¶ Khauran
It has rich meadows and very fertile croplands. The ruling caste is Hyborian while the soldiers are Shemitish. The farming class is of ancient aboriginal stock.
Kothic adventurers founded Khauran at a time when many tiny principalities were being carved out of the fertile uplands.
Just like the Shamla Pass in Khoraja, another important break in the Kothian Escarpment is found in Khauran, bringing the vital trade of the east-west caravan routes into the small kingdom. However, the Road of Kings, built by Corinthian city-states, stole some of the caravan trade from Khauran.
Khauran is ruled by the matrilineal Ashkauri dynasty. This Hyborian lineage of queens has a curse on them, such that once every century, an evil sorceress is born into the family, identified by a crescent-moon birthmark between her breasts.
Akrel, Oasis of: Is situated in the desert east of Khauran.
- Beni Nuer: A tribe of scavengers living on the edge of the desert south of Khauran.
- Deadman's Journey: The caravan route taken by slavers raiding the Blacklands of Punt and Zembabwei. It crosses the Southern Desert from Khauran to the River Styx.
- Ekinari: A nomad tribe of the desert south of Khauran.
- Omri: A tribe of the Southern Desert, living between Khauran and Zamboula.
- Zardas: Located at the crossing of two roads just north of the border between Koth and Khauran. Built next to a small river, it was a large cattle market.
References: Witch Shall be Born, Conan the Mercenary.
- Population: 430,000
- Capital: Khauran (pop. 110,000)
- Ruler: Queen Taramis, heir of the Askhauri dynasty
- Major cities: Kandala (pop. 13,000), Ketha (pop. 34,000 -- a city on the caravan route from Zamboula to Shadizar, famed for its stone quarries)
- Resources: Semi-precious stones, food, cattle
- Imports: Khauran is a major trade center of the east-west trade
- Allies: Khoraja
- Enemies: Koth (pays tribute to)
- Tech level: Roman
- Religion: Ishtar, Bel