The Shāhbandar System
Advance

The Shāhbandar System

shahbandar

To manage the vast tide of merchants arriving at our ports, we appoint a Shāhbandar as the authority to oversee customs, resolve disputes, and organize the foreign quarters. This office brings order to our bustling entrepôt and will strengthen our role as the crossroads of the seas.

RequiresBlockade TacticsAdvancerequires
Unlocks

Potential
Is or was Malacca
Exact conditions

Advance tree

  1. Scholarly Treatises
  2. Lavish Diplomatic Gifts
  3. Late Feudal Relations
  4. Medieval Sailing
  5. Blockade Tactics
  6. The Shāhbandar System

Requires 2

Advances
Formable Countries

Belongs to 1

Required by 1

potential = {
has_or_had_tag = MLC
}
icon = smooth_administration
requires = blockade_tactics
unlock_government_reform = shahbandariyya_reform

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