Kheze was the first city of the Wajahe, founded in 1028 KS. The name of the city itself means “the place where oats are stored”. It was a center of trade across the lakes, and had strong trading ties to the various Riverine cities to the south. It was also famous for being the first known walled city in the world, though these were a simple wooden palisade. For most of its history, however, Kheze was overshadowed by its neighbor, Hisitse. It never established a true city-state of its own (that extended significantly beyond its immediate walls), instead serving as an early capital of the Ksehen Clan, prior to the establishment of the titular city.