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Got to hand it to Giap, not many (non-horse nomad) rulers can claim to have fought China to standstill when it's in good condition. I guess in this TTL there comedies made about Caliph Hasan - master of intrigue. It's good to see that the descendants of Amleth still have the same sense of...

Too many vowels for Welsh liking.

Irish welcoming the Welsh :LOL:, the attrocity that is Welsh language is too much even for the Irish, even the Polish names don't come close to what the Welsh are capable.

Exactly, the Irish are simply too Irish for the longbow.

And thus Aladin and Jasmine fly away on the flying carpet. It looks like Khazar time had finally come. Holding behind the walls while Pechengs destroy your trade and food source, I reckon it will be Khazars who will be ground up by attration, unless they get really lucky. But what have the...

Interesting look at cavalry oriented Slavic army. With hussars becoming an established term for light cavalry this early, I reckon we won't see the offhand drift that the Poles made, if at some point similar development is made as the winged hussars, they will probably be called something else...

For that they would have to agree on something beyond ''No British!'' and that is not happening, the Irish are too Irish for such kind of thing.

In previous chapters there were often mentions of damage being done to the canal system of Mesopotamia, with all the intentional damage and lack of maintenance, is this a start of a long-term decline of the irrigation system in Mesopotamia? How Irish of them If?

I reckon Mahdi does not have much in a way of siege weapons, so while he can well despoil the countryside and smaller towns, he will still be ultimately defeated and if Kharijite leadership and main army are annihilated in Iraq, then the reconquest of Arab Penisula will be much easier. What is...

It would be a good idea and it would be bad idea. The problem is that any kind of change will lead to resentment among eastern elites that will last for generations. On the other hand, they might find excuse for resentment anyway and I'm sure future usurpers will again find support in...

Jafar is such a great villain. So now the independent Turkic persianates are the buffer zone between Hashemites and reunited Alids. Given how Jafar is more concerned about surviving and doing well, I reckon that after dealing with Zanj and Kharijites (which is going to be a gruelling campaign...

I realised that the ''how often do you think of Roman republic/empire'' is for me ''how often do you think of Roman republic/empire/Vivat Stilicho''. So the latest thing I found myself ruminating about is that with muslims in Egypt being reduced to the parts of the country that are not exactly...

I was thinking, having proven their effectiveness during the Seven Years War and the First Crusade (probably called The Crusade by the people, until the second happens), does anyone intend to copy the longbowmen? It wouldn't be easy though, it's not enough to learn how to make yew longbows and...

So Baghdad would remain one of many cities along Tigris, unless it's good position draws some changes in the future.

Thus ends the first and probably the grandest of crusades, but muslim woes are far from over. I reckon that even with full out war, the opportunistic raiding into Chrisitian territory will start soon enough.

Can't go wrong with Hark! A Vagrant for making a point.

The First Crusade is winding down, but Fitna is not. Can't go wrong with patronage of artists to enhance the public image of your dynasty and make sure history looks at your bloodline favourably, it sure worked for Tudors. Kicking off the age of chivalry is just a side benefit.

Sigmar is smart, while a triumph indeed, this is but a one victory in a long war and a one war in long series of wars. With Jerusalem liberated, the oath of the crusaders is technically fulfilled, but neither Egyptians nor Kufa are ready to throw the towel. Makes you wonder, with muslims being...

I kind of expected Alids to start with one sultan, but they went with two from the get go. Before Aldarion comes demanding that this term remains reserved for his people :p I guess he went through the ranks more due to loyalty and personal bravery, rather than excellence of mind. You just...

It's good to see the unmah being at the receiving end of calamity for a change. And the foundation of the eternal Anglo-Irish friendship are laid. They overgrazed the arid land during dry season, causing the erosion of topsoil? Desertification is fast, reversing it takes a long time. After...