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[[Daxia]]n exploration in the late 1500's brought them to the gates of the Nysdra and Uxma. In 1604 the ship ''Shin's Pleasure'' carrying Zhong dynasty officials on an official embassy to the [[Quetzenkel]] chieftains, was set upon by Uxma pirates. The boarding attempt was repelled with heavy casualties on both sides and ''Shin's Pleasure'' left the area and headed back southwest. News of the brazen attack left a powerful impression back at the Zhong court and a punitive expedition was dispatched. Consisting of ten ships armed with cannons and with close to twelve-hundred men, it was the largest naval show of force by the Zhong that sailed so far north. A numerically superior pirate force was defeated; with two High Captains killed, at the Battle of the Straits before moving on to attack Uxma itself. The pirate capital was defended at length by the remaining high captains but after a long bombardment and starvation of the defenders, Uxma surrendered to the [[Daxia]]ns after three months. The two remaining High Captains and their officers were summarily hanged as a warning against continued piracy and banditry; this event marks the end of the High Captaincy of Uxma. While the Battle of the Straits did not end the threat of piracy for good, it did dislodge them from their main base in the [[Nysdra Sea]], leaving the island open uncontested for settlement. The new settlers renamed Uxma to [[Zhenzhu]] and fortified it against attack from the sea. The colonization of [[Zhenzhu]] was a watershed moment for the process of Daxia's colonial expansion further into the [[Nysdra Sea]], possession of the harbor was invaluable to control sea access east, so much so that the island was likened by ship captains to the jaws of an animal around the 'neck' of the Nysdra, one that could close at will. The Daxian presence also preempted any attempts by Levantines to take the island for themselves, preventing their total domination; [[Cusinaut]] however was never seriously considered for colonization due to the high populations existing there and their relatively high degree of political and military [[Northern Confederation|organization]]. | [[Daxia]]n exploration in the late 1500's brought them to the gates of the Nysdra and Uxma. In 1604 the ship ''Shin's Pleasure'' carrying Zhong dynasty officials on an official embassy to the [[Quetzenkel]] chieftains, was set upon by Uxma pirates. The boarding attempt was repelled with heavy casualties on both sides and ''Shin's Pleasure'' left the area and headed back southwest. News of the brazen attack left a powerful impression back at the Zhong court and a punitive expedition was dispatched. Consisting of ten ships armed with cannons and with close to twelve-hundred men, it was the largest naval show of force by the Zhong that sailed so far north. A numerically superior pirate force was defeated; with two High Captains killed, at the Battle of the Straits before moving on to attack Uxma itself. The pirate capital was defended at length by the remaining high captains but after a long bombardment and starvation of the defenders, Uxma surrendered to the [[Daxia]]ns after three months. The two remaining High Captains and their officers were summarily hanged as a warning against continued piracy and banditry; this event marks the end of the High Captaincy of Uxma. While the Battle of the Straits did not end the threat of piracy for good, it did dislodge them from their main base in the [[Nysdra Sea]], leaving the island open uncontested for settlement. The new settlers renamed Uxma to [[Zhenzhu]] and fortified it against attack from the sea. The colonization of [[Zhenzhu]] was a watershed moment for the process of Daxia's colonial expansion further into the [[Nysdra Sea]], possession of the harbor was invaluable to control sea access east, so much so that the island was likened by ship captains to the jaws of an animal around the 'neck' of the Nysdra, one that could close at will. The Daxian presence also preempted any attempts by Levantines to take the island for themselves, preventing their total domination; [[Cusinaut]] however was never seriously considered for colonization due to the high populations existing there and their relatively high degree of political and military [[Northern Confederation|organization]]. | ||
===Modern era=== | ===Modern era=== | ||
modern era stuff, role in war, varshan shelling of island, disputes over maritime borders with urcea | modern era stuff, role in war, varshan shelling of island, disputes over maritime borders with urcea | ||
==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
[[File:Taichung_City_Building.JPG|thumb|Cao District Government building in Zhenzhu]] | |||
Cao is a designated Special Federal District, this status grants it higher than normal fiscal resources from the central government. Cao is governed by the Cao Regional Administration which is chaired by a District Chief who serves as the local executive. The District Chief is nominated by the Chancellor of the Republic of [[Daxia]] and ratified by the local legislature. The current District Chief of the regional administration since 2012 is [[Lei Shen]]. The legislature is formed by a unicameral chamber called the Cao Legislative Council which is formed by one hundred and fifty elected members, they are subject to popular vote every five years and can be consecutively reelected. | |||
===Executive=== | |||
===Legislature=== | |||
==Military== | ==Military== | ||
Nysdra Squadron naval base/Air bases | Nysdra Squadron naval base/Air bases | ||