Greater Shanjing

**Greater Shanjing** is a region of the State of Xandu. It serves as the core metropolitan region of the state and is the largest metropolitan region on the mainland central continent. Its territory consists of the mountain range where the capital and the historical Fort Agenetmae are located, forests west and north-west of that mountain range, and the western half of the swamps north of the mountains.

The name 'Greater Shanjing' was coined by Ray after Xandu expanded northward but lacked a proper name for their home region. Prior to Xandu's expansion beyond this region, it was common for the Umians to refer to Xandu is Shanjing or as the Shanjing Republic.

Most of Xandu's wealth comes from this region, due to its biome diversity. The mountains provide emeralds, the forests provide wood, and nearby swamps and plains provide food. The development of Shanjing's central valley into wheat fields have been detrimental to Xandu's economic development.

Since March 2020, the region has been a hotspot for conflict after the Battle of Shanjing as pillager forces began raiding and attacking settlements.

## History

### Umic and Paludumian occupations (mid 2019 - November 2019)

The former Umic military had made incursions into Greater Shanjing ever since the Sava Line Agreement. Since then, its successors continued making incursions and going as far as occupying several villages in the region or along the border.

In late 2019, the Paludumian Empire began making maneuvers to claim the region as theirs on the basis of server rules that regard long-inactive countries as defunct. This continued as the Paludumian Empire transitioned into the Holy States.

### Return to Xandunese control (November 2019 - 27 March 2020)

#### Free State era (November 2019 - December 2019)

The region returned to Xandunese control when Ray declared the Huang Dynasty defunct, making way for the Chen Dynasty of the Dark Realm of Han to takeover Xandu formally (they already had de facto control). The Chen Dynasty did not officially declare their rule and succession over the previous dynasty, so the Holy States claimed the region on their behalf. Then Provisional President Clarence created the Free State of Xandu as a federated state comprising of the Dark Realm and Xandu.

Greater Shanjing did not see much, if not any, development due to almost all resources being dedicated to the rediscovery of Fort Han and the temporary settlement in the No Man's Land.

#### Resumption of development (December 2019 - 27 March 2020)

With the rediscovery of Fort Han successful, Weihan declared that the Dark Realm would withdraw from the Holy States whilst leaving Xandu within the federation. This automatically made the Free State defunct and the Holy States reformed to become the League of Palus. Xandu remained under Weihan's control but all resources were now dedicated to finishing Fort Han.

Clarence, now King of Great Thornia, offered to help develop cities within the league. Weihan accepted the offer, and so Clarence set out to develop and uplift Shanjing. The region saw rapid mass-reforestation as large spruce and jungle trees were grown along the Shanjing River and around the outskirts of the city. The construction of new public housing and restoration of incomplete housing projects from the Huang Dynasty also allowed for rapid population growth that saw Shanjing become the second-most populated city in the world by villager population.

### Pillager War (27 March 2020 - Present)

#### Battle of Shanjing (27 March 2020)

On 27 March 2020, several pillager armies attacked the city from both the west and east banks of the Shanjing River. Thornian Royal Iron Guard forces were stationed in the city to protect the Thornian developers and managed to fend off all armies and waves of attacks with minimal loss of villager life. This battle marked Xandu's entry into the Pillager War, as well as it being the first armed conflict to take place in the region.

#### Federal Guard era (27 March 2020 - Present)

The Royal Iron Guard was renamed to the Federal Guard and made a federal institution instead of being a solely Thornian one. This change also allowed it to legally remain within Xandu and to protect it as well as other league states.