Near East (15 in total)

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98. The Sultanate of Eretna

Ruler: Padishah Muhammad III Ishik
State religion: Sunni Islam (80% of population)
Government type: Hereditary Iqta Agnatic Sultanate
Approximate fighting strength: 4.000
Notable insight: Tributary to the Mongol Empire, Seljuk Successor State
Vassals: None
Allies: None
Rivals: Byzantium (69)

99. The Seljuk Turks

Ruler: Sultan es Selatin Malik Muhammad I Seljuk
State religion: Sunni Islam (88% of population)
Government type: Hereditary Iqta Agnatic Sultanate
Approximate fighting strength: 7.000
Notable insight: Tributary to the Mongol Empire, Seljuk Successor State
Vassals: None
Allies: None
Rivals: Abbasids (100)

100. The Abbasid Caliphate

Ruler: Shāhanshāh Caliph Ja’far II Abbasid al-Mu’minin
State religion: Shia Islam (81% of population)
Government type: Hereditary Iqta Agnatic Caliphate
Approximate fighting strength: 20.000
Notable insight: An ancient Caliphate, stretching from India; now come to reclaim its lost land in the Near East
Vassals: None
Allies: None
Rivals: Seljuks (99)

101. The Principality of Antioch

Ruler: Prince Amemnon I Doukas
State religion: Eastern Orthodoxy (68% of population)
Government type: Hereditary Feudal Agnatic Monarchy
Approximate fighting strength: 1.000
Notable insight: One of two Crusader States in Judea, seat of the Antioch See
Vassals: None
Allies: Byzantium (69), Jerusalem (102)
Rivals: None

102. The Kingdom of Jerusalem

Ruler: Augustus John III Paursakoutenos
State religion: Eastern Orthodoxy (73% of population)
Government type: Elective Feudal Agnatic Monarchy
Approximate fighting strength: 3.000
Notable insight: One of two Crusader States in Judea, seat of the Jerusalem See
Vassals: None
Allies: Byzantium (69), Antioch (101)
Rivals: Shammar (103)

103. The Sultanate of Shammar

Ruler: Sultan Muhammad V Saud
State religion: Sunni Islam (85% of population)
Government type: Hereditary Iqta Agnatic Sultanate
Approximate fighting strength: 3.000
Notable insight: None
Vassals: None
Allies: Asir (105)
Rivals: Jerusalem (102)

104. The Sultanate of Aleaqqad

Ruler: Sultan Nam-Lugal Suleiman I Sulaqa
State religion: Akkai Islam (43% of population)
Government type: Hereditary Iqta Agnatic Sultanate
Approximate fighting strength: 3.000
Notable insight: Ruled by a Chaldean minority
Vassals: None
Allies: None
Rivals: Haasa (106)

105. The Emirate of Asir

Ruler: Emir Abu Amir I Ozbek
State religion: Sunni Islam (89% of population)
Government type: Hereditary Iqta Agnatic Sultanate
Approximate fighting strength: 2.000
Notable insight: None
Vassals: None
Allies: Shammar (103)
Rivals: None

106. The Emirate of Haasa

Ruler: Emir Abdullah Yusuf I Uyumid
State religion: Sunni Islam (90% of population)
Government type: Hereditary Iqta Agnatic Sultanate
Approximate fighting strength: 2.800
Notable insight: None
Vassals: None
Allies: None
Rivals: Aleaqqad (104)

107. The Emirate of Gerrha

Ruler: Emir Abu Bakr II Uyumid
State religion: Sunni Islam (90% of population)
Government type: Hereditary Iqta Agnatic Sultanate
Approximate fighting strength: 2.500
Notable insight: None
Vassals: None
Allies: None
Rivals: Oman (109), Mahra (108)

108. The Emirate of Mahra

Ruler: Emir Ahmad VI al-Shahri
State religion: Sunni Islam (92% of population)
Government type: Hereditary Iqta Agnatic Sultanate
Approximate fighting strength: 800
Notable insight: None
Vassals: None
Allies: Oman (109)
Rivals: Gerrha (107)

109. The Sultanate of Oman

Ruler: Sultan Omer II al-Shahri
State religion: Sunni Islam (94% of population)
Government type: Hereditary Iqta Agnatic Sultanate
Approximate fighting strength: 2.000
Notable insight: None
Vassals: None
Allies: Mahra (108)
Rivals: Gerrha (107), Yemen (110)

110. The Sultanate of Yemen

Ruler: Sultan Muhammad VIII al-Ahwal Najahid
State religion: Sunni Islam (96% of population)
Government type: Hereditary Iqta Agnatic Sultanate
Approximate fighting strength: 3.000
Notable insight: None
Vassals: None
Allies: None
Rivals: Oman (109)

111. The Sultanate of Mecca

Ruler: Amir al-Mu’minin Yusuf Ibrahim I
State religion: Sunni Islam (94% of population)
Government type: Hereditary Iqta Agnatic Sultanate
Approximate fighting strength: 6.000
Notable insight: Protector of the Islamic Holy Cities
Vassals: None
Allies: None
Rivals: None

113. The Hospitaler Order of Rhodes

Ruler: Grandmaster Nikolas III of St. John
State religion: Eastern Orthodoxy (95% of population)
Government type: Elective Absolute Cognatic Theocracy
Approximate fighting strength: 5.000
Notable insight: Defender of the Holy Land
Vassals: None
Allies: Byzantium (69)
Rivals: None