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''(References to [[Special:Whatlinkshere/New Samarkand | New Samarkand]])''
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{{otheruses|the planetary system|the WarShip|New Samarkand (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)}}
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{{InfoBoxSystem
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| image              = New_Samarkand_3151.svg
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| caption            = New Samarkand [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]]
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| name                = New Samarkand
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| coord              = 359.452 : 248.589{{e}}
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| stars              =
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| class              = F0IV<ref name=HK>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 182 (PDF p. 184): "New Samarkand" planet profile</ref><ref name="HB:HKp92">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 92: "New Samarkand"</ref><ref name=MMp27>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 27: "New Samarkand"</ref><ref name=O:DCp27>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', pp. 27–28: "New Samarkand"</ref>
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| recharge            = 171 hours<ref name="HB:HKp92"/><ref name=MMp27/><ref name=O:DCp27/>
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| recharge stations  = Zenith, Nadir<ref name=HK/><ref name="HB:HKp92"/><ref name=MMp27/><ref name=O:DCp27/>
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}}
  
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''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)
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==System Description==
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'''New Samarkand''' is located near the [[Monywa]] and [[Mizunami]] systems.
  
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'''X''': 362.77
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==Political Affiliation==
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'''Y''': 362.77
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{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
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=== Owner History ===
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* [[2270]] - Independent Planet<ref name=HKDCp20>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 20: "Birth of a Dynasty"</ref><ref name="HKp102">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 102: "Religion and Philosophy"</ref>
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* 2750 - [[Draconis Combine]]
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* [[2273]] - Independent Planet<ref name=HKDCp20/>
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* 3025 - [[Draconis Combine]]
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* [[2296]] - Independent Planet<ref name=HKDCp20/>
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* 3030 - [[Draconis Combine]]
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* [[2302]] - [[Alliance of Galedon]] (from March)<ref name=HKDCp21>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 21: "Alliance of Galedon"</ref>
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* 3040 - [[Draconis Combine]]
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* [[2319]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18</ref>
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* 3052 - [[Draconis Combine]]
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* [[2376]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HKp28">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 28: "Tenno's Reign"</ref>
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* 3057 - [[Draconis Combine]]
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* [[2581]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:RWp106">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 106</ref>
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* 3062 - [[Draconis Combine]]
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* [[2596]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113</ref>
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* [[3010]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=StD>''Seal the Deal''</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66</ref>
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* [[3040]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3136]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=DRc23>''Dragon Rising'', ch. 23</ref>
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* [[3137]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=DRc65>''Dragon Rising'', ch. 65</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
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=== Nearby Planets ===
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Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years). Closest planets first:
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==New Samarkand VI==
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{| width='500'
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{{InfoBoxPlanet
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! Planet
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| image              = New Samarkand Flag.jpg
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! Distance (LY)
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| name                = New Samarkand VI
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! Jumps
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| othernames          =
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! 2750
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| position            = Sixth<ref name=HK/><ref name="HB:HKp92"/><ref name=MMp27/><ref name=O:DCp27/>
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! 3025
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| distance            = 21.94 days<ref name="HB:HKp92"/><ref name=MMp27/><ref name=O:DCp27/>
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! 3030
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| moons              = 3 (Jimmu, Kōshō, Chūai)<ref name="HB:HKp92"/><ref name=MMp27/><ref name=O:DCp27/>
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! 3040
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| gravity            = 1.05<ref name="HB:HKp92"/><ref name=MMp27/><ref name=O:DCp27/>
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! 3052
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| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name="HB:HKp92"/><ref name=MMp27/><ref name=O:DCp27/>
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! 3057
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| temperature        = 35°C (Temperate)<ref name="HB:HKp92"/><ref name=MMp27/><ref name=O:DCp27/>
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! 3062
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| water              = 70%<ref name="HB:HKp92"/><ref name=MMp27/><ref name=O:DCp27/>
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|-
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| life                = Mammal<ref name=HK/><ref name="HB:HKp92"/><ref name=MMp27/><ref name=O:DCp27/>
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| [[Monywa]]
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| continents          = 4 (Shimoji, Nippon, Kurima, Tarama)<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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| 20.26
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| colonized          =
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| 1
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| demonym            =
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| language            =
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| religion            =
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| population          = 950,000,000 (3025),<ref name=HK/><br>3,246,000,000 (3067),<ref name="HB:HKp92"/><br>3,741,000,000 (3076–3079)<ref name=MMp27/><ref name=O:DCp27/>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| ruler              = [[Duke of New Samarkand]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| political          = [[Planetary Chairman of New Samarkand|Planetary Chairman]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| commander          = [[Coordinator of Worlds|Coordinator]] [[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]] (3076)<ref name=MMp27/>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| capital            = Yamashiro<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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|-
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| hpg                = A<ref name=HK/><ref name="HB:HKp92"/><ref name=MMp27/><ref name=O:DCp27/>
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| [[Mizunami]]
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| hpgrep              = [[Precentor]] [[Trani Caruba]] (3025)<ref name=HK/>
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| 21.84
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}}
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| 1
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Among New Samarkand's features are the headquarters of the [[Internal Security Force]] and its Internal Security College,<ref name=HKDCp182/> the [[Black Dojo]],<ref name="HKp80">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 80: "The ISF Since the Shadow War"</ref> and the [[University of New Samarkand]].
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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===Planetary History===
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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====Star League====
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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New Samarkand was considered a heavily populated and industrialized world during the Star League years.<ref name=FMSLDFp187>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 187: "398th BattleMech Division"</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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During the final years of the [[Star League]], the [[Ninety-first Heavy Assault Regiment]] of the [[Star League Defense Force]] served as the opfor in war games on New Samarkand. They rarely deployed away from the former capital of the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=FMSLDFp186>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 186: "Independent Regiments""</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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|-
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Meanwhile, the [[398th BattleMech Division]] of the SLDF served as a public relations tool to the citizens of the Combine in an attempt to soothe tensions.<ref name=FMSLDFp187/>
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| [[Koulen]]
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| 23.08
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====Succession Wars====
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| 1
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New Samarkand was the capital of the Draconis Combine, but when [[Coordinator of Worlds|Coordinator]] [[Sanethia Kurita]] moved the capital to [[Luthien]], the planet decayed. By [[3025]], havens of pirates and thieves inhabit the crumbling mansions and cities.<ref name=HKDCp182/>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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A lot of manufacturing concerns left the planet, but not all, and those that were still on planet operate in enclosed fortifications where their employees also live. Armed guards patrol the borders to ensure that no undesirables attempt to invade the area for supplies.<ref name=HKDCp182/>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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The abandoned cities on New Samarkand provide an excellent training ground for MechWarrior and aerospace fighter pilots to practice the intricacies of city fighting.<ref name=HKDCp182>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 182: "New Samarkand"</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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====The Jihad====
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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Though the former capital of the Draconis Combine had come to resemble a "ghost world" prior to the [[Jihad]], it still boasted the [[Internal Security College]], the [[Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy]], and four major factory complexes. During the [[Jihad]], [[Kiyomori Minamoto]] temporarily relocated the capital to New Samarkand from 10 November [[3068]] while [[Luthien]] was under siege.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 27, and ''Blake Ascending'', p. 187: "Saving the Core"</ref><ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>
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|-
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| [[Chirala]]
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In spite of its nearly deserted status, the relocation of the Combine's capital and governmental apparatus to the system had a major effect on the Draconis Combine. After the destruction of [[Galedon V]], New Samarkand was made the capital world of the former Galedon Military District, now named the New Samarkand Military District.<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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| 27.48
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| 1
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The [[DCMS]] attempted to redeploy the [[New Samarkand Militia]] along with the [[Toguran Military Garrison]] to the recently liberated worlds of [[Deneb Algedi]] and [[Telos IV]] in March [[3077]]. However, the allied coalition rerouted these forces to garrison two newly freed worlds on the [[Free Worlds League]] front, and assigned militia forces from the [[Federated Suns]] in their place. This was an act that drew protests from ''[[Gunji-no-Kanrei]]'' [[Kiyomori Minamoto]] to [[General]] [[Belle Lee]] of the allied coalition.<ref name="JHS:Tp30">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 30: "Official Update"</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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In addition to the command duties gained during the Jihad, New Samarkand in [[3079]] hosted seven military manufacturing concerns, several of which relocated to New Samarkand after being driven off their main worlds.<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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It was from New Samarkand that Coordinator [[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]] made an announcement on 25 May 3079 confirming that he was married to Lady [[Fiona Kurita]], and that they had two sons, [[Shinjiro Kurita (31st c.)|Shinjiro]] and [[Vincent Kurita|Vincent]]. By this point, the Coordinator's marriage had been a closely guarded secret for at least twenty-two years, and Hohiro stated both family tradition and security concerns as reasons for concealing the existence of his wife and children prior to the announcement.<ref name="J:FRp60">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 60: "The Jihad in Review"</ref><ref name="J:FRp35">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 35: "Heirs to the Dragon"</ref> When the Coordinator presented his family to the gathered cultural and political figures and the media, he was accompanied by both cousin [[Miyako Kurita]], the [[Keeper of the Family Honor]], and the Abbess of the [[Order of Five Pillars]], Lady [[Mara Selencia]]. It was commented on at the time that the occasion had a number of similarities to the manner in which Hohiro's father, [[Theodore Kurita|Theodore]], presented his own family to [[Takashi Kurita]] for the first time.<ref name="J:FRp35"/>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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On 1 May [[3081]], Hohiro Kurita formally recognized the existence of the [[Republic of the Sphere]] in an address given from the Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy.<ref name="J:FRp14+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 14–15: "Capellan Transitional Government Formed"</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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|-
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As of mid-3081 the military industries located on New Samarkand were continuing to grow; the new [[BBP Industries]] line had yet to open, and the Combine was successfully keeping details of which vessels were to be produced there secret; in addition to the new BBP Industries facility, the upgrades to the Independence plant were anticipated to be bringing designs lost when the Combine lost the world of [[Quentin]] back into production.<ref name="J:FRp89">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 89: "New Samarkand Military District"</ref>
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| [[Ban Na San]]
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| 28.17
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In orbit above New Samarkand is the [[Togura (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|DCS ''Togura'']], the last surviving [[Samarkand Block II (WarShip class)|''Samarkand'']]-class [[WarShip]]; the ''Togura'' has served as a museum for centuries, although its condition is poor enough that it barely even serves as a museum.<ref name="TRO3075p216">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 216: "Samarkand (Carrier)"</ref>
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| 1
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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===Military Deployment===
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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====2764====
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* [[Ninety-first Heavy Assault Regiment]]<ref name=FMSLDFp186/>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* [[398th BattleMech Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 256: "SLDF - Draconis Combine Military Command Map"</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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====2786====
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|-
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* [[Eleventh Galedon Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"</ref>
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| [[Soul]]
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* [[Fifth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]]<ref name="FSWp137"/>
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| 35.65
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| 2
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====2821====
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* Eleventh Galedon Regulars<ref name="FSWp137"/>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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====3025====
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* [[Fifth Galedon Regulars]]<ref name=HK133>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 133: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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====3038====
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* Fifth Galedon Regulars<ref name=H:Wo3039>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138: "Deployment Table"</ref>
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|-
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| [[Chinmen Tao]]
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====3040====
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| 38.17
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* Fifth Galedon Regulars<ref name=H:Wo3039/>
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| 2
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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====3050====
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* Fifth Galedon Regulars<ref name=20YU41>''20 Year Update'', p. 41: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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====3059====
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* Fifth Galedon Regulars<ref name=FMDC132>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 132: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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====3050====
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|-
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* [[211th Division (ComStar)]]<ref name=20YU70>''20 Year Update'', p. 70: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
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| [[Thimphu]]
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| 40.25
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====3054====
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| 2
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* [[Sixth Galedon Regulars]] (Second [[Battalion]])<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 109: "Unit Note"</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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{{column}}
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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====3067====
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* [[Twelfth Galedon Regulars]]<ref name=FMU118>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 118: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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====3079====
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* [[Forty-fifth Dieron Regulars]]<ref name=O:DCp27/><ref>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 9: "Dieron Regulars Regimental Status"</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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:- The unit was operating at 5% strength, with 100% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
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|-
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| [[Ramgarh]]
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* [[Otomo]]<ref name=O:DCp27/><ref name=FRDCMS12>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 12: "Genyosha Profile"</ref>
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| 40.48
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:- The Otomo was operating at 30% strength, with 100% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
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| 2
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* [[Izanagi Warriors]]<ref name=O:DCp27/><ref name=FRDCMS12/>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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:- The Izanagi was operating at 30% strength, with 100% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* [[Ninth Sword of Light]]<ref name=O:DCp27/><ref>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 13: "Sword of Light Profile"</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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:- The Ninth was operating at 25% strength, with 60% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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====3085====
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* [[First New Samarkand Regulars]]<ref name=FM:3085p50>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 50: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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| [[Huaide]]
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:- The unit was operating at 35% of full strength.
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| 42.14
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| 2
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* [[Forty-fifth New Samarkand Regulars]]<ref name=FM:3085p50/>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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:- The unit was operating at 35% of full strength.
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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====3145====
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* [[Twelfth New Samarkand Regulars]] (2 battalions)<ref name=FM3145p66>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* [[1st Amphigean Light Assault Group|First Amphigean LAG]] (2 battalions)<ref name=FM3145p66>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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{{columns-end}}
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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===Geography===
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| [[Pondicherry]]
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New Samarkand has four continents named Shimoji, Nippon, Kurima, and Tarama.<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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| 43.59
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===Planetary Locations===
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* Kurima (continent)
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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:* Kumazaki Wan: a snowy, coastal city with fortified structures<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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* Shimoji (continent)
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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:* Garden: a mild, heavily urbanized city with fortified structures<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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:* Mercante: a mild, lightly urbanized city with fortified structures<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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:* New Shiro City: a mild, lightly urbanized but heavily industrialized city<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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:* Yamashiro: capital city; mild and lightly urbanized<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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:* Wakazashi One: a windy, lightly urbanized city with fortified structures<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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* Tarama (continent)
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:* Deathsand Desert: a windy and lightly urbanized location<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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* Unknown continent
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:* River City: the location of Independence Weaponry's headquarters<ref name=HB:HKp159>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 159: "Independence Weaponry"</ref>
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===Companies and Industries===
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* [[BBP Industries]]<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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* [[Daisho MilWorks]]<ref name=XTRO:PV4p9>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4'', p. 9: "Chi-Ha Infantry Combat Vehicle"</ref>
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* [[DeHuego & Freshet WarShip Design]]
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* [[Independence Weaponry]]<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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* [[Luthien Armor Works#New Samarkand|Luthien Armor Works]]<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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* [[Nav Hull]]<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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* [[New Samarkand Metals]]<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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* [[IndoTronics Incorporated]]<ref name=HKDCp182>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 182: "New Samarkand"</ref>
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* [[Osaka Heavy Metrics]]<ref name="HB:HKp165">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 165: "Osaka Heavy Metrics"</ref><ref name="TRO3075p210">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 210: "K-3N-KR4 Kiso"</ref>
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* [[Wakazashi Enterprises#New Samarkand|Wakazashi Enterprises]]<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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* [[Yan Manufacturing]]<ref name=O:DCp27/>
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==Nearby Systems==
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| [[Zalaf]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Monywa]]
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| 46.80
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| class="lessthan30" | 20.1
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| 2
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Mizunami]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 21.5
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Koulen]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 22.9
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Chirala]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 27.3
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
 
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
 
 
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| [[Charity]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Ban Na_San|Ban Na San]]
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| 47.65
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| class="lessthan30" | 27.9
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| 2
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| class="over30" | [[Soul]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | 35.4
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Old Canton]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | 36.2
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Chinmen Tao]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | 37.8
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
 
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
 
 
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|-
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| [[Miyada]]
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| class="over30" | [[Thimphu]]
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| 49.94
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| class="over30" | 39.9
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| 2
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| class="over30" | [[Ramgarh]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | 40.2
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Huaide]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | 41.8
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Pondicherry]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | 43.3
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
 
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Tabayama]]
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| class="over30" | [[Kanto]]
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| 50.97
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| class="over30" | 45.4
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| 2
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| class="over30" | [[Zalaf]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | 46.4
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Charity]]
−
| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
+
| class="over30" | 46.9
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Murmansk]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
+
| class="over30" | 47.2
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
 
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Tiflis]]
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| class="over30" | [[Miyada]]
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| 53.74
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| class="over30" | 49.4
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| 2
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| class="over30" | [[Tabayama]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | 50.5
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | [[Tiflis]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | 53.2
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | [[New Start|Takata]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | 53.4
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
 
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
 
 
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|-
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| [[Sinope]]
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| class="over30" | [[Sighisoara]]
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| 58.53
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| class="over30" | 57.9
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| 2
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| class="over30" | [[Sinope]]
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| [[Draconis Combine | DC]]
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| class="over30" | 58.0
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| class="over60" | [[Suianheer]]
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| class="over60" | 60.1
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| class="over60" | [[Keihoku]]
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| 58.57
 
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==References==
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<references />
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
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* ''[[Blake Ascending]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
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* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
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* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
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* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[Objectives: Draconis Combine]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
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[[Category:Systems|New Samarkand]]
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[[Category: Alliance of Galedon Systems]]
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[[Category: Draconis Combine Systems]]
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[[Category: Independent Systems]]

Latest revision as of 21:49, 8 May 2024

This article is about the planetary system. For the WarShip, see New Samarkand (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip).
New Samarkand
← 3135
3151
New Samarkand 3151.svg
New Samarkand nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates359.452 : 248.589[e]
Spectral classF0IV[1][2][3][4]
Recharge time171 hours[2][3][4]
Recharge station(s)Zenith, Nadir[1][2][3][4]

System Description[edit]

New Samarkand is located near the Monywa and Mizunami systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]

New Samarkand VI[edit]

New Samarkand VI
New Samarkand Flag.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionSixth[1][2][3][4]
Jump Point distance21.94 days[2][3][4]
Moons3 (Jimmu, Kōshō, Chūai)[2][3][4]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.05[2][3][4]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[2][3][4]
Equatorial temperature35°C (Temperate)[2][3][4]
Surface water70%[2][3][4]
Highest native lifeMammal[1][2][3][4]
Landmasses4 (Shimoji, Nippon, Kurima, Tarama)[4]
History and Culture
Population950,000,000 (3025),[1]
3,246,000,000 (3067),[2]
3,741,000,000 (3076–3079)[3][4]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerDuke of New Samarkand
Political LeaderPlanetary Chairman
Military CommanderCoordinator Hohiro Kurita (3076)[3]
CapitalYamashiro[4]
HPG ClassA[1][2][3][4]
HPG RepresentativePrecentor Trani Caruba (3025)[1]

Among New Samarkand's features are the headquarters of the Internal Security Force and its Internal Security College,[40] the Black Dojo,[41] and the University of New Samarkand.

Planetary History[edit]

Star League[edit]

New Samarkand was considered a heavily populated and industrialized world during the Star League years.[42]

During the final years of the Star League, the Ninety-first Heavy Assault Regiment of the Star League Defense Force served as the opfor in war games on New Samarkand. They rarely deployed away from the former capital of the Draconis Combine.[43]

Meanwhile, the 398th BattleMech Division of the SLDF served as a public relations tool to the citizens of the Combine in an attempt to soothe tensions.[42]

Succession Wars[edit]

New Samarkand was the capital of the Draconis Combine, but when Coordinator Sanethia Kurita moved the capital to Luthien, the planet decayed. By 3025, havens of pirates and thieves inhabit the crumbling mansions and cities.[40]

A lot of manufacturing concerns left the planet, but not all, and those that were still on planet operate in enclosed fortifications where their employees also live. Armed guards patrol the borders to ensure that no undesirables attempt to invade the area for supplies.[40]

The abandoned cities on New Samarkand provide an excellent training ground for MechWarrior and aerospace fighter pilots to practice the intricacies of city fighting.[40]

The Jihad[edit]

Though the former capital of the Draconis Combine had come to resemble a "ghost world" prior to the Jihad, it still boasted the Internal Security College, the Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy, and four major factory complexes. During the Jihad, Kiyomori Minamoto temporarily relocated the capital to New Samarkand from 10 November 3068 while Luthien was under siege.[44][45]

In spite of its nearly deserted status, the relocation of the Combine's capital and governmental apparatus to the system had a major effect on the Draconis Combine. After the destruction of Galedon V, New Samarkand was made the capital world of the former Galedon Military District, now named the New Samarkand Military District.[4]

The DCMS attempted to redeploy the New Samarkand Militia along with the Toguran Military Garrison to the recently liberated worlds of Deneb Algedi and Telos IV in March 3077. However, the allied coalition rerouted these forces to garrison two newly freed worlds on the Free Worlds League front, and assigned militia forces from the Federated Suns in their place. This was an act that drew protests from Gunji-no-Kanrei Kiyomori Minamoto to General Belle Lee of the allied coalition.[46]

In addition to the command duties gained during the Jihad, New Samarkand in 3079 hosted seven military manufacturing concerns, several of which relocated to New Samarkand after being driven off their main worlds.[4]

It was from New Samarkand that Coordinator Hohiro Kurita made an announcement on 25 May 3079 confirming that he was married to Lady Fiona Kurita, and that they had two sons, Shinjiro and Vincent. By this point, the Coordinator's marriage had been a closely guarded secret for at least twenty-two years, and Hohiro stated both family tradition and security concerns as reasons for concealing the existence of his wife and children prior to the announcement.[47][48] When the Coordinator presented his family to the gathered cultural and political figures and the media, he was accompanied by both cousin Miyako Kurita, the Keeper of the Family Honor, and the Abbess of the Order of Five Pillars, Lady Mara Selencia. It was commented on at the time that the occasion had a number of similarities to the manner in which Hohiro's father, Theodore, presented his own family to Takashi Kurita for the first time.[48]

On 1 May 3081, Hohiro Kurita formally recognized the existence of the Republic of the Sphere in an address given from the Sun Zhang MechWarrior Academy.[49]

As of mid-3081 the military industries located on New Samarkand were continuing to grow; the new BBP Industries line had yet to open, and the Combine was successfully keeping details of which vessels were to be produced there secret; in addition to the new BBP Industries facility, the upgrades to the Independence plant were anticipated to be bringing designs lost when the Combine lost the world of Quentin back into production.[50]

In orbit above New Samarkand is the DCS Togura, the last surviving Samarkand-class WarShip; the Togura has served as a museum for centuries, although its condition is poor enough that it barely even serves as a museum.[51]

Military Deployment[edit]

2764[edit]

2786[edit]

2821[edit]

  • Eleventh Galedon Regulars[53]

3025[edit]

3038[edit]

  • Fifth Galedon Regulars[55]

3040[edit]

  • Fifth Galedon Regulars[55]

3050[edit]

  • Fifth Galedon Regulars[56]

3059[edit]

  • Fifth Galedon Regulars[57]

3050[edit]

3054[edit]

3067[edit]

3079[edit]

- The unit was operating at 5% strength, with 100% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
- The Otomo was operating at 30% strength, with 100% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
- The Izanagi was operating at 30% strength, with 100% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
- The Ninth was operating at 25% strength, with 60% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.

3085[edit]

- The unit was operating at 35% of full strength.
- The unit was operating at 35% of full strength.

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

New Samarkand has four continents named Shimoji, Nippon, Kurima, and Tarama.[4]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Kurima (continent)
  • Kumazaki Wan: a snowy, coastal city with fortified structures[4]
  • Shimoji (continent)
  • Garden: a mild, heavily urbanized city with fortified structures[4]
  • Mercante: a mild, lightly urbanized city with fortified structures[4]
  • New Shiro City: a mild, lightly urbanized but heavily industrialized city[4]
  • Yamashiro: capital city; mild and lightly urbanized[4]
  • Wakazashi One: a windy, lightly urbanized city with fortified structures[4]
  • Tarama (continent)
  • Deathsand Desert: a windy and lightly urbanized location[4]
  • Unknown continent
  • River City: the location of Independence Weaponry's headquarters[66]

Companies and Industries[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 24 systems (22 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Monywa 20.1 Mizunami 21.5 Koulen 22.9 Chirala 27.3
Ban Na San 27.9 Soul 35.4 Old Canton 36.2 Chinmen Tao 37.8
Thimphu 39.9 Ramgarh 40.2 Huaide 41.8 Pondicherry 43.3
Kanto 45.4 Zalaf 46.4 Charity 46.9 Murmansk 47.2
Miyada 49.4 Tabayama 50.5 Tiflis 53.2 Takata 53.4
Sighisoara 57.9 Sinope 58.0 Suianheer 60.1 Keihoku 63.3

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 182 (PDF p. 184): "New Samarkand" planet profile
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 92: "New Samarkand"
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 27: "New Samarkand"
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 Objectives: Draconis Combine, pp. 27–28: "New Samarkand"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 20: "Birth of a Dynasty"
  6. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 102: "Religion and Philosophy"
  7. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 21: "Alliance of Galedon"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
  9. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 28: "Tenno's Reign"
  10. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 106
  11. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  12. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37"
  13. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  14. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  15. ↑ First Succession War, p. 25
  16. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
  17. ↑ First Succession War, p. 113
  18. ↑ Seal the Deal
  19. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66
  22. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  25. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74
  30. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
  31. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
  32. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21
  33. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
  34. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127
  35. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  36. ↑ Dragon Rising, ch. 23
  37. ↑ Dragon Rising, ch. 65
  38. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
  39. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 182: "New Samarkand"
  41. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 80: "The ISF Since the Shadow War"
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 187: "398th BattleMech Division"
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 186: "Independent Regiments""
  44. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 27, and Blake Ascending, p. 187: "Saving the Core"
  45. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46: "The Jihad in Review"
  46. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 30: "Official Update"
  47. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 60: "The Jihad in Review"
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 35: "Heirs to the Dragon"
  49. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, pp. 14–15: "Capellan Transitional Government Formed"
  50. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 89: "New Samarkand Military District"
  51. ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 216: "Samarkand (Carrier)"
  52. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 256: "SLDF - Draconis Combine Military Command Map"
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 First Succession War, p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"
  54. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 133: "Unit Deployment Table"
  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 138: "Deployment Table"
  56. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 41: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
  57. ↑ Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 132: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
  58. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 70: "Com Guards Deployment Table"
  59. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 109: "Unit Note"
  60. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 118: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
  61. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 9: "Dieron Regulars Regimental Status"
  62. ↑ 62.0 62.1 Field Report: DCMS, p. 12: "Genyosha Profile"
  63. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 13: "Sword of Light Profile"
  64. ↑ 64.0 64.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 50: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"
  65. ↑ 65.0 65.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. 66: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"
  66. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 159: "Independence Weaponry"
  67. ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4, p. 9: "Chi-Ha Infantry Combat Vehicle"
  68. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 165: "Osaka Heavy Metrics"
  69. ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 210: "K-3N-KR4 Kiso"

Bibliography[edit]

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