Its name is derived from the Capellan Reaches, the region of space spreading out from Terra towards the star system Capella, and for the Capellan Hegemony, once centered on Capella, which was one of the Confederation's founding members.

In their honor, a black border was added to the Capellan Confederation's symbol.

A passage from Alan Moorehead ´ s The White Nile ( p. 61 ) describes it thus: " The sportsman Samuel Baker and his wife had come up the Nile to look for them, and there had been others as well who had arrived at Gondokoro on the same mission, three Dutch ladies, the Baroness van Capellan and Mrs and Miss Tinne, but they had been forced to return to Khartoum through sickness.

Federated Suns spaces is divided into three ' Marches ': the Capellan March, the Crucis March and the Draconis March.

* House Liao of the Capellan Confederation in the fictional BattleTech universe

During the First Succession wars when the Draconis Combine and Capellan Confederation were bearing down against House Davion's forces there was a wave of hatred against Asian residents of the realm and many Buddhist institutions were destroyed.

The smallest of the Successor States, The Capellan Confederation is a self-proclaimed socialist meritocracy ruled by House Liao, from whom almost all of the nation's ruling Chancellors have been descended.

Throughout the early 24th century, The Federated Suns, ruled by House Davion, made repeated demands for the countries of the Capellan Reaches to turn over planets lying within their control to Davion control, a situation which resulted in a number of military engagements between the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns and the smaller Capellan nations.

In 2366, after an internal crisis had destabilized the Capellan Hegemony, House Davion declared that it was sending " peacekeepers " to Capella to establish order.

The Capellan Hussars act as the personal guards of the Chancellor, the Prefectorate, House of Scions, & the Liao family.

* House Liao ( The Capellan Confederation ), FASA 1624

In late June, Capellan signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals and became a free agent after the season.

All Capellan citizens are guaranteed free healthcare & education for life, in addition to other minor benefits.

The St. Ives Compact was a short-lived state that broke away from the Capellan Confederation after the Fourth Succession War, and was reabsorbed following a brief war in 3062.

It rivaled the Capellan Confederation for size, but by 3052 it had been almost entirely conquered by the Clans ; in the 3070s, much of it was incorporated into the Ghost Bear Dominion ( which is known as the Rasalhague Dominion by 3130 ).

* Capellan Confederation, a political entity in the Battletech universe

While their history is wracked with many vicious civil wars and tensions along the Liao border – much of the League ’ s territory there originally having belonged to the Capellan Confederation – the dawn of the Clan invasion changed their role in the galaxy considerably as one of the two untouched nations and – until Operation Serpent – neutral faction in the war.

Proposed by Chancellor Aleisha Liao of the Capellan Confederation in 2412, this document contained specific prohibitions and rules for " civilized warfare " to limit future use of WMDs, as well as to reduce or avoid collateral damage to civilians or civilian structures.

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* Capellan Confederation

Territorially, the Federated Suns is bordered by the Capellan Confederation, the Draconis Combine, and the Taurian Concordat.

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The Capellan Confederation is one of the fictional five Successor States within the fictional BattleTech universe.

In short order, The Capellan Confederation was formed uniting the Republic of Liao, the Sarna Supremacy, the Tikonov Grand Union, the Capellan Commonality ( née Hegemony ), the Sian Supremacy, & the St. Ives Mercantile Association.

Once the Davion forces arrived on Capella, the Capellan Confederation Navy ambushed them and bombarded the city from orbit, killing the entire Davion force as well as the 10, 000 volunteers who selflessly gave their lives to prevent Davion domination of the Capellan people.

Finally, the Confederation though the Succession Wars began conversion a number of Mercenary units under long-term contract with the Capellan Confederation into full-fledged members of the CCAF, in exchange for citizenship & other benefits, including such prestigious formations as McCarron's Armored Cavalry, the 4th Tau Ceti Rangers & the 15th Dracon.

Long with being the units for offensive operations outside the Confederation, these units now have the benefit of being able to recruit directly from Capellan Military Academies and drawing from the CCAF supply chain at no extra cost in comparison to contracted Mercenary forces.

Religion does not play a large part in the day to day lives of the inhabitants of the Capellan Confederation.

Although the Confederation allows freedom of religion, the state heavily promotes a trio of uniquely Capellan philosophies, the Korvin Doctrine, the Sarna Mandate, & the Lorix Order.

All minors in the Capellan Confederation are technically wards of the state under the provisional supervision of their parents.

Upon reaching maturity, each Capellan child is evaluated to determine if they have proven their commitment to the state by participating in their community, whether through outreach work, artistic work of cultural value, or civic participation.

The BattleMech regiments of the CCAF are divided into five categories, the Capellan Hussars, the Warrior Houses, the Death Commandos, the Commonality Reserves, & Converted Mercenary units.

She had, of course, been exposed to and enjoyed a music appreciation course which had included the better known classical works such as `` Tristan und Isolde '', `` Candide '', `` Oklahoma '', `` Nozze de Figaro '', the atomic age singers, Eileen Farrell, Elvis Presley and Geraldine Todd, as well as the curious rhythmic progressions of the Venusians, Capellan visual chromatics and the sonic concerti of the Altairians.

The Capellan inhabitants are described by Chief Medical Officer Dr. McCoy as strong, warlike humanoids who average 7 feet in height ; and, despite their violent tendencies, the Capellans do have a strong sense of honesty.

Kirk's security officer reacts without thinking and draws his phaser on the Klingon, but the redshirted officer is immediately killed by a Capellan guard with his kligat, ( pronounced " Klee-got "), a weapon that is part boomerang and part dagger.

Kirk is offered some food by a Capellan woman, but McCoy manages to restrain Kirk from physical contact with a small bulbous object that she is holding, for touching it mandates hand-to-hand combat with her closest male relative.

They cause an avalanche which kills some of the Capellan pursuers.

Kras uses this opportunity to obtain a Federation phaser weapon of his own from a fallen Capellan, whom he kills.

Kras threatens to kill any Capellan who raises a weapon against him.

As arranged, a Capellan warrior takes advantage of the distraction and kills Kras.

On May 5,, Capellan was released by the Rockies after being designated for assignment.

Capellan is considered to be a starter for the Eagles in 2010 and is scheduled to make $ 250, 000 a year.

This observation essentially ruled out the Ptolemaic system, and was compatible only with the Copernican system and the Tychonic system and other geoheliocentric models such as the Capellan and Riccioli's extended Capellan model.