Great Dalar Migration
The Great Dalar Migration is the large scale dalar population movement that started in west Atsiq at some point in the early first century CE and culminated in the formation of Tuanmali in the late 19th century.
Departure from Atsiq
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Miraria
Archeological evidence indicates the dalar enter Miraria through the Tlukerian archipelago, first reaching the mainland in what is present day Kasiiralq. They are assumed to have moved to tropical Parshita soon after but unambiguous records of dalar only appear during the Blob Empire around the 10th or 11th centuries, at which point they become very common, with records of dalar rising in the ranks of the Blob bureaucracy.
Also in the 10th century are the first records of dalar in Akulanen, with seafaring nomads being described in Awkahingge in 932 and in Magali in 968. Contemporary accounts indicate they cluster in southwestern Akulanen, eventually joining the Yaañitsuko trade cycle as naval mapower and expertise. In this capacity they first travel to Boroso, being attested in the trade recordkeeping of the Haraku dynasty of Siakua in 1012.
Boroso
Dalar are first attested in mainland Boroso in 1027 in the easternmost reaches of the Great Dhweran Empire. While most of the early dalar arrivals to Boroso were in the Hayledarep and Taanttu regions, they quickly spread through the eastern Borosan coast, being found as far south as Wiyxos (modern day Wīcos) in Ghircaghud Mwamba as early as 1097. Some analysts see evidence of dalar presence in the Yaa peninsula or even further into what modern day Lhavres but the evidence is scarce and stops around the mid 13th century. Some see this as evidence that dalar only begin to be enslaved by Dhweran polities after the fall of the Great Dhweran Empire but this is not agreed upon by specialists. Dalar integrate in northeastern Borosan society more closely than they had at other points during their migration with plenty of records of dalar in the Mwamban and Bavkir navies during the Second Bavkir Empire, being found as far south as Qazania. During the height of the Bavkir empire the Borosan dalar begin to amass money and political power, with relatively affluent dalar towns and neighborhoods arising in the period, the most notable of which being their presence in Wīcos.
The late 18th and 19th centuries bring a new dynamic to dalar population movement in Upper Boroso as the thriving dalar communities in Penkrot, Hayledarep and Taanttu were pushed out of the region during the Dhweran Unification and early UKDP imperialism, fleeing primarily to the Mwamban Empire and consolidating most of the Borosan dalar in the same polity for the first time. The dalar community would prove to be a major factor in the downfall of the Mwamban Empire; Emperors Röwdis I (ruled 1822-1859) did not draft the dalar for his military campaign. Contemporary sources indicate that the Emperor did not consider dalar, given their androgynous and somewhat lanky appearance when compared to humans, fit for war, and Khesiklip I (ruled 1859-1863) continued this policy. This caused a major demographic shift in many areas of the Mwamban Empire, particularly its northern coast, corresponding to the coast of modern day Tuanmali, which became substantially and even primarily populated by dalar as the human population was depleted by the draft and other forms of displacement related to the increasingly overextended war effort. In 1862 dalar forces entered open rebellion by seizing the port of Wīcos and burning a sizeable fraction of the Mwamban navy, and soon after secured control of the whole city and surrounding areas. This would be the biggest loss of core Mwamban territory and a major blow to the Mwamban Empire, traditionally considered the start of its downfall. The modern nation of Tuanmali would form as the Wīcos rebellion managed to ensure and consolidate more territory. Animosity between Tuanmali and Mwamba would remain high in the following decades during the Kojuruv Highlands Conflict, with dalar being severely persecuted during the reign of Äräläżüp I (1902-1925) which caused many of the rebellions of the Shattered Decades, leading to most of the dalar population of Mwamba either becoming independent or emigrating to Tuanmali.