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Umayyads have the Caliph name despite not having a Caliphate title to their name like the Abbasids do.

Is this only for the starting ruler in particular, the Umayyad Empire until dynasty is ousted, or are there actual anti-Caliphs similar to Anti-popes?
 
Nice! So many questions about the new Caliph!

- Do the different Sunni Caliphs have CBs or at least a negative opinion modifier of one another?
- Is it possible to hold both the Sunni Caliphate and the Caliphate of Cordoba? And/or do you get prestige for destroying the other?
- Does the Caliph of Cordoba function as the religious head of his own realm? If so, can he also call for Jihads?
 
All hail Shahanshah Vushmigr saviour of Persia and hammer of the mohammedeans!!!
 
Nice!

If you get the time, Abd ar-rahman iii should probably have the dwarf trait

A bloodline to represent cordoban policy (like heathen opinion or tech bonus) might also be warranted, with the rich dynasty history and unique situations
 
Close-up enough of Armenia to see the kingdom title :thumbs: Hopefully Vaspurakan will just accept peaceful vassalisation.
 
Looks like a good time to play as a Shia Muslim.
 
Would the Abbasid caliph lose the empire title should we have de jure requirement on?

I was thinking the same thing. Perhaps they should hold Iraq instead, since even without de jure claims on the Arabian Empire they'll have a pretty good CB (Caliphal Subjugation) to retake significant chunks of it?

Edit: @Snow Crystal, speaking of titles, why are the Umayyads both holding an empire and a kingdom? Is that just to make sure that de jure vassals don't start looking for independence?
 
Awesome characters. Excited to try out a Samanid run!