Fall of Ancient Southambia

The Fall of the Southambian Empire

**Separatist States**

* Every separatist state successfully gains independence.
* Most separatist states collapse into smaller tribal states.

**Revolutionaries**

* Partisans, and Republicans fail to win the civil conflict.
* The Tabradians successfully win over the remnants of Southambia, becoming the ruling nation in the former Imperial capital until the reunification of Southambia.

**Foreign States**

* Insignificant land gains made by barbarian tribal states.

## Belligerents & Participants

### Belligerents

**Southambia*** Southambian Empire (687-703CE)
* Kingdom of Southambia (703-716CE)
* Grand Principality of Southambia (716-761CE)

**Separatist States**

* Kingdom of Artalolia (699-751CE)
* Kingdom of Binz Guo (687-735CE)
* Kingdom of Couria (701-734CE)
* Kingdom of Laudarasia (704-741CE)
* Kingdom of Meungneaux (687-719CE)
* Kingdom of Morevilesia (702-721CE)
* Kingdom of Oimanchevilia (711-747CE)
* Kingdom of Scylesia (693-727CE)
* Grand Principality of Torzhia (712-730CE)

**Revolutionaries**

* Partisans (709-726CE)
* Republicans (706-719CE)
* Tabradians (707-761CE)

**Foreign States**

* Mons Populi (705-723CE)
* Tribus Maritimum (734-745CE)

## Commanders and leaders

### Leaders

**Southambia*** Southambian Empire
* Kingdom of Southambia
* Grand Principality of Southambia

**Separatist States**

* Kingdom of Artalolia
* Kingdom of Binz Guo
* Kingdom of Couria
* Kingdom of Laudarasia
* Kingdom of Meungneaux
* Kingdom of Morevilesia
* Kingdom of Oimanchevilia
* Kingdom of Scylesia
* Grand Principality of Torzhia

**Revolutionaries**

* Partisans
* Republicans
* Tabradians

**Foreign States**

* Mons Populi
* Tribus Maritimum

## Strength & Size

### Strength

**Southambia*** Southambian Empire: 30,000
* Kingdom of Southambia: 25,000
* Grand Principality of Southambia: 20,000

**Separatist States**

* Kingdom of Artalolia: 2,500
* Kingdom of Binz Guo: 4,000
* Kingdom of Couria: 10,000
* Kingdom of Laudarasia: 4,000
* Kingdom of Meungneaux: 9,500
* Kingdom of Morevilesia: 10,000
* Kingdom of Oimanchevilia: 4,000
* Kingdom of Scylesia: 6,000
* Grand Principality of Torzhia: 4,500

**Revolutionaries**

* Partisans: 3,500
* Republicans: 2,500
* Tabradians: 3,500

**Foreign States**

* Mons Populi: 2,250
* Tribus Maritimum: 2,000

## Casualties and losses

### Casualties

**Southambia**: 23,852* Southambian Empire: 9,562
* Kingdom of Southambia: 5,869
* Grand Principality of Southambia: 8,421

**Separatist States**: 23,190

* Kingdom of Artalolia: 1,034
* Kingdom of Binz Guo: 1,675
* Kingdom of Couria: 3,876
* Kingdom of Laudarasia: 1,967
* Kingdom of Meungneaux: 3,932
* Kingdom of Morevilesia: 4,053
* Kingdom of Oimanchevilia: 1,756
* Kingdom of Scylesia: 2,854
* Grand Principality of Torzhia: 2,043

**Revolutionaries**: 4,395

* Partisans: 1,567
* Republicans: 1,045
* Tabradians: 1,783

**Foreign States**: 2,597

* Mons Populi: 1,563
* Tribus Maritimum: 1,034

The **fall of ancient Southambia** was the loss of central political control in the Southambian Empire, a process in which the Empire failed to enforce its rule, and its vast territory was divided into several successor polities. The Southambian Empire lost the strengths that had allowed it to exercise effective control over its provinces; modern historians posit factors including the effectiveness and numbers of the army, the health and numbers of the Southambian population, the strength of the economy, the competence of the emperors, the internal struggles for power, the religious changes of the period, and the efficiency of the civil administration. Increasing pressure from invading barbarians outside Southambian culture also contributed greatly to the collapse. Climatic changes and both endemic and epidemic disease drove many of these immediate factors. The reasons for the collapse are major subjects of the historiography of the ancient world and they inform much modern discourse on state failure.

## Timeline

*Main Articles: Timeline of the fall of Ancient Southambia (687-724CE), and Timeline of the fall of Ancient Southambia (725-761CE)*

### Century of Opposites

*Main Article: Century of Opposites*

The Century of Opposites took place from the mid-500's to mid-600's CE. It is the immediate timeline of events preceeding the fall of the Southambian Empire.

### Year of the Absentia Government

The Year of the Absentia Government (Absence of Government) began on New Star 11, 691E, and ended on Aging Star 23, 692CE. It began following the assassinations of Emperor ***Someone***, and Chancellor ***Someone***.

### Decennium Separatismi

Decennium Separatismi (Decade of Separatism) began in 699CE, and ended in 709CE. Most of the Southambian separatist states declared their independence within this timespan.

### Decennium Revolutionis

Decennium Revolutionis (Decade of Revolution) began in 706CE, and ended in 719CE. The Republicans formed in 706CE, the Tabradians in 707CE, and the Partisans in 709CE. Though nominally, the Republicans were a separatist faction, they only fought in Ruangesia, which was Imperial provincial capital. The Partisans were a largely urban farming-class faction centred around the Imperial capital. The Tabradians (at the time called Ruangesians) considered themselves the true successors to Ruangesia.

### Fallen Kingdom

The Kingdom of Southambia collapsed in 716CE, 13 years after the fall of the Southambian Empire. The Kingdom was succeeded by the Grand Principality of Southambia.

### Collapse Regni

From 719CE to 730CE, the Kingdoms of Meungneaux (719CE) Morevilesia (721CE) and Scylesia (727CE), and the Grand Principality of Torzhia (730CE) all successfully gained their independence from Southambia. These 4 realms collective population was 7,411,209 or 40% of the Southambian population at the time. The Kingdoms of Couria, and Binz Guo successfully gained independence from 734CE to 735CE, respectively.

## Notes

1. ↑ *Proto-Luari*: *Lapsus Antiquae Southambiae*, *Luari*: *Chute de l'ancienne Southambie*
2. ↑ Also called the **Wars of independence of the Southambian states**