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The Emirate of Halfway was a transitional period in its history. It had destroyed a nearly-milennia old governing apparatus, and new Audonian administrators - as well as Sarpics and others from the Sarpedonic mainland - were brought in to govern the island's cities, deposing the autonomous self-rule of the native mercantile families. New mercantile elites rose from the class of the transplanted administrators. The Emirate period saw a major investment in infrastructure and new architecture throughout the island, as some crumbling old Churches and Pagan temples in city centers were demolished and replaced with new Mosques with the very best architects from eastern Sarpedon and Audonia as their designers. Emir Sa'id built the Emirate Palace in Koureiros, one of the best-adorned surviving medieval palaces in eastern Sarpedon. The island maintained its role as a center of trade, with tariffs now filling the Emir's treasury, but also became a center of {{wp|piracy}}. Seaborne raiders from Halfway consistently harassed the Caphiric shore as well as [[Canaery]], further enriching the al-Mulkid dynasty. The wealth of the new dynasty ensured its survival, allowing the small independent Emirate to maintain a large enough fleet and mercenary army to ensure its survival. The Emirate did not attempt to seriously {{wp|proselytize}} the population to Islam, though some ambitious mercantile elites did adopt Islam in order to better do business. However, the Emirate government was overtly hostile to the practice of ancient Istroyan and Caphiric paganism, adherents of which still made up a minority of the island's population. Accordingly, most scholars now believe that Christianity benefitted from the Emirate period, as many persecuted pagans decided to adopt the Christianity of their friends, neighbors, and family, rather than the Islamic faith of their oppressors.

The al-Mulkid dynasty ruled Halfway for several generations. By the end of the 11th century, its rule was generally stable; it had normalized relations with Caphiria and gave nominal tribute to the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] of which it was not de jure a part. The reign of the al-Mulkids would come to a sudden end in [[1084]] with the call for the [[Crusades#First_Crusade_(1084)|First Crusade]].

The al-Mulkid dynasty ruled Halfway for several generations. By the end of the 11th century, its rule was generally stable; it had normalized relations with Caphiria and gave nominal tribute to the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] of which it was not de jure a part. The reign of the al-Mulkids would come to a sudden end in [[1084]] with the call for the [[Crusades#First_Crusade_(1084)|First Crusade]]. The plan for the First Crusade as devised by [[Saint Charles II|Emperor Carles II]], [[Emperor of the Levantines]], called for an advanced force of crusaders to take Halfway to serve as a staging point for the invasion of mainland Sarpedon.

=== Crusader state ===

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 The Emirate of Halfway was a transitional period in its history. It had destroyed a nearly-milennia old governing apparatus, and new Audonian administrators - as well as Sarpics and others from the Sarpedonic mainland - were brought in to govern the island's cities, deposing the autonomous self-rule of the native mercantile families. New mercantile elites rose from the class of the transplanted administrators. The Emirate period saw a major investment in infrastructure and new architecture throughout the island, as some crumbling old Churches and Pagan temples in city centers were demolished and replaced with new Mosques with the very best architects from eastern Sarpedon and Audonia as their designers. Emir Sa'id built the Emirate Palace in Koureiros, one of the best-adorned surviving medieval palaces in eastern Sarpedon. The island maintained its role as a center of trade, with tariffs now filling the Emir's treasury, but also became a center of {{wp|piracy}}. Seaborne raiders from Halfway consistently harassed the Caphiric shore as well as [[Canaery]], further enriching the al-Mulkid dynasty. The wealth of the new dynasty ensured its survival, allowing the small independent Emirate to maintain a large enough fleet and mercenary army to ensure its survival. The Emirate did not attempt to seriously {{wp|proselytize}} the population to Islam, though some ambitious mercantile elites did adopt Islam in order to better do business. However, the Emirate government was overtly hostile to the practice of ancient Istroyan and Caphiric paganism, adherents of which still made up a minority of the island's population. Accordingly, most scholars now believe that Christianity benefitted from the Emirate period, as many persecuted pagans decided to adopt the Christianity of their friends, neighbors, and family, rather than the Islamic faith of their oppressors.
-The al-Mulkid dynasty ruled Halfway for several generations. By the end of the 11th century, its rule was generally stable; it had normalized relations with Caphiria and gave nominal tribute to the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] of which it was not de jure a part. The reign of the al-Mulkids would come to a sudden end in [[1084]] with the call for the [[Crusades#First_Crusade_(1084)|First Crusade]].
+The al-Mulkid dynasty ruled Halfway for several generations. By the end of the 11th century, its rule was generally stable; it had normalized relations with Caphiria and gave nominal tribute to the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] of which it was not de jure a part. The reign of the al-Mulkids would come to a sudden end in [[1084]] with the call for the [[Crusades#First_Crusade_(1084)|First Crusade]]. The plan for the First Crusade as devised by [[Saint Charles II|Emperor Carles II]], [[Emperor of the Levantines]], called for an advanced force of crusaders to take Halfway to serve as a staging point for the invasion of mainland Sarpedon.
 === Crusader state ===

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