The World Spins Madly On - An Alternate History Timeline

Apologies for not fulfilling my promise of Asia updates! Noobia and I just wanted to get these ideological posts out first (and Noobia got in a very excellent cultural post, a taste of what's to come). With the Darwinian Schools out of the way, we can finally get to Asia and what's been going on there!

Be warned however: Things might get a little...mad.

Oh, and here is a quick little map to aid with Darwinian Classification based on Mix-breeds. Europe is referred to as Bivrost, and thus people of mixed descent from Europe (say a Celt-Slav like Natan Nyukrepost) would be called a Bivrostic Half-Breed. However, those mixed with White and something from the two Tellusic continents are merely Tellusic Half-breeds, and those of mixed descent purely from those continents are Tellusic ____, with the blank filled by the paternal breed. The same applies to Terra. Those of a mixture of Terran and Tellusic races are classified as a ____ Centrum Hybrid, as they are of both the 'Orient' and the 'Occident', the blank once more using the paternal breed. The maternal breed is used always as the last part of the nomenclature, and is usually only used when referring to an individual.

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Time for the students of J.E. Oglethorpe Higher Secondary School's Class B413 to return for your enjoyment! Go Gopher Tortoises!

As a review, here are our contributors:
Sarcastic Aristotle
Patriotic Nitwit
Pervy McGee
Little Miss Equality
Captain Killjoy Obvious the Second
Fashionista Barista
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HISTORY OF HUMANITY
3RD EDITION


Chapter 17: The Orient at the Dawn of the Gilded Age
this class if fucking dumb. only history that matters is VESPUCCIA'S
...........Except for the Compact...

The Gilded Age as an era of Human history is a vague one, as previously discussed. However, many mark it to begin around the 1790's and end it around the First Pan-Continental War. While most activity of note occurred in the Western World, there are several things of note that happened in the East. In fact, several of these would end up
So it seems we finally recognize there is more to the world
having profound impacts on history. It is best to examine these things in parts, as to simply describe them all in passing would prevent a true comprehension of each's importance.

Mashriq-Maghreb

In Ottomania, then the Ottoman Empire, Selim the Magnificent's Satrapy System had evolved further. After purging the Janissary in 1791, after news of a possible coup following the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-89, Selim felt that the organization of the Empire needed an overhaul, both to put unrest to ease and to help with administration. The provinces of the Ottoman Empire were organized into Satrapies, being governed by the Satrap that led the local government. The Satrap was initially a member of the nobility, with three candidates being appointed by the Sultan, and the people of the Satrap choosing from amongst them.
How many posh gits got the job before people wised up?
However, after the Mesopotamia Election of 1799, a candidate appointed by the Imperial Government, not the Sultan (as he had faced near death from disease at the time), had won an election. In the Suez Election of 1804, a man was appointed that was not of nobility (although he was from an incredibly wealthy common family). Each Satrapy also had a High Bey, a common man chosen to represent the Satrap in the People's Suzerain, a council which worked in a similar manner to a parliament, as well as acting as advisers for the Sultan. After the Great Unification and the Prince's Revolution, their job as advisers would become that of legislators.

The Great Unification was one of the most important events in not just the Ottoman Empire, but all of Islam. It was preceded by the short-lived Caliphate of Islam, an attempt by the Ottomans to help unite the Islamic World in the way that the Papacy of Europe had helped to unify Christendom prior to the Reformation, as well as creating what (while officially free from any nation) would be a successor to the Ottoman Caliphate after its collapse following increasing secularization by Sultan's trying to mimic Selim the Magnificent's method of reform. The cities of Mecca and Medina were given semi-autonomous status, to be ruled by the Caliph and his clergy. Of course it's HIS clergy. However, the inevitable argument came between the Shi'a and Sunnis over who would be Caliph, as in recent decades, the two groups had achieved relative peace, the issue of denomination becoming increasingly irrelevant in Muslim communities (in many cases, religion in general was becoming a non-issue, especially in western provinces). But the issue became one of heavy debate, many fearing blood to flow in the streets.

Luckily, Aarif I was made Caliph, promising to help working towards uniting Islam, at the very least preventing violence between the sects. To emphasize his point, his first act as Caliph was to allow Nikāḥ al-Mutʿah (temporary marriage) in all nations following Islam, as well as Mut'ah of Hajj. Hardline Sunnis were angered, and vocally so, but many communities had begun turning a blind eye to such practices, and almost all Shia saw the move as positive, hoping that they would at least remain unpersectued. It was around this time that the Shia would face another crisis; the line of Ali ibn Abi Talib had been traced to find a direct descendant (mostly in hopes of finding a vald candidate for Caliph). The line was found to have been seen as 'strongest' with a woman named Rona. Unmarried, she was propositioned in mass by wealthy Shia men, almost becoming a celebrity overnight. Because a woman obviously couldn't have been popular for anything OTHER than her womb.Well we are a race of historically patriarchal societies In efforts to further keep their population stable, she was even brought to Istanbul for a tour. Slinking away from her entourage, she came across Prince Tahmid of House Osman. In a classic tale, the two would fall in love, eventually eloping and hiding from society. Alas, it would become an Islamic scandal, with Shias blaming the Sunnis for forcing the 'next Fatimah' into hiding, and the Ottomans feeling shame as the popular prince had turned away women from various wealthy Turkish families to vanish with a common woman.

A few years later, one man would enter the politics of the Caliphate, becoming a voice of compromise and reason that made him taken as almost a protege by Caliph Aarif I. He was known as Abid, and it would not be until his own appointment as Caliph in 1844 that his origins would become known. It was he who was the son of Prince Tahmid and the Rona, making his rule of Caliph to be in line with both Shia and Sunni beliefs. Some claim this to be a rumor he started, but it was accepted by all, as he was a clear reflection of his father's image. This would then lead to the official Great Unification, after a small riot occurred on a border town of the Ottoman-Persian border between Sunnis and Shias. Caliph Abid took upon himself as the accepted Caliph of both denominations to unite the faith. He and his clergy closed themselves within Mecca taking months to slowly go through each component of Islam and find compromise between the two branches. While many would reject this fusion, within two generations, most of the Islamic World had embraced the new combined faith. It would then be Abid's son Hammam that would then bring about the next great change; as a part of the House of Osman, when Tahmid's nephew, Sultan Selim IV, died without an heir, that meant that Hammam was to be placed on the throne. However, the reformation and unification of Islam had decided that, unless deemed to be unable to lead (in which case the Sunni tradition of Ummah census would follow), it would be the line of Ali ibn Abi Talib that would rule the Caliph. Hammam was found to be capable, and thus inherited both the title of Caliph and Sultan.

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Caliph and Sultan Hammam

As Caliph, Hammam was diligent and worked tirelessly, ensuring the stability of the faith and the spread of the unification. As Sultan, however, he would become apathetic, feeling that the Empire ought to try and act even more secular than it had before his rule, if more out of fear that politics might influence the actions of the Caliphate as it had before Selim the Magnificent. Eventually, Hammam would have two sons, Abdülmecid and Mahmud, the later having shown a general love for religion, but a distaste for politics. In order to abide by law and help maintain the freedom of Islam, Hammam granted the title of Sultan to Abdülmecid and Caliph to Mahmud. Abdülmecid, however, had grown disdainful of not only his father, but of the nobility in general. As Prince he made his thoughts known; the monarchy ought to be abolished. He had even made public friends with the Young Ottomans, a radical republican group.

As the years had passed, more and more people within the Ottoman Empire questioned the need for the nobles. With the High Beys in place, and with the increasing number of common Satraps, many felt the monarchy unnecessary and inefficient. Hammam's apathy and subsequent handing off of issues to the People's Suzerain and the Satraps only solidified the idea in the minds of many that the time of the Empire was coming to an end.

Upon Hammam's death, Mahmud was easily made Caliph, but Abdülmecid was barred from being Sultan. Political dissidents flooded the streets, many having hoped the young Prince might grant greater political rights, ceding more power to the People's Suzerain. And Abdülmecid took the opportunity before him. Standing as a leader of the Young Ottomans, the Prince led his people forward. While a few skirmishes occurred between the crowd and soldiers, they eventually marched to gates of the palace, demanding the Prince be admitted.

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Prince and Consul Abdülmecid

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Consul Abdülmecid's army of Young Ottoman allies marching past a crowd of tourists after the proclamation of the United Satrapies of Ottomania

Rather than face a storming of the palace, the guards gave way, and Abdülmecid walked inside with some of his most trusted men. Hours passed, and Abdülmecid stepped out, telling those not officially part of the Young Ottoman militia to go home. Days passed. And then months. But eventually, out would step Abdülmecid and Mahmud, the latter Caliph of Islam and ruler of the sovereign cities of Medina and Mecca, and the former the interim Consul of the United Satrapies of Ottomania. The first elections came quickly, and Abdülmecid easily won an official 5 year term as Consul. Other than the abolition of nobility and the creation of the popularly elected Consul, the system of government would remain the same as it had prior to what was being called the Prince's Revolution, with the only other large change being the People's Suzerain becoming the official legislative branch of government. In addition, a new flag was created, with 24 stars for each Satrapy, red for the people, green for prosperity, and white for the purity of the cause.

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The first flag of the USO

See now THAT is a good flag, I mean the use of red, green, and white is used really well in a way that is balanced and has a nice transition from the hoist design to the fly with the central stripe having the same base color and the stars and their inner stars, just, oh my god, I actually love it, why can't other countries have less stupid flags? I mean, like, the ASU flag was just atrocious, and the Vespuccia one isn't exactly the best, and don't even get me started on Freedonia because that tree looks fucking ridiculous, and the British have just way too many colors and the French, oops, I mean the Syndicate just have this like, really boring one, and the Bourbons have this one that's just really far too ornate and stuff and then the Beringians and their seemingly utter lack of knowledge for his little thing called COLOR COORDINATION, I mean really so far this class has just shown me that history is nothing but bad fashion,
 
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Repost of last chapter, with much, much more added. Sections on China to go with the Ottomans, with sections on the Omniplebeianians in France, the Bourbons in Algiers, and the Ivreans in New Orleans, and a few other nations!

As a review, here are our contributors:
Sarcastic Aristotle
Patriotic Nitwit
Pervy McGee
Little Miss Equality
Captain Killjoy Obvious the Second
Fashionista Barista
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HISTORY OF HUMANITY
3RD EDITION


Chapter 17: The Orient at the Dawn of the Gilded Age
this class if fucking dumb. only history that matters is VESPUCCIA'S
...........Except for the Compact...

The Gilded Age as an era of Human history is a vague one, as previously discussed. However, many mark it to begin around the 1790's and end it around the First Pan-Continental War. Most historians claim their reasoning that, as 1790s were when Selim the Magnificent's reforms came into effect as well as the beginning of many events that would lead to some of the most powerful nations, such a start date is good marker for the foundation og Samuel Clemens's "Guilded Age". While most activity of note occurred in the Western World, there are several things of note that happened in the East. In fact, several of these would end up
So it seems we finally recognize there is more to the world
having profound impacts on history. It is best to examine these things in parts, as to simply describe them all in passing would prevent a true comprehension of each's importance.

Mashriq-Maghreb

In Ottomania, then the Ottoman Empire, Selim the Magnificent's Satrapy System had evolved further. Purging the Janissary in 1791, after news of a possible coup following the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-89, Selim (now in his fifth year of rule) felt that the organization of the Empire needed an overhaul, both to put unrest to ease and to help with administration. The provinces of the Ottoman Empire were organized into Satrapies, being governed by the Satrap that led the local government. The Satrap was initially a member of the nobility, with three candidates being appointed by the Sultan, and the people of the Satrap choosing from amongst them.
How many posh gits got the job before people wised up?
However, after the Mesopotamia Election of 1799, a candidate appointed by the Imperial Government, not the Sultan (as he had faced near death from disease at the time), had won an election. In the Suez Election of 1804, a man was appointed that was not of nobility (although he was from an incredibly wealthy common family). Each Satrapy also had a High Bey, a common man chosen to represent the Satrap in the People's Suzerain, a council which worked in a similar manner to a parliament, as well as acting as advisers for the Sultan. After the Great Unification and the Prince's Revolution, their job as advisers would become that of legislators.

The Great Unification was one of the most important events in not just the Ottoman Empire, but all of Islam. It was preceded by the short-lived Caliphate of Islam, an attempt by the Ottomans to help unite the Islamic World in the way that the Papacy of Europe had helped to unify Christendom prior to the Reformation, as well as creating what (while officially free from any nation) would be a successor to the Ottoman Caliphate after its collapse following increasing secularization by Sultan's trying to mimic Selim the Magnificent's method of reform. The cities of Mecca and Medina were given semi-autonomous status, to be ruled by the Caliph and his clergy. Of course it's HIS clergy. However, the inevitable argument came between the Shi'a and Sunnis over who would be Caliph, as in recent decades, the two groups had achieved relative peace, the issue of denomination becoming increasingly irrelevant in Muslim communities (in many cases, religion in general was becoming a non-issue, especially in western provinces). But the issue became one of heavy debate, many fearing blood to flow in the streets.

Luckily, Aarif I was made Caliph, promising to help working towards uniting Islam, at the very least preventing violence between the sects. To emphasize his point, his first act as Caliph was to allow Nikāḥ al-Mutʿah (temporary marriage) in all nations following Islam, as well as Mut'ah of Hajj. Hardline Sunnis were angered, and vocally so, but many communities had begun turning a blind eye to such practices, and almost all Shia saw the move as positive, hoping that they would at least remain unpersectued. It was around this time that the Shia would face another crisis; the line of Ali ibn Abi Talib had been traced to find a direct descendant (mostly in hopes of finding a vald candidate for Caliph). The line was found to have been seen as 'strongest' with a woman named Rona. Unmarried, she was propositioned in mass by wealthy Shia men, almost becoming a celebrity overnight. Because a woman obviously couldn't have been popular for anything OTHER than her womb.Well we are a race of historically patriarchal societies In efforts to further keep their population stable, she was even brought to Istanbul for a tour. Slinking away from her entourage, she came across Prince Tahmid of House Osman. In a classic tale, the two would fall in love, eventually eloping and hiding from society. Alas, it would become an Islamic scandal, with Shias blaming the Sunnis for forcing the 'next Fatimah' into hiding, and the Ottomans feeling shame as the popular prince had turned away women from various wealthy Turkish families to vanish with a common woman.

A few years later, one man would enter the politics of the Caliphate, becoming a voice of compromise and reason that made him taken as almost a protege by Caliph Aarif I. He was known as Abid, and it would not be until his own appointment as Caliph in 1844 that his origins would become known. It was he who was the son of Prince Tahmid and the Rona, making his rule of Caliph to be in line with both Shia and Sunni beliefs. Some claim this to be a rumor he started, but it was accepted by all, as he was a clear reflection of his father's image. This would then lead to the official Great Unification, after a small riot occurred on a border town of the Ottoman-Persian border between Sunnis and Shias. Caliph Abid took upon himself as the accepted Caliph of both denominations to unite the faith. He and his clergy closed themselves within Mecca taking months to slowly go through each component of Islam and find compromise between the two branches. While many would reject this fusion, within two generations, most of the Islamic World had embraced the new combined faith. It would then be Abid's son Hammam that would then bring about the next great change; as a part of the House of Osman, when Tahmid's nephew, Sultan Selim IV, died without an heir, that meant that Hammam was to be placed on the throne. However, the reformation and unification of Islam had decided that, unless deemed to be unable to lead (in which case the Sunni tradition of Ummah census would follow), it would be the line of Ali ibn Abi Talib that would rule the Caliph. Hammam was found to be capable, and thus inherited both the title of Caliph and Sultan.

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Caliph and Sultan Hammam

As Caliph, Hammam was diligent and worked tirelessly, ensuring the stability of the faith and the spread of the unification. As Sultan, however, he would become apathetic, feeling that the Empire ought to try and act even more secular than it had before his rule, if more out of fear that politics might influence the actions of the Caliphate as it had before Selim the Magnificent. Eventually, Hammam would have two sons, Abdülmecid and Mahmud, the later having shown a general love for religion, but a distaste for politics. In order to abide by law and help maintain the freedom of Islam, Hammam granted the title of Sultan to Abdülmecid and Caliph to Mahmud. Abdülmecid, however, had grown disdainful of not only his father, but of the nobility in general. As Prince he made his thoughts known; the monarchy ought to be abolished. He had even made public friends with the Young Ottomans, a radical republican group.

As the years had passed, more and more people within the Ottoman Empire questioned the need for the nobles. With the High Beys in place, and with the increasing number of common Satraps, many felt the monarchy unnecessary and inefficient. Hammam's apathy and subsequent handing off of issues to the People's Suzerain and the Satraps only solidified the idea in the minds of many that the time of the Empire was coming to an end.

Upon Hammam's death, Mahmud was easily made Caliph, but Abdülmecid was barred from being Sultan. Political dissidents flooded the streets, many having hoped the young Prince might grant greater political rights, ceding more power to the People's Suzerain. And Abdülmecid took the opportunity before him. Standing as a leader of the Young Ottomans, the Prince led his people forward. While a few skirmishes occurred between the crowd and soldiers, they eventually marched to gates of the palace, demanding the Prince be admitted.

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Prince and Consul Abdülmecid

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Consul Abdülmecid's army of Young Ottoman allies marching past a crowd of tourists after the proclamation of the United Satrapies of Ottomania

Rather than face a storming of the palace, the guards gave way, and Abdülmecid walked inside with some of his most trusted men. Hours passed, and Abdülmecid stepped out, telling those not officially part of the Young Ottoman militia to go home. Days passed. And then months. But eventually, out would step Abdülmecid and Mahmud, the latter Caliph of Islam and ruler of the sovereign cities of Medina and Mecca, and the former the interim Consul of the United Satrapies of Ottomania. The first elections came quickly, and Abdülmecid easily won an official 5 year term as Consul. Other than the abolition of nobility and the creation of the popularly elected Consul, the system of government would remain the same as it had prior to what was being called the Prince's Revolution, with the only other large change being the People's Suzerain becoming the official legislative branch of government. In addition, a new flag was created, with 24 stars for each Satrapy, red for the people, green for prosperity, and white for the purity of the cause.

XHVZRiU.png

The first flag of the USO

See now THAT is a good flag, I mean the use of red, green, and white is used really well in a way that is balanced and has a nice transition from the hoist design to the fly with the central stripe having the same base color and the stars and their inner stars, just, oh my god, I actually love it, why can't other countries have less stupid flags? I mean, like, the ASU flag was just atrocious, and the Vespuccia one isn't exactly the best, and don't even get me started on Freedonia because that tree looks fucking ridiculous, and the British have just way too many colors and the French, oops, I mean the Syndicate just have this like, really boring one, and the Bourbons have this one that's just really far too ornate and stuff and then the Beringians and their seemingly utter lack of knowledge for his little thing called COLOR COORDINATION, I mean really so far this class has just shown me that history is nothing but bad fashion,

((In order to speed up how fast I get this out, the remainder of this will be free of graffiti))

China: The Rise of the Ping Dynasty

For many years, the Chinese Dragon slumbered. In 1792 the Qianlong Emperor passed away from disease, and his son, the Jiaqing Emperor, assumed the throne. As a young man, he had become friends with an official named Heshen, one of his father's favorites. Drawn into the man's web of lies and extortion, the new emperor did little to stop the rampant corruption. In 1794, the British, with promise of profit for the Chinese, were granted a permanent embassy and the port of Zhoushan (renamed to Choosin). The continuation of Heshen's corrupt policies, along with the dominance of British goods and the flaunting "diplomatic immunity" led to much unrest amongst the Chinese populace. In fact, not far from Choosin, the town of Hangchow was nearly run by the British, as the cities officials took heavy bribes and allowed the British merchants to have the only shops, British citizens to be exempt from all laws, and for British soldiers to enforce British law upon the populace. Small rebellions would occur throughout the decade, but it would not be until 1850 that the greatest of these would come to pass.

In 1850, Mao Enpu, the son of a wealthy farmer and near-land baron, would receive what he claimed was a vision from the Jade Emperor himself. That message was simple; Mao was to be the next great Emperor of China, leading the commoners and the elite of China alike against the corrupt regime of the Qing. Mao claimed that the Qing had lost the Mandate of Heaven, and he and his kin had retrieved it next. With his wealth, Mao Enpu was able to hire a large army of mercenaries (many of which were British that wore masks and remained silent to hide their ethnicity) to take his home province of Hunan. While his legitimacy was questioned, the success of his actions, combined with the immense loathing for the Qing and Mao's promise of copying the one part of British society the commoners liked (a Parliament), led to an almost astronomical amount of support for his movement.

Eventually, Mao's primarily mercenary army would become mostly peasants and craftsmen, fighting with everything they could scrounge up. Two popular tools were smithing hammers and hand sickles,

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A standard hammer and sickle used in the Red Rebellion

as the under-equipped Chinese army mainly relied on inaccurate single-shot muskets, as well as most being low on ammunition, making close-range, melee combat the true mode of battle. For four years, the Red Rebellion raged, with Mao and his supporters most of central China by 1852, Beijing in 1853 (the Qing continuing their rule from Manchuria), and in 1854, Mao Enpu took the name Hongdi--the Red Emperor.

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Banner of the Ping Dynasty

However, the new 'Ping Dynasty' was not very united. Various opportunists rose to take control of various regions during the Rebellion. The West became nothing but a feudal warlord-state, and several republics would form in the South and North (including the Manchu Republic where the Qing had tried to rule from). Much of this land would remain independent until 1885, when the young Emperor Yichang (at barely 21), took a bold move and began the 'Great Reconsolidation', the modernized army of the Ping easily marching in and deposing the governments of the surrounding nations. By 1890, the Ping had reunified China, perfectly timed with a gigantic influx of immigrants from Europe and America as the beginnings of the First Pan-Continental War were taking effect.

A TALE OF THREE FRANCES:
A Guide to Gilded Age French History


The French Syndicate of the Common Man

As the Guilded Age rolled in proper, the French Syndicate was thought to fail as soon as it started. And yet, its use of men and women in the workforce and military (support roles for women of course) had essentially doubled all labor and soldiers it could provide for its defense and economy. The omniplebeian system of separation proved efficient, as the military devoted all time to protecting the borders of the Syndicate, the teachers and priests raised literacy nearly overnight, and the workers had most essentials made and grown in surplus in quick time. In summary, the Syndicate had proved a resounding success. The barter system they established within their borders, while unstable at times, had a well organized support system in which all transactions were documented, and if anyone felt they were cheated, they would only need to send their record of purchase to their local Management Basilica.

Perhaps one of the most ingenious components of French Omniplebeianism is the belief of self-restraint and self-discipline amongst the three branches of the Common Man. While each watches the other for corruption, the system is organized internally that each branch has two, competing factions within. In Management, the military and politicians remain in competition, as all funding to the military means a lack of funding for government, and vice versa. In Guidance, the nature philosophers and priests constantly argue over dogma and how and what to teach, never agreeing solidly on one course of action. In Labor, the merchants constantly bicker with the craftsmen over the equivalency of items for other items, as well as what to export and what to import at what amounts.

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Structure of the French Syndicate government

It should be remembered that at this time, the French Syndicate, while prosperous, was one of the most infamous and hated states in all of the Western World. The Legion of the People's Blades was at first a ragtag militia. After several attempts to invade by the Holy Roman Empire (before its dismantling after the War of Austrian Succession) this militia quickly became a well-equipped, well-oiled machine; weapons became a primary item of production by the Association, and the Guild agreed to increase trade with the world (as French products still proved valuable and well made) for ammunition and metal for blades and armor. Such noted generals as Patrice de MacMahon severed in this time for the Syndicate, and the lesser known leaders like Louis-Nicolas Davout, all working out strategy and tactics far ahead of their time, ensuring that any unit or fort attacked while on border patrol would be able to not only last until reinforcements arrived, but have a chance of victory before then as well. While the French would remain neutral in most major wars, the Legion proved its mettle in the Alps War in 1868, a minor conflict that saw the unification of Northern Italy, as well as the first attempt by the Swiss to flex their muscles for the world to see; they would fail miserably as the French Legion came to the aid of the Lombardians, decimating the Swiss forces. After the Alps War, while many nations had begun to recognize the French Syndicate, all who remained hesitant recognized them in full. Of course, this would anger the other French States...

The Bourbon Kingdom of France-in-Algiers
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The rather decadent flag of Algiers

While the House of Ivrea did take power in France, the Bourbons did not simply die out. Instead they fled to Algiers, going into hiding, only returning to the public eye after their rival's fall to the Omniplebeians. While they officially called themselves 'the Kingdom of France', "France-in-Algiers" became a common title that the Bourbons found acceptable, officially changing the name when they realized it would take longer to reclaim France than they realized. however, while called so now, the Bourbons refused to have their nation merely referred to as Algiers, as doing so would imply they had abandoned their dream of reconquering the mainland. While their history remained uneventful in the Gilded Age, they did expand a good deal during their conquest of Morocco and other neighboring African states.

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First Bourbon King of France-Algiers, Hugh II

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King Pierre I, conqueror of Morocco

The Free City of New Burgundy

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The Flag of New Burgundy (formerly New Orleans)

By the time Paris fell, the entire House of Ivrea was already half way across the Atlantic Ocean on an antiquated fleet of ships, bound for what was then New Orleans. They had taken with them some of their best generals and troops, as well as any loyalists that could fit aboard the vessels. The city of New Orleans itself would also prove loyal to the crown; under House Ivrea, it flourished, as the greedy nobles recognized it to be a gold mine in terms of trade, building up the city to greater extents than most of France. Upon arriving with news of the revolution in the homeland, the people of the city welcomed their rulers with open arms. The Ivreans had hoped to control all of Louisiana from New Orleans (which they, to the pride of the inhabitants, renamed New Burgundy). However, they had far too few troops to control their supposed borders, and the surrounding powers swarmed in, leading to the Expansion War. Resigning to at least keep control of trade, the city of New Burgundy became a fortress. From the Serene Acadian Palace at the city's centre, the House of Ivrea ran a city based upon only two occupations; trade and military. Those who were not merchants were part of the defensive army, the leaders of the city trying to balance their ideals of free trade and mercantilism with the knowledge that the world hated them, and would not shed a tear if they were vanquished. In New Burgundy, intense xenophobia all non-Creole and non-Acadians was intense, but the idea of tariffs or not trading with a nation, was seen as equally offensive and ludicrous. In the words of sailors of the era, "New-Burgs will first spit in your face and sneer at ya. And then they'll try to sell you their mother and a cow as if nothing happened."

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Image from 1840 of the three buildings of the Serene Acadian Palace

OUR FAIR COLOMBIA:
The Rise of the World's Greatest Nation


The Federation of Colombian Nations in the 19th Century

Founded in its beginning, our magnificent nation was only taking its first steps in becoming a world power during the late 19th Century. Already, they had proven defenders of Latin America (or Latium as most proud Colombians call it) from the nations of Anglo America (Anglia, as we like to say). From negotiating peace between the Queendom of Vespuccia and Brasilia, to stopping the Freedonian invasion of the Caribbean, Colombia proved itself fully capable of enforcing the "Monroy Doctrine" of Présidente Diego Monroy, proclaiming that Colombia would ensure the protection and sovereignty of any Latin state, keeping them safe from both the White nations to the North, and the Europeans themselves.

Our proud nation saw the following presidents of our three parties (all founded in this time, and lasting to even today in the Diplomacy Assembly:


• Simón Bolívar (1819-1828)*
• José Prudencio Padilla (1828-1833)
• Guadalupe Victoria (1833-1838)
• Camilo Torres, Jr. (1838-1843)**
• Benito Juárez (1843-1848, 1849-1853)***
• Diego Monroy (1848-1849)****
• Benito Juárez (1843-1848, 1849-1853)***
• Antonio Sánchez (1853-1858)
• Mariano Ospina Rodríguez (1858-1863)
• Vicente Riva Palacio (1863-1868)*****
• Bartolomé Cipriano (1868-1873)
• Manuel Murillo Toro (1873-1878)
• Santos Bolívar (1878-1883)
• Napoleón Calvo (1883-1888)
• Eustorgio Hilario (1888-1893)
• Alejandro José (1893-1898)

Independent
Security Party
Populist Party of Colombia
Democratic Justice Party
Restoration Party
* Simón Bolívar was Generalissimo-Présidente when the FCN was first proclaimed in 1819, elected Présidente in 1823 once the Spanish had, for the most part, been driven out of much of the country.
** Camilo Torres, Jr.'s election was hotly contested, as Torres was the son of a Loyalist during the Revolution.
*** Benito Juárez was Présidente first in 1843, and became Vice Présidente under his close friend and political rival Diego Monroy. After Monroy's death, Juarez was Présidente a second time.
**** While a different party than Juárez, Monroy felt he was the best man for the position of Vice Présidente. He was also the first Colombian Présidente to be assassinated.
***** Palacio was the youngest President in FCN history.


The Security Party was, of course, founded on the principle of safeguarding the FCN from outside influence. Securists promote the further centralizing of the government, and protecting trade. In contrast, the Populist Party promotes free trade and decentralization, as well greater involvement in foreign affairs. Lastly, we have the Democratic Justice Party. Justicars believe in alleviating the woes of the worker, as well as regulation of businesses and companies to ensure the safety and prosperity of the populace, and often divided upon foreign affairs. The was also the short-lived Restoration Party, which sought to promote Colombian culture and sovereignty, being heavily nativist; very much against the our great history of multiculturalism, the party's success into the Presidency was only from the heavy influx of Slavic and Chinese immigrants, and Bartolomé Cipriano was nearly impeached after trying to pass anti-Terran laws, and even some anti-Bivrostic laws.

The Southern Goliaths

The Holy Cross Republic of Brasilia

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Flag of the Holy Cross Republic

After its establishment in 1875, Brasilia was one of the strangest nations to come to be by many accounts. While the majority of their elite were "mulatto" (Tellusic Half-Breeds), the nation had one of the largest slave populations in the world, many of whom were cousins or half-relatives of the elites. Further, while a genuinely democratic republic, Catholicism was the official religion, with all other faiths banned, and open worship of "Heathenous Flase Idols and Dogmas" was punishable by life imprisonment. Perhaps the strangest part is that no one tried to change things. No abolition movement took root, no protests for religious freedom. This is mostly derived from the fact that anyone who didn't agree with the government's policies were usually ratted out by the loyal, and were either imprisoned, deported, or left. The only group seeming to attempt change was the "Burden of Love Society", which sought to bring laws to protect slaves and animals from mistreatment. They succeeded, and the laws quelled most slave rebellions, as the poverty in the nearby Andes Confederation, and in the more rural parts of Patagonia, when compared to the relative comfort slaves were provided, created "lesser of all evils" mindset.

Free Republic of Angola-Moçambique

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First flag of Angola-Moçambique

Angola-Moçambique was, at first, a fusion of two colonies in an effort to further colonize the interior of Africa by the Portuguese. Their empire having long been on the decline, the Portuguese first reorganized their Kingdom into the Imperial State of Portugal, and from there attempt to reignite the wealth of their colonies to try and save themselves. Angola-Moçambique was, at first, successful. However, the colonial government wanted to slow production in order to have greater subsistence farming to accommodate the now conjoined population; it proved unpopular with the motherland. Attempts to reintroduce the long-since locally abandoned institution of slavery, and to simply force the colonials back to work brought about a simple response; a letter. A single, politely worded letter that detailed how, since the (in the folly of the Portuguese) majority of troops in Angola-Moçambique were locally recruited, there was no way for colonials to be stopped, they were leaving the empire. And indeed, this letter would be respected, and no attempts by the Portuguese to reclaim Angola-Moçambique were conducted. Why? Because by the time the letter got to the King, he and his family had already been murdered by Republican radicals.

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Hope you enjoyed the update, it's chalked full of things to come, and hints at the future of the TL. Also, comments and such are greatly appreciated! Seriously guys, coming on here and repeatedly seeing no comments is always downer.
 
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