Pindai State
| The State of Pindai | |||||
| Pǐn dài zhōu | |||||
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| Capital | Pindai | ||||
| Languages | Pindaian Mandarin | ||||
| Religion | Minjian | ||||
| Demonym | Pindaian | ||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||
| King | |||||
| • | 1037-1086 | Yǒufú Shen Yimu | |||
| • | 1827-1829 | Liu James Yi | |||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 1037 | |||
| • | Disestablishment | 1829 | |||
| Today part of | Slokais Islands, Pindai | ||||
| b. | ... | ||||
The Pindai State was a Minjian-based trading empire that existed from 1037 to its voluntary dissolution in 1829. During its existence, Pindai was the primary trading and military power in what would become Slokais Islands. During its peak from the 1400s to the 1600s, the Pindai State had a vast trading network and collection of vassal states from Far’awae to Kaijan.
History
Formation
The Pindai State was founded in 1037, upon the defeat of the Jangharab Empire in the Great War of Faith. Yǒufú Shen Yimu declared May 8th, 1037 as the start of his reign by holding a meeting of 14 advisors known as The Council of Enlightened Ones. These advisors were quickly assigned to various State agencies, the most important being the Agency of Trade. According to Shen Yimu's personal biography, "Trade is one's most powerful tool, it is both a hand of peace and a blade of war"[a] By the 1050s, Pindai was completed upon its original plans with around 70,000 estimated residents. The early decades of the Pindai State saw massive growth in farming through state land ownership, with most citizens receiving loans in exchange for high taxes on crop yields.
Notes
- ↑ Published several years after his death, scholars estimate the quote came from a writer of the day and the quote was applied to Shen Yimu