Religious fervor can sometimes overcome internal enmity you know temporarily though it may be.
The Sun Will Rise: Mary I of England has a Son
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And that is the same reason why I feel that the currently blood thirsty Ottoman princes might decide to spare each other for the time being and redirect their thirst towards the Imperials and their allies and band together towards this end ; which makes reaching Constantinople and conquering it very difficult at best.
As well as taking Constantinople involves the Navy which I don't think the Imperials and their allies can muster at this time easily unless they involve the English, Portuguese or the French (maybe, they are still allied with the Ottomans, I precisely don't know ) or any other Mediterranean power with a strong enough Navy to fight off the Ottoman one.
And yes you didn't mention about the Ottoman Navy yet and what is their view on the mess currently in their empire. The Ottoman Navy was quite a potent force given the standards of the time and because the Navy always has something to say during such messy times.
As well as taking Constantinople involves the Navy which I don't think the Imperials and their allies can muster at this time easily unless they involve the English, Portuguese or the French (maybe, they are still allied with the Ottomans, I precisely don't know ) or any other Mediterranean power with a strong enough Navy to fight off the Ottoman one.
And yes you didn't mention about the Ottoman Navy yet and what is their view on the mess currently in their empire. The Ottoman Navy was quite a potent force given the standards of the time and because the Navy always has something to say during such messy times.
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VVD0D95
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Very difficult indeed, though you've got several brilliant commanders in the European side, and the ottoman princes so far have shown nothing but an urge to kill.
VVD0D95
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1613
Crusading fever reaches an all-time high during 1613. With the Ottomans broken and defeated in most parts, the Imperial forces alongside their allies decide to move onward with their push. All of Wallachia and Moldavia fall under the control of the Imperial army, thanks to the three-way attack of the Habsburg family, Emperor Rudolf leads one host, King Carlos another and King Philip another. Not to be outdone, the King of Denmark secures Transylvania for the Emperor as well, through defeating numerous hosts and forcing various castles to surrender under the threat of a long-haul siege. The push south begins, with Emperor Rudolf taking Niche by the time the campaign season ends.
For Poland, their objective of obtaining the Crimea has been achieved, and what few rebellions there are, are put down brutally. In a treaty with the Tsar, King Simeon agrees that the Crimea is his, whilst he recognises the conquest of Georgia as strict and legal. From there, both sides plan an attack into mainland Turkey, and the heart of Orthodox Christianity Constantinople. All of this does not seem to be doing much to stop the Princes of the House of Osman, but the rest of the empire seem to slowly be getting their act together.
In China, the Lhu Emperor begins plans for a potential invasion. Of where he’s not sure, but he makes plans and more plans and more plans. Meanwhile his ministers continue to rule the country for him, racking up debt, and enduring the famine.
In India, the Emperor continues to work from his bed in the Raj Palace, issuing directives for his son in the capital, and for the wider governance of the realm. Officials come to attend him, and discuss their business, and it is as if for all the world that nothing is wrong. But slowly, the Emperor continues ailing.
Crusading fever reaches an all-time high during 1613. With the Ottomans broken and defeated in most parts, the Imperial forces alongside their allies decide to move onward with their push. All of Wallachia and Moldavia fall under the control of the Imperial army, thanks to the three-way attack of the Habsburg family, Emperor Rudolf leads one host, King Carlos another and King Philip another. Not to be outdone, the King of Denmark secures Transylvania for the Emperor as well, through defeating numerous hosts and forcing various castles to surrender under the threat of a long-haul siege. The push south begins, with Emperor Rudolf taking Niche by the time the campaign season ends.
For Poland, their objective of obtaining the Crimea has been achieved, and what few rebellions there are, are put down brutally. In a treaty with the Tsar, King Simeon agrees that the Crimea is his, whilst he recognises the conquest of Georgia as strict and legal. From there, both sides plan an attack into mainland Turkey, and the heart of Orthodox Christianity Constantinople. All of this does not seem to be doing much to stop the Princes of the House of Osman, but the rest of the empire seem to slowly be getting their act together.
In China, the Lhu Emperor begins plans for a potential invasion. Of where he’s not sure, but he makes plans and more plans and more plans. Meanwhile his ministers continue to rule the country for him, racking up debt, and enduring the famine.
In India, the Emperor continues to work from his bed in the Raj Palace, issuing directives for his son in the capital, and for the wider governance of the realm. Officials come to attend him, and discuss their business, and it is as if for all the world that nothing is wrong. But slowly, the Emperor continues ailing.
The Crimea annexation was the entirety of the Crimean Khanate right? I think Russia would be okay with this deal as they also receive the Caucuses which are much more beneficial considering the Orthodox majority and oil reserves that they will receive centuries in the future.
Also what's the status of the Serb/Bosnian front? I imagine that Rudolf would also want these lands added to his empire. It would also be important to the Pope as the region has the most Catholics with Albanians and the Croats mixed among the Bosnians and Serbs. Can we also have a world map sometime in the future? Or at least one of Europe?
Also what's the status of the Serb/Bosnian front? I imagine that Rudolf would also want these lands added to his empire. It would also be important to the Pope as the region has the most Catholics with Albanians and the Croats mixed among the Bosnians and Serbs. Can we also have a world map sometime in the future? Or at least one of Europe?
VVD0D95
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Yes, Crimea was the entirety of the Khanate.
And Serbia/Bosnia will be dealt with very soon.
So the lands that Emperor Rudolf is "liberating", is he annexing them to the Holy Roman Empire?
Wow and the the other monarchs are simply acquiescing to it? Sounds a bit off if no European state is worried about the HRE getting much too powerful for their own good.
VVD0D95
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1614
The year begins with the crusading forces facing a difficult worry. Emperor Rudolf, a man without an heir of his own body, and in bad terms with his brother Matthias, has fallen ill. Bed ridden, the man is forced to give command of the Imperial army to his brother, a man who is smart, but is not as militarily capable as his brother. Matthias also has personality clashes with his Habsburg cousins of Spain and England, but for the time being that is put aside. Having taken Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania, the crusaders begin looking southwards. Garrisons are left in place to ensure their conquests do not go to waste, and as such divisions of troops are made and dispatched. Toward the heel of Italy, English and Spanish forces march. Toward Thrace march the imperial and Danish forces. As the year draws to a close, they will have struck significant victories on their way to these territories. Their buoyant spirit is somewhat marred by the news that Emperor Rudolf passed away in his sleep on the 25th December. His body lies in state, and as per his request, his heart is embalmed and taken on the journey to where his brother camps, on the journey toward Constantinople.
Russian Forces led by Tsar Dmitri come to their first obstacle. A force of men commanded by an able Ottoman general. However, in no mood to be stopped, the Ottoman forces are crushed, and the Russian army meets with the Imperial army. However, arguments soon break out over the purpose of their journey, is it to destroy the House of Osman, or to take the last vestige of Christianity in Asian hands in Europe. As the arguments drag on, the Osman Princes get their act together and advance in an army procedure. The fight will be well and truly on. Especially as Matthias has to return to Prague to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor, leaving behind a cousin Charles, Margrave of Burgau as commander of the Imperial forces.
In India, the Emperor having fought through illness, war, and assassination attempts, finally succumbs to death on the fourth day of the new year. He was fifty-two years old. He is succeeded by his son Vijay, who is crowned in the Imperial Capital, and soon has his own son twelve year old Bharat named as Prince of Gujarat, confirming him as heir to the throne. The first issue that the new emperor has to face is that of religious disputes between his ministers and the Brahmins of the north. The dispute is based around the issue of the Emperor as a representative of the Trimurti. Some argue he is not, whilst others argue he is. Vijay, a military man is at a loss as to how to handle this issue safely, and as such puts it off for a time, before finally deciding that yes he is indeed the Trimurti personified and burning anyone who argues otherwise. This horrifies some of the Princes, and lays the ground work for the greatest challenge of his time.
The year begins with the crusading forces facing a difficult worry. Emperor Rudolf, a man without an heir of his own body, and in bad terms with his brother Matthias, has fallen ill. Bed ridden, the man is forced to give command of the Imperial army to his brother, a man who is smart, but is not as militarily capable as his brother. Matthias also has personality clashes with his Habsburg cousins of Spain and England, but for the time being that is put aside. Having taken Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania, the crusaders begin looking southwards. Garrisons are left in place to ensure their conquests do not go to waste, and as such divisions of troops are made and dispatched. Toward the heel of Italy, English and Spanish forces march. Toward Thrace march the imperial and Danish forces. As the year draws to a close, they will have struck significant victories on their way to these territories. Their buoyant spirit is somewhat marred by the news that Emperor Rudolf passed away in his sleep on the 25th December. His body lies in state, and as per his request, his heart is embalmed and taken on the journey to where his brother camps, on the journey toward Constantinople.
Russian Forces led by Tsar Dmitri come to their first obstacle. A force of men commanded by an able Ottoman general. However, in no mood to be stopped, the Ottoman forces are crushed, and the Russian army meets with the Imperial army. However, arguments soon break out over the purpose of their journey, is it to destroy the House of Osman, or to take the last vestige of Christianity in Asian hands in Europe. As the arguments drag on, the Osman Princes get their act together and advance in an army procedure. The fight will be well and truly on. Especially as Matthias has to return to Prague to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor, leaving behind a cousin Charles, Margrave of Burgau as commander of the Imperial forces.
In India, the Emperor having fought through illness, war, and assassination attempts, finally succumbs to death on the fourth day of the new year. He was fifty-two years old. He is succeeded by his son Vijay, who is crowned in the Imperial Capital, and soon has his own son twelve year old Bharat named as Prince of Gujarat, confirming him as heir to the throne. The first issue that the new emperor has to face is that of religious disputes between his ministers and the Brahmins of the north. The dispute is based around the issue of the Emperor as a representative of the Trimurti. Some argue he is not, whilst others argue he is. Vijay, a military man is at a loss as to how to handle this issue safely, and as such puts it off for a time, before finally deciding that yes he is indeed the Trimurti personified and burning anyone who argues otherwise. This horrifies some of the Princes, and lays the ground work for the greatest challenge of his time.
Well actually the Trimurti is a set of Gods, you can have him claim the mantle as the personification of Harihara.
Then you can use Dattatreya, the combined form of the Trimurti.
VVD0D95
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1615
In Prague, Matthias joins his wife in being crowned King of Bohemia and formally crowned Holy Roman Emperor, due to the crusading effort going on in the south, he is formally crowned King of Hungary as well in the same ceremony. A week of celebration follows, the end of which sees Matthias informed that he will become a father, as his wife is pregnant. Jubilant, Matthias promises to name his son Paul after the Pope. Once the celebrations are done, he and his men begin the journey back south. As they travel south they learn of victories won by Spain and England against the Turk, the cities of Parga and Pevesea have fallen to them, and plans are being made to bring the rest of the former Greek peninsula under control.
Russian and Imperial forces face off against the Princes of the House of Osman. Both sides are determined to win. The Russian and Imperial forces are determined to continue their winning streak. The battle as it happens is ferocious and quite calamitous. However, at its end there is no clear winner. Indeed, Russian troops retreat northwards, whilst the forces of the House of Osman retreat southwards. The imperial forces under the command of the Margrave of Burgau are the ones who go rushing off to harry the Turk. The Siege of Adrianople is the end result, and the siege will prove a decisive event in the war.
In the Vikram Empire, Emperor Vijay faces his first test in what will come to be known as the Brahmin war. The Princes of the Rajput clan, for so long loyal followers of the empire, refuse to pay taxes. They cite that they cannot and will not pay tax to a heretic. This thus brings about the first battles of the war. Emperor Vijay, follows a more cautious approach than his father or grandfather, buying off potential Rajput allies with coin and land, and slowly but surely marching southwards. Two battles bring a close to 1615 in the empire, the Battle of the Saag, in which the Emperor destroys the forces of the Rajputs with elephants and cavalry charges. And the second, is the battle of the Desert where cannons are used to break Rajput lines.
In Prague, Matthias joins his wife in being crowned King of Bohemia and formally crowned Holy Roman Emperor, due to the crusading effort going on in the south, he is formally crowned King of Hungary as well in the same ceremony. A week of celebration follows, the end of which sees Matthias informed that he will become a father, as his wife is pregnant. Jubilant, Matthias promises to name his son Paul after the Pope. Once the celebrations are done, he and his men begin the journey back south. As they travel south they learn of victories won by Spain and England against the Turk, the cities of Parga and Pevesea have fallen to them, and plans are being made to bring the rest of the former Greek peninsula under control.
Russian and Imperial forces face off against the Princes of the House of Osman. Both sides are determined to win. The Russian and Imperial forces are determined to continue their winning streak. The battle as it happens is ferocious and quite calamitous. However, at its end there is no clear winner. Indeed, Russian troops retreat northwards, whilst the forces of the House of Osman retreat southwards. The imperial forces under the command of the Margrave of Burgau are the ones who go rushing off to harry the Turk. The Siege of Adrianople is the end result, and the siege will prove a decisive event in the war.
In the Vikram Empire, Emperor Vijay faces his first test in what will come to be known as the Brahmin war. The Princes of the Rajput clan, for so long loyal followers of the empire, refuse to pay taxes. They cite that they cannot and will not pay tax to a heretic. This thus brings about the first battles of the war. Emperor Vijay, follows a more cautious approach than his father or grandfather, buying off potential Rajput allies with coin and land, and slowly but surely marching southwards. Two battles bring a close to 1615 in the empire, the Battle of the Saag, in which the Emperor destroys the forces of the Rajputs with elephants and cavalry charges. And the second, is the battle of the Desert where cannons are used to break Rajput lines.
maybe caste system will become more flexible? how much percentage of Empire is under Emperor's direct control?
I have a solution for the whole issue of The Holy Roman Empire gaining control of the Balkans thing. During the Crusade many Muslim and Ottoman nobles have been killed or fled from the Crusading armies. Without them there is no clear leader for the various peasants and cities, along with that are the leadership positions for the new dioceses that can now be created that the Balkans are in Catholic hands. Matthias should just offer much of his allies and German vassals for their family members to receive land and titles in the new land based of their contribution in the war. For example, the Duke of Bavaria's third son can be awarded the Duchy of Montenegro, Phillip's nephew can become Archbishop of Zagreb, the a Bohemian noble can become count of Athens, etc. This is the best solution as it doesn't put power exclusively in the Hapsburgs and sets up a reward system to the various Kingdoms for loaning manpower to the Crusades. With the new gaining of influence in the conquered territories they will be even more encouraged to join later crusades.
All hail Emperor Paul first of his name, Archduke of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, King of Croatia, King of the Serbs, Lord of Byzantium, Warden of Bulgaria, Lord Protector of the Church.
By the way is this an accurate representation of the Crusaders territory? I really need a map of the world right now. You can even ask me to make some but I admit I'm not the highest quality.
All hail Emperor Paul first of his name, Archduke of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, King of Croatia, King of the Serbs, Lord of Byzantium, Warden of Bulgaria, Lord Protector of the Church.
By the way is this an accurate representation of the Crusaders territory? I really need a map of the world right now. You can even ask me to make some but I admit I'm not the highest quality.