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[[~~Eloillette~~]] ([[1526]] until [[1795]])

Eloillette colony was a colonial holding administered by the [[Burgoignesc South Levantine Trading Company|Bourgondii Royal Trading Company]] from [[1526]] until [[1795]].

~~Silver mining,~~ {{wp|~~sorghum~~}}, {{wp|~~millet~~}}, {{wp|~~yams~~}}, ~~{{wp~~|~~fava beans}}~~, ~~{{wp~~|~~jute}}~~, ~~{{wp|sweet potatoes}}~~, ~~{{wp|cowpeas}}~~, ~~{{wp|bambara groundnut}}~~, ~~{{wp|bananas}}~~, and slaves

The first [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] permanent settlement in the area of [[Eloillette]] was a {{wp|Factory (trading post)|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 cordage, line, paper, and legumes 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]].

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 geological 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 [[Burgoignesc_colonial_empire#Bourgondii_colonies|colonial empire]] as it tried to spread out the silver to reduce inflation. During this time the need for workers in the mines led to a massive slave trade into the colony. 340,000 peopled were transported to or within [[Eloillette]] between [[1650]] and [[1795]]. The endless silver mining meant that, in essence, there was an insatiable feedback loop of silver to buy slaves to mine more silver, to buy more slaves. This demand for slaves went beyond religious or political boundaries and many colonies from other [[Maritime Dericania]]n states were happy to sell slaves in exchange for [[Eloillette]]n silver.

[[Eloillette]] was unique in the [[Audonia]]n [[Burgoignesc_colonial_empire]] in that it was, in so far as the [[Occidentals]] present, a majority Catholic colony, instead of majority Protestant. This did lead so some conflicts with the surrounding [[Istroya Oriental colony|Istroya Oriental]] and [[Kandahari-Pukhtun colony|Kandahari-Pukhtun colonies]] with sectarian violence breaking out on the borders in [[1639]], [[1654]], [[1679]], and [[1748]]. These clashes were typically localized and only between the [[Occidental]] inhabitants of frontier settlements. They were typically after a drought or over the discovery of a gold deposit, which were typically small.

In [[1775]], there was a slave revolt that killed 5,406 [[Occidental]]s, mostly women and children, and was brutally suppressed. 2,400 slaves being reported as killed during the revolt and the retributions thereafter. The event decimated an entire generation of the [[Occidental]]-class and in the coming years the lack of a young administrative class was felt and the men, many of whom were becoming more and more despondent, were unable or unwilling to effectively manage the mining operations. Alcoholism and violent became commonplace and in [[1778]] a second slave revolt occured and entire towns worth of people were killed because the men were too drunk to protect them. As the coastally based administration failed to understand the full scope of the problem, they were slow to react and by the summer of [[1779]] the slaves had full control of the mines and had fortified a number of mining towns. In a disastrous military campaign, the colonial administrators sent 500 troops to try to regain control of the region but over the next three months the troops were caught in a battle of attrition and the Colonel in charge refused to report the poor showing for fear he would be perceived as ridiculous.

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-[[Eloillette]] ([[1526]] until [[1795]])
+Eloillette colony was a colonial holding administered by the [[Burgoignesc South Levantine Trading Company|Bourgondii Royal Trading Company]] from [[1526]] until [[1795]].
-Silver mining, {{wp|sorghum}}, {{wp|millet}}, {{wp|yams}}, {{wp|fava beans}}, {{wp|jute}}, {{wp|sweet potatoes}}, {{wp|cowpeas}}, {{wp|bambara groundnut}}, {{wp|bananas}}, and slaves
+The first [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] permanent settlement in the area of [[Eloillette]] was a {{wp|Factory (trading post)|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 cordage, line, paper, and legumes 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]].
+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 geological 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 [[Burgoignesc_colonial_empire#Bourgondii_colonies|colonial empire]] as it tried to spread out the silver to reduce inflation. During this time the need for workers in the mines led to a massive slave trade into the colony. 340,000 peopled were transported to or within [[Eloillette]] between [[1650]] and [[1795]]. The endless silver mining meant that, in essence, there was an insatiable feedback loop of silver to buy slaves to mine more silver, to buy more slaves. This demand for slaves went beyond religious or political boundaries and many colonies from other [[Maritime Dericania]]n states were happy to sell slaves in exchange for [[Eloillette]]n silver.
+[[Eloillette]] was unique in the [[Audonia]]n [[Burgoignesc_colonial_empire]] in that it was, in so far as the [[Occidentals]] present, a majority Catholic colony, instead of majority Protestant. This did lead so some conflicts with the surrounding [[Istroya Oriental colony|Istroya Oriental]] and [[Kandahari-Pukhtun colony|Kandahari-Pukhtun colonies]] with sectarian violence breaking out on the borders in [[1639]], [[1654]], [[1679]], and [[1748]]. These clashes were typically localized and only between the [[Occidental]] inhabitants of frontier settlements. They were typically after a drought or over the discovery of a gold deposit, which were typically small.
+In [[1775]], there was a slave revolt that killed 5,406 [[Occidental]]s, mostly women and children, and was brutally suppressed. 2,400 slaves being reported as killed during the revolt and the retributions thereafter. The event decimated an entire generation of the [[Occidental]]-class and in the coming years the lack of a young administrative class was felt and the men, many of whom were becoming more and more despondent, were unable or unwilling to effectively manage the mining operations. Alcoholism and violent became commonplace and in [[1778]] a second slave revolt occured and entire towns worth of people were killed because the men were too drunk to protect them. As the coastally based administration failed to understand the full scope of the problem, they were slow to react and by the summer of [[1779]] the slaves had full control of the mines and had fortified a number of mining towns. In a disastrous military campaign, the colonial administrators sent 500 troops to try to regain control of the region but over the next three months the troops were caught in a battle of attrition and the Colonel in charge refused to report the poor showing for fear he would be perceived as ridiculous.
 ===Late modern period===

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