Sulu

Primary culture

Filipino (Malay)

Capital province

Sulu (651)

Government

Plutocracy

State religion

Sunni

Technology group

Chinese

Malayan Sultanate ideas

Notes:

For Muslim countries in the Malay culture group.

Traditions:

−10% Ship costs

+10% Trade steering

Indian Ocean Trade

+1 Merchant

Sufi Legacy

+2 Tolerance of heathens

Spice Islands

+10% Production efficiency

Classical Malay

−5% Idea cost

Trading Fleets

−20% Naval maintenance modifier

−10% Sailor maintenance

Heirs of Pasai

+1 Yearly prestige

Settle the Islands

+20 Global settler increase

Ambition:

+50% Naval tradition from battles

Sulu is a Filipino sultanate, a one province minor island nation located in the southwestern Philippines. Sulu follows the Shafi'i school of Islam.

Events[edit]

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Rise of Sulu

The islands in the Sea of Sulu have been inhabited for centuries, divided into smaller kingdoms. These lands are now united under their first Sultan. Known as a respected scholar of Islam, the Sultan has strengthened both political and religious institutions in the islands, which hold one of the oldest mosques in the region. Through inter-marriage, charisma and innovative diplomacy, they are now united by a common code of laws. The world has seen the rise of the Sultanate of Sulu.

Trigger conditions

The province is Jesselton (637).
Sulu does not exist.
Province Sulu (651) is open for colonization.

It is at least 1450.

Mean time to happen:

120 months

Let us hope the Sultan is reasonable, or the world may see its fall.

Sulu is founded on Sulu (651) and produce Gems
Each country in the Moluccas gets the event ‘Rise of Sulu’.

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Rise of Sulu

The islands in the Sea of Sulu have been inhabited for centuries, divided into smaller kingdoms. These lands are now united under their first Sultan. Known as a respected scholar of Islam, the Sultan has strengthened both political and religious institutions in the islands, which hold one of the oldest mosques in the region. Through inter-marriage, charisma and innovative diplomacy, they are now united by a common code of laws. The world has seen the rise of the Sultanate of Sulu.

Trigger conditions

The country:

does not own Jesselton (637).

Is triggered only by

the event Rise of Sulu

Let us hope the Sultan is reasonable, or the world may see its fall.

Sulu is founded on Sulu (651).

Decisions[edit]

As Muslim country with a culture of the Malay culture, Sulu can form Malaya.

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Form Malaya

Unify all Malayan provinces in the region under one strong ruler.

Potential requirements

Malaya does not exist.

The country:

was never an end-game tag.
has a culture of the Malay culture group.
has not enacted the ‘Steppe Nomads’ government reform.
is not a colonial nation.
has not enacted this decision before.

If the country is AI-controlled, then it:

can not be a custom nation.
can not be a former colonial nation.
must have at least 12 cities.

Allow

The country:

is not a subject nation other than a tributary state.
is not at war.
is not a nomad nation.
owns Banten (624), Pakuan (2687), Demak (629) and Kalapa (630).
owns all provinces in two out of the following groups of areas:
- Malaya and Malacca,
- Kalimantan, Brunei and Kutai,
- Aceh, Batak, Riau, Minangkabau and Lampung.

Effects

The country:

changes to Malaya.
gains 25 prestige.
gets a permanent claim on the areas:
- Kutai, Brunei, Kalimantan, Aceh, Riau, Batak, Minangkabau, Lampung, Malaya, and Malacca.
gets the modifier “Increased Centralization” for 10 years with the following effects:
- −0.05 Monthly autonomy change,
- +1 National unrest.

If Malaya:

is a member of the Holy Roman Empire but not an elector or the emperor
- then all its provinces are removed from the HRE.
is a duchy
- then it becomes a kingdom.