Update 8 - 1700 BCE
An Australian goodwill expedition to the island of Papua has yielded a new civilization on the island. The local Polynesian tribes have been taught some administrative tips, and thus the new government is democratic, similar to that of the Australian Commonwealth. The Papua government has agreed that the place where the Australians landed would become exclusively an Australian territory. The Commonwealth has already made the settlement a trade port, which they call Morsbey.
Another expedition westward culminates in contact with the Perth Empire. Offer to join the Commonwealth is politely refused, but the Perthians wish to keep an open dialogue.
Despite the end of the war, the Babylonian Plague continues to ravage Babylononia and Israel. In Babylononia, 15% of the people died, while in Israel, this was the case with 10% of the population. The Plague continues spreading into the Kingdom of the Mamelukes, wiping out 3% of the population. It has not yet reached the capital, and the Mameluke Army has taken some preventative measures, stopping migration to and from the Suez Province. Both Nubia and Benghazi have stationed troops on their borders to prevent Mameluke immigration.
Babylononia: -930 people
Israel: -700 people
Kingdom of the Mamelukes: -300 people
The Malagasy Empire, as expected, has reacted immediately, and violently, to the Beira rebels refusal to return peacefully. Much of the Malagasy Army has crossed the watery divide and taken the rebel capital by storm. Resistance was very stiff but bribery of some tribes and tribal lords enabled a capture of the city. The Beira High Council escaped, but with loyalist success on much of the coast as well, the Union of Beiraland may soon forcefully rejoin Malagasy.
MALAGASY: -1,400 troops
BEIRALAND: -1,700 troops
Harvests continue to bring more food to the table in Portugalia, helping with revenue as well as expansion throughout the peninsula.
Zoroastrianism gains adherents in Azerbaijan, as well as eastern Babylononia.
Some of the South Slavic tribes under Byzantine control have begun to get restless. Though they admire the Byzantine culture, they want to have more administrative and cultural independence. A raid on a trade convoy bound for Rome via Dubrovnik ended with the death of the Byzantine merchants and looting of the money and commodities the Byzantine convoy was carrying.
BYZANTIUM-ROME TRADE ROUTE: No economy bonus for either Byzantium, Rome, or Dalmatia.
Tatar War continues as a war of attrition, the border essentially remaining the same. Some villages have been massacred by either side.
TATARIA: -300 troops, -200 people
IRKUTSK: -200 troops, -400 people
Knowledge and awareness of the Iron Age technology spreads to Fuzhou, Nihon, and Vietnam.
FUZHOU, NIHON, AND VIETNAM ENTER IRON AGE
Story Bonuses
MALAGASY: +1 Education point
NIHON: +1 Confidence
PORTUGALIA: +1 Culture
New Contacts
All Mediterranean nations (Portugalia included) have contact
Australia and Perth
Australia and Papua
Korea, Fuzhou, Nihon, Beijing, Malaysia, Shanghai, Siam, and Vietnam all have contact.
Nihon and Australia
Nihon and Papua
Austria and Rome
Austria and France
NPC Diplomacy
From Perth
To Australia:
In lieu of actual union, how about a MPP instead?
ROME AND AUSTRIA SIGN NAP
FRANCE AND AUSTRIA SIGN NAP
From Papua
To Australia:
We will gladly sign a Military Alliance and trade with you.
From Benghazi, Tripoli, Dalmatia, Israel and Mamelukes (individually)
To Portugalia:
NAP?
OOC
Crappy update. I wasnt really into it this time. Sorry.
Babylononia is NPC.
Toteone, I didnt do your orders this time cuz you kinda joined in too late for the update, so I didnt want to get confused. You can do the same stuff this turn.
Stats are not done yet. By the end of today, they will be. I will post when the next update will be when I finish stats.
Again, sorry for the crappy update. We all have our bad days, no?