Baris-Kenti

Baris-Kenti is a great walled city on the Shui Baowei peninsula, on the Hie River, at the foot of the Sheng Shan Mountain. The area has been inhabited by humans since 15000 CE. Shang Che 1664 CE Gesar begins his siege of the city, and after 2 years forces the surrender of the inhabitants. In 1659 to commemorate his victory over the Taqrun he takes the city as his capital and rechristens it with the Ergene name Baris-Kenti, and commissions several new building projects.

Early Settlement and Shang Che
Around 15000 CE, a group of nomadic proto-He-Ren people found the entrance to the Simiao, leading to the first direct interaction between a human and the gods. The importance of the area lead to the creation of a permanent settlement that became Shang Che at the base of the Sheng Shan, along the Hie river. Agricultural settlements began to spring up downriver, which paid tithe to leaders of Shang Che in order to visit the temple in the mountain. In addition, nomads from the area began to congrugate around the area, to visit the Simiao and to trade with the farmers and other nomads. Over the next few thousand years, the agricultural and cultural influence began to spread south and east with nomadic exchanges, leading to the spread of the He-Ren Culture. In addition, the area formed into a city state united by a king, a rule of law and hieroglyphic language.

In this period the early organization of the Fayan Ren priesthood formed in the Simiao, controlling a large portion of the political and social power in the city.