Welcome to the Forgotten Latin Kingdom Chronicles
NOTE: This AAR starts 152 years after the 1310 start-date.
Chapter List:
- Part 1: Northern Frontier.
- Part 1, Chapter 1: Targets of Opportunity.
- Chapter 1, Sub-chapter 1: Future Planning.
- Chapter 1, Sub-chapter 2: The City of the World's Desire.
- Chapter 1, Sub-chapter 3: Eastern Agressors.
- Chapter 1, Sub-chapter 4: Unexpected Friend.
- Chapter 1, Sub-chapter 5: The Constantinople Treaty.
- Chapter 1, Sub-chapter 6: The Vlach-Moldavian War of Unification.
- Chapter 2: The Crescent Moon War.
- Chapter 3: The Wolf Awakens.
- Chapter 3, Sub-chapter 1: A Slow Start.
- Chapter 3, Sub-chapter 2: Outnumbered We Fight.
- Chapter 3, Sub-chapter 3: Outgunned We Stand.
- Chapter 3, Sub-chapter 4: A Cold Peace.
- Chapter 3, Sub-chapter 5: Swift Action.
- Chapter 3, Sub-chapter 6: Europe Belongs To Us.
- Chapter 3, Sub-chapter 7: Through Defeat Comes Victory.
- Chapter 3, Sub-chapter 8: The Tide Turns.
- Chapter 3, Sub-chapter 9: Northern Offensives.
- Chapter 3, Sub-chapter 10: The Wind Blows East.
- Chapter 3, Sub-chapter 11: And East We March.
- Chapter 3, Sub-chapter 12: The End of an Era.
- Part 1, Chapter 1: Targets of Opportunity.
Pre-story: In 1310 AD, the duke (self-proclaimed king) Basarab the First, challenged the Mongol and Hungarian leaders and declared independence for his people, who had enough with all the tribes and kingdoms marching over their ancient territories. And with a political crisis happening in Hungary while the Hordes were fighting the Rus' Principalities, the self proclaimed king of all Romanians marched to Targoviste (North of Modern Day Bucharest) and among thousands of Romanians, proclaimed the Duchy of Wallachia. The Hungarians would not approve of this, and the then Hungarian King Charles marched west towards the Vlach lands, taking advantage of the Mongol Military Crisis in the East. However, months later, Basarab defeated Charles' second army, cutting its supply routes and encircling him.
With nowhere to go, and with his life threatened, the soldiers convinced Charles to sign the treaty of Targoviste, recognizing Wallachia's independence.
Immediately after signing the treaty, Charles retreated towards his capital, who now was being swayed by his rebellious nobles; but for the Romanian people, it signaled that their struggle to survive has just begun.
Soon after, in 1312 AD, Basarab forged an alliance with the Serbian king, who admired Basarab for standing up to his peoples' oppressors, and 4 months later, seeing as the Mongols were invading Novgorod, decided it was time to liberate the Romanians in Moldova and Bessarabia.
And so, war was declared and the Serbs joined. They marched from Dobrogea all the way to Iasi. No sign of the Horde. The territory was now under Romanian control.
However...The Novgorodian Posadnik surrendered to the Horde, giving them almost half his country's territory.
Meanwhile, in Iasi, Basarab has setup defences over the region, with its inhabitants cheering up his name and requesting liberation from the thieving horde.
The Mongols marched south in force, considering Basarab's actions an affront to their righteous rule.
And with a ratio of 15:1 of troops, the Mongols overran the Iasi Defences, forcing Basarab to retreat, with the Serbian Army following.
Making a last stand an Modern Day Bucharest, Basarab and his Serbian reinforcements were defeated. All seemed lost. With the Vlach Duke conspiring against the Mongols underneath the besieging forces.
Every Vlach City was under siege at this point, with the Serbian king trying to convince the horde's Khan at a white peace.
The Khan stated to the Serbian Diplomat that only when the Khan himself will have the Wallachian Duke's head on the table will there be peace.
For the Wallachians, all hope seemed lost.
Then, like a miracle, Muscovy, leading all the Russian Duchies, attacked the Mongol Horde, with all their troops marching over the Horde's territory.
The Mongol armies abandoned the sieges of Wallachia, heading north to defend their main cities from the Rus Duchies.
Basarab took advantage of this and issued several loans from the Venetians to hire a mercenary army and besiege the Moldavian regions once more.
Many months pass and the Horde, tired of marching and with the local population of their vast empire conspiring against them; stood defeated. Accepting Basarab's demands.
And so, Basarab proclaimed the Romanian Kingdom, vowing to defend his people from the wrath of tyrants.
The Muscovite Grand Duke, Yury, impressed with Basarab's actions, proposed a marriage, uniting the two families, granting Yury much prestige and respect among his nobles.
Years pass, and with the help of the Serbian Kingdom, with the recognition and respect earned from the Pope and all western Europe for his heroic actions against the devilish armies of the horde, and with the protection from the Muscovite Duke, Basarab marched south, annexing the Bulgarian lands, encircling Constantinople, and then north, taking Crimea and all the lands around it. Ending up to forge a trade pact with Genoa.
By this point, all the north, west and south side of the Black Sea was under Basarab's control.
Now, almost 40 years after the independence war, in 1352 AD, Basarab stood on his dying bed, among his one and only son, Daniel. He told his son to pass down a saying, "Listen carefully Daniel, *cough*, there will be empires and tyrants that could crush us like a bug, that would threaten our very existence, and demand you bow down to them. Do it--" Then, Daniel interrupted his father -- "But father, that is not the wa--" At which point, Basarab grabbed his son's shirt, pulling him in and looking into his eyes saying, "Bow down, but always, Alway-*cough* Have a dagger behind your back, prepared...." Basarab then left this world, leaving his son to fight off the Muslim Ottomans and Karamanids who desired complete control of his nation's resources.
Being more of a scholar, dwelling for entire nights under the shadows of ancient books, the now King Daniel was a father, his wife, Iulia (Grand Duke Yury's daughter) gave birth to this son, whom he named Alexander.
During his reign, Daniel modernized his kingdom, securing viable allies and treaties that propulsed his nation in a golden age of culture.
Now, with his son being 10 years old, Daniel taught him to seek knowledge as his shield, but not to be a stranger to the sword. As they were in the King's library, a Muscovite envoy was being escorted by two guards, requesting audience with the king.
Daniel, left his 10 year old son in the library, while inviting the guest in the King's chamber.
"What is so important that you stormed in at this late of night?" Daniel questioned the envoy.
The envoy bowed down to Daniel, who thought it was weird, but was then even more surprised when the envoy spoke.
"My liege, I come from far away to bring urgent news. My grand duke, Ivan the III'rd, was assassinated by a treacherous noble, who desires all power to himself. I wish now to inform you that, from this point onwards, you are the King of Wallachia, and of all the Russian duchies in the north."
The Envoy then hands a papirus document to Daniel, who reviews it carefully with his nobles, the next day giving his response to his envoy.
All this time, Alexander peeked through the massive doors to hear the conversation, staggered to hear that his daddy now rules over many other people.
And many people they were indeed. The Ruthenians, Russians, Ukrainians and Tartars respected Ivan the III'rd as it was required of them, with Ivan's nobles struggling to attain the throne of the Grand Duke himself.
But...Basarabs actions have yet to be forgotten by Europe, and seeing as now Ivan was dead, all the nobles and the people wanted Daniel 'The Scholar', son of the 'Great Basarab', who defeated armies far greater than his own, to lead them more so than some unknown noble.
And thus, a Union was formed, a Union so powerful, the western kings and queens saw it as a threat, bigger than the Mongols themselves. For what is more deadly, an empire despised by its own people? Or one where no matter the culture or religion, respected, feared and loved its leaders.
Many many years later, in December 1462 AD, Ilias the I Basarab just ascended to the throne of an Empire that the world wanted destroyed. And against overwhelming odds, the now Emperor of the Romanian Empire, agreed to several peace-terms, to the now Serbian Rivals.
Ilias now has the harder task of preserving his 'just unified' Empire. Will he make it? Will the people once again see the might of the Basarab Bloodline? Who rules an Empire formed out of nowhere, only because of actions that the world never would have seen coming?
With nowhere to go, and with his life threatened, the soldiers convinced Charles to sign the treaty of Targoviste, recognizing Wallachia's independence.
Immediately after signing the treaty, Charles retreated towards his capital, who now was being swayed by his rebellious nobles; but for the Romanian people, it signaled that their struggle to survive has just begun.
Soon after, in 1312 AD, Basarab forged an alliance with the Serbian king, who admired Basarab for standing up to his peoples' oppressors, and 4 months later, seeing as the Mongols were invading Novgorod, decided it was time to liberate the Romanians in Moldova and Bessarabia.
And so, war was declared and the Serbs joined. They marched from Dobrogea all the way to Iasi. No sign of the Horde. The territory was now under Romanian control.
However...The Novgorodian Posadnik surrendered to the Horde, giving them almost half his country's territory.
Meanwhile, in Iasi, Basarab has setup defences over the region, with its inhabitants cheering up his name and requesting liberation from the thieving horde.
The Mongols marched south in force, considering Basarab's actions an affront to their righteous rule.
And with a ratio of 15:1 of troops, the Mongols overran the Iasi Defences, forcing Basarab to retreat, with the Serbian Army following.
Making a last stand an Modern Day Bucharest, Basarab and his Serbian reinforcements were defeated. All seemed lost. With the Vlach Duke conspiring against the Mongols underneath the besieging forces.
Every Vlach City was under siege at this point, with the Serbian king trying to convince the horde's Khan at a white peace.
The Khan stated to the Serbian Diplomat that only when the Khan himself will have the Wallachian Duke's head on the table will there be peace.
For the Wallachians, all hope seemed lost.
Then, like a miracle, Muscovy, leading all the Russian Duchies, attacked the Mongol Horde, with all their troops marching over the Horde's territory.
The Mongol armies abandoned the sieges of Wallachia, heading north to defend their main cities from the Rus Duchies.
Basarab took advantage of this and issued several loans from the Venetians to hire a mercenary army and besiege the Moldavian regions once more.
Many months pass and the Horde, tired of marching and with the local population of their vast empire conspiring against them; stood defeated. Accepting Basarab's demands.
And so, Basarab proclaimed the Romanian Kingdom, vowing to defend his people from the wrath of tyrants.
The Muscovite Grand Duke, Yury, impressed with Basarab's actions, proposed a marriage, uniting the two families, granting Yury much prestige and respect among his nobles.
Years pass, and with the help of the Serbian Kingdom, with the recognition and respect earned from the Pope and all western Europe for his heroic actions against the devilish armies of the horde, and with the protection from the Muscovite Duke, Basarab marched south, annexing the Bulgarian lands, encircling Constantinople, and then north, taking Crimea and all the lands around it. Ending up to forge a trade pact with Genoa.
By this point, all the north, west and south side of the Black Sea was under Basarab's control.
Now, almost 40 years after the independence war, in 1352 AD, Basarab stood on his dying bed, among his one and only son, Daniel. He told his son to pass down a saying, "Listen carefully Daniel, *cough*, there will be empires and tyrants that could crush us like a bug, that would threaten our very existence, and demand you bow down to them. Do it--" Then, Daniel interrupted his father -- "But father, that is not the wa--" At which point, Basarab grabbed his son's shirt, pulling him in and looking into his eyes saying, "Bow down, but always, Alway-*cough* Have a dagger behind your back, prepared...." Basarab then left this world, leaving his son to fight off the Muslim Ottomans and Karamanids who desired complete control of his nation's resources.
Being more of a scholar, dwelling for entire nights under the shadows of ancient books, the now King Daniel was a father, his wife, Iulia (Grand Duke Yury's daughter) gave birth to this son, whom he named Alexander.
During his reign, Daniel modernized his kingdom, securing viable allies and treaties that propulsed his nation in a golden age of culture.
Now, with his son being 10 years old, Daniel taught him to seek knowledge as his shield, but not to be a stranger to the sword. As they were in the King's library, a Muscovite envoy was being escorted by two guards, requesting audience with the king.
Daniel, left his 10 year old son in the library, while inviting the guest in the King's chamber.
"What is so important that you stormed in at this late of night?" Daniel questioned the envoy.
The envoy bowed down to Daniel, who thought it was weird, but was then even more surprised when the envoy spoke.
"My liege, I come from far away to bring urgent news. My grand duke, Ivan the III'rd, was assassinated by a treacherous noble, who desires all power to himself. I wish now to inform you that, from this point onwards, you are the King of Wallachia, and of all the Russian duchies in the north."
The Envoy then hands a papirus document to Daniel, who reviews it carefully with his nobles, the next day giving his response to his envoy.
All this time, Alexander peeked through the massive doors to hear the conversation, staggered to hear that his daddy now rules over many other people.
And many people they were indeed. The Ruthenians, Russians, Ukrainians and Tartars respected Ivan the III'rd as it was required of them, with Ivan's nobles struggling to attain the throne of the Grand Duke himself.
But...Basarabs actions have yet to be forgotten by Europe, and seeing as now Ivan was dead, all the nobles and the people wanted Daniel 'The Scholar', son of the 'Great Basarab', who defeated armies far greater than his own, to lead them more so than some unknown noble.
And thus, a Union was formed, a Union so powerful, the western kings and queens saw it as a threat, bigger than the Mongols themselves. For what is more deadly, an empire despised by its own people? Or one where no matter the culture or religion, respected, feared and loved its leaders.
Many many years later, in December 1462 AD, Ilias the I Basarab just ascended to the throne of an Empire that the world wanted destroyed. And against overwhelming odds, the now Emperor of the Romanian Empire, agreed to several peace-terms, to the now Serbian Rivals.
Ilias now has the harder task of preserving his 'just unified' Empire. Will he make it? Will the people once again see the might of the Basarab Bloodline? Who rules an Empire formed out of nowhere, only because of actions that the world never would have seen coming?
Settings:
-Continuation from this: Paradox Reddit Post about the country and how the Empire came to be.
-Normal, no historical lucky nations, no random new world, no save scumming, even when all odds are against me (Example would be the Mongolian Sieges, when my country was about to be annexed, and knowing that the game would end).
Mod Info:
-The Mod has an alternative timeline for when the Byzantine Empire was still united in 1309 AD, fighting the Muslim hordes with the help of the Persian Empire, however, it also had a 1310 AD timeline, which was just when Wallachia gained independence.
-Main Wiki Page of the Mod.
Personal Notes:
-I might abandon this AAR at any point. And if I do so, will say.
-I did not cheat at all (includes save-scumming). All the mistakes I did, and the buttons I clicked and accepted the retarded peace treaties, they will stay like that. Nothing will be reverted. Everything will be continued.
-Thanks for reading and I hope I can offer you some entertainment. Next part soon!
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