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The beginning of the [[18th Century]] saw the decline of piracy in Vallos as the Levanto-Cronan trade declined. In an effort to both legitimise the regime and to prevent domestic turmoil, First Captain [[Pedro Aviz]] had set off on a series of reforms to shift the main source of income away from piracy and towards more legitimate pursuits and enterprises, ultimately turning the piractocracy into a merchant republic. Good fortunes soon returned when Aviz had managed to secure a lucrative escort contract with the major Occidental powers, which furthered the decline of [[Oustec]]'s state revenues as these escorts inevitably became anti-piracy convoys. The success in the escort business allowed for the major Gemean houses to invest into additional trading enterprises, thus further exploding profits.

The rest of the 18th Century saw the newly-legitimised great houses of Portas Gemeas consolidate their rule over the region, soon taking on certain royal trappings and the like. Indeed, when Captain Miguel de Sousa became ''Captain of the People'' in 1818, he decided to put an end to the pretense of {{wp|republicanism}} and declared Portas Gemeas an elective monarchy in [[1820]], with the great merchant houses becoming its royal families. This new monarchy remained independent until it became a signatory of the [[Pact of Eighteen]] in [[1976]], making Portas Gemeas and its dependency of [[Dependency of Trescolinia|Trescolinia]] a part of [[Delepasian Commonwealth|Delepasia]] and eventually [[Rumahoki]] as a [[Administrative divisions of Rumahoki|states]].

The rest of the 18th Century saw the newly-legitimised great houses of Portas Gemeas consolidate their rule over the region, soon taking on certain royal trappings and the like. Indeed, when Captain Miguel de Sousa became ''Captain of the People'' in 1818, he decided to put an end to the pretense of {{wp|republicanism}} and declared Portas Gemeas an elective monarchy in [[1820]], with the great merchant houses becoming its royal families. This new monarchy remained independent until it became a signatory of the [[Pact of Eighteen]] in [[1976]], making Portas Gemeas and its dependency of [[Dependency of Trescolinia|Trescolinia]] a part of [[Delepasian Commonwealth|Delepasia]] and eventually [[Rumahoki]] as two [[Administrative divisions of Rumahoki|states]].

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 The beginning of the [[18th Century]] saw the decline of piracy in Vallos as the Levanto-Cronan trade declined. In an effort to both legitimise the regime and to prevent domestic turmoil, First Captain [[Pedro Aviz]] had set off on a series of reforms to shift the main source of income away from piracy and towards more legitimate pursuits and enterprises, ultimately turning the piractocracy into a merchant republic. Good fortunes soon returned when Aviz had managed to secure a lucrative escort contract with the major Occidental powers, which furthered the decline of [[Oustec]]'s state revenues as these escorts inevitably became anti-piracy convoys. The success in the escort business allowed for the major Gemean houses to invest into additional trading enterprises, thus further exploding profits.
-The rest of the 18th Century saw the newly-legitimised great houses of Portas Gemeas consolidate their rule over the region, soon taking on certain royal trappings and the like. Indeed, when Captain Miguel de Sousa became ''Captain of the People'' in 1818, he decided to put an end to the pretense of {{wp|republicanism}} and declared Portas Gemeas an elective monarchy in [[1820]], with the great merchant houses becoming its royal families. This new monarchy remained independent until it became a signatory of the [[Pact of Eighteen]] in [[1976]], making Portas Gemeas and its dependency of [[Dependency of Trescolinia|Trescolinia]] a part of [[Delepasian Commonwealth|Delepasia]] and eventually [[Rumahoki]] as a [[Administrative divisions of Rumahoki|states]].
+The rest of the 18th Century saw the newly-legitimised great houses of Portas Gemeas consolidate their rule over the region, soon taking on certain royal trappings and the like. Indeed, when Captain Miguel de Sousa became ''Captain of the People'' in 1818, he decided to put an end to the pretense of {{wp|republicanism}} and declared Portas Gemeas an elective monarchy in [[1820]], with the great merchant houses becoming its royal families. This new monarchy remained independent until it became a signatory of the [[Pact of Eighteen]] in [[1976]], making Portas Gemeas and its dependency of [[Dependency of Trescolinia|Trescolinia]] a part of [[Delepasian Commonwealth|Delepasia]] and eventually [[Rumahoki]] as two [[Administrative divisions of Rumahoki|states]].
 ==History==

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