Bharat

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(References to Bharat)

Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

X: 58.88 Y: -41.96

Orbital view

Planetary Data

• Star Type: F2III
• Position in System: 4 (of 5)
• Number of Moons: None
• Time to Jump Point: 19 days
• Surface Water: 70%
• Atm. Pressure: Standard (Breathable)
• Surface Gravity: 0.6
• Equatorial Temp: 30° C
• Recharging Station: None
• ComStar Facility Class: B
• Percentage and Level of Native Life: 25%, Mammal

Era Specific Data

3025

• Planetary Diem: Lord Mengist Kerpten
• Com Star Representative: Precentor Felicia Beaufort
• Population: 1,817,000,000

3130

• Governor: Roland Iqbal
• Planetary Legate: A. Frederic Eckles
• Population: 697,000,000

Manufacturing Centers

• Killosh Industries

Garrisoning Military Force

3025

• Trimaldi's Secutors (2nd Battalion)

Owner History

• 2596 - Terran Hegemony
• 2750 - Terran Hegemony
• 2765 - Terran Hegemony
• 3025 - Capellan Confederation
• 3030 - Federated Suns
• 3040 - Federated Commonwealth
• 3052 - Federated Commonwealth
• 3057 - Federated Commonwealth
• 3062 - Federated Commonwealth
• 3069 - Word of Blake Protectorate (from July)
• 3130 - Republic of the Sphere

Planetary Info

Bharat was originally settled by colonists from Terra's Indian subcontinent. As part of that colonization effort they brought with them many Terran tree species. By the time of the Star League, Bharat was one of the largest exporters of rare hardwoods in the Inner Sphere. The world's only military manufacturer was Killosh Industries, but they retooled to produce civilian logging equipment to avoid bankruptcy.

For most of the Succession Wars, Bharat was controlled by the Capellan Confederation. In addition to its traditional exotic wood exports, Bharat hosted wealthy Capellans who would hunt the world's flora and fauna or just enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. When the world was taken by the Federated Suns in the Fourth Succession War, this trend continued, with wealthy Capellans being replaced by wealthy Lyrans and Federates.

The Word of Blake launched a wave of attacks during the first two weeks of July 3069 that targeted the worlds of Bharat, Deneb Kaitos, Ingress, Kawich and Ruchbah. Bharat was one of the worlds to fall in the face of a conventional assault, and was incorporated into the Word of Blake Protectorate. Later in the Jihad the Word of Blake established several "re-education" camps on the world. The Blakist forces stationed on the world eventually strangled the tourism industry, but fortunately for Bharat the exotic wood export industry remains strong.

During Operation SCOUR Major General Walter White-Davion of the 5th Crucis Lancers - and effectively the senior officer in charge of Group I of the Federated Suns front of Operation SCOUR - contacted the front commander, Field Marshal Katheryn Sandoval-Ito in July 3077 to express his concerns over the plan to attack Bharat. Citing the report given by Colonel Jasmine Cross of the AFFS Engineering Corps on the fall of the Fox's Den on New Avalon to the Word of Blake earlier in the Jihad, White-Davion argued that the fortress established by the Word on Bharat would take far more by way of heavy equipment and engineering specialists to breach than was currently available, and risked turning into a military disaster if the task force wasn't correctly prepared.

It was subsequently noted in media outlets within the Federated Suns that Bharat had been liberated by the end of 3077 despite the determined resistance offered by the Blakist forces on the planet; allegedly, the first 'Mech to breach the walls of the fortress on Bharat that Major General White-Davion had flagged was Field Marshal Sandoval-Ito, piloting her personal 'Mech, a vintage Devastator. On the 9th of November 3077 the Word of Blake news service, Voice of Truth, issued a broadcast alleging that the allied coalition forces on Bharat had deliberately shelled a refugee camp during the battle for the world.

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years) Closest planets first:
Planet	Distance (LY)	Jumps	2750	3025	3030	3040	3052	3057	3062
Hamal	6.27	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Nopah	8.29	1	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Slocum	10.72	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Azha	11.20	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Kawich	13.32	1	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Basalt	14.72	1	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Woodstock	15.67	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Yangtze	16.79	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Arboris	18.74	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMD	CMD
Ruchbah	19.10	1	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Acamar	19.81	1	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	CMD	CMD
Tigress	20.09	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Kansu	20.29	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Achernar	20.76	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Fletcher (FWL)	21.99	1	TH	FWL	FWL	FWL	FWL	FWL	FWL
Ingress	25.04	1	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	DS	DS
Ningpo	25.73	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Alrescha	26.98	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Algol	27.01	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Genoa	27.13	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMD	CMD
Sheratan	27.33	1	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	CMD	CMD
Angol	29.35	1	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
New Hessen	29.48	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Deneb Kaitos	29.51	1	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Buchlau	29.59	1	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Hean	31.68	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Small World	35.70	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	DS	DS
Liao	36.15	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Ankaa	36.28	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Terra Firma	37.65	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	TCC	TCC
Nanking	37.90	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	FC	FC
Tybalt	37.91	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Halloran V	37.92	2	CC	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Rio	39.02	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Pleione	39.08	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Epsilon Indi	39.91	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	CMD	CMD
Poznan	40.07	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Aldebaran	41.37	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Gan Singh	42.13	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	SC	SC
Demeter	43.28	2	FS	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Addicks	44.14	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Tikonov	44.34	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Zurich	44.71	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Epsilon Eridani	45.83	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	CMD	CMD
Mira	46.06	2	CC	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Mesartim	46.22	2	CC	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Northwind	46.44	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	CMD	CMD
Almach	46.78	2	CC	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Errai	46.91	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
New Aragon	48.14	2	CC	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Algot	49.56	2	CC	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
New Rhodes III	50.99	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Shensi	51.12	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC
Towne	51.14	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Capolla	51.38	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	TCC	TCC
Ozawa	51.89	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Mirach	52.49	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Ronel	54.06	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Bryant	54.35	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	CMD	CMD
Hsien	55.22	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	CMD	CMD
Quentin	56.05	2	TH	FS	FS	DC	DC	DC	DC
Helen	57.64	2	TH	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Caselton	58.21	2	FS	FS	FS	FC	FC	FC	FC
Elgin	58.66	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	CMD	CMD
Styk	58.82	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	SC	SC
New Home	59.78	2	TH	CC	TFR	FC	FC	LA	LA
St. Andre	59.85	2	TH	CC	FS	FC	FC	CMC	CC

Bibliography

• Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)
• Era Report: 2750
• Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
• Historical: Reunification War
• House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)
• Jihad: Final Reckoning
• Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
• Map of the Inner Sphere 3130