The Resurgent Ottoman Empire
It is June 1906. The Great Powers are poised on the edge of catastrophe, but a new dawn rises in Constantinople. Sultan Abdul Hamid II has consolidated absolute authority, purging dissent and modernizing the military with unprecedented speed.
- Expand the Ottoman sphere of influence into the fractured Balkans.
- Navigate the shifting alliances of the Great Powers.
- Exploit the revolutionary fervor destabilizing rival nations.
- Unite the Caliphate and reclaim historical territories.
WIN: Secure Ottoman hegemony over the Near East and Europe to win. LOSE: Collapse due to a Great Power coalition war or internal failure.