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[u][b][color=beige]The Sultanate of the Seljuk[/color][/b] ([i]May, 1815[/i])[/u][/center]
So far from the Continent, and yet often considered among it. The Seljuk were both the minority and the majority, encompassing over 13 million inhabitants, of which over seven million were "exacted citizens," or the [i]jaziya[/i]. Bordering the Kingdom of Tangary to the northwest and the Principality of the Tanube and the "Southern Mullahs" within the Desert Corridor, the Empire of the Seljuk's was the gateway from the Continent to the less sophisticated world. Better still, it was a diverse world of New Faith, Old Faith and the Foreign Faith, the [i]Habika[/i]--the majority of whom were adherents to the third. With over thirty different cultures declared under the rule of Sultan Ahmid Kaffa IV, the Seljuk Empire was undoubtedly the most diverse in the world.

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[i]A Seljuk bazaar, circa 1815[/i][/center]

While the threat of republicanism and liberalism reached the Seljuk, it's chief adversary was the rural and agrarian lifestyle of the majority of the Seljuk citizens. While these ideas became prevalent during the Tyrant's reign in several cities lashed to the coast of the Inner Sea, they failed to bolster similar support in the rural and distant villages and fiefs. Unlike the Continental monarchies, the Sultanate had little qualms about literally whipping the idea of democracy from the bared backs of it's citizens. The furnishing of absolute monarchism would continue unabated from the late 1790's up to the current with only a few thousand dissidents sacrificed on Seljuk swords.

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[i]Seljuk life outside the urban cities, 1800's[/i][/center]

For Tamaydin Ozkul, life was no different before, during or after The War. A farmer with six acres, he plowed the fields season after season to bring his goods to the bazaar at Kudal. Twice a year, he made the journey, wagering to sell his goods, return home with a little coin in his pocket. It was in early 1815 he purchased a luxury item known to most Continentals--a worn pair of leather soled shoes. Crossing the rugged country without the threat of a sharp rock gashing one's foot felt kingly to Tamaydin, but he dared not voice such a thought. Instead, he tucked them away under his cot and let sleep take him. There woulds be much farming to be done the next morning.

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[i]Traditional Seljuk farmers, circa 1800's[/i][/center]

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[hider=Seljuk Actions | Turn 2]
- [b]Action 1[/b]: [b]Increase Relations[/b] with the [b]Madja Caliphate[/b] (+3 Relations)
- Action 2: [b]Increase Relations[/b] with the [b]Kingdom of Tangary[/b] (+3 Relations)
- Action 3: [b]Increase Relations[/b] with the [b]Empire or Vornehm[/b] (+3 Relations)
- Naval Ship Assignment: None
- [[b]Demobilization[/b]] - [Mobilization]
[b]- Research Priorities:[/b]
[b]Army:[/b] Low, 0 Economy
[b]Navy:[/b] Low, 0 Economy
[b]Industry:[/b] Low, 0 Economy
[b]Social Thought[/b]: Low, 0 Economy
Economics: Low, 0 Economy[/hider]