Tughril’s legacy

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Turn 39

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Those vassals should know better!
In Baghdad the governor Savas is condemned for embezzlement, of course he was guilty!
Hope Ogün is more loyal than Savas.

1. Ordu sieges Kapan
2. Ordu moves toward Vanand
4. Ordu moves to support either.

Gold is paid to rabble to stir unrest in Arzes in the Roman empire.

A claim is finally gained in Vanand, opening them for war next turn.

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12 of those are of course Sunni or ... Shiite and not barbarians like those 4 Catholics, sprinkled with 4 Romans.

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Danemark makes peace with Sweden, only gain is the vassal Jutland gaining a region from the Swedish vassal.
Rus loses 2 regions to rebels and Cumans.

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Turn 40

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We got lots of unknown loyalty nobles and children, somehow all our daughters hates us ...

1. Army sieges Kapan, using Art of Siege.
2. Army moving toward Vanand, which receives an dow.
4. Army passes Kapan on the way to Vanand.

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Constantinople is missing a few pop to actually support 22 structures.
Some of the minors in Iberia are well developed.
Baghdad, the jewel of the realm after we chased the Abbasids out is well developed but is missing in food production and health.
Cairo will soon be the largest city in the world.
Paris and London are unnaturally build up!!!

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Noting really happened.

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Turn 41

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Fatimids decide to improve relations, nice of them, and the bribes where nice too!

1. Ordu will storm Kapan, now the breach is wide enough.
2. & 4. Ordu invades Vanand.

A vassal army joins us, it will likely join 4. Ordu.

Some peasants and nobles are set to farm gold.

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Castile continues to gobble up minors.

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Turn 42

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Develop Baghdad, normally I develop an under developed region, but in this case both I wanted didn't have a noble, but Baghdad needs a road.

1. Ordu takes Kapan
2. Ordu gets defeated in Kars, will try to take the neighbour rebelling region next turn before joining 4. Ordu to try at Kars again.
4. Ordu takes Ani.

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Seljuqs, Almoravids, Fatimids

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Fatimids absorb vassal and declare war on BS tribes.

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Turn 43

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We spy some more on nobilities, they are all after us and want to be Caliph instead of the Caliph.

As expected Kapan rebelled, but 1. Ordu showed them the pointy end of their spears.

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Region of the 7 northern states, from left to right Castile, Danemark, England, France, Poland, Rus, Venice
The 4 giants and the 3 dwarfs.

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Almoravids makes peace with the Maghrawa.
Sicily takes a region from Spoleto.

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Turn 44

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We better try to convert Kapan before it rebels again, those -60 from forced and just conquered are bad.

A lot of regions are building, 15 zero-slot, 7 upgradable, 4 final (sheep, 2 meadow and a pottery)

2. Ordu sieges Kars
4. Ordu moves to take Lori so that Kars will be the last Vanand region.
1. Ordu keeps guard in Kapan.

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Almoravid takes Tadia from Ismaelites heretics, darn the Ismaelites also has heretics! and moves to siege Azemmur also held by heretics.
Castile takes Almeria, leaving only one region of the Almeriense Taifa. Lisbon is also sieged.
Sicily continues the assault on Spoleto by taking Benevento, leaving them with one remaining region.
Fatimids retake 2 regions and take another from BS tribes and allies.

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Turn 45

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we send a councillor to our heir-apparent.

We continue with a lot of zero-slot buildings.

4. Ordu storms Lori, while the other holds their current position.

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OMGZ France did you absorb another? Aquitaine is no more.
Castilla conquers that last region of Almeria.
Sicily takes the last region of Spolento.

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Turn 46

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Our heir is now taking the advice of the councillors to heart.
Peace with Rome ends.

4. Ordu goes back to Kars to help with the siege, hopefully we can storm it next turn.

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Danemark is trying to take over Pommeren, so Erik of Pommeren can become king.
France is trying to teach the Bretons to speak French.
Alcaraz rebels against Castile.
Fatimids seems to have gotten the upper hand against the BS tribe.
Venice continues there aggression against the northern city states.