Maithic Empire

Maithic Empire
khù khúlwàphãţu bus
1238–????
The banner of Sãļŋàŋ
The largest extent of the Empire under Sãļŋàŋ
Capital		X
Languages		Old Maithic
Government		Elective monarchy
Khúl
•	1238-1252	Sãļŋàŋ
History
•	Maithic Conquest
•	Established	1238
•	Collapse	????
b.	...

The Maithic Empire (Maithic: Khù Khúlwàphãțu Bus (or simply Mẽ Bus) meaning "the Khul's Great State") was a Maithic state established by Sãļŋàŋ after the Maithic Conquest. The Empire was founded in the midst of a war between the powerful Ankuong Empire and Qonklaks, in which the Maithics served Qonklaks as hired mercenaries. After the Qonklese treasury ran dry, and the Qonklese demanded the Maithics kept fighting, the Maithics began to carve land out of both empires. This eventually culminated in sacking of Jikhein in 1238, and the execution of the Qonklese Emperor Sẽ Kai. After consolidating their power, the Maithics began massive raids across Western Soltenna, enriching the Maithics and bleeding the surrounding land dry. These raids would lead to massive famine across the region for almost two years, eventually striking the Maithic Empire as well. The death of Sãļŋàŋ in 1252 lead to a a power struggle between his remaining sons, weakening the formidable military force of the empire and leaving it vulnerable to outside attack. The struggle eventually came to an end in 1253, with the election of X as the new Khúl. X

Etymology

Traditionally the Maithic Empire was called Khù Khúlwàphãțu Bus, meaning "the Khul's Great State." However, the country was sometimes colloquially referred to as Mẽ Bus, meaning "Great Mai Thi," and is the first instance of the country being referred to as "Mai Thi." The word Mẽ itself is thought to come from the Proto-Maithic root meaning "nomad."

History

The Maithic Conquest

Main article: Maithic Conquest

During the 13th century, Qonklaks had been struggling with the newly formed Ankuong Empire, which consumed West Soltenna and threatened Qonklaks' hegemony and tributary relations. This lead to an eventual war between the two powers in 1236. Despite the extraordinary power of the Qonklese military, they were badly organized, and hastily forced into battle, leading to major defeats across the Maithic Plains. These defeats forced Qonklaks to hire the Maithics as mercenaries, who were highly effective against (whatever tactics or troops the Ankuong used). This lead the war turning in Qonklaks' favor, with the entirety of the Maithic Plains retaken by 1236, at the cost of the Qonklese treasury. When Qonklese Emperor Sẽ Kai demanded that Sãļŋàŋ's army continue to fight voluntarily, and without pay, the Maithics quickly began to seize surrounding lands from the unprepared Qonklese. The onslaught lasted two years, with both the Ankuong Empire and Qonklese Empire crushed under the momentum of the Maithic armies. After the fall of Jikhein in 1238, Sãļŋàŋ's men proclaimed him the Khúl of the Maithic Empire; according to legend, the ceremony took place in the still-burning palace of Jikhein.

Division

A map of the division of the Maithic Empire

After the death of Sãļŋàŋ in 1252, there was an immediate struggle for power between his sons, the short but devastating struggle lead to a division of the empire in three parts, (list the parts here). X was then elected as the new Khúl, and symbolic leader of the other 3 realms. This compromise did not last past X's death, after which the three realms became functionally separate entities.