Thanks for the comments, guys. Things might be tought but I think I'm so poor nobody really want to bother expending the effort to conqueor me. At least I hope so!
As for Adal, funny you should mention that Gabor...
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The Reign of Ahmad III
Upon his coronation Ahmad III's first act was to cancel his alliance with Adal, as they were a far-away nation being picked on by Ethiopia, which was two strong for either of them. This was followed by the traditional Hajj.
Soon after word had reached Tripoli that Genoa had colonized the African land of Cameroon. It had been the hope of many Sultans that someday they would be able to send colonists to this land, and having Genoa beat them too it was a cause of great concern. But even though they could not send colonists to Cameroon, they *could* invade. It was believed that although neither Genoa or Tripoli could succesfully invade each other's homeland, Tripoli could take Cameroon from Genoa. The fact that Genoa was not under the protection of any naval power led to Ahamad declaring war with confidence.
The Tripolitanian army landed at Cameroon without resistance, but before the siege could begin they were set upon by an army of natives for than twice their size.
The army was quickly dispersed, by the continued a guerilla campaign of such intensity that it was doubtful the army could hold out long enough to succesfully take province.
The entire point was made moot when the province's population all died from the devastation brought on by the war, requiring the land to be recolonized.
(Still not back to normal though, when will those modifiers go away?)
Incidentally, during this time Ahmad III continued to persecute the Barber Pirates, giving the Turks a core on Libya. The call to honor the Alliance with Swahili was also declined, they're too weak and Ethiopia is too strong.
The Tripolitanian navy transported the army back to North Africa, where it was able to defeat an Austrian siege of Malta. Unfortunately the Austrian army proved itself to be far superior, and shattered the Tripolitanian army at Cyrenaica. After this, Tripoli was forced to sue for peace.
During the following period of peace Ahmad III continue the process of conversion, which saw shrinking Christian minorities in Malta and Libya. This resulted in further integrating Malta as a part of Tripoli.
Ahmad III's final act would be most controversial. It was clear by now that the only reason other power hadn't conquered Tripoli was that it was too poor to warrant the effort. Incensed by this, Ahmad III decided to build on his persecution of the Barbary pirates and take a step towards reconciling Tripoli with the Christian world as a trading nation.
His first step was to renege espionage for a National Trade Policy.
This of course destabalized much of Tripoli, and caused an uproar from society, particularly with the Clergy and the military. Ahmad III persevered as best he could, until he died.
As for Adal, funny you should mention that Gabor...
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The Reign of Ahmad III
Upon his coronation Ahmad III's first act was to cancel his alliance with Adal, as they were a far-away nation being picked on by Ethiopia, which was two strong for either of them. This was followed by the traditional Hajj.
Soon after word had reached Tripoli that Genoa had colonized the African land of Cameroon. It had been the hope of many Sultans that someday they would be able to send colonists to this land, and having Genoa beat them too it was a cause of great concern. But even though they could not send colonists to Cameroon, they *could* invade. It was believed that although neither Genoa or Tripoli could succesfully invade each other's homeland, Tripoli could take Cameroon from Genoa. The fact that Genoa was not under the protection of any naval power led to Ahamad declaring war with confidence.
The Tripolitanian army landed at Cameroon without resistance, but before the siege could begin they were set upon by an army of natives for than twice their size.
The army was quickly dispersed, by the continued a guerilla campaign of such intensity that it was doubtful the army could hold out long enough to succesfully take province.
The entire point was made moot when the province's population all died from the devastation brought on by the war, requiring the land to be recolonized.
(Still not back to normal though, when will those modifiers go away?)
Incidentally, during this time Ahmad III continued to persecute the Barber Pirates, giving the Turks a core on Libya. The call to honor the Alliance with Swahili was also declined, they're too weak and Ethiopia is too strong.
The Tripolitanian navy transported the army back to North Africa, where it was able to defeat an Austrian siege of Malta. Unfortunately the Austrian army proved itself to be far superior, and shattered the Tripolitanian army at Cyrenaica. After this, Tripoli was forced to sue for peace.
During the following period of peace Ahmad III continue the process of conversion, which saw shrinking Christian minorities in Malta and Libya. This resulted in further integrating Malta as a part of Tripoli.
Ahmad III's final act would be most controversial. It was clear by now that the only reason other power hadn't conquered Tripoli was that it was too poor to warrant the effort. Incensed by this, Ahmad III decided to build on his persecution of the Barbary pirates and take a step towards reconciling Tripoli with the Christian world as a trading nation.
His first step was to renege espionage for a National Trade Policy.
This of course destabalized much of Tripoli, and caused an uproar from society, particularly with the Clergy and the military. Ahmad III persevered as best he could, until he died.
