Principia Moderni (Map Game)

Principia Moderni, or "The Beginning of the Modern" in Late Latin, is a map game beginning in the final days of the Middle Ages in Europe, and the early days of the Ming dynasty in China--1420 C. E...The House of Hohenzollern have become the Electorates of Brandenburg--though most of the power in the Holy Roman Empire still lies with the Habsburgs, Joan of Arc has defeated the English at Orleans, the city of Tenochtitlan is founded by the Aztecs, the Timurid Empire has united Central and West Asia, and the Yongle Emperor sends out Zheng He to voyage westwards. It is a turbulent era, in other words, an era of change, and an era in which power is cemented.

Rules

 * Main article: Rules (Principia Moderni)

Moderators

 * Detectivekenny (moderator-in-chief, mapmaker)(wikibreak)
 * CrimsonAssassin (moderator, watchman)
 * Yankovic270 (moderator)
 * Collie Kaltenbrunner (moderator, mapmaker)
 * Zagoria (moderator)(wikibreak)
 * Scandinator (moderator,destroyer of worlds,minister of war,stability mod)
 * LurkerLordB (moderator)

Retired

 * PitaKang (moderator)
 * Roguejedi (moderator)
 * Cosman246 (creator, assistant moderator)

Northern Europe

 * Finland-- Kogasa
 * Iceland--
 * Sweden-- Scandinator
 * Toeh Ngoa Nyoing (Hanthawaddian puppet state and former colony)--

Western Europe

 * Bavaria--
 * Brandenburg--Zagoria
 * Burgundy (French puppet state)-- JCC
 * England(union with Sweden)--
 * Flemland--
 * France-- Galaguerra
 * Hanover--
 * Rhinland-Saarland--
 * Rhinish-Walienstein--
 * Saxonia--
 * Scotland-- asfertix
 * Wales--

Eastern Europe

 * Austria--
 * Bulgaria--
 * Czechland--
 * Hungary--Collie Kaltenbrunner
 * Moldavia--
 * Moravia--
 * Poland--
 * Prussia--
 * Tsardom of Russia -- LxCaucassus
 * Wallachia--

Southern Europe

 * Lombard Confederation--
 * Naples--LurkerLordB
 * Spain --ManofSteele
 * Verona(Hungarian ally)--

Asia Minor

 * Turan -- Saamwiil

Arabian Peninsula

 * Yemen -- Doctor261

Mesopotamia

 * Assyria--
 * Edessa-Antioch (French puppet state)--
 * Jerusalem(Napolitian puppet state)--
 * Kurdistan--Conwarlord96
 * Persia--RandomWriterGuy 19:19, November 12, 2011 (UTC)
 * Shahzrur--

Indian Subcontinent

 * Bharat--
 * Bidar(Bharatian vassal)--
 * Gondwana(Bharatian vassal)--
 * Kandy(Hungarian puppet state)--

East Asia

 * China-- CrimsonAssassin
 * Joseon--
 * Nippon-- VonGlusenburg (talk to Von!)

South-east Asia

 * Bali--
 * Brunei--Tim
 * Hanthawaddy-- Detectivekenny
 * Pedang
 * Sunda--
 * Ternate--
 * Vietnam-- Yankovic270

North and Central America

 * Isolaque--
 * Itsaygahi (formerly Tsalagi) - Mumby
 * Pueblo Nation-
 * Újfundlandi--

South America

 * Calora--
 * Fjordlaand(Swedish puppet state)--
 * Ge Empire-
 * Incan-Colombian Republic (ICR)-- DeanSims 17:47, July 11, 2011 (UTC)
 * Manoa--
 * Muisca Confederation-
 * Onguayal--
 * Tapajoso--

Oceania

 * Paredarerme--

West Africa

 * Akon--
 * Benin--
 * Borgu--
 * Bornu--
 * East Gao--
 * East Takrur(Civil disorder)--
 * Gao(Civil disorder)--
 * Guinea--
 * Hausa(Civil disorder)--
 * Jennes--
 * Kaje--
 * Kidal--
 * Moroccan Sultanate--
 * New Ashanti--
 * Nupe-Igala Union--
 * Songhai--
 * Timbuktu(Civil disorder)--
 * Tuareg--
 * West Takrur--
 * Wolof--

East Africa

 * North Swahili--
 * Marava--
 * New Torwa--
 * Puntland
 * South Swahili--
 * The Lakes Empire--
 * Torwa--
 * Tunjur--
 * United African Allies (The UAA) Flagmania

South Africa

 * Benguela--
 * Cabinda--
 * Kacongo--
 * Kazibira--
 * Kongo--
 * Ndongo--
 * Ngoyo--
 * Numia--
 * Tichila--
 * Twobia--
 * Wadongo--
 * Zululand--

*Inactive — may be taken over

**Does not exist: inactive but may not be taken over

You may add smaller kingdoms or tribes to the list.

1400s

 * Archives: 1420-1449
 * Archives: 1450-1479
 * Archives: 1480-1509

1500s

 * Archives: 1510-1539
 * Archives: 1540-1569
 * Archives: 1570-1599

1600s

 * Archives: 1600-1629
 * Archives: 1630-1659
 * Archives: 1660-1689

1700s

 * Archives: 1690-1719
 * Archives: 1720-1749
 * Archives: 1750-1779

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1780


''' A devastating earthquake shakes Persia. 200,000 are dead in and around Tabriz. Bavaria declares independence from Brandenburg, along with Prussia.Meanwhile, the Saxonian forces obtain a decisive victory over the Brandenburgian forces near Magdeburg.inspired by the recent events on Saxony, revols against Brandeburgian rule grow in western Brandenburg, espacially on Westphalia and Rhineland. Meanwhile, in the Indian subcontinent Bharat vassalizes the two small nations that it practically surrounds, Gondwana and Bidar. '''

''' I changed the event concerning the AGC, as the process of breakup should take longer than just three years.assuming that Scandinator posted the events, you yourself said that it would be complete in 1797.and it still is 1780. '''


 * Industrialization continues in Hungary.The economy grows.Egypt updates its military.Meanwhile, Newfoundland continues expanding, and Magyar Dél-Amerikabán expands 2750 sq km inland.
 * Nippon continues to expand into Karafuto as the war rages on. The Shogun is also deeply offended by the Tsar's claim to Karafuto/Sakahalin island and the Chishima/Kuril Islands which are not only part of the Nipponese nation but they are populated by Nipponese citizens. Nippon ask Finland to do something about their Union parter Russia and get Russia to remove her claim to Nipponese controlled territories, and former Nipponese controlled territories. Meanwhile Chamoru manages to conquer all of her neighbouring tribes and assumes complete control over the Mariana Islands. Kamochatoka expands too by 800 sq km. Emperor Go-Momozono dies too, and his adopted son from the Kan'in branch of the Imperial family ascends to the Chrysanthemum Throne as Emperor Kōkaku.
 * Finland will do whatever it can to convince Russia to stop claiming Nipponese Islands.
 * Russia claimed them before you entered the game... Tsar Alexi was in power from 1645-1678. but fine, We can strike some sort of deal. I will relinquish claims as long as I can be assured that Nippon does not attack Russia from those Islands...and that Russians are free to settle as they love the landscape.
 * Nippon agree not to attack Russia from Karafuto or the Chishima islands (Sakhalin & Kuril islands). Russian citizens are also allowed to emigrate to Nippon and become citizens too. Nippon also thanks Finland for their help with this issue.
 * Finland continues to build up their military, and continue to build and improve some infrastructure. Industrialisation also continues throughout Finland. Finland also expands Hyvinkää 250km inward and expands Kōshi by 250km. Finland tells Russia very kindly to stop claiming Karafuto and the Chishima Islands as theirs and focus on Evenkia that they can take over and also tells Russia to take the Arctic islands above them (like OTL Servernaya Zemlya and New Siberian Islands) before someone else does. Meanwhile a few more Shinto shrines are built in the colonies, and a new small port is also built.
 * I think you need to send Lx a message on his talk page, as he appears to not be reading over Nippon's posts well enough. Also, it shouldn't take so long to take over Karafuto, you could probably reign over the whole island by next year.
 * ​Turan continues to work on its military.Turan offers a deal to Russia asking for the Caucus region and Kazakhstan(we are willing to pay the price to re-unite with our Turkic brethren). Could someone please do the war algorithym.
 * Most of the Caucasus is Armenian dominated, and the main minorities would be Georgian, Persian, and Kurdish, not Turkish. Also, who are you going against in the war?
 * Well, there is an Azerbaijani population in the Caucasus... But the main reason I want the Caucasus is because it gives me access to Kazakhstan. And my war is against Bulgaria.
 * But you don't even border Armenia, not even by sea border. With the new stability and results algorithm, I want Scandinator to do the first new algorithm so I have an example to go on.
 * I didn't see anything new. Anyhow, it is the whole Caucuses in my intrest, and I have access to the Black sea...
 * Naples: Industrialization continues, with Cambio di Pablo's experimental factory being a great success, and a couple more factories, scattered about the nation, are in planning (although it will take a few decades before they make a significant portion of Neapolitan products). Urbanization continues as well. Istoias grows 2000 square kilometers as the people there begin to move northward. Naples recognizes the independence of all the nations that have broke away from Anglo-Germany, and recognizes the Itsaygahi dominance of Wales under the condition that Itsaygahi not destroy the religion of the Welsh people.
 * Madoc's army seizes control of the West Country, and Bristol is opened up to more Itsaygahan soldiers. The 'Indians' become a frequent sight in the West Country and South Wales. Meanwhile, Owain's army of Welshmen seize Merseyside and the Border Country area of England. Charter Port Princes and Marcher Lords place their sons as governors and administators of Welsh provinces, marrying them to Welsh noblewomen. The nation is renamed the Union of Cymbria. Itsaygahi solidifies its control over Cymbria. The Isle of Man is seized and turned into an Itsaygahan colony. Madoc's cousin Chanrak takes the place of governor of the island, and exercises a deep level of influence on the mainland. Elsewhere, the colony in West Africa is expanded.
 * Persia sends relief teams to the disaster zones and asks for Russia and China to help the people. The colony of New Tehran expands by 10x40 sq. mi. Expeditions throughout the island and the Amazon continue. THe expedition to Singapore is a sucess, having finding a successful pit stop. With their job done, they return home. The military and navy continues to be expanded and upgraded. They send diplomats to France-Sweden, proposing a co-op invasion of Srivijaya.
 * Naples will help Persia too, as long as they can get some of the territory as well. Remember, with the new result equation, the war should last at least 5 years so we can get all of the territory
 * Sure, let Naples join (you hearing this Naples?)
 * Naples, hoping to gain a new colony, as it has been almost 50 years since their colony of Vicia was founded, sends aid to Persia to help them recover from the earthquake, and promises help against Srivijaya in a future war.
 * Russia continues its Settlement of Siberia. The Russian Governement officialy makes torture ilegal. The enlightenement is starting to grip the people of Russia. The Rural populace start having large families, as it is now well known that many go into the cities to try to make a living. a roadwork project begins in russia. the Great Transcontinental road finished construction. Aid is sent to Persia in the form of money and certain soldiers. Russia, Lithuania, The Iroquois, Armenia, and Kazakhstan all petition Turan to abolish Slavery and Enslavement of Christians. They ask that Turan look towards russia, and econom without slaves as inspiration. RTOZhD starts building its first rail line in the Pacific. Meanwhile, RZhK is not doing as well, as prices soar. Reaserch on a new Train engine starts. Afrikanskaya Zemlya expands by 9000km.
 * The Vietnamese and Taiwanese continue to expand their militaries in preperation for the upcoming war.


 * Sweden develops its military. It expands Hodlaand by 9150sqkm.

1781
''' The union between Portugal and Spain is broken, with Spain getting the Australian and Algerian colonies and Portugal getting the former Incan colony and the OTL Tangiers colony. (this means they both go gray) '''

''' Spain's player, ManofSteele, is returning in around 10 days. I know him in IRL and he has not been able to access the internet during the Summer break as he has been out hiking and going to camps. Scan '''
 * Naples prepares its military for the coming conflict. Istoias expands 2000 square kilometers northward along the coast. The first gun factory is made for the preparations for the war with Srivijaya/Malaysia, but it only supplies a small amount of the guns. A small slave revolt occurs in Ricasolia, the only Neapolitan colony that still has slavery, but it is quickly quited down.
 * Turan keeps working on its militar, whilst spreading through Bulgaria. Turan offers 1000 golden lira for both Kazakhstan and Caucasia.
 * Just what will taking land you dont border, even by sea get you? and 1000 golden Lira for the caucasus and Kazakhstan wont work. thats only bout 500 kilos of gold. THe population of the caucasus is mostly cossacks and Armenians and Georgeans. Byt Kazakhstan is turic...but too far away from your borders to make it worth buying.
 * the model of steam engine invented by Herczog continues to replace the old o ne, Meanwhile, the armament "industry" grows.Egypt continues updating its military, and riots against Hungarian rule start on Goa and surroundings.Magyar Dél-Amerikabán expands 2750 sq km inland.
 * Catherine dubs a cossack fortress in the Kuban Ekaterinodar(modern day Krasnodar). Siberian Settlement continues, as it is almost complete, Russains celebrate. THe Far East Gubernia is named and its capital is Nicolaevsk, although Vladivostok is ready to compete for that title, as it is growing larger and larger by the year, faster than Nicolaevsk. It is predicted that IN 1790 the Popultion of Vladivostok will rise to 250 000, more than Nicolaevsk's 240 000. Russian Senate becomes very very complicated as it is not fullyapointed. the Governors are apointed by the Emperor, the Senators are appointed by the Governor, and the Empreror may mor may not have a say in who gets appointed as what. The Enlightenment catches up in Russia's Elite. Russia enters negotiations with Nippon about the situation of Russian Settlement of Sahalin. Russian America(Alaska) expands by 3000 km
 * Nippon continues to expand into Karafuto as the Karafuto Reclamation war continues, but Commander Tanuma Okitsugu expects the war to be over in the next 5 years which the Shogun is pleased by. The Shimazu clan of Kagoshima also decide to get involved in the tropical goods trade, and the Satsuma Corporation is set up to start setting up plantations in Satotochi colony growing tropical fruits and sugar. This causes Satotochi to expand by 800 sq km as new plantations are set up by the Satsuma Corporation.
 * Cymbria is secured, and a peace signed with England. Wales, the West Country, the Borders and Merseyside are all recognised as sovereign land of the new Union. Owain pledges allegiance to his Itsaygahan patrons, not like they've got a lot of choice. Itsaygahi starts to show a decidedly unhealthy interest in the AGC's former colonies. Noovelongahi (West Africa) is expanded. The military is reformed. Madoc becomes Owain's chief minister and acts as a middleman between the Marcher Lord administrators and the central Cymbrian government. Madoc and Owain institute a program of 'Levelling' stripping land from noblemen and redistributing it amongst the common layfolk.
 * Persia continues to build up its military and navy and continues to upgrade them. New Tehran expands by 40x10 sq. mi. Expeditions on the island and the Amazon continue. They ask Russia to sell Kazakhstan for 10 billion ruble.
 * China continues to industrialize. The colony expands by 3800 sq km up the Gulf Coast.
 * The Vietnamese and Taiwanese continue to expand their military for the upcoming war.
 * Finland continues to build up their military, and continue to build and improve some infrastructure. Industrialisation also continues throughout Finland. Finland also expands Hyvinkää 250km inward and expands Kōshi by 250km. Meanwhile a few Karelians travel to the Finnish colonies and teach them about, as well as helping them industrialise.
 * Sweden upgrades its military. It expands Thorlaand by 9150sqkm southward at the tip of Hudson Bay.

1782
''' The Pueblo Indians form a nation about the size of Austria in their territory. Meanwhile, in OTL Colombia the Muisca Confederation manages to develop from a confederacy of tribes to a true, civilized nation the size of their OTL territory. '''
 * Naples continues to build up its military in preparation for the war. Istoias and Ricasolia both grow by 1500 square kilometers. Another weapons factory is built. Benvolio III sends a message to Hungary, asking the state of his sister Maria, who was married to prince Janos.
 * The Vietnamese and Taiwanese continue to expand their militaries in preperation for the upcoming war.
 * Persia continues to expand and upgrade its military and navy. After hearing about the news of industrialization, they decide to catch up with the industrializing nations. They establish a plan to modernize and industrialize the country: Persia should use its colony in OTL Brazil as a place to grow cash crops, encourage the buildng of railroads in the country, and ask for other industrialized nations for technical assistence. New Tehran expands by 10x40 sq mi. They begin settlements at the island and bases and pitstops across the Amazon. They decide to send an expedition to the westernmost part of the Amazon to discover its source.
 * Railroads are only available from Stage 2, which for Persia, wil start in 1790, technically, but only as experimental technology.
 * Nippon continues to expand into Karafuto as the Karafuto Reclamation war continues, and the military is expanded to help the war effort. Satotochi colony also expands by 800 sq km as new plantations are set up by the Satsuma Corporation.
 * Finland continues to build up their military, and continue to build and improve some infrastructure and continues industrialisation. Finland also expands Hyvinkää 250km inward and expands Kōshi by 250km.
 * China constructs a railroad connecting Beijing with its surrounding districts. This yields major economic and militaristic success.
 * France builds up its military. The Emperor dies and his son become August I Harold. He asks for the loyalty's confirmation from the chancellors of Sweden and Greenland. He offers the ICR and Turan the oportunity to become full members of the Franco-Swedish Parliament, with the industrial and military privileges that it involves. A new Caliph, called Suleyman, is defied by the new sultan of Argelia, Djem, who doesn't accept the new elective caliphate. The Sultan is exiled to Songhay, and his ten year old brother, Mehmet, becomes Sultan.
 * Sweden confirms its loyalty to France and develops its military. Sweden's railroad is now at the halfway point between Stocholm and Malmo. Asgard is expanded by 9150sqkm.

1783
''' An earthquake decimates the city of Calabria in Naples leaving 35,000 dead. Famine hits Japan and is worsened by the eruption of Asama-Yama which kills 20,000 people and renders the agricultural Shinano and Kuzuke provinces of unproductive for many years to come. '''

''' Meanwhile a huge explosion shakes Iceland... Laki has erupted. The sky darkens over Iceland as the lava and lahar flows kill 2,000... The ash cloud sweeps across Southern Scandinavia before turning south and blanketing continental Europe in thick ashy smog making all nautical navigation immpossible from Greenland to Lithuania and Italy to Sweden. The effects are especially bad in the British Isles with 23,000 dead from sulfur dioxide posioning and a further 8,000 die in Iceland due to flouride posioning. Many thousands die of similar causes across Europe. Unpredictable weather sweeps across Europe causing heatwaves, thunderstorms and hail across the continent destroying crops. This all ends with the dissipation of the ash cloud in Autumn. But many more have died in Iceland, the former Hanthawaddian colony and Greenland due to lack of supplies. '''

''' Meanwhile Russia, Sweden, Finland and the British Isles must deal with one of the harshest winters ever, whilst the rest of Europe is subjected to a colder winter as well. The Winter of North America is also very cold as well, with places as far south as Itsaygahi suffering colder than normal weather.  Oh boy, here goes perhaps the first worldwide disaster...'''


 * There complete. and BTW I tend to update the mod posts in chunks if it is big my computer does not like big uploads.
 * Note to players: if your nation is affected, and your turns in this turn and next don't even mention the disasters, I will be very annoyed.
 * Iceland isn't the official name of the country. 
 * It's the name of the island


 * Naples continues to build up its military in preparation of the upcoming war with the Malays for the first part of the year, with Ricasolia and Istoias both growing by about 500 square kilometers. The economy of the nation was improving, until the devestation in Calabria occured. The new resources from the expanding colonies are used to help Calabria, but they are unable to send any more when smog clouds prevent travel out of the Mediterranean sea. Naples is not hit as badly as the northern Europeans, but as the winter begins many people predict that next year will be a bad one for crops.


 * Persia continues to build up and upgrade their military and navy, They continue their industrialization plan, with settlers flocking to the colonies in OTL Brazil. New Tehran expands by 10x40 sq mi. New settlements are springing up all across the Amazon. Farms for cash crops and food stuffs are being grown all over. The plants of the rainforest are being studied, and slaves are brought from Africa (in non-player controlled areas) to do the plantation work.
 * Emperor Mengistu becomes very ill and leaves the senate to live in a private estate for a while. His appointed Acting Emperor (not his son, but another important politician) continues the senate. The government manages to shut down some illegal slave trading organizations, and slowly starts to be seen as Anti-slavery.
 * Sweden continues military development. The smog cloud covers Scandinavia and the nobility send a fast ship to France to warn them of the red sun and black fog. Communication with the Swedish colonies is able to barely continue and even then intermittently as some Swedish ships brave the Northeast Passage to deliver the news. The harvest is completed barely in time for the summer crops as a vast hailstorm destroys the Swedish winter crops causing a huge drop in projected food supplies. The Saami in the north are co-ordinated by their Saami lord (the one that leads Sweden) into providing aid for the cities in the south with the fishing methods and reindeer meat to prevent starvation in southern Sweden. With the smog clearing in Autumn the ships are able to reach the colonies and obtain the surplus food and furs for the Swedish nation. The furs from the Saami reindeer and the colonies are given out to the working class as the winter grows especially harsh. Fjordlaand supplies food to the Swedish colonies cut off from Sweden during the smog period and thus expands 9150sqkm inland.
 * IN Russia, The communications with the colonies can only go through the Mediterranean, as the passages form the Baltic have been skewed. the Northeast Passage has attracted much traffic, and that benefits the economies of northern cities. Empress Catherine asks all the Russian people to withstand the winter, as "the harshest in a long age in Europe cant even compare to winters in regular Irkutsk" where normal temperatures reach -40 and sometimes -50 (this isn't a joke, Irkutsk suffered a week where the temp. was -48, -49 and -52 centigrade last year). The Russian people, already used to winter, have less of a problem dealing with this than Lithuanians. Although, deaths by freezing increase by 200%(over the not many of last year), people are just in the middle of suffering the natural cycle of things, as people prepare for an unusually hot summer that usually follows the coldest of winters and a foreign invasion. Russian colonies enjoy much more industrial activity as they have to make up with limited trade with Russia proper. So they expand settlements to build new factories. Russian Sailors also bring the first Steam engine to New Zealand, witch expands by 9000km. The Russian colonies are amping with excitement as Catherine orders construction of one rail link per colony by the end of 1810. Canada and Novorossiya are first on the line. Rate of colonial industrialization skyrockets as they must create industry to replace trade with Russia. Enlightenment continues with Russia.
 * Spain and Gibraltar got the smog the Med is closed.
 * All I need is the straits of Gibraltar cross them, I can follow the African coast to the end of the smog and I can cross into America from there. 
 * he Emperor August I Harold of France and Sweden reacts to the crisis. He sends supplies to Sweden, specially during the winter. Also some soldiers are commanded to go north and help to stop any revolt or disturbance. The Lord Commander of the Order of Saint Robert sends himself some supplies to Sweden, but also the other affected countries, specially Finland (trying to get popularity between the Finnish people) and Greenland (another country under the rule of the Parliament). Some men of the order go help Naples and Japan be cause of the local disasters. The Emperor asks for emergency powers, and the Parliament agrees. So he takes control of the colonies and their militias and judiciary power. He commands the southern colonies (Terre de Feu, Patagonie, Malouinas and Songhay, and the Swedish colonies) to send supplies to support the northern affected colonies, like Nouvelle France, and the countries of Europe, and also the trading posts in Itsaygahi and Greenland. Rousseau supports the anti-slavery party in that country. Meanwhile, many people die in Nouvelle France and the northern France, so the king of Burgundy, who was in travel in Flanders, dies, and his son Edward I becomes king. Djem, exiled in Haiti, starts to become popular in the colonies, taking advantage of the difficult communication with the motherland. He starts a sort of "conservative party" that is opposed no only to the current governments of Arabia and Algeria, but also the emperor himself, the democratization of the Parliament, the autonomy of the Swedish states and even the religious tolerance. Many haitians become muslims, so as patagoniens, novo-french and malouinese. Mehmet of Algeria, under a regency council, expands Algeria 3050 sq km. In résumé, the french economy is lower than ever in the past decade, the disturbances are regular and the law and charity forces are exhausted.
 * The Vietnamese and Taiwanese continue to expand their military for the upcoming war. The Vietnamese want to send aid to the rest of Europe, but have to prioritize Vietnamese Ireland over all others. The German states get a trickle of aid, but most of it is send to the Vietnamese Ireland colony. The concern Vietnamese authorities show to their Irish subjects endears them to the protection they provide. Most are glad that the petty feuds between the Irish clans have been tamed by Vietnamese intervention.
 * Industrialization continues, and Herczog's model of engine continues to be adopted by the manufacturing workshops which have steam engines.Meanwhile, communication with all colonies is cut off due to the smog clouds.the only nautical trade possible is with Greece.Meanwhile, unbeknownest to Hungary, the independence movement on India grow, and the city of Govapuri declares independence.Indeopendence movements also grow in the Kalikut area.Meanwhile, in Kandy, Rajadhji assumes the throne after the death of King Kirti Sri the previous year. Magyár Dél-Amerikabán expands 3050 sq km.
 * Sorry that i didn't post the previous year, i had ran out of ideas.
 * Nippon thanks France for the aid, especially when France has her own problems to deal with. Satotochi colony is expanded by 800 sq km and more plantations are set up to offset the rice shortage caused by the famine in Japan. A large number of the farmers losing all of their crops thanks to the famine decide to join the army so they can actually get some food, otherwise production is stepped up in other areas to offset the shortage in the famine effected areas. Nippon continues to expand into Karafuto as the Karafuto Reclamation war continues, but there are troubles with lack of supplies thanks to the famine so expansion slows down a bit. Meanwhile the rebuilding of the buildings destroyed by Asama-Yama starts.
 * Finland continues to build up their military, and continue to build and improve some infrastructure and continues industrialisation. Finland also expands Hyvinkää 250km inward and expands Kōshi by 250km. The Finnish colonies also send aid and food and supplies to Nippon. Meanwhile, mainland Finland also experience a bad winter, though most are used to it, however some 1000 something die. The Finnish artist gets an idea and draws the Suomi-neito dealing with a bad storm, waving the Finnish flag with pride and strength (aka it encourages the Finns to not give in as there is hope).
 * Shipping from Itsaygahi to Cymbria ceases for the year, while Itsaygahi deals with the inevitable crop failures that result from the poor weather. It is worse in Cymbria. Madoc and Owain however, use it to consolidate the Levelling and to enact its more extreme tenets while they are safe from Itsaygahan interference. Farms are stripped from Feudal Lords and placed under 'The Administration', run by the local community with a collective granary. Madoc's cousin, the colonial governor of Man turns a blind eye to these blatantly radical Classist policies. Meanwhile, the institution of slavery is looking increasingly tired in Itsaygahi. The harvest was poor despite such cheap labour, and little profit is being extracted from them. There are increasing calls for the slaves to be emancipated. There are calls for the colony of Noovelongahi to be utilised as a 'reverse colony'. It had originally been founded as a trade station for slaves brought in from the kings further inland, but its intention now is to be the core of a colony of freed slaves transported away from Itsaygahi back to Africa.
 * China offers help to its allies affected by the disasters. Meanwhile, they take the advantage of the Commonwealth's split to buy its colony in California. In mainland China, a railroad system connecting the major coastal cities and Beijing is proposed. Construction starts in Beijing that November and Shanghai that December.

1784
''' With the extra volume of snow from the winter melting, floods sweep down the Mississippi River. Large tracts of Germany and Hungary are also flooded in the autumn. This results in the bogging down of the main Brandenburgan force in Saxonia. Flemland, Westphalia, Rhineland, and Hanover all successfully declare independence, and part of Brandenburg joins Moravia. Prussian forces and foreign mercenaries seize Berlin and Brandenburg is forced to allow Prussian independence with a good section of Brandenburg coastline. Austria sustains a revolt and decends into civil disorder with the nobility fleeing to Hungary. '''

''' West Africa, Egypt and India are hit by a huge famine and drought as the monsoon system did not deposit enough rain the previous year due to the ash. Europe sustains violent weather patterns with bad heatwaves across continental Europe bringing drought in the summer. Japans famine continues though shows signs of easing. '''

''' The colony in Greenland loses 75% of its population due to the harsh winter and the ice blockading all communication and supplies for 5 months. This is because the Gulf Stream current cooled due to the presense of ice in the Gulf of Mexico. The remaining colonists attempt to leave the colony. A similar story occurs in Iceland with a revolt against the Hanthawaddian governor; deposing him and replacing him with a Norweign Icelandic noble. The Mon population in Scandinavia, Kola and Iceland has declined by 40% overall with 60% of Icelandic Mons dying of the frigid temperatures. England allows Welsh independence but starts attacking Scotland hoping their defences will be weakened by the events of the last two years. '''

''' In Australia, unoticed by the majority of the world, an Aborigine nation forms across all of Tasmania. '''
 * The Vietnamese and Taiwanese continue to expand their military for their upcoming war in Morocco. The Vietnamese, outraged at the English attack on Scotland, begin sending massive amounts of volunteers to Scotland via the Irish colony. Most high-ranking Vietnamese officials want to finish what they started in the War of Swedish Sucession and officially make the Scottish Republic either a Vietnamese vassal or client state.
 * Scandinator, I really think Vietnam has a much better claim to Scotland than you do at this point
 * I'm not trying to claim Scotland at all.
 * I didn't want to start Great Northern War 6 or whatever over Scotland, since you were the only other person who could claim any part of Scotland, I was afraid such a thing would happen.
 * Well, since you are claiming Scotland can I have England or vica-versa?
 * Since Vietnam has gotten Scotland, I see no reason why anyone would contest Sweden's claim over England. Sort of funny how Britain, the biggest colonizer in our timeline, is being carved up as colonies of other nations in this one
 * Not really, they were incredibily weak until Napoleon wiped out the continental powers and then got slamed by Britain making Britain the greatest power in the world. Also industization helped them.


 * Naples will not interfere with Vietnam taking over Scotland as long as the Scots are independent in their own internal affairs. Naples continues the military buildup, and Istoias is expanded by 2000 square kilometers. They send food to Tamilia to help the famine.
 * Persia continues to build up its military and navy. They continue their plan, as their control over the Amazon River increases, allowing the colonies to prosper. Newer and newer settlements are being established at the Amazon river. The expedition finally finds the source of the Amazon at the Andes, but decide to turn back since their answer is officially found. Persia is horrified of the events in its Indian territories and immedietly sends aid to the region. They begin to improve and expand their road system because of this. the inustrialization continues. They ask Russia to buy Kazakhstan for 10 billion ruble.
 * The Hungarian government sends aid to the flooded areas, which coomprised most of Northern and Eastern Hungary.Meanwhile, the weather atterns of this and the previous year cause crops to fail.Greece tries to send help. Meanwhile, the lack of assistance from the Hungarian government leads to dissatisfaction with the overnment growing on India, and the cities around Govapuri join it.Troops continue in the Austrian borders, to avoid revolts on Hungary, as Austria has fallen into civil disarray. Namib expands 2750 sq km.
 * France builds up its military. The Emperor claims Iceland to the new governor, offering him be the Prince of such island. At the same time, he commands Turan to send back the colonists to Greenland or he will claim the colony for himself again (for Sweden, in fact). With the crisis, a lot of people from the north of France and the colonies fleed to Arabia, Argelia and Songhay. Many of them are supporters of the exiled Djem, who traveled to Songhay to spread the word of Allah, reducing the popularity and influence of the Order of Saint Robert and the Parliament itself. The Emperor doesn't think that the vietnamese attempt to obatin the control of Scotland is a violation of the treaties signed after the War of Swedish Succession. He thinks in fact that he may conquest England and Wales, and calls the suomi-swedish leader to discuss the posibility of invade Britain. The caliph encourages the egyptians to emmigrate to Arabia, but Djem is using his own influence to send aid independently to his relative, the sultan of Egypt, and get his support to his claim on the algerian and arabian thrones. The Emperor decides to move the court and the Parliament to Marseille for one year, because there are already deaths in Paris. In Haiti and Nouvelle France the rebellions become more common, the same as the northern France and the southern Burgundy (waldensians).
 * How can France claim Iceland? And Turan's Greenland colony was destroyed in the moderator event, due to the volcano everyone either died or fled back to Europe.
 * I think that they are claiming Iceland in behalf of Sweden.
 * Exactly.
 * Sweden's crop fails for the second year in a row. Denmark sends aid but there is only so much the little country can do. Sweden braces for another year of near-starvation as belts are tightened. The Swedish navy sails up the Thames and threatens to bomb London to smithereens resulting in the surrender of the English nobles residing there. the Saami lord knows that Sweden cannot control England as part of its empire yet and allows England form an uneven diplomatic union of sorts with Sweden as its leader. Sweden takes over the entire Eastern and Southern coastline of England in this way. Most areas surrender quickly especially after Sweden is forced to make an example of Hastings. The town is literally blasted off the map after the local noble refused to surrender to the far superior Swedish firepower. Sweden's military is given quite a bit of experience after all these years of inactivity and the officers develop much needed command skills. Sweden prepares to launch an English-lead campaign into the midlands and West coast next year. In other news, Fjorlaand declares independence but Swedish influence in their council of nobles results in the colony merely achieving partial independence and they have now essentially become a puppet state of Sweden. A ship from Fjordlaand is lost whilst sailing to New Sweden and lands in the OTL Galapagos archipelago. Sweden establishes a trade post naming the islands the Wonderlaand Isles due to the high number of unique species there. Meanwhile Asgard expands 9150 sqkm.
 * Nippon continues tto expand into Karafuto as the Karafuto Reclamation war continues. More food supplies are brought in from aboard as the famine continues, but lots of the poor peasants unable to afford food die. Satotochi colony is expanded by 800 sq km and more plantations are set up to offset the rice shortage caused by the famine in Japan. The Shogun also allows food handouts to the poor in towns across Nippon if they become reverse troops in the army. Thanks to this, and the ongoing war in Karafuto, the Nipponese military power increases.
 * Finland continues to build up their military, and continue to build and improve some infrastructure and continues industrialisation. Finland also expands Hyvinkää 250km inward and expands Kōshi by 250km. Finland continues to send food supplies to Nippon as well, though most of it is from the Finnish colonies. The heat wave attacks Finland by surprise, and some farms fail to grow stuff. Meanwhile, some Shinto shrines are repaired as some were damaged thanks to the bad winter the Finns had.
 * Madoc warns the Swedes that an invasion of Cymbria using English soldiers will not be tolerated. The floods of this year help Madoc and Owain destroy the last of the old aristocracy and complete the Levelling. Itsaygahi remains isolated from Cymbria and assumes that all is going well. The flooding of the Mixxixxippi causes the Natchez civilisation that it dominant along the valley to collapse. Northern horse tribes rise against the Natchez, along with the peasant farmers. The north is separated as a new province of Minsauto. However, the rebellions continue, feeding into a dissatisfaction with Marcher Lord rule and a an enamour with Classist-Racialist views.
 * Charles III died and the throne passed to the Emperor of France. The Burgundian parliament need to increase their influence in France leads to elections for a new Chancellor of Burgundy (in personal union with France). The new Chancellor is shown as Johann Karl: conservative, French nationalist and Burgundian regionalist. As a first position in his office has sent several economic ships to the French and Sweden economic to increase the internal business Burgundy. Johann Karl calls the Spanish area of Algeria, before the death of Charles II belonged to Burgundy. And remember to Spain that there are still claims that finally refused to Spain due to the Castilian Empire when it conquered much of France. In the same way the Chancellor begins to move troops to the border with Lombardy (Marseille area) and are spreading in the French that are released from the confederation of Lombardy. For now just a strain.
 * To avoid any misunderstanding, yes, I allow Jaeden to re-join as Burgundy. Also he gets the colony of Guinée and now Burgundy is in perosnal union with France, as Sweden.
 * Siberian settlement continues and is nearly complete. The RUssian army is updated with more moder equipment as the farmers are dealing with the droght. Although, russia's Kuban and Caucasia regions are fairing better than usual, and so is the pacific coast. RZhK Merges with RZhD and RZhD officialy becomes the "passenger" and RZhK the "transport" company. As RUssians prepare for another year, nothing is as comparable as the drought of 1508. Russia sends some money to its co-confederate Finland to deal with the crisis. People are hopeful that this lack of crop in the Volga region can be over by next year. Canada expands 9000km

1785
''' The famine in West Africa, Egypt and India end. The death toll in West Africa was only around 100,000 but in Egypt that number reached one-sixth of the total population and in India another 11,000,000 die. The former Indian AGC colony collapses and half goes to each Hanthawaddy and Sweden. '''

''' Meanwhile in Europe eratic weather continues with France surprizingly producing a surplus harvest. Brandenburg cracks down on the Hanover independence movement mercilessly crushing the state but in leaving their southern border unguarded, Bavaria declares independence. Englands invasion of Scotland collapses spectacularly. Meanwhile internal movements in the Lombard Confederation result in the Western French speaking area to declare independence and petition to join France. '''

''' Evenkia's new king relizes the futility of holding out against Russia and petitions Russia to fully annex the tiny nation as long as Evenkia's leader is guaranteed a seat in the Duma. Turan's Greenland colony collapses entirely and is totally abandoned as starvation and disease kill off 99% of the remaining colonists. Ge expands in a bid to reach the mythical sea and does but in the process non-expansionist South Ge splits off from the main Ge nation. Zululand doubles in size along with Puntland which now touches the Northern Swahili kingdoms. Pedang annexes Bali. '''


 * How come every other disaster in the whole game has followed what historically occured, yet for this one you give France a huge advantage when in real life they had a huge famine right now? It seems biased that France gets to ignore history to become stronger. Every other nation that has had a historical famine has either been forced to suffer through it. Why does Galaguerra get special treatment?

From Wikipedia: "In France a sequence of extremes included a surplus harvest in 1785 that caused poverty for rural workers, accompanied by droughts and bad winters and summers, including a violent hailstorm in 1788 that destroyed crops."


 * Sorry if a don't get it, but my english is not so good as I would like it to be, and I'm not sure what "surplus harvest" means. In my dictionary, it seems like an excess of crops, ergo, extra food resources to trade and consume, but may be I'm wrong. Someone could give me a definition?


 * Yes that definition is correct.
 * Then that is abundance. How could it cause poverty?


 * Bavaria already declared independence in a previous mod post.
 * Oh, sorry. I'm just confused to how a surplus could cause poverty for the farmers, wouldn't that make them richer?


 * Persia, deciding to take advantage of the situation in India, declares war on Bharat. They crush the armies due to the weakening by the famine. The policy of industrialization continues. The control of the Amazon increases and new settlements are popping all over the place. New Tehran expands by 40x10 sq. mi. The region is now a producer of textiles and other consumer goods due to the cash crops, communities, and factories established there. it asks Russia to but Kazakhstan for 10 billion ruble. The industrialization and modernization of Persia continues, as they ask Russia for technical assistence. Gold is discovered in the northern part of OTL Brazil, flocking immigrants from Persia to the region. New modern ports are being built all over the coasts of Persia.
 * You only border one Indian state, and there is only really 1 independent one left, with it having two vassals.
 * Sweden sends supplies to Persia from Swedish India and asks to obtain a chunk of Bharat and its vassals.
 * Persia agrees.
 * Naples continues to prepare its military, eyeing the Malay nation in the far east. Yet they have a greater threat, developing under their own noses. Istoias expands 2000 square kilometers, sending more resources back to Naples, helping the Neapolitan economy and encouraging more industrialization. Naples sends word to France that they don't want France to rule over any parts of Lombardy historically Italian, but the French western parts will cause no conflict. Meanwhile, in Ricasolia, a slave named Tranio Oyolia escapes from his master, but instead of hiding out in the jungles among the tribes like normal, he begins to sneak around with sympathetic natives, freeing more slaves, a few of whom join his group, known as I Liberatori (the liberators).
 * The UAA sends military support to Italy, to help Naples. Also, if you conquer most of Italy, then I reccomend Naples changed to Italy.
 * Naples isn't attacking anywhere now, they are preparing for a war in the future.
 * The Vietnamese and Taiwanese coninue expanding their military to prepare for the upcoming war in Morocco. The Vietnamese volunteers, working with Scottish soldiers, manage to expel English forces from Scotland. They manage to advance to the ruins of Hadrian's Wall, which they start rebuilding to create the new defensive border between Scotland and England. The finished wall is to be a somewhat downsized replica of the Great Wall of China. The Vietnamese authorities officially found a new Scottish government, which is a semi-independant client state of Vietnam. Most Scottish citizens celebrate the old regime's end, as it had been a corrupt oligarchy run the exiled Swedish "republicans" who founded Scotland. The Emperor dies suddenly in mysterious circumstances without an heir. The Vietnamese search for a relative to take the throne of Vietnam. They discover Ba Mai Nguyễn, who was previously a minor countess in the colony of New Vietnam. She, as the closest relative to the Emperor, is the heir to the Lotus Throne. She accepts the crown, and she is crowned Empress Mai II in an elaborate ceremony.
 * Spain's player, ManofSteele, was going to propose a division of Morocco between Vietnam and Spain. He returns in a week from his holidays.
 * Vietnam has a much stronger claim to Morrocco than Spain is, if they can conquer it before then I don't see why they should have to wait for someone else when they are doing all the work.
 * Spain is right above Morocco and I doubt that you will get 33% on your own. If Spain led the conflict their stability value would win easily. Also I will not allow Vietnam to engage in any wars until I get a definate answer on the stability start year.
 * It's official now. 1785.
 * The United African allies, after a series of trades with the nation of Kongo, manage to add it to their sphere of influence (though it refuses to join the UAA).
 * France builds up its military. The Parliament decides to give the annexed part of Lombardy to Burgundy as a gift, now that it is a kingdom in direct union with the Emperor. The Emperor asks permission to the chancellor of Sweden to rise his title from "king of Sweden and Denmark" to "Emperor". He aprooves the sweidhs support to Persia in Bharat and sends some troops from France and Edessa-Antioch to get a piece of the cake. Meanwhile, the exiled Djem proclaims himself "Caliph-in-exile" or "Caliph of Songhay", where the direct confrontations between two factions are very common now. These factions are the parliamentaries and catholics in the coast, led by the Order of Saint Robert, and the islamic Djemist army, led by Djem and his supporters. The Caliph asks the Parliament to call Djem before justice and execute him. but the Emperor (head of the judiciary power) doesn't consider him a menace. The regency council of Algeria does send some reinforcements to the Parliament's faction in Songhay. France asks again Iceland to join it. The Emperor is glad with the new state of the french economy, and he moves the court to Paris again. But he refuses to give up the direct control of the colonial militias.
 * Since Iceland, having formerly been controlled by Detectivekenny, is under his control you'll have to wait for him to return to be able to get a response
 * The crops continue to fail, although the phenomenon is not so widespread as in 1784.Communication with the colonies continues closed off, and efforts to rebuild the cities affected by the floods are made.Meanwhile, Greece continues to send help, although limitedly.Neos Preveza expands 2750 sq km.
 * Contact between Cymbria and Itsaygahi is re-established. There is a combination of horror and relief at the outcome of the two-year isolation. Relief at the survival of Cymbria as a functioning unit, horror at the excesses of the Levelling and the establishment of a truly Classist radical state. News of the success of Cymbria despite floods and poor harvests reaches Itsaygahi and fans the Natchez riots into a fire. The other former tributary provinces also burst into revolution, as does the Chartered Gulf Province. The Second Itsaygahan Civil War has begun.
 * Nippon's agricultural sector begins to approach its pre-famine levels of productivity, thanks a lot to more plantations being founded in Satotochi as the colony expands by 800 sq km. Furthermore Nippon continues to expand into Karafuto as the Karafuto Reclamation war continues. Finland is thanked greatly for all the aid it sent too. (when is this blooming war gonna be over mods & mapmakers? Its former Japanese warlords so I'm sure some of them would join the Nipponese side and its been going on for 8 years. Is the end in sight? VonGlusenburg  (talk to Von!) 11:16, January 21, 2012 (UTC)).
 * You could have finished it 6 years ago =.=
 * Didn't you here me when I repeatedly said you could do it in only 1 or 2 years?
 * Yeah I saw all that, but the map was never updated to show the expansion taking over the island so I thought I had to wait longer. Should I just edit the map to show most of Karafuto under Nipponese control and end it next year?
 * I will add it in 1790.You can end the war in 1785, if you want.
 * I've changed the 1785 map to show most of Nippon controlling Karafuto, the war ends next year & all of Karafuto will be Nipponese on the 1790 map. Otherwise it looks weird how in one year I go and conquer all of Karafuto when it took be 8 years to take that little bit.
 * Finland continues to build up their military, and continue to build and improve some infrastructure and continues industrialisation. Finland also expands Hyvinkää 250km inward and expands Kōshi by 250km. Some farms begin working again, though its not saying much. All Shinto shrines that had been damaged are repaired. Meanwhile, Finland establishes plans to take down the (the ones that are in grey, that is) but won't fight it just yet.
 * Burgundy is responsible for managing the area of ​​Marseille as more autonomy. The Chancellor of Burgundy declares war on Lombardy and popular support (from the French zone) starts moving by small French-speaking peoples, trying to take Milan. he economy begins to rise due to the "war economy" and seems to have good results, but the Chancellor is concerned about the economy after the war of Lombardy. Industrialization moves, but at a slower pace and there are many expenses to try to improve it, in vain. The Chancellor will visit the "Mother Country" (France) to discuss the future of Marseille and the possible idea of ​​following the Swedish industrial model all parts of the Empire.Burgundy-Italia.png
 * Naples demands that Burgundy cease to attack Italian-speaking areas. Burgundy can take the French-speaking areas, but moving into the Italian speaking areas such as Milan will result in war with Naples.
 * There is no necessity of war. The french speaking areas already joined Burgundy, so if you declare war on Lombardy you are attempting to take the italian-speaking lands, and I jsut can't allow it.
 * Yemen expands on his Somalian colony by 800sq. km