Sorry for late replies. Back to adding more history files which will be present for whenever I release the latest version.
Still many gaps with vanilla placeholders which needed fixing. Main focus still on improving Mamluk Syria as I continue work on the special Mamluk government concept.
Mamluk al-Bira
Approximately corresponding to the in game al-Ruha/Edessa region, this was one of the most important fortresses in the Mamluk empire. A major line of defense against Mongol invasion.
Added historical Mamluk governors of this region from the time of Baybars all the way until the last start date.
A famous one being Aqqush al-Barli. Former mamluk of al-Aziz Muhammad, veteran of Ayn Jalut, brief governor of Palestine under Qutuz, Syrian adventurer, aspiring sultan of Aleppo and ultimately a rival of Baybars before he submitted.
https://imgur.com/a/sALYMuU
Mamluk Palestine
Breaking up some of the duke tier blobs such as Jerusalem and Syria in certain starts with various characters.
One example being Badr al-Din Muhammad. Son of the notorious Khwarizmi chieftain, brother in-law to Baybars and uncle to Baybars' short lived successor. Important emir during the reign of Baybars and his first son. Made him ruler of Jerusalem as his family apparently remained active in the area and his clan mausoleum is generally accepted to be located there.
https://imgur.com/a/PHh0k9S
Stats are random.
Ilkhanate Syria
Adding historical members of the various Mongol invasions. Either as commanders, family members or governors brought in to administer the conquered areas.
We all know of Kitbuqa, the defiant Mongol commander at Ayn Jalut. Well did you know that history has recorded the name of at least one of his sons? Named as Qutlugh Qaymish by Ibn Wasil. Apparently captured and had a conversation with Qutuz during or after Ayn Jalut. This may have served as the inspiration behind the likely fictional boast Kitbuqa is said to have made before his death.
https://imgur.com/a/Df86few
Random stats
Kitbuqa's brief occupation government, his commanders and pro-Mongol collaborators. An expanding list.
https://imgur.com/a/SWVpsoj - Tukal Bakhshi. Unnamed and alluded to in Arabic sources but named in the Persian ones. Foreign bureaucrat ( likely a Uighur Buddhist or perhaps eastern/steppe Muslim ) governor of Aleppo under Kitbuqa
https://imgur.com/a/g8L8yOz - Badr al-Din Yusuf al-Khwarazmi. An ex-Ayyubid governor of Baalbek. Sided with the Mongols so they reinstated his position. Was likely still overseen by an unnamed Mongol superior.
As well as at least 3 of his named key commanders. With the accompanying stats and historical entries relevant to their characters.
Ilkhanate Mosul
https://imgur.com/a/GG4ki5E - The mysterious Mulay. Mongol governor of Mosul by at least 1296 and major military commander in the Ilkhanate. Leading part of Ghazan era major offensives into Mamluk Syria. Works of historical fantasy have apparently on occasion fused this Mongol general with the Templar Jacques de Molay.
How playable is this mod exactly right now?
Not very I'd say. History files are well out of date but the old dynamic merc stuff probably works.