Campaign Submissions, Expansion

[Ayzek]

Directorate Use Only
Expanding Country: Empire of Akitsu
EC.'s Government Type: Constitutional Monarchy

Campaign Setting: 1480-ish
Campaign Goal: uhhh.... the islands over yonderway

Informational Links: Factbook (er.... wiki page), History

When did you last have an Expansion? I don't think I've ever really done it
When was the Expanding Country's last military conflict? 1461-1462 - there was a civil war in the country that ended in unification for the country
Why do you seek to expand? IC'ly, it would be to gain the islands and it's resources, OOC'ly I've been eyeing those islands for a while now.

Campaign Plot
The islands of Maluku were always populated by Moken (not-Melanesian) peoples, and this was a kingdom that started to adopt Brigidnan customs after contact. They had always had limited contact with Akitians, but nothing significant until after Akitsu modernized.

The Kingdom of Maluku had adopted much Brigidnan customs by the time Akitsu unified. Soon after Akitsu unified, some rich Akitians traveled to Maluku and started building large plantations. These plantations grew and grew, and so did trade with Akitsu. Eventually these plantations had significant influence in Malukan politics, and the owners wanted to further grow trade with Akitsu. Perhaps understandably, the Malukan government wasn't so keen on this.

So the plantation owners decided to take things into their own hands.

Potential for Other Player Involvement
People could try and intervene in this, if they so choose. I don't envision the Kingdom of Maluku having that many close ties with other countries, but you could. I'm largely modeling this after the overthrow and annexation of the Kingdom of Hawaii, so yeah keep that in mind..

Approved. Can you post a more in-depth plot in the OOC thread, and call Blac and Flo's attention to it? During this time, they may have still held colonies in the area and may be interested in reacting.