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Tinto Flavour #11 - 21st of March 2025 - Ethiopia

Hello and welcome one more week to Tinto Flavour, the happy Fridays in which we take a look at the content of the super secret Project Caesar!

Today we will be talking about the Empire of Ethiopia! Let’s start without further ado:

The Empire of Ethiopia is an ancient realm rich with history and traditions. Nestled in the Horn of Africa, it boasts lush highlands, plateaus, and the Great Rift Valley. Its beauty is captivated by golden sunsets on the Simien Mountains.

Ethiopia's enchanting tapestry weaves diverse ethnic groups like the Amhara, Afar, and Tigre. United in trials, it remains resilient like the ancient baobab tree, enduring through time.

Inspired by ancient origins, Ethiopia cherishes legendary unions like the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon. The legacy of their son Menelik, the first member of the Solomonid dynasty, echoes through time, connecting this land to ancient Israelites.

Through the years, Ethiopia's epic tale unfolds, shaped by destiny and the unwavering spirit of its people. Triumphs and tribulations weave a rich tapestry of life's ebb and flow.

However, this nation stands as a realm encircled by adversaries eagerly waiting to seize any opportunity to strike. Managing not only to survive but thrive will be a challenge.
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Please remember that any UI, 2D and 3D art is WIP, as usual.

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The Ethiopian Empire is in 1337 the strongest power in the region.​

The Sultanate of Ifat starts subjected as a tributary to Ethiopia:
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These are the starting Works of Art for Ethiopia:
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And these are some advances; I’ve decided to show this week one per age:
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Ethiopia also has one of these advances per age, that unlocks a building, and one unique unit per age:
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This is for example the unit for the Age of Renaissance:
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And this one for the Age of Revolutions:
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Now let’s move to the narrative content since we have some interesting events for Ethiopia.

There’s a unique mechanic for Ethiopia, that can be unlocked early on in the game:
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This may allow to enact this government reform, which will trigger a capital change at the start of each reign:
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Some other events:
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The last option unlocks a unique estate privilege:
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…And much more, but that’s all for today, I hope you enjoyed it!

Next week we will have to skip Tinto Flavour, unfortunately, since we have an internal event scheduled on Friday and no one on the team will be available; but we will compensate with a double, intense schedule for the following week. On Monday 31st we will have the Tinto Maps review of Persia and the Caucasus, while on Friday 4th we will take a look at the content for Persia and the Timurids, which includes a starting IO, the Ilkhanate, and a situation, The Rise of Timur. Lots of exciting content is coming! Cheers!
 
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Samgee Gamwise said:
Can you consider an event with what some people consider an Ethiopian proto-Protestant Abba Estifanos of Gwendagwende? He was notable for being iconoclastic and refusing to bow to the Cross, images of the Virgin Mary, or even any earthly power like the Emperor. He was executed for refusing to submit to the Emperor. Not much record is left of him or his movement, known as the Stephenites (from his name Estifanos which is the equivalent of Stephen), though the book The Ge'ez Acts of Abba Estifanos of Gwendagwende retell a very hagiographical and exaggerated account.

Now I admit, I have only heard of him in passing and am not very acquainted with his religious tenets or the entire history, but having him as a nuisance to the Negus's rule or church authorities, or even maybe changing the religious landscape of Ethiopia might make for a good event to include as a potential divergence point.
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Beautifully said brother, I appreciate you took time to explain this part of Abyssinian history.

Abba Istifanos and his disciples (Stephanites) were exiled and Istifanos himself died in a prison by order of Zara Yaqob, but prior to that he founded one of the greatest monasteries in Abyssinian History - Gunda Gundo, which was a monastic community that lived in an incredibly mountainous hard to reach area, which allowed it to survive unscathed from invaders like Imam Gragn.

It’s home to hundreds of beautiful manuscripts dating back to the 15th century.

Probably one of my fav places, the thought of generations of monks stretching centuries residing in his remote place writing manuscripts, warms my soul.
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Why does that Ethiopian leader in the first picture look like a West African tribal chief? That is not an accurate representation of how they looked. Here are some Ethiopian kings. Notice their physiognomy and attires. All in all, Ethiopians, and more specifically Habeshas (Amharas, Tigrayans) and Cushites (Oromos, Afaris, Somalis) are dark in color but have phenotypes similar to their Arabian neighbors in the north.
 

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ZarathustraisDivine said:
Why does that Ethiopian leader in the first picture look like a West African tribal chief? That is not an accurate representation of how they looked. Here are some Ethiopian kings. Notice their physiognomy and attires. All in all, Ethiopians, and more specifically Habeshas (Amharas, Tigrayans) and Cushites (Oromos, Afaris, Somalis) are dark in color but have phenotypes similar to their Arabian neighbors in the north.
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What a strange way to phrase an otherwise entirely complaint. The "tribal chief" in question is clearly modeled off the Asante, who were quite far from "tribal chiefs". I'm sure you wouldn't take kindly to the "Ethiopian Kings" being called by the same term. Though there is nothing inherently bad about being a "tribal chief", your post seems to use the term as an unwarranted put-down. Not the type of energy needed if we're trying to promote African representations.

On some other notes: "Cushite" is a deprecated term. "Cushitic" is the current term.
 
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What a strange way to phrase an otherwise entirely complaint. The "tribal chief" in question is clearly modeled off the Asante, who were quite far from "tribal chiefs". I'm sure you wouldn't take kindly to the "Ethiopian Kings" being called by the same term. Though there is nothing inherently bad about being a "tribal chief", your post seems to use the term as an unwarranted put-down. Not the type of energy needed if we're trying to promote African representations.

On some other notes: "Cushite" is a deprecated term. "Cushitic" is the current term.
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It wasn't my intent to be disrespectful and I don't know why you consider "tribal chief" as something thats negative when it isn't. Nonetheless, I think my point still stands.
 
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