Shyrjah

Shyrjah is a large federal state comprising the bulk of northern Syrilgen. It is bordered by Isro, Zibion, Olaghaie, Alsand, Assand, Banat, Bedënvar, Genda, Hasin and Hasidya.

Shyrjah is the most populous country of Syrilgen. Originally a federation of city states along the northern coast of Syrilgen, Shyrjah expanded southwards over the centuries, subjecting uncountable tribes to Shyrjan rule. For most of its existence, Shyrjah was part of the Sornomalian sphere of influence. Parts of Shyrjah were occassionally ruled by Sornomalian nobility, subjects of the king of Sorno. Today, the cultural influence of Sornomali is still present in Shyrjah.

History
The rise of Shyrjah as an entity was a complicated path of intermarriage between members of the ruling families, countless civil wars and occassional border conflicts with Olaghaie, Isro and some of the Atian states in the west. Multiple times, Sornomalian armies invaded and took control of key cities. On other occassions, Sornomalian rulers founded trade settlements along the northern coast, fought wars with Feidhir and Opole on Shyrjahn soil, and acquired parts of Shyrjah through marriage and conquest.

The modern Shyrjahn state consolidated with the Treaty of Ralänfaover. This treaty made Ralänfaover, a large city in the heartland of north Shyrjah, the capital, joined the two Shyrjahn federations at that time. It also led to the establishment of a federal army that drove out the Sornomalian nobility in the south and ended the Sornomalian colonization of Shyrjah. Eventually, the federal army also occupied parts of northwestern Olaghaie while forming an union with the state of Lhao.

The Shyrjahn federation ended the occupation of Olaghaie and focused on the Najrah, the tribal lands in the south. A colonial expansion southward took place.