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''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)
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The '''Mirach''' system is home to at least one habitable world, '''Mirach VII''', and as of June [[3152]] was located in the [[Robinson Operational Area]] of the [[Draconis March]] within the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name=DDp75/>
  
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==System Description==
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'''Mirach''' is located near the [[Caselton]] and [[Schedar]] systems.
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==System History==
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==Political Affiliation==
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* ca. [[2227]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name=DARWp88>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 88: "Ruchbah"</ref>
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* ca. [[2228]]–[[2242]] - [[Tikonov Union]]<ref name=DARWp88/><ref name="HL(TCC)p20">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 20</ref>
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* [[2300]] - Independent world<ref name="HL(TCC)p21">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 21: "The Tikonov Connection"</ref>
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* [[2306]] - [[Marlette Association]]<ref name="HL(TCC)p21"/>
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* [[2319]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map</ref>
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* [[2344]] - [[Tikonov Grand Union]]<ref name="HD(TFS)p26">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 26: "The War Leader"</ref>
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* [[2366]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366] Map"</ref>
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* [[2367]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13: "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48: "Federated Suns After Age of War [2571]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name=FR:2765CCp23>''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 23: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
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* [[2771]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"</ref>
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* [[2772]] - [[Terran Hegemony]] (from September)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/>
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* [[2782]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV2p118">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 118: "Digesting the Hegemony"</ref>
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* [[2783]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:LoTV2p118"/><ref name=FSWp28>''First Succession War'', p. 28</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2791]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="FSWp44">''First Succession War'', p. 44: "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"</ref>
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* [[2794]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSWp81"/>
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* [[2795]] - [[Capellan Confederation]] (from April)<ref name="FSWp81">''First Succession War'', p. 81: "Quinn's War: The Confederation-Suns Front"</ref>
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* [[2810]]–[[2811]] - Contested (Capellan Confederation/Federated Suns)<ref name="FSWp93"/><ref name="FSWp98"/>
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* [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31: "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns After First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39: "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', foldout: "Capellan Confederation - 3025 Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40: "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp71">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49: "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref>
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* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref><ref name="ER3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3069]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] (from October)<ref name="J:FRp47"/>
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* [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:CCAFp21">''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3133]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=TRoP>''The Ruins of Power''</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
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* [[3151]] - Federated Suns <ref name=SFp102-103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 102-103, "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
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* [[3152]] - Federated Suns <ref name=DDp75>”Dominions Divided”, p. 75, “Draconis Combine & Federated Suns June 3152” (Map)</ref>
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==Mirach VII==
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| name                = Mirach VII
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| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name="DARW3130"/>
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| temperature        = 25°C<ref name=DARWp83/>
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| demonym            = Mirachi<ref name="ED:DAp6">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 6: "Important Military Actions of Late 3132"</ref>
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| ruler              = [[Calvilena Tortorelli]], Governor (3130)<ref name="DARW3130"/><ref name=DARoSp10>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 10 "Prefecture IV"</ref><br>[[Sergio Ortega]], Legate (3130)<ref name="DARW3130"/><ref name=DARoSp10/>
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'''Mirach VII''' is the seventh planet in the Mirach system. The mineral-rich planet lacks any significant soil layer, the thick glaciers that once covered the ground having only recently (on a geological scale) thawed.<ref name=DARWp83/>
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Problems caused by its sun's proton storms resulted in Mirach having an unusual planetary communications system. Unable to run communication satellites to move messages around the planet, the residents of Mirach used the [[HPG]] as a workaround. Messages would be sent to other systems by HPG, then sent back across Mirach. In [[3133]], in the wake of the [[Blackout]], the planetary government granted [[All World Comm]] funding to build a new planetary communications system, Span-Net, using lunar relay stations instead of satellites.<ref name=TRoPc10>''The Ruins of Power'', ch. 10</ref><ref name=TRoPc13>''The Ruins of Power'', ch. 13</ref>
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Mirach VII was originally settled to take advantage of the large amounts of minerals and metal ores that were simply lying on the surface of the world. Easy access to these minerals rapidly boosted the planet's economy.<ref name=DARWp83/> During the early twenty-third century the Terran Alliance was waning, leading the Tikonov Union to occupy Mirach as part of a campaign that also netted the Union the nearby worlds of [[Algol]], [[Rio]], [[Ruchbah]], and [[Tybalt]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p20"/> Although Mirach was notionally an independent world on the border of the Tikonov Grand Union and the Marlette Association in the late twenty-third and early twenty-fourth centuries, Mirach was claimed by both states at the end of the twenty-third century, and at some point between 2302 and 2306 the Marlette Association annexed the world along with several other border worlds.<ref name="HL(TCC)p21"/>
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A campaign was launched by Tikonov forces in late 2308 to conquer the various worlds the Marlette Association had captured, but the Tikonov forces hadn't captured Mirach by the time the campaign ended, following the death of the commanding officer, General [[Diana Chinn]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p22">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 22: "Diana's War"</ref> Despite this, by the time [[Reynard Davion]] came to power in the Federated Suns, the Tikonov Grand Union had gained control of Mirach. In [[2344]] Reynard Davion used two Federated Suns task forces to stage demonstrations of strength around Mirach to keep the attention of the Grand Union and its armed forces on Mirach; Reynard then used this distraction to launch a highly successful attack on [[Almach]], another world that had been contested between the Tikonov Union and the Marlette Association.<ref name="HD(TFS)p26">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 26: "The War Leader"</ref> By the time the [[Capellan Confederation]] formed in [[2366]], the Grand Union had lost control of Mirach to the Federated Suns.<ref name="HB:HLp17"/>
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These frequent raids prevented most heavy industry from forming on the world's two continents: Musasalah and Ventrale. The world's capital city is Cingulum.<ref name=DARWp83/>
  
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* ca. [[2227]] - [[Terran Alliance]] <ref name=DARWp85>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 85, "Ruchbah World Profile"</ref>
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Mirach served as a supply world for the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s [[Second Army (Star League)|Second Army]], particularly [[IX Corps (Star League)|IX Corps]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 48</ref> In [[2783]], the Federated Suns annexed Mirach.<ref name="H:LoTV2p118"/>
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* ca. [[2228]] - [[2242]] - [[Tikonov Union]] <ref name=DARWp85/><ref name="HL(TCC)p20">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 20</ref>
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* [[2300]] - Independent world <ref name="HL(TCC)p21">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 21, "The Tikonov Connection"</ref>
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* [[2306]] - [[Marlette Association]] <ref name="HL(TCC)p21"/>
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Mirach was invaded during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the Draconis Combine in May [[2787]].<ref name="FSWp44"/> In 2795, following the appointment of [[Sandol Quinn]] as regent to [[Ilsa Liao]], the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] launched an invasion of the Federated Suns intended to capture the politically significant [[Chesterton]] system. Planned by Quinn, the operation was intended to take advantage of the AFFS' continuing focus on trying to resist the massive [[Draconis Combine]] invasion of the Federated Suns, which stood poised to capture [[New Avalon]] itself. The first worlds to be targeted were [[Caselton]] and Mirach; in April 2795 Quinn used elements of the [[Northwind Highlanders]] and the [[Fourth Tau Ceti Rangers]], both SLDF units turned mercenary, to attack the two worlds. The defending forces were a mix of AFFS regulars and militia forces, and had suffered for years from broken supply chains while deploying a large part of their strength in efforts to aid forces still fighting on worlds occupied by the Combine. As a result, the defenders quickly crumbled in the face of the assault, and by August 2795 the CCAF had rotated in line regiments to hold both worlds, freeing up the Highlanders and Rangers to launch invasions of [[Demeter]] and [[Farwell]].<ref name="FSWp81"/> In 2810, the AFFS returned to Mirach, attempting to recapture the planet during two years of conflict in the systems around Chesterton.<ref name="FSWp98">''First Succession War'', p. 98: "The Davion Counter-Offensives"</ref><ref name="FSWp93">''First Succession War'', p. 93: "Far Enough: The Confederation-Suns Front"</ref>
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* [[2319]] - Inhabited world <ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding" - [2319] Map</ref>
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* [[2344]] - [[Tikonov Grand Union]] <ref name="HD(TFS)p26">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 26, "The War Leader"</ref>
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====Jihad====
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* [[2366]] - [[Federated Suns]] <ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366] Map"</ref>
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The [[Word of Blake]] conquered Mirach during September [[3069]] and incorporated it into the Word of Blake Protectorate.<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>
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* [[2367]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13, "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48, "Federated Suns After Age of War [2571]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31, "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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In [[3072]], the [[Protectorate Militia]] of the planet helped when a Scale-9 earthquake struck the Mandinka region of Mirach.<ref name=Mirarch/>
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* [[2596]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2750]] - Federated Suns <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2764]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'', "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2765]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 29, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name=FR:2765CCp23>''Field Report 2765: Capellan Confederation'', p. 23, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
 
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* [[2771]] - [[Amaris Empire]] <ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138, "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"</ref>
 
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* [[2772]] - [[Terran Hegemony]] (from September)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/>
 
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* [[2782]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:LoTV2p118">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 118, "Digesting The Hegemony"</ref>
 
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* [[2783]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:LoTV2p118"/>
 
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* [[2786]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2791]] - [[Draconis Combine]] <ref name="FSWp44">''First Succession War'', p. 44, "Draconis Combine-Federated Suns Front 2786-2796"</ref>
 
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* [[2794]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FSWp81"/>
 
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* [[2795]] - [[Capellan Confederation]] (from April) <ref name="FSWp81">''First Succession War'', p. 81, "Quinn's War: The Confederation-Suns Front"</ref>
 
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* [[2810]]-[[2811]] - Contested (Capellan Confederation/Federated Suns)<ref name="FSWp93"/><ref name="FSWp98"/>
 
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* [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54, "Federated Suns After First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43, "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - 2822"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2864]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns After Second Succession War [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53, "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3025]] - Federated Suns <ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64, "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', "Capellan Confederation - 3025 Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3030]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp71">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66, "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68, "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71, "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref>
 
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* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref><ref name="ER3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map</ref>
 
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* [[3067]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74, "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3069]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] (from October)<ref name="J:FRp47"/>
 
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* [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:CCAFp21">''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
 
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* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name="FM:3085pVii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. Vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3130]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name="DAW3130">''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 83</ref><ref name="MOTIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
 
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* [[3135]] - Federated Suns <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3145]] - Federated Suns <ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
 
  
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== Planetary History ==
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AFFS forces landed on Mirach as well as the nearby worlds of [[Caselton]] and [[Schedar]] on 2 December [[3076]] and attempted to liberate the world. The AFFS forces were unsupported by the allied coalition assembled by [[Devlin Stone]], and the assaults were quickly slowed by the defending forces; it was reported that the assault was planned and launched by rogue elements within the AFFS command, explaining the lack of support from the coalition.<ref name="JHS:Tp23">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>
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===Early History===
 
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'''Mirach''' was originally settled to take advantage of the large amounts of minerals and metal ores that were simply lying on the surface of the world. Easy access to these minerals rapidly boosted the planet's economy.<ref name="DAW3130"/> During the early twenty-third century the Terran Alliance was waning, leading the Tikonov Union to occupy Mirach as part of a campaign that also netted the Union the nearby worlds of [[Algol]], [[Rio]], [[Ruchbah]] and [[Tybalt]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p20"/> Although Mirach was notionally an independent world on the border of the Tikonov Grand Union and the Marlette Association in the late twenty-third and early twenty-fourth centuries, Mirach was claimed by both states at the end of the twenty-third century, and at some point between 2302 and 2306 the Marlette Association annexed the world along with several other border worlds.<ref name="HL(TCC)p21"/>
 
  
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A campaign was launched by Tikonov forces in late 2308 to conquer the various worlds the Marlette Association had captured, but the Tikonov forces hadn't captured Mirach by the time the campaign ended, following the death of the commanding officer, General [[Diana Chinn]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p22">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 22, "Diana's War"</ref> Despite this, by the time [[Reynard Davion]] came to power in the Federated Suns, the Tikonov Grand Union had gained control of Mirach. In [[2344]] Reynard Davion used two Federated Suns task forces to stage demonstrations of strength around Mirach to keep the attention of the Grand Union and its armed forces on Mirach; Reynard then used this distraction to launch a highly successful attack on [[Almach]], another world that had been contested between the Tikonov Union and the Marlette Association.<ref name="HD(TFS)p26">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 26, "The War Leader"</ref> By the time the [[Capellan Confederation]] formed in [[2366]], the Grand Union had lost control of Mirach to the Federated Suns.<ref name="HB:HLp17"/>
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====Dark Age====
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The [[Blackout]] did not treat Mirach well. The collapse of the [[HPG]] network, central to Mirach's planetary as well as interplanetary communications,<ref name=TRoPc10/> caused an economic crisis that rippled through all planetary industries. Mining suffered immediately, leading to layoffs and losses across many businesses. Minister of Information [[Elora Rimonova]] worsened the resulting unrest, using official broadcasts to agitate against the government and spread conspiracy theories. Amidst this crisis, the [[Mirach Business Association]] covertly formed its own armed force, arming [[IndustrialMech]]s in case of emergency.<ref>''The Ruins of Power'', ch. 2-3</ref>
  
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These frequent raids prevented most heavy industry from forming on the world's two continents: Musasalah and Ventrale. The world's capital city is Cingulum.<ref name="DAW3130"/>
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On 22 November [[3132]], raiders attacked Mirach.<ref name="ED:DAp10">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 10: "Dark Age Timeline"</ref> The raiders struck at a number of industrial sites located on the Ventrale continent, but were easily defeated by the [[First Cossack Lancers]] - an elite militia unit - particularly after a series of unfortunate accidents befell the raiders. Although the identity of the raiders was never proven, the general sentiment among the population was that they had been hired or employed by [[Jacob Bannson]], who had taken an interest in the planet.<ref name="ED:DAp6"/><ref name=TRoPc2>''The Ruins of Power'', ch. 2</ref>
  
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=== Star League Era ===
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That December, [[Citizens for Tomorrow]], a secessionist pro-[[Federated Suns]] group, made its first public appearance.<ref name=DAINNp155>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 155: "Citizens for Tomorrow Gathers on Towne"</ref>
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Mirach served as a supply world for the [[SLDF]]'s [[2nd Army (Star League)|Second Army]], particularly [[IX Corps (Star League)|IX Corps]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 48</ref> In [[2783]] the Federated Suns annexed Mirach.<ref name="H:LoTV2p118"/>
 
  
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=== First Succession War ===
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In April [[3133]], Elora's efforts to undermine the government grew bolder. She ordered a series of assassinations, eliminating planetary heir [[Dale Ortega]] and his girlfriend [[Hanna Leong]], while keeping Legate [[Calvilena Tortorelli]] under her influence. Eventually, on 3 May, intending to hand the planet to the [[Steel Wolves]], Elora had Tortorelli launch [[Mirach Coup Attempt (3133)|a military coup]]. In the face of opposition from Governor [[Sergio Ortega]]'s loyalists and the Mirach Business Association - the latter led by All World Comm's [[Marta Kinsolving]], paid by Ortega to replace Mirach's communications system - it collapsed within ten days. Elora was stripped of her position and exiled on one of Mirach's moons, while Tortorelli remained legate in name only, his role handed off to Ortega loyalist [[Manfred Leclerc]].<ref name=TRoP/>
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Mirach was invaded during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the Draconis Combine in May [[2787]].<ref name="FSWp44"/> In 2795, following the appointment of [[Sandol Quinn]] as regent to [[Ilsa Liao]], the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] launched an invasion of the Federated Suns intended to capture the politically-significant [[Chesterton]] system. Planned by Quinn, the operation was intended to take advantage of the AFFS' continuing focus on trying to resist the massive [[Draconis Combine]] invasion of the Federated Suns, which stood poised to capture [[New Avalon]] itself. The first worlds to be targeted were [[Caselton]] and Mirach; in April 2795 Quinn used elements of the [[Northwind Highlanders]] and the [[Fourth Tau Ceti Rangers]], both ex-[[Star League Defense Force]] units turned mercenaries, to attack the two worlds. The defending forces were a mix of AFFS regulars and militia forces, and had suffered for years from broken supply chains while deploying a large part of their strength in efforts to aid forces still fighting on worlds occupied by the Combine. As a result, the defenders quickly crumbled in the face of the assault, and by August 2795 the CCAF had moved in line regiments to hold both worlds, freeing up the Highlanders and Rangers to launch invasions of [[Demeter]] and [[Farwell]].<ref name="FSWp81"/> In 2810 the AFFS returned to Mirach, attempting to recapture the planet during two years of conflict in the systems around Chesterton.<ref name="FSWp98">''First Succession War'', p. 98, "The Davion Counter-Offensives"</ref><ref name="FSWp93">''First Succession War'', p. 93, "Far Enough: The Confederation-Suns Front"</ref>
 
  
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===The Jihad===
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Weakened, Legate Tortorelli could not prevent Bannson from acquiring All World Comm in [[3135]].<ref>''Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)'', p. 59: "Stockwatch"</ref>
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The [[Word of Blake]] conquered Mirach during September [[3069]] and incorporated it into the Word of Blake Protectorate.<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> AFFS forces landed on Mirach as well as the nearby worlds of [[Caselton]] and [[Schedar]] on the 2nd of December [[3076]] and attempted to liberate the world. The AFFS forces were unsupported by the allied coalition assembled by [[Devlin Stone]], and the assaults were quickly slowed by the defending forces; it was reported that the assault was planned and launched by rogue elements within the AFFS command, explaining the lack of support from the coalition.<ref name="JHS:Tp23">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 23, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
 
  
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=== The Dark Age ===
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====ilClan Era====
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On the 22nd of November [[3132]] raiders attacked Mirach.<ref name="ED:DAp10">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 10, "Dark Age Timeline"</ref> The raiders struck at a number of industrial sites located on the Ventrale continent, but were easily defeated by the [[First Cossack Lancers]] - an elite militia unit - particularly after a series of unfortunate accidents befell the raiders. Although the identity of the raiders was never proven, the general sentiment among the population was that they had been hired or employed by [[Jacob Bannson]].<ref name="ED:DAp6">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 6, "Important Military Actions of Late 3132"</ref> In May [[3133]] a coup was launched against the government on Mirach; although the coup was unsuccessful<ref name="ED:DAp8"/><ref name="ED:DAp10"/> and lasted less than ten days,<ref name="ED:DAp10">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 10, "Dark Age Timeline"</ref> it was symptomatic of the chaos expanding throughout the region in the wake of [[Gray Monday]].<ref name="ED:DAp8">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 8, "3133: Maneuvers"</ref>
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After the establishment of [[Fortress Republic]], Mirach joined the Federated Suns, at least on paper, but saw to their own defense. Around 3150, they suffered a devastating attack by raiders suspected of Republic origins, who struck the defending Home Guard hard. This forced them to contract a [[mercenary]] unit to protect them, the [[Eridani Light Horse]]'s Eleventh Recon Battalion. For more than a year, they protected the planet while the planetary militia rebuilt. In [[3151]], when the Home Guard had finished rebuilding and the Eleventh's contract was to end, the planet was the site of a meeting of several Eridani Light Horse factions. A battle ensued when another faction tried to kill Colonel [[Amelia Donovan]], the Eleventh's leader. They failed, and almost all groups united under her command before departing, making Mirach their home base.<ref>''Strong as Steel'' in ''No Greater Honor'', pp. 254–298</ref>
  
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== Military Deployment ==
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===Military Deployment===
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=== 2821 ===
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* [[First Tikonov Lancers]]<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 136, "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"</ref>
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====2821====
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* [[First Tikonov Lancers]]<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War'', p. 136: "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"</ref>
 
* [[Ninth Tikonov Lancers]]<ref name="FSWp136"/>
 
* [[Ninth Tikonov Lancers]]<ref name="FSWp136"/>
 
* [[Eleventh Tikonov Lancers]]<ref name="FSWp136"/>
 
* [[Eleventh Tikonov Lancers]]<ref name="FSWp136"/>
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* [[15th Dracon|Fifteenth Dracon]]<ref name="FSWp136"/>
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* [[Fifteenth Dracon]]<ref name="FSWp136"/>
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====3071====
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* [[First Mirach Protectorate Militia]]<ref name=Mirarch>''Earthquake Strikes Agricultural Area''</ref><ref name="JS:BDp103"/>
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* [[Second Mirach Protectorate Militia]]<ref name="JS:BDp103">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103: "protectorate militia deployment"</ref>
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====3132====
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* [[First Cossack Lancers]]<ref name=TRoP/>
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* [[Mirach Home Guard]]<ref name=TRoP/>
  
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=== 3071 ===
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====3151====
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* [[1st Mirach Protectorate Militia]]<ref name=Mirarch>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [10/02/3072]: "Word of Blake Renders Humanitarian Aid"''</ref><ref name="JS:BDp103"/>
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* [[Mirach Home Guard]]<ref name=SaS>''Strong as Steel''</ref>
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* [[2nd Mirach Protectorate Militia]]<ref name="JS:BDp103">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103, "protectorate militia deployment"</ref>
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* [[Eridani Light Horse]]
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:* Eleventh Recon Battalion (mercenary)<ref name=SaS/>
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===Geography===
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* [[1st Cossack Lancers|First Cossack Lancers]]<ref name="ED:DAp6"/>
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Mirach has two continents named Musasalah and Ventrale.<ref name=DARWp83/>
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* [[Mirach Home Guard]]
 
  
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== Nearby Systems ==
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===Planetary Locations===
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* Marabot Ocean: east of the continent of Musasalah<ref name=TRoPc18>''The Ruins of Power'', ch. 18</ref>
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* Musasalah: a continent<ref name=DARWp83/>
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** Blood Hills Barracks: a Home Guard barracks active as of 3133, located north of Cingulum<ref name=TRoPc18/>
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** Cingulum: capital of Mirach<ref name=DARWp83/>
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*** Borzoi Tavern: a tavern decorated to resemble a Russian hunting lodge,<ref name=TRoPc19>''The Ruins of Power'', ch. 19</ref> burnt down in 3133<ref name=TRoPc21>''The Ruins of Power'', ch. 21</ref>
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*** Café Galactica: a café active as of 3133<ref name=TRoP6>''The Ruins of Power'', ch. 6</ref>
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*** Czar Alexander Fountain<ref name=TRoPc19/>
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*** Mirach DropShip Field<ref name=TRoP5>''The Ruins of Power'', ch. 5</ref>
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*** The Republic Tower: the tallest building on Mirach as of 3133<ref name=TRoP6/>
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** Governor's Park: a thousand-hectare area ten kilometers away from Cingulum, serving as the center of planetary government<ref name=TRoPc1>''The Ruins of Power'', ch. 1</ref>
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*** Palace of Facets: The residence and office of the governor of Mirach.<ref name=TRoPc1/> The Palace of Facets was an expanded replica of the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg, Terra. One hall featured a ceiling covered thinly cut precious gems, light running multicolored through them, giving the palace its name.<ref name=TRoPc2/>
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*** Museum of Modern Mirach: a museum, active as of 3133, dedicated to the history of Mirach and the Republic of the Sphere<ref name=TRoPc1/>
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** Sardanaplus Highlands: an area about 1250 kilometers east of Cingulum<ref name=TRoPc11>''The Ruins of Power'', ch. 11</ref>
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* Ventrale: a continent<ref name=DARWp83/>
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* Mandinka region: site of a Scale-9 earthquake in 3072<ref name=Mirarch/>
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** Akibo: the unofficial capital of the Mandinka region<ref name=Mirarch/>
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* [[University of Mirach]]<ref name=DAINNp48>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 48: "Sandoval Sends Tomorrow Technology Bill to Prefectural Senate"</ref>
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===Companies and Industries===
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* [[All World Comm]]<ref name=TRoPc3>''The Ruins of Power'', ch. 3</ref>
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* [[Industrial Giants Manufacturers]]<ref name=TRoPc16>''The Ruins of Power'', ch. 16</ref>
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* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Earthquake Strikes Agricultural Area|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 10/01/3072: "Earthquake Strikes Agricultural Area"]]''
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* ''[[Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN]]''
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* ''[[Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)]]''
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* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''
 
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
 
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
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* ''[[Dominions Divided]]''
 
* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
 
* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
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* ''[[No Greater Honor]]''
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Mirach
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3151
Mirach 3151.svg
Mirach nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates108.822 : −26.926[e]
Spectral classM1V[1]
Planet(s)8[1]

The Mirach system is home to at least one habitable world, Mirach VII, and as of June 3152 was located in the Robinson Operational Area of the Draconis March within the Federated Suns.[2]

System Description[edit]

Mirach is located near the Caselton and Schedar systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]

Mirach VII[edit]

Mirach VII
Mirach.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionSeventh[1]
Jump Point distanceThree days[1]
Moons4 (Arit, Batn, Kalb, Kuton)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.8[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature25°C[1]
Surface water60%[1]
Highest native lifeMicrobes[1]
Landmasses2 (Musasalah, Ventrale)[1]
History and Culture
Demonym(s)Mirachi[70]
Population468,000,000 (3130)[1][71]
Government and Infrastructure
Political LeaderPlanetary Governor
CapitalCingulum[1]

Mirach VII is the seventh planet in the Mirach system. The mineral-rich planet lacks any significant soil layer, the thick glaciers that once covered the ground having only recently (on a geological scale) thawed.[1]

Problems caused by its sun's proton storms resulted in Mirach having an unusual planetary communications system. Unable to run communication satellites to move messages around the planet, the residents of Mirach used the HPG as a workaround. Messages would be sent to other systems by HPG, then sent back across Mirach. In 3133, in the wake of the Blackout, the planetary government granted All World Comm funding to build a new planetary communications system, Span-Net, using lunar relay stations instead of satellites.[72][73]

Planetary History[edit]

Early History[edit]

Mirach VII was originally settled to take advantage of the large amounts of minerals and metal ores that were simply lying on the surface of the world. Easy access to these minerals rapidly boosted the planet's economy.[1] During the early twenty-third century the Terran Alliance was waning, leading the Tikonov Union to occupy Mirach as part of a campaign that also netted the Union the nearby worlds of Algol, Rio, Ruchbah, and Tybalt.[4] Although Mirach was notionally an independent world on the border of the Tikonov Grand Union and the Marlette Association in the late twenty-third and early twenty-fourth centuries, Mirach was claimed by both states at the end of the twenty-third century, and at some point between 2302 and 2306 the Marlette Association annexed the world along with several other border worlds.[5]

A campaign was launched by Tikonov forces in late 2308 to conquer the various worlds the Marlette Association had captured, but the Tikonov forces hadn't captured Mirach by the time the campaign ended, following the death of the commanding officer, General Diana Chinn.[74] Despite this, by the time Reynard Davion came to power in the Federated Suns, the Tikonov Grand Union had gained control of Mirach. In 2344 Reynard Davion used two Federated Suns task forces to stage demonstrations of strength around Mirach to keep the attention of the Grand Union and its armed forces on Mirach; Reynard then used this distraction to launch a highly successful attack on Almach, another world that had been contested between the Tikonov Union and the Marlette Association.[7] By the time the Capellan Confederation formed in 2366, the Grand Union had lost control of Mirach to the Federated Suns.[8]

These frequent raids prevented most heavy industry from forming on the world's two continents: Musasalah and Ventrale. The world's capital city is Cingulum.[1]

Star League Era[edit]

Mirach served as a supply world for the Star League Defense Force's Second Army, particularly IX Corps.[75] In 2783, the Federated Suns annexed Mirach.[20]

First Succession War[edit]

Mirach was invaded during the first half of the major invasion into the Federated Suns launched by the Draconis Combine in May 2787.[23] In 2795, following the appointment of Sandol Quinn as regent to Ilsa Liao, the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces launched an invasion of the Federated Suns intended to capture the politically significant Chesterton system. Planned by Quinn, the operation was intended to take advantage of the AFFS' continuing focus on trying to resist the massive Draconis Combine invasion of the Federated Suns, which stood poised to capture New Avalon itself. The first worlds to be targeted were Caselton and Mirach; in April 2795 Quinn used elements of the Northwind Highlanders and the Fourth Tau Ceti Rangers, both SLDF units turned mercenary, to attack the two worlds. The defending forces were a mix of AFFS regulars and militia forces, and had suffered for years from broken supply chains while deploying a large part of their strength in efforts to aid forces still fighting on worlds occupied by the Combine. As a result, the defenders quickly crumbled in the face of the assault, and by August 2795 the CCAF had rotated in line regiments to hold both worlds, freeing up the Highlanders and Rangers to launch invasions of Demeter and Farwell.[24] In 2810, the AFFS returned to Mirach, attempting to recapture the planet during two years of conflict in the systems around Chesterton.[26][25]

Jihad[edit]

The Word of Blake conquered Mirach during September 3069 and incorporated it into the Word of Blake Protectorate.[59]

In 3072, the Protectorate Militia of the planet helped when a Scale-9 earthquake struck the Mandinka region of Mirach.[76]

AFFS forces landed on Mirach as well as the nearby worlds of Caselton and Schedar on 2 December 3076 and attempted to liberate the world. The AFFS forces were unsupported by the allied coalition assembled by Devlin Stone, and the assaults were quickly slowed by the defending forces; it was reported that the assault was planned and launched by rogue elements within the AFFS command, explaining the lack of support from the coalition.[77][78]

Dark Age[edit]

The Blackout did not treat Mirach well. The collapse of the HPG network, central to Mirach's planetary as well as interplanetary communications,[72] caused an economic crisis that rippled through all planetary industries. Mining suffered immediately, leading to layoffs and losses across many businesses. Minister of Information Elora Rimonova worsened the resulting unrest, using official broadcasts to agitate against the government and spread conspiracy theories. Amidst this crisis, the Mirach Business Association covertly formed its own armed force, arming IndustrialMechs in case of emergency.[79]

On 22 November 3132, raiders attacked Mirach.[80] The raiders struck at a number of industrial sites located on the Ventrale continent, but were easily defeated by the First Cossack Lancers - an elite militia unit - particularly after a series of unfortunate accidents befell the raiders. Although the identity of the raiders was never proven, the general sentiment among the population was that they had been hired or employed by Jacob Bannson, who had taken an interest in the planet.[70][81]

That December, Citizens for Tomorrow, a secessionist pro-Federated Suns group, made its first public appearance.[82]

In April 3133, Elora's efforts to undermine the government grew bolder. She ordered a series of assassinations, eliminating planetary heir Dale Ortega and his girlfriend Hanna Leong, while keeping Legate Calvilena Tortorelli under her influence. Eventually, on 3 May, intending to hand the planet to the Steel Wolves, Elora had Tortorelli launch a military coup. In the face of opposition from Governor Sergio Ortega's loyalists and the Mirach Business Association - the latter led by All World Comm's Marta Kinsolving, paid by Ortega to replace Mirach's communications system - it collapsed within ten days. Elora was stripped of her position and exiled on one of Mirach's moons, while Tortorelli remained legate in name only, his role handed off to Ortega loyalist Manfred Leclerc.[65]

Weakened, Legate Tortorelli could not prevent Bannson from acquiring All World Comm in 3135.[83]

ilClan Era[edit]

After the establishment of Fortress Republic, Mirach joined the Federated Suns, at least on paper, but saw to their own defense. Around 3150, they suffered a devastating attack by raiders suspected of Republic origins, who struck the defending Home Guard hard. This forced them to contract a mercenary unit to protect them, the Eridani Light Horse's Eleventh Recon Battalion. For more than a year, they protected the planet while the planetary militia rebuilt. In 3151, when the Home Guard had finished rebuilding and the Eleventh's contract was to end, the planet was the site of a meeting of several Eridani Light Horse factions. A battle ensued when another faction tried to kill Colonel Amelia Donovan, the Eleventh's leader. They failed, and almost all groups united under her command before departing, making Mirach their home base.[84]

Military Deployment[edit]

2821[edit]

3071[edit]

3132[edit]

3151[edit]

  • Eleventh Recon Battalion (mercenary)[87]

Geography[edit]

Mirach has two continents named Musasalah and Ventrale.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Marabot Ocean: east of the continent of Musasalah[88]
  • Musasalah: a continent[1]
    • Blood Hills Barracks: a Home Guard barracks active as of 3133, located north of Cingulum[88]
    • Cingulum: capital of Mirach[1]
      • Borzoi Tavern: a tavern decorated to resemble a Russian hunting lodge,[89] burnt down in 3133[90]
      • Café Galactica: a café active as of 3133[91]
      • Czar Alexander Fountain[89]
      • Mirach DropShip Field[92]
      • The Republic Tower: the tallest building on Mirach as of 3133[91]
    • Governor's Park: a thousand-hectare area ten kilometers away from Cingulum, serving as the center of planetary government[93]
      • Palace of Facets: The residence and office of the governor of Mirach.[93] The Palace of Facets was an expanded replica of the Winter Palace of Saint Petersburg, Terra. One hall featured a ceiling covered thinly cut precious gems, light running multicolored through them, giving the palace its name.[81]
      • Museum of Modern Mirach: a museum, active as of 3133, dedicated to the history of Mirach and the Republic of the Sphere[93]
    • Sardanaplus Highlands: an area about 1250 kilometers east of Cingulum[94]
  • Ventrale: a continent[1]
  • Mandinka region: site of a Scale-9 earthquake in 3072[76]
    • Akibo: the unofficial capital of the Mandinka region[76]
  • University of Mirach[95]

Companies and Industries[edit]

Other Businesses[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 64 systems (63 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Caselton 8.8 Schedar 10.7 New Rhodes 12.9 Rio 13.6
Tikonov 16.4 Tybalt 19.9 Sonnia 21.0 New Florence 23.8
Edwards 23.9 Angol 24.1 Mira 25.7 Elbar 26.0
Ronel 27.6 Mesartim 28.3 Alpha Eridani 32.0 Waycross 32.6
Mallory's World 32.9 Alrescha 33.1 Tigress 34.2 Cartago 35.3
Logandale 35.5 Almach 35.6 Hean 36.3 Yangtze 37.4
Mara 37.9 Ozawa 38.2 Ankaa 38.4 New Hessen 39.1
Tawas 39.5 Tedibyhr 39.8 Goderich 42.2 Basalt 42.7
Kentares 42.8 Chesterton 44.6 Galatia 45.0 Addicks 45.7
Demeter 46.0 Deneb Kaitos 46.4 Hamal 47.0 Tallassee 48.9
Marlette 49.0 Sanilac 50.1 Ulan Batar 50.7 Markab 50.9
Ruchbah 51.6 Bharat 52.0 Cylene 52.0 Johnsondale 52.1
Nopah 52.1 Kansu 52.6 Towne 52.7 Conwy 54.2
Kawich 55.1 David 55.8 Skat 56.0 Avawatz 56.1
Slocum 56.6 Buchlau 57.1 Tianamon 57.8 Murchison 57.9
Listowel 57.9 Ingress 59.8 Algol 60.0 Valexa 60.1

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