Kievan Rus
This mod covers an alternate timeline where the Kievan Rus’ didn’t collapse nor was invaded by their neighbours, but reformed and survived until 1444.
On May 31 1223 a coalition army of principalities of Rus, led by Mstislav the Bold of Galicia-Volhynia and Mstislav III of Kiev and the support from the Cumans and Tmurtakan crushed the Great Mongol army at the Battle of Kalka river. With the Mongol army destroyed and demoralized, they suffered other major defeats in the Caucassus and Anatolia. By the end of the century, the Mongols retreated from Europe focusing more on Asia and leaving Europe mostly untouched. Kievan Rus has become a European hegemon and entered a Golden age.
But this Golden Age was short-lived, because after the death of Cuman khan Köten, who was a great ally of the Rus’ the Cumans started to feel powerful enough to demand tribute from the principalities of Rus. Tensions escalated after a border conflict caused Cumans to siege an exclave of Tmutarakan called ‘Belaya Vezha’ in 1421. In 1441 the treaty of Oreshek was signed, which allowed Novgorod to be free from paying tribute to Kiev, but it also reduced overall stability of the Rus’, so if no proper reforms are passed, Cumans might see their chance to strike and to restore their hegemony over the region.
new nations in the Russian region
new government mechanic for Kiev, Rus and Cumania
new vassal type for Kievan Rus
new government reforms
new institution – General Law
new mission trees
new estates: (Zemshina, Oprichnina)
over 10 new estate privileges for the estates above
new factions for Kievan Rus
new formabes
new disaster "Schism of the Rus"
new flavor events for Kiev and the Rus
new provinces in Europe
new pagan religions + new flavor for them
most of the provinces in Europe redrawn
New features include: New Siberian Provinces, Map of Sibaria remade, New Tradenode, And flavour events. New events for late game colonisation of Siberia, and events for Uzbek, Cumans and Tartaria.
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