Principia Moderni IV (Map Game)

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

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

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

Important Pages

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

The Night's Watch (Moderators)

• Lord Commander Scrawland
• First Ranger Wolves
• First Builder Callumthered
• First Steward SkyGreen24
• Septon Nathan1123
• Maester GunsnadGlory
• The Mountain that Rides Feudy McPlagueface

The Wildlings

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

Banned Users

A ban from plausibility strikes lasts thirty days, after which the third strike is repealed and the banned player is unbanned. However, the newly unbanned player rejoins the game with two strikes, as a form of probation.

• Bear - 1648

Banned temporarily

• Dev - 1682 (60 days)

Plausibility Strikes

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

• Adolf Coffee - I (1732)
• Jackson - I (1743)

Moderator Strikes

These are strikes for moderators and how they moderate. The same three strikes rules apply. If a moderator is banned from moderating, however, they can still play as their nation. Mod strikes can be delivered in one of three ways:

1. If a sufficient number of players (more than half of all players voting) vote to give a moderator a strike.
2. If I, Scraw, give them a strike.
3. If a majority of all mods (ie more than half of the total number of mods, excluding that moderator) vote to give a moderator a strike.

Moderators can be given strikes for the following reasons:

1. Exhibiting bias that would benefit the nation they are playing.
2. Exhibiting bias that would negatively affect a player they have a personal dispute with.
3. Making a ruling that contradicts a proven fact from OTL or an established fact from earlier in the game.
4. Overruling a decision of a majority of moderators.

The Game

1740

Some Muslims in India where English diplomats can reach agree to move towards English India bringing many rich Muslims to the English colonies

The Rozwi reorganize their forces and following the disastrous first battles agree to a tenuous alliance with Iberia.

Frederick Hohenzollern personally begins testing concepts for Curiassiers and Light Hussars. These developments become the most effective with his pioneering attitude heavily outpacing his nearest competitors, Russia, France, and Belka.

The Kanem Empire after quietly biding its time begins to explore to the south actively claiming territory towards the west Africa coast. 

Tondo, following years of buildup in secret unleashes 50,000 troops on Dai Viet planning on turning them into yet another protectorate.

The Japanese Empire now following years of internal stability and development begins a new wave of its own expansion signing agreements with multiple tribal leaders and kingdoms across Sulawesi and some smaller surrounding islands effectively gaining control of the islands.

The Outbreak of war in Western Europe again brings much of Western European trade in direct issue with the war with rampant piracy and privateering underway effectively destroying much of the established trade routes with piracy.

• France: In the Year of Our Lord 1740 France continues to see unprecedented prosperity. As the human zoo continues to expand free from public view the King continues to work on his ethnically motivated exhibits this time adding Dutch, Burgundian French, and English. The English and Dutch are shown to be manipulative, non-Catholic, uneducated, and greedy. Conversely the Burgundian French are show to be easily manipulated although they do express larger intelligence due to a language perfected from the conquers of the majority of Europe. These portrayals begin to lead to the assumption that English and Dutch are not to be trusted while the French Burgundians are lost souls in needing of a savior. In the field of commerce the French East India company continues to experience unprecedented profits from the gold mines at Or Noir to the spice monopoly in the East Indies. In terms of these profits a reinvestment scheme begins, the purchase and resale of opium throughout Europe especially concentrated around England and Burgundy, with an official moratorium on sales in France. The merchants in charge of the purchasing and resale form there own price fixing Cartel named after the port they are based out of. Thus the Bordeaux cartel is formed. The Cartel assumes the role of smuggling the drug into Burgundy and England. As the slave trade continues to be a profitable trade for the East India Company a new trading post is built on the OTL gold coast. As we are offered an alliance by the magnificent nation of Austria we accept and we request that a small portion of French speaking territory be designated the Duchy of Alsace along these borders. With a war in the colonial sector commencing an invasion of Jamaica with five thousand professional troops. We offer to sell the Philippines to Scandinavia and lease the island of Borniquen for a period of ten years and to allow a garrison of up to 10k troops to be maintained there.
  • Scandi Dip: We accept both the offers, then offer the Burgundians and British a deal Scandinavia will sell The Philippines for Avelskamp and Prince Edwards Island.
  • HRE Dip: The Emperor permits this as it would make sense for the french speaking majority of the area.
  • OOC Person: F**k off, your not changing your turn after it has ended to something completely different. In the last turn all of your professional troops were busy now suddenly you magic 5000 up in Jamaica. Just cut it out. You changed your turn massively like a s**thead.

• Sicily: By early 1740 the situation is dire for the Sicilian military in its war against the Italian League. By this time all of Puglia and the eastern coast, most of central Sicily, and the area around Naples had already fallen to Bonaparte's advance. In early April the city of Naples falls to the Italians, but not before the king and his government, as well as the bulk of the garrison, manages to flee by sea. The king arrives in Palermo to established a new capital, while the armed forces under the command of de Marsala arrive in Calabria to aid the king's son, the Duke of Calabria, in the defense of the peninsula. By May, however, the Italian army essentially drives out the Sicilians from the mainland, leading to a general retreat to Sicily proper. The king calls for defenses to be placed all around the island, and refuses to consider peace no matter what. He orders letters be sent to the Papal States apologizing for breaking the peace, but requesting that the Papal States come to their aid to preserve the balance of power in Italy and preserve security for their own nation. He also threatens to break away from the church if the Papal States continues to interfere in the religious matters of the kingdom while not coming to its aid. Multiples letters are sent out, known as the Venosta Letter, after Sicily's foreign minister, although a few are believed to be intercepted. We also ask Austria for aid in invading the Italian League. The letters are sent. However, in June the king is deposed by the nobles of Sicily. Matteo Orsini, the king's son and one of the lead generals, participates in the coup in exchange for the throne, on the condition that he be open to a peace treaty. While the Italian League is presumably planning to invade the island, the king sends envoys hoping to establish a cease fire. In the meantime, however, war continues, with the armed forces now being tasked in an exclusively defensive manner.
• This is not allowed. -Nate
• What about this wouldn't be allowed? Algorithm wise the Sicily player already lost the war and he agreed to the treaty that occured in 1740. We then both jointly worked on the war page, and if you read that you see that by 1740 that is the state of his nation.
• Italian League: The war continues against Sicily, and by the middle of the year the entirety of the kingdom aside from the island of Sicily itself is under Italian occupation. Delegations from both nations meet in Naples to arrange a treaty. We also invite Belka, Iberia, and the Papal States to attend. We offer to sell the two colonial possessions seized from Sicily via the treaty to Britain.
  • British Dip: We agree to the purchase.

• Saxony: With recent economic prosperity in the HRE and the threat of pirates Otto I of Saxony decides to commission a massive fortress built on an artificial island in the middle of the Elbe to guard from any assaults upstream on Dresden via the Elbe and to act as a new residence and impregnable fortress for the Saxon Royal Family. Around the walls of the Fortress a new city begins to rise named Elba. It quickly becomes a center of trade and so also quickly becomes known as the Trader’s Isle for the large amount of Docks, Taverns, and Markets for merchants to stay in the city for extended periods making it a necessary stopping point for ships coming up and down the Elbe where Ships can be repaired, Merchants can sell their goods, and Sailors can spend their coin on Ale and Prostitutes in the various whore houses and Pubs also scattered on the Island. Also, looking to bring in more trade goods and secure sea access Saxony sends an offer of an Trade Agreement to bring the Furs, Sugarcane, Rum, Molasses, Timber, and Minerals from Scandinavian Overseas Colonies into Saxon Markets. Along, with this a request to purchase Oldenburg for four illion Silver Krals, along with is Special Trade Tax exemption for Scandinavian Merchants in Saxon ports is offered. (Scandinavian Reply)

• Scandinavian Dip: They accept and offer 500,000 Krals for Newfoundland the same offer is given for Prince Edwards island
• South India: The sewage and water supply system of Mysore is revamped. A group of architects lay down rules for town planning and expansion of the cities on orders of the Raja. Catholic missionary activity rises steadily especially in isolated villages, converting tribes and Muslims. Buddhist missionary activity increases in the urban areas especially among the 'lower' caste Hindus. Raja Nageshwar Rao I is widely regarded and respected as a divine king. The invasion force of 30,000 troops supported by 40,000 unprofessional troops begins preparing for the naval invasion of a nearby island. The invasion force also consists of the 1st Balochistan Scouts. The entirety of the 800 strong fleet is positioned in the Bay of Bengal while 30,000 trained troops guard the west coast under the 1st Army. The remaining 30,000 trained troops under the 2nd Army remain in standby. Developments in agriculture continue. Granaries are constructed by the government and surplus food grain is stored in government granaries. The feudal system has eroded away in southern Kerala due to the commercialization of agriculture. As the landowners have become direct cultivators the skilled farm laborers and tenants have moved to neighboring Tamil areas and Northern Kerala. The commercialization of agriculture has led to an increase in wages in southern Kerala and the standard of living in Southern Kerala. The Raja visits southern Kerala hearing of the standard of living and general prosperity of the people in southern Kerala. Greatly impressed by the absence of a feudal system, he decided to implement the same in other areas but remains quiet about his ideas, deciding to implement them later. Economic prosperity and standards of living increase steadily. The island of Maladweep is further developed.
  • Meluakam: The 50,000 strong Baluch 1st Army guards the borders and the coast. 10,000 mercenaries are hired. These preparations are done in light of the Iranian invasion attempt. The small Baluch navy of 50 ships patrols the coastline. Developments in Meluakam continue. After 50 years of South Indian presence, many communities have become integrated with the growing South Indian community which has settled down in irrigated areas and around the towns. These communities include the Brahui and the Zoroasters. The Dravidian language is now understood by the majority of the people. The construction of a large temple, dedicated to Shiva is started in Uttaranagar, the capital. Dravidian culture, mainly Carnatic music and Dravidian architecture begin penetrating Baluchi culture.
• Russia: The Cossacks train themselves in crude hussar tactics on the Russian steppe. Tuvov is expanded 20 px in the Tuvov inlet and Peninsula. Kodiak is expanded 10 px across the island. Novoarchangelsk is expanded 10 px inland. The Tsar sends the 280,000 men into Circassia and seizes Circassia and Shirvan with little resistance and makes a several demands. Cede Circassia to Russia, in return Russia would not intervene in the Ethiopian-Arab War (Player Response). Despite fearing the Okhrana, many students in Novgorod University begin to spread rumors about forming a Parliamentary Democracy. However the rumors are kept to a minimum to prevent exile to Northern Siberia. Speaking of northern Siberia, the Okhrana themselves open up labor camps in uninhabited far north Siberia. Orthodox missionaries continue to travel to Arcadia, Japan, and the Khanate. A couple armaments factories are built in Kiev and Moscow. The Russian population continues to growth at 16.5 million.

• ‘’’Sweden:’’’ 500 men are sent to the Islands of St. Thomas and St. John’s along with 500 men to the coast of Guinea to set up forts near the Iberian forts. Along with the expansion of Prince Eric's land, 20 of the largest ships in the Scandinavian fleet are sent to Tobago to intimidate the local government the Admiral of this fleet tells the governor to surrender to Scandinavia and Keep his position as governor if he and the populace pledged allegiance to King Gustav in Stockholm. Another 20 ships did the same in St. Croix. (Mod Response) Finally, an emissary was sent to Paris to offer two million Krals for Puerto Rico (Player response) along with one million Krals too Spain for the island of Trinidad. (Player response)
• Kingdom of Mzerka and Wiyot: We begin to make basic laws and import and export laws. Our labourers in the Chumash Islands begin to make some churches and our missionaries begin to convert the local Chumash to Christianity. Our Government also begins paying more people to settle in land of the Chimariko and New river Shasta.

• Jin dynasty: The Qianlong Emperor launches an edict officially abolishing the increasingly-irrelevant and useless Korean caste system. Instead, the caste system is reformed into a five-rank system based off Chinese social structure, and is implemented in both China and Korea. The castes include (hierarchically): landlords and other aristocratic positions, white collar workers, merchants, craftsmen, and peasants (divided into land tenants and free peasants/labourers). However, the system is no longer hereditary, with the status of nobility and having to be obtained via imperial examination. Contracted servitude has now fully replaced remnants of institutionalized serfdom, with aristocrats having to pay labourers for service, and land tenants (which replaces the role of the serf) having to pay rent (usually in the form of agricultural goods). Property laws are further liberalized, and wages are heightened. An investigation into potential government corruption begins. The public distribution of Confucian classics, a lax intellectual climate, and improved education causes a revival in Confucian thought and various reinterpretations of Confucius' teachings, with the silhak (renamed into shixue) sect gaining the most followers. Basic sanitation is promoted; public bathhouses, spas, latrines, and sewage systems are all built. Pluviometres and water gauges are manufactured to maximize agricultural productivity, and the further adoption of New World crop varieties (mainly sweet potatoes and maize) in places where wheat or wet-rice cultivation is not feasible is encouraged. The Grand Canal is expanded and renovated to accommodate greater boat traffic, and in-order to provide adequate irrigation to more the far-flung inland rural communities. To facilitate transportation and internal commerce, roads are paved with stone. The policy of militarization continues to be pursued, with shipyards, arsenals, and industrial facilities dedicated to producing armaments being built. Commercialization and the division of labour continues, resulting from a heightened demand for commercial goods from both the domestic and foreign market. The baekjeong class (descendants of Khitans) are continued to be forcibly assimilated, with ghettos being torn down. This is met with resistance, with the baekjeong primarily engaging in revived banditry. The ban on foot binding is enforced, with instead small shoes or false shoe stilts being replaced as an equivalent. Meanwhile, due to influence from shixue, women's property rights are instituted while girls and childless women are encouraged to work out in the fields with their male siblings or husbands. However, they are still exempted from tax and womanly virtue including the principle of the Three Obediences (obey father, then husband and eldest son after widowhood) are promoted.
  • Nivkh Commandery: The Nivkh Prince-Governor (which is the member of the Nivkh Ayzik branch of the House of Kim) continues to adopt Korean and Chinese architecture, paving roads to facilitate transport, and replacing wood and thatch roofing with stone bricks and clay tiles, respectively. The assimilation of various non-Nivkh tribes living in the area begins, with many Nivkhs convincing fellow tribesmen like Oroks or Ainu to adopt a civilized sedentary lifestyle. The baking industry booms, with various pastry recipes being produced and proving quite popular.
  • Sakha (protectorate): The Khan continues to adopt Korean and Chinese architecture, paving roads to facilitate transport, and replacing wood and thatch roofing with stone bricks and clay tiles, respectively. Siberian crab-apples become a local renowned fruit, and is particularly prized in Korea and northern China.
  • Xizang (protectorate): Lhasa, the capital, is expanded and modernized. Advisors are sent to assist the Tibetan clergy in administrating the protectorate. Many Tibetans are encouraged (via financial incentives) to become more sedentary, with food instead being supplied from nearby Sichuan (thereby reducing overreliance in inefficient herding). A permanent military presence of a thousand troops are established. News of the yeti attacking the expedition causes mass hysteria, taking advantage of the situation, some local merchants sell "urine and silver" bags as a method to "repel potential yeti".
  • Port of Nangang: The Emperor decides send more emissaries to the Angu peoples and peripheral tribes in Haegajang in-order to enrich the knowledge of their culture, while sends more colonists to cement the colony of Nangang from any tribal intrusions.
• Ethiopian Empire: The military continues to be deployed north against the Arab invaders. The cities in the eastern delta were recaptured from sieges, and the military pushes further to push the Jaffarid invaders out of Egypt completely. Emperor Theodore directs the attack from his center of command in Herekropolis, while at the same time organizing the logistics for the empire. Ethiopia will keep fighting the war against the Arabs until they propose a peace. Cairo remains occupied, with the Caliph and Ulema safely hidden. This begins to upset much of the Arab population, but so far is kept pacified. Antiquarians begin investigating the great history of Egypt, looking back through its archaeology to ancient times. Also, they look at modern history, of what the Caliphate accomplished in the last decades of its existence. Religion flourishes across monasteries. Ministers in Medina Jamil begin considering reaching out for foreign aid against future threats from the Arab world.
• Ququququ: The Koito reform continues and his Angu-Zia son is elected new Namton A'fao for a lifelong term As the Ququququ nation is finally stable enough, the outlying tribes are contacted in order to induce them into the Union. (basically, slow map expansion, approved by Feud)
  • Bilibil: With the help of numerous Ququququ workers the Bilibil rebuild their trade canoes and restore some homes, while new ones are built on the coast of the Ququququ union. This bring the Bilibil much closer to the Ququququ heartland.

• Swahili:We continue our agriculture policies and adapt more plants to the Swahili climate. The army continues convincing contracted servants. We continue colonial expansion in Northern Somalia, in the South and in the Malindi and Mombassa area. . Colonisation steadily increase as medicine and weaponry becomes more widespread. Several libraries are built in Swahili.  Technological advances speed up as a result of the cultural and technological exchanges in the embassies. Cake and pastries begin to appear in urban Swahili due to the availability of sugar. Potatoes are planted in mountainous or cold terrain. The mathematician Maofa develops normal distribution. The flying shuttle is invented/adopted in a textile mill in Malindi after struggling to meet the orders of military uniforms. Dar as Salaam continues being constructed. With the Iberian intervention, the attack into Aliwa is put into standstill. We mobilize our two modern fleets of 150 ship each to patrol the waters of Madagascar and the Mozambique Channel. Coastal forts are also constructed at Sofala. The Iberian trade post in Pemba island is allowed to continue yet trade will be regulated and inspected to prevent smugglers and supplies to the Rowzi. Iberian trade ships are allowed to pass after an inspection and must go directly to their trade quarter in Pemba.
  • Lakshadweep: The island of Lakshadweep is further developed.
  • Olungu: Olungu expands and is further developed.
• Archduchy of Austria: With fashion continuously on the rise, Ana Abeyta, a seamstress and clothing designer opens up a new shop in Vienna for the worst off citizens. Due to pricing being low this leads to high demand of suits and dresses for the costumers. In the coming months, Ana finally manages to develop a tool very similar to the OTL Flying Shuttle but instead is called the Abeyta. This tool becomes wildly used throughout the shop and is then finally produced in workshops across the country all owned by Ana and are sold off to other shops and seamstresses and designers across the country. 3500 copies are sent to shops across Bohemia for sale. More roads are built across the countries of Bohemia and Austria. A new design for the Military is being worked on and a design should be ready for manufacturing sometime next year. With land being cleared out across the country, the tiny village of Fucking, Austria sees a boom in population. By the end of the year, 8800 people reside in the area raising the rank of Fucking into town status. Three churches and one synagogue are planned to be completed in the town by next year being in average size. The Jewish population continues to rise and due to jJwish propaganda, the hate against the people dwindle leading to less persecution. A snowstorm buries Prague this Christmas leaving the city as a winter wonderland. We request an alliance with France this year as well and a trading deal with The Italian League ( Player Responses). 
• Jaffarid Arabia: We begin losing our front of the war, and to continue citizen support for the war, begin spreading anti-Ethiopian propaganda shaming Ethiopia for collapsing the Caliphate and effectively humiliating Islam. We tell our Muslim brothers in Ethiopia to rebel against the Coptic nature of the nation to help restore greatness to our holy religion and to our holy state, as well as to free our true leader, the Caliph. We secretly prepare what should be are final push in the Ethiopian War, and if our Muslim brother's trapped inside the confines of Ethiopia were to succeed in rebelling, then we should be able to make a large push to re-occupy the Sinai and much of the eastern region of Egypt. Upon re-occupation of those locations, we would seek a formal end to the conflict if possible.
  • Russian Dip: Cede Circassia to Russia, in return Russia would not intervene in the Ethiopian-Arab War.

• Iberia: João II dies this year at the age of 71. He is succeeded by his son Henrique (Henry), who is crowned King Henrique I of Iberia. Ascending the throne at the age of 15, the young king is deeply interested in all the affairs of the empire, especially its colonies. He takes a particular interest in developing the Mêcicipi colony. Heralds are sent to all the kingdoms of Europe to spread news of the new king's coronation -- long live the king! Emboldened by the diminishing French presence in the Caribbean, Iberia claims the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Inagua Islands. Iberian privateers seize a small pirate haunt at OTL Cockburn Town and transform it into a permanent settlement. The islands are mostly used for salt production. The statesman Tello de Briones signs the Treaty of Naples on behalf of the king, but the Italian League is pressured to cede San Gennaro and Santa Croce to Iberia. After narrowly avoiding Swahili patrols, 18,000 troops are quietly landed on a hidden part of the Rozwi coast. From there, they attack the Swahili-occupied Rozwi coast in unison with the Rozwi forces, supported by a fleet of 70 ships (this happens only if Rozwi supports with their army). 500 troops and numerous Iberian settlers capture the remaining Qamarid settlements on Santa Apolónia (OTL Réunion) and build a fort on the island. Jacó do Sequeira, famed for his exploits in India, leads an assault Mombasa with 61 ships, 12,000 troops, and about 3000 mercenaries. Iberia's "patrol" fleet in East Africa numbers 87 ships. Traders and explorers form a trading post at Ziguinchor. Training of the grenadiers and development of modern ships of the line resumes. Fur traders build trading posts up the Mississippi and Missouri, expanding the Mêcicipi colony upriver. Maranhão expands into the OTL states of Maranhão and Piauí as more of the interior is colonized.
• Sultanate of Cyprus: Sultan Jalil begin to invest in reconstructing his fleet after it was stolen by the Italians. Rumors are still around that the succession could cause frictions between the Sultan and his son. Many in the population believe that the current problems of the island are due to the openess of the island, while other believe the conservative attitude of the Sultan is only making things worst. Sultan Jalil is attempting to zap the popularity of Farid and paint him as a conspirator of the Italians, with little success.
• United Kingdom of Great Britain: The colonies enter a second year of conflict with French colonise. In an attempt to scale up the war 100 ships of the Royal Navy are sent out to act as privateers seizing all french flagged cargo ships obviously avoiding enemy war fleets or anything the privateers can't handle. 80 of the ships remain in the Atlantic going after transatlantic trade while 20 ships dock at New Canterbury and hit any french shipping trying to go past the cape. This is designed to affect french commerce. Additionally 50 ships and another 10,000 professional troops are sent from Britain to the Americas to support the fighting. 50 British and 50 Burgundian ships blockade Borniquen (Puerto Rico) tightly stopping food and troops from entering or leaving making it only a matter of time before the large french troop presence starts to suffer from lack of food. A task force of 100 ships supported by 40,000 troops we sail down to OTL Fortaleza and attack it with these 40,000 troops. After that we dig in at Fortaleza. The newly arrived forces from Britain and Burgundy are stationed in Avalon for this year.
  • Swedish Fleet 50 Swedish frigates move towards Puerto Rico Carrying a letter stating their nations non aggression pact and another stating the Scandinavian ownership over the Island they are told to vacate the blockade or they will villianzied for brutally attacking a neutral nation that they had a non aggression pact with.
  • British Dip: Look, we were here before this sale and we aren't moving. Scandinavian ships are free to move provided we can verify there is no contraband on board them. Your hosting french soldiers on your lands so yeah you violate your neutrality in this conflict so until such time as there are no french soldiers on the island this island is under a search cordon. Your ships can fire first on ours if they so wish.
  • Sacandi Dip: Let the solders go If they drop their weapons let them go to Brazil.
  • British Dip: No these are french soldiers, they need to surrender. The fact they're going to Brazil shows they will be re armed there.
  • Scandi Dip: Fine what if they stay here and settle.

• Kingdom of Burgundy: another 10,000 men are sent to help with the war in the colonies. Some 100 ships are sent out on privateering missions in the Atlantic against French shipping. In Ceylon, the Burgundian East India Company has a joint excersize between the Ceylonese Colonial Guard, and a 20,000 man detachment of the Acehnese-Sumatran, as the organizations are expected to cooperate should one or the other be needed in another theater. Some 70 ships are also stationed in the area for anti-French operations. An envoy is sent to the Papal States, saying that the Bishops of Metz and Verdun will be permitted seats in the Burgundian States-General if their lands two are incorporated into Burgundy (Papal response, please).
• Maghreb: A period of economic and political growth happens in Maghreb. The Sultan begins to lose his mind and a regency council is appointed. The Council is mostly members of the Parliament and Islamic Colonial Company. The Regency Council begins distancing themselves from the Arabs and Persians and begin a policy of Neutrality with what they deem "great empires". Muslim Missionaries are sent to Benin and Kanem. Technological advances continue to be made. The population grows as more and more people immigrate to Maghrebi Colonies.
  • Fulo Empire: The Emperor begins establishing a cult of personality around himself and attempts to synthesize a combination of Kuzirist and Muslim faiths. The Emperor begins instating the Fula language in Seluja. He also prepares for war against the neighboring states to his west between Mali and Maghreb.
  • Sultanate of Bamako: Bamako begins being integrated into the overseas Vizierates department.

  • Overseas Vizierates: Immigration continues as the colonial populations are more berberized. The Vizierate of Ardu Bayda in Bahia Blanca expands 10 px down the coast.

  • Islamic Colonial Company: The Forts in Cabinda spawn some small towns around them. Trading begins with the Sultanate of Zayiyr. The voyage to Australia is blown off course and the ship ends up near the Sandwich Islands. A small settlement is founded before they realize that they are close to Tajamman and decide to make another voyage to try to get to Australia.

• Guuti Empire: Guuti III starts creating patrols around the border with Scandinavia, raiding what they can. He also offers Inuits suffering in the cold of the little ice age refuge in his empire in exchange for fighting Scandinavians. Warriors begins training with guns stolen from Scandinavians. A group of rogue Guutists move west to establish their own state. Guuti Philosophy begins to grow as its own thing and not as just worship of Guuti. Three major settlements grow as proto-cities in the empire, Ts'aotsine (the capital), Y'a'an on great bear lake, and Sla'va, on Great Slave Lake. Slow expansion begins to the south.

1741

Player of Sicily: It is not allowed for a player to suicide their nation for any reason. If you don't want to play your nation, you can switch, but allowing yourself to be conquered is not permitted. -Nate

With rampid piracy against European ships in East Asia, the nortorious pirate Tomco raids ships of concubines being sent to the Jin Emperor to recruit for his crew. 

A lot of piracy also begins in the North Atlantic out of released criminals of Saxon origin, mostly raiding southern British colonies in Arcadia. 

In the Indian Ocean, a group Qamarid pirates plaguing Iberia attempts to set up their own nation out of part of Rowzi's territory, called Al-Huriya, and ask Swahili for support.

Baroque art phases out of much of central Europe, particularly Austria and Saxony, in favor of a Neo Classical style. 

Russian population is slowed down. No particular reason.

A secret conspiracy of nobles in Baloch seek to accept rulership of the Shah of Persia.

Large numbers of Swedes set to colonize the Caribbean die of scurvey. 

A single Japanese ship reaches Papua and contacts the Quququ...qu.

Surfing begins to be popular in Mzerkan Chumash. 

• Jaffarid Arabia: We begin this year by declining the offer that Russia had offered, saying that Circassia is a valuable asset to Arabia. We make a final push for our troops into Ethiopia, and are able to, for the most part, occupy the Sinai and some of eastern Ethiopia, albeit not that much. Patriotism slowly dwindles down, with many blaming Sultan Umar for their current situation with Ethiopia and numerous other Christian nations. Small christian protests begin in Damascus and Baghdad, but remain primarily peaceful for the time being.

• Russia: The lack of Winter uniforms in the Caucasus leads to General Nikita Petrovich abandoning the region, and returning home. The army becomes a small professional force of 60,000 men, mainly stationed in Belarus and the Baltics. Tuvov is expanded 25 px east. Kodiak covers the Island. Novoarchangelsk is expanded 10 px. The North Siberian Labor Camps are collectively referred as Gulags. The population stands at 16.5 million. Five galleons and ten frigates are added to the Pacific Fleet. The population of Alyeska is 10,000 and slowly growing with the Eastern Migration and settlement of Siberia. The current population of Siberia is three million.

• Scandi Dip: They Offer to buy the Bahamas and Puerto Rico from France for a combined four million.
• Papal States: The Pope sends a Special Legate to the negotiations for the Treaty of Naples, and he very quickly agrees to the terms, hoping to put the conflict behind the Italian Peninsula. Pope Urban VII writes to Burgundy accepting the compromise, glad to see that the Bishops will retain some form of governmental power. With the increase in piracy, the Pope calls on the Hospitallers, Burgundy, and Britain to engage in a solid effort to stop the scurge of piracy. Missions continue, and the Zulu are asked whether the Immaculata could build a mission in their mighty kingdom. [Mod response please].
  • Bishopric of St Peter-in-Brazil: The nuns of the Prayerful Congregation of Our Lady of Pituba decide that they want to establish a university to supplement the school that they already run from their convent. Unfortunately, the nuns themselves-whilst educated-are not ready to run a university. Thus a small number of nuns is given leave by the Abbess to travel to Rome to take degrees. The Bishop is pleased with the plan, since he feels that the presence of a university in his governorate will increase its prestige in the New World.
  • Saxony OOC: Just as a side note Callum... Burgundy is no longer emperor and the Austrian Emperor is a lot more for religious powa... so except it to maybe reversed.
• Ethiopian Empire: The military of the Kingdom of Egypt begins its own push against the Jaffarid forces. The cities of Lower Egypt are recovered, giving liberty and revival to the Coptic population once more. The Pope Mark VI dies, and a new election places Pope Matthew IV to fill the seat in his stead. With the Arabs pushed mostly out of Lower Egypt, the military closes in to their positions on this side of the Red Sea, preparing for a full invasion of the Sinai peninsula. Once the military reached the border of Egypt, the cannons are used to bombard the Fatha Al-Farun, forcing the Jaffarids from their defensive positions. The Emperor and his court are unsure about a peace agreement yet. Antiquarians continue to uncover the old history of Egypt, especially from the Museum of Alexandria already in place.
• Maghreb: The Regency council takes more power from the Sultan and begins to take power from the parliament. Traditionalists grow angry about limiting the power of the sultan, while Progressives grow angry about limiting the power of the parliament. The Maghrebi Navy is built up more as more pirates are recruited into the navy. A revival of ancient Islamic art begins to supplant the Arab Baroque and European art in Maghreb. More people in Maghreb begin identifying as Berber rather than Muslim. The Berber Muslim traditions slowly drift away from Arab traditions. Secularism continues to grow. The Settlement in Cabinda slowly grows and Bamako is incorporated into the overseas vizierates. Fulo Empire grows militarily. The Settlement in the Sandwich Islands grows.
• Guuti Empire: Guuti philosophy continues to grow as local shamans develop their own strains of it. Rogue Guutists successfully establish a state on the west coast of Canada above Washington known as Zatzina. They bring Guuti farming and battle techniques over to that area. They begin to grow with their leader who is proclaimed as Slamas Guuti. Guuti III sets out to spread Guutism more and instates a missionary program. Missionaries travel to the Iriqious, Inuits, and Yukon peoples to establish Guutism there. A large pyramid is constructed in Ts'aotsine which is made as a tomb to the Guuti royal family. Diamonds are embedded in it and the sarcophagi which the monarchs are put in are coated in Guuti's tears, a poison. Guuti Warriors also begin coating the bullets of their guns with Guuti's tears to make them more effective at killing. A rogue shaman named Slamas begins speaking out against the organization of the seven shamans and begins getting his own following. The Chieftain of a neighboring Dene tribe is invited to Ts'aotsine to show him Guuti riches and splendor in an attempt to join their nation/establish a Guuti temple in the other tribe. Word is also spread to other tribes about the evils of white men to the west.
  • This constitutes a strike -Sky
  • Why is that?
• South India: Catholic missionary activity rises steadily especially in isolated villages, converting tribes and Muslims. Buddhist missionary activity increases in the urban areas especially among the 'lower' caste Hindus. Raja Nageshwar Rao I is widely regarded and respected as a divine king. Granaries are constructed by the government and surplus food grain is stored in government granaries. The feudal system has eroded away in southern Kerala due to the commercialization of agriculture. As the landowners have become direct cultivators the skilled farm laborers and tenants have moved to neighboring Tamil areas and Northern Kerala. The commercialization of agriculture has led to an increase in wages in southern Kerala and the standard of living in Southern Kerala. Economic prosperity and standards of living increase steadily. The island of Maladweep is further developed.
  • Meluakam: The conspiracy of the Muslim Baloch nobles is discovered and is ignored as these nobles are not held in high respect by the people of Meluakam apart from a few native Baluch. The South Indians have helped the Baluch develop their homeland by a great margin. Large amounts of investment, food grains and trade goods flow from the mainland into Meluakam. The culture of Balochistan is much more similar to that of South India due to the majority of people being South Indian farmers while the Baluchis are mainly nomads and herders. The Baluchis who have settled down have adopted South Indian culture. The Baloch nobles are imprisoned and sent to a jail in the Maldives. Though their imprisonment causes anger among many communities, these are very far away from each other and are not able to coordinate any joint action. Though this leads to an increase in nomads attacking settlements such as towns and cities.
• Malaya: With the passing of the King in 1738, minor squabbles between the two Princes have been resolved, with the creation of a biarchic monarchy. This is expected to last for the reign of the Two Princes, while maintaining the stability of the country. With the increase in Japanese prescense nearby, we send diplomats to conduct trade and cultural exchange with the Japanese Kingdom. Fearing competition, we begin preparing for further expansion into Borneo, starting with the coastline as charted out by expeditions years ago. Urbanisation continues, with the population in Sabah totalling at 1.145 million and counting as settlers from the mainland enter the region.
• Belkan Empire: Ivan Vasilev this year suffers an attempted attack on his life. However his platoon of personal guards from the Black Guards regiments are able to fend off the assasination. The group of assassins are wiped out however the final one is shot in the leg personally by Vasilev who has him treated and kept alive. It is revealed a group of the Empires Bereaucrats contracted the assassins the end Vasilevs snooping around in the finances of the empire. This however has now ended badly. Rather than approach the Duma, and the Czar, he goes straight to Czar Vladimir who is outraged. Vladimir and Vasilev congregate all of Belkas generals as well as the noble families traditionally involved in warfare and military matters and all agree the Bereaucracy has gone too far. Czar Vladimir personally orders the death of most of the Belkan bereaucrats. With a combination of Impaling, and just plain and simple firing squads in the span of two weeks much of the Belkan bereaucracy is purged and wiped out. While much of the money spent and stolen by these men is lost it does curb the problem of the treasury absolutely hemorhagging money. The loss of the Bereaucracy in general is a hit to Belkas internal stability and the replacements brought in by the Czar are particularly mediocre. The instability this causes makes the Czar extremely unpopular who is forced to use military force to begin clamping down on the nations problems hoping to keep things under control. This includes the general abolishment of the press and other forms of freedoms. This does not go over well with the enlightenment thinkers who immediately begin discussing the situation. A Notable individual and his apprentice both show up to the meeting of enlightenment thinkers. Field Marshall Kamarov and Crown Prince and heir Apparent Czar Ferdinand who sit in on the meeting. Ferdinand is quickly swept up in the movement and becomes a practicing enlightenment thinker who actively studies.

• Swahili: We continue our agriculture policies and adapt more plants to the Swahili climate. The army continues convincing contracted servants. We continue colonial expansion in Northern Somalia, in the South and in the Malindi and Mombassa area. . Colonisation steadily increase as medicine and weaponry becomes more widespread. Several libraries are built in Swahili.  Technological advances speed up as a result of the cultural and technological exchanges in the embassies. Dar as Salaam continues being constructed. We send support to the Huriya in return from them becoming a protectorate/vassal. The Iberian trade quarter is closed down. 150 ships are sent to attack the Iberians in Sofala while the other ships are sent to attack Mombassa. 50,000 soldiers are raised and sent to attack Mombassa too. The navy is ordered to respond to any attacks or landings on Swahili coastal cities. The two 50,000-strong armies in Sofala are ordered to support each other
  • Lakshadweep: The island of Lakshadweep is further developed.
  • Olungu: Olungu expands and is further develop
• Persia: The land of Persia is worked on as the Sha Al Faris works on expanding trade into India and the Jaffarid state. The city of Tehran is picked the capital as most trade hubs are sit up around it. The military is re organized as generals are picked for loyalty and and effectiveness. With the new military gear from the mid east we begin to work on copying them into a Persian form. Horse men from mostly the North East of the nation are picked to join special assault units " Al Farsi", they are sent to the Sha to give Ba'yah to him in Theran and are given high stature in the army after completing harsh military training. This foundation begins to gain more support as youth from mostly middle class families begin to follow the new organisation. The navy is worked on to have 50 warships in peace time and up to 300 ships ready for war. Traders are sent to India and S.E. Asia as they begin to work as trying to have Iran be seen as the gate to the East and West (in trade). The government begins to work on creating waterways, creating man made rivers and organizing ways of farming to help improve the population. The military is improved as more men begin to join it. The army is resent into Arabia where they base themself Sina and are renamed as rear guards, the army, at the same time to Navy is pulled out to put a blockade into Sina land. A tiny trade boat from Persia makes it way to France, the captian of the ship is thier to conduct trade of normal assest but of Opuim. (here you go Oct)
• Sultanate of Cyprus: The tensions between the conservative faction of Sultan Jalil and his popular and more liberal son Farid finally clash. While Farid was on a trip in Cairo to meet the Caliph in February, one of his friends is implicated into a corruption scandal in the Mujtamae Alhadariu (Urban). The Sultan use this as an excuse to arrest every associate of Farid, including the former Grand Vizier Mu'Tamid al-Satter, who had aligned with the heir since he was fired from his office. After this scandal, many of the young liberals in prisons are executed, and the Sultan accuse his son to be in cohort with the “traitors”, and disinherit him from the succession, favouring his eldest son Hasim instead. This cause many popular porotests from the population, with who the Sultan is unpopular, while Farid is seen as the miracle man who will fix the country. Being blocked from the main harbours of Cyprus, Farid is finally able to get into the port of Limassol, thanks to the help of a couple of Maghrebi merchants (Maghreb having a fleet in the port of Limassol). He is welcomed with cheers from the population, and quickly many defects to him, launching a general uprising in favour of Farid. Soldiers in the palace in Nicosia quickly switch side and lead a coup against the Sultan, leaving the city open to Farid. In June 13, 1741, Farid become Sultan at 32 years old after overthrowing his father. He promise that new liberal policies will help the island recover from its problems.
  • Maghrebi Dip: Maghreb welcomes Farid to the throne and offer some of the Maghrebi military to be stationed in Cyprus to help quell any instability.
    • Cyprus Dip: Sultan Farid gladdly accept the help of his ally, and thanks the Maghrebi for helping him access the island.
• Ququququ: The Koito reform continues and his Angu-Zia son is elected new Namton A'fao for a lifelong term As the Ququququ nation is finally stable enough, the outlying tribes are contacted in order to induce them into the Union. (basically, slow map expansion, approved by Feud). The Japanese are greeted with pigs sago and other foodstuff.
  • Bilibil: With the help of numerous Ququququ workers the Bilibil rebuild their trade canoes and restore some homes, while new ones are built on the coast of the Ququququ union. This bring the Bilibil much closer to the Ququququ heartland.
• United Kingdom of Great Britain: England has 6.6 million people and inside of that London has a population of 0.8 million, Wales has 0.6 million, Ireland has 2.1 million people and Scotland one million people. The army undergoes a shifting of forces to the south of England with 10,000 in London, 5000 in Portsmouth, 2000 in Dublin and 1000 in Cork, 1000 in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen each and 2000 in Cardiff while an additional 9000 troops are overseas with 5000 in Arcadia, 2000 in English Maiam, 1000 in Haiti as well as 500 in St George, St Helena, New Canterbury and Bay of Kost. The fleet is divided with 150 ships stationed in Portsmouth and 200 ships stationed in Bristol. Trade with colonies in a triangular trade going through Africa, America and Europe is profitable.Within Britain the education system continues through the running of universities, grammar schools, travelling education and the boarding academies of the London Civil Service academy and the Oxford Preparatory school. The maintenance of the canals and the roads is continued with further expansion of the network from the coal mines to the midlands cities. The steam engine is invented for us of pumping water out of the mines and after initial testing starts to grow in use. Agriculture continues to change with almost all farms being enclosed, the four field crop rotation system being universal and the use of moldboard plough. The major landlords now find themselves with the problem of losing farmhands to the colonies and the demand for rural work has decreased as the formerly disposed commoners have moved to the cities or colonies and found jobs leaving the rural areas sufficiently staffed but low pay and heavy head hunting for knowledgeable farm workers has forced landlords to allow for more sharecropping as opposed to direct work on the lord's land. Parliament passes the land ownership act of 1741 establishing greater protections for the sale and purchase of land by requiring ownership to be registered locally but this ensures the courts acknowledge the full rights of the land owners such as control over what occurs on the land. James Watt is born this year.
  • British Arcadia: The 5000 British troops in Arcadia are spread out with 1000 in New York, 2000 in Henry's land, 1000 in New Gwynedd and the remaining 1000 are divided between the remaining areas. In addition local militia forces do exist but they aren't standing and are spread out although they are armed. In Avalon frontiers push 50 px northwards into OTL Quebec as waves of farmer frontiersmen push in coming from Britain encouraged by offer of free land and vote in the colonial assemblies. Each colony is given its own assembly to govern it in accordance with the British Crown and significant land owners. The sale of furs, sugar, tobacco, coffee, bananas and other cash crops continue to bring in good money. There is a militia of 21,000 citizens who are while unprofessional do have weapons and supplies. The colonies are at 2.2 million people. The City of England continues to prosper. The Royal Navy from Britain are dispatched to end the raiding by pirates as patrols and targets on their bases and fences are carried out to reduce this.

• Iberia: Iberian forces retreat from Mombasa and the advancing Swahili army, but not before plundering the city. Jacó do Sequeira's fleet makes scattered raids on the Swahili Coast, then anchors at Goa. From Goa, he attacks Lakshadweep and Socotra. The army on the Rozwi coast is withdrawn to the Gulf of Guinea, where they join with a second fleet of 14 ships and 7000 troops to seize the port of Olungu. In the Caribbean, Iberian privateers build a small settlement on Great Inagua, challenging French claims to the island. The Ilhas de Sal (OTL Turks Islands) become inhabited by Iberian salt collectors. Fur traders build trading posts up the Mississippi, expanding the colony. Maranhão expands along the Tocantins and Araguaia rivers and into the OTL states Maranhão, Tocantins and Piauí. Belém grows to become the largest city in the colony. The town of São José de Macapá is founded at the site of a former military garrison at the mouth of the Amazon.
• Saxony: Saxony continues work on the Fortress Elba and the surrounding trade town. Meanwhile, Oldenburg is heavily invested in with new roads, shipyards and trade posts going up to use the new sea aces she to its fullest. So Saxony also builds forts along the coast to fend of any Pirates. Also, Saxony sends a request for Catholic missionaries to convert the Protestants in Oldenburg back to Catholicism and the right path even thought they had strayed from it. (Papal Diplomacy)

1742

Another day another thunderstruck turn, you have one hour SupremeSensualSamrāṭSky 22:00, July 24, 2017 (UTC)

The Pope complains about how he broke his coccyx a few years ago.

The self-proclaimed Jumhuriya Al-Huriya (Republic of Liberty) accepts being protectorate of Swahili. In order to establish an organized nation, they create a council of all the greatest pirates Qamarid in Mombasa to formulate the "Pirate Code".

The conspiracy of the local satraps assassinates the local Indian leaders in Baloch, leading a general rebellion and ask for Persia's support. 

Japan begins trade with Quququ.. in order to use their growing navy to challenge the Jin's monopoly of trade.

In Cairo, a street brawl between some people results in the death of a prominent Muslim merchant. This rapidly devolves into widespread rioting and protesting across the city and sectarian violence between Muslims and and the governing Coptic class. As Cairo burns, the pleas of the leaders to end the fighting are ignored.

• Sultanate of Cyprus : Under the more “liberal” regime of Sultan Farid, the legacy of Jalil begin to change. Once seen as the man who brought independence and reforms to Cyprus, the new historians paint him as a man who killed his brother to claim power and who started a war with the Italians to protect outdated ideologies. Mu'Tamid al-Satter, now 66 years old, is once again named Grand Vizier, this time to help Farid turn the regime into a more enlightened direction. When hearing about the brawls in Cairo, Farid decide to act quickly, and send the disgraced admiral Mufeed el-Galla (the one who started the war with the Italian League) at the head of a ship to meet with the Cypriot ships in Cairo (the one escorting the traders of the Caliphate in India). Farid offered this to the admiral as a way to redeem himself, and tasked him to get the Caliph and the family members of royal families (the one that were sent to study under the Caliph) out of the city so they could be brought back to Cyprus until things calmed down. El-Galla, who want to regain his prestige more than anything else, is ready to do anything to make his mission a success.
• France: As the King realizes that his human zoo is becoming to big for the palace he arranges for the permeant human zoo to be built on more land and to provide more space to the groups displayed. The human zoo at Paris will retain a rotating position of of the humans from this rural zoo. In the field of opium smuggling the Bordeaux Cartel retains the position of the superior smugglers. A smaller cartel intended for opium and other drug smuggling is created in the city of Sarzana. The Srazana Cartel acts as a sister cartel to the Bordeaux cartel. A request is sent to Baloch to purchase the port of Gwadar (MOD RESPONSE)
• Russia: The population is at 16.6 million. Settlement of Siberia continues, however due to the cold some people begin to set up small communities in Outer Manchuria, Yakutia, Mongolia, and even the Khanate. We offer to buy the west bank of Lake Baikal from Mongolia (Mod Response). Tuvov is expanded 25 px east. Novoarchangelsk is expanded 15 px inland. Fur trappers begin to operate more farther south of the Pyotr Archipelago. Attu Island is settled by fur trappers. However due to talking with namly the Aleuts and other tribes, there are rumors going around Alyeska. This doesn't help when a fur trapper near Novoarchangelsk goes missing, or when a giant sturgeon is caught off the coast of former Novoaleutia. There are many names these creatures that supposedly haunt the woods and islands of both Alyeska and Siberia. Near Tuvov their called Water Stalkers, near Novoarchangelsk their called the Otter People, or the Kushtaka. Five galleons and ten frigates are built for the Pacific Fleet. Construction of the Vostok and Port Sibir Forts ends. Settlements tied to Novoarchangelsk are established at OTL Craig and Klawock.
  • You wylin, Mongolia is a dirt poor nation with a government that hasn't been elaborated on since 1405. Ain't no buying going on there, especially since the Mongolians still live there. Force is prolly mandated, and idk if you can get support behind that.
    • ~~ They Call Me Guns
• Maghreb: The Regency Council's approval ratings continue to go down as their decisions remain unpopular. The parliament is temporarily suspended after disagreements between the Lord Regent and the parliament. The fate of the Sultan lies in question as he is driven to the brink of insanity and his heirs are all judged as incompetent. Faith in a monarchical system dwindles. Several Mercenaries and pirates go to fight in Cairo to help the Muslim cause. The Emirate of Mali is fully incorporated into mainland Maghreb as an administrative autonomous province. A Maghrebi pirate discovers an ancient Byzantine manuscript in a shipwreck and brings it to a linguistic scholar in Fez who translates it and learns about a substance known as War Fire(Greek Fire) and begins working with other scholars on replicating it for battle. Several pirates who are inspired by the Pirate Republic in Rowzi start their own pirate state near Mapuche named the Laurentian Pirate Republic.
• Plausibility strike. -Sky

• • Islamic Colonial Company: Forts in Cabinda continue to be lucrative and the second mission around the horn of Africa succeeds a little better with the colonists stopping off in Zayiyr, and Jumhuriya Al-Huriya, and Swahili to make trade agreements and lease ports from them before heading on to Baloch, where they help out rebels before heading on to the Bahmani Sultanate to establish trade and an alliance with them. They stay in Bahmani and set out for Australia next year. Forts are also built below the Kanem on the coast.
  • Overseas Vizierates: The Settlement in the Sandwich Islands(specifically the western one) expands more and grows into a full time settlement, being incorporated into the Tajammanid Vizierate. The Vizierate of Ardu Bayda continues to grow along the coast and bumps into the Burgundian Colony in Patagonia. Maghreb offers to buy this colony in Patagonia and the colony in the eastern sandwich islands from Burgundy in exchange for a few ports in Mali, the Emirate of Ard Al Zuhur, and the ability to convert these gained lands to christianity.
  • Fulo Empire: The Fulo Emperor launches an invasion of his neighbor to the west, the Nara Empire, with Maghrebi support. The Nara capital is captured and the emperor instates his rule there.
  • Sultanate of Seluja: The Sultan helps out Fulo and establishes a presence in conquered Nara. The Sultan, who happens to be the ruler of Maghreb's son, who is very competent and liberal, offers to be the new sultan. The Regency council forbids this but he grows in popularity.
• Ethiopian Empire: Having seemingly crushed the Jaffarid invaders just short of the Sinai peninsula, the military regroups and resupplies in preparation of their invasion of Arabia. However, news of (completely unexpected) revolts across Lower Egypt completely changes their plans. After Cairo burns, similar riots and revolts are seen in major urban centers across Egypt. Emperor Theodore, in his capacity as King of Egypt, rallies together local militas of the Coptic nobility in Egypt to put down the rebels, and scatter the dissenters from the urban centers. However, knowing he cannot keep down a popular Arab rebellion at the same time of fighting a war with Arabia, the Emperor and his court proposes a Second Treaty of Cairo to end hostilities on all fronts. Antiquarians continue to compile history of the Caliphate from across its history, both ancient, medieval and modern. Ancient history is compiled first, and is mostly simple due to the works of archaeology in previous dynasties. As the the treaty is accepted, the Emperor of Ethiopia produces the Caliph and Ulema from hiding, and returns them unscathed back to their home in Cairo. 
  • Maghreb would accept a second treaty if Egyptian Arabs were given their own state/the Ethiopian empire allowed Muslims into ruling positions.
  • Ethiopia Dip: The treaty includes a greatly expanded city-state of the Caliphate, and gives the Caliph more direct authority over Muslims in Egypt 
• Jaffarid Arabia: The insurgency and rioting in Cairo pushes the citizens of Arabia too continue the war, seeing as the rioting could allow Arabia to have a more cunning victory in the conflict. With Persia assisting us with their naval blockade and helping us in-general, we exploit the Islamic uprising by sending in any remaining troops in the field to Cairo to encourage the uprising and to "add fuel to the fire (شيي بعثم فخ فاث بهقث)". By the time we make it to Cairo, although with many of casualties on both sides, we continue to spread mayhem by giving the rebellions weaponry and promoting an anti-Ethiopian perception to the citizens. Due to seeing the Ethiopians wanting to end the war formally, we tell them that we are open to a final diplomatic resolution.
• Scandinavia: The King sends men to each one of the Empires colonial holdings he offers the King of Prussia's daughter a marriage to his son Crown Prince Eric of Scandinavia. (Mod Response) the King asks both Prussia and Russia to share military technology (Mod and Player response) Forts are built on both side of the strait between Sweden and Denmark and are armed heavily. Along with improving defenses in Riga. The Kingdom wants to increase their presence as a trading power so they Offer Britain a trade agreement and non aggression pact (Player response) They offer the same trade agreement and non aggression pact with Burgundy (Player response) and Offer the same Non agression pact and Trade agreement with France. (Player response) Finally, they offer a trade agreement and non agression pact with Iberia.
• Marriage yes, tech no. -Sky
  • Scandinavian West Indian Company: The Crown Prince Eric is named Governor of all of the Empires Caribbean holdings, He makes a large offer to the King of France for the Island of Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. (Player Response) He also commissions a large fort to be built overlooking the natural harbor on St. Thomas He requests his Father grant him 2000 Professional men from the Scandinavian Army as well as a dozen ships of the line and two dozen second rates. He begins importing slaves from West Africa to help with work on the Plantation on St. John's and St. Thomas which has been named the capital of the Scandinavian west Indian holdings. Finally, more settlers are brought in to replace those lost to scurvy prior the cure for scurvy is lemon. a doctor suggested giving the ailing patients lemon and it is seemed to work the Prince orders every Man, Women and Child allotted a lemon every week.
  • Scandinavian Prince Eric's Land: Johann Anderson is appointed Governor of the Northern territories He requests around 2500 Professional troops to be sent to Prince Eric's Land along with 5000 Militiamen to be raised in the case of any clashing with the nearby Native tribes. King Gustav orders the Governor to try to establish friendly relations with the natives. Governor Anderson sends 500 settlers to attempt to form a town on the banks of the large lake that had been found years earlier. The main colony expands farther south and expands to encompass most of the northern shore, another attempt is made to purchase Newfoundland from the Kingdom of Burgundy the emissary explaining that the fishing off the coast is valuable and they are prepared to offer 750,000 Krals for the Island. (Player Response)
    • No way France sells those. -Feud.
    • Guuti Diplomacy: The Guuti warriors greet the diplomats in their language and offer them food and a powerful hallucinogen to take back to their tribe in exchange for guns.
  • Scandinavian West Africa: Lars Olson is appointed Governor of all of Scandinavia's West African Holdings. He makes a request for preferential treatment of Scandinavian merchants in goods such as Gold, Ivory, Salt, and Silver. He also requests from the Maghrebi government to be granted full access to the Gambian river and the ability to build two militarized ports on both sides of the mouth of the river, along with the increase in Forts from five to ten over the course of the next decade. in payment for this Governor Olson makes a 20,000 Kral donation to the Royal Family and a 100,000 Kral payment to the Sultanate of Maghreb. (Player Response) The governor also requests settlers to travel south to the Cape and settle an area on the eastern and to open diplomatic relations with any peoples they find there. around 10,000 go mainly from the islands of St. John and St. Thomas and around 500 from the African Forts along with a large portion from the Scandinavian homeland. the first boats leaving St. Thomas and West Africa leave in January by the end of the year, around 2000 colonists have arrived along with 1000 Professionals to defend the colony from attack . King Gustav sends 500 Professionals to West Africa along with more traders and some settlers. Where they land they declare Port Maria after the queen of Scandinavia. They attempt to establish good relations with the native africans giving them rum and iron tools. in exchange for help adapting to the area (Mod response) They build a stockade around Port Maria and if relations with the natives improve build a wooden wall around the settlement.
  • yes-Sky
    • Maghrebi Diplomacy: The Maghrebi government doesn't like the idea of militarized forts, but would allow scandinavian traders and the building of Scandinavian forts under Maghrebi supervision. Maghreb would allow Scandinavia to build militarized forts and to have the Gambian river as a colony in exchange for the islands of the Scandinavian West Indes and a port in Prince Eric's Land.
    • Scandinavian OOC: That's a little odd and not fair Why does Maghreb want things in The west indies or Prince Eric's land?
    • Maghreb OOC: Maghreb already has a small colony in Florida and wants to expand it to prevent Burgundian annexation. They don't need a port in Prince Eric's land actually.
• South India: The assassination of the Governor of Meluakam shocks the nation. The Raja takes immediate action and diverts the landing force of 30,000 trained troops to Meluakam. Another 20,000 troops are sent to Meluakam supported by 450 ships. Catholic missionary activity rises steadily especially in isolated villages, converting tribes and Muslims. Buddhist missionary activity increases in the urban areas especially among the 'lower' caste Hindus. Raja Nageshwar Rao I is widely regarded and respected as a divine king. Granaries are constructed by the government and surplus food grain is stored in government granaries. The feudal system has eroded away in southern Kerala due to the commercialization of agriculture. As the landowners have become direct cultivators the skilled farm laborers and tenants have moved to neighboring Tamil areas and Northern Kerala. The commercialization of agriculture has led to an increase in wages in southern Kerala and the standard of living in Southern Kerala. Economic prosperity and standards of living increase steadily. The island of Maladweep is further developed.
  • Meluakam: The Baluch coup sends Meluakam into a civil war. The large Hindu community supports the South Indian side while the Muslim community supports the local satraps. The Balochistan army splits into two groups, 30,000 support the local satraps and 20,000 support South India. The satraps also hire 10,000 mercenaries while 5000 South Indians and Brahui volunteer to save their home. 50,000 troops arrive from the mainland. They drive out the Baluch army from Hindu and Zoroastrian areas and keep the eastern part under control. A treaty to end the civil war is drafted. The Treaty of Uttaranagar, the treaty proposes 1) The creation of an independent state for the one million Baluch Muslims in the modern-day Iran and Afghanistan areas of Meluakam and 2) The rest remains under South India as home of the 1.3 million Hindus, Zoroastrians and Brahuis. 3) The belligerents sign a 15-year Non-Aggression Pact. ((MOD RESPONSE PLEASE))

• Jin dynasty: The Qianlong Emperor continues land distribution in Korean Manchuria, giving free tracts of cultivatable land to select groups of landless peasants. The new five-rank caste system is enforced, and due to contracted servitude aristocrats are coerced into heightening wages. Oppositional aristocrats are purged, while investigation into government corruption continues, with convicted aristocrats being stripped of their titles and sent into exile as peasants in Haedo. Property laws are strengthened, and liberalized as to make the market more competitive. Inheritance, while still a valid form of wealth transfer, is deemphasized. Due to taboo against merchants being torn down under the efforts of the shixue faction, restrictions against merchantile activities are removed, and merchants are now able to participate in government participation. The distinction between "good" and "bad" commoners is also deinstitutionalized. The lax intellectual climate sparks interest in Western scientific practices introduced by Jesuits, though Jesuits are barred from participating in court politics as they have previously done. Basic sanitation is promoted; public bathhouses, spas, latrines, and sewage systems are all built. Pluviometres and water gauges are manufactured to maximize agricultural productivity, and the further adoption of New World crop varieties (mainly sweet potatoes and maize) in places where wheat or wet-rice cultivation is not feasible is encouraged. The Grand Canal is expanded and renovated to accommodate greater boat traffic, and in-order to provide adequate irrigation to more the far-flung inland rural communities. To facilitate transportation and internal commerce, roads are paved with stone. The policy of militarization continues to be pursued, with shipyards, arsenals, and industrial facilities dedicated to producing armaments being built. Commercialization and the division of labour continues, resulting from a heightened demand for commercial goods from both the domestic and foreign market. Due to the influence of Northern Chinese and Koreans (which has been culturally in-contact with more egalitarian Central Asian tribes) on the imperial court (rather than the more islamicized South), and prominent female aristocrats, the laws pertaining to women in Korea are now standardized in China as well. This brings an era of relatively lax status for women, not seen before since the Tang dynasty (though it is still conservative in-comparison to the Tang dynastic era). However, gender roles are still enforced, but there is now renewed emphasis on meritocracy. Patrilocality and patrilineality is encouraged, though matrilocal marriages are however increasingly common as poorer commoner families marry into the families of their richer wives. While (childless) women now are encouraged to aid their male counterparts (siblings, fathers, husbands), and are now once again granted legal rights to property, the concept of Chinese kinship and nuclear family is promoted, with the concept of the Three Obediences being heavily promoted. Shame killing is criminalized, fathers/husbands are forbidden to sell their wives or daughters, though are allowed to purchase concubines and sell them (who are seen as commodities). The Emperor also discourages widows from committing suicide on their husband's deaths, stating that it is an act of despair and not loyalty to the husband.
  • Nivkh Commandery: The Nivkh Prince-Governor (which is the member of the Nivkh Ayzik branch of the House of Kim) continues to adopt Korean and Chinese architecture, paving roads to facilitate transport, and replacing wood and thatch roofing with stone bricks and clay tiles, respectively. The assimilation of various non-Nivkh tribes living in the area begins, with many Nivkhs convincing fellow tribesmen like Oroks or Ainu to adopt a civilized sedentary lifestyle. The baking industry booms, with various pastry recipes being produced and proving quite popular.
  • Sakha (protectorate): The Khan continues to adopt Korean and Chinese architecture, paving roads to facilitate transport, and replacing wood and thatch roofing with stone bricks and clay tiles, respectively. Siberian crab-apples become a local renowned fruit, and is particularly prized in Korea and northern China.
  • Xizang (protectorate): Lhasa, the capital, is expanded and modernized. Advisors are sent to assist the Tibetan clergy in administrating the protectorate. Many Tibetans are encouraged (via financial incentives) to become more sedentary, with food instead being supplied from nearby Sichuan (thereby reducing overreliance in inefficient herding). News of the yeti attacking the expedition causes mass hysteria, taking advantage of the situation, some local merchants sell "urine and silver" bags as a method to "repel potential yeti".
  • Port of Nangang: The Emperor decides send more emissaries to the Angu peoples and peripheral tribes in Haegajang in-order to enrich the knowledge of their culture, while sends more colonists to cement the colony of Nangang from any tribal intrusions. The shipyard in Nangang is expanded, with a more larger dock being constructers. Amount of settlers now breach a thousand, with anti-miscegenation laws (pertaining between locals and Chinese settlers) being instituted. While mixed-race relationships are permitted, infanticide and abortions of mixed-race babies is permitted.

• Swahili:We continue our agriculture policies and adapt more plants to the Swahili climate. The army continues convincing contracted servants. We continue colonial expansion in Northern Somalia, in the South and in the Malindi and Mombassa area. . Colonisation steadily increase as medicine and weaponry becomes more widespread. Several libraries are built in Swahili.  Technological advances speed up as a result of the cultural and technological exchanges in the embassies. Dar as Salaam continues being constructed. The fleet with 150 ships and 50,000 soldiers are sent to reclaim Socotra and Lakshadweep, as well as Goa. The other fleet is sent on a search and destroy mission on the other Iberian fleet. The military launches an offensive to find and destroy the Iberian reinforcements to the Rowzi.
  • Lakshadweep: The island of Lakshadweep engages in passive resistance.
  • Olungu: Olungu engages in passive resistance.
• Guuti Empire: Slamas, the rogue shaman, begins preaching a form of Guutism based off of the freedom of the individual, and not the strength of the collective. This will later become known as Ilamatist Guutism, and will reject the rulings of the Seven Shamans. Guuti III continues to build up his settlements and increase farming and food output. A second diamond mine is built in Sla'va to go with the one in Ts'aotsine.
• No diamond mines. -Sky
• Ququququ: The Koito reform continues and his Angu-Zia son is elected new Namton A'fao for a lifelong term As the Ququququ nation is finally stable enough, the outlying tribes are contacted in order to induce them into the Union. (basically, slow map expansion, approved by Feud). The Japanese contact continues, and Ququququ begin adopting children born of interracial relations in the Jin port, in order to avoid the infanticide.
  • Bilibil: With the help of numerous Ququququ workers the Bilibil rebuild their trade canoes and restore some homes, while new ones are built on the coast of the Ququququ union. This bring the Bilibil much closer to the Ququququ heartland.
• United Kingdom of Great Britain: England has 6.7 million people and inside of that London has a population of 0.8 million, Wales has 0.6 million, Ireland has 2.2 million people and Scotland one million people. The army undergoes a shifting of forces to the south of England with 10,000 in London, 5000 in Portsmouth, 2000 in Dublin and 1000 in Cork, 1000 in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen each and 2000 in Cardiff while an additional 9000 troops are overseas with 5000 in Arcadia, 2000 in English Maiam, 1000 in Haiti as well as 500 in St George, St Helena, New Canterbury and Bay of Kost. The fleet is divided with 150 ships stationed in Portsmouth and 200 ships stationed in Bristol. Trade with colonies in a triangular trade going through Africa, America and Europe is profitable.Within Britain the education system continues through the running of universities, grammar schools, travelling education and the boarding academies of the London Civil Service academy and the Oxford Preparatory school. The maintenance of the canals and the roads is continued with further expansion of the network from the coal mines to the midlands cities. Steam engines grow in use in the mines for pumping water but are hampered by their high inefficiency. The puckle gun is invented which has a high rate of fire but is heavy and unreliable so not ever purchased. Increase in weaving in London as new and more efficient looms are commercially available. Agriculture continues to change with almost all farms being enclosed, the four field crop rotation system being universal and the use of moldboard plough. There is a continued shortage of trained workers and holding onto good farm workers leading to higher wages as many people see the cities of growing industry or the Americas as a better alternative. Seeing issues in Baloch which affect regional stability, an offer is made to the rebels for the British to support an independent Baloch due to the diverse nature of Baloch with Hindus and Muslims gaining the support of Persia could lead to further violence while the British support of an independent state offers a far greater autonomy and will leave minorities less isolated due to the British working with other states in similar circumstances. (Mod response)
  • British Arcadia: The 5000 British troops in Arcadia are spread out with 1000 in New York, 2000 in Henry's land, 1000 in New Gwynedd and the remaining 1000 are divided between the remaining areas. In addition local militia forces do exist but they aren't standing and are spread out although they are armed. In Avalon frontiers push 50 px northwards into OTL Quebec as waves of farmers finishing their contracts go looking out for their own significant plots. push in coming from Britain encouraged by offer of free land and vote in the colonial assemblies. The assemblies continue to function. The sale of furs, sugar, tobacco, coffee, bananas and other cash crops continue to bring in good money. There is a militia of 21,000 citizens who are while unprofessional do have weapons and supplies. The colonies are at 2.2 million people. The City of England continues to prosper. The Royal Navy from Britain are dispatched to end the raiding by pirates as patrols and targets on their bases and fences are carried out to reduce this.

• Saxony: King Saxony: King Otto I seeing the opportunity to continue to expand his influence in the Baltic offers to buy Visby Island of Scandinavia for 500,000 Krals. (Player Response) They want Visby to act as a Baltic trade post for Saxony so they could more easily access the Valuable Trade Goods of Russia and Scandinavia. Also, this would allow Visby to become a central stopover point for trade coming to and from Scandinavia and Russia. Along with this Forts are built up around Ports on the coast of Oldenburg and has been funding new government owned Trading Companies. Also, another request is sent to Scandinavia asking for permission to start a fur trading company in Prince Eric’s Land (Player Reply)
• Scandinavia Dip: They refuse the offer for Visby, but accept the offer for a small fur trading outfit in Prince Eric's land
• Italian League: With the war with Sicily having been concluded via the Treaty of Naples, we begin working on reparing our nation and fulfilling our promise to improve our southern vassal. New governors are installed in newly annexed territory, and the military continues occupying Sicily.
• Iberia: With King Henrique's regency ending this year, the war against Swahili becomes more of a trade war to break the Swahili monopoly on the Indian Ocean. Olungu is fortified and garrisoned by 800 troops. The rest of the fleet sails to Mozambique and up the Swahili Coast, intending to capture important trading centers and reduce Swahili influence in East Africa. They invade the central Swahili Coast (OTL Tanzania), attacking Mikindani/Mtwara and Kilwa. Meanwhile, a detachment of 13 ships and 1000 troops from Jacó do Sequeira's fleet captures Mafia Island. Two fleets of 15 and 19 ships are sent to the Indian Ocean to ensure that control of the Laccadives and Socotra remains contested. These smaller fleets only directly engage fleets of similar size, but make raids on larger ships, especially transports. Fur traders build trading posts up the Mississippi, expanding the colony. Maranhão expands along the Tocantins and Araguaia rivers and into the OTL states Maranhão, Tocantins and Piauí.

1743

Another day another smartphone. One hour for 1742 SupremeSensualSamrāṭSky 22:07, July 25, 2017 (UTC)

Following the Papal Coccygeal issues, coccyges become more interesting to European physicians.

Upon returning to Cairo, a newly elected caliph denounces Farid, claiming he has illegally usurped power. In the same year, the Caliph commissions trusted scholars in Egypt to compile a history of the Caliphate since the Mamluk era in order to legitimize himself and his predecessors.

Every 60 seconds in Africa.... a minute passes.

A priest in France finds out about the human zoo and writes to the Pope describing how terrible it is, asking him to do something about it.

• Sultanate of Cyprus: Farid decide to go on a trip in the rural parts of Cyprus to meet with his people after he was advised to do so by al-Satter, while the Grand Vizier stayed in the capital to work a new economic policy to revalue the Fils (Cyprus money) with the Mujtamae Almal. In the capital, al-Satter received a series of news from Cairo, first from el-Galla, who inform him that the Caliph died as he was trying to get him out of the city, and that he had been unable to get the royalty in Cairo. Slowly after came the news of the election of a new Caliph was chosen. And finally, that the new Caliph called Farid a usurper. These news were quickly known from the population of Nicosia, and the fact al-Satter first tried to hide them made things worst. Feeling that things were going in their favour, former allies of Jalil led a reactionary coup in Nicosia, which turned into a bloody struggle for control of the capital. The fear of religious punishment for going against the Caliph led many citizens to side with the rebels, and by July the capital was under the control of the rebels, who claimed to follow the will of the Caliph and to restore the rightful Sultan of Cyprus. Al-Satter made it out of the city, and met with Farid, who had established a provisional capital in Paphos, in the western part of the island. During that time, the rebels liberated Jalil from his cell to put him on the throne. However, they found Jalil sick and  in a bad health condition, forcing them to install a regency for the Sultan. The regency would be a council composed of the rebel leaders, including General (and self-proclaimed First Regent) Rafeed Mu'sad Sarraf, Grand Vizier (named by the Sultan and First Regent) Umaar Taysid and Prince Hasim (the first son of Jalil). As for the Sultan, he is still healthy enough to sign official declarations and write official letters, but no more than that. In Paphos, Farid wrote a letter to the Caliph, angrily asking him to return his son to him (his son still being under the care of the Caliphate), and one to el-Galla, asking him to return at once with the ships. Things got worst when pro-Jalil in Limassol attempted in September to take over the fleet in the harbour, but were pushed back. In the fight, a couple of Maghrebi sailors were killed (as Maghreb has ships in Limassol), but it is unclear which side is responsible. Both Farid and the Regency Council send letters to foreign powers, asking them to recognize them as the legitimate government of Cyprus.
  • Maghreb Dip: Maghrebi Soldiers and Sailors stationed in Cyprus mutiny from the Maghrebi government and lead an uprising in Limassol. These soldiers were there to help Farid quell instability and have taken it upon themselves to do so.
    • Cyprus (Farid): Farid welcome those soldiers and their will to help. The Sultan even officialy promote the leader of the insurection to the rank of General in the Cypriot army, thus legitimizing the occupation of Limassol.
    • Cyprus (Regency Council): First Regent Mu'sad Sarraf send a letter to Maghreb (signed by Jalil), asking support and offering an alliance to deal with Farid and the mutiny.
      • Maghrebi Dip: The Lord Regent decides to send reinforcements to help out Farid and take back control of the mutineers. The Lord Regent also uses this as an opportunity to criticize the Caliph for not backing the Liberal Farid.  The Lord Regent flip flops from his previous position to ally with Sultan Jalil as not to anger large amounts of the population still loyal to the Caliph and to prevent the excessive spread of liberalism which could threaten his hold on power.
  • Saxony: Recognizes the Sultan Jalil as the rightful leader of Cyprus and sends 20 ships with 2000 European Line Infantry to crush the Maghrebi Soldiers.
• Maghreb: The Lord Regent, a prominent general with ideas about running a country like one would run the military,  begins minimizing the power of the rest of the regency and parliament to give power to him and his generals. The Lord Regent starts spending more and more on modernization of the military. Maghrebi populations continue to grow. The scientist studying the byzantine manuscript about Greek fire comes up with an experimental formula for it. Support for the Lord Regent continues to grow in the bureaucracy and military. A trade road also begins being built to the Kanem Empire in the Sahara and settlements grow along it. Maghrebi scholars go abroad to study European line infantry and advanced ships. They begin crafting their own versions of them. The three Ships of the Line bought from Scandinavia are made part of the new Corsair fleet of modern ships of the line. These ships are studied extensively by Maghrebi scholars and they begin making replicas of them with certain changes to make the ships truly Maghrebi. The Regent also begins to grow wary of European expansion into Maghreb and West Africa so he begins stationing troops near European holdings including forts in West Africa and Maghrebi Morocco.
  • Overseas Vizierates: Expansion begins to encompass the Burgundian colonies in Patagonia as more and more people migrate to Ardu Bayda.
  • Islamic colonial company:  Explorers spot a large landmass to the south of Indonesia after their travels,  but are unable to reach it. Expeditions become more frequent as Maghreb begins trade with Zayiyr, Swahili, Bahmani, and various states in Indonesia.
  • Fulo Empire:  The emperor executes the leaders of Nara and begins a harsh rule there.
  • Seluja: The sultan becomes the Lord Regent’s most popular opponent and is seen as the heir to the throne due to the maghrebi sultan’s insanity.
• France: New Valois begins an aggressive northern push to the Tocantins river. We again request to buy Gwadar (MOD RESPONSE). We also request an alliance with Prussia (MOD RESPONSE).
• Russia: Tuvov is expanded 25 px east. Novoarchangelsk is expanded 10 px north and 5 px on Prince of Moscow Island. The Tsar begins to get ideas, and starts doubting the alliance with Scandinavia. The tsar places the 60,000 peacetime professional troops between Feodorgrad and Novgorod. A fort begins contruction on north of Feodorgrad. The population is at 16.6 million. The harry man sightings in Arcadia increase after a sea monster is apparently sighted off the coast of Kodiak Island. The paranoia in Tuvov leaves the mayor in his underpants and a small island burned down.
• Ethiopian Empire: After finalizing the Second Treaty of Cairo, the Caliphate in Greater Cairo is fully established as its own functioning state. Three months later, Emperor Theodore II at last died, having lived 64 years. He is given a magnificent funeral, then buried with his ancestors in Axum, although in a personal mausoleum. His son succeeds him to the throne of Solomon and takes the name Emperor Alexander. Alexander, unlike his father, is not nearly as charismatic, and generally tries to use his father's bureaucracy to have the empire run itself. The theocratic administration of Theodore is heavily laxed, but immortalized in the people's memories as "Tewodrosian living". Alexander works to improve relations with this Arab neighbors, especially the Caliph in Cairo. Emperor Alexander reaches out to European powers, asking if any could serve to protect Ethiopia from nations that could wish to destroy them. Meanwhile, Pope Matthew IV works more closely to implement reforms to Coptic Christianity. The Pope sends a letter to Rome, reminding them of the coming Ecumenical council in 1645. Large numbers of books on the Caliphate are brought to Alexandria, where the finest Coptic scholars collects information from across Egypt to compile a complete history of the Caliphate, starting with the Mamluk Sultanate's final years in the early 15th century AD, known as Rise of the Modern Caliphate: 1400-1750 AD.
  • Papal Dip: The Papal envoy congratulates the new Emperor on his ascent to the throne. Regarding the next Ecumenical Council, the Pope reminds his Ethiopian brother that Alexandria led to the compromise of a Council every 20 years. Since the Council of Alexandria didn't close until 1735, it only makes sense for the next council to be twenty years after that, in 1755.
  • Scandinavia: King Gustav offers a trade agreement to Maghreb (Player response) 
  • Scandinavian West Indies: Prince Eric's begins expanding the sugar plantations on the island of St. Thomas and expanding to the harbor as well as the Fort.
• Scandinavian West Africa: They cannot accept the offer from Maghreb for the West Indian colonies, but can offer three Ships of the line and 100,000 Krals to the Maghrebi government for the Gambian colony. The Governor Lars Olson sends 5000 troops to offer vassalization to a small state in Benin and then sends 500 colonists to the mouth of the Niger river to colonize.

• • Maghreb: Maghreb will take a modified version of this offer where we would not give the entirety of the Gambian colony, instead only a few forts on the coast. In exchange, the payment will be made to zero Krals and three Ships of the Line. These ships will be studied and manufactured.
  • Scandinavian Dip: They accept.
  • No. Small state refuses.

• Iberia: Iberian forces remain in Kilwa and build a fortress called Fort Santiago, which is used as a secondary base of operations on the Swahili Coast. Henrique I appoints a "Governor of Moçambique" to administer all Iberian holdings in East Africa. Julliau de Catres, a Castilian with little military skill, is chosen for the task. He travels to Kilwa and occupies the former local ruler's residence. Meanwhile, Jacó do Sequeira sails to northern Somalia and opens negotiations with the ruler of Berbera. He offers Berbera protection on behalf of Iberia, in exchange for ending their vassalage to the Swahili. Iberia will not have any political influence over the city; instead, it will enter a sort of defensive alliance with Iberia, but become ultimately independent. A similar offer is extended to the other coastal city-states (Xiis, Maydh, Laasqoray, Bosaso). (Mod Response) Sequeira is named Governor-General of Goa during this time, but his son becomes acting Governor-General in his absence. Training of the grenadiers and development of modern ships of the line continues. Fur traders build trading posts up the Mississippi and Missouri, expanding the Mêcicipi colony upriver. Maranhão expands along the Tocantins and Araguaia rivers and into the OTL states Maranhão, Tocantins and Piauí. Hearing of a Swahili invasion, 25,000 more troops and 10,000 mercenaries are sent to defend Kilwa. 90 ships are also sent, for a total of 174 ships.
• Papal States: Pope Urban VII continues complaining about his coccyx, and his physician informs him that his condition will worsen substantially, greatly shortening his life. Nonetheless, his dehabilitating condition is not enough to stop the absolute rage which the Pope flies into when he receives the letter revealing the continued existence of the 'human zoo' in France. The Pope immediately writes a public letter, in which he excommunicates the King of France for not only grossly violating the famed 1541 bull Dilexit Deus--which expressly forbids the enslavement of people, and their mistreatment in any way inconsistent with their dignity as human beings created in imago Dei--but also for deceiving the Holy See by merely hiding the zoo from public view, instead of closing it down as the Nuncio fraternally advised the King in 1727. The excommunication will be automatically lifted on the release of the people imprisoned in the zoo, and their being compensated. Overseas: the missions in the New World, Giapan, Korea-China, Lan Xang, and Southern Africa continue. The Immaculata ask the Zulu for permission to build a small mission/hospital in the great Zulu empire [Mod response please]. Also, Saxony is praised for its fidelity, and the proposed mission to Oldenburg is given a Papal endorsement, as well as some funding. Saxony has enough priests (who also conveniently speak German) to provide the actual manpower for the Mission, although the Pope also writes to the Patriarch of the Northern Rite to get some Northern Rite priests to assist the Saxons. After sending off the order, the Pope sighs, and, still mightily cross about the whole human zoo thing, asks himself why France can't be more like Saxony.
  • Saxony Dip: King Otto I is humbled by his Holiness's Blessing for the Oldenburg Missions to convert the Protestants and sends 30 Priest with 500,000 Silver Krals worth of funding to Oldenburg to begin missionary's work. Also concerned with his Holiness's health King Otto sends his two best personal physicians to look after the pope. Upon their arrival one of King Otto's Physicians tells the Pope that he could attempt an experimental surgery to remove his Coccyx. In this surgery the Physician makes a one-to-two-inch incision over the top of the coccyx, which is located directly under the skin and subcutaneous fat tissue. There are no muscles to dissect away. The protective cartilage over the bone is then dissected from the bone starting on the back and carried around the front. The coccyx is then removed. But, the pope is warned it has never been tried before and it could result in more health complications or it could totally rid him of his Coccyx Pain.

• Ququququ ask Jin for an agreement that all mixed raced couples as well as their offspring may be offered sanctuary in Ququququ lands before attempting abortions or infanticide.
  • Chinese Diplomacy: China agrees.

• Swahili: We continue our agriculture policies and adapt more plants to the Swahili climate. The army continues convincing contracted servants. We continue colonial expansion in Northern Somalia, in the South and in the Malindi and Mombassa area. . Colonisation steadily increase as medicine and weaponry becomes more widespread. Several libraries are built in Swahili.  Technological advances speed up as a result of the cultural and technological exchanges in the embassies. Dar as Salaam continues being constructed. Another 50,000 untrained soldiers are called up. Them, along with 25,000 trained soldiers, are sent to recapture Kilwa with naval support. After this a 3000 strong detachment is sent to recapture Mafia Island with 30 ships. The 50,000 untrained soldiers would later act as a rear guard for the Swahili homeland. The fleet with 150 ships and 50,000 soldiers returns and are tasked to patrol and defend the sea between Lakshadweep, Socotra and Mogadishu and intercept naval invasions. The other fleet is tasked to defend the rest of the Swahili homeland and intercept naval invasions. The military prepares an advance into Rowzi.
  • Lakshadweep: The island of Lakshadweep engages in passive resistance.
  • Olungu: Olungu engages in passive resistance.

• South India: Catholic missionaries have converted 3000 people in the past three years and the number is rising exponentially. Buddhist missionaries have been successful in converting some feudal houses and have converted a few villages. Around 15,000 people have converted to Buddhism. Raja Nageshwar Rao I is widely regarded and respected as a divine king. Granaries are constructed by the government and surplus food grain is stored in government granaries. The feudal system has eroded away in southern Kerala due to the commercialization of agriculture. As the landowners have become direct cultivators the skilled farm laborers and tenants have moved to neighboring Tamil areas and Northern Kerala. The commercialization of agriculture has led to an increase in wages in southern Kerala and the standard of living in Southern Kerala. Economic prosperity and standards of living increase steadily. The island of Maladweep is further developed. The killing of Muslims in Meluakam triggers riots and strikes by the Muslim populace but these are quickly suppressed due to their small population and a well-organized police force.
  • Meluakam: As the Treaty of Uttaranagar was not accepted, the South Indian armies move forward, taking down small fortresses one by one, indiscriminately using heavy bombards and Mysorean rockets. Small pockets of resistance are wiped out, sometimes entire villages are massacred. The rebellion is quelled to a great extent but guerilla fighters fight an extensive guerrilla war in the highlands supported by the nomads and herders living in the highlands. Reconstruction is started in many parts of Meluakam with the materials and funds being sent in from the mainland.
  • Swahili Dip: We propose an alliance with South India.
• Archduchy of Austria: With three years of stagnance in the nation, a breakthrough is made. An inventor at the Yard of Greater Vienna had discovered a flammable mixture that could burn over water and can burn for a long period of time with a strong flame. With this new mixture, it was tested on a fired cannonball which ignited and was sent into a modelled fort. Not only did a hole punch through the fort but it also set it on fire and the flame spreaded. This led to excitement to the inventor named Otto Von Huber. This led to many requesting the government to add this to its military in order to cause a greater affect durign war allowing the distruction of the enemy's protections and more. Arnold reads the request nearing October and agrees for it to be manufactured at once. Meanwhile, a plan to invade the Swiss COnfederacy had been worked out, an army of 97,000 of which 78,000 are professional troops had been ordered tobe moved in to the nation and siege Zurich and Lucerne. During this battle, the cities are captured leading to a victory in favor for Austria. In the meantime we request Alsace to be let go by the Burgundians. Fucking sees a larger growth in population by the middle class with 6700 people moving into many complexes created in Fucking. Sanitation and sewers begin to connect and reach many rural areas and clean drinking water becomes more and more available to the lower class.
• United Kingdom of Great Britain: England has 6.7 million people and inside of that London has a population of 0.8 million, Wales has 0.6 million, Ireland has 2.2 million people and Scotland one million people. The army undergoes a shifting of forces to the south of England with 10,000 in London, 5000 in Portsmouth, 2000 in Dublin and 1000 in Cork, 1000 in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen each and 2000 in Cardiff while an additional 9000 troops are overseas with 5000 in Arcadia, 2000 in English Maiam, 1000 in Haiti as well as 500 in St George, St Helena, New Canterbury and Bay of Kost. The fleet is divided with 150 ships stationed in Portsmouth and 200 ships stationed in Bristol. Trade with colonies in a triangular trade going through Africa, America and Europe is profitable.Within Britain the education system continues through the running of universities, grammar schools, travelling education and the boarding academies of the London Civil Service academy and the Oxford Preparatory school. The maintenance of the canals and the roads is continued with further expansion of the network from the coal mines to the midlands cities. Steam engines grow in use in the mines for pumping water but are hampered by their high inefficiency. The Nessler ball is first created by weapon smiths but is not adopted for use yet even with its high accuracy and range. A water powered silk mill is created at Derby which requires only maintenance. There is a growth in the use of cast iron from pig iron. Agriculture continues to change with almost all farms being enclosed, the four field crop rotation system being universal and the use of moldboard plough. There is a continued shortage of trained workers and holding onto good farm workers leading to higher wages as many people see the cities of growing industry or the Americas as a better alternative. Seeing issues in Baloch which affect regional stability, an offer is made to the native Baloch rebels for the British to support an independent Baloch. Due to the diverse nature of Baloch with Hindus and Muslims, gaining the support of Persia could lead to further violence while the British support of an independent state offers a far greater autonomy and will leave minorities less isolated due to the British working with other states in similar circumstances. (Mod response) Since Baloch local satraps request British aid the company forces of 60,000 from Sindh, Gujarat and Malwa concentrate together in Sindh and push into Baloch. 60 ships including ships of the line are dispatched from Great Britain to aid in the fighting. Upon their arrival they set off for Sibi and request that South India continue to negotiate for the independence of Baloch. 
• Rebels request British aid -Sky
  • British Arcadia: The 5000 British troops in Arcadia are spread out with 1000 in New York, 2000 in Henry's land, 1000 in New Gwynedd and the remaining 1000 are divided between the remaining areas. In addition local militia forces do exist but they aren't standing and are spread out although they are armed. In Avalon frontiers push 50 px northwards into OTL Quebec and 50 px into Albama as waves of farmers finishing their contracts go looking out for their own significant plots. push in coming from Britain encouraged by offer of free land and vote in the colonial assemblies. The assemblies continue to function. The sale of furs, sugar, tobacco, coffee, bananas and other cash crops continue to bring in good money. There is a militia of 21,000 citizens who are while unprofessional do have weapons and supplies. The colonies are at 2.2 million people. The City of England continues to prosper. The Royal Navy from Britain are dispatched to end the raiding by pirates as patrols and targets on their bases and fences are carried out to reduce this.
• Ququququ: The Koito reform continues and his Angu-Zia son is elected new Namton A'fao for a lifelong term As the Ququququ nation is finally stable enough, the outlying tribes are contacted in order to induce them into the Union. (basically, slow map expansion, approved by Feud). The Japanese contact continues, and Ququququ begin adopting children born of interracial relations in the Jin port, in order to avoid the infanticide.
  • Bilibil: With the help of numerous Ququququ workers the Bilibil rebuild their trade canoes and restore some homes, while new ones are built on the coast of the Ququququ union. This bring the Bilibil much closer to the Ququququ heartland.

1744

Another day another one (DEE JAY KHALED) SupremeSensualSamrāṭSky 22:01, July 26, 2017 (UTC)

Coccyx, coccyges, coccygeal (this isn't an event I just like the word)

The Japanese continues trading with Quququ and other Papuan tribes.

Enlightenment and Neoscholastic literature takes over the majority of Europe's bookshelfs. Several secret societies are created in western Europe as the two schools secretly compete. 

Pope dies next year: Belka, Papal States, Prussia, Mongolia, Cologne, France, Austria, Burgundy, Iberia, Saxony, Italy, and Sicily, please vote here  for his successor.

The Persian Muslim leaders in Baloch welcomes support form the Shahanshan of Persia, as well as the Indian Muslim Army under Britain, in their fight to break away from India. The people are conflicted on how autonomous they would want to be from Persia, but that could be negotiated after the war. 

• Jaffarid Arabia: The victory achieved in the Arab-Ethiopian War brings along celebrations throughout all of Muharram and into early Safar, with Coptic-type citizens in the newly acquired Sinai having there houses being looted by overly patriotic and drunken Muslims. Celebrations had ceased until Rabi' al-awwal, which is when celebrations began celebrating the birth of Muhammad. By the end of Rabī’ al-Thānī, it was assumed that Arabia had ran out of alcohol due to local bars and brewery's not having anymore alcohol in their possession. During the dry weeks in Jumada al-Thani, election campaigns begin over who will take over as the Sultan of Arabia. It is announced that the new Sultan of Arabia will be Ebrahim Abu Qanem, a wealthy and eccentric member of the Qanem Dynasty. Restoration of the military begins. An academy dedicated to the now former Sultan Umar is created in Damascus.
  • Cyprus Dip (Farid): Sultan Farid ask the Jaffarid Sultan for recognition as the only legitimate Sultan of Cyprus, and for help against the invading Maghrebis.
    • Arabian Diplomacy: Sultan Umar recognizes Sultan Farid as true Sultan of Cyprus before retiring his general leadership of the Near East.
  • Cyprus Dip (Regency Council): The Regency Council of Sultan Jalil ask for recognition and for support against the usurper Farid. With the Arab and Maghrebi help, First Regent Mu'sad Sarraf believe that the war could be over by the end of the year.

• Ethiopian Empire: Art and culture thrives in the Empire. Alexander works closely with the Pope Matthew IV for the organization of the nation in the wake of the last Arab war. Alexander works to rebuild economy and infrastructure in lower Egypt, particularly in Alexandria and Damietta. Ethiopia continues to ask any European power if they wish to provide military protection for the Empire, particularly the Kingdom of Egypt. Meanwhile, the death of the Roman Pope is felt to be an opportunity by the Pope of Alexandrria, once the requisit mourning is completed. Pope Matthew expresses his intent to enter the conclave of the Roman Pope.
  • Scandinavian Diplomacy: King Gustav offers men to protect Egypt.
  • Pope will die next year. 
  • Papal Dip: If the Copts fully accept reunification by acceding to the decrees of the Council of Alexandria, then they will automatically receive a vote in the Conclave.
  • Tsar Pyotr II offers weapons, and possible Russian military support in case of a second war.

• Swahili:We continue our agriculture policies and adapt more plants to the Swahili climate. The army continues convincing contracted servants. We continue colonial expansion in Northern Somalia, in the South and in the Malindi and Mombassa area. . Colonisation steadily increase as medicine and weaponry becomes more widespread. Several libraries are built in Swahili.  Technological advances speed up as a result of the cultural and technological exchanges in the embassies. Dar as Salaam continues being constructed. There are currently 200 ships patrolling the sea of Swahili and another 100 patrolling the Western Indian Sea. 80,000 men act as a rear guard while 20,000 soldiers acts as a marine landing force. The military prepares an advance into Rowzi.
  • Nah b you not sway, you do not have 300 notable military ships in 1744, the OTL Brits didn't pass that mark for over 150 years
  • Lakshadweep: The island of Lakshadweep engages in passive resistance.
    • Olungu: Olungu engages in passive resistance.
    • Swahili Dip: We propose peace with Iberia. We are willing to concede Olungu and repay Iberian merchants for their loss in the war.
    • South India Dip: We accept the Swahili offer for an alliance.
    • Iberian Diplomacy: Iberia agrees to the Swahili peace offer.
• Russia: Tuvov is expanded 25 px west, Novoarchangelsk is expanded 15 px north. Novoarchangelsk is expanded 5 px onto (OTL Prince of Wales Island). Continued leaking of Russian citizens into Mongolia, Yakutia, and the Khanate. Russian population is at 16.65 million. Continued paranoia in the colonies about the harry man begins to die down. Just to kill these things, a young Vasili Pyotrovich creates his "hand cannon." A flintlock weapon with an enlarged barrel that fires mini-grapeshot ammunition, or as many call it a scatershot. Alyeskan String baroque takes off after the song "White River" becomes popular, spawing the Colonial sub-genre of the music.
• South India: Catholic and Buddhist missionaries continue converting people. Raja Nageshwar Rao I is widely regarded and respected as a divine king. Economic prosperity and standards of living increase steadily. The island of Maladweep is further developed. The killing of Muslims in Meluakam triggers riots and strikes by the Muslim populace but these are quickly suppressed due to their small population and a well-organized police force. An enterprising merchant employs the use of a water pump in his farms near Kollam. He had brought the water pump from Swahili. Many other innovations and technologies flow from Swahili to South India. Greater trade between Swahili and South India has created employment opportunities in the coastal towns of western South India and Maladweep (Maldives).

• Meluakam: The South Indian forces retreat to the eastern part and fend off the attacks, keeping the Hindu areas in control.
  • South Indian Dip: The Treaty of Uttaranagar is offered to the Baloch leaders. The OTL Afghanistan and Iranian parts of Baluchistan are given independence while the OTL Pakistan part remains under South India as it is mainly populated by Hindus, Zoroastrians and Brahui. ((MOD RESPONSE PLEASE))
  • Papal Diplomacy: The Pope sends a Nuncio (ambassador) to South India due to the increased Catholic presence in the country. He brings with him a gift of a gold clock from the Pope, a request to open diplomatic relations, and a request for the South Indian government to officially give protection to the rights of the Catholic minority.
  • South Indian Dip: The Nuncio is welcomed in the court of Raja Nageshwar Rao. The gift is accepted and diplomatic relations are established. The Raja recognizes the rights of the Catholic minority provided that they do not anger the local populace or forcefully convert them. Land is allotted to the Papal State for the construction of an embassy. An ambassador is sent back to the Papal States, carrying gifts for the Pope.
• Papal States: The king of France is still excommunicated. The Pope decides to take up Saxony's offer of experimental treatment, and submits to the Saxon doctors around the middle of the year. The experimental surgery is a success, and after the woud heals, the Pope reports feeling no more pain! As a result, he gives his Saxon surgeon a Papal knighthood. However after a few months pass, it becomes evident that despite the success of the operation vis a vis its purpose, the wound has become infected. The Pope's health worsens as the year progresses, and it becomes evident that he will die early next year. The missions continue. The stubborn Immaculata again ask the Zulu for permission to build a mission/hospital in the great Zulu empire [Mod response please].
  • Leave Zulu aloneeee (they say no) -Feud
  • France Dip: The king of France pretends to close the zoo, instead leaving an extra layer of protection. The king reminds the pope that France doesn't deal slaves in the Americas while Iberia does. (OOC: If I paid the clowns in the zoo would the pope be okay with it)
  • Papal Dip: Assuming the King has closed the zoo, the Pope lifts the excommunication. As an aside comment in his letter, the Pope writes that, if the people kept in the zoo were paid and had the option to leave, then there would be no moral issues with the zoo. The Pope, being himself Iberian, ignores the barb directed at his native Iberi.
• Sultanate of Cyprus: The Regency Council launched a successful attack on Kyrenia, taking control of most of the fleet in the northern harbours in the process. With this victory, the Regency Council control Nicosia, Kyrenia and Famagusta, while Farid and his supporters control Paphos, Limassol and Larnaca, all mostly south of the island. Talking about Limassol, the city has been turned into a battlefield with the arrival of the Maghrebi troops, who are facing the Maghrebi mutineers and the Saxon infantry in the city. The fighting rapidly turned into urban warfare, each side fighting with all its strength for the control of each street and building. In October, the armies of Farid and of the Regency Council, led by First Regent Rafeed Mu'sad Sarraf, finally clash. In the end, the military experience of Mu'sad Sarraf help him prevail on the pro-Farid troops, who are forced to retreat to Paphos, allowing the reactionnary to cut the roads between Paphos and Limassol, hoping to isolate the supporters of Farid.
• Sultanate of Bengal- The old Sultan dies and is succeeded by his eldest son, Jaffar Ali Khan. Jaffar Ali is a hotheaded radical Muslim. His first action after he was proclaimed Sultan was to impose Jiziyah. The population of the Sulatante stands at 35 million. It consists of four million Muslims, four million Buddhists and 27 million Hindus. The increased revenue is used for the improvement of the administration and infrastructure. The port cities develop. Sugar, Rice, Tea and Muslin are the major export products.

• Jin dynasty: The Patriarch of the Korean Nestorian Church renames it into the Church of the Holiest Procurators of the Heavenly Principles, or the Eastern-rite Church. Meanwhile, Haedo is firmly established as a penal colony. Basic sanitation is promoted; public bathhouses, spas, latrines, and sewage systems are all built. Pluviometres and water gauges are manufactured to maximize agricultural productivity, and the further adoption of New World crop varieties (mainly sweet potatoes and maize) in places where wheat or wet-rice cultivation is not feasible is encouraged. The Grand Canal is expanded and renovated to accommodate greater boat traffic, and in-order to provide adequate irrigation to more the far-flung inland rural communities. To facilitate transportation and growing merchantile acitvities, roads are paved with stone. The policy of militarization continues to be pursued, with shipyards, arsenals, and industrial facilities dedicated to producing armaments being built. Commercialization and the division of labour continues, resulting from a heightened demand for commercial goods from both the domestic and foreign market. The minimum age of marriage is set at twelve years of age. The Emperor actively discourages widows from committing suicide on their husband's deaths, stating that it is an act of despair and not loyalty to the husband. In order to end the practice, chaste widows are given titles and financial rewards, with their statue and plaque erected in Beijing.
  • Nivkh Commandery: The Nivkh Prince-Governor (which is the member of the Nivkh Ayzik branch of the House of Kim) continues to adopt Korean and Chinese architecture, paving roads to facilitate transport, and replacing wood and thatch roofing with stone bricks and clay tiles, respectively. The assimilation of various non-Nivkh tribes living in the area begins, with many Nivkhs convincing fellow tribesmen like Oroks or Ainu to adopt a civilized sedentary lifestyle. The baking industry booms, with various pastry recipes being produced and proving quite popular.
  • Sakha (protectorate): The Khan continues to adopt Korean and Chinese architecture, paving roads to facilitate transport, and replacing wood and thatch roofing with stone bricks and clay tiles, respectively. Siberian crab-apples become a local renowned fruit, and is particularly prized in Korea and northern China.
  • Xizang (protectorate): Lhasa, the capital, is expanded and modernized. Advisors are sent to assist the Tibetan clergy in administrating the protectorate. Many Tibetans are encouraged (via financial incentives) to become more sedentary, with food instead being supplied from nearby Sichuan (thereby reducing overreliance in inefficient herding). News of the yeti attacking the expedition causes mass hysteria, taking advantage of the situation, some local merchants sell "urine and silver" bags as a method to "repel potential yeti".
  • Port of Nangang: The Emperor decides send more emissaries to the Angu peoples and peripheral tribes in Haegajang in-order to enrich the knowledge of their culture, while sends more colonists to cement the colony of Nangang from any tribal intrusions. The shipyard in Nangang is expanded, with a more larger dock being constructers. Mixed-race children are sent to Ququququ, though some mixed-race couples flee the colony and establish neighbouring ghettoes where they are exempted from Chinese law.

• Cologne: Most of Cologne’s funds continue to be spent for the betterment of the population generally, specifically in the education sector. The universities continue to support the councils evaluating new enlightenment thinking and neoscholasticism, creating writing many objective papers on different aspects of both schools of thought. At the same time – and often in conjunction, the universities of both Cologne and Essen continue to study science and the scientific method as it develops, especially in the mathematical sector. Trade continues.
  • Essen: The silver mines in Essen continue to do well, even as Abbess Anniken passes away and the guard changes yet again with the election of a new Abbess, Marie-Therese Weber. Abbess Marie, as she is often referred to, is particularly keen on encouraging further international connections for Adelphinian Canonesses. The exchange program flourishes generally under her rule, and much of the funds from the silver mines go towards assisting overseas missions of Canonesses in Tondo and the New World (Arcadia). The teal habit of the canonesses continues to be a symbol of peace, education and prosperity, and canonesses in Tondo and the New World do their best to live up to this goal. The education programs incorporating both local populations – the Tondoese people, and the Seminole and other Native Arcadian peoples – begin to be studied by Essenian Canonesses generally to record a longstanding program and how Canonesses in the future can learn from all of its setbacks and successes.
• Ququququ: The Koito reform continues and his Angu-Zia son is elected new Namton A'fao for a lifelong term As the Ququququ nation is finally stable enough, the outlying tribes are contacted in order to induce them into the Union. (basically, slow map expansion, approved by Feud). The Japanese contact continues, and Ququququ begin adopting children born of interracial relations in the Jin port, in order to avoid the infanticide.
  • Bilibil: With the help of numerous Ququququ workers the Bilibil rebuild their trade canoes and restore some homes, while new ones are built on the coast of the Ququququ union. This bring the Bilibil much closer to the Ququququ heartland.
• United Kingdom of Great Britain: England has 6.7 million people and inside of that London has a population of 0.8 million, Wales has 0.6 million, Ireland has 2.3 million people and Scotland one million people. The army undergoes a shifting of forces to the south of England with 10,000 in London, 5000 in Portsmouth, 2000 in Dublin and 1000 in Cork, 1000 in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen each and 2000 in Cardiff while an additional 9000 troops are overseas with 5000 in Arcadia, 2000 in English Maiam, 1000 in Haiti as well as 500 in St George, St Helena, New Canterbury and Bay of Kost. The fleet is divided with 150 ships stationed in Portsmouth and 200 ships stationed in Bristol. Trade with colonies in a triangular trade going through Africa, America and Europe is profitable. There is an increasing breakdown in the guild system with the Patent Act 1744 having many of the trade secrets being revealed and some workers move to work for companies.. Within Britain the education system continues through the running of universities, grammar schools, travelling education and the boarding academies of the London Civil Service academy and the Oxford Preparatory school. The maintenance of the canals and the roads is continued with further expansion of the network from the coal mines to the midlands cities. Steam engines grow in use in the mines for pumping water but are hampered by their high inefficiency. Lewis Paul sets up Marvel's Mill as a water powered cotton mill with a rolling spinner. There is a growth in the use of cast iron from pig iron. Agriculture continues to change with almost all farms being enclosed, the four field crop rotation system being universal and the use of moldboard plough. The increase in the production of cast iron leads to a rise in iron ploughs. There is a continued shortage of trained farm workers and holding onto good farm workers leading to higher wages as many people see the cities of growing industry or the Americas as a better alternative.
  • British Arcadia: The 5000 British troops in Arcadia are spread out with 1000 in New York, 2000 in Henry's land, 1000 in New Gwynedd and the remaining 1000 are divided between the remaining areas. In addition local militia forces do exist but they aren't standing and are spread out although they are armed. In Avalon frontiers push 50 px northwards into OTL Quebec and 50 px into Albama as waves of farmers finishing their contracts go looking out for their own significant plots. push in coming from Britain encouraged by offer of free land and vote in the colonial assemblies. The assemblies continue to function. The sale of furs, sugar, tobacco, coffee, bananas and other cash crops continue to bring in good money. There is a militia of 21,000 citizens who are while unprofessional do have weapons and supplies. The colonies are at 2.2 million people. The City of England continues to prosper. The Royal Navy from Britain are dispatched to end the raiding by pirates as patrols and targets on their bases and fences are carried out to reduce this.

• Iberia: Julliau de Catres is killed in the Siege of Kilwa, along with many taking shelter in Fort Santiago as the Swahili overrun the fort. The Iberian forces are evacuated from the city to Mozambique Island and Olungu. King Henrique recognizes his attempt to "colonize" the Swahili Coast as a failure and decides to make peace with the Swahili. In return, Iberia gains the port of Olungu and the merchants of Pemba are compensated. Now, Iberia can focus on developing its colonies in India. Jacó do Sequeira is sent to Bombay, and requests to lease the port from its Maratha rulers (Mod Response). Training of the grenadiers and development of modern ships of the line continues. Fur traders build trading posts up the Mississippi and Missouri, expanding the Mêcicipi colony upriver. Maranhão expands along the Tocantins and Araguaia rivers and into the OTL states Maranhão, Tocantins and Piauí. Iberian influence grows in Makassar and East Timor.
• Much better. You gucci, the port is under your administration for ten years.

• Kingdom of Burgundy: Guyana expands 50 px into OTL Suriname. Patagonië expands 50 px north along the coast. It is decided to restart the Burgundian East India Company's venture into the islands east of the East Indies. The old fort at New Utrecht at the southern tip of the island of New Burgundy (OTL New Britain) is re-established, looking the trade with the Ququququ. As per the agreement with the Pope, the Bishoprics of Metz and Verdun are secularized and admitted as Burgundian provinces, and their bishops admitted to the States-General, while also retaining their ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the former states. The territories are integrated into the Burgundian economy, though not much effort is needed as the two states were already well dependent on Burgundy for their economy anyway. In Amsterdam, an inventor by the name of Henri Maessen patents his equivalent to the OTL Newcomen engine, calling it the Maessen engine. It's relatively crude, capable of only five horsepower and is by and large very fuel inefficient, but it's deemed suitable to perform its intended purpose, to pump water out of mines.
• Archduchy of Austria: Following the defeat at Zurich, the Swiss are forced to be annexed by the Austrians expanding the nations reach and having direct connection to its ally, France. Following the conflict, homes begin to be rebuilt and restored. The affected Swiss people recieve good rations and volunteer catering services known as the White Cross Foundation in Vienna which helps people affected by war and disasters whether it be a house fire or an earthquake. Due to its success the government pledges to donate money to fund the program to continue t's success and expansions. Zurich begins to be rebuilt and the Swiss Government leaders are sent into the Rural Forest of Austria with large chunks of land and beneficial aounts of riches that could last them a lifetime but must stay in the location where fencing is now being built around and deliveries of food and drinking water being sent over to not be too harsh as the Archduke put it. Land continues to be cleared in rural areas of Austria. New Farmland is made and more crops are planted. Beneficial harvests continue. Wine begins to be shipped off to France. Enlightenment literature increases significantly. Zurich is now being rebuilt. Bohemia continues to develop with the rest of Austria. Fashion designers begin to bring up the poverished areas and create thriving businesses theatres for Oprah and Dance are opened up on German St. Life as we know it in Austria continues to go farely well.

1745

The Social contract theory spreads out of Belka into the HRE taking noticeable hold in the Rhineland.

The Zulu Kingdom after years of domestic strife under its previous king finally recovers and expands north under their new king, Higdo Zulu.

Al-huriya's pirate code expands in influence and attracts pirates of the Atlantic ocean.

Pirates of the tomco ship rescue mixed race Ququququ-Jin couples from Jin ports on and in the vicinity of Papua.

Minor slave unrest occurrs in Brazil and Arcadia.

Baloch is firmly a vassal of Persia, although many nobles influenced from foriegn culture accept British protection as well. 

Pope Urban VII dies. Papal States, Prussia, Burgundy, Italy, and Sicily still need to vote here .

I live in a constant state of fear and misery

do you miss me anymore?

And I don't even notice when it hurts anymore,

anymore, anymore, anymore...

Yo Sky, you good? lmao

• Persia: The land of Persia is worked on as the Sha Al Faris works on expanding trade into India and the Jaffarid state. The city of Tehran is picked the capital as most trade hubs are sit up around it. The military is re organized as generals are picked for loyalty and and effectiveness. With the new military gear from the mid east we begin to work on copying them into a Persian form. Horse men from mostly the North East of the nation are picked to join special assault units " Al Farsi", they are sent to the Sha to give Ba'yah to him in Theran and are given high stature in the army after completing harsh military training. This foundation begins to gain more support as youth from mostly middle class families begin to follow the new organisation. The navy is worked on to have 50 warships in peace time and up to 300 ships ready for war. Traders are sent to India and S. E. Asia as they begin to work as trying to have Iran be seen as the gate to the East and West (in trade). The government begins to work on creating waterways, creating man made rivers and organizing ways of farming to help improve the population. A tiny trade boat from Persia makes its way to France, the captain of the ship is thier to conduct trade of non-normal assest but of Opium, he counties this. (here you go, Oct). The annexed land of Balochistan is used as a new trade hub as coastal cities are used for trading and the attepmes of setteling down the Balcho nomadic people. Most nobales are kept in their own rule and the (who ever is the strongest or most offical leader or the actual past leader (that is, Pro Persia)) is kept as an over all loyal governor of Balchoistan. The Muslim majorty of Balchoistan is kept under the rule of Sha and are known for being loyal to the Sha and governors, while the religious minorites are respected and are also put under the Sha rule, this causes them to not really care about Sha.
  • Adolf: Bengal is not a Sultanate and the leader you have is not the leader that existed the last time i played and i doubt you want to revise and make that leader die because that leader that i had was a Great Leader which could be an asset. Also I hope you have an algo tomake sure all of what you aredoing works out. ;)
• Cologne: Religious and non-religious alike at the Universities of Cologne and Essen take interest in this “social contract theory” from Belka and begin examining it in the context of the enlightenment and neoscholastic schools of thought. Papers reviewing it are expected to be written by the end of the year. Meanwhile, Archbishop Ludwich further emphasises the study of science but is concerned about the role of Cologne’s trade relationships in a HRE that seems to be slowly becoming irrelevant as a system of government. He keeps most of his thoughts private, but secretly wonders if perhaps one day there might be a united HRE. Accordingly, he ensures that many of the scholars at the university look at this problem with an emphasis on the German situation, and print any relevant papers in the German Paper.
  • Essen: This year, given the success of the silver mine, Abbess Marie sends skilled labourers to hopefully discover the further minerals that Essen may hold under the surface. She also funnels some money into improvements on the current mining infrastructure. Further this year, on the exchange program, Abbess Marie meets a team of old Tondoese canonesses who have come to Essen to study the new methods of thinking. Again, she admires their Tondoese Habits and wonders if other canonesses and nuns worldwide might benefit from this upgrade. She resolves to mention this next time she is in the presence of His Holiness, and secretly keeps a small folio of habit designs on her person in case His Holiness should unexpectedly decide to talk to her. She is aware it is probably a trifle to him, so does not include it in current business. Perhaps one day she will simply mention the best-selling Sisterhood of Travelling Tondoese Habits book and he will immediately understand, but she doubts His Holiness has read it. At any rate, His Holiness is quite sick and Abbess Marie continues to pray for him. Meanwhile, the education systems with both the Seminole people and the Tondoese people continue, with some canonesses in Arcadia being perturbed by the system of slavery and beginning to write notes to the University of Essen about it.

• South India: Catholic missionary activities continues to increase, focusing on tribes in the tribal areas. Catholicism starts to slowly penetrate the cities of South India. Though the people are disheartened by the loss of Balochistan but the loss is not blamed on the Raja, instead the South Indian officials are blamed for the loss. Seeing the extreme loyalty of his subjects, Raja Nageshwar Rao proclaims an absolute monarchy, much to the delight of the people. Later in the year, he made a speech to the populace in Mysore about the shortcomings of the feudal system. There was much commotion in his council of ministers which died out after he announced that the feudal system has been abolished. Of the many reasons, the South Indian defeat in Balochistan was a major reason for the declaration, as the Raja considered it necessary for military reform. As he was exiting the hall, he narrowly escaped death after a minister's dagger missed his head by a few inches. The minister was killed on the spot by the guards. As the news reached the nation, a large crowd of villagers and city-people assembled outside the Koyil, waiting to hear from their beloved Raja. Raja Nageshwar Rao ordered his people to appropriate the people who defied his orders like the one who tried to take his life. The words of the Raja were equal to the words of God, owing to his divine kingship. Following this, the houses of many landlords were burnt down. Peasants refused to join the militias being raised by the landlords to oppose the Raja. Even after this, many respectable feudal families were able to scrape out decent armies and declared de-facto independence. These feudal houses were soon crushed by the larger, more-organized and well-trained units of the South Indian army. The men of the South Indian army were cheered on by the peasants as they toured the countryside, killing pockets of resistance. Units of the army did revolt, but were soon crushed by their counterparts.
• Sultanate of Cyprus: The Regency Council finally push into the last defences of Farid and his allies, planning on finishing the war before the Arabs, who recognized Farid, arrive. A force led by Prince Hasim enter Limassol from the north,  surrounding the mutineers and the Saxon troops. It took a few weeks to finally take down the mutineers, but Limassol was finally pacified in March. The Saxons are allowed to exit the island unharmed, Hasim hoping that this would convince them to not send any more troops. In Paphos, a long siege by the First Regent Rafeed Mu'sad Sarraf finally enter the city on the 14th of April. Farid is captured, although Mu'Tamid al-Satter escape in Jaffarid Arabia with Farid's wives and children. Unwilling to do the same mistake as his enemy did four years before, the First Regent put Farid to death on the 27th of April. After hearing this, the last bastions of pro-Farid grudgingly surrender, and by the 30th of April, the island is officially under control of Jalil and the Regency Council (although it is suspected that many in Paphos and Larnaca are just biding their time until the next good opportunity). The Regency Council officially hold a new coronation for Jalil on May the 16th, the date of his first coronation in 1706, almost 40 years ago.
  • Maghreb Dip: The Lord Regent congratulates the regent on his victory and would like to ask if the troops stationed in Cyprus that helped Jalil be allowed to stay and put down the mutineers.

• Belka: This year a tragedy occurs. Czar Petar is killed in a hunting accident and his sons, Ferdinand, and Boris are recalled to Belgrad to handle the situation. This however does not go as planned as hier apparent Ferdinand, refuses to take the throne. Instead he sees the situation where the monarchy is too powerful. Much of the nobles and high social classes disagree until Field Marshall Vasilev opens up the issue of the gross misallocation of funding. The Belkan nobles now looking at the new Bereaucrats which have become worse than the old ones, as well as the merchant families which are found to have embezzeled funds heavily to enrich themselves are outraged and many begin to side with the heir apparent. While some are blindly following Ferdinand, many others are legitimately sympathetic with Ferdinand. However while this deliberation is underway for weeks, the crisis is unveiled. The Belkan banking sector slips into crisis as it learns that its loans to the crown as well as various merchant families and bereaucrats staking claim to "internal projects" will not be repaid. This is unveiled to the general public in short order which causes yet another crisis. Many of Belkas lower and middle classes have been undergoing relative stagnation as the Belkan economy and financial sector has slowly eroded over the last few decades which has caused grand total resentment of the upper classes for mismanging the country. Nearly Bankrupt, Boris unwilling to see the unbridled power of the Monarchy slip away takes the throne becomming coronated as Czar Boris in Tarnovo the elder capital of Bulgaria. Ferdinand on the other hand is forced to step back as the public rises up in protest all across the country. The Most notable protest occurs in Vasiligrad, Belkas largest city which sees royalist garrison troops fire on the protesters. This causes Vasiligrad and Vasiligrad alone to erupt into absolute chaos as the protesters turn clearly into a revolt led by Mikhail Yanevski. He plans his moves accordingly uses the wide protests in Vasiligrad to head south and reach the Strategic fortress and Arsenal at Gallipoli. The Garrison is found to have left the minute the protests began with many of the garrison force being from the lower and middle classes. Yanevski takes the fortress and in short order arms thousands of lower and middle class people. He forms the National Guard which now begins to include heavy elements of Belkas garrison regiments out of southern Bulgaria and Gresaya. The force numbering about 25,000 after some weeks reaches Vasiligrad and the city is found to be in chaos. The Black Guards regiments are found to have put down hundreds of protesters and are also keeping tight patrols around the city to prevent further large scale protesting. With Yanevski now at the destroyed gates of the Inner city his forces spread out and in the dead of night are able to arrest most of the Black Gaurds. In Croatia however the entire province as well as most of Bosnia declare for the Enlightened Council a group of high level enlightenment thinkers. Field Marshall Kamarov with much of his prestige manages to rally not only most of the Croatian, Slovenian, and Bosnian garrisons but also takes personal command of nearly 20,000 Professional troops stationed throughout the region. He personally begin to move of Belgrad intent on seizing the capital and calming down the situation. Czar Boris however in a fit of rage orders much of the debate council in Belgrad to be arreseted. The nobles and Ferdinand unwilling to go quietly cause and uproar which ends in the deaths of dozens of nobles loyal to Ferdinand and the wounding of Ferdinand himself. However they escape the city heading south to Sarajevo to be welcomed by Ferdinands supporters. The entire country is now in nearly open protest except for Vlach which remains decisively loyal to Boris seeing the need for a strong Czar. The main issue now remains for the Enlightenment movement to elect a new leader or "Vozdh". This election is slated to happen in the next year and the candidates are Zamuk himself, the author of social contract, Field Marshall Kamarov, as well as a few other not so popular candidates yet. as of the current year, Belkas population is 16.5 million.

• Swahili:We continue our agriculture policies and adapt more plants to the Swahili climate. The army continues convincing contracted servants. We continue colonial expansion in Northern Somalia, in the South and in the Malindi and Mombassa area. Colonisation steadily increase as medicine and weaponry becomes more widespread. Several libraries are built in Swahili. Technological advances speed up as a result of the cultural and technological exchanges in the embassies. Dar as Salaam continues being constructed. With peace with Iberia, we reestablish trade and help rebuild the trade quarters on Pemba Island. The military moved towards the Rowzi, establishing supply lines on the way. The navy is trained to quickly react to hostile naval invasions, as learned in the Swahili-Iberian War.
  • Lakshadweep: The island of Lakshadweep continues development.
  • Olungu: With Olungu conceded to Iberia, some settlers are encouraged to move North, establishing the colony of Mbungwe in OTL Libreville.
  • Huriya: Swahili officials propose to Huriya that a licensing system to be created, where ships, upon procuring a license from the Swahili court would not be raided by Huriya pirates. Part of the proceedings would be used to develop Huriya. Swahili merchants begin planing on the construction of a port in Huriya, in OTL Inhambane.
  • Swahili Diplomacy: We extend an offer to Ethiopia, Jaffarids, South India and Bengal to join the Arab Indian Company. They will be able to issue licenses as well as favourable trade conditions between the nations.
  • South Indian Diplomacy to Swahili: South India willingly joins the Arab-Indian League. (League sounds better). South India invites Ethiopia, Bengal, Arabia and Swahili to sign the Kollam Declaration to instate the Arab-Indian League.
  • Iberian Diplomacy: Iberia demands that the Swahili abandon their colony in Gabon, which is deemed to be encroaching on Iberia's territorial claims. Alternatively, the Swahili will be allowed to stay if they move to Olungu or accept Iberian administration in Mbungwe.
  • South Indian Diplomacy to Iberia: Raja Nageshwar Rao warns Iberia not to disturb Swahili further, otherwise Iberia shall risk losing its colonies in Southern India.
• Italian League: With the war with Sicily over we continue to repair and improve infrastructure in both the north and parts of Sicily. The occupation of the south continues, with officials from the Italian League filling several major offices in the south. Enlightenment ideas continue to spread, be discussed, and debated, and even begin to take a hold in the more traditional, neo-scholastic south. The idea of the social contract, which was first developed in Belka, spread to the north of Italy, where thinkers such as Rossano Brazzi, who previously came to notoriety with his texts on education and the humanities, expand on the concept. Brazzi's book, Il Contratto Sociale, is published, outlining a different version of the social contract theory, in which the foundations of political rights are based on popular sovereignty. After three successful terms as First Consul, a referendum is held in which Bonaparte is confirmed as First Consul for Life, essentially becoming a dictator. Being almost unanimously voted in by the people, and with the power of the Electoral College having already been largely stripped away, the government is powerless to stop the confirmation, although the majority of the government is not necessarily opposed to the move. A new constitution is created granting Bonaparte these powers official, while also reforming and streamlining the government. Bonaparte immediately begins working on new projects within the nation, including the construction or expansion of national institutions and universites, reform of the judiciary system, and changes to the financial sector. In major cities the agrarian reforms issued by Bonaparte years prior essentially end the rising levels of hunger and low quality of life, increasing Bonaparte's popularity, and ushering in a period of stability and growth.
  • Cyprus Dip (Mufeed el-Galla): Mufeed el-Galla come to the Italians asking for help. He believe that the new regime in Cyprus will not hold it end of the bargain. He ask for troops to go retake the island from the reactionnary government and make sure that the interest of the Italians are respected.
• Russia: Tuvov is expanded 25 px East, Novoarchangelsk is expanded 15 px north and 5 px south. A Russian Fur Trapper ship is blown off wind by an Arctic storm pattern blowing it to a chain of Islands. The ship men make contact with the locals and due to windswept islands and the cold offers to sell them furs. The ship knowing Alyeska must be north sails north and surprisingly lands near Novoarchangelsk. The Pacific Fleet is expanded to include five new galleons and ten new frigates. The population is at 16.7 million. Small groups of people continue to espace the Siberian cold by moving a bit across the border into the Khanate, Yakutia, and Mongolia.
• United Kingdom of Great Britain: England has 6.8 million people and inside of that London has a population of 0.8 million, Wales has 0.6 million, Ireland has 2.5 million people and Scotland one million people. The army undergoes a shifting of forces to the south of England with 10,000 in London, 5000 in Portsmouth, 2000 in Dublin and 1000 in Cork, 1000 in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen each and 2000 in Cardiff while an additional 9000 troops are overseas with 5000 in Arcadia, 2000 in English Maiam, 1000 in Haiti as well as 500 in St George, St Helena, New Canterbury and Bay of Kost. The fleet is divided with 150 ships stationed in Portsmouth and 200 ships stationed in Bristol. Trade with colonies in a triangular trade going through Africa, America and Europe is profitable. Within Britain the education system continues through the running of universities, grammar schools, travelling education and the boarding academies of the London Civil Service academy and the Oxford Preparatory school. With improved bridge and tunnelling abilities efforts are made to straighten roads and canals cutting down times. Steam engines grow in use in the mines for pumping water but are hampered by their high inefficiency though it does allow digging deeper and more coal to be harvested. Lewis Paul's mill continues to run well making a profit with its lower costs. There is a growth in the use of cast iron from pig iron. Agriculture continues to change with almost all farms being enclosed, the four field crop rotation system being universal and the use of moldboard and wheel less plough. The increase in the production of cast iron leads to a rise in iron ploughs. There is a continued shortage of trained farm workers and holding onto good farm workers leading to higher wages as many people see the cities of growing industry in cotton and coal mining or the Americas as a better alternative.
  • British Arcadia: The 5000 British troops in Arcadia are spread out with 1000 in New York, 2000 in Henry's land, 1000 in New Gwynedd and the remaining 1000 are divided between the remaining areas. In addition local militia forces do exist but they aren't standing and are spread out although they are armed. In Avalon frontiers push 50 px northwards into OTL Quebec and 50 px into Albama as waves of farmers finishing their contracts go looking out for their own significant plots. push in coming from Britain encouraged by offer of free land and vote in the colonial assemblies. The assemblies continue to function. The sale of furs, sugar, tobacco, coffee, bananas and other cash crops continue to bring in good money. There is a militia of 21,000 citizens who are while unprofessional do have weapons and supplies. The colonies are at 2.2 million people. The City of England continues to prosper. The Royal Navy from Britain are dispatched to end the raiding by pirates as patrols and targets on their bases and fences are carried out to reduce this.
  • South Indian Diplomacy: The Kingdom of South India requests a trading pact and the help of Britain in improving the South Indian navy and army for the appropriate amount of money.
• Arabia: Sultan Ebrahim begins to make meaningful reforms of which he had promised to prior before being elected to the position of Sultan. He begins by formally announcing that Arabia will be leaving the Arab-Persian-Maghrebi-Cyprus Military Pact due to wanting better relations with the Ethiopian Empire and different nations. This will begin the moving of ethnic Persian troops back to Persia. We continue to modernize the navy and military, and make a large return to trading in India in hopes of monopolizing on the spices and rarities there just like Rashidun and the Gurkani did before them. We ask the nation of Dulkadir to become our vassal (Mod): We continue to re-build up our military.
  • Dulkadir certainly doesn't mind. -Nate

• Iberia: Bombay is developed under Iberian administration. Franciscan missionaries begin arriving on the islands, building the San Miguel church in Mahim. East Timor is declared a colony after decades of Iberian influence. The first colonial governor is sent to Dili, the political center of the colony. The rest of the island remains under indirect rule. A fort is constructed in Inhambane (an Iberian tradingpost since 1684) and garrisoned by 1000 troops, following attempts by Swahili merchants and pirates to seize the port. Training of the grenadiers and development of modern ships of the line continues. Fur traders build trading posts up the Mississippi and Missouri, expanding the Mêcicipi colony upriver. Maranhão expands along the Tocantins and Araguaia rivers and into the OTL states Maranhão, Tocantins and Piauí.
• Maghreb: The Lord Regent continues to consolidate his power and grows more popular among the military. He visits the Fulo Emperor who has plans of conquering all the states between Maghreb and Mali as well as building a second trade route. Maghrebi merchants continue to trek across the Sahara to the Kanem empire to facilitate more trade. Maghreb offers the Kanem Empire a military alliance against its enemies in West Africa. The three corsair class ships of the line are sent to the Laurentian coast for military training, then to the mediterranean to monitor the border with Iberia and the european powers as well as Cyprus. One Corsair ship travels down to west africa to monitor the situation of the european and maghrebi colonies. Two more corsair class ships begin being constructed as replicas of the first three. By 1750 there are expected to be 8 Corsair ships of the line.
  • Sultanate of Seluja: The Sultan begins conspiring with the Fulo Emperor on overthrowing the regent.
  • Fulo Empire: Nara and Bamako are more integrated into the empire. Kuziri temples and writings in Nara are wiped out.
  • Islamic Colonial Company: Trading continues between the Bahmani, Swahili, and Zayiyr sultanates. Some ships go to the Bengal Sultanate to establish relations with the muslim factions in the civil war. Some of them even try to set up small settlements in the chaos, but ultimately fail. Expeditions are sent to Tondo to establish trading relations.
  • Overseas Vizierates: The growing Berber populations in the Laurentian and Malian vizierates begins implanting lasting berber culture there.
  • South Indian Diplomacy: An embassy is sent to Maghreb containing gifts for the Emperor and a request to establish diplomatic relations.
    • The Embassy is accepted and South India is made one of the stops for berber traders. 

1746

The Greater Bavaria and Rhineland areas begin to see large amounts of unrest and protest as the Enlightenment beging to make many people notice the inefficiencies and and issues with the current system in the HRE. A young man named Hans Heidler begins organizing the "Greater Rhenish congress" in order to bring many of the minor HRE states together. Even states under control of Burgundy. Austria and Saxony send representatives.

Frederick of Prussia begins to more heavily invest in the new Curriassiers and Hussars effectively using them again a small revolt in Silesia. They are tested and perfected in this short campaign.

The long campaign against Dai Viet leaves Tondo exhausted with little gain.

The Japanese empire officially lays claim and establishes some small outposts and forts over some new islands in the pacific. The Japanese navy also begins to covertly study european ships and take the ideas for reforming the navy back to the Emperor and Shogun.

• Jin dynasty: In response to Japanese naval expansion, Emperor Qianlong begins to order the reformation of the navy, seeking to restrict its size from fourteen-hundred to eight-hundred vessels. He begins tearing down all warships failing to meet adequate standards, while building new ones in their place. Most of the remaining vessels are divided between three classes; panokseon (basic warship; 20-30 metres, complement of 50 sailors), geobukseon (armoured warship; 35 metres, complement of 80 sailors), and hyeopseon (reconnaissance ship, 10 metres, complement of 15 sailors). Bigeodo and geomseon (spear-ships) are phased out. All naval artillery is replaced with smaller, newer models. The Emperor also begins the construction of eight treasure ships (135 metres, complement of 200 sailors), with three being designated as display-only luxury ships used in diplomacy, and five used as experimental warships. The policy of militarization continues to be pursued, with shipyards, arsenals, and industrial facilities dedicated to producing armaments (i.e., guns and armour) and other military-related objects being built. Basic sanitation is promoted; public bathhouses, spas, latrines, and sewage systems are all built. Pluviometres and water gauges are manufactured to maximize agricultural productivity, and the further adoption of New World crop varieties (mainly sweet potatoes and maize) in places where wheat or wet-rice cultivation is not feasible is encouraged. The Grand Canal is expanded and renovated to accommodate greater boat traffic, and in-order to provide adequate irrigation to more the far-flung inland rural communities. To facilitate transportation and growing merchantile acitvities, paved roads are built. Commercialization and the division of labour continues, resulting from a heightened demand for commercial goods from both the domestic and foreign market.
  • Nivkh Commandery: A baker founds a company called "Tiger Pastries, Inc.", and becomes very popular. It is however, bought into the "Lady Lin Tea Company" for 500 golden taels. The baker however, is made an honorary worker of the company. Pastries made include; custard bread, pork kimchi buns, and French-style crab apple croissants. The Nivkh Prince-Governor (which is the member of the Nivkh Ayzik branch of the House of Kim) continues to adopt Korean and Chinese architecture, paving roads to facilitate transport, and replacing wood and thatch roofing with stone bricks and clay tiles, respectively.
  • Sakha (protectorate): The Khan continues to adopt Korean and Chinese architecture, paving roads to facilitate transport, and replacing wood and thatch roofing with stone bricks and clay tiles, respectively. Siberian crab-apples become a local renowned fruit, and is particularly prized in Korea and northern China.
  • Xizang (protectorate): Lhasa, the capital, is expanded and modernized. Advisors are sent to assist the Tibetan clergy in administrating the protectorate. Many Tibetans are encouraged (via financial incentives) to become more sedentary, with food instead being supplied from nearby Sichuan (thereby reducing overreliance in inefficient herding). News of the yeti attacking the expedition causes mass hysteria, taking advantage of the situation, some local merchants sell "urine and silver" bags as a method to "repel potential yeti".
  • Port of Nangang: The Emperor decides send more emissaries to the Angu peoples and peripheral tribes in Haegajang in-order to enrich the knowledge of their culture, while sends more colonists to cement the colony of Nangang from any tribal intrusions. Mixed-racial children continue to be orphaned and sent to the Angu. A fort is built on the company after several pirate raids and Japanese naval competition.
  • Maghrebi Diplomacy: As Maghrebi traders from the Islamic Colonial Company have begun trading operations in your region and with your tributaries, we would like to sign some trading agreements with you.

• Cologne: In the depths of Cologne, many of the educated population (being the majority of the population of Cologne itself, after the educational reforms of the Neuss Plan in the late 1400s) notice the organisation of Heidler’s Greater Rhenish congress very early, and are already involved in it before the Kolsch officials are able to recognise it. A young man in Cologne, educated for a few years under the tuition of the Essenian Canonesses and then at the University of Cologne, leads the pro-Congress sector in Cologne and sends representatives to the congress. His name is Emmanuel von Stahp. Archbishop Ludwich, hearing eventually of this, also sends neutral representatives from the University of Cologne to advocate on behalf of smaller states, which Kolsch ambassadors have done since the formation of the League of Westphalia such a long time ago. He makes it clear that Cologne is keen to resolve larger inefficiency issues in the HRE, but wishes to retain a measure of its own independence in particular (even if other nations become parts of a larger whole) because of its pivotal role as an independent arbiter of so many inter-HRE conflicts and the funder of much of the HRE’s road system and miscellaneous infrastructure. Especially given the emergence of social contract theory, Cologne’s representatives are particularly equipped to bring logic and practical measures to the table. Emmanuel von Stahp is initially resistant to the influence of the current system, but he agrees to meet with some scholars from the University of Cologne to discuss the best way forward, and hopes that he will be able to bring his findings to the Greater Rhenish Congress.
  • Essen: The Adelphinian Canonesses in Tondo are pleased that the campaign against the Dai Viet is over, as the war has proved generally disruptive to the Tondoese people’s way of life, but they maintain their social presence in the main districts destroyed by fighting, hoping to help rebuild the small communities in Dai Viet. Meanwhile, the transcribing of missionary success in Arcadia continues steadily, while the Arcadian Canonesses’ work itself continues to a very low-level and slow reception. The infrastructure in Essenian mines continues to be built, and Abbess Marie continues to privately wait for the ear of the new Pope. (To tell him all about the Sisterhood of the Travelling Tondoese Habits.)

• South India: After having proclaimed an absolute monarchy and abolishing the feudal system, 48-year old Raja Nageshwar Rao sets out to improve the condition of the country. After subduing most of the opposition, people who still oppose the Raja's decision are hanged. The Raja sets out to systematically purge the nation of people who oppose him. The people targeted include mainly the heads of the larger feudal houses. The lands of these feudal houses are redistributed to the people who were under these feudal houses. Having established an absolute monarchy and a single South Indian culture and language, the Raja abolishes the provincial system is abolished with the abolition of the province level posts in the administration. As a result of the abolition of the feudal system, corruption in the process of revenue collection increases though the process has become more efficient. The bureaucracy is strengthened and a system of courts is established. The construction of a court and a revenue collection house in all counties starts. The use of the Malindi plough continues to increase. As a result dairy farming is taken up by many farmers in areas using the Malindi plough. The use of the water pump spreads out of Kollam and is brought to the notice of the Raja. Many people move to the cities where master artisans have established their own workshops. The large amount of labor leads to greater specialization. The Indian textile industry starts shifting to urban areas. Weapons workshops and printing presses are established. Catholic missionary activity rises exponentially, having converted 50,000 people in a few years.

• Swahili:We continue our agriculture policies and adapt more plants to the Swahili climate. The army continues convincing contracted servants. We continue colonial expansion in Northern Somalia, in the South and in the Malindi and Mombassa area. Colonisation steadily increase as medicine and weaponry becomes more widespread. Several libraries are built in Swahili. Technological advances speed up as a result of the cultural and technological exchanges in the embassies. Dar as Salaam continues being constructed.  The military continues moving towards the Rowzi, establishing supply lines and building roads on the way. Some people are settled along these roads. The navy is trained to quickly react to hostile naval invasions, as learned in the Swahili-Iberian War.
  • Lakshadweep: The island of Lakshadweep continues development.
  • Mbungwe: With Iberia holding a claim, we decide to take a longer route to move to Lobito.
  • Huriya: Swahili officials propose to Huriya that a licensing system to be created, where ships, upon procuring a license from the Swahili court would not be raided by Huriya pirates. Part of the proceedings would be used to develop Huriya. Swahili merchants begin planing on the construction of a port in Huriya, in OTL Inhassoro.
• Italian League: With the war with Sicily over we continue to repair and improve infrastructure in both the north and parts of Sicily. The occupation of the south continues, with officials from the Italian League filling several major offices in the south. Enlightenment ideas continue to spread, be discussed, and debated, and even begin to take a hold in the more traditional, neo-scholastic south. A plot to depose the Bonaparte government is discovered and crushed, with its leaders being sent into exile. Although the government managed to survive relatively unscathed, some of Bonaparte's supporters suggest the creation of a hereditary title in order to cement his legacy and ensure that the nation would not be plunged into anarchy once more upon his death, similar to the state of affairs years prior to Bonaparte's ascension. As such the elective monarchy is transformed into a hereditary one, and Bonaparte officially adopts the title of Emperor of the Italians, in addition to consul. A new senate is created, from the former electoral college, for the purpose of debating legislation, and is expanded to encompass a greater population of noblemen from across the nation.
  • Cyprus Dip (Mufeed el-Galla): Mufeed el-Galla ask for troops and ships to reconquer Cyprus from the usurpers, hoping to make sure Italian interests are respected on the island.
• Arabia: Foreign troops continue to be moved out of Arabia. The districts of Arabia are re-organized, with a new flag being presented. We give comfortable living houses to Mu'Tamid al Satter and Farid's family, to show a sign a good faith. Currently, our navy consists of 100 modern ships, with more being produced. We continue to modernize the navy and military, and continue trading in India in hopes of monopolizing on the spices and rarities there just like Rashidun and the Gurkani did before them. We continue to re-build up our military, with 200,000 troops currently active. Sultan Umar is found dead inside his home a few hours before he was supposed to give a speech to the academy named after him. Many rumors begin speculating that Sultan Ebrahim killed him for unconditional political power in Arabia, however, the people who've started these rumors are found dead later in the year.
  • Gonna need a rundown on what you consider "modern" ships, because rn you having more than maybe 20 capital ships is ASB af. Also, hell no you don't have 200,000 active troops in a time of peace. 
• Sultanate of Cyprus: With the Regency Council now fully in power, internal disputes begin to appear. The Regency COuncil create a 9th Mujtamae, the Mujtamae Altaqalid (Tradition Society) to ensure the respect of traditionnal values and advice the Sultan on the best courser of action to destroy the liberal ideas on the island. With the help of Prince Hasim, First Regent Mu'sad Sarraf is able to get rid of the Grand Vizier Umaar Taysid on the excuse that with a First Regent, there is currently no need for a Grand Vizier, especially with no emergency on sight. Money is invested to rebuild Limassol, which had been massively damaged during the civil war. Both Mufeed el-Galla and Mu'Tamid al-Satter are declared traitors, and the First Regent ask cooperation from other states to capture those traitors.
  • Maghreb agrees to helping catch Mufeed el-Galla and Mu'Tamid al Satter and will arrest them the moment they touch Maghrebi Soil/Sea.
  • Arabian Diplomacy: We advice Maghreb from searching for the outlaws on Arabian soil, and for the moment close our borders.
    • Maghreb to Arabia: Maghreb finds Arabia's sudden hostility odd, as our two nations have maintained friendship for years. Besides, Maghreb will only catch these criminals if they go onto our soil.
• Maghreb: The Lord Regent continues investing in the sciences and military. Work on the recipe for greek fire continues and is funded by the government. Several universities of engineering and weaponry are built in an attempt to get more people interested. The blueprint for the corsair ship of the line is perfected and they go into full production. Several Generals begin studying european line infantrty tactics and attempt to copy them. The Lord Regent personally kills one of his political opponents on the street in Fez to demonstrate his power. An image begins to arise about him being a fierce, larger than life, violent dictator who will get what he wants. This helps him gain more support. He decides also to withdraw from the greater muslim military alliance as he wants to keep his diplomatic options open and doesn't want to be forced into a war with a christian power. The Regent begins having other members of Parliament and the Regency executed. Berber script and language becomes more popular than arabic and many schools become bilingual, teaching in Berber and Arabic. Maghrebi traders continue to trek across the sahara to Kanem and establish small settlements. Cooking in Maghreb becomes more diverse as trade routes across the world bring different spices and foods to the homeland.

• • Islamic Colonial Company: Berber traders begin to settle in the various places that the sea trade route go through including Zayiyr, Swahili, Bahmani(Maldives), Bengal, Tondo, Dai Viet, and South India. Forts in Cabinda become more lucrative and members of the colonial company begin trying to establish forts in Siam. Sugar, Rice, Tea and Muslin from Bengal are shipped to mainland Maghreb and the overseas vizierates. Sugar plantations are made in the Vizierates of Ardu Bayda and Al Maqadas.
  • Sultanate of Seluja: The Sultan begins contacting surviving members of the parliament, generals, and viziers about forming an opposition and coup against the regent.
  • Fulo Empire: The Fulo Emperor decides to stay neutral in the political conflict between the Sultan of Seluja and the Regent. Nara and Bamako are more integrated. The Army is modernized using equipment from Maghreb.
  • Overseas Vizierates: Piracy grows in the southern cone as more criminals are sent to the Tajammanid Vizierate.

• Pueblo Nations: The Pueblo Nations along the Rio Grande ranging from OTL southern Colorado to northern Chihuahua unite in order to more effectively resist Comanche and Apache raiding. Taos Pueblo is established as our capital. We organize a maltia with compulsive service for all men ranging from the age of 17 to 25 in order to defend against raids. We request a Non-Aggression Pact with Iberia as well as a Trade Agreement.
• Ethiopian Empire: The long, illustrious history of the Caliphate written by scholars under Emperor Alexander begins to come to a close, as part of the greater literary and cultural tradition of the Ethiopian Empire. Meanwhile, the vast criminal organization of A'ddar attempts a complex, four-part scheme in an attempt to restart a war between the Ethiopia and the Arabs. This includes various terrorist attacks against Muslim and Coptic leaders under false identities. The leader of A'ddar had previously infiltrated one of the high ranking members of the Coptic bueracracy. Having researched the modern history of the Caliphate, especially of its various superhero teams, the scholars of Alexandria sought out to re-form the Avengers. Working together, Captian Arabia, Hubal, Iron Kilab, the Archer, and the Black Spider operated underground for several months until they hunted down and defeated the leaders of A'ddar and saves the day. Afterward, however, the Avenger's reputation was somewhat scarred in Egypt due to having killed the leader of A'ddar. Therefore, they migrate to the Jaffarid Sultanate. 

• • Arabian Diplomacy: We accept them wholeheartedly.

• Achduchy of Austria: After many years of reading Enlightenment Literature and reading about the HRE and it's state's it has been decided through heavy influence upon the reading from these works of literature to work on reforms for the people of the nation that would benefit them. The First Act made consisted of a Royal Parliament to be created. This Parliament will consist of politically influenced populace of the towns elected by the people. The first Council's elected officals will have the same power's as nobles and heavily influence the leader's decisions and not by his or her own opinions. The Second Act is the creation of a Premierminister. This person could be either male or female but will also be elected by the citizens and the future 1st council. Tax rates were also raised upon the aristocrats by 12% of their earnings while the middle and lower classes were taxed 6% and 4%. Also an ammendment was created to permit and allow Free Speech and both Freedom of The Press and Freedom of Religion. To ensure limited unrest whe it comes to the HRE, a reform had been planned to be created late next year and will go into affect the year after. Education and Acedemic Debates have more common in Universities and with freedom of religion, many begin to seperate themselves from the Catholic Church. A plan to rename Austria has begun and a name change shall be expected next year following the HRE reforms. In Austrian Swiss, agriculture begins to boom. A woman named Adalia Merkel decides to run for Council and controversy begins when it comes to a woman being a part of the government. The Archduke reacted with a statement congradjulating her bravery and courage and pushes he on for next year's election. Meanwhile a group of men also run for council as well. By the end of the year 490 decide to run but with only 174 seats available, only a select few will win. In the mean time Otto Hapsburg, another enlightened individual and cousin of Archduke Arnold Hapbsurg decides to run for Prime Minister. not too many go ahead and run for Prime Minister but it seems the populace have settled on Otto Hapsburg for Prime Minister as he had been the most "people person" ot of all the candidates. Meanwhile, a governor is planned to be elected next year for the Swiss People. Many Aristocrats are a bit shocked with this and begin to not support the current Archduke. But besides that, many people now begin to appeal to Arnold. After being interviewed by a newspaper company's journalist about the radical changes to tthe government and if he still stands by Catholicism, he states that everyone should be allowed to believe in what they want to believe in, but me personally, i still believe in the catholic church.
• Nuh uh you gonna try the fuck again in like 50 years lmao, and you gonna remove the bits about women too. Before WWII not a single state had gone from Monarchy to Democracy without significant turmoil (In the British case it's the Glorious Revolution, even though the 1830s reforms came much later, that set the ground for Democracy). Headass
• Kingdom of Mzerka and Wiyot:Our goverment begins considering annexing land inhabited by Mzerkan people to ensure the safity of them.We also ask Iberia if we can buy 10 000 horses over a time of 5 years for millitary and agrecultural reasons.(Iberia response).Our labourers also begin to make Some Iberian based Boats but with the ability to have more people in them.Our diplomats are also send to the Pueblo nations and Comanche.(Pueblo response)to talk about the establishing of peace in our region.
• Ququququ: The Koito reform continues and his Angu-Zia son is elected new Namton A'fao for a lifelong term As the Ququququ nation is finally stable enough, the outlying tribes are contacted in order to induce them into the Union. (basically, slow map expansion, approved by Feud). The Japanese contact continues, and Ququququ begin adopting children born of interracial relations in the Jin port, in order to avoid the infanticide.
  • Bilibil: With the help of numerous Ququququ workers the Bilibil rebuild their trade canoes and restore some homes, while new ones are built on the coast of the Ququququ union. This bring the Bilibil much closer to the Ququququ heartland.