Cvarken Empire

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Brief history

The Cvarken Empire was established in around 900-800 BCE after the subjugation of the Czardaian people by the Cvarkens, a warlike race of Caucasian origin. The Cvarkens attacked the early Czardaian kingdoms; these peoples, being unprepared for war, were crushed and enslaved. At first the Cvarkens used Mariosz as their capital; later, during the 200s BCE, they fled the city and built a new ceremonial capital at Jarna, perhaps due to a plague. The Cvarken Empire, at one point, covered a vast expanse of territory, including nearly all of the coastal plain. However, after 100 BCE, it began to decline for unknown reasons. Perhaps due to invasions, perhaps due to the growing apathy and corruption of its citizens--there are many causes, and no historians agree on what they were exactly. The "fall" of the Cvarken Empire finally occurred in around 220 AD, when Cvarkens departed en masse by ships to colonize Kharanjul. Although the Empire existed in name until 468, it held no power whatsoever and could not enforce the laws it made. The last Cvarkens left Czardas under exile in 481, sent away by Levias the Lion, the new king of the renamed Czarna.

The height of the Cvarken Empire

The height of the Cvarken Empire was the reign of the Empress Veria IV in the 200s BCE. Under this monarch, the arts and culture flourished. Great palaces and architectural wonders were built, and new technology including an early form of trigonometry was developed. Veria IV sickened and died in 214 BCE, leaving no clear successor; a battle for the throne put on a weak monarch really controlled by the scheming Chancellor Dagierin (pron. DA-zhor-in). This led to civil war and unrest, and some historians believe that the decline of the Cvarken Empire began here.

Major accomplishments

Aside of conquering most of the Czardaian coastal plain, the Cvarkens also accomplished a number of other things. They built great cities; the ruins of the Imperial Palace in Czarna can still be seen today. In addition, they established a trade network with other tribes on the plains, and developed advanced medicines for treating basic diseases such as influenza. In addition, their scientists developed an early form of trigonometry, and it is believed that they acquired the use of many ancient Greek inventions including advanced optics and mathematics, thus pointing to a possible link between the two cultures.