History of Soltenna
The history of Soltenna is very long and complex due to its long history of written records and centralized states. From the earliest writing in what is now Qonklaks through the Avite Empire's expansion from what is now Lugida, to the formation of the Soltennan Council, Soltenna's history is both a combination of domestic achievements and a microcosm of wider Sahar history.
Prehistory
Humans migrated from Ekuosia to Soltenna in two different waves. On around 50,000 BCE is the first wave migration, which arrived in Soltenna through the Terminian land bridge and modern-day Quaxin Xun. Following them is the second wave, which goes through the Veridian land bridge into Vaniu. This people group is ethnically distinct when compared to the first wave groups. The wave would then enter Soltenna from the east through Yerlan, after which the second wave populace are assimilated with the first wave peoples, creating an ethnic area of transition between the two migration wave groups on eastern Liosol and northern Kadya.
Earliest evidence of farming date back to around the 10th millennium BCE on the Central Basin. Agriculture then spread across Soltenna. For example, the earliest evidence of farming in both Riyana and Yerlan dates back to the 8th millennium BCE, but the earliest evidence of such in Lugida only dates back to early 5th millennium BCE.
Ancient ages
Ngerupic migration
Ngerupic peoples trace their origins to their ancestors from northwestern Magali. They began expanding by sea out of the original homeland on around 3000 BCE to settle Akulanen. Settlements founded by migrating Ngerupic peoples would eventually spread across large swaths of Maritime Soltenna, going as far as Yachiro to the north and Terminia to the south.
Basin cultures
Early dynasties
Antiquity
Letsatian expansion
On 25 CE, Letsatia started to conquer Akulanen, thus beginning the Letsatian expansion into Miraria. Letsatia would then continue to conquer most of Akulanen lands and the Gulf of Sharkunen, turning the region into Letsatian colonies. During this period, Ekuosian influence in Soltenna flourished, and Soltenna saw a rapid growth in technology and economy. This period also marked the zenith of Ekuosian influence on Soltenna.
The conquests brought immediate attention from both Soltennan and Vaniuan empires and dynasties at the time. One extreme example is Qonklaks' Lou Dynasty. Under the fear of Letsatia eliminating or superseding Qonklese influence in Soltenna, the dynasty gathered representatives from Soltennan dynasties to gain support for a joint war against Letsatia. Included among these is Lugida's Altha Dynasty whose coastal area was lost to the empire. The dynasties unanimously decided to launch a joint war beginning in 90 CE. Military progress would remain stagnant on both sides throughout the war. Eventually the war exhausted most of the dynasties' treasuries, effectively sparking numerous internal conflicts within the dynasties which caused Lou Dynasty to break apart into five states. This marks the beginning of the dynastic system's decline in the Sharkunen basin in favor of the Letsatian system of governance.
Letsatia adopted Iovism on around 112 CE and it began to spread throughout much of the Sharkunen basin. Iovism was met with initial resistance from many people already adhering to their indigenous religions, including Yerlanis and Lugids. Iovism only began to be widely accepted on around 136 CE through its two branches. One is called Avism, which originated in Lugida near modern-day Kitlimis. It spread within Lugida, but remained confined in the region before the 3rd century CE. The other is Pauegism from Vaniu.
Peace of Galadrosia, followed by a series of civil wars across Letsatia-occupied Miraria, crippled the Letsatian Empire's influence and power in Miraria. Severe impact of the wars prompted Letsatian emperor Madrandas to end his support for the Mirarian colonization, until eventually the empire left Miraria almost completely on around 191 CE. By this time the former Letsatian lands in the Sharkunen Basin have broken apart into numerous empires ruled by indigenous people.