I had a long todo list:
- get duchy of Pegu (-30 with all vassals if I do)
- get county of Pegu (-15 with all vassals if I do)
- get city in county of Pegu (-15 with all vassals if I do)
- make that city primary holding in the county
- gain 1000 prestige to get CB on duke of Thaton
- conquer duke of Thaton to get majority of de jure kingdom of Pegu
- create kingdom of Pegu
- make that kingdom my primary title
- get peace so I can move my capital
- move my capital to historical capital of Pegu (no other moves allowed for very long time)
- form merchant republic
Helpfully as I was fighting nearby pagans to gain prestige, duke of Pegu decided to plot against me, then rebelled when I tried to imprison him, so that covered first two points without any penalties, as well as got my 1000 prestige.
Unfortunately a filthy Hindu inherited Thaton, so I lost my vassalization CB. So instead I got a Buddhist claimant, granted him land I got from pagans, and pressed his claim. So that ended up working even better.
I tried spying on the mayor, but it was hopeless, so I just took that -15 penalty. They'll all get over it. And with that, I could create my merchant republic! The first one ever on the Indian Ocean.
Going from a landlocked Sanamahist tribal count at 16 to Buddhist king-tier prince mayor at 41 was quite a journey, but we're just getting started!
Meanwhile, my grandson became Pala king of Bengal, but my daughter / his mother got captured by some barbarians, so that part of my family is not doing great.
It would have been easier to become merchant republic as a tribal islander, and both easier and more funny as a Mongol horde.
Now that the tribe settled down, there's nothing that could possibly go wrong, we'll just trade with everyone, and be all peaceful, right?
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