in mine, the Chauhans rolled up the Ghorids and Solankis (now a vassal to them) and now (as the Ghaznivids) i hold back the Hindu tide on the Durand Line.We ended up going to war as they probably got sick of me trying to assassinate their family members. The Sindhis seem to be going strong though. As our the Omanis who have claimed at least 5 provinces in Persia. The Georgians took out Armenia and whole chunk of the Seljuks.
The Khwarezms were going well, then the Mongols arrived. Kind of a deal braker for the Shah. The Mongols quickly settled down in Samarkhand after taking it and moved swiftly west. This was good for me as the Kwarezms just attacked me with 2 full stacks. Bukhara, Merv (and the other one near the Caspian) fell quickly. They were driven south and were soon extinguised. The last boastful Khwarezm Shah's body was found by a Ghaznivid patrol on the banks of the Amu Darya. His hair tousled, he hadnt eaten for weeks. He was an enemy, but a sad end no doubt. It is not befitting for a King to kill another King.
The mongols then moved on the Seljuks. They in reply called a Jihad on the recently lost Merv. This call was answered by the Ayubbids, Sindhis, Abbassids and Seljuks. After a struggle, the Ayyubids manage to take the city. This hasnt stopped the Mongols driving west (as long as they dont drive south east
). But they face the combined might of Islam (might join in and have a go at the Mongols myself, but Chagatai Khan is like
this much away from my northern city, and i dont know about you, having Chagatai Khan near my city kinda freaks me out enough to STFU.)
In the west, the Romans have almost completely wiped out the Turks. Most of Asia Minor is theirs. The Crusading states are no more. Ironically destroyed by marauding Romans rather than muslims (perhaps revenge for an earlier sack of Constantinople). The Ayyubids then moved in to claim the Holy Land. But the Romans are strong and have a decent Alliance with the Georgians. The Abbasids are squashed between the retreating Seljuks who bring tales of horror about the Mongol hordes and the moderately powerful Omanis and Ayyubids.
And now to raid India and bring back some punjabi honeyz....