Shoon Imperium

The Shoon Imperium was the dominant government of much of south and western Faerûn during the sixth age of Calimshan (27 – 450 DR). It was the most well-documented of all of Calimshans royal dynasties.

Founding
The Imperium started as the idea of Akkabar Shoon the Elder, the scion of a minor branch of a fairly insignificant noble family with a history of breeding talented wizards. Akkabar had the privilege of being made the apprentice of the Vizera Wizard-princess Rhynda Ithal of Tethyr. After his apprenticeship was over, he moved to Calimport and managed to ingratiate himself into the royal court of syl-pasha Kadar el Tarsaj, quickly earning the right to marry the syl-pashas fifth daughter and earning the position of syl-vizar of his home city of Memnon. He erected magical defences around himself, his wife and his home while political strife (some of which he secretly instigated) resulted in the murder of his rivals. Within 6 months he gained the throne of Calimshan. 3 years later Akkabar's former mistress, Princess Rhynda, arranged with his wife to marry her son Nishan to Akkabar's granddaughter Arhymeria in order to stabilize relations between Tethyr and Calimshan. Despite objections from nobles on both sides of the border, the deal was made and Arhymeria was to be made queen of Tethyr. Akkabar also wanted to use the girl to steal Rhyndas magical secrets but she refused her grandfather, becoming Rhyndas apprentice instead. It took another 58 years but Akkabar managed to arrange for pirates to murder almost the entire Tethyrian royal family, including his daughter. He arranged for his grandson Amahl to take the Tethyrian throne but Amahl proved just as reluctant to be a puppet king as his sister was to being a thief. So Akkabar had Amahl assassinated and placed Amahl's nephew, also named Amahl on the throne of Tethyr. Amahl II didn't last more than 13 years before he died and his son became Amahl III. To ensure that his progeny lasted long enough, Akkabar spent the next dozen years at Amahl IIIs side, ensuring that he was protected and that he shared his vision. The precautions worked, though Akkabar was killed in mysterious magical circumstances. Due to Akkabar's magical extension of his life and frequent deaths among his family, Amahl III was his closest living heir and so inherited the throne of Calimshan. Now the king of both countries, Amahl crowned himself Qysar or 'overlord of kings' over the 'Shoon Imperium'. Amahl granted his youngest sisters husband governership of Tethyr and moved his throne and the court to Shoonach.