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

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.

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.

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.

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