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
1550 AD

Important Pages

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

Oversight Committee

 * Chief Overseer United Republic

The Night's Watch (Moderators)

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


 * Overseer: United Republic

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

Banned Users
A ban from plausibility strikes lasts thirty days, afterwhich the third strike is repealed and the banned player is unbanned. However, the newly unbanned player rejoins the game with two strikes, as a form of probation.
 * Vivaporius (1490)

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


 * Candies - I (1533)
 * Warrior - I (1553)

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



1550
''' Bakan Kaurar of Noongar makes several attempts to bargain with the Anangu League, but ultimately the city is completely leveled. '''

''' The Oromo people consolidate a central government in central Somalia. '''


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Guyana and Nieuw Amsterdam expand by 25px each. The site of the abandoned Bilzen colony is resettled with its original name.


 * Abbasid Caliphate: Trans-Sahara caravan trade makes contact with Songhai and Benin, re-establishing the North African trade route once again. The Ulema declares war on Ethiopia, seeing it as the last obstacle to assert domination over the continent. 60,000 troops are sent from Alwah along the Blue Nile towards Lake Tana, while 84,000 troops cross from Adal to attack the Amhara valley. Pope Yahya openly protsests this action, as the Emperor of Ethiopia was officiated by the Coptic Church. These complaints are ignored; however, the result of the Ethiopian War has sparked a new generation to become more actively involved in politics, trained in the Humanist and Mu'tazila philosophy of the older generation. The Arab-India Company continues to organize trade across the Indian Ocean. Mehmed Ibn Tulun pushes further and visits the capitals of China and Korea, offering a sea route for trade to supercede the Silk Road. He offers selling slaves in exchange for the usual silks and spices. The Qaser Al-Rahim is almost complete with the classical styles of the early Caliphates adapted to the Rennaissance. Al-Rahim patronizes the production of portraiture in the Caliphate, promoting the art of depicting real humans and animals. Translation of heiroglyphics sparks a renewed interest in Acient Egyptian history, and many tombs of the New Kingdom are re-discovered, although most are sadly pilaged. A new addition of the Tareeq by Al-Babil is published, including ideas on laws of motion and physics.
 * African Sultanate (vassal, playing until someone wants it): The navy continues to be built up in the Atlantic. Globes and geography are carefully studied by Musa ibn Zayn, organizing possible routes of exploration for Maghreb. The navy is tested by establishing new trade routes along north Africa as far as Benin.
 * Chinese Empire: New squadrons are dispatched to the Bao and Ming islands, swapping with the squadrons there so that they can be repaired if needed and there crews cycled out for leave. Chinese funding in Cheing Mai, Kuala Lumpur, Siam, Champa, and Cambodia is increased to build schools and roads, as well as some workshops in order to help grow there economies and trade with China in the future. The Emperors son is officially designated heir to the throne, and he begins to be groomed for the positoin, even though for the past 10 years he has shown his intelligence and cunning in Sakhalin and southeat Asia, making a large majority of the Imperial cabinent look to him as an honorable and more than comptetant future Emperor.
 * Abbasid Dip: Mehmed Tulun asks to trade with China by sea to increase relations with the Muslims in southern China
 * Gurkani Diplomacy: The Sultan would like to join up with China to destroy the Chagatai Khanate, who is a threat to both China and Gurkani, and who refused to reason with our state. The Sultan tells the Chinese a good reason to support us is the fact that eventually the Chagatai will create Mongol unrest in a aim to bring back the glory days of Genghis Khan.
 * Gurkani Sultanate: The Sultan was about to begin forced conversions of certain Shia muslims, but was stopped by one of his advisors, who warned that a revolt would occur. The advisor also has advised that the new jannisary unit be trained in secret to prevent a Shia uprising. 3000 Jannisaries will be ready in two years. Meanwhile, the Sultan begins building massive bombards in preparation for his Indian offensive. He also is making his cavalry 6/10 archers armed with the composite bow, with the rest being armed with lances and with some being heavy cavalry. The Sultan has some interest in creating a European-Style pikeman unit, however, some of his advisors have voiced their opposition to that idea, as they don't want to adopt too many Christian influences. However, the Sultan modernizes the gunpowder weapons in the army, putting them roughly on par with that of the europeans. The Sultan gives a speech to his populace "The Abbasids are taking Christian Ethiopia. The time will come to take Hindu Dehli. Allahu Akbar!" Campaigns continue to promote Sunni Islam. Believing war with the new Hindu India to be imminent, the Sultan orders a detachment of our army be sent on the borders, which numbers 50,000 troops. Many Sunni and Shia are united about the prospect of looting India's wealth. However, many fear that the Chagatai Khanate will intervene in the conflict.
 * Papal States: Pope Gregory XII holds a consistory this year and appoints two new cardinals to the College: his successor as Northern Patriarch Gunther Brewer, and the Bishop of Messina Alessndro Fieschi. By raising the latter, Gregory hopes to ensure good relations between the States and the Southern Italian states. In the University of Bologna, the Immaculata astronomers and mathemeticians put the finishing touches to their revision of the Julian calendar, hoping to present their work to the Pope (who commissioned it) next year. The foreign missions continue to gain converts for the Faith. In relation to that, Pope Gregory, being of the Northern Rite, considers ways to introduce the Northern Rite to the New World and other places, whilst at the same time not confusing the New World neophytes by introducing a different Rite too early.
 * Sultanate of the Ottomans: Suleiman begins to work on modernizing the army and amassing the people to a more Pro-War type people, the slaves from africa are given freedom (seeing I can't make a deal to free them) they are sent to mosques and cities to work on improving things. Suleiman is seen as a strong man as he begins to work on the nation's military might. The population begins to grow mostly around the city of Anakar and Izhimr. Suleiman begins to work on creating all black janasir units (due to them being slaves). Suleiman begins to work on a mixed military.Areas are build to open trade, while Amernians are put in office job in Armenian areas. Madrassa are made talking about unity among muslim and things like that. Gurkians weaponry is study by men at Ankara and are copied. A army is sent to Rhodes and keep the enemy troops in Ottoman prisons and working on converting them. Sunnis mosques are made in hope of slowly converting Azeris to Islam along with Persians and Armenians. the black population is thanked for their help in the war and mini black Sultan rules over majority black areas. the black population slowly rises mixing with turks. the army is updated and our Sultan begins to call for more people to follow the state which way it goes. Ankara population slowly grow. A envoy is sen to trade with Persia.  A trade envoy is sent to Egypt to trade with Cairo and to gain acess to the Suez Passing.
 * Islamic Emirate of Azerbaijan: the state is run by Azerbaijanis, and give out religious ruling calling for men to help trade and open up to Kurds in the areas to tighten the bond. Madrassa are made talking about unity among muslim and things like that. Christians are put in office jobs in Christian areas.Sunni Mosques are made. the Sunni Muslim population slowly grows but no a huge jump in numbers. The state begins to work on trading with Persia
 * Islamic Khanate of Crimea: the tar tar in the area are put in office jobs and troops are sent to train troops in the areas. Jizyah is not enforced until a certain time. Madrasses are made to work on the idea of muslim unity.  trade ships are sent and trade with the Caliphate and other nations. Sunni mosques are made but only in muslim areas. the Sultan of the region begins to improve the army and navy. A trade envoy is sent to the main land
 * Holy Bulgarian Empire: The Empire following its relatively quick and dynamic victory over the Ottomans, celebrates heavily with the celebration in Vasiligrad being heard and observed from Izmit and Uksudar right across the straits. The Bulgarian investments into Moldavia continue with roughly 2000 Bulgarians having moved into the area to establish many of the imperial systems the rest of the provinces have come to take for granted. The development specifically of the highway system into Moldavia takes precedence so as allow the Bulgarian merchants, troops, and people to move much more freely into the area. Tsar Aleksandar himself visits the area and points out several things that need to be done to bring the new province up to speed. The populations grows to about 6.27 million.


 * Norway-Sweden: The kappelian quickly gains support in Sweden due to winning the loyalty of the key nobles and other tactical measures used by the King. Specifically gaining support among the many disgruntled Jaegarians, Because of this Popular support many begin calling for an independent church of Scandinavia due to being ruled by a See which they have no say in from a far away land. (Referring to the College of Cardinal is more of a nobility and patrician thing) (Pope Response). In other news the colony of New Riksdale is very successful despite it's cold and harsh enviroment mainly due to it's inhabitants being adapted to the sort of weather, it expands 50 px. In light of the colony of New Riksdale's success a new colony is established on the Island of Nova Scotia called Vinland (keep in mind person's colony is in quebec not in Nova Scotia). Around 100 laps and fins and some Norwegians arrive mainly seeking freedom of religion and escape from persecution while promising to keep loyal to the King.
 * Papal Diplomacy: The Papal Nuncio to Norway-Sweden points to Decree 4.1 of the Decrees on Church Governance of the Council of Cologne, which mandates that "There shall henceforth be...a Scandinavian Church of the Northern Reformed Rite, which shall have jurisdiction over the Northern-Rite Christians of within the territory of Scandinavia... [it] shall be governed by a Primate, assisted by a council of the bishops of the nation." He says that, therefore, the Norwegians have had the option to establish a functionally independent Church of Scandinavia since 1534.
 * Norway OOC: (Callum I am aware of that and I probably should have been more clearer about this but the Kappelians are bringing scadinavians to their wing and using the excuse that the Scandinavian church has no representation of our beliefs in the college of cardinals
 * Cologne: Archbishop Aldrich welcomes Gunther Brewer to the Imperial Synod in 1550 and heartily invites him to contribute to the discussions. Meanwhile, the journal from the Cologne Seminary, unofficially referred to as the German Paper, begins to circulate thoroughly throughout the HRE. Archbishop Aldrich invites Gunther Brewer to write an article for the German Paper (Brandenburg/Prussia response please) in order to assist with German unity.
 * Essen: Abbess Hadwig’s canonesses in Brandenburg assist in tending to the illnesses there and quickly learn from Brandenburger/Prussian physicians. Meanwhile, Adelphinian Canonesses in the New World begin to slowly evangelise the natives in the territory under Portugal’s rule. At home, there is a surge in daughter abbeys of the Order of St Adelphina, with three new abbeys declaring themselves before the end of the year, and Abbess Hadwig begins to fear that the Rule will not be able to govern these many separate abbeys. However, it prevails, and several of these daughter abbeys involve people from outside territories, like Berg and Cleve. Thus, the idea begins to spread. Mining improvements finish, and trade picks up again like it hasn’t since the rule of St Adelphina herself.
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Work is kept to keep the current existing roads maintained while some new ones are built in Ireland. More fur and fish arrives in England from Avalon feeding the people and keeping the court of England up to date with the latest fashions while other furs are sent into Europe for trade as tobacco is. The colony of Avalon expands 25px inland. The fur trade picks up especially in England as they come into high fashion. From New Gywnedd more tobacco keeps arriving while a small trickle of slaves/ African volunteer settlers continues to move to the colony to work while a smaller number of English and Welsh settlers move over to supervise their labours. The colony of New Gywnedd expands 25px inland. This is a growing constant trade route from Europe to Africa and onto Arcadia before returning. In England the materials from the colony is working well for the English economy. More muskets are introduced into the army while the navy is kept at a solid 300 ships.


 * Oman: A fort is built in Mahajanga. The war continues with Imerina. Mahajanga is made the new capital of the Island of the Moon.

1551
'''The Bakan of Ngarrindjeri is murdered by one of his servants, so the Anangu League starts to fall apart after the fall of Noongar. At the same time, refugees from the war begin speading the South Australian Civilization to the far reaches of the continent.'''

The city-states of Peru begin to consolidate into a new kingdom.

Barbary pirates from Africa continue to plague Italy, the most nortorious of all being Abdullah Barbossa.

'''Further issues plague Chinas colonial ventures into indonesia specifically corruption in the allocation of funding following the collapse of the first outposts. This leaves all colonies and outposts in Indonesia empty and further movement to the area impossible. This paired along with the inward focus of the high court of China makes further expansion a political impossibility with many hoping to See china become less violent in asia specifically wanting more internal development and settlement over expensive and pointless outward expansion (that means no more colonizing AT ALL china, period end of story. This is non negotiable.)'''

Screw this. I quit. -Nova 19:18, December 22, 2016 (UTC)

''' The further development of the Mapuche south of the Qulla Confederation has led to the centralization of multiple small Mapuche cities. A qulla attempt to conquer them was met with extreme reprisal and raids across the southern half of the confederation. Considering the low population of the Mapuche their military aptitude is relatively frightening for the Qulla. '''

''' A short but Brutal revolt breaks out in the Caucasian region of Russia only to be Brutally and ruthlessly put down by a joint Russo-Georgian army. The predjudice in which the army puts down the revolters severely depopulates many areas in the region with as many as 150,000 killed and more fleeing the area. This results in a large wave of Russian Settlers to the region. '''

''' Russian expansion into Siberia also re-initiates as many natives are integrated into Russia as the Cossacks secure more and more territory using Siberian rivers to navigate. '''
 * Abbasid Caliphate: Imams and clerics sent by caravan across the Sahara establish the ecclisiatical system of Mu'tadid II over the Muslims of west Africa. A second attack against Ethiopia this year is sent against Amhara and the Blue Nile, although it is estimated 14,100 people have already died in the battles last year. Coptics in Egypt continue to protest this attack, citing the policies of the Ulema in the past to favor more open discussion between cultures than outright invasion. The youth movement in Syria picks up moment as well, but under different causes. After hearing about the brutal conditions of fighting in the Ethiopian highlands, the youth in Syria demands there should be more power for the common man on the attacks in foreign lands. This year the tomb of Pharaoh Pseumenes II of the Twentieth Dynasty was uncovered, being the first such tomb found mostly in-tact. A group of alchemists in Baghdad begin applying the method of inquiry by Al-Babil to chemical elements, separating out the superstitious assumptions of the past with new theories. The Qaser Al-Rahim is completed this year, being a gleeming palace of silver and glass with vaulted ceilings and a Roman rotundra. It even included a portrait gallary which depicted realistic art of the Caliphs stretching back to the reign of As-Saffeh in 750 AD. Attempts of sea trade continue to be offered to the rulers China and Korea.
 * ​African Sultanate (vassal; playing until someone else wants it): Islam is spread to the Empire of Benin in the south. Colonization efforts begin to expand the Sultanate southward into the Sahara. Trade with the west African empires begins to bring them into the Muslim sphere of influence away from Europe. Slaves are bought en masse from west Africa to be sold in the Barbary and Mediterranean. Abduallah Barbossa is the pirate king. Preparations are made to >>>>>cross the Atlantic <<<<< 
 * Gurkani Dip: We request an update on our navy's reconstruction.
 * Not approved, nate. - scraw
 * Sultanate of the Ottomans: Suleiman begins to work on modernizing the army and amassing the people to a more Pro-War type people, the slaves from africa are given freedom (seeing I can't make a deal to free them) they are sent to mosques and cities to work on improving things. Suleiman is seen as a strong man as he begins to work on the nation's military might. The population begins to grow mostly around the city of Anakar and Izhimr. Suleiman begins to work on creating all black janasir units (due to them being slaves). Suleiman begins to work on a mixed military.Areas are build to open trade, while Amernians are put in office job in Armenian areas. Madrassa are made talking about unity among muslim and things like that. Gurkians weaponry is study by men at Ankara and are copied. A army is sent to Rhodes and keep the enemy troops in Ottoman prisons and working on converting them. Sunnis mosques are made in hope of slowly converting Azeris to Islam along with Persians and Armenians.. the black population slowly rises mixing with turks. the army is updated and our Sultan begins to call for more people to follow the state which way it goes. Ankara population slowly grow. A envoy is sen to trade with Persia.  A trade envoy is sent to Egypt to trade with Cairo and to gain acess to the Suez Passing. The new Sultan Şehzade Mustafa Muhlisi is seen as a strong man after his father. We begin to take in Muslims from the Cauucasian revolt, coming in the masses they swarm into Muslims areas and some are sent to Christans areas to mix and convert the population. We ask Rasman to join under the ottomans (MOD)
 * Islamic Emirate of Azerbaijan: the state is run by Azerbaijanis, and give out religious ruling calling for men to help trade and open up to Kurds in the areas to tighten the bond. Madrassa are made talking about unity among muslim and things like that. Christians are put in office jobs in Christian areas.Sunni Mosques are made. the Sunni Muslim population slowly grows but no a huge jump in numbers. The state begins to work on trading with Persia
 * Islamic Khanate of Crimea: the tar tar in the area are put in office jobs and troops are sent to train troops in the areas. Jizyah is not enforced until a certain time. Madrasses are made to work on the idea of muslim unity.  trade ships are sent and trade with the Caliphate and other nations. Sunni mosques are made but only in muslim areas. the Sultan of the region begins to improve the army and navy. A trade envoy is sent to the main land
 * Florence: The Duke improves the armories and forts near the coast to help preventing barbarian raids in Florence. The militaristic enthusiasm ends but the army increases to 36 thousand men.
 * Papal Diplomacy: Pope Gregory XII asks for a trade agreement as well as mutual assistance against the heathen pirates.
 * Florentine Dip: (see at 1552)
 * Gurkani:  The Sultan is continuing to revitalize the state.  We request a deal with China so that we together, can stop the Chagatai Khanate.  Turks continue to rise to power, with some even saying, the Turkic people have even more power than they did during the Timurid Empire. The Jannsaries continue to train in secret. The unit will be 3000 men and will be complete next year. Believing war with Hindu Dehli to be imminent, the Sultan keeps an army of 50,000 soldiers on the border, ready to invade at any moment. Sunni Islam continues to spread, with several of the wealthiest Gurkanis converting. A Turko Mongol General, Tokhtamysh is growing in power, and plots to put a fellow Sunni Muslim Turk as governor of Dehli when it is conquered. Some of his generals are concerned that he might try to seize power from the dynasty himself, however, no one questions him, due to the fact he rules with an iron fist. Our mounted archer force continues to grow, ready to destroy Hindi Dehli at any moment. The populace is very exited about the prospect of the wealth of India.


 * Oman to Gurkani: We offer to purchase 30 pieces of artillery for use in defensive fortifications.
 * Maiam: Trade continues the other Portuguese colonies. The Smallpox Plague begins to ebb. Much of the nation is desolated, with large percentages of the population dead. Maiam reaches out to Portugal and asks for settlers to help rebuild and revitalize the nation. Maiam also requests a small navy under Maian control. Expansion continues along the southern border. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations.
 * Poland-Lithuania: With recent events occuring across the continent, King Stanislas I begins expanding the nation's economy and infrastructure by constructing roads and schools. With this in mind, he decides to expand the armed forces in an attempt to revitalise Poland's once mighty military, and multiple exercises are made. We secretly decide to send agents into Austria in order to sabotage their defences and plant false evidence to accuse Brandenburg of the espionage operations. With that being said, they are sent to begin planting the evidence, and thus begin sabotage efforts. On the other hand, we seek to ask for Bulgarian and Russian assistance in the event of combined Ottoman and Abassid aggression, and begin to build fortifications in the areas of Ukraine that Poland still holds, along with any borders to the Ottoman Empire.
 * Polish Diplomacy: We would like a trade deal with Croatia in order to better the relations between the two nations.
 * Croatia accepts - Natemod
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Work is kept to keep the current existing roads maintained while some new ones are built in Ireland. More fur and fish arrives in England from Avalon feeding the people and keeping the court of England up to date with the latest fashions while other furs are sent into Europe for trade as tobacco is. The colony of Avalon expands 25px inland. The fur trade picks up especially in England as they come into high fashion. From New Gywnedd more tobacco keeps arriving while a small trickle of slaves/ African volunteer settlers continues to move to the colony to work while a smaller number of English and Welsh settlers move over to supervise their labours. The colony of New Gywnedd expands 25px inland. This is a growing constant trade route from Europe to Africa and onto Arcadia before returning. In England the materials from the colony is working well for the English economy. More muskets are introduced into the army while the navy is kept at a solid 300 ships. Increased trading with the far east as England begins to become more mercantile and London establishes itself as somewhere to trade.
 * Papal States: Pope Gregory XII writes to the Church of Scandinavia, asking whether they would appreciate having their Primate raised to the cardinlate. As a Northern-Rite man himself, the Pope is keen to increase the Rite's representation in Church governance in Rome. He also writes to the Patriarch of the Northern Rite and the Primate of Scandinavia, proposing that some sort of missionary organisaiton be established to co-ordinate Northern-missionary work in Scandinavian and (future) Prussian colonies. He suggests a "Northern Foreign Missions Society" [based on the Paris Foreign Missions Society], a society of priests who, though they take no extra vows and thus aren't an order, are joined by a missionary zeal and purpose. In other news, the Immaculate continue their campaign of evangelisation in France against the Kappelites, focusing their attention on proper education of the poor in Kappelite areas as well as gaining positions such as tutors, chaplains, and confessors to the nobility there. The Knights Hospitaller of New Rhodes are written to by the Patriarch of the Latin Rite. Eager to safeguard the legacy of Adrian VI's letter against slavery, he asks if the Order could consider enforcing the ban on slavery in any way they can.
 * Great Iberia:
 * ​Portugal: The leading crown of Great Iberia - Portugal - has kept Iberia intact through a series of personal unions since the conclusion of the Iberial Civil War in 1539. Manuel of House Braganza, the first of his name, has ruled since 1521. In a few short years, he will have celebrated thirty years of rule. In his time as the king of Portugal, he has established colonies in Panama, ended the Iberian Civil War, united Great Iberia under the Crown of Portugal, and conquered the Aztecs. His heir Sancho is in good health, with the House of Braganza currently in little danger of a succession crisis. The kingdom of Portugal directly controls a large stretch of land, from Gibraltar to Galicia. Its population is currently 13 million souls, with a population boom seeing the nation continuing to swell with people. The population of Great Iberia is expected to reach 14 million by 1575. The most prominent cities in the union are Lisbon, Madrid, and Valencia, with Lisbon being the capital of both Portugal and Great Iberia. Portugal has an alliance with France and Scotland and retains good relations with England. Portugal hopes to ally with England in time. With the end of the Iberian Civil War, the nation begins working on making Portuguese a more dominent culture in the union. Town criers all over the union are expected to speak Portuguese in addition to their regional languages. In addition, schools in Iberia teach students Portuguese. Festivals celebrating Portuguese culture become fairly common in towns, with the Portuguese crown paying for many of these festivals. The Spaniards are treated as partners in the union, not underlings, though Portuguese culture is clearly intended to become the dominant culture in Iberia in the years to come. The same treatment, unfortunately, is not given to those of different religious backgrounds. Since the 15th century, as a result of the Inquisitions, there has been a legal and societal distinction between Old Christians and New Christians. Jews and Muslims who converted to Christianity - New Christians - are currently forbidden from marrying Old Christians. This law extends to their ancestors. Many nobles and clergy believe in the 'purity of blood,' i.e. the lack of heresy in their bloodline. In populated areas, this causes divisions between districts, especially areas with high and formerly high populations of non-Christians. In February, Manuel passes the Perdão da ignorância act (Forgiveness of ignorance); this essentially dissolves the marriage boundaries between the natives and settlers. With Christians New and Old allowed to wed in the colonies, the populations may recover from the smallpox crisis. The economy of Portugal is a powerhouse, both in Europe and in the New World. The military, as a result, operates with state-of-the-art arms. The navy of Portugal is a vast expanse of ships, with several being built this year. Old ships are scrapped, many of their parts being used in the construction of new ships. Portugal sends aid to their new colony of Maian to help them rebuild after the conquest of the Aztecs and the smallpox crisis.
 * Amazonia: Several ships full of colonists arrive in Amazonia, though the growth of the colony is fairly delayed due to the lack of arable soil. However, the primary export of Amazonia is wood. The expanding empire of Portugal is ever in need of timber. The Amazonian Royal Timber Company has been providing wood to Portugal and the rest of Iberia since 1548. Coffee has become another export of Amazonia, though the bean has not quite caught on yet in the Old World.
 * Aztlan: With the Mayans having accepted the Portuguese offer, Portugal merges the two states into a colony called Maiam. Cour has permission to edit the name of this colony, as he will be playing the colony.
 * Nova Lusitânia: Several ships full of colonists arrive in Nova Lusitânia. The church of São Pedro is finally completed, the Immaculata having learned Portuguese by this time and worked closely with the settlers of the colony. Many colonists of Balboa Rocha have relocated to the area near the church of São Pedro, with a rather sizable gap of space in between the settlements existing as of this year. This separation causes a delay in the growth of Balboa Rocha, though the area São Pedro becomes increasingly profitable. The people near the Church of São Pedro request a charter to create the city of São Pedro so as to differentiate between Balboa Rocha and the area around São Pedro. An answer arrives late this year approving this request.
 * Spain: Spain remains a junior partner in the union of Great Iberia. It has been ruled by the Portuguese king Manuel of House Braganza since 1539. While Portugal prospers as the leaders of Great Iberia, Spain also enjoys its prosperity. Despite losing Gibraltar, Spain retains many port cities along the Mediterranean. The Spanish culture is becoming increasingly replaced by Portuguese culture, though there have not been any significant changes in the cultures as of yet. Currently, the Portuguese language is becoming more common in Spain with each passing day. The Crown intends to make Portuguese the most prominent language in Spain. King Manuel of Iberia instructs Burgundy to return all illegally-seized Hispaniolan land at once. With no legal claim to Hispaniola, it may not be sold. Several warships are sent to Hispaniola in case of armed conflict.
 * Hispaniola: The colony of Hispaniola produces much prosperity for Spain and the rest of Iberia. The primary export of Hispaniola is sugar cane. In many cases, this sugar cane is refined to make rum, which is already very popular in the West Indies. The militia of Hispaniola sees rapid expansion, especially once the warships from Spain arrive.
 * King John II of Burgundy reiterates that if Portugal compensates Burgundy for the colony, then it will be transferred without issue. Until such time, the Burgundian navy and the West India Company will match the increase in Portuguese naval presence ship for ship.
 * Swahili:  We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue capturing slaves. In the heartland of Mogadishu, the Bank of Mogadishu begin cooperation with landlords to construct hydraulic devices such as canals and irrigation projects to boost food production. Areas interior to Mobassa and Malindi is colonized. We also send out conquistadors to expand northwards into more northern Somalia. We continue development of Madagascar. Our army prepares for the conquest and subjugation of the Oromo.
 * Oman: Peace is offered to the Merina Kingdom, as both sides are exhausted from fighting, and the war remains inconclusive. Oman will recognize Imerina as an independent state; Omanis residing within Imerina will be subject to Merina law, and vice versa. All troops currently abroad will be recalled to the mainland (Mod Response). Instead of seeking to conquer the Merina, direct overland trade with their kingdom is seen as far more profitable by the government. Imerina is also dependent on Swahili and Oman for access to the sea. Meanwhile, a second expedition is made to Somalia. A fleet arrives from Socotra to capture the port of Bargal. The local ruler surrenders to the Omani fleet, but a war soon breaks out with a native clan that claims the city as part of their domain. The clansmen are eventually repelled by the Omani garrison, but they continue to conduct raids from their stronghold in the south. A small fort is built in the port of Eyl, Somalia. The Riyadh fort is completed this year.
 * Al-Qamar: The population of Al-Qamar rises as a new generation of colonists reaches adulthood. Arab settlers continue moving into the highlands of Imerina, despite the ongoing war. Some even use the war as an excuse to plunder the native population, many of which are unable to defend themselves. Mahajanga grows to become the largest city in the colony.
 * Dina Arobi: Slaves are brought from the Swahili Sultanate and the Island of the Moon to support the colony.

1552
''' Merina agrees to all the concessions of Oman. '''

''' China agrees to trade with the Abbasids by Sea (didn't want to leave this hanging, correct if you disagree). '''

''' The Oromo people fully establish a Kingdom of Oromo in Somalia, taking part of Swahili territory in the process. '''

''' A new empire appears in Peru centered with its capital at the Old city of Chimu. '''


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Guyana and Nieuw Amsterdam expand by 25px each.


 * Abbasid Caliphate: Ecclesiatical structure of Islam is fully implemented in West Africa, and Imams begin spreading the religion into Benin. With crushing victories on both fronts in Ethiopia, the Caliphate forces close in to lay siege to the capital of Gojjam. In the course of these battles, an additional 2,538 people have died. An additional 37,000 re-inforcements from Alwah are sent in to aid in the siege. The youth movment in Syria and Egypt picks up momentum as more people die in the moutnains of Ethiopia. They begin to be led by eminent humanist scholars, reiterating the philosophy that decisions of the nation should be shared by the wisest scholars of the country, not the heretitary Caliph. Meanwhile, Al-Rahim patronizes a number of new building projects to complement the new palace of Damascus, starting with the first Grand Mosque commissioned in Antioch. This Mosque is designed on the model of European cathedrals, except the cross-shaped design is replaced with concentric circles to reflect the shape of the Kaaba in Mecca. Construction on this site bgins immediately, with many works of art in stained-glass added to it. In Egypt, the ancient city of Amarna and the workshop of Thutmose is uncovered, revealing much of the art and wealth of Pharaoh Akhenaten of the New Kingdom. The scholars of Alexandria determine that Akhenaten was blessed with revelation on the worship of God through some prophet at the time, probably Abraham or Joseph. The works of art are stored in the Library of Alexandria. The alchemists of Baghdad begin developing a new art of calssifying states of matter empiracally, forming the basis of later chemistry.
 * Ottoman Dip: The Sultan supports certain parts of the Youth movements in Syria, sending Imams to back help them, working on the ideas like the Ottomans were a councli of scholars pick a Caliph so there would be no infighting, the Sultan sends one of biggest Arab Imams named Mehemd Hassan
 * Poland-Lithuania: We continue building up our economic expansion and establishing infrastructure such as roads and schools, while also beginning the construction of new Orthodox churches. While all that happens, men are recruited to join the military, which currently stands at 50,000 in total, from the feudal lords and the 5,000 strong professional Army of the Polish Kingdom, which Stanislas I decides to begin expansion of. The fortifications in Ukraine continue to be constructed. While all this occurs, we begin the construction of a cathedral in Warsaw, which we name St. Wencesla's Cathedral. The Cathedral is to be made of brick and marble, with huge stainless glass windows lighting the inside of the cathedral, and it is designed replace Hagia Sophia as the largest religious building in the world, with a height of 60 metres, a length of at least 90 metres and a width of 75 metres, and made for the people of Poland and as a way to demonstrate the beauty of Polish culture. Along with that, Stanislas I decides to sponsor the arts in order to have culture flourish in Poland and sciences as well. As a result, Stanislas I decides to dedicate his time to studying the sciences and learning from great scholars. The agents in Austria secretly continue to falsify the evidence of possible sabotage by "Brandenburgian agents", while the sabotage operations have yet to begin.
 * Florence:The Duke order that the navy stay alert to barbarian ships, and attack immediately if a contact is made.
 * Florentine Dip: Accept the offer from the Papal States (1551)
 * Gurkani: The Jannsaries continue to be trained, but in secret, to avoid angering the Shia community. 50,000 warriors are stationed on the Gurkani-Hindu Dehli border. We see war with them as imminent. In exchange for diplomatic, economic, military, and political support for our upcoming invasion of India, we offer the Abbasids a share the loot we get from sacking Indian cities. (player response needed). Sunni Islam continues to spread, with many people in the populace converting. Tokhtamysh continues to rise in power, and is plotting to put a turk in power of the Dehli Sultanate. Meanwhile, we send messages to Indian muslims, telling them that liberation is soon.


 * Oman to Gurkani: We offer to purchase 30 pieces of artillery for use in defensive fortifications.
 * Gurkani Response: We agree.
 * Abbasid dip: we accept the gift as a tolken of spreading the word of Islam
 * Trebizond: Alexios V begin to imply his son David, who is now 13 years old, into politics. The young Despote is put in charge of the border troops, although the officers are still tere to advice him. Alexios also decide to order a massive raise of taxes in order to build fortificationson the borders next year.
 * Georgia: Thomas I Bagration died. His son, king Heracles III and his heir George leave on a state mission to Trebizond to foster relations with the fellow Orthodox state. We ask for trade deals and an alliance. Likewise, we send diplomats to Russia and Bulgaria, pinnacles of Orthodoxy, to foster good relationships. We declare membership in the Holy Christian League. 
 * Polish-Lithuanian Diplomacy: The Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania joyfully welcomes Georgia to the Holy Christian League as brothers in arms.
 * Holy Bulgarian Empire: The Empire following its relatively quick and dynamic victory over the Ottomans, celebrates heavily with the celebration in Vasiligrad being heard and observed from Izmit and Uksudar right across the straits. The Bulgarian investments into Moldavia continue with roughly 2000 Bulgarians having moved into the area to establish many of the imperial systems the rest of the provinces have come to take for granted. The development specifically of the highway system into Moldavia takes precedence so as allow the Bulgarian merchants, troops, and people to move much more freely into the area. Tsar Aleksandar himself visits the area and points out several things that need to be done to bring the new province up to speed. The populations grows to about 6.32 million. Bulgarian envoys are sent to Georgia and proclaims that its independence shall be guarenteed not allowing for the country to be annexed by another muslim power in this context. The Bulgarian Tsar Aleksandar makes a relatively brave choice and begins the building of another strategic fortress in Moldavia on the Danube which officially forces enemy forces to contest and take the fortress along the river banks if they wish to cross into the majority of Bulgaria Proper.\
 * Maiam: Trade continues the other Portuguese colonies. The Smallpox Plague begins to ebb. Much of the nation is desolated, with large percentages of the population dead. Maiam reaches out to Portugal and asks for settlers to help rebuild and revitalize the nation. Maiam also requests a small navy under Maian control. Expansion continues along the southern border. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations. There is some internal turmoil as the dominant Mayans impose their laws and culture on the conquered Mexica. Former Mexican royalty is forced to marry into Mayan lines. Small rebellions are put down. (Note: Mayan and Mexican refer to the cultural groups, Maian refers to the nation as a whole and it's government.)Great Iberia:
 * Portugal: The leading crown of Great Iberia - Portugal - has kept Iberia intact through a series of personal unions since the conclusion of the Iberial Civil War in 1539. Manuel of House Braganza, the first of his name, has ruled since 1521. In a few short years, he will have celebrated thirty years of rule. In his time as the king of Portugal, he has established colonies in Panama, ended the Iberian Civil War, united Great Iberia under the Crown of Portugal, and conquered the Aztecs. His heir Sancho is in good health, with the House of Braganza currently in little danger of a succession crisis. The kingdom of Portugal directly controls a large stretch of land, from Gibraltar to Galicia. Its population is currently 13 million souls, with a population boom seeing the nation continuing to swell with people. The population of Great Iberia is expected to reach 14 million by 1575. The most prominent cities in the union are Lisbon, Madrid, and Valencia, with Lisbon being the capital of both Portugal and Great Iberia. Portugal has an alliance with France and Scotland and retains good relations with England. Portugal hopes to ally with England in time. With the end of the Iberian Civil War, the nation begins working on making Portuguese a more dominent culture in the union. Town criers all over the union are expected to speak Portuguese in addition to their regional languages. In addition, schools in Iberia teach students Portuguese. Festivals celebrating Portuguese culture become fairly common in towns, with the Portuguese crown paying for many of these festivals. The Spaniards are treated as partners in the union, not underlings, though Portuguese culture is clearly intended to become the dominant culture in Iberia in the years to come. The same treatment, unfortunately, is not given to those of different religious backgrounds. Since the 15th century, as a result of the Inquisitions, there has been a legal and societal distinction between Old Christians and New Christians. Jews and Muslims who converted to Christianity - New Christians - are currently forbidden from marrying Old Christians. This law extends to their ancestors. Many nobles and clergy believe in the 'purity of blood,' i.e. the lack of heresy in their bloodline. In populated areas, this causes divisions between districts, especially areas with high and formerly high populations of non-Christians. In February, Manuel passes the Perdão da ignorância act (Forgiveness of ignorance); this essentially dissolves the marriage boundaries between the natives and settlers. With Christians New and Old allowed to wed in the colonies, the populations may recover from the smallpox crisis. The economy of Portugal is a powerhouse, both in Europe and in the New World. The military, as a result, operates with state-of-the-art arms. The navy of Portugal is a vast expanse of ships, with several being built this year. Old ships are scrapped, many of their parts being used in the construction of new ships. Portugal sends aid to their new colony of Maiam to help them rebuild after the conquest of the Aztecs and the smallpox crisis. A colony is established in Jamaica this year, hoping to pick up where the failed Iberian colonists left off.
 * Amazonia: Several ships full of colonists arrive in Amazonia, though the growth of the colony is fairly delayed due to the lack of arable soil. However, the primary export of Amazonia is wood. The expanding empire of Portugal is ever in need of timber. The Amazonian Royal Timber Company has been providing wood to Portugal and the rest of Iberia since 1548. Coffee has become another export of Amazonia, though the bean has not quite caught on yet in the Old World.
 * Coffee is not native to the New World. The beans would have to be brought from the east and become popular enough in Portugal to be planted in the colonies. This doesn't seem likely since I believe you have no ports in Ethiopia, Arabia, or East Africa. -General
 * Nova Lusitânia: Several ships full of colonists arrive in Nova Lusitânia. The church of São Pedro is finally completed, the Immaculata having learned Portuguese by this time and worked closely with the settlers of the colony. Many colonists of Balboa Rocha have relocated to the area near the church of São Pedro, with a rather sizable gap of space in between the settlements existing as of this year. This separation causes a delay in the growth of Balboa Rocha, though the area São Pedro becomes increasingly profitable. The people near the Church of São Pedro request a charter to create the city of São Pedro so as to differentiate between Balboa Rocha and the area around São Pedro. An answer arrives late this year approving this request.
 * Spain: Spain remains a junior partner in the union of Great Iberia. It has been ruled by the Portuguese king Manuel of House Braganza since 1539. While Portugal prospers as the leaders of Great Iberia, Spain also enjoys its prosperity. Despite losing Gibraltar, Spain retains many port cities along the Mediterranean. The Spanish culture is becoming increasingly replaced by Portuguese culture, though there have not been any significant changes in the cultures as of yet. Currently, the Portuguese language is becoming more common in Spain with each passing day. The Crown intends to make Portuguese the most prominent language in Spain. King Manuel of Iberia instructs Burgundy to return all illegally-seized Hispaniolan land at once. With no legal claim to Hispaniola, it may not be sold. Several warships are sent to Hispaniola in case of armed conflict.
 * Hispaniola: The colony of Hispaniola produces much prosperity for Spain and the rest of Iberia. The primary export of Hispaniola is sugar cane. In many cases, this sugar cane is refined to make rum, which is already very popular in the West Indies. The militia of Hispaniola sees rapid expansion, especially once the warships from Spain arrive.
 * King John II of Burgundy again reiterates that burgundy is perfectly willing to cede the colony back if it is compensated for it. Alternatively, it will be ceded if Portugal recognizes the deal made with Iberia regarding the western islands, where the islands west of the windward passage is recognized as Burgundian, and islands East are so as Iberian. (Also, Burgundy has settled Jamaica for like thirty years)
 * Iberian Diplomacy: This deal is acceptable. Portugal pulls the ships away from the area and sends the King of Burgundy a fruit basket and some festive hemp for Christmas.
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Work is kept to keep the current existing roads maintained while some new ones are built in Ireland. More fur and fish arrives in England from Avalon feeding the people and keeping the court of England up to date with the latest fashions while other furs are sent into Europe for trade as tobacco is. The colony of Avalon expands 25px inland. The fur trade picks up especially in England as they come into high fashion. From New Gywnedd more tobacco keeps arriving while hundreds of slaves/ African volunteer settlers continues to move to the colony to work while a smaller number of English and Welsh settlers move over to supervise their labours. The colony of New Gywnedd expands 25px inland. This is a growing constant trade route from Europe to Africa and onto Arcadia before returning. In England the materials from the colony is working well for the English economy. More muskets are introduced into the army while the navy is kept at a solid 300 ships. Increased trading with the far east as England begins to become more mercantile and London establishes itself as somewhere to trade.
 * Papal States: Pope Gregory XII again writes to the Church of Scandinavia, asking whether they would appreciate having their Primate raised to the cardinlate. As a Northern-Rite man himself, the Pope is keen to increase the Rite's representation in Church governance in Rome. He also writes again to the Patriarch of the Northern Rite, the Emperor and the Primate of Scandinavia, proposing that some sort of missionary organisaiton be established to co-ordinate Northern-missionary work in Scandinavian and (future) Prussian colonies. He suggests a "Northern Foreign Missions Society" [based on the Paris Foreign Missions Society], a society of priests who, though they take no extra vows and thus aren't an order, are joined by a missionary zeal and purpose. In other news, the Immaculate continue their campaign of evangelisation in France against the Kappelites, focusing their attention on proper education of the poor in Kappelite areas as well as gaining positions such as tutors, chaplains, and confessors to the nobility there. The Knights Hospitaller of New Rhodes are written to by the Patriarch of the Latin Rite. Eager to safeguard the legacy of Adrian VI's letter against slavery, he asks if the Order could consider enforcing the ban on slavery in any way they can. [Mod response please]. In other news, the astronomers and mathemeticians of the University of Bologna present their first draft of an updated Julian Calendar to the Pope, who is impressed by what they tll him about its increased efficiency. In secular news, the Cardinal Vicar-General of Rome starts investing the States' money into the navy and coastal defence in light of the rise of infidel piracy.
 * The Commander of the Hospitaller writes to back to Rome, saying that any ship from a nation that employs slavery shall not be allowed port on his island. -scraw
 * Sultanate of the Ottomans: Suleiman begins to work on modernizing the army and amassing the people to a more Pro-War type people, the slaves from africa are given freedom (seeing I can't make a deal to free them) they are sent to mosques and cities to work on improving things. Suleiman is seen as a strong man as he begins to work on the nation's military might. The population begins to grow mostly around the city of Anakar and Izhimr. Suleiman begins to work on creating all black janasir units (due to them being slaves). Suleiman begins to work on a mixed military.Areas are build to open trade, while Amernians are put in office job in Armenian areas. Madrassa are made talking about unity among muslim and things like that. Gurkians weaponry is study by men at Ankara and are copied. A army is sent to Rhodes and keep the enemy troops in Ottoman prisons and working on converting them. Sunnis mosques are made in hope of slowly converting Azeris to Islam along with Persians and Armenians.. the black population slowly rises mixing with turks. the army is updated and our Sultan begins to call for more people to follow the state which way it goes. Ankara population slowly grow. A envoy is sen to trade with Persia.  A trade envoy is sent to Egypt to trade with Cairo and to gain acess to the Suez Passing. The new Sultan Şehzade Mustafa Muhlisi is seen as a strong man after his father. We begin to take in Muslims from the Cauucasian revolt, coming in the masses they swarm into Muslims areas and some are sent to Christans areas to mix and convert the population. We ask Rasman to join under the ottomans (MOD). A envoy is sent to Persia giving the King turkish gifts in hope of renewing relationships 
 * Islamic Emirate of Azerbaijan: the state is run by Azerbaijanis, and give out religious ruling calling for men to help trade and open up to Kurds in the areas to tighten the bond. Madrassa are made talking about unity among muslim and things like that. Christians are put in office jobs in Christian areas.Sunni Mosques are made. the Sunni Muslim population slowly grows but no a huge jump in numbers. The state begins to work on trading with Persia
 * Islamic Khanate of Crimea: the tar tar in the area are put in office jobs and troops are sent to train troops in the areas. Jizyah is not enforced until a certain time. Madrasses are made to work on the idea of muslim unity.  trade ships are sent and trade with the Caliphate and other nations. Sunni mosques are made but only in muslim areas. the Sultan of the region begins to improve the army and navy. A trade envoy is sent to the main land. a fort is made at our Polsih border with plans of making more 
 * Oman: After a harsh drought in Somalia, the river in Eyl dries up, causing ships to be unable to reach the upriver town. Eyl falls out of Omani control, and the population dwindles. Further north, the Somali clan's stronghold south of Bargal is captured by Oman, and the clan's former territory is annexed. In northern Somalia, the city of Bandar Qasim (Bosaso), an important center of the cinnamon trade, is captured by Oman. An Omani trade fleet also visits the port of Beypore, Kerala (within the Bahmani Sultanate), an ancient port town and the site of centuries of dhow-building. The 30 guns purchased from the Gurkani Sultanate are placed at the forts in Riyadh, Al-Hasa, Nizwa, Bahla, and Muscat, but not before they are shown to several cannon-smiths to make copies of the design. Oman continues generally improving its army and navy, and begins regular trade with Burgundy (through Ceylon) and China (through Siam and Kuala Lumpur).

1553
''' The new Runorqo Empire is established on the north coast of Peru, with vassals to the south. The city state of Cuzco remains independent. '''

''' The Oromo Kingdom of Somalia sends frequent raids against Swahili, hitting the outskirts of Mogadishu. '''

''' The City of Great Zimbabwe begins to decline. '''

''' Note to Crim: on a hunch, I looked up the origin of Coffee, and it is in fact not native to America. In OTL it was imported to America in the early 18th century. The mod team apologizes for any inconvenience to your monarch's morning routine. '''


 * No idea why I forgot this. Just googled Brazil exports. Brain fart. - Crim

''' Following much deliberation, much of the Chinese forces retreat out of Indochina, breaking the full vassal agreements in favor of China's previous policies of tributary states. Talk of doing the same to the Mongolians is also considered as the deathly ill Chinese emperor wishes to leave a stable state for his heir. '''
 * Abbasid Caliphate: The politcal and economic base in West Africa provides a much faster and greater production of slavery than ever before. The slaves are imported up through Maghreb and across the Sahara to Libya and sold to various cities in the Mediterranean. Some continue to Egypt where they are sold to eminent nobles in Arabia, or shipped across the Indian Ocean to India and Korea. The Barbary pirates under Barbossa continue to capture Europeans and sell them into slavery as well, but not in as large quantities. The war in Ethiopia continues, as the Caliphate sends an additional 11,640 men to besiege the capital of the Empire once again. In the last year up to 32,280 people have died already. Mehmed Hassan, an immigrant of the Ottoman Empire, draws up a list of complaints to the Ulema on the nature of their actions, and steps that can be taken to ensure these complaints are resolved. Known as the "Hassanian Theses", these articles describe how the Ulema should have a proper system of choosing its members as the wisest of the Sunni scholars, and their decisions should be taken as closer to the will of the Prophet than that of the Abbasid ruler. Meanwhile, the Grand Mosque of Antioch continues construction, combining glass chandliers with stained glass to form a dazzling effect. Al-Babil dies this year, but his last work New Optics is published posthumously. After the discovery last year of Akhenaten's City, the scholars of Alexandria decide to dedicate a Museum for housing possibly-holy relics of Ancient Egypt. A translation of the Amarna Letters are tasked this year. Although tight on military resources, the Caliphate loans 8,000 troops to the Gurkani Sultan for any Jihad they wish to commit.
 * English dip: (I don't know exactly where you control and neither does my King frankly so correct me if I am wrong) English traders request to open up a trading post outside the walls of the ancient city of Aden for English traders and seamen.
 * Gurkani: The jannisary force continues training. The Sultan is great full for the troops the Abbasids sent us. Tokhtamysh continues to rise to power, having a somewhat questionable claim of having blood in the Gurkani Dynasty bloodline. He secretly plan to make the Sultan a mere figurehead. The military begins to see him as a very skilled leader. Tokhtamysh also sees himself as the best person to win over the horde's support. The populace believes war with Hindu Dehli to be imminent, so we keep 50,000 warriors stationed on their border.


 * English dip: English traders off in exchange for establishing a trading post outside the walls of Bandar Abbas and in exchange the English will give the Sultan muskets.
 *  Gurkani Responce:  We accept your offer. (Secret, we are willing to pay for English advisors to establish a European-style military)
 *  English secret:  A number of experienced soliders from England travel to Gurkani to work for the Sultan as advisors.
 * Polish-Lithuania: Economic expansion and infrastructure construction continue as roads are paved, schools are built and so are more Orthodox churches, along with St. Wencesla's Cathedral, which is to be completed by 1649 and has been a year since it began construction by our great engineers. Stanislas I continues to promote the arts and continues his scientific studies from great scholars across the known world. One day, while in his studies, he asks himself of ways he can look at the heavens in detail from his location and decides to one day tinker around with designing a device to do exactly that. He calls it a "telescope" derived from the old Greek term "teleskopein", which means "far-seeing", though he only makes sketches and specifications, and the design is rudimentary at best. Fortifications continue to be constructed near the border with the Ottoman Empire in Ukraine, and the 5,000 man strong royal army is expected to reach a total of 10,000 strong by the end of the year, while the remaining 57,500 men will remain among the feudal lords (for now). In secret, our agents finish falsifying the documents to blame Brandenburg for the sabotage and we tell them to begin the sabotage of Austrian defences starting in 1555. Until then, they are to remain on hold for further orders.
 * Polish-Lithuanian Diplomacy: We would like to ask for a trade deal with France and England, as all three of our nations prosper, and in spite of our different beliefs, does not rule out the possibility of improving relations.
 * English dip: We agree to a trade deal.
 * Georgia: King Heracles III, a patron of the Georgian Orthodox Church, plans to build a cathedral for the capital Tblisi on the Metekhi cliff. George, a boy of 9, is sent to be fostered at the Bulgarian court in Vasiligrad, with a casket of Georgian wine. We ask for trade deals and an alliance with Trebizond. Likewise, we send diplomats to Russia and Bulgaria, pinnacles of Orthodoxy, to foster good relationships. We develop the port of Tskhumi to become the main port in Georgia, in order to sell gold, silver and iron.
 * Korea: Monarch Kim Jimin dies, taking on the posthumous name Iljeong. He is succeeded by his son Kim Do. Industrial complexes continue growth, with the expansion of chaebol firms under yangban nobles. Production of gunpowder weaponries rise, while the metallurgical industry are augmented with the construction of blast-furnaces. Confucian values such as scholarship, collectivism, and merit are promoted, and academies and universities are built with many of the nobility partaking in education.
 * Norway-Sweden: King Christian agrees to the pope's deal. This leads to unrest among the nobility who were promised a full break from the church. Secret The unspeakable comes to mind as an offer from the heir of the Erican branch of Gyldenloves that if they support the erican's branch regaining the throne of norway they promise a full break from rome. Many swedish and Norwegian nobiles consider this and throw their support behind Eric Gyldenlove Haraldsøn for the throne and plot the coup against Christian end secret. In other news some enthusiastic merchants establish a merchant company called the Norwegian East Trade Company in order to acquire so called spices they have heard about. They wish to establish a trading outpost in Alexandria (Nate/Caliph Response). Expansion of Vinland and new Riskdale continue both expanding 20 px inwards. After a Century of expansion into finland we expand 1000px into Finland. 
 * Maiam: Trade continues the other Portuguese colonies. With Poruguese aid, the nation begins to rebuild and repopulate. A minor population boom begins in the native Mayan and Aztec populations, as well as the Portuguese settlers. In some cases, intermarriage results in what are known as Mextizo children. Expansion continues along the southern border, focusing on the coast. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations. There is some internal turmoil as the dominant Mayans impose their laws and culture on the conquered Mexica. Former Mexican royalty is forced to marry into Mayan lines. Small rebellions are put down. (Note: Mayan and Mexican refer to the cultural groups, Maian refers to the nation as a whole and it's government.
 * Papal States: Pope Gregory is delighted at Norway's response, and he appoints the Scandinavian Primate a Cardinal in a Consistory this year, thus bringing the number of Northerners in the College to 3, one fifth of the total. The Papal Navy is improved and increased, with several new galleys being built or purchased. Coastal forts are also imroved, and even the Leonine Walls in Rome are strengthened in the event of an attack by the Barbary pirates. Missions in the New World and Giapan continue. At the start of Advent, Pope Gregory receives a gift from the Giapan Mission: a beautiful Nativity Scene made in a Giapanois style with traditional Giapanois craftsmanship. The Pope is impressed with it, and puts it on display in St Peter's. After some people complain at its unusual appearance, Gregory preaches his next homily on the universality of the Catholic Church, and on how all nations and cultures have a place within it.
 * Russia: We acknowledge the precarious position we are in currently. With the dying Islamic empires to the south and our strong allies to the West. We see it as our destiny to conquer the eastern lands in the name of the Tsar. We send out and expedition from beyond our borders with settlers along with armed soldiers to keep order. We will attempt to push very fast if we are to compete with the Chinese over the land which we hope to build our empire upon. We achieve 25px in territory this year. We also want to modernize our army with modern weapons, armor, and tactics. We also ask for trade routes with Georgia in a effort to help modernize both Russia and Georgia in the long run and provide greater wealth for our 2 peoples.(MOD response) We ask Pskov to be annexed into the greater Russia in our quest to unite the Russian people.
 * Georgian diplomacy: We open the port of Tskhumi to Russian traders and begin to open mountain passes between the two of us. We agree to make trade.
 * The Republic of Pskov agrees to join Russia. ~Wolvesmod
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Work is kept to keep the current existing roads maintained while some new ones are built in Ireland. More fur and fish arrives in England from Avalon feeding the people and keeping the court of England up to date with the latest fashions while other furs are sent into Europe for trade as tobacco is. The colony of Avalon expands 25px inland. The fur trade picks up especially in England as they come into high fashion. From New Gywnedd more tobacco keeps arriving while hundreds of slaves/ African volunteer settlers continues to move to the colony to work while a smaller number of English and Welsh settlers move over to supervise their labours. The colony of New Gywnedd expands 25px inland. This is a growing constant trade route from Europe to Africa and onto Arcadia before returning. In England the materials from the colony is working well for the English economy. English merchants eager to push further south and inland set up a new settlement and company called the English West Indian trading company with the permission of the King in a temperate area and establish their new fort at a place they call New London (OTL Savannah, Georgia) in a hope to encourage settlement. The English West India company immeditaley sets to work taking three hundred english and welsh people to work and buying another three hundred Africans with more to come to work on new large tobacco plantations while skirmishing with the natives on the coast while there armed with guns and horses the natives are not. More muskets are introduced into the army while the navy is kept at a solid 300 ships. Increased trading with the far east as England begins to become more mercantile and London establishes itself as somewhere to trade.


 * Florence: New tactics are created by the Florentine army in order to prevent possible attacks. The military increased to 40 thousand men. A new cathedral is planned to be built in the city of Pisa to increase the number of Catholic faithful in Pisa, and to possibly create new ties with the Papal States.
 * Sultanate of the Ottomans: Suleiman begins to work on modernizing the army and amassing the people to a more pro-war type people, the slaves from Africa are given freedom (seeing I can't make a deal to free them) they are sent to mosques and cities to work on improving things. Suleiman is seen as a strong man as he begins to work on the nation's military might. The population begins to grow mostly around the city of Anakar and Izhimr. Suleiman begins to work on creating all black Janasir units (due to them being slaves). Suleiman begins to work on a mixed military. Areas are build to open trade, while Armenians are put in office job in Armenian areas. Madrassa are made talking about unity among muslim and things like that. Gurkians weaponry is study by men at Ankara and are copied.  Sunni mosques are made in hope of slowly converting Azeris to Islam along with Persians and Armenians. the black population slowly rises mixing with Turks. the army is updated and our Sultan begins to call for more people to follow the state which way it goes. The population slowly grow to 7.9 million. An envoy is sent to trade with Persia.  A trade envoy is sent to Egypt to trade with Cairo and to gain acess to the Suez Passing. The new Sultan Şehzade Mustafa Muhlisi is seen as a strong man after his father. We begin to take in Muslims from the Caucaasian revolt, coming in the masses they swarm into Muslims areas and some are sent to Christans areas to mix and convert the population. We ask Rasman to join under the Ottomans (MOD). We ask Persia if we can help imporv there army with Ottoman war tactis.
 * Islamic Emirate of Azerbaijan: The state is run by Azerbaijanis, and give out religious ruling calling for men to help trade and open up to Kurds in the areas to tighten the bond. Madrassa are made talking about unity among muslim and things like that. Christians are put in office jobs in Christian areas. Sunni mosques are built. the Sunni Muslim population slowly grows but no huge jump in numbers. The state begins to work on trading with Persia.
 * Islamic Khanate of Crimea: The Tartar in the area are put in office jobs and troops are sent to train troops in the areas. Jizyah is not enforced until a certain time. Madrasses are made to work on the idea of Muslim unity. Trade ships are sent and trade with the Caliphate and other nations. Sunni mosques are built, but only in Muslim areas. The Sultan of the region begins to improve the army and navy. A trade envoy is sent to the mainland. A fort is made at our Polish border with plans of making more. An army of 8,500 is amass of ethnic Crimean Tartars. 
 * Is Rasman the small independent state there? ~Wolvesmod
 * Gurkani Dip: We are already doing that.
 * ok. -scraw
 * Oman: A great census is held in mainland Oman and the Al-Qamar colony to estimate the Omani population and gather basic information about people's wealth, origins, status, and places of residence. A survey of towns, settlements, and other inhabited areas is also conducted and put into an extensive record to facilitate more efficient taxation. The Al-Qamar census will conclude next year. Meanwhile, Oman continues developing its colonies and rises to become a prominent member of the Arab-Indian Company in regards to trade in the southern Indian Ocean and the African coast. Emissaries are sent to Cairo on behalf of the King of Oman to discuss Arab-Indian Company expansion in the eastern Indian Ocean.


 * Swahili:  We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue capturing slaves. In the heartland of Mogadishu, the Bank of Mogadishu begin cooperation with landlords to construct hydraulic devices such as canals and irrigation projects to boost food production. Areas interior to Mobassa and Malindi is colonized. We also send out conquistadors to expand northwards into more northern Somalia. We continue development of Madagascar. We declare war upon the Oromo.

1554
''' Guangzhou experiences an attack on Flower Pagoda of the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees. Witnesses say they have heard the phrase "Shangdi shi da" (God is Great). This links them to the Muslim community of the Huaisheng Mosque. The population starts to resent the Muslim population, and some put Mosques in Guangzhou proper to torch. '''


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Guyana expands 50px west and New Amsterdam expands 25px. In India, the East India Company begins continues to make contacts among the Hindu population. The Company also approaches Chinese officials in Singapore, that in light of China's withdrawal from its SE Asia vassals, the Company offers to take over the territories China annexed in Singapore and southern Vietnam. To entice the Chinese, the Company offers to send a portion of the incomes of those territories as tribute (mod response please)
 * The Chinese enter into talks, but make no definitive choice. ~Wolvesmod
 * Gurkani: The Sultan reads about Mazdak, and decides that he was a his ideals were for a better society. The Sultan decides to place heavier taxes on the nobles, creating a practice called "Levelism, or Almumarasat Mustawaa (Level Practice in Arabic)" He also opens up several hospitals, creating healthcare for the populace, and heavily liberalizing his rule. Levelism is growing extremely popular. He claims it is compatible with Islam. Meanwhile, plans to invade India are put on halt, and a secret military campaign towards an unknown enemy is being planned. Meanwhile, the British advisors teach the army how to field Pikemen, and use Pike and Shot, and we train a detachment of our army (25,000 strong) under the title "Experimental Army," which will be primarily used to defend the capital. Meanwhile, our leader tries to find out a way to win over the support of the Chagatai Khan, but doesn't have that good on an Idea. We also open up industrial complexes, where we mass produce firearms and cannon, and restore our printing press. Literature is being re-introduced, and the Sultan has begun a literacy campaign. Also, some Levelist followers are building houses for the homeless, using a simple mud-brick method. Sunni Islam, and Orthodox and Catholic Christianity spread, while Shia Islam continues to decline. Some Zoroastarian priests are considering reforming their religion to open up to new converts. The jannisaries have also finished training.
 * Sorry, the English advisors have been removed last turn. ~Wolvesmod
 * Russia: We continue the trade with Georgia with grain for resources for making weapons and armor. We continue to expand 25px into Siberia this year. We prepare to raise a army 5,000 men for now to be sent to Georgia to protect our ally against possible aggression from the Turks. We also decide to send Cossacks over the Urals and scout out the unexplored parts of Siberia. We continue making plans to modernize our military.
 * Gurkani Dip: We offer you 15,000 advanced musckets which will be sold through Georgia. Our military advisors highly recommend you copy the design. Many nations are copying are firearms and trying to catch up.
 * Russia: We accept the deal, we will also try to figure our how to produce these weapons in to supply our army. For now we shall attempt to mine the Ural mountains where we believe they have the necessary amount of metals to help produce such weapons while using northern timber for the grips and butts of the weapons.
 * Abbasid Caliphate: Gojjam at last falls to the Arab forces, and the Caliph annexes the entire Ethiopian Empire. The Pope institutes a collective mourning among the Coptic monestaries in memory of the fallen state. In honor of their ancestor, the Prophet Sulayman, the Solomonic dynasty is kept in high estate in the country, but deposed from their former titles. Instead the Ulema awards Al-Rahim with the title Imbrator Ifriqia (Emperor of Africa), ushering a new age of the Caliphate's dominence over the continent. Continuing on the campaign, 70,000 troops invade from Ethiopia south to attack the Oromo with the Swahili Sultan, while the rest of the soldiers return home. A total of 111,170 people died in the course of this war, not counting the many thousands of Ethiopians killed as well. As the Kilabarub returned to their homes in Syria, one of them wrote an epic poem titled Tides of Blood describing the conditions in the campaign. Many prominent scholars in Damascus and Aleppo have sided with the Humanist generation, and began advocating to the Ulema for the creation of a standard code for goverment outside of Sharia law. The Grand Mosque of Antioch is completed, including stained glass depicitons of the great moments in early Islam, except the Prophet and his companions whose faces are left blank. Some Druze leaders in Syria, hearing of the discoveries surrounding Akhenaten, begin teaching that Akhenaten was in fact an earlier incarnation of Al-Durazi. The bust of Queen Nefertiti is kept in the Museum of Alexandria. Alchemy continues to become more empirical at Baghdad.
 * Swahili:  We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue capturing slaves. In the heartland of Mogadishu, the Bank of Mogadishu begin cooperation with landlords to construct hydraulic devices such as canals and irrigation projects to boost food production. Areas interior to Mobassa and Malindi is colonized. We also send out conquistadors to expand northwards into more northern Somalia. We continue development of Madagascar. The Royal navy blockades Oromo ports while we mobilize our 50,000 strong army to march on the Oromo nation. 
 * I believe Oromia is landlocked, judging by the map. -General
 * Yes, it is. Check your maps, Fallacy. ~Wolvesmod
 * Maiam: Trade experiences a boom as Maian foods and goods begin to reach the wider European market, and demand increases. With Poruguese aid, the nation begins to rebuild and repopulate. A minor population boom begins in the native Mayan and Aztec populations, as well as the Portuguese settlers. In some cases, intermarriage results in what are known as Mextizo children. Expansion continues along the southern border, focusing on the coast. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations. There is some internal turmoil as the dominant Mayans impose their laws and culture on the conquered Mexica. Former Mexican royalty is forced to marry into Mayan lines. Small rebellions are put down. (Note: Mayan and Mexican refer to the cultural groups, Maian refers to the nation as a whole and it's government.
 * Korea: Kim Do begins a literati purge among the yangban in fears of dissent and opposition among the caste (exiling them to the islands of the southwest Jeolla province). Loyal nobles are rewarded. Industrial complexes continue growth, with the expansion of chaebol firms under yangban nobles. Production of gunpowder weaponries rise, while the metallurgical industry are augmented with the construction of blast-furnaces. Confucian values such as scholarship, collectivism, and merit are promoted, and academies and universities are built with many of the nobility partaking in education. Mines in the Hamgyeong province expand their activities.
 * Georgia: King Heracles III orders the building of the Cathedral of the Ascension of St. Mary on the Metekhi Cliff.  George remains in Vasiligrad under the protection of the Bulgarian tsars.  We ask for trade deals and an alliance with Trebizond.  Likewise, we send diplomats to Russia and Bulgaria, pinnacles of Orthodoxy, to foster good relationships. We develop the port of Tskhumi to become the main port in Georgia, in order to sell gold, silver and iron.
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Work is kept to keep the current existing roads maintained while some new ones are built in Ireland. More fur and fish arrives in England from Avalon feeding the people and keeping the court of England up to date with the latest fashions while other furs are sent into Europe for trade as tobacco is. The colony of Avalon expands 25px inland. The fur trade picks up especially in England as they come into high fashion. From New Gywnedd more tobacco keeps arriving while hundreds of slaves/ African volunteer settlers continues to move to the colony to work while a smaller number of English and Welsh settlers move over to supervise their labours. The colony of New Gywnedd expands 25px inland. This is a growing constant trade route from Europe to Africa and onto Arcadia before returning. In England the materials from the colony is working well for the English economy. The fort of New London and the Western Arcadia colony is expanded 25px inland with more convicts and African slaves sent to the colony. More muskets are introduced into the army while the navy is kept at a solid 300 ships. Increased trading with the far east as England begins to become more mercantile and London establishes itself as somewhere to trade. Trade with the far east contuines.
 * Prussia-Luxembourg: Freidrich continues to actively support the king of Bohemia and the Pro-Prussian faction supplying them with arms, and money to maintain power. Freidrich formally calls on the princes to a vote on the subject of reforming Imperial courts and on the settling of disputes amongst princes to reform the Hofgericht (mod response for HRE non player states.) Prussia cotinues to exert over influence on the Electorate of Saxony in an attempt to increase the dependency on Prussia. Freidrich begins formally supporting the consolidation of the German Catholic Church as it is formally being declared with the duality of two patriachs one in Berlin and another in Cologne to represent both the Latin and Northern Rites within the Holy Roman Empire in an Autonomous Catholic Church for the Empire (as per the council of Cologne.). COntruction of the Grand Cathedral of St Adelphina and Unity continues. Freidrich opens up efforts to combat the sweating sickness and accepts Essen's nurses and works closely with them to combat the sickness. Freidrich begins to request that other HRE states embrtace the new autonomous German Church within the reformed Catholic Church in the HRE. Gunther Brewer is choosing as the Next Patriarch of the Northern Rite and he is sent to Cologne to discuss matters of the Imperial Church with the Archbishop. Freidrich continues to consolidate his centralization of power into the monarchy having successfully submitted most of the nobility to his control, and having stripped them of most of their military autonomy by integrating them into the Royal Army. He continues to promote the development of a stronger army and continues to expand the usage of firearms in his forces. The arms industry in the domains of the crown continue to grow. Investment into improved firearms begin particularly focusing on developing a cheaper and more easily used mechanism then the wheel lock to go alongide the match locks. Gun smithies start developing blure prints for potential replacements (the otl snaplock, was invented in the 1540s otl so i am developing blueprints now and will have it out in the late 1530s, ive been a major investor in gun development and was one of the earliest users of firearms in europe in large amounts this game, as one of the major hre powers, and the emperor i also have the funds to sustain large scale development of firearms and a military that uses them in large amounts). Development of early line formations also starts to improve the firing rate of the aruquebusiers. More cannons are produced. Scholars artists and scientists who have been studying in exchange with England, and Bulgaria are starting to make a major impact on the studies within the growing academic circles of Freidrich's domains, and increased funding for universities, and the education system in general grows. Freidrich continues the habit of funding the arts and sciences in the court of the Berlin Palace. Major focus is placed on Pholosophy, chemistry, engineering, theology, mathematics, biology, and astronomy. He also seeks to expand the economic power of Berlin in the North Sea and North Atlantic with the new port of Kiel under his authority Freidrich begins setting up an expansion of the small navy requesting expertise from English ship builders in exchange for help from Luxembourgish and Brandenburger technicians in other areas. A cultural shift away from the Italian renassaince and more into a German one continues in Berlin and other major cities developing into something along the lines of OTL Bohemian or early early modern north German architecture This is proving to become the major architectural style. Expansion of the noble estates continue allowing a greater yield in crops, and expansion of mining activities in SIlesia, Luxembourg, and Lorraine continue as well as an expansion of the arms industry, and metal smithies in general. Holstein's port starts to undergo an upgrade as it is designated to become Prussia's second largest port and potentially largest trading hub. In Holstein the English shipwrights are put to work with building a couple of capital ships for the small prussian Navy, aswell as instructing Prussian shipbuilders on how to make more efficient and sea worthy ships Development of a stronger navy begins to develop a navy capable of protecting growing Prussian Tade in the Baltic and North Seas. Jozef von Wrangel is appointed the Prussian governer of the Wilhelmburg Settlement, He begins exploring further up the New Rhine River, setting up an outpost right across the river in otl Montevideo, and begins attempting to explore further upstream. The Wrangel family begins recruiting poor and unemployed peasents to come to the outpost or to be trained as sailors this is done in coordination with the Royal house which is eager to begin expanding trade with the world. Having secured the funds the agreement with Hamburg, and Lubeck Prussian trade in the north Sea begins to expand and coordination with Hansaetic Merchants to protect them in the North Sea and Baltic sea begins. The Wrangel Company begins looking to establish merchant voyages to africa to secure ivory, exotic woods from Africa and Laurentia.Close cooperation between the growing Wrangel Company and Hamburg and Lubeck Merchant guilds continues to expand. Expansion of the activities of the Wrangel family along the african west coast begins as does activities in Laurentia.

1555
''' Fur becomes a popular fashion material in the British Isles, Baltic Seas and Northern Burgundy. '''

''' Manchurian khans enforce tribute on the Nivkh people, and one begins raiding Mongolia. '''

''' The situation in Guangdong becomes even tenser when the Confucians barge into a mosque and arrest the Imam. '''

''' The Oromo people in Ethiopia join the Highlanders in their conflict against the Abbasids. '''

''' An unnamed Confucian monk, a jolly person in a red and green cloak, claiming to serve the God of Good Will, hands out presents to children in Hanseong, Korea. '''


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Guyana expands 50px west and New Amsterdam expands by 25px. The Burgundian East India Company again offers Chinese officials to take over the territory the Empire annexed in Singapore and southern Vietnam, in light of it withdrawing from the region, and in return offers to send a portion of the territories' income to china as tribute. (Mod response please)
 * Oman offers to improve trade relations with Burgundy, and sends a trade fleet to visit Burgundian Ceylon.
 * Burgundian dip: the offer is accepted.
 * Gurkani: We continue revitalizing the state. Sunni Islam in Christinaty cotinue to spread. Meanwhile, the Zoroastarian leaders decided that they must accept new converts, so they are converting people, however a law was passed that they can only convert Shia Muslims. Zoroastrains and Christains get high positions in government and thier religion is really spreading. Plans to take Hindu India have been put to a halt. The phisophy "Levelism" grows in popularity. The government is opening up hospitals, and instituting land reforms. Peasants are given jobs, and the wealthiest nobles are being taxed heavily. The Jannsaries are being used as the Sultans new bodyguard. In a political move, Tokhtamysh declared himself a Shia Muslim, and launched a revolt, however, it only lasted four months before being crushed by the army with gunpower and the jannsaries. Shia dissent has finally ended.


 * Oman Diplomacy: Omani emissaries visiting the Gurkani court remark on the sultan's tolerance and promotion of heretical religions, but persecution of his Muslim brothers.
 * The Gurkani laugh at Oman, we being up the fact Shia muslims are apostates themselves, and we demand that you petty Ibadis not tell us what to do, and what not to do, and if you continue useless provakations, we will have a swift response.
 * Russia: The flow of settlers out east also brings jobs to the mines in the Urals. With the information scouts and Cossacks brought back from their journey, we expand 50px more into Siberia. We start too supply our army with the weapons we bought from the Gurkani. We begin with out best weapon smiths and scientists to reverse engineer the weapons in order to manufacture them. With the loss of people to serve the Boyar's, some in the bigger cities such as Novgorod and Moscow see a possible end to Russian feudalism in the coming decades. We begin with some of the weapons that were broken down, to reassemble them with plans on how they work and how to make them. We set up our first weapons production site in Moscow. We also send many men out to Burgandy and France to study Western architecture and designs which will hopefully help us in the long run modernize our few cities. We send diplomats to Scandinavia to promote peace and a pact of non-aggression between our people.
 * Prussia-Luxembourg: Freidrich continues to actively support the king of Bohemia and the Pro-Prussian faction supplying them with arms, and money to maintain power. Freidrich formally calls on the princes to a vote on the subject of reforming Imperial courts and on the settling of disputes amongst princes to reform the Hofgericht (mod response for HRE non player states.) Prussia cotinues to exert over influence on the Electorate of Saxony in an attempt to increase the dependency on Prussia. Freidrich begins formally supporting the consolidation of the German Catholic Church as it is formally being declared with the duality of two patriachs one in Berlin and another in Cologne to represent both the Latin and Northern Rites within the Holy Roman Empire in an Autonomous Catholic Church for the Empire (as per the council of Cologne.). COntruction of the Grand Cathedral of St Adelphina and Unity continues. Freidrich opens up efforts to combat the sweating sickness and accepts Essen's nurses and works closely with them to combat the sickness. Freidrich begins to request that other HRE states embrtace the new autonomous German Church within the reformed Catholic Church in the HRE. Gunther Brewer is choosing as the Next Patriarch of the Northern Rite and he is sent to Cologne to discuss matters of the Imperial Church with the Archbishop. Freidrich continues to consolidate his centralization of power into the monarchy having successfully submitted most of the nobility to his control, and having stripped them of most of their military autonomy by integrating them into the Royal Army. He continues to promote the development of a stronger army and continues to expand the usage of firearms in his forces. The arms industry in the domains of the crown continue to grow. Investment into improved firearms begin particularly focusing on developing a cheaper and more easily used mechanism then the wheel lock to go alongide the match locks. Gun smithies start developing blure prints for potential replacements (the otl snaplock, was invented in the 1540s otl so i am developing blueprints now and will have it out in the late 1530s, ive been a major investor in gun development and was one of the earliest users of firearms in europe in large amounts this game, as one of the major hre powers, and the emperor i also have the funds to sustain large scale development of firearms and a military that uses them in large amounts). Development of early line formations also starts to improve the firing rate of the aruquebusiers. More cannons are produced. Scholars artists and scientists who have been studying in exchange with England, and Bulgaria are starting to make a major impact on the studies within the growing academic circles of Freidrich's domains, and increased funding for universities, and the education system in general grows. Freidrich continues the habit of funding the arts and sciences in the court of the Berlin Palace. Major focus is placed on Pholosophy, chemistry, engineering, theology, mathematics, biology, and astronomy. He also seeks to expand the economic power of Berlin in the North Sea and North Atlantic with the new port of Kiel under his authority Freidrich begins setting up an expansion of the small navy requesting expertise from English ship builders in exchange for help from Luxembourgish and Brandenburger technicians in other areas. A cultural shift away from the Italian renassaince and more into a German one continues in Berlin and other major cities developing into something along the lines of OTL Bohemian or early early modern north German architecture This is proving to become the major architectural style. Expansion of the noble estates continue allowing a greater yield in crops, and expansion of mining activities in SIlesia, Luxembourg, and Lorraine continue as well as an expansion of the arms industry, and metal smithies in general. Holstein's port starts to undergo an upgrade as it is designated to become Prussia's second largest port and potentially largest trading hub. In Holstein the English shipwrights are put to work with building a couple of capital ships for the small prussian Navy, aswell as instructing Prussian shipbuilders on how to make more efficient and sea worthy ships Development of a stronger navy begins to develop a navy capable of protecting growing Prussian Tade in the Baltic and North Seas. Jozef von Wrangel is appointed the Prussian governer of the Wilhelmburg Settlement, He begins exploring further up the New Rhine River, setting up an outpost right across the river in otl Montevideo, and begins attempting to explore further upstream. The Wrangel family begins recruiting poor and unemployed peasents to come to the outpost or to be trained as sailors this is done in coordination with the Royal house which is eager to begin expanding trade with the world. Having secured the funds the agreement with Hamburg, and Lubeck Prussian trade in the north Sea begins to expand and coordination with Hansaetic Merchants to protect them in the North Sea and Baltic sea begins. The Wrangel Company begins looking to establish merchant voyages to africa to secure ivory, exotic woods from Africa and Laurentia.Close cooperation between the growing Wrangel Company and Hamburg and Lubeck Merchant guilds continues to expand. Expansion of the activities of the Wrangel family along the african west coast begins as does activities in Laurentia. Furs traded from English colonies quickly gain popularity amongst the aristocracy in Prussia because of their warmth and esthetics. Freidrich himself leads the new fashion trend. 
 * Sultanate of Maghreb: Wanting to have more of a presence across both the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, Sultan Mehmed Al-Bagr decided to increase the nations focus on its navy. This includes increasing trade with the Caliphate, the Ottomans, as well as European nations like Spain and France. In addition, several trading expeditions are sent to West Africa, to test if it might be profitable to increase trade there in the future. Mehmed hopes to have a modern navy of 560 ships within the next ten years. The army is also invested in, though to a far lesser extent - of the six million citizens, the army stands at around 60,000. Investment in infrastructure, mostly through private traders, also begins to take off. Because the roads are made by private citizens, other citizens generally have to pay a toll to use them, and they are mostly located near ports and along the coast, but they help fulfill the nation's infrastructure needs at little cost to the sultan.
 * Abbasid dip: Caliph Al-Rahim is very willing to donate ships to help the Sultan's navy, being his distant cousin in the house of Abbas
 * Sultanate of the Ottomans: Suleiman begins to work on modernizing the army and amassing the people to a more pro-war type people, the slaves from Africa are given freedom (seeing I can't make a deal to free them) they are sent to mosques and cities to work on improving things. Suleiman is seen as a strong man as he begins to work on the nation's military might. The population begins to grow mostly around the city of Anakar and Izhimr. Suleiman begins to work on creating all black Janasir units (due to them being slaves). Suleiman begins to work on a mixed military. Areas are build to open trade, while Armenians are put in office job in Armenian areas. Madrassa are made talking about unity among muslim and things like that. Gurkians weaponry is study by men at Ankara and are copied.  Sunni mosques are made in hope of slowly converting Azeris to Islam along with Persians and Armenians. the black population slowly rises mixing with Turks. the army is updated and our Sultan begins to call for more people to follow the state which way it goes. The population slowly grow to 7.9 million. An envoy is sent to trade with Persia.  A trade envoy is sent to Egypt to trade with Cairo and to gain acess to the Suez Passing. The new Sultan Şehzade Mustafa Muhlisi is seen as a strong man after his father. We begin to take in Muslims from the Caucaasian revolt, coming in the masses they swarm into Muslims areas and some are sent to Christans areas to mix and convert the population. The Sultan ask the Emir of the Muslims to debate with the Grave diggers. A trade envoy is sent to Persia giving people gifts on there way to Theran. The Sultan makes his way to Syria under the cover of being a nomad where he see the Protest and later brings the idea back home making the Council of Imams.
 * Islamic Emirate of Azerbaijan: The state is run by Azerbaijanis, and give out religious ruling calling for men to help trade and open up to Kurds in the areas to tighten the bond. Madrassa are made talking about unity among muslim and things like that. Christians are put in office jobs in Christian areas. Sunni mosques are built. the Sunni Muslim population slowly grows but no huge jump in numbers. The state begins to work on trading with Persia. the Shia pop slowly converts to Sunni but only with a small rise.
 * Islamic Khanate of Crimea: The Tartar in the area are put in office jobs and troops are sent to train troops in the areas. Jizyah is not enforced until a certain time. Madrasses are made to work on the idea of Muslim unity. Trade ships are sent and trade with the Caliphate and other nations. Sunni mosques are built, but only in Muslim areas. The Sultan of the region begins to improve the army and navy. A trade envoy is sent to the mainland. A fort is made at our Polish border with plans of making more. An army of 10,500 is amass of ethnic Crimean Tartars, while 9,000 Ottoman troops are sent.
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Work is kept to keep the current existing roads maintained while some new ones are built in Ireland. More fur and fish arrives in England from Avalon feeding the people and keeping the court of England up to date with the latest fashions while other furs are sent into Europe for trade as tobacco is. The colony of Avalon expands 25px inland. The fur trade picks up especially in England and now elsewhere in Europe as they come into high fashion. Continued fur trade goes well. From New Gywnedd more tobacco keeps arriving while hundreds of slaves/ African volunteer settlers continues to move to the colony to work while a smaller number of English and Welsh settlers move over to supervise their labours. The colony of New Gywnedd expands 25px inland. This is a growing constant trade route from Europe to Africa and onto Arcadia before returning. In England the materials from the colony is working well for the English economy. The fort of New London and the Western Arcadia colony is expanded 25px inland with more convicts and African slaves sent to the colony. More muskets are introduced into the army while the navy is kept at a solid 300 ships. Increased trading with the far east as England begins to become more mercantile and London establishes itself as somewhere to trade. Trade with the far east continues.#
 * Georgia: Building on the Cathedral of the Ascension of St. Mary continues.  George remains in Vasiligrad under the protection of the Bulgarian tsars.  We ask for trade deals and an alliance with Trebizond.  Likewise, we send diplomats to Russia and Bulgaria, pinnacles of Orthodoxy, to foster good relationships. We develop the port of Tskhumi to become the main port in Georgia, in order to sell gold, silver and iron. We ask to buy 1000 of the 15,000 guns bought by Russia. 


 * Russia: We agree to sell weapons as we are starting to produce some of our own.
 * Maiam: Trade experiences a boom as Maian foods and goods begin to reach the wider European market, and demand increases. With Poruguese aid, the nation begins to rebuild and repopulate. A minor population boom begins in the native Mayan and Aztec populations, as well as the Portuguese settlers. In some cases, intermarriage results in what are known as Mextizo children. Expansion continues along the southern border, focusing on the coast. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations. There is some internal turmoil as the dominant Mayans impose their laws and culture on the conquered Mexica. Former Mexican royalty is forced to marry into Mayan lines. Small rebellions are put down. (Note: Mayan and Mexican refer to the cultural groups, Maian refers to the nation as a whole and it's government.
 * Abbasid Caliphate:  With great military victory over the Africans, Al-Rahim begins a great colonization effort in the continent. Tens of thousands of Arabs, mostly related to the soldiers in the campaign, settle in new lands around Ethiopia, Somalia, and Libya. New cities are constructed across the Ethiopian highlands and Darfur regions, especially the new regional capital of Beit Dawud.  Al-Rahim denounces the actions of the Manderins of Guangdong, and formally condemns the Chinese Traditional Religion as the practice of infidels. Those that gave their lives in the name of God are eternally blessed.  Late in this year, as the Ulema became polarized over the issue of Humanism, the Caliph himself appeared in the court and presented his case: Al-Rahim greatly supported the actions of the Humanists and the followers of Mehmed Hassan, and argued that he, a mere man, should not be the sole arbitrator of religion, but it should be shared equally by the highest religious figures in the land. All the members of the Ulema were greatly pleased to see the surprising support from the Caliph. So work is begun immediately to draft a set of tables on how the government of Islam should be run. Meanwhile, the Druze in remote parts of Syria make a small resurgance over the discoveries in Egypt. In Alexandria, the tomb of Tutankhamun is at last uncovered, being the most complete tomb in the history of Egyptology. Many other Great Mosques begin to be constructed in Syria and Egypt, on the same Cathedral-esque design as the Grand Mosque of Antioch.
 * Oman: Focus is put on developing Oman's navy and internal infrastructure this year. Qandala, Caluula, and Bereeda are peacefully added to Oman's colonies on the Horn of Africa.
 * Korea: The monarch eyes the Manchu Khan suspiciously after conducting raids into Chinese territory and imposing tribute on the Nivkhs, and begins mobilizing levy conscripts along the Yalu river once again, while cementing the fortifications of the Great Yalu Wall. Already shaky relations between Manchuria and Korea are severed. Kim Do also sees this aggression as casus belli to reestablish Korean rule in Manchuria in the near future. A literati purge among the yangban in fears of dissent and opposition among the caste continues, those perceived as a threat are exiled to the islands of the southwest Jeolla province. Loyal noble families are rewarded. Industrial complexes continue growth, with the expansion of chaebol firms under yangban nobles. Production of gunpowder weaponries rise, while the metallurgical industry are augmented with the construction of blast-furnaces. Confucian values such as scholarship, collectivism, and merit are promoted, and academies and universities are built with many of the nobility partaking in education. The monarchy once again affirms Confucianism's status as the official religion, heavily discouraging Buddhism, Taoism, and other minority religions. Korean ships sent to the Bahmanids to fulfil yearly trade agreements arrive to Burgundian Ceylon, eager to establish formal relations. ( PLAYER RESPONSE )
 * ​Abbasid Dip: We seek trade with Korea
 * Burgundy agrees to formally establish relations
 * Koreans agree to establishing a trade agreement with the Abbasids, but remind them that only the port of Busan is open to large-scale trade (they may dock on other ports).
 * Swahili:  We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue capturing slaves. In the heartland of Mogadishu, the Bank of Mogadishu begin cooperation with landlords to construct hydraulic devices such as canals and irrigation projects to boost food production. Areas interior to Mobassa and Malindi is colonized. We also send out conquistadors to expand northwards into more northern Somalia. We continue development of Madagascar. Our Army marches to the Oromo nation and begins sieging its border castles.
 * Papal States: The Papal Navy is expanded. Overseas missions continue their good work. The Immaculata continue their evangelisation in France. Pope Gregory writes again to the Patriarch of the Northern Rite, the Emperor and the Primate of Scandinavia proposing that some sort of missionary organisaiton be established to co-ordinate Northern-missionary work in Scandinavian and (future) Prussian colonies. He suggests a "Northern Foreign Missions Society" [based on the Paris Foreign Missions Society], a society of priests who, though they take no extra vows and thus aren't an order, are joined by a missionary zeal and purpose. Florence is asked for closer ties, including a non-aggression pact.
 * Holy Bulgarian Empire: The Bulgarian investments into Moldavia continue with roughly 2500 Bulgarians having moved into the area to establish many of the imperial systems the rest of the provinces have come to take for granted. The development specifically of the highway system into Moldavia takes precedence so as allow the Bulgarian merchants, troops, and people to move much more freely into the area. Tsar Aleksandar himself visits the area and points out several things that need to be done to bring the new province up to speed. The populations grows to about 6.37 million. Bulgarian envoys are sent to Georgia and proclaims that its independence shall be guarenteed not allowing for the country to be annexed by another muslim power in this context. The Bulgarian Tsar Aleksandar makes a relatively brave choice and begins the building of another strategic fortress in Moldavia on the Danube which officially forces enemy forces to contest and take the fortress along the river banks if they wish to cross into the majority of Bulgaria Proper it is expected to be complete in the next 5 years. The Bulgarian Tsar begins preparing a claimant to the serbian crown arming a force of nearly 3000 serbians with their leader Markus Davidovic at their head. The Intent is to let them loose into Serbia to at least wreak some havoc and at best take the throne of Serbia.

1556
''' The Ruthenians and Cossacks from the Areas/Cities of Zhytomyr, Kiev and Zaphrozie all convene a council on the re-establishment of the Principality of Kiev under their self proclaimed Grand Prince Volodomyr Kunetsov. Envoys are send to the Tsars of Bulgaria, Russia, as well as the Grand patriarch to recognize their independence from the Eastern Catholic Polish-Lithuanian empire. The Grand Patriarch recognizes them almost immediately hoping to stem a tide of violence in Eastern Europe and preserve the Polish state from civil war, even though this is not guarenteed. '''

''' Markus Davidovic and his force of 3000 march into Serbia hoping to claim the throne of Serbia, however their position remains weak and the Austrian liege of the current serbian vovoide remains in a clear position to crush the claimant. '''

''' In India the Delhi Raj begins a massive stockpiling of equipment and provisions hoping to take advantage of their position as the dominant state in India to expand south. The Majority of the sultanates in India remain cautious of this as there has yet to be a major military move by Delhi since their movement into a Raj. '''

''' Following the collapse of Chinese dominance in the area, a series of new kings declare their candidacy for the throne of the Khmer nation hoping to reunify the nation. '''

''' In Majapahit a large scale naval expedition combined with heavy merchant influx into various asian nations shows a decent resurgance in their trade and naval influence. '''

''' A large earthquake in Shaanxi claims hundreds of thousands of lives. This is attributed to the breaking of the Mandate of Heaven by the Bao dynasty. A large radical Confucian movement rises up in Northern China, including in Beijing and Chang'an. '''


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Guyana expands 50px west, and New Amsterdam expands along the coast 25px west. The Burgundian East India Company, looking to expand its influence, begins stirring up the Hindu population of southern India. The Burgundian East India Company again offers Chinese officials to take over the territory the Empire annexed in Singapore and southern Vietnam, in light of it withdrawing from the region, and in return offers to send a portion of the territories' income to china as tribute. (Mod response please)
 * ​SInce China no longer has any control of that region, or even itself, Burgundy must undertake this mission on its own. -scraw
 * Burgundian dip to former Chinese Singapore: the Burgundian East India Company offers the Chinese officials in Singapore, in light of the regional instability, to become a protectorate (mod response pls)
 * No thank you. -singapore (scraw)
 * Abbasid Caliphate: Colonization continues with the construction of Beit Dawud in Ethiopia, and several other cities around Darfur and Libya. This year a conststitution for the Arab Caliphate is drawn up, and approved by the Caliph Al-Rahim. It limits the power of the Caliph to have ultimate authority over the Caliphate and its domains, but the actual legilsation over Islam is given to the Ulema. A standard system of voting and apointments are put into place such that new members of the Ulema can be selected from the wisest men of Syria. Trade continues to increase around East Asia. After obtaining permission from religious authotities, scholars at the House of Wisdom begin dissecting dead bodies to understand how human anatomy works, using the method of inquirery by Al-Babil. Al-Rahim is praised by all for his wisdom and great patronizing the arts. The tombs of some of the first Pharaohs of Egypt are uncovered in Alexandria.
 * Russia: We continue to expand another 50px in Siberia. Our men in Western Europe who have studied the architecture have returned and we start to construct Novgorod as a modern capital. We begin to construct a grand palace for the Tsar. We continue the manufacturing the copied muskets. We start training Cossacks and regular army soldiers with the weapons. Tsar Vladimir consults the Kievean envoys. The Tsar of Russia proclaims Russia shall acknowledge the existence of Kiev. And if the people and boyars of eastern Poland-Lithuania shall desire, we shall annex them as we have a heavy Cossack population which supports this.
 * Tsardom of Poland-Lithuania: We continue building the economy and infrastructure of the nation, including schools, roads, and the like. Meanwhile, St. Wenceslas' Cathedral continues construction, while Stanislas I converts to Eastern Orthodoxy in order to maintain easier relations with the other powers and declares himself as the Tsar of Poland-Lithuania. As a result, we officially recognise the Principiality of Kiev as a vassal of the new Tsardom. As a result, however, multiple uprisings by Catholics begin springing up across Poland, thus igniting the Second Polish Civil War between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. The Tsar notifies Russia that the annexation of Kiev is prohibited, as it will be recognised as a vassal of the new Tsardom.
 * Kiev Dip: Thankful for an agreement we didnt expect, Kiev Agrees to remain as a client of the Polish-Lithuanian Tsardom.
 * You don't have the authority to mod control Kiev, Feud
 * Georgia: Building on the Cathedral of the Ascension of St. Mary continues.  George remains in Vasiligrad under the protection of the Bulgarian tsars.  We ask for trade deals and an alliance with Trebizond.  Likewise, we send diplomats to Russia and Bulgaria, pinnacles of Orthodoxy, to foster good relationships. We develop the port of Tskhumi to become the main port in Georgia, in order to sell gold, silver and iron. We recognize Markus Davidovic's claim to the Serbian throne and embrace Kievan independence. A diplomat is sent to Kiev to negotiate a possible fostering of the Kievan heir in Tblisi. 
 * Korea: Industrial complexes continue growth, with the expansion of chaebol firms under yangban nobles. Production of gunpowder weaponries rise, while the metallurgical industry are augmented with the construction of blast-furnaces. Confucian values such as scholarship, collectivism, and merit are promoted, and academies and universities are built with many of the nobility partaking in education. The monarchy once again affirms Confucianism's status as the official religion.
 * Portugal: The leading crown of Great Iberia - Portugal - has kept Iberia intact through a series of personal unions since the conclusion of the Iberial Civil War in 1539. Manuel of House Braganza, the first of his name, has ruled since 1521. In a few short years, he will have celebrated thirty years of rule. In his time as the king of Portugal, he has established colonies in Panama, ended the Iberian Civil War, united Great Iberia under the Crown of Portugal, and conquered the Aztecs. His heir Sancho is in good health, with the House of Braganza currently in little danger of a succession crisis. The kingdom of Portugal directly controls a large stretch of land, from Gibraltar to Galicia. Its population is currently 13 million souls, with a population boom seeing the nation continuing to swell with people. The population of Great Iberia is expected to reach 14 million by 1575 . The most prominent cities in the union are Lisbon, Madrid, and Valencia, with Lisbon being the capital of both Portugal and Great Iberia. Portugal has an alliance with France and Scotland and retains good relations with England. Portugal hopes to ally with England in time. With the end of the Iberian Civil War, the nation begins working on making Portuguese a more dominent culture in the union. Town criers all over the union are expected to speak Portuguese in addition to their regional languages. In addition, schools in Iberia teach students Portuguese. Festivals celebrating Portuguese culture become fairly common in towns, with the Portuguese crown paying for many of these festivals. The Spaniards are treated as partners in the union, not underlings, though Portuguese culture is clearly intended to become the dominant culture in Iberia in the years to come. The same treatment, unfortunately, is not given to those of different religious backgrounds. Since the 15th century, as a result of the Inquisitions, there has been a legal and societal distinction between Old Christians and New Christians. Jews and Muslims who converted to Christianity - New Christians - are currently forbidden from marrying Old Christians. This law extends to their ancestors. Many nobles and clergy believe in the 'purity of blood,' i.e. the lack of heresy in their bloodline. In populated areas, this causes divisions between districts, especially areas with high and formerly high populations of non-Christians. In February, Manuel passes the Perdão da ignorância act (Forgiveness of ignorance); this essentially dissolves the marriage boundaries between the natives and settlers. With Christians New and Old allowed to wed in the colonies, the populations may recover from the smallpox crisis. The economy of Portugal is a powerhouse, both in Europe and in the New World. The military, as a result, operates with state-of-the-art arms. The navy of Portugal is a vast expanse of ships, with several being built this year. Old ships are scrapped, many of their parts being used in the construction of new ships. Portugal sends aid to their new colony of Maiam to help them rebuild after the conquest of the Aztecs and the smallpox crisis. A colony is established in Jamaica this year, hoping to pick up where the failed Iberian colonists left off.
 * At Best your population would be pushing about 10-11 million. ATL history has not been kind to Iberia and its territories. -Feud
 * Amazonia: Several ships full of colonists arrive in Amazonia, though the growth of the colony is fairly delayed due to the lack of arable soil. However, the primary export of Amazonia is wood. The expanding empire of Portugal is ever in need of timber. The Amazonian Royal Timber Company has been providing wood to Portugal and the rest of Iberia since 1548.
 * Nova Lusitânia: Several ships full of colonists arrive in Nova Lusitânia. The church of São Pedro is finally completed, the Immaculata having learned Portuguese by this time and worked closely with the settlers of the colony. Many colonists of Balboa Rocha have relocated to the area near the church of São Pedro, with a rather sizable gap of space in between the settlements existing as of this year. This separation causes a delay in the growth of Balboa Rocha, though the area São Pedro becomes increasingly profitable. The people near the Church of São Pedro request a charter to create the city of São Pedro so as to differentiate between Balboa Rocha and the area around São Pedro. An answer arrives late this year approving this request.
 * Spain: Spain remains a junior partner in the union of Great Iberia. It has been ruled by the Portuguese king Manuel of House Braganza since 1539. While Portugal prospers as the leaders of Great Iberia, Spain also enjoys its prosperity. Despite losing Gibraltar, Spain retains many port cities along the Mediterranean. The Spanish culture is becoming increasingly replaced by Portuguese culture, though there have not been any significant changes in the cultures as of yet. Currently, the Portuguese language is becoming more common in Spain with each passing day. The Crown intends to make Portuguese the most prominent language in Spain.
 * Hispaniola: The colony of Hispaniola produces much prosperity for Spain and the rest of Iberia. The primary export of Hispaniola is sugar cane. In many cases, this sugar cane is refined to make rum, which is already very popular in the West Indies. The militia of Hispaniola sees rapid expansion, especially once the warships from Spain arrive.
 * Maiam: Trade experiences a boom as Maian foods and goods begin to reach the wider European market, and demand increases. With Poruguese aid, the nation begins to rebuild and repopulate. A minor population boom begins in the native Mayan and Aztec populations, as well as the Portuguese settlers. In some cases, intermarriage results in what are known as Mextizo children. Expansion continues along the southern border, focusing on the coast. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations. There is some internal turmoil as the dominant Mayans impose their laws and culture on the conquered Mexica. Former Mexican royalty is forced to marry into Mayan lines. Small rebellions are put down. (Note: Mayan and Mexican refer to the cultural groups, Maian refers to the nation as a whole and it's government.
 * Kingdom of England: Trade with the far east is hindered by a lack of ports and stations on the journey there and so after discussion with merchants who are affilated with the King, the King agrees to attempt to remedy the situtation and agrees to allow a new company the English East India company to be responsible for rectifying the situation and allows them to use military force. The English East India company hire new seamen Edward Bannerman who has spent 30 years as a seaman and many of them running voyages to India as their new captain- general. General Bannerman in his voyages has passed the Isles of the Moon a few times and is aware of it's control by Swahili and Oman as well as it's value on trading routes. He sneds envoys to Oman to discuss trade and Secret diplomacy to Oman: A joint Anglo- Omanian invasion of Swahili held Madagscar and then division of it's territories with a native ruled area and an English trading post while the rest of the island goes to Oman. This invasion if carried out would allow English ships to be able to trade more with India and China. Meanwhile in Arcadi the colony of Avalon contuines to sail up rivers to trade furs while expands 25px as a new wave of population moves in as finally the colony is becoming profitable with fur trade. New Gwynedd and Western Arcadia also expands 25px to find more space for plantations which grow tobacco and other crops such as cotton which are taken back to England for resale while these colonies are largely populated by a few English townsmen and yeomen farmers ruling over these areas employing welsh convicts to run black slaves. The road system is maintained while academic competition between Cambridge and Oxford is encouraged as they spread out across Europe.
 * Oman: King Numair bin Suleiman celebrates his 50th birthday. The Al-Qamar colony continues to prosper. Slaves are brought from Africa to plant and harvest coffee and rice in the colonies. Secret: Oman agrees to the English plan and prepares a fleet to assist the English navy. An army of ~1500 is raised in Al-Qamar and stationed in Mahajanga until reinforcements arrive from the mainland.
 * English dip: Now that Oman has agreed to their plan the English East India company move 60 ships and 500 men into the region. The 500 men are landed at OTL Toliara and call out for native support in fighting the Swahili and in exchange they will gain independence and self- governance from the Swahili. (Mod response required). These 500 men set out to drive the Swahili off the island while the 60 ships supported by the Oman fleet start a naval blockade of the island to not allow any Swahili troops to the island.
 * The Kingdom of Imerina agrees. ~Wolvesmod
 * Oman Diplomacy: An army of ~8,250 men is landed at Mahajanga, while a further ~2000 men are rallied from the colony, bringing the Omani force to ~12,000. The Omani army immediately departs from Mahajanga and marches into the neighboring Swahili-held province, intending to carve a path to Toliara. A second fleet of 25 ships is also sent to assist the English fleet and escort the Omani army through Swahili territory. Additionally, a second wave of reinforcements numbering ~8,000 and comprised of various Omani armies is expected to arrive in Mahajanga early next year.
 * Oman Diplomacy to Swahili: Oman declares a colonial war with the Swahili Sultanate.
 * Norway-Sweden: After much plotting by the protestants and tensions running high. Crown Prince of Denmark Eric Gyldelove lands oon the shores of Sweden and many Swedish and Norwegian Protestant nobles begin revolting in favour of him on the throne as he promises an independent church of Scandinavia. Blekinge,Stockholm, and Bergen are strong hold-outs of Christian while Oslo, Trondelag, Varmland, and Finland are more supportive of Eric. The development of the colony in Arcadia continues as vinland expands 10 px as well as New Riksdale.
 * Gurkani: Levelism continues to spread. Part of Levelism includes creating a Multi Cultural Society, so Sunni Islam, Christianity, and Zoroastarianism spread a Shiites are converted. The nobility is enraged at the Omani attempt to destabilize the country, and many hope for a war to punish Oman. The Sultan makes an attempt to get the Omani to renounce their claims and de-recognize Shiites as "brothers" (Player Response). Housing is heavily built, and a population boom occurs. The living standard is also rising. Back to the issue with Oman, while the Sultan wishes to avoid war, he orders a plan be made to swiftly destroy the capacity for Oman to strike back in an event of a war, and has an invasion plan. The Sultan delivers a speech, begging the Shia populace to convert to the Yaydi branch if they want to keep their faith, saying that he will not persecute that branch. He says it will help repair relations with the Abbasids and prevent an Invasion from occurring. Meanwhile, the Janissaries are stripped of their bodyguard status, and made elite infantry instead. Population is at about 17 million.
 * Oman Diplomacy: The emissaries responsible for this claim are recalled to Oman, and found to be Shi'ites themselves. The incident is deemed to be caused by a larger wave of unrest among Shi'ites in Persia and Iraq. Oman apologizes for the incident and promises to remove Shi'ites from diplomatic positions involving the Gurkani.
 * Papal States: Pope Gregory sends gold and arms to assist the pro-Christian forces in Norway-Sweden. In other news, the New World and Giapanois missions continue, with the Immaculata's use of lay catechists proving very effective. Given the increase in population of Nova Lusitania, the Latin Patriarch raises it from a Apostolic Prefecture to a full Diocese: the Diocese of São Pedro. Papal navy increases.
 * Holy Bulgarian Empire: The Bulgarian investments into Moldavia continue with roughly 2500 Bulgarians having moved into the area to establish many of the imperial systems the rest of the provinces have come to take for granted. The development specifically of the highway system into Moldavia takes precedence so as allow the Bulgarian merchants, troops, and people to move much more freely into the area. Tsar Aleksandar himself visits the area and points out several things that need to be done to bring the new province up to speed. The populations grows to about 6.4 million. Bulgarian envoys are sent to Georgia and proclaims that its independence shall be guarenteed not allowing for the country to be annexed by another muslim power in this context. The Bulgarian Tsar Aleksandar makes a relatively brave choice and begins the building of another strategic fortress in Moldavia on the Danube which officially forces enemy forces to contest and take the fortress along the river banks if they wish to cross into the majority of Bulgaria Proper it is expected to be complete in the next 5 years. Tsar Aleksandar following the crossing of the Serbian claimant Davidovic continues to arm and equip the small force and heavily pushes for more serbians to take up arms and join Markus. This is somewhat successful as another 1500 Serbians are recruited from the small area of Serbia Markus controls.
 * Prussia-Luxembourg: Freidrich continues to actively support the king of Bohemia and the Pro-Prussian faction supplying them with arms, and money to maintain power. Freidrich formally calls on the princes to a vote on the subject of reforming Imperial courts and on the settling of disputes amongst princes to reform the Hofgericht (mod response for HRE non player states.) Prussia cotinues to exert over influence on the Electorate of Saxony in an attempt to increase the dependency on Prussia. Freidrich begins formally supporting the consolidation of the German Catholic Church as it is formally being declared with the duality of two patriachs one in Berlin and another in Cologne to represent both the Latin and Northern Rites within the Holy Roman Empire in an Autonomous Catholic Church for the Empire (as per the council of Cologne.). COntruction of the Grand Cathedral of St Adelphina and Unity continues. Freidrich opens up efforts to combat the sweating sickness and accepts Essen's nurses and works closely with them to combat the sickness. Freidrich begins to request that other HRE states embrtace the new autonomous German Church within the reformed Catholic Church in the HRE. Gunther Brewer is choosing as the Next Patriarch of the Northern Rite and he is sent to Cologne to discuss matters of the Imperial Church with the Archbishop. Freidrich continues to consolidate his centralization of power into the monarchy having successfully submitted most of the nobility to his control, and having stripped them of most of their military autonomy by integrating them into the Royal Army. He continues to promote the development of a stronger army and continues to expand the usage of firearms in his forces. The arms industry in the domains of the crown continue to grow. Investment into improved firearms begin particularly focusing on developing a cheaper and more easily used mechanism then the wheel lock to go alongide the match locks. Gun smithies start developing blure prints for potential replacements (the otl snaplock, was invented in the 1540s otl so i am developing blueprints now and will have it out in the late 1530s, ive been a major investor in gun development and was one of the earliest users of firearms in europe in large amounts this game, as one of the major hre powers, and the emperor i also have the funds to sustain large scale development of firearms and a military that uses them in large amounts). Development of early line formations also starts to improve the firing rate of the aruquebusiers. More cannons are produced. Scholars artists and scientists who have been studying in exchange with England, and Bulgaria are starting to make a major impact on the studies within the growing academic circles of Freidrich's domains, and increased funding for universities, and the education system in general grows. Freidrich continues the habit of funding the arts and sciences in the court of the Berlin Palace. Major focus is placed on Pholosophy, chemistry, engineering, theology, mathematics, biology, and astronomy. He also seeks to expand the economic power of Berlin in the North Sea and North Atlantic with the new port of Kiel under his authority Freidrich begins setting up an expansion of the small navy requesting expertise from English ship builders in exchange for help from Luxembourgish and Brandenburger technicians in other areas. A cultural shift away from the Italian renassaince and more into a German one continues in Berlin and other major cities developing into something along the lines of OTL Bohemian or early early modern north German architecture This is proving to become the major architectural style. Expansion of the noble estates continue allowing a greater yield in crops, and expansion of mining activities in SIlesia, Luxembourg, and Lorraine continue as well as an expansion of the arms industry, and metal smithies in general. Holstein's port starts to undergo an upgrade as it is designated to become Prussia's second largest port and potentially largest trading hub. In Holstein the English shipwrights are put to work with building a couple of capital ships for the small prussian Navy, aswell as instructing Prussian shipbuilders on how to make more efficient and sea worthy ships Development of a stronger navy begins to develop a navy capable of protecting growing Prussian Tade in the Baltic and North Seas. Jozef von Wrangel is appointed the Prussian governer of the Wilhelmburg Settlement, He begins exploring further up the New Rhine River, setting up an outpost right across the river in otl Montevideo, and begins attempting to explore further upstream. The Wrangel family begins recruiting poor and unemployed peasents to come to the outpost or to be trained as sailors this is done in coordination with the Royal house which is eager to begin expanding trade with the world. Having secured the funds the agreement with Hamburg, and Lubeck Prussian trade in the north Sea begins to expand and coordination with Hansaetic Merchants to protect them in the North Sea and Baltic sea begins. Freidrich proposes that the Hansaetic city of Bremen join the protection and trade arrangement that Prussia has with Lubeck and Hamburg. (mod response please). The Wrangel Company begins looking to establish merchant voyages to africa to secure ivory, exotic woods from Africa and Laurentia.Close cooperation between the growing Wrangel Company and Hamburg and Lubeck Merchant guilds continues to expand. Expansion of the activities of the Wrangel family along the african west coast begins as does activities in Laurentia expand. The population of WIlhelmburg reaches 100 people as exploration of the interior along the New Rhine continues along with exploration further north from the settlement. The discovery of Brazilwood raises the interests of Merchants from Prussia and from Textile artisans. Furs traded from English colonies quickly gain popularity amongst the aristocracy in Prussia because of their warmth and esthetics. Freidrich himself leads the new fashion trend.
 * Bremen accepts. -scraw
 * Sultanate of the Ottomans: Suleiman begins to work on modernizing the army and amassing the people to a more pro-war type people, the slaves from Africa are sent to mosques and cities to work on improving things. Suleiman is seen as a strong man as he begins to work on the nation's military might. The population begins to grow mostly around the city of Anakar and Izhimr. Suleiman begins to work on creating all black Janasir units (due to them being slaves). Suleiman begins to work on a mixed military. Areas are build to open trade, while Armenians are put in office job in Armenian areas. Madrassa are made talking about unity among muslim and things like that. Gurkians weaponry is study by men at Ankara and are copied.  Sunni mosques are made in hope of slowly converting Azeris to Islam along with Persians and Armenians. the black population slowly rises mixing with Turks. the army is updated and our Sultan begins to call for more people to follow the state which way it goes. The population slowly grow to 8 million as we adopt western actions on food and things like that. A trade envoy is sent to Egypt to trade with Cairo and to gain acess to the Suez Passing. The new Sultan Şehzade Mustafa Muhlisi is seen as a strong man after his father. We begin to take in Muslims from the Caucaasian revolt, coming in the masses they swarm into Muslims areas and some are sent to Christans areas to mix and convert the population. The Sultan ask the Emir of the Muslims to debate with the Grave diggers. A trade envoy is sent to Persia giving people gifts on there way to Theran. The Sultan sends a wave Imams to the Caliphate promating the idea of the protserts in Syria but keeping them under the Shura. With the war in Poland the Crimea areas are militarize.
 * There is no way in hell you went from 7.3 million to 8 million in less than a decade -Feud
 * Islamic Emirate of Azerbaijan: The state is run by Azerbaijanis, and give out religious ruling calling for men to help trade and open up to Kurds in the areas to tighten the bond. Madrassa are made talking about unity among muslim and things like that. Christians are put in office jobs in Christian areas. Sunni mosques are built. the Sunni Muslim population slowly grows but no huge jump in numbers. The state begins to work on trading with Persia. the Shia pop slowly converts to Sunni but only with a small rise.
 * Islamic Khanate of Crimea: The Tartar in the area are put in office jobs and troops are sent to train troops in the areas. Jizyah is not enforced until a certain time. Madrasses are made to work on the idea of Muslim unity. Trade ships are sent and trade with the Caliphate and other nations. Sunni mosques are built, but only in Muslim areas. The Sultan of the region begins to improve the army and navy. A trade envoy is sent to the mainland. A fort is made at our Polish border with plans of making more. An army of 11,500 is amass of ethnic Crimean Tartars, while 9,000 Ottoman troops are sent.


 * Swahili:  We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue capturing slaves. In the heartland of Mogadishu, the Bank of Mogadishu begin cooperation with landlords to construct hydraulic devices such as canals and irrigation projects to boost food production. Areas interior to Mobassa and Malindi is colonized. We also send out conquistadors to expand northwards into more northern Somalia. We continue development of Madagascar. Our army captures the capital of the Oromo Nation and our navy of 250 ships is mobilized to defend our holdings in Madagascar.
 * OOC English: Nope your max navy is about 80 based on your population and the fact that you have no naval concentration.
 * Change your numbers. Your tier is not allowing you to have that many ships, maximally 80. ~Wolvesmod

1557
''' Lodewijk Bonapaart is received by the Shogun and arranges for GIapan to be open to European trade. This consequently makes Bonapaart even wealthier. He takes many GIapanese goods and things with him on his return voyage to Europe, planning to return on another voyage with a massive fleet to faciliate the arrival of Giapanese products in European markets. Meanwhile, the Christianization of the islands continues to great success, especially since the Shogun has declared he will not interfere. '''

''' The Armenian communities in the central Ottoman Empire begin to feel very marginalized. '''

''' Davidovic is killed in the battlefield and his army is routed. What remains flees back to Bulgaria quickly. '''

''' On the other hand, rebellion in Kiev meets great success, and begin vocally supporting the Orthodox faction in the Polish Civil War. '''

''' Indochina falls into further chaos with multiple rival claimants to the Khmer state and a continually-declining population. '''

The Confucian extremists, calling themselves "Long Shansheng" (Rise of the Dragon), begin to receive support from the Imperial Court in Beijing, Due to this, mass persecutions and murders of Muslim Chinese continues in the North.

'''The Mongolian khans fully secede from China following their further collapse into Civil conflict. '''


 * Cologne: It has been a long decade for Archbishop Aldrich, since his sister inexplicably died at a young age and he tried to find peace with the Lord (for seven years). Meanwhile, the people of Cologne and Essen have both been continuing as before: the Imperial Synod meetings have continued, and the German Paper has met much critical acclaim. This year, Archbishop Aldrich invites the Norwegian archbishop to write an article for the German Paper, as a guest, with his reflections upon the subtle differences between German and Scandinavian rites.
 * Essen: In the New World, Adelphinian Canonesses continue to successfully but slowly evangelise the natives in the Portuguese territory. Abbess Hadwig becomes somewhat concerned about Bonapaart’s reputation and begins to look into his impact as ambassador for the Catholic Church in Giapan. In the name of St Adelphina, Abbess Hadwig would hate the Catholic Church to be represented as undisciplined or in any way corrupted. (These suspicions are kept secret.) Meanwhile, daughter abbeys of the Order of St Adelphina establish themselves in Berg and Cleve. The ideas continue to spread. Mining has been going well, and so has trade.
 * Abbasid Caliphate: Cities continue to be built in Darfur, Libya, and Ethiopia. Beit Dawud in Ethiopia grows greatly, although it is know colloquially as "Madinah Jamil" (Beautiful City). Mechants come there to set up urbanization as a gateway to trade for ivory, gold and coffee in the region, but mostly slaves. Trade also increases in East Asia through the Arab-India Company, spreading Islam in the communties of southern China and Hainan. Trade also increases in Korea, where slaves are transported anually. In order to support our ally, Swahili, the Abbasids declare war on Oman. In Damascus, Al-Rahim appoints a Grand Vizier to administrate as an executive over the Ulema, serving for life. The first Grand Vizier elected is Mehmed Hassan. In Egypt, after many excavations, the tomb of Alexander the Great is at last unearthed in Alexandria, covered in honey in a glass coffin. He is laid to rest in a crypt underneath the Nabi Daniel Mosque in the city, and all the treasures of the tomb are put in the Museum of Rosetta. A new style of realistic paitning floods the regions of Syria and Iraq, with dramatic imagary depicting scenes from the Qu'ran rendered on murals across various Grand Mosques, still with the Prophet's face obscured. The Druze continue to grow in their communty in the Syrian highlands. Dissections of dead courpses continue, with startling new developments on the human body, which are all quickly published and distributed across the Caliphate.
 * Koreans remind them not to convert any Koreans into Islam, as Korea is strictly Confucian.
 * Korea: Korean envoys are sent to China to congratulate the Confucian hardliner faction of the imperial court to returning to traditional Chinese ideals, stating that their persecution of Muslims is just. Fearful of a Manchu intrusion, the Great Yalu wall is cemented. Meanwhile, envoys are sent to the Nivkhs, proposing that the local chiefs allow Koreans to protect them in exchange for their suzerainty ( MOD RESPONSE ). Another group of envoys is sent to Burgundian Ceylon, offering them access to Korean ports for trade, as long as Korea gets preferential trading status. The envoys remind them that the conversion of locals into Christianity will not be tolerated. After participating in a mild argument in the imperial court, Kim Do abandons the official use of Hanja, stating it is unfit to match the Korean language. Hangul becomes the sole script, though Hanja is still widely used in calligraphy and highly encouraged. Industrial complexes continue growth, with the expansion of chaebol firms under yangban nobles. Production of gunpowder weaponries rise, while the metallurgical industry are augmented with the construction of blast-furnaces and workshops. Academies and universities are built with many of the upper castes partaking in education.
 * The Nivkhs thank the Korean proposition and accept it. ~Wolvesmod
 * Holy Bulgarian Empire: 
 * Tsardom of Poland-Lithuania:  As the Catholics continue their treachery of Tsar Stanislas I, the conflict ravages the nation and the Polish Army of 16,000 men strong, with the 22,000 loyalist troops fighting rebel forces across the nation. However, Warsaw and the personal territories of Stanislas I are cut off from the Orthodox-majority regions of Poland such as Minsk and Kiev, meaning that the Tsar declares the entirety of his personal territories (including Warsaw, Krakow, and Mazovia) in a state of siege, while orders are sent for generals stationed in the Eastern territories and the Principality of Kiev to prepare for a campaign to help clear a path to the Eastern regions, along with a diplomatic request to Bulgaria and Russia to assist Tsar Stanislas I in the conflict.  As a result, this becomes the last known communication from Stanislas I to his Eastern generals, while he begins to prepare for the defence of Warsaw, Krakow and Mazovia. and (for a time) to the outside world until either the siege is broken or Warsaw falls. Regardless, the feudal troops, led by General Aliaksei Navitski, plus 10,000 Kievian troops led by Grand Prince Volodomyr Kunestov of the Principality of Kiev, begin to prepare for the campaign to help break the Siege of Warsaw and Stanislas I's other personal territories, as well as clear the rebels.
 * Principality of Kiev: With our lieges in Poland-Lithuania in trouble, we decide to contribute 10,000 active personnel to assist in the cause to stop the rebels from taking Warsaw and killing Stanislas I. Meanwhile, fortifications continue to be set up near the border with Crimea, continuing the policies of Stanislas I, while infrastructure and the economy are built up, including roads, schools and Orthodox churches. Before he begins the campaign to rescue Stanislas I, Kunetsov begins preparations to deliver Stanislas I's message to Bulgaria and Russia. Once that is done, he departs to join his comrades in the campaign to rescue Stanislas I.
 * Polish-Lithuanian Diplomacy (via the Principality of Kiev): On behalf of Tsar Stanislas I, Kunetsov delivers his liege's request to the Bulgarian and Russian ambassadors to assist in the attempt to crush the Catholic rebellion in Poland-Lithuania and pleads to them to send as many troops as they can to help in this noble fight for Eastern Orthodoxy.