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Maritime trade expands and Silk Roads revitalize, fostering economic growth and urban development across the Jade Lands.

Flourishing Trade And Commerce

Maritime trade expands and Silk Roads revitalize, fostering economic growth and urban development across the Jade Lands.

Regional powers solidify control after the Yuan Dynasty collapse, leading to the formation of states like Liang-Ning and Yong-An.

Emergence Of Major Polities

Regional powers solidify control after the Yuan Dynasty collapse, leading to the formation of states like Liang-Ning and Yong-An.

Age of Distended Sovereignties

Age Of Distended Sovereignties

Age of Distended Sovereignties

Western powers initiate wars through Black Lotus trade, causing addiction, social disorder, and military conflict in the Jade Lands.

Opium Equivalency Wars Devastation

Western powers initiate wars through Black Lotus trade, causing addiction, social disorder, and military conflict in the Jade Lands.

Treaty ports become enclaves of Western influence with extraterritoriality and fixed tariffs, undermining Jade Lands sovereignty.

Unequal Treaties And Treaty Ports

Treaty ports become enclaves of Western influence with extraterritoriality and fixed tariffs, undermining Jade Lands sovereignty.

Western Incursion in the Jade Lands

Western Incursion In The Jade Lands

Western Incursion in the Jade Lands

Independent Jade Lands states like Liang-Ning, Yong-An, Jing-Hua, and Shu-Han compete and cooperate within a shared cultural heritage.

Age Of Contending States

Independent Jade Lands states like Liang-Ning, Yong-An, Jing-Hua, and Shu-Han compete and cooperate within a shared cultural heritage.

Shows the urban planning of Liangning City, featuring a blend of grid patterns and organic growth shaped by the Liang River and terrain.

Liangning City Urban Layout

Shows the urban planning of Liangning City, featuring a blend of grid patterns and organic growth shaped by the Liang River and terrain.

Illustrates the Liangning City Fortress, a sprawling defensive complex with walls, towers, and administrative buildings, vital to the city's defense.

Liangning City Fortress Bastion

Illustrates the Liangning City Fortress, a sprawling defensive complex with walls, towers, and administrative buildings, vital to the city's defense.

Portrays the historical importance of river trade in Liangning City, with boats navigating the Liang River, a crucial economic artery.

Liangning City River Trade

Portrays the historical importance of river trade in Liangning City, with boats navigating the Liang River, a crucial economic artery.

Liangning City Northern Citadel

Liangning City Northern Citadel

Liangning City Northern Citadel

The development of the Concordian Way from early philosophical roots to its flourishing in the Era of Division.

Concordian Way Origins And History

The development of the Concordian Way from early philosophical roots to its flourishing in the Era of Division.

Concordian Way Spiritual Tradition

Concordian Way Spiritual Tradition

Concordian Way Spiritual Tradition

Harmonious Concord or Xiéhé, the linchpin of the Concordian Way, representing dynamic equilibrium.

Core Teachings Harmonious Concord

Harmonious Concord or Xiéhé, the linchpin of the Concordian Way, representing dynamic equilibrium.

Concordian ethics integrated into daily life, emphasizing virtues and social harmony.

Practices And Observances Daily Life

Concordian ethics integrated into daily life, emphasizing virtues and social harmony.

The Jade Lands

The Jade Lands

The Jade Lands

Nine major independent states including Liang-Ning, Yong-An, Jing-Hua, and Shu-Han, each with distinct cultures and languages.

Independent Jade Lands States

Nine major independent states including Liang-Ning, Yong-An, Jing-Hua, and Shu-Han, each with distinct cultures and languages.

Varied terrain stretching from fertile eastern river plains to rugged western mountains, with major rivers serving as vital arteries.

Jade Lands Geography

Varied terrain stretching from fertile eastern river plains to rugged western mountains, with major rivers serving as vital arteries.

Dominant religious and philosophical tradition in the Jade Lands emphasizing harmony, ancestral veneration, and moral cultivation.

Concordian Way Tradition

Dominant religious and philosophical tradition in the Jade Lands emphasizing harmony, ancestral veneration, and moral cultivation.

Queen Saman-banu Lioness of Pamirs

Queen Saman-Banu Lioness Of Pamirs

Queen Saman-banu Lioness of Pamirs

Saman-banu during her early life in Khuttal, receiving education in statecraft, diplomacy, and military strategy.

Saman-Banu Early Life Education

Saman-banu during her early life in Khuttal, receiving education in statecraft, diplomacy, and military strategy.

Queen Saman-banu leading military campaigns to defend Khuttal against external aggressions.

Saman-Banu Defends Khuttal

Queen Saman-banu leading military campaigns to defend Khuttal against external aggressions.

Saman-banu's ascension to the throne of Khuttal, marking the continuation of her father's dynasty.

Saman-Banu Ascends Khuttal Throne

Saman-banu's ascension to the throne of Khuttal, marking the continuation of her father's dynasty.

Shah Humayun Sovereign of Khuttal

Shah Humayun Sovereign Of Khuttal

Shah Humayun Sovereign of Khuttal