Gahan

Gahan is a Manthi term for war-leader. Gahans were the temporary battle leaders of tribes in ancient times, but in the settled regions of the Manthi-Lien, they were warlords and leaders of their people, kings in all but name.

In ancient times the Manthi were a pastoral people, led by tribal elders and a tribal chief, the eldest and most respected. In times of conflict the elders were often too old to go into battle, so appointed a war-leader, called a gahan. The gahan was often chief of the tribe's hunters, considered the bravest and fiercest warrior, who would organise the hunters and young men into a fighting force. The gahan could only make military decisions during the formal period of the conflict, which was usually only days or weeks.

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Munatan [Moo-Nah-Tahn] is the southernmost region of Anásthias, south of the Dun Trisan mountains. The name possibly derives from a ancient Thalsic, meaning “Land of One Sun”, since the daystar is not visible in the southern hemisphere. Or it may be a reference to the Manthi people who were once the majority population of western Munatan. The term is an OrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraOrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHarthera and settled into towns and villages, ruled by a network of chief and even kings. Gahans were the generals of their small fighting forces, often appointed just for war, but sometimes retained in a permanent post.

The growth of the Ennseperan Empire led to the collapse of the peaceful Manthi nations, and the rise of warlords who fought each other as much as the empire's influence. In the 6th century MEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigModern Epoch (ME)

The Modern Calendar is a dating system acknowledged throughout the Civilised World. It numbers years from the Modern Epoch, abbreviated ME and BME (Before Modern Epoch). It is also called the Modern Era.

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The Gahanate of Sijhee was a former nation in the Manthi-Lien, which became the centre of Eijult Empire. Sijhee were a migratory people, but controlled a territory contiguous with modern central Kasepan. The modern city of Sindje later became the de facto capital of the empire. gained dominance over neighbour gahans, forming the Eijult Empire.