Hurray the austrians are humbled! Forget persia and india beat the austrians again. But if you have to go for india.
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Go to war with Austria and take all Apenin penisula!
Montenegrain people is with you brave crusader!!!
Montenegrain people is with you brave crusader!!!
wow! 
BRA-freaking-VO!!!
i started reading this AAR a few days ago and i'm blown away by how well you've done. not just content with blasting infidels, but restoring the roman empire! truly impressive.
as for what's next, it seems like the KoJ-now-Roman-Empire would settle for nothing less than the total annihilation of islam.
..or at least taking persia down a peg or two.
BRA-freaking-VO!!!
i started reading this AAR a few days ago and i'm blown away by how well you've done. not just content with blasting infidels, but restoring the roman empire! truly impressive.
as for what's next, it seems like the KoJ-now-Roman-Empire would settle for nothing less than the total annihilation of islam.
..or at least taking persia down a peg or two.
- SNS Montenegro, thanks for the offer but the total destruction of Islam is a more tempting target for these old crusaders
- Radagast thanks , already the Ottoman Empire, the Mameluks, the Hedjaz, Aden, Oman, Algiers, the Caliphate are whacked and in the east only Morroco and Songhai remain (I will try to smash them too if a get some free CB). India is full of Sultanates and especially Gujarat has been acting offensively and embargoed me and that will probably lead to a crusade against them.
Since the Russians have been concentrating on drinking vodka instead of fighting infidels the Khanates in the east are still alive. I tried to help the Russians by kicking the Uzbeks around but no the Russians are still drinking vodka. Maybe I will send money to Russia and offer an alliance.
Zanj is still alive too but I have some plans there that I will reveal later. I will also try to deal with Malacca and the Moslems in South East Asia in due time. Maybe I can´t whack them all but I will at least try
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Part XXXVII, the Indian Gate (1766-1780)
“The Knight of Jerusalem loses, as thou hast said, his social rights, his power of free agency, but he becomes a member and a limb of a mighty body, before which infidel empires tremble and crumbles--even as the single drop of rain which mixes with the sea becomes an individual part of that restless ocean which undermines rocks and engulfs mighty armies and armadas"
Amalric II had finally accomplished an old dream when Rome became a part of the great Christian Empire. The Kingdom of Jerusalem had won enormous respect all over the world when the Austrians had been soundly defeated and many suggested that Amalric should try to take advantage of this and increase his influence in Europe.
However this was far from Amalric´s own plans. To him the most important objective was to spread the word of God and to continue the crusade against those evil minds that still lurked in the dark corners of the world.
To the west Amalric had the Persians who still posed a certain threat to all decent Christians in the Holy Land. However, the last encounter with the Persians had left them in a pretty bad shape and Amalric II decided to concentrate his attention elsewhere instead.
In India the Kingdom held two small Christian provinces, Bombay and Goa and delegates from these provinces proposed a campaign in India to increase the Christian influence there. The delegates compared Amalric II to Alexander the Great and urged him to, like a modern Alexander, open up the Indian gate and establish Christian supremacy in the region.
Gujarat
In India the rich country of Gujarat had expanded its realms and had emerged as the most powerful Indian Moslem sultanate, rich from trade in spices. The court in Gujarat was magnificent and flourishing and the army was almost as modern as the army of the Roman Empire (27 to 22).
There was also a fortress in Gujarat, strong enough to resist all the world. The Sultan who was a fanatic Moslem had tried to bring together the other Moslem countries in the region to a large alliance to control Christians and Hindus in India. Though mostly the poor smaller Khanates in the North had joined this alliance to benefit from the Sultan´s financial aid it was still the most powerful alliance in India.
All this wealth and power that the Sultan in Gujarat exercised was a nail in Amalric´s eyes as the infidels in India dared to behave more and more offensively under the protection of Gujarat.
In addition the Kingdom of Jerusalem had some old scores to settle with the Sultanates since they enthusiastically – if you remember – helped the Ottomans when they still were around. Said and done, Amalric started to build a new fleet in the Indian Ocean to deal with Gujarat and its allies. The main fleet was kept in the Mediterranean to deal with possible attacks from France.
Protector of all Christians in the east
Amalric intensified the Christian presence in the region to counter balance the influence from Gujarat and began to send colonists to a distant Island called Sarawak to spread the word of God Far East. Traders were sent to the Eastern centre of trades and some of these daring men who went there were also determined to educate the savages they encountered.
As it happened some of these spirited men were later found dead floating around in the waters outside Gujarat. Amalric, protector of all Christians in the east demanded an explanation from the cunning Sultan but Amalric II only received some vague explanations stating that it must have been mass suicides or some terrible accident that had ended the lives of the Christians found dead. This lack of modesty from an infidel ruler towards the Roman Emperor gave Amalric II the pretext for an intervention to protect innocent Christians in India.
War
“O sons of God, freshly quickened by the recent victories for our divine country, you must apply the strength of your righteousness to another matter which concerns you as well as God. For your brethren who live in India, in Bombay and Goa, are in urgent need of your help. For, as the most of you have heard, the Moslems in Gujarat have attacked traders and missionaries. They have murdered many honourable men and even sent Moslem fanatics to destroy churches and killing priests all over India. ---
---The have forbidden our merchants to trade in the region. If you permit them to continue, the faithful of God will be much more widely attacked by them. On this account I, or rather the Lord, beseech you as Christ's warriors to carry aid promptly to the Christians in India and to obliterate the depraved sultanate of Gujarat since the Moslems are enemies of God. Let the deeds of your ancestors move you and incite your minds to manly achievements. Deus Vult, Deus Vult!!!”
In response to this call people all over the Empire gathered; from Orania, Algier, Alexandria, dark Africa, Georgia, Constantinople, Rome, Jerusalem, Tabaristan, Zanzibar -- all joyfully entered upon this expedition to deal with the infidels in India.
In 1776 Amalric II declared war on Gujarat and was joined by Armenia and Vijayanagar who he earlier had bribed to help out in the war. Baluchistan, Nogai, Chagatai Khanate, Sibir and the Uzbeks joined Gujarat.
Large Christian armies stationed in the recently conquered Persian provinces attacked the Uzbeks while Christian colonial militia recruited in Bombay and Goa advanced towards Gujarat from Bombay.
The Military operations in India - sorry about the bad quality of the picture...
Large marine forces, sent from Awhaz in the Persian Gulf, equipped with artillery and the latest weapons attacked the rich and very strategic province of Indus. In 1777 Indus fell to the Christians after intense fighting in the streets.
In the meantime armies recruited in Judea, Syria, Iraq and Jordan advanced from Tabaristan into Uzbek territory and attacked the provinces of Elbruz and Turkmenistan.
An old map showing the area
The Uzbeks, inferior in technology, had a hard time when defending Elbruz and constantly reinforcements arrived from Syria and Iraq to help out during the numerous sieges. In the end the Uzbeks offered Kabul, Turkmenistan, and Elbruz to the Roman Empire and Daghestan to the Armenians for peace and Amalric gracefully accepted the offer.
The war against Gujarat dragged on and the Gujaratis fought harder than expected but eventually Amalric II´s men broke the last resistance and conquered several provinces. In the end Amalric demanded the cessation of Quetta, Indus, Khandesh and Surkhandarya for peace.
The Sultan had not other way than to accept the demands in 1780. The result of the campaign had been a great success, 7 new provinces had been incorporated into the Roman Empire and India was opened up for new profitable incursions and missions. The Indian gate was opened.
“The Knight of Jerusalem loses, as thou hast said, his social rights, his power of free agency, but he becomes a member and a limb of a mighty body, before which infidel empires tremble and crumbles--even as the single drop of rain which mixes with the sea becomes an individual part of that restless ocean which undermines rocks and engulfs mighty armies and armadas"
Amalric II had finally accomplished an old dream when Rome became a part of the great Christian Empire. The Kingdom of Jerusalem had won enormous respect all over the world when the Austrians had been soundly defeated and many suggested that Amalric should try to take advantage of this and increase his influence in Europe.
However this was far from Amalric´s own plans. To him the most important objective was to spread the word of God and to continue the crusade against those evil minds that still lurked in the dark corners of the world.
To the west Amalric had the Persians who still posed a certain threat to all decent Christians in the Holy Land. However, the last encounter with the Persians had left them in a pretty bad shape and Amalric II decided to concentrate his attention elsewhere instead.
In India the Kingdom held two small Christian provinces, Bombay and Goa and delegates from these provinces proposed a campaign in India to increase the Christian influence there. The delegates compared Amalric II to Alexander the Great and urged him to, like a modern Alexander, open up the Indian gate and establish Christian supremacy in the region.
Gujarat
In India the rich country of Gujarat had expanded its realms and had emerged as the most powerful Indian Moslem sultanate, rich from trade in spices. The court in Gujarat was magnificent and flourishing and the army was almost as modern as the army of the Roman Empire (27 to 22).
There was also a fortress in Gujarat, strong enough to resist all the world. The Sultan who was a fanatic Moslem had tried to bring together the other Moslem countries in the region to a large alliance to control Christians and Hindus in India. Though mostly the poor smaller Khanates in the North had joined this alliance to benefit from the Sultan´s financial aid it was still the most powerful alliance in India.
All this wealth and power that the Sultan in Gujarat exercised was a nail in Amalric´s eyes as the infidels in India dared to behave more and more offensively under the protection of Gujarat.
In addition the Kingdom of Jerusalem had some old scores to settle with the Sultanates since they enthusiastically – if you remember – helped the Ottomans when they still were around. Said and done, Amalric started to build a new fleet in the Indian Ocean to deal with Gujarat and its allies. The main fleet was kept in the Mediterranean to deal with possible attacks from France.
Protector of all Christians in the east
Amalric intensified the Christian presence in the region to counter balance the influence from Gujarat and began to send colonists to a distant Island called Sarawak to spread the word of God Far East. Traders were sent to the Eastern centre of trades and some of these daring men who went there were also determined to educate the savages they encountered.
As it happened some of these spirited men were later found dead floating around in the waters outside Gujarat. Amalric, protector of all Christians in the east demanded an explanation from the cunning Sultan but Amalric II only received some vague explanations stating that it must have been mass suicides or some terrible accident that had ended the lives of the Christians found dead. This lack of modesty from an infidel ruler towards the Roman Emperor gave Amalric II the pretext for an intervention to protect innocent Christians in India.
War
“O sons of God, freshly quickened by the recent victories for our divine country, you must apply the strength of your righteousness to another matter which concerns you as well as God. For your brethren who live in India, in Bombay and Goa, are in urgent need of your help. For, as the most of you have heard, the Moslems in Gujarat have attacked traders and missionaries. They have murdered many honourable men and even sent Moslem fanatics to destroy churches and killing priests all over India. ---
---The have forbidden our merchants to trade in the region. If you permit them to continue, the faithful of God will be much more widely attacked by them. On this account I, or rather the Lord, beseech you as Christ's warriors to carry aid promptly to the Christians in India and to obliterate the depraved sultanate of Gujarat since the Moslems are enemies of God. Let the deeds of your ancestors move you and incite your minds to manly achievements. Deus Vult, Deus Vult!!!”
In response to this call people all over the Empire gathered; from Orania, Algier, Alexandria, dark Africa, Georgia, Constantinople, Rome, Jerusalem, Tabaristan, Zanzibar -- all joyfully entered upon this expedition to deal with the infidels in India.
In 1776 Amalric II declared war on Gujarat and was joined by Armenia and Vijayanagar who he earlier had bribed to help out in the war. Baluchistan, Nogai, Chagatai Khanate, Sibir and the Uzbeks joined Gujarat.
Large Christian armies stationed in the recently conquered Persian provinces attacked the Uzbeks while Christian colonial militia recruited in Bombay and Goa advanced towards Gujarat from Bombay.
The Military operations in India - sorry about the bad quality of the picture...
Large marine forces, sent from Awhaz in the Persian Gulf, equipped with artillery and the latest weapons attacked the rich and very strategic province of Indus. In 1777 Indus fell to the Christians after intense fighting in the streets.
In the meantime armies recruited in Judea, Syria, Iraq and Jordan advanced from Tabaristan into Uzbek territory and attacked the provinces of Elbruz and Turkmenistan.
An old map showing the area
The Uzbeks, inferior in technology, had a hard time when defending Elbruz and constantly reinforcements arrived from Syria and Iraq to help out during the numerous sieges. In the end the Uzbeks offered Kabul, Turkmenistan, and Elbruz to the Roman Empire and Daghestan to the Armenians for peace and Amalric gracefully accepted the offer.
The war against Gujarat dragged on and the Gujaratis fought harder than expected but eventually Amalric II´s men broke the last resistance and conquered several provinces. In the end Amalric demanded the cessation of Quetta, Indus, Khandesh and Surkhandarya for peace.
The Sultan had not other way than to accept the demands in 1780. The result of the campaign had been a great success, 7 new provinces had been incorporated into the Roman Empire and India was opened up for new profitable incursions and missions. The Indian gate was opened.
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Great!
Good to see the gujarati paying for burning churches and killing priests and innocent christian, as well as taking them as slaves of the sultan, forcing the children to the army, stealing the wifes and mistreating the eldery!
I know I'm a bit exagerated, but you did well your job. Go on! Go on! Go on!
Good to see the gujarati paying for burning churches and killing priests and innocent christian, as well as taking them as slaves of the sultan, forcing the children to the army, stealing the wifes and mistreating the eldery!
I know I'm a bit exagerated, but you did well your job. Go on! Go on! Go on!
An excellent update. The crusade to India seems like it was profitable for both the New roman empire and its ally Armenia. Any chance of getting a political map to show the full extent of the Empire now that the gateway to India and the far east has been opened?
Very nicely done, Judge. Good to see India opened up to Christianity. Now you have to finish the job! I can hardly wait to see what you do next.
Great uppdate
Now, who'll be the next? Finish the poor Uzbehks or chrush the Indian Moslems?
Now, who'll be the next? Finish the poor Uzbehks or chrush the Indian Moslems?
Ah, so many infidels, so little time. The Uzbeks, the Indians, you need to show so much of the world the light. Onward with the crusade!
A map of the empire would be nice as well.
A map of the empire would be nice as well.
Okay so you kick some butt in india. Excellant. Now go get the austrians. Maybe just a small spanking. They are usually such a pain in my games that I encourage everyone to kill them as often as possible.
- Anibal thanks, I don’t think you can overstress all the sins the gujaratis committed against Christianity, ouch
- Machiavellian thanks, a map would be nice yes, just have to figure out how to produce one
- Nikolai thank you, as I wrote I will try to deliver a map
- Amric thanks, I will try to do some nice move next time..Malacca, Persia, Gujarat again…
- R.F.A thanks, well a good question. The Uzbeks is a possible target but Moslem Malacca is pretty tempting too and a free CB (trade embargo) is nice..…
- MAlexander 06 yes only 40 years left and I will really miss my crusaders but I will do my best to bring the word of God to as many as possible before the curtain goes down
- Klink thanks, well Austria has a huge lead in land tech and the world really need more crusades to shape up so I don’t think I will be fighting in Europe if I am not attacked that is
I cannot wait for the next clash of arms. Beware of Mysore, though, it seems they have one tyger a little troublesome.
Folc de Cardona, really glad to see you back here, well Mysore is controlled by Vijayanagar but you never know if Mysore eventually will revolt
John F Nordlund I think China will too difficult to conquer because I only got 40 years left but Persia is possible
Originally posted by Judge
John F Nordlund I think China will too difficult to conquer because I only got 40 years left but Persia is possible
You got to try atleast, try to do a turbo anexing.
Well I could give it a try but my manpower is around 250 000 and the empire is really vast with many rebels trying to destabilize the situation. Austria is huge and still PO after losing some of their provinces (tech 45-28 to them...). The French are always a threat. In all it is a risky business to send soldiers far away from the Christian heartland
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