Thlayli
Le Pétit Prince
Are you considering implementing the Symphonic map style, das? That would be interesting.
AFSNES I The New Dawn
- Thread starter das
- Start date
Symphony D.
Deity
Decloak: That is not the thing in question. That said, I have decided to wait for that thing; Gothland is free.
Head Serf
Emperor
Orders sent.
Perfectionist
Angel of Verdun
OOC: Orders away. Still below par, I'm afraid.
Pity, I was looking forward to having you for a neighbour.Symphony D. said:
das
Regeneration In Process
I'm pretty sure I DID reply to that one.
Heh, it seems it was my reply to your reply that was never sent. Sending again... EDIT: Sent.
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
So the deadline has not yet passed?
Symphony D.
Deity
Decloak: If it's any consolation my thoughts laid neither north nor west. 
das
Regeneration In Process
No, not quite yet (about 80 minutes left).
EDIT: Okay, it has passed.
Ostsiedlung FTW? Or the Lombards?Decloak: If it's any consolation my thoughts laid neither north nor west.
Eh, it doesn't really matter.
~Darkening~
Weep, Mother.
Bah. Just continue consolidating das.
Symphony D.
Deity
Decloak: ... On the other hand, just don't think that because I'm not nearby that it might not cause problems down the line.
In fact, you, Dachs, will probably not like where it leads at all. Assuming das does it.
Chandrasekhar
Determined
My orders were sent last night. Now I'm just waiting eagerly along with everyone else for the update.
Shadowbound
Incorrugible
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Now that I'm done moping, could I take the Dinghisic Xanate, either after the update, or before, if I can send in orders before you start to do China?
Thlayli
Le Pétit Prince
I'd send orders now. At best, das will put them in the update, and at worst, hold them until next turn.
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
Update coming today Das?
das
Regeneration In Process
Update VIII - Years 736-740 AD
Domestic Events:
A policy of generous financial compensation/assistance to the commonfolk, along with continued religious propaganda, had gone a long way towards restoring the High Kings popularity in Hibernia (+1 Hibernian Confidence).
King Elf had been further consolidating his control over Danelaw, acquiring key forts, organising a thorough survey of the lands and reforming the hird amongst other measures. This has alarmed some feudals (a few of them to the point of a hasty, easily-crushed conspiracy), but for the most part went well (+1 Danish Bureacuracy).
Upon the death of King Pshko of Dag-am-Karung, the Philhellene faction at the Phashtar court organised the ascension to the throne of Queen Regent Euphrosyne. Said Queen along with the greater part of the court then promptly swore allegiance to her father Basil, Emperor of the Hellenes. This dynastic union did not go all that smoothly (see military events), but in the end Basils plan paid off in full.
Massive reconstruction and subjugation efforts had occured in the newly-Tibetan areas. Infrastructure was partially repaired (though it still was very much in ruins in many regions), new cities were founded with colonists from the empires more loyal regions, Buddhist temples were built and Mohist temples were demolished. The remaining neo-Mohists were heavily taxed, while the neo-Sunfucianists, still defiant, were now being ruthlessly hunted down and executed for the lack of temples to destroy. While the assorted Tibetan policies still need time to achieve their goals, it is undeniable that progress has been made.
Guangling, too, was going through a gradual recovery; thankfully, trade in the region was finally picking up again, much to Ayutamradvipas profit in particular.
Despite assorted hardships, the Jomonese far eastern outpost of Izu Oshima survived and expanded somewhat, establishing both a more regular contact with the Home Islands and trade relations with the natives. It is debatable whether or not it could ever become something more than a peripheral trade outpost, though.
International Events:
The Tepehuani Empire gradually reestablished its trade contacts over this time period.
A major Hibernian northwestwards voyage of exploration led to the discovery of a large, but largely unhospitable coastline there. A temporary outpost was established at one of the fjords, though a permanent settlement was probably out of question.
With the imposition of the Danefred [1] in the better part of the Baltic world (see military events), Danish efforts at reinvigorating local commerce proved fairly fruitful (+1 Danish Trade).
Figuring the war lost for now, Rais Salib II accepted a peace treaty with the Akkadians, regaining central Arabia but agreeing to pay out large reparations and to recognize the Akkadian vassal state of Dag-al-Araba (still ruled by the now-ancient DagUrusi Khamenem).
Military Events:
Desperate to create a true empire and to support the steadily-growing population High Chief Chanaka of Chalchitlan sent out several expeditions northwards to seek new lands. Inevitably, clashes with the assorted local tribes ensued, and raged on for the next few years, escalating into a war between Chalchitlan and a hostile tribal coalition. Ultimately the Chalchitlani forces prevailed, occupying an additional strip of lands to the north and forcing the surviving enemies to flee northwards, but the casualties even amongst the High Chiefs own warriors were high, and the gains only a temporary relief for any major demographic complications.
(-2 Chalchitlani regiments)
The War of Coban Succession continued somewhat more quietly, as the Zapotec Kingdoms loyal cities largely went on the defensive (both on the land and the sea), while Vucub I focused on the Mayan theatre. There, things went somewhat straightforwardly; although the Dainzu-Coban forces did encounter some strong resistance occasionally, it was never enough to significantly phase their advance. Logistical difficulties were more of a problem, but by the end of 740 most of the Mayan city-states either fell or signed a cease-fire, leaving Vucub predominant in the region. And able to turn his eyes east where the Zapotecs had launched a counteroffensive. It saw some early successes, but bogged down at Dainzu itself, where the campaign is escalating now.
(-11 Dainzu-Coban regiments, -7 Zapotec regiments, -4 Zapotec levy regiments)
After an understandable prolonged lull, Scandic raiding in the Norwegian (and, to a small extent, North) Sea began to pick up again, further complicating the plans for Ichonnachts development though not yet achieving much besides.
The Teutonic War came into something of a lull early in this period, with the Tarekids catiously on the defensive (a few occasional skirmishes aside) and the Teutons thrown into disarray by the long-overdue death of Semburn II and the withdrawal of a large portion of the Caerixian force due to logistical difficulties and growing internal troubles (-1 Teutonic Confidence). These complications seemed to be nigh-fatal at a certain point, as in 739 the Numidians decided to make up for their earlier near-inactivity by sending out a large expeditionary force to Iberias Atlantic shores. Linking up with the Tarekid fleet, this force thoroughly thrashed the Teutonic navy at Vigo and proceeded to land a large Numidian army at the northwestern edge of Iberia, hoping to overrun a good third of the Teutonic Empire. Needless to say, that plan soon ran into some major problems; the terrain was poor, the population was hostile (+10 Teutonic levy regiments) and the logistics were impossible. Although the Numidian army was large and well-trained, it still had considerable organization difficulties in addition to the aforementioned problems, and so all progress was dreadfully slow. With naval assistance the city of Vigo was captured in the end, but the casualties were heavy and the main Teutonic army was soon able to pin down the invaders in the northwestern area, preventing all progress and inflicting major losses. Disastrous though this all might have been, however, the invasion did succeed in distracting the Teutons somewhat while a new Burgundian offensive revitalised the fighting in Brukterland and Prince Ithar made a second attempt on the Teutonic capital of Gristain. However, though the Ashaist forces did make considerable progress in every theatre, the Teutons were able to get their act together in the nick of time and used their much more comfortable internal communications to halt the enemy progress before things could get critical. And by the end of 740, Vigo was under siege and only barely supplied by the sea-routes
(-8 Teutonic regiments, -11 Teutonic levy regiments, -18 Teutonic ships, -3 Tarekid regiments, -2 Tarekid Ankhed regiments, -3 Tarekid ships, -9 Numidian regiments, -2 Numidian Mir Amenar regiments, -4 Numidian levy regiments, -2 Numidian ships, -1 Caerixian regiment, -3 Burgundian regiments, -2 Burgundian levy regiments)
The fighting in Gothlands eastern march intensified once again, with the Slavic raids gradually picking up and several major attacks resulting in the Goths actually losing some grund before reinforcements could arrive. When said reinforcements did arrive the tides turned, however; the Konigsritters routed the Slavic tribes in a series of pitched battles and a series of retributive raids led to the devastation of the nearby Slavic towns and the considerable expansion of the march. However, continued skirmishing in the conquered areas led to dangerous overstretchment, while not showing any sign of abating.
(-2 Gothic regiments, -2 Gothic Konigsritter regiments)
Seeking to root out the pirate threat, the Tarekids and to a surprisingly larger extent the Numidians organised a quick campaign against the Agade Dag polity of Corsica. With superior numbers, the attackers were able to quickly beat both the marauding Corsican fleet and the Hellenic naval detachment that came to its assistance; after that, a large Numidian force moved in and swiftly took over the island, rooting out much of the resistance in a matter of months. A smaller, but still serious garrison was left; that was a smart move, because the local Agade Dag and rogue elements still did make a few attempts to reclaim the island later into the decade. Ultimately the pirates had to either flee east or rebase elsewhere in the Western Mediterranean.
(-5 Tarekid ships, -7 Hellenic Catadromii ships, -1 Numidian regiment, -7 Numidian ships)
Likewise, the Ligurians finally decided to finish off Lucius Cinna in Populonia. While oddly ignoring the Last Capuans fleet, they laid siege to the city itself. Attempts to starve it into surrender didnt succeed due to the free sea routes as well as Lucius thorough preparations, but the Ligurians had by now grown quite apt at siegecraft and so ultimately managed to break into the city. It was a somewhat bittersweet victory, though; the casualties were heavy, and though northern Italy was now united under the Ligurian banner Lucius and his closest retainers got away with his entire fleet that is sure to remain a nuisance in years to come.
(-5 Ligurian regiments, -3 Ligurian Sons of Belenu regiments, -2 Ligurian levy regiments)
Seeking to protect their trade routes and impose their hegemony in the wake of Latgallias collapse, the Danes now switched from skirmishes in Finland and raids in the Slavic lands towards a lengthy, complex campaign to subjugate the lands of their former enemy. In the northeast, restless Danish nobles (and the occasional Viklander in Elfs service) were directed to fight the Finnish tribes for the control of the eastern trade routes, ultimately establishing several important forts on the Olhava [2] as well as carving out numerous fiefs. The royal army and fleet, meanwhile, seized control over the coastal and lower riverine regions of Latgallia Proper, capturing Elbing and persuading the Rigan aristocrats to swear allegiance to the Danish crown. From then on, divide-and-conquer methods were used to gradually take over the greater part of the inlands, with numerous local warlords and tribes swearing allegiance to King Elf as well (+10 Danish levy regiments) (some of them had to be beaten first, ofcourse, and a few made a persistant nuisance out of themselves to the end). Still, there remained some lingering resistance on the frontiers, while the proper integration of all the recent gains required more time still.
(-2 Danish regiments, -7 Danish levy regiments)
In spite of Prince Byzas IIIs capable leadership, the Skupians stood no chance; that much became clear by 737, when the Singidunian army resumed its offensive operations with its logistic and equipment problems largely rectified by the means of generous investment. With this and superior numbers, the Singidunians had little trouble winning battle after battle over their southern enemy. Ultimately the city of Skupi itself was surrounded, besieged and assaulted from multiple directions. The final battle in the streets and the palace square was very brutal and quite costly, but also fruitful; for Byzas III fell in battle, along with his heir apparent, and this was enough to nip any organised resistance to the Singidunian occupation in the bud, though the rural regions still took some time to assert control over properly.
(-Skupi as an independent nation, -8 Singidunian regiments, -3 Singidunian levy regiments)
Outraged by Basils takeover, the anti-Hellene factions in Dag-am-Karung (ironically enough, including Ashaists and Agade Dag noblemen alike) organised a major rebellion just outside of the capital. Attempts to capture it failed, however, and Hellenic forces soon reinforced the loyalists, routing the insurgents at Amkhent. Some lesser riots occurred in the large cities, but were of no consequence; Dag-am-Karung was integrated into the Empire of the Hellenes.
(-Dag-am-Karung as an independent nation, -2 Hellenic regiments)
A New Nubian expedition up the Nile ended up in a near-disaster amidst diseases and native attacks. Still, on the second try the goal was reached and the source of the great river discovered, though attempts to conquer the inhospitable lands still went rather poorly.
(-6 New Nubian regiments)
The Mahapurans pulled out of their dubious gains in the African inlands, though not without some more losses in the fighting along the way.
(-1 Mahapuran regiment)
Samarkandian northwards expansion had definitely ran out of steam, with stiffening resistance (particularily in the form of the Buddhist-led Kyrgys tribal confederacy in the far north) and uprisings in the previous conquests. Some of the less tenable northern gains had to be abandoned altogether for now.
(-2 Samarkandian regiments)
Reneging on his previous promises upon seeing the new confederacys growing instability, High King Jagannagth of the Sitivasas pledged that the insolent Zubhrabhanu rebels would be punished and commited a large portion of his elite armies to the campaign. In a belated awakening, the Zubhrabhanu mobilised what forces they could, while local community leaders organised resistance of their own; however, continued squabbling, clashing political agendas and simple lack of coordination remained with the Confederacy in this critical hour, with the state army pulling back to protect Dantapura and the local leaders focusing on local issues solely while oftentimes usurping power for themselves. While the guerrilla tactics still did make progress difficult, the Sitivasas persevered, crushing one pocket of resistance after the other. On the sea, things didnt go quite as well, the Zubhrabhanu fleet scattering and evading all attempts at interception while remaining a pest in its own right with constant harrying raids. By 739, Dantapura itself was threatened, with most other Zubhrabhanu territories north of the Godavari subdued. However, the well-entrenched, concentrated Zubhrabhanu state forces drove back attack after attack, utilising flexible defense strategy. With uprisings behind their lines and the naval situation far from cleared out, the Sitivasas proved unable to crush the Zubhrabhanu just yet, although the latter were equally unable to retake the lands they lost. However, a new complication arose when in 740 the Prasannans revoked the truce and swiftly reoccupied the Krishna Valley, seeking to recompense themselves for the losses in the colonies with gains in India. The Confederacy is now truly on the ropes, being pushed relentlessly by two mighty empires.
(-13 Sitivasas regiments, -3 Sitivasas ships, -14 Zubhrabhanu regiments, -14 Zubhrabhanu levy regiments, -2 Zubhrabhanu ships, -3 Prasannan regiments)
Rebellions in Tibetan China were crushed with characteristic ruthlessness, though not as much finality as the Emperor would have hoped (this much was proved by subsequent rebellions and lingering resentment).
(-2 Tibetan regiments)
The Tibetans abandoned southern Vietnam, though, turning it over to a would-be vassal ruler. Unfortunately for them, the land was in ruins, with no national institutions to speak of and lots of factions fighting for survival and power. Therefore it all swiftly collapsed into anarchy.
(-Vietnam as a coherent polity)
Random Events:
General mismanagement and lack of maintenance hurt the state-ran Caerixian infrastructure (-1 Bureaucracy, Infrastructure).
Uprisings and sabotage amidst integration difficulties hamper the Dainzu-Coban military somewhat (-10 Military Cap).
Special Bonuses:
Best Story: Odrysa (+religious revival).
Best Map: Numidia (+1 Education).
NPC Diplo:
OOC:
[1] Basically, Pax Danica. Latin would be rather inappropriate here, though.
[2] Olhava=Volhov River.
flyingchicken, to your north is the Dinghisic Xanate. What else?
Domestic Events:
A policy of generous financial compensation/assistance to the commonfolk, along with continued religious propaganda, had gone a long way towards restoring the High Kings popularity in Hibernia (+1 Hibernian Confidence).
King Elf had been further consolidating his control over Danelaw, acquiring key forts, organising a thorough survey of the lands and reforming the hird amongst other measures. This has alarmed some feudals (a few of them to the point of a hasty, easily-crushed conspiracy), but for the most part went well (+1 Danish Bureacuracy).
Upon the death of King Pshko of Dag-am-Karung, the Philhellene faction at the Phashtar court organised the ascension to the throne of Queen Regent Euphrosyne. Said Queen along with the greater part of the court then promptly swore allegiance to her father Basil, Emperor of the Hellenes. This dynastic union did not go all that smoothly (see military events), but in the end Basils plan paid off in full.
Massive reconstruction and subjugation efforts had occured in the newly-Tibetan areas. Infrastructure was partially repaired (though it still was very much in ruins in many regions), new cities were founded with colonists from the empires more loyal regions, Buddhist temples were built and Mohist temples were demolished. The remaining neo-Mohists were heavily taxed, while the neo-Sunfucianists, still defiant, were now being ruthlessly hunted down and executed for the lack of temples to destroy. While the assorted Tibetan policies still need time to achieve their goals, it is undeniable that progress has been made.
Guangling, too, was going through a gradual recovery; thankfully, trade in the region was finally picking up again, much to Ayutamradvipas profit in particular.
Despite assorted hardships, the Jomonese far eastern outpost of Izu Oshima survived and expanded somewhat, establishing both a more regular contact with the Home Islands and trade relations with the natives. It is debatable whether or not it could ever become something more than a peripheral trade outpost, though.
International Events:
The Tepehuani Empire gradually reestablished its trade contacts over this time period.
A major Hibernian northwestwards voyage of exploration led to the discovery of a large, but largely unhospitable coastline there. A temporary outpost was established at one of the fjords, though a permanent settlement was probably out of question.
With the imposition of the Danefred [1] in the better part of the Baltic world (see military events), Danish efforts at reinvigorating local commerce proved fairly fruitful (+1 Danish Trade).
Figuring the war lost for now, Rais Salib II accepted a peace treaty with the Akkadians, regaining central Arabia but agreeing to pay out large reparations and to recognize the Akkadian vassal state of Dag-al-Araba (still ruled by the now-ancient DagUrusi Khamenem).
Military Events:
Desperate to create a true empire and to support the steadily-growing population High Chief Chanaka of Chalchitlan sent out several expeditions northwards to seek new lands. Inevitably, clashes with the assorted local tribes ensued, and raged on for the next few years, escalating into a war between Chalchitlan and a hostile tribal coalition. Ultimately the Chalchitlani forces prevailed, occupying an additional strip of lands to the north and forcing the surviving enemies to flee northwards, but the casualties even amongst the High Chiefs own warriors were high, and the gains only a temporary relief for any major demographic complications.
(-2 Chalchitlani regiments)
The War of Coban Succession continued somewhat more quietly, as the Zapotec Kingdoms loyal cities largely went on the defensive (both on the land and the sea), while Vucub I focused on the Mayan theatre. There, things went somewhat straightforwardly; although the Dainzu-Coban forces did encounter some strong resistance occasionally, it was never enough to significantly phase their advance. Logistical difficulties were more of a problem, but by the end of 740 most of the Mayan city-states either fell or signed a cease-fire, leaving Vucub predominant in the region. And able to turn his eyes east where the Zapotecs had launched a counteroffensive. It saw some early successes, but bogged down at Dainzu itself, where the campaign is escalating now.
(-11 Dainzu-Coban regiments, -7 Zapotec regiments, -4 Zapotec levy regiments)
After an understandable prolonged lull, Scandic raiding in the Norwegian (and, to a small extent, North) Sea began to pick up again, further complicating the plans for Ichonnachts development though not yet achieving much besides.
The Teutonic War came into something of a lull early in this period, with the Tarekids catiously on the defensive (a few occasional skirmishes aside) and the Teutons thrown into disarray by the long-overdue death of Semburn II and the withdrawal of a large portion of the Caerixian force due to logistical difficulties and growing internal troubles (-1 Teutonic Confidence). These complications seemed to be nigh-fatal at a certain point, as in 739 the Numidians decided to make up for their earlier near-inactivity by sending out a large expeditionary force to Iberias Atlantic shores. Linking up with the Tarekid fleet, this force thoroughly thrashed the Teutonic navy at Vigo and proceeded to land a large Numidian army at the northwestern edge of Iberia, hoping to overrun a good third of the Teutonic Empire. Needless to say, that plan soon ran into some major problems; the terrain was poor, the population was hostile (+10 Teutonic levy regiments) and the logistics were impossible. Although the Numidian army was large and well-trained, it still had considerable organization difficulties in addition to the aforementioned problems, and so all progress was dreadfully slow. With naval assistance the city of Vigo was captured in the end, but the casualties were heavy and the main Teutonic army was soon able to pin down the invaders in the northwestern area, preventing all progress and inflicting major losses. Disastrous though this all might have been, however, the invasion did succeed in distracting the Teutons somewhat while a new Burgundian offensive revitalised the fighting in Brukterland and Prince Ithar made a second attempt on the Teutonic capital of Gristain. However, though the Ashaist forces did make considerable progress in every theatre, the Teutons were able to get their act together in the nick of time and used their much more comfortable internal communications to halt the enemy progress before things could get critical. And by the end of 740, Vigo was under siege and only barely supplied by the sea-routes
(-8 Teutonic regiments, -11 Teutonic levy regiments, -18 Teutonic ships, -3 Tarekid regiments, -2 Tarekid Ankhed regiments, -3 Tarekid ships, -9 Numidian regiments, -2 Numidian Mir Amenar regiments, -4 Numidian levy regiments, -2 Numidian ships, -1 Caerixian regiment, -3 Burgundian regiments, -2 Burgundian levy regiments)
The fighting in Gothlands eastern march intensified once again, with the Slavic raids gradually picking up and several major attacks resulting in the Goths actually losing some grund before reinforcements could arrive. When said reinforcements did arrive the tides turned, however; the Konigsritters routed the Slavic tribes in a series of pitched battles and a series of retributive raids led to the devastation of the nearby Slavic towns and the considerable expansion of the march. However, continued skirmishing in the conquered areas led to dangerous overstretchment, while not showing any sign of abating.
(-2 Gothic regiments, -2 Gothic Konigsritter regiments)
Seeking to root out the pirate threat, the Tarekids and to a surprisingly larger extent the Numidians organised a quick campaign against the Agade Dag polity of Corsica. With superior numbers, the attackers were able to quickly beat both the marauding Corsican fleet and the Hellenic naval detachment that came to its assistance; after that, a large Numidian force moved in and swiftly took over the island, rooting out much of the resistance in a matter of months. A smaller, but still serious garrison was left; that was a smart move, because the local Agade Dag and rogue elements still did make a few attempts to reclaim the island later into the decade. Ultimately the pirates had to either flee east or rebase elsewhere in the Western Mediterranean.
(-5 Tarekid ships, -7 Hellenic Catadromii ships, -1 Numidian regiment, -7 Numidian ships)
Likewise, the Ligurians finally decided to finish off Lucius Cinna in Populonia. While oddly ignoring the Last Capuans fleet, they laid siege to the city itself. Attempts to starve it into surrender didnt succeed due to the free sea routes as well as Lucius thorough preparations, but the Ligurians had by now grown quite apt at siegecraft and so ultimately managed to break into the city. It was a somewhat bittersweet victory, though; the casualties were heavy, and though northern Italy was now united under the Ligurian banner Lucius and his closest retainers got away with his entire fleet that is sure to remain a nuisance in years to come.
(-5 Ligurian regiments, -3 Ligurian Sons of Belenu regiments, -2 Ligurian levy regiments)
Seeking to protect their trade routes and impose their hegemony in the wake of Latgallias collapse, the Danes now switched from skirmishes in Finland and raids in the Slavic lands towards a lengthy, complex campaign to subjugate the lands of their former enemy. In the northeast, restless Danish nobles (and the occasional Viklander in Elfs service) were directed to fight the Finnish tribes for the control of the eastern trade routes, ultimately establishing several important forts on the Olhava [2] as well as carving out numerous fiefs. The royal army and fleet, meanwhile, seized control over the coastal and lower riverine regions of Latgallia Proper, capturing Elbing and persuading the Rigan aristocrats to swear allegiance to the Danish crown. From then on, divide-and-conquer methods were used to gradually take over the greater part of the inlands, with numerous local warlords and tribes swearing allegiance to King Elf as well (+10 Danish levy regiments) (some of them had to be beaten first, ofcourse, and a few made a persistant nuisance out of themselves to the end). Still, there remained some lingering resistance on the frontiers, while the proper integration of all the recent gains required more time still.
(-2 Danish regiments, -7 Danish levy regiments)
In spite of Prince Byzas IIIs capable leadership, the Skupians stood no chance; that much became clear by 737, when the Singidunian army resumed its offensive operations with its logistic and equipment problems largely rectified by the means of generous investment. With this and superior numbers, the Singidunians had little trouble winning battle after battle over their southern enemy. Ultimately the city of Skupi itself was surrounded, besieged and assaulted from multiple directions. The final battle in the streets and the palace square was very brutal and quite costly, but also fruitful; for Byzas III fell in battle, along with his heir apparent, and this was enough to nip any organised resistance to the Singidunian occupation in the bud, though the rural regions still took some time to assert control over properly.
(-Skupi as an independent nation, -8 Singidunian regiments, -3 Singidunian levy regiments)
Outraged by Basils takeover, the anti-Hellene factions in Dag-am-Karung (ironically enough, including Ashaists and Agade Dag noblemen alike) organised a major rebellion just outside of the capital. Attempts to capture it failed, however, and Hellenic forces soon reinforced the loyalists, routing the insurgents at Amkhent. Some lesser riots occurred in the large cities, but were of no consequence; Dag-am-Karung was integrated into the Empire of the Hellenes.
(-Dag-am-Karung as an independent nation, -2 Hellenic regiments)
A New Nubian expedition up the Nile ended up in a near-disaster amidst diseases and native attacks. Still, on the second try the goal was reached and the source of the great river discovered, though attempts to conquer the inhospitable lands still went rather poorly.
(-6 New Nubian regiments)
The Mahapurans pulled out of their dubious gains in the African inlands, though not without some more losses in the fighting along the way.
(-1 Mahapuran regiment)
Samarkandian northwards expansion had definitely ran out of steam, with stiffening resistance (particularily in the form of the Buddhist-led Kyrgys tribal confederacy in the far north) and uprisings in the previous conquests. Some of the less tenable northern gains had to be abandoned altogether for now.
(-2 Samarkandian regiments)
Reneging on his previous promises upon seeing the new confederacys growing instability, High King Jagannagth of the Sitivasas pledged that the insolent Zubhrabhanu rebels would be punished and commited a large portion of his elite armies to the campaign. In a belated awakening, the Zubhrabhanu mobilised what forces they could, while local community leaders organised resistance of their own; however, continued squabbling, clashing political agendas and simple lack of coordination remained with the Confederacy in this critical hour, with the state army pulling back to protect Dantapura and the local leaders focusing on local issues solely while oftentimes usurping power for themselves. While the guerrilla tactics still did make progress difficult, the Sitivasas persevered, crushing one pocket of resistance after the other. On the sea, things didnt go quite as well, the Zubhrabhanu fleet scattering and evading all attempts at interception while remaining a pest in its own right with constant harrying raids. By 739, Dantapura itself was threatened, with most other Zubhrabhanu territories north of the Godavari subdued. However, the well-entrenched, concentrated Zubhrabhanu state forces drove back attack after attack, utilising flexible defense strategy. With uprisings behind their lines and the naval situation far from cleared out, the Sitivasas proved unable to crush the Zubhrabhanu just yet, although the latter were equally unable to retake the lands they lost. However, a new complication arose when in 740 the Prasannans revoked the truce and swiftly reoccupied the Krishna Valley, seeking to recompense themselves for the losses in the colonies with gains in India. The Confederacy is now truly on the ropes, being pushed relentlessly by two mighty empires.
(-13 Sitivasas regiments, -3 Sitivasas ships, -14 Zubhrabhanu regiments, -14 Zubhrabhanu levy regiments, -2 Zubhrabhanu ships, -3 Prasannan regiments)
Rebellions in Tibetan China were crushed with characteristic ruthlessness, though not as much finality as the Emperor would have hoped (this much was proved by subsequent rebellions and lingering resentment).
(-2 Tibetan regiments)
The Tibetans abandoned southern Vietnam, though, turning it over to a would-be vassal ruler. Unfortunately for them, the land was in ruins, with no national institutions to speak of and lots of factions fighting for survival and power. Therefore it all swiftly collapsed into anarchy.
(-Vietnam as a coherent polity)
Random Events:
General mismanagement and lack of maintenance hurt the state-ran Caerixian infrastructure (-1 Bureaucracy, Infrastructure).
Uprisings and sabotage amidst integration difficulties hamper the Dainzu-Coban military somewhat (-10 Military Cap).
Special Bonuses:
Best Story: Odrysa (+religious revival).
Best Map: Numidia (+1 Education).
NPC Diplo:
OOC:
[1] Basically, Pax Danica. Latin would be rather inappropriate here, though.
[2] Olhava=Volhov River.
flyingchicken, to your north is the Dinghisic Xanate. What else?
das
Regeneration In Process
Symphony D.
Deity
OOC: Confirming Kyrgys.
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