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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Min-aung-hlaing-1.jpg|thumb|Chief Minister Hun San]] | [[File:Min-aung-hlaing-1.jpg|thumb|Chief Minister Hun San]] | ||
Zhijun was colonized by the Qian Dinasty during the maritime campaign of the Yuanjian Emperor in the early 1210's, intended to 'seed' his people across to the farthest reaches of the world. A fort and a town named Yishi were founded and aftwerwards ten thousand colonists were mostly abandoned to their fate on the island, with the Imperial authorities | Zhijun was colonized by the Qian Dinasty during the maritime campaign of the Yuanjian Emperor in the early 1210's, intended to 'seed' his people across to the farthest reaches of the world. A fort and a town named Yishi were founded and aftwerwards ten thousand colonists were mostly abandoned to their fate on the island, with the Imperial authorities leaving behind a 300 strong garrison and a member of the Grand Bureaucracy to serve as administrator. These elements were rotated on a 10 year basis. | ||
[[File:Sugarcane_plantation_in_Mauritius_(reduced_colour_saturation).jpg|thumb|Sugarcane plantation in Zhijun]] | [[File:Sugarcane_plantation_in_Mauritius_(reduced_colour_saturation).jpg|thumb|Sugarcane plantation in Zhijun]] | ||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||