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=== Early Settlement and Pre-Kingdom Era (1000 B.C. - 399 AD) ===
The Aikkian coasts were first home to native lutryne groups, while the Atiovha mountains were later settled in 1,000 B.C. by exiled Vhydaszi Akuans. The new arrivals lived a mostly pastoral lifestyle and primarily raised goats and sheep. Around 800 B.C. the region saw an influx of Shatlo Elveselves who had been pushed out of their homeland on the Oshombran Peninsula by Taragai and later Talveri pressure. They named their new home "Aikthudr'zhur," or literally, "The Eastern Places." The arriving Shatlo converted to Akuanism but maintained much of their existing hierarchy and cultural traditions. Their comparatively long lifespans also allowed them to establish their power in region, and many modern political dynasties can trace their roots back to these original settlers.
=== Unification ===
=== Foundation of the Kingdom, Migrations, the Enshrinement and the Century plus a quarter of Troubles ===
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==== First Dwarven Migrations ====
While the troubles never turned into a violent uprising, they led to passive resistance and general discontent against the monarchy. The new Royal Family utilized divisions between traditionalist factions and their own centralized powers to win popular favor and stabilize their reign.
The Kingdom experienced an influx of dwarven migrations in 539 A.D. These groups were largely welcomed in by the House of Ny'thudr'zhan in exchange for their political and military support against the Traditionalists. The new arrivals were settled among the mountains which had historically been difficult to project authority into and were a bastion of Akuan Traditionalism. The Dwarven migrations ultimately ended the Troubles and allowed the House of Ny'thudr'zhan to stabilize and legitimize its reign.
==== Second Dwarven migrationsMigrations ====
A second wave of dwarven migrations took place almost a thousand years later in 1558 as a result of repression against dwarven groups by foreign governments. The Kingdom once again allowed entry to the new arrivals, but mandated conversions to Akuanism - A fact which served to reignite Traditionalist thinking which opposed forced conversion.
In 539 the initial dwarven migrations are welcomed into the kingdom in exchange for their support of the Royal Family’s enshrinement. The small dwarven communities are settled along the mountains which tended to be a Akuan traditionalist strongholds. The dwarven migrations ultimately ended the troubles, and only a handful of traditionalist holdouts continued to reject royal authority.
==== Constitutionalism ====
Again in 1558, another wave of dwarven migrations occur in the face of repression from foreign governments. Royal decrees require that new arrivals convert to Akuanism, something which angers traditionalist factions who oppose forced conversions.
Aikthudr'zhur first established a constitution in 1643 which created a formal parliament and implemented land reforms. The 1643 Constitution was a compromise between the Monarchists and the Traditionalists and served to define the role of the Crown and the nobility. The creation of the parliament helped legitimize the monarchy in the eyes of the Traditionalists and served to alleviate many of the renewed cultural disputes within the country.
==== Government Reform ====
The formation of the modern Aikkian state started in 1643, with the writing of the constitution, creation of a formal parliament and land reform. Then in 1643, the monarchists faction and traditionalists faction came to a formal agreement to create a constitution to define the monarchy and the ‘elected’ nobility’s powers. The creation of a parliament helped legitimize the monarchy in the eyes of the Akuan traditionalists and resolved many of the country’s long running cultural disputes.
=== Plague and Cryrian Imperialism ===
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