Bengal — Not random

Will happen within 3600 days of January 2, 1420
Checked again every 3600 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1431)

Description

A poet by the name of Krittivas Ojha arrived at the court of Sultan Jalaluddin Mahmud Shah, hoping to become a royal pundit. He recited verses of the Ramayama to the King, who was pleased and showered the poet with gifts. He then requested the poet to translate the Ramayama into Bangla, based on the Sanskrit Ramayama of Valmiki. It proved to be very popular in Bengal and helped spread the Ramayama across the region.

Actions

A. A pleasure to behold

• Trade tech investment: +10

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• Burma controls Chin
• Burma controls Tarakan
• Burma owns Chin
• Burma owns Tarakan
• The following must not occur:
  • Arakan exists

Will happen within 100 days of January 2, 1426
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1435)

Description

King Narameikhla of Arakan was driven out of his country by Burmese in 1404, and remained in exile at the Bengali court until 1425-26, when the sympathetic King of Bengal provided him with troops and a general, Wali Khan, to march and liberate his country. Wali Khan turned out to be traitor, and Narameikhla was captured by Burmese. He soon escaped, and supplied with fresh Bengalese troops he managed to liberate his capital and re-establish the Kingdom of Arakan in 1430. Grateful to his Bengalese hosts, he voluntarily made himself a tributary to the King of Bengal. The vassalship was removed by his successor in 1434, without much of a hindrance from the Bengalese court.

Actions

A. Provide the King of Arakan with troops

• -50
• -50 relations with Burma

B. Refrain from interfering into Myanmar's internal problems

• Stability -1
• +50 relations with Burma
• Event 30322 - Bengal's meddling in Arakan for Burma will never fire

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• Event 30321 - Independence of Arakan for Arakan has already occurred
• Arakan exists

Will happen within 3 days of January 3, 1430
Checked again every 3 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1433)

Description

Grateful King of Arakan decided to recognize our effort in bringing him back to the throne, and made himself our tributary.

Actions

A. Excellent!

• Gain Arakan as vassals

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• Monarch Nasir ud-Din Mahmud Shah is active
• Country is not at war
• Stability is at 1 or higher

Will happen within 500 days of January 2, 1445
Checked again every 500 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1450)

Description

During the reign of Nasir ud-Din Mahmud Shah a large number of mosques, bridges, and fortifications were erected. He, himself, laid the foundations of the citadel and palace of Gaur.

Actions

A. Build testaments to our prosperity!

• Fortress level in the capital province +1
• Infrastructure tech investment: +200
• -50

B. Let us reform our army instead

• -50
• Stability -1
• Quality +1

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• Event 30317 - Chittagong for Arakan has already occurred

Will happen within 100 days of January 2, 1457
Checked again every 100 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1480)
unless prevented by
Action B of 30317 - Chittagong for Arakan

Description

In 1459 Arakanese troops led by Kalima Shah made a daring raid and captured the port city of Chittagong. The ruler of Bengal, weak and inefficient Barbak Shah, decided against a campaign against Arakan. As a token of their respect to the Muslims of Chittagong and King of Bengal, rulers of Arakan used Muslim titles, and put arabic (or persian) inscriptions on their coins. However, Chittagong would remain a bone of contention between Arakan and Bengal for the next 150 years.

Actions

A. It's not worth the war

• -50 relations with Arakan
• Stability -1
• Gain a temporary casus belli against Arakan for 1500 months
• Santal will be considered a national province

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• Monarch Nasir ud-Din Nusrat Shah is active

Will happen within 300 days of January 2, 1521
Checked again every 300 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1526)

Description

Nasir ud-Din Nusrat Shah has issued first coins as part of his reforms.

Actions

A. OK

• +80
• Infrastructure tech investment: +200
• Trade tech investment: +200
• -5% inflation

Bengal — Not random

Will happen within 30 days of September 2, 1533
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 2, 1533)

Description

The rapid rise of Sher Khan at the expense of the Lohani Afghans made many tired of his rule, including the nominal khan of Bihar, Jalal Khan. When conventional means of getting rid of the Afghani dictator failed owing to his unusual circumspection, Jalal Khan turned to the new King of Bengal, Mahmud Shah. Mahmud was eager for an alliance to get rid of Sher, whose rise threatened his own position, and in September 1533 marched against him with the support of the Lohanis.

Actions

A. Crush this despot and reclaim Bihar

• Lose cityrights in Bihar
• Lose 5000 troops in Bihar
• Bihar revolts
• Koch revolts
• The capital province revolts
• Global revolt risk +10 for 80 months

B. Make a deal with him to keep our throne

• Stability -2
• Global revolt risk +10 for 36 months
• Aristocracy +1
• Event 128011 - The Battle of Surajgarh for Bengal will never fire
• Event 128012 - The Siege of Bihar for Bengal will never fire
• -10 victory points
• Monarch's diplomatic skill -2 for 24 months
• Monarch's administrative skill -2 for 24 months
• Monarch's military skill -2 for 24 months

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Peasant Rebels controls Bihar
    • Own Bihar
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Peasant Rebels controls Howrah
    • Own Howrah
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Peasant Rebels controls Koch
    • Own Koch
• Event 128010 - The Alliance against Sher Khan for Bengal has already occurred

Will happen within 1 days of September 2, 1533
Checked again every 1 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1539)
unless prevented by
Action B of 128010 - The Alliance against Sher Khan for Bengal
Action A of 128012 - The Siege of Bihar for Bengal

Description

In 1534 the forces of Sher Khan defeated the larger armies of the Bengali Sultan and the Lohanis at Surajgarh, on the banks of the Kiul river, just east of Bihar. This victory made Sher Khan the undisputed ruler of Bihar in fact as well as in name.

Actions

A. Give in to his demands

• -10 victory points
• Stability -3
• -50
• Monarch's diplomatic skill -2 for 48 months
• Monarch's administrative skill -2 for 48 months
• Monarch's military skill -2 for 48 months
• Event 128012 - The Siege of Bihar for Bengal will never fire

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• Bengal controls Bihar
• Event 128010 - The Alliance against Sher Khan for Bengal has already occurred

Will happen within 90 days of January 2, 1537
Checked again every 90 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after October 2, 1537)
unless prevented by
Action A of 128011 - The Battle of Surajgarh for Bengal
Action B of 128010 - The Alliance against Sher Khan for Bengal
Action A of 128013 - Sher Khan strikes for Bengal

Description

In 1534 the forces of Sher Khan were crushed at Surajgarh, on the banks of the Kiul river, just east of Bihar. Sher Khan retreated to Bihar and a lengthly siege began. Eventually, the majority of the province was taken but the perfidious criminal, Sher Khan, managed to escape. With luck, he'll never trouble these lands again.

Actions

A. Victory is ours!

• +10 victory points
• Stability +1
• Event 128011 - The Battle of Surajgarh for Bengal will never fire
• Event 128013 - Sher Khan strikes for Bengal will never fire
• Event 230015 - Humayun enters Gaur for Mughal Empire will never fire
• Event 230016 - Sher Khan's Victory for Mughal Empire will never fire

Bengal — Not random

Will happen within 30 days of October 2, 1537
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1537)
unless prevented by
Action A of 128012 - The Siege of Bihar for Bengal

Description

Noticing the political fragile position of the Bengali Kingdom, Sher Khan took the opportunity to invade Bengal, using a circuitous route to arrive at the capital, Gaur, with an army. The unprepared Shah was forced to buy off Sher Khan with thirteen lacs of gold and by ceding the territory between Kiul and Sakrigali, some 2,700 square miles of land. Although this bought Mahmud Shah some time, it did not save him. Sher Khan invaded again in October 1537 with the aim of conquering all of Bengal.

Actions

A. Curse our rotten luck!

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Mughal Empire for 96 months
• Event 230014 - Mahmud Shah asks for help for Mughal Empire is triggered immediately
• Event 128012 - The Siege of Bihar for Bengal will never fire

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Peasant Rebels controls Bihar
    • Own Bihar
    • Peasant Rebels controls Koch
    • Own Koch
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Peasant Rebels controls Howrah
    • Own Howrah
• Event 128013 - Sher Khan strikes for Bengal has already occurred

Will happen within 30 days of October 2, 1537
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1540)

Description

By 1538, several military victories had cemented Sher Khan as ruler of Bengal and made him the de facto ruler of the lands from Kanauj in the west to the hills of Assam and Cittagong in the south. To gain legitimacy, Sher Khan assumed the royal title of Sher Shah and ordered the Khutba to be read and coins to be struck in his name.

Actions

A. I have united the Afghans

• Monarch Sher Shah Sur becomes active
• +25 victory points
• Stability +3
• Monarch's military skill +1 for 120 months
• +200
• Bundelkhand will be considered a national province
• Awadh will be considered a national province
• Raipur will be considered a national province

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• Monarch Sher Shah Sur is active

Will happen within 200 days of January 2, 1538
Checked again every 200 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1540)

Description

Our ruler has proposed sweeping reforms in order to modernize and restructure our state. These include economic reforms, a better tax-gathering system, a streamlined beaurocracy, and military restructuring. However, such a plan will be expensive and will cause a fair amount of resentment among the populace, the bureaucracy, and the military. Shall we implement the reforms?

Actions

A. Implement the reforms

• Stability -4
• -300
• Quality +1
• Centralization +1
• Land +1
• +1 base tax value in the capital province
• +1 base tax value in a random province
• +1 base tax value in a random province
• +1 base tax value in a random province
• +1 base tax value in a random province
• Infrastructure tech investment: +600

B. No, such restructuring would be too rash!

• Stability +2
• Quality -1
• Centralization -1

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• Event 161006 - Khijr Khan's Rebellion for Delhi has already occurred

Will happen within 5 days of November 2, 1539
Checked again every 5 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1541)
unless prevented by
Action B of 161006 - Khijr Khan's Rebellion for Delhi

Description

With the Shah in Gakkar trying to subdue the warlike hill tribes of the Punjab, the deputy governor of Bengal threw off his authority and declared independence in March 1541. The rebellion had the support of the Afghan nobles of Bengal who resented how unimportant they had become in the empire.

Actions

A. Now we must survive the wrath of the Shah

• Stability -1
• -200 relations with Delhi

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• Orissa exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Orissa is a vassal of Bengal

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1560
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1561)

Description

When Khizr died Jalal Din took over as Shah, becoming known as Ghiasuddin Abul Muzaffar Jalal Shah. One of his first acts was to invade Orissa, but he was defeated by the Gajapati.

Actions

A. Our gaze turns to the south

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Orissa for 12 months

Bengal — Not random

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1564
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 2, 1565)

Description

After the failures of Jalal Shah, a khan named Taj Karrani seized power and drove out his chief rival Ibrahim, who fled Bengal.

Actions

A. Thus begins the Karrani dynasty

• Stability -1
• Global revolt risk +10 for 6 months
• Event 249030 - Ibrahim seeks asylum for Orissa is triggered immediately

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• The following must not occur:
  • Bengal and Mughal Empire are at war
• Orissa exists
• The following must not occur:
  • Orissa is a vassal of Bengal

Will happen within 60 days of October 2, 1567
Checked again every 60 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after April 2, 1575)

Description

The Shah had heard rumors of the Great Mughal's plans regarding Bengal and he knew Orissa was vital to those plans, so while Akbar was preoccupied by trouble in Chittor, Sulaiman Karrani struck at Orissa.

Actions

A. It's now or never

• Gain a temporary casus belli against Orissa for 12 months
• -50 relations with Orissa

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• England owns Ganges
• Own Santal
• None of the following must occur:
  • Country has at least 15 non-colonial provinces
  • Event 164604 - Trade in Calcutta for England has already occurred

Will happen within 5 days of July 27, 1760
Checked again every 5 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after July 8, 1763)

Description

In July of 1760, the Bengali council chose to support Mir Qasim against Mir Jafar, then Nawab of Bengal. British troops were to support Mir Qasim's accession to power, and in exchange they were to receive the provinces of Burdwan, Midnapore and Chittagong.

Actions

A. They always want something

• Event 164102 - The Accession of Mir Qasim for England is triggered immediately
• +50 relations with England
• Cede Santal to England

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• England owns Ganges
• At least one of the following must occur:
  • England owns Santal
  • England owns Madras
  • England owns Bombay
• None of the following must occur:
  • Country has at least 15 non-colonial provinces
  • England is a vassal of Bengal
  • Bengal is a vassal of England

Will happen within 5 days of February 2, 1765
Checked again every 5 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 31, 1819)

Description

By 1765, growing dependence on the armed forces of the British East Indian Company forced the Nawabs of Bengal to recognize the infirmity of their position. In February, the Nawab of Bengal signed a treat which called for the Company to take over the military defense of the council.

Actions

A. We are weak, we have no other recourse

• Event 164103 - Vassalization of Bengal for England is triggered immediately
• +7500 infantry in the capital province
• +200 relations with England

B. We foolishly march alone!

• -75 relations with England
• The capital province revolts
• A random province revolts
• A random province revolts
• Stability -5

Bengal — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 230017 - The Battle of Kanauj for Mughal Empire

Description

The year after his disastrous defeat against Sher Shah, Humayun made another attempt to regain his empire and put down the rebellion. His brothers refused to cooperate with him in this, despite Humayun personally travelling to Lahore to convince them. Nevertheless, he quickly raised an army and faced the Afghans in battle on May 17, 1540 opposite Kanauj. Hopelessly demoralized and badly managed, Humayun's forces were soundly defeated and Humayun only just managed to escape. The great conquests of Babur had been lost and once more Hindustan returned to Afghan rule. Humayun was forced into exile for the next fifteen years while Sher Shah extended his rule all the way to the Punjab, where he marched to subdue the hill tribes of Gakkar without much success.

Actions

A. We have forced the Mughals out of India

• Flag graphics set to default
• Become Delhi
• Move capital to Delhi
• Stability +3
• Delhi will be considered a national province
• Monarch's diplomatic skill +1 for 120 months
• +200
• +50 victory points

Bengal — Not random

Conditions

• Event 128003 - The Mughal's Plans for Bengal has already occurred
• Bengal controls Odisa

Triggered by

Action A of 249036 - The Afghan Conquest for Orissa

Description

The exhausted King of Orissa met his end fighting the rebels. With the country in chaos, Bayazid's forces defeated the rebels and killed their leader, Ramachandra Bhanja. With the country in chaos and no clear line of succession, Bayazid claimed the throne of Orissa for his father, making him both Shah of Bengal and King of Orissa. He passed this dual crown down to his successors, who remained Kings of Orissa until 1592.

Actions

A. Most excellent

• Odisa will be considered a national province
• Inherit the realms of Orissa
• +10 victory points
• -50 relations with Mughal Empire
• -50 relations with Delhi

Bengal — Not random

Triggered by

Action B of 161006 - Khijr Khan's Rebellion for Delhi

Description

With the Shah in Gakkar trying to subdue the warlike hill tribes of the Punjab, the deputy governor of Bengal, Khijr Khan, threw off his authority and declared independence in March 1541. The rebellion had the support of the Afghan nobles of Bengal who resented how unimportant they had become in the empire. With Bengal unimportant to his plans, the Shah legitimized Khijr Khan's coup d'etat and gave him autonomy as long as tribute continued to flow into his capital.

Actions

A. Khijr Khan now rules Bengal for the emperor

• Aristocracy +1

Bengal — Not random

Triggered by

Action A of 249035 - Ramachandra's Rebellion for Orissa

Description

After defeating Mukundadeva's forces, Sulaiman Karrani bottled up the remaining Oriya army in the fort of Kotsima while his son Bayazid led an army to occupy the capital and sack the Hindu temple of Jagannath. Meanwhile, a rebellion against Mukundadeva's rule began in the south. With this total defeat the Oriya King had no option but to surrender to Sulaiman Karrani. The terms were harsh but allowed Mukundadeva to keep his throne. Meanwhile, the rebels represented a threat to the new overlords of Orissa.

Actions

A. Excellent!

• Gain Orissa as vassals
• +10 victory points
• -50 relations with Mughal Empire
• -50 relations with Delhi
• +50 relations with Orissa