only 3 people actually played, we got some nice expansion but ended with a huge succession crisis to deal with. I pity whomever comes next.
Anyone interested in a succession game?
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only 3 people actually played, we got some nice expansion but ended with a huge succession crisis to deal with. I pity whomever comes next.
Well than, time for round 2!
Random.org picked Serzis. Please reply within 24h sayin whether or not you can actually participate.
Random.org picked Serzis. Please reply within 24h sayin whether or not you can actually participate.
Nothing. PMs were only for the people who had signed up for round 1 and hadn't posted after my post asking who was reading, so I could know if they still wanted to continue. Don't worry, you're still in.(Unless you don't want to!)
Oh ok, it wasnt very clear but whatever 
I sent serzis a message on skype so he should reply soon
I sent serzis a message on skype so he should reply soon
Well first you download Emeny's save.
And you continue from there...
Note: Save not included in the quote but it's that post, so just click on the little arrows next to "originally posted by" and go from there.
And you continue from there...
Note: Save not included in the quote but it's that post, so just click on the little arrows next to "originally posted by" and go from there.
Hedjaz 1437-1449 complete
I'll post a AAR later explaining how the TSC was dealt with and why certain decisions were made. I played as a regency for 10 years, but decided to add another 2 years to my round so that I could finish a project in Africa that I had spent the last few years preparing for.
Pegu and Swahili have been made vassals through conquest. I also released a few vassals --well, technically half the land -- in Indochina in order to bring down the province number to 9, lest another destructive TSC would have triggered in 1447 when the heir came of age. As a gift to the next player, I present 2100 ductas that I extracted from Mutapa. Enjoy spending it!
File should be here, I hope:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/edihp6ceglhon6o/Hedjaz 1449.eu3
I'll post a AAR later explaining how the TSC was dealt with and why certain decisions were made. I played as a regency for 10 years, but decided to add another 2 years to my round so that I could finish a project in Africa that I had spent the last few years preparing for.
Pegu and Swahili have been made vassals through conquest. I also released a few vassals --well, technically half the land -- in Indochina in order to bring down the province number to 9, lest another destructive TSC would have triggered in 1447 when the heir came of age. As a gift to the next player, I present 2100 ductas that I extracted from Mutapa. Enjoy spending it!
File should be here, I hope:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/edihp6ceglhon6o/Hedjaz 1449.eu3
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So we would refuse Johan if he asked us?!
Also great job, Serzis! That TSC seemed really scary but you dealt with it nicely!
But please next time don't play more than normal and instead tell the person after you to continue what you were doing...
Also I can't access my PC right now so if someone wants to please use random.org to decide who'll be next and post here.
Hedjaz 1437-1449
"But also out here in this dreary, difficult war, I think history will
record that this may have been one of [Hedjaz]'s finest hours,
because we took a difficult task and we succeeded."
- Misquoting Richard Nixon on the Vietnam War
"But also out here in this dreary, difficult war, I think history will
record that this may have been one of [Hedjaz]'s finest hours,
because we took a difficult task and we succeeded."
- Misquoting Richard Nixon on the Vietnam War
The King is dead, long live the king -- but for now the Council rules.
The late Abdullah left as his legacy a large state suffering from the symptoms of overreaching, but he also bequeathed the means with which to combat these deficiencies. Upon the death of the beloved Sheikh, the tribes of Indochina rose in revolt: the Ayutthayanians, the Cambodians, the Champani, the Vientianese and the Dai Viet furnishing 75 peasant regiments to the cause of nationalist liberation. In addition, the general Humaidi Ibrahim chose the muslim district of Rayong to stage a revolt with the aim of usurping the crown, though he also fell into conflict with the local Ayautthanyani militia. On a final note, Hedjaz was embroiled in a war against King Dammayaza of Pegu, though the war was already half-accomplished.
On a superficial level, the situation looked rather bleak, but reviewing the state on the ground it appeared much more mundane and manageable. The nationalists were many, but they lacked generals, their regiments were composed of abysmally supplied infantry and they were constrained to operate in small theaters due to their diverse nationalities and goals. Nonetheless, it was imperative to finish the war with Pegu and clear central Indochina in order to deal with the divided rebels.
The army quickly captured Moulmein and turned on the rebels in Ayutthaya, knowing that they'd be forced to retreat south to their national compatriots in Rayong. Indeed, this were the case and the rebels were forced to engage the forces of Ibrahim, while the Hedjazi moved into the province behind -- or rather "beneath" -- them. Exhausted, the two rebel stacks were then wiped by the Hedjazi army.
Ayatthaya cleared, the Regency turned on Pegu and slowly grounded them into dust, annexing the state in late 1437. By this time, most of Indochina had fallen to the Rebels, but the newly declared peace also opened up new options. More rebels had risen in the northern district and Dai Viet nationalists now numbered around 35 regiments. The district was rich, but the Regency recognized the futility of fighting its way into the mountainous region of Viet Bac before the rebels would declare independence.
Instead, the Regency simply conceded to the Dai Viet's demands, removing almost half of the remaining problem in Indochina and making it easier to focus on Cambodia and Champa. Dai Viet was then released as a vassal, as not to be burden the Hedjazi state by the adverse effects of a vitally autonomous region. [I also have a personal superstition that conceding to one rebel faction and/or releasing a vassal delays the defection of other nationalist, but it's not something I can prove. In any case, the rebels didn't defect, even after 3 years of occupation]. With Pegu no longer controlling the sea, the Regency could also dispatch a fleet to pick up reinforcements from the garrison in Hedjaz proper.
With Dai Viet dealt with, the Hedjazi army slowly reconquered Indochina, first crushing the Cambodians, then the Champi and finally the Vienianese (who's lands were terrible anyway).Two-base-tax-Vientiane was made into a vassal.
During the war, the Hedjazi army of 16 regiments had been noticeably larger than the resources of the state, forcing 0.2 points of inflation to be minted. For this reason, the focus of peace-time Hedjaz became largely fiscal. Even at 0 maintenance, the army still pushed the state finances into a deficit, but rather than to disband the army (though that would eventually be done to two regiments), the Regency simply ordered the Indochine army into desolate Xiangkuoang where the de facto size of the army shrunk to 6 k. Dead men do not ask to be payed.
As a result, Hedjaz gained a meager 7-to-15 ducats a year, enough to recruit a Goverment advisor (pushing for eventual tribal reforms) and to accumulate enough capital to undertake a war in Africa that had been made possible by Mutapas conquest of Swahili. Inflation could also be reduced to the pre-war level of 5.3 . Pegu was later released as a vassal, since the pain of 200 extra ducats in stab cost was not compensated by the 10 ducat a year that could be derived from retained direct control. The rest of Indochina was kept under direct control, at least until the spring of 1447. The Sheikh Zaid was coming of age and his accession would have spelled the beginning of yet another Tribal Succession Crisis, had not vassals been released in order to push the province number below 10.
When Zaid finally took up the crown, the army of Hedjaz was already standing on the border between Adal and Mutapan Swahili. Against the fury of the Hedjazi charge cavalry, the African pagans didn't stand a chance and the Hedjazi army marched victoriously into the Barwa mountains within 1.5 years. In the peace treaty, Zaid formalized the secession of Swahili land (to be made into a vassal) and a tribute of 2100 ducats. Zaid celebrated by hiring a theologian and enacting two religious decisions, guaranteeing that Hedjaz would always have a supply of missionaries, even if it became innovative in the future.
Here ends this brief chapter in the history of Hedjaz. May God smile upon the resurgent Arab Empire.
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It seems that I invaded at that magical moment just before Mutapa reaches land tech 3 and starts blowing all its gold money on forts. On the same note, Mutapa has proved much more stable and peaceful than is normally the case, reducing destructive spending. In any case: yay!
ADDED: Obviously, we need to forgo tribal reforms and instead focus on QFTNW and the great enterprise of reaching the Inca's goldmines from the west. *joking* (though we'll get there eventually).
Why should Hedjaz wait for oil-money to get things like this?
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