8: Paradox of Great Powers in History - AI Only Megacampaign Part 1

[HistoryDude]

Francia is still deciding what it will be...

Byzantium is getting better. I wonder how long that'll last...

Will the Tang plague ever actually affect them? In things like levy sizes and ability to wage war?

 

[KiratRawr]

Francia is still deciding what it will be...

Byzantium is getting better. I wonder how long that'll last...

Will the Tang plague ever actually affect them? In things like levy sizes and ability to wage war?

Well, China has not declared any war to make someone a tributary since the plague started. So there's that I guess?

 

[KiratRawr]

788

1. Tang Empire

Emperor: Xuanzong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom and Tomara Raj

"The plague in China continued to devastate the Tang Empire..."

2. Abbasid Empire​

Capital: Ain Al-Tamur
Caliph: Al-Hadi
Heir: Emir Idris of Jibal (Al-Hadi's first son mothered by Empress Simin)
House: Abbasid
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Great Works: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Great Pyramid of Khufu, Petra and House of Wisdom
Tributary States: Petty Kingdom of Makuria, Uqaylid Sultanate, Taghlibid Sultanate and Taid Sultanate

"The year 788 passed relatively uneventful in the Abbasid Empire."

3. Kingdom of Bavaria​

Capital: Bouillon
King: Merovech (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: King Marell of Italy (Merovech's brother)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic

"On 4 June 788, Theoderic the Usurper was crowned the King of Austrasia. With this, the Kingdom of Bavaria became Merovech Karling's primary title."

4. Byzantine Empire​

Capital: Constantinople
Basileus: Manthos
Heir: Prince Petros (Manthos' son mothered by Basilissa Theognosia)
House: Touvakes
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia

"Having somewhat stabilized the realm, Basileus Manthos now turned his full attention to the rebellion led by Theodotos of Anatolia in order to install Eudokimos Isauros to the imperial throne."

5. Umayyad Sultanate​

Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abdul-Gafur
Heir: Prince Mubarak (Abdul-Gafur's brother)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni

"After a Visigothic army under the command of the Basque Count Obeko of Viscaya was defeated at the Battle of Santander by an Umayyad invasion force led by Sultan Abdul-Gafur's uncle Chief Abdallah of Ifni, other Christian states started sending their armies to support boy King Oliba of Asturias. However, there was no united Christian army. Thus, each time a Christian army recklessly charged into the Muslim forces personally commanded by the sultan himself, they were outnumbered and defeated one after another at the Battles of Cangas de Onis, Saint Antolin and Silos."

6. Empire of Tibet​

Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri the Chaste (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Gyalpo Purgyal Mune of Guge (Mutri's brother)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Artifacts: Sariraka Bone
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom

"In the aftermath of the Siege of Dege, family members of Gyalpo Gar Siptri of Dege were taken as prisoners of war. These included the gyalpo's younger sister Thrimalo and even younger brothers Kyide and Pelgyi Yontan as well as his neices Thridang, Magyal and Yondagmo. Thrimalo and Kyide's mother, a Sogdian Buddhist woman named Funa, was also among the prisoners. On 20 December 788, Pelgyi Yontan would die in the dungeons of Tsenpo Purgyal Mutri at the age of 11."

7. Rashtrakuta Kingdom​

Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Krishna II
Heir: Raja Jogama of Nulambavadi (Krishna II's half-brother)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Raj of Udayagiri

"On 19 July 788, Maharaja Govinda of the Rashtrakuta Kingdom died of severe stress at the age of 66. His eldest son Krishna became the new maharaja at the age of 17 and continued fighting his father's wars."

8. Pratihara Kingdom​

Capital: Dasapura
Maharaja: Vinaykpala the Tormentor
Heir: Damapati Vatsraja of Nerunkot (Vinaykpala's cousin)
House: Pratihara
Culture: Rajput
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Chawda Kingdom

"Alright class, we will now be moving now to the Pratihara dynasty. Alongside the Rashtrakuta and the Pala dynasties, the Praitharas were the three great powers in the Indian subcontinent during this time period."

 

[KiratRawr]

Tripartite Struggle - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[HistoryDude]

The AI is being stupid in Spain again.

I wonder how the Francia situation will turn out - Austrasia doesn't look very large...

 

[KiratRawr]

789

1. Tang Empire

Emperor: Xuanzong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom and Tomara Raj

"The devastating plague in China ended and stability finally returned to the Tang Empire."

2. Abbasid Empire​

Capital: Ain Al-Tamur
Caliph: Idris
Heir: Prince Al-Hadi (Idris' half-brother)
House: Abbasid
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Great Works: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Great Pyramid of Khufu, Petra and House of Wisdom
Tributary States: Petty Kingdom of Makuria, Uqaylid Sultanate, Taghlibid Sultanate and Taid Sultanate

"On 13 September 789, Caliph Al-Hadi died from a bad case of flu at the age of 34. His eldest son, thirteen years old Idris, became the new leader of the Islamic world. At the Battle of Baghsur that same year, an Abbasid army led by Idris' uncle Emir Harun al-Rashid of Mosul defeated a Zunist invasion force under the command of Satrap Zere the Hunter of Zabulistan. The Hunter had declared his war against the Abbasid tributary state of Taid Sultanate a year ago."

3. Kingdom of Bavaria​

Capital: Bouillon
King: Merovech (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Duke Marell of Navarra (Merovech's brother)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic

"The year 789 passed relatively uneventful in the Kingdom of Bavaria."

4. Byzantine Empire​

Capital: Constantinople
Basileus: Manthos
Heir: Prince Petros (Manthos' son mothered by Basilissa Theognosia)
House: Touvakes
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia

"The year 789 passed relatively uneventful in the Byzantine Empire as well."

5. Umayyad Sultanate​

Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abdul-Gafur
Heir: Prince Mubarak (Abdul-Gafur's brother)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni

"Having defeated a Christian coalition at the Umayyad Holy War for Asturias, Sultan Abdul-Gafur now targeted the independent Basque Baron Vela of Loarre."

6. Empire of Tibet​

Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri the Chaste (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Prince Purgyal Mune (Mutri's brother)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Artifacts: Sariraka Bone
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom

"In the year 787, Pangong Zangtsa the Cruel of Maryul declared war against Gyalpo Purgyal Mune of Guge with the aim of installing himself as the new Gyalpo of Guge. Two years later, when the two men were engaged in the Battle of Tholing, Tsenpo Purgyal Mutri the Chaste of Tibet usurped the Kingdom of Guge for himself since his brother 'had been unable to contain a small rebellion'. Mune surrendered to Zangtsa and became his courtier, with the armies of both men united in their joint struggle against the Chaste."

7. Rashtrakuta Kingdom​

Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Krishna II
Heir: Raja Jogama of Nulambavadi (Krishna II's half-brother)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Raj of Udayagiri

"In his second year of reign, Maharaja Krishna II established peace with the Oriya Raja Nandivarman 'Ironside' of Bana Raj."

8. Pratihara Kingdom​

Capital: Dasapura
Maharaja: Vatsraja
Heir: Rajkumar Devasakti (Vatsraja's son mothered by Maharani Dhruvasvamini)
House: Pratihara
Culture: Rajput
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Chawda Kingdom

"On 18 March 789, Maharaja Vinaykpala the Tormentor died from Great Pox at the age of 19. His 40 years old cousin Vatsraja succeeded him as the next maharaja. Immediately after being crowned, Vatsraja war against Sultan Hisam of the Taghlibid Sultanate, a tributary of the Abbasids."

 

[TrocaNero]

Abbasids still doing pretty good.

 

[HistoryDude]

There are still Zunists? I highly doubt those guys will survive the Muslims.

Does the end of the plague mean that the Tang will start expanding again? Of course, I doubt that they'd be willing to engage the Abbasids again, but India's probably still an okay target.

 

[KiratRawr]

There are still Zunists? I highly doubt those guys will survive the Muslims.

Does the end of the plague mean that the Tang will start expanding again? Of course, I doubt that they'd be willing to engage the Abbasids again, but India's probably still an okay target.

Just one Zunist state in Zabulistan. The Zunbil family rules three different states; each following a different religion (Zunism, Buddhism and Islam).

 

[KiratRawr]

790

1. Tang Empire

Emperor: Xuanzong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom and Tomara Raj

"As usual, we shall begin our class with a look at the Tang Empire..."

2. Abbasid Empire​

Capital: Ain Al-Tamur
Caliph: Idris
Heir: Prince Al-Hadi (Idris' half-brother)
House: Abbasid
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Great Works: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Great Pyramid of Khufu, Petra and House of Wisdom
Tributary States: Petty Kingdom of Makuria, Uqaylid Sultanate, Taghlibid Sultanate and Taid Sultanate

"The year 790 passed relatively uneventful in the Abbasid Empire."

3. Kingdom of Bavaria​

Capital: Bouillon
King: Merovech (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Duke Marell of Navarra (Merovech's brother)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic

"In the year 790, High Chief Unislav the Blushing of Bohemia declared war upon boy King Merovech of Bavaria."

4. Byzantine Empire​

Capital: Constantinople
Basileus: Manthos
Heir: Prince Petros (Manthos' son mothered by Basilissa Theognosia)
House: Touvakes
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia

"Meanwhile in the Byzantine Empire, a man named Hektorios led Orthodox Christians in rebellion against Basileus Manthos and Ecumenical Patriarch Antonios of the Iconoclast Patriarchate."

5. Umayyad Sultanate​

Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abdul-Gafur
Heir: Prince Mubarak (Abdul-Gafur's brother)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni

"The year 790 passed relatively uneventful in the Umayyad Sultanate as well."

6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom ​

Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Krishna II
Heir: Raja Jogama of Nulambavadi (Krishna II's half-brother)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Raj of Udayagiri

"Raja Dhruva of Konkana's rebellion finally ended in the year 790. He and his fifth son, Raja Jayasimha of Raichur Doab, became prisoners of Maharaja Krishna II in the aftermath of the conflict."

7. Empire of Tibet​

Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri the Chaste (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Prince Purgyal Mune (Mutri's brother)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Artifacts: Sariraka Bone
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom

"In Tibet as well, the year 790 passed relatively uneventful."

8. Pratihara Kingdom​

Capital: Dasapura
Maharaja: Vatsraja
Heir: Raja Devasakti of Sauvira (Vatsraja's son mothered by Maharani Dhruvasvamini)
House: Pratihara
Culture: Rajput
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Chawda Kingdom

"After winning the holy war against Sultan Hisam of the Taghlibid Sultanate, Maharaja Vatsraja granted the Raj of Sauvira to his son Devasakti."

 

[TrocaNero]

The Umayyads are close to conquering all of Iberia. I think the Franks should be a bit worried about recent developments in the peninsula, but now the minor king also has to deal with an invasion from Bohemia.

 

[HistoryDude]

Iconoclasm is controversial still. Looks like there are still some people who liked the art...

Is the High Chief of Bohemia mad? He declared war on a mighty Karling kingdom... and Bavaria doesn't have any other enemies, do they?

 

[KiratRawr]

The Umayyads are close to conquering all of Iberia. I think the Franks should be a bit worried about recent developments in the peninsula, but now the minor king also has to deal with an invasion from Bohemia.

Iconoclasm is controversial still. Looks like there are still some people who liked the art...

Is the High Chief of Bohemia mad? He declared war on a mighty Karling kingdom... and Bavaria doesn't have any other enemies, do they?

The Bohemian High Chief Unislav the Blushing might not be as mad as you think. Boy king Merovech of Bavaria just recently lost a significant chunk of his lands to Theoderic the Usurper of Austrasia and has quite the small army for a realm of its size.

 

[KiratRawr]

791

1. Tang Empire

Emperor: Xuanzong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom and Tomara Raj

"As usual, we shall begin our class with a look at the Tang Empire..."

2. Abbasid Empire​

Capital: Ain Al-Tamur
Caliph: Idris
Heir: Prince Al-Hadi (Idris' half-brother)
House: Abbasid
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Great Works: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Great Pyramid of Khufu, Petra and House of Wisdom
Tributary States: Petty Kingdom of Makuria, Uqaylid Sultanate, Taghlibid Sultanate and Taid Sultanate

"At the Battle of Herat, a numerically superior Abbasid army under the command of the Kurdish Sheikh Zia of Kirkuk defeated Zunist pagans led by Satrap Zere the Hunter of Zabulistan. The Kurdish sheikh would soon die of pneumonia on 15 October 791."

3. Kingdom of Bavaria​

Capital: Bouillon
King: Merovech (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Duke Marell of Navarra (Merovech's brother)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic

"Now this is something we skipped over in our previous class. In late 790, Umayyad vassal Emir Hussayn the Rash declared his holy war for Navarra. Taking advantage of the Bohemian invasion of Bavaria, the Rash decided to expand his own territory through the holy war and expected an easy victory against boy King Merovech of Bavaria. However, in 791, Pope Eugenius II called other Christian rulers to defend Merovech's realm from the Islamic invasion. At the Battle of Najera, which was under siege from a Muslim army under the command of Sheikh Nizam of Saraqusta, a Christian army led by Duke Guillaume of Toulouse defeated the invaders. The men in this Christian army were not just Franks but hailed all over from Christendom and had been sent to fight in Iberia by the Pope."

4. Byzantine Empire​

Capital: Constantinople
Basileus: Manthos
Heir: Prince Petros (Manthos' son mothered by Basilissa Theognosia)
House: Touvakes
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia

"Orthodox Christian militant Hektorios' rebellion was put down but Orthodox Christians rose up against Basileus Manthos once again in the year 791. This time, the rebels were led by Cristolu of Sardinia."

5. Umayyad Sultanate​

Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abdul-Gafur
Heir: Prince Abd-al-Rahman (Abdul-Gafur's son mothered by Sultana Tanaz)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni

"On 7 September 791, a son was born to Sultan Abdul-Gafur and his third wife Tanaz. The boy was named Abd-al-Rahman after his grandfather. That same year, the sultan demanded the vassalization of the Berber High Chief Hussamaddin the Cruel of the Masmudid High Chiefdom and went to war when it was refused. The sultan's army easily routed the Berber defenders of Tinmallal."

6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom​

Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Krishna II
Heir: Raja Jogama of Nulambavadi (Krishna II's half-brother)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Raj of Udayagiri

"In 791, Maharaja Krishna II of the Rashtrakuta Kingdom demanded Raja Rajamalla the Accursed of the Nagavamsi Raj to become his tributary. Rajamalla refused since he was already paid tributes to the Buddhist Raja Subhakaradeva of the Bhaumakara Raj. However, when the Rashtrakuta army invaded Nagavamsi territory, Subhakaradeva refused to come to his tributary's aid. Rajamalla literally could muster only a hundred or so men under the command of Rajendravarma Kalinga Ganga and two-thirds of them were lost at the Battle of Barasuru to a small unit of the Rashtrakuta invasion force led by Mayor Bukka of Yavatmal."

7. Empire of Tibet​

Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri the Chaste (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Prince Purgyal Mune (Mutri's brother)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Artifacts: Sariraka Bone
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom

"Thupo Pangong Zangtsa the Cruel of Maryul's rebellion ended in 791. But Tsenpo Purgyal Mutri the Chaste of Tibet decided not to punish either the Cruel or his own brother Mune."

8. Pratihara Kingdom​

Capital: Dasapura
Maharaja: Vatsraja
Heir: Raja Devasakti of Sauvira (Vatsraja's son mothered by Maharani Dhruvasvamini)
House: Pratihara
Culture: Rajput
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Chawda Kingdom

"In 791, Maharaja Vatsraja of the Pratihara Kingdom demanded the Afghan Buddhist Satrap Naz'aktar of the Zunbil Satrapy to become his tributary. When this was refused, the two states went to war. At the Battle of Kafirkot, a Pratihara invasion force led by Thakur Madanapala of Candhoba routed the Afghan defenders."

 

[HistoryDude]

I predict that the Orthodox rebellions will continue for quite a while...

It seems like this chapter had a proto-crusade. Also, why is the bordergore so bad in northeastern Iberia?

 

[KiratRawr]

792

1. Tang Empire

Emperor: Liezong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom, Tomara Raj and Petty Shahdom of Kroran

"On 24 October 792, Chinese emperor Li Xuanzong died at the age of 44. His son Renjie succeeded him as the new Tang emperor at the age of 22 and took the Liezong as his new imperial name."

2. Abbasid Empire​

Capital: Ain Al-Tamur
Caliph: Idris
Heir: Prince Al-Hadi (Idris' half-brother)
House: Abbasid
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Great Works: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Great Pyramid of Khufu, Petra and House of Wisdom
Tributary States: Petty Kingdom of Makuria, Uqaylid Sultanate, Taghlibid Sultanate and Taid Sultanate

"In 790, Raja Majam-Rao II of the Bhatti Raj had started his war against Sultan Hisam of the Taghlibid Sultanate. Majam-Rao II was a Pratihara vassal while Hisam paid tributes to the Abbasids. Initially, Caliph Idris had paid no attention to this war but soon came to realize that the Taghlibid Sultanate might cease to exist if this war was lost and with it; Muslim presence in the Indian subcontinent. An Abbasid army under the command of Emir Zeyd the Brute of the Safedid Emirate was dispatched to assist the Taghlibids and they defeated a Rajput army led by Thakur Rajyapala of Karur at the Battle of Dadu."

3. Kingdom of Bavaria​

Capital: Bouillon
King: Merovech (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Duke Marell of Navarra (Merovech's brother)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic

"In 792, tribal warriors led by High Chief Unislav the Blushing of Bohemia were defeated at the Battle of Babenberg by a Frankish army under the command of Duke Guillaume of Toulouse."

4. Byzantine Empire​

Capital: Constantinople
Basileus: Manthos
Heir: Prince Petros (Manthos' son mothered by Basilissa Theognosia)
House: Touvakes
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia

"Basileus Manthos and his empire were relieved to hear news of the victory achieved by the Paulician Count Anthemios of Philippopolis over Cristolu of Sardinia's rebel Orthodox Christian army at the Battle of Ardara but the joy would not last long. King Nikodim of Serbia declared his war for Thessalonike and gathered a large army of Serbians, Sloviens, Avars, Bolghars and Croatians to invade the empire."

5. Umayyad Sultanate​

Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abdul-Gafur
Heir: Prince Abd-al-Rahman (Abdul-Gafur's son mothered by Sultana Tanaz)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni

"The year 792 passed relatively uneventful in the Umayyad Sultanate."

6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom​

Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Krishna II
Heir: Raja Jogama of Nulambavadi (Krishna II's half-brother)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Raj of Udayagiri and Nagavamsi Raj

"Having lost the war, Raja Rajamalla the Accursed of the Nagavamsi Raj agreed to become a tributary of Maharaja Krishna II of the Rashtrakuta Kingdom. After the Accursed stopped paying tributes to his former overlord, the Buddhist Raja Subhakaradeva of the Bhaumakara Raj; the latter declared war to make the former his tributary again. Subhakaradeva summoned Raja Devandravarma the Usurper of the Kalinga Ganga Raj, his tributary, to the war while the Accursed called in the Rashtrakutas. At Cakrakuta, 200 Kalinga Ganga defenders led by the Usurper's Chinese commander Hua Shilian were overrun by enemy forces led by Mayor Bukka of Yavatmal in an extremely one-sided battle where only one Rashtrakuta soldier perished."

7. Empire of Tibet​

Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri the Chaste (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Prince Purgyal Mune (Mutri's brother)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Artifacts: Sariraka Bone
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom

"In 792, a Tibetan army invaded the territories of the Punjabi Raja Prithvi Patola Sahi Raj in order to make him a vassal of Tsenpo Purgyal Mutri the Chaste."

8. Pratihara Kingdom​

Capital: Dasapura
Maharaja: Vatsraja
Heir: Raja Devasakti of Sauvira (Vatsraja's son mothered by Maharani Dhruvasvamini)
House: Pratihara
Culture: Rajput
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Chawda Kingdom

"In late 792, a Punjabi Muslim man named Charat led a Sunni uprising against Raja Vatsraja of the Pratihara Kingdom."

 

[KiratRawr]

I predict that the Orthodox rebellions will continue for quite a while...

It seems like this chapter had a proto-crusade. Also, why is the bordergore so bad in northeastern Iberia?

I love the term proto-Crusade.

Bordergore by AI in CK2 is hardly surprising.

 

[TrocaNero]

Suddenly big Serbia now. Poor Byzantium never gets a break.

 

[Sailormarsfan1701]

769

1. Tang Empire

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Emperor: Daizong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist

"Good afternoon, class. I hope you all have the soft copy of the book '8: Paradox of Great Powers in History - Part 1'; which I requested in our first session yesterday...I believe we are now ready to begin our first chapter. We will start with the Tang Empire..."

2. Abbasid Empire​

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Capital: Ain Al-Tamur
Caliph: Al-Mansur
Heir: Emir Al-Mahdi of Jibal (Al-Mansur's first son mothered by Empress Arwa)
House: Abbasid
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Great Works: Lighthouse of Alexandria, Great Pyramid of Khufu, Petra and House of Wisdom
Tributary States: Petty Kingdom of Makuria, County of Aydhab, Uqaylid Sultanate, Taghlibid Sultanate, Taid Emirate, Bajanid Emirate and County of Suakin

"The Abbasid Empire began the year 769 by declaring a holy war for Zabulistan against Marzoban Nihaal of Kalat."

3. Byzantine Empire​

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Capital: Constantinople
Basileus: Konstantinos V
Heir: Prince Leon (Konstantinos V's first son mothered by Eirene Ashina)
House: Isauros
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem and Nail of the True Cross
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia
Tributary State: Duchy of Abkhazia

"The Byzantine Empire also started the year 769 with a holy war. Khagan Baghatur of Khazaria was the target of the Byzantine Holy War for Cherson. A Byzantine army of over 7,000 men led by Strategos Misael of Boukellarion defeated 3,000 Khazars commanded by Iltabar Samsamakh at Theodosia. The same year, Duke Levan II of Abkhazia declared a holy war against Sultan Bakkar of the Uqaylid Sultanate. Abkhazia was a tributary state of the Byzantine Empire and a fellow Iconoclast state. Strategos Misael was given new orders by Basileus Konstantinos V. The strategos routed a much smaller unit led by Sultan Bakkar's Armenian Christian commander Stepanos in Bukistsikhe."

4. Kingdom of West Francia​

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Capital: Guise
King: Karl (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: King Karloman of Middle Francia (Karl's younger brother)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic

"King Karl of West Francia too started the year 769 with a holy war against his neighbor, who was none other than Sultan Abd al-Rahman of the Umayyad Sultanate."

5. Kingdom of Middle Francia​

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Capital: Provins
King: Karloman (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Prince Pepin (Karloman's son mothered by Queen Gerberga)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic

"Claiming the Bavarian crown for his cousin Karl of Bavaria, King Karloman of Middle Francia waged war against his other cousin King Tassilo III of Bavaria."

6. Empire of Tibet​

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Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Trisong Detsen (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Prince Purgyal Mutri (Trisong Detsen's first son mothered by Tsenmo Tsepang Magyal Dongkar)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist

"Tsenpo Purgyal Trisong Detsen of Tibet, meanwhile, declared war upon Maharaja Balavarman II of the Mlechchha Kingdom to make him his tributary."

7. Umayyad Sultanate​

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Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abd-al-Rahman
Heir: Emir Abd-al-Rahman of Toledo (Sultan Abd-al-Rahman's first son)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni

"The Umayyad Holy War for Castille started with Sultan Abd-al-Rahman's Basque vassal, Sheikh Muza of Najera, emerging victorious against King Aurelio of Asturias; whose army was led by Baron Mauregato of San Pedro de Perix at the Battle of Segovia."

8. Kingdom of Lombardy​

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Capital: Pavia
King: Desiderius
Heir: Prince Adelchis (Desiderius' son mothered by Queen Ansia)
House: Alachisling
Culture: Lombard
Religion: Catholic
Artifacts: Iron Crown of Lombardy
Tributary State: Duchy of Benevento

"In 769, the Lombard king Desideius declared a holy war against the Slavic pagans of Croatia. A Christian force of over 5,000 men led by Prince-Bishop Tato of Trent overwhelmed the tribal warriors of the Croatian High Chief Senulat of Slavonia."

was there a observer aar megacampaign that was like a history class that went into either hoi3 or hoi4 does anyone remember what it was called and could someone send the links to each part

 

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Suddenly big Serbia now. Poor Byzantium never gets a break.

Chad-bia vs Virgin-tium

was there a observer aar megacampaign that was like a history class that went into either hoi3 or hoi4 does anyone remember what it was called and could someone send the links to each part

No idea. I did do this CK3 - EU4 observer megacampaign with a history class.

Displaying the Decades - AI Only Megacampaign Part 1

EU4: Part 2 870s "Let's talk about the most important event of the 870s. As you can see on this map, King Charles the Bald of West Francia conquered the lands in the Kingdom of East Francia that were held by his brother Ludwig the German."...

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The World in 1444 - EU4 CK3: Part 1

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