Sogdan

The Sogdan city-states were located across the Mountains of Shem, to the west of the Cradle of the World, bordering the Conqueror's Sea. The olive-skinned Sogdans wore long coats featured with brilliant patterns, and they were renowned as builders and engineers, building great towes and ziggurats. Ninua was the grandest of the city-states. Across the Burning Sands, by Daniel Lovat Clark
== Internecine War ==
In ancient days, the Sogdan people were all united and worked together to build a tower tall enough to reach the Heavens. But the Gods became angry at the Sogdan's pride and struck down their tower. Since then these cities had been plagued by internecine war and the depredations of a terrible manticore, whose trickery and treachery created fresh conflict whenever peace emerged. 
 
== Qamarist Caliphate ==
The Qamarist Caliphate came to their aid, and clever Qamarist teachers bested the manticore at its riddle game, breaking its influence on the region. In turn the inhabitants of the Sogdan city-states accepted the leadership of the Caliph Mahmoud ibn Mansur. 
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