Waranjala Empire

Waranjala Empire Glɔ D̰lhọọ̃zgṛde Bruyba
c. 1200 CY–1737 CY
Greatest extent of the Waranjala Empire shown in green, with tributaries shown in light green
Common languages	Classical Waranjala
Government	Hegemonic military confederation
History
• Established	c. 1200 CY
• Disestablished	1737 CY

The Waranjala Empire was a large hegemonic thalassocratic empire that stretched over much of eastern Jarruunh. Led by a small collection of confederated city-states, the empire quickly gained dominion over much of Jarruunh, mostly using their sophisticated bronze production and shipbuilding. The Empire was founded by a confederation of 5 major cities located in southeastern Jarruunh, Mãydhzul, Dyiĩyiĩn, Wõmrdi, Nyoõl, and Nhaadhbũw. The empire would be the most influential polity in the history of Jarruunh, as it would spread its lingua franca, the Classical Waranjala language, across all of eastern Jarruunh. Over the course of the 17th century CY, the empire would gradually lose its hold over several cities and tributaries where it had established dominion, and by 1737 the empire had effectively collapsed.