Kingdom of Aragona

The Kingdom of Aragona, commonly referred to as Bilbali, was one of the preeminent Kingdoms of pre-Imperial Estalia. Ruled from the incredibly prosperous port city of Bilbali, Aragona held power over most of Estalia north of the Irranas and constantly struggled to surpass its southern rival, the Kingdom of Astarios. Following the War of Diamanterra's Sorrow, Aragona obtained control over all of northern Estalia and was divided into four substates. Despite its historical power and military might, however, the Kingdom had fallen and become part of the First Estalian Empire by 2481 IC.
== History ==
=== Pre-Imperial ===
Due to its control of the great city-state of Bilbali and its surrounding countryside, the Kingdom of Aragona had fluorished as one of the preeminent domains of Estalia for centuries. Aragona's control of the north was paralleled by Astarios' control of the south, and the two Kingdoms consistently sought to claim power over all Estalia. These tensions came to a head in 2416 IC, with the outbreak of the Twenty Years' War. King Estevan V, convinced that Aragona's naval superiority would make for an easy war, unwittingly plunged his nation into one of the bloodiest conflicts in Estalia's history.