SELJUK UNIT ROSTER (start-1299):
Seljuk Light Horse: The majority of Seljuk tribal cavalry were light cavalry armed with a composite bow. Up to 100 arrows might be carried in quivers, bow case and even in boots. Typical garb was a topcoat with a right over left flap. A variety of caps and turbans were worn.
- Armed with bows
- Increased arrow number
- Armored
Turcoman Light Horse: Turkoman auxiliaries made up the bulk of Seljuk armies. Turkomans were a Turkish nomadic group originating from Central Asia who, while hard to discipline, and who generally fought for plunder, were well regarded for their fierceness. They were armed with bow and javelins. They wore topcoats and black fur or felt caps. Turkomans are a quite versatile troop type. Turkomans light cavalry appear in Medieval Syrian, Fatimid, Ayyibid, Mamluk, Khwarizmain, Ikhanid, Timurid, Islamic Persian armies among others.
- Armed with javelins/bows
- Fast
- Poor morale
Askari: These cavalry were the personal troops, known as Askaris, of the Seljuk Sultan and/or the major emirs. Askaris were a full time force paid in cash or with use of land (the iqta'at). They wore armour of various eastern styles and were armed with light lance, bow, sword and shield.
- Armed with bows
- Armored
- Good attack
- Very good defence
Turcoman auxilliary: Due to increasing clashes with the Byzantine army, Seljuk state felt a need for infantry force to protect the cavalry. These Seljuk light foot soldiers are skirmishers, armed with javelins and short swords.
- Armed with javelins
- Good defence
- Poor morale
Turcoman auxilliary archers: Well this was nicely done in MM3.14 no need to alter.
Armenian HC: No need to change. But, I doubt if we should continue using it after 1299. I sense they turn into ordinary Ottoman Sipahi after 1300. Though this is FULLY open to criticisms.
OTTOMAN UNIT ROSTER (1299-1453):
Akinci (appears 1299) Akinci (or raider) cavalry wears a style of buff-leather armor originally introduced by the 13th century Mongols. The circular ear-pieces on his helmet are also of Mongol derivation, while his straight sword is typically Iranian.
- Armed with bow
- Good attack
- Good defence
- Fast
Turcoman Tribal Horseman: (ugrade of Seljuk –pre1299- Turcoman horse) Turcoman horse archers formed the bulk of early Ottoman armies. Most would have been unarmored or have only a leather-lamellar cuirass. Regiment’s leader also wears an iron helmet with an ample mail aventail.
- Armed with bow
- Fast
- Vulnerable to missiles
Ottoman Sipahi: I dont feel any need to alter the exact unit in the game.
Ottoman Baltaci: Now in MM3.14 this is brilliantly done. Its MTW translation is the Ottoman Infantry. It carried an axe and sword and also a large shield, but did not have any bows, so whoever suggested the removal of bows of Ottoman infantry, did very well. Features are the same. Baltaci; were used in assaulting fortifications, its axe could break wooden gates and the shield could protect the infantry from missiles.
Ottoman Deli: These horsemen were very light armored scouts. They were fast and the horses had tremendous stamina. Their job was to scout the battlefield or bring routers back for ransom.
- Their stats can be done the same as hobilars
Tatar cavalryman: (appears around 1400, bonus in Crimea) Tatar tribes from the Crimea who fought in traditional style as horse-archers, were the most effective cavalry in the Ottoman army. They wore iron skull cap under his fur hat, and a (probably) captured Russian mail and plate cuireass under his felt coat. Tatars were not “Ottoman” per-se and the inclusion of Tatars in an Ottoman army depended on the good relations of Ottoman sultan with the Tatar khan.
My research gave me no clue about a specific Armenian-type cavalry in the Ottoman army. They rather rode along Seljuk armies which was pre-1250 approximately.
Yaya infantry: (appears in 1326, bonus in Bulgaria) Yaya infantry looks similar to a 14th-15th century Turkish nomad, typical features being the segmented hat. As a foot soldier, he also has the laced gaiters of an Anatolian or Iranian peasant. Yaya infantry used crossbows (which was a Hungarian influence) and carried a small shield to protect himself from missles. He also has a sword which he can use to protect himself in melee.
- Armed with crossbow
- Shield protects from missle fire
- Good defence
- Fast
Nefer Janissary Infantry: (appears in 1360) Nefers are equipped with a bow and wears a fluted “turban-zirh”, chain mail helmet, and a mail hauberk beneath his coat. His sword is a European import suspended in a Middle Eastern manner. If I am not mistaken, in MM3.14 they got a bonus in Anatolia or Rum. They were traditionally bonusful in the Balkans, so I guess original Bulgaria bonus is more correct. These guys were raised from Christian provinces of Ottomans.
Features same with the Janissary infantry in the game
Zirhli Nefer: (appears 1413) Janissaries who wore full armor were simply known as Zirhli Nefer or ‘armored soldiers’. They were used as assault troops and formed part of the Serdengeçti or ‘head risker’ elite. They had highly decorated gilded helmet with a plume holder on the front, a flexible neck guard, a mail-plate cuirass and thigh and knee protections. His shield is a form adopted from the Ottomans’ Eastern European neighbours, while his tirpan staff has Italian influence.
Features same with the Janissary Heavy Infantry in the game PLUS disciplined, excellent morale and ignore all routers regardless of elite or not
Kesici Silahkarda Müsellem: (appears 1413) Janissary Assault squads also included archers, because the muskets took so long to reload. Kesici archers had longer range and better accuracy than ordinary archers and carried a crude wooden pavise to protect himself from missle fire.
- Features same with the Janissary Archers in the game PLUS a pavise and disciplined, excellent morale and ignore all routers
Yanici Silahkarda Müsellem: (appears in 1440, GAH You can only use them for 13 turns lol) Janissaries’ use of firearms and cannons has always been feared by Ottomans’ enemies. At first Janissaries, so proud of their neat appearance, disliked dirty guns but after witnessing their power in Hungarian wars they accepted the arquebus. Typical Ottoman matchlocks were longer and larger than those of the West and according to a French observer, Ottoman arquebusiers could shot from a great distance, even by holding arquebus with their one hand. Janissaries’ enemies also noted that Ottoman marksmen could shoot accurately by moonlight, while speed and accuracy of Ottoman musketry still amazed the Austrians until the late 17th century. They also carry swords for melee.
- Fast
- Disciplined
- Excellent morale
- Shoot poorly in bad weather
- Vulnerable to missiles
- Ignore all routers
- Good defence
- Missiles very good vs armor
P.S.: These guys were historically the pride of Janissaries and fuelled the expansion of Ottomans to a great degree. They could shoot a massive 80 gram bullets, piercing through 3-4 ranks of armored infantry. When you consider that these guys were trained from infancy, they could achieve extreme accuracy. So I think (keeping in mind that they can be used only for a little time frame of 13 turns 1440-1453) it wont be wrong to program them historically accurate.
Levents: (Appears 1410) Levents were Ottoman “marines”. They conducted amphibious operations like assaults on coastal fortifications and boarded ships. Their arquebuses enabled weakening an enemy formation before charging in with their tırpans. They were not Sultan’s slave soldiers and had relatively independent life, which made them inclined to running away when things go wrong.
- Very strong charge
- Very good attack
- Good defence
- Missiles very good vs armor
- Poor morale
P.S.: Their arquebuses should be weaker than Yanici silahkardas’ arquebuses.
Bostanci Havani: Janissary bostanci corps were responsible for siege warfare and developing extraordinary siege weaponry. This trench-mortar threw 2 grenades and was cocked and then fired by pulling two seperate chords. The grenades are not as destructive as the standard siege cannons, so should be used not against the castle walls but on those hiding behind them.
- Mortar firing two rounds at the same time
SELJUK RANKS AND TITLES:
Beylerbeyi: Commander-in-Chief
Emir’ul Ulema: Amir of the staff officers
Subasi: Commander of an army
Reis’ul Bahr: Naval commander
Khan or Atabey: Provincial ruler
OTTOMAN RANKS AND TITLES:
Yeniceri Agasi: Commander-in-Chief of the Janissaries
Basvezir: Grand Vizier
Reis’ul Bahr: Naval commander
Bashaseki Agasi: Personal bodyguard of the Sultan
Pasha or Wali: Provincial ruler
Mufti-al Kubra: Grand “Mufti”, the religious leader.
Defterdar: Finance Minister
SELJUK RULERS:
Suleiman ibn Kutalmish 1077-1086
Command: 5
Dread: 4
Piety: 4
Acumen: 1
Kilij Arslan I 1092-1107
Command: 7
Dread: 5
Piety: 4
Acumen: 3
Malik Shah I 1107-1116
Command: 3
Dread: 4
Piety: 2
Acumen: 4
Mas'ud 1116-1156
Command: 6
Dread: 6
Piety: 3
Acumen: 5
Kilij Arslan II 1156-1192
Command: 8
Dread: 9
Piety: 5
Acumen: 3
* Scant Mercy
Suleiman II 1196-1204
Command.: 5
Dread: 4
Piety: 3
Acumen: 3
Kilij Arslan III 1204-1205
Command: 8
Dread: 7
Piety: 6
Acumen: 6
*fine leader
*skilled attacker
Kay Kaus I 1210-1220
Command: 7
Dread: 2
Piety: 4
Acumen: 6
*fine leader
*irredeemably witty
Kay Kobadh I 1220-1237
Command: 5
Dread: 1
Piety: 7
Acumen: 8
*builder
*steward
OTTOMAN SULTANS:
1300 - 1326 Osman I (ruled from c. 1290)
Command: 7
Dread: 0
Piety: 7
Acumen: 4
- expert attacker
- fine leader
- mighty warrior
1326 - 1359 Orhan
Command: 7
Dread: 1
Piety: 7
Acumen: 3
- skilled attacker
- fine leader
- great warrior
1359 - 1389 Murad I
Command: 6
Dread: 0
Piety: 8
Acumen: 7
- Highly educated
- Skilled attacker
- Irredeemably witty
1389 - 1402 Bayezid I Yildirim
Command: 7
Dread: 2
Piety: 5
Acumen: 7
- Expert attacker
- Utterly fearless
1413 - 1421 Mehmed I Celebi
Command: 7
Dread: 0
Piety:6
Acumen:8
- Skilled attacker
- Highly educated
1421 - 1444 Murad II
Command: 9
Dread: 1
Piety: 7
Acumen: 5
- Educated
- Expert defender
1444 - 1446 Mehmed II, Fatih
Command: 9
Dread: 2
Piety: 8
Acumen: 9
- Expert assaulter
- Highly educated
- Irredeemably witty
- Mighty warrior
SELJUK HEROES
Amir Afsin (1064-1098) -Commander-
Loyalty: 8
Dread: 3
Piety: 4
Acumen: 4
Command: 7
Atsiz Uvakoglu (1102-1138) -Commander-
Loyalty: 8
Dread: 4
Piety: 6
Acumen: 5
Command: 8
Artuk Eksukoglu (1170-1204) -Commander-
Loyalty: 7
Dread:2
Piety: 3
Acumen: 4
Command: 7
Kasimmudevle Aksungur (1230-1266) -Commander-
Loyalty: 6
Dread: 4
Piety: 5
Acumen:2
Command: 8
OTTOMAN HEROES
Aleaddin Ali Bey (Osman and Orhan Gazi’s Vizier) (1300-59)
Loyalty: 9
Piety:5
Dread:2
Command:7
Acumen:8
Akcakoca (Orhan Gazi's famous commander) (1288-1353)
Loyalty: 9
Piety: 6
Dread: 5
Command: 8
Acumen: 2
Candarli Ali Pasa (Murad I and Bayezid I’s Vizier) (1359-1402)
Loyalty:9
Piety:6
Dread.:0
Command:6
Acumen: 8
Candarli Ibrahim Pasa (Mehmed I and Murat II’s Vizier)(1401-1444)
Loyalty:9
Piety: 7
Dread:1
Command:6
Acumen:7
Candarli Halil Pasa (Murat II and Mehmet II’s Vizier)(1410-1463)
Loyalty: 9
Piety:8
Dread:2
Command: 8
Acumen: 9
Yunus Emre (Alim) (Birth year not known - died 1321)
- Brought large amounts of people to Islamic faith by his poems and Islamic teachings. Still, his poems are widely known in modern Turkey.
MALE NAMES
- Afsin
- Akalp
- Akbatun
- Akcebe
- Akin
- Alpay
- Alp
- Atakan
- Ayhan
- Bahadir
- Balaban
- Balamir
- Barbaros
- Baris
- Barkin
- Barlas
- Bugra
- Bumin
- Cengiz
- Ceyhun
- Çaglar
- Çagri
- Daghan
- Dalokay
- Dinç
- Dogan
- Dursun
- Efekan
- Emre
- Erdogan
- Eren
- Ertugrul
- Görkem
- Gültekin
- Günhan
- Gürhan
- Hakan
- Ilgaz
- Iraz
- Ilhan
- Ilkay
- Kaan
- Kartal
- Ogün
- Oguz
- Okan
- Orbay
- Orçun
- Orhan
- Orkun
- Ökmen
- Önder
- Sancar
- Sargin
- Selçuk
- Sergen
- Serkan
- Sungur
- Tarkan
- Tayfun
- Timur
- Tolga
- Tugrul
- Tunca
- Turan
- Turgay
- Ugur
- Uygur
Heir name list (heirs have only Celebi secondary name)
Osman
Orhan
Murat
Bayezid
Mehmet
Selim
Süleyman
Cem
Mustafa
FEMALE NAMES
- Abakay
- Akay
- Alev
- Akhatun
- Asena
- Aypare
- Basak
- Birce
- Burçak
- Ceren
- Ceylan
- Deniz
- Dicle
- Ece
- Idil
- Ilbike
- Ipek
- Maral
- Oya
- Oylum
- Parla
- Pinar
- Selda
- Tuna
MALE SECONDARY NAMES ( “komutan”s list of secondary names)
- Bey
- Bey
- Bey
- Bey
- Bey
- Bey
- Bey
- Bey
- Çavus
- Çavus
- Çavus
- Çavus
- Çavus
- Çelebi
- Çelebi
- Çelebi
- Arslan
- Pasa
- Pasa
- Pasa
- Pasa
- Gazi
- Gazi
- Gazi
- Gazi
- Han
- Aga
Women secondary names
- Hatun
- Sultan
- Kadin
Tradable goods in Asia minor
Spices: saffron, cumin, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, mace, pepper, salt, and sugar.
Drugs: opium, balm of mithridate, arsenic, benjamin (the balsamic resin, benzion), mirobolani (an astringent plum-like fruit), and perfumes.
Textiles: silk (green, blue, red), crimson damask, crimson velvet, camlets, cotton, linens, carpets.
Foods: wheat, barley, millet, raisins, olive oil, oranges, lemons, rhubarb, wines (malmsey, madeira).
Dyes: Cochineal (red), indigo (blue).
Luxuries: gold dust, slaves, copper, quicksilver, coral, Chinese porcelain, Lemnian earth, precious stones, pearls, frankincense, sandalwood, alum, gum arabic, glass trinkets, mirrors, wallpaper, furs.
I was unable to find a precise division of these goods into the provinces. These are Ottoman tradable goods in Asia Minor, but the source does not deal with more precise assesment.
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Agriculture-wise the most fertile region under Ottoman rule was the Anatolia and the valley between Euphrates and Tigris. Rum, Nicaea, Anatolia and Lesser Armenia are high income provinces in general.
- All of the Asia Minor provinces have high risk of
earthquake.
- Trebizond, Edessa and Nicaea are
floodable areas.
Notes:
1) On who did what type of information on rulers go here for Seljuks
link
and here for Ottomans:
link
2) Although I know that none of these units will make it into the mod because of limited unit count, I put them here to present historical names of the existing units, and/or to create substitutes for will be extracted units.
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