1,000,000 - You failed to beat House Ua Finn, which would be later known as "The dynasty of the ten Mícheáls" After Mícheál I became count of Dubhlinn, he quickly began taking lands of Éire from the other counts and petty kings. Before he died in 1084, he had created The Empire of the Celts, or An Impireacht Na Ceiltigh, with the kingdoms of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England, (Éire, Alba, Bhreatain Bheag, and Sasana), and the duchies of Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Fast-forward to 1195, and Mícheál V has just died, after defeating the Sunni Muslims in the third Jihad against the Kingdom of Israel which his grandfather, Emperor Mícheál III created, and which was given to Mícheál III's second son. He also had went on Crusades for Arabia, Nubia and Abyssinia, which were all self-funded as the Empire had total control of the Papacy and College of Cardinals, and would still control it until Mícheál X, and then gave those titles to three of his four other sons, besides Mícheál VI. His fifth and final son was given the duchy of Aswan, in Egypt, and from there he began his own battles for Egypt. Mícheál V wasn't known as "the Magnificent" for nothing. Fast- forward again to 1270, where Mícheál X's life, and his reign of Na Ceiltigh had just ended. The Ua Finn dynasty lived on in Ruaidrí I and his sons of Na Ceiltigh, as well as the thrones of the Kingdom of Israel, Kingdom of Arabia, Kingdoms of Nubia and Abyssinia, Bhriotáin, Egypt, and as Dukes of the Petty Kingdoms of Normandy and Flanders. During the reign of Ruaidrí I, the Kingdoms of Nubia and Abyssinia merged to become the Empire of Abyssinia after the king of Nubia failed to produce a male heir and his heir married the prince of Abyssinia. The Ua Finn family survived well after the 1300s, with over 500 total members, and just less than 200 living members. There are still some living members of this dynasty today.
750,000 - You failed to beat House Oliveira, which was founded by Vincent I of Galicia. When he ascended to the throne of Galicia, he began his work on creating the Empire of Iberia. First taking the Catholic-controlled Spanish lands, (Castille, León, Aragon, and Navarra). His son, Vincent II then turned towards the Muslim lands, first taking lands from the Dhunnids, then the Almoravids, Yahaffids, and then Seville. He then finally created the Empire of Iberia in 1119. After his death, his two sons would equally share his lands. Vincent III taking the kingdoms of Portugal, Castille, León, and Navarra, and his younger brother, Fernando, taking the kingdoms of Andalusia and Aragon. The dynasty would continue to be split further, when Vincent had 4 sons, and Fernando had 2 sons. However, the dynasty continued to rule all of Iberia's de jure lands until the 1300s.
500,000 - You failed to beat House Stamatis, which was founded in 1243 by Odysseus I after he had risen to the throne of the Byzantine Empire that same year. Before, he was a master at intrigue, he ended up being matrilineally married to the Princess of the Byzantine Empire, and then killed off the male heirs to the throne. He had then, when his wife became the Queen, killed her and took the throne for himself. He then re-married and had his own male heir. From there, his son had converted to Catholicism and mended the Great Schism, leading to the Muslim world needing to worry about one more infidel Empire.
400,000 - You failed to beat House Árpád. Hungarian kings and queens who were pulling through very tough times in the 1100s. However, in 1167, a golden light from Heaven was brought forth to them, and they then invaded the de jure dukes of the kingdom of Wallachia, and won. Creating the Empire of Carpathia in 1173. Emperor Bogdán Árpád then saw a golden opportunity to make his dynasty stronger, after both his father and younger brother were slain, by presumably King Budziwuj Piast of Poland, and in 1185, he took his chances. He married the Polish princess, and heir to the throne, princess Magdalena Piast. 3 years later, King Budziwuj died, and Emperor Bogdán soon killed his wife. Now sitting atop three thrones, Carpathia, Hungary, and Poland, because the Kingdom of Wallachia was granted to the Csak dynasty, he was ready to continue his life of land-grabbing. He first remarried to a courtier in Wallachia named Nina Pop. Then afterwards, he declared holy war after holy war on the dukes and counts in the de jure kingdoms of Lithuania and Pommerania. After he died, his two sons, Bogdán II, and Sípos ascended to their thrones. Bogdán to the Empire of Carpathia, and Sípos to the newly formed Wendish Empire. Bogdán's branch ruled until the middle 1200s, after he died, years after losing a civil war to enact an elective monarchy. However, Bogdán had children, but they were all born out of wedlock, and his wife would bear only stillborns. Sípos' branch ruled until 1325, when the Piasts returned, with a vengeance. The last Piast, who was funded by the Hansa in the H.R.E. to retake Poland, did just that, and won. Just in time to defeat the Mongols. House Árpád then faded into obscurity.
300,000 - You beat House Susenyos, who were Jewish dukes in Nubia and Abyssinia. Under Mengesha II Susenyos, they became kings of Nubia and Egypt. Later, in 945, Nahom II Susenyos became Emperor of Abyssinia. The Susenyos house was pious enough, going regularly on pilgrimages to Jerusalem. However, that did not stop them from raiding their Muslim neighbors, which is why, in 992, they had multiple wars called on them by both Sunni and Shia Muslims. The House lost, and they soon faded into obscurity.
250,000 - You beat House De Nogla. (Yes, based on Daithi De Nogla). Daithí de Nogla was an Irish-based supporter of King Harold of England in Ulaidh. In 1066, when Norway and Duke William the Bastard declared war on Harold, Daithí joined in on Harold's side. He had helped Harold win the Battle of Stamford Bridge and win the war. For his troubles, he was helped to claim the Duchy of Ulster. After Magnus of Godwin and Daithí I died, there was a civil war in England. Daithí II supported the pretender, and after the war was over, he was made independent from the Kingdom of England, where he would create the Kingdoms of Ireland and Wales. After Daithí II died, Daithí III took the throne and would later be killed during the siege of Mann. The final power struggle occurred, when the De Nogla house was ended on the male line, and then the House faded into obscurity after the Kings of Scotland and England fought for control of Wales and Ireland. England won both wars, and soon after England would then take Scotland.
200,000 - You beat House Kadakia, who started out as counts in the kingdom of Delhi in 1066, but quickly grew to become dukes, and soon kings, of Delhi. They were able to hold their own against Muslims, Buddhists, Jains and other Hindus. They didn't necessarily have a lot of friends in the Indian subcontinent. One of the dynasty's rulers, Raktim, had to spend most of his entire life in hiding. But their magic happened when they were able to marry one of their male heirs to the kingdom of Lanka, and one of their female heirs to the kingdom of Punjab. The male heir of the dynasty soon succeeded both parents to their thrones, and ruled both kingdoms. Then, the son went to war against his cousin, who ruled over the kingdom of Punjab, for a claim on the throne of Punjab, and won by 1125. Many assassinations later, and the last Kadakia was murdered, and the dynasty faded into obscurity.
150,000 - You beat House Antreasian, founded by Kegham Antreasian in 1054, who was born a bastard. Kegham was an Armenian duke under the Byzantine Empire. However, that all changed, when he had all the de jure lands to usurp the Kingdom of Armenia, and he did just that. Before the power-complex got to him, he was a very loyal follower of the Byzantine Empire. However, after usurping the kingdom, he went to revolt against his previous Byzantine Emperor. He was smart, however, as he waited until a fairly large civil war erupted in the empire to declare his war. After becoming independent, he sought the kingdom of Georgia. He did that again, and by the year 1110, the dynasty had controlled both kingdoms. They held on through very many Byzantine civil wars, and Muslim invasions. However, when the Byzantine Empire finally got itself back together, they came back at the Armenian-Georgian kingdom, hard. First executing Kegham's only son, Sanatroug Antreasian, then allowing Kegham to rot in the dungeons for the rest of his life. Only sparing their wives, and Sanatroug's secondborn son, Dzeroun. Dzeroun ruled both kingdoms under the watchful eyes of the Byzantine Empire, until his death, when his two sons, named after his father and grandfather, each took their respective kingdom, Kegham taking Armenia, and Sanatroug taking Georgia. Both brothers lived in peace, with each other, and the Byzantine Empire, but were unable to climb any higher afterwards.
