Guides
Historical Campaigns & Their History
Every map in Era of Warlords is a real historical setting. These guides cover the actual history behind each campaign — the wars, the leaders, and how each era's conflicts actually played out.
Sengoku Japan
The history behind Sengoku Japan: how a century of civil war among rival daimyo ended in unification under Nobunaga, Hideyoshi and Ieyasu.
East Asia · 770–221 BCWarring States China
The history behind Warring States China: five centuries of shifting alliances between Qi, Chu, Qin and their rivals, and how Qin finally unified China.
East Asia · 184–234 ADThree Kingdoms
The history behind Three Kingdoms: the fall of the Han dynasty, the rise of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan, and the wars that split China in three.
Mediterranean & Near East · 280–31 BCImperium Romanum
The history behind Imperium Romanum: how Rome fought Carthage, Macedon and the Hellenistic kingdoms to turn the Mediterranean into "Our Sea".
Europe · 1805–1813Napoleonic Europe
The history behind Napoleonic Europe: the Coalition wars, the invasion of Russia, and the alliances that finally brought down Napoleon.
Mediterranean & Near East · 336–323 BCAlexander the Great
The history behind Alexander the Great: the conquest of the Persian Empire from Macedon to India, and the wars of his successors.
Europe · 1939–1944World War II: Europe
The history behind World War II in Europe: Blitzkrieg, the fall of France, Operation Barbarossa and the Allied advance to Overlord.
Europe · 1914–1918World War I
The history behind World War I: the alliance system that dragged Europe into war, the trench stalemate, and the collapse of four empires.
India · 600–261 BCAncient India
The history behind Ancient India: the sixteen Mahajanapadas, the rise of Magadha, and the Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta and Ashoka.
India · 1707–1795Mughal & Maratha
The history behind Mughal & Maratha: the fracturing of the Mughal Empire, the rise of the Marathas and Sikhs, and the arrival of the East India Company.
Mediterranean & Near East · 632–656The Rise of Islam
The history behind The Rise of Islam: how the Rashidun Caliphate conquered the exhausted Byzantine and Sassanid empires within a single generation.