Glad to have you, Farow
Karalysia said:
What is that status of Sarari?
Sarai, you mean? Well, it wasn't the same Sarai, but the old Horde capital declined precipitously after the Horde broke apart. It's nothing special nowadays.
Karalysia said:
How effectively is the Europeanish territories of the Horde administered when the capital is in Samarkqand?
The beglerbeglik has a fair bit of autonomy, at least when the Khan is in Samarkand, and Crimea has even more. The government, so far at least, hasn't really tried to force much on the Tatars beyond getting them to pay taxes, protect trade routes, stop fighting each other, and provide troops. The state's done a good job of aggregating the tribal interests, and it's all working fairly well so far.
Karalysia said:
Also what is the primary or predominant ethnic groups?
Various Tatar groups on the steppe; the Kimek Tatars are the most prominent, probably. Kalmyk Mongols and Kirgiz Turks are the dominant groups in Transoxiana.
Karalysia said:
What of the filthy Uzbeks?
Never underwent ethnogenesis.
Karalysia said:
Gunpowder weapons and cannons? Central Asia was a famous source of gunners and cannon making.
Not so much in this TL. You've got some, but not that many and they're not a focus, what with all the cavalry and wide open steppe.
Toteone said:
Is this view correct Perfectionist, or does the Order not care about which Lithuania is more Christian and just want to profit from the civil war, religion and Denmark be damned?
The Order leadership doesn't really believe you're properly converted, and, yes, would like to profit from Lithuania's division while they can. There are elements within the Order that oppose such a course of action, because of your nominal Christianization, and the broader Monastic Church would be unhappy with the Order if they did move.
Toteone said:
I'm also assuming my relationship with Denmark is good, and that despite the tension the Order's relationship with Denmark is good too?
Good, but yours is not as good as it used to be. Zygimantas has turned out to not be as obliging as the Danes expected, and has been less forceful in suppressing paganism than they'd like.
Toteone said:
Also, how do they afford keeping up 80 companies on their relatively small budget (especially with most of them being well-armed and trained and 'comparatively few' being crappy levies?
They're mostly monks. And besides, their pay is overwhelmingly in-kind, and arranged by their local districts; it never reaches the central treasury in Lyndanisse.