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Rinashima

 * Government: piratical/merchant republic (no real formal government process, the leader is essentially who's the "strongest")
 * Leader: Jotaro Kujo (b. ~1259, r.1287-)
 * Capital: Rinashima-kyo
 * Economy: Although some fishing and farming is praciticed, this is mainly only to feed the people. Rinashima's greatest source of income is piracy, trade (specifically trade seeking to avoid the Li port at Tangbana, and certain illicit trades) and piracy. Oh, did I mention piracy?
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 1,740
 * Rinashima-kyo: 780
 * Religion: 27% Syonanese Shintoism, 14% Buddhism, 2% Tianism, 57% native Filipino religions
 * Ethnicity: 31% Syonanese, 6% Takaroku (Tagalog), 3% Hirogano (Ilocano),  57% Parawan-hito (Cuyonon), 3% other (other Filipino ethnic groups and a few Han Chinese)
 * Military:
 * Army: no real army; pirate sailors double as troops
 * Navy: 19 "conventional" pirate ships, 1 junk, 741 pirate sailors
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Invasion of Mei-nira: Rinashima's pirate fleet aids in Senshu-koku's conquest of Mei-nira by blockading Mei-nira Bay (Manila Bay) and raiding settlements, towns, and cities along Mei-nira's western coast.
 * Other raids: Occasional raids and incursions into the villages and towns of Bruneian-controlled Palawan occur, bringing us some amount of loot. A few raids into Lutao (territory not controlled by Nagasato) also occur as well.
 * Events:
 * The Life of Jotaro Kujo (up to this point): 
 * Jotaro's Childhood: Although historians cannot say for certain, Jotaro was most likely born sometime in 1259. What we do know, however, is that he was born into a very poor peasant family, in a struggling village relatively close to the port town of Moriyama, in Ruzon-koku. Growing tired of living in grinding poverty, and feeling his home village as a dead end, he simply followed a passing trader one day, and left behind all he had known up to that point. He would never see his parents or relatives alive again. He was only fourteen.
 * When in Moriyama: Jotaro arrived in Moriyama alone (the trader he was following was not aware he was being followed), without any connections to anyone living in the city, and harboring only the tattered clothes on his back. Over the next few years of his life, Jotaro would work odd jobs for people, earning barely enough money to survive. At age 16, Jotaro was sucked up into the world of piracy after waiting tables at one of the more popular taverns in the port district. Starting off as as a common sailor under Shuichi Ikeda, one of the more successful pirates of 1260s and 1270s Syonan, Jotaro would work his way up the piratical hierarchy, and eventually formed his own pirate crew in 1279.
 * Claim to Fame: In 1281, the Daevite invasion of Taiwan would occur, an event which would forever change the trajectory life had set for the young Jotaro. Convinced that Syonan would be next on the Daevite chopping block after Taiwan, he would convince his pirate crew to steer him towards Taiwan to take part in the defense of his nation. In Taiwan, Jotaro's piorate crew would eventually join the group of 300 taking part in the Infiltration of Takao, with Jotaro himself being one of the Eleven Palatials, facing off with Bulijin Khatun herself. Dueling with the Khan of the Daevites and surviving was an incredible feat all on its own, and Jotaro would gain great fame and become lorded as a heroic figure, especially in naval circles.
 * Life In Li: After the Daevites were pushed back from Taiwan, Jiang Chi, another one of the Eleven Palatials, managed to convince Jotaro to go with him/her to Yuncheng, in order to help him learn how to read and write. Over the next 5 years, Jotaro would be a student at Donglin Academy, and would learn to read and write Chinese poetry and prose (a side effect of this being that Jotaro never learned the hiragana or katakana scripts, so his writings in Japanese are solely kanji). He would also learn military tactics. Finally, in summer of 1287,  Jotaro would finally decide to return to his pirate crew and to Syonan.
 * Return of the Raider: Chartering a Li ship headed for Moriyama, Jotaro's voyage back begun. However, while on a stop in Daizen, in Taiwan, talk from several sailors appeared to confirm that Ruzon-koku was cracking down on piracy big-time, and any known pirate (Jotaro included) would be subject to the death penalty should they ever be discovered near Ruzon shores. Due to this, Jotaro ordered the ship's captain to change course to the Li outpost at Tangbana. There, he found almost every single surviving Ruzon pirate crew (including his own), as well as a few from the other Syonanese states. Convening in the Pirate Council of 1287, the expelled pirates decided to set up camp on the neighboring island of Rinashima (OTL Linapacan Island, Palawan, Philippines), and elected Jotaro as the leader of all the pirates, based on his feats and prowess in battle.
 * Founding of Rinashima-kyo: As the native inhabitants of Rinashima lived in small villages of just a few families each, the town of Rinashima-kyo was built by the pirates to adequately house themselves. Although small by "mainland" Syonanese standards, Rinashima-kyo was by far the largest town on the island, with a population of 700, 3 docks for incoming ships, shops, and a tavern.
 * Engaging the Locals: We take efforts to engage the locals already living on the island in a friendly manner. After all, they outnumber us, and we don't want to get driven off our hideout, do we? We could also help in giving some of their adventurous children an adventure in the high seas.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Senshu-koku: Alliance it is, then. We'll help you fight Mei-nira, and lend some of our navy to help you fight them, and in return, just ignore whatever sh*tstorm we cause in Indochina and the Malayan regions. Also, Jotaro wants to meet up with one of your generals. Why? He didn't tell us why, he just wanted too, I guess.
 * Nagasato: Ah yes, we can establish some trade routes with your cities. Also, can we raid the parts of Lutao you haven't occupied yet? It might help you with the war effort. (btw, Jotaro asks you to say hello to Ojirou for him.)