Strategies for converting Iraq-I-Arab

[Charles555nc]

Iraq-I-Arab
Shiite -2 missionary strength
Tax Rate penalty -4 missionary strength

Only way I think I can convert that province- Iraq-I-Arab

Missionary Strength
+2 base value
+2 missionary strength Advisor
+3 possible max pious bonus

I was actually converting Iraq-I-Arab when the computer decided the missionary bonus advisor had to die. And now no new missionary bonus advisor. So other than dealing with endless rebels until another new missionary bonus advisor to eventually born, what else can I do?

 

[milkan]

In such cases I find the best way is simply to crack down militarily on a province until your adm level is high enough to get more missionary bonus decisions unlocked. That or hope for another missionary bonus advisor.

 

[Korashy]

Each point of positive stability gives 0.5% conversion afaik.

 

[balmung60]

Religious Ideas: +3%, and it'll help you with revolts in the province in the meantime due to the heretic tolerance

Positive stability: +0.5%/level (up to +1.5%)

Unify Islam +2%

Increased Narrowminded: +1%

Establish Sheikh ul-Islam Office: +1%

Some of these depend on what nation you are.

Najd Traditions: +5%

Indian Sultanate Ambitions: +2%

Hedjaz Ideas 6: +1%

Arabian Ideas 4: +1%

 

[TheMeInTeam]

Religious ideas. They're really good for the +stab events, BROT, and inexpensive stab cost anyway, not to mention a great CB, but the easy religious unity off extra missionary and +3 strength makes most provinces a breeze even for crummy religions like pagans and eastern.

I converted an 11 base tax shiite province as buddhist in hostile culture, which is much harder than doing it as Sunni. Just stack bonuses:

3% Piety
3% Divine Supremacy
2% Base (note, you're already strong enough in this case).
1% Decision based on ruler
.5% stability (why not be at +1 for this at least).

Not only will you convert it, you'll convert it pretty quickly.

Keep in mind, you can also add

2% Inquisitor
1% more in stab for 1.5% max
.5% fort level

With religious ideas and +3 stab, I was able to use an inquisitor to reach 10.5% buddhist. Of course, 11 tax hostile culture Sunni is going to be 5.5% + 2% + 2%, or also 10.5% . The trick in that case was to boost for level all the way up to 6 . I wanted that province Buddhist no matter what!

But add piety to the above, and it gets much easier. Pagans cap out at 8.5% and eastern at 10.5% before fort spam, but Muslim/Christian get much more help than that. Sigh.