波斯

波斯

政府类型	Absolute monarchy
执政党	Shahist Faction (conservative)
首都	Tehran (ID 1121)
人口	1.49 million
主体民族	Persian
被接受民族	Azerbaijani, Baluchi
识字率	7.3%
国家价值观	Order
科研学派	Uncivilized nation
地位	Uncivilized

A view of Persia and the surrounding nations in 1836

波斯是一个位于中亚东部的未开化国家。它西邻奥斯曼帝国，北邻俄罗斯，东邻希瓦、阿富汗、卡拉特和马卡兰。在东北波斯与某些未殖民国家相邻，俄罗斯位于这些国家的另外一边。波斯的南边是波斯湾和霍尔木兹海峡，在北边波斯邻接北海。波斯的西化进程位于30%。

波斯有一个称为“Establish The Dar al-Funun”的本国决议。当波斯的识字率达到10%以上时解锁，并且会给予给予很多研究点和永久的研究点数 10% 加成，虽然这是以所有人口增加 0.50 觉醒度为代价的。

波斯是维多利亚2提供的最有意思的国家之一。尽管在开始时它是未开化国家并且有很糟的识字率，而且被联合王国和俄罗斯包夹，它有几乎独一无二的潜力升到列强的地位；且有足够毅力的话，可以获得诱人的#1排名。

外交

虽然奥斯曼帝国、俄罗斯帝国、联合王国在波斯有影响力，但是波斯开局并不在列强的势力范围内。

联合王国对波斯持善意态度并有25点影响力。它们还在波斯投资了£5.0K。奥斯曼帝国对波斯持中立态度并有25点影响力。俄罗斯帝国对波斯持友好态度并有45点影响力。

在游戏开始时，波斯会从其他中亚国家收到几份联盟邀请，这些国家里面通常会有阿富汗。波斯对游戏中其他国家没有宣战理由。

在游戏早期，奥斯曼帝国会是一个好盟友，但是之后就要跟他们翻脸。俄罗斯会是对抗奥斯曼帝国的好盟友。

指导

初始的预算相对简单。所有阶级的税收都调到最高，并且将教育支出调到最大。如果处于战争或者在备战，就把所有剩下的收入调到land国家储备，或者就调到军事开支中。同理，国家焦点需要设成鼓励神职人员，从人口最多的省份(大不里士)开始调。有时这会是国家焦点的唯一调法。当一个地区的神职人员比例够4%了，那就应该把国家焦点调到省份第二多的地区产生神职人员，以此类推。

战争

波斯第一优先的长期目标就是西化，做这个目标最好的方法就是通过征服产生研究点数，因为波斯的周围都是你的韭菜国家。

开始动手的最好目标国家就是阿富汗。波斯的唯一独有决议 Establish The Dar al-Funun 需要波斯有10%的识字率。阿富汗人口很多而且识字率为17%。倘若阿富汗是波斯第一个征服的国家，它会直接把波斯的识字率带到10%以上，几乎直接就能让波斯推行Establish The Dar al-Funun决议了。最好是等个几月给阿富汗时间从布哈拉收回核心，这样波斯从第一次战争中就能收益最大化。

进攻阿富汗的时候一个要注意的就是军队损耗，因为在阿富汗它能损耗很多人力。玩家需要防御式战斗，不然的话损失会非常大。与浩罕、布哈拉和希瓦也许是个好方法，这样让他们代替你当炮灰。

在进攻阿富汗之后，波斯有一些战略选择。卡拉特、马卡兰并不是优先对象。除了国家体量较小，它们还都是以俾路支为主要文化的国家，而俾路支又是波斯的可接受文化，这意味着即使西化的波斯征服了它们，它们也很可能达到并能够将它们转变为一个地区而不是变成殖民地或Other than being really small, they are both primarily Baluchi cultured nations, and Baluchi is an accepted culture of Persia, meaning even if a civilized Persia conquers them, it will probably meet the accepted culture bureaucrat requirement and be able to turn them into a state rather than becoming a colony or protectorate. Kokand has too many states for use of the Conquest CB, and is best left alone for the time being.

This leaves a number of potential candidates for the next conquest - Punjab, Khiva, Bukkhara, Sindh, and the various nations of the Persian Gulf. Punjab is the hardest of these, but the most rewarding. Even after the conquest of Afghanistan, Punjab is in a stronger position than Persia, and conquest will be extremely difficult, but the reward is an immensely populous state that will fuel an easy industrialization later. Against Punjab, Sindh will be a good choice for an ally.

The second best bet is Sindh, for two reasons: firstly, it has a reasonably high population compared to the other prospects, and secondly because it will be sphered relatively soon by Great Britain.

The third best bet is Kokand. The combination of Afghanistan, Punjab, Kokand and Sindh should give Persia enough research points to Westernise.

The other options - Khiva, Bukkhara, and Persian Gulf states like Nejd, Abu Dhabi and Oman, are also viable targets, but less valuable than the aforementioned for a number of reasons: Khiva is not particularly prosperous, Bukkhara is a useful ally, and the Persian Gulf states are not in any danger of being annexed or Sphered any time soon and can be picked off at Persia's leisure, unlike Persia's northern and eastern neighbours.

Post-westenization

A quick Persian Westernisation can be done by the early 1840s - even 1840 itself with exceptionally good planning. Persia will most likely immediately become a Secondary Power when it westernizes. Make gunning for Medicine the priority, and you can colonize the provinces to the west of Khiva, again cutting off Russian expansionism. Be careful though: do NOT colonize the provinces north of Kokand, as Russia has cores on these and will tank relations and go to war with you to reclaim them. While you want to curb Russian expanionism, you do not want to outright provoke them at this early stage. If you miss this by Westernising later, such as in the 1850s, and Russia colonizes down to the Turkmeni state, don't worry too much - they weren't particularly valuable and just made a small extra attrition sink in the event of a future Russian war.

Industry

Persia now has to generate an industrial boom. Thankfully, a Persia containing Afghanistan has a lot of coal provinces, so switch to the Nationalist Faction and begin constructing cement factories and perhaps a few smaller fabric factories to kickstart your industry. After getting 4% clergy in all core states Using the National Focus to encourage capitalists if you have 2% clergy nation-wide can really help, although this won't be this way for long.

Khiva, Bukkhara, Kalat and Makran can all be made instantly into states after conquest, providing an easy population boost. Further expansionism should aim for Abu Dhabi, Nejd and Oman to capture provinces that will be big oil producers in the future. From here on, the game becomes much more open-ended and which priorities you go for are up to you. One can Sphere the Ottoman Empire rather than attack it - taking the whole Empire is a very long procedure and it's much more profitable just to Sphere it. Aiming for Egypt to create the Suez Canal is another useful goal.