Shahim Zay

Sultan Shahim Zay was a merchant with a thriving business and diluted blood-ties to the throne of Kurgad. During the most recent insurrection in the city of Shazza, the previous Sultan and his family were put to the sword by mamluks from Qadat. The mamluks of Qadat installed "Zay the Dandy" as their puppet, exerting their influence to receive the Caliph's confirmation of their choice. The mamluks had one goal: to provide a safe and fully compliant fortification in a central position in the wild provinces of the Pogardi Mountains.
It has not worked out exactly as they planned. Zay quickly discovered that in order to get anything done in the city, he had to return to the citizens and merchants a measure of the autonomy they had previously known. As long as the people of Shazza are allowed to do as they see fit, they are content. The Caliph has not interfered; as long as Shazza continues to pay its respect and its taxes to the Caliph, the Empire is content. Nor have the mamluks interfered, for as long as Shazza's Sultan assures them that the mountain provinces are secure, they are content. The only unhappy man in the entire situation seems to be Shahim Zay himself, who must balance the desires of these factions to retain his position. The lines on the Sultan's face deepen with each passing month.
Zay is blessed with an overabundance of advisors and aides, most of whom have their own interests in keeping him on the throne. As a result, they will gladly bend the truth, lose paperwork, and deliver bribes and favors to keep the status quo. These advisors include the prominent merchant Tamas Rahqmani; Beqmas Beqmasi, the court's chief scribe; and the chief vizier Agma Umadi.
Category:Inhabitants
Category:Inhabitants of Shazza
Category:Inhabitants of Kurgad
Category:Inhabitants of the Kaspari Empire
Category:Sultans
Category:Men
Category:Born in 1523
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