Omban Empire

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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

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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 Western War: 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