Shahanshah Pashang Karen (Pt. 3)
With the necessary piety accumulated and an available Manichean province I can finally convert.
I bribe my vassals with money and count-tier vassal transfers from the newly conquered emirates. The Mu'tazilites like me more now that I have converted anyway.
I begin revoking titles in earnest. Of course everyone accepts without hesitation. The best bit is the piety gained when I revoke a mosque and give it to a mobad.
I reduce centralisation from high to get a bigger vassal limit.
Operation Boost-Zoro-Moral-Authority-whilst-trashing-Sunni-MA commence!
The new Caliph notices my project and decides to help out.
1082 - Khiva has been fully reorganised under Zoroastrian Persians. I create the Kingdom title and give it to a cousin.
The first Zoroastrian Province!
July - first holy war over. The Emir of Basra is a 20 martial siege general, he pops forts at a nice rate.
August - second holy war over.
Sept - the third.
Atilla the Hun(garian) comes to the aide of some orthodox nonentity.
I have to bribe a couple of Marzobans, but High CA passes.
The Sultan of Egypt feels he is too powerful to just give up his titles.
Sept 1083 - Armenian Liberation revolt. 3 holy wars in Armenia finished.
I create Kingdom of Armenia and grant it to Pashang's grand-nephew. Another grand-nephew gets Georgia.
The Armenian Liberation revolt decides that this is good and stop revolting. Their leader still views me as a tyrant, but he and his 25 martial will be leading my armies.
Oct - Pashang's son saves him from a huge bear.
Nov- Pashang masters flat terrain.
Jan '84 - another holy war done. Feb, and another is done.
Abyssinia have invaded Egypt, I need to kick them out before I can make peace. I do so.
Egypt is reorganised under Zoro Persians and given to Pashang's youngest son, Vandad. Reward for saving him from the bear I suppose.
For some reason the Tengri High Priest is my vassal, I release him along with the Bekhtashi. I cant work out how to repay their loan though.
Various rebels are cleaned up.
An OPM has the temerity to refuse when I demand his title.
The Jihad fails.
Various revolts happen and are put down.
The imbecile son dies.
Perhaps it is Pashang's time too?
Finally at peace and can switch to Primogeniture. Persia created, Arabia destroyed.
I think that's the first time I've seen a Zoro GHW.
All that stands between Pashang and becomming the legendary figure of the Saoshyant is a single Pratihara owned duchy.
The by now octogenarian Emir of Basra is as proficient with sieges as ever.
Excellent, 100% WS time for peace...
oh.
The Save (patch 2.2.0.1)
