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Re:The Ottoman Empire: Succession, Deposition and Fratricide by lainga on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @05:11PM (#17182944)
The converse lesson from CKII: the wiser sultans would look the other way at being cuckolded, if the children had good stats (how they could determine these is another matter)...
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Re:The Ottoman Empire: Succession, Deposition and Fratricide by craftyguy on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @05:14PM (#17182964)
Totally. Good stats > preserving some blood line.
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Re:The Ottoman Empire: Succession, Deposition and Fratricide by flukus on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @04:16AM (#17185990)
Just marry his oldest daughter to your second son and you can keep both.
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Re:The Ottoman Empire: Succession, Deposition and Fratricide by ericd on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @12:28AM (#17185072)
Anything for that Genius badge.
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