Revival of the Ancient Caliphate :A Caliphate of Cordoba AAR

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Chapter 3 : Introduction - Conversos

Torquemada,in contemplation, several hours before his conversion​

"...Islam is a message of peace, and all shall see its glory..."Words of Torquemada to a congregation of Muslims in Salamanca.​

The war ended completely in 1458 when the last state, Tuscany signed a white peace with the Cordoban Caliphate.The old borders , some 800 years have once again been established.It was as if the fighting which has drained the christian states, called the reconquesta, never came to be.
Hakam, passed away after ensuring peace for his lands, and his son , Sulyaman II, an inefficent dimwit, ruled over the empire.He was named the "apathetic" for his lack of intrest in state affairs.

However, several excellent ministers consolidated the state in this peaceful time.Great projects were admisioned, such as the refiniries of Barcelona and Seville.Shieks and imams were sent to convert the masses, and by 1460, only Leon remained as the last christian baston in the empire.

The Caliphate in the aftermath of the war​

It was also an era which forsaw the rise of the "conversos", people who converted from the other faiths into Islam.Most notably, Ahmed bin Terka, nicknamed "Torquemada" , an jew who converted to islam, becoming a zealous shiek , converting christian masses in the North.He is well known for his docile and merciful ways in conversion.Perhaps his greatest achievement was converting a large number of villages under the control of the christians in the north.

Another important figure is Jamal Cortez, or "Hernan Cortez" was born in 1485, at Medillin, a village of Estremadura, Spain.He was born into a christian family but converted to Islam in 1498, he is well known in the books of history for his annexation of Mexico.

These are just examples of "conversos" who contributed to the power of muslim spain.Another important family is the Üskids, formaly known as the floggers, an important muslim Banker family in Cordoba.
Art, caligraphy and Quranic recitation soared throughout Isphania, and the cities of Cordoba were a center of learning in a darkened Europe.The Caliphate has become a considerable power in Western Europe,perhaps the strongest at the time.

In 1486 , the Great diplomatic exchanges between the Spainards and the Cordobans beared fruit when an alliance was striked between both states.It might seem strange to most readers, but the changes in Europe, the rise of France as a power, has crushed the power of the christians of Isphania.By 1491, the Castillians became vassals of the Caliphate.
The Caliphate also began to send ambassadors throughout Europe, trying to form a diplomatic basis with France, and England, in hope that peace can co-exist between all nations.
It is was the begining of the Islamic Golden Age in Iberia, known as the "Age of Gold".Cordoba would discover Mexico by 1492, and the conquest of the Astec lands would begin.

In 1492, a man by the name of Colombus, begged the Calipah to fund an expedition to the West, to find the fabled lands of "Cathay".The Vizier prompeted such an endeavour in hope that the new sea route may help expand trade in face of the Turkish blockade in the east.It was one thing to control the only water channel into the Medditteranian, the Gibraltar strait, but it would be astronomical if the Caliphate controlled the easter markets.

So, Columbus, with a crew of muslim sailors, set out to the West in hope of fortune and expansion, Glory to the Caliphate.

 

[Farquharson]

Ah yes! Time to start colonizing the New World for Islam! And thanks for the screenshot, btw.

 

[Arilou]

Looks like fun What mod is this btw.?

 

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Farquharson : Your welcome, its my pleasure

Arilou : Actually its my own mod, but a weird one at that

 

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Chapter 3 : Rise of the Conversos of Mexico

Jamal Cortez​

"Upon the far lands seperated by the sea, we met a race by the name of Hindi, presumably in the lands of Hindia.Though we have not seen the great cities Muslimans boast about there, we found small tribes and intresting lands.Some of my Muhammadan Sailers choose to stay there by there will.I now take leave to Cordoba and inform the Great Calipah of our findings, the new trade route will make us rich beyond our wildest dreams."

Words of Colombus, after the Great Western Sea...

When word reached the Caliphate that the route to India was found, traders and merchants set out to gnaw upon the new routes before Europe had the chance to react.A convert by the name Amrico - Vezpochi,set sail to the fabled lands, and after much exploration, corrected the idea, it wasnt India, it was a NEW land.He named it Ämerika , or as the Andalusians perfered to call her "Ard el Khayer" , the Good land.

Colonists and conquistadors quickly flocked to a land discovered by the Great conquistador , Jamal Al-Hernani, future conquerer of the Aztecs.In 1506,a small contagent of Cordoban soldiers, led by Hernan, landed in clearing called "Gio Grande".Hernan sank his ships saying "We shall not return until we convert all the people of these lands".He immediatly set up a mosque in his landing, and an immediate base.

He supported the Tlulaxa and Tenoctitlan, tribes which converted to Islam against the Aztec empire.By 1521, he captured Tenoctitlan, and missionaries were sent to coastal cities,paving way for the conversion of all the deluded people of Aztica.The Calipah issued an edict, marking the Aztec lands as the first conquest of islam, claiming it as a land for all muslims.From Persia to Morroco, muslims, under the banner of the Calipah took leave to the rich and mythical lands of Amerika.

By 1523, the first colonies in the Mexican bay were established, and walled.In 1525, the greater colonies of Estremadura were built and a permenant presence was established in the new Andalusian lands.A Great shipyard was built in Ishbialla "Seville" to serve the large influx of immigrants to the new lands.
Several counties of the Azticans converted to islam, most notably the Great city of Tenoctitlan, renamed as "Tenak-Tit-Lag", or "Tayana"as the arabs perfered to call her.Baliffs and taxes were enacted and Gold was mined in Great quantities, making the Caliphate, richer than all the states of Europe combined.
The Calipah, Sulyaman employed a mercenary police force to keep order in the new lands, and by 1529, the Caliphate was well ingrained there.

Cities like Zeta, Yonus, Adrianapolis, and New Dimasq were built in face of the large number of colonists.Shia and other heretics however, colonized some of the deeper, unexplored territories, escaping sunni wrath.It was also at this time, that the Spanish Inquisition was formally declared by the Islamic Caliphate to stem the rising tide of Shia heretics in the realm.Not to mention the Tawariq, Hernaks and other heathens.

It was also at this time that the Calipahate began to hoard animosity against the English.With the newly establish Spanish-Moorish Allaince, England looked for ways to weaken Iberia.This problem reached a zenith when King Charles began raiding Cordoban ships carrying Gold.The Great shipyards of the Caliphate franatically built over 500 ships , in a fleet named the Armada, readying the empire for a massive attack against the English.In 1531, the Great war of Isphania began, when 3000 Englishmen landed in Glacia.

The fleets of Corodoba, supported by 9000 infantry and 4000 cavalry , landed in Cork, and terrorized England.The city of Cork fell, alas, half the Cordoba fleet sank after a massive storm and striked the Irish rocks.The Andalusians moarned for the defeat after the death of so many valiant men.

The English and the Spanaird-Moorish Allaince reached a peaceful resolution without any tribute paid by any side.The English did inflict great damage on the coastal cities, with an equal backslash by the Caliphate.Tensions also began to expand between the Caliphate and Morroco, disputes over trade and colonization specifically.....

 

[Heretic]

oh, good show...
I like you moorish place names too
are 'the floggers' as a banking family a spin on the Fuggers?

Heretic

 

[Farquharson]

!ممتاز A pity you couldn't start conquering Ireland for Cordoba - although as I recall you did say nothing too unrealistic was going to happen...

 

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Heretic : yep fuggers are the floggers, oh and I corrected many of my spelling mistakes, sorry
Farquharasan : Where did u learn the word excellent? trying to out run me in Arabic I see, grrrr Bonjur then - Well I am trying to keep it in parrallel with Spanish history I hope I did it right.

 

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Chapter 3 : The Civil war of the Conversos

Gold, mans unquenchable desire​

"...The New lands are not for Arabs or Berbers, but for all muslims..." Words of Magellan to the Philipines. ​

It was at this time that explorers discovered the Brazilian and African coasts, but the Cordoban Caliphate took no action to interegate them into her massive colonial empire.Most of her resources were submitted into expanding and developing present colonies in Mexico.The Calipah, instituted an Emir over the Great lands of Mexico to ensure effeciany and fight corruption. Some prefered calling the title "vicroy".To the courts shock, it was Duke Philip II of Muslim Castile.The man was known for his slight tendencies to prefer christians over muslims, and his ever aggressive attitude torwards muslim subjects.Many historians point out that it was perhaps the Calipahs decision to get rid him, by throwing him leagues away from Isphania to Mexico.

However, as soon as he arrived, words of intrigue reached the Caliphate.Mass conversions into christianity and the slaughters of muslimans frightened the citizens.The Calipah issued the admirality to take immediate leave to New Andalus and investigate.Admiral Yarmok , the commander of the Admirilty, per chance, also found the Bahamas on his way to Zima.

As soon as he reached the city, he was shocked to find her under siege by Emir Philip's Main Christian regiment.It seems the Emir wanted to ressurect the Christian Kingdoms of Iberia in the new lands, and this time, he was going to slaughter all the Muhammadans.He already commited such travesties in New Dimashq and Adrianapolis.

The Admiral immediatly assumed control, and all the coastal cities with dense muslim populations joined him to put an end to the emir of Mexico.Rebel Christians fought off the Muslim's main army in Gurrellia warfare using all types of primitive weapons.The Rebellion was close to and end when the Rebels were driven from Tenok-tit-lag in humiliation.

Suprisingly, Pagans fought side by side with Muslims, and after the war, many converted to Islam.It seems Paganists were mistreated greatly under the hands of christians,and a large array of their temples were already demolished by the rebellion. Admiral Yarmok, the new governor of Mexico, gifted them for their valourus actions by rebuilding many of their temples.Many theologians and scholars despised the gesture, but accepted it on the basis that if not for the paganists, Mexico would have been lost.

When news reached the Caliphate, after 5 months that is, the Calipah was forced to rectify his appointment methods.This later led to the rise of parliment, in parallel with the English version.

The rebellion began in 1537 and ended in 1561, marked in history as one of the longest and bloodiest civil wars in the history of Western Europe after the French revolution.Many cities were razed to the ground, and a large majority of muslims was killed, postponing the Caliphates hopes immensly.

The Civil war however, reminded the Caliphate to persue strengthening measures.Centralization was a nessecity in the wake of the war, and Emir appointment was now done through elective power of the Nobility.The Admirality was strengthened, but that was done to fight off English sea dogs who raided upon Cordoban Gold ships.
Another intreasting aspect is the rise of the Trans- atlantic Slave trade between Africa and New Andalus.It is estimated that over 5 million were hailed from the coasts of Mali to Mexico, forming the basis of the plantation economy there.The Slave trade was a normal solution to the ever anoying reality of christian workers that were hardly trusted by muslim plantation owners. Sugar, Cotton and other commodoties were exported to Europe.Although other nations exported such goods, they couldnt match the quality of Cordoba's weavers and brewers.No conflicts in the area helped focus the Caliphate in expanding and bettering herself.Alas peace is easily shattered, as we shall see in the next chapter.

 

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Pirates of the Carribean and the English War​

"...Damn them!like ghosts they come and go!Curse them!..." Words of Admiral Farquhasan, personal opinions on the pirate kingdoms​

As Gold filled the coffers of the Islamic Caliphate, it has become essential for the navy to reform the admirality against insistant pirate attacks which
have become a nusiance to the treasury of the Caliphate.The Sea dogs, and christian iberians infested the carribean islands.In 1567, the great Kingdoms
of the pirates were established on Rodina and Tagos, nominally built to destroy the Caliphate's income.
They almost achieved their goal in dominating the routes, and crippled all viable Gold shipments from West to East.The Caliphate took immediate action
and ,with the help of certain English admirals, the navy was greatly reformed.Shipments were protected by massive warships, and galleys.Though the costs were extreme, it ensured that the Pirate Kingdoms wouldnt inflict any damage on the financial power of the empire.
In 1568, the Calipah passed away and a new head was elected by the name of Abdul Rahman V.
The new leader of the empire believed in colonial transition.He insisted on visiting the Mexican colonies to ensure the links between the new lands and

the mother land.The Caliphate was at the time, in an Imperial frenzy, colonizing and expanding as she saw fit.The Calipah however, choose the wrong time, for in his trip to harbour of New Dimashq, his ship was attacked by pirates and he perished in the sea.Many historians are still unsure as to consider it
an assasination attempt by Queen Elizebith or an incident of unquevical proportions.
The nobles formed a "parliment"to reorganize the Royal Dynasty and the constitution was written down to support the Calipah.Something similar to the English parliment.His son, Yahya I accepted the scepter of the throne and immediatly declared war upon the English empire.He was nicknamed the "Fanatical"or"Al-Momin, the believer".His conviction scarred the nations of Europe, and his actions shattered the Alliance between the Muslims and the Iberian Christians.
As his armies unloaded from ships unto cork,Caliphal troops marched into Bilbao and Serat.
Queen Elizebith retaliated by sending troops to Ishibilia and Grenada, almost capturing both cities.The Western sea was overflowing with blood and
wrecked ships thanks to the never ending battles betweent the two massive states.The admirals of both nations were of superb skills, and the greater
majority of troops in the war seem to have died from drowning than from actual fighting.
The Islamic Aramada raided London itself and thanks to the Greek fire, the Second Great fire of London in 1569, 3 years after the first, burned the rest
of the city to the ground.The English crown resisted the admirality, inflicting damage upon the Armada.By 1570, the muslims annexed the rest of Isphania,
and the christians were kicked out completely.

The Great Nasarah expulsion didnt lessen the hearts of Europe, for her nations were intrested in bickering against each other than fighting the Turks or the Hispanics "The name dubbed by the church on Muhammadans".The city of Bilbao capitulated after a long siege and most christians fled to France but a great number took refuge in Ireland, an event which completely changed the history of Ireland, as increased numbers and power helped repel the English
under Queen Elizebith's reign.

By 1573 war was declared again in the wake of the conversion of England to Protestantism, the english believed that with their new found "faith"they
would be able to repel the Muslims from Portugal.However, the real fighting was done in the colonies.From Jamestown to Adrianoplis, colonial milita
fought with much admirable courage.New Dimashq was sieged and fell after much bloody fighting.General Kamal was able to recapture the city, but after
loosing many of his men in a direct assult.
Jamestown and Boston were attacked, and the colonies of the Carribean were burned to the ground.Queen Elizebith then plead the King of France for
help,Charles heeded her call, in hope that he may marry her and unite the crown and bring catholism back to England.She did promise him conversion, but most doubted the Virgin Queen would marry him.
The French army raided and pillaged the towns of the North, and captured Zaragoza and Barcelona effectively.The Caliphate refused to surrender an inch of Muslim land, and retaliated by burning the French colonies in Towe and Sorinam in the Carribean.
The French King, seeing his supply of Sugar deteriorating, asked a white peace with the Caliphate.Again England was alone...with most of her colonies
under siege and her existence threatened by the Holy alliance of Rome, a confederate of France, the Italian states and the Germanic Kingdoms.Not to

mention the Caliphate.

To Be continued.......

 

[Farquharson]

It looks like you will triumph against those fickle English who keep changing their religion every few weeks. BTW, I'm sure that Admiral was my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather - a great man indeed! And also BTW I learned the Arabic word for excellent, along with several thousand other words, at the Bourguiba School in Tunis!

 

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I needed a name, and I saw you, its actually a slash of two arabic names - ur arabic is superb, I admire person who learns different languages especially, ahem, arabic

 

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The Birth of the Alliance and the Rise of the Oriental enlightment

Al-Habans work, protrayed in English painting
"Shakespear may outdo the Moors in his plays, but Al-Haban outdid the English in poetry" Queen Elizebith, critizing culture to Ambassador Ahmed Dogali of Cordoba ​

By 1579, the war reached a halt ,as both sides were unable to score any important victories against the other since the fall of Jamestown to Muslim hands.The Queen , in a moment of despair converted her nation back to Catholicism, hoping that the nations of Europe would hear her call.However to everybodies surprise, the Papal states declares a crusade to annihilate the evil Queen of England, whore of Europe.The "fanatical" saw his chance by suing for peace with England, demanding the Carribean islands and a stop to all sea dog attacks, in exchange for help against the French invasion of the English strait.
Queen Elizebith couldnt believe her change of fortune, and accepted the treaty docily.The Calipah sent what was left of his war battered Armada and, victoriously, repelled the French.The Muslim armies, recalling the dreadful northen invasion of France, attacked Bearn and scored several victories against the alliance.After several diplomatic exchanges between London and Cordoba, a temporary alliance was striked to repel the French and the fanatical nations of Europe.All of southern France was pillaged, and under the portection of the Cordoban navy,troops from England poured into Northen France.
The French colonists in the new lands were slaughtered and ,in a matter of time, France was almost completely destroyed.Paris , Orleans and a small confederate of cities remained independent under the flag of the King, who repelled the English and Cordoban invasion army from Calais and Ormead'd.
The Pope's margined army, a pathetic number of 2000 men attacked the island of the Bealrus, with naive faith that they would be able to bring down the empire of the devil easily.
France ,England and the Caliphate reached a compromise, in which France hands over the former English strongholds in the region, and the Caliphate gains Bearn plus a hefty sum to pay for her loses.
The former enemies ,England and Cordoba, saw an era of cultural exchange and development.In the wake of the war, England converted to Protestantism, and to show thanks for Cordoban involvement, allowed Muslims to erect Mosques in London.The works of Shakespear, were for the firs time being read in Cordoba and his plays done in the theaters of Ishbilia.In London the aristocracy enjoyed the works of Al-Haban and one thousand and one nights, being the first Europeans to gain such a privlleged look into the orient.
The Alliance was strengthened when the Osmanli Empire joined , hoping to protect her Western intrests after annexing Venice and capturing Vienna.
The Great victory of the Alliance over the Western, christian powers, forsaw an age of Cultural and intellectual revival.The first printing press was opened in Cordoba in 1590, and literacy spread everywhere.Great thinkers, poets and philosphers apeard throughout Ishpania.
I will speak in length about the "Oriental Enlightment" and its outcomes in the next chapter.

 

[Jordal]

Good Stuff. And from a fellow Muslim. Ramatullah alaikum.

 

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Oriental Enlightment : Age of Islam
1600-1670​

Begining of the Industrial Revolution by 1670​

"Perhaps, of all of the Nations of the world, Cordoba has outdone all in her desire for more aptitude in thought and knowledge, that is a sound nation in my perspective" Words of Voltaire.

By the begining of the 17th century, Islam held its grip over Europe, choking Christian resistance effectively.The Turks have been hailed victorious after their conquest of Vienna in the year 1600.The Caliphate captured the islands of the meditteranian, transforming the Sea of White as the Arabs called it, into an Islamic haven as it was so many centuries ago.The masses of Europe, peasents, renegade nobles and even priests flocked into Islam, escaping the oppression they saw in Europe.Artists such as Jamal Kettar,Lewis Al-Mardod and a large array of musicians and sculpturers found persuit in Andalusias colleges and schools.It was in a historical context, the pinnacle of Andalusia, alas the begining of the long decline.
However, let us postpone the decline for a while and speakith of the Great wonders of the Age.The society of Al-Andalus once again regained its stature as a refined and cultured bunch.The Great Library "Iram that El-Imad" , meaning the Iram of the Great columns, was said to have contained 9 million books, in all subjects.The French muslim Mohammed De''llvet, was said to have compiled a great encylopedia containing theories, stories and essays , uniting the scientific front of Andalusia.
Even the smallest cities of the Caliphate out shone the decadent cities of Europe.Consider Murcia to Paris, street lighting,hygiene,industries,parks,600 libraries, and 4 main universaties in contrast to a small backward town, filled by uppty aristocrats sapping the public of its Gold.There was a large gulf between Islam and the world of Christianity at the time, and it was obvious to many.
The Navies of the Caliphate , added with the support of the English fleets kept order in the high seas, routing pirate havens and sinking pirate ships to the bottom of the seas.The technologies of the Caliphate kept the Alliance in superb shap.With the Turks protecting the East, the Andalusians in the West, and the English in the North, non could defeat this indisputabley strong alliance.
But let us sitance our selves from the political and speak of the great thinkers of the age.Tariq bin Majeed, an Arab, proposed that by using the "flush" mechanism in Arabic toilets, hygiene would sky rocket.His ideas were dabbled in Rome as "heretical" ,an example of christian backwardness.Another great man is Yarmoq bin Falan, who studied the great works of Abbas bin Firnas, and invented the first crude aeroplane in the small town of Alezzor.His test flight lasted for well over 14 minutes and 23 seconds.In Murcia, the muslims invented the first "Gas " street lighting, paving way for the Andalusian Industrial Age.
However, the enlightment wasnt just oriented around inventions, ideas were also prospered.French reefuges, affected by Andalusian culture, created great works in Cordoba such as Pascal who wrote Pensees and the Provincial Letters to the Taifa lords.Another is Rousseau who discussed in his book, conffessions, the differences between Islam and christianity, he converted in the end of his life to Islam.Another great French-pesudo muslim is Voltaire who philospohized the righteousness of Islamic rights and that they in turn, are the true Natural rights.
However, because Andalusia remained a theocracy, administered by the mosque, many books of "Anti-Islamic" nature were banned.Very little remain today, as I looked into the Tullaytillah database for information, none seem to exist.The last important figures in non-Andalusian thinkers are Sayed Thomas , who published Utopia, emphesizing that there could be an existance between Islam and christianity, Francis Bacon who wrote the "New Atlantis :Cordoba" ,Thomas Hobbes who wrote "The Elements of Islamic law"and John Locke who wrote several books giving an anaylitical study of Islamic shariah.
Alas this "Utopia" of Islam ended abrutletly with begining of Industrialization.Arts and literature lost importance, as political and economic needs grew in proportion.Unions were formed, as more and more factories were opened.The urge to colonize and conquer became unbearable as more and more citizens demanded goods and materials for their unsatisfied needs.The cities of Al-Andalus, once renowned for their beauty were cogged with smoke, steel and a massive number of foriegn of proletariate.This would eventually lead to the First Great European war, begining in 1674.

OOC: Sorry for my absence guys, I was a bit busy
Wa Alekum Assalm Jordal! Hello from the Kingdom

 

[bmk1st]

Nice AAR you got there!

 

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The Great European War & the rape of Cordoba

"Cordoba was a beatiful princess, yet now she is molested like a raped whore" comments of Pynan Dwe-Dhaphine, Officer viceroy of the French occupation.

Why did the war occur some may ask?several books were written on the subject and most historians agree that the war was mostly rooted in the need for Industrial materials.
The Faranj lands, the Germanic states and the Scandenavian tundra was abundent with all the resources the Caliphate ever wanted, but the "humanetarian" outlook which strangled the state was also sucidical for an Industrial economy.Not to mention the massive proletariate of foriegn workers,whom were mostly unemployed, were causing trouble. A war would most certaily utilize them and get rid of their presence.
Although the Caliphate was a powerful state , envied by all of Europe, she had her achilles heel lets just say.Most of her armies were located in the colonies, with a small militia of about 20 thousand men scattered between Andalus and Maghrib.
The Caliphate was just about to declare war, by assembling her troops and navies to invade the French colonies, when the French alliance declared war.It shocked the Caliphate to see 80 thousand French-Germanic barbarians flooding and laying siege to most of her northen cities.Her 40 thousand stong militia was ill equipped against the Western Hordes.Another shock was that England changed sides and after betraying the Caliphate joined the French offensive.
The Caliphate attacked the French colonies in retaliation but it was a hollow victory as the cities of the Caliphate were captured.Muslim refugees fleed and navara was completely depopulated from her citizens.The Grand mosques of Zaragoza was burned to the ground.The riches of the Caliphate were hailed back to Paris as the garrisons surrendered.Lord Ahmed El-Zaragozi , the governor of the Northen provinces was impaled, his eyes plucked out, and his fingers cut off.
The slaughter of Barcelona was far more worse as the dead mounted to about 80 thousand.A worser atrocity was to be commited by the barbarians in Cordoba.The siege of Cordoba lasted for 2 years, the city resisted fiercly, waiting for Ottoman support, which never came.
The city surrendered in 1677, with the promise that none of her people whould be molested by the French crusaders,however the temptation of pilliging the city was too great.
The shieks, women, and children were asked to assemble in the Grand mosque of Cordoba.The men were asked to congregate in the Al-Alemand Garrison.Most assumed they were to be instructed by the French on the laws they are to follow during the occupation.However the French had a far more sinister notion.They surrounded the mosque with powder Kegs and the garrison with flammabile tar.In the dawn of the 14th of April in 1677, the people of Cordoba witnessed the most horrible slaughter in human history compared only to the mongols.
After blowing up the mosque with kegs the rest of the populace went into a frenzy of panic.Blood spilled in the streets as riots broke out from the factory workers and artisans, who were spared the fate of their masters.Mosques were transformed into garrisons and were barricaded by resistance fighters and insurgents.The French were forced to fight the people of Cordoba from house to house.A contemporary historian quoted "Is this a new Jeruslem?or Baghdad?I dont know, but if mans inhumanity can dwindle to such level, then I have lost all hope in the human race".
The Caliph was killed in the slaughters of Cordoba and was crucified outside his palace to be seen by all.
The Nasrid dynasty collapsed and the aristocracy fleed to the New world.However, a small group in the city of Fas, in the other side of the Gibal Tariq strait, was readying an invasion force to Spain, to defeat the French, they called themselves, the New Almohads....

To be continued.

 

[Farquharson]

Ouch! That turn of events didn't seem too good! I hope the Caliphate can make a comeback.

 

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I was a bit stupied by not noticing the damn French amassing so many troops.I was mostly subduing natives, and the majority of my armies were in the colonies anyway I scripted an event for the rise of the fanatic Almohads Cordoba will come back, but more on the offensive and away from culture

 

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Rise of the Neo-Almohads​

"We will destroy the infidel in Al-Andalus and bring back the glory of Islam to those lands, this is a lesson to all those who dusk in the wombs of women and fall to the drunkness of wine."....Writings of the Al-Mukanah (The masked one) shiek.

In Tanga, a force of about 29 thousand troops, assembled , readying for a landing in Jazerah El-Khadrah by the plains of Gabal Tariq.The small army was under the command of Yusuf the berber, or the masked one.He was of the tuareg clan "Bani Qays", a tribe well known for their religious fanatisim and zeal.Al-Mukanah always wished to upsurp the power of the Caliph, to rid Al-Andalus of the hedenism and shrill life her people lived in.The Franch invasion was a God-send, it gave him Al-Andalus on a platter of Gold.
He marched from Marakesh, installing his own governor there, to Seville after passing the undefended strait of Gabal Tariq.From there he commanded his army to Ishbillia and then to Cordoba, laying siege on the French Forces there.
After re-capturing Cordoba, he reinstalled her ruined mosque, and assumed control of Al-Andalus, declaring himself "Caliph".From there, he used his army to retake the cities of iberia from the Franks.His army also engaged with the French army in Zaragoza, with massive losses on both sides.
Yusuf , after gaining the upperhand in the war, planned for a direct invasion of French territory.Yusuf led his troops through the Pyranees and captured Tolouse and Gasgone, meeting the French in Poiutou.He led the battle of Poiutou personaly, and killed the French King in person, leading , indirectly, to the French revolution that would rip France asunder in the next few decades.

The French princess, Maria Equita agreed to hand over Gascgone,Toulouse, and Poiutou to the Andalusians, vowing never to invade the Andalusian Empire again.
Yusuf then turned back to his newly conquered empire.He implanted his fanatic policies, repressed the christians, and crushed his competitors.Rebellions broke out continously in the newly conquered French territories, and riots erupted in Toledo,Valencia and Barcelona from time to time.After dealing with his enemies, he looked to re-assert control over Bilad El-Mixiz, the lands of the Caliphate in the west, where the ailing dynasty of the Caliphate fled to.His main concern was to subdue the rebellious colonies, and execute the Royal family...

Bilad El-Mixiz

When Cordoba fell, the Royal family of the Empire, the Yaramikal Ummayeds, fleed to the New lands,fearing for their lives from the French.The governor viceroy of the Western lands greeted them, and abandoned his post, allowing for the Caliph,prince Tariq, to install a government in exile in Mexico.
The prince established himself in Tenok-tit-lag or as he renamed it, Madinat El-Ward "City of Roses".He raised a standing army, rebuilt the walls, and expanded the infrastructure of the New lands.He also assembled a fleet to invade Al-Andalus again.
However, when news reached him that Cordoba was reconquered by the muslims, he assumed that his supporters defeated the Kaffir Franks, but when intelligence reported that a Berberian Yusuf declared himself as Emperor and Caliph of the "Neo-Almohad Empire", the prince immediatly declared the "New Caliphate of Cordoba" in Mixiz or Mexico.Thus, the great Empire fractured into two parts.The new Caliph of Mexico quickly began expanding his territories and holdings in the area, declaring war on the English to capture their colonies.His intent was simple, if he was to be rooted out of Spain, then he will not allow a single nation to set foot in New Al-Andalus...
The two new states would go into conflict against each other , though leagues of oceans keep them apart.The Neo Almoahds show intrest in a raped France, and the New Caliphate burns in tears for the loss of Al-Andalus....

To be continued...