The Pursuit of Victory — 1821 AH [OPEN] [OOC]

[Etzopia]

My app okay?

[Sveltlana]

My app has been edited. It's finished.

Are you sure you read the rules?

[Caltarania]

You changed the sea colour which, consequently, fucked up pretty much every map I had made for Sweden (which was about five, but I deleted two immediately in rage and scraped the other one I was working on).

And am I fuck taking it out on you, I've barely talked to you about it.

Take it out on me if you'd like, it was pretty much my fault.

I'm not taking it out on anybody.

Now let me draw shit for god's sake.

[Garwall]

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Nation Name: The United Kingdom of Groot-Brittannië and the Seven Provinces (also known as: Anglo-Dutch Union)
National Symbols:

Capital City: Londen (not a typo)
Government Type: Enlightened Absolutism
Leader(s): King William V of House Stuart-Nassau
Population, Nation: 28,000,000
Population, Empire: 40,000,000 (~12,000,000 overseas)
Location: CLAIMS--Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg/etc low country territories, rest of Canada/South Africa/Guyanas, Sumatra/Java, Gold Coast, Taiwain/Hong Kong

Economy: The economy of the United Kingdom of Britain and the Seven Provinces is dominated by international trade. The union between the two nations forged the world's most premiere naval force, capable of operating anywhere in the world with impunity due to its size and power. As a result, Anglo-Dutch trade became the largest exchange of goods on a world-wide scale. Exchange of goods between her colonies and the homeland allows for a great diversity within the Anglodutch markets. In addition, the rapid boom of industry within southern England, the Lowlands and parts of Scotland has made the United Kingdom a major world-producer of textiles.
Infrastructure: Various road networks, bridges and canals link the nation, with canals featuring prominently in many overseas regions, allowing the large naval presence of the United Kingdom to be effective in many inland areas as well.

Army: 250,000
Navy: TBD

Goals: Expand Anglodutch trade, establish strong alliances with other world powers, secure peace in Europe for Anglodutch commercial expansion.
Imperial Ambitions: Link the two Canadian colonies into one, expand control in Indonesia, establish foothold in India, restore order to Caribbean.
History:
1482: The Burgundian Netherlands passes to a scion of the Hapsburg family. Dutch merchants and aristocrats incite rebellion, supported by the house of Lancaster in England to secure an ally in the War of the Roses.
1485: The various Dutch states win independence from the Hapsburgs with the help of the English. The House of Tudor rises in England, and intermarriage between Tudor/English and Dutch nobles occurs extensively.
1520: Many English noble and merchant families convert to Protestantism to secure trade ties with the Dutch states.
1550: Protestant nobles with Dutch help overthrow the Catholic House of Tudor and replace it with the now-Protestant House of Stuart, linking the two crowns of England and Scotland.
1600: Combined Anglo-Scottish colonization of Ireland begins. Dutch and English explorers begin exploring and plotting areas of settlement in the Americas, beginning with areas of Canada.
1618: Great Britain comes to the aid of the Dutch states as Papal supporters attempt to restore Catholicism to the provinces. The Stuart monarchy proclaims "the debt repaid" to the Dutch.
1650: The House of Nassau rises in the Dutch states, forming the "Seven Provinces of the Dutch Republic" through a combination of military conquest and dynastic expansion with the aid of the British.
1653: Dutch settlers establish Cape Town in South Africa.
1660: The House of Stuart is de-throned due to a rebellion against the policies of interfering on the European mainland, which sent many English and Scottish to die for the Dutch cause. The resultant period of the Interregnum follows in England, as the Stuart family rules from Scotland.
1668: The Seven Provinces invades the Kingdom of Great Britain to restore the House of Stuart to the throne in England.
1673: The House of Stuart returns to London and the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland are rejoined with the help of the Dutch. As repayment, the two houses are joined through marriage leading to the birth of the House of Stuart-Nassau.
1690: Administrative reforms in the Seven Provinces officially establishes a monarchy in the Lowlands, forming the Kingdom of the Seven Provinces (also known as the Netherlands).
1707: The Acts of Union join the Kingdoms of Scotland and England to officially form the Kingdom of Great Britain. This was done to lessen the administrative burdens between the three nations, ruled jointly between the House of Stuart and the House of Nassau.
1710: King William of Nassau ascends the throne in Britain, officially placing the Kingdom of Great Britain under personal union with the Netherlands.
1723: Dutch naval ships capture the island of Formosa from the Chinese, and establish a Dutch colony to secure trading hegemony in the region.
1750: Military campaigns in Indonesia begin in earnest to bring Sumatra and Java under Dutch control.
1760: Ireland is reorganized into the Viceroyalty of Ireland, divided into three provinces governed by the Scottish in the north, the English in the Dublin/Meath region, and the Dutch in the southern portions of the Isle.
1770-1785: Various English settlements in the Americas declare independence and wage war against Great Britain and the Netherlands, which failed to respond efficiently due to wars in Asia.
1801: The Acts of Union officially join the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Netherlands, forming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Seven Provinces.
1811: Anglo-Dutch diplomats secure trade concessions with China, purchasing the port of Hong-Kong in return for allowing Formosa to be reorganized into a Condominium between the two nations.

RP Sample: (Warning: respectable RP ability required)
I have read the rules: tl;dr
429: Don't remove - for tracking purposes.

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[Bujahla]

Did you miss my telegram and post where I said all I did was simply change the colors? Good job on making the map. I'm thankful that you did because it made it much easier to tell what was reserved and what wasn't, but I never said that was bad. I didn't mean for you to think I wasn't grateful for your work. I was simply stating the coloring was bad and I changed that. You did a good job on the map and thanks for that. Idk how to word it, but why are you taking this out on me?

You changed the sea colour which, consequently, fucked up pretty much every map I had made for Sweden (which was about five, but I deleted two immediately in rage and scraped the other one I was working on).

And am I fuck taking it out on you, I've barely talked to you about it.

Okay, then. Sorry it seemed like you were since I posted that and next second you drop out and say I wasted your whole day....

[Sveltlana]

Slippery slope time

I'm a man of many needs, dammit.

I love how you included the word 'free.' You didn't describe the egg salad as looking delicious or anything, you described it as free.

[Rephesus]

Just a note, the map is incorrect in that Scandinavia doesn't own Singapore.

Why in the world would you want to own Singapore in 1821?

Why not? I can RP developing it and making it into a global trade hub.

And honestly, have you seen some of these claims? Mine is hardly far fetched.

[The Grand Republic of Hannover]

App for France coming soon.

[Garwall]

minemineminemineminemineMINE.

(Reserving the UK/Ireland, what's left of Canada--not sure if US claimed it--Netherlands/Belgium/Lowlands, South Africa (if unclaimed), British/Dutch Guyana, Bahamas, Jamaica, Java/Sumatra )

Lowlands is debatable... by debatable I mean that they would probably be moving for independence at the beginning of the RP.

Ah, but it would be the reverse! Ahahaha! Once you read my history it'll make more sense--my idea is a sort of continued Anglo-Dutch union similar to the one resultant after William of Orange took the English throne, except with greater Anglo-dutch cooperation dating back to when the Netherlands fell to the Hapsburgs. Basically, the Burgundian line goes extinct and the Dutch immediately move for independence, a move supported by the King of England (because the Wool-cloth trade between the English and the Dutch was a big element of the economy), causing greater royal ties between Dutch nobles and English nobles, eventually resulting in a union between the nations with the Netherlands as the dominant partner. I might change that last bit though, as to have it make sense I'd have to have a POD closer to the 800's

I'm a man of many needs, dammit.

I love how you included the word 'free.' You didn't describe the egg salad as looking delicious or anything, you described it as free.

Yeah, he included the most important part.

[Valentir]

Lowlands is debatable... by debatable I mean that they would probably be moving for independence at the beginning of the RP.

Ah, but it would be the reverse! Ahahaha! Once you read my history it'll make more sense--my idea is a sort of continued Anglo-Dutch union similar to the one resultant after William of Orange took the English throne, except with greater Anglo-dutch cooperation dating back to when the Netherlands fell to the Hapsburgs. Basically, the Burgundian line goes extinct and the Dutch immediately move for independence, a move supported by the King of England (because the Wool-cloth trade between the English and the Dutch was a big element of the economy), causing greater royal ties between Dutch nobles and English nobles, eventually resulting in a union between the nations with the Netherlands as the dominant partner. I might change that last bit though, as to have it make sense I'd have to have a POD closer to the 800's

Don't forget to add how your arse got kicked by the Americans in your app!

[The Kingdom of Glitter]

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Nation Name: The Kingdom of Transylvania
National Symbols: Flag Coat of Arms
Capital City: Alba Iulia
Government Type: Enlightened Absolute Monarchy
Leader(s): King Vladimir II
Population, Nation: ~2,800,000
Population, Empire: N/A
Location: http://i.imgur.com/wH7GJiI.png

Economy: The Transylvania landscape is rich with various minerals, such as iron, copper, lead, gold, sulfur, and salt. As a result, mining is one of the larger industries within Transylvania. Agricultural markets also exist, and are strongly bolstered by livestock raising and farming, predominately wheat and other grains, employ vast amounts of Transylvanians. Wine production is also popular throughout the country, and mainly fills a domestic need than an international one (as Transylvania is not known internationally for its wine *stares at France, Italy, and Spain*), and beer brewing is also popular within the country, and her beer is more popular internationally than her wine. There are small textile industries in the larger cities, predominately closer to the coastline, and all Transylvanian military uniforms are made domestically, something the people of Transylvania are very proud of. Timber is a large industry within the country, due to the country's vast forests. Shipping is a larger industry closer to the coast, as Transylvania holds a substantial portion of the European coastline on the Black Sea. Overall, the economy is strong(ish) domestically and most Transylvanians live a decent life, while there of course are those who live a lavish life and those who barely life a life at all. Within Transylvania, work ethnic is very important and something many take pride in, helping the over all productivity of the nation as a whole.
Infrastructure: Major ports line the Transylvanian coastline which allow the country to import goods from all over the world, however most come from Europe, either by sea or by land. Well maintained roads exist between all major cities and are particularly found on the coastline, where as in the more rural parts of the countries the roads are somewhat neglected, with the exception of the borders Transylvania shares with her neighbors. Horses, donkeys, and mules are the main method of transportation for the vast majority of the population, and very few use anything else to get around.

Army: The Royal Transylvanian Army (RTA) is a small but efficient force of 85,000 soldiers standing. Those who serve in the military receive extensive training, however they seldom see conflict. They receive the basic equipment required for warfare, such as standard issue muskets. Cannons and the Calvary are also well employed within the RTA. All men between the ages of 16 and 36 are strongly encouraged to enlist in the Royal Transylvanian Militia (RTM) which is not an active branch of the military, but rather operates as the nations reserves. Members of the RTM do not receive government training in times of peace, and are instead quickly trained in times of war and are sent to fight under the flag of their Motherland. Many men have some experience with firearms, as hunting is popular within the nation. However, training is entirely up to members of the RTM. Currently, there are an estimated 225,000 men enlisted in the reserves. The RTA is headed up by the King, who leads his soldiers in battle. The generals are not well experienced, but know their country well and are able to defend her.
Navy: The Royal Transylvanian Navy (RTN) is a small fleet that mainly patrols Transylvania's shores. The fleet is almost entirely frigates of various sizes and consists of 13 ships, of which 11 are frigates and 2 are Man o' Wars. The RTN is nothing to be feared.

Goals: Make money, survive, annex Bulgaria (long term).
Imperial Ambitions: N/A
History: The Kingdom of Transylvania was released by the Ottoman Empire after they suffered a crushing blow. Her children were ready to take up arms and fight for her independence, and rather than fight a civil war, the Sultan released the Principality of Transylvania as an independent nation, which was also joined by the neighboring Principalities of Wallacia and Macedonia. Since gaining her independence, Transylvania has lived a quiet life in Eastern Europe and has since avoided conflict, maintaining relations with the Ottomans and the Russians. Relations with Bulgaria are decent, and the nation still exists to this day as a buffer state between the Ottomans and Transylvania, as the Kings of Transylvania have concluded it is the only way to achieve a lasting peace. However, King Vladimir II is convinced otherwise. Ol' Vlady wants to impale the King of Bulgaria with a few anchors and steal his throne.
RP Sample: Example One Example Two
I have read the rules: Yes
429: Don't remove - for tracking purposes.

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[Garwall]

Ah, but it would be the reverse! Ahahaha! Once you read my history it'll make more sense--my idea is a sort of continued Anglo-Dutch union similar to the one resultant after William of Orange took the English throne, except with greater Anglo-dutch cooperation dating back to when the Netherlands fell to the Hapsburgs. Basically, the Burgundian line goes extinct and the Dutch immediately move for independence, a move supported by the King of England (because the Wool-cloth trade between the English and the Dutch was a big element of the economy), causing greater royal ties between Dutch nobles and English nobles, eventually resulting in a union between the nations with the Netherlands as the dominant partner. I might change that last bit though, as to have it make sense I'd have to have a POD closer to the 800's

Don't forget to add how your arse got kicked by the Americans in your app!

Eh, depending on how I decide to write my history I might have the colonization of the Americas take place by British fleeing the isles due to Dutch tyranny. Because a British-dominated empire is so OTL.

[The imperial canadian dutchy]

Don't forget to add how your arse got kicked by the Americans in your app!

Eh, depending on how I decide to write my history I might have the colonization of the Americas take place by British fleeing the isles due to Dutch tyranny. Because a British-dominated empire is so OTL.

OTL?

[Rephesus]

Eh, depending on how I decide to write my history I might have the colonization of the Americas take place by British fleeing the isles due to Dutch tyranny. Because a British-dominated empire is so OTL.

OTL?

Original Time Line.

[G-Tech Corporation]

I'm a man of many needs, dammit.

I love how you included the word 'free.' You didn't describe the egg salad as looking delicious or anything, you described it as free.

My belly tells me they were delicious.

At the time though, my brain did in fact only say free.

[Valentir]

Don't forget to add how your arse got kicked by the Americans in your app!

Eh, depending on how I decide to write my history I might have the colonization of the Americas take place by British fleeing the isles due to Dutch tyranny. Because a British-dominated empire is so OTL.

I like the Victoria 2 about thing in your sig.
Meh, that kinda conflicts with my history. Murican War of Independence and all.

[The Vekta-Helghast Empire]

Reserving the Ottoman Empire. I shall have an App up soon.

[Sveltlana]

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Nation Name: The Donsiki Commonwealth.
National Symbols: (Flag, Coat of Arms, Anthem, Etc...):
(Image)
(Image)
Capital City: Warsaw.
Government Type: Absolute Monarchy.
Leader(s): King Iglec Donsiki.
Population, Nation: 23,000,00
Population, Empire: (if any) (including national population): N/A
Location: (Download map in OP and fill it in): [url][http://i.imgur.com/T9Xobl4.png[/url]

Economy: (description of your nation's economy): The Donsiki Commonwealth has a large and expansive economy, with a good GDP per person and excellent spending on poverty and infrastructure. The country mostly exports Coal and Bricks. Its imports include:
Weapons, Cotton and Food.
Infrastructure: (description of your nation's infrastructure): The nation has excellent roads with public toilets well stationed. The nation's government buildings and national monuments are well built. All citizens have a home and free food is issued throughout the country from stalls. Military infrastructure is decent to support the army, however the military suffers problems with fort walls as the walls have aged badly.

Army: (Size - no more than 3% of your population in peacetime, equipment, training, budget, leadership, etc...): 760,000 soldiers, Cavalry and artillery. The soldiers are mostly based of French and Italian troop types, with the same type of uniforms. The standard musket is the 1809 Pattern.
http://milpas.cc/rifles/ZFiles/Black%20Powder%20Muskets/Prussian%20Army%201809%20Pattern%20Infantry%20Musket/pruss1.jpg
Navy: (capital ships, number of ships, description of navy + fleets, etc...): The Donsiki Commonwealth does not obtain a Navy, as port cannons and defences are enough to keep the ports and coastline safe from marine invasion.

Goals: The Donsiki Commonwealth's goals is prosperity for its people and to liberate citizens from tyrannical regimes. Eventually, the King will die with a large and prosperous empire.
Imperial Ambitions: The country hopes to colonize a part of Greenland.
History: In 1456, the Ottoman Turks swept through Romania and attacked the Polish Commonwealth. The nation was destroyed by the swift Ottoman advance and economic problems rose through the Commonwealth. The country started falling into anarchy for years under the Ottoman rule. In 1765, a war broke out between the Ottomans and the 'Klozicic' rebel forces, led by General Klozicic stirred up trouble and defeated the Ottoman regime at the Battle of Lodz. The Ottoman forces retreated from Romania and the Polish lands.

However, the state, under Klozicic's rule was weakened under his oppressive regime due to him making the wrong decisions in the economic sector. In 1809, Baron Donsiki grew tired of the General and raised a sizeable rebel force. Victory was obtained for Donsiki, and he oversaw a new period of prosperity for the Commonwealth. In 1819, he made a series of military and economic reforms to strengthen the nation. The country is now free and loyal.

RP Sample: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=305554
I have read the rules: Yes, I certainly have.
429: Don't remove - for tracking purposes.

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Okay:

1. Some of the German Land you are claiming has been reserved (Prussia).

2. Your economy and infrastructure are both overpowered, especially for a Polish-kind of nation. Taking some of the measures you are taking would wreck your economy, particularly given that your nation is mostly rural. You should either remove some of these measures or decrease the size of your army for a more realistic environment.

3. Your Goal doesn't make a lot of sense since you are an Absolute Monarchy. Same for history.

4. I like your use of images in your RP-ing, however, could I ask that you scale them a bit smaller in this one?

And finally, make sure you read the rules!

[The New Lowlands]

Don't forget to add how your arse got kicked by the Americans in your app!

Eh, depending on how I decide to write my history I might have the colonization of the Americas take place by British fleeing the isles due to Dutch tyranny. Because a British-dominated empire is so OTL.

Dutch tyranny is very unrealistic in Britain; It'd be bad for business.

[The Grand Republic of Hannover]

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Nation Name: Kingdom of France
National Symbols: Flag, Coat of Arms, Anthem
Capital City: Paris (Versailles - Seat of Government)
Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy with a powerful Head of State and Government.
Leader(s): Louis XVIII
Population, Nation: 30,250,000
Population, Empire:
- Ceylon: 707,000
- Taiwan: 3,020,000
- Madagascar: 1,600,000
- Hispaniola: 640,000
- Algeria: 1,400,000
- French Guinea: 23,700
- Rest of the overseas territories: ~6,500,000

TOTAL: 44,140,700

Location: Map (Light Blue - France)

Economy: France's economy is one of the most advanced currently. Although France isn't known for having the most industries in the world, it is famous for having the best, highest amount, and most prestigious luxury industries in the entire world (OOC: No kidding, I learned this in AP Euro). France's shipping industry is thriving thanks to the overseas territories that it holds, as a result France has very important ports (that are considered as one of the largest in Europe). France's financial sector is also very advanced and large but not as severe as the British banking industry. After years of turmoil, the economy has been stagnant (careful, stagnant not depressed) and the government is in pursuit of a new era of prosperity and high growth for the country. Although right now France holds one of the largest economies of the world (possibly second or third) its main rival, Britain, is taking some advantage in what size is concerned.

Infrastructure: France's infrastructure is one of the most advanced and efficient of Europe. However, in some colonies, the development of infrastructure is still very low and improvement is urgently needed in order to make France's overall economy more competitive. With what seems to be the promising future of the embryonic-stage machine known as the steam-engine locomotive, France does not want to lose its competitive edge to other global powers and is very much interested in seeing these strange machines be perfected to the point that they can be used effectively - and what other place than in Paris? The French government shall use infrastructure as a way to increase its economy's potential growth and as a way to decrease unemployment in the empire. A race for prestige and economic growth, Europe shall see among the global powers.

Army: Currently the French Army is composed of 635,110 professional soldiers; around 689,111 are reserved. The French Army is considered as one of the best in Europe and the World. The amount of experience, technology, armament, training, and prestige that the French army has is known throughout the world. The French army is also one of the most technologically advanced which gives it the advantage to create new tactics and improve existing ones in order to increase the effective of its armament. The French Army is also very diverse. Soldiers are trained in two different geographical scenarios throughout the world - from deserts to deep jungle to European landscapes, soldiers receive a strict military training and are expose to harsh conditions in order to build their resiliency to the hardships of warfare. With the creation of the Foreign Legion, the government wants to create a prestigious, effective, superior elite force for the French Armed Forces. Soldiers who are part of this group receive training in many more geographical scenarios than the standard army. Although still infant, the Foreign Legion is increasingly becoming more and more prestigious within the French Armed Forces.

Navy: The French Navy has 145 Ships-of-the-line, without counting the rest of the navy. Although a large number of the ships-of-the-line, 53 of them were commissioned between 1792 to 1804, in other words part of the current French Navy is not as "updated" as the French government would like it to be. The French Navy is the second most experienced and advanced navy in the world (after the British navy and tied with the Spanish navy) and it has the capabilities of overseeing France's colonial holdings. The French Marines are also one of the most experience Marine corps in the world, however the French Foreign Legion (in this AH created in 1815) has been gathering tremendous experience in global tactics; yet still, the Foreign Legion is in an infant state currently.

Goals:
- To develop the French economy even more.
- To improve the living standards of the French citizens
- To protect commercial interests
- To maintain peace in the region
- To increase France's prestige

Imperial Ambitions:
- Economic Imperialism will begin to be a higher focus for the French government.
- The French government hopes to increase its presence in Asia and in Africa.
- The rest is top secret.

History: France's history will remain intact until 1723.

- 1723: King Louis XV becomes king.
- 1738: Treaty of Vienna is signed.
- 1748: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
- 1760: Frances annexes Corsica through the Treaty of Versailles.
- 1769: Napoleon Bonaparte born in Corsica.
- 1763: Seven Years' War ends in favor of Britain. Large blow to France's colonial possessions.
- 1765: France captures the rest of Hispaniola after a rebellion broke out that brought life to a young pirate nation.
- 1766: France has its first interaction with the communities of Madagascar.
- 1768: France annexes Madagascar after a quarrel in the island brought the death of a wealthy merchant.
- 1769: French ambassadors makes first contact with Hawaii.

- France annexes Polynesian islands with the goal of achieving closer contact with Hawaii.
- French ambassadors make first contact with Taiwan.

- 1770: France starts a new program to improve the defenses of the overseas colonies - Programme de défense royale pour l'outre-mer.
- 1773: France attacks Taiwan after failed negotiations to create a puppet state in the island.

- Hawaiian government increases tariffs dramatically on French merchants after the increasing influence of them over the territories.

- 1774: France unsuccessfully invades Hawaii.

- Louis XV died. He was succeeded by his grandson Louis XVI.

- 1775: After months of attacks, French Marines finally secure an island base for further expansion of Hawaii.

- A revolution in Taiwan starts.

- 1776: After almost a year of fighting, Taiwanese revolution is crushed and a naval port/military fort is constructed near Taipei.

- Fighting in Hawaii intensifies.

- 1777: Hawaii is conquered and a naval base/military fort is ordered to be built near Honolulu.
- 1778: France recognizes the American colonies as independent from the United Kingdom.
- 1789: Storming of the Bastille. French Revolution begins.

The Kingdom of France hopes to anchor into a new era of prosperity and success.

RP Sample: viewtopic.php?p=20929844#p20929844
I have read the rules: [y]
429: Don't remove - for tracking purposes.

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[G-Tech Corporation]

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Nation Name: The Mughal Empire
National Symbols: Le Flag
Capital City: Shahjahanabad/Delhi
Government Type: Absolute Monarchy / Unitary State with Federal Structure
Leader(s): Abha-un-din Muhhamad Babur ; Emperor of the Dominion of the Mughals and all her Territories, Defender of the Faith, Lord of the Southern Isles, Protector of all Indochina, Shahashan of all the Persias, and Great Khan of the Lands of Kublai.
Population, Nation: (Ballpark) 314,980,000
Population, Empire: None, as such.
Location: Glorious Mughalia

Economy: The Mughal Empire is vast, but well-administered for all her size. Still predominantly based in the immense quantities of natural resources, luxuries, and foodstuffs that the Dominion of the Khan-Emperor produces, the economy of the Mughal Empire has in recent decades begun to diversify, with the ingenious arms manufacturers of the past scaling up to meet the demands of the Khan-Emperor's vast armies. Steel she produces in immense quantities, and coal, though her workforce is still less than perfectly educated. Her industrial might is nascent, and only recently has a railroad been built to link Delhi and Chittagong. Even so, her systems of irrigation levees and dikes and river-shoring projects make her a great exporter of food and finished wares.
Infrastructure: The Khan's Highroads link every major city of the Empire, maintained via labor tithes from the cities under the rule of his governors. Smaller towns too have stone-paved roads if they lie near borders or in strategically valuable areas, but the poorest of regions still have to make do with packed earth for transit. Extensive sewers and gas-lighting exist in the larger urban centers of the Mughal Empire, and a recent project of dams to power textile mills and mining operations has brought industry to many of the larger river basins. A train has just recently been set up for the first time in Delhi, and the Mughal cannonworks of Shahjahanabad are without equal. Her shipyards are large and her arsenals vast, though limited in number.

Army:
Nearly half a million men wear the khaki and forest green of the Emperor's Service, and their number again are held in the reserves, ready to be called up at the express command of the Khan. Most are stationed along the wild border in central Asia and Persia, but large numbers too are held in garrison in major fortresses and military cities that rival small towns in scope at strategic points in the highroad network. A large amount too are held in readiness along the border with great Vietnam. They are equipped to a tolerable level, with less focus placed on the infantryman, who in general terms carries only a grenade or two and his musket, and more care given to the Mobile Infantry, who are expected to aid the cavalry of the Khan-Emperor with exploiting any breakthroughs. The pride of the army is her weight of cannonry of all shapes and sizes, with the greatest amount of care given to the immense siege guns that can break a fortress in days, a curious dichotomy between mobility and firepower. Maintaining such an army is a weight on the treasury of the Mughal Empire, but it is a cost worth sustaining in the eyes of the vast majority of the populace, for the Empire's borders are volatile and known to erupt into violence frequently. Her leaders are trained highly, some drawn from the ranks, some from nobility, but most chosen from the echelons of the Scarlet Palace, where any who wish may send their sons to try to rise to wear the gold of the Khan-Emperor. Their training is ruthless, and savage, but produces officers skilled in warfare and tactics indeed, though nearly nine tenths of all inductees wash out, and better than a quarter perish in the training.
Navy:
The Mughal navy is predominantly concerned with protecting the trade routes of the Empire, but is fully capable of fighting most regional navies on even terms. She focuses on quality of gunnery, and fires on the down-sweep of the ship, preferring gunnery and weight of fire to boarding actions.

5 First Rate Ship of the Lines
15 Second Rate Ship of the Lines
71 Third Rate Ship of the Lines
15 Fourth Rate Ship of the Lines
41 Fifth Rate Frigates
8 Sixth Rate Post Ships
34 Sloop-of-Wars

Goals: None, at the outset. Perhaps promote stability in Persia.
Imperial Ambitions: None.
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 Ivory Throne to almost all of South Asia, leaving a stable empire of great wealth at his death in 1707. Innovative Mughal scientists, educated in the West, pressured the then-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.

In the year 1750, the Mughal Empire declared war on its neighbor, the Andaman Confederacy. In cooperation with her new ally, the Qing Empire, and with aid from Spanish naval assets, the Mughals overran and subsumed the Andaman lands within two years. Interference on the part of the Clique of Yunnan on behalf of the Confederacy led to the spread of warfare from merely a two state battlefield, with Mughal first rates clashing with Vietnamese junks in the South China Sea and land warfare spreading up near Nepal. During this time the League of the Two Emperors developed a powerful new weapon, the juggernaut, which swept aside Andaman land forces as if they were water before a mop; also they established a Joint Scientific Academy on the isle of Hainan, to aid academic cooperation between the two empires. Finally a peace was concluded, with the Vietnamese paying heavy indemnities to the Khan-Emperor for peace, and calm returned to southern Asia. A large naval program was begun to increase the already formidable Mughal navy's size and strength, to protect her far-flung trade routes with the Philippines, China, and Japan. Eventually, to seal the League of the Two Emperors, the Crown Prince, Abha Babur, was married to a Chinese princess upon the isle of Hainan, formally joining the royal lineages of the two states. During the rule of Abha most has been quiet, except for the years of the Interrugnum, when the staunch ally of the Mughals, Persia, disintegrated due to religious strife. Not wishing to let a power vacuum form on his now vulnerable border, the Khan-Emperor deployed his armies to place the royal ally of the Mughals back on the throne; however, upon the arrival of the Mughal armed forces, no true claimant to the throne could be found. After two years of occupation and a search for a royal, the Khan-Emperor formally added the remnants of Persia to the Empire, an act lauded by most Persians, for they had grown tired of no government and war. Abha Babur sits upon the Ivory Throne, ruling the Mughal Empire with a fair and wise hand, as his father who seized Indochina enjoys a well-deserved retirement of luxury and hunting, a ship at anchor after a long time at sea, as it were.

RP Sample: ^That history. If necessary, I can dig up some real links.
I have read the rules: Sure did.
429: Don't remove - for tracking purposes.

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[Caltarania]

First two possible 'Murica flags;

http://i.imgur.com/IXyKc8S.png
http://i.imgur.com/vrxM8un.png

I went with a relatively simple design. Gears because industry.

I had a cool description and then NS deleted it so eh.

[Rephesus]

First two possible 'Murica flags;

http://i.imgur.com/IXyKc8S.png
http://i.imgur.com/vrxM8un.png

I went with a relatively simple design. Gears because industry.

I had a cool description and then NS deleted it so eh.

Why Cogs?

And if you keep them, make them larger.

[The New Lowlands]

-WIP-

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Nation Name: Deutscher Bund (German Union)
National Symbols: Flag (confederate)
Anthem: lol, where's germany? (creative translation)
Capital City: Frankfurt-am-Main
Government Type: Confederation.
Leader(s): Kaiser Franz I of Sudreich, Volksmarschall Adolf Gottschalk of Bayern, Bundeskanzler Johann Weil of Hamburg-Hannover, Präsident Bernard Keil of Baden-Württemberg.
Population, Nation: um... est. 34,645,000 [source]
Population, Empire: disunified germany cannot into empire
Location: Großdeutschland - Prussia

Economy:
Infrastructure: (description of your nation's infrastructure)

Army: Approx. 425,000 men
Navy: Unsure, will research.

Goals: The official goal of the Confederation is the final unification of all German-speaking states. How exactly that unification will take place is unclear, especially with the ongoing conflict between monarchies and republics within the Confederation.
Imperial Ambitions: Holstein/Pommern must be returned to the Fatherland!
History: (Pick a date for your POD from 1444 C.E. to 1800 C.E.)
-not doing this yet, would like to see France's history first-
-something something anchor-
RP Sample: You know me.
I have read the rules: clearly not hhheheheh
429

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Lol, what's Germany?
Is it Prussia? Swabia?
Is it where, on the Rhine, wine grows?
Or is it where on the Belt, seagulls go?
Lolno, no, no!
:It's bigger than that, fgt!:
Lol, what's Germany?
Is it Bavaria? Styria?
Is it where Marsen cows are?
Is it where Marker iron is mined?
Lolno, no, no!
:It's bigger than that, fgt!:
etc.

[Sveltlana]

I'm going to dinner soon, which won't take that long. But still, could I please be TG'd anything important, e.g. the completion of an app? Thanks!