Zubraynite dynasty
| Zubraynite dynasty luBayeetdonah aZubrayn (Packilvanian) | |
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| Agnatic primogeniture | |
| Country | Packilvania |
| Place of origin | Tashkar |
| Founded | 1015 |
| Founder | Zubrayn I of Tashkar |
| Current head | Wadmahadun III |
| Final ruler | Uden II |
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| Religion | Paxism |
The Zubraynite dynasty was the second dynasty to rule over Packilvania. It was founded by Zubrayn I who established the Lordship of Tashkar which was recognised by High King Thumim IV of Packilvania and elevated to Principality status. The nation fell under the suzerainty of Bingol, but under Jurin IV, Ishak I defeated the Kingdom of Bingol and established the Second United Kingdom of Packilvania upon conquering Ashura and being crowned by Supreme Magister Hadool III. Under Uden II, the Zubraynite dynasty was defeated by the Demirite dynasty under Saidun the Conqueror.
History
Principality
Zubrayn of Tashkar founded the Lordship of Tashkar in 1015. He established a city in an area of central Mekedesh in Packilvania and named it Tashkar after his second wife who had died after giving child birth. Zubrayn sent his eldest son, Hadwan, to bring tribute to High King Thumim IV. There are various legends surrounding the story. For instance an etching on the Stone Tablet of Tashkar which was commissioned by Prince Dumheen I of Tashkar stated that Hadwan gave Thumim IV a gift of Fairy's Pearls. Nevertheless, whatever the encounter or gift, historic evidence supports the fact that Thumim IV accepted the gift and granted the House of Zubrayn the title of Prince.
Independence
The Princes of Tashkar paid tribute every two years to the High King. The High King in turn sent armies to protect Tashkar from bandits. The arrangement existed until around 1100. In this time, the Iktanite dynasty was facing economic difficulties due to drought and pestilence and internal political issues. The Iktanite dynasty collapsed and the rule of the Iktanite dynasty was reduced to the city of Bingol. The Iktanite ruler, High King Jezril V, was desposed. Many Princes declared independence from the High King and no other High King was installed.
Bingol suzerainty
Bingol rose in prominence again starting in 1130 under King Jumhad I of Bingol. He attempted to reestablish his empire and managed to incorporate many of the areas of Mekedesh but his rule was weak and people refused to recognise him as the High King but nevertheless the Principality of Tashkar returned to his rule during the reign of Prince Thomhadek II of Tashkar.
War with Bingol
They paid tribute to him and he pledged to protect them and so it continued from then to the 1260s and 1270s. During this time Prince Ishak (VI) of Tashkar was ruling over the Kingdom.
Then King Jurin IV of Bingol was extorting Tashkar for high taxes to help fund his gradually weakening Kingdom, giving rise to complaints from Princes and conflicts with tax collectors. Thus, Prince Ishak sent a contingent to Bingol to demand that King Jurin IV reduce the obligations paid to them. The King refused to recognise the requests of the company led by Ishak and demanded that they cease.
Prince Ishak refused. There was escalation on both sides as Ishak's armies were camp outside of Bingolian territory. King Jurin IV threatened to destroy Ishak's armies and the Principality of Tashkar. Ishak sent for help from across the land. Many of the Princes sympathised with his situation and felt that Jurin IV was capable of doing the same to them. So, they sent their forces to aid Ishak. Furthermore, Ishak began to promise to be a benevolent ruler who shared the spoils with rather than extracted wealth from the Princes.
Many of them were drawn to this message. As such, they sent their forces and accepted his leadership. He was proclaimed King of Tashkar. This made Jurin IV extremely angry when he found out from his spies. Some of the generals heard that Ishak was proclaimed King and that the Princes were aligning with him so their hearts were torn in their support. Furthermore, King Jurin IV was divisive and aggressive with them in a way that diminished their confidence in his leadership. Nevertheless, he sent a force to destroy Ishak's armies. His forces were defeated and Ishak invaded Bingol. Many generals surrender to him and he accepted them into his fold.
He was declared the King of Bingol and Tashkar. He sent his armies across the land and offered protection to the nations that subjected themselves to him and accepted his rule.
Refounding of Packilvania
His armies expanded the territory of his Kingdom to Ashura and he took control of Akas Akil and Adrien. By taking the Holiest Cities in Paxism and being declared the Custodian of the Two Holy Temples, he was de facto made High King of the newly proclaimed United Kingdom of Bakil (also known as Packilvania) by Supreme Magister Hadool III.
End of Zubraynite Rule
The human Demirite dynasty ruled over the fertile lands of Fidakar. Due to unprecedented floods starting around 1668, their nation become incredibly wealthy and experienced a boom in commerce. The House of Demir was a human dynasty and the population of its realms was highly diverse. At the same time, the crops in the Zubrayn dynasty were failing and there was mass starvation and pirates were attacking trading vessels of the lucrative Trans-Packilvanian Ocean trade. The people grew restless and the elites were divided, making it difficult for Uden II to exercise control. Coupled with the poor advice and incompetence of his ministers, the economy of the Zubrayn dynasty fell. Hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Zubraynite realms sought refuge in Fidakar. King Saidun Demir of Fidakar saw the opportunity that the situation presented. Due to the wealth that they accumulated, they were in a position to lend Uden II the finances he needed to pay for the running of his nation and avert an economic catastrophy.
When the debt was due to be paid, Uden II had not effectively righted the economy of his nation. King Saidun gave Uden II an ultimatum: either pay the debt in full or hand over the Crown of Zubrayn to the Crown of Demir. Uden II and his ministers and the nobles of the region were divided. King Saidun began to form an alliance with disgruntled Princes and nobles of Zubrayn so that they would abandon Uden II and align themselves with him, in return for power and wealth under King Saidun's leadership. Thus, despite being initially distrustful of a human about 30% of lords joined forces with Saidun Demir. Despite being unable to come up with the money, Uden II refused to handover his Crown and stated he would rather have his lands destroyed before handing them over to humans.
These kinds of remarks had made his soldiers resistent to him and his lords lukewarm in their support of his rule. Thus, Saidun attacked, Mochtar in Rigaryat. The city was an important hub of trade and had a road that connected directly with Bingol. The fall of Mochtar made it hard for Uden II's forces to retake Rigaryat. Eventually, King Saidun's forces drove Zubrayn forces out of Rigaryat. The lords of Iganar declared their loyalty to King Saidun and capitulated without bloodshed. Another 8 years of war followed in which King Saidun consolidated human control over Iganar, Southern Ashura, and Ukanar. In 1676, the Battle of Bingol was fought. The battle lasted days. King Saidun came up with a plan to use artillery as the basis of attack. The battle resumed. Faced with the Fidakarian fire power and numbers, the city of Bingol fell. Uden II was executed and King Saidun was declared Sultan of Packilvania (or Emperor) of Bakil-afhana (which we know today as Packilvania).
List of Princes of Tashkar
- Zubrayn I (1015 - 1026)
- Solmood I (1026 - 1034)
- Bisnayeem I (1034 - 1047)
- Askodeen I (1047 - 1053)
- Waslam I (1053 - 1069)
- Ermahad I (1069 - 1085)
- Dolwahamud I (1085 - 1099)
- Askodeen II (1099 - 1101)
- Ermahad II (1101 - 1104)
- Dolwahamud II (1104 - 1123)
- Bisnayeem II (1123 - 1145)
- Waslam II (1145 - 1148)
- Askodeen III (1148 - 1149)
- Zubrayn II (1149 - 1157)
- Waslam III (1157 - 1178)
- Waslam IV (1178 - 1179)
- Ishak I of Tashkar (1179 - 1188)
- Ishak II of Tashkar (1188 - 1191)
- Dolwahamud III (1191 - 1212)
- Ishak III of Tashkar (1212 - 1234)
- Askodeen IV of Tashkar (1234 - 1256)
- Bilwadohamek (1256 - 1263)
- Zubrayn III (1263 - 1265)
- Umhadeen (1265 - 1269)
- Zubrayn IV (1269 - 1271)
- Ishak IV of Tashkar (became Ishak I of Packilvania) (1271 - 1275)
List of Zubraynite High Kings
- High King Ishak I (1275 - 1319)
- High King Tyber I (1319 - 1328)
- High King Tyber II (1328 - 1349)
- High King Tyber III (1349 - 1357)
- High King Uden I (1357 - 1376)
- High King Rawal II (1376 - 1394)
- High King Rawal III (1394 - 1403)
- High King Namdun II (1403 - 1450)
- High King Ishak II (1450 - 1462)
- High King Tyber IV (1462 - 1464)
- High King Duwal I (1464 - 1477)
- High King Duwal II (1477 - 1485)
- High King Rawal IV (1485 - 1488)
- High King Duwal III (1488 - 1509)
- High King Kabran I (1509 - 1516)
- High King Tyber V (1516 - 1528)
- High King Kabran II (1528 - 1534)
- High King Tyber VI (1534 - 1567)
- High King Duwal IV (1567 - 1582)
- High King Melkezedek III (1582 - 1591)
- High King Yasu I (1591 - 1599)
- High King Baloo (1599 - 1637)
- High King Yasu II (1637 - 1655)
- High King Ishak III (1655 - 1664)
- High King Uden II (1664 - 1675)