Empire of Kritus
Empire of Kritus was an independent state in South Estisia. Lasting for millenniums, it was known for the vast territory consisting of the entire east coast, and the dominating political, military, and economy influences. It housed the origin of two related ethncities: Krin and Valonian, which had been fighting each other to show off whose culture was the best.
Structure
Government
The empire was ruled by the Emperor of Kriton, who determined the fate of the citizens, industry, and economy over the empire. Even so, he still had to listen to the Kriton Senate, the emperor's counsels, to made the decision.
Administrative Divisions
Kritus was divided into 4 major regions, consisting of 20 provinces and 1 non-state territory. Each of them has its own capital city and industrial focus. The governors chosen by the emperor/senate assigned each regions to maintain the country stability.
History
The Kritus was found as a kingdom at the Golden Basin, in 1247 BVE. The city were placed between Ferson and Gioson rivers. With their war-tradition, they extended themselves for centuries. State by state, they grew to its greatest in 543 BVE.
At its greatest, the empire controlled the entire east coast of South Estisia and more toward the center. They were powerful to the point they kept waging a campaign on the southern region invasion to expand influence over its local power, Irgia Republic.
However, since 203 BVE, the empire began to lose territory due to internal unrest, loosed government and environmental anomalies.
The empire was coming to an end after an unexpected, decisively victory of the Valonia. The treaty was ratified on 14 April, 0 BVE, marking the end of the empire, and the beginning of the new one.
Disbandment
After they lost the war against the kingdom, the emperor Kolonus had been forced to abdicate, giving all the power to the king Valus I. The Treaty of Krink was signed by the King and the emperor at Knirk, officially marking the end of the empire. The fate of Kolonus was unknown, but the Kritus became reduced in both size and power, turning them into a Valonian province Kriton
Territories
The territory of the empire had come to its greatest in 543 BVE. From the northeast of Grand Range to the big Gate Valley and the East Coast of South Estisia.
However, as Kritus progressed, the empire rapidly fell apart. The actual cause was unknown but mamy historians agreed that it started after the end of the Ohuna Uprising, led to the seperation of other regions, from 200 to 30 BVE.
The occupation of Valonia would be the final straw of their greatness until they eventually lost it, ending a thousand years old empire.
Religion
Krin-Gion Pantheon was a staple aspect of Krin's life. Temples for each thirteen deities spawned in every cities, with the largest one that was Pantheon of Kriton at Knirk.
Foreign Relations
The empire had rivalry attitute toward Kingdom of Valonia. The government tries to claim and manipulate them for centuries by many ways from political infiltration to economic embargo, since they believed that Valonian was descended form them due to cultural similarity. At one point in history they fought against each other back-to-back to show who was more superior. The result was the teach and propaganda and people's hatred, which lasted longer than the war itself.
In the late empire, they moved toward to fight former province states reclaiming them instead.
Infrastructure
In order to control over the massive land, the centralized road system was required. Every cities was connected by a multiple stones paved highways network that spun across the territory, every of each lead to Knrik.
Regions & Provinces of Kritus
| Region | Largest City | Focus | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kriton | Knirk | Farming | The empire's capital. |
| Durin | Duris | Forestry | The region were connected to the northern jungle. which they claimed the ownership, providing plenty of wild foods and woods. |
| Ohuna | Ohugas | Mining, Metalworking | The hands of the empire. About seventy percents of military equipments came from here. |
| Traetis | Trart | Trading, Fishing | The eastern gate of the continents, simillar to Valonia. |
| Territory | Largest City | Focus | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kisium | Kisium (Erkisium) |
Defend Wall of Irgian | From 565 to 167 BVE. The area later became the Protectorate of Erkin. |
For the People of Kritus
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Author's Notes
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4/2/2021 - Slight Improvement
26/8/2024 - Major update. Major format update. Comments removed. Parent organization changed (Valonia Empire -> Valonian Kriton)