Here is a proposal for a historical trade war, mainly between Samudera and Torom as they beat each other up for dominance of trade in the Southern Sea. It is meant to take place some time between 1400s and 1700s, and is to last 110 years or so.
Subject: Trade War
Goal: Monopoly of trade in the Southern Sea
Timeline: Historical. Sometime between 1400-1700s. To last 110 years or so.
Intensity: It’s meant to be constant small skirmishes, rather than constant total war.
Intended results: Destruction of Samudera after a 20-year long bloody Civil War in the end of the 17th century.
Main belligerents:
Other belligerents:
- Ainslie - as the Norland Trading Company
- Townside - due to the Toroman-Townside Alliance 1373
Proposed belligerents (pending approval from Samu and Torom):
- Iosnil - government to remain neutral, but citizens to take up piracy
- Belle Ilse en Terre - Lortik pirates active, but ejected around 1714. A massive Lortik fleet sails into the Southern Sea in 1600s, but gets annihilated by a storm. Bribes welcome.
- Roendavar - Around the 1400s-1600s, the Empire of Daciara has a solid naval presence in the Southern Sea, namely the trade routes around Samudera, Ainslie, Aruia, and Torom. The Empire would try to remain neutral, trying to play the two sides against each other to gain profit from the skirmishes. The Empire would be funding both sides and try to wait out the war while waiting for the chance to rally with the winner. After the collapse of the Empire and it split into four states, the Mercantile City-States of Sudever would take up a more active role and wrest control of trade from both Samudera and Torom. They would eventually exit around the early 1700s due to tensions in the mainland.
- Dormill and Stiura - might have Stiuraian Republic get involved in the thick of it.
- Athara Magarat - re-conquista of Samudera and Linaviar
- Samaj - isolated, unmodern and easily exploitable at this point. It could be used in some way by larger power (possibly Belle Ilse en Terre).
- Vancouvia - mercenary forces on either side in whatever way best benefits the story
Anyone in The Western Isles region is welcome to participate and propose ideas to enrich this part of our histories. As you might have realised the proposals are only bones right now so you're more than welcome to add some flesh to it.
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