The regional divisions of the China and Far East super-regions.
Eastern Asian regions
China super-region
North China region
South China region
Xinan region
Far East super-region
Japan region
Korea region
The Eastern Asian regions are the combined regions of China super-region and Far East super-region. The area houses two unique mechanics acting in a similar fashion to the HRE in central Europe. In 1444 Ming holds the title of Celestial Empire and governs over the all the Chinese regions. In time other claimants to the throne may rise, be it the newly formed Qing from the north or one of the surroundings nations who may move to seize power when Ming is struggling to subdue large uprisings of Separatist rebels. Further to east lie the Japanese lands. Across the connected islands the Daimyos will fight for dominance over each other to claim the seat of the Shogunate. Whoever succeeds in this mission may not only dictate the rules of the land, but ultimately move forward and form the unified nation of Japan.
The break-down of the Eastern Asian regions is as follows:
Government types
Autocracy and Daimyo are the dominant government types in these parts (notable mentions are the Celestial Empire and Shogunate).
Religions
Confucian is the prevalent religion in the mainland regions.
Shinto is spread in the eastern part.
Animist and Theravada can be found in the southwest.
Technology groups
All nations in these parts belong to the Chinese technology group.
Culture groups
Chinese is the most dominant culture group in this region.
Some of these nations don't exist at the 1444 campaign start. They can appear if another nation chooses to form them. In (parentheses) are the historical start-dates they can be first played in, if applicable.
These nations don't exist and also lack cores at the 1444 campaign start. They can still appear if Separatist rebels manage to take control of their cultural provinces.
Notes: These articles refer to the state of the world at the start of the grand-campaign (1444-11-11); meaning, if a nation is picked in other time points it may have different attributes. Table listings include: [1] 1444 starting nations, [2] 1444 releasable nations. Other tags, [3] later start/pure formables/revolters ("wild card" stats), are mentioned at the top. Worth noting, [4] a nation is assigned a home region based on its capital's location, [5] location names use the default localisation for consistency reasons (for searching in-game enter the provided province numbers). For a list of all available tags check the countries article.
All countries with the Daimyo government are subjects of Ashikaga.
Notes: This region holds provinces necessary for forming Japan. All Daimyo nations are subjects of the shogun (owner of Kyoto) unless they currently fight to become the shogun or the decision Unite Japan is taken.
Notes: This region holds provinces necessary for forming Mongol Empire, Qing and Yuan. The province of Luoyang (1836) is of religious importance for Mahayana nations.
Notes: These articles refer to the state of the world at the start of the grand-campaign (1444-11-11); meaning, if a nation is picked in other time points it may have different attributes. Table listings include: [1] 1444 starting nations, [2] 1444 releasable nations. Other tags, [3] later start/pure formables/revolters ("wild card" stats), are mentioned at the top. Worth noting, [4] a nation is assigned a home region based on its capital's location, [5] location names use the default localisation for consistency reasons (for searching in-game enter the provided province numbers). For a list of all available tags check the countries article.