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Sorhaithe as a concept originated after the [[Saelish Crusade]], with the [[Knights of St. Selyn]] establishing two Church-governed bishoprics in the conquered Kingdom of Svaerige. Svaerige was at the time partly colonized by [[Vithinja|Vithinjan]] settlers, primarily in the population centers on the coast and in the Isles of the Saelish Archipelago. As a result, the boundaries of the diocese created separated the region into Gathlan, consisting of the southern regions, and the more populous Saelia. The term 'Sorhaithe' originated from the Saelish term for 'here' (''haithe'', from the [[Fiannria|Faeskt]] word ''haigh''), in reference to the northern Diocese and as a general alternative for Saelia which included Christianized Vithinjans. Subsequent pogroms against pagan communities (including both Vithinjan and local cults) frequently involved the name as a rallying cry, only falling out of favor beginning with the persecution of the [[Northern Rite|Northern Churches]] for heresy beginning in 1452.

The region which became Sorhaithe was districted after the [[War of Saelish Succession]] into Brevehaithe and Imhrin, consisting of the coastal and archipelagic regions of the Kingdom. Brevehaithe was significantly impacted by the [[Wasting Plague]] of 1641-1660, during which reduced food imports from the Vandarch and secondary waves of the disease devastated urban populations and revitalized religious tensions. After the succession of [[Cywir I of Faneria]] to the Saelish throne in 1794, Brevehaithe was contracted sharply to a coastal strip surrounding the principal Saelish cities of Saelaer and Igar Dun, with the southern regions of Saelin being reintegrated with Fanerian [[Gathlann]].

Brevehaithe acted as the base of operations for the northern theater of the [[Second Kin War|Second]] and [[Third Kin War|Third Kin Wars]], with the ports in Saelaer and Igar hosting significant garrisons and naval squadrons during each war and several of the major battles being fought on Saelish soil, including the Battles of Saelaer and Marlin during the Third Kin War. The Third Kin War was, in part, fought over Fanerian dominion over the rump Kingdom of Saelin, leading to an influx of Throne investments in the region, including concessions towards the local Saelish population easing the demands of [[Fhazenization]].

 

Sorhaithe first became an official name for an administrative region following the integration of the Kingdom of Saelin into the Kingdom of Faneria in 1827. [[Luthais I of Faneria]] instructed the redistricting of the Kingdom into larger provincial regions, with Sorhaithe being created as a combination of Imhrin and Brevehaithe. The name Sorhaithe was adopted expressly to invoke Catholic sentiment and insinuate Fanerian rule as a unifying and positive force.

 

The province acted as a military hub for the Royal Army during the [[Fourth Kin War]] just as it had during the previous century, although no major battles took place in Sorhaithe itself during the war. The [[Boreal War]] less than a decade later largely took place in the [[Kilikas Sea|Kilikas]] theater, though Boreal Republic forces did attack the naval base at Igar Dun several times during this period. Sorhaithe was spared significant hardship in the [[Fhainnin Civil War]], remaining one of the last Royalist strongholds until the end of the Siege of Rihsport, after which loyalist forces in the province surrendered. The significance of Sorhaithe's surrender was a boon for the Republican movement, as Saelish law contributed to the development of liberalism in Faneria and contrasted with the attempts by Culriocha and Lyukquar to secede from the country during the civil war. A brief period of peace, highlighted by the discovery of the Imhrin Oil Fields, ended within thirty years as the province was once again subjected to wartime conditions during the [[Second Great War]]. Sorhaithe sat at the end of the largest oil supply line in the country, and more than any other part of Faneria was subjected to bombing in depth by Fiannrian and allied forces. Near the end of the war, the Great Saelish Offensive saw bitter fighting stall on both ends of Sorhaithe, with the war ending with the province pocketed by Caeric and Fiannrian armies.

 

The [[Treaty of Loughlin]] outlined peace conditions which had initially divided most of Gathlann and the whole of Sorhaithe between Caergwynn and Fiannria; however, the final treaty subsituted the western province of Sioc Siar and the remainder of Gathlann, as well as a large part of the Saelish Archipelago, in exchange for Faneria retaining the remainder of Sorhaithe. Sorhaithe at this time required significant reconstruction and economic support, with severance from the remainder of metropolitan Faneria further hindering development of a solely internal economy. Sorhaithe as a result was one of the first parts of Faneria to have its international markets and infrastructure reconnected to the neighboring countries, enmeshing Sorhaithe in the emerging international order.

 

With the exception of the chill in Caeric-Fanerian relations following the [[Saelish Crisis]] in 19XX (check/move canal crisis back?), (Sorhaithe has benefited greatly from integration with a global economy, seeing exceptional GDP growth centered on the energy and industrial fishing industries. Despite this, modern Sorhaithe shares the severe inequality common to the northern provinces of Faneria, with oligarchic corporations and ) - better for other thing