Kingdom of Shan
One of the major sea powers of the world, Shanite merchant ships can be seen in ports as far as the Sea of Indras.
Once the southern province of the Ancient Alousian Empire, Archduke Findraster III led Shan to declare independence in the wake of the demonic invasion twelve hundred years ago. While the northern parts of Alousia were ravaged by the rift that opened there, the southern regions of Shan were largely untouched. The Emperor in the north rightly spent his time fighting the otherworldly invaders. This left the south without the resources for infrastructure and the military it still needed. After emancipation, the newly independent Shanites immediately and effectively organized themselves as a powerful centralized state, though not much changed for the majority of the people. Despite being independent, Findraster refused the title of Emperor in deference to the well-loved imperial leader fighting demons in the north. Re-organized armies of Shanite conscripts immediately marched north to the aid of the remains of the Ancient Alousian Empire.
Now one of the major sea powers of the world, Shanite merchant ships can be seen in ports as far away as the Sea of Indras and Port Nyanzaru on the Chultan peninsula.
For the past two centuries, the kings and queens of Shan have withdrawn, living lives of luxury, contemplation, and decadence. The royalty see actual governing as beneath them, leaving the running of the kingdom in the hands of their Vizier. The Viziers of Shan are now kings in everything but name, keeping the puppet royalty amused and occasionally bringing them out in well-controlled public settings. The current ruler of Shan is Vizier Davrian Onesa, a 47-year old bugbear wizard. The current figurehead royal is the 168-year old half elven Queen Indrassa Coultan XIV. She is the only daughter of the late King Harian Coultan V and Queen Bashriva Alteyn. She has no children and she is the last surviving member of House Coultan.
If Queen Indrassa dies without an heir, it will be the end of the Arbein Dynasty. House Arbein is the second Shanite Dynasty, having taken power in 412 A.C. from House Tenrasha. House Arbein died out three hundred years ago, when the last Arbein King died in 942 A.C., leaving the closely-related House Coultan to govern.
Shan is home to an enormous, sprawling set of interwoven river deltas spanning hundreds of miles.
The name 'Shan' comes from the Old Alousian shah (many) and anan (rivers)
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Shan, Kingdom of
One of the major sea powers of the world, Shanite merchant ships are commonly seen in ports as far east as the Sea of Indras and beyond.
Type
Geopolitical, Archduchy
Demonym
Shanite
Government System
Monarchy, Absolute
Power Structure
Unitary state
Economic System
Mixed economy
Official Languages
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