Bahmani events

Flavor Events for the Bahmanis Sultanate

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Bidar, a true capital for the Bahmanis

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Tired of the constant intrigues and the poisonous atmosphere in Gulbarga one of the first decisions undertaken by Ala ud-Din Ahmad Shah II in his youth was to move the capital of the Bahmani kingdom to Bidar. On the site of an old fort squarely in the middle of the Deccan plateau an entirely new capital has been built, a magnificent city comparable to the great cities of Persia and Transoxiana. With its 37 bastions and 7 gates Bidar is also an impressive fort and the foremost defense of our dynasty.

Built to impress the royal court itself, it is no less awe-inspiring and the audience hall with the Turquoise throne of our dynasty is perhaps the most renowned symbol of our family.

None of this comes cheap of course. Our vizier contacted us today with a list of things in need of urgent attention and another list of areas which we would be wise to continue to develop.

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Trigger conditions Is Bahmanis Religion is in Muslim group Has ruler "Ala ud-Din Ahmad Shah II" Treasury contains at least 0.25 years worth of income	Mean time to happen 18 months
Bidar must remain a capital worthy of our dynasty. Lose 50 administrative power Lose ducats equal to 0.2 years of income +0.5 Yearly prestige Capital +25% local defensiveness Let us not go overboard with this. Lose 5 prestige

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Attracting the right people

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The Bahmani Sultanate is in many ways a colonial state. The Deccan had only been under Muslim control for 20 years when our ancestors threw off the imperialist yoke of Delhi. The vast majority of our subjects are Hindu Marathas, Kannadigas and Telugus.

With northern India closed to us by the Delhi Sultans for so long we have had to rely on oversea immigration directly from Persia and the Arab world to fill the needs of our state.

Our dynasty has therefore always spent much energy trying to attract able and learned men to what has become a rather cosmopolitan kingdom. Since we lost control of the western coast, however, it seems this stream of able people has been transformed into a trickle. If we want to avert a serious crisis we must double our efforts to lure all men of quality here despite the risks.

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Trigger conditions Is Bahmanis Religion is in Muslim group Year is not 1460 or later Has no ports Treasury contains at least 0.1 years worth of income	Mean time to happen 48 months
Let us double our efforts. Lose ducats equal to 0.05 years of income Gain 10 prestige For 10 years: -10% Advisor cost +1 Advisors Set country flag bah_pr_campaign Let us make more use of the local expertise. Lose 1 stability Move 10 towards mysticism

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Mahmud Gawan

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Today a Persian merchant named Mahmud Gawan arrived in capital seeking an audience. Given the chance to introduce himself he explains that he is exactly the kind of person our kingdom needs. Apart from his personal qualities as a trader and administrator he says that he has a network of contacts all over the Muslim world from which we might benefit.

Mahmud Gawan promises that if we give him the means to do it he will make our economy flourish and our kingdom so famous that everyone will flock to our shores to serve us.

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Trigger conditions Is Bahmanis Religion is in Muslim group Year is between 1450 and 1480 Without Dharma at least one of: Prestige is at least +80 Country flag bah_pr_campaign is set With Dharma: Country flag mahmud_gawan_flag is set	Mean time to happen 90 months
This is truly the Prince of Merchants! Gain 25 administrative power Gain 25 diplomatic power If this country is the Emperor of China, then it gains 5 meritocracy. Advance Government reforms by small amount Gain skill 3 Trader Mahmud Gawan (50% cheaper to employ)

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Loyal Habshis

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Slaves is one of the oldest commodities of the Indian Ocean trade network. Ethiopian youths are being captured, converted to Islam and trained to become elite soldiers, administrators and sailors before being sold to rulers in India and Persia.

As our kingdom has a distinct shortage of men that are both able and loyal these 'Habshis' might prove a valuable asset to our dynasty. Let us use these slaves to man our forts, our desks and our ships rather than trust the bickering Gharbian and Deccani factions at court.

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Trigger conditions Is Bahmanis Religion is in Muslim group Country flag bah_deccanis_gharbians_conflict is set	Mean time to happen 90 months
Start large scale importation of Habshis. 5% Fort Defense Let us try to find another way. No effect

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Deccanis and Gharbians

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Our policy of constant outside recruitment has had its drawbacks. Known as 'Deccanis', second and third generation Bahmani nobles together with the remaining part of the old Hindu nobility are increasingly becoming a strong faction at court advocating the indigenization of our Sultanate. Against them stand the new immigrants from the west, the 'Gharbians', who have come to seek a fortune in the rich lands of India.

The court is by now quite polarized between the two and lately they even have to be kept separated in our audience chamber and at royal ceremonies.

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Trigger conditions Is Bahmanis Religion is in Muslim group Year is between 1460 and 1500 Country flag bah_pr_campaign is set	Mean time to happen 100 months
Attempt to play them off against each other. Set country flag bah_deccanis_gharbians_conflict 1 Global unrest Favor the Gharbians. Set country flag bah_deccanis_gharbians_conflict Lose 1 stability 5% Land morale 10% Stability cost modifier Favor the Deccanis. Set country flag bah_deccanis_gharbians_conflict Lose 1 stability 1 Global unrest 10% Stability cost modifier

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Bidriware

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A new kind of metal handicraft has developed in the shops of Bidar. This new style has spread quickly among the Persian artisans in the city and has become a famous export of our capital.

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Trigger conditions Is Bahmanis Religion is in Muslim group Capital is Bidar (1948) Country flag bah_pr_campaign is set	Mean time to happen 180 months
Great! Capital gains 2 base production permanently Capital gains 0.35 Local tax modifier for 10 years 0.5 Yearly prestige for 10 years

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Large diamond found

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A very special delivery arrived today from the diamond mines of Kollur. The diamond is the biggest anyone at the diamond markets of Golconda have ever seen and it was thought only proper that it be presented to the ruler directly.

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Trigger conditions Is Bahmanis Religion is in Muslim group Owns province Golconda (542)	Mean time to happen 468 months
I shall treasure it always. Gain 30 prestige Sell it. Gain ducats equal to 0.25 years of income

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Afanasy Nikitin

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A traveler from a faraway country arrived at our court today. Impressed by our hospitality and the splendor of capital he offers stories of those of our neighbors that he has visited. He also tells tales of the far away country from which he started his journey, of a city named 'Tver' and a land of long and cold winters.

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Trigger conditions Is Bahmanis Year is between 1460 and 1472	Mean time to happen 30 months
Interesting Gain 25 diplomatic power

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The Fall of Vijayanagar

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This event has multiple descriptions available. The below is used if:

If Vijayanagar exists:

The fall of the City of Victory - Vijayanagar - at the end of a decisive confrontation in which the Bahmani sultans prevailed, have sent a shockwave through the Deccan.

Plundering the city is said to have taken several days and while it remains one of the larger settlements in the region it seems unlikely that it will ever again be the metropolis it once was.\nWhile the Vijayanagari state still remains in power over parts of its old domain, many of its subordinate captains and vassals are now looking elsewhere for protection, for a more worthy cause to serve.\nThis seems to be the end of the empire the Sangamas once founded.

If Vijayanagar does not exist:

The fall of the City of Victory - Vijayanagar - at the end of a decisive confrontation with the Bahmanis, sultans have sent a shockwave through the Deccan.

Plundering the city is said to have taken several days and while it remains one of the larger settlements in the region it seems unlikely that it will ever again be the metropolis it once was.

 

Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by completing the mission 'City of Victory'.
To the victor goes the spoils. Province Vijayanagar (541): loses 2 base tax loses 2 base production loses 2 base manpower changes its name to Bellary The capital: gains 2 base tax gains 2 base production gains 2 base manpower If Vijayanagar exists: trigger country event "Fall of Vijayanagar"

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Fall of Vijayanagar

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By losing our ancestral capital, the City of Victory itself, we have proven to all our subjects that we are not fit to rule these lands. Trust could perhaps be rebuilt in time but for now a grave sense of insubordination has begun to spread within our realm.

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by the event 'The Fall of Vijayanagar'
We will rise again! Vijayanagar Loses 1 stability Gains +5% liberty desire in subjects for 10 years If Vijayanagar has the Brahmins estate: Brahmins gain "Fall of Vijayanagar" (10 loyalty) for 30 years

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The Fall of Delhi

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While Delhi is in many ways the undisputed capital of northern India it has also known many conquerors. The Bahmani Sultans, once the subjects of an empire based in this very city, has now added themselves to the list of conquerors. As the city burns, Bahmani soldiers collect their spoils. Treasuries are emptied and monuments torn down, to be transported and re-enacted in their capital

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Trigger conditions None	Is triggered only by completing the mission 'Crush Delhi'.
The South is Rising. Gain 20 prestige