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The '''Kingdom of Dorhaven''' is a kingdom in Sarpedon under a real union with Urcea. A densely populated country, Dorhaven has often been described as a cultural crossroads between Levantia and Sarpedon, but also between the social heritages of both Istroya and Adonerum given its proximity to the center of these continents and civilizations. Dorhaven's history as a semi-independent entity began in 1782 following the conclusion of the Veltorine Independence War with Caphiria, when it was given to Urcea as compensation for its participation on the side of Veltorina. Since that period, the Kingdom has seen intermittent waves of migration, including Levantine settlers but also various outcasts and refugees from Caphiria, especially Levantine Catholics fleeing Caphiria due to the schism and formation of Imperial Catholicism approximately a century earlier.

During the Occidental Cold War and large-scale presence of the Urcean military, Dorhaven developed a thriving service economy surrounding the bases and urban centers of the Kingdom. During the Occidental Cold War, in addition to the military, Dorhaven housed the Veltorine government-in-exile from 1953 to 2034 and was home to a large community of Veltorine emigres. Since the end of the Cold War, the economy has been undergoing rapid changes and partial decline as part of the gradual ending of hostilities between Urcea and Caphiria. As Dorhaven has been totally demilitarized as of the Assumption Accords, the economy has shifted more towards global trade by the merit of Dorhaven's geographic position. As part of the Accords, free trade with eastern Caphiria has begun which has strengthened the changing economy.

 

 

The original Sarpic term for the region was "''Tor Hayn''", a term of undetermined meaning, though some scholars have posited that it meant something resembling "trade lands" due to its proximity to the cores of the ancient Istroyan and Adonerii civilizations. The area had very little Latinic settlement following its conquest by Caphiria and the native terminology continued until bands of raiders and adventurers from the Oduniyyad Caliphate conquered the region, when linguistic corruption took place. Following the Caphirian reconquest a few decades later, the area became known as "''Dorhavenum''". Following the Urcean conquest, the name of the Kingdom became "''Dorhaven''", after the common Aenglish naming convention.

From the 19th century to the period immediately preceding the Great War, the Kingdom of Dorhaven was referred to as "'''the Kingdom beyond the Sea'''" in some official and colloquial senses in Urcea.