Zhaogunt Kingdom

*Zeyeh'gunturkusihn vehehusii*

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The Zhaogunt Kingdom (Ccamevh: Zeyeh'gunturkusihn vehehusii) is a nation located in eastern asia occupying the region known as the Zahauin Plain and its surroundings, being inhabited by possibly only Kogehmas with barely any humans the Zhaogunt Kingdom is lead by the Gatukh and protected by such and is shaped from the structure of the Gatukh and its principles and religious and cultural beliefs. The kingdom is a mostly peaceful nation, note the difference between passive and peaceful, although being with good relations with surrounding nations and always treating ambassadors and external visitors well, the kingdom still is always ready for conflict and haves one of the best trained military forces on the planet, always ready to strike whenever needed and to defend the temples and cities of the kingdom when a horde or nation seeks to destroy the kingdom and conquer it, and as such the kingdom is a highly protected nation in comparison to most with cities defended by gargantuan walls even if it is a simple small town in the coast, far from any danger, the Zhaoguntians still defend such till the last man.

Other than this heavy warrior culture the Zhaogunt Kingdom is highly religious, thousands of temples can be found with an 80 kilometres range of any town, even if small and economically unimportant, many having existed for a millennium and even tens of millennia, constructed from stone and defended heavily, these temples are marvellous structures, always with the intent of providing a place for the worshipping of deities of the Gatukh and Hehēssuii (the only other religion that is widely practiced by Zhaoguntians) and a safe spot for the gathering and practitioning of the light side of the Guthema and the concentration of that energy. The Zhaogunt have a strong economic stronghold, having stayed as such for millennia, it is a simple economic structure, it lacks heavy bureaucracy and is a simple economic base that attracts enough traders to trade both simple materials and resources and riches, rare materials that can not be found anywhere else, such as porcelain, silk, spices and much more, something that has made the economy of the kingdom strong and powerful, large and effective, poverty still exists, however in comparison to most countries, it is practically non existent.

## Origins and History

This section contains extremely summarised information, for the longer version see: History of the Zhaoguntians.

The Zhaoguntian Kingdom would have its first origins and ancestries back during the Gophoskii Period (9,000 - 7,800 B.D.) when both sides of the Guthema co-existed in peace, the Zhaoguntians would concentrate themselves around the Zahauin Plain, a great location for the cultivation of materials and the protection and construction of temples, the Zhaoguntians would focus on doing as said, constructing temples across the plain and cities, worshipping Gatukh deities and religious beliefs were widely practiced, while the Gatukh Guthema practices were less common, as such was still in its early stages, this period is known as a calm and lacking in conflict, with a couple of clashes between both sides of the Guthema but such were minor and uncommon, mostly occurring countless decades from one another. However, in around 7,700 B.D., the Zhuittth'Hughhut, who had been forming for centuries at this point, and whom despised of the Gatukh ways, would strike at the temple of Zahahuii, commencing a millennia long, still ongoing conflict and rivalry between the Zhuittth and the Gatukh, this early conflict would be brutal and deadly, with hundreds of thousands (over 10 thousand deaths in a conflict at the time was already a lot) of people being killed in battle and in the destruction of cities across the Zhaoguntian lands, this would cause the Zhaogunt to halt all their expansion, being practically locked in a territory similar if not the same to the current one occupied by the Zhaogunt Kingdom, as it attempted to protect its only territories and cities, protecting their temples from Zhuittth strikes and destruction. The Zhuittth would settle in the Khopossiii'a Coastal Mountain Range, staying in such to this day, during this period conflict was common, battles occurred practically on a daily basis as both sides grinded across the border, the first breakthrough would occur in 3,700 B.D. when the Zhuittth, under the leadership of Lord Heebphasii took over the whole southern region of the Zhaogunt, whom at the time were highly unstable and suffering from raids from the north, this would cause the capital to move from Kanashima to the current capital of Lokhasia, which allowed the proliferation and spread of the Sokku in this area, however, the Zhaoguntians would make a breakthrough by developing and inventing the Kohsoii Lance, a extremely powerful and effective weapon still utilised by them, they would be able to push back the Zhuittth back substantially, till they were locked down on their original territory by 1,280 B.D., this commenced a period of peace that would last till 200 A.D.

During this period, with peace, the Zhaogunt would expand their territory, however minimally, instead after 1,120 B.D., starting to focus on the spread of their influence and power over their surroundings, making many nations and tribes their tributaries and vassals. This period would also be known for great scientific advancement, on all fields, including philosophy, which at the time was pretty much locked only to the Mediterranean and the Levant, the center of civilisation at that point, philosophy and human thinking would be substantially advanced in the Zhaogunt Kingdom.

Sorcery and magic of the light side of the Guthema would also be greatly improved and researched upon, with the class of Sorcerer Mages being created by the Gatukh, who would research and practice new discoveries, abilities and search for the ultimate usage of the light side of the Guthema, focusing more at this period on healing, and daily practising of the Guthema as the destruction of the Zhuittth had now brought an end to mass conflict, conflict that the Gatukh had to care about, conflict was still ongoing with tribes and minor nations, however those were practically not important.

However, peace would not last, as in 200 A.D. the Zhuittth, at this point, the Zhuittth'Lokhus, would strike the Zhaogunt Kingdom once more, under the leadership of the Lord Khevus Khauissi, nicknamed 'Lokhus', this attack would reach all the way to Lokhasia before Lokhus was inevitably defeated. This invasion was greatly consequential, not only a massive amount of people were killed, and cities razed, but the Kingdom had almost been destroyed, the capital besieged and bombarded, the Zhuittth'Lokhus would still persist in the south, still warring against the Zhaoguntians and bringing chaos to the southern regions, Lord Ghuisseth would lead another invasion in 280 A.D., reaching the outskirts of Lokhasia before being defeated by an army assembled in desperation, millions would be killed, and temples would be razed on mass, however this victory at Lokhasia would allow the Zhaoguntians to push back the Zhuittth'Lokhus back into Khopossiii'a, where Lord Jussui would halt the Zhaoguntian advance in 338 A.D.. These initial invasions would have great impact to the kingdom, whom was not ready for such sudden invasions, having stayed in peace for over a millennia the kingdom was not prepared for any invasion similar to those, the manpower for both the military and for the upkeep and maintenance of cities was destroyed, practically annihilated and crumbled into pieces,