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=== Heraldic Epochs ===
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Azir was founded as [[Makabakam]] in the [[Silver Kingdoms]] Epoch, settled by Ashynite emigrants who arrived on Roshar in Shinovar circa 7000 years before the [[True Desolation]],{{book ref|sa4|14}}{{book ref|sa4|111}} before eventually expanding outward and settling all across Roshar. [[Azimir]] was likely Makabakam's capital, as it contains an [[Oathgate]].{{map ref|Silver Kingdoms}}{{book ref|sa3|65}}
Due to the [[Desolation]]s, they were constantly returned back to
During the rule of [[Nohadon]], [[Alethela]] waged a war against Makabakam over trade routes, the full effects this had on both kingdoms are unknown.{{book ref|sa3|103}}
==== Sadees's Occupation ====
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▲|They say that when the Sunmaker rode out of the passes and into Azir, he had one unexpected problem. He conquered my people too quickly, and didn't know what to do with all of his captives.
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[[Sadees]] the Sunmaker, the infamous [[Alethkar|Alethi]] warrior, conquered Azir as part of his bid to take over the entire continent during the reign of [[Prime Aqasix]] [[Snoxil]] in the seventh-century of the Vorin calander. The occupation was extremely violent: up to ten percent of the country's population died, many of them due to Sadees seemingly seeking to eradicate the Azish. In some areas, Sadees ordered a certain number of executions a day. In others, he declared all men with hair at a certain length to be killed.{{book ref|sa3|42}} Sadees rationalized this by claiming that the Azish were uncivilized since they did not use [[lighteyes|eye color]] as a basis for their social hierarchy.{{book ref|sa3|65}}
Following Sadees's passing, his kingdom was split between his sons. Without a true leader, the empire was stretched too thin,{{book ref|sa3|19}} and the Azish regained their independence.
When the coalition leaders assumed that the [[Voidbringer]]s would attack [[Jah Keved]], the Azish agreed to send five battalions of their troops there to aid in repelling the attack.{{book ref|sa3|96}} Later, when Thaylen City was pinpointed as the true battle site, they moved their fleet to the nearby shores to intercept the Voidbringer forces.{{book ref|sa3|111}} However, following the translation of the [[Eila Stele]] and the revelations that it spurred, the Azish backed out, along with their ships. Their resolve to abandon the others was strengthened when they saw Alethi attacking the Thaylens, as they were not aware that the Alethi forces in question were [[Amaram]]'s forces under the influence of [[Nergaoul]].{{book ref|sa3|116}}
After the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]], in {{rosharan date|1174|2}}, Dalinar explained to them via [[spanreed]] what truly happened. The Azish were willing to renegotiate their participation in the alliance on the condition that Dalinar was able to prove that he could control his troops.{{book ref|sa3|122}}
A year after the Battle of Thaylen Field, Azish armies, with the help of Alethi strategists, had recaptured some ground in northern Emul.{{book ref|sa4|17}} After Dalinar's decision to launch a major offensive in Emul several battalions of Alethi troops and some number of the troops of [[Jah Keved]] traveled to Azir via [[Oathgate]] accompanied by the [[Windrunners]] and the Alethi high command.{{book ref|sa4|27}}{{book ref|sa4|i|3}} After the defection to Odium by the troops of Jah Keved, Dalinar's army augmented by the troops of the Azish fought and eventually defeated the Veden forces.{{book ref|sa4|47}}{{book ref|sa4|50}}
In times of peace, the fleet's duty is to patrol "the grand waterway" — an unspecified body of water that may correspond to the river between Azir and [[Emul]] — but they are capable of further excursions, all the way to [[Thaylenah]].{{book ref|sa3|107}} The fleet possesses both smaller outriders, called scouts, and bigger warships, among them troop carriers.{{book ref|sa3|111}} The [[Prime Aqasix]] has his own dedicated vessel, smaller than the navy units.{{book ref|sa3|116}}
=== Organization and
Their army is divided into battalions, which have both numbers and name designations, such as Red and Gold for the Thirteenth Battalion. A single battalion is comprised of about one thousand soldiers.{{book ref|sa3|96}}{{book ref|sa3|107}}
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