Diplomacy:
MERCENARY POOL:
40I, 40C, 10W, 25A
MERCENARY AQRS: C11 I15 W16 S14 A10
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Shinto Renaissance Open Empire)
Azuchi Kuma, Shogun of the Azuchi, Lord of the North, Protector
of the Emperor of All Japan
Diplomacy:
Slept due to technical difficulties
(Shinto Renaissance Open Empire)
Gempei Hoji, Shogun of the Gempei Clan, Protector of the Emperor of All
Japan
Diplomacy:
OPEN FOR A PLAYER
(Shinto Renaissance Open Empire)
Ietsuna, Shogun of the Tokugawa, Lord of the Middle Lands, Protector of the
Emperor of All Japan
Diplomacy:
Zzzzzzz.....
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Morgan, King of the Ute, High King of Colorado
Diplomacy: Pawnee (fa), Ciboney (ea)
On the Great Plains the Coloradoan King and his men remained busy trying to absorb the conquered Shinto Indian/Japanese peoples as peacefully as possible. The missionary work in Fushige and Kansa proved fruitful as converts were won over to Christianity. The Pawnee, one time enemies, saw the wisdom in a military alliance.
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Kasar, King of the Shawnee, Emperor of the Iroquois
Diplomacy: Pelibar (ne), Croix (a)
After their victory over the Huron it seems the gremlins of fate are back on
the Shawnee. The plan was to hit the former Huron lands from the north and
south. In the North the Shawnee army was simply to small and after a hard fight
it was repulsed and forced back into Ottawa. In the South the army was plenty
large, and certainly capable of the task. However General Shai, who was 61,
keeled over from a stroke in spring of 1684 and the Shawnee King, in his wisdom,
did not see fit to have a second in command for the old general. Ah, but on the
bright side, Croix agreed to an alliance.
(Aztec Christian Church Renaissance Open Empire)
Trakonel, Emperor of Mexico, Warrior of Christ, Protector of the Faith, Smiter of Infidel, Conqueror of the Incans, Rex
Britannicus, Grandan's Worst Nightmare
Diplomacy: Oaxaca (ne), Cora (ne), Nahuatl (t)
With peace still holding sway in the Amerikas the Emperor focused on shoring
up the internal strength of the realm. Some of the diplomacy proved to be less
than fruitful but you couldn't always have everything aye? Some of the cities
saw improvements in services to attract trade and the capital saw the opening of
a new factory for the airship industry.
MERCENARY POOL:
30I, 20C, 10W, 25A
MERCENARY AQRS: C11 I15 W16 S14 A10
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Antonio Masa, Grand-Master of the Knights of Saint John, Emperor of Caquetio, Fist of Christ, King of New Granada
Diplomacy: Guayaki (p), Heta (p), Parana (t), Kaingan (p)
The Grandmaster and his counter part in New France did not like the way the map was drawn in South America and so negotiations led to the redrawing of the border. In addition two cities were founded. Oruro in Sherente and Puerto Plata in Paraiba.
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Lauron, Sun-Emperor of the Inca, Blessed of the Sun, Lord of the Tihuasiyo, Protector of the Fisher-Folk, Chaplain of the Order
of Christ
Diplomacy: Inca (+5yfc), Quillaca (+2yfc), Chimu (-3yfc), Chavin (+6yfc), Uru
(+12yfc)
The Incans still had a large population under occupation and so the King sent his diplomats out to try and soothe and woo the locals to the Incan cause. They generally had success, all but in Chimu were the diplomat, Prince Huayna, was found in the bed of the local Baron's daughter...it was quit the scandal.
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Jason, Emperor of France, Prince of Varres, Lord
of the South
Diplomacy: Abipon (f), Huarpe (ea), Cari (p), Patasho (t), Sevilla (ea),
Shokleng (p), Tupinamba (p), Pichunche (ne)
The New French troops garrisoned their new possessions after redrawing the border with their northern neighbors. Emperor Jason's 15 year old daughter Marie was married off to the 43 year old Louis of Abipon with much pomp and ceremony. Across the Atlantic the Emperor's missionaries spread the word of God to the Muslim infidels in Mauritania with some success.
MERCENARY POOL: 15I, 10C, 10A
MERCENARY AQRS: C11 I16 S16 W15 A11
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Clement IXth, Pater Patrias, Pope of the Roman Church,
The Vicar of Christ, The Successor To Peter, The Keeper of the
Keys, The Servant of the Servants of God, Patriarch of Azteca
Diplomacy:
open for a player
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Butai, Emir of Archimedea, Duke of Sicily and Sardinia
Diplomacy:
open for a player
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Lucien Cortez, King of Spain and Occitania, Duke of Catalonia
Diplomacy: Limousin (t)
North Eastern Spain, specifically Aragon and Catalonia, received a influx of funds from the royal treasury. These were used as subsidies and for improvements to the local infrastructure to attract business and trade. The population in the areas began to grow as a result. King Lucien decided that if his tax collectors had a more accurate idea of the actual wealth and population in his realm then there would be far less chance for people to skim on their taxes. So he ordered a census taken. The King's agents moved through the land counting parcels of land, sheep, cattle, trade ships, everything of value in effect. As a result new tax rolls began to be drawn up and new tax rates assessed...yes, to the joy of the people. North of the Pyrenees Prince Jorge and Lord Alamaza visited the Baron of Limousin. Their talks were cordial and after a while the Baron realized it would be in his best interest to pay tribute to the Spanish in return for protection.
(Hussite Christian Church Renaissance Open Empire)
Basil, King of the Greeks, Emperor of the Danes, Protector of Italy, Mjolnir-na-Midgaard, Rex Germanicus,
Pendragon of the Isles
Diplomacy: Thuringia (+4yfc), Ava (p), Pechneg (pt), Nikolayev (p)
At home the Danish saw the improvement of farm lands in Westphalia and Saxony completed and the clearling of land began in several other regions. The stubborn Thuringians listened politely, and it seemed with genuine interest, to the Crown's offer to settle the hostilities that existed. In far of Asia the Danish army marched into Ava and with little fanfare, or resistance, occupied the land for his majesty. There were other military matters closer at home as the a Danish force fell upon the hapless Pechneg's and pummeled them until they agreed to pay tribute. The city of Nikolayev likewise was easily taken.
The Albanian East India Company
(Venice in Verona)
Diplomacy:
The AEIC began with generous grants from the Danish crown, in addition the
Governments of Lybia, Macedon and Wallachia gave gifts as well.
(Hussite Christian Church Renaissance Open Empire)
Lothair, Duke of Burgundia, Warden of the Rhine Marches
Diplomacy:
King Gunther was brutally assassinated at his summer home. But more terror would come, for unknown agents also swooped in and kidnapped General Convol from his head quarters in Dijon. Young prince Lothair was raised to the throne without challenge.
open for a player
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Brian Cromwell, King of England, Scotland, Wales and the Out Isles
Diplomacy: Avalon (+6yfc), Highlands (ea)
The British tried to convince the folks in Avallon that they weren't so bad and at home Bishop Patrick, and his staff, arrived in the Highlands in two scout zeppelins. The Scottish Lords were impressed enough that they signed a economic treaty with the good Bishop.
MERCENARY POOL: 15I, 10C, 10A
MERCENARY AQRS: C11 I16 S16 W15 A11
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Octavia, Tsarina of All The Russias,
Queen of Sweden, Duchess of Poland
Diplomacy: none
The Swedish government continued its urbanization program as two new cities
were established in Scandinavia. Only one over seas city this time. In far off
Lignan a small regiment of Swedish infantry came ashore (heavily backed by the
guns of hundreds of war ships) and secured a site for the new city. The locals
were not to impressed with the rather small infantry unit, but the fire power it
could call on from the navy made them mind their p's and q's.
(Hussite Christian Church Renaissance Open Empire)
Lodmund,
Diplomacy:
Open for a player!
(Hussite Christian Church Renaissance Open Empire)
Alexandros Vespos, King of Macedonia, Prince of Attica, Emperor of
Constantinople, Warden of the East, Spear of God, Overlord of the Wallachs and Hungarians
Diplomacy: Bithnia (nt), Bulgaria (t), Kalyani (ea)
The Macedonians contributed to the creation of the Albanian East India Company along with their other Hussite brethren. As the Mali Ax pulled out of Bithnia the Macedonian diplomats moved in. Macedonian missionaries also were busy. They were rebuffed in Illyria and stoned and beaten in Paphlagonia. In far off India their message was taken to heart and converts were won in Nasik. With Kalyani, and its Hussite population, now in Macedonian hands it pleased the King that the peasants in the surrounding country side of Nasik now flocked to Christ's banner as well.
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Robert the Bold, Khagan of Khirgizia, Protector of the Christians,
Slayer of Slavs, Fist of the One True God, The Wielder of Righteousness
Diplomacy:
open for a player
MERCENARY POOL: 15I, 10C, 10A
MERCENARY AQRS: C11 I16 S16 W15 A11
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Hussite Christian Church Renaissance Open Empire)
Butil, Get of Satan, Scourge of the Catholics, Emir of Lybia
Diplomacy: Thebes (ne), Vishkapatnam (ne), Tunisia (a)
The Lybians remained focused on India. A deal was struck with the Japanese.
Lybia turned over Idjil and the Japanese gave over Chola, thus strengthening the
Lybian (and Hussite) presence in India. Lybian diplomatic efforts were thwarted
in Thebes, those rascals are Muslim and the religious strength (and hostile
faith) of the Lybians meant that the Thebans refused flat out to have any higher
status relationship with the Lybian monarchy. Yet Lybia had hopes of converting
the infidels and missionaries were sent into Graasland, Ghebil Garib, and
Merrakesh. God be praised they were met with converts with the exception of
Merrakesh. In May of 1686 Emir Hasan passed away at the age of 50. His son Butil
took the throne without incident.
MERCENARY POOL: 10I, 10C
MERCENARY AQRS: C10 I16 S14 W14 A7
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Lloigoitor, Three Smoking Mountain, ne-Axamaloa na-Tochul, King of the Mixtecs, Lord of the Niger,
Captain of the Firestorm Banner, True Emperor of the Aztecs, Emperor
of Mali, DarkLord of Africa
Diplomacy: Lindi (ne), Seylan (c), Lydia (t), Daza (ea)
The border dispute between the Mali Ax and the Afriqans came to a end with Teke being returned to the Afriqans in exchange for a payment in gold. In Anatolia the Mali Ax founded the city of Ixa Tahali in Lydia. In the Mali Ax heartland great swathes of land became cultivated and even more lands began the process of being cleared for cultivation.
MERCENARY POOL: 10I, 10C
MERCENARY AQRS: C10 I16 S14 W14 A7
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Zimont, Emperor of the Bantu, Lord of Zimbabwe
Diplomacy:
The Afriqan's had thought to strike continually at the Zulu with intel (and in fact their attacks had completely destroyed the Zulu's own intel capabilities) and they were content to simply watch the borders and spend their resources on economic development. But the Zulu were one the move....
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Ctsuwayo, King of the Zulus and Kaffiria
Diplomacy: Hwange (p), Banhine (p), Tashka (p)
1684: In march a army commanded by King Ctsuwayo crossed into Hwange. A second army began marching north from Vaal. As the Zulu army marched deeper into Hwange the Afriqans sent General Paglen with 6,800 men to drive the invaders out. It took Paglen and his men two months to march to Hwange but they arrived in the first week of June. The Zulu's were just finishing mopping up their conquest and turned on the Afriqan reinforcements. The Zulu had 18,000 men (including 4,000 cavalry) to attack the small Afriqan force. The Afriqans put up a stubborn defense, but the numbers were against them and they were forced to flee leaving 3,000 dead, 2,200 Zulu would never march again. The fight in Hwange was over, but in Rozwi it was heating up. The Second Zulu army had crossed the border in mid May and the Afriqans had taken up defensive positions along a series of redoubts and earthen works that guarded the approach to the capital. The Zulu could only bring 13400 men into the attack and the earthen works were held by 18,000 Afriqans. King Nefuren himself stood under the Afriqan banner on the center most redoubt. The initial Zulu attack went well at first. They made steady progress as they attacked the defensive works. Soon they began to falter and a retreat was ordered. King Nefuren seeing the Zulu fall back ordered a counter attack. Down from the redoubts the Afriqans poured with a blood thirsty howl as they ran in a fury at the Zulu. But the Zulu were not running, they turned and formed their ranks and let loose a volley of musket right into the face of the rushing Afriqans. It had been a trap, a feigned withdrawal to draw them out of their prepared defenses! The mad dash of the Afriqans had thrown their units into a bit of disorder, but the point blank volley completed that disruption. The Afriqan line crumpled and soon was in retreat back into their earthen works. However the Zulu were now hot on their heels. A top redoubts and in the trenches the Afriqans tried to hold their ground but their morale was broken. King Nefuren himself was cut down under his banner. His men ran for their lives into walled city of Zimbabwe, they must hold the capital! The Afriqans left 5,600 dead in the earthen works, including their King. The Zulu had lost 2,200. As the Zulu began to dig siege lines, content to starve the defenders out, the Afriqan leader ship rushed to the Zimbabwe university. Young Prince Zimont was pulled out of school and placed on his father's throne as the new King. The Zulu in Hwange were on the march, but not deeper into Afriqan lands, no they had marched southeast along the road and by August had started to cross into Banhine. They soon went into winter quarters. General Paglen, after reorganizing his survivors in Kariba marched northeast after hearing about the disaster in Rozwi and ended the year in Kafue.
1685: In Banhine the Zulu continued to occupy the undefended region and in May they took the undefended (no walls) city of Tashka. The Zulu King's campaign ended there as he sat upon his conquests and waited for word from the north. General Paglen and his Afriqans had crossed into Rozwi in March and on April 7th this small force fell upon the eastern siege works of the Zulu in the dawn hour. The Zulu defenders had the sun in their eyes as they tried to fight off this attack. Surprise was total. Paglen had a small command however and if the city defenders didn't sortie he would be in trouble. But luck was with him because the defenders in the city quickly realized that someone was trying to help them and they sortied out to help. Prince Tesi, the Zulu Heir, was wounded in this fighting and the Zulu quickly routed as they realized they were in a position that was hopeless. They left nearly 6,000 dead, the Afriqans had lost a mere 1,000. Fine payback for the loss of their King last year. The Zulu retreated south into Matopos and licked their wounds. The Afriqans held their ground in Rozwi and prepared for the future.
1686: neither side made any moves to attack the other.
MERCENARY POOL: 10I, 10C
MERCENARY AQRS: C10 I16 S14 W14 A7
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Coptic Christian Renaissance Open Empire)
Luxun Kail, King of the Masai, Prince of Madagascar, Emperor
of Ethiopia
Diplomacy: Maldives (f)
The Masai remained at peace, even as the war between the Zulu and Afriqans heated back up. Airship yard were builtin M'beya and several other cities grew in size or had their harbors improved to accommodate more shipping.
(Coptic Christian Renaissance Open Empire)
Pakash the Great, President-For-Life of Ethiopia
Diplomacy: Axum (+7yfc), Suakin (+11yfc), Adulis (t), Gezira ()
The Ethiopians went about their business in peace and quiet. Farms were built, lands cleared, cities expanded, and air ship factories built. All in all it was a time of prosperity and peace.
MERC POOL: 10I,
10C, 10A, 10S, 10W, 10T
MERC AQRS: C10 I15 W15 S12 A10
MERC LEADERS:
(Sunni Islam Renaissance Open Empire)
Jahan, King of Georgia, Protector of Armenia
Diplomacy:
open for a player
(Shi'a Islam Renaissance Open Empire)
Hosuan al Zu'bi, Fist of Allah, Sultan of Syria
Diplomacy: Banavasi (nt), Aleppo (f), Antioch (ea)
Prince Hosuan was given command of the army as the Sultan prepared to depart on a diplomatic mission. Hosuan however had his own ideas. He was tired of waiting for his day to come. In his heart he burned to be Sultan NOW! In a pre dawn attack the Sultan's palace was stormed. The resistance in the palace was light and soon Sultan Omar was put to death. The news met with some alarm in the rest of the nation. But anyone who was in a position of power also knew Hosuan's temper and so their fear kept them from revolting. Hosuan was thus able to settle into the seat of the Sultan with little or no further resistance. Hosuan raised up his sons Khalid and Faruq to positions of power. Khalid was soon married to a noble woman from Antioch as part of the economic treaty signed with that great port city.
Across the sea, General Mahmoud Miru, who was in sole command of the Syrian expedition to India after his counter part had died over the winter of a fever, lowered the Syrian banner from the town. The very formal ceremony saw the Syrian forces turn over control of the city to Macedon. The Syrian forces then traveled south and were able to engage in fruitful negotiations with the Shi'a in Banavasi. Rumor had it that the Empress was not fond of her kin in Kalyani anyway, some of whom were even Hussites, scandalous!
MERC POOL: 10I, 30C, 10A, 10S, 10W,
10T
MERC AQRS: C10 I15 W15 S12 A10
MERC LEADERS:
(Sunni Islam Renaissance Open Empire)
Rivkit, Khagan of Karakocho, The Incarnated One, Wolf-Brother
of the Altai, Iskander Returned!
Diplomacy:
open for a player
(Sunni Islam Renaissance Open Empire)
Tuat Hasan, Khan of Khans, Shahanshah of Persia, Prince of
Bukhara, Caliph of the East
Diplomacy: Tabaristan (f), Firoz Kohi (f)
Quiet economic development and road construction. ....snore.
MERC POOL: 10I, 30C, 18A, 10S, 10W, 59T
MERC AQRS: C10 I15 W15 S12 A10
MERC LEADERS: BASHIR SIDDIG AL'FADDIL (M886)
(Hussite Christian Church Renaissance Open Empire)
Gunter Hapsburg, maharajah of India
Diplomacy: Rajput (ea), Maghada (colonized), Juanpur (colonized)
The Hapsburgs continued their policy of ethnic cleansing. The Shi'a Muslims in Maghada and Juanpur were rounded up and forced off their lands. The refugees were forced into Chandela. In their wake came Hussite colonist and the two regions were resettled. Several other Danrajastahni plans were put on hold as a banking crisis developed. The Bank barely avoided collapsing as the Danrajastahni barely managed to hold off defaulting.
Trankebar Traders (Mozul in Pandya)
(Sunni Islam Renaissance Merchant Combine)
Aref Shahyar, Director of the Board
Diplomacy: Pandya (a), Banavasi (ne), Al Harkam (ma)
In the early months of 1684 Director Aref took violently ill. For many weeks the illness looked as if it would end in the Director's death. But as winter turned to spring, and spring to summer, Aref slowly began to recover his health. By mid summer he felt nearly himself again. A marriage was arranged in Pandya between the Director and the Rajah's daughter. Meanwhile Bashar Gulet made stops in Banavasi and Al-Harkam with the goal of opening fledgling sites for the company. His efforts were thwarted in Banavasi, but he was pleased with the results in Al-Harkam.
MERCENARY POOL: 20I, 30W, 10S, 15A
MERCENARY AQRS: C10 I14 W14 A8
MERCENARY LEADERS: AL-WALID GEBEL-TARIK (L834)
(Buddhist Renaissance Open Empire)
Bao Dai Rama, Emperor of the True Khemer
Diplomacy:
slept.....then some people came for tea!
(Church of Oro (Oceanic Pagan) Renaissance Open Empire)
Komoz, King of Sarawak, Warlord of Indonesia
Diplomacy:
open for a player
(Church of Oro (Oceanic Pagan) Renaissance Open Empire)
Altin, King of Java, Emperor of the Maori, The Sea Spear
Diplomacy: Gunda (p), Utara (p), Tengh (p), Selatan (p), Bali (p)
Java continued to gnaw on the dying carcass of the Sarawak. All of Sarawak's outer holdings had now fallen, and with the death stroke to the head by the Japanese the Sarawak nation collapsed completely.
(Church of Oro (Oceanic Pagan) Renaissance Open Empire)
Kolos, Prince of Golan, King of Timor, Scourge of the Seas
Diplomacy:
Open for a player
MERCENARY POOL: 30C, 20I, 10A
MERCENARY AQRS: C11 S15 I15 A11
MERCENARY LEADERS:
(Buddhist Renaissance Open Empire)
Gorlos, God-Emperor of the Middle-Kingdom
Diplomacy: Hsia Hsia (t), Manchou (ne), Kiska (pt)
The Emperor ordered the Imperial navy expanded as well as the usual economic
development. Rice and other food stuffs were shipped off to the Japanese and in
return the Japanese turned over control of the city of Kiska in the Aleutians
(Roman Catholic Renaissance Open Empire)
Tui-Yin, The Hand of God, Champion of the Hosts of Christ, Celestial Emperor
Diplomacy: Lob Nor (pt), Champa (p), Preikuk (pt), Mison (pt), Cochin (p),
Hue (p)
Prince Za'an lead a group of 5,000 men into Lob Nor to avenge the insult directed against his father the previous year. The Prince's men swooped down on the desert nomads and scattered them to the winds. Yurts were burnt, women raped, their men slain. The Prince felt the insult was finally revenged and he forced tribute on the surviving tribes.
The Celestial Emperor cast his eye to the maps in the Palace and his gaze fell upon southeast Asia and the lands of the Khemer...
1684: A Judan fleet gathered in an army and departed and sailed south. But months on the journey (after a few months of travel and loading time) meant that the navy arrived off the coast of Cochin at years end.
While the navy prepared and made its way south General Li-Tui had a good sized Judean army in Irem. The General marched into Champa and began the conquest of the rich region. The Khemer were not slow (well not to slow anyway) to react and by mid summer the Khemer Heir lead his nations army into Champa. On July 2nd near a small village called Phat Yun the two armies clashed. The Khemer had 31,600 men and a couple of scout zeppelins circling over head to relay the Judean movements. The Judean army was only 13,000 strong. The Judean army was entirely elite, though it was outnumbered, and it put up a ferocious fight. In the end however as dusk was coming the Judeans retreated in good order back into the city of Irem. They left 4,600 Judean dead at Phat Yun, the Khemer left 4,800. The Khemer had no intention of putting Irem under siege and so both sides remained in place for the rest of the year. The Khemer were un awhere that Judean reinforcements would arrive off the coast by years end.
1685: In the spring a large Judean army began landing in Cochin. The Khemer received word and began to march south. They were hesitant at first, knowing that the penned in army in Irem would march forth upon Champa once they left. But they needed to repel this new invasion force so into Cochin they marched. The two sides met in battle in the first week of May. The Khemer had 27,000 men against about 22,000 Judeans. In a fierce fight the Judeans got the better of the Khemer and force them to break just after noon. The Khemer left 6,400 dead on the field, the Judeans left 5,000. The Khemer did not wish to retreat in disorder into the second Judean army (now taking Champa by storm) so it crossed the Mekong into Khemer proper. The Judeans finished consolidating Cochin and then the small un defended city of Hue was taken. In Champa the conquest was also completed and then the army split into two smaller armies. One began to cross into Mison, the other into Preikuk.
1686: Mison and Preikuk were finished being conquered, then all forces hold in place for the remainder of the year.
(Buddhist Renaissance Open Empire)
Ying-Tuan, Emperor of China, Hammer of the Barbarians, The Redeemer, The
Eternally Victorious, Divine Son of Heaven
Diplomacy: Hunan (a)
The Ming remained vigilant of their borders but remained at peace never the less. With war in the south seas and the Judeans attacking Khemer it was not a time to let ones guard down. But they remained at peace and were able to focus on domestic affairs.
(Buddhist Renaissance Religious Primacy)
Master Tao, Abbot of the Wing Kung Temple of the Greater Vehicle of the
Message of the Bodisatva
Diplomacy:
open for a player
(Buddhist Renaissance Open Empire)
Gokunen, Shogun of All Nippon, Daimyo of Manila, King of the Philippines, The Sea-Spear, Monster-Slayer.
Diplomacy:
At home the Shogun poured government revenue into the nation's ports. The harbors were dredged and the dockyards expanded in 8 cities in an effort to bolster the nation's already impressive trade income. The Airship yards in Kyoto were working to full capacity as they cranked out 40 scout Zeppelins for the Shogun.
In the south seas the Japanese Imperial ambitions continued as the Sarawak nation continued to be gobbled up. Sarawak's important outlying holdings had mostly fallen already, and Java was finishing them up, so Japan struct at the heart. Off the coast of Huangor the Japanese navy met the much smaller Sarawak navy. In a lopsided affair the Sarawak navy was smashed with only a hand full of Japanese losses. The Imperial marines put ashore and the homeland and capital fell, Barat soon followed. Thus the Sarawak nation passed into history.
(Church of Oro (Oceanic Pagan) Renaissance Open Empire)
Kepe, Shogun of Australia, Emperor of the Maori
Diplomacy: Teatoora (a)
The Shogun's government continued to issue land grants to new land as it was opened up for settlement. Taree and Ilweah were popular places for the new settlers. In addition further lands were being cleared and the prospects for future land grants looked good.
(Buddhist Renaissance Open Empire)
Chukuma, Daimyo of the Southern Seas
Diplomacy: Akaroa (+7yfc)
While the Daimyo ordered economic development on the home island he sent off diplomats to woo the occupied peoples of Akaroa, with some success I might add. In far off Hawaii, and closer at home in Hokitika, Buddhist missionaries did their best to win over the locals to the proper faith.