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'''Memnonnar''' was a short-lived [[efreeti]] kingdom in what would later become the [[Lands of Intrigue]].<ref name="LoI1-T-pp20-21" /><ref name="EotSS-p12" />

==Description==
The efreet of Memnonnar burned away much of the forest of the region to clear and settle the land.<ref name="LoI1-T-pp20-21" /><ref name="EotSS-p12" />

The [[Memnonnar|capital of Memnonnar]] shared its name with the country and straddled the [[River Agis]] at the [[Sea of Swords|sea]].<ref name="EotSS-p12" /> Most of the cities of Memnonnar were constructed of red brick and filled with citadels, temples, and minarets, with domes inlaid with [[brass]]&mdash;similar in architectural style to the [[City of Brass]] on the [[Elemental Plane of Fire]].<ref name="LEoF-p119" />

==Geography==
Memnonnar was located north of the [[River Agis]],<ref name="LoI1-T-pp20-21" /><ref name="EotSS-p12" /><ref name="LEoF-p119" /><ref name="EotSS-p14" /> south of the [[Sulduskoon River]],<ref name="LEoF-p119" /> and west of the [[Marching Mountains]],<ref name="EotSS-p12" /><ref name="EotSS-p14" /> along the [[Sword Coast]].<ref name="LEoF-p119" /> The later cities of [[Memnon]], [[Myratma]], [[Zazesspur]], [[Ithmong]], and [[Shoonach]]<ref name="LoI1-T-pp20-21" /><ref name="EotSS-p12" /><ref name="EotSS-p14" /> all contained ruins from the time of Memnonnar.<ref name="LoI1-T-pp20-21" /><ref name="EotSS-p12" />

==Government==
For its entire existence, Memnonnar was ruled by its [[noble efreeti]] founder, the Great Pasha [[Memnon (efreeti)|Memnon]].<ref name="EotSS-p12" />

==Inhabitants==
The country was populated by [[human]]s, [[efreet]], and [[fire genasi]]. Slaves labored deep underground, mining [[gem]]s and precious metals for their masters.<ref name="LEoF-p119" /> [[Harssaf]]s were also among Memnon's subjects.<ref name="MMIII-p83" />

==History==
The efreeti Memnon arrived on [[Toril]] exactly 1,000 years after the arrival of the [[djinni]] [[Calim]],<ref name="EotSS-p12" /> coming through a magical ''[[portal]]'' called the [[Great Brass Gate]].<ref name="LEoF-p119" />

It took 400 years for Memnon to build his cities, because his people remained in hiding from the neighboring [[Calim Caliphates]] to the south.<ref name="EotSS-p12" />

For 200 years, skirmishes between the two genie-led nations occurred, primarily along the Agis before outright war broke out&mdash;the [[First Era of Skyfire]].<ref name="LoI1-T-pp20-21" /><ref name="EotSS-p12" /> The river port at what would later be Shoonach was the first city of Memnonnar to fall during the war. Nearly every other city of Memnonnar fell in turn before the war was ended by the magic of the [[elves]]<ref name="EotSS-p12" /> in {{Yearlink|-6100}}.<ref name="EotSS-p13">{{Cite book/Empires of the Shining Sea|13}}</ref>

The survivors of Memnonnar were hunted down by the elves of [[Darthiir Wood]], who effectively annihilated all traces of Memnonnar within 30 years time.<ref name="LoI1-T-pp20-21" /><ref name="EotSS-p13" /> The [[dwarves]] of [[Shanatar]] then moved into the area and built great surface cities over the ruins of the genie cities.<ref name="EotSS-p14" /> None of these dwarven cities survived into modern times, and no scholars knew their names, but the dwarven stonework could still be found in the modern city sewers and roadways.<ref name="EotSS-p14" /> Humans later built over the ruins left by the dwarves.<ref name="LEoF-p119" />

Harssaf survivors found themselves magically bound to the [[Calim Desert]] and persisted there for millennia.<ref name="MMIII-p83" />

==Notable Locations==
; [[Memnonnar]] : The capital of Memnonnar, where Memnon began his kingdom.
; [[Myratma]] : Another city of Memnon's kingdom.

==Appendix==
===Appearances===
{{Appearances
| novel refs = ''[[Star of Cursrah]]''
}}

===References===
{{Refs}}
[[Category:Former countries]]
[[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:Locations in the Lands of Intrigue]]
[[Category:Locations in West Faerûn]]
[[Category:Locations in Faerûn]]
[[Category:Locations on Toril]]