Hey guys! I have this lore theory about Noxus and Iona. With Noxus representing the Mongol Empire. And Iona representing Japan. Here are my supporting evidence;
Quick history: The Mongols invaded Japan (twice in 1274 and 1281) and failed because of bad weather at sea.
The Mongol empire was expanding during the 13th century and was very ruthless but they did have a rule of law and allowed freedom of religion. The Mongols failed, while they did capture a few islands off the Japanese coast for a bit until the Japanese cleaned up.
Similarities:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD3J57yFuas (Noxus Dev Diary)
Right from the start, there were parallels to real-life history (some easier to spot out than others).
"Noxus was a massive, massive, expansionist, aggressive empire." Which is exactly what the Mongols did
"So Noxus doesn't always conquer their territories violently. In many cases some of these cities tend to want to bend the knee to Noxus. Because they get great benefits in trade and protection." The Mongols did give the option for enemies to surrender and during their rule trade flourished along the silk road.
"He [Mordekeiser] was a Tyrant and all these different barbarian tribes that lived in the area actually combined their forces to overthrow him." - I believe Mordekeiser was supposed to represent the Jin dynasty who ruled in China and kept the small Nomadic Mongolian tribes at war to prevent an overthrow (spoiler, they unified and it failed). After Ghenghis Khan died, his children finally conquered the entirety of China.
"So in the North, it's expanded up towards the Frejlord pushing in the Frejlord up there. In the South, it's pushed to Shurima, it's actually taken over a whole bunch of northern Shuriman cities." - The Mongol empire has taken large parts of Siberia and eastern Europe. And as for Shurima, I believe it is meant to represent the Arabs and when they mentioned cities there I'm pretty sure it is hinting towards Mongols taking over Baghdad.
"To the east, they had an attack against Ionia but that did not go so well" - Like this whole post was suggesting about, the Mongols (Noxus) invasion of Japan (Ionia).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cwMFzp1Ou0 (Ionia Dev Diary)
"*The land itself always proved dangerous to invaders. Sweeping supplies away in sudden storms or scattered enemy troops in its dense soul altering
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If my calculations are correct, if Giants secure 1 point in any of their 3 remaining games (vs Vitality, Empire and G2 respectively), they are qualified to Japan.
Getting a draw gives Giants a total of 29 points, which means Empire can no longer beat them (max 28 points). Additionally, only one of NaVi and G2 can receive 29+ points (the winner of today's match - and if draw only G2 can).
I have seen many documentaries and ready numerous mainstream media pieces about imperial japan.
They reference a constitutional monarchy where the militarist faction has taken control of the legislature, the emperor Hirohito stands by, and the generals and admiral begin pursuing foreign wars in China, etc.
But I have NEVER, not even in βlife in Japan during WWIIβ vids, seen any documentary or read any mainstream article about the fascist phase
In fact I often hear if referenced that βJapan was never fascist only militaristβ and that the countyβs wartime leader was Hirohito.
Wellβ¦
This is just wrong. The only real difference between Tojoβs fascist state and Mussoliniβs Fascist state (capital F) was that in Italy, the cult of personality surrounded Mussolini, while in Japan, the cult surrounded Hirohito.
If King Victor Emmanuel had a cult surrounding himself when Mussolini came to power, you can bet your was he would have promoted Victor Emmanuelβs cult over his own. But this changes nothing about the actual state structures or operations of the state
By 1942, the second year of the fascist regime, I challenge you to find significant difference in the state structures of Japan and those of Germany or Italy.
But the bigger question is, why??
Why is there almost no material on Japanβs transformation from a parliamentary system at war in 1940, to the personification of a warlike state, a one party state with no legal opposition and significant gleizaltung, just one year later?
The reason I want to know more about this period and think there should be plenty of documentaries on it, is because this was a rare case where that transition happened β not following a civil war or preceding an international war β but during an international war that was quickly becoming a world war.
And also whether Tojo could have even ordered the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1940, before he became the leader and later the supreme dictator (but not βThe Leaderβ β as mentioned earlier the cult stayed with Hirohito since it was already established) of the country. By the time of the attack, Tojo had seized full control of society and had established a totalitarian government
What is Japanβs standing globally before World War I?
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Both are as powerful as they were at the start of the year 1940.
Both have access to all colonies and occupied territories and both are given 5 months in advance to fully mobilize for the war.
Which empire is more powerful?
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What about the Soviet Union and British Armed Forces?
Emperor Meji was able to restore imperial rule in Japan and industrialize the nation like no other nation in East Asia. But how could the Empire of Japan establish itself as a major world power from the 1910's - 20's on until its enormous reach in 1942? How could a comperably small nation like Japan over power China and eventually occupy large parts of it?
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While playing Japan this morning I noticed that Japan gets no convoys whatsoever. This makes it unable to trade for resources or transport any of its troops. I hope this oversight gets fixed with the next patch.
