Merchant Guild?

[Portuguese Man-Of-War]

Funny story: I'm playing as the moors, early game, around turn 40 at the time of this post. I took timbuktu early on, realizing the potential of the to-be cash cow. As of now, I have five merchants there (all recruited from Timbuktu), but back around turn 35 or so, I was offered to build a Merchant's Guild in Cordoba. I have yet to recruit a merchant there, and all I've done was build the market upgrades; I hadn't even built the bazaar by that time. Anybody know what's up? I've also built the Grain Exchange and the Market in Timbuktu, and five merchants, but that's it. I did a little reading about how to get the merchant's guild, something about needing 100 points to get it, ecruiting a merchant gives you ten points in that region, etc.

My Main Question: How is it that Cordoba gets a Merchant Guild with basically no activity, whereas Timbuktu, which has been my main merchant headquarters, doesn't?

I await and thank you for your reply.

[=Bright=]

Is Timbuktu already a large town? (6000+ inhabitants) If not: I've never seen a settlement with less than 6000 people have the Merchant's Guild. Maybe that's why Cordoba has it, and Timbuktu doesnt.

[eXistenZ]

yeah a guildcan only appear in a city of a certain level, just like it upgrades can only appear in upgraded cities

[Portuguese Man-Of-War]

oh ok, i think it's only a large town

[Double A]

Also because the capital gets points for every time your merchants acquire someone else's. Might also be for whenever you make a merchant.