Eloillette

Eloillette Colonie Bourgondiesc de Eloillette
1526 until 1795
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Eloillette in gold Istroya Oriental colony in blue Kandahari-Pukhtun colony in green Barbary Straits colony in red
Status	Crown colony of the BRTC
Capital	Port d'Ostroise
Official language	Burgoignesc
Common languages	Julian Ænglish, Lebhan, Latin, Pursi
Religion	Catholic Church
Government	Constitutional monarchy
Governor Epistates
Historical era	Age of Discovery, Age of Sail
• Established	1526
• Disestablished	1795
Preceded by Oduniyyad Caliphate
Today part of	Pursat

Eloillette colony was a colonial holding administered by the Bourgondii Royal Trading Company on the southern coast of the Daria region of Audonia from 1526 until 1795.

The first Burgoignesc permanent settlement in the area of Eloillette was a factory in modern-day city of 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 Duchy of Bourgondia and the Principality of Faramount expanded their presence in the area following the conclusion of the Great Confessional War by awarding Patroonships to loyal Catholic vassals. These patroonships in the 1610s constitute the first formal colonization of modern Eloillette by Levantines.

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 Duchy of Bourgondi bought out the 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 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 Duchy of Bourgondi but saw massive investment in its colonial empire as it tried to spread out the silver to reduce inflation.

Economy

Further information: Pre-modern global trade

Silver mining, sorghum, millet, yams, sweet potatoes, cowpeas, bambara groundnut, bananas, and slaves

Paper and ropemaking

The Kemeti people of Pursat were well known in Daria for their fiber work, but especially for their papermaking and ropemaking.

Governance

First colonial Governor Epistates.

See also

• History of Burgundie
• Burgoignesc colonial empire
• Duchy of Bourgondi