Court of the Caliph: BC Hotseat Council Thread

[phonicsmonkey]

The Vizier rises, eyes ablaze

Who is the Seljuk king to refer to himself in the same breath as the most mighty Allah (his name be praised)?

Let not these blasphemous words be heard again in the court of the most noble Caliph, descended from the line of the Prophet himself, lest the Seljuks be struck down by the furious anger of heaven!

Let the Seljuks also refrain from speaking of lands which are "rightfully" theirs!

Only the munificence and wisdom of the peace-loving Caliph prevents him from claiming all the lands formerly under the protection of the Defender of the Faith, a mighty empire which stretched from Cordoba to Kabul and put even that of the Romans to shame!

Never in my long life have I heard such impertinence! Why...

The Caliph clears his throat and fixes the Vizier with a firm and meaningful gaze. The Vizier stops, and after listening to some whispered words from his master, collects himself, and continues..

The Caliph is pleased to hear that the Seljuks intend no warlike actions against the Caliphate, and will conduct private discussions with the Sultan regarding the lands east and northwest of Baghdad.

But let no man in this chamber mistake the tolerance and benevolence of the Caliph for weakness, lest he feel the righteous wrath of the Prince of the Two Seas.

[Ramses II CP]

Bowing deeply to the Ghaznavid representative the emissary of the Rajputs says,

'The Maharaja has considered your words carefully, and so long as there is a mutual acknowledgement of territorial claims there shall certainly be no dispute from my people over the lordship of the Malikate of Sindh.'

[rossahh]

A messenger arrives bearing a message from the head of Jerusalem's army, Balian de Ibelin.

The war has begun.

Gaza has been sacked.

Damascus is under seige.


God be praised!

[TheFlax]

The emissary of the Kingdom of Georgia rise calmly.

Although we do not wish war with the Great Seljuks, we cannot recognize their claims, knowing fully that in their hunger for conquest they will strike at us sooner our later.

In order to maintain our sovereignty we have entered in a defensive pact with the Ghaznavid Sultanate. The Great Seljuks should be warned that an attack against either of our country will amount to a declaration of war with both countries.

We do still hope that a peaceful resolution can be acheived, but to accept these terms would ludicrous at best.

The georgian emissary bows to the Caliph first, then to the representative of the Great Seljuks, before returning seat.

[phonicsmonkey]

The Vizier

The Caliph implores the Crusaders to spare the lives of the innocent faithful at Gaza and Damascus, and to allow them the freedom to practice their religion in peace.

[deguerra]

As Imam Sultan of Muscat and Oman, I too implore the release of all faithfull at Gaza and Damsacus, and would commend an effort of multireligious tolerance in the area. Anything short of that may bring the wrath of God and his wordly followers.

[rossahh]

Jerusalen's representative

Very well.

We pledge to build no churches in any captured city that has no catholic peoples, and will abstain from building any religious buildings until such time as a large percentage of the population has converted to Christianity through their own free will.

We also pledge that should Damascus be taken for the glory of christ, the Grand Mosque of Damascus shall not be plundered or spoilt.

However, we cannot deny our soldiers their spoils of war, so every city that is captured by our valiant forces will be sacked, and all those who resist executed. This pertains not only to the cities of Islam but to all our enemies, whether they be Catholic, Orthodox or miscellaneous.

This is as far as Jerusalem will bow to the Muslim hosts of this court. I trust that it is satisfactory?

[Xehh II]

A tall, dark, well-built man enters the room and bows before the Caliph

I bring greetings, Great Caliph, from Negus Melku, King of Makuria and Nobatia, I will be his representative here in Baghdad.

He bows again and turns to face the rest of the ambassadors

My king would like to make it known that any attack on the rebels on africa, by anyone, will be met with extreme force, those settlements are ours and ours alone.