السلطنه الطاهريه (Al-Saltana Al-Tahiriyyah) "Power, Loyalty, Immunity" Government Type: Absolute Monarchy Official Language(s): Arabic Official Currency: Dinar Name of Capital: Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah (Medina) Faction Leader: Ahmad ibn Yousef Al Tahiri Official Religion(s): Islam Faction Color: (red: 229, blue: 0, green: 97) Faction HistoryThe Tahirides (بنو طاهر, Banu Tahir) was an Arab Muslim dynasty that ruled Hejaz from 1454 AD. They succeeded the Rasulid Dynasty which ruled over large swathes of the Arabian Peninsula.The Tahir clan were Hejazi magnates who originated from the area of Juban and al-Miqranah, about 80 kilometers south of Rada'a. They were trustees of the sultans of the Rasulid Dynasty (1229-1454) and were frequently called in to quell rebellions towards the close of the dynasty. A daughter of the clan was married to a son of the sultan an-Nasir Ahmad. After the death of the latter in 1424 AD a period of upheavals and dynastic instability plagued Yemen. The Rasulid dynastic collapse gave the Tahir clan a chance to gain power. Medina, north of Mecca, was taken over by them in 1454 AD and made their Capital. دار العهود (Dar al-Uhud) "Go Inside, My lord is waiting for you" Our Trade Partners -Queendom of Greater Gandhara -Ptolemaic Dynasty- -Most Serene Republic of Venice- Our Allies -Queendom of Greater Gandhara- -Ptolemaic Dynasty- -Most Serene Republic of Venice-
Venice offers Trade and Alliance.
Thank you for your offer, We accept.
A man enters the courts of the Sultan, he looks Italian. "His holiness the Pope is jubilant to see that Islam has not discarded, or deceased. Because, as you know, Paganism has been rife within these lands. But however you cause some trouble for us, as you have gathered in the area of our planned Expansion. The Holy See proposes alliance and trade in exchange of your relocation to Africa, across the Red Sea."
*the Sultan orders his Guards not to kill the Ambassador after drawing their Swords* Tell me, Ambassador, who gave you the right to usurp the Holy Land? Truly i say to you, i fear that if you continue your current Expansionist Policy the Fate of your Kingdom will be the same as the Former Crusader Kingdoms. Look, we want Peace, and Dignity at the same time, if anyone even thinks of oppressing Muslims then you will find me in the Front line of Battle. you should know to whom you are speaking. and then look in the mirror. Tell your Pope, if you happen to change your mind someday and look for Real Peace, and i pray that you will, you must cancel all your Plans to Conquer the Two Most Holy Cities of Islam. *Returns to his Throne*
The diplomat stares at the Sultan. "I ask for peace and you respond with maliscous threats? Truly what is not said in the Qur'an, we have all cultures merged in to us, The ruler of the New World is even a Israelite. Now, I don't think threatening us is the good thing to do, our comparative size is evidence. Now I shall ask again, Move to Africa or you can continue with a pitiful game of parler. You are obviously not as worldly as we thought. You see. We were pushed out of our Home lands, We assumed full control of the Crusader states, We are in exile here, Pagans have challenged us and we stood triumphant. We even had our own Revolution! We are no longer oppressive, we wish to unite to let the whole world live in Harmony."
Our Intention is Clear, There can be no Peace or Trade with you, until you cancel your invasions on Mecca and Medina. Fail to do this and i'll continue expanding.
"What about a defensive pact, honourable Sultan?" says the Venetian ambassador arriving from the shadows. "You know, if the Crusaders decide to attack you for no reason we will be sure to hold your back." @Librarian I have all the reasons to defend Cyrene if you attack him as a stronger and more experienced player in this game. @Cyrene However, if you attack them first I can do nothing.
That is very "Venetian" of you kirila, we accept. we appreciate every effort to fight back Random Expansions.
"We have no, 'Expansionist' Policy. The only reason we claim these lands, are from the blood that we have shed. We defeated the Pagans, you really need to be a pest don't you?" The diplomat then looks over to the Venetians. "How would we have no reason? They sprouted up in our core provinces. They spit in our face when we offer alliances, they resent us for being Christian. We welcome Islam, it is a truly good sight to see the words of Muhammed has not been forgotten in these Dark Times. We would never go to war with you unless you did so towards us. You, Venetian, are very wise indeed, although being an advocate for keeping holy cities holy are not your forte." He looks towards the Sultanate. "My offer is, you will not expand in to our lands further, you respect our Sovereignty over the surrounding lands and we respect your boundaries, You will colonise Africa and refrain from expanding further in the Middle east. I have a map of our Borders with me. And if you adhere to this, we will sign trade and a defensive pact." Borders After putting away the map, he looks to the Venetian, "Molto bene, avere una vita lunga e prospera, per favore."
"What you did now is a good step towards Peace, however, i saw what you did there on the map, you blocked the way to expand for us, while giving yourselves many paths to expand from. fancy yourself a smart one ,eh? giving all of Anatolia to the pope? that's not what you should be doing. our Borders should look something like this (Refreshed)
(Your image is borked.) "Ah, you see, that is intentional, We won that land, we won the Cold War between us and the Pagan Amazonians. I have some archived information which shows this." Original Claims When Amazonia was around "You see, we at the height of tensions, a small administrative mistake could cause war, we tried defusing the situation but shortly after they broke up and disappeared. Politicial Map and Target on the Eve of the End of the Cold War "We won the war not because of our size but our backing, we had the entirety of Christendom helping, they opposed Amazonia. we were on the verge of total war, Us vs her." V Day "That is not because we are Unreasonable, it is because it a trophy." "But yes, you see why? What do you say?" @Everyone: I am not happy he left, but I must roleplay it like a Cold war, that is why I talk about it valiantly.
@Lib you seemed to be spiting on my claim there, as I said Cyrene can attack lands in Africa as long as there not interfering with my claims. Also I am with Kirila on this, attack Cyrene and I'll break all ties with you
It was an example as I could not be bothered to get the map again and put it all it, it was an accident. Apologies
The Venetian ambassadors bows before both the Sultan and the Papal emmisary. He leaves.
i refreshed the border map, sorry. EDIT: just realized i forgot to include Africa in Spartan's rightful claims, sorry again. so the map should be like this i think there's a problem with my uploaded pics, if the above one is broken here's what i did on the mapi Have all of Arabia except two regions that are for kirila ( the one in Yemen and the other in Hormuz strait, i included it in his claims i noticed he likes this kind of regions , Spartan has his claims plus africa, Librarian has Iraq ,Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine/Israel @Librarian: anatolia does have a rich history of Christian & Muslim rule it should be split in half. as for Arabia you've no right to take it. we are Arabs and it belongs to us.
Thank you!
I am still keeping turkey in my claims, as I won it. But I accept.
Librarian we have to split Turkey.
Why? I don't care about history. I play to change history, not live it. Go to war over it if you want, I'm taking it.
