Annur Caliphate

The Annur Caliphate is a faction vying for control of Zhakria. Formerly, they occupied the subcontinent, though they'd mostly remained away from the more mountainous center, which offered little value to the Caliphate as a whole. Since the invasions began, they'd lost their ancestral home of Kodama, their mercantile stronghold of Nel, and their breadbasket region Awar, and are now locked into the vast deserts of Ahma.
Founded over 600 years ago, they are the fourth longest lasting Empire, and the longest active dynasty, founded by the brother-in-law of the Rashid, a Revetist prophet. Their early campaigns were brutal, slaughtering the local pagans and driving them into the Zhakrian mountains, where they were supposed to have starved or be eaten by the vicious wildlife. Quickly, they seized Nel, Awar, and Ahma, and developed themselves as a massive economic powerhouse. Slowing down their gains, they attracted the minds of great scientists, who gave them large advancements in medicine and infrastructure compared to the other kingdoms.
Having lost their territory during the Divine Invasions, they are now sandwiched between the Akaashputra and the Numizani Empire, while also under constant threat of raids from the Plenean Ocean Empire on their southern coast.
They are presently ruled by Caliph Lakhem Abu Mehmed Ibn Talib al-Masadi al-Mulk.
== History ==
=== First Era ===
The Annur are the fifth empire to have near total control of Zhakria, and their culture is heavily influenced from their predecessors. The immediate precursors were the Selafi, who began their rule in 1E 925. The Selafi were a loose coalition of local Pagan and Monotheistic tribes that claim lineage from Philos's conquests. Many Selafi were nomadic merchants or caravanners, putting an emphasis on riding and economics within the region's inherent culture. With riding came the most varied cavalry units in the world, from heavily armored cataphracts to light archers, and everything in between.
=== Second Era ===
As the Selafi began to decline in 2E 6th Century, Revetism had taken a firm root in the population. In 559, word began to spread that Revete's Spirit had come to a commander within the Selafi military named Rashid al-Nur. Having had no interest Revetism, many began to see it as a sign that he was a new prophet, who would lead his followers into heaven if they adapted from the heathen ways that other Revetists had fallen into. Rashid had his elite guard storm the Selafi capital and burn the city to the ground, eliminating all the heads of faith for each religion. His supporters grew with each passing day until 567, when he fired an arrow into the Selafi King's throat from over 700 meters away, an arrow guided by God himself.
Rashid had no claim to a throne, so he had one of his brothers-in-law, a court noble, declare himself ruler and Rashid as Caliph.
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