new civilization: Tibet

[Ogedei_the_Mad]

I still say that Khampa Horsemen are the best choice for a Tibetan UU. Another alternative would be an archer. Tibetans were also good archers.

The funny thing about Tibet is that people (both East and West ) keep associating it with all sorts of fantastical spiritual paradise, which is actually quite demeaning to Tibetan heritage. Historically, Tibet was a signifcant regional power as well as a powerful threat to the Chinese Empire in the imperial era.

 

[Thormodr]

Well the Tibetans certainly had their day in the sun militarily.

During the reign of King Trisong Detsen (755-97) the Tibetan Empire was at its peak and its armies invaded China and several Central Asian countries. In 763 the Tibetans seized the then Chinese capital at Ch'ang-an (present day Xian). As the Chinese Emperor had fled, the Tibetans appointed a new Emperor. This memorable victory has been preserved for posterity in the Zhol Doring (stone pillar) in Lhasa and reads, in part:

"King Trisong Detsen, being a profound man, the breadth of his counsel was extensive, and whatever he did for the kingdom was completely successful. He conguered and held under his sway many districts and fortresses of China. The Chinese Emperor, Hehu Ki Wang and his ministers were terrified. They offered a perpetual yearly tribute of 50,000 rolls of silk and China was obliged to pay this tribute

http://www.friends-of-tibet.org.nz/tibet.html

What's the big deal if Tibet gets a unique missionary unit? India has a unique unit that's a worker. Tibet converted the Mongols to Buddhism. Quite an impressive feat if you ask me.




Archers or horsemen are good ideas. Maybe something with bonuses in hill tiles and maybe forests.
I suppose if you want something else you are right about the CIA training Guerilla fighters for Tibet. Fascinating read. ^^


http://www.tibetnews.com/bulletin/99Issue1/page23.
http://www.friendsoftibet.org/databank/usdefence/usd7.html

 

[alubkin]

I've got to agree with the Khampa Horsemen... as someone or other put it, they are kind of like the Tibetan "cowboy".

As to leaders, i'm all for Siddhartha. The leaderhead would be something like this: http://www.ebudhaindia.com/images/bw_head.jpg (not tubby Buddha).

As to whomever asked if any of us are Tibetan, no i'm not either... I'm actually a Jew, but I studied Tibet for a while because I was interested in the similarities between their Holocaust and ours.

 

[guillem]

If any of u guys r tibetan and speak tibetan?

yes (write no problem i have an english/tibetan diccionary but the alphabet is diferent)

for speech i can try if it's short

for exemple: la gyalo, dé tamché pham
tashi delek : hello
for other exemples you can contact a buddhist center...

good's wins, evil's are lose (when people end pelegrinatge at Mount Kailash for exemple)

PS : news for adding this civ in others packs or in news versions of CIV IV 1.61...

 

[monaco i]

How do u get it into ur game once you have the zip file?