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=== Old Zastam ===

According to traditional Esmiri historiography, the Zastam ("enlightened kingdom") was established sometime in the late fourth millennium BC, being the setting for what is now known as the Old Documents in Orthodox Katharianism. While much of these documents remain classified and kept in the North Castle Library, there are a few documents that are released to the public. The seven public books of the Old Documents describe a prehistoric betrayal of God by man and an army of fallen angels equipping the Irapkas (priest-kings) with forbidden knowledge. The majority of this forbidden knowledge is said to lie in the classified books. The Irapkas struggled against one another until there were nine left, whose tribes united to form the Zastam. In the later Old Zastam Period, God was revealed to Irapka Sesom I of Zayem, who was given a series of commandments as well as the power to appoint a new king who would be the new emperor of the land under the Zastam.

The Old Zastam era is contested by secular historians, who largely believe its existence to be entirely fictional, while religious scholars argue for its legitimacy. Other spiritual movements in the region hold the Old Zastam in high regard.