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
1566 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
 * Commander of the Shadow Tower Wolves
 * First Ranger Callumthered
 * First Steward Edgeofnight
 * The Mountain that Rides: Feudy McPlagueface
 * Septon Nathan1123


 * 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A ban from plausibility strikes lasts thirty days, after which the third strike is repealed and the banned player is unbanned.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.
 * Vivaporius (1490)

Plausibility Strikes
'''Three strikes and you're out! Each strike resets after 30 years of the most recent strike.'''


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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.



1560
''' Djalu the Great fully unifies the city-states of the South Australian Civilizaiton, and is ordained the ruler of the Anangu Kingdom by the Dreamspeakers. He goes on to continue his conquests into hinterlands of eastern Australia. '''

''' Hoping to regain their claims on the continent, the Majipihut Emperor marries the heiress of the Malay Kingdom, causing the rival successors of the Khmer empire to fear foreign influence. '''

''' The Haedo state throws off control from China. Instead of spending money trying to subjugate these people, the Emperor decides to cut his losses by giving Ulleungdo and Jeju back to Korea. '''

''' Burgundian and Norwegian cultures clash as Kappeliist refugees from the Norway-Swedish War settle in the Lowlands, while Catholic refugees settle in the New World and come in contact with the Burgundian colonies. '''

''' As the Second Polish Civil War ends, it is known as the bloodiest conflict in Polish history up to this point, while also devastating the agriculture and economy by the peasent villages destroyed. '''

 The Ottoman governor of Cilicia is killed by a band of Armenian peasents 


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Guyana expands 50px west, and Nieuw Amsterdam expands 25px east. In light of the clashes with Norwegian refugees, King John II lets it be known that he cares not for their rite, that should they want to stay they can, but any violence against his native subjects will be met with extreme reprisal. The Catholics fleeing to the colonies are welcomed, as well. Reconstruction of Singapore progresses smoothly, and while the "Emir of Johor" continues to nominally rule from nearby Tanjung Puteri, all major decisions are made by the East India Company in the growing trade city, and all security (barring the Emirs small, strictly controlled bodyguard contingent) is overseen by Company-run Colonial Guard.


 * Korea: Kim Do welcomes Chinese withdrawal from Haedo, Jeju and Ulleungdo, and sends silver to award the Emperor's generosity. Haedo is awarded colonial status, Jeju joins the Jeolla province, and Ulleungdo joins the Gyeongsang province. All outdated ships are replaced with the two new models–geobukseon and panokseon. A third of these ships are given naval artillery. Industrial complexes continue growth, with the expansion of chaebol firms under yangban nobles. Production of gunpowder weaponries rise, while the metallurgical industry are augmented with the construction of blast-furnaces and workshops. Academies and universities are built with many of the upper castes partaking in education.
 * Nivkhs: Urbanized settlements continue growth, especially Nivkhgushi. Meanwhile, the number of Korean soldiers stationed in the Nivkh is at a thousand. Arable tracts of land are plowed (and planted with wheat) to facilitate population growth, while Siberian crab-apple farms are established. Tribute sent to the Manchus are severed.
 * Sakha requests to open trade with Korea, offering furs in return for manufactured goods, metals and firearms, and proposing that Korean chaebol firms set up operations within Sakha. The Khan also wishes to deepen political ties and offers his daughter in marriage to a suitable candidate that the Korean ruler may select.
 * Russia: Work continues on the capital. We construct the Voychek, our first major warship in the Sea of Azov. With the end of the Polish Civil War we expand 50px into Siberia with veteran Cossacks wanting to make a new life. We continue to manufacture muskets for our armed forces. Currently the amount of weapons number 20,000.
 * Norwegian-Swedish Diplomacy: We offer up the Russian a non-aggression pact to restore our old historical friendship.
 * Ruskie Dip: We accept this and acknowledge your control over the untamed northern lands.
 * Norwegian-Swedish Diplomacy: We thank the Russians for such a thing and acknowledge their rule over Pskov.


 * Delhi Raj: The Delhi Raj declares war on the Bengal Sultanate. Raja Hemu appeals to the Kingdom of Ahom to rebel against the Muslim oppressors. The 400,000 strong army (Raj and Rajput) moves in to meet the Bengal army (Ahom status unknown) near Baram.
 * **Gurkani Diplomacy the Delhi: We offer to take in Bengali Muslim overlords to Gurkani into exile, where they can rule over certain pieces of land in Gurkani, to prevent any sort of revolt from happening when you seize Bengal.
 * 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 continue development of Madagascar. With Oman forces retreating, we establish a blockade around Mogadishu and begin landing forces in Madagascar to secure a beachhead. We begin raids upon Oman trade routes.
 * Swahili Diplomacy: We wish to negotiate status quo ante bellum with Oman with a treaty of peace,truce and friendship with Oman.
 * Oman Diplomacy: Oman accepts the treaty.
 * Abbasid Caliphate: This year is known in history as the apex of the Caliphate. its political strength administrates over Arabic and Farsi people across the 40 million people in the Middle East, Egypt, and East Africa. Beit Dawud, also known as Madinah Jamil, is completed in the highlands of Ethiopia, and is a majestic gem of walled cities in the continent. The Museum of Alexandria stands as a symbol of Egypt's great heritage as the great Pre-Islamic Empire. Industry and mercantilism greatly expands the middle class of the Caliphate. Religious and secular art looks almost identical to the Renaissance art now, except taking on Islamic instead of Christian symbolism. The cities of Damascus, Antioch, Jerusalem, and several others grow as large as their western counterparts for the most part. The House of Wisdom of Baghdad continues to make leaps and bounds in science and technology. The Ulem in Damascus administrates over religious and secular matters, while the Caliph Al-Rahim spends most of the time in the grand palace of Qaser Al-Rahim. The Ulema continues to be led by the Grand Vizier Mehmed Hassan, who is elected for life. The military is the greatest in the Muslim world, especially led by the elite soldiers of the Kilab Al-Rub. Outside of the nation, the Ayatollahs and Kazirs hold local juristiction of religious authority over the Ottomans, Gurkani, and all other Muslim nations. The Abbasid dynasty branches in Maghreb and Persia contiue to influence those regions of North Africa and Central Asia. At sea, the Arab-Indian company continue to grow influence with the combined power of Oman, Swahili, Gurkani, and Bengal, spreading economic influence as far as Korea and China.
 * In Sakha, Khan Sagird is shocked when his favourite cousin, married to a Tatar chieftain in Central Siberia, is brutally slaughtered by Russian Cossacks while accompanying her husband on a westward trading expedition. Horrified, he seeks further information on these people by interrogating Tatars and other western Siberians at his court, and comes to fear that even the tribes of the east will eventually face attack by this vastly superior and utterly merciless expansionist force. He concludes that to survive the tribes must unite, a mission which happily coincides with his ambition to become a Siberian Genghis Khan, and the relatively greater centralization, population and organization of Sakha, as created by the reforms of his grandfather Oyus. Sakha continues to expand northwards up the Lena into ethnically similar territories by the maximum amount, while the Khan's personal guard begins to train men to act as irregular cavalry to expand the Khan's military forces. Mines and furs continue to be exploited, while the Khan sends out expeditions to the tribes along the Yenisei (the Ket, Tatars, Samoyeds and Chulyms) offering to deepen existing trade ties into mutual military assistance against external threat. Furthermore, Sakha offers prices for furs higher than those being offered by Cossacks, promising to exchange them for manufactured goods with eastern nations. (Mod Response for tribes)
 * Tribes accept -Natemod
 * I'm calling bullshit on this whole Cossack thing as I'm only about 300px east of where the map shows. So how can my men be in central Siberia when the line is only around the Omsk area-Orwell
 * Not sure if your aware, but that's not how Cossacks worked; they travelled vast areas by Siberia's extensive river system trading and raiding outside the explicit control of the central Russian government. So they are, operating way outside of the territory you've actually settled, they're killing fairly indiscriminately and not as directed by the central government, and they're part of a wide trade network that traverses a vast area.
 * God dammit
 * Sakha diplomacy: Sakha begs the exalted emperor of China to do Sakha the honour of allowing it to become a Chinese tributary and protectorate, offering furs, gold, and as many of his daughters as the emperor wants. In return, he requests that China condescend to offer manufactured goods and weapons, and a garrison that could train Sakha's troops. (Mod Response)
 * Japanese Diplomacy: With China in a state of internal instability, Shogun ' Ashikaga Yoshiteru offers Sakha Japanese suzerainity. In return of Sakha tribute, Japan shall protect Sakha from external threat.  ' 
 * Sakha accepts the Japanese offer and orders its diplomats to leave the Chinese court.
 * Scandinavian Empire: This year of our lord on 1560 Eric king of Norway and co-king of Sweden inherits the Kingdom of Denmark from his father. In conclusion of owning and controlling the 3 kingdoms of the North, he presents to the Danish,Norwegian,Swedish,and Imperial Riksdag the act of uniformity thus forging the three kingdoms into one Unit of government the Scandinavian. Because the laws of succession regarding the imperial throne are useless now the act now includes a strict succession law that states the crown will pass to the oldest son of the Emperor and if there are no sons then a daughter shall inherit, and if there are no living legible children of the Emperor then the next oldest sibling shall inherit the crown. The act also makes The Kapelian Church of Scandinavia be the official religion of Scandinavia. The act passes in all 4 riksdales. The Emperor Eric II begins to pass army and navy reforms in an effort to modernize and improve our Military. Gun trade flowing in from Bradenburg helps us to equip our army with gunpowder weapon, aquerus slowly become more used in the army. Use of miniature cannons on the ships are tinkered with. Expansion of the colonies on Massachusetts go 10 px inwards as do Vinland and New Riksdale. We expand 30 px into finland and Kola. We begin to spread Christian separatism in North Germany and burgundy through use of missionaries.
 * Bel, I already have a colony in Massachusetts, called Bilzen. -Guy
 * Sultanate 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 sent to mosques and cities to work on improving things. 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). Suleiman begins to work on a mixed military. Areas are build to open trade, while Armenians are put in office job in Armenian areas. Madrassa are made talking about unity among Muslim and things like that.   Sunni mosques are made in hope of slowly converting Azeris to Islam along with Persians and Armenians. the black population slowly rises mixing with Turks. the army is updated and our Sultan begins to call for more people to follow the state which way it goes. The population slowly grow  as we adopt western actions on food and things like that. A trade envoy is sent to Egypt to trade with Cairo and to gain acess to the Suez Passing. The new Sultan Şehzade Mustafa Muhlisi is seen as a strong man after his father. The Sultan sends a wave Imams to the Caliphate promoting the idea of the protserts in Syria but keeping them under the Shura. With the war in Poland the Crimea areas are militarize. The Sultan ask for the Aremians to send people to talk about the problems they face and what the state can do (MOD RESPONSE). A wave of imams are sent to Persia spreading Sunnism. The state begins to look for new allies in the Middle East.
 * Islamic Emirate of Azerbaijan: The state is run by Azerbaijanis, and give out religious ruling calling for men to help trade and open up to Kurds in the areas to tighten the bond. Madrassa are made talking about unity among Muslim and things like that. Christians are put in office jobs in Christian areas. Sunni mosques are built. the Sunni Muslim population slowly grows but no huge jump in numbers. The state begins to work on trading with Persia. the Shia pop slowly converts to Sunni but only with a small rise. The Sunni population slowly grow
 * Islamic Khanate of Crimea: The Tartar in the area are put in office jobs and troops are sent to train troops in the areas. Jizyah is not enforced until a certain time. Madrasses are made to work on the idea of Muslim unity. Trade ships are sent and trade with the Caliphate and other nations. Sunni mosques are built, but only in Muslim areas. The Sultan of the region begins to improve the army and navy. A trade envoy is sent to the mainland. A fort is made at our Polish border with plans of making more. An army of 11,500 is amass of ethnic Crimean Tartars, while 9,000 Ottoman troops are sent.
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Avalon expands 25px down the river as more convicts are sent to open up farms while whaling, fishing and fur trade continue to be the profit of the colony. The colony for the first time starts to grow outside of population migration as the number of births in the colony grows with more established farming. The King's 2 son's are given fur courtesy of their ageing great uncle. The plantation system is growing very effective. New Gwynedd and Western Arcadia also expands 25px to find more space for plantations which grow tobacco and other crops such as cotton which are taken back to England for resale while these colonies are largely populated by a few English townsmen and yeomen farmers ruling over these areas employing Welsh and Irish convicts to run black slaves. Most of the farms are large plantations owned by merchants in England with most of the labour carried about by black slaves and convicts who spend their sentence working on farms and after 4 to 7 years normally they are released and can be free like the small population freemen who moved for a better life. The Kingdom of England and Ireland has a population of 3.4 million. The road system is maintained while academic competition between Cambridge and Oxford is encouraged as they spread out across Europe. The ballad from the battle of Trøndelag spreads to England where it is heard by some people.


 * Florence: The construction of the Cathedral of St.John continues (4/15). Most of the Polish students that were studying in the Florence start moving to the rural areas near the Firenze, as the Second Polish Civil War ends but devastating Poland.
 * Papal States: Pope Gregory orders the foundation of the Berlin Missionary Society of secular Northern-Rite priests. The Society's goal is twofold: to spread Northern-Rite Christianity in the New Worlds, and to propagate and strengthen orthodox Northern Christianity in Northern areas, defending it from heresies such as Kappelism and 'separatism'. The Society gets immediately to work, mainly on its latter duties. The Immaculata establish a presence in Burgundy with the goal of combating any inroads made by Kappelism and separatism through education and good catechism.
 * Ashikaga Shogunate: In the Summer Season of this year, the treacherous daimyo Imagawa Yoshimoto advanced a massive army of 25,000 troops through the Onari Province with the intent of conquering the capital Kyoto. All that stood in Yoshimoto's way was the brave daimyo Oda Nobunaga, who lead a tiny force of 3,000 troops. The two met in the  Battle of Okehazama, where in his brilliance Nobunaga set up a decoy force in the center of a pass and hid in the forest while a storm passed. In his hubris, Yoshimoto and his army celebrated their victory by drinking sake, and after the storm Nobunaga descended upon Yoshimoto as he was celebrating and in the battle Yoshimoto was slain, his forces decimated. Indeed, Nobunaga is a man of greatness, saving both Onari and Kyoto, for this I, Shogun   Ashikaga Yoshiteru give Oba Nobunaga the highest honor and thank him for his service, and he is placed as my top general. I recieve an ephinany that I was so close to death, yet my life was spared. Oda Nobunaga's victory could only be brought forth by the Divine, a deity of a higher power, thus I convert to Christrianity, recognizing Jesus Christ as the son of God and I repent of my sins. The world around me is falling apart, especially China, and the Shogunate almost fell to the daimyo Yoshimoto and is barely stable, it may fall into chaos at any time. In order to ensure Ashikaga's strength, action must be taken. Further attempts at increased centralization will certainly result in revolt, thus I must assert Japan power abroad in East Asia.  We send Christian missionaries to Southern China and Korea. Domestically, Japanese Christianity incorporates Shinto and Buddhism, as Buddha's teachings are compatable with Christ's teachings. This results in Japanese Christianity to spread rapidly. 
 * Japanese Diplomacy: We offer China 10 million Japanese mon for Chinese Taiwan
 * Japanese Secret Diplomacy: We fund Muslim factions in Southern China, inciting them to revolt against the Imperial Court in Beijing, as they have supported the brutality of the Confucian Dragons  
 * Papal DIplomacy: The Papal Nuncio to the Shogun's court is pleased with His Excellency's conversion, and baptises him. The Bishop offers the Shogun some Immaculata priests as religious consellors and confessors, and also humbly asks him to give his Shogunal patronage to the Nagasaki Seminary, which recently began training native Giapanois men for the priesthood.
 * Japanese Diplomacy: The Shogun  thanks the Papal Nuncio for the baptism and accepts the Bishop's offer and accepts his Nagasaki request.

1561
''' Kappelists in Burgundy decide it is best for everyone if they leave and they reach out to the king asking for a colonial charter so they can move to the New World. '''

''' Islam spreads rapidly in Southern East Asia, with the continuing chaos in Indochina coupeld with fear from Majapahit influence compels the population of these kingdoms to convert. In China, many military of the southern Chinese begin converting in spite of the Confucianist persecution. '''

''' Armenian rebels reach out to Georgia seeking aid. '''

''' The brother of Polish Tsar kills the Prince of Kiev in a drunken brawl. His brother and successor, who was also his chief lieutenant in the war, is present at the brawl and attemts to kill the Polish prince. However, his bros hold him back so he promises vengeance. He and his armies march home and prepare for war. '''


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Guyana expands 25px west, and New Amsterdam expands 25px. In light of the request from the Kappelists, King John grants them a charter for a natural harbor discovered on one of Burgundys first trucks to Arcadia (otl Charleston, SC). As the old maps call it New Flanders, the chapter is granted as the "New Flanders Charter", allowing them land equivalent to the otl coast of South Carolina to practice their religion. When the Kappelists arrive, they name their settlement "Kappelsbuerg". The Burgundian West India Company is tasked with supplying the settlement, to which they agree, not due to Kappelist sympathies (although there are some), but because they see Kappelsbuerg as a valuable trading center due to its natural harbor.


 * In Korea, the monarch, Kim Do sees the actions of the Manchu khan as incompetent and thus sends the royal army to quell Manchuria and all of its subjects. He plans to annex the southern half, which historically was part of numerous Korean states, while making the northern half a vassal state. To cement ties with the Nivkhs, the nephew of Kim Do, a prince marries the daughter of the Nikvh King; jointly announcing that both would seek further integration, as separate cadet branches of a single royal family. With the Japanese shogun converting to Christianity and receiving a baptismal by the Pope, King Kim Do is suddenly curious about the new promising faith, and decrees the opening of Korea to Christian missionary activities. Meanwhile, he reads a translated version of the Bible and other holy texts, concurring with its teachings and declaring that it fits the current system. Adopting a moderate view on religion, Confucianism is lifted as the sole state religion with the support of the imperial court (who have as well been told to study the Bible's teachings), and the repression of Buddhist activities is lifted–allowing a revival of Buddhism in the south. The royal military is further strengthened in fears that the Confucian–Muslim conflict could spill into Korea. Under family-owned chaebol firms, industrial complexes experience development. Blast-furnaces and workshops are built, while major roads paved and canals lining major rivers set up–all with the intent of promoting commerce. Laws restricting the commoner attainment of higher education is lifted, and the class-transfer process is softened as to truly make Korea have a meritocratic–bureaucratic-style of government. Imperial examination opened to all those of Korean ancestry.
 * In Nivkhgu, urban settlements continue growth, especially the capital of Nivkhgushi. Arable tracts of land are plowed (planted with wheat and cold-resistant variants of rice) to facilitate population growth, while farms cultivating local fruits are established. Nivkh royalty is organized as the House of Ayzik (meaning "gold" in the language)–pronounced Aijik in Korean. Recognizing the ethnic diversity of the region, a pidginized form of Nivkh mutually intelligible with standard Nivkh is promoted as the main lingua franca. The first Nivkh dictionary is published, as well as works regarding its syntax and grammatical rules.
 * Korean diplomats agree to opening chaebol firms within Sakha. As for the second request, it is evident that Sakha has become a Japanese protectorate and thus an intermarriage between Korean and Sakh royalty must be approved by Japanese authorities as to not provoke any cross-strait tensions.
 * Papal Diplomacy: The Papal Nuncio to Giapan, upon hearing of the Korean King's change of attitude towards Christianity, sends a Papal representative with the Immaculata priests sent from the Nagasaki seminary.
 * Japanese Diplomacy: We approve of Sakha's request to marry into the Korean royal family and we also send more Christian missionaries. We thank the Korean King Kim Do and request to renew our relationship with Korea.
 * Korea abides to the Japanese proposal.
 * Sultanate 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 sent to mosques and cities to work on improving things. 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). Suleiman begins to work on a mixed military. Areas are build to open trade, while Armenians are put in office job in Armenian areas. Madrassa are made talking about unity among Muslim and things like that.   Sunni mosques are made in hope of slowly converting Azeris to Islam along with Persians and Armenians. the black population slowly rises mixing with Turks. the army is updated and our Sultan begins to call for more people to follow the state which way it goes. The population slowly grow  as we adopt western actions on food and things like that. A trade envoy is sent to Egypt to trade with Cairo and to gain acess to the Suez Passing. The new Sultan Şehzade Mustafa Muhlisi  is seen as a strong man after his father. The Sultan sends a wave Imams to the Caliphate promoting the idea of the protserts in Syria but keeping them under the Shura. With the war in Poland the Crimea areas are militarize. The Sultan ask for the Aremians to send people to talk about the problems they face and what the state can do (MOD RESPONSE).  A wave of imams are sent to Persia spreading Sunnism. The state begins to look for new allies in the Middle East. An army of 30,000 is sent to get rid of the rebels telling the Georgians to stay out
 * Islamic Emirate of Azerbaijan: The state is run by Azerbaijanis, and give out religious ruling calling for men to help trade and open up to Kurds in the areas to tighten the bond. Madrassa are made talking about unity among Muslim and things like that. Christians are put in office jobs in Christian areas. Sunni mosques are built. the Sunni Muslim population slowly grows but no huge jump in numbers. The state begins to work on trading with Persia. the Shia pop slowly converts to Sunni but only with a small rise. The Sunni population slowly grow. The Army is put on stand by incase any army move into Ottoman lands.
 * Islamic Khanate of Crimea: The Tartar in the area are put in office jobs and troops are sent to train troops in the areas. Jizyah is not enforced until a certain time. Madrasses are made to work on the idea of Muslim unity. Trade ships are sent and trade with the Caliphate and other nations. Sunni mosques are built, but only in Muslim areas. The Sultan of the region begins to improve the army and navy. A trade envoy is sent to the mainland. A fort is made at our Polish border with plans of making more. An army of 11,500 is a mass of ethnic Crimean Tartars, while 9,000 Ottoman troops are sent.
 * Russia: We start to experience transportation problems with the conquest of Siberia. With this we only expand 30px into Siberia. We start to construct a highway from Novgorod to a small border village named Omsk. We construct another 1000 guns this year. We also continue with the construction of Novgorod as our great capital. We construct several more weaponsmith buildings for more musket construction (musket production will rise to 1,500). With the near genocide of native populations by the Cossacks, the Tsar himself decree's a halt to the killings and use "special tactics" to "convince" the native's to join Russia.
 * Ashikaga Shogunate: Japanese Christian missionaries are trained in the Nagasaki Temple in order to spread the Gospel of Christ throughout Japan and throughout the Earth. One team is tasked with sowing the seeds of Christ in Korea, and with the Shogun's blessing, they set sailed from Nagasaki to Busan. With the resounding success of the Missionary expedition to Korea, more missionaries are trained in Nagasaki and ties with Korea and Sakha are increased, resulting in more wealth from trade. This newfound wealth allows for the expansion of infrastructure throughout Japan and in Nagasaki boat construction and trading expeditions to southern China and Southeast Asia are funded. Scribes and monks are hired and tasked with translating the Bible into Japanese, Hangul, and Mandarian Chinese. Bibles and missionaries are sent on trading expeditions.
 * Georgia: Building on the Cathedral of the Ascension of St. Mary continues. George remains in Vasiligrad under the protection of the Bulgarian tsars.We ask for trade deals and an alliance with Trebizond. Likewise, we send diplomats to Russia and Bulgaria, pinnacles of Orthodoxy, to foster good relationships. We develop the port of Tskhumi to become the main port in Georgia, in order to sell gold, silver and iron.  The heir to Kiev is received with great happiness and raised at court, taught in the art of ruling. We SECRETLY send aid to the Armenian rebels and ask Russia to be ready to free our Christian brothers.
 * Russia stands ready, remember I still got 5,000 men down with you.
 * Delhi Raj: The army deals a crushing defeat to the forces of Bengal and Ahom in Siliguri. Bengal is losing the war. As the army moves in, non-Muslims welcome the army. Cities expand. The cloth from the textile industry is exported throughout. The civil services is created and the revenue system is made efficient. Art and Architecture shrug off Islamic influences and Sanskrit literature revives itself. Ayurvedic medicine alongwith with Yunani influence is widespread. Scriptures about health and medicine from ancient times are discovered and are being researched on by Rishis. Muslims convert. Christian missionaries set up chuches and start converting people, Hindu and Buddhist religious leaders are angered by this, the state asks the missonaries to stop converting people.


 * 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 continue development of Madagascar. With an end to the war, the Sultan announces a period of lower taxes to help resume production. Soldiers are sent to stabilize and suppress unrest in Madagascar.
 * Sakha experiences an economic revival due to increased trade with Korea and Japan, which, in combination with the agreements set up with central Siberian tribes last year, allows it to begin diverting much of the trade in Siberia eastwards, cutting off the supply of furs. Meanwhile, traders from Sakha gain a great deal of profit from supplying these tribes with metal tools and weaponry, which vastly increase their military effectiveness. Khan Sagird continues to expand the nation northward the maximum amount, incorporating other Yakut tribes under his suzerainty with relative ease. With China unstable, larger numbers of Vajryana monks continue to emigrate north to Sakha, where their religion is dominant. The Church of the East, by contrast, experiences a theological crisis due to contact with Catholic Japanese Christians who decidedly do not believe in any of its doctrines. As a result, the ambassador to Japan is joined by a Nestorian priest sent by the Metropolitan of Cohuskay, who is ordered to further investigate this new version of Christianity. The ambassador, meanwhile, is ordered to attempt to acquire a cannon, which the Khan has a great admiration for, having heard impressive stories of their use in Chinese conflicts. The military of Sakha continues to expand in response to raids from hostile Buryats to the south; the military is reorganized into three types of units under the Mongol model, aravt (of 10 men), zuut (of 100), and mingghan (of 1000). The khan's personal guard provides the officers for these units, who can be conscripted out of the general population if necessary; the increasing prevalence of metal weaponry allows for two of these mingghan to be made up of heavily armoured horse, camel and reindeer cavalry, with another two of infantry armed with crossbows and pole arms and a final two of light archers. The Khan also orders the construction of several new ships on the Lena, although these are only small riverine vessels similar to the Korean panokseon. Tribute of gold and furs is sent to Japan.
 * Korea advises the Yakuts to adopt Hangul as the main script, due to its phonetic and featural qualities, which combined with its alphabetic structure and limited set of characters, make it a very easy script to learn. Korean envoys state that Korea and the Nivkhs have already nationalized it, with great success in the improvement of literacy.
 * The Khan of Sakha considers this an excellent idea, having personally found it impossible to learn Chinese characters, currently used by monks in Sakha for writing. He orders his monastic advisers to transliterate Yakut into Hangul and to travel to Korea to acquire expertise in the writing system.
 * Just pointing out, Catholic Christians and the Church of the East do share most doctrines (the sacraments etc), it is really only in Christological definitions that the two groups differ. ~Cal
 * That's true, but after like two centuries of total isolation from Catholicism in Siberia (being forced to acknowledge the Khan of Sakha as a reincarnation of Jesus, translate stuff into a new language without the words for a lot of biblical ideas, etc.) things have gotten a little weird in this branch of the ATL church of the east. - Kras
 * Japanese Diplomacy: We thank Sakha for their tribute and accept their request to marry into the Korean royal family. We send Sakha Japanese Christian missionaries as well as a Hangul translation of the Bible.
 * Florence: The construction of the Cathedral of St. John continues (5/15). Many Polish refugees begin to work in farms but others enlist in the Florentine Army, increasing the size of the army from 40 thousand men to 42.5 thousand men.
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Avalon expands 25px down the river as more convicts are sent to open up farms while whaling, fishing and fur trade continue to be the profit of the colony. The colony for the first time starts to grow outside of population migration as the number of births in the colony grows with more established farming. The King's 2 son's are given fur courtesy of their ageing great uncle. The plantation system is growing very effective. New Gwynedd and Western Arcadia also expands 25px to find more space for plantations which grow tobacco and other crops such as cotton which are taken back to England for resale while these colonies are largely populated by a few English townsmen and yeomen farmers ruling over these areas employing Welsh and Irish convicts to run black slaves. Most of the farms are large plantations owned by merchants in England with most of the labour carried about by black slaves and convicts who spend their sentence working on farms and after 4 to 7 years normally they are released and can be free like the small population freemen who moved for a better life. The Kingdom of England and Ireland has a population of 3.4 million. The road system is maintained while academic competition between Cambridge and Oxford is encouraged as they spread out across Europe. The ballad from the battle of Trøndelag spreads to England where it is heard by some people.
 * Maiam: Trade experiences a boom as Maian foods and goods begin to reach the wider European market, and demand increases. With Poruguese aid, the nation begins to rebuild and repopulate. A minor population boom begins in the native Mayan and Aztec populations, as well as the Portuguese settlers. In some cases, intermarriage results in what are known as Mextizo children. Expansion continues along the southern border, focusing on the coast. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations. There is some internal turmoil as the dominant Mayans impose their laws and culture on the conquered Mexica. Former Mexican royalty is forced to marry into Mayan lines. Small rebellions are put down. (Note: Mayan and Mexican refer to the cultural groups, Maian refers to the nation as a whole and its government.
 * Papal States: Pope Gregory continues his patronage of the Berlin Missions Society, hoping it will prove to be a Northern-Rite counterweight to the Latin-Rite Immaculata. The Society continues its mission in Northern Europe against the heretical Scandinavian separatists, and Gregory hopes they will eventually be able to serve in the New World. The Papal Army is expanded for the first time in forever.

1562
''' Djalu the Great recieves a dream where the god Lord Ngintaka is trapped under Mount Uluru. In a religious fever, he leads his army north to claim the mountain. '''

''' As Christianity spreads in Korea, an Immaculata missionary and polymath named Marco Devenato begins making a detailed study of the Confucian religion, and its parallels to Christianity. Christianity begins to be a minority in Manchuria through Korea as well. '''

''' Siam converts to Islam as the Siam Sultanate and invades Laos, sparking open religious conflict in Southeast Asia. The Gunterists caught in the middle flee to Majapahit. In southern China, Islam has grown to the extent that a few rulers of local Prefectures have converted to the religion. '''

''' The Chagatai Khan, growing old, appoints a Presbytery from the Nestorian Patriarch to administrate over the capital of Samarkhand. He makes other administrative reforms to centralize the nation under the religion, persecuting others. '''

''' After the Ottoman Sultan agrees with the Armenian Patriarch to end persecution and lessen the jizya in the region, the rebellion subsides. As the Armenian Church would prefer not to be associated with Eastern Orthodoxy, the rebels remain led by a few chasimatic peasents. '''

''' Lodewijk Bonapaart, aging and nearing death, decides to return to his homeland of Burgundy to die. On his way back from home, he stops in Tondo. He tells them fantastic tails of his visits to the New World, sparking interest in the region. He decides he will arrange for missionaries to be sent to Tondo. '''


 * Korea experiences an economic zenith is under the guidance of the monarch Kim Do's policies, as well as family-owned firms supervising the development of its industrial complexes. With the desire to further augment the burgeoning metallurgical industry, blast-furnaces producing steel are built; used to reinforce the durability of weaponry, firearms, armoury, and tools. With the intent of spurring trans-provincial commerce, canals lining major rivers are built whilst commonly-used roadways are paved. The military and navies are strengthened, with fortifications solidified and weaponry produced. The campaign against the Manchu remains in-effect, but southern swathes of occupied Manchuria are hastily annexed and organized into three provincial authorities. The nomadic locals are deported–using earlier attested records of Korean inhabitation to legitimize these actions. Areas that correspond with former Korean settlements are reestablished; most notably the cities of Shinsado and Bukgyeong. Drawing inspiration from the controversial studies of missionary Marco Devenato and various local intellectual works, the monarch himself decrees that both the teachings of Christ and Buddha are compatible with the teachings of Confucius; equating the Abrahamic concept of heaven to the Confucian concept of tiān. This boldly asserted statement draws criticism from the conservative faction of the Korean imperial court, who staunchly insist on retaining Confucianism's status as the sole state religion. Meanwhile, the previously pursued Korean policy of self-imposed isolationism, known as saeguk ("closed country"), is formally terminated (though this has already been de facto discarded for decades). Displaying unease over the disturbing acceptance of foreign beliefs and religious elements, as well as the official renouncement of the aforementioned policy, radical court members orchestrate an assassination attempt against the monarch. Fortunately, the plot is quickly discovered, with involved parties subsequently arrested and purged. These recent events have not stalled the success of Christian missionary activities and the revival of the Korean branch of Buddhism. Yearly censuses indicate the largest Christian denomination being Catholicism, followed by Nestorianism (many of which are the members of Church of the East).
 * In Nivkhgu, urban settlements continue growth, especially the capital of Nivkhgushi. Arable tracts of land are plowed (planted with wheat and cold-resistant variants of rice) to facilitate population growth, while farms cultivating local fruits are established. The ruling House of Ayzik begins the centralization of power, promoting pidginized Nivkh as the lingua franca of the region.
 * Russia: In order to profit off of goods coming back from Western Europe and the New World, for the sake of both out countries we ask for access to the North Sea and Atlantic though the straits of Copenhagen so Russia and Scandinavia can profit (Player Response). We continue construction of the Omsk road. We also see in the light of greater transportation across Russia, we start to construct the Novgorod-Tbilisi Road connecting our ally. We produce another 1,500 guns bringing our total up to 20,500 We establish 2 new port cities. One is the Port of Archangelsk in the North which will pass through the arctic seas by Kola, and the other will be named Vladimirgrad (in the area St. Petersburg is). We continue urbanization projects in Novgorod. For faster modes of transportation and settlement our explorer's and settlers of Siberia begin to use the water ways that filter into the Ob River and the main River itself. We continue to expand into Siberia with new towns springing up and armed camps for criminals. We ask that Georgia on their part starts construction of the road to Novgorod. We would like to buy 300 cannons from our trading partners in the Gurkani for usage in the army and the new navy (player response). Work continues on our fleet in the Sea of Azov. 2 frigates are completed. We also start to try to figure out a way to improve crop production. Roads are started to the ports of Vladimirgrad and Archangelsk. A state of constant alert is kept on our forces continually stationed near Crimea and on the Georgian-Ottoman border. Tsar Vladimir has decided to send his son Dimitri to embark on a tour of Europe to see how to improve and industrialize Russia. He brings his Grand Embassy of his most trusted advisors. His first stop will be in Koingsberg which he will travel to Berlin, Hanover, and wind up in Essen in the later part of the year.
 * **Gurkani Response: We accept your offer.
 * Delhi: We accept the Gurkani offer (about the Bengali royal family). Raja Hemu aspires to make India a superpower and return it to the Golden Age of Gupta and Mauryan times. Advancements in science are made. The Raja starts a road-building programme. Currency reforms are introduced. Wootz steel starts to be produced in bulk, the army begins receiving Wootz swords. A uniform system of administration has been implemented throughout the Raj. Villages are largely autonomous and look after their own affairs through their panchayats, though the law is uniform. Gunturism is welcomed (Gunturism is a branch of Hinduism, a centralised form of Advait Hinduism). Shaivite Hinduism is widespread in the Raj. Land is now properly measured and assessed, average produce calculated, an inventory of crops is made and the fertility of the soil is assessed and 1/4th is paid as land revenue. A piece of land is no longer given as a salary or reward. Muslins and carpets begin being produced by workshops scattered over large cities. These are traded with goods from Europe, Arabia, East Asia and Southeast Asia. The Raj also exports a wide variety of coarse cotton textiles and other items such as saltpetre, indigo, opium, sandalwood and spices. The Raj has begun producing firearms and other artillery.
 * Not 100% Vedic Hinduism, but it is similar, Dev. - Ace009
 * Prussia-Luxembourg: Freidrich passes away  leaving his son the King of England to inherit the Prussia and Luxembourg. Freidrich Wilhelm is called back to Prussia to assume the throne. Elections are also called to elect a new Emperor, with the Prussian Ledership poushing for the election of Freidrich. Prussia cotinues to exert over influence on the Electorate of Saxony in an attempt to increase the dependency on Prussia. Freidrich begins formally supporting the consolidation of the German Catholic Church as it is formally being declared with the duality of two patriachs one in Berlin and another in Cologne to represent both the Latin and Northern Rites within the Holy Roman Empire in an Autonomous Catholic Church for the Empire (as per the council of Cologne.). Contruction of the Grand Cathedral of St Adelphina and Unity continues. Freidrich opens up efforts to combat the sweating sickness and accepts Essen's nurses and works closely with them to combat the sickness. Freidrich begins to request that other HRE states embrtace the new autonomous German Church within the reformed Catholic Church in the HRE. Gunther Brewer is choosing as the Next Patriarch of the Northern Rite and he is sent to Cologne to discuss matters of the Imperial Church with the Archbishop. Freidrich continues to consolidate his centralization of power into the monarchy having successfully submitted most of the nobility to his control, and having stripped them of most of their military autonomy by integrating them into the Royal Army. He continues to promote the development of a stronger army and continues to expand the usage of firearms in his forces. The arms industry in the domains of the crown continue to grow. Investment into improved firearms begin particularly focusing on developing a cheaper and more easily used mechanism then the wheel lock to go alongide the match locks. Gun smithies start developing blure prints for potential replacements (the otl snaplock, was invented in the 1540s otl so i am developing blueprints now and will have it out in the late 1530s, ive been a major investor in gun development and was one of the earliest users of firearms in europe in large amounts this game, as one of the major hre powers, and the emperor i also have the funds to sustain large scale development of firearms and a military that uses them in large amounts). Development of early line formations also starts to improve the firing rate of the aruquebusiers. More cannons are produced. Scholars artists and scientists who have been studying in exchange with England, and Bulgaria are starting to make a major impact on the studies within the growing academic circles of Freidrich's domains, and increased funding for universities, and the education system in general grows. Freidrich continues the habit of funding the arts and sciences in the court of the Berlin Palace. Major focus is placed on Pholosophy, chemistry, engineering, theology, mathematics, biology, and astronomy. He also seeks to expand the economic power of Berlin in the North Sea and North Atlantic with the new port of Kiel under his authority Freidrich begins setting up an expansion of the small navy requesting expertise from English ship builders in exchange for help from Luxembourgish and Brandenburger technicians in other areas. A cultural shift away from the Italian renassaince and more into a German one continues in Berlin and other major cities developing into something along the lines of OTL Bohemian or early early modern north German architecture This is proving to become the major architectural style. Expansion of the noble estates continue allowing a greater yield in crops, and expansion of mining activities in SIlesia, Luxembourg, and Lorraine continue as well as an expansion of the arms industry, and metal smithies in general. Holstein's port starts to undergo an upgrade as it is designated to become Prussia's second largest port and potentially largest trading hub. In Holstein the English shipwrights are put to work with building a couple of capital ships for the small prussian Navy, aswell as instructing Prussian shipbuilders on how to make more efficient and sea worthy ships Development of a stronger navy begins to develop a navy capable of protecting growing Prussian Tade in the Baltic and North Seas. Jozef von Wrangel is appointed the Prussian governer of the Wilhelmburg Settlement, He begins exploring further up the New Rhine River, setting up an outpost right across the river in otl Montevideo, and begins attempting to explore further upstream. The Wrangel family begins recruiting poor and unemployed peasents to come to the outpost or to be trained as sailors this is done in coordination with the Royal house which is eager to begin expanding trade with the world. Having secured the funds the agreement with Hamburg, and Lubeck Prussian trade in the north Sea begins to expand and coordination with Hansaetic Merchants to protect them in the North Sea and Baltic sea begins. The Wrangel Company continues looking to establish merchant voyages to africa to secure ivory, exotic woods from Africa and Laurentia.Close cooperation between the growing Wrangel Company and Hamburg and Lubeck Merchant guilds continues to expand. Expansion of the activities of the Wrangel family along the african west coast begins as does activities in Laurentia.
 * Papal Diplomacy: Pope Gregory XII writes to King Friedrich Wilhelm, asking him to lend Royal (and no doubt soon Imperial) support to the Berlin Missionary Society: a society of secular Northern-Rite priests who wish to spread Christianity (specifically its Northern Rite) in the New Worlds, and to strengthen orthodox Northern Rite Christianity in its strongholds in Europe. His Holiness also subtly hints that the Society could be a useful counterweight to the preponderance of the Latin-Rite Immaculata.
 * In Sakha, the monks sent to Korea return having successfully learned about and transliterated Sakha into the Hangul alphabet which is, they announce, indeed very easy to learn. Several key documents, including the Nestorian Bible and key canonical Buddhist texts, are transliterated. The monks, both Nestorian and Buddhist, return to their monasteries and rapidly disseminate the new alphabet and texts, with around 100 people, including the Khan, literate in Yakut by year’s end. One Buddhist monk, Günorta, seeking to spread Vajryana beliefs, sets out to clearly codify the various Buddhist texts, many written since the arrival of Buddhism in Sakha by monks, into a single volume of wisdom in Yakut, similar to the Bible, the brevity, accessibility and focus of which he admires. The task rapidly also begins to draw in Yakut history, and progress is slow. Meanwhile, Khan Sagird begins to consider a southwestward expedition to drive off the hostile Buryat tribes impeding trade with Mongolia and poisoning relations with other, friendly Buryats. Supplies are stockpiled on the southwestward border. In response to trade-disrupting raids, Khan Sagird orders the construction of fortified towers to protect key trade routes, housing a small nucleus of his personal guard that can mobilize the local population. Easy to construct, being built of wattle-and-daub with stone foundations, these towers rapidly proliferate, with many villages building them for security. Tribute is sent to Japan and trade with Japan and Korea continues to expand; trade with the Central Siberian tribes also grows, with melt weapons becoming more common among them. Sakha expands further northward along the Lena, reaching the Arctic Ocean in the far north. As panokseon-style boats proliferate, travel among the Lena rapidly proliferates. Meanwhile, with contact with other Nestorians resumed for the first time in two centuries, the Church of the East in Sakha reevaluates its theological positions and decides it would be better off reaching an accommodation of some kind with the powerful Catholics who rule in Japan than remaining under the rule of a patriarch in Samarkand with whom it has almost as many disagreements. Diplomats are sent to Nagasaki to inquire of Catholic officials as to how the Church in Sakha might enter into full communion with this larger, more powerful Church.


 * 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 continue development of Madagascar. The population continues increasing from agricultural reforms (It will slow down later).
 * Majapahit Empire: As news of the Siam Sultanate's attack against Laos reach Trowulan, Gustimaharaja Kuwat Bambang, declares war against the Siam Sultanate in order to protect Gunturists in the region and prevent a genocide of the follows of Brahma in the region. As the population of the Majapahit reaches 12.1 million, the Empire begins to mobilise its 121,000 men for war, with at least 60,000 of them being sent to fight Siam, and 1,133 ships are also prepared to fight Siam with 600 of them being deployed to engage the Siamese fleet. On the 11th of July of 1562, the Majapahit Empire begins to launch an invasion of Siam and send reinforcements to Laos, which effectively begins combat operations with the Siamese Sultanate, effectively joining the war on the side of Laos. Meanwhile, in internal matters, economic expansion, trade with Burgundy and infrastructure construction is expanded, with the Empire beginning work on roads, and ports and training gunsmiths to work on better weapons, using a combination of old Bini and new European designs and methods, in order to make efficient, but cheap firearms for our forces. More battle armour, which based the armour brought in by the survivors of that wreck in the mid-15th Century CE, is worn by our forces, and is now the norm for Majapahit soldiers and officers to use. At the same time, more and more of the fleet is armed with cannons before departing towards the campaign in Siam, thus increasing the efficiency of our forces. At this point, the printing of books becomes increasingly common, and with Burgundian knowledge affecting every aspect of our society, the spread of knowledge and thus, the word of Brahma becomes easier and far more effective. In all of our currently annexed territories, cultural integration continues, along with cultural integration of the remaining tributaries. As Java becomes overpopulated, the Empire begins encouraging faster immigration of Javanese towards Sumatra, Borneo, the Maluku Islands, and any remaining tributaries to root out minorities. Meanwhile, this year, Kuwat Bambang has a child to name as the new Brahman avatar born this year, whom he names Raharjo Cahya. This year, the Empire officially annexes the Malukus into the core empire, to better facilitate the settlement of Javanese.


 * Papua: As the colony grows to a population of 8,110 on Kesuburan alone, as a result of immigration, whereas the Bird's Head Peninsula region has a population of 40,510, leaving the colony as a whole to contain a population of 48,620. Javanese from the main empire are encouraged to move to Papua, while local tribes are contacted and negotiated with, while our garrison of 486 men strong is expanded with at least 2,000 troops from the mainland. 23px worth of territory is expanded this year, as the colony continues to grow.
 * Can someone remind me why the tributaries that were previously annexed into the core empire are now painted as tributaries again rather than said core territory on the map? - Ace009
 * That and I also need to point out that the Papua colony should be bigger by now. - Ace009. 
 * Burgundian dip: the Burgundian East India Company offers its fleet of fast and advanced schooners and frigates, and a few regiments of the Colonial Guard, in exchange for Majapahit consent to the Company establishing a protectorate over Kuala Lumpur.
 * Majapahit Diplomacy: The Empire accepts under these limitations:


 * A. The Company will be allowed to settle Kuala Lumpur, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
 * B. Free competition must be permitted between the Bungurdian East India Company and other similar Companies.
 * C. A monopoly over the spices on part of the Burgundian East India Company or other similar Companies will not be permissible, and attempts to do so will be met with repercussions.
 * Burgundian dip: the Burgundian EIC accepts.


 * Maiam: Trade experiences a boom as Maian foods and goods begin to reach the wider European market, and demand increases. With Poruguese aid, the nation begins to rebuild and repopulate. A minor population boom begins in the native Mayan and Aztec populations, as well as the Portuguese settlers. In some cases, intermarriage results in what are known as Mextizo children. Expansion continues along the southern border, focusing on the coast. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations. There is some internal turmoil as the dominant Mayans impose their laws and culture on the conquered Mexica. Former Mexican royalty is forced to marry into Mayan lines. Small rebellions are put down. (Note: Mayan and Mexican refer to the cultural groups, Maian refers to the nation as a whole and its government.
 * Holy Bulgarian Empire: Tsar Aleksandar is pleased to hear that following the marriage of his daughter matrilneally a brother of the Polish Tsar, the Bulgarian Heiress is found to have given birth to an unusually strong and large boy who is promptly named Vaili taking after the progenitor of the current Empire. The Bulgarian economy following years of stable investment, keeping the peace, and most importantly investment into infrastructure, begins to boom again following nearly a decade of slumping performance. This however is accredited to having to fight two wars which the Bulgars claimed victory in both, and the large investments into Moldova and Greece which have begun to pay off. Greece in particular has seen a solid change in its demographic makeup as the majority of the Aegean coastal territory has been the site of major immigration and population booms of mostly Bulgar ethnics in contrast to the Greek population which has only slightly grown and is very obviously losing ground to Bulgar settlers. For the First time it is known that Tsar Aleksandar claims the Vlach Bulgars as part of the Bulgar peoples inseparably and that the union of their peoples is the foundation for such a stable empire. The Bulgarian population is also noticeably pushing nearly 6.5 million. The growth of population in Moldavia is also notable as the provincial capital is known as to seat nearly 4000 Bulgarians. The continual construction of the eastern fortress continues nearing completion as the Bulgar engineers begin making their final constructions on the fort.
 * Sultanate 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 sent to mosques and cities to work on improving things. 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). Suleiman begins to work on a mixed military. Areas are build to open trade, while Armenians are put in office job in Armenian areas as the Jizya is lowed. Madrassa are made talking about unity among Muslim and things like that.   Sunni mosques are made in hope of slowly converting Azeris to Islam along with Persians and Armenians. the black population slowly rises mixing with Turks. the army is updated and our Sultan begins to call for more people to follow the state which way it goes. The population slowly grow  as we adopt western actions on food and things like that. A trade envoy is sent to Egypt to trade with Cairo and to gain acess to the Suez Passing. The new Sultan Şehzade Mustafa Muhlisi  is seen as a strong man after his father. The Sultan sends a wave Imams to the Caliphate promoting the idea of the protserts in Syria but keeping them under the Shura. With the war in Poland the Crimea areas are militarized. The Sultan ask for the Aremians to send people to talk about the problems they face and what the state can do (MOD RESPONSE).  A wave of imams are sent to Persia speading Sunnism. The state begins to look for new allies in the Middle East. An army of 30,000 is sent to get rid of the rebels.
 * Islamic Emirate of Azerbaijan: The state is run by Azerbaijanis, and give out religious ruling calling for men to help trade and open up to Kurds in the areas to tighten the bond. Madrassa are made talking about unity among Muslim and things like that. Christians are put in office jobs in Christian areas. Sunni mosques are built. the Sunni Muslim population slowly grows but no huge jump in numbers. The state begins to work on trading with Persia. the Shia pop slowly converts to Sunni but only with a small rise. The Sunni population slowly grow. The Army is put on stand by incase any army move into Ottoman lands.
 * Islamic Khanate of Crimea: The Tartar in the area are put in office jobs and troops are sent to train troops in the areas. Jizyah is not enforced until a certain time. Madrasses are made to work on the idea of Muslim unity. Trade ships are sent and trade with the Caliphate and other nations. Sunni mosques are built, but only in Muslim areas. The Sultan of the region begins to improve the army and navy. A trade envoy is sent to the mainland. A fort is made at our Polish border with plans of making more. An army of 11,500 is amass of ethnic Crimean Tartars, while 9,000 Ottoman troops are sent.
 * Georgia: Building on the Cathedral of the Ascension of St. Mary continues.  George remains in Vasiligrad under the protection of the Bulgarian tsars. We ask for trade deals and an alliance with Trebizond.  Likewise, we send diplomats to Russia and Bulgaria, pinnacles of Orthodoxy, to foster good relationships. We develop the port of Tskhumi to become the main port in Georgia, in order to sell gold, silver and iron. The son of the deceased Prince is angry at his uncle's overthrow of his right and urges King Heracles to ask for his installment as Prince. Thus, we urge the Kievan usurper to stand down and accept the true heir (MOD response). We begin building the Novgorod-Tblisi road, which will go through Kutaisi and Tskhumi towards Russia on the Black Sea coast towards Azov. We ask for trade deals with the Ottomans,
 * ​The Kiavan usurper scoffs at the demand to step down, and begins raising troops to defend his 'rightful claim'. ~Cal
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Avalon expands 25px down the river as more convicts are sent to open up farms while whaling, fishing and fur trade continue to be the profit of the colony. The colony for the first time starts to grow outside of population migration as the number of births in the colony grows with more established farming. The King's 2 son's are given fur courtesy of their ageing great uncle. The plantation system is growing very effective. New Gwynedd and Western Arcadia also expands 25px to find more space for plantations which grow tobacco and other crops such as cotton which are taken back to England for resale while these colonies are largely populated by a few English townsmen and yeomen farmers ruling over these areas employing Welsh and Irish convicts to run black slaves. Most of the farms are large plantations owned by merchants in England with most of the labour carried about by black slaves and convicts who spend their sentence working on farms and after 4 to 7 years normally they are released and can be free like the small population freemen who moved for a better life. The Kingdom of England and Ireland has a population of 3.4 million. The road system is maintained while academic competition between Cambridge and Oxford is encouraged as they spread out across Europe. The ballad from the battle of Trøndelag spreads to England where it is heard by some people.
 * Oman: Oman continues development of its navy, army, and internal infrastructure. A mosque is built in Riyadh. King Abdulla calls on Arab cartographers to update their maps with Oman's present territory. Oman enters a period of relative peace, with peaceful trade being of the highest priority in accordance with the policies of Abdulla bin Numair. Trade is bolstered with Siam and Kuala Lumpur, as well as Swahili, Burgundy, and that white state is near Zimbabwe.
 * Papal States: The Immaculata headquarters in Rome receives Devanto's work, and begins using it and other notes sent back by Immaculata missionaries in Korea and Giapan to train up some more missionaries for Korea. In the Sistine Chapel, the maestro di capella, Gianbattista Ferrabosco publishes his latest composition: Missa Papae Hadriani. The six-voice composition is a masterpiece of vocal polyphony. Some see it as an indirect snub to Pope Gregory, whose spartan Northern sensibilities have somewhat dampened Rome's musical and cultural scene. In other news, reports of a large Nestorian presence in Central Asia filter in to Rome through various sources, and the Latin Patriarch is keen to learn more.
 * Ashikaga Shogunate: The Shougun recieves news of the Majaphitese invasion of Siam from a Japanese trading vessel in Indochina and we ask why this is occurring. Internal developement continues.
 * ​Majapahit Diplomacy: The invasion of Siam is currently underway for these two reasons:
 * A. The Siamese Sultanate, as a Muslim power, is beginning to expand its influence, which threatens the safety and stability of both its neighbours and the Empire.
 * B. Fellow Gunturists in the region are currently endangered, and the invasion of Siam is meant to secure their safety.
 * Abbasid Caliphate: Caliph Al-Rahim, now 42 years old, still has only daughters as legitimate children. As such, he appoints his cousin, Ahmed Abdullah Al-Abbass, as his successor, and carefully begins training him to be the next successor to the Prophet. Art and technology continue to thrive in all the provinces under the Ulema's administration. Grand Vizier Mehmed Hassan provides the Caliph with a harem of women from the far east, while supplying the trading partners in the far east with their African slaves. In order to aid their ally, Bengal, the Grand Vizier sends a total of 202,500 troops through the Bahmani Sultanate to assist the defense of the region, the campaign led by the great Arab admiral Umar Hakim. After achieving minor or inconclusive victories on all fronts, the Ulema sends a delegation to the Delhi Raj to negotiate a peace agreement to end the war, either giving up some territory from Bengal to the Raj or putting some of the region under its vassalage. 

1563
''' The Anangu Kingdom conquers the Pitjantjatjara people in central Australia. With such a long and legendary history of being connected to the First Ones, Djalu the Great begins constructing a large temple and village there. '''

' Marco Deveneto publishes his book The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven'' in Rome, expounding how Confucius was actually a Christian prophet by natural revelation, and raises the possibility that the nation of China, being so old and unchanging, is the closest comparison to the time before the Tower of Tongues. Some clerics in Italy, jealous of Devenato's popularity, attempt to dissuade this argument. '''

''' Dai Viet converts to Islam as the Viet Sultanate, and allies with Siam. Viet is ruled by the Great Leader Hồ Thế Cảo, who has his dream of uniting Indochina under the House of Islam, helping Siam continue to subjugate Loas and Thai. '''

''' Simultaneously, the Muslim monarch of Siam is overthrown and replaced with a "proper" Buddhist dynast. He proclaims a war on Viet. His rule is challenged by a rival claimant with the support of Laos, thus creating a three way civil war in Siam between the main Siamese faction, the Laotian faction, and the minority Viet-backed faction. '''

''' With the Chagatai Khan continuing to age, the Presbytery of Samarkhand grows in power over the Khanate. Copies of the Syriac New Testament are brought into the region. '''

''' In China, the General Zheng Mǎimǎití leads the southeastern provinces to rebel from China and form the independent Kingdom of Tali, due to the vast cultural differences between the north and south, throwing China into civil war. '''

''' With the rebellion in southern China, Chinese Taiwan falls to their Japanese neighbors and Chinese Tondo falls to Tondo. '''

''' A wealthy Abbasid merchant decides to head for the New World by rounding Africa. However, he and his fleet are shipwrecked in Kongo where they are received the king. He accepts them as guests because he is presented with great gifts from their voyages. '''

''' Lodewijk Bonapaart stops at OTL Santiago de Chile before moving onwards to Europe. '''

''' Religious problems plague Majapahit, as there are several religious minorities. The farthest flung territories begin to have rumbles of rebellion. Meanwhile, Islam is a noticeable minority in Sumatra thanks to nearby Bengal and increased trade coming from nations such as the Abbasids, Oman, and the Gurkani. Additionally, Buddhists, Hindus, and Gunturists fleeing the mainland war begin to flood the nearest Majapahit islands. '''

'''I call rubbish on this event, Scraw. The Majapahit were supposed to have been centralised by now. - Ace009. '''

'''You were gone for several decades. All bets are off.'''
 * Russia: Our population reaches 10 million. Construction continues on the road from our capital to Tbilisi, most of the section to the old city of Moscow is complete. Other roads are started in Vladimirgrad and Archangelsk to Novgorod. Other parts of the road start to be constructed in Azov in both directions to Volgograd and Tbilisi. Construction begins on more weaponsmith buildings in Azov, Moscow, Volgograd and Vladimirgrad in order to make up for the lack of guns in the army and for the 1000 guns to be shipped to Scandinavia for a decade for Russian access to the North Sea and Atlantic (will be producing 2000 guns a year, total number of weapons will be 22,500). While hunting is allowed in Siberia. Selling guns to natives is strictly prohibited. Cannons are installed on the Voychek. Heavy Weaponsmith workshops for cannon production in Azov (will be producing 100 a year). In the harbor of Vladimirgrad, the Tsar christens the ship Pskov as the first ship of the Russian Baltic Fleet. Prince Dimitri continues to tour Europe. He tours the port cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Calais, and moves down into France. He tour Paris for his magnificence. He ends up in Marseille on the beginning of the route home which will bring him through Italy, Austria, the Balkans and Bulgaria. Another frigate is produced in the limited shipyards in Azov. We also start to improve and expand these Ship Yards for naval production. Continuation on the road into Siberia leads to more migrants into Siberia. Cities such as Chelyabinsk and Omsk prosper from new migrants. We continue to expand across the openness of Siberia.
 * Abbasid Caliphate: Ahmed Abdullah continues to be trained by the Caliph for his new role some day. The Ulema sends Imams to spread Islam into southern Africa, as well as in Indonesia to cause greater confusion in the Majapihut. Ships from the Abbasids visit Malacca and suggest that the Ulema would support their independence should that day come. The explorer Ibn Tulun stays in Kongo for some several months, until he can send a message to the Sultanate of Maghreb to retrieve him. The culture of central Africa greatly interests Ibn Tulun, and he hopes to report this back to the Ulema. Those who die in the fight for God are blessed in China. The peace delegation in the Delhi Raj continues to negotiate. We will allow the Raj to annex Ahom and make Koch Bihar a vassal with a Muslim local government, but Pegu and Ava will remain part of Bengal. (Dev, you can make the treaty page if you want to work out the details there). 
 * Papal States: The publishing of Deveneto's latest book causes a stir amongst the clergy and theologians of the Papal States. A pro-Deveneto faction, primarily composed of Immaculatas, argue that this is a classic example of the Logos of God being in a way partially discerned by non-Christians; like the 'Unknown God' worshipped by the Athenians in the Act of the Apostles, or the the ancient pagan philosophers who were considered by such Fathers of the Church as Justin Martyr to have been true Christians without realising it. On the other side of the debate, more conservative theologians agree that, given the authority of Scripture and the Church Fathers, the Divine Logos can be partially discerned through nature and rational thought by non-Christians. They disagree, however, that Confucianism is an example of that, citing especially its extreme veneration of the ancestors as an example of idolatry. The Latin Patriarch and Pope Gregory remain above the dispute, although some have already asked for them to intervene to settle the matter. Still in Rome, the astronomers and mathemeticians have completed the final form of the new calendar, and they will present it to the Pope next year, when it is expected to be promulgated throughout the entire Church. The Papal Army continues to expand. Overseas now, and the Papal Nuncio to Giapan writes to the Church of the East in Sakha, saying that the Church need only accept the Christological definition of Chalcedon, and the overarching authority of the Pope, in order to enter into full communion with the Universal Church. The Nuncio also points out that given the decrees of the recent Ecumenical Council of Cologne, the Church of the East could be able to enter communion as an autonomous sui iuris Church, maintaining its own rites and customs. If they wish to do so, the Sakhan Church should write to Pope Gregory XII directly. In other news, the King of Prussia is again asked whether he will lend Royal/Imperial support the Berlin Missions Society.
 * The Church of the East in Sakha, for whom ancient Christological disputes are largely forgotten, agrees to accept both the Chalcedonian definition of Christ's consubstantiality and Papal authority. Writing to the Pope, church officials ask that they be given the status of an autonomous sui iris church, as suggested, and request that the Metropolitan of the Sakha church be granted the title of "major archbishop".
 * Sakha finally launches the long-awaited campaign against the Angara Buryats, with the Khan leading all 6000 troops southwest against them. A thousand are detached to the Ilim Evenks, who currently pay tribute to and suffer from the raids of the Buryats, asking their aid to end the threat by supplying the approx. 1500 troops that they can field (Mod Response). The other five thousand move southwards along the river, supplied and transported partly by the newly constructed fleet, and outrunning Buryat news of their advance. Sweeping south-westwards, the outnumbered Buryats are attacked before they can organize resistance and are no match for the heavily armoured Yakut cavalry. Meanwhile, Hangul continues to spread, and Günorta continues to work at codifying the key texts of Buddhism as understood in Sakha.
 * They say ok. -scraw
 * Korea experiences an economic zenith is under the guidance of the monarch Kim Do's policies, as well as family-owned firms supervising the development of its industrial complexes. With the desire to further augment the burgeoning metallurgical industry, blast-furnaces producing steel are built; used to reinforce the durability of weaponry, firearms, armoury, and tools. With the intent of spurring trans-provincial commerce, canals lining major rivers are built whilst commonly-used roadways are paved. The royal army and navy are both strengthened, with fortifications solidified and weaponry produced. With the last year overseeing a massively favourable victory against Manchu forces, its northern swathes are placed under a five-year long provisional government. A puppet royal house is installed as the head of state, known as the House of Orho (meaning "grass" in Manchu–denoting a sense of subordination). Using bribery, a group of powerful Manchu collaborators is organized and given aristocratic titles to ensure influence over its new vassal. Manchus from the southern directly-controlled parts are given incentives to move northwards, including modest grants of silver and ownership of modestly sized tracts of land. Within the area, settlers are encourage to migrate northwards to quickly relegitimize Korean control over the area. The coastal port of Shinsado, and Bukgyeong reestablish themselves as regional centres, with roughly ten thousand people each. Reading upon the newly published The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven, the monarch and his associates concur with its points on the theological relationship between Confucianism and Christianity. Catholicism asserts itself as an established minority in Busan, with as much of its people being a tenth Catholic due to vigorous efforts from Japanese missionaries. Meanwhile, the recently-introduced Nestorian Christianity and the Church of the East gain a sizeable amount of followers in the north. The historically influential Korean branch of Mahayana Buddhism (known as tongbulgyo), spreads as anti–Buddhist laws and restrictions placed on its followers are abolished. Inspired by the efforts of a certain Yakut monk, the Buddhist clergy initiates a precise evaluation of the theological positions and beliefs of Korean Buddhism, with the final goal of codifying them into a single volume; hoping to bolster its spread in face of an impeding wave of Christianization.
 * In Nivkhgu, urban settlements continue growth, especially the capital of Nivkhgushi. Arable tracts of land are plowed (planted with wheat and cold-resistant variants of rice) to facilitate population growth, while farms cultivating local fruits are established. The ruling House of Ayzik begins the centralization of power, promoting pidginized Nivkh as the lingua franca of the region.
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Avalon expands 25px down the river as more convicts are sent to open up farms while whaling, fishing and fur trade continue to be the profit of the colony. The colony for the first time starts to grow outside of population migration as the number of births in the colony grows with more established farming. The King's 2 son's are given fur courtesy of their ageing great uncle. The plantation system is growing very effective. New Gwynedd expands 25px to the south while Western Arcadia expands 25px to the north to find more space for plantations which grow tobacco and other crops such as cotton which are taken back to England for resale while these colonies are largely populated by a few English townsmen and yeomen farmers ruling over these areas employing Welsh and Irish convicts to run black slaves. Most of the farms are large plantations owned by merchants in England with most of the labour carried about by black slaves and convicts who spend their sentence working on farms and after 4 to 7 years normally they are released and can be free like the small population freemen who moved for a better life. The Kingdom of England and Ireland has a population of 3.5 million. The road system is maintained while academic competition between Cambridge and Oxford is encouraged as they spread out across Europe. The ballad from the battle of Trøndelag spreads to England where it is heard by some people.
 * Ashikaga Shogunate: News spreads like wildfire of China's sudden collapse into Civil War between the Confucian Yong Dynasty and the Muslim Kingdom of Tali. The Chinese Civil War leads to the Shogun calling upon a special session in the Flower Court of Kyoto between the Shogun, the Emperor, and the Daiymos. The Flower Court descends into heated debate over the appropriate response to the Chinese Civil War, including whether or not to support a side, which side to support, whether to take military action, etc. Meanwhile, Chinese Taiwan is incorporated into Japanese Taiwan and there is massive celebration to their integration, welcoming the citizens to the Shogunate, for Taiwan has been unified. The full control of Taiwan brings unprecendented wealth to the Shogunate and naval bases are constructed. The Flower Court concludes, and it is decided that Shanghai shall be invaded with 500 ships and 50,000 troops. Attempts are also made to occupy the Kuril Islands and Sakhalind.


 * 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 continue development of Madagascar. We begin sending gulaysts to push into Imerina territory. We begin updating the ships in the Royal Navy based on new plans.

1564
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''' In England, with the king succeding to the crown of Prussia, many in both countries are enthused while others are displeased. In Burgundy and France, people are concerned about the growing power of these two nation. The Duke of York, a close friend of the current French king, advises the king to sign an agreement dividing the two realms between his sons upon his death. '''

''' Lodewijk Bonapaart returns to Europe. He informs the Pope that he should send missionaries to Tondo. However, Tondo is also being visited by Muslims coming from mainland Asia, specifically China. '''

''' The three way war in Siam continues, with thousands of people being killed in a bloody and chaotic affair. Hồ Thế Cảo sends his armies across Southeast Asia, crushing the armies of Thai and sacking Wiangchan, thus causing both nations to fall into chaos. '''

''' In Kongo, the Muslim merchant sets on a voyage home on behalf of the Kongolese King to negotiate relations between the Caliphate and Kongo, however distant they may be. '''

''' Prince Dmitri of Russia is received in France and the French monarch proposes marriage between his daughter and the Russian prince as a way to improve their relations. '''

''' In China, the civil war continues as Zheng Mǎimǎití meets the armies of the Emperor at the Battle of Kunming. Zheng is temporarily driven back, however, as he attempts a fan maneuver in the battle which is very antiquated at this time. However, after completing a strategic withdraw, Zheng regrouped his army at a Yuxi, preparing an even more antiquated maneuver known as the Turtle maneuver. '''

''' In Japan, the dowager queen Suiko and her brother Minamoto Asuka stage a revolt against the Shogun, declaring his conversion to Christianity great treason in abandoning worship of the emperor. Hundreds of Samurai loyal to the Emperor defect to their call. '''

''' In Chagatai, the Khan dies and is replaced by his son, who has the Christian name Yahya. The Presbytery of Samarkhand refers to him as the High Presbyter Yahya, or otherwise as Prester John. He is anointed later that year by the Patriarch of the Nestorian Church. '''


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: the Burgundian East India Company continues to lend its assistance to the Majapahit. And as per the agreement made with it, the Andaman and Nicobars, now called the Ramaaker Islands, receive their first Burgundian fort. Guyana expands 50px west, and New Amsterdam expands 25px. Kappelsbuerg continues to grow in population as Kappelists emigrate, and the Burgundian West India Company sets up operations.


 * Abbasid Caliphate: One day, the Caliph Al-Rahim called his cousin Abdullah to test his wisdom, saying: "In the name of God, tell me: how can we see the word of the Lord in what we eat?" To answer this riddle, Abdullah summoned two vegatables: an union carried by a Kuzirist slave, and an artichoke carried by a Muslim Arab. Abdullah first pealed away the layers of the artichoke, until there was only the nut left, and Al-Rahim replied "such is the heart of a man with the word of God. Even with all the ways of the world around him, he still has the nut of truth with him". Then Abdullah pealed away the layers of the union, until there was nothing left. At this, Al-Rahim replied "such is the heart of a man without the word of God. Under all the pleasures and cares of the world, he has nothing left". This saying was greatly pondered by all in the court. Meanwhile, the Ulema was busy conducting relations with the Kingdom of Kongo, and offering to send them groups of Imams to educate them and bring them into the modern world. Merchants also continue to spread trade in Majipihut and east Asia, financially supporting the Muslim warlords there.
 * Gurkani Diplomacy: We request cooperation on converting Sumatra to Islam. However, we warn you, we must only do one thing at a time, and for the time being, we must limit Islam in Majapahit to Sumatra, as we do not want to overstretch our capabilities, and how it's easier, as it already has an Islamic minority. We fully encourage you to convert the Kuzirist Kongo (they did convert when Tullin was playing) to Islam. However, we would like some Zaidi Imans there. We create a proposal - rename Kongo The Sultanate of Zayiyr, which is Arabic for the Portugese word of the Zaire river, and which in turn is derived from the African word Nzere.
 * Abbasid Diplomacy: The Ulema accepts the request to send missions to Sumatra, even in the spreading of another branch of Islam. The name Zayiyr is accepted in the offical atlas of the House of Wisdom for the Kingdom of Kongo. However, we deny the use of Ziyadi Islam in the that region.
 * Russia: We transfer our small Black Sea Fleet to the Baltic though the mederterranean, the English channel, and through the Copenhagen Straits into Vladimirgrad to join our Baltic fleet. We continue to expand greatly in Siberia. We also see an influx of jobs into the region for mining. We accept the French Proposal for a marriage, we hope the two will be happy together. The Prince finally returns to Russia late this year after passing through Northern Italy, Vienna and travelling down the Danube through Budapest and into Siberia. The Prince moves down into old Greece and visits the Bulgarian capital itself and the ancient city of Constantinople. He takes a Russian Frigate as part of our our surface patrol force on the Sea of Azov back to Azov. In the port he is greeted as a hero and will return to Novgorod this year. Novgorod and the 2 northern ports cotninue with the urban development. Meanwhile Omsk and Chelyabinsk continue to expand ans trade routes and mining in the region. Work also continues on the Novgorod-Tbilisi. Work also begins on part of the road to go to Vladimirgrad and Archangelsk. More Heavy Weaponsmith workshops are set up in Vladimirgrad and Novgorod stepping production up to 300 a year with cannons. Another 1,000 guns are shipped to Sweden as compensation for the Atlantic route. The total number of muskets number some 23,500. Total number of cannons total 700. A first heavy warship is Christened in the Vladimirgrad shipyards, this will be a temporary flagship of the Baltic Fleet, it is named the Azov and placed under command Ivan Genkin as First Admiral of the Russian Navy. So far the main heavier vessels of the navy are the Pskov, Azov, and the Voychek. Accompanying ships are 3 Frigates, one is stationed as a patrol vessel in the Sea of Azov.
 * Delhi Raj: Many temples destroyed during Sultanate times are being rebuilt. The Mahabharat, the Ramayan, the Gita and other religious scriptures of Hinduism and Buddhism and other religions are being translated to local languages. Raja Hemu is awarded the title of Vikramaditya as Raja Hemchandra Vikramaditya. Raja Hemu encourages the people to donate their land to landless farmers and help the poor. Provisions for the betterment of housing conditions of the poor are made. To help the poor in the towns, salaries of the lowest grade of servants is increased. We maintain warm relations with the Majhaphit Empire and the Champa Kingdom. We expand trade relations with them. The council of ministers is also deciding on a new name to represent the whole of the country and its people. Gifts are sent to the Emperor if Majhaphit and the King of Champa as a sign of goodwill and friendship. The Raj sends 100,000 soldiers armed with firearms, artillery including siege guns, cavalry and war elephants to Siam. The army moves on to deal with the Muslim forces and the Raja seeing the large amount of ethnic Lao in Siam decides not to support the Lao claimant and decides to help Siam integrate Laos. The factions supported by Dai Viet in Siam are successfully crushed and the army moves on to face the Dai Viet army. Another 50,000 soldiers are sent to Champa to protect the Cham Hindus and Cham Buddhists from Dai Viet aggression.
 * Gurkani Diplomacy: If the South East Asian Sultanates fall, we request that you exile them to us, where they can rule over local areas of land to prevent them from revolting and getting too dissatisfied and to protect Islamic nobles.
 * Gurkani: A fleet of 12 ships is sent into Sumatra to spread Zaidi Shia Islam. They also sell the inhabitants the latest in Gurkani Firearms, Armor, and Cannon. Gunsmiths are opened up with Gurkani help in order to have the Muslims in Sumatra protect themselves. Horses plan to be sold, in order to raise a Sumatra Muslim cavalry force. **Secret - Gurkani Diplomats plan to have Sumatra establish a Sultanate and wage Jihad against Majapahit with Gurkani and Abbasid help. A Mosque is also being planned to be built. Considerable efforts are done by the missionaries to convert them to Ziyadi Islam. Women are encouraged to wear Hijab, and revealing clothing is discouraged from the converts. An Islamic trading post is set up along the coasts. A large percentage of the people converting to Ziyadi Islam are people in the marginalized by Majapahit Batak tribes, and are encouraged by the Gurkani missionaries to abandon tribal nationalism as they convert. Many of the converts become soldiers to defend the trading post, armed with Gurkani Brigandine Armor, a spear, and a shield. Others remain in their community. **Secret - We are searching for a native convert to become the Sultan of Sumatra. One possible candidate is a Batak whose family was murdered by Majapahit warriors, who's named is Ahmed Kusuma. He intents for vengeance on the Majapahit invaders, and swears to Allah that he will live to see Majapahit fully pushed off of Sumatra. He is being hidden by the Gurkani, possible living in Persia right now.
 * But Hindus dont convert so quickly. You will need at least 40-50 years to get a minority.
 * Dev, check out the previous mod events. They are already an established minority.
 * Georgia: Building on the Cathedral of the Ascension of St. Mary continues. We ask for trade deals and an alliance with Trebizond. Likewise, we send diplomats to Russia and Bulgaria, pinnacles of Orthodoxy, to foster good relationships. We develop the port of Tskhumi to become the main port in Georgia, in order to sell gold, silver and iron. The son of the deceased Prince, Ivan, is angry at his uncle's response and urges Russia to invade KIev. We continue building the Novgorod-Tblisi road, which will go through Kutaisi and Tskhumi towards Russia on the Black Sea coast towards Azov. We ask for trade deals with the Ottomans,
 * The Prince of Kiev, knowing there is support at home for his nephew, offers to let Ivan succeed to the throne once he is dead and vows not to have any legitimate children so his nephew can be his heir. -scraw
 * Holy Bulgarian Empire: Tsar Aleksandar takes great care to involve himself with his grandson hopefully to foster not only a good heir but bring together one who is as imposing as family members of the Bulgarian empire have been. The child Vasili grows and remains much larger than all others of his age while also notably maintaining a huge intelligence which is rather surprising. The Tsar however in his own capacity as ruler embarks on a program to modernize the rather small size of the Imperial navy putting nearly 30 modern ships into construction dedicated to being the core of a new modern Bulgarian fleet. The Fleet is to consist of at least 1/3rd of its ships being modern at any point with the others being more dedicated to lesser conflicts and patrol rather than direct combat with their modern counterparts. The Population of the empire stands at 6.54 million and growing. The development of Eastern Greece and Moldavia continues with more roads and settlement taking place.
 * Sultanate 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 sent to mosques and cities to work on improving things. 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). Suleiman begins to work on a mixed military. Areas are build to open trade, while Armenians are put in office job in Armenian areas as the Jizya is lowed. Madrassa are made talking about unity among Muslim and things like that.   Sunni mosques are made in hope of slowly converting Azeris to Islam along with Persians and Armenians. the black population slowly rises mixing with Turks. the army is updated and our Sultan begins to call for more people to follow the state which way it goes. The population slowly grows as we adopt western actions on food and things like that. A trade envoy is sent to Egypt to trade with Cairo and to gain acess to the Suez Passing. The new Sultan Şehzade Mustafa Muhlisi  is seen as a strong man after his father. The Sultan sends a wave Imams to the Caliphate promoting the idea of the protserts in Syria but keeping them under the Shura. With the war in Poland the Crimea areas are militarized. The Sultan ask for the Aremians to send people to talk about the problems they face and what the state can do (MOD RESPONSE).  A wave of imams are sent to Persia speading Sunnism. The state begins to look for new allies in the Middle East. We send the Caliph a question if the Ottoman Empire give Biyha to the Caliph to help withstand Europe 
 * Islamic Emirate of Azerbaijan: The state is run by Azerbaijanis, and give out religious ruling calling for men to help trade and open up to Kurds in the areas to tighten the bond. Madrassa are made talking about unity among Muslim and things like that. Christians are put in office jobs in Christian areas. Sunni mosques are built. the Sunni Muslim population slowly grows but no huge jump in numbers. The state begins to work on trading with Persia. the Shia pop slowly converts to Sunni but only with a small rise. The Sunni population slowly grow. The Army is put on stand by incase any army move into Ottoman lands.
 * Islamic Khanate of Crimea: The Tartar in the area are put in office jobs and troops are sent to train troops in the areas. Jizyah is not enforced until a certain time. Madrasses are made to work on the idea of Muslim unity. Trade ships are sent and trade with the Caliphate and other nations. Sunni mosques are built, but only in Muslim areas. The Sultan of the region begins to improve the army and navy. A trade envoy is sent to the mainland. A fort is made at our Polish border with plans of making more. An army of 11,500 is amass of ethnic Crimean Tartars, while 9,000 Ottoman troops are sent.
 * Abbasid diplomacy: We accept the Biyha of the Ottomans
 * Papal States: After having received the delegation from Sakha, Pope Gregory publishes a decree establishing the sui iuris Sakhan Church of the East, with the Sakhan Metropolitan as 'Major Archbishop and Primate'. The decree also requests other Catholics, from every rite, to assist the Sakhans wherever they can. In Rome, the team of astronomers and mathemeticians present the final calendar to Pope Gregory. The reform of the Julian calendar consists mainly of a reduction in the number of leap years. Every year exactly divisible by four is now a leap year, except for centurial years, which must also be exactly divisible by 400 in order to be a leap year. Adoption of the new calendar will mean the loss of ten days. The scholars responsible for it name the calendar the Gregorian calendar, in hnour of the Pope, who was a key driver in its creation. Exceptionally pleased with the accuracy of the calendar, as well as its being named after him, Gregory issues a decree, Nocum Calendarium, which decrees that the new calendar should be adopted 'in all places and everywhere' beginning next year. In Giapan, the looming civil war is deeply troubling for the Mission, with many actively supporting the Shogun's forces, fearing that if he loses they will be put to death.
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Celebrations as the King of England finally ascends to his German throne. Avalon expands 25px down the river as more convicts are sent to open up farms while whaling, fishing and fur trade continue to be the profit of the colony. The colony for the first time starts to grow outside of population migration as the number of births in the colony grows with more established farming. The plantation system is growing very effective. New Gwynedd expands 25px to the south while Western Arcadia expands 25px to the north to find more space for plantations which grow tobacco and other crops such as cotton which are taken back to England for resale while these colonies are largely populated by a few English townsmen and yeomen farmers ruling over these areas employing Welsh and Irish convicts to run black slaves. Most of the farms are large plantations owned by merchants in England with most of the labour carried about by black slaves and convicts who spend their sentence working on farms and after 4 to 7 years normally they are released and can be free like the small population freemen who moved for a better life. The Kingdom of England and Ireland has a population of 3.5 million. The road system is maintained while academic competition between Cambridge and Oxford is encouraged as they spread out across Europe. The ballad from the battle of Trøndelag spreads to England where it is heard by some people.
 * Ashikaga Shogunate: With the Imperial Revolt by Suiki and Asuka, Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki flees Kyoto to Nagasaki, fearing his life. The Shogun's life is protected in the south where Christianity is popular amongst the samurai and peasantry, with many revering him as a saint, and the Shogun successfully fights off an attempt his life. Upon reaching Nagasaki, the Shogun calls back the force of 500 ships and 50,000.troops from the Siege of Shanghai. Upon returning, the Shogun's Army are ordered to rest and fortify against an Imperial invasion from Kyoto. Many other Christians are eager to defend their home and the Shogun, and the Shogun's Army renames itself the Knights of Christ, In Kyoto, The Emperor and the Queen Mother Suiki knight and appoint the Emperor's brother Asuka as Shogun and he is revered by traditionalist Shinto daiymos and samurai. Many daimyos, however, believe that the Emperor and his family have too much power in Kyoto and attempts are made to advance upon Kyoto, thus the Imperial Legion is formed to defend Kyoto and the Emperor and his family however the northern Daiymos are disunitified and the Japan erupts into chaos.

1565
''' At the Battle of Yuxi, Zheng Mǎimǎití crushes the armies of the Emperor with the unexepected Turtle Maneuver, and moves north to capture major cities in the south. The Emperor is forced to capitulate to this rebellion, and the Kingdom of Tali is established. Tali is administrated by Confucian policies and laws, but its government and large sections of the population are made up of Muslims, including the Zheng dynasty itself.'''

'''In Southeast Asia, Hồ Thế Cảo subjugates the nations of Thai and Laos, then proceeds to invade Khmer itself, until tragedy struck. While trecking through the jungle, Hồ unexpectedly died of paralysis by stepping on a poisonous frog. At first, dispute arose between Muslim and Buddhist factions over dominence of the region, but after the intervention of the Delhi Raj, the Buddhist branch of the Hồ dynasty rose to power over Dai Viet, which simultaneously held a personal union with Thai and Siam. In order to put an end to the chaos, Khmer and Laos submits as vassals to the Buddhist dynasty of Dai Viet, although there is still much disorder in most of the region. Gunterists mostly flee to the Majipihut Empire, while Islam continues to hold a large minority in the region.'''

''' Christianity continues to spread in Manchurian and Mongolian regions, mostly of the Nestorian sect with some communities of Catholicism. '''

''' The Pope promulgates the new, more accurate, 'Gregorian' calendar, and asks all princes to adopt it. '''
 * Sultanate of the Maghreb: The Sultan Hamid ibn Musa Al-Abbas begins to work on modernizing the army by requesting arms,boats,and food from the Caliphate. The Sultan begins to work on trade with other African states mostly Muslim. We send a trade envoy to the Congo giving the king Turkish rugs, Arab things and so on, along with sending Imams to spread Islam. The Sultanate begin to expand into the Shahara by 10px. The city Algiers is made as a possible capital of the Sultanate. The Sultan sets up his own Council of Imams that will help guide the Sultan.


 * Abbasid dip: We give as much as the Sultan needs to expand his nation


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Guyana expands 50px west, New Amsterdam expands 25px. The Burgundian West India Company establishes a fort at otl Cape May, New Jersey, naming it Cape Mey. The fort is designated the southernmost territorial claim of New Amsterdam, now reorganized as New Netherlands. The Burgundian East India Company secretly suggests to the Majapahit that the Empire limit the Gurkanis access to Sumatra, as they are clearly trying to expand their influence there.


 * Russia: Work continues on the road from Novgorod to Tbilisi. The Road is named to the Vladimirgrad-Tbilisi Road. We continue to expand into Siberia at a fast rate. A Marriage between the French Daughter and Prince Dimitri shall be set for next year. Another heavy warship is constructed in Vladimirgrad along with a lighter yet more heavily armed ship we call a destroyer. Regular and Heavy Weaponsmith shops are set up in Vladimirgrad making weapons production up to 2,500 muskets and up to 700 cannons a year. More mining jobs open up in Siberia and parts of the north. The small town of Novosibirsk becomes a popular frontier town which slowly grows in population. Another 1,000 rifles are sent to Scandinavia due to our deal. After seeing the life's of ordinary people in Western Europe, Prince Dimitri consults the Tsar on the future of the Russian people. Tsar Vladimir of Russia decree's an act of freedom of the Russian people to no longer be burdened by the boyars. There are protests by some boyar's but army unit's quickly put down. Tsar Vladimir of Russia is decreed Vladimir the Great by the Russian People. Increased urbanization projects are now leading to an influx of jobs to work on the cities and to Siberia. Work on the Siberian Road finally speeds up as new towns pop up across the planned route. (Secret) We begin to prepare our armies for a possible invasion and annexation of Livonia. We send diplomats to Scandinavia to see for a possible partition of the Livonian state (player response).
 * Scandinavian Secret Diplomacy: We agree and begin mobilizing our troops
 * Cologne  'After another long seven years, the people in Cologne and Essen have been continuing as before: the Imperial Synod meeting have continued, and the German Paper is now becoming one of Archbishop Aldrich’s most prized Cologne developments. The creator of the German Paper is honoured with the Stelzner Prize for Innovation this year. Trade and military development continues, and Archbishop Aldrich reaches out to Russia to ask for a trade deal.'
 * Russia: We accent this.
 * Essen: Adelphinian Canonesses get weary in the New World, but Abbess Hadwig continues to send them personal letters of encouragement. Meanwhile, her suspicions about Bonapaart’s reputation fade slowly into the background as Bonapaart ages and Abbess Hadwig regrets that she waited too long. Meanwhile, however, she is interested in sending Adelphinian Canonesses to either Tondo or Giapan, and offers them as missionaries to His Holiness Pope Gregory. Furthermore, daughter abbeys have continued to spread, and Abbess Hadwig welcomes the introduction of the Gregorian Calendar. The loss of ten days in a year confuses and disappoints some miners, but Abbess Hadwig rectifies this by encouraging mining with small payments to those who work particularly hard.
 * Abbasid Caliphate: An epic novella is published this year from Baghdad, telling of the wonderous adventure Ibn Tulun had in the land of Zayiyr. A painting is also made this year in the finest Rennaissance style, depicting Muhammad recieving the Revelation. The beuracracy of the Ottoman Empire is cleaned up, and the military is strengthened, now that it is an official vassal of the Caliphate. Plans are made to improve its agriculture and urbanization, so as to increased its indepdence in the future. More missions of Imams are sent to Summatra and Southeast Asia, as well as the Kingdom of Tali. These missions particularly work to set up local Ayatollahs and Kazirs over individual communities. A special envoy is sent to establish a more permenant pressence in Zayiyr (Kongo). The Ulema agrees to allow Koch-Bihar Hindu rule if the Raj will remain out of Southeast Asia during the Non-Agression Pact. Further negotiation can be found on the treaty page.
 * Aryavarta: After much debate on the new name the council of ministers has decided that the new name of the Delhi Raj will be Aryavarta (Abode of the Aryans) as the Empire of Aryavarta. The vassal of the Rajputana Kingdom has been integrated. The regions of Koch and Ahom have been transferred while Pegu has been established as an Aryavartiya vassal.
 * Scadninavia Empire: A heri is born to the empire named Henrik. With succession safe the emperor begins further centralization, with the nobility nearly destroyed we abolish the standingarmya noble law. Meanwhile in the west indies interest grows among our merchants some form the Norwegian west indies company this company decides to establish a trade outpost on OTL Puerto Rico they begin to call it Mare Porta. 15,000 men are sent to russia to assist in the Russian conquest of Livonia. Some Swedish Gentry and Gotland Merchants send funds to establish a colony along the Deleware river in order to gain profits from Furs due to their popularity in scandinavia. The colony established is called New Sweden. Meanwhile in Vinland Hunting, Forestry, farming, and Fishing continues to bring in Revenue. Vinland expands 25px inwards, New riksdale expands 10 px.
 * Gurkani: 15 more ships are sent into Sumatra, and the trading post expands. A defense only Sumatra Islamic militia is begin trained by Gurkani advisors and being armed with Gurkani arms and armor. This militia is only to defend the Muslims. The fort is fortified. The militia is being given brigandine armor, and even some are being trained with the Gurkani Composite Bow, far superior to any ranged weapons the Majapahit can field. This will take quite some time as it takes a long time to learn how to use. There is a plan to build a mosque in persian style architecture in Sumatra. Conversion continues, Batak tribes men continue to join the Militia, and so do some Hindus. Yiyazi Islam is spreading a lot. In the Gurkani homeland, nothing is of note. However, the Sultan wants very much for Sumatra to embrace Islam.
 * Papal States: 1565 is ten days shorter than usual, due to the Papal States making the switch from the old Julian calendar to the new, improved, Gregorian calendar. Pope Gregory accepts the Adelphinian offer, and sends two small priories of Adelphinian canonesses and priests to Tondo. In other news the military expands.
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Celebrations as the King of England finally ascends to his German throne. Avalon expands 25px down the river as more convicts are sent to open up farms while whaling, fishing and fur trade continue to be the profit of the colony. The colony for the first time starts to grow outside of population migration as the number of births in the colony grows with more established farming. The plantation system is growing very effective. New Gwynedd expands 25px to the south while Western Arcadia expands 25px to the north to find more space for plantations which grow tobacco and other crops such as cotton which are taken back to England for resale while these colonies are largely populated by a few English townsmen and yeomen farmers ruling over these areas employing Welsh and Irish convicts to run black slaves. Most of the farms are large plantations owned by merchants in England with most of the labour carried about by black slaves and convicts who spend their sentence working on farms and after 4 to 7 years normally they are released and can be free like the small population freemen who moved for a better life. The Kingdom of England and Ireland has a population of 3.5 million. The road system is maintained while academic competition between Cambridge and Oxford is encouraged as they spread out across Europe. The ballad from the battle of Trøndelag spreads to England where it is heard by some people.
 * Florence: The construction of the Cathedral of St.John continues (9/15). A diplomat is sent to the United Crown of Great Iberia to propose a trade deal, and possibly making new ties. The army increased to 48 thousand men.
 * Japan: The great period of chaos, the Sengoku Jidai, continues to enthrall Japan in a state of unending fire, death, and bloodshed as the three factions, the Knights of Christ, lead by the deposed Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru in the Holy City of Nagasaki to the south, the Imperial Legion, lead by the Imperial Trimutive of the Yamato Dynasty, consisting of the Emperor Ōgimachi, the Queen Mother Suiki, and the Yamato Shogun Asuka in the Imperial City of Kyoto, and the northern Anti-Imperial Daimyos, who are lead by no one and are only united by their will to invade Kyoto and diminish the power of the Emperor and the Yamato Dynasty, some wanting to eliminate the Yamato House entirely. Indeed, this is a war for Kyoto itself, the capital of Japan, but inbetween the three warring factions are various neutral daiymos that separate The Knights of Christ and the Anti-Imperialists from Kyoto, thus as much as it is a war for blood, it becomes a war for influence. Fortunately for the Knights of Christ, Yoshiteru has a powerful ally, the courageous and brilliant Oda Nobungana, who is in turn supported by his loyal retainer, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and his great ally, Tokugawa Ieyasu. Yoshiteru sends a letter to Oda Nobungana, a call to arms to restore the rightful and legitimate Shogun, Shogun Yoshiteru, in Kyoto, and to mitigate the power of the Emperor and House Yamato. This letter gives Nobungana and his allies Hideyoshi and Ieyasu the perfect casus belli to conquer Kyoto, to restore Yoshiteru as Shogun and to deprive the power of the Emperor, and anyone who opposed him would be traitors to the rightful Shogun. This letter and subesquent casus belli allied Nobunaga with both the Knights of Christ and the Anti-Imperial daimyos, as well as the Christian peasantry. There were clans, however, that stood between  Nobunaga and Kyoto, the first of which is Saito. Thus, Nobunaga advances his force upon Saito and sieges  Inabayama Castle and is victorious, thus Nobunaga subjugates Saito and prepares for his next assault. Meanwhile, Yoshiteru and his brother Yoshiaki begin their advance northwards to Kyoto with little resistance, as the majority of daiymos recognize him as the true Shogun, due to his large army of 50,000 troops. Meanwhile, the daiymos of the Anti-Imperialist faction start to unify after hearing news of Yoshiteru and Nobunaga joining forces, as each of them wishes to be the next Shogun. At this point, House Yamato and the Imperial Legion begin to freak out, as armies from all sides begin to close in on Kyoto. Yoshiteru notices the perilous situation of the Yamato and sends an ultimatium to Kyoto: For Yoshiteru to be restored Shogun and the Emperor's and his family's life will be spared. With no other choice, The Yamato accept the ultinamium, as the northern Daiymos are intent to wipe out the Yamato. Yoshiteru informs Nobunaga of the secret ultitamitium, however Nobunaga is also intent ondestroying the Yamato House. The fate of the Yamato, and all of Japan shall be decided by whoever arrives in Kyoto first, and ultimatanly, who wins the invetiable Battle of Kyoto next year. Throughout the multiple advances on Kyoto, the arquebus is used extremely extensively.


 * 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 continue development of Madagascar. We begin updating the ships in the Royal Navy based on new plans. The gulaysts develop a tactical formation composed of pikes and arquebus, similar to the Tercio, after encountering an Imerina ambush.

1566
''' Muslim contact with Kongo continues. '''

''' Indians attack the Burgundian Cape Mey. '''

''' Gurkani and Burgundian sailors come into conflict in Sumatra. Three sailors die, two Gurkani and 1 Burgundian. '''

''' Boyars grumble about their ever dwindling rights and powers. '''

''' The King of France and the King of Scotland declare that the Gregorian calendar will take effect in their nations when the Gregorian 1567 begins. '''


 * Kingdom of Burgundy: Guyana expands 50px west, New Netherlands expands 25px. The Cape Mey fort (otl Cape Mey) is attacked by natives early in the year, and in spite of losses sustained, manage to repel the attackers. It was experienced that the light artillery that was intended to ward off pirates contributed significantly, if mostly as a psychological weapon. When a new shipment of supplies arrive, a request is sent for reinforcements, and several fifteen pound cannons are offloaded from an escorting schooner. Several months later, the fort is reinforced with a Company of BWIC Colonial Guard. In other news, King John II adopts to Gregoria's calendar. Finally, an order is placed for a class of three massive war galleons; Duke Philip the Good, Duke John the Fearless, and King Charles the Great. Over two hundred and fifty feet long, and armed with 140 cannons, their sheer size limits the number that can be built, hence the small class. Meanwhile, with Kuala Lampur now under a Burgundian protectorate, the state is divided, and instead of being ruled by a puppet, are governed directly by the Burgundian East India Company, with the southern half becoming the Presidency of Malacca, and the northern half becoming the Presidency of Patani. Despite this, the Company governs leniently, allowing the largely Buddhist and Gunterist communities to govern their internal affairs.


 * Abbasid Caliphate: In Alexandria, the scholars at the great university compile a complete chronology of ancient Egyptian history, utilizing the inscriptions tranlsated over the last 30 years. They create a chronology where Egypt is fist founded in 2188 BC by Narmar the Great, great-grandson of the Prophet Nuh. Then Egypt grew into a great empire, reaching its apex under Sesostris III. After the great famine at the time of the Prophet Yusef, Egypt went into decline until it was conquered by the Amalekites led by the King Apep. After the Amalekites were overthrown, Egypt reached a new golden age through the reigns of Thutmosis I and Hatshepsut. After the Prophet Musa destroyed Egypt under the reign of Thutmosis III, Egypt went into decline again until it was conquered by Cambysis the Mad in 525 BC. As new firearm technology continues to be developed, the muskets in the military are newly-equipped, especially for the Kilab Al-Rub. The Crimean Khanate is expanded into the wilderness surounding it, helping to establish an agricultural base for the Tatars there. Trade continues to expand eastward into Sumatra, Tondo, Tali, and Vietnam, helping to grow all the Muslim communities there. New missions are sent to Zayiyr (Kongo) to convert more of the Kuzirists.
 * Papal States: News of the civil war in Giapan reaches the ears of Pope Gregory in Rome, and it gives him grave concerns about the future of the blossoming Christian faith in Giapan. He writes an encyclical, Ecclesia Giapanica, which asks all Christendom to pray for the success of the Catholic faction in Giapan, and also to send concrete aid and assistance wherever possible. The Pope for his part sends a chest of gold with the next merchant ship to aid the Shogun's forces, and also says a solemn mass imploring God to send them victory. In other news, the Pope directs the Berlin Mission Society to begin proseletysing in Scandinavian colonies, believing that they are a perfect location to begin the Northern-Rite counterbalance in the New World. His Holiness also writes to the Abbess of Essen, placing operational control of the Tondo mission in her capable hands, since she is the Abbess-General of the Adelphinian Order. Meanwhile the Immaculata throughout Europe begin promoting the new Gregorian Calendar, and encouraging other nations to implement it.
 * Russia: We invade Livonia with 70,000 men, about 21,000 are armed with rifles lead by Vladimir himself. (Candies will do the war algo because i frankly have no clue how to set it up and do it) We construct more regular and heavy weaponsmiths bringing gun production numbers up to 3,000 a year and 1,000 cannons a year. The Vladimirgrad-Tbilisi Road is nearly complete. Work spreads up on the Siberian Road as most roads start to hit the Urals. We continue to expand greatly in Siberia. The total number of guns are 26,000 with 1,700 cannons.
 * 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 continue development of Madagascar. We begin updating the ships in the Royal Navy based on new plans. We request Sofala to become a vassal of the Swahili. 
 * Portugal: The leading crown of Great Iberia - Portugal - has kept Iberia intact through a series of personal unions since the conclusion of the Iberial Civil War in 1539. Manuel of House Braganza, the first of his name, has ruled since 1521. In a few short years, he will have celebrated thirty years of rule. In his time as the king of Portugal, he has established colonies in Panama, ended the Iberian Civil War, united Great Iberia under the Crown of Portugal, and conquered the Aztecs. His heir Sancho is in good health, with the House of Braganza currently in little danger of a succession crisis. The kingdom of Portugal directly controls a large stretch of land, from Gibraltar to Galicia. Its population is currently 13 million souls, with a population boom seeing the nation continuing to swell with people. The population of Great Iberia is expected to reach 14 million by 1575. While Iberia has suffered calamity due to civil war, hardship generally yields increased reproductive rates. (And it's a figure from another mod, so take it up with him, Feud, not me) The most prominent cities in the union are Lisbon, Madrid, and Valencia, with Lisbon being the capital of both Portugal and Great Iberia. Portugal has an alliance with France and Scotland and retains good relations with England. Portugal hopes to ally with England in time. With the end of the Iberian Civil War, the nation begins working on making Portuguese a more dominent culture in the union. Town criers all over the union are expected to speak Portuguese in addition to their regional languages. In addition, schools in Iberia teach students Portuguese. Festivals celebrating Portuguese culture become fairly common in towns, with the Portuguese crown paying for many of these festivals. The Spaniards are treated as partners in the union, not underlings, though Portuguese culture is clearly intended to become the dominant culture in Iberia in the years to come. The same treatment, unfortunately, is not given to those of different religious backgrounds. Since the 15th century, as a result of the Inquisitions, there has been a legal and societal distinction between Old Christians and New Christians. Jews and Muslims who converted to Christianity - New Christians - are currently forbidden from marrying Old Christians. This law extends to their ancestors. Many nobles and clergy believe in the 'purity of blood,' i.e. the lack of heresy in their bloodline. However, the Perdão da ignorância act (Forgiveness of ignorance), which was passed in 1551, essentially dissolves the marriage boundaries between the natives and settlers. With Christians New and Old allowed to wed in the colonies, the populations may recover from the smallpox crisis. The economy of Portugal is a powerhouse, both in Europe and in the New World. The military, as a result, operates with state-of-the-art arms. The navy of Portugal is a vast expanse of ships, with several being built this year. Old ships are scrapped, many of their parts being used in the construction of new ships. In February, Manuel I passes away due to old age. His son and heir Sancho is crowned as the King of Portugal and all of Iberia. His heir is Henrique (Henry) Braganza. The newly-crowned King Henry offers a trade to his ally France - control of Barcelona in exchange for Liguria. (Just because the border's ugly AF)
 * Amazonia: Several ships full of colonists arrive in Amazonia, though the growth of the colony is fairly delayed due to the lack of arable soil. However, the primary export of Amazonia is wood. The expanding empire of Portugal is ever in need of timber. The Amazonian Royal Timber Company has been providing wood to Portugal and the rest of Iberia since 1548.
 * Mêcicipi: The settlement of Porto de Manuel is established this year in honor of the late King Manuel. Relations with the local natives continues to be profitable, trade pouring through the capital of the colony - Nova Galicia. In the meantime, expansion along the coast towards Maiam's northern coast continues, frontiersmen and settlers arriving in droves due to the discounted land prices.
 * Nova Lusitânia: Several ships full of colonists arrive in Nova Lusitânia. The church of São Pedro is finally completed, the Immaculata having learned Portuguese by this time and worked closely with the settlers of the colony. Many colonists of Balboa Rocha have relocated to the area near the church of São Pedro, with a rather sizable gap of space in between the settlements existing as of this year. This separation causes a delay in the growth of Balboa Rocha, though the area São Pedro becomes increasingly profitable. The people near the Church of São Pedro request a charter to create the city of São Pedro so as to differentiate between Balboa Rocha and the area around São Pedro. An answer arrives late this year approving this request.
 * Spain: Spain remains a junior partner in the union of Great Iberia. It has been ruled by the Portuguese king Manuel of House Braganza since 1539. While Portugal prospers as the leaders of Great Iberia, Spain also enjoys its prosperity. Despite losing Gibraltar, Spain retains many port cities along the Mediterranean. The Spanish culture is becoming increasingly replaced by Portuguese culture, though there have not been any significant changes in the cultures as of yet. Currently, the Portuguese language is becoming more common in Spain with each passing day. The Crown intends to make Portuguese the most prominent language in Spain.
 * Hispaniola: The colony of Hispaniola produces much prosperity for Spain and the rest of Iberia. The primary export of Hispaniola is sugarcane. In many cases, this sugar cane is refined to make rum, which is already very popular in the West Indies. The militia of Hispaniola sees rapid expansion, especially once the warships from Spain arrive.
 * Korea experiences an economic zenith is under the guidance of the monarch Kim Do's policies, as well as family-owned firms supervising the development of its industrial complexes. With the desire to further augment the burgeoning metallurgical industry, blast-furnaces producing steel are built; used to reinforce the durability of weaponry, firearms, armoury, and tools. With the intent of spurring trans-provincial commerce, canals lining major rivers are built whilst commonly-used roadways are paved. The royal army and navy are both strengthened, with fortifications solidified and weaponry produced. Minor revolts occur within Korean Manchuria as Korean authority over the area continues to be consolidated. Manchus residing within the area are given two choices; assimilate, or leave northwards. Those who pursue the latter are given modest silver payments and modestly sized tracts of land in the north, with the imperial court hoping it would incentivize the option. As Manchus either flee the annexed regions en masse or assimilate, thousands of settlers voluntarily pour into the region; mostly lower sangmin peasants from the Hamgyeong province hoping to gain larger tracts of land. In Korean Manchuria, arable land is plowed and planted with wheat, as it has been deemed that the cold-weather is unsuitable for most variants of rice. Meanwhile, wetter areas are planted with hardier variants of rice. Meanwhile, in the coastal Haegi province, taiga forests are cut down to make way for farmland and pastures. After years of pondering whether or not to convert, the monarch converts into Nestorian Christianity, believing it is the most suitable branch of Christianity due to its fusionist qualities. He encourages the Church of the East to establish branches in Korea, as censuses shown it has surpassed Catholicism as the main branch of Christianity followed. Some yangban clans feel threatened by this sudden statement, believing it is proof that foreign cultural influence will eventually threaten independence. In Hanseong, he announces; "Confucianism is not a religion, and is actually an ideology–albeit an important one. The embracement of Christianity and the revival of Buddhism will not threaten our Confucian foundations, but rather enrich it." He adds, "one could still be Christian or Buddhist, while practicing the rites and doctrines of Confucianism." With Confucianism being downplayed as an ideology, many convert into Buddhism or Christianity. However, this statement also angers Confucian hardliners and fundamentalists, who stage a revolt in Daegu. Accompanied by five thousand peasants, the leaders of the movement (known as cheongryeom) overthrow the municipal government. The revolutionaries are brutally suppressed by the army, but some flee to the mountainous Gangwon province or into China. The Buddhist clergy tasked with codifying the beliefs of Korean Buddhism into a single volume are complete, with the three-hundred page-long document known as Bulgyochaek ("Buddhist Book"). Copies are freely given to peasants, with the hopes of containing the spread of Christianity.
 * In Nivkhgu, urban settlements continue growth, especially the capital of Nivkhgushi. Arable tracts of land are plowed (planted with wheat and cold-resistant variants of rice) to facilitate population growth, while farms cultivating local fruits are established. The ruling House of Ayzik begins the centralization of power, promoting pidginized Nivkh as the lingua franca of the region.
 * In Manchuria, the puppet House of Orho is further legitimized as the head of state. Manchu collaborators are further rewarded with titles and money for helping ensure influence over the new Korean vassal. The provisional government continues to conduct reforms with the goal of stabilizing the country, establishing the first set of laws and the caste system. Arable land is plowed (planted with wheat and cold-resistant variants of rice) to facilitate population growth, with surplus produce sent to Korea.
 * Oman: Seeing an opportunity in the east (and being a devout Ibadi himself), Abdulla bin Numair devotes some time into facilitating the spread of Ibadi Islam in Indochina, in the hopes of expanding Oman's religious influence. Since Omani traders already have regular contact with Majapahit, he decides to begin his mission there and sails with the Omani trade fleet on a visit to the local rulers of Sumatra. Although the visit is mostly a diplomatic one, Abdulla privately attempts to persuade some of the Majapahit vassals to convert to Ibadism, promising wealth and support from the Kingdom of Oman should they accept. The fleet also visits the court of the Majapahit emperor (Brawijaya?) in Java, bringing Omani spices, coffee, raw materials from Africa, and other goods from Burgundy and the west. The fleet is expected to return to Oman next year. In other news, a trade ship captained by a daring Omani explorer rounds Cape Correntes and visits the Burgundian colony on the Cape of Good Hope, but he is tragically killed in a mutiny on the return voyage. However, the details of his voyage -- as well as his personal account -- eventually make their way to Oman, prompting further exploration of the south African coast.
 * Georgia:  Building on the Cathedral of the Ascension of St. Mary continues.  We ask for trade deals and an alliance with Trebizond.  Likewise, we send diplomats to Russia and Bulgaria, pinnacles of Orthodoxy, to foster good relationships. We develop the port of Tskhumi to become the main port in Georgia, in order to sell gold, silver and iron.  The son of the deceased Prince, Ivan, accepts his uncle's response, but remains in Tblisi. We continue building the Novgorod-Tblisi road, which will go through Kutaisi and Tskhumi towards Russia on the Black Sea coast towards Azov. We ask for trade deals with the Ottomans.
 * ​Ottomans accept trade
 * Maiam: Maian foods and goods begin to reach the wider European market. With Poruguese aid, the nation begins to rebuild and repopulate. A minor population boom begins in the native Mayan and Aztec populations, as well as the Portuguese settlers. In some cases, intermarriage results in what are known as Mextizo children. Expansion continues along the southern border, focusing on the coast. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations. There is some internal turmoil as the dominant Mayans impose their laws and culture on the conquered Mexica. Former Mexican royalty is forced to marry into Mayan lines. Small rebellions are put down. (Note: Mayan and Mexican refer to the cultural groups, Maian refers to the nation as a whole and its government.
 * Sultanate of the Maghreb: The Sultan Hamid ibn Musa Al-Abbas begins to work on modernizing the army by requesting arms,boats,and food from the Caliphate. The Sultan begins to work on trade with other African states mostly Muslim. We send a trade envoys, along with sending Imams to spread Islam. The Sultanate begin to expand into the Atlantic coast line by 10px. The city Algiers is made as a possible capital of the Sultanate. The Sultan sets up his own Council of Imams that will help guide the Sultan.The Sultan begins to works on cities by opening markets and trading centers mostly at Algiers. Jewish and Muslim scholars debate with eachother if the Maghreb is Arab or African
 * Scandinavian Empire: Complaints of Missonaries in vinland filter into the kingdom as this is in violation of the colony's agreement those responsible are searched out and hunted down. The immaculta and berlin society are found to be responsible and all known members within the countries and those found to be members are arrested and imprisoned indefinitely. An imperial ban is passed declaring the immaculta and berlin society an illegal group within the Scandinavian empire. In military news modernization continues with Muskets and cannons coming in from russia and guns from the free trade zone of holstein are equipped into the army and soldiers are trained to used these weapons modernizing our army. Meanwhile in order to enhance his prestige Emperor Eric II begins to set out to build one of the most glorious and the biggest palaces in Europe. The palace is named the winter palace and made out of marble. Around the palace artificial ponds,lakes,rivers,and gardens are planned out. A gate with an entry door made out of gold. Construction begins turn 1/35. Settlement on New Sweden continues with expansion occurring 10px inwards along the delaware river. Vinland expands 20px on Nova Scotia. New riksdale expands 25 px inwards. On Mare Porta a port is established on the island at OTL San Juan named Porta Colles. The main use for this port is to abuse profits from the Triangle trade it is very small mostly being populated by Merchants, thralls, and some slaves.
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Celebrations as the King of England finally ascends to his German throne. Avalon expands 25px down the river as more convicts are sent to open up farms while whaling, fishing and fur trade continue to be the profit of the colony. The colony for the first time starts to grow outside of population migration as the number of births in the colony grows with more established farming. The plantation system is growing very effective. New Gwynedd expands 25px to the south while Western Arcadia expands 25px to the north to find more space for plantations which grow tobacco and other crops such as cotton which are taken back to England for resale while these colonies are largely populated by a few English townsmen and yeomen farmers ruling over these areas employing Welsh and Irish convicts to run black slaves. Most of the farms are large plantations owned by merchants in England with most of the labour carried about by black slaves and convicts who spend their sentence working on farms and after 4 to 7 years normally they are released and can be free like the small population freemen who moved for a better life. The Kingdom of England and Ireland has a population of 3.5 million. The road system is maintained while academic competition between Cambridge and Oxford is encouraged as they spread out across Europe. The ballad from the battle of Trøndelag spreads to England where it is heard by some people.
 *   Gurkani: Islamization continues in Sumatra. The Islamic Sumatra militia continues to be trained. The trading post has expanding into a small town. The Islamic Militia is being armed with Gurkani Brigandine Armir and is being supported by some 500 Gurkani Heavy, Medium, and Light Cavalry
 * Prussia: While celebration over the acescion of the new King continues many still mourn the passing of Freidrich one of the longest reigning leaders in the history of the country, and the one to have ruled over the most peaceful and prosperious time in Prussian and Luxembourgian living memory.  Many of the nobility fear that the new king having been raised as an english man will have forgotten his German roots and request a meeting with the new King who is presently in England to come to Berlin to make an arrangement that will establish a clear representation of Prussian interests. However many noble families who hold the most influence in Prussia primary amongst them the house of Wrangel speak of the benefits of bringing closer ties to the English. Freidrich Wilhelm appoints a council of nobles made up of the higher and lesser nobles as a regency for him in his time in England and he formally appoints them the right to call upon the Estate Generals if necesarry. The Regency starts by calling for new elections in the HRE for the new emperor. With the current Prussian king in power in  England many realize that the princes wont likely back Prussia until a king who is always worried about German issues can be presented again, so they opt to back Bohemia for the emperorship as the current king is tied to the house of Brandenburg through marriage and supported by Prussian military power against potential Austrian encroachment making him the perfect choice for a sympathetic emperor. The council with Wilhelm's approval declare Prussian support for the king of Bohemia though in a private letter to the Prague Prussian support is subject to the continued close relationship between Prague and Berlin and to Bohemia granting Prussia a free hand to establish Prussian dominance in Northern Germany (mod response please.)  Military expansion begins as uncertainty about the future of the HRE looms and fears that Austria might try to undermine the power of the house of Brandenburg and undermine the growing german unity to carry out their imagined greater HRE vision and start useless wars with the Italians. the new Snaplock muskets are finished by blacksmiths though given their untested status, not much attention is given to them outside of elite units such as the Royal Guard. The province of Brandenburg continues to growi n population particularly Berlin as it remains the political centre of the kingdom and the central hub for all roads connecting the growing Prussian state from the mining and agricultural centres of SIlesia, to the port cities of Kiel and Stettin. growth of industry continues in Sieslia, Luxembourg, and Lorraine. While agriculture continues to expand in Eastern Prussia. With the Prussian-Luxembourgish population standing at 4,3 million economic growth continues at an expodential rate as does birth rates. Cultural and Scientific developments continue as the Universities of Luxembourg, Breslau, and Berlin remain major centres of Learning in the HRE and in Northern Europe as a whole.  The Cathedral of St Adelphina and Unity is finished and it is a site to behold being one of the Largest Churches in the HRE, The Cathedral represents the pinnacle of North German Rennasaince Architecture. Berlin invites the Pope to come to Berlin and to give mass at the cathedral for its inaugeration, and also offers the princes across the Empire to come and join the first mass as a sign of brotherhood amongst the German Princes of the empire (all german players and npcs need to respond please.  Expansion of the navy continues, following the new ship models from England.  Prussia formally proposes to the cities of Bremen, Lubeck, and Hamburg that the Hansaetic league become a single German princely state with ties to Prussia, offering full protection and access to the booming Prussian markets and potential colonial activities in exchange for the crown of Prussia being the nominal soveirgn of the Hansaetic League, the cities would remain separate from Prussia but be connected aswell (a vassal of the kingdom of Prussia, we are already their biggest trading partner and protector, its a win win for the small cities, they prosper. need a mod response.)  The Wrangel company continues to grow in wealth as its activities in Africa and Laurentia grow, Wilhelmburg grows to 600, settlers who engage in trading with laurentian natives and small scale hunting and agriculture, horses and cattle are brought to the colony noting the ideal lands for the raising of such animals. exploration further up the coast of Laurentia and further inland along the New Rhine River continue. the Wilhelmburg settlement expands by 25 pixels (around otl buenos aires area.) efforts to expand trading acitivities in Africa also begin with the Prussian traders approaching the local leaders asking to trade with them, guns and finished goods for slaves and ivory both highly valued products. Interest in Brazilwood in Laurentia also leads to several outfits going from Wilhelmburg to take part in the cutting of the valuble trees. Wrangel ships head south along the african coast to eventually make trade with the lucrative far east following Burgundian and English routes.  A request is made to Burgundy to reaffirm the alliance between Prussia and Burgundy in light of growing fears over the PU with England promising continued friendship between the two lion pact countries and promising the continued support of Prussia incase of french aggression against the Burgundian Kingdom. 
 * ​The Hanseaetic League agress to unify - Nate (told Scraw oks this, he can still undo it)
 * Bohemia greatly accepts - Nate
 * Burgundian dip: Burgundy enthusiastically reaffirms its commitment to the Prussian alliance.
 * Japan: Shogun Ashigaga Yoshiteru recieves massive wealt, weapons, and blessings from the Papacy in Nagasaki, and Yoshiteru thanks the Pope and the Catholic missionaries greatly for their gift and their service to the Lord. With this newfound wealth and supplies, the Knights of Christ lead by Yoshiteru are able to accelerate the advance upon Kyoto. On Christmas Eve, the Knights of Christ arrive in Kyoto, where Yoshiteru speaks "Brothers of Christ, tonight we shall arrive in the great city of Kyoto and I shall be restored to my rightful place as Shogun of all of Japan. We shall finally meet Empero Ōgimachi and his that deposed me, the Queen Mother Suiki and the false Shogun Asuka, brother of the Emperor. We shall not, however, meet the Emperor and his family with force and punish them for their treachery, instead we shall forgive them of their sins against us, for Christ has forgiven all people of the Earth. In this forgiveness we shall dine and celebrate the birth of Christ with the Emperor and his family, and after the Christmas celebration, we shall defend Kyoto from those who wish its destruction." Yoshiteru and the Knights enter in the Imperial Court to meet with the Emperor and his family, only to find the bodies of dead soldiers everywhere and the Emperor's neck against the sword of Nobunaga.and Hideyoshi protesting Nobunaga's act while Ieyasu. Nobunaga speaks, "Welcome, my Shogun." "Stop this at once, the Emperor is to live, my enemy is the Emperor's brother, Asuka, who deposed me and became Shogun himself." "Asuka is dead, and I have killed him, you reign as the only Shogun, so why not consolidate your power by killing the Emperor?" "Because my power comes from the Emperor." "No, your power comes from the ability to kill, all that stand in our way shall perish." Suddenly, the Anti-Imperialist faction, comprised of the Takeda, lead by Takeda Shingen, the Usheguri lead by Uesugi Kenshin, and the Hojo lead by Hōjō Ujiyasu, descend upon Kyoto and begin sieging it. "Yes, our enemies shall perish, but the Emperor is not the enemy, the Northern forces outside this wall are, for they only wish for our demise, and our enemies shall only perish if we join together. Will you join me against the true Enemy, friend?" "Of course I shall join you against the destructive Daiymos my Lord, it is an honor to serve you." Thus the Siege of Kyoto begins, with the forces of the restored Shogun Yoshiteru, Oda Nobunaga and his allies, and the remainder of the Imperial Legion. What isn't known to Shogun Yoshiteru, however, is that Nobunaga is playing theater, the deposed Shogun Asuka is not dead, but imprisoned in the Imperial House, and Nobunaga was not really going to kill the Emperor, for when Nobunaga arrived he struck a deal with the Emperor, that Nobunaga shall be the next Shogun of Japan after the death of Shogun Yoshiteru, now Yoshiteru's life is at stake during the siege of Kyoto Shogun Yoshiteru makes a speech before the battle "Brothers of Christ, today was supposed to be a day of celebration, but now it is a day of warfare, not because we wanted war, but because the Enemy descends upon Kyoto, wishing nothing but destruction. Thus we must defend Kyoto from the forces of Takeda, Usheguri, Hojo, and their allies. We must stand and fight to defend the people of Kyoto, to defend your Shogun, your Emperor, and your Lord in Heaven, Christ. The fate of Kyoto, and all of Japan, comes done to this battle, thus we must put aside all of our differences, and unite as one, we must fight to the death to defend Kyoto, for if Kyoto falls, all of Japan shall fall once again to anarchy, into never ending war and bloodshed. I see peace upon the horizon, the peace of a united Japan, no more shall we live under fear of death, for there will be peace and love among all Japanese, and victory in defending Kyoto shall be the first victory for peace, for the unification of Japan! For the people of Japan, we shall prevail" At the same time, Shingen, Kenshin, and Ujiyasu make speeches to their forces. "Our loyal soldiers, we were once brutal enemies, constantly warring with eachother for our lands, but now we stand united against Kyoto. We have received word that Shogun Yoshigeru, Nobunaga, and Ieyasu have joined together with the Emperor and his Imperial family. An alliance this powerful threatens our very way of life, for one of together they shall divide us and conquer our lands one by one, until one of them finally unites all of Japan under their rule, depriving all of us of our freedom, for they shall become corrupted with power and oppress all of Japan, subjugating every Japanese to their will, making us slaves to the new ruler of Japan, thus we must conquer Kyoto, and defeat the Kyoto Alliance. We must fight to the death, even burn Kyoto to the ground if necessary. For the people of Japan, we shall prevail!"

1567
''' A pious monk named Johannes Starkus leads a great mass in Berlin Cathederal on Novermber 6 for the prayer of the Persecuted Church, especially in east Asia, in repsonse to the call by Pope Gregory XII and William of Prussia. All the great feudal houses of Germany are represented, although some of the princes declined to come in person but sent proxies instead. '''

''' Many of the boyars of Russia begin plotting a conspiracy against Tsar Vladimir in response to the moves against their power. '''

''' The Great Temple on Mount Uluru, also known as the White Temple, is completed. Djalu the Great begins a full religious reform to recognize Lord Ngintaka as the ruler of the gods, and have the dreamspeakers officiate his rule over the Anangu Kingdom. '''

''' Both Majapahit and Tondo continue to have growth of both Muslims and Christians in different geographic regions. '''

''' The ruler of Dai Viet inquires to the Buddhist Temple of Hanoi, where a group of monks moves golden pegs to mark the passage of time. There are three pegs, and 64 total golden disks that rest in those pegs, with larger, heavier disks on the bottom. The priests continuously move each disk at a time, taking care to only move the top disk first. According to legend, as soon as the last disc is finished moving, the world will end. Currently according to the Buddhist mathematicians, 24,361,560,000 moves remaining. '''
 * Sultanate of the Maghreb: The Sultan Hamid ibn Musa Al-Abbas begins to work on modernizing the army by requesting men from 17-36 to train in the army, as the navy is improved on to reach the new world and to defend trading ships. Urban centers begin to grow as trading centers and means of living begin to spread mostly in cities on the coast.The Sultan begins to work on trade with other African states mostly Muslim, we send Mali and Kongo an invite to a trade deal where we will trade and set up an African trade route (MOD). We send a trade envoys, along with sending Imams to spread Islam. The Sultanate begin to expand into the Atlantic coast line by 12px. The city Algiers is made as a possible capital of the Sultanate as its population grows. The Sultan sets up his own Council of Imams that will help guide the Sultan.The Sultan begins to works on cities by opening markets and trading centers mostly at Algiers. Jewish and Muslim scholars debate with each other if the Maghreb is Arab or African,until one day the Sultan speaks on the debate saying "Us Arab and Africans and united so why not keep it", as the idea of Afro-Arab is tossed around after his word on the debate. we begin to shadow the Caliphate trading ships following them to trade with other nations.
 * Aryavarta: The Sanskrit texts on Ayurveda including the Charak Samhita and the Sushrut Samhita are rediscovered and the court orders research on these texts. These texts are being translated into various local languages by the various universities for the use of hospitals and the various Rishi-Munis. Separate departments for medical sciences are set up in the universities and the procedures, training methods and other information in these texts are being adopted by the universities and hospitals. Large hospitals are built in Delhi, Kannauj, Patliputra, Paradwip, Multan and Udaipur. Udaipur and Kannauj expands in a planned fashion on the plans made by the architects of the court while Patliputra is rebuilt and fortified and a university dedicated to medical sciences is set up in Patliputra. The port of Paraswip expands. The council decides that 75,000 troops are to be stationed permanently in Brahmvarta (Pegu). As the families of the troops move, Hindu influence starts flowing into Brahmvarta. Due to the low population density of Brahmvarta (3 million), the state encourages people to move to Brahmvarta. Alchemy is subsequently developed and alchemists move from village to village preparing Ayurvedic ointments and medicines. Medicinal Alchemy begins being taugut in the Patliputra University while Sanskrit and Magdahi literature flourishes in the east. The Vikramshila and Nalanda universities remove religious instructions. Nalanda university begins producing literary works. Vikramshila university focuses on Buddhist and related Hindu history. The Mahabodhi temple is excavated and restored. Many people begin coming to Gaya to visit the temple. Gaya becomes an important religious centre. Gaya flourishes and so does the Magadhi language. Buddhist monks flock to Pushpaigiri in Kalinga for religious instruction. In the west the Hindu religious university of Sharad Peeth flourishes. Various forms of surgery, including rhinoplasty, the repair of torn ear lobes, perineal lithotomy and cataract surgery (couching) are now being performed in the various hospitals. The state patronises research in medical sciences. Trade expands. Aryavarta maintains warm relations with the Dai Viet and Champa. Land trade with Tibet and the Gurkani Sultanate continues.
 * Georgia: Building on the Cathedral of the Ascension of St. Mary continues, and is expected to finish next year. We ask for trade deals and an alliance with Trebizond. Likewise, we send diplomats to Russia and Bulgaria, pinnacles of Orthodoxy, to foster good relationships. We develop the port of Tskhumi to become the main port in Georgia, in order to sell gold, silver and iron. We continue building the Novgorod-Tblisi road, which will go through Kutaisi and Tskhumi towards Russia on the Black Sea coast towards Azov, which is almost completed. Ottoman goods are shipped through Tskhumi towards Vladimirgrad, Vasiligrad, Trebizond and other western ports.
 * Oman: Religious stability is improved on the mainland. King Abdulla orders the native population of Socotra to be gradually converted to Ibadism. Oman offers to improve diplomatic relations with the Abbasids.
 * ​Abbasids: The Ulema extends an embassy to slowly improve relations
 * Kingdom of England and Ireland: Celebrations as the King of England finally ascends to his German throne. Avalon expands 25px down the river as more convicts are sent to open up farms while whaling, fishing and fur trade continue to be the profit of the colony. The colony for the first time starts to grow outside of population migration as the number of births in the colony grows with more established farming. The plantation system is growing very effective. New Gwynedd expands 25px to the south while Western Arcadia expands 25px to the north to find more space for plantations which grow tobacco and other crops such as cotton which are taken back to England for resale while these colonies are largely populated by a few English townsmen and yeomen farmers ruling over these areas employing Welsh and Irish convicts to run black slaves. Most of the farms are large plantations owned by merchants in England with most of the labour carried about by black slaves and convicts who spend their sentence working on farms and after 4 to 7 years normally they are released and can be free like the small population freemen who moved for a better life. The Kingdom of England and Ireland has a population of 3.5 million. The road system is maintained while academic competition between Cambridge and Oxford is encouraged as they spread out across Europe. The ballad from the battle of Trøndelag spreads to England where it is heard by some people.
 * Maiam: Trade experiences a boom as Maian foods and goods begin to reach the wider European market, and demand increases. With Poruguese aid, the nation begins to rebuild and repopulate. A minor population boom begins in the native Mayan and Aztec populations, as well as the Portuguese settlers. In some cases, intermarriage results in what are known as Mextizo children. Expansion continues along the southern border, focusing on the coast. Work continues to renovate and update existing buildings and roads, and to create plans for future upkeep and renovations. There is some internal turmoil as the dominant Mayans impose their laws and culture on the conquered Mexica. Former Mexican royalty is forced to marry into Mayan lines. Small rebellions are put down. (Note: Mayan and Mexican refer to the cultural groups, Maian refers to the nation as a whole and its government.
 * Holy Bulgarian Empire:Tsar Aleksandar takes great care to involve himself with his grandson hopefully to foster not only a good heir but bring together one who is as imposing as family members of the Bulgarian empire have been. The child Vasili grows and remains much larger than all others of his age while also notably maintaining a huge intelligence which is rather surprising. The Tsar however in his own capacity as ruler embarks on a program to modernize the rather small size of the Imperial navy putting nearly 50 modern ships into construction dedicated to being the core of a new modern Bulgarian fleet. The Fleet is to consist of at least 1/3rd of its ships being modern at any point with the others being more dedicated to lesser conflicts and patrol rather than direct combat with their modern counterparts. The Population of the empire stands at 6.61 million and growing. The development of Eastern Greece and Moldavia continues with more roads and settlement taking place.
 * Russia: We ask for Scandinavia to do their part in the war or else we will push (player response). The Vladimirgrad-Tbilisi Road is almost complete, many believe in 2 years it will have been completed. For this work massively continues the Siberian Road. We continue to push heavily in Siberia. We construct 3 more frigates for the Baltic Fleet. Gun boats are constructed to patrol the various rivers of Russia. Many of these boats are used for scouting and go up the Siberian Rivers. The Omsk section of the Siberian road is nearly done as it is reaching the Urals. The Great Compromise is proposed between Vladimir the Great and the Boyars. The Boyars will be able to control powers in government and be instated as provincial Ministers till death when they can choose a successor. In return they must pledge eternal loyalty to the Tsar and the state, and recognize the rights of citizens. The Great Reorganization occurs. Many of the lands held by boyars and princes are reorganized into Duchies and Principalities. Siberia and parts of far northern European Russia will be known as Settler Territory's or Crown Colonies.
 * Japan: The great Siege of Kyoto continues into the dawn of Eiroku 10, (1567), the birth of a new year. The Siege of Kyoto remains a stalemate, with the forces of  Emperor Ōgimachi Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru,  Daiymo Oda Nobunaga, Samurai Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Daiymo Tokugawa Ieyasu defending Kyoto against the invading forces of Daiymo  Uesugi Kenshin, Daiymo Takeda Shingen, and Daiymo Hojo Ujiyasu. The invading force surround Kyoto and the defending force remain in Kyoto, neither side attacking the other. Over the course of the siege of Kyoto, the invaders grow restless while they are encamped outside the city walls and eventually descend into disorder, with the invading clans fighting eachother. Shogun Yoshiteru sees this as an oppurtunity to break the Siege of Kyoto, thus he calls upon the elite of the Knights of Christ, known as the Shogun's Chosen, to unleash a counter attack upon the enemy. Many join the Shogun, and they go outside the city and charge into the center of enemy lines which is held by the Hojo in the middle of the night on 1 January 1567. The Shogun's charge quickly descends the Hojo army into chaos and the Shogun pushes deep into the Hojo's forces, decimating and shattering them. Eventually the Shogun and his Knights reach Hojo Ujiyasu and the Shogun slaughters him with the sword to the horror of the Hojo and to the joy of the Knights. Then suddenly, out of the fog Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen, on the left and the right respecively, counter charge into the Shogun's Holy Army and utterly decimate them. The Shogun retreats and reaches the gates of Kyoto but Useugi and Takeda ninjas capture him bring the Shogun to Kenshin and Shingen. Kenshin and Shingen then nail the Shogun to a cross, raise it up and crucify him, then Kenshin and Shingen light the cross on fire, making the Shogun's crucifixation and burning visible to the defenders of Kyoto. As the Shogun is crucified and burned, he yells "Defend Kyoto with your life!" then he is consumed by fire. "This is what happens to those who oppose us, surrender now, or be consumed by fire."'  "We will never surrender!" "Then you choose death by fire, fire the fire arrows!" Thus fire arrows descend upon the Kyoto wall guards, and they are burned to ashes, and with the guards, the flames also consume the Kyoto wall. With the wall and its guards burning by fire, Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen rapidly lead their forces into the city of Kyoto where they immediately meet heavy resistance against the forces of 'Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the brother of the deceased Shogun Yoshiteru, who now leads the remaining Knights of Christ. "You have killed my brother, thus I will kill you!" Yoshiteru and his army are all filled with rage towards the invaders for they have killed the beloved Shogun, and they only wish for Kyoto to be defended and in the total demise of Useugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen, thus they hold their ground and fight, slaughtering countless Usegi and Takeda forces. With their forces facing brutal losses, and no movement being made, Kenshin and Shingen retreat their forces to outside of Kyoto. Yoshiaki, hellbent on revenge, pursues Kenshin and Shingen outside Kyoto with a small force who is also vengeful. The attack is a total surprise and the back lines of the Usegui and Takeda descend into chaos and Yoshiaki drives further into the Invader lines as they continue to retreat in order to kill Usegui, the killer of his brother the Shogun. With the Usegui forces disspersing Yoshiaki is able to meet Usegui face to face in battle. "You have killed my brother the Shogun, thus I will kill you!" After a long battle, Yoshiaki finally kills Kenshin. Yoshiaki is severely wounded, and on his way back to Kyoto is killed by Takeda Shingen, who crucifies and burns him.
 * Papal States: Pope Gregory travels to Berlin to consecrate the new Cathedral of St Adelphina and Unity, and meets the Emperor. He asks the Holy Roman Emperor to support the Berlin Mission Society, whose goal is to spread and strengthen Northern-Rite Catholicism in appropriate areas of the New World. The Pope is pleased with the plan of Fr Starkus, and blesses his plan for a grand Mass for the Persecuted Church. Upon returning to Rome, Pope Gregory himself celebrates a Mess for the Persecuted Church in Giapan. In other news the Immaculata send priests to the Kongo.

1568
''' The Archduke of Austria dies. He has no direct male heir, only a daughter Elisabeth, who is married to the Hungarian nobleman Ozkar Sarkozy. His heir is the distant cousin Otto of the Bavarian branch of the Habsburg family. Otto is recognized in Austria while Elisabeth is recognized in Hungary. The two prepare for a deadly war. '''

''' Many Russian boyars are unsatisfied with the Tsar's arrangement, demanding more power. Some begin plotting to kill him and force his son to come to an arrangement with them. '''

''' Prince Kuznetsov of Kiev invades the Crimea. '''

''' The Prince-Regent of Sicily dies. The Council, unable to elect a new prince, decide to just be the ruling authority, using a vote among themselves to make all decisions. Two rival factions quickly emerge in the council, the island based Mafia and the continental Bravos. '''
 * Papal States: The Rosary is prayed throughout Rome and the States for the persecuted Church in Giapan, although news as to the outcome there will take a long time to arrive in Europe. Missionaries are sent to Korea, and a permanent representative to Sakha is sent, an Apostolic Delegate who answers to the Nuncio in Giapan (for reasons of distance and ease of communication). Meanwhile, as the Pope's personal pet project, missionaries of the Berlin Mission Society are sent to the Scandinavian colonies in the New World to spread orthodox Northern-Rite Catholicism, and convert the schismatic Separatists. In other news, the unstable situation in Sicily is of grave worry to the States' government, with the Cardinal Vicar-General of Rome deciding to improve fortifications on the Southern border.


 * Korea experiences an economic zenith is under the guidance of the monarch Kim Do's policies, as well as family-owned firms supervising the development of its industrial complexes. With the desire to further augment the burgeoning metallurgical industry, blast-furnaces producing steel are built; used to reinforce the durability of weaponry, firearms, armoury, and tools. With the intent of spurring trans-provincial commerce, canals lining major rivers are built whilst commonly-used roadways are paved. The royal army and navy are both strengthened, with fortifications solidified and weaponry produced. A semi-violent protest advocating for the radical Westernization and imposition of Catholicism over Korea–with most of its followers being Catholic converts joined by Catholic missionaries arriving from abroad–commences within Busan. The local authorities order a mass crackdown on these dissidents and shut down travel in–and–out of the city, as well as sending a thousand soldiers to quell the protests. The foreign missionaries are expelled, with the rest of the dissidents being jailed. The incident brings a bad reputation to Korean Catholics, with many yangban advocating for the belief's suppression; citing that Catholics are more likely to affiliate with the Pope rather than the Korean monarch, and stating this could render Korea susceptible to unwanted foreign influence. Pressured by the imperial court, the monarch begins reevaluating his policies on Catholicism. He and his scholars later declare Catholicism to be incompatible with traditional beliefs and brings forward Nestorianism as a viable alternative due to the contemporary Yakut form's fusionist and "Asianized" qualities. This statement pleases the conservative court, which has adopted a slightly more moderate view on Christianity (believing only certain forms of it is acceptable). Meanwhile, within the now much more religiously-diverse imperial court, a loose Confucianist–Nestorian–Buddhist "coalition" of members against Catholicism coalesces. Prominent Korean Nestorian intellectuals establish a local Nestorian Church centred in Kaeseong, with many Korean Nestorians now affiliating with said church rather than the traditional Church of hte East. The three-hundred page-long Bulgyochaek ("Buddhist Book") continues to gain popularity, with copies being handed to peasants. The Buddhist clergy's efforts in containing Christianity is mildly successful, but the rapid pace of growth of Christianity continues in the Gyeongsang province–especially the ports of Busan and Ulsan where most foreign merchants and missionaries come. In Manchuria, a resident count is conducted to monitor the movement of Manchus, revealing that over the past years half of the Manchus have left, with a slim minority assimilating. However, the financial incentives place a slight strain on the national treasury. To counter a slight deficit, mines are opened across Hamygeong and Manchuria to obtain valuable metals (such as silver and gold) to mitigate it. Arable lands are plowed, and planted with wheat or hardier variants of rice in wetter areas.
 * In Nivkhgu, urban settlements continue growth, especially the capital of Nivkhgushi. Arable tracts of land are plowed (planted with wheat and cold-resistant variants of rice) to facilitate population growth, while farms cultivating local fruits are established. The ruling House of Ayzik begins the centralization of power, promoting pidginized Nivkh as the lingua franca of the region.
 * In Manchuria, the puppet House of Orho is further legitimized as the head of state. Manchu collaborators are further rewarded with titles and money for helping ensure influence over the new Korean vassal. The provisional government continues to conduct reforms with the goal of stabilizing the country, establishing the first set of laws and the caste system. Arable land is plowed (planted with wheat and cold-resistant variants of rice) to facilitate population growth, with surplus produce sent to Korea.