Lords of the Earth 

CAMPAIGN TWENTY-FOUR

The Mongols Defeated

Turn 44

1216 ~ 1220 Anno Domini
578 ~ 582 in the year of the Hegira

New for T44

Minor islands and City States: I’ll be allowing minor islands (Corfu, Jerba, Wight etc) and city states to be used as locations from T44. Just let me know the rationale behind why you want it separate and if reasonable I’ll add it in. Once they are created as locations, they obey all the rules of islands etc. However, their Gpv cannot go above 0.

Flooding: The last few turns have seen a massive increase in the amount of flooding that has occurred. It appears that the years are getting warmer and wetter. As a result of this some of the minor rivers on the map are once again becoming passable to river traffic.

Denmark: Following on from the Minor Islands stuff, you can see that Denmark is now separated out to Jutland and Syaland (Zeeland).

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The Map: The map now includes India as well as Europe, Central Asia and Africa. However, Indian nations are not yet available for play. I’ve greyed out repeated areas on the maps to make my life easier. However, this means some player nations are split across more than one map. I may increase the size of the main map but I’ll have to think on this.

Tithes and Tribute: I think these are automatically updated by the stats program, so no need to declare them in your orders.

Control of the Papacy and Religious Orders: In Lords 24 we will not always have a player Pope (or Caliph etc for that matter) and the following rules are used to determine which player faction controls the Pope’s actions, Papacy Rules. I’ve also added some stuff about gaining support from their armies

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Turn 45 Orders due by: November 26th 2008

Without further ado, the news for these years in Lords 24 history...

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EASTERN EUROPE

The Varangian Rus of Kiev

(Orthodox Civilized Open Empire)
Izyaslav, King of the Rus

The walls of Kiev were improved and two hundred elite guards raised in the city. A further eight hundred light cavalry were enlisted there and put under the command of Peter. The fortifications Chernigov were also improved as the city walls grew in size. The Princess Sofia was presented at court to help Izyaslav while his son and heir Peter was still too young. The Orkneymen stationed in Kiev saw a leap forward in the quality of the Rus sailors. Rus missionaries were active in Cuman and Turov but had little success. Gathering his forces, which now numbered over eighteen thousand infantry and a small contingent of engineers, Izyaslav marched through Chernigov and Smolensk to Tver. He was accompanied by Gustav and Peter, who commanded the cavalry force of two thousand men. At Tver the Rus forces were met by the Estonians under Cimir. Attacking down into Muscovy, Izyaslav was met by fierce resistance from the two thousand strong Muscovite army. Izyaslav himself became isolated and suffered grievous wounds in the battle fighting off Muscovite spearmen. He escaped but his forces fell back in disorder. Izyaslav recovered enough from his wounds to again lead the attack into Muscovy. This time the Muscovites were no match for the overwhelming number of the Rus and their Estonian allies. Both Jorvak of Estonia and Gustav were wounded and Gustav later died of his wounds. The Rus and Estonian losses were light, a few hundred men each. The allies then pushed on into Moscow itself which although protected by stout walls was leaderless when Rus assassins killed their duke before the assault. The attackers stormed into the town, burning and looting at will. Moscow was in flames and completely destroyed but Izyaslav and Cimir saw none of its wealth. During the assault, Gcar of Livonia was killed and his men returned home. The subdued province was given to Peter who later failed to protect it from Cossack raids. With the loss of Moscow, Kalinin, Murom, Yaroslav and Kostroma rebel. Only Suzdal remains loyal to the Duchy. Wladislaw was successful in bringing the city of Novogorod-Seversk into the Kingdom.

The Western Roman Empire

(Roman Catholic Civilized Open Empire)
Basil of Ochrid, Emperor of the West Romans

The Empire was bankrupt and Basil could do little but try to keep his battered nation together. News from within the Roman military showed that feared infiltration by the Uighurs was not apparent when the homosexual Dalmatian duellist, Alexander the Blade, used his contacts within the remnants of the Roman army to determine the depths of any such infiltration. Basil attempted to rule from Ochridia and was present when the Uighur force under Selim stormed Serbia and the city. He was forced in to Bulgaria for a while, only to return when Kolman of Germany arrived at Ochridia with the Fratelli d’Italia and much needed gold and grain. Kolman and Claudio of the Fratelli easily pushed out the small Uighur garrison and restored Serbia and Ochridia to Roman control.

The Western Uighur Khanate

(Sunni Islam Civilised Open Empire)
Khagan Selim

Thrace was fortified against further Byzantine aggression, although the event s of previous years had seen the old Oriental Roman Empire battered and despondent. Four thousand light infantry were raised in Thrace to aid Selim. In Heraclea, one thousand infantry were raised to man its walls and ten light warships commissioned at its shipyards. Trade was started from Heraclea to the Ademids and the Farubids. Uighur assassins were not successful in killing Alain of the French army as he had already been taken by Rashi agents. Selim gathered the Uighur host around him, five thousand infantry and four thousand cavalry, the majority of which were battle hardened elite. The force moved through Thrace and Macedonia at regain Thessaly from the interfering French. The French general Alain had been taken shortly before by agents of the Rashidun while inspecting his troops. Leaderless, the French fell back before the Uighurs and were cut down as they fled. The entire French army in Thessaly was destroyed and the province easily taken. The Uighur losses were slight and unnoticed as Selim pushed on into Serbia. Both Serbia and Ochridia were lightly defended and fell swiftly to the Uighurs. Selim left a garrison in the province and city and returned to Thrace. The gains in Serbia were later lost when Claudio and Kolman re-took them in their aid of the Romans. Belim was unsuccessful in hiring the Turkish Guards as Buwayids gold proved more persuasive. He was later killed in the battle for Thessaly by a French arrow.

The Ests

(European Pagan Barbarian Open Empire)
Andrus, Kings of the Ests

Fortifications were built to defend Estonia and nearly two thousand cavalry raised in Novgorod and Livonia. The region of Latvia was greatly improved and Veposkava was finally cultivated. Trade was opened up with the Norwegians from Riga. As Oslo was deserted the traders finally setup the route to Hordavil. Cimir gathered his men in Novgorod, over six thousand infantry and two thousand cavalry. Then together with Jorvak and Gcar of Livonia, who had two thousand men under his command, moved through Veposkava and Rzhev to Tver. In Tver, Cimir waited for the Rus to arrive before aiding them in their attack on Moscow. With the Muscovites subjugated and now under Rus control, the Estonians looked towards Kostroma. The fighting was fierce but the Kostromans were easily pacified although the province was later lost to the Cossacks who had come up from Cuman. Yaroslav proved a harder task but after nearly a year of fighting the province was captured. However, Jorvak was killed and his less able cousin Vilnus had to aid Cimir when the King himself was wounded. The Ests had lost over one thousand men. The wounded Cimir and Vilnus then pushed into Kalinin. This time the Kalinin king was more than a match for the wounded Cimir and fought them off month after month. After losing nearly two thousand men the final straw was when Cimir died of his wounds. Vilnus, himself grievously wounded, pulled the Estonian army back to Veposkava to regroup. Andrus was made king and continued to rule from Estonia. Jaagup had managed to convince Libau in Daugava to fully join with the Kingdom and following the death of Savivk of Latvia, that province also joined with Estonia.

Elsewhere in Eastern Europe

The cultivation of Lithuania is completed by the Polish.

The Cossacks

From the wilderness of Cuman, the Cossacks attacked the Torki. Their sixteen thousand warriors should have easily defeated the Torki but it took nearly a year for the Cossacks to gain the province at the cost of over five thousand men. Into Patzinak the Cossacks pushed and were met by Adem and two thousand elite guard. Again, it took another year to capture the province with the battle hardened Ademites holding firm time and time again. The Khan of Cossacks was killed and replaced by his son and five thousand more warriors perished in the steppe. Adem retreated to Taman and the Cossacks refused to follow, attacking and easily capturing Urkel. From Urkel the Cossacks attacked the Great Bolgar Khanate. The Bolgars had an army of four thousand men and forced the Cossacks back towards Urkel. Attacking again the Cossacks found a weakness in the Bolgar defence and captured the Khanate when Great Bolgar itself fell to them. The Cossacks had lost a mere thousand men in the battle. Swearing allegiance to the Cossack Khan, the Bolgars became their ally. Suvar and Nogai took this opportunity to rebel for Bolgar control. The Cossacks moved up to attack Kostroma, wresting from its Estonian overlords. Their raid into Muscovy itself had some success as the Rus were unprepared for the attack.

THE MIDDLE EAST

Heyrenik'un Armeniam

(Roman Catholic Barbarian Open Empire)
Anisha Amirspalar

A quiet time for the Queen of the Armenians.

The Buwayid Sultanate

(Sunni Islam Civilized Open Empire)
Hamzah, Sultan of the Buwayids

The ruins of Qom were rebuilt following the earthquake a few years before. Persia was fortified when a mighty citadel was built in the region. Two thousand cavalry were raised for Edessa. Hamzah, son of Hasm, was crowned as Sultan when he came of age; Prince Nadir making way for the young prince. Hamzah’s brother Haythan was also appointed to the Buwayid court. The old postal road from Aleppo to Cilicia was upgraded. Mustafa of Rum was hired in Hastor and the Turkish Guards began to muster around the city. Attempts by Buwayid agents to cause a mutiny amongst the French troops in Thessaly were unsuccessful, as was their attempts to kill Alain. Nadir, and the Hamzah rules the Sultanate from Mesopotamia. Imad travelled to Qom and gained a greater degree of influence over the city when he oversaw the rebuilding programme. Ghiyath hired the Turkish guards out of Hastor and then a further two thousand mercenary cavalry in the city itself. Abdul-Hafiz offered the hand off the Princess Nashida to the Emir of Ahvaz, gaining tribute from the region. With his newly raised cavalry, Harig of Edessa looked towards protecting the eastern frontier from Media. More of the nobility of Isauria were converted to Islam by the persuasive Khoury of Fars. Mustafa moved through Lydia and onto Macedonia from where he launched an attack against the Roman forces in Serbia. Even though his force hugely outnumbered the Fratelli d’ Italia under Claudio, he was pushed back to Macedonia and Serbia remained in Roman control for now.

Al-Khulafa'ur Rashidun

(Sunni Islam Civilized Primacy
Shiraj, the Righteous Caliph

Eight light warships were commissioned in Antioch for the garrison there. Large numbers of Cogs were built for use on fishing fleets throughout the Caliphate. A minor tithe was out on the Farubids to gain more income for Kedar. Kedar arranged to marry Nerise of the Akramids in Antioch. This was largely a ceremonial affair given Nerise’s advanced age. However, the marriage allowed the relations between the Caliphates to be cemented with the grant of nearly two hundred ships to the Akramids. Influence on the Amir Al’Bahri was exercised when they were requested to aid the Uighurs in their fight in Greece. The Al’Bahri began to pull out of Sicily around the middle of 1220. Agents of the Caliph managed to capture Alain of the French army in Thessaly before the Uighur attack; an action that cost the French dearly as their un-led troops were cut down by the fierce Uighurs. Missionaries were active around the Black Sea and the provinces of Patzinak, Levedia, Polovotsy, Moldavia and Ialomita converted to Islam. Sadly, Kedar died shortly after his marriage and the Caliphate fell to Shiraj of the Buwayids. Not the most popular choice but the only Imam of standing amongst the Rashidun. A new church was built in Hastor by Sahfiq Hiba, Rasheed Malakai, Ghassan Salwa and Jabril Izdihar. Ten thousand cavalry were raised in Aleppo and assigned to the Emirs of Al’Qamishli and Al’Cotra. The two Emirs were then tasked with patrolling the lands of Syria. They were aided by the Farubid army of some four thousand guards. A small earthquake in Tyria sees some damage to the city.

NORTH AFRICA

The Ayyubid Sultanate

(Sunni Islam Civilized Open Empire)
Saladin, Sultan of the Ayyubids

Trade routes were established from El’Gitar to France, Germany and Spain. The city itself was expanded along with Carsk in Cyprus. Carsk was ceded to the Al’Bahri in exchange for Sicily. Thirty triremes were commissioned in the Alexandria docks along with twenty cogs. A fortress was built on the Nile in Alwa and a further ten thousand infantry and four thousand cavalry raised in Alexandria. Large numbers of ships were put to use on the internal trade routes of the Sultanate from Alexandria. The influence of the Sultanate grew greatly in the Al’Bahri with the ceding of Carsk and the granting of income from Saladin’s treasury. Missionaries from the Sultanate were unsuccessful in Palermo but saw some converts to Islam in Suakin. The isolated Catholic Church in Sicily was looted by Jabril who maintained his defence against the Salernese in case they attacked across the Stretta di Messina. Prince Harun returned to Alexandria with the Sicilian fleet. Prince Osman travelled throughout North Africa and attempted to gain the support of Libya and Tripolitania. Jeered and abused by the Bedouin natives, Osman returned home to Alexandria a broken man. His efforts had turned the desert regions hostile to the Sultanate. To make matters worse is wife died during childbirth in 1220. The old Sultana and sometimes regent, Haqikah, died also in 1220. Pharnazes continued his diplomatic efforts in Alwa and gained an alliance from the region. He then travelled with the Imam Hoseini to Axum and Funj, offering friendship to the Sultanate. However, the Sharifs attack and take Axum and Funj so their diplomacy came to nothing. The Imam and Pharnazes travelled back to Alwa, they were unmolested by the Sharifs. The Kingdom of Adulis easily fell to Saladin’s army of nearly thirty thousand men, their army a consisting of a few old men and boys.

Ummayad Sultanat al Oran

(Sunni Islam Civilized Open Empire)
Abbas al Basha ,Sultan of the Ummayad

Many cogs were commissioned for Abbas in Oran and one thousand infantry raised for Farid in Zirid. The region of Merrakesh was improved with new irrigation systems and lemon groves. The long process of ending the age old practise of slavery began in Oran and started to spread outwards throughout the Sultanat as new guilds were established in the city. With a new Pope in the Vatican, many of the people of Catalonia turned away from Islam. Sultan Abbas al Basha himself gathered his army in Oran and leaving two thousand cavalry with Farid, set sail for Sicily. He arrived at the docks in Palermo with nearly four thousand men to aid against any Salernese aggression across the Stretta di Massina. Abbas returned to Oran in 1220 when no sign of the expected Italian invasion occurred. Farid al Basha married from amongst the Oran nobility and was blessed with a young daughter. The governance of the Sultanat was left in his hands. The seas of Oran were patrolled by Uthman ibn Qusai and his fleet of thirty triremes. There were quiet time and no Christian aggression was encountered. The Adjou Aba came up from Bir-el-Khazaim and raided the province of Idjil. The province was poor and not much loot was gained. The Adjou number more than fourteen thousand fierce desert warriors and ended these years in Adrar. Despite the setbacks in Catalonia, large numbers of Santa Maria’s nobility were converted to Islam by the able Abd Munaf.

WESTERN EUROPE

Heiliges Romisches Reich

(Roman Catholic Civilized Open Empire)
Brandork, Holy Roman Emperor

Brandork ordered that the walls of Cannes be expanded and much improved. Kolman was dispatched to the battered Western Roman Empire with much gold and grain. He travelled via Venice where he collected the Fratelli d’Italia under Claudia and moved into Serbia and Ochridia. There was some resistance from a small Uighur garrison but this was easily overcome by the mercenaries. An attack by Mustafa of Rum was barely repulsed when he attacked from Macedonia. The Western Roman Empire remained intact by the smallest of margins. Brandork spent some time with Heinrich showing the young heir the apparatus of government. He was blessed with a young daughter during these years. Raids from the Magyars on the Empire’s eastern provinces caused much damage. Storms in the North Sea see some loss to the shipping on the German trade route to Norway.

Jarldom of Orkeneyjar

(Roman Catholic Seafaring Open Empire)
Wulgar Bjornson, Jarl of Orkney

Wulfgar ordered that the Hammer of God sites within the Orkneys be expanded and built a new Oratory in Kirkval as well as a House in the Orkneys. More expertise was sent to the Rus to aid in training their sailors. Lord Ayken of Munster was traced to the palace in Dublin and Orkney assassins were told to keep watch on the Saxon. The piety of the islands was increased during these years. Hekla Wulfdatter used her extensive charms and a reasonable bribe to increase the influence of Orkneys with the Grandmaster of Le Marteau de Dieu before returning to Kirkval where her brother Lars had recently completed overseeing the new Oratory. The Princess Gretal travelled to Fjordane on the Norwegian coast with Lief. The Jarl of these lands was happy to give the islanders military support but reluctant to commit any further to the Orkneys. Eric, sometimes called Efic, took command of twenty light warships and moved to blockade Dublin’s harbour. Ayken had other ideas and the Orkney fleet was met by around twenty-four Munster warships. Eric was defeated and lost eight ships to the Munster fleet. Eric himself was captured and led in chains to a Dublin dungeon. This was not the end of Munster’s troubles when Stal Fericson and Bjorn gathered the Orkney forces in Ulster and Connaught and marched on Munster. Their forces were swelled by warriors from Kirkval and twelve hundred mercenary cavalry recruited in Armagh. The Orkney forces now numbered some six thousand infantry and two thousand cavalry. A large number of siege engineers also accompanied the Bjorn’s army. Facing the Orkneymen were two thousand Munster infantry and a few light cavalry. The superior numbers and leadership of Bjorn and Stal caused the Munstermen to flee and most were killed in the ensuing rout. Lord Ayken of Munster was also cut down by Armagh mercenaries as he fled to Dublin. Although fortified, Dublin was virtually deserted and the Orkneymen soon captured the city. Munster offered terms to Bjorn and is king, Wulfgar. Dyffed, Gwynned, Caer Dyvi and Berwick all rebel from Munster control.

Kingdom of Svear

(Roman Catholic Seafaring Open Empire)
Arnold Erikson, King of the Svear

Helsingfors in Turku was expanded and its walls greatly improved. Arnold was blessed with a daughter during these years as he ruled the Svear lands from Uppsala. Emil travelled from Helsingfors to Skane and managed to improve relations with the region. His Norwegians allies were convinced to perform a Census on their lands and it fell to Ludvig to undertake this. King Olaf of Norway ruled from Hordavil whilst his fleet was moved from Hordavil to Oslo.

Norman Kingdom of France

(Roman Catholic Civilized Open Empire)
Louis VII, King of France

The cultivation of Aquitaine was almost completed. Louis’s wife produced a son but died during childbirth. Fulques was successful in bringing Marseilles fully into the Kingdom when a marriage to Constance was offered. Guillaume was also successful in Limousin and the region fully integrated into the French lands. Disaster stuck in far Thessaly when Alain was taken by Rashidun agents whilst inspecting the French troops there. The army was virtually leaderless when the Uighur struck from Macedonia. Over ten thousand Frenchmen were cut down and the army scattered throughout the Balkans.

Principality of Salerno

(Roman Catholic Civilized Open Empire)
Ricardo II, Prince of Salerno

The walls of Naples were expanded and the cities of Calania and Taranto grew in size. Missionaries were slightly successful in Palermo, operating out of hidden meetings and gatherings within the city. Ricardo himself ruled the Principality from Campania. Antonio Soliesti was unsuccessful before his death in 1218 in bringing Apulia closer to the Principality. Salvatorre Sanzo was also unsuccessful in Savoy; the northern region barely giving him any hospitality. Matteo Tagliariol gathered the mercenaries of Naples and Calania together before handing them over to the command of Enrico Porro in Calabria. The Bishop Benigni, aided by the Count of Petropolis, was successful in bring Lombardy into the Principality. Magyar raids in the east caused much damage in Illyria and Verona.

Saxon Kingdom of England

(Roman Catholic Civilized Open Empire)
Domnall I, King of England

Domnall was content to see how things transpired with the rebel Ayken. One thousand elite cavalry were raised in London and the walls of England’s cities greatly improved. There was some success in converting the heretics of Dyffed to the one true faith. Domanll married an Englishwoman from the Sussex nobility during these years and took stock of his Kingdom, still the greater part of the old Saxon holdings. Lord Quinton was dispatched to Wessex where he gained a military alliance from the dread lord of that province.

The Akramid Caliphate

(Sunni Islam Civilized Open Empire)
Tiroman, Caliph of the Akramids

Tragedy struck the Caliphate when Mohamed died late in 1216 but his son Tiroman took command quickly and without any dissent. Tiroman himself was blessed with two children by Mariam. Badr and the Imam Dabir escorted the ageing princess Nerise from Madiera with the Akramid fleet of 120 light warships and twenty triremes. Delivering the princess to Antioch, Dabir collected the dowry of granted men; nearly 180 light warships and two triremes were added to the fleet. The Akramid fleet then patrolled the Aegean for any Christian shipping before returning to Madiera. The walls of Galacia’s port fortress were greatly improved and large numbers of Christians converted to Islam in the province. The region of New Castile and Madiera were improved.

The Papal States

(Roman Catholic Civilized Primacy)
Pope Clement IV

Abbeys were built in Campania and Verona and those in Naples and Venice upgraded to Monasteries. The insane Papal Inquisitor, Father Fabio Carlucci, was dispatched by Clement to do God’s work in Thrace. Posing as a horse dealer, the priest failed in his attempt to kill Selim of the Uighurs. Influence in Germany and the Western Roman Empire was increased by Papal envoys.

Elsewhere in Western Europe

The Magyars flood out of Bakony and take Slovenia and Croatia. Carinthia also falls to the fierce Magyar horsemen. Raids are undertaken against Illyria, Verona and Tyrol. The count of Tyrol managed to repulse the raiders but much gold was taken from the rich lands of Verona. Slovakia was invaded and taken and used as a base to raid Alfold and Bochnia. The Mayars settle Austria and take Vienna. Bavaria, Thuringia, Meissen and Silesia were raided.

AFRICA

Usama-Yoruba Onium of Ibo

(African Pagan Civilised Open Empire)
Bhatamai, King of the Ibo

The regions of Gambia, Galam and Khalam were cultivated by the Onium. Bhatamai also oversaw the improvement of Garou, Niete and Zerma. From his palaces in Ife. Prince Palamba, unsuited though he was to arduous travel, spent some time in Goroul convincing the rulers there of Bhatamai’s good intentions. Itogo travelled throughout the western regions, garrisoning them where required. He was present in Senegal when the Adjou Aba raided, preventing them from gaining any loot from the region. However the regions of Ghana, Khalem, Segu and Songai were badly affected by Adjou raids and much wealth was lost to the horsemen. Jamba and Ubaya also travelled to the outlying regions of Sudan and Senegal to gain more support in these lands. The Emir of Idjil dies during these years and his men return north.

The Mwene-Mutapa Empire

(African Pagan Civilised Open Empire)
Jafar Bikoi, Emperor of Mapungubwe

Jafar ordered the expansion of Arkur and oversaw the completion of the road from the city to Great Zimbabwe in Matopos. He was blessed during these years with a son and daughter by his wife Ayalla Biko. The regions of Rozwi, Vaal and Tswana were improved and the garrison in Rozwi augmented with one thousand spears. Binta Chnago was successful in gaining closer ties with Mavura Maobwe of Kafue. However, the Emperor’s attempts to increase the nation’s belief in Unkulukulu met with failure with many of the populace beginning to doubt its teachings in light of their new prosperity.

Elsewhere in Africa

The Raja Kingdom of Malay Betis convinces the city of Sofala to follow Hinduism. The Yemeni Rassid Imamat complete the cultivation of Yemen. The Luba Empire of Malawi completes the cultivation of Nyasa and Makura. The priests of Unkulunkulu increase their holding in Mapungubwe to an abbey and found a Church in Kafue. The Ogaden tribes raid into Zeila and gain much loot. They are repulsed from Djibuti by the Yemenis and lose four thousand of their warriors to a quarter of that to the Yemenis. The resistance in Shoa and Adowa is minimal and the Ogaden easily capture those regions. The Sahel Sharifs are bested in Soro by the forces of Kanem but easily capture Kosti and Axum. The Wadai Kingdom of Funj also falls easily to the horsemen. As the Sharifs push into Sennar they are met by the Ogaden moving northwards through Shoa. At first the two forces are evenly matched but eventually the larger numbers of the Sharifs force the Ogaden back to Shoa. Sennar then falls quickly to the tribesmen. The Sharifs lost by far the greater numbers with fourteen thousand dead while the Ogaden lost only three thousand. The Sharifs pull back from their intended target of Adulis when they realise that the Ayyubids had already defeated them.

Central Asia

Elsewhere in Asia

Quiet times in Central Asia. Raiders from Avar enter Singanakh, Otrarsh, Frunz, Balkash and Turgay. The road from Kophat Dagh to Khurasan was completed

India

Pratihara Kingdom of Kaunaj

(Hindu Civilised Open Empire)
Ramapala, Raja of Kaunaj

The docks of Jodhpur were alive with activity as new trade routes were established with the Thatonese, the Buwayids, the Ayyubids and Aden. A large contingent of elite cavalry were raised in Kaunaj and the city expanded down to the Ganges once again. Missionary work in Jihjhoti saw that region fully return to Hinduism. Ramapala himself travelled to Jaunpur to gain a bride and closer ties with the eastern region. The army was assigned to Kumarapala who was left to rule the kingdom in the Raja’s absence. Vaidyadeva and Timgyadeva continued to woo the Nadavarians while Anada was dispatched to Uttar Pradesh. Anada and the Pradeshi were unable to stop the full force of the Mongols as they streamed over the Himalayas from Nepal. Intent on loot rather than conquest, the Mongols strips Uttar Pradesh bare, destroying the Dagger estates in the process. By the time word had reached Kaunaj, the Mongols had returned to Nepal. However, Kumarapala was ready for them when they descended into Rajput. He forced the Mongols to fight him on his terms and forced them back over the mountains in disorder. The Khans of the Silk Road Raiders and Western Jungaria were cut down by Rajput archers and over twenty thousand raiders were killed. The Rajputs lost seven thousand of their foot soldiers to the swift moving Mongols. The Mongols never returned to Rajput lands and Kumarapala continued to rule the kingdom. Singalapu managed to bring Kutch Island into the kingdom with promises of support from possible Iranian aggression.

The Order of the Dagger

(Hindu Civilised Religious Order)
Angada, Lord of the Order of the Dagger

A new Order House was built in Tripuri but the Order was not successful in building one in Jodphur. Isha increased the Order’s status in Bengal when a Oratory was built in Tamralipti. A prince from Tripuri was recruited into the Order on the behest of Angada. After the Mongols had been repulsed from Rajput, they descended upon Maghada intent on more loot. Dagger spies had been active amongst the horde and the Yenissey deserted when their Khan was killed by a Dagger sympathiser. Dagger attempts to kidnap the Mongol Khan came to nothing when his elite guard stopped their agents. The Mongols still numbered over one hundred thousand men and were faced by only twenty thousand Dagger cavalry and about the same number of Bengali troops. However, the Mongols were mainly light horsemen and once again they were out fought by the heavily armoured Indians. This almost the entire Mongol force was destroyed to minor losses amongst the Bengalis and Dagger stalwarts. The Mongols fled back into the Tibetan plateau and never returned to India during these years.

The Mongols

The Mongols enslaved Nepal and raided deep into Uttar Pradesh. Their greed was awakened by the massive amount of loot gained from the rich region and tried the same in Rajput. This time the Rajputs were ready and the Mongol raid was a failure. Sikkim was enslaved and Maghada attacked from across the mountains. Again the Mongols were defeated. This time the combined Dagger and Bengali forces almost wiped out the Mongol army. The Khans of the Chuguchak and Liao rebelled from Mongol control and the Khwarzim took this chance to throw off their oppressors.

Elsewhere in India

The God Empire of Sirivijaya attacks Taira and defeats their fleet in the Nanshan Hai. Taira They then invade Sarawak but Sarawak fights off the Sirivijaya. So Sirivijaya raids Sarawak, Sabah and Hainan successfully. Then invades and takes Palawau from the Taira. Lampang and Samatata are now cultivated. A massive earthquake in Bihar sees some of the city destroyed and much damage in Maghada. Kollam grows in size.