Tibetans

Faction Overview	/Strategic Overview/	History
The Tibetans have the power of Endurance.
Once a group of crude and rough mountain-dwellers, the Tibetans have coalesced into a fairly sophisticated kingdom under the illustrious Namri Songtsen, after a bitter struggle against the tyranny of the Zhangzhung. Forty-eight years have gone by since Namri's passing and the new Tibetan empire is in fairly good hands, with borders reaching all the way up north into the lands of the Tarim basin, and further east, even as the Himalayan cradle allowed Tibet to weather out the Turkic storms of past centuries far better than the Chinese to the distant east.This latest development, however, may prove to be the empire's undoing. The Chinese, now rallied once more under the covetous and wary Tang, will not brook a strong contemporary to their west encroaching on what they consider is their land. At the same time, a new religion, Islam, has slowly crept into Central Asia, often upsetting the old ways as tribe after tribe has found appeal in reciting the shahadah five times a day, facing towards Mecca, in lieu of honouring the ancestral traditions, even as it must contend with another religion, Buddhism, to which the old mountain gods are no match, given how the concept of nibbana has managed to infiltrate inwards from the south and the east.So a new clash between the swords of different prophets seems inevitable but a Tibet armed with shrewdness as cool as the very knife-like peaks of the Himalayas may stand to benefit from it all. Strong armoured units and cavalry, costly as they are, may help in the defence of Tibet's borders in this brave new world of war and intrigue ... and in doing so, help to create an empire that will lasrt for generations.	Once a group of crude and rough mountain-dwellers, the Tibetans have coalesced into a fairly sophisticated kingdom under the illustrious Namri Songtsen, after a bitter struggle against the tyranny of the Zhangzhung. Forty-eight years have gone by since Namri's passing and the new Tibetan empire is in fairly good hands, with borders reaching all the way up north into the lands of the Tarim basin, and further east, even as the Himalayan cradle allowed Tibet to weather out the Turkic storms of past centuries far better than the Chinese to the distant east.This latest development, however, may prove to be the empire's undoing. The Chinese, now rallied once more under the covetous and wary Tang, will not brook a strong contemporary to their west encroaching on what they consider is their land. At the same time, a new religion, Islam, has slowly crept into Central Asia, often upsetting the old ways as tribe after tribe has found appeal in reciting the shahadah five times a day, facing towards Mecca, in lieu of honouring the ancestral traditions, even as it must contend with another religion, Buddhism, to which the old mountain gods are no match, given how the concept of nibbana has managed to infiltrate inwards from the south and the east.So a new clash between the swords of different prophets seems inevitable but a Tibet armed with shrewdness as cool as the very knife-like peaks of the Himalayas may stand to benefit from it all. Strong armoured units and cavalry, costly as they are, may help in the defence of Tibet's borders in this brave new world of war and intrigue ... and in doing so, help to create an empire that will lasrt for generations.	Once a group of crude and rough mountain-dwellers, the Tibetans have coalesced into a fairly sophisticated kingdom under the illustrious Namri Songtsen, after a bitter struggle against the tyranny of the Zhangzhung. Forty-eight years have gone by since Namri's passing and the new Tibetan empire is in fairly good hands, with borders reaching all the way up north into the lands of the Tarim basin, and further east, even as the Himalayan cradle allowed Tibet to weather out the Turkic storms of past centuries far better than the Chinese to the distant east.This latest development, however, may prove to be the empire's undoing. The Chinese, now rallied once more under the covetous and wary Tang, will not brook a strong contemporary to their west encroaching on what they consider is their land. At the same time, a new religion, Islam, has slowly crept into Central Asia, often upsetting the old ways as tribe after tribe has found appeal in reciting the shahadah five times a day, facing towards Mecca, in lieu of honouring the ancestral traditions, even as it must contend with another religion, Buddhism, to which the old mountain gods are no match, given how the concept of nibbana has managed to infiltrate inwards from the south and the east.So a new clash between the swords of different prophets seems inevitable but a Tibet armed with shrewdness as cool as the very knife-like peaks of the Himalayas may stand to benefit from it all. Strong armoured units and cavalry, costly as they are, may help in the defence of Tibet's borders in this brave new world of war and intrigue ... and in doing so, help to create an empire that will lasrt for generations.	Once a group of crude and rough mountain-dwellers, the Tibetans have coalesced into a fairly sophisticated kingdom under the illustrious Namri Songtsen, after a bitter struggle against the tyranny of the Zhangzhung. Forty-eight years have gone by since Namri's passing and the new Tibetan empire is in fairly good hands, with borders reaching all the way up north into the lands of the Tarim basin, and further east, even as the Himalayan cradle allowed Tibet to weather out the Turkic storms of past centuries far better than the Chinese to the distant east.This latest development, however, may prove to be the empire's undoing. The Chinese, now rallied once more under the covetous and wary Tang, will not brook a strong contemporary to their west encroaching on what they consider is their land. At the same time, a new religion, Islam, has slowly crept into Central Asia, often upsetting the old ways as tribe after tribe has found appeal in reciting the shahadah five times a day, facing towards Mecca, in lieu of honouring the ancestral traditions, even as it must contend with another religion, Buddhism, to which the old mountain gods are no match, given how the concept of nibbana has managed to infiltrate inwards from the south and the east.So a new clash between the swords of different prophets seems inevitable but a Tibet armed with shrewdness as cool as the very knife-like peaks of the Himalayas may stand to benefit from it all. Strong armoured units and cavalry, costly as they are, may help in the defence of Tibet's borders in this brave new world of war and intrigue ... and in doing so, help to create an empire that will lasrt for generations.
Faction Type: Asian/Sinitic???National Bonuses:
*Irrepressible : Buildings 20% tougher and and all non-Wonders are Built 20% faster
*High Ground : Stationary defensive structures like towers, forts fire without garrisoning and fire extra arrows/bullets
Unique Units:
* / / : War Dogs
* : Peasant Levy, Slingers, Mud'ng
** : Skirmisher Levy
*Barracks: Zimchongpa , Du-Jong Infantry, Archers
* : Midak, Javelin Cavalry, Horseman
** : Sde Dpon,
* : Cataphract , Palace Gamekeeper .
* : War Canoes
Mercenaries:
* :
** Level 1:  Qiang Levies
**Level 2: Merchant Cavalry
*Mercenary Camp:
** [Turks] Turkish Archers, Turkish Cavalry
* :
**[Xianbei] Xianbei Archers 
**[Indians] Indian Chieftain,  War Elephant 	
Faction Type: Asian/Sinitic???National Bonuses:
*Irrepressible : Buildings 20% tougher and and all non-Wonders are Built 20% faster
*High Ground : Stationary defensive structures like towers, forts fire without garrisoning and fire extra arrows/bullets
Unique Units:
* / / : War Dogs
* : Peasant Levy, Slingers, Mud'ng
** : Skirmisher Levy
*Barracks: Zimchongpa , Du-Jong Infantry, Archers
* : Midak, Javelin Cavalry, Horseman
** : Sde Dpon,
* : Cataphract , Palace Gamekeeper .
* : War Canoes
Mercenaries:
* :
** Level 1:  Qiang Levies
**Level 2: Merchant Cavalry
*Mercenary Camp:
** [Turks] Turkish Archers, Turkish Cavalry
* :
**[Xianbei] Xianbei Archers 
**[Indians] Indian Chieftain,  War Elephant 	
Faction Type: Asian/Sinitic???National Bonuses:
*Irrepressible : Buildings 20% tougher and and all non-Wonders are Built 20% faster
*High Ground : Stationary defensive structures like towers, forts fire without garrisoning and fire extra arrows/bullets
Unique Units:
* / / : War Dogs
* : Peasant Levy, Slingers, Mud'ng
** : Skirmisher Levy
*Barracks: Zimchongpa , Du-Jong Infantry, Archers
* : Midak, Javelin Cavalry, Horseman
** : Sde Dpon,
* : Cataphract , Palace Gamekeeper .
* : War Canoes
Mercenaries:
* :
** Level 1:  Qiang Levies
**Level 2: Merchant Cavalry
*Mercenary Camp:
** [Turks] Turkish Archers, Turkish Cavalry
* :
**[Xianbei] Xianbei Archers 
**[Indians] Indian Chieftain,  War Elephant 	
Unique buildings:
*Peasant Commune
*Fortified Barracks
*Constabulary
*Magistracy
Wonders:
*Palace
*Sun Temple
*Buddha Grotto Complex
*Wild Goose Pagoda
Upgrades:
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