Medieval Kingdoms Total War: The Hafsid Sultanate

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The Hafsid Sultanate

الحفصيون‎ [al-Ḥafṣiyūn]

Background:

The Hafsids were the longest lasting of the post-Almohad kingdoms, and the most cosmopolitan. The Hafsid sultans ruled over a diverse empire that saw a thorough admixture of the Arabs and Berbers, and even significant influx from Christian lands at points.

The Hafsid armies are difficult to reconstruct in detail, but they appear to have profited greatly from the fall of Al-Andalus, using large numbers of Andalusian exiles in addition to the military system common among other Maghrebi armies. Hafsid armies were tactically flexible, using a wide array of native soldiers, slaves and mercenaries to dominate the battlefield, and Hafsid commanders could rely on all the tactical apparatus of their native region as well as the choicest warriors of Christian Europe or Turkish Anatolia.


Early Era (WIP):

General:

Nasara al-Rabat [The Christians of the Fortress]

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Janawah

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Melee Infantry:

Mashshain [lit. walkers]

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'Irban

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Mushud [levies] [Almohads, Marinids, Hafsids]

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'Abid Infantry [Almohads, Marinids, Hafsids]

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Maghrebi Tribesmen [Almohads, Marinids, Hafsids]

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Ranged Infantry:

‘Abid Skirmishers [Almohads, Marinids, Hafsids]

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Maghrebi Rumat [Maghrebi Archers] [Almohads, Marinids, Hafsids]

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Melee Cavalry:

Berber Horsemen [Tier 1 - Tier 2]

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Ifriqyan Cavalry [Tier 1 - Tier 2]

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Jund al-Nasara [Army of Christians] [Almohads, Marinids, Hafsids]

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Ranged Cavalry:

Ghuzz Horse Archers [Almohads, Marinids, Hafsids]

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Asnaf al-Berber [Corps of Berbers] [Almohads, Marinids, Hafsids]

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Credits

A huge thanks to Zsimmortal, Warman, Ltd, Hessam, Slytacular and other team members. and Druzhina for his excellently researched website

A special thanks to You_Guess_Who for his zen-like patience

And a extra special thanks to the TWC formatting system, without which I might be able to get these previews done easily and quickly without having to go back and delete a bunch of redundant formatting boxes that metastasize like cancer for some reason.

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High Era (WIP):

General

Nasara al-Rabat (High)

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Melee Infantry

Tunisian Mushud

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Andalusian Jund [Marinids, Hafsids]

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Italian Mercenaries [Marinids, Hafsids]

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Ranged Infantry

Tunisian Handgunners

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Melee Cavalry

Jund al-Nasara (High)

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Late Era (WIP):

General

Nasara al-Rabat (Late)

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Melee Infantry

Italian Mercenaries (Late) [Marinids, Hafsids]

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Tunisian Mushud (Late)

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Granadine Jund [Marinids, Hafsids]

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Ranged Infantry

Tunisian Handgunners (Late)

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Melee Cavalry

Berber Horsemen (Late)

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Ifriqyan Cavalry (Late)

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Jund al-Nasara (Late)

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[M.A.E]

Excellent Work Overal .. But The Horses and Shield is irrelevant hope to Fix That,

[Minnesinger]

Yes excellent work, however there is one detail that disrupts me, it's the lack of camails or gorgerins for the late tier christian mercenaries, especially for the mounted ones. I read somewhere that it was nearly suicidal for a knight who practiced a "couched lance" fighting to not protect his throat and his neck ... It is just a game as you could say but imo it is exactly the sum of these little details that makes a difference.
Perhaps I should post this latest note on the Almohad roster thread but I noticed you finally did not use the beautiful Boabdil sallet model that you showed us some time ago, on the screenshot it seems that Boabdil uses a more common helmet. Have you encountered some problems with this model ?

[Dontfearme22]

In this preview you will notice my infantile lack of knowledge on european arms & armor. Luckily, its stuff that is easily changed. I have a list of fixes to make and all but about 2 are for the european units , but don't worry - ill post the new units soon.

For the Boabdil sallet, it is in the roster its just only on the t3 Andalusian officers. I decided against using it on boabdil oddly enough, because it doesn't show his face, which was something I wanted to keep.

[bigdaddy1204]

I am so looking forward to crushing my enemies with this faction...

[dogukan]

Thanks a lot man. I was curious, is it known that Turkic mercenaries served in North Africa as well?

[Dontfearme22]

Thanks a lot man. I was curious, is it known that Turkic mercenaries served in North Africa as well?

Theres pretty clear evidence that Turkic Ghuzziya served throughout the Maghreb in this period.

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Saladin, the Almohads and the Banū Ghāniya: The Contest for North Africa (12th and 13th centuries), pg. 145

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Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300, pg. 53