Omban Empire

The Omban Empire was a large, multicultural empire founded 768 years before the present through the union of several Ombesh-speaking states centered around the city of Omba - principally Omba, Hasmala, Khutu, and Taizi. The empire rapidly expanded to the north (Basai and Nulu), west (Choradan, Daligash) and south (Malfan) before collapsing under its own weight in 338 I.E. (Imperial Era) into a series of successor states. The causes of the fall of the empire's fall are hotly debated but it is generally regarded that raids from the south (Umnaka), setbacks in the ultimately abortive and failed colonization of Osnabis (now Ashnabis Territory), and internal political disputes all contributed.

The spread of the Omban Empire brought with it the Ombesh language, now spoken in all its successor states, and the religion of the Corps. While other languages (Thu Parsh, Aummesh, Enskrai) are spoken in some corners of the former Empire, and the Hulti (Old Folk) persist as a distinct minority faith, the Empire's effect on the politics, history, art, architecture, literature, and social life of the entire continent is undeniable.

History and Expansion

Legend	Description	Date(s)
A	Pre-state Omban societies	ca. 400 - 300 BE
B	Omban monarchy	ca. 200-100 BE
C	Expansion of Omban monarchy	ca. 100-70 BE
D	Khutuan annexation	62 BE
E	Hasmalan campaigns	42-25 BE
F	Northern Khutu and Hasmala annexed	25-16 BE
G	Basai, Taizi and Daligash annexed	9-3 BE
H	Choradani settlement	4 IE
I	Expansion of Choradan, Daligash, Basai	ca. 10-50 IE
J	Conquest of Ajai	123 IE
K	Conquest of Nulu	161 IE
L	Expansion of Nulu	ca. 160 -190 IE
M	Conquest of Zipus and northern Malfan	229 IE
N	Conquest of Malfan complete	271 IE
O	Luetkan coastal expansion	278 IE
P	Conquest of Jinto (Umnaka)	291 IE
Q	First Osnabi campaign	312-320 IE
R	Second Osnabi campaign	325-328 IE