History of Solace World 2

This page documents the important events that had occurred during Solace World 2 in a general and unbiased way. Lengthier accounts of events should be written in their own page. Staff reserve the right to remove whatever they need to from the page if they deem it biased, irrelevant, or false.

## Explanation

* Underlined = A major event regarding the server.
* **Bolded** = A war.

## Timeline

### January 2020

* January 4th:
	+ Server opens.
	+ Gran Colombia, the Commonwealth of America, the (first) Kingdom of Italy, the Kingdom of Leon, Zuiderland, the Union of Socotra, Hoetown, the Mexicali Union of Egoists, the Caribbean Empire, Israel, Mayapan, Confederated Dixieland States, Congo, Kingdom of Gibraltar, and Cascadia in that order.
	+ The first settlement in the server is built, Topeka, in the Commonwealth of America.
	+ bonito\_pibb of the Kingdom of Leon and various members of Gran Colombia get into an argument over ownership of Trinidad and Tobago. Staff rule that the islands go to Gran Colombia as they claimed it first, but bonito\_pibb continues to argue in favor of Leonese ownership. *See more*: Trinidad Dispute.
* January 12th:
	+ Leon and Gran Colombia solve the Trinidad dispute by signing the Treaty of La Jagua: Gran Colombia traded Trinidad for Costa Rica and the two nations signed an indefinite non-aggression pact.
	+ The nation of Greece is formed on this day.
	+ The Grace Period ends, allowing war to be declared.
* January 13th:
	+ The nation of Taiyon was formed on this day by player TradeInCaden.
* January 15th:
	+ The First Kingdom of England is formed.
* January 16th:
	+ The Celtic Empire is formed.
* January 24th:
	+ The Kingdom of the Three Scotlands is formed.
* January 26th:
	+ The Mexicali Union of Egoists and the Trans-Himalayan Federation disband due to inactivity.
* January 28th:
	+ The Empire of Angloceltia is formed as a union between the Celtic Empire, the Kingdom of the Three Scotlands and the First Kingdom of England.
* January 30th:
	+ Server goes down temporarily, in order to update to 1.14.4.
* January 31st:
	+ Server goes back online, after updating.

### February: 2020

* February 1st:
	+ The Emirate of Arabia disbands due to inactivity.
* February 2nd:
	+ Server goes down, due to issues with updating.
* February 7th:
	+ Server comes back online, having updated to 1.15.2.
* February 10th:
	+ The Principality of Kirsch was founded on this day by player Cambrian\_ after he abandoned his title as the king of Italy.
	+ The Duchy of the Rubicon, the successor to the Kingdom of Italy was formed on this day as a vassal of the Principality of Kirsch.
* February 16th:
	+ Cascadia disbands due to inactivity.
* February 20th:
	+ The Iberian Union and the Principality of Kirsch declares war upon Zuiderland, starting the **First Zuiderland War**. Some Commonwealth members also volunteer in the war against Zuiderland.
* February 22nd:
	+ The First Zuiderland War de facto ends due to the 48 hour war limit as dictated by the war rules at the time, however no treaty was ever signed, with no winner being decided. This was the first major war on this particular map and the last war in Mappercraft history to enforce the old rules.
* February 23rd:
	+ The current edition of the Rules is implemented, to go into effect on March 1st.
* February 25th:
	+ Following an incident involving the burning of an English flag by members of one of Angloceltia's constituent Kingdoms, the Kingdom of the Three Scotlands, England secedes from the Empire of Angloceltia to form the Second Kingdom of England.
	+ The secession of England causes the Three Scotlands to reconsider their own membership, and they too secede, forming the Maritime Union.
* February 26th:
	+ Burma disbands due to inactivity.
	+ Greece disbands due to inactivity.
* February 29th:
	+ England and its King are purchased as private property by CoolioTuesday, a high ranking member of the Taiyonese Shogunate. England is then incorporated into the Shogunate and it becomes a colony under the name Taiyonese England.

### March 2020

* March 1st:
	+ The current set of rules go into effect.
* March 7th:
	+ The Clowndown PvP Tournament is started, holding its first matches.

* March 14th:
	+ The second matches of the PvP Tournament are held.
* March 15th:
	+ The Taiyonese Shogunate collapses and its former members vacate the server. Its territories are given to the colonies, Taiyonese England and Taiyonese Ceylon, who come together to form the Provisional Government of England and Ceylon. The Provisional Government is created as an interim solution while the leaders of England and Ceylon decide what to do with their newly acquired territory, but talks are cut short and the government is abolished after they too decide to leave the server, following in the footsteps of their former overlords.
* March 16th:
	+ 5 year anniversary of Mappercraft.
* March 23rd:
	+ Pine\_of\_England, the former English King, returns to the server to reinstate the English nation. The English State is formed, encompassing all of the territories once held by The Second Kingdom of England, with the exception of territories now under the control of the Duchy of Avon.
* March 24th:
	+ The Republic of Batavia and the Second Federal Republic of Germany declare independence from Neue Land after growing sentiments against Kirschite rule over a large swath of Europe through this confederation took form.
* March 25th:
	+ The Principality of Kirsch declares war upon the Commonwealth of America, starting the **Kirschite-Commonwealth War**, better known in the Commonwealth as the Great Patriotic War. Despite elite Iberian forces fighting on their side, Kirsch would end up obliterated and annexed by the Commonwealth.
	+ During the Kirschite-Commonwealth War the Principality of Kirsch released its vassal Neue Land to the Caribbean Empire. Nearly immediately after this, the Caribbean released the Duchy of Avon and the Duchy of the Rubicon as independent nations; the former would later form part of the Third Kingdom of England, while the latter would turn into the Market State of Sacrania.
	+ England is reunified as the English State and Duchy of Avon unite to create the Third Kingdom of England.
* March 28th
	+ The third matches of the PvP Tournament are held.
* March 30th
	+ The Third Kingdom of England inherits the Republic of Batavia after its leader, SbeveBork, temporarily leaves the server.

### April 2020

* April 1st:
	+ The Angevin Empire is born as a merger between the Commune of France, the Third Kingdom of England, and the English protectorate of the Republic of Batavia.

* April 5th:
	+ TGamer15 attempts to declare independence from the Commonwealth of America with the state of Penobscot after being kicked from the nation for racial harassment of other citizens. Staff rule it invalid, since TGamer15 never actually got on to defend his claim.

* April 6th:
	+ Sikorskiii steps down from his position of Chief Justice of Chicago and leaves the Commonwealth of America to start the Free City of Nairobi, as a way of taking a break from the server. bonito\_pibb, as Speaker of the House, becomes highest official in the country. Mudkip\_Bloto is chosen as Sikorskiii's successor as Mayor of Chicago.
* April 8th:
	+ MintyMichael is elected Representative of Penobscot, taking the role previously filled by TGamer15 in a special election.

* April 10th:
	+ Binah peacefully seperates from the Angevin Empire.
	+ **Batavian Independence War** **— First war of the Sbeve Wars.** After Binah peacefully separated, SbeveBork, declares an independence war as the state of Batavia. Germany comes to the aid of Angevin. The war ends in an Angevin victory. Sbeve is exiled to the Kievan Rus.
	+ Despite victory in the First Sbeve War, the Angevin Empire is unable to remain united. The Empire collapses when France secedes to create the Republic of France leaving England as the sole remaining constituent to abandon the name Angevin in favour of the Second Empire of Angloceltia.
	+ The Second Empire of Angloceltia collapses that day, as it is voluntarily annexed into Quebec, who awards it a position of autonomy within the state.
* April 11th:
	+ **The** **Kievan Conquest of Germany** **— Second war of the Sbeve Wars.** The Kievan Rus attacks Germany. Austria-Hungary comes to the defense of Germany, and thus Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary (whilst never being at war with Germany). Berlin, Copenhagen, Vienna and Buda are badly damaged, and Germany loses the war. The war results in a Kievan victory. Germany is split between France and the Kievan Rus, with the native Germans exiled.
* April 12th:
	+ **The** **First Iberian-Kievan War** **— Third war of the Sbeve Wars.** Iberia declares war on the Kievan Rus in the aim of liberating Germany and exiling Sbeve from the continent. Sacranian and Croatian volunteers come to aid Iberia. The Kievan Rus surrenders without a fight 23 minutes in. All demands were accepted with Germany being given it's former territories, the exception being lands owned by France. Sbeve is exiled from the continent, and the Kievan Rus becomes an Iberian puppet state for two weeks.
* April 13th:
	+ In a drastic move, the First French Republic was annexed by Canada. This was done by the president of France to sidestep any need for the nation to unclaim any land due to inactivity of its members and as a response to "seeming aggression from its neighbors".
	+ The Official Mappercraft Wiki is created.
* April 15th:
	+ The Syndicalist Union of Doggerland renames itself the Merchant Republic of Doggerland after changing ideologies, however, ultimately the name is changed once again to the Merchant Republic of Riktland.
	+ Coffeeccubus forms the Latin Empire, claiming Cyprus and a small portion of Turkey surrounding Adana.
	+ The United Arctic States of Canada cede the lands of West Germany that were given to France after the "Sbeve Wars"
	+ The Pirate Confederacy claims South Yemen.
	+ Tanzanian Union of Egoists is disbanded after being inactive.
	+ The Free City of Nairobi claims the real life Tanzanian regions of Mwanza, Simiyu, Nara, Arusha, Kilimandsharo, Manyara, Tanga and the northern portion of the Dodoma Region alongside large portions of Central Kenya.
	+ The Syndicalist Union of Zuiderland unclaims all territories west of the real life Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria.
* April 16th:
	+ Mestiphon reclaims the Free Empire of Rio, after Amazonas gives back the city of Rio to the control of Mestiphon.
	+ The Catholic Church passed multiple edicts of the "9.5 Theses" (called "Colombian Proposal" by the then religious leader - Mak4Life), which were proposed by Vikke and his supporters.
	+ The Market State of Sacrania and Cosan Paparia recedes claims to Albania.
	+ bonito\_pibb steps down as Speaker of the House of the Commonwealth of America, as his term was completed
* April 17th:
	+ The Merchant Republic of Riktland claims the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey only for Riktland to give it Canada less than an hour later.
	+ nero64 claims Slovenia, forming the Holy Kingdom of Retrograd
	+ Sikorskiii steps down as Njiwa of Nairobi and moves back to the Commonwealth of America, leaving Nairobi to un-claims portions of Tanzania and Central Kenya.
* April 18th:
	+ Sikorskiii is elected as Representative of Winnebago.
	+ The Kievan Rus claims portions of Northern Turkey, next to the Ottoman Empire and also colonizes the Philippine island of Negros.
	+ The Free City of Nairobi renames to the Free City of Mombasa.
	+ The European portion of the Quebecois Crown Colony of Angloceltia declares independence from the United Arctic States of Canada and unites with the Merchant Republic of Riktland to form the Combined Principalities of England and Riktland.
	+ The fourth matches of the PvP Tournament are held.
* April 20th:
	+ **The Second Iberian-Kievan War** **—** **Fourth war of the Sbeve Wars.** Iberia declares war on the Kievan Rus for breaching the peace treaty from The First Iberian-Kievan War, as Sbeve, previously exiled from Europe, returns to the Kievan Rus. Iberia wins and the Kievan Rus is disbanded, forming the puppet state of Crimea in it's place. The survivors of the Kievan Rus flee to Mexico.
	+ AquaAsdf is elected to be the second Speaker of the House of the Commonwealth of America.
* April 23rd:
	+ **The North American War.** The Commonwealth of America declares war on Canada at 3:45 PM EST, after continued aggressive expansion by Canada and internal politics there boiling over into foreign relations. Iberians and Zuiderlanders volunteered on the Commonwealth's side, while most likely no one volunteered on the Canadian side. The war ends with a decisive Commonwealth victory at 11:04 PM EST the same day; major griefing occurred in all Canadian settlements, while Commonwealth settlements were only mildly damaged.
* April 25th:
	+ The fifth and final matches of the PvP Tournament are held.

### May 2020

* May 23rd:
	+ The host of the server, Solace, announced that the server would be closing down due to lack of activity and him stepping down from his position as owner. The new owner was announced to be Vegetable.
* May 27th:
	+ The server goes down in order to download the server files. Anything that happened after this date was not saved in the World Download.
* May 29th:
	+ The server goes back up, in a "free" mode where the rules regarding griefing are not enforced.
* May 30th:
	+ The Hawai'i Map is released
* May 31th:
	+ Solace World 2 goes down for good.