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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 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.
  
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=== Inner Sphere ===
 
=== Inner Sphere ===
 
{{Main|Inner Sphere}}
 
{{Main|Inner Sphere}}
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The Inner Sphere is the heart of the BattleTech universe. Centered on [[Terra]], it stretches across roughly 500 light years in all directions. The most consolidated of all interstellar regions, the Inner Sphere is dominated by five [[Great Houses]].<ref name=TP26>''The Periphery, Second Edition'', p. 6</ref>
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The Inner Sphere is the heart of the BattleTech universe. Centered around [[Terra]], it stretches across roughly 500 light years in all directions. The most consolidated of all interstellar regions, the Inner Sphere is dominated by five [[Great Houses]].<ref name=TP26>''The Periphery (2nd edition)'', p. 6</ref>
  
 
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=== Periphery ===
 
=== Periphery ===
 
{{Main|Periphery}}
 
{{Main|Periphery}}
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The Periphery refers to the region of space immediately surrounding the Inner Sphere. The border between Periphery and Inner Sphere is generally 450 - 550 light years away from Terra. The Periphery is surrounded by the Deep Periphery, though the borders for this region of space are more nebulous. The Periphery is littered with small colonies and a handful of interstellar nations.<ref name=TP26/>
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The Periphery refers to the region of space immediately surrounding the Inner Sphere. The border between Periphery and Inner Sphere is generally 450 - 550 light years away from Terra. The Periphery is surrounded by the Deep Periphery, though the borders for this region of space are more nebulous. The Periphery is littered with small colonies and a handful of interstellar nations. <ref name=TP26/>
 
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! colspan="4" | Factions in the Periphery
 
! colspan="4" | Factions in the Periphery
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| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
 
| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
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| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
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| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]  
 
| [[Rim Territories]]
 
| [[Rim Territories]]
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| [[The Barrens]]
 
 
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| [[Fronc Reaches]]
 
| [[Fronc Reaches]]
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| [[Marian Hegemony]]
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| [[Marian Hegemony]]  
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| [[Taurian Concordat]]
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| [[The Barrens]]
 
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=== Deep Periphery ===
 
=== Deep Periphery ===
 
{{Main|Deep Periphery}}
 
{{Main|Deep Periphery}}
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The Deep Periphery refers to the depths of unexplored space and/or human colonized space located beyond the (known) coherent human sphere of influence, namely the Inner Sphere and the adjacent Periphery realms. Due to the vague nature of the term "Deep Periphery", there is no clearly defined beginning nor are there any boundaries.<ref name=EC13>''Explorer Corps'', p. 13</ref>
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The Deep Periphery refers to the depths of unexplored space and/or human colonized space located beyond the (known) coherent human sphere of influence, namely the Inner Sphere and the adjacent Periphery realms. Due to the vague nature of the term "Deep Periphery", there is no clearly defined beginning nor are there any boundaries. <ref name=EC13>''Explorer Corps'', p. 13</ref>
  
 
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| [[Chainelane Isles]]
 
| [[Chainelane Isles]]
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| [[Hanseatic League]]
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| [[Hanseatic League]]  
 
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
 
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
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| [[Scorpion Empire]]
 
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=== Clan Homeworlds ===
 
=== Clan Homeworlds ===
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{{Main|Clans}}
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{{Main|The Clans}}
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The Clans were originally the self-exiled remnants of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Traveling 2000 light years corewards, they colonized several worlds in the [[Kerensky Cluster]]. The exiles evolved into a warrior-based civilization that would sweep through the Inner Sphere like a whirlwind 250 years later.<ref name=IC16>''Invading Clans'', pp. 16, 84, 108, 133–134</ref>
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The Clans were originally the self-exiled remnants of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Traveling 2000 light years corewards, they colonized several worlds in the [[Kerensky cluster]]. The exiles evolved into a warrior-based civilization that would sweep through the Inner Sphere like a whirlwind 250 years later. <ref name=IC16>''Invading Clans'', pp. 16, 84, 108, 133-134</ref>
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The late 3050s saw the Absorption of Clan Burrock, Abjuration of Clan Nova Cat and the Annihilation of Clan Smoke Jaguar. After the [[Wars of Reaving]], the division between the old Crusader-Warden views had died out and were replaced between Home and Invader Clans permanently. From this aftermath of that war, seven Clans were abjured, two were absorbed, three were destroyed, and three remain with one being created. As of [[3085]], this is the status of the remaining Clans.
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The current factions in the Clan Homeworld are unknown.
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! colspan="5" | Factions of the Clans
 
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! Inner Sphere Clans
 
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! Home Clans
 
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! Absorbed Clans
 
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! Annihilated Clans
 
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! Bandit Clans/Deep Periphery Clans
 
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| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
 
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| [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]
 
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| [[Clan Burrock]]
 
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| [[Clan Blood Spirit]]
 
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| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
 
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| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
 
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| [[Clan Coyote]]
 
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| [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
 
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| [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]
 
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| [[Escorpión Imperio]]/[[Scorpion Empire]]
 
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| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
 
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| [[Clan Star Adder]]
 
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| [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]
 
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| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
 
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| [[Clan Wolf]]
 
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| [[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}}
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Between the mid-twentieth and the early [[twenty-second century]], [[Terra]] began a long process of political unification, first into the Western, then the Terran Alliance. At the same time, development of a practical Fusion Engine allowed for the first off-world colonies, on Luna, Mars, and Venus.<ref name=DSJS5>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 5–8</ref>
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Between the mid-twentieth and the early [[twenty-second century]], [[Terra]] began a long process of political unification, first into the Western, then the Terran Alliance. At the same time, development of a practical Fusion Engine allowed for the first off-world colonies, on Luna, Mars, and Venus. <ref name=DSJS5>''DropShips and JumpShips'', pp. 5-8</ref>
  
 
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=== First Exodus ===
 
=== First Exodus ===
 
{{Main|First Exodus}}
 
{{Main|First Exodus}}
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After the success of the [[Deimos Project]], the era of the First Exodus was one of rapid expansion and colonization - both sanctioned settlers and dissidents fleeing the increasingly repressive [[Terran Alliance]] had established 600 known colonies by [[2235]]. The [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] ended the First Exodus, as the Terran Alliance completely withdrew from its colonies.<ref name=TPS12>''The Periphery, First Edition'', pp. 12–14</ref>
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After the success of the [[Deimos Project]], the era of the First Exodus was one of rapid expansion and colonization - both sanctioned settlers and dissidents fleeing the increasingly repressive [[Terran Alliance]] had established 600 known colonies by [[2235]]. The [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] ended the First Exodus, as the Terran Alliance completely withdrew from its colonies. <ref name=TPS12>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', pp. 12-14</ref>
 
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! colspan="2" | Factions during the First Exodus
 
! colspan="2" | Factions during the First Exodus
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=== Second Exodus ===
 
=== Second Exodus ===
 
{{Main|Exodus (2242)}}
 
{{Main|Exodus (2242)}}
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Due to the power vacuum of the Alliance's withdrawal, chaos and warfare broke out. Many colony worlds were no longer sustainable or subject to prolonged conflicts, their inhabitants again took to the stars, spreading even beyond the settlement boundary of the First Exodus. Meanwhile, the first true interstellar states formed, fought and absorbed each other until the Inner Sphere consolidated into an armed standoff between the six Great Houses.<ref name=TPS14>''The Periphery, First Edition'', pp. 14–19</ref>
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Due to the power vacuum of the Alliance's withdrawal, chaos and warfare broke out. Many colony worlds were no longer sustainable or subject to prolonged conflicts, their inhabitants again took to the stars, spreading even beyond the settlement boundary of the First Exodus. Meanwhile, the first true interstellar states formed, fought and absorbed each other until the Inner Sphere consolidated into an armed standoff between the six Great Houses.<ref name=TPS14>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', pp. 14-19</ref>
  
 
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| [[Draconis Combine]]
 
| [[Draconis Combine]]
 
| [[Capellan Commonality]]
 
| [[Capellan Commonality]]
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| [[Intendancy of New New Spain]]
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| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
 
| [[Autocracy of New Virginia]]
 
| [[Autocracy of New Virginia]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Federated Suns]]
 
| [[Federated Suns]]
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| [[Capellan Hegemony]]
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| [[Capellan Hegemony]]  
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| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
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| [[Taurian Concordat]]
 
| [[Axumite Providence]]
 
| [[Axumite Providence]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Free Worlds League]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League]]
 
| [[Chesterton Trade League]]
 
| [[Chesterton Trade League]]
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| [[Taurian Concordat]]
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|  
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
 
| [[Chisholm Protectorate]]
 
| [[Chisholm Protectorate]]
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| [[Taurian Homeworlds]]
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|  
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Terran Hegemony]]
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| [[Terran Hegemony]]  
 
| [[Dieron Federation]]
 
| [[Dieron Federation]]
 
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|
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| [[Protectorate of Donegal]]
 
| [[Protectorate of Donegal]]
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| [[Rasalhague Consortium]]
 
 
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=== Age of War ===
 
=== Age of War ===
 
{{Main|Age of War}}
 
{{Main|Age of War}}
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The Age of War began in [[2398]], when the Houses Liao and Marik fought over [[Andurien]]. Initial savagery was eventually followed by the ratification of the [[Ares Convention]], a set of guidelines which made war much less brutal, but guaranteed it would become a near constant occurrence. Thanks to the Terran Hegemony's ''Strategy of Aggressive Peacemaking'', the Age of War ended with the signing of the Star League treaties by the six Great Houses.<ref name=SL28>''The Star League'', pp. 28–35</ref>
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The Age of War began in [[2398]], when the Houses Liao and Marik fought over [[Andurien]]. Initial savagery was eventually followed by the ratification of the [[Ares Convention]], a set of guidelines which made war much less brutal, but guaranteed it would become a near constant occurrence. Thanks to the Terran Hegemony's ''Strategy of Aggressive Peacemaking'', the Age of War ended with the signing of the Star League treaties by the six Great Houses.<ref name=SL28>''Star League'', pp. 28-35</ref>
  
 
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| [[Federated Suns]]
 
| [[Federated Suns]]
 
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| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
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| [[Outworlds Alliance]]  
 
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
 
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Free Worlds League]]
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| [[Free Worlds League]]  
 
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| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
 
| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
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=== Star League Era ===
 
=== Star League Era ===
 
{{Main|Star League Era}}
 
{{Main|Star League Era}}
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Formally unifying the Member States of the Inner Sphere in [[2571]] and [[Reunification War|officially subjugating]] the Territorial States of the Periphery in [[2597]], the Star League Era was one of overt peace and [[First Hidden War|hidden wars]]. Later called a Golden Age by many, the Star League allowed for peace, prosperity, and significant technological progress. Weakened by a string of bad rulers, hidden wars, and unrest in the Territorial States, the Star League eventually collapsed after the [[Amaris Civil War]].<ref name=SL37>''The Star League'', pp. 37–98</ref>
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Formally unifying the Member States of the Inner Sphere in [[2571]] and [[Reunification War|officially subjugating]] the Territorial States of the Periphery in [[2597]], the Star League Era was one of overt peace and [[First Hidden War|hidden wars]]. Later called a Golden Age by many, the Star League allowed for peace, prosperity, and significant technological progress. Weakened by a string of bad rulers, hidden wars, and unrest in the Territorial States, the Star League eventually collapsed after the [[Amaris Civil War]].<ref name=SL37>''Star League'', pp. 37-98</ref>
  
 
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| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
 
| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Draconis Combine]]
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| [[Draconis Combine]]  
 
| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
 
| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
 
| [[Alfirk]]
 
| [[Alfirk]]
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| [[Axumite Providence]]
 
| [[Axumite Providence]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Free Worlds League]]
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| [[Free Worlds League]]  
 
| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 
| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
 
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
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=== Golden Century ===
 
=== Golden Century ===
 
{{Main|Golden Century}}
 
{{Main|Golden Century}}
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After the fall of the Star League, [[Operation Exodus]] of the Star League Defense Force led them into the Kerensky Cluster, where they settled down. After falling into civil war and a second Operation Exodus, the remaining loyalist SLDF forces reorganized themselves into the [[Clans]] and retook their war-stricken worlds. The Golden Century was the following period filled with unprecedented growth, technological progress, and a maturation of each Clan's individual self-identity.<ref name=IC16/>
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After the fall of the Star League, [[Operation Exodus]] of the Star League Defense Force led them into the Kerensky cluster, where they settled down. After falling into civil war and a second Operation Exodus, the remaining loyalist SLDF forces reorganized themselves into [[the Clans]] and retook their war-stricken worlds. The Golden Century was the following period filled with unprecedented growth, technological progress, and a maturation of each Clan's individual self identity. <ref name=IC16/>
 
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! colspan="3" | Factions during the Golden Century
 
! colspan="3" | Factions during the Golden Century
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| [[Clan Blood Spirit]]
 
| [[Clan Blood Spirit]]
 
| [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]
 
| [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]
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| [[Clan Mongoose]]
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| [[Clan Burrock]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]
 
| [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]
 
| [[Clan Coyote]]
 
| [[Clan Coyote]]
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| [[Clan Widowmaker]]
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| [[Clan Mongoose]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
 
| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
 
| [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
 
| [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
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| [[Clan Wolverine]]
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| [[Clan Widowmaker]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
 
| [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
 
| [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]
 
| [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]
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|  
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| [[Clan Wolverine]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
 
| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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|
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Clan Burrock]]
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|
 
| [[Clan Steel Viper]]
 
| [[Clan Steel Viper]]
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
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|  
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|
 
| [[Clan Wolf]]
 
| [[Clan Wolf]]
 
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=== Succession Wars ===
 
=== Succession Wars ===
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{{Main|History of the Succession Wars}}
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{{Main|Succession Wars (History)}}
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After the collapse of the Star League and the [[Operation Exodus|exodus of the SLDF]], the five remaining Great Houses - after dividing the remaining Terran Hegemony among each other - began a series of brutal wars to claim the position of [[First Lord]]. The first two Succession Wars, apocalyptic conflicts encompassing the entire Inner Sphere, brought technological knowledge down to levels last seen on pre-spaceflight Terra, and only the establishment of ComStar on independent [[Terra]] prevented a total collapse of interstellar communication. The Third Succession War became an endless downward grind, led by neo-feudalistic MechWarrior families and covertly helped along by the increasingly corrupt ComStar. It was only the Fourth Succession War that brought a fragile peace and a new status quo to the Inner Sphere - the victorious powers of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] (at the time merely an alliance between Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth) against the [[Concord of Kapteyn]] of Free Worlds League, Capellan Confederation, and Draconis Combine.<ref name=SS7>''Shattered Sphere'', pp. 7-8</ref>
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After the collapse of the Star League and the [[Operation Exodus|exodus of the SLDF]], the five remaining Great Houses - after dividing the remaining Terran Hegemony among each other - began a series of brutal wars to claim the position of [[First Lord]]. The first two Succession Wars, apocalyptic conflicts encompassing the entire Inner Sphere, brought technological knowledge down to levels last seen on pre-spaceflight Terra, and only the establishment of ComStar on independent [[Terra]] prevented a total collapse of interstellar communication. The Third Succession War became an endless downward grind, led by neo-feudalistic MechWarrior families and covertly helped along by the increasingly corrupt ComStar. It was only the Fourth Succession War that brought a fragile peace and a new status quo to the Inner Sphere - the victorious powers of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] (at the time merely an alliance between Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth) against the [[Concord of Kapteyn]] of Free Worlds League, Capellan Confederation, and Draconis Combine.<ref name=SS7>''Shattered Sphere'', pp. 7–8</ref>
 
  
 
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| [[Capellan Confederation]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation]]
 
| [[Duchy of Andurien]]
 
| [[Duchy of Andurien]]
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| [[Aurigan Coalition]]
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| [[Circinus Federation]]
 
| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
 
| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[ComStar]]
 
| [[ComStar]]
 
| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
 
| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
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| [[Circinus Federation]]
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| [[Elysian Fields]]
 
| [[Alfirk]]
 
| [[Alfirk]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Draconis Combine]]
 
| [[Draconis Combine]]
 
| [[St. Ives Compact]]
 
| [[St. Ives Compact]]
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| [[Elysian Fields]]
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| [[Greater Valkyrate]]
 
| [[Axumite Providence]]
 
| [[Axumite Providence]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Federated Suns]]
 
| [[Federated Suns]]
 
| [[Tikonov Free Republic]]
 
| [[Tikonov Free Republic]]
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| [[Greater Valkyrate]]
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| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
 
| [[Chainelane Isles]]
 
| [[Chainelane Isles]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Free Worlds League]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League]]
 
|
 
|
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| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
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| [[Lothian League]]
 
| [[Coreward Confederacy]]
 
| [[Coreward Confederacy]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
 
|  
 
|  
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| [[Lothian League]]
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| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
 
| [[Hanseatic League]]
 
| [[Hanseatic League]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
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| [[Marian Hegemony]]
 
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
 
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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| [[Marian Hegemony]]
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| [[Niops Association]]
 
| [[New Delphi Compact]]
 
| [[New Delphi Compact]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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| [[Niops Association]]
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| [[Oberon Confederation]]
 
| [[Nueva Castile]]
 
| [[Nueva Castile]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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| [[Oberon Confederation]]
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| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
 
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
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| [[Rim Collection]]
 
| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
 
| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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| [[Rim Collection]]
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| [[Taurian Concordat]]
 
| [[Virginian Union]]
 
| [[Virginian Union]]
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−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Taurian Concordat]]
 
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|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
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=== Clan Invasion ===
 
=== Clan Invasion ===
 
{{Main|Clan Invasion}}
 
{{Main|Clan Invasion}}
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After almost three centuries in exile, the [[Clans]] returned to the Inner Sphere in a coordinated drive towards [[Terra]] until losing a Trial on the planet [[Tukayyid]], agreeing to a fifteen-year [[Truce of Tukayyid|truce]]. With the Clan threat temporarily eliminated, the Great Houses went back to fighting each other - the barely established Federated Commonwealth broke apart again, the Word of Blake led an Exodus out of ComStar, and an entire region of space descended into [[Chaos March|anarchy]]. When the hastily established Second Star League managed to destroy Clan Smoke Jaguar during the [[Refusal War]], the Clan invasion was finally over, but the problems in the Inner Sphere were only beginning to escalate.<ref name=FCCW13>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 13–16</ref>
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After almost three centuries in exile, [[the Clans]] returned to the Inner Sphere in a coordinated drive towards [[Terra]] until losing a trial on the planet [[Tukayyid]], agreeing to a fifteen year 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>
  
 
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=== Civil War Era ===
 
=== Civil War Era ===
 
{{Main|FedCom Civil War}}
 
{{Main|FedCom Civil War}}
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Nominally a civil war between the two halves of the sundered Federated Commonwealth, the Civil War quickly degenerated into a conflict involving all major Inner Sphere powers, an innumerable amount of mercenary units, and several of the relocated Clans. At the end of the conflict, the Federated Commonwealth was gone forever, with the Federated Suns and the Lyran Commonwealth being recreated by their new rulers.<ref name=FCCW180>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 180</ref>
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Nominally a civil war between the two halves of the sundered Federated Commonwealth, the Civil War quickly degenerated into a conflict involving all major Inner Sphere powers, an innumerable amount of mercenary units, and several of the relocated Clans. At the end of the conflict, the Federated Commonwealth was gone forever, with the Federated Suns and the Lyran Commonwealth being recreated by their new rulers.<ref name=FCCW180>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 180</ref>
  
 
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=== Jihad ===
 
=== Jihad ===
 
{{Main|Jihad}}
 
{{Main|Jihad}}
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The Word of Blake Jihad began as an impulsive reaction by the Word of Blake after the fall of the Second Star League in [[3067]]. It eventually escalated into a series of conflicts between most major Inner Sphere and Periphery factions, leaving several realms (last among them the Word of Blake itself) utterly destroyed. United in a fragile coalition, the Anti-Word of Blake forces eventually forced the Word back unto Terra itself, which was finally reclaimed in 3078.<ref name=JHST130>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 130</ref>
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The Word of Blake Jihad began as an impulsive reaction by the Word of Blake after the fall of the Second Star League in [[3067]]. It eventually escalated into a series of conflicts between most major Inner Sphere and Periphery factions, leaving several realms (last among them the Word of Blake itself) utterly destroyed. United in a fragile coalition, the Anti-Word of Blake forces eventually forced the Word back unto Terra itself, which was finally reclaimed in 3078. <ref name=JHST130>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 130</ref>
  
 
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| [[Kittery Prefecture]]
 
| [[Kittery Prefecture]]
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| [[Rim Collection]]
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| [[Rim Collection]]  
 
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
 
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
 
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| [[Marik Commonwealth]]
 
| [[Marik Commonwealth]]
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| [[Taurian Concordat]]
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| [[Taurian Concordat]]  
 
| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
 
| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
 
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| [[Silver Hawks Coalition]]
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| [[Silver Hawk Coalition]]
 
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|  
 
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=== Republic Era ===
 
=== Republic Era ===
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The Republic era began with the birth of the nation known as the [[Republic of the Sphere]], and ended with the widespread collapse of the bulk of the [[HPG]] network across human space in [[3130]].<ref name=CGLRuling>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100306030220/http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,53918.msg1293019.html Catalyst Game Labs' forum: "Topic: The Republic era?"] (archived)</ref>
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The Republic era began with the birth of the nation known as the [[Republic of the Sphere]], and ended with the widespread collapse of the bulk of the [[HPG]] network across human space in [[3130]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100306030220/http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,53918.msg1293019.html Catalyst Game Labs' forum: "Topic: The Republic era?"]</ref>.
  
 
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| [[Silver Hawks Coalition]]
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| [[Silver Hawk Coalition]]
 
| [[Republic of the Barrens]]
 
| [[Republic of the Barrens]]
 
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=== Dark Age Era ===
 
=== Dark Age Era ===
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The Dark Age era began with the widespread collapse of the bulk of the [[HPG]] network across human space in [[3130]].<ref name=CGLRuling />
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The Dark Age era began with the widespread collapse of the bulk of the [[HPG]] network across human space in [[3130]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100306030220/http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,53918.msg1293019.html Catalyst Game Labs' forum: "Topic: The Republic era?"]</ref>.
  
 
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| [[Calderon Protectorate]]
 
| [[Calderon Protectorate]]
 
| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
 
| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
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| [[Clan Sea Fox]]
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| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
 
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| [[Draconis Combine]]
 
| [[Draconis Combine]]
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| [[Fronc Reaches]]
 
| [[Fronc Reaches]]
 
| [[Coreward Confederacy]]
 
| [[Coreward Confederacy]]
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|  
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| [[Clan Sea Fox]]
 
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| [[Republic of the Sphere]]
 
| [[Republic of the Sphere]]
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| [[Lothian League]]
 
| [[Lothian League]]
 
| [[Escorpión Imperio]]
 
| [[Escorpión Imperio]]
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|  
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| [[Clan Snow Raven]]
 
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| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
 
| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
 
| [[Hanseatic League]]
 
| [[Hanseatic League]]
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| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
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=== ilClan Era ===
 
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Following the the [[ilClan Trial]] between Clan Wolf and Jade Falcon, a new era emerged in [[3151]].
 
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! width="20%" | Deep Periphery
 
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| [[Capellan Confederation]]
 
−
| [[Tamar Pact]]
 
−
| [[Calderon Protectorate]]
 
−
| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
 
−
| [[Clan Sea Fox]]
 
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|-
 
−
| [[Draconis Combine]]
 
−
| [[Duchy of Andurien]]
 
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| [[Ferris Collective]]
 
−
| [[Alfirk]]
 
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| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
 
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|-
 
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| [[Federated Suns]]
 
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| [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]]
 
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| [[Fiefdom of Randis]]
 
−
| [[Axumite Providence]]
 
−
| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
 
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|-
 
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| [[Free Worlds League]]
 
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| [[Galatean League]]
 
−
| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
 
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| [[Chainelane Isles]]
 
−
| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
 
−
| [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]]
 
−
| [[Fronc Reaches]]
 
−
| [[Coreward Confederacy]]
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Star_League_(3151–)|Star League]]
 
−
| [[Rasalhague Dominion]]
 
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| [[Lothian League]]
 
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| [[Scorpion Empire]]
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Regulan Fiefs]]
 
−
| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
 
−
| [[Home Clans]]
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Tamar Pact]]
 
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| [[Marian Hegemony]]
 
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| [[JàrnFòlk]]
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Rim Commonality]]
 
−
| [[New Oberon Confederation]]
 
−
| [[New Delphi Compact]]
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Wolf Empire]]
 
−
| [[Niops Association]]
 
−
| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Vesper Marches]]
 
 
| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
 
| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
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|
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Alyina Mercantile League]]
 
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| [[Ragnarök Union]]
 
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|
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
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| [[Arc-Royal Liberty Coalition]]
 
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| [[Raven Alliance]]
 
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|
 
−
|
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
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| [[Clan Jade Falcon Remnants]]
 
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| [[Republic of the Barrens]]
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| [[Timbuktu Collective]]
 
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|-
 
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|
 
−
|
 
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| [[Rim Territories]]
 
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|
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| [[Taurian Concordat]]
 
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== Mercenaries ==
 
== Mercenaries ==
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{{Main|Mercenary Commands}}
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{{Main|Mercenary Units}}
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Modern mercenaries have their root in the chaos of the Second Exodus, when they were commonly used in the hundreds of border conflicts between the emerging statelets. In use during the hidden wars of the Star League members, mercenary units began to multiply both in numbers and power since the beginning of the Succession Wars. Even in later eras, mercenaries retained their prominent role in military conflicts.<ref name=FMM7>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', pp. 7–9</ref>
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Modern mercenaries have their root in the chaos of the Second Exodus, when they were commonly used in the hundreds of border conflicts between the emerging statelets. In use during the hidden wars of the Star League members, mercenary units began to multiply both in numbers and power since the beginning of the Succession Wars. Even in later eras, mercenaries retained their prominent role in military conflicts.<ref name=FMM7>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', pp. 7-9</ref>
  
 
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| width="25%" | [[Team Banzai]]
 
| width="25%" | [[Team Banzai]]
 
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| [[Black Thorns]]
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| [[Hell's Black Aces]]
 
| [[Hell's Black Aces]]
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| [[Miller's Marauders]]
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| [[Miller's Marauders]]  
 
| [[Waco Rangers]]
 
| [[Waco Rangers]]
 
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| [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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| [[Eridani Light Horse]]  
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| [[Illician Lancers]]
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| [[Illician Lancers]]  
 
| [[Northwind Highlanders]]
 
| [[Northwind Highlanders]]
 
| [[Wannamaker's Widowmakers]]
 
| [[Wannamaker's Widowmakers]]
 
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| [[Gray Death Legion]]
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| [[Gray Death Legion]]  
 
| [[Kell Hounds]]
 
| [[Kell Hounds]]
 
| [[Snord's Irregulars]]
 
| [[Snord's Irregulars]]
 
| [[Wolf's Dragoons]]
 
| [[Wolf's Dragoons]]
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| [[Far Lookers]]
 
| [[Far Lookers]]
 
| [[Irian Technologies]]
 
| [[Irian Technologies]]
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| [[Davion Warriors' Cabal]]
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| [[Inheritors]]
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]''
 
* ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]''
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* ''[[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)|Explorer Corps]]''
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* ''[[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
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* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Interstellar Players]]''
 
* ''[[Interstellar Players]]''
 
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2]]''
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* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery, First Edition]]''
 
 
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
 +
* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
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