Amure Empire

The Amure Empire was one of the most ancient superpowers in the west, centered around the enormous trading city of Aeda. Over the course of several centuries, the Amure united the valley of the River Thala, but dynastic struggles within the Empire (including the rise and fall of at least six lines of kings) prevented them from really focusing on outward expansion; for the most part, they left their hinterlands, especially the valley of the River Abrea, to various states which paid them nominal tributes. "The Empire of a Thousand Years," they eventually fell to the startlingly quick invasion of the Tollanaugh Empire.
The Amure, as the first empire builders in the western tradition of civilization, set a number of precedents to be followed by the Tollanaugh, and rather more successfully by the Dulama. The tradition of the Conquest of the Four Quarters (four campaigns north, south, east, and west) would be imitated by many of the greatest conquerors in western history, while the construction of large plazas and vast, pyramidal temples would be taken up by nearly every surrounding state. They are also notable for having adopted and propagated a faith quite similar to traditional Dulama religious practices, including the sacrifice of human beings, though the Amure, like their successors, tended to subsidize multiple religions at once.
Despite the end of their status as an independent state with the conquest of the Tollanaugh, the Amure have retained a strong cultural identity as the founders and cradle of civilization. During the Later Dulama Empire, after its capital was relocated to Mora and eventually the historical Amure capital of Aeda, many among the Amure people referred to the Dulama Empire as the Second Amure Empire, though this title was never assumed by the Dulama emperors themselves.
Category:Historical Countries