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« Reply #25 on: September 02, 2012, 05:45:55 PM »

Also, if anyone is an expert on the Middle East, Iran, Zoroastrianism, Islam, Bahai, Germany, Austria, Scandanavia, Russia, Slavic countries (apologies if that's not politically correct; I don't know), Ottomans, etc., I'd really appreciate if you could shoot me a PM; its pretty important to this TL.
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« Reply #26 on: September 05, 2012, 09:19:39 PM »

Bump

I'm hoping to do an update this weekend, providing my computer works.  I've been having some troubles lately; I think my poor old thirdhand laptop is on its last licks guys Sad
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« Reply #27 on: September 15, 2012, 03:11:26 PM »

Alright, so I've got a massive update, at this point it's just about going through and editing the whole thing.  Sorry to the people who read this TL, but with school it's been pretty tough.  I appreciate your support guys!
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« Reply #28 on: September 15, 2012, 05:53:56 PM »

Update soon!
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« Reply #29 on: December 15, 2012, 04:59:08 PM »

Update on the way!

Sorry about the delay guys!
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« Reply #30 on: December 15, 2012, 05:29:09 PM »

With France's rise in power and prestige, and with the Napoleonic Wars raging in Europe, Chancellor Hamilton was faced with a dilemma.  He was unsure whether to come to the aid of the British or the French, as he was increasingly encouraged by his cabinet to choose sides.  Privately, Chancellor Hamilton believed that the United States would be best to wait this one out and offer diplomatic and reconstruction/humanitarian aid to the victors when it was all over.  Hamilton believed this would allow America to emerge from the war as a political and economic superpower.  Meanwhile, Burr was among his closest allies and confidantes, and Hamilton was becoming increasingly withdrawn from day-to-day affairs in Congress.  The young Chancellor would pace his office like a madman, with Burr increasingly running the show on most Congressional affairs.  Some believed he was going insane; he was met with criticism of nearly everything he did, (largely from Jefferson, "the ignoramus"), and yet....

Hamilton felt an obligation to his country to remain Chancellor until the Napoleonic Wars were finished, to prevent Americans from going the wrong direction; Hamilton firmly believed intervention, either diplomatically or militarily, would cripple the young nation if they joined the losing side.  He definitely didn't want Jefferson to become Chancellor; nearly sixteen years of hard work and strong leadership had shaped the nation.  And with Burr seen as a traitor by both parties, it was likely he or any other Federalist would win in 1804.  Save one, that is...  Hamilton firmly believed that he was the only candidate who could guarantee another 4 years Federalist government.  However, he knew it would cause problems with Burr, whom he had promised to support this year.  But when approached in secret, Burr agreed that Hamilton would be the best candidate for 1804, and that he could run in 1808 or some later time, either against or after Jefferson's near-guaranteed election next time around.  But this is perhaps what made Hamilton feel most guilty; his friend was willing to perhaps end his political career to allow his greedy Chancellor an unprecedented third term.

He declared his candidacy once more, with Jefferson unsurprisingly doing the same soon afterwards.  The race was on, and it would be a rough battle for both candidates.

Meanwhile, the Ottoman Empire was astonished at the rapid growth of their neighbor, who was industrializing rapidly.  Shah Fatemi had also declared a military draft, with a mandatory 10 years in the military or 20 years of community service for all citizens (women or men), with the exception of the mentally and physically handicapped, in addition to a reserve system based off of the Prussian "canton system" in which all able-bodied men would be enlisted as reservists, with mandatory 2 months of training per year.  The Sick Man of Europe was frightened that their status as the sole Middle Eastern and Muslim superpower was being usurped.  (Though now the latter no longer applies; Zoroastrians now form a strong and steadily increasing 55% of Persia's population).  Ottoman spies were sent to collect information regarding Shah Fatemi's plans for the future.  Several returned to Istanbul with proof that the Shah was gearing up for an invasion, which would take place as soon as two weeks.  Sultan Selim III was informed that he could not mobilize his armed forces quickly enough, so he decided to declare Jihad against the Persians, and to send a group of assassins to Fatemi's palace.

Several nights later, the Shah declared war on the Ottomans.  That night, as he was sleeping, three assassins snuck into his chambers.  Pulling out a sinister-looking dagger, the leader dripped a bottle of arsenic onto the blade, and crept towards the bed.  Just inches from the bed, he stepped on a creaky floorboard the shah had installed for instances such as this.  Leaping out of bed, the Shah drew his saber, smashing the would-be killer repeatedly with the butt of the hilt. He then elegantly cut through the other two men, just as his wife, Homeyra, ran inside from the ballroom down the hall holding Crown Prince Ryan Cyrus.  The Shah quickly threw a rug over the mess, not wanting his son to be traumatized.

Unable to sleep, Fatemi began to finalize the invasion strategy of the Ottoman Empire with his generals, and resolved the best way to legitimize his new regime would be to enter into an alliance with Napoleon.  Fatemi would receive supplies and equipment from Napoleonic France, who viewed the upstart Shah with much respect; in many ways the two men were very similar in their rise to power and views on government.  Napoleon embraced the new Shah, believing that he could never pose a threat to the mighty French Empire; Fatemi secretly noted the Emperor's arrogance, easily detected during their first meeting.



French propaganda depicted Napoleon as saving the savage Persians from famine, disease, and poor sanitation, though Fatemi Shah had done much to modernize his country during his short stint in power, and some historians even go so far as to say that the alliance benefitted France more than it did Persia; the Ottomans would be forced to fight a dual-front war, not to mention the economic benefits of the free trade agreement; many spices, tea, and jewels poured into France at a highly discounted price thanks to the Shah's maneuvering behind the scenes.
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« Reply #31 on: December 15, 2012, 06:47:43 PM »

Awesome update! Glad to have you back to writing! Smiley
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« Reply #32 on: December 16, 2012, 12:53:58 AM »

Awesome update! Glad to have you back to writing! Smiley

Thanks man!  Hoping to crank out another update by tomorrow Wink
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« Reply #33 on: December 16, 2012, 12:50:31 PM »

BTW, if you want to do election maps in the future, since it's a parliamentary system, I'd advise that they look like the way Lief had them in American Monarchy: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=61177.msg1266907#msg1266907
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« Reply #34 on: December 23, 2012, 12:00:32 PM »

BTW, if you want to do election maps in the future, since it's a parliamentary system, I'd advise that they look like the way Lief had them in American Monarchy: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=61177.msg1266907#msg1266907

Thanks a lot Cathcon; I'll try to fiddle with the maps but since I'm working from my grandma's computer it'll be tough.  You've been incredibly helpful through this whole thing btw Wink
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« Reply #35 on: December 23, 2012, 12:48:44 PM »

Emperor George II was having his weekly lunch meeting with Chancellor Hamilton.  The two men had become very fond of each other during their years of service together, and had become very close friends.  Suffice to say that if anyone knew about Hamilton's rapidly deteriorating mental state, and enormous stress, it was George.  Both men discussed Burr's qualifications, and how he was essentially running the day-to-day affairs while Hamilton was playing an increasingly minimal role in governance.  Hamilton was convinced that Napoleon wouldn't be going anywhere in the next two years, and in order to ensure an experienced man was sitting in the Chancellor's chair when his time was up, the transition progress would need to begin soon.  George agreed fullheartedly, and thanked Hamilton for his years of service to him, and to the American people.  Both men parted with tears in their eyes, and Hamilton submitted his letter of resignation by the end of the week.  Burr was confirmed and appointed Chancellor immediately afterwards.  After nearly eleven years, Chancellor Hamilton became a private citizen once more.

Aaron Burr, Third Chancellor of the United States
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« Reply #36 on: December 26, 2012, 12:28:31 PM »
« Edited: December 26, 2012, 07:28:12 PM by Jerseyrules »

Cyrus Fatemi entered Napoleon's War Room at Versailles, with a noble grace that had become a sort of signature.  His military uniform gleamed in the sunlight, and Napoleon rose to greet him.  The two men discussed the war plans; Napoleon had consented to allowing Persia to fight the Ottomans alone, because French intervention could result in dragging Persia into the European war, and potentially provoking Russia.  However, the Kalmar King Charles XIV John would provide reinforcements for the Persians, in addition to modern equipment.  During his brief stint in power, the Shah had already modernized his nation rapidly, nearly bringing it into competition with the primary European powers; his passion for all things French was well-known - he had introduced reforms similar to the Napoleonic Code, though some "essential" elements of Feudalism remained.  He had decreed that French must be taught in all Persian schools, and the ability to speak French became a symbol of class and wealth in Persian society.

However, his support of Napoleon was waning; the Shah was becoming increasingly aware of Napoleon's faults.  Though he had yet to make any fatal errors, Napoleon was slipping.  There was something about his insatiable nature that Fatemi was convinced would one day be his undoing.  The Shah had decided that he would not directly support Napoleon if he could help it, and would only give him the lands north of the Aegean Sea once Constantinople fell.  Fatemi reached out to Charles XIV, and both men signed a secret mutual defence treaty in the event Napoleon went mad and attempted to seize Kalmar or Persian land for himself.  For now, however, the Shah and King Charles would remain loyal to France, and the Napoleonic Wars continued to rage through Europe.  Shah Fatemi would personally lead his forces in the upcoming Siege of Baghdad.



The "Grand Alliance" between Emperor Napoleon, Kalmar King Charles XIV, and Cyrus Shah Fatemi would determine the fate of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe
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« Reply #37 on: December 26, 2012, 12:37:20 PM »

Interesting developments!
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« Reply #38 on: December 26, 2012, 12:39:30 PM »


Thanks!  Sorry if this wasn't more clear before, but there was no Russian Campaign (yet), Napoleon has kept his crown so far, and the Kalmar Union is back (I think that was in the beginning but I'll say it again just in case).  Cheesy
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« Reply #39 on: December 27, 2012, 08:16:13 AM »

August 1814:
23-year-old Albrecht Zierer* runs into the library at Leipzig, late again.  For six years he had led Die Wacht am Rhein* (The Watch/Guard on the Rhine) with his younger brother Josef.  The two had formed the secret society in opposition to Napoleon's creation of the Confederation of the Rhine.  It was a nonviolent group committed to spreading the ideals of German Nationalism, and it's members believed unity was the only way to defeat Napoleon.  From birth their father had instilled in them the ideals of Pan-Germanism: though he was a Prussian noble, he had told them on many occasions that if he believed that the Kaiser in Vienna had a better plan for German unity than the Prussian King, he would gladly switch allegiance "in a heartbeat".  The society began as a group of 10 close friends with similar political outlooks, but their beliefs were popular and their ranks had swelled to 1,000, making it the largest of its kind in Europe.  They had created the first Burschenschaft, and were eventually successful in organizing a federalized body of similarly-minded groups throughout the German states; Die Greater Kongress der Burschenschaften had over 20,000 members from over 50 different chapters across the continent, including several in the Kalmar Union (particularly in Norway and southern Denmark), Switzerland, and the Netherlands.  The citizens of the so-called Confederation of the Rhine were outraged with French rule; Albrecht and Josef's father had written a poem called "Die Wacht am Rhein"** in protest, giving the boys inspiration for a song and the society's name.

Until now their Kongress had been nonviolent and preached unity with other races, particularly the Slavs of Austria, however at today's meeting the presidents of the regional Burschenschaften concluded that they could not continue to fight Napoleon and continue their peaceful ways; and that they must liberate Germany before other races could be included in their "Great German Society".  The time to act was now.  Albrecht and Josef had received military training from their father from young ages - they would lead "Der Deutsche Jüngling" into Vienna to offer their services to the Austrian Emperor, and then lead their youth forces into Frankfurt to topple the French government in Germany.

* If you get tired of the fictional events and characters just let me know Wink
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An example of nationalist anti-French propaganda; student societies helped finance and distribute such works throughout the German states.

Napoleon had seized control of Iberia.  The Peninsular War had been won, and the Spanish Empire, as well as Portuguese, were his.  However, there were several problems he would need to face; he could not trust his brother Joseph to retain the throne - he always had to handle all the administrative duties of governing Spain himself, and even Joseph's own generals required Napoleon's consent before obeying Joseph's orders.  So Napoleon would have to add Spain and Portugal to the French Empire.  However, he now had a plethora of colonies in the New World, and knew he wouldn't be able to retain them for very long.  So he invited the American Emperor and Chancellor to Versailles to discuss redrawing borders; Napoleon decided that perhaps he would grant all Spanish/Portuguese colonies their independence, however he needed American loyalty securely in his favor in order to secure American neutrality.  He decided that all the lands north of Panama were to be given to the United States as an initial offer; he was willing to concede all now-French possessions in continental Central and South America, if the two men "showed they truly wanted and deserved them."


Napoleon crowned King of Spain and Portugal
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