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Qep
Qep was a region, sometimes defined as a semi-state or a proto-state, consisting of a triad of major cities: Delavire, Qep city and Lora. Considered to be established in 1493 SR with the formation of its Murdon Circle, Qep was the second region after Mantar to have a somewhat unified governance among city-states, which was against the spirit of Mōroh.
Qep was conquered by Maksag Oordar in his 1514-1515 Qep campaign, which for a while seriously destabilized the region, as it fell under the oppressive rule of Maksag's Jeen Ulan Moree, who became the Murdoh of Qep city. When Taley Toarlameek recovered his family's social standing and seized power as Lora's Murdoh, Ulan Moree marched on Lora, but failed to defeat the city. This gave Toarlameek a reason to declare independence from Oordars. Delavire also became a separate city state as the center of Oordar-run slave trade, entering into conflict with the nomadic kingdom of Darfe Goldoor.
In 1545 SR Nilma Oordar re-established Qep's Murdon Circle and negotiated a treaty with Qep, at the same time marrying Gorona Toarlameek, which undercut Qep city's standing in the Oordar proto-empire. Nevertheless, this action united Qep city, Lora and Delavire, uniting them against Goldoor. In a campaign of 1549-1550, facilitated in large part by Nilma, Qep defeated Goldoor and installed its own Murdoh in Polg. By this time Nilma had already been dethroned, but nevertheless maintained influence in Qep.
After the murder of Kren the Younger, Gorona left Mantar with her court and joined her sister Mylda Toarlameek in Qep city. Nilma Oordar, now as ruler of Mantar, invaded Qep in 1595-1596, but canceled the campaign after a difficult siege and the capture of the East Wall fortress. Nilma then invaded Qep the second time in 1601, this time attacking the region through the North Wall, capturing Qep city and then beginning a guerilla war against Polg and Lora. Polg later negotiated a peace treaty with Nilma and seceded from Qep as a neutral city-state, while Lora surrendered in early 1602. A slave uprising in Delavire led to the Murdoh of Delavire reaching out to Nilma for help, which conclusively established the Angry King's dominance in the region and made Qep part of Mantar. Nilma renamed the state into Mantareia in 1607 SR.
