Daryan Empire
Daryan Empire | |
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 Flag | |
| Capital |
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| Official languages | Daryan, others |
| Ethnic groups | Daryan, others |
| Demonym(s) | Daryan |
| Government |
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• Emperor |
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| Legislature | Parliament |
| First Chamber | |
| Second Chamber | |
| Establishment | |
• Formation of the Daryan Empire | April 2nd, 1209 |
• Ramachandran reforms | 1431-1439 |
• Abolition | 1968 |
| Population | |
• 1960 estimate | 118,600,000 |
| Currency | Daryan takah (DTK) |
The Daryan Empire was an imperial realm which existed from 1209 to 1968. Emerging from the Kaithal region (present-day Gormi) in the 13th century, the empire soon controlled the modern territory of Darya by 1320. From the 17th to 20th centuries, Darya controlled a sea-based empire with colonies in Neria and Hesperida.
History[edit | edit source]
The empire emerged from the Kaithal kingdom when Ratan Keshav conquered the city of Makrana in 1209, renaming it Narayanpur and crowning himself as Emperor Ratan I. Under Ratan and his successors, Darya carried out what would later be known as the Great Unification Wars, uniting present-day Darya under the empire through conquest. Their complete victory was marked with the defeat of the Panagar Empire in 1320 by Darya under Emperor Gambhir I.
Darya became a prosperous mercantile power during the 14th and 15th centuries, as an exporter of spices and linens, and was a center of scientific and medical innovation. Although Zindism was the state religion of the empire since its founding, Darya traditionally was multiethnic and extended tolerance towards religious minorities.
Following the Manvi War, a succession dispute from 1429-31, Grand Vizier Marjit Ramachandra instituted the Ramachandran reforms, intended to guarantee political stability by concentrating power in the Emperor and creating a more centralized state. During the 16th century, the power of the Zindist maharishate grew as a series of emperors sought to standardize Zindist practice across the empire and eliminate minority sects seen as a potential source of subversion.
The Daryan colonial empire overseas began in the 17th century, making Darya a leading world power alongside rivals such as the Costenan Empire, Opthelia, and Sanctaria. The mercantilist economic system instituted between the metropole and Daryan colonies allowed Darya to become an early center of the Industrial Revolution.
The statebuilding process continued in the 19th century: in 1840, the Daryan Parliament was established, although Darya would remain a centralized and autocratic state throughout its existence. In 1877, superior organization and military technology saw Darya triumph in the Daryan-Costenan War, and two years later, Darya triumphed in the First Daryan-Andhrapuri War. Darya reached the height of its territorial holdings in the early 20th century.
From 1910 to 1915, the Daryan Civil War broke out, heralding instability which would plague Darya for the coming decades. In 1955, Shivnath Nishad came to power as Grand Vizier, advancing a fascist, ultra-nationalist agenda. The Daryan Empire began the Great War in 1961 and was ultimately defeated and abolished at the hands of the victorious Coalition of Democratic Forces in 1967.
Colonies[edit | edit source]
- Andhrapur (1879-1910, 1943-1967)
- Doi Nam (1906-1967)
- Kabo Geshaan (1907-1963)
- Mallacaland (1905-1963)
- Tuscia (1952-1967)