Vijayanagar

Primary culture

Kannada (Dravidian)

Capital province

Vijayanagar (541)

Government

Nayankara System

State religion

Hindu

Technology group

Indian

Vijayanagar ideas

Traditions:

+10% Infantry combat ability

+1 Possible advisor

Promotion of Trade

+10% Global trade power

Arab Horses

+10% Cavalry combat ability

Harsh Penal Code

−10% Stability cost modifier

Tolerance

+1 Tolerance of heretics

+1 Tolerance of heathens

Carnatic Music

+1 Yearly prestige

Adroit Diplomacy

+1 Diplomat

An Army for the City of Victory

+5% Discipline

Ambition:

+50% Mercenary manpower

Vijayanagar, the City of Victory, is an apt name for India's most triumphant Hindu nation.

Vijayanagara emerged from the crumbling Hoysala empire as its efforts to resist repeated invasions from the Muslim Delhi Sultanate began to fail. Determined to drive back the invaders, the rising Sangama dynasty rallied an army and united much of southern India against their common enemy.

Though the Delhi Sultanate was ousted from the south a century ago, Vijayanagar has not seen the end of its struggle against Islamic conquerors. In 1347 the Bahmanis Sultanate won its independence from Delhi and has since become a power in its own right. The rivalry and warfare between Bahmanis and Vijayanagar has thus far been inconclusive; territory has changed hands, tribute has been demanded and refused, yet each kingdom remains steadfast in their determination to thwart the other.

Besides its northern rival, Vijayanagar finds itself surrounded by far weaker nations. The Sangamas have allied with the Reddy Kingdom of Andhra, agreeing to protect them from incursions from Bahmanis and Orissa. Though nominally Vijayanagari subjects, the small Malabari kingdoms as well as the Raja of Mysore are largely left to their own devices. The time may come when the Raja requires more of them. The empire's recent conquest of the Tamil kingdoms has not gone entirely smoothly; relations with the influential Tamil trade guilds are poor and must be repaired before the empire undertakes further conquests in the area. More direct vassalage is asserted over Jaffna in northern Lanka, where the small Tamil nation enjoys Vijayanagari protection from the Buddhists of the Kotte and Kandy Kingdoms.

The Vijayanagari empire distributes land to its most loyal and prominent generals in a system known as Nayankara. The Nayaks, provincial governors, administer the lands granted to them and carry the responsibility of raising armies for the Maharaja. Though the Nayaks have thus far been effective, the Raja must be wary of overly ambitious generals who may covet the throne for themselves.

In 1444, Vijayanagar is a Hindu monarchy in Southern India. It's in prime position to eventually unite the Indian subcontinent under its flag and declare the empire of Bharat.

Missions[edit]

Main article: Vijayanagari missions

Vijayanagar's missions focus on consolidating control over South India, defeating their northern rival Bahmanis, and dominating the Indian Ocean trade, such as appeasing the Tamils and capturing the Arabian port of Aden.

Events[edit]

Main article: Vijayangari events

Vijayanagar's events are focused on its temples, poets and various interactions with its Tamil populace, including multiple uprisings.

Decisions[edit]

Vijayanagar can form Bharat as a Dravidian nation.

id

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]

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

Vijayanagar begins the game as the largest most powerful nation in India.

Beginning[edit]

Secure and alliance with a powerfull nation such as Malwa or Mewar alternatively Gujarat and Orissa can be good candidates for an early game alliance if they have not rivalled the player. Rival nations that have rivalled you except for the Bahamanis who you will want to rival on the 11 of December to reduce the chances of them securing an alliance. Declare a reconquest war ASAP on the Bahamanis and call in your allies. During peace deal seize all your cores and demand war reparations.

Trade[edit]

Vijayanagar's home port and most of its starting territory belongs to the Coromandel node, one of the richest in the world. The exception is the west coast north of Goa which belongs to the Gujarat node, which unfortunately cannot be steered home. It is probably best to use the starting merchants to steer trade home from Deccan & Bengal, and prioritize expansion in those directions over the northwest.

Tropical Warfare[edit]

Much of southern India has tropical climate and/or seasonal monsoons. This can drastically increase attrition and cause problems from war exhaustion and manpower loss.

Dealing with the Tamil events[edit]

Within the first few years, there will be negative events dealing with friction between government and their Tamil subjects in the east. It is almost impossible to make it through the event chain without taking at least one stability hit and revolt.

In the first months of the game the player will likely be faced with this event. It is recommended to select the first option and make Chellappa general and then dismiss him to prevent the trigger of the revolt of Chellapa thus avoiding a size 3 rebel force. Alternatively if one prefers to avoid such chesy strategy, selecting the third option and dealing with the rebels immediately is preferable to the secound option which not only weakens vijianagar by massively increasing the autonomy of a significant portion of its provinces but will also likely(Unless the player manages to have one province of tamil culture with less than 5% autonomy which can be difficult even impossible if the player is at war) lead to a second event in which a revolt fires anyway.