Yūl’i

The Yūl’i were a folk in the upper Phiaro region in the Khata Shaghah; they were annihilated during the ninth century when they didn't surrender to the rising Shajīn Kingdom that was unifying the Phiaro basin.

History

During the eighth century, our glorious Kingdom started its rise to greatness: up until that moment it had been consolidating its power on the Phiaro delta and later on the lower basin, but at this point our Kings were looking at a greater future; they looked at the river and the myriads of tribes and cultures that lived on its banks and decided it was time to unify them. Some people surrendered unconditionally when they saw the might of our army, others supported the unification and willingly joined the kingdom, others did not go down without a fight.
That was the choice of the Yūl’i, the most infamous people of the Upper Phiaro. Not only did they resist the attempt of creating a unified country that could better coordinate and fight against external enemies, but when our armies marched victorious in their cities, they still hold us in contempt, not understanding the benefits of a common ruler. They kept for dozens of years secret conspiracies, thrived in illegality, smuggling monopoly goods and selling resources to enemies such as the Nāqqiād; theirs were several sabotages on major buildings representing the Kingdom, including the fire of the Royal Archives, which destroyed an entire sector; they could not see how their knowledge could benefit us all, and, most notably, refused to reveal how to domesticate and train the Wannit. In the end, having tried to fight against them with justice with no avail, our King was forced, against his will, to crush the opposition with an armed repression. That, was the end of the Yūl’i.

— History of the Upper Phiaro, Rit Dukaz

The Shajīn Kingdom was author of what is still nowadays considered the most systematic genocide of Nysian history, perpetrated against the Yūl’i, a relatively peaceful people who did not want to submit to their rule. The kingdom response was trying to culturally destroy the perceived enemy: they forced migrations, both to and from their cities, destroyed their buildings and their literature, exterminated herds of Wannit, whose breeding was a strong cultural symbol of the Yūl’i; finally, seeing that all these operations were failing, the Shajīn methodically killed every last one Yūl’i, their protectors and people suspected to protect them. Of the Yūl’i, only ruins remained.

— The Rule of the Strongest: a Journey through the History of Power, Samhi Pāj