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−	The '''Pleiades''' are a star cluster that is 389.31 light years rimward of [[Terra]] in the [[Federated Suns]]' [[Capellan March]]. It contains 100 inhabitated systems, among them [[Maia]], [[Electra]], and [[Merope]].<ref name=real>The high number of populated systems is confirmed by the writers. See [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=17563.msg398918;boardseen#new Political Map vs Jump Map discussion]</ref>
−	==Political Affiliation==	+	The '''Pleiades''' are a star cluster that is 389.31 light years rimward of [[Terra]] in the [[Federated Suns]]' [[Capellan March]]. It contains 100 inhabitated systems, among them [[Maia]], [[Electra]] and [[Merope]].{{cn}}
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−	* [[2317]] - No record<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18</ref>	+	== Political Affiliation ==
−	* [[2571]] - [[Taurian Concordat]]<ref name="H:MPSp121">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 121</ref><ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48</ref>	+	* [[2317]] - No record<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"</ref>
−	* [[2596]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref>	+	* [[2571]] - [[Taurian Concordat]]<ref name="H:MPSp121">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 121: "Taurian Concordat after Age of War [2571], Fall of the Star League [2750] and End of the Third Succession War [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48: "Federated Suns After Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
−	* [[2750]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref>	+	* [[2596]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
		+	* [[2750]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
	* [[2764]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'': "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>		* [[2764]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'': "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
−	* [[2765]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29</ref><ref name=FR:2765Pp37>''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 37</ref>	+	* [[2765]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name=FR:2765Pp37>''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 37: "Taurian Defense Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
−	* [[2822]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp55">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54</ref><ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31</ref>	+	* [[2822]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp55">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns After First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31: "Capellan Confederation After First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref>
−	* [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60</ref><ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39</ref>	+	* [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns After Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39: "Capellan Confederation After Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
−	* [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="TPp151">''The Periphery, First Edition'', p. 151</ref><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'': "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40</ref>	+	* [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="TPp151">''The Periphery, First Edition'', p. 151: "Maps of the Periphery"</ref><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'': "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns After Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40: "Capellan Confederation After Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
−	* [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72</ref><ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49</ref>	+	* [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72: "Federated Suns After Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49: "Capellan Confederation After Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
−	* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:MPSp127">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 127</ref><ref name="HB:HDp74">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 74</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref>	+	* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:MPSp127">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 127: "Taurian Concordat after modern colonization drive [3040] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp74">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 74: "Federated Suns After War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
−	* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>	+	* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
−	* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref>	+	* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
−	* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>	+	* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref>
−	* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78</ref><ref name="HB:HLp59">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 59</ref>	+	* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns After Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp59">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 59: "Capellan Confederation After Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
	* [[3059]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="TP2ep111">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 111: "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"</ref>		* [[3059]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="TP2ep111">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 111: "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"</ref>
−	* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>	+	* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
−	* [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp127"/><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82</ref><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68</ref>	+	* [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp127"/><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68: "Capellan Confederation After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref>
−	* [[3075]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref>	+	* [[3075]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere Map - [3075] Map"</ref>
−	* [[3079]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="FR:p23">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 23</ref><ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21</ref><ref name"FR:CCAFp21">''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21</ref>	+	* [[3079]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="FR:p23">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 23: "Taurian Concordat Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name"FR:CCAFp21">''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
−	* [[3081]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref>	+	* [[3081]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
	* [[3085]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="FM:3085pVii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>		* [[3085]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="FM:3085pVii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
−	* [[3135]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref>	+	* [[3135]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
−	* [[3145]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. vi: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>	+	* [[3145]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. vi: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
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−	==Description==	+	== Planetary Info ==
−	[[File:Pleiades.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Nonfictional (real-world) Pleiades Cluster]]
	The Pleiades (or Seven Sisters) contains over 1,000 members and are dominated by hot blue and extremely luminous B-type stars. A dust cloud in the interstellar medium that the stars are currently passing through forms a faint reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars (hence the alternate name Maia Nebula after the star [[Maia]]). The cluster core radius is about 8 light years and tidal radius is about 43 light years.		The Pleiades (or Seven Sisters) contains over 1,000 members and are dominated by hot blue and extremely luminous B-type stars. A dust cloud in the interstellar medium that the stars are currently passing through forms a faint reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars (hence the alternate name Maia Nebula after the star [[Maia]]). The cluster core radius is about 8 light years and tidal radius is about 43 light years.
	The nine brightest stars of the Pleiades are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology: Sterope, [[Merope]], [[Electra]], [[Maia]], Taygete, Celaeno, and Alcyone, along with their parents Atlas and Pleione.		The nine brightest stars of the Pleiades are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology: Sterope, [[Merope]], [[Electra]], [[Maia]], Taygete, Celaeno, and Alcyone, along with their parents Atlas and Pleione.
		+	[[File:Pleiades.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Nonfictional (real-world) Pleiades Cluster]]
		+	One hundred of the Pleiades systems are inhabited.<ref>The high number of populated systems is confirmed by the writers. See [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=17563.msg398918;boardseen#new Political Map vs Jump Map discussion]</ref> But the worlds of [[Maia]], [[Electra]] and [[Merope]] are the most important and probably have the largest population.<ref name="real">Most of this is "real word" information, so it need not be correct in the BattleTech universe.</ref>
−	One hundred of the Pleiades systems are inhabited, of which the worlds of [[Maia]], [[Electra]], and [[Merope]] are the most important.<ref name=real/>	+	== Planetary History ==
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−	==History==
	Visible with the naked eye at the [[Terra | Terran]] night sky the major systems of the Pleiades were already discovered and named early during the Pre-Spaceflight Era. After its founding the colonies of the star cluster joined the [[Taurian Concordat]] but were attacked in [[2580]] by the [[SLDF]] during the [[Reunification War]] and subsequently annexed by the [[Federated Suns]].		Visible with the naked eye at the [[Terra | Terran]] night sky the major systems of the Pleiades were already discovered and named early during the Pre-Spaceflight Era. After its founding the colonies of the star cluster joined the [[Taurian Concordat]] but were attacked in [[2580]] by the [[SLDF]] during the [[Reunification War]] and subsequently annexed by the [[Federated Suns]].
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	The Pleiades Cluster had three major habitable worlds in [[2580]], and each was heavily industrialized and well populated.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 72</ref> The SLDF deployed their [[IV Corps (Star League)|IV Corps]] supported by elements of [[I Corps (Star League)|I Corps]] to take these three worlds. The fighting lasted until November, 2580. The defending Taurian units were destroyed, but the attacking SLDF divisions were reduced to below forty percent of their strength.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 73</ref>		The Pleiades Cluster had three major habitable worlds in [[2580]], and each was heavily industrialized and well populated.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 72</ref> The SLDF deployed their [[IV Corps (Star League)|IV Corps]] supported by elements of [[I Corps (Star League)|I Corps]] to take these three worlds. The fighting lasted until November, 2580. The defending Taurian units were destroyed, but the attacking SLDF divisions were reduced to below forty percent of their strength.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 73</ref>
−	===The Pleiades Campaign===	+	=== The Pleiades Campaign ===
−	(''For more information, see [[History of the Taurian Concordat#The Pleiades Campaign|Pleiades Campaign]]'')	+	(''For more information see [[History of the Taurian Concordat#The Pleiades Campaign|Pleiades Campaign]].'')
−	In January [[3067]], the Concordat tried to exploit the weakness of the [[Federated Suns]] in the wake of the [[FedCom Civil War]] and sent troops to reconquer systems lost 500 years ago. The Taurian force, among them the [[Pleiades Hussars]] and the [[Pleiades Lancers]] trying to recapture their ancient homeworlds, initially made remarkable progress and reached the cluster in March. Then came the [[House Davion|Davion]] counterassault that caused great damage among the Taurian forces, only the troops in the cluster could stand their ground.	+	In the January of [[3067]] the Concordat tried to exploit the weakness of the [[Federated Suns]] in the wake of the [[FedCom Civil War]] and sent troops to reconquer systems lost 500 years ago. The Taurian force, among them the [[Pleiades Hussars]] and the [[Pleiades Lancers]] trying to recapture their ancient homeworlds, initially made remarkable progress and reached the cluster in March. Then came the [[House Davion|Davion]] counterassault that caused great damage among the Taurian forces, only the troops in the cluster could stand their ground.
	The tide turned again with the outbreak of the [[Jihad]] when the Davion leadership was thrown into chaos due to the occupation of [[New Avalon]]. At the end of the Jihad the Pleiades were under unchallenged control of the [[TDF]].		The tide turned again with the outbreak of the [[Jihad]] when the Davion leadership was thrown into chaos due to the occupation of [[New Avalon]]. At the end of the Jihad the Pleiades were under unchallenged control of the [[TDF]].
−	==Military Deployment==	+	== Military Deployment ==
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−	* [[Eighty-second Concordat Chasseurs]]<ref name=hrw146>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 146</ref>	+	* Eighty-second Concordat Chasseurs<ref name=hrw146>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 146</ref>
	===2579===		===2579===
	* Eighty-second Concordat Chasseurs<ref name=hrw146/>		* Eighty-second Concordat Chasseurs<ref name=hrw146/>
−	* [[Eighty-eighth Concordat Chasseurs]]<ref name=hrw146/>	+	* Eighty-eighth Concordat Chasseurs<ref name=hrw146/>
	===2581===		===2581===
−	* [[Thirtieth Division]], Second Reserve Corps<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 144</ref>	+	* Thirtieth Division, Second Reserve Corps<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 144</ref>
−	===2765===	+	=== 2765 ===
	* [[Fourteenth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp19">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 19: "Regimental Status"</ref>		* [[Fourteenth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp19">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 19: "Regimental Status"</ref>
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	===3067===		===3067===
−	* [[Second Ceti Hussars]]<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 138</ref>	+	* [[2nd Ceti Hussars|Second Ceti Hussars]]<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 138</ref>
	===3079===		===3079===
	* [[Pleiades Hussars]]<ref name="FR:Pp12">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 12: "Taurian Concordat Regimental Status"</ref>		* [[Pleiades Hussars]]<ref name="FR:Pp12">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 12: "Taurian Concordat Regimental Status"</ref>
	:- At this point in time, the Pleiades Hussars were deployed across [[Merope]] and Pleiades Cluster. The Pleiades Hussars was at 70% of full strength.		:- At this point in time, the Pleiades Hussars were deployed across [[Merope]] and Pleiades Cluster. The Pleiades Hussars was at 70% of full strength.
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−	==Notes==	+	== Map Gallery ==
−	The flag of the Pleiades is an eagle backed by a triangular field.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 62</ref>
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		+	==Notes==
		+	The flag of the '''Pleiades''' is an eagle backed by a triangular field.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 62</ref>
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	* ''[[20 Year Update]]''		* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
	* ''[[Dominions Divided]]''		* ''[[Dominions Divided]]''
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	* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''		* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
	* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]''		* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]''
−	* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)|The Periphery, Second Edition]]''	+	* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition]]''
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{{Update Needed|[[Dominions Divided]]}} {{otheruses|the star cluster|the ''[[New Syrtis (WarShip class)|New Syrtis]]''-class [[WarShip]]|Pleiades (Individual New Syrtis-class WarShip)}} {{InfoBoxSystem | image = Pleiades_Cluster_3151.svg | caption = Pleiades Cluster [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] | name = Pleiades Cluster | coord = 216.353 : -319.595{{e}} | stars = | class = | recharge = | recharge stations = | planets = }} The '''Pleiades''' are a star cluster that is 389.31 light years rimward of [[Terra]] in the [[Federated Suns]]' [[Capellan March]]. It contains 100 inhabitated systems, among them [[Maia]], [[Electra]] and [[Merope]].{{cn}} == Political Affiliation == * [[2317]] - No record<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"</ref> * [[2571]] - [[Taurian Concordat]]<ref name="H:MPSp121">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 121: "Taurian Concordat after Age of War [2571], Fall of the Star League [2750] and End of the Third Succession War [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48: "Federated Suns After Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> * [[2596]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> * [[2750]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> * [[2764]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'': "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> * [[2765]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name=FR:2765Pp37>''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 37: "Taurian Defense Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref> * [[2822]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp55">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns After First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31: "Capellan Confederation After First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref> * [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns After Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39: "Capellan Confederation After Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> * [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="TPp151">''The Periphery, First Edition'', p. 151: "Maps of the Periphery"</ref><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'': "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns After Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40: "Capellan Confederation After Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> * [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72: "Federated Suns After Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49: "Capellan Confederation After Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:MPSp127">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 127: "Taurian Concordat after modern colonization drive [3040] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp74">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 74: "Federated Suns After War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref> * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref> * [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref> * [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns After Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp59">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 59: "Capellan Confederation After Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref> * [[3059]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="TP2ep111">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 111: "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"</ref> * [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref> * [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:MPSp127"/><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68: "Capellan Confederation After FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref> * [[3075]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere Map - [3075] Map"</ref> * [[3079]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="FR:p23">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 23: "Taurian Concordat Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:AFFSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name"FR:CCAFp21">''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> * [[3081]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> * [[3085]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="FM:3085pVii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> * [[3135]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> * [[3145]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. vi: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> == Planetary Info == The Pleiades (or Seven Sisters) contains over 1,000 members and are dominated by hot blue and extremely luminous B-type stars. A dust cloud in the interstellar medium that the stars are currently passing through forms a faint reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars (hence the alternate name Maia Nebula after the star [[Maia]]). The cluster core radius is about 8 light years and tidal radius is about 43 light years. The nine brightest stars of the Pleiades are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology: Sterope, [[Merope]], [[Electra]], [[Maia]], Taygete, Celaeno, and Alcyone, along with their parents Atlas and Pleione. [[File:Pleiades.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Nonfictional (real-world) Pleiades Cluster]] One hundred of the Pleiades systems are inhabited.<ref>The high number of populated systems is confirmed by the writers. See [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=17563.msg398918;boardseen#new Political Map vs Jump Map discussion]</ref> But the worlds of [[Maia]], [[Electra]] and [[Merope]] are the most important and probably have the largest population.<ref name="real">Most of this is "real word" information, so it need not be correct in the BattleTech universe.</ref> == Planetary History == Visible with the naked eye at the [[Terra | Terran]] night sky the major systems of the Pleiades were already discovered and named early during the Pre-Spaceflight Era. After its founding the colonies of the star cluster joined the [[Taurian Concordat]] but were attacked in [[2580]] by the [[SLDF]] during the [[Reunification War]] and subsequently annexed by the [[Federated Suns]]. ===Reunification War=== The Pleiades Cluster had three major habitable worlds in [[2580]], and each was heavily industrialized and well populated.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 72</ref> The SLDF deployed their [[IV Corps (Star League)|IV Corps]] supported by elements of [[I Corps (Star League)|I Corps]] to take these three worlds. The fighting lasted until November, 2580. The defending Taurian units were destroyed, but the attacking SLDF divisions were reduced to below forty percent of their strength.<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 73</ref> === The Pleiades Campaign === (''For more information see [[History of the Taurian Concordat#The Pleiades Campaign|Pleiades Campaign]].'') In the January of [[3067]] the Concordat tried to exploit the weakness of the [[Federated Suns]] in the wake of the [[FedCom Civil War]] and sent troops to reconquer systems lost 500 years ago. The Taurian force, among them the [[Pleiades Hussars]] and the [[Pleiades Lancers]] trying to recapture their ancient homeworlds, initially made remarkable progress and reached the cluster in March. Then came the [[House Davion|Davion]] counterassault that caused great damage among the Taurian forces, only the troops in the cluster could stand their ground. The tide turned again with the outbreak of the [[Jihad]] when the Davion leadership was thrown into chaos due to the occupation of [[New Avalon]]. At the end of the Jihad the Pleiades were under unchallenged control of the [[TDF]]. == Military Deployment == ===2578=== * Eighty-second Concordat Chasseurs<ref name=hrw146>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 146</ref> ===2579=== * Eighty-second Concordat Chasseurs<ref name=hrw146/> * Eighty-eighth Concordat Chasseurs<ref name=hrw146/> ===2581=== * Thirtieth Division, Second Reserve Corps<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 144</ref> === 2765 === * [[Fourteenth Syrtis Fusiliers]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp19">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 19: "Regimental Status"</ref> ===3067=== * [[2nd Ceti Hussars|Second Ceti Hussars]]<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 138</ref> ===3079=== * [[Pleiades Hussars]]<ref name="FR:Pp12">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 12: "Taurian Concordat Regimental Status"</ref> :- At this point in time, the Pleiades Hussars were deployed across [[Merope]] and Pleiades Cluster. The Pleiades Hussars was at 70% of full strength. == Map Gallery == <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> == Nearby Systems == <!-- NOTE: This table is automatically generated by BattleTechWiki:Project_Planets/Mapping, and any edits to this section may be overwritten at any time by a bot --> {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" ! colspan="8" | Closest 40 systems (40 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Electra]] | class="lessthan30" | 3.0 | class="lessthan30" | [[Maia]] | class="lessthan30" | 4.0 | class="lessthan30" | [[Merope]] | class="lessthan30" | 5.0 | class="lessthan30" | [[Ridgebrook]] | class="lessthan30" | 15.0 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Sanurcha (FS)|Sanurcha]] | class="lessthan30" | 16.8 | class="lessthan30" | [[Kautokeino]] | class="lessthan30" | 26.6 | class="lessthan30" | [[New Syrtis]] | class="lessthan30" | 27.0 | class="lessthan30" | [[Flintoft]] | class="lessthan30" | 28.3 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Diefenbaker]] | class="lessthan30" | 28.4 | class="lessthan30" | [[Hè-shì]] | class="lessthan30" | 29.7 | class="lessthan30" | [[Taygeta]] | class="lessthan30" | 29.9 | class="over30" | [[Brusett]] | class="over30" | 30.4 |- | class="over30" | [[Lindsay]] | class="over30" | 32.0 | class="over30" | [[Werfer]] | class="over30" | 32.2 | class="over30" | [[Carmichael]] | class="over30" | 33.9 | class="over30" | [[Mandaree]] | class="over30" | 35.5 |- | class="over30" | [[Hobson]] | class="over30" | 35.7 | class="over30" | [[Brockway]] | class="over30" | 36.4 | class="over30" | [[Pietermaritzburg]] | class="over30" | 38.3 | class="over30" | [[Firgrove]] | class="over30" | 39.5 |- | class="over30" | [[Kaitangata]] | class="over30" | 42.7 | class="over30" | [[Desolate Plains]] | class="over30" | 42.8 | class="over30" | [[Crawford]] | class="over30" | 44.7 | class="over30" | [[Mithron]] | class="over30" | 44.7 |- | class="over30" | [[Aucara]] | class="over30" | 46.1 | class="over30" | [[Wrentham]] | class="over30" | 46.1 | class="over30" | [[Robsart]] | class="over30" | 49.9 | class="over30" | [[Midale]] | class="over30" | 50.4 |- | class="over30" | [[Zalzangor]] | class="over30" | 50.7 | class="over30" | [[Lothair]] | class="over30" | 52.9 | class="over30" | [[Ashley]] | class="over30" | 53.2 | class="over30" | [[Atreus Prime]] | class="over30" | 55.1 |- | class="over30" | [[Cumberland]] | class="over30" | 55.4 | class="over30" | [[Oltepesi]] | class="over30" | 56.1 | class="over30" | [[Mordialloc]] | class="over30" | 56.2 | class="over30" | [[Shaunavon]] | class="over30" | 56.2 |- | class="over30" | [[Chouli]] | class="over30" | 56.6 | class="over30" | [[Okains]] | class="over30" | 56.7 | class="over30" | [[Jaipur]] | class="over30" | 56.7 | class="over30" | [[Keuterville]] | class="over30" | 60.0 |- |} ==Notes== The flag of the '''Pleiades''' is an eagle backed by a triangular field.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 62</ref> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[Dominions Divided]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' * ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]'' * ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' * ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]'' * ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' * ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'' * ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition]]'' [[Category:Federated Suns Regions]] [[Category:Taurian Concordat Regions]] [[Category:Special Astronomical Features|Pleiades Cluster]] [[Category:Universe Regions]]

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