Chagatai

Primary culture

Kyrgyz (Altaic)

Capital province

Urumqi (715)

Government

Steppe Nomads

State religion

Sunni

Technology group

Nomadic

Chagatai ideas

Traditions:

+20% Cavalry combat ability

−20% Harsh treatment cost

The Mountain Khanate

+0.5 Attrition for enemies

−10% Land attrition

Ceaseless Border Wars

+5% Morale of armies

+15% Manpower recovery speed

Sons of Chagatai Khan

−15% Diplomatic annexation cost

Chagatai Literature

+1 Yearly prestige

Tradition of Conquest

−25% Core-creation cost

Scheming Nobility

+1 Diplomat

Glory of Conquest

+25% National manpower modifier

Ambition:

−5% Land maintenance modifier

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The

Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan is gone, its successor states reduced to infighting on the fringes of civilization. The once mighty

Yuan dynasty, the domain of Kublai Khan, has been entirely driven out of China and retreated back to the steppe in shame. Though

Mongolia still claims the Yuan Emperorship, the

Mandate of Heaven has shifted to the

Ming, who seized power in the midst of a mass uprising against Mongol rule.

Today the Mongol Khan cannot even claim to rule the steppe, or even to rule independently. Most of Mongolia has fallen under the sway of a new Mongol power: the Oirat Confederation led by Esen Taishi. Esen has great ambitions; refusing to pay tribute to the Ming, he is willing to fight their vast armies in a bid for dominance. If Esen were not such a brilliant military commander the Western Mongols would be unlikely to accept such brash posturing.

Khan Unebolad of the Korchin Mongols has carved out a respectable domain in Eastern Mongolia. He too has grand ambitions to reunite the Mongols, though his armies and abilities are more of a match for the divided Jurchens to the east than the consolidated forces of the Oirats.

The Chagatai Khanate is the most stable of the Mongol successor states, though this does not hold it to a high standard. The Chagatayids retain control over the land north of the Tian Shan mountains, as well as over the Yarkand Emirate of the Tarim Basin.

Many among the Mongols have adopted the Vajrayana faith, the Tibetan sect of Buddhism. For the last several centuries this faith has coexisted peacefully with traditional Mongol belief inTengri, and the faith was even favored for a time under the Yuan. The Mongols must consider carefully their relations with Tibet and decide on how to deal with the matter of religion.

Every Khan dreams of bringing unity to the Mongols and restoring Genghis Khan’s great Mongol Empire. Thus far all who have tried have had only short-lived success. But there is still time for a new Khan to rise to the challenge...?

Chagatai is a Steppe Horde in the Tartary region of East Asia. They practice the Sunni faith, following the Hanafi school.

Chagatai starts as the overlord of Yarkand in the south. In the west, they are neighbors with Transoxiana, a vassal of the Timurids. To the north, they share a border with the Uzbeks and Oirats, and at the east, they border Kara Del and Sarig Yogir, both tributaries to the Ming empire.

Decisions[edit]

Reform Great Yuan

The heirs of Kublai Khan once ruled over all Chinese and Mongol lands. Let us rise to reclaim the legacy of the old Yuan and crush the weaker lineages that have attempted to claim the Empire that is our birthright!


Potential requirements Yuan does not exist. The country: is in the Altaic culture group. was never an end-game tag. is not Manchu. 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. it can not be a former colonial nation. it must own at least 8 cities.	Allow The country: is not at war. is not a subject nation other than a tributary state. has a stability of at least 2. owns its core provinces Xilin Gol (723), Beijing (1816), Qaraqorum (2190), and Xuanhua (2136). owns or has a non-tributary subject own all provinces of Mongol, Chahar, Khalkha, or Oirat culture. If Mandate of Heaven DLC is active and there is an Emperor of China: then the country must be Emperor of China. else the country must be an empire.

Effects If Beijing (1816): is a part of the Holy Roman Empire but the country is not a member of the HRE then Beijing (1816) leaves the HRE. the emperor of the HRE: loses 1 imperial authority. gets the opinion modifier “Removed provinces from the Empire” towards the country, worth −50 opinion with a yearly decay of 1. Beijing (1816): becomes the capital of the country. gains 1 base tax, 1 production, and 1 manpower. is renamed to Khanbaliq. has its capital renamed to Khanbaliq. The country: becomes Yuan. gets a permanent claim on every province of China, Manchuria, Mongolia, and Tibet that it does not own. gains 20 prestige. If Yuan: 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 not using custom ideas then it gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’. Xilin Gol (723): is renamed to Xanadu. has its capital renamed to Xanadu. Xuanhua (2136): is renamed to Zhongdu. has its capital renamed to Zhongdu.

Own core (red), own or non-tributary subject own (blue), permanent claims after formation (yellow)

Re-form the Ilkhanate

The Ilkhanate, successors to the Mongol Empire in Persia, once ruled over a great empire. It is time to restore this legacy and rule Persia as a new dynasty of Ilkhans.


Potential requirements The country: was never an end-game tag. is not Timurids or Persia. is not ruled by the ‘Timurid’ dynasty. is in the Altaic or Tatar culture group. has its capital in Persia (region). has not yet enacted this decision. has enacted Steppe Nomads. If the country is AI-controlled, then it can not be a custom nation.	Allow Ilkhanate does not exist. The country: is not a subject nation other than a tributary state. is not at war. owns all provinces of Persia (region).

Effects The country: becomes Ilkhanate. gains 25 prestige. gets the modifier “Increased Centralization” for 20 years with the following effects: −0.05 monthly autonomy change, +1 national unrest. If Ilkhanate does not have custom ideas: then it gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.