Nichibotsu Shogunate

== Nichibotsu Shogunate ==
The Nichibotsu Shogunate is an island based Empire on the western side of the world, far off the coast of Eudeon.
Early reports of the Shogunate's existence began cropping up as rumors overheard by travelers in Demedju and Abadara. As New World powers progressed further and further westward, they began to encounter the Nichibotsu "Blackclads", how and when the empire created these vessels is unknown.
Little is known about the Empire culturally. It is headed by an Emperor and runs on a system similar to fuedalism, though this system is disintegrating in the home islands. 
In 258, a Nichibotsu representative exchanged places with a Kolanski Captain for a tour of eachother's home countries for a three year period. That representative, Nagai Korenaga, is currently in the Empire of Kordowyn.
Emperors of the Nichibotsu do not receive official names until after their deaths, insteads the reigning Emperor is referred to as "The Emperor". The Ningdao Restoration occurred in the late 250s, and is named for Emperor Ningdao, who died a few years later and was succeeded by Emperor Neijao. Neijao was succeeded by his son Taruhito in 301. Taruhito's foreign policy saw the conquest of Kolanski West Eudenko in 322 and successful ongoing expansion into Eudeon and Tianquo in the 330s. In 339, the Imperial Union intervened against the Shogunate, and began the Second Eudeonic War.