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| - The background of the First Global War began when the Habsburg family came to power in Spain in 1516 and in Austria 1365. The Byzantine royal family, the House of Justinian, established under Justinian after the Nika Revolution, had become rivals with their family as the Middle Ages ended and the Renaissance brought a new era of power to Europe's royal families, and Spain and the Byzantine Empire were the rising stars of European politics. The Byzantines had help the Aztecs and Incas defeat the Spanish in the First Mesoamerican War, and both of the countries in the First Italian War. The Spanish also now also had a growing rivalry with the French and English royal families, and the Byzantines with the royal families of Austria and Bavaria, a state heavily allied to Austria.
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| - The background of the First Global War began when the Habsburg family came to power in Spain in 1516 and in Austria 1365. The Byzantine royal family, the House of Justinian, established under Justinian after the Nika Revolution, had become rivals with their family as the Middle Ages ended and the Renaissance brought a new era of power to Europe's royal families, and Spain and the Byzantine Empire were the rising stars of European politics. The Byzantines had help the Aztecs and Incas defeat the Spanish in the First Mesoamerican War, and both of the countries in the First Italian War. The Spanish also now also had a growing rivalry with the French and English royal families, and the Byzantines with the royal families of Austria and Bavaria, a state heavily allied to Austria. And another main cause was of course religion. The Protestant Reformation swept through Europe in the early 16th century, and many European countries adopted new state religions, mostly Protestant Christianity. The English had adopted Anglicanism in 1533, Sweden adopted Lutheranism in 1527, Denmark-Norway in 1537, and most of the German state had adopted Calvanism by the beginning of the 17th century. The Protestant states of Europe rallied behind the Byzantine Empire, a non-Catholic state for centuries, and the Byzantium Pact grew to include England, Sweden, Denmark-Norway, and, after their their declaration of independence in 1581, the Dutch Republic. The Dutch Revolt, beginning in 1581, also became a major reason for the political tensions, as it became well known the Byzantines had been supplying the revolutionaries, and had been shipping them supplies through France. The Dutch had control of most of the west of the Netherlands, but the Spanish movement had caused a stalemate by 1600, and the Dutch began looking to other members of the Byzantium Pact for help, receiving it from mainly England and Sweden. And when a series of Byzantine ships were seized by the Spanish navy, they were found with weapons with Dutch markings on them, and this caused a huge spike in tensions. Eventually, the Spanish backed down and the Dutch Revolt now received open support from the Byzantine Empire. Meanwhile, tensions rose between the Aztec and Incan Empires in the Americas, as the two fought politically over trading rights in the Caribbean and over treaties with European powers. Despite their involvement in the First Mesoamerican War, the Incas had grown very economically friendly towards the Spanish, while the Aztecs remained allied to the Byzantines. The Spanish also continued to colonize the Mississippi coast and the northern Mexica coast. The Aztecs had also by now conquered all of their vassals, and their population was on the rebound, where as the Incan's had stagnated. The Aztecs now had also developed well-developed navies, consisting of Frigates and Men-of-war that were up to European standards. And as their naval bases began to appear on island after Caribean island, allowing them to gain a control on what countries traded in their territory. But one of the greatest factors of the war came in Asia, as the Europeans expanded east for their colonies, they also began to colonize India for its economic opportunity, and multiple naval bases had also been established in these ports by 1600. The Chinese and Japanese also became a source of conflict as they also began to open up for European merchants and traders, and they also began to develop in their alliances. The Japanese had an open economic relationships with the Byzantines, whereas the Chinese and Koreans traded more with Spain. These partnerships became political after the son of the Japanese shogun had married the third daughter of the Byzantine Emperor. The Japanese now also joined the Byzantium Pact in 1597, and reorganized the Japanese military, to include the Japanese samurai, who now became mostly cavalrymen in the army, and more like the European knights. The Chinese allied themselves with Spain after rising tensions with Japan, and Korea and Annam followed for the same reason.
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