List of interesting religion/culture/government combinations.

Posted this on reddit a while ago. Plenty of interesting combos, not so hard to pull off.

NOMADIC

• Religion: Tengri

It might be obvious but nomadic retinue can consist of Light Cavalry units, and Tengri gives 30% to LC attack and defense

• Religion: Hindu

30% Morale is good at the every stage of the game.

• Religion: Muslim

It has a few bonus events that help with the relations a little (hajj and faqih/hafiz), but it is mostly for 25% jizya tax. If we conquer new non-muslim feudal lands and generate muslim governors for them, we would get a bit more income after some time.

• Religion: Jain

Relationship bonus for your vassals (+15 from Jain and possible +5 from a sect). If you want to keep your sedentary vassals happy, this is the religion to pick. As a nomad you retain all of the aggressive CBs anyways: Invasion, Subjugation and Subordination.

• Religion: Germanic

Blot can boost up your morale for a while and you can get traits like Sea King by raiding inland with your horde.

• Religion: Pagan Defensive

I did not check it but I am positive that our horde troops would get 80% defensive bonus in our territories.

• Culture Group: Altaic

Retreat and Ambush combat tactic. Simply put: unreliable tactic.

• Culture: Alan

Castrating and Blinding for the cruel rulers out there. Also Embolon charge tactics, which isn't bad.

• Culture: Mongol

Allows the creation of the Mongol Empire, and the Mongol Empire has a special hunt called Nerge which gives huge morale boost and can be used quite often.

• Special Mention

Immortal Hindu Khan of Khans would have permanent 30% Morale from Religion and 15% from the Khans of Khans modifier + occasional bonus from Nerge. Khan of Khans also gives opinion boost for vassals. It lasts only one generation so Immortality is a must.

• Cheese/Favor Only

Culture: Frankish, Occitan, Norman, German, or Breton Can invite these commanders to lead our cavalry flanks and fire 420% HC damage combat tactics.

REPUBLIC

• Religion: Muslim

4 wives will speed up our trade post limit. Also, no decadence.

• Religion: Pagan and Dharmic.

Concubines and raiding. Special mention to Unreformed Germanics bonus 30% more retinues which would be great for a republic.

• Culture: Norse, Berber, Altaic (did I miss any?)

Raiding. Can be paired with Muslim religion.

TRIBAL

• Religion: Muslim

Open succession prevents succession crisis and by being independent muslim we get +5 presitge per month which helps upgrading tribal holdings. Decadence at 0% also helps our light infantry win battles that reach melee phase.

• Culture: Celtic
• Religion: Jain

Hard to pull off but I think it would be cool. Celtic cultures allows Tanistry succession. Jainism increases our domain by 3 so with some laws and nice stewardship we can get around 15 domain bonus. If we will have only barony level vassals as a King, we will be able to select our next heir with ease(I don't know if heir designation would work with Tanistry).

• Culture: Mongol
• Religion: Jain, Buddhist

Mongols can have ultimo succession as a tribe and religions mentioned above can designate any progeny as the heir.

• Religion: Hindu

Very little compared to others but 30% morale for tribes is good.

FEUDAL/IQTA

• Culture: Norse, Berber
• Religion: No Pagan, No Hindu

Can raid.

• Culture: Celtic
• Religion: Germanic

Can be strong if we get lucky and our vassals vote for high martial heir.

• Religion: Jain
• Title: Byzantine Empire

Born in Purple, Jainism, Jain sect will grant us huge vassal opinion bonus. The downsides are limited CB