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====Kiravian Possession==== | ====Kiravian Possession==== | ||
After the death of Grand Duke Sorditur the Pockmarked without heirs, the Coscivian law doctrine of ''nohúr'' ({{wp|escheat}}) dictated that his domains would revert to the [[Marble Emperor|Emperor]]. And so they did, with the Sydona Isles becoming a Kiravian possession. | After the death of Grand Duke Sorditur the Pockmarked without heirs, the Coscivian law doctrine of ''nohúr'' ({{wp|escheat}}) dictated that his domains would revert to the [[Marble Emperor|Emperor]]. And so they did, with the Sydona Isles becoming a Kiravian possession. | ||
The {{wp|industrial revolution}} took root relatively late in Sydona during the latter third of the nineteenth century ''anno Domini'' but progressed relatively quickly. The rapid growth in industry was made possible by Sydona's abundant reserves of coal, minerals, and other raw materials, and encouraged by Kiravian {{wp|mercantilism|mercantilistic}} policies: Intended to prevent Sydona from coming under foreign (specifically [[Burgundie|Burgundine]]) commercial domination, high tarriffs had the secondary effect of making manufactured goods imported from nearby foreign countries comparably expensive to goods imported from distant [[Great Kirav]], giving local manufacturers a strong advantage in the market. | |||
It was during the modern period, with the rise of mass-circulation {{wp|print media}}, that distinct Thračician and Pelian {{wp|ethnic nationalism|ethno-national}} identities and consciousness began to emerge. Similarly, it was during this time that the Austral Coscivians began to consider themselves a discrete and distinct [[Coscivian civilisation#People|Coscivian people]]. | It was during the modern period, with the rise of mass-circulation {{wp|print media}}, that distinct Thračician and Pelian {{wp|ethnic nationalism|ethno-national}} identities and consciousness began to emerge. Similarly, it was during this time that the Austral Coscivians began to consider themselves a discrete and distinct [[Coscivian civilisation#People|Coscivian people]]. | ||