Najera'jad (Province)

Najera'jad Province is a sub-region of the Emirate of Najer. As the province containing the first city of the Najer, Najera'jad, it has many historical sights and relics of the past. Although historically low-populated, in recent years it has become one of the most prosperous of any of the provinces. The rivers that crisscross Najera'jad have created a fertile basin in the eastern part of the province.

History
Najera'jad was the ancient tribal lands of the Basha Pom, among many others, but it was due to the Bashas that the city and nation of Najera'jad was founded at a particularly low point in Najer history. They led the Najer peoples in a cultural revolution and surged in strength due to the Silver Coalition. The area was hit hard by the Enfycene Plague, decimating the population.

As a result, many other groups of people came to settle in the region before it became developed outside of its main city. By the time the Sterling Crownlands dissolved, the Najera'jad region was in disarray, with Vulpur and Lizardfolk populations calling the area home, as well as many humans. Thanks to up-and-coming talent from the eastern regions of Najer, such as the Emir, Dmitrio von Sturgeon, the new government of Najer, now called the Emirate of Najer, was able to get the area under control once more, dubbing the region the Najera'jad territory (later province), after its capital city.

The province faded into semi-obscurity as most of Najer's population resided in the west now, not helped by the takeover of the province by the residents of Sicaria, who renamed the province after themselves in addition to moving the provincial capital to said city. It was not until the rebuilding of Neavulpur that activity would once again rise in the province. A rivalry began between the latter city and Sicaria, challenging each other for local dominance and popularity. Once the Sicarian governor at the time stepped down, the mantle was taken by Orshav Basha, who renamed the province back to Najera'jad and the capital to Kigea'jad.

His reign was mainly peaceful and successful until the emergence of the Silkovian faction. They publicly aligned themselves with the defeated Sicarians, alleging their mistreatment by the Kigeans, and challenged the rule of Orshav. It is possible this dissent was a contributing factor in the Western Rebellion, an attempted revolution and coup instigated by Goldwyn Silkov, the leader of the Silkovian faction. During the time of the Rebellion, they attempted to push out Orshav and others who were aligned with him from the Najer government. They pushed heavily for reforms which would limit the powers of their enemies and bring their own supporters, who resided mainly in Najera'jad, to greater power.

Provincial Splits 102 AB
In 102 AB, the province of Najera'jad was split in two. This allegedly happened due to cultural differences and the governors lack of activity at the time, but was in reality a method for Goldwyn Silkov to gain a governor seat for himself, as well as a way to isolate his supporters in the province from the Najer loyalists.

The Emir, Alsham Talvos, was aware of this issue, and so divided the provinces as Goldwyn wished, both in an attempt to pacify the latter and as a way to control the split. Najera'jad was divided into the Silkov'jira province, containing Goldwyn and the rebels, and the Teju'aja (WestHold) province, containing those loyal to Najer. These two provinces were governed by Goldwn Silkov and Ameri Susanda, respectively.

However, sometime in late February, Goldwn Silkov was slain due to his coup attempt, leaving Silkov'jira ungoverned. Along with this, Ameri was planning on retiring soon. Noticing the lack of suitable replacements for the governorship, Ameri headed discussions on the reformation of Najera'jad to lower the number of trained officials needed. In 124 AB, the two provinces were successfully merged, and shortly after, Ameri retired. While the government was selecting a new candidate for governor, the region was managed in the interim by the Emir.

Eventually, Larlan Divinid of Erahelm, formerly Silkovia, was chosen to be the governor of the province.

Governors before provincial split 32-102 AB

 * Dragontypes (32 AB-50 AB) (26 May 2021-2 October 2021)
 * Leonardo "Leo" Grey (50 AB-68 AB) (2 October 2021-5 February 2022)
 * Orshav Basha (68 AB-80 AB) (5 February 2022-3 April 2022)
 * Ameri Susanda (80 AB - 102 AB) (3 April 2022-9 September 2022)

Governors after reunification 124 AB-current

 * Ameri Susanda (124 AB-125 AB) (28 February 2023-5 March 2023)
 * Larlan Divinid (136 AB-Current) (24 May-Current)