republic begins work on its first permanent port, with a task force of a few hundred men working to construct a fortified dock. The training of the crews continues with good progress, as the Dread Pirate continues to gain skill and experience with his growing fleet. A growing number of disillusioned European sailors, from merchants and naval backgrounds alike, are turning to piracy and making the journey to enter the Black Fleet, a mixture of mariners fleeing discipline or lovers back home, and those who seek to broaden their horizons or chase great profits. In this manner some 200 experienced recruits join, much aiding in the training efforts and adding to the Fleet's skill. By December, another thousand natives have joined the Republic, and the ground attack force known as 'the Reapers' grows to some 1300 warriors, the overflow from the limited number of ships and growing number of recruits. The Republic is happy to welcome the first child born in its villages from a wholly Republic family, a boy spawned of African and English heritage. By the end of the year he is followed by several more children, from a variety of different backgrounds.
 * Papal States: Work on rebuilding Rome on Marioni's plans continues. The force under the Legate Msgr Paulo (Pope Cornelius' nephew) keeps the peace between the two rival local lords, and Msgr Paulo sits both nobles down at the negotiation table to broker an agreement. The great composer Fritz Wolfenburg dies, to the Pope's great sadness. The Pope himself presides over his funderal mass, set to the music of Wolfenburg's own Requiem. The army continues mopping up the remaining ex-Hitlerite mobs, and offers Belka any assistance in that department that it may wish. The missions in Korea-China, Japan, the New World, and Southern Africa continue, winning many folowers to the Church. Work on countering Scandinavian-backed Kappelism in Northern Germany continues with the help of clergy from the Northern Rite.
 * Bishopric of St Peter-in-Brazil: A small group of young mainly native and creole women (only about ten or so) approach the Bishop requesting permission to form a small congregation of largely-enclosed nuns called the Prayerful Congregation of Our Lady of Pituba, with a special devotion towards Our Lady, and to the Eucharist. The Bishop grants his permission, and the group starts work on building a small convent nearby the Pituba Chapel.
 * Russia: The Tsar sets forth a massive plan. Construction and repairing of the roads across the Empire that should realisiticly be completed by 1698 or 1700. Construction begins around Novgorod and the Black Sea port Cities. We offer to buy 10 warships to be built by Burgundy and sailed to the Far East Port of Gorod Vostok (Guy Respond). Settlers continue to move to and from Port Sibir into the unoccupied East Siberian Peninsula. The Cossack Province of Nivktsk is established in the Chucotsk Region of Eastern Siberia. With fears or Khanate raids up north, we begin to establish a military presence across the frontier of 30,000 men mainly from Uralsk to Irkutsk. The Tsar begins considering selling the Port of Mersin to Cilicia. We send diplomats to Damascus, capital of the Rashidun, to begin talks of a joint attack followed by partitioning of the western and Central parts of the Great Khanate. (Secret) Even with this, plans are set up for if the Iranians attack into Mesopotamia, Russia might launch invasions of Crimea, Pontus, and the Azerbaijan Emirates.


 * Great Iberia: Fearing the loss of their colony, the Crown sends a second expedition to Monterey. The Monterey colony is discovered to have survived after fending off native attacks and then converting the local native chief to Christianity. One incredible account of the Monterey colony finds its way to mainland Iberia, spreading myths of immense wealth in the interior and drawing adventurers from Iberia and the colonies. More settlers arrive in Monterey Bay, and the colony expands to Santa Cruz, where a Franciscan mission is founded. San Diego and Sonora expand along the coast, and Baja California expands north as far as Loreto. The area around Torreón is colonized. San Diego claims the Channel Islands. Benguela expands southward along the coast and inland along the Angolan border. A fort is built in Wete on Pemba Island, and the settlement expands around the fort. Meanwhile, Artur Mendez continues rooting out piracy in the Caribbean and West Africa, raiding known pirate bases and hideouts in Yucatán, Hispaniola, and the Lesser Antilles, and recruiting ex-pirates via the pardon of 1667. The navy and pirate hunters maintain a presence in both the Caribbean and Atlantic coast of Africa in order to protect the Atlantic trade, sometimes pursuing pirates into foreign waters to catch them, but usually not interfering with French territory outside the Caribbean, in the hopes that the pirates will see the unregulated and undefended nature of French Brazil and migrate there instead. In New Iberia, government forces are downsized and a few regiments are disbanded to reduce costs. Iberian settlers continue to hold their ground against the Mayans. Colonial forces from Nova Lusitânia advance along the east side of Lake Nicaragua, attacking Maian-held towns. An army of 10,000 is landed at OTL Puerto Cortės, marching southward to San Pedro Sula. Privateers under commission from the Crown attack the remaining Maian ports in Honduras in an attempt to recapture OTL Atlántida Department. Outside of colonial affairs, the Iberian realm has enjoyed relative peace for the past decade and a half, and the unity of the Iberian Peninsula is stronger than ever. Although legally a union of various Iberian kingdoms, Iberia often operates as a single political entity and is shown on many foreign maps as the "Kingdom of Hispania" and its variants, "Kingdom of Iberia", or even "Kingdom of Portugal". At this point, with most of Iberia sharing the same culture, language, currency, and religion, there is a clear desire to formally unite "the Spains". King Pedro works to facilitate this goal by promoting Portuguese culture in the peninsula and centralizing authority under the Kingdom of Portugal. Support grows for a unified Kingdom of Espanha (Spain), which is particularly favorable among the nobility of Leon, Galicia, Granada, Valencia, Catalonia, Sardinia, the Balearic Islands, and Cape Verde, which would become equal states instead of being merely subordinate to Portugal, Castile and Aragon. It is less favorable in Castile and Aragon, who stand to lose their authority over the constituent states and perhaps some of their cultural identity, but gain a much greater stake in the profits of trade and colonialism.
 * Iberian Diplomacy to Sicily: King Pedro pledges to support his cousin, detaching the two Iberian regiments from the Papal army and attaching them to the Sicilian forces in the Italian League.


 * Sailish nation: we discover farming from a local people, and several of our people attempt to cultivate Maize. We attempt to subjugatethe Chinook tribe to our south (Mod response please ) and place them as a vassal.
 * Sultanate of Zayiyr: With the further addition of art and the Rashidun Caliphate sending us historical books, art and literature flourish in Zayiyr. With the new acquisition of Tio, we begin the construction of Mosque's in both Tio and Loango, as to physically spread the message about the undeniable final revolution of God and his prophets. Our population has raised to 650,000, with our army being increased to 12,000. Ilyaas el-Majeed, having been a war hero during the war against Loango for saving three men, is appointed by Sultan Jalaal as the leader of the armed forces of Zayiyr. Farming regions are in the process of being moved from the Zayiyr area to Tio. This moving process should be finalized within two years. With the increasing modernization of Zayiyr and the slow modernization of Loango and Tio, a separate accent had been created that differs from the original Zayiyrian delivery, which only remains in Tio and Loango while the new accent has been heavily used in the original Zayiyrian land. Our economy continues to increase steadily as everybody in the nation participates in their work, and is expected to continue to increase. Mining is the largest employed business in Zayiyr, with fishing being the largest business in Loango, and farming reigning superior in Tio. Another mineral, entitled مهلاف سفخىث (Light Stone | Tin) has been discovered.

1669
''' In Persia, the anti-Caliph Imam gains the attention of a local governor, Ali al-Asad, who likes what he hears. The governor regularly invites the Imam to his palace for sermons and prayer, making him very popular among the people. '''


 * Tsardom of Belka: Tsar Constantine hearing of the further issues in Northern Italy agrees to alter his troop comlement quickly re-raising reserves or former professionals as he increases the total forces of the empier to 60,000 professional troops with thousands of others ready to enter training or be raised for lesser forces at a moments notice. He brings a force to bear of nearly 45,000 in Italy. General Malenkov confronts the Sicilian forces near their base of operations in the southern regions of the league and request the Italian league brings it troops to bear on the Sicilian forces should they refuse to break off. (mod). The Tsar brings more of the fleet to bear and blokades most of Sicily, preventing reinforcements and merchantmen from breaking through the blockade without a fight, and in all cases informing the Army of an attempt to break through and commencing their destruction of the Sicilian army located in nortern Italy. With a further 15,000 men at home the Tsar oders the garrisoning of the Gallipoli fort and the southern coast with this 15,000 troops. And with nearly 150 ships now participating in the blockade of Sicily it just dares Iberia or the Sicilian to break the blockade and cause further issues.. This is especially true with the 150 strong home fleet ready to sally forth as support to the Italians at any time. The Home economy while somewhat despondent at the thought of another war, does see the value in keeping a sort of dominant political posture in italy, specifically in the decider of Italian unification. The Tsar personally requests the involvment of Professional Russian troops on the basis they are paid for by the Belkan treasury (orwell plz your my only hope.) The continual construction of the Trieste Stategic fort continues. An third expedition to Asia is to take place as the Tsar looks to expand foreign relations and potential trade opportunity sending an envoy fleet of 13 merchant ships and company guards.
 * The Italian League brings its miltary to bear in the manner suggested


 * The Great Union of Korea and China, fearing of Turkic incursions, further solidifies holdings in Manchuria and further cements the Great Wall; specifically the fortifications facing Mongolia. A permanent force of fifty thousand levies patrols the complex, mainly concentrated on the eastern portions with a skeleton force on the others. The government begins to reduce state-intervention within the primary and tertiary sectors, but still maintains a presence within the secondary sector, which is largely monopolized by a select of privatized family-owned firms kept buoyant by the government. Under the Legalist policy of enriching state power, industrial facilities dedicated to the military-industrial complex are erected. The government finally abolishes all restrictions upon merchantile activity, but still bars merchants who have not succeeded in imperial examination from participating in political activities. The influx of Hui into the Yunnan fiefdom continues, eventually comprising a plurality and becoming a visible community within major settlements. Lord Sui Wuseung endorses local poets, as well as patronizing other forms of art including dance and music. A trilogy based on a folk story, called Fa Mulan is written and published by Nivkh author Hua Jun. It depicts a Han dynasty-era girl drafted into the military in-place of her ailing and aged father, bound by patriarchal social norms, she is technically unqualified to serve and thus creates a male alter-ego. However, the third instalment ends in tragedy, with the protagonist receiving honorary titles from the Emperor for her instrumental role in warding off the Huns–only to return home to see herself sold into concubinage by her abusive stepfather, eventually forcing her to commit suicide. The novel inspires anumber of plays, which are widely performed in theatres in and out the Pearl River delta. Experiencing massive success, entrepreneur Lady Lin builds a successful chain of establishments catering to the serving of Busan-milk tea. She begins creating newer variants of milk-tea, for example, by; adding crushed taro pulp, adding tapioca pearls, or putting fruits. This also reinvigorates general interest in tea, with green tea, black tea, and oolong tea being consumed.
 * Malaya: With tea becoming more popular, we begin planting tea leaf crops and exporting them to Korea-China and Europe. Commonly eaten by farmers, coconut milk rice (nasi lemak) is becoming more popular within city centers. Wrapped in coconut leaves, the triangle shaped dish becomes a recognizable occurence throughout the nation. Upgrades in infrastructure, economy and military aided by Burgundy and Korea-China provide a more suitable place to trade, as well as keeping order. We put in place laws that allow for religious freedom, to the discontent of some religious communities. We welcome the Persian Imams, and hope that they will help further establish the Muslim community and bring harmony among it. In Malacca and Kuala Lumpur, city walls are being built to provide a sense of security. Competition is encouraged in the public sector as incentives are given to prosperous trading companies, but restricted as to prevent monopolies from dominating the market. Our ships land in Sabah, and begin constructing settlements along the coastline, known as the village of Karambunai. Supplies are sent from the mainland, which will help in moving inlands and increase trade with Tondo. We plan to export wood from our newly acquired region.


 * Swahili: We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue convincing contracted servants. Areas interior to Mombasa and Malindi is colonized. We also send out conquistadors to expand northwards into more northern Somalia. The Sultan begins sponsoring art and cultural development in Swahili, including artists, musicians, authors and playwrights..
 * Rashidun Caliphate: The economy steadily improves, with exporting bullion from East Africa to France and Belka, as well as other states in Europe. Imports flow in from the far east, through the Arab-Indian Company, as far as Malaya and China. Trade also goes overland to Zayiyr, Morocco, and southern Africa. Cotten, having been imported from Gujarat long ago, is now grown natively from Egypt. Coffee is also exported. Trade through China is mostly worked through the rented island of Gulangyu. The influence of the Bank of Cairo is phased out for the national treasurey. In Syria, Umar Jafar is controversially appointed to governor of Syria. This office, having immense power, is usually considered a stepping point to become Caliph. Caliph Qasim is opposed to the appointment, but is outvoted by the Ulema. Although the Coptic Church remains in interegnum, Theodor the Hermit begins to organize a new rebellion of the Amharics against the Arab rule. An emmisary of the Caliphate goes to Russia, and iterates that we would be interested in keeping good diplomacy. 
 * Shahdom of Iran: Defenses on the borders of India and Central Asia are improved. The Shah Jamshid Peshar Amir is suspicious of rebellion within the nation, and tries to use what military he can spare to watch the more powerful nobles. The Council of Scholars in Esfahan condemns the concept of Kalifa Al-Naqid (Anti-Caliph), and demands the Imam appears before the council to renounce this title, before risking the outbreak of a Seventh Fitna. Grand Dashtur Vishtasp, Raja of both Kabul and Baloch, gathers an army for his own rebellion for the cause of Zoroastrians. Vishtasp of Kabul asks to ally with Assad (mod response).
 * Asad agrees to this. Meanwhile, the Imam refuses the demands of the Council of Scholars. -scraw
 * Sinkyone/Mzerka:We declare war on Matolle and we fight with 1000 infantry and 500 soldiers on the bow and arow on the back of Elk at OTL Port Kenyon.We also make more boats.We keep making our pike hammers. We also make our first writen constitution giving our chief power of the army and foreign relations.Diltwa also personally asks the Iberian merchants to get books about Iberian goverment and for it he will some amouths of gold (Player response).We also now keep sending selters to Coosiq .We also send more setlers to gleneda and we now send setlers again to OTL waldport
 * Iberian Diplomacy: The Iberians accept the Sinkyone's traditions without really understanding them. A group of missionaries from Baja California sail to Sinkyone territory and agree to help transcribe their language to the Latin alphabet. They also provide them with certain books from Iberia in an effort to teach them the Portuguese language and expose them to the Catholic faith.
 * Sinkyone dip:Diltwa personaly asks to get books about iberian noble titles and about iberian goverment.


 * Bengal Sultanate: Chocolate bgins to begins to have a growth in popularity including the production of sugar due to the Madron Co. the largest chocolate producer in the nation. Coffee grows in popularity as well with it being sold in an extravacant fashion across the Bengal and Burma with cold coffee drinks being made in Bhutan with it being sold in golden cups due to surplus amounts of precious minerals being purchased by a variety of companies and buusinesses that produce utensils and accesories specifically in the region producing a marginally booming economy for the province. Jewelry is also produced massively in the region as well and in some cases is traded off to trade partners. In Burma renovations have left homes looking very modern and in some cases luxurious. agricultural productions and plantations have caused a booming economy including coastal businesses and ship productions also having a big roal with the economic boom which is only predicted to increase more. In Ahom, the economy had begun to boom with firework companies being made and displaying extravacent shows for whenever festivals or celebrations occur and renovations have left many nice homes which beforehand were very old styled or poverish looking and had designs inspired by european nations which had caused real estate companies to boom as well due to the ever so growing popularity of these styled homes. In the colonies a new name for the OTL Maurituis colony had been chosen and it was New Burma. In New Burma, ships continue to be produced for the navy and merchants with the population rising to 36,000. In Mistri, the population rises to 9,600. The population of the nation overall is 39.46 Million due to piece and an anomally consisting of high rates of pregnancy and marriages. A colonial expedition was conducted with two new colonies being founded with the takeover of the uninhabited Male Islands and the takeover of the Northwest coast of OTL Celebes being led by 78 ships each and 87,000 troops. 13,000 sent to the OTL Male Islands and OTL Celebes. Each new colony has been given the names New Panastria and New Sahammas after two of the largest cities in the nation. In New Sahammas (OTL Celebes) communications with the natives have been conducted with a mutual agreement being made and the sent forces expand the colony by 13px. 3 small towns are partially completed in the colony and 13,000 people are predicted to immigrate there in the next 2 years with farms already being pre made to avoid starvation of new colonist. In New Panastria (Male Islands) the troops explore the dozens of small islands and small towns are already in the works. Immigration is not expected though to increase so quicly with only 897 colonist moving in to the islands this year. In the last 2 years the military has increased by 46,000. Weaponry continues to be produced as well significantly. 68 Naval ships were also built this year with 46 being produced in the previous year. In the capitol, development of more businesses have increased with ships continuing to be produced and the PTS plus MS class ships having a rivalry. Banks begin to spread also to Burma. Schools and universities continue to expand with upgrades in the sewer system and means of trade being made. Life in the Sultanate seem to be going well with the region continuing to develop it's economy and technical advancements.
 * Pirate Republic: The Republic continues to expand, in particular due to its increasing bounty looted from French Brazil, which continues to arrogantly ignore the pirate activities. The Pirate settlements continue to grow, many now reaching populations of a few hundred. The huge funding available ensures that despite their small and illegal nature, the villages are well stocked and defended, complete with schools and surgeries. Trading with the southern African tribes continues as relations improve, and the pirates take on their first dozen recruits from them. The Black Fleet continues to train and prosper under the Dread Pirate, and his protege and first lieutenant Thomas 'Caesar' Escalante, an intelligent and witty young man of English-Italian descent, loved by Roberts like a son and popular amongst the crew too. As the Black Fleet reaches some 80 ships, crewed by almost 9,000 men and accompanied by its ground force: the two thousand strong 'Reapers', they exact devastating tolls on merchant shipping, wreaking havoc on French profits which are more often than not intercepted long before they ever reach France. Several ships are even so bold as to attack traders off the French Atlantic coast itself, using Africa as a staging post. The riches of the French Americas provide a steady and immense source of wealth to the pirates. Their network of spies and hideouts continues to expand, in particular it's agents and informants amongst the French and Iberian missions in the Caribbean and Laurentia.
 * Sultanate of Zayiyr: The unsuspected finding of large copper reserves in the vassal's of Tio and Loango has disrupted what the original plan was for the region. Instead, Mining has taken up the majority of employment throughout all of nation, with farming locations having planned to now move to the outskirts. With the full entrance of Tio into our society, we learn of multiple kingdoms and other nations that are near us. A far eastern tribe know as Chokwe has attracted Sultan Jalaal's interest, as a citizen claiming to have originated there has explained to Jalaal that Chokwe is a very large tribe in central to southern Africa. The famed diplomat of our region, Qais al-Malek, is sent to negotiate the possibility of incorporating the large tribe into Zayiyr as a vassal. The diplomat is accompanied by an envoy bearing golden coins and the holy Quran, in hopes to islamisize the tribe as well [Mod]. With the Kingdom of Ndongo being one the largest nations that exist to the south of Zayiyr, Sultan Jalaal sends a missionary to the Kingdom to preach about Muhammad and the final revolution of God. We send him with a few copies of the Quran, as we wish to spread the teachings of Islam to the area. Alongside the missionary is a diplomat who is sent to pursue good relations and trade with the Kingdom.
 * Maiam: The resistance turns to a guerilla-style offensive, making it as costly and damaging as possible for Iberians to set foot anywhere in the country out of sight of the sea. Many local citizens are recruited, motivated by Iberian threats to destroy their culture and heritage. French and Belkan officers and troops are consulted and utilized in many areas.  The Mayapan cross enemy lines into Iberian-occupied territory and stir up rebellions and steal more of the Iberian army's supplies, destroying that which they cannot steal. The war takes on two parts, the more formal army fighting the Iberians and the Mayapan creating unrest and resistance amoung the people in Iberian-occupied territory. The Emperor urges all the citizens of Maiam to remember that while Iberia turned a blind eye to them, the government of Maiam never forgot any of its 'children'.  Maiam's population now reflects about half native Mayan and Mexican and half European, with a large mixed-race population.
 * Russia: Some settlers arrive in the northern Cheondoryeol's to fish, and serve as the strategic outlet for part of our Pacific fleet. The Tsar issues a national call to arms, bringing 600,000 men to be trained near Uralsk, supplied by water from the Ural River, and food from the farms in the area. These men will be trained for 5 years each, to make professional soldiers out of everyone. We send a diplomat to Sino-Korea offering a pact against the Khanate, this comes as part with the increased raids into Tibet (Candies RESPOND). Meanwhile 10,000 Cossacks are dispatched to Belka, and will be made sure they are paid like Mercs. In the training exercises, soldiers are taught to use bayonets against Khanate cavalry. Farming is improved in Siberia. The Tsar points out in a meeting with the Siberian Governor, that the upcoming Central Asian War, is not a war just for territory, and eradicating the Tatar remnant, but also gaining more land to farm, and provide enough food for all of Siberia, and the future settlers of Central Asia. Work on the trans-national roads continues.
 * Burgundian dip: the offer to contract ship construction for the Russian pacific fleet is accepted.
 * Korea–China agrees to the mutual protection pact against the Great Khanate, dropping tariffs between the Russo–Oriental gun trade.


 * Kingdom of England, Ireland and Scotland: The economic crisis has stabled out with bullion from China and a stable budget as spending is kept low while taxes remain well distributed. England has 5.5 million people, Wales has 0.6 million Ireland has 1.8 million people and Scotland 1.1 million people. Money starts to go back into the grammar schools and universities with physicists at Cambridge like Newton doing exciting things while education in the towns of basic literacy is much more common because grammar schools are cheap. Trade with the colonies and Asia is maintained while privateers continue to hit shipping. The economy develops as new enclosure acts are passed and new techniques of agriculture such as four field crop rotation and effective ploughs which are while long used techniques in England need to be spread to everywhere are worked on to increase production as well as trade of wool is increased with Europe and goods brought over from the Americas improving the balance of trade.


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: New Netherlands expands 50 px north. Nova Belgica expands 50 px southwest, and several more stockades are built along the OTL Connecticut River. These help prevent English Arcadian incursions farther north than OTL Wilder, Vermont, where the southernmost and largest is located. The former Hospitaller colony of New Germany (OTL Mobile Alabama) expands 50 px up the OTL Mobile River. Maryland expands 50 px up the east coast. Imports of Arcadian, Laurentian, and Asian trade help stabilize the Burgundian economy, and the treasury begins showing signs of recovery. The Burgundian troops in Prussia continue to assist in the defense of the Holy Roman Empire, and stand ready to meet the Scandinavians should they attempt to move into Prussia once again. (More to come)
 * Papal States: Monsignor Paulo returns to Rome and is highly praised for his role in defusing the situation in Lombardy. Work continues on rebuilding Rome on the new plans. The Papal army remains mobilised, and although Pope Cornelius declares his neutrality in Italy, warns against any incursions into Papal territory. Missions continue everywhere.
 * Bishopric of St Peter-in-Brazil: The small Prayerful Congregation of Our Lady of Pituba completes its convent near the Pituba chapel, and sets up there.


 * Great Iberia: The Californias and Sonora continue expansion along the coast. Settlers arrive in OTL Hermosillo in search of gold. Benguela expands southward and inland along the border with Angola. Mêcicipi enters another conflict with the Natchez people. Training of the professional army is finally completed and 42,000 troops (two armies of 21,000) are sent to Italy to support Sicily. The Iberian fleet conducts naval warfare against the Bulgarian fleet in the Mediterranean, attacking different segments of the blockade and fighting small battles but not engaging the whole fleet directly. Sicily is encouraged to mobilize their own fleet for a joint attack on the blockade. The Strait of Gibraltar is closed to Bulgarian sea traffic. With the Pirate Republic focusing on the French colonies, Iberia tightens its grip on the Caribbean. Artur Mendez attacks pirate hideouts and ports, executing many captains who have refused to accept the pardon. Pirate hunters vigorously patrol the Caribbean but avoid French Brazil, partly to not trespass in French waters, and partly to encourage the pirates to migrate there, where the going is easier. Iberians continue to hold their ground against the Mayan rebels. With neither side making significant gains, peace negotiations are considered. Mexico, Yucatán, Mêcicipi, Nova Lusitânia, and the Californias see an influx of Iberian settlers. Pedro Afonso de Aguiar sails into Berbera (an Omani vassal) with an armed trade fleet. He offers them better protection and assistance in expelling their Omani overlords from Somaliland in exchange for the city changing their allegiance to Portugal.
 * You need an algo for the sea. ~Wolves
 * In retrospect I agree I shouldn't be able to land troops without a naval battle. There is no reason to strike out the second part, though: "The Iberian fleet conducts naval warfare against the Bulgarian fleet in the Mediterranean, attacking different segments of the blockade and fighting small battles but not engaging the whole fleet directly."

1670
''' Busan milk tea becomes popular in Engalnd, becoming a stable diet, but the English call it "Lady Lin Tea". '''

''' Matolle is crushed by Sinkyone. '''

''' Caesar Escalante loots a ship containing one of the most beautiful woman in France: Lady Renoncule. She is quietly submissive to her captures, responding to the captain with "As you wish". '''

''' A prominent chief of Chokwe converts to Islam, and instructs the Bantu people there how to read Arabic. '''

''' An anonymous treatise of paradoxes in Arcadia refers to "the Praise of Vasili I", "the Praise of French Pox", and "Why it is Good to be in Debt". '''

''' The Imam of Persia, ibn Hussein, proclaims the Shah to be a servant of corrupt bureaucrats (the Ulema) and derides him as a traitor of the Shia faith. Governor Ali al-Asad orders ibn Hussein's speeches to be printed and distributed across his province to the people. Additionally, he begins raising an army in case the powers that be send someone to remove him. '''

''' Tsar Stanislav marches on Berlin engaging the Prussian army in direct combat in Pomerania with his full 55,000 strong complement of troops. '''

''' The Czechs in the South split from Prussia in an attempt breakaway only to face loyalists. The Two hastily raised armies fight near Prague with the loyalists and the seperatists concluding a woefully indecisive battle leading to large amounts of damage to the countryside as well as some minor damage to prague. '''

 The Scandinavian Generals after their disastrous defeat in Germany takes its own initiative and approaches the king for funding for the establishment of Scandinavias proper Professional Army (Tier 4 is given due to Scandi being woefully out of date for no reason.) 
 * Mzerka:We annex mattole into the Sinkyone/Mzerkan citty state.We also get our first impresions of european language.While the Diltwa likes the technology and influence of the Iberian power and he begins to learn to speak Portguese he also names himself "Grande Reformador".He also asks Iberia to send him books about Iberian goverment and he also wishes to secretly get an Iberian gun and in return he will give some elk, maps of the region and gold(player response)
 * Iberian Diplomacy: Although the Iberians are wary of giving the natives guns, they accept the Mzerkan deal (Mzerka is still referred to as Sinkyone by the Iberians). The gift of gold leads some to believe the Sinkyone land is rich with gold, but the rumors remain confined to the Monterey colony.
 * Tsardom of Belka: With attacks conducted on the Belkan fleet the Tsar along with his Diet agrees that war with Iberia is now inevitable and mobilizes the entire 300 strong fleet blockading further and preventing the Iberians from reinforcing. This also comes in Tandem with the Tsar hiring mercenaries numbering 15,000 and attaching them to the italian expedition and conducting an attack on the Sicilian forces (note im disputing Generals ability to circumvent a blockade and land 42,000 troops without fighting a direct naval battle to challenge the blockade.) With help of the Italian leagues forces led by their own Great Leader Polydore Morosini, the Tsar opens in direct battle with the Sicilians with nearly 60,000 of his own troops (including mercenaries) in tandem with the full force of the Italian league which (i believe) fields 45,000 professional troops. The Battle is set at the Sicilian ecampment near Ancona and the army converges in full on the Sicilians (ill do an algo when i get home from work tonight yall). While this is going on the Tsar authorizes an increase from the peacetime forces and shells out the money to train 20,000 more troops at home bringing the troops at home to a strength of 35,000 (with 20,000 undergoing the 2 year training period). The economy while recently recovered seems to be unfluctuated as of yet due to most trade coming through the east rather than gibraltar. with so much going on the Tsar begins looking for help in the western world to balance out the Iberians and keep them split. In order to more effectively keep trade routes open and other issues from cropping up, Tsar Constantine offers to help pay for increase defensive postures for the caliphate for the duration of the war to keep shipping open and prevent interference by Iberia in the Eastern Med trade region (Nate plzzz)
 * Rashidun dip: boi, do we accept

Burgundy-Prussia dip: The peace offer is accepted, and Burgundy begins returning seized assets.
 * Rashidun Caliphate: Art and culture continue to maintain their Baroque pique. Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) continue to be proliferated across the Muslim realms. Umar Jafar, governor of Syria and patriarch of the Jaffarid clan, acquires more direct control over the national treasury. Technology continues to thrive in the House of Wisdom, where the greatest of scientists there is Ahmed Sultah. Sultah is well-known as a wondrous engineer and alchemist, harnessing the metaphysical properties of the universe on par with Archimedes of Syracuse and Hero of Alexandria. Using his genius, he is known to make many powerful war machines in the service of the Ulema. Meanwhile, in the distant land of the Jinn, the old gods of Pre-Islamic religion have remained in exile from Arabia since the coming of Islam. The gods here have remained hidden, in a castle called Uluru by the ignorant natives, ruled over the three Daughters of Allah. Hubal, one of the most powerful Jinn, led a revolt this year against the Daughters, but was ultimately thwarted. For his punishment, Hubal's memories and power were removed, and he was sent in exile to live in Arabia.
 * Shahdom of Iran: The economy and infrastructure improves, and grows to the point that the Persian fils is worth more in exchange rate to the Arabic fils. Shah Jamshid Amur decides to directly intervene to the situation of Assad, and raises the full military of 120,000 troops. This military is placed under the command of Reza Ibn Ismail, an old commander known for bearing loyal, well-trained falcon, Xerxes. Of course, Reza also suffers from a missing right eye which he lost since the beginning of his military career, but the origin of this accident he has never disclosed.20,000 troops are sent to stand by near Assad's military, led by Reza himself, while the remaining 100,000 stay in and around Esfahan. Vishtasp readies his army in Kabul, but would nit directly help Assad yet while waiting for the right opportunity.
 * Scandinavian Empire: Development happens around the capital Riksdale, as well as in Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oldenburg and Visby. The ports of Vindov and Libov (Windau and Libau) in Couronia are being promoted. Colonial endeavours around Olafsdale (Labrador settlements) and New Blekinge (Hudson Bay settlements) continue. We move inland in our colonies, in order to expand our land mass. Protestant preachers are sent to Oldenburg and the Hebrides and Catholic power is undermined in the region, and money is sent to the Protestant groups within the Hansa. We plan a colonisation trip to Africa. Queen Catherine introduces tea as a popular drink in the higher echelons of Scandinavian society. We ask for peace with Burgundy and Brandenburg, with a status quo ante bellum, and the assets returned. We approve the military reforms, though. 
 * Kingdom of England, Ireland and Scotland: It is agreed with Burgundy busy with Poland and Iberia struggling against Belka that a conflict should be engaged against Iberia. Initially a force of 5,000 troops is assembled at Bristol along with 50 ships and the official story is they are moving to deal with the growing native threat in Arcadia but a rumour is circulated that the attack will be on Burgundy. Both of these are a lie and it is only once the fleet reaches Haiti to resupply that they revealed their real target is an attack on lands where Maiam fights. 5,000 troops are pulled from English Arcadia to link up with the force in Haiti. In exchange for use of English ports and companies the Pirate republic is asked to assist England in their fight and commit 80 ships, 2,000 soldiers and the Dread Pirate Roberts the Great Admiral. Once having restocked in Haiti they set a course for OTL Puerto Cortes and launch an attack with the English task force of 50 ships and 10,000 men after declaring war on Iberia as well as hopefully an additional 80 ships and 2,000 men from the pirates. Once having secured Puerto Cortes we link up with Belkan's assigned to the area to act as guides to lead the force inland and seize San Pedro Sula and providing that falls easily to leave 2,000 men to garrison San Pedro Sula and then march east along the coast taking the towns on the coast up to Iriona hopefully taking Tel and La Ceiba on the way. encouraging Maiam people to rise up and fight now that relief has arrive. The 130 ships of England and Pirates move along the coast supporting the English land force. Muskets are brought along to supply to the people to start a new revolt Meanwhile another 2 groups of 50 ships each with 1,000 troops to go out and raid the Iberian northern coast hitting smaller towns on or the near coast and sending a force down into the area to burn it with an avoidance of use of ship munitions which should be reserved for fighting Iberian ships. Attacks are on places without significant troop garrisons. Parliament approves the raising of a new 35,000 man line infantry force to garrison the country while Portsmouth fleet is brought back up to defend the English channel and the Bristol forces are mostly out fighting. There are 1,000 English troops in English Arcadia, 1,000 in Haiti, 500 in St George's island and St Helena island and 500 in the Bay of Kost and New Canterbury each. These forces are all defensive and to hold positions within the largest settlements until reinforcements can arrive. We request the Italian League and Tsardom of Belka subsides us in our fight against mutual enemies even though it is a separate war (MOD and Feud response).
 * PR Secret Dip: The Pirate Republic is open to combat against its hated enemy, Iberia, but needs more in return than access to English ports (earlier I merely meant that I need said access for it to be practically possible- I still need a better incentive to make it profitable to stop piracy and enter a war)
 * English dip: A Non- aggression pact and we will support Pirate Republic claims for land in the post war. Also, the crown shall award trade contracts and writs for expansion to the Griffith & Sons Trading Co. (Agreed on chat so added in for Person, ask him if you want)
 * PR Dip: Agreed
 * Iberian Diplomacy: Not prepared for a colonial war, Iberia offers to cede OTL Belize and the Atlantic coast of Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua for an end to hostilities. As is standard, we require a 10 year truce.
 * English dip: Yeah we agree to this and if Maiam is ever properly independent they can have the lands back but while Iberia still occupies we have to keep them safe and administer them. The pirate republic is given Belize to administer and keep safe from Iberia.
 * Iberia to England: We do not recognize the Pirate Republic as a legitimate state. Their control of Belize is illegal and if England does not take measures to remove the pirates we will take action. (Translation: Since Iberia and most other nations are perpetually at war with pirates, any land they own is fair game. You should have them give it back to you or it will be your loss.)


 * Pirate Republic: The Republic continues to grow, thriving upon the riches of French shipping. By now, it can claim almost a hundred crews to its name, as well as its ground force of some 2,000 'Reapers'. The Republic's reach stretches across half the globe, operating the length of the New World and the width of the Atlantic, even beginning to venture into the mouth of the Med, unnoticed due to the surrounding chaos. It's crews train to high standards under the noses of their experienced, often ex-European navy, officers. Never before gas such discipline and order been present in such a large scale piracy, but perhaps due to their prosperity, democracy, and their great leaders, the Dread Pirate and his protege Caesar Escalante, the Republic is turning into a coherent naval force that strikes fear into the hearts of its enemies. Lady Renoncule is held captive upon Escalante's flagship, but treated kindly and fairly by Caesar, who admires her courage and beauty greatly. As a result she is guarded carefully but afforded privacy and respect by the crew. As an influential and prominent member of the French nobility, her ransom is vast, a sum large even by the standards of the Renoncule family, one of the richest in Europe due to their huge banking and trade empire, but she is popular and well loved and negotiations begin immediately between the agents of her father and the Republic. It is hoped by her family that she will be returned come next year, if all goes well. The Republic begins work on a medium sized settlement in undiscovered South Africa, co-operating with the local tribes. Using Teddy Leach's ties to the merchant industry of Europe, the trading firm of Griffith & Sons Trading Co. is founded out of London, with unofficial ties to the Republic. The company grows rapidly in its first year, receiving funding through backchannels from the pirates, and by December has a large office and two depots for shipping on the Thames, from where it co-ordinates its activities.
 * Bengal Sultanate: Bengal begins to launch a naval and military strike on Karnad with 210,000 troops storming into Eastern Karnad and another 100,000 being sent to Karnad's colonies with 276 Naval Battle Ships. burning down partially towns and cities. This was due to a dispute of territory between who had ownership over the OTL Maldives. Survivors of the invasion are protected and placed under curfew to avoid events of resistance. Any resistance faced will not be tolerated and will lead to the rebels to be imediately taken into custody and sent to a prison in Bengal. The soldiers although strong and well trained, felt sympathy to the people effected so the Sultan of Bengal allowed the rebuilding of taken territory. The Maldives are ceased and Karnad is pushed back. ( Algo Coming Soon.) Meanwhile, back in Bengal large supplies of weaponry are sent to troops that are fighting in the war including flintlock guns and cannon bombs. This has caused anincrease of jobs due to weaponry being a new high demand list of items. More Shipyards and Weaponry Yards are made to produce weapons and ships at a fast pace. 46 Naval Vessels are made across the nation with 23 being produced in the colonies. Meanwhile in New Sahammas, communications with the natives become more better and some 3,000 immigrants move to the colony. Due to the conflict, an increase of military recruits have been made with 38,000 people joining the military. Tahva Co. begins to secretly use their ships to deliver weapons to the military in Karnad. Gun Powder begins to become a very popular category of work and business to produce gun powder mostly for the military. Cannons and Horses begin to be sent to occupied Karnad. THe Sultan has declard that he will not surrender till Karnad agrees to release their colonies and East Coast to Bengal. In other news, candies begin to be produced for the military as treats once agin like during the Ahom-Burma War and large supplies of food is also sent over.  Mining continues in Bhutan with businesses and farms thriving in Burma and Ahom. Although the war is sudden and slightly a surprise to the citizen's, hope of piece is wished for and a victory for Bengal as well. For the people and troops fighting in KArnad, it is a struggle and hard fight being dealt with but for the people in the main region of Bengal, life conttinues to be for the ost part normal other than the news of war.
 * Bengal Dip (to Aryavarta): We would like to trade with your nation and install a non aggresion pact for 10 years plus to stay out of the conflict in Karnad..


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: New Netherlands expands 50 px north. Nova Belgica builds several more stockades along the OTL Connecticut River. These help prevent English Arcadian incursions farther north than OTL Wilder, Vermont, where the southernmost and largest is located. The former Hospitaller colony of New Germany (OTL Mobile Alabama) expands 50 px up the OTL Mobile River. Maryland expands 50 px up the east coast. Imports of Arcadian, Laurentian, and Asian trade help stabilize the Burgundian economy, and the treasury begins showing signs of recovery. The Burgundian troops in Prussia continue serving with the Prussian army fighting the Poles, now that Scandinavia has agreed to return to status quo. An army of 10,000 troops are sent to support the loyalists in Bohemia. After a secret vote of approval in the States-General, Frans Jozef vun Bourgogne, Duke of Guise and Regent of Burgundy, suggests to King Otto that he move his primary title from Prussia to Burgundy. King Otto accepts (approved by Scraw), though he will remain in Prussia for the duration of the war with Poland.
 * Kingdom of Prussia: the Prussia army of 200,000, allowed to concentrate with Burgundians troops being sent to support the Bohemian loyalists, and including 60,000 professional troops, moves to face the polish invaders as they pass by Stettin.
 * Kingdom of Bohemia: following the indecisive Battle of Prague, and the arrival of Burgundian reinforcements, the Loyalist forces begin training in modern tactics to increase their effectiveness. Cavalry forces moves around in the south, securing border crossings and ensuring the rebels are trapped in a pocket. After about a month of training the loyalist forces, the Burgundian-Loyalist forces begin marching southward to face the rebel army.
 * Whole point of Professional armies was to make the shit levies unsable in combat in continental europe. They are reserves, and garrisons, that is it. -Feud
 * I'm facing a great leader, so I need more troops just to offset that because professional troops aren't worth more in the algo than pleb troops. I also think fielding this many troops is justified seeing how the Poles have taken Danzig, and are marching on Berlin, so now isn't the time to be holding back. I don't see why non-professional troops shouldn't be allowed in such an important point. -Guy
 * Great Iberia: The Californias and Nova Galiza continue expansion along the coast. Mêcicipi expands upriver. Nova Iberia expands along the Rio Grande. In response to England's declaration of war and subsequent peace treaty, 5,000 troops are raised to defend the colonies from the emboldened Mayans. The full available strength of Iberia's navy (~270 ships) faces the Bulgarian navy in the Mediterranean, though not in a single battle but spread out over multiple smaller engagements (as per rules and algorithm). Pedro Afonso de Aguiar offers Berbera (an Omani vassal) better protection and assistance in expelling their Omani overlords from Somaliland in exchange for the city changing their allegiance to Portugal. (Mod Response)
 * Iberian Diplomacy to Papal States: Iberia requests military access through the Papal States.


 * Sultanate of Zayiyr: With the islamization of a prominent chief of the Chokwe tribe, we show the tribe leaders and chiefs the baroque art and literature that we received from the Rashidun Caliphate. We hope that the holy illustrations and very significant texts that we've shown them will hopefully allow for a quicker process of converting their tribesman's faith into Islam. We send diplomats to the Kingdom's of Lunda and Luba, in hopes to pursue possible vassalization, as well as spread the word of Muhammad and the holy faith of Islam. Our population is currently 667,000.


 * Swahili: We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue convincing contracted servants. Areas interior to Mombasa and Malindi is colonized. We also send out conquistadors to expand northwards into more northern Somalia. The microscope is developed by an imam in the Madrassa of Mogadishu after fiddling with glass beads and lens at home. He later also discovered cells from observing a leaf.
 * Russia: Settlers continue to move into Siberia. Port Sibir begins to become a medium sized, fishing community in the Kamchatka Peninsula. We begin to make moves placing 100,000 men across the border of the Northeastern part of the Khanate, the other 500,000 are placed into reserve. There is two expeditions to the Binkov sea and discover two Islands (these are the Russian section of the Aleutian Chain). We begin to practice war drills, and prepare for a signal from Sino-Korea, to make our move. Soldiers are put under the command of General Nicholas Alexandrovich.
 * The Korean–Chinese Emperor gives the Russians discretion.


 * The Great Union of Korea and China begins accelerating the fortification of the nascent Korean subsection of the Great Wall, clearing the dirt mounds and erecting properly solidified stone walls in its place. A total of a hundred thousand contract labourers are hired to construct the wall, which is estimated to take approximately a decade. About a total of 300,000 soldiers are mobilized, with half stationed in Manchuria, the other lined up along the Great Wall. The government continues to reduce state intervention in the economy, instead allowing firms a higher degree of mobility. State control over much of the secondary sector is lifted; however, metallurgy and the production of weaponry are still nationalized. Licenses are required for merchants to distribute and sell aforementioned items to the commercial market. While the government, under the Legalist policy of enriching state prowess, emphasizes the development of the military–industrial complex, merchant guilds and commerce continue to flourish under the removal of various restrictions. Merchants are still barred from participating politically, unless they have succeeded imperial examination. While Korea–China has achieved financial stability by pegging the paper currency (which functions as a gold certificate, and is exchangeable for precious metal coinage) to gold for high-value transactions, and copper for low-value transactions, there is still a lack of a medium to satisfy medium-value transactions. While originally utilizing an alloy between copper and gold, the resulting alloy still remains relatively high in terms of value. Thus, it welcomes the inflow of cheap European (and to a lesser extent Japanese) silver through its ports. It also begins mining any ground deposits of silver in Hamgyeong. As a former General, and instrumental in the collapse of the Tan dynasty, Lord Sui Wuseung willingly travels to the Great Wall to give military advice to border guards. He places his son under temporary control of his fiefdom. Lady Lin tea, or Busan milk-tea, continues to gain widespread popularity. The entrepreneur opens her first four establishments in China proper in: Bukgyeong, Dalian, Shanghai, and Guangdong, respectively. Other variants of milk-tea become popular, such as taro milktea, coconut milktea, and sweet-potatoe milktea. A few of these variants begin adding in tapioca pearls. This induces the proliferation and development of the Korean tea culture.

1671
''' Guys, stop calling it "the Americas". North America is Arcadia and South America is Laurentia. Collectively they are known as "the New World". '''

''' Swahili discovers fractals, not cells. '''

''' The Pietist movement makes a resurgance in Naples. '''

''' Frustrated by the difficulty of trans-atlantic travel, a Prince in Prussia offers a reward of 500,000 Marks for any individual who can calculate longitude at sea. Currently longitude can be found by the path of the sun, but without percise and accurate means of calculating the time of day at sea, the path of the sun is ambigiuos. Normal Arabic clocks do not work as the pendulum is thown off by the turbulance of the boat. '''

''' Governor Asad outlaws the Modern Standard Arabic in his province, citing it as a tool of the oppressor. Instead, he encourages the proliferation of Persian (Farsi). Meanwhile, ibn Hussein continues to whip the people into a frenzy and travels outside the province to neighboring areas. In Bandar Abbas, he incites violence between his followers and officers of the Shah's forces. '''

''' The Czech seperatists now outgunned and outnumbered resort to organized hit and run attacks as they begin petitioning outside powers for help. '''

''' Following the quick and painless annexations of both Salzburg and Bavaria after more than a century of being vassals, the Austrian Archduke Maximilian also concludes a deal with the ailing habsburg monarch in Hungary. With no direct heirs and what can only be clasified as sterility the Hungarian nobility and their king agree to join under Austria in a PU following the death of their monarch. Little to no opposition is given due to Hungary's ailing economic state and Austria being relatively wealthy and prosperous '''


 * Malaya: With Karambunai and Malabaru developing into small towns, we upgrade Johorean ports for trade with Sabah. We claim more land along the northern Borneo coastline and forests. We clear some land for settlements and agricultural activity, as well as for resources. We encourage our population to reside in Sabah by offering incentives. Laws are put in place to restrict companies from monopolizing the market. More mines and farms are opened in the northern states. In Sabah, agricultural activities begin with the cultivation of grains, as well as local produce including mangosteens, rambutans, papayas and bananas. Exports from Sabah are sent to the mainland before shipped off to Europe or Asia. Coconut milk rice becomes more popular, and is exported to nearby nations. A glassworker from Pahang shares his discovery that light is a spectrum made from different colours after he held a piece of rejected glass to the light. Infrastructure is developed, with gas lamps illuminating the streets of cities at night. High density residences become more common in city centers, with the help of Burgundy and Korea-China.
 * Mzerka:Diltwa begins to learn portguese and he asks even more Iberians books about goverment and technology.(player response).We send people to the coosiq and glenada.Now after the meetings with the europeans ideas and tech there begins to form to factions the first one is anti european conservative faction lead by the chief of sinkyone Tuketwa a ferm believe in chipmunkism and he's against european cultures and technology. The second faction is lead by Diltwa the younger brother of Tuketwa he's the heir to the Wiyot chiefdom he also speaks a bit of porguese he's also a minor sciencetist and he's the general with most army expierence.We also now get the first use of iron the speed of this is because european interaction and we make mostly chainmail and iron helmets with under it thick fabric clothing made by wool of a special kind of elk.
 * Iberian Diplomacy: Looking to extend their influence further, Iberia sends an emissary to meet with Diltwa in secret and offer Iberian support for his claims to the Mzerka confederacy. He is also provided with the supplies he requested.
 * Mzerka Diplomacy:Diltwa gives as a gift knowledge of Chipmunkism and he asks to not kill Chipmunks since if the Sinkyone knew that they could get a protests against Iberian influence. Diltwa also asks Iberia what kind of weapons they can give to Him and his faction.
 * Papal States: Many members of the Curia clamour for Monsignor Paulo to be given some public recognition for his role in defusing the tensions in the North. Pope Cornelius, anxious not to be seen as a corrupt nepotist, refuses to give him any higher position than his current Monsignor-ate. However the Curia is insistent, and Pope Cornelius eventually decides to appoint him Legate (governor) of the State which borders the March of Montferrat (Milan?). A special delegate is sent to Naples to help oversee the Pietist movement there. Missions continue in Korea-China, Japan, the New World and Southern Africa.
 * Bishopric of St Peter-in-Brazil: The Bishop asks the Canonesses of the Order of Saint Adelphina to establish a priory in the colony to assist with the education of the native children in the Catholic Faith.
 * Iberian Diplomacy: Iberia requests military access through the Papal States.
 * Papal States: Given the Papacy's neutrality in the ongoing conflict in the Italian League, His Holiness respectfully declines Iberia's request, but will allow Iberian ships to dock and restock in Papal ports. Any other response would be seen as breaking the Papacy's neutrality.


 * Aryavarta: Orissa and Andhra are formally annexed this year folllowing their defeat in 1668. With the annexation of Orissa and Andhra, Aryavarta gains access to the sea. A large number of people move into the sparsely populated areas as trade experiences a boom. More than 500,000 people resettle in Andhra and Orissa to help facilitate trade. Development in Orissa and Andhra begins with the construction of a coastal road joining the ports of Andhra and Orissa. The Arya Samaj quickly establishes a following in Orissa and Andhra due to the majority of the people being Shaivites. The Arya Samaj establishes a tight grip over the nation binding the followers of Shiv in a single group. Our agriculture related policies are furthered. The government encourages the consumption of eggs and dairy products as a result poultry and dairy farming experience a boost which puts the huge pastures into efficient use. A large amount of money starts flowing into the country as the goods produced in Aryavarta find a market again. Belka (if applicable), Iberia and England are offered coastal areas to facilitate trade and exchange of ideas. We also request for a trading pact. The lands will be leased for a yearly fee (you can buy it too), also give them a good name in the language of your nation.. (((PLAYER RESPONSE REQUIRED))). 
 * Iberian Diplomacy: Iberia agrees, and asks to lease Visakhapatnam, known in Iberia as Vizagapatam.
 * France: The blockades of the straits of Calais continues until Burgundy pays the tax. The colonies expand with New Valois and New France expanding 50px each. French Antarctic expands down the coast.
 * Pirate Republic:  The Republic continues to prey off French shipping, seizing treasure fleet after fleet in the absence of French opposition, derived from arrogance and idiocy. Caesar Escalante, under the expert tuition of the Dread Pirate, gains skill against merchants and navies alike. The slave trade to the Caribbean is heavily weakened by their efforts. The Republic has now reached 90 ships, limited by having to abandon its oldest and least battleworthy ships to remain competitive, with 11,000 sailors and some 3000 Reapers. A few dozen more children are born in Republic settlements. Trade with the African tribes increases, as the Republic begins to recruit some of the tribesman as sailors and marines. Their lifetimes of fighting and hunting, accompanied by their great natural physical abilities, give them the potential to be a lethal and cohesive fighting force. The Griffith & Sons Trading Co. continues to grow with unofficial links to the Republic, effectively acting as agents to sell the pirate loot. They very soon have a decent sized trading fleet of their own, and report very high revenues. Lady Renoncule and Caesar's budding romance continues, even as the final negotiations are made. In the summer, the exchange finally takes place on an island off French Africa, and she is swapped for a fortune in gold, a sum fielded by her father, one of the richest bankers in Europe. She and Escalante remain in contact, hidden from her family, upon her return to her family home in Paris, aided by a merchant used by her father who is linked to the Republic, who secretly transports their letters.
 * Scandinavian Empire: Development happens around the capital Riksdale, as well as in Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oldenburg and Visby. The ports of Vindov and Libov (Windau and Libau) in Couronia are being promoted. Colonial endeavours around Olafsdale (Labrador settlements) and New Blekinge (Hudson Bay settlements) continue. We move inland in our colonies, in order to expand our land mass. Protestant preachers are sent to Oldenburg and the Hebrides and Catholic power is undermined in the region, and money is sent to the Protestant groups within the Hansa. We plan a colonisation trip to Africa. Queen Catherine introduces tea as a popular drink in the higher echelons of Scandinavian society. 
 * Kingdom of England, Ireland and Scotland: With the handing over of significant Maiam lands to England as a result of the peace treaty this is good. If Maiam were to actually become an independent state the King is advised to hand these lands over to the Maiam after negotiations rather than attempt to govern against the will of the people but while the main lands are still occupied by Iberia we need to keep the coast safe. Since the pirates didn't really occupy Belize we occupy it in theory but the pirates are still free to operate out of English ports as per agreement. So now that we occupy the coasts we start shipping in black slaves rapidly and settlers to start growing products such as bananas and coca as well as mining what we can from these areas which do hold gold but not so much. The country continues to maintain a fiscal balance but this is easier now with crops from the new colony of English Honduras. Most of the army and the fleet is returned to it's relatively dormant state with 5,000 troops going back to English Arcadia. Funding goes into universities and grammar schools with slowly rising literacy rates in the growing towns as enclosure leads to people have to leave rural life and find any work in the towns as well as the development of more trade with the New World and Asia. Privateers continue to take what they can. The universities do ground breaking work in physics and maths. A new program to re update the canal and road system as they have not been maintained properly.
 * Russia: We begin, the invasion, of the Great Khanate. 600,000 men aimed at Tashkent, capital of the Khante. We advance many miles into Khazakstan before the Khan is alerted, and moves his army to meet us in the Aktobe Region northwest of the Aral Sea. 160,000 men meet fight the Khanates forces in the middle of nowehere on the Zhem River. Settlers continue to move into Siberia. Minor fishing villages sprout up on the Cheondoryeol islands. We also expect a Chinese invasion from the southeast.


 * The Great Union of Korea and China, seeing the Russian invasion of the western flanks of the Great Khanate, mobilises about a hundred thousand troops (led by Lord Sui Wuseung) to conquer the constituent state of Mongolia. Meanwhile, it keeps an additional two-hundred thousand troops stationed in garrisons along the Great Wall to protect the western flanks of Manchuria and the Chinese core from Turkic incursions. Due to the war effort, more weaponries and armouries are manufactured, and the quota for gold extraction is heightened as to fund it. The Emperor sends emissaries to Russia, asking for the establishment of a Russian embassy in Bukgyeong (Beijing, and a Korean embassy in Moscow. In midst of the erupting war, the Korean tea culture continues to flourish, with Lady Lin tea becoming a commonly-consumed beverage.


 * Sultanate of Zayiyr: We adopt the Modern Standard Arabic as a second language, with many of our younger citizens piecing the language together as well learning the original Arabic that they've been taught so far. The Holy Islamic Theatre (أخمغ ÷سمشةهؤ لإاثشفثق) is the first university being opened in Zayiyr, positioned along the original Zayiyrian-Loangoan border. Children, after attending their Primordial Islamic Education (؛قهةخقيهشم ÷سمشةهؤ ُيعؤشفهخى) have the ability to attend the secondary education provided through the Holy Islamic Theatre. Although the Theater promotes Islamic art and culture heavily, the bringing of scriptures and forms of literature in Zayiyr has brought a new education for the citizens: Literature. We hope to bring in audiences of our newly acquired tribes of Tio and Loango, as well providing the offer to the tribes of neighboring villages we've islamisized. Multiple missionaries and diplomats are sent into Europe and Asia, to learn of their culture, collect forms of their literature, etc. The plant known as "Special Herb" (ٍحثؤهشم أثقلا | Cannabis) has begun to make large assertions into our village, as a few business selling the plant have opened up among the copper mines. Sultan Jalaal, although largely skeptical about the plant, has decided to keep it within Zayiyr to see how the citizens enjoy the plant, as methods of raw eating of the seeds had somewhat caught the Sultan off-guard. The population continues to grow, reaching 670,000 by the end of the year.
 * Rashidun dip: The Ulema wishes to know why the drug of Hasheesh, traditionally used by the Ismaili sect, is being cultivated in the South African Sultanate.
 * Zayiyr Diplomacy: The Sultan explains that he does not know how they have come into existence in South Africa, but says that numerous tribal men during the Kongo-era had cultivated it before the transition into a Sultanate. He also says that they had been used before hand as a form of paper, but now citizens simply eat it instead of writing on it.


 * Great Iberia: King Pedro continues to centralize the realm under the Kingdom of Portugal. After a narrow victory against the Belkan fleet in the Gulf of Naples, 47 ships are sent to Palermo and joined with the 30-ship fleet to break the blockade. Afterwards, the fleet sails to Messina to secure the strait. 10 fireships are deployed during the first battle, and 3 in the second. Various smaller battles are fought elsewhere in the Mediterranean. Meanwhile, 42,000 troops are transported to Sicily. The Californias and Nova Galiza continue expansion along the coast. México expands along the Rio Grande.
 * Iberian Diplomacy to Maiam: With the war at a stalemate, Iberia offers to recognize Maiam's independence under the current borders. As is standard, they require a 10 year truce.


 * Rashidun Caliphate: The economy is consolidated under the treasury of the Syrian governor, Umar Jaffar. The Jaffarids have much control over the government and the Ulema itself, outside of those loyal to the Caliph Al-Qasim. Seeing the Husseini rebellion breaking into violence in Iran, the Amharic pilgrimage once again rises in protest by Theodore the Hermit. The presbyters of the Coptic Church of Alexandria manage to elect a successor of John XIV, taking the name Pope Gabriel VIII. Pope Gabriel whole-heartedly supports the protest, at least in spirit, citing that the Ulema ought to have stronger autonomy for the separate race of people in East Africa. Theodore raises an army of 4,000 Copts at the city of Herekropolis. Meanwhile, the genius Ahmed Sultah demonstrated is latest invention to the Emir of Yemen: a portable Archimedean death ray. During this demonstration, however, a band of Qamarid pirates raided the site, kidnapping Sultah and killing the rest. The pirates tried threatening the genius to make war machines for them, cutting out his heart if they didn't comply. However, secrely Sultah managed to compound the philosopher's stone while in captivity, and used it to replace the functions of his heart. In addition, he constructed a crude suit of armor with many concealed weapons and devices within them, including the Archimedean death ray and steam jets for limited flight. Using this armor and the philosopher's stone, Sultah killed his captors and returned to civilization. Meanwhile, the trickster Iblis raised an army of undead soldiers to attack Mecca, as part of his usual schemes for world domination. A local doctor in Hejaz named Amir Aswed grabbed the nearest weapon he could, an old mace, to fight against the undead. Immediately, Aswed was endowed with incredible strength and size. After crushing the forces of the undead, he noticed an engraving on the mace, which said "whosoever lifts this mace, if he be worthy, shall posess the power of HUBAL". Immediately, Hubal's memories were restored, as he was Aswed the whole time.
 * Shahdom of Iran: The Shah prepares defenses to protect the state from incursions. Most of the defenses, utilizing the military from earlier, is sitautated around Iran proper on the cities of Esfahan, Tehran, Yazd, and Perse. The Shah is aroused from his sleep at night by a strange dream, which he related to the soothsayers to interpret. The maji responded to the Shah that this dream shows the Shahdom has been lifted to the heavens by God's blessing, but by its pride will suffer violence and brought back to its core. As a side note, God could be considering the end of the world. Reza personally leads 10,000 troops to Bander Abbas, crushing the violence there to push back the Husseinis to Assad's territory. Meanwhile, further east Dashtur Vishtasp opens full rebellion of Kabul, uniting the Zoroastrian people to purge Arab influence from the region. Like Assad, Vishtasp bans MSA, and proceeds to raise military to slaughter the Arabs within the Bactrian region. This earns him the title of "Vishtasp the impaler".
 * Cambodia: We begin building paved roads to connect the country together, as the current roads are just dirt tracks, and they turn to mud during the rainy season, making travel during that period almost impossible. We also build more schools and universities to educate the population. We lower taxes on the poor and raise them on the rich, so the wealth will be a little more balanced, and the government begins a national irrigation program, with the goal of every farm in Cambodia will be irrigated with enough water to last year-round. This should be achieved within the year of 1730. Our government takes a more meritocratic turn, to be more like the Chinese system, so now, instead of titles being handed out via hereditary means, people who want to get a position in government now have to take a difficult test. Subjects include math, science, writing poems and essays, Khmer history, and Buddhist texts. We improve relations with Malaya . The King, King Chey Chetta III, calls Cambodia's best architects to design a new capital on the Mekong River, called Reachathan (OTL [Kampong Cham]). Its layout will be Chinese-style, but the buildings will be of Khmer architecture.
 * Electorate of Saxony: The Prince-Electror of Saxony; Christian III began looking to increase trade in Saxony and as such he increased taxes and pulled money out of the treasury to improve roads and other infrastructure. Along with this trade was encouraged by local merchants and offered trade agreements to all its neighbors. They also begin to assert their influence over the Landgraviate of Kassel Herzogtum and bring them into their sphere of influence via offering them a personal union or becoming a vassal of Saxony. (Mod Response Needed) They also began to seek an alliance with the Kingdom of Burgundy. (Player Response Needed)
 * Kassel declines. -scraw
 * Karnad Empire: In response to the Bengali invasion an army of 200,000 troops is raised supported by 50,000 hired troops. We effectively stop the invasion as the larger Karnad fleet of 800 ships equipped with a few Iberian technologies engages the much smaller Bengali navy preventing further invasions. Of the 400,000 troops, 50,000 guard the Western coastline. A taskforce of 50,000 troops launches an invasion of the unguarded area, Burma and captures the Rakhine area. We ask for help from Aryavarta and an alliance. A policy for agriculture similar to that of Aryavarta is drawn up as many canals get completed.
 * Bengali Dip: We would like to cease the conflict with you and have a peace treaty if you are able to give us the Maldives. The war has been costly on both sides and it is only reasonable to end it.
 * Rashidun Dip: We encourage keeping peace on the Indian subcontinent and ask Karnad not to ally with Aryavarta if it keeps the Maldives
 * Bengal Sultanate: The nation's troops retreat back to the sea due to the East Coast Front becoming a costly effort and troops are sent back home excluding 75,000 who are fighting for the Maldives taking island after island until Karnad cooperates and signs a peace treaty giving up the Maldives. The nation concentrates on producing more military supplies and 250,000 troops are sent to the Bengali-Aryavartan Border Wall. Troops patrol the area watching for any progress or any suspicious activity from our larger neighbor. 50,000 troops are sent to take back the Rakhine area. Assistance from allies are sent over and China sends 50,000 troops over to support us in our conflict that is hoped to be resolved shortly by next year if everything goes well and a peace treaty can be signed. 800 ships are sent out to survey the region off the coast and around Karnad to survey any activity or threats. Mas Ubai is put on high alert and some towns around the coast have been given the all clear for voluntary evacuations. 20,000 troops are sent to the capitol to defend it if worst comes to worst. With the news of these events, this has caused fear and public outrage against Karnad's actions leading to a booming level of recruitment for the military which total to 43,000 and volunteer military will be added due to a number of people who want to join and the Self Defense Training Program which has proven to be quite successful after the old scare from China years ago. Naval Shipyards expand and 73 ships are built for the navy this year. Forts are built around the coast of Burma and Bengal. Small forts were built around the Border Wall. The new forts have been equipped with large quantities of weaponry, artillery, and cannons just in case of foreign invasion. Canals have begun to be worked on across the nation with expansions in irrigation for the dry season. Gun Powder has continued to be produced with Weaponry also being produced in large yards. Economic wise, mostly everything stays the same. The population of Bengal reaches 40.25 Million. Development of the colonies also continue. Production of certain items and expansion of modern roads and homes have continued though.
 * Burgundian East India Company dip: the Burgundian EIC extends an offer of alliance to Bengal.
 * bengal dip: We accept.


 * Lan Xang: There was a civil war between the Royal hardline Buddhist faction led by Souringna Vongsa, and the pro Chinese general Souphanouvong. Souphanouvong planned to take the throne of Laos, and open up the Kingdom to trade. His plan succeeded. He was able to completely slaughter the Royal Army and their family and take the throne for himself. Thus he begins reforms. Confucianism is adopted as the State ideology while Buddhism remains the State religion, with the two fusing quite a bit. Paved roads are built, replacing the dirt roads we currently have. Souphanouvong begins to do irrigation reforms and begins building a mass irrigation system, to be able to give the country year round water for the farms. Also, Vientiane is redesigned to have a more Chinese layout, incorporating many elements of Chinese architecture, along with other cities. [Diplomacy to China: We request advanced firearms from you, as well as blast furnaces. Also, we increase our tribute to show extreme loyalty to the Chinese government.]