Nippon (Principia Moderni)

This is a profile page for the country Nippon (Japan) and its successor states as a part of the Principia Moderni (Map Game) game. It was formally controlled by Cosman246 but now it is under the control of VonGlusenburg. This page only shows Nippon since VonGlusenburg took control of the nation (1749 onwards).

Government
The Imperial House of Japan are the Dynasty which sit on the Imperial throne of Nippon. Nippon is a monarchy with the Emperor the head of state, however the Shogun rules in his place. The Shogun makes use of advisers and the Daimyo of the many prefectures across Nippon in order to work out government policy and enforce it.

The Daimyo lords govern their prefectures via the Machi bugyō/ There is a Machi bugyō office in the prefectural capital of each Prefecture, where around 100 Machi bugyō officials would oversee the running of the prefecture on the Daimyo's behalf, by running the police and fire-fighting forces of that prefecture; running the prefectural court by serving as judges in the prefectural courts; as well as managing a full range of other administrative and judicial responsibilities; including managing the tax revenue from the prefecture's citizens.

Administrative Divisions
Nippon is split up into 10 regions, are then split up into 53 prefectures spanning across the Nippon home islands (Hokkaidō, Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū), as well as the Nansei islands, and the Chishima (Kuril) islands. These prefecture divisions in the home islands can be seen on the map opposite. The entire Nansei Island chain is a prefecture and the entire Chishima island chain is also a prefecture.

Each prefecture is ruled by a Daimyo who are in charge of administrating their own region. These Daimyo are also part of the Daimyo council which consort with the Shogun and his advisers on running Nippon. Each region also has a Regional Daimyo council where the Daimyo of that region meet up, to discuss matters concerning running the region, however these aren't that important when compared to the national Daimyo council with the Shogun, since this is where the policy making takes place. The regional councils are more for Daimyo supporting one another to rule their own prefecture; for example if a Tsunami was to hit a prefecture, then the other prefectures in the region would be the first to help, and other prefectures in different regions would help out if necessary or forced to do so by the Shogun. However the prefectures which take up the whole region like Chishima & Nansei prefectures their regional councils are different, as instead of being each prefecture Daimyo of the region, it is instead the governor of the individual islands in these prefectures.

Colonies

 * The Colony of Kamchatka: This colony was gained from Vietnam after Nipponese independence was redeclared. It is a cold, harsh environment with many volcanoes, so this area hasn't got all that much infrastructure. Logging, fishing and hunting are the colony's main economic outputs.
 * The Colony of Karafuto: This colony is to be part of the Nipponese home nation eventually, and the island has a bright future ahead of it, with the timber industry logging the largely untouched forests and growing plantations of trees, the good fishing water, abundant mineral resources, and farms growing crops such as wheat, soybeans, potatoes, onions, pumpkins, and corn. Economic output is high, there is lots of living space for the growing Nipponese population too and Nippon's poorer peasants are being convinced to move to Karafuto to start a new life.
 * The Colony of Satotochi: This colony was founded around OTL Gonzaga, it was founded after the efforts of Daimyo Nishio Tadanao, who wanted Nippon to have her own supply of tropical goods like sugar, tropical fruit, coffee, etc. Sugar cane plantations are the main source of income for this colony, followed by tropical fruit orchards.

International Relations
Allies: Trade agreements: Trading Posts
 * Vietnam
 * Finland
 * France
 * France
 * China
 * Finland (The Finnish have a trading post in the city of Kōchi (Kōchi Prefecture)
 * France (The French have a trading post on on the island of Dejima in Nagasaki bay (Nagasaki Prefecture)

Economy

 * Main Exports: Silk, guns, swords, spices, rice, fish, and seafood
 * Main Imports: Silk, iron, technology, rice, and weapons

Important people
Here we have a few lists of important people in the Nipponese Empire such as a list of Emperors, Shoguns, notable Daimyo, military figures, businessmen, etc.

Emperors of Nippon: Shoguns of Nippon: Notable Daimyo of Nippon: Important military figures of Nippon: Notable Nipponese Clans:
 * Emperor Momozono(1747-62)
 * Empress Go-Sakuramachi(1762-)
 * Tokugawa Ieshige (1749-1760)
 * Tokugawa Ieharu (1760-)
 * Tokugawa Ieshige (leader of the pro-independence movement, became Shogun after securing Nippon's independence)
 * Ichigo Akamatsu (Former Daimyo of Kamchatka Prefecture, got himself exiled for insulting the Shogun in 1752)
 * Nishio Tadanao (Important member of the pro-indendence movement, Daimyo of Shizuoka prefecture, also started the Nipponese colonisation of tropical colonies by having the colony of Satotochi set up, and then with his clan (Nishio clan the Nishio clan) Nishio Tadanao sets up the Nishio Sugar Company was set up to grow, refine and sell sugar & sugar based goods)
 * Tanuma Okitsugu
 * Admiral Tokugawa Munetada (Appointed Admiral of the Nipponese Navy by his older brother, Shogun Tokugawa Ieshige; responsible for greatly expanding the navy and colonizing the remaining Chishima islands)
 * Tokugawa Clan (The clan of the Shoguns on Nippon)
 * Nishio Clan (The clan of the Daimyo of Shizuoka prefecture, and owners of the Nishio Sugar Company)

Military
The Nipponese military has reverted back to the days of old thanks to the new Tokugawa Shogunate with Samurai warriors being the main military force/power in Nippon. But the Imperial Army and Navy were around to protect the nation itself from foreign forces; members of the Imperial Nipponese Army and Navy are the only people allowed to possess and handle guns in Nippon after the 1763 decree.

Furthermore after the "Imperial Armed Forces Act (1764)" came into force, meaning that each prefecture was to supply an army of at least 1,000 men to the Imperial Army in times of war; and the soldiers of these armies where to be a mix of around 40% full time professional soldiers, and 60% part time reservist troops. The IAF Act of 1764 also allowed anybody over the age of 16, enrol on the 2 year solider course at their prefecture's Imperial Military Academy, to become a solider. Upon completion of the course people could be selected to join the Imperial Army as full time soldiers if they were good enough. Otherwise they became reverse troops, who would go back to their everyday lives and once a year be called to the Imperial Military Academy for drills and such, to keep the reservists in shape; and in times of war, the reservists would be called upon to join the Imperial Army. Soldiers got tax breaks too, so this encouraged lots of people to become reservists or to send their sons to become reverse soldiers so that they would benefit from the tax break in later life, and to give them discipline.

The Imperial Navy on the other hand, was made up of only full time professional sailors, thanks to the 1764 IAF Act. Under the rule of Admiral Tokugawa Munetada, the first Admiral of the Imperial Navy since independence from Vietnam, the navy was split up several fleets, each to protect an area of Nippon. For example you have the Chishima fleet, Hokkaidō fleet, Karafuto fleet, Shikoku fleet, Satotochi fleet, Inland Sea fleet, etc. The fleet is increasingly being populated by European style Galleon ships, in order to make the navy more modern, however there are still hundreds of smaller Chinese style Junk ships, as well as some Turtle ships, Red Seal ships, too. However the

There is also the Shinsengumi police force which is a military police force. Its role is to police the land and protect the Nipponese citizens from criminals and bandits; the Shinsengumi are formed after 2,000 Samurai and Ronin pledge allegiance to the Shogun. As well as organised crime, they are

History

 * 1747: A group of Japanese Daimyo demand greater autonomy for Japan from Vietnam


 * 1748: The Pro-Nippon Daimyo see more Daimyo join their cause, and they continue to demand greater autonomy for Nippon from Vietnam. The Vietnamese make a deal with the pro-independence Daimyo. The Vietnamese will officially declare Nipponese independence in 1750 in exchange for an alliance with the new Nipponese government. The leader of the pro-independence daimyo will become the new Shogun, but the Emperor will remain in power as he is of the Yamato dynasty (the Japanese Imperial family). Nipponese traders also found a small port and trading post on the bottom of Karafuto island.


 * 1749: The pro-independence Daimyo agree to the Vietnamese deal, however the current Shogun does not agree with this, and he demands that he remains Shogun. The pro-independence Daimyo however see this current shogun as weak as he never did anything to get Nippon her sovereignty back. The pro-independence Daimyo hire ninjas to kill the current Shogun, and the current shogun is killed. The pro-independence Daimyo have their leader Tokugawa Ieshige from the prestigious Tokugawa clan is declared Shogun, thus starting the "Edo/Tokugawa period" and ending the "Vietnamese Vasal period". Tokugawa Ieshige begins to negotiate with Vietnam so Nippon gets Kamchatka, Karafuto (Sakhalin), and the Chishima (Kuril) islands, since these are Nipponese majority territories. The Vietnamese agree to Shogun Tokugawa's territory requests, as the Vietnamese had already planned to give them to Nippon before the independence movement started. Shogun Tokugawa thanks Vietnam for agreeing to his requests, and for Vietnam's help to get Nippon back on its feet after the lawless period of civil disarray and anarchy. Tokugawa hopes that the two nations shall remain good friends and allies for many years to come.


 * 1750: With independence gained by Nippon, the people rejoice and a parades takes place in the Imperial capital of Kyoto, and the Shogun's capital of Edo. The military forces are amped up in order to make sure the country is protected. The Imperial navy is greatly expanded in order to make sure Nippon can control the many islands in her empire. A trade deal is also formed with France.


 * 1751: Nippon reorganises the nation so each prefecture of the empire is ruled by a Daimyo, and they take part in the Daimyo council with the Shogun & his advisers so national policy can be decided. Nippon also claims the rest of the Chishima (Kuril) islands, and the remaining Chishima islands begin to be colonized, with 800 sq KM being colonized this year. Nippon also ask Russia for their territory on one of the Chishima (Kuril) islands in return for a trade deal and an alliance.


 * 1752: Nippon expands her territory in the Chishima (Kuril) islands by 800km. The Shogun also removes Kamchatka's prefecture status and makes it a colony of Nippon, after Kamchatka's Daimyo insulted the Shogun. The Daimyo of Kamchatka is also exiled to, and he goes to live in North America. The Nansei islands also become a prefecture of Nippon as Nansai Prefecture, comprising both the Satsunan Islands and Ryukyu Islands. The colony of Karafuto is also declared after joining together the two trading posts and their adjacent territory into one colony


 * 1753: Tokugawa Munetada is appointed Admiral of the Nipponese Navy by his older brother, Shogun Tokugawa Ieshige. The new Admiral is tasked with overseeing the expansion of the Imperial navy and colonizing the remaining Chishima islands. He does this by having several new European style galleon ships commissioned into the Imperial Navy, and colonizes 500 sq km of the Chishima islands too.


 * 1754: The remaining 250 sq km of the unclaimed Chishima islands are colonized by Nippon. With nearly all of the Chishima islands now under Nipponese control, Nippon once again ask Russia  for her territory in the Chishima (Kuril) Islands, this time offering a trade deal and money. The Imperial navy is also greatly expanded with mostly lots of Frigates being added to the navy. Admiral Tokugawa Munetada also splits up the navy into several fleets each to protect an area of Nippon e.g. the Chishima fleet, Hokkaidō fleet, Shikoku fleet, etc. Crops from Europe are bought by Nipponese traders so the Nipponese settlers in Karafuto, Hokkaido and the Chishima islands can grow food more suited to the climate in the cold northern Nipponese territories. Things like wheat, soybeans, potatoes, onions, pumpkins, and corn are grown by settlers and this encourages a lot of the poorer Nipponese to move up north in order to be given land and crops to grow on the land. Nipponese miners move into the Chishima islands to mine the islands, and many tree farms/plantations are set up too by the Nipponese timber industry. Lots of fishermen also set up residence to fish the well-stocked seas around the Chishima islands. 250 sq km is colonized in Karafuto to, as more settlers move their to make use of the cheap farm land. An alliance is also formed with France.


 * 1755: A deal is made with Finland in which Nippon gain the Finnish colony on Chishima Islands Chain, and in return Finland gains a trading post in the city of Kōchi (Kōchi Prefecture). New buildings and a few small forts are built in the Chishima islands. The Karafuto colony is expanded by 1250 sq km, and Nippon ask Hanthawaddy if Nippon can buy Hanthawaddy's colonies in Karafuto and on that Yaeyama island opposite Taiwan.


 * 1756: Nippon ask Hanthawaddy again if Nippon can buy Hanthawaddy's colonies in Karafuto and on that island opposite Taiwan. Nippon also expands her Karafuto colony by 1250 sq km. Nippon also offers China a trade deal. Daimyo Nishio Tadanao also starts to appeal to the Shogunate that Nippon should found colonies in warmer climates so Nippon has access to her own supply of sugar and tropical fruits.


 * 1757: Nipponese settlers expand the Karafuto colony by 750 sq km and the city of Toyohara is founded and becomes the colonial capital of Karafuto. Nishio Tadanao also succeeds in his quest to have Nippon found a colony in a tropical region, after the Nipponese colony of Satotochi is founded around OTL Gonzaga, it is 100 sq km in size. Sugar cane plantations are founded in Nansei islands and in the new Satotochi colony; sugar beet plantations are also opened in Hokkaido and Karafuto. On top of this the unclaimed 400 sq km of the Yaeyama islands opposite Taiwan are annexed by Nippon and added into Nansei prefecture.


 * 1758: The Nipponese colony of Kamchatka expands by 350 sq km as logging activities intensify, the Karafuto colony expands by 800 sq km as more poor peasants move northwards to be given free land, and the new Satotochi colony is expanded by 400 sq km as more sugar plantations are set up by the rich nobles, of whom mostly belonged to the Nishio clan which was the clan of Satotochi's founder Nishio Tadanao. The Nishio Sugar Company was set up to grow, refine and sell sugar & sugar based goods from Satotochi to the Nipponese home market; and this started a luxury foods market in Nippon as the rich nobles began to dine on more sweet foods, especially Kompeitō, which becomes a favourite of the emperor and the emperor began to gift small bags of Kompeitō to visitors. China is once again offered a trade deal after the lack of reply to the 1756 deal, and China agree to the trade deal this time.


 * 1759: Nippon's colonies continue to expand, Karafuto expands by 800 sq km, and Satotochi expands by 750 sq km. A castle with a port are built on the tip of OTL Cape Crillon known as Castle Chirion, and the OTL Cape Crillon is named Cape Chirion by Nippon. The port of Sōya is also built on OTL Cape Sōya, and Castle Sōya is also built too. A ferry service is set up between the ports/jōkamachi of Chirion and Sōya to make transportation between Hokkaido and Karafuto easier. Nippon also thank China for expecting the trade deal, as this has given Nippon access to more rice and tea. The French also ask Nippon for a trading post like Finland, and Nippon grants France a trading post on the island of Dejima in Nagasaki bay.


 * 1760: The Nipponese Shogun Tokugawa Ieshige retires in March, citing bad health for his reason to resign, and Tokugawa Ieshige appoints his first born son Tokugawa Ieharu as the next shogun. Tokugawa Ieshige dies later that year in December. The new Shogun Tokugawa Ieharu vows to expand Nipponese influence across Asia, and he does so by continuing to expand the Nipponese colonies, this year Karafuto expands by 700 sq km, and Satotochi expands by 850 sq km.


 * 1761: The Nipponese Emperor Momozono abdicates in favour of his sister and he dies a month later. Momozono's sister becomes empress regnant, to reign until the late Emperor Momozono's son is old enough to become Emperor himself. Monozono's sister is crowned Empress Go-Sakuramachi. The Nipponese colonies continue to expand, with Karafuto expanding by 700 sq km, and Satotochi expanding by 850 sq km.


 * 1762:Nishio Tadanao dies aged 72, after catching Malaria while visiting the Satotochi colony which he practically founded. Nishio Tadanao's adopted son/nephew Nishio Tadamitsu succeeds his uncle's posisitions as head of the Nishio Clan, Daimyo of Shizuoka prefecture and Chairman of the Nishio Sugar Company. The city of Tadanao is founded on the site of OTL Gonzaga, Cagayan in honour of Nishio Tadanao, and the city becomes the colonial capital of the Satotochi colony. Furthermore the Satotochi colony is expanded by 800 sq km after the Satotochi 1st Army is founded in order to protect the Nipponese settlers and plantations from the local Filipino natives. The Satotochi Fleet is also started in order to give the colony naval protection from the Imperial Nipponese Navy.


 * 1763: In order to deal with the bandits plaguing the Nipponese countryside, Nipponese Empress Go-Sakuramachi orders a radical shake-up of Nippon's gun laws, with guns now only allowed to be possessed by members of the Nipponese Imperial Army or Navy. She also announces the creation of the Machi bugyō with a Machi bugyō office being set up in the prefectural capital of each Prefecture, where around 100 Machi bugyō officials would oversee the running of the prefecture on the Daimyo's behalf, by running the police and fire-fighting forces of that prefecture; running the prefectural court by serving as judges in the prefectural courts; as well as managing a full range of other administrative and judicial responsibilities. As well as this, the Satotochi colony is expanded by 800 sq km and Karafuto colony by 400 sq km.


 * 1764: ...