Justice for Maldives

[covert lichen]

In the base game, the Maldives are sort of an easy-to-ignore area where there isn't much of a reason why anyone would start there. Historically the Maldives have been important for sea-trade, were a Kingdom (sultanate) until the middle of the 1900s, and even in the Malabar language it's described as four islands.

Now, the area is too small to feasibly have a kingdom, but I think a one-county (with 4 baronies) duchy seems pretty reasonable. In the image included I put circles down on the two islands that'd make the most sense.

[cunning nacelle]

You could even have a Mann like event so the duchy can become a kingdom

[covert lichen]

@cunning nacelle That's a great idea. There's other tiny Kingdoms (Cyprus, Krete). My further justification for making it a duchy comes from the idea that other tiny areas like Socotra and Syrmia are duchies, despite being in relatively smaller areas of coverage.

[rain coral]

I'd love to see more Isle of Mann style events and small kingdoms.

[sage turret]

A Dhiveh culture would also be nice

[modest pier]

Maldives are spread across a wider area than the Canary Islands and the Canary Islands have their own duchy too, for that matter.