1493 1510s Retro Thread

[Glen]

To add or edit events for the 1510s, copy that year's timeline and insert the amended events. Below that have quoted the previous version of that year for comparison.

[Glen]

1511

England:

King Arthur II declares that Wales shall be known henceforth as Britain, in honor of its heritage. For years, Britons had complained of being known as ‘Weales’ or foreigners in old Anglo-Saxon.

1511 June 28: King Arthur the Second, on the occasion of his brother Henry’s twentieth birthday, declares him ‘Lord Champion of the Realm’.

Portugal:

1511 January 23: Margaret of Portugal gives birth to her final child, Anna.

Manoel I begins the renovation of Lisbon, creating new aqueducts, expanding its already massive harbor and shipyards, roads, and various other city infrastructures, creating a new Rome in the West.

New schools and universities are built due to Margaret of Portugal’s encouraging. The music and arts are also heavily patronized.

Benelux:

William of Julich-Berg passes away. His son-in-law Johan (married to his daughter Maria) succeeds him as duke of Julich and Berg and count of Ravensberg.

Charles of Gueldres marries Anna, the second daughter of William of Julich-Berg.

Saxony:

Frederick of Saxony sells Groningen to Edward of East Frisia, and Frisia to Philip of the Palatinate.

Northern Italy:

1511 Summer: Venice's army begins marching into Mantua. The success of this venture strengthens the Doge at home against the Council.

1511 Late Fall - Winter: Venice's army stops for the season owing to the weather; they will resume come the end of winter.

Naples:

Prince Alphonso of Naples returns to Italy. He bring with him his family, consisting of his wife, Maria Christina, his sons, Filippo and Ferrante, and his daughters, Leonora, Diana and Giovanna. The Kings brother Frederick takes over his role as ambassador to Ndongo.

Russia:

The Russian Navy and Merchant Marine continue to grow. With the help of Dutch ship designers the first carrack. In honor of Dmitriy’s Grandfather, the ship is named Ivan the Great, this is also the first time that Ivan III is called such. The Russian Navy now consists of the Ivan, 30 galleys, and about 20 smaller ships. The Russian Merchant fleet has increased to 50 ships. Most of the sailors of the Russian Fleet, both naval and merchant, are still foreigners, though the number of former Livonian’s and Russians are increasing.

1511 February 17:[/QUOTE] Twins are born to Tsar Dmitriy's wife, a boy and girl. They are named Vladislava and Vikenti.

[B]Sub-Saharan Africa:

When King Diego orders the extermination of the entire Lunda and non-Catholic Matamban people, he is officially deposed by the Macota of Ndongo-Matamba, and the Kingdom is placed under the Regency of the former king's sister and brother-in-law Prince Marcos and Princess Maria-Joséphine. The Duke of Benguela is crowned "King Emmanuel II."

Prince Marcos and his Franciscan advisors divide the Lunda states into two provinces; in the north, Luba, and in the south, Lunda. Meanwhile, in order to thank the Kongo, he cedes to them the Kongolese-speaking kingdom of Ngoyo, and promises to send soldiers to help the Kongolese in the conquering of the heathen empire of Luanda.

Ethiopia:

Prince Eon accompanies his father, King Eslander, to visit the shipyard in Djibouti listens to the Imans calling the Faithful to prayer, and asks his father-
"But are not we Christians, also the Faithful of the Lord? Should we not also pray?" Maybe it was the odd light in the Prince's eyes but the King agreed.
Due to Prince Eon, Christian Priests in Ethiopia begin calling the Christian Faithful to Prayers at the same time the Muslim Imans do. This would be later considered Saint Eon's first saintly act.

Marege (Australia):

The war enters its third year, with no signs of abating. In desperation, the Shahbandur (Gowan foreign minister) decides to enter into negotiations with the Yolgnu. The Yolgnu, heavily weakened by smallpox, agree. By this time, smallpox has devastated the Yolgnu, destroying entire bands, ravaging families and wiping out entire tribes of their allies.

In the First Makaratta (treaty), Gallarang is recognised as bate (prince) of the Yolgnu, independent of Makassar but in a pact of permanent friendship. His allies are not so fortunate, with Gowa annexing the territory of any tribe to ally with the Yolgnu.

The ravages of smallpox force the tribes of Marege to gravitate towards the Gowan settlements along the coast, where they are given food for labour. They remain nominally independent, but the collapse of Yolgnu's alliances effectively grants the Gowans regional hegemony. Similar processes take place in Kai Djawa.

Meanwhile, Gowan praus continue to explore Marege, reaching the eastern side of OTL's Gulf of Carpentaria. Several trading stations are established, but many tribes, newly contacted, react badly to the intruders.

In Yolgnu, the population begin to gravitate to fishing settlements along the coast, established by Gallarang.

Sibir Khanate:

1511 Spring: After much debate, the Manchu’s except the Sibir Khan’s offer and move into the Southern Steeps, displacing only a few minor tribes while some are absorbed by the Manchu. The Khan requires that an annual tribute of Manchu warriors be added to his new Army. The move causes some tension between Sibir and the Nogai Horde

Japan:

The Nambu clan send a delegation of troops to explore the interior of Ezo and investigate ithe potential for trade, etc. The Nambu leaders are pleased with the reports but decide not to commit to any definite action.

Ryuku:

Trade with the Taiwanese people is strengthened. More colonies are established along the north-east and north-west coasts and further inland. Several hundred Ryukyuans have now permanantly relocated to Taiwan.

King Sho shin recalls the Royal navy that was built for the 'invasion' of Taiwan. All the navy was required to do was escort merchant and fishing ships to and from port, and occasionally run patrols outside of the principle harbours. Many individuals later doubted that this was the real reason the navy was recalled, as it was noticed that a high percentage of the sailors appeared to be becoming restless during the period of inactivity.

Later that year however, the navy became occupied with a much more serious task. Two years before, Japanese Shogun Ashikaga Yoshitane had declared a 'war on piracy'. In the years following the new-found Sino-Ryukyuan political and diplomatic equality, King Sho shin, whose reign has long since been considered synonymous with a Ryukyuan 'golden age', attempted to gain further recognition amongst the states of East and South-East Asia as a powerful and independent nation. It was a matter of international prestige, as well as national security, that drove Sho shin to commit the bulk of the Ryukyuan navy to the war on piracy.

[Glen]

1512:

England:

King Arthur the Second declares a new order, the Order of Merlin. The Order of Merlin is awarded solely to Englishmen of Arts and Letters such as Natural Philosophers, and allows for them to sit in Parliament, to better advise the nation.

France:

News of England's commercial success in Norasia and of the New World in general led to King Charles IX sponsoring the Norasie Company of Paris in 1512. Three ships were sent to discover and lay claim to an area in the New World.

Portugal:

Tensions between the Church and the State come to a head as priests and clergy rouse the people in Porto to attack the administration centers of the city. They are demanding that Manoel I abdicate and allow a clergy member to become regent until his son is old enough to take the throne. They are also demanding their share of the wealth coming into Portugal.

King Manuel I ruthlessly crushes any opposition. The Catholic Church in Portugal is only a former power of what it once was. Manoel I is completing the work begun by John II in focusing all power upon the crown.

Needless to say, Rome is not pleased.

The Catholic Church in Portugal is only a shadow of what it once was. Manoel I is completing the work begun by John II in focusing all power upon the crown.

Spain:

Desparately strapped for cash, the Spanish sell Trinidad to the Hanseatic League. Spain also permits Hansa factors in some of her major cities such as Toledo, Cordoba, Barcelona and Madrid in return for payments to the Spanish throne. However Spain is still deeply in debt--with a large military and, at the moment, nothing to do with it...

Benelux:

Johan IX van Horn, the bishop of Liege passes away. Adolf of Cleve, uncle of the Jan the Duke of Cleve, is appointed as his successor. Philip of Burgundy fears that Liege would ally itself to the anti-burgundian Alliance and opposes this appointment.

Charles of Gueldres becomes the father of a daughter named Catharina.

Saxony:

Philip Melanchthon begins studying at the University of Wittenberg, under the patronage of Martin Luther.

Hanseatic League:

The Hanseatic League was able to confirm the fact that the decade of 1500-1510 had been the most profitable in a century.

Northern Italy:

The upperclasses of Mantua begin to flee to Milan.

1512 Late: Their army becoming exhausted, Mantua requests support and sanctuary from the Alpine Pact.

Papal States:

Innocent IX dies, and is replaced by his relative Alessandro Carafa. He takes the name Innocent X.

Knights Hospitaler: Thomas Docwra orders that a census of all the knights, sergeants and chaplains be taken, and an account made of all the order's property.

Muscovy:

In order to increase the education of the boyars and the princes, Tsar Dmitriy establishes two universities, one in Moscow and one in Novgorod. Due his journeys, Nil Sorsky refuses the offer of being the first headmaster at either school; instead Dmitriy offers the headmastership of the Moscow Academy to his long time friend and confidant Vassian Patrikeyev, who accepts. A request for teachers is sent thoughout Europe offering teaching positions at the new universities.

Ottoman Empire:

Emperor Selim dies of fever. Prince Isa rises to take the throne in time to mark Ramadan.

Maghreb:

New Granada:

Juan Carlos Muhammad XIII --son of Boabdil Muhammad XII of Granada--marries the Daughter of Mohammad Hasfid IV.

Sub-Saharan Africa:

1512 - 1515: The Lunda province is established as the seat of the second diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Ndongo- the Diocese of Inner Africa. The Bishop in Sao Rafael is re-titled Bishop of Sao Rafael, the Franciscans place on of their own as Bishop of Inner Africa. The missionaries work in Luba and Lunda proves more successful than in Matamba, and stories of monotheistic coastal landers on the other ocean are told of. Prince Marcos begins the Construction of Ndongo- that, is the beginning of building permanent structures and walled cities throughout the heartland of the kingdom- Ndongo. Co-Regent Princess Maria-Joséphine dies on the voyage home to Ndongo.

Indian Sub-Continent:

1512 March: Raimal dies. His obsession with government administration pays off, as there is no succession crisis. Prithviraj is crowned Rajamaharana, virtually all of the royal family and Imperial Advisory Chamber continue in their old posts.

Varajanas:

The trade disputes between Chola and Jaffna lead to Emperor Raya sending troops to conquer the Kingdom of Jaffna. He requests help in this from the Portuguese that are moving in from the south. In return He will grant some trade concessions in Pondicherry, allowing Portugal onto the east coast.

Gowa:

Victory in the Yolgnu Wars has led to a widened national prosperity in Gowa, thanks to a flood of trepang, pearls and exotic foods into Makassar. In recognition of this, the Gowan Shahbandar opens up the port of Makassar to all foreign nations-effectively, becoming a free port, without tariffs or boundaries.

The karaeng of Tallok marries a Gowan princess, creating closer links between the two nations.

Marege:

Gallarang's land clearance practices begin. Although they are widely unpopular, they serve to transform the Yolgnu from a primarily hunter-gatherer society into a fishing-based economy.

An attempted coup by Gallarang's brother is put down harshly, but Gallarang is seriously weakened, physically and politically.

Sibir Khanate:[B/]

The Khan of Sibir sends overtures to Kazan, Muscovy, and Crimea looking for possible allies and trade partners for his plans on expanding his Territory.

[B]Southeast Asia:

As the Viets moved into the land along the southern and western borders of the Champas region, they came into contact and conflict with the Khmer, who were just across the poorly defined border.

Japan:

A Nambu flotilla explores the Chishima Islands and lands on Kitaezo (OTL now Sakhalin), meeting and trading with locals. Reports of the terrain, climate, and and environment are similar to those given of Ezo. Later that year a second expedition circumnavigates Kitaezo. While passing between the narrowest point between the island and the mainland, they are forced ashore on the island by bad weather.

Ryuku:

The somewhat nervous Ryukyuan navy begins its campaign against piracy. Operating in the waters between Ryukyu and mainland China, they see little action, involved in the occasional minor skirmish. What action they did see gave them the experience neccessary to handle the next opponents. With each battle, they show signs of improvement, slowly becoming a more coherent force.

Norasia:

Smallpox breaks out among the Lenape and Mohicans along the Meryk River. The contagion rages like wildfire, turning whole villages into ghostly places. The suffering is terrible, and spreads as fast as word of the plague, impacting all the tribes in the region.

Haudenosaunee:

A flesh-eating disease comes in from the east and rips through Haudenosaunee land, spreading as fast as a man can walk on the great roads, and into the Erie, Susequehanna, and Powhatan lands.
The old and the young are especially hard-hit; remote villages fare best. Medicine masks have some effect in slowing the disease, but not nearly enough. Generally, there are only two kinds of survivors -- those who never got sick at all and those who battled back from the absolute brink of death. It is widely agreed that this is the great holocaust predicted in the poem "The Funeral."

1512 September: The Chief of the Onondaga dies. The Clan Mothers elect an unknown man as Chief.

French ships arrive in Norasia and establish "Fort Nouvelle-France," (OTL Jacksonville, FL) and claim the areas of land surrounding it as "Carolina," in honor of the King. It is only a few miles north of the St. Augustine colony.

South America:

The Muisca begin to spread influence along the Caribbean coast east of the great bay (OTL Maracaibo). The Taino are instrumental in this work. Assistance from the Muisca against the Caribs starts to draw the Arawak peoples closer to the Confederation. The Zaque of the Muisca has received word that the Inka are gearing up for conquest. He sends an emissary to the Inka in the hope of strengthening ties between thier peoples. He sends his own weight in emeralds and a variety of other trade goods in the hope of receiving information on the Inka learning and stonemasons to teach his own people. He promises trade concessions and to share knowledge of the newcomers and their curious gadgets.

[Glen]

1513:

England:

Young Christopher Walker, on the recommendation of his captain, Sebastian Cabot, is given a captaincy with the Society of Merchant Venturers and a charter to search for a Northwest Passage to Asia.

Upon hearing tales of the devastation occuring in Norasia, King Arthur requests of Thomas Dowcra a contingent of English Hospitalers to be sent to Norasia to minister to the ill, and to provide for the care of orphans of the plague. Thomas Docwra pledges to do so, putting his son Lancelot Docwra in charge of the mission.

Benelux:

After secret negotiations with Charles of Gueldres, Oversticht declares itself independent of Burgundy and appoints Charles of Gueldres as their new ruler. Charles’ troops enter Oversticht and remove the few Burgundian troops from Oversticht’s territory. The other members of the anti Burgundian alliance (Edzard of east Frisia, Gerard of Julich-Berg and Jan of Cleve-Mark) support these actions. Adolf, the bishop of Liege also voices his support. Philip of Burgundy prepares for war.

Portugal:

Spring – Manoel I enacts laws that further weaken the power of the Nobility, in it’s stead raising the position of the merchant class that has grown to power in the last decade.

Due to the long distances and far-flung ports in South America, Africa, India, and Asia, the Portuguese begin developing specialized warships. Fast, agile, maneuverable, and heavily armed, these are set apart from the generally large and slower ships that have been used for decades in trading and war.

Alfonso De Albuquerque is named the second Viceroy of the State of India. Vasgo De Gama returns home to a hero’s welcome.

Muscovy:

With the increase in demand for Flax, a group of 10 flax farmers in the former Livonian region get together in order to sell their flax at higher prices than what they are getting currently. Though they receive more than what they have in the past for their crop, the group doesn’t do as well as they hope to and disband after the first year. The idea catches the ear of a man who is in Riga from Moscow on business, and he starts to contemplate how make it a more effective business practice.

Venice:

Early in the shipping season, the Doge receives an anonomous tip* that a tradesman is planning to take Venetian secrets out of Venice. The Venetian agents capture the tradesman in question, finding shipbuilding drawings among his effects. As the year progresses, and little information is forthcoming, the Doge puts increasing pressure on the tradesman’s fellows: the inhabitants of Venice’s Armenian quarter. Late in the shipping season, almost too late to do anything, Ottoman Emperor Isa sends a messenger to Venice, commanding the Council to cease this action with the Armenians, as they are under the protection of the Sublime Porte. Isa himself is of Pontus Greek extraction, but both his first wife (of three) and favorite concubine are Armenians.

1513-4: Over the Venetian winter, the Doge fumes…all his hard work, his return to the prominence which Doges once held in Venice, which certain spies have reported to the Sultan (after all, its what Venice would do unto other states)…and the Sultan acts as though the Council were still calling the shots. He stops the torture of random Armenians in Venice, though he does not call for the stopping of torture being meted out to those accused of crimes against Venice. In addition, the Doge isolates the Armenian quarter from the rest of Venice, encouraging its fall into disrepair.

Eastern Mediterranean:

Prince Eon visits the Patriarchs in Alexandria & Constantinople, to his dismay He finds them more interested in Temporal matters, than in the problems of a Church 2~3,000 miles away.

Knights Hospitaler:

Realizing that the order is badly over-stretched, Docwra begins determinedly setting out to increase the order's men-at-arms, offering a payment of debts and a silver piece a month to any Christian who will take the cross. Sergeants and men-at-arms are also freed from all vows, save obedience to the order and mother church.

Indian Sub-Continent:

The Vāhigurū Sikh religion ends its period of mass conversions (Lord Prithviraj’s beloved Jainism takes a rare turn as the fastest-growning religion). Vāhigurū Sikh now enters a period of theological deepening and cultural cohesion, as the Great Guru devotes much of his time to encouraging his disciples to debate religious issues in order to discover which tenets were vital and which were merely custom. It is from this period that the Four Tenets – equal rights, meditation, work ethic, and communalism – emerge.

Vietnam:

Prince Tang, one of Le Thanh Tong’s 14 sons, succeeded his father as Le Hien Tong . He was 54 years old at the time of his father's death.
He was an affable, meek and mild-mannered person. Due to his short period of rule and the fact that he didn't pass many significant reforms, his reign is considered to be an extension of Le Thanh Tong's rule.

East Asia:

Champas traders land on the south end of Taiwan and establish a small trading post.

Lorenco discovers Korea and Japan. He receives initial hostility at his first landing, but is welcomed when he arrives into Kyoto.

A large fort is build upon a port that has been purchased from the king of the Kotte kingdom in exchange for guns and weapons. The King begins brutally unifying his kingdom under his sole control, with Portuguese aid.

Haudenosaunee:

1513 January: Again, the Chief of the Onondaga dies. The Clan Mothers elect Hurit as Chiefess.

The smallpox outbreak has now spread to most of the English tradeposts and the neighboring tribes. In the north, whole villages are often wiped out. In the South, the more populace civilizations do not have complete destruction, but the numbers of dead are truly horrifying.

1513 Spring - Summer: Knights Hospitaler arrive under the command of Lancelot Dowcra. They begin work conforting the ill, burying, or when necessary, burning the dead, and caring for invalids and orphans of the disease. Their deeds more than their words convince several of the surviving Norasians near the English trading posts to convert to Christianity.

1513 Fall: Volunteers among the Hospitalers decide to stay through the harsh Norasian winter to continue their work. Their leader, Lancelot Dowcra, will not leave without them.

1513 - 1514 Winter:

Hospitalers and Norasians have to cooperate to survive through the second winter of the smallpox plague. By spring, some Hospitalers have taken Norasians as wives.

Totonac Protectorate:

Some claim that the plague is a punishment for abandoning the old gods, and there is a brief revival of pagan religion. However, the Speaker of the Totonac crushes the pagans by force of arms before they can take over entirely.

Caribbean:

Hansa ships and settlers arive in Trinidad and establish the settlement of Fredericksberg, building it up to a population of 1,000. Many of these settlers are from poorer families from the Baltic coast, or even peasants from Saxony and the Palatinate who have been promised freedom from their feudal obligations. Others are Teutonic knights.

South America:

Incan Empire:

The library/academy called the churay jap'eqay khipu (place of khipu learning), with Washakr and his family being the main financiers. It is located just off the plaza of Awkaypata, and is quite large, being 200m by 150m in length. A hundred students are enrolled. Washkar finances a grand history of the Inca, and writing down of the religion. The history is notably pro-Washkar.

[Glen]

1514:

Scotland:

1514 May - September: Spurred by the growing success of the English in Norasia, King James IVth, finally satisfied with the growth of his naval forces, sends an expedition to the New World. While the English claim that all of Norasia is under English protection, King Arthur II chooses not to go to war over the issue for now.

England:

King Arthur the Second creates a companion order to the Merlins, the Order of the Venerable Bede. This is an honorary order for foreign men of Arts and Letters. It does not confer any rights within the Empire. Leonardo da Vinci is among the first offered the award.

Portugal:

The Passover Plot occurs, when seven young noble men are caught plotting the overthrow of the Portuguese crown. Some call it overreacting, but by year’s end, the seven young noblemen’s families and associates are rounded up and executed, their lands confiscated, and their titles revoked.

Burgundy:

Seeing the announcement of independence from Oversticht as the perfect opportunity to add Gueldres and Liege to his domains, Philip of Burgundy’s armies enter Liege from Luxembourg and quickly defeat all opposing armies as Liege was not expecting to be involved in this war and wasn’t prepared. From Limburg, Loon and Brabant Armies enter Gueldres Overkwartier, but find more opposition. They manage to conquer a couple of isolated pockets like Nieuwstadt and Roermond, but soon reinforces from Julich arrive. From Utrecht Burgundian troops enter the Veluwe and make battle with troops from Gueldres, who are reinforced with troops from Cleve. From Holland ships cross the Zuyderzee and enter Oversticht, where they already find troops from Gueldres and East-Frisia. The war both sides have been expected to occur for years has started and will last the for the next four years.

Hanseatic League:

Dietrich Segelmeister, a young ship captain (born 1493) from Lubeck, sets out with a fleet to sail into the Arthurian ocean. His voyage will last five years, and will lead to contact with many nations in the Arthurian Ocean (I'll need to talk to people in the Philippines if there are any). Segelmeister will return with rich treasures to a hero's welcome.

Holy Roman Empire:

Henry IV of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel dies. He is succeeded by his son, Henry V.

Trent:

{Bernardo Clesio does not become Bishop of Trent.}

Naples:

Prince Eon visits Naples. Ethiopia is very interested in strengthening ties with Naples, as the Kingdom of Jerusalem lies at the top of the Red Sea,
and Naple's, Semi control, of Alexandria [along with the Knights of Rhodes] gives it control of the Nile Delta. [portage from the Red Sea]

Muscovy:

Dmitriy Learns of the Sibir Khan’s attempts at expanding his role in the region, seeing this as a good opportunity to gain an ally and help balance out the other Khanate’s, especially if they try and ally against Muscovy. He sends out Emissaries, and asks the Grand Master of the Knights to accompany them for protection. The Grand Master Agrees under the stipulation that the Siberian’s must be converted, so Dmitriy asks that a group of missionaries also be sent, saying that they are composed of both Traditionalist and Sorskivites.

Ottoman Empire:

Emperor Isa receives the Doge’s emissary, who tells him that the tortures have stopped. The emissary then makes the mistake of relaying the next part of the Doge’s message: to stop being so commanding of him, for the Sultan still needs Venice. Isa, the mastermind behind Selim’s expansion of the navy and building of new docks, sees things differently. The Sultan feels that, if Venice is so eager to cut the apronstrings it has with the Empire, then so be it…after all, the Ottomans can easily bottle Venice up in the Adriatic.

Sub-Saharan Africa:

Benin:

The King of Benin, sends an Emissary to the Ndongo, hoping to meet with these new peoples. He hopes to talk to these people who worship the ,"Man who was Nailed to a Tree", and hopes to learn more about the ways of these people. He sends 1,000 slave along with his emissary, and a plethora of goods in the hope that his request is well received.

He's knows that thier are factions among them, and requests that they send the Fransinkin (Franciscan) variety. Traders have spoken well of them, compared to some of the more ruthless Tree-man worshippers.

Kongo:

A Kongolese mission--including Franciscans--is sent North.

King Aphonso begins to question the morality of slavery. Though he is not deeply troubled by it at present, this is the first point at which the morality of the issue seems to cross his mind.

Indian Subcontinent:

1514 August: Rajamaharana Prithviraj’s second son, Vijay, is born.

China:

The president of the "Xiao Trading Company," Xiao Li, died in March, leaving his son Xiao Lin to inherit control over the company. Lin decided to expand the company's warehouses in Guangzhou and neighboring Zhangzhou, as well as investing the large profits that the company had brought in via its Ryukyuan and Taiwanese trade routes into the construction of ship yards in Guangzhou on the Pearl River. The greatest of all changes initiated by Xiao Lin in his first year was the decision to dispatch Xiao trading junks, along with 150 men armed with the latest in musketry, crossbows, and cannons, to Pa-Outchow (Isle of Gems), the island of Sri Lanka to establish a trading post and secure a harbor.

Gowa:

A low-level border dispute between Gowa and Polombangkeng is exacerbated when ships from Polombangkeng are discovered trading with tribes in areas in Marege annexed by Gowa. Claiming a violation of their sovereignty, Gowa declare war.

In need of troops, Gowa offer the benefits of citizenship to many of their more compliant client tribes in Marege-with offers of self-government and honoured status. The majority refuse, but some tribes accept. The remaining independent tribes are increasingly squeezed between Gowan areas. Yolgnu remain strictly neutral, increasing caught up in its own political problems.

The war, however, does not go well. After initial advances, the Gowan advance is bogged down. An alliance of states in the region opposed to Gowan expansionism destroys the Gowa-Tallok-Marege army at Bungaya, and takes Garassik. Gowa sue for peace after only four months of fighting.

The terms are harsh. The Gowa-Tallok alliance is broken off. Some areas in Marege are granted to the principalities of Galesong, Polombangkeng, Siang, and Maros. In Gowa, the power of the Bate Salapang is at last broken, as the general nobility are discredited due to the war.

Marege:

Hearing tales of a new land far to the south Champas traders arrive in Marege.

As 1514 ends, Marege has been divided up amongst rival Sulawesian principalities, proxy tribes, and independent tribes.

By now, the impact of Macassan technology has led to the creation of multiple semi-independent Aboriginal villages along the coast, dependent upon trade and fishing.

Japan:

Ouchi's league of clans formally declare for the Shoguante and form and alliance. the dominant members of the Union are the Ouchi, Mouri, Amako, and Hosokawa clans. Most of Chugoku region and Shikoku is under their control. Neither the Otomo or Shimazu of Kyushu formally declare for or against the Union.

Norasia:

The Scottish establish a trading post at the mouth of a river they name the James (OTL Charles River) and establish a trading post there (OTL Boston).

The outbreak of smallpox in Norasia has started to reduce the volume of the fur trade. For the first time, the Society of Merchant Venturers sends out a significant number of men to Norasia to do the trapping, rather than relying solely on natives for their supply. Many of them are Englishmen from the Southwest or Britons (OTL Welsh). Most of these men are sent to the Cabot Waterway and along the Meryk River. Not all of the men sent go out trapping. Several are set to work building upon the work of the Hospitalers to turn the trade outposts into true settlements.

1514 March: TheAttawandaron, largely untouched by the plague, begin trading indirectly with the British by selling furs to Haudenosaunee merchants.

South America:

1514 Spring: Manoel I, to protect his interests and claims in the New World, sends 1000 political prisoners to start up a colony in Brazil called San Juan. By next year, only 200 will have survived.

[Glen]

1515:

England:

Prince Eon visits France and England. He is accomplied by some of the English Adventurers King Henry had sent to Ethiopia back in 1503. As such he speaks perfect English. He is interested in the two new orders [Merlin & the Bede]. but as in most countries spends most of his time talking to the Religious Scholars.

For service to the Crown, Thomas Docwra is inducted into the Order of the Round Table.

Portugal:

Manoel I names Vasco De Gama Grand Admiral of the Oceans, in honor of his long service and dedication to the Kingdom.

Due to the vast amount of wealth that has been spent on building projects, expansion in the textile and manufacturing fields, in hospitals, universities, and it’s every growing army and navy, the Portuguese population has exploded in the last decade. Manoel I begins overhauling the farming practices in Portugal.

Adriatic:

Emperor Isa of the Ottoman Empire sends the Ottoman fleet north into the Adriatic; squadrons of the fleet are tasked with beseiging the Venetian territories along the Balkan coast, allowing them to revert to the Empire; the majority of the fleet focuses its force on Venice itself on the northern coast of the Adriatic Sea.

Muscovy:

Prince Ivan leads his younger sibling in several pranks, one that almost causes a guard to be dismissed. Dmitriy having tried various forms of getting the boy under control finally is fed up and sends him to the Knights where he can learn discipline. The Grand Master can see the potential in the young Ivan, reminding him of Alik and how over the last 6 years the peasant boy had grown and honed his skills and was now the Grand Masters squire. Drawn to the young prince but at the same time repulsed by his snobbish attitude, Alik takes an immediate dislike to Ivan.

Maghreb:

New Granada:

Boabdil leads the Army as it reconquers Tlemcen. There Boabdil reconciles with his mother on her deathbed.

Ethiopia:

Ethiopia expands it's small settlement in the north of Madagascar, and increases its timber harvesting.

Nineteen years after first trying to get gunsmiths, Ethiopia starts producing it's own muskets, mostly bronze, as steel is too expensive.

China:

Fifteen trade junks and the 150 man expeditionary force of the Xiao Trading Company land on Pa-Outchow south-west of the city of Gimhathiththa (Galle) at the southern most tip of the island of Pa-Outchow. The Ming trade junks anchor themselves just off shore, offloading the 150 man force and setting themselves up close enough to fire their cannons in support of the expeditionary force should they run into any trouble. While many of the natives were highly suspicious of the intent of the armed expedition, the Xiao expedition was able to buy off many of the local tribes with gold, porcelain, and silk in exchange for securing the rights to construct a trading post on the coast. By the end of the year, the trading post on Pa-Outchow called 平安的沿海 (Peaceful Coast) was a hub of Xiao trading activities in the Indian Ocean.

Gowa:

The karaeang of Gowa dies, of natural causes (as in OTL), and is succeeded by his brother. In the early hours of his reign, the Bate Salapang are called to a meeting in the palace, where they are hacked to death for their failure in the Sulawesian War.

The new karaeang is a bitter hawk, contemptuous of his brother's weakness and determined to restore Gowan greatness. The laissez faire policies of the previous administration are repealed, and a military buildup begins.

A proxy war breaks out between tribes on Marege controlled by Galesong and Siang. The war shatters the fragile anti-Gowan alliance.

Vietnam:

Le Hien Tong dies.

Le Tuc Tong (ruled 1504 - 1505)
Succeeding to Le Hien Tong was his third son who took the reign name as Le Tuc Tong. However, he fell gravely ill and died just two months after assuming the throne.
Given his older brother's subsequent history of ruthless abuse of power, there is suspicion that Le Tuc Tong was in fact murdered.

Le Uy Muc
His older brother succeeded Le Tuc Tong as Le Uy Muc. The first thing the new Emperor did was to take revenge against those who had barred him from the throne by having them killed. Among his victims were the former Emperor's mother - which was considered a shocking display of evil behavior. Le Uy Muc was described as a cruel, sadistic, and depraved person, who wasted the court’s money and finances to indulge his whims. Well aware of the fact he was detested by his subjects, Le Uy Muc protected himself by hiring a group of elite bodyguards to surround him at all times. Among them was Mac Dang Dung who became very close to the Emperor and eventually rose to the rank of General.
Despite his precautions, in 1517 a half-brother who Le Uy Muc had put in prison, escaped and plotted with court insiders to assassinate the Emperor.
The assassination succeeded and the killer proclaimed himself Emperor under the name Le Tuong Duc.

About all Mac Dang Dung did was continue His war with the Khmer along Vietnam's southern and western borders.

Japan:

Clans in the east of Japan, fearful of the combined powers of the Union, enter in to their own confederacy. Led by the Hojo and with support from the Nambu, Uesugi, and Takeda clans as well as the recently emerged Miyamoto of Musashi and Arima of Shimotsuke, they have control of most of Kanto and Tohoku. Their goal, while not overt, is apparently the overthrow of the Ashikaga Shogunate.

South America:

Incan Empire:

1515 Winter - Spring: Nina Cuyuchi convinces his father (the Inka) to give him an army to conquer the forest of Peru to the northeast of Cuzco. He heads off with a few thousand men and leaves in spring. Attawalpa (the Inka's favorite) begins considering sending an army to the north to conquer more in his fathers birthplace, to get back the favorite position of his father.

1515 Summer: Nina Cuyuchi suffers a defeat by the hands of the jungle tribes. He does have a small victory, and sends word of only the victory to Cuzco. Waynu Qapac is pleased, and Atawallpa gets very nervous.

[Glen]

1516:

Atlantic Ocean:

While looking for more straightforward routes to Norasia, the Scottish happen upon Bermuda and claim it for Scotland.

Portugal:

Manoel I begins selling large estates in East Africa and South Africa to merchants and nobles alike, in order to encourage settling and to lessen the expenditure required to maintain the fortresses and harbors in those conquered regions. Some merchants and nobles begin buying up plots, in hopes of striking it rich. He does the same in Brazil and South America, but there are few takers.

Northern Europe:

Prince Eon visits Germany and Sweden. Where he meets Henry Wettin, and has several philosphical conversations with him, and some of his supportors.

Malta:

The great port city being constructed in Malta was named Saint Mary's, though locals soon took to calling it Sanmaria. It was officially designated Malta's new capital, and the Maltese senate and assembly held their first meeting in the half-completed capital building. Money from Germany and Italy poured into the construction of Sanmaria, which was intended to be an elegant but spartan fortress city and trade (and piracy) hub.

Knights Hospitaler:

Docwra, having made a full recovery, begins ambitious plans to reform the order's administration. As a result, the order's profits increase.

Sub-Saharan Africa:

1516 Spring: Queen Maria-Caterina gives birth to a son, who is named Giuseppe. He is made Duke of Benguela. Prince-Regent Marcos marries a Jaga princess, against the will of the Macota.

Ethiopia:

The Arch Bishop of Ethiopia dies.

Indian Sub-Continent:

1516 December: The Imperial Road is finally finished. Thanks to the unprecedented investment in irrigation, it is a record year for Bharata farmers, and thanks to the brick-laid path, the farmers quite easily get their bumper crop to cities throughout the empire.

Varajanas Empire:

The Empire has conquered the Kingdom of Jaffa.

Marege:

The first hostages sent to Gowa return, bearing word to Gallarang of the ways of the Macassa. Gallarang convenes a council of elders to serve a similar role to the Bate Salapang.

Taiwan:

A small group of Buddhist monks arrive at the trading post in Taiwan.

Japan:

Given the recent series of events, the Nambu decide to formally annexe Ezo.

The political situation in the home islands begins to polarise. More clans in the west rally behind the Ouchi-led pro-Ashikaga union. Likewise, clans in the east join the Hojo-led confedaracy. The confederacy as yet has not formally declared that it is anti-Ashikaga.

Emperor Go-kashiwabara declares his distress at the political polarisation of the country. He urges both factions to seek unity, harmony, and peace, and to reconcile their differences.

Norasia:

1516-19: The so-called “Ancient Stories” of the Iroquois are transcribed in this period. The Ancient Stories represent the apex of Waponahkiyik-form Iroquois, as the process of transcription exposes the weaknesses and flaws of the rudimentary written language. English influences, mostly from Hospitaliers, begin to transform the young script.

South America:

Incan Empire:

1516 Spring: Attawalpa, convinces his father to go north with him, the best generals, and 10,000 troops. Washkar remains in Cuzco, and is there at the first graduating ceremony at the Churay'eqay. he begins pondering whether to open up other classes, such as engineering, math, religion, health, and the sciences. unfortunately he is running out of money, so he decides to go and see if he can convince some other investors in Cuzco to fund the Churay'eqay.

1516 Spring - Fall: Attawalpa has a brilliant success in the north in the jungles of Ecuador, before being defeated in the fall.

Waynu Qapac builds a pleasure palace in Cuenca. He drinks a lot of chincha, parties, and leaves administration and war to his son.

Washkar gathers a large group of patrons (nobles, and some priests) that agree to support the Cheray'eqay, with a couple of conditions. Every patron noble will receive a khipumaynac certified at academy. Any priest may receive training for free. Further demands can be made in the future, by investors. With the resources gained the academy expands once again, beginning construction of an off “campus” library and secondary building. In the secondary building there are math/science classes, and a few religious classes (all aproved by the priests of course). The main building now houses a engineering/architecture, class too. There are now 200 students, all of them from a noble background, or priests.

Muisca:

The Zaque's advisor hears word of a mud pit that burns. A wild fire passed near OTL Maracaibo. While the fire eventually burnt out, the black mud kept burning for weeks. The Maya has heard of people using it to waterproof boats, but didn't realize it could be used as a fuel. He begins to experiment with the substance, and to try to find more seeps.

[Glen]

1517:

England:

1517 May: England makes a treaty with Spain and Naples wherein those nations recognize England's claim to all of Norasia and sell to England their Norasian and Caribbean possessions and claims thereof. The Spanish and Neapolitans had originally been contemplating a much smaller sale, but with war against the Portuguese, money is desparately needed and the New World is considered indefensible.

Portugal:

1517 April 25: The Portuguese declare war on the Spanish and their allies in response to continued encroachments on Portuguese spheres of influence and the increasing religious animosity between Portugal and the Pope.

The bulk of the Portuguese fleet had been recalled in anticipation of this action.

Spain:

1517 May 1: The Portuguese and Spanish fleets meet in battle off the coast of Spain. Though the Spanish give a good account of themselves, they are nearly destroyed by the more numerous Portuguese. The remnants of the Spanish fleet retreat.

1517 Spring: Spanish forces invade southern Portugal. The Portuguese army adopts a defensive strategy. However, this strategy is hindered by the defection of a number of Portuguese nobles to the Spanish.

The Portuguese ‘Inquisition’ begins; it’s not a religious inquisition, but a political one. Thousands of men and women are rounded up for suspicion of acting against the crown. Unsurprisingly most belong to either the church or nobility.

Alfonso De Albuquerque is called back to Portugal to face charges of possibly disloyalty of the Crown. But due to Vasco De Gama’s exquisite letter to the King proclaiming the virtues and loyalty of De Albuquerque, he is cleared of the charges.

Holy Roman Empire:

Bertholt of Mainz dies, and is replaced by Henry Wettin, making him the highest authority in the German church. He is replaced in Trier by a friend of his, Johann von Staupitz.

Naples:

Alphonso II, King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem, dies at the age of 68. He is suceeded by his son Alphonso III, Duke of Romagna. Prince Filippo 'Il Turcu' become heir apparent.

1517 July 3: The Portuguese fleet catch up to the remainder of the Spanish fleet who have taken refuge with their Neapolitan allies. The Neapolitan fleet joins in the defense, but it is not enough and the Portuguese win the sea battle. From this point on, the Portuguese have complete naval superiority.

Western Mediterranean:

1517 Summer: Portuguese forces capture Sardinia and the Balearic Islands from the Spanish.

Muscovy:

Prince Eon arrives in Russia, Meeting the Tsar, but again spending most of his time with the Religious Scholars.

Eastern Mediterranean:

Having wandered since Venice's invasion of Mantua had made him homeless, Gregory of Mantua arrives in Rhodes and gains a few converts, most notably Jacob of Rhodes, then continues on to Istanbul, where he continues to preach.

Rhodes:

1517 April: Constantine, son of Cem, reaches his majority and is duly crowned King of Rhodes by the Orthodox Archbishop of Rhodes. His first official act is to formally invite the Hospitalers to retain their grand commandry on the island, and ask for their help in forming an independent Rhodean navy. His second act is to send a letter of friendship to the Ottoman Emperor promising his friendship.

Sub-Saharan Africa:

Hearing of Christian Africans across the Continent, the Kingdoms of the Kongo and Ndongo-Matamba send a joint-expedition to find them. Two-hundred men, four Europeans, with a few guns, and mainly African weaponry begin the voyage through the rivers of the Congo to the mountainous lands of the East- from there they will rely on their fellow Africans to guide them to this Christian kingdom.

1517 Summer: The Macota declare Prince Marcos unfit to be Regent. Captain Benedetto is declared "Regent of the Kingdom," and is made a Dicota (Privy Council member,) and declares himself his own Tendala, or chancellor, sending his Franciscan predecessor to convert the Luba. He dies on his way.

Indian Sub-Continent:

1517 January: Having completed his father’s great imperial project, Rajamaharana Prithviraj begins his own – a series of schools, one for every town with at least 50,000 people. Prithviraj declares that the schools are open to any citizen, regardless of age, creed, or gender (with proper decorum, of course), who can afford tuition. The Brahmin vow to avoid the schools, but the project is well-received by most other groups.

Varajanas Empire:

The Empire grants the Champas trading rights in a few East coast cities.

Vietnam:

Le Tuong Duc proved to be just as bad a ruler as Le Uy Muc. He reigned from 1517 to 1519, all the while spending down the royal treasury, and doing nothing to improve the country. He was heedless to the reaction that his taxes caused throughout the country. His rule ended in 1519 when a group of officials and generals stormed the palace and killed him.

Japan:

Major operations of the pirate wars in northern waters cease. They continue however, in the South China Sea, alongside the navy of Ryukyu. With major operations over, the warships return to ther home towns - most of these are in pro-union territory. This only leads to more confidence for the union and more concern for the confederacy.

After five years of active duty in foreign waters the Ryukyuan navy had been planning to return home. Piracy in the south China seas had been slowly decreasing, but then a sharp increase in the number of pirate vessels intercepted was noticed. It later became apparent that the Japanese navy had forced a large number of pirates operating off the northern Chinese coast south, who naturally encroached on the waters in which the Ryukyuan navy was operating. Over the next two years, the Ryukyuan navy, in association with elements of the navy of the dominant clans of eastern Japan, continued their struggle against the final rogue pirates.

South America:

Incan Empire:

Attawalpa suffers a humiliating defeat, but defeats the barbarian tribes over the summer. He is still publically berated by his father. A delegation is sent to the Muisca bearing stone masons, smiths, and khipumaynacs.

[Glen]

1518:

Portugal:

1518 Winter: Margaret of Portugal dies. Manoel I begins plans to build a massive church in honor of his wife. He intends that the Margaret Church will be a marvel of engineering and beauty for generations to come.

1518 Spring: With the death of his heir and wife, and the continued unrest among his nobles, Manoel agrees to a peace with the Spanish and their allies. Portuguese claims in Africa, India, the Indies, and the New World are recognized. The Portuguese trade back Sardinia and the Balearic Islands, taken by the Portuguese navy, to Spain in return for the Spanish occupied southern provinces of Portugal. Many rebel Portuguese will remain exiles in Spain.

After the peace, Manoel begins rebuilding the Portuguese Army.

Merchants buy up the war torn land in Southern Portugal, displacing thousands of people from the rural areas. Many of these displaced people are set to work as manual laborers expanding the dockyards, shipyards, and infrastructure of Lisbon.

Benelux:

The Burgundian War in the Netherlands comes finally to an end. The anti-Burgundian alliance managed to stop the Burgundian growth of power in the Netherlands. In Arnhem peace is signed. Burgundy loses Oversticht, which is divided between Gueldres and East Frisia. East-Frisia gains the poor part of Drenthe, while the richer part of Overijssel is added to the Duchy of Gueldres. Burgundy is allowed to keep the Liege.

Maghreb:

Mohammad IV dies, and Muhammad XII becomes King of the Hasfids.

Sub-Saharan Africa:

Though a baptized Catholic, Captain Benedetto cares little for religion, and begins to focus on agriculture and mining. He grants more the Neapolitans exclusive trade over Ivory, and splits the products 60-40 with them. He also signs an alliance with the Bemba people, recognizing their sovereignty, and non-Catholic status as an African nation; ensuring peace on Ndongo-Matamba's southern border. He then marries another Lunda princess, who's Christian name is Elisabetta. He makes himself Marquis of Dominio-Meridionale. He also establishes the Jaga Cassangi country as it's own province.

Ethiopia:

King Eslander, begins attemping to increase Ethiopia's Iron and Steel prodution.

Prince Eon arrives Home, One of his first acts is to visit the just arrived new Arch-Bishop. No one knows what was said, or maybe it was the eyes again.
Two hours later the Bishop had resigned and left the country in Haste, the next day. Two days later King Eslander appointed Prince Eon -Patriarch of the Ethiopian Church.

Middle East:

1518 Winter: The Ottomans sweep down upon the Yemenis, annexing the nation. However, significant resistance remains in the interior.

Marege:

A group of Buddhist Monks arrive in Marege from Vietnam.

Japan:

Fearful of being dragged in to either the pro- and anti- Ashikaga camps, a few minor clans living in and around Kyoto start promoting the idea of abolishing the Shogunate and reinstating the Emperor as supreme and absolute ruler of the country. These acts create a third party in the conflict.

South America:

Incan Empire:

Nina Cuyuchi is forced to pull back from the jungles, and begins heading back towards the foothills. His standings fall accordingly.

[Glen]

1519:

England:

Thomas Docwra's son Lancelot is awarded the Order of the Round Table.

1519 June: King Arthur's brother, Henry Tudor, is married to Alice Fitzgerald, the young daughter of the Earl of Kildare.

Anglo-British Empire:

1519 December 25: On the tenth anniversary of King Arthur the Second’s investiture, Parliament declares the realm an empire, raising Britain to full kingdom status alongside England, raising Ireland to a principality, and confirming Cornwall’s status as a duchy. The heir designate continues to hold the title ‘Prince of Britain’. The Lord Champion, Henry Tudor, is named Prince of Ireland.

Spain:

After three years serving in Jerusalem, Francisco DeVitoria leaves for the University of Salamanca, where he takes up a quite influential professorship.

Portugal:

The Seven Companies Compact is created. Seven trading companies are allowed by Manoel I to operate in the areas held by Portugal, including East Africa, India, and Asia.

Holy Roman Empire:

Henry Wettin orders an immediate cesasion of the sale of indulgences within Germany. When asked to defend his actions by the Pope, Wettin writes his "Treatise on the Righteousness of God and Man", in which he claims that all righteousness which man possesses must come as a gift from God through Christ alone, and that, while it is the place of the church to uphold good doctrine and teaching and lead people to Christ, that salvation belongs to Christ Alone. Wettin quotes heavily from Augustine and other church fathers.

Frederick von Saxon is deeply torn. On the one hand, Henry Wettin is his brother, and reform is deeply needed. However, Frederick fears to weaken the papacy. After contacting his brother Henry (who is still somewhat surprised that his 'little book' caused so much controversy), Frederick sends a letter to the Pope calling for a council to determine the rightness of these matters. He suggests that it be convened in Jerusalem as soon as practicable, and assures His Holiness that his brother has no intention of taking the German church outside the Papal fold. A similar letter comes from John Wettin, now the grand commander of the Lange of Germany in the Knights Hospitaler. Thomas Docwra, grand master of the order, supports his lange commander in the need for a council.

Swiss Confederation:

A church council is convened in Zurich, chosen as 'neutral ground' to deal with the Wettinite issue.

Sub-Saharan Africa:

Portuguese traders land in Central Africa and begin setting up shop.

King Emmanuell II takes power in his own, and sends Marquis Benedetto to Jaga Cassangi to serve as Governor. The King appoints a Catholic Matamban Franciscan monk as his tendala. The Queen gives birth to a daughter, who is named Princess Maria-Iosephina.

South Africa:

Manoel sends hundreds of political enemies to S. Africa, expanding the settlement of Porto Manoel.

East Africa:

The revolt of East Africa – a bloody six month long revolt that causes the Portuguese to loose Mombozique for a month to local forces. Minor port cities seethe in rebellion, but those are also put down.

Ethiopia:

Patriarch Eon, establishes a Semimary . He also sets up an Order of Priests, for the training of Priests, and Teachers, and requires all religious orders in Ethiopia to send some members to help.

Indian Subcontinent:

Alfonso de Albuquerque is reinstated as the Viceroy of India. Thousands of Portuguese soldiers head out with him, a true military force instead of the usual dribs and drabs of soldiers trickling in.

Vietnam:

At barely 17 years old, Le Tuong Ducs son, prince Le Y, was enthroned as the new emperor Le Chieu Tong. As usual when a young Emperor came to the throne, factions within the court vied with one another for control of the government. One powerful and growing faction was led by Mac Dang Dung. His growing power was resented by the leaders of two noble families in Vietnam: the Nguyen, under Nguyen Hoang Du, and the Trinh, under Trinh Duy Dai and Trinh Duy San.

Japan:

With Japanese Shogun Ashikaga Yoshitane declaring and end to the ten year war on piracy, the ships committed by King Sho shin to that confrontation are recalled. The Ryukyuan navy had gained invaluabe experience throughout that struggle, and was now more powerful than it had ever been. It became a beacon of pride for Ryukyu contemporarily and in future generations. Indeed the pirate wars have been attributed as the event that turned Ryukyu from a seagoing people into a regional naval power.

However, rather than risking the sailors sitting idol again, King Sho shin decided to occupy them with a series of voages. The first of these involved a journey south. That year they circumnavigated Luzon and Mindanao, bringing back maps they had drawn, as well as various goods they had traded with the locals. This apparent success only drove not only Sho shin, but many in the navy, to higher aspirations. It was for this reason that they were sent in the direction that held the most unknown - east.

Norasia:

1519 March: Having recovered from the plague in previous years, the Erie begin expanding again by resettling Conneaut Lake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conneaut_Lake) and beginning a Haudenosaunee-style road to connect it to the Lake Erie settlements.

South America:

Incan Empire:

Attawalpa begins Consolidating his hold on Ecuador, and preparing to move north into the jungle. his previous small forays have ended in defeat. He is gathering more troops, more supplies, and more copper axes, and prepares to absolutely destroy the coastal peoples, and (hopefully meat the Muisca)(Hopefully he's not looking to turn us into food).

The Zaque makes arrangements to meet with Attawalpa or a minister of his choosing. He has high hopes of opening up new markets for his goods, and with ensuring that he and the Inka will be on friendly ground.

The disturbing tales he hears from the island peoples, being killed with fire sticks, horrible plaques, and massive canoes, that spit fire, goad him into insuring that he has powerful allies on the Mainland.

[Glen]

1520:

Portugal:

Henrique is officially named the Heir to Portugal.

The Great Fire of Porto puts to ash nearly the entire city. Its rebuilding will become Manoel’s greatest achievement, carried on later by his successor.

Holy Roman Empire:

Wettin's actions cause great controversy in the papacy, as theologians and cannon lawyers scramble to refute (and in a few cases confirm) his arguments. Stunningly forceful and popular polemics on Wettin's behalf are written, in German for mass consumption, by Martin Luther, and more scholarly stayed works are written by Melanchthon and Staupitz. Throughout Germany, the Wettinite ideas grow in popularity, and are combined with calls for a German liturgy, German Bibles and a violent reaction against hyper-scholasticism. Henry Wettin gets behind these reforms, quickly called the Evangelical Reform Concord officially and the Wettinite Manifesto unofficially. Duke Frederick of Saxony, Philip the Elector Palatine, the Duke of Mecklenburg and notables within the Wendish Federation also get behind the Wettinite movement, and many of the secular lords press for reforms within the Holy Roman Empire such as a universal diet, not unlike the estates in Saxony or the council in the Wendish Federation, which can both help better organize the empire and potentially check the power of the Emperor.

Swiss Confederation:

The Council of Zurich deadlocks on the issue of justification by faith alone. Wettin and all of his supporters, including Emperor Maximillian will be excommunicated should they fail to renounce their beliefs in Wettinism.

Muscovy:

Dmitriy passes the Sudebnik of 1520 which reforms the laws pertaining not only to the movement of peasants (encouraged and pushed by the Sorskivites), but also the laws on the new merchant class that has grown out of the budding trade with the West. The merchant laws cover mostly taxes. The laws governing peasants are greatly expanded, banning any fee by the landowner to leave, also increasing the time that a peasant could move from the two weeks around St Georges day, to any time between three weeks after harvest and three weeks before planting. Many Traditionalist Boyars see this as a weakening of their power and protest the move.

Maghreb:

1520 - 1530: Thanks to heavy rain and a unified group of tuareg tribes as well as information and resources from europe thanks to the gold trade water is found although a relativly small amount the tuareg can live off ita new town is founded with the largest building going to the head of the tuareg chiefs with slightly smaller buildings for his closest in command although slightly difficult at first to manage given the tuaregs nomadic history by 1530 the tuaregs have a town in the middle of the gold trading route.

Vietnam:

After a year of increasing tension, the Nguyen and the Trinh left the capital Hanoi and fled south, with the Emperor "under their protection".

Norasia:

Scotland establishes a second trade outpost in the area of OTL Fort Christiana at the mouth of the OTL Delaware River.

[Glen]

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[Tomb]

1510 Summer-1516 Winter: Caconzi Zuangua the commision of three expeditionary groups, each ranging from 1,000-7,000 settlers of Tarascan,Mixtec,Mexica,Otomie origin, soldiers, and a few religious exiles.
Each following a different path. One following the pacific coast, another one heading towards shores north of the Huastec protectorate, stopping their expansion north, and the last expedition heading into the Chichimeca lands, heartland of the nomadic tribes to unite the two other land claims. Establishing settlements and expanding the borders.

[Glen]

1510 Summer-1516 Winter: Caconzi Zuangua the commision of three expeditionary groups, each ranging from 1,000-7,000 settlers of Tarascan,Mixtec,Mexica,Otomie origin, soldiers, and a few religious exiles.
Each following a different path. One following the pacific coast, another one heading towards shores north of the Huastec protectorate, stopping their expansion north, and the last expedition heading into the Chichimeca lands, heartland of the nomadic tribes to unite the two other land claims. Establishing settlements and expanding the borders.

Tomb just happened to be the first person posting here, so I'm going to use his post to highlight some things for all of us, not just Tomb.

First, these decades go the same way as OTL ones do, namely the 1510s run from 1511 to 1520. An amendment to 1510 would thus go into the 1500s Retro thread. I'll go there now to demonstrate how to add an event.

[Keenir]

Tomb just happened to be the first person posting here, so I'm going to use his post to highlight some things for all of us, not just Tomb.

First, these decades go the same way as OTL ones do, namely the 1510s run from 1511 to 1520. An amendment to 1510 would thus go into the 1500s Retro thread. I'll go there now to demonstrate how to add an event.

1511 - Mantua, Alpine Pact - birth of Christopher to the Gonzaga family during a time of Bonacolsi rule of Mantua.

[General_Paul]

1516:

Ming Dynasty (China):

The emperor's second son, Zhu Houcong, is granted permission by his father to enter into the Ming Navy. In late April, Zhu Houcong leaves the Forbidden City and travels with several bodyguards to the coast where he would train aboard one of the few remaining imperial Ming vessels for an eventual position as captain aboard an imperial warship, most likely a junk.

The 22 year old Zhu Houcong already had intensive schooling in the Confucian school and was well versed in many naval texts, having been interested in the seas and oceans since he was a small boy. By the end of the year, he would be ready to serve on the open ocean as a midshipman.


1516:

Atlantic Ocean:

While looking for more straightforward routes to Norasia, the Scottish happen upon Bermuda and claim it for Scotland.

Portugal:

Manoel I begins selling large estates in East Africa and South Africa to merchants and nobles alike, in order to encourage settling and to lessen the expenditure required to maintain the fortresses and harbors in those conquered regions. Some merchants and nobles begin buying up plots, in hopes of striking it rich. He does the same in Brazil and South America, but there are few takers.

Northern Europe:

Prince Eon visits Germany and Sweden. Where he meets Henry Wettin, and has several philosphical conversations with him, and some of his supportors.

Malta:

The great port city being constructed in Malta was named Saint Mary's, though locals soon took to calling it Sanmaria. It was officially designated Malta's new capital, and the Maltese senate and assembly held their first meeting in the half-completed capital building. Money from Germany and Italy poured into the construction of Sanmaria, which was intended to be an elegant but spartan fortress city and trade (and piracy) hub.

Knights Hospitaler:

Docwra, having made a full recovery, begins ambitious plans to reform the order's administration. As a result, the order's profits increase.

Sub-Saharan Africa:

1516 Spring: Queen Maria-Caterina gives birth to a son, who is named Giuseppe. He is made Duke of Benguela. Prince-Regent Marcos marries a Jaga princess, against the will of the Macota.

Ethiopia:

The Arch Bishop of Ethiopia dies.

Indian Sub-Continent:

1516 December: The Imperial Road is finally finished. Thanks to the unprecedented investment in irrigation, it is a record year for Bharata farmers, and thanks to the brick-laid path, the farmers quite easily get their bumper crop to cities throughout the empire.

Varajanas Empire:

The Empire has conquered the Kingdom of Jaffa.

Marege:

The first hostages sent to Gowa return, bearing word to Gallarang of the ways of the Macassa. Gallarang convenes a council of elders to serve a similar role to the Bate Salapang.

Taiwan:

A small group of Buddhist monks arrive at the trading post in Taiwan.

Japan:

Given the recent series of events, the Nambu decide to formally annexe Ezo.

The political situation in the home islands begins to polarise. More clans in the west rally behind the Ouchi-led pro-Ashikaga union. Likewise, clans in the east join the Hojo-led confedaracy. The confederacy as yet has not formally declared that it is anti-Ashikaga.

Emperor Go-kashiwabara declares his distress at the political polarisation of the country. He urges both factions to seek unity, harmony, and peace, and to reconcile their differences.

Norasia:

1516-19: The so-called “Ancient Stories” of the Iroquois are transcribed in this period. The Ancient Stories represent the apex of Waponahkiyik-form Iroquois, as the process of transcription exposes the weaknesses and flaws of the rudimentary written language. English influences, mostly from Hospitaliers, begin to transform the young script.

South America:

Incan Empire:

1516 Spring: Attawalpa, convinces his father to go north with him, the best generals, and 10,000 troops. Washkar remains in Cuzco, and is there at the first graduating ceremony at the Churay'eqay. he begins pondering whether to open up other classes, such as engineering, math, religion, health, and the sciences. unfortunately he is running out of money, so he decides to go and see if he can convince some other investors in Cuzco to fund the Churay'eqay.

1516 Spring - Fall: Attawalpa has a brilliant success in the north in the jungles of Ecuador, before being defeated in the fall.

Waynu Qapac builds a pleasure palace in Cuenca. He drinks a lot of chincha, parties, and leaves administration and war to his son.

Washkar gathers a large group of patrons (nobles, and some priests) that agree to support the Cheray'eqay, with a couple of conditions. Every patron noble will receive a khipumaynac certified at academy. Any priest may receive training for free. Further demands can be made in the future, by investors. With the resources gained the academy expands once again, beginning construction of an off “campus” library and secondary building. In the secondary building there are math/science classes, and a few religious classes (all aproved by the priests of course). The main building now houses a engineering/architecture, class too. There are now 200 students, all of them from a noble background, or priests.

Muisca:

The Zaque's advisor hears word of a mud pit that burns. A wild fire passed near OTL Maracaibo. While the fire eventually burnt out, the black mud kept burning for weeks. The Maya has heard of people using it to waterproof boats, but didn't realize it could be used as a fuel. He begins to experiment with the substance, and to try to find more seeps.