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Empire

Zhongyuan

The empire of Zhongyuan in patch 1.20.1.2: 6 de jure kingdoms and 86 counties. Its capital is Bianzhou.

give_title e_zhongyuan
The de jure land of Zhongyuan
De jure Zhongyuan: 86 counties on the map · open it on the 1066 map

Zhongyuan on the map at the start

On 1066.9.15, no realm is called Zhongyuan: its 86 de jure counties are held by 2 realms.

Counties
86
Development
1,300

Realms holding it

  • Song76% · 65
  • Great Liao24% · 21

Who holds its counties

Open it on the 1066 map →

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Faiths

From the map data of each start date: history/titles and history/provinces (holders, development, culture, faith), common/religion/holy_site_types, common/buildings, common/bookmarks.

The empire of Zhongyuan (title ID e_zhongyuan) has 6 de jure kingdoms in Crusader Kings III. To create it from the title view you need 2 kingdom titles (or 1 empire title or 1 hegemony title) and enough of its de jure counties, and it costs 1,000 gold for 500 prestige and 75 legitimacy. Console: give_title e_zhongyuan. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/landed_titles/02_china.txt and game/common/defines/00_defines.txt.

Quick answers (1)
How do you form Zhongyuan in CK3?
To create Zhongyuan from the title view you need 2 kingdom titles (or 1 empire title or 1 hegemony title) and enough of its de jure counties, and it costs 1,000 gold for 500 prestige and 75 legitimacy.

How to form Zhongyuan

Create it from the title view

You need one of
  • 2 kingdom titles
  • 1 empire title
  • 1 hegemony title

“You need one of the following:” · titles you hold or completely control (CREATE_TITLE_OR_TIER_EMPIRE)

De jure counties
Enough of its de jure counties: the window says “You only have … of … required Counties”. How many it asks for is worked out by the game's code, not written in the files.
Cost
gold1,000gold

Discounts can bring it down to 200 gold at least (20% — what lowers it). Mandala rulers also need piety level 5 and pay 5,000 piety.

You gain
prestige500prestige75legitimacy

Extra conditions written for Zhongyuan

  • If

    • One of these

      • Game rule set to “Enabled”

      • or

        Game rule set to “Enabled, Headless Exempt”

    Then

  • If

    • If game rule set to “AI Only”: Is played by the AI
    • Else, if game rule set to “Player Only”: Is played by a person
    • Otherwise:
      • always = yes
    • Highest held Title is at most Kingdom Rank

    Then

    • Depending on has game rule:
      • When has game rule is title creation imperial power projection any power advantage: Due to your Imperial Power Projection game rule setting, you must have at least one of the following with every neighboring Empire: Be married to their Close Family · Have a Strong Hook on their Ruler · Be at least 50% stronger than their total forces
      • When has game rule is title creation imperial power projection hard power only: Due to your Imperial Power Projection game rule setting, you must be at least 50% stronger than every neighboring Empire
      • When has game rule is title creation imperial power projection soft power only: Due to your Imperial Power Projection game rule setting, you must have at least one of the following with every neighboring Empire: Be married to their Close Family · Have a Strong Hook on their Ruler
      • When has game rule is title creation imperial power projection hard power only strict:
        • Due to your Imperial Power Projection game rule setting, you must be at least 50% stronger than every neighboring Empire
        • Due to your Imperial Power Projection game rule setting, you must be at least 50% stronger than every Empire which shares any De Jure territory in your Realm
      • When has game rule is title creation imperial power projection any power strict:
        • Due to your Imperial Power Projection game rule setting, you must have at least one of the following with every neighboring Empire: Be married to their Close Family · Have a Strong Hook on their Ruler · Be at least 50% stronger than their total forces
        • Due to your Imperial Power Projection game rule setting, you must have at least one of the following with every Empire which shares any De Jure territory in your Realm: Be married to their Close Family · Have a Strong Hook on their Ruler · Be at least 50% stronger than their total forces
      • In any other case:
        • always = yes

Usurping a empire costs 1,000 gold and gives 500 prestige; destroying one costs 1,200 prestige and 75 legitimacy. See also the domain, vassal and duchy limits. Patch 1.20.1.2: common/defines/00_defines.txt (NTitle), common/landed_titles/02_china.txt.

Coat of arms of Zhongyuan

Zhongyuan coat of arms

The coat as the game defines it, ready for the coat-of-arms designer's Paste. The text is the definition from common/coat_of_arms with its @values worked out — not tried in the game yet. Coats a title changes to in play (a conquest, a new dynasty) are not shown. All coats of arms

Show the code
e_zhongyuan={
	pattern="pattern_solid.dds"
	color1="yellow"
	color2="orange"
	color3="black"
	colored_emblem={
		color1="orange"
		texture="ce_seal_frame_full.dds"
		instance={
			position={ 0.500000 0.50000 }
			scale={ 0.5 0.8 }
		}
	}
	colored_emblem={
		color1="black"
		texture="ce_seal_name_zhong_4e2d.dds"
		instance={
			position={ 0.500000 0.3 }
			scale={ 0.38 0.38 }
		}
	}
	colored_emblem={
		color1="black"
		texture="ce_seal_name_yuan_539f.dds"
		instance={
			position={ 0.500000 0.68 }
			scale={ 0.38 0.38 }
		}
	}
}

De jure kingdoms of Zhongyuan

Each one's de jure counties (common/landed_titles), biggest first, on the game's paper map.

How to use these IDs in the console
  1. In Steam, add -debug_mode to the game's launch options (Properties → General).
  2. In the game, open the console with the ` key (§, ~ or ^ on some keyboards).
  3. Paste the command (give_title e_zhongyuan) and press Enter. Using the console turns achievements off for that game.

Source: game/common/landed_titles/02_china.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2. Commands as listed on the official wiki's console page. See also title IDs, character IDs, dynasty IDs and nicknames.

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