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|Planetary Image=Unknownsinophia.jpg|Planetary Image Px=250

|Subsector=[[The Periphery]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|4}}

|Population=Unknown~150 Million (Unreliable Estimate){{Fn|3a}}

|Class=[[Frontier World]]{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|4}}|Tithe Grade=UnknownExactus Minoris (planet unable to maintain regular tithe and placed under special measures as of 017.[[M41]]){{Fn|3a}}

'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[Frontier World]] in the [[Calixis Sector]].{{Fn|1}} Founded in elder days as the personal fief of the [[Rogue Trader]] [[Teresa Sinos]] at the end of her journeys, it is ruled by an Oligarchical Quorum of Noble Families and its [[Planetary Governor]]: the '''Judiciary'''.{{Fn|3a}}

Initially a launching site for Initiated the siege of the nearby world of [[Valon Urr]] as part of the [[Rogue TraderWar of Hubris]] excursions prior . Were defeated and forced to lift the siege in 467.[[Angevin CrusadeM39]], Sinophia has recently fallen into an economic depression which is slowly leading to its complete depopulation.{{Fn|12}}

Initiated ==Geography==Temperate but unstable climate. Extensive fertile wetlands and plains formerly cultivated have fallen to wilderness, lawlessness and widespread disuse. Sinophia’s southern continents are currently evidencing extensive volcanism and seismic activity, leading to a planetwide increase in precipitation over the siege last several centuries.{{Fn|3a}} ==Economy==Initially a launching site for [[Rogue Trader]] excursions prior to the [[Angevin Crusade]], Sinophia has recently fallen into an economic depression which is slowly leading to its complete depopulation.{{Fn|1}} Legitimate off-worldtrade with Sinophia is limited. There is a long-standing boycott of the nearby world of by the [[Calixis]] [[Valon UrrChartist Captains]] as due to the leading nobles' efforts to fight their economic decline.{{Fn|3a}} Thanks in part to its dwindling population, Sinophia is largely self-sufficient in terms of food and industry, particularly in scavenging resources of its former sizable infrastructure. The heavy tax burden imposed on the population by the local government has led to rampant criminality and corruption, further undermining civil and economic stability.{{Fn|3a}} ==Demography==[[War of HubrisImage:Sinophia_Magna.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Sinophia Magna and Environs{{Fn|3b}}]]Remaining habitation is centered on northern continent in the captial '''Sinophia Magna''' which contains its only starport. Lesser '''Hive Karib''' contains an industrial zone. '''Hive Argopolis''' is abandoned. Were defeated Criminality and forced corruptionare utterly ingrained, and what little off-world contact it has is with smugglers, independent cartels (themselves skirting the fringes of the law), and a few hardy pilgrims. Whole cities lay deserted, and where Imperial civilization does exist, it does so in twilight, clinging desperately to lift the siege in 467.M39faded glories of the past amidst the crumbling decay of the present.{{Fn|23a}}

*3: [[Dark Heresy: Damned Cities]]:===Uncited===**{{Endn|3a}}: pg. 10**{{UncitedEndn|3b}}: pg. 14*{{Endn|4}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080217215016/http://blackindustries.com:80/?template=CX&content=calixis-index Black Industries' Calixis Sector] {{Archive|20080217215016|15:21, 9 July 2024 (UTC)}}