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    Circassia


    Units


    Adiga Dzhigit: Regular Circassian cavalry, usually good quality.
    Armed with bow, some armour, small shield (in melee fights), and a Sword.

    Abrek Dzhigit: Elite cavalry unit of top quality.
    Similar equipment with Adiga Dzhigit but better armour and arrow.

    Werq Dzhigit: Again similar Equipment but late in the game they should have firearms.
    Better quality equipment in general.

    Tiley: Young warriors who are of superb skill. Usually individual warriors though.
    Always dressed in red, no ranged weapons or shield but good armour.


    Lhxwqwel Zevako:
    Peasant warriors, infantry class, poor quality but should not be as bad as regular peasants and should have a poor morale.
    Equipment similar but no horses; Bows, shields, poor quality armour.




    Office Tittles


    Shupashe: Means Cavalry Commander.
    Thamade: Respected old person, elder.
    Efendi: Religious leader who studied Islam in Ottoman or Tatar lands.
    Pschishxwe: “Princes of Princes”, “Great Prince”. Similar to “King”.


    Stats:

    Shupashe: +2 Command when commanding all horse armies.
    Activation building: Stable

    Thamade: +2 Acumen and + 1 Command

    Efendi: +2 Piety
    Activation Building: Mosque

    Pschishxwe: +2 Command +1 Acumen +1 Dread

    Leaders

    Kaytuko Aslan Beg: Warlike and Powerful. Does not show much mercy to his enemies.

    Acumen 4
    Piety 1
    Command 6 (undefeated)
    Loyalty 7 (Waged war for a stronger and more united Circassia)
    dread 5


    Birth Year 1670s


    Pshi Bekmirza:

    This guy is quite lame…
    I am thinking stats should be around:

    Command 2
    Acumen 1
    Piety 1
    Loyalty 1
    Dread 0

    He had as much respect as his brother Pshi Kaytuko, but soon his lamentations and bad attitude lost him popularity among his people. Many influential Circassians left him alone. He than went to Tatars and tried to make them invade Circassia but he failed even in this and soon after he died at an early age.

    Birth Year: 1650s


    Pshi Kurghoko

    He was the superior commander of Pshi Kaytuko, his greatest challenge was a battle against a huge Tatar army which he did not thought he couldn’t win but after Pshi Kaytuko encouraged him to fight and they made a plan together and crushed the Tatar army.
    He was peaceful and wise, not so energetic I think.

    Command 4
    Acumen 5
    Piety 1
    Loyalty 6
    Dread 1

    He died after this victory though.

    Birth year: 1630s

    Pshi Kaytuko
    Father of Kaytuko Aslan Beg. As a leader he was also quite successful.

    Acumen: 6
    Command: 5 (also undefeated like his son but he made the plans more than the leading)
    Piety: 2
    Dread 2
    Loyalty: 7

    Birth Year: 1640s


    Circassia Region


    Please look at the map I posted earlier; in 1648 Abkhazia is under Ottoman control. Russian invasions and raids are mostly unsuccessful during this time. Tatars threat is somewhat under control.

    Chantgir” is the capital in central Circassia.
    Another major city is “Sochi” in south Circassian coast.

    The rest are small villages or towns usually…

    Landscape:
    A lot of forest, hills, rivers and mountains… Great for defence!


    Diplomacy:


    Neutral with all

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    Very good descriptions. Thanks to you Circassia will be in the mod at all and will be well prepared as well. I will process the data and will tell you if I need more.

    Regards Cegorach

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    Well done job Inal.
    I support the Pike and Musket:Total War



    Also Europa Barbarorum supporter!

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    Final Edit:



    Pshi Bekmirza:

    Command 2
    Acumen 1
    Piety 2 (+1)
    Loyalty 2 (+1)
    Dread 1 (+1)


    Birth Year: 1650s

    Just made him slightly better...

    Here is the logic:

    Piety 2 : Because he was in conctact with the Muslim Tatars.
    Loyalty 2: He was not a total traitor.
    Dread 1: Well... uhm... a few people probably was afraid of him.
    (In the end he was still a prince)



    FINAL EDIT...



    (for now)

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    Jegwak'we

    -1 Dread
    +3 Acumen
    -1 Loyalty
    +1 Command


    Quote from Amjad Jaimoukha's "The Circassians: a handbook"

    "Music has always played an important life in the life of the Circassians. No festive occasion or merry gathering was worth attending in the absence of the Jegwak'we , the Caucasian ashogs,equivalentto the minstrels of Europe. The bards, severally or in small bands, roved the land singing ballads in company of their lyres generally imparting joy upon the people. They recounted tales and chanted anthems that bonded the young to their past. By the times this ancient tradition came to an end in the 1930s, a considerable number of songs had been collected and published.

    Lets seperate Circassians into 4 classes:

    1. Princes
    2. Nobles
    3. Freemen
    4. Slaves and serfs


    " L'aqwel'esh " = Duke

    This is the highest among Noble class. Princes can raise and lower a persons standing and a few times princes were subject to lowering their class to for example Noble or Freemen...


    +1 Command
    +1 Dread
    +1 Acumen

    If you think these are not like what you are looking for just tell me I will try to find a few more similiar to like a governor or something.

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    gwdes: earl or the Continental count. Also foreign princes, kings and khans, who escaped to Caucasus were given this title. They had no part in leading armies though.

    +1 Dread
    +1 Acumen



    'Eschezeihe (Armour-bearers)

    +1 Command
    +2 Loyalty



    Ghwo (Town crier)

    +1 Acumen
    +1 Piety

    Dizchiniqwe (Marquess) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquess

    +1 Acumen
    +1 Command (make Duke +2 pls)
    +1 Loyalty

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    Very good proposals ! I have already given 2 command for prince anyway.

    BTW YanTraken made Circassian cavalry - yesterday I have added them and I have some screens, but the computer I am using doesn't have USB socket an in 3-4 hours I am leaving to Poland. I will post the screens when I have chance for it.

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    Ok like I said I am done for now as university is also not going so well need to study!

    Last think I might add these days is probably a Middle Class infantry who carried firearms (1650-1700) (I wonder if they used the word Tufekh ?)

    I am still around though checking the forums regularly...

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    Take your time you made great research already

    There is one more Circassian animations ready, but I need some time to place it in the game

    Regards Cegorach

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