Bulgaren

The period between 7-8 century is of great importance to medieval Bulgaria. Khan Asparuh was the first to defeat the Byzantines and to rule a united Bulgaria in 681. It was the most stable “barbarian” political structure in the European southeast and was based on the pact between Bulgarians and slavanians about a mutual confederation. In the end of the 7th century an another Bulgaria appeared on the map in Macedonia- the one of the Kubert’s Bulgarians. In a short time the Bulgarian khans became the principal power on the peninsula. During Khan Tervel’s domain Bulgaria made impressive progress and managed to create its own politics and to bind them with the ones of Byzantine.In 718 Tervel fought back the arabs at the gates of Carigrad and this way protected the whole Europe from a Moslem invasion. In the next decades many great leaders and politics passed the Bulgarian throne. That was the dynasty of Khan Krum(803-814), that ruled Bulgaria till the Byzantines captured them in slavery. Under this dynasty leadership Bulgaria became a genuine medieval monarchy. The only thing that separated them from the rest of the Europe was their religion that under the rule of Knqz Boris I christened the Bulgarian nation in 865.

Titles

1. Khana Siuvigi
2. Khan
3. Kavkhan
4. Ichirgu boil
5. Bagatur
6. Bagain
7. Tarkan
8. Bori Tarkan

Special Unit: Tangra priest

The nation gets the following bonuses:

• +10% gain of Gold;
• 10% cheaper Archers;
• Opportunity to heal wounden soldiers, when there are 150 at the field (200 for other nations)

Franken

The Franks or the Frankish peoples were an ever-changing confederation of west Germanic tribes, that came to be subdivided into Salian Franks, living near the sea, and Ripuarian Franks, living along the Rhine. The Salians, later preeminent among the tribes, were a "proto-Dutch" (Old Low Franconian) speaking people. The Franks first appeared in history around 260. Sometimes the Franks allied with non-Old Frankish speaking tribes, such as the Frisians and occasionally the Saxons. They were not originally grouped into one tribe, but "as with the other barbarians, they belonged to much smaller groups that would join constantly changing confederations. Most of the Frankish peoples were living at the northern borders of the Rhine about the Insula Batavorum, in a region the Panegyrici Latini called "Francia" . They exerted a constant pressure on the Roman borders, but also took active service in the Roman army, climbing up the ranks like the late fourth century the Frankish general Arbogastes. They slowly replaced the Batavians in their native domains and, according to Ammianus Marcellinus, expanded their territory on Roman soil to the delta of the Scheldt, where the Salians blocked grain supplies for the Roman army. With later invasions of the Salians Chlodio and Childeric they moved up the Scheldt and homed around Tournai, from where those Salians finally conquered the Roman army, that was supported by other Franks. The Merovingian family of Childeric united all Franks in Gaul and slowly expanded their influence to other territories until a new dynasty called the Carolingians took over and conquered a major part of western Europe. The location of Francia moved with the Franks until finally around the year 1000 it came to be known as France. But a great number of Franks also lived in Eastern Francia, which later developed into Germany. These Franks preserved more of their Germanic roots, while the Franks of Francia merged with the indigenous population much more. Because of the name similarities the Franks are often incorrectly more associated with France than with Germany or the Netherlands.

Titles

1. Emperor
2. Recks(King)
3. Baron
4. Graf
5. Hersog
6. Markgraf
7. Vikont
8. Delegate (diplomat)

Special Unit: Battle-axeman

The nation gets the following bonuses:

• +10% gain of Wood
• 10% cheaper Cavalry(including Archer Cavalry)
• Trading bonus - traders can carry 10% resources more (1100 and 1000 for other nations), iternal market coefficient 0.03 (0.02 for other nations), which meant that with the highest Marketplace build they trade 100 units for 75 units (100 for 50 for other nations). Also more offers at the market - other nations can release 3 offers by 1st level Marketplace and then another one by every 5 levels (which means 4 by level 6, 5 by level 10 etc). With the bonus there will be another possible offer by every 4 levels, which means maximum of 10 offers by level 10.

Teutonen

A German as opposed to generically Germanic ethnicity emerges in the course of the Middle Ages, under the influence of the unity of Eastern Francia from the 9th century. The process is gradual and lacks any clear definition. After Christianization, the superior organization of the Roman Catholic Church lent the upper hand for a German expansion at the expense of the Slavs, giving the medieval Drang nach Osten as a result. At the same time, naval innovations led to a German domination of trade in the Baltic Sea and Central–Eastern Europe through the Hanseatic League. Along the trade routes, Hanseatic trade stations became centers of Germanness where German urban law (Stadtrecht) was promoted by the presence of large, relatively wealthy German populations and their influence on the worldly powers. This means that people whom we today often consider Germans, with a common culture and worldview very different from that of the surrounding rural peoples, colonized as far north of present-day Germany as Bergen (in Norway), Stockholm (in Sweden), and Vyborg (now in Russia). At the same time, it is important to note that the Hanseatic League was not exclusively German in any ethnic sense. Many towns who joined the league were outside of the Holy Roman Empire, which wasn't by far entirely German itself, and a number of them ought not at all be characterized as German. It is only in the late 15th century that the German empire comes to be called Holy Roman Empire of the German nation, and even this was not in any way exclusively German, notably including a sizeable Slavic minority. The Thirty Years' War, a series of conflicts fought mainly in Germany, confirmed the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, and the Napoleonic Wars gave it its coup de grace.

Titles

1. Emperor
2. Recks(King)
3. Baron
4. Graf
5. Hersog
6. Markgraf
7. Vikont
8. Delegate (diplomat)

Special Unit: Teutonic knight

Only in Worlds 2 and 3 the nation gets the following bonuses:

• +10% Gain of Iron
• 10% cheaper Cavalry(including Archer Cavalry)
• Trading bonus - traders can carry 10% resources more (1100 and 1000 for other nations), iternal market coefficient 0.03 (0.02 for other nations), which meant that with the highest Marketplace build they trade 100 units for 75 units (100 for 50 for other nations). Also more offers at the market - other nations can release 3 offers by 1st level Marketplace and then another one by every 5 levels (which means 4 by level 6, 5 by level 10 etc). With the bonus there will be another possible offer by every 4 levels, which means maximum of 10 offers by level 10.

Goten

Die Goten waren ein germanisches Volk, das zur Zeitenwende im Bereich der Weichselmündung siedelte. Damals war es den antiken Geographen unter dem Namen Gotonen (Gutonen; gotisch Gutans) bekannt. Der Name wird vom gotischen Wort giutan ("gießen") bzw. gutans ("gegossen") abgeleitet und als "Ausgießer" gedeutet. In der zweiten Hälfte des 2. Jahrhunderts zog ein Teil der Goten nach Südosten zum Schwarzen Meer. Nach ersten Auseinandersetzungen mit dem Römischen Reich in Südosteuropa in der ersten Hälfte des 3. Jahrhunderts kam es am Ende des 3. Jahrhunderts zur Spaltung in eine östliche (Greutungen) und eine westliche Gruppe (Terwingen), aus denen sich später die Ost- und Westgoten (Ostrogothi, glänzende Goten, und Visigothi, gute Goten) entwickelten. Die Greutungen/Ostgoten wurden 375 von den Hunnen unterworfen. Sie wurden nach deren Niedergang zu römischen Foederati und eroberten 488 unter Theoderich Italien, vorgeblich im Auftrag von Ostrom. Nach Theoderichs Tod zerfiel das Ostgotenreich um 550 unter dem Ansturm der Truppen Kaiser Justinians. Die Terwingen/Westgoten, die noch im Jahre 378 das oströmische Heer unter Kaiser Valens in der Schlacht von Adrianopel schlugen, wurden 382 Föderierte und gründeten Anfang des 5. Jahrhunderts ein Reich in Gallien, das von den Franken nach Spanien verdrängt wurde.

Byzantiner

The Byzantine Empire or Byzantium is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centered around its capital of Constantinople. The Empire is also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, although this name is more commonly used when referring to the time before the fall of the Western Roman Empire. During much of its history it was known to many of its Western contemporaries as the Empire of the Greeks because of the dominance of Greek language, culture and population. To its inhabitants, the Empire was simply the Roman Empire and its emperors continued the unbroken succession of Roman emperors. In the Islamic world it was known primarily as ???? (Rum). There is no consensus on exactly when the Byzantine period of Roman history began. Many consider Emperor Constantine I (reigned 306–337) to be the first "Byzantine Emperor". It was he who moved the imperial capital in 330 from Rome to Byzantium, refounded as Constantinople, or Nova Roma ("New Rome"). Some date the beginnings of the Empire to the reign of Theodosius I (379–395) and Christianity's official supplanting of the pagan Roman religion, or following his death in 395, when the political division between East and West became permanent. Others place it yet later in 476, when Romulus Augustulus, traditionally considered the last western Emperor, was deposed, thus leaving sole imperial authority with the emperor in the Greek East. Others point to the reorganization of the empire in the time of Heraclius (ca. 620) when Latin titles and usages were officially replaced with Greek versions. In any case, the changeover was gradual and by 330, when Constantine inaugurated his new capital, the process of Hellenization and increasing Christianization was already under way. The Empire is generally considered to have ended after the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453, although Greek rule continued over areas of the Empire's territory for several more years, until the fall of Mystras in 1460 and Trebizond in 1461.

Titles

1. Vasilevs (emperor)
2. Vasileopatre
3. Kesar
4. Sevastokrator
5. Kastrofilaks
6. Magister (diplomat)
7. Protosevast
8. Despot

Special Unit: Monk

Only in Worlds 2 and 3 the nation gets the following bonuses:

• +10% gain of Wood
• 10% cheaper Archers
Opportunity to heal wounden soldiers, when there are 150 at the field (200 for other nations)

Briten

After the fallback of the roman legion to the gaul ( today France) around 400 BC, the British Islands fall in a dark age. The British culture-Romano vanished almost instantly after a series of barbarian invasions. The kelts come from Ireland(a tribe of kelts named SCOTTI gave the name of the north part of the main isle-Scotland) . The SAXONS and the corners came from German lands, the FRISIANS cam from today Netherlands, the Jutes from today’s Danish lands. Until 600 BC most of the territory is ruled by SAXONS and the corners. Until 800 AC, only Welsh, Scotland and western Cornwall remains Keltish territory. The new habitants are the Aglosaxons. They named their land England ( land of an angle). In 865 the piece in England has been disturbed- Danish Vikings that have attacked France and Germany and have an enormous army now turn their look to the Islands. Most of the algosaxon kingdoms fall or give up and only one remains- the western land of the Saxons ruled by Alfred and saved by the high moral of the army earned trough the years. In 954 after many years of Danish domain over the islands finally the last Viking king was defeated and England was united for the first time by one king. In 1066 there is a furious battle over the throne of England that finally came to an end and William took the part of king of England for the next two years. From 1337 to 1453 is led the 100-year war between England and France. The war started because the English king William wanted the French throne. The Scottish independence was also an objective of the war. The French’s biggest problem were the English archer who struck enormous numbers of overprotected with heavy armored French soldiers. The English don’t stop the war and the French got activated thanks to a village woman named Jane D’arc , who inspired the army and finally the French put an end to the battles by taking over Bordeaux in 1453.

Titles

1. Emperor
2. Recks(King)
3. Baron
4. Graf
5. Hersog
6. Markgraf
7. Vikont
8. Delegate (diplomat)

Special Unit: Drummer

The nations gets the following bonuses:

• +10% gain of Gold
• 10% cheaper Siege Machines
• The Storage has 10% biger capacity.

Osmanen

Archeological research show that there are ancient trading between Yemen and Africa. Its suspected that before 1000 BC Arabia was divided in the zones- Sheba and Himyar. Arabia was almost impossible to take over thanks to the natural environment that protected it – the desert. In 24 BC Rome finally invaded Arabia and soon fell back even having kept north Hejaz a long time. In the 7th century, after Mohamed established the Moslem religion the peninsula was united for a short period. His descendents help to stop the fighting between the Arabic nations and to conquer new land. These land were north Africa, Asia, Spain and the south of France when they were finally stopped by the French ruler Charles Martel in 732 and east from the Byzantium in 750. The huge territorial expansions of the Moslem made it necessary to move the Halif throne from Medina to Damask. A sect called KARMATHIANS, tried to restore the union but in the 11th century anarchy ruled once again. Many years have passed in war between the Christian Europe and the Moslem Arabs when finally in1853 they sigh a treaty with England not to attack their ship and to acknowledge England for superior power in the Persian Bay.

Titles

1. Halif
2. Magrib halif
3. King
4. Vesire
5. Sheih
6. Sanjack bei
7. Ulemi
8. Beduin

Special Unit: Janissary

The nations gets the following bonuses:

• +10% gain of Food
• 10% cheaper Infantry
• Trading bonus - traders can carry 10% resources more (1100 and 1000 for other nations), iternal market coefficient 0.03 (0.02 for other nations), which meant that with the highest Marketplace build they trade 100 units for 75 units (100 for 50 for other nations). Also more offers at the market - other nations can release 3 offers by 1st level Marketplace and then another one by every 5 levels (which means 4 by level 6, 5 by level 10 etc). With the bonus there will be another possible offer by every 4 levels, which means maximum of 10 offers by level 10..

Polen

Im 5. Jahrhundert endete die germanische Besiedlung. Ob und inwieweit dies mit dem Vorstoß der Hunnen nach Gallien 451, während der Spätantike, zusammenhängt, ist historisch umstritten. Vermutlich auf Druck der 550 von Osteuropa kommenden Awaren begannen sich slawische Stämme in den fast menschenleeren Gebieten anzusiedeln. Wie bereits bei den Hunnen um 375 führte im 6. und 7. Jahrhundert das Vorrücken der Awaren zu Völkerbewegungen und verschob die Grenzen der angestammten Siedlungsräume. Die Slawen wurden aus ihrer Heimat zwischen Karpaten und Don vertrieben und Richtung Süd- und Nordwesten gedrängt. Im Zuge des Vormarsches setzten sich Awaren und die ihnen folgenden Slawen, nachdem sie zuerst 567, im Verbund mit den Langobarden, das Gepidenreich im heutigen Rumänien vernichtet hatten, in der Donau-Theiß-Ebene fest, von wo aus sie den Rest Europas bedrohten. Im Westen waren es vor allem die Reiche der Langobarden und der Franken und im Südosten das mächtige Oströmische Reich, dessen Hauptstadt Konstantinopel sie im Jahr 626 belagerten.

Russen

Die früheste Geschichte Russlands ist im Norden geprägt von finno-ugrischen Völkern und Balten, und im Süden von den indogermanischen Steppenvölkern des Kurganvolks, der Kimmerer, Skythen, Sarmaten und Alanen; später kamen hier noch Griechen, Goten, Hunnen und Awaren hinzu. In die Mitte, zwischen Dnepr und Bug, kamen die slawischen Völker, die sich ab dem 6. Jahrhundert auch nach Norden und Osten auszudehnen begannen.
Ab dem 8. Jahrhundert befuhren schwedische Wikinger die osteuropäischen Flüsse, gründeten Städte und Siedlungen und vermischten sich mit der slawischen Mehrheitsbevölkerung. Diese auch Waräger oder Rus genannten Kriegerkaufleute waren maßgeblich an der Gründung des ersten ostslawischen Staates, der „Kiewer Rus“ mit Zentren in Kiew und Nowgorod, beteiligt. Im südlichen Steppengebiet und an der Wolga waren hingegen Reiche der aus Asien eingeströmten Turkvölker der Chasaren und Wolgabulgaren entstanden, mit denen die Rus Handel trieben, aber auch mehrfach Kriege führten. Intensive Kontakte mit dem Byzantinischen Reich führten schließlich 988 zur orthodoxen Christianisierung der Kiewer Rus.
Aufgrund des ungünstigen Senioratsprinzips bei der Regelung der Erbfolge begann die Kiewer Rus im 12. Jahrhundert zu zerfallen, was es den ab 1223 einfallenden Mongolen erleichterte, die zerstrittenen russischen Fürstentümer zu unterwerfen. Die Goldene Horde beherrschte nun für zwei Jahrhunderte einen großen Teil der Rus, ein anderer Teil wurde dem Großfürstentum Litauen und später Polen-Litauen eingegliedert. Das Großfürstentum Moskau, das sich als politischer Nachfolger von Wladimir-Susdal etablieren konnte, konnte sich schließlich von der mongolischen Fremdherrschaft befreien, und Großfürst Iwan IV. ließ sich 1547 zum ersten „Zar der ganzen Rus“ krönen. Unter seiner Herrschaft begann auch die Eroberung Sibiriens, die russische Kosaken erstmals im 17. Jahrhundert bis an den Pazifik brachte.