How can I NOT get trampled by the fatimids when playing as Axum
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Dumb luck maybe?
Honestly, I have no idea, this is like asking me how you change water to gold. Except I'm pretty sure its not possible without dumb luck.
Honestly, I have no idea, this is like asking me how you change water to gold. Except I'm pretty sure its not possible without dumb luck.
No mercenaries there either, my 800 man army can't beat their 11k stack
If you're not against mods, there is a mini-mod which sort of simulates the historical non aggression pact between Nubia and the Fatimids. The name of which escapes me right now.
Yeah, this. There ought to be some global flags in place where the Muslims in the north and the Christians in the south can't make war on eachother until certain political conditions change and relations grow more hostile (undoing/setting global flags that enables escalations of hostility starting with Conquests, then Holy Wars and then full blown Invasions depending on how far such events go in your game). Perhaps they could be relating to some in Egypt feeling that it doesn't live up to their duty to expand Islam and advocating a change in relations with you either taking their advice and starting that chain of events or rejecting it and starting one for being seen as impious etc. With a corresponding version down among the Nubians/Abyssinians, if they chose to change policy in the north, for either taking a strong stance of defending their lands or perhaps acquiescing and, rather like some Pagans in the North did, allowing the entrance of those intending to convert to avoid all-out war and stalling any advance to unlock new Casus Belli.
Even then conquering the region ought to be difficult, just as how it was originally established after a Muslim defeat, even if most of that power wouldn't be available for galavanting around in the rest of the world.
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It's not the treaty's name I forgot, it's the mod's name
That said if an official DLC were ever considered to flesh out greater Ethiopia, the Baqt has to be put in.
You could swear fealty to the Holy Roman Emperor which makes the Fatimids have to declare war on the HRE in order to get a shot at you.
If I'm not mistaken this was patched, you need to have lands that are dejure HRE before you can swear fealty to them.
in my game fatimid took itally numerous times, and even after crusades never lost it completely so that wont save them, as they dont fear HRE , swear fealthy to fatimid be independent vassal , demand low crown authority, tho it should be minimum at game start or close to that . expand on every ocasion, break away if you feel like it when big enough or succession crisis arises
I have never been overrun by the Fatimids while under the HRE's protection.
You might try an alliance with the Byzantines; the Armenians even share your religion, although the Seljuks are, at the starting date, invading Armenia already. They seem like your best prospect to actually show up and help against the Fatimids.
Maybe you could go for the If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em strategy and get Shia Muslims to educate your heirs, at which point the Fatimids can’t jihad against you, but you can against your smaller Sunni and Christian neighbors. You might also be able to expand to the south and east until you’re big enough not to get steamrolled, and if the Fatimids get some severe bad luck before taking you out, like a Crusade, a war with the Seljuks, Crusaders or Byzantines, preferably at the same time, you might be able to take advantage of that to dogpile them. Immediately mark the Fatimid Caliph as a character of interest and watch for opportunities. If you can manage to beat them once, sieging the Caliph’s personal holdings and wiping out his retinue, that could seriously destabilize the régime, because the Caliph will have fewer troops than his vassals for a long time to come, emboldening them to revolt. With luck, you might even cause a regency: every battle is a chance for him to die, get captured or suffer a head injury. In the best-case scenario, they might go into a death spiral in which you, Byzantium and Jerusalem can pick up the pieces.
Maybe you could go for the If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em strategy and get Shia Muslims to educate your heirs, at which point the Fatimids can’t jihad against you, but you can against your smaller Sunni and Christian neighbors. You might also be able to expand to the south and east until you’re big enough not to get steamrolled, and if the Fatimids get some severe bad luck before taking you out, like a Crusade, a war with the Seljuks, Crusaders or Byzantines, preferably at the same time, you might be able to take advantage of that to dogpile them. Immediately mark the Fatimid Caliph as a character of interest and watch for opportunities. If you can manage to beat them once, sieging the Caliph’s personal holdings and wiping out his retinue, that could seriously destabilize the régime, because the Caliph will have fewer troops than his vassals for a long time to come, emboldening them to revolt. With luck, you might even cause a regency: every battle is a chance for him to die, get captured or suffer a head injury. In the best-case scenario, they might go into a death spiral in which you, Byzantium and Jerusalem can pick up the pieces.
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Start in 1076 instead of the Stanford Bridge Scenario.
You are still grossly outmanned by the Fatimids, but they have bigger problems now.
You are still grossly outmanned by the Fatimids, but they have bigger problems now.
No mercenaries there either, my 800 man army can't beat their 11k stack
Force your eight hundred men to watch the movie 300.
Yes but the movie will inspire his men to fight harder against all the odds.