Korchin

Primary culture

Chahar (Altaic)

Capital province

Boduna (2109)

Government

Steppe Nomads

State religion

Tengri

Technology group

Nomadic

Horde ideas

Notes:

For steppe nomads.

Traditions:

−10% Aggressive expansion impact

−5 Years of separatism

Life of the Steppe Warrior

−20% Land attrition

Traditions of the Great Khan

+20% Cavalry combat ability

Horse Supplies

−5% Land maintenance modifier

Steppe Leaders

+1 Land leader shock

Tradition of Conquest

−25% Core-creation cost

Logistics of the Khan

+20% Manpower recovery speed

Glory of Conquest

+25% National manpower modifier

Ambition:

−10% Stability cost modifier

Korchin is a medium-sized Steppe Horde in northern Asia bordering Yeren to the north, Haixi to the east, southwards Ming and westwards Mongolia. It is also capable of forming Yuan.

Missions[edit]

Main article: Mongol missions

Decisions[edit]

id

Reform Great Yuan

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

Potential requirements

Yuan does not exist.
The country:

is in the Altaic culture group.
was never an end-game tag
is not Mughals, Qing, Ming or Manchu.
is not a colonial nation.
has not yet enacted this decision.

If the country is AI-controlled, then:

it can not be a custom nation.
it can not be a former colonial nation.
it must own at least 8 cities.

Allow

The country:

is not at war.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
has a stability of at least 2.
owns its core provinces Xilin Gol (723), Beijing (1816), Qaraqorum (2190), and Xuanhua (2136).
owns or has a non-tributary subject own all provinces of Mongol, Korchin, Khalkha, and Oirat culture.

If Mandate of Heaven DLC is active and there is an Emperor of China:

then the country must be Emperor of China.

else if Common Sense DLC is active:

the country must be an empire.

else:

the country must have 1000 development

Effects

If Beijing (1816):

is a part of the Holy Roman Empire but the country is not a member of the HRE

then

Beijing (1816) leaves the HRE.
the emperor of the HRE:
- loses 1 imperial authority.
- gets the opinion modifier “Removed provinces from the Empire” towards the country, worth −50 opinion with a yearly decay of 1.

Beijing (1816):

becomes the capital of the country.
gains 1 base tax, 1 production, and 1 manpower.
is renamed to Khanbaliq.
has its capital renamed to Khanbaliq.

The country:

becomes Yuan.
gets a permanent claim on every province of China, Manchuria, Mongolia, and Tibet that it does not own.
gains 20 prestige.

If Yuan:

is a member of the Holy Roman Empire but not the emperor or an elector
- then all its provinces are removed from the HRE.
is not using custom ideas
- then it gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.

Xilin Gol (723):

is renamed to Xanadu.
has its capital renamed to Xanadu.

Xuanhua (2136):

is renamed to Zhongdu.
has its capital renamed to Zhongdu.

id

Re-form the Ilkhanate

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

Potential requirements

The country:

was never an end-game tag.
is not Timurids or Persia.
is not ruled by the ‘Timurid’ dynasty.
is in the Altaic or Tatar culture group.
has its capital in Persia (region).
has not yet enacted this decision.
has enacted Steppe Nomads.

If the country is AI-controlled, then it can not be a custom nation.

Allow

Ilkhanate does not exist.
The country:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
owns all provinces of Persia (region).

Effects

The country:

becomes Ilkhanate.
gains 25 prestige.
gets the modifier “Increased Centralization” for 20 years with the following effects:
- −0.05 monthly autonomy change,
- +1 national unrest.

If Ilkhanate does not have custom ideas:

then it gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.

Strategy[edit]

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

Korchin starts 1444 into a difficult situation threatened and mostly rivaled by the Jurchen tribes Haixi and Yeren and oftentimes Buryatia. Either Jianzhou or Korea rivals Korchin on top of the other tribes, so that Korchin for the most part starts with four rivals in 1444.

Ming always starts domineering towards Korchin and it is highly recommended to submit to Ming due to their unmatchable military power in 1444.

Mongolia often start with a friendly attitude towards Korchin, but because they are a vassal under Oirat it is not worth to increase relations, neither is it advised to ally with Oirat, because they often go to war with Ming very early.

Korchin has an army in Boduna, consisting of 8 Infantry and 2 Cavalry units. Their leader is Khan Unebolad Khorchin without an heir. They have two merchants, one in Beijing with questionable success and a free one. Even if the Girin node is relatively poor, it is advised to send the free merchant there. Furthermore, three diplomats are aviable.

Korchin is a Tengri nation with Vajrayana as syncretic faith in 1444. Korchin is evenly split between the Tengri religion in the northern provinces and the Vajrayana religion among the south. So, there is no need to change the syncretic faith during the early game.

Early Game[edit]

Due to their precious situation in 1444, it is recommended to ally with the remaining nation, that do not rival the player. Either Jianzhou or Korea. Whereby Jianzhou would be the better choice with their friendly attitude towards Korchin, in case they share the same rivals and not rival each other. Korea is harder to ally, they start out neutral and with a –20 relation modifier due to the missing Confucian faith.

It is not recommended to ally Oirat. Commonly Oirat does not subjugate to Ming and they often get wrecked early by Ming, Chagatai, Yarkand and Uzbek for it. This could be used as an opportunity to catch Oirat off guard and cut deeply into Mongolian lands.

Korchin provides a pretty opportunistic play style for the player. It is a Steppe Horde and so it has the specific Casus belli against all its neighbours and it allows to use any given moment to attack.

The next possible steps depend on the behaviour of Haixi and Jianzhou. If they had refused Ming's Tributary request, it is also very likely that they are getting attacked by Ming soon. This provides also a possibility to draw your own benefits from Ming's military power in the early game. If Haixi has accepted Ming's Tributary request, than the player could try to vassalize Haixi with the help of Jianzhou or Korea. Jianzhou will likely rival the player as soon as an independent Haixi has gone.

The player now has multiple choices to expand Korchin even further:

Going North/East[edit]

Buryatia is an excellent target for expansion. Korchin naturally lacks the economy to support a large army and conquered territory in Mongolia or Haixi are mostly poor and first have to be fully integrated to provide any useful help. Buryatia produces Gold in its Capital (Bargusin) and this money could be vital for the player to overcome money shortages. The player should also consider watching on Yeren and Korea. Korea often allies with Jianzhou or Yeren, in some cases Ashikaga gets also involved, but they struggle in Japan enough, so that the player shouldn’t worry to much about them. Yeren and Jianzhou both have a coastline, that could be useful for the player if Colonization is intended. Second benefit from a coastline is the possibility to ensure the Beijing node with Light ships and therefore extra money. A Colonist can be obtained with either the Exploration Ideas or the Expansion Ideas, but the player should keep an eye on their expenditure due to the high costs for a Colonist and the harsh conditions in Sibiria while Colonizing the north. Later it will also bring up Muscovy or Russia against you. As soon as either Yeren or Jianzhou has gone, it is advised to leave Korea at peace, they are stronger than they look like.

If the player manage to conquer all of Manchuria, it is also possible to form Manchu, but a Culture shift is needed and reforming Yuan would be no longer possible.

Country guides

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