The new Hadir.
General Shadin stood in front of the crowd of followers. Originally a slave, Shadin had helped to lead the slave revolt years before. He had in his hands a papyrus scroll, from which was written the new laws of the day.
"On this day," his voice boomed out over the crowd, and everyone stopped making noise, so they could hear their new leader's speech, "Hadir will finally be a true, free city. As well as across the new Hyksos empire, all men shall be free!" cheers erupted from the crowd, and the general stood, smiling, waiting for the wave to die down. Once the people had quieted, he cleared his throat and began again. "Any man born of Hadirian or Hyksos lineage shall be free. This includes any slaves that are of Hadirian or Hyksos lines already." Again, more cheering. General Shadin had the might of the majority of the people on his side, but he knew the old citizens and aristocrats would be a thorn in his side for years to come.
Already his men had started ransacking the old upper class districts and homes. Money was taken, gold, jewelry, any thing of worth was, by direct order of General Shadin, confiscated, for the good of the Empire, of course. With over 70% of the population on his side, the old snotty aristocrats had no chance to fight back. Instead, they were forced to face their new lives in bitter hatred and anger. Farms and lands were granted to ex-slaves and freedmen, who now employed those who used to work for them. The whole social structure of the old Hadir Unicus Empire had been turned upside down. Everyone was affected by it, that is, except the priests of Unicus. Even General Shadin couldn't convince the people to overthrow the corrupt, greedy, evil demons that ran their faith. But now with everything turned on its head, at least the higher up in Unicus had no more wish to run the nation. They let that fall upon the shoulders of General Shadin and the others across the empire. Unicus was content on sitting back, scaring the people into paying tribute, and enjoying the new found freedoms of not having to manage an entire civilization.
Though he was sure the nation would unite over time, the General knew it would not happen in his lifetime, or even that of his children's. Only time would tell how long it would take to make Hyksos the greatest nation the world had ever seen.