Quote Originally Posted by Viking
I built barracks the castles of Yerevan and Tbilsi in order to prepare for the mongol invasion, but once the mongols came the dread from these Khans caused the azabs to panick way early, and so on....Better to build cities in the eastern provinces once the area is under control for the Jannisary infantry.
Agree. I only have 2 castles for my Turkish empire that stretches from Kaukasus, Bosphorus to the Gibraltar: Aleppo and Dongola. Works like a charm and thoose eastern cities rakes in cash to my treasury.