Quick Links
InHearts of Iron 4, there are multiple formable nations that you’re able to attempt to make. Previous DLC let you form Rome as Italy to create the European Union as France, with different ways of doing so. With the Graveyard of Empires DLC, the developers have added more content to the game, including formable nations.
One of these nations is the Mughal Empire, which you can form as the British Raj. Doing so will require you to pick the right Focuses on the new Focus Tree, as well as going to war with the Allies.
How To Form The Mughal Empire
Playing as the British Raj, you will need to pick the correct national focuses on the focus tree to form the Mughal Empire. Picking the wrong first or second national focus will completely lock you out of the path, so be careful.Complete the following focuses to form the Mughal Empire:
The path has two parts. The first one is theMughal Uprising, which will make you play as the Princely Breakaway State against the British Raj. You will need tohold out for 250 days for a scripted ceasefire, and if youcontrol West Punjab, Delhi, Peshawar, and North Baluchistan,you will get more from the Peace Deal.
The second part is theRevolt of the Princes,which will make youdeclare war on the British Raj and the Allies. When going through this war, remember thatthere is no scripted peace dealwith them. You must wait for the Allies to capitulate via the Axis or defeat them yourself.
Mughal Empire Strategy And Tips
When starting theMughal Uprisingnational focus, you will want topushtothe north andget West Punjab and Delhi.This will give you abetter peace deal. The states of West Punjab and Delhi will not only give you more industry but also allow for more manpower to make more divisions.
To make the supply situation easier in the north, connect the Supply Hub in the Peshawar State to the one in North Baluchistan before the uprising starts.
Once the scripted Peace Deal happens, you’ll either keep the land you had originally or get more if you took the states of Lahore and Delhi. This is where you’ll start toprepare for the second waragainst the Raj.
As The Princely Breakaway State and later the Sultanate of Al-Hind,you will keep the Agrarian Society National Spirit debuff. This will severely hinder your manpower pool, so it’s best to complete focuses that will lessen the effect.
Focuses under theLocal Recruitment Officers treewill help with that, as well asAl-Hindi Territorial ForceandReform the Agricultural System. You won’t completely remove it when the next war happens, but it will be dramatically less with these focuses.
You will not have enough of an industry to diversify your forces. It’s best to focus on Infantry and build Infantry Equipment and, later on, Artillery.
When it comes to industry,constructing civilian factories for tradeis always good. The Indian subcontinent will lack steel without certain focuses, sotrade with the Soviet Union for steelfor your production.
You willget free Military Factories through focuses, you will mostly need to do that instead of constructing them. Most of them can be foundunder theAmmunition Factory Khadkifocus. It’s best to stockpile Infantry Equipment and later Artillery since the bulk of your army will be Infantry Divisions.
When it comes to your Army, make sure to have enough to man the front line as well asgarrison the ports. Throughout the war with the allies,the AI will not stop making naval invasions, and you won’t have a navy to defend yourself.
For an all-rounder Division Template, take the Rajput Regiment and make it into 7 infantry battalions, then add a Support Artillery Company. It’s also better if you switch your doctrine to Superior Firepower and follow the right side.
Completing certain national focuses will give you free units. There are a lot of them scattered throughout the focus tree.The Elephants of the Modern Age national focus will give you Elephant Divisions; these will act as your tank divisions. Just remember thatthey will need a lot of Infantry Equipment and Artilleryto train and maintain!
If you haveHistorical AI Focuseson, then at one point,the Allies as well as the Soviet Union will attack Iranto your west. Make sure that you have units to protect your western territories when that happens.
