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, High 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]

id

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:

is not Algiers, Morocco, Tunis or Tlemcen.
was never an end-game tag.
has one of the following primary cultures:
- Algerian
- Berber and its capital is in the areas Algiers, High Plains, Ouled Nail, Kabylia or North Sahara.
is not a colonial nation.
has not yet enacted this decision.

If the country is AI-controlled, then:

it is not a former colonial nation.
it has at least 5 cities.

Allow

Algiers does not exist.
The country:

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

Effects

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.

The country:

changes to Algiers.
changes primary culture to Algerian.
gains permanent claims on all provinces of the areas Algiers, High Plains, Ouled Nail, Kabylia, and North Sahara that are not owned by Algiers.
gains 25 prestige.

If Algiers:

is a member of the Holy Roman Empire but not the emperor or an elector
- then all its provinces are removed from the HRE.
is a duchy
- then it becomes a kingdom.
has a tribal government
- then it becomes a monarchy.
does not have custom ideas
- then it gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.

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.

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, which in the base game belongs to the Maghrebi culture group ( Morocco, Tlemcen, Tunis and the formable nations of Algiers and Tripoli), Habsan and The Knights to raid the coasts of other nations of a different religion for loot (ducats) and sailors. This idea is also available to Custom Nations.

The Golden Century DLC introduces Pirate Republics (specifically; New Providence, Tortuga, Port Royal, So, Palembang (through an event) and Custom Nations with the Pirate Republic government), which also have the ability to raid coasts and are capable of raiding the 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.