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[[File:Southern route map.png|thumb|A map of the Southern Route, the orange arrow indicates the modern shipping route, the red arrow indicates Gabo de Pogiano's first journey]]

The '''Southern Route''', also commonly known as the '''South [[Alshar]]-[[Sarpedon]]''' sea route is a shipping route from the [[Corumm]]ese southeastern coast, through the [[Ocean of Cathay]] and on to the [[Kindreds Sea]] and Pelaxian and Acirian ports. The first recorded complete voyage of the route was made in 1615 by Gabo de Pogiano, an explorer and adventurer from the [[Carto-Pelaxian Commonwealth]] who started his trip on the port of (insert Pelaxian port) on the [[Kindreds Sea]] and came into contact with the Corummese Qian dynasty in [[Port Bondor]], [[Zhijun]]. Impetus for developing alternate trade routes gained traction and support at the Qian court mainly as a way to evade the Burgoignesc monopoly on all Audonian sea routes. The route would become more profitable to traverse in the early 17th century after the Qian colonization of [[Stenza]] by the [[South Seas Development Company|South Seas Trading Company]]. In the modern era the route continues to be an important lane for international marine shipping and several national navies operate throughout its whole length to provide security.

==History==

See Also: [[Pelaxian discovery of the sea route to Alshar]]

Historians conjecture that they penetrated to a latitude of (64° S) in the Okatian Sea, and made port in the Freda Island. If correct, this would be the farthest south that anyone had travelled, at that time. Subsequently, several merchant vessels reported being blown south of 60° S in severe weather.

===Establishment===

Gabo de Pogiano's 1615 journey became an embassy after contact with the Corummese. After arriving in the port of [[Zong]] on the 10th of October, he had an audience with Digen Youdu, Viceroy of Ganshu; with whom he negotiated an agreement that allowed him to dock in Corummese ports and engage in trade, map out the surrounding seas and build a fort in the [[Tanhai]] coastal commandery. Pogiano in turn committed himself to on his return trip, guide a Qian squadron to the [[Kindreds Sea]] and the coast of [[Sarpedon]]. The ships that would join him on [[Zhijun]] were the ''Falun'', the ''Gong'' and the ''Shen Yun''; the first Corummese ships to ever make it to [[Sarpedon]]. Later contacts with Acirien representatives would lead to a similar agreement. The Qian would send goods such as sugarcane, barrels of [[slozo]], pink salt, ebony wood and cinnamon and in return would receive (insert Sarpedonian products such as wine)

*[[Stenza]]:

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