History of Jozunia

The history of Jozunia is well known and recorded since the 15th century CY. Jozunia has been inhabited primarily by the North Yasgans for millennia, these various North Yasgan groups colonized the area following the Yasgan migrations of the 7th century CY. In antiquity, Jozunia was under the hegemony of the Kingdom of Jozunia for nearly 6 centuries.

Prehistory

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Iron age

Yasgan migrations

The Yasgan migrations began circa the 7th century CY, displacing many of the native inhabitants of North Yazland such as the Rausin and the Kurčwi. The migration would reach the southern shores of Ashnan around the 9th century CY, with the first North Yasgan people’s crossing the X channel into Jozunia. Migrations were mostly centered in coastal regions, and would slowly grow inland from there. Eventually all North Yasgan groups inhabiting Yazland would be forced out or assimilated by the Doccábhans.

North Yasgan peoples

The original North Yasgan peoples were a highly diverse group that primarily inhabited the southern shores of Jozunia. Major North Yasgan groups include the Xs, the Jozunians, the Kurpuns, the Ribunelts, the Twosuns, the Haneins, and the X. Following the Yasgan migrations, these groups would form various city-states and city-state confederations that would dominate the southern coast. Confederations were usually united by a common ethnicity, but did not form a larger or more comprehensive central government. Confederations would typically form a government similar to the Rausin Casunair systems.

League of Twoqurauzin

The League of Twoqurauzin was a confederation of various cities in Western Jozunia believed to have arisen circa 1500 CY. The exact founding is unknown, and never mentioned in existing texts or histories. The league existed primarily as a mutual defensive pact between various cities, who would elect a leader every year to organize cooperative military and construction efforts between cities. This system would continue until an invasion of the league by various Kurpun groups in 1605 CY. During this time the current leader of the league, Sailkohos Kaulos would gain unprecedented power in order to protect the league. Following his victories, he would be heralded as a hero, and obtained near absolute power.

Jozunian rule

Jozunian expansion

The Kingdom of Jozunia was formed in the year 1638 CY following a reform to the League of Twoqurauzin, Sailkohos Kaulos would reform the league into an elective monarchy, where the landed nobility would vote for who would lead the kingdom. This new oligarchy of sorts would elect a monarch from among themselves to serve for life, responsible for most functions of the kingdom. Sailkohos Kaulos would be unanimously voted as the first King of Jozunia, following his defense of Twoqurauzin from the Kurpuns. Kaulos would continue to rule until 1646, dying at age 87. Following the death of Kaulos, Dajohos Aqelos would be elected as the second King of Jozunia. Aqelos would begin an era of eastward expansion, conquering the Kurpuns in a war and securing the southern coast in a war against the Rubinelts. Jozunia would see large military reforms, changing from a purely voluntary army to a combined volunteer-conscript army. Aqelos would also see the Twosuns made into tributary states of the Kingdom of Jozunia. Aqelos would also institute a policy of resettlement for the poor. Any man who served in the army was guaranteed a plot of land conquered in the war. This promoted mass settlement and assimilation of conquered lands, further securing the position of Jozunia. Aqelos would die in 1672, setting the stage for future massive Jozunian expansion.

Unification and reformation

Over the following years, Jozunia would see itself stretching from Twoqurauzin in the West to Cabiqoltun in the West, and would largely assimilate all other North Yasgan groups under Jozunian culture.