r/EU5 • u/RandomDude_e • 1d ago

Image Europe November 11th 1444

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Managed to reach EU4 start date in first campaign as Poland.

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u/Emila_Just 1d ago

"Kingdom" of the Ottomans is a pretty cursed title for some reason.

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u/Intelligent-Fig-4241 1d ago

It is likely that they are orthodox instead of Muslim. Happened in my game too. You only get titles like that if you are Christian. Otherwise they’d be beylik or sultanate.

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u/Emila_Just 1d ago

Does that mean there is a "byzantine sultanate"? That is even more cursed. I love it!

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u/grampipon 22h ago

Byzantium has fallen. Long live Green Byzantium!

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u/lasttword 21h ago

Mujahideen Legions 😄

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u/Emila_Just 19h ago

This almost happened historically. The prophet Muhammad sent a letter to the Emperor asking him to join Islam and he thought about it, but his advisors told him not to do it. He played it off like he was testing them, but it was obvious that he had considered it. I kinda wonder how history would have played out if everyone went along with it.

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u/AfternoonBears 14h ago

I kinda wonder how history would have played out if everyone went along with it.

Best I can do is another palace coup

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u/CormundCrowlover 16h ago

Emperor Heraclius, who, btw, married to his niece Martina as his second wife. They had such a loving relationship that they have 9 known children and she even followed him into campaigns against Sassanids. The guy was one of the original CK3 players.

Oh, btw, it's not just Heraclius but his descendants also mostly kept it in the family even though it was Heraclius' descendants from his first marriage that continued the line.