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It was the Qian dynasty that began in the 1500's CE that really made the use of slavery a cornerstone of its economic policies. Qian seafaring exploration took them first to the north of [[Crona]] and the gates of the [[Nysdra Sea]]. The island of [[Cao]] had been captured by the predecessors of the Qian, the Zhong, who had left most of the native population in place. The Qian decided to uproot the vast majority, almost eighty percent of the non-Daxian islanders were taken as slaves to be sold in the mainland. Qian pirates and raiders took to capturing slaves from all around the Nysdra south coast and taking them to [[Cao]] which became a prominent slave market on its own. The slave trade led to skirmishes with [[Varshan]] but their inadequate power at sea ensured these did not escalate into open war, very often the Zurgs were simply paid off to look the other way. The rulers of the [[Chimoche]] and [[Ixa'Taka]] also routinely engaged in the trade and sold their own 'excess' or troublesome subjects to [[Daxia]], in time the contacts would expand and give the Qian their first foothold in what would eventually become [[Xisheng]]. The [[Daxian colonization of Australis]] opened new, untapped sources of manual labor. Compared to the strong, centralized states of [[Crona]], the tribe kingdoms of [[Peratra]] were technologically backward and not strong enough to resist. The Qian colonies in [[Peratra]] became the premier recruitment grounds for slaves. The discovery and establishment of [[The Southern Route|the southern route]] between [[Audonia]] and [[Sarpedon]] and regular contacts between the Qian in [[Peratra]] and other white 'Easterners' led to an explosion in the number of slaves changing hands.

===Caphirian connection and zenith of the trade===

A relative newcomer to trade with [[Audonia]], the [[Caphiria|Imperium of Caphiria]] had deeper pockets than the [[Carto-Pelaxian Commonwealth]] and soon eclipsed it in regards to trade with the Qian dynasty. [[Caphiria]]n need for manual labor was nigh inexhaustible and continental sources were limited.

A relative newcomer to trade with [[Audonia]], the [[Caphiria|Imperium of Caphiria]] had deeper pockets than the [[Carto-Pelaxian Commonwealth]] and soon eclipsed it in regards to trade with the Qian dynasty. [[Caphiria]]n need for manual labor was nigh inexhaustible and continental sources were limited to greek and slavic populations of the imperial outskirts. While ordinarily [[Pelaxia]]ns and [[Cartadania]]ns would have fulfilled the conditions to be enslaved by Caphiria, political expediency and tight economic relations might have meant they were not as readily taken into slavery. Slaves from the domains of the Qian dynasty were plentiful, relatively cheap and ethnically alien to the Caphirian masses, they could be readily dehumanized and exploited as their masters saw fit.

===Decline of demand===

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 It was the Qian dynasty that began in the 1500's CE that really made the use of slavery a cornerstone of its economic policies. Qian seafaring exploration took them first to the north of [[Crona]] and the gates of the [[Nysdra Sea]]. The island of [[Cao]] had been captured by the predecessors of the Qian, the Zhong, who had left most of the native population in place. The Qian decided to uproot the vast majority, almost eighty percent of the non-Daxian islanders were taken as slaves to be sold in the mainland. Qian pirates and raiders took to capturing slaves from all around the Nysdra south coast and taking them to [[Cao]] which became a prominent slave market on its own. The slave trade led to skirmishes with [[Varshan]] but their inadequate power at sea ensured these did not escalate into open war, very often the Zurgs were simply paid off to look the other way. The rulers of the [[Chimoche]] and [[Ixa'Taka]] also routinely engaged in the trade and sold their own 'excess' or troublesome subjects to [[Daxia]], in time the contacts would expand and give the Qian their first foothold in what would eventually become [[Xisheng]]. The [[Daxian colonization of Australis]] opened new, untapped sources of manual labor. Compared to the strong, centralized states of [[Crona]], the tribe kingdoms of [[Peratra]] were technologically backward and not strong enough to resist. The Qian colonies in [[Peratra]] became the premier recruitment grounds for slaves. The discovery and establishment of [[The Southern Route|the southern route]] between [[Audonia]] and [[Sarpedon]] and regular contacts between the Qian in [[Peratra]] and other white 'Easterners' led to an explosion in the number of slaves changing hands.
 ===Caphirian connection and zenith of the trade===
-A relative newcomer to trade with [[Audonia]], the [[Caphiria|Imperium of Caphiria]] had deeper pockets than the [[Carto-Pelaxian Commonwealth]] and soon eclipsed it in regards to trade with the Qian dynasty. [[Caphiria]]n need for manual labor was nigh inexhaustible and continental sources were limited.
+A relative newcomer to trade with [[Audonia]], the [[Caphiria|Imperium of Caphiria]] had deeper pockets than the [[Carto-Pelaxian Commonwealth]] and soon eclipsed it in regards to trade with the Qian dynasty. [[Caphiria]]n need for manual labor was nigh inexhaustible and continental sources were limited to greek and slavic populations of the imperial outskirts. While ordinarily [[Pelaxia]]ns and [[Cartadania]]ns would have fulfilled the conditions to be enslaved by Caphiria, political expediency and tight economic relations might have meant they were not as readily taken into slavery. Slaves from the domains of the Qian dynasty were plentiful, relatively cheap and ethnically alien to the Caphirian masses, they could be readily dehumanized and exploited as their masters saw fit.
 ===Decline of demand===

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