India

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in Asia.

History
An ancient city, located ten miles west of modern day, , was irradiated by a Piece of Eden around ten to eight thousand years BCE.

Renaissance
During the Italian Renaissance, the Assassin Order founded a guild in India, with the intention of keeping an eye on the harbor and the international rulers that had taken interest in the country.

However, Manuel I of Portugal had also taken interest in India, and he soon sent Pedro Álvares Cabral's fleet to Calicut, where the Assassins' guild was based. It soon became clear that the Portuguese were not there for the spices, but to root out the Assassins, after which they started razing their shops and storehouses. In the chaos that ensued, the Assassins poisoned Cabral's most important men, causing them to die within minutes. In all, out of Cabral's thirteen ships, only four managed to escape back to Portugal. Through interrogation, the Assassins discovered that they had been right and that Manuel had even known the location of the Assassins Guild.

In response to the actions of the Assassins, Manuel sent Vasco da Gama to India, with a fleet of 800 men. The Assassins attempted a failed evacuation of the city, and upon Vasco da Gama's arrival, he demanded the expulsion of all Muslims, knowing that would bring only violence.

The Assassins then called upon the citizens for resources and clothes, and organized an assault on the Portuguese captains. Knowing that stealth would not help them this time, they charged at the guards and stabbed them multiple times, sending a clear message to Portugal.

Modern times
During the Indian independence movement in India, in which the Indians tried to free themselves from their British oppressors, Mahatma Gandhi became the political and spiritual leader of the country.

The secret to his leadership was an Apple of Eden, through which he was able to "lead" large numbers of men. On 30 January 1948, Gandhi was assassinated by Templars, who were after his Piece of Eden.