EventAcross the pillars
An Embassy to Cairo
Pressed hard upon our own frontier, Target Gra Ruler looks east, to the one throne that might still raise armies in the name of the faith. In Target Location sits the Target Mam Country Ruler Title of Target Mam Country, keeper of the holy cities and host of the caliph, the foremost power of Sunnism. An embassy across the length of the sea is a costly gamble, and the answer may be soldiers, or gold, or nothing more than prayers. Yet a plea unmade is help never sought.
Historical event
- Is
Granada - Date: 1337–1500
- Monthly chance: 10%
Trigger
- Is at Peace
- The
Battle for the Strait is currently happening 
Egypt Exists
Exact conditions
- Add yearly gold: -0.25
- Target mam countryThe Event '
A Plea from the West' happens - The Target Mam Country may or may not send us aid
Exact script
- Gain +12 Political Influence
- Gains Shield of Islam for 20 years
Army Morale+10%
Manpower+25%
Monthly Granadan Sovereignty+0.05
Exact script
Requires 4
Situations
- Battle for the StraitTrigger
Buildings
EmbassyTrigger
Triggers 1
- A Plea from the WestOption 1
Grants 1
- Shield of IslamOption 2
References 1
- EgyptAs soon as it happens
Mentions 1
SunnismDesc
Scripting 3
Uses 1
- is_allied_withtarget = c:MAMOption 1
References 2
- modifier_duration_years_longOption 2
- political_influence_extreme_bonusOption 2
type = country_event
category = situation_event
image = "gfx/interface/illustrations/situation/battle_for_the_strait.dds"
title = battle_for_the_strait_events.55.title An Embassy to Target Location
desc = battle_for_the_strait_events.55.desc Pressed hard upon our own frontier, Target Gra Ruler looks east, to the one throne that might still raise armies in the name of the faith. In Target Location sits the Target Mam Country Ruler Title of Target Mam Country, keeper of the holy cities and host of the caliph, the foremost power of Sunnism. An embassy across the length of the sea is a costly gamble, and the answer may be soldiers, or gold, or nothing more than prayers. Yet a plea unmade is help never sought.
outcome = positive
fire_only_once = yes
historical_info = battle_for_the_strait_events.55.historical_info As Castile pressed Granada in the mid-fourteenth century, the Nasrid court sent embassies across the Mediterranean to Cairo, seat of the Mamluk sultanate, custodians of Mecca and Medina and hosts of the shadow Abbasid caliph. They were the natural address for any appeal made in the name of Sunni Islam.
The Mamluks, hemmed by their own frontiers and an ocean away, sent no armies. They answered with prayers for victory and warm words of brotherhood. Ibn al-Khatib preserved this correspondence between Granada and Cairo in his collection of letters, the Rayḥānat al-Kuttāb.
The Mamluks, hemmed by their own frontiers and an ocean away, sent no armies. They answered with prayers for victory and warm words of brotherhood. Ibn al-Khatib preserved this correspondence between Granada and Cairo in his collection of letters, the Rayḥānat al-Kuttāb.