Pirosar Empire

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Extent of the Empire (c. 1398)

1349—1398

## Historical information

### History

* **1349**: Jutotzas declares the Pirosar Empire after the War of the Three Kings

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* **1398**: Kende I dissolves the imperial position, ending the Empire

### Date fragmented

1398

The **Pirosar Empire** (Pirosarian: *Pirosar birodalom*), also known as the **Empire of the Pirosars**, **Pirosarian Empire**, **Empire of the Benthic Sea,** and officially the **Empire of All Pirosars** (*Minden pirosar birodalom;* "**All-Pirosar Empire**") was one of the largest empires of the Isciterran continent during the Age of Sorrow and the largest evolution of the polity of the Pirosars. Extending over nearly all of the continent surrounding the Benthic Sea and inevitably ruling over nearly fifteen million people (a number reduced by the massive wars waged as per the conquests of the Pirosar Empire), the empire lasted from 1349 after King Jutotzas of Kingdom of Pirosaria declared himself *uralkodó* following the War of the Three Kings, until 1398 with Jutotzas's death, subsequent disintegration of imperial cohesion, and the decision by his eldest son and inheritor of the Pirosar Kingdom Kende I to dissolve the Empire in entirety.

The empire rose as a result of the unification of the Kingdoms of Pirosaria, Vruchia, and Tsayonov under Jutotzas in 1349, and expanded rapidly following the start of Jutotzas's conquests. A *Pax Pirosarica* followed for territories that fell under the banner of the Empire, with Jutotzas assuring so through the levying of a massive army and navy that allowed for security of land and sea trade routes and the fortification of various frontiers through multi-ethnic garrisons, in addition to the spread of Eredetism as being beyond a mere ethnoreligion and instead as the religion of all subjects under the empire. However, the funds for these projects were often looted, pillaged, and stripped from the very lands it conquered, and its relatively low population of around fifteen million as of 1398 came about as a result of wars disrupting local economies and bringing about famines in addition to natural disasters such as droughts and plagues. At its largest size, the Pirosar Empire stretched from Vasilia upon the Furic Sea to the southerly realms of [...], encompassing nearly the entirety of the Benthic Sea and occupying most of northwestern Isciterra.

Despite its wealth of competent commanders ranging from Jutotzas to his generals such as Úrkúm of Szejel, Gyula, Györkön Júrkhazan, and Jutotzas's various sons, the Pirosar Empire nevertheless faced various defeats during its expansions, including the retreat from Basan during the Basanian Expedition of the Pirosar Empire and individual battles such as the Battle of Hanzfal. However, its varying victories have been hailed in Pirosarian history for the ingenuity of its commanders, strategist, and engineers alike, including titanic battles such as the Siege of Erilantha. The tenacity of its legions have also been praised for being able to defeat many powerful enemies, ranging from some confrontations with the Basanians to outright open battles and sieges with the combined alliance of the Erilanthan Empire and other human and dwarf nations under the Coalition of Balsatra. The armies of the Pirosar Empire were mainly commanded and led by elite Pirosar formations, and as the empire grew, came to include various peoples ranging from Orathil and Erilanthan wood and high elves, the mighty Pirosar orc tribes, and other human and dwarf cultures from across Isciterra.

Due to the relative lack of diplomatic acuity that Jutotzas possessed — instead supplanted by his stunning abilities to wage and conduct war — many of these procedures fell onto his chief magistrate, Tamás Török, in addition to the butting of power between his multitude of sons. The collapse of the Pirosar Empire was mainly due to these reasons, with various legions that once all swore their allegiance to Jutotzas now defecting between his sons that were installed as kings of varying provinces in addition to pretender and independence rebellions across the Empire's old territories. Seeing the non-viability of entertaining the Empire, Kende I and his younger brother Domonkos the Loyal would both campaign to defend the Kingdom of Pirosaria against enemy upstarts while dismantling the Pirosar imperial title. These efforts would help Pirosaria survive post-collapse wars and yield a relatively powerful state that nevertheless lacked the territorial power of its ancestor.