Bahar

Bahar is a sovereign nation in the Rossoro Sea, stretching between Meredonia and Hamaji. The capital is at Servata and the island nation maintains a strong Saheric majority. Ruled by King Dehein, the nation acts as a channel for Hamajin trade to Eredina.

History
The islands of Bahar were among the few islands in the Rossoro Sea not visited by Solister during his initial travels before establishing the Merem Empire. Instead, the islands were first recorded by settlers under the rule of Elayid's descendants. The islands' location hidden from common knowledge and yet so near to the coasts of wealthy countries lead to its establishment as a major base for piracy in the region. Slaves were taken and ships illegally boarded, until the pirates had become sufficiently wealthy to establish themselves as a sovereign state.

The Madar family was established as the rulers of the pirates, to which they paid taxes, and began the construction of the city of Servata as well as infrastructure to exploit the natural resources of the region. It was first recognised by their allies in Altin, then by Meer under Sentarion administration as part of the Meragnese League.

With the might of thousands of pirates now unified under a single banner, Bahar became a significant naval force and so established a colony on the Meredon Peninsula which later became the Kingdom of Nakhadar. This brought them into conflict with the nobility of Dierado, the previous hegemon of the region, resulting in numerous wars between Bahar and the southern Eredinan states.

With the establishment of the Archkingdom of Eredina, the Bahar-allied government of Nakhadar was dissolved when the region was conquered. To this day tensions are high between the regions, and despite uniting with their northern brethren, the Meredon state never officially entered into a state of peace with Bahar, nor the reverse. Officially the war is still taking place, albeit under a truce.

The state of Eredina does not recognise Bahar as an independent state due to the nation's brief period of unity with Hamaji and Meredonia's historical occupation of many of the islands during one of the many wars. However Bahar does hold seats in the Council of Sentar and trade does occur between the two nations. However, Eredinan traders generally use Meerish ports during trade missions to Hamaji whereas Hamajin traders use Bahari ones during trade missions to Eredina.