Mora

Mora, like most of its neighbors, was a city almost two millennia old. Founded before even the ancient Amure Empire, it was a rather quiet place next to the centers of imperial power, a minor city preoccupied mainly with the administration of the local maize farms. It swelled and shrunk repeatedly over the course of its history, but never rose to prominence until chosen by the Dulama Emperor Orlaugh Saghir in 496 SR as his new capital, part of series of reforms overhauling the imperial edifice. Within a year, enormous new palaces and bureaucratic buildings had sprung up all over the place, and the city experienced a boom of growth that left it a confused maze of buildings outside of the carefully constructed administrative core.
Mora would remain the capital for about 80 years, into the Dulama Empire's tumultuous final century. After a successful invasion and conquest of the eastern half of the empire by the Hai Vithana, who formed the Vithanama Empire in their conquered territories, the capital was relocated in 574 SR to Aeda, further from the frontier. This proved wise, as the city was burned to the ground by Vithanama invaders in 583 SR. The Dulama Empire lingered on briefly after the destruction of Mora, but after its final collapse the ruins of Mora came under Vithanama rule. Resettlement of the city was complicated by its presence on the Vithanama's frontier with the equally powerful Trahana Empire, and it has only fallen further into decay. The once-grand city is current occupied by Trahana forces in the ongoing struggle between Trahana and Vithanama over the former Dulama domains.
Category:Cities
Category:West