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</html>";s:4:"text";s:16546:"A fictional empire could also easily have something like a number of seats in their parliament assigned to various subordinate regions. Do look up customs from a variety of civilizations and think about how they'd work in the present day. This process is what created the Austro-Hungarian Empire as powerful Hungarians demanded a share of control from their Austrian counterparts. I advise extreme caution in choosing this option, because it’s likely to touch on very painful wounds felt by many people today. It could be interesting to see a novel where a protagonist has to realize that civil strife is really a result of imperial meddling. Nothing motivates folk to rebel like a shortage of bread. The trick is that democracy only ever extends to the home provinces. Ooh… making a theocratic oligarchy seems fun. On the other hand, if a rival empire seeks to gobble up a levy’s home province, these weaknesses can turn into a strength. Despite its success, this strategy has a way of backfiring. So European states like the Netherlands, Portugal, and eventually England quickly used their guns and ships to seize colonial holdings. In all likelihood, the enemy is another empire. Do kids go to school? An empire is a state that subjugates other peoples and nations across a large area, usually by force. There might be another little-known system of government that fits better, but that’s what I can think of. The final question to ask about your empire is who it threatens. On the other hand, modern day Japan is not an Empire, even though it has an emperor, because it governs only itself. There’s almost always a driving force that leads to expansion – though it might change over time. With neighboring states, everyone is playing by roughly the same rules. But unless your world is brand new, you should probably think about the broad strokes of your world's past. Basically, you can never have too many extra lists lying around. Wars require huge amounts of food, which is a problem if farms are already producing less than normal. Sometimes this status is enforced by law; other times it’s merely a customary practice, but the results are the same. But do look to music, art, cities, and landscapes that interest you for inspiration. Create a world that you're excited about, even if that means ignoring most of these tips altogether. They dominated trade between east and west, and the only empires powerful enough to challenge them were far away. In this situation, the imperial authority is placed in the role of referee, trying to balance the needs and desires of the various groups within its territory. Regardless of the method, this motivation only works in situations where newly acquired territory can be integrated into the empire with relative ease. Conquered subjects are unlikely to feel much patriotism for the empire, which means they have little incentive to go off and conquer more territory. Usually, these people live beyond some natural obstacle that prevents easy cultural exchange. 1: A term that really came about for diplomatic reasons, it was considered preferable to plunking a new kingdom down on the US border. On the other hand, a dictatorial empire has no safeguards against an incompetent or malicious dictator. This method is both the first and last resort of an expanding empire. There are High Fantasy worlds like Middle-Earth or Westeros, where everything is vaguely medieval and vaguely European (but also sometimes there are dragons). Regional empires would be considered large countries by modern standards, but their territory and influence are contained to a relatively small part of the world. Maybe humans still can't breathe in space, but vampires can. Despite its name, the Byzantine Empire was actually the eastern half of Roman territory, and it kept Roman traditions alive long after the west collapsed. China’s Taiping Rebellion was one such conflict, with tens of millions killed over 14 years. European countries had a long tradition of accepting rulers from different noble families, but that tradition did not extend to other lands. "And of course: do your research, talk to people, get sensitivity readers. Even if you're making on small change to the real world, it could have massive ramifications. But if you're trying to write a book or a TV show or a Dungeons and Dragons campaign, you're probably going to want to share your fictional world with other people at some point. If you're crafting a whole fantasy world (or solar system), you're probably going to have a few different races and cultures. In history class, we tend to focus on empires that were conquered by another empire even more powerful than they were. This is an excellent article, and good job on (mostly) avoiding the rabbit-holes of contemporary foreign policy. This is the quintessential Roman legion: well trained and with all the privileges of imperial citizenship. This will be a clash of titans that leaves smaller countries fleeing for cover. This was the case in China during the 1800s. If your leader has imperial aspirations, they’ll promise every soldier a piece of foreign turf. P.S. Write out a few core rules for this world. Seems like a kind of elective monarchy (exactly what it says on the tin; where a king is elected to the position instead of born into it). Rome was forced to do this for the rebellious land of Judea on more than one occasion. Emissaries of these far-off powers occupy an odd position. As you try to craft nuanced, multi-dimensional cultures for your fantasy realms, you may be tempted to draw inspiration from real world cultures. Most empires will use a combination of options, depending on the situation. Raising soldiers from conquered territory takes pressure off the homeland, but it has serious disadvantages. Give them more than one trait. That’s all right since you’ve got plenty of internal threats to choose from. Religion and religious values often form the basis of law and governance. Augustus built Rome up to heights of glory, but many of his successors plunged it into chaos through ineptitude, and no one could stop them. It’s easy to think of theocracies as stagnant and inflexible because of religious dogma, but that’s often not the case. It is rarely sustainable in the long term, either because the presence of so many soldiers sparks even more rebellion or the empire simply cannot afford such a lengthy mobilization. Please, please try not to boil any race down to one single hat. A common religion is one way for empires to build a shared identity among subjects, and this effect is multiplied in a theocratic empire. Herds of gargantuan herbivores could easily wreck an entire harvest, threatening the empire with collapse. Excellent article. Believe it or not, it’s possible for an empire to be democratic. Knowing the reason for your empire’s expansion will help you understand who stands to gain from conquest and how that conquest will be justified. You may think that fiction is fiction, and you can just start coming up with whatever and call it a fantasy world. If an empire did somehow grant equal representation to its colonies without falling apart, it probably wouldn’t be an empire anymore, just a large union of states. This is how your empire adds new territory to its ranks, enforces its will on foreign governments, and keeps rebellious provinces in line. All Europe had were powerful guns and advanced ships. Your patronage allows us to do what we love. Even if your empire is the top dog of its region, there’s always the possibility of someone much stronger in distant lands. Chinese officials would have rejected the idea outright, and the Chinese population would have bridled under rule from such a foreign dynasty. 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