1607 - A Japanese rebellion places Manila firmly in the hands of adventurers who proclaim an independent republic. Tokugawa Ieyasu claims dominion over them and the whole of the Philippines upon hearing of this as Bakufu terrritory.
1608 - Spain declares war on Japan and hopes to take them over as a base, sending a large flotilla of warships in hopes of capruting this rich Asian prize. Tokugawa organizes owners of Red Seal ships to begin taking over isolated Spanish outposts, starting with Mexico.
1609 - Upon learning that Spain is involved in yet another foreign adventure, England and France declare war. Tokugawa ships reach Bay of Juan de Fuca and establish a military outpost deemed Nobunari after a Japanese lord. England moves troops into the Netherlands while the Austrians see as potential threat should Paris and London come to dominate Europe. France agitates Italian city-states by trying to create a land route to Tyrol but are beaten back by a combined Austro-Italian army. Poland and Sweden join France and England after Russia joins the Hapsburgs with the promise of Poland and large chunks of Baltic territory.
1610 - Spain's fleet is decimated by foul weather in Asian high seas while Japanese forces boldly enter Mexico. With the help of native forces they begin a guerilla war that quickly forces out the Europeans. All Spanish posessions in the New World are suddenly under threat as word spreads about strange-eyed forces from the East who hate the Spaniards. English forces seize Menorca and Sardinia though they dare not land on the Spanish mainland as yet. Spanish land forces win a smashing victory at Perpignan and have de facto control of most of Aquataine and Languedoc beyond Lyons, Bordeaux, and Marseilles. French forces overrun Milan as Polish-Swedish forces take Moscow but are driven back by the harsh winter. Shakespeare premieres "The Tempest" while being asked to write more political works.
1611 - Japanese forces announce the reestablishment of the Aztec and Inka Empires after Spanish forces are driven from them. In this case the Aztec are recognized as ruling all of Spanish North America while the Inka rule all of South America, though the areas of true control are not nearly so large. Both Emperors agree to allegiance (on paper) with the Bakufu but in reality they are quite independent. Portugal declares independence and begins a guerilla war against the Spanish while the French enter Mantua. They are having difficulty containing Spanish forces to zones south of Bordeaux and east of Marseilles. A large French force decimates the Austrians just outside of Heidelburg, Germany though the victory is pyrrhic at best: neither army is in any shape to move anywhere. Tokugawa officials begin producing ships like the Red Seal ships and experimenting with heavier designs based on captured and recovered Spanish ones.
1612 - Spain accidentally discovers a new continent in the southern ocean and makes notes on their maps, naming it Atlantica after the fabled lost continent. They are captured by an English ship near Malacca which sends the maps to London. Henry IV dies at the Battle of Arles fending off a large Spanish force, leaving the line of control running from Montpelier to Toulouse to Bordeaux. Austria regains the initiative after the English/ French/Dutch army is ambushed at Ulm and routed piecemeal. Japanese forces fail to secure Recife after a naval battle sees five Red Seal ships and two Spanish Men-of-War sink, giving the Spaniards unquestioned control of the southern Atlantic. Sporadic fights continue across Europe for another 8 months.
1613 - Europe realizes a new peace in the Treaty of Freiburg with Spain gaining most of the territory it holds in southern France while England gains Sardinia and the Dutch gain recognition of their existance from Spain in writing. Philip III is busy with Portugal and Japan with little time to worry about the rest of Europe. Bakufu officials report the deployment of five new warships with seven more under construction.
1614 - Japanese officials capture Panama City and begin fortifying it as a base while moving peasents from overcrowded cities to new outposts in California, Nobunari, the Philippines, and other locations as a preemptive colonization program. Tokugawa Hidetada signs a pact in December recognizing Japanese control over all of the Pacific coast of North America north from the tip of Baja California, the Philippines, Taiwan, Goa, and outposts of Atlantica along with the independence of the Aztec and Inka Empires. Spain retains the entire Caribbean and its territory north of the Rio Grande along with Recife, Rio de Janiero, Buenos Aires, the Malvinas, and all territories in between. Otherwise Panama City is the dividing line of the empires.
1608 - Spain declares war on Japan and hopes to take them over as a base, sending a large flotilla of warships in hopes of capruting this rich Asian prize. Tokugawa organizes owners of Red Seal ships to begin taking over isolated Spanish outposts, starting with Mexico.
1609 - Upon learning that Spain is involved in yet another foreign adventure, England and France declare war. Tokugawa ships reach Bay of Juan de Fuca and establish a military outpost deemed Nobunari after a Japanese lord. England moves troops into the Netherlands while the Austrians see as potential threat should Paris and London come to dominate Europe. France agitates Italian city-states by trying to create a land route to Tyrol but are beaten back by a combined Austro-Italian army. Poland and Sweden join France and England after Russia joins the Hapsburgs with the promise of Poland and large chunks of Baltic territory.
1610 - Spain's fleet is decimated by foul weather in Asian high seas while Japanese forces boldly enter Mexico. With the help of native forces they begin a guerilla war that quickly forces out the Europeans. All Spanish posessions in the New World are suddenly under threat as word spreads about strange-eyed forces from the East who hate the Spaniards. English forces seize Menorca and Sardinia though they dare not land on the Spanish mainland as yet. Spanish land forces win a smashing victory at Perpignan and have de facto control of most of Aquataine and Languedoc beyond Lyons, Bordeaux, and Marseilles. French forces overrun Milan as Polish-Swedish forces take Moscow but are driven back by the harsh winter. Shakespeare premieres "The Tempest" while being asked to write more political works.
1611 - Japanese forces announce the reestablishment of the Aztec and Inka Empires after Spanish forces are driven from them. In this case the Aztec are recognized as ruling all of Spanish North America while the Inka rule all of South America, though the areas of true control are not nearly so large. Both Emperors agree to allegiance (on paper) with the Bakufu but in reality they are quite independent. Portugal declares independence and begins a guerilla war against the Spanish while the French enter Mantua. They are having difficulty containing Spanish forces to zones south of Bordeaux and east of Marseilles. A large French force decimates the Austrians just outside of Heidelburg, Germany though the victory is pyrrhic at best: neither army is in any shape to move anywhere. Tokugawa officials begin producing ships like the Red Seal ships and experimenting with heavier designs based on captured and recovered Spanish ones.
1612 - Spain accidentally discovers a new continent in the southern ocean and makes notes on their maps, naming it Atlantica after the fabled lost continent. They are captured by an English ship near Malacca which sends the maps to London. Henry IV dies at the Battle of Arles fending off a large Spanish force, leaving the line of control running from Montpelier to Toulouse to Bordeaux. Austria regains the initiative after the English/ French/Dutch army is ambushed at Ulm and routed piecemeal. Japanese forces fail to secure Recife after a naval battle sees five Red Seal ships and two Spanish Men-of-War sink, giving the Spaniards unquestioned control of the southern Atlantic. Sporadic fights continue across Europe for another 8 months.
1613 - Europe realizes a new peace in the Treaty of Freiburg with Spain gaining most of the territory it holds in southern France while England gains Sardinia and the Dutch gain recognition of their existance from Spain in writing. Philip III is busy with Portugal and Japan with little time to worry about the rest of Europe. Bakufu officials report the deployment of five new warships with seven more under construction.
1614 - Japanese officials capture Panama City and begin fortifying it as a base while moving peasents from overcrowded cities to new outposts in California, Nobunari, the Philippines, and other locations as a preemptive colonization program. Tokugawa Hidetada signs a pact in December recognizing Japanese control over all of the Pacific coast of North America north from the tip of Baja California, the Philippines, Taiwan, Goa, and outposts of Atlantica along with the independence of the Aztec and Inka Empires. Spain retains the entire Caribbean and its territory north of the Rio Grande along with Recife, Rio de Janiero, Buenos Aires, the Malvinas, and all territories in between. Otherwise Panama City is the dividing line of the empires.
