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Nihon no Domei
Notable People:
 * Government: Feudal Confederation
 * Emperor: Uchiha Ryu [Hogo-sha]
 * Shogun: Yamagata Jiro
 * Congress of Daimyo: A body consisting of the 24 Daimyo and certain outside observers.
 * Chairman of the Congress: Nishimiya Yuzuru
 * List of Daimyo: Midoriya, Nanbu, Odawara, Fujiwara, Mogami, Yatogami, Niigata, Tachibana, Shiba, Nagao, Matsudaira, Takeda, Oda, Chuosanmyaku, Tanabe, Kanzaki, Miyoshi, Mori, Uzumaki, Chosokame, Otomo, Ryuzoji, Honkobu-Taira, Taira, Ryukyu
 * Autonomous Territories: Izumo-Matsue (Joseonese), Chiba (Eskosian)
 * Outside Observers: Ezo (Friend of the Domei), Kansha (officially a Daimyo), Joseon (Friend of the Domei)
 * Allies: Ezo, by personal union with Fujiwara; Joseon, defensive military alliance
 * Capital: Kyoto
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 12,540,000
 * Ethnicities: Yamatai (78%), Chinese-origin (5%), Joseon (8%), Syonan (6%), Other (2%)
 * Official Religion: Shinto, with Buddhist influences
 * Population Distribution:
 * Urban Population [out-of-date]: 1,950,000 - 435,000 (Edo), 382,000 (Kyoto), 198,000 (Hiroshima), 174,000 (Fukushima), 135,000 (Kobe), 305,000 (cities with less than 100,000 population)
 * Rural Population [out-of-date]: 13,150,000 - 1,310,000 (Chugoku), 6,210,000 (Tohoku), 2,450,000 (Chubu), 1,100,000 (Kyushu), 890,000 (Shikoku), 1,570,000 (Kansai)
 * Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War): 
 * N.A
 * Army:
 * Horses [15,000]: Modest steeds trained to gallop across the rough and uneven terrain of Nihon's islands. They can also be employed for charging out of boats onto land, although that kind of situation is comparably rarer.
 * General infantry [63,000]: Rudimentarily trained infantry with a general focus on close-ranged melee and shortrange bow combat. Second priority for usage of battering rams and other siege equipment, usually assisting other infantry and auxillaries with tasks.
 * Irregular infantry [63,000]: Infantry-in-training as well as part-time infantry that does not serve for lifetime employment. Mostly the former. First priority for handling of siege equipment.
 * Support staff [15,000]:  Infantry serving in entirely logistical roles. Equipped with extreme short range equipment such as daggers for self-defence, the bulk of many impromptu convoys.
 * Auxillary infantry [16,000]: Long-range bowmen and combat medics. Heavily trained, many chosen to be officers upon promotion in the field.
 * Irregular auxillaries [28,000]: Often merchants and mercenaries serving the same role as auxillary infantry, auxillaries-in-training or officers serving in combat.
 * Highest-ranking generals:
 * N_A
 * Navy:
 * Kawataro-fune [57]: An armoured slow-moving battleship which covers the deck in metal plating and a layer of steel behind the caravel structure to give it a special amount of versatility. If it is sinking, it can last for enough hours to bring it back to shore or at least into a kamikaze attack.
 * Hayai-fune [33]: A restored line of lightly-armoured battleships designed to quickly board another ship before sinking it. Incredibly fragile.
 * Supply ships [152]: Unarmoured fast-moving cargo ships as well as heavy lightly-armoured supply ships. The former used to resupply close to land; the latter used to carry along supplies on longer, no-docking expeditions.
 * Irregular converteds [8]: Various ships with various amounts of armour and what not attached on; mostly former Kei-fune and and Hayai-fune and cargo ships. Heavily personalised, often used as fleet commander ships.
 * 39,000 sailors: close-quarters trained, basic infantry training and ship training
 * Admirals:
 * Koyanagi Touko: in charge of the First Fleet (formerly the 1st Expeditionary)
 * Matsudaira Keiko: In charge of the Second and Third Fleets, spontaneous attack fleets
 * Diplomacy: 
 * N-A
 * Economics:
 * De-centralisation: The collapse of central authority in Nihon as well as the chaos of widespread rioting pushes many skilled workers and artisans into rural areas and an exodus to Kansha, which is more or less happy to receive them; meanwhile, this kind of decentralisation leads to the advent of informal communes in parts of Nihon, particularly Shikoku, Kyushu and Chugoku. It also leads to power being shifted right back into the hands of regional Daimyo, who wield outsized power over the country now, removing the centre of power from Kyoto and permanently changing the dynamics of power in the region.
 * Value of Gold: While barter has remained one of the biggest methods of trade within the country, gold is the currency by which trade with foreign merchants has been practiced. The main source of gold in Nihon, however, are the Han nations to the East, Kansha and Syonan; it has no actual power over the premier currency it uses. Thus, this leads to barter trade being exceedingly common and the usage of gold remaining restricted to the tiny upper class of Nihon.
 * Actual monetary value: One ounce of gold can currently buy eight sacks of rice (7.4kg total).
 * Culture:
 * Yamatai: The dominant culture on the three main islands, practiced by the vast majority of ethnic Nihonese; it emphasises the importance of self and the privilege of existence. A partly individualistic culture with overtly communal streaks that designates the greatness of finding a specific calling and engaging it with the most effort possible; giving rise to a society that prizes the arts as well as the value of literature. While it does not shun the sciences, they are not often given priority; meanwhile, the military and warriors are given outsized importance against all else. Its envisioning of Shinto has numerous distinct cultural streaks from the nations that existed before Yamato united the three main islands under its own banner; as well as little reminders of the past.
 * Ainu: A distinct, unique culture native to Tohoku and Ezo; a kind of communal culture that emphasises the community and a place within that community. It speaks of the importance of discovering a place within society and fulfilling the callings asked of you by others, and that no individual is above the common good. Its adoption of arts and literature is thus comparably limited, but it is the Ainu which have advanced Nihon's science so far, partly due to the fact that they are encouraged to go to school from younger ages (and generally live in more urbanised societies). Their envisioning of Shinto is more akin to a kind of lifestyle, which promotes certain practices and discourages others; one which has, surprisingly, remained largely sturdy for the last 400 years.
 * Joseonese-Han: A minority culture arising from the great giants from across the sea; Joseonese-Han is a monstrous beast of mish-mashed cultures, from distinct Han streaks arising almost 600 years ago to the original Xia cultures. It is almost entirely reliant on distinct, tiny Xianist sects and practices a form of Buddhism mixed with Shinto.
 * Events:
 * The Struggle of the New Era [4]: 
 * The Formal Dissolution - Autumn 1491: The National Convention is finally fully dissolved to little fanfare; its effective dissolution half a decade ago making for the real 'end' that most observed. Its duties are pushed towards a new institution known as the Congress of Daimyo, better known as the Congress; which is otherwise powerless and has no position capable of speaking directly to the Emperor. Current speaker Nishimiya Yuzuru becomes Chairman of the Congress, but also personal advisor to Shogun Yamagata; while only Shogun Yamagata and those he deems as 'suitable' advisors may approach the Emperor. Yamagata himself seems to be in a rut - he has no real ambitions for his position, wanting to keep himself in power as a kind of despot. Thus, he neglects to implement any rules for the Congress, believing that doing so would be an affront to his image as a decentraliser. This is a bad idea.
 * New Alliances - 1491 onwards: In the absence of rules rolling back their conduct nor a popular cultural memory of a civil war to stop them, the various Daimyo almost immediately begin to use the Congress as a method of gaining political support for themselves. The country forms itself into disparate provincial factions almost immediately, leading to the acceleration of decentralisation and the further removing of power from Kyoto. These new factions take to their own individual power struggles, which results in numerous changes:
 * The main family of the Oda are expelled from their territory and a small branch family takes their place. They flee to Niigata.
 * A string of assassinations decimate much of the Nagao, confirming to many the utility of ninjas.
 * The pseudo-democracy of Kagoshima is crushed and Taira establishes the 'Kingdom in Taira'.
 * The Rise of the Clans - 1494: These changes generally lead to the re-arising of new clans in Nihon around provincial boundaries; note, that these clans are not family trees but generally political alliances solidified with political marriages.
 * Shin-Taira: Ryuzoji, Honkobu-Taira and Chosokame
 * Oda: Oda, Matsudaira, Takeda and Chuosanmyaku
 * Miyamizu: Tachibana, Fujiwara and Mogami
 * The Phoenix of Nihon [1]:
 * Kanzaki's Legacy [Background]: Although Kanzaki Izuku died in relative obscurity away from his homeland, his dreams didn't; he had two children, Hiro and Mayaka, who had... mixed views of him. Kanzaki Hiro participated in war games with the military and became a kind of mercenary liason as he grew up, forming the Nihonese Southern Company, a small group of travelling warriors which eventually grew to stretch most of Kansha and Nihon, with yearly travels into Syonan, Wu, and Joseon. Mayaka, on the other hand, became a influential leader of the Kanzaki Daimyo; growing old as the effective matriarch of a society which while the rest of Nihon grows apart from Kyoto, commands an immense amount of support from much of the region as a secondary power-broker in the region. Those two children have grown old enough to have their own, as well, and Hiro and Mayaka may be forgotten... but those kids of theirs are sure to make an impact.
 * A New Player - Spring 1492: In the annals of Sanzen'in temple, a 35-year old woman grouses. She looks around and observes nothing but misconduct, misconduct and more misconduct. Such an affront to the family name, she concludes; such a waste of time. Kanzaki Nagato (born to Hiro) sets out to leave the confines of a small military academy and instead make a name for herself as a political major. Knowing her strengths lie elsewhere than strict politics, she decides to form the first Association of Nihonese Secret Warriors, better known in the future as the Ninja Association. This is effectively a paramilitary organisation which trains assassins and other unconventional warriors for the usage of anyone and everyone who asks, which, in this political climate, makes Nagato, who finds a small crack team almost immediately, an incredibly valuable political ally. She's given cover by her aunt Mayaka, who takes pity on her general abandonment by her father, and show everyone what it means to do business. Rumours quickly spread of her involvement in the assassination of the Nagao, an association which causes her to be feared but even more than that a coveted friend; not to mention the fact that she exercises an outward 'love of the people' which makes her untouchable in rural land. She has just flipped Nihonese politics on its head, and what will colloquially be known as the Legend of the Nihonese Murderers has just begun.
 * 1401-1473 [The Last Days of the Heian]:
 * Uchiha Tomoko (1387 - 1469) [deceased]: Head of the Yamatai faction during the Civil War and later Empress (1412-1469) under the name 'Uchiha I'.
 * Mori Kyoko (1378 - 1473) [deceased]: One of the two heads of the Peoples' League during the Civil War, later Speaker of the National Convention unopposed until death. Spouse: Kido Mirio.
 * Hori Shizuku (1377 - 1456) [deceased]: The other head of the Peoples' League, a minor political player in Hiroshima after the war. Committed suicide under threat of involuntary execution.
 * Midoriya Kaitou (1383 - 1472) [deceased]: A minor player in the Civil War who gained popularity as a capable administrator. Birth name Zhang Kaisheng. Spouse: Midoriya Yuki.
 * Seishiro Kirie (1381 - 1463) [deceased]: One of the heads of the Outsiders who found herself alienated from her hometown in her pursuit of political unity. Became a remarkable writer, writing works such as The Use of War, a critical book on the purpose of strife. Spouse: Bakushi Yona.
 * Bakushi Yona (1380 - 1463) [deceased]: A Yamatai-Eskosian, best known for fighting for the political rights of the tiny Eskosian minority in Nihon. Became a political kingmaker after the war. Spouse: Seishiro Kirie.
 * Hu Jin-Yo (1376 - 1462) [deceased]: A Joseon-Yamatai, best known as a Joseonese reunificationist who participated in a minor role during the Civil War. Afterwards, provided much financial support to the Nihonese army advancing in Kyongsong before dying in a tragic accident.
 * Kanzaki Izuku (1394 - 1489): First Shogun then Taisho, well known for unconventional military tactics that precipitated asymmetrical warfare against enemy forces. Lived a relatively stunted life afterwards, travelled into Joseon and participated in its war against Kyongsong before travelling West in hopes of retracing the steps of Bulijin Khatun, a dream promptly foiled. Spouse: Yonekura Hiyori.
 * Nishimiya Asuka (1372 - 1479): Shogun after her predecessor Kanzaki was passed over due to ignoring the Empress, she became something of a despot and massively expanded the powers of the military as well as a small secret police under the direction of Empress Uchiha and Speaker Mori. Lived a quiet, nondescript life. Spouse: Ryuzoji Mirio.
 * 1474 - ??? [The Rise of the Bakufu]
 * Uchiha Ryu (1467 - ??): Adopted son of Empress Uchiha, originally groomed to be an apt successor of hers; he was soon convinced to take another path by the Regent. Overthrown in 1487.
 * Senjougahara Ryuko (1459 - 1489): Popular regent originally meant to become successor to Uchiha, eventually sidelined. With a massive amount of political power, however, she pulled strings to keep herself as Regent and manipulated the new Emperor as she wished. Murdered by an assassin.
 * Senmyaku Hyo-in (1436 - 1486): Powerful orator of the Dochaku who advocated for their betterment. Eventually sidelined due to the maneuvring of Empress Uchiha.
 * Yamagata Jiro (1461 - ??): An upstart military man who became Shogun at the behest of the late Nishimiya Asuka. Soon evolved into a broadly popular political figure who usurped the throne from Uchiha Ryu.