Burgoignesc colonial empire: Difference between revisions

The foundation of the [[Burgoignesc Colonial Empire]] was to seek out the kingdoms of the {{wpl|Biblical Magi}} and to unite "all the lands whose kings adored Christ". As such, at least at its genisis, what has been retrospectively termed a ''{{wpl|Mission civilisatrice}}'', was the search for co-equal kingdoms with which to join forces in [[Catholic Church|service of Christ]]. The thesis that Balthazar, Melchior, and Gaspar came from Christian kingdoms was flawed from the start and meant that the Papally ordained/funded explorations of the coastal [[Derian identity|Derians]] never found what they were looking for. It did however, lead to a self-righteous bent of Imperialism and settler colonization that spanned [[Audonia]] and [[Alshar]] in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries. Exploration and colonization in northern [[Audonia]] was justified under the banner of searching for the kingdom of {{wpl|Balthazar (magus)|Balthazar}}, the same for southern [[Audonia]] in search of {{wpl|Melchior (magus)|Melchior}}, and same again in [[Alshar]] in search of the kingdom of {{wpl|Caspar (magus)|Gaspar}}. This earning for oriental connection remains to this day but has been informed by many other factors beyond this initial concept.