Hello, and welcome to the second Dev Report for Spartakus. Here is the link to last weeks Dev Report.
大家好,歡迎來到斯巴達克斯的第二篇開發報告,這是上周開發報告的鏈接。
sparkz: Middle East Rework
sparkz:中東重做
Originally, the lore for the Middle East was a bit vague and had only one significant change with the Ottoman Sultanate being preserved. However, with new members joining the development team, there has been new research and new insight and it has become quite obvious that the changes made in the Spartakus timeline would ripple throughout all of the Middle East and would cause potentially drastic changes, especially with the Turkish War of Independence failing. This is why I bring you the Middle East 「Rework」, which will hopefully make things more interesting outside of Europe.
Notice: None of the following is final and minor or major changes may take place later down the line which could completely nullify some of the following lore. Regardless, it should give you an idea of the direction this is taking
Saudi Arabia has been reverted to its original status as Nejd, a tribal state based around the city of Riyadh. It is ruled by the Saud family. Historically, they were able to unite much of Arabia relatively unopposed, however due to the extensively interventionist attitude of Britain following the German Revolution, Britain annuls the Treaty of Darin, fearing its Persian Gulf protectorates would be threatened. As a result the Saud family and its Ikhwan warriors never attempt an invasion of the British-backed Kingdom of Hejaz in the mid 1920』s. While they do defeat Jabal Shammar in the north, their position is extremely precarious and Ibn Saud』s reluctance to invade Hejaz has caused major issues with the Ikhwan, who may seek to overthrow him.
沙烏地阿拉伯已經退回到起初的內志王國,淪為以利雅得城及周邊地區為核心的部落國家。這個國家依然接受沙特家族統治,在歷史上,他們本能夠相對不受干預地統一阿拉伯大部分地區。然而在本位面中,由於德國革命後英國的干涉主義態度高漲,英國人擔心帝國位處波斯灣的保護國們會受到威脅,他們背棄了達林條約Treaty of Darin。其結果是,沙特家族與他們手下的伊赫萬派Ikhwan(譯註:國內新教伊赫瓦尼派與此同一源流)武士們從未試圖在20世紀20年代入侵英國支持下的漢志王國。儘管他們後來擊敗了北方的舍邁爾山酋長國Jabal Shammar,但沙特家族在當地的統治地位仍不穩固,伊本·沙特國王本人又不願進一步入侵漢志,這使得王室與伊赫萬派教團間發生了許多不愉快,後者很可能會尋求機會推翻國王。
Kingdom of Hejaz:
漢志王國
Hejaz is ruled by the Hashemite family under Ali bin Hussein. While it is de jure independent, in reality the British protection comes with a price. Although Hejaz is the most powerful and influential nation on the Arabian Peninsula, it must balance its commitments to Britain with its desire to establish a pan-Arabic state. It also faces troubles from Ibn Saud and his Ikhwan, and falling out of favor with the British could mean the end of Hashemite rule over Mecca.