Length of a Jihad?

**Graeme** · March 01, 2009, 07:09 AM

Does anyone have any experience of the length of a Jihad?

Im about 40 odd turns into a Byzantine campaign on SS6.1 with the realistic byz submod.

Had a Jihad declared on me for about 10 turns, Im holding my own beating off single stack armies relatively comfortably but just beat 2 full stacks of Kwarezmian armies by the skin of my teeth. With the cost of re-arming my men Im struggling to get out and expand my empire, im just defending.

Does anyone know when a Jihad ends or does it continue until its successful? Its a good challenge but Id like to get out and go on the offensive.

**JaM** · March 01, 2009, 07:26 AM

you can stop it if you destroy all Jihading armies.... but even then it will continue few turns...

**axnsan** · March 01, 2009, 07:33 AM

after 10 turns no more armies can join. after that its over when the target is taken or there are no more jihading armies

**Graeme** · March 01, 2009, 08:06 AM

Cheers for the info.

So no more new armies should join as Im 10 turns in I think. I should just mop up the last 2 armies hanging about and Ive weathered the storm.

**Deadly Rabbit** · March 01, 2009, 08:57 AM

yep, that's right. But always keep a reasonable garrison in Constantinople, because you will get targeted again, unless there's a successful Crusade on Jerusalem or Baghdad or something.

**Graeme** · March 01, 2009, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by Deadly Rabbit

yep, that's right. But always keep a reasonable garrison in Constantinople, because you will get targeted again, unless there's a successful Crusade on Jerusalem or Baghdad or something.

From the submod, Ive got a quality emperors guard army of flamethrower, varangians, spatari and a few others so Ive been keeping them in Const, since finishing the initial blitzkreig of towns.

The Turks are pinned down by fighting with everyone and Hungary are allies so I think Ill be alright once I weather the storm but will still defend it heavily as its where all the money comes from.