Editing Capellan Zone

The '''Capellan Zone''' was a region of space located [[Galactic Directions#Rimward|rimward]] of [[Terra]] that existed from the mid-22nd Century until [[2367]]. The area was made up of various independent worlds and proto-states until they united to form the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name=HBHLp12-13TL>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 12-13, "Timeline: Capellan Zone"</ref>  

From [[2270]] onwards [[Capella]] established itself as the most prominent cultural and hegemonic power in the region, leading to that realm and its neighbors being collectively known as the Capellan Zone. Before and after the foundation of the [[Capellan Hegemony]] the various small nations of the Capellan Zone were frequently at war with each other. Capella, [[Sarna]] and [[Tikonov]] were the most militantly expansionist of the Zone proto-states, while [[St. Ives]] preferred to focus upon trade and [[Liao|Liao's]] ruling dynasty established a small but prosperous realm with a powerful merchant fleet. <ref name=HLCCp14-26>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 14-26</ref> <ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 12-14, "Confederation Genesis"</ref> <ref>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 18</ref>

During the same period the Capellan Zone states found themselves fighting neighboring realms as well. By the 2320s three major powers had emerged on each of the Capellan Zone's borders: the [[Free Worlds League]], the [[Federated Suns]], and the [[Terran Hegemony]]. In the numerous territorial disputes which arose between these powerful nations and the smaller Capellan states, the latter usually came off second-best in arms, diplomacy or intrigue. Their evident weakness led to the various Capellan states discussing unification by the 2360s, and the attempted prevention of this in [[2366]] by a Federated Suns occupation of Capella itself finally drove them to unite under House Liao a year later.<ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 15</ref>

==List of Capellan Zone proto-states==
* [[Sarna Supremacy]] (founded in [[2176]])<ref name=HBHLp12-13TL/>
* [[Liao Republic]] (founded in [[2189]]), later the [[Duchy of Liao]]<ref name=HBHLp12-13TL/>
* [[Chesterton Trade League]] (founded in [[2293]]), annexed by the Federated Suns in [[2357]]<ref name=HBHLp12-13TL/>
* [[Capellan Republic]] (founded in [[2194]]), later the [[Capellan Hegemony]]<ref name=HBHLp12-13TL/>
* [[Tikonov Grand Union]] (founded in [[2243]])<ref name=HBHLp12-13TL/>
* [[St. Ives Mercantile Association]] (founded in [[2245]])<ref name=HBHLp12-13TL/>
* [[Sian Supremacy]] (founded in [[2250]]), later the [[Sian Commonwealth]]<ref name=HBHLp12-13TL/>
* [[Ingersoll Concordium]], annexed by Capellan Hegemony in [[2272]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
*''[[Handbook: House Liao]]''
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''

[[Category:Inner Sphere Regions|Capellan Zone]]
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Regions]]