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29Bosnia is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It starts out surrounded by Hungary and Serbia. It also borders Venice to the west and Ragusa to the south.
Ragusa would normally be the first thought for expansions, but it starts guaranteed by the Ottomans Empire. It can help to have a claim on them, and in the event the Ottomans get into a very taxing war, they may not honour their guarantee. Serbia would be a logical second though for expansion. Assuming a threatened posture towards the Ottomans should help garner an alliance with their rivals. Such alliances will serve well to prevent Ottoman aggression. Most often, Poland, Hungary or Austria will have rivalled the Ottomans and would be suitable alliance partners. Do keep in mind that all of these are great powers, and sometimes they will be on a collision course, and Bosnia will have to play a balancing game of choosing between allies. It is worth considering that taking Dalmatia from Venice would allow, Emperor willing, to join the HRE. This would protect the player from both the Ottomans as well as a potentially belligerent Hungary. If Austria starts rivalled to Venice, it is possible to call them into a war against Venice, promising land. Having joined the HRE it is much less challenging to expand therein, and middle and upper Italy become much more viable targets.
If Austria is weakened, build relations with Poland and Lithuania, and if they are not rivalling Bohemia, then build relations with them as well. Once Bosnia chooses an ally, enter their wars and support them. It is extremely important to raise the trust between Bosnia and the ally, since that will cause them to support Bosnia in wars regardless of their relations to.
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