Hegemony of Siar

The Hegemony of Siar is a union state that resides within the Tomce Republic. The nation while not owned by the the Tomce Republic has very close ties, and the two nations have a dependency on one another. The nation is known for its pious values, and for holding the head of Catholicism: The Pope. Siar is also known for its export of Uranium which recently proved to provide the nation with ample income for the lavish architecture it is known for.

## History

### Pre-Founding

During the Baltean Tribes era from which the Tomce Republic was born so too was the Hegemony of Siar. At the time this land was controlled by the Kingdom Letherdy, which at the time controlled nearly all of the Crenian land, and also the Mandians at its peak in around 670 AD. Letherdy was renowned for its military power, but over the years of conquest, the army was cut down to the point where even local tribes could rival the Letherdian army. This was worsened by the Surdan conquest in 724 AD which resulted in the independence of the Mandians during the war, and a significant amount of land loss that came with the defeat in the war. What followed after the Surdan Conquest was a period of political instability, rebellion, and civil war for the next 32 years. After this era, the Crenian nation was fractured and in ruin. No power could claim victory over the region, and conflict cooled over the next 4 years. The eastern part of the region began to develop a strong catholic identity, and eventually unified into the Kingdom of Algon.

### The Algoni Era (~780 - 1422 AD)

The Kingdom of Algon in 789 AD began a conquest of the remainder of Crenia that resulted in the expansion of Algon to southern Crenian. Although not as successful as Henry had hoped the conquest proved Algon as a major power in the region, having controlled more land than any nation or tribe in the area since the Kingdom of Letherdy. What followed was a large series of political reforms that instituted an early form of bureaucracy. While this system did slow down the Algon Kingdom in terms of expansion, and military it did provide the foundation that was needed for the 600 years the Kingdom existed. In the year 811 AD the King of Algon (Paul Henry I) died of tuberculosis and was succeeded by his son: Paul Henry II who during his reign encouraged peace, and avoided expansion to the kingdom. During this time the Duchy of Sial was founded, which existed as a papal state within the Algon Empire.

The empire would stay wealthy until during this period, but would eventually fall into decline after 1200 AD, and would eventually cascade after the death of Fredric XI in 1422 AD. After a rule of around 15 years, many unpopular decisions, as well as an heir that was unsuitable to rule the kingdom the peasantry revolted, leading to the collapse of the kingdom.

### The Algoni Collapse, and Papal Independence (1427)

During the collapse Pope Siar III in an effort to gain independence and stave off rebellion formed the Gilded Brigade which consisted of clergy members who supported the cause, and wanted to gain independence as well. The name came from the golden weapons they wielded due to the wealth of the nation at this point.