Dahānese History

There are seven Great Epochs in Dahānian culture, religion and history that divide the timeline into sections. These are all reckoned by various events in Imperial Dahānese history:

*Era of the Dawning*; (before the creation of the second and third realms) *Era of Legends*; (Prehistory - King Izāna) *Era of Kings* (King Izāna - Queen Akitse) *Era of Loss*; (High Prince Taylam - 1651) *Era of Enlightenment*; (1651 - 1798) *Era of Struggles*; (1798 - 1831) *Modern (Rebirth) Era*. (1831 - Present)

## The Era of Kings (97 BCE - 1601 CE)

This was the first age of Dahān as a nation and it’s golden age. As the longest era, lasting 1,698 years, it was jewelled with great monarchs such as the first Atkasar Izāna, who was believed to have been a *Kamui*, Suka, known as the founding father of Dahānese medicine, Vadik, Dayir Nanouk, and the last and greatest monarch of the dynasty, Akitse Kasun.

## The Era of Loss (1611 - 1651)

After the death of the High Prince Taylam Hēnare, Dahān descended into the Era of Loss, a fifty-year period of political crisis and battles that followed the demise of the Tenrūrā dynasty in 1611.

In 1620, the expanding Rus’ Empire reached the borders of the Takubvik Province. There were skirmishes and hostilities but due to the current unstable state of Dahān, due to not having an Atkasar, they were in no position to defend themselves from the expansionist Rus’.

Though the Seven Clans did their best at trying to protect the borders, but due to peasant uprisings, and inner court struggles to seize the throne threatened to destroy the state itself and caused major social and economic disruptions, particularly in the southern and central portions of the state.

By 1642, the Dahānese had no choice but to pay fur tributes to the Tsar, a resource which had led the Rus’ to expanding in the first place. However, despite paying tributes, the Rus’ also seized land. (parts of Takubvik and the neighbouring duchies of Tomsk-Altai and Enisei.)

Tired of seeing Dahān heading down a ruinous path, Kenran Arsenyev, a distant relative of the previous dynasty, took control of the situation by going around gaining support from the Seven Clans and building an army to push back the Rus’, which he did successfully, ending the period of instability and establishing the Ayiikuo Dynasty in 1651.

## The Era of Enlightenment (1651 - 1798)

This Era saw a birth of the new Ayiikuo Dynasty and a cultural and intellectual movement. While not the golden age of the Era of Kings, it was something akin to a Silver Age, with Dahān focusing on infrastructure, trade of minerals, furs and other natural commodities which Dahān was rich in.

Trade flourished with the Empire of Cīna, whom Dahān had gained strong ties and friendly relations with and a hesitant and cautious trading with Rus’.

## The Era of Struggles (1798 - 1831)

The hesitant and cautious relations Dahān had been having with Rus’ finally broke down when Rus’ again attempted to expand into northeast Asia. Many wars were waged in this era and Dahān had a back and forth time of losing and regaining a certain amount of its territory in wars with the Rus’ian Empire.

Cīna, now a strong ally of Dahān was busy dealing with the opium wars and foreign powers gaining power in Cīna as well as the declining power of its imperial family. Another neighbour of Dahān to the east started to rise in power as well, Akitsukuni, an island nation which showed interest in expanding.

The era ended with the end of the *Ayiikuo* monarchy in the Recondite Massacre.

#### 1831 Recondite Massacre

The Dahānian Recondite Massacre occurred on April 1831, at in the Air Palace on the grounds of the Kaskae Royal Palace, the residence of the Dahānese monarchy. Seven members of the family were killed during a dinner, included the Atkasar Tatanka and the Queen.

Later, upon his father's death, Prince Hāmuera, who was one of the injured, was declared Atkasar while in a coma. He died in hospital three days after the massacre without regaining consciousness.

The massacre was dubbed "recondite" due to its arcane nature. No one is quite certain as to what transpired that day or who even was responsible for the event. Everything about the event was mysterious.

## Wars

##### **Cīna-Dahān War**

Cīna invades Dahān in 1589. Akitse Kasun, who was acting as regent for her father, Dayir Nanouk, relinquishes her power and calls back her father from his retirement to take control of the army in the war. He does so, defeats the invaders, settles war-effects and promptly gives power back to Akitse, now at fifteen years of age.

##### **The War of Succession**

While not so much as an official war with exact dates and declared sides, it is still classified as a war in the history textbooks. It took place during the last ten years of the Era of Loss, a 50 year period of political crisis that followed the demise of the Tenrūrā dynasty in 1611. It ended with Kenran Arsenyev, a distant relative of the previous dynasty, ending the period of instability and establishing the Ayiikuo Dynasty in 1659.

##### **War of Red Waters**

A war fought during the reign of Yuneun between Dahān and Rus' over the three provinces of Zabaykalsky, Buryatia, and Irkutsk. The war was won by the Rus'ians, who forced the Atkasar Yuneun to sign a peace treaty on extremely unfavourable terms.

Not only was land lost but the current Tsar, who had heard rumours of the second princess's incredible beauty, "asked" for her hand in marriage. Though, to be honest she was more of a hostage than a bride. She would given birth to Kenran Fyodorov.

##### **The Cousin's War**

The last major war in Dahānese history. Fought during the reign of Tatanka Yuneun, the war was fought over the Empire of Rus' yet again expanding into Dahān. During his expansion, Kenran Fyodorov, the Tsar of Rus' as well as the maternal cousin of Tatanka, massacred hundreds of Dahānese civilians.

## Timeline of Events

The Timeline of the Empire of Dahān and the events that occurred: