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Corcra and its environs were always unique among the territories of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], as it and the Imperial estates which surrounded it were always directly held by the [[Emperor of the Levantines]], passing from Emperor-to-Emperor. The general Corcra area was known as the "Imperial fief", and when the Republic was established, it had the fewest major land owners as well as the fewest ''[[Cort de Antics]]'' claims against it due to its origin. As a result of its history, Corcra had the least successful experience of any Deric State with respect to nationbuilding; the cosmopolitan city residents considered themselves first to be Derics (not [[Derian identity|Derian]]) and, eventually, citizens of the [[Levantine Union]]. Although constructed more conservatively in terms of private property and economic structure than most other states due to limited socialist presence during the [[Third Fratricide]], Corcra generally had among the more progressive political cultures due to its cosmopolitan and anti-nationalist background. The Republic was the most eager of the five Rhotian-speaking states to abandon the old political system and join together as a single Rhotian country within the Levantine Union.