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By the second millennium BC, the ancient Ziaraa peoples began spreading out and founding new cities.
From the late 10th to the late seventh century BC, the Ziaraa peoples conquered the other civilizations of Ziaraat. Under king Atossa, the Malmes and Zazendi began an uprising against Ziaraa rule and inspired the Riroars to do the same. The
In 550 BC, Crus unified the Zazendi tribes and founded the Zazendi Empire and began unifying other city-states. The eventual conquest of the Malm Empire was a result of revolts and military conquest. The revolts were initially triggered by the introduction of taxes for non-Malm people by the Malm emperor Ayages. Later conquests under Crus and his successors expanded the empire to include most of present-day Ziaraat and some of the land south.
539 BC was the year in which Zazendi forces defeated the Ziaraa army at the battle for Pay Takht and marked the end of around four centuries of Ziaraa independence and autonomy. Crus entered Pay Takht after the battle and presented to the king at the time two options; accept Zazendi rule or have his city razed amd his people killed. The king accepted Zazendi rule and was allowed to keep his position although with significant Zazendi oversight.
The Zazendi Empire is notable for building infrastructure such as the Great Road and a postal service, and the use of an official language, Imperial Zazendi, throughout its territories. The empire had a centralized, bureaucratic administration under the emperor, a large professional army, and civil services, inspiring similar developments in later empires.
Eventually, revolts began after the death of
In 334 BC, Ishkandar of the Ghilt Riroar tribe conquered the other Riroar tribes and invaded the other kingdoms of Ziaraat. Eventually defeating the king of
Sometime between the second Ziaraa Empire and the Kingdom of Ziaraat, the other civilizations were assimilated and wiped out by the Ziaraas, leaving the Ziaraas as the sole ethnnic group in Ziaraat.
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