Lords of the Earth
Campaign Nineteen
Turn 58
Anno Domini 1186 - 1190
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Taira Tankokazu, Daimyo of Kwanto, Shogun of
Diplomacy No effect
Work on the home islands continued with the postal road from Kwanto and Nigata upgraded to a royal road and
Rokaku III, Lord of the
Diplomacy None.
People and materials continue to be shipped into
Mingfa Tengku, Beloved of Ganesha
Diplomacy Sirivjaya, in
Mingfa continued his diplomatic work on
Gelar Taree, Prince of Maree
Diplomacy None
Australian colonists swarmed into Eha-Rana and Tih-ar-dha, repopulating them to their old levels. The cities of Yarram and Kurrara both expanded to size 9 each.
In late 1188, King Taree died and precipitated a crisis. While the heir, Gelar was up in the north ensuing that the colonization activities there went smoothly, his younger brother, Kalti, tried to seize power with the help of some of the late king’s advisors. Fortunately, General Dural remained loyal and retained the loyalty of the troops and Kalti and his co-conspirators were thrown to the Dingoes. Unfortunately, General Lowan had declared for the rebels and was between Gelar and the capital. Despite this, Gelar marched against the traitor and pushed him back into
Ghorgon, King of the
Diplomacy None
In contrast to these violent events, life in
Xoing the Merciless, King of Shan’si, Watcher of the
Diplomacy None
The postal road between Lu’an and Liao-tung was upgraded top a main road. Parhae was repopulated with friendly Chinese to a (-/6) and two new cities,
Cao Shen Han, King of
Diplomacy
The Great Wall complexes on the western border and around the Kwangsi salient were completed. In addition, Yantai grew to a size 10 and Quinn to a size 4.
Wu Juan, Prince of Kwangsi
Diplomacy
Life in the south continued at its usual bucolic pace. A new road link was built between Kwangsi and Lingtung and Kwangchou and
Khavirhan, King of Champa, Lord of Vijaya
Diplomacy None
Bao Dai decided it would be great fun to smack at his neighbor, little realizing the can of worms he would inadvertently open.
Anucha, Deveraja of the Kambuja
Diplomacy Johor (ea)
The postal road links between Mon and Kedah and Kedah and Perak were upgraded to royal roads. Angor grew to size 10 and Ranong to size 3. The cultivation of Johor continued.
In other events, attempts to enslave the inhabitants of Lampang and Nam Pung continued to fail, with operations in the latter region being particularly bloody. No sooner had these events occurred, then worse news followed: the Champans were invading. Bao Dai IV at the head of 46,000 troops swarmed across the
Despite this, Khemer General Suriya was quick to react with his 13,000 troops out of Krug Thep, adding to his host 3,000 troops from the army of Crown Prince Issawa, fresh from his trouncing at the hands of the Lampang. Suriya and Issawa’s troops met the invaders in battle and delivered a stingin reverse to the Champans. Bao Dai found himself decisively outgeneraled and driven back across the river in rout. One of the Champan leaders was taken prisoner (he died later in the turn) and the King himself was wounded, a wound that turned septic and killed him at the end of 1187.
And then things got really icky. The surviving Champan commander in Conchin, Jan Tam, had just finished rallying the remains of the army, when word came from the capital. Seems that Bao Dai’s (the fourth) younger sons had decided to remove their eldest brother, Crown Prince Bao Dai (the fifth) from the throne and give him a new mouth, slitting his throat from ear to ear. The brothers than fell out among themselves and the youngest, Khavirhan, came out on top, butchering his elder brother and three aunts in the process. By the time, Jan Tam showed up outside of Vijaya, the city walls were festooned with the strung up corpses of the new King’s enemies. Not really desiring a civil war at this point, the general duly swore fealty to his new master. Back in Angor, Anucha giggled like a schoolgirl at the discomfiture of his enemies. Serves them right! He opined.
Chitra, Raja of
Diplomacy Pundra (t),
Vikram died in early 1188 and was succeeded without incident. Tz’uk’ai was repopulated with loyal (if uncomfortable) Hindus, who didn’t particularly relish the idea of trading the semi-comfortable lowlands with these mountainous wastes. The road link between Gtsang and Tz’uk’ai was finished as well.
Varun, King of Chola, Lord of Tanjore
Diplomacy Satava (f)
Varun ordered a round of new urbanization in the Deccan, with the cities of
Mogli II, Emperor of
Diplomacy None
No orders.
Alp Arslen, Lord of Karakocho.
Diplomacy Altai (f)
Work began on a road link between Jungaria and Karluk.
Hakim ibn Osman, Emir of Samarkhnad
Diplomacy
The road links between Bandar and Carmania and Kuldja and Karluk (in Jungaria) were completed. The death of Al-Haji Osman in late 1187 necessitated the return home of his heir Hakim for his coronation.
Balgitzi, Kagan of Khazar and Saksiny
Diplomacy None
Missionary efforts among the Bolgar continued and the postal road between Saksiny and Khazar was upgraded to a royal road. For news on the Khazar forces in
Salal al-Hasan, Sultan of
Diplomacy None
Salal continued to try to think of new ways to annoy the Christians.
Tajir ibn Ibriham, Emir of Emirs, Protector of the Caliph.
Diplomacy
Arbiliq was but under cultivation and that was about it..
Sulemain ibn Umar, Emir of
Diplomacy None
Sulemain dispatched some 10,000 cavalry into
Constantine Paulos, Emperor of the
Diplomacy No effect.
Constatine raised more troops for the rapidly deteriorating situation abroad. On the domestic front,
Oleg I, Boyar of
Diplomacy
In a massive effort to win back the allegiance of the Kievans, Ivan and the entire Muscovite court descended on the region and city with bribes, inducements, and offers. Although successful, the strain took a toll on Ivan, who died in late 1190 of exhaustion. Despite this main effort, other endeavors were undertaken as well, missionary activity among the Atelzuko continued, as well as a welter of city expansions with Respublica growing to size three and Chakasiya,
Jerzy “The Stutterer”, King of
Diplomacy
The postal road link between Little Poland and Volhynia was completed and
Konstantine Viikberg, Duke of
Diplomacy
A quiet turn of diplomacy and city expansion (
Martin Govner, Duke of
Diplomacy
As usual, the Germans were quite a-bustle.
Valdemar Germanicus, Emperor of
Diplomacy None
Worked continued on rebuilding the Imperial Navy. An attempt to rebuild the
Henri II, King of the Franks
Diplomacy
Joao I, King of
Diplomacy None
Things were fairly quiet in the sunny south.
Eadric Harethson, King of the Angles and Saxons
Diplomacy: Lothain (ea),
Things were fairly quiet in the foggy north as well. A postal road between
Erik Gregorsson, King of the Swedes
Diplomacy None
Things were even quieter in the icy far north. The peoples of
Gregor II Gregorson, King of the Norse
Diplomacy None
Gregor died in early 1190, bequeathing his realm to his son and namesake. To the west, more colonists were ferried to the new settlements on
Ishmael ibn Misr, Emir of Morroco
Diplomacy Igiudir (nt)
Moroccan missionaries continue to make the long dangerous trip south to Kongoese lands, where they make some headway. Closer to home, another Moroccan princess was shipped off to marry an infidel French prince, after being required to convert to their barbarous religion. A French princess was subjected to similar indignities. On the urban front, Rusicade and Mahidia grew to size 7 cities, whilst Zuwarah grew to a size 2. Finally, Misr died in early 1187 and was succeeded by his son, Ishmael.
Muhtadi Mujahid ibn Fadi, Fatamid Caliph of Egypt
Diplomacy Sinai (nt)
See below for...
THE WAR (You know which one I Mean…)
The pushy busybodies versus the slack-jawed cretins…
Initial Intel Stupidity: A whole bunch of failed assassination attempts and attempts to cause mutinies and assault governments and intelligence organizations. In addition there were a bunch of half-witted attempts to send missionaries into areas that would not tolerate them (Mansura, Tripolitania, Levant and
1186 A.D.:
Not much occurred this year aside from everybody moving forces hither and yon. The only event of any significance was a Hamadid raid into Cilicia late in the year, which did no damage and withdrew before the vast Byzantine/Khazar host in
1187 A.D.:
Things now got slightly more interesting. In April, with command restored to the great Egyptian host, Fatamid General Ulat and the heir to the Sultan marched into Cilicia at the head of over 59,000 troops and secured the region, waving to the terrified defenders cowering behind the walls of
1188 A.D.:
Downright anti-climactic. The great Christian host (over 114,000 troops) retakes
1189 A.D.:
Only in the early summer did activity occur, with the attempted Fatamid invasion of
1190 A.D.:
On land the stalemate continues.
Kutukomla, Lord of Kumbi-Saleh
Diplomacy Takrur (f)
Kutukomla ordered a colony emplaced in Nupe, to ensure the good behavior of the locals. The king also began to exploit the peace dividend by building three new port cities on the west coast:
Akintunde, King of
Diplomacy Niete (f)
Akintunde also benefited from a cessation of hostilities, building a new port city, Ikare, in Gurma and a postal road link between that region and Yoruba. Finally Niete was put under cultivation.
Susiseko II, King of Kanem and
Diplomacy Lakoja, in Kwararafa (nt)
Did some diplomacy and that was about it.
Ugo Wambolea, King of Bakongo
Diplomacy Uige (f)
A new port, Uakuna was raised on the coast of
But the big news was Wambolea’s announcement that Islam was to be the official religion of the Kingdom and all subjects must embrace the new faith, and they must do it faithfully. Most of the old religion was thoroughly discredited within the Kingdom by this point and most of the regions and cities embraced the new religion peacefully. There was resistance in the cities of Whydah and Kango, as well as the region of Nambe, but Ugo’s troops quickly put the incipient revolts down. Only
Asserate IV, Chief of the Nyasa
Diplomacy Lenje (nt)
Asserate did some diplomacy and that was about it.
Ntombhela, King of Rozwi, Lord of
Diplomacy None
New levels were added to Xai-Xai and
M’tesa III, King of
Diplomacy None
A new port, Port Zulu, was raised on the shores of
Ka-Seen, Chief of the Tlingit, Lord of the Far North.
Diplomacy None
Kwakiutl was colonized to a (2/7).
Obsidian Coyote III, Ruler of
Diplomacy None
Dark Coyote died in early 1187 and was duly succeeded. Otherwise it was a fairly quiet turn with only two new cities being built, New Pomo, in Nez Perce and
Motega, Chief of the Anasazi, Lord of the
Diplomacy None
Hunkered down, downright oozing paranoia.
Patamon, The Great Beaver of the Snake
Diplomacy None
The Iroquois, as usual, did scads of stuff. The cities of Ken-tah-ten, Ugakhpa,
Dancing Wolf, Great Sun of the
Diplomacy No effect
A big party was had to celebrate dancing Wolf’s heir coming of age. Caddo was colonized to a (2/7) and a nice new road was built between Tonkawa and Witchita. Chief Bad Axe led a small flotilla of canoes into the northern waters where they encountered some truly strange people, who sometimes sprouted two heads and walked around on four legs. They strangers had pale skin, almost corpse-like and had facial hair of strange colors, red and yellow. Their great water-going temples, sprouting the heads of great snakes dwarfed the Atakapan rafts. The strangers also seemed to spend an inordinate amount of time worshipping a symbol that doubtless represents the quartering of the Universe into active and passive principles. Bad Axe left some nice gold trinkets and tired to communicate, but it was rather difficult, although the strangers seem nice enough…
Eagle’s Feather, Chief of the Yamasee
Diplomacy None
Moya, Grand Hegemon of the Maya
Diplomacy None
Work began on a gigantic compound on the outskirts of
Tizoc, Lord of the
Diplomacy None
More colonists settled on Akawaio, bringing it to a (1/1). The jungles of the place were also cleared.
Rama, King of the Chibchan
Diplomacy None
Development of the east continued with Caraca being colonized to a (2/4). Work also began on putting Cumangoto and Camaracoto under cultivation as well as on roads between Guahibo and Yekuana as well as between Yaruro and Caraca.
Panib III, King of
Diplomacy No effect
Chifre and Sherente were put under cultivation. Torotapa was colonized to a (1/5) and Iguaca grew to a size 5 city. To the south, the Arana remain recalcitrant.
Machicho, Emperor of the Incas
Diplomacy None
Yet another gout of city building occurred, here’s how it panned out:
City (Region) |
New Size |
Hauri (Ataura) |
7 |
Maranga (Chavin) |
10 |
Pusharo (Chinu) |
7 |
Paykikin (Choco) |
5 |
Huexotla (Cuilino) |
6 |
Cuatico (Huanco) |
6 |
9 |
|
Queros (Mashco) |
7 |
Chanchan (Moche) |
9 |
10 |
|
Alta (Mura) |
5 |
10 |
|
Abancay (Pucara) |
7 |
Curva (Tacana) |
7 |
Tiahuanacu (Uru) |
7 |
Jauja (Wairajikira) |
7 |
The Emperor also ordered warships put on the northern trade routes in the event the pirates re-appeared. They didn’t and everyone breathed a little easier.
Amaru III, Lord of the South
Diplomacy None
Quillaca was colonized to a (1/7). Work also began on cultivating the place
Ake, King of Shokleng
Diplomacy None
Expansion in the Southwest continued with Quaroi being colonized to a (2/2); Omacuaca to a (1/3); and Guarani to a (2/1). A royal road was also built between Cari and Abipon via Quaroi and Guarani. Shokleng sailors also spent the turn splashing around the Rio de Plata and Cabo Frio sea zones.
Bakari, Emperor of the Mapuche
Diplomacy None
Lusting for more inhospitable wastes in which to build outr‚ religious monuments, Bakari ordered Prince Shale to occupy the Atacama, one of the driest places on the effing planet. In addition, a new port, Quimbo, was built in Coquimbo and work also begun on a road lending hence. Finally, a new postal road to the new