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The Raonites and the Reiji co-existed peacefully as the Raonites built their colony, which they named Reijia after the native name for the area. The name means "land of the fire people." Over time, the two populations began to intermarry, and the Reiji joined the Raonites in living in the city of Khaj. Raonite ability to effectively govern the reaches of territory so far south gradually became restricted, first caused by massive military defeats from the Tavari and Banians in the far north and later, at the year 1400, a massive plague striking the core Ni-Rao territory. In the year 1448, the local viceroy in charge, Anao Meo, offered to purchase the city of Khaj and its immediate surrounding countryside from the Empire. The Empire, sorely in debt, accepted. While officially the other land around them belonged to the Empire, in practice they had abandoned their holdings in the region some 20 to 30 years after the sale of Khaj. |
The Raonites and the Reiji co-existed peacefully as the Raonites built their colony, which they named Reijia after the native name for the area. The name means "land of the fire people." Over time, the two populations began to intermarry, and the Reiji joined the Raonites in living in the city of Khaj. Raonite ability to effectively govern the reaches of territory so far south gradually became restricted, first caused by massive military defeats from the Tavari and Banians in the far north and later, at the year 1400, a massive plague striking the core Ni-Rao territory. In the year 1448, the local viceroy in charge, Anao Meo, offered to purchase the city of Khaj and its immediate surrounding countryside from the Empire. The Empire, sorely in debt, accepted. While officially the other land around them belonged to the Empire, in practice they had abandoned their holdings in the region some 20 to 30 years after the sale of Khaj. |
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Anao Meo and his descendants served as Kings of Reijia. Initially |
Anao Meo and his descendants served as Kings of Reijia. Initially, the King of Reijia was still in fealty to the higher-ranking Emperor of Ni-Rao, and Reijia was a tributary state. However, Reijia had stopped sending tribute to Ni-Rao by the turn of the 16th century, and the Kings later ruled under their own, independent authority. Very quickly after independence, Reijia turned its focus to shipping and commerce, and commissioned fleets of ships to be built to carry Reijian merchants and trade envoys everywhere they could reach. The Strait of Khaj is naturally navigable by ship, but was dredged regularly beginning in the 17th century to allow for even larger ships to pass. Khaj's position as a major city right in the middle of the strait meant it was virtually certain to be a stop for every ship that passed through. |
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Merchants and shipowners very quickly became a powerful class in Reijian society. Initially, a Senate composed of appointees by the King served as a legislature. As the Senate became populated with more and more merchants, the merchant class was able to gradually establish itself as a political power. The governmental system changed from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional-style monarchy, with the King serving a figurehead role. In 1753, when King Anao XI died without heir, the Senate agreed to adopt a republican system of government. A Constitutional Charter was drafted and then approved by the Senate that changed the Senate into the Council of Freeholders and Burgesses, which would hold the legislative power of the state. The House would elect two of its own to serve as Co-Consuls, who would together be head of state. This charter is still in effect in the present day, with some amendments. |
Merchants and shipowners very quickly became a powerful class in Reijian society. Initially, a Senate composed of appointees by the King served as a legislature. As the Senate became populated with more and more merchants, the merchant class was able to gradually establish itself as a political power. The governmental system changed from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional-style monarchy, with the King serving a figurehead role. In 1753, when King Anao XI died without heir, the Senate agreed to adopt a republican system of government. A Constitutional Charter was drafted and then approved by the Senate that changed the Senate into the Council of Freeholders and Burgesses, which would hold the legislative power of the state. The House would elect two of its own to serve as Co-Consuls, who would together be head of state. This charter is still in effect in the present day, with some amendments. |
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