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[[Aster's expedition]] greatly altered the course of history in central [[Crona]], inaugurating the [[Zurgite_Varshan#Žuqulid_Revolution|Žuqulid Revolution]] and [[The Hunt (Varshan)|the Hunts]] which gradually diminished the previously powerful [[North Songun civilization]]. As [[Zurgite Varshan]] grew increasingly hostile and militant, efforts to create a large naval force became paramount in what was previously a predominantly land-based power. Paranoia about Occidentals arriving unannounced on Crona's shores, as had happened with [[Paul Aster]], led to a transformation of the previously backwater Senecas into a massive hub of shipbuilding between about [[1450]] and [[1650]]. Significant numbers of slaves were imported to the islands to begin constructing a series of drydocks and ports while substantially deforesting the islands during that period. As a result, Varshan transformed into the premier naval power in [[Crona]], a status it would retain until the [[Orixtal Crusade]] in the 17th century. The Senecas constructed large number of both war and trade ships, greatly enriching the still-predominantly Audonian-descended higher castes of the islands. This enrichening had the practical effect of ensuring interest in Hō-Rikkyō descended art and cultural mores, with Audonian-inspired artists receiving significant patronage during this time. | [[Aster's expedition]] greatly altered the course of history in central [[Crona]], inaugurating the [[Zurgite_Varshan#Žuqulid_Revolution|Žuqulid Revolution]] and [[The Hunt (Varshan)|the Hunts]] which gradually diminished the previously powerful [[North Songun civilization]]. As [[Zurgite Varshan]] grew increasingly hostile and militant, efforts to create a large naval force became paramount in what was previously a predominantly land-based power. Paranoia about Occidentals arriving unannounced on Crona's shores, as had happened with [[Paul Aster]], led to a transformation of the previously backwater Senecas into a massive hub of shipbuilding between about [[1450]] and [[1650]]. Significant numbers of slaves were imported to the islands to begin constructing a series of drydocks and ports while substantially deforesting the islands during that period. As a result, Varshan transformed into the premier naval power in [[Crona]], a status it would retain until the [[Orixtal Crusade]] in the 17th century. The Senecas constructed large number of both war and trade ships, greatly enriching the still-predominantly Audonian-descended higher castes of the islands. This enrichening had the practical effect of ensuring interest in Hō-Rikkyō descended art and cultural mores, with Audonian-inspired artists receiving significant patronage during this time. | ||
===Decline and resurgence=== | ===Decline and resurgence=== | ||
The destruction of the Varshani navy during the [[Orixtal Crusade]] and subsequent end of the [[Zurgite_Varshan#Chazxin_dynasty|Chazxin dynasty]] in [[1702]] inaugurated a precipitous decline in further interest in maintaining Varshani naval power. Most of the islands' shipbuilding slaves were sent back to the mainland by [[1715]] to focus on rebuilding Anzo and other projects. The port infrastructure sat unused and began to rot as many priests and other high-caste individuals began to desert the islands. By [[1750]], the Senecas had returned to their position as a relative backwater. | |||
The end of the [[Zurgite_Varshan#Chazxin_dynasty|Chazxin dynasty]] in [[1702]] | |||
[[Varshan]] around the period of the [[First Great War]] sought to modernize and gain access to Occidental technology, weapons, and techniques of warfare, but had relatively little to offer as a closed state. At the turn of the 20th century, it was decided to open the Seneca Islands generally - and Zakan Rot specifically - as the sole port through which Occidental traders could import and export goods in and out of Varshan. The opening had the effect of turning Zakan Rot into a world trade city nearly overnight; the small, sleepy port city of 10,000 in [[1895]] became a booming economic center of 250,000 by [[1930]] at the dawn of the [[Second Great War]]. Until the 1970s, the islands remained an important western commercial outlet, during which time the islands were once again closed to outside trade, but some other Cronan countries were permitted to trade there until the islands became a miltary hub in the 21st century. | |||
===21st century defense plan=== | ===21st century defense plan=== | ||
With the outbreak of the [[War of the Northern Confederation]], the government of [[Varshan]] began a rapid rearmament and defense construction project in addition to a reevaluation of its military doctrines. As part of this rearmament effort, the shipbuilding industry in the Seneca Islands received a massive influx of government funding in order to help construct a navy which could sufficiently defend the Varshani mainland. Foreign experts became a common sight in the Senecas, ranging from individuals clandestinely brought in by [[Ardmore]], [[Veltorine people|Veltorine]] exiles, or persons victim of the [[enslaved relative scam]]. Static defenses were also constructed on the islands in addition to a large-scale purchase of anti-shipping missiles which were stationed on the islands. The defense activity significantly improved the local economy and improved living conditions across every [[Varshani caste system|caste]], but also resulted in a large influx of slaves and construction of slave camps across the island. The local economy became increasingly reliant on large-scale shipbuilding efforts and slave labor. By the time of the [[Final War of the Deluge]], the islands were one of the top destinations of slaves captured in the [[Invasion of Cetsencalia]]. | With the outbreak of the [[War of the Northern Confederation]], the government of [[Varshan]] began a rapid rearmament and defense construction project in addition to a reevaluation of its military doctrines. As part of this rearmament effort, the shipbuilding industry in the Seneca Islands received a massive influx of government funding in order to help construct a navy which could sufficiently defend the Varshani mainland. Foreign experts became a common sight in the Senecas, ranging from individuals clandestinely brought in by [[Ardmore]], [[Veltorine people|Veltorine]] exiles, or persons victim of the [[enslaved relative scam]]. Static defenses were also constructed on the islands in addition to a large-scale purchase of anti-shipping missiles which were stationed on the islands. The defense activity significantly improved the local economy and improved living conditions across every [[Varshani caste system|caste]], but also resulted in a large influx of slaves and construction of slave camps across the island. The local economy became increasingly reliant on large-scale shipbuilding efforts and slave labor. By the time of the [[Final War of the Deluge]], the islands were one of the top destinations of slaves captured in the [[Invasion of Cetsencalia]]. | ||