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===Golden age of Cronan shipbuilding=== | ===Golden age of Cronan shipbuilding=== | ||
[[File:Picture of a kai-sen at Tokyo National Museum Image Archives, ID C0070617 A-9899.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Depiction of a 17th century Varshani warship, the type built en masse in the Senecas before the [[Orixtal Crusade]].]] | |||
[[Aster's expedition]] greatly altered the course of history in central [[Crona]], inaugurating the [[Zurgite_Varshan#Žuqulid_Revolution|Žuqulid Revolution]] and [[The Hunt (Varshan)|the Hunts]] which gradually diminished the previously powerful [[North Songun civilization]]. As [[Zurgite Varshan]] grew increasingly hostile and militant, efforts to create a large naval force became paramount in what was previously a predominantly land-based power. Paranoia about Occidentals arriving unannounced on Crona's shores, as had happened with [[Paul Aster]], led to a transformation of the previously backwater Senecas into a massive hub of shipbuilding between about [[1450]] and [[1650]]. Significant numbers of slaves were imported to the islands to begin constructing a series of drydocks and ports while substantially deforesting the islands during that period. As a result, Varshan transformed into the premier naval power in [[Crona]], a status it would retain until the [[Orixtal Crusade]] in the 17th century. The Senecas constructed large number of both war and trade ships, greatly enriching the still-predominantly Audonian-descended higher castes of the islands. This enrichening had the practical effect of ensuring interest in Hō-Rikkyō descended art and cultural mores, with Audonian-inspired artists receiving significant patronage during this time. | [[Aster's expedition]] greatly altered the course of history in central [[Crona]], inaugurating the [[Zurgite_Varshan#Žuqulid_Revolution|Žuqulid Revolution]] and [[The Hunt (Varshan)|the Hunts]] which gradually diminished the previously powerful [[North Songun civilization]]. As [[Zurgite Varshan]] grew increasingly hostile and militant, efforts to create a large naval force became paramount in what was previously a predominantly land-based power. Paranoia about Occidentals arriving unannounced on Crona's shores, as had happened with [[Paul Aster]], led to a transformation of the previously backwater Senecas into a massive hub of shipbuilding between about [[1450]] and [[1650]]. Significant numbers of slaves were imported to the islands to begin constructing a series of drydocks and ports while substantially deforesting the islands during that period. As a result, Varshan transformed into the premier naval power in [[Crona]], a status it would retain until the [[Orixtal Crusade]] in the 17th century. The Senecas constructed large number of both war and trade ships, greatly enriching the still-predominantly Audonian-descended higher castes of the islands. This enrichening had the practical effect of ensuring interest in Hō-Rikkyō descended art and cultural mores, with Audonian-inspired artists receiving significant patronage during this time. | ||
===Decline and resurgence=== | ===Decline and resurgence=== | ||
The destruction of the Varshani navy during the [[Orixtal Crusade]] and subsequent end of the [[Zurgite_Varshan#Chazxin_dynasty|Chazxin dynasty]] in [[1702]] inaugurated a precipitous decline in further interest in maintaining Varshani naval power. Most of the islands' shipbuilding slaves were sent back to the mainland by [[1715]] to focus on rebuilding Anzo and other projects. The port infrastructure sat unused and began to rot as many priests and other high-caste individuals began to desert the islands. By [[1750]], the Senecas had returned to their position as a relative backwater. | The destruction of the Varshani navy during the [[Orixtal Crusade]] and subsequent end of the [[Zurgite_Varshan#Chazxin_dynasty|Chazxin dynasty]] in [[1702]] inaugurated a precipitous decline in further interest in maintaining Varshani naval power. Most of the islands' shipbuilding slaves were sent back to the mainland by [[1715]] to focus on rebuilding Anzo and other projects. The port infrastructure sat unused and began to rot as many priests and other high-caste individuals began to desert the islands. By [[1750]], the Senecas had returned to their position as a relative backwater. | ||