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'''Bayasabhad''', also known as the '''City of Serpents''', is a fortified city in [[Essos]], located on the [[Sand Road]] between the [[Bone Mountains]] and the [[Great Sand Sea]].<ref>''[[A World of Ice and Fire]]''</ref>  It is one of the three fortress cities that were once part of the [[Patrimony of Hyrkoon]] and was founded by the [[Patriarchs of Hyrkoon]].<ref name=Bones>''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]'', The Bones and Beyond</ref>
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{{Location map|The Known World|width=400|long=55|lat=25|position=top|label=Bayasabhad|caption=Location of Bayasabhad in the [[known world]]}}
  
==About==
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'''Bayasabhad''', also known as the '''City of Serpents''',{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond}} is a fortified city in [[Essos]], located on the [[Sand Road]] in the eastern [[Bone Mountains]], near the [[Great Sand Sea]].{{Ref|AWOIAF|Bayasabhad}}
Bayasabhad guards the eastern end of the Sand Road, which crosses the southern Bone Mountains, known as the [[Dry Bones]] for the scarcity of water.<ref name=Bones/>
 
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
The city is known for its warrior maids who wear iron rings in their nipples and rubies in their cheeks, similar to those of [[Kayakayanaya]] and [[Shamyriana]].{{Ref|aGoT|54}} It is said that these cities are defended by women out of the belief that only those who give birth are permitted to take life at will.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Grasslands}}
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The sister cities of Bayasabhad, [[Kayakayanaya]], and [[Samyriana]] are ruled by the [[Great Fathers]]. Their daughters are raised from an early age to be warriors, as it is believed that only those who give birth are permitted to take life at will.{{Ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}} The warrior maids wear iron rings in their nipples and rubies in their cheeks.{{Ref|AGOT|54}} They ride horses and are trained with bow, knife, sling, and spear.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond}}
  
Like its sister cities, Bayasabhad is ruled by the [[Great Fathers]]. Their daughters learn to ride and climb before they learn to walk and are trained in the arts of bow, spear, knife, and sling from the earliest age. Meanwhile, ninety nine of every hundred boys, the sons of the Great Fathers, are gelded when they reach the age of manhood and live out their lives as eunuchs, serving their cities as scribes, priests, scholars, servants, cooks, farmers, and craftsmen. Only the most promising males, the largest, strongest, and most comely, are permitted to mature, breed, and become Great Fathers in their turn. Maester [[Naylin]] in his ''[[Rubies and Iron]]'' speculates on the circumstances that led to such customs.<ref name=Bones/>
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Meanwhile, the sons of the Great Fathers are gelded when they reach the age of manhood. The [[eunuch]]s serve as cooks, craftsmen, farmers, priests, scholars, scribes, and servants. The most promising males, one out of a hundred, are permitted to mature, breed, and become Great Fathers in their turn. Maester [[Naylin]] speculates on the customs in ''[[Rubies and Iron]]''.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond}}
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==History==
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Bayasabhad is one of three fortress cities that were once part of the [[Patrimony of Hyrkoon]] and were founded by the [[Patriarchs of Hyrkoon]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond}} Bayasabhad guards the eastern end of the Sand Road, which crosses the southern Bone Mountains, known as the [[Dry Bones]] for the scarcity of water.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Bones and Beyond}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
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In the Eastern Market of [[Vaes Dothrak]] [[Daenerys Targaryen]] spies warrior maids from Bayasabhad.{{Ref|aGoT|54}}
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[[Daenerys Targaryen]] spies warrior maids from Bayasabhad in the Eastern Market of [[Vaes Dothrak]].{{Ref|AGOT|54}}
  
==References and Notes==
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Latest revision as of 13:30, 16 December 2022

Bayasabhad is located in The Known World
Bayasabhad
Location of Bayasabhad in the known world

Bayasabhad, also known as the City of Serpents,[1] is a fortified city in Essos, located on the Sand Road in the eastern Bone Mountains, near the Great Sand Sea.[2]

People

The sister cities of Bayasabhad, Kayakayanaya, and Samyriana are ruled by the Great Fathers. Their daughters are raised from an early age to be warriors, as it is believed that only those who give birth are permitted to take life at will.[3] The warrior maids wear iron rings in their nipples and rubies in their cheeks.[4] They ride horses and are trained with bow, knife, sling, and spear.[1]

Meanwhile, the sons of the Great Fathers are gelded when they reach the age of manhood. The eunuchs serve as cooks, craftsmen, farmers, priests, scholars, scribes, and servants. The most promising males, one out of a hundred, are permitted to mature, breed, and become Great Fathers in their turn. Maester Naylin speculates on the customs in Rubies and Iron.[1]

History

Bayasabhad is one of three fortress cities that were once part of the Patrimony of Hyrkoon and were founded by the Patriarchs of Hyrkoon.[1] Bayasabhad guards the eastern end of the Sand Road, which crosses the southern Bone Mountains, known as the Dry Bones for the scarcity of water.[1]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Daenerys Targaryen spies warrior maids from Bayasabhad in the Eastern Market of Vaes Dothrak.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The World of Ice & Fire, The Bones and Beyond.
  2. George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Bayasabhad.
  3. The World of Ice & Fire, Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands.
  4. 4.0 4.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 54, Daenerys VI.