Ancestors of the Althameri tribespeople flee the Grass Sea to escape retribution for a now-forgotten transgression.
History of Qadira
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Ancestors of the Althameri tribespeople flee the Grass Sea
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Althameri tribespeople settle in the deserts of modern-day Ayyarad
Population Migration / TravelAlthameri tribespeople settle in the deserts of modern-day Ayyarad.
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General Bitharah al-Hezbat conquers the last of the Aishmayar cities
Military actionGeneral Bitharah al-Hezbat conquers the last of the Aishmayar cities.
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Taldor founded
FoundingGeneral Taldaris of Oppara conquers the scattered city-states along the Inner Sea, unites them to form Taldor, and becomes its first emperor.
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The Tarrasque rampages west
Disaster / DestructionThe Tarrasque, greatest of the Spawn of Rovagug, destroys Ninshabur before heading west in a furious rampage. It devastates Avistan and Garund until it is defeated and sealed away in a hidden cavern.
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Keleshite forces complete their conquest of the trade routes formerly controlled by the empire of Khattib
Military actionKeleshite forces complete their conquest of the trade routes formerly controlled by the empire of Khattib.
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Keleshite troops invade the region surrounding Katheer
Military: WarKeleshite troops invade the region surrounding Katheer, acting without the permission of Kelesh’s leaders. Their campaign of conquest includes Taldor’s southern territories along the Pashman River.
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The Keleshite Empire incorporates Qadira
Political eventThe Padishah Empire of Kelesh halts its southern conquests at the River Ladan. Padishah Emperor Adalan IV formally establishes the satrapy of Qadira and places it under the rule of the satrap Cerush.
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Battle of Urfa
Military: BattleQadira’s and Taldor’s borders expand to overlap one another, causing the first border skirmish between the two empires: the Battle of Urfa near White Pass.
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Empress Ashtirat II visits Katheer
Construction beginning/endEmpress Ashtirat II visits Katheer, prompting a flurry of construction that defines the shape of the city even today.
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Qadiran troops conquer Gurat and skirmish with the Taldans
Military: SkirmishQadiran troops conquer Gurat and skirmish with the Taldans.
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Qadiran agents defeat Pharaoh Menedes XXVI of Osirion and place Osirion under the control of the Qadiran satrap
Political eventAgents from the Padishah Empire of Kelesh create instability within Osirion, leading to a series of slave revolts that further destabilize the corrupt bureaucracy of Pharaoh Menedes XXVI, later dubbed the Fallen Pharaoh. Menedes is forced into hiding and is replaced by the Qadiran satrap, Xerbystes I. The Padishah Emperor assigns Xerbystes I a vizier named Guyun to advise him, but gives the satrap total control over both Qadira and Osirion. Keleshite immigrants pour into Osirion, destroying monuments that refer to pharaonic rule, including Azghaad’s Spire in Sothis.
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Satrap of Qadira becomes a hereditary title
Political eventXerbystes I, satrap of Qadira, convinces Empress Kharilah III to make his title a hereditary one. In return, he relinquishes control of Qadira’s foreign affairs to an imperial vizier.
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Urian Peace begins
Diplomatic actionGrand Prince Urios III and Satrap Xerbystes I sign a formal peace agreement between their nations. The period of nonaggression known as the Urian Peace begins.
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Cult of the Dawnflower forms
Religious eventThe Cult of the Dawnflower begins founding its own churches in Qadira, independent of the mainline church of Sarenrae.
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The Cult of the Dawnflower is banished to the deserts of Thuvia by the Qadiran satrap
Religious eventThe Cult of the Dawnflower’s growing influence is viewed as a threat by the Qadiran satrap, who banishes the sect’s followers to the western deserts of Thuvia.
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Members of the Cult of the Dawnflower assassinate the Osirian satrap and replace him with an independent Keleshite noble
Political eventFollowers of Sarenrae assassinate the corrupt Qadiran satrap, replacing him with a Keleshite sultan independent of the Padishah Empire.
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Empress Aleshat VI marries the son of Satrap Aphama I
Political eventEmpress Aleshat VI marries the son of Satrap Aphama I. The Qadiran navy grows.
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Earthquakes devastate Taldor and Qadira
Disaster / DestructionMassive earthquakes devastate both Taldor and Qadira, killing tens of thousands and flattening many cities. Some Taldan nobles accept this as proof that Qadira worships Rovagug and threatens to unleash the Rough Beast from his prison, while Satrap Gheber II declares this proof of Taldan allegiance with evil gods and requests leave to invade Taldor. The empress refuses.
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Grand Prince Hyrotte I forms the Ulfen Guard in response to his predecessor’s assassination
FoundingQadiran assassins kill Grand Prince Jalrune; his successor, Grand Prince Hyrotte I, forms the Ulfen Guard to protect himself.
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The Qadiran satrap agitates for war with Taldor
Political eventUncertainty over the succession to the imperial throne causes violent conflict in Qadira. Eager to refocus the unrest on an external enemy, Satrap Gheber III proposes war with Taldor.
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Qadira captures Zimar; The Grand Gampaign begins
Military: WarDuring ongoing succession conflicts in the Padishah Empire, Qadira invades Taldor, capturing Zimar. The war known in Taldor as the Grand Campaign begins.
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Ember Night
Disaster / DestructionEmperor Darial III raises Qadiran taxes to a punitive level in an attempt to halt the invasion of Taldor. Qadiran nobles threaten to secede, and the emperor relents, but dies from a suspicious fall off a balcony the night after he instructs the vizier to communicate his change of mind. Qadiran forces enslave the city of Zimar and burn most settlements in the Zimar scrublands in Ember Night, a touchstone many modern Taldans still call back to as justification of their hatred of Qadira.
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Grand Prince Cydonus III is poisoned
Life, DeathTaldan Grand Prince Cydonus III, who mired his nation in debt and failed to prevent the Qadiran conquest of southern Taldor, is poisoned by angry nobles in a palace conspiracy. His successor, Beldam I, claims that the poisoning was carried out by Qadiran agents.
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Qadira’s armies reach the River Porthmos
Military actionQadira’s armies reach the River Porthmos—the farthest north they push the Qadiran border over the entire war—after a series of Taldan military losses the Taldans call the Ghevran Massacres and the Qadirans call the Ghevran Victories.
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Qadira abandons the city of Koor after repeated Taldan sieges
Military actionRepeated Taldan sieges of the Qadiran city of Koor prompt Qadira to abandon it.
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Taldan forces destroy Qadira’s Resolute Citadel
Military actionTaldan forces destroy Qadira’s Resolute Citadel, an academy for spellcasters.
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The Qadiran general Taliq Asad besieges Absalom
Military: BattleThe Qadiran general Taliq Asad besieges Absalom.
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Taldor launches the Heaven’s Step Offensive
Military actionAfter 2 1/2 centuries spent pushing out Qadiran invaders, Taldor launches the Heaven’s Step Offensive to invade Qadira. At the urging of Satrap Arsinoah II, Kelesh sends a detachment of 50,000 cavalry to swell Arsinoah’s forces. The combined Qadiran and Keleshite forces successfully repel the Taldan advance.
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The Great Purge
Religious eventGrand Prince Stavian I uses the war with Qadira to push out rivals prominent within the church of Sarenrae by initiating the Great Purge of Sarenites. He declares worship of Sarenrae illegal, propagandizes the Cult of the Dawnflower as treasonous spies, and encourages destruction of Sarenrae’s temples. Many Sarenite clerics are imprisoned or murdered.
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War between Taldor and Qadira ends
Diplomatic actionTaldor and Qadira declare peace after 5 centuries of war; trade between Avistan and Kelesh reopens. Worship of Sarenrae is declared legal again in Taldor.
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Osirians throw off Keleshite control and install Khemet I as pharaoh
RevolutionOsirians overthrow the Keleshite sultan in a near-bloodless coup, and establish Pharaoh Khemet I, a priest of Abadar, as the first Osirian ruler of the country in 3,000 years. Khemet I becomes known as the Forthbringer and establishes a new dynasty in his name.
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Xerbystes II, current satrap of Qadira, is born
Life, BirthXerbystes II, current satrap of Qadira, is born.
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Taldor begins harassing Qadiran trading ships
Military actionTaldor begins a new naval campaign of harassment and privateering against Qadiran trading ships, using Zimar corsairs.
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Emperor Kalish XXII takes a Qadiran noble as a consort
Political eventEmperor Kalish XXII takes a Qadiran noble as a consort. She bears a son named Yaril, whom Kalish chooses as his heir, empowering the Qadiran faction in the imperial court.
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