Karabakh

Primary culture

Armenian (Caucasian)

Capital province

Melikates (2202)

Government

Autocracy

State religion

Coptic

Technology group

Eastern

Armenian ideas

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Traditions:

−0.02 Monthly war exhaustion

+5% Recover army morale speed

Apostolic Church

+2% Missionary strength

Land Reclamation

−10% Development cost

Border Nation

+1 Diplomatic reputation

Melikdom Organization

+10% National tax modifier

Sygnakhs

−10% Regiment cost

Nakharar Titles

+0.5 Yearly army tradition

End of Armenian Diaspora

+10% Production efficiency

Ambition:

+1 Attrition for enemies

Following Seljuk, Mongol and Turkoman invasions of the Caucasus, the Kingdom of

Armenia was destroyed, and put under foreign occupation. The Melikdoms of Karabakh are the remaining direct successors of Armenia and maintain an autonomous presence under the leadership of the house of Hasan-Jalalyan.

As subjects of the Qara Qoyunlu the Armenians are not independent. However, they are allowed a certain degree of religious and political freedom, even if it is a far cry from the Armenian kingdom of earlier eras.

Karabakh is small country located in southern Caucasia. Karabakh begins in the 1444 start as a vassal of Qara Qoyunlu. It is also the only existing country of Armenian culture at that start.

Decisions[edit | edit source]

As a country with Armenian primary culture, Karabakh may form Armenia.

id

Kingdom of Armenia

The Kingdom of Armenia once dominated the Caucasus. Time was not kind to our ancestors, however, and neighboring empires saw weakness in our internal divisions and used it to conquer our people. Let us drive out these invaders and re-establish the Kingdom and Church of Armenia.

Potential requirements

The country:

was never an end-game nation.
is not Armenia, the Holy Roman Empire or The Papal State.
has not yet enacted this decision.
is not a colonial nation
has Armenian as primary culture.

If the country is AI-controlled then it:

is not a custom nation
is not a former colonial nation.
has at least 3 cities.

Playing with normal or historical nations.

Allow

Armenia does not exist.
The country:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
is not a nomad nation.
is Coptic.
owns the core provinces:
- Adana (327)
- Yerevan (419)
- Melikates (2202)
- Kars (2204)
- Bayazid (4302)
- Mush (2306) or Van (2307)

Effects

The country:

becomes Armenia
gains 25 prestige.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it has custom or Armenian ideas.
increases rank to kingdom, if it is a duchy
removes all provinces from the Holy Roman Empire, if it is a member and not an elector or the emperor.
gains permanent claims on:
- Armenia (area)
- Samstkhe (area)
- Erzurum area
- Kurdistan area
- Çukurova area except Cyprus.
gets “Increased Centralization” for 20 years, giving:
- −0.05 monthly autonomy change,
- +1 national unrest.

AI will always take this decision.

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

Strategy[edit | edit source]

The below is one of many player suggested strategies for Karabakh. Bear in mind, due to the dynamic nature of the game, it may unfold differently for other players.

Like many OPMs, opening moves for Karabakh are heavily dependent on luck, as the Middle-East in EU4 is a particularly turbulent and unpredictable region. Aq Qoyunlu usually (but not always) converts to Coptic due to failed conversions and resulting Zealot stacks of rebels enforcing demands. In such cases, they can be relied upon to Support Your Independence. Other such candidates include the Mamluks and occasionally Gazikumukh or one of the Georgian states. If you cannot secure support for your independence early, develop your province extensively to maintain high liberty desire so as to avoid being diplomatically annexed. This will eventually pay off in the form of higher income and being potentially the first to embrace Renaissance for the hefty price of 1 ducat. Remember to utilise province policies to save monarch points.

Qara Qoyunlu is quite variable, and is about equally likely to struggle under rebel strain and get invaded by the Mamluks early or to conquer all your neighbors and achieve Great Power status. If you are so inclined, you can reload a previous save for optimal results. If you can't get the Mamluks to support your independence, you might need to restart unless you pull together enough allies to win your independence.

Upon securing independence, you should focus on taking back the Armenian culture provinces and annexing the Georgian minors with the help of the allies gained in your independence war. Accepting Tributary status from Great Horde can grant temporary protection, though they are bound to be conquered by Muscovy. Once you have taken 5-6 provinces in your area, the game will become markedly easier, especially given Coptic blessings available to you. Avoid bordering the Ottomans until you accrue enough power.