Kingdom of Zia'a

Feudal Constitutional Monarchy (??? - ???)

Government in Exile (??? - Present)

## Overview

The Kingdom of Zia'a is one of the oldest known nations on the island of Saeoria, being founded around 980 B.C. it was the strongest power on Saeoria until the nation of Saeoria built up. It is also one of the longest government ever, still in exile today.

## History

### **The Zay'a'min Period (980 B.C. - 898 B.C.)**

The Zay'a'mine Period started when the Kingdom of Zia'a was first established. It is named after the Zay'a'min family wich ruled Zia'a at the time. During the Zay'a'min Period, the Kingdom of Zia'a was a nation on the coast of the Southern Zaevin peninsula in the city of Zaynia and some surrounding duchies.

In the early period, the land of Zia'a was not static and would be taken by their surrounding neighbors, but Zia'a would also gain some land, normally by inheritance since Zia'a's military was tiny and only consisted of the royal guard.

The Zay'a'min Period would be pretty stable until the later parts of it. In around 921 B.C. heavy raids would begin to happen on the border duchies. With there not being a centralized military and the small levies being massacred in battles against the raiders the people in the central duchies would begin to get very scared of an incoming invasion. A duchies outside of the capital, the Duchy of Butyan would take action into its own hands. The Butyan Duke would storm the palace with all the levies of the central duchies. He would successfully take the Palace and crown himself as King. He would first organize an official military and force able-bodied males to join the army. They would then send it westward where the raids were happening, and in a bloody battle they would win and force the raiders out. The King would declare an end to the Zay'a'min Period and the start of the Butyan Period.

### **The Butyan Period (898 B.C. - 567 B.C.)**

After the raiders were kicked out of the western duchies a period of peace would start. They would centralize the Zia'tan language and create a writing system, they would also treasure books and begin to record history heavily. They would also begin to excel at mathematics and astronomy.

But peace would not be a thin forever in the country. In 844 B.C. the Duchy of Xza would push into Zia'an land. Zia'as incredibly strong military would be put to the border and begin a massive offensive into Xza. The small duchy would collapse quickly and be integrated into Zia'a. But that wasn't the only war, right after that the infamous Saviturnian Empire would plan to invade the Duchy of Sa'ya. The Monarch of Zia'a still being ambitious would invade Sa'ya first but right after they pushed in Saviturnia would invade as well. Zia'a wouldn't get much land compared to how much Saviturnia got but they were able to heavily grow Zia'a.

The Zia'an monarch is married to the monarch of the Kingdom of Savita a very large coastal kingdom. In 823 B.C. the monarch would die and Zia would inherit Savita, they would not fully integrate it though. They would instead establish the Grand Duchy of Savita.

Zia'a would begin a great military build-up becoming the second-largest military in the area, only being smaller then Saviturnia's army.

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