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Eloillette colony was a colonial holding administered by the [[Burgoignesc South Levantine Trading Company|Bourgondii Royal Trading Company]] on the southern coast of the [[Daria]] region of [[Audonia]] from [[1526]] until [[1795]]. | Eloillette colony was a colonial holding administered by the [[Burgoignesc South Levantine Trading Company|Bourgondii Royal Trading Company]] on the southern coast of the [[Daria]] region of [[Audonia]] from [[1526]] until [[1795]]. | ||
The first [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] permanent settlement in the area of Eloillette was a factory in modern-day [[Pursat| | The first [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] permanent settlement in the area of Eloillette was a factory in modern-day city of [[Pursat|Cusmarna]], called Port d'Ostroise, in the [[Burgoignesc language]], in [[1526]]. Port d'Ostroise had become a massive hub for the export of Eloillettien cotton and sugar by the 1600s. The [[History_of_Burgundie#Duchy_of_Burgondia|Duchy of Bourgondia]] and the [[Faramount|Principality of Faramount]] expanded their presence in the area following the conclusion of the [[Great Confessional War]] by awarding {{wpl|Patroon|Patroonships}} to loyal [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] vassals. These {{wpl|Patroon|patroonships}} in the 1610s constitute the first formal colonization of modern Eloillette by [[Levantia|Levantines]]. | ||
==Silver Mining== | ==Silver Mining== | ||
In the 1630s silver was discovered in the east and a rapid expansion took the small, coastal settlements deep into the heartland. The silver mining villages were sprawling, under-policed, and full of people of all ethnicities and origins. It also raised the colony's profile and ultimately led to its demise. Accounting was rudimentary at best, and corruption and theft were commonplace. Based on modern geographical estimates only about 57% of the silver mined in Eloillette made its way to [[Levantia]] through official channels. The [[History_of_Burgundie#Duchy_of_Bourgondi|Duchy of Bourgondi]] bought out the [[Faramount|Principality of Faramount]]'s colonial shares and started a desperate and authoritarian effort to extract all of the silver from Eloillette. This caused massive inflation in the [[History_of_Burgundie#Duchy_of_Bourgondi|Duchy of Bourgondi]] as massive amounts of silver poured in in the late 1680s through 1720s. The 40-year period of inflation weakened the [[Occidental]] purchasing power of the [[History_of_Burgundie#Duchy_of_Bourgondi|Duchy of Bourgondi]] but saw massive investment in its colonial empire as it tried to spread out the silver to reduce inflation. | In the 1630s silver was discovered in the east and a rapid expansion took the small, coastal settlements deep into the heartland. The silver mining villages were sprawling, under-policed, and full of people of all ethnicities and origins. It also raised the colony's profile and ultimately led to its demise. Accounting was rudimentary at best, and corruption and theft were commonplace. Based on modern geographical estimates only about 57% of the silver mined in Eloillette made its way to [[Levantia]] through official channels. The [[History_of_Burgundie#Duchy_of_Bourgondi|Duchy of Bourgondi]] bought out the [[Faramount|Principality of Faramount]]'s colonial shares and started a desperate and authoritarian effort to extract all of the silver from Eloillette. This caused massive inflation in the [[History_of_Burgundie#Duchy_of_Bourgondi|Duchy of Bourgondi]] as massive amounts of silver poured in in the late 1680s through 1720s. The 40-year period of inflation weakened the [[Occidental]] purchasing power of the [[History_of_Burgundie#Duchy_of_Bourgondi|Duchy of Bourgondi]] but saw massive investment in its colonial empire as it tried to spread out the silver to reduce inflation. | ||
==Rise of the Slave Trade== | ==Economy== | ||
{{Further|Pre-modern global trade}} | |||
Silver mining, {{wp|sorghum}}, {{wp|millet}}, {{wp|yams}}, {{wp|sweet potatoes}}, {{wp|cowpeas}}, {{wp|bambara groundnut}}, {{wp|bananas}}, and slaves | |||
===Paper and ropemaking=== | |||
The Kemeti people of Pursat were well known in [[Daria]] for their fiber work, but especially for their {{wp|papermaking}} and {{wp|ropemaking}}. | |||
===Rise of the Slave Trade=== | |||
==[[Kandara#Great_Rebellion_of_Slavery_Bay|Great Rebellion of Slavery Bay]]== | ==[[Kandara#Great_Rebellion_of_Slavery_Bay|Great Rebellion of Slavery Bay]]== | ||