Quote Originally Posted by Sir Beane View Post
Two of them definitely ARE playable. The Ottoman Empire and either the Maratha or The Mughal.

Also there were no factions in the Middle East that were not native to the area. Since there were ony two factions in the Middle East, the Ottoman and the Safavid.

Check this map out, it illustrates what I mean. http://www.euratlas.com/history_euro..._map_1700.html
I suppose in central Arabia, there would be some nomadic tribes. Of course, I don't think there would be much of a reason to even bother attacking that area as petroleum wasn't needed a lot.