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EU2 Dynasty - The Saga of Granada
"For behold, I have seen the glory of Allah. And his light shone forth from above, and he has revealed to me, his servant, his task for The People. That Al-Andulus shall be Allah's once more, and that the land of Cordoba be formed anew."
The first speech of Vizier Amir ibn Mitwa |
The following options will be used:
Difficulty - Very Hard. This is the hardest difficulty level. A.I. Aggressiveness - Normal. Otherwise you get very funky results - Papal States conquering have of Europe, Scotland being a colonial power, Norway lauching a strike against the Ottomans, etc. The following countries are the major powers of the computer. France, Castile, England, Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Muscowy and Poland. The computer will run these countries a bit better than otherwise. This should increase the difficulty level of the game. I will need to beat these countries in order to officially "win" the scenario. -Anxiety |
January 1, 1419
Upon the confirmation of my post as Vizier of Granada, I have taken it upon myself to change a few things that we are doing here in Granada. First of all, I have faith in my vision from Allah. We will restablish the strongholds of old. His reach shall extend throughout Iberia. As such, I will use the instruments of the Europeans in order to classify these events, for it is only through their eyes can Allah's wisdom and strength be shown to them. For example, I will use their calandar when referring to events. I have taken the liberty of looking at a map of Iberia. It can be found here: http://www.geocities.com/theunknowne/Granada1.jpg (Make sure that you cut and paste the link, and not simply click on it or something. Dumb GeoCities) There are several powers with us in Iberia: Castile - Castile is probably the most powerful land in the area. We have been forced into serving Castile and sending annual tributes. We are their vassals. Portugal - Portugal is a strong maritime power with a lot of merchants. Portugal also has the nearest Center of Trade in the province of Tago. Therefore, all of our trade shall be shipped through Tago. Aragon - Aragon is also a strong naval power. Aragon has several island holdings as well, stretching out into the Great Sea. Aragon and Castile are often in alliance, and combined they porvide a mighty force. Navarra - Little Navarra is like us. They are a small country in this area of strength. Navarra is very much like Aragon and Castile, however. Same culture, although with a Basque influence. Foix - The last country in the region is the country of Foix. Blending French and Iberian culture with the harsh realities of living next to Castilian, Aragon, English and French holdings. It is unfortunate that Foix's fate is very uncertain, for she is our best chance for an ally against the powers in Iberia. We have another ally nearby. Morocco is just across the Straight of Gilbraltar from us. As another Muslim nation, we might have enough in common to bond us together in Allah's name. |
As the Vizier of Granada, I have consulted the Seer and she had foretold that Granada will likely not survive 80 years. I have sworn to see the Seer's vision false.
Here then, are my goals for Granada, both near and far. 1). Survive in the short term against any Iberian incursions. 2). Establish economic independance from Castile. 3). Develop an acceptably strong military fighting force. 4). Look for opportunities to incrase our power base. 5). Look to develop relationships with nearby Muslim lands such as Morocco, Tlemcen, and Tunisia. 6). Take land in Iberia, preferably Toledo, Murcia, and our old capital of Cordoba, located in the province of Andalusia. 7). Gather power and land in Iberia steadily. Those are the goals of Ghanata (Granada to Europeans). AS it has been written, so shall it be done. |
I further investigate our holdings and status.
Grenada - Our capital and cultural center. The Moors have come to Grenada to escape Catholic persecution in Iberia. As such, our city is one of the largest in the region. 35,000 people here are largely employed in the Copper Mines. Grenada sends 14 ducats to Tago annually in trade. Grenada is Sunni and of Berber culture. As a point of clarification, our country is Granada, the province is Granada, but the city and capital is Grenada. Gibraltar - 6000 people fish off the coast of this port town. Only sending 2 ducats annually in Trade to Tago, the people of Gibraltar are fairly hard working individuals. Our people here are Sunni and Berber as well. Our army has 15000 infantry and 2000 calvary stationed in Granada. We can only support 11000 normally. However, due to our tenuous situation, I do not have any intention of slashing soldiers. Yet. We have no navy, but we can support a fleet of up to 7 ships. Our domestic policies are as follows: As to Plutocracy or Aristocracy, we lean towards an Aristocracy. We are very Decentralized. This is definately not a good thing. Although we will possibly suffer from less rebellions, we have a cost to our production and technology research. We are more Narrowminded than Innovative. Again, this is definitely not a good thing. We are exteremely Mercantile as opposed to Free Trade. I'd prefer to be a little less Mercantile. We have struck a perfect balance between an Offensive and Defensive doctrine. We are slightly more Naval than Land oriented. This is probably a good thing as we can focus on increasing our Naval reserves. We favor Quantity of military over Quality. This is another area than needs serious adjustment. With a small amount of forces able to be supplied, we need them to be better trained and equiped. Lastly, we currently lean towards Serfdom over Free Subject. This will need to change as well, but slowly. |
On my first day as the new Vizier of Granada, I institute the following changes:
Maintenance for the military is to be slahed in half. Tolerance for the few Orthodox people that we have is to decrease tremendously. Instead, we will increase tolerance for Catholics and Shi'ites. And, of course, our own Sunni people shall not suffer. I order a Tax Collector to be built in Grenada. It will take 50 of our 75 ducats, but I believe that it will be worth it in time. |
Because various heralds, merchants, and diplomats give us information from around the known world, we are inundated with information about the world. However, I shall only relay that information which is important to Granada.
January 3, 1419 - Portugal joined an Alliance with Castile. Castile has enjoined war against Morocco and Tlemcen with Portugal. Portugal has also had The Social Revolution of Joao I. January 5, 1419 - Portugal has had Enrique the Crusader join them. March 1, 1419 - Our stability increased. As such, I have decided to change our domestic policy and move us to be less Decentralized. By doing this, our technology cost is lessened, but our rebillion risk could increase. I believe that it is worth the cost. March 11, 1419 - Portugal have chosen to fund Enrique in Enrique the Navigator. April 4, 1419 - Aragon has joined an alliance with England, Burgundy, Kleves and Brabant and joined their war against France, Bourbonnais, Auvergne and Provence. May 1, 1419 - Forced into a money crunch, I disband 6000 of our infantry in Granada. June 8, 1419 - Foix has canceled their vassaliztion with France and are now a free country. June 11, 1419 - I decide to maximize our relations with our Catholic neighbors by increasing our tolerance for Catholics and Sunnis to the maximum levels allowed. However, that means that Shi'its are persecuted in Granada. No matter, they are heretics anyway. July 12, 1419 - I send our first Merchant to Tago. August 12, 1419 - Our merchant has set up shop in Tago. We need more of these men. September 1, 1419 - Our stability has maximized. February 1, 1420 - I decide to hold on to our few diplomats for now. We need to have a supply ready. June 26, 1420 - Castile had the Coup of Enrique of Aragon. January 1, 1421 - I order a Tax Collector to be placed in Gibraltar. We have no money in the bank after this. August 25, 1421 - We have an Uncooperative Philosopher. I decide to let him roam free. While that ostenibly hurts our stability in the short term, it moves us towards an Innovative domestic policy, which is where I want to go. September 1, 1421 - Murcia has fallen to rebels. The Castilian province of Murcia, just east of Grenada and also Sunni, has fallen to rebels and there are 7,650 more troops there. I only hope that the rebels won't march into our territory but will instead move to the Aragon proivince of Valencia or Castile's Toledo. November 1, 1421 - The rebels from Murcia have arrived in Toledo and lay siege there. Our stability also increases. January 12, 1422 - A large Castilian army arrives in Toledo and attacks the rebels there. January 27, 1422 - The rebels in Toledo have won and Castile forces are withdrawing. March 1, 1422 - Our stability has maximized again. June 30, 1422 - Castile forces again assult the rebels in the hills of Toledo. July 7, 1422 - The rebels in Toledo have been defeated. July 13, 1422 - Arago has selected "Aye, Let's Protect Our Own Goods" in No More Foreign Clothes! August 1, 1422 - We have managed to get the highest level of merchants allowed in Tago. We own fully 25% of the Tago market! August 29, 1422 - Foix has chosen to "Obey the King and Close the Mint" in the Mint in Pamiers. December 30, 1422 - Castile has decided to Appoint Alvaro de Luna in The King's Constable. January 1, 1423 - Four years have passed. Time to take an accounting of what has transpired. |
A four year Account:
Grenada has grown by 939 people. At 35,939 people, Grenada is barely the largest city in Iberia. Barcelona, in the province of Catalonia, is the second largest at 35,921 people. Gibraltar has only grown by 161 people. We have Tax Collectors in both of our provinces. No military has been built since i took office. I am just trying to build up our infrastructure and economic power so far. There will be plenty of time for war later. Portugal and Castile have captured three of Morocco's provinces in war, including the capital of Morocco in Fez. Castile has about 34000 men in Andalusia. I feel so inadequate. Murcia is still in rebel hands. Muslem rebels, hopefully, although we have no contact with them. An accounting of our realm has been made. |
And so we continue:
February 2, 1423 - Aragon had the Death of Benedicto XIII May 9, 1423 - Foix has made a most puzzling move that I hope has not damned her. She has joined the alliance with England, Burgundy, Kleves, Brabant and Aragon and goes to war against France, Auvergne and Provence. May 19, 1423 - Tlemcen has come to peace with Portugal. July 18, 1423 - Morocco has accepted peace with Castile and paid them money. July 25, 1423 - I don't know why, but Castile has canceled their treaty of military access in Foix. However, I do know that any military access must be canceled prior to declaring war. Is Castile trying to start war with Foix? August 1, 1423 - Castile has begun a siege of the rebel controlled Murcia led by Alvaro de Luna. September 6, 1423 - Morocco has entered an alliance with Tunisia and Tlemcen creating an interesting combination of power in Western North Africa. November 14, 1423 - Morocco has accepted peace with Portugal but has to give up Tangiers. Portugal now controls Islamic territory just across the Straight of Gilbraltar from us. March 6, 1424 - Scotland has joined the Alliance of France and her several vassals against England, Aragon and Foix. March 17, 1424 - A war erupts among the Italian states. June 4, 1424 - A rebellion has erupted in Toledo. July 2, 1424 - France and Aragon have come to peace. July 13, 1424 - A small Castilian army was defted by the rebels in Toledo. August 1, 1424 - More soldiers arrive in Toledo and destroy the rebels there. January 1, 1425 - The Castilian troops can't seem to break their siege against the rebel forces holed up in Murcia. January 4, 1425 - Aragon had Juan of Aragon Inherits Navarra. Navarra has entered the alliance wit Aragon, England, Burgundy, Kleves, Brabant, and Foix. January 10, 1425 - Granada and Morocco have entered into a Royal Marriage. This is our first Royal Marriage in a while. Granada has always been looking inwards in the past. We must look outwards if we wish to survive. January 16, 1425 - Navarra has become vassals of Aragon. March 7, 1425 - England and France comes to terms of peace. England gets Guyenne and Ile de France. England getting Paris is a big thing, but France needs to consolidate her holdings after that war. January 1, 1426 - The Castilian siege of Murcia is doing much better. Murcia could fall anytime. I decide to offer a Trade Agreement with Portugal. They agree. January 3, 1426 - Scotland declared war upon Eire. Therefore, France and several of her vassals have declared war upon Eire as well. January 5, 1426 - England, Aragon, Foix and their allies have also declared war upon Eire. January 8, 1426 - Aragon has warned us not to go to war with any of their neighbors. |
Into the Fire
January 10, 1426 - Portugal declares war upon us. Castile, their allies, breaks their vassalage with us and also declares war. February 1, 1426 - "Granada Against Iberia" happened to us. We gain all of the old Kaliphate of Cordoba lands as core provinces with the ability to wage war. The following provinces are now our cores in addition to Gibraltar and Granada: Murcia, Toledo, Andalusia, Castilla, Algarve, Tago and Estramadura. February 28, 1426 - I send a peace offer to Castile but they refuse. March 11, 1426 - We are attacked in Granada by Castilian and Portugese forces numbering 40,000. March 26, 1426 - Our 11000 men lose and retreat to Gibraltar. Grenada is under siege. April 23, 1426 - Our army arrives in Gibraltar only to be attacked by Portugese forces. April 26, 1426 - Our army loses and retreats back to Granada. May 23, 1426 - Our remaining 5500 soldiers arrive back in Granada to find 23500 Castilian soldiers layign siege to Grenada. I order a retreat to Andalusia. May 28, 1426 - Portugal offers us peace for the 71 ducats in our treasury. I tell them to eat dirt and continue on. I order a Warship built in Gibraltar. June 10, 1426 - Our army arrives in Andalusia. There are Portugese soldiers here: 1564 men here versus our remianing 3400. August 2, 1426 - After retreating from several battles, our men arrive deep in Portugese territory in Oporto, the northernmost province of Portugal. September 19, 1426 - Portugal offers us peace in exchange for 15 ducats - all that we have. I agree. October 1, 1426 - Murcian rebels defect to Aragon. |
A Time of Peace
January 1, 1427 - Muhammad IX has suceeded his father and is now the ruler of our realm. He is a poor ruler, just like his father. August 19, 1427 - Aragon has agreed to our request for a Free Trade Agreement. June 1, 1428 - Granada and Tlemcen have entered into a Holy Marriage under the Guidance of Allah. January 1, 1429 - Muhammad VIII is no longer ill and regains the throne. Two years of peace have passed. Let us take another account of our realm. |
A Ten Year Accouting of Granada:
We have been at war once with Portugal and Castile. Portugal wanted all of our ducats, so I ordered a warship built so that we would pay them less. Grenada, due to siege, is now second to size to Barcelona. Our military has been reduced to 2385 infantry and 677 calvary. We need to increase that amount. We are no longer the vassals of Castile. We have gained claim to our ancient lands. We have 36 ducats to our name. We have survived, but we have not improved our position. That will need to change soon before we become so overwhelmed that we are unable to advance ourseves against the Iberians. |
Will Granada be best served by us joining an Alliance?
Here are the legitmate alliances that we have a hope of joining: Portugal-Castile. However, as Portugal is the leader, I don't think they'll let us in. Morocco-Tunisia-Tlemcen. Probably makes the most sense, and they all like us. We'd be the most powerful member economically immediately. Kind of a weak alliance, however. Besides, how will these powers assist us in a war? Morocco can attack Portugal's Tangiers, but that seems about it. England-Aragon-Burgundy-Kleves-Foix-Brabant-Navarra. Here we have an alliance that has two heavies in Aragon and England. Definately a strong player, but I can't see England letting us in, and they are the leader. Too bad it's not Aragon. France-Provence-Scotland-Bourbonnais-Orleans-Auvergne. A large alliance with only one heavy who is geographically far away and might go to war with the English-Aragon axis at any time. Deson't seem worth it. Plus, what incentive could France possibly have to let us in? I think that wwe have to limit oursleves to the N. African powers, Portugal/Castile, or England/Aragon. The only alliance that might offer us hope is The England/Aragon one. I send an envoy to England. They accept our alliance. We are now at war wit their enemies - Eire, Holland, Bavaria, The Palatinat and The Papal States. I am very comfortable being at war with the Papal States. |
European Entanglements
February 8, 1429 - France annexed Provence March 1, 1429 - I decide to adjust our demestic policies again. Apparently we need more military power sooner than I had initially thought. As such, I move us towards Quality of our military. March 29, 1429 - That which was feard by joining an alliance with England/Aragon has come to pass. France chose She is of God. Give Her Command of the French Army in Jeanne D'Arc. As such, France has declared war upon England. Now the entire French alliance is at war wit the entire English/Aragon alliance. I chose to honor our alliance. England took a risk with accepting our nation of Allah into their fold. I will honor that. April 1, 1429 - I order 2000 soldiers outfitted and trained in Grenada. May 11, 1429 - Savoy has joined the side of France and her allies against us. June 1, 1429 - Our stability that was lowered when we changed our domestic policies has risen again and we are maxed. June 25, 1429 - France and England have come to peace terms. France paid England a few ducats. July 11, 1429 - England and Holland come to peace terms with Holland paying England ducats. We are now only at war with Eire. September 27, 1429 - We have entered into Trade Agreements with Morocco, Tunisia, Tlemcen and Mameluks. December 2, 1429 - The second French vassal in two months has broke off their relationship with France. January 1, 1430 - I order 3000 more troops commisioned in Grenada. August 2, 1430 - Brabant chose "Let Us Be a Part of Great Burgundy" in The Succession in Brabant. Burgundy had the Succession in Brabant and annexed Brabant. August 5, 1430 - We enter into a Trade Agreement with England. August 7, 1430 - Burgundy has selected Found This Order in Our Honour in Golden Fleece. August 24, 1430 - Burgundy has chosn to "Move to Brussels and Focus Expansion Throughout the Lowlands" in The Burgundian Capital. December 1, 1430 - In another interesting front, Luxembourgh has annexed Lorraine in war. January 1, 1431 - I order 1000 calvary equipped in Grenada. August 1, 1431 - France annexes Orleans. October 15, 1431 - I send a pair of diplomats to the Ottoman Empire. I offer both a Trade Agreement and a Royal Marriage. They accept both. I offer Royal Marriage to the Mameluks. They also agree. January 6, 1432 - France has chosen to Make a Secret Deal with England to Allow Her Capture in Jeanne, Savior or Nuisance? England then chose to Burn Her at the Stake in the Trial of Jeanne D'Arc England has The Death of Jeanne D'Arc France has the French Response to Jeanne D'Arc April 2, 1432 - We have a new monarch, Yusuf IV, who has wrested control of the government. As I serve Granada, I will serve any who holds the throne. |
Taking War to Castile and Portugal
Knowing that the longer we wait the harder conquest will be, I decide to take action. We shall grip destiny by the horns and place our trust in Allah. Our former lands will run red with the blood of the Catholic Infidels who took it from us. This time, war shall be on our terms. Knowing full well what the action means, and the likely damage to our country, I pump up military maintenance to full 100% and take out a loan of 200 ducats from the bank. I order 6000 infantry and 1000 calvary equipped and trained in Grenada. June 1, 1432 - I order 2000 infantry called to duty in Gibraltar. August 1, 1432 - Muhammad VIII has reclaimed the throne. August 18, 1432 - I order 2000 more troops in Grenada. October 1, 1432 - 2000 calvary are called for from Gibraltar. December 26, 1432 - Portugal selected to Explore the African Coast in Cape Bojador. January 9, 1433 - I take out another loan of 200 ducats. 2000 more calvary are ordered in Gibraltar. April 21, 1433 - 2000 more infantry are ordered for Gibraltar. The Plan for War The plan is to amass two legitmate armies - one each in Granada and Gibraltar. Eac harmy will then assult it's first target. The infantry in Granada will attack the hills of Toledo. The mixed forces of Gibraltar will attack the plains of Andalusia. Our Andalusian force will have all of our calvary plus some supporting infantry. If Aragon joins the war on our side, then Castile will have to split their forces. And Aragon is a much more powerful enemy than us... Portugal is the wold card. Their forces could expel us from Andalusia. Aragon could also take Toledo instead of us. As such, we need the two armies to support each other. That is the plan. Of course, should Aragon not honor our mutual alliance with England, the war will be very short. It is all up to Allah's will. July 4, 1433. We have 13365 infantry in Granada poised to assult the 1464 Castilian troops in Toledo. Aragon has 4000 men in Murica, none in Valencia. As such, Aragon has few troops that can help us in the south. Aragon does have a lot of troops stationed in Foix's only province of Bearn. Next to 15500 trrops of Castile in Cantabria, in North east Iberia. These Castilian troops are led by Alvaro de Luna. I'd prefer that Aragon keep Castile and de Luna busy in the north. My ship tells me that Portugal has 10000 men in Algarve, which could assist Castile in the battles of Andalusia. We have 8917 infantry and 6665 calvary in Gibraltar ready to pounce on the 5829 Castilian forces arrayed in Andalusia. I pray to Allah. Then I send a diplomat to Portugal to inform them that we are now at war. Hopefully, all of the pieces will fall perfectly. Allah's war has begun. |
The Castilian Phase
July 4, 1433 - Castile joins Portugal in their war against us. I call upon our allies to assist us in battle. Navarra, Foix, Kleves, Burgundy and England all dishonored our alliance. But Aragon joined the war. Portugal/Castile against Granada/Aragon Iberia shall be awash with blood. I order our armies to Andalusia and Toledo. July 20, 1433 - Our Gibraltar army had entered Andalusia and battle has begun. I order 2000 more troops built in Gibraltar July 23, 1433 - Our army annihilates the Castilian forces in Andalusia and the Siege of Sevilla has begun!!! August 1, 1433 - Forces from Castile have withdrawn from Toledo and there are no forces here when we arrive. The Sige of Toledo has begun!!! Aragon forces, led by Alfonso V, are marching southward. I do not see de Luna's forces in the areas that I have spies. I have to guess that he is marching towards us as we fight. I expect that he will shore up defenses in Castilla. August 5, 1433 - Aragon, now the leader of our alliance, has gotten their vassal, Navarra, to rejoin our alliance and decalre war upon Portugal and Castile. Truly, every Iberian power is now at war. August 6, 1433 - The Papal States have chosen to Decide in Favor of Castile in Mediate on the Canary Islands. Portugal chose We Don't Agree in We Have to Cede Our Claims. Castile had The Pope Decided in Our Favor. August 14, 1433 - Aragon has gotten Brittany to join our alliance and declare war upon the Portugal/Castile alliance. August 16, 1433 - Aragon won a battle in Valencia with troops from Castile. September 15, 1433 - Alvaro de Luna arrives in Castilla at thead of 19352 Castillian troops. Alfonso V has 20000 men in Valencia. I think he is marching to Toledo... October 1, 1433 - We had to take out another loan because our monthly payment is too high. October 13, 1433 - Alfonso V has arrived in Toledo pushing us up to 35000 men besieging Toledo. However, the attrition is very high. Many men will stave to death trying to breach the walls of Toledo. January 21, 1434 - We have captured Andalusia!!! Our old home has been reclaimed, at least temporarily. Portugal offers us peace with ducats. I tell them no. Since Portugal was the maligned country, if we were to have peace with them, we would gain nothing from Castile. January 22, 1434 - We enter into a trade agreement with Brittany. What to do with the Andalusian army? Invade Portugal? Head into Estramadura, a Castilian province? Since Estramadura is adjacent to Tago, I figure that the Portugese will not try to outflank me, choosing instead to protect Estramadura. However, Estramadura is a mountainous region, not fit for calvary. I order our 11,498 infantry from Andalusia to Estramadura. February 18, 1434 - Our infantry arrives in Estramadura and begins a siege. I take a look around at Castilian territory. Alvaro de Luna is away in Navarra attacking Narravaran armies. There are few other Castilian forces in sight. Portugal has 12000 men in Tago. I could order my infantry into Castilla.... Fortune favors the brave. Into Castilla it is then.... I order 6000 more infantry equipped in Grenada. February 20, 1434 - Castile offers us peace for 20 ducats. I laugh at their feeble attempts at peace. February 25, 1434 - Navarra has accepted peace with Portugal. That means de Luna is free to run around and attack us again. March 16, 1434 - The Siege of Madrid has begun. April 7, 1434 - Portugal tries to outflank us by attacking or 6500 calvary in Andalusia with their whiel army of men - 8800 infantry and 3200 calvary. April 20, 1434 - Although we hold Andalusia, we lost around 4000 calvary. I order the 6000 infantry newly out of the Grenada academny into Andalusia to shore up our defenses. April 23, 1434 - Castile has decided to contest our presence in Castilla. May 17, 1434 - We defeat the largely calvary army in Castilla. However, 22000 more Castillian troops are marching upon our beleagured army from Leon, just north of Castilla. June 20, 1434 - Toledo falls, but into Aragon's hand as Alfonso V was present and able to claim the Siege as his. Alfonso V is on the move. July 1, 1434 - We are forced to take out another loan as our debt skyrockets. July 4, 1434 - Alvaro de Luna has arrived in Castilla to assult our forces there. I order my troops from Toledo into Andalusia to help us portect ourselves down there. Tunisia declares war upon Tlemcen. July 12, 1434 - We repel de Luna from Castilla. I order my Castillian troops to Estramadura. I know that Castilla is a lost cause. July 17, 1434 - Our troops from Toledo arrive back in Andalusia. July 25, 1434 - Our forces in Andalusia are under attack from Portugal. August 2, 1434 - We force back the Portugese forces. I send a peace envoy to Castile. Peace for Andalusia. They accept. Now we just need to finish our little war with Portugal. |
The Portugese Phase
Can we take out Portugal? Take, say, Algarve and Tago and force another province into the Granadan kingdom? We are about to go bankrupt, and when we do, I'd like to be at peace. I don't believe that we can take two provinces in that time. August 2, 1434 - I order a Tax Collector built in Andalusia. I also order all of my troops to Andalusia. September 1, 1434 - I have 27000 men in Andalusia. Portugal has only 17000 troops total, in Algarve. I decide to push on for now. We can't support that many troops anyway, and I'd have to disband them. Might as well kill Catholics. Allah has been with us this far. I will continue to follow the path of truth. October 3, 1434 - We arrive in Algarve and battle is enjoined. Octoiber 15, 1434 - We decimate the Portugese, and they have few soldiers remaining. The Siege of Algarve has begun. I detach some men and send them to Tago. November 8, 1434 - Our 11000 troops arrive in Tago right behind the fleeing 11000 Portugese troops. Battle continues. November 12, 1434 - We lose to the Portugese and our army flees to Oporto - the northernmost Portugese province. December 24, 1434 - Portugese forces arrive back in Algarve from Tago. I order my men in Oporto to Tago. January 6, 1435 - Our troops from Oporto arrive in Tago. January 10, 1435 - We defeat the Portugese in Algarve. The retreating forces are heading to Tago. I order my troops to follow. Alfonso V and 16000 Aragon forces are currently in Andalusia and headiong to Algarve. Hopefully, they'll siege Algarve while I take care of Tago. January 21, 1435 - Tunisia has Abu Amr Uthman Comes to Rule. Tlemcen becomes a vassal of Tunisia. January 30, 1435 - Alfonso V arrives in Algarve and continues The Siege of Algarve. February 1, 1435 - The fleeting Portugese army runs into our troops in Tago. February 4, 1435 - The disordered shambles of the Portguese army lost to our troops in Tago in record time. February 13, 1435 - Our troops arrive in Tago from Algarve and the Siege of Lisbon has begun. March 19, 1435 - Aragon has Ausias March. Therir troops appear to be leaving Algarve. November 23, 1435 - Alfonso V has arrived back again, going thorugh tago into Oporto and beginning a siege there. December 26, 1435 - Portugal has chosen to Explore African Coast in Henry's Captains. January 24, 1436 - Foix has had the Acquisition of Bigorre, Marquefave, Villemor and Auterive. March 13, 1436 - Aragon gives up on Oporto and the army marches past Tago. April 29, 1436 - Aragon and Alfonso V appear to be marching past Algarve and leaving Portugal to me. October 1, 1436 - We are forced to take out what will probably be known as our last loan before bankruptcy. October 10, 1436 - The County of Holland has chosen that Philip of Burgundy Will Rule Holland in The Death of Jacoba. Burgundy had The Succession of Holland and annexes Holland. February 7, 1437 - We have captured Tago!!! April 21, 1437 - Portugal offers us peace for Algarve. I accept. |
Aftermath
Our new lands: Andalusia - The former capital province of the Kaliphate of Cordoba, Andalusia is very valuable for several reasons. Firstly, it's people are Sunni, giving us fellow brothers to rule. Secondly, Andalusia is valuable to us politically and historically. We have recaptured Cordoba! Thirdly, Andalusia is a very valuable wine province. Fourthly, Andalusia was Castile's only port in the area, and we have cut them off. And fifthly, Andalusia has one of the largest populations in Iberia at 37275 people. Algarve - Firstly, I order a Tax Collector in Algarve. Algarve is very valuabel for one major reason as well. Algarve has a Naval Equipment Manufactory. Since the people here fish, the Manufactory is worth more. It will give us regular ducats as well as increase the rate of our naval technology growth. Because both provinces are among our core provinces, we do not have any revolt risk in them. Also, because we sacked Tago, we took the all of the Portugese maps in the world. We only have one colonist. But we could send them out to one of the places Potrugal has discovered. Many places have only a 1% of taking. Here are the places that have a better shot: Senegal - This west african province has a lot of Ivory production. The natives have been killed, and there is a 34% chance of our colonists taking. Cape Verde - A small group of islands where people can fish off the coast of West Africa. Poor, and colonization is at 24%. Karoo - On the sourthern tip of Africa is a porvice of grain with 500 natives. Colonization ere is at 25%, but the natives are vary tolerent of others. The easiest to settle os Senegal. Karoo might be the best to settle in terms of setting up a colony, but we probably won't have the money or inclination to set up house for a while. This is more of a happenstance attempt to claim some land for Allah. As such, I send colonists to Senegal. |
Economic Toll and Hardship
May 5, 1437 - Navarra has canceled her vassalization with Aragon. June 20, 1437 - Foix has joined our alliance September 1, 1437 - We knew that we were going to enter Bankruptcy and it has come. Here are the consequences of our actions in following Allah's will and recapturing Andalusia and Algarve. 1). Our stability suffers a hefty drop. 2). The morale of our troops decreases significantly for five years. 3). Our loans are forgiven. 4). Any future loans taken will be at a higher interest rate. 5). Inflation increases. 6). Our tech research is elminated, setting us back technologically. 7). Revolt risk increases This was a known result of taking out the first loan in order to finance an army that could take lands. Now we pay the price. September 10, 1437 - I was looking at a map recently and I spied something very interesting. I don't know when it happened, but Aragon captured and took Connaught. As such, I think that we may be in war wit Eire again soon. September 21, 1437 - Our colonization attempt to Senegal has proven fruitful. Unfortunately, we will be losing people instead of growth because of the harsh climate. May 1, 1438 - Our stability has increased. May 13, 1438 - We sign a Trade Agreement with Oman. We enter into a Royal Marriage with Tunisia. May 22, 1438 - Foix have again become vassals of Aragon. September 4, 1438 - Castile has selected Support Alvaro de Luna in Civil War in Castile. January 4, 1439 - France has chosen Guilty in the Trial of Gilles de Rais. January 25, 1439 - Byzantium has chosen Laetentur Coeli, We Accept! in The Council of Florence and the Union of the Churches. As a result, Byzantium has become Catholic. Other countries receiving this event are The Ottoman Empire, Hungary and Serbia. March 1, 1439 - Our stability has increased. I take a look at our domestic policies. I decide to move us towards Free trade. Now it's time for a summary of our Empire. |
A Twenty Year Accounting
Algarve - 8968 population, 24 ducats in taxes, 2 in trade to Tago Andalusia - 37609 population, 21 ducats in taxes, 7 in trade to Tago Gibraltar - 6824 population, 12 ducats in taxes, 2 in trade to Tago Granada - 39609 population, 13 ducats iun taxees, 14 in trade to Tago 15,204 infantry 1,735 calvary stationed in Andalusia 1 Warship and 1 Galley in Gibraltar Harbor We can support up to 20000 troops and 15 ships |
August 5, 1439 - After launching the Gibraltar fleet, I check the Portugese forces. They have 1000 men in Tangiers and none in either Tago or Oporto. Interesting.
January 1, 1440 - Our stability has increased. We wnter into a Trade Agreement with The Papal States, Venice and Naples. April 11, 1440 - I order three galleys built in Andalusia. April 15, 1440 - Navarra has again become the Vassals of Aragon. June 7, 1440 - England has joined our Alliance. It's like the alliance of old now. October 1, 1440 - Our stability is maximized. January 4, 1440 - Portugal has chosen to Explore African Coast in Henry's Captains. April 17, 1440 - Navarra selected John Occupies the Throne in the Death of Queen Blanche. June 15, 1441 - We have had a Diplomatic Move. Our relations with Morocco have increased by 25 and we gain a diplomat. September 1, 1441 - We enter into a Trade Agreement with Eire but Scotland rejects our overtures. October 3, 1441 - Muhammad IX and Said Caqmaq happens to us. We choose to request aid from our brothers, which results in a -25 hit to our relations with Castile. October 16, 1441 - The Mameluks have selected It's Too Far Away. Let's Send Some Presents Instead in Te Emir of Granada Asks For Help. We have Sultan Sends Us Money. Mameluks has rejected our petition for military aid but has sent us some gifts. 100 ducats and 2 diplomats. Our relations increase. I send the diplomats out immediately. We enter into a Royal Marriage with the Golden Horde. We enter into a Trade Agreement with Denmark. January 1, 1442 - I send a Missionary to Algarve. I am told that we have a 46% chance of converting the Catholics to Sunni. That's pretty good odds, and the way Algarve is growing, we need to establish a Sunni people sooner rater than later. January 21, 1442 - Naples chose Ruled as Vassal in The Aragon Inheritance of Napoli. Aragon chose to Rule It as an Independant Kingdom in The Aragon Inheritance of Napoli. As such, Naples is now the vassals of Aragon. September 19, 1442 - We enter into a Royal Marriage with Crimea. March 28, 1443 - We enter into a Royal Marriage with The Hedjaz. November 7, 1443 - Exceptional Year happened to us. Our inflation decreased 5% and we gained 100 ducats. Luxembourgh went with All Hope is Lost! in A Nightly Ambush. As such, Burgundy has officially annexed Luxembourgh. |
The Iberian Wars Continued
We have a good amount of money now, and the negative effects of the bankruptcy and mostly gone. As such, I jack up our military maintainance and start building troops. Foix has Gaston de Foix at the head of 15000 troops while Alfonso V is sitting in aragon ready to plunge into the heart of Castile. While Portugal has nothing. However, Castile has 17000 men in Toledo. My targets are: Toledo. I'd love to take the gold mines of Iberia. Tago. Need to sack the capital of Portugal to force good terms of surrender. Tangiers. It's time to relieve Portugal of their Islamic holdings. We must liberate our fellow brothers. I order 9000 men equipped in Gibraltar and 7000 in Grenada. Unfortunately, Morocco refuses to grant us military access. I wanted to land troops in Fex and attack Tangiers from the ground but that will no longer hold up. I will need three armies. A Tago Invasion force, a Tangeirs invasion fore and an army for defense or attacking Toledo. That's if Castile goes to war with Portugal, of course, instead of violating their alliance. March 17, 1444 - Our 16000 troops have been built. March 22, 1444 - Aragon declared war upon Eire. They want me to declare war back. I agree. April 27, 1444 - I declare war upon Portugal. Castile joines her allies. Foix and Navarra join the war on our side but the other allies, including Aragon, decide to reject our alliance. May 1, 1444 - We take out a loan. May 16, 1444 - Castrile appears to be withdrawing troops. I take the advantage and dispatch an army to Tago. June 25, 1444 - Our army arrive in Tago and initiates a siege. August 1, 1444 - Castilian forces are bogged down fighting Navarra and Foix. Excellent. August 22, 1444 - More troops land in Tangeirs and our siege begins. August 25, 1444 - Portugal demands peace from us and that we cede Algarve. Bluster will get them no where. August 30, 1444 - I invite Morocco into our alliance and they accept. Excellent. October 6, 1444 - Our army of infantry arrives in Toledo and begins a fight with some freshly built troops. October 10, 1444 - The combined forces of Foix and Navarra in the north have defeated de Luna. October 12, 1444 - We defeat the troops in Toledo. November 23, 1444 - We defeat a Castillian warship in the Straights of Gibraltar. January 1, 1444 - A new Monarch, Muhammad X will now rule our glorious nation. Muhammad X has very poor monarch skills, however. March 6, 1445 - I flee from a naval battle against Portugal in the Straights. April 21, 1445 - We have captured Tangiers! Portugal offers us peace for 50 ducats but I refuse them. July 11, 1445 - We have captured Toledo from Castile! Portugal offers us 86 ducats for peace. Again, I refuse. I order my Tangiers troops who have arrived back in Iberia to Tago to support our siege there. September 20, 1445 - Although still in war, I am forced to slash the maintenance costs for our military in half. I don't want to have to take out another loan and we are running low on ducats. November 16, 1445 - I am forced to Raise War Taxes in our to stave off another loan. January 14, 1446 - Portugal has chosen Every Man Makes His Own Fortune in The Afonsine Ordinances. June 25, 1446 - I negotiate peace with Castile for Toledo. July 27, 1446 - We capture Tago, the Portugese capital! December 15, 1446 - Portugal offers us peace, Tangiers and 30 ducats. I accept. |
A look at our new provinces:
Tangiers. North African province Tangiers is in an interesting situation. Tangiers is a relatively low value province that is not one of our cores. As such, Tangiers is currently suffering from Nationalism and a 3% revolt risk despite being liberated from Catholic hands. The people of Tangiers are Sunni and Arabic. 6525 people work the fish trade here in the port on the Straights of Gibraltar. Toledo - 38334 people work the gold mines here in Toledo. As Toledo was once in the realm of the Kaliphate of Cordoba, the people here accept our rule despite being Iberian Catholics. Toledo generates no trade but a lot of ducats in gold. We currently have 34000 troops but only about 26000 are supportable. We may remove some troops soon. August 1, 1447 - Our stability is maximized again. It went down from declaring war taxes. November 1, 1447 - Aragon chooses Aye Let's Protect Our Merchants From Foreign Competetion in The Florentine Merchants in our Kingdom. January 3, 1448 - We have 228 ducats in the treasury now. Good. In about 16 months our loan will come due, and I'll want to pay it off. February 1, 1448 - Portugal selected King is Tricked in The Duke of Coimbra. October 28, 1448 - We enter a Trade Agreement with Hungary. March 1, 1449 - I move our domestic policies further towards Free Trade. Time to take a look at our empire. |
Once again Anxiety gets me playing EU2 again. :)
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A Thirty Year Account of Our Empire:
Please note that the following numbers are without full stability since we have some unrest in our realm as a result of changing our domestic policies towards more Free Trade. Algarve - 9971 people giving us 25 ducats in taxes. 2 to Tago in trade. Andalusia - 40177 people working wine giving us 23 ducats and creating 8 in trade in tago Gibraltar - 7290 people fishing and yielding us 12 ducats while shipping 2 to Tago. Granada - 42314 people working copper mines and creating 14 ducats for us while sending 16 to Tago. Tangiers - 6625 people fishing and giving us 10 ducats annually while sending 2 to tago. Toledo - 38920 people mining golg and sending us 81 ducats. We have 263 ducats. Our loan of 200 is due on May 1 of this year, so we really have 63. 24000 infantry 1066 calvary Our army is stationed in Andalusia. It is the only province beside every one of our Iberian holdings. We have aMinnionary currently working in Algarve. We should know whether or not he's been successful in a year. Both Toledo and Tangiers are in need of a Tax Collector. |
Restablishing the Might of Al-Andalus
May 1, 1449 - I pay off our loan. September 11, 1449 - We enter into a Trade Agreement with Poland but Sweden refuses our offer. January 1, 1450 - We have the following event occur: Recapture of Andalusia. "A Granada that recaptured the province of Andalusia would have to decide whether it wanted to make its own destiny or relocate their capital to the old city of Cordoba and re-establish Cordoban rule. We are faced with two options. Option #1: Keep Grenada as our capital. If we choose this, our stability will increase by one, Granada tax value will increase by one, the population of Granada will increase by 4000 and Andalusia will decrease by 5000. Option #2: Relocate our capital to Cordoba in Andalusia. Stability +1. Andalusia would convert to Sunni, but she already is. Andalusia would gain 4000 people while Granada would lose 5000. Granada would also lose a tax value while Andalusia would gain two tax value. After reflection, I decide to move our capital to Cordoba and Andalusia. |
January 3, 1450 - I send a group of colonists to Senegal
January 5, 1450 - Our Royal Marriage with Morocco has expired. We renew our vows. February 1, 1450 - A rebellion stikes in Tangiers. I dispatch our fleet to carry soldiers. Hopefully we can land in Morocco and gather forces before launchign a strike into Tangiers. March 30, 1450 - Our colony in Senegal expands. March 31, 1450 - Aragon has Revolta Dels Forans April 2, 1450 - We have successfully converted the heretics in Algarve!!! Allah smiles upon his children. April 20, 1450 - Morocco grants us military access. I send our first sent of troops to Fez. More colonists are dispatched to Senegal. July 21, 1450 - Senegal expands. September 8, 1450 - For some bizarre reason, Castile has declared war upon Tlemcen. Tunisia joins war with Tlemcen. October 2, 1450 - We launch an attack on the rebels in Tangiers. October 27, 1450 - We lose to he rebels in Tangiers. December 26, 1450 - Portugal has again chosen Explore African Coast in Henry's Captains. February 4, 1451 - With more troops solidifying them from Iberia, I have launched another attck on the rebels in Tangiers. The city is about the fall and I need to win this one. Or at least destory enough of the rebels that they are no longer able to seige the city. February 15, 1451 - The rebels in Tangiers have been defeated. August 1, 1451 - I order Tax Collectors built in Toledo and Tangiers. September 8, 1451 - Navarra had Conflict Between Beaumont and Gramont. January 1, 1452 - More colonists are sent to Senegal. January 9, 1452 - Portugal had Sugar in the Azores. February 5, 1452 - Aragon and Naples are now at war with France and her allies. March 30, 1452 - Senegal expands. August 16, 1452 - We have entered into a Trade Agreement with Milan and Genoa. September 6, 1452 - Rebels have broken the government of Navarra. September 7, 1452 - Tunisia has accepted peace with Morocco. March 6, 1453 - Tlemcen and Morocco have come to peace. April 29, 1453 - Aragon has selected Aye Let's Give the Power to 'La Busca' in La Busca i la Biga. May 10, 1453 - We have received an Excellent Minister. Now, do we want a Dove or a Hawk? I choose Dove. June 23, 1453 - Castile has The Fall of Alvaro de Luna. November 13, 1453 - Castile has The Divorce of Prince Enrique. Is Castile ripe for another assault? Withour their precious de Luna, and with their country in a state of instability right now, maybe it's time again for a move to claim more land. Estramadura is not a wealthy land, but she's one of our old lands nevertheless. Yet, I remain unsure. It is time to consult with Allah and his priests. |
The Iberian Wars Continue
I have received good news from my meditations and prayers. Allah will be with us. As such, I order my 21500 infantry to Toledo and order more troops built in Andalusia and Algarve. We will need a two pronged attack this time - One into each of Castillian and Portugese territory. January 1, 1454 - We are now led by Saad B. Ali. He is a better diplomat then his predecessor, but Gharnata continues to be cursed with these poor monarchs. April 23, 1454 - I have sent my fleet northward scouting Portugal's shores. There are no Portugese soldiers to be seen, but 8000 Castillians lie waiting in Oporto. I have enough soldiers to strike Tago, but I might want to concentrate on Castile first. I could attack both Castilla and Estramadura simultaneously. No, I think I prefer to stike Portugal and wait with my infantry posied in Toledo to either repel Castillian invasion or strike into Castilla or Estramadura. I want Foix to draw the Castillians in the north. May 19, 1454 - I declare war upon Portugal. All of our allies are in. Castile, Morocco, Foix and Navarra. Let blood run most gloriously! I order my forces in Algarve into Tago. I will hold in Toledo. June 9, 1454 - Aragon chose Let's Abolish the Peasant Servitudes in The Interlocutory Sentence. June 11, 1454 - We arrive in Tago and initiate the siege. I split off 4000 infantry from our Toledo force and orer them to Tago, I feel a battle brewing. June 27, 1454 - Castile has withdrawn their forces from Castilla. I'll wait for a bit before launching a strike from Toledo into Estramadura. July 30, 1454 - Additional troops arrive in Tago. I now order my Toledo army into Estramadura. August 14, 1454 - Morocco is marching on the Portugese Colony of Tassaret and the Trading Post of Nouadibuh. August 27, 1454 - The Siege of Estramadura begins. September 2, 1454 - Gaston de Foix loses in a battle north in Cantabria. February 8, 1455 - Aragon annexes Auvergne. March 16, 1455 - Aragon and France come to peace terms. July 11, 1455 - We capture Tago. Again. Portugal offers us over 200 ducats for peace. but not yet. I order the army in Tago into Oporto to engage the forces there and lay siege. July 27, 1455 - Battle has been enjoined in Oporto. August 2, 1455 - We have fully crushed the combined Portugese and Castillian forces in Oporto and lay siege. October 12, 1455 - We have captured Estramadura. I march to Castilla, not to siege, for I do not have enough men. But to defeat the troops being marshalled there. November 9, 1455 - Our 11000 infantry arrive in Castilla to battle with the 6000 calvary in the hills. However, another 18000 Castillian troops are marching to Castilla from Leon. I fear they shall reach Castilla before the battle's end. November 19, 1455 - We defeat the calvary in Castilla. The main Castillian army is getting closer, however. December 1, 1455 - Castilla offers us a white peace. I decline. Although the Siege of Oporto goes poorly, I can march the army deep into unprotected Castillian territory when it does fall. As such, I have no intention of quitting, even if we lose the upcoming battle. I order more troops built to replace the dead on the field. December 4, 1455 - The Castillian army has arrived in Castilla to challenge our presence in their capital. December 24, 1455 - We lost the battle in Castilla. February 28, 1456 - Castillian forces arrive in Estramadura to liberate their fellow Catholics. Meanwhile, I am building up my forces in Toledo to march back into Castilla for good. March 3, 1456 - We have captured Oporto. Portugal is offering peace. They'll give us Oporto, which I don't really want that much yet. Tassaret to Morocco. And 54 ducats to me. However, that would end the war with Castille, which is something that I definatey don't want to do. I hold out for more. I order the Oporto forces into Leon. March 19, 1456 - We arrive in Leon and initiate combat with the 4000 highly green infantry. March 28, 1456 - The green infantry were completely destroyed and the Siege of Leon will be put on hold as I decide to march to Castilla with the Portugese flank of my army, keeping that reserve in Toledo just in case. May 1, 1456 - The Siege of Castilla has begun. May 19, 1456 - Foix has moved troops into Cantabria and begun their own Siege. May 25, 1456 - We have entered into a Trade Agreement with Burgundy and Tuscany. December 5, 1456 - Estramadura is abouit to fall to Castile. Castilla is about to fall to us. And Cantabria is about to fall to Foix. Who shall win out? December 25, 1456 - Estramadura falls. February 17, 1456 - Our forces in Toledo arrive in Estramadura and the cycle begins and. February 22, 1457 - Castile's major army arrive in Castilla to break th esiege. If they win, they'll probably win the war, becuse I won't be able to retake Castilla in time. March 12, 1457 - We defeat the Castillian army and send them home. However, a new army that has been built is now marching to Castilla. March 15, 1457 - Foix has captured Cantabria. March 25, 1457 - Castilla falls to us! We have captured the capital of Castile and get their maps. Nifty! Now we need to hold long enough for Estramadura to fall. Again. April 23, 1457 - We repel the Castillian from their capital again! June 4, 1457 - Bohemia elects to enter a Trade Agreement with us. August 8, 1457 - Castile again assults our position in Castilla. August 30, 1457 - We again repel the evil Catholics. The glory of Allah shines upon our troops. September 6, 1457 - Foix is laying siege to Asturia. October 22, 1457 - Castile is now trying a different tactic. They have moved their forces to Oporto and are laying siege there. I move my army from Castilla to Leon. November 14, 1457 - Our troops arrive in Leon and begin a siege there. There are now no less that four sieges occuring - all in East Iberia. My goal is to get Foix Cantabria and us Estramadura. I'd take Leon and give Foix Asturia as well, though, if I could. February 16, 1458 - Estramadura falls into our hands. Now, to continue to war? I'm not sure. I decide to wait it out. Asturia is about to fall into Foix's hands any month now. Leon's siege is just beginning but still, this is very interesting to me. February 23, 1458 - England has joined the Aragon/Naples alliance. That's a scary alliance. April 20, 1458 - Asturia falls to Foix. Excellent. I contact Castile. I offer them peace for Estramadura for me and Cantabria for Foix. I don't know how long Foix will be our ally or even exist as a country, but I want them to be better for as long as they are loyal to me. Castile rejects us. May 19, 1458 - Foix negiotiates peace seperately with portugal for ducats. As a result, they are now at peace and their holdings over Castile have been returned. I am now essentially alone vs. Castile. June 28, 1458 - Aragon has The Two Crowns. Aragon choses Accept the King's Last Will in The Will of King Alfons. Aragon has The Execution fo the Will. Naples has The Will of King Alfons. The vassalization between Aragon and Naples is broken. August 1, 1458 - I offer peace to Castile for Estramadura but they stubbornly refuse. Oh well, then, the war continues. April 18, 1459 - We capture Leon. Now, maybe, Castile will talk. May 25, 1459 - Castile offers us ducats and Estramadura. I decline. I've become greedy. I want Leon as well. February 27, 1460 - After nine months of moving my army around, engaging the Castillian forces, and winning battles, Castile finally agrees to let us have Leon and Estramadura. January 1, 1461 - Portugal accepts our peace offer of Oporto and Tassaret to us. The war is over. Now let us take an account of the events. |
Anxiety,
If you have time, would you mind terribly posting a map? I know the area well (Castille is a great starting country for newbies!) but I'm drawing a blank on Portugal's provinces. |
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Can you not read them on the map that I posted earlier in the third or fourth post on this thread? I don't think that I could do better... Since Portugal only starts with three Iberian Provinces, it's pretty easy to ASCII. There are four provinces on the west coast of Iberia. The northernmost is Castile's _____________ |Galicia (Castile) | | |______________ |Oporto (port) | | |_____________ |Tago (capital, port, CoT) | | | |____________ |Algarve | \ \ ---- \__ And now Oporto and Algarve are mine, so Porugal just has Tago remaining in Iberia. -Anxiety |
Geez.. your BadBoy rating has to be pretty high
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Nope. Of my new provinces, only Tangiers, Oporto and Leon are not core provinces. Thus, they give a higher BB rating to take But the other provinces are all territory that Granada has a historical claim to (As the only successor to the Kaliphate). As such, they give very little in the way of BB.
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Thanks for the info. I found the map you were talking about, duh! But where is Tasseret?
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Colony in North Africa just south of Morocco.
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January 1, 1461 - An Accounting of the Realm - Forty-Two Years
Algarve - 11340 people work the fishing industry in this quiet, formerally Portugese province. Having recently converted to Sunni, the people here have fully accepted our rule and are flourishing. They give us 29 ducats in taxes and send 3 to Tago Andalusia - After our capital moved here, the area was enriched by the influx of people. Andalusia has both the old provincial capital of Sevilla as well as the new capital of Cordoba. The 47898 wine workers here send us 26 ducats in taxes and send 8 to Tago. Estramadura - Recently captured Estramadura is a fairly poor province. It may the poorest Iberian province, period. 12476 people raise sheep and sheer wool in this quiet area. As one of the lands we have a claim on, Estramadura is not currently experiencing revolt risk. The people here are Catholic. We get 6 ducats from them and they create 1 in Tago in trade. A Tax Collector is being built here. Gibraltar - 7907 people fish in this quiet port that is important strategically. As one of our original provinces, Gibraltar houses the Granadan Fleet. 12 ducats are placed in our treasury annually while they create 2 in Tago in trade. Granada - Our original home, we have grown past the country. Although Grenada is still one of our largest cities, our culture has moved to Andalusia. 39239 people work the Copper Mine here sending us 13 ducats and 14 to Tago. Leon - Recently captured Leon represents the first captured province in Iberia beyond the original borders of Cordoba. 15933 people harvest grain here. A Tax Collector is building in the province. The Catholics here are experienceing a 4% revolt risk due mainly to Nationalism. Our army is currently in Leon. Oporto - The other Iberian capture that extands past Cordoba's borders, the port of Oporto has 7099 people working the wine industry here. The Catholics here are also under a 4% revolt risk. They send 15 ducats to us annually and 6 to Tago. I order a Tax Collector built here. Tangiers - North African province that remains relatively quiet except for one rebellion a while ago. It's possible that more rebellions could occur still. The 7032 people fish in the Straights of Gibraltar sending us 13 ducats whilse creating 2 in Tago. Toledo - 42217 people work the gold mines here in Toledo. Since gold is not a trade good, they do not create any trade in Tago. However, they do send us 92 ducats annually. They also increase our inflation significantly. We can now have a standing army of up to 33000 and a fleet up to 27 ships before problems arise. -Anxiety |
My plans for the future:
Firstly, we need to accept that, despite our recent military victories, that we are in a most precarious position. Leon and Oporto are subject to rebellions, as is Tangiers. Yet we can only have 33000 soldiers fixing those problems. If we have more soldiers, then we will pay a lot more in maintenaince as the land can't support more. As such, it is probbaly time that we consolidate for a while. We want to lower our revolt risks in these areas, while also building our economy. Secondly, our tech development is hampered. We are behind the other European countries. This is due to continued issues with stability plus the bankruptcy we went through. Thirdly, we do not have a strong navy, although we could support one. With our country split by water, it will only be a matter of time before we need a strong navy in a war with a naval power. As such, I think that it is time to bide ourselves for the future. To plan our next move. And to firmly control what we have before we reach for more.... |
A Historical Choice
January 10, 1461 - My monarch has come to me today and asked a simple question: "What does changing our capital to Cordoba mean?" We have the following event: Restablish Cordoba "A Granada that moved their capital to Cordoba would be very tempted to claim the title of Kaliphate of Cordoa despite having no lineage to Mohommad the Prohpet. Doing so would gain great favor in the eyes of some individual Moslems, and would also further improve Andalusia, but would greatly aggravte relations with nearby Sunni nations as well as its own people. Taking the title of Sultanate would endear Granada to those same Sunni nations and show diplomatic wisdon. Or, Granada could decide o keep their own identity, despite reclaiming Cordoba as their home. That path would show the world that Granada was not interest in conquest and would be a good diplomatic with Europe." Our choices are the following: We Shall Become the Sultanate of Cordoba: Stability +1, popultion in Andalusia +2000, realtions with nearby Sunni nations increase in direct proportion with their distance." We Shall Become the Kaliphate of Cordoba: Stability -1, population in Andalusia +5000, Taxvalue in Andalusia +2, Revoltrisk increased by +5 for two years, relations in Sunni nations decreased by twice the amount they would have been increased by in the first option. We Shall Keep Our Own Identity: Stability +3, Badboy -5 Each poses interesting possibilities. Sultanate is the diplomatically preferred route, but by becoming the Kaliphate we shall fully embrace our history! Surely Allah's glory would be seen then! We shall officially be hencefort known as the Kaliphate of Cordoba. However, calling us Granada, Gharnata, Al-Andalus, or Cordoba will also suffice in non-official communications. The Kaliphate has been reborn! |
February 1, 1461 - I order the building of more troops.
March 1, 1461 - A revolt occurs in Algarve! April 15, 1461 - Our army arrives in Algarve to put down the rebellion. April 29, 1461 - We defeat the rebels in Algarve May 1, 1461 - A rebellion strikes in Gibraltar. June 13, 1461 - We are defeated in Gibraltar. July 1, 1461 - A rebellion strikes in Leon. September 4, 1461 - We are again defeated in Gibraltar. November 1, 1461 - Our army arrives in Leon to try our luck there. November 6, 1461 - After a short battle, the rebels of Leon have been defeated. January 1, 1462 - I order more troops to shore up our army. April 20, 1462 - We again suffer defeat at the hands of the Gibraltar rebels, but they are too few and can't siege the city anymore. June 4, 1462 - We try to defeat the Gibraltar rebels again, but fail. Again. September 23, 1462 - After making one last attempt, we finally scourge the traitorous rebels from the stones of Gibraltar. |
January 1, 1463 - A rebellion starts in Leon
March 21, 1463 - We defeat the rebels in Leon. April 11, 1463 - Senegal is now a full province having another colonization attempt succeed: Senegal is on the easternmost tip of Africa. The 781 people here continue to decline in population due to the strenuous area settled. They work the Ivory trade here, sending us 5 ducats annually and 10 to Tago in trade. I decide to send colonists to Transkei. They have a 30% chance of taking there, which is the best of the areas that we got on the maps from Castile and Portugal. Transkei is on the southern part of Africa, so it should take a while to find out whether our colonists took root. August 1, 1463 - Another revolt in Leon occurs, but since our army is there, we engage and defeat them quickly. May 1, 1464 - After a long, quiet period of time, Oporto is rebelling. I order my army there May 15, 1464 - Mameluks rejects our Royal marriage proposal. June 10, 1464 - We defeat the Oporto rebels. June 22, 1464 - Venice becomes the vassal of Aragon again. October 20, 1464 - Morocco declares war upon Tlemcen. They ask us for help. I agree, since Morocco has been one of tour stronger allies. Foix and Navarra refuse, thus causing them to leave the alliance. It's just Morocco and me from here on out. December 6, 1464 - Morocco shoce Silence Him in Muhammad Al-Jazuli. December 8, 1464 - Aragon chose We'll Fight Their New "Kings" in A Collection of Kings. |
January 1, 1465 - A new monarch, Abu-L Hasan now rules Granada. Just as average or poor as the rest of the lot.
January 8, 1465 - Castile had Anarchy in Castile. April 6, 1465 - Navarra entered an alliance with Aragon, Naples and England. Pretty powerful alliance there. May 12, 1465 - Our colonization attempt to Transkei failed. I send in more colonists. June 12, 1465 - Foix has now joined the Aragon-England axis. June 25, 1465 - Mameluks and Granada officially join in marriage. Good thing too, because now we can get information on teh rumored collapse of the Mameluks government. And it's true. Several provinces have fallen to rebellion, including the capital of Egypt. Alexandria is under siege from rebels, and it's just a nasty situation. November 21, 1465 - We enter into a Trade Agreement with Norway but Sweden refuses us. March 1, 1466 - The Mameluks government has fallen. August 16, 1466 - Our colonization attempt to Transkei has failed again. I dispatch more settlers. August 26, 1466 - England canceled their vassalization of Scotland and declared war upon them. The rest of the alliance joined in. October 5, 1466 - Tlemcen has accepted peace with Morocco and as such, we are now at peace as well. October 17, 1466 - Our Royal Marriage with teh Golden Horde has expired. We enter into both a new marriage and a Trade Agreement. November 3, 1466 - Scotland has entered into an alliance with France and her vassals. That could cause a war between Aragon/England and France. March 24, 1467 - The anticipated war between the French alliance and the Aragon/England axis has come to fruition. Complicating matters is Eire which just declared war upon Scotland. The Eire alliance of Burgundy, Friesland, Mainz, and Helvetia is now at war with the French alliance. Would not want to be France. Fighting Aragon and England simultaneuously is tough enough. Armies coming from two directions. But to also have them coming fromt he Holy Roman Empire. Not a good time to be a Frenchman. August 1, 1467 - Leon is revolting! Our army is stationed here, however. In four days the rebellion is put down like wheat before a scythe. September 20, 1467 - Our royal marriage with Crimea has expired. October 1, 1467 - Tangiers is rebelling. How annoying it will be to load my army and attack the rebels. Octrober 8, 1467 - We enter into a Trade Agreement with Muscowy. November 28, 1467 - We have successfully colonized Transkei!!! Excellent. May 21, 1468 - Our army enters Tangiers. June 1, 1468 - Our army leaves Tangiers victorious. I also order more colonists to Transkei. August 2, 1468 - Dissidents from Tlemcen have come to our court to plead for support. If we give it to them, then our relations with Tlemcen will take a hit, as well as our treasury. However, with dissident supporters among the noble families, to not give them support would cause a -1 stability hit. So i give them some ducats and suck it up with Tlemcen. September 25, 1468 - Castile has selected Proclaim Isabel as Heir in The Pact of Guisando. January 4, 1469 - Portugal selected Explore African Coast in Royal Charters. March 3, 1469 - Transkei expands. April 1, 1469 - The peasants in Oporto are revolting. April 27, 1469 - We have defeated another rebellion. August 10, 1469 - Castile selected "Isabel Flees and Marries Fernando, Heir to the Cown of Aragon" in Princess Isabel Marries. Castile has the Cancellation of the Pact of Guisando. August 14, 1469 - We enter into Trade Agreements with Helvetia, Modena, and Mantua. April 13, 1470 - Foix negotiates a peace with France. And gets both Lyonnais and Roussillon. Wow. Lyonnais is a Center of Trade. June 25, 1470 - An Internal Trade Ordinace has increased the tax value of both Andalusia and Toledo. December 1, 1470 - Our trade technology has advanced. We can now build Trading Posts. January 1, 1471 - I send a Missionary to Oporto. I'm told that we have a 45% chance of success. |
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February 7, 1471 - Castile has entered an alliance with Aragon/England and Naples, Navarra and Foix. That's a nasty alliance.
Anyway, Castile joins the war against France and her vassals. In case you hadn't noticed - Portugal is now alliance-less. Their alliance with Castile has expired and Castile went elsewhere. I order my soldiers to Oporto. March 1, 1471 - Although I initially wanted to wait a while before going to war again, I cannot ignore the opportunity that Allah has granted us. The longer we wait, the more likely Portugal will join an alliance with other powers. We must strike now. We declare war upon Portugal. Morocco dishonors our alliance. So it's just us and Portugal. I order 20,000 men from Oporto into Tago. |
The Granada-Portugese War of 1471-73
I don't expect this war to take long. Portugal has one undefended Iberian provence remaining with their capital Tago. And no soldiers in Tago. They may have soldiers quartered elsewhere and bring them in, but it will take time. March 20, 1471 - Our army arrives in Tago to lay siege. October 16, 1471 - We capture Tago. Portugal has gained more maps and we take them. October 17, 1471 - Portugal offers us 38 ducats but I laugh their envoy away. Now, we just sit in Tago until Portugal decides to be reasonable and make us a genuine offer. January 3, 1472 - Morocco has chosen to Support the Wattasid Dynasty in The Fate of Morocco. I dispatch a group of colonists to the newly discovered province of Table in the southern tip of Africa to set up a Trading Post. My people tell me that we have a 73% chance of taking. January 5, 1472 - We enter into a Trade Agreement with Kilwa, Malindi, and Adal. January 30, 1472 - Morocco has The Infirmity of the Wattasid Dynasty. May 15, 1472 - Portugal offers us 70 ducats - which I decline. June 16, 1472 - Now Portugal offers 74 ducats. Again, I laugh them away. July 1, 1472 - I order 2000 troops built in Gibraltar. September 10, 1472 - Our fleet sets sail from Gibraltar after the army boards it. It is going to East Africa. November 3, 1472 - Our fleet arrives off the coast of Senegal where 27 Portugese ships await it. Battle begins, but before they have a chance to set sail I throw up the white flag of surrender and retreat to the ports of Senegal. November 8, 1472 - Our army of 2000 arrives in Senegal. I order them south to the Portugese Trading Post of Dakar. December 8, 1472 - An economist has offered his services to our court. His fees are steep, but I like the reduction in inflation and increase in our admin skills. I hire him for 100 ducats. December 19, 1472 - We capture the undefended colony of Dakar. I order our troops southward into Gambia. January 23, 1472 - We capture the undefended colony of Gambia. February 1, 1472 - I order more colonists to Transkei. June 1, 1473 - Portugal offers us peace for 114 ducats, Dakar and Gambia. I want the Azores, the richest colony of Portugal, but I'll take what I can get. I accept. July 1, 1473 - With our war over, I decide to change our domestic policies. I move us another step towards Quality. With our Portugese funds, I order a Missionary to Leon, where we have a 60% chance of sucess. And that ends the war with Portugal. |
Death to Portugal!!!
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July 1, 1473 - We enter into Trade Agreements with Mombasa and Mogadishu.
August 1, 1473 - England and France are at peace. England gets the provinces of Orleanais, Guyenne, Picardie and Maine. August 5, 1473 - Aragon annexes Foix. That means that Aragon gets the Foix provinces that they captured from France, including Lyonnais - the Center of Trade in southern France. August 19, 1473 - Tunisia invites us into an alliance with them and Tlemcen. This is a very weak group of powers to join. I refuse their offer. Granada is worthy of something better. October 28, 1473 - Transkei expands. November 23, 1473 - We set up a Trading Post in Table. May 1, 1473 - Our infrastructure increases and we can now build Fine Arts Academies. July 28, 1474 - Castile had The Reconcilation of Isabel and Enrique. Portugal chose Support Juana in The Succession in Castile. November 29, 1474 - Another economist becomes available. I send him away but we lose some victory points for my decision. January 1, 1475 - Our stability increase to maximum again. January 14, 1475 - Our Royal Marriage with Morocco has expired. September 18, 1475 - Portugal joins the Castille/Aragon/England/Naples/Navarra alliance. February 2, 1476 - We have an Excellent Minister for the next year our Monarch's skills improve dramatically. June 4, 1476 - This is a major event in Europe. Burgundy selects Marry Maximilian of Hapsburg in the Marriage of Mary of Burgundy. Austria has The Hapsburg Inheritance of Burgundy. Burgundy becomes the vassals of Austria. The people of Lorraine decalre their independance from Burgundy. France selects Claim Artois, Flanders, and Franche Comte in Austria Inherits Burgundy. Burgundy is currently one of the major powers in Europe. To become vassalized to Austria gives the Hapsburgs a lot of power. July 1, 1476 - Another major event occurs. Castile has Viva Espana. Castile is now Spain. August 16, 1476 - Spain has Santa Hermandad. September 12, 1476 - Colonization attempts to Transkei, despite heavy odds in our favor, have failed. January 1, 1477 - A new age has begun with Spain here. We shall see where it leads us. |
May 1, 1477 - I send forth some of our diplomats. We enter into Trade Agreements with Ethiopia, Benin, and Brittany although France denies us.
May 24, 1477 - Spain has declared war upon Tlemcen. Their new allies Morocco have dishonored their pact. May 30, 1477 - Tunisia and Tlemcen enter into an alliance. August 6, 1477 - Aragon has annexed Navarra. August 29, 1477 - Tunisia invites us into an alliance with them and Tlemcen. However, i do not want war with Spain at this time. I decline. September 19, 1477 - Another colonization attempt to Transkei has failed. October 1, 1477 - The province of Leon has converted to Islam and our sattempts ther have been successful!!! December 1, 1477 - A major turns of events occured today. The people of Navarra, fearing Aragon rule, have declared their independance from Aragon and gone to war with them. Aragon called upon her allies. However, England, Portugal, Naples and Spain all dishonored their alliance with Aragon. The alliance is broken. I order soldiers equipped and trained in Leon. It may be time for us to divide and conquer after all. December 10, 1477 - Portugal and Naples have rejoined their alliance with Aragon and declared war upon Navarra. However, England has joined an alliance with Brittany. As such, English power has been seperated from Aragon power. However, there is one country left without an ally - Spain. Although I did not want war previously, and I would still like time to prepare, I will not shirk from my duties anymore. |
December 21, 1477 - Spain and Navarra have entered into an alliace. Navarra has declared war upon Tlemcen.
January `1, 1478 - I repay the loan that we took earlier to hire that economist. February 26, 1478 - Tunisia has again invited us into their alliance with Tlemcen. This time, I accept. May 1, 1478 - I slash military spending to 50% of what it currently is. Althoguh we certainyl can afford 100% percent, tere is simply no need, and with our rather high inflation, I feel better with it under control. August 21, 1478 - Transkei finally expands. February 12, 1479 - Navarra has chosen "Francois Febus of Foix is Heir" in Death of John II of Aragon and Navarra. April 2, 1479 - Navarra have become the vassals of Aragon. May 1, 1479 - Our Inquisition has been successful in Oporto and the people there have converted to the one true faith. Oh, marvelous day when we are joined with others in our worship! June 16, 1479 - Spain has joined the English/Brittany alliance. August 18, 1479 - THe nobility demand that I Grant them Export Licenses. To do so will cost us 50 ducats. Failure would cause instability. I pay. September 10, 1479 - Transkei again expands. February 5, 1480 - We have the "Contrareconquista of Toledo" "As Toledo was vital to the Reconquista of Iberia, so would it have been had the moslems taken the gold mines on the region fro the reverse purpose. Spain would request reparations to mend relations with Granada. Granada could make nice witht he Spainards and send reparations, or laugh in their faces and prepare the defenses. Each choice would have diplomatic consequences." Our choices are: "Laugh at those Spainards" Relations with Spain -150 Morocco, Ottomans +50 Portugal -50 Fortress in Toledo +1 "Make Reparations" Relations with Spain +150 Morocco, Ottomans -50 -100 ducats Stability -1 Revoltrisk incresed +5 for 12 months Although this is an easy way to make nice with the Iberians, I prefer to fortify Toledo and make nice with Morocco. I Laugh at those Spaniards. |
July 2, 1480 - Naples canceled their vassalization with Aragon.
September 9, 1480 - Transkei expands. September 11, 1480 - We enter into Trade Agreements with Scotland, Siena, and Savoy. November 20, 1480 - Spain has captured Orania, the capital of Tlemcen. May 20, 1481 - An anonymous Gift to the State has occured, bequeathing us with 100 ducats. July 1, 1481 - Guyenne has declared her independance from England and declared war upon her as well. While Brittany has joined her ally, Spain has dishonored their alliance. This would be an excellent time for Tlemcen to call upon her allies Tunisia and Granada to join war against Spain.... September 1, 1481 - Our land technology has advanced. We can now build Level 2 Fortresses. October 24, 1481 - Transkei has expanded. The 1500 natives have joined us, and we now have a full province: Transkei: On the eatern side of Southern Africa lies the province of Transkei. 2191 people work the fields here harvesting grain. The pople of Transkei tarde via the Center of Trade in Zanzibar. They create 6 ducats in taxes for us annually. I order a Tax Collector built here. Transkei is the first major colony in the southern half of Africa by any power. December 28, 1481 - Spain had Conflict with Granada. January 1, 1482 - I order troops built in Leon. January 23, 1483 - We have the following event: Muhammad XII the Foolish "Isabel de Solis was the daughter of a rich Christian nobleman who was captured by the Moors. The then ruler of Granada, Muley Hacen, fell in love with her beuaty and charm. Isabel de Solis coverted to Islam, changed her name to Soraya and would later become the favorite of Muley Hacen. This would be to the detriment of Ayesha, mother of the rightful heir Muhammad XII, who feared that any children by Soraya would usurp power from Muhammad XII. In a grab for control of the kingdom, Muhammad XII fought his father Mulay Hacen and uncle Muhammad al-Zagal. Muhammad XII enlisted the support of the powerful noble family of the Abencerrajes, forcing his father to enlist the support of powerful and rival noble family the Zegries, which plunged Granada into civil war." Our revolt risk is chnaged by +3 for the next 12 months Our stability drops massively by -4 Revolt in Gibraltar Monarch's admin, military, and diplomatic skills are neutered for the next 6 months. |
Civil War
I order the troops currently stationed in Leon to Gibraltar to put down the rebels there. Luckily, Tangiers is no longer suffering from nationalism. However, Leon and Oporto are major hot spots right now. February 1, 1482 - Provence declared independance from France. February 6, 1482 - Spain rejoined the alliance with Brittany and England March 1, 1482 - We have a new monarch Abu Abd'Allah April 1, 1482 - The peasants in Granada are revolting! April 7, 1482 - Our forces arrive in Gibraltar. April 23, 1482 - We lose in Gibraltar. I move our maintanence on troops to 100%. June 1, 1482 - We have another monarch - Muhammad Al-Zagal. Damn this civil war. June 10, 1482 - Provence was annexed by France. July 24, 1482 - Our troops arrive back in Gibraltar. August 4, 1482 - Although we lose in Gibraltar, the rebels have lost enough men, and they can now no longer besiege the city itself. We'll regroup in Andalusia and move into Granada. I order more troops. October 21, 1482 - We arrive in Granada 22,000 strong. October 30, 1482 - We again lose in the mountain passes to rebels. Our troops are retreating to Toledo. December 27, 1482 - We arrive back in Granada to contest the rebels. January 4, 1483 - Again, we lose but defeat enough of the rebels to no longer worry about losing the city. I order more troops built in Toledo. February 15, 1483 - Aragon is very busy setting up Trading Posts in the Caribbean. April 3, 1483 - We arrive to wipe the rebels from Granada. April 5, 1483 - We defea the rebels. On to Gibraltar! April 6, 1483 - Tlemcen accepts peace with Spain and gives Spain Al Djazair. May 3, 1483 - Our troops arrive in Gibraltar. May 12, 1483 - The remaining rebels are crushed. October 16, 1483 - A Military Advisor comes by, I can hire him for 100 ducats, which we don't have, and have various benefits. I turn him away, however. January 1, 1484 - We enter into a Royal Marriage with Morocco and Tunisia. March 5, 1484 - Our naval techlology has advanced. March 16, 1484 - Portugal went with I know where India is! in Enterprise of the Indies. March 17, 1484 - Morocco declares war upon Songhai. August 2, 1484 - Spain had Torquemada. August 4, 1484 - Spain has declared war upon Tunisia. Tunisia and Tlemcen are asking for our help as their ally. I relent. |
The Spanish-Granada War of 1484-1486
I dispatch 10000 soldiers to Galicia, the north-western tip of Iberia. I order 3000 troops equipped in Leon. August 9, 1484 - Spain has "Granada and Los Reyes Catolicos." Their troops are now lead by "Los Reyes Catolicos," The Catholic Kings. More specifically, Ferdinand. August 15, 1484 - I spy Ferdinand marching his troops towards Leon. I order my 14000 men in Leon to Oporto. September 1, 1484 - My troops from Leon arrive in Oporto. September 5, 1484 - Ferdinand arrives in Leon with 22000 men. 7000 more Spanish troops are marching from the north. I order 3000 more troops in Oporto. September 16, 1484 - My 10000 troops arrive in Galicia and initiate a siege. My troops in Oporto are stuck there. I cannot get into the rest of my territory without going through Ferdinand and his army or crossing the river into the hills of Estramadura, thus stranding my Galician army. I'd like to strike at Castilla while Ferdinand is elsewhere engaged, maybe I can go through Estramadura. September 19, 1484 - 7000 Spanish troops arrive in Oporto from the northern province of Asturias. Although they are outnumbered, they have more calvary and morale. September 15, 1484 - I order my troops in Oporto to retreat across the river to Estramadura. November 1, 1484 - Our stability increases! We are now offically out of civil unrest. December 22, 1484 - Spain keeps moving troops into Leon in support of the siege while attrition is killing more troops than I ever could. January 1, 1485 - I order 4000 more troops in Andalusia. I also launch the Gibraltar fleet. February 15, 1485 - We defeat Spanish ships in the Straight of Gibraltar. April 3, 1485 - 12000 Spanish troops have landed, in of all places, Tangiers. August 2, 1485 - Spain captures Leon. August 6, 1485 - We capture Galicia. August 7, 1485 - Spain offers us peace and demands our 3 ducats. I accept. |
August 7, 1485 - I reduce our military maintanence to 50%.
September 21, 1485 - Brittany canceled her vassalization with England. June 6, 1486 - France declared war upon Brittany. Alliances are upheld which means that Spain/Brittany/England are now at war with France and her vassals. August 22, 1486 - I decide to move us closer towards Free Trade domestically. October 1, 1486 - Our stability increases. November 3, 1486 - A Foreign Drill Instructor is available for hire who will increase the quality of our troops significantly. However, he costs 250 ducats, which would rerquire us to take out two loans. We can't afford that sort of debt, so I reluctantly decline the offer. November 26, 1486 - Spain went with We Lack the Money in Western Route to India. January 1, 1487 - Muhammad XII has gained the throne. March 14, 1487 - Our colonization attempt to Casamance has failed. We were trying to set up a trading post. June 1, 1487 - The peasants in Oporto are revolting. July 20, 1487 - Our army of 30000 infantry arrives in Oporto. July 4, 1487 - We lose to the rebels in Oporto. September 13, 1487 - We again assult the rebel positions in Oporto. September 29, 1487 - The 12000 rebels have been crushed. November 1, 1487 - A white peace has been stuck between Morocco and Songhai. France, Bremen, Lithuania and the Teutonic Order all agree to Trade Agreements with us. December 6, 1487 - Our attempt to set up a Trading Post in Karroo has failed. January 19, 1488 - Tunisia went with The Hafsid Dynasty Descends in the Death of Abu Am Uthman. As such the nation of Tripoli has formed and have become vassals of Tunisia. February 24, 1488 - We expand Dakar. May 6, 1488 - Scotland and Friesland have joined war with the Spanish-English alliance. July 1, 1488 - Our stability has increased. September 21, 1488 - Brittany went with Charles of France in The Marriage of Anne of Brittany. France had The Marital Inheritance of Brittany. Brittany became France's vassal. December 3, 1488 - We have Commissioning of a Great Mosque "Your advisors recommand that we commission a new great Mosque to the greater glory of Allah and his prophet Mohammad. Sould we heed their advice?" "Build the Mosque" Stability +2 -200 ducats +1 Missionary "No" -20 victory points Although it will cost us a loan, we need the stability severely. As such, I commission the Great Mosque. |
Seventy Year Overview
Our kingdom has become great in 70 years. We have regained our former glory. An accounting of our provinces: Algarve - Situated on the south-west tip of Iberia, the quiet province of Algarve has our Naval Equipment Manufactory. As such, although the 14842 people here fish, they give us 30 ducats annually in taxes and production. Only 3 ducats are sent to Tago in trade. Algarve converted to Islam. Her people are Iberian. Andalusia - Our capital rests in the restored city of Cordoba, just east of Sevilla, the former capital of the province under Castillian rule. This is the most populous province in Iberia. The 62697 people here work the grape vines and wineries to produce Wine. They send us 31 ducats in taxes and production while creating 9 in Tago in trade.The port here is Moslem and Iberian. Estramadura - The quiet hills of Estramadura lie to the south of the Tajo River. The 15641 people here are largely shepherds. The Catholic Iberians only send us 8 ducats annually while creating only 1 in trade in Tago. Estramadura may be the poorest province in Iberia. Gibraltar - This quiet fishing province and village overlooks the Straits of Gibraltar. This port has 8915 people sending us 13 ducats annually while shipping 2 to Tago in trade. The people here are Sunni and Berber. Granada - The former capital of Grenada is still one of the largest Iberian cities, although it is the third largest in our lands. The 45797 people work the Copper mines here. 14 ducats are sent to us annually while 16 are sent to Tago in trade. The people here are Sunni and Berber. Leon - The grain harvesters of Leon are unique in that they are the only people in Iberia who create grain. As such, Leon has some military usefulnesss in feeding our army. The 18,278 people here belie another important military fact - Leon borders Castilla, Asturias and Cantrabria - three of the four remaining Spanish provinces on Iberia. Additionally, Leon is the only connector between Castilla and the northern Spanish provinces. And, Leon is adjacent to the province of Aragon. As such, Leon has tremendous significance. The people here converted to Islam recently. They are also Iberian in culture. Only 9 ducats are sent to us and 1 to Tago. The people here are almosdt out of nationalism, with their monthly revolt rate only at 1%. Oporto - As our only port on the Atlantic north of Andalusia, Oporto serves sem purpose for future expansion. Right now, Oporto is north of the Portugese in Tago and south of the Spanish in Galicia and Asturias. The 8724 people here also work the wineries. Anoither recent convert to Islam, the people here are Iberian in culture as well. They send us 22 ducats in taxes and production while sending 6 ducats to Tago in trade. The people of Oporto are still experiencing nationalism, but only at a 1% revolt rate monthly. Tangiers - The northern tip of Africa on the south side of the Strait of Gibraltar has been under Granadan control for some time. As such, it is no longer experiencing Nationalism. Tangiers is a quiet village as 8170 people fish in the Strait. The people here are Sunni and Arabic. They send us 13 ducats and create 2 in trade in Tago. Toledo - The second largest province in Granada by population, the 50038 people here work the gold mines. They send us 92 ducats annually in taxes and production. The people here are Catholic and of Iberian culture. Transkei - The fully colonized province of Transkei has 2161 people harvesting grain on the eastern side of South Africa. The people here are Arabic and Sunni. We receive 8 ducats annually from them in taxes and production. Colonial and Trading Post Possessions: Dakar - A colonial possession taken from Portugal in war, Dakar is just south of Senegal along the West African coast. The 193 Sunni Arabic people here also work the Slave Trade but produce no taxes or trade yet. Gambia - The colonial city of Gambia is just south of Dakar. Also captured from te Portugese, the 778 people here are Catholic and Iberian. Gambia sends us 2 ducats annually and 2 to Tago from the Slave Trade. She is also losing population slowly. Senegal - Boasting 725 people, The people of Senegal work the Ivory trade sending 11 ducats to Tago in trade. However, they only send us 5 annually in trade. The people here are Arabic and Sunni. Table - We have established a trading post in Table. It is the next colony that I intend to settle. Tassaret - The Catholic Iberian colony of Tassaret is just south of Morocco's territory. Only 129 people work the Slave Trade here and are losing people due to the weather and climate. The people here produce no taxes or trade. Military: We have 27499 infantry stationed in Leon. We currently have no calvary. We can support up to 37000 men without experiencing a major resoure drain. |
April 21, 1489 - Navarra joins Aragon in a military alliance.
June 8, 1489 - Naples joined the Aragon alliance. November 3, 1489 - We colonize Table! March 7, 1490 - An Internal Trade Ordinance in Andalusia has increased the taxvalue there by one. March 10, 1490 - We enter into a trade agreement with Tripoli, Austria, and Sweden. March 23, 1490 - Aragon has Tirant Lo Blanc. June 26, 1490 - Our Royal Marriage with Mameluks has expired. August 20, 1490 - Table expands. January 1, 1491 - Oporto and Leon are no longer experiencing nationalism. They are noiw fully integrated into the Kaliphate. It has been over 30 years since we were at war with Portugal. January 6, 1491 - Naples has again become the Vassals of Aragon. |
The Succession of Portugal
It has been too long since the fat Portugese have been shown the error of their ways. Tago was once ours, and shall be again. I declare war upon Portugal now while they are allianceless. I call upon my allies and both Tlemcen and Tunisia come to our aid. I order our troops into Tago. February 27, 1491 - Our troops arrive in Tago and the Siege of Tago (1491) has begun. April 5, 1491 - 4000 Tlemcen troops have arrived in Tago to join our siege. July 2, 1491 - Spain has "As If It Wasn't Already Known" They declare war upon us. England joins them. Spain assaults Tangiers with their troops which are left over from the previous conflict. Luckily for us, Tlemcen and Tunisia are already at war with Spain, so they will not be happy with another war. I hope. Tago needs to fall quickly so that I can turn our attention eastward. I jackup our military maintanence to 100% and order troops in Toledo. July 8, 1491 - Portugal joins the Aragon/Navarra/Naples alliance. July 9, 1491 - Morocco sends us a Diplomatic Insult. We gain a Casus Belli with Morocco for 60 months and relations decline 100. September 1, 1491 - 23000 Spanish troops arrive in Toledo. Apparently they plan on making their battle here. September 25, 1491 - Spain offers us peace for 25 ducats. I readily accept. September 28, 1491 - Maybe encouraged by the quick peace we came to with Spain, Portgual offers us a white peace. I decline. October 1, 1491 - As Tlemcen has captured Cantabria, Spain has more important things to worry about. October 21, 1491 - Our Royal Marriage with the Golden Horde has expired. December 5, 1491 - Table expands. December 11, 1491 - Spain has chosen Send Him on His Way in Columbus. January 7, 1492 - France annexed Bourbonnais. February 15, 1492 - France declared war upon Aragon. The alliances hold and a large war has erupted. February 18, 1492 - Portugal offers us a white peace. Heh. February 27, 1492 - I cut our military maintenance in half again. May 30, 1492 - We capture Tago! June 1, 1492 - Portugal offers us peace for 80 ducats. No dice. The Portugese maps are very nice. They have the Caribbean mostly mapped out, part of the coast of Brazil, Manhattan and Delaware have been found, Nova Scotia and that area, up through Greenland, the island of St. Helena, much more along the West African Coast. Amazing! Our next colonizatin target will probably be Ciskei. Another South African province, but with Sugar! Just west of Transkei. June 6, 1492 - Tunisia has accepted peace with Spain but Spain had to give up 113 ducats. September 4, 1492 - Tripoli has joined our alliance and war with Portugal. January 1, 1493 - We enter into Royal Marriages with Golden Horde and Mameluks. January 9, 1493 - France and Aragon come to peace terms. Aragon pays off 114 ducats. Not looking good for the Catholic Iberian powers. Spain and Aragon get their asses handed to them. All while Portugal has its capital occupied by us. April 5, 1493 - Portugal offers us peace for 81 ducats. I laugh. May 14, 1493 - France declared war upon Burgundy and another alliance vs. alliance war has begun. May 15, 1493 - We have won a complete victory against Portugal. As such, we annex them. All Portugese property is now ours. |
A Census of Portugese Items and Lands Captured
Tago - The former capital of Portugal, one of the few remaining provinces of former Cordoba that we has yet to claim, and a Center of trade. The 24471 people in Tago fish the Atlantic and send us 80 ducats in taxes, production, and trade. They create 3 in Tago itself. The people here are Catholic and Iberia but do not experience nationalism because they are one of our core provinces. The Azores - A small group of islands in the middle of the Atlantic, The Azores currently have 167 people living here. The Catholic Iberians create 3 ducats in trade in Tago from harvesting the Sugar Cane in the islands. Nouadibuh - A trading post south of Tassaret that is up to level 5. Louga - A trading post north of Senegal. Louga is a nice area that has serious colonization potential with 5000 natives of low aggressiveness and the Ivory Trade. Namaqua - A small level two colony just west of Table sports 249 Iberian Catholic colonists working the Ivory trade and sending 3 ducats to Tago in trade. All of Portugal's lands were African or The Azores - no new world colonies or Trading Posts. Military: 100 infantry are in Douala. I disband them. 68 Frigates, 5 Transports - The Portugese fleet was huge! I have no intention of supporting a fleet this size. I do not know how Portugal could. I disband the Gibraltar fleet. The Portugese ships are much better. I order all Portugese ships to return to dock and we'll sort them out. |
July 29, 1493 - I disband 54 warships. That leaves me with 20 warships and 5 transports. A very nice navy overnight!
August 21, 1493 - Isabel y Fernando have been elected the New Emperor(s) of the Holy Roman Emperor. November 21, 1493 - Morocco has decalred war upon Songhai. December 3, 1493 - Rebels captures Asturias. Rebels started in Cantabria and captured it while Tlemcen was holding it. Those rebels marched to Asturias and have now captured it as well. The next question is where will they march next? December 30, 1493 - I pay off our loan. February 1, 1494 - The rebels arrive in Galicia and defeat the Spanish armies there. Spain is cut off from marching their huge 30000+ army in Castilla to the other provinces. May 19, 1494 - France chose Let Us Drop Our Claims for Good! in The Inheritance of Anjou. July 1, 1494 - Nobles Demand Recovery of Former Rights "The privileges of the nobility were continually under assult as the monarch tried to centralize more and more control. Sometimes the nobles would attempt to gain rights they had lost or surrendered to the monarch in earlier times." I have three choices: "Accept Their RIghtful Claims" +1 Aristocracy "Ignore the Demands" Revoltrisk increased by +2 for 24 months. "Execute the Traitors" -1 Aristocracy -2 Stability The revoltrisk from ignoring their demands is hardly anything. However, I'd like to raise our aristocracy level already, so to do so with no cost is a very attractive option. As such, I Accept Their Rightful Claims. July 4, 1494 - Naples declares war upon Byzantium. Aragon joins them. August 25, 1494 - Table expands. November 29, 1494 - Rebels capture Galicia January 1, 1495 - The Spanish government has fallen. April 7, 1495 - Norway went with Accept the Declaration in The Meeting in Kalundborg. Denmark had Norway Accepts the Declaration at Kalundborg. Denmark annexes Norway. June 4, 1495 - Morocco and Songhai come to peace terms. I decide to try and claim some of the rich land in the Carribean for Allah. I send a group of traders to Barahona, on the island of Hispanola. October 4, 1495 - We enter into Trade Agreements with Dulkadir and Nubia. November 5, 1495 - Table expands. May 30, 1496 - We have an Excellent Minister for the next 12 months. September 1, 1496 - We enter into Trade Agreements with Hessen, Wurzburg, MeiBen, The Livonian Order and Brandenburg. October 24, 1496 - I decide to adjust our domestic policies again. Each of the following looks nice: One step owards Quality of troops One step towards Free Trade One step towards Offensive Doctrine One step towards Innovativeness One step towards Centralization I do not intend to be in any wars for a while. As such, I move us towards Free Trade. January 7, 1497 - Table expands. Table: With over 600 colonists, the 500 natives join our settlement. The 1106 people here work the grape vines and wineries. The Islamic and Arabic people here are undergoing a slight population increse - but very slight. They will be sening us 9 ducats in taxes when a collector gets there. 5 are sent to Tago in trade. I order a Tax Collector to Table. |
I lost track of things a bit there during the Portugese war. Are you still at war with the English?
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When a country calls upon its allies, then any peace it negiotates is, by default, for the entire alliance. When Spain and I came to peace terms for ducats, I was negotiating for my entire alliance and Spain for her alliance.
However, it is possible to specifically negotiate peace only by yourself or only with one country, even when you are the leader. I could have sent a peace envoy to Spin for just us wo countries, or for just us for the enitre Spanish/English alliance, etc. However, the default is that leaders dicatte terms on behalf of their entire alliance - so when Spain presented me a peace offer, if they are the war leader (and they were because they declared war upon me), then it is automatically for their entire alliance. A quick war it was too. -Anxiety |
I forgot about that. I've been playing too much HOI lately, and thanks to your dynasty I'm really itching to load up EUII. There just isn't enough time in a day! :D
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Two Major Events
March 8, 1497 - France comes to peace with Burundy and gains Luxembourg and Artois. April 1, 1497 - We have the following event: "Harnessing Portugese Learning After taking over Portugal, Granada would have an opportunity to learn from one of the most advanced European civilizations. It would cost a bit, but Granada could absorb portugal's knolwegde and way of learning." We Shall Gather What Information That We Can: Relations with Morocco: -25 -300 ducats Switch technology group to Latin Burn the Heathen Knowledge: Innovativeness: -1 After careful consideration, I decide that we need to learn what we can. Just because knowledge and learning doesn't come from Moslems does not make it false. Whether a Catholic or a Moslem says that 2+2=4 does not change its value as a truthful statement. I choose to take out a loan and harness Portugese learning. June 1, 1497 - Trebizond went bankrupt. June 2, 1497 - Milan had Leonardo Da Vinci. October 9, 1497 - Byzantium and Aragon have come to peace. Aragon has annexed Byzantium and their remaining province in S. Greece of Morea. January 3, 1498 - We have another event: "Portugese Catholics Rebel Against Moslem Rule A resurgent Granada that managed to take Tago would have to deal with the same religious problems that every other Iberian power also dealt with, only in reverse. Once Granada established a greater hold over Iberia, there would be significant uprisings from the Catholics. Especially after the fall of Portugal before Granada's might." The Catholics are Revolting! Revolt in Tago, Oporto, Algarve and Gambia (All former Portugese provinces) Revolt risk increased by 5 for three years. January 5, 1498 - I order our army in Leon to march to Oporto. I also raise military maintenance to 100%. As Gambia was a colony without walls, the colony has been captured. February 11, 1498 - We enter Oporto. February 13, 1498 - Tripoli has canceled her vassalization with Tunisia. February 20, 1498 - We defeat the rebels in Oporto! On to Tago. March 3, 1498 - We enter battle in Tago March 7, 1498 - An Internal Trade Ordinace has increased the taxvalue of Oporto and Gibraltar. March 24, 1498 - We have crushed the rebels in Tago. On to Algarve. April 19, 1498 - We launch an attack against the rebels in Algarve. April 24, 1498 - We lose in Algarve and our forces retreat to Estramadura. May 4, 1498 - The Catholics have captured Algarve! I order more troops to face this menace. June 26, 1498 - Rebels arrive in Tagoi and lay siege. August 1, 1498 - Our stability has maxed out. August 29, 1498 - England and Spain have declared war upon Scotland. October 1, 1498 - We have lost control of Dakar to rebels as their army marches through our colonies in West Africa. October 19, 1498 - We enjoin battle with the Catholics in Tago. October 22, 1498 - The rebels ahve been crushed in Tago. I order our army into a siege of Algarve. November 14, 1498 - We have initiated a siege in Algarve. January 15, 1499 - Songhai went with Songhai Embraces Islam in The Pilgrimage of Askia Mohammed. They have changed their religion to Sunni and we welcome them into our community. January 19, 1499 - I send a deleagtion to Songhai asking for a Royal Marriage. They agree. January 20, 1499 - Temporary Insanity of Monarch. Our Monarch will be debilitated for some time. The Royal Doctor says it will last for about a year. During that time, our Monarch will have greatly lessened skills. July 1, 1499 - We have lost control over Senegal to the filthy Catholics. July 15, 1499 - We capture Algarve! I order the fleet into the Gulf of Cadiz. July 21, 1499 - I order the army onto the baots in the Gulf of Cadiz. August 22, 1499 - The boats are loaded and I order the fleet to set sail to Senegal. October 4, 1499 - Dissidents Abroad in Tlemcen Clamor for Support in our Royal Court. I pay them 25 ducats to keep our nobles happy. Relations with Tlemcen slip a bit. January 2, 1500 - Our army lands in Senegal and recaptures the province. England had Erasmus. February 1, 1500 - We recapture Dakar! March 12, 1500 - We recapture Gambia! |
Anxiety,
That events mod really adds something to the game! I have yet to play it (see the new HOI patch!) but I'm chomping at the bit. Those guys sure did a great job. |
I, um, have a secret then. I am working with two other players to create a "Fantasy" set of events for Granada. There is already a set of Fantasy events for several other countries, most notably Byzantium.
So we are creating events for Granada. I have already included in my copy of EU2 these Granada events that we are working on prior to playing it out. But they are not part of the EEP, at least not yet :) Scripting and polishing these events ius taking time and that's why the dynasty has been a bit slow. Anyways, enough about me.... -Anxiety |
Restorations
May 1, 1500 - I reduce our military maintenance to 50% May 3, 1500 - Our fleet and army arrives back in Andalusia from West Africa. December 26, 1500 - We have Famine! We can choose: Subsidize Food and Release Saved Stocks: -100 ducats -1000 pop in Oporto What? Forego our Feasts?: Revoltrisk +7 for 12 months -3000 pop in Oporto Revolt in Oporto I choose to release our stocks and subsidize food in thjis time of need. Allah is compassionate and we must be so as well to follow in his footsteps. February 1, 1501 - We have the following event: "Restoration of Alcazar The military base and castle in Andalusia was very importnat for both the defense of the area as well as the social center of the region. Any attempt to restore the area to Moslem rule would consider restoring the Alcazar." Restore the Alcazar: -150 ducats +50 victory points +200 Land Investment Fortress in Andalusia +1 Let it Remain in the Annals of History: -10 victory points Of course, I choose to restore the Alcazar. We have the money, and it should be done. July 1, 1501- Revolters in Cyrenaica have defected to Tripoli. August 16, 1501 - France has annexed Guyenne. December 25, 1501 - We enter into Trade Agreements with Hausa, Dahomey, Songhai, Ashanti, and Aden. February 13, 1502 - We have the following event: "Restoration of La Alhambra Originally built as a military fortification, La Alhambra became the residence of royalty and the cultural center in Grenada in the thirteenth century. La Alhambra decayed under the fifteenth century residence of relatively incompetant monarchs. A resurgent Granada would certianly consider restoring Al Alhambra" Restore La Alhambra: -150 ducats Land Investment +5000 +50 victory points Let it Remain in the Annals of History: -15 victory points -1 stability I choose to restore La Alhambra. Our land technology advances! May 1, 1502 - With these restorations, we were unable to pay off our loan, and had to extend it. October 6, 1502 - Another Foreign Drill Instructor is available but as much as I may want him, we are unable to pick him up due to a significant lack of funds on our part. January 1, 1503 - We enter a Trade Agreement with Persia. |
Wow! Well, great job then, Anxiety!
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March 22, 1503 - The Azores expands.
May 2, 1503 - Our military alliance with Tlemcen, Tunisia and Tripoli has expired. I create a new alliance with Tunisia. Except that this time, we are at the head. June 10, 1503 - The Azores expands. July 4, 1503 - France joins a war with Savoy against the Papal States, Lithuania, and a bunch of Italian states. August 25, 1503 - We receive a Diplomatic Insult with Aragon. Our relatiosn take a hit and we have a temporary casus belli against them for 2 years. of course, we have a permanent casus belli agains tthem to reclaim Murcia. September 3, 1503 - The Azores expands. November 22, 1503 - The Azores expands. January 1, 1504 - I invite Morocco into our alliance. They accept. March 2, 1504 - France and England have come to peace. March 20, 1504 - The Azores expands. May 18, 1504 - Mossi is annexed by Songhai. June 10, 1504 - The Azores expands. The Azores is now a full fledged colony with all of the accoutrements thereof. The Azores: 783 Arabic Sunnis call The Azores home. The people here work the Sugar Cane crop. The port of The Azores is fairly wealthy, with the people sending us 7 ducats annually while 20 are sent in trade to Tago. I order a Tax Collector to The Azores. July 24, 1504 - Local fortification efforts in Table have built a fortress there without us having to pay for them! September 22, 1504 - Scotland and England come to peace but Scotland has to give up all but one of their provinces. April 4, 1505 - Navarra entered an alliance with Aragon and naples. June 1, 1505 - We have an Excellent Minister for the next year. August 12, 1505 - Spain has declared war upon the Mayans. August 30, 1505 - Spain has The Quest for the New World. September 25, 1505- Aragon chose Express Support in The League of Cambrai. November 1, 1505 - Naples canceled her vassalization with Aragon. February 10, 1506 - I take out a loan. Because we have a really amazing minister right now, our ability to convert people is increased tremendously. And since it only lasts for a short time, we need to take advantage of that now. I send a Missionary to Tago with a pretty good chance of conversion. |
August 3, 1506 - Songhai accepts our offer of an alliance with Morocco and Tunisia.
October 23, 1506 - Scotland has joined an alliance with Russia and Teutonic Order. November 12, 1506 - Eire has joined the Scottish/Russian/Freemasonry alliance. April 1, 1507 - I decide to move us a step towards Naval. May 3, 1507 - Our loan has come due and I extend it. July 25, 1507 - I send colonists to Barbados and traders to Curacao. October4, 1507 - The Aragon/Navarra/Naples alliance has expired. October 8, 1507 - Naples joins an alliance with Hungary and Ragusa. January 12, 1508 - Spain and Austria both chose "Let the Fuggers Run Our Finances" in The Fuggers. Spain went Bankrupt! February 20, 1508 - Navarra joins an alliance with Aragon. April 20, 1508 - France declared war upon Burgundy. Savoy canceled her vassalization with France but upheld their alliance. May 13, 1508 - We have founded a colony in Barbados! We now have a port in the Caribbean. There are no natives here, previous Europeans must have wiped them out. The Carribean is quickly becoming populated by Europeans. I have seen many settlers set forth from Spain and Aragon. Barbados has sugar, a very rich crop. It will take a bit to grow here, but I look forward to establishing a handhold in the name of Allah. May 15, 1508 - I send traders to Diamentina. November 10, 1508 - Tripoli has lost her war with the Mameluks. They have recaptured Cyrenaica. November 17, 1508 - We enter into a Trade Agreement with The Hedjaz, Serbia, Moldavia, and Crimea. December 1, 1508 - We receive a Gift to the State from a deceased merchant who was quite wealthy and childless. He left us money in his death. December 26, 1508 - We have successfully set up a Trading Post in Curacao. January 5, 1509 - Our Royal Marriages with Morocco and Tunisia have expired. We renew our vows with Morocco. |
War Against Aragon
January 14, 1509 - Aragon declares war upon us! Navarra joined them. I order our military maintenance up to 100% I also order our troops in Leon into Aragon province. I ask for help from our allies January 15, 1509 - Tunisia is a true friend. They declare war upon Aragon. Morocco and Songhai, however, dishonor our alliance. Granada and Tunisia versus Aragon and Navarra. February 10, 1509 - Our troops enter Aragon and engage the enemy. February 21, 1509 - We are attacked by Aragon forces in Gambia. February 25, 1509 - We have defeated the Aragon forces in Aragon. February 25, 1509 - I invite Tlemcen into our alliance. They agree and declare war upon Aragon. I know who my friends are. March 6, 1509 - Despite being attaced in overwhelming numbers, we drive back the Aragon forces in Gambia. I order troops in Senegal (just 1k), and Andalusia (12k) I also jack up Naval maintance to 100%. I launch our fleet from Andalusia. March 10, 1509 - Aragon troops arrive in Toledo and keep marching. April 5, 1509 - I order my fleet to the gulf of Valencia. April 8, 1509 - Aragon troops arrive in Estramadura and keep marching. April 26, 1509 - 13000 Aragon troops arrive in Leon and begin a siege. May 16, 1509 - Our fleet arrives in the Gulf of Valencia and begins to blockade Valencia and the Aragon capital of Catalona. June 21, 1509 - Our newly built forces arrive in Valencia and engage the Aragons there June 22, 1509 - Barbados expands. June 26, 1509 - We defeat the forces in Valencia and initiate a siege. Jue 27, 1509 - We have successfully set up a Trading Post in Diamentina. June 28, 1509 - Mali has entered an alliance with Morocco. July 1, 1509 - Our stability is maximized. July 18, 1509 - Aragon has captured Barbados. September 27, 1509 - Tripoli rejects our alliance proposal. October 19, 1509 - We have defeated a small Aragon fleet in the Straits of Gibraltar. December 1, 1509 - Aragon forces have decided to besiege Toledo. December 3, 1509 - Aragon again tries to assault Gambia. December 12, 1509 - Aragon captures Gambia. March 5, 1510 - We capture the province of Aragon. I march our army into Catalona. March 9, 1510 - We lost a naval battle against Aragon in the Gulf of Almeria. March 21, 1510 - Our forces arrive in Catalona and initiate a siege. April 10, 1510 - Forces built in Gibraltar (10000 men) are ordered to board our fleet in the Straits. April 11, 1510 - Tunisia selected "Let Them use Tunis as a Base of Operations" in The Barbarossas. The Ottomans chose "Curse Them!" in The Barbarossas. April 14, 1510 - Aragon demands peace for 3 ducats. I laugh them off. This is the first time that we have been at war. I want to show them our resolve! April 26, 1510 - Our army has finished boarding our navy. I order them to set sail for Africa and Senegal. May 30, 1510 - I spy the Navarra army heading for us. They are led by d'Albret. June 27, 1510 - The Navarran army stops in Aragon province and begins to besiege it. July 24, 1510 - Our army arrives in Senegal and I order a march for Gambia. August 2, 1510 - Spain has chosen "We Shall Continue to Expand!" in Supremacy in North Africa. Spain has declared wear upon Tripoli. August 27, 1510 - Morocco has dishonored their alliance with Mali. October 19, 1510 - Our army arrives in Gambia and attacks the Aragon forces there. November 7, 1510 - We defeat the Aragon forces in Gambia and recapture the province. I order my forces into Casamanche. December 16, 1510 - I order my troops to Louga instead of Casamanche. December 22, 1510 - Mali and Morocco reenter an alliance. March 2, 1511 - I have to extend our loan. April 7, 1511 - The Papacy has initiated the Treaty of Tordesillas. Spain can now attack certain colonies without fear of reprisal, starting a war, or needing a Casus Belli. April 20, 1511 - Our Inquisition in Tago has proven successful. Now every former Portugese province in Iberia has converted to the One True Religion! November 22, 1511 - Tlemcen has chosen "Curse Them!" in Arudj and Khayr Al-Din Barbarossa. December 27, 1511 - In a year of sieges and not much battling, we have captured Valencia! I order my army to march to Catalonia and help with the siege there. January 6, 1512 - Aragon offers us peace and 36 ducats. I refuse. January 8, 1512 - We capture the colony of Nouakchott on the West African shore. February 10, 1512 - Songhai decalred war upon Mali. Morocco joins the war against Songhai. March 14, 1512 - We have captured Catalonia, the capital of Aragon! I order my army into Aragon to break the siege. If only Aragon can hold out. The walls are about to fall and news of the capture of Catalonia is music. I send a peace offer to Aragon - Valencia and Aragon for peace. They refuse. April 10, 1512 - We arrive in Aragon. The Navarrans have gunpowder! The Aragons, fortunately, do not. Although we outnumber the combined Aragon/Navarra army, we do not have gunpowder, a wise and strong leader like d'Albret, or a defensive position in the mountains. They do. April 13, 1512 - Aragon offers us peace for Aragon, Nouakchott and Murcia. I agree |
A Review of Our New Territory
We captured three provinces from Aragon - Aragon: 12963 Catholics work the iron mines in the hills of the Pyranees. The Iberian people here are currently experiencing nationalism with a 3% revolt risk. The people here send us 12 ducats in taxes and production while shipping 11 to Lyonnais in trade. For right now, although the merchants there may be tempted to move to Tago. Aragon is located northeast of Castilla, sotuh west of Navarra, south east of Cantabria, north of Catalonia and Valencia and west of Gerona. As such, it is ideally suited to be a fortress and military staging grounds for further ventures against the Catholics. Aragon is next to two capitals (Castilla and Catalonia). Our only land route there is through Leon. Murcia: One of our last core provinces not under our rule, Murcia lies along the Mediterranean east of Granada. Murcia rebelled against Castillian rule earlier but chose to defect to Aragon instead of us. Now Aragon chose not to defend them, but simply hand them over to us, despite the simple fact that not one Granadan soldier entered Murcia. And this was further despite the fact that the people here had been converted to Catholocism by their Aragon rulers. Where are the Catholic brethern now? 14810 people work the salt trade here on the quiet port of Murcia. Murcia does not have nationalism because we have a legitmate claim to the soil. The Catholic Iberians here send us 8 ducats annually while shipping 8 to Lyonnais. Like Aragon, that may move to Tago. Nouakchott: A small colony of slave traders on the African west coast, Nouakchott was the missing link. We now have all of the coastal territory from Tassaret through Gambia. That's seven coastal provinces in Africa. The 304 people in Nouakchott are experiencing a population decline as the climate is not conducive for proper colonization. |
April 7, 1512 - I slash our military spending, both land and naval, to 50%.
May 1, 1512 - A loan comes due. I pay it off. July 7, 1512 - We set up a Trading Post on the islands of Cape Verde. August 9, 1512 - Aragon annexed Navarra. February 15, 1513 - Persia went with Suport the Anatolian Shiites in Turko-Persian Conflicts: Shiite Rebels The Ottomans select Crush the Heretics! in Turko-Persian Conflicts: Shiite Rebels May 9, 1513 - Aragon has declared war upon the Ashanti. And I have to ask why? Why declare war upon some small West African country? May 21, 1513 - We enter into Royal Marriage with Tunisia, Tlemcen, and The Ottoman Empire. June 2, 1513 - Tuscany has Machiavelli publish "The Prince" June 27, 1513 - Barbados expands. September 1, 1513 - Tripoli and Spain reach a white peace. January 1, 1514 - I send out traders to Ciskei and Karroo on the southern tip of Africa. January 22, 1514 - We have an Excellent Minister for the next two years. June 8, 1514 - Savoy become the vassals of France again. October 1, 1514 - Our naval technology has increased. November 1, 1514 - Our land technology has advanced. December 23, 1514 - The Mameluks have annexed Dulkadir. February 1, 1515 - The people of Al-Djazair, which was taken by Spain, have revolted and declared their independance as Algiers. They are now at war with Spain. May 1, 1515 - I offer a Trade Agreement with Algiers, The Knights, and they accept. Trebizond declined our invitation. June 27, 1515 - Barbados expands. November 25, 1515 - We set up Trading Posts in both Ciskei and Karroo. January 25, 1516 - The Holy Roman Empire has selected Carlos I of Spain as their new Emperor. January 28, 1516 - Barbados expands. March 1, 1516 - Our last loan comes due. I pay it off. March 29, 1516 - France went with Sign It in Concordat of Bologna. April 1, 1516 - We have New Land Claimed in Granada. The population there increases by 2000, the manpower and taxvalue each by one. |
In what may be the coolest event ever:
April 24, 1516 - Bavaria selected "Pass the Beer Purity Law" in "The Reinheitsgebot for Beer." Of course, I have no idea what the "Reinheitsgebot" is. Is it for beer by being, like, in favor of beer? "I like beer." "Vote for beer." Or was it exchanged for beer? Maybe its land? "You can have that tract of land for some beer!" "Just give me my beer and I will give up our ancient claims on this land." Kind of a Jacob and Esau sort of story (with the stew and the birthright). "My Kingdom for a horse" becomes "My kingdom for a Coors." And, on another note, what's "Beer Purity?" Virginal Beer? A Campaign for abstinance among beers? Thou shalt not ferment. Ah well, wanted to break up the monotony of the dynasty and see if anybody besides sachmo is still reading this far. -Anxiety |
Heh...I have been reading off and on. I'm not consistent with it, because you fit a lot into little spaces. I have to be sure I have enough time to read before I do. :)
Having a good time so far, as I did with your other one (the one that started in Indonesia or out there). Beer purity! Great stuff! Keep up the good work. CR |
Beer. Sweet.
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I'm reading. I've never played EU2 so it's a little hard to follow for me. But it's still very interesting.
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Its Vanilla: Play the original EU?
I explain a lot of the rules of EU2 in my first dynasty with Mataram. I could explain some of them to you if I knew what sort of background you had with the game. -Anxiety |
I've never played either game. I'll have to look into your other dynasty.
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July 24, 1516 - Barbados expands.
January 1, 1517 - Algiers has apparently landed a few troops in Cantabria, a Spanish province. I offer Tripoli a Royal Marriage and she accepts. We enter into a Trade Agreement with Trebizond, Gelre, and the Mughal Empire. January 20, 1517 - Barbados expands. Barbados: 726 people here call the port island of Barbados home. The eastern most of the major Carribean islands, Barbados is a place of rich sugar cane. The people here are Arabic and Sunni. They send us 9 ducats in taxes and production and ship 19 to Tago! I order a Tax Collector promoted from the local bailiff here. April 1, 1517 - I change our domestic policies again. This time I move us towards being Innovative. April 9, 1517 - Senegal expands. It was almost below 700 people. April 11, 1517 - Nobility have not been Enforcing the Ordinances that have been passed by the monarch. I have two choices: Ignore it: Centralization -1 Stability +1 Enforce it: Centralization +1 Stability -2 I choose to ignore it. Our stability increases back to maximum. January 1, 1518 - The Reformation has occured. This is one of the major game events. A variety of provinces around Europe have changed from Catholic to Protestant. None of the Catholic provinces in Iberia have changed to Protestant. England, Scandinavia and the Holy Roman Empire are the areas with the most change in religion. January 4, 1518 - Our Royal Marriages with the Mameuks and Golden Horde have expired. I renew our vows with Mameluks. I send out a wave of colonists to Ciskei to try and start a settlement there. We supposedly have an 82% chance of taking. February 19, 1518 - Tripoli has joined an alliance with Crimea, Kazan and the Ottomans. They are now at war with The Knights, Serbia, Moldavia, Poland, Mantua, and Burgundy. March 1, 1518 - Spain and Algiers come to peace terms. April 11, 1518 - Poland has gone bankrupt! June 1, 1518 - Aragon accepted peace with Ashanti. Aragon paid 31 ducats in indemnities. June 5, 1518 - I send a personal gift worth 58 ducats to Morocco and our relations improve dramatically. December 15, 1518 - We have founded a colony in Ciskei! January 1, 1519 - It has now been one hundred years since the beginning of it all. Let us look back and celebrate! |
I for one am having a very pure beer in celebration.
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Whoo hoo! Centennial review! Centennial review! :D
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Granada: 100 Years Later
Economically: We are suffering under 78.6% inflation. Othe rmajor European powers are around 25%. As such, our money buys less and it's harder for us to invest in technology. The high inflation comes from several points - Toledo's Gold Mines come with very high inflation, which is the greatest source. Also, our bankruptcy also seriously contributed to inflation. Technologically: We are significantly behind the other European powers. We suffered under backwards research for a while and now that we have learned how to do research like the Europeans, we have the inflation issue. As time goes on, our armies are becoming more and more vulnerable to European technology. Already some nations have gunpowder, while we do not. Land: Algarve - Formerly Southern Portugal, Algarve was one of our first conquests. She hsa long since converted to Islam. 19776 people, a Naval Equipment Manufactory, and quiet Fishermen are the only things of interest. Andalusia - Our capital and most populous region. 76984 people here are working wine in our name. One of our richest provinces as well. Aragon - The recently captured ancient home of the country of Aragon is the province of Aragon. The 13589 people here ae Catholic and work the Iron Mines. Currently experiencing serious nationalism, the province is very valuable militarily. And very vulnerable as well. Azores - A group of islands in the Atlantic, the 865 people here in The Azores work the Sugar trade harvesting sweet cane. Sugar is a very rich good. Barbados - Another recent island acquisition, Barbardos was settled by us to give us a port in the Carribean for any possible future expansion along American lines. The 742 people here work sugar as well. The crop here is richer than in The Azores. Estramadura - The quiet 20093 shepherds here have yet to convert to Islam a while ago, making the poorest province in Iberia still in need of enlightenment. Gambia - One of our West African provinces that is truly a city, Gambia has 706 people which barely qualifies it as such. Gambia is unusal is that is was a colony taken from an Iberian power which did not switch to Islam after we expanded it. Still Catholic, Gambia is a harsh land where our population is diminishing. Gibraltar - One of the only two provinces overlooking the Straits of Gibraltar, Gibraltar is home to 10947 fishermen and the fleet of Granada. Granada - Our former home, Granada still is home to one of the largest cities on Iberia - Grenada. The 58271 people here work the Copper Mines. Leon - 21698 farmers harvest grain here in the Breadbasket of Iberia. Anotehr group to convert to Islam, Leon remains important as the link between Spanish provinces, although it's military importance has diminished since the acquisition of Aragon. Murcia - Just up the coast from Granada is another recent addition to the fold. The 15525 people here harvest salt from the seas and hills. Murcia recently converted to Catholic. Oporto - What was once the northern third of Portugal is now a quiet port town after its conversion to Islam. 10128 people live here working the local hills raising grapes for wineries. Senegal - Our first colony still remains in West Africa where 797 people work the Ivory trade. Table - A recently colonized area on South Africa, the 1177 people in Table also work the wine trade. The port gives us a sturdy landing area in the region. Tago - The former captial of Portugal is probably the most economically valuable province in all of Iberia, thus making it a new crown jewel for Granada. Home to the Center of Trade for the peninsula, 32650 people fish the Atlantic here. Tago is also recently converted to Islam, after seeing the true way. Tangiers - The other province to overlook the Straits, Tangiers was taken from Portugal long ago who took it from Morocco. Although we have never had designs on Moroccan soil, Tangiers has remained with us. The 9961 people here fish in the Straits. Toledo - After Tago, Toledo is probably the second most valuable province economically, due to its gold mines. 59006 people work the mines here. The province is still Catholic. Transkei - Another colonized province in South Africa, the 2234 people in Transkei harvest grain. But no taxes. Colonies or Trading Posts: Cape Verde - Fish Trading Post in islands off West Africa. Ciskei - Colony in South Africa. Sugar. Curacao - Sugar Trading Post on Island in Carribean. Dakar - Colony in West Africa. Trades Slaves. Diamentina - Sugar Trading Post in South America. Louga - Trading Post in West Africa. Ivory. Karoo - Trading Post in South Africa. Grain. Namaqua - Colony in South Africa. Trades Ivory. Nouadibuh - Trading Post in West Africa. Fish. Nouakchott - Colony in West Africa. Slaves. Tassaret - Slave Colony in West Africa. |
Here is a map of modern day Iberia, circa 1519:
http://www.geocities.com/theunknowne/Granada1519.jpg (remember to cut and paste, don't click) -Anxiety |
I love the graffiti country names on the map. ;)
I've enjoyed the dynasty so far - I just hope you keep it up with regularity - I enjoyed the rapid pace early on. |
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War Against Our Brothers
January 5, 1519 - Wirtenburg chose to sell the Duchy to Austria. Austra annexed Wirtemburg. January 17, 1519 - Tlemcen declared war upon Morocco. We uphold our alliance. Our stability drops by one for being at war with a country we have a Royal Marriage with. I have no particular desire to race accross Morocco with armies of Granada. I also have no desire to take Moroccan territory. Morocco's land has very little value when compared to Iberia. But, I guess that I have to at least make some attempt. I order our 8000 troops in Nouakchott to Tassaret, the border of our territory in West Africa and Morocco. I order our military maintanence back up to 100% and some soldiers built. February 6, 1519 - Moroccan troops led by Ahmad al A'raj and numbering 25500 are marching towards Tangiers. February 24, 1519 - Tangiers is now under siege from Morocco. March 30, 1519 - Our troops arrive in Tassaret. I order 2000 men to the Moroccan Trading Post of Azaouad in the Salt Road going through the Sahara. April 15, 1519 - 6000 more Moroccan troops arrive in Tangiers. June 26, 1519 - We have lost Tangiers. Morocco sends us a peace treaty demanding Tangiers. I refuse. August 23, 1519 - Our troops arrive in Azaouad and capture the Trading Post. September 1, 1519 - A large force of Tunisian soldiers is marching towards the central Moroccan army, bound for Tlemcen. Battle begins. I order my 5800 troops in Tassaret to Toubkal, Moroccan territory and adjacent to the capital of Fez. September 13, 1519 - Tlemcen accepts peace with Morocco, paying 12 ducats in indemnities. We are now at peace. I order my troops to return and my fleet to dock. Military maintanence is lowered again. |
January 4, 1520 - Spain chose "Crush the Rebellion" in The Communeros.
January 13, 1520 - Algiers chose to Accept the Protection of the Grand Sultan in the Ottoman Vassalization of Al-Djazair. The Ottoman Empire had The Ottoman Vassalization of Al-Djazair. Algiers has become a vassal of the Ottomans. February 15, 1520 - Conquistador! A daring adventurer and his company have put themselves at our disposal. We gain a Conquistador in Senegal and 3 loads of Colonists. I order our fleet to Senegal. April 20, 1520 - 1000 infantry are trained in Senegal. April 27, 1520 - A large war erupts between minor European powers and France. May 20, 1520 - Our fleet arrives in Senegal. July 21, 1520 - 1000 calvary are trained in Senegal. |
The Exploration of South America Begins
August 13, 1520 - Today is a day that could very well go down in history as a major event in the continuing discovery and colonization of the New World. Spain and Aragon have been exploring and settling the Carribean and Central America. England has colonies in the northern regions. I do not know how well explored South America is, but with our Trading Post in Diamentia, we already have a hold in the region. Today, August 13, 1520, our Conquistador, Anada, set sail with 1500 calvary and 1000 infantry from the coast of Senegal, the westernmost African province, to Diamentinaone of the easternmost South American provinces. September 24, 1520 - Ottomans sent Messengers in Suleyman Demands the Keys to Hungary. Hungary chooses to Delay the Ambassador in Suleyman Demands our Subbmission. October 6, 1520 - Ciskei expands. October 8, 1520 - Aragon has joined a military alliance with Poland, Burgundy and Moldavia and have joined the war against the Ottomans, Kazan, Ak Koyunlu crimea and Tripoli. Novermber 3, 1520 - Our fleet arrives at the Coast of Pernambuc off Diamentina. I order Anaba and his forces to disembark. November 21, 1520 - Anaba lands and I order him to explore northward along the coast. November 22, 1520 - I could leave our fleet here at Diamentina. Since it is not a colony, I can't land our ships and do the minor fixes. We will surely lose several ships in the second crossing. One warship already fell. The fleet has now been at sea for eight months. However, the new year approaches and with it tax revenue. I could try to build a colony in Diamentina and hope that the colonists find suitable ground by the shore to build a port. I decide to wait it out and leave our fleet anchored off the shore of Diamentia rather than risk the return Trans-Atlantic journey. January 2, 1521 - Austria decided to Accept Karl's Will in The Edict of Worms and Brussels. Spain vassalizes Austria. I also order colonists to Diamentina to try and settle the new land. We should have better than even chances of the settlers taking. January 13, 1521 - Brandenburg declared war upon Burgundy. Aragon dishonored their new alliance. January 8, 1521 - France has chosen "Allow Limited Religious Freedom" in Lutheran Writings Becoming a Threat. January 22, 1521 - We have discovered new land! What the Portugese named Pernambuc on their maps which we took has been disvocered. This place seems able to easily grow the New World plant Tobacco that we heard about. The natives have a lot of the plant. From here, I can order Anaba west into the land or north along the coast. I choose north. I order Traders to Pernambuc. January 26, 1521 - Austria has entered the Spanish/English alliance. January 29, 1521 - Spain chose "Let Us Drive the French From italy For Good" in French Meddling in Italy. March 22, 1521 - Anaba has explored the easternmost tip of South America and calls it Recife. The area seems very rich and ripe for settlement. Sugarcane is probably the crop of choice here. I order Anaba west up the Atlantic coast. Traders are dispatched to Recife. May 22, 1521 - We have descovered Parnaiba. Also ripe land for Sugar. The natives here are very hostile so I order Anaba to cross the Panaima River and continue up the coast. June 9, 1521 - Spanish ships arrive off the Coast of Pernambuc. Could they also be explorers? Do we have competetion? July 24, 1521 - Colonization has proven successful in Diamentina. And the people settled along the coast, giving us a place to land our fleet and fix the ships before setting sail for Senegal. August 1, 1521 - Our stability has increased back up to maximum. August 17, 1521 - We have discovered the land of Tiracambu. The natives here were very welcoming. Anaba is sent further up coast. September 28, 1521 - A war erupts among the West African nations. October 19, 1521 - We discover the province of Para. Also good for coffee, any further explorations in this direction will have to cross a huge river that Anaba has taken to naming after the fabled Greek land. Amazon. I order Anaba to cross the Amazon and continue his coastal explorations. January 1, 1522 - Para and Timcambu seem harder to settle than previous areas. I order traders to Para. January 27, 1522 - Anaba and his troops are now in the Amazon Delta region and have explored the are fully. I'm told that it's named Marajo by a Spanish envoy who tells me they have already explored the coast here. I order my Conquistador to continue his explorations and finish crossing the Amazon. February 6, 1522 - We have successfuly set up a Trading Post in Pernambuc. Our fleet only lost one warship in the two trans-atlantic crossings. I order it back to Gibraltar. March 10, 1522 - We fail to set up a Trading Post in Recife. April 29, 1522 - We have the following event: Noble Families Feud "Violence among leading families within a state was never far from the surface. Often, this instability would boil over into open conflict. The result was less than a full blown civil war but could immensely disturb the stability of a state" I can chose to : Side with One Family: Revolt in Algarve Revolt in Algarve Let Them Fight it Out: Stability -2 Try to Settle the Issue: -100 ducats I am too busy trying to settle South America, I don't have money to deal with this. So I chose to Side with One Family. I order my army from Aragon to Estramadura and jack up my military maintenance to 100%. May 4, 1522 - Our Conquistador arrives in Amapa. However, our arrival is contested by the locals who attack us. The area is fairly poor. Normally, my policy is to retreat from natives, because they make excellent partners when colonizing an area. However, because the land here is poor, and the natives are small in number, I order Anaba to fight it out. May 11, 1522 - We have eliminated the natives and the province is now free of any local influence. I order Anaba to march on. June 18, 1522 - Our troops arrive in Estramadura. I order them into Algarve to attack the rebels. July 3, 1522 - Our forces attack the rebels sieging Algarve. July 10, 1522 - 25000 rebels are routed by our army which suffers only light losses. I order our troops back to Aragon and our military maintenance back to 50%. July 27, 1522 - Our Conquistador arrives in Maroni. The land here is fairly good for sugar, but the natives are hostile. I order our troops to continue west along the coast. August 28, 1522 - Austria declared war upon Hungary. England and Spain join their ally. Septewmber 14, 1522 - Diamentina expands. October 13, 1522 - We have discovered Surinam but are attacked by 700 of the locals. I face a quandary. The land here is certainly colonizable. It looks to be good for sugar. And the natiuves will be helpful in colonizing. But, they are hostile, even if they were left, they could attack colonies and Trading Posts. I can't run away like normal. There are mountains to the south that Anaba can't cross. Normally, I could retreat, explore inland, and go around the province with the troublesome natives. However, here I have to go through Surinam. As such, I order Anaba to fight back. October 24, 1522 - All natives have been defeated in Surinam and the place has been cleansed. I order Anaba to cross the Maroni Riverand head up the coast. The next spot will be very close to Tobago and Trinidad. February 1, 1523 - We arrive in Cuyuni. The natives here are fishers, suggesting this province is not economically rich. I move on. February 9, 1523 - Our attempt to set up a Trading Post in Para failed. April 15, 1523 - We have the following event: Goodwill Towards All - Our Missionaries are eliminated but our Revoltrisk is reduced for the next year. May 9, 1523 - We have discovered Caribe, the next province coastwards. However, the is a Trading Post of Spain, and we cannot enter the territory to move past it. As such, I order my Conquistador inland from Cuyuni. We cannot go further west without going through Caribe. June 14, 1523 - Diamentina expands. July 22, 1523 - We have discovered Guyana! There are several major itmes here. Firstly, the highly hostile natives have attacked us upon our arrival. I can order Anaba back or press the advance. Secondly, the natives are adorned with items of gold! There is gold here! Thirdly, because the area is inland, I cannot send traders or colonists here until I have colonizeed a coastal region adjacent to Guyana. I order Anaba to press forward his attack. August 9, 1523 - All natives have been eliminated in Guyana. I order Anaba back to Surinam. August 23, 1523 - France annexed Holstein. September 9, 1523 - Anaba arrives back in Surinam. I dispatch Traders to the province and send naba back through Maroni into Amapa. October 2, 1523 - Our arrival in Maroni is contested by the locals. I order Anaba to retreat to Amapa. October 29, 1523 - We arrive back in Amapa. I order Anaba inland. December 1, 1523 - The peasants in Aragon are revolting. December 9, 1523 - Our standig army in Aragon levels the rebels. January 12, 1524 - We have discovered Amazones. For exploring the river and the area, we gain some credentials amond diplomats and the like who care. (+10 victory points) The province of Manaus is open before us. Unfortunately, 2300 natives attack us on sight. Although we could continue to explore upriver, I order a retreat to Amapa. The province is poor economically, although very beautiful. January 28, 1524 - Our Royal Marriage with Songhai has expired. We renew our vows. |
The Continued Explorations of Anaba
February 14, 1524 - Anaba arrives back in Amapa. In his first journey, He discovered the entire South American coast from Diamentina to Caribe. That's 10 provinces between them. Anaba also found gold in Guyana, an inland province. Now hs is in Amapa. I order him back to Marajo. From there, I intend to order his inland and continue exploring South America. May 1, 1524 - Astrakhan has seceeded from the Golden Horde. May 6, 1524 - Dissidents from Morocco clamor for dupport. I give them 25 ducats tp gp away. Relations with Morocco decline a bit. May 29, 1524 - We discover Caracas. The 2000 natives here appear very aggresive. They are traders and have many pelts. There are two provinces that we can explore from here. I order Anaba into the closer of the two along the Amazon. June 17, 1524 - Tripoli comes to peace terms with Aragon but has to become their vassal. They break their Royal Marrige with us. June 19, 1524 - We enter into a Royal Marriage with The Golden Horde. July 1, 1524 - Revolters in Romagna have defected to Milan. July 9, 1524 - Diamentina expands. August 2, 1524 - We discover Goias, a land of flatness. I order Anaba westward. October 34, 1524 - We discover Mato Grosso. The natives here are attacking us and are again adorned with gold! I order Anaba forward. October 26, 1524 - Anaba and his men are defeated by the natives in Mato Grosso. They are retreating to Goias. November 4, 1524 - Spain has Pizarro Discovers Inca Empire. November 13, 1524 - Our retreating army arrives back in Goias. I order them into Para since we cannot go depper inland from Mato Grosso or Goias. November 20, 1524 - We fail to establish a Trading Post in Surinam. December 2, 1524 - Siena selected Spain in The Fall of the Petrucci. Siena becomes the vassal of Spain. December 10, 1524 - Our troops arrive in Para and I order them inland. December 20, 1524 - Diamentina expands. January 3, 1525 - The Teutonic Order has decided to Become the Duchy of Prussia in The Fate of the Teutonic Order. Prussia has changed her religion to Protestant. February 3, 1525 - Sopnghai declares war upon Mali. Morocco joins the war on the side of Mali. February 15, 1525 - We have discovered Maranhao island of Tiracambu. I order Anaba eastward. February 16, 1525 - Prussia went with Secularize Prussia as a Polish Duchy. Brandenburg entered into a Royal Marriage with Prussia. Prussia became vassals of Poland. The Livonian Order went with Accept The Act in Hohenzollern Prussia Becomes Polish Duchy. April 17, 1525 - We discover Iguatu. The 600 natives here are peaceful. Iguatu seems economically important because they grow tobacco here. Iguatu is inland of Pernambuc, Paraiba, Recife and Diamentina. I go southward. May 7, 1525 - Our merchants have claims of being harassed by Tlemcen. I decide to escalate the complaint against Tlemcen, thus gaining a temporary Casus Belli against Tlemcen for 5 years and our relations are hurt. If I had diplomatically solved the complaint, the merchants would have taken their business elsewhere and our investments in new trade technologies would have taken a hit. June 18, 1525 - We discover Alagoas, a relatively poor province. I send Anaba onward. July 27, 1525 - Diamentina expands and the locals decide to join our colony. Diamentina is now a full fledged colony! Diamentina: 1611 people work the Sugar crop here in the port of Diamentina. The Arabic Sunni population send us 4 ducats annually in taxes and production while creating 19 in trade in Tago. Our first Trading Post on the mainland is also our first colony and first full province. Fitting. August 19, 1525 - We discover Minas Gerais. The small native population does not like us. A quick survery shows copper to be the most likely export from the region. I order my troops to attack the natives. August 25, 1525 - The natives have been scoured from Minas Gerais, making the area safe for colonization. I order Anaba coastward and to the south of Diamentina. October 26, 1525 - We have discovered Salvador. A rich coastal coffee province with peaceful natives. Anaba moves southernly along the coast. December 27, 1525 - Anaba discovers Itimas, another coffee region. The natives here are of medium aggression. We move onward. January 1, 1526 - I order a Tax Collector in Diamentina. February 1, 1526 - I decide to send out more colonists. There are several areas that I like: Minas Gerais would be easier to settle now that the native presence has been removed. Copper mines would yield an okay product, bot nothing like other provinces offer. About a 50% chance of colonists taking. Itaimas has about a 40% chance of colonists taking. Coffee is a better export than Copper. If I want to combine a good export with a large amount oif natives to join a potential colony, then Iguato is probably the best combination. Although only having about a third of a chance of success, the 1500 relatively peaceful natives plus tobacco as an export makes Iguato the best reward in a province. Surinam has sugar as an export which is really good. Plus, the natives are gone. And settling Surinam gives us a shot a the gold mines of Guyana. However, colonists here only have a third chance of settling as well. Pernambuc is also a possibility. Since we already have a Trading Post here, the chance of taking colonists is good. Tobacco plus a large supply of natives is a nice treat. Or, I could continue to send colonists to Ciskei in southern Africa. I decide to send colonists to Pernambuc. February 25, 1526 - We discover Niteroi, another coastal province where sugar has potential and the natives are peaceful. I order Anaba southward along the coast. April 17, 1526 - We have discovered Curitiba. This province seems more suited to shepherds than farmers or miners. Anaba is ordered to continue following the coast. May 1, 1526 - Spain send us a Diplomatic Insult. Our relations tumble, but they were already at the lowest. And we gain a Casus Belli against them for 5 years, but we already have a permanent one since Castilla, their capital, was once Cordoban. June 6, 1526 - We discover Uruguay, but it is already a Spanish Trading Post. I order Anaba inland from Curitiba. August 1, 1526 - The peasants in Aragon are revolting! August 8, 1526 - We have successfully settled Pernambuc! August 9, 1526 - We defeat the rebels in Aragon. August 10, 1526 - We discovered the province of Cangucu. I can order Anaba south or north from Cangucu. I choose south. The natives here are very aggressive but the area does not appear very economically valuable. August 14, 1526 - I offer a Trade Agreement with Oldenburg. They decline. Qara Koynunlu accepts, however. August 23, 1526 - Hungary chooses We Will Fight Them! in The Turks Approach! Hungary has The Battle of Mohacs. Hungary had Elect Janos Zapolya of Transylvania in Electing a New King. Austria went with No! It is Mine! in the Hapsburd Inheritance of Hungary. The Ottoman Empire went with We Will Defend Our Interest in The Turks Respond. The Ottomans decalred war upon Austria. England and Spain joined Austria against the Ottomans Hungary became the vassals of the Ottomans September 1, 1526 - Aragon revolts. September 4, 1526 - Aragon rebels are crushed. October 11, 1526 - We have discovered Artigas. I order my men coastward and west of Uruguay. October 25, 1526 - Hungary enters the alliance with Ottomans. They declare war upon those who the Ottomans are currently at war with. The full list Ottomans are at war with: Poland, Mantua, Burgundy Russia, Scotland, Eire, Prussia Aragon Austria, Spain, Enlang, Mainz, Oldenburg, Baden That is every major christian power in Europe save France and Lithuania plus some other heavies. |
The Calm Before the Storm
December 2, 1526 - Our Land Technology has increased. We can now assault fortresses. December 11, 1526 - We have discovered Parana, futher downcoast from Uruguay, a Spanish Trading Post. Unfortunately, Parana is also a Spanish Trading Post. As such, I order Anaba inland. February 1, 1527 - Austria and Hungary have come to peace with five provinces being ceded to Austria. February 15, 1527 - We have discovered Neembucu, inland behind Parana. I order Anaba south. March 26, 1527 - Spain, Austria and The Papal States each have the same event: Charles V's Mercenary Army Sacks Rome. April 1, 1527 - We can now change our Domestic Policies. I move us one more step towards Naval. Our stability drops. April 29, 1527 - Anaba discovers Rosario, a very poor appearing province. I order him coastward again. June 20, 1527 - Anaba discovers Aires, but it a large Spanish colony of 4557. I order Anaba to continue his inland explorations. July 2, 1527 - Pernambuc expands. August 9, 1527 - Anaba discovers Pampas Del Norte. A very flat land, ideal for farming. He marches on. September 27, 1527 - Our exploration party find Copetonas, another Spanish settlement on the coast. Copetonas has 1316 people. October 8, 1527 - Reformation of Army leads to significant one time investment into Land Technology. November 17, 1527 - Anaba discovers Pampas del Sur. Another farming land west of Copetonas. I order Anaba back to the coast. |
A side note:
I have scripted several key events for a "fantasy" Granada, namely one that survives history. The first of the major a-historical but probably events is about to occur. Iberia went through several major relgious conflicts under Catholic Rule. While the rest of Europe had to straighten out their Protestant/Catholic issues, Iberia had Catholics, Protestants, Moslems and Jews. In fact, Spain would eventually force convert all Jews and Moslems. Anybody who did not convert to Catholicism was expelled from Iberia. However, Catholic rulers had two significant advantages. 1). A majority of the people were Catholic. This made subjegation of the minorities much easier. 2). Nearby nations were also Catholic. Castile, Aragon and Portugal were all Catholic. Navarra and Foix were at least nominally Catholic (although Navarra has a very large Moslem population and protected its Moslems from the more zealous Catholic Rulers). France, although going through occasional religious wars, was also Catholic. As such, ther is no reason to suspect that a resurgent Granada would have an easier time with religion woes than the Catholic powers did. And, in fact, it would most likely be more difficult. As Granada grew in power, the Iberian powers would become more desparate. And conversions to Islam grew, the Papacy would become more concerned. Already the Papacy has had to organize nations and efforts to fight the Islamic hordes in the east. To face a western front war against Granada would also prove very taxing, but would also demand attention. The first of these events is scheduled to occur ten years after the Protestant Reformation occurs. That was January 1, 1518. It is now January 1, 1528. -Anxiety |
Wow! Crusades in the West! Me likie!
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The Foundation of the Iberian Religious Wars is Laid
January 1, 1528 - We have the following event: Welcome Protestants into Al Andalus "Granada had come to despise Catholics and especially Catholic nations for centuries. Catholic powers had attacked and destroyed the old Kaliphate of Cordoba. However, Moslems had a long history of treating Christians and Jews with respect. Labeled 'People of the Book' in the Koran, Jews and Christians had held positions of respect in most Moslem countries for centuries. Growing conflicts with Catholic powers occured, namely the Crusades, and Catholics had been lowered in the sights of most Islamic nations. A resurgent Granada would have an opportunity to welcome these new Christians fleeing from Catholic persecution. In Western Europe, with Protestant strongholds few, any welcoming country, even a Moslem one, would be a destination of many. However, harboring and welcoming Protestants could only exacerbate relations with nearby Catholic nations." We have the following three options: We can only welcome them secretly, in order to avoid conflict with the Catholic powers: +1000 population in each of two random provinces (Leon and Barbados here) Openly welcome the Protestants into our land!: +5000 population in a random province (here Andalusia) +3000 population in random (The Azores) +1000 population in random (Murcia) +1 basic taxvalue in a random (Tago) +1 manpower in a random (Aragon) -50 relations with Papal States, Spain, France, Aragon Trigger the "Funnel Protestants" event We cannot welcome the Protestants: -2 stability +50 relations with the four states After careful consideration, I decide upon the following: 1). We must follow the dictates of Allah through His Prophet and respect People of the Book where possible. 2). The Catholics are no friends. They secretly conspire against us, foment rebellion, and work against us. 3). Protestants, although a new people, have created no problems with us. They merely want to practice their religion free from Catholic dominance. As such, it is our duty to welcome Protestants. Enemies of the Evil Catholic Church must band together. It is right and just. And I will readily accept the consequences of following the will of Allah. I choose Openly welcome the Protestants. January 5, 1528 - We are now faced with another decision: Funnel Protestants "When openly welcoming Protestants, Granada would have several ideal locations to try and move the Protestants to. Most likely, the new Protestants would want to remain close together. Although free to settle anywhere in the empire, a large number would have no attachments and would settle into whatever areas Granada made available through tax policies, infrastructure, and so forth." Funnel Them to Quiet Estramadura: +10000 Population in Estramadura +4 taxvalue in Estramadura Estramadura converts to Protestant Revolt in Estramadura by Catholics Send Them to the Mines of Toledo: +10000 population in Toledo +2 taxvalue in Toledo +2 mine value in Toledo Toledo converts to Protestant Revolt in Toledo by Catholics Encourage Them to Settle in the Farmlands of Leon: +10000 population in Leon +4 taxvalue of Leon Leon converts to Protestant Revolt in Leon by Hard Line Moslems. I choose to focus our efforts on the poorest region in Iberia. The Protestants are encouraged to settle in Estramadura. January 7, 1528 - I increase tolerance for Protestants nation wide by decreasing tolerance for Catholics. |
An Interlude of Quiet
January 12, 1528 - Our Conquistador has discovered San Matias. This coastal province south of the Spanish in Copetonas looks fairly poor and dusty. The natives here are in large quantities. I order Anaba southward. January 29, 1528 - Genoa chose Enter Into Alliance with Carlos I in Andrea Dorea and Carlos I of Spain. Genoa became the vassals of Spain. February 25, 1528 - England and France go to war with all of their allies joining. Including Spain on England's side. February 28, 1528 - Anaba has arrived in Chubut but the natives contest our passage. I order Anaba to fight them off. March 1, 1528 - Our army from Aragon arrives in Estramadura to defeat the rebels. March 6, 1528 - I order a retreat from Chubut. The area seems rather poor, no need wiping out natives. March 9, 1528 - We lose to the rebels and our army in retreating to Oporto. April 11, 1528 - We enter into Royal Marriages with Morocco and Qara Koyunlu. May 1, 1528 - I order Anaba into Pampas Del Sur, Pampas Del Norte and then to explore unexplored territory. June 8, 1528 - We again enter battle with the Estramaduran rebels. June 12, 1528 - Pernambuc expands. June 20, 1528 - Although we lose to the rebels again, they have suffered so many losses that they can now no longer besiege Estramadura and are camped out away from it. August 1, 1528 - We have discovered the province of Corrientes. This quiet forested area might be good for harvesting grain. The natives here are moderately aggressive but in decent numbers. I order Anaba deeper inland. September 2, 1528 - Songhai has selected "Askia Muhammad was Murdered! The People Will Challenge an Usurper" in The Death of Askia Muhammad. September 26, 1528 - We have discovered Jujuy, a dry hilly region further inland from Corrientes. Poor area, might be suitable for grazing at best. I order Anaba even further inland. November 14, 1528 - The Knights of Rhodes have selected We Shall Take Tripoli! in Charles V and Tripoli. They have declared war. December 19, 1528 - Our forces again arrive in Estramadura. December 23, 1528 - Rebels in Estramadura have been wiped out. I order our forces to return to Aragon. I also order more infantry trained and equipped there to shore our defenses. December 24, 1528 - We discover the province of Tucuman and the Incas! They tell us stories of their capital in Cuzco, and we have placed it on our maps as well. We can go no further in this direction. We ink a Trade Agreement with the Incas. Tucuman is a rich province of gold! The Incas must be in a rich economic position. I order Anaba back to Chubut to continue exploring along the South American coast. February 9, 1529 - Georgia entered into an alliance with The Knights and joined their war against Tripoli. February 21, 1529 - We have the following random event: Foreign Trade Competetion Rises "Trade was heavily regulated during this era but despite this the markets were not fixed. At times merchants would try to enter new markets or sell new goods. Merchants facing these conditions would usually demand new or higher tariffs to stop their competetors." Do I: Impose New Tariff: Mercantilism +1 Deny New Tariff: Mercantilism -1 Trade Investment -300 I choose to Impose a New Tariff for the good of our own people. March 12, 1529 - We arrive back in Chubut. The natives here are extremely aggressive and attack us again. This time I order Anaba to press on. March 17, 1529 - Pernambuc expands. March 19, 1529 - We eliminate all native presence in Chubut. Anaba is ordered southward. May 8, 1529 - We arrive in Santa Cruz and are again attacked by natives. I order Anaba to regroup back in Chubut. Santa Cruz appears to be a fairly poor fishing region. May 15, 1529 - France pays England some gold and they are again at peace. June 9, 1529 - Our arrival back in Santa Cruz is met with hostility. I order Anaba to erase the problem. June 19, 1529 - All natives in Santa Cruz have been removed. Anaba marches on. August 30, 1529 - France has declared war upon Aragon! Savoy joins France. September 1, 1529 - Our alliance with Tlemcen and Tunisia expires. September 5, 1529 - Genoa declared war upon Savoy. France honored her alliance with Savoy. September 9, 1529 - Pernambuc expands. September 14, 1529 - We have discovered the Magallanes! This mountainous regios is the southern tip of South America! The natives attack Anaba and his forces defeat them before I could order them away. Another poor province though. I order Anaba northward along the western coast. October 1, 1529 - Our stability is maximized again. December 15, 1529 - We have discovered Aisen. Again the natives attack. Again I order Anaba forward due to the poor province. December 25, 1529 - Natives in Aisen are crushed and Anaba continues northward. January 19, 1530 - Tunisia and Tlemcen enter into an alliance. February 24, 1530 - We discover the woods of Talca, which could be a decent area to set up shop. The natives again assault us upon arrival. I order Anaba to retreat so that we can regroup and assess the situation. March 23, 1530 - Anaba has arrived back in Aisen and our reports confirm that the natives in Talca are extremely hostile. All I want to do is pass through thier lands, but they estimate a 90% chance of attack. I tell Anaba to press on. April 12, 1530 - We arrive back in Talca and, as expected, the natives attack us in force. April 20, 1530 - Any native threat has been destroyed and Anaba's trek continues. June 20, 1530 - Anaba arrives in Valparaiso. Another fishing area, seems poor. And angry natives. July 1, 1530 - Our naval tech increases. We also defeat the natives here but many survive and the area still has them. Anaba is ordered northward. July 2, 1530 - Pernambuc expands. The natives join us and it is now a full province: Pernambuc: This coastal port north of Diamentina is located on the eastern coast of South America. The 2111 people here harvest tobacco and send it back to the mainland through Tago, creating 14 ducats there in trade. 8 ducats in taxes and production is sent to our coffers. The people here are Arabic and Sunni. I order a Tax Collector's building constructed here. August 12, 1530 - Anaba has his men discover Coquimbo, a Incan settlement. We can go no further north. Anaba will stay here in Valparaiso for a while. Sweden has selected Convert to Protestantism in The Parliament of Vasteras. Sweden is now Protestant. They are the second country to switch to Protestant (Prussia being first). |
I'm going to try to pick up the pace on this dynasty a bit. Starting now.
-Anxiety |
The Iberian Religious Wars - Aragon Lays the First Brick
January 27, 1531 - Aragon chose "We Shall Incite Rebellion in Our Ancient Home" in Aragon Foments Rebellion in their Ancestral Home. February 22, 1531 - We have the following event: Aragon Foments Rebellion in their Ancient Home: "After Aragon ceded control of the province of Aragon to Granada in war, there would still be the strongest pro-Aragon ties in the region. Aragon would not long be able to stand Islamic control over its ancestral home. Many of the advisors and nobles in the Aragon court would demand action taken. Supplies and weapons could be shipped to the people in the province of Aragon and revolt incited against Granada. The court has agreed with these voices, sending support to locals in the province of Aragon. Our relations have decreased." As such, we have the following effects: Revolt in Aragon Revoltrisk in Aragon +10% monthly Gain a casus belli against Aragon for 10 years. The casus belli is nice because we took Murcia and thus our permanent casus belli against Aragon. Still, our province undergoes major changes as a result. The revoltrisk in Aragon is now at 12%. Monthly. |
Five Years of Blood in Aragon's Home
February 24, 1531 - The peasants in Aragon are revolting! Our army there immediately is attacked. I order our military maintenance up to 100% and infantry to be built in Leon. March 25, 1531 - We defeat the rebels in Aragon after a tug and take battle. June 26, 1531 - We enter into a Trade Agreement with Mantua, Ragusa, and Cologne. Oldenburg declines our proposal. December 1, 1531 - Tripoli comes to peace terms with The Knights of Rhodes and Georgia. I have some colonists. Where to send them? Here are the legit places among those of which I have knowledge: Ciskei - A Sugar province on South Africa originally started but then set aside in favor of South American expansion. Acadie - If I want to do something bizarre, Acadie is available for settlement. Acadie is really easy to settle, has a lot of natives, and has a medium value product in salt. It is in the North Atlantic, on the North American continent. Nice place, but not close to anywhere. It was in our initial Portugese maps. Curacao - Sugar island in the Carribean where we already have a Trading Post. 500 natives. The chances of settling here are at 40%. Surinam - Although lacking natives, Surinam would give us a another province in South America. Sugar is its largest product anbd the gold province of Guyana is next door. Only a 1 in 3 chance of settlement taking, however. Recife - North of Parnambuc and the eastern most spot in South America. A nice sugar province with a 27% chance of our initial colonists taking. Iguato - Another tobacco province. 35% chance of colonists setting up shop and nice friendly natives. Salvador - Coastal coffee provice south of Diamentina. 40% chance of colonists finding a suitable location, friendly natives. I choose Salvador. It's close by our other areas, good exports, easier to settle than most, and friendly natives. That's a good recipe for colonization in my opinion. February 15, 1532 - Anaba has died. I create a national holiday in his honor. Anaba explored so much. The Amazones, coastal South America from Caribe west of Trinidad and Tobogo all the way to the tip of the contionent to the Magellanes, then up the west coast to the Incan civilization. All told, he discovered 45 provinces, some of them inhabited. Five of them were Spanish, two Incan. Therefore, 38 unsettled areas were explored and charted. Anaba is a true hero. October 16, 1532 - We successfully establish a colony in Salvador! I star sending in more colonists. November 1, 1532 - Rebels have captured Aragon! Our army fights them off. November 12, 1532 - We defeat the rebel army and lay siege to Aragon. November 16, 1532 - Spain chose "Declare Pizarro Governor and Captain General of Peru" in Pizarro Claims Peru For Spain. The Incas selected Accept the Invitation in Date with Destiny. The Inca Empire went with Throw it Down in Friar Valverde Preaches Christianity. December 11, 1532 - The Incas have the Death of Atahuallpa. March 15, 1533 - Aragon and France come to peace. March 21, 1533 - The Inca Empire has The Value of Gold. April 12, 1533 - Our attempts to expand the colony in Salvador fail despite almost 80% odds of them taking. More are sent. Deptember 5, 1533 - We recapture the city of Saragosa, the provincial capital of Aragon. October 1, 1533 - Aragon is rebelling. Our army fights it out. October 14, 1533 - Rebels in Aragon have been wiped out. Salvador expansion again fails. I send out one more ship of colonists. January 5, 1534 - Spain has selected "Tunis is Ours!" in Tunis and Carlos I. Tunisia becomes the vassals of Spain. With the North African Islamic nations in such straits. I offer an alliance to Tlemcen again. They agree to join us. January 14, 1534 - England has chosen "Take Command of the Church of England" in The Act of Supremacy. England is now Protestant and leaves all current alliances. March 18, 1534 - France selected to Treat Reformers Lightly in the Affair of the Placards. April 10, 1534 - Again colonization efforts in Salvador have failed. What bad luck! I send colonists to Ciskei instead. January 13, 1535 - Ciskei expands. January 19, 1535 - Pizarro founds Lima. February 14, 1535 - Genoa chose to Fight This Pirate Menace in The Barbary Pirates. March 12, 1535 - A Monopoly Comapny is Formed and we get 100 ducats!!! October 1, 1535 - The peasants in Aragon are revolting. October 7, 1535 - We defeat the rebels. December 1, 1535 - The peasants in Aragon are revolting. Again. December 11, 1535 - We defeat the rebels in Aragon. |
Does the 12% revolt risk ever go down again? It's going to cost you a ton to deal with these heathens, errr, I mean Christians!
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It will only go down through another event or changing hands. Don't worry, another event is right around the bend.....
-Anxiety |
Are these events in EEP or did you script them yourself?
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I would like to think that I asked that question only because I vaguely remembered reading that earlier in the thread...
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