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Countries of an Alternate World : From the Beginning
A COAAW map game started by le man. Though taking inspiration from previous COAAW projects, it comes with a few interesting gameplay twists (see Rules section). The game's thread can be found here. This game has since died.
Rules
The rules for this experimental COAAW, as explained by le man:
“We start in 10000 BC. Whoever's turn it is, creates a nation. The next person creates a nation and can optionally choose to make time pass. Of course, it can't be too far in the future, so if I see you doing this, I won't allow it. This is how it's gonna go for a bit.
However, nations that start in 10000 BC are probably not gonna be around in 2000 AD. So here's how we fix that. Instead of creating a nation on your turn you can choose to :
Conquer: Have one nation take control of a part or a whole of the other's territory.
Balkanize: Have a nation split into two or more states.
Revolutionize: Have a nation change its government type.
or Colonize: Have a nation increase its territory without conquering another nation.
I realize this has a lot of potential to go south, so if it becomes ruined, I will intervene and make changes to the rule. As of now, I'm going to hope that Rousseau was right about human nature, at least on this site. I trust that the claims will be fair, and the claim list followed. Have fun!
Submission Format - Only the essentials.
Official Name: The nation's name for itself. Does not have to be in their own language or anything.
Other names: Other names, often shorter than the official one.
Government: Type of government.
Capital: Capital name. If different than OTL say the OTL name.
Languages: State language(s), plus others. Percentages are good, but not required. Also it should add up to more than 100% if anyone is multilingual.
Religion: State religion, plus others. Percentages are good, but not required. Also, say how many are irreligious. For example. 80% irreligious, but 90% Catholic. 90% of the people are technically Catholic, but 80% of the people altogether are not serious about their religion. So percentages can add up to more than 100%. There can also be people who practice multiple religions, in the case of non-Abrahamic ones.
Brief History: Try not to contradict. Also, be plausible.
Multiple actions per turn are allowed, within reason.\\”
List of countries and historical developments
The countries are listed according to the order of their appearance in the map game. The list is arranged according to the following template: official name of the country - description of where the country's OTL location would be - historical date - name of the board member who created the country. The list is also interspersed with regular summaries of events worldwide and the changes to geopolitics they've brought.
- 3. Tunnit Culture - Nile Delta - 4000 BC - Don
- 5. Samharr / Samharris (Samharric Culture) - China - 3900 BC - Njordr
- 8. Aravedhi civilization (River Valley Culture) - Indus valley - 3800 BC - occam
- 9. Unghroth - France, at the mouth of the Loire - 3650 BC - secondmoonofuranus
- 10. Ǫtadene - northern California - 3650 BC - secondmoonofuranus
- 11. The Empire of Kǂée Gbì - central Africa - 3650 BC - secondmoonofuranus
- 12. Spivo peoples - north-western European coastline - 3500 BC - Fox-Fire
- 13. Empire of Xul - flooded plains between the Meuse and the Rhine - 3500 BC - Fox-Fire
- 14. The Three Cities of Kaink - northern Andes region, moodern day Peru and Bolivia - 3400 BC - Murtox
- 19. Yakka Confederacy - Mesopotamia - 3350 BC - Don
- 24. Continental Yayoi Confederation - Korean peninsula - 3100 BC - Hetalia
- 25. Sea Yayoi Confederation - Kyushu, Okinawa and some of the small southern Japanese islands - 3100 BC - Hetalia
- 26. Mayoi Confederation - northernmost Luzon and northernmost isles of the Philippines - 3100 BC - Hetalia
- 27. Malay civilisation - parts of the coastline in modern day western Malaysia - 3100 BC - Hetalia
- 28. Senegam - mouth of the Gambia river - 2900 BC - shiftygiant
- 29. Cotoname - Rio Grande Valley - 2900 BC - shiftygiant
- 30. Laens Civilization - Americas - 2750 BC - Fox-Fire
- 31. Slavellon people - Europe - 2600 BC - Zorqal
- 32. Brythinnians - Europe - 2600 BC - Zorqal
- 33. Haerkonic Chiefdoms - Europe - 2600 BC - Zorqal
- 34. Oroun Tribes - Europe - 2600 BC - Zorqal
- 36. Tribe of Maly - westernmost Saharan Africa - 2600 BC - Zorqal
- 39. Konjai-So Tribes - China - 2600 BC - Zorqal
- 44. Painqt Hegemony - northern Andes region, modern day Peru - 2500 BC - Murtox
- 45. Aerendhi - the Kathiawar peninsula of India - 2400 BC - killertahu22
- 46. Lands of the Adihira - central Europe, westernmost parts of the Carpathians - 2300 BC - Petike
- 51. Malaya League by Hetalia
- 52. Burnay League by Hetalia
- 53. Sumatara League by Hetalia
- 55. Rulership of Vošúrfa (Voshuurfa) - southeastern Europe, roughly modern Serbia and Macedonia, parts of western Bulgaria - 1150 BC - Petike
- 56. Lerekóna Realm - southeastern and central Europe, roughly modern northwestern Romania and southeastern Hungary - 1150 BC - Petike
- 57. Ygtashi Tribes - Northern Caucasus - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 58. Zatalosi Confederation - Cyprus, the Levant, Tunis and other scattered colonies throughout the southeastern Mediterranean - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 59. Karesolan Tribes - Western Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and eastern Poland - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 60. Verokot Horde - Southern Iberian Peninsula - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 61. Ikku-Yakka - Turkey and Kurdistan - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 62. Yakka-Nekresh - Syria - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 63. Zaroshenids - eastern Iran - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 64. Daresh - around the region of OTL Shisr in Oman - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 65. Neigogam - OTL Mali - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 66. Naraka Tribe - OTL Lake Chad - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 67. Kee-Sato - OTL Congo River - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 68. Xacau - OTL Lake Tanganyika - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 69. Matu Nau - OTL Manchuria - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 70. Zeharr - OTL Southern China - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 71. Nemagga - OTL Afghanistan - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 72. Kouri-Laki people - OTL Siberia - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 73. Araku Culture - OTL Papua - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 74. Apabo tribes - OTL Eastern seaboard - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 75. Maanakra Hegemony - OTL Missouri River - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 76. Kinorama Culture - OTL Amazon Basin - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 77. Xolot, Peklochal and Hachaixal - OTL Mexico City (built on the shores, not the center), Xalapa, and Merida, respectively - 750 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 78. Selvharr Confederation - Southern China - 500 BC - Hetalia
- 79. Clans of Akori - Macaronesia - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 80. Serea-Ortasa - Sudan - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 81. Malashen Horde - Maghreb - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 82. Namib Tribes - Namibia - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 83. Lordship of Dom-Bailak - Kurdistan - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 84. Judgeship of Dybari - Kuwait - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 85. Metreok - Oman - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 86. Faradesh - Yemen - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 87. Maturian Empire - Manchuria, Korea and Mongolia - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 88. Fexi-Nahi Tribes - Kazakhstan and Xinjiang - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 89. Hakuharri Union - South China - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 90. Konharr - Central China - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 91. Orashi States - Northern Japan - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 92. Illumic Empire (Empire of Illum) - Tibet - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 93. Vanukahakam - Bangladesh - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 94. Paganapa - Rajastan - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 95. Kamkasha - Thailand - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 96. Shoranian Republic - West Mediterranean - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 97. Skanvi - South Sweden - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 98. High Chiefdom of Livkor - Latvia - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 99. Domain of Valrab - Westphalia - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 100. Kalkara - Arizona - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 101. Tokaza - California - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 102. Laeotal - Louisiana - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 103. Olimata - East Cuba - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 104. Tiku Apar - Panama - 400 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 106. Houm-Mirza - Eastern seaboard of America - 250 BC - by Orsino
- 108. Degrera Kingdom - Transdanubia (bits of OTL western Hungary, southwestern Slovakia) - 175 BC - Petike
- 109. Kingdom of Šuvila - parts of the OTL Czech lands - 175 BC - Petike
- 110. Harsavilen Dominion - OTL northeastern Switzerland, Liechtenstein, bits of south Bavaria - 175 BC - Petike
- 111. Raavamalaila tribal confederation - OTL southwestern Finland - 175 BC - Petike
- 112. Rysei - OTL Sakhalin - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 113. Doshaka - OTL Hokkaido - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 114. Geroferen - OTL Northern Honshu - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 115. Tashanaki - OTL Kyushu - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 116. Iyoto - OTL Eastern Honshu - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 117. Mokoro - OTL Southern Honshu - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 118. Ora-Maki - OTL Shikoku - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 119. Wild Orashi (Orashi Tribes) - OTL Kurils and Southern Kamchatka - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 120. Avhedatar) - OTL Madagascar Lowlands - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 121. Toriana - OTL Madagascar Highlands - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 122. Doraeomon - OTL Vietnam - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 123. Jarafa - OTL Borneo and southern Sulawesi - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 124. Araku, Arafi, Pyo and Oma - OTL Papua New Guinea - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 125. Oa - OTL Darwin - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 126. Pes - OTL Far North Queensland - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 127. Chukar, Timirit, Saltis - OTL Russia - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 128. Cephalosi Empire - OTL Crimea and Ukraine - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 129. Juktalosi Empire - OTL Caucasus - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 131. Vosalosi Empire - OTL Bulgaria, Thrace and west Anatolia - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 132. Yarakash - OTL Caucasus - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 133. High Chiefdom of Raku - OTL West African Coast - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 134. High Chiefdom of Daobe - OTL Mali - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 135. Martashi Kingdom - OTL Ghana - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 136. Trocau - OTL Lake Victoria - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 137. Gyam and Zaria - OTL Mozambique - 125 BC - ArchimedesCircle
- 138. Qhiswa Empire of the Andes - much of the northern and central Andes range - 60 BC - Murtox
- 139. The Serene Commonwealth of Srevra - Sri Lankha - 40 BC - Orsino
- 141. Fatarim Matriarchies - Lake Malawi - 40 BC - Orsino
- 142. Brotherhood of Konj-Nam - Laos - 40 BC - Orsino
- 143. Kyoko Union - Kyoko (OTL Cebu) - 20 BC - Orsino
- 144. Panae League - Panae (OTL Iloilo City) - 20 BC - Orsino
- 145. Republic of Aeltoth - OTL Wales and Southern England - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 146. Petty Kingdom of Coelreit - OTL Scotland - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 147. Petty Kingdom of Cymia - OTL Ulster and the Highlands - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 148. Petty Kingdom of Hrace - OTL Ireland - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 149. Petty Kingdom of Kaltika - OTL Northumberland - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 150. Despotate of Orisiot - OTL Northern Ukraine - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 151. Jarldom of Rakrot - OTL Norway - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 152. Despotate of Karesola - OTL Ukraine - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 153. Banate of Iskaram - OTL Bulgaria and Romania - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 154. Khanate of the Alorians - OTL Southern Russia - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 155. Peroliko Alliance - OTL Finland - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 156. Tio-Koya - OTL Red Sea Coast - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 157. Lamanate of Wukera - OTL Lake Chad - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 158. Khanate of Walhay - OTL Central Asia - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 159. Roxei Beyliks - OTL Kazahstan - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 160. Princely Union of Telthir - OTL Nepal - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 161. Decomarrian Confederation - OTL Pakistan - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 162. Naraso - OTL North Hokkaido and Kuril Islands - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 163. Ikama - OTL Ryukyu Islands - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 164. Umya - OTL Great Artesian Basin - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 165. Dual Kingdom of Niolo and Koma - OTL Burma and Thailand - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 166. Akolil - OTL Oklahoma and Arkansas - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 167. Tarkoshar Confederacy - OTL Great Lakes Region - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 168. Tribal Kingdom of Iasoa - OTL Hawaii - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
- 169. Peoroki - OTL Brazil - 75 AD - ArchimedesCircle
Maps of former and current colonial powers
TBA.
Additional maps
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List of major religions in the From the Beginning Universe
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