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Tibet and Byzantium aren't doing well.
It looks like West Francia will soon conquer Bavaria. I wonder if they will invade Saxony and unite Germany?
The Umayyads and the Carolingians still effectively have a stalemate.
It looks like West Francia will soon conquer Bavaria. I wonder if they will invade Saxony and unite Germany?
The Umayyads and the Carolingians still effectively have a stalemate.
774
1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Daizong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary State: Karkota Kingdom
"As usual, we shall begin our class with a look at the Tang Empire..."
2. Kingdom of West Francia
Capital: Guise
King: Karl (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Pepin Karling (Karl's nephew)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
"By 774, King Karl's war for the Bavarian throne had now been raging for more than two years."
3. Abbasid Empire
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
"In 774, Emir Muhammad of the Marwazid Satrapy led the Abbasid army to another victory over the outnumbered rebels at the Battle of Ha'il."
4. Byzantine Empire
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 only good news for the Byzantine Empire in the year 774 was their victory against High Chief Beloje of Bosnia at the Battle of Galata. This Croatian man named Beloje was a vassal of King Vojislav of Serbia, who while not at war with the Byzantines, allowed his vassal to invade the empire. The rest of the year was nothing but disastrous for the Byzantines. The Holy War for Cherson against the Khazars had been lost. A massive Lombard army was marching further and further into Byzantine territory. Dyrrachion had fallen to the Serbian High Chief Budimir of Epirus. Another Serbian, High Chief Svetislav of Peloponnese waged his own war against Basileus Konstantinos V."
5. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abd-al-Rahman II
Heir: Emir Abdul-Gafur of Seville (Abd-al-Rahman II's son mothered by Sultana Souzan)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Artifacts: Hand of a Famous Holy Man
"The Umayyads won their Holy War for Castille in the year 774 after five years of fighting against King Aurelio of Asturias."
6. Kingdom of Lombardy
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
"Having signed an agreement with King Vojislav of Serbia, the Lombards under King Desiderius were allowed to march into Byzantine territories through Serbia."
7. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Govinda
Heir: Prince Krishna (Govinda's first son mothered by Kundakadevi)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
"On 18 December 774, Maharaja Krishna of the Rashtrakuta Kingdom died of cancer at the age of 69. He was succeeded by his eldest son Govinda."
8. Empire of Tibet
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
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom
"In 774, the Empire of Tibet lost both of the wars it had been fighting for the past few years. Tibetan dreams of adding the Pala Kingdom as a tributary state were shattered. Even more concerning was the fact that the independence of many important former vassals now had to be recognized by Tsenpo Purgyal Trisong Detsen. Queen Tong Ataklumo the Lionheart of Nagchu and Gyalpo Gar Pelgyi II Phurbu of Dege were now rulers of independent Bon states. Ne Tuoba Chaoguang the Just of Minyak now reigned over an independent Tangut Taoist state but his weak realm had already been embroiled in an independence rebellion as Tanguts who practiced the Bon faith joined the banner of Xifeng Mohui of Nagormo. Aside from non-Buddhists, even non-Tibetan Buddhist vassals had rebelled against the Tibetan Empire. To the north, Shah Siddharthe of Kroran was now in charge of an independent Tocharian Buddhist nation. Meanwhile, to the west, Raja Ashoka of the Patola Sahi Raj was now the master of his own Punjabi Buddhist realm."
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775
1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Xuanzong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary State: Karkota Kingdom
"On 29 July 775, Chinese emperor Li Daizong died at the age of 48. His second son succeeded him as the new Tang emperor at the age of 27 and took Xuanzong as his new imperial name."
2. Kingdom of West Francia
Capital: Guise
King: Karl (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Pepin Karling (Karl's nephew)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
"The war between King Karl of West Francia and his cousin King Tassilo III of Bavaria entered its third year in 775."
3. Abbasid Empire
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, Uqaylid Sultanate, Taghlibid Sultanate, Taid Emirate, Bajanid Emirate and County of Suakin
"Taking advantage of the fact that both of them were Abbasid tributary states and the instability in the caliphate at the moment, King Khael of Makuria went to war against Count Kuriakos of Aydhab and subjugated him in the year 775."
4. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Constantinople
Basileus: Leon IV
Heir: Prince Nikephoros (Leon IV's half-brother)
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
"On 26 Kanuary 775, Basileus Konstantinos V died of cancer. Byzantine nobles supported the ascension of his eldest son Leon as the new Basileus. Leon IV immediately signed a peace treaty with the Lombards, who were fellow Christians, in order to deal with the pagan Slavs. The new basileus divided the Byzantine army into two and gave Strategos Misael of Boukellarion the command of one unit while he led the other himself. Strategos Misael's forces routed a pagan army led by Serbian warrior named Teodosije at the Battle of Corinth."
5. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abd-al-Rahman II
Heir: Emir Abdul-Gafur of Seville (Abd-al-Rahman II's son mothered by Sultana Souzan)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Artifacts: Hand of a Famous Holy Man
"In the brief holy war against the Berber Ibadi Chief Hamad of Infa, the Umayyad Sultanate emerged victorious. A Bedouin Sunni nobleman named Ali was made the Chief of Anfa by Sultan Abd-al-Rahman II."
6. Kingdom of Lombardy
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 the year 775, the Lombard army returned home victorious from their war against the Byzantine Empire."
7. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Govinda
Heir: Prince Krishna (Govinda's first son mothered by Kundakadevi)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
"In 775, the armies of two Indian kingdoms clashed at Burhanpur. Both sides fielded roughly 5,000 men. The Rashtrakuta army was under the command of Raja Dhruva of Konkana, Maharaja Govinda's brother. On the other side, the Ayudha army led Mayor Krsnapa of Jajmau. The south Indian kingdom emerged victorious over north Indian forces in this battle."
8. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Trisong Detsen (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Thupo Purgyal Mutri of Xigaze (Trisong Detsen's first son mothered by Tsenmo Tsepang Magyal Dongkar)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Artifacts: Sariraka Bone
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom
"In the year 775, Duke Lig Likmigyal the Tenacious of Purang rose up in rebellion against the Empire of Tibet after Tsenpo Purgyal Trisong Detsen tried to revoke the tiles of his Bon vassal."
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The Abbasid rebellion looks to be failing, but their vassals are foes...
Byzantium looked to be full of problems, but some of those have been solved...
Tibet is stuck in a rebellion. Will its neighbors take advantage?
When will West Francia win their war?
Byzantium looked to be full of problems, but some of those have been solved...
Tibet is stuck in a rebellion. Will its neighbors take advantage?
When will West Francia win their war?
776
1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Xuanzong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary State: Karkota Kingdom
"As usual, we shall begin our class with a look at the Tang Empire..."
2. Abbasid Empire
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, Uqaylid Sultanate, Taghlibid Sultanate, Taid Emirate, Bajanid Emirate and County of Suakin
"Emir Muhammad of Marwazid Emirate, who had been placed in command of the Abbasid army, died under mysterious circumstances just as the rebellion finally ended in the year 776. His death was blamed on the rebels at the time but we now know that Caliph Al-Mansur had sent his agents to murder the Persian emir. The caliph wasted no time in seizing his deceased vassal's lands and granting them to his cousin Isa the Cruel. Several rebel leaders such as Emir Khalid of the Barmakid Emirate, the Zoroastrian Sheikh Jahandar of Qwivir and Wali Vahid of Baqofah died in the dungeons of the caliph. All of these men were Persian and it became obvious what the caliph's intentions were when he appointed an old Bedouin physician named Sadiq as the new Wali of Baqofah. Khalid's son Yahya the Cruel inherited his father's lands and titles but he remained a prisoner of the caliph. Shia Emir Ismail of the Hashimid Emirate, Zoroastrian sheikhs Shervin of Alamut and Vandad Hormoozd of Dihistan, the Armenian Christian Sahak Arranshahik and the Afghan Buddhist Nihaal Kaikanite were left to rot in the caliph's dungeons. Sahak and Nihaal were even stripped of their titles, which were granted to Bedouin Sunni vassals such as the infant Sheikh Fadl of Shirvan and Sheikh Shaiban of Kalat. Having replaced disloyal Persians and non-Muslims in his realm with vassals of his faith and culture, the caliph shifted his focus eastwards. Two years ago in 774, the Karluk Khagan Khiliji had declared war upon the infant Emir Sa'daddin of the Bajanid Emirate, a tributary state of the Abbasids. Now that the rebellion in the caliphate had ended, Abbasid soldiers were sent east to help the Bajanids. At the Battle of Paykand, the Persian Sheikh Khuzaymah of Ilam routed a band of Karluk warriors led by Tardush Zhetysu."
3. Kingdom of West Francia
Capital: Guise
King: Karl (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Prince Merovech (Karl's third son mothered by Queen Ximena)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
"On 10 February 776, King Karl of West Francia became the father of his fifth child and third son. The boy Merovech was the first legitimate son of Karl and unlike his other sons born from the love affair with Himiltrude, the newborn was baptized by Prince-Bishop Wermad of Trier."
4. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Constantinople
Basileus: Leon IV
Heir: Prince Nikephoros (Leon IV's half-brother)
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
"In the year 776, a Byzantine army under the command of Strategos Demetrios of Aegean Islands was defeated at Galata by Croatian High Chief Beloje of Bosnia. On the other hand, Byzantines forces commanded by Strategos Misael of Boukellarion were much more successful. His forces defeated Serbian High Chief Budimir of Epirus at the Battles of Geziq and Paramythia."
5. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abd-al-Rahman II
Heir: Emir Abdul-Gafur of Seville (Abd-al-Rahman II's son mothered by Sultana Souzan)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Artifacts: Hand of a Famous Holy Man
"The Umayyad Holy War for Alger against the Berber Ibadi Emir Abu Qurra of the Ifrinid Emirate was declared in 776."
6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Govinda
Heir: Prince Krishna (Govinda's first son mothered by Kundakadevi)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
"In 776, Raja Krishnaraja of the Cedi Raj finally agreed to become a vassal of Maharaja Govinda of the Rashtrakuta Kingdom."
7. Kingdom of Lombardy
Capital: Pavia
King: Adelchis
Heir: Princess Adelperga (Adelchis' sister)
House: Alachisling
Culture: Lombard
Religion: Catholic
Artifacts: Iron Crown of Lombardy
Tributary State: Duchy of Benevento
"On 4 June 776, King Desiderius of Lombardy died of cancer at the age of 59 and his only son Adelchis was the next to wear the Iron Crown."
8. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Trisong Detsen (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Thupo Purgyal Mutri of Xigaze (Trisong Detsen's first son mothered by Tsenmo Tsepang Magyal Dongkar)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Artifacts: Sariraka Bone
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom
"The situation in Tibet was about the same as it had been last year. So, we will not discuss much about the Empire of Tibet in this class."
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A mixed bag with the Byzantines...
It also appears like the Abbasid Caliph doesn't want to get caught. Wouldn't want a larger rebellion now, would we?
It also appears like the Abbasid Caliph doesn't want to get caught. Wouldn't want a larger rebellion now, would we?
777
1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Xuanzong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary State: Karkota Kingdom
"As usual, we shall begin our class with a look at the Tang Empire..."
2. Kingdom of Middle Francia
Capital: Guise
King: Karl the Monster (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Prince Merovech (Karl's third son mothered by Queen Ximena)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
"After defeating his cousin Tassilo of Bavaria and make him his vassal, King Karl announced in 777 that his primary title would be the Kingdom of Middle Francia. He was now known as the Monster for the atrocities that he had committed against fellow Christians in the war for the Bavarian throne and other future wars to come."
3. Abbasid Empire
Capital: Ain Al-Tamur
Caliph: Al-Mansur 'Son of Shaytan'
Heir: Emir Al-Hadi of Jibal (Al-Mansur's grandson)
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, Taid Emirate and Bajanid Emirate
"The County of Suakin stopped being an Abbasid tributary state in 777 after Count Maththias of Nubia conquered it in a brief war. Caliph Al-Mansur, the Son of Shaytan as the Persians and non-Muslims in the caliphate called him, was busy grieving the death of his son Al-Mahdi to even notice that Suakin had stopped paying tribute. The Emir of Jibal had died on 12 April from Great Pox and his son Al-Hadi succeeded him both as the Emir of Jibal and the heir to the caliphate."
4. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Constantinople
Basileus: Nikephoros
Heir: Doux Leon IV of Thrace (Nikephoros' half-brother)
House: Isauros
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia
"Blaming Basileus Leon IV for their losses in the wars against the Lombards and the Slavic pagans, Byzantine nobles deposed him just two years into his reign and installed his half-brother Nikephoros as their new basileus. The Nail of the True Cross remained in possession of former basileus Leon IV, now the Doux of Thrace. Duke Levan II of Abkhazia did not recognize Nikephoros as the new basileus and instead continued paying his tributes to Leon IV."
5. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abd-al-Rahman II
Heir: Emir Abdul-Gafur of Seville (Abd-al-Rahman II's son mothered by Sultana Souzan)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Artifacts: Hand of a Famous Holy Man
"In 777, the Berber Kharijite Emir Yuva of the Yuvaid Emirate declared his holy war against the Visigothic Sunni Duke Pelagio of Tangier. The Kharijites were initially winning the war until Umayyad Sultan Abd-al-Rahman II decided to aid his fellow Sunni Muslim neighbor."
6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Govinda
Heir: Prince Krishna (Govinda's first son mothered by Kundakadevi)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
"We now move on to the Rashtrakuta Kingdom where the situation was similar to the previous year..."
7. Kingdom of Lombardy
Capital: Pavia
King: Adelchis
Heir: Princess Adelperga (Adelchis' sister)
House: Alachisling
Culture: Lombard
Religion: Catholic
Artifacts: Iron Crown of Lombardy
"In the year 777, the newly-appointed Pope Silvester II excommunicated King Adelchis of Lombardy from the Catholic Church. Some suspect that this might be due to the Lombard king famously being known as someone who had engaged in homosexual relationships. Others speculate that Adelchis marrying his stepmother Desiderata, who was two years younger than him by the way, might have resulted in his excommuncation. Yet, there are also those that believe that the pope got wary after Adelchis decided to declare war upon Doge Maurizio of Venice and feared he might come next for the Papacy, which still laid claims to most of the Italian territories held by the Lombards. Whatever the reason it might have been, the excommunication provided the flimsiest of reason enough for King Karl the Monster of Middle Francia wage war upon the Lombards with the goal of overthrowing Adelchis and potentinally installing a puppet king."
8. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Trisong Detsen (Blood of Songtsen Gampo)
Heir: Thupo Purgyal Mutri of Xigaze (Trisong Detsen's first son mothered by Tsenmo Tsepang Magyal Dongkar)
House: Purgyal
Culture: Bodpa
Religion: Buddhist
Artifacts: Sariraka Bone
Tributary State: Mlechchha Kingdom
"In 777, a Zhangzhung warrior named Durshen led a Bon uprising against Tsenpo Purgyal Trisong Detsen of Tibet."
778
1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Xuanzong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary State: Karkota Kingdom
"As usual, we shall begin our class with a look at the Tang Empire..."
2. Kingdom of Middle Francia
Capital: Guise
King: Karl the Monster (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Prince Merovech (Karl's third son mothered by Queen Ximena)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
"Living up to his name, Karl the Monster ordered the looting of Lombard cities and churches which came under Frankish occupation."
3. Abbasid Empire
Capital: Ain Al-Tamur
Caliph: Al-Mansur 'Son of Shaytan'
Heir: Emir Al-Hadi of Jibal (Al-Mansur's grandson)
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, Taid Emirate and Bajanid Emirate
"The year 778 passed relatively uneventful in the Abbasid Empire."
4. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Constantinople
Basileus: Nikephoros
Heir: Doux Leon IV of Thrace (Nikephoros' half-brother)
House: Isauros
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia
"Euphemio of Sardinia revolted against the rule of Nikephoros in the year 778 after the basileus tried to revoke his titles. A small Byzantine army under the command of Strategos Michael the Cruel of Thracesia tried to make landfall in Sassari but were repulsed by the much superior rebel forces led by Euphemio's Ashkenazi Jewish commander Asher of Galuuta."
5. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abd-al-Rahman II
Heir: Emir Abdul-Gafur of Seville (Abd-al-Rahman II's son mothered by Sultana Souzan)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Artifacts: Hand of a Famous Holy Man
"Sultan Abd-al-Rahman II personally led the command of the Umayyad army as they marched south into North Africa to fight the Kharijites."
6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Govinda
Heir: Prince Krishna (Govinda's first son mothered by Kundakadevi)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
"In 778, Maharaja Govinda of the Rashtrakuta Kingdom sent emissaries to Raja Nantivarman of Udayagiri with demands of becoming the maharaja's tributary. The boy raja's regency council, led by Mayor Kanakacuriya of Vijayawada, refused the insulting Rashtrakuta demand and a state of war erupted between the two states. A Rashtrakuta army led by the maharaja's brother, Raja Dhruva of Konkana, easily routed the pitiful number of Udayagiri defenders under the command of the boy raja's Chinese commander Zhizhou at the Battle of Kuvalala. The Chinese man and Thakur Jayandivarman of Penugonda were taken as prisoners of war in the aftermath of the battle."
7. Kingdom of Lombardy
Capital: Pavia
King: Adelchis
Heir: Prince Alo (Adelchis' son)
House: Alachisling
Culture: Lombard
Religion: Catholic
Artifacts: Iron Crown of Lombardy
"In 778, Lombard mercenaries led by a certain Condottiere Kunibert were defeated at the Battle of Bobbio by a Venetian army under the command of an Ashkenazi Jewish man named Chizkiyah of Yakra."
8. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri (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
"On 24 May 778, Tsenpo Purgyal Trisong Detsen of Tibet was slain by Khon Siptri of Mainling. He was just 36 when he died in the battlefield. As the eldest son, Purgyal Mutri became the new Tsenpo of Tibet at the age of 20."
I doubt Sardinia can survive as a independent kingdom for a while...
The Bavarian War is over. Did the Carolingians attack the Lombards? Do they have Papal support if so?
The Bavarian War is over. Did the Carolingians attack the Lombards? Do they have Papal support if so?
779
1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Xuanzong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom and Tomara Raj
"In the year 779, Chinese armies under the command of Protector General Yuanchong marched into the Tomara Raj. The Protector General and his forces had arrived at the Karkota Kingdom, a tributary state of the Tang Empire, a year earlier and assessed the political situation of its neighbors. In the end, the Protector General decided to target Raja Prithvimal of the Tomara Raj. The Tomaras were defeated in a brief war and their raja was forced to become a tributary of China."
2. Kingdom of Middle Francia
Capital: Guise
King: Karl the Monster (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Prince Merovech (Karl's third son mothered by Queen Ximena)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
"The Battle of Piacenza took place in the year 779. An army of over 7,000 Frankish men commanded by Duke Guillaume of Toulouse routed enemy forces which numbered nearly 4,500 and had been led by Taso, the lover of the homosexual Lombard king Adelchis. The duke and his men encountered Taso at Bobbio, where the Lombard commander led a small unit to ambush the Frankish camp at night. Unfortunately, the attack was unsuccessful and all Lombard men who had taken part in this ambush, save for Taso himself, were salughtered to the last man."
3. Abbasid Empire
Capital: Ain Al-Tamur
Caliph: Al-Mansur 'Son of Shaytan'
Heir: Emir Al-Hadi of Jibal (Al-Mansur's grandson)
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, Taid Emirate and Bajanid Emirate
"The first mention of the Son of Shaytan suffering from cancer was recorded around the year 779."
4. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Constantinople
Basileus: Nikephoros
Heir: Doux Leon IV of Thrace (Nikephoros' half-brother)
House: Isauros
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia
"The Byzantines attempted another landfall in Sardinia in order to crush the rebellion. Just like the Battle of Sassari last year, Euphemio of Sardinia's Ashkenazi Jewish commander Asher of Galuuta repelled Byzantine forces, this time led by Strategos Demetrios of Aegean Islands, again as soon they had disembarked."
5. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abd-al-Rahman II
Heir: Emir Abdul-Gafur of Seville (Abd-al-Rahman II's son mothered by Sultana Souzan)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Artifacts: Hand of a Famous Holy Man
"Prince Abdallah, the half-brother of Sultan Abd-al-Rahman II, led Umayyad forces to victory at the Battle of Izerhan against the numerically inferior Kharijites."
6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Govinda
Heir: Prince Krishna (Govinda's first son mothered by Kundakadevi)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
"A year into the conflict, nearly half of the territories in the Raj of Udayagiri had come under Rashtrakuta occupation."
7. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri (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
"The Empire of Tibet finally struck back at Bon rebels in the year 779 with a Tibetan army led by the Baloch adventurer Shakkal the Wise cutting down a rebel army half their size at the Battle of Pangong."
8. Ayudha Kingdom
Capital: Kanyakubja
Maharaja: Vajrayudha the Purifier
Heir: Rajkumar Indrayudha (Vajrayudha's first son mothered by Maharani Kalayandevi)
House: Ayudha
Culture: Hindustani
Religion: Hindu
"In 779, the nine years old Rajput Maharaja Vinaykpala of the Pratihara Kingdom declared war against Hindustani Maharaja Vajrayudha the Purifier of the Ayudha Kingdom. It is speculated that this war had actually been planned by Vinaykpala's uncle Devasakti Pratihara, who was also his heir and regent. At the Battle of Gwalior, a Pratihara invasion force led by the Sindhi Thakur Genhra of Siwistan defeated an Ayudha army under the command of Raja Ram Singh of the Chhinda Raj, the Purifier's Rajput vassal."
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In-game? No. But this is an excommunication war and it happened as soon as the Lombard king was kicked out of the Catholic Church, so yes.
West Francia is doing well...
It seems as if China is expanding again. I'd be worried if I was in Central Asia.
With a nickname like Son of Shaytan, I'd expect the Caliph to suffer from more rebellions, given historians literally called him the son of the Devil...
It seems as if China is expanding again. I'd be worried if I was in Central Asia.
With a nickname like Son of Shaytan, I'd expect the Caliph to suffer from more rebellions, given historians literally called him the son of the Devil...
780
1. Tang Empire
1. Tang Empire
Emperor: Xuanzong
House: Li
Culture: Han
Religion: Taoist
Tributary States: Karkota Kingdom and Tomara Raj
"In 780, a devastating plague hit China."
2. Kingdom of Middle Francia
Capital: Guise
King: Karl the Monster (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Prince Merovech (Karl's third son mothered by Queen Ximena)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
"Duke Guillaume of Toulouse led Frankish forces to victory against the outnumbered Lombards at the two battles of Crema in the year 780."
3. Abbasid Empire
Capital: Ain Al-Tamur
Caliph: Al-Mansur 'Son of Shaytan'
Heir: Emir Al-Hadi of Jibal (Al-Mansur's grandson)
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, Taid Emirate and Bajanid Emirate
"In 776, the Panjabi Raja Sher of the Madra Raj had declared a holy war against Sultan Hisam of the Taghlibid Sultanate. The raja was a vassal in the Karkota Kingdom, a Chinese tributary state, whereas the sultan paid his tributes to the caliph. For four years, the Abbasids had not made any moves to defend Sultan Hisam due to fear of Maharaja Samgramapida of the Karkota Kingdom getting involves in response and summoning Chinese armies. However, since the Taghlibids started to lose control of their territories rapidly, the Abbasids were forced to come to the aid of Sultan Hisam. A significantly larger Muslim army led by Emir Harun al-Rashid of Mosul, the Son of Shaytan's grandson, defeated a Hindu army under the command of the Rajput Damapati Gopal of Taragarh."
4. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abd-al-Rahman II
Heir: Emir Abdul-Gafur of Seville (Abd-al-Rahman II's son mothered by Sultana Souzan)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
Artifacts: Hand of a Famous Holy Man
"In 780, the Umayyad Sultanate was rocked by a major scandal after Sultan Abd-al-Rahman II's second wife Semeah became pregnant while he was away in North Africa fighting against the Kharijites. Abd-al-Rahman II was quickly informed of the sultana's unfaithfulness and he began plotting her murder."
5. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Constantinople
Basileus: Nikephoros
Heir: Doux Leon IV of Thrace (Nikephoros' half-brother)
House: Isauros
Culture: Greek
Religion: Iconoclast
Artifacts: Imperial Diadem
Great Works: Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Hagia Sophia
"Third time was the charm for Byzantine forces trying to make landfall in Sardinia as Strategos Misael the Tenacious of Boukellarion and his men finally succeeded in storming the beaches of Posada and defeated a rebel army led by Euphemio of Sardinia's Ashkenazi Jewish commander Asher of Galuuta. Asher was beaten again at the Battle of Ardara. Just when it seemed that the fortune was finally on his side, Basileus Nikephoros became bedridden with dysentery and Taxiarches of Opsikion rose up in rebellion. Taxiarches and those who supported him demanded the installment of Anthimos Isauros, Nikephoros' lunatic brother, as their new basileus."
6. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Govinda
Heir: Prince Krishna (Govinda's first son mothered by Kundakadevi)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Raj of Udayagiri
"Having been defeated in war, the Raj of Udayagiri started paying tributes to Maharaja Govinda of the Rashtrakuta KIngdom."
7. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri (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
"The year 780 passed relatively uneventful in Tibet."
8. Ayudha Kingdom
Capital: Kanyakubja
Maharaja: Vajrayudha the Purifier
Heir: Rajkumar Indrayudha (Vajrayudha's first son mothered by Maharani Kalayandevi)
House: Ayudha
Culture: Hindustani
Religion: Hindu
"The year passed relatively uneventful in the Ayudha Kingdom as well."
The Abbasids are expanding, and some people obviously want more autonomy. Wanting a lunatic as Byzantine Emperor? Absurd
It is nice that Sardinia is falling at long last. It can't survive alone.
It is nice that Sardinia is falling at long last. It can't survive alone.
781
1. Tang Empire
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. Kingdom of Middle Francia
Capital: Bouillon
King: Karl the Monster (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Prince Merovech (Karl's third son mothered by Queen Ximena)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
"Karl the Monster won his excommunication war against the Lombard king Adelchis, whose three years old son Alo was installed as the new King of Lombardy. After the war, the Monster decided to change his capital to Bouillon."
3. 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, Taid Emirate and Bajanid Emirate
"On 29 June 781, Caliph Al-Mansur the Son of Shaytan was murdered by his grandson Emir Harun al-Rashid of Mosul's second wife Shameem. The old caliph, who had been 67 years of age at the time of his murder, was succeeded by his other grandson Al-Hadi at the age of 27. To the surprise of everyone, neither Al-Hadi nor Harun took any actions against Shameem for murdering their grandfather."
4. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Dyrrhachion
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
"On 23 April 781, Basileus Nikephoros died attending to 'chamber business' at the age of 24 after just four years of reign. Several Byzantine nobles, who had not sided with Taxiarches of Opsikion in his quest to install Nikephoros' lunatic brother Anthimos Isauros to the throne, elected Manthos of Dyrrachion as their new basileus. Taxiarches and other nobles who supported Anthimos did not recognize Manthos as their basileus and continued their rebellion."
5. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abdul-Gafur
Heir: Prince Mubarak (Abdul-Gafur's brother)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
"On 18 April 781, Sultan Abd-al-Rahman II's second wife Semeah gave birth to a daughter named Jahaira. While the sultan publicly declared the newborn girl his daughter, he knew the child was not his and had plotted to murder Semeah while she was still pregnant. After the birth of Jahaira however, the sultan decided to forgive his wife and decided to end the murder plot. But, when Semeah became pregnant again while he was away, the sultan had enough. Claiming that Jahaira had not been fathered by a Bedouin man, the sultan challenged the Basque Sheikh Muza of Alto Aragon to a duel to death on 9 October. Muza was at the wrong place at the wrong time and he was forced to defend himself from the enraged sultan. The duel ended with the death of the sultan at the age of 34. Semeah blamed herself for Abd-al-Rahman II's death and she died of depression nine days later. Thus, at the age of 11, Abdul-Gafur succeeded his father as the Umayyad Sultan."
6. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri (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
"The year 781 passed relatively uneventful in Tibet."
7. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Govinda
Heir: Prince Krishna (Govinda's first son mothered by Kundakadevi)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Raj of Udayagiri
"In the year 781, Dhruva of Konkana rose up in rebellion against his brother Maharaja Govinda demanding the throne of the Rashtrakuta Kingdom for himself. Taking advantage of the war among the brothers, the Oriya Raja Nandivarman 'Ironside' of the Bana Raj declared his war for the Thikana of Tripuri."
8. Ayudha Kingdom
Capital: Kanyakubja
Maharaja: Vajrayudha the Purifier
Heir: Rajkumar Cakrayudha (Vajrayudha's second son mothered by Maharani Kalayandevi)
House: Ayudha
Culture: Hindustani
Religion: Hindu
"On 19 January 781, Maharani Kalayandevi died due to poor health at the age of 39. A month later on 20 February, Rajkumar Indrayudha died from similar causes at the age of 15. Thus, Maharaja Vajrayudha the Purifier's second son, Rajkumar Cakrayudha, became the heir to the Ayudha Kingdom."
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Jahaira's real father was Sheikh Fafila of Soria, a Visigothic Sunni Muslim, but nobody knows this so I did not reveal this in the post above. He is now suffering from depression after his lover Semeah died of depression while she was pregnant with another child of his.
782
1. Tang Empire
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. Kingdom of Middle Francia
Capital: Bouillon
King: Karl the Monster (Carolingian Blood)
Heir: Prince Merovech (Karl's third son mothered by Queen Ximena)
House: Karling
Culture: Frankish
Religion: Catholic
"In the year 782, Karl the Monster declared war against the 12 years old High Chief Gorazd II of Carantania for lands in Stajerska."
3. 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, Taid Emirate and Bajanid Emirate
"In 782, Yazid of the Sulamid Emirate rose up in rebellion against Al-Hadi after the caliph tried to revoke his titles. The Nestorian Christian Patriarch of the East, Denha, supported Yazid in his rebellion but it was futile. The Abbasid forces were overwhelmingly superior in number and the best example of this was the Battle of Mafraq where the caliph's brother, Emir Harun al-Rashid of Mosul, commanded over 10,000 men and defeated a small rebel army led by Mayor Fadl of Maraclea."
4. Umayyad Sultanate
Capital: Alcolea
Sultan: Abdul-Gafur
Heir: Prince Mubarak (Abdul-Gafur's brother)
House: Umayyad
Culture: Bedouin
Religion: Sunni
"The year 782 passed relatively uneventful in the Umayyad Sultanate."
5. Byzantine Empire
Capital: Dyrrhachion
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
"After the Siege of Nikaea ended, the rebel Taxiarches of Opsikion's wife Eugenia Stachytzes and their 11 years old son Gregorios were taken as prisoners of war. Eugenia would die at the age of 43 on 24 June 782 in the dungeons of Basileus Manthos. The death of his wife made Taxiarches further emboldened in his quest to overthrow Manthos and install Anthimos Isauros as the next basileus. Manthos became a widely-hated man after Eugenia's death. While many Byzantine nobles now felt pity for Taxiarches and some even joined his cause, most of them decided that Anthimos was unfit to be basileus due to his lunacy. The lunatic's own brother-in-law, Theodotos of Anatolia, declared a new rebellion against Manthos to install Anthimos' younger brother Eudokimos Isauros, who was just 15, as the next basileus."
6. Empire of Tibet
Capital: Marpori
Tsenpo: Mutri (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 782, Tsenpo Purgyal Mutri of Tibet sent emissaries to the 10 years old Gyalpo Gar Siptri of Dege and demanded the boy gyalpo to become his vassal. Siptri's regent, Priestess Dongkar of Dzongsar who held the actual power in the Bon petty kingdom, refused the demand and war erupted between the two states. The tsenpo's brother, Thupo Purgyal Mutik of Yarlung, led the Tibetan invasion force and routed the army of Dege led by Siptri's educator Zimun."
7. Rashtrakuta Kingdom
Capital: Devagiri
Maharaja: Govinda
Heir: Prince Krishna (Govinda's first son mothered by Kundakadevi)
House: Rashtrakuta
Culture: Kannada
Religion: Hindu
Tributary State: Raj of Udayagiri
"In 782, the Battle of Umapur took place in the Rashtrakuta Kingdom between loyalists led by Thakur Asaga of Thalner and rebel forces under the command of Govinda Rashtrakuta; who is not to be confused with Maharaja Govinda. This Govinda was the third son of Dhruva of Konkana and thus, the maharaja's nephew. With around 5,000 men compared to something between 3,000 to 4,000 for the rebels, the loyalists intially had the upper hand in the battle but were defeated by the rebels at the end of the day. Even though they lost the battle, the loyalists managed to capture Dhruva's eldest son Sthamba and he would die in his uncle's dungeons on 19 August at the age of 43."
8. Ayudha Kingdom
Capital: Kanyakubja
Maharaja: Vajrayudha the Purifier
Heir: Rajkumar Cakrayudha (Vajrayudha's second son mothered by Maharani Kalayandevi)
House: Ayudha
Culture: Hindustani
Religion: Hindu
"In 782, Maharaja Vajrayudha the Purifier's forces took seven valuable hostages after the Siege of Jhunjhunu. All seven hostages were members of the Rajput Guhilot family. Old Thakur Krishna of Vairata, patriarch of the Guhilot family and a vassal of Raja Gopendraraja of Chauhan Raj who in turn was a vassal of Maharaja Vinyakpala of the Pratihara Kingdom, had somehow managed to escape with his concubine Kalayandevi. On the other hand, the thakur's wife Kakanvati and their three sons Sankaragana, Khetrapal and Dhruvasena were captured in the aftermath of the siege. The thakur's daughter Delhanadevi from his concubine as well as Sankaragana's wife Dhruvadevi and son Krishna also became prisoners of the Purifier."
