Shahdom of Parhae
Capital: Persepolis
Ruler: ?/Lord_Iggy
Government (Efficiency): Bureaucratic Monarchy (Competent)
Culture: Zoroastrian Parhaen, with strong (but mostly past) Bactrashan, Lucan, Mesopatamian and Hindu influences; now largely independent; sizeable Mithraist and Hinduist religious minorities; ethnic Assyrian, Urrian, Arabic, Hayq, Aranian and Charatian minorities (but assimilated to a large extent, except for the latter one); vibrant; core culture unified.
Tech. Level: Early Medieval Age
Army (Quality): 100 thousands (Great)
Navy (Quality): 20 ships (Good)
Economy (Points): Growing (3)
Trade: 2
Size (Points Required): Above Medium (3)
Infrastructure: Efficient
Education: Well Educated
Prestige: Acceptable
Confidence: Tolerating
Projects:
Nation Background: Reborn from the ashes of the Bactrashan Empire, the second Parhaen Empire - a rightful successor to the ancient one - had quickly become more powerful than anyone had expected, and by the reign of Xerxes III had expanded from its heartland into all possible directions. Under Xerxes III, Parhae conquered eastern Luca and Central Arabia, and allied with Carthage, pushing back the Kalingans and their allies. However, some of the gains had to be given up in the eventual peace treaty, and after the death of Xerxes' son, Darius II, in mid-3rd Century, the overstretched Parhae fell into civil war and lost ground to separatists and foreign invaders. Still, more recently, Taraxes II had reunited Parhae and succesfully defended its heartlands, plus some of its conquests. Parhae still retains a great potential, and is an important regional power.