Holy Provinces and Religious Titles

[anonymous8 59]

Holy Provinces

There should be holy provinces for every religion, owning it will give you population growth bonus and income production (since people of that religion would make pilgrimage). It would also increase relations with other countries with that religion.

The same province can be holy for multiple religions. If you own a holy province, other countries with different religions that also consider the province holy can declare a Holy War. More on that later

Here is a list of Holy Provinces:

• Christianity: Jerusalem, Damascus, Tyre, Antioch, Constantinople (Orthodox), Rome (Catholic)
• Islam: Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, Damascus, Karbalah (Shia)
• Judaism: Jerusalem, Mount Sinai (El Tor)
• I don't know much about Hindu/Buddhist etc. people can suggest in the comments.

Religious Titles

However, not all holy cities are the same. Owning a certain holy province or vassalizing a country that owns it allows you to claim a title.

Some examples: For Catholic, owning Rome gives your leader the title Pope. For Islam, owning both Mecca and Medina gives you the title Caliph. Having the title allows you to declare a Holy War, which can be used against countries of different religions that control a Holy Province of your religion. A holy war will get your troops higher morale as well as more manpower, since people of other countries might volunteer to join the holy army.

 

Edited April 12, 2024 by anonymous8

[EdgeLord 89]

I think the likelihood of them joining the holy war should be based off of how much strength your nation has and there relations with you or if you pay them gold to join.

Buddhism: Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Kushinara, Pragbodhi, Dona Stupa

Hinduism: Himalayan Chota Char Dham - Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Haridwar, Dwarka, Rameswaram

Shintoism: Ise Grand Shrine, Izumo Taisha, Sengen Shrines, Haiden, Meji Jingu, Itsukushima Jinja, Nikkō Tōshogū

Zoroastrism: Aradakan, Aghdâ, Mehriz, Yazd

Egyptian Mythology: Luxor/Thebes, Karnak Temple, Aswan, Philae, Memphis, Naqa, Meroe Pyramids, Gebel Barkal

Edited April 12, 2024 by EdgeLord