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I am glad you have enjoyed the story to date. Now onwards into a new age, with a new dynasty, and indeed new culture!
Religion is certainly going to be a huge looming factor in Assyria as we enter the early modern period. We have so many different shades of Christian opinion throughout the realm - some of them are fairly friendly, but others very hostile to one another. It will be a question for future rulers if they attempt to join all these Churches together to some degree, or live with the diversity.
As for the Copts - a very interesting question, and we will hear from them in more detail in updates to come as there are some interactions with Egypt on the horizon. At this point in the 15th century, Egypt is fairly evenly divided between Arabic speaking Muslims and Coptic speaking Christians - the former dominant in Upper Egypt and the Latter in the Delta. The Coptic Church is no longer fully independent however, under the guidance of Crusader Egyptian leaders it has entered into communion with the Catholic Church.
Before we get into the meat of the story I will have an update exploring the different cultures and religious patchwork of this rather disjointed looking coalition of Kingdoms we have built up which should help provide some more detail on this.
The question of exploration will be very interesting in the upcoming part of the story. Depending on how early we get invested in colonialism, if we don't seek to focus as a land-based empire, there are many avenues for expansion in the Indian Ocean.
First, congratulations on finishing the CK2 part of this rollicking tale and very nearly getting the Qatwas over the line. And reflecting back on Todos’ end, how fitting it was for CK2 that the final blow was administered by one of those erratic and bloodthirsty court physician ’cures’.
That kept happening in this AAR - always most entertaining!
Ah, thanks for explaining. So close to the end - but the Armenian dynasty worked out well for the end of the CK2 phase and promises an interesting start for the EU portion.
Thanks! After getting so close to the end of the Persian AAR before it was lost, I was very glad to manage to finish Part one of this one
. CK2 is always a great game for keeping you on your toes and throwing up spanners in the best laid plans. I find in EU4 you can usually enjoy much longer periods of stability, with big crises tending to be a longer time coming, unless you get hit with an event. I am sure we can keep things plenty interesting though!
Bison got the primary inspiration in one there! Although you'd be amazed how often in history figures managed to kick off major revolts on the basis to claiming to be deceased/disappeared Princes and the like.
Its always fun when you seem people guessing what is going to happen ahead
. We've got ourselves set up with some fairly beefy neighbours. The Timurids in the east, resurgent Byzantines in the west, and in the south west the Latin Christians have links to Europe to worry us.
And the meteoric rise of the ve Zhamo dynasty has been truly stunning. One wonders if the relatively low origins of Levon could weaken the nobility of the royal house among the Assyrian aristocracy - although, of course, Aboulgharib does benefit from having the blood of the Qatwa in his veins, and Ta'mhas himself was no blue blood.
Just as it has been throughout!
And it will be an uncertain time for the Assyrian people, who let us not forget are not all that numerous relative to the other cultures of the region - Greeks, Arabs, Persians, even Armenians have greater demographic weight across the Near East. As for colour, I hope you like a pleasing light green - because it is much too late to change it
. Stirling ending to the CK section, Tommy. Something quite poignant about seeing the Five Kingdoms making it thru to EU united in the end. Here’s hoping Aboulgharib has the nous as a peacetime ruler to live up to his auspicious start to life on the throne. Onwards to new challenges!
Let’s hope so!
I'm glad you enjoyed the end, even if we had to say goodbye to our beloved ancient dynasty. The Assyrian realm was already quite the balancing act between different cultures and religions, but the realm Aboulgharib is taking into this new era is a more disjointed composite state than ever!
That phrase Armenian ascendancy will certainly tap into Assyrian (and indeed Arab) worries that the new dynasty will favour their ethnic kin (and potentially sympathise with their Miaphysite religion) at the expense of the Nestorian-Assyrian core. We shall have to see if those worries prove unfounded.
And I do appreciate the borders now coming in line with those ancient Near Eastern empires of the fertile crescent, something very pleasing about that - and perhaps one of the main things that drove me to fight all those wars in Syria and Palestine in the CK2 portion!
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Well, Sabrisho was a tragic figure, but I can sympathize with Todos.
Does this mean that we'll have Zikri-Nestorian-Catholic religious tension now?
Aboulgharib will have many enemies, I figure. Let's see how Armenian Assyria does.
Does this mean that we'll have Zikri-Nestorian-Catholic religious tension now?
Aboulgharib will have many enemies, I figure. Let's see how Armenian Assyria does.
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I just finished reading the whole thing. Amazing as always! Now starting part two.
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