Founding of the Irao Dynasty

Political event

During the Great Plague, around 60% of the population of Vekirai had converted to the Pentarchist religion. The Irao family were wealthy merchants and the most influencial Pentarchists in the city. When Luria Gan Irao declared his claim as rightful King of Vekirai and Master of the Ports, he was all but unopposed; the three highest ranked admirals in the Vekirati Navy had already converted to Pentarchism and supported the Irao claim.   The Irao kings ruled over Vekirai from 328 to 213BU.

The Irao kings ruled over Vekirai from 328 to 213BU. They oversaw massive growth in the city. The elders who had ruled previously became the mages of the royal court and were sponsored throughout the Irao period to encode their vast knowledge in the codices which would become the bulk of the Great Library of Vekirai.   The kings also amassed vast wealth through their taxation of goods arriving into the Great Port of Vekirai. The trade through the Great Port fed the cities of Vaitaret and Dabrait and the Cyirosi settlements to the south. Under the Kings of the Irao Dynasty, the Five Great Towers of Vekirai were united by newly built bridges and tunnels to form the Grand Palace of Vekirai which would later be re-purposed as the Great Library.   There were 7 Heads of House Irao who were kings of Vekirai during the period. They were:

1. Luria I, King of Vekirai, Master of the Great Port(328 - 303 BU)
2. Hamat I, King of Vekirai, Master of the Great Port (303 - 288 BU)
3. Hamat II, King of Vekirai (288 - 286 BU)
4. Srama I, King of Vekirai (286 - 269 BU, Srama's mother Hyama ruled as regent for the first 10 years of his reign)
5. Luria II. King of Vekirai, Master of the Great Library and of the Great Port (269 - 243 BU)
6. Luria III, King of Vekirai and of the Sea (243 - 229 BU)
7. Varsel, King of Vekirai (229 - 213 BU)