Originating as a subdivision of the Mounist Iparalaspuqui in the Rimlah peninsula, in southern Eras, the seafaring Mauretanians conquered and settled the native states and Longerathian colonies in what is now Porto Capital starting on the year 40, then expanding to the east over the next decades. Despite the initial conquering furour, however, the Mauretanian Empire became a land of religious freedom, where all faiths could coexist peacefully. The original culture and institutions of the natives were not supressed by the new Imperial authorithies, but rather incorpored Mauretanian elements.