Algiers

Primary culture

Algerian (Maghrebi)

Capital province

Algiers (338)

Government

Iqta

State religion

Sunni

Technology group

Muslim

Berber ideas

Notes:

For countries in the Maghrebi culture group.

Traditions:

−25% Naval attrition

May raid coasts

Barbary Pirates

+25% Naval force limit modifier

Desert Warfare

+1 Attrition for enemies

Trans-Saharan Trade

+10% Trade efficiency

+20% Caravan power

Corsairs

+1 Yearly navy tradition

+10% Privateer efficiency

Tuareg Cavalry

+10% Cavalry combat ability

+10% Looting speed

Dual Diplomacy

+1 Diplomatic relation

The Brothers Barbarossa

+20% Galley combat ability

Ambition:

+10% Global trade power

For the area, see Algiers (area).

Algiers is a formable country in the Maghreb by any country with Algerian culture or with Berber culture and capital in Algiers, Hautes Plains, Ouled Nail, Kabylia or the North Sahara areas. In 1444, two countries can form Algiers: it's Mzab and Touggourt. Algiers exists also if the campaign was started after 1517.

Formation[edit | edit source]

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Form Algerian Nation

The central part of the Maghreb has always been subjected to the whims of more powerful states based in the east or west. We must not allow history to repeat itself. By seizing the great port of Al-Djazair as well as some of the other important coastal cities in the region we can lay the foundation of a strong united state with a maritime focus which will allow us to surpass our historical enemies in the east and west.

Potential requirements

The country:

was never an end-game nation.
is not Algiers, Morocco, Tunis or Tlemcen.
has not yet enacted this decision.
is not a colonial nation.
one of the following must be true:
- has Algerian primary culture
- has Berber primary culture with its capital is Algiers, Hautes Plains, Ouled Nail, Kabylia or North Sahara areas.

If the country is AI-controlled then it:

is not a custom nation
is not a former colonial nation.
has at least 5 cities
Algiers does not exist.

Playing with normal or historical nations

Allow

Algiers does not exist.
The country:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war
is not a nomad nation.
owns the core provinces:
- Mitidja (338)
- Dahra (2461)
- Tlemcen (336) or Kabylia (339)

Effects

The country:

becomes Algiers.
gains 25 prestige.
becomes a monarchy if has a tribal government
adopts 'Algerian' as primary culture
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it has custom or Berber ideas
increases rank to kingdom, if it is a duchy
removes all provinces from the Holy Roman Empire, if it is a member and not an elector or the emperor.
gains a permanent claim on:
- Algiers (area)
- Hautes Plains area
- Ouled Nail area
- Kabylia (area)
- North Sahara area

If Mitidja (338) is part of the HRE, but its owner is not a member then:

the province is removed from the HRE.
the Holy Roman Emperor:
- gets the opinion modifier “Removed provinces from the Empire” towards the owner, worth −50 opinion with a yearly decay of 1.
- loses 1 imperial authority.

Mitidja (338):

becomes the new capital of the owner country.

AI will always take this decision.

AI gives "high priority" (400) to this decision

Provinces in orange must be owned and cored to form Algiers. One red province must be owned and cored. Shaded provinces are permanently claimed after formation.

Algiers can also be created as a March by the following event:

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Hayreddin Barbarossa

The notorious pirate and admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa has arrived in Algiers seeking to establish a base from which to mercilessly raid the Mediterranean sea. Nominally a subject of the Turkish Sultan, the feared captain is willing to consider entering our service if we support him in his war against the Christians.

This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions

None

Is triggered only by

completing the ‘Sponsor Piracy’ mission.

Option conditions

Enabled if: Algiers does not exist.

Let him rule over Algiers.

Tunis:

cedes Mitidja (338) to Algiers.

Algiers:

becomes a republic with the Pirate Republic government reform.
gains government reform progress spent on current reforms by Tunis.
gets a new ruler named ‘Hayreddin Barbarossa’ with 95 legitimacy and at least the skills 3/ 4/ 5.
becomes a March of Tunis.

Always enabled:

Appoint him as our Grand Admiral.

Tunis gets an admiral named ‘Hayreddin Barbarossa’ with:

4 shock
4 fire
4 maneuver
2 siege

Raid coasts[edit | edit source]

Costal Raiding is a naval ability added in the Mare Nostrum expansion which allows fleets belonging to nations with the Raid Coasts idea to raid the coasts of other nations of a different religion for loot (ducats) and sailors. The Golden Century DLC introduces Pirate Republics and Custom Nations with the Pirate Republic government. This idea is also available to Custom Nations. Pirate Republics, Normandy and Somalia may raid also coasts of countries with the same religion.

Historically, this ability reflects the raids carried out by Barbary pirates which were active in the Mediterranean Sea during the mid-16th to early 19th centuries while in the case of the three Pirate Republics, it simulates the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean Sea from the mid-16th to the early 18th century. So is a special case, as it represents a resurgence of the Japanese Wokou Pirates that raided the coasts of East Asia intermittently from the 4th century to the 17th century.

Raiding can provide a significant early-game boost to the income and sailor pools of nations that can do it and can also serve as a way to damage the economy of other nations. An example of this is So, which can employ Coastal Raiding against Ming to pile up devastation and cause Ming to potentially lose the Mandate of Heaven and collapse.