Sirhind

Primary culture

Panjabi (Hindustani)

Capital province

Sirhind (510)

Government

Indian Sultanate

State religion

Sunni

Technology group

Indian

Indian Sultanate ideas

Notes:

For Muslim countries in the Hindustani, Eastern Aryan and Western Aryan culture groups.

Traditions:

−10% Cavalry cost

+10% Cavalry combat ability

Tolerate the Idol Worshippers

+50% Religious unity

Court Persian

−1 National unrest

Comprehensive Land Survey

+10% National tax modifier

Counting the People

+10% National manpower modifier

Equality Under the Law

+10% Global trade power

High Court Culture

+1 Yearly prestige

Sultanate Bureaucracy

−10% Stability cost modifier

Ambition:

+10% Infantry combat ability

For the area, see Sirhind (area).

Sirhind is a country in northern India. It borders Delhi, Jangladesh, Multan, Kashmir, Kangra, and Sirmur. Sirhind is a vassal of Delhi, and both have cores on each other's provinces. Sirhind follows the Hanafi school.

Within a few months after starting the game, "The Rise of Bahlûl" event will allow it to break free and declare a Reconquest war on Delhi. Sirhind starts with a powerful ruler, Bahlûl Lodi, with 4/5/6 stats and the Strict, Conqueror, and Industrious traits. He is also a powerful 3-star general giving Sirhind a major edge in its initial wars. After gaining independence, Sirhind can reform the Delhi Sultanate. Its geographical location also makes it in a prime position to convert to Sikhism and forming the nation of Punjab.

Decision[edit]

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Sultan of Delhi

Delhi was once the capital of the entire Indian subcontinent and our own state is in many ways a continuation of their traditions.
Let us reclaim the heritage of the sultans of Delhi, and rule the subcontinent from their ancient capital in the Doab.

Potential requirements

The country:

is not Delhi.
was never an end-game tag.
has a culture of the Hindustani, Eastern Aryan, or Western Aryan culture group.
is Muslim.
is a monarchy.
has not yet enacted this decision.

Allow

Delhi does not exist.
The country:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not a nomad nation.
is not at war.
does not have a tribal government.
owns its core provinces Delhi (522).
owns and cores either Sirhind (510) or Central Doab (524).
owns and cores either Lahore (507) or Jaunpur (555).

Effects

If Delhi (522) is part of the HRE, but its owner is not a member then:

the province is removed from the HRE.
the Holy Roman Emperor:
- gets the opinion modifier “Removed provinces from the Empire” towards the owner, worth −50 opinion with a yearly decay of 1.
- loses 1 imperial authority.

Delhi (522):

becomes the new capital of the owner country.

The country:

changes to Delhi.
gains permanent claims on all provinces of the areas Upper Doab, Lower Doab, Oudh, Katehar, Sirhind, Lahore and Sind Sagar that it does not own.
receives new missions.
changes primary culture to Hindavi.
gets the modifier “Increased Centralization” for 20 years with the following effects:
- −0.05 monthly autonomy change,
- +1 national unrest.

If Delhi:

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 a duchy
- then it becomes a kingdom.
does not have custom ideas
- then it gets the event ‘New Traditions & Ambitions’.

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Form Hindustan (Dravidian, Hindustani, Western Aryan)

Form the mighty Hindustan 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
Hindustan does not exist.

The country:

does not have country flag formed_india_flag
is not the Mughals
is part of the Muslim 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)

Effects

The country:

changes to Hindustan.
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

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Kingdom of Punjab

We must unite the Punjabi people if we are ever to be able to stand against foreign invaders. Together we will build a modern state with armies capable of taking on the many enemies who would attack us for our lands, and who would do anything to extinguish our faith!

Potential requirements

Playing with normal or historical nations
Was never an end-game tag
Punjab does not exist.

The country:

has a culture of the Panjabi
is Sikh
does not have formed_punjab_flag
is not colonial nation

If the country is AI-controlled,

it can not be a former colonial nation.
owns at least 5 cities

Allow

Punjab 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.
is Sikh
owns its core provinces:
- Lahore (507), Doaba (2075) and Sirhind (510)

Effects

The country:

changes to Punjab.
gains permanent claims on every non-owned province in Lahore Area.
gains 25 prestige.
obtains new missions
set formed_punjab_flag
The event 'New Traditions & Ambitions' happens.

Events[edit]

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The Rise of Bahlul Lodi

Ever since the sack of its capital in 1398 the Delhi Sultanate has been in a constant state of decay. Within short time the sultanates of Bengal, Gujarat, Malwa and even Jaunpur were proclaimed independent by former governors, while our own Sayyid dynasty took the opportunity to seize power over the city itself. Since however we have been unable to consolidate the fracturing sultanate and our direct influence does not extend far from the city walls of Delhi itself.

The Lodi family in Sirhind has been our last great supporter. With influence over most of the Afghan nobles in our kingdom they have been able to bring order to the few lands that still remain loyal. In return our predecessors have granted them what influence and power they could. However, with the rise of Bahlul Lodi as the head of the family, Delhi is once again at risk. Word has reached us that Bahlul is planning to march on Delhi, to impose his will on the Sultan and possibly end the Sayyid dynasty.

This event happens only once during a campaign.

Trigger conditions

Is Delhi
Is not at war.
Sirhind
- Has dynasty "Lodi".
- Is subject of Delhi.
Country flag dlh_bahlul_lodi_flag is not set
Year is 1450 or earlier.

Mean time to happen

3 months

We must rein these traitors in!

Set country flag dlh_bahlul_lodi_flag
Sirhind gets event "The Rise of Bahlul Lodi"
Gain 10 Prestige

Offer the Lodis full independence as rulers of the Sirhind.

Set country flag dlh_bahlul_lodi_flag
Gain opinion modifier "Set the Lodis Free" towards Sirhind worth +70 opinion with a yearly decay of -1

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The Rise of Bahlul Lodi

As governor of the Punjab, and as one of the last remaining supporters of the Sayyid Sultans of Delhi, Bahlul Lodi is one of the most influential landholders in Northern India. He has also emerged as the informal leader of most of the Afghan nobles within the sultanate and many consider Bahlul Lodi more powerful than the Sultan of Delhi.

It is therefore no wonder that Bahlul Lodi has watched the incompetence of the Delhi Sultans with disgust.

Trigger conditions

None

Is triggered only by

Delhi chose "We must rein these traitors in!"

Time has run out for the Sayyid Dynasty!

Sirhind becomes independent.
Gain 4 infantry and 2 cavalry units in capital.
Declares war on Delhi with Reconquest casus belli.

The Lodis will remain loyal subjects.

Lose 5 Prestige

Strategy[edit]

Reformation of Delhi:

This section of the Wiki will be solely dedicated to guiding players to form the nation of Delhi, in which case you should go over to to

Main article: Delhi#Strategy
, and not this wiki.

Setup for the war with Delhi:

First, build up to force limit with Infantry, and be ready for war at all times. Start improving with Bengal, and Malwa for after your war. Ally Jangladesh so they don't join the war against you. Sometimes Delhi will start a war with Kashmir before the event that lets you attack Delhi fires. If that happens, just restart. When the event fires, all of your troops should be in Sirhind, and with your 3 star general leading them. Immediately move into the province of Delhi to stackwipe Delhi's army early. Then, quickly send 1k men to each of Delhi's provinces to siege them down, and the rest into the capital to siege it down.

Usually Delhi will either ally Sindh or Nagaur, but sometimes a bigger Indian nation. If they ally a smaller nation, you are good to go. However, you will struggle in a 1v1 against nations like Bengal, or a similarly sized nation. If Delhi gets a decent ally, it is recommended to restart because the time loss isn't that bad, and you are really saving yourself from a death war early on, which would most likely kill your campaign in the long run. However a smaller nation should be no match for you. Siege them down, take their cash, and break their alliances, and then peace out Delhi for a full annexation. After the war, ally Bengal, Malwa, and maybe a bigger nation, and then reform the nation of Delhi.