Ennseperan Empire

The Holy Empire of EnSann and Essep, commonly called the Ennseperan Empire or simply Ennseperans, was a historic state in the southwest of Anásthiasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnásthias

Anásthias [a-NAS-thee-ass / ænæsθiːæs], or [an-ass-THEE-as] is an equatorial island continent, heart of the Civilised World. The north straddles the equator and is hot and humid, while most of the equatorial centre is an upland plateau with fertile river valleys, and stretches of arid plains and desert in the shadow of the mountains. The south is temperate but more wild, separated from the civilisations of the north by the almost impassable Harthera, existing from 101-683 ME.

It encompassed the modern nation of Hesjbagaaia and surrounding territories, plus the southwestern provinces of modern Ororr. Ennseperans began with exiles fleeing westward when the Empire of Dor-en-Sann was conquered by the forces of the Mother Army, who created the new nation of Ororrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrorr

Ororr [o-ROARR, ɒ̝rɔ'ɾ], also called the Holy Motherland of Ororr, is a theocratic nation in Anásthias, one of the world's great powers. It the largest nation in the world, perhaps the largest empire in history, occupying the entire northwest of the continent between the mountains and the sea. Ororrlanguagelanguagelanguage. At first the exiles tried to reclaim and continue their former homeland, but they eventually forged an independent identity. Over centuries the new empire expanded southward deep into Munatan, while fighting a war of attrition on their borders with Ororr. Forced ever southward by the growth of Ororr, the empire finally collapsed in the civil and religious war known as the War of Schisms.

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This is in a series of articles about calendars and dating systems.OrorrHartheraHMOrorrHartheraOrorrOrorrHMHartheraHMHartheraOrorr, the Kingdom of Deltirot formed a union with the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. This followed centuries of rivalry, but was a mutually beneficial union for trade and for military assistance.

Centuries previously, Deltirot had conquered the region of Vildon, but exercised little central control over the vast region except on the main arterial rivers, leaving the administration to local nobles. Further west was a wild, little known zone, but EnSanni explorers and navigators had seized control of two vital Manthi cities, converting one local tribe to the Faith.

With the old empire falling like straw before the might of the Mother Army, loyalists and refugees fled first south to Deltirot, and then steadily westward through Vildon to the new frontier of the Imperial colonies in the west. The region had never formally been ruled by the empire, due to its geographic remoteness. It was accessible either by sea, by crossing the inhospitable Outhei Plains to the north, or through Vildon.

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The Great Prophet Therion, founder of the Church of the Mother. swept the land, a few of the Gyeil people of Vildon accepted missionaries. However, most viewed them with horror as demon-worshippers, and resisted further attempts to convert or subdue them. Despite being a mostly primitive tribal region, the Gyeil fought a guerilla campaign against any incursions by the “demon worshippers” of the east.

With increasing Ororran victories in Vildon, many native peoples, particularly the Essep, migrated westward, forming an alliance with the rump Ensanni against their common enemy. Despite initial unease amonst the rump Ensanni colonies in the southwest, they were able to ally with the Essep and build relatively stable independent nation: Ennseperans.

With the new nation of Ororr concentrating on subduing rebellious forces in the old imperial heartlands, the new empire of Ennseperans spread steadily southwards, embracing the local Essep people and battling others til they reached the southern shores of the Great Urash Ocean.

War with Ororr - three wars in which territory steadily lost.

War of Schisms - conflict between two rival emperors after loss of territory to Ororr, one who wished to unify the nation and religion, other who wanted to maintain status quo. War between north and south, northern conservative, southern progressive. Southern eventually driven southwest to Chosilha, backed by Veedormim and despised by Essep. Both nations renamed after war.

Unlike more centralised empires, the Ennseperan king-emperor's capital moved several times throughout its history, before settling in the city of Isjbela.

At its founding, Rodorigo I embraced the title of Exilarch-General, considering himself still a military leader and servant of the fallen Ensanni imperium. Despite this he was commonly called King. His later successors claimed the imperial title, and styled themselves King-Emperor, originally king of the new territories, while claiming the vacated Ensanni imperial crown. Retrospectively this title was extended to their founder Rodorigo I.

The empire was originally a strict military hierarchy, with cities and regions ruled by military governors. This evolved into a dual system of government, with the King-Emperor as head of the nation. Beneath him were a number of Exarch-Generals who were chiefs of the military and governors of the regions. Governor-Generals were originally appointed by the ruler, but became hereditary titles. There were also the Ethnarchs, titular heads of the various ethnic groups of the empire.

Over centuries the number and role of these regional rulers changed, from governors solely loyal to the emperor, to hexarchies, tetrarchies and eventually a triarchy, who could overrule the King-Emperor himself, along with the Patriarch of the Church. By the time of the War of Schisms, the Governor-Generals had also gained control over appointment of heads of the church, a corrupting influence which was cited as one of several causes of the war.

The Ennseperan navy was also a crucial power, since Ororr had little naval strength. The Navarchs were originally naval commanders, but later became a political power in their own right.

As well as the home territories of the empire, colonial territories more distant from the capital were ruled by Viceroys. Viceroyalties were founded particularly in the Manthi nations to the southeast.