The New Map Game (Map Game)

Orignally Inspired by the original Map Game, here is a really awesome new one! If you notice any discrepancies or implausibilities please check the talk page and have a peaceful discussion about it.

Rules
The Rules are as follows,


 * Just like the original Map Game, a turn is a year
 * Take your turn by writing a bunch of random events, then edit the map (Microsoft Paint, FotoFlexer, Adobe photoshop, of any other photo editor will do, but we recomend Plixr)
 * Don't be ridiculous! (i.e. Finland cannot dclare independence and then invade the entire world, all in a year)
 * If you don't have a map to show for your new edit, it will be deleted! or a map will be mad based on the stuff you wrote
 * This will stop in 1650
 * Please leave comments on the talk page!
 * WE WILL ADD MORE YEARS ONCE WE GET THERE!
 * One other person must go again before you take a turn!
 * PLEASE, make the pictures more consistent. it just looks weird
 * Also, if you create an event that is considered implausible, it will be discussed and if it is proven so IT WILL BE CHANGED.

1205


While Kara Kitaian Generals are campaigning in the lands of the Uyghurs, the Uyghur King gets the sultun of Kwarezmia to preform a massive invasion of Kara Kitai.

Venice declares war on the Byzintine Empire.

The chinese Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty sign the treaty of the Crossed Swords ( if either is attacked by any other nation, the other will come to the defender's defence).

The Khmer Emperor dies, many Khmer generals worry that Pegu, Dai Viet, and Champa will unite and destroy the Khmer empire while in its weakened state.

Abbasid leaders meet in Baghdad to discuss a possible union with the Zangids

1206
Note: In OTL this is when Ghengis Khan became leader of the Mongols!
 * Ghengis Khan begins his barbarian campaigns but is killed by a spear from one of his own troops.
 * A order of "Gentlemen" also known as "Prussians" form a rebellious group in a region soon to be known as Prussia.
 * The Prussian Knights begin there campaign in all of upper "Germany".
 * Lower germany and Poland are invaded by the Prussians. Venice declares war on the Holy Roman Empire and joins forces with the Prussians.
 * The Russian Principles are reformed into the Empire of Muscovy, soon called the "Red Eye"
 * Muscovy invades the surrounding nations; Volga Bulgars, Magyars, Bashkirs, and the Republic of Novgorod.
 * Volga Bulgars, Magyars, and Bashkirs surrender to Muscovy.

1207


The Somali Empire, and the kingdom of Xinjaing are created

The Holy Roman Empire becomes a tributary state to Prussia

Venice continues invading the Balkans controlled by the Byzintine Empire

Kara Kitai begins to crumble, under the might of Kwarezmia

The Kipchaks are angry that their vassals ( Volga Bulgars, Magyars, and Bashkirs) have all become vassals of the Red Eye. War with the Red Eye is ineivitable.

1208

 * the Empire of Muscovy/Red Eye, is attacked by Kipchak but the attack is repelled
 * Venice has most of greece and Italy by now and gets ready for its biggest offense.
 * Poland surrenders
 * a great migration of Germans move to the France region, makeing german the most common language in France.
 * the Frankriech is created from all of France.
 * In Britian, the Welish Empire or Republic of Wales conquers Britian.
 * A Cargo ship from Venice that went off course when on its way to britian ends up in a place full of people that they name Veniarician or Indians (they have just landed in the area also known in our timeline as New York.) the Sailors soon return to tell of there discoverys.


 * Venice now begins colonization of America and creates New Venice.


 * Prussia, jealous of its allies begins colonization of America also, and Wales soon follows.

1209


Khmer chooses a new king and miracualously deafeats the combined forces of Dai Viet, Champa, Pegu, and Pagan!

The Jin Dynasty ( with help from the Song) conquer much of the weakened forces of the Mongols

Xinjaing buys land form Kara Kitai

England invades Wales. The british isles become very bloody and war-torn.

The Frankreich seizes the 3 settlements that Wales has built in America

The Ayyubids expand into many Muslim Nations as well as the last of the Crusader States

The race to conquer the Americas is now between Prussia, Venice, and the Frankreich

1210


Sweden invades the wild Barbarians such as the Finns, and the Saamis

The Jin invasion of Mongolia extends to the lands of the Merkits

Xinjaing, Tibet, Kara Kitai, and Kashmir hold a conferance in Lhasa to define their borders ( naturally Xinjaing and its ally Kashmir get the most land)

The Kipchaks launch another invasion of the Red Eye, peace comes and the only thing they've goten back are two of their former vassals ( Bashirs, and Magyars)

New World:

Most of the Venetian Settlements are wiped off the map because of a new Indian War Chief who seeks to drive out all these strange foreigners. His name is (translated) Stinging Raven

The Frankreich shows Stinging Raven kindness, and in return he promises no Indian raids on the Frankreich. Forever.

1211
A Swedish fleet, intending to start a colony in the OTL georgia is blown of course, and instead lands an island in the Carribean, and name it New Sweden (OTL Cuba). they establish a colony, and soon they are exporting valuable sugar to Sweden, enriching Sweden.

Sweden lays claim to all of New Sweden, and the nearby island of New Finland (OTL Hispaniola).

Stinging Raven is gruesomly mauled to death by Venetian officials who hope to scare away the indians.

Instead this leads to a massive indian revolt and all Venetians are driven. The Venetian conquest the Toltecs is going on further south so all the Venetian migrants go their.

1212

 * King of Norway dies with no heir, leaving the King of Sweden next in line for the throne, uniting the two kingdoms. Sweden continues its conquest of the tribes by conquering the Livonians and Estonians.

1213


The Red Eye has had enough of those pathetic three little states. Conquest!

Red Eye invades the western lands of the Kipchaks, and Georgia

Red Eye invades western Siberia

The Tsardom of Russia is created

Portugal establishes colonies in India and Oman

1214
Sweden a large colonization fleet the the New World, and claim all of North America south of the Venetian holdings, and the coast of South America. They establish the first port on the west American coast, and begin trading with Inca

1215


The Tsardom of Russia ovveruns the Yakuts and most of Kipchak. The Tsardom forms an alliance with the Jin and Song Dynasties.

Germany, Hungrary, Bulgeria, Sicily, Latvia, and Lithuania all unite under the Byzantines as the New Roman Empire, so as to oppose the Russians.

1216


New Rome and Sweden make a joint declaration of War on the Tsardom

The Alans ( who have long been supressed by Russia) find this a perfect time to reconquer their homelands

Kara Khitai feels the same as the Alans and attacks the Tsardom

Kara Khitai sets up a buffer state known as Kyrgizstan

The Tsardom's army is away campaigning in Siberia, but quickly returns to the border of Kyrgizstan, and prepares for a massive invasion of the new state.

1217


Alans and Serbia becom tributary states to the New Roman Empire

The Jin Dynasty works with the Tsardom to kill the Siberians, but land claims errupt and the alliance is made void.

The New Roman Empire makes land gains on the Tsardom

In the East, the Tsardom smashes through patheitc smaller kingdoms and makes peace with Kara Khitai

Sweden continues to march forth unopposed

1218


the Tsardom bring it's field armies back from the far east, but leaves garrisons behind large enough to deal with the puny kingdoms that oppose it. their armies in europe now number almost four times that of new rome, and are mostly battle-hardened veterans. they retake all of their territory along the Black Sea, although the Byzantine navy still harasses their shores. they also make some gains in Poland. meanwhile, in the New World, a Swedish inventor discovers that sails set along the keel of the ship, a opposed to perpendicular to it, allow a ship to move twice as fast into the wind. Sweden uses this technology to speed colonization of the Carribean, and also set up colonies in the Gulf of Mexico

1219


The Ayyubids conquer the Abbasids

Fearing an Ayyubid Invasion, Rum and Kwarezmia unite and create the Turkish Empire

The Sultanate of Sudan is formed

The Tsardom makes peace with New Rome, so that it can turn its attention towards Sweden

Migrants fleeing Britian ( which is still in Absolute Anarchy) create their own state, New Wales, in North America

The Frankreich expands and founds the massive city of Nouvelle-Orleans ( same as OTL New Orleans)

New Wales braces itself for attacks from Indians

1220


When the Tsardom attacks Sweden, The New Roman Empire breaks the peace with the Tsardom.

The Song Dynasy comes to the aid of the Jin dynasty, thanks to the Treaty of Crossed Swords

With The Tsardom distracted by the wars at its eastern borders, Sweden and The New Roman Empire make a joint attack.

1221
Realizing that their wealthy colonies are what make them strong, Sweden takes steps to ensure the loyalty of their colonies. also, they accelerate colonization of south America, expanding their northern colonies and building a new one also the Silver River (OTL Rio de la Plata, in Argentina).

1222


The Tsardom of Russia negotiates peace with Sweden and New Rome in order to focus on their eastern conquests. A series of buffer states are established along the borders to ensure peace, these are:
 * Duchy of Komi
 * Duchy of Novgorod
 * Duchy of Belarus
 * Grand Duchy of Lithuania
 * Kingdom of Poland
 * Grand Duchy of Ukraine

1223


Ethiopia intergrates the Ethiopic tribes into its empire.

1224


With peace with the Russians secured, the Byzantine led new Rome turns its sights to reclaiming its old lands from the Turks. Some monarchs of the member states express distaste with the Byzantines using the resources of their nations for personal gain. The Sicilian princes express desires to take the Venetian held lands as well.

1225
Srivijaya Attacks and conquers Po-ni, Kedah, and part of Borneo.

The NRE Gains ground in Asia Minor, gaining a border the Ayyubid Sultanates.

The first Colonoscopy is performed, with only a few complications.



1226


Portions of Venice becomes a member of the New Roman Empire.

Old hates not entirely forgotten, the Swedes begin secretly funneling arms to the Jin Dynasy.

The New Roman Empire sends colony ships to OTL Greenland

The Turkish Empire negotiates peace with the New Roman Empire, for a portion of its lands

The Jin Dynasty Expands

Japan obtains the secret of black powder from the Song Dynasty

1227
the Swedes greatly expand their colony in colony on the Silver River. it is soon supplying food to all of the Swedish American colonies, and to much of New Wales

While bringing a weapons shipment to the Jin dynasty, a Swedish trader learns the secret of blackpowder from the Japanese.

1228


Not happy with the use of their resources for expansionist gains, Prussian Germany and Hungary cecede from the New Roman Empire. In order to prevent further breakdown and cement themselves, the Byzantines promise the king of Sicily governorship of all of Italy and declare war on Venice.

1229


Sweden passes on its knowledge of blackpowder to Byzantine Rome

Byzantine Rome negotiates peace with Germany and Hungary

Frankfurt and Serbia become full members of Byzantine Rome, so as to avoid conflict with the new countries

Byzantine Rome conquers most of Venice

Sweden sends small amounts of canons to The Jin Dynasy, aiding in its land gains

The Turkish Empire makes minor land gains on the Tsardom

The Queen of Denmark marries the King of Sweden, creating the Swedish empire. Denmark's large population allows for faster colonization of South America.

New Rome's former colonies declare themselves part of Byzantine Rome

1230

 * The Turks capture more Tsardom territory.
 * The Ayyubid Sultanates make the best of the Turk's war with the Tsardom and invades.
 * The Ayyubid Sultanates conquer the Almohads
 * The Jin Dynasty conquers the Merkits in order to get a stronger foothold in Northeast Asia
 * (a few turns ago the Portugeuse conqeured Chola without anyone saying anything. And the past few years have forgotten that Shrivijaya conqeured Kedah and Po-Ni.)
 * Swedish diplomats meet with the leaders of several hundred native tribes who have been forced off their land by the other European colonies. they help them establish a nation on the gulf of Mexico (OTL texas), in order to prevent the other european nations from claiming that territory.
 * Sweden also expands its Argentinian colony more, and their northern colonies expand greatly.
 * the Frankreich attempts to invade New Wales, but their offensive bogs down barely inside the Welsh border. Neither side gains territory, and they are both greatly weakened.
 * Venice is forces to stop colonization in order to better fight the Byzantine Empire.
 * in India, the Malwa Empire unites the people of central India in order to fight the Portuguese


 * [[File:Early_map_game.jpg]]

1231



 * The Somalia empire asimilates some of the Somali tribes.
 * Ethiopia intergrates more of the Ethiopic tribes into its empire and ocupies some of the Ayyubid Sultanates.

1232

 * A crisis of Succession leads to Austria emerging independent of Prussian Germany
 * Byzantine Rome completes its conquest of Venice, turns its eyes on liberating the greek people of Cyprus and conquering the Roman/Hellenic lands of the eastern mediterranean.
 * The Turkish Empire gives up gains on the Tsardom of Russia to turn its sights on reconquering the Turkish lands of the Ayyubid Sultanates
 * Japan begins a campaign of conquest and colonization, colonizing Taiwan and conquering southern Korea and the Ryukyu islands
 * Makurra unites with the Ethiopia
 * The Tsardom of Russia makes gains on the Jin Dynasty making use of captured black powder weapons

1233
Nepal unites.

Pagan Invades and Conquers Assam.

Massive Flooding in the southern half of the Jin Dynasty.

1234

 * The Ayyubid Sultanates make a deal with the Tsardom and they both attack the Turks. The Turkish Empire is left with only the eastern part of it's former empire.
 * Ethiopia conqeurs more land on the Arabian peninsula
 * Nepal finally finishes it's conquest of the Tibetan tribes(?)
 * Japan makes small gains against Koryo and settles the northern part of the Phillippines

1235

 * Taking advantage of the Tsardom's decades of war on multiple fronts and therefore lack of morale and resources, the nations of Komi, Novgorod, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine advance.
 * Ethiopia conquers Mecca, marking the first conquest of the Islamic holy city by a Christian nation
 * The taking of Mecca causes great unrest in the Ayyubid Sultanate resulting in small uprisings across the nation
 * The Turks and Byzantines ally against the Ayyubids, taking advantage of their unrest and multi-front wars making large gains

1236



 * Ethiopia expands into the Arabian peninsular.
 * Because of the problems at home the Ayyubid Sultanate tries to intergrate new tribes into its empire.
 * Portugal expands on the Arabian peninsular.

1237

 * Komi, Novgorod, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine continue to advance
 * Russian Tsardom begins to pull back from the east in order to protect its heartland
 * The taking of Mecca causes the Arabian tribes to unite under a Caliph and declares war on Ethiopia
 * With Jerusalem, Damascus, and Mecca under Christian control, many muslims suffer a crisis of faith and convert to Christianity
 * Byzantine Rome takes Carthage and advances to Alexandria where it lays siege to the city.
 * The Turkish Empire reconquers its Ayyubid controlled lands and turns its sights to the treacherous Russians
 * Ethiopia concludes its conquest of the Ayyubid controlled portions of the Arabian peninsula.

1238

 * Byzantine Rome invades North Africa from Carthage.
 * The Ayyubids collapse and a new sultanate, The Mamluk Sultanate forms.
 * Under the Muslim banner Arabia, Sudan and the Mamluks wage war against Ethiopia.
 * Kara Khitai sees that the Turks are weak from their wars with the Ayyubids and hopes to regain some of it's former glory.
 * Pagan conqeurs the southern half on Nan Chao, Pagan is now the central power in Southeast Asia.

There you go.

Thank you very much.

1239
Koryo Rallys and pushes back the Japanese.

Srivijaya Completes it's conquest of Borneo.

Malwa attacks the Portagese colonys in India, starting with a massive surge.

Belarus and Lithuania make gains against Russia, causing Lithuania to loose it's border with Russia.

Sweden absorbs Venice's former colonies into it's colonial empire, and condemns the Frankreich and the Byzantine empires for treating their colonies "as a means to gain wealth, not an important part of your empire" Sweden also finishes colonizing the east coast of south America.

Meanwhile, Sweden invades Prussian germany, and crushes the much less advanced Prussian army with it's newly invented field artillery and contact fused rockets.



1240
A rebel coutry by the name of Siberia forms in northern Tsardom lands

Byzantine Rome conquers the northern coast of the Mamluk Sultanate

Japan conquers indigionus islands to its south

1241
(How do you upload photos without errors? I can't seem to do it on my computer. It is on the website but when I try to upload it to this page it becoms wmessed up.)
 * The emperor of the Song Dynasty dies and the Jin Dynasty takes control of the Song government, the new massive empire is called Zhōngguó (literally China)
 * Sudan captures the northern part of Ethiopia, allowing the Mamluk army to travel north and defend itself from Byzantine Rome
 * The Mamluk Sultanate recaptures some of it's northern territory along the sea
 * The Arabian Caliphate takes Ethiopia's northern holdings in Arabia and conqeurs some territory from Byzantine Rome\
 * Pagan captures a small part of Nan Chao.
 * Prussian Germany invades Poland in order to regain some of it's Prussian homeland. Lithuania becomes wary.



Having conquered Hanover and Holland, Sweden signs a a peace treaty with Prussia, allowing Prussia to concentrate on Poland.

Sweden begins colonizing North America above the former Venetian colonies, and their South American colonies expand hugely.

Ethiopia uses weapons sold to them by the Swedes to launch a powerful offensive against Sudan, conquering almost half of it's territory, and they succeed in driving back the Arab invaders

Ethiopia continues to expand into eastern Africa

Byzantine Rome Conquers more of the Mamluk Sultinate

1242

 * With the Mamluks soundly beaten, they surrender to both Ethiopia and Byzantine Rome under the condition that they maintain their independence.
 * The Sudanese sultan is killed, his son agrees to peace with Ethiopia
 * With peace with the Mamluks and Sudan, Ethiopia fortifies its Arabian holdings to prevent any gains by the Arabs.
 * Byzantine Rome consolidates its power, fortifying its conquests and sending thousands of settlers to establish Byzantine culture in the conquered lands. The Patriarchates of Damascus, Alexandria, and Jerusalem are re-established marking a great achievement for Orthodox christianity. The lands taken by the Arab Caliphate are retaken easily from the unorganized Arab tribesmen.
 * The Tsardom of Russia, its population devastated from decades of war on multiple fronts, and its food supply dwindling from lack of men for the harvest, agrees to peace with its European border nations and the Turkish Empire. It establishes fortified positions along the chinese border, but the age of agressive Russian expansion is over.
 * The Rulers of Poland and Lithuania enter a personal union. While the nations are separate, they are jointly ruled by the King of Poland.

1243

 * The Mamluks try to intergrate new tribes into there country.
 * The Portuguess expand thier territorys in the arabian peninsular.
 * The Arabian Caliphate conquers some Turkish territory.
 * The Somali Empire intergrates the Somali tribes.
 * The Swahili people unite into one state.




 * An Ethiopian ship trying to make its way to a theorised west coast of the new world goes off course and lands on an unknown continent.
 * Japanese explorers make their way to the new continent.

1244
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Japan and Koryo make peace with each other. Japan is allowed to keep their territorries in Koryo.

Japan begins to expand and takes control of Champa and Dai Viet

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Japan expands its territories here.

1245

 * Ethiopia recaptures Mecca and forms a puppet state made up of Islamic Ethiopians to rule it and some teritories taken from the Mamluks.
 * The Sultanate of Sudan expands and intergrates more tribes into its empire.
 * The Somali Empire intergrates the last of the Somali tribes.
 * The Mamluks take some Berber land.
 * The Berber people unite as the Berber state to fight off the Sultanate and the Mamluks.
 * Jurchen anexes mongolia.
 * The Ghurid Sultanate expands.
 * Japan and Ethiopia expands in Australia
 * The Portuguese land in Australia
 * The Yapa people unite against the Japanese
 * Ethiopian explorers find the fabled west coast of the new world.

1246

 * Byzantine Rome establishes territory on a pair of newly discovered islands near New Ethiopia and New Japan
 * Xinjaing invades Kara Khitai
 * The much more organized but overextended army of the Turkish Empire reconquers lands lost to the Arabian Caliphate after making peace with Kara Khitai
 * The nomadic tribes of Kolyma push out the forces of China. With the land being sparsely populated and unfortified, China decides the land isn't worth the effort.(we forgot China unified a few years back)
 * Mongolia expands slightly into Kolyma

1247
Civil war erupts in Japan between the Emperor and a military leader called the Shogun. Every japanese military unit is recalled to the home islands to fight on one side or the other.

Takeing advantage of the lack of resistance, Koryo, The Khmer Empire, and Srivijaya seize some of Japans overseas posessions. Koryo drives the japanese out of (OTL)Korea, The Khmer Empire seizes (OTL)Veitnam, and Srivijaya seizes the (OTL) Philippines, as well as conquering Celebes against fairly stiff, but disorganized, resistance.

The Berbers attack the Mamluks and the Sultanate of Sudan, making early gains.

Sweden incorporates Iceland into its hedgemony



1248

 * Sensing the Mamluks weekness against the Berber state Islamic Ethiopia invades and conquers most of the south.
 * Wary of the Berber problem Ethiopia supplies the Sultanate of Sudan with advanced equipment to fight off the unorganised tribesmen.
 * Sweden invades Prussia.
 * The Swahili people and some other tribes intergrate into the Somali Empire.
 * Bengal and Sindh are intergrated into the Ghurid Sultanate.
 * Taking advantage of the chaos in Sudan the Somali Empire ocupys some of the Sultanate Of Sudan and renames itself the Kingdom of Punt.
 * The Japanese teritories in Australia rebel and form New Japan
 * Continuing its tradition of pupet states Ethiopia forms a state made up of indiginous tribesmen and jewish imigrants in Australia.
 * The Byzantians and Portuguess expand in Australia.
 * The Yapa Tribes expand into new territory.
 * The Ethiopians & Byzantians work on a practical aplication of greek steam technology to create a new form of propulsion.
 * The Byzantians expand into North America.
 * Ethiopia expands its territory in North America.

1249

 * Byzantine Rome conaquers part of the Fertile Crescent from the Turks.
 * Islamic Ethiopia rebels and kills the puppet governor. They attack Ethiopia and gain some territory.
 * Disgruntled Meccans and the Arabian Caliphate work together to capture the Islamic Ethiopian territory on the Arabain peninsula.
 * The Mamluks recapture a bit of the their northern territory.
 * The Frankreich colonizes a part of Africa.
 * China attacks Xinjiang and conqeurs some land.
 * China sets up an area for exiled prisoners in southern Australia.
 * Sweden conquers the Inca empire and finishes colonizing south America
 * the Swedes manage to steal some of the Byzantine empire's research on steam power, and manage to create a working steam engine
 * the Tsardom's diplomats manage to convince Komi, Novogrod, Belarus, Ukraine, and Poland-Lthuiania to unite under it's banner to resist the power of Sweden and the Byzantine Empire.
 * [[File:America_1249.jpg]]
 * [[File:Eurasia_1249.jpg]]

1250
The Indians meet the Old world settlers and form the Native Protaction Pact and captures the mid west

1251

 * Islamic Ethiopia is dissolved and its territories split amongst the Arab Caliphate and the Mamluks.
 * The heirs to the thrones of Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, and Belarus seize power claiming their fathers have all gone crazy to have submitted willingly. Novgorod and Komi, maintain the decision, citing cultural ties with Russia.
 * Byzantine Rome, Ukraine, and Belarus form the Orthodox League, a mutual defence alliance. An invitation is sent to the Russian Tsardom but no answer is received yet.
 * Due to unrest, disease, and lack of manpower, Sweden loses control of most of western South America.
 * With Orthodox occupation of Rome for so long, the Pope moves his seat of power to Toledo. The Orthodox church establishes a new Patriarch of Rome to fill the vacancy.
 * The Turkish Empire allies with the Arabian Caliphate and Ghurid Sultanate for mutual defence against the Russian and Byzantine orthodox powers.
 * Japanese forces crush the rebellion in New Japan, bringing it once again under Japanese control.

1252

 * [[File:1252.png]]


 * Orthodox League finally receive the reply they were hoping for from Russia. Russia joins the Mutual Defense League/Pact/Alliance
 * Siberia, suffering a particularly harsh winter, opet to re join the Tsardom only if to get enough aid, say's the government. The people, unfortunately wish to finally get their Dictatorial leaders killed for what they have done and ask the Tsardom to summarily execute them, which the gladly do in exchange for Siberia to seek never to rebel agian.
 * Russia and Xinjaing become close trade partners, mainly for the fact the Xinjaing has no connection any ocean.
 * Sweden losses further control of her colonies and Mexico and Cuba rebel and make call themselves (someone more intelligent the me put a Swedish/incan sounding names here). They rebelled due to the loss in life when a disease spreads through both countries. The Swedish military only responds at first by sending militia, as they want to keep the Sweden well protected from what could possibly be an emboldened Russia; unfortunately the militia either joins the Swed's in Cuba, disliking the crown for what happened elsewhere in South America, or get destroyed in in Mexico (extremely bad supply's and large scale infection of the disease). Sweden reluctantly accepts their independence (for now) in order to watch for any Russian attacks or anything else really.
 * Sweden also forges an alliance with the Frankreich and Portugal as a counterweight to the Orthodox League

1253
Kongo is founded.

Eygpt declares its independence.

1254


Armenia Becomes independent.

The Tibetians take over Nepal.

Pagan Anexes Nao Chao.

Srivijaya attacks the Khmer Empire, makeing early gains.

China takes some Islands (Includeing OTL Taiwan) from Japan, which remains in the grips of civil war.

(Got a map of Africa!)



1255

 * Byzantine Rome pushes the Egyptian rebels out of most of their held territory, but the remaining holdouts in Cairo treat to the Mamluks for aid. The Sultan of the Mamluks declares himself king of Egypt and brings the rebel held territory under his protection. Rome not wanting a full scale war while it focuses on the resettlement and fortification of Alexandria accepts the loss of Cairo.
 * The Arabian Caliphate begins pushing Portugal out of Arabia
 * Byzantine Rome cedes some territory to Austria and Hungary in exchange for the respective Dukes pledge to accept the truth of Orthodoxy. Austria and Hungary join the Orthodox League
 * The Turks make small gains against the Armenian rebels.
 * Spurred on by the relative success of the Armenians, a lesser lord declares himself King of Georgia.

1256
Russian forces attack Georgia, Makeing small gains.

Armenian forces Counter attack the Turks, driveing them way back

The Arabian Caliphate takes advantge of Armenia's fight for indipendence and attacks the Turks, makeing large gains.

The berbers attack Egypt, Advanceing all the way to the coast in the south.

Malwa anexes Kerala.



1257



 * The far more organised armies of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt retake their land from the Berber tribes.
 * Egypt retakes it's northern provinces from Byzantium Rome.
 * Austria invades northern Italy.
 * Seperated from Byzantium Rome the Republic of Venice, Kingdom of Florence and Republic of Napals declare thier indepence.
 * The Dominion of the Alohmades retakes some lands from the Byzantians.
 * The Emirates of Beni Gahniya re-emerge.
 * The Sawahili city states recapture the lands lost to the Kingdom of Punt

1258

 * With the aid of Austrian and Hungarian forces Byzantine forces crush the disorganized rebellions in mainland Italy. Byzantine forces also retake Carthage, and reinforce the beseiged Alexandria, reestablishing Byzantine dominance of the coast.
 * Sicily remains an independent client state.

1259

 * A huge revolution takes place in Britain, causing the British Isles to become Greater Britain, with England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland encompassed by the new republic.

1260
Tsar Yemen the Great comes to power in Russia. The new Tsar attacks and annexes a portion of Sweeden, after enacting a reform of his army first. The Tsar invades and annexes Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Poland after great effort, breaking off the alliance with those countries before doing so. The tsar also forces the Kolyma Tribal Confederation to join Russia as a "protectorate". He fails to force Turkey to become a protectorate, but does secure a non-agression pact with them. Yemen then settles down and consolidates his new gains, building his military up. He signs an alliance with China, granting them the right to annex Tibet, in exchange for gaining territory for Russia in northern China. Shortly after this agreement, China invades and annexes most of Tibet.

1261
At the same time, the Arabian Caliphate signs a Treaty with Portugal, agreeing not to attack any Portguese colonies alongside it's eastern border.