Principia Moderni IV (Map Game)

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

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

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

The Map
1465 AD

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1470
Please do turns on time?? -Feud

In East Africa, Islamic merchants continue to trade with Ethiopia, ignoring the order of the Caliph.


 * Astrakhan: We publicly declare our support for the Permian rebels and send 12,000 men to aid them in their rebellion against their Russians Overlords. We call open our ally Gurkani to aid us against the Russians specifically mentioning it will weaken the Russians further. Integration of the Kazakh realm continues with those who don't submit being murdered, From this a reputation of fear and blood shed begins to spread about the Astrakhani men. The Capitol of Salai continues to be built up. Abukhan grows old and his inability to rule grows more evident his son Möxämmätcan rules in his stead who is already popular among the Khans and military,
 * The Gurkani Sultanate: Sultan Salman Beg Mirza continued his rule over the Sultanate, with Al Mu'ayyad Muhammad as the Caliph. The Gurkani population rose to about 34 million with the people flocking to cities like Herat, Isfahan, Gamrun, Qazvin, Bukhara, Tabriz and Iskenderun; primarily due to their strategic position in the spice trade. In regards to religion, the Sultanate promoted Shia Islam, and advocated conversion to the Zaidi sect from other Islamic sects, often engaging in forced conversions. The military was primarily composed of medium-to-heavy cavalry, composite bow, lance, mace, and sword. Heavy cavalrymen wore plated chain mail or metal lamellar armor, with their horses also wearing leather or metal lamellar barding. The infantry was equipped with daggers and swords to be utilised in close combat against the enemy and elephants as well as carts were used for the transportation of supplies. Cannons were constructed to serve as siege weaponry whilst hand cannons and rocket launchers were increasingly developed as gunpowder became ever so popular. Naval bases were established at Iskenderun, Trabzon and Gamrun to establish the presence of the Gurkani fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and the Persian Gulf respectively, keen on controlling any piracy. The Gurkani Navy developed galleys and carracks to augment the smaller patrol fleets. Agriculture and commerce were at the Sultanate's forepoint, with wheat, rice and barley being amongst the largest produced crops. To prevent the Sultanate from ever getting hit by a major famine, the individual Amirs also engaged in the storage of food supplies, which would be utilized in case of famine or otherwise exported. Fishery was promoted as well as it helped in sustaining the fishery villages that were present along the coast, as well as the major port cities of Iskenderun, Basra, Gamrun, Kerch and Trabzon. Importance was also given on the development of proper roads for the merchants utilizing the trade routes through the Sultanate, with all caravans being armed and protected with a small detachment of guards. Meanwhile, the construction of educational madrassahs continued throughout the Empire, with the sultan keen on spreading education and knowledge amongst the populace of the Sultanate. The Sultan sought to replicate the Islamic Golden Age that existed during the period of the Abbasids prior to the Mongol Invasion, and accordingly funded the teaching of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, with Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, Anatomy and Medicine being of prime importance. The Sultanate continued to expand its territories into the Caucasus. Sultan Salman Beg continued his policy of constructing educational madrassahs, hoping to enlighten the people of his nation and reestablish the Islamic Golden Age. Meanwhile, in a bid to further hasten the spread of Zaidi Islam, the Caliph initiated the process of converting Sunni Mosques into Shi'ite Mosques. About along the same time, severe restrictions were placed on Twelver Shias who were essentially considered as heretics by the Caliph. He referred to the Twelvers as the Khwarij and simultaneously initiated the forceful conversion of the Sultanates tiny Twelver community to Zaidism. 
 * Khedivate of Trabzon: Amir Julius Megas Komnenos continued his reign over the city of Trabzon. Acting as a vassal to the Gurkani Sultanate, he would only be answerable to the Gurkani Sultan. The military and the navy were developed along the same lines as their Gurkani counterparts. Trabzoni authorities continue to work on the construction of a fleet at Trabzon, working side by side with Castilian authorities. The Trabzon Amir, Julius Komnenos would continue to develop the trade route leading from his Black Sea port of Trabzon, connecting it to the city of Tabriz, hoping to make the spice trade routes much more advanced and efficient. Humanism rapidly spreads throughout the Khedivate with multiple intellectuals voicing secular thought. The Amir, Julius Megas Komenos essentially supports it, hoping that the Rennaisance will benefit the Greeks residing in the Sultanate as it would effectively increase their influence, primarily due to Salmans desperate need for more scholars. 
 * Khedivate of Krymia: Amir Alairac Balti continued his reign over the city of Kerch. Acting as a vassal to the Gurkani Sultanate, he would only be answerable to the Gurkani Sultan. The military and the navy were developed along the same lines as their Gurkani counterparts. Krymian authorities continue to work on the construction of a fleet at Kerch, working side by side with Gurkani authorities. The Krymian Amir, Alairac Balti would continue to develop the trade route leading from his Black Sea port of Kerch, developing paths leading to the city of Kashgarh and onwards to Sarai, hoping to make the spice trade routes much more advanced and efficient.
 * Gurkani Diplomacy: Queen Eleanor is assured of the welfare of Iberian merchants by the Amir of Hatay, Ibrahim Goudarzi.
 * Korean monarch Yi Un withdraws ten thousand Korean auxiliaries from China, seeing as the rebellion is subsiding. Yi Un seeks to increase trade with the Khmers and Tondo and its vassals, sending a fleet of ten ships (four naval, six mercantile) per month. Yi Un sends a second fleet to the Bahmanids, seeking to explore its neighbours as well. With the monopoly over the straits broken, Korean ships move more freely than it was before. Using the map made from the previous voyage, the fleet lands over to what the Bahamnids called Delhi. Korean desserts and silver coinage were presented by envoys as gifts, to the local court. Yi Un makes the development of military and industry the top priority; promoting gunpowder, firearms, and weaponry production. The Korean metallurgy is further augmented with the construction of blast-furnaces, with the metal used in creating ships and weapons. Korea continues its entrenched naval tradition, building bigeodo, gwaseon, and geobukseon, while scrapping older ships and the outdated gwiseon. Yi Un spearheads a new era in Korean history. Scholarly works and artistry are promoted, with several academies and universities being built and many elite partaking in education. As a result, Korea undergoes an era of unprecedented interest in literature–eased by construction of metal block presses. Many wealthy members of the yangban, including the royal family itself, patronize these arts. Buddhism continues to gain traction among the people, with buildings being upscaled with added Buddhist elements.
 * Duchy of Thuringen: The city guard continues to defend the capital city of Erfurt. Our military grows by adding more recruits each year. We continue to trade a lot with our neighboring states. Farming goes well in our nation this year. Peace is upon our nation since Europe is currently not going through any type of wars and such. Our citizens are happy with the current situation of our nation.
 * Brandenburg-Luxembourg: The formation of the North reformed Catholic Church is hailed by members of the Hussite rite. Higher members of the Hussite clergy become the leading members of the church at the discretion of Heinrich. As the debates on liturgy and canon progress to establish a tradition within the new church, several generally agreed upon is the formation of an elective council made up of members of the clergy to oversee the basic running of the church within the Holy Roman Empire and Scandinavia should the Scandinavians agree to this, the council will be subservient to the pope but will retain administrative autonomy and religious autonomy. It is also unilaterally agreed that the Adelphinian and Hussite reforms will be completely enforced, particularly the clause of poverty, all members of the clergy shall declare complete allegiance to god and shall not pursue material gain under pain of eternal damnation and expulsion from the church. It is agreed upon that Icon worship shall be forbidden as it diverts from the worship of god, and is heretical as there is only one divine being, though images shall be permitted to acknowledge the saints and people who have committed their lives to the church and performed miracles in the name of the lord. Debates on Morality however remain in a dead lock as the different members of the clergy have issues coming to term with what should be considered canon. Baptism remains something done at birth in line with the Roman Catholic Church, however it is mandated that Confirmation upon reaching adulthood is required to determine if the child will be part of the Roman Catholic or Reformed Catholic Church. Heinrich's Heir Otto is baptized by the Hussite rite along with his first child Otto. Many other members of the Brandenburg Family and Brandenburg nobility convert formally to the Reformed Church. Heinrich himself remains a part of the Roman Rite. Heinrich requests to talk to the Pope and the Hochmeister to determine the future of the Teutonic order within the HRE, and while a devote catholic, he is a secular leader who would be willing to allow the Order to continue to exist but as an order without territorial claims that acts in the service of the empire as a whole and to serve as a military wing of the church and the Empire in the defence of Christianity. Military expansion continues with more arquebuses being made and the number of foot soldiers using them increasing. The reforms started during the Second War of the Lions continue to change as the lessons learned from the usage of infantry continues to evolve, noting the benefits of using a highly mixed formation of pikemen, swordsmen and arquebusiers. Naval expansion begins again, as the Emperor looks to secure trade and to further consolidate his position in the Baltic Sea. efforts to improve the education system in the universities continue. expansion of the faculty of Mechanical Arts, in Breslau and in Luxembourg continue while the University of Berlin expands in the number of students taking philosophy and theology. Renaissance ideas from the South and West are explored by Brandenburg Scholars and debated. Luxembourg and Lorraine experience greater trade with one another. The arts continue to flourish. Construction of the Brandenburg Palace in Berlin reaches the halfway point, meanwhile construction of the Brandenburg Archives continues and collecting of scripts, books, and other writings begins in earnest. The younger of Heinrich's sons, Karl decides to go on Pilgrimage to the holy land as he has yet to find and heir, meanwhile Otto decides to accompany him as far east as Bulgaria having falling in love with the country upon his last visit, this time he sends word in advance to request an audience with Emperor Vasili.
 * Papal Diplomacy: The Papal Legate in Berlin conveys His Holiness' approval of the progress within the new Rite, but does make the minor point that those who have already received baptism need not re-receive it to change Rites. He also reiterates his position on the Teutonic Order: given the conversion of the pagan tribes, the crusading nature of the Teutonic Order is no longer required. However, he asks that, if Brandenburg must subsume their land, they give the order special privileges, such as keeping control over key properties such as castles, the right to maintain an armed force, a position of highest honour in the Empire and in Brandenburg for the Hochmeister, and other rights deemed necessary for the Order to remain in a position of appropriate honour for those who subjugated the pagans. The Emperor's proposal regarding the idea of the Order acting as a military wing to defend the Empire and Christendom is approved of.
 * Brandenburg Dip: Heinrich once more proposes a reunion between the pope, the hochmeister and himself to determine the future of the Teutonic order in the HRE.
 * Swahili: The nation's income continues to grow, both from increased tariffs and from the Royal Trade Fleet. Our manufacturers expand and make more money. We expand southward to connect our realm. 20,000 local tribesman, foreign settlers and children born became citizens of our nation last year due to our policies of land reclamation and immigration attraction. We build up our fleet and experiment with newer naval designs. With the war in South East Asia ending, we decide to send a fleet to China to pay tribute by switching ships. Crown Prince Absame reaches Bengals, and changes ships to head to Malaya. 
 * Bulgarian Empire: The conflict having not escalated between the Austrian and the Italians leaves the Tsar in a position where he must be forced to foot the bill for a non conflict force that has potentially of not coming into contact with the enemy. However with money filling the coffers from various instances of trade, tribute from the ottomans among other things, the Army of 35,000 is kept raised in the event of escalation of the current tensions. The Empires developing road network is forced to developed in a more sophisticated fashion as, at least through the mountains as various nautral elements and even other things which require a more robust road network are required through the mountains. These roads are scheduled to be finished off within the next few years as they has seen increased funding from trade entities to speed its construction. The Renaissance continues in the Emprie as well with continued pushes by the intellectuals and artists to permeate the culture of the empire. This leads to an artistic revival in the empire with much artistic tradition from the old second empire being given a modern approach. One of the most significant art projects is a giant mural in the palace at Tarnovo is Kaloyan the Roman slayer who is painted in his victory over the Romans all those years ago. Tsar Vasili-Kaloyan agrees to accept the Brandenburger royal Otto offering to personally take him on a more in depth and personal tour of the country looking to become personal friends with Otto. In a letter to Otto the Tsar expresses his excitement for the German royal to be accepted into the Bulgarian Court in perfect German. The Tsar presides over further expansion of the cities as Tarnovo expands to include upwards of 50,000 people, and Sofiya nearly 45,000. Vasiligrad remains the most populated with nearly 145,000 with its attractiveness putting Vasiligrad among one of the best places to live in the empire. After going about figuring out the sewage and water systems of Vasiligrad the lessons begin to be employed in other cities with Tarnovo, Sofiya, and Tirgoviste being the main recipients with expected completion of these within a decade. The vast re-establishment of the orthodox church specifically under the Tsar with the patriarch under his thumb has led to a vast rebuild of the church system throughout much of the Balkans mostly within Bulgar territory. The Bulgarian military fleet expands a bit too now with nearly 60 ships in the fleet
 * Japan: The Japanese traders in Korea bring back much trade, as do traders in China and Majapahit. Japanese piracy increases in Indonesia due to the recent warfare in the area. While the economy of Japan booms, it is the culture especially that experiences a vibrant expansion. Taoist scholars and missionaries travel to Korea while Japanese traders ensure that Japanese culture sees a growth of interest in non-Japanese areas. The same goes in areas of China and Southeastern Asia. A Japanese writer from Kyushu Island strikes fortune in Honshu, Shimazu, and Hokkaido. His works, seen as revolutionary for both Japanese literature and the Japanese language itself, see much fame this year, though their reknown status as of 1470 is nothing compared to how his works will be viewed in the coming years and decades. Work with the Shiba Clan sees the Ashikaga Shogunate's influence in the lands expand even more. In June, Shogun Ashikaga Yoshikage passes away due to old age. Shogun Ashikaga Tetsushido becomes the new Shogun. With his ascension, the Shiba lands effectively become controlled by the Ashikaga Shogunate. In the meantime, Japan settles the island of Mukojima in the Pacific. Trade with Indonesia is difficult due to the currents fighting against ships traveling near the Philippines. The Ogasawara Islands, in the meantime, present an easy method of travel to Southeastern Asia. The Japanese navy sees expansion, several ships being retired in favor of new ships. Parts from old ships that can be used in new ships are taken to the new ships and fitted.
 * Khmer Empire: After many years of successful rule, Emperor Sutka dies, leaving Khmer to his son, Sutkan. Sutkan continues to implement laws reducing the civil liberties of the 150,000 Guntruists living in Khmer. They are now restricted to certain Guntruists only communities, and are forced to pay a heavy tax to the government. These Guntruist communities are overlooked by Khmer soldiers, who are there to keep the peace should riots or other unrest break out. In addition, 8,000 Guntruists are recruited as slaves in service to the Emperor. 5,000 of these slaves are brought to Angkor Wat to assist in general upkeep, as well as new construction projects, while the other 3,000 are brought to the city of U Thong to,help facilitate the architectural boom in the region. Noticing the four options Guntrists in Delhi have, Sutkan suggests a fourth: they can be deported to Khmer, and used as slaves in the Empire. Meanwhile, Sutkan follows in his father’s lead, and begins to style himself as an Emperor sent by god to rule Khmer. This helps to both justify his rule, and also helps bring the empire closer together. In order to beef up the navy, which currently lags significantly behind Majapahit’s, Sutkan starts several programs to increase its size and effectiveness. First of all, the government builds ships as fast as it can, making sure all are equipped with cannon. Sutkan also works to retrofit older ships with cannon, as well as other new technologies. In order to increase the practical size of the navy faster, Sutkan creates a program for civilians to build ships for the military. Under this program, if a trader is willing to build their ships to be usable in a battle, and are willing to give them up in times of need, the government will subsidize their creation. This is extremely effective, as it not only allows Khmer to commander many trading ships if need be, many trading ships are now better protected from pirates or other threats. Meanwhile, the army also increases in size, and currently hovers around 180,000 men. The nation begins to also push guns and cannons into a more central role in the Khmer military. Many units of the Khmer military currently have access to guns in some form, though overall it is still very much a melee force. Trade increases with Tondo, with many traders making the trip back and forth as many as five times a year. We hope that in the future this will lead to closer relations, both economic and political, with Tondo. Meanwhile, trade also expands on land, bringing wealth to many Khmer traders. In order to facilitate more overland trade, we send out an offer to the three major Indian states (Delhi, Bahmanis, and Bengal) to make an official overland trading route between our nations. In terms of culture, Sutkan once again continues his father's policy, and works to make a of Khmer culture out of the city of U Thong. The influx of slaves certainly helps construction oriented projects, and to increase the cultural output, Sutkan sets up a guild in the city to sponsor talented artisans of all kinds. The city begins to attract artistic talent from all corners of Khmer, and also sees high population growth, just like the empire as a whole.
 * Bahmanids: Ismail Shah receives the explorers from Korea and Tondo with hospitality. The port of Karachi is once again expanded, and trade flourishes. The settlement of Gunturists in the Laccadives continues, though under careful monitoring. Shipbuilding continues.
 * Kingdom of Burma: Binnya Dala's health begins to decline. Shipbuilding continues. On behalf of the Bahmanid Sultan, Binnya Dala accepts the Khmer trade offer, and several mountain passes are surveyed as possible arteries of trade.
 * Madlives: Sultan Hassan reduces the tariff, in the hope of establishing a new trade route for Arab and Swahili merchants wishing to access the east.
 * Mayapan: Trade continues with the Mexica. Expansion continues along the southern border. Integration of the southern city-states into the League is continued by the High Council. Each new state is expected to supply men to train and serve in the national army. The council seeks to improve commerce and communication between the many settlements of the Yucatan by constructing and maintaining roads between them. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations.
 * Papal States: The Papal Guard and Castillian Guard are improved upon this year. Pope Callixtus IV begins drafting a Bull about indulgences and the abuses that have sullied their holy name in recent times.
 * The Caliphate: Continues to encourage economic growth in its regions, especially in Egypt and North Africa. The highest officers of the Caliphate begin to allow more and more autonomy to the states south of the First Cataract in Africa, although still promoting Islam. A holy edict is issued banning all merchants from transpiring commerce with the Christian nation of East Africa, specifically Ethiopia. Meanwhile, in Arabia, the Caliphate continues to build infrastructure for faithful Muslims performing the Hajj to Mecca. In order to keep order and stability in an otherwise overextended state, we allow emirs to host a small army, more of a guard, near their respective capitals. The Caliphate begins to support the arts and specifically the sciences. We begin to mobilize a small number of troops to Nubia and Yemen.
 * Iroquois Nation: In the late Winter, Chief Apenimon falls ill. Many fear that he won't survive through Spring, preparations are made to choose his successor. All regional chiefs gather at the capital of Sustawan (OTL Ithaca) to discuss who shall be the next leader of the Iroquois Nation. Chief Apenimon nominates Degotoga, the son of Apenimon's predecessor, which is welcomed by many in the council. Degotoga is eventually elected to be the next Chief of the Iroquois and sets about continuing the work of the great chiefs that came before him. He first goes to the chiefs that voted against him and asks what can be done to win favor. Many still wish to go on the war path with their braves. To make them happy, he permits raids on all tribes north of Lake Erie. Agriculture continues to be expanded, to keep up with the crop, farmers begin experimenting with modifications to their stone tools. In Powhatan, the boat builders believe that they have made a breakthrough. After years of fighting for his vision to become reality, the man named Mingan, who first suggested making sails out of hides to Chief Apenimon has found a way to steer the new craft. Using a large, angled oar off that is placed off the back of the barge, it becomes much easier to turn a craft that's moving with the wind. The plans are given to Degotoga, who orders 5 to be made to test the abilities of the new craft (note, actual sailing is still years away). Chief Degotoga appoints Mingan as the Chief Boat Builder. He also appoints a woman named Tanakana as the head shaman. She has traveled far and has learned much about other tribes and nations. During her travels, Tanakana learned that many of the tribal religions share a common belief, even the ones in the far west. Production of copper goods, as well as oil and furs, continues to bring trade into the Iroquois Nation, providing it's people with resources and knowledge from all over the known world.
 * Ethiopia: Baeda thanks the merchants for continuing trade with Ethiopia. From now on trade ships heading down the Nile are escorted by Bow ships. The new emperor continues his efforts with the new technology and sends the royal guard on another round of training people around the country for better protection. City centers continue to provide large sums of money for the empire which are almost immediately used to help the people of the empire.
 * Delhi Sultanate: After hearing of the tales of the "Koreans" from the Bahmanids, we are prepared to welcome these foreigners; they are given a warm welcome on behalf of the Delhavi Sultan. Our army and navy continue to expand, with cannons and firearms continuing production. We continue to crack down on Gunterists in the Empire, giving them the four options; based on Khmer's recommendation, we give them a 5th option: leave for Khmer (though we don't tell them what fate awaits there). We continue to promote the growth of Puri and its port, which is a center for maritime trade. We accept the Khmer offer for trade.
 * Himalaya Kingdom: We continue to construct roads and other infrastructure. The training of the younglings in Khumjung occurs, the oldest of them fourteen years old; the values of Islam and loyalty to the Delhavi sultan are strong in their minds, forgetting their old ways. The number of new younglings in the academy in Khumjung continues to decrease, as many Gunterists opt for moving to Ladakh or leaving for Khmer; in those options, the young ones are allowed to stay with their families.
 * Ladakh: Gunterists continue to arrive in Ladakh, settling down in heavily guarded villages. Delhavi settlers continue to outnumber the Gunterists greatly, helping cultural integration. Roads are built to connect Ladakh with the rest of Delhi. The capital city of Leh sees a good amount of growth this year, with new academic buildings, mosques, and Hindu and Buddhist temples being built this year. Leh becomes known as the "cultural melting pot" of Delhi's sphere of influence.
 * In the Kingdom of Italy, tensions with Austria continue to mount after the strongly worded reply from the duke. We point out that the original Treaty of Trieste is still in effect, except for the small portion amended by the revised edition. Nonetheless, King Matteo does not order his men to advance on Vienna at this point in time, for he has commitments elsewhere. The Kingdom's wealth surges extraordinarily this year, as the Compact of Valletta has yet to be signed by any other nation, allowing Italy and Naples a virtual monopoly on the spice trade. The Istriot language continues to lose ground in Istria, as does Ligurian in Genoa and Corsica.
 * Austria informs the Italian King that the titles of the Monarch are not "Duke of Austria" as that title no longer exists. The Monarch hold the title Apostolic King of Hungary, a title given to St Stephen by Pope Silvester II and claimed by the Habsburgs as his heirs. Furthermore, the title "Archduke" was bestowed by the Privilegium Maius, and recognized by the Pope himself in 1404 after the Hessan Crusade. therefore, if the King continues to use the outdated titled and inacurate title of "Duke", this is not only a grave insult upon his Apostolic Majesty, but an insult upon the supreme Pontiffs that confered these titles, and thus Heresy.
 * In the Kingdom of Naples, King Matteo Visconti declares war upon Dukagjini, and moves his men swiftly to seize the capital city of Lezhë. After a quick siege, he declares the aging Stefan Thopia of Croia, Duke of Albania, which shall also incorporate Berat. The Italian and Neapolitan migration to Albania, Epirus, and the Morea continues at an even faster pace as land is made available cheaply.
 * Sultanate of Bengal: 20 more ships are built, as per the Sultan's orders. Envoys are also sent to the Koreans that landed in India to welcome them.
 * Ahom Kingdom: Nothing of note.
 * In Austria, the Authority of the Apostolic King continues to increase, especially since his proclamation last year. More troops are set on the italian border. Internally. more programs to encourage inventors and other acedemic pursuits in the unversity of Vienna continue at full speed as all know the generosity of their sovreign, who begins using his highest title, Apostolic King, as well as Archduke in official correspondance, setting which title first in respect to which crown he is acting on behalf of. He is getting increasingly irritated at the Italian king's refusal to akgnowledge the Archducal and Royal titles of the Habsburg Monarchs, sending him a new letter. Meanwhile, recuritment to the Guards increases, as well as investment in Austrain industry and industrial infrastructure. continues as to support this new addition to the landscape as the main armed force of the nation, becoming less and less like mercenaries over the years, establishing an official code of conduct and ethics, especially in terms of civilans this year. Military officers are appointed to regional commands as liaisons to the nobility as most of their levies are dismissed. After all, without the permission of the local garrisson commander acting in stead of the sovreign, the nobility may not have a retinue in higher numbers than the local garrisson in their lands during peacetime. After all, if there are bandits, is it not necessary to bring more Guardsmen as well? IN any case, the large ammount of troops begin to sink in and the truly absolute loyualty of these guardsmen begins to come into focus as the nobility, the local barons, begin to loose their most of their power. The Viceroy of Hungary is invested with the title "Archduke". In any case, great happiness is spread across the nation as Ferdinand has another son, named Prince Maximillian. It is decreed that all grandchildren of reigning monarchs, begining with Ferdinand, are entitled to use the title of "prince" or "princess".
 * Hungarian and serbian troops continue to mop up affairs in Zeta, finalizing their conqeust of Zeta. As a result, Zeta officialy is annexed into the Serbain Despotate as a result of the Treaty of Zeta. Meanwhile, the internal workings of Hungary are continually brought to further istruction by the government in Budapest, headed by the Duke of Hungary Rudolph, the King's brother.
 * A great Serbian celebration is held in Belgrade this year after the great reclamations in the southwest. These gifts make the DEspot in great appreciation of the new Habsburg overlords, as they gave him access to the sea, and an opportunity to build a navy for the nation. The treaty of Zeta is signed, officialy and for all time making Zeta a subsidiary of Serbia.
 * Chinese Empire: With the fall of Ang in the south, Shu is reinforced with what remains of his once rival army. Raids are stepped up into Mongolia, destroying areas along the border. In order to increase efficiency and in general cement the position of the Emperor and the new China that must rise from the ashes, talks with Mongolia are conducted, agreeinig to have Mongolia join the Empire officially, while giving the Mongolian culture the respect it wishes within the Empire. Mongolia will be reshaped into a few provinices, and the former Gong will be among the Emperors senior advisors. With the incorporation of Mongolia, the Emperor throws everything he has at Shu's forces, from former Mongolia in the north, and from the south and east, briniging the faction to its knees in late June. As loyalist forces march into the region, the rebels retreat burning the farmland and leaving the locals destitute after destroying countless farms and homes. The supporters of Shu attempt to flee, but those captured by the Imperials are given over to the civilians and slaughtered by their victims By December the war begins to reach its end, with Imperial forces approaching the western edges of what had been Shu's domain. Shu is found, and brought to this former capital, being publicly executed by the son of a farmer who was executed by Shu's troops for refusing to leave his farm and join the rebellion. Afterwards, as his armies mop up whatever resistance remains, the Emperor, taking the name of Xian Gen Ming, the Great Unifyer. He gives a speach after the rebel leaders body slumps over, "My fellow patriots and citizens of the Empire, I speak to you today not as a Conqueror of rebellions, but as a leader that is now desperatley needed more so than ever. The rebellions have left our once land of plenty of into an Empire lacking enough farmland, resources, and even appropriate materials to house those displaced by this retched war. I will do all in my power to regain our poistion of strength from this dangerous position we now find ourselves in. But we must not be content for what we once had, we must strive, strive for something better, we must strive for the creation of a new and eternal Empire. One that will never again be brought so close to its knees by lack of food our resources. We must gain and expand so that no matter what happens in our future, whether it be another civil war, another rebellion, or an invasion, we will be supplied and ready to throw everything we have and need and more at it. Our Empire must not perish, it must rise and it must strive, like all of you, to be better than what we are and once were, we must strive for Glory, Security, and Safety. Only if we do that can we secure the Empire and our rich culture for the centuries to come. We are one Empire, one voice, and one people." With those final words the Emperor sheiths his sword, and salutes the ancient flag of the Empire.


 * United Crown of Great Iberia
 * The Queen of Aragon, Eleanor I, expresses her gratitude to the Amir of Hatay. She orders the military to continue its growth; the Royal Armada now stands at 362 ships, and has thus surpassed pre-War numbers; this is a subject of much discussion and celebration in the Admiralty. In the interests of the national economy, the Armada is ordered to begin research on ocean-going vessels capable of traversing the vast Atlantic, in the hope of finding a new route to Asia given the de facto blockade imposed by Italy's Compact of Valletta. Meanwhile, Crown Prince Ferdinand begins his leadership education, as his late aunt did many years before. His training entails, among other things, foreign diplomacy and languages, and the art of war. We begin negotiations with the German states with whom we had made contact last year for the temporary safe passage through German territory to and from the Eastern and Western sides of the Mediterranean for Iberian subjects, given the unlawful Compact has impeded Iberia's ability to travel by sea. (MOD RESPONSES PLEASE)
 * Ngarrindjeri: The Temple of Tjilbruke, officially called the Ochre Chapel, was completed this year. Tjilbruke himself gave a stirring speech as to the significant of this monument: a physical reminder of the all-knowing pressence of Lord Ngintaka. The law code painted within the chapel, mostly in meangingless symbols and obscure pictures, declares the end of cannibalism, the use of cities and farming, well care for animals, and a devoted love towards family and the state. Cities continue to expand with metel working, and animal domestication. However, the good news was not to last. Bunyip, the demon of the Murray River, grew greatly jealous of the success of the Ngarrindjeri, and determined in its heart to destroy the nation by any means it could think of.

1471
Guess I'm doing turn rollovers now... -Feudyboi

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 * Korean monarch Yi Un amplifies the Mahayana Buddhist revivalist movement within Korea, which had started under the reign of Sejong. Many arts and architecture continue to be influenced by Buddhist elements, while statues portraying Buddha become increasingly commonplace. This also coincides with a new intellectual movement that is patronized by yangban, including the royal house itself. Scholarly works and artistry are promoted, with several academies and universities being built and many elite partaking in education. Despite competition from Buddhism, some fundamental Confucian doctrines persevere through this movement, particularly the concept of rén (humanness), moral purity, and the Confucian work ethic. A renewed interest in outside lands takes place, with the court sending a team north of the Nivkhs and into the periphery of the Yakuts–however, they find nothing but thick and burly men and endless taiga. Instead, interests are oriented towards the south; to the Indies. Yi Un dispatches a third mission to the Bahmanids, sending envoys to the Bahmanid court to formally establish relations, and open a trading agreement under which Korean ships will trade once a year. With Majapahit's power apparently weakening, Korean ships covertly raid Majapahit ships and settlements, using naval artillery to blast opposition. Meanwhile, trade with Tondo, the Khmers, and the Japanese increases–with Korean Buddhist missionaries being sent out to Kyushu in Japan alongside merchants. Yi Un welcomes the arrival of Shinto and Taoist missionaries in Busan and Gyeongsang, and hopes that a cultural exchange would cement favourable relations with the Japanese. Yi Un makes the development of military and industry the top priority; promoting gunpowder, firearms, and weaponry production. The Korean metallurgy is further augmented with the construction of blast-furnaces, with the metal used in creating ships and weapons. Korea continues its entrenched naval tradition, building bigeodo, gwaseon, and geobukseon, while scrapping older ships and phasing out the gwiseon.
 * Bahmanid Dip: Sultan Ismail agrees to this trade agreement. He also enquires wether the Koreans would be intrested in adding our vassals, (Burma and the Maldives) to this.


 * The Gurkani Sultanate:  Sultan Salman Beg Mirza continued his rule over the Sultanate, with Al Mu'ayyad Muhammad as the Caliph. The Gurkani population rose to about 34 million with the people flocking to cities like Herat, Isfahan, Gamrun, Qazvin, Bukhara, Tabriz and Iskenderun; primarily due to their strategic position in the spice trade. In regards to religion, the Sultanate promoted Shia Islam, and advocated conversion to the Zaidi sect from other Islamic sects, often engaging in forced conversions. The military was primarily composed of medium-to-heavy cavalry, composite bow, lance, mace, and sword. Heavy cavalrymen wore plated chain mail or metal lamellar armor, with their horses also wearing leather or metal lamellar barding. The infantry was equipped with daggers and swords to be utilised in close combat against the enemy and elephants as well as carts were used for the transportation of supplies. Cannons were constructed to serve as siege weaponry whilst hand cannons and rocket launchers were increasingly developed as gunpowder became ever so popular. Naval bases were established at Iskenderun, Trabzon and Gamrun to establish the presence of the Gurkani fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and the Persian Gulf respectively, keen on controlling any piracy. The Gurkani Navy developed galleys and carracks to augment the smaller patrol fleets. Agriculture and commerce were at the Sultanate's forepoint, with wheat, rice and barley being amongst the largest produced crops. To prevent the Sultanate from ever getting hit by a major famine, the individual Amirs also engaged in the storage of food supplies, which would be utilized in case of famine or otherwise exported. Fishery was promoted as well as it helped in sustaining the fishery villages that were present along the coast, as well as the major port cities of Iskenderun, Basra, Gamrun, Kerch and Trabzon. Importance was also given on the development of proper roads for the merchants utilizing the trade routes through the Sultanate, with all caravans being armed and protected with a small detachment of guards. Meanwhile, the construction of educational madrassahs continued throughout the Empire, with the sultan keen on spreading education and knowledge amongst the populace of the Sultanate. The Sultan sought to replicate the Islamic Golden Age that existed during the period of the Abbasids prior to the Mongol Invasion, and accordingly funded the teaching of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, with Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, Anatomy and Medicine being of prime importance. The Sultanate continued to expand its territories into the Caucasus.  Sultan Salman Beg continued his policy of constructing educational madrassahs, hoping to enlighten the people of his nation and reestablish the Islamic Golden Age. Meanwhile, in a bid to further hasten the spread of Zaidi Islam, the Caliph initiated the process of converting Sunni Mosques into Shi'ite Mosques. Due to the severe persecution of the Jafari and Ismaili Shias, thousands of them left the Gurkani Sultanate, leaving for the more tolerant India; effectively leaving behind a tiny community of a few hundred Ismaili/Jafari Shias. About around the same time, many people began to voice their concerns in regards to the Sultan decision to not marry. Meanwhile, Suleiman Shah Mirza's first son was stillborn. 
 * Khedivate of Trabzon: Amir Julius Megas Komnenos continued his reign over the city of Trabzon. Acting as a vassal to the Gurkani Sultanate, he would only be answerable to the Gurkani Sultan. The military and the navy were developed along the same lines as their Gurkani counterparts. Trabzoni authorities continue to work on the construction of a fleet at Trabzon, working side by side with Castilian authorities. The Trabzon Amir, Julius Komnenos would continue to develop the trade route leading from his Black Sea port of Trabzon, connecting it to the city of Tabriz, hoping to make the spice trade routes much more advanced and efficient. Humanism rapidly spreads throughout the Khedivate with multiple intellectuals voicing secular thought. The Amir, Julius Megas Komenos essentially supports it, hoping that the Rennaisance will benefit the Greeks residing in the Sultanate as it would effectively increase their influence, primarily due to Salman's desperate need for more scholars. 
 * Khedivate of Krymia: Amir Alairac Balti continued his reign over the city of Kerch. Acting as a vassal to the Gurkani Sultanate, he would only be answerable to the Gurkani Sultan. The military and the navy were developed along the same lines as their Gurkani counterparts. Krymian authorities continue to work on the construction of a fleet at Kerch, working side by side with Gurkani authorities. The Krymian Amir, Alairac Balti would continue to develop the trade route leading from his Black Sea port of Kerch, developing paths leading to the city of Kashgarh and onwards to Sarai, hoping to make the spice trade routes much more advanced and efficient. Roughly around 45k troops are sent to assist the Astrakhan in aiding the Permian rebels. 


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: the final phase of the Charlian Reforms completes this year, with administration finally centralized into King Charles' own authority, and the General Estates. In a message to England, King Charles suggests, that while he intends to bury the hatchet with France, it is only prudent to be prepared in the event of attempted French retribution. Therefore, a mutual defense pact, to be invoked if either country's territory is threatened by France, but not applicable to offensive wars, is offered to England.


 * United Crown of Great Iberia
 * ​The Crown of Castile, in response to the Compact of Valletta, we declare that Italy can no longer use the straight of Gibraltar to gain acess to the Atlantic. The Castillian navy expands to grow to 450 ships. With the growing conflict in the Med, Castile begins to search for new naval trade routes, and sails down the coast of Africa, eventually rounding the OTL Cape of Good Hope (Scraw oked this as Viva's rounding of the cape still stands). Trade with Atlantic Nations increases sharply with the tensions in the med. The Theories on Perfect Humanity continue to spread, as the National Institute opens a University in Lisbon. Population stands at 5.25 million. Pedro of Eca, Fernando's brother, stages a small revolt, rallying 4,000 men to fight against the Crown. The Revolt is Crushed by a Castillian force of 12,000, and Pedro is executed. In order to secure the legitimacy of Peter, King of Portugal, Sancho and Peter execute Peter's uncles, leaving no possibility of a rival claimant to the throne of Portugal or Eca. This prompts a second, smaller revolt of 2,500 men, also crushed by the Crown and Portugal. Galicia falls under direct control of the Crown. More later maybe.
 * The Government of Aragon, observing Austria's rising tensions with Italy, has its representatives in Austria meet with the Austrian leadership in an attempt to conclude a secret alliance against Italy. We inform the Austrian government that we have been equally insulted by Italy's betrayal (Italy had previously promised that it would leave Sicily and Sardinia in Aragonese hands). Thusly, we suggest that, due to the increasing likelihood of armed conflict, our Armed Forces gradually but quietly build and mobilise before launching a surprise preemptive strike against Italy and Naples, with Austria coming from the north, and Iberia invading from the south. The fall of Italy would serve both our interests well, and thus we ask Austria to consider our proposal. In other news, we continue to refuse signing the Compact of Valletta, and our subjects in the east continue to be cared for by the Gurkani government in our absence - an act for which we are most grateful. The Royal Armada this year has produced an additional 10 ships, bringing our total to 372. We continue negotiations with the Germans for safe land passage through their territories due to the de facto blockade imposed by the Compact of Valletta. (MOD RESPONSES PLEASE)


 * I believe some of the territories you may be speaking of are player controlled. -scraw
 * Within the Kingdom of Portugal, the great Fernando of Eca passes this year. His only known son, Peter, takes the throne. The civil war mostly concludes, with a majority of the nations former nobility killed off, and replaced with a more Pro-Castillian Nobilty. Peter renounces his claim to Morocco and Galicia to focus on maintaining Stability in Portugal. Population stands at 1 million. Navy Stands at 100 ships, and exploration of the Southern Atlantic continues.
 * The Kingdom of Morocco continues its deportation efforts. Now under direct control of the Crown of Castile, the kingdom's deportation efforts double down, bringing the Berber and Muslim Populations down to 250,000 and the Christian population up to 200,000. Argicultural output grows as well, increasing food output to Castile and Iberia. Morocco expands to the south along the coast.
 * The Kingdom of Navarre completes its deportation efforts, with most of the Culturally French, Basque, and other ethnicities/nationalities being mostly depleted. The population stands at a meager 20,000.
 * The Duchy of Athens requests support form Bulgaria, now cut off from Castile and Aragon by Italy and Naples. Military stands at 10,000, and the navy at 50 ships.
 * The Ottoman Empire continues it's military reforms and economic growth, but both are progressing slowly. With gunpowder becoming commonplace in the army and the expansion of the navy, special focus is put on training and logistics, with plans for several roads to be made to help connect the empire. As trade in India continues, our merchant fleet slowly does grow. We do continue to quietly trade with Ethiopia, but make sure it is out of sight.
 * Gurkani Diplomacy: In a bid to finally strengthen relations and mend ties, the Sultan visited the Ankara, keen on becoming friends with the Ottomans. The Sultan expressed his interest in reversing the aggressive policy persued by his predecessor and officially invited the Ottomans to join hands with the Gurkani and declare the start of an alliance.
 * Cologne: Morale in the country increases and Archbishop Emmerich continues to encourage the Knights to take peasant militia under their wing to improve their technical skills. By the end of the year, many more peasants are better equipped to defend their country. Trade continues to prosper and revenue from the printing press is steady. In December, Archbishop Emmerich calls together a meeting of his Chapter, bishops of wider Cologne and Westphalen, and any relevant nobles, particularly those in Westphalen, to discuss unity.
 * Essen: The canonesses in Italy finally return to Essen, bringing with them extensive knowledge of ancient culture. These young canonesses begin work on the curriculum for a small course in each of their preferred ancient cultures to eventually be taught at the University of Essen, and Abbess Sophia funds their work. Meanwhile, the partnership between the infirmary and the university becomes even stronger with the introduction of a further course of physick and biology aimed at assisting with childbirth in any way possible, or easing the bumpy ride into motherhood.


 * Swahili: The nation's income continues to grow, both from increased tariffs and from the Royal Trade Fleet. Our manufacturers expand and make more money. We expand southward to connect our realm. 20,000 local tribesman, foreign settlers and children born became citizens of our nation last year due to our policies of land reclamation and immigration attraction. We build up our fleet and experiment with newer naval designs. Crown Prince Absame switches ships in Malaya and heads North to the port of Guangzhou.
 * Swahili Dip to China: To the Great Son of Heaven of the Celestial Empire, your wisdom and strength is legendary. We pay a tribute of multiple wild animals, gold and ivory sculptures and wish to receive pieces of Chinese technology and books. 
 * I'm pretty sure China is to far from you. -Nova
 * Swahili (it has Arab technology), assuming it docks multiple times along the voyage instead of doing one continuous trip, could reach southern China. iirc, this was approved by Andy.
 * The Arabs sent envoys to China as early as 656
 * Kingdom of England, Scotland, Ireland and Duchy of Brittany: King Richard IV (Great General) is taken ill from a fever and his son and heir Edward, the Crown prince who has had his first child with his new wife Isabel Neville and their son is named Henry Plantagnet, returns to England from Calais days before his father dies of the fever and he is subsquently crowned King of England and Scotland while the Kingdom of Ireland and Duchy of Brittany swear vassalage to him. Their is a lot of mourning at the King's death but the passage between 2 kings is quite smooth. The straits of Dover are now subject to a 2% tax on goods passing through. (I control both the Pas de Calais and Dover) We keep our regime of low taxes and an aversion from war while the English fleet has another 10 ships constructed and the work on the tax system contuines in England while deportations in Calais contuine to occur.
 * Khmer Empire: After Emperor Sutka's death, Sutkan continues his rule. Sutkan continues to implement laws reducing the civil liberties of the 150,000 Guntruists living in Khmer. They are now restricted to certain Guntruists only communities, and are forced to pay a heavy tax to the government. These Guntruist communities are overlooked by Khmer soldiers, who are there to keep the peace should riots or other unrest break out. After the success of enslaving Guntruists last year, 18,000 more are enslaved. 11,000 of these slaves are brought to Angkor Wat to assist in general upkeep, as well as new construction projects, while the other 7,000 are brought to the city of U Thong to help facilitate the architectural boom in the region. Sutkan thanks Delhi for allowing Guntrusits to move to Khmer, and this year, almost 12,000 Guntruist immigrants are enslaved. This means that overall, 30,000 Guntruists became slaves. Sutkan announces that within two years, private people may take advantage of these slaves, though the exact rules need to be worked out. Meanwhile, Sutkan follows in his father’s lead, and begins to style himself as an Emperor sent by god to rule Khmer. This helps to both justify his rule, and also helps bring the empire closer together. In order to beef up the navy, which currently lags significantly behind Majapahit’s, Sutkan starts several programs to increase its size and effectiveness. First of all, the government builds ships as fast as it can, making sure all are equipped with cannon. Sutkan also works to retrofit older ships with cannon, as well as other new technologies. In order to increase the practical size of the navy faster, Sutkan creates a program for civilians to build ships for the military. Under this program, if a trader is willing to build their ships to be usable in a battle, and are willing to give them up in times of need, the government will subsidize their creation. This is extremely effective, as it not only allows Khmer to commander many trading ships if need be, many trading ships are now better protected from pirates or other threats. Meanwhile, the army also increases in size, and currently hovers around 180,000 men. The nation begins to also push guns and cannons into a more central role in the Khmer military. Many units of the Khmer military currently have access to guns in some form, though overall it is still very much a melee force. Trade increases with Tondo, with many traders making the trip back and forth as many as five times a year. We hope that in the future this will lead to closer relations, both economic and political, with Tondo. Meanwhile, trade also expands on land, bringing wealth to many Khmer traders. Sutkan Thanks Delhi and the Bahmanid Sultanate for agreeing to establish a trade route, and Sutkan begins to make a plan to increase trading volume by a huge margin over the next 10 years. The offer is once again sent to Bengal, and is formally extended to China and Korea. The ultimate goal of this deal is to make a series of stable and profitable trade routes across east Asia. In terms of culture, Sutkan once again continues his father's policy, and works to make a of Khmer culture out of the city of U Thong. The influx of slaves certainly helps construction oriented projects, and to increase the cultural output, Sutkan sets up a guild in the city to sponsor talented artisans of all kinds. The city begins to attract artistic talent from all corners of Khmer, and also sees high population growth, just like the empire as a whole.
 * Iroquois Nation: Chief Degotoga announces his marriage to a Cherokee princess named Yona. It is estimated that the Iroquois Nation has 50,000 people in it. Raids continue to be carried out on the northern tribes. Agriculture and trade continue to expand, with more and more southern land routes opening up through the Gulf territories. Degotoga's chief boat builder, Mingan, finishes the 5 barges with new rudders and sails. After a maiden voyage around the Chesapeake Bay, it is found that they are still too unwieldy in open water. The group returns to Powhatan to find a way to make their craft more nimble on the water. The head shaman, Tanakana, begins teaching her students at Nowadaga under a new curriculum. They are given the option to learn various trades outside the realms of healing, including but not limited to; carpentry, fishing, boat building, hunting, and agriculture. Her, as well as Degotoga's, objective is to provide allies and neighboring tribes with access to skilled craftsmen to bring them up-to-par with the Iroquois.
 * Papal States: The Pope reiterates to Brandenburg that he does not oppose Brandenburg absorbing the Teutonic Ordensstaat, provided the following stipulations are met: the Order keeps control over key properties such as castles, retains the right to maintain an armed force, the Hochmeister gains a position of highest honour in the Empire and in Brandenburg, and the Order acts as a military wing to defend the Empire and the Catholic Church (as the Emperor suggested last year). Provided these quite reasonable requests are met, His Holiness says there is no reason why the lands of the Order, which the latter no longer requires due to its success in defeating the pagans, cannot be vassalised or outright annexed by Brandenburg. In spiritual news, His Holiness publishes his new Bull on Indulgences: Indulgentarium Doctrina. The Bull upholds the doctrine that indulgences are legitimate ways by which the Church, using the Power of the Keys, can forgive the temporal punishment of sins alreadyb forgiven by God through Confession. The large part of the Bull, however, details the abuses that have been growing in recent years, including the printing of absurdly large indulgences (of a thousand years or more) and, most troublingly, the fact that some clerics and self-proclaimed "pardoners" are purporting to actually sell Indulgences. The Bull specifically mentions the noticeable benefits to Cologne which resulted from thr local ban on all indulgences involving money changing hands. As a result, to stop the sin of simony and to shield the Church from any accusation of corruption, the Bull bans any Indulgence involving fees, donations, or any other form of money changing hands, and says that anyone who purports to grant an indulgence through such means is automatically excommunicated. The Bull also establishes an 'Enchridion of Indulgences', an official list of all the Indulgences approved by the Holy See. The list is quite short, and limited to pious activities such as saying certain prayers, making a pilgrammage to certain especially holy sites, and certain penances (like fasting). Any cleric who (after a reasonable time is given for the Enchridion to be disseminated) purports to create a new indulgence not listed in the Enchridion will also be automatically excommunicated.
 * Chinese Empire: With the integration of the former rebel regions and Mongolia mostly complete, construction on roads to reconnect the country together, farms are still in high demand, with the country still in need for more food and resources.The speach of the Emperor rings in the ears and hearts of the citizens of the Empire, with his handling and the allowing of the people to punish there murderous overlords making patriotism and loyalty to the Emperor soar, and the people enlist in droves, with the standing army burgeoning with new recruits, and most are directed into local defenses and border patrolling, or even sent north while the overflow goes too the navy. The people are abound with their new patriotism, knowing that the Empire must survive and be stronger. The colonization of Taiwan has climbed to almost 60,000, while Luzon is reaching 45,000. Both colonies continue to expand as the growing navy demands more personell in the colonies. With the pride in there country, and the hope for peace, the birth rate explodes, and the population begins to grow drastically compared to growth rates.
 * Bahmanids: 'Tis a rather uneventful year. There is some anger among the nobles against Khmer, saying that they stole the profits of a war the Bahmanids fought. Ismail lets them state their case, but otherwise ignores this paranoia. Sultan Ismail Shah informs Sultan Salman Beg Mirza of the Gurkanis that the Bahmanids and their vassals would like to join the Compact of Iskenderun (see offer on relevant page). The chorus of hammers and saws shows the continuance of the shipbuilding program.
 * Kingdom of Burma: Binnya Dala's health continues to decline, even as shipbuilding continues. There is general joy at the improved relations with the Bhuddist Khmer. As stated above, Burma also wishes to join the Compact of Iskenderun.
 * Maldives: As stated above, the Maldives also wishes to join the Compact of Iskenderun.
 * Sultanate of Bengal: The Sultan wishes to join the Compact of Iskenderun. In other news, the Bengali Navy reaches 280 vessels, and the quota of 20 ships a year is still being successfuly reached.
 * Ahom Kingdom: Susenphaa also asks to join the Compact of Iskenderun.
 * Austria, now with a seaport in one of its underlings, begins rebuilding the Austrian Fleet, incorporating the Zetan Fleet into the forces. King Ferdinand continues to drum up support for Austria, and in the wake of increased Italian agression, begins promoting the Noble who claims that the votes in Ernstberg were rigged by Italy, who used its military as a form of blackmail to the people they occupied. His story is published and spread throughout Austria and Hungary, increasing the enrollment in the Royal Guards. The Border towns with italy are bolstered with new defences and increase garissons and a disproportionate ammounts of money going to increasing infrastructure for easier communicacion between garissons. The threat of an enemy, notably Italy, invading has silenced most oposition to Ferdinand's rule, both in Austria and in Hungary as the powers of the Sovreign grow ever more powerful. Ferdinand officialy asks the pope to confirm the title, Apostolic King, and style, Apostolic Majesty by aknowledging the Habsburgs as true heirs to St Stephen of Hungary in order to once and for all silence Italian denial, lest they delve into Heresy. It helps that a large sum of money is also donated to various churches both in Rome and the Papal states, or at least Ferdinand von Habsburg-Wittelsbach hopes so. The so-Called "Garisson Law" is ammended allowing for Commanders to take command of "militarized borders" and the regions surrounding them, giving them more authority than even the Barons, making the Barons but meek assistants to the military administrators along the "militarized borders". In conjunction with this, the Italian Border is Declared such a border, with an automatic expiry period of five years. Comprehesive reform is being discussed in regards to Royal Guard command structure, in conjunction with the Hungarian Counterpart.
 * Hungarian troops return home after campaigning, having fully united in following Ferdinand's command and successes as a battle leader. His power and loyalty to the crown grow, especially amongst the appointed counts of Hungary, and even then some in the Hereditary counts. the menace of Italy is also a good motivator, Duke Rudolph using it to pass further reforms increasing the power of the central government and getting final rattification of the "Guarisson Law" and its related ammendments, requiring that retinues not exceed the ammount of Royal Guard garisson in the region and instituyting a "militarized border" regime, whereby local lords would owe temporary patronage to the garisson commanders assigned to their region. No such border is declared, however, as no borders with avowed enemies exist. Comprehesive reform is being discussed in regards to Royal Guard command structure, in conjunction with the Austrian Counterpart.
 * Serbia continues its shipbuilding activities. trade is encouraged through the new seaports in Zeta.
 * Ngarrindjeri: This year, while the people of the tribe worshipped Lord Ngintaka at the Ochre Chapel, Bunyip enacted his evil plan. One day, as Tjilbruke was watering the Kangaroo, he appeared as large and fearsome dragon, saying that he too is an awakened god, only much stronger than Lord Ngintaka. But Tjilbruke's faith was unshaken, and instead scoffed that even he, an old man, is stronger than the Bunyip. Challenging the monster to a contest, Tjilbruke gave Bunyip a stone to throw. The monster hurled the stone so far, it skimmed the water and landed on OTL Kangaroo Island. However, Tjilbruke said he could throw a stone that would never touch the ground. So he switched out his stone for a black bird, and released it into flight while pretending to throw it like a stone. Frustrated, the Bunyip tried an alternate plan. He diguesed himself as a beautiful woman, with legs like marble and eyes like almonds, and tried to seduce Kulutuwi while he was peeling taro. But the faith of Kulutuwi was equally iron-clad, and he spurned the approaches of Bunyip by diving into a field of spinosa. Finally, as a last resort, Bunyip took the form of an elderly man, and goaded the infant child of Kulutuwi to follow him with the promise of sugur canes. Seperated from his parents, the son of Kulutuwi followed the Bunyip to a cliff of rocks, which the monster prepared to crush the child. But Kulutuwi, realizing what was happening, leaped on a kangaroo (for extra speed) and charged to the scene as fast as he could. Arriving just in the nick of time, Kulutuwi dove on top of his infant boy, protecting him from the avalanche by his own body. And so Kulutuwi died, and was buried underneath the Ochre Chapel, where his family mourned for 90 days.
 * Delhi Sultanate: We continue militarization, but boost our economies through trade routes; our most recent move is Delhi's request to join the Second Compact of Iskenderun. The five-option plan is still given to convicted Gunterists. More academic buildings are built in our cities, and firearms and cannons keep playing a larger role in the military. Puri continues to see great growth, especially with the shipbuilding program.
 * Himalaya: Nothing of note occurs.
 * Ladakh: Cultural integration continues with Delhavi settlers still largely outnumbering Gunterist refugees. The city of Leh continues to be a cultural melting pot, with Tibetan, Indian (both Hindu and Islamic), and Gunterist cultures present. Guards continue to patrol Gunterist villages.
 * Mayapan: Trade continues with the Mexica. Expansion continues along the southern border. Integration of the southern city-states into the League is continued by the High Council. Each new state is expected to supply men to train and serve in the national army. The council seeks to improve commerce and communication between the many settlements of the Yucatan by constructing and maintaining roads between them. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations.
 * Bulgarian Empire: The conflict having not escalated between the Austrian and the Italians leaves the Tsar in a position where he must be forced to foot the bill for a non conflict force that has potentially of not coming into contact with the enemy. However with money filling the coffers from various instances of trade, tribute from the ottomans among other things, the Army of 35,000 is kept raised in the event of escalation of the current tensions. The Empires developing road network is forced to developed in a more sophisticated fashion as, at least through the mountains as various nautral elements and even other things which require a more robust road network are required through the mountains. These roads are scheduled to be finished off within the next few years as they has seen increased funding from trade entities to speed its construction. The Renaissance continues in the Emprie as well with continued pushes by the intellectuals and artists to permeate the culture of the empire. This leads to an artistic revival in the empire with much artistic tradition from the old second empire being given a modern approach. One of the most significant art projects is a giant mural in the palace at Tarnovo is Kaloyan the Roman slayer who is painted in his victory over the Romans all those years ago. Tsar Vasili-Kaloyan agrees to accept the Brandenburger royal Otto offering to personally take him on a more in depth and personal tour of the country looking to become personal friends with Otto. In a letter to Otto the Tsar expresses his excitement for the German royal to be accepted into the Bulgarian Court in perfect German. The Tsar presides over further expansion of the cities as Tarnovo expands to include upwards of 50,000 people, and Sofiya nearly 45,000. Vasiligrad remains the most populated with nearly 145,000 with its attractiveness putting Vasiligrad among one of the best places to live in the empire. After going about figuring out the sewage and water systems of Vasiligrad the lessons begin to be employed in other cities with Tarnovo, Sofiya, and Tirgoviste being the main recipients with expected completion of these within a decade. The vast re-establishment of the orthodox church specifically under the Tsar with the patriarch under his thumb has led to a vast rebuild of the church system throughout much of the Balkans mostly within Bulgar territory. The Bulgarian military fleet expands a bit too now with nearly 60 ships in the fleet

1472
'''My life is a lie... turn rollover boys -Feudalis Maximus'''
 * The Gurkani Sultanate: Sultan Salman Beg Mirza continued his rule over the Sultanate, with Al Mu'ayyad Muhammad as the Caliph. The Gurkani population rose to about 34 million with the people flocking to cities like Herat, Isfahan, Gamrun, Qazvin, Bukhara, Tabriz and Iskenderun; primarily due to their strategic position in the spice trade. In regards to religion, the Sultanate promoted Shia Islam, and advocated conversion to the Zaidi sect from other Islamic sects, often engaging in forced conversions. The military was primarily composed of medium-to-heavy cavalry, composite bow, lance, mace, and sword. Heavy cavalrymen wore plated chain mail or metal lamellar armor, with their horses also wearing leather or metal lamellar barding. The infantry was equipped with daggers and swords to be utilised in close combat against the enemy and elephants as well as carts were used for the transportation of supplies. Cannons were constructed to serve as siege weaponry whilst hand cannons and rocket launchers were increasingly developed as gunpowder became ever so popular. Naval bases were established at Iskenderun, Trabzon and Gamrun to establish the presence of the Gurkani fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and the Persian Gulf respectively, keen on controlling any piracy. The Gurkani Navy developed galleys and carracks to augment the smaller patrol fleets. Agriculture and commerce were at the Sultanate's forepoint, with wheat, rice and barley being amongst the largest produced crops. To prevent the Sultanate from ever getting hit by a major famine, the individual Amirs also engaged in the storage of food supplies, which would be utilized in case of famine or otherwise exported. Fishery was promoted as well as it helped in sustaining the fishery villages that were present along the coast, as well as the major port cities of Iskenderun, Basra, Gamrun, Kerch and Trabzon. Importance was also given on the development of proper roads for the merchants utilizing the trade routes through the Sultanate, with all caravans being armed and protected with a small detachment of guards. Meanwhile, the construction of educational madrassahs continued throughout the Empire, with the sultan keen on spreading education and knowledge amongst the populace of the Sultanate. The Sultan sought to replicate the Islamic Golden Age that existed during the period of the Abbasids prior to the Mongol Invasion, and accordingly funded the teaching of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, with Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, Anatomy and Medicine being of prime importance. The Sultanate continued to expand its territories into the Caucasus. Sultan Salman Beg continued his policy of constructing educational madrassahs, hoping to enlighten the people of his nation and reestablish the Islamic Golden Age. Meanwhile, in a bid to further hasten the spread of Zaidi Islam, the Caliph initiated the process of converting Sunni Mosques into Shi'ite Mosques. Meanwhile, rumours began to spread that the had no interest in women after it was noticed that he was rarely ever in the company of the royal harem. About around the same time, the Bahamanid and Delhi Sultanates were accepted into the Second Compact of Iskenderun, effectively establishing Indian spice markets in the Gurkani Sultanate and also granting Indians access to the Mediterranean if they so wished. 
 * Khedivate of Trabzon: Amir Julius Megas Komnenos continued his reign over the city of Trabzon. Acting as a vassal to the Gurkani Sultanate, he would only be answerable to the Gurkani Sultan. The military and the navy were developed along the same lines as their Gurkani counterparts. Trabzoni authorities continue to work on the construction of a fleet at Trabzon, working side by side with Castilian authorities. The Trabzon Amir, Julius Komnenos would continue to develop the trade route leading from his Black Sea port of Trabzon, connecting it to the city of Tabriz, hoping to make the spice trade routes much more advanced and efficient. Humanism rapidly spreads throughout the Khedivate with multiple intellectuals voicing secular thought. The Amir, Julius Megas Komenos essentially supports it, hoping that the Rennaisance will benefit the Greeks residing in the Sultanate as it would effectively increase their influence, primarily due to Salman's desperate need for more scholars. 
 * Khedivate of Krymia: Amir Alairac Balti continued his reign over the city of Kerch. Acting as a vassal to the Gurkani Sultanate, he would only be answerable to the Gurkani Sultan. The military and the navy were developed along the same lines as their Gurkani counterparts. Krymian authorities continue to work on the construction of a fleet at Kerch, working side by side with Gurkani authorities. The Krymian Amir, Alairac Balti would continue to develop the trade route leading from his Black Sea port of Kerch, developing paths leading to the city of Kashgarh and onwards to Sarai, hoping to make the spice trade routes much more advanced and efficient.
 * The Caliphate: Continues to encourage economic growth in its regions, especially in Egypt and North Africa. The highest officers of the Caliphate begin to allow more and more autonomy to the states south of the First Cataract in Africa, although still promoting Islam. Meanwhile, in Arabia, the Caliphate continues to build infrastructure for faithful Muslims performing the Hajj to Mecca. In order to keep order and stability in an otherwise overextended state, we allow emirs to host a small army, more of a guard, near their respective capitals. The Caliphate begins to support the arts and specifically the sciences. We bolster garrisons on the frontier of the Caliphate, espicially at Tunis and the Levant. 
 * United Crown of Great Iberia
 * Aragon continues to prepare for the increasing likelihood of war with Italy. The Royal Armada currently stands at a total of 380 ships, not counting the vessels of the other Armadas in the Crown Union. Research on ocean-going vessels is going well, and it is projected that by 1480 we would have maritime vessels able to traverse the vast Atlantic Ocean in an effort to find an alternative route to Asia - it appears logical that as the Earth is round, travelling west would eventually enable our ships to reach Asia and make contact with the local peoples in order to secure trade with the East. Meanwhile, the Royal Bank of Barcelona is doing well, having opened branches all over the United Crown, and making very careful investments. The locals of Iskenderun in the Gurkani Sultanate also frequent their branch of the Bank, which brings in even more revenue. However, the blockade imposed by Italy in the form of the Compact of Valletta is still causing major disruptions to the economy, and we continue negotiations with the states of Southern Germany for the safe passage of our merchants and subjects through their lands in order to bypass the Sicilian Channel. The Queen also sends another letter to her cousin and friend King Jacob I of the Hellenes, and in it expresses her hope that in the event of war between an Iberia-led coalition and Italy and its cronies, Greece will remain neutral.
 * In order to secure the support of Bulgaria in a future conflict with Italy, the Duke of Athens is instructed to begin negotiations with Bulgaria on a transfer of vassalage from Iberia to Bulgaria. In the meantime, we continue building our armed forces, and improve upon our fortifications.
 * Portugal, on the order of King Sancho I of Castile, is released from Castilian vassalage, and is proclaimed an equal constituent country of the United Crown. The process of release will take about two years, after which Portugal will be integrated fully into Great Iberia. (SEAN YOU MAY CHANGE THIS AS YOU SEE FIT)
 * Swahili: The nation's income continues to grow, both from increased tariffs and from the Royal Trade Fleet. Our manufacturers expand and make more money. We expand southward to connect our realm. 20,000 local tribesman, foreign settlers and children born became citizens of our nation last year due to our policies of land reclamation and immigration attraction. We build up our fleet and experiment with newer naval designs. The Sultan begins to fund a book translation movement aimed at translating Benin, Arabic and European books to Swahili Arabic. Crown Prince Absame switches ship in Guangzhou and stays in Beijing.
 * Swahili Diplomacy to China: We again present a tribute of wild animals, ivory and gold and wishes to receive pieces of Chinese technology and books. 
 * The Ottoman Empire continues it's policies of social reforms, now expanding to education and building roads to help connect the cities of the empire.
 * Gurkani Diplomacy: An alliance is offered to the Ottoman Empire
 * Kingdom of France: With the death of the sick king Charles VIII, and with no issue or alive brothers, or uncles, the throne is traced up through the line to Louis of Orleans (this happened OTL). Louis of Orleans at eleven years old becomes King of France, and the Marmousets form a small regency council. Orleans is integrated in the royal domains once again. Louis XII gets tutored in Paris by the finest scholars.
 * Kingdom of Tondo: Arnis Masid, Diyang Kalangitan's chief naval officer, is tasked to bring a group of 250 men and 10 ships to explore the known world. He will personally be the peace envoy with Japan, as the convoy shall reach the Japanese Islands first. After Japan, the envoy shall reach Korea, and then the Chinese cities of Beijing and Nanjing. Following that, visits to Vietnam, the Khmer,  the Strait of Malacca, Burma, and the Indian states. Victory against Butuan is celebrated as the troops march in the Cagayan. Diyang Kalangitan, now married to Sugbo of Cebu, formalize their marriage in Mactan, Cebu. As Sugbo's father drowned in a fishing accident, Sugbo is widely seen as Cebu's next monarch due to his uncle being the Rajah, who is currently without wife and without child. At the same time, rumors of the Rajah's infertility circulate around the kingdoms, though no officials have confirmed nor denied. With the recent passing of the beloved monarch, Rajah Gambang, the nation mourns. Diyang Kalangitan assumes the throne, and takes no man to be her husband. Instead, she declares that on the eve of her death, the nobility of Tondo, Ma-I, and Pangasinan shall have an electorate regarding the successor of the united realms of Tondo. Kalangitan further consolidates her poweriscreetely assigning political opponents to far-flung provinces of Tondo or to Tondo's vassals of Ma-I and Pangasinan, or to colonization attempts in Palawan, Busuang and Samar. The government of Tondo can be roughly described as a Federal Monarchy, with each province ruled by a council with members proportionate to the province's population. Diyang Kalangitan invites the Huang of Pangasinan, his daughter and Ma-I's regency council, and officials from every province to draft something akin to an OTL constitution, namely, the Saligang Batas ng Tondo at Nasasakupan Nito (Constitution of the sovereign Kingdom of Tondo and all its holdings and possessions). As Maynila is one of the richest cities in South East Asia, it is now high-time to create a lasting legacy for it. A series of bridges and canals connecting the Pasig and Tagik (OTL Taguig) Rivers and all their tributaries to provide acquatic transportation, ease movement of goods, and simply build bridges above the waterways to ease the transportation of people in the Greater Tondo Province (OTL Metro Manila). To prevent problems of income inequality and unequal development, selected families in the capital are given incentives of food and gold to relocate to developing towns and cities in Cavite, Romblon and Samar. A road network has already connected Tondo Province to Cavite, and a series of roads from southeastern and southern Luzon to Pangasinan has already began construction. Tondo metallurgical capabilities increase as blast furnaces and ironforges are built all around the state. The port of Maynila is further expanded, with the navy increasing by 25 small ships and seven war junks. Trade with nearby states continue. Tondo continues expansion in Samae, Palawan and Busuanga. 2000 additional soldiers are trained. Kalangitan orders 400 ships to move to patrol the Visayas archipelago, mainly  to protect the trade routes, and secretly to intimidate Cebu. Expansion into Palawan, Samar, and Negros continue.
 * Huangdom of Ma-I: With Tondo's grace, Ma-I settles the western part of Busuanga Island, and dedicates 100 citizens there. Li Han thrives as a cultural and financial capital of Ma-I, while Beigang immediately becomes the second port of Tondo, and conducts trade regularly with nearby nations.
 * Huangdom of Pangasinan: With Tondo's grace, Pangasinan expands into Central and Northern Luzon, attempting to assimilate the mountain and Igorot tribes located nearby to access the massive agricultural treasure in the Banaue Rice Terraces and the farmlands of Central Luzon. The administrative capital city, Pangasinan, begins construction of a road connecting it to Maynila. Blast furnace construction continues, and a small defense fleet of 15 ships is allotted by Tondo to Pangasinan. Pangasinense traders report sightings of small islands west of Luzon, and scouts are sent by Pangasinan to verify their claims. Pangasinan claims these islands west of Mainland Luzon, now named as the Gambang Islands in honor of Rajah Gambang  (OTL Scarborough Shoal)
 * Brandenburg-Luxembourg: Development of the reformed Catholic Church continuesas the codification of the rite and canon continues in Berlin. Military expansion and reform continues. Otto decides to remain in the court of Emperor Vasili to learn what he can and the young heir takes a liking to a Bulgarian noble girl named from the ancient Asen family. Her name is Klavdiya Asen who is 16. Alas word gets back to him that his previous lover Katerina von Havel passes away due to health complications. Her two children are however looked after by their grand father Heinrich. Heinrich continues to promote economic development in his domains and across the Holy Roman Empire. He starts pushing for the codification of laws of inheritance to remove the loopholes that exist within Salic Law which remains the standard for inheritance within Brandenburg. The younger Karl von Brandenburg returns from his pilgrimage assuming the role that his brother had as governer of the Empire. Elsha von Brandenburg, remains a roman catholic and ensures that her son the younger Otto and her 2 other children, Ursala, and Frederick remains a catholic aswell despite all the other children of Otto von Brandenburg converting to the hussite rite. Cultural and Scientific progress cotniues as the court of Henrich remains a place of patronage for artists, engineers and inventors. Mining in Silesia, Luxembourg, and Lorraine start to expand more as the demand for metal grow. Construction of the Brandenburg Palace continues, as well as the expansion of the Brandenburg Archieves. Heinrich offers to allow Burgundy to make thier domains outside of the HRE a part of the Empire should they desire. Heirich continues to press for the Teutons to secularize with the pope having given his agreement. Heinrich offers the following terms. The Teutonic Order will be granted the honors of a military order that supports the empire and christianity, and will be granted recruitment centres and fortress across the HRE however they will be required to renounce the lands of Prussia which shall be recreated as the Duchy of Prussia under a member of the House of Brandenburg, and in return the order shall recieve extensive payments, and will be allowed to retain all lands outside of the empire should they desire. The Teutonic order will also be granted the title of Imperial Defenders and its leadership will be granted extensive tax exemptions within the empire and recieve imperial funding. (mods respond please) 
 * ​Russian Diplomacy: Russia offers a trade agreement to Brandenburg-Luxembourg. 
 * Burgundian Dip: King Charles accepts the offer to move the Imperial border to include Burgundys remaining territory.
 * Brandenburg: Heireich agrees to allow Russian traders to expand their activities in Brandenburg's territories but also requests that Merchants have access to Russian cities. 
 * Papal Diplomacy: The Pope approves of the terms, although would request that the new Duchy simply be under the Hochmeister generally (so that the current Hochmeister's successor would subsequently be Duke etc.). 
 * Russia agrees
 * The Teutons decide to accept the offer. -scraw
 * Tsardom of Russia: Tsar Ivan III seeks to bring Russia back to it's pre-war levels, as he envisions Russia to become the major power in Eastern Europe. As such, he orders improvement of the military, as well as ordering increased trade to improve the economy.
 * Chinese Empire: With food stocks having to be imported with a growing degree, the Empire sees the fertile regions of Korean Manchuria and a diplomat is sent to Korea, demanding the ceding of Korean Manchuria to the Empire. The ceding of territory will go greatly to feed and strengthen the Empire, knowing that if udner Chinese control, the fertile region would go a long way to feeding the population of China. In preperation for the cession, Chinese troops are moved to the border to prepare to secure the new territory, The navy is improved, with ports scrapping older models and refitting those that can be upgraded, and the roads are nearly reconnected with all major cities nbow being tied together and trade flows again, with Imperial and local troops establishing the security of the Empire.
 * Bulgarian Empire: The Tsar caught in a hard place agrees to entertain the Aragonese and Athenian envoys but remains dubious in a conflict with Italy. He takes the diplomats in for secret negotiation. The Tsar begins the overt tutoring of his Son bringing the Brandenburger Heir Otto along as well promoting Otto as Simeons tutor in grander European politics as well as German. Vasili himself tutors his son in the arts of war, hunting, ruling as a monarch, and rigiourously trains his son to be at least a fraction of the Ruler as his father is. Simeon immediately takes a liking to the tutoring between the two high lords and sees Otto as almost a second father figure to himself. Besides these inner workings politically, the Tsar begins a major construction project of a fortress in Gallipoli planning to arm it with cannons essentially turning the Dardanelles and Vasiligrad into massive guard posts. The Renaissance continues as many arts revolving around the church and religion begin to pop up. The Hagia Sofiya begins to become known as "The Jewel of Christendom" as it surpasses the various giant papal residencies in Rome and the other papal territories due to the extreme investment into its restoration. On a wall standing near the rear of the giant church, a painting known as "Gods Creation" is commissioned as famed painter and thinker Mikhail Angelov begins the massive project. Outside of this, cannons and firearms become somewhat more  pre-eminent in the imperial military as the Tsar having taken personal interest in the weapons sees it chiefly as a weapon of fear rather than a true weapon of war, but realizing that fear is as well a very powerful weapon. Another few nobles are arrested for challenging openly the authority of the Tsar and are impaled as a result of their treason. The Tsar aside from his non military merchant navy undergoes a large building program hiring ship builders by the hundreds as he attempts to fill out his navy. The Bulgarian fleet stands roughly at 100 ships from previous years of construction but with his new focus on filling out his navy, he expects to reach a fleet of 350 ships. The Bulgarian Army however still remains in pre-eminence as no expense is spared arming his troops with the finest equipment. Some new interest is taken in the territory of Kosovo as the mining of gold and other minerals picks up. The Gold extraction however is of great interest to many in the state as an influx of bullion strengthens confidence in the Bulgarian economy. However the Tsar unwilling to see the unyieldly loss of gold in and out of his empire. With the Banks in Tarnovo and Vasiligrad having been doing rather well, their expansion is allowed as Vasili-Kaloyan puts it at an extreme priority to maintain the gold and silver reserves in the Empire. The majority of the refined and established reserves are stored in the capital or in Vasiligrad with minor reserves beginning to be stocked in banks in other cities. He orders coins to be striken in more common metals and on the advice of two Venetians and a former Genoan banker orders them to be backed against gold and silver reserves as they build to give the currency a trade value for gold and silver.
 * Moldavia: Normal buildup, development of key cities, and navy builds to about 15 ships.
 * Papal States: Implementation of Indulgentarium Doctrina begins. The army and military infrastructure are improved. Scholars at the University of Bologna begin studying old Greek manuscripts of various Bible passages which their new colleagues from Constantinople have brought with them.
 * Sweden: We send envoys to the Grand Northern Religious Council. More to come...
 * Kingdom of England, Scotland, Ireland and Duchy of Brittany: The straits of Dover are now subject to a 2% tax on goods passing through. (I control both the Pas de Calais and Dover) We keep our regime of low taxes and an aversion from war while the English fleet has another 10 ships constructed and the work on the tax system contuines in England while deportations in Calais contuine to occur. We agree to the Burgundian offer made last turn.
 * Bahmanids: Trade massively increases with the treaty with the Gurkanis, and to accommodate the new prosperity, the ports of Diu and Karachi are expanded. The Gunturists on the Laccadives are kept isolated on a few islands, with warships around to ensure that no escape is possible. Muhammad Shah, Ismail's son, along with others, takes a berth on a ship of the annual Korean trade fleet to learn the mysterious lands beyond Majapahit and see wether the Swahili tales of great wonders and technology there are true. (He is also secretly instructed to discreetly observe any Majapahit vessels that come nearby.) He will return home next year. Shipbuilding continues.
 * Kingdom of Burma: Binnya Dala's health seems to be improving, along with trade and shipbuilding. A branch of the University of Gulbarga is opened in Pegu.
 * Maldives: Trade with the Gurkanis increases.
 * Duchy of Thuringen: The city guard continues to defend the capital city of Erfurt. Our military grows by adding more recruits each year. We continue to trade a lot with our neighboring states. Farming goes well in our nation this year. Peace is upon our nation since Europe is currently not going through any type of wars and such. Our citizens are happy with the current situation of our nation.
 * Khmer Empire: After Emperor Sutka's death, Sutkan continues his rule. Sutkan continues to implement laws reducing the civil liberties of the 150,000 Guntruists living in Khmer. They are now restricted to certain Guntruists only communities, and are forced to pay a heavy tax to the government. These Guntruist communities are overlooked by Khmer soldiers, who are there to keep the peace should riots or other unrest break out. After the success of enslaving Guntruists last year, 18,000 more are enslaved. 11,000 of these slaves are brought to Angkor Wat to assist in general upkeep, as well as new construction projects, while the other 7,000 are brought to the city of U Thong to help facilitate the architectural boom in the region. Sutkan thanks Delhi for allowing Guntrusits to move to Khmer, and this year, almost 11,000 Guntruist immigrants are enslaved. This means that overall, 30,000 Guntruists became slaves. Sutkan announces that within two years, private people may take advantage of these slaves, though the exact rules need to be worked out. Meanwhile, Sutkan follows in his father’s lead, and begins to style himself as an Emperor sent by god to rule Khmer. This helps to both justify his rule, and also helps bring the empire closer together. In order to beef up the navy, which currently lags significantly behind Majapahit’s, Sutkan starts several programs to increase its size and effectiveness. First of all, the government builds ships as fast as it can, making sure all are equipped with cannon. Sutkan also works to retrofit older ships with cannon, as well as other new technologies. In order to increase the practical size of the navy faster, Sutkan creates a program for civilians to build ships for the military. Under this program, if a trader is willing to build their ships to be usable in a battle, and are willing to give them up in times of need, the government will subsidize their creation. This is extremely effective, as it not only allows Khmer to commander many trading ships if need be, many trading ships are now better protected from pirates or other threats. Meanwhile, the army also increases in size, and currently hovers around 180,000 men. The nation begins to also push guns and cannons into a more central role in the Khmer military. Many units of the Khmer military currently have access to guns in some form, though overall it is still very much a melee force. Trade increases with Tondo, with many traders making the trip back and forth as many as five times a year. We hope that in the future this will lead to closer relations, both economic and political, with Tondo. Meanwhile, trade also expands on land, bringing wealth to many Khmer traders. Sutkan Thanks Delhi and the Bahmanid Sultanate for agreeing to establish a trade route, and Sutkan begins to make a plan to increase trading volume by a huge margin over the next 10 years. The offer is once again sent to Bengal, and is formally extended to China and Korea. The ultimate goal of this deal is to make a series of stable and profitable trade routes across east Asia. In terms of culture, Sutkan once again continues his father's policy, and works to make a of Khmer culture out of the city of U Thong. The influx of slaves certainly helps construction oriented projects, and to increase the cultural output, Sutkan sets up a guild in the city to sponsor talented artisans of all kinds. The city begins to attract artistic talent from all corners of Khmer, and also sees high population growth, just like the empire as a whole.
 * Sultanate of Bengal: The Bengali Navy reaches 300 ships, and 20 ships are continuing be a built a year. The Sultan founds the University of Gaur.
 * Ahom Kingdom: Nothing of note.
 * Ngarrindjeri: With Kuluwuti dead, Tjilbruke became dejected and depressed. Over time, he divided the posessions of his clan between his nephews and cousins. Anjea remarried Djalu, cousin of Kuluwuti, and Tjilbruke gave the majority of his posessions to them. Then Tjilbruke withdrew from the society, and lived out his life ascetically in the desert near Mount Uluru. Meanwhile, everyone in the tribes returned to their own tents, decentralizing the nation back to a kinship by city. Yet, the words and wisdom of Lord Ngintaka remained in their hearts, as the Ochre palace remained an eternal reminder. A large monument of stone, about half a mile away from the Ochre palace, was constructed in memory of Tjilbruke and his son. And so the cities continued to grow, as did their work in metalergy, animal domestication, and art. The pet Kangaroo continue to ever so slowly be bred for a more quaduped nature.
 * Delhi Sultanate: We continue to improve and expand our army and navy, with cannons and firearms continuing to have a bigger and bigger role in the military. Our cities continue to be guarded. Our economy continues to grow as trade with the Gurkanis soars. To help with this new trade volume, the port of Puri is expanded; this only helps the growth of the city. With the opening of univerities throughout India, the construction of the University of Agra begins on the banks of the Yamuna River (on the site of the OTL Taj Mahal); this new walled university will feature a library, and most notably a Muslim mosque and Hindu temple on opposite sides of a reflecting pool. The five-option plan remains in place for convicted Gunerists.
 * Himalaya: Nothing of note.
 * Ladakh: Nothing of note.
 * Iroquois Nation: Early in the spring, Chief Degotoga is given twin sons, named Gawonii and Adahy. A great celebration is held for 2 weeks. Mingan continues to work on new designs for boats. Agriculture continues to flourish, some foolhardy attempts to use dog sleds with large, angled stones attached to the back to till the land better are carried out but to no avail. Trade with the Gulf territories continues to expand. Better ways to preserve and store food are developed, mainly being large root cellars under longhouses. The earth is dug out and supports are put in place to ensure there are no cave-ins. Curing techniques from the Plains tribes begin to be used, mainly pemmican, wasna, and jerky. Some try using salt but the method isn't perfect. Copper mining continues at a steady pace, as well as the production of copper items.
 * Cologne: The meeting called together last year continues, as morale continues to increase and Knights continue to teach peasants how to be better warriors. By the end of the year, the meeting has produced a result, to be released as soon as possible in the next year, and Archbishop Emmerich is confident that unity will soon be achieved. In other news, Emmerich notices the impact of His Holiness’s Indulgentarium Doctrina with great pleasure.
 * Essen: Abbess Sophia is inspired by the returning canonesses, who speak so highly of these aging ancient documents, to notice that the current Latin Vulgate was translated over a thousand years ago from the original Greek, Hebrew, Aramanic and other ancient languages. Accordingly, she tasks the four canonesses with organising a re-translated, updated version of the Latin Vulgate, involving annotations where relevant to increase accessibility. Before the task begins, however, she sends a letter to the Pope, enquiring as to whether some scholars from the Papal States could be sent to Essen to assist.

1473
Anti-foreign sentiments begin to grow among the native population in Taiwan, as Japan, Korea, and China all establish colonies, encroaching further onto the island.

The nomadic Mongols and Manchu begin to grow dissent against the Chinese and Koreans, especially as small hamlets and villages begin to pop up bordering the steppe, which has historically been the land of horses and nomads.

'''The lands formerly belonging to the Kingdom of Ava, now in the hands of Bengal, revolt in protest of their foreign overlords, who have ruled the land for decades. '''


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: King Charles announces the birth of his first son, his second child, who is named Robert. Exploration of the west African coast continues.


 * Bahmanids: Muhammad Shah returns home with the annual Korean trade fleet. (MOD RESPONSE NEEDED ON WHAT, IF ANY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HE LEARNS OF.)  At home, the trade boom with the Gurkanis continues, and from this newfound wealth, Ismail Shah begins construction of a grand mosque in Gulbarga, also managing to pay off the debts from the Great Eastern War. Shipbuilding continues.
 * Burma: Binnya Dala dies and his replaced by his son, Binnya Kyal II. Nonetheless, shipbuilding continues.
 * Maldives: Sultan Hassan III continues to rule as a faithful Bahmanid vassal. Support for the Bahmanids increases with the massive boon in trade from the Gurkanis and Swahilis.
 * Sultanate of Bengal: The Sultan's orders continue to be followed, and 20 ships a year are still being built. The Bengali Navy reaches 320 ships. The Sultan's son takes a berth on a Swahili trade ship, to try to make diplomatic relations and learn more about the Bahmanid's ally to the west. The University of Gaur develops a branch in Chatagon.
 * Ahom Kingdom: Branches of the University of Chariadeo are built in Garghaon, Jorhat, and Rangpur.
 * Bengali Diplomacy to the Khmers: The Sultan is most interested in the trade agreement and approves.
 * Delhi Sultanate: We continue to expand and improve our army and navy. Our economy continues to prosper through trade with the Gurkani and Khmer. Construction of the University of Agra continues, bolstered by the economic prosperity from the trade boom. Promotion of growth in Puri continues, its port bustling with trade and shipbuilding. The five-option plan remains in place for Gunterists found in Delhi.
 * Himalaya: With the trade boom in India, economic prosperity brought on from Delhi helps our economy grow. Kathmandu grows as a stop for merchants on their way to and from India and Tibet (and, extensively, China).
 * Ladakh: The trade boom also helps the economy in Ladakh prosper; the city of Leh doesn't grow as a trade stop nearly as much as Kathmandu has, though it does see some amount of growth. Gunterist villages continue to be guarded heavily. Cultural blending in Ladakh continues, though cultural integration continues simultaneously as Delhavi settlers still flow in, largely outnumbering Gunterists. Those of half-Tibetan, half-Delhavi blood become prominent in the region.
 * Kingdom of England, Scotland, Ireland and Duchy of Brittany: The straits of Dover are now subject to a 2% tax on goods passing through. (I control both the Pas de Calais and Dover) We keep our regime of low taxes and an aversion from war while the English fleet has another 10 ships constructed and the work on the tax system contuines in England while deportations in Calais contuine to occur.
 * Cologne: Archbishop Emmerich receives the recommendations of the 1471-1472 meeting with open arms. It is recommended that, in order to preserve unity between Essen, Cologne and Westphalen, which are currently separated by Berg and Mark, Archbishop Emmerich find some way of acquiring small strips of land in between the three sections of land coming under his rule. Archbishop Emmerich, as a Godly man, is averse to invasion or any violent conflict, and decides to negotiate with his relatives in the Duchy of Berg to purchase a section of land to the east of the Rhine, between Cologne and Essen. Cologne has acquired a very significant sum of money from printing press royalties, so Archbishop Emmerich is confidentthat he will be able to match whatever sum the Duke asks for. Further, Emmerich reiterates that Berg and Cologne have been religiously unified through Adelphinian Reforms since 1429 (44 years) and is confident that the citizens of Berg would easily adjust to living under Cologne rule. (MOD RESPONSE REQUIRED FOR BERG, PLEASE) (OOC: Please see this map, in which existing Cologne/Essen territory is highlighted yellow and the proposed additional territory from Berg is highlighted in maroon.) (Map is currently pending.)
 * Essen: While the update of the Latin Vulgate begins, very slowly, with canonesses gathering resources dutifully, Abbess Sophia establishes a system wherein new canonesses, after five years at the abbey, will be required to travel to another part of the world in search of knowledge. This year, many canonesses go to Brandenburg in the hopes of acquiring new skills. Finally, the school established during the Adelphinian Reforms makes a connection with the University of Essen and the overall quality of education in Essen increases.
 * Ngarrindjeri: The tribe, now broken into its smaller clans, stands as the cultural and economic center of the southern Australian civilizations. These civilizations of southern Australia, with a combined population of 250,000, are now totally settled down as farminng communities from OTL Perth to Sydney, with varying degrees of urbanization and homogeny. Ngarrindjeri, however, remains the most advanced, benefiting from the river valley of the Murray River. Each of the clans, throughout these civilizations, all form communities around each other, into proper polities or city-states. Although trade in ochre, taro, and sugur still continues, the strongest tie of every individual is to the city, although even the cities have no central government at this time. Wombats and emu are raised for meat, with larger wombats and kangaroo raised for show. Dingos are used mainly for hunting, although some are experimenting with minor burdens. The cult of Ngintaka, still unique to the Murray river, continues to be interpreted and retold by the Dreamspeakers in oral tradition.
 * I think that's a bit too wide an expanse at the moment, your mode of life should be limited to the Murray delta region. Callumthered (talk) 13:02, September 30, 2016 (UTC)
 * Khmer Empire: After Emperor Sutka's death, Sutkan continues his rule. Sutkan continues to implement laws reducing the civil liberties of the 150,000 Guntruists living in Khmer. They are now restricted to certain Guntruists only communities, and are forced to pay a heavy tax to the government. These Guntruist communities are overlooked by Khmer soldiers, who are there to keep the peace should riots or other unrest break out. After the success of enslaving Guntruists last year, 18,000 more are enslaved. 11,000 of these slaves are brought to Angkor Wat to assist in general upkeep, as well as new construction projects, while the other 7,000 are brought to the city of U Thong to help facilitate the architectural boom in the region. Sutkan thanks Delhi for allowing Guntrusits to move to Khmer, and this year, almost 11,000 Guntruist immigrants are enslaved. This means that overall, 30,000 Guntruists became slaves. Sutkan announces that within two years, private people may take advantage of these slaves, though the exact rules need to be worked out. Meanwhile, Sutkan follows in his father’s lead, and begins to style himself as an Emperor sent by god to rule Khmer. This helps to both justify his rule, and also helps bring the empire closer together. In order to beef up the navy, which currently lags significantly behind Majapahit’s, Sutkan starts several programs to increase its size and effectiveness. First of all, the government builds ships as fast as it can, making sure all are equipped with cannon. Sutkan also works to retrofit older ships with cannon, as well as other new technologies. In order to increase the practical size of the navy faster, Sutkan creates a program for civilians to build ships for the military. Under this program, if a trader is willing to build their ships to be usable in a battle, and are willing to give them up in times of need, the government will subsidize their creation. This is extremely effective, as it not only allows Khmer to commander many trading ships if need be, many trading ships are now better protected from pirates or other threats. Meanwhile, the army also increases in size, and currently hovers around 180,000 men. The nation begins to also push guns and cannons into a more central role in the Khmer military. Many units of the Khmer military currently have access to guns in some form, though overall it is still very much a melee force. Trade increases with Tondo, with many traders making the trip back and forth as many as five times a year. We hope that in the future this will lead to closer relations, both economic and political, with Tondo. Meanwhile, trade also expands on land, bringing wealth to many Khmer traders. Sutkan thanks the Indian states for approving the trade route, and begins his plan increase trading volume by a huge margin over the next 10 years. In order to expand this net work further, the offer is formally extended to China and Korea. The ultimate goal of this deal is to make a series of stable and profitable trade routes across east Asia. In terms of culture, Sutkan once again continues his father's policy, and works to make a of Khmer culture out of the city of U Thong. The influx of slaves certainly helps construction oriented projects, and to increase the cultural output, Sutkan sets up a guild in the city to sponsor talented artisans of all kinds. The city begins to attract artistic talent from all corners of Khmer, and also sees high population growth, just like the empire as a whole.
 * Tondo Dip: We would like to request free use of Khmer ports and trade routes for our merchants and trade ships, and offer the Khmer the same in return


 * Swahili: The nation's income continues to grow, both from increased tariffs and from the Royal Trade Fleet. Our manufacturers expand and make more money. We expand southward to connect our realm. 20,000 local tribesman, foreign settlers and children born became citizens of our nation last year due to our policies of land reclamation and immigration attraction. We build up our fleet and experiment with newer naval designs. The Sultan begins to fund a book translation movement aimed at translating Benin, Arabic and European books to Swahili Arabic. With no Chinese reply, we pay the tribute and buy Chinese books or interesting pieces of technology before heading back to Swahili.
 * Kingdom of Tondo: Arnis Masid, Diyang Kalangitan's chief naval officer, is tasked to bring a group of 250 men and 10 ships to explore the known world. He will personally be the peace envoy with Japan, as the convoy shall reach the Japanese Islands first. After Japan, the envoy shall reach Korea, and then the Chinese cities of Beijing and Nanjing. Following that, visits to Vietnam, the Khmer,  the Strait of Malacca, Burma, and the Indian states. Victory against Butuan is celebrated as the troops march in the Cagayan.  Diyang Kalangitan, now married to Sugbo of Cebu, formalize their marriage in Mactan, Cebu. As Sugbo's father drowned in a fishing accident, Sugbo is widely seen as Cebu's next monarch due to his uncle being the Rajah, who is currently without wife and without child. At the same time, rumors of the Rajah's infertility circulate around the kingdoms, though no officials have confirmed nor denied. With the recent passing of the beloved monarch, Rajah Gambang, the nation mourns. Diyang Kalangitan assumes the throne, and takes no man to be her husband. Instead, she declares that on the eve of her death, the nobility of Tondo, Ma-I, and Pangasinan shall have an electorate regarding the successor of the united realms of Tondo. Kalangitan further consolidates her poweriscreetely assigning political opponents to far-flung provinces of Tondo or to Tondo's vassals of Ma-I and Pangasinan, or to colonization attempts in Palawan, Busuang and Samar. The government of Tondo can be roughly described as a Federal Monarchy, with each province ruled by a council with members proportionate to the province's population. Diyang Kalangitan invites the Huang of Pangasinan, his daughter and Ma-I's regency council, and officials from every province to draft something akin to an OTL constitution, namely, the Saligang Batas ng Tondo at Nasasakupan Nito (Constitution of the sovereign Kingdom of Tondo and all its holdings and possessions). As Maynila is one of the richest cities in South East Asia, it is now high-time to create a lasting legacy for it. A series of bridges and canals connecting the Pasig and Tagik (OTL Taguig) Rivers and all their tributaries to provide acquatic transportation, ease movement of goods, and simply build bridges above the waterways to ease the transportation of people in the Greater Tondo Province (OTL Metro Manila). To prevent problems of income inequality and unequal development, selected families in the capital are given incentives of food and gold to relocate to developing towns and cities in Cavite, Romblon and Samar. A road network has already connected Tondo Province to Cavite, and a series of roads from southeastern and southern Luzon to Pangasinan has already began construction. Tondo metallurgical capabilities increase as blast furnaces and ironforges are built all around the state. The port of Maynila is further expanded, with the navy increasing by 25 small ships and seven war junks. Trade with nearby states continue. Tondo continues expansion in Samae, Palawan and Busuanga. 2000 additional soldiers are trained. Kalangitan orders 400 ships to move to patrol the Visayas archipelago, mainly  to protect the trade routes, and secretly to intimidate Cebu. Expansion into Palawan, Samar, and Negros continue.


 * Huangdom of Ma-I: With Tondo's grace, Ma-I settles the western part of Busuanga Island, and dedicates 100 citizens there. Li Han thrives as a cultural and financial capital of Ma-I, while Beigang immediately becomes the second port of Tondo, and conducts trade regularly with nearby nations.
 * Huangdom of Pangasinan: With Tondo's grace, Pangasinan expands into Central and Northern Luzon, attempting to assimilate the mountain and Igorot tribes located nearby to access the massive agricultural treasure in the Banaue Rice Terraces and the farmlands of Central Luzon. The administrative capital city, Pangasinan, begins construction of a road connecting it to Maynila. Blast furnace construction continues, and a small defense fleet of 15 ships is allotted by Tondo to Pangasinan. Pangasinense traders report sightings of small islands west of Luzon, and scouts are sent by Pangasinan to verify their claims. Pangasinan claims these islands west of Mainland Luzon, now named as the Gambang Islands in honor of Rajah Gambang  (OTL Scarborough Shoal)
 * Papal States: Implementation of Indulgentarium Doctrina continues, with the new Bull being incorporated into collections of sources of Canon Law. With older Greek manuscripts of Holy Scripture increasingly common, the Pope is pleased with Essen's suggestion that the Vulgate be updated with the knew knowledge from the ancient documents. His Holiness creates a Commission for the Improvement of Biblical Textual Accuracy, and appoints members of the Inquisition, academics from the universities (including some from Constantinople), bishops and priests who are noted theologians, and also the canonesses from Essen to it. The Commission will faithfully study the ancient manuscripts and fix any minor translation errors which Saint Jerome may have made-through no fault of his own- when he prepared the Vulgate a thousand years before. Accepting the wisdom of the Essene decision, His Holiness tasks the Commission with producing a new translation of the Vulgate, an acceptable and approved German translation for use by the Hussites, and an annotated Latin version which will use notes in the margins to provide context, references to other relevant sections, and explain how the verses relate to Church doctrines.