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=== Unification ===
In 400 A.D. Aikthudr'zhur was finally united by the House of Ny'thudr'zhan. The House was formally enshrined in the Akuan tradition and is supported by
The monarchists found an important political ally in local Ny'Sænuri clans within the kingdom, who supported the enshrinement and became the enforcement arm of the monarchy. Despite this the political divides lead to a period known as the Troubles. Though no violent uprising occurred, the Kingdom suffered from general discontent and passive opposition throughout its lands. support of other groups.
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The Albertine government in Cryria later sought to consolidate its sphere of influence in North Novaris, and considered Aikthudr'zhur to be a part of its ''Nordenfästningen''. In 1887 the Kingdom was pressured into ending restrictions on foreign agricultural imports. Almost immediately, cheap Cryrian agricultural goods flooded into the Aikthudr'zhur and forced many of its small farmers off their traditional lands and into the Cryrian-run mines to sustain themselves. Later that year, Cryrian-owned docks increased their fees on local fishing vessels, causing an explosion in anti-Cryrian riots in the capital. In the resulting Sack of Highdrilian, Cryrian forces reacted violently and the Royal Family was forced to flee into the mountains after the RCRN threatened to bombard the city. Cryrian troops briefly occupied the capital and sacked the Palace, while unrest exploded around the Kingdom. The looting of the Royal Palace became a long-lasting scar on Aikkian history, as numerous important artifacts were stolen and shipped back to Leidenstad by Cryrian troops. Among these were the three swords of the Aikkian Monarchy - The Sword of Generations, the Sword of Ancestors Past and the Sword of the Crashing Moon. These blades had been in the Royal Family since the formation of the Kingdom and were used in the enshrinement of new monarchs as a means of symbolically channeling the spirits of previous rulers. The swords were now delivered to the House of Leidensen as a means of ensuring Cryrian control over the monarchy and the Gloaming Throne's future inheritance.
The humiliation of the Sack and the loss of the swords served to unite many different factions within the country and turned local bureaucrats against Cryrian influence, thus prolonging the conflict. The situation
▲The situation is resolved in the Second Treaty of Highdrilian, which allows the monarchy to return to the capital and sees Cryrian military forces withdraw back to their concessions, while officers linked to the worst of the violence are recalled to Leidenstad. However, the Treaty also allowed for a Cryrian official to be appointed to the Royal Court and generally ceded further economic control to Leidenstad. Thus, Cryrian control over Aikthudr'zhur only expanded, while the root causes of the unrest remained unaddressed and continued to plague the Kingdom.
=== Modern Era (1900 - ongoing) ===
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