Mewar

Primary culture

Rajasthani (Western Aryan)

Capital province

Chittor (518)

Government

Rajput Kingdom

State religion

Hindu

Technology group

Indian

Mewari ideas

Traditions:

−20% Infantry cost

+10% Infantry combat ability

Rajput Heartland

−1% Yearly army tradition decay

Construct the Victory Tower

+1 Yearly prestige

The Fort of Kumbhalgarh

+15% Fort defense

City of Lakes

−10% Development cost

Recall the Purbias

+15% National manpower modifier

Mandatory Firearm Drills

+10% Land fire damage

Reorganized Rajput Regiments

+5% Discipline

Ambition:

−0.03 Monthly war exhaustion

Mewar is a Hindu kingdom located in Western India. In 1444, the country starts with Marwari separatists, trying to release Marwar as an independent nation. Hadoti is the vassal of Mewar. Mewar is a landlocked nation surrounded by numerous countries. Sindh and Jaisalmer border in the west. To the north is Jangladesh, Nagaur, Dhundhar, and Mewat. To the east is Malwa, Gwalior, and Jaunpur. To the south is Gujarat, Kutch, Idar, and Rewa Kantha.

As the primary nation of Rajasthani culture, Mewar can eventually form Rajputana. As a Hindu nation in the Western Aryan culture group, it is eligible to form Bharat.

Missions[edit]

Main article: Mewari missions

Mewar's missions are focused on developing and consolidating power in the Rajput lands, and expanding their territory across northern India.

Events[edit]

Main article: Mewari events

Mewar only has a few events ranging from events on Marwar independence to the plot against Rana Kumbha.

Decisions[edit]

Rajputana can be formed by a Rajasthani country that owns certain provinces. Unlike several other Indian formable nations, no specific religion is required. Since Mewar is in the Western Aryan culture group, it has the ability to form Bharat.

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Unite the Rajputs

The lands of Rajputana have been shattered and weak ever since the Muslim invasion centuries ago. We must reclaim the great cities of the great dynasties that came before us and unite the princes of Rajputana!

Potential requirements

The country:

was never an end-game tag.
has not yet enacted this decision.
has Rajasthani as primary culture.
is not a colonial nation.

If the country is AI-controlled, then:

it can not be a former colonial nation.
it must own at least 10 cities.

Allow

Rajputana does not exist.
The country:

has an administrative technology of at least 10.
is not at war.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
owns its core provinces:
- Multan (506), Marwar (514), Girnar (515), Chittor (518), Dhundar (519), Gird (525), Patan (2053), Nagaur (2066), Gorwar (2067), Doaba (2075), Varanasi (2095), Ujjain (4461), Ranthambore (4465), and Kannauj (4497).

Effects

The country:

changes to Rajputana.
receives new missions.
becomes an empire.
moves its capital to Kannauj (4497), which gains:
- 1 base tax,
- 1 base production,
- 1 base manpower.
gets permanent claims on all provinces of Western India that it does not own.
gains 25 prestige.

If Rajputana:

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 in the Indian technology group
- then change its technology group to Indian.
does not have custom ideas
- then it gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.

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Form Bharat (Dravidian, Hindustani, Western Aryan)

Form the mighty Bharat and bring all the lands of the Indian subcontinent under your rule.

Potential requirements Playing with normal or historical nations Was never an end-game tag Bharat does not exist. The country: does not have country flag formed_india_flag is not the Mughals is part of the Dharmic or Buddhist religion group does not have Steppe Horde government reform is not colonial nation. has a culture in either culture group: Dravidian Hindustani Western Aryan If the country is AI-controlled, it must have at least 15 cities. is not former colonial nation. is not custom nation	Allow The country: is not a subject nation other than a tributary state. is not a nomad nation. is not at war. has a stability of 3. has embraced Feudalism owns its core provinces: Multan (506) Surat (517) Central Doab (524) Madurai (536) Daulatabad (545) Cuttack (552) Pataliputra (558) Bidar (1948) Halar (2052) Kumari (4410) Mansura (4503) Tondainadu (539) Kandy (2099) Ujjain (4461) owns core provinces if primary culture is Dravidian: Vijayanagar (541) Seringapatam (4421) owns core provinces if primary culture is Hindustani: Lahore (507) Delhi (522) owns core provinces if primary culture is Western Aryan: Chittor (518) Mahakoshal (550)

Provinces map All orange provinces must be owned and cored. Additional provinces are required based on primary culture: Dravidian green Hindustani blue Western Aryan red Central Indian yellow Eastern Aryan pink Formation grants permanent claims on shaded area.

Effects The country: changes to Bharat. gets Empire government rank. gains permanent claims on all provinces of the Indian subcontinent if not owned by the country. gains 10 prestige. If a member of the HRE and not an elector / emperor, all owned provinces are removed from the HRE. gains new missions. gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’ if it does not have custom ideas. set country flag formed_india_flag

Strategy[edit]

Overview[edit]

Mewar is a somewhat misleading nation, at first glance, it seems like a fairly minor nation in the grand scheme of things in India, however, Mewar has excellent military focused national ideas and a mission tree that grants permanent claims over most of Northern India. A combination of these factors makes Mewar an extremely powerful nation securing dominance over most of India. The Rajput Kingdom reform, combined with it’s first national idea make it so that army tradition decays extremely slowly, making it so the player gets two or three star generals as early as the 1450s. Additionally, Mewar has a Gold Mine in the province of the same name, which gets even better after completing the Found Udaipur and Jawar Silver Mine missions, and makes it so Mewar has no financial worries in the early to mid game.

Opening Moves[edit]

At the beginning of the game, the player should rival Gujarat and Malwa, as Mewar’s mission tree grants permanent claims over most of these countries. The player can choose any small Indian minor as their third rival. Oftentimes, Jaunpur rivals Mewar in 1444, if so, rivaling them back is counterproductive as Mewar is not large enough to take on Jaunpur’s might yet (If Jaunpur is friendly at the start, feel free to ally them, although this will be a temporary alliance as they will rival you once either Gujarat or Malwa is beaten in a war.) Immediately begin improving relations with either Bahmanis or Vijayanagar, although Vijayanagar should be prioritized as it is the stronger of the two and won’t demand much land in peace deals during your wars of conquest through Northern India. Once they are willing to, royal marry and ally them, not only does this protect Mewar from an alliance of rivals attacking at the start, it also gives a powerful long-term ally to start with. The first mission requires annexing Hadoti, and as such cannot be completed until 1454. However, calling the diet at the beginning usually gives you an option to set an agenda that grants claims over provinces in the Ahmadabad or Saurashtra areas, which, with the help of Vijayanagar, can be taken in an early war against Gujarat. Once you get permanent claims over Malwa and Kathiawar by completing the first mission, Mewar can proceed to annex Gujarat with the help of Vijayanagar, which usually claims land along the Western Coast of India. After conquering Kathiawar, Mewar should follow the missions tree to conquer Malwa and unite the Rajput lands. The rest of the game is fairly straightforward and very situational, but in general following the mission tree will make Mewar a force to be reckoned with by the mid game. One thing to note is the player should expect to break their alliance with Vijayanagar at some point, as once lands in India start getting eaten up, potential rivals start going down. Once Rajputana is under control, the player can choose to expand South and unite all of India to form Bharat, expand West into Timurid lands and eventually Persia, or even, for ambitious players, expand into Tibet and East Asia, potentially taking the Mandate of Heaven.