Pancala

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The Kingdom of Pancala was a short lived kingdom in India, founded in 72 AEE by the five brothers Mudgala, Yavinara, Pratiswan, Kampila, and Sranjaya. Kampila was also personally responsible for founding and ruling the capital city of the same name. The kingdom rose quickly after being established, securing much territory and defeating local warlords, which allowed it to become a powerful rival to the neighboring Kingdom of Kuru by 77 AEE. 
In 79 AEE, the kingdom declared war on Kuru. While the war went well initially, with Pancala occupying eastern Kuru, by 81 AEE Kuru regained its advantage and pushed Pancala back. Kuru's position was further strengthened by the arrival and help of the ECSS and the mercenary company Resheph's Blades. In 82 - 83 AEE, Pancala lost many battles and lands, including the capital Kampila, and four of the five kings were killed. Yavinara was killed in a battle, Sranjaya was ambushed and executed after being baited out by the ECSS, Kampila was killed while trying to escape the capital, and Pratiswan was captured and executed in Asandivat, the capital of Kuru, near the end of the war. The last surviving king, Mudgala, agreed to surrender, giving the remaining territories of Pancala to Kuru in early 83 AEE, which allowed him to survive and become the governor of one of Kuru's newly acquired provinces, while the citizens of Pancala were spared from the worst acts of retribution. 
Pancala had quite a low literacy rate of 9.7% and a similarly low urbanization rate of 11.5%. The country had a conscript army, which, at its peak had about 60 000 men, including many chariots and elephants, though by the end of the war the army contained fewer than 10 000 soldiers. The kingdom was a rather isolated one and never had time to establish substantial trade routes or other kinds of international agreements. While the OFK was thinking about allying with Pancala, due to Kuru having allied with the EC, these plans never came to light and Pancala never gained any allies.
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