1510

Early into the year, a Musha'sha' raiding party emerged from the east and headed towards the Safavid-held city of Basra. Being a comparatively small raiding force, and attempts to get elements inside the city's walls to open the gates having failed, the Musha'sha' focus instead on setting the surrounding region alight.

They then move northwards, towards the religiously significant cities of Karbala and Najaf. These cities fare no better than the countryside, getting pillaged and looted until the Musha'sha' are pushed back by native militia forces.

Attempts to create a network in the region fail however, due to the severity of the raids, but the lack of support or aid from the Safavid ruler is telling and waves of discontent let themselves known as the Safavid governors of Basra and Baghdad plead the Shah to act.

• Musha'sha' get 300,000f in military income, 100,000f in civilian income.

• Southern Iraq up to Najaf is devastated.