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Sinkhara Azarkhate

 * Government: Azarkhate (quasi-theocratic absolute monarchy)
 * Azarkh: Rahman Yazir al-Rasheed al-Sinkhara (b.1049, r.1076-)
 * Dynasty: Sinkhara
 * Capital: Arzhamabad
 * Economy: The Sinkhara economy revolves around agriculture, mining in the north, small amounts of logging, pilgrimages to Kandahar from other parts of the Arzhamite world, and land and sea trade between the Middle East, East Africa (via the Somalistan Charter) and India.
 * Demographics:
 * Population: ~13,500,000
 * Arzhamabad: 45,000
 * Kandahar: 80,000
 * Taxila: 75,000
 * Patalena: 70,000
 * Sagala: 25,000
 * Tajbakhsh: 20,000
 * Barigaza: 35,000
 * Mathura: 45,000
 * Delhi: 40,000
 * Deb: 40,000
 * Multan: 35,000
 * Bikander: 25,000
 * Gwalior: 15,000
 * Udaipur: 15,000
 * Rural areas/other cities: ~12,890,000
 * Hawiyabad: ~400
 * Religion: 20% Arzham, 67% Hinduism, 7% Buddhism, 4% Jainism, 2% other
 * Ethnicities: 22% Punjabi, 17% Sindhi, 13% Rajput, 11% Pashtun, 10% Gujarati, 10% Rajasthani, 6% Balochi, 4% Gondi, 3% Persian, 4% other
 * Military:
 * Army: 
 * Swordsmen: 26,000
 * Archers: 12,000
 * Tribute Soldiers: 1,000
 * Other Infantry: 32,000
 * Cavalry: 15,000
 * Navy: 
 * Light Ships: 12
 * Heavy Ships: 3
 * Transports: 16
 * Non-military merchant ships: ~50
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Kalachuri War: With the capture of Ujjain, the bulk of the army rushes to take Barigaza and cut off the supply lines between the bulk of the Kalachuri army in Gujarat and their heartland, thus starving them out. The remainder of the army attempts to contain the (hopefully) weakened and divided Kalachuri Army within Gujarat.
 * Events:
 * The First Crusade: After a devastating series of losses in Anatolia, the Peshawar Lancers rebounded in full force. Although ultimately still failing to defend Jerusalem, Muhammad Hammami and co. still managed to kill many infidels, and even a couple of their leaders.
 * The Infidel Maiden: Much of what we know of Muhammad Hammami's endeavors immediately following the First Crusade come from the semi-historical romance/erotica novel "The Infidel Maiden", written in 1109 by Haroon Jahan al-Shaharri, often dubbed by historians as "the Arzhamite Pius Momus". According to "The Infidel Maiden", during the Battle of Jerusalem, Muhammad encountered an "infidel" princess named Valina (most likely referring to Byzantine general Valenarian Athenais), and was instantly smitten to her. They would eventually grow to fall in love and have an intimate relationship with each other. This would culminate in Muhammad leaving behind his army and his Arzhist brethren to lead a new life in the west with his lover. The book was a bestseller amongst literate Arzhamic society, from Rum all the way to the mountains of Tsangat, and is regarded as a classic of medieval Arzhamite and Indian literature (Haroon Jahan al-Shaharri published two versions of the book, one in literary Dari Persian, the other in his native Sindhi). This book also spawned a popular myth in medieval and early modern Arzhamite Indian society, that one day Muhammad Hammami woule come back to his homeland, sword in one hand, his beautiful maiden in another, to liberate his homeland from foreign tyranny. Many Arzhamite Indians who claimed to be Muhammad Hammami or a reincarnation of him would later cause much grief and trouble to colonial Indian rulers. Recent archaeological excavantions and Byzantine records do seem to somewhat validate the story in "The Infidel Maiden", as it is confirmed that Muhammad and Valenarian did have some kind of close relationship with each other, and that Muhammad did live out his later life and die within the borders of Byzantium, specifically in an outer suburb of Constantinople.
 * Expedition: Embarking from the main Sinkhara port of Patalena, another expedition to the southwest is launched. After a few months at sea, the exploration team arrives at Hawiyabad, and quickly sets off inland under the supervision of native Kushite guides. We hope to find any inland trading partners, and perhaps open trade routes to them (Mods: Do I find Mobamba and Wakanda?).