Marata

Marata (Moroyan: Marata' ['marataʔ], in contemporary contexts, Marāt ['maraːt]) was a Moroy kingdom existing roughly between 1050 4A and 1300 4A and is still a city in Amurón.

Kingdom
Marata started as a small city state but gradually grew in influence and power. Eventually, it merged with the neighbouring city-state of Qašīk. The resulting state, still known just as Marata, was an elective monarchy (like many other Moroyan states at the time). The Maratan economy depended on trade, using river Ajat as a trade route, and on agriculture, the city being a centre for cultivation of sugar cane, watermelons and other cultures.

The kingdom of Marata existed for less than 250 years before being conquered by Hatūbad in ~ 1305 and subsequently by Burthāl in 1432. The territory was reclaimed for Hatūb by Baqaf the Fast in 1690.

City
The city of Marata was sacked and burned by Baqaf the Fast in 1690 and later rebuilt by locals. After the rebuilding the city prospered and rapidly grew in population, up until 1924 when Jabid the Deadly conquered the city and subjugated it to Burthāl. From 1980s until the 2300s the city's population had fallen from several tens of thousands to barely over seven hundred.

In 2431, Marata was officially renamed Jabidūsan and conscious effort was made to revitalize the city.