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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 [[Audonia]]-[[Sarpedon]]''' sea route is a shipping route from the [[Daxia]]n southeastern coast, through the [[Ocean of Cathay]] and on to the [[Kindreds Sea]] and [[Caphirian]]n and [[Puertego|Puertegan]] 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 [[Albalitor]] on the [[Kindreds Sea]] and came into contact with the [[Daxia]]n 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 [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] [[La Garrote|monopoly]] on all western [[Audonia]]n sea routes to [[Levantia]], especially from its outpost on the island of [[Cheun|Ayermer]]. The route would become more profitable to traverse in the early 17th century after the Qian colonization of [[Stenza|Peratra]] by the [[South Seas Development Company|South Seas Trading Company]] and increased engagement with the [[Caphirian]] Third Imperium. In the modern era the route continues to be an important lane for [[Daxia]] and international marine shipping and several national navies operate throughout its whole length to provide security.

== Background ==