Mysore

Primary culture

Kannada (Dravidian)

Capital province

Mysore (533)

Government

Nayankara System

State religion

Hindu

Technology group

Indian

Mysorean ideas

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Traditions:

+10% Morale of armies

+1 Leader without upkeep

Unification of Mysore

−10% Core-creation cost

Patronize Kannada Literature

+1 Yearly legitimacy

Religious Tolerance

+2 Tolerance of heathens

Reform the Silk Industry

+10% Goods produced modifier

Rockets!

+10% Land fire damage

Reform the Mysorean Army

+1 Military free policies

Dynamic Diplomacy

+1 Diplomatic reputation

Ambition:

+5% Discipline

Mysore is a Hindu monarchy in Southern India. In 1444 it is a minor nation in India. Mysore starts with cores on Vijayanagari provinces, allowing them to easily expand into their territory. Mysore ‘s primary culture, Kannada, belongs to the Dravidian culture group.

Decisions[edit | edit source]

Mysore as a Dravidian nation can form Bharat.

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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

Bharat does not exist.
The country:

was never an end-game nation.
is not the Mughals
has never formed Bharat or Hindustan before.
is not colonial nation.
is part of the Dharmic or Buddhist religion group
does not have 'Steppe Horde' government reform
has a culture in either culture group:
- Dravidian
- Hindustani
- Western Aryan

If the country is AI-controlled then it:

is not a custom nation
is not a former colonial nation.
has at least 15 cities

Playing with normal or historical nations

Allow

The country:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
is not a nomad nation.
has 3 stability.
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:

becomes Bharat.
gains 10 prestige.
gets new missions.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it is a custom nation.
becomes an empire.
removes all provinces from the Holy Roman Empire, if it is a member and not an elector or the emperor.
gains permanent claims on the Indian subcontinent.

AI will always take this decision.

AI gives "small priority" (50) to this decision

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Maratha Confederation

The Maratha warriors all over Deccan will gather to our banners if we show clear leadership and acquire all the great forts of the Desh. Let us unite the clans and go forth to rule India!

Potential requirements

The country:

was never an end-game nation.
is not Marathas.
has not yet enacted this decision.
has Marathi 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 10 cities
Marathas does not exist.

Playing with normal or historical nations.

Allow

Marathas does not exist.
The country:

has an administrative technology of at least 20.
is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
owns its core provinces:
- East Berar (546)
- Satara (1946)
- Savanur (2033)
- Pune (2034)
- Rajapur (4429)
- Kolhapur (4431)
- Tanjore (2026) or Baroda (516).

Effects

The country:

becomes Marathas.
gains 25 prestige.
changes technology group and unit type to Indian, if not already.
gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’, unless it has custom or Maratha ideas.
gets a permanent claim on:
- Deccan region
- West India region

AI will always take this decision.

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

All provinces in yellow and at least one of the provinces in red must be owned and cored.

Strategy[edit | edit source]

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

In 1444 Mysore is one of minor nations in the South India and it is recommended for advanced players. Mysore religion is Hindu, therefore player do not need to worry about heretics or heathens on his territory until reaching the north of India later game. Hindu religion allows to choose deity.

Early game

The main threat is Vijayanagar, which is then one of the most powerful nations in India. First, Mysore should focus on protection from Vijayanagar. The best way is to make alliance with Bahmanis. For this purpose it is good to choose Ganesha for diety and improve relations with Bahmanis. It is almost as powerful and will almost always want to fight against its rival. Second, Mysore should quick beat other minors such as Kolathunad , Calicut, Kochin, Venad and Madurai, before Vijayanagar will do it. Player can hire mercenaries or even raise an army above the land force limit. Conquer neighboring provinces and make sure you get 3 war reparations at the same time. It unlocks mission from mission tree which significantly boosts country and makes further expansion easier. After that Mysore could attack Vijayanagar with Bahmanis and take from it few cores. Depending on Mysore’s army strength it is good to change deity to Shiva or Shakti, after ruler’s death or abdication.

An alternative strategy involves being vassalized by Vijayanagar and using the independence war to take territory and gain powerful allies. At the game start delete your fort in Seringapatam and your army. Then insult Vijayanagar. They will almost certainly declare war on you before anyone else. Immediately offer a peace deal where you get vassalized. If Vijayanagar will not accept this or if they declare war on someone else, restart. You'll probably have to give up some cores in the peace as well. It's very important to get rid of your northern province Seringapatam. The reason for this is that Bahmanis has it set as a vital interest and will be hostile to you as long as you have it, meaning they won't support your independence. You can either give up the province in the peace deal or in some cases Vijayanagar will take it from you as a subject interaction. During the truce improve relations with Bahmanis and Vijayanagar's other rivals. It helps if you take Ganesha as your deity and a diplo rep advisor to help secure their aid. Don't worry about building an army at this point, it would be of no use in the independence war as Vijayanagar would just destroy it immediately. When the truce expires declare independence war. You hopefully will have several allies to beat Vijayanagar. You still want to keep Bahmanis as an ally for the time being so don't take any provinces they have set as vital interest, even if they are your cores. Conquer territory they have set as yellow or not at all. Give your war allies land in the peace deal if you can to keep them as your allies, but particularly prioritize Bahmanis. Now you can build your army, and curry favors with your allies during the truce so you can call them in to your next conquest war against Vijayanagar. You might be able to keep Bahmanis happy for at least one more war until you get big enough so try not to take territory they want if you can avoid it. You'll want to dev spawn Renaissance somewhere around this time so if you're short on monarch points to do so you can declare a humiliation war against Vijayanagar and take a Show Strength peace to help out. Regardless, once you've taken as much territory as you can without antagonizing Bahmanis you can finally do a war with Vijayanagar where you take your remaining cores and whatever other land you want. Conquer your way to sharing a border with Bahmanis now. They are your next target because you'll probably have annexed most of Vijayanagar by now. Bahmanis will break their alliance with you of course, and during the truce you can start improving relations with their rivals so you can get allies to take them down next, again using your deity choice of Ganesha and a diplo rep advisor to help you get alliances with bigger countries such as Bengal.

Further expansion

After beating Vijayanagar few times and taking land from them Mysore should become a significant nation on the south, especially after taking most of Coromandel trade. Mysore can now easily conquer Ceylon. This is good time to make Bahmanis your rival and ally his rivals such as Malwa, Delhi, Bengal or Orissa. After conquering Bahmanis lands Mysore should become a powerful nation in India. Player can now focus on conquering central India due to mission tree, east coast of India and further Bengal and taking control over Bengal trade node and west coast of India. After protecting Gujarat trade node it is good idea to make Guajrat Home Trade node and transfer there all of Indian trade.

Mysore has an opportunity to form Marathas or Bharat.

After conquering all of India it is good to conquer Indochina Super-region, which provides a lot of money.

Recommended Idea Groups

Mysore has very good traditions and national ideas. Beginning with +10% Morale of armies Mysore’s army is a superior comparing to other minor nations.

First 3 ideas, depending on monarch points and situation

Administrative– perfect for quick conquering and blobbing in India. Stacking with -10% Core-creation cost from Mysore ideas and possible -10% Core-creation from Shiva diety, Mysore can have -45% Core-creation in very early game, which makes conquering super cheap.

Defensive/ Aristocratic– Mysore starts with good defensive position and national tradition +10% Morale of armies. Stacking it with +15% Morale of armies makes Mysore’s army very powerful. Although it is a good idea to take Aristocratic ideas which boost Mysore’s cavalry, manpower and makes Military technology cheaper.

Diplomatic– perfect for making strategic alliances and improving relations after aggressive expansion. Despite high army morale good diplomacy is key to win as Mysore.