Zhupek Shirkaa

The Zhupek Shirkaa was an early polity located in Far Frontiers Sector.

• It was an isolated Vlazhdumecta colony.
• It lay within Retan and Dalesabandagh Subsectors.
• It came to an end in the early -2800s.

Allegiance Codes

Polity Allegiance Codes

Polity	Survey	Code	Type	Remarks
Zhupek Shirkaa	Pre-Imperial	ZS	No standard code	Existed during the -2900s
Zhupek Shirkaa	1st Survey (300)	None	2-ltr code	Not extant.
Zhupek Shirkaa	2nd Survey (1065)	None	4-ltr code	Not extant.

Description (Specifications)

(Chart sourced from Traveller Map)

A defunct short-lived polity in Far Frontiers Sector, which arose from worlds of the former Vlazhdumecta Colonization Sphere. Descended from a mix of collapsed Vlazhdumecta societies and colonizing Sky Raiders fleeing upheaval on their people's worldship, these cultures rebuilt the jump drive from Zhodani-designed relics, and quickly used it to form a temporary empire.

A historical chart showing the member worlds of the Zhupek Shirkaa (right):

Linguistic Heritage

Zhupek Shirkaa translates as Phoenix Star.

Shirkaa is from the Loes, a corruption of Vilani Sirka ("literally "star" or "stellar body"); Zhupek is a Vlazhdumecta concept of rebirth from devastation, similar to the Terran notion of the mythical Phoenix.

Demographics

• Human
  • Loeskalth
  • Vlazhdumecta

History & Background (Dossier)

The Zhupek Shirkaa arose in -2962, thrived for a few brief years, then gradually collapsed, coming to an end in -2898. It had three leaders during its existence, known as the Zhupek-Kehnai (lose translation, "Phoenix Emperor"): each met a bloody end. The Zhodani were instrumental in the fall of the empire, though they achieved this through subtle manipulations and political machinations rather than outright conflict.

The former Zhupek Shirkaa worlds are proud of their long heritage.

Timeline

Some of the more important events that affected this polity:

• -2962: Second Rise of the Vlazhdumecta; the Zhupek Shirkaa rises on D'rarayi, in Dalesabandagh Subsector.
• -2960: Several Zhupek warships appear in the Berebirenol System; the bloody takeover requires three months.
• -2959: After conquering Yereng, the Zhupek rule over 9 systems; at this time, they reopen their borders to Zhodani traders.
• -2957: The Zhodani Consulate attempts to move against the Zhupek Shirkaa; recalling the destruction of the old Vlazhdumecta Colonization Sphere, the Zhupek resist.
• -2954: The Zhupek Shirkaa passes to the second Zhupek-Kehnai (Emperor) after the first dies violently at the hands of the Zhodani.
• -2930: The second Zhupek-Kehnai falls to an assassin's dart; the Zhodani move to eliminate the Zhupek completely.
• -2915: The Zhupek Shirkaa is reduced to D'rarayi after the Zhodani cause great internal strife within the state.
• -2898: A coup by an underground democratic group on D'rarayi kills the last Zhupek-Kehnai of the Zhupek Shirkaa.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This polity was located in the following areas:

Charted Space:

• Far Frontiers Sector
  • Retan Subsector
  • Dalesabandagh Subsector

Capital

The capital of this polity is believed to have been Yereng.

World Listing

Comprehensive Second Survey data for all former member worlds of the Zhupek Shirkaa is available.

• The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
• Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.

AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:

9 of 9 World articles in Zhupek Shirkaa

Bale  •  Berebirenol  •  D'rarayi  •  Gebhara  •  Gishuhura  •  Itsuya  •  N'genaranino  •  Tetwumsid  •  Yereng  •  

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Verified updated historical information is constantly sought.

• Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.

References & Contributors / Sources

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• J. Andrew Keith, Marc Miller, John Harshman. Classic Traveller Zhodani, (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), inside front cover. (the Zhodani; sector named and subsectors depicted but no further data)
• James Kundert. The Far Frontiers, Traveller Chronicle 5, (Sword of the Knight Publications, 1994), pages 34-38.
• James Kundert. Far Frontiers, Traveller Chronicle 7, (Sword of the Knight Publications, 1994), pages 44-48. (sector background and timeline)
• David L. Pulver. GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 1, (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), Pages 5-63. (the Zhodani)
• Don McKinney. Mongoose Traveller: Zhodani, (Mongoose Traveller, 2011), 188 pages. (the Zhodani)
• Stuart Driver. "Contact:Ne Kraeda ren Kelva". Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Online, published May 10, 2005. (the Ne Kraeda ren Kelva)