Guns of Our Forefathers (1700s, OOC)

[Kryskov]

Guns of Our Forefathers

The year is 1750 AD, and the world is changing in the blink of an eye. What does the offspring of the Enlightenment hold for the world? Revolution? Independence? As the New World grows old, the civilized nations of the world turn to the south to find fresher lands. To all involved, their intentions seem good, but fate is set to determine if the results are. So what does the future hold for the world? So much has changed, and yet so much shall change.

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I. PREMISE

This is an RP set in 1750. However, it is not the 1750 the world knows. Sure, all the tech and even some of the people may be the same, but the course of the world over the past few years may have veered from what is taught in textbooks.

II. TECH

Plain and simple: if it didn't exist in 1750, or any of the years that the RP is set in, then you cannot use it. However, should we get to a year where something is invented, then by all means discover it. Exceptionally significant technologies will randomly spawn in industrialized nations through random events. Also, do realize the limitations of tech; trading posts and small coastal settlements in Africa may be fine, but let's not scramble for it.

III. POINT OF DIVERGENCE

For this RP, the point of divergence (POD) is set as 1400 AD. What does this mean? It means that anything that occurs past January 1st, 1400 can b changed and manipulated, while anything before is canon history (sorry Scandinavian neo-pagans). However, player-written histories can't conflict. This means, for example, that if France reasonably invaded England, an application for England can't mention invading France at the same time.

IV. CLAIMING TERRITORIES

All players should try to post map changes as soon as possible; I will try to update the map frequently. One player may claim the land of another, though the player who first claimed that land will get to administer it. Disputed territory may be a factor in determining random events.

V. RANDOM EVENTS

Every now and then (whenever dafuq I want), I, or any Co-Ops, will post random events. Please note that the random events are precisely that: random. No one nation will be targeted for bad or good events. If you feel like you're being targeted by the events as a result of OP bias, then please discuss it with me; I would be more thanhappy to fix it if needed.

VI. TIME

Players should endeavor to follow a timescale of roughly 6 months a page (shout out to all you ETW fans). Of course, if there is a war or conference or any event which needs a lot of focus on a short period of time, then time can slow down for just those nations.

VII. REALISM

Last, but definitely not least, all players should heavily weigh their decisions and accurately portray the benefits and disadvantages of them. Not everyone's perfect, and I'll be angry if you are.

Map of Current Nations

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Factbook
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The Conference of Philadelphia

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Reserved Land:
Byzantine Empire
Yugoslavia
Poland, Hungary

[Kryskov]

Reserved for future use.

[Lingang]

Can I app as a nation not on the map?

[Fortunagen]

Tag for future interest.

[Kryskov]

Can I app as a nation not on the map?

Yeah, those are nations that people already applied for in a discussion thread.

[Fortunagen]

Can I app as a nation not on the map?

Yeah, those are nations that people already applied for in a discussion thread.

Link to discussion thread?

[G-Tech Corporation]

Reserve glorious Mughal Empire. App to follow.

[Caltarania]

Nation Name: United Kingdom of the British Isles and the American Colonies
Capital City: London
Claimed Territory: http://i.imgur.com/3bM9QZL.png
Population: 17,710,173
National Flag:

The Union Jack represents the Kingdom of the British Isles, with the thirteen stripes representing the American Colonies.

Head of State: George II; King of the British Isles and the American Colonies, Protector of the Crown Colonies and Defender of the Faith.
Head of Government: Prime Minister Henry Pelham of the Whig Party.
Government Type: Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
National Ideologies: Democracy, Free Trade, Colonialism, Anglophilia, Abolitionism, Federalism, Secularism, Constitutionalism, the Enlightenment
History:

The history of the United Kingdom of the British Isles and the American Colonies officially began in 1721, with the Second Acts of Union between the the Kingdom of Great Britain and the then American Colonies of the British Crown. With the ascendance of George I to the throne of the Kingdom, in 1721, he and the newly-founded Parliament passed a law granting the American Colonies self-governance in exchange for loyalty to the Crown. The law, known as the 'Act to unite the Kingdom of Great Britain, and Ireland, with her colonies in the Americas', was ratified by several important people; King George I of Great Britain, Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole, various American leaders such as Albert George 'the King of Rhode Island', the Four Mohawk Kings and various other - mostly Iroquois - tribal leaders. The Act became known as 'the Agreement of the United People's of the Crown'. (Map of the various states)

The Act gave the American colonies self governance as States in the now-federal United Kingdom. Part of the agreement also included the abolition of slavery in the Northern Colonies (Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and the newly-formed State of the Iroquois Confederacy), along with abolishing it in the British Isles and the two Canadian former-colonies of Newfoundland and Hudson Bay. It also ended the selling of slaves, and set up the Sierra Leone state in West Africa as a place for former slaves to start a new life. The Southern states (Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida), along with the Virgin Islands and Madras, were allowed to continue to use slave labour, but the sale of slaves was banned. The other Crown Colonies have no definitive legislation, but are considered part of Great Britain and therefore slavery is officially banned, except for in Madras. The agreement also included the protection of the Iroquois and other native tribes, who were allowed to roam the states freely and partake in their cultural activities, so long as they didn't encroach on colonist territory or farmland. The Iroquois and other natives were also granted their own state, formerly in Northern NY, where they could do as they pleased without the threat of colonist encroachment.

In 1731, an Iroquois-American by the name of Captain Henry Jones took his ship - HMS Longhouse - and lead a fleet of around 10 private ships on an exploration of the Pacific. His journey took him from the New York docks to the Virgin islands, to Freetown in Sierra Leone, and then to the newly discovered island of the South Atlantic; which he mapped and claimed in the name of King George II. These colonies grew, if slowly. His adventure then took him to the Seychelles, which he two claimed for the United Kingdom. They had a small - though exist - native population, which he successfully wooed with his charismatic skill. After marrying a Seychelles woman, Henry continued his journey landing in the Indian city of Madras and conquering it with aid from the British East India Company. He disproved of the East India Companies views on the Indian people; and he carried this with him for the rest of his journey, vowing to tell Parliament about it when he returned, hoping to invoke the same emotional response that the abolition movement brought. Henry's journey then took him to the South-Western tip of Australia, where he established the colony of Western Australia, and the city of Perth. He named Australia after the Latin Australis, meaning 'Southern'. He then left the colony to it's own devices, and landed in New Zealand; so called by him as he Anglicized it after the Dutch name 'Nova Zeelandia'. He founded the city of 'New Onondaga', in reference to his Iroquois heritage. Next, he traveled to Hawaii where he managed to make the natives swear loyalty to the Crown, in exchange for riches and guns. He then returned to London, and began to tell of the awful deeds in Madras. He was also knighted by King George II for 'services to the Realm and it's prosperity'. He was the first Iroquois-American to be granted a knighthood, and is considered a hero in the Iroquois Confederacy; where he was elected as First Minister; the leader of the Iroquois Assembly.

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[Emilio Aguinaldo]

OP is battle where Frederick used the goose step?

[Caltarania]

Also, here is the map, but with the Seychelles coloured in

http://i.imgur.com/jhXZFcm.png

[G-Tech Corporation]

Nation Name: Gurkani | The Mughal Empire
Capital City: Shahjahanabad/Delhi
Claimed Territory: India proper, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Southern Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Population: 238,574,400 citizens
National Flag:

Le Flag

Head of State: Zahar-un-din Muhhamad Babur ; Emperor of the Dominion of the Mughals and all her Territiories, Defender of the Faith, Lord of the Southern Isles and Great Khan of the Lands of Kublai.
Head of Government: See Above.
Government Type: Absolute Monarchy, unitary state with federal structure.
National Ideologies: Multiculturalism, Benevolent Autocracy, Merchantilism, Expansionism, Revanchism.
History:

The Mughal Empire was founded by Babur, a Central Asian ruler who was descended from the Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur on his father's side and from Chagatai, the second son of the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, on his mother's side. Ousted from his ancestral domains in Central Asia, Babur turned to India to satisfy his ambitions. He established himself in Kabul and then pushed steadily southward into India from Afghanistan through the Khyber Pass. Babur's forces occupied much of northern India after his victory at Panipat in 1526. The preoccupation with wars and military campaigns, however, did not allow the new emperor to consolidate the gains he had made in India. The instability of the empire became evident under his son, Humayun, who was driven out of India and into Persia by rebels. Humayun's exile in Persia established diplomatic ties between the Safavid and Mughal Courts, and led to closer cultural contacts between India and Iran. The restoration of Mughal rule began after Humayun's triumphant return from Persia in 1555, but he died from a fatal accident shortly afterwards. Humayun's son, Akbar, succeeded to the throne under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped consolidate the Mughal Empire in India.

Through warfare and diplomacy, Akbar was able to extend the empire in all directions and controlled almost the entire Indian subcontinent north of the Godavari river. He created a new class of nobility loyal to him from the military aristocracy of India's social groups, implemented a modern government, and supported cultural developments. At the same time, Akbar intensified trade with European trading companies. India developed a strong and stable economy, leading to commercial expansion and economic development. Akbar allowed free expression of religion, and attempted to resolve socio-political and cultural differences in his empire by establishing a new religion, Din-i-Ilahi, with strong characteristics of a ruler cult. He left his successors an internally stable state, which was in the midst of its golden age, but before long signs of political weakness would emerge. Akbar's son, Jahangir, ruled the empire at its peak. It is said that he was addicted to opium, but a vision from Allah cured him of his hedonistic ways, and he shrugged off the weakness as one would take off a coat. Under his reign the opium trade was appropriated by the government, as it was said that the emperor would rather contain evil than let it flourish in the shadows. Much money did the Emperors make over the years from this decision, though more conservative elements were vocal about their opposition to it. During the reign of Jahangir's son, Shah Jahan, the culture and splendour of the luxurious Mughal court reached its zenith as exemplified by the Taj Mahal.

Shah Jahan's eldest son, the liberal Dara Shikoh, became regent in 1658, as a result of his father's illness. However, a younger son, Aurangzeb, allied with the Islamic orthodoxy against his brother, who championed a syncretistic Hindu-Muslim culture. The Battle of Unnumbered Tears occurred in Shahjahanabad, where elements loyal to both sons fought for forty days and forty nights, but in the end Dara Shikoh was victorious, his brother dispatched by a being bisected by a cannonball as he rallied his fanatical fighters for a last stand in the burning Razif-e-Darsalaam. The synthesis championed by Dara Shikoh tamed many of the more radical elements of Mughal society, and this internal stability allowed the Emperor to expand the dominions of the White Throne to almost all of South Asia, leaving a stable empire of great wealth at his death in 1707. Recently innovative Mughal scientists, educated in the West, have pressured the current Emperor, Zahar-un-din Muhhamad Babur, to adopt widespread education and food reforms. Many highways have been built to maintain the far-flung outposts of the Mughal Empire, and some primitive factories, a steel mill and a few textile mills, have been built in more populated regions via a combination of government investment and nascent capitalism. A recent decision on the part of a local official has led to a British Enclave being established in the province of Madras, an experiment in trade and diplomacy the Emperor and his court are watching with great interest.

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[Paketo]

Nation Name: The Republic of Greece
Capital City: Athens
Claimed Territory:

Population: 2 million
National Flag:

Head of State: President Theseus Pythagoas
Head of Government: President Theseus Pythagoas
Government Type: Republic
National Ideologies: Freedom, democracy, Greek superiority, free trade
History:

In 1642, the revolt in egypt gave the perfect opportunity for a greek revolt inside the empire. With ottoman troops away from the greece fighting egypt, the rebellion quickly defeated the small garrisons still within greece and secured southern greece. in march of 1642, a ottoman army of 20,000 was sent to quell the rebellion but was forced to retreat after repeated guerilla attacks on their supply lines and rear forces. This victory inspired the greeks people who had been too afraid to support the rebels to come out in full support. By early may, a rebel greek force was on the verge of besieging Istanbul forcing them to the negotiation table. With no ottoman forces available to wage a real war with the rebels the ottomans had agreed to concession of all of Greece and Albania excluding most of thrace and the heavily greek populated area on asia minor.

With the war over and independance won, Greece now had to decide what government would be established. Some supported a monarchy while others wanted to look back at the city states of greece and make a democracy. In the end, a democracy was decided upon as the form of government and Perseus Pericule was elected as the first president. He was one of the most loved leaders of the rebels and had won the support of the people. Under the president, would be a council od 10 which would include the president. The next president would be chosen from this council that had its members elected every 10 years and the president elected every 2 years. Under the council was a assembly of 300 citizens where citizens could submit laws and proposals that would be debated over and then approved or declined to go to the council.

With the Government set up, Greece set about securing her own borders by establishing the Hellenic army and the Hellenic Navy. 20,000 men were drafted into the army and 10,000 into the navy. The military then moved quickly to make it a respectable force but it turned out not to be needed as Greece was never attacked by another country. By today in 1750, Both the army and navy and powerful forces within the Balkans.

429- do not remove, or else your app won't be accepted

[Emilio Aguinaldo]

Nation Name: Empire of Mexica
Capital City: Veracruz
Claimed Territory: http://imgur.com/fKIJjpV
Population: 25,000,000 A very generous estimate
National Flag:

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/124/1/8/flag_of_the_aztec_league_by_niknaks93-d641lec.png

Head of State: Jose Fernando Alfonso Cortes y Pizarro
Head of Government: Jose Fernando Alfonso Cortes y Pizarro
Government Type: Absolute Monarchy
National Ideologies: imperialism, pluralism, federalism
History:

429- do not remove, or else your app won't be accepted

WIP

[The Jonathanian States]

That german nation on the map.....
Is it taken?

EDIT:
Seems not?
I'll make a proper app.

[G-Tech Corporation]

That german nation on the map.....
Is it taken?

EDIT:
Seems not?
I'll make a proper app.

Si, si.

She is taken.

[Caltarania]

Hmm, G-Tech, we need to decide on how I got Madras. In my history, the epic Iroquois-American Captain Henry Jones helped the British East India Company take it during his adventures, at around 1734?, which leads him to attempt to persuade the Government to ban slavery in Madras, but in yours it was basically sold to us.

That german nation on the map.....
Is it taken?

EDIT:
Seems not?
I'll make a proper app.

It is taken. The map is a map of taken nations.

[Kryskov]

Yeah, those are nations that people already applied for in a discussion thread.

Link to discussion thread?

Here.

snips

Accepted.

OP is battle where Frederick used the goose step?

I believe it's the Battle of Hohenfriedberg. Not sure if that's the one you're mentioning.

All accepted so far.

[Emilio Aguinaldo]

I’ll post my history here for a while.

After a successful night ambush, Cortés captures Narváez and is overcome with anger as Narváez describes how Cortés is wanted for treason against the Spanish Empire. When his enemy begins to describe how he'll be executed when he's caught, Cortés loses control. He unsheathes his sword and stabs him in the gut. Realizing that Narváez won’t die quickly from his first wound he stabs him a second time with a thrust to the vital organs. Narváez bleeds out and dies shortly thereafter.

His men are shocked; it wasn’t good form to kill a fellow Spaniard in cold blood, especially in response to charges of treason. It's almost like Cortés knows that he is a traitor to the Spanish crown and wanted to stop Narváez from revealing it to everyone else. The unnerving and disheartening nature of these events makes convincing Narváez’s men to follow Cortés to gold and glory a bit more difficult, but they follow him anyway. Cortés leads them back to Tenochtitlan where Alvarado has pissed off the Aztecs by causing a massacre during a religious festivity. On the trip back, though, the memory of murdering Narváez pushes Hernán Cortés to a dark place. He begins to take very seriously a plan that has been knocking around his head for a while: taking the great Indian metropolis for himself instead of taking it for King Carlos. It seems like he’d increase his chances of living if he would just outright rebel against his homeland.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Hmm, G-Tech, we need to decide on how I got Madras. In my history, the epic Iroquois-American Captain Henry Jones helped the British East India Company take it during his adventures, at around 1734?, which leads him to attempt to persuade the Government to ban slavery in Madras, but in yours it was basically sold to us.

That german nation on the map.....
Is it taken?

EDIT:
Seems not?
I'll make a proper app.

It is taken. The map is a map of taken nations.

Ah, didn't catch that. Honestly, a military action to seize Mughal territory might have succeeded temporarily due to a lack of naval power compared to Britain. It would have been an occupation of mere weeks though. It's probably better if you bought a trade concession, otherwise you'll just lose it immediately.

[The Jonathanian States]

Hmm, G-Tech, we need to decide on how I got Madras. In my history, the epic Iroquois-American Captain Henry Jones helped the British East India Company take it during his adventures, at around 1734?, which leads him to attempt to persuade the Government to ban slavery in Madras, but in yours it was basically sold to us.

That german nation on the map.....
Is it taken?

EDIT:
Seems not?
I'll make a proper app.

It is taken. The map is a map of taken nations.

That german nation on the map.....
Is it taken?

EDIT:
Seems not?
I'll make a proper app.

Si, si.

She is taken.

Ah, first didn't see any app.
Nevermind then.

[Lingang]

Reserving Egypt!

[The Holy Dominion of Inesea]

Im still in the doubting that Mexico has 10X the population it had IRL.

Nation Name: Iberian Empire
Capital City: Lisboa
Claimed Territory: In Orange
Population: ~26,000,000
National Flag:

Head of State: King Felipe Carlotta(El Rey)
Head of Government: Imperial Duke Jaime Juarez (~Prime Minister)
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
National Ideologies: Free Trade, Colonialism, Iberianism.
History:

WIP

429- do not remove, or else your app won't be accepted

[Liecthenbourg]

Reserve Japan, I'll get an app up when at a computer.

[Kryskov]

Im still in the doubting that Mexico has 10X the population it had IRL.

I't'd be more of a hindrance, considering a lot of natives wouldn't like Cortez. Plus, I suspect Mexica's population to decline really rapidly.

[The Holy Dominion of Inesea]

Im still in the doubting that Mexico has 10X the population it had IRL.

I't'd be more of a hindrance, considering a lot of natives wouldn't like Cortez. Plus, I suspect Mexica's population to decline really rapidly.

Eh? What do you mean? Is a plague going to hit? A plague of lead?