The nation with the highestВ % of contribution can reap all the rewards of a Jihad. Like Crusades, Jihads have contributionВ % that works exactly like the contributionВ % for crusades. So if you are the Khagan of Ilkhanate and you are Shi'a, the Sunni Caliph can issue a jihad against you. The few most earliest targets for a Jihad (if started in 1337) would be Andalusia, held by Castille Aragon, or Jerusalem if a Crusade took Jerusalem first.ДЄlso note: anyone not a Sunni Muslim can be a target of a Jihad, even of you are a Shi'a. The Caliph will usually start alone fighting the target nation, but rulers are allowed to join in (or forced to) to increase the fighting force to fight the enemy. As with crusading, any rulers not joining will get an opinion penalty of -15 while those who joined will gain a +20 opinion gain from the caliph.

They usually target Christian nations, but sometimes they will target pagan nations as well. In Jihads, every once in a while, most will happen after a Crusader is done and if the crusade is won, then the caliph, usually the Abassid caliphate, will issue the order to Jihad. Jihads tend to aim for entire kingdoms like France or Anatolia and gainings will be given to any Muslims who held the title or those who contributed the most during the Jihad. In Crusader Kings II, Jihads are very similar in terms of aims and means to the Crusades done by Catholics, although JIhads are different in which a Muslim ruler must follow his own leader, be it Shi'a or Sunni. JihadВ is a Muslim concept believed by most Muslims, be it Shi'a or Sunni that it is a stuggle to fight against anything that is considered dangerous or decadent by a Muslim. For article on Crusades go here : Crusades

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