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The Laqi Free Republic was a short-lived state in southern Shireroth which declared independence simultaneously with Elwynn on August 4th 2010 (1567 AN), under the reign of Kaiser B'caw I. The Laqi secession itself can be attributed to two factors: the feelings of the former Count of Modan-Lach and developer of the Laqi culture and ConLang, Maksim Hadjimehmetov that his cultural works had been disregarded and the Laqi mistreated due to the unpopular House System of subdivisions in Shireroth at the time, and the high levels of inactivity in the sector in the summer of 2010 and a somewhat less noble desire to 'stir things up a bit'.

The Republic's secession was not without controversy, as it led to a short and thankfully cold war between Ashkenatza and Shireroth. Ashkenatza's recognition of the fledgling state led to accusations that the Laqi Republic was an Ashkenatzi vassal state; the Laqi secession would also damage relations between Ashkenatza and Antica. Ironically, however, the secession of the Laqi and Elwynnese led to one of Shireroth's most active periods throughout the summer of 2010. The secession was in part responsible for the overthrow of Kaiser B'caw I and rise of Kaiser Ometeotl I in his place. The Laqi remain today one of the many ethnicities of Southern Benacia, and it is doubtful that there will be another Laqi insurrection in future. More...