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'''Salovia''' (Salovian: სალოველო, pronounced ''Salovelo'' ), officially the '''Grand Monarchy of Salovia''' and later the '''Grand Republic of Salovia''' (Salovian: სალოველოს დიდი მონარქია, pronounced ''Salovelos didi Monarkia''; სალოველოს დიდი რესპუბლიკა, pronounced ''Salovelos Didi Resp’ublik’a''), was a country whose territory primarily consisted of what today are part or all of what makes up Eastern Aurora, namely the nations of [[Tivot]], [[BaykaliaBiramura]], [[Oscrelia]], [[Volova]], [[Nolova]], [[Tuvaltastan]], [[Tarelia]], and [[Nilovia]], as well as several [[Overseas Territories of Salovia|overseas regions and territories]]. Mainland Salovia, prior to its dissolution, stretched from the [[Bay of Suvol]] (also referred to as the CalthianFilari Sea), following the [[Er River]] and cutting through the [[Kalivian Mountains]] into the [[Great Auroran Desert]], where it would follow the [[Khermali River]] its delta found in the [[Azure Sea]]. From there it stretched westwards into the [[Ethaln Plains]] and eastwards to the [[Sea of Tranquility]]. The nation proper also included the northern end of the [[Horn of KaltarKaltariezh]] up until 1975, when [[Tivot]] and [[Blueacia]], both formerly Salovian provinces, gained independence.

The history of Salovia extends back to the first inhabitants of Aurora. The [[Kurieti Site]] in BaykaliaBiramura is cited as one of the oldest pieces of evidence of human inhabitation of the continent, dating back to 350,000 years ago. The site contains an array of fossils, arrowheads, and cave paintings. The Salovian region is home to many of the oldest examples of civilization as well, including the [[Nelokhvi Empire]], a large empire that spanned much of the southern coast of Aurora and much of the [[Khermali river]]. It, along with a number of other civilizations would endure for a millenium, more or less, until a little understood event known as the [[Great Vanishing]] occurred, wherein all evidence of advanced culture was suddenly halted by an unknown cause. A resurgence of civilizations sprouted up around the 8th century BCE, to include the [[Nobility of Er]], the Nilovite civilizations, and the [[Kveshi Empire|Kveshi]] trade culture. The Nobility of Er, after merging with the smaller [[Nobility of Fughala]], formed the [[Kingdom of Suvol]], whilst the Kveshi would [[The Sacking of Nilovia|sack the Nilovite cities]], and organized into the Kveshi Empire. The northward expansion of the Kveshis and the southward expansion of the Suvolis resulted in their meeting, and the start of the [[Azure Wars]]. The Azure Wars concluded with the assassination of the last king of Suvol, Rorik II by Kveshi king [[Rorik the Conqueror|Odelfv]]. The two empires were merged by Odelfv, who renamed himself to Rorik III after marrying Rorik II's sister Ennala to form Salovia, with the agreeance of the Suvolic [[Boliari]] and cessions made to appease them.

Salovia, starting from its inception in 135 AD until its final dissolution in 1992, saw a series of various periods and ages, starting from the Anevid Dynasty and their relationship and eventual merger with the Melit'hasa Kingdom under the Age of Elves, to the [[Salovia#First Golden Age|First]] and [[Salovia#The Grand Reconquest and The Second Golden Age|Second]] Golden Ages, separated by the [[Salovia#Age of the Plague|Age of the Plague]], [[Salovia#The Regression|the Regression]], and the [[Salovia#Salovian Interregnum|Salovian Interregnum]]. The Interregnum saw the first major instances of the modern states found today, from the [[Nelic States]] and the [[Volovan Empire]] in the south, and the [[BaykalianBiramuran Empire]] in the north. Following the reign of [[Remis the Great]], the [[Salovia#The Grand Reconquest|Grand Reconquest]] began, and with it the advent of the Second Golden Age and the reigns of [[The Three Greats]] of Salovia. King Æris, often referred to as The Elven Usurper, brought an end to the Golden Age, and his [[The Golden Revolution|usurping]] brought about the [[Salovia#The Neli Vardna|Neli Vardna]]. The 18th century began with the mysterious disappearance of King VI, resulting in a Succession Crisis that would end with Nikoloz the Terror seizing the crown, who began the [[Posolic Wars]], named for his top military general [[Vakhudan Posol]]. Vakhudan himself would seize the crown for himself, reiging until 1792. His death is often marked as the beginning of the Monarchy's decline and eventual end. During Yurev VI's reign, Salovia experienced a period of instability and a loss of confidence in the King known as [[The Era of Unrest]]. This period marks the Boliari's shift away from the Monarchal system to the Republican system of government, backing a fledgling [[Akhalibisi]]-based Grand Republic that saw a return to stability for the nation. Under the Republic, Salovia saw its greatest period of colonialism, holding dominion over a number of different overseas territories, such as [[Ayaupia]] and [[Komertsiya Port]] located on the continent of Gondwana, as well as [[Puntalia]] and Akhalip'ort'i in the modern-day [[Union of Free Cities]], located in Arcturia, as well as other small possessions.

This prosperity lasted until the cultural and ethnic divides caused by the sheer size, diversity and historical grievances of the nation reached a breaking point; exacerbated by the [[Auroran Imperial War]], and inspired by the growing nationalist movements sweeping the continent at the time, a group of armed militants caused the [[Salovian Civil War#Novugdidi Crisis|Novugdidi Crisis]] on 18 June 1985, assassinating [[Ivan Strovani]]. This sparked uprisings and revolts nationwide, the most organized of which being the [[Nilovian Coalition]], [[Volovan Independence Front]], and the [[Lovelian Liberation Front]]. These uprisings began the 20 year long [[Salovian Civil War]]. Salovia as a legitimate government lasted until 1992, when the last remnants of the government were reformed into what would become the [[BaykaliaBiramura|BaykalianBiramuran]] government under the Handover Treaty of 1992.

"Kingdom of Suvol" refers to the coastal region that is now part of western Oscrelia, northern BaykaliaBiramura, and northeastern KaltarKaltariezh. "Suvol" is itself the name of the first ruling class of the predecessor kingdom of [[Nobility of Er|Er]], the Suvolids.

The earliest humans are believed to have arrived in northern Salovia somewhere between 1.8 and 1.6 million years ago via the archipelago that makes up modern day [[Peregrinia]], [[Petra Cauda]], and [[The Oan Isles]], moving south into what is now Oscrelia and BaykaliaBiramura. This region of eastern Aurora is believed to have been host to an array of different human species, as evidenced by an archaeological site known as the [[Kurieti Site]] (named such due to its proximity to the BaykalianBiramuran village of the same name). The site is a large series of caverns and fossils of early hominid, from ''homo yasteriensis'' to ''homo arduus sapiens'' and a now-extinct distant cousin to modern humans, ''homo aurorensis'', a species which inhabited the region prior to the migration of modern humans some time around 20,000 and 18,000 years ago.

[[File:AssyrianWarship.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Stone relief depicting the sea invasion of the [[Horn of KaltarKaltariezh|Dovian PeninsulaCape]] by Er]]

''(See also [[Nelic States]], [[Volovan Empire]], [[Nobility of BaykaliaBiramura]])

Without a central stable authority to rule over the vast territories held by Salovia, the nation fell into regional blocs vying for control. To the far east, the Orc Kingdom of Khalit'hasa and the Elven Kingdom of Melit'hasa regained sovereignty of territory lost during the rise of Salovia, and to the west, empires like [[Ethalria (Grand Matriarchy)|Ethalria]] and [[Kaltar#Colonialism and New Age Citystates|CalthKaltariezh]] expanded into previously Salovian lands. The core territory of Salovia itself fell into three primary segments; the [[Nobility of BaykaliaBiramura]], the [[Volovan Empire]], and the various microstates underneath the overarching diarchy of southern Salovia, now known as the [[Nelic States]].

====Calth-BaykalianBiramuran Wars====

''See Also: [[Calth-BaykalianBiramuran War]]''

Ruled by the [[Boliari]], BaykaliaBiramura was initially formed under a nominally plutocratic feudal system wherein the most wealthy noble would hold political control of the nation itself. This volatile system provided an avenue for wealthy non-Salovians to gain power and potentially even become King of BaykaliaBiramura. This opportunity was exploited by the Calth nobleman [[Hathan Fretyal]] who, by 1002, had consolidated his wealth with a number of much less wealthy nobles to inevitably become a contender for the BaykalianBiramuran crown (called ''Anvert’erani'' in Salovian). The reigning King Nikoloz, recognizing the threat posed by Hathan, amassed the Grand BaykalianBiramura Militia, a mercenary group financially loyal to Nikoloz. Funded by Nikoloz and his closest allies in the Boliari, the Militia provided an additional layer of security should Hathan surpass Nikoloz in wealth, and therefore become the BaykalianBiramuran King. In 1006, Hathan consolidated enough of his and his allies' wealth to surpass Nikoloz, and officially initiated a ''Samepo Gamots’veva'', or Royal Challenge in Staynish/Codexian. A Samepo Gamots'veva is a task in which the wealth of each individual is counted coin by coin to determine the exact wealth of each royal contender, and whoever holds the highest wealth is declared the next King of BaykaliaBiramura. As was predicted by Hathan and his allies, Hathan was officially declared the new King. However, Nikoloz refused to relinquish his hold on power, declaring war on Hathan and those loyal to him, thus sparking the BaykalianBiramuran Civil War, or more commonly known as the Calth-BaykalianBiramuran War.

The war between Nikoloz and Hathan took place from 13 June to 29 November 1006, and killed approximately 8,100 people at the highest estimate. Taking place primarily in Chita, and the border regions between BaykaliaBiramura and Calth, the war evolved into a much larger nation-to-nation war after the death of Hathan Fretyal; his death was considered a victory by Nikoloz. Hathan's death, however, was taken by the leaders of Calth as an act of war, and as such Calth declared war against Nikoloz and the Nobility itself, beginning the second phase of the war. The fighting expanded into an all-out naval and land conflict, with fighting as far north as modern-day [[Per]], and as far south as Delgerdatter in KaltarKaltariezh. This phase of the war, spanning from 1006-1008 and killing around 22,000 people, became the deadliest conflict in the region. The end of the war was marked by the death of Nikoloz, whose successor King Tigran Najaryan negotiated a peace treaty with Calth which ceded land from BaykaliaBiramura with an affirmation by the Calth that no further conflicts would ensue between the two for 80 years. The treaty officially marked the boundary between BaykaliaBiramura and Calth as the Riktelachi River. This boundary would remain in existence for over 900 years until the conclusion of the [[Auroran Imperial War]].

For the span of a century, the restored monarchy of Salovia pursued an aggressive reconquest of successor states, including the Nelic States and the Nobility of BaykaliaBiramura, among others. The first of such conquests was the invasion of Oluvi, which Remis I carried out in 1033. At the time, Oluvi served as the center of the political and religious sects of the Nelic States, the most powerful being the ruling Voletrioni class. The invasion and subsequent conquering of Oluvi marked the decline of the Nelic States over the following four years, wherein the entity was methodically reintegrated into the Salovian monarchy, and its upper class incorporated into the Boliari to ensure a more permanent conquest. Upon its near-absorption into Salovia by 1038, resources were turned towards the Orc Kingdom of Kheme'hasa, located east of the Khermali river, the first battle being the Battle of Ikometa. Kheme'hasa surrendered to the Salovian forces at the Battle of Noktesha in 1042. Two weeks after successfully taking Kheme'hasa, Remis I would die from wounds incurred during that same battle. His son, Remis II, continued his efforts towards reconquest by turning attention towards the Nobility of BaykaliaBiramura, beginning with the Battle of K'iseri Pass in 1044. The battle spanned three days, and was the deadliest battle of the Reconquest, but the Salovian forces achieved a pyrrhic victory over the BaykaliansBiramurans. Upon staging forces within the K'iseri Pass the Salovian forces made their way north, towards the settlement of Irkula, a major strategic location within the BaykalianBiramuran state. Though the city itself was taken, the military outpost Fort Tamaz had held off the invading Salovians. An additional siege of the fort took place soon after reinforcements arrived, and by 1055 the entire city was taken over. Salovian forces continued moving northwards, however the nation was increasingly indebted to the wealthy individuals of the Boliari, who would soon denounce the war. Tensions between the Boliari and Remis II reached a tipping point in 1061, when the Boliari had Remis II expelled from the throne, allowing for his son Rorik VI to ascend to the throne. During Rorik VI's reign, the conquest of BaykaliaBiramura was much slower, a direct result of insistence by the Boliari. As such, only a few minor battles took place between 1061 and 1074, most notably the successful Siege of Dulorien in 1074. Like his grandfather, Rorik VI suffered injuries from this battle which would prove lethal months later, dying in the winter of 1074. His son, Yorik IV ascended to the throne and ruled for two years, until contracting a disease now believed to be a form of smallpox. Yorik IV would pass away in 1076, at the age of thirteen, leaving the throne to his twelve year-old brother Remis III. By this time, the Grand Reconquest had reached a point of stagnation, with the Boliari insisting on the cessation of the reconquest altogether. Remis III obliged by the Boliari until the year 1093, when the Conquest of Culoria began, which the Boliari were not informed of. This conquest ushered in the second phase of the conquest of BaykaliaBiramura, and for the next twenty years, a series of battles, sieges, and raids took place throughout the nation, the turning point of those twenty years being the capture of the cities of Chita and Erov in 1107, the two most important cities of the Nobility of BaykaliaBiramura. The final campaign that secured Salovian victory of BaykaliaBiramura was the March of Fifteen Rivers in 1113, ending the Reconquest of core Salovian territory. The final conquest, known as the Tivotian Campaign, is the invasion of the small nations on the tip of the Horn of KaltarKaltariezh, collectively referred to as Tivot by Salovians. The three largest nations, Tarov, Perov, and Laberov, were collectively defeated at the Great Battle of Cape Mortagra, where a naval invasion by Salovia was met with the forces of the three nations. By 1140, the three nations had been integrated into Salovia. Three months after securing a victory in Tivot, Remis III passed away of natural causes in Chita, his death marking the end of the Grand Reconquest.

Additonally, and more significantly, was the purchase of the island of NEW NAME FOR ISLAND in modern day Jusdelva from neighboring power KaltarKaltariezh. This acquisition proved to be one of the more productive portions of the Salovian slave network, as the relatively large size of the island provided more than enough arable land to cultivate for the various cash crops in demand. Its success as a slave colony would prove to be limited with the advent of Great Morstaybishlia in the coming decades. <WILL ADD MORE ABOUT THIS ISLAND AT A LATER DATE, BRAIN LOST POWER>

The [[Salovian Civil War|Salovian Civil War]] was by far the most devastating war in Salovian history, and one of the deadliest civil wars in world history. Killing tens of millions of people through both direct and indirect means, the war resulted from a growing hostility by the non-baykalianBiramuran polties towards the two BaykalianBiramuran polities, who gained disproportionate representation in the Salovian government due to the BaykalianBiramuran Annexation Deal of 1816. BaykaliansBiramurans had held a majority in both the upper and lower houses of legislature since the 1950's, and systematically passed legislature that would slowly maximize BaykalianBiramuran influence and minimize the influence of other polities in elections and in legislature. Following numerous protests, marches and riots, most notably the [[1957 March for Equality]], the [[1966 Nal'Chik and Shagonar Riots]], and the [[1976 Protests of Akhalibisi|1976 Protests]] in [[Akhalibisi]], the polity of Volova, backed by Tuva, Alta and Nilovia, began the civil war by attacking BaykaliaBiramura in the [[Battle of Irkutsk]], officially starting the war in 1985. It would be another two decades, and numerous battles, airstrikes, and deaths until the war would officially end in 2005 with the signing of the [[Treaty of Astravili (2005)|Treaty of Astravili]].