It is year 1779
Aztec Empire - once a mightiest nation in the world, controlling great parts of Europe and Americas lies in ruin, overran by their southern neighbor - Inca Empire.
Europe rose it's head, with Roman Empire, Trebizond and Papal States taking apart leftovers of Aztec colonies. Once tribal Khazar nomads created powerful kingdoms of Bulgaria, Tver and Vakrimid in Eastern Europe, bringing stability and prosperity to their people.
Abbasid Caliphate controlling middle east since VIII century, is nothing but a shadow of itself, destroyed by Taid Persia and Muaskarid Beduins.
In Americas, Mighty Inca Empire battles for control with Taid-colonies - New Aztec Empire, Persian California and Taid March in the north, while South America is fully under Indian control.
With XVII century coming to an end, a final showdown between two powerful alliances is about to begin.
Taid Alliance.
Zoroastrian Persia - controlled by the Taid dynasty, spans across entire Middle East and Western Asia, with number of colonies in Africa, Australia and America. They are the biggest and most sophisticated nation on Earth, but with military force spread thin between very remote colonies.
Taid Empire is home to great number of peoples and faiths - leading to limited unity of occasional revolts.
Taid Persia supported Roman Empire throughout middle ages, as both nations faced the same foe - Abbasid Caliphate. In following centuries Persia was a strong supporter of Roman Restoration - bringing stability to Europe, creating front against Aztecs and Muaskarids - who took over Anatolia from Abassids. Roman Empire, while on the rise, faces a lot of internal struggles, as well as growing animosity with Catholic Sweden and Papal States. Orthodox Romans see their Taid ally as a future supporter in their war of hegemony in Europe.
Inca Alliance.
Inca people control a unified continent of South America. Technically advanced, with a single religion and culture they present a formidable nation that could rival more fractured Taid Empire.
Inca's chief ally is a Punjab Empire. Both states fought with Persians before and now, with their alliance in place, would force Taids to fight a war on two, very remote fronts.
Plans for the war:
Inca-Punjab Alliance operates on the idea of confronting Persians on two fronts - in India and America, and force Taid dynasty to split it's armies between both theaters of war.
Persian colonies in America won't be able to hold the line against Indian invasion for too long, and Hindu armies of Punjab have a fairly easy access to the heart of Persian heartland in Nishapur.
Incas can field up to 270.000 men - against combine army of Persian colonies numbering only about 60% of that number.
At the same time Hindu army can field up to 235.000 soldiers to attack eastern flank of the Persian Empire.
Plan for the alliance is to look for an advantage on one of the fronts, end either overrun Persia or her American colonies - forcing Taids to sign a peace treaty.
Romano-Persian Alliance cannot allow the war to enter a slow, grinding phase. Taids plan to strike at Inca Empire with all their might, leaving only token force of 40.000 men and heavily fortified border to guard their Punjab flank. They also rely on Romans to aid them, before their defences are overwhelmed.
Persians armies numbering 163.000 men would advance south from the colonies, tying Incas main forces, while second group of armies of 140.000 would cross the Pacific in two transport fleets, striking at the soft underbelly of the Inca Empire, preferably taking control of Cusco - Inca capital. Persian Army is characterized by uncommonly large formations of cavalry - over 90.000 horse soldiers with 172.000 infantry (compared to 9.000 cavalry and 138.000 infantry for the Inca and 14.000 cavalry to 155.000 infantry in Roman army).
Cavalry units are design to be detached from their home armies and take control over undefended territories at lightning speed. Persian horsemen carry the tradition of their steppe forefathers - Mongols, Turks, Kipchek and Tangut who once ruled Central Asia.
Persian army of 40.000 would guard Punjab border and another 23.000 remain spread across the Empire, keeping peace in the subjugated territories.
Persians can count of support of about 200.000 colonial troops, and up to 150.000 Roman allies (while Rome commands much greater forces, it is unlikely they'll be able to spare any more troops to a remote Indian frontline).
Please, keep in mind, Roman Empire is named Byzantium within the game mechanics. Such name would not be used by Romans or their contemporaries. Term "Byzantine" was used to describe Eastern Roman Empire for the first time, in the middle of XVI century - 100 years after fall of Constantinopole to the Ottomans.
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