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'[Hilmes] had previously lived in exile across various lands—Rum, Maledania, Galatia, Zalf, Kazar, and Dastad—yet, ironically, he had never visited Lusitania.'

Dropping this here so I remember to come back and properly try to figure out where these places are.

Rum I assume is drawn from the Sultanate of Rum? I need to check the original Japanese for the spelling of these as this is a Google Translation of a Chinese fan translation which can sometimes warp names quite a bit.

Kazar might be based on the Khazar Khaganate?

Galatia is likely this.

Maledania... Mauritania maaaaybe? Unless the Japanese puts it closer to Macedonia.

I dunno about Dastad and Zalf. Any thoughts?

Also, this:

'a thought crossed Silvermask's mind: had Militsa been a man—had she become the King of Maryam and commanded its armies—perhaps the kingdom would not have fallen.'