Sorbiashi Taisha

**Sorbiasi Taisha** is the current leader of the Makhoran Army, an exiled rebel militia fighting the Khiadamese Army in the Khiadamese occupied regions of Samwon. In 1894, at the age of 19, Taisha became the defacto leader of the Makhorans who were fighting a rebellion against the Laraisan-puppet government of Samwon. After organizing a successful revolution overthrowing the anti-Islamic government in August, she lead the Samwonese Army against the Laraisan Army who invaded to attempt to restore the old government. Eventually driving them back in late 1894, after which she appointed Jirandai Tsolmon, a former statesman who she became romantically involved with, as the new Sultan. Tsolmon was not a very capable leader, however, and passed laws that further destabilized the nation while refusing to put down unrest. Later that year, former Samwonese General, Megujin Jungso, who lead the Samwonese Freedom Army during their war for independence several years earlier, decided to come out of retirement to restore stability. Jungso arrived in the capital, Djeca, and with support from the Samwonese people, convinced Taisha to relinquish control of the army on December 3rd. Soon afterwards, Jungso arrested Tsolmon and put down the revolts that were occurring across the nation. Jungso then formed a new democratic government for Samwon and was elected Samwon's first President. Under Jungso's government, Taisha was allowed to remain in Samwon but barred from military or political leadership and spent the next 5 years under house arrest. In early 1900, the Samwonese Liberation Army had emerged in Western Samwon which was under control of the Khiadamese Empire. Upon hearing of the news of a new Samwonese rebellion against Khiadam, Taisha attempted to rejoin the Samwonese Army and convince them to start fighting in Khiadam alongside the SLA. In response, Jungso who wanted to avoid further wars, told Taisha to simply go by herself. In response, Taisha organized the Makhoran Army out of former veterans and supporters of hers and took her new army west to join the SLA in their rebellion. Taisha's army at the border in the winter of 1900 and she met with General Kamara and agreed to cooperate. The Makhoran Army was allowed passage through SLA controlled territory and began their offensive, establishing their own territories in early 1901. Over the next five years, Taisha's slowly pushed the Khiadamese back further and further in a conventional war while the SLA have fought mostly a guerilla war. Up to 1905, the SLA and Makhoran Army have developed a complicated relationship, both fighting each other on occasion and working together to fight against the Khiadamese Army. Taisha and Kamara regularly have both casual and military meetings and have become close friends despite their ideological differences and rivalry. Taisha has made it public that her ultimate goal for the war is to establish a new Samwonese nation to free the Samwonese people in Khiadam who've been under foreign rule for the past 600 years.

## Early Life

Born in Djeca on September 9th, 1875, to a Khiadamese Arab mother and Eastern Samwonese father, Taisha was considered mixed race by the Laraisan government, however after the independence of Samwon, she was considered Samwonese. In 1888, the Karmine Desert War came to Taisha's home city of Djeca and, being 12, was unable to join the Samwonese Volunteers despite openly expressing desire to. However, following the first siege of Djeca and the capture of the city by Samwonese and Khiadamese forces, Taisha was able to take part in Samara and Jungso's parade, during which she acquired a Samwonese Crescent Flag, beginning her personal flag collection.