History of Elestiyanj

This is an article about the full history of Elestiyanj, from its first settlers to the present day Elestiyanj Republic

First settlers
Elestiyanj was first settled at around 24,000bc by the Qashta People, who were thought to be from the small island of Quantum Occidens. The Qashta lived as peaceful hunter gatherers.

11,000bc-5500bc
The Qashta people slowly started to adopt farming, and developed an early form of Shanuqan in around 6000bc, which believed the world was created in 8000bc by the god Aiyellar, and the world before that was an empty void.

In around 5520bc, the Qashta people started to arrange themselves, a man named Koskál Nuvupp was crowned the first king of the Qashta Kingdom in 5500bc

Qashta Kingdom
The Qashta Kingdom is regarded by historians as the first form of Elestiyanj. The kingdom lasted from 5500bc-4000bc.

The Qashta kingdom left behind many relics of the past through stone carvings, the stone carvings depicted exotic art.

In 4000bc, a large volcano erupted, which caused mass devastation across the world and in the Qashta Kingdom. The eruption caused the kingdom to collapse. Society in the Qashta peoples' territory recovered 60 years later, forming the new Elestii Empire (see below)

After the eruption of the volcano, A small town named Bompai in the present day East Elestiyanj province was buried under ash falling into the valley the town was situated in, the ash hardened around the bodies of people there in their final moments, causing the bodies to be preserved to this day.

Elestii Empire
The Elestii Empire lasted from around 3940bc-2432bc, It was an absolute monarchy which shares similarities with present day Elestiyanj, with the main similarity being that people are split into classes depending on their loyalty to the government.

The Elestii Empire was founded by King Ksûftan, and was built on the remnants of the Qashta Kingdom. The religion of Shanuqan was spread throughout the nation.

The Elestii Empire eventually fell in 2432bc due to support falling for the government.

Elestii Horde
The Elestii Horde was a short lived empire founded after the fall of the Elestii Empire, it lasted from 2432bc-2387bc. The empire was founded by Qeníss Xan, who believed that the world should be dominated by the Elestii Horde. Qeníss Xan went on to invade most of Initia. and part of Nova Orientem.

When the Elestii Horde landed in Nova Orientem in 2344bc, multiple tribes living on the island attempted to stop the empire from expanding. This pushed back the Elestii Horde to the west of the island. The tribes later sailed into the Elestii Horde's territory in 2350bc, and invaded it. This caused the horde to begin collapsing, starting with countries breaking away in the east of the empire.

The horde fully collapsed in 2387bc, and only possessed a small fraction of its former territory.

Xan Dynasty
The Xan Dynasty was an absolute monarchy which lasted from 2387-1563bc. It was founded by Qeníss Xan's grandson, Keshké Xan.

The Xan Dynasty had most of the land present day Elestiyanj has, and was a neutral country. The Xan Dynasty collapsed in 1563 bc, when the government was overthrown by Lukûs Stiyanj

Kingdom of Elestiyanj
The Kingdom of Elestiyanj was a long lasting state which lasted from 1563bc-122bc. It was founded by King Lukûs Stiyanj and got its name from the former Elestii Empire and Stiyanj, the first king's surname.

The Kingdom became a constitutional monarchy 453bc, however, the democracy in the kingdom was corrupt, causing support for the monarchy to fall. In 122bc, the kingdom finally ended after the Elestiyan Revolution, which overthrew the monarchy.

First Elestiyanj Republic
The First Elestiyanj Republic was the only period of democracy in all of Elestiyanj's history.

The Republic had varying levels of support, the province of Samattar split off from the republic in 111bc, as they supported the monarchy.

In 90bc, Naktôk Onbáng imagined a country where people were divided based on their loyalty to the government and to the Shanuqan religion. He gained support, and overthrew the government in 84bc, starting The Reformation

See also: Samattar (country)

Democratic Republic of Elestiyanj
The Democratic Republic of Elestiyanj was formed by Naktôk Onbáng in 84bc. It was a theocratic republic under a totalitarian theocratic socialist dictatorship. The formation of the DRE caused Samattar to rejoin with Elestiyanj.

When the DRE collapsed in 2sy, it was revealed to have excessive human rights violations.

Second Elestiyanj Republic
The Second Elestiyanj Republic formed in 2sy from a rebellion lead by The Democratic Front.