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A march is a military orientated subject nation, which receives bonuses to its army, navy and forts at a cost of paying no taxes to its overlord and being more difficult to annex. Marches are more helpful subjects in wars, and can make an excellent buffer state between an overlord and its enemies.
Contents
- 1 Benefits of a march
- 1.1 Military bonuses
- 1.2 March force limit contribution
- 2 Creating a march
- 3 Revoking a march
- 4 Subject interaction
- 5 Achievements
Benefits of a march[edit | edit source]
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A march doesn't pay taxes to their suzerain and cannot be annexed as long as they are designated a march. In exchange, they have -15% Liberty Desire and receive the following military bonuses:
Military bonuses[edit | edit source]
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| +25% | National manpower modifier | |
| +30% | Land force limit modifier | |
| +30% | Naval force limit modifier | |
| +20% | Fort defense | |
| −20% | Fort maintenance | |
| +20% | Manpower recovery speed | |
| −20% | Land maintenance modifier | |
| −20% | Naval maintenance modifier |
A march only receives these bonuses as long as it has less than 25% of the development of its overlord.
March force limit contribution[edit | edit source]
Marches increase the suzerain's land force limit by 1 and 20% of its army limit. This contribution can be increased by the following.
Ideas and policies:
| Traditions | Ideas | Bonuses | Policies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +100% | — |
| — |
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| +50% | — | — | — |
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| +30% | — |
| — | — |
Decisions and events:
| Event modifier | Trigger | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| +100% | Firm Hand | Influence ideas event: “A Firm Hand” | for 10 years. |
Creating a march[edit | edit source]
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Marches are created from a vassal via the "Designate March" button under the "Influence actions" section of the vassal's diplomacy window. Vassals are usually keen to become marches, and will sometimes ask their overlord to make them one. As of the Common Sense DLC, there is a −1000 malus towards an overlord accepting a request from a vassal to become a march if the vassal is next to colonizable territory, not bordering any of the overlord's rivals or enemies, or the vassal is in the overlord's culture group.
Although Art of War is required to designate a march, sometimes it is possible to have a march subject without the DLC.
- Poland and Hungary both have a chance to get Moldavia as a march through the “Roman's Invasion” event chain.
- Ottomans starts with
- Crimea as a march from 1 May 1478 to 20 July 1774.
- Tripoli as a march from 1516 to 1710.
- Algiers as a march from 1516 to 1821.
- Tunis as a march from 1593 to 1704.
- Any eligible country can get Habsan as a march through the “Siddi State of Habsan” event.
- Ottomans can get Crimea as a march through the “Installation of Mengli Giray” event.
- The Mongol Empire, Yuan, or Golden Horde can release Ilkhanate as a march (via a mission or a decision) if they conquer Persia.
- Any country controlling the province of Kuma (2417) can get Kalmyk as a march by event.
- If the “Golden Age of Piracy” event has happened, the player controls Madagascar, and some other requirements are met, they can get Libertatia as a march. Requires Golden Century.
- If a country controls the right province in North Africa and many other requirements are met, they can release Salé as a march by event. Requires Golden Century.
Revoking a march[edit | edit source]
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The status of a march can be revoked for the price of −1 stability and −50 relations, decaying at a base rate of 2 per year. Revoking a march returns the subject to vassalage, allowing diplomatic annexation by the overlord 10 years after the revocation. Note that the stability cost penalty can be negated by completing the Diplomatic idea group.
Subject interaction[edit | edit source]
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- Main article: Subject nation#Subject interactions
In addition to the generic subject interactions, marches have the following unique options:
| Icon | Interaction | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Fortify March | Build a fort, paid for by the overlord | |
| Send Officers |
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| Subsidize Armies |
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Achievements[edit | edit source]
Full House
Have 3 Vassals and 2 Marches at the same time.
Holy Trinity
As the Papal State, own Jerusalem and have Livonian Order, Teutonic Order, and The Knights as Marches.
Marshy March
Have a march with at least two marsh provinces.
Diplomacy
| Subject nations | Client state • Colonial nation • March • Personal union • Trade company • Tributary • Vassal |
| Other | Envoy • Alliance • Relations • Diplomatic feedback • Espionage • Colonization • Papacy • Holy Roman Empire |
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