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During this period the island seems to have been directly ruled by the four strongest captains, who convened into the Council of High Captains to apportion trade routes, discuss common defense and settle disputes. Over time the position of High Captain became a hereditary one, passing from fathers to sons. It could also be inherited by killing the previous holder of the office. The Axolotl raids also seemed to have included a religious component to them as a certain proportion of a captured ship's crew would always be taken to be used in distorted M'acunism's rituals. Records sporadically show the existence of a 'High Celebrant' who appears to have been a position of great religious significance and also political influence, eclipsing the pirate council at times. | During this period the island seems to have been directly ruled by the four strongest captains, who convened into the Council of High Captains to apportion trade routes, discuss common defense and settle disputes. Over time the position of High Captain became a hereditary one, passing from fathers to sons. It could also be inherited by killing the previous holder of the office. The Axolotl raids also seemed to have included a religious component to them as a certain proportion of a captured ship's crew would always be taken to be used in distorted M'acunism's rituals. Records sporadically show the existence of a 'High Celebrant' who appears to have been a position of great religious significance and also political influence, eclipsing the pirate council at times. | ||
===Imperial era=== | ===Imperial era=== | ||
Daxian exploration in the late 1500's brought them to the gates of the Nysdra and Uxma. In | Daxian exploration in the late 1500's brought them to the gates of the Nysdra and Uxma. In 1604 the ship ''Shin's Pleasure'' carrying Zhong dynasty officials on an official embassy to the Quetzenkel chieftains, was set upon by Uxma pirates. The boarding attempt was repelled with heavy casualties on both sides and ''Shin's Pleasure'' left the area and headed back southwest. News of the brazen attack left a powerful impression back at the Zhong court and a punitive expedition was dispatched. Consisting of ten ships armed with cannons and with close to twelve-hundred men, it was the largest naval show of force by the Daxian that moved so far north. A numerically superior pirate force was defeated; with two High Captains killed, by the Daxian at the Battle of the Straits before moving on to attack Uxma itself. After a short bombardment and siege Uxma surrendered to the Daxian, with the two remaining High Captains fleeing with a few ships. While the Battle of the Straits did not end the threat of piracy it did dislodge them from their main base in the Nysdra, leaving the island open for settlement. The new settlers renamed Uxma to Zhenzhu and fortified it against attack from the sea. | ||
===Modern era=== | ===Modern era=== | ||
modern era stuff, role in war, varshan shelling of island, disputes over maritime borders with urcea | modern era stuff, role in war, varshan shelling of island, disputes over maritime borders with urcea | ||