September 1503
A Temple is under construction in Kalapa.
We have sent a diplomat to Bali to improve relations.
May 1504
Political Crisis
Political crises may occur from time to time. They often involved a conflict between the ruler and parliament, unrest among the nobility or conflicts of interest between the nobility and the merchants or religious leaders.
Sultan Ibrahim Shah believes that reputation isn't everything.
Lose 25 Legitimacy (68)
August 1504
Colony Self-Sustaining!
Our colony in Pontianak has grown enough to become a city!
Gain 5.2 Prestige (86)
Base Tax: 5.2
Production: Fish
5 Administrative Power has been used to turn Pontianak into a core.
A Colonist has been sent to Nias, a small group of island adjacent to Batak and Gayo.
September 1504
Cores Gained
We have gained cores on Blambangan and Madura provinces. We shall defend them until the last drop of peasant blood.
October 1504
The Malayan Conquest of Kuching
Sultan Ibrahim Shah feels the nation is growing nicely, but another of the islands must be claimed. It must be Malayan. We have declared war on Brunei.
Core Gained
Surabaya is now considered part of our patrimony. We shall defend it to the last drop of peasant blood.
February 1505
Core Gained
The province of Pontianak is now considered part of our patrimony.
An Earth Rampart is under construction in Pontianak.
May 1505
A Revolt!
Sundanese Nationalists have risen up in Surabaya and Blambangan!
June 1505
The nationalists in Surabaya have been defeated.
November 1505
People Flee to the Colonies
Our Quest for the New World has opened up opportunities for people in our colonies. The continuing war has convinced many of the best and brightest that the time to take these opportunities is now.
Sultan Ibraham Shah is prepared to let them go.
Gain 300 population in Nias (370)
Lose 25 Diplomatic Power
Tea
We have received reports from our colonial settlers in Nias that the climate in combination with the fertile land makes the province a highly sustainable area for tea production.
Tea will now be produced in Nias.
December 1505
Conversion Successful!
We have finally managed to convert the heretics to Karta to the one and only true faith!
A missionary has been sent to Surabaya.
Siege Victory!
After 435 days we have won the siege of Kuching!
The Army marches on Sibu where 8,000 Brunei troops wait.
January 1506
The Nationalists in Blambangan have been defeated.
Battle of Sibu
Our army of 17,000 easily dispatched Brunei's 8,000 men. 4,000 of which have retreated.
We leave 2,000 men in Sibu to siege the province. The other 15,000 head for Brunei province, the capital.
February 1506
We now have Sibu, Brunei and Jeselton under siege.
May 1506
Scandal at the Court
Sometimes a scandal would erupt in the royal court and would upset a monarch to the point where most diplomatic activity would come to a standstill until things quietened down a bit.
Sultan Ibrahim Shah bribes an advisor to take the blame.
Lose 138.45 ducats (134.70)
July 1506
Expansion Ideas Advance!
Additional Colonists
The new world is many things, most important of all, empty. Well no one important lives there at any rate. By letting people know of the boundless opportunities we have in the new world, we will encourage more people to go forth and settle there.
Bonus Effect:
Colonists: +1
September 1506
Cloth
We have received reports from our colonial settlers in Tondo that the area has perfect conditions for cloth production.
Cloth will now be produced in Tondo.
Diplomatic Technology Advance!
Marketplace & Dock
Creation of legal and regional infrastructure in order to promote trade will not only encourage commerce, but also allow us to better tax it.
Bonus Effect:
Trade Range: 10
Can now build Dock.
Can now build Marketplace.
A Marketplace is now under construction in Melaka.
Decmeber 1506
Accommodation with Natives in Tondo
The local native population seems to be more accepting of our presence. This will have great benefits in the long run.
Natives in Tondo lose 1 ferocity.
Marketplaces are under construction in Manila and Kalapa.
February 1507
Religious Tensions
The situation in Sarabaya is getting close to unbearable. The citizens are refusing to accept the preaching of the missionary we sent there a short while ago and now he fears for his life. A revolt seems imminent unless we do something soon.
Sultan Ibrahim Shah decides to take his chances.
June 1507
The Families Left Behind
The recent war took a heavy toll on our people. Many were called, few returned. The families of nobles and commoners alike toiled as they waited for soldiers to return home, but the war ended and they never did. Now the toiling continues, many being so preoccupied with the work to make up for the lost part of hands that they barely have time to grieve. Of the ones who have time to think, many are increasingly thinking that we have been throwing away lives too carelessly.
Malaya gets 'Suffering Bereaved' for five years, giving the following effect:
National Unrest: +2.00
October 1507
Siege Victory!
After 601 days we have won the siege of Jesselton!
November 1507
Siege Victory!
After 675 days we have won the siege of Sibu!
February 1508
End of the Malayan Conquest of Kuching (October 1504 – February 1508)
This was was absolutely devastating to our armies. The attrition we took in the jungles of Brunei was incredible. We need 23,000 more men to fill out our ranks and our manpower is at zero. We've had to call for a peace treaty before our army is further weakened by the jungles.
Terms:
Brunei will cede Kuching and Sibu to Malaya.
Brunei will pay 42 ducats.
Malaya gains 2.5 prestige (83)
Malaya suffers 7.9 aggressive expansions relations penalty.
Provinces
Kuching
Base Tax: 3.0
Production: Spices
Sibu
Base Tax: 4.0
Production: Spices
70 Administrative Power has been spent to turn the two provinces into cores. It will take one year.
Docks are under construction in Manila, Kelapa and Melaka.
