Europe 1430 (Map Game)

This is a new map game that takes place in Europe in 1430. This map game will regulated and controlled.

Rules

 * Just like the original Map Game, a turn is a year.
 * Another person must go again before you can take a turn.
 * Take a turn by adding new plausible events to the timeline and then editing the map.
 * Use paint to edit you map and save it as a .png and add it to your new post
 * You need to add a map to your post, if you are unable to then please request that someone make a map for you
 * Don't be ridiculous! (i.e. Finland cannot dclare independence and then invade the entire world, all in a year)
 * WE WILL ADD MORE YEARS ONCE WE GET THERE!
 * If you have a problem with a post say a bit on the talk page about it, and the community (or I) will decide.
 *  IT MUST BE PLAUSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!! 

1430-1460
See Europe 1430, 1430-1460

1461-1491
See Europe 1430, 1461-1491

1492-1522
See Europe 1430, 1492-1522

1523-1553
See Europe 1430, 1423-1553

1554-1584
See Europe 1430, 1554-1584

1585-1615
See Europe 1430, 1585-1615

1616-1646
See Europe 1430, 1616-1646

1647

 * British colonies expand along the Columbia Gorge and into the Snake River Valley, both of which are primarily settled by Scots.


 * Scandinavia begins to expand their navy, and founds a Marine Corps for both ship-to-ship fighting and amphibious operations.


 * Denmark, with tehnical help from the Heanestics, develop a primitive sea mine, and plan to string the Great Belt with them in case of war with anybody. Scandinavia also begins to produce them in small numbers to protect Skagens Odde from amphibious assault or bombardment.


 * The Heanestics continue to fortify the Elbe, and place several fortresses along the Weser, planning to completely fortify it later. Several small merchantmen are bought, reefitted with iron plating and primitive armored turrets, and anchored it the mouths of both rivers, enabling them to take out anything short of a man-of-war coming down the river.


 * Navarre begins large-scale production of various standard weapons and military equipment, hoping to become much like OTL Taiwan in terms of their economy and manufacturing skills.


 * Portugal continues to place fortifications along the Inca border, while they negotiate a pact of non-agression with France and Spain.


 * North Africa colonizes and (begins to) fortify Sao Tome and Malabo.


 * The British Group (mainly Britain itself) begins to supply the Hussite League in order to ensure that the Gemanics don't gain power in the Mediteranian.

1648
Shaung I of China traveled all across the Chinese Empire, learning about the conditions of his country. Shaung was appaled at how underdeveloped and under-efficent most of China was. Emperor Shaung I brought in European and Indian experts and established the Royal Privy Council, filled with these experts, for advice on how to improve China.

Scandinavia and Muscovy both establish embassies in Peking, and send many experts on health and engineering in an act of good faith.

The Hussite League forcefully annexes Serbia after Bohemian and Itailan reinforcements arrive and retake the coastline. In order to ensure that nothing of the sort happens again, Hungary reforms it's language and economy, as well as forcing all children to learn Hungarian, in an effort to replicate Bohemia's unity laws.

1649
Shaung I of China, with the assistance of Scandinavian and Muscovite experts, established the Chinese School of Engineering and the Chinese School of Medicine and Health. Both schools were staffed by foreign professors. Grants for poor Chinese students to attend these schools were provided.

Several high placed ministers attempt to assassinate Shaung, because they believe he is undermining traditional Confuscian ideas. After the assassination attempt failed, they retreat to the countryside and begin to raise a rebel army.

1650
To insure a rebellion never happens again, Shaung the Great reformed and reorganized China's military. A new standing army was established, uniform training for all soldiers introduced, and a new discipline system set up. Shaung also introduced European military technology and strategy. He also provided pensions to all soldiers after their five-year service time was up. By the end of the year, the Chinese Army is the most powerful in East Asia. They were loyal to only Shaung the Great. Shaung then used his new army to crush the rebellious ministers.

Habsburg sends thousands of troops armed with new muskets and cannons to invade Egypt via their North African territory and also send their navy to blockade and invade the many Egyptian ports.

1651
Emperor Shaung I reformed Chinese agriculture. All Chinese slaves were liberated and given "freedom money", all farms were reorganized, new farming technologies and techniques were introduced, and agricultural efficency was tripled. Shaung I also reduced the power of the nobles by forcing them to hand over one-half of their estates to lower-class people and by also forcing them to pay taxes.

Habsburg encourages the other Germanic nations to also invade Egypt, this works and soon Prussia and Wurzburg begin to send troops to also invade the southern part of Egypt.

Okay, I will re-write it

1652
Shaung I reformed the Chinese civil service. More common people were recurited to fill the ranks, and education was provided to all people over the age of 6 to help create a new civil service. Shaung divided China into provie (provinces), 10 of them total, each lead by a Governor appointed and dismissed directly by the Emperor. Shaung instated more efficent civil service qualifications. He also further reduced the power of the nobles by forcing them to serve in the military and requiring them to act as Shaung's "Personal Servants" for at least five months out of the year.

The British Group, spearheaded by the Heanestics, together create a unified economic policy to ensure that the allied govermnents all remain the economic powerhouses they are. Taxes are lowered on all citizens, while the new "corporations" that are springing up everywere among the BG have their taxes lowered as well. Due to private management and high profits, these corporations begin to dominate the economy of Europe (not just the BG corps, but corporations elsewere). In order to encourage economic growth, Scandinavia, Denmark, and Navarre completely privatize their economies.

Brunswick and Hesse begin to expand their border fortifications.

Scandinavia begins to outsource many of their support facilities for the military, such as dump logistics and rear-end medical treatments, to loyal Scandinavian corporations. As slow communication speed prevents the rise of large corporations, most outsourced fields are dominated by competing local companies, ensuring the best product/service for the lowest price. Due to these quality-improving and cost-cutting policies, the Scandinavian logistics and rear command systems are becoming some of the best in the European world. This also frees up troops for combat, and the Scandinavian forces rival Hapsburg in numerical superiority on land, while their navy, combined with Denmark's, is shaping up to be more than a match for the Prussians.

The Anatolian Alliance joins the British Group. They realize buy joining the BG, they can increase presence in the world and increase in trade.

Baldurism makes minor inroads in Greenland and Iceland. Chapels spring up in many large European cities, with Amsterdam having a Balduristic congregation of over 3,000.

The Germanic Alliance finishes up their conquest of Egypt, the members of the alliance divide Egypt up into three equal pieces, Habsburg gets the southern third, Prussia is given the north, and Wurzburg is given the middle lands, each are given multiple ports with which they can build up their navies in.

1653
Shaung I of China converted to Roman Catholicism. The emperor allowed the practice of any religion. He also gave women the right to hold property, hold a job, and hold and vote for public office. Shaung I also forced Chinese men to wear European clothing and hold European style-parties and balls. Shaung allowed women to attend these social balls and he also ordered every Chinese man to cut their hair. He also mandated the use of European cosmetics, jewerly, and cosmetics.edit or it be deleted

The Sassanid Empire joins the Germanic Alliance.

To keep themselves well defended against the Hussite and British Group, the governements of the European members of the Germanic Alliance all sign a document called the United Germanic Alliance Pact, the parts of the pact are divided into five councils of 3 people, three from Habsburg, Prussia, and Wurzburg. These include a council on trade and economics, one on defense and military, and one on politics, law, and one on treaties and federal documents. The pact defines an almost common ecnomy with huge amounts of trade, a united military system with staff system, elected military chiefs and conscription of troops, and finally a common code of law to be adopted by the governments in regards on mainly federal level crimes.

1654
Shaung I of China cut further on the power of the nobles by forcing them to pay more taxes and also by forcing them to act as common soldiers, not as officers.

The members of the Germanic Pact send foodstuffs and supplies to the Sassanid Empire to help defend them against the territorial ambitions of the Anatolian states.

1655
Shaung I of China intiated economic reforms. He encouraged trade with India and the Middle East, allowed private ownership of companies, implaced early commerce regulations, and organized China's first simplified tax code. Shaung I also opened Chinese ports to European and Indian trade, and he encouraged the production and export of Chinese porcelain, silk, rice, tea, and furs.

The Germanic Pact members now begin to build a series of roads and bridges that are protected by stationed troops, this is so the merchants and traders can travel freely and safely between the countries and also as a way to station their troops against foreign and domestic raiders.

Give me time, and I will add maps soon..

1656
'''Please remember to change the capital every five years. Just change the black dot grey and the next one black. London is fairly obvious, New London is in Great Guyana, Carolinatopia is in Cascadia and New Edinburgh is in New Scotland. The order for the capitol change is London to New London to Carolinatopia to New Edinburgh back to London.'''
 * Areas of Alatschenland become Provinces.
 * Great Britain and Japan prepare for an all out assault on Hawaii
 * The British Territories in Alatschenland are completely altered into Provinces.
 * Explorers discover gold in the Yukon. Various people scurry to take advantage of the find. Bohemia and Great Britain establish a number of waystations in land.
 * Overpopulation problems in the British waystations to Muscovite Alatschenland lead to a greater number being built thought the agreement about transfer of sovereignty is maintained.
 * To foster unity in the Provinces of the Empire, the name is changed from the United Provinces of Great Britain to the United British Provinces.
 * Immigration to the Territories of the Empire from many countries is encouraged
 * London prepares for the transfer of the capitol to New London. King Erik is making a speech declaring the union has never been stronger when he is assassinated by a Prussian expat. He dies and the throne is passed to his son Carl. King Carl is to be crowned in New London, the first monarch of the United British Provinces to be crowned outside of the British Isles.
 * The Prussian assassin escapes the country and gets to Prussia. Prussia refuses to extradite him.
 * A charter is granted to the Scots settling in North America to create New Scotland. Its capital New Edinburgh will be put into the cycle after Carolinatopia. The black border represents its border with Cascadia. The pink border is its charter claim area.
 * Scandinavian engineers develop a new kind of lock for guns known as the bolt lock (very diff. from OTL bolt action). A steel bolt place on a spring is compressed until a lock catches, and is held. When the trigger is pulled, the bolt accelerates down a pyrite-incrusted iron tube at the rear of the barrel, creating a shower of sparks to ignite the primer. Other than that, it loads and fires the same. It has the advantage of almost eliminating misfires, as it is a closed system, and secret experiments by Scandinavian and UPB engineers show that the recoil, if directed properly, can relock the bolt against the catch. The British Group does not utilize this quite yet, and only rumours tell of the new action.
 * The Scandinavian Skaggerak Squadron is complete, with 18 ships of the line, and 15 smaller ones. They also have 45 ships of the line and 56 frigates as their Baltic Fleet, and 20 of each as their Atlantic Squadron.

1657
Shaung I of China reformed education and health care. 30 major schools were established across China, college education was encouraged, and educational grants provided. Shaung also opened more hospitals and encouraged study of medicine.

The Germanic Pact members begin building a series of universities for medicine, the arts, and politics, but they also create the Germanic War Academy, a university where conscripts go to train and officers learn battle tactics and strategies, there are also courses in engineering and siege, as well as naval tactics and boat building.

1658
Shaung the Great, following the Germanic example, established the Chinese Academy of War and Strategy. This academy tought Chinese conscripts basic training, while officers learned battle tactis and strategies. Courses in engineering, naval tactics, and boat building were also provided.

Habsburg begins to build a series of border fortresses on their border with France, Hesse, and the Hanseatic Republic as a way to respond to and repel any possible invasions from neighboring countries.

1659
Shaung the Great expanded the Chinese Empire to the borders of OTL China, Korea, Mongolia, and Vietnam. He began construction of the Great Chinese Fortress in the west plains, using Hapsburg and Hanseatic experts.

The British Group expands on the already prestigious universitie of Helsinkii, Stcockholm, Oxford, and Eton, establishing war colleges at all the major campuses. Britain adopts the Scandinavian system of training, and the entire British Group makes it standard. The bolt lock is revealed to the public, (only the first kind), while the military equips their guns with the updated version, which uses recoil to drive back and lock the bolt.

The Heanestics complete their fortification of the Weser river, and construct several gunboats to ply the waters of the Helgoland Bight.

Brunswick and Hesse continue to fortify their borders, supported by the British Group.

Talks begin among the Anatolian Alliance (now members of the British Group) over integrating their navies, while their armies begin some cross-training.

Britain expands the colonies in Africa.

Denmark completes the construction of their Great Belt fortifications, and three purpose-built minelaying vessels have been commisioned. Scandinavia produces several more.

Deseret expands westward, while several unchartered British settlements just south of New Scotland are added to the charter.

Many of the powerful Nez Perze tribe of the Pacific Northwest have been converted to Calvinism by the new Scottish immigrants, and, while loyal to the Crown, form the Orange Squadron, several thousand elite Nez Perze cavalrymen, as well as light infantry. They quickly defeat any nearby hostile tribes, speeding the expansion of New Scotland.

Scandinavia establishes it's first colony in Africa at the Gambia river edestuary. They put in several forts and establish friendly relations with the locals. Another ship happens on St. Helena, and the Scandinavians send a couple hundred colonists to settle it. Two men-of-war and a frigate are built, and they together create the African Squadron, based at new Helsinki.

Livonia and Muscovy, both long allies of Scandinavia, begin talks over integration of them into the BG.

Muscovy expands further in the east, with most of their current border on the Ob.

In case of the fairly neutral relations with the Hussite League going sour, the British Group buys a strip of land in Livonia between the Dnepr (not the Dnestr) and the Zublya river. A canal is to be built on the location, with an estimated con. time of 13 years.

Will somebody please create a map reflecting the changes

1660
Shaung I of China eliminated what was left of the power of the nobles by removing them from local and central government administration and by forcing them to become servants to the court, providing money and suppliees. Shaung had created a completely new civil service, based on appointments made on merit. Poor and middle class people filled the ranks, and now administered the government and provinces.

Due to Scandinavia's long-standing regard for democracy and free speech (not to mention to a lesser extent the entire BG), they enable the Lord-General and Duke-General positions to be elected by all people, not just veterans. Taxes on income are abolished, and a flat tax rate is established (10% of the median income, updated every 10 years). However, all citizens, including women, are required to serve either in the armed forces or in a civil service branch from 15-20 and 25-30. The Marines opens up it's combat ranks for women, and it's estimated that the ratio of men to women serving in it will flatten out at 3:1. Due to this large manpower increase in civil service, many are assigned to the expanding drydocks, shipyards and factories of the BG, further increasing their economic growth.

Construction begins on the Dnepr canal.

The Anatolian Alliance combines their navies completely, and begin integration of their armies. However, due to fierce nationalism, the countries will all remain independent of each other for the forseeable future.

1661
The Emperor of China, Shaung I, issued a Imperial Law of Succession, which described the rules of succesion and allowed the ascension of women to the throne. Another law allowed women to divorce their husband and maintain custody of children.

Deseret adopts the Scandinavian training system, and begins a massive campaign constructing fortresses up and down their borders with the Bohemians. A large expidition funded by rich Church officials begins to move through northern Canada, setting up small trading posts left and right. A large colonization is expected to follow them up next year.

What group are France and Navarre a part of?

Navarre's british, France and Spain are their own group.

'''That was only discussed, no post had established the spain group. France is still part of the Hussite group.'''

France has no reason to be part of the Hussites, they have nothing in common.

1662
Shaung I of China began encouraging Chinese culture. He invited many European and Indian writers, philosphers and thelogoists, artists, etc. Shaung established the School of Art and the School of Liteature. He established several libaries and museums.

By now, most of the BG have changed over to the bolt lock, with the exception of North Africa and most of the Anatolian Alliance. The rate of fire of the bolt guns is such that most BG armies can get off three volleys in the time any army of comparable training can get off two.

New Scotland expands considerably into OTL Canada.

Navarre 's industrial capacity is currently that of Hapsburg's. While they have no truly adanced indiginous technology, they can produce most stock items quickly, in large numbers, and with acceptable quality. Several companies, including North Navarre Industries, and Gascon Technologies, begin to supply much of Europe's equipment.

1663
Shaung I of China expanded Chinese industry. Several hundred water-powered and steam-powered factories were established, as well water-powered farms and iron foundries. Military foundries and blacksmith shops were also built. Soon, China was Asia's second-largest economy, and the world's fastest growing economy.

1664
Cascadia expands to cover all of the pink dots on the map (OTL southern Yukon).

Please create Africa and Asia maps to show the world in those places.

1665
Shaung I of China set out on a tour of India, the Middle East, and Europe. He brought along silk, porcleain, furs, tea, and several other rare Chinese commodites. He first visited India, meeting with Muhjad II of India (the son of Muhjad I, who had died in 1645).

1666
James I of Bohemia comes to the throne. James is interested in re-gaining absolute power and shutting down the Bohemian Parliament. He still has the powers to appoint and dismiss government officals, to call and dissolve the Bohemian Parliament, to issue Royal proclamations and charters, to command the military, and to appoint judges to the Bohemian Supreme Court. James dissolves parliament and calls for new elections. He and his cronies bribe the voters to vote in ultra-Conservatives, who then immediately hand over to James supreme authority over the Bohemian budget and taxes. James I is also granted sole power to declare war, make peace, and sign treaties. He immediately begins building up the miltiary.

Realizing that, since James came to power in Bohemia, him and Frederick VII of Prussia could start up a whole new world war, Spain and the BG sign a pact of non-agression, and have two joint naval exercises together. France, being overshadowed by the Bohemians in the League, pulls out of the League and begins to prepare for war on all fronts. Fortresses are put up and down their borders with the Germanics, while, due to large concentrations of BG forces in Navarre, mobilize their forces near the border. Still, France does not wish war on anybody at all costs.

Bohemia begins to restrict acess to all non-Hussite vessels on the Dnestr canal. Livonia, Muscovy, and Scandinavia pump more funding into the Dnepr canal, now with a timetable of eight years.

Britain constructs a series of border forts all throughout their colonies, primarily on their borders with the Bohemians.

Due to the patriotic fervor sweeping Britain, many militias form, with their main purpose to defend the colonies at all costs. However, they are not very agressive, and not likely to cause any incidents.

Britain seeds many small colonies of Scandinavians and Scots throughout Canada, and a large colony of Danish-English settlers set up colonies in OTL UTah and Nevada.

1667
James I of Bohemia tells everyone in Europe that Bohemia is peaceful. Within Bohemia, Parliament shuts itself down and give James absolute power over every aspect of the Bohemian state, thus making him a absolute monarch. They become his cronies and enforce his will. James issues laws that have Bohemian Calvinists tortured and killed. Jews are also tortured. Laws are passed legalizing rape of women.