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While there was always elven habitation of the region, none of the people there used writing for several centuries after the Urgabom Script writers disappeared. Instead, a largely nomadic society arose, with small tribes moving across the grasslands with grazing livestock such as goats and cattle. It was not until more than a thousand years later, in approximately 1200 BC, that written materials ascribed to the natives of the area begin to reappear in Alva. The language, while believed to have descended linguistically from what the Urgabom Script Civilization spoke, was written in an entirely different script - both referred to as Old Alvish. The name "Alva" appears to have already been in common use before the texts were written, as some of the texts refer to Alva as an "ancient place" or "the Alva of old." Contemporary Alvan historians use these texts as evidence that an Alvan polity existed as early as 1200 BC and that it was a direct descendant of civilizations that had existed in the area prior, but because they are few in number and the claims made are not attested in records found outside the region, historians outside Alva consider these claims controversial.

[[File:GenghisKhan&BörteGenghisKhanEquestrianMonument.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Wax figures of Gunghris Khan and wife in the National Historical Museum in Alvakot. Gunghris was famous for taking human wives from lands he conquered.]]

By approximately 800 BC, texts found in what is now [[~~Packlivania~~]] refer to "the tribes of Alva," and a leaders who were known by the title "Kaan." This date is used by most international historians to date the first formalized Khanate of Alva. The title of Khan was believed to be martial in nature, rather than hereditary, which whichever chief who was able to marshal enough support among other tribes gaining the title. In this era, there were typically multiple Khans, with one Khan gathering power in one particular region and engaging in hostilities against other Khans. Power tended to fluctuate between tribes in the more arid east and the tribes on the west near the sea. While tribes in both areas were nomadic in nature, the tribes in the west tended to move between established settlements on a seasonal schedule, whereas the tribes in the east rarely settled in the same location more than once. The east, while less populous, had one resource the west lacked: horses. Wild stallions are native to eastern Alva, and the warriors of the eastern Alvan tribes were famous for their connection to and skill with their horses. Alvan archers were known worldwide for their ability to shoot while on horseback.

By approximately 800 BC, texts found in what is now [[Packilvania]] refer to "the tribes of Alva," and a leaders who were known by the title "Kaan." This date is used by most international historians to date the first formalized Khanate of Alva. The title of Khan was believed to be martial in nature, rather than hereditary, which whichever chief who was able to marshal enough support among other tribes gaining the title. In this era, there were typically multiple Khans, with one Khan gathering power in one particular region and engaging in hostilities against other Khans. Power tended to fluctuate between tribes in the more arid east and the tribes on the west near the sea. While tribes in both areas were nomadic in nature, the tribes in the west tended to move between established settlements on a seasonal schedule, whereas the tribes in the east rarely settled in the same location more than once. The east, while less populous, had one resource the west lacked: horses. Wild stallions are native to eastern Alva, and the warriors of the eastern Alvan tribes were famous for their connection to and skill with their horses. Alvan archers were known worldwide for their ability to shoot while on horseback.

Internal conflict among the Alvan tribes was the norm for much of early Alvan history. However, in the fifth century AD, a siege by united eastern tribes reached the coast near what is now Urgabom and managed to secure power over the area relatively permanently under one single Khan for the entire state. This began what is known as the Eastern Dynasty period, which lasted for seven hundred years, in which the formerly disparate west and east began to see their cultures merge. The title of Khan began to be hereditary, and the eastern tribes adopted the western tradition of moving seasonally between established settlements. In turn, the horse culture of the east was adopted by the west. Additionally, a formal bureaucracy began to form, inspired by systems of government from other areas such as ~~Packlivania~~. By the 12th century AD, with the unity of Alva secured, Alva began to turn its attention outward.

Internal conflict among the Alvan tribes was the norm for much of early Alvan history. However, in the fifth century AD, a siege by united eastern tribes reached the coast near what is now Urgabom and managed to secure power over the area relatively permanently under one single Khan for the entire state. This began what is known as the Eastern Dynasty period, which lasted for seven hundred years, in which the formerly disparate west and east began to see their cultures merge. The title of Khan began to be hereditary, and the eastern tribes adopted the western tradition of moving seasonally between established settlements. In turn, the horse culture of the east was adopted by the west. Additionally, a formal bureaucracy began to form, inspired by systems of government from other areas such as Packilvania. By the 12th century AD, with the unity of Alva secured, Alva began to turn its attention outward.

===The Alvan Empire===

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 While there was always elven habitation of the region, none of the people there used writing for several centuries after the Urgabom Script writers disappeared. Instead, a largely nomadic society arose, with small tribes moving across the grasslands with grazing livestock such as goats and cattle. It was not until more than a thousand years later, in approximately 1200 BC, that written materials ascribed to the natives of the area begin to reappear in Alva. The language, while believed to have descended linguistically from what the Urgabom Script Civilization spoke, was written in an entirely different script - both referred to as Old Alvish. The name "Alva" appears to have already been in common use before the texts were written, as some of the texts refer to Alva as an "ancient place" or "the Alva of old." Contemporary Alvan historians use these texts as evidence that an Alvan polity existed as early as 1200 BC and that it was a direct descendant of civilizations that had existed in the area prior, but because they are few in number and the claims made are not attested in records found outside the region, historians outside Alva consider these claims controversial.
 [[File:GenghisKhan&BörteGenghisKhanEquestrianMonument.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Wax figures of Gunghris Khan and wife in the National Historical Museum in Alvakot. Gunghris was famous for taking human wives from lands he conquered.]]
-By approximately 800 BC, texts found in what is now [[Packlivania]] refer to "the tribes of Alva," and a leaders who were known by the title "Kaan." This date is used by most international historians to date the first formalized Khanate of Alva. The title of Khan was believed to be martial in nature, rather than hereditary, which whichever chief who was able to marshal enough support among other tribes gaining the title. In this era, there were typically multiple Khans, with one Khan gathering power in one particular region and engaging in hostilities against other Khans. Power tended to fluctuate between tribes in the more arid east and the tribes on the west near the sea. While tribes in both areas were nomadic in nature, the tribes in the west tended to move between established settlements on a seasonal schedule, whereas the tribes in the east rarely settled in the same location more than once. The east, while less populous, had one resource the west lacked: horses. Wild stallions are native to eastern Alva, and the warriors of the eastern Alvan tribes were famous for their connection to and skill with their horses. Alvan archers were known worldwide for their ability to shoot while on horseback.
+By approximately 800 BC, texts found in what is now [[Packilvania]] refer to "the tribes of Alva," and a leaders who were known by the title "Kaan." This date is used by most international historians to date the first formalized Khanate of Alva. The title of Khan was believed to be martial in nature, rather than hereditary, which whichever chief who was able to marshal enough support among other tribes gaining the title. In this era, there were typically multiple Khans, with one Khan gathering power in one particular region and engaging in hostilities against other Khans. Power tended to fluctuate between tribes in the more arid east and the tribes on the west near the sea. While tribes in both areas were nomadic in nature, the tribes in the west tended to move between established settlements on a seasonal schedule, whereas the tribes in the east rarely settled in the same location more than once. The east, while less populous, had one resource the west lacked: horses. Wild stallions are native to eastern Alva, and the warriors of the eastern Alvan tribes were famous for their connection to and skill with their horses. Alvan archers were known worldwide for their ability to shoot while on horseback.
-Internal conflict among the Alvan tribes was the norm for much of early Alvan history. However, in the fifth century AD, a siege by united eastern tribes reached the coast near what is now Urgabom and managed to secure power over the area relatively permanently under one single Khan for the entire state. This began what is known as the Eastern Dynasty period, which lasted for seven hundred years, in which the formerly disparate west and east began to see their cultures merge. The title of Khan began to be hereditary, and the eastern tribes adopted the western tradition of moving seasonally between established settlements. In turn, the horse culture of the east was adopted by the west. Additionally, a formal bureaucracy began to form, inspired by systems of government from other areas such as Packlivania. By the 12th century AD, with the unity of Alva secured, Alva began to turn its attention outward.
+Internal conflict among the Alvan tribes was the norm for much of early Alvan history. However, in the fifth century AD, a siege by united eastern tribes reached the coast near what is now Urgabom and managed to secure power over the area relatively permanently under one single Khan for the entire state. This began what is known as the Eastern Dynasty period, which lasted for seven hundred years, in which the formerly disparate west and east began to see their cultures merge. The title of Khan began to be hereditary, and the eastern tribes adopted the western tradition of moving seasonally between established settlements. In turn, the horse culture of the east was adopted by the west. Additionally, a formal bureaucracy began to form, inspired by systems of government from other areas such as Packilvania. By the 12th century AD, with the unity of Alva secured, Alva began to turn its attention outward.
 ===The Alvan Empire===

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