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Empire of Ethiopia

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Civil Ensign

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Imperial Ensign

Capital: Addis Ababa
Languages Spoken: Afar, Amharic, Arabic, Swahil, Somali, Tigrigna
Emperor: Haile Zenawa
Area: 1,792,761 km2
Population:
Djibouti: 20,000
Ethiopia: 7,210,000
Eritrea: 130,200
Somalia: 230,000
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Colonies:
Kenya: 500,000
Madagascar: 600,000
Réunion: 160,000
Seychelles: 9,100
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Total: 8,859,300

Currency: Birr

Religion:
62% Sunni Islam
20% Oriental Orthodox Christianity
18% Traditional

IP:
Ethiopia - 55
Somalia - 66
Djibouti - 16
N. Madagascar - 39
Kenya - 60
Reunion, Mauritius, and the Seychelles: 29

Berbera: free Port, Military Ships on a case by case basis
TOTAL: 214

Politics
Slavery: NO

Diplomacy

Embassies with:
Greece
Japan
Antigonal

Military

Total Forces: 177,000 active troops, 300,000 reserve/militia

Army: 175,000 troops, armed with P 1853 Enfield rifles

Reserves are armed with Enfields also, militias are armed mostly with arquebus or Enfields found or stolen, although they use anything from guns to swords to clubs. Militias are fiund inthe colonies, they are partly used to keep order but are under controlof the emperor.

Navy: Several dhow ships, used for assist in stansport and trade, two ships of the line, although there is interest in upgrading the Navy.

Miguel Florres, a man of Spanish descent working for the French crown stepped of his steamer, he patted his hankerchief against his sweating brow. Berbera had certainly changed since his last visit several months earlier. He had come here that winter to oversee the passage of 15,000 Ethiopian men aboard steamers bound for Nantes. There they had been armed and trained into one of world's deadliest armies. They had been given the best weapons. Trained by the most experienced the army had to offer. Taught to be blindly loyal and ruthless. Now the Ethiopian Cohort was returning home. They were to be the eyes, ears, and fists of the French in East Africa.

Miguel was here to hold up France's end of the bargain that had gotten them these 15,000 men. He was here to help advance the Ethiopian navy. He glanced back toward the wharfs. From the looks of it that navy consisted of just a few old ships the natives called dhows. He looked around at the trade cogs buzzing in and out of the port. Steam stacks filled the sky. Ethiopians dressed in European fashions strolled by. What a whore of a city Miguel thought to himself. He watched the 15,000 men slowly file of their ships. He was waiting for his Ethiopian escort to take him to meet with whatever local officials he needed to meet with.

(OOC: You can move your IP up nine points as long as you note that it went up because you made Berbera a free port. Also post the terms under which the city was made a free port.)

Miguel Florres, a man of Spanish descent working for the French crown stepped of his steamer, he patted his hankerchief against his sweating brow. Berbera had certainly changed since his last visit several months earlier. He had come here that winter to oversee the passage of 15,000 Ethiopian men aboard steamers bound for Nantes. There they had been armed and trained into one of world's deadliest armies. They had been given the best weapons. Trained by the most experienced the army had to offer. Taught to be blindly loyal and ruthless. Now the Ethiopian Cohort was returning home. They were to be the eyes, ears, and fists of the French in East Africa.

Miguel was here to hold up France's end of the bargain that had gotten them these 15,000 men. He was here to help advance the Ethiopian navy. He glanced back toward the wharfs. From the looks of it that navy consisted of just a few old ships the natives called dhows. He looked around at the trade cogs buzzing in and out of the port. Steam stacks filled the sky. Ethiopians dressed in European fashions strolled by. What a whore of a city Miguel thought to himself. He watched the 15,000 men slowly file of their ships. He was waiting for his Ethiopian escort to take him to meet with whatever local officials he needed to meet with.

(OOC: You can move your IP up nine points as long as you note that it went up because you made Berbera a free port. Also post the terms under which the city was made a free port.)

OOC: Berbera is a whore??? :confused:

An African man wearing a suit and a black keffiyeh walked up to the man and said,
"Greetings, welcome to the Etheopian Empire."

OOC: Berbera is a whore??? :confused:

An African man wearing a suit and a black keffiyeh walked up to the man and said,
"Greetings, welcome to the Etheopian Empire."

:p It's an RP, I was just trying to get into the head of a Spanish visitor to 1860 Ethiopia.

"Hello," said Miguel in fluent Ethiopian, "I am Miguel Florres, are you the one who is to show me to your regional ruler?"

OOC: We're not doing garrisons or forts, but in your factbook you should say what countries or teritories your troops are stationed in.

:p It's an RP, I was just trying to get into the head of a Spanish visitor to 1860 Ethiopia.

"Hello," said Miguel in fluent Ethiopian, "I am Miguel Florres, are you the one who is to show me to your regional ruler?"

OOC: We're not doing garrisons or forts, but in your factbook you should say what countries or teritories your troops are stationed in.

OOC: I'll try to think about doing that, and there is no Etheopian language

The man said,
"Yes, will you follow me to a carraige so you may meet with the govenor?"

OOC: Opps, sorry. I'm not big on Ethiopian history.

"Of course." Replied Miguel.

The two men piled into the a nearby carriage and they began to move. The horses hooves clicked on the cobblestones of the street as they left the coastal part of the city.

"How far away is the governor's office?" Asked Miguel.

EDIT: By the way, there's an event for you in the Event Thread.

OOC: Opp, sorry. I'm not big on Ethiopian history.

"Of course." Replied Miguel.

The two men piled into the a nearby carriage and they began to move. The horses hooves clicked on the cobblestones as the street as they left the coastal part of the city.

"How far away is the governor's office?" Asked Miguel.

EDIT: By the way, there's an event for you in the Event Thread by the way.


"It is here", as he pointed out to a white palace. Taking a bit from Western Architecture, the palace was stunning. Red walls, and stone columns made a striking difference from the architecture of the city, with the mosques and houses.

"This is it", he said.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Kuskovopalace.jpg

Miguel was having trouble finding the Ethiopian in Ethiopia. Everything was Western. Everything was modern. Everything was foriegn.

"Thank you for escorting me." Said Miguel.

He stepped out of the carriage onto the road. He walked up the steps and looked up at the massive white columns. Miguel approached the doors. An Ethiopian man standing outside bowed and gestured for him to answer. He entered. The man who had showed him in had followed him inside and now gestured to him again towards another massive door at the top of a flight of stairs. Miguel went up the stairs and knocked on the great wooden door. A man opened the door and extened his arm towards a desk in the back of the room. Could no one speak in this country thought Miguel. He walked over to the desk, a man was seated behind it.

"Hello, it is an honor to finally meet you, I assume you are the governer?"

-snip-

The African in the Western style buisness suit said,
"Yes, yes I am. Here is the Shiekh of Berbera, Sheikh Mohammed al-Hamd, while I deliver orders from the Empreor, he is not in the government, but he does keep this part of the country together."
He nodded towards a man in a keffiyeh and robes.

"Hello, it is an honor to meet you." Miguel said. He extended his arm to the man.

"Hello, it is an honor to meet you." Miguel said. He extended his arm to the man.

They both said,
"Thank you"
The Govenor said,
"So, what brings you here, you certainly did not travel so far just to say hi."

They both said,
"Thank you"
The Govenor said,
"So, what brings you here, you certainly did not travel so far just to say hi."

"I have come to uphold France's end of the bargain we made this winter. I am one of France's most renowned naval experts. I am here to modernize your navy. The fifteen thousand men you gave us in January have returned, now fully trained and armed in French fashion. I don't believe we agreed on a place to keep them though I thought we were looking into some backwoods areas of your empire. I will be here for several months. By the end of this period you will have one of the finest, most advanced navies in the world. France invented the ironclad, we've been at the head of naval technology for decades. You have put your trust in good hands."

"I have come to uphold France's end of the bargain we made this winter. I am one of France's most renowned naval experts. I am here to modernize your navy. The fifteen thousand men you gave us in January have returned, now fully trained and armed in French fashion. I don't believe we agreed on a place to keep them though I thought we were looking into some backwoods areas of your empire. I will be here for several months. By the end of this period you will have one of the finest, most advanced navies in the world. France invented the ironclad, we've been at the head of naval technology for decades. You have put your trust in good hands."

"Nice, well I do hope that you will. Our ground forces, finest on Africa. However, the Navy needs to be worked wth, however. We have had few ships in this navy. I believe that the Emperor will be pleased when we have our nave built up to speed. Of course, the Navy is not the only thing we are updating. Ethiopia will be a marvel to be seen, sir. And we do have other plans than our navy."

"Nice, well I do hope that you will. Our ground forces, finest on Africa. However, the Navy needs to be worked wth, however. We have had few ships in this navy. I believe that the Emperor will be pleased when we have our nave built up to speed. Of course, the Navy is not the only thing we are updating. Ethiopia will be a marvel to be seen, sir. And we do have other plans than our navy."

"And those might be?" Asked Miguel.

"And those might be?" Asked Miguel.

"With our military done, we are hoping to spread education and industrialization here."

Miguel looked out the window.

"It looks like you've already achieved that. France is here to expand and advance your navy, not to build smoke stacks. I can get started right away. Here our my terms, I don't teach sailors how to fire a gun. I work with your ship builders to show them how our modern ships are made. I will instruct some of your captains and officers on utilizing the ships, but I won't be doing classes to bring your sailors into the 19th century."

OOC: You can't just create industry by building factories. Factories, and thus industry, spring up as your IP goes up. And you know all the ways to increase IP already.

Miguel looked out the window.

"It looks like you've already achieved that. France is here to expand and advance your navy, not to build smoke stacks. I can get started right away. Here our my terms, I don't teach sailors how to fire a gun. I work with your ship builders to show them how our modern ships are made. I will instruct some of your captains and officers on utilizing the ships, but I won't be doing classes to bring your sailors into the 19th century."

OOC: You can't just create industry by building factories. Factories, and thus industry, spring up as your IP goes up. And you know all the ways to increase IP already.

OOC: Railroads, resources, the works, i will try more for education though that is my priority, why does this have to be so hard, i gotta go to bed 12:20

"I know, we can train some of our men, we have the dicipline. As long as we can get our men into the ships and the officers can use them, that will be fine. It will make Ethiopia great. We can count on that, as well as your word, and if all goes successfully, we will see more buisness in the future."

OOC: Railroads, resources, the works, i will try more for education though that is my priority, why does this have to be so hard, i gotta go to bed 12:20

"I know, we can train some of our men, we have the dicipline. As long as we can get our men into the ships and the officers can use them, that will be fine. It will make Ethiopia great. We can count on that, as well as your word, and if all goes successfully, we will see more buisness in the future."

"Thank you for your time, I can't wait to get started."

OOC: Why does what have to be so hard? It's sort of cheap to just say: I'm gonna build factories so now I'm gonna be richer, it's more about getting resources so industry will build itself up.

"Thank you for your time, I can't wait to get started."

OOC: Why does what have to be so hard? It's sort of cheap to just say: I'm gonna build factories so now I'm gonna be richer, it's more about getting resources so industry will build itself up.

"You may begin whenever you wish to."

OOC: I will start out with producing some some cash crops, coffee anyone? :D

"You may begin whenever you wish to."

OOC: I will start out with producing some some cash crops, coffee anyone? :D

OOC: See when I gave you your IP I already factored in the fact that Ethiopia had coffee and other valuable crops and resources. It's sort of unfair to just say you're going to build more plantations or build more factories and just get more IP for it. If your population in the regions I already gave you your IP in increases (and overtime it will), more people will working in industry and agriculture and then your IP can go up. Or you could forcibly move people to these plantations, which is pretty much slavery. You could build trains and canals so you products will move faster and more people will move into the region.

Miguel arrived at the governor's office in Berbera. He had not been here in over a year. He had spent most of his days at the wharfes, teaching Ethiopian mariners how to construct a modern ship. None had been completed thus far but Miguel felt that he had satisfactorily taught the Ethiopians how to construct steam ships. Currently seven gunboats, one steam battleship, and two steam frigates were underway, all within a month or two of completion. Miguel had taught the officers how to opperate the ships aboard French owned ships. However, Miguel had been given orders not to teach the Ethiopians ironclad building.

Miguel opened the doors to the massive, white building. And looked around.

(where can I join the 1820 rp?)

(where can I join the 1820 rp?)

OOC: @ Rug: It's 1860's, and click on the link in my sig.

OOC: See when I gave you your IP I already factored in the fact that Ethiopia had coffee and other valuable crops and resources. It's sort of unfair to just say you're going to build more plantations or build more factories and just get more IP for it. If your population in the regions I already gave you your IP in increases (and overtime it will), more people will working in industry and agriculture and then your IP can go up. Or you could forcibly move people to these plantations, which is pretty much slavery. You could build trains and canals so you products will move faster and more people will move into the region.

OOC: @Antigonal: If I invest in education and begin to tap my oil resources, will that raise it?

Oil is off-limits so far, it wasn't a big form of fueling industry until several decades later. If you raise educational standards it might raise IP a bit. But if you think about it, to keep the people uneducated is to keep them in the factories and thus increasing Industrial Potential. But I suppose a few of those kids might grow up to become influential and powerful. That would probably raise your IP four or five points.

Oil is off-limits so far, it wasn't a big form of fueling industry until several decades later. If you raise educational standards it might raise IP a bit. But if you think about it, to keep the people uneducated is to keep them in the factories and thus increasing Industrial Potential. But I suppose a few of those kids might grow up to become influential and powerful. That would probably raise your IP four or five points.

OOC: Yeah, public education even in the west was the king that we have it now untill the 1930's ish, 1940's. OK, Oil is a no go, and the oil I do have will most likely fuel gas lamps and the thing about farming is this. Most people during that time were subsistemce farmers, this continues to today in much of Africa. So, I'm trying to modernize my agriculture system. This, and the railroads will make it better for people instead of living in little huts. And you have to agree that the dangers of industrial lafe were still better than that of an African small farmer.

OOC: Updated