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==Publication history==
===''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''===
The fantasy setting known as Kara-Tur was described in the original 1985 ''Oriental Adventures'' book.<ref name="WD74"/> A reviewer for ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' called the long background section of Kara-Tur in the book, a "bonus".<ref name="WD74">{{cite journal | last =Shepherd | first =Ashley | title =Open Box: Dungeon Modules | journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] | issue = 74 | pages =9–10 | publisher =[[Games Workshop]] | year = 1986 | month = February | issn =0265-8712}}</ref> Kara-Tur is described in the "Province Book" from the 1986 ''[[Swords of the Daimyo]]'' module.<ref name="HW">{{cite book|last=Schick |first=Lawrence|title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games|publisher=Prometheus Books |year=1991|isbn=0-87975-653-5 |page=108}}</ref> The 1987 ''[[Forgotten Realms Campaign Set]]'' left the eastern half of its contentinent reserved for the future publication of Kara-Tur.<ref name="Dragon #129">{{cite journal| last = Rolston| first = Ken| authorlink = Ken Rolston| title = Role-playing Reviews| journal = [[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]| issue = #129| pages = 84–86| publisher = [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]]| location = [[Lake Geneva, Wisconsin]]| month = January | year = 1988}}</ref> According to Jim Bambra, "While primarily drawing on Japan for inspiration, [Kara-Tur] also contains elements of medieval China and Korea."<ref name="Dragon #134">{{cite journal| last = Bambra| first = Jim| authorlink = Jim Bambra| title = Role-playing Reviews| journal = [[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]| issue = #134| pages = 76–77| publisher = [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]]| location = [[Lake Geneva, Wisconsin]]| month = June | year = 1988}}</ref>
Originally intended as a western part of the continent of [[Oerik]], the first description of Kara-Tur, in the ''Oriental Adventures'' rulebook, made no attempt to link it with another D&D game-world. The first map of Kara-Tur appeared in the adventure module OA1: ''[[Swords of the Daimyo]]'', where the setting was still world-neutral. In 1987, when [[Tactical Studies Rules|TSR]] published the first ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' boxed set, Kara-Tur was briefly described as the easternmost end of the continent of [[Faerûn]]. In 1988, [[Tactical Studies Rules|TSR]] released a boxed set, ''[[Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms]]'', describing the region in greater detail, with two 96-page books and maps.
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