1,300 years ago, the United States of Melaita was actually the same as the Declan Empire. It was also an empire.
However, in a huge change 1,300 years ago, after a long war between the Sasha Empire and the Declan Empire, the former United States of Melaita, was finally defeated and the entire empire fell apart. In the end, it barely tidied up a portion of its territory and people. After hundreds of years of evolution, it finally became the current United States of Melaita.
Compared to the previous Sasha Empire, the United States of Melaita was greatly weakened in terms of territory and national strength. There was no possibility of competing with the Declan Empire.
However, because of the influence of the Sasha Empire, some ancient traditions were still preserved.
Among them, some of the noble families of the Sasha Empire still enjoyed the title of nobility.