Ebura

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**The Republic of Ebura** is a medium-sized nation stretching from the southern Ikuni coast to Lake Kuzyl. Ebura borders Kamutia and Interakia to the west, Artegia to the northwest, the GPR and Suseva to the east.

The nation's capital is the city of Korsus, and its culture strongly resembles that of the old Kori Empire. Despite its ancient connections, decent economy, and relatively high development, it is not widely known as an especially powerful nation on the world stage.

### Kori Empire

The Empire was founded alongside its capital city of Korsus in 1008 BC. For the first roughly 300 years of its existence, Korsus was merely a city-state, though it did occasionally settle colonies along Ukes' eastern coast, where its most populous settlements would remain throughout its history. By 600 BC, it had come to dominate the coasts and was a vast trading power in the region, and eventually started to expand by incorporating its inland neighbors before reaching the Maximedian Lakes in 557 BC. Once it had reached the lakes, it had to contend with the Markazi Empire, an older military power that stretched to the western coast. After a series of events known to contemporary sources as the Western Wars (548-382 BC), the Kori Empire had stretched to the west coast, incorporating the city of Iskandar as its western trading port.

### Decline and Fall of the Kori Empire

The empire thrived in this form for another 250 years until a recession-- likely brought on by a lengthy, failed campaign to conquer Grand Zavira-- crippled the empire's finances in such a way that it could not fully recover from. After the Great Recession of 54 BC, the empire started to gradually lose control over most of its territories until they became independent. The empire came to an end in 87 AD when Korsus itself was conquered by the Rekklin Kingdom, though a government-in-exile lasted nearby until 107 AD.

### Ebura post Kori Empire

After the fall of the Kori Empire, Ebura was much weaker and defenseless to nomadic tribes people who would often raid and sack villages in Rural Ebura. Although Ebura had managed to kick Rekklin out of Korsus (Rekklin was *far* away), it was still stricken with poverty and instability as it was nowhere near its former glory. Central power was limited as nobles, warlords, and powerful families controlled the rest of the country.

#### Reign of Kanun the Great

Ebura stabilized under Kanun the Great, as he managed to gain control over the entirety of the kingdom and increase central power. He also lowered taxes and created a more democratic system. Ebura stayed that way for many years.

#### Reign of the Kanzel Dynasty

The Rates dynasty was eventually replaced by the Kanzel dynasty in 608. Ebura was mostly stable. Its military grew although not as strong as the Kori military.

### Fall of Ebura

However, in the high middle ages, Ebura had become corrupt as the country began to weaken again Southern Ebura, including Korsus, became part of Suseva in the Susevan-Eburan War of 1328. Until they declared independence on June 11th, 1699.

### Eburan Independence

Suseva recognized Ebura on October 28, 1703. Ebura was finally reunified in 1704. Ebura sided with the coalition in the Nine Years' War.