In present times, however, three men claim the title of god-emperor, while their power does not extend past the cities in which they live.
Lomas Longstrider once described Yi Ti as "the land of a thousand gods and a hundred princes, ruled by one god-emperor." Of old, the god-emperors were extremely wealthy and powerful, and commanded large armies.
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The grand cities of Yi Ti dwarf those of Westeros or even the Free Cities. As a result their scholars tend to look down on other, younger civilizations as children and barbarians. Yi Ti is the oldest surviving continuous civilization in the world, having existed under one dynasty or another since the Long Night 8,000 years ago - other ancient civilizations such as the Ghiscari or Valyrians have long since collapsed. The most ancient YiTish records are cherished and jealously guarded. Yi Ti was one of the earliest civilizations where literacy arose. SocietyĪ YiTish man, by Douglas Wheatley for The World of Ice & Fire The people of northern Leng in the Jade Sea are YiTish, while the south of the island is inhabited by the Lengii. Over the last two thousand years, a dozen YiTish cities and a hundred towns, and many farms and fields have been reduced to ruins by the zorseriders of the Plains of the Jogos Nhai. In the present day, under the rule of the azure emperor Bu Gai, Yin again is the capital of Yi Ti. The purple emperors ruled from Tiqui, in the western hills.
The scarlet emperors ruled from Si Qo, which they built in the middle of the jungle, and which has fallen and been reclaimed by the jungle. The grey, indigo, and pearl-white emperors ruled from Yin on the shores of the Jade Sea. ĭuring the time of the Golden Empire of Yi Ti, several cities served as the capital city, depending on the reigning dynasty. Five massive forts known as the Five Forts are along the northeastern boundaries of Yi Ti, between the Bleeding Sea and the Mountains of the Morn. The city of Asabhad is at the west boundary of Yi Ti near the Bone Mountains and the Jade Gates. Known cities in Yi Ti include Yin and Jinqi, along the coast of the Jade Sea, and Tiqui further to the north near the Great Sand Sea. According to Colloquo Votar there are three older cities buried beneath every YiTish city. Yi Ti has more cities than any other land in the known world, and according to Lomas Longstrider they are much larger and more splendid than cities in the west. Daenerys Targaryen remembers that basilisks infest the jungles of Yi Ti. The zorses of the Jogos Nhai have been bred by crossing regular horses with certain horselike creatures from the southern regions of Yi Ti. These roads are said to be equal to the dragonroads of the Valyrian Freehold. Throughout Yi Ti a great web of stone roads, built during the reign of the Eunuch Emperors, ensure that travelers can cross the lands of Yi Ti without much trouble. The Five Forts guard the northeastern marches of the empire. There is a trade route from Asabhad to Yin along the coast of the Jade Sea. Rumors have it that basilisks roam the jungles of Yi Ti. The land of Yi Ti has thick green patchwork farmland and dense sweltering jungles. Maester Yandel speculates that the YiTish civilization was contemporary with the realm of the Fisher Queens, whereas the YiTish priests insist that mankind's first towns and cities arose along the shores of the Jade Sea, dismissing the rival claims of the Sarnori and Ghiscari as the boasts of savages and children. The realm of the YiTish civilization is the Golden Empire of Yi Ti, which was, according to legend, preceded by the Great Empire of the Dawn. In the Common Tongue, things relating to Yi Ti are known as "YiTish". East of Yi Ti are the Mountains of the Morn, the Shadow Lands, and the city of Asshai. North of Yi Ti are the Great Sand Sea, the Shrinking Sea, and the Bleeding Sea a great river runs south from the Bleeding Sea through Yi Ti to the Jade Sea. Nearby islands in the Jade Sea are Leng and the Isle of Whips. Yi Ti is a nation and region in Essos, east of Qarth and the Bone Mountains and bordered by the Jade Sea to the south. Yin, capital of Yi Ti, by Henrik Zahringer
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