Telkarnatha
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The Republican Hegemony of Telkarnatha Τελκαρναθα (Telki/Telkan-Hellinesian, Telkan Sign Language) |
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Τελκαρναθα (Ingerish - Telkarnatha, also sometimes called Tebranatha), officially Ηγεμονική Δημοκρατία της Τελκαρναθα (Ingerish - The Republican Hegemony of Telkarnatha;), is a constitutional democratic federalist republic island-nation in Eastern Uletha, in the Plurinesian Sea. Telkarnatha's capital is Selarohak. It shares no borders but is close to the countries of Goytakanya, Suvuma, Samiloor and Aurelia, with its rich and diverse history it is one of the most densly populated regions on the Plurinesian Archipelago, after Goytakanya. With evidence of humans in the region dating back to 55,000 B.P. the country is the meeting point of Archantan, East Ulethan and West Ulethan Cultures and has a rich history of multiple cultures, but also multiple conflicts.
Etymology
While there is no clear consensus on the etimology of the name, most scholars believe that Telkarnatha stems from old hellenisian, as Telkoranoi, meaning something along the lines of Land of the Tel/Tele, most probably it got shifted to Telkaranoi during the Telki language shift. Telkarnatha itself seems to be a corrupted version by both Hindu? and Mazanic that survived through the changes of names of the island.
Telkoranoi, for the Hellinesians, defined most islands between Gobrassanya and Suvuma. While during the 18th century the complex of islands that comprised Telkarnatha was under the Gintyk Kingdom under the name Bhuvarunatoa, the Hellinesian local elite continued to use the name for the main island as Telkarnatha, which was no different than the name for their area of incluence in the archipelago. After independence the main island changed names while Telkarnatha became the official name for the kingdom and later republic.
History
Ancient History
Human habitation of the islands starts around 55,000 B.P. during the first wave of migration of humans to Archanta, even though sea levels were lower at the period, the islands were still not connected to the mainland. This has made scholars suggest that the region saw the first use of rafting to move across bodies of water.
Paleolithic
During the colonization of the island by what have been defined as proto-archantans, most mammal species were driven to extinction, including all that suffered from peninsular gigantism, most famously, the Giant Leanface Rat. The Proto-Archantans had a singular shared culture, attested by the evidence of the famous "shark fashion" on all islands on the region. Sharks were hunted to create arrow heads, but also to be used as beads and to create other objects. The Karkarias Culture existed between 40.000 B.P. to 20.000 B.P.
Last Glacial Maximum
During the last ice age, shifting patters of currents, and therefore, fish populations, resulted in a significant drop in populations on the islands. The shallow coral sea that was now exposed was bad soil, and it was terrible to live upon, forcing population to sometimes walk miles to reach the coast. Though some brush and grass populations were able to start growing in small pockets of sand dunes, the strong winds that are theorized to have hit the island during that period of time would have caused for the death of any trees trying to grow.
Populations on the region have been theorized to have hit as low as 3000 people, and groups on different islands became isolated.
Mesolithic
During the Mesolithic era, the local population slowly rose utilizing the fishing techniques learned during the last glacial age, the original Telkans were avid swimmers and most probably had a similar better time underwater, as other insular populations show nowdays. They also were really protective of their local fauna, the Urutian Hog, a native endemic species on the island was able to stay alive during this time because of the fact they were not killed by Old Telkans. Around 10.000 B.P. Durian Eruptions occured, a series of cascading eruptions on the main volcanos on the Archipelago, the largest was probably the cause of small period of volcanic winters around east uletha.
The population during the period, driven by cataclysms moved to the more central parts of the island.
Neolithic
Sailors from East Uletha would generally use the islands as a resting stop on their way to Archanta, but the poor soil quality didn't allow for farming in many places, making the most profitable part of the land, its many natural ports. A few trading posts would set up during sailing season on the island but they were temporary, the Neolithic never truly arrived at the island because the local people never learned agriculture neither did they have the concept of sedentarism. Agriculture would eventually arrive, by the form of East Ulethans colonizing the islands permantally, but this would erase old Telkans from the record. This wave of migration matches the one of northern ulethan migration patterns to south archanta
The Maxia Telkan Culture developed slowly, very infamous for Stilt constructions on small reef islands of the coast, while the main islands stayed mostly empty, the reason for the avoidance of the islands is not sure, some believe an ecological collapse in early agriculture history, and that maybe religious belief convinced most communities to leave the mainland in fear of holy retaliation, however, here is no way to know for sure, since no written history exists from the period.
Bronze Age
During the Bronze Age, Telkans were more and more visited by merchants, specially ones from Gobrassanya and North Archanta. The Main Island was rich in some ore materials, during this time the first urban center of Telkarnatha was formed, with no knowledge of the real name, scholars call the urban center of Chiaramotis, located aound what is know Houms, it was a densly populated community to up to 5000 inhabitants at its peak, it maintaned great relations with its ulethan neighbours north in the mainland, having many minted coins from the region. The Chiaran City Civilization, was formed by the entirety of the main island, it seems that most dwellers of the city would leave during the day to work around parts of the island, and come back at the end of the day. Other smaller settlements would dot the coast.
However, the Ulethan mainland would introduce the horse to Chiaramotis, causing a unbalance in power, with a quick way to go around the island, deforestation once again became a problem for the people of the island, together with growing number of raids around the country. At that point records show the addition of a second urban center, Selem in around 1400 B.P., however, the settlement would last less than 200 years.
Bronze Age Collapse
Constant raids by boat and horse, the lack of big defenses and another collapse of the local biosphere caused many issues to the settlements around the island. Even though the collapse of the Late Chiara Civilization started before the general Late Bronze Age Collapse, the later fall of most localized merchant routes finished the Chiarans, the point where the collapse ends in the island is generally defined as the Great Fire, around 900 B.P. where a large portion of the island, after droughts, caught fire. Most of the population seems to have fled the islands in search of more stable lands during that period, the large de-population did in fact help in a quicker ecological recovery.
Iron Age
During the early iron age, merchants from hellinesia sailed as far as suvuma, early stages of the city-state colony stage can be seen by the establishing of Selaronoika and Ekatopolis as small ports, these cities were very loosely associated with hellenisian affairs, however, during the expansion of hellenisian colonies throughout the region, both of these small ports became official colonies of the hellenisian world. The distance made them into their own Polis very quickly and their relation with Hellinesia was more cultural than political, since their early days, both cities had large minorities of eastern ulethans as inhabitants, politically speaking these cities were a very famous spot for political exilees, a few philosophers found a new home at Selaronoika, the city advanced culturally over some other colonies. Economically both cities traded with many different nations, their isolation made for an easy defensible bastion, since most empires at the time avoided wasting their navies on invading a far away island.
Selaronoika fought for hegemony of the general area and eventually won after the small colonies of Ekatopolis in the Main Island decided to side wih Selaronoika. This hegemony would last until the Mazanic waves of migration. As the main city, Selaronoika launched multiple colony missions eastward, landing as far as Lutang, Selaronoika colonies followed a unique style of governence, where many followed a demokratía, while some would eventually revert back to having kings, democracy would still be present in day-to-day life.
The expansion of the hellinesian world made the island closer to their allies, however the quick advancement of the Triaic? Empire in modern day Plevia/Valony slowed expansion processes, the Trian? Empire was more concerned on dominating the west than east, though it is accounted that some plevians? visited and even moved to Selaronoika and that Selaronoika became a client-state between 23 A.P. and 145 A.P., it seems the empire had no interest in controlling the cities after a point. Slowly this would cut west ulethan culture from the island as eastern influence grew.
During the Late Iron Age, in 450 AP, the Telkaran Empire, based on Selarohak, became a true thalassocracy, having a big dominance over maritime routes around the eastern regions, this period is called as the Small Hellenisation of Archanta.
Old Mazanic Immigration and Caliphate Dominance
Eastern influence was cut by a big wave of migrations of pagan mazanic tribes from the caliphates of the Imani religion, originally part of more hellenized groups of Mazanic people. Though there seems to have been a big dislike to these immigrants, they were eventually accepted by the local elite thinking this would guarantee the ties with west uletha. However this would prove wrong, as Imanic expansion over the centuries would use the Mazanic ethnic composition of the island to justify invasion, later advancements towards Archanta solidified the Imanic rule over the island. The Hafid Caliphate invaded the island in 790 AP and it was harsh against paganism, however, strong opposition made it a hard task, multiple revolts of hellinesian and mazanic groups kept hindering progress. Multiple decades of conflict would weaken the ability of the caliphate to wage war with Telkans, and eventually the island would be free once more.
However, the wars came with heavy tolls for Telkans, who lost their dominance over the eastern region of Uletha, the period of decline of the Telkan Empire would lead to the loss of all continental colonies, while many other island colonies were abandoned.
East Ulethan Rule
From 1010 AP onward a multitude of eastern principates and kingdoms would rule over Telkarnatha, bringing waves of eastern immigration. Mainly from Gobrassanya, Selarohak was a very disputed city for its cultural richness, this didn't stop multiple waves of raiding and de-popultation of the original hellenisian center, however, the strong association of Telkans with ancient Hellenisian Culture was able to maintain a certain level of preservation, specially with the Acropolis of Selarohak and the Temple dedicated to Poseidon (later Pashada).
Gobrassanyan princes kept constant fight with others in the region for control of the islands around the Plurinesian Sea, Selarohak was specially a target for long blockades. From around 1200 AP to 1300 AP the city of Selarohak suffered from 5 different raids, and the population that was around 16000 dropped to mere 4000.
West Ulethan Colonialism
During the the 1500's the Ingreans and Castellans were in a period of colonial expansion, the Gintyk Kingdom, centralized in Suvuma, had been exerting heavy taxes on ships passing in the region, during that period, the rennaisance ideas from Plevia and Valonne started a period of civil unrest in the old hellenisian cities.
Ingrea saw an oportunity to weaken the Gintyk, so quickly it fueled a revolt against Suvuman rule over the island.
Seldomian Wars
The Seldomian Wars are a period of battles between 1567 AP and 1630 AP that led to the de-facto independence of most of the Telkan cities around the Koran Archipelago. Fueled by hatred of Suvuman Elites and taxation and a re-introduction to many old hellenisian philosophers, the Selarohak local elected king called upon the cities of the main Koran Islands and Ekatopoli (at the time Elatuvam) to revolt, with the promisse of external help of Ingreans, and quickly a number of cities revolted, many even killing their suvuman rulers.
In 1567 AP, the Gintyk Navy reached Larah, with the objective of establishing control over a important port of the main Koran island, however, the Ingreans intervene and chased the Gityk out of the bay, this type of battle would continue, until Gintyk rule of the northern city of Dhian was restablished in 1580 AP, and troops moved south to Selarohak, killing many on its path.
In 1582 Ap, in the Battle of Necaeton, the Telkian Revolutionaries won over Gintyks, the Gintyk maintained control of the north part of the Koran Archipelago until 1630 AP, when a group of Telkan and Ingrean mercenaries invaded a costal fort of the Gintyk in Suvuma, opening space for Ingreans to invade the core regions of Suvuma. Quickly the Gintyk capitulated and control, of the islands went to Ingrea.
Telkoranoi Civil War
Though promised independence, Telkans became subjects of the Ingrean Crown, and groups of Telkans of eastern ulethan or mazanic ancestry started to be expelled of the island. This didn't seem to bother local hellenisian rulers, who prefered to have external ethnicites moved to regions outside of Selarohak influence.
During this period local elites also were christinized, however, Ekatopoli, a heavly religious city under the polytheistic telkian religion had become adamant of Ingrean rule, specially the introduction of Christic Religion. In 1710 AP Ekatopolian civilians killed a Ingrean missionary, the response from the Ingrean was brutal, over 2500 pagans were killed in the city alone, and fires destroyed much of the city beyond the walls, this response shocked local population enough for civilian revolts to start in multiple cities, however, Selarohak, under the heavy influence of Ingrea, sided with the Crown.
Selarohak declared the Ingrean Dominion of Telkarna in 1715 AP, Ingrea came with force to end the revolts, and heavy bombardment of coastal cities started, over the next 10 years the island would keep falling in the hands of either one of the forces, Selarohak during the 10 years was invaded at least 20 times by civilian revolutionaries.
In 1726 AP Selarohak fell once again to the revolt, Ingrean General Harris Playw had decided that it was best to blockade the city from all sides and bombard it, however, by the pleas of the exiled King of Selarohak, Menos Ogopolos, General Playw decided to only kept the city surrounded. The issue of the Telkans, reached Ingrean King XXX, which was moved by the destruction caused to many ancient monuments, and because of his love of historical heritage, he decided to declare all of Telkarnatha an independent protectorate in 1730 AP.
Hellenisian 1st Kingdom
The Hellenisian Telkarnatha Protectorate has heavly influenced by hellenisian mainland philosophy, but also by brewing "ethnic" state ideas, a heavy period of hellenisation forced many communities of Buddhist and Hindu religion to convert to Telkia, Christics were given general freedoms on the cities, but were not allowed to do missionary work.
Goytakano Revolt
In 1790 AP, the Goytakanos, the ruling ethnic group that ruled over the Gintyk state and had a hold of the island of Goytakano revolted. Population of Goytakanos around the protectorate fought over control over villages and cities, but the revolt failed, however, Ingrea decided to separate the Goytakano islands from Telkarnatha.
Hellenisian 2nd Kingdom
Between 1800 AP and 1910 AP, the Kingdom of Telkarnatha, now independent from Ingrea, slowed the process of forced conversions, but hellenisation continued, the country started to industrialize and became and important port center for the region, with a important naval base of Ingrea south of Selarohak in Limanopoli.
During the period, the hellenized families gained most of the power in the island, and many non-hellenized nobles stared to be stripped of their titles.
Mazanic Coup and Ulethan Interference
In 1910 AP, Mazanic and Goytakano nobles invaded Selarohak in a coup, the objective was to revert the power grabs of hellenized families and revert the hellenization process. King Patros Agamonos II was exiled under the threath of execution, while the royal family managed to escape to mainland west uletha.
West Ulethan powers saw this coup as a dangerous precedent to other groups around the region. However, the economical hardships of the time halted quick responses, the Ingreans, decided to keep neutral as long as their naval Limanopoli base was kept intact.
Branatak Republic
In 1920 AP, after economical blockades, the Goytakano Leader Nawaz Gupta declared the Branatak Republic, expecing public moral to rise with the abolition of the monarchy, however, the population believed that cutting ties with west uletha would bring their anger over to the island and a retaliation would come. The Goytakano-Mazanic Republic enforced a mix of laws that were conservative in morals but liberal in economy, creating a confusing period of politics.
Hellenesian ex-nobles and some scholars started to discuss in places like Larah, Limanopoli and Ekatopoli about declaring a universal republic that would guarantee rights for all, as a way to calm the population and guaantee the de-escalaion of further revolts.
Hellenisian Coup and Goytakano Exile
In 1934 AP, in the middle of the economical crisis, Hellenisian Telkans invaded the Parliament, declaring the Telkarnatha Republic, Goytakano insurgent groups like the Liberation Group started conducting massacres on mass of hellenisians on Goytakano majority areas.
Between 1934 and 1936 AP Ingrea helped the new republic to bring peace in the islands, and the decision was made to expell most Goytakanos to the Goytakano Archipelago, a move that would later be copied by Suvuma.
1st Telkarnatha Republic
The 1st Telkarnathan Republic existed in a hard period of political and economical times, with a war close to breaking out and a ever lasting economical crisis on the island, the government had a difficult time in maintaining control over insurgent groups around the island.
Ethnic Tensions
Ethnic tensions raised after the 1940's, and hellenized groups started a targeted expulsion of east ulethan ethnic groups, seen as outsiders.
Hellenisian 3rd Kingdom
In 1949 AP, the economical toll of the on going war created a group of popular revolts, communists, monarchists, republicans, anarchists all cleared their own republics or kingdoms, eventually the monarchists were able to convince what was left of the government to restablish the monachy. and in 1952 AP the Kingdom of Telkarnatha was declared.
Goytakano Genocide
During the period the Goytakano population of the island was believed to be around 60.000-90.000 thousand, located mostly around Opium Island, the government decided to conduct an expulsion of Goytakanos so that more hellenist colonists could come to the island. During the period, around 50.000 thousand Goytakanos were expelled to Goytakano/Suvuma while another 10.000 to 30.000 thousand Goytakanos were killed by Telkarnathan Forces, until this day Goytakano relations with Telkarnatha are delicate.
Lindarokoi Coup
During 1952 and 1967, while the genocide was taking place, many civilians grew frustated with the backwards policies of the Monarchy, specially with proto-serfdom laws apperently being discussed. The high unemployment rate was also a big point of complaint, around 40% at the time, with a famine apperently about to happen, the Larah Communists decided to call upon the people to invade the parliamen and end the monarchy.
Not much incentive was needed to be given, as the at-the-time current situation was bad enough for people to storm the parliament even with threaths of being shot, however, the military quickly turned against the royal family.
2nd Telkarnatha Republic
In 1970 after 2 years of a communist provisional government, Telkans voted to oust the communist rule and keep the Republic, communists were still part of the government but the population rejected the idea allowing a communist dictaroship to happen, and Ingrea was pressuring the communists to ablige, which they did.
With the Republic declared, a treaty was signed with Ingrea for the closing of the Naval Base of Limanopoli and the returnal of any other lands under Ingrean control to Telkarnatha
Geography
Islands
Climate
People
Culture
Teltel Language
States
Major Cities
- Selarohak
- Ekatopoli
- Houms/Kom
- Larah