User:Kaimi/ToX - Allusions

Tales of Xillia includes numerous allusions to a variety of themes present in previous installments of the Tales series.

Real world

 * Kanbalar's Japanese name, Khan Balique, is derived from Khanbaliq, a former capital of the Yuan dynasty, the main center of the Mongol Empire founded by Kublai Khan and in what is now Beijing, also the capital of China today.
 * Xian Du's Japanese name, Shang Du, is derived from Shangdu, a former capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan dynasty in China, before he decided to move his throne to the Jin dynasty capital of Zhōngdū.
 * Lakutam Seahaven's Japanese name, Rakorum Seahaven, is derived from Karakorum, a former capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260, and of the Northern Yuan in the 14–15th centuries.
 * Barnauer Highroad's Japanese name, Barnaul Highroad, is derived from Barnaul, a city in Russia.
 * Talys Highroad's Japanese name, Talas Highroad, is derived from Taraz, a city in Kazakhstan.
 * Fengala Mines' Japanese name, Fergana Mines, is derived from Fergana, a city in Uzbekistan.
 * Fezebel Marsh's Japanese name, Fayzabad Marsh, is derived from Fayzabad, a city in Afghanistan.
 * Bermia Gorge's Japanese name, Bamya Gorge, is derived from Bamyan, a city in Afghanistan.
 * Nia Khera's Japanese name, Ni Akeria, is derived from Akerianwala, a city in Pakistan.
 * Voltea Woods' Japanese name, Bhortea Forest, is derived from Bhorti Band Mari Reserved Forest, a forest reserve in Pakistan.
 * Sillea Tundra's Japanese name, Serai Snowplains, is derived from Sarai, a name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
 * Sharilton's Japanese name, Karah Shal, is derived from Karah, a village in Iran.
 * Hamil's Japanese name, Ha Mir, is derived from Khabrak Hamir, a city in Iraq.
 * Aladhi Seahaven's Japanese name, Ilat Seahaven, is derived from Eilat, a city in Israel. Both places are also ports.
 * Labari Hollow's Japanese name, Liberi Hollow, is derived from Liberi, a municipality in Itality.
 * Old Vicalle Mine's Japanese name, Baikaal Ghost Mine, is derived from Lake Baikal, a lake in Russia.
 * Kijara Seafalls's Japanese name, Kyzyl Seafalls, is derived from Kyzylkum Desert, a desert divided between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.
 * Xagut Floodmeadow's Japanese name, Sogd Floodmeadow, is derived from Sogdia, an ancient Indo-European civilization of an Iranian people that at different times included territory located in present-day Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
 * Sapstrach Deepwood's Japanese name, Samangan Deepwood, is derived from Samangan, a town in Afghanistan.
 * Fort Gandala's Japanese name, Fort Ghandara, is derived from Ghandara, the ancient term for the city and old kingdom of Peshawar, which encompassed the Peshawar valley and later extended to both Jalalabad district of modern-day Afghanistan as well as Taxila, in Pakistan.
 * Fennmont's Japanese name, Il Fan, is derived from Ilkhanate, a former khanate that formed the southwestern sector of the Mongol Empire.