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=== Inner Sphere ===
 
=== Inner Sphere ===
 
{{Main|Inner Sphere}}
 
{{Main|Inner Sphere}}
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The Inner Sphere is the heart of the BattleTech universe. Centered on [[Terra]], it stretches across roughly 500 light years in all directions. The most consolidated of all interstellar regions, the Inner Sphere is dominated by five [[Great Houses]].<ref name=TP26>''The Periphery, Second Edition'', p. 6</ref>
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The Inner Sphere is the heart of the BattleTech universe. Centered around [[Terra]], it stretches across roughly 500 light years in all directions. The most consolidated of all interstellar regions, the Inner Sphere is dominated by five [[Great Houses]].<ref name=TP26>''The Periphery (2nd edition)'', p. 6</ref>
  
 
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=== Periphery ===
 
=== Periphery ===
 
{{Main|Periphery}}
 
{{Main|Periphery}}
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The Periphery refers to the region of space immediately surrounding the Inner Sphere. The border between Periphery and Inner Sphere is generally 450 - 550 light years away from Terra. The Periphery is surrounded by the Deep Periphery, though the borders for this region of space are more nebulous. The Periphery is littered with small colonies and a handful of interstellar nations.<ref name=TP26/>
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The Periphery refers to the region of space immediately surrounding the Inner Sphere. The border between Periphery and Inner Sphere is generally 450 - 550 light years away from Terra. The Periphery is surrounded by the Deep Periphery, though the borders for this region of space are more nebulous. The Periphery is littered with small colonies and a handful of interstellar nations. <ref name=TP26/>
 
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! colspan="4" | Factions in the Periphery
 
! colspan="4" | Factions in the Periphery
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| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
 
| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
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| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
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| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]  
 
| [[Rim Territories]]
 
| [[Rim Territories]]
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| [[The Barrens]]
 
 
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| [[Fronc Reaches]]
 
| [[Fronc Reaches]]
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| [[Marian Hegemony]]
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| [[Marian Hegemony]]  
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| [[Taurian Concordat]]
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| [[The Barrens]]
 
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=== Deep Periphery ===
 
=== Deep Periphery ===
 
{{Main|Deep Periphery}}
 
{{Main|Deep Periphery}}
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The Deep Periphery refers to the depths of unexplored space and/or human colonized space located beyond the (known) coherent human sphere of influence, namely the Inner Sphere and the adjacent Periphery realms. Due to the vague nature of the term "Deep Periphery", there is no clearly defined beginning nor are there any boundaries.<ref name=EC13>''Explorer Corps'', p. 13</ref>
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The Deep Periphery refers to the depths of unexplored space and/or human colonized space located beyond the (known) coherent human sphere of influence, namely the Inner Sphere and the adjacent Periphery realms. Due to the vague nature of the term "Deep Periphery", there is no clearly defined beginning nor are there any boundaries. <ref name=EC13>''Explorer Corps'', p. 13</ref>
  
 
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| [[Chainelane Isles]]
 
| [[Chainelane Isles]]
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| [[Hanseatic League]]
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| [[Hanseatic League]]  
 
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
 
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
 
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=== Clan Homeworlds ===
 
=== Clan Homeworlds ===
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{{Main|Clans}}
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{{Main|The Clans}}
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The Clans were originally the self-exiled remnants of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Traveling 2000 light years corewards, they colonized several worlds in the [[Kerensky Cluster]]. The exiles evolved into a warrior-based civilization that would sweep through the Inner Sphere like a whirlwind 250 years later.<ref name=IC16>''Invading Clans'', pp. 16, 84, 108, 133–134</ref>
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The Clans were originally the self-exiled remnants of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Traveling 2000 light years corewards, they colonized several worlds in the [[Kerensky Cluster]]. The exiles evolved into a warrior-based civilization that would sweep through the Inner Sphere like a whirlwind 250 years later. <ref name=IC16>''Invading Clans'', pp. 16, 84, 108, 133-134</ref>
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The late 3050s saw the Absorption of Clan Burrock, Abjuration of Clan Nova Cat and the Annihilation of Clan Smoke Jaguar. After the [[Wars of Reaving]], the division between the old Crusader-Warden views had died out and were replaced between Home and Invader Clans permanently. From this aftermath of that war, seven Clans were abjured, two were absorbed, three were destroyed, and three remain with one being created. As of [[3085]], this is the status of the remaining Clans.
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The late 3050's saw the Absorption of Clan Burrock, Abjuration of Clan Nova Cat and the Annihilation of Clan Smoke Jaguar. After the [[Wars of Reaving]], the division between the old Crusader-Warden views had died out and were replaced between Home and Invader Clans permanently. From this aftermath of that war, seven clans were abjured, two were absorbed, three were destroyed, and three remain with one being created. As of [[3085]], this is the status of the remaining clans.
  
 
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! Absorbed Clans
 
! Absorbed Clans
 
! Annihilated Clans
 
! Annihilated Clans
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! Bandit Clans/Deep Periphery Clans
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! Bandit Clans\Deep Periphery Clans
 
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| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
 
| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
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| [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
 
| [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
 
| [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]
 
| [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]
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| [[Escorpión Imperio]]/[[Scorpion Empire]]
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| [[Escorpión Imperio]]\[[Scorpion Empire]]
 
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| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
 
| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
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=== Early Spaceflight ===
 
=== Early Spaceflight ===
 
{{Main|Early Spaceflight}}
 
{{Main|Early Spaceflight}}
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Between the mid-twentieth and the early [[twenty-second century]], [[Terra]] began a long process of political unification, first into the Western, then the Terran Alliance. At the same time, development of a practical Fusion Engine allowed for the first off-world colonies, on Luna, Mars, and Venus.<ref name=DSJS5>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 5–8</ref>
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Between the mid-twentieth and the early [[twenty-second century]], [[Terra]] began a long process of political unification, first into the Western, then the Terran Alliance. At the same time, development of a practical Fusion Engine allowed for the first off-world colonies, on Luna, Mars, and Venus. <ref name=DSJS5>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 5-8</ref>
  
 
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=== First Exodus ===
 
=== First Exodus ===
 
{{Main|First Exodus}}
 
{{Main|First Exodus}}
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After the success of the [[Deimos Project]], the era of the First Exodus was one of rapid expansion and colonization - both sanctioned settlers and dissidents fleeing the increasingly repressive [[Terran Alliance]] had established 600 known colonies by [[2235]]. The [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] ended the First Exodus, as the Terran Alliance completely withdrew from its colonies.<ref name=TPS12>''The Periphery, First Edition'', pp. 12–14</ref>
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After the success of the [[Deimos Project]], the era of the First Exodus was one of rapid expansion and colonization - both sanctioned settlers and dissidents fleeing the increasingly repressive [[Terran Alliance]] had established 600 known colonies by [[2235]]. The [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] ended the First Exodus, as the Terran Alliance completely withdrew from its colonies. <ref name=TPS12>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', pp. 12-14</ref>
 
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! colspan="2" | Factions during the First Exodus
 
! colspan="2" | Factions during the First Exodus
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=== Second Exodus ===
 
=== Second Exodus ===
 
{{Main|Exodus (2242)}}
 
{{Main|Exodus (2242)}}
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Due to the power vacuum of the Alliance's withdrawal, chaos and warfare broke out. Many colony worlds were no longer sustainable or subject to prolonged conflicts, their inhabitants again took to the stars, spreading even beyond the settlement boundary of the First Exodus. Meanwhile, the first true interstellar states formed, fought and absorbed each other until the Inner Sphere consolidated into an armed standoff between the six Great Houses.<ref name=TPS14>''The Periphery, First Edition'', pp. 14–19</ref>
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Due to the power vacuum of the Alliance's withdrawal, chaos and warfare broke out. Many colony worlds were no longer sustainable or subject to prolonged conflicts, their inhabitants again took to the stars, spreading even beyond the settlement boundary of the First Exodus. Meanwhile, the first true interstellar states formed, fought and absorbed each other until the Inner Sphere consolidated into an armed standoff between the six Great Houses.<ref name=TPS14>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', pp. 14-19</ref>
  
 
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| [[Federated Suns]]
 
| [[Federated Suns]]
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| [[Capellan Hegemony]]
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| [[Capellan Hegemony]]  
 
| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
 
| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
 
| [[Axumite Providence]]
 
| [[Axumite Providence]]
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| [[Terran Hegemony]]
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| [[Terran Hegemony]]  
 
| [[Dieron Federation]]
 
| [[Dieron Federation]]
 
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=== Age of War ===
 
=== Age of War ===
 
{{Main|Age of War}}
 
{{Main|Age of War}}
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The Age of War began in [[2398]], when the Houses Liao and Marik fought over [[Andurien]]. Initial savagery was eventually followed by the ratification of the [[Ares Convention]], a set of guidelines which made war much less brutal, but guaranteed it would become a near constant occurrence. Thanks to the Terran Hegemony's ''Strategy of Aggressive Peacemaking'', the Age of War ended with the signing of the Star League treaties by the six Great Houses.<ref name=SL28>''The Star League'', pp. 28–35</ref>
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The Age of War began in [[2398]], when the Houses Liao and Marik fought over [[Andurien]]. Initial savagery was eventually followed by the ratification of the [[Ares Convention]], a set of guidelines which made war much less brutal, but guaranteed it would become a near constant occurrence. Thanks to the Terran Hegemony's ''Strategy of Aggressive Peacemaking'', the Age of War ended with the signing of the Star League treaties by the six Great Houses.<ref name=SL28>''Star League'', pp. 28-35</ref>
  
 
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| [[Federated Suns]]
 
| [[Federated Suns]]
 
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| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
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| [[Outworlds Alliance]]  
 
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
 
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
 
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| [[Free Worlds League]]
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| [[Free Worlds League]]  
 
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| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
 
| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
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=== Star League Era ===
 
=== Star League Era ===
 
{{Main|Star League Era}}
 
{{Main|Star League Era}}
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Formally unifying the Member States of the Inner Sphere in [[2571]] and [[Reunification War|officially subjugating]] the Territorial States of the Periphery in [[2597]], the Star League Era was one of overt peace and [[First Hidden War|hidden wars]]. Later called a Golden Age by many, the Star League allowed for peace, prosperity, and significant technological progress. Weakened by a string of bad rulers, hidden wars, and unrest in the Territorial States, the Star League eventually collapsed after the [[Amaris Civil War]].<ref name=SL37>''The Star League'', pp. 37–98</ref>
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Formally unifying the Member States of the Inner Sphere in [[2571]] and [[Reunification War|officially subjugating]] the Territorial States of the Periphery in [[2597]], the Star League Era was one of overt peace and [[First Hidden War|hidden wars]]. Later called a Golden Age by many, the Star League allowed for peace, prosperity, and significant technological progress. Weakened by a string of bad rulers, hidden wars, and unrest in the Territorial States, the Star League eventually collapsed after the [[Amaris Civil War]].<ref name=SL37>''Star League'', pp. 37-98</ref>
  
 
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| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
 
| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
 
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| [[Draconis Combine]]
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| [[Draconis Combine]]  
 
| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
 
| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
 
| [[Alfirk]]
 
| [[Alfirk]]
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| [[Axumite Providence]]
 
| [[Axumite Providence]]
 
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|-
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| [[Free Worlds League]]
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| [[Free Worlds League]]  
 
| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 
| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
 
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
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=== Golden Century ===
 
=== Golden Century ===
 
{{Main|Golden Century}}
 
{{Main|Golden Century}}
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After the fall of the Star League, [[Operation Exodus]] of the Star League Defense Force led them into the Kerensky Cluster, where they settled down. After falling into civil war and a second Operation Exodus, the remaining loyalist SLDF forces reorganized themselves into the [[Clans]] and retook their war-stricken worlds. The Golden Century was the following period filled with unprecedented growth, technological progress, and a maturation of each Clan's individual self-identity.<ref name=IC16/>
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After the fall of the Star League, [[Operation Exodus]] of the Star League Defense Force led them into the Kerensky cluster, where they settled down. After falling into civil war and a second Operation Exodus, the remaining loyalist SLDF forces reorganized themselves into [[the Clans]] and retook their war-stricken worlds. The Golden Century was the following period filled with unprecedented growth, technological progress, and a maturation of each Clan's individual self identity. <ref name=IC16/>
 
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! colspan="3" | Factions during the Golden Century
 
! colspan="3" | Factions during the Golden Century
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{{Main|History of the Succession Wars}}
 
{{Main|History of the Succession Wars}}
  
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After the collapse of the Star League and the [[Operation Exodus|exodus of the SLDF]], the five remaining Great Houses - after dividing the remaining Terran Hegemony among each other - began a series of brutal wars to claim the position of [[First Lord]]. The first two Succession Wars, apocalyptic conflicts encompassing the entire Inner Sphere, brought technological knowledge down to levels last seen on pre-spaceflight Terra, and only the establishment of ComStar on independent [[Terra]] prevented a total collapse of interstellar communication. The Third Succession War became an endless downward grind, led by neo-feudalistic MechWarrior families and covertly helped along by the increasingly corrupt ComStar. It was only the Fourth Succession War that brought a fragile peace and a new status quo to the Inner Sphere - the victorious powers of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] (at the time merely an alliance between Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth) against the [[Concord of Kapteyn]] of Free Worlds League, Capellan Confederation, and Draconis Combine.<ref name=SS7>''Shattered Sphere'', pp. 7–8</ref>
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After the collapse of the Star League and the [[Operation Exodus|exodus of the SLDF]], the five remaining Great Houses - after dividing the remaining Terran Hegemony among each other - began a series of brutal wars to claim the position of [[First Lord]]. The first two Succession Wars, apocalyptic conflicts encompassing the entire Inner Sphere, brought technological knowledge down to levels last seen on pre-spaceflight Terra, and only the establishment of ComStar on independent [[Terra]] prevented a total collapse of interstellar communication. The Third Succession War became an endless downward grind, led by neo-feudalistic MechWarrior families and covertly helped along by the increasingly corrupt ComStar. It was only the Fourth Succession War that brought a fragile peace and a new status quo to the Inner Sphere - the victorious powers of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] (at the time merely an alliance between Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth) against the [[Concord of Kapteyn]] of Free Worlds League, Capellan Confederation, and Draconis Combine.<ref name=SS7>''Shattered Sphere'', pp. 7-8</ref>
  
 
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=== Clan Invasion ===
 
=== Clan Invasion ===
 
{{Main|Clan Invasion}}
 
{{Main|Clan Invasion}}
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After almost three centuries in exile, the [[Clans]] returned to the Inner Sphere in a coordinated drive towards [[Terra]] until losing a Trial on the planet [[Tukayyid]], agreeing to a fifteen-year [[Truce of Tukayyid|truce]]. With the Clan threat temporarily eliminated, the Great Houses went back to fighting each other - the barely established Federated Commonwealth broke apart again, the Word of Blake led an Exodus out of ComStar, and an entire region of space descended into [[Chaos March|anarchy]]. When the hastily established Second Star League managed to destroy Clan Smoke Jaguar during the [[Refusal War]], the Clan invasion was finally over, but the problems in the Inner Sphere were only beginning to escalate.<ref name=FCCW13>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 13–16</ref>
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After almost three centuries in exile, [[the Clans]] returned to the Inner Sphere in a coordinated drive towards [[Terra]] until losing a trial on the planet [[Tukayyid]], agreeing to a fifteen-year [[Truce of Tukayyid|truce]]. With the Clan threat temporarily eliminated, the Great Houses went back to fighting each other - the barely established Federated Commonwealth broke apart again, the Word of Blake led an Exodus out of ComStar, and an entire region of space descended into [[Chaos March|anarchy]]. When the hastily established Second Star League managed to destroy Clan Smoke Jaguar during the [[Refusal War]], the Clan invasion was finally over, but the problems in the Inner Sphere were only beginning to escalate.<ref name=FCCW13>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 13-16</ref>
  
 
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=== Civil War Era ===
 
=== Civil War Era ===
 
{{Main|FedCom Civil War}}
 
{{Main|FedCom Civil War}}
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Nominally a civil war between the two halves of the sundered Federated Commonwealth, the Civil War quickly degenerated into a conflict involving all major Inner Sphere powers, an innumerable amount of mercenary units, and several of the relocated Clans. At the end of the conflict, the Federated Commonwealth was gone forever, with the Federated Suns and the Lyran Commonwealth being recreated by their new rulers.<ref name=FCCW180>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 180</ref>
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Nominally a civil war between the two halves of the sundered Federated Commonwealth, the Civil War quickly degenerated into a conflict involving all major Inner Sphere powers, an innumerable amount of mercenary units, and several of the relocated Clans. At the end of the conflict, the Federated Commonwealth was gone forever, with the Federated Suns and the Lyran Commonwealth being recreated by their new rulers.<ref name=FCCW180>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 180</ref>
  
 
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=== Jihad ===
 
=== Jihad ===
 
{{Main|Jihad}}
 
{{Main|Jihad}}
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The Word of Blake Jihad began as an impulsive reaction by the Word of Blake after the fall of the Second Star League in [[3067]]. It eventually escalated into a series of conflicts between most major Inner Sphere and Periphery factions, leaving several realms (last among them the Word of Blake itself) utterly destroyed. United in a fragile coalition, the Anti-Word of Blake forces eventually forced the Word back unto Terra itself, which was finally reclaimed in 3078.<ref name=JHST130>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 130</ref>
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The Word of Blake Jihad began as an impulsive reaction by the Word of Blake after the fall of the Second Star League in [[3067]]. It eventually escalated into a series of conflicts between most major Inner Sphere and Periphery factions, leaving several realms (last among them the Word of Blake itself) utterly destroyed. United in a fragile coalition, the Anti-Word of Blake forces eventually forced the Word back unto Terra itself, which was finally reclaimed in 3078. <ref name=JHST130>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 130</ref>
  
 
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| [[Kittery Prefecture]]
 
| [[Kittery Prefecture]]
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| [[Rim Collection]]
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| [[Rim Collection]]  
 
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
 
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
 
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| [[Marik Commonwealth]]
 
| [[Marik Commonwealth]]
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| [[Taurian Concordat]]
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| [[Taurian Concordat]]  
 
| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
 
| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
 
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=== Republic Era ===
 
=== Republic Era ===
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The Republic era began with the birth of the nation known as the [[Republic of the Sphere]], and ended with the widespread collapse of the bulk of the [[HPG]] network across human space in [[3130]].<ref name=CGLRuling>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100306030220/http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,53918.msg1293019.html Catalyst Game Labs' forum: "Topic: The Republic era?"] (archived)</ref>
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The Republic era began with the birth of the nation known as the [[Republic of the Sphere]], and ended with the widespread collapse of the bulk of the [[HPG]] network across human space in [[3130]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100306030220/http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,53918.msg1293019.html Catalyst Game Labs' forum: "Topic: The Republic era?"] (dead link)</ref>
  
 
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=== Dark Age Era ===
 
=== Dark Age Era ===
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The Dark Age era began with the widespread collapse of the bulk of the [[HPG]] network across human space in [[3130]].<ref name=CGLRuling />
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The Dark Age era began with the widespread collapse of the bulk of the [[HPG]] network across human space in [[3130]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100306030220/http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,53918.msg1293019.html Catalyst Game Labs' forum: "Topic: The Republic era?"] (dead link)</ref>
  
 
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| [[Rim Collection]]
 
| [[Rim Collection]]
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=== ilClan Era ===
 
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Following the the [[ilClan Trial]] between Clan Wolf and Jade Falcon, a new era emerged in [[3151]].
 
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! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
 
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! width="20%" | Periphery
 
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! width="20%" | Deep Periphery
 
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| [[Capellan Confederation]]
 
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| [[Tamar Pact]]
 
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| [[Calderon Protectorate]]
 
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| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
 
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| [[Clan Sea Fox]]
 
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| [[Draconis Combine]]
 
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| [[Duchy of Andurien]]
 
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| [[Ferris Collective]]
 
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| [[Alfirk]]
 
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| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
 
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| [[Federated Suns]]
 
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| [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]]
 
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| [[Fiefdom of Randis]]
 
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| [[Axumite Providence]]
 
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| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
 
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| [[Free Worlds League]]
 
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| [[Galatean League]]
 
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| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
 
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| [[Chainelane Isles]]
 
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| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
 
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== Mercenaries ==
 
== Mercenaries ==
 
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Modern mercenaries have their root in the chaos of the Second Exodus, when they were commonly used in the hundreds of border conflicts between the emerging statelets. In use during the hidden wars of the Star League members, mercenary units began to multiply both in numbers and power since the beginning of the Succession Wars. Even in later eras, mercenaries retained their prominent role in military conflicts.<ref name=FMM7>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', pp. 7–9</ref>
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Modern mercenaries have their root in the chaos of the Second Exodus, when they were commonly used in the hundreds of border conflicts between the emerging statelets. In use during the hidden wars of the Star League members, mercenary units began to multiply both in numbers and power since the beginning of the Succession Wars. Even in later eras, mercenaries retained their prominent role in military conflicts.<ref name=FMM7>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', pp. 7-9</ref>
  
 
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==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]''
 
* ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]''
 
* ''[[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)|Explorer Corps]]''
 
* ''[[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)|Explorer Corps]]''
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* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Interstellar Players]]''
 
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* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
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