Sharafi Sultanate

### Towns

Dhahab, Athoko, Pikotopia, Zumarid (Disbanded), Deum Terra (former), Namino'da Altali, Aurias (autonomous), Al Dismar

## Geographical data

### Region

Far East, Southeast Triayen, Dhahabi Desert

## Historical data

### Succeeded by

The Sharafi Sultanate is a nation located in the southeast of the continent Triayen in the Dhahabi Desert. It is a young nation compared to other nations on Keranos being founded on January 16th 2023 by the sultan Chris Alhakim. The Sultanate itself doesn't have much history due to it being so young and politically isolating themselves. However, the area around the Sultanate is rich of stories about tribal wars and minor civilizations, dating long before the discovery of the Dhahabi Desert by western settlers.

## History

### Tribal Era

*Around 800 years prior to the establishment of the Sultanate, many tribes lived in the Dhahabi Desert. Those tribes, namely the Sharafi, Sabans, Meras, Panahs and Gezuns, regularly attacked and raided each other. The Sharafi tribe was eventually able to hold themselves between the Sabans and Gezuns after being pushed around for decades but the attacks continued from both tribes for the next few decades, to assert its dominance over the region.*

*200 years before the Sultanate was founded, the area around the Dhahabi Desert experienced a massive drought, nowadays called "Karithat Alnahr" (River Catastrophy). The rivers going through the Dhahabi Desert almost completely dried out, making agriculture almost impossible. A famine followed and most of the people in the tribes east to the Sharafi died due to starvation, leading to the collapse of the Meras, Panahs and Gezuns. The Sharafi were able to withstand the famine through clever agricultural methods, preventing a mass starvation among their people.*

*Mohdadd Alshu Alhakim, the head of the Sharafi Tribe at that time, used the opportunity to strike down the weakened Sabans who were able to survive the famine as well. He believed that he could end the centuries long attacks by neighboring tribes and let his people live in peace. But that came at a great cost. When the Sharafi attacked the weakened Sabans, they were surprised by their numerous and strong fighters. It resulted in a bloodbath, called the "Laylat Aldam" (Bloodnight) on both sides, where the Sharafi barely won and killed all Sabans.*

*The Sharafi weren't surrounded by threats anymore and were willing to lay down their warmongering past after the Laylat Aldam. War was severely disliked among the Sharafi and their head of the tribe after losing many men in the war against the Sabans.*

*Around 100 years before the Sultanate was founded, aurora borealis were visible in the sky of the Dhahabi Desert for around a week. It was a strange event because there have been no stories or documentations about the sky phenomenon ever appearing over the Dhahabi Desert. Nowadays Sharafi historians assume that those aurora borealis had some connections to the so called "Great Cataclysm", after hearing western stories about Flogos.*

### The Foundation

A few years prior to the founding of the Sultanate, head of the tribe Rimad Alhakim sent out explorers westwards due to his curiosity about the world beyond the Dhahabi Desert. After 5-7 years the explorers returned and told Rimad their discoveries and experiences. Rimad was astonished by those discoveries but also uncertain after hearing about the bloody wars being fought in the west. He sent out the explorers again to find out more about the societies of the west. A week later one of those explorers returned much to Rimad's surprise. He was told that a western nation called Narda has settled south in the lifeless part of the Dhahabi Desert. A year later the other explorers returned and it became clear to Rimad that the Sharafi cannot continue to exist as a simple tribe, especially if societies from the west are already coming closer to the Sharafi. Rimad began massive reforms and restructuring in the areas of the Sharafi Tribe. Part of those reforms were the creation of the Qihat Law and Qihat Council to preserve the values of the Sharafi. He wanted to reform it into a kingdom similar to those in the west, but with different values.

Rimad Alhakim was not able to see the completion of his reforms and restructuring and died of old age. His son Chris Alhakim took his place as the head of tribe and continued those, as he has similar views as his father. 5 years later the restructuring has been finished and towns had clear law and order. On January 16th 2023 Chris Alhakim has been crowned as the Sultan of the Sharafi people and officially proclaimed the Sharafi Sultanate.

### Early years

The first two towns that were a part of the Sultanate were the capital Dhahab and the town Athoko. Being located pretty close to a colony of the nation Narda, it became clear to Chris Alhakim that he had to prevent future land disputes with Narda. So he talked to the leader of Narda, Emperor Osmeus II, and came to an agreement about their potential land claims.

Meanwhile the Sharafi Sultanate was building up their towns and economy, finding out that they have decent amounts of gold around their towns which they began to mine. Construction on the Dhahabi Palace began, where the Sultan would have a proper throne later. Soon Deum Terra was created, a town on an island in the lake south to the capital. An outpost called Zumarid has been created as well, which will have a purpose in future projects. A slow industrialization process began as well with the construction of the first Sharafi submarine which went from Dhahab through the Jurun River.

The Sultanate has been neutral and peaceful during that time, not intervening in any wars but witnessing various nations in the west fall, notably the former Empire of Kralon and Republic of Soulaan.

### Further economic developments

The industrialization process was quite slow at the beginning since it was heavily dependent on coal and iron. Thus the Sultan and Wazier Almanjam Kostian, head of mining and industry in Dhahab, decided to launch huge mining operations focused on getting those materials in huge amounts. Those resources were used later to build a huge smeltery and brewery, the latter with the help of Bani Muhtarif AkeenanC.

### Talks with foreign nations

After the info of a new kingdom called Ohelia being founded not far from the Sultanate arrived at the Sultan's Palace, the Sultan quickly made his way to talk to the king of Ohelia, Lukaerys, about their future borders and potential claims, to prevent future disputes.

Shortly after, a message from a nation far west called Noxus arrived at the Sultan's Palace. It was about an alliance between the Sultanate and Noxus. At first Sultan Chris Alhakim was skeptical, considering his rather neutral and isolationist policies for the Sultanate, but eventually agreed to the alliance after it was clarified by Prof\_Frost\_, the leader of Noxus, that it was an economic and building alliance. The first house from Noxus has been constructed a few days after, to consolidate their economic alliance.

### Deum Terra's secession

On March 15th 2023, the town of Deum Terra under the leadership of Guibento, seceded from the Sharafi Sultanate and established the nation known as Lusitania. It was clear to both Guibento and the Sultan beforehand that it would complicate things if they continued living under the same banner, since Deum Terra and the rest of the Sultanate had different values and goals. Shortly after their secession, talks began between Sultan Chris Alhakim and Guibento about their border between the Sultanate and Lusitania and eventually came to an agreement. Later that day, the Sultanate was one of the first nations to officially recognize Lusitania, hoping to coexist in peace in the future.

## Politics & Economy

### Sultanate Internal Politics

The Sharafi Sultanate is an absolute monarchy under the rule of the Sultan. The Sultan is the head of the Alhakim Royal Family. If the Sultan dies, then his oldest son becomes the new Sultan. The Sharafi Sultan has the responsibility to ensure peace and security for the Sharafi, as well as upholding the Qihat Law which was made by Sultan Rimad Alhakim during his reforms, which include values regarding peace, religious freedom and neutrality of the Sultanate. During the reigns of Rimad the so called Qihat Council has been formed alongside the Qihat Law. The task of the Qihat Council is to ensure that those values from the Qihat Law are being preserved, even for the Sultan.

### Sultanate Foreign Politics

The Sharafi Sultanate is a rather politically isolationist country, not wanting to interfere in foreign wars or conflicts and often not really understanding politics from western countries, often being forgotten on international stage. They have a few economic relations however, most notably with the nation of Noxus, but also a few trade deals with the Imperium Aurem, Hiizurukuni and other private dealers, selling and buying various goods to and from those when needed.

### Economy

Agriculture and mining have been the two major industries in the Sultanate reaching far back, before the nation was even officially founded. Various crops and cattle are being farmed mainly in Athoko and Dhahab, from Sugarcane, over honey and bamboo, to sheeps. The mining industry under Wazier Almanjam Kostian grew to even more importance with the beginning of the industrialization and construction of machines that would make progress easier, so that bigger mining operations for coal and iron became more important. The economic center of the Sultanate lays in the city Athoko.

As of recently, the towns of Al Dismar and Namino'da Altali are becoming more and more important in mining valuable resources and establishing a suitable navy.

## Cities

### **Dhahab**

#### History

The area of todays town Dhahab is located in the western Dhahabi Desert. The Sharafi Tribe has been living and fighting on that soil for centuries against other tribes. The soil in the western Dhahabi Desert was more suitable than the soil further east, making it a lucrative location not only for the Sharafi Tribe, but also for other surrounding tribes. After the *Karithat Alnahr* and *Laylat Aldam ,* life went on peacefully in the Dhahabi Desert. It wasn't until the discovery of western civilizations during Rimad, that a planned construction of a capital city began.

#### Famous Buildings

##### Dhahabi Palace

The construction of the Dhahabi Palace already began during the reign of Rimad Alhakim, but was later finished during the early reign of Sultan Chris Alhakim. The Sultan is living in this palace and even has his throne in the palace. It also contains a lush garden on the outside, the flag of the Sharafi Sultanate on its top, a horse stall and even a little storage room.

##### Bazaar

The Bazaar in Dhahab can be compared to a shop from western countries. The differences are that the Bazaar is exclusive to Sultanate citizens and thus is selling goods for way cheaper prices compared to other western shops. The Bazaar includes multiple stalls with colorful covers, two storage houses, where sellers can store their goods in the long term, and even a clocktower.

##### Public Oven

The Public Oven was established in Dhahab for citizens to quickly smelt their raw materials. The Oven has two separate sections: one smelter is for raw ores, the other is for everything else. They are both powered with coal most of the time.

### **Athoko**

#### History

*South of the Dhahabi Desert, a very large island called Ujabulile has existed since the beginning of time. Like the Dhahabi Desert, this island has always been climatically challenging for the people who lived on it. Droughts alternated with dry spells and the infertile sandy soil made industrialised agriculture almost impossible. But that did not stop the Athoora from settling the island. They were tired of fighting the same battles with the Sabans, Meras, Panahs, Gezuns and Sharafi who, instead of building up, preferred to steal from others. However, moving to the island did not help. The Athoora continued to be regularly raided, if possible robbed, abducted and enslaved. However, the Athoora had an advantage. Because of their difficult living conditions, they were experts at hunting, finding rare resources and, of course, secrecy. And, they were always characterised by an extreme desire for freedom. This made them unsuitable as slaves, because almost all of them managed to successfully escape sooner or later. And, not infrequently, they brought home treasures from their oppressors. This led to the island being attacked less and less over time. But the number of attacks never fell to zero. Today, this is thought to be the reason for the extraordinary character development of the Athoora: The people of this island are free and generous towards anyone who is friendly to them. They also know no reservations about genders, religions, skin colours and whatever other tribes tell that might distinguish them from others. But they are also very proud, independent and defensive towards anyone who is not friendly. To this day, every single one of them goes through specialised combat training. And thanks to the Athoora's ability to find rare resources, each one is also extremely well equipped as a warrior.*

*About 200 years ago, the Athoora noticed a decrease in raids. The reason, unfortunately, was not a pleasant one. Neither had the northern tribes evolved nor had they become more peaceful. Rather, they had been hit by a famine that was unprecedented in the history of the tribes. Almost all the rivers north of Ujabulile Island had dried up and the inhabitants of the rivers were dying of hunger. But instead of working together, they turned on each other and stole the last food they had. So the Meras, Panahs and Gezuns wiped each other out. Two tribes went different ways. The Sharafi dug for groundwater and planted trees to shade the remaining water. And the Sabans even tried to keep some of their agriculture underground, but only succeeded with a few plants. Nevertheless, both tribes managed to defy the famine. But unfortunately, they turned on each other again. The Sharafi succeeded in wiping out the Sabans. Because of these events, the Athoora prepared for war, because they also feared an attack by the Sharafi. However, this attack was never launched. The Sharafi made no attempt to conquer the Athoora homeland. They also made no peaceful contact and seemed uninterested in trade. Not until a hundred years later did the Athoora learn the reason.*

*In the "Year of the Celestial Lights", a Sharafi trade delegation led by Muhrafi Alhakim visited the Athoora. He reported on the war against the Sabans and that his own people were almost wiped out in the process. This had led to a fundamental change in the Sharafi way of life. They renounced war and tried to develop peacefully. This visit formed the basis for trade relations between the Sharafi and the Athoora, which over time led to ever closer ties between the two tribes. Inter-tribal marriages were contracted, joint festivals were celebrated and both tribes adopted each other's ways of life. Thus, both tribes grew together over time. When Muhrafi's successor, the equally wise and far-sighted Rimad Alhakim, sent his expeditions to the west, Athoora were naturally included. And like the Sharafi, the Athoora realised that they could not maintain their previous way of life in contact with the Western nations. So they joined the reforms and restructuring of Rimad Alhakim and organised themselves along Western lines.*

*When his successor, Chris Alhakim, finally completed the establishment of the Sharafi Sultanate, the new city of Athoko was naturally part of the new state.*

## Important Figures

**Sultan Chris Alhakim (Chris\_\_Mapper)**: The leader and founder of the Sharafi Sultanate as well as the son of Rimad Alhakim.

**Vizier Argon (Argon775)**: Bani Muhtarif (professional builder), leader of the town Athoko.

**Bani Muhtarif AkeenanC**: Professional builder active in the capital Dhahab, having constructed various buildings in Dhahab.

**Bani Muhtarif thomasius7**: Professional builder active in the town Athoko.

**Wazir Almanjam Kostian**: Head of Mining operations and industry.

**Eumda sanguisbebimus**: Leader of the outpost Zumarid.

**Eumda lmnopiko**: Leader of the town Pikatopia.