Master of India question

[Ame]

Do vassals or protectorates count towards the achievement?

 

[Zupanicarr]

I do not believe so. Judging by the wiki, and comparing with other achievements, vassals and protectorates do NOT count towards this achievement.
Can anyone correct me on this if wrong?

 

[TheMeInTeam]

I do not believe so. Judging by the wiki, and comparing with other achievements, vassals and protectorates do NOT count towards this achievement.
Can anyone correct me on this if wrong?

You must own the provinces directly in this case, you are correct.

 

[ParadogsGamer]

You must own the provinces directly in this case, you are correct.

+1
Own as opposed to control.
OP, you can always check the achievement file for confirmation.

 

[balmung60]

Master of India requires you to start with your capital in Europe (this includes the Ottomans, Crimea, Golden Horde, and I think one or two other hordes if you want the cheap cores) and eventually directly own all of India.

 

[ParadogsGamer]

Master of India requires you to start with your capital in Europe (this includes the Ottomans, Crimea, Golden Horde, and I think one or two other hordes if you want the cheap cores) and eventually directly own all of India.

Yup, taking this as Ottomans is actually very doable. In my current "That's a silk road" achievement run, I am cutting through India like a warm knife through butter. Only Portugal has shown up at the scene, but if you focus on India from the start, you will be able to get it all before the Europeans show up at all.

 

[TheMeInTeam]

Master of India requires you to start with your capital in Europe (this includes the Ottomans, Crimea, Golden Horde, and I think one or two other hordes if you want the cheap cores) and eventually directly own all of India.

It's not really hard for western colonial powers anymore, France in particular. You have Baluchistan or some horde you can vassal (with overseas expansion if you want) and just feed it all of India --> annex. Hell, you can almost certainly just do it after DIP 22 if you feel like it via spamming imperialism.

But yes, Ottomans can do it the most easily .