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[@Cyclone] Perhaps you could've raided Dieuporteille once, and met their match against some of the finest knights? Especially given the religious ferocity of the Dieuporteillean knights, it's likely they would've done their best to drive back these heathens. 

Could be even that they were the ones that pushed them away from the southern provinces -- explaining why they didn't venture too far down.

Of course it'd be weird if I only said how I beat you, so if you have suggestions for things your people could've done to mine, I'm open to that.
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When I see your country, I basically read *insert medieval France here* :lol

I imagine that Dieuporteille is forested and swampy in many parts like France was. It makes sense for them to have historically inflicted a crushing defeat upon the Khargats, who would be used to battle on the open plains or foothills and wholly unprepared for fighting in the forests and swamps. Perhaps after the failed invasion of their lands, Dieuporteille was somehow involved in the eventual subjugation of the Khanate?

But anyways, I had in mind an intense rivalry as the knights of Dieuporteille compete with the Khargat warbands for the honor of fighting as the Empire's cavalry. The disciplined and pious knights with their heavy cavalry would stand in pretty stark contrast to the lighter horse archers and the Khargit's hit and run tactics.

Seeing as Dieuporteille is on the frontier of the other nations ripe for conquering, that opens up more room for interesting interaction. Because the Khargit's are slavers and have a warlike culture that would profit form pillaging and conquering, they'll push for the empire to expand. This obviously has some implications for your province since it's on the border and their knights would fight alongside the hordes and see firsthand how savage they still are.