Bromokoray

Bromokoray is a large fortified city located in the extreme southwestern part of the Kirdan Empire, in the frontier region of Baajir, of which it is the capital and administrative center. The Baajiri marshlands have long formed a contested border area between the Kirdan and Phyridian empires, and Bromokoray has not always been a Kirdan city; it has also fallen under Amran's control at various times over the past few centuries. It, and most of Baajir around it, have been under Kirdan rule since 1195 CV and the swearing of the treaties which ended the XXXXXX War. Prior to that it had been subject to Phyridian authority for nearly a hundred years.
The importance of Bromokoray stems from its position. It sits astride the most reliable trade routes through the labyrinthine Baajiri wetlands, along which traffic flowing north-south between Cesynia and western Urem is most likely to move. These are not the only routes through the marsh country, but those commanded by Bromokoray are easy to follow and passable even in the wettest parts of the rainy season, whereas many others are convoluted and confusing even in good conditions. Thus networks of caravan paths and riverine trade routes converge on the city from both north and south. Indeed, according to the terms of the treaties between Amran and Baribur, all land trade between the two empires must pass through Bromokoray, where both maintain large contingents of customs officials. The Phyridian officials in the city are accorded the status of guests under the protection of the Kirdan authorities, and the the chief Phyridian legate there is treated as an high-ranking ambassador or imperial envoy. 
This strategic central location also makes Bromokoray the natural lynchpin of the region's military defenses, and whichever empire controls it will diligently maintain its fortifications and keep strong forces garrisoned there. The Kirdan garrison presently stationed in the city is certainly large.