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Gensokyo has had a very long history on Civ servers, being longstanding veterans of [[Civcraft 2.0]], [[CivTemp]], [[Civcraft 3.0]] and [[Devoted 3.0]]. Although many regard it nowadays as a peaceful haven for building, throughout its lifetime, Gensokyo has had its large share of controversy throughout every iteration. Whether involved on the subreddit or in-game, however, Gensokyo still stands and survives withas littlean lossold, inrenowned hallmark of publicthese receptionservers. Gensokyo mostly regards itself as a very popular tourist destination on CivclassicCivClassic, mainly to Roe Island. ItOn isMay also2019, hostingit thewas Thirdhost Civclassic [[Olympics]] into the nearThird future, followingCivClassic [[The CommonwealthOlympics]]. It also hosts irregular movie nights on their discord, and are generally a wholesome community of Japan-loving individuals (better known as weebs).

Gensokyo also has a range of rail connections to local destinations such as [[Zero Zero]], [[TvtopiaGabon]], [[VerdaNyasaland]], [[VinlandCoventhia]], and a long distance rail to [[Hjaltland]].

Gensokyo was formerly a member of the [[United Northern Congress]] (UNC) before its collapse, and currently a member of the [[Entente]], along with Hjaltland, [[Varkonia]], and [[Nyasaland]].

Gensokyo's beginnings can be traced to the foundation of the state of [[New Detroit]]. On June 1st, 2014, it all began with a dream. [[Screenname]] von Gensokyo, former umbrella of unknown origins, settled in an abandoned crack house along the banks of the Sanzu River, just east of the city state of [[Mount Augusta in 2.0|Mt. Augusta]]. To her west, Mt. Augusta was seen as respectable for its booming economic power, but Screenname saw Augusta lacked the manpower necessary to run the agrarian marijuana plantation she wanted. The simple solution was slavery, but slavery was explicitly outlawed by the Augustan constitution. To the east, New Danzilona was a total shithole, but it was able to stay afloat on the broken backs of an enslaved populace. Screenname believed these two tenets of ideology combined could create a regional powerhouse, and so she founded New Detroit, an independent free state where she could work without the confines of big government pushing her around. Mt. Augusta, failing to grasp the gravity of the situation and the unyielding ambition of Screenname, did nothing to stop the foundation of this state, and allowed it to exist. This would be the source of numerous contentions in the future.

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United in their great respect for the mighty deserts of the region, and need for common recognition, New Detroit and the city of [[Goodsprings]] joined together in the voluntary organization the [[United Earth Directorate]]. While the organization never achieved anything of significant importance, it laid the foundation of friendship that motivatedwould later motivate Goodsprings to allow its incorporation into the Kingdom of Gensokyo.

In early August, Grundeswegian viceroy [[Kovio]] invited Screenname to come visit the city of [[New Salisbury]]. It was soon discovered the peoples of New Detroit and New Salisbury shared common culture and beliefs. Almost immediately that day, [[Annexation of New Detroit Treaty|papers were signed]] to incorporate the state of New Detroit into the Kingdom of [[Grundeswald]]. New Detroit was given the cities of Griffin and Istanbul, which were Grundeswegian cities in the New Detroit area in dire need of local administration. New Detroit was also given the land of Yakumo, to cement New Detroit's place in the greater Grundeswegian area.

On September 1st, it was decided the New Detroit area was too geographically seperated and culturally different to be a direct part of Grundeswald. To remedy this, all of the cities in New Detroit were given statuses as autonomous states, and the Kingdom of Gensokyo was established, joining the Kingdom of Grundeswald in the United Kingdoms of Grundeswald and Gensokyo. At her personal request, Goodsprings immediately joined the Heavenly Kingdom of Gensokyo and signed papers solidifying the agreement.

On August 17th, 2014, Istanbul, which had previously been inactive since 2013, received a citizen by the name of GTAIVisbest who had lived in Istanbul in the summer of 2013, boosting its population to 1. With foreign support, notably from the nations of Mt. Augusta and [[New Danzilona]], [[GTAIVisbest]] started the independence war, claiming the mountaintop city and rising in open rebellion against Gensokyojin forces. An evening-long standoff occurred, pushing rebel forces back. However, foreign troops from Mt. Augusta and New Danzilona arrived to reinforce the rebels, and the Gensokyojin militia eventually retreated back to territories south-west of Istanbul. The political and military situation between the two entities was never resolved by the end of 2.0.

Grammatically challenged buffoon, chump, IQ-63, barely a primate and second class yeoman [[Seargent_Pepper]], Aka: [[Gant]], Aka: Founder of New Danzilona, Aka: Man with Head Thicker than a McDonald's Milkshake, Aka: Power hungry madman with an ego bigger than Screenname's, decided making the people of New Danzilona miserable was simply not enough, and he had to take his sadistic entertainment of pain and suffering to the foreign masses. He went down south of Holy Tree where he stormed the small town of [[Vind]], murdered their leader, slaughtered the townsfolk, razed the city, and was lauded as a hero for it. He then stole the land, settled a single house around which he then proceeded to claim all the land in a 1000 - 1500 block radius of. Not content with his personal holocaust, he felt the need to cause more pain in the region. He forcibly evicted the populace of Syngrad from their homes, then evicted the residents of New Syngrad 1500 blocks away. He then tried to strongarm Screenname into giving up almost all of her expansion room and condemning her nation to death by asphyxiation. Screenname would not stand for this and boldly defied Gant's bullying. Her defiance took the form of telling Gensokyojins to settle on "Gant's land" regardless of what he said, founding the settlement of Yurtstead. Seeing as how Gant had never touched nor probably ever saw the land he was claiming, she figured it would open the door to renegotiation. Instead it opened the floodgates of war, as Gant gave Screenname an ultimatum to tear down all Gensokyojin buildings in Yurtstead or he would do it. Screenname sent a demolition team to comply, however instead of being thanked for her cooperation, a standoff ensued at the Yurtstead area. Figuring enough was enough, Screenname wasn't going to be pushed around by Danzilonan goons any longer. Her defiance lead to the bloody battle at Yurtstead, after which a peace treaty was signed and Gensokyo was given the land that was rightfully hers.

In late September Gensokyo joined the [[Holy Krautchan Empire]] with Grundeswald. Gensokyo's influence was completely diluted to the point of almost nonexistence. Gensokyo was given no official elector or recognition in the HKE. Despite Gensokyo's noticeable growth and geographic importance compared to other elector nations, some of which literally had a populace of only two citizens, Gensokyo never received official representation in the empire. As months passed, the populace of Gensokyo would stand for it no longer, and called upon their Queen to take action. With no other recourse, on November 10th Screenname issued an ultimatum to the HKE, demanding elector status and threatening secession if that demand was not met. The HKE complied and granted Gensokyo elector status.

Over the course of the next few months Gensokyo went on to create the states of Arreat, Cape Kogasa, and Kokoro. On February 12th, 2015, [[Xia]] joined the Gensokyojin Confederacy due to a lack of activity, similarity in culture, and close proximity. Eventually, Screenname was elected Empress of the Holy Krautchan Empire. The proceedings were notable for the staged assassination that occured after the main event, intended to test the reaction time of the Empress' security detail.

On March 29th, 2015, Gensokyo participated in a mock battle with Istanbul, in a scenario where Gensokyo attempted to retake the territory through military force. A large battalion of federal troops commanded by Empress Screenname stormed the rear of Istanbul in an attempt to flank the enemy. The high ground of the terrain proved unforgiving, and while Gensokyojin soldiers fought bravely and were more than a match for their Islamic enemies, they could not hold the area and were forced to make a tactical retreat.at.

|— [[Perdikkas13]], Trenzalorian nationalist and morlock}}On September 1st, 2014, [[Trenzalore]] was incorporated into the Gensokyojin Confederation and in honor of the incorporation was given a new name; "Hakurei" and under the newly formed district of "Cape Kogasa". At this time Hakurei, as it was then known, was definitively uninhabited and had been griefed by suspected /pol/ nazis. The city was eerie and quiet with its imposing walls and broken ruins. Different conversations were had about restoration and habitation but nothing much ever came to be. On April 4th, 2015, The honorable St_Leibowitz published a "Poland-ball" style comic to r/civcraft and to r/gensoukyou that was styled as a tour of the territories belonging to Gensokyo. This included the empty city of Hakurei(Trenzalore). It also alluded to the name and ownership changes. Unbeknownst to him, Ardent Trenzalorian supporter, Perdikkas13, happened to be scrolling through r/civcraft as slow as humanly possible when he happened to see the Comic. Infuriated by the lack of respect given to his and the other former citizens of Hakurei(Trenzalore) over the obviously artful destruction of the city and the former citizens' wish to preserve the haunted shithole they knew as Trenzalore, he went on a patriotism-fueled rage through the gensokyojin subreddit swearing at every mention of the city. Some of their more educated statements include "Who the fuck gave you the rights to Trenzalore?" and "First, learn the fucking history of the town before you fucking claim it". He also insinuated to The Empress Herself that the city's current state of ruins was indeed the best way to preserve it. Screenname quickly dispatched an executor to negotiate with the distressed individual and peacefully resolve the situation. After a discussion about the city's best interests, an agreement was reached. The city was to be called Trenzalore again and was then registered as a historic monument. Perdikkas13 was granted full control of the city's direction, free from both domestic and international influence as per the language of the treaty. TenzaloreTernzalore remainsremained Gensokyojin territory., and [[St_Leibowitz]] also edited his comic to reflect the changes.

On June 14th, 2015, a conflict erupted over border territories between [[Holy Tree]] and Gensokyo. Gensokyojin citizens had an immediate Déjà vu as they had posttraumatic stress attacks remembering Yurtstead. Nearby Mount Augusta and New Danzilonia were affected with the border conflict as well but to a lesser extent. Enraged after seeing nearby territories as an encroachment near their city, despite being a year since they were active, recently revived Holy Tree citizens demanded three nations to give up parts of their land to restore ownership. Land settlements reclamation from New Danzilonia and Mount Augusta were easy enough as changes for them were negligible for them to care. When Holy Tree demanded that Gensokyo bend backwards to their wants too, a firm "no" was returned. This angered Holy Tree's "de facto" mayor, [[Callid13]] so much, he blamed the negative response on Gensokyo's bellicose policies. An immediate "cold war-like" state started between the two nations, if one wishes to call Holy Tree one. With one or two randoms pearled near the border of Holy Tree, the city closed it's borders on June 14th. An immediate negotiation thread was started to alleviate the crisis. What followed was a long and very aggravating series of back-and-forth negotiations with Callid, marked by strange occurances such as whole cities disappearing without a trace. This was eventually settled with [[Treaty of New Phoenix|the treatyTreaty of New Phoenix]].

{{Quote frame|"GET THE FUCK OUT, GET THE FUCK OUT."|— BlueSylvaer— [[BlueSylvaer]] ordering the retreat of coalition forces.}}On August 3rd, 2015 a sudden betrayal that shook Gensokyo to its very core occured. [[Selenanight]], the leader of New Detroit's Goten district, along with her lieutenant [[Hatsumei]], declared unilateral secession from Gensokyo without warning. This came as a shock to many members of the nation, partly due to the unusually hostile and aggressive conduct of the secessionists. Selena declared that the reason for her dastardly uprising was because of poor treatment by Gensokyojin officials. It has also been proposed that they did not approve of non-Goten citizens using Goten infrastructure but this is highly unlikely given that the rebels had no problem using non-Goten infrastructure and resources, and only a true hypocrite would apply such a double standard. In a display of possibly even greater stupidity, newly elected mayor and bike seat sniffer, [[Prof_TANSTAAFL]], in defiance of standing international treaties with Gensokyo and against all ethical decency, unconditionally supported the rebel revolt. Unconditionallyinsurgence. Although this broke the [[Gensokyo-Augusta Treaty of Friendship|MTA-Gensokyo friendship treaty]], Prof declared that even if Goten had demanded real money, they would still support them with military force. The rest of MTA's war-hungry populace, excited at the prospect of war with New Detroit, was eager to fall in line behind him, and they sharpened their swords for a hostile takeover.

Within 48 hours, Augusta had aggressively annexed the rebel territory without making a single effort to negotiate with the Gensokoyjin government, telling them to negotiate with the rebels themselves. The rebels, with the unconditional backing of Imperial Augusta saw absolutely no need to negotiate with the under-strength Gensokyojins and refused to even speak. Facing overwhelming odds, the brave GensokyojinsGensokyojin immediately shifted into defense of their homeland. The Army of the Sanzu immediately mobilized by destroying most bridges between Goten and New Detroit city, as well as setting up military blockades on all remaining roads.

Gensokyo knew full well they were under-strength, and called upon their many allies who were actually capable of honoring a treaty. Many Chanadians and members of the HKE arrived at New Detroit to prepare for the next move, and to meet the challenge that MTA had presented. In an unexpected turn of events, Hjaltland and allied [[Tigercrew]] mercenaries also arrived to aid the fledgling coalition. This was a show of good faith that Gensokyo was not soon to forget. Once the massive army was assembled, Gensokyojin high command had urged the coalition to attack Goten as soon as possible, and force a confrontation with Augustan forces. Indeed, they were confident their now superior numbers would be able to win the day in a pitched battle. This was a blunder that would cost Gensokyo and the entire coalition dearly, as the Tigercrew forces hadn't even arrived by the time the attack was ordered. These forces could have tipped the balance, but were left behind in the rush to a decisive confrontation.

The invasion began in the wee hours of the morning. The small force defending Goten retreated in the face of the advancing coalition forces, and Goten was secured without a fight. However, the battle was far from over. In an amazing display of diplomatic bullshittingbullshittery, Augusta somehow managed to leverage their Defensive Pact with [[Nox]] into an Offensive Pact, and bolster their meat shield into a capable invasion force. News that Nox had betrayed the HKE began to trickle in, and hope among the occupying forces in Goten began to wane. An order to fall back behind the walls of New Detroit came. The Augustan-Nox invasion force was assembled quickly. It now outnumbered the forces in New Detroit, and they wasted no time crossing the Sanzu River to attack New Detroit. The entire Coalition army was routed without a fight, as the sight of the Nox warriors caused them to break ranks and flee for their lives in panic. A long and arduous retreat to the eastern territories of the ++ began, and New Detroit was sacked and occupied. A vote was started by the bloodthirsty Augustan soldiers to annex New Detroit and all of Gensokyo's western territories into MTA, but it failed by a slim margin. The villains in Goten smugly relished in their victory, blissfully unaware that they were merely pawns in Mount Augusta's imperialist game. Due to interference from [[Bryn]], Gensokyo was persuaded to let Goten go independent.

The writing was on the wall. Gensokyo could not coexist peacefully with this new, imperialist Mount Augusta. The "peaceful democracy" was now fully controlled by people who only desired Gensokyo's total destruction. With little options available, Screenname was convinced to abandon Gensokyo's ancestral home in the west in favor of the more secure and defensible eastern lands of [[Touhou]].  It was once again the ones who had settled the Goten conflict who came to the oppressed Gensokyojin's aid. Bryn agreed to purchase the entirety of Western Gensokyo for over 10000 diamonds, and ensure it would not fall to Augusta's greed. Believing that their beloved homes were in competent hands, the people of Gensokyo, giving the Western territories one last nod and a wink, set off to the sealed Eastern paradise of the Touhou region to begin again.

Now free from the bonds of aggressive foreigners, and purged of dissidents and inferiors, Gensokyo continued its inward perfection by focusing on cultivating a nation as beautiful as its neighboring [[Prussia]]. A call was sent out to recruit builders from all around. Some were a wasted effort, and caused extensive damage, and some proved to be a true asset to Gensokyo. One in particular, [[Topaz4293]], would rise to become one of Gensokyo's preeminent buildersbuilder. This would cause a shift towards a focus on building to promote GensokyojnGensokyojin culture rather than aggressive foreign policies. More cities were built in the east, such as Mayohiga and Higan. Many more players were recruited that would stick with Gensokyo to this very day. Gensokyo began to recover from the disasters of August, and it seemed that the future was bright. This was not to last, as it had been announced that [[Civcraft 3.0]] was coming, and the world plunged into the darkness of apocalypse.

Gensokyo initially re-established itself as the bustling port city of [[Galveston]] in the state of [[Texas]] on the island of [[Soleado]]. It focused mainly on tourism and naval supremacy. The tropical climate allowed for large bushels of marijuana to be grown which allowed weed to become the primary Texan export. Unbeknownst to the people of Texas, danger was brewing on the island of Soleado. The vengeful spirit of King [[Tuckyashirtin]], the long dead last ruling monarch of the [[Asstech Empire]], was growing restless. Excavations into the ruins of his temple and subsequent burial site had been going on for weeks, excavating building supplies, artifacts, and anything that looked like it could be sold at a pawn shop. The turning point came with the extraction of the Royal Slab of Tuckyashirtin, a slab chiseled with a list of people that owed the former king money. Fearful he would not be able to extort them later, Tuckyashirtin was determined to get the slab back at all costs. Breaking the bonds of death and returning to the mortal plane, he spent several days trying to break out of his triple sealed coffin. After finding that he was facing the wrong way, having been buried upside down as a joke, he righted himself and escaped.

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Civtemp was gone, and the opening of 3.0 was marked with confusion and disarray. Members of Gensokyo were spread out across the entire map, and wandered for many a day searching for a place to call home. In the land of [[Eilon]], home to massive trees with that blocked out the very sunlight, Gensokyo had finally found a new home. With the aid of Gensokyo's elite corps of builders, a new city rose beneath the canopy in under a week. This new city was christened as Morieji, and became the nerve center for the nation even as more ambitious plans for a capital began to emerge. It wasn't long before Gensokyo came to have neighbors. [[Alpoko]] and [[Volterra]] both settled their nations next to Gensokyo, as Eilon was a small and crowded land. Talks to confirm the claims of Gensokyo began internally, with one faction vying for an aggressive land claim that spanned an entire quadrant, and another wanting a more modest claim. In the end, the former faction won Screenname's support. This showed a trend in growing factionalism within Gensokyo. All attempts to reform Gensokyo's government into something more robust fell through, with both factions never willing to compromise on anything, and getting more hostile with eachother by the week.

The great migration to Devoted began while 3.0 was still in its death throes. The Gensokyojin settlers found themselves in a land vastly different from the suffocating shade of Eilon's canopy: a vast grassland, dominated by rivers and tallgreat hillsmountains. This land seemed promising, and the settlers wasted no time setting up shop.

Teams were dispatched to covertly wrest control of Gensokyo's various settlements away from Screenname. When all was said and done, the dissident faction was now in control of most of the country. When Screenname returned from his hiatus, he was met with an announcement from the dissidents that the people of Gensokyo had taken matters into their own hands. After being confronted by the dissidents, Screenname appeared apathetic at the prospect of being ousted from power, but defiantly proclaimed his innocence in all charges. This was the extent of his reaction, and with no further incidents the coup was successful. With power wrested away from Screenname, Numbers von Gensokyo was declaredcrowned kingKing of Gensokyo.

=== Early CivClassic ===

From the ashes of Devoted rose CivclassicsCivClassic, a land full of promise and supposedly free of the evils of Devoted. Gensokyojin settlers eventually founded a settlement at an archipelago near the center of the world, building a small town around a school house. The island they lived on was dubbed "Roe Island". Public works projects were under way before long, but were initially hampered by waves of raiders possessing strange magical abilities. It wasn't until they were struck down by the heavens that Gensokyo was left to its own devices once again. The settlement at Roe Island grew beyond its humble beginnings, and soon became a tourist destination. In particular, the massive bath house that dominated the town was a popular retreat for the weary.

It wasn't long until the flames of war once again plagued the world. [[Somber War|The Somber War]] was waged on a scale not seen for some time, and even Gensokyo couldn't avoid involvement. A small detachment of troops was sent to participate in the final assault on Lexington's vault, and gave a good account of themselves in the fighting.

As progress on Taozi continued, player counts began to wane and skilled labor was getting harder and harder to come by. Matters were further complicated in April of 2018, when Numbers von Gensokyo was severely injured in a freak lawnmower accident. He was put into a coma which he hasdid yetnot to awakenawake from for over a year, and the sudden absence of their ruler caused some debate as to who would take charge. Over time, the king's privy council as a whole assumed de facto control over Gensokyo. Dark rituals were performed to bring their ruler back to conciousness, which eventually succeeded in November 2019, but soat farwhat nonecost haveto succeeded.the souls of Gensokyojin?