Afghanistan

Primary culture

Afghan (Iranian)

Capital province

Kabul (447)

Government

Iqta

State religion

Sunni

Technology group

Muslim

Afghan ideas

Traditions:

+10% Domestic trade power

+0.5 Yearly army tradition

Pashtunwali

−10% Cost of reducing war exhaustion

Shadows of the Hindu Kush

+25% Fort defense

Tureh

+20% National manpower modifier

Afghan Diaspora

+1 Diplomatic reputation

Durrani Imperialism

+15% Cavalry combat ability

Institutionalised Loya Jirga

+1 Yearly legitimacy

Graveyard of Empires

+1 Attrition for enemies

Ambition:

−33% General cost

Afghanistan is an Afghan country in Central Asia. As of update 1.23 in 1444 Afghanistan begins as a vassal of the Timurids with a high liberty desire. Prior to update 1.23 Afghanistan only appeared in later start dates though early on could be created by rebels. Starting in 1444 Afghanistan has six cores on the Afghan cultured provinces in the Timurids and a single Afghan core in Sistan. Afghanistan borders the Timurids to the north, Sistan to the west, Multan, Kashmir, and Ladakh to the east, and Baluchistan to the south.

Decisions[edit]

Afghanistan can form Mughals.

id

Form Mughal Empire

$MONARCH$ has begun to lay the foundation of his new empire. Although inferior in numbers, his well-disciplined troops have managed to achieve several decisive victories against the Sultans of India. The battle of $CAPITAL$ became the first great victory in a series of territorial expansions and, with time, the empire of the Mughals could stretch over the larger part of the Indian plateau.

Potential requirements

The country:

is not Persia, Mughals, Ottomans, or Holy Roman Empire.
does not have Government reform Celestial Empire.
has not been an end game nation.
is in the Iranian culture group or is Turkmeni, Uzbek or Kyrgyz.
is not a colonial nation.
has not yet enacted this decision.
If the country is AI-controlled, then:
- it can not be a custom nation.
- Mughals must not exist
- it can not be a former colonial nation.
- it must own at least 5 cities.

Allow

Mughals does not exist
The country:

is Muslim
is not at war
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
Owns one of core provinces Doaba, Lahore (507), Central Doab (524),
Owns core province Delhi (522).

Effects

Change country to Mughals.
Move Capital to Delhi (522).
Adds 1 base tax, 1 base production, 1 base manpower to Delhi (522).
Become an empire.
Gain a permanent claim on all not owned provinces in the Indian subcontinent.
Remove all not owned cores and permanent claims in the following regions: Persia, Khorasan, Central Asia and Caucasus.
Gain 25 prestige
Change technology group to Indian.
Change unit type to Indian.
Change primary culture to Hindavi.
If not a Monarchy, change government type to Monarchy
Add Government Reform Indian Sultanate.
If Dharma is enabled, then:
- adds Government Reform Mughal Diwan,
- adds Government Reform Mansabdari System if government reform tier 3 was previously enacted,
- adds Government Reform Zabt System if government reform tier 4 was previously enacted,
- removes Government Reform States General if previously enacted,
- update Mission tree to Mughal missions.
If not using custom ideas, get the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.

Strategy[edit]

The below is one of many player suggested strategies for Afghanistan. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players.

Starting situation[edit]

Afghanistan begins making negative income each month. Some players might deal with this by demolishing the fort in Kandahar unless they want to resort to raising the tax output by depleting admin points in the poor terrain provinces. The fee for being a vassal being over one ducat per month will be substantial this early until the player achieves independence. The expenses for the Afghanistan in normal will generally be around six ducats per month.

Opening moves[edit]

As a vassal the most common pursuit an Afghan player might make would be to leave its subjugation by the Timurids. The player should be able to gain alliances with the other vassals of the Timurids, though if they wish to, this should be done as soon as possible as their overlord will quickly placate and influence its vassals. The highest developed Timurid vassal with the most troops, Transoxiana, would be the most prioritized ally by most players. However, the player should take into consideration that Transoxiania will often start a war for independence before the player does.

It is recommend however for the player to try and acquire countries to support their independence. Castille and Ming will generally support the player but will have little contribution to such a far away war. Instead closer common countries to help support Afghanistan's independence are Mamluks or possibly Ajam. The player might want to improve relations with these countries if they are not ready to support them.

Some players might want to let Transoxiana start their independence war first as the nations supporting the players independence will be called into the war. Afghanistan for its participation is likely to receive some cores from the Timurids though it may be preferable to take occupy and annex land from the Timurids in a separate peace deal thus remaining a vassal. Remaining a vassal the player will likely able to gain powerful countries to support their independence and take more land in their own personal war for independence. A weaker Timurids missing land and Transoxiana will likely have more enemies wishing to support the independence of a rebellious vassal like Afghanistan.

Players trying to avoid Transoxiana starting an independence before they do might want to start their war as soon as they have acquired their preferred allies. It would be recommend to prioritize on making the Timurids cancel vassals over giving them Afghan land to make future wars with the Timurids easier.

Mid-game[edit]

Once the player has secured independence, there are several options one can pursue. For example, one can pursue conquest into India and forming the Mughals, unlocking their powerful ideas as well as their permanent claims on the entire Indian region. Alternatively, one can pursue further conquest into the Iranian region and reform either Persia or the Timurids, depending on the player's preference, although Persia would be more recommended due to their better national ideas. After forming any of these nations, Afghanistan's future is promising and leaves it poised to dominate the Central Asian region, the Indian region, or both.