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[[Maladh Al-Taajir]] ([[w:Arabic|Taajiri Shahilli]]: ملاذ التاجر), occasionally shortened to [[Maladh Al-Taajir|Al-Taajir]], is a small nation on the eastern coast of [[Arcturia]]. It's closest neighbour is [[Sokala]] to the north. The capital and largest city, Khalij Al-Sayaadin, is home to a majority of the country's 3,500,000 people.
Maladh Al-Taajir was founded in Antiquitythe medieval period as a distant trading outpost and semi-independent emirate of the [[Imbiraturia|ImbiraturianNoorani EmpireCaliphate]]. SlavesTaajiri frompeople thecan mainlandmainly weretrace frequentlytheir resettledancestry in the colonyback to growthe itsnumerous population. It is speculatedslaves that slaveswere outnumbered free men 50brought to 1.the Despitecolony its status as a trading outpost,and the slavesNoorani that were resettled were usually not exported elsewhere upon their arrival. All Taajiri people inescaped the moderncaliphate day can trace back a part of their ancestry to these slaves. Maladh Al-Taajir isafter the sole area of the world where Imbiraturia's language and culture[[Kéya|Kéyan]] persistsconquest.
Religion permeates every part of Taajiri society, though faith and government are separate under law. Maladh Al-Taajir is predominantly an [[Almuridism|Almuridist]] nation, with 89.1% of the population adhering to this religion.
Its power, influence, and importance to trade has waxed and waned throughout history. Under ImbiraturianNoorani rule, it was one ofmost theimportant region'sports mostin importantthe portsregion. This period of growth and prosperity ended alongside the former empirecaliphate, causing turmoil in Al-Taajir as different factions vied for power. Due to its strategic location as a connection between [[Arcturia]] and [[Aurora]], it has been a protectorate of numerous past empires. Maladh Al-Taajir has been an independent nation since TBD.
[[Category:Al-Taajir]]
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