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wont be in game, but been working on some Mucha-esque portraits using #midjourney
Intesting ideas for meshing that art nuveau and persian miniature art style of the period
The Inquisition had also caused a fascinating influx of Jewish immigrants to the Deccan as well. Fernao Rodrigues Caldeira originally came in from Portugal, but after the inquisition followed him to Goa he made his home in Golconda and acted as an advisor to the Sultanate
The ever present counter weight to the Deccan Sultanates was Vijayanagar and Aliya Rama Raya, but even under the guise of being a Hindu Empire, was heavily influenced by Persian ministers, generals and trade, even down to their prominent style for the era
Chand returns from the last thread! Sultana of Ahmednagar and Bijapur, Chand Bibi, was known as far as Europe for her cunning, intelligence and bravery. It had to be true if even Abdur Rahim had difficulty defeating her
Long before the rise of the Maratha Empire, Shivaji's Grandfather and Grand Uncle played a prominent role as mercenaries working under Malik Ambar, harassing the Mughal's during their attempts at expansion, Their efforts laid a solid political base
Successful Africans were not even a rarity within the region. Another prominent Habshi was Ikhlas Khan. Born in the southern Sultanate of Bijapur, he was a skilled general and politician, playing prominent roles in all power centers of the region