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The old city of Rihsport was a minor Fenni hamlet during the conquest of the area by | The old city of Rihsport was a minor Fenni hamlet during the conquest of the area first by the [[Yetes]] and later the [[Alloverni]], and remained so until increased Coscivian shipping traffic, seeking to circumvent their competitors, grew the town and its surrounds enough to first feature as a listed city on maps in the twelfth century under the name Ryeport. The city was annexed by the [[Kingdom of the Fhainn]] at an unclear time prior to 1471 (when it first appeared in extant Royal records) and became a prominent forward outpost for conflicts such as the [[War of the Foot]] and the broader integration of modern [[Penthebhra]] and its surrounds into the Kingdom. In 1634, Rih [[Rethys II Suthar-Màrtainn]] moved his seat of power to Rihsport, using the move to establish the administrative dialect which would become modern [[Fhasen]] and banning other languages from the city by 1640. The largest alteration alongside the more than quintupling of the city's population and tripling of its size was the dredging and artificial deepening of Rih's Bay to allow for deep-hulled vessels to port there, which consumed Rethys II's entire lifetime and a staggeringly large proportion of the Crown's wealth at the time. While the capital would return to [[Oirthidún]] in 1715 after the conclusion of the poorly-managed [[Tundra Wars]], the near-century of acting as the capital transformed Rihsport into a major commercial center and manufacturing hub for warships and the construction industry. | ||
Rihsport was the last significant bastion of Royalist resistance during the [[Fhainnin Civil War]], with the Siege of Rihsport occurring over several months. The city was renamed Cananachsport informally in 1910 and officially in 1925 after [[Callac Cananach|Cananach's]] death, and the city's shipbuilding industry became an extremely critical part of the military buildup which occurred prior to the [[Second Great War]]. Notably, all three Gaellige-class superheavy battleships were produced in the (at the time) Cananachsport Yards, as well as numerous other capital ships. Post-war naval industry floundered, considerably hollowing out the city; as a result, Rihsport in particular was a locus point for economic globalization and reconstruction, though the opening of the [[Grand Vandarch Canal]] is considered to have slowed the city's recovery considerably. ''Cananachsport was renamed Rihsport in 1989 after a questionable and hotly contested plebiscite, '' | Rihsport was the last significant bastion of Royalist resistance during the [[Fhainnin Civil War]], with the Siege of Rihsport occurring over several months. The city was renamed Cananachsport informally in 1910 and officially in 1925 after [[Callac Cananach|Cananach's]] death, and the city's shipbuilding industry became an extremely critical part of the military buildup which occurred prior to the [[Second Great War]]. Notably, all three Gaellige-class superheavy battleships were produced in the (at the time) Cananachsport Yards, as well as numerous other capital ships. Post-war naval industry floundered, considerably hollowing out the city; as a result, Rihsport in particular was a locus point for economic globalization and reconstruction, though the opening of the [[Grand Vandarch Canal]] is considered to have slowed the city's recovery considerably. ''Cananachsport was renamed Rihsport in 1989 after a questionable and hotly contested plebiscite, '' | ||