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
1520 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A ban from plausibility strikes lasts thirty days, afterwhich the third strike is repealed and the banned player is unbanned.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 - I (1481)
 * Tim - II (1481)
 * Nathan - II (1487)
 * Feud - I (1490)
 * Tre - I (1516)

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.



1520
''' BIG NOTE TO ALL MAJAPAHIT INVADERS: You have not officially won in Majapahit whatsoever you have won a few battles and taken a few cities, if you withdraw then your gains are lost. Your treaty is not valid as you have treated it like the previous algo and not like the new one which doesnt allow for a 1600% victory to collapse a nation. the Percentages are in which you won the battle not the war. The more territory you gain the more you can legitimately take in a treaty. -Feud '''

''' His Holiness the Pope has passed away in his old age. The College of Cardinals meets to select the new Pope. '''

''' In a strategic move, Tsetseg Khan decides to adopt the religion of Hinduism. As he expected, many Hindus in the Delhi Sultanate join him, giving him support and joining his army. Similar numbers of Hindus side with the Sultan with the largest part of Hindus not committing to either side and being caught in between in the bloody battles. (Side note if it wasnt made obvious by this point Tsetseg Khan is a Great Leader) '''

''' With King James II of Scotland having succeeded in achieving independence, he delivers Andrew of Lennox to England as a gesture of goodwill. '''

''' King Manuel of Portugal sends Prince Sancho to Scotland to discuss an alliance and connection between these two states. This results in Sancho getting married to the sister of King James, Mary. '''

''' The Jagers continue to preach their practices. They become very popular among the people in the countries they are teaching. They begin to depict the Papacy as an instrument that has been corrupted over the centuries to be abused by princes and kings and proclaim that the modern Papacy has betrayed its original foundations. '''

''' Lodewijk Bonapaart traverses the Pacific, reaching Majapahit. He then decides to leave as quickly as possible. '''

''' The Mongolians continue to assert their independence. They conduct raids into Chinese territory. '''
 * The Gurkani Sultanate: Sultan Tahmasp Shah Mirza continued his rule over the Sultanate, with an-Nasir al-Hassan as the Caliph and Amanullah Khan as the Grand Vizier. The Gurkani population rose to about 38 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 composed of medium-to-heavy cavalry, composite bow, lance, mace, sword and in some cases, rifles. 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, swords and pikes to be utilised in close combat; with camels and horses being utilized for the transportation of supplies. Artillery units, particularly Bombards, Superguns and Bronze Cannons were primarily be used for defensive purposes whilst lighter cannon units and volley guns were maintained for offensive operations. The artillery/cannon units in essence had been well-assimilated into the army given their effectiveness in battle and massive destructive capability. In some cases, infantry units primarily utilizing only rifles also existed albeit rarely, with the Sepah-e Nejaf being the primary one. Meanwhile, naval bases at Iskenderun, Kerch and Gamrun were expanded and fortified were to ensure 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 and armed the navy with artillery units. Meanwhile, 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. Work continues on Khyber Pass Fort 2. The Sultanate continued to expand its territories into the Caucasus. The Gurkani forces decisively won the Battle of the Amur Darya, crushing the Horde's forces. Having secured the lands west of the Amu River, the army immediately marched towards the city of Merv in hopes of completely expelling the Horde from the region. Meanwhile, the Caliph an-Nasir al-Hassan declared Jihad on Tsetseg, calling upon the Muslims of Punjab to resist him. In particular, Tsetseg's Horde which was almost entirely composed of Muslims was called upon to abandon the infidel (MOD RESPONSE) . At the very same time, messengers were dispatched throughout the Delhi Sultanate, spreading the message that since Tsetseg was not a native of Bharat, he was not eligible to lead the Hinds due to being a Mleccha (foreigner; barbarian) and as such, an outcaste. Meanwhile, the forces deployed near the Khyber Pass were reinforced with an additional 80,000 troops to ensure little numerical disparity. The overall 220,000 strong army were now composed of the Gurkani infantry flanked by the cavalry and archery divisions, the latter being supported by the rifle-weilding elite infantry unit, the Sepah-e-Najaf. The forces were further reinforced by light field artillery and volley guns which were to be used in pitched battles whilst the heavy artillery pieces such as the Bombards and bronze cannons would be utilized during siege operations. Simultaneously, envoys were sent to Sultan Harshal of the Delhi Sultanate by the Grand Vizier, Amanullah Khan in hopes of coordinating an attack and routing the Horde which was essentially stranded on foreign hostile territory and practically cut off from its homeland. Moreover, with Tsetsegs conversion, it effectively meant the complete loss of support from the Muslims of Mawarannahar. Meanwhile, after a complete decade since Abbas had started his voyage, he finally returned. After docking the fleet at Gamrun, Abbas, his Mu'tazila companions and the Yangban travelled to Sheraz and then Isfahan in order to meet with the Sultan Tahmasp. Immediately after arriving, celebrations were held in Isfahan as many had assumed that Abbas had perhaps died given his extremely long absence. Soon afterwards, Abbas published his Memoirs, "Dar Sarasar Darya" (Across the Sea), extensively detailing his experiences during his voyage and what he had encountered. The relics and souveniers that Abbas had brought along were similarly put on display, (with the Gunterist idols and scriptures being exceptions) whilst the Yangban were put to work.
 * Emirate of the Ottomans:  Suleiman begins to work on modrenizing the army and amassing the people to a more Pro War type people, the slaves from africa are given freedom(seeing I can't make a deal to free them) they are sent to mosques and citites to work on imporving things.  Suleiman renmaes the state to a Emritate (but it's just a name change a nothing happens).  Suleiman is seen as a strong man as he begins to work on the nation's military might. The population begins to grow mostly around the city of Anakar and Izhimr. Suleiman begins to work on creating all black janasir units (due to them being slaves). Most Turks begin to see the Gurkia state as a great nation in the muslim world and begin to slowly drift to the Gurkia. a Grand Mosuqe is made named the "Mosuqe of the north". Artist and like minded people across the nation are sent to Ankara to help the state. 
 * ​How hard is it to spell Gurkani? -scraw
 *  Gurkia xD Gurkani Diplomacy: The Grand Vizier, Amanulah Khan approves the sale of 75 matchlock rifles to the Ottoman Empire at whatever the appropriate price is.
 * Delhi Sultanate: The military works overtime to take down unrest in India, while recruitment forces are now being targeted at Hindus: "Tseteg is no true Hindu! All he does is try to brainwash inoccent peoples by the masses so that he may expend the lives of many for his own gains." Security doubles-down, while we call upon our neighbors and Muslim brothers to defend against Tsetseg and his invasion (MOD RESPONSES FOR TIBET AND CHINA). We encourage those in Khan-occupied villages to rise up against their foreign oppresors and fight for the stability of India. Some are even sent to infiltrate the Khan army, and then betray them on the battlefield.
 * Now ofcourse I am not a Mod but I honestly don't think China or Tibet can plausiblely intervene because neither of them have an incentive to do so and they would have to cross the Himalayas -Rimp
 * Rimp is correct. -scraw
 * I'd like to point out that the Chinese may very well blame Tseteg for inspiring and/or supporting the Mongolian separatists. ~Orange
 * The Chinese and Tibet even cant send very many troops if any at all to deal with it. With the bulk of Tsetsegs roughly 300,000 strong army cut off and sitting in their occupied territories. The Chinese and Tibetans cant help you. -Feud
 * Korea continues its militarist Songun policies under the King Kim Taehyung. Wheel-lock rifles continue to be produced, replacing older rifle models plus archaic arquebuses and hand cannons. Other gunpowder weapons such as hwacha and the Korean cannon continue to be made. The metallurgical industries are augmented with the construction of blast-furnaces, while mines spring across the northern countryside to harness northern Korea's mineral wealth. With the news of Mongolia seceding reaching the imperial court, Korean royal envoys are sent to Mongolia congratulating on their new independence from the Ming and offer the establishment of formal relations, hoping to foster a relationship based on the hatred of the Ming. Meanwhile, the standing army surges to sixty thousand troops, with thirty thousand troops being mobilized along in the Manchu–Korean border in anticipation of the re-conquest of Manchuria. The Yalu river wall and its forts are further fortified and cemented to prevent a spillage of warfare into the peninsula. Confucianism begins a process of re-entrenchment into Korean ethics and culture. Confucian values such as scholarship, merit, and artistry are promoted, and several academies and universities are built with many of the yangban elite partaking in education.
 * United Crown of Great Iberia
 * We are outraged that Scotland agreed to a marriage with a family of usurpers, and that Portugal dares to associate itself with royals that are clearly above them. We duly continue preparations for war. The mercenaries are due to arrive soon. (MODS PLEASE DO AN RNG FOR MERCENARY ARMY TYPE THANK YOU) All other developments continue as normal, and we continue to attempt to defuse newfound colonial tensions with our ally Burgundy. We stress that co-operation and the great alliance between our two countries is critical to keeping our mutual enemies at bay.
 * Immense joy strikes Austria-Bavaria as Ilya von Habsburg, Maximillian's daughter, births a son. The Throne now has a new heir presumptive, the recently-named Karl-Franz von Habsburg-Wittelsbach.(more to come).
 * Oman: The famed Captain Mu'tasim dies of malaria while visiting the Swahili coast. The charts and records of his expeditions to Africa are kept in the Great Library of Muscat. In Arabia, Omanis begin trading with the Al-Muntafiq and the Abbasids. Construction of a fort begins in Sur. A mosque is built in Al-Hasa. 15 ships are built this year.
 * Vohemar: Expansion continues in the east, with settlers moving further inland in search of more fertile lands. A large pocket of unclaimed land in the north is colonized, as well as the small island off the eastern coast. More expansion occurs in the south, where a land route through the dense forest is discovered. The local garrisons are reinforced with fresh troops due to increasing native attacks. A fort is built near Mahavelona.
 * Brandenburg-Luxembourg: The formal Education of the young Prince Freidrich-Wilhelm continues. with formal fighting training and education on history, literature, religious and ethical instruction,, and mathematics. Otto now entering the last stages of his life begins granting more administrative duties to his grand son the young Duke of Prussia Freidrich making him Regent of Brandenburg, Lorraine, and Luxembourg. Otto the younger passes away after years of illness much to the great sorrow of his father the Emperor and his son the Duke. Freidrich begins a policy of integration of his Grand father's domains with his own estates in Prussia preparing the way for the future PU. The Ducal army of Prussia is integrated into the the greater Brandenburgian forces and the economy is slowly integrated. Manorialism continues to grow at the expense of the older smaller feudal estates, and much of the lands are consilidated into larger Junker families under the auspicious patronage of the house of Brandenburg. Military expansion continues under the tutulage of the young and ambitious Freidrich who builds upon the solid foundations established under his Grand father and continues his father's patronage of science and culture, focusing a lot on improving the Universities that had been somewhat neglected over the last few decades. WIth massive funds being geared towards improving the facultues of mechanical arts (engineering), medecine, astronomy, and alchemy/chemistry Particular empasis is put into the funding of the teaching of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, with Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, Anatomy and Medicine. Major efforts to increase the collection of works in the Brandenburg Archives are made and to expand the amount of professors, and lecturors, instructors from Bulgaria are invited to come and work in Brandenburg, several young Academics also decide to travel to Bulgaria to study with Royal sponsership. Expansion of Brandenburg's literary, and philosophical circles continues and the works inspired by both the Renassaince and by classical Germanic works from the Germanic Geroic Age becoming popular. Architecture also starts to change as new inspirations by both Romano-Bulgar, and by classical Gothic styles begins starting in Berlin and Breslau. This new trend of cultural flourishing starts to influence the direction of the Reformed Catholic Churchg which is slowly focusing more and more on German issues and mentality shifting away from issues related to Rome and Italy specially with the Italian seperation from the HRE. Cottage industry, mining, and smithy activities continue to expand. Expansion of the Use of Cannons in the armed forces is noted with the introduction of Bronze cannons, and more efficient Match lock arquebuses which start to make up entire unites in the Brandenburgian forces making the ratio of arqubusiers to 1/4th of the total forces usage of wheel lock muskets also begin though due to the expensive price of production not many are made. Luxembourg gun smithies begin tweeking with the design of the new weapon to find a better alternative.Centralization of military command from the nobility to the crown continues as benefits and royal duties are issued out to the nobility in exchange for the increased loss of military power, with many noble youth becoming new administrators and officers a more centralized state structure, while still retaining their feudal privledges over the peasants. The city of Berlin continues to grow with the influx of more nobles, artisans, engineers, and merchants leading to a very vibrant high society, with the Berlin Palace at the heart of it all. Efforts to start expanding the Palace begin. Freidrich and Otto in agreement declare that while Jager's thesises stand as heretical pieces of theology they raise valid points about the church, and ones that have been raised many times in the Brandenburg court debates. Otto as Emperor can not speak out publicly against the pope or the church nor can his heir Freidrich however they show a lot of sympathy towards the group being members of the Reformed Catholic Church. Otto calls upon the Pope, and the Primate to come to Berlin to discuss the matter further. Theologians in Brandenburg begin supporting the ideas of the Jagers more and more however the political climate in Brandenburg remains trense as many of the nobles and the heir himself look to finally break from what they percieve as corruption and decadence within the old institutions of church however Otto remains adepment on trying to bring a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Freidrich occupies Holstein successfully having vanquished Denmark's forces there. 
 * Papal States: Old Pope Leo X dies after a struggle with the infirmities of age and a brief illness. The College of Cardinals meets in conclave. In a move apparently inspired by Jaeger's claims that non-Latins can be elected to the Papacy (an opinion which enjoys some support even within Rome), many of the Cardinal-electors place votes for a non-Latin candidate. Eventually, by the closest of margins, Thomas Rotherham is elected, becoming the second English pope and taking the name Adrian VI. He comes the the Throne of St Peter at a time of clear disunity within the Universal Church. One of his first acts is to write a Bull entitled Super Petram, which rebuts Jaeger's claims that the Papacy has betrayed its original functions, pointing to the great disciplinary reforms enacted by the past few Popes: Leo X, Callixtus IV, John XXIII, as well as their role in preserving the faith Christ entrusted to St Peter and the rest of the Apostles. The Bull also points out the contradiction of demanding a Northerner to become Pope whilst simultaneously maintaining that the Papacy is a corrupted institution. Upon sifting through the effects of the Leo, Adrian finds a copy of the letter sent to the Emperor promising to call an Ecumenical Council. The Pope, whilst personally believing that such a Council is unnecessary, shares the information with his Curia. His advisors are of the opinion that this Jaegerian heresy has the potential to be very dangerous to the preservation of the Apostolic Faith, and counsel His Holiness to follow through with Leo's wish; noting too that the ancient Ecumenical Councils were all held in response to the growth of particular heresies. Despite his own personal opinions, Pope Adrian, taking the advice of his advisors and fearing retribution from the Emperor, decides to call a Holy and Ecumenical Council starting in 1522 to deal with recent confusions relating to the governance, discipline, and faith of the Universal Church. All bishops from every Rite, as well as prominent Abbots, Abbesses, theologians, etc. are called to attend. A representative of Jaeger is also invited, and promised safe-passage [they offered the same to Luther otl], as well as a representative of the Emperor, given His Majesty's role as great defender and patron of the Faith.  At the urgings of his cardinals, Pope Adrian decides to hold the council in Cologne, given that city's location in a somewhat 'neutral' area: not within the temporal control of the Pope, but also not within the areas influenced by the Jaegerians. Additionally, Cologne's place as a relatively reform-minded Archdiocese is another good reason. In other, yet related, news, the Immaculata begin sending members to German uiversities to rebut the Jaegerians and teach the True Faith.
 * Joachim Jager decides to go to the Council to represent the teachings of himself and his brother. -scraw
 * Chinese Empire: The Emperor orders his armies to reassert and occupy Mongolia. Islam continues to spread. Chinese forces easily retake the southern part of the region, reasserting Imperial dominance there and buiilding numerous castles and defenses in order to make sure the region never attempts to leave the Empire again. Troops mass in this newly fortified area, being careful to pay ethnic Mongolians for there goods, not wishing to earn the wrath of the gods that Korea dealt with for desecrating Manchu.
 * Who are you to decide the outcome of such an event, you haven't even done an algorithm.


 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: King Edward V grows ill in the winter and his grandson William (Frederich Wilhelm) is sent for in case the King dies and after the 10 year old William and his mother arrive in England the King dies within a few days. Before his death the King writes out his will giving his nephew Henry, Duke of York son of Richard Duke of York the regency and upon the King's coming of age at 21 as he will be mainly in the Holy Roman Empire he is to appoint a Speaker for the King who will act as his representative when he is not in England or Ireland. With the King's death William III an Anglicization of his name is crowned King of England and the Irish King travels to England to swear his allegiance as a vassal. With the new King who many consider a German there is some concern although the boy has been educated fluently in English in his mother so it is difficult to tell his German origin appeasing some people while others are still tense, the regent and Duke of York supports his second nephew. The new King resolves to stay in England for a few years to continue his studies about his new realm. The regent continues to keep military reforms going to make a better and larger army while he also spends a large amount of time working on an academic as Henry is far more a scholar than a warrior. He visits both Oxford and Cambridge and gives them larger grants insisting that they further pursue knowledge. Meanwhile in Avalon the new settlers are working themselves in and as part of the plan to fill the penal colony up with welsh another 100 couples are shipped to Avalon to work. They expand the colonies boundaries outwards in the pursuit of farmland although they respect the space of Stadacona. By now almost all the colonists are engaged with farming themselves to feed themselves while that is the current main purpose of the colony with no one pushing down the river as of yet.
 * Swiss Confederacy is very behind the scenes since their absence from the world's eye, and it seems a great comeback would be in decades to even a century. Although, the leader of the Swiss has died, and is replaced by his successor, Temu Simon, in January of this year.
 * Cologne: The seminary founded by Archbishop Rhoderich in 1518 has quickly gained traction, especially given the new theological debates present in Europe, and the learned teachers there have been keeping young priests up to date with the most recent debates on theology so that they can have a well-rounded and accurate approach to Catholicism. In particular, they have taken the Jagerian Theses into account, maintaining that parts of them are heretical but other parts raise valid questions, which the Church should be open to accommodate. This kind of teaching, named after one of its biggest proponents Immanuel Volk, a theologian from the University of Cologne, spreads quickly through Cologne as a happy medium between the two conflicting sides. Archbishop Rhoderich explicitly endorses this teaching, along with the equally commonsense approach currently taken by both rulers of Brandenburg, but still fears for the blatant spread of heresy. He makes several public statements about the inaccuracy of the claim that the Papacy is corrupt, and with the help of Abbess Meina, drafts a small pamphlet that circulates around Cologne and neighbouring countries (Berg, Mark, Geldern, etc.) quickly using the Stelzner Press (which remains at the cutting edge (ha) of the business). Archbishop Rhoderich’s message is simple: Even if the Church was corrupt at one point, it is not corrupt any longer. Thanks to the Adelphinian Reforms, corrupt priests have been sent to work in mines, there has been a return to strict monastic discipline, and selling indulgences has been banned. The people of Essen and Cologne understand what it is like to start small and want to change, and they assure Jager that His Holiness is more than willing to listen to any reasonable requests. For example, theologians in Cologne are divided but slightly more in favour of the theoretical idea that bishops from non-Latin rites can become Pope. At any rate, Archbishop Rhoderich, Abbess Meina and Immanuel Volk among other learned theologians at Cologne will be pleased to welcome Joachim Jaeger and their brothers of the Reformed Northern Rite to the beautiful Cologne Cathedral in 1522 where they will proudly host an Ecumenical Council truly meant to bring about peace and unity across Catholicism, through compromise and rational argument.
 * Essen: In addition to generally helping Archbishop Rhoderich with preparations for the Ecumenical Council of 1522, Abbess Meina notices disquiet in Brandenburg and is quite concerned, because Brandenburg and Cologne/Essen have had a long and fruitful relationship of peace, and Cologne has supported Brandenburg’s move to the Reformed Northern Rite despite personally preferring to remain in the Latin Rite for theological reasons. Accordingly, she sends an envoy of canonesses and theologians from the University of Essen to Brandenburg to speak to the people, the nobles and the heir about compromise and the importance of accuracy in teachings. Importantly, the envoy does not condemn Jager himself but rather only the blatant heresies he is spouting. Some of the things said by Jager are legitimate concerns, and Essen has pre-empted these concerns for over 120 years now with the help of St Adelphina. Meanwhile, it is the 100th anniversary of St Adelphina’s death, and there are a few quiet celebrations held in Essen Abbey, with loyalty to their original abbess and faith in the resurgence of cooperative reform spurring on the advocates for peace in both Cologne and Essen. Finally, Solis Ortum walks continue with even more passion and the investigation into a new Order continues.
 * Augsburg: In the year of our Lord fifteen-fifteen the economy of Augsburg continues to expand. The powerful Fugger family continues to make its mark on the European economy. The stockpiling of textiles continues for Operation Blue Lily. Business evictions continue. Sponsorship of artists by patriarchal families continues. Encouragement of artisans continues. The Fugger sponsorship of the rifle industry continues. Price fixing continues based off the large amount of raw materials. Hans Hohenzollern continues his rise as a student of military. Jakob Fugger continues expanding his large presence in Nuremberg hoping to become De Facto Lord. Welser trade presence and missionaries continue. Jakob decides to accept the imperial offer for his nephew, Anton.
 * Bahmani Sultanate: (OOC: As I didn't write the algo and I have no clue what's happening with it, and don't have the time to really look at it myself, I'm just gonna follow what Feud says until I take a look myself-probably tomorrow sometime. Also, sorry for being kinda inactive at this crucial moment, but I barely have time to post right now. If it turns out otherwise, then ignore the following.) Deciding that war against Majapahit can be fought another day, all Bahmani troops are withdrawn from the east, though the Bahmani navy continues to support the Bengalis there. Another 50,000 men (not ones from the east-those are still coming back) are sent to help Delhi. Most Hindus don't know what to think of Tsetseg, some identifying him as a liberator, some as a fraud, others as a secret agent of Majapahit or the Gurkanis, or the Abbasids, or the aunt they owe money to. Many simply don't care, seeing it as just another fight between princes.
 * Pegu: Pegu continues fighting the Majapahit, though Dhammazedi is now far off in Delhi.
 * Maldives: Nothing of note.
 * Swahili:  We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue capturing slaves. In the heartland of Mogadishu, the Bank of Mogadishu begin cooperation with landlords to construct hydraulic devices such as canals and irrigation projects to boost food production. Areas interior to Mobassa and Malindi is colonized. We also send out conquistadors to expand northwards into more northern Somalia. We focus on the regions of Antemoro, Antandroy Sakalava and Mahafaly in Madagascar. We agree to the Swahili offer of the division of Madagascar. We send 1,000 soldiers to Bahmanis to aid them in their war against Tsetseg.



1521
''' Tsetseg Khan makes great gains, with large swaths of territory coming under his control and more and more Hindus joining him everyday. '''

''' Russia and Poland invoke the Most Christian Alliance and invade the Astrakhan Khanate at the behest of the new Tsar of Russia. The Polish King Sigismund chronicles the exploits and various happenings of the actions of the Alliance as he marshalls his forces. '''

''' King James II of Scotland invites Adalbert Jager to Scotland for a year. '''

''' Tomor of Mongolia leads his army in a rampage across northern China, going to Beijing and sacking it. The Chinese, looking for someone to blame, decide that the fault lays at the feet of the Muslim eunuchs in the emperor's court. '''

''' Because Iberia has done nothing for years, the Portuguese are an unquestionably independent nation. King Manuel looks to the new Pope, seeking legitimization as a proper Christian monarch. He believes the Pope's Englishness will help him in this endeavor. Also, King Manuel sends the explorer Joao Balboa to explore the New World for him. Balboa reaches Panama. '''

''' Lodewijk Bonapaart returns to Burgundy this year, bringing with him large amounts of information and maps from his voyage. '''

''' The Jagerian teachings begin to spread out of Brandenburg and into neighboring territories. Another theologian, Hubert van Kappel, begins spreading the Jagerian ideas in Burgundy, although he disagrees with the idea of the so-called "northern Papacy" or the idea of a northerner becoming the Bishop of Rome. He instead proposes a council of northern bishops. '''


 * The Brandenburgers translated the Bible back in 1475. The Vatican issued an authorised German translation for use in the Northern Rite in 1485. Also, surely as a sui iuris church with its own Primate, the Northerners already have a council of northern bishops? ~Cal
 * Didn't know about the Bible. Jagers want a Northern Pope, Kappel says no, the Northern rite must seperate itself from Rome. -scraw
 * Thanks for the clarification ~Cal


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Lodewijk Bonapaarts return is met with great fanfare as his worn flagship, the galleon Gods Grace, and her consorts sail into Bruges. The maps they charted are among the most detailed Birgundy has managed to acquire, and the spices they collected are worth more than the ships that carried them home. Meanwhile, the island of Xaymaca is landed on by the Burgundian West India Company. The entire island is claimed from the settlement on the islands southern shore, which is named Koningstad. Iberia is sent a counter-proposal regarding Kuba, suggesting that the islands west of the Windward Passage (Jamaica, Bahamas, Cuba) are recognized as Burgundian claims, while the islands east of the Windward Passage (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the rest of the West Indies) are recognized as Iberian claims.


 * The Gurkani Sultanate: Sultan Tahmasp Shah Mirza continued his rule over the Sultanate, with an-Nasir al-Hassan as the Caliph and Amanullah Khan as the Grand Vizier. The Gurkani population rose to about 38 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 composed of medium-to-heavy cavalry, composite bow, lance, mace, sword and in some cases, rifles. 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, swords and pikes to be utilised in close combat; with camels and horses being utilized for the transportation of supplies. Artillery units, particularly Bombards, Superguns and Bronze Cannons were primarily be used for defensive purposes whilst lighter cannon units and volley guns were maintained for offensive operations. The artillery/cannon units in essence had been well-assimilated into the army given their effectiveness in battle and massive destructive capability. In some cases, infantry units primarily utilizing only rifles also existed albeit rarely, with the Sepah-e Nejaf being the primary one. Meanwhile, naval bases at Iskenderun, Kerch and Gamrun were expanded and fortified were to ensure 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 and armed the navy with artillery units. Meanwhile, 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. Work continues on Khyber Pass Fort. The Sultanate continued to expand its territories into the Caucasus. Following successive victories in the battles of Amu Darya and Merv, the Gurkani forces had essentially crushed the remnants of Tsetseg's Horde in Mawarannahar. Immediately, regions south of the Amu River were annexed into the Sultanate. Meanwhile, in respobse to the growing threat of Tsetseg, the 220,000 that had previously been deployed near Kabul crossed over the Khyber Pass and attacked Tsetseg's host in conjunction with the Indians. (Note this happens only if the Indians attack this turn as well). About around the same time, the memoirs published by Abbas, "Dar Sarasar Darya" (Across the Sea) became exceptionally popular.
 * Oman Diplomacy: About 1600 soldiers 450 volunteers cross the Strait of Hormuz to assist the Gurkani army in India.
 * The Swiss Confederacy has had Jagerianism is also spreading into the country, but is met with mixed feelings. The Swiss also are tending to themselves now, nothing to do with anyone other then themselves and their drama. Other than that, nothing of note.
 * Delhi Sultanate: With Gurkani troops marching through the Khyber Pass, Sultan Harshal sees oppourtunity. He orders 400,000 troops to head to the pass and take down Tseteg's host horde. Recruitment campaigns intensify, mostly targeted at Hindus. "It's time to put religion aside and fight for the stability of India. If you don't, you may have no country to worship in." Sultan Harshal decides to bravely venture out of his camp to speak at a recruitment rally in nearby Cuttack. His speech goes on without incident, except that a Hindu loyal to Tseteg attempts to attack the Sultan; the rebel is quickly subdued and arrested before Sultan Harshal departs.
 * The Vassals: The battles of the war have taken its toll on parts of Ladakh, and most cities in Marwar and Mewar have gone into lockdown. Refugees continue to flee fron occupied lands into Himalaya, and sometimes further into Tibet and even China.


 * Bulgarian Empire: The Bulgarian Tsar, Boris, unable to ignore the happenings in Christendom agrees to host a council with the various priests, bishops, the Patriarch, and the cardinals about the issues faced by the now codified and named Eastern Rite of Orthodoxy seeing themselves as a somewhat discriminated group. This view is held mainly by the greek based bishops and cardinals. This however is put entirely on hold as the unified call of the Most Christian Alliance, brings them all to bear as the Bulgarian Empire is forced to ignore the issue and march to war. The Bulgarian empire forced to accelerate its military preparations fields 2 more legions bringing its exact total to 8, and with full levies to replace the losses. It is expected pulling from the serfs the legions could be restored to 60% of their full strength if major losses are suffered. The Bulgarian 1-5th legions are assembled to aid the Poles and Russians, and the Moldavian Auxilaries are added into the army. This brings the army to 41,000 which marches with former Tsar Simeon at its head with one of Simeons best friends as a general and advisor. This army marches clearly to meet with the Polish and Russian forces. At home the Tsar himself Boris mobilized the final three legions the 6th 7th and 8th legions as a guarentee of there being no attacks or revolts at home. The settlement processes of the empire continues and noticeably this year there is a large population expansion as the years of settlement and developing the foundations of the lands have led to a boom. The population of 5.03 million expands to nearly 5.05 million most of it bulgar or vlach-bulgar. The population of the province of Vlach is shown to be roughly 800,000 with a rough amount of these people having been ethnic bulgars or those who have assimilated. The Oltenia proclamation by the Tsar is recieved extremely well by the general nobility with ther Vlachs now being seen as not only equal to the Bulgarians, but to be considered indiscernable for all time. This is punctuated shortly with the marriages of two Basarab children to an Asen and Velitchkov a piece bringing in a union between the top 3 of Bulgarias high noble families. Some nobility mixing is also noted in the lower nobles adding noticeably to the significantly growing mixed population.


 * Bengal Sultanate: The Sultan sends 20,000 more troops to help Delhi against Tsetseg. The Sultan orders the 150,000 men stationed in Bengal to attack the Khans long with the Gurkanis and the Delhavi. In other news, the new Bengali Navy, now at its peak of 1200 ships, makes a grand excessive as construction of the fleet is officially finished this year.The title "Master of the Seas" is bestowed upon Sultan Sikandar Shah to celebrate this achievement. In other news, the son of the Sultan, Yusuf Shah II is ordered to go on a trip to China and Korea, carrying with him spices, treasures, and also carrying several of the finest Bengali matchlock rifles to present to the rulers of each respective country. Yusuf Shah II hopes to negotiate trade deals with these leaders.
 * Ahom Kingdom: Nothing of note.
 * Kingdom of Ava: Nothing of note.
 * Oman: King Suleiman bin Mudhafar dies a natural death at the age of 54. He is succeeded by his son, Numair bin Suleiman. As his first order of business, Numair divides Vohemar, with only land north of the Sisintany being considered part of the colony. The southern portion is declared a separate colony, under direct control of Oman until fixed borders can be established. Dina Arobi and Dina Morgabin are each declared separate colonies as well. Trade with Africa flourishes this year: Omanis enjoy rice, bananas, pepper, and vanilla from the Island of the Moon and Dina Arobi. Oman is also able to gain some influence over the slave trade in the islands north of Vohemar, which are now used as stopover points for slave traders. Recognizing the vast superiority of the Bengali navy, many Omani merchants flock to Bengali waters, as the area is relatively safe from piracy. Feeling outcompeted, King Numair orders the shipwrights of Sur and Sohar to increase production, supplied by shipbuilding materials from the Island of the Moon. Numair also places a tariff on pepper in the colonies to fund these efforts.
 * Vohemar: Instead of expanding further, Vohemar focuses on developing existing settlements and securing its borders with the natives. Relations become strained with the Merina tribe in particular, who see Omani and Swahili expansion as a threat to their homeland. Now armed with muskets, they continue to assert their independence from the colonies, and fiercely defend against any incursions into the highlands. In the midst of all this, Governor Musaaid travels to Oman to mourn the loss of his brother. The Merina declare war with the Sakalava tribe.
 * Southern Colony: Settlements are built in the southern interior of the island as new routes through the heavily forested coast are discovered. Trees are cut down to provide timber for shipbuilding. Sahl Sarwar bin Qadeir is appointed governor of the colony.
 * Dina Arobi: Farmlands are developed throughout the island. A settlement is built on the western coast.
 * Dina Morgabin: Nothing of note.
 * Papal States: Preparation is under way for the Ecumenical Council to be held in Cologne next year. All Bishops from all Rites, as well as prominent theologians, Abbots, Abbesses etc are invited. Pope Adrian issues a brief Bull which excommunicates anyone who dares injure any person traveling to attend the Council, including the Jaegers. Given Adrian is not as Iberia-centric as the past two popes, he lifts the interdict on Portugal and sends a low-level diplomat to the court of king Manuel, thus recognising Portugals de facto independence.
 * Emirate of the Ottomans:  Suleiman begins to work on modernizing the army and amassing the people to a more Pro-War type people, the slaves from africa are given freedom(seeing I can't make a deal to free them) they are sent to mosques and cities to work on improving things.  Suleiman renames the state to a Emirate (but it's just a name change a nothing happens).  Suleiman is seen as a strong man as he begins to work on the nation's military might. The population begins to grow mostly around the city of Anakar and Izhimr. Suleiman begins to work on creating all black janasir units (due to them being slaves). Most Turks begin to see the Gurkian state as a great nation in the muslim world and begin to slowly drift to the Gurkian. a Grand Mosque is made named the "Mosque of the north". Artist and like-minded people across the nation are sent to Ankara to help the state. Traders are sent to sent to Syria to trade and gain recuites for new units. the Weapons from the Gurkiani state are put to use and are looked at to work on producing more. 
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: The Archbishop of Canterbury travels to the council in Rome to discuss the problems facing Christianity. King William continues his education in England being taught English, German and Latin as well as history, maths and science. The young King is pushed very hard by his tutors while trying to be King as well. The military reforms to the organisation of troops are finished and the first muskets are introduced into units as their armour penetration ability is better than that of the Arqebus. Oxford university builds a new specialist building to house it's medical studies as several doctors have started trying to extensively catalogue details of the human body and how it works. In Avalon the first conflict between the colonists and the natives as another 200 people land and attempt to claim land the natives wanted. The colonists place their farms elsewhere but the desire to drive natives back as the hold their expansion west. Lieutenant Governor Robes sends back word asking for troops to be sent to help him drive the natives away while more work is done on the fort.
 * Brandenburg-Luxembourg: Otto realizing that he has been unable to save the unity of the church in the HRE and realizing that he must now focus on a lot of issues at home, despite this he agrees to go to the meeting in Cologne to try a final effort to maintain unity between the northern and catholic rite, he travels with many of the more moderate members of the Northern Rite to try and hash out a final solution however many of the younger preachers and theologians of the Northern Catholic church are already decided on moving forward with the seperation from Rome however they are unsure if they will follow the Jager or Kappel teachings as many feel that a council of equals would be better fit to lead the church then a new pope. Before leaving Otto formally disbands the teutonic order within the Empire given the troubling times that are to come and though he uses a small amount of the lone granted by the Fuggers to pay off the officials leaders of the order, and granting them safe passage to Livonia should they decide to head there and also offers whoever wishesto serve in the Brandenburg forces this is particularly aimed at those who are members of the northern rite offering them titles as nobles and small parcels of land for their service to the empire over the years. Otto also cyphers most of the loan granted by the Fugger family to help maintain the upkeep of Brandenburg and to fuel reforms there while pegging the loan itself to the Emperorship. Freidrich continues a policy of integration of his Grand father's domains with his own estates in Prussia preparing the way for the future PU. With Holstein Secure Freidrich returns to Berlin to assume control while his father travels to Cologne. The Ducal army of Prussia is integrated into the the greater Brandenburgian forces and the economy is slowly integrated. Manorialism continues to grow at the expense of the older smaller feudal estates, and much of the lands are consilidated into larger Junker families under the auspicious patronage of the house of Brandenburg. Military expansion continues under the tutulage of the young and ambitious Freidrich who builds upon the solid foundations established under his Grand father and continues his father's patronage of science and culture, focusing a lot on improving the Universities that had been somewhat neglected over the last few decades. WIth massive funds being geared towards improving the facultues of mechanical arts (engineering), medecine, astronomy, and alchemy/chemistry Particular empasis is put into the funding of the teaching of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, with Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, Anatomy and Medicine. Major efforts to increase the collection of works in the Brandenburg Archives are made and to expand the amount of professors, and lecturors, instructors from Bulgaria are invited to come and work in Brandenburg, several young Academics also decide to travel to Bulgaria to study with Royal sponsership. Expansion of Brandenburg's literary, and philosophical circles continues and the works inspired by both the Renassaince and by classical Germanic works from the Germanic Geroic Age becoming popular. Architecture also starts to change as new inspirations by both Romano-Bulgar, and by classical Gothic styles begins starting in Berlin and Breslau. This new trend of cultural flourishing starts to influence the direction of the Reformed Catholic Church which is slowly focusing more and more on German issues and mentality shifting away from issues related to Rome and Italy specially with the Italian seperation from the HRE. Cottage industry, mining, and smithy activities continue to expand. Expansion of the Use of Cannons in the armed forces is noted with the introduction of Bronze cannons, and more efficient Match lock arquebuses which start to make up entire unites in the Brandenburgian forces making the ratio of arqubusiers to 1/4th of the total forces usage of wheel lock muskets also begin though due to the expensive price of production not many are made. Luxembourg gun smithies begin tweeking with the design of the new weapon to find a better alternative.Centralization of military command from the nobility to the crown continues as benefits and royal duties are issued out to the nobility in exchange for the increased loss of military power, with many noble youth becoming new administrators and officers a more centralized state structure, while still retaining their feudal privledges over the peasants. The city of Berlin continues to grow with the influx of more nobles, artisans, engineers, and merchants leading to a very vibrant high society, with the Berlin Palace at the heart of it all. Efforts to start expanding the Palace begin. Freidrich and Otto in agreement declare that while Jager's thesises stand as heretical pieces of theology they raise valid points about the church, and ones that have been raised many times in the Brandenburg court debates. Otto as Emperor can not speak out publicly against the pope or the church nor can his heir Freidrich however they show a lot of sympathy towards the group being members of the Reformed Catholic Church. Otto calls upon the Pope, and the Primate to come to Berlin to discuss the matter further. Theologians in Brandenburg begin supporting the ideas of the Jagers more and more however the political climate in Brandenburg remains tense as many of the nobles and the heir himself look to finally break from what they perceive as corruption and decadence within the old institutions of church however Otto remains adamant on trying to bring a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Friedrich occupies Holstein successfully having vanquished Denmark's forces there.
 * Maximillian of Austria-Bavaria looks north to the ecclesiastical conference. While his personal sympathies lie with the vicar of Christ, he has to make sure that he is seen as a good catholic ruler. He nonetheless waits untill the council is finished to levy any official statements, although he does send his loyal vassal, the Archbishop of Salzburg, to attend the meeting as one of the most important primates of Germnay. Meanwhile, further reform is done in military matters, with a rigid structure for the ARchducal Guards. In any case, Venetian merchants help unite the economies of both Austria and Bavaria through setting up trade nodes in the civies of Vienna and Munich, as well as setting up branches of their own banks in those cities as well. As such, they are officialy the favoured traders within the Austrian Realms. Funding into the areas of Natural Philosophy and engineering are increased in order to being progressing the renaissanse age. By this year, all matchlock arquebuses are replaced with wheelock muskets in the Archducal Guard regiments. These musketeers make up almost one quarter of all permenant forces. More silver mines are comissioned to pay for these expenses.
 * Infrastructure in Hungary gets a boost. Also, the Guards in Hungary are becoming more integrated with the Archducal Guards in Austria to form a single unified armed force loyal only to the sovreign.
 * Venetian merchants begin to invest in German trade in ernest. With ports of trade secure in Serbia, and trade routes well into Hungary underway, the merchants look northwards. WIth new banks in the cities of Vienna and Munich, many traders find a very easy time to trade, as their Banknotes(which should well be in use by Italian merchants by this point in time) being transferable and redeemable in all major centers of the Austrian crown, but more importnatly, further north than they ever were before. As such, these merchants are able to have easy access to their monetary funds in order to trade with more efficiency. As trade begins to kick off in Germany, the nations of central germany are approached, and scouting by bankers is well underway as to identify new possible sites of banks, ways to make trade more efficient. The intense competition between these banks sees a sharp rise in trade, as opposed to the single-family model, which rules on monopolies, the venetian traders look in many states, the decentralized nature of its essance propelling the economies of all those involved, but especially those of the Habsburg Crown, forward, and of that most especially Veneto, ever upwards.
 * South Australian Civilization:  The city-states of the Adeleid Valley and western Australia continue to grow, planting smaller villages in between. The city of Kaurna begins constructing a road system to connect its satilite cities together. In Ngarrindjeri, the Son of the Sun finally returns to the city and meet his long lost brother, cousin, Bakan Djalu. Entering the palace court, he was dressed as a wildman in animal skins, and eating raw honey. Moreover, he asked Djalu to have his daughter in marriage, as it was betrothed to him before he left many years ago. Seeing this display, Djalu was very wary of giving his daughter in marriage to this man, so instead he decided to propose an impossible task for him. On the grounds that the Son of the Sun must possess superhuman stregnth and abilities, Djalu challenged him to retrieve a scale from the giant turtle that holds up Kangaroo Island. For the love of Djalu's daughter, the Son of the Sun gladly took up the challenge. Tying two rocks to his feet, and arming himself with an iron daggar, he sank down in the bay until he reached the relm of the giant turtle, ready to do battle. However, the turtle was much more serene than the Son of the Sun supposed, being much older than the island itself, and instead offered to give the hero one of his scales that shed off many years earlier. Then, as a final act of gratefulness, the turtle bit through the ropes tying the Son of the Sun to the bay, allowing him to float back to the surface.
 * Bahmani Sultanate: More trops go north. (OOC: I'm not gonna be very active for the next couple days, so consider this a blank check, Orange.)


 * Swahili:  We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue capturing slaves. In the heartland of Mogadishu, the Bank of Mogadishu begin cooperation with landlords to construct hydraulic devices such as canals and irrigation projects to boost food production. Areas interior to Mobassa and Malindi is colonized. We also send out conquistadors to expand northwards into more northern Somalia. We focus on the regions of Antemoro, Antandroy Sakalava and Mahafaly in Madagascar. We send 1,000 soldiers to Bahmanis to aid them in their war against Tsetseg.



1522
''' Tsetseg Khan continues his war in Delhi, avoiding battle whenever possible and instead choosing to sack and raze. He and his horde numbering upwards of 500,000 kill any resistance. Hindus are now in open revolt in Delhi, uneasy with the Sultan's attempts at recruitment. However, there is another group of Hindus who want their own native leader and start a war with the intention to establish a Hindu nation. A third group of Hindus supports the Sultan. Muslims still support the Sultan. '''

''' Kappel continues to proclaim his version of Jagerism in Burgundy. Adalbert returns to Scandinavia, believing he has not convinced King James of his ideas. Meanwhile, Joachim travels to Cologne. '''

''' The Most Christian Alliance continue their invasion of the Astrakhan Khanate, reaching the capital. Tsar Alexis proclaims victory, although there is still fighting to be done. '''

''' In the Caliphate, many are advising an invasion of Persia as the Gurkani are very focused to the east. However, there is an equally powerful faction advocating peace. '''

''' The Mongolians continue to go around China sacking and burning things. Many people believe the emperor's inability to protect them means he has lost the Mandate of Heaven. '''

How the hell can they keep going around sacking shit if they have no access to China? China occupied the southern half of Mongolia already last turn, there is now way they can do that.

If everything was so easy that you can just add "I conquer the whole of Europe" in your turns, then actually get that canonized, then that would just defeat the whole purpose of the algorithm (plus the game would deteriorate even more). Plus, I think Tomor is a great general or leader.

''' In Greece, a theological dispute between the Greek rite and the Bulgarian rite devolves into a clash between Greeks and Bulgarians after the murder of a prominent leader of the Greek religious community. Soon, a full fledged rebellion has begun in Greece. '''


 * Would you be able to provide some more detail for the players involved? What sort of theological dispute? Is it the same sort of governance/precedence disputes that flare up in the Eastern orthodox churches from time to time otl? ~Cal
 * That was what I had in mind. It adds another layer to the general Greek/Bulgarian tensions. -scraw

''' In Sicily, the Regent-General dies. The Sicilian Council seek an Austrian successor. In the meantime, the Duke of Castro is named Interrex. '''

''' The Council of Cologne begins. Given that there are lots of different stakeholders, I decided to make a page for it rather than have it all play out here.'''


 * In Austria-Bavaria, Hearing of the Sicillian Demand, Archduke of Austria-Bavaria and King of Hungary Maximillian von Habsburg-Wittlesbach nominates his cousin, Markus von Habsburg-Wittelsbach for the position of Regent-General. He notes that Markus is the son of Lord Chancellor Albert von Habsburg-Wittelsbach, who advised his brother King-Archduke Ferdinand when he warred on Italy and helped secure Sicillian Independance.
 * The Sicilians accept this choice for their Regent-General. -scraw
 * The Swiss Confederacy is starting to be familiar of Jagerian scripts and codes, although, most of the population is loyal to it's origins in the Holy Roman Empire. The leader of the Confederacy, Temu Simon, might be with it's teachings, although, this is not confirmed as of yet.
 * I don't think we are meant to have otl people this far past the Point of Divergence. ~Cal
 * Alright, I'll change it.
 * Buha: A coup occurs, done by Kuzir extremists with some believing the conspirators have links to religion of the Hermit of old. Once again, it is the Empire of Buha. Islam will be tolerated, but Kuzirism will remain the dominant religion. The Sultan is executed for failing the requirements for a ruler. Conspirator leader Kajankono declares himself Emperor. Many Kuzirs celebrate the coup. Kurzirs also pray for a return of stability to Benin. Bini clergy continue to build Nyzanza with Benin style architecture, turning it into a mud-brick metropolis replacing the outdated hut designs. Emperor Kajankono hopes the good relations with Swahili will continue despite the coup. The Emperor gives thanks to the Swahili despite their support for an illegal religious conversion, for their contributions to the arts and architecture while being in Buha.
 * Papal States: Pope Adrian VI, his Cardinals, most of the bishops of the Papal States, numerous Abbots, Priors, theologians and scholars, as well as Immaculata Superior General Ignazio d'Iasso, arrive in Cologne for the Holy and Ecumenical Council of Cologne. Whilst Pope Adrian himself is relatively conservative in his views, the increasing unrest in the North has led to him adopting a pragmatic, flexible approach; willing to compromise on issues of governance, whilst maintaining fidelity to issues of faith. Joachim Jaeger is received by the Council peacefuly, but he is viewed with deep suspicion by most of the Latin-Rite bishops for his heretical teachings on the Sacraments. Nonetheless, many of those same bishops, adopting the via media of the Kolsch theologian Immanuel Volk, agree with many of Jaeger's teachings on church governance (i.e. the relative positions of the Rites, the possibility for the Pope to be a non-Latin), and hope to use him as an ally against the more radical and decidedly schismatic approach of the radical Kappel. With participation of many bishops from the Eastern Churches in communion (i.e. Greece, Bulgaria), the Council promises to be one of the largest, most diverse, and truly ecumenical, in many centuries. On the arrival of the Emperor, the Council opens with a recitation (in Greek) of the Nicene Creed. In the States themselves, not much of note occurs, but military infrastructure is improved.


 * Korea reaches pre-Manchu secession development, under the policies and reforms of monarch Kim Taehyung. The reconstruction ministry is dismantled, with ministers being absorbed into the ministry of finance. This feat is widely publicized and propaganda praising the house of Kim is distributed. Seeking to place the economy under direct government influence, but without having to own firms directly (which would result in higher government expenditures), Kim Taehyung selects large industrial firms owned by yangban nobility with close relationship with the government bureaucrats, investing in their activities so that they would dominate domestic markets. These industrial firms come to be known as chaebol, meaning "money clan". With the Ming preoccupied with Mongol secession and raids, envoys are sent to Mongolia, hoping to establish an alliance ( MOD RESPONSE ). The isolationist policy is officially abandoned, but foreign interaction still remains relatively low. Production of gunpowder weaponry (e.g., Korean cannon, wheel-lock rifles, hwacha) increases. The metallurgical industries are augmented with the construction of blast-furnaces, while mines spring across the northern countryside to harness northern Korea's mineral wealth. The mobilization of troops to the Manchu–Korean border continues, in the event an opportunity for the re-conquest of the region appears. The Yalu river wall and its forts are further fortified. Confucianism begins a process of re-entrenchment into Korean ethics and culture. Confucian values such as scholarship, merit, and artistry are promoted, and several academies and universities are built with many of the yangban elite partaking in education.
 * Cologne: Let the Ecumenical Council of Cologne begin! Archbishop Rhoderich welcomes all parties to the Council. Rhoderich, along with Abbess Meina and Immanuel Volk, join many other learned theologians at the Ecumenical Council in the hope of reaching a peace between the many sides of the religious debate. It is time for a reasonable, rational debate. Anything less would be disrespectful to Cologne’s hospitality. The Council is well-prepared and catered for, so that they may discuss in peace. The teachings of Immanuel Volk continue to spread and Volk himself begins to distribute pamphlets endorsing the commonsense via media approach to this situation, the safe and logical solution. Volk himself awaits the decision of the Ecumenical Council, which he knows has vowed to adopt a commonsense approach.
 * Essen: The envoy to Brandenburg remains in Berlin and continues to speak to the people and nobles of Brandenburg. Solis Ortum walks continue, and the visiting Reformed Northerners are encouraged to join in, in a show of unity.
 * Bulgarian Empire: With the Greeks in open revolt and clear victory being achieved in the East, General Simeon, father of Tsar Boris makes his way back. The Legions with the Moldavian auxiliaries return at best due speed to reinforce the Beleagured and spread out legions which remained in Bulgaria. The 18,000 strong force has spent the past few months absolutely struggling under the weight of nearly tens of thousands of revolting greeks. The number is known to be crazy with nearly 80,000 greeks at last count having revolted. The Return of the bulk of the Bulgar army is just in time to prevent the three garrison legions from being wiped out. The entirety of Bulgarians military forces focus in on Southern Greece, Vasiligrad, and Macedonia as the Tsar looks to suppress the Greek revolt. While this revolt is massive the main underlying issue remains that the Greeks are extremely angry about the demotion of the Ecumenical Patriarch to a mere underling to the Latin based pope. This has even been somewhat noticed in the Bulgarian rite church communities who are resentful of the primacy of the pope over the true originator of christendom. The Bulgarian army makes a concentrated effort to prevent the greeks from leaving southern greece as the army advances to roughly Thessograd before having to start fighting minor skirmishes with the large greek army.
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: As the Avalon colony suffers from the cold and struggles to grow well, another explorer and a welsh one who wants the colonies to succeed as many of the welsh are the ones being used to fulfil the settlement, Iorweth Bowen suggests sailing around the trade winds and up the gulf stream to reach better climates lands and so with funding from the King sails south to Morocco and then leaps into the trade winds into the West indies and follows the gulf stream north until he reaches what he names Williams Bay (Cheapsake Bay) in honour of the King and takes his ships into explore the area and decide how suitable it is for habitation and he concludes the climate is much better for living in while the soil is good and upon his return to England he recommends to the King that another penal colony should be set up there which should receive more colonists. While in Avalon the first fishermen arrive with boats brought over as well and start going for seafood and fish in the river and the gulf. There is not much more pushing in land this year. The river is finally named Alkston river after it's discover. In England the new King has settled in but is still being educated in 3 languages and several other subjects while Cambridge start what it calls it's astronomers experiment. At the same time and day in England, Northern Arcadia and Poland 3 astronomers will all map out the charts at roughly the same point in latitude. The experiment reveals how at 3 different points on the earth the time of day is different supporting heavily the concept of a circular earth. This furthers the competition between Cambridge and Oxford to make new discoveries as Oxford has done revolutionary work on the mapping of the human body.
 * Emirate of the Ottomans:  Suleiman begins to work on modernizing the army and amassing the people to a more Pro-War type people, the slaves from africa are given freedom(seeing I can't make a deal to free them) they are sent to mosques and cities to work on improving things.  Suleiman renames the state to a Emirate (but it's just a name change a nothing happens).  Suleiman is seen as a strong man as he begins to work on the nation's military might. The population begins to grow mostly around the city of Anakar and Izhimr. Suleiman begins to work on creating all black janasir units (due to them being slaves). the amount of Turks that drift to the Gurkiani state begins to stall and people begin to slowly leave the idea. A Grand Mosque is made named the "Mosque of the north". Artist and like-minded people across the nation are sent to Ankara to help the state. Traders are sent to sent to Syria to trade and gain recuites for new units. the Weapons from the Gurkiani state are put to use and are looked at to work on producing more. A book named "the window into the human body" is made after reserch was made on the human body. Suleiman begins to work on a mixed military 
 * Sweden: We send delegates to the Council of Cologne and fully support the Jägerian cause. We also call a council in neutral Oldenburg to discuss the ideas of Jäger and Kappel in peace. This council is to be held in 3 years. 
 * Oman: In Arabia, the Bani Khalid demand independence for Najd. Muqrin ibn Zamil comes out of hiding and raises his flag in rebellion, conducting several raids into Omani Najd and Al-Hasa and gathering support from the Sunni inhabitants. An Omani army is raised to combat this threat and reclaim Najd, but no major battles are fought. Najd gains de facto independence for the time being. As part of Numair bin Suleiman's schemes, 21 ships are built this year. Oman continues to support the war against Tsetseg.
 * Vohemar: Mahajanga and Toamasina rise as prominent cities within the colony. Skirmishes occur between colonists and natives after a territorial dispute with the Sakalava tribe.
 * Southern Colony: Most land on the east coast is lost to the Betsimisaraka tribe. Further expansion is limited to the southeastern end of the island, where geography is more permissive.
 * Dina Morgabin: Coffee is introduced to the island from Oman.
 * Dina Arobi: Nothing of note.
 * South Australian Civilization: After completing his task, the Son of the Sun was again challenged by Bakan Djalu to a greater mission: collect milk from the wombats of Ngintaka. The god Lord Ngintaka owned a field outside of the Ochre Chapel, raising wombats for milk. But these wombats were holy, such that their milk would bring life to any who drink it. For this reason, they were protected in a magic to kill anyone who approached them. The Son of the Sun arranged a cleaver trap to lure a wombat into a sitiuation where he could extract the milk from a distance. However, as he left the field, he encountered Lord Ngintaka, who had been watching the whole time, and gave wise advice to the Son of the Sun. Meanwhile, the road system of Kaurna begins spreading to other cities.


 * Swahili:  We continue our agriculture policies. The royal guards continue capturing slaves. In the heartland of Mogadishu, the Bank of Mogadishu begin cooperation with landlords to construct hydraulic devices such as canals and irrigation projects to boost food production. Areas interior to Mobassa and Malindi is colonized. We also send out conquistadors to expand northwards into more northern Somalia. We begin building plantations on Madagascar, capturing local tribesmen as slaves. We send 1,000 soldiers to Bahmanis to aid them in their war against Tsetseg.

1523
''' Tsetseg Khan is defeated in one final grand battle, where a total of over one million men fight. Among other casualties are the Gurkani Sultan and the heir to Delhi. Despite Tsetseg Khan's defeat, a large part of his horde survives and are attacking the Gurkani. The Sultan of Delhi still has to contend with Hindu rebels across his nation as well as widespread damage. '''

''' The Caliph in Egypt is overthrown by one of his generals, Amr an-Najm. Najm declares himself the ruler of the Caliphate. An-Najm decides to invade the Gurkani Sultanate. '''

''' In China, with the Mandate of Heaven lost by the emperor, the general Gong declares himself the emperor. His primary challenger is his fellow general Bao. Bao is known for his string of victories over the Mongols while Gong is known for associating himself with Muslims. As such, Gong's base of support is in the south, while Bao has support from the north. Nova, pick one of these guys to take over China.'''

''' Although the Astrakhan Khanate is defeated, Tsar Alexis of Russia and King Sigismund of Poland dispute what is the next course of action. '''

 (Polands previous king is still alive -Feud) 

''' The explorer Eduard van Kronk approaches the king of England, asking for permission to look for the Northwest Passage. '''

''' King Manuel of Portugal sends explorers to the New World. With the discoverings of Balboa, the area south of OTL Panama is claimed for Portugal. '''

''' The crisis in Greece continues as the number of rebels expands. '''


 * Emirate of the Ottomans:  Suleiman begins to work on modernizing the army and amassing the people to a more Pro-War type people, the slaves from africa are given freedom(seeing I can't make a deal to free them) they are sent to mosques and cities to work on improving things.  Suleiman renames the state to a Emirate (but it's just a name change a nothing happens).  Suleiman is seen as a strong man as he begins to work on the nation's military might. The population begins to grow mostly around the city of Anakar and Izhimr. Suleiman begins to work on creating all black janasir units (due to them being slaves). the amount of Turks that drift to the Gurkani state begins to stall and people begin to slowly leave the idea. A Grand Mosque is made named the "Mosque of the north". Artist and like-minded people across the nation are sent to Ankara to help the state. Traders are sent to sent to Syria to trade and gain recruits for new units. the Weapons from the Gurkani state are put to use and are looked at to work on producing more. A book named "the window into the human body" is made after research was made on the human body. Suleiman begins to work on a mixed military. Suleiman stands with the Caliphate and invades the Gurkani state leading 150,000 troops rushing into Trebizond and then moving into Georgia and the Caucuses while other troops rush into Mosul while 85,000 stay at home and the ottoman army spec ops the black jannris (with a mix of arabs) are also sent in. Slaves will gain freedom if they join the army and slaves join in the masees 
 * Trebizond hasn't been under Gurkani rule in decades. -Guy
 * Tsardom of Russia: Under Tsar Alexis, we have triumphed over the Astrakhan Khanate and now we attack the weakened Gurkani Sultanate. We call in the help of Poland (Mod Response)and send in 31875 troops (85%) while the rest stay at home while we also hire mercenaries to bolster our forces, which is 7500 (20% of 37500).  We strike down into the Caucasus region and aim to take everything up to Georgia. (Someone do the algo, i am busy for the next few weeks, exams.) We also ask the Kalmar Union to send us troops due to our alliances, and as their duty to fight the infidel (mod response, just a few expeditionary troops). Russia has been growing in the last few decades by colonising Siberia, and now we have conquered the Astrakhan. We send emissaries to Poland and ask how we should split Astrakhan (Mod response).
 * Papal States: The Pope and bishops continue discussions at the Council of Cologne (Principia Moderni IV Map Game).
 * South Australian Civilization: After completing these two incredible feats, the Son of the Sun was asked by Bakan Djalu for one last task, which is the most difficult of all: bring back a tooth from the jaws of the Bunyip. Taking a spear in one hand and a club in the other, the Son of the Sun went forth to challenge the Bunyip. Wrestling with its jaws for hours on end, he eventually manages to cut out part of one tooth and barely escape with his life, while the fantastic beast retreated into the Murray River to heal. Exahsted, and not willing to put off this task much longer, Bakan Djalu finally gave in to allow his daughter to marry this wild man. In Kaurna, the road system grows greatly, eventally connecting the cities of Kaurna and Nukunu together at last.
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Eduard von Kronk is commissioned by the crown to try and explore the northwest passage. Iowerth Bowen takes 150 men to Williams bay and lands at the land he calls New Gwynedd and his settlement Aberffraw is built on a headland just inside of William's bay (Newport News), he constructs a fort there which he names Fort Bowen and him and his 150 men build a wooden palisade and stake line awaiting more people arriving. In Avalon another 50 fishermen and women arrive in the colony to help catch the vast reserves of seafood in expeditions. In England the introduction of muskets among the army is continued while the Regent Henry constructs more grammar schools in some of the smaller towns which are supported by royal funds so pupils can attend easier with less fees and have better access.