Cyratis
Junior Member
Hakkan
For 250 years the tropical lands of Hakkan have been at peace after the conquests of the ancient Chaiyphano king Devaranja the Divine the first emperor, whose descendents the Souan Nayonate still rule over the vast lands their ancestor conquered.
During this age, the numerous conquered kingdoms of Hakkan became provinces of the Nayonate and were varying in their loyalty to the Chaiyphano and the Nayonate as a whole. Loyalty is especially strained in the south of Hakkan who ever since their defeat in the wars of Devaranja have held resentment towards their northern Chaiyphano rulers.
The south as a whole was also less economically savvy than their northern counterparts who upon decree of the Nayonate were rewarded yearly for their loyalty to the detriment of many southern nobles and citizens.
This would all change with the coming of strange looking ships that belched smoke, brandished iron hulls, and bristled with cannons and weaponry leagues ahead of any ever seen within Hakkan. These foreigners came from a far off land called Eursogoth and flew the flags of the Ostalian empire who with their guns at the ready negotiated terms of trade with the ruling emperor Ramesha Souan and the rulers of the Lankao province. These terms included the establishment of a permanent Eursogothi enclave in Hakkan as well as trade rights that heavily favored the Ostalians.
In time, other foreign empires came to Hakkan in order to mine the goldmine of unspoiled riches hidden within the land and expand their empires ever more.
Ramesha was considered a weak and vacillating ruler by many though he too was furious with the situation at hand and secretly funded a conspiracy against the foreigners known as the Aernauga or Red hands movement. However the ruler of Lankao Vassua Krishna saw the incredible feats of technology reached by these outsiders and engaged in a multitude of treaties and deals behind the backs of the emperor and those loyal to the Nayonate in general and counter to the feelings of the north began to modernize.
Slowly but surely Krishna began to gain support among his fellow southern rulers who began to form what is commonly known as the Hakkani imperialist movement. Once the emperor caught wind of this news, his rage was further stoked which caused him to send most accomplished general Makara and an army of 10 thousand to remind Vassua of who the true ruler of Hakkan was.
Unfortunately Vassua was alerted by one of his spies in the emperors court and brought to bear his own army, armed with muskets and artillery. Seeing the firepower arrayed before him, Makara submitted and met with Vassua who at that moment in front of all the lords of the southern domains and an army loyal to the Nayonate declared himself Emperor of Hakkan.
Being at a loss for words, Makare did not realize that his army was set upon by the secessionists and massacred almost down to a man.
Ramesha finally was at an end to his patience and declared war on the newly formed imperialist state who in response to the sudden unification of the south formed the Jukai domain. Ramesha also began to initiate in arms deals with the Thrucian empire a newly arrived state in Hakkan alongside Geldahan and Arseilia.
Thus Hakkan was split into halves, the new Imperialist state and Jukai domian....
Both poised for war
For 250 years the tropical lands of Hakkan have been at peace after the conquests of the ancient Chaiyphano king Devaranja the Divine the first emperor, whose descendents the Souan Nayonate still rule over the vast lands their ancestor conquered.
During this age, the numerous conquered kingdoms of Hakkan became provinces of the Nayonate and were varying in their loyalty to the Chaiyphano and the Nayonate as a whole. Loyalty is especially strained in the south of Hakkan who ever since their defeat in the wars of Devaranja have held resentment towards their northern Chaiyphano rulers.
The south as a whole was also less economically savvy than their northern counterparts who upon decree of the Nayonate were rewarded yearly for their loyalty to the detriment of many southern nobles and citizens.
This would all change with the coming of strange looking ships that belched smoke, brandished iron hulls, and bristled with cannons and weaponry leagues ahead of any ever seen within Hakkan. These foreigners came from a far off land called Eursogoth and flew the flags of the Ostalian empire who with their guns at the ready negotiated terms of trade with the ruling emperor Ramesha Souan and the rulers of the Lankao province. These terms included the establishment of a permanent Eursogothi enclave in Hakkan as well as trade rights that heavily favored the Ostalians.
In time, other foreign empires came to Hakkan in order to mine the goldmine of unspoiled riches hidden within the land and expand their empires ever more.
Ramesha was considered a weak and vacillating ruler by many though he too was furious with the situation at hand and secretly funded a conspiracy against the foreigners known as the Aernauga or Red hands movement. However the ruler of Lankao Vassua Krishna saw the incredible feats of technology reached by these outsiders and engaged in a multitude of treaties and deals behind the backs of the emperor and those loyal to the Nayonate in general and counter to the feelings of the north began to modernize.
Slowly but surely Krishna began to gain support among his fellow southern rulers who began to form what is commonly known as the Hakkani imperialist movement. Once the emperor caught wind of this news, his rage was further stoked which caused him to send most accomplished general Makara and an army of 10 thousand to remind Vassua of who the true ruler of Hakkan was.
Unfortunately Vassua was alerted by one of his spies in the emperors court and brought to bear his own army, armed with muskets and artillery. Seeing the firepower arrayed before him, Makara submitted and met with Vassua who at that moment in front of all the lords of the southern domains and an army loyal to the Nayonate declared himself Emperor of Hakkan.
Being at a loss for words, Makare did not realize that his army was set upon by the secessionists and massacred almost down to a man.
Ramesha finally was at an end to his patience and declared war on the newly formed imperialist state who in response to the sudden unification of the south formed the Jukai domain. Ramesha also began to initiate in arms deals with the Thrucian empire a newly arrived state in Hakkan alongside Geldahan and Arseilia.
Thus Hakkan was split into halves, the new Imperialist state and Jukai domian....
Both poised for war
