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The '''history of [[Aldaar]]''' dates back to the emergence of the [[Orc|orcish]] species in the lower paleolithic era, with some theories suggesting that Orcs first evolved in the region. During the upper paleolithic era, humans migrated to the area, and would swiftly overtake orcs in population. The last group to emerge were the [[Vulpine#Variants|fennec vulpines]] at the tail end of the paleolithic. The harshness of the [[Anabat|Anabat's]] environment meant that cooperation was a crucial part of survival. Across the desert, hundreds of tribes were formed, although all were very culturally similar due to the fairly insulated environment.
Around 1000 BCE, various scientific developments allowed some communities to establish permanent settlements in more temperate areas, such as along the coast, in the southern mountains, and in the eastern steppes. It was also around this time that many smaller tribes began merging into the 7 tribes which have remained mainstays in Aldaar to this day - the [[Sashiinma]], [[Kaluurid]], [[Konayjad]], [[Liivela]], [[Tuulaya]], [[Naiika]], and [[Sujabwaal]]. For many centuries, the wider world considered the Anabat to be completely inhospitable, leading many around [[Gondwana]] to send their exiles into the desert to die, only for them to be rescued and integrated by the desert tribes. In the late 15th and early 16th centuries CE, global developments in naval technology meant that for the first time, the western ports of Aldaar were able to easily interact with merchants from foreign countries overseas such as [[Mirhaime]], [[Nystatiszna]], [[Auravas]], and many more.
In the early 17th century CE, the Sujabwaal tribe began to build up a military and, fearing the destabilizing influence of refugees, closed their borders. When the other six tribes tried to stop them, Sujabwaal - under the helm of the corrupt and populist [[Aziz bin Majiid]] - easily defeated the bands of hunters and started marching on the other tribes. Legend has it that in 1610, to counter this existential threat to the Aldaari people, a Sashiinmat noble and hunter by the name of [[Suleiman Abd'ildarra|Suleiman bin Rahiim]] decided to go on a voyage through the desert to gain the wisdom needed to counter the violence of bin Majiid. Along the way, he spoke to the divine entity [[Ildarra]] and became a prophet of the [[Dawra|Dawrani]] religion. Legends differ on the specific events, but using the knowledge he gained from his enlightenment Suleiman was able to end the reign of Aziz bin Majiid, push back the Sujabwaal tribe, and unite the seven tribes into one nation, the First Divine Republic of Aldaar, of which Suleiman was the first head of state holding the title of [[Mutadiit]]. During his reign, Suleiman also restructured the seven tribes into the seven republics that comprise Aldaar to this day.
The First Divine Republic would remain stable and prosperous until 1844, when issues arose regarding the succession after [[Jadariin Kalim'ildarra|Mutadiit Jadariin Kalim'ildarra]] passed without designating a replacement. Each of the republics would secede without a mutadiit to hold them together, leading to the collapse of the First Divine Republic. However, despite this massive shift, Aldaar remained fairly prosperous, especially the coastal nations of [[Republic of Mukarras|Mukarras]] and [[Republic of Sayaduun|Sayaduun]]. Despite their falling out, the seven republics lived together in harmony - but everything changed when Mirhaime attacked. In 1920, following the [[Great War]], Mirhaime looked to the Anabat to replenish lost resources and wealth, and despite their weakened state were easily able to conquer every republic, with the exception of [[Republic of Fawdaa|Fawdaa]], formerly the Sujabwaal tribe, who were able to repel the overextended Fefsen military. Mirhaime established the [[Western Gondwanan Economic Company]], a colonial company with little government oversight and a directive to make as much money as possible. The company established corporatocratic banana republics in each controlled republic, installing corrupt yes-men in every presidential position who would help them achieve their goals.
Eventually, the harsh policies under WEGEC - the worst of which being the [[Cultural Renewal Agreement Policies]], which suppressed Dawrani religious practice, [[LGBT rights in Aldaar|LGBTQ+ rights]], and the ability of all native Aldaaris to own their own businesses (despite Mirhaime itself being liberal on many of those issues) began to cause widespread discontent with WEGEC. In addition, the establishment of the [[Aldaari Volunteer Guard]], a highly corrupt police organization rife with intimidation and bribery, led to open resistance against the regimes in the 1980s and onwards. At this point, actors within the Fefsen government had created a shadow cabinet dedicated to keeping the political black box that was WEGEC running, keeping it secret from even the Lewydh, and news out of Aldaar was heavily monitored, so very few knew of the dire situation in the Anabat. However, in late 2022, a Mukarrasi named [[Yufraan Abd'ildarra|Yufraan Faruuk]] was able to retrace the steps of Suleiman and become the new Mutadiit of Aldaar, leading a revolution against WEGEC which would eventually see them ousted after the [[Battle of Mukarras]] in March of 2023.
=== Prehistory ===
It's widely accepted that the very first sapient species to settle the Anabat desert were Orcs, with the first definitive evidence coming from about 200,000 BCE. However, some believe that fossils found near the Anabat which date back over 400,000 years prove that Orcs have inhabited Aldaar for almost their entire evolutionary history. Knowledge of migration patterns, the desertification process, and the lack of many archeological investigations within Aldaar have caused two main competing theories to emerge. The first theory states that Orcs migrated to the Anabat due to a mixture of social exile and natural movement patterns, given that the desert boasts a large variety of flora and fauna that could have supported small hunter-gatherer societies that were constantly on the move and looking to avoid overusing land during a minor population boom. However, a less substantiated theory more supported by the general public aims to prove that the Anabat was the original location of Orcish evolution, and that instead of Orcs migrating inwards ''to'' Aldaar ''despite'' desertification, Orcs migrated outwards ''from'' Aldaar ''because of'' desertification. Interestingly, this view is supported by large numbers of the Aldaari Orcish population, who claim it as a source of pride.
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