Purvalia

*\*Note: This article refers to the civilization of the Purvali. For the city of Purvalia, go to Purvalia (City)*

Purvali civilization refers to the civilizations that were built from the city of Purvalia, and subsequent First Purvali Khanate and First Empire. The Purvali peoples are among the most widespread in the known world, with settlements existing as far West as Zenur, as far South as Hajkar, and as far East as Pholor. Originally a small city on a mountain built most likely from Midian refugees, the Purvali became the center of the largest and most powerful empires in the history of the world, conquering most other ancient civilizations such as the Midians, South, and even Monus. The famed Purvali conquests and subsequent colonization would forever shift the landscape of the world and see many civilizations rise and fall.

\*This mass of text is an abridged version of Purvali history- for specific histories of empires, find the specific pages of the respective empires

It is unknown when the Purvalia was initially founded as a settlement, however likely soon after refugees arrived in Kio, which at the time was one of many of the Kionic Cities. The city would form an early alliance with Kio, trading pastoral goods and minerals for manufactured goods. When a triple alliance was formed by the Honali, Yubalian, and Agka Khanates to defeat the early Purvali Khanate, a brief war occurred which saw the Purvali victorious against the odds, and subsequently destroying their rivals and eviscerating their settlements, gaining control of the entire Old Valley. The fall of Kio, the last of the Kionic cities to fall to Midlandyans, saw a Purvali punitive campaign against the Noro-Nazari tribes in the Nazari Campaign, securing their control over the neighboring fertile region of Nazaria and liberating Kio as part of the growing Khanate. The Purvali would spend the next century colonizing Nazaria and soon after the Purvali Seas coast southward, establishing early colonies such as Punazia and Oomalia. After a major dispute over the peaceful trade colony of Ciavana in Midia, seeing the Ionics sacking the city, the Purvali instigated the Midland Campaign, brutally conquering the region (and additionally gaining nominal control over the tribes of the Upper Midlands). After the end of the Hundred Years War in the South, the Purvali fought a vicious battle with the Riaki Sultanate, then also fighting a civil war between the Centurion Order in Oomalia and the wider Khanate, with the Purvali Navy seizing control of Wooalia and continuing the war in the South. Eventaully the war ended in the total conquest of all the South except Viaz. The now highly expansionist Purvali Khanate would reform into the Purvali Empire, however local khans still ruled many colonies and territories in the Old Valley. Three massive wars were fought with the massive Kingdom of Monumenta, with the eventual conquest of Monumenta by the Purvali. The Purvali subsequently conquered Meloneshia, though were repelled by the Boyaki in Ioneshia, and began their expeditions in the Southern Ocean, founding many colonies. The Purvali began the settlement of Hajkar in the Great South and war with the Hiaki, while also instigating a massive war of conquest against the Zenurian Confederation known as the Zenurian Campaign. Massive infrastructure was built and colonies were founded deep into Mojk such as Fenar. The Purvali began to recede as the Hiaki War, Voloni War, and Zenurian Campiagn proved to be costly and failures. Mass revolts swept across the Empire in the North and South, instilling old orders, and three massive Khanates broke off from the Empire- The Ra Khanate, Kazar Khanate, and Yukomina Khanate. Soon only Rivalia was under Imperial rule in a rump state as the Second Purvali Khanate seized control of the Old Core. Many new Purvali states gained power at this time, such as the Vitsati, Kazari, Centurion, Wooali, Varyanans, and more. Centuries of divided rule began to come to an end when the Rivali launched their legendary reconquests of the Old Core and Centurion Empire, recreating a Second Purvali Empire. The Empire would grow to encompass much of the old Purvali lands, as far south as Varyana and as far West as Vitsat (as Kalzaron was abandoned at this time), even threatening a potential reconquest of the South at one point. Eventaully the Empire began to stagnate and lose territory once more, especially after the Nazari Kingdom declared itself independent, and the Ron Revolts began in Midia. The Empire ultimately divided itself into the Oomali and Rivali Empires to stop overextension from collapsing the Empire again, though the Oomali Empire would later lose Midia and Mojek.