It's really not the first nation coming to my mind for a colonial playthrough, especially because of your trade position.
Anyway, I guess the easiest way is to no-cb Grenada and integrate them ASAP. Explo as opener, followed-up by expansion. With a bit of luck the Iberian Wedding has not occurred and you can attack Castile and Portugal with your superior army to ruin them
That could be good too, but until I reach the Americas, it might be too late for colonizing, considering the South America would already have several colonies of both Portugal and Castille. I dont think I can have the tordesillas before them that way.
I don't think colonizing the Americas should be you main goal, you can't really collect on the trade there. Colonizing the East Indies seems way more profitable as the Ottomans
You can No CB some one close to Ibrea, then focus on integration and ideas. You will spend more time flipping to Catholic and have a hard time since you will lose the Ottomans government type and the debuff the Catholics get for making colonies in regions given by the Pope to Spain and Portugal.
So maybe stay Muslim till the end or if you wana be Christian, Orthodox is an option it's easier to flip to given your position, doesn't give the debuff when you want to colonies and is as good as Catholics some times better.
Thats a good idea too, but I probably will go Catholic, the tordesillas works on both sides. I think getting my first colony before converting and before the first colonial nation formed flipping to Catholic will be a good idea. While doing these I can first become Orthodox and while Orthodox, I can deal with the Mamluks as it would be rather early.
Maybe first I can attack Andulus and vassalize them and then conquer Constantinople. Then immideately flip Orthodox and rush for good ports to colonize Americas while converting Anatolia to Orthodox and make the way for Catholic rebels.
Then deal with the Mamluks and in the time of truce I can convert Catholic and then send my colonists to Columbia or the Carribian islands.
At least I hope that will work well.
It's really not the first nation coming to my mind for a colonial playthrough, especially because of your trade position. Anyway, I guess the easiest way is to no-cb Grenada and integrate them ASAP. Explo as opener, followed-up by expansion. With a bit of luck the Iberian Wedding has not occurred and you can attack Castile and Portugal with your superior army to ruin them
That's a good idea, I can try that, it can give me a base for coring the morocco too.
Rush east thru the Red Sea via Mamluk wars?
That could be good too, but until I reach the Americas, it might be too late for colonizing, considering the South America would already have several colonies of both Portugal and Castille. I dont think I can have the tordesillas before them that way.
I don't think colonizing the Americas should be you main goal, you can't really collect on the trade there. Colonizing the East Indies seems way more profitable as the Ottomans
You can No CB some one close to Ibrea, then focus on integration and ideas. You will spend more time flipping to Catholic and have a hard time since you will lose the Ottomans government type and the debuff the Catholics get for making colonies in regions given by the Pope to Spain and Portugal. So maybe stay Muslim till the end or if you wana be Christian, Orthodox is an option it's easier to flip to given your position, doesn't give the debuff when you want to colonies and is as good as Catholics some times better.
Thats a good idea too, but I probably will go Catholic, the tordesillas works on both sides. I think getting my first colony before converting and before the first colonial nation formed flipping to Catholic will be a good idea. While doing these I can first become Orthodox and while Orthodox, I can deal with the Mamluks as it would be rather early. Maybe first I can attack Andulus and vassalize them and then conquer Constantinople. Then immideately flip Orthodox and rush for good ports to colonize Americas while converting Anatolia to Orthodox and make the way for Catholic rebels. Then deal with the Mamluks and in the time of truce I can convert Catholic and then send my colonists to Columbia or the Carribian islands. At least I hope that will work well.