The Taxshashilan satrapy-a mod request

[KuKulzA]

RTR Mauryan Empire:
It seems to me they over-did the elephants but that might be just me... and the chariots aren't exactly right, but it looks good overall...
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I'd say that the Indian faction should have these qualities:

• very effective administration in terms of keeping the peace
• ability to spam huge armies compared to Western counterparts
• focus on strong elephant, heavy chariots, archery, and professional soldiers, with weak infantry and cavalry

time periods/reforms being...

Expansion of Asoka
Spread of Buddhism - 261?
Death of Asoka - 232
Collapse of Mauryan Empire - 184

And to be historically accurate this faction would control Taksashila, Opiana, and Patala. The faction shouldn't be called Mauryan Empire since its only a fraction of it, a northwestern border... but perhaps it can be called a Prakrit name for the region?


if there's to be an Indian faction mod to be made, I want it to be up to EB standards or I doubt I'd play it. If done right, this could be very good...


EDIT:
as for the general bodyguard... there's pictures of noble-looking leaders as archers, as horsemen, as fierce infantry, and on elephants... and probably on chariots too... now what should we go with?
I'd say archer or elephant... but i think it'll probably end up being elephant...
but if there's enough evidence for Mauryan general liking to be guarded by elite archer groups, that would make for an interesting general bodyguard....