Morithiya

## Overview

Map of Morithiya

Standard of Morithiya, with the Horocian Royal Insignia and letters "K - A - H"

### Wars Involved in

Division of Horocia (60 S.Y)Horocian Civil War (60 S.Y-Present)Wars of Reclamation (218 S.Y-274 S.Y)

The **Morithiyan Empire,** officially **Empire of the Horocians** (Morith. Emakakhar Henrokiyoi) is an empire located on the western shores of the Horocian Sea. The Kingdom is ruled by the Anthalio Dynasty, which used to rule the Empire of Horocia before the assassination of Emperor Khenyuliyo; which subsequently led to the split of the empire, and the creation of the Morithiyan Empire. Like Pomerithia, It claims to be the legitemate successor state to the **Horocian Empire**, a status which has caused historical conflict among the two nations.

The nation is currently ruled by **Emperor Halikaijos I Anthalio.**

## History

### Division of the Horocian Empire

The lands that currently make up the Morithiyan Empire used to be under the control of the Horocian Empire, which split after the assassination of Emperor Khenyuliyo by Lanfaran assassins in 60 S.Y. At this point, the Empire had already been ideologically split, as nobles from the east and west parts of the Empire had conflicting ideas on how the nation should have been run. This was only intensified by the succession crisis that followed between the two brothers Ijoyanom and Jarifikhayo, resulting in the formation of the Pomerithian and Morithiyan Empires.

### Morithiyan Collapse

After the death of Jarifikhayo Anthalio, the throne was given to the emperor's 7 year old niece, Dhiliyus Anthalio. This enraged the retard son of the emperor, Laikiyas; who went on to murder the young queen the night before the coronation in her sleep. Laikiyas was himself publicly executed at the day of the coronation. Without a heir, the realm collapsed into several warring states.

Morithiya quickly saw itself split into states, controlled by various generals and local forces. The capital, Morethia was under the hands of Menterian Head General Gyokihos Jioghas Liwiyinihus, who formed a militaristic state which disregarded it's monarchist past. In the south, the Lanfaran Empire, which had been under control of the Horocian and Morithiyan Empires for most of it's history, declared secession and considered itself to be the true successor to the Horocian Empire. The various ethnicities in the country, ranging from Menterians and ending with Lanfarans, sought to take advantage of the situation and take control.

### Wars of Reclamation & Anti-Halikaijos Coalition

After the Morithiyan realm fractured into several starring states, the Morithiyan branch of the Anthalio dynasty was severely weakened and forced to go into exile. There, the second son of Jarifikhayo Anthalio and half-brother of Laikiyas declared himself Emperor of the Morithiyan realm and assembled a court, with which he went to the Jangarajan realm to ask for help, where he made a deal with the local "Lion King" Raghuvendra, who offered Halikaijos his assistance in exchange for marrying his sister. The emperor accepted, and with Jangarajan assistance he moved onto the territories of Morithiya, which was still under control of warring realms. He managed to bring the capital city of Morethia under his control, restoring the Morithiyan Empire and bringing the Anthalio Dynasty back in power. At this stage, Halikaijos began to strengthen his grip on power in the kingdom, creating a strong realm under his rule; he split the army into three units: The Royal Guard, which was tasked with protecting the king, the Guardsmen, which was tasked with guarding fortresses and towns/cities, and the Main Army, which was tasked with participating in military campaigns. He began a recruitment campaign and managed to amass a well-trained, disciplined and organized main army, with 2,000 men in it's ranks.

Later that year, Halikaijos began stage two of his offensive, this time aiming to conquer the central states and bring them under his control. He was successful to some degree, and during his campaign he took the cities of Jeriyarai, Miriyos, Ainsilan and Khetimeni, however was stopped at the city of Founathen by a reorganized enemy force. Halikaijos sent a robe of ultimatium to the local warlord, who submitted, but secretly ran away to Pomerithia with his army and treasury, alerting the Pomerithian emperor of Halikaijos' conquests.

Fearing the birth of a strong Morithiyan state, the Pomerithian emperor, Ijoyanom Anthalio sent a delegation to remaining warlord states regarding the formation of an Anti-Halikaijos Alliance, which they agreed upon temporarily. Pomerithia got involved in the conflict at this point, and when Halikaijos heard about the formation of an alliance opposing him, he launched his first offensive, dubbed "The Great Offensive" into the Lanfaran Empire with the help of Menterian mercenaries. He managed to bring most of the lands of the Lanfaran Empire under his control, however failed to take the cities of Aicaroa and Ion Lanfara, which he had been hoping for. He was forced to siege the city of Aicaroa, while his men continued to assault enemy positions in Ion Lanfara. Historians today still debate on how successful Halikaijos's "Great Offensive" was. Many historians agree that by striking first, Halikaijos managed to gain an upper hand and meet the unprepared coalition army in battle, which could have been a crucial factor in the conflict. Many historians also use the argument of higher coalition casualties and the takeover of most Lanfaran victories as a justification to consider the Great Offensive a success, however some historians also consider that the Great Offensive was a failure due to the fact that Halikaijos couldn't achieve his objectives or taking over Ios Lanfara and Altinikia.

After this offensive, the Pomerithians began to utilize their navy, by promising merchants stabilization of western trade if they lended them their ships; this allowed the Pomerithian navy to gain an upper hand compared to the inferior, old Morithiyan navy. They began a deceptive assault on Horociya, and then incited a revolt in Menteria. Halikaijos, knowing that naval warfare would take place, ordered the creation of a large Morithiyan fleet strong enough to challenge that of Pomerithia's. In just 2 months, more than 80 ships and an entire fleet was created. The Morithiyan navy began to utilize a device called the Diolos, a long, rotating bridge with which the Morithiyan ships could strike in and hold Pomerithian ships, while soldiers aboard could move onto the other ship and kill their crews. This was a major turning point in the war, and ultimately decided the fate of the attack on Altinikia, as Pomerithian ships were unable to retreat forcing a 2,000 man garrison into surrendering. Morithiyan forces also took over almost all of Lanfara after Pomerithian fallback to a more favourable position, practically leaving only Ios Lanfara in Lanfaran hands. Shortly after, Pomerithia agreed to withdraw from the coalition, effectively disbanding it and ending the conflict in Halikaijos's victory.

## Political Situation

Morithiya has just got out of a long war with the Anti-Halikaijos Coalition. The war ended up being a decisive victory for Halikaijos, as he was able to defeat a coalition of three states and maintain his empire. Some consider this to be the peak of Morithiyan military strength. Halikaijos's victory allowed Morithiya to keep a tight grip on it's status as a regional power.