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The colonization of [[Peratra]] by the Qian dynasty was the main contributing factor to its decision to start a conflict with other seafaring powers and to forestall their expansion into the western Cathay area. The series of conflicts and battles is known as the [[Daxian Polynesian Wars]] and it involved [[Daxia]] fighting at various times [[Kiravia]], [[Burgundie]] and [[Caphiria]]. Supplies and men for the wars on [[Peratra]] continuously poured through Zhijun and the [[Fleet of the Eastern Tides]] was had its main bases there. Zhijun was targeted in 1666 by a [[Kiravia]]n fleet in retaliation for [[Zhu Bolin]]'s [[Siege of Dun-Kurrengev]], around a third of Port Bondor burned down as a result of enemy bombardment. This period of conflict resulted in the Qian dynasty pouring a great many resources into improving the defenses of the island by such actions such as: building new walls for [[Yishi]] that completely encircled the old ring wall, increasing the imperial garrison to five thousand men, building a keep and watchtower in Tang and enlarging the docks of Bondor to accommodate larger ships. Many non-Daxians captured from enemy fleets or taken from raided towns wound up in the flesh markets of Zhijun, usually sold off at high prices as 'westerner' slaves, especially sought after if they were dwarves. [[Zhu Bolin]]'s famous albino manservant, [[Mala Jong]], was bought in such an instance.

A curiosity of Daxian settlement in Zhijun is that intermarriage with the island natives was not banned for many years, resulting in many mixed marriages and as a result a large share of the population was of mixed origin. These 'mutts' were called 'Hluttaw' after a juicy local fruit. The practice of intermixing was much more rampant in the interior of the islands compared to the coast and over time these Hluttaw would diverge from their Daxian progenitors in various ways that would prove a problem for imperial control.

A curiosity of Daxian settlement in Zhijun is that intermarriage with the island natives was not banned for many years, resulting in many mixed marriages and as a result a large share of the population was of mixed origin. These genetic mutts were called 'Hluttaw' after an especially juicy local fruit. The practice of intermixing was much more rampant in the interior of the islands compared to the coast and over time these Hluttaw would diverge from their Daxian progenitors in various ways that would prove a problem for imperial control. The colony would repel more raids until the 1728 Truce of Caserges that ended most fighting between the Qian dynasty and its rivals.

===Modern period===

The Republican era saw renewed attention on the island by metropolitan authorities due to its vulnerability during the [[Second Great War]]. Heavy handed military government was imposed, which would lead to periodic outbreaks of civil disobedience and armed rebellion. The Hluttaw rebellion (named after an ethnic group of people of mixed Daxian and Polynesian origin) of the late 1980's was the longest and most severe period of unrest on the island leading to the increased militarization of the island.

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 The colonization of [[Peratra]] by the Qian dynasty was the main contributing factor to its decision to start a conflict with other seafaring powers and to forestall their expansion into the western Cathay area. The series of conflicts and battles is known as the [[Daxian Polynesian Wars]] and it involved [[Daxia]] fighting at various times [[Kiravia]], [[Burgundie]] and [[Caphiria]]. Supplies and men for the wars on [[Peratra]] continuously poured through Zhijun and the [[Fleet of the Eastern Tides]] was had its main bases there. Zhijun was targeted in 1666 by a [[Kiravia]]n fleet in retaliation for [[Zhu Bolin]]'s [[Siege of Dun-Kurrengev]], around a third of Port Bondor burned down as a result of enemy bombardment. This period of conflict resulted in the Qian dynasty pouring a great many resources into improving the defenses of the island by such actions such as: building new walls for [[Yishi]] that completely encircled the old ring wall, increasing the imperial garrison to five thousand men, building a keep and watchtower in Tang and enlarging the docks of Bondor to accommodate larger ships. Many non-Daxians captured from enemy fleets or taken from raided towns wound up in the flesh markets of Zhijun, usually sold off at high prices as 'westerner' slaves, especially sought after if they were dwarves. [[Zhu Bolin]]'s famous albino manservant, [[Mala Jong]], was bought in such an instance.
-A curiosity of Daxian settlement in Zhijun is that intermarriage with the island natives was not banned for many years, resulting in many mixed marriages and as a result a large share of the population was of mixed origin. These 'mutts' were called 'Hluttaw' after a juicy local fruit. The practice of intermixing was much more rampant in the interior of the islands compared to the coast and over time these Hluttaw would diverge from their Daxian progenitors in various ways that would prove a problem for imperial control.
+A curiosity of Daxian settlement in Zhijun is that intermarriage with the island natives was not banned for many years, resulting in many mixed marriages and as a result a large share of the population was of mixed origin. These genetic mutts were called 'Hluttaw' after an especially juicy local fruit. The practice of intermixing was much more rampant in the interior of the islands compared to the coast and over time these Hluttaw would diverge from their Daxian progenitors in various ways that would prove a problem for imperial control. The colony would repel more raids until the 1728 Truce of Caserges that ended most fighting between the Qian dynasty and its rivals.
 ===Modern period===
 The Republican era saw renewed attention on the island by metropolitan authorities due to its vulnerability during the [[Second Great War]]. Heavy handed military government was imposed, which would lead to periodic outbreaks of civil disobedience and armed rebellion. The Hluttaw rebellion (named after an ethnic group of people of mixed Daxian and Polynesian origin) of the late 1980's was the longest and most severe period of unrest on the island leading to the increased militarization of the island.

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