Padishah Empire

The Padishah Empire was a country of Jaldapor.

Geography
Unlike it's modern counterpart, the Padishah Empire was primarily a sea power. At it's height, it commanded ships that founded cities as far afield as the Port of Tirol. Both the Starreach Mountains to the north and the aird Jackalwastes curtailed land based expansion to the west but through the power of rowed oars and great sails, Padishah vessels expanded tenfold.

History and politics
Prior to the coming of the Khazan people from the east/northeast, the Dyzhan dominated Padishah Empire was the dominant human power in the western region. At it's height, the empire dominated the whole of the Still Sea area, and established colonies on the western coast. Much more of a sea power than is the Khanate.

Some 500 years ago, the empire was in decline. It was at this time that yhe Khanatta came into existance, rapidly expanding by conquering the old empire.

Population and culture
The empire was, in many ways, the basis for much of Khanate culture, though few in the current regime would admit it.

Chief among the empire's many fallen practices are the veneration of their old Gods, led by Telsim the Patriarch and Mobus, lord of movement. The worship of those beings is proscribed in the khanate, but persists (secretly) in any case. The vast majority of the faithful however now exist in the lands of the Ten Cultures League.