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It's about time for a screenshot of the Qing Dynasty.
See Thumbnail for map (blow-uppable).
It is the year of Russia's lord 1741. As can be seen, the Qing Dynasty, formed in 1644, has become quite vast. What began with colonization to the north inevitably came to conflict with the Ming. Through a miscalculation, a war with Korea lead to a war with the Ming as well - prior to that they had been our allies - and territory was lost. But, we kept our eyes peeled, and when Delhi invaded the Ming, so did we, and after a series of wars, we captured Beijing in the late 1630s, and established 1 on 1 supremacy in the late 1600s. Recent wars have largely been against Delhi, who not only controlled most of central Asia while being lucky, but also was allied with Persia, a formidable opponent in her own right.
Taungu is in a personal union, and Tibet and Lan Na are vassals. Russia - until recently Novgorod - is a close and trusted ally, and has been since soon after a border was established. The alliance has been well worth the upfront gold cost, as Novgorod proved an excellent counterweight to Delhi-Persia in a number of fairly even wars.
Being proud of our heritage, we have decided not to westernize. With a 200,000-man army, nearly 100 ships, forcelimits well above both of those, and 400,000+ manpower, we are not afraid of the Western nations. So far, Sweden is the only one we've really fought - and quite successfully.
Abroad, Toulouse dominates southern South America, Flanders is dominant in North America, and Brittany and Sweden also have considerable possessions there. Mantua moved to Texas, and the theocratic, Protestant Netherlands has a decent chunk of land in India. The former France is a mess, but Liege is establishing themselves as the foremost regional power, and is currently occupying the Dutch homelands and part of Champagne. Pommeriania has a good grip on Holy Roman Emperorship and has for awhile. Bohemia, needless to say, is the only power that we think could decisively defeat the Qing-Russian alliance - fortunately they don't share a land border, and their navy is weak compared to our large, but admittedly rather junky, fleet.
Medium-term plans are to adopt the Cabinet National Idea with government tech 30, adopt an absolute monarchy once our low-legitimacy heir takes over (our current ruler has reigned for 55 years, and is thankfully skilled), and go imperialistic with our soon-to-arrive Asian Charge Cavalry. Delhi is always a target, but Japan is tempting as well, and Formosa should at some point be reclaimed from Portugal. I might also go west to set up an epic battle against Bohemia, but likely not before adding even more Asian land, and perhaps building a bunch of conscription centers.
See Thumbnail for map (blow-uppable).
It is the year of Russia's lord 1741. As can be seen, the Qing Dynasty, formed in 1644, has become quite vast. What began with colonization to the north inevitably came to conflict with the Ming. Through a miscalculation, a war with Korea lead to a war with the Ming as well - prior to that they had been our allies - and territory was lost. But, we kept our eyes peeled, and when Delhi invaded the Ming, so did we, and after a series of wars, we captured Beijing in the late 1630s, and established 1 on 1 supremacy in the late 1600s. Recent wars have largely been against Delhi, who not only controlled most of central Asia while being lucky, but also was allied with Persia, a formidable opponent in her own right.
Taungu is in a personal union, and Tibet and Lan Na are vassals. Russia - until recently Novgorod - is a close and trusted ally, and has been since soon after a border was established. The alliance has been well worth the upfront gold cost, as Novgorod proved an excellent counterweight to Delhi-Persia in a number of fairly even wars.
Being proud of our heritage, we have decided not to westernize. With a 200,000-man army, nearly 100 ships, forcelimits well above both of those, and 400,000+ manpower, we are not afraid of the Western nations. So far, Sweden is the only one we've really fought - and quite successfully.
Abroad, Toulouse dominates southern South America, Flanders is dominant in North America, and Brittany and Sweden also have considerable possessions there. Mantua moved to Texas, and the theocratic, Protestant Netherlands has a decent chunk of land in India. The former France is a mess, but Liege is establishing themselves as the foremost regional power, and is currently occupying the Dutch homelands and part of Champagne. Pommeriania has a good grip on Holy Roman Emperorship and has for awhile. Bohemia, needless to say, is the only power that we think could decisively defeat the Qing-Russian alliance - fortunately they don't share a land border, and their navy is weak compared to our large, but admittedly rather junky, fleet.
Medium-term plans are to adopt the Cabinet National Idea with government tech 30, adopt an absolute monarchy once our low-legitimacy heir takes over (our current ruler has reigned for 55 years, and is thankfully skilled), and go imperialistic with our soon-to-arrive Asian Charge Cavalry. Delhi is always a target, but Japan is tempting as well, and Formosa should at some point be reclaimed from Portugal. I might also go west to set up an epic battle against Bohemia, but likely not before adding even more Asian land, and perhaps building a bunch of conscription centers.
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Also, I've just about finished my ridiculously long-running Holland -> Netherlands game, so I should have some screenshots up within the week as well. 
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