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Base estate:
The status of the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ does not rest on the same old traditions as that of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ or the $ESTATE_CHURCH$. Instead they have had to make their own fortunes by working diligently and then risking the profit to again expand their businesses. As a rule, however, this has gone very well for them lately. While not as prestigious business is in many ways the backbone of our economy and through their control of the coins the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ have managed to increase their power over our country.
The $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ are concerned with the great influence of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ in our state. They claim that many lower members of the nobility are disregarding the peace and law of the land, using their position of power and the lands they hold to take up unreasonable tolls and taxes for traders passing by. Some are even said to attack and waylay merchants, robbing or extorting them of their money.
Representatives of the [Root.GetAdjective] $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ now claim that the economic development of our country is held back by these excesses. The $ESTATE_NOBLES$ on the other hand argue that they are simply charging reasonably for the use of their roads property. Some are willing to give the state a part of the share they take.
Without the old privileges and pedigrees of other factions the status and influence of the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ is rarely quite as secure as that of those born into power. Lately a combination of financial misfortune and misdirected political ambitions have resulted in a loss of power and influence for the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ of [Root.GetName].
The $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ of an increasingly important trading city have approached the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] today asking to be granted privileges to be able to make the region thrive without the hindrance of many of our normal taxes. Should we provide them with these means to grow they assure us that the economy of the area would quickly improve, resulting in more wealth for the state.
Grain prices are notoriously unstable, anything from the weather where it is grown to incidents hurting its distribution can suddenly cause the price to rise significantly. As a result of one such sudden change there is currently an acute shortage of grain in many of our larger cities. Desperate to feed themselves the common people are directing their anger at the merchants who they feel are making good use of this situation to overcharge for their wares. The merchants themselves on the other hand claim that this is a natural result of the shortage and that there simply isn't enough bread to go around.
The $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ are not the sole authority within their cities, the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ also have a strong presence in most big cities going back to their initial founding. Conflicts sometimes arise when the councils of the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ implement rules that the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ disapprove of.
Such conflicts have become more and more commonplace and members of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ are openly acting in defiance of the various rules the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ have agreed upon in their cities. Delegates from various $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ dominated cities are now urging us to clarify the situation.
The $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ feel that they are unduly taxed and regulated when taking in mind the great importance of their work for our country. Tolls, taxes and various tariffs are holding them back from being able to accomplish even greater things and they will not hesitate to use all of their influence to abolish them.
The interests of prominent merchant households are being hurt by our repressive trade policies towards other countries. The $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ support these families and have now petitioned us to compensate them by at least opening up some other restrictions on trade to compensate for their loss of income.
Economic development is not always without conflict. It seems rich Merchants in some of our $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ dominated cities have been attempting to bypass various guild privileges by outsourcing work to the homes of families living outside the city. The fact that this 'Putting-out System' has been a very profitable strategy only further enflame the Artisans in the city who feel their ancient rights have been trampled and that the carefully managed prices of their products will suffer. The [Root.GetAdjective] artisans now turn to the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] to defend their privileges as the city councils has been unable to root out competition not based in the cities.
The growing power of the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ has led to individuals from within their ranks to seek their fortunes in areas traditionally dominated by other groups. The sons of mid to low prominence families of the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ now have the education and the ambition to match the more privileged classes and as a result an increasing number of them are now being employed as administrators, lawyers, officers as well as in other positions traditionally dominated by another estate. The $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ still feel they are being unduly held back by the archaic rights and privileges of another era but their adversaries are growing very weary of the current 'unnatural' social mobility.
Unless we do something we risk losing the support of the privileged classes but if we withdraw our support of the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ at this point this will likely have grave effects on our relations with them.
Our policy of cooperation with the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ has come to bear fruit in the form of economic development in many fields. The cities of the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ are prospering and our influence in international trade is growing rapidly.
Trade over large distances can be risky, if profitable. The weather, brigands and pirates remain a threat on land as well as on water. Normally the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ can cope with a certain amount of mishaps and have their own ways to protect themselves and insure their cargo. Lately, however, things have been going badly for a large number of Merchant families and some are at risk of bankruptcy. It may be prudent to offer some financial compensation to get them back on their feet.
While only a small portion of our population live in the cities the growing prosperity of the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ is attracting an increasing number of people from the countryside. Some cities are growing so quickly that existing problems in terms of sanitation and overcrowding have gone from troubling to catastrophic according to the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$. The poor have taken up residence outside the city walls where filthy suburbs have sprung up and disease thrives.
The $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ find the situation intolerable and are now requesting that the state step in to provide help both in terms of resources and enforcement of rules outside of the walls. Only this way can this increasing urbanization actually lead to something good.
As the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ grow in power their calls for fewer trade regulations and taxes become more and more frequent. Many feel our country has an old-fashioned and repressive trade policy and that we would benefit from reducing the amount of taxes and tolls that hinder commerce.
The continuously deteriorating relationship between the state and the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ has reached the point where there is little trust at all for the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] in our major cities. Every state initiative is suspected at being aimed to contain the power of the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ and tax evasion has become widespread.
It has now come to the point that a number of guilds have begun a general strike, demanding greater autonomy and freedom from the overbearing state.
Appalled at the loss of their privileges the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ of the [Root.GetName] province have taken up arms against us!
Base estate:
The $ESTATE_CHURCH$ has long been one of the foremost pillars of the [Root.GetAdjective] realm, providing not only spiritual guidance but also administrators, judges and diplomats for the benefit of our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. In return for these great services no ecclesiastical manor, monastery or other estate pay any taxes to the state and the temporal authorities do not meddle in the internal affairs of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$.
Times grow dire, however, and the state has to cover an increasing number of expenses. Suggestions that perhaps the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ might make a voluntary contribution have not been favorably received.
The $ESTATE_CHURCH$ has long been one of the foremost pillars of the [Root.GetAdjective] realm, providing not only spiritual guidance but also administrators, judges and diplomats for the benefit of our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. In return for these great services many donations have been made over the years, both by the state and by others, in the form of villages to support the Brahman communities. These Brahmadeyas have over the centuries made our $ESTATE_CHURCH$ quite rich.
Times grow dire however and the state has to cover an increasing number of expenses. Suggestions that perhaps the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ might make a voluntary contribution have not been favorably received.
The $ESTATE_CHURCH$ has long been one of the foremost pillars of the [Root.GetAdjective] realm, providing not only spiritual guidance but also administrators, judges and diplomats for the benefit of our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. In return for these great services many donations have been made over the years, both by the state and by others, to the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ and the gods they serve. These gifts have over the centuries made the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ quite rich and influential.
Times grow dire however and the state has to cover an increasing number of expenses. Suggestions that perhaps the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ might make a voluntary contribution have not been favorably received.
The $ESTATE_CHURCH$ have always been the foremost pillars of the [Root.GetAdjective] realm, providing not only spiritual guidance but also administrators, judges and diplomats for the benefit of our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. In return for these great services many lands have been set aside as religious properties, exempt from most of our taxes. This way the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ and the many fine projects they support can be provided for.
Times grow dire however and the state has to cover an increasing number of expenses. Suggestions that perhaps the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ might make a voluntary contribution have not been favorably received.
The $ESTATE_CHURCH$ has long been one of the foremost pillars of the [Root.GetAdjective] realm, providing not only spiritual guidance but also administrators, judges and diplomats for the benefit of our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. In return for these great services many donations have been made over the years, both by the state and by others, to the $ESTATE_CHURCH$. These gifts have over the centuries made the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ quite rich and influential.
Times grow dire however and the state has to cover an increasing number of expenses. Suggestions that perhaps the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ might make a voluntary contribution have not been favorably received.
The $ESTATE_CHURCH$ have long been one of the foremost pillars of the [Root.GetAdjective] realm, providing not only spiritual guidance but also administrators, law scholars and diplomats for the benefit of our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. In return for these great services many donations have been made over the years, both by the state and by others, to the great $ESTATE_CHURCH$ and their extensive land properties. These gifts have over the centuries made the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ quite rich and influential.
Times grow dire however and the state has to cover an increasing number of expenses. Suggestions that perhaps the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ might make a voluntary contribution have not been favorably received.
The power of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ has never relied on the state itself. Rather it is in many ways the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ who through their ties to the spiritual realm lend their legitimacy to the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. A combination of deft political maneuvering, perceived bad omens and generous donations from our subjects have lately cemented the power of this estate.
More than any other Estate the influence of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ is dependent on their standing with the common man. It has been hard to put the finger at exactly why but over the recent years the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ has come to be seen less as the spiritual guardians of our country and more as rich and corrupted intrigue-makers. Combined with some unfortunate investments in the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ properties themselves and poor political maneuvering the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ have been losing both power and influence.
The $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ of several prominent cities are accusing the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ of being greedy and indolent. The pious commoners are now withholding the tithe in a protest against a particularly bad example of misuse of the authority of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$. Pious $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ are now objecting to paying tithes to the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ as they consider the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ unfit to receive them.
The $ESTATE_CHURCH$ are furious and demand that we fine the obstinate $ESTATE_BURGHERS$.
Relations between the state and the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ has now sunk low enough that it is entirely characterized by distrust and even open defiance. The Holy Places of our nation are centers of resistance to the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] and most of the faithful in our lands are doubting the legitimacy of our rule.
With things as they are it comes as no surprise that all it took for the situation to ignite was one small misstep by our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] during a religious ceremony last week. The peasants are now rising all over our country with the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ inciting them and directing their anger towards us.
While none would openly defy the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ there are few states where they are as influential as in [Root.GetName]. There isn't a single institution in our country that isn't entirely under the influence of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ and the power of our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] depends on them now more than ever.
It is perhaps only natural that the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ now also wishes to take a more active role in the practical ruling of our country. Lately a number of suggestions have been made by their representatives to further harmonize our laws and traditions with those of the spiritual realm. The ambition is to cleanse our court culture from any unorthodoxy and to ensure that the country is governed according to religiously sound rules and ideals.
While many rulers can rely on the support of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ few have as strong supporters as we do. A long tradition of close cooperation and loyalty between us and $ESTATE_CHURCH$ has resulted in a situation where the Church thinks of itself as a part of the state administration rather than an independent actor. Throughout our state the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ are spreading the word of the excellence and spiritual strength of our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle].
Many land donations are quite old and while they are always written down both landscape and names may well have changed since a donation was originally written. Recently the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ have been accusing several members of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ of outright land theft in the form of encroaching on lands donated to the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ long ago. The $ESTATE_NOBLES$ on the other hand argue that it is the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ who are trying to seize land areas they do not own.
Whoever we decide to side with will become the majority land holder in the area.
There has always been some discrepancy between the religion actually taught and defended by the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ and the actual faith of the people in the provinces. Most of the time the differences are small enough that the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ chooses to ignore them to instead focus on reinforce the more orthodox spiritual ideas of the people.
It seems however that certain ideas that are quite unorthodox, if rooted in old traditions, have begun to spread together with the [Root.Religion.GetName] faith among our non-[Root.Religion.GetName] subjects. The resulting mix of old heathen ideas, popular superstitions and the actual [Root.Religion.GetName] itself has been quite too much for the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ to stomach even if it seems to have made conversion a much more attractive proposition for our heathen subjects.
The time has come for the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ to appoint a new leader to assist our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] in the capital. The likely candidate is an old cleric with a solid history as a prominent member of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ behind him. He has however also acquired many enemies during his life who now hope to see a somewhat younger candidate with a less ugly past be appointed. As [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] it would not be hard to influence this election to the younger candidate who would likely be more loyal. To be seen to meddle in the affairs of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ however would very likely weaken the faction in the long run.
In response to the reduction of property of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ the people of the province have risen up to protect the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ from our soldiers.
Base estate:
Many of the families of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ won their current position due to the actions of a forefather who served the state in times of war. For most of their sons a life in the field is therefore the only imaginable career. With the modernization of the army however common officers are no longer entirely unusual. Members of the Nobility have now approached us asking that we guarantee what they feel is the given right of their class. No man should be able to take service as a commander in the [Root.GetAdjective] armies who is not of noble birth!
The state is not the sole source of influence in our country. Over the last few decades a charismatic champion of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ has successfully managed to increase the power of the leading families of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ over most of the institutions of our country.
Contacts and privileges can be powerful things, especially combined with ambition.
It's hard to monitor everyone everywhere all the time and the boundaries between individual land properties are often grounded in old traditions or documents written when the landscape may have looked quite different. For someone with the right resources this can be exploited. A number of prominent $ESTATE_NOBLES$ families have used their considerable influence in [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName] to get away with expanding their properties in [noble_encroachment.GetName] considerably. If we want to protect the property of the state we must act soon.
A representative of the people living in an area dominated by one of the most prominent families of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ has approached the throne today imploring the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] to take action against what he claims are systematic abuses of power against the people there. As the ruler of [Root.GetName] [Root.Monarch.GetName] has a responsibility to protect his people, not doing so will make us appear weak and may harm the long-term growth of the province. The $ESTATE_NOBLES$ would likely not take kindly to chastising such a powerful member of their ranks however.
As both influential land owners and the traditional warrior class in our state the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ have not fared well lately. Through a combination of excessive infighting and poorly coordinated power plays the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ have lost influence in [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName] and many have retired to their properties in the countryside.
Expensive clothes, great banquettes and impressive palaces are some of the most visible symbols of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ but the degree to which one family has money to spend on such things can vary greatly. In some cases the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ of our country are able to spend just as lavishly if not more so than the average noble. While there are old rules and traditions restricting such things for those of less noble birth these are hard to enforce efficiently. This is unacceptable to the powerful $ESTATE_NOBLES$ of our country who are now demanding that we update our laws on what an outsider can and cannot wear. They now suggest a number of heavy fines for anyone trying to rise visibly above their betters.
In time many of the everyday occurrences in the life of our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] and [Root.Monarch.GetHerHis] predecessors has become the subject of ceremony. Being able to attend the bedroom of the ruler as [Root.Monarch.GetSheHe] dresses for instance is considered by many to be the best way to gain the ear of the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. An elaborate court life will certainly limit the power of our nobles to plot against us in their countryside properties but it could also prove quite expensive. Denying them the right to be part of the daily life of our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] entirely on the other hand would also limit their influence but the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ would likely resent it.
Relations between the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ and the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] could hardly be worse. The great sense of distrust is plainly visible by the almost deserted court in [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName] as most prominent families keep to their countryside manors. Unless we do something soon state authority will deteriorate in the areas controlled by the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ but any demands from the state will likely be met with arms in hand at this point.
None of our subjects are more associated with war than the $ESTATE_NOBLES$. Generations ago their families served us or the states before us and won their current status on the field of battle. Ever since then most of them have kept their old traditions alive, training for a life in the field and making connections with others of the same inclination.
The current state of affairs in our country however has left us with few members of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ willing to fight our battles. Insubordination has become widespread among the higher officers and we have good reason to suspect more than a few hope for an unsuccessful war.
As the state and its bureaucracy grow there is an ever-growing need of people to oversee and administrate various lands and functions. The $ESTATE_NOBLES$ have traditionally been more associated with military services to the state but have increasingly made it clear that they still expect to be first in line when government offices are being handed out. The $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ on the other hand claim that the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ considers such appointments as mere rewards and will use them only to enrich themselves. Instead the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ argue we should appoint men out of individual merit.
The unexpected death of a trusted secretary has left a vacant position to be filled at the center of this conflict, with the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ supporting one candidate and the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ expecting us to pick another. While both candidates are talented men this has to be a political decision.
The $ESTATE_NOBLES$ have a long tradition of service to the state both as military leaders or more recently as dependable administrators. In a state where the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ are as strongly entrenched and loyal as ours this means that from time to time nobles of great talent and loyalty will emerge to lead the country to greatness.
The $ESTATE_NOBLES$ are refusing to accept the confiscation of their property in [Root.GetName] and have risen in revolt against us!
Cossacks estate:
The $ESTATE_NOBLES$ complain that an increasing number of serfs are deserting the safe homes provided to them to seek their fortune among the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ of the Steppes. They feel we are to blame as we have allowed the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ to grow too powerful which is inspiring the serfs to abandon their rightful masters.
Representatives of the major families now demand that we limit the power of the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ so that they can expand their latifundia in the regions bordering the steppe. This way, they argue, the wild fields can be tamed and the laws of the realm upheld.
Moving quickly by boat or on horseback the Cossacks of the steppes are very adept raiders. Several such raids have lately laid waste to our countryside and even major cities some way from our borders. Once a raid has been executed these plunderers retreat back behind the borders of our neighboring countries as quickly as they came. Both the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ and our $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ have interests in the affected areas and both groups now demand that we do something.
Moving quickly by boat or on horseback the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ of the steppes are very adept raiders. Several such raids have lately laid waste to the [From.GetAdjective] countryside and even major cities some way from our borders.
As the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ responsible are based inside our borders the [From.GetAdjective] have now demanded both compensation and for the culprits to be brought to justice.
The [From.GetAdjective] response is that they refuse to take responsibility for the raids into our country, claiming that they are unable to control the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ themselves.
The [From.GetAdjective] response has been to send some monetary compensation for the raids of their Cossack subjects which has made up for the damage to property. They also claim that they have brought the guilty parties to justice.
While few would dispute their influence on the Steppes the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ have many things working against them when it comes to gaining influence in the halls of power. The $ESTATE_NOBLES$ despise them and would see them all brought to work as serfs on their latifundia and their manners have not brought them many friends in [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName].
Lately however things have been going their way. They have managed to defend their settlements and their services to the state as raiders are undisputable.
The free nature of the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ and the distance between them and the halls of power in [Root.Capital.GetCapitalName] has always been a problem for them. Lacking hereditary privileges the number of Cossacks registered with the state as officers with the benefits that entail have been decreasing steadily.
Not all $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ are awarded the same privileges by the state. Traditionally rights are awarded to specific $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ that are willing to perform great services to the state in times of war. As these rights are not transferrable upon death this means that the influence of the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ can vary greatly over time. According to the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ it is high time we grant them further privileges to bolster our numbers.
Life on the frontier can be harsh and while the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ are used to fighting their own battles a little help from the central treasury could probably be put to good use. Last season was unusually harsh and together with an increasing number of Tatar incursions many $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ now have an urgent shortage of food for the coming months. If we were to supply the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ with grain as well as military supplies such as arms and uniforms we would not only be strengthening our defenders on the Steppes directly we would likely also tie them closer to our state.
There has always been tension between the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ and the other estates, if nothing else because of their uncommon manners and diverse backgrounds. Lately however these have increased considerably. The $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ are alarmed at the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ raids and claim that they are targeting shipments of their grain. The $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ themselves claim that they are only attacking the Tartars and brigands in the area and that the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ are simply mistaken. As there is little in the way of government representation in the area it is difficult to ascertain the truth but there is clearly friction between these two groups and we are expected to either reprimand or sanction one side in this conflict.
The life of the Steppes has made the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ used to a frontier living. Constant threats from both a harsh climate in an unsettled land and of Tartar raiders have made the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ both feared warriors and hardy settlers.
As we turn our sights on the lands of Central Asia and Siberia it is becoming apparent that life on the eastern frontier is not that different from that of the Steppes we already control.
The deep distrust of the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ for the state in general and our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] in particular has culminated in a total breakdown of authority on the steppes. The communities of the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ are openly hostile to our emissaries and de facto now act entirely independent from central authority.
Borders can often be theoretical things, especially in the wild fields. It seems the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ have expanded rapidly into an area that previously wasn't under their control. We could attempt to reverse this development but the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ would likely not take kindly to being removed from land they have worked hard to settle.
The old dream of the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ has always been to be accepted as the equals to the established estates such as the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ or $ESTATE_BURGHERS$. Never has this dream been closer to realization than now. The $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ have achieved great influence in our state and in many ways we rely on their support.
Given the favorable circumstances many $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ are now voicing their old demands for official recognition and privileges.
Unimpressed by our decree to vacate [Root.GetName] the Cossack host there has risen in revolt.
Cossacks estate:
The Qadi in one of our major cities has been using his influence to interpret Islamic law as well as the edicts of our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] a bit too zealously. Not content to keep the status quo in the largely non-Muslim city he has been trying to actively force the non-believers to convert while systematically closing down their centers of worship.
After a recent suicide by a force-converted trader non-Muslims are now leaving the city en masse to settle somewhere more welcoming. While even the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ largely seem to find these actions too extreme they would likely consider any action taken against the Qadi to be much worse.
As our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] was on his way to the weekly procession to the royal Mosque a large number of $ESTATE_DHIMMI$ had assembled in front of the building, preventing the passage of our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] and demanding that some of the discriminatory taxes against non-Muslims such as the temple or pilgrimage taxes be revoked.
While not everyone may like it the non-Muslims in our realm have been growing in influence over the last few years. Members of the Dhimmi are frequently seen even among the more important Trade Guilds of our country and many serve as administrators in our provinces or have been allowed to keep their hereditary titles.
While they make up an important part of our society the non-Muslims have lately been losing ground to other groups. They are regularly looked over for any type of government service, have to pay a number of discriminatory taxes and often see business deals going to their Muslim competitors.
Many among the Muslim $ESTATE_NOBLES$ have been voicing complaints at what they feel is an unjust and unfair favoring of infidels in our government. Having sought the support of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ they now claim that we are running our country contrary to established Islamic customs and that we must ensure that the infidel are kept out of positions of influence.
The construction of a new shrine in a province largely dominated by the $ESTATE_DHIMMI$ entirely funded by local nobles and merchants has escalated the situation further with the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ and the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ demanding that we tear down the holy building and put the infidels in their place.
Traditionally the $ESTATE_DHIMMI$ are excluded from service in many of the higher positions in the administration. Instead these are generally given to faithful Muslim literati. As our government apparatus grows however it has a constant thirst for more learned men and among the $ESTATE_DHIMMI$ there are many that would fit this description. While some would consider it unorthodox we could probably greatly benefit from recruiting from their numbers.
The quickly deteriorating relations between the state and the $ESTATE_DHIMMI$ have resulted in local relations breaking down entirely in some areas. Tax collectors tell tales of convoys vanishing on the route between areas dominated by the Dhimmi, together with what had been collected. In the cities the priests and leaders of the $ESTATE_DHIMMI$ agitate against us and it has become increasingly hard to keep track of our subjects even within the walls. Even those opposed to $ESTATE_DHIMMI$ influence now find that they question our ability to rule.
Throughout the Islamic world the term $ESTATE_DHIMMI$ has come to be applied to a wide and disparate variety of people. The traditional and more restrictive definition of only Christians and Jews has quickly been abandoned by Muslim states where the majority populations are Hindus or Buddhists. Regardless of who are included the $ESTATE_DHIMMI$ receive protection in exchange for being exempt from many of the laws of the realm.
While this may seem unfortunate for them it is quite fortunate for us right now, while the general economy is currently still recovering from recent wars many families of the Dhimmi still hold quite large cash reserves and they have no laws or rules forbidding them from investing or lending it to others.
Desperate to have their privileges redacted the Dhimmi of [Root.GetName] have taken up arms against us!
Cossacks estate:
The difference between tax collection, extortion or demanding tribute can sometimes be somewhat vague. In many parts of our country taxes are collected by the Nomadic Clans in ways very similar to how they would have conducted themselves during a raid.
Today an emissary from some of our more well-to-do subjects arrived to tell a tale of how the would-be tax collectors pillaged their lands and then laid siege to their fortified homes. They now demand retribution from the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] and for the perpetrators to be punished. The tribes would however likely not take kindly to any such restrictions of their conduct.
A tribal state is always somewhat unstable. Some clans will quickly increase their influence over the others, only to collapse again just as suddenly. Lately a new group of tribal leaders have come to extend their power over the lesser tribes considerably.
Due to infighting between clans, poorly thought out political maneuvers and conflicts relating to succession our influence over the other tribes has increased considerably during the last few years. This decline in tribal influence is unlikely to last but comes as a nice respite for now.
Several Clan Chiefs have complained to us about young men from their area leaving their clans and joining our own army. They claim that this is not how it was done in the days of our father, and that every man should serve in his local clan's army first. What shall we do?
One of our closest advisors has come to us with proof of the local Chiefs not paying much tax to us as one should expect from their lands. This is a delicate situation, but we need to come to a decision quickly.
Keeping nomadic tribes together is never an easy task and right now we are living through some dire times. The $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$ could very likely help us stabilize the situation so that we can get back on our feet but we would be increasing their influence over our state.
Our military leadership is inexperienced and weak. The $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$ are questioning if they can really follow such green men into battle, offering instead to supply us with seasoned warriors ready to lead our troops.
Our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] has proven [Root.Monarch.GetHerselfHimself] unable to keep the [Root.GetAdjective] unified and the $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$ worry that we are becoming the object of ridicule. Prominent clan leaders have approached the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] offering to strengthen our rule though some would say that relying on others to enforce this unity makes for an unstable peace.
One of the Clan Chiefs has come forward, as a spokesman for their group, and urges us to return to the old ways, the ways that made us strong. 'Crush your enemies, drive them before you, and hear the lamentations of their women!'
Not content to sit idly by while we take control over their lands the Tribes of [Root.GetName] have taken up arms against us.
A distant cousin of [Root.Monarch.GetName] has managed to gain the gratitude of the tribes. Many strong tribal leaders are now demanding that we change the future plans of succession to ensure that this cousin is guaranteed his rightful place as [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. Whether they are motivated by true loyalty to our kinsman or feel he could easily be controlled is hard to tell but they would certainly not take refusal to follow their advice very well.
Prominent Tribal leaders have approached us demanding that we let them make use of the state resources to defend their lands. They claim that neighboring states are making incursions and raids into the land they control and that the only efficient way to defend them is to put some of our troops directly under their command.
Several leaders of the powerful $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$ in our country have approached the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] to complain about the unfair interference of [Root.Monarch.GetHerHis] representatives. The $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$ feel they should be left alone in accordance with their ancient rights.
The $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$ feel that the talents of their generals are wasted on our armies and have demanded that their leaders be sent home to marshal their own troops. As we rely on them for most military matters this will result in quite a strain on our remaining leadership.
Dharma estate:
In response to the reduction of property of the Brahmins, the faithful Hindus of the province have risen up to protect the Brahmins from our soldiers.
Brahmins often aspire to worldly power as well as mere spiritual authority. They have become highly influential of late in [Root.Country.GetName], and many important positions in the administration are now held by Brahmins. Having become comfortable in their grand appointments, these Brahmins have approached the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] with a series of demands. They require that certain administrative posts be entrusted to the Brahmins by law, that Brahmin customs become mandatory at court, and even that several of the highest ministerial offices be held by Brahmin families in heredity. Outrageous as these demands are, the influence of the Brahmins is such that refusing could seriously hinder our ability to govern.
Public sentiment among the Hindus of [Root.Country.GetName] has shifted toward Brahminism, the view that the Brahmin caste must be respected and revered as both spiritual and temporal authorities. The Brahmins jealously guard their monopoly on Sanskrit education, keeping as their exclusive domain the ability to preach the Vedas. Their social and religious authority makes them powerful, and [Root.Monarch.GetName]’s excellent relations with the priestly caste help to keep a stable social order throughout [Root.Country.GetName].
The Brahmins of [Root.Country.GetName] are a rising power. They have rallied the popular support of the Hindu population through their position as the divinely-ordained priestly caste, and occupy several key positions within the [Root.GetAdjective] administration.
More than any other caste the influence of the Brahmins is dependent on their standing with the Hindu faithful. It has been hard to determine a precise cause but they have come to be seen less as the custodians of Vedic doctrine and more as rich and corrupted intrigue-makers. Combined with poor political maneuvering and lack of favor in the eyes of the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] the Brahmins have been losing both power and influence.
The state’s relations with the Brahmin caste have reached breaking point. Pujaris openly condemn [Root.Monarch.GetName] during ceremonies and Brahmin families refuse to cooperate in the rule of our Hindu subjects. A recent religious faux-pas on the part of the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] has tipped mere outrage into outright rebellion. The Brahmins have incited the people to rise against our rule!
The city of [brahmin_trade_province.GetCapitalName] is an important regional trade hub for [Root.Country.GetName]. It is visited often by Muslim traders from Gujarat, Arabia, and Persia, and [brahmin_trade_province.GetName] has profited from strong commercial connections with these merchants.
[brahmin_trade_province.GetName] has come to be administered by a group of Brahmin clerics whose influence has been felt at every level of society. They have enacted a series of policies and created a social atmosphere that is far from friendly from the perspective of visiting Muslim traders. As a result, many of these alienated traders have decided to take their business elsewhere. [brahmin_trade_province.GetName] at risk of losing its status as a trade hub if something is not done to attract commerce back to the city.
One Brahmin has proven a highly capable administrator and has gained the ear of the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. While Brahmins have long been entrenched into [Root.Country.GetName]’s bureaucracy, it is rare for Brahmins to have an explicitly political role even in the courts of Hindu nations.
The appointment of this Brahmin as Peshwa, the highest appointed ministerial office, is an appealing prospect. Though Brahmins throughout [Root.Country.GetName] would take the opportunity to increase their influence, it would assure our Hindu subjects that we have their best interests at heart.
The Brahmins have traditionally had a monopoly on Hindu religious authority, but occasionally religious movements emerge that challenge Brahminism. Such movements are becoming popular throughout [Root.Country.GetName] in spite of Brahmin efforts to suppress them. Exponents of popular religion argue that the Brahmins have wiped off the sacred marks from their foreheads and eschewed their spiritual responsibilities in order to occupy seats of temporal power and mete out injustice to the poor. They declare that selfless devotion is the only path to salvation, a virtue that can be attained by any sufficiently fervent Hindu.
A group of influential Brahmins have approached the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] pleading for [Root.Monarch.GetHerHis] aid in restoring public confidence in Brahmin authority and suppressing non-Brahmin Hindu movements.
The court of [Root.Country.GetName] has become embroiled in a conflict between the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] and the military castes. In the wake of these rising tensions, the matter of fort stewardship has risen to our attention. The fort of [brahmin_fort_province.GetName], currently held by a particularly contentious general, lies in a province where the Brahmins are gaining influence of their own.
Foreseeing the potential for tensions to break out into hostilities, it may be wise to transfer control of this important fort from the contentious general to the Brahmins. Though less adept than military men at siegecraft, the Brahmins are at least loyal to the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. Alternatively, the general could be persuaded to change his attitude in exchange for the retention of his privileges in [brahmin_fort_province.GetName].
As a Muslim nation, the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ expects that our government be in accordance with [Root.Religion.GetName] doctrine. Heathens should be stripped of their social influence, should pay the jizya tax, and most certainly should not be allowed to occupy positions of power in the administration.
It has been difficult to comply with their demands for strict piety however given that so many of our subjects follow the Hindu faith and venerate the priestly Brahmin caste. Even among Muslim nations in India the Brahmins commonly hold positions in the state bureaucracy and aid the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] with local rulership. To many at court, to discount the advantages of Brahmin loyalty would be a great folly.
[Root.Country.GetName] must consider wisely the path it wishes to tread with regards to its treatment of the Brahmins, and indeed of the Hindu population as a whole.
Dharma estate:
Despite their pacifist principles, the local Jain population of the [Root.GetName] province have taken up arms against us due to the revocation of their privileges!
Many influential Jains have found a home in the court of [Root.Country.GetName]. Jain ascetics, bankers, and merchants alike have the ear of the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. There are even rumors that [Root.Monarch.GetName] [Root.Monarch.GetHerselfHimself] has joined in Jain rituals. Though a small religious minority, the Jains are gaining power in politics and society.
The Jains once again find themselves lacking in social capital. Prominent ascetics have managed to get themselves exiled from court following a series of religious and political disagreements, and Jain merchants find their fortunes are waning. Jain influence is on the decline.
The Jain community of [Root.Country.GetName] have become utterly disloyal following many acts of disrespect and persecution by the state. The situation has become great exacerbated by an outrageous act of sacrilege. One of our [Root.Religion.GetName] governors marched into a Jain temple, slaughtered a cow, and desecrated the noses of all the icons inside. Unwilling to accept further persecution, the Jain community has resolved to oppose our government. Their methods of resistance are unorthodox yet effective; rather than rising up in violent rebellion they boycott institutions of state, deny loans, and refuse all participation in government. Our reliance on the Jain community has become a damning vulnerability.
Several prominent Vaishya guilds have accumulated substantial debts to Jain banking families. Unwilling to pay up, representatives of these guilds have petitioned the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] for forgiveness of their debt. They argue that their finances will be ruined if they are forced to continue making payments, though the Jain moneylenders retort that their inability to pay is due to their own mismanagement. How shall we handle this dispute?
While [Root.Country.GetName] typically relies on Jain banking families to finance state loans, the Jains are far from the only financiers in the realm. Several Brahmin families also engage in banking. Representatives of these Brahmins argue the case for favoring their services over the Jains. While they cannot offer the same low interest rates, they stress that the confidence of the Hindu people in Brahmin leadership will correspond to increased faith in the [Root.GetAdjective] economy.
The [Root.GetAdjective] state has allied with a number of wealthy Jain families. They have been granted positions in the administration, control over Jain pilgrimage sites, and preferential treatment in the taxation system. Our heavy patronage has at last paid off; they have offered us the service of a number of skilled financiers to aid our administration, and donated a large sum to our coffers. The workings of the state now run as smoothly as they ever have.
Paryushana marks the holiest period of the Jain religious calendar. It is a time of fasting, austerity, and absolution. Members of the Jain community use this time for prayer, meditation, and asking forgiveness from their fellows.
Jain ministers employed in the [Root.GetAdjective] administration have petitioned the state to ask that the slaughter of animals be prohibited for the duration of Paryushana. While a costly proposal for our butchers, it has been suggested that the state could make up for the loss of profit.
While heathen religions can be tolerated, there is no place in [Root.Country.GetName] for kafirs who believe in no God at all. The $ESTATE_CHURCH$ has charged the Jains with being kafirs, non-believers in God, and have held a debate before the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] to settle the matter.
The $ESTATE_CHURCH$ argue that the Jains hold no belief in one who is pure, without physical form, changeless, sinless, emancipated from rebirth, passionless, independent, a slayer of sins, and the architect of all joy. This conception of God, they argue, is shared between Muslims and Hindus but absent among Jains.
The Jain monks present at the debate fervently repudiate this view. Opting for flexibility, they put forth a multitude of Jain doctrines to demonstrate their theism from the worship of Jina to the very concept of Dharma.
Ultimately, it falls upon the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] to decide the fate of Jainism in [Root.Country.GetName]. We must consider which argument we find most compelling.
Representatives of the [Root.GetAdjective] Jain community appear before the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] with a proposal; cement the status of Jainism in both state and society in exchange for the undying loyalty of the community. They mean to achieve this status through the enactment of policies granting religious concessions. These would include the prohibition of animal slaughter, ending the confiscation of the property of the deceased, abolishing religious taxes, and the release of political prisoners with ties to prominent Jain families.
These proposals have been met with outrage from the [Root.Religion.GetName] clergy, and are likely to be unpopular throughout the realm. It may be time to sever our close alliance with the Jains.
[Root.jain_advisor.GetName], a wealthy statesman of the Jain faith, has long been a close ally and confidant to [Root.Monarch.GetName]. Through years of service to the [Root.GetAdjective] nation, [Root.jain_advisor.GetName] has proven not only that he is loyal beyond reproach, but also that he is a skilled administrator and military strategist. [Root.jain_advisor.GetName] would be best able to continue serving the state if we were to formally grant him the title of Peshwa, the office of prime minister.
Dharma estate:
The Marathas are refusing to accept the confiscation of their property in [Root.GetName] and have risen in revolt against us!
A great poet has emerged from among the Marathi people. Hailed as a living saint, the poet preaches equality before the gods and defiance of caste restrictions. He writes of the Brahmins:
'Vishnu’s servants have no caste,
The Veda’s science so decrees.
Which of your books have saved the fallen?
I know of none.'
Arguing that a man is only as chaste as his own faith and emphasizing personal salvation over ritual observances, his teachings have angered the Brahmins of [Root.Country.GetName]. They demand that the poet must drown his works in the river and make a formal apology for his unorthodoxy.
Facing an enemy that fields powerful artillery, our Maratha advisors propose the adoption of a tactic that has served them well in the past. Named ‘bargi-giri’ by northern invaders after the Marathi term for horsemen, it is a form of guerrilla warfare that favors highly mobile cavalry flanking maneuvers. The smaller, lighter horses favored by Deccanis are ideal for such missions, able to outmaneuver cumbersome artillery, elephants, and heavy cavalry.
The Bargirs, Maratha cavalrymen in [Root.Country.GetName]’s employ, traditionally have their horses provided for them by their patron. In recent months a decline in available mounts and a consequent rise in prices has made this a financially daunting prospect. The state could procure the necessary horses at an increased cost, but if the price proves unacceptable we may have to ask that the Bargirs meet the cost themselves.
The Marathas bring with them a hardened martial culture to the lands they rule. They maintain close ties with the peasantry and lower castes, favoring an egalitarian outlook over a belief in the inherent worth of nobility. Unlike many Indian armies, which typically draw their manpower from the ranks of the nobility, the Marathas raise legions of peasant-soldiers skilled in guerrilla warfare. Though not endowed with the excellence of noble and illustrious birth, their martial experience makes them superior to the easy and effeminate troops of our enemies.
The increasing militarization of Maratha society has ecological drawbacks. Where the peasantry once tended the fields, they now stand to gain easy riches by serving half the year as soldiers. Labor shortages plus an increasing demand for warhorses are making traditional agriculture difficult and unprofitable, making the land more vulnerable to famines. Many are turning towards pastoralism; cattle can be herded with a smaller labor force, can be driven into forests during a drought, or hidden in ravines in times of war. It may be necessary to scale back militarization in [maratha_farming_province.GetName], though the peasantry is unlikely to receive this news well.
[Root.Country.GetName]’s campaigns in India have brought glory to the Marathas that we entrust to lead our military. Many of these soldiers are returning home with a newfound taste for the luxuries of Persianate culture; Bengali silks, Persian-style paintings, elaborate works of brass and silver are now in high demand. As the Marathas wield great influence in [Root.Country.GetName], the Maratha nobility have approached the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] asking for state patronage of these arts and procurement of exotic goods.
A tradition of pilgrimage centered around the Cult of Vithoba has become popular among the Marathas. These processions are known as palkhis, occurring simultaneously across many Marathi settlements in India and culminating at the temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur. Palkhis form part of the Marathi egalitarian tradition; all Marathas regardless of caste walk side by side, taking with them the simple sandals of a venerated Poet-Saint.
Some among the Brahmins see these non-hierarchical spiritual movements as a threat to their religious authority. They seek to gain a measure of control over the palkhis so that they can be integrated into orthodox Hindu worship in accordance with their interpretation of Vedic ritual.
The influence of the Marathas in [Root.Country.GetName] has waned of late. Dynastic infighting and disorganization have distracted many Maratha leaders from their duties to the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle], and as such they wield lesser power at court.
The Maratha military caste have risen from strength to strength in recent times. Their martial service and guidance has earned them a place of privilege in [Root.Country.GetName].
[Root.Country.GetName]'s relations with the Marathas have deteriorated to a dangerous level. Outraged by a slew of unfavorable policies and military decisions, their leaders have demanded much greater local control of the provinces we have entrusted to them and a relaxation of their duties to the state. Should we refuse, they have threatened to raise an army to enforce their demands.
Dharma estate:
The Rajputs are refusing to accept the confiscation of their property in [Root.GetName] and have risen in revolt against us!
The Rajputs have seen their influence increase in [Root.Country.GetName]. The machinations of a well-connected aristocracy, a strong sense of kin identity, and a growing reputation as indomitable warriors have all contributed to their rising power. We can expect the Rajputs to play a greater role in [Root.GetAdjective] affairs in the immediate future.
A series of internecine struggles brought about by feuding kin groups has weakened Rajput influence in [Root.Country.GetName]. Unable or unwilling to devote their full attention to [Root.GetAdjective] political or military affairs, their influence at court has very much suffered.
Kinship is of paramount importance to the Rajput clans, and as such there is no better way to cement their loyalty than by forging marriage alliances. Several of the most powerful Rajput thakurs have offered to wed their daughters into our line in exchange for a guarantee that they will continue to hold their ancestral lands and titles. Though some among the Rajput leaders consider this an unacceptable act of sublimation, those that have offered marriage ties do so with plans to advance their position at court.
Rajput power in India is predicated on centuries of conquest, colonization, and settlement of lands beyond their power base in Rajasthan. A particularly bold and ambitious scion of a notable clan has appeared at court on a quest to enhance the prestige of his kin. Approaching the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle], he asks permission to settle [rajput_scion_province.GetName], where he shall found a new town. He promises in exchange to accept the rule of the [Root.Country.GetAdjective] state and to raise an army in our support whenever it is needed.
Rajput nobles have come to both outnumber and outrank all other nobility at the [Root.GetAdjective] court. They know well the power they wield over our armies and our administration, and have leveraged this power to demand extreme concessions to Rajput nobles and their territories. Our attempts to curb their power through subtle means have had little effect, and so we must consider taking drastic action; either we must accept that the Rajputs are a law unto themselves, or we must strip them of their noble ranks to restore balance to the court.
Rajput nobles are a common sight at the court of [Root.Country.GetName], though it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between them and the other courtiers that make their home in [Root.Capital.GetName]. The Rajputs at court have been thoroughly integrating into [Root.GetAdjective] aristocratic society, going so far as to learn the Persian language, observe [Root.GetAdjective] courtly etiquette, and personally accompany the [Root.Monarch.GetName] wherever [Root.Monarch.GetSheHe] goes. This is leading to the loss of a distinctly Rajput voice at court, as these nobles have become more concerned with their personal advancement than in the interests of the Rajput community.
Relations between [Root.Country.GetName] and the Rajput clans could hardly be worse. The marginalization of Rajput nobles and the neglect of Rajput soldiers has created an atmosphere of resentment and distrust that now threatens to erupt into violent conflict. Though it has become traditional for the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] to formally appoint Rajput clan leaders, in the current state of crisis our preferred candidate has been unanimously rejected by his would-be subjects. The Rajputs of [Root.Country.GetName] now demand the right to appoint their own leadership, and to be left to govern their own affairs in provinces they control. They are prepared to install their chosen leader by force if we insist on maintaining our chokehold on dynastic politics.
The cornerstone of Rajput identity is their Dharma, which they derive from the moral guidance in their bardic writings. Every Rajput leader must put kinship above all else, surrounding himself with a brotherhood of warriors and advisors all sharing descent from a patrilineal ancestor. Rajput soldiers must fight and die in service to their masters; nothing but absolute loyalty is acceptable.
Rather than attempting to suppress these traditional Rajput values and power structures, [Root.Country.GetName] has encouraged them, harmonizing them with service to the state and the [Root.Monarch.GetName]. The Rajputs see no contradiction between their Dharma and their duty to us.
Rajput service to the [Root.GetAdjective] state is founded on the unspoken understanding that the Rajputs should be allowed to practice their traditional Hindu religion and face no penalties for failing to convert to Islam.
Leaders of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ have recently become particularly insistent on our adherence to Sharia, demanding that we pressure Rajput leaders to convert and penalize Hindu nobles by restricting their ranks and privileges.
Though a small number of Rajput nobles have converted, the overwhelming majority are outraged by the $ESTATE_CHURCH$’s actions. They have petitioned the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] for an immediate guarantee of religious tolerance, demanding that their traditions and customs be respected by law.
Rajput nobility has spread far and wide throughout the centuries, but a strong sense of kinship identity creates a common aristocratic culture. Rajput chiefs know their status and history in relation to other Rajputs going back many generations.
Our advisors, among them many Rajputs, suggest that these bonds could be exploited to the benefit of [Root.Country.GetName]. Most obviously, the Rajput chiefs loyal to us could act as ambassadors to the Rajputs of nearby nations, enhancing our reputation in foreign courts. A more cunning option would be to exploit ancient grudges among the Rajputs as a means to claim foreign territory.
Dharma estate:
Appalled at the loss of their privileges the Vaishyas of the [Root.GetName] province have taken up arms against us!
A host of social and economic problems in [Root.Country.GetName] have led to an eruption of highway banditry throughout the realm. Banditry has become so prolific that some cities have not received a single trade caravan in months.
Several bandit leaders are seen as folk heroes by the local populace, bravely resisting the rule of the parasitic state of [Root.Country.GetName], founding new frontier towns, and recruiting local labor. Drawing into their ranks Hindus and Muslims, toddy-tappers and smiths, the bandits have attracted widespread support.
A direct military confrontation with the bandits would solve the immediate problem if we could root them out from their makeshift forts. However, the problem is only likely to resurface if we do not address the social and economic factors that make the bandits powerful and popular.
The Vaishya caste occupies a privileged and favored position in [Root.Country.GetName]. As the backbone of our economy, the Vaishyas expertise in all matters mercantile and industrious are a great boon to our nation. Thanks to our patronage and their rising fortune, the Vaishyas have expanded local industry in [thriving_vaisyas_province.GetName].
The textile industry of the Indian subcontinent is unrivaled. Vast plantations grow silk and cotton, feeding mighty manufactories that produce countless millions of yards of textile cloth. Planters, weavers, dyers, merchants and even noble princes create an intricate and organized network of labor, production, and trade. Such a thriving commercial market is naturally an ideal breeding ground for innovation. Through our wise delegation of the industry to the Vaishya caste, [Root.Country.GetName] finds itself at the forefront of new developments in textile production.
The Vaishyas are of relatively low caste according to Vedic scriptures, but this theoretical rank does not always reflect their true influence. Throughout [Root.Country.GetName] the Vaishyas have seen their fortunes increase, and their status improved in practice if not in theory.
The Vaishyas, the caste of tradesmen and farmers, have always struggled to exert political and social influence in India’s often rigidly hierarchical society. In recent years their struggle has been in vain, and their influence throughout [Root.Country.GetName] is reduced.
The bounds of caste are felt and seen most explicitly during ritual occasions. With the Brahmins taking center stage for ceremonies, their status as leaders of the spiritual hierarchy is made clear to all in attendance. The Kshatriyas, warriors and princes, make their own displays of power and status.
Often overlooked are the Vaishyas, our traders and craftsmen. Seeking to advance their station, the representatives of the Vaishya guilds have requested that sufficiently esteemed members of their caste be allowed the right to ride palanquins and blow conch shells during certain ceremonies. Granting their request would upset the rigid Brahmins, but would earn the favor of the Vaishyas.
[Root.Country.GetName] has become renowned for its trade in high value commodities such as spices, precious gemstones, and fine silks. Merchants come from far off lands to purchase goods that we produce in abundance, but which to them are exotic luxuries.
The key to our success in these industries has been our patronage of various guilds who draw their membership from the Vaishya caste. Our investments have thus far proven profitable, and it stands to reason that further investment will only continue to yield greater riches. We should determine which of our luxury goods industries is most important to [Root.Country.GetName] and focus our efforts on the advancement of the guilds involved.
[Root.Monarch.GetName] has granted many privileges and concessions to the Vaishya merchant guilds. Wielding almost unchecked power over the nation’s economy, they have become a force to be reckoned with in [Root.GetAdjective] politics.
Sensing an opportunity to accumulate even greater power, the most powerful of these guilds have sent an embassy to [Root.Capital.GetName] with a series of polite but emphatic policy recommendations. Our financial advisors see some commercial merit to these policies, but note that they entail granting an outrageous degree of autonomy to the provinces where the guilds are most powerful, essentially making them into merchant-princes. Refusing these demands would anger the guilds greatly, though it would go a long way towards curtailing their power.
The Deccan Plateau is a dry and rugged land, requiring regular investment in its frontier settlements to be profitable to the state. Decades of neglect and a series of unexpected droughts in [drylands_province.GetName] have led to poor harvests, a steady decline in land revenue, and a trend towards migration away from the drylands and towards the wealthy cities of the coast.
The situation in [drylands_province.GetName] could however be reversed through the construction of canals and water tanks, ensuring enough water to allow the population to grow and for agriculture to expand. While this would end the stagnation in [drylands_province.GetName], it would draw our focus away from our coastal trading settlements. We must consider which is more valuable to us at the present time.
[Root.GetAdjective] society is increasingly becoming more concerned with trade, industry, and profit than on martial endeavors. Many nobles, especially from the ranks of the Kshatriya warrior castes, are concerned that our nation is becoming soft and ill-prepared for war as Princes prefer to devote themselves to commerce rather than military studies. Representatives of the Vaishya caste argue not only that war is bad for business, but that a nation without full coffers cannot wage war effectively. We must decide whether to promote a mercantile or a martial society.
This is a list of all events associated with estates.[1]
The five-year pulse that triggers estates events is different from the one that triggers idea group events.
Contents
- 1 Base estate: Burghers events
- 1.1 Advancement of the Merchant Classes
- 1.2 Robber Barons
- 1.3 Decline of the Merchant Classes
- 1.4 Growing City Request Privileges
- 1.5 Immoral Prices
- 1.6 Parallel Authority
- 1.7 Extended Privileges for the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$
- 1.8 Hurtful Trade Policies
- 1.9 Cottage Industry
- 1.10 Social Mobility
- 1.11 Growth of the Economy
- 1.12 The risks of Trade
- 1.13 Urbanization
- 1.14 Economic Policy
- 1.15 Protests among the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$
- 1.16 Revolt of the [Root.GetName] $ESTATE_BURGHERS$
- 2 Base estate: Clergy events
- 2.1 Libertas Ecclesiae - Christian
- 2.2 Temple Lands - Hindu
- 2.3 The Riches of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ - Pagan
- 2.4 The Riches of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ - Muslim
- 2.5 The Riches of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ - Other denominations
- 2.6 The Riches of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ - Buddhist
- 2.7 Advancement of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$
- 2.8 $ESTATE_CHURCH$ losing Power
- 2.9 Anticlericalism
- 2.10 Deteriorating Relations with the $ESTATE_CHURCH$
- 2.11 Triumph of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$?
- 2.12 Strong $ESTATE_CHURCH$
- 2.13 Land Theft
- 2.14 Popular Religion
- 2.15 $ESTATE_CHURCH$ Political Struggle
- 2.16 Revolt of the [Root.GetName] $ESTATE_CHURCH$
- 3 Base estate: Nobility events
- 3.1 Noble Birth
- 3.2 Advancement of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$
- 3.3 Encroachment of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ in [noble_encroachment.GetName]
- 3.4 Tyrannical Nobles
- 3.5 Declining Power of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$
- 3.6 $ESTATE_NOBLES$ demand Stricter Sumptuary Laws
- 3.7 The Levee
- 3.8 Deteriorating Relations with the $ESTATE_NOBLES$
- 3.9 Insubordinate $ESTATE_NOBLES$
- 3.10 Growth of the Administration
- 3.11 Tradition of Service
- 3.12 Rise of the [Root.GetName] $ESTATE_NOBLES$
- 4 Cossacks estate: Cossacks events
- 4.1 Colonization of the Steppes
- 4.2 Cossack Aggression
- 4.3 Cossack Aggression
- 4.4 The [From.GetAdjective] Response
- 4.5 The [From.GetAdjective] Response
- 4.6 Growth of $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ Power
- 4.7 Decline of $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ Power
- 4.8 Petition for Privileges
- 4.9 Supplies for the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$
- 4.10 Grain Trade Disturbances
- 4.11 Cossack Settlers
- 4.12 Unrest among the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$
- 4.13 Cossack Expansion
- 4.14 Demands for Extended Privileges
- 4.15 [Root.GetName] Cossacks Revolt
- 5 Cossacks estate: Dhimmi events
- 5.1 Overzealous Qadi
- 5.2 Demands to lessen Taxes on Heathens
- 5.3 Religious Pragmatism
- 5.4 Marginalization of the Dhimmi
- 5.5 The $ESTATE_DHIMMI$ and the $ESTATE_NOBLES$
- 5.6 Administrators from the $ESTATE_DHIMMI$
- 5.7 Infidel Brigands
- 5.8 Riches of the $ESTATE_DHIMMI$
- 5.9 Revolt of the [Root.GetName] Dhimmi
- 6 Cossacks estate: Tribes events
- 6.1 Tensions between Nomads and Sedentary Population
- 6.2 Growth of Tribal Influence
- 6.3 Decline of Tribal Influence
- 6.4 Local Chiefs Complain
- 6.5 Chiefs are withholding Taxes
- 6.6 Our Horde is in disarray!
- 6.7 Our Tribes view the Horde as weak!
- 6.8 The Horde is not unified!
- 6.9 Return to the Old Ways!
- 6.10 Revolt of the [Root.GetName] $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$
- 6.11 [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] after the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]
- 6.12 Tribes demand more men
- 6.13 Independent $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$
- 6.14 Demands of the $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$
- 7 Dharma estate: Brahmins events
- 7.1 Revolt of the [Root.GetName] Brahmins
- 7.2 Brahmins Demand Formalized Court Positions
- 7.3 Brahminism
- 7.4 Advancement of the Brahmin Caste
- 7.5 Declining Power of the Brahmins
- 7.6 Brahmins Incite Popular Rebellion
- 7.7 Brahmins Alienating Merchants in [brahmin_trade_province.GetName]
- 7.8 A Brahmin Peshwa?
- 7.9 Non-Brahmin Religious Movements
- 7.10 Trouble at the Fort in [brahmin_fort_province.GetName]
- 7.11 The Status of the Brahmins in [Root.Country.GetName]
- 8 Dharma estate: Jains events
- 8.1 Revolt of the [Root.GetName] Jains
- 8.2 Jain Influence Expands
- 8.3 Jain Influence Declines
- 8.4 Jains Resist Persecution
- 8.5 Jain Moneylenders Call in Debts
- 8.6 Jain and Brahmin Bankers
- 8.7 A Generous Donation from the Jains
- 8.8 Paryushana
- 8.9 Jainism on Trial
- 8.10 Jains Demand Religious Concessions
- 8.11 The Service of [Root.jain_advisor.GetName]
- 9 Dharma estate: Marathas events
- 9.1 Revolt of the [Root.GetName] Marathas
- 9.2 Marathi Poet Questions Brahmin Authority
- 9.3 Bargir Tactics
- 9.4 Horses for the Bargirs
- 9.5 Militarization of Maratha Society
- 9.6 Militarization Creating Crop Shortages
- 9.7 Marathas Develop Expensive Tastes
- 9.8 Palkhis and the Cult of Vithoba
- 9.9 Declining Power of the Marathas
- 9.10 Rising Influence of the Marathas
- 9.11 Disloyalty of the Marathas
- 10 Dharma estate: Rajputs events
- 10.1 Rise of the [Root.GetName] Rajputs
- 10.2 Advancing Power of the Rajputs
- 10.3 Declining Power of the Rajputs
- 10.4 Marriage Alliances with the Rajputs
- 10.5 Rajput Scion Seeks New Territory
- 10.6 The Rajputs Make Demands
- 10.7 Integration of Rajput Nobility
- 10.8 The Rajput Rebellion
- 10.9 Rajput Dharma
- 10.10 The $ESTATE_CHURCH$ Demand Rajput Conversions
- 10.11 The Rajput Aristocratic Diaspora
- 11 Dharma estate: Vaishyas events
- 11.1 Revolt of the [Root.GetName] Vaishyas
- 11.2 Social Banditry
- 11.3 Vaishyas Thriving in [Root.Country.GetName]
- 11.4 Developments in Textile Production
- 11.5 Advancement of the Vaishya Caste
- 11.6 Decline of the Vaishya Caste
- 11.7 The Status of the Vaishya Caste
- 11.8 Dealing in Luxury Goods
- 11.9 Guilds Make Policy Demands
- 11.10 Stagnation and Drought in [drylands_province.GetName]
- 11.11 Mercantile Society
- 12 References
Base estate: 
Burghers events[edit]
id
Advancement of the Merchant Classes
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
Robber Barons
Representatives of the [Root.GetAdjective] $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ now claim that the economic development of our country is held back by these excesses. The $ESTATE_NOBLES$ on the other hand argue that they are simply charging reasonably for the use of their roads property. Some are willing to give the state a part of the share they take.
| Trigger conditions
The
The
The country: |
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
They only take what is their right. A random city of the country (except capital):
The
The
We must curb such excesses! A random city of the country (except capital):
The
The
| |
id
Decline of the Merchant Classes
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
Growing City Request Privileges
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
Modifiers
The country:
|
Accept the Petition. The
A random province of the country that follow the trigger conditions:
Reject the Petition. The
| |
id
Immoral Prices
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
Modifiers
The country:
|
Force the Merchants to lower their prices. The
We should not meddle in these things. The
We must pay for and distribute what bread there is. The country:
The
| |
id
Parallel Authority
Such conflicts have become more and more commonplace and members of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ are openly acting in defiance of the various rules the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ have agreed upon in their cities. Delegates from various $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ dominated cities are now urging us to clarify the situation.
| Trigger conditions
The
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Side with the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$. The
The
Side with the $ESTATE_CHURCH$. The
The
| |
id
Extended Privileges for the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Let us remove these obstacles! The
Every provinces that match the trigger conditions:
The $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ need to know their place! The
| |
id
Hurtful Trade Policies
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
We must support the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$. The
The country:
We cannot let our trade policy be decided by these peddlers. The
The country:
| |
id
Cottage Industry
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
| Immediate effects
Mark provinces of the country that follow the trigger conditions:
| |
We cannot stand in the way of progress. The
All provinces of the country that are marked:
We must safeguard the guild privileges. The
All provinces of the country that are marked:
| |
id
Social Mobility
Unless we do something we risk losing the support of the privileged classes but if we withdraw our support of the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ at this point this will likely have grave effects on our relations with them.
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 400
|
We must not stand in the way of these new men. The
The country:
If the country has the
If the country has the
If this country is the Emperor of China,
We must protect the ancient rights of the other Estates. The
The country:
If the country has the
If the country has the
If this country is the Emperor of China,
| |
id
Growth of the Economy
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Great. One of the following happens:
| |
id
The risks of Trade
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Compensate the Traders. The country:
The
They knew what they were getting into. The
| |
id
Urbanization
The $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ find the situation intolerable and are now requesting that the state step in to provide help both in terms of resources and enforcement of rules outside of the walls. Only this way can this increasing urbanization actually lead to something good.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
| Immediate effects
Mark province of the country that follows the triggering conditions:
| |
Attempt to improve conditions. The country:
All provinces of the country that are marked:
The
This is nothing unusual, the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ can handle it. All provinces of the country that are marked:
The
| |
id
Economic Policy
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 400
Modifiers
The country has a diplomatic technology of at least 20: ×2 |
Reduce Mercantilism. The country:
The
Refuse to change the Trade Policy. The
| |
id
Protests among the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$
It has now come to the point that a number of guilds have begun a general strike, demanding greater autonomy and freedom from the overbearing state.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
Modifiers
The |
They must be joking!
Give in to their demands. Every provinces of the country that follows the trigger conditions:
The
| |
id
Revolt of the [Root.GetName] $ESTATE_BURGHERS$
Trigger conditions
None
Is triggered only by
revoking land from the Burghers estate if it has less than 
40 loyalty.
Ok.
Base estate: 
Clergy events[edit]
id
Libertas Ecclesiae - Christian
Times grow dire, however, and the state has to cover an increasing number of expenses. Suggestions that perhaps the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ might make a voluntary contribution have not been favorably received.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Make it clear that they need to contribute. The country:
The
We will find the money elsewhere. The country:
The
| |
id
Temple Lands - Hindu
Times grow dire however and the state has to cover an increasing number of expenses. Suggestions that perhaps the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ might make a voluntary contribution have not been favorably received.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Make it clear that they need to contribute. The country:
The
We will find the money elsewhere. The country:
The
| |
id
The Riches of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ - Pagan
Times grow dire however and the state has to cover an increasing number of expenses. Suggestions that perhaps the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ might make a voluntary contribution have not been favorably received.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Make it clear that they need to contribute. The country:
The
We will find the money elsewhere. The country:
The
| |
id
The Riches of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ - Muslim
Times grow dire however and the state has to cover an increasing number of expenses. Suggestions that perhaps the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ might make a voluntary contribution have not been favorably received.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Make it clear that they need to contribute. The country:
The
We will find the money elsewhere. The country:
The
| |
id
The Riches of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ - Other denominations
Times grow dire however and the state has to cover an increasing number of expenses. Suggestions that perhaps the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ might make a voluntary contribution have not been favorably received.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Make it clear that they need to contribute. The country:
The
We will find the money elsewhere. The country:
The
| |
id
The Riches of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ - Buddhist
Times grow dire however and the state has to cover an increasing number of expenses. Suggestions that perhaps the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ might make a voluntary contribution have not been favorably received.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Make it clear that they need to contribute. The country:
The
We will find the money elsewhere. The country:
The
| |
id
Advancement of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
$ESTATE_CHURCH$ losing Power
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
Anticlericalism
The $ESTATE_CHURCH$ are furious and demand that we fine the obstinate $ESTATE_BURGHERS$.
| Trigger conditions
The
The |
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Then we must force them to pay! The country:
The
If the
If has estate
A mild reprimand will be enough. The
| |
id
Deteriorating Relations with the $ESTATE_CHURCH$
With things as they are it comes as no surprise that all it took for the situation to ignite was one small misstep by our [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] during a religious ceremony last week. The peasants are now rising all over our country with the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ inciting them and directing their anger towards us.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The country:
Random owned provinces that follow the trigger conditions:
Number of impacted provinces may vary | |
id
Triumph of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$?
It is perhaps only natural that the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ now also wishes to take a more active role in the practical ruling of our country. Lately a number of suggestions have been made by their representatives to further harmonize our laws and traditions with those of the spiritual realm. The ambition is to cleanse our court culture from any unorthodoxy and to ensure that the country is governed according to religiously sound rules and ideals.
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Follow the recommendations of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$. The country:
The
Reject their authority. The country:
The
| |
id
Strong $ESTATE_CHURCH$
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Great.
| |
id
Land Theft
Whoever we decide to side with will become the majority land holder in the area.
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Side with the $ESTATE_CHURCH$.
The
The
Side with the $ESTATE_NOBLES$.
The
The
Favor neither party. The
The
| |
id
Popular Religion
It seems however that certain ideas that are quite unorthodox, if rooted in old traditions, have begun to spread together with the [Root.Religion.GetName] faith among our non-[Root.Religion.GetName] subjects. The resulting mix of old heathen ideas, popular superstitions and the actual [Root.Religion.GetName] itself has been quite too much for the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ to stomach even if it seems to have made conversion a much more attractive proposition for our heathen subjects.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Attempt to root out this syncretism. The country:
The
If the country has the
Better let this run its course. The country:
The
If the country has the
| |
id
$ESTATE_CHURCH$ Political Struggle
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Do not meddle in the affairs of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$. The
Support the younger candidate. The country:
The
| |
id
Revolt of the [Root.GetName] $ESTATE_CHURCH$
Trigger conditions
None
Is triggered only by
revoking land from the Clergy estate if it has less than 40 loyalty.
Ok.
Base estate: 
Nobility events[edit]
id
Noble Birth
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Guarantee their right to command our armies. The
The country:
We cannot commit to such promises. The
| |
id
Advancement of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$
Contacts and privileges can be powerful things, especially combined with ambition.
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
Encroachment of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ in [noble_encroachment.GetName]
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
Modifiers
|
Let it slide. One random owned province with flag noble_encroachment:
Demand that the land be returned. One random owned province with flag noble_encroachment:
The | |
id
Tyrannical Nobles
| Trigger conditions
The
Any owned province:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Turn a blind eye. One random owned province with at least
The Chastise the landowner. The | |
id
Declining Power of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
$ESTATE_NOBLES$ demand Stricter Sumptuary Laws
| Trigger conditions
The
The |
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Bend to the wishes of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$. The country:
The
The
The
Refuse to obey the $ESTATE_NOBLES$. The
The
The
| |
id
The Levee
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Let's keep it at a modest level.
An elaborate and lengthy ceremony for the most influential. The country:
The
We have no need of such things. The country:
The
| |
id
Deteriorating Relations with the $ESTATE_NOBLES$
| Trigger conditions
The
Any owned province (tagged as noble_estate_revolt):
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Leave them be. One random owned province with flag noble_estate_revolt:
The
Force them to accept state authority. One random owned province with flag noble_estate_revolt:
The
| |
id
Insubordinate $ESTATE_NOBLES$
The current state of affairs in our country however has left us with few members of the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ willing to fight our battles. Insubordination has become widespread among the higher officers and we have good reason to suspect more than a few hope for an unsuccessful war.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Option conditions
 Unfortunate. The country:
It is high time we replaced them with men of true ability. The
The
The
It is high time we replaced them with men we can trust. The
The
The
Let us consult the Brahmins, some of these learned men are clearly fit to lead. The
The
The
| |
Enabled if:
Always
id
Growth of the Administration
The unexpected death of a trusted secretary has left a vacant position to be filled at the center of this conflict, with the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$ supporting one candidate and the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ expecting us to pick another. While both candidates are talented men this has to be a political decision.
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Option conditions
With a great pedigree come great abilities. The country:
Self-made men are what we need to run this country. The country:
The
Let us turn to the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ instead. The country:
Let us turn to the $ESTATE_BRAHMIN$ instead. The country:
Let us turn to the $ESTATE_DHIMMI$ instead. The country:
| |
id
Tradition of Service
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Great! If this country is the Emperor of China,
| |
id
Rise of the [Root.GetName] $ESTATE_NOBLES$
Trigger conditions
|
Is triggered only by
revoking land from the |
Ok. | |
Cossacks estate: 
Cossacks events[edit]
id
Colonization of the Steppes
Representatives of the major families now demand that we limit the power of the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ so that they can expand their latifundia in the regions bordering the steppe. This way, they argue, the wild fields can be tamed and the laws of the realm upheld.
| Trigger conditions
The
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
These Serfs must be brought back. The
The
One random owned province with flag serfs_are_fleeing:
We cannot afford to anger the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$. The
The
One random owned province with Steppes terrain:
| |
id
Cossack Aggression
 |
Available only with the The Cossacks DLC enabled. |
| Trigger conditions
Either:
The country:
|
Mean time to happen
500 months |
Demand that these Cossacks be brought to Justice! One random neighbouring country following the trigger conditions:
We will just have to let this slide. If the
If the
If the
One random owned province with flag cossack_raids_started_here:
| |
id
Cossack Aggression
As the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ responsible are based inside our borders the [From.GetAdjective] have now demanded both compensation and for the culprits to be brought to justice.
Trigger conditions
|
Is triggered only by
From |
This matter is beyond our control. The
Originator country gets country
Bring them to justice! The
Originator country gets country | |
id
The [From.GetAdjective] Response
Trigger conditions
|
Is triggered only by
From |
We care little for such excuses. The country:
One random owned province:
| |
id
The [From.GetAdjective] Response
Trigger conditions
|
Is triggered only by
From |
If we could only believe that. The country:
| |
id
Growth of $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ Power
Lately however things have been going their way. They have managed to defend their settlements and their services to the state as raiders are undisputable.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
Decline of $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ Power
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
Petition for Privileges
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
We need more registered Cossacks! The country:
The
Let them tend to their Steppes. The
| |
id
Supplies for the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Send them what they need. The country:
The
They'll have to make do themselves. The
| |
id
Grain Trade Disturbances
| Trigger conditions
The
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Support the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$. The
The
Support the $ESTATE_BURGHERS$. The
The
| |
id
Cossack Settlers
As we turn our sights on the lands of Central Asia and Siberia it is becoming apparent that life on the eastern frontier is not that different from that of the Steppes we already control.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Enlist $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ Settlers. The country:
The
We cannot trust the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$. The
| |
id
Unrest among the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Leave them alone, relations will improve in due time. Every owned province with Steppes terrain:
Crush the dissenters. The
Random owned provinces:
Number of impacted provinces may vary | |
id
Cossack Expansion
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Accept the new Status Quo. One random owned province with flag growing_cossack_communities:
Reclaim the land from the $ESTATE_COSSACKS$.
| |
id
Demands for Extended Privileges
Given the favorable circumstances many $ESTATE_COSSACKS$ are now voicing their old demands for official recognition and privileges.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Preposterous. The country:
The
Give in to their demands. The
The | |
id
[Root.GetName] Cossacks Revolt
Trigger conditions
|
Is triggered only by
revoking land from the |
Ok. | |
Cossacks estate: 
Dhimmi events[edit]
id
Overzealous Qadi
After a recent suicide by a force-converted trader non-Muslims are now leaving the city en masse to settle somewhere more welcoming. While even the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ largely seem to find these actions too extreme they would likely consider any action taken against the Qadi to be much worse.
| Trigger conditions
The
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Stand by the Qadi. The country:
The
The
Replace the Qadi and try to make amends. The country:
The
The
| |
id
Demands to lessen Taxes on Heathens
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Trample the dissenters! The
Revoke some of the Taxes! The
The country:
| |
id
Religious Pragmatism
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
Marginalization of the Dhimmi
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
The $ESTATE_DHIMMI$ and the $ESTATE_NOBLES$
The construction of a new shrine in a province largely dominated by the $ESTATE_DHIMMI$ entirely funded by local nobles and merchants has escalated the situation further with the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ and the $ESTATE_NOBLES$ demanding that we tear down the holy building and put the infidels in their place.
| Trigger conditions
The
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
We must listen to the $ESTATE_NOBLES$.
One random owned province not in Muslim group:
The
Stand by the $ESTATE_DHIMMI$. The
| |
id
Administrators from the $ESTATE_DHIMMI$
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Let's put these learned men to good use. The country:
The
We cannot risk their assimilative capabilities. The
| |
id
Infidel Brigands
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Untrustworthy Infidels! The country:
One random owned province not in Muslim group nor capital:
Make concessions to alleviate the situation. The country:
The
| |
id
Riches of the $ESTATE_DHIMMI$
While this may seem unfortunate for them it is quite fortunate for us right now, while the general economy is currently still recovering from recent wars many families of the Dhimmi still hold quite large cash reserves and they have no laws or rules forbidding them from investing or lending it to others.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Convince the $ESTATE_DHIMMI$ to invest in economic recovery. The country:
The
We must not make ourselves dependent on infidels. The | |
id
Revolt of the [Root.GetName] Dhimmi
Trigger conditions
|
Is triggered only by
revoking land from the |
Ok. | |
Cossacks estate: 
Tribes events[edit]
id
Tensions between Nomads and Sedentary Population
Today an emissary from some of our more well-to-do subjects arrived to tell a tale of how the would-be tax collectors pillaged their lands and then laid siege to their fortified homes. They now demand retribution from the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] and for the perpetrators to be punished. The tribes would however likely not take kindly to any such restrictions of their conduct.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Reprimand the Chiefs. The
Support the Chiefs. The
Up to three random owned provinces:
| |
id
Growth of Tribal Influence
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
Decline of Tribal Influence
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
Local Chiefs Complain
| Trigger conditions
The |
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Send the young men home. The country:
The Keep them in the army. The country:
The | |
id
Chiefs are withholding Taxes
| Trigger conditions
The |
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Their land, their rules! The country:
The They bend knee to ME! The country:
The | |
id
Our Horde is in disarray!
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Rely on the $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$!
The
We do not need their help. The | |
id
Our Tribes view the Horde as weak!
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Rely on the $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$! The country:
The
We do not need their help. The | |
id
The Horde is not unified!
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Rely on the $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$! The country:
The
We do not need their help. The | |
id
Return to the Old Ways!
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
That is what is good in life. The country:
That is in the past. The | |
id
Revolt of the [Root.GetName] $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$
Trigger conditions
|
Is triggered only by
revoking land from the |
Ok. | |
id
[Root.Monarch.GetTitle] after the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
A new heir it is! The country:
The
These tribes must know their place! The
| |
id
Tribes demand more men
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Of course they shall have our men! The country:
The
This is an excuse to weaken us! The
| |
id
Independent $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
We must leave them alone then. A random owned province (except capital):
The
We can tolerate no states within our state! The
| |
id
Demands of the $ESTATE_NOMADIC_TRIBES$
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Agree. The country:
The
They will do no such thing! The
| |
Dharma estate: 
Brahmins events[edit]
id
Revolt of the [Root.GetName] Brahmins
Trigger conditions
|
Is triggered only by
revoking land from the |
Ok. | |
id
Brahmins Demand Formalized Court Positions
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Accept their authority. The country:
The
The Brahmins should return to their prayers The country:
The
| |
id
Brahminism
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Excellent.
| |
id
Advancement of the Brahmin Caste
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Okay. The
| |
id
Declining Power of the Brahmins
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Okay. The
| |
id
Brahmins Incite Popular Rebellion
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Okay. The country:
Number of impacted provinces depends of the number of owned provinces and | |
id
Brahmins Alienating Merchants in [brahmin_trade_province.GetName]
[brahmin_trade_province.GetName] has come to be administered by a group of Brahmin clerics whose influence has been felt at every level of society. They have enacted a series of policies and created a social atmosphere that is far from friendly from the perspective of visiting Muslim traders. As a result, many of these alienated traders have decided to take their business elsewhere. [brahmin_trade_province.GetName] at risk of losing its status as a trade hub if something is not done to attract commerce back to the city.
| Trigger conditions
The
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
The troubles of low-caste merchants are not our concern. The
The
A random province following the trigger conditions:
Hand the city to leaders more concerned with trade relations. The
The
| |
id
A Brahmin Peshwa?
The appointment of this Brahmin as Peshwa, the highest appointed ministerial office, is an appealing prospect. Though Brahmins throughout [Root.Country.GetName] would take the opportunity to increase their influence, it would assure our Hindu subjects that we have their best interests at heart.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Appoint the Brahmin. The
If religion is
Else,
Appoint a noble instead. The country:
The
Appoint a promising trader of Vaishya caste. The country:
The
| |
id
Non-Brahmin Religious Movements
A group of influential Brahmins have approached the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] pleading for [Root.Monarch.GetHerHis] aid in restoring public confidence in Brahmin authority and suppressing non-Brahmin Hindu movements.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Allow Brahmins to enforce orthodoxy. The
Hidden effects:
Encourage popular religious movements. The
Hidden effects:
| |
id
Trouble at the Fort in [brahmin_fort_province.GetName]
Foreseeing the potential for tensions to break out into hostilities, it may be wise to transfer control of this important fort from the contentious general to the Brahmins. Though less adept than military men at siegecraft, the Brahmins are at least loyal to the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle]. Alternatively, the general could be persuaded to change his attitude in exchange for the retention of his privileges in [brahmin_fort_province.GetName].
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Hand over the fort to the Brahmins. If the
If the
If the
The
All provinces with flag brahmin_fort_flag:
Let the nobles keep the fort, so long as they remain loyal. If
If
If
All provinces with flag brahmin_fort_flag:
| |
id
The Status of the Brahmins in [Root.Country.GetName]
It has been difficult to comply with their demands for strict piety however given that so many of our subjects follow the Hindu faith and venerate the priestly Brahmin caste. Even among Muslim nations in India the Brahmins commonly hold positions in the state bureaucracy and aid the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] with local rulership. To many at court, to discount the advantages of Brahmin loyalty would be a great folly.
[Root.Country.GetName] must consider wisely the path it wishes to tread with regards to its treatment of the Brahmins, and indeed of the Hindu population as a whole.
| Trigger conditions
The
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Allow the Brahmins to serve as bureaucrats. The
The Keep the Brahmins out of government. The
The Break the power of the Brahmins in society. The
The
| |
Dharma estate: 
Jains events[edit]
id
Revolt of the [Root.GetName] Jains
Trigger conditions
|
Is triggered only by
revoking land from the |
Ok. | |
id
Jain Influence Expands
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
Jain Influence Declines
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
Jains Resist Persecution
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
At least they are pacifists. The country:
Every provinces that follow the trigger conditions:
| |
id
Jain Moneylenders Call in Debts
| Trigger conditions
The
The |
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
The guilds must pay their debt. The country:
The
The
The Jains must forgive the debt. The country:
The
The
We shall settle the debt ourselves. The country:
The
The | |
id
Jain and Brahmin Bankers
| Trigger conditions
The
The |
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Jain bankers have served us perfectly well. The country:
The
The
Let us favor the Brahmins instead. The country:
The
The
| |
id
A Generous Donation from the Jains
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
How very generous. The country:
The
| |
id
Paryushana
Jain ministers employed in the [Root.GetAdjective] administration have petitioned the state to ask that the slaughter of animals be prohibited for the duration of Paryushana. While a costly proposal for our butchers, it has been suggested that the state could make up for the loss of profit.
| Trigger conditions
The
Any owned province (except capital):
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Prohibit animal slaughter for Paryushana. The country:
Every owned provinces following the trigger conditions:
The
We will not make concessions to heathen faiths. Every owned provinces following the trigger conditions:
The
| |
id
Jainism on Trial
The $ESTATE_CHURCH$ argue that the Jains hold no belief in one who is pure, without physical form, changeless, sinless, emancipated from rebirth, passionless, independent, a slayer of sins, and the architect of all joy. This conception of God, they argue, is shared between Muslims and Hindus but absent among Jains.
The Jain monks present at the debate fervently repudiate this view. Opting for flexibility, they put forth a multitude of Jain doctrines to demonstrate their theism from the worship of Jina to the very concept of Dharma.
Ultimately, it falls upon the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] to decide the fate of Jainism in [Root.Country.GetName]. We must consider which argument we find most compelling.
| Trigger conditions
The
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
The Jains are theists, as we are. The country:
The
The
If the
The Jains are kafirs, they believe in no God. The country:
The
The
If the
| |
id
Jains Demand Religious Concessions
These proposals have been met with outrage from the [Root.Religion.GetName] clergy, and are likely to be unpopular throughout the realm. It may be time to sever our close alliance with the Jains.
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Agree to the concessions. The country:
The
If the
If the
They have gone too far. Time to cut ties. The
If the
If the
| |
id
The Service of [Root.jain_advisor.GetName]
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Make [Root.jain_advisor.GetName] Prime Minister. The country:
The
Appoint [Root.jain_advisor.GetName] with a lesser title instead. The
| |
Dharma estate: 
Marathas events[edit]
id
Revolt of the [Root.GetName] Marathas
Trigger conditions
|
Is triggered only by
revoking land from the |
Ok. | |
id
Marathi Poet Questions Brahmin Authority
'Vishnu’s servants have no caste,
The Veda’s science so decrees.
Which of your books have saved the fallen?
I know of none.'
Arguing that a man is only as chaste as his own faith and emphasizing personal salvation over ritual observances, his teachings have angered the Brahmins of [Root.Country.GetName]. They demand that the poet must drown his works in the river and make a formal apology for his unorthodoxy.
| Trigger conditions
The
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Encourage the poet. The country:
The
The Force the poet to apologize. The
The | |
id
Bargir Tactics
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
Any rival or enemy country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
A sound strategy. The country:
The
| |
id
Horses for the Bargirs
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
The state shall provide the horses. The country:
It is too expensive, they must buy their own steeds.
| |
id
Militarization of Maratha Society
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
More men for the army. Set country flag marathi_militarization_flag
A random province that follow the trigger conditions:
The
| |
id
Militarization Creating Crop Shortages
| Trigger conditions
The
Any owned province:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
We have to accept this. The country:
A random province that follow the trigger conditions and produces either
Tell the peasants to return to their fields. A random province that follow the trigger conditions:
The
Bring in landless peasants to grow the crops. The country:
| |
id
Marathas Develop Expensive Tastes
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
A little culture never hurt anyone. The country:
The
We will not bankroll Persian decadence. The country:
The
| |
id
Palkhis and the Cult of Vithoba
Some among the Brahmins see these non-hierarchical spiritual movements as a threat to their religious authority. They seek to gain a measure of control over the palkhis so that they can be integrated into orthodox Hindu worship in accordance with their interpretation of Vedic ritual.
| Trigger conditions
The
Any owned province with
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Palkhis shall remain in the hands of the people. Hidden effects: All owned provinces (except capital) with
The Formalize the event with Brahmin guidance. The country:
The
| |
id
Declining Power of the Marathas
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Okay. The
| |
id
Rising Influence of the Marathas
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Okay. The
| |
id
Disloyalty of the Marathas
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
We cannot risk angering them further. Random owned provinces that follow the trigger conditions:
Number of impacted provinces may vary
They cannot be allowed to abandon their duties. Random owned provinces that follow the trigger conditions:
Number of impacted provinces may vary
| |
Dharma estate: 
Rajputs events[edit]
id
Rise of the [Root.GetName] Rajputs
Trigger conditions
|
Is triggered only by
revoking land from the |
Ok. | |
id
Advancing Power of the Rajputs
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
Declining Power of the Rajputs
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Ok. The
| |
id
Marriage Alliances with the Rajputs
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Let them consider us kin. The country:
The
We don't need their friendship. The
| |
id
Rajput Scion Seeks New Territory
| Trigger conditions
The
Any owned province (except capital):
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Allow him to take over the province and found a new settlement. A random province that follows the trigger conditions:
give_estate_land_share_small = { estate = estate_rajput }
The
We can administer these lands perfectly well ourselves. The
| |
id
The Rajputs Make Demands
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
We will allow them to govern themselves, for now. Every
The
Curb their power, strip the leaders of rank and title! The country:
The
| |
id
Integration of Rajput Nobility
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Encourage integration. The
If the
Discourage integration. The
If the
| |
id
The Rajput Rebellion
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
We must avoid conflict. Grant them autonomy. Hidden effects:
number of impacted provinces may vary
Force them to accept our rule. Random
number of impacted provinces may vary
| |
id
Rajput Dharma
Rather than attempting to suppress these traditional Rajput values and power structures, [Root.Country.GetName] has encouraged them, harmonizing them with service to the state and the [Root.Monarch.GetName]. The Rajputs see no contradiction between their Dharma and their duty to us.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Excellent. The country:
| |
id
The $ESTATE_CHURCH$ Demand Rajput Conversions
Leaders of the $ESTATE_CHURCH$ have recently become particularly insistent on our adherence to Sharia, demanding that we pressure Rajput leaders to convert and penalize Hindu nobles by restricting their ranks and privileges.
Though a small number of Rajput nobles have converted, the overwhelming majority are outraged by the $ESTATE_CHURCH$’s actions. They have petitioned the [Root.Monarch.GetTitle] for an immediate guarantee of religious tolerance, demanding that their traditions and customs be respected by law.
| Trigger conditions
The
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Guarantee religious tolerance and scold the $ESTATE_CHURCH$. The country:
The
The
Pressure Rajput nobles to convert to [Root.Religion.GetName]. The country:
The
If the country has the
The
| |
id
The Rajput Aristocratic Diaspora
Our advisors, among them many Rajputs, suggest that these bonds could be exploited to the benefit of [Root.Country.GetName]. Most obviously, the Rajput chiefs loyal to us could act as ambassadors to the Rajputs of nearby nations, enhancing our reputation in foreign courts. A more cunning option would be to exploit ancient grudges among the Rajputs as a means to claim foreign territory.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Establish diplomatic ties. A random neighboring country that follow the trigger conditions:
The country:
The
Exploit ancestral feuds. A random neighboring country that follow the trigger conditions:
The country:
The
Ignore these suggestions. The
| |
Dharma estate: 
Vaishyas events[edit]
id
Revolt of the [Root.GetName] Vaishyas
Trigger conditions
|
Is triggered only by
revoking land from the |
Ok. | |
id
Social Banditry
Several bandit leaders are seen as folk heroes by the local populace, bravely resisting the rule of the parasitic state of [Root.Country.GetName], founding new frontier towns, and recruiting local labor. Drawing into their ranks Hindus and Muslims, toddy-tappers and smiths, the bandits have attracted widespread support.
A direct military confrontation with the bandits would solve the immediate problem if we could root them out from their makeshift forts. However, the problem is only likely to resurface if we do not address the social and economic factors that make the bandits powerful and popular.
| Trigger conditions
The
Any owned province (except capital) that either:
No province has province modifiers "addressing_social_banditry" or "social_banditry_modiifer" |
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Kill them all! Random provinces that follow the trigger conditions:
number of impacted provinces may vary Address the social causes of banditry. Random provinces that follow the trigger conditions:
number of impacted provinces may vary | |
id
Vaishyas Thriving in [Root.Country.GetName]
| Trigger conditions
The
Any owned province that either:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Excellent. One random province that follow the trigger conditions:
| |
id
Developments in Textile Production
| Trigger conditions
The
Any owned province:
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Excellent One random province that follow the trigger conditions:
The
| |
id
Advancement of the Vaishya Caste
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Okay. The
| |
id
Decline of the Vaishya Caste
| Trigger conditions
The
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Okay. The
| |
id
The Status of the Vaishya Caste
Often overlooked are the Vaishyas, our traders and craftsmen. Seeking to advance their station, the representatives of the Vaishya guilds have requested that sufficiently esteemed members of their caste be allowed the right to ride palanquins and blow conch shells during certain ceremonies. Granting their request would upset the rigid Brahmins, but would earn the favor of the Vaishyas.
| Trigger conditions
The
The |
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Promote social advancement for the Vaishyas The country:
The
The
The lower castes should know their place. The country:
The
The
| |
id
Dealing in Luxury Goods
The key to our success in these industries has been our patronage of various guilds who draw their membership from the Vaishya caste. Our investments have thus far proven profitable, and it stands to reason that further investment will only continue to yield greater riches. We should determine which of our luxury goods industries is most important to [Root.Country.GetName] and focus our efforts on the advancement of the guilds involved.
| Trigger conditions
The
The country
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Diamonds are forever. The country:
Every provinces producing
The
Spice is the lifeblood of our nation. The country:
Every provinces producing
The
Silks have always been profitable. The country:
Every provinces producing
The
| |
id
Guilds Make Policy Demands
Sensing an opportunity to accumulate even greater power, the most powerful of these guilds have sent an embassy to [Root.Capital.GetName] with a series of polite but emphatic policy recommendations. Our financial advisors see some commercial merit to these policies, but note that they entail granting an outrageous degree of autonomy to the provinces where the guilds are most powerful, essentially making them into merchant-princes. Refusing these demands would anger the guilds greatly, though it would go a long way towards curtailing their power.
| Trigger conditions
The
Any owned province (except capital):
|
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Grant privileges. The country
Every provinces that follow the trigger conditions:
The
Deny privileges. The
| |
id
Stagnation and Drought in [drylands_province.GetName]
The situation in [drylands_province.GetName] could however be reversed through the construction of canals and water tanks, ensuring enough water to allow the population to grow and for agriculture to expand. While this would end the stagnation in [drylands_province.GetName], it would draw our focus away from our coastal trading settlements. We must consider which is more valuable to us at the present time.
| Trigger conditions
The
Any owned province (except capital):
Any owned costal province:
No province has province modifiers "drylands_frontier_development" or "drylands_stagnation" |
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weight: 100
|
Build water tanks and canals to restore [drylands_province.GetName] The country:
A random provinces with flag drylands_province:
The
Our coastal cities are much more profitable. A random provinces with flag costal_province:
A random provinces with flag drylands_province:
The | |
id
Mercantile Society
| Trigger conditions
The
The |
Is triggered only by
a 5 year pulse. Base weigh |