Principia Moderni IV (Map Game)

The Ming Dynasty still rules over the vast lands of China. On the other side of the world, the Hundred Years War continues between England and France. Europe is still stuck in the old ways of feudalism and chivalry while the notions of a New World are considered figments of imagination.

We welcome you to the long awaited fourth expansion of that immortal series. Welcome to Principia Moderni IV! Starting in 1400 AD, this is the dawn of the modern world and the tail end of the Middle Ages. The Renaissance is just kicking off in Europe, while the nations in the western side of the continent are locked in the last gasp of the Hundred Years War. The Muslim world is still reeling from the invasions of Turks and Mongols, with the Caliphate resting in the collapsing Mamluk Egypt and the Ottomans on the rise in Anatolia. Make it count.

The first game was the most successful on the wiki, leading all the way to the modern day with mostly plausible posts and little controversy. The second game reached almost to the modern day, but failed due to a plethora of ASB events and moderator bias. The third game was much more worthy of the first, almost running into implausibility but climbing back into a shining glory by the end. Riding on the latest reforms of map games since the end of PMIII, this is the most logical next step in that evolution. Remember  above all other rules — have fun.

The Map
1480 AD

Important Pages

 * Rules and Algorithm
 * Alliances 
 * Holy Roman Empire
 * Feudal Dynasties
 * College of Cardinals
 * Nations

Oversight Committee

 * Chief Overseer United Republic

The Night's Watch (Moderators)

 * Lord Commander Scrawland
 * First Builder JoshTheRoman
 * Commander of the Eastwatch by the Sea Reximus55
 * Commander of the Shadow Tower Wolves
 * First Ranger Callumthered
 * First Steward Edgeofnight


 * High King of Skyrim: ;) Feudy McPlagueface
 * Mapmaker NicDonalds
 * Overseer: United Republic

The Wildlings
All users currently on the wiki may play unless otherwise noted.

Banned Users
A ban from plausibility strikes lasts thirty days, afterwhich the third strike is repealed and the banned player is unbanned. However, the newly unbanned player rejoins the game with two strikes, as a form of probation.
 * Bibleboyd (1461)
 * Vivaporius (1490)
 * Nathan (1490) (see us about your discussion on issues here -Feud)

Plausibility Strikes
'''Three strikes and you're out! Each strike resets after 30 years of the most recent strike.'''
 * Nova - II (1481)
 * Tim - II (1481)
 * Nathan - II (1487)
 * Feud - I (1490)

Moderator Strikes
These are strikes for moderators and how they moderate. The same three strikes rules apply. If a moderator is banned from moderating, however, they can still play as their nation. Mod strikes can be delivered in one of three ways: Moderators can be given strikes for the following reasons:
 * 1) If a sufficient number of players (more than half of all players voting) vote to give a moderator a strike.
 * 2) If I, Scraw, give them a strike.
 * 3) If a majority of all mods (ie more than half of the total number of mods, excluding that moderator) vote to give a moderator a strike.
 * 1) Exhibiting bias that would benefit the nation they are playing.
 * 2) Exhibiting bias that would negatively affect a player they have a personal dispute with.
 * 3) Making a ruling that contradicts a proven fact from OTL or an established fact from earlier in the game.
 * 4) Overruling a decision of a majority of moderators.



1490
 Events will be posted tonight on the 1491 turn -Tsar Feudis McPlagueov 
 * The Gurkani Sultanate: Sultan Suleiman Shah Mirza continued his rule over the Sultanate, with Al Mu'ayyad Muhammad as the Caliph. The Gurkani population rose to about 36 million with the people flocking to cities like Herat, Isfahan, Gamrun, Qazvin, Bukhara, Tabriz and Iskenderun; primarily due to their strategic position in the spice trade. In regards to religion, the Sultanate promoted Shia Islam, and advocated conversion to the Zaidi sect from other Islamic sects, often engaging in forced conversions. The military was primarily composed of medium-to-heavy cavalry, composite bow, lance, mace, and sword. Heavy cavalrymen wore plated chain mail or metal lamellar armor, with their horses also wearing leather or metal lamellar barding. The infantry was equipped with daggers and swords to be utilised in close combat against the enemy and elephants as well as carts were used for the transportation of supplies. In some cases, a special unit also existed that specialized primarily in the use of hand cannons and rocket launchers. Cannons were constructed to serve as siege weaponry whilst gunpowder weaponry were increasively developed. Naval bases were established at Iskenderun, Kerch and Gamrun to establish the presence of the Gurkani fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and the Persian Gulf respectively, keen on controlling any piracy. The Gurkani Navy developed galleys and carracks to augment the smaller patrol fleets. Agriculture and commerce were at the Sultanate's forepoint, with wheat, rice and barley being amongst the largest produced crops. To prevent the Sultanate from ever getting hit by a major famine, the individual Amirs also engaged in the storage of food supplies, which would be utilized in case of famine or otherwise exported. Fishery was promoted as well as it helped in sustaining the fishery villages that were present along the coast, as well as the major port cities of Iskenderun, Basra, Gamrun, Kerch and Baku. Importance was also given on the development of proper roads for the merchants utilizing the trade routes through the Sultanate, with all caravans being armed and protected with a small detachment of guards. Meanwhile, the construction of educational madrassahs continued throughout the Empire, with the sultan keen on spreading education and knowledge amongst the populace of the Sultanate. The Sultan sought to replicate the Islamic Golden Age that existed during the period of the Abbasids prior to the Mongol Invasion, and accordingly funded the teaching of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, with Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, Anatomy and Medicine being of prime importance. The Sultanate continued to expand its territories into the Caucasus. Influence of the Mu'tazila School of Thought rapidly grew amongst intellectuals residing primarily in Isfahan, Baghdad, Samarkand and Herat. Strict adherants to the faith actively engaged in the the printing and subsequent distribution of scientific texts from various Observatories and Libraries across the Sultanate, hoping to initiate a cultural revolution. Some scholars even visited the University of Agra in the Delhi Sultanate and the Library of Alexandria in the Abbasid Caliphate in an attempt to enrich themselves with knowledge which they would later share amongst their countrymen. Meanwhile, exports related to spices, silk, carpets and pearls generated massive revenues for the Sultanate, much of which was directed towards production of gunpowder weaponry, construction of educational Madrassahs, maintainence of the trade roads and development of the cities. In particular, the state initiated the process of developing a massive canal system around the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers for the purpose of conveying drinking water and for irrigation; with the canal system including the entirety of Gurkani Mespotamia, Eastern Anatolia and Western parts of Persia. About around the same time, work on Gwadar had largely been completed with Gwadar acting as a functional port, ready to be incorporated into the Sultanates trade network. Meanwhile, the Sultanate continued to patronize Farsi and promoted Persian traditions and culture throughout its Empire with Mesopotamia being the sole exception. In particular, Persian was favoured over the Caspian languages with the state having initiated a process of Persianification to integrate the Gilak and Mazanderani people.
 * South Australian Civilization: The city-states near the Murray River basin continue to grow their economy and traditions of culture. The other major city-states of the region, outside of Ngarrindjeri, all have appointed Bakans of their own, thus centralizing the government of each state around its local monarch. The cities that don't appoint Bakans quickly begin to be swallowed up as tributaries or vassals of the major ones, mostly the three states of Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna, and Nukunu. Even the far western state of Noongar elects its own Bakan, more as a tyrannical warlord in his practice. The state of Noongar quickly dominates the trade of ochre and honey over its region, as the Western Australian honey bee is first domesticated there. Meahwhile, fishing canoes spreading around the coast now make regular visits to the shore of Kangaroo Island for more fish. By now, the population has reached almost 500,000.
 * Why do you insist on trying to do things so quickly? These are huge social changes, which take time. Callumthered (talk) 13:04, October 17, 2016 (UTC)
 * United Crown of Great Iberia
 * The King is overjoyed that such a quick response to his offer was made, and eagerly invites Senor Ferrera to Lisbon to inspect his ships, construction of which have now started after many years of research. The lead ship is named the Santa Maria, and will be the largest in the fleet, capable of carrying many of the supplies needed for the long, dangerous trip. Three of the ships are under construction in Lisbon, while the remaining seven are being built in other ports all over the Union, including in Genoa and Barcelona.
 * Aragon continues to recover from the end of the war; integration of the new territories is progressing smoothly. It is estimated that about 63% of the population in Sardinia, Liguria and Malta now speak Spanish as their first language; the Italian and Ligurian languages and cultures are to be phased out entirely by the middle of the next century, and supplanted by Iberian culture.
 * As someone that tried this the last PM game i got maybe 30% in Southern italy in a time period of nearly 200 years. Im not giving you a strike but those things take time and people do not willy nilly abandon their culture and languages. Nuff said -Feud
 * Papal Diplomacy: The Papal Nuncio to Iberia requests that the expedition be equipped with a full complement of clergy in order to minister to the crews, and to evangelise any heathens as may be found; as they did to the inhabitants of the various islands of the Atlantic discovered earlier this century.
 * Iberian Diplomacy: The King agrees to this as it is an excellent idea. It is crucial for any expedition to bring enlightenment and the Truth of the Holy Gospel to all corners of this earth.


 * Swahili: The nation's income continues to grow, both from increased tariffs and from the Royal Trade Fleet. Our manufacturers expand and make more money. With out border reaching Sofala, we begin to expand more in the hinderlands of Mombasa and Malindi. . Tens of thousands of local tribesman, foreign settlers and children born became citizens of our nation last year due to our policies of land reclamation and immigration attraction. We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue capturing slaves. Scythes and ploughs are developed by the Madrassa of Mogadishu and out farmers are encouraged to adopt these tools. Some business minded merchants begin buying land in the interior and slaves, building plantations that farm spices, cotton, tea and other labor-intensive cash crops. We prepare our military for the conquest of the Kingdom of Mutapa, which we cite to strengthen our control over the region and its trading goods, especially after the conquest of Sofala. We request Bahmanid support for the war.
 * I don't mean to offend, but Mupata and the Swahili Sultanate are nowhere near each other, and the Swahili have no direct access to the land-locked kingdom. ~Viva
 * The map hadn't updated yet, but I gained access to Mutapa, either now or at most two years later.-Fallacyman (talk)
 * The Bahmani crown sends 150 ships carrying 70,000 men to assist . ~Guardian
 * Way too many troops for much to long a distance. -Feud
 * Okay, retcon to 30k? ~Guardian
 * Papal States: Since Pope Leo made an example of the lax Bohemian Abbott last year, the monastic discipline of the abbeys throughout the States and broader Christendom miraculously begins to improve. His Holiness sends a short letter to all Bishops, asking them to conduct a Visitation to all the monasteries in their diocese to ensure that monastic discipline is being upheld. Work begins on the Fortebracci Chapel, with some of Europe's finest painters, sculptors, and builders working on the small building.
 * Chinese Empire: The Empire beings building 4 new naval bases on the  the  Kuril, Urano, Ulleungdo, and Jejudo islands. 2 squadrons are sent to each island or island group, and troops stationed there to defend the new possessions. The Kuril islands gain there first Chinese settlers, as does Jejudo. Islam continues to spread along the rivers and coasts of the Empire. We leave troops in southern Manchuria to guard the border with Korea, but withdraw half of our forces from Manchuria, leaving 50,000 stationed on the Manchurian-Korean border, and 20,000 stationed in the Manchurian capitol. 4 squadrons are stationed along the Manchurian coast in order to prorect them. We continue to send teachers into Manchuria in order to eduacate them.
 * Benin: The Oba continues to provide patronage to the arts and sciences in his capital city and elsewhere in the empire, seeking to provide support to the intellectual communities of Benin by financing them. The oluko approach the Oba with their latest findings on the ill-fated voyage of Mansa Abu Bakr II. They have conclusively deduced the existence of a major ocean and wind current flowing toward the west of Africa, namely around the port city of Dakar and south of the port city of Eko. The priests inform the Oba that their vessels are capable of holding enough food for a voyage out into the uncharted regions of the sea for at least a month, allowing for enough food for a return trip should nothing be found. The growth of the economy of Benin continues as the development of agricultural lands in the nation continue. More and more Bini continue to migrate into the western regions of Benin continue, and now officially sponsored by the imperial government, who see the benefit of encouraging this trend. In light of the aggressive posturing by the Swahili, the Iyase orders the bolstering of the naval grouping in Sofala from 100 ships to 200 ships, and increases the army garrison to 15,000 soldiers to protect its citizens. Diplomats from Benin are sent to Mogadishu to inform the leadership there that the only method for invading Mupata would involve the capture of Sofala to reach the landlocked kingdom. The fear of having a strong Muslim power on its borders has convinced the Bini to provide their support for the Mupata kingdom in the event of an invasion as is its role as the leading Kuzir power. Sofala is expanded by 1,000 square kilometers (20 px total), as the need for more farmland becomes apparent for the city's population. The colony of Ireti is expanded by 500 square kilometers (10 px total). TBD...
 * How about this way? I just have to expand a 10-20 px corridor in the next turn. Invasion path.png
 * More power to ya. ~Viva
 * I have missed up on PMIV due to my health and general disinterest and university and work, but after a mod consensus, the invasion of Sofala is RETCONNED and you have wasted your PROBATION, Viva. You are officially banned. ~Wolvesmod
 * I didn't even do anything. And no one even told me about the issue with Sofala until just now. I didn't invade any far-flung nations, I didn't crop any non-native crops, and I didn't try to invade Europe. I followed all of the rules Edge set out for me. Exactly what the heck did I do? ~Viva
 * Sofala is the issue at hand. ~Wolves
 * No, it isn't. Sofala was under Bini control days before my probation terms were set by Edge. He stated very clearly that I was not to invade any overseas nations. I am perfectly within my right to protect my overseas possessions. ~Viva
 * Bulgarian Empire: The renaissance in Bulgaria continues to spread in earnest with the arts, philosophies, and new technologies continuing to spread throughout the empire. Another Printing press is set up in Sofiya under the local cities governor. The Tsar while previously distraught by the death of his son has twins this year, a girl named Aleksandra, and a son named, Boris who was named after a traveling Russian nobleman who spent a good month with Tsar Simeon as a friend. The mainline nobility of Bulgaria remains relatively powerless and marginalized as the Tsar has outright established his authority over them and is able to bypass them with his beraucracy and his own agents with relative ease. With the death of the Greek King Jacob, with no heir and the apparent even lack of attention for the Tsars sister the throne consequently passes to Greek Arvantis family which has agreed to the full integration of Greece into the Empire as a province. with the Kingdom of Greece being abolished in favor of a principality stature under the Empire. The Tsar is forced to crush a small noble revolt in Thrace as the Nobility in the area manages to curry nearly 2000 men together. The Tsar leads them himself and crushes them in short order taking no prisoners and publically impaling the revolting noble leadership of the rebelling to set an example. With the integration of Greece Bulgarias proper populaton stands at roughly 4.612 million and birth rate adds roughly 12,000 people this month with settlement procedure and open land plus more available food making this a possibility. In a sad day for the Empire, Tsar Simeon along with his loyal nobles and friends, and his fathers friends say goodbye to former Tsar Vasili-Kaloyan Dracultesti who is put to rest in Vasiligrad, his namesake city in what is known as the Mauseleum of the Tsars which is declared to be the tombs of all future Tsars. It is a magnificent building based off os new renaissance styles and some borrowed Byzantine concepts which mesh well with the city and its architectures. Bulgaria officially offers its support to the Russo-Polish alliance/union in hopes of establishing an alliance of Eastern Slavs (mod). In regards to this the Bulgarian in all due haste break their alliances with both Castile and Austria due to the Italian threat having been ended, and amiable relations remaining. In an attempt to quell not only doubts of the new young Tsar but resentment as well, he unveils to a crowd of people in Vasiligrad the reclaimed artifacts of the Byzantines to the cities populous, great works, adornments, aritifacts of centuries passed. The Cultural heirlooms of a once proud empire. Tsar Simeon brings these artifacts to their rightful places in the city. The Four Horses are returned rightfully to the Hippodrome and many other works are returned to the area along the golden horn known as the Grand Palace of the Tsars which is named the imperial palace of Vasiligrad.
 * Principality of Albania: Albania remains a relatively low population area, but the Bulgarians specifically some of the merchant classes invest into improving the small cities in albania for the very interest of making the area a good place for trade on the Adriatic intenting on rivaling some of the greek ports.
 * Principality of Moldavia: The Moldavian principality remains an important Buffer for the Bulgarian empire and now with the burning of southern poland and refugee issues with them fleeing across the border, the local prince of the Basarab family gives them refuge and lands to settle on. The Principality does levee nearly 5000 troops to watch the border for other issues such as cossacks among others.
 * Mayapan: Trade continues with the Mexica. Royal engineers continue experimenting making larger fishing vessels. Construction on the new school in the capital continues. Expansion continues along the southern border. Integration of the southern city-states into the League is continued by the High Council. Each new state is expected to supply men to train and serve in the national army. The council seeks to improve commerce and communication between the many settlements of the Yucatan by constructing and maintaining roads between them. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations.
 * Brandenburg-Luxembourg: Having secured the title of King of Germany. Otto goes to ROme to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the pope/ Otto based on his experience in Bulgaria begins carrying out with vigor many of his father's efforts to bring the nobility fully under his control. He finally finishes his works the Red Legacy which is split into three parts. the First is his thoughts on political authority and the needs for a sovereign to adjust to new situations to fully secure his goals, the second part talks about how a ruler's authority and legitimacy rest in his ability to rule and to command the respect and obedience of his subjects though he believes that a ruler is born with the right to rule as long as he can enforce that right. The third and final part is a series of thoughts on warfare and the growing importance of maintaining a strong military force loyal to the sovereign and not to the nobility. The nobility react with mixed responses to this piece fearing somewhat a lose of their power and influence however Otto retains the loyalty of the Hussite/reformed nobles of which make up a large part of his military officers and with the army itself being made up largely of reformed Catholics the roman catholic nobles remain quiet. Increasing numbers of commoners adopt the Hussite rite as the word of the lord is preached in German making it easier to understand and for them to feel and believe in the word of the lord as a opposed to Latin which they do not understand. Theology, philosophy, and other areas of Renaissance thought grow in the University of Berlin. Otto himself becomes a major patron of the arts and of culture inviting Italian, German, and Bulgarian artists, scientists, engineers, and philosophers to his Court in Berlin. Berlin's population continues to grow reaching 29,000 people. The city while small in population is made up of a rather wealthy mix of nobles, merchants, artisans, clergy and soldiers making it the thriving centre of power for the Brandenburg domains. The population of the Brandenburg domains is at present 2.8 million people. Military reforms continue as the Landsknecht units are developed further along with firearms tactics are expanded upon. The mechanical arts (engineering, metallurgy, smithing etc, etc) are further developed in the universities of Luxembourg and Breslau with mining and developing of smithing growing in importance for the economies of these areas. the Merchant and artisans grow in importance in these areas .Lorraine, Luxembourg, and Sielsia become the main centres of industry for the Brandenburg Domains and efforts to further integrate these regions into the main power structure of the Brandenburg family. Otto the younger moves with his new wife to Marienburg as the new Duke of Prussia following the Teutonic Orders agreement to the secularization of the lands. He immediately begins an effort to secure the support of the local German nobility by extending to them the rights and responsibilities demanded of Brandenburgian Nobles.Otto pushes for for greater cooperation in the Imperial Diet but states that he will not tolerate the HRE members trying to impose on the autonomy of the other Princes, and as Emperor promises to protect the autonomy of the princes, and oppose foriegn interference in the Empire. 
 * Bulgarian Dip:  In a letter of personal correspondence, Tsar Simeon Asen-Dracultesti invites his mentor and friend and his family to Bulgaria to pay respects to Former Tsar Vasili as his personal friend in the city of Vasiligrad, and tour the restored glory of the city. Otto is invited not only to stay for the duration of the year in the Empire, but is also offered to go on a private hunt in the Balkan mountains with the Tsar.
 * Papal Diplomacy: Pope Leo X crowns Otto Emperor in an elaborate ceremony in Rome. The following day, the pontiff celebrates a public mass in the Reformed Northern Rite for the benefit of the Imperial delegation. Whilst Leo's German is atrocious, the message is clear: the Northern church, so long as it is in communion with Rome, has the continued support of the Holy See.
 * Brandenburg Diplo: Otto agrees to the Pope's request. He also after being coranated in Rome goes to Vasiligrad and agrees to Simeon's generous offer. 
 * Sweden: We ask Norway for peaceful relations with the Englishmen and ask them to join the New Northern Catholic Church of Hussite Rite.
 * Kingdom of England, Scotland, Ireland and Brittany: The clan war in Scotland is still ignored by the English crown since nothing to bad is occuring. Meanwhile in England everything remains relatively calm.
 * Bahmani Sultanate: Some troops and ships are sent to help the Swahilis. At home, some dissatisfied nobles in Andhra stage a revolt, but are defeated easily, thanks to a lack of support. With the navy at a strong 475 ships, the ambitious naval construction program is brought to a halt, and the resources are put into increasing trade, especially from Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
 * Burma: Binnya Kyal inspedcts the navy, now 223 ships. After seven more are built for next year, Burma's naval construction program will also give way to civilian affairs.
 * Maldives: Now, the Divehini navy stands at 60 ships.
 * Hungary_1490_PMIV.pngIn case I don't have time to do anything else, this is the current situation in Hungary.
 * In the Kingdom of France, Louis XII continues to reign over his people in an increasingly centralized state. The Edict of Angers continues to reduce the power of the vassals, who are now ordered to make the trip to Paris at the same time in order to conduct a meeting of the Second Estate. Louis XII considers extending the taile to nobility in an effort to raise the power of the French state, and the efforts to develop a single French languague, spearheaded by the Academie française continues to develop. Arts and sciences continue to develop as part of la Renaissance, or rebirth.
 * Delhi Sultanate: Our expedition returns; we receive word of islands west of the Chagos, and we have discovered the northern tip of a potential continent to the east of Africa (this "continent" is OTL Madagascar). Meanwhile, the port of Puri is busy as usual with trade and shipbuilding; Puri has long overtaken Bhubaneswar and Cuttack as the main city in Orissa, thanks to being the only Delhavi major city on the coast. In Delhi City, the Sultan welcomes Marwar and Mewar into the Delhavi realm.
 * Himalaya: Nothing of note.
 * Ladakh: An observatory is built on a mountain overlooking the city of Leh. A few Gunturists attempt to escape to the Kashmir valley, but they are quickly caught and given the five-option plan (however, the option to return to Ladakh is excluded).
 * Marwar and Mewar: The Delhavi have kept their word, allowing us to keep our culture. Of course, eager Delhavi settlers, Hindus and Muslims alike, bring their culture to our lands, but that is beyond our power. We build roads to connect our kingdoms to the rest of Delhi. We seek closer relations with Delhi and their two friends: Bahmani and Bengal. We begin to crack down on Gunturists in our lands on Delhi's advice, warning us that "the Gunturists are a dangerous threat posed to all of India, inferior to all of our cultures, including yours." They are given the five-option plan that the Delhavi have used when they hunt down Gunturists.

1491
''' Al Hamad travels to the Ottoman Empire where he meets with Sultan Bayezid III. There, they form a pact wherein Al Hamad and his forces will serve Bayezid for a few years until Bayezid returns the favor. '''

''' A Croatian Renaissance mathematician, and astronomer Niko Zagar enters the university of Krakow in Poland and begins major works and publications in regards to math as well as some theological and philosophical debates. '''

''' The Chimu Empire after having consolidated power and established itself significantly begins looking to the south at some of the smaller existing peoples and cities down into Chile. Word gets out and many of these cities begin to convene to discuss the potential of a Southern expedition of the Chimu Empire. '''

''' Bahamanid control in Burma begins to falter as a disease outbreak in the territories center wipes out the areas leading nobility and governors driving the region into chaos as rampant raiding, pillaging, and even a low level revolt begin to brew in the countryside. '''

''' A Daimyo revolt breaks out in Japan over the succession of territories through two southern families. While a member of the Shimazu clan claims to have been promised the Otomo lands by their former lord, the heir to the Otomo family refuses to concede and marshalls a force of nearly 13,000 facing off against the Greater Shimazu Force. While the Shimazu stand at nearly 25,000 in strength, the Otomo forces have better terrain, positioning, and unbeknownst to the Shimazu, a local force of the Shogun nearby which was sent to put the Shimazu back in order. '''

''' A peasant revolt breaks out in Ireland due to the lords attempting to collect more taxes. It is unexpectedly successful at beating two armies raised by local nobles and the Irish numbers begin to swell. Also unexpectedly the Irish revolters send a letter to the king of England hoping to have their taxes and higher than normal obligation to their nobles reduced. The Nobility in Ireland now mobilized also sends a letter, requesting in an embarassing fashion that a proper English army be sent to put down the revolting peasants. The King of England is left with a choice between the two as it looks as if the revolt will continue well into the next year and many will die without his intervention. '''

more later


 * The Gurkani Sultanate: Sultan Suleiman Shah Mirza continued his rule over the Sultanate, with Al Mu'ayyad Muhammad as the Caliph. The Gurkani population rose to about 36 million with the people flocking to cities like Herat, Isfahan, Gamrun, Qazvin, Bukhara, Tabriz and Iskenderun; primarily due to their strategic position in the spice trade. In regards to religion, the Sultanate promoted Shia Islam, and advocated conversion to the Zaidi sect from other Islamic sects, often engaging in forced conversions. The military was primarily composed of medium-to-heavy cavalry, composite bow, lance, mace, and sword. Heavy cavalrymen wore plated chain mail or metal lamellar armor, with their horses also wearing leather or metal lamellar barding. The infantry was equipped with daggers and swords to be utilised in close combat against the enemy and elephants as well as carts were used for the transportation of supplies. In some cases, a special unit also existed that specialized primarily in the use of hand cannons and rocket launchers. Cannons were constructed to serve as siege weaponry whilst gunpowder weaponry were increasively developed. Naval bases were established at Iskenderun, Kerch and Gamrun to establish the presence of the Gurkani fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and the Persian Gulf respectively, keen on controlling any piracy. The Gurkani Navy developed galleys and carracks to augment the smaller patrol fleets. Agriculture and commerce were at the Sultanate's forepoint, with wheat, rice and barley being amongst the largest produced crops. To prevent the Sultanate from ever getting hit by a major famine, the individual Amirs also engaged in the storage of food supplies, which would be utilized in case of famine or otherwise exported. Fishery was promoted as well as it helped in sustaining the fishery villages that were present along the coast, as well as the major port cities of Iskenderun, Basra, Gamrun, Kerch and Baku. Importance was also given on the development of proper roads for the merchants utilizing the trade routes through the Sultanate, with all caravans being armed and protected with a small detachment of guards. Meanwhile, the construction of educational madrassahs continued throughout the Empire, with the sultan keen on spreading education and knowledge amongst the populace of the Sultanate. The Sultan sought to replicate the Islamic Golden Age that existed during the period of the Abbasids prior to the Mongol Invasion, and accordingly funded the teaching of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, with Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, Anatomy and Medicine being of prime importance. The Sultanate continued to expand its territories into the Caucasus. Followers of the Mu'tazila ideology continued to grow with scholars and intellecuals comprising of themy. By now, the cities of Iskenderun, Baghdad, Isfahan, Qazvin, Samarkand, Bukhara and Herat had become cultural capitals of the Mu'tazila movement, and whilst Mu'tazila adherants were minority, adherants rapidly increased. Nonetheless, with numerous wealthy nobles adhering to the Mu'tazila faith, they began to establish educational Madrassahs throughout the Sultanate with Observatories established at Baghdad, Tabriz and Erzurum. In particular, printing press was introduced to the Northern cities of Baku, Tabriz and Qazvin. Meanwhile, work continued on the construction of the canal which included the Gurkani provinces of Çukorova, Jazira, Basra, Baghdad, Armani'yya and Fars. Simultaneously, Arab and Baloch tribes continued to migrate to Gwadar with the city being extended to create room for the migrants.
 * Gurkani - Ottoman Diplomacy: Sultan Suleiman of the Gurkani Sultanate requests Sultan Bayezid III of the Ottoman Empire to hand over the fugitive, Idris ibn Al Hamad. The Ottoman are reminded that the Gurkani are militarily, technologically and economically superior to Hamad, and as such, it would not be wise to pick a criminal such as Hamad over the Gurkani. The Ottoman Sultan is also reminded that harbouring Hamad would strain relations between the two nations, weakening the Ottoman-Gurkani Defensive Pact which has existed since the time of Bayezid I and Shahrukh Mirza. The Ottoman Sultan is also informed that the Gurkani have always remained steadfast to the Defensive Pact, intervening when Bulgaria threatened to invade Anatolia and later when the Knights Hospitaller raided Anatolian coastline and that it was in fact Hamad who prevented the Gurkani from conquering Rhodes. As such, it would be in the best interests of both parties for Hamad and his followers to be handed over, and executed. [Mod Response]
 * The Ottomans respond that Hamad is only a mere mercenary and they will rely on him to defeat the enemies of Islam (Christians). Furthermore, he has not committed any crimes against the Ottoman people and as such is not a criminal to them. -scraw
 * Cologne: Archbishop Emmerich’s plan for the education of wider Cologne, dubbed the “Neuss Plan” in honour of the first town to support the plan, starts to get into action. Plans for three new schools – one in Kolschberg and two in Westphalen – go ahead immediately, with the money from Cologne’s normal trade budget going towards the slow but steady construction of these schools, and the money from the printing press being kept in the coffers at the moment. Meanwhile, the militia continues to grow and the nobles begin to wonder how they can reconcile military pursuits with education pursuits. Vicar General Wikbold III continues to convince dissenting nobles.
 * Essen: Returning canonesses continue to bring Renaissance thought to the University of Essen, and the canonesses at the school in Essen begin to develop a set of curricula to be used to teach basic literacy and numeracy throughout the Archbishopric. The infirmary is given a few updates so that it is easier to cater to more people, and a more diverse range of people.
 * Papal States: In the States, there is a growing number of institutions known as monte de pieta, small not-for-profit institutional pawnbroker moneylenders. The system is viewed by many as a more acceptable alternative to the usurious loans of the Jewish moneylenders; especially for the poor. In the University of Bologna, mathematics and natural philosophy become more popular, and some compelling debates take place. Work on the Fortebracci Chapel continues.
 * Kingdom of Tondo:  Arnis Masid, Diyang Kalangitan's chief naval officer, is tasked to bring a group of 250 men and ten ships to explore the known world. He will personally be the peace envoy with Japan, as the convoy shall reach the Japanese Islands first. After Japan, the envoy shall reach Korea, and then the Chinese cities of Beijing and Nanjing. Following that, visits to Vietnam, the Khmer,  the Strait of Malacca, Burma, and the Indian states. Victory against Butuan is celebrated as the troops march in the Cagayan. Diyang Kalangitan, now married to Sugbo of Cebu, formalize their marriage in Mactan, Cebu. As Sugbo's father drowned in a fishing accident, Sugbo is widely seen as Cebu's next monarch due to his uncle being the Rajah, who is currently without wife and without child. At the same time, rumors of the Rajah's infertility circulate around the kingdoms, though no officials have confirmed nor denied. With the recent passing of the beloved monarch, Rajah Gambang, the nation mourns. Diyang Kalangitan assumes the throne, and takes no man to be her husband. Instead, she declares that on the eve of her death, the nobility of Tondo, Ma-I, and Pangasinan shall have an electorate regarding the successor of the united realms of Tondo. Kalangitan further consolidates her poweriscreetely assigning political opponents to far-flung provinces of Tondo or to Tondo's vassals of Ma-I and Pangasinan, or to colonization attempts in Palawan, Busuang and Samar. The government of Tondo can be roughly described as a Federal Monarchy, with each province ruled by a council with members proportionate to the province's population. Diyang Kalangitan invites the Huang of Pangasinan, his daughter and Ma-I's regency council, and officials from every province to draft something akin to an OTL constitution, namely, the Saligang Batas ng Tondo at Nasasakupan Nito (Constitution of the sovereign Kingdom of Tondo and all its holdings and possessions). As Maynila is one of the richest cities in South East Asia, it is now high-time to create a lasting legacy for it. A series of bridges and canals connecting the Pasig and Tagik (OTL Taguig) Rivers and all their tributaries to provide acquatic transportation, ease movement of goods, and simply build bridges above the waterways to ease the transportation of people in the Greater Tondo Province (OTL Metro Manila). To prevent problems of income inequality and unequal development, selected families in the capital are given incentives of food and gold to relocate to developing towns and cities in Cavite, Romblon and Samar. A road network has already connected Tondo Province to Cavite, and a series of roads from southeastern and southern Luzon to Pangasinan has already began construction. Tondo metallurgical capabilities increase as blast furnaces and ironforges are built all around the state. The port of Maynila is further expanded, with the navy increasing by 25 small ships and seven war junks. Trade with nearby states continue. Tondo continues expansion in Samae, Palawan and Busuanga. 2000 additional soldiers are trained. Kalangitan orders 400 ships to move to patrol the Visayas archipelago, mainly  to protect the trade routes, and secretly to intimidate Cebu. Expansion into Palawan, Samar, and Negros continue.


 * Huangdom of Ma-I: With Tondo's grace, Ma-I settles the western part of Busuanga Island, and dedicates 100 citizens there. Li Han thrives as a cultural and financial capital of Ma-I, while Beigang immediately becomes the second port of Tondo, and conducts trade regularly with nearby nations.
 * Huangdom of Pangasinan: With Tondo's grace, Pangasinan expands into Central and Northern Luzon, attempting to assimilate the mountain and Igorot tribes located nearby to access the massive agricultural treasure in the Banaue Rice Terraces and the farmlands of Central Luzon. The administrative capital city, Pangasinan, begins construction of a road connecting it to Maynila. Blast furnace construction continues, and a small defense fleet of 15 ships is allotted by Tondo to Pangasinan. Pangasinense traders report sightings of small islands west of Luzon, and scouts are sent by Pangasinan to verify their claims. Pangasinan claims these islands west of Mainland Luzon, now named as the Gambang Islands in honor of Rajah Gambang  (OTL Scarborough Shoal)
 * Swahili: The nation's income continues to grow, both from increased tariffs and from the Royal Trade Fleet. Our manufacturers expand and make more money. With out border reaching Sofala, we begin to expand more in the hinderlands of Mombasa and Malindi. Tens of thousands of local tribesman, foreign settlers and children born became citizens of our nation last year due to our policies of land reclamation and immigration attraction. We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue capturing slaves. Some shrewd plantation owner developed the triple field rotation system, which as able to boost production. After a few conquistadors establishing and claiming a passageway to Mutapa, we declare war on the Kingdom of Mutapa ith 30,000 soldiers and 30,000 support from the Bahmanis. We patrol the Mozambique Channel with our fleet to prevent foreign aid going to the Kingdom of Mutapa.
 * United Crown of Great Iberia
 * As integration of Sardinia and Liguria continues, branches of the Royal Bank of Barcelona open in Genoa, Cagliari and Ajaccio. Construction of our transatlantic fleet is progressing on schedule, and the ships are due to depart under the captaincy of Senor Ferrera in two years time.
 * Norway petitions Denmark and Sweden for invasion of Scotland.
 * Bulgarian Empire: Under the rennaissance the unexpected explosion of religious literature, music, and art has taken on almost a mind of its own. With not only the rebuilding of the great churches of Vasiligrad and the restoration of many of the Byzatine artifacts as well in the Churches of Vasiligrad, the Patriarch begins to grow bold and somewhat separate from the Catholic church again seeking to restore the independence and primacy of the Patriarchate in Vasiligrad. While initially against breaking with the ties with Catholic Europe on the basis that it would greatly strain relations between the Bulgarians and practically 75% of Europe. However with a massive outpouring of support by the Greeks, Bulgarians, Wallachians, and other minor orthodox ethnicities, the Tsar concedes to the Ecumenical Patriarch and allows him to go about his buisiness unwilling to bring in troops to quell what could be considered a beneficial religious revival of Christianity's original doctrine which has been until recently had been in decline for centuries. Tsar Simeon sends correspondence to the Pope requesting advice on the religious issue of the potential for a new Orthodox-Catholicism split and with the religious revival his hands are tied unless he begins enacted brutal and drastic measures which the Tsar is unwilling to do. While the dubious situation of religion in the empire is accepted by the Tsar he is by no means happy with it and maintains an aloof attitude on his sponsorship of the revival. Outside of this the Bulgarian economy continues to build up moderately as the Tsar shows great interest in expanding the economic and infrastructural parts of his empire. The Tsar commissions 12 engineers and gives them a large fund to draw from in the order of turning Bulgarias road network into a legitimate highway. With old Roman roads being used as the base for this (having been already surveyed) the Tsar tells these men to embark on building the network of roads through the Empire to emulate the Romans. Having gotten much of this information from surviving books and materials in the library of Vasiligrad, rebuilt and refilled with surviving books the Tsar attempts to apply many of the learned concepts. The population of the Empire grows by roughly 10,000 people this year bringing it to 4.62 million. The Tsar thanks the Holy Roman Emperor and personal friend Otto for his visit and time and sends him on his way with 5 wolf pups, A Personal Sword of Simeons, and a copied book known as "The German" written by the Tsar himself being an epic of the many tales, trainings, and great times Otto, Vasili, and Simeon had together. 
 * Principality of Albania: Albania remains a relatively low population area, but the Bulgarians specifically some of the merchant classes invest into improving the small cities in albania for the very interest of making the area a good place for trade on the Adriatic intenting on rivaling some of the greek ports.
 * Principality of Moldavia: The Moldavian principality remains an important Buffer for the Bulgarian empire and now with the burning of southern poland and refugee issues with them fleeing across the border, the local prince of the Basarab family gives them refuge and lands to settle on. The Principality does levee nearly 5000 troops to watch the border for other issues such as cossacks among others.