Taifa of Badajoz (Age of Charlemagne) Faction

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Taifa of Badajoz (Age of Charlemagne) City Level 3

Royal House

A fortress fit for a caliph, and defended as such.

Umayyad military styles were informed heavily by the wealth of eastern military tradition - their fortresses and citadels in particular were built on Arabian ideas, yet also evolved their own unique style, dictated by the surrounding culture. The best examples of these fortresses still stand today - The Alcazar of Cordoba, for instance; built atop a Visigothic fortress by the Umayyad Caliphate, then expanded by the first Umayyad Emir. The Alcazar was a fortress city furnished with beautiful gardens, bathing compounds and a library that became the envy of the known world. Alcazars were so named for the Arabian 'al-qsar' or 'ksar', meaning 'palace'. Likewise, the Alcazaba, another type of fortification, is from the Arabic 'al-qasbah' or 'kasbah', meaning 'citadel'. Though inspired by Arabic progenitors, their design adopted the styles and peculiarities of Moorish architecture - they were built for the defence of the Emir and his people, but they also took on a decorative, symbolic purpose as well. For instance, the Alazacar of Cordoba meant that the city was not only well-defended, but also a shining cultural beacon.

Effects

Food consumption: -50 (region_to_region_own)
Growth: +4 (province_to_province_own)
Public order: +4 (province_to_province_own)
Settlement has basic walls. (region_to_region_own)
Imperium: +10 Imperium points (faction_to_faction_own_unseen)

Provides Garrison Army

Recruitable Units

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