Hariha

Hariha is a breakaway state on the Sunset Ocean from old Noaunnaha, the seafarers whose sway once extended from the current Hariha lands to the Trahana Empire. The city broke away early after the demise of the dynasty of the Lions, and initially looked as though it would be marginalized, much like the fate of Cuivar. But Hariha managed to extend its power far to the north, into the lands of the Reokhar successor states, where they established a virtual monopoly on trading.
They retain the meritocratic, democratic government of their homeland -- the Ship-Captains each have a say in the government, and the most powerful among them rule through the Council at Hariha itself.
Merchants from the country ply their wares as far north as Tin Tan Tar, where they buy silk, lacquerware, and other such luxuries, and take them as far south as the Airendhe (on the eastern side of the Trahana), where they buy tea and spices. The urban elite are rich, quite prosperous, and have a troubled relationship with the native tribes further inland, who have been increasingly marginalized under the growing power of the thalassocracy.
Category:Countries
Category:Noaunnaha