Having rediscovered the box of 15mm figures donated to me by Carl Luxford, I decided that I would use them to create another Belle Époque imagi-nation to my collection.
As the figures include several cavalry figures on wonderfully barded mounts, I decided to base my new imagi-nation on the Kanem-Bornu Empire. This existed from about the eighth to the end on the nineteenth century and was located in the area of Africa that incudes parts of Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Libya, Algeria, Sudan, and Chad.
The Kingdom of the Ashona
The flag of the Kingdom of the Ashona.
The history of the Kingdom of the Ashona
The area now occupied by the Kingdom of the Ashona was originally ruled by the Harabian Empire, but when the empire collapsed, the former Harabian rulers remained in place and continued to administer the country. As a result, the Kingdom of the Ashona has more in common with modern Harabia than it has with the neighbouring Sultanate of Sahel and the Kingdom of the Obele.
The position of king is hereditary and is usually occupied by the eldest son of the previous king, although there have been occasions in the past where a younger son has inherited the throne. This has usually been due to the mental or physical incapacity of the eldest son.
The economy of the Kingdom of the Ashona
The economy of the Kingdom of the Ashona is based on a mixture of agriculture, fishing, trading, and mining and exporting precious metals and jewels. There are also some small-scale manufacturing industries in the country’s capital – mainly producing metal goods, including firearms – and the country is famous for the large number skilled craftsmen in wood and metal who can be found in its main towns.
The armed forces of the Kingdom of the Ashona
The country's army is composed of a small but well-equipped regular bodyguard which comprises infantry and cavalry units. This is supported in time of war by a tribal militia.
The army of the Kingdom of the Ashona has the following units:
- Infantry
- 1/1st Bodyguard Infantry Regiment
- 2/1st Bodyguard Infantry Regiment
- 1/2nd Bodyguard Infantry Regiment
- 2/2nd Bodyguard Infantry Regiment
- 1/1st Militia Infantry Regiment
- 2/1st Militia Infantry Regiment
- 1/2nd Militia Infantry Regiment
- 2/2nd Militia Infantry Regiment
- 1/3rd Militia Infantry Regiment
- 2/3rd Militia Infantry Regiment
- Cavalry
- 1/Bodyguard Cavalry Regiment
- 2/Bodyguard Cavalry Regiment
The army is organised into the following formations:
- Bodyguard
- 1st Bodyguard Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Bodyguard Infantry Regiment
- Bodyguard Cavalry Regiment
- Total bases = 6; Total SPs = 22 SPs
- Tribal Militia
- 1st Militia Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Militia Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Militia Infantry Regiment
- Total bases = 6; Total SPs = 24 SPs
Total bases = 12; Total SPs = 46 SPs
Units shown in italics are militia or reserve units.
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