14th century Caliphate
event = {
id = ?????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "Fates are Weaved"
desc = "Hamidullah Qazavani, also known as 'aliquzvun', served as an Administrator of al-Anbar from 1390 to 1398. His abilities and good work took him to the service of Caliph al-Wathiq billah III as a High Qunsul.When Abbas ascended to the throne, he followed the advise of his father and appointed Qazavani as his personal Wazir.The Persian was respected by both his peers and enemies alike, and single handedly he laid down the foundations of the Arab Renaissance.His legacy as a great reformer would inspire many future leaders, such as the brilliant Caliph al-Mutawakil V and the popular Imam of Ana, Hussien ad-Dirvani."
style = 1
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1419 }
offset = 60
deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1419 }
action_a ={
name = "Appoint him as Vizier"
action_b ={
name = "No, we dont need him"
}
}
event = {
id = ??????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "Reforms of Wazir ad-Dawla Qazavani"
desc = "The decisive battle of Ayen al-Bugdadiya that saw the Mongol Hordes repulsed from Baghdad loosened the social and religious cohesion maintained by the Caliphate in the Middle east.Economic stagnation ,military reverse, cultural strife due to a wave of Orgiz , Persian and Turkish refugees, followed by the black plauge of 1278 that decimated the population of Iraq to a halve, all further weakened the state.The Abbasid Caliphate had ,before the arrival of the Turkic Hordes, been already weakened by palace factionism , military coups and the usual disease of court-based political systems.Although the Abbasids continued to preside, they no longer governed.Such circumstances were fertile ground for the Turkish Mameluki guard and Persian beuracrats to sieze control of the court, and such a situation allowed the fringes of Abbasid polity left to their own devices, which tended to fragment into effectively independent territorial emirates.This situation would not be elevated until the appointment of Qazavani as Wazir ad-Dawla by Caliph Abbas. Hamidullah's ambitions knew no bounds, and his achievement's reinvigorated the empire.As soon as he became Wazir , he added the Danishment to the Abbasid domain.Afterwards, he subjegated the emirates, and firmly established Caliphal authority within the disintegrated realm.His most notable achievement however, would be his dispostion of the Mameluki Turkish Guard that had prevailed as the core unit of the Abbasid armies since 982 AD."
date = {day = 14 month = january year = 1420 }
action_a = {
name = "Support the Vizier"
}
action_b = {
name = "Too Much trouble my Dear friend"
}
}
event = {
id = ??????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "Tribal Cheiftans Revolt"
desc = "Not long after the appointment of the Persian Vazir Qazavani did the Arab tribes, including the famous Hamadids revolted against the Abbasids.The Hamdanid dynasty was founded by Hamdan ibn Hamdun (after whom it is named), when he was appointed governor of Mardin in Southern Eastern Anatolia by the Abbasid Caliphs in 890.Their growth and rise to power allowed them to disengage from Abbasid authority and create their own state, which survived due to their conversion to Shiaism.They were eventually crushed by the Fatamids during the trublent years of the 12th century which saw the arrival of the Franks.The Hamadids then fled to Iraq were they established themselves once more in their ancient lands to the north.Enraged that the Caliph had imposed a Persian on them - one who disregarded the status quota- they attempted another bid for independence with the help of the various clans and tribes that dotted the Caliphal domains."
date = {day = 14 month = january year = 1421 }
action_a = {
name = "Blasted!"
}
}
}
event = {
id = ??????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "Irbadi and Buwayid Revolt"
desc = "The famous Persian houses of Irbadi and Buwayid had served the Abbasids as Viziers and Administrators.The former position was banned to them after the invasion of the Seljuks, whom defeated them both in the battle of al-Haqq outside of Baghdad.Even after the expulsion of the Seljuks, the Turkish influence in Iraq had encumbered their efforts to expand politically.Appointing a new Persian Vizier may have been seen as a welcoming move to the two houses, but choosing a Qazavani, and not an Irbadi or Buwayidi was seen as a severe insult.With their personal armies and numerous supporters they decided to take matters to their own hands.
date = {day = 14 month = january year = 1421 }
action_a = {
name = "Blasted!"
}
}
# Danishment Kurds!
event = {
id = ??????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "The Beys of Kurdistan"
desc = "Upon the death of Sultan Yassin in 1391, the foundations of the already fractured Seljuk State were destroyed. The superiority in Anatolia started to change hands towards the Rum once again. Struggles for sovereignty and the throne broke out among Yassin’s brothers and nephews. His brother Yaghibasan declared himself as the ruler in Sivas as the Emir of Dulkadir; on the other hand, his other brother, Dhu'l-Qarnain followed the same way in Anadol. His nephew and the son of the former Emir Jundub captured Tarasus. The Kurdish Beys were unhappy with the new prevailing order, as even though it granted them the possibility of an independent state,they realized that they did not have the resources to protect them from Byzantine, Crusader and Turkish incursions. Wazir ad-Dawla Qazavani travelled extensively to Azerbajan and the Kurdish lands, succesfully convincing many of the Kurdish nobles to throw their lot with the traditional Abbasid Caliphate.The arrangement allowed an expansion of Arab hegemony into formely Turkish controlled lands and provided the Kurds with the protection they seeked."
date = {day = 14 month = january year = 1430 }
style = 1
action_a = {
name = "Our frontiers grow"
}
event = {
id = ??????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "Subjegating the Emirates"
desc = "Several Emirates and petty Kingdoms attained independence during the chaos that ensued by Mongol onslaught .The overthrow of heirarchies , the partitioning of the traditional empires and the reduction of royal power encourged many oppourtunist nobles to sieze the chance of establishing independent Princedoms.Even formally loyal vassals and Governors were swayed by the political lure.The infirmity of the Abbasid Caliphate led several promenint Emirs and Walis to secede from Abbasid authority.When news of this reached Baghdad, Qazavani had decided it was time to reign in the rebellious Governors and Emirs.On the head of the Turkish Mameluki guard , the Wazir aggressively campaigned against dozens of Princedoms within Iraq and the surrounding regions.After finishing off the last of the traiterous nobles in Mesopotamia, the Wazir attacked the outlaying Kingdoms sandwitched between the Caliphate and the Crusader Kingdom of Jeruslem.This led to a consolidation of centralized power and allowed the government to exercise more control over the countryside."
date = {day = 14 month = january year = 1424 }
action_a = {
name = "Campaign against the Emirates"
}
action_b = {
name = "Compromise with the Emirs"
}
}
event = {
id = ??????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "The Emirates Submit"
desc = "The aggressive campaign against the Princes and Governors led by Qazavani had resulted in the imposition of Abbasid rule over all Imperial dominions.Annexing first the princepality of Saraf, followed by the Governate of Basrah and al-Anbar, and reigning in the rebellious Kingdom of Hazalan, Qazavani subjegated in total over a hundred self-crowned Princes, Kings, Sultans and even a Khan. Unfortunitly, the subjegated aristocracy of the petty Kingdoms was unwilling to submit to Abbasid rule and would cause serious problems for the Caliphate in the coming years."
date = {day = 14 month = january year = 1426 }
action_a = {
name = "Excellent"
}
event = {
id = ??????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "The Petty Dynasties Revolt!"
desc = "The years following the annexation of the petty Emirates would be marked by destructive revolts from amongst the independent functionaries and nobility of the region.The Imarah revolts as they came to be called would continue for several years as the rebels were entrenched in the mountain ranges of Hamadan and Syria ,eluding the Abbasid army in their advantageous position."
date = {day = 14 month = january year = 1427 }
action_a = {
name = "Blasted fools!"
}
event = {
id = ??????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "The Petty Dynasties are Crushed"
desc = "The years following the annexation of the petty Emirates were marked by destructive revolts from amongst the independent functionaries and nobility of the region.Qazavani did not tolerate their treason and reigned them in by the tip of his sword.After a few years of war, the noble houses accepted their fate and surrendered their arms."
date = {day = 14 month = january year = 1434 }
action_a = {
name = "Remember your place!"
}
# The Guard' rebellion
event = {
id = ??????
trigger = {
random = no
country = CAL
name = "Rebellion of the Turkish Guard"
desc = "The Mameluki At-Trak, or Owned Turkish Slaves, were a small elite armed force.They constituted the core of the Abbasid Royal army and the Caliph's personal guard.Brought by Caliph al-Mamun to forment his many campaigns against the Mongols, they proved to be a wise investment as they provided a large, cheap, effective military. That was the problem, too, as more than one Caliph found out at the wrong end of a sword.They became the true Governors of the Abbasid dominions during the Seljuk and Hulagian periods until they were contested and checked by a rising Persian aristocracy in the court, supplemented no doubt by the Farsi Uncles of the Caliph. Some of their Commanders during the reign of Abbas and particularly Abdullah at-Turk were unable to tolerate the power and influence that Qazavani had acquired within the Royal court. The Persian Wazir had been a force of change within the Caliphate,breaking the traditions of over 700 years and more than likely had come into conflict with the ambitions of the Turkish Guard more than once.He was neither popular in his own circles, the Persian Administrators as he attempted to undermine the racial element in government.These Commanders decided to either oust him by force from Baghdad as they had done to Wazir ad Dawla Balacki in 1197 or execute him.They found their prey in Prince al-Mutasim, a jealous claiment to the throne who had been shunned by his Arab Uncles.Biding his time and gaining strength, Abdullah finally decided that the situation was ripe, and , accompanying the Prince with the rest of the Turkish commanders marched towards Baghdad . Learning of his fast approach Qazavani and the loyal Abbasid General Imad al-'Alî collected their forces and moved against them. The two armies fought within the environs of Hamadan and the battle ended with the defeat of the Prince al-Mutasim and his supporters in late 1436.It marked the end of the Turkish Mameluki guard class as they were disbanded and their leaders executed."
style = 1
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1435 }
offset = 90
deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1436 }
action_a ={
name = "Crush the Turkish Guards!"
}
action_b ={
name = "We will comply with their demands"
}
}
# The destruction of the Emara priveleges
event = {
id = ????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "The Abolition of the Emara Priveleges"
desc = "The most profound reform made by the Vizier was his reorganization of the Imperial rights or 'Canun ad-Dawla al-Abbasiya' which stated the various codes and laws that prevailed over the empire.Collective additions had been made throughout the centuries, granting the many houses and nobles within the Caliphate rights that exceeded the legistrative and executive force of the government.The laws had allowed many emirdoms and sheikdoms to spring up, and gave lords and Mamluki Guards too many priveleges.He decided to undo this feudal system and impose a stricter central authority.The Abolition of the Emara Priveleges were unpopular amongst the elite, but were a welcome relief to the populace."
style = 2
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1437 }
offset = 150
deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1437 }
action_a ={
name = "Abolish them!"
}
action_b ={
name = "It's not worth it"
# The Death of Qazavani
event = {
id = ????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "The Death of Qazavani"
desc = "The Persian Wazir, Hamidullah Qazavani died from a wound he incurred whilst fighting the Turkish Guard.The resentment and animosty to his absolutist reforms resulted in a rebellion from amongst the nobility and the remaining Turkish soldiers, demanding the new Caliph, Mohammed VIII , to retract from the policies of the Wazir.The new monarch was unwavering in his support to Hamidullah, as he was afterall, a student of Qazavani's tutalige and thusly rebuffed their demands.The result was swift and violent."
style = 2
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1439 }
offset = 150
deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1439 }
action_a ={
name = "God rest his soul"
}
# The revival of the Military
event = {
id = ????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "The Military Reforms of Mohammed VIII"
desc = "Caliph Mohammed VIII was a man of ferocious energy, with all the scruples and chivalry that none of his direct ancestors had.He was the first Caliph to disregard Court formalities and truly govern for the benefit of the State.He spent the begining of his reign rebuilding the Royal army which had been devestated due to the Turkish Mameluki rebellion.He imposed a system of Military caste whereby each racial element would wield and control a certain branch of the army.This led to high competitiveness and morale as each contagent drilled and fought in it's related circles .Mohammed also sent for Instructors and Military strategists from Europe (Mostly Cordoba) and North Africa. This and other reforms made for a terribly expensive military establishment which cost a fortune to maintain."
style = 2
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1440 }
offset = 150
deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1445 }
action_a ={
name = "Reform the Army"
}
action_b ={
name = "It's not worth it"
}
}
event = {
id = ?????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "Mohammed VIII's Economic Policies"
desc = "In order to finance his Military reforms, Mohammed VIII conducted harsh fiscal policies, which included the introduction of new taxes and confiscation of private lands.He also followed a course of improving the economy of the Caliphate, through a wise and improved land taxation system, as well as support for trade and agriculture. He also severely curtailed the outdated Hawala system, inherited from the times of Caliph Harun ar-Rashid, and centralized the government of the state."
style = 2
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1450 }
offset = 1000
deathdate = { day = 1 month = january year = 1455 }
action_a ={
name = "Reform the Economy!"
command = { type = trade value = 750 }
command = { type = stability value = 1 }
command = { type = infra value = 1000 }
command = { type = merchants value = 2 }
command = { type = provincetax which = -1 value = 1 }
command = { type = provincetax which = -1 value = 1 }
command = { type = provincetax which = -1 value = 1 }
command = { type = domestic which = centralization value = 1 }
}
}
# The 'futuwwa' brotherhoods
event = {
id = ????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "The Futuwwa brotherhoods"
desc = "The Abbasid Caliph Mohammed VIII was the first revivalist figure of the Abbasid family in the Great Awakening. Continuing the work of Qazavani he reinvigorated the temporal power of the Caliphate and established himself as the leading authority in Iraq enforced by his large army.He built his position within society partly by giving state support to the 'futuwwa brotherhoods', which organized craftsmen and urban dwellers around an ideology of manly virtue and social justice. They were parallel organisations of artisans for whom the tradition of respect for a master and initiation into secrets represented a means of maintaining their negotiating power with autocratic patrons.Similar brotherhoods had existed during Caliph an-Nasir's rule in the 12th century, but were disbanded during the reign of al-Mustansirbillah."
style = 1
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1460 }
offset = 200
deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1465 }
action_a ={
name = "Support them"
command = { type = domestic which = centralization value = 1 }
command = { type = domestic which = aristocracy value = -1 }
command = { type = domestic which = serfdom value = -2 }
command = { type = stability value = -2 }
command = { type = cash value = 200 }
command = { type = provincetax which = -1 value = -1 }
command = { type = provincetax which = -1 value = -1 }
command = { type = revoltrisk which = 48 value = 3 }
command = { type = revolt which = -1 }
command = { type = revolt which = -1 }
}
action_b ={
name = "Do not support them"
command = { type = domestic which = aristocracy value = 1 }
command = { type = domestic which = serfdom value = 1 }
command = { type = stability value = 1 }
command = { type = provincetax which = -1 value = 1 }
command = { type = provincetax which = -1 value = 1 }
command = { type = provincemanpower which = -1 value = 1 }
command = { type = provincemanpower which = -1 value = 1 }
}
}
event = {
id = ??????
trigger = {
event = 201939 #Byzantine Renaissance
}
random = no
country = CAL
name = "Renaissance arrives in the Abbasid Caliphate"
desc = "The new ideas of renaissance spread during late 15th century from Italy to Iraq via the Byzantines.The Arab people boasted an innovative culture that valued knowledge and learning.For centuries, the Scientific and Intellectual achievements of Islam added a great deal to the collective knowledge of humanity.Direct contact with the Byzantines and Latins had allowed the Caliphate to import new ideas, inventions and novel expressions in art.The new trend dubbed as the 'Nahda' by Arab Historians marked an unprecedent revival in the natural sciences and arts."
style = 1
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1475 }
offset = 7200
action_a = {
name = "Support renaissance art"
command = { type = domestic which = innovative value = 2 }
command = { type = treasury value = -500 }
}
action_b = {
name = "Support govermental reforms"
command = { type = stability value = -1 }
command = { type = domestic which = aristocracy value = -2 }
command = { type = domestic which = innovative value = 1 }
command = { type = domestic which = centralization value = 1 }
command = { type = domestic which = serfdom value = -1 }
command = { type = treasury value = -200 }
}
action_c = {
name = "Support both art and reforms"
command = { type = stability value = -2 }
command = { type = treasury value = -1000 }
command = { type = domestic which = innovative value = 3 }
command = { type = domestic which = aristocracy value = -2 }
command = { type = domestic which = centralization value = 1 }
command = { type = domestic which = serfdom value = -1 }
}
action_d = {
name = "Scoff at Infidel ways"
command = { type = stability value = 2 }
command = { type = domestic which = innovative value = -1 }
}
}
# al-Mutaid II
event = {
id = ?????
random = no
country = CAL
name = "The ascendancy of the Opulent Caliph"
desc = "A product of the renaissance or 'nahdah' aristocracy, al-Mutaid was an extravagant & vain man, who had neither the political savvy or vigor his father Mohammed was blessed with.He relapsed to the ways of his ancestors and secluded himself behind a veil of retainers, civil servents and persian advisors.If he had any merit, it would be in his appreciation to the arts and hie deep respect for men who proffessed 'Illim' or science.He spent much of his waking hours in the company of musicians, artists, alchemists and the fine storytellers of Baghdad.Hisnegligance to the duties of his post allowed the more ambitious buerecrats and Officials of the court more freedom than any sane monarch would allow.His lifestyle outraged the populace, which contrasted with the pious position of 'Caliph'.This encourged the nobles and remanments of the Turkish guard to attempt a new round of revolts after the reforms of Caliph Mohammed and Qazavani.They used a charismatic young clergymen from Baku called Ahmed Bazmukri as a figurehead to their rebellion."
style = 2
date = { day = 15 month = october year = 1482 }
offset = 90
deathdate = { day = 2 month = december year = 1483 }
action_a ={
name = "Oh well..."
}
action_b ={
name = "Stop him!"
}
}
# Revolts in the Empire
event = {
id = 101657
random = no
country = CAL
name = "The Bazmurki Revolt & the Hilif Accordance"
desc = "Using the pretext of Islamic Orthodoxy, a group of Ulema led by Ahmed Bazmurki (An Arab Imam) instigated a revolt against Caliph al-Mutamid, citing his relative hedonism and lack of sound judgement to rule.The Muslim clerics allied with the remanments of the Turkish guard and a few nobles who still clinged on to the hope of restoring their ancient dominions and realms.The uprising of 1485 or Bazmurki Revolt as it and future revolts would be called plunged the empire into anarchy as the Caliph was forced to flee Baghdad to evade capture by rebels.Though the revolt was quickly surpressed by the forces his father had maintained, it was obvious to everyone that if the Caliphate seeked to establish lasting control, she would have to accomadate the factions within the empire and provide reprecussions to the famed 'Abolition of the Emara priveleges' of Qazavani.The Vizier Jahan suggested an accordance that outlined the rights and priveleges of the Elite, Muslim Clerics, the Burghers, Peasents and the various Racial(Most importantly the Persians and Turks) groups within the empire.The Hilif as it came to be known attempted to reconcile the Elite with the new realities imposed by Qazavani's Abolition of the Emara rights."
style = 2
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1485 }
offset = 200
deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1485 }
action_a ={
name = "Form the Accord"
action_b ={
}
action_c ={
name = "Never!Total Control"
}
}
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