Circumstances of Inheriting Lands

[Koga No Goshi]

Does anyone know if there are any "rules" to which ally inherits land of a wiped out clan? (Daimyo and heirs both killed) I know I inherited a few times in the original, but I am yet to ever inherit lands in the expansion single player campaign even though I make alliances and keep them much more frequently now. Does anyone know if they are random, set by difficulty, determined by oldest ally?



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Koga no Goshi

"Nandai"
Since time began
the dead alone know peace.
Life is but melting snow.

[Hosakawa Tito]

On the diplomacy parchment each clan is listed with their ally in the order the alliance was made.If another clan is listed before you,they will inherit first.I have inherited a couple fringe provinces in MI when playing as Takeda.Unfortunately they were cut off from any reinforcements from me,and I was too poor to build a port to rescue them at the time.They did hold out for several years though,but were wiped out in a revolt.The cool thing is that after a few seasons they reappeared as loyal Takeda retainers in another revolt.I got to use them to harrass my rival for a few seasons,till he killed them all.It was kind of like a surviving heir of a wiped out clan making a come back.Unfortunately they usually don't last long.I like this feature,adds some realism to the game.

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Diplomacy is the art of telling someone to go to hell so that they look forward to making the trip.