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Postby Baja California y Sonora » Mon Jun 02, 2014 4:49 pm

Sabara wrote:
Carathon wrote:Not to complain, but I think the map is slightly incorrect. I believe the Aztec Empire was accepted with the entirety of Peru and Bolivia in addition to it's other lands, yet the map cuts half of Peru out and Bolivia entirely.

If this could be rectified or explained, I would greatly appreciate it. :)

Peru?

But Peru is le mine. :evil:

He was accepted with Peru first.

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Postby Carathon » Mon Jun 02, 2014 4:53 pm

Baja California y Sonora wrote:
Sabara wrote:Peru?

But Peru is le mine. :evil:

He was accepted with Peru first.


Oh fair enough. And Bolivia too?
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Postby Sabara » Mon Jun 02, 2014 4:56 pm

Baja California y Sonora wrote:
Sabara wrote:Peru?

But Peru is le mine. :evil:

He was accepted with Peru first.

Oh I see.

Damn that claim is large.
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Postby Kazirstan » Mon Jun 02, 2014 5:20 pm

If Nero can't be negotiated with, then I could relocate to Turkey, Greece and the Caucasus, that would make things a bit easier.
EDIT: Upon further review, I would actually prefer to relocate. I have a map showing the land i would like to claim. (In orange)
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This would of course would involve me changing my app, again, but it would free up India for Nero and Tuva to fight over.
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Postby Garwall » Mon Jun 02, 2014 5:54 pm

As far as the Bolivia dispute, I'd be willing to give up the Acre state to the Aztecs for a settlement of the northern border in my favor. ;)
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Postby Carathon » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:00 pm

Garwall wrote:As far as the Bolivia dispute, I'd be willing to give up the Acre state to the Aztecs for a settlement of the northern border in my favor. ;)


Acre and Amazonas, and the Aztecs will tolerate vile crossbearer presence at it's border a while longer.
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Postby Kryskov » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:00 pm

Kazirstan wrote:If Nero can't be negotiated with, then I could relocate to Turkey, Greece and the Caucasus, that would make things a bit easier.
EDIT: Upon further review, I would actually prefer to relocate. I have a map showing the land i would like to claim. (In orange)

This would of course would involve me changing my app, again, but it would free up India for Nero and Tuva to fight over.

Please don't hurt me.

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Postby Kazirstan » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:02 pm

Kryskov wrote:
Kazirstan wrote:If Nero can't be negotiated with, then I could relocate to Turkey, Greece and the Caucasus, that would make things a bit easier.
EDIT: Upon further review, I would actually prefer to relocate. I have a map showing the land i would like to claim. (In orange)

This would of course would involve me changing my app, again, but it would free up India for Nero and Tuva to fight over.

Please don't hurt me.

Which colour are you on the map?
And don't worry, I don't plan on being aggresive.

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Postby Neros » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:02 pm

I return! Work complicates things in my life, however I gave my two weeks' notice today, so all is well! ;)

I will reduce India's ship numbers, as I did not review other applications numbers yet merely assumed them. I will also have the numbers outlined into what ships they belong too (as explained in the Navy section, India does not have large surface vessels). I also realized that Submarines should be included with my total numbers rather than a separate rank and file. I could add some more creative flair to the application as well - it was 2 AM, what can I do, haha. Generally, I intend to have a very clear triangle of power between Democratic elements (Nationalists), Fascists (insertcolor Shirts), and Communists/Socialists (Reds), and perhaps I can sow the seeds of division much earlier in my history. Also, I can have the Maratha play a larger role.

Updating in Progress...

EDIT: I have decided to go with the Sikh's as a unifying force. It will serve a much better history than the Mughals, though Akbar will still play a part because dat name.
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Postby The imperial canadian dutchy » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:03 pm

Kryskov wrote:
Kazirstan wrote:If Nero can't be negotiated with, then I could relocate to Turkey, Greece and the Caucasus, that would make things a bit easier.
EDIT: Upon further review, I would actually prefer to relocate. I have a map showing the land i would like to claim. (In orange)

This would of course would involve me changing my app, again, but it would free up India for Nero and Tuva to fight over.

Please don't hurt me.

Yes! Hurt Him! Drive the Barbaric Slavs from Europa! Viva! Ave Caesar! Viva!
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Postby Kryskov » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:11 pm

Kazirstan wrote:Which colour are you on the map?
And don't worry, I don't plan on being aggresive.

The blue in the Romania area.

The imperial canadian dutchy wrote:Yes! Hurt Him! Drive the Barbaric Slavs from Europa! Viva! Ave Caesar! Viva!

-Has battleships
-Has modern weaponry
-Has modern society
-Is not barbaric.

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Postby Lingang » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:19 pm

Nation Name: United Kingdom of Greece
Flag:
Image

Symbols: the Olive leaf

Population-homeland: 7,899,234

Population-colonial: N/A

Location/Claims: Greece, Crete, West Turkey, Cyprus http://i.imgur.com/dAjeukc.png

Capital City: Athens

Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy

Ideology: Free Trade, Capitalism/private enterprise, Republicanism, Secularism, Democracy, Greek Unionism

Leader/s: President Alen Carpus

Economy: The economy of Greece is growing due to industrialization and trade. The industrial revolution and the recent inclusion of Free Market policies have allowed for rapid economic growth. Free Market policies have been welcomed in Greece, and as a result private enterprise has soared, allowing for the introduction of big business. Mass production has also rapidly changed the nation, allowing for more valuable items to be produced quicker.

Infrastructure: Developed. Due to being an old nation, Greece is also very urban. A network of roads connects most cities. A series of ferries exists between the numerous islands under Greece control, making quick travel between them easy.

Army: Not as numerous or forceful as other nations, but very well trained. Around 78,000 men.

Navy: The navy is much stronger than the army, as Greece has a long naval history. Around 50 ships in the navy.

Goals: Keep the Kingdom intact, increase influence and allies. Protect the monarchy. Modernization/industrialization

History:
1790- Greece gains independence from Carpathia
1800- The ideas of Democracy finally spread to the Greek mainland.
1812- A (bloodless)Coup d'état occurs, and the monarchy is abolished.
1813- The first elections are held in Greece, and the first President is sworn into office.
1830-1850- Greece, despite general optimism within the nation, experiences a period of economic turbulence. In 1849, Greece falls into recession.
1872- Industrialization brings new technologies into the nation. And with it came new jobs, improving economic conditions.
1880- Greece annexes a part of western Anatolia
1900-Present day- Seeing the success of the independent nations, the regions of Western Anatolia and Southern Greece continually petition the government for independence, and are rapidly growing impatient...


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Postby The imperial canadian dutchy » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:20 pm

Kryskov wrote:
Kazirstan wrote:Which colour are you on the map?
And don't worry, I don't plan on being aggresive.

The blue in the Romania area.

The imperial canadian dutchy wrote:Yes! Hurt Him! Drive the Barbaric Slavs from Europa! Viva! Ave Caesar! Viva!

-Has battleships
-Has modern weaponry
-Has modern society
-Is not barbaric.

-Is not Roman
-Is Barbaric
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Postby Emilio Aguinaldo » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:21 pm

The imperial canadian dutchy wrote:
Kryskov wrote:The blue in the Romania area.


-Has battleships
-Has modern weaponry
-Has modern society
-Is not barbaric.

-Is not Roman
-Is Barbaric

-Does not know Greek
-Is Barbaric
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Postby The imperial canadian dutchy » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:25 pm

Emilio Aguinaldo wrote:
The imperial canadian dutchy wrote:-Is not Roman
-Is Barbaric

-Does not know Greek
-Is Barbaric

Il rek ye m8
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Postby Lingang » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:26 pm

What of Greeks?
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Postby Kryskov » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:28 pm

The imperial canadian dutchy wrote:-Is not Roman
-Is Barbaric

-Is Roman

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Postby Lingang » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:32 pm

App is done...
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Postby The imperial canadian dutchy » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:32 pm

Kryskov wrote:
The imperial canadian dutchy wrote:-Is not Roman
-Is Barbaric

-Is Roman

-Bull
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Postby Kryskov » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:35 pm

The imperial canadian dutchy wrote:-Bull

-Not bull, Romanians are from Romans.

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Postby The imperial canadian dutchy » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:36 pm

Kryskov wrote:
The imperial canadian dutchy wrote:-Bull

-Not bull, Romanians are from Romans.

You are Bulgar you are worst Vodka
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Postby Kryskov » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:38 pm

The imperial canadian dutchy wrote:You are Bulgar you are worst Vodka

We are Romanian we are best spud

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Postby Conchabira » Mon Jun 02, 2014 6:50 pm

Kryskov wrote:
The imperial canadian dutchy wrote:You are Bulgar you are worst Vodka

We are Romanian we are best spud

Don't mention spuds, Irish hate spuds

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Postby Neros » Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:09 pm

Nation Name: Sikh Empire; Hindustan; Indian Empire;
Symbols: Khanda, Aum, Swastika, Loom, etc.
Flag:
Image

Population-homeland: 371,306,000
Population-colonial: N/A

Location/Claims: Here.
Capital City: Hyderabad
Government Type: Unitary Presidential Parliamentary state
Ideology: Liberal Nationalism, Industrialism, Free Trade, Militarism, Mixed Economics

Leader/s: Raj Vijay Sharma Darzi
Economy: $225 Billion. A country that walks the tri-center region of industrial, agrarian, and resource productions, the Sikh Empire is a jack-of-all trades nation that holds no specialization in a particular field. The economy is large enough to export and fill domestic demand, allowing for increasingly large trade surpluses that are in turned issued back into the economy with the aid of a corrupt-free National Parliament. This has allowed steady and trackable growth, which itself has an advantage over the boom-bust cycles of more westernized and industrial powers. However, this means massive growth is only achievable through quick intervention and economic planning to meet global demands.
Infrastructure: Development in the Sikh Empire is driven by two parts: The State and the Syndicates. The Syndicates create roads, rails, and ports based on economic demands and profitable supply. The State takes charge of socially beneficial development. Both of these two sides work hand in hand to provide a "decent" system of transportation throughout the nation, however, more populated areas and economically strong areas are far more developed. Overall taking this into account, the entire system could be classified as "Average", despite large trackage and tonnage shipped, it could indeed be better.

Army: A large paper tiger with some bite, 1,000,000 Active, 7,000,000 Reserve forces make an Army built upon strategical mindsets and community development. Training and upkeep makes use of developing rural areas and relieving disaster areas. A rotating volunteer force makes up a portion of militia units, which account for the majority of Reservationists. Some units are well-trained and equipped, but there is a large disparity between those units and others.
Navy: A force that appears weak on paper is much the opposite in actual combat situations, the Imperial Sikh Navy makes use of smaller combat vessels with increased power and striking ability. This development came as a result of well-educated Naval Officers of the past few decades who saw the development of larger surface vessels with massive firepower to be economically unfeasible, and saw that they were just as weak to smaller vessels in larger numbers as a ship of their own caliber. On top of this, the Navy maintains a strong submarine/u-boat operation and sees it as the future of naval combat. (140 Surface vessels/70 Submarines/200+ Merchant Marine)
Goals:
-Promote Peace and Stability in Asia
-Increase trade volume and impact around the globe
-Modernization, Industrialization, and end the "catching up" to the West
-Uplifting of the poor into consumers
-Ensure defensive and offensive capabilities in the immediate neighborhood.

History:
1556: Akbar the Great becomes Mughal Emperor, consolidating his vast empire and centralizing the administration. Akbar gained a favorable view of Sikhism as a younger man when his grandfather was Emperor, and thus he adopted Sikhism as Mughal Emperor. A patron of the arts and sciences, he established a massive education system in which his personal library was copied and distributed by "government-sponsored teachers", creating an explosion in culture and literacy within the subcontinent. Sikhism would grow exponentially under his reign as the religious freedom offered to all sects of society was quite enjoyable.
1605: Akbar the Great passes away, having expanded his empire from the Indus to the Ganges Delta, to the Tibetan Plateau all the way to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. His legacy would set the precedent for leaders to embrace education as one of the greatest achievements they could leave the next generation. Sikhism remains a major religion, with the Sikh Guru advising the next Emperor. Due to the death of Jahangir in 1598, Prince Murad became the next Emperor.
1674: The Marathas, a class of warriors and landowners, take a firm stand against the Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb, who was remembered as both an expansionist and being weak-willed to domestic issues. The Sikhs, whose power center lied in Punjab, attempted to mediate peace but understood the Mughal Empire was slowly crumbling.
1700: A clear division over who will rule in place of the Mughals is seen, with civil war between the Maratha Princes and the Sikh Nawars becoming inevitable. At this time, interaction with Europeans cautiously expands and a transfer of ideas and technology is embraced in coastal trading areas, though it mainly seems to be a pretext for one-upping the other power. The Deccan Wars between the Sikhs, Mughals, and Marathas begins.
1727: The Deccan Wars come to a dramatic close as the Sikhs emerge victorious. Highlights of the war include the rise of the Dal Khalsa, who dealt a fatal victory over the Mughals in Northern India and Delhi, eliminating the Mughal Emperor and ending the dynasty. The push to drive out the Marathas lasted much longer, but the heavily armed and trained Sikh Armies were able to decisively end the war by invading Maharashtra and executing a traumatic amount of Maratha leaders.
1727-1799: The Sikh Confederacy reigns over the Indian Subcontinent. A collection of warlords, at times referred to as an aristocratic republic, would meet twice a year to direct policy in the face of other nations, but would seek to expand against the other Misl's. In 1799, Ranjit Singh would unite all of the Misls of the Sikh Confederacy, including the ones in his Punjabi homeland as well as the rest of the Subcontinent. The declaration of the Sikh Empire was not a large cermonious event at the time, but later came to be a major event in the history of the nation.
1805: Raj Singh begins a series of military reforms in order to form the Army on European lines. Modern fighting units help keep aggressive colonialism at bay, sparing the Sikh Empire from major exploitation and allows for basic development to take hold. The First Industrial Revolution reaches India in later decades, but is quickly able to expand in textiles utilizing the large population force.
1842: The All-India Railway Association is founded by European-educated businessmen, and establishes a connection between Mumbai and parts of the interior. Within a decade, the Sikh Empire has a dedicated team of engineers, builders, and industrialists to fund development of further railroads and upkeep them. Roads expand as well, but mainly for economic benefit and not for social development, initially.
1870: Facing severe pressure from all sides, the Sikh Empire becomes a Constitutional Monarchy, with the Raj acting as head of state and having limited powers by the National Parliament. Debate begins on adopting separate name from the Sikh Empire, but amount to little as a non-intrusive or favored name is hard to come by.
1875: The Sikh Empire has decided to be referred to as India, but formally remains the Sikh Empire and keeps Imperial titles and the like. Industrialization is beginning to pick up as India joins the Second Industrial Revolution, the Imperial State begins to become a major driving force behind the growth with the establishment of Syndicates as government-owned monopolies whose main interest is solely profit.
1901: The Great Indian War explodes from West Bengal and soon engulfs the subcontinent. Leftist groups composed of Socialists, Communists, and various Red Shirt organizations are pitted against the National and Imperial Government, Conservative Groups, and Right-leaning local parties. The calamity was put into motion by the expulsion of the "Red Factions" by a hardline extremist Premier, T.H. Mullur, who acted by Parliamentary Order under a perceived threat of coup. Despite evidence to the contrary, the war would last for three years.
1904: The Great Indian War is settled by two events: The Annihilation at Dhaka and the Peace of Naxal. The Annihilation was the end of a prolonged Nationalist siege in which Dhaka, at the time a stronghold for the Red shirts, was completely devastated by a large-scale invasion under the direction of Crown Prince V.S. Darzi. The event itself became one of the largest land battles in Asia and, as planned by V.S Darzi, completely took the wind out of the Red shirt cause, allowing them to settle for peace.
1910: Heir-Apparent and War Hero V.S. Darzi becomes Raj of the Sikh Empire, and enforces a system of forgiveness and ended many imprisonments of perpetrators of the Great Indian War. A return to civility was the main theme of his initial Hundred Days. Industrial reforms were undertaken with foreign investments and leadership, with a focus on improving the standards of India. Education reform became one of the greatest accomplishments of the Raj's first term. He would reign until the current day.

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Neros wrote:Nation Name: Sikh Empire; Hindustan; Indian Empire;
Symbols: Khanda, Aum, Swastika, Loom, etc.
Flag:
Population-homeland: 371,306,000
Population-colonial: N/A

Location/Claims: Here.
Capital City: Hyderabad
Government Type: Unitary Presidential Parliamentary state
Ideology: Liberal Nationalism, Industrialism, Free Trade, Militarism, Mixed Economics

Leader/s: Raj Vijay Sharma Darzi
Economy: $225 Billion. A country that walks the tri-center region of industrial, agrarian, and resource productions, the Sikh Empire is a jack-of-all trades nation that holds no specialization in a particular field. The economy is large enough to export and fill domestic demand, allowing for increasingly large trade surpluses that are in turned issued back into the economy with the aid of a corrupt-free National Parliament. This has allowed steady and trackable growth, which itself has an advantage over the boom-bust cycles of more westernized and industrial powers. However, this means massive growth is only achievable through quick intervention and economic planning to meet global demands.
Infrastructure: Development in the Sikh Empire is driven by two parts: The State and the Syndicates. The Syndicates create roads, rails, and ports based on economic demands and profitable supply. The State takes charge of socially beneficial development. Both of these two sides work hand in hand to provide a "decent" system of transportation throughout the nation, however, more populated areas and economically strong areas are far more developed. Overall taking this into account, the entire system could be classified as "Average", despite large trackage and tonnage shipped, it could indeed be better.

Army: A large paper tiger with some bite, 1,000,000 Active, 7,000,000 Reserve forces make an Army built upon strategical mindsets and community development. Training and upkeep makes use of developing rural areas and relieving disaster areas. A rotating volunteer force makes up a portion of militia units, which account for the majority of Reservationists. Some units are well-trained and equipped, but there is a large disparity between those units and others.
Navy: A force that appears weak on paper is much the opposite in actual combat situations, the Imperial Sikh Navy makes use of smaller combat vessels with increased power and striking ability. This development came as a result of well-educated Naval Officers of the past few decades who saw the development of larger surface vessels with massive firepower to be economically unfeasible, and saw that they were just as weak to smaller vessels in larger numbers as a ship of their own caliber. On top of this, the Navy maintains a strong submarine/u-boat operation and sees it as the future of naval combat. (140 Surface vessels/70 Submarines/200+ Merchant Marine)
Goals:
-Promote Peace and Stability in Asia
-Increase trade volume and impact around the globe
-Modernization, Industrialization, and end the "catching up" to the West
-Uplifting of the poor into consumers
-Ensure defensive and offensive capabilities in the immediate neighborhood.

History:
1556: Akbar the Great becomes Mughal Emperor, consolidating his vast empire and centralizing the administration. Akbar gained a favorable view of Sikhism as a younger man when his grandfather was Emperor, and thus he adopted Sikhism as Mughal Emperor. A patron of the arts and sciences, he established a massive education system in which his personal library was copied and distributed by "government-sponsored teachers", creating an explosion in culture and literacy within the subcontinent. Sikhism would grow exponentially under his reign as the religious freedom offered to all sects of society was quite enjoyable.
1605: Akbar the Great passes away, having expanded his empire from the Indus to the Ganges Delta, to the Tibetan Plateau all the way to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. His legacy would set the precedent for leaders to embrace education as one of the greatest achievements they could leave the next generation. Sikhism remains a major religion, with the Sikh Guru advising the next Emperor. Due to the death of Jahangir in 1598, Prince Murad became the next Emperor.
1674: The Marathas, a class of warriors and landowners, take a firm stand against the Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb, who was remembered as both an expansionist and being weak-willed to domestic issues. The Sikhs, whose power center lied in Punjab, attempted to mediate peace but understood the Mughal Empire was slowly crumbling.
1700: A clear division over who will rule in place of the Mughals is seen, with civil war between the Maratha Princes and the Sikh Nawars becoming inevitable. At this time, interaction with Europeans cautiously expands and a transfer of ideas and technology is embraced in coastal trading areas, though it mainly seems to be a pretext for one-upping the other power. The Deccan Wars between the Sikhs, Mughals, and Marathas begins.
1727: The Deccan Wars come to a dramatic close as the Sikhs emerge victorious. Highlights of the war include the rise of the Dal Khalsa, who dealt a fatal victory over the Mughals in Northern India and Delhi, eliminating the Mughal Emperor and ending the dynasty. The push to drive out the Marathas lasted much longer, but the heavily armed and trained Sikh Armies were able to decisively end the war by invading Maharashtra and executing a traumatic amount of Maratha leaders.
1727-1799: The Sikh Confederacy reigns over the Indian Subcontinent. A collection of warlords, at times referred to as an aristocratic republic, would meet twice a year to direct policy in the face of other nations, but would seek to expand against the other Misl's. In 1799, Ranjit Singh would unite all of the Misls of the Sikh Confederacy, including the ones in his Punjabi homeland as well as the rest of the Subcontinent. The declaration of the Sikh Empire was not a large cermonious event at the time, but later came to be a major event in the history of the nation.
1805: Raj Singh begins a series of military reforms in order to form the Army on European lines. Modern fighting units help keep aggressive colonialism at bay, sparing the Sikh Empire from major exploitation and allows for basic development to take hold. The First Industrial Revolution reaches India in later decades, but is quickly able to expand in textiles utilizing the large population force.
1842: The All-India Railway Association is founded by European-educated businessmen, and establishes a connection between Mumbai and parts of the interior. Within a decade, the Sikh Empire has a dedicated team of engineers, builders, and industrialists to fund development of further railroads and upkeep them. Roads expand as well, but mainly for economic benefit and not for social development, initially.
1870: Facing severe pressure from all sides, the Sikh Empire becomes a Constitutional Monarchy, with the Raj acting as head of state and having limited powers by the National Parliament. Debate begins on adopting separate name from the Sikh Empire, but amount to little as a non-intrusive or favored name is hard to come by.
1875: The Sikh Empire has decided to be referred to as India, but formally remains the Sikh Empire and keeps Imperial titles and the like. Industrialization is beginning to pick up as India joins the Second Industrial Revolution, the Imperial State begins to become a major driving force behind the growth with the establishment of Syndicates as government-owned monopolies whose main interest is solely profit.
1901: The Great Indian War explodes from West Bengal and soon engulfs the subcontinent. Leftist groups composed of Socialists, Communists, and various Red Shirt organizations are pitted against the National and Imperial Government, Conservative Groups, and Right-leaning local parties. The calamity was put into motion by the expulsion of the "Red Factions" by a hardline extremist Premier, T.H. Mullur, who acted by Parliamentary Order under a perceived threat of coup. Despite evidence to the contrary, the war would last for three years.
1904: The Great Indian War is settled by two events: The Annihilation at Dhaka and the Peace of Naxal. The Annihilation was the end of a prolonged Nationalist siege in which Dhaka, at the time a stronghold for the Red shirts, was completely devastated by a large-scale invasion under the direction of Crown Prince V.S. Darzi. The event itself became one of the largest land battles in Asia and, as planned by V.S Darzi, completely took the wind out of the Red shirt cause, allowing them to settle for peace.
1910: Heir-Apparent and War Hero V.S. Darzi becomes Raj of the Sikh Empire, and enforces a system of forgiveness and ended many imprisonments of perpetrators of the Great Indian War. A return to civility was the main theme of his initial Hundred Days. Industrial reforms were undertaken with foreign investments and leadership, with a focus on improving the standards of India. Education reform became one of the greatest accomplishments of the Raj's first term. He would reign until the current day.

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