League of Eight Cities
League of Eight Cities Yàn Yèin Kũ | |||||||||
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| 1901–1934 | |||||||||
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| Capital and largest city | Lĩgi | ||||||||
| Official languages | Celestial Kwang | ||||||||
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic | ||||||||
• 1901-1919 | Ro Ser | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1901 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1934 | ||||||||
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The League of Eight Cities was a short-lived Qonklese political entity active during the Qonklese Warlord Era. Rising out of the chaos of the late 19th century, the entity positioned themselves as a coalition of coastal Qonklese cities that economically challenged the military might of the various warlord factions. Its unique geopolitical position allowed it to flourish as a hub for international trade entering Qonklaks in the early 20th century, and had various treaties and agreements signed with most warlord factions.
The aftermath of the Holy Reunification by the Qonklese Empire during the 1920s meant that the League had lost its previous guarantees to exist, as the warlord factions that had backed them had capitulated to the Empire. Despite the signing of the Treaty of Deboun of 1928 which guaranteed the preservation of the political status quo of the League, Qonklaks launched a full-scale invasion into League-controlled territories in May 1934, effectively ending its three-decade grip on coastal trade. The league officially capitulated on September 23, 1934.