Archive 20

Turn 95 - 100.
Category:Archives
=== Turn XCVI: 720 AD - 740 AD ===
=== NPC Events: ===
* The Sword of Eslam - Chapter 6: The Battle of Tours: Muawiyah II proves himself as a powerful and important Caliph. It is under his reign that Arabian society has developed to be as advanced as its neighbours in Europe and the rest of Asia. He also started the build-up to a Golden Age for Eslam, notably by moving the capital to the more prosperous city of Damascus, which cemented Syria as the center of Omayyad power. However we got some war goin on here. Having a foothold in Europe as well as being right next to Christianity and being a threat to Europe as a whole obviously started conflicts. An Omayyad invasion of Francia began in 720 and went pretty damn well at first. At first. Pepin II of Francia oversaw the war at first til he died in 722. The Carolingian dynasty under Charles Martel started from here on out. He would annex the Frisian tribes to secure more population for him and also establish a Thuringian vassal after defeating several of Thuringian invaders. The Muslims would occupy several cities and also raid others until the Battle of Tours arrive in 732, which was a grand and important victory for the Franks who started to push them back. As the Christian forces prepare for a counterattack, a balance of power between Western Europe, Eslam and the Byzantine Empire has been established.
* Warrior Empress of China: After around 300 years, the Northern and Southern dynasties period has ended with the unification of China by the Xiao dynasty under Empress Regent Wu Zetian. Only small areas of what is IRL "core China" are in the hands of other powers, namely Van Xuan, its vassals and the Khergit Khanate. Wu Zetian would continue to rule the Xiao dynasty until her death in 733, succeeded by her son Emperor Guo. Guo sets his sights on rebuilding China and to rebuild the power that China had in geopolitics before the long 300 years of division.
* Janakir Khan's Rise to Power: So the Khergits have consistenly been holding onto a wire as to not FUCKING COLLAPSE AND DIE and they've been doing a pretty good job. *breathes in* BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT their borderlands are barely controlled by themselves and you know Baheshtur? You like him? Yes? Too bad he dead now from natural causes. And suddenly we have a battle royale similar to how things were when Azabei (who wasn't in his early twenties when I first wrote about them because that would make him like 100 years old at the time of his death) died. Baheshtur had promised his nephew Janakir to be his heir, as he had realized that he himself didn't have enough legitimacy of being Khagan after his father bit the dust and so named Janakir as heir and a significant amount of important people were behind Janakir's back. But Sebula, a close noble and war hero believed that the great expanse of the Khanate could no longer be supported no matter how hard the Khergits tried and noticed the declining health of Baheshtur, that he would die before Janakir would even be 20 years old. He believed this would plunge the Khanate into collapse and used the increasingly senile Baheshtur to consolidate more power for himself so that he could handle the decline of the Khanate as Khan. BUT A THIRD CHALLENGER IS APPROACHING. Tansugai was a general who was practically the most powerful of all generals and maybe even the entire Khanate. Tyrannical and an oppurtunist, he sought to take power for himself. 1 2 3 FIGHT. Janakir is mainly in the center, Tansugai the west and Sebula the rest, although local lords would rule some areas that weren't completely under the control of any of the Khans. The three factions would clash several times and Janakir would face a difficult challenge when both Tansugai and the Omayyads invade Samarkand. Somehow, Janakir's forces would successfully defend the city from both oh and Tansugai died here and his faction fell apart into other factions that were quite easily gobbled up. The Second Khergit Civil War lasts until 734, when Janakir, the 18 year old boy, defeated Sebula in Narra. The Janakiric dynasty is now in control.
* Avar and Balkan Eastern European Troubles: Fakh yuo Avars. Slavic invasions and migrations as well as threats to the south in Bulgaria and the Slavic Duchies and to the west with Francia and its vassals. The Magyars also continue their whole migration thing. One large group who were invading the Avar Khaganate settle and form Urodum, a confederation of tribes. The ones far east however say fuck that and head up to the confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers and form their own state there: Volgas. The remaining Magyars, sometimes called the Middle Magyars are just kinda... chilling where they are I suppose.
* Mayan Decline: The decline continues and the Mayan Empire is invaded by several Miskito people who raid and pillage. A revolt also occurs in the northeast and it has captured both Chichen Itza and Coba, which isn't good for the Mayans.
* Srivijaya-Brunei War: Srivijaya continues its expansion on Borneo and now, true war has broken out with the invasion of Menpeweh. The Srivijayan army is far too advanced for Menpeweh to resist while Brunei fights the Srivijayan navy at sea, battles that aren't as one-sided. Also some fishermen from Brunei get very lost in a typhoon and land in the Philippine Islands, there they start integrating with the locals and form the polity of Lusong.
* Japan AND Korea, Dos: Buyeo would succeed in taking those western lands, annexing some of it and making the rest into a vassal state known as Hsyngang. Meanwhile Goguryeo suffers more after their dynasty dies out and a weak ruler is haphazardly elected to rule. Perfect target for Buyeo, who also still doesn't really give a Flying Whale about Japan but negotiates nonetheless. Japan's attempts of colonization go rather smoothly, with the northernmost Ryukyu islands secured, however not many resources are found on the islands and the inhabitants of the largest island (otl Okinawa) are hostile against the Japanese colonizers.
* Aksum: They just haven't been the same since losing the war in Arabia. Aksum declines further, losing control of its easternmost lands to the growing power of the Kushites.
* The Rise of the Khmer: Relations between Dvaravati and Chenla had always been strained to some point, but now, in 737, full-on war has broken out between the two. Chenla, which earlier had built the impressive city of Angkor, aims to directly for Dvaravati's two most imporant places: Lavapura and their capital of Pattaya. However they are stopped as they approach Pattaya, stopping them from sieging it for now.
* Scheming in India: Some stuff happens in India. Three major things. 1. The Zoroastrians of Afganistan, the Tajik Khaganate (whose culture is practically Turkic rather than Persian at this point), Sindh and Barigaza form an alliance to keep those pesky Omayyads out. 2. Two new dynasties rise up: Rashtrakuta in Pratisthana and Pala in Bengal. Bengal goes after the weak state of Jaunpur in the meanwhile. 3. Mahlukya and Virisha have a royal marriage, securing some power there. I wonder what this may lead to. I mean probably war but you know, you know umm. 5 A DAY. Keeps the fuckin Doctor away.
* Mon (to Van Xuan): 
=== Japanese Empire: ===
* Government: Monarchy
** Ruler: Yun-Gio Yamashengu.
** Economy: spice, food, dye, Iron tools.
** Capital: Heian-Kyo
** Demographics:
*** Population: Japanese 99%, Other 1%
*** Heian-Kyo: 75.000
*** Ishi: 55.000
*** Yamato: 49.000
*** Kihon: 45.000
*** Edo: 45.000
*** Fukuoka: 40.000
*** Komatsu: 39.000
*** Hakodate: 37.000
*** Other Cities: 482.000
*** Rural Areas: 4.520.000
*** Total population: 5.160.000
*** Religion: 50% Buddhism, 50% Shinto.
* Wars and Conflicts:
* Military: 
** Undeployed units: total of 2% 103.200
** 25.000 Archers. (25.000)
** 22.000 Spearswordsmen (22.000)
** 18.000 Fire bowmen (18.000)
** 14.000 Swordsmen (14.000)
** 8.500 Cavalry (8.500)
** 4.000 Mountaineers (4.000)
** 600 Tawābasutā (1.800)
** 2.100 Heavy Infantry (1.900)
** Deployed units: total of 0% 0
* Navy: 
** 75 Galleys
** 55 Transport ships
* Diplomacy:
** Buyeo: Goguryeo is a wall, we have been enjoying having this wall and we can see that you might enjoy the wall being a part of you... There is a medium in this that we will reach. If you want their territory then we will intervene, not necessarily against you. We seek to sign a treaty, a treaty where we are not allowed to attack each other or each others allies and that we share Goguryeos territory if you are interested in it, otherwise we will leave it as a wall. If you decline and attack Goguryeo then we will join the fight against them as well, if you like it or not.
* Events:
** Southern Island Hoping: We continue colonizing where the inhabitants are friendly and we continue mapping the islands. Those inhabitants that do not comply will be gifted sweets, sake and food. Stuff that is cheap for us but rare for them. This is to show that we are friendly. 
** Miyui and Hanamura: After working for a noble in the Kyushu area Miyui was invited to a feast by that noble. She knew he liked her, and she didn't share those feelings, but a feast is a feast so she gave it a try. On the feast she bumped into a man, she did not recognize him, he was mysterious. They talked a bit, and then some more, and then into the night. She fell for him, and he fell for her. After a few weeks they got together and two years in they got married. He apparently had a secret job and had to work entire days and since she was a Tsamu-rei she agreed to meet those days he wasn't busy. They worked parallel which maximized how much they met. One day she got a big mission from the government, a murderer on the lose, in fact the murderer had been on the lose for years, he was a folk legend. Nobody knew if he existed, but every time he struck he left a note. But this time, they had a lead and they needed someone with her skills to track him. She followed the leads and every time she thought she had the murderer there was only notes. He was playing with her. Due to the murders racking up the government created a search with Miyui in the lead. When she came home one night she saw her husband on a chair. He was smiling. "you look happy" she said breaking the silence. "good news, I talked with my employer and he has allowed me to join your search" he answered. But as her expression became distressed he realized what he had done. "how did you know.." she answered thoughts ran through her head. She had found him, she had found the murderer, she had found her husband.
** Boat Building: we build boats.
** Technological Advancement: Advancements are made in engineering, math and other sciences.
** Balance of Religion: Buddhism and Shinto becomes equally popular as both religions start snatching ideas from each others, they grow closer together.
=== Van Xuan: ===
* Government: Absolute Monarchy.
* King: Hung Lý
* Dynatsy: Lý
* Economy: Agriculture, fishing, trading.
* Trade partners: Liang.
* Capital: Longbian.
* Demographics: 
** Population: 1 384.4k
** Cities: 281k
*** Longbian: 100k
*** Duen vinh: 63k
*** Haikou: 56k
*** Tram Giang: 36k
*** Da Nang: 26k
** Rural areas: 1 103.4k
** Ethnicities: Vietnamese 83.60%, Minorities: Chinese 13%, Mon 1%, Khmer 1.32%.
** Religion: buddhism 99%, other 1%.
* Demographics of Nanzhou:
** Capital: Kunming
** Population: 287k
** Cities:
*** Kunming: 26k
** Rural areas: 261k
** Ethnecities: Chinese 95% Minorities: Vietnamese 3% Mon 1% Pyu 1%. 
* Demographics of Lanh Mien:
** Captial: Tsangdu
** Population: 12k 
** Cities: 1.3k
*** Tsangdu: 1.3k
** Rural areas: 10.7k
** Ethnecities: Chinese 99% Minorities: Vietnamese 1%
* Wars and Conflicts:
** Invasion of Chenla:thumb|220x220px
*** Northwestern front: 60% of our First army will push into Chenla from the northern part of our border with them.
*** Southwestern front: 30% of our First army and 50% of our Second army will push into chenla from the southern part of our border with them.
*** Mon border Control: We put 30% of our Second army on our border with the Mon tribes to make sure that Chenla doesn't go through them.
* Military: 
** Stading army: Total of: 3% (41 103)
*** First army: Total of 2% (27 402) 
**** Swordsmen with Shields: 12 721
**** Spearmen: 7 821
**** Bowmen: 6 800
**** Mangonel: 60
*** Second army: Total of 1% (13 701)
**** Swordsmen with Shields: 6 361
**** Spearmen: 3 910
**** Bowmen: 3 400
**** Mangonel: 30
* Navy: Transport ships 34, Galleys 38, fishing ships 241
* Diplomacy:​​​​​​​
** Chenla: For breaking the century long peace in the southern part of this sacred land we declare war on you!
** Xiao: as compensation and to express our apologies for not answering your call to arms at first we will give you our Vassal, Lanh Mien!
** Xiao: We seek your permission to build roads between cities in each of our countries (Guangzhou and Tram Giang as example)
* Events:
** Improving the navy: We try to find a way to strengthen our ships so they're more reliable.
=== Turn XCVII: 740 AD - 760 AD ===
=== NPC Events: ===
* The Sword of Eslam - Chapter 7: The Beginning of the Reconquista: The Battle of Tours was major and the Arabs had failed, they were unable to regroup and forced to cease their invasion, reluctantly making peace with the Frankish Kingdom. This was the time to strike for the resistance in the Cantabrian mountains. Using the mountains as cover they were able to carve out territory that was defendable enough. The Cantabrians' success allowed the Galicians further west and the long-living Basconians by the Frankish border to make their own moves and establish their own pockets of resistance. Marwan I is forced to focus on this problem. The Arabs still control a mighty empire, but they are losing an important holding of land.
* Khergit Reformation/Decline: Janakir Khan is human. Human and thus cannot do anything impossible. The impossible thing in question is to maintain the domains of the Khergits. The steppe is vast and what has occurred before has made many of the different steppe peoples gain their own lands and own power. The core of Khergit lands has shrunk. Peacefully the Qipchaqs in the far west, the Pecheghuz of the Ustyiurt Khanate, the Xhorasjm people and the Khitans in the far east break free. Then everything changed when the Fire Nation Xiao dynasty attacked. Well actually not too much, the Khergits go to fight and attempt to retain what is to the Chinese Gansu, also known as the Hexi Corridor that long ago has been part of several dynasties. Despite these troubles, Janakir remains popular as he is handling the internal politics of the Khanate very well. He is going to lead the Khergit people into a new age...
* A State for the Pope: For very long the area around Rome was an interesting case. Even back as far as the 4th century the popes had considerable power, property and influence over Rome. The popes Gregory II and Gregory III generally did not like the Byzantine Empire for many reasons. The main ones were taxation, iconoclasm (fuckin google it I can't be arsed to explain) and the fact that Constantinople had failed to protect these realms for long, the Lombards always staring over them and sometimes attempting to force their will on the lands that the pope owned and also others that he considered to be in some way his. Growing tired, Pope Stephen II was worried when the Lombards invaded. But they didn't know he had better friend than Constantine V. That being King Pepin "the Short" of the Franks. He sent in invasions of his own and threatened Mediolanon. The Lombards stopped their invasion and were lucky to keep all their territory, but this failed invasion of the Pope's domains has made King Daufer seem less competent and not suitable to be king. With the influence of the (debatably) second strongest state in Europe, the Franks assisted Pope Stephen in establishing an independent state for himself, breaking the Exarchate of Rome off from the Byzantine Empire, unable to hold strong enough influence there. Thus, the Papal States were born, spanning from Rome to Ravenna.
* Warrior Empress of China 2: Electric iprobablyalreadymadethisjoke...aloo: Yeah so Emperor Guo is pretty damn cool but unfortunately he suffers from scoliosis and passes in 745. Thus, his sister, Min, is the oldest and closest sibling to take over, but Guo had a son: Zhanyu, who is but 5 years old but due to imperial laws he is said to be the next emperor. A small conflict occurs, as Guo had always loved his sister very much (not like that eww) and ensured she would have more power than your average woman in China. Having a big following herself, Min is able to turn the tides and she becomes the second empress of China, becoming Empress Mo. She graciously accepts the gift of Lanh Mien from Van Xuan before heading off to take care of a threat that has been declining for decades now. The Khergits are invaded. Oh and also she guarantees the independence of Lyaotong and Goguryeo from the threat of any Japanese incursion.
* Mayan Decline: Several states break free from the declining Mayan state, these being Togulci in the north, Xibalba in the south and a separate ethnic group, the Nahua, who are basically Aztecs like the people of Teotihuacan, Colima and Tlapanec break free as well. The Mayans still have a ruler, but many see him as unfit to rule and a gradual collapse into city-states begins.
* Vietnamese-Khmer War: So this is basically the reaction of Chenla when the Vietnamese invade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oezET1jxPo&has_verified=1 (0:23 to 0:25). The Vietnamese initially make gains, but the Khmer of Chenla find their casus belli to be OBSOLETE and manage to besiege Pattaya which enough to make Dvaravati sue for peace. This results Bukhtambas in northern Dvaravati to become free. With the Khmer gaining growing power they have good morale and they push the Vietnamese almost all the way back to the border. Jayavarman I speaks with the ruler of the Champa kingdom and they make a secret agreement. Champa will raid the coastlines of Van Xuan and in return, Chenla will leave them alone. They agree.
* Mahlukya Shenanigans: So as we know, assuming you've read the past turns and if you haven't, why the fuck aren't you doing that you little fucking bastard DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH EFFORT I PUT INTO THIS YOU FUCKGHAJPGOQTPQPDFJSPGJOPAFOPAJFOPAPGAJG. *14 valiums later*. Anyways, Virisha is also ruled by the Mahlukya dynasty, but not the same ruler, they have their own branch as the kings (or rather Hisk-Hisk for Virisha) are brothers. Still this bloodline relation thing or whatever the fuck still makes Virisha a de facto dependency of Mahlukya. The two seek more power and thus invade and split Oroborus. Times have changed since the alliance against the Gupta Empire and thus the Rashtrakuta dynasty of Pratisthana is wary of the power gained by Virisha under this new period. 
* Avar and Balkan Troubles Once More: The Avars are still having a bad time, the large swathes of Slavs just fucking YOINK the eastern lands for themselves while Urodum continues westwards as well. Even more notably the Bulgarians move into their lands to establish some t h i c c dominance and become even bigger (and also ripping off otl Romania's border with Hungary but shush), also Moravas grabs lands too. Everyone is giving the middle finger to the Avars as more slavic activity in the north is messing them up, but hey, they did still do something pretty big back in the day (weakening Byzantine boi).
* Japanese Expeditions and Colonies: Japan secures control of the islands of Tokunoshima and Okinoerabujima (wtf is this name), but Okinawa itself holds onto sovereignty and independence. Whilst the gifts are effective to a certain extent the Okinawans have no interest in these foreigners whom they don't trust. They are sort of okay with brief visits here and there with some trade but they hold the island to themselves.
* West Africa: The city of Timbuktu is built and a new polity is formed from that. Wagadou and Gambia also make further progress in expansion and it doesn't take long for a trade network spanning from Banjul through Koumbi Saleh to Timbuktu and finally Gao is established.
* Viking Time Mini Episode: More viking explorations, settlements and also a few raids occur. Stavanger becomes the next major settlement to become a large place for Viking to live in.
* Sakkarin: New Ainu kingdom on Sakhalin.
* Srivijaya-Brunei War: Menpeweh falls to Srivijaya who succeeds in establishing a colony in Borneo, fighting continues between the remaining powers but both also look for peace, Brunei is kinda sick of fighting this war and Srivijaya feels like they have more important matters to turn to, such as do something about old Langkasuka up there.
* R.I.P. Jaunpur: Nobody misses them but whatever. Bengal conquers them and bam we have the Pala Empire, another big boi in India.
* Horseshoes: Some Kirghiz people in the northern Khergit Khanate invent primitive horseshoes, which start to be used by Janakir Khan around 758. This will now prevent horses from suffering too much from ground debris which will help in regular riding as well as cavalry warfare.
* Buyeo: Buyeo is pretty chill, they're chill with the Khitans and are just kinda vibing ngl. To Japan they say that they do not have much interest in Goguryeo, they don't care about Korean land that much, however they are not very happy with Japan attacking them as they see Goguryeo as a good buffer zone between them and the rest of Korea.
* Buton: The Buton people on the Buton islands form a country called Coronavirusland. No of course not it's called Buton didn't you see it? LEARN TO READ.
* Oh yeah response from xiao to van xuan i gjuess kinad forgot: There are already roads. But they do agree on working together to improve them.
=== Japanese Empire: ===
* Government: Monarchy
** Ruler: Yun-Gio Yamashengu.
** Economy: spice, food, dye, Iron tools.
** Capital: Heian-Kyo
** Demographics:
*** Population: Japanese 99%, Other 1%
*** Heian-Kyo: 85.000
*** Yamato: 60.000
*** Ishi: 55.000
*** Edo: 53.000
*** Fukuoka: 45.000
*** Kihon: 43.000
*** Komatsu: 42.000
*** Toyama: 40.000
*** Other Cities: 536.000
*** Rural Areas: 4.411.000
*** Total population: 5.370.000
*** Religion: 33% Buddhism, 33% Shinto, 34% Shinto-Buddhism
* Wars and Conflicts:
* Military: 
** Undeployed units: total of 2% 107.400
** 27.000 Archers. (27.000)
** 24.000 Spearswordsmen (24.000)
** 18.000 Fire bowmen (18.000)
** 14.000 Swordsmen (14.000)
** 8.700 Cavalry (8.700)
** 4.000 Mountaineers (4.000)
** 600 Tawābasutā (1.800)
** 2.100 Heavy Infantry (1.900)
** Deployed units: total of 0% 0
* Navy: 
** 80 Galleys
** 55 Transport ships
* Diplomacy:
** Okinawan Tribes: We would like allowance to set up a small colony outside of your territories, this is so that we may enter trade more effectively, our emperor also travels to meet some of the tribe leaders to talk and befriend.
** Sakkarin: We would like you to become a tributary state.
* Events:
** Southern Island Hoping: The gifts turn into trade as we wish to sell them our culture, since the okinawans won't join we progress around their island with some explorers stopping by to relax or chat with the locals, some explorers try to strike deals with the lcoals where they buy information about other islands. 
** Miyui and Hanamura: In a dark and wet prison cell lies a man, a man who lost everything, one thing however he has not lost, his love. His love for his wife, he waited, waited for her to save him. But she never did. He had enough, and by the next day, he was gone. Nobody knew what happened, they checked the cell but nothing was broken, and when they tried to leave they noticed it was closed, he was on the other side. It was in the middle of dinner when Miyui heard a knock on her door, she took a look and noticed a man. "who are you?" she asked, he chuckled "you know me, you know me dearly" She noticed his voice as she realized who it was. "I can't live with you, not after your deeds" she cried. "perhaps.. we can at least die together?" He concluded. She smiled as she stabbed him "that's for your deeds" she pulled out the knife and gave it to him "your turn" he stabbed her as they kissed, their blood dancing and so did they. They died together, happy, peacefully, in harmony.But before their final breath she whispered into his ear "you died a father" 
** Boat Building: we build more boats.
** Technological Advancement: Advancements are made in engineering, math and other sciences.
** Japanese Buddhism: Shinto and buddhism clash into a combination of the two religions, it spreads quickly and the three religions are equaly belived throught the country.
=== Van Xuan: ===
* Government: Absolute Monarchy.
* King: Hung Lý
* Dynatsy: Lý
* Economy: Agriculture, fishing, trading.
* Trade partners: Liang.
* Capital: Longbian.
* Demographics: 
** Population: 1 398.7k
** Cities: 281k
*** Longbian: 100k
*** Duen vinh: 63k
*** Haikou: 56k
*** Tram Giang: 36k
*** Da Nang: 26k
** Rural areas: 1 118.7k
** Ethnicities: Vietnamese 83.60%, Minorities: Chinese 13%, Mon 1%, Khmer 1.32%.
** Religion: buddhism 99%, other 1%.
* Demographics of Nanzhou:
** Capital: Kunming
** Population: 287k
** Cities:
*** Kunming: 26k
** Rural areas: 261k
** Ethnecities: Chinese 95% Minorities: Vietnamese 3% Mon 1% Pyu 1%. 
* Demographics of Lanh Mien:
** Captial: Tsangdu
** Population: 12k 
** Cities: 1.3k
*** Tsangdu: 1.3k
** Rural areas: 10.7k
** Ethnecities: Chinese 99% Minorities: Vietnamese 1%
* Wars and Conflicts:**Invasion of Chenla:[1] 
*** Northwestern front: 60% of our First army will push into Chenla from the northern part of our border with them.
*** Southwestern front: 30% of our First army and 50% of our Second army will push into chenla from the southern part of our border with them.
*** Mon border Control: We put 30% of our Second army on our border with the Mon tribes to make sure that Chenla doesn't go through them.
 Military: **Stading army: Total of: 3% (41 103)
*** First army: Total of 2% (27 402) 
**** Swordsmen with Shields: 12 721
**** Spearmen: 7 821
**** Bowmen: 6 800
**** Mangonel: 60
*** Second army: Total of 1% (13 701)
**** Swordsmen with Shields: 6 361
**** Spearmen: 3 910
**** Bowmen: 3 400
**** Mangonel: 30
Navy: Transport ships 34, Galleys 38, fishing ships 241
Diplomacy:
** Chenla: For breaking the century long peace in the southern part of this sacred land we declare war on you!
** Xiao: as compensation and to express our apologies for not answering your call to arms at first we will give you our Vassal, Lanh Mien!
** Xiao: We seek your permission to build roads between cities in each of our countries (Guangzhou and Tram Giang as example)
=== Turn XCVIII: 760 AD - 780 AD ===
=== NPC Events: ===
* The Sword of Eslam - Chapter 8: Omayyad Decline: The Iberian revolts are successful, the counties of Galicia, Cantabria and Navarre are formed and they continue their attacks against the Arab frontier, slowly retaking parts of the peninsula. Yazid III, the current Caliph, is not so popular and the rapidly growing power of the Omayyad Caliphate is now starting to slowly decline. The Caliph fights a futile war in Iberia but otherwise expeditions are made through the Sahara, not much is found obviously but rumors of kingdoms farther south in Africa arise.
* Charlemagne, Father of Europe: In 742, a boy named Charles was born, the son of Pepin "the Short", the king of Francia. The Frankish Kingdom was doing very well under Pepin, who had gotten the Pope on his side with the independence of the Papal States, he improved the Frankish army and integrated the eastern regions of the kingdom to become core areas. Pepin died, of course as all people do, in 768. Charles (I) and his brother Carloman (I) became co-rulers. But then Carloman I died in 771 from mysterious circumstances. Charles I, now sole ruler of the Frankish Kingdom, was gonna change Europe forever. One of the first things he did was to remove the Lombards. He did this by actually conquering them in 774. It was a tough campaign to go over the Alps, but the weakened Lombards stood practically no chance. He also expanded further east by defeating Saxon armies and led incursions into Muslim Iberia, gaining more defendable borders across the Pyrenees mountains. In 779 he declared the Frankish Empire.
* Warrior Empress of China 2, uh 2 again cause sequel: Empress Mo defeats Janakir Khan, gaining swathes of land and now the city of Xining is more protected. The Xiao dynasty is absolutely flourishing, I mean yeah we still have peasants and things aren't to par with today's world OBVS but compared to Xiao just after the uniting China, man have they made strides. There's still a teeny bit to go however. Empress Mo continues her activities in Korea by making visits to Lyaotong and Goguryeo and also makes them tributary states of Xiao.
* Once More, Yets Again we have Avar and Balkan Troubles: Oh BoI i WoNdEr If ThE aVaRs WiLl ReCoVeR. Said no one ever. Germanic and Slavic incursions become too much. Germanic people separate from the Avar Khaganate, forming Boihemien, a state of about 70% Germanic peopls and 30% Slavic peoples. Local lords in the Khaganate become practically independent due to how dependent the Khagan himself is on them protecting the lands and keeping everything in check. The Avar Khaganate is practically now just a large sign saying "HEY COME AND CONQUER ME/TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY WEAKENED STATE!" Also Byzantium. They are not very happy as the Pope has given them the finger and is now sucking Charlemagnes dicc sucking up to the Franks. The influence and power of the Franks allows them to to keep Byzantium from gaining ground. Not good as the very important trade city of Veneto becomes territory of the new Republic of Venice, yes a republic in the 8th century, that's weeeeeeeeeeird. They also start to lose control over Moravas and Croatia, who break away from dependency and they have further trouble keeping the Bulgars from attacking them for that precious loot.
* Vietnamese-Khmer War Episode 2 - Da Nang is Raided: This war seems to be quite the thing. Chenla under Jayavarman I and later Rajendravarman I manages to push the southern regions of the front back towards the Vietnamese border, helped by Champa and their fleet, which proceeds to continuously raid villages on the southernmost coast of Van Xuan and in 775, they raided Da Nang, doing great damage to the city and allowing Chenla to push in. Meanwhile the Vietnamese northern attacks go quite well, they practically steamroll through villages and settlements. Rajendravarman sees this however and directs an attack at Da Nang, hoping to force the Vietnamese to turn their attention there. Some smaller commanders of the Khmer hire a tribe of Mon people to attack Van Xuan and proceed towards Duen Vinh, but the trained border patrol of Van Xuan stops the tactic dead in the water. Almost 40 years have gone by, what will happen next?
* West Africa: A third city-state in West Africa is formed, that of Jenné. Quickly the West African trade "belt" starts flourishing like heck. The Niger (ha ha veri funny is close to n word extyermyle hilaroshyga0hgpqwhgawgho) river proves to be vital to the West African states and it will be for much longer.
* Japanese Expeditions and Colonies (also responses): Smaller islets, keys and such located south of Okinawa are quite easily claimed Japan considering they're either 1. uninhabited or 2. uninhabited and not habitable. OTL Miyako is taken and a trade post on Okinawa is successful. The seas going further south or west or whatever are quite treacherous and a few expeditions have gone missing (most likely sunk). The steps Japan has taken has also lead to the Emperor having many things, perhaps too many things to handle at once: colonies and their state within Japan, the recent religious developments, foreign policy etc. Sakkarin is less developed than the other Ainu polities and they lack effective roads. On top of this the area is subject to extreme weather that prevents much contact between Japan and them. Thus they are unable to effectively become a tributary.
* Khergit Reformation/Decline: Janakir Khan is generally a good ruler, but the Khergit state is still fracturing. A Uighur Khaganate is formed and many borderlands are taken. Tajiks by the border of the Tajik Khaganate also secede and in general only the regions around Lake Balkhash and surrounding lakes are truly Khergit where Khergit laws apply and such. Janakir knows that the eastern regions will fall at some point and thus he builds a new city to maintain the Khergit "core regions" better. This city is Janarra, coming from the word Janra (new) and Narra, which is one of the easternmost cities, that has gradually fallen to other people groups.
* Viking Time Mini Episode Uhh fucking Två: Viking socities start to grow and a few expand a bit. Not as many raids occur in western Europe but instead the Vikings start raid more of the east in lands such as OTL Poland, Russia and the Baltic States. Explorations however, continue westward, going around European lands and almost even reaching the westernmost regions of the Omayyad Caliphate aka IRL Morocco. Due to these settlements being in the general south of the frozen north of Scandinavia, tribes and such move there and away from the northern, less useful lands. This allows the Sapmi to spread quite far south, farther south than they have been before. Towards the end of the 770s decade, a powerful warrior in Stockholm: Jón Heggö thinks that the Viking peoples, more specifically those living by Stockholm (a haven for Scandinavian trade) have great potential and that they must make themselves known to the rest of Europe. He plans together with Joardarr Valtersson and Olavi Mikkonen (a rare case in Viking history, born in Suomi tribal lands from a Viking father and Suomi mother and later brought to Scandinavia) to conduct a raid on an island called Lindisfarne in Northumbria. This raid shall be the largest and most devastating seen by the western europeans to this day. The clan, calling themselves Einherjar, get themselves ready for quite the event. This wasn't actually a mini episode I'm a lying bastard.
* Srivijaya-Brunei War: Battles continue and while the Bruneians try their hardest and did push in a bit, the Srivijayans get them pushed back to the border. Skirmishes continue but no one gets further until the end of the war in 765. Srivijaya turns their Borneo territory into a vassal known as Mempawah while leaving the Bruneian border the same. Brunei still has sort of a pyrrhic victory as the naval war destroyed much of the Srivijayan navy. They work on it directly though and also invade Langkasuka and turn them into another vassal. Srivijaya spends the rest of the turn building the Kalasan temple on Java and performing raids on Dvaravatan, Sentinelese and Chenlan soil.
* Inca: The Inca culture spreads further along the coast of todays Chile.
* Jolof: The Jolof people settle along the Senegal river and nearby lands.
* Mongols: Xianbei people migrate into the eastern parts of the Khergit Khanate and they start forming their own small tribal chiefdoms and such, developing into the Mongols.
* Horseshoes: Said Mongol people as well as other steppe peoples start to use proper horseshoes, originally invented by Kirghiz people. By 780 most of the Khergit Khanate, as well as other steppe polities (like the Qipchaqs, Tajiks etc.) and steppe lands use them.
* Pattadakal: Oroborus had been damaged after Oroborus the state was conquered. Virishan and Mahlukyan efforts lead to the use of their style of architecture to rebuild the city and build a complex known as Pattadakal.
* Concerning border changes and moving of certain cities: Just making it more accurate ahkay?
=== Byzantine Empire: ===
* Government: Absolute Monarchy
** Ruler: Constantine VI
** Dynasty: Isaurian Dynasty
** Economy: Most of the economy comes from trade mainly through Constantinople where a variety of things are traded.We also possess the ability to intervene in important sectors within the economy to make sure nothing goes off balance and are currently thriving.
** Capital: Constantinople
** Demographics:
*** Population: Greek 79%, Minorities: Italian 12%, Slavic 6%, Other: Khazar, Bulgar, Arabic 3%
*** Constantinople: 250,000
*** Adrianople: 70,000Rural areas: ~6.8M
*** Thessaloniki: 60,000
*** Syracuse: 55,000
*** Athens: 49,000
*** Cities: ~1,100,000
*** Rural Areas: ~6,800,000
*** Total population: ~7,900,000
*** Religion: Christianity ~95%, Other: Judaism, Eslam, Zoroastrianism 5%
* Wars and Conflicts:
* Military: 
** Standing army: Total of 1% (80,000)
** 35,000 Cavalry
*** 6,500 Cataphracts
** 45,000 Infantry
*** 12,000 Akritai 
** Troop placement:
*** A small garrison within the italian territory we control, with a few ships guarding Syracuse
*** A cavalry garrison in Thessaloniki
*** Some part of the fleet is moved to Knossos and Rhodes for better monitoring
*** A large Cataphract movement to Tarsos while other the 12,000 akritai guard the caliphate border
* Navy: 
** 50 Galleys
** 120 Transport ships
** 170 Dromons
** 80 Triremes
* Diplomacy:
** Khazar Khaganate: We have sent an emissary to renew the defensive pact with the khazars against the neighbouring caliphate.
** Naples: Payed a visit to Naples just to reinforce influence a little.
* Events
** Education: Additional schools are to be constructed in Athens, Thessaloniki and Adrianople.
=== Japanese Empire: ===
* Government: Monarchy
** Ruler: Yun-Gio Yamashengu.
** Economy: spice, food, dye, Iron tools.
** Capital: Heian-Kyo
** Demographics:
*** Population: Japanese 99%, Other 1%
*** Heian-Kyo: 90.000
*** Yamato: 65.000
*** Edo: 60.000
*** Ishi: 50.000
*** Fukuoka: 50.000
*** Komatsu: 45.000
*** Toyama: 43.000
*** Kihon: 40.000
*** Other Cities: 576.000
*** Rural Areas: 4.561.000
*** Total population: 5.580.000
*** Religion: 25% Buddhism, 25% Shinto, 50% Shinto-Buddhism
* Wars and Conflicts:
* Military: 
** Undeployed units: total of 1.5% 83.700
** 20.000 Archers. (20.000)
** 20.000 Spearswordsmen (20.000)
** 15.000 Fire bowmen (15.000)
** 10.000 Swordsmen (10.000)
** 8.700 Cavalry (8.700)
** 3.200 Mountaineers (3.200)
** 600 Tawābasutā (1.800)
** 2.000 Heavy Infantry (2.000)
** 1.500 Marine swordsmen (1.500)
** 1.500 Marine bowmen (1.500)
** Deployed units: total of 0% 0
* Navy: 
** 90 Galleys
** 60 Transport ships
** 10 light warship
** 1 Ten'nō no hokori
* Diplomacy:
** Okinawan Tribes: We improverelationships and put a lot of resources into the colony so it seems we live way better than them to lure them a bit to join.
* Events:
** Marines: Since we are an island based country with smaller colonizes it would be proficient in increasing our naval performance, thus Marine units are acquired, they are similar to their sword and bowmen counter parts but have training in naval warfare and excel in naval invasions and fighting around water. 
** Japanese Dominance: we shall rule the sea and thus we build more boats and create a new ship type, the light warship, a lighter and smaller ship that focuses in flanking enemy ships, we equip them with fire bowmen. 
** Continued Island Hoping: guess what, we continue island hoping south. 
** Noble of the Sea: A noble from Sapporo happens to read the famous work of Satoru Taishi which inspires her to leave the dreadful city of Sapporo and move to the small land we gained on Okinawa to try to frink fronk some big leader and convince the Emperor to make it a state (which would increase her power as her brother owns Sapporo). The Emperor agrees to make her the owner of the lands as a state owner if she succeeds. 
** Emperor and the Bois: The Emperor leaves the duties of his state to his sister and ventures out on adventure with the best sailors he could find. Under 10 years they construct a THICC ship, Ten'nō no hokori. 350 personel, his own suite, enourmus carrying capacity. He leaves the dock in Kagoshima on the greatest ship ever seen by Japan, he will exoplore from the islands we have found all the way down to china, searching a really huge area. (continues next turn) 
** Forrest: A HUGE wood industry is started in our most southern Korean colony, exporting wood to Hiroshima for a great profit.
=== Van Xuan: ===
* Government: Absolute Monarchy.
* King: kyong Lý
* Dynatsy: Lý
* Economy: Agriculture, fishing, trading.
* Trade partners: Liang.
* Capital: Longbian.
* Demographics: 
** Population: 1 413k
** Cities: 288k
*** Longbian: 101k
*** Duen vinh: 64k
*** Haikou: 57k
*** Tram Giang: 37k
*** Da Nang: 27k
** Rural areas: 1 125k
** Ethnicities: Vietnamese 83.60%, Minorities: Chinese 13%, Mon 1%, Khmer 1.32%.
** Religion: buddhism 99,5%, other 0,5%.
* Demographics of Nanzhou:
** Capital: Kunming
** Population: 298k
** Cities:
*** Kunming: 29k
** Rural areas: 269k
** Ethnecities: Chinese 95% Minorities: Vietnamese 3% Mon 1% Pyu 1%. 
* Wars and Conflicts:
** War against Chenla and Champa:
*** south-eastern front: We send 75% (10 598) of our second army to push them back to the border.
*** western front: 45% (12 717) of the first army will push to the west and south.
*** Central front: 40% (11 304) of the first army will push to the southwest toward their center.
*** Naval front: 10% (2 120) of the first army will intercept the Champa'n navy stopping them from raiding our coast and the city of Da Nang.
*** Southeastern front (Nanzhou): We send 80% of the Nanzhou army to push the enemy soliders away from Da Ning.
*** Border control: We have 5% of the first army patroling the Mon border to make sure no enemies gets throught there.
* Military:
** Stading army: Total of: 3% (42 390)
** First army: Total of 2% (28 260) 
*** Swordsmen with Shields: 13 004
*** Spearmen: 8 102
*** Bowmen: 7 084
*** Mangonel: 70
** Second army: Total of 1% (14 130)
*** Swordsmen with Shields: 6 502
*** Spearmen: 4 051
*** Bowmen: 3 542
*** Mangonel: 35
* Military of Nanzhou:
** Standing army: Total of 2% (5 960)
*** Swordmen with shields: 3 123
*** Spearmen: 1 500
*** Bowmen: 1 337
* Navy: Transport ships 36, Galleys 40, fishing ships 260
* Diplomacy:
** ​​​​​​​Bukhtombas: You have a golden opportunity to attack Chenla and grab some land to the east, with us fighting them in the east and you attacking them from the west this will be easy!
** Dvaravati: You have a golden opportunity to attack Chenla and grab your rightful land back from them! with us fighting them in the east and you attacking them from the west this will be easy!
* Events:
** ​​​​​​​Travel through Mon territory: We send a messenger through the territory of Mon towards Bukhtambas and Dvaravati.
=== Turn XCIX: 780 AD - 800 AD ===
=== NPC Events: ===
* The Sword of Eslam - Chapter 9: The Akhtarib Revolution: Yazid III dies, which is without having to get into details is enough for things to fall apart. Yazid III had no living sons so one of his nephews, with no experience or interest in Caliph(dom?) becomes Caliph. That person is Marwan II. Not only does he have to first deal with learning how to fucking rule an empire but suddenly Berber revolts and then a rival dynasty, the Akhtaribs declares him unfit for rule and they start to carve out their own territory. A civil war breaks out which lasts from 783 to 786. At the Battle of the Zab, the Omayyads suffer a humiliating defeat, but Marwan escaped to Egypt! Where one of his closest advisors who had changed sides to the Akhtaribs knew he would go and thus intercepted him in Demieta. Marwan and his followers were then horrifically tortured and killed. Except for Abd al-Rahman, who escaped further west in an attempt to make it to Iberia, but he was captured not too far from Tripoli and also killed. He did however succeed in sending a message to some relatives of the Zubayrid dynasty, living in Iberia. Receiving the news of the fallen caliphate, they declared the Emirate of Qurtuba to keep Iberia from falling further into the hands of the christian resistance, although the Balearic islands get independent themselves under the Emirate of Mayurka. Let's go back to those Berber revolts. They are very successful and four Berber states are formed from them. A prominent figure of these revolts is a woman named Dihya ibn Yusef, who was a philosopher and strong leader. She spoke out against the Omayyad oppression and led a revolt herself, which was crushed and she was killed. This however inspired many to keep on revolting. A separate sect of Eslam, come to be known as Dihyafi, was formed and adopted by all these new states. And those states are Ifniqiyah Confederation, Sidjlimasa, the Idrisid Kingdom and the Emirate of Tahert. Two other revolt thingies happen. First in the Caucasus several Caucasians attempt but fail to reach independence, except for Aabkhaz people, a Caucasian people that are almost Turkicized by the Khazars, who also support them in gaining this independence. The Elteberate (Elteber being a title for a ruler of a vassal or client polity) of Aabkhaziya. They are a dependency of the Khazar Khaganate. The other revolts happen in the south of the Arabian peninsula, mainly otl Yemen. It is quite successful with cities like Sana'a, Aden and Zafar captured, but they are routed once the Akhtaribs gained a shitton of power and land. The rebel groups split up but all headed across the Gulf of Aden. Most were given access into Aksum and lived in Obock, until their influence grew so strong that they started to work independently from the Aksumites. The Aksumites give them independence, in exchange for working together with them and protecting them from invading Kushites. The remaining people settle in the Horn of Africa, forming city-states on the coast of otl Somalia as well as the island of Soqutra. Thus, the third caliphate, led by Harun al-Rashid, is established, a more inclusive (regarding the ethnicities within the empire that is) state than the Omayyads and still the Eslamic power of the world. Jesus fucking Christ, I mean, by Allah this was a huge event.
* Charlemagne, Father of Europe: Good old Charles ends up becoming like, the best king ever. Bavaria is integrated into the Frankish Empire, he helps the christian kingdoms in Iberia to gain more lands and he now extends such power and influence that his empire practically IS Europe. The Saxons are defeated and become another vassal of the empire. Boihemien, who has only been independent for a little over 20 years finds itself in the same fate, the crumbling mess that is Pannonia is also brought in. The christianization of these new territories as well as the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in Britain begins (technically the one with Britain has gone on for a while but is only now escalating a lot). Also Croatia becomes another vassal, giving the Franks further influence into the Balkans, rather close to the Byzantines wouldn't you say? Anyway, Charles, who now truly is Charlemagne (from Charles Magnus which means Charles the Great) is the king of the most powerful state in Europe, you don't fuck with him. As the 9th century approaches, something very special will happen in the year 800.
* Avar and Balkan Troubles - R.I.P. Avars and the Resurging Byzantines: Invading Magyars and later Bulgars wreck their state. As more lands are captured by those two, the remaining Avar lords turn to the Franks for help. A vassal state of Pannonia is created from it, becoming a major frontier of the Frankish Empire. Now to the Byzantines. Their dark times seem to slowly end and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The Khazars are glad to accept the renewal of their old defense pact which they even suggest should be turned into a full alliance. Naples also remains fully loyal to them even if the Pope has quite the influence over the Italian peninsula. The Dalmatian Coast however is successful enough to secede from the Byzantines and get annexed into Croatia (who then afterwards became a Frankish vassal), despite this loss of territory and influence, Constantine VI has managed to hold the empire together and bring it out of a decline that had been going on ever since the Sahelimids first invaded.
* Vietnamese-Khmer War Episode 3 - The Last Stand of the Tigers: The Vietnamese send a strong force to Da Nang. A massive force of Vietnamese and Nanzhou people entered Da Nang to stop a siege. But there was no siege, weak forces had been defeated by those only for Da Nang to be surrounded by Khmer troops. However, the following siege would become one of the strangest events in history. Despite being surrounded, the soldiers held out for over a month, using Mangonels to their advantage. Eventually Van Xuan's forces broke the encirclement and pushed the Khmer almost all the way out of their lands. Van Xuan also managed to send diplomats through Mon lands effectively. The Vietnamese navy was unable to gain large defeats over the Champa, but did prevent many raids that could've been detrimental to the war. The diplomats of Van Xuan could not convince Bukhtambas to attack, as they were too weak and did not trust the Vietnamese, Dvaravatis king also did not accept. However Dvaravati would act later, pushing as far as Lavapura and catching Chenla by surprise. Caught on two fronts, they were able to push the northwestern invasion away to the Vietnamese border, but realized they would have to end this conflict ASAP. In 788 they propose peace to the Vietnamese, offering tribute and a few borderlands to Van Xuan but otherwise a status quo ante bellum. The Champa also stop their naval engagements and also offer peace. The brave soldiers in Da Nang would become known as the Tigers of Da Nang. They become so infamous in Indochina that even Rajendravarman (the Chenlan king) gives his respect to them, despite being enemies.
* Mayan Decline: Tikal secedes as it's own independent state and thus the remaining Mayan lands scramble completely, leading to all of those lands to all practically become their own small little Mayan polities. The Mayan Empire has fallen into successors and minor city-states.
* Khergit Reformation/Decline: Further the remotest of the Khergit lands separate from the empire. Most of the Tatars and Kirghiz are free and Mongol migrations cause those lands to fall to, well the Mongols. This includes Karaban, an important city for all believers of Tengri faiths. Even though that has occured, the core of the Khanate has never flourished this much since the peak of the Khergit Khaganate. Janakir Khan finally succumbs to complications old age in 790 at his own age of 73. His son, Sanjar Khan, 29 is now Khan and is very popular with the people. Also kind of unrelated but the Yakuts are a thing now.
* Zoroastrianism: Zoroastrianism escaped from the clutches of Eslam into the mountainous realms of Sindh, Afganistan and the Tajik Khaganate before also spreading to Barigaza, a longtime friend of those three. Now the gradual spread of the originally Persian religion into India has become very noticable. So noticable it becomes a problem in Delhi, with the border peoples being repressed due to their Zoroastrian belief, which the Delhiites see as a threat to Hinduism. Conflict arises but the realms of eastern India and otl Pakistan and stuff support their fellow Zorro George Soros Zoros and through a war between the Shield of Kush and Pamir against Kashmir and Delhi, the new state of Panjab is free and becomes the newest member of SKP.
* Viking Time - The Raid of Lindisfarne: In 790, the Einherjar, along with many new recruits set off and raid the island of Lindisfarne in Northumbria, stealing a fuckton of riches. They of course become very very very very. Very rich. The word doesn't take long to spread to other Viking settlements and kingdoms. Suddenly, we have raids all over the place, if by all over the place you mean the British Isles, Francia, the Baltic Sea areas and sometimes Iberia and western North Africa. The Viking Period is about to start flourishing very soon.
* Japanese Expeditions and Colonies (and some other shyt): The southernmost and westernmost Ryukyu islands are claimed by Japan and the Okinawan colony grows but the Okinawans themselves still have enough influence to remain independent, though co-operation with the Japanese still happens on a semi-regular basis. In Japan itself things are going well, the Tsamu-rei is growing and developing further however, resources and tactics start to be strained as the army requires such an amount of equipment and there are so many different complex unit types that the army becomes increasingly hard to manage and train and for potential warfare, most likely also led into battle.
* Gacatayar: A new state on the island of Luzon in the Philippines is formed, a Visayan state known as Gacatayar.
* Ticruvrir: A new Amazonan polity.
* Gambia: The African kingdom grows in strength along the other West African kingdoms. Their boundaries expand and they see an increasing development due to the trade belt that goes across the five states.
* Slavs: Slavs head further west, breaking through the lands of the East Germanics.
* Macaronesians: EYYY MACARENA! Macaronesia (basically the islands of Cape Verde, the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores) see further development in their people, those people being the Macaronesians. Although the Canaries are inhabited by Berber people, more specifically the Guanches people. MACARONI
=== New Japanese Empire: ===
* Government: Monarchy
** Ruler: Kariku-Ne Yamashengu
** Economy: spice, food, dye, Iron tools.
** Capital: Heian-Kyo
** Demographics:
*** Population: Japanese 99.5%, Other 0.5%
*** Heian-Kyo: 100.000
*** Yamato: 70.000
*** Edo: 70.000
*** Ishi: 45.000
*** Fukuoka: 55.000
*** Komatsu: 50.000
*** Toyama: 45.000
*** Hiroshima: 40.000
*** Other Cities: 614.000
*** Rural Areas: 4.711.000
*** Total population: 5.800.000
*** Religion: 15% Buddhism, 15% Shinto, 70% Shinto-Buddhism
* Wars and Conflicts:
* Kuri War: We send our ships to raid theirs, we are the bigger player and will abuse that fact. The first step is to land on Shikotan, we will use it as a base for ships and troops, we then send ships to land on Etorofu and Kunashiri, we need to be swift and land on multiple places on the islands and hold onto the islands.We will lead smaller armies through the islands and be ready to send reinforcements. Our main goal is to capture Shana, and if we succed and they do not surrender we will send troops to Urup, after that we just need to hold onto the islands.
* Military: 
**
** Deployed units: total of 1.25% 72.500
** 25.000 Archers. (25.000)
** 15.000 Spear men (15.000)
** 10.000 Swordsmen (10.000)
** 7.500 Cavalry (7.500)
** 1.000 Tawābasutā (3.000)
** 2.000 Heavy Infantry (2.000)
** Deployed units: total of 0% 0
* Navy: 
** 100 Galleys
** 70 Transport ships
** 20 light warship
** 1 Ten'nō no hokori (Whoops)
* Diplomacy:
** Kuri: Your Ambassador murdered our beloved Empress, you will need to pay an equal price, consider us at war until you cede us Etorofu and all islands between us and it.
** Ezo, Sakkarin and Karafu: Please do not enter this conflict, they murdered our empress.
* Events:
** How Did This Happen Dinesh (Rise of the New Empire): The emperor comes back as the sun rises in a mighty day, people are happy as they look at the huge ship now only a few hundred meters away. His wife stands on the dock as the ship closes in. It crashes into the dock and chaos breaks lose, the emperor died, his wife died, his only child died by cancer a few years into his expedition and that leaves his grand daughters. The oldest is to become emperor but after a week or so it becomes clear how weak of a leader she was. her sister and the grand general happened to be best friends and the grand general knew her sisters talents. Another week in and the older sister is assassinated by the younger sister and the grand general. They blame it on a Kuri Ambassador and the sister claims the throne. They modernize the army and declare war on Kuri with the murder as a casus beli, but in reality they want to find a suiting general to marry the new Empress, Kuriqui-Ne Yamashengu. This ties the Empress closer to the general. They are determined to change Japan to something greater.
** Reorganize the Army: we reorganize the army, getting rid of unit types and instead gives troops basic training in marine and mountain warfare. Archers has access to fire arrows, spearswordmen are turned into spear men. We also build more siege equipment to modernize the army a bit.
** The Okinawans: We continue befriending tribes and expanding our influence, we work on the colony and the noblewoman moves there and the islands becomes a state with it's major state being Kyushu.
=== Byzantine Empire: ===
* Government: Absolute Monarchy
** Ruler: Domnius I
** Dynasty: Domninian Dynasty
** Economy: Most of the economy comes from trade mainly through Constantinople where a variety of things are traded.We also possess the ability to intervene in important sectors within the economy to make sure nothing goes off balance and are currently thriving.
** Capital: Constantinople
** Demographics:
*** Population: Greek 79%, Minorities: Italian 12%, Slavic 6%, Other: Khazar, Bulgar, Arabic 3%
*** Constantinople: 256,000
*** Adrianople: 71,000Rural areas: ~6.8M
*** Thessaloniki: 60,000
*** Syracuse: 57,000
*** Athens: 50,000
*** Cities: ~1,110,000
*** Rural Areas: ~6,800,000
*** Total population: ~7,900,000
*** Religion: Christianity ~95%, Other: Judaism, Eslam, Zoroastrianism 5%
* Wars and Conflicts:
* Military: 
** Standing army: Total of 1% (80,000)
** 35,000 Cavalry
*** 6,500 Cataphracts
** 45,000 Infantry
*** 12,000 Akritai 
** Troop placement:
* Navy: 
** 50 Galleys
** 120 Transport ships
** 170 Dromons
** 80 Triremes
* Diplomacy:
** Khazar Khaganate: After some consideration, we have decided to accept the alliance proposal. To show them our friendliness we have lowered taxes on goods and traders from the Khaganate.
** Moravas: We send an envoy to you, with a request that you become our tributary for protection and although yes the memory of our overlordship over you is still somewhat recent, the barbaric bulgars to the east and the cough aggresive franks to the west we believe it would be a wise decision to accept.
** Naples: As we share a tight relation with eachother and given historical context we send you an invitation to become a vassal of our empire to bring us even closer together, and you will still keep your current leader if you choose to accept.
* Events:
**Dynasty shift: Shortly after the turn of the century Constantine was overthrown, blinded and imprisoned by his mother, Irene of Athens who then took the throne. She then effectively removed iconoclasm allowing religious icons, images and artifacts to legally exist in Byzantium. However only a few short years into her reign she was assassinated by Domninus Phrantzes, a general a who then took the throne from her establishing a new dynasty.
**Byzantize Italy: We start to import byzantine cultural icons and introduce alot more of the greek language in certain places including education. Theme administration is strengthened in Cephallenia and Sicily.
**Army reorganization and improvement: Since General-Emperor Domninus has come into power he has decreed that in order for byzantium to thrive we must not be struck down by her enemies. He understands that there is no ongoing threat currently but there will be sometime in the future, so he is ordering construction of more modern barracks and shipyards aswell as the creation of new institutions of learning with a heavy focus on military education and philosophy to improve the future byzantine army&navy and also to potentially bring new tactics and equipment to the battlefield.
=== Van Xuan: ===
* Government: Absolute Monarchy.
* King: kyong Lý
* Dynatsy: Lý
* Economy: Agriculture, fishing, trading.
* Trade partners: Liang.
* Capital: Longbian.
* Demographics: 
** Population: 1 427.3k
** Cities: 292.3k
*** Longbian: 102k
*** Duen vinh: 65k
*** Haikou: 58k
*** Tram Giang: 37.3k
*** Da Nang: 27k
** Rural areas: 1 135k
** Ethnicities: Vietnamese 83.60%, Minorities: Chinese 13%, Mon 1%, Khmer 1.32%.
** Religion: buddhism 99,7%, other 0,3%.
* Demographics of Nanzhou:
** Capital: Kunming
** Population: 309k
** Cities:
*** Kunming: 31k
** Rural areas: 278k
** Ethnecities: Chinese 95% Minorities: Vietnamese 3% Mon 1% Pyu 1%. 
* Wars and Conflicts:
** War against Chenla and Champa:
*** south-eastern front: We send 75% (10 598) of our second army to push them back to the border.
*** western front: 45% (12 717) of the first army will push to the west and south.
*** Central front: 40% (11 304) of the first army will push to the southwest toward their center.
*** Naval front: 10% (2 120) of the first army will intercept the Champa'n navy stopping them from raiding our coast and the city of Da Nang.
*** Southeastern front (Nanzhou): We send 80% of the Nanzhou army to push the enemy soliders away from Da Ning.
*** Border control: We have 5% of the first army patroling the Mon border to make sure no enemies gets throught there.
* Military:
** Stading army: Total of: 3% (42 819)
** First army: Total of 2% (28 546) 
*** Swordsmen with Shields: 13 099
*** Spearmen: 8 197
*** Bowmen: 7 178
*** Mangonel: 72
** Second army: Total of 1% (14 273)
*** Swordsmen with Shields: 6 549
*** Spearmen: 4 098
*** Bowmen: 3 590
*** Mangonel: 36
* Military of Nanzhou:
** Standing army: Total of 2% (6 180)
*** Swordmen with shields: 3 197
*** Spearmen: 1 573
*** Bowmen: 1 410
* Navy: Transport ships 38, Galleys 41, fishing ships 269
* Diplomacy:
** Chenla: we accept the offer of peace. our condition is that we get this (the part of Champa cause they raided our city):PS: you should give Dvaravati what they want if you want peace.
** Dvaravati: If we make peace with them now i'm pretty sure you'll get most of what you demand from them, we'll help you if they don't accept our demands. Hoping We'll have a great bond between our countries in the future!
* Events:
** new city: we make a new city that we will call Nam Ninh. (u know where that is)
=== Turn C: 800 AD - 820 AD ===
=== NPC Events: ===
* Charlemagne, Father of Europe: Charlemagne's 800 was focken splendid. With this being a new powerful empire that the Pope has a liking for and the Byzantine throne being thrown around a bit, Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne as Emperor of the Romans, or Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day in the year 800, securing the Frankish/Carolingian Empire as THE Roman successor but what about byzantium. Also Charlemagne goes on kicking ass. He assists the Iberian states in regaining lands from the Emirate of Qurtuba and in the meanwhile practically takes the entire Pyrenees mountain range for the Franks, this occured in 804. After that h expanded the territories of the empire eastwards as the East Germanics and Hermionics were smushed between the Franks and Slavic tribes. More vassals are created, Pomerania, Ostmark and Lusatien, where the Slavic Sorbs live. The development of these more recluse lands will affect the future, although Charlemagne is now growing older and older and Louis, the heir to Charlemagnes throne, is going to have to fill some ginormous shoes once Charlemagne commits not living anymore. Nevertheless he has made a huge mark on Europe's lands and all of history.
* The Sword of Eslam - Chapter 10: The Eslamic Golden Age: While the Akhtarib Revolution left a few places in instability things are going better. The Akhtaribs under Harun al-Rashid moved the capital to a new rapidly growing settlement: Baghdad. Also look! It's a house. Full of wisdom. It's the Baghdad House of Wisdom, just in time for the Eslamic Golden Age! Yep, Arabs are doing pretty dang well, there's always the whole conflict between Sunnis and Shias as well as Muslims in general and Zoroastrians but otherwise things are just a-ok! Al-Khwarizmi, a Persian, develops everyone's favourite math subject: Algebra, so that's cool. Also a kind of rebuilding of the Great Library of Alexandria is enacted, although it's more of a completely new library in the same place as the old one with some records that survived the fire in it. Did I say Alexandria? I meant Nadir, which it is renamed to by Harun al-Rashid himself.
* Japan - the Anime, Episode 1 - The Ainu-Japanese Split: Japan's doings in the Ryukyu islands practically come to an end, as the Okinawans are inspired by all the interactions with Japan to create their own petty kingdom, but the Japanese colony still remains. Also it practically ends due to the death of the emperor, which kind of makes the Ryukyu islands a taboo topic for a while. As re-organization of military forces begin a terrible event that I am too lazy to explain happens, souring relations between Japan and Kuri severely. The subsequent invasion was quite controversial in the Japanese sphere of influence. Karafu finds this invasion unacceptable and relinquishes paying tribute to Japan. Other Ainu states and tribes do not directly deny the involvement of Kuri but finds direct invasion to be too harsh of a response. Many Ainu tribes along with Karafu completely reject Japanese culture and everything and remove any influence of Shinto from their lands. Kuri would use an age-old Ainu tactic, migration north. They set Shana on fire to destroy supplies while fleeing to the Kuril islands further north as well as the small territory on Kamchatka. Shana is destroyed yet not completely and is now more of a small village rather than town. Kuri establishes its place on the northern Kuril islands while the rest are easily yoinked by those fuckin weeb bois. A new era of Japanese history has begun.
* Avar and Balkan Troubles - Not really troubles but uhh the three balkans: A mini-period thing has kinda started, called the Three Balkans. This is in regard to the state of the Balkan peninsula for this period of history, dominated by three powers: Francia to the northwest with their vassals of Pannonia and Croatia, the Bulgarian Empire to the east and the Byzantine Empire to the south, with Moravas smushed between all three of them oof moment. Speaking of Moravas, whilst a few decades ago they split from Constantinople to pursue their own Slavic independence stuff they now start to turn a bit back to the Byzantines for their benefit. In 811, Radoslav becomes Duke and renames Moravas to Dragovits, after a legendary Slavic warrior. Nis is founded and he accepts the Duchy becoming a tributary of the Byzantine Empire, his own demands being that the Dragovitian culture is allowed to co-exist and that Dragovits still remains to be mostly reigned by the Duke of Dragovits. Naples declines the offer, stating that they prefer to co-operate with Constantinople as an independent state. Greek starts to become a more important language in Byzantine Italy, where it along with early versions of Italian starts to replace Vulgar Latin. The Byzantine Resurgence is going quite well despite the whole death of the Isaurians and all that.
* Vietnamese-Khmer War Episode 4 - The End of the War: In 803 the largest Indochinese war yet has ended. A Vietnamese victory, the Khmer and Champa realms still hold on well, but the potential for the rise of a much stronger Khmer monarchy has been hindered. Van Xuan gains small bits of land from her enemies as well as receiving tribute from the defeated whilst the Chenla-Dvaravati war ends quite quickly as status quo ante bellum. This war will come to be known as the one that secured the positions of political power in Indochina and affected the region for centuries to come. A very important part of the war, The Last Stand of the Tigers of Da Nang, will become a known historical event in the future as well.
* Sanjar Khan's Khanate: Sanjar Khan of the Khergits starts to centralize the Khanate further and at the same time he urbanizes the cities of the steppe, at least in the west. The east is still kind of neglected, but interactions between Khergits and Buyeo as well as other people groups and Buyeo leads to Buyeo and Hsyngang converting to the Tengri faith, separating themselves from the Buddhists that practically dominate East Asia.
* Zoroastrianism: It spreads more through Northern India and Akhtarib borderlands but remains otherwise in it's current position. The Tajik Khaganate works on challenging it against the Tengri followers in Xhorasjm, with there being a sizable minority of Zoroastrians in Bactra.
* The Serpent of Light: The Amazonas region has housed a complex polytheistic religion for as long as religion has been prevalent there but now, with a further development of the state of Marájo the priests of the Cult of the Yuan-ti (the religion is developed into a hierarchy, the Yuan-ti is the third highest, consisting of various gods taking snake or other serpentine forms and traits) conspire and together they use gained power to get the new leader, the Azhul, to turn the Yuan-ti into the only true gods and into powerful gods of many different subjects. The new religion becomes simply known as Yuan-ti and the head god is Zehir, the god of light and many other things, considered neither evil nor good as a deity.
* Viking Time: The raid of Lindisfarne has already become legendary and so have the Einherjar. Following this which has caused raids and shit to happen practically all over Europe and North Africa, the Einherjar members settle down and many retire. Olavi Mikkonen would settle on the otl Åland islands, after his death it would become a new Viking kingdom known as Olavholmr. Jón Heggö is still alive, being known as the most infamous Swedish Viking yet. The coast of Norway becomes known to the other Europeans as the Viking Coast as many settlements are there and most raids conducted on the soil of Britain arrive from Norwegian lands.
* Xiao: The Chinese Xiao dynasty is general just doing fine as one of the strongest empires of the world at the moment. Empress Mo eventually passes and a new Emperor is crowned. They finish a statue carved into rock, known as the Leshan Giant Buddha, being in works since the early 8th century. It doesn't take long for Xiao to be introduced to Algebra from the Akhtaribs and Xiao also starts working on developing the actual printing of books. Buddhism is also brought to the island of Gaoshan and a few tribes start following it.
* Brunei: Brunei conquers Ghalan and gets into contact with a new state on the island of Palawan, Tagbanwa.
* Tuvans: The Tuvans have developed now.
* Alai Empire: Alai is in great shape and such, but there is a definite rivalry between them and their neighbours the Chinese Xiao dynasty. Also the city of Thimbu is built, with one of the finest Buddhist temples being in construction.
* Caddo: A Choctaw nation known as the Caddo fully develop into a true state, becoming the first non-Mesoamerican state in North America.
* Yaro: Uru civilization by the Rio de la Plata flourishes for quite a while and different tribes start to develop new technology faster and faster. The first Uru state becomes known as Yaro.
* Srivijaya: The Srivijayans are just kinda chilling, they expand on Java and a bit on Borneo, with their influence now stretching almost all the way to Sulawesi and definitely across the Lesser Sunda Islands, including Bali and Lombok.
* Urodum: Magyars migrate into Pannonia from here and there is definite border friction and stuff going on there considering the place is quite unstable since the fall of the Avar Khaganate. The small amount of still living Pannonian Avars and the rapidly increasing Magyar population do not agree on things very much and Pannonia is the most polarizing Frankish vassal out of all of them. Oh and Urodum has spread a bit further as well.
* Wessex: They conquer Plymouth, rivaling Mercia and Northumbria for the strongest kingdom in OTL England.
* West Africa: Not much to say, doing very well, the cities of Timbuktu, Jenné and Gao are like the most prosperous in this part of Africa and slight contact has been amde between the North and this region, but nothing much of it has occurred yet.
* Aabkhaziya: They found Aqwa, their only major settlement as well as their capital.
* Two Years of Through The History: This stupid little project was started for fun in March of 2018. Since then it has developed to become better and better and together an interesting alternate timeline has started and will be built on more in the future, I hope of course. It's kind of insane that we've even managed to reach 100 turns, that's about 30 turns every year. Yet this isn't the end (I at least hope it won't be) and we still have a long way to go. Will we ever make it to present day? I'm not sure but I do hope that we will reach that goal. Even if we don't, this has been a favourite pastime of mine now, I've become better at storytelling, mapmaking and at history and geography in general. But I also have to thank the players so fucking much for sticking with this, making turns and making up their own stories and actions to change the timeline. I am excited to continue this for as long as possible and once again thank you to Memeeater69, XaoZss and Justanormal for participating as players and dealing with me showing your interest in this dumb little map game I came up with about two years ago. Also credit and thanks to Konig des Menschen on TFOE wiki for existing so I could practically rip it off to make my own little version lol please don't sue me. One Hundred turns have passed, thank you so much.
=== New Japanese Empire: ===
* Government: Monarchy
** Ruler: Kariku-Ne Yamashengu
** Economy: spice, food, dye, Iron tools.
** Capital: Heian-Kyo
** Demographics:
*** Population: Japanese 99.5%, Other 0.5%
*** Heian-Kyo: 120.000
*** Yamato: 80.000
*** Edo: 80.000
*** Fukuoka: 60.000
*** Komatsu: 55.000
*** Toyama: 50.000
*** Hiroshima: 50.000
*** Ishi: 40.000
*** Other Cities: 654.000
*** Rural Areas: 4.811.000
*** Total population: 6.000.000
*** Religion: 15% Buddhism, 15% Shinto, 70% Shinto-Buddhism
* Wars and Conflicts:
* Military: 
**
** Deployed units: total of 1% 60.000
** 20.000 Archers. (20.000)
** 10.000 Spear men (10.000)
** 7.500 Swordsmen (7.500)
** 7.500 Cavalry (7.500)
** 1.000 Tawābasutā (3.000)
** 2.000 Heavy Infantry (2.000)
** Deployed units: total of 0% 0
* Navy: 
** 110 Galleys
** 75 Transport ships
** 25 light warship
* Diplomacy:
** Okinawa: Now that you are a proper nation we have a proposal. Nations needs cores, meaning that you need a capital, basically a really big village where your leader resides and a lot of trade happen. You don't have the resources to create a big city yet, but we do. We want to collaborate with you to build a city on Okinawa that is shared between us where our leaders around the region live (their leader and our state minister). It would act as our combined capital for the region. What do you think? we also spread our religion a bit.
* Events:
** Nationalize: After the war the queen marries the man that had the best military strategy, his name is Hanamura (named after his dad). This ties the Emperor directly to the military. He also happens to be a part of the new council of the Tsamu-rei which is called Samurai. The council consists of the top tier members and due to their skill the Tsamu-rei start to die out as they get less jobs and farmers need less help. The Emperor holds a feast after the victory against Kuri and a military march through every major city is held. Speeches are held and all of this is made to increase the public opinion on war, connecting the term with festivities.
** Race the Okinawans: they just became a nation, we ned to focus on capturing the islands before they do. We search for islands around the area and towards china
** Slavery: after the Kuri war we put 500 captured soldiers into slavery, they are to work in the mines. becoming a slave also becomes a punishment for rapist, murderers and other horrible people.
** North: we start rebuilding the city and increasing infrastructure, we also prepare a military base on the most northern island.
** Improved Housing: with the imported wood from our artificial forests and our Korean colonies cities start to upgrade their housing with stronger wood than bamboo.
** Ship of the Empress: we start constructing a huge ship for the empress.
=== Byzantine Empire: ===
* Government: Absolute Monarchy
** Ruler: Domnius I
** Dynasty: Domninian Dynasty
** Economy: Most of the economy comes from trade mainly through Constantinople where a variety of things are traded. We also possess the ability to intervene in important sectors within the economy to make sure nothing goes off balance and are currently thriving.
** Capital: Constantinople
** Demographics:
*** Population: Greek 79%, Minorities: Italian 12%, Slavic 6%, Other: Khazar, Bulgar, Arabic 3%
*** Constantinople: 260,000
*** Adrianople: 71,500Rural areas: ~6.8M
*** Thessaloniki: 61,000
*** Syracuse: 59,000
*** Athens: 50,000
*** Cities: ~1,110,000
*** Rural Areas: ~6,800,000
*** Total population: ~8,000,000
*** Religion: Christianity ~95%, Other: Judaism, Eslam, Zoroastrianism 5%
* Wars and Conflicts:
* Military: 
** Standing army: Total of 1% (80,000)
** 35,000 Cavalry
*** 6,500 Cataphracts
** 45,000 Infantry
*** 12,000 Akritai 
** Troop placement:
*** We send a regiment of infantry to garrison around the outskirts of Belograt as part of the agreement.
* Navy: 
** 50 Galleys
** 120 Transport ships
** 170 Dromons
** 80 Triremes
* Diplomacy: 
* Events:
** Continuation of conversion: Latin is beginning to be phased out of new texts and education which is being replaced by greek, and Byzantine monuments are being constructed in italy to reinforce the people there being rightfully Byzantine.
** Fortifacation meseaures: New forts and dockyards are being constructed in Syracuse, Knossos, Rhodos, Tarsos and Caralis while older ones are being reviewed and reinforced.
=== Van Xuan: ===
* Government: Absolute Monarchy.
* King: kyong Lý
* Dynatsy: Lý
* Economy: Agriculture, fishing, trading.
* Trade partners: Liang.
* Capital: Longbian.
* Demographics: 
** Population: 1 441.6k
** Cities: 292.3k
*** Longbian: 102k
*** Duen vinh: 65k
*** Haikou: 58k
*** Tram Giang: 37.3k
*** Da Nang: 27k
*** Nam Ninh: 10k
** Rural areas: 1 139.3k
** Ethnicities: Vietnamese 83.60%, Minorities: Chinese 13%, Mon 1%, Khmer 1.32%.
** Religion: buddhism 100%
* Demographics of Nanzhou:
** Capital: Kunming
** Population: 318k
** Cities:
*** Kunming: 35k
** Rural areas: 283k
** Ethnecities: Chinese 95% Minorities: Vietnamese 3% Mon 1% Pyu 1%. 
* Wars and Conflicts:
* Military:
** Stading army: Total of: 3% (43 248)
** First army: Total of 2% (28 832) 
*** Swordsmen with Shields: 13 193
*** Spearmen: 8 292
*** Bowmen: 7 273
*** Mangonel: 74
** Second army: Total of 1% (14 416)
*** Swordsmen with Shields: 6 597
*** Spearmen: 4 044
*** Bowmen: 3 538
*** Mangonel: 37
* Military of Nanzhou:
** Standing army: Total of 2% (6 360)
*** Swordmen with shields: 3 257
*** Spearmen: 1 633
*** Bowmen: 1 470
* Navy: Transport ships 40, Galleys 43, fishing ships 276
* Diplomacy:
** Pagan: Stay out of our expansion. plz
* Events:
** Border control South: We have 40% of the second army on the Chenla'n and Champa'n border.
** Border Control North: We have 40% of the second army on the Pagan border, sending word that we don't mean any harm to them and ask for them to stay out of our expansion.
** Expansion into Mon: We send 50% of the first army to take land from the Mon tribes. 
** Expansion into Mon (Nanzhou): 40% of the Nanzhou army will go into Mon