Event
Europeans Circumnavigate Africa
Terrible news has reached our Court Title. Explorers from Europe have discovered a sea route around Africa, allowing them direct access to the riches of India and bypassing our vital trade routes. Our burghers are deeply alarmed, fearing the collapse of our markets as western merchants flood the spice trade with lower prices.
EgyptCountrydynamic historical event.tag
Allows Exploration MissionsModifier TypetriggerDefinitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_MAM.txt:2953
2954type = country_event
2955title = flavor_mam.49.title Europeans Circumnavigate Africa
2956desc = flavor_mam.49.desc Terrible news has reached our Court Title. Explorers from Europe have discovered a sea route around Africa, allowing them direct access to the riches of India and bypassing our vital trade routes. Our burghers are deeply alarmed, fearing the collapse of our markets as western merchants flood the spice trade with lower prices.
2957outcome = neutral
2959fire_only_once = yes
2961historical_info = flavor_mam.49.historical_info By bypassing the traditional overland and Red Sea routes controlled by the Mamluks, European traders, especially the Portuguese, were able to directly access the lucrative spice markets of Asia. This reduced the Mamluks' role as middlemen in the spice trade, weakening their economy and diminishing their influence over East-West commerce.
2963dynamic_historical_event = {
}
2970illustration_tags = {
297110 = angry
297210 = exterior
}
2975trigger = {
2977sub_continent:western_europe = {
}
}
2984immediate = {
}
}