Imagi-Nations that are used in wargames are fictional countries that have been created to provide a setting for battles, campaigns, and wars.

The Imagi-Nations that will be featured in this blog all ‘exist’ during the latter part of the nineteenth and early part of the twentieth centuries, the period usually referred to a ‘La Belle Époque’.

This was a period characterised by general economic prosperity, colonial expansion, and technological and scientific innovation. Amongst the latter two were the development of the motor vehicle, the telephone, early aircraft, and medical advances in the fields of germ theory of disease, bacteriology, and X-ray photography.

The Sultanate of Sahel

The Sultanate of Sahel

A history of Sahel

The Sultanate of Sahel is actually a loose confederation of three major tribes that occupy land to the south and west of Zubia. During its history it has been part of the Harabian and then the Sofaman Empires, but when they declined, it regained its independence.

The position of sultan is not hereditary and is usually occupied by the most powerful of the current tribal leaders. In the past some sons have succeeded their fathers as sultan, but this is not the norm.

The people of the Sahel speak a common language (Bedawi).

Each of the tribes is divided into clans, and clans (and sometimes tribes) have been known to fight each other over the right to use pastureland for their herds of cattle. The sultan does not usually intervene in these conflicts unless it is his own tribe or clan that is involved. In such cases troops from his bodyguard (the only full-time professional Saheli soldiers) intervene to bring an end to the fighting.

The Saheli are warlike and often raid Zubian territory to seize cattle for their herds or to acquire supplies of metal. The Zubians claim that the Sultanate of Sahel is part of their territory, but any influence or control of the sultanate is at best tenuous.

The three major tribes of Sahel are:

  • The Baggari
  • The Sudani
  • The Hadendowi

The economy of Sahel

The economy of the Sultanate is based on a mixture of semi-nomadic pastoralism, fishing, and small-scale agriculture. Skilled craftsmen in metal can be found in most of the larger settlements and the capital, but there is no large-scale industry.

The army of Sahel

The army of Sahel has the following units:

  • Infantry
    • 1st Infantry Regiment
    • 2nd Infantry Regiment
    • 3rd Infantry Regiment
    • 4th Infantry Regiment
    • 5th Infantry Regiment
    • 6th Infantry Regiment
    • 7th Infantry Regiment
    • 8th Infantry Regiment
    • 9th Infantry Regiment
    • 10th Infantry Regiment
    • 11th Infantry Regiment
    • 12th Infantry Regiment
    • 13th Infantry Regiment
    • 14th Infantry Regiment

Units shown in italics are militia or reserve units.

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