There are a number of small nations in the eastern part of
Mishtz̀azey. Each is ruled by a prince. In most cases, these princes are descendants of
King Badnīl Qau who ruled the entire region as the
Kingdom of Kiŗaun until he died. It was then split among his heirs to prevent civil war.
History
King
Badnīl Qau founded the
Kingdom of Kiŗaun on the eastern coast of
Mishtz̀azey. He turned it into a prosperous and powerful nation. But he could not live forever.
When the king died, his sons and grandsons could not agree on who should succeed him. In an effort to prevent all out civil war, the king's widow
Shania vin Qau enlisted the help of her brother, the Royal Vizier
Nautīr Ptor, to divide the kingdom into individual nations, one for each of the feuding children.
Shania kept the capital city of
Īyonī as something of a haven for herself. But she also did not want the heirs fighting over the main city of the country. As a condition of their inheritance, the queen insisted that each prince agree to meet with all the other princes on a regular basis in Īyonī. They would also provide the soldiers required for the protection of the city. Shania agreed that while she would select the first governor of the city (she did not want the responsibility of governing), the princes would elect a new governor when a standing governor retired.
The first son of
Shanai naqī Badnīl (the king's third son, who preceded his father in death),
Voshan naqī Shanai, Shania's grandson, decided to not accept land and instead pledged himself as Shania's personal body guard and head of her palace guard for the remainder of her life.
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