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[[Image:Yunkai map.png|thumb|right|200px|A map showing the location of Yunkai on the continent of Essos.]] |
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| − | '''Yunkai''' is one of the three great city-states of [[Slaver' |
+ | '''Yunkai''' is one of the three great city-states of [[Slaver's Bay]], located south-west of [[Meereen]] and north of [[Astapor]]. Its chief export is pleasure-slaves, though they are not of the same high quality as the professional courtesans in the pleasure-houses of the Free City of [[Lys]].<ref>[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/locations/yunkai/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 map, Yunkai entry]</ref> |
==In the books== |
==In the books== |
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+ | In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', Yunkai is located 163 miles from Meereen. The island of Yaros lies just off the Yunkish coast. It is sometimes called the Yellow City, for its buildings are made from yellow bricks. The city contains large, stepped pyramids (though not as large as Meereen's) and can field an army of 5,000 at short notice, though these are mostly slave-warriors of uncertain reliability. The Meereenese do not have a high opinion of the quality of Yunkai's soldiers or generals. Yunkai is ruled by a class of slavers and merchants known as the Wise Masters. |
==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 14:54, 7 January 2013
A map showing the location of Yunkai on the continent of Essos.
Yunkai is one of the three great city-states of Slaver's Bay, located south-west of Meereen and north of Astapor. Its chief export is pleasure-slaves, though they are not of the same high quality as the professional courtesans in the pleasure-houses of the Free City of Lys.[1]
In the books
In A Song of Ice and Fire, Yunkai is located 163 miles from Meereen. The island of Yaros lies just off the Yunkish coast. It is sometimes called the Yellow City, for its buildings are made from yellow bricks. The city contains large, stepped pyramids (though not as large as Meereen's) and can field an army of 5,000 at short notice, though these are mostly slave-warriors of uncertain reliability. The Meereenese do not have a high opinion of the quality of Yunkai's soldiers or generals. Yunkai is ruled by a class of slavers and merchants known as the Wise Masters.
See also
- Yunkai at A Wiki of Ice and Fire (spoilers from the books).
References
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