My first Ironman run.
Vassals:Bulgaria, Finland, Prussia, Hormuz, Mewar and Bahmanis.
All Missions completed
Constantinople is the largest city in the world at 77.
Force Limit (1600) is double from 2nd place(Shun 800)
Max Manpower (1.4M) 2nd Place (Westphalia 430K)
Monthly Income (2.5M) 2nd place (lubeck 955k)
Own Development (12,000) Vassals (1,600) 2nd Place (Shun 3,200)
Score 21K with just Admin and Military (Diplo 13th place, no navy) 2nd Place Great Britain 15K, 3rd Place Ottomans 11K
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Started as Ajam and spent the 15th century consolidated the Persia Region to get claims from the mission tree and stalling the Ottomans.
Persia allied the Ottomans to attempt to keep them busy and to join their wars against the Mamluks to siege down Cairo before they could get the event, managed to stall the Ottomans for nearly a century but after the 4th war they managed to beat Persia to it and they invaded Cairo in 1520.
Meanwhile Muscovy quickly become a threat knocking at my door. Allied Uzbek to stall Russian expansion into the steppes. France was given Barcelona in the Treaty of Paris of 1500. The Commonwealth and Autrian Empire formed.
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The 16th century marked an era of Persian expansion in almost every direction, especially in the north with the fall of Moscow in 1592.
Attempted to quickly invade the Golden Horde to prevent the formation of Russia but failed. Persia vassalized Nogai to push back Russian expansion in the south giving its cores back, also Persia noticed the Ottomans were stagnant and weren't invading Arabia so Persia vassalized Hormuz to stall Ottoman Expansion in Southern Arabia. Austria then became Persias next threat having PUed Hungary and Bohemia and allied to the Commonwealth. Used the Ottomans to distract Austria while Persia Invaded the Commonwealth.
Meanwhile in the East, Shun was quickly consolidating China and Bengal formed an empire in Asia. In the West Genoa invaded North Africa and a strong Papal States invaded Naples. Sweden, and Venice were gaining steam.
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The start of the 17th century marked the beginning of Eranshahr.
Simultaneous contact with the Orthodox, Catholics, Coptics, Fetishist. Sihks and the Hindus that merged with the Sunnis, Ibaldis and Shias created a very diverse empire that communicated with each other and exchanged ideas. With Persian entry in Eastern Europe the new Eranshahr started becoming involved in European politics. A strong Papal States made many Catholics question the divinity of the Pope who was trying to consolidate all of Italy and form his own theocratic empire and was focused on using Spain and Portugal to Convert the New World, leaving Europe to essentially and for themselves.
Our Archrival Austria was the Holy Roman Emperor formed a powerful Coalition with the Commonwealth and Spain called the Triple Alliance. The Triple Alliance referred to the new Eranshahr as the new scythe cutting through Eastern Europe like Attila and Genghis Khan before them. France, who did not like Austria nor Spain and was hated by the Pope with the rise of Reformist House of Bourbon, made a declaration that called the Triple Alliance "Cerberus" and a Counter Alliance was formed. Since the Ottomans had no interest in European affairs and was busy invading Northern Africa, France began diplomatic relations with Eranshahr calling them NeoScythians as a double reference to the new scythe invasion of Eastern Europe and Eranshahrs shared Iranian heritage with the ancient Scythians.
With this new alliance with Reformed France and the diverse number of different religions inside Eranshahr sharing their knowledge, Theologians in Eranshahr concluded that Zoroaster was the true Prophet and the Isrealites created the three abrahamic religions to divide and conquer and once christanity and islam became too large for them to control they further divided the religions to fight among themselves. They first created judaism by copying key aspects like monotheism from Zoroastrian to fit their own needs of power and control and attempted to erase Zoroaster from history, then they used judaism as the foundation to create Christianity and Islam. After discovering this Zoroastrianism became the official religion of Eranshahr and people started converting to the religion.
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The 17th Century marked the death of The Commonwealth, the decline of the Scandinavian , Russian and Austrian Empires, the fall of Catholicism, the peak of the Ottoman and Spanish Empire, the Rise of the French, Venician, Lubek, Gujurat, Kilwa and Prussian Empires and the fall of Krakow to Eranshahr in 1676.
Russia was being pushed into Siberia, France was given the key fort of Navarra from Spain by Eranshahr and Austria was being sliced in half. Eranshahr was consolidating most of Eastern Europe and Ethiopia. Malwa was being attacked from all sides. The Ottoman-Eranshahr alliance was beginning to sour due to religious and political differences as the two largest and most powerful empires started eying each other.
With the Commonwealth in despair, Brandenburg invaded the western parts and formed Prussia. the people in The Commonwealth lost faith in their king and overthrew him in favor for protection from a powerful Spanish heir. Austria was ousted from emperorship after being destroyed the Reformation War and the people overthrew the king in favor for protection by the Spanish heir who also ruled over the remains of the commonwealth, once the Spanish heir became king of Spain, he ruled all three thrones. Meanwhile Lubek was making its way up the Jutland Peninsula with a weakened Scandinavia. Bahmanis was beginning to fall to the more powerful neighbors and Kilwa invaded the Horn of Africa.
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The Beginning of the 18th century marked the end of the Papal and Bahmanis Empires, the decline of the Prussian Empire, the fall of India, the Fall of Wien in 1712, Fall of Rome in 1742, Fall of Pest and Prague in 1746, Fall of Cairo in 1754 Fall of Stockholm in 1757, Fall of Delhi in 1760 Fall of Madrid in 1767, Fall of Constantinople in 1774, Fall of Paris in 1775 , the end of the Ottoman-Eranshahr alliance and the beginning of the Shun-Eranshahr alliance.
France started its invasion of Spain, the Ottomans started their invasion of Italy. Scandinavia was being invaded by Lubek. Shun had completely consolidated China. Uzbek and Delhi became threatened by Eranshahr. Finland accepted vassalage from Eranshahr for protection against Scandinavia and Russia. Eranshahr began its invasion of India and took Mewar and Bahmanis as vassals with Mewar bring released from Gujarat and Bahmanis seeking protection.
The Spanish monarchy suffered a huge blow after losing its Austrian capitol Wien and being completely cut in half, France was also knocking on the door of its own capitol.
Relations between the Ottoman Empire and Eranshahr have grown hostile with both sides preparing for war after the Eranshahr invasion of Aq Qoyunlu, the stage was set for the war against the two most powerful empires in the world...
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The Ottomans are being destroyed by the might of the Persian army who took Cairo in 1754 and were on their way towards Constantinople while Spain was being decimated by France and Portugal separately. Delhi stood no chance against Eranshahr while Uzbek was able to use the steppes and remoteness in their favor to resist a quick integration and Austria Lost the Capitols of its two former union partners with Pest and Prague in 1746. The Commonwealth was dissolved and officially became part of Spain. Lubek continued its invasion of Scandinavia. Venice began consolidating Italy with the Fall of Rome in 1742.
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The Ottomans lost against Eranshahr losing all but Tunis and its western Balkan claims losing Constantinople in 1774. Bulgaria seceded from The Ottoman Empire to join the Eranshahr Empire as a vassal state. To aid with its invasion of India Eranshahr gave the lands to its vassal Bahmanis as its people were used to its type of administration. Kilwa was pushed out of The Horn of Africa Austria essentially disappeared under Eranshahr and Venice rule. France took the Spanish Capitol of Madrid in 1767 but lost Paris in 1775 in a war against Burgundy and the newly formed Westphalia Empire that used to be the Palatinate Empire. Bengal is being obliterated by both Eranshahr and Shun. Shun began consolidating Indochina. Nogai was formally annexed into the Eranshahr Empire. Venice form the Italian Empire and began consolidating the Italian Peninsula. Lubek began consolidating Scandinavia as the took the capitol Stockholm in 1757. After consolidating all the lands between China and Europe, Eranshahr has become one of the largest empires in history and has been dubbed by many people as the Middle Kingdom or Eurasia.
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