At least the Franks are beating back the Viking invaders, but they're still very vulnerable. The death of Marell putting a six-year old girl on the East Frankish throne has them at quite the risk.
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The Frankish unity is heartening to see. I wonder if anything will emerge from it? The Norse invasion isn't the only threat to the Christians in that area...
It appears as if the Umayyads haven't given up the idea of avenging Tours and conquering Western Europe, after all.
It appears as if the Umayyads haven't given up the idea of avenging Tours and conquering Western Europe, after all.
811
1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Liezong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom, Petty Shahdom of Kroran, Khaganate of Uyghur, Khaganate of Mujde and Khaganate of Uzumcu
"In 811, the Uyghur Khagan Yamtar the Unready of Uzumcu became a tributary of the Tang Empire."
2. Abbasid Empire
Capital: Baqubah
Caliph: Idris
Heir: Emir Al-Hadi of Damashq (Idris' son mothered by Empress Meirona)
House: Abbasid
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Great Works: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Great Pyramid of Khufu, Petra and House of Wisdom
Tributary States: Taid Sultanate and Kingdom of Nubia
"In the year 811, a man named Sa'daddin led his peasant revolt against Caliph Idris."
3. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Marrakech
Sultan: Mahmud the Handsome
Heir: Prince Jibril (Mahmud's half-brother)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
"The year 811 passed relatively uneventful in the Umayyad Sultanate."
4. Kingdom of East Francia
Capital: Landshut
Queen: Faregildis (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Princess Frotlina of Austrasia (Faregildis' aunt)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
Artifacts: Skull Trophy
"In the beginning of the year 811, King Gualtari of Austrasia split off his army from rest of the united Frankish forces and decided to chase after small bands of Norsemen on his own. His army first defeated Ragnarr Vagnsson at Poligny and then the main Norse invasion force under the command of Vagn, who has been mentioned in our previous class, at the Battle of Saint-Imier. Vagn decided to retreat to Erguel only for him to encounter the rest of the united Frankish forces led by Baron Gautmar of Tafalla."
5. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Ancyra
Basileus: Orestes the Tenacious
Heir: Prince Misael (Orestes' eldest son mothered by Basilissa Konstantine)
House: Karteroukas
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem and Nail of the True Cross
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia
"While the Varangian Guard are to said to have been established in the year 801 with Captain Kjartan being the first Norseman to become the personal bodyguard of the then basileus Leon the Monk, the first record of this elite unit playing decisive role in a battle is from the year 811. Under the command of Captain Kjartan, the Varangian Guard defeated the Muslim invaders from Ifriqiya led by Berber Mayor Mastan of Sidi Bou Zid at the battles of Erice and Lipari. While one Muslim army was defeated, Emir Ashraf the Butcher of the Addauid Emirate invaded the Byzantine Empire with his army the same year."
6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Madhava the Son of the Vinyakas
Heir: Raja Mallikarjuna of Nulambavadi (Madhava's nephew)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Artifacts: Foot of a Famous Holy Man
"An extremely one-sided battle took place at Ramesvaram. Sinhala Maharaja Apaya's army was slaughtered to the last man with the maharaja himself as the only survivor. The Rashtrakuta invaders, who numbered more than 4,000 and were led by Telugu Raja Katayavema the Wise of the Yuddhamallid Raj, suffered just a single casualty at this battle."
7. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri II (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Princess Purgyal Gemathar (Mutri II's half-sister)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Artifacts: Sariraka Bone
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom
"The year 811 passed relatively uneventful in Tibet as well."
8. Pratihara Kingdom
Capital: Shakambhari
Maharaja: Vijada-Dasasyandana
Heir: Maharaja Viranarayana of Malwa (Vijada-Dasasyandana's half-brother)
House: Pratihara
Culture: Rajput
Religion: Hindu
"In 811, Panjabi Maharaja Dayaram of the Karkota Kingdom sent his army under the command of Sukhavarma Utpala to aid the neighboring Pratihara Kingdom against an invasion from the Taid Sultanate. Around 700 Panjabis defeated a Taid unit of nearly 600 men led by Wali Sadiq of Mashhad at the Battle of Kafirkot."
Austrasia appears to be ambitious, which could haunt them later...
Byzantium might be returning to stability a bit - and the Varangians will be a large part of that.
Byzantium might be returning to stability a bit - and the Varangians will be a large part of that.
812
1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Liezong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom, Petty Shahdom of Kroran, Khaganate of Uyghur, Khaganate of Mujde and Khaganate of Uzumcu
"As usual, we shall begin our class with a look at the Tang Empire..."
2. Abbasid Empire
Capital: Baqubah
Caliph: Idris the Oppressor
Heir: Emir Al-Hadi of Damashq (Idris' son mothered by Empress Meirona)
House: Abbasid
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Great Works: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Great Pyramid of Khufu, Petra and House of Wisdom
Tributary States: Taid Sultanate and Kingdom of Nubia
"The first mention of Caliph Idris being referred to as the Oppressor by his enemies dates back to the year 812."
3. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Marrakech
Sultan: Mahmud the Handsome
Heir: Prince Jibril (Mahmud's half-brother)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
"At the Battle of Roquefort, Berber Sheikh Agwillul of Tadha led the Umayyads to victory against a Christian army of Franks, Occitans and Pomeranians. The Pomeranian High Chief Urjasz of Sorbia and Occitan Mayor Toumas of Montferrand became prisoners of war in the aftermath of the battle."
4. Kingdom of East Francia
Capital: Landshut
Queen: Faregildis (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Princess Frotlina of Austrasia (Faregildis' aunt)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
Artifacts: Skull Trophy
"Also in 812, a second Umayyad army under Wali Azam of Alcazar de San Juan defeated the army of Occitan Duke Doumenge the Seducer of Auvergne at Foix."
5. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Ancyra
Basileus: Orestes the Tenacious
Heir: Prince Misael (Orestes' eldest son mothered by Basilissa Konstantine)
House: Karteroukas
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem and Nail of the True Cross
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia
"In the beginning of the year 812, the Varangian Guard defeated the invading Muslim army of Ifriqiya led by Berber Mayor Mastan of Sidi Bou Zid at the Battle of Castellaneta. However, later that year at the Battle of Ikonion, the Varangian Guard was defeated by Symmachos' Bogomilist rebels."
6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Madhava the Son of the Vinyakas
Heir: Raja Mallikarjuna of Nulambavadi (Madhava's nephew)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Artifacts: Foot of a Famous Holy Man
Tributary State: Lambakanna Kingdom
"After being defeated in war, Sinhala Buddhist Maharaja Apaya of the Lambakanna Kingdom agreed to become a tributary of the Rashtrakutas."
7. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri II (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Princess Purgyal Gemathar (Mutri II's half-sister)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom
"The year Sariraka Bone in the possession of 12 years old Tsenpo Purgyal Mutri II got destroyed in the year 812."
8. Pratihara Kingdom
Capital: Shakambhari
Maharaja: Vijada-Dasasyandana
Heir: Maharaja Viranarayana of Malwa (Vijada-Dasasyandana's half-brother)
House: Pratihara
Culture: Rajput
Religion: Hindu
"At the Battle of Mankera in 812, the Taid invasion force of over 4,000 men under the command of Persian Sheikh Sol the Wolf of Amol routed a Pratihara army roughly half their size led by Maharaja Vijada-Dasasyandana's Cuman mystic Aepak."
The Umayyads gained a new color thanks to Mahmud the Handsome making the Kingdom of Asturias his primary title.
And yeah, the Frankish-Norse war is over. The Vikings lost and retreated back to Scandinavia.
And yeah, the Frankish-Norse war is over. The Vikings lost and retreated back to Scandinavia.
The Umayyads are defeating the Franks for now.
Also, with the low approval of all of these Abbasid rulers, why aren't there more rebellions?
Also, with the low approval of all of these Abbasid rulers, why aren't there more rebellions?
813
1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Liezong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom, Petty Shahdom of Kroran, Khaganate of Uyghur, Khaganate of Mujde and Khaganate of Uzumcu
"As usual, we shall begin our class with a look at the Tang Empire..."
2. Abbasid Empire
Capital: Baqubah
Caliph: Idris the Oppressor
Heir: Emir Al-Hadi of Damashq (Idris' son mothered by Empress Meirona)
House: Abbasid
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Great Works: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Great Pyramid of Khufu, Petra and House of Wisdom
Tributary States: Taid Sultanate and Kingdom of Nubia
"The year 813 passed relatively uneventful in the Abbasid Empire."
3. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Oviedo
Sultan: Mahmud the Handsome
Heir: Prince Halil (Mahmud's eldest son mothered by Sultana Sahba)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
"Having won the war against the Franks, Mahmud the Handsome shifted his capital to Oviedo in 813. That same year, on 9 March, a son named Hilal was born to the sultan and his first wife Sahba."
4. Kingdom of East Francia
Capital: Bouillon
Queen: Faregildis (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Princess Frotlina of Austrasia (Faregildis' aunt)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
Artifacts: Skull Trophy
"After the war with the Umayyads, nine years old Queen Faregildis was advised by her regent Duke Theudoald the Just of West-Frisia to make Bouillon her capital."
5. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Ancyra
Basileus: Orestes the Tenacious
Heir: Prince Misael (Orestes' eldest son mothered by Basilissa Konstantine)
House: Karteroukas
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem and Nail of the True Cross
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia
"A small Muslim invasion from Ifriqiya under the command of Mayor Talib of Jalula was defeated by the Varangian Guard at the Battle of Messene."
6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Madhava the Son of the Vinyakas
Heir: Raja Mallikarjuna of Nulambavadi (Madhava's nephew)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Artifacts: Foot of a Famous Holy Man
Tributary State: Lambakanna Kingdom
"The year 813 passed relatively uneventful in the Rashtrakuta Kingdom as well."
7. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri II (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Princess Purgyal Gemathar (Mutri II's half-sister)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom
"In Tibet as well, the year 813 passed relatively uneventful."
8. Ayudha Kingdom
Capital: Kanyakubja
Maharaja: Vajrayudha the Purifier
Heir: Rajkumar Gopala (Vajrayudha's third son mothered by Dehanagadevi)
House: Ayudha
Culture: Hindustani
Religion: Hindu
Artifacts: Magnificent Painting
Tributary State: Gupta Kingdom
"With the weakening of the Pratihara Kingdom, its eastern neighbors in the Ayudha Kingdom now became one of the great powers of the world and the second strongest kingdom in the Indian subcontinent after the Rashtrakutas."
My man Vajrayudha the Purifier is back in the list of the great powers. He was last mentioned in the 783 post.
It looks like the Byzantines are beginning to reclaim Sicily or at least keep their Italian lands from falling...
I suspect that the wars between East Francia and the Umayyads aren't over yet.
I suspect that the wars between East Francia and the Umayyads aren't over yet.
814
1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Liezong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom, Petty Shahdom of Kroran, Khaganate of Uyghur and Khaganate of Uzumcu
"In 814, the Khaganate of Mujde ceased to exist after becoming invaded by Uyghur Khagan Tekesh who saw himself as the ruler of all Uyghur clans. After the brief war was over, the Mujde clan became vassals of the greater Uyghur khaganate."
2. Abbasid Empire
Capital: Baqubah
Caliph: Idris the Oppressor
Heir: Emir Al-Hadi of Damashq (Idris' son mothered by Empress Meirona)
House: Abbasid
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Great Works: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Great Pyramid of Khufu, Petra and House of Wisdom
Tributary States: Taid Sultanate and Kingdom of Nubia
"In 814, the Shia Muslims rallied under the banner of a three years old boy named Akin and declared war against the Abbasids to establish their own caliphate. At the Battle of Ranya, Orthodox Christian mercenary Captain Trpimir of the Bulgarian Band and a small Abbasid army under his command were routed by Shia rebels."
3. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Oviedo
Sultan: Halil
Heir: Mahmud the Handsome (Halil's father)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
"In 814, a faction led by Berber Emira Cantara the Whisperer of the Awzalid Emirate demanded Mahmud the Handsome to abdicate the throne. The Whisperer was the fourth wife of Abbasid Caliph Idris the Oppressor and she threatened to bring her husband's massive armies into Iberia if the Handsome refused to abdicate. In order to prevent the war from ever happening, the Handsome stepped down and his infant son Halil was installed by the faction as their puppet sultan."
4. Kingdom of East Francia
Capital: Bouillon
Queen: Faregildis (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Princess Frotlina of Austrasia (Faregildis' aunt)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
Artifacts: Skull Trophy
"The year 814 passed relatively uneventful in the Kingdom of East Francia."
5. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Ancyra
Basileus: Orestes the Tenacious
Heir: Prince Misael (Orestes' eldest son mothered by Basilissa Konstantine)
House: Karteroukas
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem and Nail of the True Cross
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia
"At the Battle of Skalothe in 814, the Varangian Guard defeated roughly 1500 Khazar warriors led by a Pecheneg man named Celgil Surajkundid."
6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Madhava the Son of the Vinyakas
Heir: Raja Mallikarjuna of Nulambavadi (Madhava's nephew)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Artifacts: Foot of a Famous Holy Man
Tributary State: Lambakanna Kingdom
"The year 814 passed relatively uneventful in the Rashtrakuta Kingdom as well."
7. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri II (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Princess Purgyal Gemathar (Mutri II's half-sister)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom
"In Tibet as well, the year 814 passed relatively uneventful."
8. Ayudha Kingdom
Capital: Kanyakubja
Maharaja: Vajrayudha the Purifier
Heir: Rajkumar Gopala (Vajrayudha's third son mothered by Dehanagadevi)
House: Ayudha
Culture: Hindustani
Religion: Hindu
Artifacts: Magnificent Painting
Tributary State: Gupta Kingdom
"In the Ayudha Kingdom, the year 814 passed without any important event of note."
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This entire world is lucky that Berber Emira Cantara the Whisperer, the fourth wife of Abbasid Caliph Idris the Oppressor, did not have any claims on the Umayyad Sultanate. Imagine if that was the case...
Also, it seems Mahmud the Handsome did not knew that the caliph was busy with a Shia rebellion in 814.
Also, it seems Mahmud the Handsome did not knew that the caliph was busy with a Shia rebellion in 814.
That Shi'a revolt could be quite dangerous to the Abbasids.
Byzantines are holding out, largely thanks to the Varangian Guard.
Whilst not great powers, Denmark and Sweden (Svitjod) are starting to take control of most of the Scandinavian peninsula.
Byzantines are holding out, largely thanks to the Varangian Guard.
Whilst not great powers, Denmark and Sweden (Svitjod) are starting to take control of most of the Scandinavian peninsula.
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815
1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Liezong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom, Petty Shahdom of Kroran and Khaganate of Uyghur
"In 815, the Khaganate of Uzumcu ceased to exist after it was invaded by Kirghiz Khagan Ucsi. The Kirghiz were tributaries of Khagan Tekesh of Uyghur, who prevented the armies of Protector General Feng Yuanchong the Evil from intervening."
2. Abbasid Empire
Capital: Tabas
Caliph: Idris the Oppressor
Heir: Emir Al-Hadi of Damashq (Idris' son mothered by Empress Meirona)
House: Abbasid
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Great Works: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Great Pyramid of Khufu and Petra
Tributary States: Taid Sultanate and Kingdom of Nubia
"On 26 April 815, the boy Akin became the Caliph of Shia Muslims. The House of Wisdom in Baghdad was now under Shia control. The capital of the Abbasid Caliphate was shifted to Tabas after the establishment of the Akin Sultanate."
3. Kingdom of East Francia
Capital: Bouillon
Queen: Faregildis (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Princess Frotlina of Austrasia (Faregildis' aunt)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
Artifacts: Skull Trophy
"The year 815 passed relatively uneventful in the Kingdom of East Francia."
4. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Ancyra
Basileus: Orestes the Tenacious
Heir: Prince Misael (Orestes' eldest son mothered by Basilissa Konstantine)
House: Karteroukas
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem and Nail of the True Cross
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia
"The year 815 passed relatively uneventful in the Byzantine Empire as well."
5. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Oviedo
Sultan: Halil
Heir: Mahmud the Handsome (Halil's father)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
"In 815, Azam the Young declared against the infant Sultan Halil in order to install Emir Bahir of Marrakech, a member of the ruling Umayyad dynasty, to the throne of Maghreb. At the Battle of Rodao, the rebels defeated a loyalist army under the command of Sheikh Abd-al-Rahman of Tendara."
6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Madhava the Son of the Vinyakas
Heir: Raja Mallikarjuna of Nulambavadi (Madhava's nephew)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Artifacts: Foot of a Famous Holy Man
Tributary State: Lambakanna Kingdom
"In 815, Madhava the Son of the Vinyakas angered the Brahmins in his realm after he imprisoned Pujari Vijayaditya of Ellora for not providing his share of food to the commoners during the slow fever epidemic that year."
7. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri II (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Princess Purgyal Gemathar (Mutri II's half-sister)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom
"In Tibet as well, the year 815 passed relatively uneventful."
8. Ayudha Kingdom
Capital: Kanyakubja
Maharaja: Vajrayudha the Purifier
Heir: Rajkumar Gopala (Vajrayudha's third son mothered by Dehanagadevi)
House: Ayudha
Culture: Hindustani
Religion: Hindu
Artifacts: Magnificent Painting
Tributary State: Gupta Kingdom
"In the Ayudha Kingdom, the year 815 passed without any important event of note."
The Shia rebellion has weakened the Abbasids. Does this mark the beginning of a divided Near East?
The Umayads and the Abbasids almost went to war, but peace remains... for now. I don't suspect that this peace will last.
The Umayads and the Abbasids almost went to war, but peace remains... for now. I don't suspect that this peace will last.
816
1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Liezong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom, Petty Shahdom of Kroran and Khaganate of Uyghur
"As usual, we shall begin our class with a look at the Tang Empire..."
2. Abbasid Empire
Capital: Tabas
Caliph: Idris the Oppressor
Heir: Emir Al-Hadi of Damashq (Idris' son mothered by Empress Meirona)
House: Abbasid
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Great Works: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Great Pyramid of Khufu and Petra
Tributary States: Taid Sultanate and Kingdom of Nubia
"The year 816 passed relatively uneventful in the Abbasid Empire."
3. Kingdom of East Francia
Capital: Bouillon
Queen: Faregildis (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Princess Frotlina of Austrasia (Faregildis' aunt)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
Artifacts: Skull Trophy
"The year 816 passed relatively uneventful in the Kingdom of East Francia as well."
4. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Monreale
Basileus: Ioustinianos III the Just
Heir: Prince Cherouvim (Ioustinianos III's eldest son mothered by Basilissa Eusebia)
House: Trichares
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia
"On 23 March 816, Orestes the Tenacious died at the age of 59 from cancer. Ioustinianos III the Just of House Trichares was elected as the new basileus. The new emperor dispatched Domestikos Chrysanthos the Blind of Scholae Palatinae to ambush and assassinate Kegen, the Pecheneg commander of the Khazar invasion force laying siege to Iuliopolis. After the Scholae Palatinae failed the mission, the basileus sent the Gothic Strategos Sebastos II of Cherson but he too failed at this task."
5. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Oviedo
Sultan: Halil
Heir: Mahmud the Handsome (Halil's father)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
"In this class, we will take a look at Emir Bahir of Marrakech. This is the man for whom Azam the Young started the rebellion, claiming him to be the real Sultan of Maghreb. Bahir was the fourth son of Umayyad Sultan Abd-al-Rahman II and the younger brother of Abdul-Gafur the Monster, Sultan Halil's grandfather."
6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Madhava the Son of the Vinyakas
Heir: Raja Mallikarjuna of Nulambavadi (Madhava's nephew)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Artifacts: Foot of a Famous Holy Man
Tributary State: Lambakanna Kingdom
"In the Rashtrakuta Kingdom as well, the year 816 passed relatively uneventful."
7. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri II (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Princess Purgyal Gemathar (Mutri II's half-sister)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom
"In 816, Tsenpo Purgyal Mutri II of Tibet declared war on the Bon Gyalpo Wangli Shihuo of Nangqen to make him his vassal."
8. Pratihara Kingdom
Capital: Shakambhari
Maharaja: Viranarayana
Heir: Raja Devasakti II of Sauvira (Viranarayana's nephew)
House: Pratihara
Culture: Rajput
Religion: Hindu
"On 4 October 816, 22 years old Pratihara Maharaja Vijada-Dasasyandana was slain by his rival, Mayor Anangpal of Nagauda, in a duel to the death. 13 years old Viranarayana succeeded his brother to the throne. The boy had previously been the Maharaja of Malwa for nine years until losing the title to Maharaja Vajrayudha the Purifier of Ayudha Kingdom in 813. The Purifier had also made Viranarayana his vassal but he was now free and ruler of his kingdom once again. As soon as the Rajput lords had coronated Viranarayana as their maharaja, the Purifier sent emissaries demanding his former vassal to start paying tributes. The Rajput lords, acting as Viranarayana's regents, refused the demand and the two kingdoms thus went to war. The Purifier gave the command of his army to Bengali Raja Gandadeva the Bold of the Sonhat Raj. The Bold's invasion force defeated a Pratihara army led by the Cuman mystic Aepak at Dabra and then another Pratihara army under the command of the Chinese mercenary Captain Ziyi of Crane Band at Taragarh."
There is still instability in the Umayyad Caliphate... that might last a while.
Byzantium has resorted to intrigue to deal with their foreign enemies. Do the Khazar general know about his many near misses with death?
Byzantium has resorted to intrigue to deal with their foreign enemies. Do the Khazar general know about his many near misses with death?
Most likely he does. There were two ambushes into his camps and both were defeated.