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And so, here it begins...

THE WORLD 1453 AD:

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That conversion might be speedy for some, but at least I worked a day non-stop to alter the conversion mod perfectly. Huge thanks to @Idhrendur and other members of the converter team who made this awesome program.

Some interesting areas:

-To my surprise, Tyrol is #1 GP, though the Cholas will overtake them soon.

-As Russia will no longer have vassal problems, and they are #6 GP at the start, while their neighbours are nowhere close to that level, I expect them to dominate Eastern Europe.

-Germany is the Emperor of the HRE, since I separated HRE to only kingdoms.


-The Persian Empire is not that powerful that I expected to be. They have rebel issues.

Anyway, expect the first real post soon.
 
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Random thoughts:
I think this might be the first Megacampaign I've seen where the player nation is the most border gore-y on the map.
Scandinavia is just base game Scandinavia, somehow.
Israel should have a deeper blue, I think.

Less random thought: Plan on going big into colonization? A jewish new world would be an interesting twist on how it normally turns out.
 
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Well, Finland is independent, so I suppose that's a difference from OTL.

Tyrol has many avenues of expansion even before colonization. The best idea is probably seizing control over the Iberian coast...

Does Tyrol have actually any vassals in the game, or is it just one nation? Cyprus rebelled earlier, of course, but are there any loyalist vassals on the map?
 
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I think this might be the first Megacampaign I've seen where the player nation is the most border gore-y on the map.
Scandinavia is just base game Scandinavia, somehow.
Israel should have a deeper blue, I think.

Less random thought: Plan on going big into colonization? A jewish new world would be an interesting twist on how it normally turns out.
Maybe it would be worse if we got to keep the eastern part of the Empire...

Norway, for the most time stayed in it's de jure borders, but the others needed time to turn out like that.

I think it inherited this colour from CK3.

Yes, I plan to have those historical nations' colonies I plan to annex in the Old World.
 
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Well, Finland is independent, so I suppose that's a difference from OTL.

Tyrol has many avenues of expansion even before colonization. The best idea is probably seizing control over the Iberian coast...

Does Tyrol have actually any vassals in the game, or is it just one nation? Cyprus rebelled earlier, of course, but are there any loyalist vassals on the map?
Alger, Salamanca, Burgundy and Pomerania were released as tributaries, but I added a decision to elevate them to vassal once I control their home region, and they are loyal to me.
 
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Alger, Salamanca, Burgundy and Pomerania were released as tributaries, but I added a decision to elevate them to vassal once I control their home region, and they are loyal to me.
I mean technically not in the game, but I gave myself those requirements to do it.
 
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1453 AD-1493 AD:
Times of Change

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But before we get to the viewpoint of Hezekiah V, here are some world-wide events:

Important events from 1400-1453 (International):

The Indian War: As precedented, war broke out on the subcontinent. The Chola Army in itself was so large it had to be divided up to disallow attrition. However, this gave the Ujjayini and the Lohara a chance to isolate and defeat the Chola armies one by one,and this is what they did. The war itself broke out in 1417, preventing Tyrol from intervening, since Hezekiah III was dealing with the Eastern Independence War. The Palas and the Pagans only fought each other, thus they did not suffer from the war as others did. The Ujjayini and Lohara lost power due to their vassals, and the Cholas would suffer the same fate for wouldn't it be to Vicayaraka "the Great". The Tamil and Telugu lords have gotten independence for a time, but Vicayaraka reorgainzed the economy of the non-Tamil lands to be more effective, repaid the debt, and reconquered the mainland from the rebel lords. He even managed to accept his rule with former Narasimhid vassals, whom have also lost their throne as well. Orissa was partitioned between Chola and Pala, while the area of Gujarat managed to break free from Pala just after the war. The Indian peninsula has only recently entered peace, but the cold war between the Cholas and the Palas could escalate at any moment. In the north, most of the former Ujjayini and Lohara lands are united as the Kingdom of Delhi, under the leadership of the former spymaster of the Ujjayinis. They are highly federalised. The Tripurids and the Kesarwanis all declared themselves to be Maharajas.

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The start of the Indian War

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India after the war.​

Unification of Egypt: Sheikh Abianos ibn Abianos of Kharga had managed to unite the deserts of Al-Wahat by 1408. Wiht the support of the Ismaili Caliph, he defeated the Majids and conquered their lands. He then sought cooperation with the Hafizi Imamate. The Ismaili Caliph was highly suspicious, but Sheikh Abianos reassured him he will stay loyal to the Ismaili branch. He used his new ally to defeat the Jewish Military Junta of Qus near Cairo, thus reunifying Egypt and naming himself Sultan of Egypt. The Caliph swore fealty to him.

Now back to Tyrol...

Hezekiah IV ascended to the throne on 26th December 1452. He spent the last days of 1452 in grief, as many historians agree that he didn't know much about his father's tyrant side. Much of Europe was relieved to receive such wonderful news: the iron spell of dread that Hezekiah III imposed on Europe to maintain the status quo has ended. Now, in a new era, much more personal rivalries were declared. Hezakiah IV had found himself in a political death pit: the only way for Tyrol to claim victory was clearly to preserve the status quo, and either help or absorb weak nations.

Hezekiah got to work immediately. He had seen the importance of the navy in the past, helping Hezekiah III to arrive in various locations fast. He, however, thought of it differently. He had seen the navy as a tool of trade. Trade also secures much influence, especially in this new world. As such, Hezekiah IV invested moreso into a merchant-style navy.

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While he thought about his next move, news arrived to Innsbruck: Gem-cutting masters in Straubing, part of the County of Hohenberg, had discovered an advanced technique called faceting. He thought about employing some of them, but abandoned the idea, as every piece of coin is needed to ensure survival right now.

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Sadly, the speech Hezekiah IV held at court on January 12nd 1453, had insulted Lotharingian interest, as Hezekiah IV declared that forts must be built across the border to secure Tyrol from enemies. When Hezekiah IV had learned about how offended the Lotharingian Queen was, he immediately sent an envoy to Luxembourg trying to ease tension.

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The Reinassance was wide-spread by 1453. Tyrol was no exception. While artists and other great men earned fame peacefully, some scientists have produced disquieting works. Hezekiah IV had ingored these until a huge scandal came along. Nisi Israel, a rising star in natural philosophy, had mocked the religious estabilishment. While Hezekiah IV had denounced the mocking, he had also made it clear that he supports everyone who work with methods that will help Tyrol expand. Effectively, he took the scientist's side, and even placed him under legal protection in the Empire.

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Meanwhile, the Holy Communion of Prussia, after a failed campaign against Finland, had suffered bancruptcy. Ludwig von Erlichschhausen, a Swabiam high-ranking member of the the Teutonic Order, was sent in with the main army of the Teutons to reestabilish order. Pomerania and Lithuania had already had sensed weakness, so they attacked. But they were no match aginst the quality of the Teutonic knights. As such, Lithuania had to concede Memel and Lithuanian Courland. Pomerania was also defeated. They had to concede Danzig and Tuchel, which they did, as they did not have another choice. This was alarming to Emperor Hezekiah IV, who had convened the Imperial Council of 1458. Most people, including rabbi, nobility and powerful merchants, have agreed that Tyrol shall abandon Pomerania as a tributary if they get attacked. Aside this, Hezkiah also agreed to the expansion of the Company of Tangiers or Tyrol Iberian Company, requested by merchants. This seemed beneficial, as hezekiah was the one in first place who had legally made the rights of the Duchy of Rif , Bejaja and Djerba non-existent, just to allow merchants to funnel more money into the pockets of the state and their own.

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The state of the Teutons by 1458.

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The Council of 1458​

The Papal States have for a time now, have influenced the minds of the people through missionaries sent to convert Jewish people to Christ. It had seemed that in Bregenz, their work was successful, turning away Jews from the true light. But they have been attacked in St.Gallen by zealous fanatics, who have beaten them to death. Of course, the Pope was offended, and thinking that Emperor Hezekiah IV was behind the attack, had sent an insult to the Emperor.

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Then alarming news came just from the border: the French have attacked Aquitaine. Hezekiah quickly secured an alliance with Aquitaine through envoys, and sent the Imperial Army to face the French. While, it was nothing easy, Paris was occupied and the French were soon to concede some border territory to Aquitaine, as well as to create a new independent Norman nation, effectively dethroning the descendants of Odo de Hauteville, who have swore fealty to the French.

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The early state of the war with the French​

He did not get to see the victory though, as he died in sleep aged 54 on 14 October 1462. His Empress-Consort, Helene of Herakleia, a Ni'kaj Jew took over as Empress-Regent.

Helene became regent as Hezekiah V was only twelve by the time. Hezekiah IV's only known child by name is Hezekiah V, though some estimate that the couple had a total of 11 children, unrecorded for unknown reasons.

Nevertheless, Helene had to govern the country for hard 3 years to come. Some meticulous figures have been advisors of Helene and Hezekiah IV. Pranav was a Jew who had a Tirol'h father and a Kochinim mother. He was admitted as an advisor due to his efficient methods at administrating taxes. Budislav Ginsberg was an expert diplomat, who have saved the Emperor's back countless times, like avoiding escalation with Lotharingia. He was also a cousin of Dudai Ginsberg, hwo will be mentioned later on. Yeshayah Nirid was a drillmaster and a battlefield veteran, who would sadly die a year after Helene was declared a regent.

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The decisive confrontation with the French proved to be the Battle of Auvergne, where apparently the regiment leader of one of the regiments was granted leadership after all other generals became sick before battle. He was unable to coordinate such a big army, but Tyrol still briefly won due to the fact that the Imperial Army set up a defensive position in a mountainous terrain.

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Helene also sought to explore more of the world. She knew that wast trade opportunities lie in the unknown. She was also eager to regain the influx of luxuries that Hezekiah IV lost due to the Eastern Independence War.

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However, another issue was to be adressed: the issue of piracy. While Alger also carried out a lot of pirating on the Imperial side, seeing their success was a big factor for the Gaiaids and the Usamids who have started to invest into their own pirate ventures. As Tyrol had jet lacked the infrastructure to repel pirates without an effort, they tried diplomacy. Apparently the Usamids have already started to redirect the piracy towards somewhere else, and offered the hand of the relative of the Sultan to Herakleia nobleman. The marriage and soon the alliance was made, while the Usamids completely ceised piracy on Tirol'h land.

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The economic achievements of Helene and Hezekiah IV had lead to Tyrol having a higher income than it ever had, entering into a golden economic era.

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As new outposts were needed to expand Tyrolean trade interests, an important question arose: how shall the natives of an outpost or a colony be treated. The rulers of Tyrol during the early stages of colonization believed in peaceful trading with the natives.

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Speaking of natives: in 1463 Helene founded a project that aimed at exploring further west. Isaac Belisariosid was the one to command the fleet of 5 caravels that have discovered the Carribeans and identified that this was a new continent, due to the fact that they met with some natives and they were primitive compared to Indians.

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In 1465, Helene stepped down as regent, allowing Hezekiah V to ascend to the throne. Everyone had expected that he inherited the genius wits of his father. Quite bad for him, he had the opposite. He was somewhat below average in most things,but he knew who he was wise to trust, while also he was a Free Thinker, making scientific work a blessing under his rule.

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Within the time of Helene, Aragon was attacked by Tyrol, as it fell behind badly and could be annexed by Castile or Aquitaine at any given moment. Navarra, a rump state in Iberia was a close ally of Aragon, and as such, joined the war. Aragon was swiftly defeated, and had to concede most of the Catalonian coastline to Tyrol though did keep Castellón. Navarra was forced to swear fealty to Hezekiah V. This way Tyrol could use Navarra's claims to the old Basque lands against Castile at any given moment.

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The peace deal with Navarra​

There was no time to rejoice though. It had seemed that Hellas abandoned any pious form of restraint and declared war on the Ecumenical Patriarchate. This was worrisome, since if Hellas would to acquire Constantinople, it could claim the rest of the old Eastern Roman Empire.

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Aside from this though, Tyrol had entered a true golden era, with artists and scientists heavily supported, while it maintained the status quo for most of Europe.

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However, word soon reached the Emperor that Lotharingia had attacked France. This was very bad for Tyrol, since Lotharingia would pose as a claimant to Jourdain's Empire. As such, Tyrol allied with France, and entered the war on the French side.

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A scandal had yet again reached the ear of the Emperor. It looked like that Pranav was desecrating the Sabbath. To preserve the legitimacy of the Emperor, he had to be fired.

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Soon the Emperor could rejoice upon the news from the battlefield: The united forces of Tyrol and France defeated the Lotharingians at the Battle of Picardie, though it was a rather Pyrrhic victory.

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The Morgenstern family had risen from commoner origin to the influential trading family status in both the territory of the Gaiaids and Tyrol. They have became very rich, and influenced the Moroccan elite to persuade the Gaiaid sultan to stop targeting Tirol'h coastline. The Emperor thus awarded him with an abundance of money to expand their influence, but otherwise let him go.

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Reports about further exploration reached the court: it looks like that in the area of Bayamo, the locals have had strange myths that led them to believe that our explorers were gods. Food and gold was given to our men, indicating that the area was prosperous. Hezekiah V thus marked it as a future place for a settlement.

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Hezekiah had decided to marry Ester Raananid, the daughter of a rather conservative and influential trading family. Remember their name, for they will be important later.

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A peaceful encounter with the natives along the coast of South America was also recorded.

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Ester Raananid was with child for some time, and when she gave birth to a boy, great relief washed over Hezekiah's face. He named the boy Isaac after the great founder of the house.

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While Tyrol fought with Lotharingia, it's ally, Carpathia had pushed into Tyrolean territory and liberated the Albanian people. However, it might seem that their independence will be short, as Hellas had declared war on the new country. At least peace was made with Lotharingia in that year.

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Apparently Tirol'h navy had received daydreamer recruits, and this will, hurt the battle ability of the navy. Most of them have been fired.

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While looking to reach America with settlers, Hezekiah V had noticed an opportunity. The Suggutids have greatly disintegrated by 1453 and they were no longer in direct control of most of their land. This allowed Tyrol to estabilish Arguin as a settlement. The local authorities have become suspicious about arriving Tirol'h men, slowly out pacing Berber population. The sultan of the Suggutids ordered an attack on the settlers, and the soldiers that ought to protect them have all been killed. This was repaid then 14000 infantry was boarded in Arguin, and attacked the local garrison. After that, most locals were brutally killed, and the influx of Tirol'h settlers could continue.

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First try at settling the province
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Fight with the Suggutids​

As Tyrol had allocated more resources to colonization, the colonies became more developed, which gave the areas Tyroleans settled more value.

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Nobles when most of the world was in the Medieval era, were administrators and governors. Now appointed bureaucrats and more efficient administrative workforce took them over. Tyrol as such risked to have a class of people with no use, but only demands. Hezekiah V had seen the problem and had reorganized their role, giving them advantages if they join the Army. As such nobles became accustomed to fighting, and encuraged their heirs to be ready for combat. This gave the nobility a purpose.

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The Kingdom of Caucasus, a junior partner of Georgia, had developed a generation of drillmasters who will stand strong in their time. To capitalize on this Tyrol had taken the opportunity presented by Ioane Pahlavuni, one of the best drillmasters of the area. He was employed soon in Innsbruck, though would only train not lead armies just jet.

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As nobles shifted away from administration in Tyrol, paper spread in the Empire as a prime record-keeping tool. Not only that, but many other Empires, most notably the Cholas and (unknown for Tyrol) the Ming Dynasty had adoped paper as a primary tool for administering their large realms. This caused the rise of the price of the good. The early paper manufactories inside Tyrol, like Lyon and Xátiva, have profited from this heavily.

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The Florentine School from Firenze in the coming years became the leader of the renaissance. To gain prestige, Hezekiah supported many of the artists present in the school, while in turn they made pictures and statues of Jewish and Tyrolean historical moments.

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Hezekiah V have long feared that what had Hellas started will upset the balance of power in the region of the Balkans. This fears were true, as Serbia attacked its former friend Bosnia for land. The conquest was successful, forcing the Bosnian monarchy to retreat to the hills of Donji Kraji. The Emperor was on high alert due to the events ensueing there.

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Meanwhile Castile also went on the offensive and attacked Xenxir. Despite the fact that the Islamic malikate was more successful in the Medieval era, they could not cope with the new waves of technology approaching. Castile, as such, took everything from them in a war except the core Emirate of Badajoz, the main domain of the Malik. In order to not let Castile grow too powerful, the Imperial Army had conquered the rest of Xenxir. They got a little carried away with looting while besieging Badajoz, for which they were disciplined.

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The Sack of Badajoz

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A local rabbi in the mostly Ibadi area of Djerba had advocated for education to everyone. This was supported by the Emperor. Even though it will give more power to the rabbi in the area, there is nothing to fear when most of Tataouine and Djerba are reluctant to follow the way of Moses.

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While Tyrol had no shortage of income, having to go to war still hurt the economy. To balance this, the administration of collecting war taxes was improved.

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As Hezekiah V had supported exploration, Tirol'h explorers have made their way to the coasts of Canada. Here the natives of Notiskuan have been quite agressive towards the crew. To ensure them that we have friendly intentions was the motto of Hezekiah V.

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The fact that Tyrol should stay peaceful towards them was presented in the form of a drunken exploration leader, who got very drunk from the otherworldly coctail some natives in Canada brew.

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By the time it became notable for Hezekiah V that he should further the defenses of the Alps, as Italy and the Holy Roman Empire have acted quite hostile as of late. It was a Tirol'h tradition to fortify the Alps anyways.

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The consort of Hezekiah V, Esther was from a merchant and bureaucrat family. As such, she had a keen interest in the topic, though it took time for her to put it to use for the Empire.

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As nobles started to realize that they are to be pushed out of a field of influence, namely the administration, they began to try to fight for their position by diplomatic requests towards the Emperor. One such request was to grant several families export licences in foreign trade with Tahert. This of course was rejected, as Hezekiah V had realized the real reason behind those requests.

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The New World had contained a lot of new food not available in Europe. In 1483 Tyrolean explorers have discovered the tomato, and demand for it was skyrocketing across Europe.

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As Castile also took the initiative of a weakened Aragon, and annexed it's provinces close to the Pyrenees, Tyrol had to step in. The Imperial Army annexed the rest of Aragon into the Empire.

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Meanwhile the settlement of Arguin was complete, and Tyrol now had an adequate outpost to start colonising the New World.

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The expansion of Tyrol had allowed Hezekiah V to reinvigorate the arms industry, while the capital was also expanded, proving Tyrolean achievements.

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A minor company that had founded the settlement of Arguin had gone bancrupt, as the province was settled. The Emperor decided to hear their plea and give them a new purpose in the New World.

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Their new purpose.​

By the 1480's Italian merchants have realised that they have to somehow tackle Tyrolean trade dominance over the Mediterranean or their influence will cease to exist. Some have been very agressive in the town of Bastia on the island of Corsica, and outcompeted local businesses. Hezekiah has decided to protect Tyrolean trade interests and impose limitations on foreign merchants, reinforcing the mercantilist tradition of Tyrol.

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News have also spread to Hezekiah that Norway had estabilished a colony in Canada. It is clear that other European powers know about the existence of the New World. May the race for resources, land, gold and power begin!

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Tyrol for a time now have employed privateer captains to limit the power of England and Italy in their respective region. The privateer responsible for disrupting English trade had gone rogue and for a fair payment from the Englishmen, had changed sides.

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In some areas, the nobles have became quite cruel in the recent years, exploiting peasant labour harshly. Discontent spread among the peasants, some may argue that certain political parties have started from there...

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Since it existed, the Duchy of Krain had very strange borders, but this had allowed Hezekiah V to claim Italian land as rightfully his own.

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A careless morbid joke made by Hezekiah V had embarassed the court, spreading the word that he is very cruel. This will hurt Tyrolean stability for years to come.

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Apparently Castile had put an effort into colonising the Carribean as well, but they got repulsed by local Taino natives. The wife of the revolting chieftain, Anacaona, is an interesting individual, as she tried to solve the revolt diplomatically but sided with her husband due to Castilian cruelty. To further assure the natives that we mean no harm, and to send word among them that the Castilians are cruel, Emperor Hezekiah V sent an envoy to Anacaona promising that the Tyrolean Empire won't attack their tribe. To signify this to any onlookers, a Tyrolean flag was gifted to the tribe, which they could show to Tyroleans and others as a proof that they are under Imperial protection.

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To further decrease the power of Castile, Hezekiah V declared war on Castile. The war was long and bloody due to the fact that Castile was allied with Italy. Italy was fought off after 4 years, and agreed to a peace deal transfering the porvinces of Gorizia and Triest to Tyrol. Now alone, Castile was dealt with swiftly. In the peace deal, Aragon was reestabilished from Castilian territory along the Pyrenees as a puppet of Tyrol, while Galicia and Leon broke away from the personal union of Castile, elected new kings, and soon swore fealty to Hezekiah V. Navarra was also granted Viscaya and Navarra (province) from Castilian territory.

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The peace deal with Italy...
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...and the peace with Castile.​

As new cultures and religions are constantly added to the already multicultural realm, Hezekaih made sure to go down on the path of Humanism: not only tolerating science but different people following different faiths. Part of this was to justify every war, since non-Jew subjects need an explanation when their motherland would be attacked.

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The fact that Bureaucrats replaced Nobles on the field of administration had one bad side: common bribery. Sadly, corruption became more common as bureaucrats accepted extra income whenever they had the chance, while nobles would not need to, since they have a constant flow of income from their lands while caught taking bribes would be extremely infamous for them.

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Hezekiah V called the Imperial Council in 1490 to address the issue of colonization. Apparently some of the merchants have gone on their own private expedition and found that there is a huge civilisation west of Isaacinsel (Borikén, colonised by 1489). They urged the Emperor to send men to further discover and charter the area, which he happily agreed to.

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Since it is Tirol'h tradition to expand fortresses, it didn't take much time for the colonists of Isaacinsel to raise the mighty Baruch Fortress around Isaacburg (capital of the island).

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As the nobility continued it's desperate fight for dominance over the bureaucrats and merchants, a family had quite considerably expanded it's holdings in Avignon. Hezekiah V would not let that one slide, so he demanded the land to be returned. The noble reluctantly agreed to, since he did not want to get into trouble with the Emperor.

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By 1493, the Court of Tyrol had definitely changed. Dudai von Ginsberg, appointed main governor of the colonies was an influential person, while Ioane Pahlavuni made sure Tirol'h troops will be ready to fight.

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So this is it for now. I won't publish now that often as I used to, but the AAR pieces will usually cover 50 years (unlike this one which had covered 40), and will be of higher quality.
 

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India is more divided now. Perhaps that will make it easier for Europeans to colonize later?

Tyrol is expanding, but the tension with the Papal States worries me. An era of religious warfare in Europe would be very bad for the security of the Tyrolean state - even they can't defend against all of Christendom...
 
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India is more divided now. Perhaps that will make it easier for Europeans to colonize later?

Tyrol is expanding, but the tension with the Papal States worries me. An era of religious warfare in Europe would be very bad for the security of the Tyrolean state - even they can't defend against all of Christendom...
Maybe, though India tends to consolidate very fast...

As long as they are not controlled by others, they won't attack. They are pinned down with Italy, as their rulers have shown ambition to conquer Rome. If they fall under the control of Germany, Lotharingia, Carpathia or Castile though, then trouble is on the horizon.
 
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Great write-up to the events in EU4. I have to wonder when we'll start seeing Tyrol conquering and unifying Italy and the Balkans.
 
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Great write-up to the events in EU4. I have to wonder when we'll start seeing Tyrol conquering and unifying Italy and the Balkans.
Tyrol (for now) only tends to strike down powers who harass the status quo, or are weak. You could probably see from my first AAR post here that you can count on intervention in places like Serbia and Greece, though not conquest, rather liberating the countries they conquered. As we approach the 1500's, we can see a massive English hegemony that PUed France and has a wast alliance network. But I won't spoiler more :) .
 
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You all thought that I had gone forever, right?

Well, not really. I was too busy in the last months on that sadly, but now I have returned.

At least within one week, expect the comeback of the Jewish Alps, with the war that ruined Anglican dreams of dominance over Europe!
 
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1493-1543

Era of Religion and Violence

By the 1490's, it became apparent that Hezakiah V and Tyrol used a policy that abused Christian inheritance and legal systems to become kingmakers and puppeteers of smaller Christian realms. As soon as their fiefdoms were ready to be integrated into the Tyrolean vassal system, the became integral parts of the Empire, rather than autonomous vassals.

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This also led to a more decentralised bureaucracy, as local adminisrators and governors could easily deal with local problems, while reamining in the creed of Tyrolean administration.

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Of course, the Raananid family of Esther had expected Hezekiah to grant them some privileges to expand their trade network, since after all, Esther was a loyal spouse. Hezekiah happily gave them those, as the growing power of a merchant family could only be the best interest of Tyrol.

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Sadly, in 1496, Ioane Pahlavuni died. However, he had brought over his entire family to make sure they all make a living. The family itself was descendants of once-landed Armenian aristocrats and had a military tradition. His son, Hovhannes, learned everything from his father, and by pulling the strings, his father managed to make his son a general in the army.

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Soon, the abilities of Hovhannes could be tested. Sunni Andalusians rose up against the Empire in Murcia, hoping to kick the Tirol'h out, and estabilish a new Caliphate. Hovhannes easily outmaneuvered the 19000 rebels with his army of 11000 and defeated them swiftly.

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News soon spread that Emperor Dezső II of Carpathia prepared an attack against Serbia. Hezekiah threatened to intervene in the war, for that the Carpathian emperor backed down.

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While the first contact with the less-developed Miskitos of Mexico was turbulent, peace was achieved, and some Tirol'h people settled along the coastline as settlers.

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Sadly, as Isaac made his way to explore more of the Carribean Sea, he contracted a strange disease not met by any European before, and died not long after.

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As Hezekiah V became older, he began to drink more alcohol and mind-altering beverages than that was normal. One day, he exposed intimate details of his relationship with the court (completely drunk). When he was sober again he realised the mistake he made and paid money to people not to spread the event.

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To achieve further tolerance in the Empire, one of the last acts of Hezekiah V was to pass a law that granted equal citizenship to all nationalities in the Empire, while also incorporating some local traditions into the legal code. This pleased many.

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While laws were passed to respect the people, Empress Esther donated money to financially support those in need.

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She became old, however, and died a year later. This pushed Hezekiah into deep depression, while he also began to drink even more.

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He understood though that as a leader of a great power, he needs to take part in politics. Even though he protected Serbia from Carpathia, he still had to conduct a military campaign to make the Bosnians independent again. Due to the large difference in manpower, Serbia lost the war, granting Tyrol Ragusa and Kotor, denying Serbia sea access and making Bosnia independent again.

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The policy of tolerance had started to pay off. Many Rabbinic have started to convert to Karaite as they seen that Karaitism is peaceful and tolerant.

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In the area of the West Alps the Clergy accused the nobles that they are in fact encroaching upon clerical domain. Hezekiah had taken the chance to weaken the nobility and sided with the clergy in that conflict.

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Strange news reached the court of Tyrol. With the help of the City Confederacies (a number of free cities ruled by the same mayor from a leading town, they have emerged from the collapse of Lausitz and Anhalt as duchies by 1453), Dalimil II of Bohemia have crowned himself Holy Roman Emperor. At the same time many German dukes were discontent with the descendant of Walter von Augsburg, who became Duke of Franconia by false fabrication, and his son claimed the German kingdom and the HRE with it. The dukes were so angry that they killed every single member of his family, and they invited Bótolfr de Normandie from the Norwegian branch of the English dynasty, to gather diplomatic leverage to kick the Bohemians out. At the same time they sought to defeat Tyrol and take it's Alpine holdings. To sour the realtionship, they sent an insult to the Emperor.

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The Usamids have sent a Call to War to Innsbruck. It seems they tried to get the other dynasties in North Africa defeated. Tyrol always wanted to give them a taste of Tyrolean power, since they eyed hungily on Tirol'h North African land. So Tyrol joined the war.

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Sadly Dudai Ginsberg had passed away. While he was an exceptional talent, the also sought cooperation with the natives. Now that he is gone, the relations with the people of the New World will surely turn sour.

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The areas around the famed Glory Road of the Natives were colonized.

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Alerting news have reached the Tyrolean court. Jerusalem fell to the Sunni Khaleelids. The Exodus will sadly restart again. This has shocked all Jews accross the globe as news spread like wildfire about the fall of Israel.

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This was about the same time that the minor landholder Abu Malek Benzine caught the Emperor's eye. He was a Jewish Berber who used his local political leverage to further the interests of the Trade Company around Tangiers. As such he was invited to Tyrol, he was appointed as an advisor to the Emperor and the fate of his family had changed forever. They would lose their political power to gain more land generation by generation.

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News arrived to Innsbruck that Castille chose the path of wrath and greed, and attacked the natives. This attack was the first sign that the support of a native-friendly colonisation policy was slowly decaying across all of Europe.

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Shockingly the the ambitious Queen of England, Joan II had declared that she is the righteous sovereign of France, and declared the ruling Queen Adelaide illegitimate. This conflict will be known as the War of Queens. Even though Adelaide fought valiantly, after 4 years, Paris was captured, and Adelaide was forced to surrender and into a monastery, binding the French throne with the one in England. This war put Tyrol on high alert regarding the English empire-building efforts.

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Soon tragedy struck the Tyrolean court. Isaac, the heir of Hezekiah V, had died due to a hunting accident. This would later give one of his siblings a chance to rise to prominence.

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Meanwhile the Gaiaids convinced the Usamids to agree on a peace deal so they could drop out of the war.

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Though Tyrol used it's occupation in Salé to annex the province, since the Gaiaids could hardly resist. This made the Usamid sultan angry, and he sent a letter to Innsbruck, denouncing the Emperor for the occupation and that would end the alliance after the war.

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Meanwhile the idea of a generalized need to explore and tame the New World spread in Europe, as Tyrol carved out a colonial domain in the Carribean, while Castille colonized the Brazilian coast, and other nations started to prepare to claim the land for themselves.

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The consequences of this could soon be seen. As the bond between the Americas and Europe strengthened, commodities started to flow between the areas. This later would be called the Columbian exchange.

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The Russian Tsar thought that Carpathia is overstretched enough to gain dominion over the Black Sea, and declared war on them. He also called upon Tyrol, and the Emperor was happy to accept. After all, he and his ancestors created and maintained Russia to resist Carpathia. He promised that Tyrol would soon send over troops to help. The aching fact though was that the Pomeranian King had supported Carpathia, declared independence, and soon joined the war on Carpathia's side. They would soon be invaded though by an unlikely conbatant: Nordmark. The only duchy left intact in the area, they sought to expand their land. Backed up by Germany, they soon annexed Pomerania into their domain, which ceased to exist.

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Soon, to join Russia, Hezekiah V made a peace deal with Tahert, to leave the treacherous Usamids. Tyrol took Constantine, gave back the land of Algiers to the city, and placed Tahert into a semi-vassal state. Their trade was nearly entirely controlled by Tyrol now and they also had to pay a huge amount of money.

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The reality of how much influence the merchants held in the African territories of Tyrol could be seen on the major settlements themself. Prominent trading families have estabilished their own quarter in Ceuta, to the point that their little paradise bears a resemblance to Innsbruck.

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While on the battlefield Tyrol mostly contributed to Russia through the occupation of Italy, sometimes, even though very atrocious, some Italians crossed the fortress and entered St. Gallen, where they were apprehended by Tyrolean troops. This was the most significant battle of the Italian front, since the Tyrolean army moved in so large stacks that the Italians feared to approach them.

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However, joining the war on the side of the Rus proved a good investment for the colonies. As families wanted to avoid conscription, they took to the sea onboard of a huge ship and arrived in the colonies, where they manifested their best abilities to the locals.

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Meanwhile, the situation of Bohemia was getting out of hand. Even though Emperor, Dalimil II hardly could inflict any control over his German subjects, and worst of all, he did not have a son. To ensure that Bohemia dominates the Empire over the inferior Germans, with the usage of legal loopholes, Dalimil passed the Pragmatica Sanctio without the consent of the Germans in 1501. This made most of the dukes angry and anti-Bohemia, but the Lobkowicz patriarch did not care.

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The occupation of Italy bore its fruit, and the Italians were willing to sign a peace treaty with the Tsar. Trent would be ceded to Tyrol, and Italy would end it's association to rival nations of Tyrol and Russia.

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By then, Tyrol was the ultimate head of the Jewish diaspora. Jewish families lived across Tyrol in peace and freedom of worship, while the inhabitants of the other Jewish realms were sure that Tyrol would defend them. This gave Tyrol quite the political power to excercise. And it will surely do it for the greater good of the Jewish people.

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Interesting may it be, the first colonizer from Europe to colonize North America would be Aquitaine, as they settled Nouv. Angouleme, and fought the natives for more land.

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Without the chance of Tyrol marching on Buda, the Carpathian Emperor convinced Russia to give some border provinces to them, and sign a peace deal. Though humiliating, this is the biggest Carpathia would get, while Russia would only continue to expand.

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Abusing the weakened position of Tyrol, the Holy Roman Emperor leveraged his power over the Bishop of Rome to call a crusade on Tyrol, “to cleanse Europe from the Jewish servant of Satan”. This would have serious effects on Tyrol, but also would embody the final straw faithful Catholics had to endure under the Pope’s brutal oppression.

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After years of assimilation, the Kingdom of Navarra was ready to be integrated fully into the Tirol’h Empire. As soon other subjects in Iberia would follow, it was clear that Tyrol wanted to unify the peninsula.

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Later in his life, Hezekiah V had developed a rather brutish attitude of calling anyone names if they did something you did not like. This of course spread far and wide, disrupting the diplomacy of Tyrol.

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Hezekiah V was getting senile. He did not control his actions by then. He did not manage to sire a son, and as he was getting old, the fear of “another Mose dynasty” became apparent. His advisors suggested to the Emperor to name her talented eldest daughter Tziporah heiress to the Empire, to avoid another succession crisis.

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To appease the noble houses of the Empire he married Scolaster, one of the offsprings of the many Eberstein branches. This appeased the nobles, while Scolaster cared for the old man, helping him whenever she could.

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Hoping to abuse the situation of the Emperor and the position of Scolaster the nobles asked for recompensation for the fact that a woman would sit on the throne of Tyrol. His advisors advised the Emperor not to give in. That may have angered the nobles but they were in no position to resist, and still remained loyal to Scolaster and Tziporah.

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Soon grief struck the Empire. Emperor Hezekiah V had passed away. Tzipporah II has been coronated, and her warrior nature and the expansion of England into continental Europe made her start the most destructive war humanity has ever seen till that point in history.

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She soon married Nisi Abramovitch, the young head of an ethnically Eastern European Ashkenazi family that held significant trade power in Poland and Russia. He operated from Forcalquier, where his family relocated in order to avoid persecution. They had time to know each other and that quality time has resulted in the birth of Hezekiah, a boy to inherit the Empire. Since his family was very angry at the fact that this would give all of their trade network to Hezekiah, Nisi signed an agreement with Empress Tziporah which stated that his trade network would pass to his younger brother’s line upon his death.

As the Christians also wanted to colonize the New World they strived for justification for their control over the lands. Only Castile was lucky enough to actually grant them legitimate claim to the area of Brazil. Brazil would be their greatest source of power against the Tyroleans. Without that, they would not stand a chance.

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As the ruler of Tyrol changed, many nobles felt that it is now time to take control. They began to illegally tax merchants, and those who refused were killed, their goods seized. The situation became especially severe in the Kingdom of the West Alps. Tziporah II had seen that such outrages have to be contained, and placed guards on major routes, who have often clashed with noble retinues.

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Soon Tziporah II devoted herself to pass reforms. The clergy have been stripped from most of their rights, while land was taken for the crown. As the nobility felt endangered, they rebelled. The merchants, though grew stronger day by day.

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The first large rebel army rose up near Avignon. Of course, the military was ordered to put it down, but new nobles emerged day by day who rose up against the Crown.

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This was the time when another talented member of the Pahlavuni family, Hripsimeh, rose to power. He was granted command of the army to deal with the nobles. And he did a splendid job.

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The colonial domain of Tyrol was also expanding. Baruchinsel was the new addition to the domain. I should not forget that Tziporah, in order to better administer her large Empire full of Non-Jewish people, had adopted German as the court language, and the language of governance, rather than the old Israelite one, which made administration inefficient over time.

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Meanwhile, as merchant influence spread out over all of Iberia, the burghers began to sell Castilian textiles in Innsbruck at a ridiculously high price. Needless to say, this made both them, Castile and Tyrol very rich, as demands skyrocketed for “Iberian clothing”.

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This peaceful exchange would come to an abrupt end, as some pro-Tirol’h Galician nobles revolted against Castile. Tyrol used this opportunity to declare war on the Castilians. Needless to say, the Iberians stood no chance, thus a peace treaty was soon signed. The Tirol’h vassal Galicia would get Galicia proper, the Tirol’h vassal Leon would get Castilian Leon and Asturias. Tyrol would also seize a chunk of the Castilian colonies in Brazil. With this treaty, Castile shrunk to the territory of the original kingdom and the territories of Coimbra and Beja. Soon they would even lose that chunk, as the Andalusians rebelled against the successfully. Headed by the last Umayyad, they sought to conquer Iberia and establish a new Caliphate.

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This was also the era of technological innovation. Soon even the Europeans recognized that Chinese firearms were superior to European iron weaponry, and Tyrol started to create elite regiments trained in the usage of this Chinese weapon.

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As the influence of the burghers spread they began to crack down on clerical authorities, refusing to pay the tithe to them and even persuading commoners not to. The Empress was neutral on this matter but the fact that she only asked for a mild reprimand had sided with the merchant class.

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The traders of Malta have petitioned the government to give them some monetary aid to expand the coastal defenses of the area, as Usamid piracy worsened on their island since the alliance was broken. The Empress was happy to oblige, so that the vile Usamids won’t get away with their crimes.

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Soon the fourth, unspoken social class had enough. The peasants, chafing under the bureaucratic ownership of the nobles and the exploits of the merchant class, have risen up and demanded serious reforms, if not the total destruction of the current social order.

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This revolution made Tyrol realize to obsoleteness of the technology of their armed forces. Although Hripsimeh won Tyrol battles, without his tactical knowledge Tyrol would lose to the masses. The armed forces were gifted with money from the state to prevent a more dark disadvantage, but after the war, Tyrol would need to reform it’s military if it wanted to survive.

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Soon the peasants demanded a legal release from their services to the landlords. The remnant of the feudal precursors of Tyrol, this state was only less harsher than the ones in Christian Europe. As the Empress could not afford to turn the nobility against her rule even more, she decided to enforce the system that Tyrol’s neighbours called serfdom.

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Due to the uprisings, Tyrol has entered a state of decentralization. Empress Tziporah had realized that this is bad, but she faced a dilemma. She would either negotiate with the peasants or restore order through crushing them. As a warrior Empress, she chose the latter.

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She also realized that she would need to develop the capital in order to avoid such uprisings , as the fourth class had no power in the capital. This draining of political power would ease the whole ordeal with the peasants greatly.

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She also came to reconsider the diplomatic situation of Tyrol and became more friendly towards other countries. For Italy, they employed a Tirol’h army reformer who would serve as a link to create more friendly relations between the two countries.

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Seeing that Tyrol is in turmoil, the Pope had granted legitimacy to England to colonize the Caribbean, an already mostly Tyrolean domain. This raised tensions not only between the Catholics and the Jewish, but between England and Tyrol.

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Sadly though Hripsimeh was killed by a lowly peasant on the battlefield, so Hovhannes’s son, Andronik replaced him, who proved himself on the battlefield under the service of his uncle.

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With his courage, the peasants have been finally defeated, and the uprisings could end.

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After the rebellion, a system of royal decrees were introduced to ensure the absolute will of the monarch. This would contribute to the restoration of stability quickly, and Tyrol would recover with the oversight of Tziporah II in one year.

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Seeing the fast reconstruction, large noble families began to ask for financial aid. Though Empress Tziporah would prefer to keep them weak so she granted them no aid.

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To ensure order, Empress Tziporah with the help of the Imperial Council had passed the Feudal De Jure law, which made the Tyrolean system akin to the Christian one.

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As soon as stability returned, Tziporah was already eyeing foreign conquests. She invited La Malinche, a native Aztec woman who agreed to help the Tyroleans navigate in their wars against the Mayans. With Tziporah’s abandonment of a peaceful colonization policy, the idea that Europeans and natives would live side by side was truly dead.

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Hoping to gain land the Autonomous County of Salamanca declared war on the Andalusian Caliphate, in order to gain some land. Too bad they would lose, but the fact that Andalusia had the audacity to dissolve the entity, conquering Salamanca, and creating a Converso Catholic county of Avila, made Tziporah truly furious, she vowed to destroy the Caliphate for violating her sovereignty.

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Tziporah II then looked at the map of Europe. Aside Tyrol, there was one more great power in the Western half. England and the House of Normandie. They held the crown of Norway, Germany, England and France (PU), while Holland was held by their close relatives, the d’Eu. She was furious. She sent a messenger to each of her allies to prepare for a war that would end English hegemony over Europe. She also made an alliance with the resurgent Sweden, who have defeated the Sami and the Finnish, and they were yet again the supreme Scandinavian power. She also promised them that she would sponsor their attempts at Scandinavian unification. She also called on the assistance of the Rus, Aquitaine and Bulgaria. This truly Europe-wide coalition would face English hegemony when Empress Tziporah declared war on England after the death of Queen Joan II, with the hope of securing an advantage, on the 7th of July 1520. Quickly the most active front became the French-Aquitanian border region, where the Battle of Nivernais was fought, won by the Tyrolean forces, It is also worthy to mention that Andronik passed away by a drilling accident, so his brother, Gagik inherited command.

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This was the time of free-thinking across Europe, as philosophers and clergymen began to question religious dogmas. Tyrol accepted them, but it created inner strife between the rabbi, so it mostly had negative effects.

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The first nation to capitulate in this great war was Norway. The Norwegian nobles and Tyrol agreed that Norway’s Crown should be given to the Swedish king, while they broke off their diplomatic relations with others. The de Normandie king of Norway was taken to Innsbruck to be placed in prison. They also paid recompensation to the Tyroleans.

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As Gagik was not successful on the French border, Nehilai Weiss was granted command of a huge army to besiege Paris and cut off English supply lines. He succeeded, and soon Gagik won the engagements against the English. France was fully occupied after that feat, as well as the English areas in France. Because that King Abraham II of Great Britain had passed the Act of Union, formally uniting the Irish, Scottish and English crowns to be the Crown of Great Britain.

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Horrifying news reached the ear of the Empress. It seems that the noble were paying Nehilai Weiss to give biased advice to the Empress. Fearing that without his leadership they would have lost the war, Empress Tziporah II only gave a mild reprimand to him.

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Holland soon also left the war. They transferred Ostfriesland and Oldenburg to Tyrol, while they cut any diplomatic ties to the rest of the alliance. Their king also became a prisoner in Innsbruck.

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While the rest of Europe fought a devastating war against English hegemony, Castile prospered. Already famous for its textile production, they developed new draperies, whom are much cheaper, lighter and softer than their old woolen parts. Castile would reap the benefit of that after the war if only for a short time.

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One of the many reasons the war broke out is that England/Great Britain began to colonize at fast rate in the Caribbean, considered Tyrolean by Tyrol. In this area, privateers fought daily battles for their masters, and plundered Tyrolean/British docks. After the war It would turn out that they do not want to stop, but now as a freeman they continued to pillage the New World.

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The Taino of the Caribbean have been requesting conversion, hoping that the rabbis can provide them the salvation they deserve for being loyal to Tyrol. Of course, Tziporah II accepted and soon synagogues were built all across the Caribbean.

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Back in Europe, the Germans had enough. Too many of their loved ones were lost in this “holy crusade” as the Bohemian Emperor and the Bishop of Rome branded it, and in the area of Franconia, people flocked to the streets of Würzburg, executing bishops and priests who openly supported the English cause. With the armies of the Rus and Bulgaria already marching on German soil, their King made an agreement with Tyrol. The Tyroleans would be free to execute him if they transfer his family to Innsbruck where they receive protection, as he feared more for his family’s life than his own. thus the King of Germany announced his abdication and Duke Otto von Thüringen of Thüringia, the only powerful noble who opposed the war, got elected by popular demand. On the same day in the city of Würzburg Martin Luther, a German priest announced his problems with the faith, and his suggestions to make it better. No pope, no crusade, no corruption. It resonated abruptly well with the average German of the time, so his teachings started to spread soon paving the way for the fall of the Papacy. Seeing this, Great Britain decided to surrender and Abraham II was captured. With all the other rulers of House de Normandie he was executed publicly as the war ended in Paris, while all their descendants had to discard the name de Normandie and their nobility. Calais and Brugge were given to France and Holland respectively, while Lille, Hainaut and Ghent was transferred to Holland. As the Tyrolean army was present in the city, the new King of France, Maurice II de Dreux, was forced to submit to Tyrol, becoming an autonomous vassal of the Tyrolean Empire. As mentioned before, Norway became the junior partner of Sweden, while King Otto IV von Thüringen’s rule over Germany was confirmed in the so-called Treaty of Paris in 1525.

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Once the Tyrolean armies returned to their homeland, the treacherous French king began to plot with the help of the Italians for French independence. Since the IRG uncovered this evidence, Empress Tziporah II forced Maurice II to grant land to her top generals: Nurse Pahlavuni (youngest brother of Andronik, as Gagik died) became the Duke of Anjou, Nehilai Weiss became the Duke of Orleans, while her spouse Nisi Abramovitch became the Duke of Champagne. This ensured Maurice II’s loyalty, as most French troops were now owned by the three Dukes loyal to Tyrol.

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The Tudor were low nobility in 1453. But through endless scheming and powerful marriages, in 1525 Duke George Tudor was the Duke of East Anglia, Kent and Northumberland, and as a powerful candidate the nobles of Great Britain elected him to be the next king. Seeing as most of his populace despised the Papacy, he made a clever solution: he created Anglicanism, which incorporated some Protestant elements into Catholic dogma. He also made himself the Head of Faith, so that the populace has spiritual loyalty towards him, while he did not sour his relation with the Papacy. It was a win-win situation.

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In Sweden, an ambitious peasant Nils Dacke lead the angry populace against the Swedish king. The revolt was hard to deal with, since it broke out over the land rights of the Protestant clergy, which Sweden wanted to revoke. As a consensus, the land rights of the Protestants have been enshrined in law, while the King converted to Protestantism. Realizing that due to his new faith he can exercise more power over the clergy, he became a zealous follower of Protestantism until his death.

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For Tyrol, things turned out well after the war, since the army restored order, while Galicia was ready to be fully integrated into the Tyrolean Empire.

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On the other side of the world though another empire faced total collapse. As Admiral Koxinga fled to Taiwan the Ming were already collapsing, as several generals made their own realms out of Ming, while the area of Beijing fell to the Manchus, all this happened while the eunuchs of Canton and Nanjing swore fealty to the Manchu tribesmen and refused to let Ming troops in. China would soon lose Ming as its master, but who would supplant them? This is a question for the future.

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While Israel was dead, not all Jewish kingdoms died in the Middle East. In fact, one ceased to be a kingdom, but became an Empire, as Emperor Alechsandri IV Mose declared that he forfeits his claim over Tyrol, but proclaims his own Empire: The Mosecypric Empire. A hardline religious Empire versus a tolerant Western Hegemon: their rivalry will be legendary for ages.

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After the war, trade between Europe and the Americas truly resumed. There was one problem however: in order for plantations to work, the colonizers needed cheap labor. As such, they bought it from Africa in the form of slaves. This evil practice began its renaissance in the Castilian colonies, but as other powers have seen that it is effective, they soon joined in the evil trade.

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Meanwhile Tyrol started its first colonies in continental America. As there was much more land available, settlers spread out more freely.

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An expedition was launched, from that point on to explore Mexico and try to explore as much as they could in general. They had many adventures, but those listed below are the most interesting ones.

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As proven by the Peasant’s War, Tyrol needed to reform its army. Empress Tziporah II soon committed to that, deeply reforming the nature of the army and the navy distributing firearms and restructuring the command system. This made it so that Tyrol now has a professional army.

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Sadly though not all were grateful to Tziporah II, as many merchants started to oppose her, due to the war killing trade almost entirely. To deal with this issue the coffee trade was developed in South America, albeit it was also taxed.

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Nisi Abramovitch had passed away. The Empress remarried to Nisi Akabonid, the younger son of a powerful Jewish merchant in Charolais. They soon had an able heir called Mordechai.

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It was becoming clear to the world that it had entered a new age after the Anglo-Tyrolean War: The Age of Reformation. Theologians and philosophers debated the nature of the divine in a period full of war and hatred.

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With the discovery of South America, new diamond sites have been found. Now even rich magnates can afford them, not just emperors.

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Ever since Tziporah heard stories of a New World from her father in her childhood. She soon realized that she needs to conquer all of it. But first she provided the governors of the area with extra funds.

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After the wars with the natives of the land in the southeast, the second colonial administration of Tyrol was established.

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As Castile used the slaves to their biggest extent, they could establish coffee plantations easily. A coffee boom had set in for the small kingdom: a little bit of prosperity before the storm.

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With the fall of Israel many Jews began to migrate to Tyrol so that they can find refuge from Khaleelid control.

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For Tyrol, the future can be prosperous or dark, but one thing is sure: it changed the world at least once.
 
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OOC: I edited in those 50 years a lot to make a nice scenario. Though be aware that things may be misinterpreted by me as the screenshots are from 3 months ago, and I hardly played the save ever since.
 
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At least this colonization of the New World appears a bit more peaceful?

Why did Tzipporah anger her nobles? Was she unaware of her low legitimacy? Was she trying to prove a point about her power?

Will Tyrol attempt to reestablish Israel later?

I liked linking the Crusade to the Reformation. It makes logical sense.
 
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At least this colonization of the New World appears a bit more peaceful?
For some time, the Tyroleans wanted to be peaceful, but the Christians were hostile to the natives from the start. But generally, yes.

Why did Tzipporah anger her nobles? Was she unaware of her low legitimacy? Was she trying to prove a point about her power?
She wanted to centralize the Empire more, and take power from the nobles. While the nobles were mostly officers by then, the high command was loyal to her, and this is all it took.

Will Tyrol attempt to reestablish Israel later?
Possibly yes, though the Khaleelids have powerful allies, and as Tyrol does not care that much about the Eastern Mediterranean, the Mosecypric Empire might be the one to do it.

I liked linking the Crusade to the Reformation. It makes logical sense.
Since the Reformation already happened later that in our timeline, I thought why not link the two together. Glad you like it.
 
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1543-1593
The Calm Before the Storm

After the Anglo-Tyrolean War the need arose to sustain discipline within the Tyrolean army so that they will remain organized amidst of the battles while the enemies of Tyrol falter due to the lack of discipline. As such officers were trained from that point on how to sustain discipline.

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Though the Anglo-Tyrolean War had profound effects on every layer of society, not just the military. The Catholics had to recognise that Protestantism was not a standalone heresy. Soon, in Wittenberg, a French cleric who have fled France due to wars, John Calvin began preaching his own doctrine of predestination and willing obedience in Wittenberg. The Pope in Rome had to face jet another heresy.

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But with Tyrol winning the war, other achievements came to this land. With Dutch, French and Breton traders avoiding the war-torn England, they turned towards Tyrol. Artisans, artists, musicians and other members of the literate intelligentsia have began to seek out employment in Tyrol, starting a micro Golden Age.

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And while all that went on in Europe, Cathay was in turmoil. As earthquakes struck the Heavenly Empire, people began to wander if the Mings are worthy enough to rule, let alone to reign over a Mandate they have de facto already lost to other Chinese warlords and the Manchu.

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Back to Europe, or more exactly, North America, Aquitaine had jet again expanded her holdings in the New World, extending her network to homeland prosperity once more.

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With the new heresy entrenched in Europe, many began to forsake lent, as Protestants viewed it as a matter of personal choice. This made the fish prices decrease
significantly, hitting seafaring Empires, like Carpathia, seriously.

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In this period, Tyrol’s enemies were Catholic or Anglican. Thus the Jewish Empire began to seek out Protestant countries, who were opposed to the Pope due to matters of faith. Chief among them was Nordmark, who have protected Eastern Europe from the expansion of the German Kingdom. Thus an alliance was made.

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Something remained constant though: the Pahlavunis. The Armenians have served the Empire loyally as generals, with the latest of them being Alexander. Though his son would take their influence to a new level.

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The Anglo-Tyrolean War, together with the appearance of Protestantism, had dire consequences on the Holy Roman Empire. The effect no one could foresee though, was peasants rising up against the German dukes of Germany and the wider HRE in general. The Peasant’s War in the Holy Roman Empire had begun.

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The other reason why Tyrol was so prosperous is due to the insane tariffs it was collecting off it’s colonies. Some objected, but Tyrol kept them anyway, not willing to give away the wealth of the Empire.

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While all that happened, Castile continued to prosper. After the discovery was made that tea leaves could be grown in the colonies, it quicly became the national beverage of Castile, and later all of Iberia.

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While the von Thüringen of Germany were peaceful, they have been attacked by the newly independent Bavarians who have been inciting border skirmishes with them. Thus Germany prepared for war to end war, and that is a cause that the peasants supported, flocking to the banners of Germany and crushing Bavaria.

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Meanwhile the rest of Europe suffered, Aquitaine exerted it’s will on the natives of North America, conquering the Iroquis. This helped them to remain affluent while Germany was suffering.

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Though the time of Tziporah II did eventually came to an end as for all mortals. She died in 1551, and as Mordechai was too young to take the mantle jet, Emperor Consort Nisi became Regent.

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During this time towns on the borders of the Alps and other parts of Europe became trading cities, such as Besancon in Burgundy. They requested trade privileges from the Emperor Consort, which was acccepted, growing the power of the Burghers.

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Meanwhile in the New World, prosperous nations like Tyrol, Castile and Aquitaine have amassed large amounts of wealth on accounts of their colonies. Soon others wanted a slice of that cake and piracy was born in the Carribean. However, some pirates took it to the next level by storming the Bahamas and making it a Pirate Republic. Tyrol, unwilling to regain control due to the guerilla warfare the pirates used, had to tolerate their ambushes until proper relations could be established, if that moment ever came.

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In 1553 the regency came to an end with Mordechai crowned as Mordechai II. His wife was Belet Boazid, a member of a powerful Sephardi family. In a year, they had a daughter named Belet. Due to them having fertility issues, she was their only child and heir.

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Since the last time Russians tried to conquer the Steppes from Carpathia, much have changed. Russia now had an army twice as large. As such, they attempted to take control of the steppes jet again. Tyrol took the opportunity to besiege the enemy from the west, occupying most of Hungary and fully occupying Bohemia, which surrendered to Russia soon after.

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Meanwhile Germany was slowly recovering.The bookmarket of Osnabrück became the largest in Europe, one of the first achievements of von Thüringen pacifism.

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The ancestors of Budislav included both Saqalibas and Jews, hence the strange name. An Israelite culturally, he still kept to the ways which were imposed on his Slavic ancestors. An ambitious and talented man, he made the Dovid name known throughout the Empire. Yet his descendants would make it greater.

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Mordechai II came to value men of talent and of wealth like Budislav, but he came to despise men of tradition and castles. If a noble stepped out of line, his lands were confiscated. While this earned the nickname “the Just” from his subjects, the nobles were less of a fan of him, to say the least.

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He also became known as a miltary commander, his skill drawing near to the ancient Alexander of Macedonia.

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In the war against Carpathia, he fought various battles, the most famous being the Battle for Cephalonia, where he decimated the Carpathians, whom have entrenched themselves on the island. With the help of the naval blockade and with the quality of Tyrolean guns, he out manouvered the enemy who had to resort to guerilla warfare, in areas against them.

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With nearly half of the Carpathian army lost in that battle, they surrendered to the Russians, granting them most of the steppe. Georgia, Russia’s ally, had the audacity to claim steppe land, a move which would cement their demise.

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Just as the war finished, in Germany, King Otto IV von Thüringen had passed away. Many knew that his son Arnulf was secretly a Protestant, and then he, now as King Arnulf, had announced his conversion, the Catholic Duke of Swabia rose up against him, unseating the other dukes, and taking all of German land for himself. With this, the Kingdom of Germany ended, and Arnulf asked for Tyrol to give him Ostfriesland and Oldenburg. Mordechai accepted, granting him the land and making him the Count of Oldenburg. They even had an alliance negotiated. This has prevented Swabia from taking over the land. Even though he was no longer King, Arnulf was still mentioned ofthen as the King of Oldenburg due to his former title. Only his descendants began to use the title legally.

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After Tsar Aristarkh II Rurikid of Russia died, the Rurikid dynasty died out. The noble have elected Duke Sviatoslav Amirejibi-Samander of Muscovy as his heir. The nobles wanted a weak ruler, whom they could control. Unbeknownst to them, Sviatoslav II did the exact opposite, creating a centralized bureaucracy and reforming Russia into an absolute monarchy. This became known as the Sviatoslavian Reforms. The one last choce the nobles had was to elect his heir. Hoping to control the girl elected from a cossack family, the nobles chose Vseslava Zhytomyrsky, but she instead maintained Sviatoslavian authority after becoming an adult, diminishing the last hope of the nobles.

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Meanwhile in order to finally get rid of piracy in the Mediterranean, Mordechai settled Tirol’h on the island of Malta, and developed it, turning it into a hub for trade and for pirate-hunting vessels. This almost entirely eradicated Mediterranean piracy by the end of the 16th century.

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The Kingdom of Italy particularly benefitted from this, as their trade income skyrocketed, they could soon be considered a Great Power. Not only that but the printing press also spread to Italy during this era.

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The conservative Catholic rule of the Duke of Swabia soon became so opressive that peasants took to the castles again, demanding reform. The uprising would be put down violently, but Catholic authority was challenged once again.

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As Tyrol continued to prosper so did the scientists, as they received extended funding from the Emperor, leading Tyrol to be at the forefront of technology.

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By that time, Tyrol also expanded into South America, with the mission of combatting the Castilian influence, and conquering the Empire of the Incas in the area. As Cauca became the earliest settlement in the area, it quickly developed into a trade centre, enhaceing Tyrolean expansion in the Andes.

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The von Oldenburg dynasty ruled Oldenburg in the Early Medieval Era, Through marriages, they lost their ancestral holdings, however gained the Duchy of Slesvig in Denmark. With the realm of the Danes in turmoil, they rose up under Cristopher von Oldenburg, deposing the king and installing themselves as Kings of Denmark.

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Meanwhile Tyrol continued to conquer the natives in the New World. The Mayans opposed the conquering Jews at the Battle of Kobox, but due to Tyrolean technological superiority, they failed to withstand the tide, and soon all Mayan nations were conquered.

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This was the time when the son of Nehilai Weiss, Tamman Weiss entered military office. Son of the general who have turned the tide of the Anglo-Tyrolean War, it won’t be an easy legacy to live up to.

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Tyrol started to develop a lust for colonies this time around, and thus Mordechai II dedicated more resources to expansion and settlement in the New World.
The Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire had decided that it was a time of a weak puppet Emperor, to let them have more autonomy. As such, Count Bruno V of Blankenburg was elected as Emperor.

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For the HRE this would prove a mistake if Poland would not exist, as the newly reformed Russian Tsardom had decided to expand westwards, crushing the Poles, and even taking Warszawa. Tyrolean involvement was minor in this war, with few regiments sent to assist the Russians.

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Emperor Mordechai II had convened the Imperial Council of 1566, where he bolstered the lust of the merchants for new colonies, settling more land in the Andes.

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To answer that not only were new colonies established, but the Incas attacked and curbed. But Tyrol was too late! The Castilians have already settled in and conquered the land of the Incas.

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To organize settlement and assimilation of the people of the Andes, a new colonila administration for the region, Land der Inkas, meaning the Land of the Incas was created.

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Albeit the Incas were pacified with one war, the Mayans were not, and rose up while the Tyrolean troops were fighting in the Andes and using this momentum, the rebels only had to fight the colonial garrison. Many white men were sacrificed to the Mayan Gods as several Mayan states seceded. They hoped that the pale-skinned men won’t be resilient enough to come back.

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Around this time did the administrative integrattion of Leon finished, making the Iberian state join Tyrol. It was also a crucial step for colonial development since Spanish settlers have already claimed the Orinoco Delta for Leon, providing a gateway to colonize down the river.

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This was a good time to organize a colonial administration in the area. With the Muisca being the only natives with an organized structure in the area, it was named Land Der Muisca, as the Tyroleans held great respect for natives who have managed to organize their government.

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Soon after that Mordechai II turned his attention back to the rebellious Mayans. With employing mercenaries and the men of the Incan Conquest, he managed to defeat the seceding states one by one and made sure that this never happens again by considerably increasing the garrison in the recaptured areas.

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Learning from Osnabrück, Tyrol began to adopt printing press, and soon the Emperor recognized it as an industry on it’s own, embracing the institution.

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With this development, the merchant classes of the Empire got even richer and now Mordechai even decided to sell noble titles to anyone who could afford it. While this devaluated the idea of nobility, it gave a chance for already prominent merchant families to increase their status in society even further.

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Due to the involvement of Tyrol in the Americas, the Empire was unable to help Nordmark in taking Prussia from the Teutons. Still they succeeded alone, soon after crowning themselves as Kings of Prussia.

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