Uzbek - Land of the Free

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Yeah. It's nice and warm in Buffalo, what with all the fires in Tanowanda (sp?) What I want to know is how Backpack could leave the only decent wings in the US behind, or has he arranged for care packages? We Torontonians make regular pilgrimages to eat them and watch the Bills lose football games.

Good stuff Stroph1. That one-two punch that made your stability plumet and bumped your RR must have been a nasty time. I suspect that it was all enginieered by the Ottoman sultan, and that the Turkish spymaster D. Lyte was behind many of those assassinations. Maybe it's time to go and ferret him out.

 

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Thanks for the feedback.

A couple of comments:

MrT - not engineered by the Turks but probably by those dastardly Siberians.

Backpack - only write about Buffalo what my boss tells me and he spent years there...

Prufrock451 - I did seem to get hit by a lot of assassins. One stability drop due to nobles was due to Siberian so I created my arch enemies. I am not playing ahead, so I have no idea how long this will last before I come to terms with them.

Next installment in not too long....

 

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Chapter 22: Reign of Sa'id Abd al Aziz (4/28/45 - 11/1/81)

After the do-nothing reign of Nay Nadir, the long reign of Sa'id Abd al Aziz was a breath of fresh air. There were wars, advancements, intrigue - in short; these three things are everything that makes being a Middle Eastern country in the seventeenth century worth living. For this reason, the history books have named Sa'id Abd al Aziz as Triple A.

The reign of Triple A began simply enough. He decided that too many of his predecessors had lived to either repeat the past or they had lived to avoid mistakes in the past. He would do neither. Whether his reign was a success or not, it would be HIS reign and future Khans would compare themselves to HIM.

In 1648, Yalangtush Bi died in Alexander where he had been stationed since the war with the Mamulukes. While Yalang had been born an Uzbecki warrior, his years in Egypt had affected him. By the end, he fancied himself a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and had even commissioned a pyramid for himself. Hover, he did not have the resources of ancient Egypt to command, and by his death, his "great" pyramid was only 7 feet high. In derision, the Egyptians buried Bi and inscribed in the ancient language "here lays Baby Bi, born small and died even smaller." Of course, this was not what the Uzbeckis believed it said, but the future historians now know better.

Also in 1648, there was a colonial uprising in Bombay. This forced the Khan to commission a small fleet to carry troops down to Bombay to re-establish control. He was not amused. Khans for 200 years had not built a fleet. While he wanted to be different, being different on the water was not what he had in mind.

In 1649, the Siberian agents that had been working to destroy Uzbecki rule now infiltrated the government of Vijayangar. They used this Indian nation as a base for their current attempt to undermine Uzbecki rule. They were uncovered and all it accomplished was to destroy relations with this nation and lower stability a bit.

In 1651, we had the first of many advancements in medicine that allowed a series of mini-population booms as the new regulation of the medical profession spread from province to province.

In 1656, the military leader Sayyid Abd al-Aziz died peacefully in his sleep. This is a terrible way for a man who saw himself as a great leader to go and his fellow officers changed the story in order to preserve his reputation. This is the truth behind a familiar story in our time. Perhaps you have heard of it? The story is that he died leading his men in a charge in the Crimean peninsula. I believe the story is now called "The Charge of the Light Brigade." Baah - the silliness of these stories. The man actually died after an enormous feast where a Crimean delicacy was served. In Uzbecki the feast was called Bri'fadi and he was trying to lose a little weight so he was eating the "Lite" version.

In 1655, we decided to reopen the conflict with the now mortally wounded Mamulukes. It could not even be called a war and when it ended 2 years later, we had taken control of Cataract, gained military access and had made them vassals.

In 1659, a new explorer came forward. Triple A did not want to waste this one like earlier Khans had done, and by the time the explorer died 10 years later, he had mapped the land route to China and most of Siberia. The man was an Infidel, a Christian - a fact we did not hold against him. His name was Daniel and Daniel Brus was a man, a real man. (OOC: groan)

In 1650, Land 11 was reached and the gap between us and the other powers narrowed.

In 1653, Triple A settled a feud in Turkmenistan by giving them a simple choice:

Khan - "We will decide which of you is correct. Present your stories to us. We will grant the winner all he desires and kill the loser. Now, what was your feud about?"

Feuding lords - "What feud, this is my best friend."

In 1669, a monopoly company was formed giving us an infusion of cash. We used this to build up our army. We had decided that the time had come to teach those Turkish lapdogs a thing of two.

War was declared in February, 1670. The war went well at first and we captured several of their provinces. However, our low manpower pool began to tell and the tide of war threatened to turn. When we had decided that we had gone as far as we could in this war, we settled with the Turks for a cash settlement - the 183,000 UZS we got was very useful.

In 1681, a new military leader emerged form the ranks. This man was named Khushiki Bi (4-2-3). Would this latest version from the Bi family actually do anything? Only time would tell.

Later that year, a round of deflation hit us and we gained 300,000 UZS and -15% to our inflation (lowering it to 28%) - the lowest it had been in quite a while.

On November 1, 1681, our great Khan died. This man had led us in war and in peace. He had witnessed great strides in technology and medicine. At least that is what was said at his funeral.

The next Khan was named Sa'id Subhan Quli Bahadus. Could he do any better?

 

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Chapter 23: Reign of Sa'id Subhan Quli Bahadur (11/1/1681 - 10/10/1702)

Sa'id Subhan Quli Bahadur (Lord Baha) was a middling Khan (4-4-4). Lord Baha was the Khan at a time of change. The new century would begin in his reign and new centuries were always fortuitous times. How would he do?

His reign started out with a bad portent. On June 1, 1683 Daniel Brus died in a terrible fire that swept through his estate. The man was supposed to be a great explorer, but all he managed to explore were the backs and fronts of the many wives (other men's wives) that he took to his bed. Not the morals of a good Muslim. However, the Khan had liked the man and threw him a giant state funeral. This caused a scandal at the court when the Ambassador from Delhi accused our Khan:

Ambassador Ali: "Oh great and Terrible Khan, I demand justice. I demand repayment. I demand an answer!"

Lord Baha: "Demand, who are you to demand of us anything you speck of dirt on the bum of a flea. What tell of woe do you deem to tell us?"

Ali: "Only this, my dear Khan, your "great" explorer has defiled the flower of my life, my fifth daughter by my first wife. She carries the seed of your leader. I demand justice. I demand the lands of Brus."

Lord Baha: "Here is our justice. I will take your flower and give it to the Moguls to do with what they will in their pitiful little "empire."

With that, the ambassador stormed out and relations with Delhi were strained.

The next year, Christianity made an appearance in Bombay when a priest established a church in that faraway land. We were forced to deal with this Heresy sternly.

In 1685, the Siberians struck again! This time, their agents penetrated the compound of the leader of Cataract. We will have our revenge!!! In response to the wave of marshal fervor that swept our land on the news of the Siberians, a new general rose from the ranks. This was yet another scion of the Bi family: Khushika Bi, a leader of some ability (4-2-3). We would soon need him.

On November 10, 1687, the Turks (spit when you say that name) declared war on the Persians. Being honorable, we rushed in to defend our ally. The war continued for three years. We swept their troops from the field, but once again began to weaken due to our low manpower. General Sayyid Subhan Quli Bahadur led our main army in an assault on Nuyssaybin. He was a general who led from the front. In the final assault on the city, he was struck by a stray arrow as his men poured over the walls. He died on January 1, 1690 as a man in Uzbeckistan should - on his horse. (Like a MONGOLIAN!). In the peace signed later that year, we took control of Nuyssaybin. The first thing we did was establish a great monument to his incredible victory. What would a man of Uzbeckistan consider a fitting monument to his life's work? You got it, a GIANT SHEEP.

By the way, in the middle of this war with the power of the Turks, we received that for which we have waited for decades - the Siberian ambassador stood before our Khan and defecated on his throne. The insult! The shame! Unfortunately, our war in Turkey meant that we had to overlook this event. But we will get them in the end!

In 1691, an event that we had worked toward for a hundred years finally happened. After countless tries and a fortune in cash, the good people of Mekram saw the light and converted. This combined with the recent acquisition, increased our manpower base up to 30,000 a year. Oh happy days!!! Then to make things even better, the great people of Kerman also converted in 1692.

In 1694, our infrastructure advanced as we became even more civilized (infra 4 reached). Also in 1694, our other explorer died. This man was named Ud din. He was based in the Med, not a useful place to start out from if you are Uzbeckistan. He followed in the proud footsteps of an earlier useless Med. explorer and was given a ship christened "Breaking Wing, the sequel." and like all good sequels, it stunk! (Groan)

In 1695, land 12 was reached. This so excited the military, that the men themselves donated 500,000 UZS to the state. We love our soldiers. Uncle Uzi loves you.

In the 1690's, we began to colonize even further Bombay and Trivandrum. By the middle of the decade both were built up to a city. In 1697, the people of Uzbeck were so excited by the new products from India that poured in that they spontaneously gave us a goods manufactory. Further, the next year, they gave us a gift of 200,000 UZS.

In 1698, another general died (Ghalib Nazar Bi - the last of the Bi family).

Finally in 1702, the great Khan himself passed on. He was replaced by Sa'id Ubayd'Allah II. Will he be able to continue the war and bring down the Turks? Will we finally get our revenge on Siberia?

OOC: some interesting bits from the rest of the known world:
1) Brittany still lives.
2) The Palatinate is now 5 territories big
3) Venice now owns all of Northern Italy and the Papacy owns the rest except for Sicily.
4) Astrakhan now owns 14 territories and is a force.

 

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Chapter 24: Reign of Sa'id Ubayd Allah II (10/10/1702 - 3/17/1711)

Sa'id Ubayd Allah II had a short reign. Did he be continue the war and bring down the Turks? No. Did he finally get our revenge on Siberia? No. Did he do anything remotely interesting? No. For that he will be known in the history books as Sorry Sa'id.

Sorry Sa'id continued Lord Baha's policy of building up chief judges in each province. He also worked hard at fathering heirs. Other then that, the man never worked hard at anything. By the end of his reign, only two provinces either had no chief judges in place or none being appointed. Also by the end of his reign, he had fathered 86 girls and was at his wits end. He finally called for the help of a Christian named Johann Pat to give him some medicine to father a male issue. Finally, one male heir to inherit the kingdom and avoid a dynastic struggle was born. Johann was rewarded for his help.

In 1706, the good Samaritans of Samara (OOC: I knew all the Catholic school would come in handy some day) out of the goodness of their hearts built a shoe factory known as GSS (Good Samaritan Shoes), Inc. We began to flood the region with high quality, relatively inexpensive shoes. So much so, that Turkey feared their own shoe business would be destroyed (known as GS - Gobble Shoes, Inc.) shot back at us by imposing a trade embargo to keep GSS from competing with GS. (OOC: trade embargo from the Ottomans). This so enraged the good citizens of Samara that 5000 of them who had worked in the now silent factory joined the army (OOC: enthusiasm for the army, 5000 cavalry).

Our reputation, quite harmed in the earlier wars, now returned to honorable as people believed that they could deal with us again without fear. Not that we will keep that for long, but we will during the reign of Sorry Sa'id - so sorry.

In 1708, the Ottomans ended their embargo. We will never forget the terrible harm imposed on our Good Samaritans.

By 1709 the sad remains of the Mogul Empire had been extinguished by the Delhi nation. However, a mini-uprising in their rear areas and the Moguls were reborn in the provinces of Delhi and Lucknou. They no longer border us directly. Good riddance to poor trash!

Later that year, we had such an exceptional economy that we had a major round of deflation. We received 300,000 UZS and
-15% inflation (to 16%). It has been a long time since we saw inflation that low. Wow!

In 1710 the nobles of Bukhara came before the Khan to present yet another feud to him.

"Oh great and Terrible Khan, we are here to let Your Greatness settle a problem for us. We each are betrothed to the same woman and cannot decide between us which will marry her and inherit her land. What shall we do?"

Sad Sa'id was too busy in the harem to be bothered and told them to fight it out themselves. So they did.

Finally, on March 17, 1711, the sad and silly life of this worthless Khan ended. The nation was so glad to have rid themselves of this slimy leader that they declared March 17 a holiday now and forever. Over time, the legend of Sad Sa'id in the bedroom grew. It was told around the fires at night of the prowess of him and his "snake" that fathered so many princesses before finally fathering a single prince with the aid of the good German Johann Pat. Children would tell the tale of how Pat gave medicines that helped the snake of the Khan to issue a male heir.

And that, Dear Readers, is the truth behind Saint Patrick and how he drove the snakes out.

 

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Chapter 25: Reign of Abu'l Fa'iz (3/17/1711 - 1/1/1747)

Abu'l Fa'iz reigned for a long time (36 years) and over a time of war and peace. He became known in the history books as Oman Abu for his long and less then spectacular wars with Oman, but I am getting ahead of myself.

Oman Abu was not a general, but from the start of his reign he was looking for an enemy. He considered Siberia for their many past transgressions and called in his foreign minister Seriam Fu'qua to talk to him about it.

Khan: "Oh worthless bump on a beetle's left front leg, We need you to declare war on the scum of the world, the Siberians."

Seriam: "Oh Great and Terrible Khan, nothing in the world would give me greater pleasure in the world but I prostrate myself in front of you and must tell you that there is the matter of military access."

Khan: "Petty matter, break the access and let us destroy them.

Seriam: "Oh Great and Terrible Khan, there is also the matter of the marriage of the fifth daughter of Sorry Sa'id's ninth wife who is the seventh wife of the pathetic Khan of Siberia."

Khan: "Petty matter, We never liked Aunt Becca anyway. Let us destroy them.

Seriam: "Oh Great and Terrible Khan, there is also the matter of the miserable Siberians following the same faith as us."

Khan: "Petty matter, We have been attacked by brethren of our faith before. Let us destroy them.

Seriam: "Oh Great and Terrible Khan, there is also the matter of that we have no just cause for such an attack in the eyes of the world. This will cause great dissatisfaction in the world."

Khan: "So you are saying I will have to cancel access, break a marriage of 17 years, attack of brethren of the same faith and attack without cause? Forget it! But if he gives us a reason to attack them....

He next considered the Ottomans. He called Seriam Fu'qua back before him:

Khan: "Oh worthless beetle, We will then attack the Ottomans for what they did to Our shoe factory. Do it."

Seriam: "Oh Great and Terrible Khan, I will try and get a cause to begin such a war. Last time we flooded their market with merchants, they put an embargo on us, and the world will not condemn us for retaliating against an embargo."

Khan: "Do it or die, then"

So the Ubecki merchants flooded the market with shoe salesmen. However, the cowardly Turks refused to take offense.

The Uzbecki merchants tried again the next year. Again, they refused to take offense.

Khan: "Bah, I am surrounded by cowards."

In 1713, the nobility demanded increased pensions. the Khan had the nobles beheaded which while a lot of fun for him did not do a lot for stability. (OOC: -2 to 1)

In 1716, We formed a Monopoly company for the manufacture of shoes. Nobody noticed.

In 1719, the peasants grew bored with all this hot air and no war. (OOC: Stability -2 to -1).

In 1720, Brittany was finally annexed by France and ceased to exist.

Over the next few years, we had revolts, plague, gifts to state. Nobody cared.

In 1724, Oman Abu called Seriam Fu'qua before him once again.

Khan: "Scum, a negative answer here and we will not only kill you, we will kill every man, woman and children related to you in the 30th degree. Can we declare war on Oman?"

Seriam: "As you say, it will be done."

So war was declared with Oman. We conquered all of Oman on the Arabian peninsula. However, the 300 years of neglect with the navy came back to haunt us. We could not get control of the seas and get to the colonies. In 1725 the nobles came before the Khan and demanded a navy second to none. since the Khan could not provide that, stability suffered. When war exhaustion began to set in, we negotiated a peace giving us Massah and 300,000 UZS. Rejoicing broke out in the streets.

In the 1730's Astrakhan was having problems. Nogai broke away as did the Khazak Horde.

In 1734, the Khan did not even bother to send for Seriam Fu'qua but declared war again on Oman. This time, the war swung back and forth. The fleet the Khan had built challenged the navy of Omani and fought them to a standstill.

Hover, on January 1, 1747, Oman Abu called Seriam Fu'qua before him one more time.

Khan: "Oh worthless beetle, We feel that we are not long for the world. we wanted to bring you before us. We feel that you have served us well through all these years. We will reward you by allowing you to leave our service and taking one of our wives with you. Which will you choose?

However, before the poor man could select one and have it made official, the Khan grabbed his chest and died, never saying another word. History has remembered the ambassador in that his name has become synonymous with being really screwed. (OOC: drop the "SER" from his name).

 

[Lord Durham]

God, storph1, you're moving along at a blinding pace here. Very impressive work for a first time AAR. And funny, to boot.

Keep it up, only 70 years to go.

 

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Lord Durham: "God, storph1, you're moving along at a blinding pace here. Very impressive work for a first time AAR. And funny, to boot.

Keep it up, only 70 years to go."

Thanks for the kind words from the master. Hope I can keep it a tad interesting for the last 70 years, even though I won't own the world or even a good chunk of it.

 

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Chapter 26: Reign of Abdoul-Mu'mur II (1/1/1747 - 1/1/1751)

Abdoul-Mu'mur II was, in simple words, a pathetic loser. He has come to be known in history as Mommy. His numbers bear this out (2-2-2).

Mommy inherited a war with Oman. What did this pathetic loser do? He surrendered to the Omani even though we were at worst even in the war. (OOC: Peace at the cost of 24,000 UZS). He tried to justify it by claiming that we were outnumbered and continued war would have cost us more. Sad. The Mullahs took such offense to this that they came before the Khan and said:

Mullahs: "Oh Silly and Worthless Speck of Sand, you lost us a war we were winning. You are an embarrassment to Allah. You will be despised from the mosques for all of history. Kill us if you dare, it will not stop the people from abusing you.

They then all turned their backs on the Khan and walked out. Mommy did nothing. (OOC: clergy demands result in -1 to innovative, -2 to stability).

In 1749, the Khan declared:

"Our Great Nation needs change. We will blah blah blah"

Sorry, even the scribe lost what he said. Not that it mattered. (OOC: poor government policies, -100,000 UZS, -1 to stability to 0).

Since there is nothing worthwhile to write about Uzbeckistan, I will tell a bit of the rest of the world -
1) Russia is now only 3 territories, two of which (Ufa and Lugansk) are disconnected from the capital (Moscva).
2) Ukraine now owns 6 territories.
3) Novgorod now owns 8 territories that I can see.

In 1751, the servants of Mommy noticed a terrible smell coming from the royal chambers. Investigating, they found the decaying remains of the Khan. Apparently, he had died a few weeks earlier and not even his servants noticed. Appropriate end for the worst Khan in the history of Uzbeckistan. He was succeeded by his uncle, Ubayd'Allah II. (OOC: watch out, Ubie the second is on the way. Hmmm, wonder what he will be like? )

 

[Lord Durham]

Originally posted by Stroph1
Chapter 25: Reign of Abdoul-Mu'mur II (1/1/1747 - 1/1/1751)

Abdoul-Mu'mur II was, in simple words, a pathetic loser. He has come to be known in history as Mommy. His numbers bear this out (2-2-2).

Dear God, I couldn't stop laughing at that! Mommy (2-2-2)

 

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Lord Durham quote: "Dear God, I couldn't stop laughing at that! Mommy (2-2-2)"

Thanks, LD. Your fellow Canadian inspried that one with an earlier remark of his. Best I could do, MrT!

 

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Chapter 27: Reign of Ubayd'Allah II (1/1/1751 - 1/15/1753)

Ubayd'Allah II was a scholar. He was another loser with his abilities (2-2-2). He was the third son of the eleventh wife of Mommy. He wanted nothing in life more then a room of books to read and no other worries. He was so far down the line of succession that he had never considered that he might be Khan and had not prepared. When Mommy was found dead, the Council went into a marathon session to pick the next Khan.

A contest of political power between the supporters of the first son of first wife (Abdoul Achmed III) and the second son of the third wife (Assan Achiaf IV) was fought over the next week. As usual when things deadlocked, a relative dark horse was eventually selected. After the selection of Ubayd, servants scoured the palace top to bottom looking for the young man. He was finally found, where else, buried in a library. When the servants told him that a new Khan had been selected, he looked up over his thick glasses and asked "Who?" When he heard that it was him, he fainted dead away.

When he awoke, he found that he was the Khan and he had the power. Now what was he to do? Well, when you are a bookworm and you have a question, your instinct is to look to the books for an answer. Tucked away in a dusty tome, he found the story of the reign of his namesake oh so many years ago. Could he be Ubie the Second, a proud descendent of The Ubie? He would try...

Ubie read of the riots and speaking out in the mosques against the Uzbecki government. All was not well among his people. Ubie called his advisors before him: "Oh fart from a slug, We see that all is not well in Our Kingdom. You will each have two falls to go out to the far corners of Our realm and find out what the people feel and what their mood is. Report back here on the second day of January in 1753."

Ubie read that his army had not performed well in the last war with the Ottomans. Ubie called his generals before him: "Oh generals who know only how to engage in sex with my horses and not how to fight, We see all is not well in Our Army. You each have two winters to find ways that We may make our army once again the terror of the known world. Report back here on the second day of January in 1753."

Ubie read that his navy had been humiliated in the former war and fought only to a draw in the latest. Ubie called his admirals before him: "Oh captains of rotten rowboats, I see that Our navy has not swept the seas of its opponents. You will go out to all the ports and travel to all Our enemies and learn what We can do to make Us the Terror of the Seas. You have two summers to complete your task. Report back here on the second day of January in 1753.

Ubie then retired to his quarters and studied all about ruling a kingdom, fighting with an army and sailing the seas. He learned all about the economics of Uzbeckistan. He learned the details of cannon and the use of the horse in 18th century battles. He became an expert in the tactics of ship warfare. By the end of 1752 he was ready. When he got the reports, he would be ready to show the world what Ubie could do. He was so excited that night that he broke out in a sweat. In fact, his heart seemed to skip a beat as his nervousness increased as the evening wore on. Soon, it seemed that his arms tingled and he had trouble catching his breath. He stood up and pulled on the bell rope to summon his servants.

The servants rushed in to see Ubie collapse, clutching his heart.

Ubie's last thought was "I could've been a contender...."

He died.

His successor was Muhummad Rahim Khan.

 

[Lt. Tyler]

Hey Stroph1,

HAPPY B-DAY!


And for your birthday, I think you should give yourself a present.

How about Asia Minor?

 

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Lt. Tyler, Asia Minor might be a bit tastless. Maybe Ishould give myself China!

Thanks!

 

[Lt. Tyler]

Originally posted by Stroph1
Lt. Tyler, Asia Minor might be a bit tastless. Maybe Ishould give myself China!

Thanks!

China it is. Just check for a warning about MSG!

 

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Chapter 28: Reign of Muhummad Rahim Khan (1/15/1753 - 1/1/1758)

With the unexpected death of the youthful and active Ubie, the council was at a lost who to raise to power. The struggle was intense and heated. In the midst of the debate, the ambassador from Spain (Jose La Stupido) entered the chamber.

Jose: "My King has asked me to deliver a message to you. I am afraid to deliver it. I have sent off for a confirmatory message. Shall I deliver it anyway?"

Council: "Yes, speak so that we may judge if a response is needed."

Jose: "Si, Here is the message as I read it - 'Mis deficates del toro en su cara' which translates to roughly 'My bull defecates on your face.' "

The council was in an uproar. Immediately, they asked the third son of the second wife of Mommy (Ubie had not fathered any heirs yet), Muhummad Rahim Khan (5-6-6), to become Khan. He argued for a quick and decisive response to such an insult.

Thus, the new Khan (nicknamed Ram 'em Rahim) was elected and the declaration of war sent to Spain that very day. Uzbecki troops poured over the only boundary we have with Spain - the two trading posts of Damman and Qatar. We killed all the occupants and burnt down the trading posts. Immediately, we set up trading posts of our own. At this time, a fast clipper put in to port and a messenger rushed to the Spanish ambassador. He in turn came before the Khan -

Jose: "My Khan, a terrible mistake has been made. It seems there was a mistake in the letter. It should have said 'Mi dolor para su pérdida terrible' which translates to 'My sorrow for your terrible loss' I have no idea how this happened. My King wishes to end this senseless war.

Thus it came to pass that the Toro War ended with only the loss of two small trading posts on the Spanish side.

OOC: I receive a diplomatic insult, declared war on Spain, burnt the two trading posts, built my own, and negotiated a White Peace. This shortens the route to Oman by about 7 desert territories.

In January of 1754, the Ottoman ambassador was caught by Uzbecki Police defecating on the great statue of a sheep dedicated to Lord Baha. When word of this spread around the capital, it caused riots. Only the intervention of the army kept the citizens from storming the home of the ambassador. Such was the deep feelings that this released across the land that even a great feud between two of the more powerful khans in the land was settled. Uzbeckistan immediately began to build up their military strength.

In December of that year on the last day of Ramadan, the Ottoman ambassador went with several of our nobility who were from a land bordering the Turks. They went to the museum that housed the flags from the great ship, Breaking Wind. (OOC: I know, it was never great when in play, but age changes the way people view things). They took out their swords and cut down one of the flags from the aged ship. They then replaced it with an Ottoman flag. The scandal caused riots in the streets and worsened our already terrible relations with the Ottomans. The next day, Uzbeckistan cut off relations with the Ottomans and the ambassador was sent packing. Two weeks later war was declared...

The war began well. The Uzbeckis captured Lebanon and Aleppo. At this time, a wave of obscurism swept the country as the Mullahs began to fear that we would destroy Turkey, allowing the West to occupy Asia Minor. The Khan appointed his cousin (Achmed Evin) who was a bright young lad, as his minister-without-portfolio. This increased the effectiveness of our Khan greatly. With religious uprisings breaking out, these two were able to negotiate a favorable end to the war with Spain. We received 750,000 UBZ. (It would be nice if for once we could wage war without the religious extreme right protesting our actions!).

After the partially successful war with the Ottomans, the Khan settled back in his Palace to enjoy the frills of being Khan. However, scarcely a few months later in January, Achmed Evin snuck into the royal Bedchamber and poisoned the water of the Khan. The next day, the servants found their Khan dead, apparently of natural causes.

Historical Note: In later generations, it was found that Evin was a paid agent of the Siberians. The Siberians feared that a successful war by one side or the other would create too powerful a nation. Thus, they worked to end the war with no clear victor to preserve their position. None of this was known in 1758, so no action could be taken.

 

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Home stretch now. Looking good...and...still funny too. Thanks for creating an excellent AAR Stroph.

 

[Lord Durham]

Man, I'll be sorry to see this end. I hope you do another, soon.

 

[Prufrock451]

Likewise. I've been enjoying this a lot.

 

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Thanks for the nice remarks, all. After this is over, I will be starting another, as soon as a think up a different country or a different angle....