Yudao

Yudao is a country situated on the eponymous island to the west of Tairghol. 
== History ==
Yudao seceded from Tianguo in the 680's following a row between the island's governor Tan Tai and Emperor Dali Wei. The argument is believed to have been about possession of Dali Wei's favourite courtesan, who had been provided by Tan Tai several months earlier. Tan Tai fled the palace by the skin of his teeth and his fleet sacrificed itself in the Blue Delta to give him time to escape.
Once he arrived back on Yudao, Tan Tai made Panhao his capital and declared the island independent. He was aware of the war Tianguo was waging on the seceding states of Kuojya and Zhang in the south, and knew the fracturing kingdom could not keep Yudao from its independence.
True to Tan Tai's word, Dali Wei focused his efforts on Tianguo's land borders instead of contesting Yudao's independence. The island opened diplomatic relations with Dalfore and became an important trading post between the Dalforean League and the Isles of Pelomidea in the south.
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