Merveilles du Monde (Map Game)

After a long trek through Asia spanning two decades, Venetian explorer Marco Polo published the compiled journal of his travels in 1295. He described in great detail the Near East, with its many castles and fortresses held by many mighty empires. He entered the Gate of Iron, through which Alexander crossed into the east millennia ago. He toured the eight kingdoms of Persia and witnessed scores of miracles and wonders, many of which he dared not publish for he felt his audiences would not believe what he wrote. He described in great detail the exploits of the great Kublai Khan, the intrigue in the Emperor's court, the sprawling landscape of Yuan China, and the massive battles that took place during his stay.

Marco Polo named his work Livre des Merveilles du Monde - Book of the Marvels of the World. In publishing these journals, he brought knowledge of the eastern world back to Europe and vice versa. Just like that, the world got a little bit smaller. The Holy Roman Empire - locked in a state of interregnum with no end in sight - became aware of the wars of Kublai Khan. The faltering Byzantine Empire and its breakaway state of Trebizond became the subject of discussion from Lisbon to Kathmandu. The wealthy Abu Bakr II of Mali would seek to follow in Polo's footsteps, paving the way for the rise of Mansa Musa. The Kamakura Shogunate of Japan defeated wave after wave of Mongol forces while, an ocean over, Mesoamerica was still reeling from the fall of the Toltec Empire.

Merveilles du Monde is a spiritual successor to the Principia Moderni franchise. It sets the clock back to the year 1295, in the Late Middle Ages - in other words, an era of great change and great suffering - an era in which nations rose and fell - an era in which power was cemented ...

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Moderators

Greed: Crim (talk)
Pride: Nathan1123 (talk)
Wrath: Feudy McPlagueface (talk)
Gluttony: Tullin (talk)
Sloth: Solace (talk)
Envy: Dren (talk)
Lust: Topaz (talk)

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The Game

1540

Pope Francis I dies of natural causes, and a papal conclave begins in Rome.

Chinese officials in the famine areas of China are learned to have concealed the true death count in their reports to the Emperor for fear of being accused of incompetency. However, an investigation undertaken by the Imperial Court reveals the shortcomings and several hundred regional officials are removed from their posts. This exacerbates the inadequate Imperial reaction to the famine and anarchy begins to take hold across parts of rural China.

Europe is hit by a heat wave and drought lasting for about seven months. Rivers such as the Rhine and Seine dry up, and many people die from dysentery and other illnesses, caused by lack of safe drinking water.

Having taken advantage of the pushback against Jungism during the time between Munish to Passau, Kalfkaism continues to grow across southern Germany, much to the dismay of Jungists. Although they are both similar in many respects, their most contentious point of rivalry remains the Real Presence of Christ. There is paranoia among Jungist theologians that in the recent chaos of the past few years Crypto-Kalfkan doctrine has begun to infiltrate Jungist churches. With Jungism and Catholicism now on equal legal standing, both turn their attention toward addressing the Reformed in Germany.

In Dagon, Anton Bryouwer dies falling down the stairs after meeting with Dagon trade officials because his cat, Meneer Sluiper, scares him.

The followers of the Ibadi sect of Islam in Oman have begin to protest the rule of the Abbasid Caliphate due to their belief that it is unnecessary to have one ruler for all of the Islamic world.

Duke George of Bavaria (1480-1540) dies of natural causes and is succeeded by his son Otto (b. 1527), who becomes Duke Otto VI (or VIII, depending on the counting).

In Rome, Cecilia of Gorizia (1469-1540), widow of Peter III, titular Count of Geneva and aunt of Meinhard IX, Count of Gorizia, dies of natural causes.

Roman Empire: With countries across Europe and even Georgia establishing charter companies, Andronikos grants several imperial monopolies to keep the empire competitive. The first is the Trans-Mediterranean Company which is a consortium of independent merchants operating in unison and is granted a monopoly in transporting goods from Anatolian ports to Spanish, French, and Italian ports in the west. The second, the Alexandrian Company is the Roman monopoly on exports and imports in Alexandria, and it comes to dominate Roman trade with the Abbasids. The third and fourth are a pair of companies in the Black Sea, the Georgian Company and the Taurican Company, serving Georgian and Taurican ports respectively. The Danube Mercantile Charter is also created which organizes the many small-scale merchants on the river and even invites international merchants to join. (Mod Response on its success) Having consolidated Roman rule over the lower Balkans, Andronikos, in his infinite greed and desire, looks northward once more. He takes his army northward. With a total strength of 48,000 comprised of 24,000 Tagmata and 4 additional Themata led by Strategos Alexandros Tagaris. Marching to the Danube, he sends an envoy to the Wallachian prince, demanding his vassalage and the surrender of a small tract of land to Tyras to serve as a “Fortified Border” between the Carpathians and the Danube Valley. (Mod Response for Wallachia submitting) Internally, the economy suffers from the heat-wave as produce withers and dies, but since the majority of the impact seems to be in the west, relatively Rome is spared. Trade excels due to Roman competitive advantage in shipbuilding, maintenance, and management, all areas where Rome can best its rivals. The commercial strength of the empire allows it to continue creating vast sums of wealth through trade and financing. Neo-Euergetism returns with a vengeance and huge public works projects are built on the private dime.
- While the Vovoide of of Wallachia accepts, a Cadre of nobles does not and rebels from central authority prompting the Wallachian Vovoide to request assistance from the Roman Emperor -Feud
Dai Viet-Lan Xang: Seeking to improve relations with the Japanese Empire, envoys sending gifts of silk and ceramics are sent to the court of Japan. (Japan Response). Emperor Photisrath then request Architect Vũ Như Tô to be returned back to Dai Viet. (Yangon Response)
- Dagon Response: The architect is permitted to leave Dagon due to the completion of the government’s portions of the city building project.
- Japanese Response: We accept the tokens with gratitude and send back our own gifts of Japanese Porcelain, and some finely worked Gold cultural effects including a few statues of the Buddha.

Mali Empire: It was this year that the world lost one of its greatest philosophers, upon the death of Yahya Mamamoo. He had gained most prestige and favor among the court of Mustafa II, but his power quickly evaporated during the more turbulant years of the reign of Musa III. It is argued, however, that it wasn't the result of any ambition or desire for power that allowed Mamamoo to rise, but simply his sense of duty and responsibility to the empire. In the end, however, it was his own impartiality and sense of justice that caused his downfall, being far too alien in a world rife with politics and paranoia. Musa III himself felt that Mamamoo was a liability against his power, as the philosopher consistently argued against his policies, and although the emperor had absolute power, the philosopher was well-respected. So Mamamoo was executed on charges of conspiracy and treason in the prison of Niani. According to his biography, the man sent to execute the philosopher first fell on his face and perfusely apologized for having to kill him. The death of Mamamoo was quickly spread over all the empire, and to everyone who ever met with him as far away as Switzerland, Thuringia, and Belgia. In Switzerland, Khalil Yorobanda returned to the realm to the Romans to try his hand again at the Kingdom of Switzerland competition, seeing that some unseen divine force helped him last time. He leaves the port of Samla with Zechariah Ayyan, a Babani mathamatician, and journeys by sea by way of Rabat and Ceuta to Messina, then from there around Calabria up to Venice. He stayed in Venice a few weeks buying a few souvenirs at the gift shop, and then from there journeyed north to Tirol. In Tirol, Khalil and Ayyan were sitting in a tavern when they overheard people talk about the mysterious Treasure of Tirol, a large jar of silver coins that prompts people to guess the number of coins in it. Khalil considered this a fine challenge, and paid off these men to show him where it is. Upon arriving, Khalil and Ayyan were informed that the place is heavily guarded, and will only permit people to view the jar for 60 seconds before making thier guess. Ayyan set to work immediately on the task, imagining what the jar might look like before actually seeing it. In the eastern territories, Mansa Musa III decided to take a more direct approach in the footstepts of his predecessor, permitting the Morikanda to take full control of the mercenary army used by Ayyob Sefewa. With this in hand, the Morikanda persecuted the Sunni populations in Mali proper, where they held a large minority, and attempted to contain the Taymiyyah threat to the city of Djenne only. In the west, the Emirate of Jolof benefits greatly from its far eastern trade, as they take full control over the trading posts in Ceylon and Colas. This starts to create a rift among the competing states along the coast, particularly between Jolof and its immediate neighbor, the Emirate of Kayor. Kayor had inherited dominion over the Meridian colony of Jadid, which is quickly becoming the largest and most prosperous settlement of the Malians. The other colonies, in Jearda and Kambina, are both controlled by the Sadiyanate. Zayiyr agrees to give limited expansion to the Lotharingian companies in exchange for just the guns and architecture, namely allowing the company to have more free access to woodlands and agriculture of the area immediately near the Kongo River, far inland from the Atlantic.

Papal States: With the death of Pope Francis, his Fisherman’s Ring is destroyed by Cardinal-Secretary Giovanni Pietro Carafa. A mass is celebrated for the deceased pontiff soul and he is buried in the tomb made by Michelangelo at the Basilica of Saint John Lateran. With the spread of Krafkaism, the Inquisition also starts to focus in fighting this heresy. Michelangelo continues painting the fresco based in the Last Judgement in the altar wall of the Gregorian Chapel. The Basilica of Saint Peter continues to be rebuilt. The artist Galeazzo Rado continues painting frescos in the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Monte San Giovanni Campano. The Gregorian Tower continues attracting several scholars of Saint Augustine’s University seeking to implement their understanding of the cosmos. Due to the Jungist plot against the Conclave, members of the Apostolic Guard are placed guarding the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, the place where the Conclave is happening. Meanwhile, agents of the Oculi Dei investigate possible conspiracies against the Conclave. Whilethe cardinals are in the Conclave, the people pray for the future of the Church. Francesco Crescenzi and Margherita Salviati have a son named Bernardo.
- Republic of Ancona: The disputes between the Zelanti and the Spirituali factions of the Elders continue. The Zelanti, led by Henry (or Enrico) Asburgo Della Rovere continue to support the decisions of Pope Francis against Jews and Protestants. The Spirituali, led by Gioberto Matarazzo, continue trying to oppose it. The New Christian merchants in the Republic continue to be targeted.

Georgia: While Georgia is not as tolerant as it was before, the government continues to guarantee all their subjects a limited degree of religious freedom. The "milla system" (from the Arabic word meaning "nation" or "religious community" is implemented, it allows members of each confessional community to govern themselves in accordance with their laws. However, Muslims are barred from the highest of offices, and are now subject to a new capitation tax that Christians do not have to pay; similarly, the sales tax on Christian merchants is cut by half (one-fortieth), while the rate remains the same for Muslim merchants. Most importantly, Muslims cannot convert Christians (with apostasy from Christianity being punished). However, the opposite (Christians converting Muslims), can still occur. This religious freedom continues to be applied to heterodox Islam, with the different Islamic schools encouraged to proselytize each other. The Darbazi ("State Council") is expanded from two dozen permanent seats (the actual number of courtiers is higher) to more than a hundred; they include clerics, a representative for each duchy, the leading Tbilisian didebuli's, and merchants. However it is made clear that the Darbazi is simply a privy council, and that the King does not have to accept the counsel of the Darbazi. The "Europeanization" of the Georgian aristocracy - particularly in western Georgia - continues, in a bid to distance themselves from Persian culture, which is rapidly falling out of favor. The number of Christians residing in Georgia's peripheral territories is strengthened, with thousands of Armenians being resettled in areas with a strong Muslim presence. The Christianization of Azeris continues, while the Albanians are assimilated into the Heretian population. The economy continues to flourish due to the export of silk and cotton, with textiles production centered in Imeretia. More mulberry and cotton plantations are established in the Transcaucasus to stimulate the economy. Military expansion continues: the artillery corps is greatly expanded, more muskets and other gunpowder weapons are produced with the expansion of the Tbilisi Arsenal, while more state-owned stables, and studs are built. The cities of Aleppo, Ar-Raqqah, Mosul, Hamadan, and Qazvin are fortified, with the installation of defensive cannons and thickening of their walls.
Kingdom of France: A treaty is proposed to end the war in which Munster is recognized as independent and free of the Celtic Confederacy and the rest of Scottish Ireland. French soldiers continue to train the Irish and fortify the region at the Munster border. New recruits are raised from among the Irish, and the Irish continue a guerrilla campaign across the island, devastating the lands loyal to the Scottish. Obviously the French cannot navaly surround the entirety of the island, but what was previously meant by that order was that they still patrol the small area between Ireland and Scotland and effectively block the Scottish in that area, and raid most shipments from reaching Ireland, or at least preventing them from easily resupplying the Irish. As the Scottish navy is smaller than that of the French, they are unable to risk engaging the French navy, which effectively sinks or captures most supply vessels. With Cathal having fallen in battle, he is seen as a martyr of the cause and a symbol for Irish independence. The lords of Munster choose among themselves a new king, who was related to Cathal partially, named Conchobar.
The Spanish Empire: Emperor Elvin I de Hispana continues his long reign as King of the Empire. Guillermo falls ill and frail. Elvin makes sure his brother receives the best medical care. Marlies, Anne, and Catalina focus on greater fund to the church as they focus in funding The Jesuit Sisters. In response to French intervention in the British Isles, Elvin through the Royal Bank pays for the service of the Catalan Company once more. Their loyalty to the crown and her allies are unmatched and so 6,000 Catalan Co. are raised in place of the Spanish to be dispatched from Santander to the British Isles. As they leave to defend the one true faith, Elvin joins them for a prayer before they embark on their voyage. Admiral Antonio escorts these forces with 20 ships of the Spanish Fleet. This would be his last mission before retirement. He leaves his legacy to Tomas de Guadalajara. To account for the inflation, Elvin knows that inflation cannot be stopped completely but steady increments would be healthy for the economy and markets long term as they can be put up for domestic investments and maintain healthy commerce. Therefore his decrees mus stand with utmost enforcement to sustain this. The Bullion reforms implemented as a result of Mali and Antillean Gold Increases will be reinforced now more than ever with laws being put in place as punishment for those who try to subvert Crown Law. Viceroy Osberto de El Rif, husband of Princess Cynthia continues his rule and follows the crown with the utmost loyalty at heart. Upon Dren The Warrior's death, he is immortalised with a statue in his place that stands in Toledo. The cities of Tlemcen and Oran now in Spanish hands sees and experiences a wave of Spanish Merchants flooding the markets. Alvin, the New Grand Inquisitor arrived to oversee the construction of Christian Churches and Jesuit Monks who lead the mission to spread the one true faith. Moriscos are encouraged to settle being offered property and plots of land outside the city walls. Omar Sanchez, a Morisco Merchant, becomes the new representative in the Hispanic Assembly to represent West Algiers. He sees about the plans to fortify the city of Oran after studying military works of Da Vinci. The Moriaco Bloc in the Assembly appeals to the Court and it is allowed to proceed with Crown Investment. (Wip)
Celtic Confederacy: With the arrival of the Catalan Company, the defending Irish forces immediately join up with them, with the 3,535 Irish and Scottish forces being joined by the 6,000 Catalans, and we also call on our alliance with our vassal Wales, who sends 2,000 troops to Ireland, bringing us to 11,535. we then reach out to the remaining Irish rebels, offering clemency for those who switch sides or return home and promise not to raise arms against Scotland again, as long as we respect our side of the agreement. In exchange, we offer clemency for those who agree now, and greater guaranteed protection from the powerful noble families who dominate Irish politics. We also promise not to persecute those Protestants on the rebel side who defect, as long as they do not continue to spread their faith beyond its current adherents. (MOD RESPONSE NEEDED). We then, led by Brian O’Brian, proceed to lure the remaining “Irish” forces (most of whom are French or German) to an area between Killaloe and Ballina, where we have the high ground. Catalan Tercio’s in hiding then perform a pincer maneuver, pushing them on both sides and driving them toward Clarisford, where we have cannons prepared that ravage and shoot into the rebel forces, pushing them into a position where there only options are heading toward the river Shannon and being pinned to, heading back toward the army pursing them or pushing on to Clarisford where they are savages by cannon fire. (ALGORITHM NEEDED). In other news, we also reach out to Spain and ask to take a loan from them, in order to ensure we can continue to fight to defend Catholicism in Ireland, and in the interest of continuing food relations between us also propose a betrothal between David of Bruce-Auvergne, the crown prince of Scotland, and a Spanish princess, well offering the hand of Mary of Bruce-Auvergne in marriage to a Spanish prince. (HISPANIA RESPONSE NEEDED). In other news, Dwynwen of Bruce-York, sister of the King of Wales, marries King Henry of Iceland, with their first son, Úlfur Sturlungur, born this year.
- Mod Response: The majority of the non-Munster related rebels agree to this shedding off nearly 1,000 from the remaining (2,000-2,500 roughly, I believe).
Empire of Japan: With the collapse of Tondo to Japanese Hegemony still in near memory Emperor Kenshiro begins pushing his local authorities in the Azuma Islands to look for ways to bring the whole of the Archipeligo under Japanese sovereignty. This prompts envoys to be sent to Maguindanao offering them a deal to attractive to refuse. The Sultan of Maguindanao Kabungsuwan would be offered three things in exchange for his vassalage and the centralization of tribute missions to China. He was to be offered investment into turning a city of his choice into primary point of the entry of goods into the Southern half the Archipeligo, Direct assistance in conquering or seizing the entire island of Mindanao, and finally a voyage to the holy city of Mecca in the Islamic Holy Land by a first class Battleship of the Imperial navy giving him every creature comfort and reinforcing his power and prestige in the Southern Philippines. Citing the long standing trade and defensive alliance between the two, the envoy is sent with luxury and prestige goods and a large amount of gold and silver on top of the existing deal should he accept. (MOD response). With the acceptance of the offer by Maguindanao Japan follows through with its usual process which has occured in Tondo and Igorot in regards to some light reorganization and the Carrdjong "Suiko" is turned over to the Sultanate to carry their Sultan to Mecca. It is estimated between the various polities that have been brought under Japanese influence in the Azuma Archipeligo a rough estimate of about 1.3 million is given for the population of the varied states. Exploration up and down the Aijin river (Lena river OTL) begins with a want to chart the regions coming up and down the river. Arasakura sees expansion of its own settlements as well as Kenenaitsus assumption of the Sugi charter has given it a more centralized control as the chief colony of the region and its ability to more overtly direct settlement attempts gives a bit of an increase in wealth coming out of the region. Kendo continues his voyages across the Pacific charting more of the coast from his large Djong, now being used specifically to help establish a more accurate map of the regions explored, as well as give them the support base needed for longstanding exploration mission. The former site of landing is once again rediscovered and put on the map with this being chosen at the point that the first settlement will be built in this land. As trade has continued to develop over the years and the opening up of greater trade beyond Malacca to places such as India, East Africa, and the distant Caliphate, Trade with china, while still an important factor has started to somewhat lose its prior status as the primary moneymaking venture in overseas trade. While still an important underscore to Japanese trade the back and forth of goods and Japans important direct and middleman status for varied goods leaves it in a primarily commanding position with trade money flowing in, and the serious centralization of Hegemony over the Azuma Islands providing to be one of the primary drivers in this expansion of centralized trade.
- The Sultan of Maguindanao accepts the treaty. Though he also requests that the battleship that escorts him be transferred to his personal possession. -Mod Steph.
Kingdom of Portugal: King Sebastian orders the construction of a 100 meter tall tower on Sao Tome and Principe to serve as the headquarters for the governor of it. This tower is to have 14 floors and be built by the best Portuguese architects. Meanwhile, in a response to the heat wave striking most of Europe, the king issues the O decreto sobre estocagem de água royal decree which makes stockpiling water a primary concern for the royal family.
Kingdom of Hungary: Trade along the Danube River is prospering due to goods being brought into our nation to help rebuild our nation. The university continues the growth of people being eager to get in and learn from the best. Trade increases with people importing bulk technology and ideas from other nations. While our agriculture sector exports a ton of crops all over Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The military academy continues to expand in size. The economy is booming throughout the nation feeling healthy. Population is growing a lot these past few years. The mass production of printing presses have increased. Publication has increased a lot with books and papers all throughout the nation. Education by the increase in books has increased tremendously. Our banks are flourishing from all the money we are getting from people putting all their money into their accounts from all the trade. The mines are doing well with the finding of more minerals to make our currency and other expensive items. The construction of a canal system made for irrigation to farm lands from the Danube River is continuing to help increase the number of crops to help the economy. With all the new guns being brought into our nation our technology as been modernizing rapidly making our army more stronger and importantly positioned. ~~The King's first grandchild is born this year. Prince Oliver and Queen Maria name the boy Fábián.~~ Prince Oliver adopts a daughter named Anna.
- Banate of Bosnia: Within this territory everything is doing fine. We feed off Hungary itself by prospering with trade and the economy. Our industries are doing what we can to help Hungary out.
- Banate of Severin: The territory experiences prosperity from Hungary. Trade is going well and the economy is as well. Other sectors of the nation also do well helping Hungary out.
- Queen Maria of Portugal died in 1536.
Tsardom of Russia: The health of Dimitry II begins to improve a bit much, however the powers bestowed upon Konstantin as regent arent rescended as the Tsar having accomplished much is his reign, and growing tired ofthe constant campaigning desires to retire from the public eye except for attendance of church,while the younger Konstantin continues with vigor carrying out his reforms. The princess Elene rests after given birth last year to a baby boy named Dimitry. In Moscow Kniaz Nestoras Manikis continues to oversee the production of armor and weapons inthe new Moscow Arsenal and he also continues to carry out Konstantin's military refroms based on the lessons and experiences of the Abbasid-Georgian war drilling, and arming the freeholder levies along Byzantine lines, while the heavy cavalry is trained to operate as hussars employing mercenaries to in utrain them (Hungarian response needed). Konstantin decides to leave many of his father's policies in place deciding to improve upon them working together with Nikolay Turgenev to strengthen the centralization of the government in the crown and its direct appointments (diaks/clerks, justices, etc, etc). Konstatin does however decides to make some adjustments to the arrangements with the city veches, and the Duma acting upon the advice of Kniaz Yuri Stroganov, allowing for greater autonomy of the cities in their internal affars, and to lower some of the taxes and levy requirements to promote great development and trust in the crown amongst the guilds, and merchant families. Yuri further suggests making adjustments to the value of the Kupek (Russian currency), and to enforce standardization to improve the competitiveness of Russian products and merchants. In the Governate of Tatarstan (formerly khanates of Kazan and Astrakhan) Kniaz Aleksei continues to strengthen the frontier capitalizing of the successful counter raids to build more earthwork garrisons across the Volga. The fortress of Tsaritsyn continues to be constructed along with the Canal connecting the Volga and Don Rivers, using both Greek loans, and money from the Crown treasury to finance its construction employing Greek engineers who hand out the designs to the Russian Sappers who oversee the labour. Settlement in the Governate continues as the policies of granting lands and a wife to settlers is starting to see a rise in russian farm estates in the region, as well as the growth of Cossack communities due to larger autonomy granted to these communities. The Shashka (longknive) continues to grow in popularity amongst these Cossacks.
- Hungary Dip: We are sending you 5,000 soldiers.
Kingdom of Lotharingia: "Were Di": With conflict in Flanders having become more disctructive, many Flemish Catholics once more flee to the Leeuward Islands. The Rotterdamsche Handels Compagnie offering to get these people to the Leeuward Islands as long as they become part of the RHC and officially join as her subjects and merchants. The refugees having to promise to allow toll free movement of goods from RHC merchants whatever their religion might be. This ensuring that even with the population of the Island being Catholics mercantalism would be able to thrive and even make the Leeuward Catholics some money. The population of the Druon, Bonaire and Oruba tripling in just one year Druon having a population of 1,000 Catholics Bonaire and Oruba having both populations of 250. This all being a tripling of the population, which causes some strain as the needed infrastructure now has to be build at a very high speed. This mostly being done by the native Caquetio people who are seen as wildmen who have abandoned The lord, thus the leeuward Katholieken use forced Caquetio labour to build many of the first roads and clear some forests and clear some paths. The main work on the harbour of Druon this mostly done by the newly ariving Catholics as the harbour on the island is not ideal and requires small rowboats to be used for the last mile to the coast, the new Catholics thus planning on a new harbour to get closer and faster to Druon. This would also aids the future immigration and allows for the islands to export their own goods more easly and trade with. While in Kebeck the first furs being hunted for north of the town, this now being possible as there are enough wood and general knowledge of the area to hunt for furs. As it took quite some time for the more swamp adjusted Frisians to adapt to the frozen land that is Kebeck, as it is colder and has bigger temperture changes. Mainwhile in Lotharingia King John VI of Lotharingia dies, this news reaching Paul Dekremer on the 2nd of May only a day after his death. The death of the king being kept low as to not affect current morale during the fight against the Zeeland ouddenkers and William the Silent. Thus King John VI is officialy burried at the Berghuis in Heyst op den Berg on the 5th of May, the ceremony mostly being private with only his wife attending and some members of the Groot Belgische raad. Godfried being recognised as the king of Lotharingia although he is unable to get to Lotharingia due to the conflict in Germany, thus the coronation being delayed. This all while Paul Dekremer and his 20,000 are preparing to attack the Zeeuwse Republiek and end the rebelion against Lotharingia, as this republic makes this from a rebellion to an attempt at succesion and treason against Belgia.
Kingdom of Arles-Burgundy: With Amiens and other cities being claimed by Arles, France, and Lotharingia, the King secretly plans to eliminate both France and Lotharingia. He decides that with Lotharingia distracted in their sectarian conflict, and with France distracted by the war in Ireland, he will invade France, and then after swiftly defeating them, will invade Lotharingia, returning the territories that Arles previously owned. Therefore, on 1 May 1540 the King leads an army of 14,000 strong (8,000 raised infantry from the lower classes, 4,000 knights, and 2,000 light cavalry) to invade from Burgundy toward Paris, laying siege to Troyes. Meanwhile, the rest of Arles' army includes 10,00 levies and mercanaries in the south led by Count Gaston, who marches from Arles against the French position between Arles and Burgundy. (Algorithm requested).

- Literally national Suicide ... come on now! -Feud.
Abbasid Caliphate: Humanist ideas continue to circulate across the Caliphate, weakening the dominance of the Taymiyyah sect that ruled unparallel for nearly two centuries. The son of influential humanist Mohamed ibn Abdul ibn Majid al-Nasir, Tarek, would travel to Asia sometime during this year in an effort to become the best pirate across East Asia. Although various Islamic dynasties in piracy existed in Asia, such as the Attarids, the Pashids, and the Samranids, he would establish his own company on the coast of Borneo somewhere. Although historical records wouldn't dictate its existence for a few years, it's been theorized that the major battles between rival Islamic dynasties during this era would be insinuated between Tarek and his future alliance with the infamous Japanese Pirate Sakata Shigeo. What is important right now is that Tarek would migrate to East Asia around this time, adopting a flag and establishing his court in Borneo, likely rallying support from local independent pirates. Meanwhile, the Imam of Oman, Barakat bin Muhammad, would approach the elder warrior and Patriarch of Tunisia, Ibrahim bin Muhammad al-Janann, requesting that Ibrahim speak with Caliph al-Abdūkʿrāhman to ensure a system of leniency across the territories of Oman in fear that the Ibadi population will raise a revolt out of his hands. Ibrahim bin Muhammad al-Janann would make what would be his final journey, traveling to the Citadel of Cairo to speak with Caliph al-Abdūkʿrāhman about this system of leniency. The system would create a protectorate system for the Caliphate's holding in Arabia, allowing for the usage of port cities and shipbuilding in Oman while domestic autonomy is given. Caliph al-Abdūkʿrāhman, knowing that Ibrahim was a noble hero with a heart, would accept this system, implementing a system, known as الأقاليم الداخلية (Internal Territories), which would additionally be used in the annexation of the nomadic territories of Najd and Shammar. During his return home, however, Ibrahim would be met by the long-lost son of former Hafsid Sultan Ahmad III, Abdulmalik. Abdulmalik, having escaped Cairo shortly after the collapse of the Hafsid Caliphate, would go on to wander the deserts of time, building his anger over time, waiting for the time to strike and get his revenge. His opportunity would appear in the return of Ibrahim bin Muhammad al-Janann passing by on his own accord. After stopping Ibrahim, he would request a duel, with Ibrahim accepting knowing that this would be his final duel. Swords would clash over the sand as a storm would appear over heard, with the thunder and lighting pushing their adrenaline fullswing. In the end, however, Abdulmalik would incapacitate Ibrahim, stabbing him in the chest and ending the decades-long rivalry. He would clutch Ibrahim in his dying moments before setting him down on the course sand that whirled by. With his eyes pitch black, Abdulmalik would commit suicide, ending the Hafsid dynasty permanently. Ibrahim would be succeeded by his son, Mustafa.
Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania: The king decided to declare war on Iceland to make all the nobles die in war. The king sent three ships Poland was able to make thanks to Hansa with infantry of 5,000 and cavalry of 1,000. The soldiers landed in Reykjavík. Algo needed. He also sent diplomacy to Kingdom of Denmark-Norway and Kingdom of Sweden to ask for help. Mod response. More jungists and Orthodox churches were built as the trade with Russia, Germany, and Scandinavia grew. King Sigismund II August ordered to build more ships when there are still craftsman from Hansa.
Saxony: ~~Saxony decides to build up its army, in case of Catholics starting a conflict~~. Meanwhile, with the death of the evil Pope, Saxony sends an ambassador to the Papal States to try and establish friendlier relations with the new Pope, so they can unite in their common Christianity.
Kingdom of England: King Edward IX of England continues to fund the expansion of the royal navy of England, particularly long-distance ships that he thinks will help with his goal of England reaching Meridia. Under the guidance of King Edward IX and other associated nobles such as Philip Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Bristol, Henrietta Grey, 4th Marchioness of Dorset and her husband Eberhard II von Lenzburg, RETEC continues to expand commercially, and they make several voyages to Iceland and other islands in that region. The English Parliament and the clergy of England continue to be somewhat alarmed by the ongoing events in Ireland, particularly the spread of Protestantism there. Archbishop of Canterbury Reginald Pole writes to the Catholic leadership in Ireland, offering to send English Inquisitors to Ireland to help the prevent the spread of Protestantism in their territories; the mercenary company of Alexander Anderson offers to protect the Inquisitors in Ireland. (Mod response (or Celtic Confederacy response?)) Because of the Europe-wide heat wave and droughts, agriculture and the general economy suffer somewhat this year, and to deal with this the English Parliament gives funding to several landowners of large farms. The Parliament's recent investments in salt production in Cheshire and Worcestershire prove beneficial at this time as the greater food storage capacities allowed by the salt help limit the effects of the drought on the food supply in England. Having obtained a papal dispensation for this proposed marriage, King Edward IX again writes to Count Meinhard IX of Gorizia, proposing to arrange a marriage between William Beaufort the Younger (b. 1511), son of Edward IX's brother the 1st Duke of Exeter, and Meinhard IX's sister Catherine of Gorizia (b. 1509). (Mod response) George de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford and Frances Tuchet have their first child, a son named George (b. 1540); Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby and Margery Howard have their second child, a son named Thomas (b. 1540).
- Celtic Diplomacy: Despite his reluctance due to the traditional English-Celtic enimity (and the recent loss of Cornwall), King Kenneth accepts the aid of Alexander Anderson and his mercenaries in the conflict in Ireland and the protection of Irish Inquisitors. However, England is informed that the Irish Inquisition is well prepared to crack down on Protestantism in Ireland once the rebels are defeated, and although they are thankful for the help, politely decline the offer to have English Inquisitors directly assist in the persecution of heresy in Ireland, in the interest of avoiding the Inquisition being viewed as a foreign force (The same reason the Scottish and Irish Inquisition are separate entities).

1541

The Prussian Estates in Danzig and its surrounding lands begin to assert more control in their homelands pushing for more direct control in their governance.

Based on the results of the papal conclave, the Celtic cardinal Declan Mac Eochágain is elected Pope. He takes the papal name Paschal III in honour of Pope Paschal II, who officialised the Knights Hospitaller, the religious order Mac Eochágain is part of. The new Pope is also noted as having been a member of the Zelanti faction of the College of Cardinals.

In Trier, Archbishop-Elector Philip von Wied formally converts to Jungism. Having previously been a proponent of Erasmian reforms but against Konrad Jung in his lifetime, over the years Philip had became much more sympathetic to the movement, and a correspondent and friend of Johann Freud. Although the Archbishop is popular, especially among the sizeable Jungist population, it is expected that his actions will not be tolerated by the Pope.

After the inconclusive First Kappel War in Switzerland, a second conflict breaks out between the Kalkan cantons of Schaffhausen, Thurgau, and St. Gallen, and Catholic Cantons such as Zurich, Schwyz, Luzern, and more. Jungism becomes popular in Geneva, while Kalkanism makes an appearance in some northern Italian cities such as Trent, Novarra, and Lugano. Unlike Spain proper, Jungism is able to take root more easily in the northern Spanish territories, especially among French inhabitants.

A radical branch of the Teutonic Order, under the command of Henry von Kerpen, heeds the call of the late Pope Francis that "Jungists in their lands must be destroyed", and takes up a violent "crusade" against nearby states in the Rhineland. His movement develops into a Catholic revolt determined to form a Catholic theocracy by force in a similar vein to what the Anabaptists attempted in Oldenburg. His forces capture the eastern lands of Cologne, and spur sectarian violence in northern Hesse, Lotharingia, and the western Hanseatic territories.

Despite facing major persecution across the Eastern territories, the Order of Taymiyyah organize underground and, upon their collecting of an older printing press, mass-produce the Tomes of the Antouman, spreading the ideology of the Antouman and Ibn Taymiyyah to much larger population of Sunni muslims, gaining more followers in the process to aid in the "...cause of Iskandar and Sulayman". Meanwhile, the Mossi Kingdom, under the authority of Prince Kirabo, declare independence, citing that the Mansa's rule has grown into tyranny and blasphemy unchecked, and that the power of the nobility is greater than the Emperor's, therefore, he believed himself to be a more proper Emperor. Emperor Kirabo raises 27,000 troops in the city of Ouagadougou, and loosely occupies the region of OTL Burkina Faso. He primary draws support from other Atlantic-based kingdoms such as Kaaba and Sine.

Empire of Japan: Another name is officially uncovered for the Azuma (Philippines) Archipeligo. Based on a more ancient name from the existing Rajahnates in the area the Azumas are once again officially renamed to the "Rusung" Archipeligo (based on Luzon from what i can tell) and all associated names are changed in relation to this. With Maguindanao officially under Japanese Vassalage as of the last year, a small force of about 1,000 troops are deployed from the homeland to conduct an assessment of the native levies of the region. With a total of roughly 13,000 troops total the entire levy force is brought to Manila for training with the Japanese force on top of the Rusung chapter of the Kensei order being used as Arquebusiers for the Native levies giving them some rudimentary training in operating with the Japanese army. After about a month of training the majority of these troops are sent home knowing that in some degree, the Japanese can count on the native levies to operate alongside elements of the Japanese Army in some sort of legitimate context. With the evaluation of a decent site for colonization in this new land Kenzo arrives back in Japan to report his findings this year as well as more accurately charting out the route between this new land and the Current/prevailing winds which bring him in line with the Rusung Islands. Charting up and down the Aijin river has effectively brought the Imperial borders to closely mirror the river and an invitation of Manchus and enterprising Japanese are called upon to start up a town on the Aijin river to act as an establishment of claim as well as a way to centrally collect the fur tributes and fur ranging operations in the region to be sent back East. As the Development of Manzhuguo continues, the Amur river has proven to be a quick and easy highway to use for trade and travel and as a result Amuraji and the city of Raijin at the mouth of the river where it meets the Pacific have seen notable growth in recent decades. Amuraji has grown to nearly 25,000 people while Raijin acting as a free city within the empire (due to the existence of a Chapter temple of the Kensei order) has grown to nearly 5,000 and is growing increasingly stronger due to its significant trade potential of resources outflowing from Manzhuguo to the empire proper. The increased need for iron and its discovery in large amounts in Hokkaido and Manzhuguo prompts Imperial investment into the local regions into which iron is present to help Japan become a bit more self-sufficient in its iron production and offset some its serious import needs for Iron. These regions are noted to be Hokkaido, The Northern reaches of Manzhuguo by Raijin, and another iron deposit near Lake Khanka which prompts some upswing in population growth to the region due to the available work. For the first time Japan has in some cases become a growing exporter of agricultural product as some of the richer freemen with higher production ability than Serfs are able to make up for any shortfalls as well as exceed noted estimates allowing for an export of rice from the homeland proper. This is somewhat offset as some of the other provinces and territories of the further empire are not as agriculturally viable or productive but this does serve to more centrally control the homelands place (outside of being the Imperial Center) in the empire via its exporting of agricultural product to Manzhuguo, Sarawak, and some of its smaller island territories which traditionally do not produce much if any at all in terms of agricultural product. As noted by various Jurchen guides the overhunting and overuse of lands in Northern Manzhuguo and Siberia have begun to be overhunted and the yields in pelts have started to fall out however the new territories further west near the Aijin river prompt much of this trade to move into this region. However the local siberian officials afraid of disconnect mostly agree that much expansion should stop at the bounds of the Aijin river to prevent an overreach the issue of declining fur availability prompts a local ordinance in varied mainland territories to prevent overhunting. It is expected that with the demand the way it is, the area will be highly depopulated of notable animal life for these pursuits within 50 years and many of the local magistrates are able to implement or strongarm their policies on a local level establishing a region system for the hunting. For 10-15 years the Fur ranging pursuits will be limited to a certain number of pelts per animal per year in a designated large scale region. While the other regions are allowed to recover and rebuild their animal stock. This is seen as somewhat draconian however with Demand rising and the Supply dwindling it is noted that a more premium price can be charged. The regions are divided in 3 to prevent to concentrated a hunting season in any one region with the Aijin river being used to cover a large amount of internal mainland territory on either side of the river, the Great North Sea being used to cover the regions running from the coastal settlements to Kamchatka, and finally the Manzhuguo region to be input as the final close in trade region which will see its first abatement in the fur trade to allow for the stock recovery.

Mali Empire: It was at this time that the revolution against Musa's tyranny had first began, with his last moral support lost after the death of Mamamoo. The anti-imperialist faction was largely galvanized by the loss of the great philosopher, and supported the independence of the Mossi clans against this injustice. The romanticized epic of Mansa Simba, including the liberation of Asada after the Bono War, still had great influence over political rhetoric at this time, and provided their justification for this act of treason. Mansa Musa assembled the entire royal army, a total of 50,000 troops, to be mobilized in the core kingdom of Mali near Niani. Of these, 37,000 troops were sent to Wagadugu for the subjugation of the Mossi. Musa anticipated the Mossi might try to attack while he was crossing the Senegal River, which the best place to ford is located at the Bay Reserve near the city of Sokoura. When crossing the river, the 8,000 Horon cavalry and skirmishers are sent ahead first, flanked on either side by the remaining military of spearmen, archers and artillery. The rest of the military composition consists of 10,000 archers, 15,000 spearmen, and 4,000 lancer cavalry, along with three light cannons. If the river crossing is successful, the military will regroup and march straight to siege Wagadugu. (algo request). The Sankar-Zouman (southern viceroy) is placed in charge of this campaign, named Aswed Zahri. (leader request). In the north, the Farinas were split in their loyalty based on the imperialist and anti-imperialist factions of the Gbara. Kayor, Jolof and Waalo were the greatest benefactors of Musa's reign, and combined they assembled 18,000 additional troops at the city of Ndande. Their opponents at the time being were the dissenters Sine and Kaffa, which were also joined by the Kingdom of Baol. This army was then split to send 8,000 troops to invade Baol and 8,000 to attack Sine, while the remaining 4,000 troops defended against the border with Kaffa. (algo request). The Farim-Soura (northern viceroy) is placed in charge of these 4,000 troops in Waalo, who is named Hambra Mukhamil (leader request). The imperialists and the moderates reach out to other vassals and allies loyal to the Emperor for assistance putting down this revolt, who also would benefit from annexing land of their neighbors: Saloum, Futa Toro, Macina, and the independent tributary Jabal Asada. (mod response). While this is going on, the Morikanda assembles the mercenary army of 5,000 men to occupy the city of Jenne. Led by the Yunni Ayatollah Birom Kah, they declare that God's judgement on the empire has resulted from the blasphemy of the city, which must be cleansed of its sin as it was in the days of Mansa Uli II. This wasn't an act of violent persecution, at least not yet, but at this point focused on the public punishment of prostitutes and drunkards. Musa III himself is pressured by the royal court to respond to this rebellion by cutting off the Sahara trade, as typically done when Mali is in civil war, but for the time being the Mansa had decided against it. In reality, the Kingdom of Waalo hoped to use this opportunity of cutting off the main financial source of the eastern territories, increasing the profit of the trans-Atlantic trade and the trading posts in India. Forts and trading posts along the coast of Meridia between Jadid (Rio de Janeiro) and Jearda (Recife) are further created, and the missions to convert the Tamoio natives to Islam persists. The grand Imam Musa Mboob visits the Tupi chieftains himself in person, having been successful with the Tamoio so far, and reads to them passages of the Holy Quran. The Crown Prince Uli (b.1517), along with his Yoruba wife Adelola and his sister Zuhur (b.1520), leaves the Empire north along the caravan routes to the Kingdom of Morocco, hoping to stay out of the violence and chaos as long as possible. It was at this point that the children of Musa were seeking marriages for themselves. (player response).
- Saloum declines supporting it, believing it to be "...not our problem" while Futa Toro expressively declines, instead sending 8,000 supporting forces to the armies of Mossi and declaring independence as well. Meanwhile, Massina and Jabal Asada would aid in the conflict, sending regiments of 2,000 and 4,000 respectively.
Majapahit Empire: We once again send envoys to Palembang with gifts in order to improve relations (Palembang response) as well as envoys Are sent to Japan the envoy will also be brought with gifts of silk and robes to improve relations. (Japanese response).
Papal States: With the end of the Conclave, Cardinal Declan Mac Eochagáin is elected pope with the name Paschal III. He is crowned with the papal tiara in a ceremony at the Basilica of Saint John Lateran. With a new pontiff, come changes in the Curia. Cardinal Pietro Bembo becomes the new Cardinal-Secretary, Cardinal Benedetto Accolti continues as the General Comissary of the Church, Cardinal Niccolò Gaddi becomes the new head of the Association for the Propagation of the Faith, Cardinal Robert Grey continues as the head of the Pontifical Roman Press, Cardinal Alvin de Reginier-Barcelona continues as the new head of the Institute for Works of Charity, Cardinal AlessandroFarnese becomes the prefect of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition, Cardinal Eideard Tolmach continues as the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Matteo Lucchi becomes the new Chancellor of the Holy Roman Church and Cardinal Giacomo Savelli becomes the new head of the Sacred Congregation of the Index. With Archbishop-Elector of Trier, Philip von Wied converting to Jungism, Pope Paschal III excommunicates and declares him deposed from his position of Archbishop. The pope writes to the Cathedral Chapter of Trier asking them to elect a true Catholic as the new Archbishop. The diplomatic group sent by Saxony is seen with suspicion by the pope and Roman curia. However, Pope Paschal III decides to meet with them. The meeting happens at the Apostolic Palace, with it being watched by several members of both the Celtic Guard and the Apostolic Guard. The Saxons are entertained by the pontiff and the cardinals. The talks are friendly, but nothing important is discussed. After the meeting with the pope, the diplomats are escorted out of the Papal States so they can return to Saxony by some Papal soldiers, under the excuse of possible attacks by members of the population that are angry with Jungists. After the group leaves the Papal States in safety, the pope secretly dispatch agents of the Oculi Dei to investigate the places where the Saxons stayed and the people with who they talked. This is to discover if the Jungists are plotting something. With Kalkanism appearing in Northern Italy, Pope Paschal III and Cardinal Alessandro Farnese sent several Inquisitors to this region. The Inquisitors start working in the cities of Trent, Novarra, and Lugano. The pontiff appoints Giovanni Michele Saraceni as Grand Inquisitor to this region. The pope also writes to the rulers of this region, asking them to help the Inquisitors fight this heresy before it causes there the same chaos that it is causing in Switzerland. [MOD response needed, please]. With the colonization of the New World and the discovery of people living there, Pope Paschal III issues the bull Sublimis Deus. The bull forbids the enslavement of the indigenous people of Meridia and declares them as rational beings with souls, denouncing any idea to the contrary as directly inspired by the "enemy of the human race" (Satan). He goes on to condemn their reduction to slavery in the strongest terms, declaring it null and void for any people known as well as any that could be discovered in the future, entitles their right to liberty and property, and concludes with a call for their evangelization. As a Zelanti, Pope Paschal III continues with the same policy of his predecessor by strengthening the Inquisition, but the number of people being burned at the stake decreased drastically if compared with during the Papacy of Francis. The Holy Father creates as cardinal Eóin Mac Uistein (Celtic Confederacy). Michelangelo continues painting the fresco based in the Last Judgement in the altar wall of the Gregorian Chapel. The Basilica of Saint Peter continues to be rebuilt. The artist Galeazzo Rado continues painting frescos in the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Monte San Giovanni Campano. The Gregorian Tower continues attracting several scholars of Saint Augustine’s University seeking to implement their understanding of the cosmos.Catarina Crescenzi, daughter of Maria Giovanna Asburgo Della Rovere and Paolo Crescenzi, marry with Stefano Colonnna.
- Republic of Ancona The election of Pope Paschal III is celebrated by the people of the Republic. The disputes between the Zelanti and the Spirituali factions of the Elders continue. The Zelanti, led by Henry (or Enrico) Asburgo Della Rovere continue to support the papal decisions against Jews and Protestants. The Spirituali, led by Gioberto Matarazzo, continue trying to oppose it. The New Christian merchants in the Republic continue to be targeted.
Roman Empire: The revolt in Wallachia is crushed by the Tagmata who then return home having lost fewer than 1,000 men. With the Themata demobilized and tribute flowing into the treasury in great quantities the empire’s finances settle into prosperous growth. Trade revenues skyrocket as the unequal treaties the govern trade on the Danube come into full effect. The Danube Mercantile Charter is extended to all of the Empire’s vassals and protectorates, and their merchants are largely absorbed into the empire. Roman shipyards in Thessaloniki, Constantinople, Athens, and in the growing Greek city of Tulcea churn out the highest quality of Mediterranean merchant vessels. The Caravel-Galley hybrids, Phraktos, continue to develop into fast, useful merchant vessels and dangerous warships. With an armament of between 24 and 36 guns, these cruising vessels are exceptionally useful in battling pirates in the Mediterranean, but can still serve in battle when they are called upon. The newly acquired Imperial Protectorates are subtly reorganized with Roman institutions. Their respective Despots are compelled through force, economic incentives, and other means to adopt their own Theme system, establishing within Bosnia, Serbia, and Bulgaria each a Theme for service with Imperial armies. The three Protectorates are also forced to adopt Roman currency having had their treasuries confiscated and re-minted following their conquest. Albania is the only tributary spared this treatment as it remains more independent politically than the others. Meanwhile, Wallachia retains greater independence than the others, but is forced to provide tribute and accept unequal mercantile treaties. With the north pacified, Andronikos is sated for now. Though his violent and aggressive tendencies are certainly not checked in peace time. He is known to regularly attend sparring matches and savages many opponents who are unwilling to strike their emperor. He is a known adulter as well, taking many whores to his bed-chambers and is remembered for siring at least six bastards. Known for his wild, unconstrained nature, the one person capable of reeling in Andronikos remains his mother Valerie, now 60 years of age and in surprisingly excellent health. Though undoubtedly a sociopath, Andronikos dotes endlessly on his son Manuel and his daughter Elena. Truly the light of his world, his children spend their days studying to become the next leaders of the empire. He indulges them with every luxury, and provides both of them with several servants. He personally insists on taking a great deal of time to teach them history and fencing, his two favorite areas of study. The political result of this time spent is the increasing delegation of power to high-ranking officers in the Tagmata who Andronikos campaigned with for several years.
Kingdom of Hungary: Trade along the Danube River is prospering due to goods being brought into our nation to help rebuild our nation. The university continues the growth of people being eager to get in and learn from the best. Trade increases with people importing bulk technology and ideas from other nations. While our agriculture sector exports a ton of crops all over Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The military academy continues to expand in size. The economy is booming throughout the nation feeling healthy. Population is growing a lot these past few years. The mass production of printing presses have increased. Publication has increased a lot with books and papers all throughout the nation. Education by the increase in books has increased tremendously. Our banks are flourishing from all the money we are getting from people putting all their money into their accounts from all the trade. The mines are doing well with the finding of more minerals to make our currency and other expensive items. The construction of a canal system made for irrigation to farm lands from the Danube River is continuing to help increase the number of crops to help the economy. With all the new guns being brought into our nation our technology as been modernizing rapidly making our army more stronger and importantly positioned. Mara has her first born daughter this year. She names her Kathy.
- Banate of Bosnia: Within this territory everything is doing fine. We feed off Hungary itself by prospering with trade and the economy. Our industries are doing what we can to help Hungary out.
- Banate of Severin: The territory experiences prosperity from Hungary. Trade is going well and the economy is as well. Other sectors of the nation also do well helping Hungary out.
Empire of Ayutthaya: After a period of some peace within the Kingdom, Tabinschwenti has once more decided to continue with his military campaigns choosing to advance on the Malay states of Pahang and Terengganu with an army comprised of 27,000 men being led by his trusted general and brother Bayinnaung who are to target the city of Terengganu. (Algo Needed). At home Tabinschwenti personally leads a campaign to pacify the Shan raiders that had sprouted in direct opposition to the Empire’s conquest of their regions. Following his return to the capital in the farming season where troops are released to return home, he meets with Bart Kuyp of VOC to discuss trade relations and arrangements following the unfortunate death of Bart Kuyp's predecessor. To supplement the garrisons in the annexed region of upper pagan, the Krasuang Kalahom has begun to reassigning officers and experienced soldiers from Capital Defense Corps garrisons in other cities to the cities in upper Pagan to oversee the development of local garrisons. The Ayutthayan Navy continues to conduct efforts to suppress piracy in the Straits of Malacca with the local officials and nobles in the region collaborating with the Orang Laut people by hiring them so as to use their expert maritime skills against the pirates and prevent them from joining in the piracy. As noble families from all over the Empire take up residence in the capital of Dagon to be closer to the center of power, 5 Houses have begun to gain notable influence due to their power and control over major cities: 1) Choosak of Mandalay, 2) Suprija of Bago, 3) Prateung of Malacca, 4) Nitaya of Ayutthaya, and 5) Kaouthai of Phitsanulok. These Houses have become major political players representing the biggest and most powerful supporters behind the Toungoo Dynasty and its current head, Tabinschwenti, with some even commenting that they are integral parts in holding the Empire together.

Georgia: With the Church remaining the most trusted institution in Georgia, Nathan generously donates fine clerical regalia, gems, and precious metals (ostensibly for the creation of icons), and expensive paints (to help restore old frescoes, and for the painting of new ones). With Ivane Hulagushvili returning from Iberia empty-handed, he is sent to Byzantium to join the Orbeliani Embassy. There, he notes the quality and distinctiveness of their wine and the quality of Greek silks and cloth. They also take note of the Byzantines' extensive civil bureaucracy - comparing it unfavorably to the "corrupt and inept" bureaucracy in Georgia. Having been informed the Emperor is busy campaigning in the Balkans, David instead spends his time attending lectures in the University of Constantinople, where he also remarks on the revival of classical arts and philosophy. Meanwhile, in Georga, nobles are encouraged to educate all of children; most opt for private tutors, though many also send their children to schools run by the clergy. The King increases state funding for the Ikalto and Gelati Universities - both having expanded beyond the confines of their monasteries. Meanwhile, the Saint Nino Institute in Tbilisi is co-educationalized with the first batch of male pupils being admitted. The Saint Nino Institute (now informally known as the "Tbilisi University") is corporatized - as a result, it joins the aforementioned universities as Georgia's principal centers of higher learning. The seven "liberal arts", composed of the trivium (grammar, rhetoric, and logic) and the quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music), is deemphasized in favor of more "practical" subjects such as law and politics. The mission sent to Russia brings back copies of Nikolay Turgenev's The Czar and The Sword, Cross, and the Crown. It is translated into Georgian, and disseminated among Georgia's leading aristocrats to justify the crown's increasingly absolutist tendencies as necessary for the strengthening of Georgia. The "Europeanization" of the Georgian aristocracy - particularly in western Georgia - continues, in a bid to distance themselves from Persian culture, which is rapidly falling out of favor. The number of Christians residing in Georgia's peripheral territories is strengthened, with thousands of Armenians being resettled in areas with a strong Muslim presence. The Christianization of Azeris continues, while the Albanians are assimilated into the Heretian population. The economy continues to flourish due to the export of silk and cotton, with textiles production centered in Imeretia. More mulberry and cotton plantations are established in the Transcaucasus to stimulate the economy. Military expansion continues: the artillery corps is greatly expanded, more muskets and other gunpowder weapons are produced with the expansion of the Tbilisi Arsenal, while more state-owned stables, and studs are built. The cities of Aleppo, Ar-Raqqah, Mosul, Hamadan, and Qazvin are fortified, with the installation of defensive cannons and thickening of their walls. Religion is used to boost morale. The idea that they have God's protection and assistance is instilled, as well as the fatalistic notion that one should not shy away from death. Each day will now start with Mass. The soldiers are now subjected to stringently-enforced religious laws while in service. These punishable acts include stealing, drinking alcohol, taking God's name in vain, and interrupting a prayer.
Kingdom of Mutapa: Chuiyko continues his reforms as the nation now spans from the southern shore of lake Malawi to the great escarpment with Saldahana bay in the West and Tunga Bay (OTL Maputo Bay) in the East. He creates three separate administrative kingdoms, Mutapa (Zimbabwe and southern Zambia) Makovibra (South Africa North of the great escarpment and drakenbergs. Including saladahana bay.) and Tunga (Mozambique south of the Zambezi). With Lusvingo, Matala, And Tunga serving as respective capitols with the chief of them Matala (OTL Johannesburg) He calls the entire realm Nyikadzaka. The capital of Matala begins to show new Neoshona architecture (With Indian, Arabic and Shona influences.) with the skeleton of the New Imperial palace with a large Yoga yard as the sign of an arising golden age. The village of Thulamela, the merging point of the Matala-Lusvingo road and Tunga-Lusvingo road, begins to grow as a major crossroad. A new bridge is constructed in the Neoshona style crossing the Limpopo. Scholars experimenting in Matala shows how river water could power a wheel and better designs are paid for by the king. The king also invest in foreigners teaching the nation how to better work with metals and science. As well as a remodeled script for the Shona language adding much Hindu influence. The royal army is increased to 30,000 of which 9,000 is mounted. The 9,000 compose of 4,500 armored ‘chargers, and 2,500 trained with bow on horseback acting as mounted skirmishers. The 21,000 infantry is composed of 4,000 heavy infantry, 6,000 skmishers, and 10,000 varied infantry and a whopping two cannons. Settlements begin to pop up along the great roads. A viceroy is appointed in Tunga and also oversees naval reform and the start of a trade fleet. The hard work continues between saldahna bay and the great escarpment road. Better tools are also made for farmers leadings to an increase in population and urban growth.
Kingdom of Portugal:The king Pays a visit to the malian Portugal border in cape Gia where he stands just inside the portuguese border which have been marked by a stone wall.Meanwhile the king continues to condemn the actions against their ally the celts.meanwhile new weapons and new actics are employed by both the army and navy.After man broke into the royal garden the king is forced to close it to outside visitors to protect the rara animals there.The king sends a message to Mansa Musa III,"the portuguese kingdom would be willing to provide some new shipubuilding technologt in exchange for varous exotic flowers and wildlife of Mali and its colonies.(MALIAN RESPONSE NEEDED)The king alsoe becomes knows as the peoples king as he goes around town with only one boduguard and talks to the people,he is knows as a firm but righteous man who has deep religus feervou.
Tsardom od Russia:' Konstatin's reforms to his father's policies continue. 'Nikolay Turgenev's literature continues to proliferate across the Near East, and Eastern Europe along with other russian works helping the Russian langauge become more well known which further helps Russian merchants who are increasingly seen in both regions. Construction of the canal and new fort on the volga continue. settlement of the frontier regions continue with many trappers starting move north east into thelands west of the Urals in search of pelts. Hide tanning begins to grow in the region as hides from trappers, and ranchers in the region are processed for sale in Kiev and Neva. In the Kola peninsula and in Saamilands Finnic ad Russian trappers attempts to make trading agreements with the natives in the region (Mod Response). Fortification of th Volga, and into the frontier with the Kazakh continues. Preparations for a large scale raid next year are made. The Young Yaroslav (1528 is sent to Constnatinople for some schooling due his speaking greek in the household on Konstantin to learn like he and his father did about statecraft, and about philosophy. Along with him the youngest son of Yuri Stroganov (Tomas Stroganov) and several other boyar children who show promise for the next generation amongst the Boyar children. Kniaz Nestoras Manikis marries his mistress from during the Georgian war an Assyrian from Aleppo named Shirat (1513) , taking on the name Shirat Manikis. He continues to oversee the training of the man sent to him in Moscow employing Greek, German, and Hungarian mercenaries to assit in drilling the men, while Rus veterans of notible contributions in the war in Georgian wars or on the Frontier with the Kazakh are provided the opportunity to gain a position of leadership amongt the Freeholder levies. Gunsmiths of the Moscow Arsenal begin to replicate the new Matchlocks muskets, though most are stil limported from the greeks, and Germans. A more cohesive Pike and shot formation along the lines of the Greek Tagmata begin to shape out of the freeholders, lead by the sons of the Varyag who are chosen to succeed their fathers in the role of leading the Russian heavy infantry. Other children of the original Varyag are elevated to the status of boyars in recognition of the service and loyalty to the Tsar, and his family over the years, with many of them being sent to either the university of Kiev where Konstantin can observe them and choose from amongst them fro future courtiers, while to Novgorod to mingle amongst the merchants, and priests of the ancient city. Evangilization of the Governate of Tatarstan continues as more priests move int othe region. The hunt for the former residents of the town of Gora continues, as more mysterious deaths build up in the region. Rumors of a new cossack group in the region unaffiliated with the Cossacks allowed to settle under the protection of the Tsar begin to surfice in the region just south of the Ural mountains by trappers, and those trading with the native tribes. In many Tatar towns the locals are taught about the love that the Tsar Dimitry, and that god himself has for all their children expressing the fact that Dimitry and the Rus are doing gods work by liberating the souls of the tatar from their pagan, and heathen ways to help strengthen the hold over the region. Husbandry in the region also grows picking up on the Steppe tradition.
Kingdom of Lotharingia: "Were Di": In East Africa the VOC discovers a small island chain west of Madagaskar, these islands being discovered after a merchant was blown eastward trying to from Zonneschijn near the mutapa Kingdom. These islands being discovered by Jan Vanieper, The captain calling the islands Toeval Islands. As these islands are thus founded by coincidence (Belgian:Toeval). The islands being found to be unihabited and without any real wildlife, the islands thus officialy being declared as the Colony of Toeval Eiland. This as part of the greater colony of Zonneschijn, the governance and the defence of the islands being given to the Governor of Zonneschijn. Bart Kuyp being happy with this find as these islands would make it possible to project more power toward Madagaskar with both trade and military presence. Thus Bart Kuyp after the death of the First VOC leader requests once more to meet with the Ayutthaya diplomats and their court. (Ayutthaya Response). Kuyp hoping to establish even better relations with the Kingdom and possible set even better trade deals. Kuyp beliving more mutually beneficial deals can be possible made, as to make trade for both more profitable. While in Africa the KWAC City of Garnaal Revier begins to once more grow as trade with the so-called continent or Ruysch Continues. Thus the town continues to expand allong the river as more and more men need housing as many begin taking up jobs at the colony to aid with the Mela and Ruysch trade. Mainwhile in Lotharingia proper Paul Dekremer and his 20,000 men land in middelburg, William the Silent being killed in the fight. The battle of Middelburg being brief as the city had been bombarded by sea for more then one month. The troops only ariving when the defences were broken and her abilities to get reinforcements. Thus after a 14-hour fight on land the City of Middelburg has been taken, the Army accepting mercy of anyone who had surrendered before the last attack. The 5,000 Williamite army being already mostly killed by the bombardments, thus most civilians surrendering already. With William the Silent asumed to have died even if his boddy has not been found. After this great news the remaining supporters of the Zeeuwse Republiek surrender and accept their new status as traitors even if they may not like it. Paul Dekremer making it clear that even with the Belgian church being official that Catholicism will still be allowed to be practiced within minor limitations. Dekremer being so soft on them as the new Overmaas rebellion with Catholics is accuring, thus Dekremer forces the recruitment of 2,000 men in Maastricht this in order to delay the possible taking of any big city. As Dekremer knows it will take up a year or two for his army to be able to walk the distance up to the eastern bits of the Belgic Realm. The Conflict in the east also causing Godfried II to be unable to get to his kingdom, and be the speaker of the Belgian church. Thus he plans to go around gibraltar and back to up instead of the adriatic route trough germany.
Kingdom of England: King Edward IX of England (1476-1541) dies of a heart attack while visiting the royal navy shipyards at Portsmouth, where he was supervising the construction of ships intended for long-distance voyages. His son John Beaufort, 6th Duke of Somerset (b. 1505) is crowned in London as King John IV of England. However, King John IV's state of chronically ill health that had plagued him throughout his father's reign continues, and as a result the new King does not make nearly as many public appearances as his father, leaving the effective governance of the country to other major nobles and the English Parliament. Despite Edward IX's death, the group of nobles who collaborated with him to found RETEC (Edward IX's brother William Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter; Philip Courtenay, 3rd Earl of Bristol; Henrietta Grey, 4th Marchioness of Dorset; Thomas Colonna, 2nd Earl of Southampton; and John Tuchet, 1st Duke of Cornwall) continue to develop the maritime company as well as the royal navy. Though, unlike under King Edward IX, the dry dock shipyards of Bristol and Portsmouth now start building military ships for the royal navy instead of only exploratory ships, though they continue building those as well. RETEC continues undertaking trading voyages to Iceland and other nearby islands such as the Faroe Islands, in preparation for future voyages to Meridia. Alexander Anderson's mercenary company departs for Ireland to offer protection to the Inquisitors there. The English Parliament continues to pay close attention to the situation in Ireland, as the English clergy do not wish to see Ireland taken over by Protestantism. The Parliament keeps a contingent of soldiers in Somerset and Devon, along with military ships at the port of Bristol, to allow a quick deployment in case they decide an intervention in Ireland is necessary. Domestically, they focus on funding the improvement of farms in rural England in order to help the nation's food supply recover from the recent drought. The medallions of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal continue to be manufactured by monks and nuns at Canterbury Cathedral, and by this time they have become fairly popular with clergy and zealous citizens in England, especially in the rural regions of the south. Louise of York (1483-1541), sister of former Kings Edward VIII and Richard IV and the grandmother of George Grey, 5th Earl of Kent, dies of natural causes; and Francis of York (1511-1541), the second son of Thomas of York, 1st Earl of Hereford, dies after a horse-riding accident. William Beaufort the Younger and Catherine of Gorizia have their first child, a son named Edward (b. 1541) in honour of the late King, who was William's uncle; Henry Stafford, 4th Duke of Buckingham and Philippa Grey have their fourth child, a daughter named Eleanor (b. 1541); and Henry Borgburg and Blanche Neville have their third child, a daughter named Catherine (b. 1541).
Celtic Confederacy: After the destruction of the vast majority of French men, we retreat to consolidate our hold on our territory in preperation for a new offensive, and with the arrival of Alexander Anderson’s Mercenaries, our numbers increase by another 2,000, bringing the Royalist forces to 9,331 men. However, out of desire to end the war now, Kenneth makes an offer to the remaining German mercenaries, pointing out that their employer is dead, their chance of spreading their faith successfully now pretty much non existent, and promising them fair treatment and transport back to Germany if they surrender and leave the country. We also promise to treat the French soldiers fairly if they surrender, pointing out that they are alone, deprived of supplies, and have almost no chance of victory remaining. We ask them if they wish to continue dying in a pointless war, and offer transportation back to France once the war is over, if they surrender now (MOD RESPONSE NEEDED FOR BOTH). In other news, when the French offer for an “independent munster” is received by the royal court, it becomes the laughing stock of the entire realm. “Who does the French King think he is?” Asks Kenneth, “that he thinks we will surrender any part of the Gaelic lands on the brink of victory?” No reply is sent, as it is not even worth consideration. We also call upon our ally Portugal to enter the war, calling upon our defensive alliance and pointing out that by attacking us, France has violated the non aggression pact previously in place, and therefore Portugal has no obligation to honour the treaty France won’t (PORTUGESE RESPONSE NEEDED).
- The few remaining French and German soldiers surrender to the Celts having lost nearly their entire leadership in the last battle. The last rebel stronghold at Cork stands with a garrison of 200 Irish fanatics.
Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania: A group of Jungist nobles and Catholic nobles were having an argument. The situation got worse when a Catholic noble punched a Jungist noble in the face. The Jungist noble got a bloody nose, and punched back. That knocked out two front teeth. The nobles were all arrested. The king wants alliance with the Habsburgs. Mod response. The king wants to get a permission to let his troops go through Hungary in exchange of letting the Hungarians go through. Hungary response needed. The king wants to buy 50 ships from Hansa. Hansa response needed.
- Hungary Dip: The King saids no and doesn't want any army in his nation at this moment. He thinks the King of Poland is foolish for trying to use his lands to attack Germany.
Hanseatic League: This is the twelfth full year of Peter Burkhart's (b. 1499) reign. He has a younger brother, Henry Burkhart (b. 1512) who is married to Zillah of Hesse (b. 1514); a younger sister, Matilda Burkhart (b. 1514) who is married to Henry de la Mark; and a younger brother, Jacob Burkhart (b. 1519), who is not currently betrothed. Henry Burkhart has a son via Zillah of Hesse named Michael this year. Shortly thereafter, Josephine Burkhart has a daughter named Gertrude Welling and dies in childbirth. Should Peter Burkhart pass away, an election will take place in Lübeck to determine the next Grand Mayor. As military reforms continue to grip the nation, Henry Burkhart pushes for increasingly radical reforms. This includes a punitive campaign of France. He secures a faction of politicians who, when the time for the Tagfahrt comes, abandon him in droves and allow him to take the fall. His political career in tatters, he takes a position within the Hanseatic Royal Navy. By the end of the year, Henry Burkhart is in the Hanseatic West Indies, patrolling the region and securing trade deals between the various cities in the region. Though former Klein-Venedig is now in Spanish hands, the terms to the sale included each settlement founded by the Hansa to be associate cities of the League. Because of this, trade between the Windward Isles and the Spanish West Indies flourishes. Particularly, the slave trade reaches its most profitable year yet, with over 75% of the human cargo coming out of Africa landing in Prinzenhaven (OTL Port-Au-Prince). These slaves are then traded to various islands throughout the Caribbean, particularly to landowners on Haiti and within the Spanish West Indies. The death rate associated with slave ships seems to drop for a time, as the League continues to pioneer new ways to transport slaves between the middle passage. This is not to say that the conditions on the ships have become more humane - quite the opposite in fact. The slavers have instead discovered how to keep slaves alive. Mortality rates still hover around the 25% mark, which is an improvement from before. Slavery has not made it to mainland North Borealia, though many slaves can be found on St. Brennan's Island (Bermuda). Meanwhile in Europe, the increased autonomy of the nobles around Danzig seems to stem from a competition between the Prussian cities. With Danzig and Königsberg both being within the Hansa, the two cities regularly compete for supremacy over the other. However, this appears to be a runaway case of Danzig being reluctant to back down from a possible trade war with Königsberg. In addition, the religious turmoil in the region appears to correspond with elements of the Teutonic Order rising within the Baltic. Unlike the Knights Templar, the Teutonic Order has largely remained a prostletizing presence within the region similar to the Knights Hospitaller. The Knights Templar aids the Teutonic Order in the Second German Inquisition. Münster once again erupts into religious tension, with the Knights Templar under the employ of the Bishop of Bremen spending a months-long campaign securing the region against a possible religious uprising.

1542

In Arles, Mary Asburgo-della Rovere (1478-1542), the wife of King Lucas II of Arles, dies of a disease.

In Bavaria, Sibylle of Thuringia (1473-1542), widow of Albert von Wittelsbach (1473-~1510), dies of natural causes.

In Wales, Catherine of York-Wales (1465-1542), aunt of King Llywelyn of Wales and mother of Duke Cadfael of Gwynedd, dies of natural causes.

Emir Abdul Khān of the Sarbani tribe overthrows Emperor Davar ibn Kalan of Bactria, deposing him and declaring himself Emperor, or "Samrat", of the Sarbani Empire. Over the next decade, Samrat Abdul Khān, who'se regnal title would be known as Agha Sher Sarbani, would go on a merciless military campaign across northern India akin to the former Mohebids, conquering city after city.

Khan Abu Sa'id bin Kochkunju of Bukhara pillages his way into subjugating and vassalizing the Kazakh Khanate, using flanking tactics to gain the upper hand against his enemies.

In Cambodia, King Sdach Korn (~1483-1542) dies of a disease. He is succeeded by his son Chan Reachea, but the death re-ignites tensions in Cambodia between the supporters of Sdach Korn's dynasty and previously suppressed rebels that viewed the late king as a usurper or foreign puppet.

In India, the Javed dynasty is deposed by the Bhagat dynasty, a minor branch of the Gurkani.

The Catholic forces under Henry von Kerpen manage to capture several states of northwest Germany (eastern Cologne, Ravensburg, Lippe). The Teutonic State institutes strict religious law, initiate a massacre of captured Jungists, and seeks recognition and aid from the Papal States and other Catholic nations. Kerpen defends his actions as being a fulfillment of the order given by the Pope, and a necessary reaction to the violence and scheming of the Jungists, while his detractors call him just as bad if not worse than the enemy he seeks to eradicate. His supporters attack perceived heretics in Paderborn, Munster, and Osnabruck.

The massive weight of the mercenary armies deployed by the Celtic Confederacy weaken it substantially. Merchants go under as government sponsored trade is crippled. Even worse, a famine develops in the north of Ireland as food distribution breaks down and poverty at all levels hinders trade.

The Celtic Confederacy secures control over all of Ireland except for the island citadel of Cork. The few remaining soldiers trapped there, realizing that remaining in the castle is suicide, escape under the cover of night. They then disperse back into the population, planning for the day that Ireland is free.

As a result of the losses of the Georgian-Abbasid War and the race to build fortifications and expand the armies meets a clear issue. The fragile Georgian economy while having been somewhat recovering rapidly, erodes, unable to afford these expansions so soon after such a devastating war.

Abbasid Caliphate: Humanist ideas continue to circulate across the Caliphate, weakening the dominance of the Taymiyyah sect that ruled unparallel for nearly two centuries. On the Reconstruction front, much of the primary cities affected during the war, such as Baghdad and Damascus, finish re-construction while cities like Beirut and border-villages continue to be fixed, with the tribute received from Georgia greatly replenishing the Bank of Cairo and the farmfields scorched by Georgia. Under Caliph al-Abdūkʿrāhman's supervision, the House of Wisdom would begin re-construction. Other educational institutions established during this time included the Institute of Law and Politics in Damascus, the re-construction of Al-Azhar University, and the University of Science, Philosophy, and Maritime Transport in Alexandria (a sort of combination of the Great Library and the Lighthouse). The largest university during this time would be the University of Science, Philosophy, and Maritime Transport in Alexandria, fostering thousands of students from Africans to Arabians to Armenians and Romans. An alliance with the Kingdom of France is requested in light of the alliance between Spain and Rome. [French Response Needed]. Meanwhile, in Asia, Tarek of Arabia begins his first major piracy in Indonesia, pirating the routes of South East Asia in the search for gold and luxurious items.
Dai Viet-Lan Xang: Seeing the tensions in Cambodia being reignited, Emperor Photisarath seeks advices from Advisor Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm. He sees this being similiar to the fall of many Northern dynasties when their Emperors were too young or to incapable to rule which led to the rise of warlords and different factions fighting for hegemony, reducing the power and influence of the previously said dynasty. This came to a conclusion that Dai Viet must maintain influence in Cambodia no matter what as a measure to counter Siam's ever-growing influence in the region per the Horizontal Alliance policy. A letter is delivered to King Chan Reachea to submit Cambodia to Dai Viet as a vassal state in exchange for a military alliance that will help Cambodia sweep out all of the possible future rebel factions or foreign invaders in the near future. (Mod Response Needed). Seeing the education program of Tabinshwehti and Ye Htut in the Japanese Empire years ago, Emperor Photisarath would write a letter to the court of Japan asking for a similar education program in Japan to be made possible to his son, Crown Prince Xaysethathirath. (Japan Response).
Papal States: Pope Paschal III together with Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, the prefect of the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman, continue to promote the efforts of the Inquisition. Those accused of heresy are judged and when condemned they are burned at the stake. The pontiff gives his blessings to Henry von Kerpen and his new state. With the famine affecting North Ireland, the pope writes to the Ameraudur of the Celts offering humanitarian help from the Army of Mercy. Papal physicians and some supplies are sent to help the desperate [Celt response needed, please]. Pope Paschal appoints Cardinal Giovanni Pietro Carafa as the new director of the Army of Mercy and he will be responsible for the organization of the humanitarian aid being sent to Ireland. The pope approves the restoration of the aqueducts of Rome, this way bringing fresh water to the city. He also make plans for the construction of a Gaelic-speaking seminary for Catholic priests in Rome, which will be named as Pontificium Collegium Gallorum de Urbe. Michelangelo continues painting the fresco based in the Last Judgment in the altar wall of the Gregorian Chapel. The Basilica of Saint Peter continues to be rebuilt. The artist Galeazzo Rado finishes his works at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Monte San Giovanni Campano and the Asburgo Family pay him to paint frescos in the Cathedral of Santa Maria della Pietà in Poggio Miterto. The Gregorian Tower continues attracting several scholars of Saint Augustine’s University seeking to implement their understanding of the cosmos.
- Republic of Ancona: The disputes between the Zelanti and the Spirituali factions of the Elders continue. The Zelanti, led by Henry (or Enrico) Asburgo Della Rovere continue to support the decisions of Pope Francis against Jews and Protestants. The Spirituali, led by Gioberto Matarazzo, continue trying to oppose it. The New Christian merchants in the Republic continue to be targeted.
- Celtic Diplomacy: The aid of the Papacy and the army of mercy is gladly accepted, as the French have once more managed to crash our economy, well somehow not suffering any repercussions from wasting tons of money on unsuccesful worthless foreign interventions too support radical Heretics. We also invite Pope Paschal, who is from Cork himself, to come visit his recovering homeland and speak too its people.
Georgia: Another diplomatic mission led again by the famed Ivane Hulagushvili, is sent to Spain. On behalf of the Georgian crown, Ivane proposes the creation of a formal alliance between the two nations - both united in their goal of countering the Saracens (SPANISH RESPONSE NEEDED). With Prince Levan (b. 1526) coming of age, another expedition is sent to the Byzantines to acquire a bride for him (BYZANTINE RESPONSE NEEDED). To stimulate the economy, the traditional pillars of Georgia's economy - sericulture and viticulture - are encouraged. Sericulture is encouraged in the provinces of Cilicia and Gilan (which was a center of Georgian silk production), though most silk production is centered in Mingrelia, Guria, and Imereti. The export of Georgian silk and cotton is encouraged, with tariffs on both being raised. The export of raw cotton is discouraged, instead, cotton yarn or cloth is exported as they are of higher value in the international market. The restoration of the government monopoly on the trade of silk, cutting down on "non-essential spending" (such as expensive construction projects, and the patronage of Persian arts and culture), limiting the pay to military officers and members of the Royal Guard, as well as the increased mining of silver and copper in Imereti and Kartli respectively, bear fruit as a favorable government surplus is regained. The "Europeanization" of the Georgian aristocracy - particularly in western Georgia - continues, in a bid to distance themselves from Persian culture, which is rapidly falling out of favor. The number of Christians residing in Georgia's peripheral territories is strengthened, with thousands of Armenians being resettled in areas with a strong Muslim presence. The Christianization of Azeris continues, while the Albanians are assimilated into the Heretian population. The economy continues to flourish due to the export of silk and cotton, with textiles production centered in western Georgia. More mulberry and cotton plantations are established in the Transcaucasus to stimulate the economy. Military expansion continues: the artillery corps is expanded, more muskets and other gunpowder weapons are produced with the expansion of the Tbilisi Arsenal, while more state-owned stables and studs are built. The cities of Aleppo, Ar-Raqqah, Mosul, Hamadan, and Qazvin are fortified, with the installation of defensive cannons and thickening of their walls.
- Roman Response: Kaisar Andronikos offers Irene Palaiologos-Hasapis, his cousin, as a bride to Prince Levan.
- Georgian Response: The expedition accepts the offer, and after a night of festivities go back to Georgia for the new pair's wedding.
- Spanish Response: The alliance offer is accepted.
Majapahit Empire: In this year, three Japanese merchants who were sailing off the coast of Borneo just got beaten to death by wooden clubs from a Javanese pirate band who caught them offguard and raided their ship and then threw their bodies into the sea. By seeing this act Pi ... Would not do nothing at all. Pi children are growing and the nation keep the prosperity at its height. Muslims are keep beeing separated and we grant Hindu-Buddhist merchant more previliges than them in order to oppress them into conversion. Bandar Supandi reaches an estimate of 20,000 people as more households appear. Pi writes his legendary scroll of "Poking the Japanese emperor" wich will include all the acts he's doing to the Japanese merchants and Japan specially to basically piss them off. He writes about the insult that was given to the emperor and the cases of Majapahit merchants basically beating the Japanese merchants to death. The legendary scroll will be finished after a decade of pissing the Japanese off.
- Mahayarda of Timor: Life is good. We do whatever we can to help Majapahit.
- Mahayarda of Yamaha Archipelago: The archipelago is doing fine. We do what ever we can to help Majapahit.
Kingdom of Lotharingia: "Were Di": With prosperity in Herdersvlakte under Willem Smit, the RHC Headmasters decide to make his position as govenor hereditary. Smit being a minor lord already before this the Headmasters made his govenorship hereditary the Colony of herderdsvlakte now being officialy the smith's duty to preserve and protect. Willem smit accepting that to make his colony succesfull that the current grazing rights should be kept and even expanded, as the shepherds often are attacked by natives nomadic tribes. The attacks of the nomads decreasing in amount but increasing in the casualties they cause, this coming from the introduction of horses and better metalurgy. Although the effect of these introductions are countered by the shepherds often owning pikes, punaisiers and the Krijgskarren, this combined with shepherds often grouping in groups from one family up to seven increasing their defenceability. While in Belgia Paul Dekremer seeing the the Kerpenois forces take several states in Germany, Rushes his Army east to Maastricht and Luik. This being done out of fear that the kerpenois forces will attempt to take over Belgian land and establish their religious state. The fear being that this will once more destabalise Belgia and unable Belgia and the Groot Belgische raad to finaly reform Belgia into a more stabile country. As these wars cause Godfried II to be unable to arive in Lotharingia, although not a big issue as the king is seen as a foreign ruler compared to the General-admirality. Paul Dekremer wanting to stabalise and mercantalise Belgia as to make her have even more trade and explore even more land, Dekremer even thinking about sponsering certain voyages and standardising Royal and Free companies in Lotharingia.
Kingdom of England: King John IV of England remains in poor health; he spends a lot of the year bedridden, leaving the effective governance of the nation to other nobles and the English Parliament. RETEC conducts more voyages in the North Sea and northern Atlantic Ocean under the supervision of several nobles, including King John IV's uncle William Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter and Henrietta Grey, 4th Marchioness of Dorset's husband Eberhard II von Lenzburg (Everard Lenzburg, 4th Marquess jure uxoris of Dorset), with the goal of eventually travelling to Meridia and establishing an English colony there. Related to this, the dry dock shipyards of Bristol and Portsmouth continue to construct ships for RETEC, though since the passing of King Edward IX they have also been spending more time constructing military ships for the royal navy. The English Parliament continues paying attention to the political situation in Ireland, and the English clergy is pleased that most of the island's territory is now under the control of a Catholic government again. Though, the Parliament keeps a contingent of soldiers in Somerset and Devon, who would be deployed to Ireland if they decide the situation warrants an intervention. Alexander Anderson's mercenary company also remains in Ireland to protect the Inquisitors there from attacks by Protestants. Domestically, the Parliament funds the improvement of roads in London and its environs, in order to aid the movement of citizens and goods and thereby encourage local trade and improve the economy as it continues to recover from the pressures of the recent conflicts and droughts. King John IV's poor health leads to Edward of York, 2nd Duke of Clarence becoming more active again in his pursuit of negating the Hemel Hempstead accords and being crowned as King as he is the son of King Henry VIII. However, Edward continues to have difficulty attracting supporters as many nobles do not want another civil war, though King John IV's absence from the public eye does mean he attracts more supporters now than during the reign of King Edward IX. George Howard (b. 1513), the eldest son of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, marries Beatrice de la Pole (b. 1521), daughter of John de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk. Meanwhile, the Duke of Norfolk's second son John Howard gains prominence within the English Inquisition because of his activities as a member as the Society of Jesus. George de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford and Frances Tuchet have their second child, a daughter named Philippa (b. 1542).
Kingdom of Portugal:The king officaly joins the celts in their war against france and mobilizes the royal army and navy(solace gave permission)all colonies are put on wartime alert and be ready for invasions while gordes prepares for any eventuelly siege.The king is saddened with another war against france,but he is obligated by the treaty with the Celts.Meanwhile in Lisboa money is funneled into the construction of raods and hospitals.
Kingdom of Hungary: Trade along the Danube River is prospering due to goods being brought into our nation to help rebuild our nation. The university continues the growth of people being eager to get in and learn from the best. Trade increases with people importing bulk technology and ideas from other nations. While our agriculture sector exports a ton of crops all over Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The military academy continues to expand in size. The economy is booming throughout the nation feeling healthy. Population is growing a lot these past few years. The mass production of printing presses have increased. Publication has increased a lot with books and papers all throughout the nation. Education by the increase in books has increased tremendously. Our banks are flourishing from all the money we are getting from people putting all their money into their accounts from all the trade. The mines are doing well with the finding of more minerals to make our currency and other expensive items. The construction of a canal system made for irrigation to farm lands from the Danube River is continuing to help increase the number of crops to help the economy. With all the new guns being brought into our nation our technology as been modernizing rapidly making our army more stronger and importantly positioned. ~~Rahel of Arpad has her first son. His name will be István.~~ Now that Poland is upset that he blocked off the nation for his army to use, the King is now paranoid and lest Poland pass to not start a war. The King just wants to have some peace at this moment. He then settles down the city so they aren't scared.
- Banate of Bosnia: Within this territory everything is doing fine. We feed off Hungary itself by prospering with trade and the economy. Our industries are doing what we can to help Hungary out.
- Banate of Severin: The territory experiences prosperity from Hungary. Trade is going well and the economy is as well. Other sectors of the nation also do well helping Hungary out.
Roman Empire: Having secured the northern frontiers Andronikos seeks to expand the navy. He consults with his advisors to explore that possibility and they determine that the state can afford to expand its merchant fleet by as many as 25 ships, with a new total of 400 craft. As such, 25 modern Phraktos are ordered and will be leased to merchants upon their completion. Wishing to expand Roman mercantile interests, Admiral Dragut is dispatched with a small fleet of 20 war galleys carrying a total of 6,000 marines. He sails to the small township of Gardo to the west of Trieste. The town, with a population in the few thousands, is trapped on the end of a narrow peninsula and is basically indefensible in the face of a Roman attack. The naval artillery on the ships is used to subdue the defenders while the marines land to the north of the city, cutting it off from the mainland before attacking in force. The core of the Roman force is a series of pike and shot squares which are flanked by lighter skirmishers equipped with a mix of muskets and pikes in loose formation. (Algo Needed) Internally, though military deployments continue, the economy swells as trade routes and damage from the wars are repaired. Newly annexed Bulgarian lands are settled with a new Themata and one imported from Hellas to ensure greater regional loyalty. Church Slavonic is taken into review by the Patriarch of Constantinople, who creates a plan for the Grecification of the language so that the Vlachs, Bulgars, and Serbs who use the text may slowly be indoctrinated into a Greekified culture. The language, which already employs many Greek words, is to be slowly modified with the partial introduction of more Greek words and a transitional Greco-Cyrillic alphabet.
Tsardom of Russia: Konstantin and Aleksei hearing of the Bukharan invasion of the Kazakh decide to take advantage and order another series of Raids into Kazakh lands with the intention of securing the Ural River if possible, if not they are charged with torching the Kazakh lands to ensure that they wont to give the Rus some reprive from raids for a few years. Kniaz Aleksei leads the 25,000 men under his command into a large scale raid into the lands of the former Nogay Khanate. taking advantage of the superior tech and veteran forces under his commands he leads a series of lightning raids into the frontier region where if he is successful his men wll move in to secure the lands from the Ural around Uralsk and the mouth of the Ural River on the Caspian Sea, plundering the lands of former Nogay Khanate. (algo needed). Military reforms under Kniaz Nestoras continue. He and his new wife have their first child David Manikis. Konstantin's economic reforms continue streamlining a lot of the revenues from the fur trade and reinvesting them to in trade ventures with the Greeks, and Germans or being put into the treasury to help fund infrastructure projects or the numerous infrastructure projects of the crown. Construction of a new resevoir in Kiev and Novgorod begin. The ties between the Stroganov family and the Ruriks continue to grow, with Yuri and Konstantin agreeing to a crown monopoly on salt in cooperation with the Novgorod Merchants and boyars lead by Yuri Stroganov to improve revenues from that due to the growing usage of salt for cured meats for trappers, and for exports to the Black Sea and Baltic markets. Novgorod Textiles begin to pick up in popularity amongst many of the Boyar and Merchant class of the Rus due to their high quality with clothing or tapestries made from Georgian silk being amongst the most expensive goods for the Russian upper class. Yuri Stroganov also founds the Stroganov art Academy in Novgorod to act a patron to both Russian and European artists, much like how the house of Rurik patronizes artists in Kiev. Construction of the Volga-Don canal continues along with the new fotress at Tsaritsyn withthe Kremlin of being completed and work on the walls being started employing the modern 5 points design.
Celtic Confederacy:With the re-establishment of control over Munster, and the fall of Cork to Royalist forces, the inquisiton swings into full swing once again. Many Irish Protestants are burned are the stake, with the support of the majority of the Catholic Irish population, who at this point are just tired of the war, and the majority of the Irish Nobility, who have had their concerns addressed or were fighting for us in the first place (as the majority of the most powerful nobility did). In order to address the Formerly disenfranchised nobles who has initially sided with the rebels but switched sides concerns, land confiscated from Cathal and his family the Fitzgeralds, and the initial aggressors in the war, the few remaining O’Neill and the MacDonnel clan, is redistributed to them, allowing us to assuage their concerns, in spite of being unable to return their ancestral lands as they are in the hands of some of the more powerful families we can’t afford to alienate, such as the McConaughey‘s and Ó Sullivan clan. The majority of the 200 or so Protestant zealots who escaped from Cork are quickly tracked down and executed by the Irish Inquisiton, including Wilde himself. However, in order to avoid making a martyr of him, he is quietly excecuted and his remains dumped in a distant part of the Atlantic Ocean, with his death being announced a few months latter without much fanfare. The war with France also continues, and we reach out too our ally Spain for a loan too help us continue the war and address our family. We also ask for permission to redeploy the Catalan Company volunteers elsewhere, and their help in doing so, as their presence is unfortunateley straining our resources (SPANISH RESPONSE NEEDED). Immediate efforts begin to alleviate the famine that has suddenly erupted in Northern Ireland, as huge amounts of grain are shipped in from elsewhere (although not enough to cause starvation anywhere else as we are very careful not to do so). Farmers who have their produce taken for this purpose are compensated at above market price to ensure they do not resent us for this, and we also make immediate efforts to alleviate the economic situation, with Alexander Anderson’s mercenaries being asked to return to England. (English response needed). Although they are thanked heavily for their help, and Alexander Anderson, before departing the Confederacies lands, is given personal thanks by King Kenneth and an oath of eternal friendship is sworn with his company. The money seized from the rebel treasury after the fall of Cork and from the lands of Desmond, O’Neill, and MacDonnel, are heavily reinvested in the Celtic economy to keep it going and ensure that merchants do not go under, with funds from the C.C.C, which would normally go toward increasing the companies profit, being re-invested in the overall Celtic economy (although the C.C.C continues to turn a large profit, as it is largely able to sustain itself by now).
- Spanish Response: the crown agrees
Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania: The king sent diplomats to Austria, but they disappeared. The nobles blamed Austria and decided to attack Austria. They sent 20,000 infantry and 5,000 Winged Hussars. The soldiers went to Vienna. Algo needed. The king now has a son. Jungism started spreading all across the nation.
Poland is staunchly Catholic and can't afford to flip to Jungism by any sense of the idea. You don't border Austria and you're not Suiciding Poland into the HRE ... Stop trying to declare a war every other turn just cause. You don't have any good reasons, Poland has been relatively peaceful and prosperous. Just play the game normally. -Feud.
You didn't have to erase the son part.

Empire of Japan: The furthering of internal troubles is some cause for Alarm in Japan. However, with trade continuing uninterrupted, the Emperor pays this no heed. However, as a bout of sickness strikes him, the Emperor is unable to enable his last will toward his first born, Crown Prince Jimmu before his death. As Jimmu arrives in the capital for his coronation he is met by a cadre of Daimyo and his half-brother, Jomei, in his personal quarters. Jimmu dies aged 27 in his personal quarters in the palace with nearly 53 stab wounds all over his body, the fatal blow having been struck by his half-brother, Jomei. The coronation is met by surprise with everyone as Jomei instead of Jimmu takes the throne. With wide support of the aristocratic classes and daimyo, he is crowned. however. the peasantry is up in arms with the effective bait and switch. Their most holy "true" emperor having been assumed killed leaves massive uprisings across the whole of the home islands. This proves to be the first test of the Imperial regional armies as the ferocity of the revolts is unexpected. Some desertion is noted within the ranks and various Buddhist and Shinto temples backed by their Ikko-Ikki warrior monks effectively secede from the homeland. With this conflict taking place basically just within the homeland due to the internal politics of Kyoto not being present abroad the main noticeable feature is that patrols and notable Japanese presence dies down somehow. Seeking to maintain cohesion and contact with far flung territories, the new Emperor jumps into action. The Imperial army is successful in pacifying the Capital region as well as a few ports and contact is made with Hokkaido and Kyushu in which the Regional armies have had major successes in holding key strategic cities. The un-coordinated nature and failure of a unifying figure has left the unruly mob to wither out as the year wears on. As more control is brought to the country by Jomei he is met by an uncharacteristically organized force. A force of Ikko-Ikki, an organized alliance of northern and some central Japanese shrines and Buddhist temples has arrayed nearly 30,000 men against the Emperor. It is believed that this might be all of their manpower available and the vast majority of these men have never seen a fight in their lives. The Northern regional army made up of about 15,000 men albeit at a reduced number of about 10,000 as many of the assocaitive samurai look to defend their households, link up with an element of the Imperial army numbering roughly 17,000 backed up by the Kazekogane chapter of the Kensei order numbering 3,000. Seeing equal numbers the two forces clash near Sendai after weeks of maneuvering and the arising of a tactful leader known only as Sakihisa. The battle is not a convincing as the Imperial forces first thought and the Ikko-Ikki are proven to be high in resolve, and fighting for a cause that is just to them, the relative autonomy of the Buddhist and Shinto shrines and temples throughout Japan. As Sakihisas force is defeated just south of Sendai the light Ikko-Ikki force is able to escape and the pursuit leads to nothing. Nearly 12,000 Ikko-Ikki now roam Japan's countryside pushing south, obviously looking to link up with more temples to the south and swell their numbers once again. Jomei is angered by the inability of the Army to tackle this unruly force and decisively crush it but understands the erratic nature of the situation and does not call for Honorable suicide instead appointing a new Kampaku, Ieyasu Soga, his cousin and a competent general in his own right having taken part in the battle of Manila years prior. He is tasked with putting down the continued unrest in the countryside and finding Sakihisa and bringing him to justice. The social unrest in Japan as well as the change in Emperors begins the Era of 正しい結果 Tadashī kekka (Era of Righteous Consequence).

1543

The second war between the Catholic and Reformed cantons of the Swiss Confederacy ends in a Catholic victory, with harsh retribution being undertaken on the eastern cantons that had been faithful to Kafkanism. The religion is pushed underground, with many fleeing into neighboring nations. A similar skirmish breaks out in Geneva, after the city adopts a Jungist majority.

There is dissent in Papal leadership among a small number of Spirituali, as they view the Pope's support for the radical movement in Germany to be too far in the other extreme. Although they both disagree with Jungism and condemn their violent actions, the Spirituali view the current Pope and the Zelanti as now falling to the Jungists' level, by sanctioning similar acts of violence.

In the city of Krakow a student and Kafkanist named Stefan Baley speaks out against the trinity in a meeting of the city's synod. This debate would be the beginning of Unitarianism, and sparks a debate among theologians in Poland, Hungary, and Bohemia over the matter of Trinitarianism.

The arrival of 500 more opportunist Spaniards to Francisco Pizzaro's ragtag group prompts some further evaluation on conquering the Inca empire and securing its massive stores of gold. While a small minority wish to return to the Recently Acquired Mexico region, the vast majority wish to secure the gold and exploit the internal divisions to their benefit

With the French and Celtic Confederacy locked in a naval war around the British Isles, English merchants manage to take advantage of the situation to strengthen their trade and exploration of the Western Atlantic. A ship under the command of the RETEC is blown off course on one such voyage, encountering the OTL coast of southern New Jersey.

The Kingdom of Funj appears in East Africa. It is unclear whether this is an ethnic group or a social class but nevertheless, they secure a large amount of previously unorganized territory as well as territory in the Alodia and Western Ethiopian regions

Tarek of Arabia having secured a broad base of support among the pirates in the Inner Indonesian seas due to his organizational talent and leadership abilities begins probing various polities in the region. This is done to test response times as well as get a lay of the land so to speak, getting an idea of the wealthiest targets and best routes to raid.

There is growing resentment in a section of the Safavid court, with one faction angered at the previous administration's decision to join the war with the Abbasids. They are of the opinion that the Abbasids cheated Persia out of what is rightfully theirs, as the Abbasids gained the most and best lands while the Safavids' gains were meager in comparison. The ruler's brother, Shoja al-din Mohammad Mirza, becomes one such individual seeking to guide the nation's foreign policy away from future cooperation with the Abbasids.

Mali Empire: Two years into the war, Musa and his allies in the Gbara were on their way toward crushing dissenters in the great revolt. Aswed Zahri was now referred to in chronicles as "the butcher of Senegal", as his campaign against the Mossi have already cost the lives of over 60,000 soldiers. The devastating siege of Wagadugu further saw over 80,000 civilians lose their lives in a decisive tactical victory. Nonetheless, this did not force the Mossi to yield any further, but strengthened their resolve as they fell back from defending the capital toward the Atlantic coast. Aswed determined that the only way to ensure a quicker victory to this war will require a complete devastation to the nation's infrastructure. He therefore ordered the city of Wagadugu to be sacked and pillaged, and dispatched his army to further sack various other cities in the same metropolitan region. Even people who fled the cities were not spared this destruction, as Aswed seized the rice fields and boabab orchards, and any civilians that could be captured were made into slaves of the army. This was a traditional tactic of the Mali Empire, which had been rarely used since the days of Musa I. Having completed this work, Aswed left 5,000 troops to occupy the city and took the remaining 11,000 to pursue the Mossi armies to the coast. (algo request). In the north, the forces under Hambra Mukhamil made a crushing victory over both Baol and Sine, despite being outnumbered almost two-to-one. The Emir of Futa Toro, Qarun Ngum, would not let this wave of success go unchecked. A spy sent from the separatists snuck into the provisional palace of Waalo, and assassinated Mukhamil with his sword. The King of Waalo, who was Mukhamil's brother-in-law, took it upon himself personally to lead the remaining campaign against the separatists, sending 6,000 troops to invade Futa Toro and 10,000 to occupy the Kingdom of Kaffa. The invasion of Kaffa are split into three flanks, and used to encircle against the enemy position on opposite sides from the north and west. (Algo request). Mansa Musa at this point relented to the advice of his court, and further punished the eastern territories by placing a temporary ban on the Sahara caravan trade, which will re-route the trade of Mali by sea across the Atlantic Ocean to India. At the time, this move was seen as very risky, if not ill-advised, as the vast wealth of Musa I relied so heavily on the Caravans. But on the other hand, Musa did not benefit from the trans-Atlantic trade routes that sees Mali's new sources of income in their colonies abroad. This also causes a pivot in Mali's foreign relations, now forced to pull back their support for the trade partners of Ethiopia and Egypt, and instead focus on the Atlantic powers of Morocco, Portugal, Spain, as well as the Germans and Dutch. Musa III did not make much further efforts at persuading the Gbara to his cause. Rather, he strongly indicated how he intends to fully punish all those who defy the House of Keita, as described in a later anecdote "I will squeeze them as one may squeeze a guava". The Meridian colonies are now becoming rather profitable themselves, with vast plantations across Jadid and Kambina producing coffee, tobacco, and sugar. The Emirates of Jolof and Kayor took the opportunity to further expand their navy at this point, where the total navy from all of Mali amounts now to 70 ships. Musa Mboob offers the chiefs of the Tupi people in the Jennia jungle if they would wish to convert to Islam and accept the benefits of a more Beneficent and Merciful God. He expounds to them the early history of Islam, and the miraculous growth of the armies of Muhammad from a handful of devout believers to conquering all their enemies, and creating a vast empire. (Mod response).
Papal States: The disputes between the Zelanti and Spirituali continue happening, with both factions criticizing the actions of the other. In the middle of the disputes between these two groups, those that stayed neutral start to organize their own faction. This group is called the Centrali, due to their ideas being a middle term between the Spirituali and the Zelanti. They believe that the violence can only be used after all dialogue failed and as self-defense, differently of the Spirituali that believe that dialogue is the only solution and also differently from the Zelanti that believe that a severe reprisal against the Protestants is the only way. The Centrali is a small, but growing faction. They are led by Cardinal Niccolò Gaddi and have as important members Giovanni Angelo Medici, Filippo Archinto, Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte and Ugo Boncompagni. Cardinal-Secretary Pietro Bembo, who was a Zelanti, joined the Centrali faction. The pope, himself, is sympathetic to this faction. Since there are only two members of the Centrali faction in the College of Cardinals, they present decisions that are considered intermediary between Zelanti and Spirituali ideas rather than force their own ideas. This makes the members of the two factions more inclined to support without the necessity of long and useless arguments. Regarding the criticism of some Spirituali to the decision of Pope Paschal III to give support the actions of Henry von Kerpen and the formation of his new state, some Zelanti accuse these Spirituali of being crypto-protestants and attempt to move the Inquisition against them. However, the Spirituali once again proves to be faithful to the Catholic doctrine and to the pope. Being advised by Cardinal-Secretary Pietro Bembo, Pope Paschal III decides to adopt a more moderate position rather than his previous radical Zelanti. The pope starts by supporting that the Protestants be expelled from their nations rather than being killed. He also replaces radical Inquisitors with more moderates (most Centrali), that reduce the number of capital punishments.The construction of the Pontificium Collegium Gallorum de Urbe starts this year.The restoration of the aqueducts of Rome continues. Michelangelo finishes the fresco based in the Last Judgment in the altar wall of the Gregorian Chapel. This fresco also causes great impact in the artistic community. The painting was affected by the ideas of the Counter-Reformation and due to the Vatican’s Fig leaf campaign, much of the naked figures in the painting were covered. Michelangelo followed tradition in showing the saved ascending at the left and the damned descending at the right. In the upper part, the inhabitants of Heaven are joined by the newly saved. While the lower part show those condemned to Hell. In the middle of the Heaven section is show Christ in Majesty, seated in a throne with Mary by his left side. The Basilica of Saint Peter continues to be rebuilt. The artist Galeazzo Rado finishes his works at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Monte San Giovanni Campano and the Asburgo Family pay him to paint frescos in the Cathedral of Santa Maria della Pietà in Poggio Miterto. The Gregorian Tower continues attracting several scholars of Saint Augustine’s University seeking to implement their understanding of the cosmos. Accepting the invitation of the Ameraundur of the Celts, Pope Paschal goes in a visit to the Celtic Confederacy and to England. Cardinal-Secretary Pietro Bembo assumes control of the Papal States while the pope is away. The pontiff travels under the protection of a group of Celtic Guards and members of the Apostolic Guard. He stops at Spain where he meets with the king of Spain and gives to the king his blessing. From Spain, he takes a ship to England, where Paschal III asks to visit Sister Elizabeth Barton and to meet with the King of England. The pontiff also asks to fund the construction of a Sanctuary in honor to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. [England response needed, please].
- Republic of Ancona: The disputes between the Zelanti and the Spirituali factions of the Elders continue. The Zelanti, led by Henry (or Enrico) Asburgo Della Rovere continue to support the decisions of Pope Francis against Jews and Protestants. The Spirituali, led by Gioberto Matarazzo, continue trying to oppose it. Clashes between supporters of each faction becomes common in the Republic.
- England diplomacy: Due to King John IV of England's chronic illness Pope Paschal III is unable to spend much time with him, but Archbishop of Canterbury Reginald Pole hosts him and approves the construction of a Sanctuary for Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, suggesting Elizabeth Barton's home village of Aldington, south of Canterbury in Kent, as its location. Reginald Pole also gives some medallions of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal to the Pope.
Majapahit Empire: This year 20 tons of rice is exported to the Europeans primerly to be sold in the Strait of Malacca. Bandar Supandi grows it settlements as more appear and the spice agriculture strated to appear in the far northern territories of the colony in a minor mode. Taxes are collected from the Strait of Sunda that strated to enter more income to our treasury. Bandar Lampung will have a major building of serval defenses to increase the infrastructure to heavy due to Bandar Lampung beeing a major trade port. Life is good in general. Pi kids grow. After poking Japan four times a gift will be brought to the Japanese emperor of silk and jewelry seeking to improve relations. (Japanese response).
Jungist Räterepublic of Thuringia: The nation is disappointed by the actions of the Papacy. When the Pope was attacked by terrorists the Ratian Union condemned those terrorists, and even worked on the same side as the Catholics in persecuting them, and sent a delegation to the Pope to apologize and aid them, which was ignored. Yet, when Catholic terrorists likewise attack the innocent in northwest Germany, the Pope supports them. It has always been the position of the government that violence should not be tolerated, as explained by Jesus Christ in the Bible. For a religious figure to not only tolerate violence but encourage it, as it kills innocent people of both sides of the religious debate, and further rips apart our world, is deemed embarrassing for a so-called holy father. Therefore, religious figures in Germany would run wild with the evidence that the Pope had fallen completely astray from Christianity, and become hardened in the belief that the Pope was indeed the foretold Antichrist. As Justin Martyr once wrote, "He Whom Daniel foretells would have dominion for a time and times and an half, is even now at the door". One popular quote on the matter would be by Freud, who wrote, "This teaching [of the supremacy of the pope] shows forcefully that the Pope is the very Antichrist, who has exalted himself above, and opposed himself against Christ, because he will not permit Christians to be saved without his power, which, nevertheless, is nothing, and is neither ordained nor commanded by God...nothing else than the kingdom of Babylon and of the very Antichrist. For who is the man of sin and the son of perdition, but he who by his teaching and his ordinances increases the sin and perdition of souls in the church; while he yet sits in the church as if he were God? All these conditions have now for many ages been fulfilled by the papal tyranny.” Likewise this is even something the Kafkanists would agree, as Kafka once wrote, “Though it be admitted that Rome was once the mother of all Churches, yet from the time when it began to be the seat of Antichrist it has ceased to be what it was before. Some persons think us too severe and censorious when we call the Roman Pontiff Antichrist. But those who are of this opinion do not consider that they bring the same charge of presumption against Paul himself, after whom we speak and whose language we adopt ... I shall briefly show that (Paul's words in II Thess. 2) are not capable of any other interpretation than that which applies them to the Papacy." Among the Catholic Church in Germany there is similar dissent; Primate of Germany representative Martin Breuer states that if the Pope won’t condemn violence and unchristian acts, which defile and defame Christianity, than the Catholics of Germany will, and he issues statements to the churches within his domain to condemn the rogue knight. (Of course as previously stated Breuer's domain remains only a minority of Catholics, as multiple people claim the title of Primate of Germany, and countless other Catholics pay none of them heed.) A defensive coalition is formed of Jungist and Catholics alike (although mostly Jungists), as states band together against the jingoistic theocracy that seems to be antagonizing both sides. Oskar Bothmer, previous ambassador to the Hanseatic League, travels to Lubeck once more, proposing that the Hansa and the Ratian Union temporarily work together in crushing the upstart Teutonic State, should they continue to threaten either of us. (Hanseatic response). Elsewhere, it is clear that the famine – which historians continue to examine and debate to this day – subsided and spurred the expansion of measures within the economic framework and infrastructure of the nation to prevent such a thing in the future. Under the leadership of Ulrich Zasius, the nation would dedicate much of its effort into expanding the taxation system across the nation equally. To this end new roads linking each province were laid, supply depots and distribution centers were constructed, and the battle-tested bureaucracy after the famine was only expanded and streamlined. Likewise a conference would be held in Gera, which sought to formally define many of the divisions and workings of the new nation in practice, and solve some of the uncertainty about its future.

Georgia: Irene notes down Poti's bustling city life, particularly its Italian quarters, which is often the center of festivities. She also remarks on the region's mild weather, and lush vineyards and mulberry farms - writing "Georgia is a land as fertile as the Garden of Eden itself". However, she also complains of the locals, saying "the Mingrelians are petty thieves from birth; anyone of them, be it man, woman, or child, find pride in the crimes they have committed and so rather than cower from guilt, will proudly boast of them when apprehended." This remark was made after one of her earrings - a gift from Levan, was stolen while walking down the streets of Poti. Levan and Irene are wed in Bagrati Cathedral near Kutaisi - Georgia's tertiary capital. Economic growth continues, with silk and cotton exported to the rest of Europe. Armenians are resettled to peripheral areas to stimulate their economy, while the Albanian population is assimilated into the Heretian population. Military expansion continues: the artillery corps is expanded, more muskets and other gunpowder weapons are produced with the expansion of the Tbilisi Arsenal, while more state-owned stables and studs are built. The cities of Aleppo, Ar-Raqqah, Mosul, Hamadan, and Qazvin are fortified, with the installation of defensive cannons and thickening of their walls.
Kingdom of Lotharingia: "Were Di": With the end of the Zeeuwse Republiek a great amount of Catholic imigration to the Leeuward Islands. These Catholics hoping that the Island chain of Druon, Oruba and Bonaire will provide a safe place where they can openly practice their religion. The poulation of Druon growing from 1,000 to 1,200 while Oruba and Bonaire having their population grow from 250 to 300 each. This being a drastic increase which makes it so the Leeuward Islands are on of the most inhabited, although this does not yet fully transelate into being very profitable. This coming as most so called Leeuward Katholieken use the land for regular grain farming and other europeans trades, thus not using and addapting to the environment and people of the island. The two colonies of the RHC most addapted being the hemelstrand and Herdervlakte, With Hemelstrand being focusses on sugarcane and obtaining sugar and Gold and Herdersvlakte being mostly a Shepherds colony. With Fort Majeimi and Damiaenburght allowing the RHC to have the allies of the Tegesta (Teqesta) bring native slave labour for upkeep of the forts but also to help with the farming of sugar cane and other labour demanding crops. While in Herdersvlakte horses, combined with punaisiers begin to change the herding the shepherds are doing, as they are able to be even more mobille and less bound by cities. The shephards only coming to cities or small towns to repair the most essential they cannot do themself, something which the shepherds try to limit greatly. While in africa a small house is build on one of the minor Toeval Islands although due to their size and location it has been forgotten. In Kebeck with beaver and mouse furtrade starting up the colony is expanded even more into North western direction with Kebeck city core only growin slowly the population being estimated at a couple tousand even if the numbers aren't officialy recorded by the Wagenaar famyljebedriuw. While in Overmaas with Catholics under Kerpenois do still gain victories, thus the Groot Belgische raad anounces that officials of all churces in Lotharingia must come to malines or send a letter that they recognise the Belgian Church. This recognition not meaning that they become part of it but that they accept the verdicts and decisions taken. Freedom of religion being still allowed although at this moment the groot belgische raad does desire information to be recorded properly as to ensure that every religion is in fact treated equely in Belgia.
Kingdom of Hungary: Trade along the Danube River is prospering due to goods being brought into our nation to help rebuild our nation. The university continues the growth of people being eager to get in and learn from the best. Trade increases with people importing bulk technology and ideas from other nations. While our agriculture sector exports a ton of crops all over Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The military academy continues to expand in size. The economy is booming throughout the nation feeling healthy. Population is growing a lot these past few years. The mass production of printing presses have increased. Publication has increased a lot with books and papers all throughout the nation. Education by the increase in books has increased tremendously. Our banks are flourishing from all the money we are getting from people putting all their money into their accounts from all the trade. The mines are doing well with the finding of more minerals to make our currency and other expensive items. The construction of a canal system made for irrigation to farm lands from the Danube River is continuing to help increase the number of crops to help the economy. With all the new guns being brought into our nation our technology as been modernizing rapidly making our army more stronger and importantly positioned. Theologians, nobles, and some clergy spread news about the man Stefan Baley who spoke out about the Holy Trinity. A bunch of nobles with the help of theologians start a group called Unitarianism or the church of Unitarian. They believe that the God in Christianity is one person, as opposed to the Trinity. Which in most other branches of Christianity defines God as one being in three persons: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Unitarian Christians, therefore, believe that Jesus was inspired by God in his moral teachings, and he is a savior but he was not a deity or God incarnate. As is typical of dissenters, Unitarianism does not constitute one single Christian denomination, but rather refers to a collection of both existing and extinct Christian groups, whether historically related to each other or not, which share a common theological concept of the oneness nature of God. Unitarianism is also known for the rejection of several other Western Christian doctrines,including the doctrines of original sin, predestination, and the infallibility of the Bible. Unitarians place emphasis on the ultimate role of reason in interpreting scriptures, and thus freedom of conscience and freedom of the pulpit are core values in the tradition. Unitarians believe that mainline Christianity does not adhere to strict monotheism, but that Unitarians do by maintaining that Jesus was a great man and a prophet of God, perhaps even a supernatural being, but not God himself. They believe Jesus did not claim to be God and that his teachings did not suggest the existence of a tribune God. Unitarians believe in the moral authority but not necessarily the divinity of Jesus. Their theology is thus opposed to the Trinidadian theology of other Christian denominations. Unitarian Christology can be divided according to whether or not Jesus is believed to have had a pre-human existence. Both forms maintain that God is one being and one "person" and that Jesus is the (or a) Son of God, but generally not God himself.
- Banate of Bosnia: Within this territory everything is doing fine. We feed off Hungary itself by prospering with trade and the economy. Our industries are doing what we can to help Hungary out.
- Banate of Severin: The territory experiences prosperity from Hungary. Trade is going well and the economy is as well. Other sectors of the nation also do well helping Hungary out.
Kingdom of Portugal: We send 120 of our ships to relieve our Celtic allies in the war with France, confronting much of the French navy, going with the current and fighting a battle in the Bay of Biscany, led by Admiral Lopo de Azevedo. (Algo needed!). We also establish a settlement in Otl Rio De Janerio. (Draf told me to post this for him).
Kingdom of England: King John IV of England's chronically poor health takes a turn for the worse. His condition does improve after he is briefly visited by the travelling Pope Paschal III but later declines again and in the autumn King John IV (1505-1543) dies, ending a short reign but a decade-long period of illness. His death creates a dilemma for the English Parliament and nobility with regards to his succession, as while King John IV had been married to Maud of Gloucester (b. 1520) the couple had been unable to produce any children. John IV's only brother Henry (1504-1526) also predeceased him. By the system of male-preference primogeniture generally used by the English nobility, the next in line to the throne is John IV's sister Margaret Beaufort (b. 1502). The prospect of Margaret ascending to the throne leaves numerous parliamentarians and nobles nervous as to how the citizenry will receive it, as England has never had a female monarch before, and a few nobles are even uncomfortable with the idea of a female monarch themselves, despite the principle of male-preference primogeniture having been used in England for a long time and having been important with regards to England's involvement in the Hundred Years' War. However, the Parliament and nobility are in good luck in that Margaret is married to Edward Courtenay, 2nd Duke of Warwick (b. 1494), who is regarded as a skilled military commander from the most recent dynastic conflicts and also comes from a family line that has generally been the second-most important family on the Lancastrian side during the decades of dynastic conflict, behind only the Beauforts themselves. Thus, to balance the government while continuing to adhere to the principle of male-preference primogeniture, the English Parliament, with the consent of most of the major nobles, legislates that Edward Courtenay and Margaret Beaufort will reign as joint monarchs; if one of them dies, the other will continue as sole monarch and their children will be next in line after that. After this agreement is passed, the couple are crowned in London as Queen Margaret and King Edward X of England. Some nobles advocate that Henry Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Lancaster (b. 1498), John IV's first cousin who would have been his heir under a strict agnatic primogeniture, should be crowned instead, but Henry himself does not pursue this claim and supports Queen Margaret and King Edward X. However, the unusual succession does provide Edward of York, 2nd Duke of Clarence (b. 1505), who is still trying to pursue a claim to the throne as the son of former King Henry VIII, a few additional supporters. Meanwhile, the RETEC ship that was blown off course ends up reaching the coast of OTL southern New Jersey. The navigators conclude that this newly discovered land is at a similar longitude to the Meridian colonies established by other Europeans, but south of Vinland (which they heard about from Icelandic traders) and north of the Caribbean colonies of Spain and the Hanseatic League (which they heard about from merchants from those nations). The ship, named Fortitude, makes two landings, one at OTL Absecon Island and one at OTL Cape May. The crew of Fortitude ultimately chart the Barrier Islands and shore of OTL southern New Jersey and the northern shore of OTL Delaware Bay before deciding to turn back due to a shortage of resources to make more landings or establish a settlement on the shore. At OTL Delaware Bay, the crew of Fortitude notice some settlements of the Lenape people; they do not attempt to land there or communicate with the Lenape, but they do record the surprising presence of man-made constructions on this new land. The ship arrives back at England late in the year and the crew report their discovery, but amidst the commotion of the royal succession the English Parliament does not really process their findings before the end of the year, though other members of RETEC who hear about Fortitude's findings are very excited. In the meantime, after Pope Paschal III's visit, Archbishop of Canterbury decides to commission the construction of a Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal at Elizabeth Barton's home village of Aldington, located south of Canterbury in Kent. At the request of the Irish Inquisitors, the mercenary company of Alexander Anderson returns to England, though this somewhat displeases the English clergy as the presence of Alexander Anderson's mercenaries gave them more political control over the situation in Ireland. The royal succession and the Meridian discovery take up most of the attention of the English Parliament this year, though they also spend some time continuing the previous year's efforts of improving roads around London to increase trade and improve the economy; the English economy overall improves because of the greater maritime trade accessed by English merchants in the wake of the conflict between France and the Celtic Confederacy. Ursula Beaufort (1496-1543), sister of Henry Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Lancaster and the widow of King Luís of Portugal, dies of a disease. George Howard and Beatrice de la Pole have their first child, a son named Thomas (b. 1543) in honour of George's father, the 3rd Duke of Norfolk; and Margery Howard and Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby have their third child, a daughter named Henrietta (b. 1543).
Roman Empire: Work continues on the naval expansion with several extra ships built this year, bringing the total up to 380 ships in the fleet. The capture of Grado offers the empire an unprecedented opportunity. The island town is put to work with laborers and engineers arriving by the hundreds to construct a large fortress and port for the new outpost. A massive star fort is planned for the area directly around the town, with a harbor to be constructed on the protected northern bank. To the north of the town, and close to the mainland a second smaller fortress is to be built to defend the island from attack. The local population is counted and it is found that 7,128 people live in Grado. The influx of Greek laborers causes the town to grow dramatically in size and sees the need for the creation of an Orthodox church. The grecification of Church Slavonic continues through the implementation of Greek vocabulary and syntax.
The Spanish Empire: the surprise visit by the pope comes as a pleasant surprise to the court. Elvin takes the blessing from the vicar of Christ and makes his stay pleasant. The port of Cadiz makes room for great dockyard expansion as shipping in the area elevates to new hights. With the address toward gold made, more settlers rush to the new world especially those who had been encouraged to do so in Napoli where peasants and petty felons can make themselves home to Rio de La Plata and Honduras, the newly established colonies. Don Carlos Mohica, in charge of the West Indies Co., settles East Venezuela with a port named Puerto de La Cruz. Cash crop cultivation ticks up as farming and agrarian culture blossoms within the Caribbean Colonies. Cortes settled the area known as La Paz in a region named Baja California with the coast being charted and mapped up to the San Francisco Bay Area. After the first university in the New World is established by the Dominican Order, 4 universities are formalised in the cities of Veracruz, Guadalupe, Havana, and San Juan.
Viceroy of New Spain: Osberto quickly writes a letter to the Spanish Inquisition in Toledo requesting support from his uncle in-law with rumors and reports of sacrifices still occuring by the native populations who had survived the smallpox outbreak. Alvin is absolutely outraged and as a result, much of the items used are outlawed with temples either being destroyed or quickly renovated to make room for Hispanic inspired structures. The God of The Heavens would be displeased it is explained and so many fall subjugated and begin to loyally follow the one true faith more and more as the enforcement grows. More towns and roads begin to connect New Spain through the lands with more mining fueling higher incomes. The farm and valleys see the agrarian life of cocoa and other goods flourish. Tobacco and Sugar flourish in the Yucatan where laborers are brought from Napoli to help cultivate and develop the land. In exchange, they may own their own portions. As more settlements are encouraged toward the south, a second wave of smallpox rushes the region delivering a swath of death alongside it. The Native Population is decimated this year in these areas leaving land that needed to be filled. Therefore slaves from Nueva Zamora are encouraged to be imported with the encouragement of more settlers to arrive in promise of untapped land. Back in Hispania, new land would be a form of luxury for the peasantry. This was a way out. Meanwhile Pizarro agrees to support the claimant to the throne of the Inca Empire. Alongside him and his allies, he begins to make a march.

1544

King Lucas II of Arles (1475-1544), who also holds the titles of Duke of Burgundy and Auvergne, dies of natural causes. He is succeeded in his various titles by his son Louis II of Bruce-Anjou (b. 1514).

Eleanor Asburgo-della Rovere (1469-1544), widow of King John VI of Lotharingia, dies of natural causes.

In Sweden, Frigg Sturlungur (1490-1544), the wife of King Ivar II of Sweden, dies of a disease.

The Irish Independence Fanatics that escaped the Cork Citadel hatch a plot against Scottish domination of the island. They smuggle gunpowder into Dublin in small batches. After accumulating a large store they manage to destroy a large section of the city defenses in a well coordinated detonation.

Taking advantage of civil wars over the last few decades, a small Jungist community begins to take shape in England, especially along the southern coast and in cities with large foreign presence. Wagnerists from Lotharingia take up residence in Dover and Brighton, while numerous Presbyterians flee Ireland for England or France (along with people in general). The most unified of these groups is the Scrooby Congregation, founded in the city of Manchester by Irish Presbyterians. Although oppressed by the Scottish, a Presbyterian presence remains in Ireland, but is pushed largely underground.

A religious dispute breaks out between the mainstream Catholics and Columbites of Frisia, with Catholic Bishop George van Egmond of Utrecht accusing the Columbites of engaging in heresy. This is exacerbated when a leading Columbite, Johannes Zwijsen, forms an alliance with Henry von Kerpen. Kerpen's Catholic army captures Tecklenburg and ousts its Count, partially with the help of local Columbites.

Corruption plagues the Malian army in its fight against the rebels. Lack of military activity and combat has led to a large number of "ghost soldiers" who appear on rolls of employment but who do not actually exist. The discrepancy in pay is then pocketed by officers of all stripes in the military. Rooting out this corrupt element proves nearly impossible as these officers are hugely influential and very wealthy.

Kingdom of Bohemia: Jaromir I would decide to abdicate the titles of Holy Roman Emperor, King of France, and King of Bohemia this year, retiring to live out the rest of his days at a monastery. As such, Charles IV became the sole monarch of France, while Henry IV succeeded Jaromir as King of Bohemia.
Abbasid Caliphate: Humanist ideas continue to circulate across the Caliphate, weakening the dominance of the Taymiyyah sect that ruled unparallel for nearly two centuries. In this year, Caliph al-Abdūkʿrāhman would annex the nomadic territory of the Arabian peninsula into the الأقاليم الداخلية (Internal Territories), establishing the Emirates of Al-Hasa, Nejd, Rub' al Khali, and Shammar. As per the Internal Territories system, the Emirates of Arabia maintain routine supplying of Bedoin soldiers and warriors in return for domestic autonomy, re-purposed weaponry for tribal and nomadic defenses, and access to the spice routes across the territories of Egypt and Hejaz. Shipbuilding in Oman and Yemen allows for a total maritime navy of 100 ships across both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The Caliphate offers to purchase the Indian ports of Diu, Goa, Paliacate, and Cochin [Mod Response Needed], while embassies and alliances are offered to be opened with the Baghat dynasty of India as well as the Bengali Sultanate [Mod Response Needed]. Caliph al-Abdūkʿrāhman begins building his army once more after the economic situation mostly passes by, with the tribute from Georgia mostly going toward this re-constructing of the Grand Army, with more muskets and thicker armor being applied. Recruitment begins. Siege weapons begin to be built while cities on both the Iranian and Georgian borders are fortified in response to the Safavid alienation of Abbasid diplomats and the Georgian fortifications. Using the knowledge of fortifications from the Battle of Aleppo, the walls of the fortifications in Hams and Baghdad are thickened while trenches are built, being topped with cannons.
Kingdom of France: For reasons the nation was unable to send reinforcements to Ireland or stop the unrelenting Scottish hordes. But nonetheless, thousands have been killed across Ireland, and the Scottish are pretty much devastated and destroyed after a decades of civil war. But then they invaded the Americas surprisingly, so the French immediately moved to defend these territories. Among the soldiers previously garrisoned there and from the colonial militia, there are some 3,000 soldiers already in Vinland, and the French navy is dispatched to send 1,000 reinforcements eventually. The nation is well prepared to let the Scottish run themselves further into the ground. France has been able to gain many spoils from the recent war and is still pretty much fine. The French also destroyed much of the Scottish navy during the Irish war, as the French outnumbered the Scottish heavily and were raiding/blockading their ships from port. On Vinland there are several well built forts with cannons and a permanent garrison, and the men stockpile supplies in preparation for a siege. Ships in the harbor are to be repulsed with fire ships and native techniques, such as the use of canoes and other small ships to raid and sink the attacking ships while they are trying to land. Attacking ships are also bombarded by cannon, and their forces are harrassed with guerilla warfare and hit and run attacks as they attempt to land and march toward the forts.
Mali Empire: In an attempt to suppress the current conflict, the Mansa orders Aswed to begin the process of re-annexing regions of Burkina-Faso across the Senegal River, while the city of Wagadugu is still occupied. This process will ultimately be complete after the remaining Mossi armies are defeated. (see algo request last turn). In the north, Hambra's position as northern Viceroy was succeeded by his nephew, who was also the son of King of Waalo, named Luqman Al-Lebu. Management of the military became increasingly difficult with the pervasive effect of the "Jaesh Al-ghul" (ghost soldiers), as many influential Duukunasi faked the number of slaves in their army to gain additional profit. It's unclear by historians how widespread this corruption was. Rhetoric of the anti-imperialist nobles in the Gbara claimed exceedingly large numbers, which is often considered an exaggeration. What is confirmed is that the jaesh al-ghul was largely present across the mid-sized vassal states that contributed military to the empire as a whole: large enough to become influential, but small enough to go largely unnoticed. The most famous case was a claim by the Maghan that half of Macina's army didn't exist, leading to the Duukunasi to be executed. Within the military of each vassal, the Duukunasi is the lower-rank officer in charge of managing the number of conscripted slaves, while the Maghan is the federal office in the Gbara in charge of managing local administrations. This seems less likely to be the case in the more heavily-regulated imperial army. However, if it were true, then the most likely candidates for jaesh al-ghul would be the lowest ranks of skirmishers and tribal conscripts, which were poorly documented. In Meridia, Mukhamil's younger son Rahi founded a new city halfway between Jadid and Jearda, in the OTL location of Salvador. This city was officially named the Berber title Zamz Al-Abim, but is otherwise anglicanized to "Zimzalabim". Most of the colonies of Meridia at this point focus on agricultural exports, of which the most profitable are sugar, corn, coffee, and tobacco. Old world crops of sorghum, rice, and baobab plants are also imported and given their own sector of the economy. It was at this point that the various forts and townships along the eastern coast of Meridia started to be consolidated together into a single colonial government, not yet officially recognized, which is often referred to as Bebaghad (Land of Parrots). In Germany, Khalil became distracted from his attempts to guess the treasure of Tirol by hearing about the mysterious city of Solothurn. He became fascinated by the concept of this city, mirroring the success of Mamamoo's humanist philosophy which he personally admired. After several days talking about nothing else but what he learned, Khalil at last determined that he will attempt to go to the city to permanently retire, safely hidden from the rest of the world's troubles. He further invited his two friends to come with him, Ayyan and [insert name]. Ayyan was very skeptical, saying that it doesn't make mathematical sense for a city to produce so much without want, but nonetheless he agreed to accompany Khalil as far as the city, but he won't join him to live there.
Papal States: Pope Paschal III continues his visit in the British Isles. During his stay in England, the pope appoints Cardinal Robert Grey as the Grand Inquisitor of England. Paschal III also gave his blessings to King John IV, the king’s family, the members of the Parliament and all England. The pontiff is saddened to hear about the death of John IV and celebrates a mass for his soul. After that the pontiff travels to the Celtic Confederacy where he meets with the Ameraundur of the Celts and gives to him a blessed medal of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. News of the attack a Dublin causes outrage to the pope. During his visit in Ireland he preaches to the people, saying that it was an act of the Presbyterians, who like the Jungists, are servants of Satan that only want to destroy the true Faith with violence and when their plan backfire, they accuse the Catholics of “throwing the first stone”. To give more power to the Celtic Inquisition, the pope appoints Cardinal Eóin Mac Uistein as the Grand Inquisitor of Ireland and Cardinal Eideard Tolmach as Inquisitor of Scotland. After his visit to the British Isles, Pope Paschal III returns to the Papal States, stopping briefly in Spain to gift King Elvin with a blessed medal of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. After returning to the Papal States, Cardinal-Secretary Pietro Bembo presents to Pope Paschal III important ecclesial decisions. The first one is regarding the appearance of the Unitarian heresy in Hungary. The pope condemns Unitarianism as heresy. The second one is regarding an investigation made by the Oculi Dei. The agents of this organization investigated how the assassins that of the Jungist Plot reached the Papal States with so much gunpowder so easily. They discovered that the assassins used documents signed by the Primate of Germany Martin Breuer and used collaborators in the Papal States to help them reach Rome. Breuer’s collaborators are arrested and after interrogation they confess to be crypto-Jungists. They tell that Martin Breuer secretly converted to Jungism and is using his position to denigrate the Catholic Church and to exalt Jungism. They also confess that when the Black Hand’s plot failed, Breuer used his influence to manipulate the investigations and protect the Jungists while damaging the Catholic image. They are burned at the stake and their ashes are thrown in the Tiber River. With the discovery of Martin Breuer’s participation in the Jungist Plot against the College of Cardinals and his conversion to Jungism, Pope Paschal III excommunicate him and declare him deposed of his position as Primate of Germany. Pope Paschal III commissions the construction of a chapel in the Apostolic Palace. It’ll be separated from the Sistine Chapel by the Sala Regia. The project is made by the artist Antonio da Sangallo the Younger and the construction begins this year. The Basilica of Saint Peter continues to be rebuilt. The artist Galeazzo Rado finishes his works at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Monte San Giovanni Campano and the Asburgo Family pay him to paint frescos in the Cathedral of Santa Maria della Pietà in Poggio Miterto. The Gregorian Tower continues attracting several scholars of Saint Augustine’s University seeking to implement their understanding of the cosmos. Captain-General Carlos Absburgo Della Rovere dies this year. He is buried in the Mausoleum of the Asburgo in Poggio Miterto. Carlos is succeeded as Duke-Prince of Poggio Miterto by his son Philip. With Carlos’ death, Pope Paschal III appoints Philip as the new Captain-General of the Church. Andrew Asburgo Della Rovere, son of Ferdinand Asburgo Della Rovere and Laura Orsini, starts to study theology and canon law at Saint Augustine’s University. He plans to follow an ecclesial career Maximilian Asburgo Della Rovere writes to the nobles of England asking for marriages for his children: Catherine, Anna, Rudolf, Henry, Elisabeth and Massimiliano. He also asks to invest money in the RETEC. [England response needed, please]. Maximilian’s daughter, Margaret (also known as Margherita) decided to join the Poor Clares. This happens due to the influence of his mother Mary Boleyn, who after coming to live in the Papal States became deeply Catholic. She gave financial aid to the Servants of Jesus, order founded by her sisters-in-law Magdalene and Margaret Asburgo Della Rovere, allowing the Servines to build the Church of Santa Maria Della Strada and the Servine Oratory in Monte San Giovanni Campano. Mary died last year and she was buried in the Church of Santa Maria Della Strada, the church that she helped build. Giuliano Asburgo Della Rovere, son of Federico Asburgo Della Rovere and Vittoria Colonna, marries Vittoria Farnese. Isabella Asburgo Della Rovere, daughter of Philip Asburgo Della Rovere and Anne Beaufort, marries with Pierfrancesco II Orsini.
- Republic of Ancona: This year a plot orchestrated by New Christians against the Archbishop of Ancona and the Zelanti Elders is discovered. These New Christians planned to assassinate the Archbishop and the Elders during the Easter Mass, but their plan was discovered by Henry Asburgo and the conspirators are arrested. The Anconian Inquisition discovers that they these New Christians are apostates. Then the conspirators and other 25 New Christians are burned in the stake and their property confiscated. This cause Gioberto Matarazzo and his fellow Spirituali Elders start a small armed conflict with the Zelanti, since they believe that the said plot was made-up by Henry Asburgo as a gambit for power. The clashes between the two factions become worse and risks making the Republic enter in anarchy. Seeking to protect the order in the Republic, the majority of the Elders offers to Henry Asburgo Della Rovere the signoria of Ancona, due to his prestige, richness and strong will against his enemies. He accepts and it’s approved by Pope Paschal III. Taking control of the Republic troops, Henry and the Zelanti are able to defeat the Spirituali. Matarazzo and his allies are arrested and now all the Elders are Zelanti, with Henry being their leader. The title of Signore of Ancona is made hereditary to Henry’s descendants as gratitude for saving the Republic from conspiracy. However, a tragedy happens when Henry’s son John falls ill and dies. Seeking to protect the power that his family acquired, Henry makes an agreement with the noble Pier Luigi Farnese, son of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese from before being ordained as priests. Pier Luigi's son Ottavio marries with Henry's daughter Joana. With approval of both the pope and the Elders, Ottavio's will succed Henry as Signore of Ancona if Henry dies.
Tsardom of Russia: in a private conversation involving Kontantin, Nikolay, and Tsar Dimitry II, it is decided that Tsar Dimitry will reign until the day he dies however Konstantin will assume the role as Co-Ruler and adopt the title Tsar in a public ceremony in Novgorod overseen by both the Patriarch of Novgorod and by the members of the Duma (council of the Estates), and of representatives of each of the City Veches to create a new tradition for a smooth transition of power as the aging Tsar will retire but keep his position till death, and the heir will be recognized as co-ruler and take over the reigns with the presence of the church and the estates to reinforce the bound that exists between not just the present ruler, but also his successor. This is an indication that the health of the once mighty Dimitry II of the Steppes has started to enter its final decline. In a public ceremony infront of the New Cathedral of Novgorod Konstantin is Proclaimed as Konstantin I Tsar of the Rus, Grand Prince of Kiev, Novgorod, Moscow, Finland, and Tver. This proves a coup for Konstantin as his recent alliance with Yuri Stroganov and his successful handling of crown and state finances ensures the loyalty and cooperation of the Guilds, and urban estates, while the personal loyalty generated by his father through just rule, and personal leadership in a godly manner ensures the boyars, and the church fall in line. The Hetmans of the various cossack communities on the Russian Steppes are also invited and are present as a sign of respect, and mutual trust between the Ruriks and the cossack hosts. With plans to have the formal coronation upon the death and funeral Dimitry II which many beleive will come in the next year due to Dimitry's declining health. An offer is also made to the circassians offering the daughter of Konstantin Elizabeth (1525) to the heir of the Khan of Circassia. (circassian response) Envoys are sent to Georgia, Constantinople, Lubeck, Circassia and Moldavia giving notice of the formal hand over of power, and Konstantin I invites delegates of each nation to discuss matters of state should they desire and be present for the his coronation in the following year (Mod and player responses needed). Cossack communities continue to develop in larger numbers in the Russian steppes as more Rus move into the region, and adopt the more open life style of the steppes. Tsar Dimitry II sends a secret envoy in the form of russian merchants to the court of Caliph al-Abduk rahman expressing his final thoughts on god, and faith, and shares that it is his belief that god/allah meant for Dimitry and al-Abduk to meet so that in some way even if their kin of faith are destined to be enemies for years to come that there is humanity on both sides and that if possible some form of understanding may be reached. As a gesture in this regard a small book printed in Greek by Dimitry II talking of his experiences killing his conutrymen to sieze power, and how it was his desire to seek redemption that took him to Tabriz. It also speaks of how god spoke to him through the meeting with the Caliph and made him understand finally that to draw blood for one's faith while a holy act is one that must be recognized as an act against god in upon itself, those who are destined to rule, and to kill in god's name are also condemned by this for they must bear their sins inthis life, and in the next (abbasid response). Following the less the desireable outcomes of the 1542 raids into Kazakhi lands, Konstantin I decides to redouble the efforts to consolidate Russia's hold on the Governate of Tatarstan and the steppes. He creates a second command in the new fort of Tsaritsyn to exert proper control in the southern region. He also continues to use the influence of the church to promote settlement of the frontier and evangilzation of the tatars. The young Kniaz Yuroslav takes to the city of Constantinople with great interest already being fluent in Greek due to his father's first language being greek. The young prince becomes facisnated by the stories of the far east, and by the legends of his grand father the gfreat conqueror of the Steppes. However the young prince also develops a taste for a more sinful type of adventure taking after his father. Soon roomers fly around the Great imperial city of another Rurik scoundrel.
- Roman Diplomacy: Kaisar-Autokrat Andronikos will personally attend the festivities.
- Moldavia and Circassia both will attend the Coronation. -Feud.
- Circassia agrees due to the sheer prestige increase involved.
Kingdom of Lotharingia: "Were Di": The colonies of the RHC continue their slow growth as both Herdersvlakte and Fort Majeimi gaining in population and importants. The fort becoming a central trading hub between the natives Majeimi tribe and the RHC veroveraars, this fort also establishing Belgian culture as the natives often trade and interact with the Veroveraars. The Colony of Leeuwarden also slowly begining the construction of a habour as to able the island chain to get better acces to resources and trade. While in Belgia Hearing of Kerpens actions Paul Dekremer asks for if he can keep his expansion and action outside Lotharingian Borders in Return for not acting agresively toward him. (Mod Response). Paul Dekremer noting that the columbites are not dangerous or heretics on their own but that their involvement with Kerpen might change their exact beliefs and make them have heritical. The Belgian council even offering to have meetings with Columbites leaders and even protect them from Catholics if they so desire.
Celtic Confederacy: With the destruction of much of Dublin, including the famous Cathedral in the region by a Presbyterian plot, Eóin Mac Uistein, as the new Grand Inquisitor of Ireland (and a native Irishman), begins an even harsher crackdown on the remaining rebels. Due to the massive paper trail left behind by their purchases of enough gunpowder to blow up much of the city, the majority of the conspirators and those few nobles who had aided them are easily tracked down and executed, in preparation for the arrival of the Pope. When he arrives in Dublin this year at the beginning of his visit throughout the Celtic Confederacy, and is greeted by King Kenneth and the royal family, the last desperate members of the rebels attempt an attack on both the King and the pope, but are stopped by the combined efforts of the Celtic Guard brought with the Pope, and both survive uninjured. With the public attempt to murder the Religious leader of the majority of Irish people (as Presbyterians are a small minority after the majority were killed or fled in the aftermath of the war), who is himself an Irishman from Cork, popular opinion, which had previously been mostly ambivalent toward the rebels, quickly turns against them, and the group is pretty much entirely extinguished. In the aftermath of the terrorist attack, Kenneth promises to rebuild the city in an even grander form then before, and donates much of the funds out of his own pocket, as a gesture of goodwill. He also pledges to find the construction of a new great cathedral in Dublin to replace that which was lost, which will begin this year. Famine relief efforts also continue in the North, and by now they have mostly succeeded in ending it, as the proximity of Ulster too Scotland makes it much easier to result than a famine elsewhere would be. Also, with the French navy distracted fighting the Portuguese, we send the 3,000 remaining members of the Catalan Company in Ireland to Vinland, in order to liberate it from French Rule, as one of many measures to weaken them as revenge for their attack on us and violation of their previous non aggression pact with us in the aftermath of the last war over Vinland. We promise the Vinlanders we will support their independence and not conquer them for ourselves, and encourage them to rise up in revolt to support our forces, especially appealing to the Celtic population that had previously arrived as indentured servants before the French invasion.(MOD RESPONSE NEEDED) (ALGORITHM NEEDED).
Kingdom of Hungary: Trade along the Danube River is prospering due to goods being brought into our nation to help rebuild our nation. The university continues the growth of people being eager to get in and learn from the best. Trade increases with people importing bulk technology and ideas from other nations. While our agriculture sector exports a ton of crops all over Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The military academy continues to expand in size. The economy is booming throughout the nation feeling healthy. Population is growing a lot these past few years. The mass production of printing presses have increased. Publication has increased a lot with books and papers all throughout the nation. Education by the increase in books has increased tremendously. Our banks are flourishing from all the money we are getting from people putting all their money into their accounts from all the trade. The mines are doing well with the finding of more minerals to make our currency and other expensive items. The construction of a canal system made for irrigation to farm lands from the Danube River is continuing to help increase the number of crops to help the economy. With all the new guns being brought into our nation our technology as been modernizing rapidly making our army more stronger and importantly positioned. John Zápolya leads about 15,000 troops to Istria to invade it. We sack the capital and loot it. Petar Keglević takes about 40 ships and blockades the nation from using its ports, thus not being able to get supplies through. (Algo Needed). Luca son of Ramona and wife to Susanna von Battenberg has their first child this year. Its a boy named Jacob. Kristof Rurikovich has a child with an unmarried female and she gives birth to a boy named Franklin.
- Banate of Bosnia: Within this territory everything is doing fine. We feed off Hungary itself by prospering with trade and the economy. Our industries are doing what we can to help Hungary out.
- Banate of Severin: The territory experiences prosperity from Hungary. Trade is going well and the economy is as well. Other sectors of the nation also do well helping Hungary out.

Nation of Nyaidzaka: Scholars at the school in Matala are expermenting with wheels and water where the realize water can give motion to wheels. With blast furnaces becoming more efficient, in the Capitol schools begin to design a furnace powered by the wheel which is done by Christmas day. It begins to produce stronger iron for the Royal guard. The army continues to train peasants as well as plan a campaign onto the southern Coast against the Nguni and Xhosa and Zulu to finally unite the entire south of the continent. Stronger iron is also utilized in ships to allow passage into deeper water, a ship eventually sees the white men on islands to the northeast and offer trade with them. (Lothargian player response). The first coastal trade ships reach Mogadishu, and bring back many goods to the nation impressing the emperor. Men sent on foreign merchant ships return with many stories of great science paintings and books, which faraist at ports begin the translation of. The textile industry slowly begins to expand in makovibra. The best metalworer is ordered to recreate a cannon using all the iron coming from the new furnaces. The road from the great escarpment to Saladahna Bay is completed allowing the settlement to expand greatly. The Khoe begin to integrete much faster as they use the road to head to richer regions. A port is finally set up there and named Duza. Most if the stone in the nation is sent akong the roads to build the port. Shona begins to overtake other regional languages among all cultures. The victory of Tunga is Tswana yet educated in Matala speaking excellent shona. He establishes a new school in Tunga as well as commissioning forts to protect the fort. He plans the expansion of roads inside the kingdom of Tunga. Leading supply routes to Tunga. A chief of medicine is established as diseases become better understood. mitshawri and fatalism continue to unit the populace. The kingdoms are divided into 27 Zimbabwes each with a chief at its helm selected by Chuiyko. He also finishes his book on philosophy and has it printed and given out around the nation. His philosophy revolves around the concept that our position as a nation holds much power and all of us must serve to defend and advance it. If people can not read it is read in village and settlement squares. Many more tools are made to extend the roads even further. The twins begin their careers in their fathers courts is Tele becoming Vicroy of Mutapa and Meke being given 3,000 soldiers and all the levies he could muster to raid tue Katanga tribes as settlers in Zambia have spoken of increased attacks. Irrigation techniques lead to larger farmer and stronger crops. ~~We continue to adapt to more modern ways as we slowly begin to make our own printing press using ivory as inserts.~~
- Where are you randomly comming up with the ideas on your own as a relative backwater with ideas for more hardcore blast furnaces and the printing press. Slow down -Feud
Roman Empire: The fleet expansion and construction efforts at Grado continue at breakneck speeds. As do the works in the Danube Basin which is now fully under Roman engineering control. The Danube Mercantile Charter is granted a river-regulation arm to aid in the exploitation of the swamps on either bank of the massive channel. Drainage efforts create new farmland of excellent quality and Greek settlers are imported from across the empire to settle these new lands. The Charter’s governing board is granted taxation rights and incentives to conduct such settlement to bring the river under Greek control even further. This settlement does create clashes with the Despotate of Bulgaria under Despot Stefan Makarov who resists such efforts fiercely. The loyal Greek Themata embedded in Bulgarian society keeps him in line for now, but dissent is already stirring. The Royal Family travels to Konstantin’s coronation where Andronikos and Konstantin spend several weeks reminiscing their time in the city together. The strong imperial guild system begins to break down as the new charter companies can often out-compete the power guild forces. In an effort to make the guild’s themselves more viable internal reformers push for greater local autonomy in guilds. Future historians would note the total collapse of the Imperial Guild System in the Roman Empire between the early 1540s and 1560s. Its replacement, a much more dynamic and competitive guild system, would eventually be called Mesaítáxi (Μεσαίτάξη). The more numerous, smaller guilds would be forced to adapt to their competitive advantages and specialize within industries. The resulting small specialized guilds would eventually corporatize into the foundation of the modern Roman economy.
Empire of Japan: The rebellion of the Ikko-Ikki comes into its third year with a multitude of temples and shrines as well as the small landholders (the Jizamurai) assembling in the South. Having beaten the local regional forces, only the Kensei order stands in the way as they array before the Ikko-Ikki forces and manage to secure a convincing victory with light help from an understrength Imperial Arquebusier regiment. The Defeat of the Ikko-Ikki forces in the south under Sakihisa leads to the Kensei order effectively assuming stewardship of many of the Jizamurai lands and Shinto/Buddhist shrines in the south. Emperor Jomei effectively agrees to let the Kensei order put down most of this revolt and offers them a percentage of the lands taken to augment their own abilities and give them some stake in governance of their localities but not on a higher level like the provincial level. Kenzo makes landfall in the new land far to the east setting up a small settlement with his crew and a group of accompanying experts (OTL Eureka california). The small settlement of Port Kenzo is established and they begin trying to survive the rest of the year in the region preparing to send a crew back next year.

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