History of Estontetso

Collected by the Institute of History, Estontetsan Academy of Science.

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The Arrival of the Estoni[]

The Rock of the Moon — Rock of the Moon, Cruisana, displaying the tribal name "ESTONI"

HistShip 7500-4500BP 6000-3000BC commons-Petroglyphs in Gobustan 09 — Rock carving of an Estoni boat, 7500–5000 BP, detected 322 AP near Leumund

Before the 5th millennium BP, the clan of the Estoni emigrated from Mystgallia (modern Cruisana). They reached the coast of the Prurient Bay where they left an image of their boat. They settled in the region of the modern border between Draconia and Estontetso, slowly spreading from the coast into the inland.

On the coast of Mokra, where another Mystgallian tribe accoasted, namely the Fenis, and in the deserts of Feniz, stone temples from this period have been detected.

The First Settlements And The Three Tribes[]

Es-his-02-pov-bp — Regions of the Three Tribes, overlayed with modern Republic borders

By the time when the early inhabitants had occupied all of modern Estontetso, they were commonly known as The Three Tribes:

•	the Bezuntas in the north,
•	the Empapas in the centre, and
•	the Lambuças in the south.

Their geographical spreading was roughly as shown on the map to the right.

1972 3672BP commons-Obelisk-SesostrisI-Heliopolis — Obelisk, Hörde-On-Sea, 3672 BP

Gradually, these three tribes grew, split up and gave origin to an even greater variety of peoples, some of which (boldfaced) make part of modern Estontetso. Thus it is not strange that their areas match some limits of the modern Constituent Republics, as can be seen from the left map.

Liliani1975bp — Some of the peoples outside the Five Kingdoms (distribution in 1975 BP)

•	The Bezuntas became Daseme (in the very west, in 2073 BP founded the Kingdom of Dasemia), Relloi, Tazothi, Kagere, Gorami (in Goramia or Gregurdica) and Peganhosos.
•	The Empapas became Auranni and Makud (west), Esborungóvios (centre), and Micholerdios.
•	The Lambuças became Eshi (in 2181 BP founded the Kingdom of Qella), Alembidos and Burburreicos.^[1]

The Empapa sub-tribe of the Micholerdios took control of one of the main trade routes from the Futuronian Ocean across the pass through the Central Longerathian Ridge towards the Sea of Blue waters and around 3200 BP^[2] built a fort later called Saltu burgus on the pass by a ford which soon developed into a large settlement and between or between 2800 BP and 2700 BP^[2] became the capital of the Kingdom of Micholerdia. The Micholerdios grew from this prestigious, responsible and demanding task and acquired skills that would later be instrumental in building a major realm, the Liliani Empire.

The Five Kingdoms before the Liliani Empire[]

On the dawn of the Liliani Empire, the territory was divided into five kingdoms:

Territories c. 2010 BP		Peganhosa
		Gregurdica (also called Goramia)
		Micholerdia
		Burburreica (sometimes, Berburrica)
		Alembida

In this chapter, the connection to neighbours, esp. Neoliliana, has to be added. At the same time, the veil over the Gregurdicans/Goramians has to be lifted, their descendance and place of origin as well as the identity of the two names clarified.

The Classical Temple Building Period (2400-2200 BP) fell into this period of time, and the Sculpturing Period (2200-1800 BP) began (cf. the following examples of the same period in Fenia).

The Liliani Empire[]

Alleged flag of the Liliani Empire

Main article: Liliani Empire

Es-his-04-imperio1 — Conquests of the Lavascos Dynasty

Micholerdia's last king (since 2038 BP) Arro-Take Pexpodr IV had already lead his armies to victory over (southern) Peganhosa and northern Burburreica when he proclaimed the Liliani Empire and as Liliana's first Emperor called himself Aratacius I. He also moved the capital from Saltu burgus near Salingen to Duceta.

Aratacius' sucessors of several dynasties expanded the empire during the next millenium until it encompassed nearly all of Longerath and the Western Isles.

Overview of the formation of the Empire - 2000-1119 BP[]

	Acquisitions of the dynasty
		Origin, 2000BP: Micholerdia
	I-III	Lavascos -1978BP
	IV-VI	Janados -1890BP
	VII-IX	Garanhões ‑1782BP
	X-XI	Pimbas -1587BP
	XII‑XIV	Beberrões ‑1296BP
	XV‑XVI	Arrebimbas ‑1156BP
	XVII‑XIX	Bejufas -1119BP
	The numbers indicate the sequence of expansion.

Finding the extensive territory difficult to control, by 934 BP, the old provincial system is replaced with a county system.

Lendiana was the first territory to break away in 714 BP.

The Count's Rebellion, 712-600 BP[]

Main article: The Count's Rebellion

Longerath700bp — Southern Longerath, 700 BP

In 712 BP, counties in southern Liliana began a revolution against the Empire. As the Liliani Empire began to collapse, its conquered territories gradually slipped away from it, either by outright rebellion or by simply not heeding imperial decrees anymore. In 600 BP, the last Liliani Emperor, Natesta, stopped trying to hold his far-flung empire together. In the end, Natesta was left ruling a stable and unified core nation called Empire of Estontetso.

The Empire of Estontetso - 600 BP-97 AP[]

Alleged flag of the Estontetsan Empire

Main article: Empire of Estontetso

Es-his-10-imp-es II — Counties which swore fidelity to Emperor Natesta in 600 BP

Not surprisingly, it were the counts around the most powerful and central Province, the "Faithful Cluster", that preferred to keep the political liaison with the Emperor Natesta. In exchange for his wish to maintain these territories under control, they demanded great power. This time laid the basis of the federal administration structure of modern Esto.

Estontetsobp — Map of the Estontetsan Empire in 580 BP

In 579 BP Gorami declared its independence, and conquered western Arrebarbadera, the eastern part of which being attached to Bezana-Buba. Gorami would maintain this independence for almost five centuries.

For about seventy-five years after its establishment, Estontetso enjoyed stability, with no more threat of internal difficulties than could be expected. So emboldened, it began to look outwards as Liliana had done, particularly to the north, and then to the south, where Dascunya lay. There were some that even dreamed of reestablishing a Liliani Empire.

Longerathian Wars - 427-138 BP[]

Main article: Longerathian Wars

Es-his-12-wh-240bp — Maximum extent of the Empire of Estontetso (green) in 240 BP

The wars began in 427 BP with a series of conquests by Estontetso.

In 236 BP Angliyaa began a successful counter attack. (Some historians say this happened already in 238, and call only the following the Longerathian Wars.)

170...156 BP invasion-by-estontetso — Reconquering Draconia 170-136 BP^[3]

In 138 BP new borders were established. The Estontetsan government permanently renounced all claims to territories south of its borders, and instead turned its attentions northwards, reconquering its former holdings in Draconia, a campaign completed in 136 BP.^[3]

The Plague in Estontetso - 20 BP-1 AP[]

Main article: The Plague

After first sightings in 20 BP, the Plague peaked around 12 BP. The effects of the Plague were considerably nasty, and determined a series of migrations within the south of Estontetso. The end of the Plague was such a deep cut in everybody's life that King Padraigh VII of Cruisana used it to set the year number zero of Vexillium's modern calendar.

One of the migrations initiated by the Plague was the immigration of the Iparalaspuqui. They arrived in 2AP and were granted land on the southeastern coast from where they spread out into modern Feniz.

The Kingdom of Estontetso - 97-297 AP[]

Flag of the Kingdom of Estontetso

Main article: Kingdom of Estontetso

Es-his-16-reino — Kingdom of Estontetso, 97-297 AP comprised modern Draconia, Estontetso and old or northern Feniz

The southern territories of the Empire were lost for good, with the peace treaty signed with Dascunya and Lendia in 95 AP, which specified that no further territorial claims would take place. Therefore, the Empire was officially dissolved and, on October 5th 97 AP, the Kingdom of Estontetso was born. The ruling house, however, was the same, and the former emperor D. Xoninhas PanKona I and Only remained head of state as a king. The counts remained in office, the provinces were reduced to two, the heartland, our modern Estontetso, the Provincia Magna, and Northern Estontetso, known as the Provincia Elmiria. The chief counts of theses provinces later preferred to be called vice kings and their provinces, vice royalties.

At first, the population enjoyed an era of freedom, a new way of ruling the country, far from the rigid and musty imperial hierarchy.

Unfortunately, over the years, a cruel situation developed, as freedom of press became more and more suppressed and in the end political arrests were made practice. The democratic forces continued to expose the situation, but not only the Parliament had very little power, as its election was fraudulent. Peaceful marches began all over demanding more autonomy.

With the failure of the kingdom, positions were extremed, favouring ethnic fanaticism incited by fascist leaders, the worst consequence being the breaking out of the civil war and the following foreign occupation, which brought even more attempts to human rights almost on every corner of the thorn country.

Civil War - 297-298 AP[]

Main article: The Civil War in Estontetso

AP297 (2013) Civil War commons-ACCU 2 — Fighting in the northern woodlands

AP297 (1992) Civil War commons-Canadian Military in Somalia 1992 — Fighting in the southern deserts

Occupation[]

On October 23rd 297 AP, as the Kingdom of Estontetso collapsed, the occupation by Merité, Christiana, Phenixia and Angliyaa started. The main forces on the field were:

The Partyzane y Demokratisa Army (Patriots) in the centre, helped by Angliyaa;
The Shitnik Army (Fascist-Nationalists) in the north, started by combating the Meritean invasion but soon changed their position, allying with the invaders and combating the Partisans;
The Ushitashe Army (Fascist-Nationalists) in the south, helped by Merité.

Several atrocities by Fascist forces were reported, and masses of refugees fled to neighbour countries. The Democratic and Patriotic Army, led by General Yav Arudian, although being able to wreck both Fascist Armies, wasn't able to make the Meritean invaders retreat, now backed by Christiana. Nevertheless, he controlled the situation on the southern part of the country and got to establish government after the king, fearing for his power, on November 24th 297 AP secretly left to Christiana in search of support.

Towards The Federation[]

When General Yav Arudian assumed the reins of government of his People's Democratic Republic of Estontetso on November 28th or 29th 297 AP, one of his first preoccupations was keeping the country united, although not in the same way as before, and open the way to democracy. Conversations were made with the national leaders to start both processes. On January 1st 298 AP the constitution of the People's Republic of Estontetso became effective.

On April 25th 298 AP, Arudian, meanwhile Marshal by his own grace, resigned in what was called the Peaceful Revolution, and delivered the government to the Revolutionary Council, who carried out and supervised the program of immediate, free, and democratic elections. The next phase was the compilation of the new Constitution.

Democracy was salvaged, but the unification failed. Instead, the old Estontetso was split up.

Meanwhile the situation in Northern Estontetso, as the northern half of the kingdom occupied by Merite was now being called, seemed worsening every day, and refugees kept coming to the south. On the UNV Assembly, the continuous exposing of the situation and just-grounded territorial claims were simply ignored, with only exception of Lendian delegates, who determined to leave the organisation. Northern Estontetso, the Vice Royalty of Elmyra, gained independence on May 1st 298 AP, with the "benediction" of Christina and Merité, but a mere puppet state of Metrité, succeded on February 12th 299 AP by the (new^[4]) Grand Duchy of Caritas which was replaced after less than a month, on March 10th, by the Directorate of Draconia.

In the area occupied by Phenixia, the southeastern corner of the kingdom, after the Green March of November 19th 297 AP, a referendum was held on June 22nd 298 AP to decide the secession from Estontetso. The result was the union with the occupier country, becoming the Northern Phenixia Territories, which in 298 AP split off to become independent as Phoenicia or the City State of Phenix Town, now (the northern part of) the Sultanate of Feniz.

Democracy and Federation - 298 AP[]

First Flag of the Federal Estontetsan Republic

On June 27th 298 AP was elected the President of the Republic, Mr. André Serranho, the first time by popular vote. The Summer was spent on discussing and approving the Constitution. It was agreed that the official proclamation of the Federal Estontetsan Republic was to be held on November 29th 298 AP, exactly one year after the proclamation of the Republic. This constitution provided for the former counties to become individual republics. However, the powerful federal government left no room for individualism. They remained illustrious bodies but never formed more than an administational level of Esto.

Territorial Changes[]

Referendums were held both in Goranostr and in Estontal (the latter by then part of the Free Confederate Community) in order to decide their future. The outcome was very much influenced by the breaking up of the Free Confederacy, resulting in incorporation of Estontal in Estontetso, and the remaining of Goranostr province with Estontetso as well.

As the situation was regular then (whatever this means), a so-called People's Council of Goranostr and Ressacadatosga presented a proposal for the secession from Estontetso and joining the Federal Republic of Neoliliana and Western Gorami, while on the other side two provinces of Neoliliana have asked for joining Estontetso. Negotiations at the highest level had begun between the two governments in October 299, with no results till end of October 309 before both participants stalled.

Gorami in Power[]

Flag of Estontetso 321 AP

In 321 a Gorami movement under W. S. Hombruch won the elections and seized the power, introducing many new constitutional elements.

Sources[]

The First Settlements And The Three Tribes & The Five Kingdoms before the Liliani Empire
Liliani Empire
The Count's Rebellion
Empire of Estontetso
Longerathian Wars
The Plague
Kingdom of Estontetso
The Civil War in Estontetso
Encyclopedia Estontetsa, editions 299 AP and 309 AP
History of Draconia
History of Northern Phenixia

↑ from HISTORY TIME LINE OF THE FEDERAL ESTONTETSAN REPUBLIC and Neoliliana's history at XXX
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 The dates for Saltu burgus have originally been calculated 1000 years older [TECH: than Ur] due to insufficient research.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Draconian historians suggest that the campaign began already in 170 BP and lasted until 156 BP.
↑ A first Duchy of Caritas had seceded from the Empire of Estontetso in a rebellion 222 BP and was reconquered 138-136 BP.