Tadjikistan
09-02-2006, 16:00
For most of its History, the Tadjik Empire had been a small region in central Asia surrounded by various tribes and small kingdoms. The Empire wasnt much bigger than any of these kingdoms, it could only survive in this region because the Tadjiks possessed a small but professional army.
In the year 860, the Tadjik Changez Khan became ruler of the Tadjik Empire, and with him a new wind blew through the region. He started improving the Tadjik forces through the production of better weapons and extra training, The Tadjik 'footknight' appeared on the battlefield for the first time. He created a simplified officer cadre and recruited Tadjik for his cavalry, which was developed into the heaviest of its type in the region.
With his new army he soon began to make raids into nearby cities, Bokhara was the first to be sacked and annexed by him in 872, followed by Khiva a year later. He then moved his small army to the south. Slowly they entered the Afghan region and conquered Herat and Kabul. Changez Khan had only some 8.000 men, all equipped with heavy armor and weaponry. They moved slow, but none of the opponents they met possessed equipment heavy enough to break through their rigid defenses, Tadjik Cavalry often detroyed the attackers with a counterattack.
In 881 he finally reached the Makran coast(Pakistan) only to turn back and head north we he planned another invasion over the Kara Kum into Kazakh area. But Changez Khan died on his way there in 886 and the whole operation was halted, later suspended. The rulers who succeeded him where not of good quality and they were usually fighting to defend their land.
The Tadjik army remained a good and well trained force, unfortunatly, the small kingdoms and khanates in the region hired mercenaries and bought their own heavy equipment. One Kazakh king even manged to defeat a Tadjik garrison near Khujand and moved south to take Dushanbe. The city was saved by a Tadjik captain who rushed two battalions of troops into the area and attacked the Kazakhs in the flank.
The Tadjiks now realized that they had to destroy all enemies whom could easily reach Dushanbe. Emperor Ostohir decided to take on this challenge and, with the help of troops raised in occupied territory, conquered the Kirgiz and Kazakh regions. Ostohir even moved into the Himalaya, in his eyes a barriere against threats from the East.
Ostohir gave the peoples in the occupied territories more rights, their own local governments and brought more and more of these peoples into the Tadjik Army. Though each region had its own special unit and none of them reached the same level of organization as the Tadjik troops. Ostohir was careful when he raised these units, not to make them to strong. He wanted the Tadjiks to have a superior army, should a local ruler decide to start his own little empire.
Ostohir had given his Empire some important natural borders, the Himalaya to the East, Kara Kum and Kizil Kum to the North and Dasht i Margo and the Koppeh Dagh mountains in the West. Only the South remained relatively weak with the Makran coast the the open plains on the banks of the Indus.
Although there have been some uprisings and skirmishes, no foreign army had since entered the area, after all, who would risk his head trying to defeat a combined Tadjik-local force for land that did not offer much except problems?
Resources and industry
cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, nuts, vegetables, cattle, sheep, goats, silver, gold, lead, coal, tobacco, potatoes, wool, textile, copper, sulfur, salt, iron ore, zinc, chromite, limestone, manganese, nickel, cobalt, weaponry, carpet weaving, horses, bauxite.
Trade is important to the Tadjiks who have routes running through the whole Empire and southward to the sea or into India, whatever is not available in the Empire will thus be imported.
Army
Total number of troops in the Tadjik army is somewhere between 250.000 and 300.000, a large number but you must realize that nearly every city has its own small garrison, mostly local warriors who act as police/army in service of the governor or ruler.
The basic regular army (whom are 100% Tadjik) is in fact only 75.000 large. They are commonly called 'footknights', armor on their body, shoulders, legs and a helmet on their head(where else?). Each Footknight is equiped with a sword. But next to this weapon they also have a variety of other weapons.
1.Pikes: Footknights armed with a pike and a sword, nothing special.
2.Warhammer: A 1.4m long slender all metal hammer with a small steel head(with a tip) is well capable of penetrating the armour of a(any) knight, these men may often be equiped with a small shield which is carried on the arm to protect the soldier while he lifts his weapon for a blow.
3.Musket: A small number of Footknights are armed with match lock muskets, when these are fired they rest on a pole axe, also standard equipment of the Musketeer footknight.
4.Spears: several battalions of Footknights have been given one or two spears and a long shield with can be put in the ground while the footknights throws his spears at the enemy.
5.Longbows: In the entire Empire, these are the only ones to be armed with them, 12 battalions or some 6000 men(the longbow is a hunting weapon in the Tadjik region).
6.axes, maces, swords: a number of battalions and troops are armed with these weapons are form the basic infantry.
There is a Citadel Guard, 2000 of the best footknights that were selected to protect the Emperor, whom resides in the citadel of Dushanbe, They have the best weaponry from the best weaponsmiths. The Citadel Guard are easily recognized by a black cloak and their decorated shirts and armor. They are skilled in archery as well as man to man combat.
Last but not least, the Tadjik army has heavy cavalry of fully armoured knights with maces, flails, morningstars, swords, lances etc.
The remainder of the troops in the Empire are Uzbeks, Turkmen, Kirgiz, Afghan, Baluchi, Waziri and even some Sikhs. Especially Uzbeks and Turkmen specialize in cavalry, mostly light; lancers archers and light riders.
The other groups in the Empire usually have infantry, since large numbers of horses cant be sustained in their mountainous regions. Most of these local troops wear leather and or chainmail and are armed with scimitars, spears, bows, small round shields etc.
The army will be reformed to become larger and more profesional
Logistics: Yes, the regular army has clerics and a number personel who make sure the army is always supllied wherever they are. In these regions supplies are necessary, especially for large armies. 5% of the Tadjik regular army are technicians, clerics and supply specialists, they keep lots of records of everything the army, has, how much of it and what it would need to continue its operations(including pay). A military agent could simply buy equipment or supplies in any town or village, the financial officer, attached to the Army's commander, would pay them on delivery.
Artillery:[:color] Mostly ballista's, trebuchets and catapults supplemented by a small number of cannons.
If an army is moving to a castle or fort a handful of weapons are brought along, but not too many. Instead, a number engineers will make their own weapons at the beginning of the siege from material found in that region, allowing the whole army to move faster.
Population
Currently at 20 million, but still under review
Government
The Tadjik Empire is ruled by Emperor Nimruzirim I who has divided his empire into two regions, North and South, both being ruled by an Amir, The North by Lord Vashnir, whom takes up responsibility of all civil and political internal issues, leaving military problems to the Emperor and his advisors.
The Southern part will from now on be ruled by an Amir. For this task, the Emperor chose Suladan, victor of the Battle of Yerbent, who is aided by Kharid Drozhna, advisor of the Emperor.
To help him in his task the order of the Hasharii were created in the name of the Emperor, they are ultraloyal to their lord carrying his word to the corners of his empire. Whenever one is chosen for this task, he received training at warfare, diplomacy and politics. They have the power to make decisions of national security. All decisions of military importance, no matter how trivial or unimportant they are must be ratified by a member of the Hasharii. Any attempt to skirt their authority is always noticed. To frequently contradict or will of a Hasharin may lead to death.
[color=darkred]Nimrizirim I: Emperor and noblemen, he has the blood of Changez Khan in him, which gives him long life. Overall he is a good ruler and good tactician whom preffers to spend his time on his homevalley than international problems.
Suladan:He is often reffered to as 'The Serpent Lord'. He was selected to lead the Southern part of the Empire by the Emperors advisors, he was trained at the Imperial academy to become to complete his education. Seen as a hero by many after his victory at Yerbent, this man, loyal to his Lord, is a capable and fearless leader, ready to fight the devil if required.
Kharid Drozhna: As a member of the Hasharii he was sent to the South to break the resistance of the tribes that existed a decade ago. The ruthless and cruel Drozhna crushed their rebellion with an Iron hand, he is known as 'the Iron Lord' and 'Assassin'. Drozhna has a large network of spies all over the region to report any conspiracies against him or his Lord.
Corazin: Another member of the Hasharii who prefers the clash of steel over the sound of diplomacy. A true warrior, trained at warfare at the Imperial Academy of Dushanbe. He is a general who never got accustomed to the life of a politician, feeling safer in the presence of his soldiers. Though he is not a great negotiator he will always attempt to avoid direct bloodshed, he knows his actions reflect on his empire and Lord.
OOC: comments are welcome but keep in mind that i'm still working on this thread. For the time being it will give you an idea of what my nation is like.
In the year 860, the Tadjik Changez Khan became ruler of the Tadjik Empire, and with him a new wind blew through the region. He started improving the Tadjik forces through the production of better weapons and extra training, The Tadjik 'footknight' appeared on the battlefield for the first time. He created a simplified officer cadre and recruited Tadjik for his cavalry, which was developed into the heaviest of its type in the region.
With his new army he soon began to make raids into nearby cities, Bokhara was the first to be sacked and annexed by him in 872, followed by Khiva a year later. He then moved his small army to the south. Slowly they entered the Afghan region and conquered Herat and Kabul. Changez Khan had only some 8.000 men, all equipped with heavy armor and weaponry. They moved slow, but none of the opponents they met possessed equipment heavy enough to break through their rigid defenses, Tadjik Cavalry often detroyed the attackers with a counterattack.
In 881 he finally reached the Makran coast(Pakistan) only to turn back and head north we he planned another invasion over the Kara Kum into Kazakh area. But Changez Khan died on his way there in 886 and the whole operation was halted, later suspended. The rulers who succeeded him where not of good quality and they were usually fighting to defend their land.
The Tadjik army remained a good and well trained force, unfortunatly, the small kingdoms and khanates in the region hired mercenaries and bought their own heavy equipment. One Kazakh king even manged to defeat a Tadjik garrison near Khujand and moved south to take Dushanbe. The city was saved by a Tadjik captain who rushed two battalions of troops into the area and attacked the Kazakhs in the flank.
The Tadjiks now realized that they had to destroy all enemies whom could easily reach Dushanbe. Emperor Ostohir decided to take on this challenge and, with the help of troops raised in occupied territory, conquered the Kirgiz and Kazakh regions. Ostohir even moved into the Himalaya, in his eyes a barriere against threats from the East.
Ostohir gave the peoples in the occupied territories more rights, their own local governments and brought more and more of these peoples into the Tadjik Army. Though each region had its own special unit and none of them reached the same level of organization as the Tadjik troops. Ostohir was careful when he raised these units, not to make them to strong. He wanted the Tadjiks to have a superior army, should a local ruler decide to start his own little empire.
Ostohir had given his Empire some important natural borders, the Himalaya to the East, Kara Kum and Kizil Kum to the North and Dasht i Margo and the Koppeh Dagh mountains in the West. Only the South remained relatively weak with the Makran coast the the open plains on the banks of the Indus.
Although there have been some uprisings and skirmishes, no foreign army had since entered the area, after all, who would risk his head trying to defeat a combined Tadjik-local force for land that did not offer much except problems?
Resources and industry
cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, nuts, vegetables, cattle, sheep, goats, silver, gold, lead, coal, tobacco, potatoes, wool, textile, copper, sulfur, salt, iron ore, zinc, chromite, limestone, manganese, nickel, cobalt, weaponry, carpet weaving, horses, bauxite.
Trade is important to the Tadjiks who have routes running through the whole Empire and southward to the sea or into India, whatever is not available in the Empire will thus be imported.
Army
Total number of troops in the Tadjik army is somewhere between 250.000 and 300.000, a large number but you must realize that nearly every city has its own small garrison, mostly local warriors who act as police/army in service of the governor or ruler.
The basic regular army (whom are 100% Tadjik) is in fact only 75.000 large. They are commonly called 'footknights', armor on their body, shoulders, legs and a helmet on their head(where else?). Each Footknight is equiped with a sword. But next to this weapon they also have a variety of other weapons.
1.Pikes: Footknights armed with a pike and a sword, nothing special.
2.Warhammer: A 1.4m long slender all metal hammer with a small steel head(with a tip) is well capable of penetrating the armour of a(any) knight, these men may often be equiped with a small shield which is carried on the arm to protect the soldier while he lifts his weapon for a blow.
3.Musket: A small number of Footknights are armed with match lock muskets, when these are fired they rest on a pole axe, also standard equipment of the Musketeer footknight.
4.Spears: several battalions of Footknights have been given one or two spears and a long shield with can be put in the ground while the footknights throws his spears at the enemy.
5.Longbows: In the entire Empire, these are the only ones to be armed with them, 12 battalions or some 6000 men(the longbow is a hunting weapon in the Tadjik region).
6.axes, maces, swords: a number of battalions and troops are armed with these weapons are form the basic infantry.
There is a Citadel Guard, 2000 of the best footknights that were selected to protect the Emperor, whom resides in the citadel of Dushanbe, They have the best weaponry from the best weaponsmiths. The Citadel Guard are easily recognized by a black cloak and their decorated shirts and armor. They are skilled in archery as well as man to man combat.
Last but not least, the Tadjik army has heavy cavalry of fully armoured knights with maces, flails, morningstars, swords, lances etc.
The remainder of the troops in the Empire are Uzbeks, Turkmen, Kirgiz, Afghan, Baluchi, Waziri and even some Sikhs. Especially Uzbeks and Turkmen specialize in cavalry, mostly light; lancers archers and light riders.
The other groups in the Empire usually have infantry, since large numbers of horses cant be sustained in their mountainous regions. Most of these local troops wear leather and or chainmail and are armed with scimitars, spears, bows, small round shields etc.
The army will be reformed to become larger and more profesional
Logistics: Yes, the regular army has clerics and a number personel who make sure the army is always supllied wherever they are. In these regions supplies are necessary, especially for large armies. 5% of the Tadjik regular army are technicians, clerics and supply specialists, they keep lots of records of everything the army, has, how much of it and what it would need to continue its operations(including pay). A military agent could simply buy equipment or supplies in any town or village, the financial officer, attached to the Army's commander, would pay them on delivery.
Artillery:[:color] Mostly ballista's, trebuchets and catapults supplemented by a small number of cannons.
If an army is moving to a castle or fort a handful of weapons are brought along, but not too many. Instead, a number engineers will make their own weapons at the beginning of the siege from material found in that region, allowing the whole army to move faster.
Population
Currently at 20 million, but still under review
Government
The Tadjik Empire is ruled by Emperor Nimruzirim I who has divided his empire into two regions, North and South, both being ruled by an Amir, The North by Lord Vashnir, whom takes up responsibility of all civil and political internal issues, leaving military problems to the Emperor and his advisors.
The Southern part will from now on be ruled by an Amir. For this task, the Emperor chose Suladan, victor of the Battle of Yerbent, who is aided by Kharid Drozhna, advisor of the Emperor.
To help him in his task the order of the Hasharii were created in the name of the Emperor, they are ultraloyal to their lord carrying his word to the corners of his empire. Whenever one is chosen for this task, he received training at warfare, diplomacy and politics. They have the power to make decisions of national security. All decisions of military importance, no matter how trivial or unimportant they are must be ratified by a member of the Hasharii. Any attempt to skirt their authority is always noticed. To frequently contradict or will of a Hasharin may lead to death.
[color=darkred]Nimrizirim I: Emperor and noblemen, he has the blood of Changez Khan in him, which gives him long life. Overall he is a good ruler and good tactician whom preffers to spend his time on his homevalley than international problems.
Suladan:He is often reffered to as 'The Serpent Lord'. He was selected to lead the Southern part of the Empire by the Emperors advisors, he was trained at the Imperial academy to become to complete his education. Seen as a hero by many after his victory at Yerbent, this man, loyal to his Lord, is a capable and fearless leader, ready to fight the devil if required.
Kharid Drozhna: As a member of the Hasharii he was sent to the South to break the resistance of the tribes that existed a decade ago. The ruthless and cruel Drozhna crushed their rebellion with an Iron hand, he is known as 'the Iron Lord' and 'Assassin'. Drozhna has a large network of spies all over the region to report any conspiracies against him or his Lord.
Corazin: Another member of the Hasharii who prefers the clash of steel over the sound of diplomacy. A true warrior, trained at warfare at the Imperial Academy of Dushanbe. He is a general who never got accustomed to the life of a politician, feeling safer in the presence of his soldiers. Though he is not a great negotiator he will always attempt to avoid direct bloodshed, he knows his actions reflect on his empire and Lord.
OOC: comments are welcome but keep in mind that i'm still working on this thread. For the time being it will give you an idea of what my nation is like.