He is promised aid against the Russian Boyardom and the maintainence of Astrakhan sovereignity if the Khan were to convert to the Zaidi sect of Shia Islam and, if he recognized Al Mansur Al Nasir and his successors as the true Caliphs instead of the Abbasid Caliphs. Diplomats are sent to the Khan of the Astrakhan Khanate. The Sultanate continued to expand its territories into the Caucasus and the Persian Gulf islands. The lingua franca promoted throughout the Sultanate was also Persian, primarily due to the fact that Persian had existed as the language spoken by communities in the region for centuries and as such served as an excellent language for communication. The Sultan sought to replicate the Islamic Golden Age that existed during the period of the Abbasids prior to the Mongol Invasion and accordingly, funded the teaching of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, with Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, Anatomy and Medicine being of prime importance. Meanwhile, the construction of educational madrassahs continued throughout the Empire, with the sultan keen on spreading education and knowledge amongst the populace of the Sultanate. Importance was also given on the development of proper roads for the merchants utilizing the trade routes through the Sultanate, with all caravans being armed and protected with a small detachment of guards. Fishery was promoted as well as it helped in sustaining the fishery villages that were present along the coast, as well as the major port cities of Iskenderun, Basra, Gamrun, Kerch and Trabzon. To prevent the Sultanate from ever getting hit by a major famine, the individual Amirs also engaged in the storage of food supplies, which would be utilized in case of famine or otherwise exported. Agriculture and commerce were at the Sultanate's forepoint, with wheat, rice and barley being amongst the largest produced crops. The Gurkani Navy developed galleys and carracks to augment the smaller patrol fleets. Naval bases were established at Iskenderun, Trabzon and Gamrun to establish the presence of the Gurkani fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and the Persian Gulf respectively, keen on controlling any piracy. Cannons were constructed to serve as siege weaponry whilst hand cannons and rocket launchers were developed as gunpowder became increasingly popular. The infantry was equipped with daggers and swords to be utilised in close combat against the enemy and elephants as well as carts were used for the transportation of supplies. Heavy cavalrymen wore plated chain mail or metal lamellar armor, with their horses also wearing leather or metal lamellar barding. The military was primarily composed of medium-to-heavy cavalry, composite bow, lance, mace, and sword. In regards to religion, the Sultanate promoted Shia Islam and advocated conversion to the Zaidi sect from other Islamic sects, often engaging in forced conversions. The Gurkani population rose to about 34 million with the people flocking to cities like Herat, Isfahan, Gamrun, Qazvin, Bukhara, Tabriz and Iskenderun primarily due to their strategic position in the spice trade. The Gurkani Sultanate: Sultan Zeeshan Beg Mirza continued his rule over the Sultanate, with Al Mansur An Nasir as the Caliph.I personally was volunteering for Lictor myself but that's up to the people. Callum is being considered for full mod and Edge's position is being reconsidered, so anyone else you may want to be mod should be voted for as well. there are mod elections on the talk page. A new Emperor must be elected and in light of recent political unrest of the Empire.įamine in India stunts the population of Bahmanids, mostly in the Deccan region. The Holy Roman Emperor dies of comsumption.
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