Orissa

Primary culture

Oriya (Eastern Aryan)

Capital province

Cuttack (552)

Government

Feudal Monarchy

State religion

Hindu

Technology group

Indian

Orissan ideas

Traditions:

+5% Production efficiency

−10% Shock damage received

Lord of the Elephants

+10% Infantry combat ability

Servitor of Jagganath

+1 Yearly legitimacy

Parikshas

+10% National tax modifier

Refined Cloth Production

+10% Goods produced modifier

Patronize Temple Construction

+1 Yearly prestige

Encourage the Salt Trade

+10% Trade efficiency

Heritage of the Sadhabas

+25% Naval force limit modifier

Ambition:

+20% Trade steering

For the area, see Orissa (area).

Orissa is a kingdom located on the eastern coast of India. In 1444, it borders Bengal to the north, the Bahmanis to the west, Andhra to the South and the Indian Ocean to the east. Its ideas are focused on turning Orissa into a regional trade and naval power.

Events[edit]

Main article: Orissi events

Orissi events mostly concern the cult of Jagganath and the succession crisis following the death of Kapilendra.

Decisions[edit]

Orissa can form Bharat as an Eastern Aryan nation.

Form Bharat (as Eastern 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: is not the Mughals has a culture of the Eastern Aryan culture group. is Dharmic, Theravada, Vajrayana, or Mahayana. has embraced Feudalism is not Steppe Nomads has not yet enacted this decision. If the country is AI-controlled, it must have at least 15 cities. it can not be a former colonial 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 a culture of the Eastern Aryan culture group. owns its core provinces: Multan (506), Lahore (507), Surat (517), Delhi (522), Central Doab (524), Madurai (536), Tondainadu (539), Daulatabad (545), Cuttack (552), Pataliputra (558), Gauda (563), Assam (566), Bidar (1948), Halar (2052), Kumari (4410), and Mansura (4503).

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. removes all its provinces from the HRE if it is a member of the HRE and is not the emperor or an elector. gains new missions gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’ if it does not have custom ideas.

Missions[edit]

Main article: Orissi missions

Orissi mission focus on expanding into the Tamil lands to their south.

Strategy[edit]

Orissa starts off in a difficult position, it has powerful enemies bordering them with Bengal to the north, Bahmanis to the west and Vijayanagar to the south. One or two out of those will likely rival the player in the beginning. But Orissa do start off with Garjat as a vassal which can come in useful with Orissan early conquests and to protect Orissa from its enemies.

Early game[edit]

Orissa starts off with three weak countries nearby ripe for the taking - Bastar, Jharkhand and Chanda. They may ally each other, usually do not ally anyone big in the beginning, are of the right religion, and can all be annexed or fed to Garjat early on - and the player should do so, before any of their stronger neighbors does. Andhra is allied to Vijayanagar from the start of the game, but can be easily conquered if the alliance is broken.

In order to expand, Orissa will need to attack the Bahmanis and Bengal soon, both of which are stronger than the player at the beginning of the game. While they are Muslim, all their lands are Hindu and unlikely to revolt if taken before they convert. Additionally, Orissa starts out with an excellent ruler in Kapilendradeva, which allows them to punch a little bit above their weight. Jaunpur and Vijayanagar make a good early ally (one of them will usually rival you, but the other can help you pincer either Bengal or Bahmanis, respectively). Also, look around for anyone who is strong enough and rivaled the player's rivals, such as Malwa or Gujarat. If the states around Orissa are too powerful to beat, it is best to wait for them to fight each other and then take advantage of this.

Aggressive expansion can be partially ignored, as Orissa can become a tributary of Ming from the start. As the overlord, Ming is required to defend Orissa in any defensive wars - including coalition wars, which will be relatively easy to defeat thanks to Ming's large army and manpower pool. The player should still try to manage their aggressive expansion to make the coalition wars easier and shorter. As aggressive expansion is heavily influenced by religion, the player can alternately attack Hindu, Muslim and Buddhist nations to minimize their exposure. It is also worth noting that there are two areas in the subcontinent (Rajput and Central India) with increased coring cost, which applies both to direct coring and to vassal annexation.

Later on[edit]

Once Orissa has taken much of the Bahmanis land, Vijayanagar will likely turn hostile. The same may be true for Jaunpur once the player has expanded into Bengal significantly. The player should anticipate this, and improve relations with other strong potential allies (such as Persia) early on. At some point, Ming - should they survive - will also likely rival the player once they are a potential rival. This means it is best not to border them before the player is ready.

Orissa should be the leading power in Eastern India at this point, and can readily expand into Southern and Western India. This will likely need strong alliances for much of the game. On the other hand, the player may also expand east towards Ayutthaya, and south-east to take Siak, Pasai and Majapahit (the latter is also Hindu, thus land that would not need to be converted).