Sharzhad
Sharzhad is a country that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
Sharzhad was a region located between Libya and Egypt within the Middle East on Earth.
The tribe of Sharzhadeen came to operate in the region and eventually came under the leadership of Dagan Shah. (Dark Avengers v1 #177)
He came to discover a Rigellian cosmoreceptor that was a colonisation tool for its creators. The machine's genetically grown colonists were all killed by early humans leaving the cosmoreceptor abandoned in the sands of the region. Contact with Dagan Shah led to the device initiating its stage two system which was imparting Rigellian culture and knowledge on this world. Thus, the human was transformed by the machine but it failed to indoctrinate him and thus did not overwrite his personality. With the Rigellian technology, he went forward to establishing a nation under his rule as the Sultan Magus with this being the country of Sharzhad. (Hulk v2 #45)
The Sultan Magus's forces were noted to had targeted an escort mission that was taking a superhuman named Erik Wender through the region. This saw him being abducted so that his ability to transfer massive amounts of energy across the globe. A team of Dark Avengers headed by Luke Cage were sent on a mission to recover Wender before his abilities could be exploited by the Sultan Magus for an attack against the United States. (Dark Avengers v1 #177)
Overview
In appearance, Sharzhad was a newly created nation situated between Egypt and Libya. (Dark Avengers v1 #177)
Locations in Sharzhad included:
- Lasibad : (Champions v2 #3)
The source of the country's power came from the Rigellian cosmoreceptor that contained energy and infrastructure designed to help grow an entire population. The machine had imprinted its alien creators knowledge to the Sultan Magus which he used to accomplish various feats of engineering. This included reviving the deceased and even hybridizing humans with animal traits to make them superhuman beings. Manipulation of hydrogen could be used to create water that was used to terraform the desert. Meanwhile, harnessing geothermal energy was used to run the city and create an impassable dome to protect it from enemies. (Hulk v2 #45)
As a result, it came to be the most technologically advanced nation on Earth where it was on par with the likes of Latveria and Wakanda. (Dark Avengers v1 #177)
Inhabitants
- Dagan Shah :
- Abu Mussan : a male human who headed a terrorist group in Sharzhad where he came to find Heimdall who had fallen to Earth and claimed his Uru sword until he was killed by Brunnhilde. (S.H.I.E.L.D. v3 #1)
- Haya :
Notes
- Sharzhad was created by Jeff Parker and Patrick Zircher where it made its first appearance in Hulk v2 #42 (December, 2011).
Appearances
- Hulk v2: (2011)
- Dark Avengers v1:
- S.H.I.E.L.D. v3:
- Champions v2:
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