Here is current situation:
This turn just met Grahamian to the north and Azzaman to the east. Graham is Mehmed and Azza is Justinian. Which means we need to expand faster than Expansionist or Imperialistic neighbors. I guess we have to try. In any case, early wars are out of the question until starting area is firmly settled. The map is not crowded and REXing is priority. Sent pm's to both offering long term peace for 50 turns (to turn 70).
We already have 2 workers, building two more. There is a lot of settlers to build, farms to irrigate, and forests to chop.