Duchy of Naïr

= The Duchy of Naïr = The duchy of Naïr is a duchy in the Pirate Dominion of Tortuga. The lands of the duchy extend from the west coast of the empire, accross the Eork plains to the east where it meets the border with Greenstem. The duchy is under the leadership of Duke Kivikallo, a captain in the Tortugan Dominion and a previous member of the old Akratian Oligarchy. The Capital of the duchy is Nair, an old trading town that was once under the rule of Akratia.

Founding
The duchy of Naïr was first founded in March of 2021 by Neoz, the Emperor of Akratia. The duchy was named after the small Sironian colony that had once existed in that region. Emperor Neoz created the title of duke of Naïr, after the great imperial expansions period, when the second empire of Akratia was being established. Neoz ordered an Akratian named Kivikallo to build a great city on the place of the old Sironian settlement to expand his influence and to control the area. The duchy of Naïr was established after the construction of the city had started and its ruling title was granted to Kivikallo. This is when Nair was officially made the capital city of the duchy.

Border History
The de jure borders of Naïr were drawn by Emperor Neoz and extended from Eosylar (today Lionore) to Instour and encompassed lake Tarneos with the borders running along the mountains surrounding the lake and separating the lands of Isheleryn (today Greenstem) and the lands of Naïr. After the Akratian Empire collapsed the duchy was effectively refounded. Thes borders of the duchy were redrawn by the Tortugan Land Department on authorization by the Pirate Lord TheSexyCanadian. Naïr, referred in the Pirate Dominion as 'Naïr region', lost much of the original land it controlled to neighboring regions that were reconstructed from the old Akratian duchies. These borders remained unchanged for a long period of time, with only minor adjustments in the south with the region of Silver Dragon. Significant changes to the duchy borders came after the short lived Lionore region was disbanded. The region of Lionore was made up of pieces of land purchased or otherwise received from several different regions bordering each other, including Loria, Auszan and Greenstem. When lionore was disbanded due to treason by its captain, Naïr received the city of Lionore as well as parts of the mountains surrounding lake Tarneos. This brought the duchy closer to reclaiming its old De Jure borders, a goal that the Duke of Naïr, Kivikallo is looking to achieve.