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[Layarteb]

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• Unraveling a Mystery
  
  • Thread Owner(s): Hi No Moto & Layarteb
  • Location: Eurasia, Southeast Asia, Thai Canal Zone
  • Classification Tag(s): Mystery, Story
  • Synopsis: A body turns up in the Thai Canal Zone with implications far beyond that of a simple murder.
  • Miscellaneous Notes: None at present

Accepting candidates for a less awful title. Hi No Moto all to you bud.

[Yanitza]

So I've decided I would like to alter my claim by dropping Liberia and instead keeping just Sierra Leone instead. I've updated the details of my claim with regards to this although it isn't a major change and its still the same concept. I'll revise some of the details of my thread but likewise it won't be a major revision of what has happened thus far.

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• Nation Name:  The United Republic of Serra Leonis
• Demonym: Serra Leonin
• Capital:  Elizabethtown (Freetown)
• Founding Date: 3 June 1847
• Official Language(s): English
• Official Religion: None
• Largest Religion: Islam
• Government Type:  Unitary Republic
• Head of State:  President Jacob Browne
• Head of Government: President Jacob Browne
• Constitution: Yes
• Legislature Type: Unicameral
• Economy Type: Capitalist
• Population: 7,075,641
• Currency:  The Leonis (LS)
• Summer Time: No
• Calling Code: 232
• Internet TLD: .sl
• Maritime Boundary (nm): 24 nautical miles
• Aircraft Registration Code: SL
• Military Size: 9,000
  
  • Active Personnel: 9,000
  • Reserve Personnel:  0
• CBRN Weaponry: 
  
  • Chemical: no
  • Biological: no
  • Radiological: no
  • Nuclear: no

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Land Claims

• Sierra Leone (71.740 km2)

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• Real-Life Age: 22
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• Reason for Joining Earth II: Switching claims
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  • A Jackal's Feast

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[Layarteb]

Okay sure thing - you don't have to reapply just notate the spreadsheet changes, which you've done the long way so I'll just update them accordingly.

[Cotland]

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Section 1: Canon to Add

Establishment and Consolidation of Cotland

• June, 995: [Cotland] Håkon Sigurdson Ladejarl dies, leaving Cotland open for Olav Tryggvason, who assumes the throne of Cotland by right of sword. In the five years of his reign, Olav Tryggvason does more to build Cotland as a nation than any king since Harald Hårfagre. Olav Tryggvason also introduces Christianity to Cotland by persuasion and sword.
• September 11, 1000: [Cotland] The Battle of Svolder is fought, where King Olav Tryggvason and his fleet are assaulted by a superior Danish-Swedish-Lade alliance off Svolder. A great naval battle is fought, where Olav Tryggvason is killed after his bow breaks in the heat of battle. As a result, Cotland is divided into three equal parts between the kings of Denmark and Sweden and the Earls of Lade.
• April 15, 1015: [Cotland] Olav Digre, son of Olav Tryggvason, returns from his exile in the Faroes and he claims the Cottish throne by right of birth. As the King of Denmark and the Earl of Lade are preoccupied with raiding in England, Olav has little difficulty in securing his throne, and in a lightening campaign that summer, he defeats the remaining Lade army at the Battle of Nesjar and captures, and executes, the entire family of the Earl of Lade and all his male successors, thus removing anyone in Cotland with a legitimate claim to the throne. By the time that the Earl of Lade learns of the events in Cotland and returns, Olav has consolidated his claim and his position, and he defeats the Earl of Lade in the Battle of Sotra. The Earl of Lade flees to exile in Denmark.
• Summer 1016: [Cotland] The next summer, Olav Digre reconquers the parts of Cotland seconded to Denmark, and he becomes the first king since Harald Hårfagre to effectively control all of the parts of Cotland.
• October, 1024: [Cotland] Olav Digre makes Christianity the official religion of Cotland, and he starts a campaign of converting the mostly pagan population. Those who do not voluntarily convert to Christendom are forced to swallow poisonous serpents. Many who accept conversion on pain of death reconverts to Åsatru after the King moves on.
• Year 1028 - 1030: [Cotland] Dissatisfied with the violent Christianization of the land, the people of Opplandene and Trøndelag rise up in revolt. They are rapidly joined by many others. Within the end of the year, the only areas controlled by King Olav Digre is where he and his army physically resides.
• July 29, 1030: [Cotland] King Olav II Digre is killed in the Battle of Stiklestad. With him dies the most serious attempt at converting Cotland to Christendom. While many attempt to convert Cotland from paganism in the years and centuries to come, none will be successful.
• May 15, 1035: [Cotland] After five years of in-fighting between the sons of Olav Digre, Olav's eldest son Magnus is finally chosen as King of Cotland by all chieftains and earls in Cotland on the condition that he not attempt to convert Cotland to Christendom. The nobles of Cotland discover that it was in theirvantage to support a strong nation-state, and a strong King, and in-fighting between the various parts of Cotland mostly cease. Under Magnus' rule, there is mostly peace in Cotland, leading to him being given the epithet "Magnus the Good."
• November 14, 1042: [Cotland] The King of Denmark dies without issue, causing the Danish nobles to choose King Magnus the Good, of Cotland, as the next King of Denmark.
• January 29, 1047: [Cotland] King Magnus dies. He is succeeded by his uncle, Harald Hårdråde who reigns with a heavy hand. Any dissent is crushed without mercy, including an attempt by the Danish nobles to elect a different king of Denmark. The majority of the Danish nobles are slaughtered by Harald, and Cottish warriors loyal to Harald are given their titles and their land. Denmark is thus integrated into Cotland.
• August 27, 1056: [Cotland] In a bloody campaign, Harald Hardråde crush the Swedish kings and places Svealand and Götaland under the Cottish throne. For the first time, all of Scandinavia save for Lappland and Finnmark is under the control of the same king. Over the next ten years, Harald consolidates the territories under the Cottish throne.
• September 24, 1066: [Cotland] After the death of Edward the Confessor, King Harald Hardråde of Cotland laid claim to the English throne. He sets off with a vast fleet and army to seize the throne, but falls during the Battle of Stamford Bridge by Harald Goodwinson (curiously, Harald Goodwinson is killed less than a month later by William the Conqueror during the Battle of Hastings). The throne of Cotland befalls Harald Hardrådes two sons Magnus and Olav, who rule together until Magnus' death in 1069.
• Year 1069-1096: [Cotland] With the death of Magnus II, Olav becomes sole King of Cotland. During his twenty year reign, he founds several cities and furthers trade and diplomatic relations with Europe. Upon his death, he is given the epithat "Olav Kyrre" (Eng: "Olav the Peaceful").
• Spring 1102: [Cotland] The colony in Vinland is abandoned due to failing crops and many deaths due to hostile natives.
  
  The First Civil War
• March 1138: [Cotland] With the death of King Sigurd I, his two sons Magnus and Harald openly demands the title of King. Unable to resolve the issue, the two pretenders to the throne soon raises armies and start fighting each other. Soon, Torstein Luva, decendant of the Earl of Lade also emerges and claims the throne while vowing revenge on the Hårfagre Clan for the slaughter of his family a hundred and twenty-five years earlier.
• Year 1138-1160: [Cotland] The first phase of the Civil War is charaterized by sporadic battles between the pretenders while both fight each other for supremacy.
• Year 1160-1184: [Cotland] The second phase is marked by a series of set-piece battles where thousands lose their lives, but neither side manages to defeat one another.
• December, 1184: [Cotland] A grouping called the Birkebeiners emerge, being led by the pretender Øystein Møyla. The Birkebeiners were rebels who refused to join either side of the civil war. The name came from the birch bark they wrapped around their feet to stay warm.
• Year 1184-1202: [Cotland] Sverre Sigurdsson of the Hårfagre Clan gains the upper hand and force surviving members of the Lade Clan into exile in SCotland after winning the Battle of Fimreite. He is crowned as King of Cotland.
• March 9, 1202: [Cotland] King Sverre I dies at Bjørgvin. In this reign, the King has led Cotland back towards its lost propsperity, but in the process he has gained mighty enemies who started funding Baglerne. While Sverre's son Håkon III Sverresson succeedes his throne, Baglerne opposes this and the civil war flares back up again.
• Year 1202-1217: [Cotland] The Lade Clan starts to gain the upper hand in the Civil War, methodically killing off the Hårfagre Clan claimants to the empty Cottish throne.
• December 11, 1206: [Cotland] Two Birkebeiners rescue Håkon Håkonson, heir to the Cottish throne and sole surviving male member of the Hårfagre Clan from certain death. The actions of the Birkebeiners in protecting the Hårfagre Clan leads to a strong tie between the Birkebeiners and the Hårfagre Clan, who pledge to reward the Birkebeiners if and when they can assume the throne again.
• June 17, 1217: [Cotland] Håkon Håkonson comes of age and leads the combined Hårfagre-Birkebeiner forces to victory over the Lade Clan in the Battle of Tønsberg, where Valdemar Lade is captured. After a public execution, Håkon Håkonson remains as the sole surviving claimant of age to the throne and is crowned as King of Cotland. He follows Harald Hardrådes example and slaughters all remaining members of the Lade Clan, thus securing his throne from any future pretenders from this clan.
  
  
  Expansion and Colonization
• Year 1217-1240: [Cotland] Håkon Håkonson rules as King and consolidates his position. All remaining supporters of the Lade Clan are discovered and convinced of the error of their ways. The Birkebeiners are rewarded for their loyalty to the Hårfagre Clan and remain among the most important supporters to Håkons throne.
• Year 1219: [Cotland] Cottish forces expand north, subjugating the Samis in Finnmark and Lappland and force these territories under the Cottish crown.
• Year 1222-1230: [Cotland] Cottish forces invade Finland, and after an eight year struggle force Finland to join Cotland. Over the years, the Finns manage to restore the right to maintain their traditional language and customs, and become the most zealous defenders of Cotland and its monarchy.
• Year 1236: [Cotland] First Cottish-Novgorodian War starts. With all of Scandinavia secured under Cottish rule and their positions consolidated, Cotland starts looking to the east. Cottish forces invade Novgorod.
• July 15, 1240: [Cotland] The Battle of Neva sees Cotland suffer a defeat at the hands of a superior, combined Russian army led by Alexander Nevsky. The Cottish army, led by Jarl Håvard the Brutal, is slaughtered, leaving only a handful of survivors and causes widespread uproar in Cotland. This monumental battle is seen as the beginnings of Russo-Cottish anamosity which lasts until the present day.
• Winter 1240: [Cotland] A clash between King Håkon and the Birkebeiners over how to prosecure the war in Novgorod see the Birkebeiners removed from their position of power and disappear from the political scene and into the annals of history.
• June 18, 1241: [Cotland] The First Cottish-Novgorodian War ends with the Treaty of Riga.
• Summer 1251: [Cotland] Greenland is annexed into Cotland by Torstein “the Gruesome” Helterson.
• May, 1252: [Cotland] Iceland, which had experienced independence during the Civil War, is annexed back to Cotland. The Christian monks there are sacrificed as their monestaries are converted to pagan temples.
• December 17, 1263: [Cotland] Håkon Håkonson dies of sickness in the Orkneys after a failed invasion of SCotland. He is succeeded by his son Magnus.
• Spring, 1305: [Cotland] Cottish explorers returning to recolonize Vinland are caught in a storm and are washed up far off course, only to discover a bustling civilization called Layarteb in North America.
• Summer 1349: [Cotland] The Black Plauge arrives in Cotland, and sweeps over the Cottish lands over the next two years. An estimated 20-40% of the population die from the plague. Until the Cottish Flu Pandemic six hundred fifty years later, this was the worst population loss in Cottish history.
• July 1, 1418: [Cotland] The Second Cottish-Novgorodian War starts with a Cottish invasion of Novgorod. Three years of violent warfare follows.
• September 2, 1421: [Cotland] The Second Cottish-Novgorodian War ends with the Treaty of Kazan, which sees the affairs of the two nations returned to status quo ante bellum.
• August 9, 1425: [Cotland] Cotland and Germania sign a formal trade agreement.
  
  The Cottish Crusade
• Febaruary 28, 1459: [Cotland] King Valdemar III dies without issue, resulting in the Pope deciding to launch another attempt at christening Cotland. The Pope declares a Crusade against Cotland, which several European powers including France and England responds favorably to. In return, the Cottish tings elect Karl Stolte, a distant cousin of King Valdemar, as King of Cotland. King Karl immediately start preperations for war in order to defend Cotland from the Crusaders.
• June 17, 1460: [Cotland] The Battle of Koster. A 66,000 strong combined Christian Army lands near the town of Koster in Svea, and meets a 45,000 strong battle-hardened Cottish Army led by King Karl I in battle. The Christians are weary after a stormy transit over the Baltic Sea, and suffer from poor leadership and coordination between the armies of three different nations. On the other side, the Cottish are battle-hardened from fighting in the East, have a unified command structure, and fight for their homes. Over the next twelve hours, the Cottish slaughter the Christian Army, while the Leidang attacks and sinks the fleet that brought in the Christians. Survivors of the battle are sacrificed to the Gods, in a move that King Karl hopes will discourage the Christians from further attempts. His hopes are crushed as the Christians, angered and strengthened in their resolve by the human sacrifices, re-attempt the invasion several times the next two years.
• August 4, 1462: [Cotland] The Fourth Battle of København. King Karl falls on the field of battle while leading a cavalry charge against a Christian Army besieging København. Despite the King's death, the Cottish Army break the siege and vanquish the Christians. Karl's son Torstein is hailed as King, and decides to take the fight to the Christians. He spends the rest of the Year making his preperations.
• Year 1463-1465: [Cotland] The Great Sack of Europe. Enraged by the attacks on Cotland, King Torstein I leads the largest raiding force yet seen in European history, commanding over 100,000 Cottish warriors and 2,000 ships in a two-Year pillage of Europe that sees hundreds of cities and villages burned down, hundreds of thousands slaughtered and thousands more enslaved by the Cottish. The pillage does not end until Paris has been burned to the ground and the Pope captured and publically sacrificed to Odin, at which point Torstein issues his demands to the European powers: End the crusade and leave the Cottish alone to worship as they wish. In return, the Cottish will refrain from any further raids on Western Europe in the future. The European powers agree, and the Cottish withdraw back to Cotland, bringing home vast riches from the cities and monestaries of Europe and tens of thousands of fresh slaves.
• Fall, 1466: [Cotland] Due to the great number of orphans left after the deaths of their parents in the previous years’ wars, King Torstein I establish a series of orphanages dubbed Houses of Honor. In these orphanages, the children will be fostered in a strickt atmosphere of education and warrior skills that forms the basis for an educated, highly loyal, and quite zealous new warrior caste in Cottish society. Many Houses of Honor alumni join the standing Royal Armies and Navy, forming the basis for the future Cottish officer class.
  
  Age of Exploration
• June 27, 1468: [Cotland] Cottish explorers establish the first Cottish trading post in eastern Africa, trading glass beads, firearms and textiles with local chieftans in exchange for slaves. This is the start of what will become known as the Triangular Trade.
• May 16, 1480: [Cotland] Cottish colonists reach the Caribbean, and colonize Barbados and Saint Lucia. Local inhabitants are either killed or forced into slavery on plantations.
• May 8, 1500: [Cotland] Oslo is made the capital of Cotland by King Hallvard I.
• April 25, 1555: [Cotland] The First Russo-Cottish War starts. The Royal Army consists of a great number of Houses of Honor alumni, who prove their worth several times over in the field of battle of the next years of warfare.
• December 25, 1561: [Cotland] The First Russo-Cottish War ends with the Treaty of Helsingfors.
• May 4, 1584: [Cotland] The Second Russo-Cottish War starts as Russian forces invades eastern Cotland. Strong Cottish fortifications blunt the Russian invasion, which is brought to a stalemate.
• October 16, 1585: [Cotland] The Second Russo-Cottish War ends with the Treaty of Moscow. The province of Novgorod, occupied by Cottish forces, is formally transfered from Russia to Cotland as war repatriations.
• July 4, 1589: [Cotland] A Cottish merchant ship is attacked by Alban warships, who mistake it for an enemy vessel. Outraged, King Magnus VI declares war on Layarteb. The war sees the Cottish fleet expanded greatly, and a bitter trade war commences.
• August 5, 1591: [Cotland] The Cottish-Layartebian Trade War ends with the Treaty of Layarteb City, in which Cotland receives a formal apology from Layarteb along with compensation to the owners of the original attacked warship.
• June 22, 1594: [Cotland] Henrik II assumes the throne on the death of Magnus VI. Under him, Cotland will see a revolution in public administration and see a wave of reforms being undertaken in order to enlighten Cotland.
  
  The Age of Enlightenment
• January 5, 1599: [Cotland] Education is made mandatory for all Cots by Henrik II, and a series of public schools are established. Literacy increases exponentially, as the privilege of being able to read and write no longer belongs exclusively to the merchants, public officials, nobility, and warriors.
• May 3, 1602: [Cotland] Cotland begins overseas colonial expansion. Cottish expeditionary forces begins annexing African and Pacific colonies in order to ensure access to raw materials for own consumption. This sparks the beginning on an almost four hundred year Cottish presence in other continents.
• April 21, 1606: [Cotland] With the Age of Enlightenment spreading through Cotland, the people of Cotland want a greater say in the running of the country. King Henrik II is outraged by the increasing demands from the local tings to establish a permanent presence near the King where they will have a say in the administration of the Realm, and outlaws the tings. This causes widespread anger and cause the people to grab arms and rise against the King. The Second Civil War rages for the next two years.
• August 6, 1608: [Cotland] The Battle of Oslo. King Henrik II falls in battle alongside his three sons, ending the royal house. This resulted in a ceasefire as the two sides met to negotiate a peaceful solution, resulting in the establishment of the Great Ting (Stortinget) in 1608 as a prerequisite for electing King Hallvard II as King. Hallvard accepts. His election as King by Stortinget ends the Second Civil War.
• March 18, 1620: [Cotland] Cotland establishes colonies on the Golden Coast of Africa in order to secure the access to slaves for the Caribbean plantations.
• October 2, 1659: [Cotland] Unsanctioned piracy is outlawed in Cotland. For the next twelve years, the Royal Cottish Navy wages a counter-piracy campaign against the pirate chieftans that refuse to end their lucrative practice. Reported acts of piracy in Europe and Layarteb are vastly reduced after the conclusion of this campaign in 1641.
• March 6, 1666: [Cotland] Freedom of religion is codified in Cotland, formally ending over six hundred years of persecution of Christians in Cotland. Occasional local pogroms against Christians continue over the next hundred years.
• February 25, 1700: [Cotland] Following tensions after increased tarrifs on Russian goods, Russia declares war on Cotland in what will be known as the "Great Northern War."
• June 11, 1703: [Cotland] Cottish forces defeats a Russian field army in Ingermannland, and launch an invasion into the Russian-occupied Baltic.
• July 8, 1709: [Cotland] The Battle of Poltava. Cottish forces suffer a terrible defeat and King Fredrik II is greviously wounded as he personally leads a cavalry attack on the strong Russian positions. 28,000 of the 39,000 strong Cottish Army are killed.
• August 28, 1712: [Cotland] Cottish forces are on the defensive, but manage to stop a Russian invasion of Finland and Arkhangelsk. Cottish naval forces defeat a Russian fleet in the Baltic Sea.
• September 30, 1720: [Cotland] The Treaty of Nystad marks the end of the Great Northern War. Russia and Cotland are both exhausted after twenty years of warfare, with much of the young male population left dead as a result of the war. A famine in Cotland has forced Cotland to the negotiation table.
• Year 1726: [Cotland] Year of Three Kings. Fredrik II dies, and is succeeded by his criminally insane son Erik V. The succession is challenged by Håkon of the Hårfagre Clan, and following a brief but violent uprising supported by most of Cotlands nobility, Erik V is publiclly executed by Blood Eagle and Håkon VI assumes the throne.
• May 18,1727: [Cotland] The practice of human sacrifices is formally banned in Cotland after a three-year drought fails to end despite numerous human sacrifices.
• October 10, 1749: [Cotland] Cotland establish a colony in Africa's Ivory Coast.
  
  The Rise of Industrialism
• Year 1755-1785: [Cotland] Through clandestine means, Cotland achievesvanced industrial technology and plunges head-long into the Industrial Revolution. Over the next thirty years, Cotland transforms itself from a primarily agriculture-based economy to a primarily industrial economy and becomes one of the leading economic nations in the world.
• December 10, 1812: [Cotland] With machinery taking over many of the tasks one previously needed slaves to carry out, it is no longer economically sound to keep slaves. Combined with a shift in popular perception as a consequence of the Age of Enlightenment, slavery is formally banned in Cotland and the last remaining slaves are emancipated.
• May 17, 1814: [Cotland] After years of debate, a formal Constitution is finally adopted on May 17th, 1814. The groundbreaking document codifies many practices in Cotland, and provides clear guidelines for the separation of powers in Cotland, as well as the rights and privileges of the population of Cotland. The constitution also defines what powers the monarch would retain for himself and what powers were to be devolved to the branches. The Constitution also defined that all elections should be free and open for all eligible for the vote. Initially, only male landowners above the age of 25 would be allowed to cast votes, but this was changed in 1855 to encompass all males and females above the age of 20. The Constitution of 1814 remains in effect to this day.
• October 22,1844: [Cotland] Cotland is forced to abandon the West African colonies of Benin, Upper Volta and Ghana, under Cottish control since the early 1600s.
• May 2, 1855: [Cotland] The voting age is reduced to 20, and is opened to both males and females.
• April 11 - May 16, 1856: [Cotland] A brief border war with Russia in 1856 cements the Cottish borders in western Russia.
• Year 1830-1870: [Cotland] With industrialization rapidly transforming Cotland from a stagnant rural society to a vibrant industrial society, there is a greatly diminished need for manual labor on farms shifting the population from the rural areas to the cities. Indition, over four million Cots choose to emigrate to Layarteb, seeing it was the “land of milk and honey”. Many return and bring word of the higher productivity of Layartebian industry, thus stimulating faster modernization.
• March 27, 1899: [Cotland] A Cottish colony is established in Siberia, with the intention of providing Cotland with recently discovered raw materials in the uninhabited territory in order to feed the industrialized Cottish nation with more materials.
• February 27, 1906: [Cotland] A trading post in Mozambique starts attracting a disproportionately large number of Cottish expats. Over time, this becomes a fervent, successful Cottish colony under Ostafrican protection.
  
  The Modern Era
• April 9, 1911: [Cotland] The Fourth Russo-Cottish War starts with a Russian invasion of Cotland following a sudden royal pregnancy.
• December 11, 1911: [Cotland] Cottish explorer Roald Amundsen reach the South Pole as the first human being in history, beating challenger Robert Perry Scott by a whole month.
• October 18, 1915: [Cotland] The Fourth Russo-Cottish War ends with the Treaty of Sankt Petersborg. Cotland is formally given control of the territories of Vladimir, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, Kostroma and Moskva. In exchange, Prince Henrik accepts parental responsibility and marries Princess Irina.
• March 11, 1936: [Cotland] Cotland formally adopts the stance of “Protected Trade”, meaning that it will refrain from interfering in politics in what is deemed “the distant overseas”, i.e. in countries that do not physically border Cotland, as long as they don’t disturb Cottish trade.
• May 7, 1942: [Cotland] The dictatorship of Smolensk, located in eastern Russia, launches an invasion of Cotland following rapidly deteriorating diplomatic relations. This is the start of the First Cottish-Smolenski War.
• October 22, 1944: [Cotland] Cotland detonates its first nuclear bomb over the Barents Sea. This forces the Smolenski leadership to the negotiating table.
• November 11, 1944: [Cotland] The First Cottish-Smolenski War ends with the Treaty of Oslo. In the two-year war, Cotland develops its first nuclear bomb, but the war ends before Cotland can use this new weapon. 510,000 Cottish soldiers are killed, contra 1,307,000 Smolenski KIAs.
• December 29, 1950: [Cotland] King Håkon VII of Cotland dies of pneumonia, aged 77. He is succeeded by his son, Olav V.
• February 2, 1951: [Cotland] Second Smolenski War. Hellbent on avenging the defeat nine years prior, and taking advantage of the recent death of King Håkon VII, Smolensk is joined by ally Pantheaa as they launch a second invasion against Cotland. For the next five months the war continues until it ends with a full-scale Cottish strategic bombardment of Pantheaa's capital with over one thousand strategic bombers carrying high-explosive, napalm and chemical warheads. Pantheaa surrenders immediately after the nuclear detonation. Smolensk surrenders shortly thereafter when Cotland’s new king, Olav V, threatens to nuke the Smolenski capital if they won't come to the negotiating table. The war sees 84,000 Cottish KIA, 475,000 Smolenski and 1,112,000 Panthean KIA.
• Year 1951-1956: [Cotland] A series of small border skirmishes between Cottish and Russian forces cement the existing Cottish borders.
• 27 February, 1953: [Cotland] Invasion of Siberia, establishment of a Cottish Siberian colony.
• June 7, 1957: [Cotland] The Realm of Cotland celebrates its first millenium, and is at its definite height with over 1.4 billion subjects in all corners of the world.
• November 16, 1960: [Cotland] Cotland detonates its first hydrogen bomb over an uninhabited atoll in the Pacific.
• April 9 - November 22, 1964: [Cotland] Third War with Smolensk; Smolensk attempts to shift attention from the growing internal unrest by launching a third invasion of Cotland, allegedly in order to correct the border with Cotland. The Cottish resist fiercely. The border regions of both countries are ravaged over the next six months until the war ends with a negotiated cease-fire. Casualties ultimately comes to 11,000 Cottish KIA versus 32,000 Smolenski KIA
• May 5, 1966: [Cotland] Oil is discovered in the North Sea, and triggers a new economic golden age for Cotland. Within three years, the first oil field is operational and within a few years, Cotland enjoys oil and natural gas independence. Large quantities of North Sea oil and natural gas is exported abroad, thus boosting the Cottish economy which until now has relied primarily on fisheries, farming and heavy industry. The discovery of natural gas and oil also prompts the development and refinement of offshore-related technology, and puts Cotland among the world's leading nations in petroleum and deep-sea technology.
• May 12 - June 30, 1969: [Cotland] Fourth War with Smolensk takes place. It is the hitherto shortest war between Cotland and Smolensk, lasting only six weeks. Still, casualties stand at 8,000 Cottish KIA, 50,000 Smolenski KIA
  
  Cottish-Scotland War
• December 1, 1973: [Cotland] A Cottish-sponsored rebellion in SCotland overthrows the local Goodrule Government, and Cottish forces are requested to intervene. Before Cottish forces can be assembled, the Goodrule strike back and violently subdues the rebellion.
• March 23, 1974: [Cotland] After several months of preperations, Cottish forces invade Goodrule SCotland.
• April 30, 1974: [Cotland] After a month, Cottish forces have taken control of most of lowland SCotland and joined forces with Scottish rebels fighting the Goodrule. The Cottish have suffered significant casualties, but are constantly fed reinforcements from Cotland.
• June 16, 1974: [Cotland] Cottish forces have mostly destroyed Goodrule forces in SCotland, but are caught by surprise when the Scottish rebels fighting alongside them switch sides and start attacking the Cottish. After frantic battles, the Cottish finally manage to stop the Scottish rebels.
• June 18, 1974: [Cotland] After a two-day urban battle which threaten to see the Cottish garrison of Glasgow overrun, the garrison commander orders the employment of chemical weaponry. An estimated 2 million Scottish rebels and civilians perish in the chemical attack, having no real protection against the Cottish nerve agent.
• May 23, 1975: [Cotland] After a long and bloody war, the Realm of Cotland seizes full control over SCotland after total defeat of Goodrule forces. An estimated 3.8 million Scots have died since 2009, mostly as a result of Goodrule retaliations and the nerve gas attack on Glasgow.
• October 2, 1976: [Cotland] Cotland formally annex SCotland into the Realm of Cotland and start introducing Cottish colonists into the decimated country.
  
  The Modern Era (cont.)
• October 31, 1981: [Cotland] Cotland joins the October Alliance as a founding member.
• November 1, 1981: [Cotland] Cottish firm Nokia introduce the Nokia Mobira, the world's first generation, first fully automatic portable cellular telephone. It becomes an instant "it" thing to have, and Nokia enjoy great success. In the coming years, Nokia will introduce newer and smaller mobile phones, eventually dominating the world market until the rise of smartphones.
• December 31, 1987: [Cotland] Cotland withdraws from Siberia following popular demand, and grants Siberia full sovereignty.
• February 18, 1988 - November 17, 1991: [Cotland] A series of border skirmishes between Cotland and Russia takes place, as Russian leaders seek to adjust the previously agreed upon borders to their advantage. Upon realizing that a low-level border conflict will take place over an extended period of time, the Cottish Army starts to rotate its combat units to the border in order to gain more experience and allow more warriors to gain glory on the battlefield.
• July 20, 1992: [Cotland] King Håkon VIII assumes the throne of Cotland after the death of his father, King Olav VI.
  
  Cottish-Smolenski War
• September 1, 1994: [Cotland] At the start of the new school year, peace is shattered in the city of Sjarja in Cottish Kostroma as armed gunmen take control of Roald Amundsen Primary School and take 467 children and staff hostage. The gunmen demand the demilitarization of the Cottish-Smolenski border and return of Smolenski territory lost during the Second Cottish-Smolenski War forty-three years earlier. The Cottish government refuse the demands.
• September 3, 1994: [Cotland] After the public execution of four hostages, Cottish security forces storm Roald Amundsen Primary School. After a three-hour battle, the school is liberated, 388 hostages are released and three terrorists are captured alive. Sadly, 75 hostages are killed during the rescue attempt along with 17 terrorists and seven Cottish security personell. The surviving terrorists are taken away for questioning.
• September 11, 1994: [Cotland] The funerals for the killed hostages and security forces take place. Hundreds of thousands show their condolences and support in the very public funerals amid calls for a review of what went wrong in Sjarja, leading to so many deaths. The head of the hostage rescue team takes responsibility for the deaths and resigns.
• September 17, 1994: [Cotland] After two weeks of intense interrogation bordering on torture, the captured terrorists reveal that they are Smolenski soldiers tasked by the Smolenski State to start a campaign of terror against Cotland in an attempt to restore previously lost territories to Smolensk. The Cottish government places the military on high alert as the news breaks in Cotland. The Smolenski government denies all culpability.
• September 20, 1994: [Cotland] The Cottish public is outraged by the revelations after the Sjarja terrorist attack. A growing number of voices in both media, politics and among commoners demands that action be taken against Smolensk. Smolensk starts mobilizing its armies.
• September 27, 1994: [Cotland] After a week of growing demands and ditto denials from Smolensk, Cotland issues an ultimatum to Smolensk. Hand over all persons responsible for the attack on Sjarja to Cotland, or face the consequences. Smolensk categorically denies and issues a series of counter-claims to Cotland, demanding that Cotland demobilize and hand over lost territories. In a televised response from King Håkon VIII, the Smolenski are told that "our reply will be made known to you very soon."
• September 30, 1994: [Cotland] Cotland launch Operation ETERNAL RETRIBUTION, also known as the invasion of Smolensk. Over a million Cottish soldiers have been mobilized and deployed to the Smolenski border region for the past two weeks, as long-prepared battle plans were dusted off and updated. Across the entire 1000-kilometer border, Cottish artillery starts pounding the Smolenski Army's positions while Cottish aircraft, cruise missiles and conventionally-armed ballistic missiles flies overhead to strike Smolenski infrastructure and high-value targets. The shelling and bombardment continues for five days, preparing the ground for the inevitable ground invasion.
• October 5, 1994: [Cotland] After inflicting massive damage upon Smolenski positions and infrastructure, the Cottish Army finally invades Smolensk across a wide front, supported by strategic air assaults and paratrooper deployments. The Cottish, fueled by justified rage, years of training and preperations, and sheer numerical superiority, quickly overmans the Smolenski positions. As the day turns into night, Cottish forces are already deep inside Smolensk.
• October 6 - November 17, 1994: [Cotland] Over the next six weeks, a massive battle of manouver takes place across Smolensk as the Cottish and Smolenski Armies meet in conventional, high-intensity battle. Casualties are high on both sides, but its clear that the Cottish will not be content this time to simply defeat the Smolenski in the field of battle and be done with it. The Cottish government states openly in early November that the ultimate war goal is the subjugation of Smolensk and eliminating it as a threat to Cottish security once and for all.
• November 18, 1994 - February 5, 1995: [Cotland] On November 18, the Cottish armies reach the southern Smolenski-Russian border south of Gomel, cutting the country effectively in half as the Smolenski will to continue fighting erodes. As more and more Cottish reservists reach the front and bolster the Cottish numbers to well over three million men under arms, the Cottish set their sights on the heavily defended capital Smolensk City. On November 22, the Cottish are within artillery range of Smolensk and start bombarding the city in preperation for the inevitable assault, which starts six days later on November 28. Over the next two months, Smolensk turns into a meat grinder that sees tens of thousands dead on both sides as a vicious urban battle rages on for more than two months. In early Febuary, the Cottish finally reach and secure the government quarter, raising the Cottish flag over Smolensk City. While mopping-up operations will continue for another two months, the city is declared in Cottish hands.
• February 5 - July 31, 1995: [Cotland] With 80% of the country including the major cities of Smolensk City, Minsk, Vibetsk, Gomel, Pinsk and Brest in Cottish hands, the Smolenski will to fight is virtually gone. The last major Smolenski combat formations surrender to the Cottish near Vijasma on April 9, marking the end of the high-intensity warfare phase of the invasion. As the Smolenski prisoners of war are transported north to Cottish POW camps in Arctic Cotland, a military government over the occupied territories is installed and army units starts garrisoning every major settlement and strategically important location while a special task force starts hunting down the Smolenski government leaders that have gone underground. Protests from neighboring Russia concerning the occupation of Smolensk is met by the Cottish government with stern reminders to mind their own business lest they wish to share Smolensk's fate.
• August 1, 1995: [Cotland] After months of searching, the special task force have managed to locate most of the former Smolenski government and bring them into custody. On August 1, the Cottish hit the jackpot as the Smolenski Premier Yeltsachov is captured hiding in a barn outside Roslavl in southeastern Smolensk.
• August 1, 1995 - December 31, 2004: [Cotland] After the capture and very public trial and later execution of Premier Yeltsachov in late 1995, Cotland declares victory in Smolensk and formally annexes the territories into Cotland on December 31, 1995. For the next nine years, Cotland continues to rebuild Smolensk after the almost year long war while the Cottish military occupation continues to battle a low-level insurgency waged by disgruntled local citizens and former Smolenski soldiers that have gone underground. By 2003, the insurgency is extinguished through a combination of pin-point joint law enforcement-military operations, directed hearts and minds campaign (including borderline brainwashing of the younger generation in schools), and general increase in the standard of living for the Smolenski citizenry. In August 2004, the Cottish government declares that the military occupation of Smolensk will end by the end of the year and that Smolensk will henceforth be considered as a fully integrated province of Cotland with all rights and responsibilities therein.
• January 1, 2005: [Cotland] Smolensk is formally admitted into the Kingdom of Cotland as a province. As part of this, the local government administration and all government officials in the province formally pledge allegiance to the King of Cotland while King Håkon VIII grants royal assent to the legislation admitting Smolensk into the Kingdom. The last occupation forces withdraws back to Cotland proper. Still, the Cottish Army leave behind a sizable garrison for "border protection and territorial defence duties."
  
  Recent History
• August 1, 2008: [Cotland] Cotland formally signs over Barbados and Saint Lucia to the Empire of Layarteb following a popular referendum on the islands.
• December 13, 2008: [Cotland] Following a tragic traffic accident while returning from visiting a House of Honor orphanage in Vologda, King Håkon VIII dies from his injuries. He is succeeded by his eldest son, twenty-two year old Crown Prince Sverre II.
• August 20, 2009: [Cotland] In a lavish ceremony, Sverre II is crowned as King of Cotland, marking the end of six months of public mourning after the death of King Håkon VIII. Over the next few months, he will be hailed as King on the various regional things, thus cementing the legitimacy of his reign.
• September 7, 2011: [Cotland] After four years of speculation and intense persecutions of foreign journalists for lése majesté violations while reporting on the various liasons the young King of Cotland has enjoyed, twenty-five year old King Sverre II of Cotland and twenty-four year old miss Natalie Vermerheim, youngest daughter of the Marquis of !foreignnobility, announce their formal engagement to be married and carry out the traditional sacrifice of a bull to the gods in order to cement the engagement.
• January 22-27, 2013: [Cotland] The royal wedding of King Sverre II and Natalie Vermerheim takes place in the Temple of Uppsala, where seventy-seven bulls are sacrified in the honor of the newly-weds in the presence of the combined nobility of Cotland and invited foreign heads of state. After cleaning up, the newly-weds travel to Oslo, where a thousand specially invited wedding guests gather in the Royal Palace for a four-day feast during which Natalie is proclaimed Queen of Cotland. Other notable events from the feast include the King’s younger brother Prince Håkon causing a minor scandal when he’s caught in a compromising position with four young foreign nobles by their parents; King Johan II of Bohemia and the King of Cotland become blood brothers; and a minor crusade is averted as Natalie publically converts to Cottish paganism by sacrificing a lamb to the goddess Frøy. All in all, the royal wedding feast is considered a fairly tame affair by royal standards as, unlike his father's feast, there has been no deaths and very few people injured. Throughout Cotland, similar feasts take place as the week is made a public bank holiday in celebration. An estimated 110 people throughout the country dies of various injuries sustained during the feasts, and nine months later, there is a minor baby boom in Cotland.
• November 29, 2013: [Cotland] The King and Queen of Cotland become parents for the first time as Queen Natalie gives birth to a baby boy. The child is found to be healthy, and is named Magnus. The young Prince jumps to the head of the line of succession, supplanting his three uncles and two aunts, as spontaneous celebrations erupt throughout Cotland as the population learn that the line of succession is secured.
• March 18, 2015: [Cotland] Queen Natalie gives birth to twins, one boy and one girl, who after being found to be healthy are named Valdemar and Margrete. They become number two and three respectively in the line of succession after their elder brother Magnus.
• June 17, 2018: [Cotland] Royal parental bliss reaches Cotland yet again as King Sverre and Queen Natalie become parents to a baby girl. Named Ingrid, the young Princess becomes the fourth in the line of succession to the Cottish throne.

[North Dniester]

Earth II
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Section 1: National Factbook
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• Nation Name: United Socialist States of North Dniester
• Demonym: Dniesterian
• Capital: Warsaw
• Founding Date: 1989
• Official Language(s): Polish
• Official Religion: N/A
• Largest Religion: Roman Catholic
• Government Type: Somewhat Democratic Dictatorship
• Head of State: Budzisław Radwanski
• Head of Government: Budzisław Radwanski
• Constitution: Yes.
• Legislature Type: Parliment
• Economy Type: See Factbook
• Population: 25 million
• Currency: Złoty (zł)
• Summer Time: March 25th to October 28th
• Calling Code: +34
• Internet TLD: .nd
• Maritime Boundary (nm): 12 NM
• Aircraft Registration Code: DE-AAA to DE-ZZZ
• Military Size:
  
  • Active Personnel: 180,000
  • Reserve Personnel: 1,000,000
• CBRN Weaponry:
  
  • Chemical: yes (in secret)
  • Biological: no
  • Radiological: no
  • Nuclear: no

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Land Claims

• All of Poland

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• Real-Life Age: 23
• Fluency in English: Non-native. Born in Belarus, lived in London for a while, mix of US and British english.
• Reason for Joining Earth II: I am very much interested in realistic RPs.
• Other Relevant RP Experience: Hardly any
• RP Sample(s): N/A
  

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• Have you read our Charter? Yes.:
• Do you understand the requirements of Earth II? Yes.:

[Layarteb]

North Dniester your re-application is conditionally approved pending the posting of an introduction thread.

[Itailian Maifias]

Earth II
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Section 1: National Factbook
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• Nation Name: The Empire of Persia
• Demonym: Persian
• Capital: Persepolis
• Founding Date: 224 AD
• Official Language(s): Persian (various dialects)
• Official Religion: Zoroastrianism
• Largest Religion: Zoroastrianism
• Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy
• Head of State: Ardashir Kshaeta XI
• Head of Government: Satrep Shokufeh Alinejad
• Constitution: کد نور (Code of Light)
• Legislature Type: Parliamentary
• Economy Type: Semi-Free Market
• Total Area: 1,946,766 km2
• Population: 217,194,400
• Currency: Persian pound (Dp)
• Summer Time: No
• Calling Code: +3
• Internet TLD: .dat
• Maritime Boundary (nm): 25
• Aircraft Registration Code: DA
• Military Size: 2.4%
  
  • Active Personnel: 310,000
  • Reserve Personnel: 97,000
• CBRN Weaponry:
  
  • Chemical: Y
  • Biological: Y
  • Radiological: Y
  • Nuclear: Y

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Land Claims

• Iran (entirety)
• Iraq (Babil, Baghdad, Basra, Dhi Qar, Al-Qādisiyyah, Diyala, Dohuk, Erbil, Halabja, Karbala, Kirkuk, Maysan, Muthanna, Najaf, Nineveh, Saladin, Sulaymaniyah, Wasit)

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• NPC Summary: The Persian Empire is a regional powerhouse that has endured a tumultuous, sorrowful, ancient history that has lended itself to the hardened, proud and sometimes stubborn cultural identity that unifies all of the Persian peoples behind their Šāh (King of Kings). They are the oldest nation in the entire world, tracing the foundation of their Empire back to the 2nd century AD, and even then the civilizations that were united to form the Empire initially are counted as some of the most profound, ancient and influential in recorded human history. The Empire was founded when Melchior the Strong overthrew the decadent Babylonian ruler Zekalar and assumed control of the tattered remains of his Empire. Melchior used his new crown to guide the Babylonians into a war against their cultural rivals, the Assyrians, and united their former lands to try and hold off the first tide of Muslim conquerors that sought to take lands of the ancient Babylonian and Assyrian empires. Despite not being as expansive as they have been in forgone periods of time, the modern Persia is an economic and military force to be reckoned with; they are a fully developed first world economy that can support a nation of its size and the military is as equally capable and equipped, both with foreign wares and those of native origin thanks to a quality, if not burgeoning arms industry. It keeps itself mostly isolated, seeking nothing more then simple relations with most Western powers and keeps a wary eye on those who wish to use force of arms to expand their realms into the East, particularly the British. The Persians bear a deep resentment towards invaders and will work actively to thwart them.
  
• Summary of Use: The Persian Empire is a fully capable nation, though not without its own problems of internal instability, mostly thanks to its long historic devotion to cultural unity versus domination of one superior type. It works actively to always further grow its power and strength, in economic, military and political ways, and will actively work to prevent Western empires from conquering lands in the East, which Persia views as its birthright and heritage to protect. They have a deep cultural hatred towards Muslims, and due to this have a resentment in general of Western nations viewed as imperial invaders, such as the British in current day. Meant for interaction with myself as the British but most definitely open to interacting and being used by others

[Layarteb]

In case anyone is wondering - and I am sure none of you are - today marks Earth II's 5,000th day in operation!

[Layarteb]

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[Earth_ Two]

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[Freistaat-Ostafrika]

Earth II
Canon Submission & Revision Form

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Section 1: Canon to Add

• August 7, 1885: [Freistaat-Ostafrika] The privately funded Ostafrikanische Gesellschaft (OAG; East African Company) formally establish the company-controlled 'Freistaat Ostafrika' with its administrative centre at Dar Es Salaam. The OAG establish the state in an attempt to access African and Asian trade more easily, as well as to operate freely under their own trade rules. An influx of immigration begins from various European nations, primarily individuals seeking their fortune in the 'new East African frontier'.
  
• Summer 1891: [Freistaat-Ostafrika] The Wahehe people resist Ostafrikan expansion by raiding caravans and attacking any neighbouring tribes which have sided with the OAG. The following seven years see Ostafrikan expansion efforts harassed by Wahehe raiders.
  
• Summer 1898: [Freistaat-Ostafrika] The Wahehe people are finally brought to heel after the OAG abandon any concept of 'the rules of warfare'. The Wahehe hero Mkwawa shoots himself rather than be apprehended by OAG mercenaries. In response, his head is removed, preserved, and put on display in Dar Es Salaam. The remaining Wahehe are brought into Ostafrika and never revolt again due to the strong hand approach adopted by their new rulers.
  
• July 1905: [Freistaat-Ostafrika] The Maji Maji people rebel against Ostafrikan rule after the OAG attempts to force them into growing cotton for export. A handful of small tribes join them in their revolt, beginning a two year rebellion which sees the OAG once again resort to any method in order to achieve victory.
  
• July 1907: [Freistaat-Ostafrika] The Maji Maji revolt finally ends after the OAG's scorched earth policy results in famine among the rebelling tribes. It is estimated that four hundred Ostafrikans lost their lives compared to hundreds of thousands of insurgents and 'bystanders'. Combined with the adoption of a new administrative system, the end of the Maji Maji revolt marks the final time that an African tribe attempts to rise up against Ostafrikan rule.
  
• Spring 1915: [Freistaat-Ostafrika] Freistaat Ostafrika establishes official diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Travancore in southern India during their expansion out into the Indian Ocean.
  
• Summer 1949: [Freistaat-Ostafrika] The Kingdom of Travancore finalise four years of treaty signings and become the first 'protectorate' of Freistaat Ostafrika. While cooperative African tribes are incorporated into Freistaat Ostafrika as autonomous regions, Travancore is considered too far away to be incorporated into Ostafrika so instead becomes a subservient client state.
  
• Autumn 1974: [Freistaat-Ostafrika, United Federation of Nations] The Unified Arab Sultanate is formed when the Sultanate of Oman had corralled their seven smaller neighbours into federalising with them. The Emirate of Qatar and the Kingdom of Bahrain refuse to join, earning the enmity of the new UAS government.
  
• April 16, 2018: [Freistaat-Ostafrika, United Federation of Nations] Ibrahim bin Said is crowned as the new Sultan of the Unified Arab Sultanate. Due to his education in Freistaat Ostafrika he is favourable towards closer relations with them, causing concern for Qatar and Bahrain who turn to their allies in the United Federation of Nations for assurances.
  
• May 1, 2018: [Freistaat-Ostafrika, United Federation of Nations] Continuing tensions between the Unified Arab Sultanate and their smaller neighbours in Qatar and Bahrain reach a head as Qatar and Bahrain announce that they are seeking membership of the United Federation of Nations. UAS antagonism appears to die down considerably as a result.
  
• June 5, 2018: [Freistaat-Ostafrika, United Federation of Nations] The Unified Arab Sultanate announce that they are seeking membership of the Ostafrikanische Freihandelszone (OFZ; Ostafrikan Free Trade Zone), clearly in an attempt to counter Qatari and Bahraini membership of the United Federation of Nations. The OFZ is in fact an organisation designed to maintain Ostafrikan influence over their client states, so the UAS will soon acquire the same status as the Kingdom of Travancore in the eyes of the OAG.
  

I think that's all the important stuff covered for now.

[Layarteb]

Freistaat-Ostafrika, the history presented offers no visible conflicts to the established canon or with other individuals in Earth II. As such, the canon is hereby considered official and it will be added in the next update. As a point of expansion, it would be good to work backwards and provide detail on the various tribes and lands prior to OAG rule. This is not a requirement however and you may proceed as you wish.

Cotland, as your history is much larger and more extensive, it will take a little longer to review but review is in process.

[Itailian Maifias]

Earth II
New Claim Form

Please fill out the below form to place a new claim unrelated to a new application. This form is only for members of Earth II who have Established Claims. Make sure you do the math on your claims and post it in square kilometers or km². Separate all claims with their own list bullet. You do not have to do the math on the individual pieces of the claim, only the claim as a whole.

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  • Egypt [Excluding Sinai] (948,349 km2)

[Layarteb]

Itailian Maifias the claim is conditionally approved pending the posting of a thread.

[Itailian Maifias]

So, my take on Egypt is going to differ heavily from where the region is at in reality, so I'm doing this as a bit of a guide/introduction to where the claimant thread takes place; it will be in the relative modern day, but the history of the land is pretty changed from RL.

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Section 1: Canon to Add

• Summer 619 : [Itailian Maifias] An uprising in Thebes is unable to be contained by the Roman garrison. The rebellion is led by an Egyptian warrior named Sarraf and he leads a number of armed locals to gain control of the city, declaring an end to the "foreign occupation" of Egypt. He begins liberating the nearby areas from Roman control using his native armies, promising a return the old Egyptian gods or the "True" Ones.
• September 625: [Itailian Maifias] Saffar and his soldiers capture Alexandria, marking the final removal of Roman rule from Egypt. He declares himself Pharaoh from the Grand Temple of P'hat in Memphis and makes his capital here in Memphis, in an attempt to restore the prosperity of both the city and of Egypt which had declined since the construction of Alexandria three centuries prior and the periods of Hellenic and Roman rule; this is marked as the beginning of the 32nd Dynasty
• July 9, 635: [Itailian Maifias] An uprising occurs in Alexandria, led by Coptic Christians who protest against the rule of Saffar and the restoration of the Pharaohs and with it, the native Egyptian religion. Most of the city supports the rebellion, though the Jews do not get involved and stay neutral. The Christians march out of Alexandria and seek to seize Memphis and defeat what they consider the false monarch and god.
• September 2, 635 AD: [Itailian Maifias] The Christian rebellion has seized a good portion of the northern Egyptian coast, and their main army is met in battle by the forces of Saffar I near the site of Sais. The mounted cavalry, some even reportedly using chariots, proved crucial to overwhelming victory of Saffar's forces, and the uprising crumbled after this battle. The leaders of it were captured a few weeks later when the Pharaoh's army secured Alexandria and the uprising was officially quelled, putting to rest both it and many doubts about the capability of the Pharaoh to lead.
• Summer 640 : [Itailian Maifias] Saffar dies of unrecorded causes and is entombed in a necropolis south of Memphis. His son, Teremun, succeeds him as the next Pharaoh. Teremun was raised by priests of Amun-Ra and the main goal of his early regime is to rebuild the temple at Thebes. He also seeks to expand irrigation canals and build new ones to improve the availability of green land in Lower Egypt.
• March 11, 675 : [Itailian Maifias] Teremun's son, Mazen, holds a consecration ceremony at the new Temple at Luxor. While the old one was dedicated to solely Amun-Ra, this new one is meant to cover the full Pantheon, and although Amun-Ra's shrine takes up a large portion of the whole Temple, there are other deities represented, such as Horus, Osiris, Isis, Mahat, and others. This is the first known attempt to get priests of various deities to cooperate into a single faith.
• Winter 780 : [Itailian Maifias] The 32nd Dynasty comes to an conclusion with the death of Tamoud II, descendant of Sarraf. The Nome of Alexandria, Thabit Amari, is named as the new Pharaoh marking the beginning of the 33rd Dynasty. Despite the resurrection of the native Egyptian pantheon under the 32nd Dynasty, Thabit is descended from Hellenized Egyptians and although he is an adherent to the native faith, he understands that attempting to have one group establish hegemony over the other will never work with success and that a union is more preferable. He marries a member of a powerful Christian family to try to set this example, and he also moves the capital to Alexandria.
• March 4, 791 : [Itailian Maifias] Pharaoh Thabit orders the invasion of the Levant, which historically used to be under Egyptian control during the apex of its antiquity power. The lands in recent years have been fractured between warlords of various faiths, such as Assyrian, Persian, Greek or Roman and in part Thabit is encouraged for this war by the faction of Jews that reside in Lower Egypt near Nubia who are eager for their ancestral homeland.
• August 11, 800 : [Itailian Maifias] After nine years of warfare, most of the Levant and historic Israel have been conquered and added to the Pharaoh's domain. He divides the new lands into two Sepats, the Sepat of Galilee which controlled all lands north of Jerusalem and the Sepat of Judea, which controlled Jerusalem and south till the Sinai. He infamously appointed a Jew as the Nomarch of Judea, hoping that in doing so it would encourage Jews to resettle there and free up land in Upper and Lower Egypt for native Egyptians and other groups, and also remove the chance of clashes between the Jews and other groups within Egypt.
• September 15, 800: [Itailian Maifias]In a way to appease Egyptians who clamored for more a return to the old ways that the prior Dynasty aimed for, the Pharaoh began the construction of a new pyramid approximately 51 kilometers south east of Alexandria, to house the tombs of the previous Dynasty. He re-instated the corvee, or labor tax, mostly on farmers during the flood season to supply workers as well as offering jobs to attract skilled engineers, paying them out of the royal treasury directly. He appoints a Royal Engineer, Ari Bishara, to oversee the construction and Bishara's designs call for a pyramid that would rival those at Giza - slightly larger then Kefu's but smaller then the Great Pyramid, with its dimensions set at a 140 meters tall.
• May 4, 839 : [Itailian Maifias] Almost four decades after the initiation of work, the Alexandria Compound is nearing completion. It's initial design has ballooned, much like the costs, beyond Bishara's original designs. It is now centered around the main/original pyramid, with colonnades that connect and also feature a temple to Osiris and Thoth on par with those found at Memphis and Thebes, as well as two smaller "queen" pyramids at the southern and south western corner of the triangle compound; the total site encompasses an area triple that of Giza and rivals towns. The main pyramid is nearly completed at this stage.
• August 9, 845 : [Itailian Maifias] The head of the priests of Osiris, Malak, and the Pharaoh, Osahar I who is the grandson of Thabit, consecrate the temples and main pyramid. As planned, the royal members of the 32nd Dynasty are entombed within the single chamber of the main pyramid, and their queens are in a smaller, subterranean chamber. Thabit, his son and successor Mido and their wives are re-entombed in the smaller pyramid on the southern corner. The new compound brings a boom to the local area, as pilgrims travel to visit the grand temples which are the largest for those deities within the Kingdom, and despite being 50 kilometers from Alexandria, the city also grows.
• November 8, 851: [Itailian Maifias]Osahar I begins the construction of his new Royal Palaces, which he means to make the envy the whole world and to be superior to those of Ramesses the Great, as the ones built during the Hellenic period have mostly collapsed into the ocean or were damaged as apart of the earthquake in 325. A large body of engineers responsible for their design is formed, many of them having worked on the Alexandria Compound, and they form a organisation ترتيب الكتلة, or the Golden Triangle in English, in order to train engineers of the next generation and store the knowledge and experience they have collected to be passed down generation after generation. Unlike at Alexandria, all of the workers on the palace are artisans and are paid, either by the Golden Triangle or by Osahar.
• July 9, 891: [Itailian Maifias] An earthquake strikes Alexandria, dealing moderate damage across the coastal properties and some inland buildings; the construction of the new Palace faces no significant damage. The most severe recorded is in the Harbor and at the Lighthouse, where several cracks are found along the length of the Lighthouse itself.
• March 10, 903: [Itailian Maifias] Unrest throughout the Setap of Judea rises to increasingly notable levels after a Pharaonate convoy, carrying tribute to Alexandria, is attacked by Jewish insurgents and ransacked, the Pharaoh's gold stolen. The reigning Pharaoh, Osahar II, is enraged and orders more troops into the Setrap and constructs a number of forts or garrisons for them, in order to combat the insurgency.
• November 18, 903: [Itailian Maifias] Tracing the thieves of the gold to a settlement of significant size north of modern-day Tel-Aviv, the Pharaonate soldiers siege the settlement for 60 days before storming it, slaughtering every occupant they find. In response for their crimes, Osahar orders all of their names, deeds and fame struck from any record or memorial, and the entire settlement is razed to the ground, and the earth salted. Two basalt obelisks are erected at the former entrance of the settlement, warning those of the fury of the Pharaoh's justice.
• January 904: [Itailian Maifias] In order to try to solidify rule over Judea, the construction of a temple to Amun-Ra occurs in the Old City in Jerusalem, at the foot of the the Temple Mount. The construction sees the forced relocation of a number of people as homes are razed to fit the room, and it is met with wide spread riots that are eventually put down by Pharaonate forces.
• April 8, 918: [Itailian Maifias] Ramesses III, successor to Osahar II, invites a number of aristans and other famous architects from across the known world to assist in the completion of the new Royal Palaces, or the decoration there of. Costs for this new palace have nearly eclipsed those incurred for the Alexandria pyramids, but Ramesses careful management of the Treasury as well as taxes levied on trade coming off of ships and foreigners, helps ensure the Treasury doesn't run up an unpayable debt.
• October 22, 931: [Itailian Maifias] Ramesses III holds a lavish festival to celebrate the completion of construction on the Royal Palaces; at approximately 58,000 sq feet they eclipse any prior Egyptian palace in size by at least 1/3rd, with enough rooms to house both the royal family and a cult of priests devoted to service of the Pharaoh, the deity they serve depending on the Pharaoh of the time though they predominately will also have at least one devotee of Amun-Ra and Osiris.
• January 4, 940: [Itailian Maifias]After a series of favorable seasons, unusually beneficial floods and weather, the Pharaonate of Egypt enters perhaps its finest era of prosperity since ancient times, flourishing in nearly every corner of the nation. Alexandria continues to grow as a city, reaching historic size, as does Memphis, Thebes, Cairo, and other major and minor settlements across Both Egypts. Around this time as well, Ramesses reinstates the Medjay as a form of Phaorante wide police force, roughly equivalent to a modern day FBI or a sheriff.
• December 25, 971: [Itailian Maifias] Ramesses III dies in his sleep, marking the end of nearly a seven decade long reign. His is the third longest in Egyptian history, behind only that of Ramesses the Great and Pepi II, and although he did not seek to continue his grandfather's "Persian" policy of embracing other peoples and cultures, he did oversee the greatest golden age experienced in more then a millennium. His grandson, Afzal, succeeds him at the age of 32.
• February 14th, 993: [Itailian Maifias] Afzal dies, leaving no direct heirs behind after his daughter died as a child many years prior. His cousin Ahmet, a descendant of Thabit I's brother, inerhits the Dual Crown and marks the end of the 32nd Dynasty and the beginning of the 33rd Dynasty. Ahmet I was a priest of Osiris before his ascension and his reign is marked as a true return to the Gods of Egypt, which is met with unrest among the Christians which account for almost half of the population.
• November 8, 1001: [Itailian Maifias] A Christian monastery near the Four Cataract of the Nile is attacked and destroyed by unknown parties; approximately 213 are killed and Christians in Memphis protest heavily, this unrest soon spreading to Cairo and Alexandria.
• December 24, 1001: [Itailian Maifias] A massive protest on the streets of Alexandria soon turns into an violent riot that attempts to storm the Palace; they are stopped by the Medjay, and both sides suffer heavy losses. In response to this transgression, the Medjay attack the Coptic Cathedral of St.Mark, the seat of the Coptic Pope, and kill the occupants and destroy the structure, going on to also destroy and kill many in the surrounding Christian communities. During the violence, thousands of Copts are put to the sword, including their Pope, and it is often referred to the Coptic Christmas Massacre.
• December 27, 1001: [Itailian Maifias] All Copts are ordered expelled from Alexandria, and the Pharaoh uses soldiers and the Medjay to accomplish this; hundreds are arrested, thousands are killed or driven from their homes. Many of the faith go undergone as they are persecuted across the Pharaonate, though some resist.
• Summer 1002: [Itailian Maifias] Ahmet orders the Golden Triangle to begin the construction of a new pyramid, approximately 20 kilometers west of Memphis. He demands a series of them to be built, one for him and each of his three sons. Work begins that summer.
• Fall 1002: [Itailian Maifias] Ahmet orders a new tax to be issued across the land to help pay for his pyramid; this does little to help quell the unrest among the Christian and Jewish populace.
• April 5, 1010: [Itailian Maifias] An mob in Jerusalem attacks the Temple of Amun-Ra, where some of the priests are killed and several artifacts destroyed, damaged or stolen/lost. In response, the Pharaonate garrison conducts raids throughout the city, killing or arresting dozens and inflicting heavy damage on some buildings, many of which also happen to be owned by Copts a fact which inflames tensions.
• July 16, 1023:[Itailian Maifias] Pharaoh Ahmet I dies, and is succeed by his second son, Baki. Many hoped he could help try to cool tensions within the realm, but he was more interested in building his harem then affairs of state; one of his more notable acts was commissioning Athouman Toma of Cairo to construct an atlas of all of United Egypt and the Setraps in the Levant.
• July 16, 1038:[Itailian Maifias]Baki dies, and is succeeded by his younger brothers son, Ahmet II. Ahmet is a warrior and seeks a war to try to unify his people, and goes on several raids against the Nubians to the south, becoming known for raiding Nubian pyramids believing them to be a mockery of 'true' Egyptian ones, destroying them and looting their treasures.
• September 28, 1051:[Itailian Maifias] Ahmet II is killed in battle while attacking the tribes to the west of Egypt; as the pyramids ordered by Ahmet I are nowhere near completion, he becomes the final Pharaoh entombed in the Alexandria Pyramids. His son, Thabit II, succeeds him.
• Winter 1051:[Itailian Maifias] Thabit II is a scholar, having devoted himself to the study of his ancestors and the past of his people, as well as being a known follower of Thoth. He orders the construction of a palace in Cairo for it to be his winter residence, and takes an interest in the pyramids at Giza.
• February 1052:[Itailian Maifias] Noting the decay of the pyramids, Thabit orders their repair and restoration, as well for it to be prioritized above those still being built at Memphis.
• March 15, 1055:[Itailian Maifias] The last pyramid at Memphis is completed; called Ahmet's Pyramid, it is eclipses the Great Pyramid at Giza in size by 10%, though it also features a subterranean series of rooms underneath. Ahmet I is re-entombed in it, with the rooms being filled with the treasures of his son's reigns. Ahmet II and Baki are placed in the pyramids built for him, while Thabit II dedicates the one intended for him as a repository of knowledge.
• Summer 1060:[Itailian Maifias] Excavation and restoration in the Valley of the Kings begins, with the goal towards eventual expansion to accommodate royal burials. Thabit places the region under the sole protection of the Medjay, who construct a fortress north of it to deter looters and robbers.
• Spring 1077:[Itailian Maifias] A sickness spreads across Upper Egypt, eventually reaching Cairo. Although Thabit recovers, a number of his cousins and nephews are killed by the plaque; many Christians call this the St. Mark's Disease.
• October 9, 1082:[Itailian Maifias] Thabit II dies of a sickness, possibly the one from 1077 resurfaced. With no direct heirs from himself, or any of the sons of Ahmet I, the Satreps of the Pharaonate convene for the selection of a new Pharaoh.
• January 23, 1083:[Itailian Maifias] The Satrep of Damietta is chosen, taking the throne name of Ankhshet I. During this same time, an uprising in the Setrap of Galilee begins to grow into a much larger problem for the nascent 34th Dynasty.
• June 22, 1083:[Itailian Maifias] At a battle east of Acre, the Pharaonate army led by Ankshet's son, Pakeni, is defeated in a catastrophic loss. The losses suffered by Pharaonate forces are so severe, they withdraw all the way to Jerusalem entirely. Pakeni is captured during this battle, with an unknown fate.
• November 7, 1085:[Itailian Maifias] Pharaonate forces are defeated in the Battle/Siege of Jerusalem, after 311 days. The insurgents destroy the Temple of Amun-Ra, and ritually sacrifice the priests, followers and attendants atop Temple Mount; the Pharaoh effectively loses control of the northern Setraps outside of Egypt at this point, though his forces do win some battles that check the insurgents from leaving Israel and entering Sinai.
• January 1086:[Itailian Maifias] The construction of "the largest fort in any Egypt" begins, south of the modern day Israel border. Ankhshet intends for it to be a symbol of his power, and also a protection against any threats from the suddenly hostile north. Construction is expected to take place at least two decades, hampered by the expansion of the pyramid field at Memphis.
• February 10, 1087:[Itailian Maifias] Ankhshet I dies and is succeeded by his only remaining child, his daughter Astal. She is far more political saavy then any of her recent predecessors, and to try to quell the unrest throughout her lands, marries into the powerful Agryris family of Alexandria.
• Spring 1090:[Itailian Maifias] Wary of threats from Christian Europe or the Middle East, Astal invests heavily into the Egyptian military and fortifications. She also uses her husband's family to help fund repairs on the Lighthouse of Alexandria, after the damage from the earthquake of the last century as well as smaller ones since.
• Summer 1092:[Itailian Maifias] The Upper Egypt region is hit with the worst drought in many generation's worth of recorded history; scholars of the time call it the worst since the reign of Ramesses the Great, and urban centers such as Thebes, Memphis and Cairo are hit hard with thousands dying and others left starving from the resulting poor harvests.
• March 3, 1098:[Itailian Maifias] News of the Christian crusade in the north reaches Egyptian borders; Astal is consumed with worry of one of these "massive heathen invasions" targeted at her realm and seeks to severely expand the Egyptian navy and army, constructing a number of coastal forts and expanding on harbor defenses in major ports.
• March 10, 1112:[Itailian Maifias] Astal dies, leaving behind a legacy of somewhat stabilizing the realm and embarking on the most ambitious military reforms and expansion in this millenia for Egypt, as well as a number of administrative reforms, the most significant being changing the official language to Greek. She also left behind a large family to replenish royal family ranks, such as many sons and daughters who intermarried throughout many noble or famous families, leading to some referring to her as the Mother of Egypt. She becomes the first Pharaoh in thousands of years to be buried at the Valley of the Kings, in a specifically designed, luxurious chamber. She is succeed by her son, Theodotus I.
• August 19, 1128:[Itailian Maifias] In order to solidify their influence in Nubia and Beyond, as well as to curtail any southern threats, Theodotus commands a huge force into Nubia, razing settlements, and fighting in a number of large battles, the most significant being the Battle of Soba which saw Theodotus break the force of the Christian Kingdom of Alodia, the last remaining free Nubian realm, and sack their capital, Soba. A highly detailed record of his eight year campaign was composed by a lieutenant in his army, Akakios of Tamir.
• January 8, 1139:[Itailian Maifias] Medjay agents warn Theodotus of marshaling Christian forces in the north, and the Pharaoh begins preparations to defend against a large invasion. Though his Vizier urges a first strike, Theodotus chooses to see where the Christians strike first.
• June 3, 1141:[Itailian Maifias] The anticipated invasion begins, as a Christian fleet under the command of Germans and Italians sails to land in northern Egypt, near where the Nile feeds into the ocean. The Egyptian fleet sails out from Alexandria to meet them and the two clash in the largest naval battle in centuries; the result is stalemate, both sides are bloodied though the Christians are forced to withdraw to safe harbor. At the same time, Christian knights and infantry begin entering Judea and continuing on towards the Sinai. Egyptian forces gather a large army around the grand fortress near the Sinai border.
• July 14, 1141:[Itailian Maifias] In the Battle Of Rafah, the Christian crusader army secures a significant battle against the Egyptians and takes control of the city and continues south towards Sinai.
• August 5, 1141:[Itailian Maifias] The Egyptian army swarms out of Sinai and meets the Christian army in a massive battle south east of Rafah in the dunes of Sinai. The light and mobile Egyptian forces are able to overcome the slow, heavy mounted knights and infantry; records of the time estimate 9,00 crusaders versus approximately 11,000 Egyptians, with some 2,500 crusaders killed versus 1,700 Egyptians. Theodotus is traveling from Alexandria with a second Egyptian force, aimed at pushing into Israel and the northern Crusader states to destabilize them and prevent future incursions.
• November 8, 1141:[Itailian Maifias] Theodotus's combined army meets the crusaders in another battle, south of Bethlehem. Although the Christians inflict heavy losses, they are ultimately defeated losing more then two thirds of their forces and the survivors barely make it inside of Jerusalem's walls before Theodotus's armies encircle it and begin a siege.
• January 28, 1142:[Itailian Maifias] The Egyptians are able to collapse a section of Jerusalem's walls measuring more then a hundred meters, but are unable to overcome the garrison defenders blocking the gap.
• March 5, 1142:[Itailian Maifias]Collapsing three more sections of the city's walls, as well as destroying the main gate, Egyptian forces enter Jerusalem from numerous points and the Christian defenders are quickly overcome, but do engage in bloody street to street combat with the Egyptian forces. Thousands are killed on both sides, and any Christian survivors are enslaved by the Pharaonate soldiers. The general of the Christians, August Welf, is drawn and quartered and displayed near Temple Mount as vengeance for the destruction of the Amun-Ra temple and its priesthood. In further vengeance and cruelty towards the crusaders, any captured knight or noble is crucified upside down in a mockery of their faith along the road out of Jerusalem towards the crusader states.
• Late Spring 1144:[Itailian Maifias] After two years of campaigning in Lebanon and northern Syria, Theodotus is able to secure a forced truce from the crusaders after sacking Edessa. Although Egypt did not resume control over Judea or the Levant, crusader influence was significantly weakened, and indeed the holy city of Jerusalem suffered heavily in terms of damage during this Second Crusade.
• July 19th, 11053:[Itailian Maifias] Theodotus dies peacefully in his sleep, and his succeeded by his son Herakleides.
• September 9, 1077:[Itailian Maifias] Herakleides dies of his wounds suffered during a repression of a uprising in Kush and is succeeded by his son, Theodotus II. He appoints his heir, and brother, Omiros as his Vizier, and later co-pharaoh.
• Winter 1185:[Itailian Maifias] Theodotus II dies and is succeeded by his co-pharaoh/Vizier, Omiros I. Theodotus is considered the last native Pharaoh, and as such, Omiros is viewed by historians as the founder of the 36th Dynasty.
• March 11, 1188:[Itailian Maifias] A large uprising occurs in Nubia and Lower Egypt, backed by the largely Christian populace. This uprising is welcomed by crusaders and Christian nations alike, and many lend their support.
• July 21, 1188:[Itailian Maifias] Omiros I is slain at the Battle of the White Nile by Nubian/Christian forces, which break the royal army and inflict losses counted in the ten of thousands.
• August 12, 1188:[Itailian Maifias] Herakleides II leads a force to defend Thebes, but is smashed and defeated in a battle outside the city's wall; the garrison falls not much longer. Unlike the Egyptians, the crusaders do not purposefully target the populace, through a number of the Temples are looted and treasures stolen. Herakleides is cut down defending the city walls, the throne passing to his nephew, Demetrius I.
• August 12, 1188:[Itailian Maifias] Demetrius becomes significant for being the first Christian Pharaoh, having been raised Coptic by his parents, the brother to Omiros I. While the upper echelons of Egyptian society, most of the populace is welcoming, as at this point despite persecution for centuries nearly half of the population is Christian. He attempts to broker a peace with the Nubians, and agrees to cede any claim over Kush or Alodia in return for peace, borders are roughly aligned to modern day Egypt, while modern day Sudan is reformed into Christian kingdoms.
• Spring 1189:[Itailian Maifias] Seeking to re-establish their influence and reclaim the Holy Lands, Christian nations launch a Third Crusade, aimed at reconquering Jerusalem.
• August 12, 1191:[Itailian Maifias]Crusader forces led mostly by King Richard the Lionheart of England have captured Jerusalem, solidifying their rule over historical Israel. Richard is welcomed into the city and in an elaborate ceremony by the newly re-instated Patriarch of Jerusalem, is crowned as the King of Israel, establishing a solid Crusader presence in the region.
• Winter 1191:[Itailian Maifias] Crusader forces initially attempt to invade Egypt again, but are met at the walls of the Sinai fortress and are heavily defeated, which discourages any larger, official host from Jerusalem or the European states. Demetrius sends delegates to Jerusalem but they never return and he is cautious of any future interactions with fellow Christian states.
• April 2, 1194:[Itailian Maifias]An uprising of native Egyptians, the faith at this point referred to as Kemetism, gains large traction around Memphis and Thebes and clashes with the few Pharaonate forces in the region.
• June 3, 1194:[Itailian Maifias] Still weakened by the losses in 1188, Demetrius sends what few soldiers he has south to try to end the latest insurrection; they find hard progress and slow success, much to displeasure of the Pharaoh in Alexandria.
• September 23, 1196:[Itailian Maifias] Demetrius dies unexpectedly, and leaves the fragile realm in the hands of his 11 year old nephew, Marinos I. The insurrection in the south is popular among the Kemets in the realm, and in addition, the government is struggling to administer the realm with a young ruler and thousands of years of bureaucracy and statues on the books.
• January 25th, 1198:[Itailian Maifias] French forces under King Phillip II land near Damietta, beginning a shock invasion which they claim is apart of the Third Crusade. With most of the Egyptian forces still in the south trying to put down the last remnants of a tenacious insurrection, the French find early, rapid success and seize control of land as south as Mansoura as early as the middle of spring.
• May 11, 1198:[Itailian Maifias] Egyptian forces meet French knights north of Cairo; the mostly Egyptian infantry are dominated by the French knights and heavy cavalry, and are massacred en masse. With the destruction of the Egyptian army, the French are cleared to march as far south down the Nile as they please and the Egyptian government rushes to assemble a notable force to resist.
• February 2, 1199:[Itailian Maifias] French forces under the command of the Duke of Burgundy seize control of Cairo, and pause their campaign for the spring to consolidate forces and solidify their supply lines.
• Summer 1199:[Itailian Maifias] At this point, Pharaonate forces are able to summon a fieldable force and march for Cairo, eager to try to end the incursion in their domain in one, heavy deliberate blow.
• August 3, 1199:[Itailian Maifias] The French and Egyptian forces clash some forty kilometers northwest of Cairo; Egyptian light cavalry and archers prevent effective employment of French knights, and although the Egyptians nominally win by forcing the French to quit the field, there is no major tactical or strategic gain or loss for either side.
• September 13, 1199:[Itailian Maifias] French forces under the Duke of Orleans are ambushed by a force led by Egyptian general Hefankhy are slaughtered after putting up light resistance at a dune west of Cairo in the desert. Some 5,000 French are either killed or captured and its the first significant victory for Egypt in years.
• September 24, 1199:[Itailian Maifias] Hefankhy's army defeats another French force trying to travel from Tanta to Cairo to reinforce the garrison; the force of mostly footmen is tackled by fast moving Egyptian cavalry and mobile archers, with comparably light Egyptian losses. A second Egyptian force travels from Alexandria to siege Tanta.
• October 11, 1199:[Itailian Maifias] The main Egyptian army under Hefankhy clashes with King Phillip's main army north of Cairo in a massive battle; both armies suffer massive losses, though Hefankhy is killed in the battle the French lose approximately 900 knights mostly to the mobile mounted archers of the Pharaonate army, and the French are unable to push north to secure Tanta or completely end Egyptian resitance.
• November 20, 1199:[Itailian Maifias] French and Egyptian forces meet for a second time, this time 24 kilometers south of Tanta. Although it is once more an pyrrhic victory for the French, they are due to receive reinforcements in a few weeks in Damietta while Egyptian forces are nearly depleted.
• December 17, 1199:[Itailian Maifias] A new wave of French crusader forces arrives in Damietta, bolstered by English, German and Italian forces as well. English troops attempt to push into the Sinai and Egypt finds itself cornered on nearly all sides.
• December 24, 1199:[Itailian Maifias]The Egyptian and Crusader navies clash in the Battle of Habrit; it is largely a Crusader victory and guarantees the Christians undeniable access across the coastal ways and ocean.
• January 7, 1200:[Itailian Maifias] In one final stroke, the combined Crusader armies defeat the besiegers of Tanta and break the last force of Egyptian might. Outside of the large garrison at the Sinai Fortress, most of the Egyptian army is dead and the rest is in shambles, and Marinos is forced to sue for peace, which recognizes a French realm centered around the Nile valley, with Cairo both being the seat of power and on the southern periphery of the new Crusader state.
• March 18, 1203:[Itailian Maifias] Marinos dies of a sickness in the early spring, and he is succeeded by a distant Argryis relative, Theofylaktos the Younger.
• February 8, 1205:[Itailian Maifias] Theofylaktos launches the first of his many reforms, aimed at updating the codes, laws and administration of the Unified Egypts. Despite the French claiming the throne of Upper Egypt he maintains it among his titles, and although he does not make military moves against the Crusader state, he hopes that his reforms will eventually enable him to.
• August 5, 1211:[Itailian Maifias] In one of the more controversial acts, Theofylaktos forms the Council of Makrat, which is composed of a priest from every established Kemet order or temple and is legislatively appointed the head of the Kemetic religion. This was done to distance the Pharaoh position from the ancient faith, and also try to help stabilize the religion that was still a huge part of daily lives for hundreds of thousands of Egyptians; the Council largely bases themselves out of the Alexandria Compound.
• October 11, 1212:[Itailian Maifias] In one of his last major reformations, the Setraps are renamed to Nomes, and are reorganized for consolidation. The nomarchs are appointed by either the Pharaoh or his vizier, now called Archon thanks to the new reforms, and they are free to appoint local magistrates and the like. Theofylaktos's other final act is to collect all of the new laws and codes into a single codex, the Nómoi tou Áno kai tou Káto, and was printed in Greek, Semetic, Aramic, Arabic and Latin to ensure widespread understanding and distribution.
• September 1, 1214:[Itailian Maifias] The death of King Phillip at the Battle of Bouvines reaches the court of the Pharaoh; before he can act however, an French force "patrols" the road from Tanta and Cairo as a means to deter any Egyptian action, which is successful.
• August 9, 1228:[Itailian Maifias] Theofylaktos the Younger dies, with no issue. Although his death would launch a period of high instability and unrest, he is largely well remembered in history, mostly for updating Egyptian governance and administration into the current times and for being a fair leader. He is notable for being the final Pharaoh entombed in a pyramid, for as of this point the collection at Memphis numbers more then 21.
• July 19, 1237:[Itailian Maifias] Angevin forces arrive in the French Egyptian lands, bringing news that the Plataganet realm had unified the French and English crowns, establishing an Angevin Empire. The territory they control in Egypt is granted to Stephen Grosvenor, a minor Norman noble and veteran of the prior Crusades. He immediately takes advantage of the unrest rocking the Pharaonate and takes control of the Sinai peninsula totally after a four year campaign, uniting Angevin domains in the Levant with those they held in Egypt.
• February 20, 1356:[Itailian Maifias] In a massive battle northwest of Cairo, Angevin forces led by Duke Clement Grosvenor numbering well into 10,000 knights and infantry combat a much smaller force of Egyptians, and they quickly take the field and rout the opposition. Faced with near total loss of control in Kush and Lower Egypt, and the fact there was no longer any opposition between Angevins and Alexandria, the question of Egyptian independence was mostly answered.
• December 4, 1356:[Itailian Maifias] Angevin forces under Duke Grosvenor arrive at Alexandria and make light, quick work of its depleted garrison; the Pharaoh surrenders and King Geoffrey adds the title Pharaoh of Both Egypts to his collection, marking the end of Egyptian independence for the first time since the era of the Romans.

[Layarteb]

All right, once I clear up a few things in RP-land, I am going to revive Ad luna et retro and make it compatible to Earth II v.5.0. It should only require minimal changes, which is why I deemed it doable - plus it deserves to be written. Essentially, it is the RP of the Empire's return to the Moon via the Orion Program. It also has our Skylab 2 program in there as a general "space" thread for the Empire of Layarteb. If you have space programs I more than encourage you to make some threads about them, frankly we don't always need to RP war. Space is just as much fun (I mean rockets, hello!)

What is going to change on this new revival is the option for foreign allies and friends to catch a ride to the Moon (for a cost of course). The Orion program returns to the Moon on Orion 10 with a 4-man, Layartebian-only crew. However, we don't just go to the Moon, replant our flag, and walk away. We go back a few times with the ultimate goal of creating a lunar base (that is PMT so it won't really be happening here unless this RP is around for another 7 actual years). I promise you, hitching a ride to the Moon with us would be cheaper than having your own lunar program. To give you an idea, the Apollo program, translated in 2016 dollars is $107 billion and they cut that program short by three launches. They spent another $10 billion in 2010 on the Skylab program with only 4 missions (3 manned). NASA alone spent $72.4 billion (in 2010 dollars) on the ISS from 1985 to 2015. This stuff gets pricey.

So what I'm offering is one seat available each on Orion 11, Orion 12, and Orion 14. On Orion 15, I am offering two seats for international allies and friends. Hi No Moto if you ACTUALLY write a post I will offer you a seat too!

So here are the details to the missions below. This is a first come, first serve type situation so just TG me if you want aboard.

Orion 11
- Crew = 4 persons (2 will land via LSAM)
- Launch = 12/22/2017
- Duration on Lunar Surface = 3.41 days
- Return = 1/4/2018
- Available = 1 seat to go to the Moon (§300 million) or 1 seat to land on the Moon (§625 million)


Orion 12
- Crew = 4 persons (2 will land via LSAM)
- Launch = 5/23/2018
- Duration on Lunar Surface = 8.17 days
- Return = 6/9/2018
- Available = 1 seat to go to the Moon (§300 million) or 1 seat to land on the Moon (§625 million)


Orion 14 (Altair 1)
- Crew = 4 persons (2 will land via LSAM)
- Launch = 4/6/2019
- Duration on Lunar Surface = 13.45 days
- Return = 4/29/2018
- Available = 1 seat to go to the Moon (§925 million) or 1 seat to land on the Moon (§1.45 billion)


Orion 15 (Altair 2)
- Crew = 6 persons (4 will land via LSAM)
- Launch = 9/14/2019
- Duration on Lunar Surface = 20.58 days
- Return = 10/14/2018
- Available = Up to 2 seats to go to the Moon (§1.25 billion each) or up to 2 seats to land on the Moon (§2.25 billion each)

[Itailian Maifias]

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• The Sundered Crown
  
  • Thread Owner(s): Itailian Maifias
  • Location: Egypt
  • Classification Tag(s): Claim, War
  • Synopsis: Intelligence operatives from Britain lay the foundation for special operations forces and eventually help them destabilize the fractured factions in Egypt in preparation for a larger intervention in the region.
  • Miscellaneous Notes:

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• Cotland
  
  • [Post]: History accepted but still under review.
• Estainia
  
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• Freistaat-Ostafrika
  
  • [Post]: Canon accepted and added.
• Itailian Maifias
  
  • [Post]: NPC request still pending history.
  • [Post]: Canon for Egypt accepted and will be added upon claim completion.

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• Itailian Maifias
  
  • [Post]: Claim for Egypt added.

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[Layarteb]

Cot - so for history here's the initial review - we just have to work around some of the nuances of v.5.0:

Big goal is to avoid putting history into areas where there are no claims. Ambiguity is ideal in these scenarios. Mentions of "Africa" & "Europe" are tricky in this regard, the vaguer the better. Mentions of "Russia" should be tied into lands under your control.

Need to clear with ItailianMaifias

• April 15, 1015: [Cotland] Olav Digre, son of Olav Tryggvason, returns from his exile in the Faroes and he claims the Cottish throne by right of birth. As the King of Denmark and the Earl of Lade are preoccupied with raiding in England, Olav has little difficulty in securing his throne, and in a lightening campaign that summer, he defeats the remaining Lade army at the Battle of Nesjar and captures, and executes, the entire family of the Earl of Lade and all his male successors, thus removing anyone in Cotland with a legitimate claim to the throne. By the time that the Earl of Lade learns of the events in Cotland and returns, Olav has consolidated his claim and his position, and he defeats the Earl of Lade in the Battle of Sotra. The Earl of Lade flees to exile in Denmark.
• September 24, 1066: [Cotland] After the death of Edward the Confessor King Harald Hardråde of Cotland laid claim to the English throne. He sets off with a vast fleet and army to seize the throne, but falls during the Battle of Stamford Bridge by Harald Goodwinson (curiously, Harald Goodwinson is killed less than a month later by William the Conqueror during the Battle of Hastings). The throne of Cotland befalls Harald Hardrådes two sons Magnus and Olav, who rule together until Magnus' death in 1069.
• August 9, 1425: [Cotland] Cotland and Germania sign a formal trade agreement.
• Febaruary 28, 1459: [Cotland] King Valdemar III dies without issue, resulting in the Pope deciding to launch another attempt at converting Cotland to Christianity. The Pope declares a Crusade against Cotland, which several European powers including France and England responds favorably to. In return, the Cottish tings elect Karl Stolte, a distant cousin of King Valdemar, as King of Cotland. King Karl immediately starts preperations for war in order to defend Cotland from the Crusaders.
• 1463 - 1465: [Cotland] The Great Sack of Europe occurs. Enraged by the attacks on Cotland, King Torstein I leads the largest raiding force yet seen in European history, commanding over 100,000 Cottish warriors and 2,000 ships in a two-year pillage of Europe that sees hundreds of cities and villages burned down, hundreds of thousands slaughtered, and thousands more enslaved by the Cottish. The pillage does not end until Paris has been burned to the ground and the Pope captured and publically sacrificed to Odin, at which point Torstein issues his demands to the European powers: end the crusade and leave the Cottish alone to worship as they wish. In return, the Cottish will refrain from any further raids on Western Europe in the future. The European powers agree and the Cottish withdraw back to Cotland, bringing home vast riches from the cities and monestaries of Europe and tens of thousands of fresh slaves.

Need to clear with Freistaat-Ostafrika

• February 27, 1906: [Cotland] A trading post in Mozambique starts attracting a disproportionately large number of Cottish expats. Over time, this becomes a fervent, successful, Cottish colony under Ostafrikan protection.

Is the Cottish Flu Pandemic staying?

• Summer 1349: [Cotland] The Black Plauge arrives in Cotland and sweeps over the Cottish lands over the next two years. An estimated 20% - 40% of the population dies from the plague. Until the Cottish Flu Pandemic six hundred fifty years later, this was the worst population loss in Cottish history.

History ambiguity error - Russia

• October 16, 1585: [Cotland] The Second Russo-Cottish War ends with the Treaty of Moscow. The province of Novgorod, occupied by Cottish forces, is formally transfered from Russia to Cotland as war repatriations.
• February 25, 1700: [Cotland] Following tensions after increased tarrifs on Russian goods, Russia declares war on Cotland in what will be known as the "Great Northern War."
• June 11, 1703: [Cotland] Cottish forces defeats a Russian field army in Ingermannland, and launch an invasion into the Russian-occupied Baltic.
• July 8, 1709: [Cotland] The Battle of Poltava occurs. Cottish forces suffer a terrible defeat and King Fredrik II is greviously wounded as he personally leads a cavalry attack on the strong Russian positions. In all, 28,000 of the 39,000-strong Cottish Army are killed.
• August 28, 1712: [Cotland] Cottish forces are on the defensive but manage to stop a Russian invasion of Finland and Arkhangelsk. Cottish naval forces defeat a Russian fleet in the Baltic Sea.
• September 30, 1720: [Cotland] The Treaty of Nystad marks the end of the Great Northern War. Russia and Cotland are both exhausted after twenty years of warfare, with much of the young male population left dead as a result of the war. A famine in Cotland has forced Cotland to the negotiation table.
• April 11 - May 16, 1856: [Cotland] A brief border war with Russia in 1856 cements the Cottish borders in western Russia.
• April 9, 1911: [Cotland] The Fourth Russo-Cottish War starts with a Russian invasion of Cotland following a sudden royal pregnancy.
• October 18, 1915: [Cotland] The Fourth Russo-Cottish War ends with the Treaty of Sankt Petersborg. Cotland is formally given control of the territories of Vladimir, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, Kostroma, and Moskva. In exchange, Prince Henrik accepts parental responsibility and marries Princess Irina.
• 1951 - 1956: [Cotland] A series of small border skirmishes between Cottish and Russian forces cement the existing Cottish borders.
• February 18, 1988 - November 17, 1991: [Cotland] A series of border skirmishes between Cotland and Russia takes place, as Russian leaders seek to adjust the previously agreed upon borders to their advantage. Upon realizing that a low-level border conflict will take place over an extended period of time, the Cottish Army starts to rotate its combat units to the border in order to gain more experience and allow more warriors to gain glory on the battlefield.
• November 18, 1994 - February 5, 1995: [Cotland] On November 18, the Cottish armies reach the southern Smolenski-Russian border south of Gomel, cutting the country effectively in half as the Smolenski will to continue fighting erodes. As more and more Cottish reservists reach the front and bolster the Cottish numbers to well over three million men under arms, the Cottish set their sights on the heavily defended capital Smolensk City. On November 22, the Cottish are within artillery range of Smolensk and start bombarding the city in preperation for the inevitable assault, which starts six days later on November 28. Over the next two months, Smolensk turns into a meat grinder that sees tens of thousands dead on both sides as a vicious urban battle rages on for more than two months. In early Febuary, the Cottish finally reach and secure the government quarter, raising the Cottish flag over Smolensk City. While mopping-up operations will continue for another two months, the city is declared in Cottish hands.
• February 5 - July 31, 1995: [Cotland] With 80% of the country including the major cities of Smolensk City, Minsk, Vibetsk, Gomel, Pinsk, and Brest in Cottish hands, the Smolenski will to fight is virtually gone. The last major Smolenski combat formations surrender to the Cottish near Vijasma on April 9, marking the end of the high-intensity warfare phase of the invasion. As the Smolenski prisoners of war are transported north to Cottish POW camps in the Arctic, a military government over the occupied territories is installed and army units starts garrisoning every major settlement and strategically important location, while a special task force starts hunting down the Smolenski government leaders that have gone underground. Protests from neighboring Russia[b][color=red]
  concerning the occupation of Smolensk is met by the Cottish government with stern reminders to mind their own business lest they wish to share Smolensk's fate.

History ambiguity error - No claims present

• May 3, 1602: [Cotland] Cotland begins overseas colonial expansion. Cottish expeditionary forces begins annexing African and Pacific colonies in order to ensure access to raw materials for own consumption. This sparks the beginning on an almost four hundred year Cottish presence in other continents.
• October 10, 1749: [Cotland] Cotland establishes a colony in Africa's Ivory Coast.
• October 22, 1844: [Cotland] Cotland is forced to abandon the West African colonies of Benin, Upper Volta and Ghana, under Cottish control since the early 1600s.
• March 27, 1899: [Cotland] A Cottish colony is established in Siberia, with the intention of providing Cotland with recently discovered raw materials in the uninhabited territory in order to feed the industrialized Cottish nation with more materials.
• October 18, 1915: [Cotland] The Fourth Russo-Cottish War ends with the Treaty of Sankt Petersborg. Cotland is formally given control of the territories of Vladimir, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, Kostroma, and Moskva. In exchange, Prince Henrik accepts parental responsibility and marries Princess Irina.
• February 27, 1953: [Cotland] Invasion of Siberia, establishment of a Cottish Siberian colony.
• December 31, 1987: [Cotland] Cotland withdraws from Siberia following popular demand and grants Siberia full sovereignty.

Date incompatibility - do you mean 1671?

• October 2, 1659: [Cotland] Unsanctioned piracy is outlawed in Cotland. For the next twelve years, the Royal Cottish Navy wages a counter-piracy campaign against the pirate chieftans that refuse to end their lucrative practice. Reported acts of piracy in Europe and Layarteb are vastly reduced after the conclusion of this campaign in 1641.

Continuity error - did they drop conventional and nuclear or one or the other - also consider posting the duration of the war vs. the starting day

• February 2, 1951: [Cotland] The Second Smolenski War starts. Hellbent on avenging the defeat nine years prior, and taking advantage of the recent death of King Håkon VII, Smolensk is joined by ally Pantheaa as they launch a second invasion against Cotland. For the next five months, the war continues until it ends with a full-scale Cottish strategic bombardment of Pantheaa's capital with over one thousand strategic bombers carrying high-explosive, incendiary, and chemical warheads. Pantheaa surrenders immediately after the nuclear detonation. Smolensk surrenders shortly thereafter when Cotland's new king, Olav V, threatens to nuke the Smolenski capital if they won't come to the negotiating table. The war sees 84,000 Cottish KIA, 475,000 Smolenski and 1,112,000 Panthean KIA.

Smolensk wars - casualties are pretty high overall but not a show-stopper.

Nation did not make canon

• January 22-27, 2013: [Cotland] The royal wedding of King Sverre II and Natalie Vermerheim takes place in the Temple of Uppsala, where seventy-seven bulls are sacrified in the honor of the newly-weds in the presence of the combined nobility of Cotland and invited foreign heads of state. After cleaning up, the newly-weds travel to Oslo, where a thousand specially invited wedding guests gather in the Royal Palace for a four-day feast during which Natalie is proclaimed Queen of Cotland. Other notable events from the feast include the King's younger brother Prince Håkon causing a minor scandal when he's caught in a compromising position with four young foreign nobles by their parents; King Johan II of Bohemia and the King of Cotland become blood brothers; and a minor crusade is averted as Natalie publically converts to Cottish paganism by sacrificing a lamb to the goddess Frøy. All in all, the royal wedding feast is considered a fairly tame affair by royal standards as, unlike his father's feast, there has been no deaths and very few people injured. Throughout Cotland, similar feasts take place as the week is made a public bank holiday in celebration. An estimated 110 people throughout the country dies of various injuries sustained during the feasts, and nine months later, there is a minor baby boom in Cotland.

No issues with these FYI

• Spring 1102: [Cotland, Layarteb] The colony in Vinland is abandoned due to failing crops and many deaths due to hostile natives.
• Summer 1251: [Cotland, Layarteb] Greenland is annexed into Cotland by Torstein "the Gruesome" Helterson.
• May 1252: [Cotland, Layarteb] Iceland, which had experienced independence during the First Cottish Civil War, is annexed back to Cotland. The Christian monks there are sacrificed as their monestaries are converted to pagan temples.
• Spring 1305: [Cotland, Layarteb] Cottish explorers returning to recolonize Vinland are caught in a storm and are washed up far off course, only to discover a bustling civilization called "Layarteb" in North America.
• May 16, 1480: [Cotland, Layarteb] Cottish colonists reach the Caribbean and colonize Barbados and Saint Lucia. Local inhabitants are either killed or forced into slavery on plantations.
• July 4, 1589: [Cotland, Layarteb] A Cottish merchant ship is attacked by Layartebian warships, who mistake it for an enemy vessel. Outraged, King Magnus VI declares war on Layarteb. The war sees the Cottish fleet expanded greatly and a bitter trade war commences.
• August 5, 1591: [Cotland, Layarteb] The Cottish-Layartebian Trade War ends with the Treaty of Layarteb City, in which Cotland receives a formal apology from Layarteb along with compensation to the owners of the original attacked warship.
• March 18, 1620: [Cotland, Layarteb] Cotland establishes colonies on the Golden Coast of Africa in order to secure the access to slaves for the Caribbean plantations.
• October 2, 1659: [Cotland, Layarteb] Unsanctioned piracy is outlawed in Cotland. For the next twelve years, the Royal Cottish Navy wages a counter-piracy campaign against the pirate chieftans that refuse to end their lucrative practice. Reported acts of piracy in Europe and Layarteb are vastly reduced after the conclusion of this campaign in 1671.
• 1830 - 1870: [Cotland, Layarteb] With industrialization rapidly transforming Cotland from a stagnant rural society to a vibrant industrial society, there is a greatly diminished need for manual labor on farms, shifting the population from the rural areas to the cities. In addition, over four million Cots choose to emigrate to Layarteb, seeing it as the "land of milk and honey." Many return and bring word of the higher productivity of Layartebian industry, thus stimulating faster modernization.
• October 31, 1981: [Cotland, Layarteb] Cotland joins the October Alliance as a founding member.
• August 1, 2008: [Cotland, Layarteb] Cotland formally signs over Barbados and Saint Lucia to the Empire of Layarteb following a popular referendum on the islands.[/l[/
  [/list]

[Freistaat-Ostafrika]

Earth II
New Claim Form

Please fill out the below form to place a new claim unrelated to a new application. This form is only for members of Earth II who have Established Claims. Make sure you do the math on your claims and post it in square kilometers or km². Separate all claims with their own list bullet. You do not have to do the math on the individual pieces of the claim, only the claim as a whole.

• Claim Total (1,287,149.37km²):
  
  • Austria
    
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    
  • Croatia
    
  • Czech Republic
    
  • Hungary
    
  • Romania (Alba, Arad, Bihor, Bistrița-Năsăud, Brașov, Caraș-Severin, Cluj, Covasna, Harghita, Hunedoara, Maramureș, Mureș, Sălaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Timiș)
    
  • Serbia (Central Banat, North Bačka, North Banat, South Bačka, South Banat, Srem, West Bačka)
    
  • Slovakia
    
  • Slovenia
    
  • Ukraine (Zakarpattia Oblast)
    
    
  • China (Guangdong, Guangxi)
    
  • Hong Kong
    
  • Macau
    
  • India (Lakshadweep Islands, Mahé District)
    
    
  • Mozambique (Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, Maputo, Maputo City, Sofala)
    

As an explanation for the rather spread-out nature of these claimed territories, after some discussion with others I decided that the OAG will have originated in Austria. As I've never actually specified which nation they originated from, this doesn't affect any existing canon (Austria being German-speaking, after all). So the European territories claimed are the 'Danubian Empire', the modern-day state which exists in the area of the OAG's founding. The Danubian Empire won't be turning into a puppet state or anything like that, the plan is for a rapprochement between the Danubians and Ostafrika. The Mozambique territories are to finish off the claim of Mozambique as I didn't have enough land allowance to claim the entire nation during my initial thread, while the Indian territories are to be the reward given to the Kingdom of Travancore for their demonstrations of loyalty (so Ostafrika will need to acquire them first).

The claimed Chinese territories will be forming the warlord-ish Kingdom of Lianggang which will have a part to play. It might seem a little ambitious but I'm not going to be rushing events in the thread. I also have a map of the specific provinces coloured in if you want it Lay, I can share it with you on the Discord.

Cot - so for history here's the initial review - we just have to work around some of the nuances of v.5.0:

Big goal is to avoid putting history into areas where there are no claims. Ambiguity is ideal in these scenarios. Mentions of "Africa" & "Europe" are tricky in this regard, the vaguer the better. Mentions of "Russia" should be tied into lands under your control.

Need to clear with Freistaat-Ostafrika

• February 27, 1906: [Cotland] A trading post in Mozambique starts attracting a disproportionately large number of Cottish expats. Over time, this becomes a fervent, successful, Cottish colony under Ostafrikan protection.

This is cleared by me, we discussed it briefly and both agreed to it (I think it was after I posted my canon that we agreed it).

[Layarteb]

Well that's wonderful on all accounts really. The claim is conditionally approved pending the start of a thread and yes - for good measure - post the link to the map or put it into Discord.

I'll wait until you get the thread up to add this to the spreadsheet & map because there's a lot to add there.

[-The United Federation of Nations-]

Earth II
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Section 1: Canon to Add

• April 5, 1803: [United Federation of Nations] After months of negotiations the Treaty of San Fransisco is signed by the Kingdom of Arcadia (Oregon and Washington), the Republic of California (California and Nevada) and the Commonwealth of the Mojave (Arizona and Utah); bringing one end to centuries of tension, arguments and conflict between them. As part of the Treaty the three states are brought together under a banner of peaceful co-existence in the form of the United Federation of Nations; pooling the resources of all three whilst the individual states retaining significant autonomy. The decision is made to split the concentrations of governmental, judicial and military authority between the founding states.
• June 1, 1803: [The United Federation of Nations] The Federation Council meets for the first time in Phoenix, the Capital of the Commonwealth of the Mojave and the designated home of the Federation Government’s executive and legislative branches.
• July 1, 1803: [The United Federation of Nations] The Federation Supreme Court is formally sat in Seattle, the Capital of the Kingdom of Cascadia and the designated home of the Federation Government’s judicial branch.
• August 1, 1803: [The United Federation of Nations] The United Defence Force, the military forces raised by the Federation specifically rather than the individual member states, is formally founded in San Francisco; the military heart of the Republic of California and the designated home of the Federation Military.
• January 1, 1804: [The United Federation of Nations] The United Federation undergoes the first challenge of its principles of self-determination above all else when the Principality of the Rockies (Idaho, Montana and Wyoming), a highly independent part of the Kingdom of Cascadia, votes decisively in a referendum against being part of the United Federation. Rather than keeping the territory by force the Federation Council votes to compel the Kingdom of Arcadia to allow the Principality to secede rather than stay against its wishes.
• October 14, 1815: [The United Federation of Nations] After several years of negotiations the neighbouring Republic of Colorado joins the Federation, voting decisively in favour in no small part due to the example provided by Principality of the Rockies being allowed to forge its own path.
• February 6, 1821: [The United Federation of Nations] After several years of skirmishes with the Republic of Mexico the Federation moves decisively in support of the rebellion against the Pro-Mexico Government in New Mexico, annexing the territory and establishing the Republic of New Mexico as a protectorate, and later a member-state. This move would lead to decades of border fighting with Mexico.
• February 1, 1836: [The United Federation of Nations] The United Federation of Nation formally declares war on the Mexican Pubbet Government in Texas and fights the Texan Campaign; arriving too late to save the Texan military at the Alamo but fighting alongside the Texans at the Battle of San Jacinto, winning the Texans their independence.
• January 1, 1846: [The United Federation of Nations] The Republic of Texas, after a decade of expanding its own influence in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas, votes decisively to join the United Federation of Nations, having never forgotten the no-strings support of the Federation. This would never the less lead to continuing tensions with Mexico for decades.
• June 11, 1872: [The United Federation of Nations] The United Federation of Nations supports the formation of the Great Plains Republic (Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri) and the Republic of the Dakotas (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota), offering all manner of support without necessitating their joining the Republic.
• February 1, 1901: [The United Federation of Nations] The Great North American Syndicate (The Syndicate) is formed in the Great Plains Republic; initially dominated by the Mafia, the Syndicate never the less brought to gather a great deal of organised crime groups together under one control (later known as the Syndicate Commission). The Syndicate would spread its influence across North America, being feared by criminals and almost untouchable by law enforcement.
• February 14, 1955: [The United Federation of Nations] Future President of the United Federation of Nations, Sebastian Barnes, is born in San Francisco.
• November 12, 1963: [The United Federation of Nations] The Federation Security Agency (FSA), at the direction of Special Prosector Nathan Wright, is successfully in arresting and indicting a key Syndicate Boss; marking the beginning of a successful series of prosecutions that would massively decrease the influence of the Syndicate in the UFN.
• June 4, 1977: [The United Federation of Nations] After graduating Summa Cum Laude from Stanford University, Sebastian Barnes joins the Federation Diplomatic Service.
• January 12, 1990: [The United Federation of Nations] Sebastian Barnes is appointed Federation Special Envoy to the State of Malta, and is instrumental in bringing the small Mediterranean island into the Federation as its first overseas member-state by the end of the year.
• November 10, 1996: [The United Federation of Nations] Sebastian Barnes is elected as the Federation Councillor from the Republic of California. The former Special Envoy to Malta would face a challenge within months when Malta came under threat.
• March 4, 1997: [The United Federation of Nations] As a result of significant lobbying by Federation Councillor Sebastian Barnes, the Federation Council authorises the President to deploy the United Defence Force in support of the member-state of Malta; with Task Force 31 of the UDF Fleet defeating an invasion attempt against the island.
• January 20, 2010: [The United Federation of Nations] Sebastian Barnes is appointed as Secretary of the Exterior by Edward Faulkner. Between them Faulkner and Barnes, two idealists who believe deeply in the Federation’s values, work hard to expand the Federation’s influence beyond North America.
• June 10, 2016: [The United Federation of Nations] Coming to the end of President Faulkner’s two terms in office, and with their vision as yet unfulfilled, Sebastian Barnes announces his intention to stand for election as President.
• November 10, 2017: [The United Federation of Nations] After fighting off a significant challenge from Nathaniel Cartwright, Federation Councillor from Texas, Sebastian Barnes is elected President of the United Federation of Nations.
• April 6, 2018: [The United Federation of Nations] On his first day in office, President Barnes orders the United Defence Force to deploy a warship to the Persian Gulf to protect the independence of the Emirate of Qatar and the Kingdom of Bahrain; two states with which he had been working closely as Secretary of the Exterior.

[Layarteb]

Okay good to see - I'll get reviewing that this week.

[Freistaat-Ostafrika]

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  • Synopsis: While the OAG plan their next moves in Africa and the Indian Ocean, unexpected opportunities rear their head in Europe and East Asia. Can the OAG take advantage of these new opportunities without overreaching?
    
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Link to the map - https://imgur.com/jz9kVtS It's a copy of the latest 'Pending Claims' map but with my latest claim added to it. The Indian territories are a bit small on the map so I've circled them (if you've got any questions obviously ask me )

[Layarteb]

-United Federation of Nations- the history has been reviewed and these are my comments below.

Define the RL locations of territories unless the title is the only location (e.g. Republic of California being only California). If it is vague (as below), please define. If there are other territories that may include more than their title, (e.g. Malta including say another island) then define those as well. These are the ones that stuck out the most.
- Kingdom of Cascadia
- Commonwealth of the Mojave
- Principality of the Rockies
- Great Plains Republic
- Republic of the Dakota


At this time it will be the Empire of Nuevo Rica but they would not have held any territory north of the Rio Grande or in what is the current United States of America. If you want them to have been supportive of existing governments in these states that is fine.
[*]February 6, 1821: [-The United Federation of Nations-] After several years of skirmishes with the Republic of Mexico the Federation moves decisively in support of the secessionist movement in New Mexico, annexing the territory and establishing the Republic of New Mexico as a protectorate, and later a member-state. This move would lead to decades of border fighting with Mexico.
[*]February 6, 1821: [-The United Federation of Nations-, Mexico (NPC)] After several years of skirmishes with the Empire of Nuevo Rica, the United Federation of Nations moves decisively in support of the secessionist movement in New Mexico, annexing the territory and establishing the Republic of New Mexico as a protectorate, and later a member-state. This move would lead to decades of border fighting with Empire of Nuevo Rica.
[*]February 1, 1836: [-The United Federation of Nations-] The United Federation of Nation formally declares war on the Republic of Mexico and fights the Texan Campaign; arriving too late to save the Texan military at the Alamo but fighting alongside the Texans at the Battle of San Jacinto, winning the Texans their independence.
[*]January 1, 1846: [-The United Federation of Nations-] The Republic of Texas, after a decade of expanding its own influence in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas, votes decisively to join the United Federation of Nations, having never forgotten the no-strings support of the Federation. This would never the less lead to continuing tensions with Mexico for decades.


We want to avoid history in unclaimed areas
[*]June 11, 1872: [-The United Federation of Nations-] The United Federation of Nations supports the formation of the Great Plains Republic and the Republic of the Dakotas, offering all manner of support without necessitating their joining the United Federation of Nations.
[*]February 1, 1901: [-The United Federation of Nations-] The Great North American Syndicate (The Syndicate) is formed in the Great Plains Republic; initially dominated by the Mafia, the Syndicate never the less brought to gather a great deal of organised crime groups together under one control (later known as the Syndicate Commission). The Syndicate would spread its influence across North America, being feared by criminals and almost untouchable by law enforcement.