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The history of Daistallia can be divided into three distinct periods. These are The Alpinehom period, the Lancre period, and the Greenfields period. This essay aims to cover the early history of Daistallia in some detail.

Prehistory

Archaeological evidence suggests that the original inhabitants of Daistallia were hunter-gatherers settled in the Dael lowlands and the Kraels. The evidence suggests that a large number of these inhabitants died out due to a massivenatural disaster of unknown origins. The remainder either migrated elsewhere or were subsumed in later migrations.

Whilan Migrations

The first major inward migration of foreign peoples were Buddhist missionaries from Tibet in 895. These missionaries became lost in a misterious storm arnd found themselves with no way to return to Tibet. The missionary population slowly increased over the next 20 years, as additional Tibetan peoples made their way through the mountains. The Tibetan migration was closely followed by the arrival of a small group of Kirati refugees from the Licchavi Kingdom in Kathmandu fleeing the Thakuri dynasty. The Kirati arrived in 915. The final Himalayan group of settlers arrived Bumthang, in modern Bhutan. They arrived in 925.

These settlers made their home high in the Kraels, a range Himalayan mountains. They remained largely isolated for some 500 years. Over time, these people mixed together culturally, ethnically, and linguistically. They became known as the Whilan. The Whillan Lama became the acknowledged temporal and spiritual leader of the Whilan people.

Swiss-German Migrations

In 1500, a Swiss mercenary company, the Stal Company, became lost while making their way across the mountains. They arrived in the area seeking their fortunes. They were followed by a number of similar German, Austrian, Swiss, and Italian companies, all from the Alpine regions of those countries. After being unable to return home, they settled in an area which resembled their native Switzerland.

In 1550, the survivors of the Stal Company, who were by then known as the Stalli, had organized a governmemt system for themselves. The new Stalli Republic was a democracy with voting rights grounded in having fulfilled military service.

Asian Migrations

The next group to arrive were lost sailors from Asia. A large part of these sailors were from Zheng He's fleet. Mixed in with these were Malays, Vietnamese, Thais, and Koreans. These sailors all managed to find themselves completely lost at sea. people settled in a large deltaic plain. They quickly mixed together, becoming known as the Dai. They sprerad out and established several city-states across the Daels.

The Treaty of Imoman Hoa

The Stalli Republic first made contact with the Whilan state in 1567. The original contact was hostile, and the two states were soon at war. However, the Whilan state was quickly overwhelmed. However, the Gaurk warrior caste made a grave impression on the militant Stalli, and garnered a great deal of respect. It was due to this that the Treaty of Imoman Hoa was signed, unifying the two states and establishing the Stalli-Whilan Republic in 1600. The treaty strips the Whilan Lama of all temporal power, leaving him to concentrate on spiritual matters. This closeness begins the conversion of many Stalli to Buddhism.

The War of Two Treaties

In 1622 a group of six Dai city states in the Daels signed a confereration treaty. Three years later, the remaining city states co-join a similary treaty. The two treaty organizations begin making claims of unfair trade against each other. In 1628 the War of Two Treaties breaks out between the Dai city-states. The war lasts 90 years, and involves a great deal of treachery. Many mercenary units from the Stalli-Whilan republic take part. 1718 The Treaty of Baing ends the war and establishes the Dai Union, an all Dai trading union.

Union

After the War of Two Treaties, cultural and economic contact between the Dai cities and the Stalli-Whilan Republic increased dramatically. In 1885 a propsed merge of he Dai Union and The Stalli-Whilan Republic is approved by all members. The country then becomes the Incorporated States of Daistallia.