Since I brought up, China, let's have a closer look at the situation in Asia in 1836:
East Asia in 1836
Southeast Asia in 1836
Southwest Asia in 1836
Notable Asian Nations:
SIBIR
Status: Secondary Power, Absolute Monarchy
Rule: Conservative, Favors Order
Allies: Hungary, Leinster, Ming, Kazakh
Puppets: Kazakh
Provinces:92
Population: 7.39 million
Workers: 55% Farmers, 30% Laborers, 5% Artisans, 4% Slaves, 1% Soldiers, 1% Aristocrats, 1% Clergymen, 3% Other
Leadership: 23
Brigades: 7
Ships: 5
Technologies: 21
Factories: 0
Literacy: 38%
When Otto Von Rheinfelden granted a young Prussian nobleman from Chelyabinsk the Duchy of Perm, he had no idea he was planting the seed for an Empire that would span the breadth of Asia. Sibir still has holdings in the West and its rulers were often chosen Holy Roman Emperor, but the heart of its empire is the vast, sparsely populated lands of Siberia.
WU
Status: Uncivilized Nation, Absolute Monarchy
Rule: Conservative, Favors Order
Allies: Burma, Manchu
Provinces: 82
Population: 229.27 million
Workers: 65% Farmers, 18% Laborers, 5% Artisans, 4% Slaves, 2% Aristocrats, 1% Soldiers, 5% Other
Leadership: 10
Brigades: 13
Ships: 37
Literacy: 29%
The youngest of the world’s major powers, Wu was born from a widespread revolt in southern China during the early 18th century. With the largest population of any nation on earth, its potential is vast.
MING
Status: Uncivilized Nation, Absolute Monarchy
Rule: Liberal, Favors Order
Provinces: 50
Population: 200.55 million
Allies: Bastar, Burma, Korea, Sibir
Workers: 58% Farmers, 24% Laborers, 6% Artisans, 4% Slaves, 1% Soldiers, 1% Aristocrats, 6% Other
Leadership: 8
Brigades: 10
Ships: 17
Literacy: 38%
Inheritors of a tradition stretching back thousands of years, it had enjoyed centuries of peace before the Wu revolt of the 18th century. Now with progressive-minded leadership, it hopes to harness its vast resources to compete both with its southern rival and the threat posed by European nations such as England and Denmark.
VIJAYANAGAR
Status: Uncivilized Nation, Absolute Monarchy
Rule: Conservative, Favors Order
Provinces: 95
Population: 72.05 million
Allies: Dai Nam, Yaroslavl, Lan Na, Lan Xang, Manchu
Workers: 82% Farmers, 6% Artisans, 4% Slaves, 2% Laborers, 2% Aristocrats, 1% Soldiers, 3% Other
Leadership: 46
Brigades: 22
Ships: 2
Literacy: 23%
Firmly in control of southern India by the 15th century, Vijayanagar turned overseas in search of new opportunities, seizing lands in East Africa, Indochina and even Korea. Unafraid to tangle with the more advanced Western powers, it has won wars against Byzantium in the west and thus far succeeded in preventing the Europeans from gaining a foothold in the subcontinent.
BASTAR
Status: Uncivilized Nation, Absolute Monarchy
Rule: Conservative, Favors Order
Allies: Korea, Ming
Provinces: 46
Population: 67.71 million
Workers: 72% Farmers, 12% Laborers, 5% Artisans, 4% Slaves, 2% Aristocrats, 5% Other
Literacy: 29%
Leadership: 26
Brigades: 9
Ships: 6
Formerly known as Bihar, Bastar asserted control over the north of India during the 16th century. Like its bitter rival Vijayanagar, it subsequently expanded out of the subcontinent, gaining lands in Tibet and Indochina.
JAPAN
Status: Uncivilized Nation, Absolute Monarchy
Rule: Reactionary, Favors Order
Provinces: 33
Population: 30.62 million
Workers: 73% Farmers, 13% Laborers, 4% Artisans, 4% Slaves, 1% Aristocrats, 1% Soldiers, 4% Other
Leadership: 0
Brigades: 7
Ships: 23
Literacy: 32%
After centuries of weak Imperial authority, Japan has centralized during the Long Peace. Though its leadership remains conservative, Japan has a large and relatively well-educated population.
MANCHU
Status: Uncivilized Nation, Absolute Monarchy
Rule: Liberal, Favors Order
Allies: Vijayanagar, Wu
Provinces: 15
Population: 13.84 million
Workers: 83% Laborers, 4% Farmers, 4% Artisans, 4% Slaves, 1% Soldiers, 4% other
Leadership: 37
Brigades: 6
Ships: 7
Literacy: 31%
Traditionally viewed as the least ‘civilized’ of the Chinese states, Manchu expanded westward into central Asia in the late 15th century. However, it has struggled to hold its own against the technologically advanced Sibirian armies that have arrived in these frigid northern lands over the past century.
MALACCA
Status: Uncivilized Nation, Absolute Monarchy
Rule: Conservative, Order
Allies: Atjeh, Mali, Kanem Bornu, Majapahit
Provinces: 45
Population: 8.25 million
Workers: 68% Farmers, 14% Laborers, 7% Artisans, 4% Slaves, 2% Aristocrats, 1% Clergyman, 4% Other
Leadership: 31
Brigades: 3
Ships: 21
Literacy: 29%
Using the wealth it derived from its strategic position for trade between India and China, Malacca established itself as the most important nation in southeast Asia. By the 17th century, it was able to plan adventures farther afield, and conquered Mutapa, but like the rest of the Asian states it has watched warily as the Europeans have expanded their activities over the past century.
