The Martyrs, Triumphant
An Alternate History Roleplay
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Discord [WIP/TBD]
Upon the Highway of the Martyrs, there was only the cry of triumph for the believers of Allah. Al-Faransa had fallen to the Caliphate, and with this triumph came more. Soon enough, both the Cities of Rum and Konstantiniyye would join al-Faransa, and the Martyrs would be remembered as those who triumphed for the Caliphate. Such a triumph would not last, however, as the Caliphate would inevitably collapse; a suitable successor to the claim of Caliphate has yet to continue that triumph.
Instead, in al-Andalus, the Emirate of Cordoba reigns over Andalusia and seeks to claim control over al-Faransa's various taifas. The Sultanate of Rum governs the City of Rum and its peninsula with careful grace, claiming to be the one true successor of all Rome, for those of the Muslim faith and of Christendom. And in the east, the Karamanids vie for control over Anatolia and over Konstantiniyye - contested only by Ottoman Rumelia, in the Balkans, that also seeks the City of Rum.
The powers that be elsewhere in Christendom are not at rest, however: the Holy Roman Empire, now in exile to northern Europe, vies to slay all nonbelievers in a grand Crusade, and contests Cordoba for the fate of al-Faransa and has made attempts at pushes into Rumelia and into Rum. Likewise, the Normans of England are fighting to Christianize the isles and vying to reclaim al-Faransa for their own. And this is to say nothing of the far north, where ambitious Viking kings stir from their rest.
Amidst this battle for the future of all Europe, for the Caliphate and beyond, there is also the strange call to discovery by some sailors in Cordoba, to attempt to claim Caliphate by gaining allies to the far east by sailing west to find them. The world is at a turning point: where shall the coin toss land, now? Shall the Martyrs ever be remembered as Triumphant? Or will there yet be a Reconquête?
Hello, and welcome to The Martyrs, Triumphant; this alternative history roleplay is set in a world where the Battle of Tours was an Umayyad victory, and the Umayyad Caliphate collapsed a few hundred years later after claiming Italy and the Balkans/destroying Byzantium once and for all. Christendom is under existential threat, though there is a respite given the three most powerful Islamic nations are all vying for the claim of Caliphate - but this respite may not last forever, and the last centuries have been one of constant territorial gains and losses in al-Faransa, Rumelia, and eastern Europe.
This RP takes place in 1500 CE / 905 AH (for Christian and Islamic states, respectively). The New World has just been discovered by Cordoba, who may yet utilize the wealth and resources to be gained to gather an upper hand; however, the English are not that ignorant, and the battle over Konstantiniyye for Rum, Rumelia, and the Karamanids is coming to a head. Likewise, the last Christian kingdom of France, Norman Brittany, may also seek riches elsewhere to fuel the Reconquête. You will take the role of a Taifa of al-Faransa, of Norman Brittany or Norman England, of a state in the Holy Roman Empire as it is in exile, or even one of the three claimants to Caliphate, or perhaps a more minor player in the great game for Europe's future. In any case, the board is set.
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[size=150][b]NATION APPLICATION - MARTYRS, TRIUMPHANT[/b][/size]
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[i]Formal Nation Name [Native Language First, then English Translation][/i]
[i]Informal Nation Name [Same as Above][/i][/align]
[b]Government Type:[/b] (Absolute Monarchy? Islamic Emirate? Electorate? Prince-Bishopric? etc.)
[b]Head of State/Government:[/b]
[b]Capital City:[/b]
[b]Population:[/b] [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_in_1500][Use This][/url]
[b]Military Population:[/b] [No More Than 3%]
[b]Territory:[/b]
[b]Power Status:[/b] [Major/Minor/Small]
[b]History:[/b] [Read the Rules for POD etc. 2 Paragraphs Minimum.]
[b]RP Example:[/b] [At LEAST 1; 2 if playing a Major Power]
[b]Rules Read Indicator:[/b] [Place the indication that you've read the rules, here.]
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Dramatis Personae:Major Powers:
- The Emirate of Qurtuba, Caliphate of the Umayyads Claimant [Played by OP]
- The Sultanate of Rum, Caliphate of the Fatimids Claimant [Reserved by Pentapolitan Kyrene]
- The Emirate of Rumelia, Caliphate of the Ottomans Claimant [OPEN]
- The Beylik of Karaman, Caliphate of the Karamanids Claimant [OPEN]
- The Kingdom of Bohemia, Electoral State of the Holy Roman Empire [OPEN]
- The Archduchy of Austria, State of the Holy Roman Empire [OPEN]
- The Duchy of Saxony, Electoral State of the Holy Roman Empire [OPEN]
- The Archbishopric of Mainz, Electoral State of the Holy Roman Empire and Host to the True Papacy-in-Exile [OPEN]
- Other HRE states considered powerful at this time can be argued for/be considered open.
Minor Powers:
- The Norman Kingdom of Brittany, the Last of Christendom in al-Faransa [OPEN]
- The Norman Kingdom of England, the True Kings of All France and Brittany [Reserved by Hypron]
- Al-Fatikan, the Holy See for the Christian Peoples of the City of Rum [OPEN]
- Other minorly powerful states can be argued for in apps, if I feel it is justified I will add them here.