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one word: eye candy. (well, that's two words, but you get my drift!)
The other suggestions all seem to be from industrial/modern era. And she looks nothing like Indira Ghandi. So...I want to have her be the head for India. Do you know any important Indian Queens?
Taprobane/Vijaya, to quote a PM i sent Shirou a while back "for Sri Lanka I would pick Kuveni. An indigenous queen, it was only by her cooperation and marriage that Prince Vijaya was able to take over and Indianize the island. After he took an Indian second wife she and many of her people rebelled and fought a guerilla war from the jungle. Because she is so early in history, no good images of her exist, but a Tamil looking female would be appropriate."
Shirou is working on a LH that would work well for any Dravidian civ .
I think I might name the Southern Indian civ 'Tamil', rather than a specific kingdom - I'll explain the details in the civpedia. I've seen Shiro's LH, it's fantastic, I would love to include it in the scenario.
... Or are there any Tamil queen names that I could use that you know of?
It's important for those new to the discussion to understand what Shirou already knows: that asking for an Indian queen is about as specific as asking for a European queen (the geographic extent and cultural diversity are similar). But the C3C standard set has India as one civ. Since the modern borders of India are only defined as they are now as fallout of the British Raj, Kuveni would count as Indian, unless someone cares to make a Lankan civ.She's Kuveni, queen of Lanka circa 500 BCE, prior to conquest by Indian invaders.
Tamils were matrilineal if not always matriarchal. So Cholas out of the choices listed in the last page or two.@ Blue Monkey- I would like to have 3 Indian heads, but I want to use that female Indian head, where can she go?
Kuveni sounds OK, though if you can find any queens closer to 300 BCE they would be better. I'm happy that I can finally get a female LH into the scenario.
I have 4 Indian civs - Taxilas (leader Ambhi), Pauravas (leader Porus), Maurya (leader Chandragupta Maurya) and soon the Tamils.
Trolling the web the only other name I can find is Manikilli, a Chola princess mentioned only as the mother of a Chera (Kerala) King. And she's a little late (1-2 century CE). This is frustrating because I find references to how matriarchal the Tamils were before the Classical era (1st-5th CE), but no names.
The other suggestions all seem to be from industrial/modern era. And she looks nothing like Indira Ghandi. So...
To quote prior conversations about her in other threads:
It's important for those new to the discussion to understand what Shirou already knows: that asking for an Indian queen is about as specific as asking for a European queen (the geographic extent and cultural diversity are similar). But the C3C standard set has India as one civ. Since the modern borders of India are only defined as they are now as fallout of the British Raj, Kuveni would count as Indian, unless someone cares to make a Lankan civ.
Or...Originally Posted by Blue Monkey
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Originally Posted by ShiroKobbure
@ Blue Monkey- I would like to have 3 Indian heads, but I want to use that female Indian head, where can she go?
Tamils were matrilineal if not always matriarchal. So Cholas out of the choices listed in the last page or two.
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Originally Posted by Keroro
Kuveni sounds OK, though if you can find any queens closer to 300 BCE they would be better. I'm happy that I can finally get a female LH into the scenario.
I have 4 Indian civs - Taxilas (leader Ambhi), Pauravas (leader Porus), Maurya (leader Chandragupta Maurya) and soon the Tamils.
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Originally Posted by Blue Monkey
Trolling the web the only other name I can find is Manikilli, a Chola princess mentioned only as the mother of a Chera (Kerala) King. And she's a little late (1-2 century CE). This is frustrating because I find references to how matriarchal the Tamils were before the Classical era (1st-5th CE), but no names.
Personally I like the first era background. I think it's suitable for any Indian LH.I think I need better backgrounds
Personally I like the first era background. I think it's suitable for any Indian LH.
Possibilities for the first or second era are Meenakshi Temple in Madurai (in Tamil Nadu), another good image; or, the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram ( a pilgrimage site in southern India; or, the Ghats in Varanasi (Benares), the place in the holiest city in India where the faithful bathe in the Ganges.
Try the Gateway of India in Mumbai (Bombay) for Industrial era (the style is called Indo-Gothic,basically a South Asian Victorian style).
Modern Era: The Bombay Stock Exchange ( another look). For something ultra-modern take a look at the Le Corbusier public buildings for Chandigarh (ignore that the site's in German, just click on any link that looks like a building or government office - the Assembly Hall is one of my favorites).
There are many other images of these sites you can find on the web.