Merchant Republics

The Merchant Republics were thalassocratic city-states which flourished in Istalia during the Middle Ages and the Ahmadi Era. The best known among the merchant republics are Vinesia, Triesta and Neapulia (modernday Nepoli). Less known are Genevia and Taranda.

From the 10th to the 16th centuries they built fleets of ships both for their own protection and to support extensive trade networks that they developed across the seas and the oceans, often competing with the selucian marittime city-state and profiting especially of the war between them and the Cildanian principalities at the end of 14th century.

Overview
The merchant republics were city-states descending from colonies established on the Sarrentina Peninsula by selucian settlers from Selucia and also by settlers from the already established Selucian colonies in Alaria. Although originally they were governed by kings, progressively the merchant families increased their influence and already in 12th cenutury

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