Why isn't Ming helping me?

[Dutch Patriot]

I'm getting attacked by a coalition and my overlord is not helping me?
Can someone explain this to me?

 

[TenshiN]

Because it don't wanna? You know, it can decline a call to arms.

 

[Dutch Patriot]

You're right but it didn't give me the message even though I had it turned on.
It's also weird that he declined since he only had 1 WE and no other wars going on.

 

[VNobility]

Are the attackers by any change also tributaries of Ming? He can't help you if they are. Otherwise he somehow chose not to help

 

[Aythne]

You're right but it didn't give me the message even though I had it turned on.
It's also weird that he declined since he only had 1 WE and no other wars going on.

Tributary overlords treat their CTAs as they would with allies.

Only, an overlord can loathe its subject if, you know, it's been eating a bunch of land and causing AE. An ally would just break the relationship, but your overlord will instead refuse CTAs. It's why you have to keep your good relations with Papa Ming.

 

[Bibor]

You can now check your own liberty desire in the subjects panel. If it's 100, I doubt papa Ming will defend you.