Mughal Empire (Night of the Living Alternate History Map Game)

The Mughal Empire, often referred to as the Neo-Mughal Empire, the Second Mughal Empire or just the Indian Empire is a sovereign state that was born out of the chaos in Central Asia and India following the outbreak of the Zombie Pandemic. It is now facing considerable economic and military revival.

History of the First Mughal Empire
See main article: First Mughal Empire

Infection and Collapse
When the Zombie infection first reached the borders of Afghanistan in 1970, there was little that the government could do. The Royal Afghan Army killed any Zombie they could find or anyone who was suspected of being infected. In some cases whole villages or towns would be slaughtered.

Despite such drastic measures, the infection continued to spread. Kandahar was lost by September of that year, and Kabul by early February. The royal family and most of the armed forces, along with whatever refugees could follow, retreated into the mountains in the northeastern part of the country while the rest fell into chaos.

Exodus
The remnants of the government continued to weather the Zombie Horde in the mountains over the next two decades due to the harsh winters and the hardy Afghan people. The military planned to retake the country when the Zombies had mostly died out, estimating that such a thing would take more than forty years.

Little did the military know, however, that a cure to the Zombie virus had been developed and had drastically reduced their numbers. In 1996 the military launched their invasion.

Coup and Emirate
During the exodus of the nation a large number of the populace had become discontented with the monarchy over losing the nation. Islamist elements in the populace were also outraged at the loss of the cloak of the prophet in Kandahar. When the military invaded the rest of the nation, they spearheaded it with a coup, replacing the kingdom with an emirate.

Operation: Avalanche
The military launched Operation: Avalanche in the winter of 1996. The armed forces rapidly advanced, reaching Kandahar and Kabul by spring. An influx of weapons from foreign nations proved extremely useful.

By this point the only forces in the country other than the Emirate were isolated warlords and their subjects and small populations of the infected. Most warlords declared fealty to the new government and those that did not were swiftly crushed.

The rapid success of Operation: Avalanche prompted the Emir to declare himself king. The nation also interacted more in foreign affairs with a sizable contingent of soldiers serving in Russia and Belarus and Afghanistan joining TACO in Autumn of 1996.

Operation: Landslide
Following the resounding success of Operation: Avalanche, the Afghan military launched Operation: Landslide, their invasion of the chaotic remnants of Pakistan. The Army invaded after airstrikes by the Air Force.

Within six months a provisional government had been established in Pakistan and Baluchistan had been annexed. A small navy was established in light of such successes.

Operation: Rockfall
Operation: Rockfall was the codename of an attempted invasion of Russian Central Asia during the third world war. The temporary border dispute failed to accomplish its objectives, and the two nations brokered a ceasefire in the Treaty of Dushanbe a few months later. The defeat convinced Afghan leaders to turn towards India instead.

Rebirth of an Empire
Soon, after several succesful pushes into Pakistan and northern India, the country rebranded itself as the Mughal Empire. The military is continuing its operations in the Indian War in a hopeful attempt to reunify the entire subcontinent.

The country broke its neutrality in 1998 to aid in the GUITO attempt to pacify the government of West Africa. Later that year chemical and nuclear weapons were discovered in the nation. The weapons were shipped out to a classified location.

The government started a billion dollar economic and prosperity recovery program. The program is targeting the rich natural resources of Afghanistan province

Military
The Armed Forces of the Mughal Empire are one of the largest militaries on the planet, if not the most equipped or trained. The armed forces have a total of over 1,200,000 personnel. The military received considerable stocks of new weapons from Susquehanna and the Russian Federation.

Equipment and Personnel
Rifles - Tanks - Aircraft - Ships -
 * Active Soldiers - 1,200,000
 * Soldiers in Reserve - 1,500,000
 * AFR flag.png M -19
 * Flag_of_Russia.svg AK - 74
 * Flag_of_Russia.svg T - 72 - 100
 * Flag_of_Russia.svg MiG 23 Flogger - 800
 * Flag_of_Russia.svg MiG 29 Fulcrum - 100
 * Flag of the Mughal Empire (Hindustani Raj).png WES Sindh Aircraft Carrier

Politics
The Mughal Empire is classified as a Semi-Constitutional Monarchy headed by Emperor Mirza Bahadur of the House of Timur. The prime minister heads the government and is elected by the people of the Empire with approval of the Emperor. The current prime minister is Ahmad Shah Massoud of Afghanistan.

Human Rights
The Mughal Empire scores average on Human Rights, with freedom of speech, religion and peaceful protest protected by law. There are some areas that are lacking that are improving, such as the treatment of women and religious violence.

Subdivisions


The Mughal Empire is divided into twelve subdivisions called provinces. Some of them are based on the location of different ethnic groups while some of them are historically based.

Economy
The economy of the Mughal Empire is quite large, totaling over a trillion US dollars a year in GDP. The economy is primarily based on mineral and metal extraction, with sizable contributions by oil drilling, agriculture and textile production.

Foreign Relations
The Mughal Empire is a member of GUITO. If a nation is in the table below, then the Empire has direct relations with it. Other nations can be contacted through the Mughal embassies in each of the below nations.