- Use the influence of Persian art and culture to bring neighbouring kingdoms into your orbit.
- Over 70 new National Missions
- Unique mission choices depending on the state religion - Sunni, Shia or Zoroastrian - as well as Centers of Reformation and other ways to expand the faith.
- New National Idea sets, unique Government Reforms and unique Estates and agendas.
- Over 30 new National Missions
- New Diplomatic options including exporting Egyptian grain and promoting the Hajj.
- Unique Mamluk Government Reforms, Mercenary Companies and Estate Privileges.
- Option to Westernize Egypt.
- Over 60 new National Missions
- Unique Government Reforms and Estate Privileges
- New Subject type - the Pronoia
- Over 50 new Byzantine themed events and 10 new Decisions
- Armenia and Georgia: Two Christian kingdoms, pinned between rising empires
- Arabia and Yemen: Competing powers on the Arabian peninsula, guarding the holy sites of Islam and the trade routes to India.
- Ardabil: A major seat of Iranian culture, and the origin state of modern Persia/Iran.
- Aq Qoyunlu and Qara Qoyunlu: Turkmen middle powers resisting Ottoman expansion before the unification of Persia.