The glourious lands of India and Eithiopia had been found! India traded valuable spices and goods with the Ottomans in return for gold and fine goods. This trade benifited the Empire with great effect. Many people desired these goods and wanted more trade. The fact that India was Sunni Muslim was an even greater suprise. These people had the same ideology and religion. Allah's word had spread farther then even the greatest of clerics could have thought. India must become an ally at once. Eithiopia however was a great disapppointment. The poor people the explorers encountered were exagerated the Eithiopian power. It was now obvious the backwards nation was nothing compared to the Ottomans. The people still even prayed to many gods! Even the europeans prayed to a single god, but the Eithiopians didn't. This must be changed at once. Missionaries would be sent down to Eithiopia at once.
Meanwhile Sultun Ahmed died after almost 50 years of rule. His body was buried in Mecca as a precesion a mile long trailed behind his body all the way from Jerusalam to Mecca. The long trip has been known as "The Walk of Sadness," this has become a once in a lifetime event where members royalty, nobility and power take the trip. This is in honor of the trips the Sultun planned to make over his lifetime. It is expected to become a nation wide tradition in the future. The Walk of Sadness takes place during the main week of Pilgramage, where people take an extra day to visit the tomb of the sultun.
His son has taken command of the nation. Suleiman I is considered to be the greates Sultun in history. Suleiman has planned monumental reforms from where his father set our. The navy would be abbandoned for a stronger army. The colonizations of new lands would slow to improve domestic progress. Suleiman also planned to lead an army one day, to a far off land.
ORDERS:
Colonize the 4 remaining locations(28)
Create an army in all border provinces with byzantium with 1 army(9)
Create 4 armies in Mecca(12)
Create 2 navies in Red Sea(8)
Carry Suleiman and 7 armies across the red sea into the claimed land next to Eithiopia.
Send missionaries to Eithiopia
Left: 2
DIPLO:
From Ottoman Empire
To India:
How about a glourious alliance between out Muslim nations. We can defeat all those opposed to Allah.
From Ottoman Empire
To Eithiopia:
Convert to Islam, or suffer!