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In early 1620, [[Lambertus V|King Lambertus V]] of the [[Great Morstaybishlia|Great Morstaybishlian Empire]] took interest in Meri Laulu. He begunbegan preparations for an invasion of the group islands. By late 1620, the [[The Morst-Lauluan War of 1620|The Morst-Lauluan War]] ignited and led to Meri Laulu turning to a Morst colony while [[Tiaro Sokala]], Meri Laulu's leader at the time, was captured along with the rest of the Meri Lauluan citizens.

From 1928 to 1929, the nation was engulfed with racial tension between Staynish and Islander citizens. In 1930, tensions would finally come to its peak as a gang of Staynnes massacred 37 Islander children and adults in what would be called the [[Betho Kindergarten Massacre]]. By late 1930, the three yearyears [[Staynish-Islander Civil War]] would spark and lead to the death of 157,000 combatant deaths and 51,000 civilian deaths.

Three years after the end of the civil war, Sokala would unite under the Democratic Republic of Sokala under the leadership of the Sokalan Family. Trade with nations across the globe would be established. Surprisingly, Morstaybishlia would be Sokala's greatest economic partner during it'sits first years as a country.

Very little is known where the island natives came from. No record was found of the natives until the early 1600’s1600s. Several pieces of evidence have come up in recent years supporting the evidence that the Islanders have been living in the islands for several years. Cave paintings dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE were found in Santa Rosa and Santa Monica. These paintings portrayed several rough drawings of what seems to be ancient Islander natives hunting down deers using spears. Islander native settlements have also been found across the Sokalan archipelago with some even dating back to 4th millennium BCE.

From what can be observed, the early Islanders were primarily a hunter-gatherer society. They would tend to live within groups of 5-7 people with most being men. In the 2nd millennium BCE, several Islander tribes begun farming root plants and fruits. This development rapidly pushed most Islanders to live in flat and exposed areas leading to frequent conflicts between Islander tribes. Sharpened bones were used as weapons and tools during what would be called the Age of Buto. In the late 2nd millennium BCE, Islanders regressed back to hunter-gathering due to conflicts leading to most tribes losing most of their men. This evenevent would be called the Age of Despair. Islanders, however, discovered fishing and using fire as a weapon. Preserved charred remains of a man were found in a cave in Hasting's tallest mountain, Jouthunburg.

In the early 1600’s1600s, Morstaybishlian [[Lambertus V|King Lambertus V]] sent a ship to establish a colony southward of [[New Calth]], a colony of the [[Ethalria|Ethalarian Empire]]. The ship sent for the mission was the Haligar, a newly constructed galleon, and was piloted by Captain Symvlad Arkots. The Haligar was manned by the 100-man crew and brought almost 40 tons of materials needed to build a proper colony. Unfortunately for King Lambertus IV and the Haligar, the Ethalarian Empire acquired information that the Morstaybishlians were vying to start a colony just south of New Calth and viewed it as a possible threat. The Ethalarian Empire in response, sent a small fleet of Ethalarian ships to intercept the Haligar. 50 miles off the coast of New Calth, Ethalarian ships were finally able to intercept and capture Haligar’s crew, including Captain Arkots. They were given two choices to choose from: Become Ethalarian prisoners or be dropped off on an island. While most of the crew were thinking of what to choose, Captain Arkots managed to escape his bonds and attacked the Ethalarian soldiers. This inspired other crew members to escape their bonds and attack while others took over row boatsrowboats and escaped. After 30 minutes of chaotic brawls, the dust settled, it was revealed that Captain Arkots, along with 63 crew mencrewmen, managed to kill 20 Ethalarian marines before dying during the brawl while the rest fled in row boatsrowboats. The Ethalarians decided to let the escapees go and returned to New Calth. News of the Haligar’s demise would soon reach King Lambertus V and would start what would be the Battle for Luxaria.

Three weeks after establishing a settlement, Belth decided to explore the nearby islands for more resources. On the first island, Belth and his men found several abandoned huts constructed from coconut lumber and corn leaves. After several hours of exploring, Belth decided to explore the next island. Before reaching the next island, Belth encountered several of what looked like islander natives. The deckhand, leading his men, tried to communicate with the natives. Instead of responding with words, he was met with various kinds of objects being thrown at him, causing him and his men to hastily row away to their settlement. Deciding that theythe natives would soon beattack attacked by the nativesthem, Belth prepared for what he thought would be their demise. Three days later, to Belth’s surprise, several dozen native fishing boats came, and instead of attacking them offered them food, clothing, and even building materials. This marked the start of the strong bond between Belth’s group and the natives. The survivors and natives would later decide to form their own country named Meri Laulu.

After the Battle of Queensport, Lauluans saw little to no participation in what would be the Caven Wars. During the Caven Wars, Lauluan men were commonly employed as construction workers and ship buildersshipbuilders while the women were employed as farmers and maids of the royal family.