The Sultans Ascend

Overview

This expansion campaign is set in the Middle East during the Crusades and follows Muslim powers resisting the crusader states. It includes battles associated with Saladin and later Mamluk leaders.

Mission objectives

Scenario goals vary between defending strongholds, managing armies and overcoming enemy positions; follow each mission’s on-screen objectives.

Scenarios and mission guide

Select a scenario for its own page. Dates identify the historical setting used by the campaign.

Invasion

• The Defense of Tyre 1187

  Muslim forces confront the defense of Tyre during Saladin’s campaigns against the Crusader states.

Saladin

• Into Egypt 1168

  The struggle for Egypt draws Saladin into conflict with Crusader forces and local rivals.

• Raiders of the Red Sea 1182

  Saladin’s forces respond to Crusader attacks and naval threats along the Red Sea.

• The Horns of Hattin 1187

  Saladin brings the Crusader army to battle near Hattin before the recovery of Jerusalem.

From Slaves to Sultans

• The Battle of Mansurah 1250

  Mamluk forces fight the French-led Seventh Crusade during the campaign in Egypt.

• The Battle of Ayn Jalut 1260

  The Mamluk army meets the Mongol advance at Ayn Jalut in a pivotal battle.

• The Siege of Acre 1291

  The Mamluk campaign against the remaining Crusader strongholds reaches Acre.

Pirates of the Mediterranean

• The Invasion of Cyprus 1570

  Ottoman forces launch their campaign to capture Cyprus from Venetian rule.

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