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−	The [[BattleTech]] universe is a diverse place, spanning more than a millennium of history and several thousand light years of space. From the nation states of the [[twentieth century]] up to the [[Republic of the Sphere]] of the [[thirty-second century]], BattleTech spans myriads of places and trillions of people. Interstellar, succession, and civil wars, as well as fragmentation and infighting gave birth to countless factions, of which most are noted below.	+	The [[Battletech]] universe is a diverse place, spanning more than a millenium of history and several thousand light years of space. From the nation states of the 20th century up to the [[Republic of the Sphere]] of the 32nd century, Battletech spans myriads of places and trillions of people. Interstellar, succession and civil wars, fragmentation and infighting gave birth to countless factions, of which most are noted below.
	== Regions of Space ==		== Regions of Space ==
	=== Inner Sphere ===		=== Inner Sphere ===
	{{Main|Inner Sphere}}		{{Main|Inner Sphere}}
−	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>	+	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]].
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	! colspan="4" | Factions in the Inner Sphere		! colspan="4" | Factions in the Inner Sphere
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	| [[Rasalhague Dominion]]		| [[Rasalhague Dominion]]
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−	| [[Free Worlds League]]	+	| [[Republic of the Sphere]]
−	| [[Tall Trees Union]]	+	| [[Swordsworn]]
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	| [[Raven Alliance]]		| [[Raven Alliance]]
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	=== Periphery ===		=== Periphery ===
	{{Main|Periphery}}		{{Main|Periphery}}
−	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/>	+	The Periphery refers to the region of space immediatly 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, legitimate or not.
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	! colspan="4" | Factions in the Periphery		! colspan="4" | Factions in the Periphery
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	| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]		| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
−	| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]	+	| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
	| [[Rim Territories]]		| [[Rim Territories]]
−	| [[The Barrens]]
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	| [[Fronc Reaches]]		| [[Fronc Reaches]]
−	| [[Marian Hegemony]]	+	| [[Marian Hegemony]]
−	| [[Taurian Concordat]]	+	| [[The Barrens]]
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	=== Deep Periphery ===		=== Deep Periphery ===
	{{Main|Deep Periphery}}		{{Main|Deep Periphery}}
−	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>	+	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.
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−	! colspan="3" | Factions in the Deep Periphery	+	! colspan="4" | Factions in the Deep Periphery
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	| width="33%" | [[Alfirk]]		| width="33%" | [[Alfirk]]
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	| [[Chainelane Isles]]		| [[Chainelane Isles]]
−	| [[Hanseatic League]]	+	| [[Hanseatic League]]
	| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]		| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
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−	| [[Scorpion Empire]]
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	|}		|}
−	=== Clan Homeworlds ===	+	=== Clan Space ===
−	{{Main|Clans}}	+	{{Main|The Clans}}
−	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>	+	The Clans were originally the self-exiled remnants of the Star League Defense Forces. Travelling 2000 light years corewards, they colonised 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.
−	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.	+	The current factions in Clan Space are unknown.
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−	! colspan="5" | Factions of the Clans
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−	! Inner Sphere Clans
−	! Home Clans
−	! Absorbed Clans
−	! Annihilated Clans
−	! Bandit Clans/Deep Periphery Clans
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−	| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
−	| [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]
−	| [[Clan Burrock]]
−	| [[Clan Blood Spirit]]
−	| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
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−	| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
−	| [[Clan Coyote]]
−	| [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
−	| [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]
−	| [[Escorpión Imperio]]/[[Scorpion Empire]]
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−	| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
−	| [[Clan Star Adder]]
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−	| [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]
−	| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
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−	| [[Clan Wolf]]
−	| [[Clan Stone Lion]]
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−	| [[Clan Steel Viper]]
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−	| [[Rasalhague Dominion|Ghost Bear Dominion]]
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−	| [[Raven Alliance]]
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	== Historical Factions ==		== Historical Factions ==
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	=== Early Spaceflight ===		=== Early Spaceflight ===
	{{Main|Early Spaceflight}}		{{Main|Early Spaceflight}}
−	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>	+	Between the mid-20th and the early 22nd century, [[Terra]] began a long process of political unification, first into the Western, then the Terran Alliance. At the same time, developement of a practical Fusion Engine allowed for the first off-world colonies, on Luna, Mars, and Venus. <ref name=DSJS5>''DropShips and JumpShips'', pp. 5-8</ref>
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	! colspan="3" | Factions during the Early Spaceflight Era		! colspan="3" | Factions during the Early Spaceflight Era
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	=== First Exodus ===		=== First Exodus ===
	{{Main|First Exodus}}		{{Main|First Exodus}}
−	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>	+	After the success of the [[Deimos Project]], the era of the First Exodus was one of rapid expansion and colonisation - 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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	| [[Alfirk]]		| [[Alfirk]]
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−	| [[Capellan Holdfast]]	+	| [[Tikonov Union]]
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−	| [[Capellan Republic]]
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	| [[Chesterton Trade League]]		| [[Chesterton Trade League]]
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−	| [[Sarna Supremacy]]
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−	| [[Tikonov Union]]
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	=== Second Exodus ===		=== Second Exodus ===
	{{Main|Exodus (2242)}}		{{Main|Exodus (2242)}}
−	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>	+	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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	! colspan="4" | Factions during the Second Exodus		! colspan="4" | Factions during the Second Exodus
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	| [[Capellan Confederation]]		| [[Capellan Confederation]]
−	| [[Alliance of Galedon]]	+	| [[Capellan Hegemony]]
	| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]		| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
	| [[Alfirk]]		| [[Alfirk]]
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	| [[Draconis Combine]]		| [[Draconis Combine]]
−	| [[Capellan Commonality]]	+	| [[Federation of Oriente]]
−	| [[Intendancy of New New Spain]]
−	| [[Autocracy of New Virginia]]
−	|-
−	| [[Federated Suns]]
−	| [[Capellan Hegemony]]
	| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]		| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
−	| [[Axumite Providence]]
−	|-
−	| [[Free Worlds League]]
−	| [[Chesterton Trade League]]
−	| [[Taurian Concordat]]
	|		|
	|-		|-
−	| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]	+	| [[Federated Suns]]
−	| [[Chisholm Protectorate]]
−	| [[Taurian Homeworlds]]
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−	|-
−	| [[Terran Hegemony]]
−	| [[Dieron Federation]]
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−	| [[Federation of Oriente]]
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	| [[Federation of Skye]]		| [[Federation of Skye]]
−	|	+	| [[Taurian Concordat]]
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−	|	+	| [[Free Worlds League]]
−	| [[Ingersoll Concordium]]	+	| [[Ingersol Concordium]]
−	|	+	|
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−	|	+	| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
−	| [[Marik Commonwealth]]	+	| [[Marik Republic]]
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−	| [[Marlette Association]]
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	|-		|-
−	|	+	| [[Terran Hegemony]]
	| [[Muskegon Empire]]		| [[Muskegon Empire]]
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−	| [[Nanking Collective]]
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−	| [[Ozawa Mercantile Association]]
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	| [[Principality of Rasalhague]]		| [[Principality of Rasalhague]]
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−	| [[Principality of Regulus]]
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−	| [[Rasalhague Consortium]]	+	| [[Regulan Principality]]
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−	| [[Republic of Marik]]
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	| [[Sarna Supremacy]]		| [[Sarna Supremacy]]
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−	| [[Sian Commonwealth]]
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	| [[Terran Alliance]]		| [[Terran Alliance]]
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−	| [[Tikonov Union]]
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	=== Age of War ===		=== Age of War ===
	{{Main|Age of War}}		{{Main|Age of War}}
−	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>	+	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 also a near constant occurrence. Thanks to the Terran Hegemony's ''Strategy of Aggressive Peacemaking'', the Age of War ended with the signation of the Star League treaties by the six Great Houses.<ref name=SL28>''Star League'', pp. 28-35</ref>
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−	! colspan="4" | Factions during the Age of War	+	! colspan="5" | Factions during the Age of War
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−	! width="25%" | Inner Sphere (Major)	+	! width="33%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
−	! width="25%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)	+	! width="34%" | Periphery
−	! width="25%" | Periphery	+	! width="33%" | Deep Periphery
−	! width="25%" | Deep Periphery
	|-		|-
	| [[Capellan Confederation]]		| [[Capellan Confederation]]
−	| [[Principality of Rasalhague]]
	| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]		| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
	| [[Alfirk]]		| [[Alfirk]]
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	| [[Draconis Combine]]		| [[Draconis Combine]]
−	| [[United Hindu Collective]]
	| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]		| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
−	| [[Axumite Providence]]	+	| [[JàrnFòlk]]
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	| [[Federated Suns]]		| [[Federated Suns]]
−	|	+	| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
−	| [[Outworlds Alliance]]	+	| [[Nueva Castile]]
−	| [[JàrnFòlk]]
	|-		|-
−	| [[Free Worlds League]]	+	| [[Free Worlds League]]
		+	| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
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−	| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
−	| [[Nueva Castile]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]		| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
		+	| [[Taurian Concordat]]
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−	| [[Taurian Concordat]]
−	| [[Virginian Union]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Terran Hegemony]]		| [[Terran Hegemony]]
−	|	+	| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
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	|}		|}
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	=== Star League Era ===		=== Star League Era ===
	{{Main|Star League Era}}		{{Main|Star League Era}}
−	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>	+	Formally unifying the Member States of the Inner Sphere in [[2751]] 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, prosperty, and significant technology 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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	! colspan="3" | Factions during the Star League Era		! colspan="3" | Factions during the Star League Era
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	| [[Capellan Confederation]]		| [[Capellan Confederation]]
	| [[Circinus Federation]]		| [[Circinus Federation]]
−	| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]	+	| [[Alfirk]]
	|-		|-
−	| [[Draconis Combine]]	+	| [[Draconis Combine]]
	| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]		| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
−	| [[Alfirk]]	+	| [[JàrnFòlk]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Federated Suns]]		| [[Federated Suns]]
	| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]		| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
−	| [[Axumite Providence]]	+	| [[Nueva Castile]]
	|-		|-
−	| [[Free Worlds League]]	+	| [[Free Worlds League]]
	| [[Outworlds Alliance]]		| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
−	| [[JàrnFòlk]]	+	|
	|-		|-
	| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]		| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
	| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]		| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
−	| [[New Delphi Compact]]	+	|
	|-		|-
	| [[Star League]]		| [[Star League]]
	| [[Taurian Concordat]]		| [[Taurian Concordat]]
−	| [[Nueva Castile]]	+	|
	|-		|-
	| [[Terran Hegemony]]		| [[Terran Hegemony]]
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	=== Golden Century ===		=== Golden Century ===
	{{Main|Golden Century}}		{{Main|Golden Century}}
−	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/>	+	After the fall of the Star League, [[Operation Exodus]] of the Star League Defense Forces 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 reorganised themselves into [[the Clans]] and retook the 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>''Invading Clans'', pp. 16, 84, 108, 133-134</ref>
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−	! colspan="3" | Factions during the Golden Century	+	! colspan="4" | Factions during the Golden Century
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	! width="33%" | Crusader Clans		! width="33%" | Crusader Clans
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	| [[Clan Blood Spirit]]		| [[Clan Blood Spirit]]
	| [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]		| [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]
−	| [[Clan Mongoose]]	+	| [[Clan Burrock]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]		| [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]
	| [[Clan Coyote]]		| [[Clan Coyote]]
−	| [[Clan Widowmaker]]	+	| [[Clan Mongoose]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]		| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
	| [[Clan Ghost Bear]]		| [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
−	| [[Clan Wolverine]]	+	| [[Clan Widowmaker]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Clan Ice Hellion]]		| [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
	| [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]		| [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]
−	|	+	| [[Clan Wolverine]]
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	| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]		| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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−	| [[Clan Burrock]]	+	|
	| [[Clan Steel Viper]]		| [[Clan Steel Viper]]
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	| [[Clan Wolf]]		| [[Clan Wolf]]
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	=== Succession Wars ===		=== Succession Wars ===
−	{{Main|History of the Succession Wars}}	+	{{Main|Succession Wars (History)}}
−		+	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 independant [[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>
−	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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	! colspan="4" | Factions during the Succession Wars		! colspan="4" | Factions during the Succession Wars
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	| [[Capellan Confederation]]		| [[Capellan Confederation]]
	| [[Duchy of Andurien]]		| [[Duchy of Andurien]]
−	| [[Aurigan Coalition]]	+	| [[Circinus Federation]]
−	| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]	+	| [[Alfirk]]
	|-		|-
	| [[ComStar]]		| [[ComStar]]
	| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]		| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
−	| [[Circinus Federation]]	+	| [[Elysian Fields]]
−	| [[Alfirk]]	+	| [[Chainelane Isles]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Draconis Combine]]		| [[Draconis Combine]]
	| [[St. Ives Compact]]		| [[St. Ives Compact]]
−	| [[Elysian Fields]]	+	| [[Greater Valkyrate]]
−	| [[Axumite Providence]]	+	| [[JàrnFòlk]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Federated Suns]]		| [[Federated Suns]]
	| [[Tikonov Free Republic]]		| [[Tikonov Free Republic]]
−	| [[Greater Valkyrate]]	+	| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
−	| [[Chainelane Isles]]	+	| [[Hanseatic League]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Free Worlds League]]		| [[Free Worlds League]]
	|		|
−	| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]	+	| [[Lothian League]]
−	| [[Coreward Confederacy]]	+	| [[Nueva Castile]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]		| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
	|		|
−	| [[Lothian League]]
−	| [[Hanseatic League]]
−	|-
−	|
−	|
	| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]		| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
−	| [[JàrnFòlk]]	+	| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
	|-		|-
	|		|
	|		|
	| [[Marian Hegemony]]		| [[Marian Hegemony]]
−	| [[New Delphi Compact]]	+	|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
−	| [[Niops Association]]
−	| [[Nueva Castile]]
	|-		|-
	|		|
	|		|
	| [[Oberon Confederation]]		| [[Oberon Confederation]]
−	| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
−	|-
−	|
	|		|
−	| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
−	| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
	|-		|-
	|		|
	|		|
	| [[Rim Collection]]		| [[Rim Collection]]
−	| [[Virginian Union]]	+	|
	|-		|-
	|		|
	|		|
	| [[Taurian Concordat]]		| [[Taurian Concordat]]
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
−	| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
	|		|
	|}		|}
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	=== Clan Invasion ===		=== Clan Invasion ===
	{{Main|Clan Invasion}}		{{Main|Clan Invasion}}
−	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>	+	After almost 3 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 15 year long [[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>
−	{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"	+	{|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
	! colspan="5" | Factions during the Clan Invasion		! colspan="5" | Factions during the Clan Invasion
	|-		|-
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	| [[Arc-Royal Defense Cordon]]		| [[Arc-Royal Defense Cordon]]
	| [[Circinus Federation]]		| [[Circinus Federation]]
−	| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]	+	| [[Alfirk]]
	| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]		| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
	|-		|-
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	| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]		| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
	| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]		| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
−	| [[Alfirk]]	+	| [[Chainelane Isles]]
	| [[Clan Ghost Bear]]		| [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
	|-		|-
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	| [[Duchy of Small]]		| [[Duchy of Small]]
	| [[Lothian League]]		| [[Lothian League]]
−	| [[Axumite Providence]]	+	| [[Hanseatic League]]
	| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]		| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
	|-		|-
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	| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]		| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
	| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]		| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
−	| [[Chainelane Isles]]	+	| [[JàrnFòlk]]
	| [[Clan Nova Cat]]		| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
	|-		|-
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	| [[Saiph Triumvirate]]		| [[Saiph Triumvirate]]
	| [[Marian Hegemony]]		| [[Marian Hegemony]]
−	| [[Coreward Confederacy]]	+	| [[Nueva Castile]]
	| [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]		| [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Lyran Alliance]]		| [[Lyran Alliance]]
	| [[Sarna Supremacy]]		| [[Sarna Supremacy]]
−	| [[Outworlds Alliance]]	+	| [[Rim Collection]]
−	| [[Hanseatic League]]	+	| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
	| [[Clan Steel Viper]]		| [[Clan Steel Viper]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Second Star League]]		| [[Second Star League]]
	| [[St. Ives Compact]]		| [[St. Ives Compact]]
−	| [[Rim Collection]]	+	| [[Taurian Concordat]]
−	| [[JàrnFòlk]]	+	|
	| [[Clan Wolf]]		| [[Clan Wolf]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Word of Blake]]		| [[Word of Blake]]
	| [[Sirian Holds]]		| [[Sirian Holds]]
−	| [[Taurian Concordat]]	+	|
−	| [[New Delphi Compact]]	+	|
	|		|
	|-		|-
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	| [[Styk Commonality]]		| [[Styk Commonality]]
	|		|
−	| [[Nueva Castile]]	+	|
	|		|
	|-		|-
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	| [[Terracap Confederation]]		| [[Terracap Confederation]]
	|		|
−	| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]	+	|
	|		|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
−	|
−	| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
−	|
	|}		|}
	=== Civil War Era ===		=== Civil War Era ===
	{{Main|FedCom Civil War}}		{{Main|FedCom Civil War}}
−	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>	+	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 uncounted number 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>
−	{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"	+	{|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
	! colspan="5" | Factions during the Civil War Era		! colspan="5" | Factions during the Civil War Era
	|-		|-
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	| [[Arc-Royal Defense Cordon]]		| [[Arc-Royal Defense Cordon]]
	| [[Circinus Federation]]		| [[Circinus Federation]]
−	| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]	+	| [[Alfirk]]
	| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]		| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
	|-		|-
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	| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]		| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
	| [[Fronc Reaches]]		| [[Fronc Reaches]]
−	| [[Alfirk]]	+	| [[Chainelane Isles]]
	| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]		| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
	|-		|-
Line 656:		Line 502:
	| [[Duchy of Small]]		| [[Duchy of Small]]
	| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]		| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
−	| [[Axumite Providence]]	+	| [[Hanseatic League]]
	| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]		| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
	|-		|-
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	| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]		| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
	| [[Marian Hegemony]]		| [[Marian Hegemony]]
−	| [[Chainelane Isles]]	+	| [[JàrnFòlk]]
	| [[Clan Nova Cat]]		| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Free Worlds League]]		| [[Free Worlds League]]
	| [[Saiph Triumvirate]]		| [[Saiph Triumvirate]]
−	| [[Outworlds Alliance]]	+	| [[Rim Collection]]
−	| [[Coreward Confederacy]]	+	| [[Nueva Castile]]
	| [[Clan Wolf]]		| [[Clan Wolf]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Lyran Alliance]]		| [[Lyran Alliance]]
	| [[Sirian Holds]]		| [[Sirian Holds]]
−	| [[Rim Collection]]	+	| [[Taurian Concordat]]
−	| [[Hanseatic League]]	+	| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
	| [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]		| [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Second Star League]]		| [[Second Star League]]
	| [[Styk Commonality]]		| [[Styk Commonality]]
−	| [[Taurian Concordat]]	+	|
−	| [[JàrnFòlk]]	+	|
	|		|
	|-		|-
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	| [[Terracap Confederation]]		| [[Terracap Confederation]]
	|		|
−	| [[New Delphi Compact]]	+	|
	|		|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
−	|
−	| [[Nueva Castile]]
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
−	|
−	| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
−	|
−	| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
−	|
	|}		|}
	=== Jihad ===		=== Jihad ===
	{{Main|Jihad}}		{{Main|Jihad}}
−	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>	+	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-WoB 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>
−	{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"	+	{|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
−	! colspan="5" | Factions during the Jihad	+	! colspan="6" | Factions during the Jihad
	|-		|-
	! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major)		! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
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	! width="20%" | Periphery		! width="20%" | Periphery
	! width="20%" | Deep Periphery		! width="20%" | Deep Periphery
−	! width="20%" | Inner Sphere Clans	+	! width="20%" | Inner Spher Clans
	|-		|-
	| [[Capellan Confederation]]		| [[Capellan Confederation]]
−	| [[Abbey District]]	+	| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
	| [[Calderon Protectorate]]		| [[Calderon Protectorate]]
−	| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]	+	| [[Alfirk]]
	| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]		| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
	|-		|-
	| [[ComStar]]		| [[ComStar]]
−	| [[Azami Brotherhood]]	+	| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
	| [[Circinus Federation]]		| [[Circinus Federation]]
−	| [[Alfirk]]
−	| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
−	|-
−	| [[Draconis Combine]]
−	| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
−	| [[Fiefdom of Randis]]
−	| [[Axumite Providence]]
−	| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
−	|-
−	| [[Federated Suns]]
−	| [[Duchy of Andurien]]
−	| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
	| [[Chainelane Isles]]		| [[Chainelane Isles]]
−	| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
−	|-
−	| [[Free Worlds League]]
−	| [[Duchy of Graham-Marik]]
−	| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
−	| [[Coreward Confederacy]]
−	| [[Clan Snow Raven]]
−	|-
−	| [[Lyran Alliance]]
−	| [[Duchy of Oriente]]
−	| [[Malagrotta Cooperative]]
−	| [[Hanseatic League]]
−	| [[Clan Wolf]]
−	|-
−	| [[Word of Blake]]
−	| [[Duchy of Orloff]]
−	| [[Marian Hegemony]]
−	| [[JàrnFòlk]]
−	| [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Duchy of Tamarind]]
−	| [[Niops Association]]
−	| [[New Delphi Compact]]
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
−	| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
−	| [[Nueva Castile]]
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Kittery Prefecture]]
−	| [[Rim Collection]]
−	| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Marik Commonwealth]]
−	| [[Taurian Concordat]]
−	| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Mosiro Archipelago]]
−	| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Ohrenson-Zion Province]]
−	|
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Principality of Gibson]]
−	|
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Principality of Regulus]]
−	|
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[The Protectorate]]
−	|
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Regulan Free States]]
−	|
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Silver Hawks Coalition]]
−	|
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Stewart Commonality]]
−	|
−	|
−	|
−	|}
−
−	=== Republic Era ===
−	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>
−
−	{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
−	! colspan="5" | Factions during the Republic Era
−	|-
−	! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
−	! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
−	! width="20%" | Periphery
−	! width="20%" | Deep Periphery
−	! width="20%" | Inner Sphere Clans
−	|-
−	| [[Capellan Confederation]]
−	| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
−	| [[Calderon Protectorate]]
−	| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
	| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]		| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Draconis Combine]]		| [[Draconis Combine]]
−	| [[Duchy of Andurien]]
−	| [[Ferris Collective]]
−	| [[Alfirk]]
−	| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
−	|-
−	| [[Federated Suns]]
−	| [[Duchy of Graham-Marik]]
−	| [[Fiefdom of Randis]]
−	| [[Axumite Providence]]
−	| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
−	|-
−	| [[Lyran Alliance]]
−	| [[Duchy of Oriente]]
−	| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
−	| [[Chainelane Isles]]
−	| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
−	|-
−	| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
−	| [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]]
−	| [[Fronc Reaches]]
−	| [[Coreward Confederacy]]
−	| [[Clan Sea Fox]]
−	|-
−	| [[Republic of the Sphere]]
−	| [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]]
−	| [[Lothian League]]
−	| [[Escorpión Imperio]]
−	| [[Clan Snow Raven]]
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Mosiro Archipelago]]
−	| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
−	| [[Hanseatic League]]
−	| [[Clan Wolf]]
−	|-
	|		|
−	| [[Principality of Regulus]]
−	| [[Marian Hegemony]]
	| [[JàrnFòlk]]		| [[JàrnFòlk]]
−	| [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]	+	| [[Fronc Reaches]]
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[The Protectorate]]
−	| [[New Oberon Confederation]]
−	| [[New Delphi Compact]]
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Rasalhague Dominion]]
−	| [[Niops Association]]
−	| [[Nueva Castile]]
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Regulan Free States]]
−	| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
−	| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Regulan Fiefs]]
−	| [[Ragnarök Union]]
−	| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Rim Commonality]]
−	| [[Raven Alliance]]
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Silver Hawks Coalition]]
−	| [[Republic of the Barrens]]
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
−	| [[Rim Collection]]
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
−	| [[Taurian Concordat]]
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
−	| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
−	|
−	|
−	|}
−
−	=== Dark Age Era ===
−	The Dark Age era began with the widespread collapse of the bulk of the [[HPG]] network across human space in [[3130]].<ref name=CGLRuling />
−
−	{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
−	! colspan="5" | Factions during the Dark age Era
−	|-
−	! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
−	! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
−	! width="20%" | Periphery
−	! width="20%" | Deep Periphery
−	! width="20%" | Inner Sphere Clans
−	|-
−	| [[Capellan Confederation]]
−	| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
−	| [[Calderon Protectorate]]
−	| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
−	| [[Clan Sea Fox]]
−	|-
−	| [[Draconis Combine]]
−	| [[Duchy of Andurien]]
−	| [[Ferris Collective]]
−	| [[Alfirk]]
	| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]		| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
	|-		|-
	| [[Federated Suns]]		| [[Federated Suns]]
−	| [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]]
−	| [[Fiefdom of Randis]]
−	| [[Axumite Providence]]
−	| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
−	|-
−	| [[Free Worlds League]]
−	| [[Galatean League]]
−	| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
−	| [[Chainelane Isles]]
−	| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
−	|-
−	| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
−	| [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]]
−	| [[Fronc Reaches]]
−	| [[Coreward Confederacy]]
	|		|
−	|-
−	| [[Republic of the Sphere]]
−	| [[Rasalhague Dominion]]
−	| [[Lothian League]]
−	| [[Escorpión Imperio]]
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Regulan Fiefs]]
	| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]		| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
	| [[Hanseatic League]]		| [[Hanseatic League]]
−	|	+	| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
	|-		|-
		+	| [[Free Worlds League]]
	|		|
−	| [[Republic Remnant]]
	| [[Marian Hegemony]]		| [[Marian Hegemony]]
−	| [[JàrnFòlk]]	+	| [[Nueva Castile]]
−	|	+	| [[Clan Wolf]]
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Rim Commonality]]
−	| [[New Oberon Confederation]]
−	| [[New Delphi Compact]]
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	| [[Wolf Empire]]
−	| [[Niops Association]]
−	| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
−	| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
−	| [[Ragnarök Union]]
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
−	| [[Raven Alliance]]
−	|
−	|
	|-		|-
		+	| [[Lyran Alliance]]
	|		|
−	|
−	| [[Republic of the Barrens]]
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
	| [[Rim Collection]]		| [[Rim Collection]]
−	|	+	| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
−	|	+	| [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]
	|-		|-
		+	| [[Word of Blake]]
	|		|
−	|	+	| [[Taurian Concordat]]
−	| [[Rim Territories]]
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
−	| [[Taurian Concordat]]
−	|
−	|
−	|-
−	|
−	|
−	|
−	|
−	|
−	|}
−
−	=== ilClan Era ===
−	Following the the [[ilClan Trial]] between Clan Wolf and Jade Falcon, a new era emerged in [[3151]].
−
−	{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
−	! colspan="5" | Factions during the ilClan Era
−	|-
−	! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
−	! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
−	! width="20%" | Periphery
−	! width="20%" | Deep Periphery
−	! width="20%" | Inner Sphere Clans
−	|-
−	| [[Capellan Confederation]]
−	| [[Tamar Pact]]
−	| [[Calderon Protectorate]]
−	| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
−	| [[Clan Sea Fox]]
−	|-
−	| [[Draconis Combine]]
−	| [[Duchy of Andurien]]
−	| [[Ferris Collective]]
−	| [[Alfirk]]
−	| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
−	|-
−	| [[Federated Suns]]
−	| [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]]
−	| [[Fiefdom of Randis]]
−	| [[Axumite Providence]]
−	| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
−	|-
−	| [[Free Worlds League]]
−	| [[Galatean League]]
−	| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
−	| [[Chainelane Isles]]
−	| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
−	|-
−	| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
−	| [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]]
−	| [[Fronc Reaches]]
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The [[Battletech]] universe is a diverse place, spanning more than a millenium of history and several thousand light years of space. From the nation states of the 20th century up to the [[Republic of the Sphere]] of the 32nd century, Battletech spans myriads of places and trillions of people. Interstellar, succession and civil wars, fragmentation and infighting gave birth to countless factions, of which most are noted below. == Regions of Space == === Inner Sphere === {{Main|Inner Sphere}} 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]]. {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="4" | Factions in the Inner Sphere |- ! Inner Sphere States ! Republican Splinter States ! FWL Splinter States ! Inner Sphere Clans |- | [[Capellan Confederation]] | [[Bannson's Raiders]] | [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]] | [[Clan Hell's Horses]] |- | [[ComStar]] | [[Dragon's Fury]] | [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]] | [[Clan Jade Falcon]] |- | [[Draconis Combine]] | [[Spirit Cats]] | [[Oriente Protectorate]] | [[Clan Sea Fox]] |- | [[Federated Suns]] | [[Steel Wolves]] | [[Regulan Fiefs]] | [[Clan Wolf]] |- | [[Lyran Commonwealth]] | [[Stormhammers]] | | [[Rasalhague Dominion]] |- | [[Republic of the Sphere]] | [[Swordsworn]] | | [[Raven Alliance]] |} === Periphery === {{Main|Periphery}} The Periphery refers to the region of space immediatly 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, legitimate or not. {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="4" | Factions in the Periphery |- | width="25%" | [[Calderon Protectorate]] | width="25%" | [[Lothian League]] | width="25%" | [[Rim Collection]] | width="25%" | [[Tortuga Dominions]] |- | [[Filtvelt Coalition]] | [[Magistracy of Canopus]] | [[Rim Territories]] | |- | [[Fronc Reaches]] | [[Marian Hegemony]] | [[The Barrens]] | |} === Deep Periphery === {{Main|Deep Periphery}} 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. {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="4" | Factions in the Deep Periphery |- | width="33%" | [[Alfirk]] | width="34%" | [[JàrnFòlk]] | width="33%" | [[Nueva Castile]] |- | [[Chainelane Isles]] | [[Hanseatic League]] | [[Umayyad Caliphate]] |} === Clan Space === {{Main|The Clans}} The Clans were originally the self-exiled remnants of the Star League Defense Forces. Travelling 2000 light years corewards, they colonised 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. The current factions in Clan Space are unknown. == Historical Factions == === Early Spaceflight === {{Main|Early Spaceflight}} Between the mid-20th and the early 22nd century, [[Terra]] began a long process of political unification, first into the Western, then the Terran Alliance. At the same time, developement of a practical Fusion Engine allowed for the first off-world colonies, on Luna, Mars, and Venus. <ref name=DSJS5>''DropShips and JumpShips'', pp. 5-8</ref> {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="3" | Factions during the Early Spaceflight Era |- | width="33%" | [[Western Alliance]] | width="34%" | [[Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere]] | width="33%" | [[Terran Alliance]] |} === First Exodus === {{Main|First Exodus}} After the success of the [[Deimos Project]], the era of the First Exodus was one of rapid expansion and colonisation - 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> {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="2" | Factions during the First Exodus |- ! width="50%" | Inner Sphere ! width="50%" | Deep Periphery |- | [[Terran Alliance]] | [[Alfirk]] |- | [[Tikonov Union]] | |- | [[Chesterton Trade League]] | |} === Second Exodus === {{Main|Exodus (2242)}} 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> {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="4" | Factions during the Second Exodus |- ! width="25%" | Inner Sphere (Major) ! width="25%" | Inner Sphere (Minor) ! width="25%" | Periphery ! width="25%" | Deep Periphery |- | [[Capellan Confederation]] | [[Capellan Hegemony]] | [[Illyrian Palatinate]] | [[Alfirk]] |- | [[Draconis Combine]] | [[Federation of Oriente]] | [[Rim Worlds Republic]] | |- | [[Federated Suns]] | [[Federation of Skye]] | [[Taurian Concordat]] | |- | [[Free Worlds League]] | [[Ingersol Concordium]] | | |- | [[Lyran Commonwealth]] | [[Marik Republic]] | | |- | [[Terran Hegemony]] | [[Muskegon Empire]] | | |- | | [[Principality of Rasalhague]] | | |- | | [[Protectorate of Donegal]] | | |- | | [[Regulan Principality]] | | |- | | [[Sarna Supremacy]] | | |- | | [[St. Ives Mercantile League]] | | |- | | [[Stewart Commonality]] | | |- | | [[Tamar Pact]] | | |- | | [[Terran Alliance]] | | |- | | [[Tikonov Grand Union]] | | |- | | [[United Hindu Collective]] | | |} === Age of War === {{Main|Age of War}} 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 also a near constant occurrence. Thanks to the Terran Hegemony's ''Strategy of Aggressive Peacemaking'', the Age of War ended with the signation of the Star League treaties by the six Great Houses.<ref name=SL28>''Star League'', pp. 28-35</ref> {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="5" | Factions during the Age of War |- ! width="33%" | Inner Sphere (Major) ! width="34%" | Periphery ! width="33%" | Deep Periphery |- | [[Capellan Confederation]] | [[Illyrian Palatinate]] | [[Alfirk]] |- | [[Draconis Combine]] | [[Magistracy of Canopus]] | [[JàrnFòlk]] |- | [[Federated Suns]] | [[Outworlds Alliance]] | [[Nueva Castile]] |- | [[Free Worlds League]] | [[Rim Worlds Republic]] | |- | [[Lyran Commonwealth]] | [[Taurian Concordat]] | |- | [[Terran Hegemony]] | [[Tortuga Dominions]] | |} === Star League Era === {{Main|Star League Era}} Formally unifying the Member States of the Inner Sphere in [[2751]] 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, prosperty, and significant technology 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> {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="3" | Factions during the Star League Era |- ! width="33%" | Inner Sphere ! width="34%" | Periphery ! width="33%" | Deep Periphery |- | [[Capellan Confederation]] | [[Circinus Federation]] | [[Alfirk]] |- | [[Draconis Combine]] | [[Illyrian Palatinate]] | [[JàrnFòlk]] |- | [[Federated Suns]] | [[Magistracy of Canopus]] | [[Nueva Castile]] |- | [[Free Worlds League]] | [[Outworlds Alliance]] | |- | [[Lyran Commonwealth]] | [[Rim Worlds Republic]] | |- | [[Star League]] | [[Taurian Concordat]] | |- | [[Terran Hegemony]] | [[Tortuga Dominions]] | |} === Golden Century === {{Main|Golden Century}} After the fall of the Star League, [[Operation Exodus]] of the Star League Defense Forces 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 reorganised themselves into [[the Clans]] and retook the 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>''Invading Clans'', pp. 16, 84, 108, 133-134</ref> {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="4" | Factions during the Golden Century |- ! width="33%" | Crusader Clans ! width="34%" | Warden Clans ! width="33%" | Abolished Clans |- | [[Clan Blood Spirit]] | [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] | [[Clan Burrock]] |- | [[Clan Fire Mandrill]] | [[Clan Coyote]] | [[Clan Mongoose]] |- | [[Clan Hell's Horses]] | [[Clan Ghost Bear]] | [[Clan Widowmaker]] |- | [[Clan Ice Hellion]] | [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] | [[Clan Wolverine]] |- | [[Clan Jade Falcon]] | [[Clan Nova Cat]] | |- | [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] | [[Clan Sea Fox]] | |- | [[Clan Star Adder]] | [[Clan Snow Raven]] | |- | | [[Clan Steel Viper]] | |- | | [[Clan Wolf]] | |} === Succession Wars === {{Main|Succession Wars (History)}} 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 independant [[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> {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="4" | Factions during the Succession Wars |- ! width="25%" | Inner Sphere (Major) ! width="25%" | Inner Sphere (Minor) ! width="25%" | Periphery ! width="25%" | Deep Periphery |- | [[Capellan Confederation]] | [[Duchy of Andurien]] | [[Circinus Federation]] | [[Alfirk]] |- | [[ComStar]] | [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] | [[Elysian Fields]] | [[Chainelane Isles]] |- | [[Draconis Combine]] | [[St. Ives Compact]] | [[Greater Valkyrate]] | [[JàrnFòlk]] |- | [[Federated Suns]] | [[Tikonov Free Republic]] | [[Illyrian Palatinate]] | [[Hanseatic League]] |- | [[Free Worlds League]] | | [[Lothian League]] | [[Nueva Castile]] |- | [[Lyran Commonwealth]] | | [[Magistracy of Canopus]] | [[Umayyad Caliphate]] |- | | | [[Marian Hegemony]] | |- | | | [[Oberon Confederation]] | |- | | | [[Rim Collection]] | |- | | | [[Taurian Concordat]] | |} === Clan Invasion === {{Main|Clan Invasion}} After almost 3 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 15 year long [[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> {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="5" | Factions during the Clan Invasion |- ! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major) ! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Minor) ! width="20%" | Periphery ! width="20%" | Deep Periphery ! width="20%" | Invading Clans |- | [[Capellan Confederation]] | [[Arc-Royal Defense Cordon]] | [[Circinus Federation]] | [[Alfirk]] | [[Clan Diamond Shark]] |- | [[ComStar]] | [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] | [[Illyrian Palatinate]] | [[Chainelane Isles]] | [[Clan Ghost Bear]] |- | [[Draconis Combine]] | [[Duchy of Small]] | [[Lothian League]] | [[Hanseatic League]] | [[Clan Jade Falcon]] |- | [[Federated Commonwealth]] | [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] | [[Magistracy of Canopus]] | [[JàrnFòlk]] | [[Clan Nova Cat]] |- | [[Free Worlds League]] | [[Saiph Triumvirate]] | [[Marian Hegemony]] | [[Nueva Castile]] | [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] |- | [[Lyran Alliance]] | [[Sarna Supremacy]] | [[Rim Collection]] | [[Umayyad Caliphate]] | [[Clan Steel Viper]] |- | [[Second Star League]] | [[St. Ives Compact]] | [[Taurian Concordat]] | | [[Clan Wolf]] |- | [[Word of Blake]] | [[Sirian Holds]] | | | |- | | [[Styk Commonality]] | | | |- | | [[Terracap Confederation]] | | | |} === Civil War Era === {{Main|FedCom Civil War}} 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 uncounted number 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> {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="5" | Factions during the Civil War Era |- ! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major) ! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Minor) ! width="20%" | Periphery ! width="20%" | Deep Periphery ! width="20%" | Inner Sphere Clans |- | [[Capellan Confederation]] | [[Arc-Royal Defense Cordon]] | [[Circinus Federation]] | [[Alfirk]] | [[Clan Diamond Shark]] |- | [[ComStar]] | [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] | [[Fronc Reaches]] | [[Chainelane Isles]] | [[Clan Jade Falcon]] |- | [[Draconis Combine]] | [[Duchy of Small]] | [[Magistracy of Canopus]] | [[Hanseatic League]] | [[Clan Hell's Horses]] |- | [[Federated Commonwealth]] | [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] | [[Marian Hegemony]] | [[JàrnFòlk]] | [[Clan Nova Cat]] |- | [[Free Worlds League]] | [[Saiph Triumvirate]] | [[Rim Collection]] | [[Nueva Castile]] | [[Clan Wolf]] |- | [[Lyran Alliance]] | [[Sirian Holds]] | [[Taurian Concordat]] | [[Umayyad Caliphate]] | [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] |- | [[Second Star League]] | [[Styk Commonality]] | | | |- | [[Word of Blake]] | [[Terracap Confederation]] | | | |} === Jihad === {{Main|Jihad}} 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-WoB 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> {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="6" | Factions during the Jihad |- ! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major) ! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Minor) ! width="20%" | Periphery ! width="20%" | Deep Periphery ! width="20%" | Inner Spher Clans |- | [[Capellan Confederation]] | [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] | [[Calderon Protectorate]] | [[Alfirk]] | [[Clan Jade Falcon]] |- | [[ComStar]] | [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] | [[Circinus Federation]] | [[Chainelane Isles]] | [[Clan Diamond Shark]] |- | [[Draconis Combine]] | | [[JàrnFòlk]] | [[Fronc Reaches]] | [[Clan Hell's Horses]] |- | [[Federated Suns]] | | [[Magistracy of Canopus]] | [[Hanseatic League]] | [[Clan Nova Cat]] |- | [[Free Worlds League]] | | [[Marian Hegemony]] | [[Nueva Castile]] | [[Clan Wolf]] |- | [[Lyran Alliance]] | | [[Rim Collection]] | [[Umayyad Caliphate]] | [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] |- | [[Word of Blake]] | | [[Taurian Concordat]] | | |} == Mercenaries == {{Main|Mercenary Units}} 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 in numbers and power since the beginning of the Succession Wars. Even in later eras, mercenaries retain their prominent role in military conflicts.<ref name=FMM7>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', pp. 7-9</ref> {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="4" | Notable Mercenary Units |- | width="25%" | [[21st Centauri Lancers]] | width="25%" | [[Hansen's Roughriders]] | width="25%" | [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] | width="25%" | [[Team Banzai]] |- | [[Black Thorns]] | [[Hell's Black Aces]] | [[Miller's Marauders]] | [[Waco Rangers]] |- | [[Eridani Light Horse]] | [[Illician Lancers]] | [[Northwind Highlanders]] | [[Wannamaker's Widowmakers]] |- | [[Gray Death Legion]] | [[Kell Hounds]] | [[Snord's Irregulars]] | [[Wolf's Dragoons]] |} == Others == {|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" ! colspan="4" | Other notable factions |- ! width="33%" | Philosophies ! width="34%" | Corporations ! width="33%" | Conspiracies |- | [[Cult of the Saints Cameron]] | [[Interstellar Expeditions]] | [[Brotherhood of Cincinnatus]] |- | [[Far Lookers]] | [[Irian Technologies]] | [[Davion Warrior Cabal]] |- | [[Inheritors]] | | [[Sixth of June]] |- | [[One Star Faith]] | | |} ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]'' * ''[[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)]]'' * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]'' * ''[[Interstellar Players]]'' * ''[[Invading Clans]]'' * ''[[Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2]]'' * ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]''

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