Post by Faust on Mar 23, 2022 21:32:47 GMT -5
The History of Nevarra
Pre-Colonial Periods of Nevarra
Long before the colonial period Nevarra had finally united under a common banner as a Kingdom that ruled in the name of "God and Glory". Even longer before the nation of Nevarra faced many hardships and challenges before emerging as a single nation. From the Ancient Period all the way up to the end of the Classical Period the land that would become the Crowned Republic of Nevarra was occupied by numerous city-states along the Nevarra River Valley. Some generations were peaceful on one end of the river but two cities would always be at war on the other end. While it sounds like the denizens of the Nevarra River Valley knew nothing but war the statement couldn't be any further from the truth. States from Ancient to Classical competed with each other in the building of architectural marvels, producing the finest arts, and learning the most of this world with many early sciences such as astronomy and geometry getting some of their foundations from works produced by the brightest minds in the valley.
By the end of the classical period, however, there have been many attempts at unifying the Nevarran people of whom still claimed loyalty to the city-states they were raised in or near. Attempting to unite the people proved difficult but a division occurred that gave something for early Nevarrans to unite under. Faiths, customs, and traditions were often unique to the city-state in question but with the founding of Catelicism a certain city-state used this as an opportunity dominate the River Valley in all fields by having a common banner to unite under. The city-state in question was the titular Nevarra which was first city and government ever to adopt Catelicism offering sanctuary and asylum to Catelics who were persecuted for their beliefs in the other states. Allowing them to gather the faith had a way to organize and the Catelic followed their doctrine of evangelism by spreading their faith through word of mouth, often using Nevarra as a launch pad. Many Catelics migrated to to Nevarra which bolstered the native population of the state and began to expand their influence with followers proselytizing and spreading their faith towards neighboring states.
During the Early and Middle Medieval Periods an era of conquest began, led by a determined king and his brother and sister whom ruled neighboring city-states. Allying himself with his family he formed a league that began a slow and steady conquest of both northern and eastern parts of the Nevarra River Valley. Occupying further south was another consolidating power in the valley ruled by those who remained staunchly opposed to the God of the Nevarran League in favor of their many gods. For awhile the two nations ruled in a cold war where tensions were high and persecutions of Catelics in the Kuur League and open threats made by the Nevarran League burned hostility between the two. The Archbishop at the time offered council to the King of the Nevarran League claiming that peace wouldn't come to exist unless the valley was united. The King, reverent in the faith but getting old at this time continued to attempt winning the hearts of the Kuur League and trying to smooth relations with them. Though an event spurred to insult the Nevarran League proved to be the one that would provoke war. The Kuur-Nevarran War, otherwise known as the War of the Thirty-Seven or The Reconquista was a conflict that came when thirty-seven Nevarran missionaries in Kuur were routed out of their chapel into town and publicly arrested, tried, and burned at the stake in a mock trial. This provoked outrage from Nevarra an act which Kuur did neither reprimand nor apologize for the actions that took place. Counseled by (Archbishop) he was given rites to declare the Conquista which inspired many of the populace who were soldiers before to join in arms against the Kuur League. A series of military campaigns were thus carried out in many battles that soon led to the capitulation and annexation of the Kuur League. Many of those in the lost battles against the Nevarran League were given the opportunity to convert and a portion taken to work as conscripts to be awarded after the war with keeping their status. After the Conquista Nevarra was united for the first time and began to consolidate their power over the valley. Not all in southern Nevarra converted at first but pressures were placed and missions were often convincing in assimilating their mythology and folklore into the canon of Catelics.
Though religiously they became more and more similar they were still culturally distinct groups at the time and the early generations proved difficult in managing as they were still sore from defeat. Several rebellions and uprisings occurred in this period but both holy and royal mandates deemed that the valley would no longer be divided. Generations of nobility, royalty, and clergy worked together to keep the peace in the valley but it remained very difficult at first. A period known as 'The Reconquista' began when a particular band of Southern Nevarrans amassed an army great enough to occupy many major cities in the south and fought an incredibly defensive war. The Archbishop at the time allowed for the royalty to declare a new Conquista to use treaties and amass the forces needed to take these cities back which inevitably worked. No significant rebellions rose after this point and overtime the Nevarran identity would emerge through their strife, faith, and newfound unity.
Colonial Era
The Colonial Era of Nevarra was practically a golden age for the nation as they experienced unparalleled growth and expanding their influence throughout the southern half of the Granuras, Nardras, and the continent of Krelan. The kingdom turned its attention outwards for the first time ever and looked beyond the valley to expand their influence. Funding expeditions out of the valley they surveyed the lands and found little resistance in establishing settlements, one of their greatest colonies; Nueva, building up influence in the lands to the north though encountering tribes of indigenous groups to which Nevarra paid no mind and continued expanding their territories towards the south. To the north, however, Nueva was beginning to swell in power and was gaining more and more autonomy due to a divided administration. Eventually the government of Nevarra had to make a decision, either to tighten their grip over Nueva and spend resources to gain control once more of the growing colony or signing a deal that would allow the Nuevan colonists self-determination.
Bitter but believing they could better hold their empire to the south with sparing resources they opted to sign the document and though they had hoped Nueva would choose to remain in the empire, religious differences and lifestyle of living led to a strong wedge separating the colonies completely from Nevarran control. Nevarra honored their agreement and opened relations with Nueva Encontrierra as a sign of goodwill and returned their attention back to the south. By then they had consolidated their empire and emerged with a vast wealth of gold that would ultimately be the downfall of the colonial empire. Rather than using that gold and expending it through or out of the country they held onto it, resulting in inflation to rise in the nation before. With the government unable to pay their debts back to the bank with faltering currency they were forced to go bankrupt. To pay off their debts they began drawing up more careful borders of the lands they lorded over and began selling it off to the highest bidders to get some relief, creating a number of client states ruled by ambitious statesmen, nobles, and wealthy upper-class to become their own self-determined countries. Though these regimes did not last long and were often poorly managed these territories did not return back to Nevarra. By the end of their colonial ventures they have managed to come out still profiting off of resources that they had left over and trade with these new and independent states.
Modern Era
Pre-Colonial Periods of Nevarra
Long before the colonial period Nevarra had finally united under a common banner as a Kingdom that ruled in the name of "God and Glory". Even longer before the nation of Nevarra faced many hardships and challenges before emerging as a single nation. From the Ancient Period all the way up to the end of the Classical Period the land that would become the Crowned Republic of Nevarra was occupied by numerous city-states along the Nevarra River Valley. Some generations were peaceful on one end of the river but two cities would always be at war on the other end. While it sounds like the denizens of the Nevarra River Valley knew nothing but war the statement couldn't be any further from the truth. States from Ancient to Classical competed with each other in the building of architectural marvels, producing the finest arts, and learning the most of this world with many early sciences such as astronomy and geometry getting some of their foundations from works produced by the brightest minds in the valley.
By the end of the classical period, however, there have been many attempts at unifying the Nevarran people of whom still claimed loyalty to the city-states they were raised in or near. Attempting to unite the people proved difficult but a division occurred that gave something for early Nevarrans to unite under. Faiths, customs, and traditions were often unique to the city-state in question but with the founding of Catelicism a certain city-state used this as an opportunity dominate the River Valley in all fields by having a common banner to unite under. The city-state in question was the titular Nevarra which was first city and government ever to adopt Catelicism offering sanctuary and asylum to Catelics who were persecuted for their beliefs in the other states. Allowing them to gather the faith had a way to organize and the Catelic followed their doctrine of evangelism by spreading their faith through word of mouth, often using Nevarra as a launch pad. Many Catelics migrated to to Nevarra which bolstered the native population of the state and began to expand their influence with followers proselytizing and spreading their faith towards neighboring states.
During the Early and Middle Medieval Periods an era of conquest began, led by a determined king and his brother and sister whom ruled neighboring city-states. Allying himself with his family he formed a league that began a slow and steady conquest of both northern and eastern parts of the Nevarra River Valley. Occupying further south was another consolidating power in the valley ruled by those who remained staunchly opposed to the God of the Nevarran League in favor of their many gods. For awhile the two nations ruled in a cold war where tensions were high and persecutions of Catelics in the Kuur League and open threats made by the Nevarran League burned hostility between the two. The Archbishop at the time offered council to the King of the Nevarran League claiming that peace wouldn't come to exist unless the valley was united. The King, reverent in the faith but getting old at this time continued to attempt winning the hearts of the Kuur League and trying to smooth relations with them. Though an event spurred to insult the Nevarran League proved to be the one that would provoke war. The Kuur-Nevarran War, otherwise known as the War of the Thirty-Seven or The Reconquista was a conflict that came when thirty-seven Nevarran missionaries in Kuur were routed out of their chapel into town and publicly arrested, tried, and burned at the stake in a mock trial. This provoked outrage from Nevarra an act which Kuur did neither reprimand nor apologize for the actions that took place. Counseled by (Archbishop) he was given rites to declare the Conquista which inspired many of the populace who were soldiers before to join in arms against the Kuur League. A series of military campaigns were thus carried out in many battles that soon led to the capitulation and annexation of the Kuur League. Many of those in the lost battles against the Nevarran League were given the opportunity to convert and a portion taken to work as conscripts to be awarded after the war with keeping their status. After the Conquista Nevarra was united for the first time and began to consolidate their power over the valley. Not all in southern Nevarra converted at first but pressures were placed and missions were often convincing in assimilating their mythology and folklore into the canon of Catelics.
Though religiously they became more and more similar they were still culturally distinct groups at the time and the early generations proved difficult in managing as they were still sore from defeat. Several rebellions and uprisings occurred in this period but both holy and royal mandates deemed that the valley would no longer be divided. Generations of nobility, royalty, and clergy worked together to keep the peace in the valley but it remained very difficult at first. A period known as 'The Reconquista' began when a particular band of Southern Nevarrans amassed an army great enough to occupy many major cities in the south and fought an incredibly defensive war. The Archbishop at the time allowed for the royalty to declare a new Conquista to use treaties and amass the forces needed to take these cities back which inevitably worked. No significant rebellions rose after this point and overtime the Nevarran identity would emerge through their strife, faith, and newfound unity.
Colonial Era
The Colonial Era of Nevarra was practically a golden age for the nation as they experienced unparalleled growth and expanding their influence throughout the southern half of the Granuras, Nardras, and the continent of Krelan. The kingdom turned its attention outwards for the first time ever and looked beyond the valley to expand their influence. Funding expeditions out of the valley they surveyed the lands and found little resistance in establishing settlements, one of their greatest colonies; Nueva, building up influence in the lands to the north though encountering tribes of indigenous groups to which Nevarra paid no mind and continued expanding their territories towards the south. To the north, however, Nueva was beginning to swell in power and was gaining more and more autonomy due to a divided administration. Eventually the government of Nevarra had to make a decision, either to tighten their grip over Nueva and spend resources to gain control once more of the growing colony or signing a deal that would allow the Nuevan colonists self-determination.
Bitter but believing they could better hold their empire to the south with sparing resources they opted to sign the document and though they had hoped Nueva would choose to remain in the empire, religious differences and lifestyle of living led to a strong wedge separating the colonies completely from Nevarran control. Nevarra honored their agreement and opened relations with Nueva Encontrierra as a sign of goodwill and returned their attention back to the south. By then they had consolidated their empire and emerged with a vast wealth of gold that would ultimately be the downfall of the colonial empire. Rather than using that gold and expending it through or out of the country they held onto it, resulting in inflation to rise in the nation before. With the government unable to pay their debts back to the bank with faltering currency they were forced to go bankrupt. To pay off their debts they began drawing up more careful borders of the lands they lorded over and began selling it off to the highest bidders to get some relief, creating a number of client states ruled by ambitious statesmen, nobles, and wealthy upper-class to become their own self-determined countries. Though these regimes did not last long and were often poorly managed these territories did not return back to Nevarra. By the end of their colonial ventures they have managed to come out still profiting off of resources that they had left over and trade with these new and independent states.
Modern Era