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^In 1644, the decadent and crumbling Ming Dynasty of China has been replaced with the new
^Ching Dynasty established by the neighboring Manchus after a successful invasion. This
^new regime is friendlier to European interests and thus has freely opened commerce with
^foreigners. Meanwhile, Tokugawa Yoshimune, the Shogun of Japan, has also opened relations
^with the West, though Japan is still quite anachronistic. Korea has reorganized into
^a new military state with stunning new naval technology that stands against both the
^Chinese and Japanese. The Siamese and other Southeast Asians are currently thriving, but
^risk annexation by the Europeans. The old Moghul Empire and Indonesians are both divided
^between European colonies and independent (Barbarian) cities. The Europeans also control
^most of the Pacific islands and have colonies on Australia, where Aborigines (again
^Barbarians) still hold most of the land. The Russians are expanding rapidly East and
^already have a Pacific port. And, the Hawaiians, who hold the only free Pacific islands,
^have built a thriving kingdom. You may play any one of these seven factions just before the
^turn of the 18th Century until the Great War begins, playing a part to decide the fate of
^Asia and the Pacific.

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