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The Kingdom of France
King Louis XII Valois

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After many weeks and countless tries, the Kingdom of France must sadly inform the known world that the diplomatic discussions with the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Spain, of which both are under the rule of the house Hapsburg, didn't go well. At all. The French diplomats tried to make an end to this rather unfortunate situation of bad relations between the French and Spaniards, but the Spanish diplomats didn't agree with any deals proposed.

With this I, King Louis XII of France of the Valois dynasty, will warn every nation of the aggressive behaviour of the Hapsburgs.
May the God be with you.

To the King Sigismund I of Poland of the Jagiellon dynasty:
Honourable King Sigismund I of the Jagiellon dynasty,
I send you this letter because I, King Louis XII of Valois, am looking for a faithful and powerful ally.

We both are worried about the power, and even the threat, of the Hapsburg dynasty. Because of this, I offer you an alliance. With the combined strength of our grand armies, we will put end to the tyranny of the Hapsburgs!


May the God be with you.
 
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The Kingdom of France
King Louis XII Valois

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After many weeks and countless tries, the Kingdom of France must sadly inform the known world that the diplomatic discussions with the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Spain, of which both are under the rule of the house Hapsburg, didn't go well. At all. The French diplomats tried to make an end to this rather unfortunate situation of bad relations between the French and Spaniards, but the Spanish diplomats didn't agree with any deals proposed.

With this I, King Louis XII of France of the Valois dynasty, will warn every nation of the aggressive behaviour of the Hapsburgs.
May the God be with you.

To the King Sigismund I of Poland of the Jagiellon dynasty:
Honourable King Sigismund I of the Jagiellon dynasty,
I send you this letter because I, King Louis XII of Valois, am looking for a faithful and powerful ally.

We both are worried about the power, and even the threat, of the Hapsburg dynasty. Because of this, I offer you an alliance. With the combined strength of our grand armies, we will put end to the tyranny of the Hapsburgs!


May the God be with you.

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The Kingdom of Poland and The Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Aleksander I Jagiellończyk

We regret to say that although we are concerned about Hapsburg Expansion, we cannot aid you at the moment whether by alliance or subsidies, as we are busy with the war with Russia. We offer a treaty of friendship, however, and look forward to a productive relationship between our nations.

Poland will invest all of it's power in the military.​
 
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Maximilian I Of The Holy Roman Empire


To the Kingdom of England

The increased threat of France must be stopped. England knowing the injustice you were served in the 100 years war we offer alliance so you can reclaim whats yours.
 

1500-1510 [Turn 1]
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Europe

Spain invades the Kingdom of Navarre and succeeds in forcing them into vassalization.

Emperor Maximillian attempts to reform the HRE, but the Diet fails once again to centralize the state.

Russia invades Lithuania and manages a minor victory, annexing a strip of territory.

Inspired by the defeat of Lithuania, an orthodox religious revolts breaks out amongst the Belorussians and Ukrainians. It is defeated, however.

England invades Scotland but the two sides fight to a white peace.

Tired of Spain's lack of action against the French, the allies of Spain in Italy desert them.

Denmark manages to reestablish a union with Sweden, annexing the northern provinces of Sweden to Norway as punishment.

The Ottomans and their allies march against the Golden Horde and succeed in annexing the Donbass to the Crimean horde.

Under the mismanagement of the Florentine Republic, Florence descends into Civil war between French and Spanish factions, allowing anarchy to take hold.

Asia

Bukhara atempts to assert it's independence from the Timurids, but the two sides fight to a white peace.

Portugal establishes an Enclave at Goa.

Americas

Spain successfully conquers the Tainos of Cuba and annexes the Island. It is quickly colonized.
 
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England 1510

With the passing of Henry VII in 1509, his son Henry VIII ascended to the throne of England. Putting aside the desire of Scottish conquest, Henry prepared his forces to aid his ally Spain once they begin their attack on France. He also puts aside a portion of the treasury towards Anglicizing the Welsh and Cornish.

((Spend 3 points towards culture conversion of the Welsh and Cornish and the rest on military, ready to attack France once Spain has made a move upon the French.))
 
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The Kingdom of France
King Louis XII of Valois


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The tension between the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Spain is still a real threat to the peace of our continent. Because of this I, the King Louis XII of Valois, will try my best to end this conflict as soon as possible. My Kingdom desires no war, and I hope the newly formed Anglo-Spanish alliance will promise the same. But I fear it won't: the Spaniards just recently conquered the innocent Kingdom of Navarre, which only shows their greed.

To show that the French only desire peace, we will offer an alliance to the glorious and rich nations of the Italian peninsula.

To the magnificent nations of Milan, Florence and Papal States:
The Italian region is an area that everyone is envious of. Many Kingdoms wants to control it, both local and foreign. Because of the latter, you asked the Kingdom of Spain for protection a decade ago. Which it didn't obviously provide.

I know that you, the real rulers of Italy, might still feel threatened by my Kingdom, but I ask you not to. My predecessor, and cousin, Charles VIII was the person behind the invasion of Naples. Unlike him, I don't desire to conquer any Italian land. Quite opposite, I wish to protect it. And so I propose an alliance. The warmonger Spaniards might any day try to invade your glorious, rightful, lands.
 
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The Empire of the Great Ming
Zhengde Emperor

The Great Change
It was time for a change, the once uncaring Zhengde Emperor was now changed and ready to rule over his mighty Empire, why this happened? , because was almost died after drinking for about three consecutive days ,and in those days of agony following that decision, Zhengde started to think of his responsibilities and order more than he had ever before , it was then he noticed that he had many problems to fix and many things to do, as to keep the Kingdom of all under Heaven safe from barbarians and other uncivilized creatures, he would follow the examples set up by the Yongle Emperor and his admiral Zheng He, because it wasn't time to continue with the ever expansion of the Great Wall, it was time to do something else, time to defeat forever those enemies that plagued the northern borders of the Empire. As such, he called upon his many generals and councilors, he decided to take the fight to them and he would start with improving his massive army. Strong as always and powerful like no other in the world.

Over the following decade, many battles were fought between the Ming and the Manchu, the largest threat to the Kingdom of Under Heaven.
Adept of Zhen He

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But the emperor didn't only focus on war, he also focused on the world beyond, he knew that many things were out there just like the many travels of Zhen He had shown over time, he immediately sent people to recover and repair the Great Treasure ship , that once went as far as away as Africa bringing exotic goods and many other things to the Ming Empire.

The Emperor focused his gaze towards the east and the south, both places of which he knew that had territories and tribes that needed to be civilized by the hand of the most civilized peoples of the world. Zhengde considered them lucky to have a chance to become his subjects and become part of the Empire.

First, the island of Formosa was colonized or taken over it was basically the same, because Chinese were sent there to settle it and live there. Whose numbers were larger that those original inhabitants of the city.

Next the land of the Philippines, tribal at best in the eyes of the Emperor, again this would change with the arrival of many Chinese settlers and soldiers.

Both of them were the only planned colonizations of the Emperor, but his plans didn't end there, he would seek to establish trade ties with the Indian states to the southwest, believing that it would be a good way to extend of the empire. For this, a great trade outpost was built in Bengal, where Chinese traders could feel safe and at home, when in their long travels.

Actions:
140 Economic Power converted to Military Power
3 Economic Power to Colonize Taiwan
13 Economic Power to colonize Philippines
8 Economic power to send explorers East.(Fluff)
War the Manchu



 
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صفویه

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The time has come to shed the blood of the wicked Yazids of the east. The perfect man, Isma'il, murshid-i kamil of the Safavi Order, announces his intention to march against the wicked Sunnis of Herat. Their decadence and unrighteous failure to instill proper order in their house has warranted their downfall. The cities of the Khorasan shall be taken from them, and the perfect 'Alid utopia of the Guarded Domains shall grace their former lands with kingly glory.

(Invest all power into the military. Declare war on the Timurids! We will incorporate Khorasani artistic, literary and chancellery traditions into our empire's bureaucracy, damnit!)​
 
Anyone who hasn't gotten their orders in, try to get them in in the next 24 hours or so.
 
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The Ottoman Empire
Sultan Bayezid II of the Imperial Osmanli House

After the recent conquest of Donbass from the hands of the Golden Horde, his highness Bayezid addresses the world. The Empire while young remains stronger than ever. Because of the Sultans efficiency and the commitment of his subjects, the Empire expands both its borders and economy. The Empire prospers and it will continue to do so.

It is time for a change and the Empire will stretch from the Western shores of Europa to the everlasting holy desserts to our east. We will rule what is ours to rule and destroy those who are weaker. A new century is dawning and the Ottomans will be at its forefront.


  1. Declare war on the weak Crimean Khanate for dominance
  2. Convert 20 economic power to military power
  3. Send invitations to all friendly European and Asian nations to the Imperial palace. We will be hosting talk to increase trade rights
 
Anyone who hasn't gotten orders in yet, you have 24 hours. Sorry for delaying the turn because of my emergency. But yeah, you have 24 hours or a strike will be given.
 
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Maximilian I Of The Holy Roman Empire

Don´t listen to France. They wish to subjugated the entire Italian Peninsula. Homever on a another matter the Ottomans increased expansion worries us. But we have good news. We are bringing Civilzation to Florida. We can now spread gods words to Florida.
 
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The Kingdom of Poland and The Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Zygmunt I Jagiellon "Stary"

Poland will invest all of it's power in the military. We declare war on the Russian state which has of late occupied our territory.
 
1510-1520 [Turn 2]
Europe

War breaks out between France, Scotland, Venice, Florence and Spain, the HRE, Burgundy, Spain, Milan, and the Papacy. Despite the formidable forces arrayed against France the two sides fight to a white peace.

France however continues to be gripped by political unrest and a civil war breaks out, damaging stability.

Poland-Lithuania invades Russia and are defeated despite their superior forces. As a result, the Livonian Knights are annexed by Russia. This causes a civil war to break out in Poland, damaging stability.

The Ottomans subjugate the Golden Horde, turning them into a satellite.

The Protestant Reformation takes hold in northern Germany. The Scandinavian countries all convert. The Teutonic Knights secularize and form a duchy under the Hohenzollerns. They attempt to escape their vassalage with Poland but are fought to a status quo.

Asia

The Timurid remnant manages an astonishing victory and annexes the Persian highlands from the Safavids.

China subjugates the Manchus, turning them into a satellite state. The Amur Horde breaks off from them. Despite this, popular unrest continues to grip the Ming court.

The Ming mange however to colonize Taiwan after a brief and decisive campaign.

Portugal manages to annex Malacca, thereby securing control of the straits.

Americas

Civil War breaks out in the Inca Empire.​