Computed · Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2
Best starts by strength
Every Crusader Kings III bookmark character ranked by the development of their realm on the start date (867, 1066, 1178), with counties, cities and temples — set against the game's own Easy / Medium / Advanced rating.
The bookmark characters with the most developed realms in Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2 are Salāh al-Dīn Yusuf (1,430 development, 1178 · Egypt · Easy), Daijō-daijin Taira Kiyomori (1,148 development, 1178 · Japan · Advanced) and Kampaku Fujiwara Yorimichi (710 development, 1066 · Japan · Advanced); development = every county's development in the realm on the start date, from history/titles, added up; the game's difficulty rating is shown next to it. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/history/titles.
The strongest starts by development
The game's difficulty is not about size: its Easy independent starts hold a median 31 development over 10 counties, its Advanced ones 40 over 7.
Salāh al-Dīn Yusuf1178 · Egypt · Easy1,430development in the realm- 69 counties
- Average development 20.7
- No. 1 of 15 on 1178
- 24 cities
- 16 temples
Daijō-daijin Taira Kiyomori1178 · Japan · Advanced1,148development in the realm- 66 counties
- Average development 17.4
- No. 2 of 15 on 1178
- 22 cities
- 33 temples
Kampaku Fujiwara Yorimichi1066 · Japan · Advanced710development in the realm- 65 counties
- Average development 10.9
- No. 1 of 26 on 1066
- 11 cities
- 32 temples
- 4
Ludwig the German867 · East Francia · Medium607development in the realm - 5
Nínglìng Ngwemi Renxiao1178 · Xia · Medium600development in the realm - 6
Charles the Bald867 · France · Medium548development in the realm - 7
Maharaja Amoghavarsha867 · Karnata · Easy426development in the realm - 8
Sultan Kilij Arslan1178 · Rum · Easy398development in the realm - 9
King Louis II867 · Italy · Medium351development in the realm - 10
King Harold of England1066 · England · Advanced347development in the realm - 11
King Lothaire II867 · Lotharingia · Medium298development in the realm - 12
King Boris867 · Bulgaria · Medium245development in the realm
Difficulty against strength
| The game's rating | Independent starts | Median development | Median counties | Median average development |
|---|---|---|---|---|
   Easy | 17 | 31 | 10 | 6 |
   Medium | 42 | 55 | 8 | 7 |
  Advanced | 15 | 40 | 7 | 8.7 |
Advanced starts with the biggest realms
The game rates them hard; by development they are strong
- 1Daijō-daijin Taira Kiyomori1178 · 66 counties1,148
- 2Kampaku Fujiwara Yorimichi1066 · 65 counties710
- 3King Harold of England1066 · 40 counties347
- 4
Tatus of the Pechenegs1066 · 29 counties122 - 5
Nhat Ton Vuong1066 · 7 counties75 - 6
Emir Ali1066 · 6 counties72 - 7
Petty King Ælla867 · 10 counties42 - 8
Imam Muhammed1178 · 2 counties40
Easy starts with the smallest realms
Rated easy for reasons other than size
- 1
Rurik Rurikid867 · 10 counties0 - 2
Kokotoy of the Kirghiz1066 · 2 counties0 - 3
High Chieftain Temüjin1178 · 4 counties0 - 4
Jarl Hæsteinn867 · 1 counties5 - 5
Ivar the Boneless867 · 5 counties12 - 6
Halfdan Whiteshirt867 · 3 counties18 - 7
Petty King Murchad1066 · 3 counties18 - 8
Björn Ironside867 · 12 counties25
Vassal starts, by their own counties
Development of the counties they hold
- 1
Heinrich the Lion1178 · 5 counties107 - 2
Strategos Alexios1178 · 4 counties106 - 3
Jahan Pahlavan Mohammed1178 · 4 counties101 - 4
Duke Sargis1178 · 3 counties81 - 5
Duke Henri1178 · 4 counties73 - 6
Count Rogier1178 · 3 counties72 - 7
Strategos Andronikos1178 · 3 counties66 - 8
Duchess Matilda1066 · 6 counties60
Most developed realms on each date
833 realms on the map
- 1
TangCui (Li) · 330 counties3,058 - 2
Arabian Empireal-Mu'tazz (Abbasid) · 127 counties932 - 3East FranciaLudwig (Karling) · 106 counties607
- 4
Byzantine EmpireBasileios (Makedon) · 85 counties582 - 5
KosalaBhoja (Pratihara) · 63 counties576 - 6West FranciaCharles (Karling) · 89 counties548
- 7
al-AndalusMuhammad (Umayyad) · 53 counties452 - 8KarnataAmoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta) · 45 counties426
751 realms on the map
- 1SongShu (Zhào) · 267 counties3,695
- 2
Holy Roman EmpireHeinrich (Salian) · 232 counties2,121 - 3
Persian EmpireAlp Arslan (Seljuk) · 152 counties1,553 - 4Byzantine EmpireKonstantinos (Doukas) · 133 counties1,330
- 5FrancePhilippe (Capet) · 84 counties778
- 6JapanYorimichi (Fujiwara) · 65 counties710
- 7Egyptal-Mustansir (Fatimid) · 51 counties660
- 8XiaLiangchà (Ngwemi) · 51 counties476
721 realms on the map
- 1Holy Roman EmpireFriedrich (Hohenstaufen) · 197 counties4,344
- 2SongShèn (Zhào) · 181 counties3,746
- 3
JinWūlù (Wányán) · 190 counties2,468 - 4Byzantine EmpireManuel (Komnenos) · 91 counties2,016
- 5
MaghrebYusuf (Mu'minid) · 86 counties1,906 - 6EnglandHenry (Plantagenet) · 85 counties1,845
- 7EgyptYusuf (Ayyubid) · 69 counties1,430
- 8
HungaryBéla (Árpád) · 54 counties1,175
King Louis II
King Lothaire II
King Boris
Maharaja Prithviraja
Sultan Khusraw Malik
Doux Kulin
Sīlián Wáng
Emir Yahya
King Anawrahta
King Svend of Denmark
Amir Ya'qub
King Malcolm of Scotland
Harald Hardrade
Sultan Muhammad
Tatus of the Pechenegs
Heinrich the Lion (vassal)
Strategos Alexios (vassal)
King Rostislav
Jahan Pahlavan Mohammed (vassal)
Duke Robert
Muhmud of the Karluks
Duke Sargis (vassal)
King García
Nhat Ton Vuong
King Alfonsu
Duke Henri (vassal)
Emir Ali
Count Rogier (vassal)
King Sancho II
Strategos Andronikos (vassal)
King Alfonso VI
Duchess Matilda (vassal)
Duke Vratislav (vassal)
Strategos Ioannes (vassal)
Count Werner (vassal)
High Chieftain Algimantas
Duke Berenguer
Prince Karlmann (vassal)
Petty King Gudröd
Petty King Ælla
Imam Muhammed
Ibn Marwan (vassal)
Maghan Kon Fatta (vassal)
Duke Pierre (vassal)
Princess Sibylla (vassal)
Muhammad ibn Abdallah (vassal)
Governor Zhāng Shì (vassal)
Jayavarman III
Raja Vicayalaya
Commandant Zhūyè Chìxīn (vassal)
Prince Ashot (vassal)
Lokapala
Prince Rhodri
Duke Lambert (vassal)
Shirvanshah Fariburz
Prince-Archbishop Adalwin (vassal)
Sigurdr Snake-in-the-Eye
King Antso IV
High Chieftain Togrul
Björn Ironside
Count Piarres
Emir Aba
Guifré the Hairy (vassal)
Count Levon (vassal)
Intendant Xīn Qìjí (vassal)
Emir Adanis (vassal)
Count Raoul (vassal)
Pyinbya
Duke Krutoj
Duke Raimon (vassal)
Halfdan Whiteshirt
Petty King Murchad
Count Eudes (vassal)
Prince-Archbishop Rimbert (vassal)
Sheikh Badr (vassal)
Count Renaud (vassal)
Count Alusian (vassal)
Minamoto Yoritomo (vassal)
Minamoto Yoshinaka (vassal)
Prefect Zhū Xī (vassal)
Intendant Túdān Xíxiǎn (vassal)
Ismail Samani (vassal)
Kiyohara Takenori (vassal)
Daurama Daura
Earl John
Lubb Muzez (vassal)
Count Herbert (vassal)
Muzaffar al-Dīn Gökböri (vassal)
Sūrī of Mandesh
Padumaraja
Count Gregorios
Rostam I (vassal)
Princess Tamar (vassal)
Fujiwara Hidehira (vassal)
Jarl Dyre
Duke Richard
Count Hermenexildo Gutierrez (vassal)
Commandant Hé Quánhào (vassal)
Wáng Zhāng Huáishèn (vassal)
Prefect Sū Shì (vassal)
Minamoto Morofusa (vassal)
High Chieftain Siemowit
Sheikh Ali
Earl Alfred (vassal)
Eadgar (vassal)
Fujiwara Motofusa (vassal)
Prince Richard (vassal)
Petty King Dumnarth
Prince-Archbishop Lupus (vassal)
Ras Dawit (vassal)
Sheikh Ishaq (vassal)
Indra
William the Bastard (vassal)
Infanta Urraca (vassal)
Count Werner (vassal)
Khan Saru of Cumania
Samanta Gunda (vassal)
Count Shisnand (vassal)
Chieftain Haraldr
Jarl Hæsteinn
Count Rostislav (vassal)
Rurik Rurikid
Álmos Árpád
Kokotoy of the Kirghiz
High Chieftain Temüjin
Khan Inanch Bilge
Huáng Chāo (vassal)
Qín Guān (vassal)
Lady Liáng Luòyáo (vassal)
Chieftain Jamukha (vassal)
Chieftain Wolila (vassal)
Hereweard 'the Wake' (landless adventurer)
Rodrigo Díaz 'the Campeador' (landless adventurer)
Robert 'Phrangopoulos' (landless adventurer)
Hasan Sabbah (landless adventurer)
Suleyman Qutalmishoglu (landless adventurer)
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi (landless adventurer)