Reviving an EMPIRE in ONE LIFE: CK3 Sassanid Challenge

Revive Iran with the CK3 Legacy of Persia DLC! play.crusaderkings.com/Alzabo. This video is sponsored by Paradox Interactive.
There’s a hidden prince of Persia in Crusader Kings: the last Zoaroastrian member of the Sassanid dynasty! Can we revive the ancient Iranian dynasty of the Sassanian empire with the brand new legacy of Persia CK3 DLC? In today’s crusader kings challenge video AlzaboHD will seek to expand as much as he can with only one life to forge an empire - the Sassanid empire. Can stacking health modifiers and the new invasion casus bellis bring back an ancient empire before succession? Can we restore Zoroastrianism as the religion of Persia? Let’s find out in this latest CK3 challenge video!
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Table of Contents
Introduction 0:00
The Prince of Persia 0:55
Thus Spake Zarathustra 4:01
Persian Procurement 5:25
Thy Kingdom Come 7:30
Iranian Resurgence 9:22
Caliphal Concessions 10:56
The Neo-Persian Empire 12:36
Autumn of our Years 15:23
State in Succession 17:50
Thanks for Watching 20:04
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[@AlzaboHD]

Revive Iran with the CK3 Legacy of Persia DLC! play.crusaderkings.com/Alzabo. This video is sponsored by Paradox Interactive.

[@alexsmith2910]

Praise the sun! Zunbil run from the secret zunbil!

[@tarihseyyah9726]

Please,, play as a vassal of the arberian culture as a of Byzantium empire. And thanks to this wife, he believes in Islam (Maturidi). And become the first Muslim vassal of Byzantium. And let him spread the Islamic civilization from the lands of Albania to the world. Let him make Byzantium the Islamic empire. and change his name to an Islamic name after becoming a Muslim. It would be a very epic story and episodes could be shot. Please man please

[@OrphiousGG]

sooo the Ida von Habsburg dynasty video you made got 10k likes, are you gonna make a part 2 in the future? 👀

[@Jonnybravo589]

I feel like this game really needed a more interesting location or topic. Actually they need to do what they did to Spain to the holy land or Italy. Feel like they promised more when the game released and haven’t gotten enough of ck 2 aspects

[@croissantgaming2890]

Just so you know right above the walls of gorgon in 867 there is one of the last arsacids of persia might be interesting for you to retake persia as him

[@captainkirkmc6748]

6:30 "Uzani, his army with fists closed, shaka'ed when the walls fell" has to be the single greatest reference you've ever managed to work into one of your videos. Great work!

[@AlzaboHD]

Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra

[@carltonleboss]

What is this a reference to?

[@tristanchristiansen9054]

ST TNG@@carltonleboss

[@thefinal9923]

@@carltonleboss I missed the original commenters reference, but Darmok is a Star Trek: The Next Generation reference

[@gubbish]

Gilgamesh and Enkidu at Uruk

[@punkaludunk]

3 in a week how can he get away with this 🥵

[@AlzaboHD]

Haha I've moved into my new place and I'm ready to print some ducats! Thanks for watching

[@44hy57]

Lots of Paradox money with multiple releases at once

[@adneme86]

Wow.... A revival maybe

[@maxgraf438]

We are blessed

[@R3GARnator]

Stuartship life path go brrrrr @@AlzaboHD

[@ryanbarber6481]

That's insane that you can do THAT much expanding in one single life span. I always love reviving Zoroastrianism, it's so fun lol. But, I usually do my own Seljuk-inspired run with that, and start up in Oghuz-Il, and expand all the way down to the entirety of Persia.

[@the1grove]

This DLC needs a rework already, I've already noticed that vassals can too easily claim your throne (and as a result become your rival). By the time your in your 20th year of the game, most if not all of your vassals could have a claim and launch constant wars against you.

[@teckno3025]

Lmao yes

[@GlizzyGoblin757]

mayors vassals especially constantly claim my throne

[@KittenCritters]

@@GlizzyGoblin757 so just kick them out? lol

[@matthewgladback8905]

Every CK3 player ever: "That's a bold move for a man who can be replaced at the push of a button." Okay, two button presses. @@GlizzyGoblin757

[@sarkis951]

Also concession ends the intermezzo too quickly.

[@ThatOneREDScout]

12:52 "Our stinky sovereign celebrated his victory by farting on his Granddaughter-Wife" Just a normal game of CK3 right here.

[@sparks3430]

I'm using my one life to like, subscribe, and purchase the Legacy of Persia DLC using the link in the description below!

[@AlzaboHD]

Thank you for your service

[@benjaminobienu5297]

This is a beautiful story you made, Mr. AlzaboHD. Only revving the Sassanid Empire with a one-lifetime protagonist is an excellent way of creating a saga for the Adventurous journey. I would love to see a sequel to it and have Persia conquer the Byzantine Empire and have the Shah make Constantinople his new capital; what would you think about the Sassanids conquering the Holy Roman Empire and having a relative become the Shah of the Germans and Italians. What do you think of that idea? Mr. AlzaboHD? Any thoughts, comments, and opinions about this idea? Fantastic video, my friend. Keep up the great work, and never give up!

[@aspacelex]

I dunno why everyone doesn't max out the court amenities as soon as they're a king, the opinion bonus is insane and allows you to invite basically anyone to your court.

[@SGAman123_]

I usually play CK2, but when I do play CK3, I can’t afford to increase the amenities

[@aspacelex]

@@SGAman123_ You can though, it's 3.2 gold a month for small realms. What are some realms where you couldn't afford that?

[@nick3xtremegaming212]

@@aspacelex probably the poorest. but if money is tight its nothing some buildings and deving can't fix

[@aspacelex]

@@nick3xtremegaming212 What's a real example of that though? Even the mountains/desert mountains terrains have quarries, how can one make enough money to create 2 duchies and 1 kingdom while also not being able to afford 3.2 gold/month? Also what's deving?

[@nick3xtremegaming212]

@@aspacelex deving is increasing your provinces development. And also sometimes income can be too low to afford it

[@tkaine7983]

Imagine being one of the newest Iranian convert to Islam in this timeline. In your late childhood you begrudgingly accept your new religion but then some dude beams you psychic brain waves letting you know the patriots at in control, and restores Zoroastrian Persia in a few decades

[@Gaivs]

Playing as the Bavandids has always been one of my favorites in CK3, as you normally have to play tall for some time, play politics with the Caliph and slowly usurp power in Persia.

[@pedrotbird5426]

NEW ALAZBO HD CK3 VIDEO!! I know what I'm watching for the next 20 minutes

[@jon.wilson]

Rockin the Kaaba, rock the Kaaba

[@bungalo50]

Those rug jokes really tied the whole video together man

[@logankerschner221]

These CK3 videos always get me back into the game, time to binge some challenge vids!

[@kwiteloverboy]

My lord Alzabo, this video of yours is quite exquisite. May I request you do more Democracy 4 content in the future? Maybe even those similar to your Japan one, even though you turning Brazil in a Sexist Ecostate was pretty fun.

[@lteunlimiteddata9081]

We must see the sequel. Long live the fires of Persia

[@pivertironlungs7408]

Thank you for a great video! Really looking forward to some more ck3 in the future too

[@tristanchristiansen9054]

bro loved your stuff for so long but when you dropped TNG reference my mind exploded thank you so much for all your clever word/game play

[@hfirex13]

great dlc, man i can't believe how amazing this soundtrack is

[@AlzaboHD]

Right? Its awesome!

[@nerdyfellow]

I don't know how someone can be so good at this game lmao

[@Hugo_Mendez]

I will love to see this became a series

[@BlueSideUp77]

Rosham, his sails unfurled!

[@deadsmile4817]

An Idea: Play as the last survivor of islam and bring it back by taking the sassanid empire down in a single life. Silly but sounds cool

[@allenellisdewitt]

Zoroastrianism across the world!

[@Druchii]

It’s not my birthday until the 13th but you’ve made it already with these multiple videos ❤ honestly one of the top KZbinrs out there 🔥

[@AlzaboHD]

Happy almost birthday!

[@combrade-t]

Access to Invasion Cassus Belli relitavely easily but with a downside is really nice, having the possibility for insane expansion likely followed by an extended period of vunerability and civil war when you inevitably die. Quite nice, would be interested to see how bad the internal conflict is following a one lifetime conquest of the middle east.

[@Harl3inger]

Praise be, 3 videos in a week!

[@FoundationAfro]

I survived most of it, but I had to take off my glasses and drop my face in my hands for the Georgia on My Mind joke. So congratulations for that, you pun that round.

[@sloshymold6170]

Sino-Roman empire pt. 2 when?

[@AlzaboHD]

Soon TM

[@legateelizabeth]

If he fancies doing that, he could use the Daqin mod for CK2, assuming he's open to making a CK2 vid again. It's all about Chinese-Roman/Byzantine syncretism. And I'm not just suggesting that because I made it.

[@bornassassin2111]

Awesome storytelling while the gameplay goes on.Great work! Hope you get10k likes soon and continue!

[@ITheUnforgivenI]

I love your videos, entertaining and interesting 🔥

[@carltonleboss]

Can't wait to play with this DLC!

[@robjohnson3095]

That was really tense and exciting, the way you were doing a reverse Alexander the Great, I was on the edge of my seat wondering if you'd make it to Greece!

[@ValensBellator]

6:30 loved the reference to my favorite star trek episode 😊

[@gabegeoff]

Great story, please do continue the story

[@finnjiro4301]

Please continue this!

[@rostyslavbielov849]

Nice work!

[@misterec5834]

Great video! One minor problem though, it's ROS TAM not ROSHAAM

[@willgaltney7376]

We need a sequel

[@TheRavenLord1]

How can Alzabo keep getting away with this? Always have fun watching the content.

[@Ealdorman_of_Mercia]

amazing story telling :)

[@ArtinJ]

As a Persian Nationalist, this brought me to tears 😭💔😭 Great job Alzabo!

[@Rys75div]

I have a question. As a persian nationalist, do you follow Zoroastrianism faith?

[@buurmeisje]

@@Rys75div The real question...

[@Moh_Ka]

​@@Rys75div kinda to fucked up to do that

[@baneandeddu8115]

LOVE IT

[@JohnsonPadder]

Stinky Sovereign sounds like a punk band lol. Great video as always Alzabo.

[@amirgrrs9819]

best ck3 dlc ever.... so intresting

[@camerongriggs46]

New alzabo just dropped

[@AquilesBarto]

loved that star trek reference

[@Wehdeo]

Best thumbnail ever 👈😮

[@AlzaboHD]

Haha thanks! I might change the text to "SASSANID" as the click thru rate is actually low

[@Frixworks]

I would be interested to see you play a Kurdish Yazidi game.

[@Capodraste]

Nice one ! A quick question : is the basileus we saw near the end a real heir to Alexander ? Like in family tree ? If yes, how so ?? Thanks !

[@ericsaxon5736]

Well, I learned something about the Zoroastrian faith. And I wish I didn't know it.

[@jukesduck9363]

Babe wake up it’s a new Alzabo CK3 upload

[@johnmcgraw1475]

37 thousand views, 140 thousand likes. It’s just that good folks

[@benjaminmelgaard7575]

a thing i like to do which i think would be a good video is doing the "cousin strategy" not its not incest alone its conquering kingdoms giving them to some family member and then making them independent then forcing them to join your wars for free soldier's and extra kights

[@fr-joey764]

No incest ?! I'm not interested.

[@manlikecake4672]

LIKE IT!!!

[@sahilhossain8204]

Ah yes the resurgence of the Persian Empire 🇮🇷🗿👌😎👍

[@strategicplays2977]

Very nice

[@thelionofnorth1053]

man you almost restore Achaemenid territory just lack a little bit of anatolia and europe. but you got whole of arabia that they didn't had

[@oivc606]

You're spoiling us

[@PasOdMater]

That Star Trek reference was deep. I wonder how many people noticed it.

[@x0lopossum]

12:00 LMAO 🤣🤣🤣

[@KingJupiter]

"Historians are not yet sure" is a very funny sentenve

[@seanm241]

nice king crimson reference

[@zaphodlucs]

now thats a flavor pack

[@billychops1280]

You should do one of these with Byzantium but from a earlier date than 867 so u can do it with a previous Byzantine imperial family like this vid

[@voltageesq.]

Eyy 3 in a week

[@AlzaboHD]

I think its a personal record

[@historyfactsshorts22]

We want a sequel

[@Alexander_ex9]

I did the same thing last night and started with custom ironmode Zoroastrian count and in 43 years sounded the Persian empire shame the empire just fell apart after his death

[@zepikse]

As a zoroastrian, this would be a dream come true if it actually happened in real life lol

[@nisargpatel4000]

11:40 "Kuwait couldn't wait to join their northern neighbour." That's so ironic. LMAO

[@Nosewrecky]

New alzabo

[@guillaumekaas6505]

Purr'shah stronk

[@elizabethjordan802]

Ck3 fans are eating good this week!

[@ryannowo5954]

how did you make your house Sassanid?

[@ThePigsmasher]

Honestly half the reason i watch is for your wordplay

[@Catots]

it would be cool if someone like zieley started playing as the byzantines to try to win the war against the sassanids

[@yurilemay884]

A blessing from the Lord!

[@princeps8980]

People like the Video! We need the Sequel

[@metaclownfish5921]

Would love to see some sun worship

[@R3GARnator]

Is it an AlzaboHD video without wincest?

[@ZiraRisasi]

Good deeds good thoughts good words

[@matthewpenny3538]

You conquered Bam so late just for the segue didn’t you 😂

[@idontlikerome2744]

Shapir!

[@OrphiousGG]

still waiting for the next vid continuing Ida von Habsburg's dynasty...

[@translarrybutz]

Does it take many playthroughs to get a successful run for a video?

[@angel21047]

How does he avoids to be declared war by the caliphs?

[@user-ky4iz5ks1i]

Oh,persian empire😍♥️

[@bardiagh6960]

me an Iranian:yes yes yes YESSS

[@JensOdense]

Praise the zun!

[@AlzaboHD]

Praise!

[@coreymetzker2521]

You’re shy of 10k likes but I’d love it if you made a sequel anyhow. One focussed almost entirely on realm stability and inquisition-type behavior. My favorite CK experiences so far have been wrestling with internal conflicts. Maybe it’s just because I’m bad at the game and you can navigate these problems with ease, making for a boring video. Just my two cents. Have a great day mate!

[@amilavxilmen5632]

Based

[@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084]

1 life, one like *ALL IS AS IT SHOULD BE*

[@AbrahamRad]

My friend, Rostam Is prounounced "ROSTAM" and not ROSHAM

[@bigg.3466]

Every time I play this character, he usually immediately gets cancer

[@PrinceOfParthia74]

iranians still do zwadadoodadoo to this day

[@user-uk9tp8ph4s]

How are you so good at everything you play?????

[@AlzaboHD]

Lol I do it as my fulltime job. Thanks for the compliment!

[@user-uk9tp8ph4s]

@@AlzaboHD No thank you for the videos! Hope to see more in the future ( and more of this series)!

[@DarthVantos]

Alzabo Rather than doing a second playthrough could you maybe, by the end of your playhthroughs put in a timelapse as you give control to the AI? I would rather see what the AI would do with your empire than you do a world conquest.

[@sahilhossain8204]

Lore of Reviving an EMPIRE in ONE LIFE: CK3 Sassanid Challenge Momentum 100

[@joshuapilling3641]

I got this achievement yesterday and its embarrassing to watch this, it took me like 100 in game years