Revise 1750 checkpoint: Morocco expansion, Americas map, India update

Morocco: expanded to control NW Africa (Morocco → Mauritania), recovered Ceuta
Americas corrected:
- South America = ALL Portuguese (not just Brazil), multiple viceroyalties, Rio capital
- Mexico = Castilian+French (inherited from collapsed Portugal)
- German Caribbean + Central America (Hanseatic colonial evolution)
- Full Americas map table added

India updated:
- England controls entire eastern coast + West Bengal (blocks Song westward)
- England as strategic balancer cutting Song-Ilkhanate land connection
- Ilkhanate NW interior, Song E. Bengal, Portugal only Sri Lanka+Maldives

Portuguese collapse detailed: mainland = Castilian protectorate, royals in Rio
Two exile courts (French + Portuguese) in South America

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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 ### French Revolution → Republic
 - War defeat + financial crisis + Enlightenment ferment → revolution
 - King overthrown, **French Republic** declared
-- French king flees to Portugal → then Brazil (joins Portuguese exile court)
+- French king flees to Portugal → then to **Portuguese South America** (joins Portuguese exile court in Rio)
 - French colonies: English-funded independence movements → **autonomous dominions or independent republics**
-  - New France (Canada): Autonomous? Independent republic?
-  - Other French territories: break away
-- France shrinks to continental France only — no colonies, no overseas territories
+  - New France (Canada): status uncertain (autonomous? independent?)
+- France shrinks to continental France only — greatly diminished overseas
 - **Highland Scotland**: Absorbed by England during the revolution chaos → England controls all of Britain
-
-### New Song: Continues Expansion
-- Australian colony growing (more settlers arriving)
-- Malacca firmly held (post-Aceh conquest)
-- Focus on digesting reconquered territories (Sichuan, Western Protectorate)
-- Population boom from Columbian Exchange crops continuing
+- **Napoleonic equivalent**: will emerge from the revolution (discussed at 1775 checkpoint)
+
+### Portugal: Collapse and Exile
+- Lost Indian territories to England, lost Ceuta to Morocco, mainland under Castilian "protection"
+- **Royal family flees to South American capital (Rio de Janeiro)**
+- **Portuguese South America is NOT just "Brazil"**: entire continent is Portuguese, divided into multiple viceroyalties (Peru, New Granada, Río de la Plata, Brazil, etc.) with Rio as overall capital
+- **French king also in exile in Rio** — two European courts coexisting in South America
+- Portuguese empire reduced to: South American viceroyalties (core), Cape Colony (vulnerable), Moluccas (isolated), scattered African posts
+- Mainland Portugal: Castilian protectorate
+
+### Americas: Full Map (~1760s post-war)
+| Region | Controller | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| Vinland (Newfoundland/Nova Scotia) | Kalmar Union | 350+ year presence, cod/timber |
+| New England → Great Lakes → Mississippi west | England | Largest N. American colonial power |
+| New France (Canada interior + Louisiana remnant) | French Republic / autonomous | Post-revolution status unclear |
+| Mexico | Castile + French influence | Inherited from collapsed Portugal, Castilian "protection" |
+| German Caribbean + Central America | Greater Germany | Hanseatic commercial colonies evolved |
+| South America (ALL) | Portugal (exile court in Rio) | Multiple viceroyalties, two exile courts |
+| Pacific Northwest | Japan + New Song | Outposts and trading posts |
+| Alaska + Kamchatka | Japan | Fur trade empire |
+
+### Morocco: Northwest African Great Power
+- Slow industrialization + long peace + recovered Ceuta (~1760s) → major expansion
+- **Territory by ~1770s**: Morocco proper + Western Sahara + Mauritania
+- Controls entire northwest African coast from Mediterranean to Senegal River
+- Economy: limited industry + trans-Saharan trade + Atlantic fisheries + some mining
+- Military: modernized but not Tier 1 — defensive rather than offensive capability
+- Religion: Sunni Islam
+- V3: large African state, like vanilla Ottoman — big territory but uneven development
+
+### India: Updated Scramble (~1770s)
+| Power | Territory | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| Ilkhanate | Northwest interior (Delhi + Gujarat inland + puppet states) | Land invasion from Afghanistan |
+| England | **Entire eastern coast** + **West Bengal** (pushing north, blocking Song) | Naval + commercial + military |
+| New Song | Eastern Bengal (宣慰司, from Burma) | Blocked from westward expansion by English Bengal |
+| Portugal | Sri Lanka + Maldives only | All that remains |
+| Indigenous | Maratha-equivalent, Deccan states, Rajput states | Interior fragmented |
+- **England's West Bengal position cuts off Song-Ilkhanate land connection** through India → England is the strategic balancer
+
+### Ilkhanate: Post-War Adjustments
+- Lost Egypt, lost Malacca → holds Persia/Iraq/Anatolia/Central Asia + Indian puppets + East Africa
+- East African colonies developed as homeland provinces (reaching toward South Africa)
+- **Portuguese Cape Colony**: may seize as Portugal collapses (Ilkhanate already has East African coastal chain extending southward)
+- Industrial Tier 1 but England and Germany closing fast
+- Constitutional merchant government under strain (military costs of Indian campaigns + East African expansion)
+
+### New Song
+- Malacca firmly held, Aceh defeated
+- Australian colony growing steadily
+- Population boom continuing
+- Eastern Bengal (via Burma Road) but **westward expansion in India blocked by England**
+- Digesting recovered Sichuan + Western Protectorate
 
 ### Japan: Pacific Industrial Power
 - Industrialization ~75 years in → approaching Tier 1.5
-- North Pacific fur trade empire (Kamchatka → Alaska → Pacific NW outposts)
-- Competing with Jianzhou and Kalmar for North Pacific/American influence
-
-### Ilkhanate: Strategic Adjustment
-- Lost Egypt, lost Malacca → but holds Persia/Iraq/Anatolia/Central Asia + Indian puppet states + East Africa
-- East African colonies being developed as homeland provinces (reaching South Africa → friction with Portuguese Cape Colony — but Portugal is collapsing)
-- **May seize Portuguese Cape Colony** as Portugal collapses?
-- Industrial capacity still Tier 1 but England and Germany closing fast
-
-### India: Scramble Crystallizing
-| Power | Territory by ~1760s |
-|---|---|
-| Ilkhanate | Western India (Gujarat + puppet states extending inland) |
-| New Song | Eastern Bengal (宣慰司) |
-| England | Eastern coast (formerly Portuguese) + new acquisitions |
-| Portugal | Sri Lanka + Maldives (all that's left of Indian empire) |
-| Indigenous | Maratha-equivalent, Mysore-equivalent, Rajput states — still significant |
+- North Pacific empire: Hokkaido + Sakhalin + Kuril + Kamchatka (continuous) + Alaska + Pacific NW outposts
+- Competing with Jianzhou and Kalmar for North American west coast
+- Active in international trade (no longer isolated)
 
-### Global Power Rankings (~1760s post-war)
+### Global Power Rankings (~1760s post-war, revised)
 | Tier | Powers |
 |---|---|
 | Tier 1 | England (ascendant), New Song, Greater Germany, Ilkhanate |
 | Tier 1.5 | Japan (rising fast), Kalmar Union, Bohemia |
-| Tier 2 | French Republic (rebuilding), Aragon, Jianzhou Republic |
-| Tier 2.5 | Burgundy, Korean Kingdom, Italian states, Illyria (new), Byzantium (revived) |
-| Tier 3 | Egypt, Tunisia/Morocco (Ceuta recovered!), Mongol Khanate, Castile (+Portuguese protectorate) |
-| Declining | Great Khanate, Portuguese Empire (collapsing), Indian fragments |
+| Tier 2 | French Republic (rebuilding), Aragon, Jianzhou Republic, Morocco (expanded) |
+| Tier 2.5 | Burgundy, Korean Kingdom, Italian states, Illyria (new), Byzantium (revived), Egypt |
+| Tier 3 | Tunisia, Mongol Khanate, Castile (+Portuguese protectorate) |
+| Declining | Great Khanate (serfdom), Portuguese Empire (collapsed to S. America), Indian fragments |
 
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 ## Open Questions (Post-1750)
 
-1. **French Republic**: How does it develop? Napoleonic equivalent?
-2. **Brazil**: Two exiled courts — how does this play out?
-3. **Great Khanate**: Serfdom abolition before V3? Revolution?
-4. **India scramble**: Final resolution by 1836?
-5. **Australia**: Song vs England vs Kalmar partition?
-6. **Portuguese Cape Colony**: Does Ilkhanate seize it?
+1. **Napoleonic equivalent**: French Republic → military genius? What does he conquer?
+2. **Portuguese South America**: Two exile courts + independence movements = ?
+3. **Great Khanate**: Serfdom abolished before V3?
+4. **Australia partition**: Song vs England vs Kalmar?
+5. **Portuguese Cape Colony**: Ilkhanate seizes it?
+6. **New France**: Independent? English satellite? French dominion?
 7. **Remaining to 1836**: 86 years, ~3 checkpoints (1775, 1800, 1836)