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Because of its location, at the eastern end of the tradewinds, Kandara is exceptionally arid. Any moisture from the interior plains of the [[Dolong]] region of [[Audonia]] catching in the Kinkasendjo mountains before it reaches the Kandara coastal plains.

==History==

===Prehistory===

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It's estimated that the first settlements of {{wp|African Pygmies|pygmies}} in present-day Kandara were settled around 12,000 BCE. These settlements were primarily in the interior of the Arumami River Plains. Some 5,000 years ago, the area was not so semi-arid and the vegetation might have been closer to a {{wp|savanna|savanna woodland}}. However, desertification set in around 2500 BCE, and the desert became much like it is today. This desertification pushed the {{wp|African Pygmies|pygmy}} people into the mountain regions by 2000 BCE. The interior had become mostly uninhabited by 1500 BCE, and the mountains had become the primary areas of both settlement and cultivation of crops. There were still bands of {{wp|African Pygmies|pygmy}} nomads in the desert coastal plain but not nearly to the same extent that there had been two or 3,000 years prior. Coastal settlements became more and more settled as the cultivation of grains and the raising of goats and sheep in small semi-arid pockets became more sustainable for the larger populations around 40 BCE, by non-{{wp|African Pygmies|pygmy}} Kana people.

===Classical Antiquity===

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In the southern part of the present-day Kandara the expansion of the [[Arunid Empire]], starting in 183 BCE, through [[832]] CE, spread the concepts of monotheism to the Kana people. The trade routes of the empire made the small settlements larger and the meager salt cultivation that the Kana engaged in became a critical resource of the [[Arunid Empire]], and the Kana population boomed. In the northern mountainous regions the tribes who have left the coasts began to create unique cultures and customs that would become the ethnic groups that make up Kandara today. They mined precious gems and gold that they traded with the [[Arunid Empire|Arunid Kanans]] but the harshness of the desert made it impossible for the empire to expand further. As the [[Arunid Empire]] was conquered by the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] throughout the 800s, their influence in the lands of the Kana waned until, in [[832]] it seems to have disappeared altogether. For 100 years the Kana ruled themselves and built a salt trading empire that would become their downfall and bring the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] to their doorstep.

====Oduniyyad Caliphate====

The [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] ruled most of present-day Kandara from [[931]] - [[1383]], calling the provinces the ''Sudanieen'' (Arabic for "of the black people"). They were brutal in their rule, enforcing strict Sharia law and demonizing and belittling the Kanans. They enslaved most of the population and forced them to work the salt mines or sold them to other powers in [[Audonia]] as part of the [[Pre-modern_global_trade#Oduniyyad_chattel_network|Oduniyyad chattel network]].

===Medieval period===

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====Khandharan Caliphate and the Queendom of Santasi====

[[File:Queen Sjaro Santasi Kandara.jpg|thumb|right|CGI of Queen Sjaro, first and most powerful queen of Santasi, based on her DNA and of those buried with her.]]

Even before the fall of the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] after the Shia and Sunni ideological split in Islam, the foundations of the Khandharan Caliphate were laid as it became the theological and cultural capital of the {{Wp|Shia}} aspects of the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]]. When the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] did eventually fall the Khandharan Caliphate immediately picked up the pieces of the Empire and maintained them in the northeast. It did lose some provinces in the far north and in the interior some to the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate]] and others to what would become the Queendom of Santasi. Santasi was strong in rural areas that had not been under the direct control of the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] and had maintained a strong sense it's of its native culture and heritage. Free of the restrictions of Islam, the Santasi re-normalized {{wp|Pre-colonial_history_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo#Religion_and_Spirituality|shamanism}} and {{wp|Pre-colonial_history_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo#Cannibalism|ritual cannabalism}}. Therefore, Santasi eventually became an ethnic {{wp|African|Siphosti}}-state where anyone who opposed the Khandharan Caliphate, and Islam in general, could go to practice their traditional animist religion or also to join the army in opposition to the Khandharan Caliphate.

These two nations occupied the western interior and coastal parts of modern Kandara. The Khandharan Caliphate remained connected to the [[Pre-modern global trade]] networks but the Queendom of Santasi did not and focused more on sustenance farming, herding, and some fishing. The Khandharan Caliphate conducted slaving raids into Santasi territory and sold the slaves onward, but also maintained and secured the [[Silk Road]] for tolls which were the primary large-scale economic drivers of the state. While both states were sovereign in their own right, neither was particularly centralized, powerful, or militarily capable, so when [[Occidental]] colonists showed up in the 16th century they were not prepared.

====Myanga Ayil Khanate====

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The eastern highlands of Kandara were conquered and ruled by the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate]] from [[1385]]-[[1631]] after which point the [[Kandara|Cote d'Or]] colonial forces captured the area and pushed out the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate|Khanate]]. The conquered region was the western most edge of the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate|Khanate's realm]] in that time period and it prospered during the nearly 250 years it was under [[Myanga Ayil Khanate|Khanate]] control. It became an important part of the [[Pre-modern global trade]] network serving as the interface between [[Dolong]] and the [[Aab-e-Farus]] which, in turn, connected [[Dolong]] to the [[Pre-modern_global_trade#Sea_of_Istroya_trade_network|Sea of Istroya trade network]]. By securing the Ubakuru River connecting Lakes Nkama and Bongkou, the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate|Khanate]] created a new north-south trade route which became vital to the expansion of the [[Silk Road]], the [[Pre-modern_global_trade#Incense_trade_route|Incense Route]], and the [[Pre-modern_global_trade#Myanga_Ayil_Khanate's_role_in_the_spice_trade|Spice Trade]]. The region's tribes were organized under war chiefs who pledged fealty to the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate|Khans]] and extracted tolls and protected trade routes in exchange for a portion of the revenues. The war chiefs were also paid to suppressed rebellious tribes through land grants, slaves, and horses from the [[Dolong]] interior. These chiefs became incredibly wealthy and often had retinues of over 10,000 soldiers. However, corruption became rampant, and the retinues became less militarily focused and more intent on political wrangling. By the time of the arrival of the [[Bergendii]] in the early 1600s, the chiefs were easily persuaded away from the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate|Khanate]] with the promise of more land, greater riches, and more slaves. However, after the retinues failed to live up to expectations, the [[Bergendii]] used them as cannon fodder in their campaigns against the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate|Khanate]], killed underperforming troops for even the most minor offenses, and disbanded many more. What had once been a feared force of almost 64,000 warriors of the combined retinues, by [[1668]], in the [[Myanga_Ayil_Khanate#Battle_of_Telmen-Uul|Battle of Telmen-Uul]] was merely 5,000 haggard troops of ill-reputation.

===Early modern history===

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====Cote d'Or colony====

The [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] [[Burgoignesc colonial empire|colonization]] of Kandara, spanning from [[1598]]-[[1795]], began with the arrival of [[Kiravia]]n explorers in the late 15th century, drawn by rumors of gold. The subsequent entry of the [[History_of_Dericania#Duchy_of_Marialanus|Duchy of Marialanus]]' [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|South Sea Expedition Company (SSETC)]] in [[1598]] marked the official start of colonization. Initially, the [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|SSETC]] adopted a more open approach, re-empowering local magistrates with ties to the former [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] to gain access and trade advantages. This period ([[1598]]-[[1635]]) saw limited self-sufficiency in the colony, with heavy reliance on the [[History_of_Dericania#Duchy_of_Marialanus|Marialanii metropole]].

As the generation of [[Oduniyyad Caliphate|Oduniyyad]]-appointed magistrates aged out, the [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|SSETC]] tightened their grip ([[1635]]-[[1693]]). Power shifted towards direct control of politics, land management, and resource extraction. The [[patroon]]ship system emerged, granting powerful individuals semi-autonomous control over vast latifundia plantations in exchange for loyalty and resource extraction. Chattel slavery became central to the colonial economy, primarily targeting populations outside [[Cote d'Or colony]]'s major polities. A [[Expulsion of the Protestants|massive influx of Levantine Protestants]], promised land grants, led to rapid coastal expansion and further displacement of native populations. Local militias, primarily composed of native levies, served as the initial line of defense against resistance on the expanding frontiers.

By the late 17th century ([[1693]]-[[1785]]), the [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|SSETC]] consolidated power further, establishing centralized administrations and presidencies for efficient control, abolishing the natively run protectorates. Demographic shifts due to immigration and slavery resulted in some colonies achieving majority [[Bergedii]] and [[Dercian people|Deric]] populations, creating internal tensions. Colonial militias were gradually replaced by professional regiments directly controlled by the [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|SSETC]], incorporating subjugated native peoples. Utilizing these well-equipped forces, the [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|SSETC]] embarked on aggressive territorial expansion, drastically enlarging the colonial borders.

However, the seeds of decline were sown during this period ([[1785]]-[[1795]]). The [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|SSETC]] became increasingly corrupt and focused on prestige, neglecting efficient administration and development. The vast size and mismanagement of the [[Cote d'Or colony]] proved unsustainable, leading to discontent and separatist movements. High taxes and tariffs on both settlers and native populations fueled resentment, while insensitive leadership and disregard for native customs sparked widespread mutinies within native regiments. The Great Rebellion of Slavery Bay ignited a domino effect, leading to uprisings across major colonies, a mass exodus of [[Occidental]] settlers, and plunging the colonies into chaos. Poor leadership and internal conflicts within both the colonies and the [[History_of_Dericania#Duchy_of_Marialanus|Marialanii metropole]] ultimately resulted in the loss of [[Cote d'Or colony]].

The legacy of [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] [[Burgoignesc colonial empire|colonization]] remains deeply embedded in contemporary Kandara. While resistance left its mark, lingering influences of [[Burgoignesc language]], religion ([[Mercantile Reform Protestantism]]), and architecture are still discernible. The extractive colonial economy left Kandara with depleted resources and underdeveloped infrastructure, contributing to its current status as a least developed country. Perhaps most significantly, the fractured tribal landscape exploited by the [[Bergendii]] continues to influence Kandara's political complexities and internal divisions, shaping the nation's ongoing, violent pursuit of unity and development.

=====Colonial administration=====

In [[Cote d'Or colony|Cote d'Or]], power flowed downwards from the [[History_of_Dericania#Duchy_of_Marialanus|Duke of Marialanus]], through the appointed Governor-General and the ever-watchful [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|South Sea Expedition Company (SSETC)]]. At the heart of the system lay the [[patroon]]s, powerful individuals granted vast Latifundia in exchange for loyalty, resource extraction, and settlement development. These semi-autonomous lords held sway over their domains, levying taxes, administering justice, and commanding local militias.

Tenant farmers and non-patroon settlers, primarily [[Deric]] and [[Bergendii]] protestant immigrants, possessed a limited voice through a Colonial Council. This body, however, held little real power, serving more as an advisory board than a true decision-making body. The Kandari people, meanwhile, were excluded entirely from formal power structures, governed only by their own traditions and facing limited opportunities within the colonial hierarchy.

This system, initially designed for efficiency, shifted towards authoritarianism as challenges arose. Mounting resistance, internal corruption, and economic pressures led to stricter controls, increased military presence, and marginalization of both the Kandari and the Colonial Council. Local militias were replaced by professional regiments controlled by the Governor-General, tightening the grip of the central administration.

Cote d'Or's administration thus reflected a stark hierarchy, with wealth and influence concentrated in the hands of the colonial elite. While non-[[patroon]] settlers held a semblance of participation, the Kandari people remained disenfranchised, foreshadowing the tensions and conflicts that would mark the colony's future.

The colonial administrators were master negotiators and strategists and were always looking for ways to expand their colonial boundaries. They used the [[Expulsion_of_the_Protestants#TerreRaubeuers|TerreRaubeuers]] to masterful effect and generally kept the colonists engaged in [[Expulsion_of_the_Protestants#Colonial_militarism|Colonial militarism]] and proselytization. They also knew and worked to keept he tribes divded and at war with eachother. They were also adept at using the {{wp|Doctrine of Lapse}}.

=====Colonial economy=====

The bustling economy of [[Cote d'Or colony|Cote d'Or]] showed the [[Expulsion_of_the_Protestants#Pharisedoms_and_the_Burgoignesc_Colonial_Empire|tenacity, resourcefulness, and ambition]] of its [[Bergendii]] and [[Deric]] colonists. They set about building roads and ports as soon as they arrived and connecting their emporia to the existing [[Silk Road]] with haste. The initial and staple commodity that led to the colonization of the area was salt. The [[patroon]] system allowed them to establish latifundia immediately which soon boasted towering date palms, yielding sweet fruits and sap, which was exported as a delicacy and sweetener. As the colony expanded into the semiarid interior, massive cattle and cotton latifundia were established, which was fed into the existing textile industry in Kandara. [[Bergendii]] and Kandari weavers became renowned for their skill, crafted fine cloth coveted across [[Levantia]] and [[Sarpedon]]. As they spread further into the foothills, the humid highlands was harnessed to industrialized the cultivation of cardamom, ginger, turmeric, and, in select highland pockets, tea plantations. Nestled amidst the secrecy of the highlands, poppy fields bloomed, yielding raw opium, a highly profitable commodity that was used in Kandara as well as other colonies when the population was unruly.

===Late modern period===

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====Post-colonial 19th century====

File:The_Bansa,_or_residence_of_the_King_of_Kongo,_called_St._Salvador_(M'Banza_Kongo),_Astley_1745.jpg|Capital of the Kingdom of Santasi, Lisongo, in [[1803]]

File:Os_Reis_do_Congo,_D._Pedro_VII_e_D._Isabel,_1934_(Sociedade_de_Geografia_de_Lisboa).png|The last Caliph and Calipha in exile in [[1934]]

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After [[Burgundie]] had been pushed out of the [[Cote d'Or colony]], the Kingdom of Santasi was reformed and controlled much of the coastal parts of modern-day Kandara. They spent the first 20 years working to consolidate their power and expand along the coast. A loose coalition of tribes in the interior and northern parts of the country more or less focused internally on their own realms but would if threatened by external forces, as they were by the Kingdom of Santasi in the 1840s, be able to band together against the common enemy and push them back out. By the 1860s many of these tribes had more or less fallen under the sway of Emir ibn Oua K'nda who eventually would create a unified state in [[1871]] called the Second Kandaran Caliphate. The Caliphate lasted until 1922 after which, through internal struggles, it fell to a more unified Kingdom of Kandara as it was called when combined with the Kingdom of Santasi. During this time life for the inhabitants of modern-day Kandara was mostly focused on small-scale sustenance farming and herding, with some communities along the coast being able to conduct trade across the i[[Middle seas region]]. There were no major exports of note during this period as there were no larger-scale mechanisms to ensure that there was enough supply to make it financially viable to export any particular commodity.

=====First Great War=====

The first Great War had very little actual impact in Kandara itself however it did shift some of the power in [[Audonia]] in general away from some of the more traditional partners and enabled more external interventionism outside of the existing relationships on the continent which gave rise to new ideologies like {{wp|communism}}. While none of this occurred in Kandara directly it would eventually have a much larger impact later in the 20th century, on the trajectory of the country.

===Contemporary period===

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====Second Great War and it's aftermath====

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During the second Great War Kandara came out against the occidental forces in the area including the local military base still maintained from the colonial era in rodania by Burgundy. A series of massacres of Rhodainia whites led to direct intervention by Burgundy. These interventions initially just maintaining a coastal blockade and destruction of and holding of the major port cities by the begoniasque military eventually led into a series of campaigns into the interior to try to relieve the [[Rhodainia Planters' Rifle Corps]]. These campaigns conducted in 1938, 1939, and the beginning of 1941 were all more or less successful for the kandarins preventing the burgundyesque forces from reaching Rhodainia however, in 1941 the burgundy has forces were successful after they had reevaluated their strategy in desert campaign warfare and adopted the AMP 38 from arcia. Their new lightning strike techniques and thunder running was able to break through a series of kandarin defense lines and reach Rhodainia. From late 1941 until the end of the war in 1943, burgundy was

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 Because of its location, at the eastern end of the tradewinds, Kandara is exceptionally arid. Any moisture from the interior plains of the [[Dolong]] region of [[Audonia]] catching in the Kinkasendjo mountains before it reaches the Kandara coastal plains.
+==History==
+===Prehistory===
+{{Further|Timeline_of_major_world_events#Prehistory}}
+<gallery mode="packed">
+</gallery>
+It's estimated that the first settlements of {{wp|African Pygmies|pygmies}} in present-day Kandara were settled around 12,000 BCE. These settlements were primarily in the interior of the Arumami River Plains. Some 5,000 years ago, the area was not so semi-arid and the vegetation might have been closer to a {{wp|savanna|savanna woodland}}. However, desertification set in around 2500 BCE, and the desert became much like it is today. This desertification pushed the {{wp|African Pygmies|pygmy}} people into the mountain regions by 2000 BCE. The interior had become mostly uninhabited by 1500 BCE, and the mountains had become the primary areas of both settlement and cultivation of crops. There were still bands of {{wp|African Pygmies|pygmy}} nomads in the desert coastal plain but not nearly to the same extent that there had been two or 3,000 years prior. Coastal settlements became more and more settled as the cultivation of grains and the raising of goats and sheep in small semi-arid pockets became more sustainable for the larger populations around 40 BCE, by non-{{wp|African Pygmies|pygmy}} Kana people.
+===Classical Antiquity===
+{{Further|Timeline_of_major_world_events#Classical_Antiquity}}
+<gallery mode="packed">
+</gallery>
+In the southern part of the present-day Kandara the expansion of the [[Arunid Empire]], starting in 183 BCE, through [[832]] CE, spread the concepts of monotheism to the Kana people. The trade routes of the empire made the small settlements larger and the meager salt cultivation that the Kana engaged in became a critical resource of the [[Arunid Empire]], and the Kana population boomed. In the northern mountainous regions the tribes who have left the coasts began to create unique cultures and customs that would become the ethnic groups that make up Kandara today. They mined precious gems and gold that they traded with the [[Arunid Empire|Arunid Kanans]] but the harshness of the desert made it impossible for the empire to expand further. As the [[Arunid Empire]] was conquered by the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] throughout the 800s, their influence in the lands of the Kana waned until, in [[832]] it seems to have disappeared altogether. For 100 years the Kana ruled themselves and built a salt trading empire that would become their downfall and bring the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] to their doorstep.
+====Oduniyyad Caliphate====
+{{Further|Oduniyyad Caliphate}}
+The [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] ruled most of present-day Kandara from [[931]] - [[1383]], calling the provinces the ''Sudanieen'' (Arabic for "of the black people"). They were brutal in their rule, enforcing strict Sharia law and demonizing and belittling the Kanans. They enslaved most of the population and forced them to work the salt mines or sold them to other powers in [[Audonia]] as part of the [[Pre-modern_global_trade#Oduniyyad_chattel_network|Oduniyyad chattel network]].
+===Medieval period===
+{{Further|Timeline_of_major_world_events#Medieval_history}}
+<gallery mode="packed">
+</gallery>
+====Khandharan Caliphate and the Queendom of Santasi====
+[[File:Queen Sjaro Santasi Kandara.jpg|thumb|right|CGI of Queen Sjaro, first and most powerful queen of Santasi, based on her DNA and of those buried with her.]]
+Even before the fall of the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] after the Shia and Sunni ideological split in Islam, the foundations of the Khandharan Caliphate were laid as it became the theological and cultural capital of the {{Wp|Shia}} aspects of the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]]. When the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] did eventually fall the Khandharan Caliphate immediately picked up the pieces of the Empire and maintained them in the northeast. It did lose some provinces in the far north and in the interior some to the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate]] and others to what would become the Queendom of Santasi. Santasi was strong in rural areas that had not been under the direct control of the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] and had maintained a strong sense it's of its native culture and heritage. Free of the restrictions of Islam, the Santasi re-normalized {{wp|Pre-colonial_history_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo#Religion_and_Spirituality|shamanism}} and {{wp|Pre-colonial_history_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo#Cannibalism|ritual cannabalism}}. Therefore, Santasi eventually became an ethnic {{wp|African|Siphosti}}-state where anyone who opposed the Khandharan Caliphate, and Islam in general, could go to practice their traditional animist religion or also to join the army in opposition to the Khandharan Caliphate.
+These two nations occupied the western interior and coastal parts of modern Kandara. The Khandharan Caliphate remained connected to the [[Pre-modern global trade]] networks but the Queendom of Santasi did not and focused more on sustenance farming, herding, and some fishing. The Khandharan Caliphate conducted slaving raids into Santasi territory and sold the slaves onward, but also maintained and secured the [[Silk Road]] for tolls which were the primary large-scale economic drivers of the state. While both states were sovereign in their own right, neither was particularly centralized, powerful, or militarily capable, so when [[Occidental]] colonists showed up in the 16th century they were not prepared.
+====Myanga Ayil Khanate====
+{{Further|Myanga Ayil Khanate}}
+<gallery mode="packed">
+File:Kandara Khanate.jpg
+File:Kandara Khanate1.jpg
+File:Kandara Khanate2.jpg
+File:Kandara Khanate3.jpg
+</gallery>
+The eastern highlands of Kandara were conquered and ruled by the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate]] from [[1385]]-[[1631]] after which point the [[Kandara|Cote d'Or]] colonial forces captured the area and pushed out the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate|Khanate]]. The conquered region was the western most edge of the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate|Khanate's realm]] in that time period and it prospered during the nearly 250 years it was under [[Myanga Ayil Khanate|Khanate]] control. It became an important part of the [[Pre-modern global trade]] network serving as the interface between [[Dolong]] and the [[Aab-e-Farus]] which, in turn, connected [[Dolong]] to the [[Pre-modern_global_trade#Sea_of_Istroya_trade_network|Sea of Istroya trade network]]. By securing the Ubakuru River connecting Lakes Nkama and Bongkou, the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate|Khanate]] created a new north-south trade route which became vital to the expansion of the [[Silk Road]], the [[Pre-modern_global_trade#Incense_trade_route|Incense Route]], and the [[Pre-modern_global_trade#Myanga_Ayil_Khanate's_role_in_the_spice_trade|Spice Trade]]. The region's tribes were organized under war chiefs who pledged fealty to the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate|Khans]] and extracted tolls and protected trade routes in exchange for a portion of the revenues. The war chiefs were also paid to suppressed rebellious tribes through land grants, slaves, and horses from the [[Dolong]] interior. These chiefs became incredibly wealthy and often had retinues of over 10,000 soldiers. However, corruption became rampant, and the retinues became less militarily focused and more intent on political wrangling. By the time of the arrival of the [[Bergendii]] in the early 1600s, the chiefs were easily persuaded away from the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate|Khanate]] with the promise of more land, greater riches, and more slaves. However, after the retinues failed to live up to expectations, the [[Bergendii]] used them as cannon fodder in their campaigns against the [[Myanga Ayil Khanate|Khanate]], killed underperforming troops for even the most minor offenses, and disbanded many more. What had once been a feared force of almost 64,000 warriors of the combined retinues, by [[1668]], in the [[Myanga_Ayil_Khanate#Battle_of_Telmen-Uul|Battle of Telmen-Uul]] was merely 5,000 haggard troops of ill-reputation.
+===Early modern history===
+{{Further|Timeline_of_major_world_events#Early_modern_history}}
+<gallery mode="packed">
+</gallery>
+====Cote d'Or colony====
+{{Further|Cote d'Or colony}}
+The [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] [[Burgoignesc colonial empire|colonization]] of Kandara, spanning from [[1598]]-[[1795]], began with the arrival of [[Kiravia]]n explorers in the late 15th century, drawn by rumors of gold. The subsequent entry of the [[History_of_Dericania#Duchy_of_Marialanus|Duchy of Marialanus]]' [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|South Sea Expedition Company (SSETC)]] in [[1598]] marked the official start of colonization. Initially, the [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|SSETC]] adopted a more open approach, re-empowering local magistrates with ties to the former [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] to gain access and trade advantages. This period ([[1598]]-[[1635]]) saw limited self-sufficiency in the colony, with heavy reliance on the [[History_of_Dericania#Duchy_of_Marialanus|Marialanii metropole]].
+As the generation of [[Oduniyyad Caliphate|Oduniyyad]]-appointed magistrates aged out, the [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|SSETC]] tightened their grip ([[1635]]-[[1693]]). Power shifted towards direct control of politics, land management, and resource extraction. The [[patroon]]ship system emerged, granting powerful individuals semi-autonomous control over vast latifundia plantations in exchange for loyalty and resource extraction. Chattel slavery became central to the colonial economy, primarily targeting populations outside [[Cote d'Or colony]]'s major polities. A [[Expulsion of the Protestants|massive influx of Levantine Protestants]], promised land grants, led to rapid coastal expansion and further displacement of native populations. Local militias, primarily composed of native levies, served as the initial line of defense against resistance on the expanding frontiers.
+By the late 17th century ([[1693]]-[[1785]]), the [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|SSETC]] consolidated power further, establishing centralized administrations and presidencies for efficient control, abolishing the natively run protectorates. Demographic shifts due to immigration and slavery resulted in some colonies achieving majority [[Bergedii]] and [[Dercian people|Deric]] populations, creating internal tensions. Colonial militias were gradually replaced by professional regiments directly controlled by the [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|SSETC]], incorporating subjugated native peoples. Utilizing these well-equipped forces, the [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|SSETC]] embarked on aggressive territorial expansion, drastically enlarging the colonial borders.
+However, the seeds of decline were sown during this period ([[1785]]-[[1795]]). The [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|SSETC]] became increasingly corrupt and focused on prestige, neglecting efficient administration and development. The vast size and mismanagement of the [[Cote d'Or colony]] proved unsustainable, leading to discontent and separatist movements. High taxes and tariffs on both settlers and native populations fueled resentment, while insensitive leadership and disregard for native customs sparked widespread mutinies within native regiments. The Great Rebellion of Slavery Bay ignited a domino effect, leading to uprisings across major colonies, a mass exodus of [[Occidental]] settlers, and plunging the colonies into chaos. Poor leadership and internal conflicts within both the colonies and the [[History_of_Dericania#Duchy_of_Marialanus|Marialanii metropole]] ultimately resulted in the loss of [[Cote d'Or colony]].
+The legacy of [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] [[Burgoignesc colonial empire|colonization]] remains deeply embedded in contemporary Kandara. While resistance left its mark, lingering influences of [[Burgoignesc language]], religion ([[Mercantile Reform Protestantism]]), and architecture are still discernible. The extractive colonial economy left Kandara with depleted resources and underdeveloped infrastructure, contributing to its current status as a least developed country. Perhaps most significantly, the fractured tribal landscape exploited by the [[Bergendii]] continues to influence Kandara's political complexities and internal divisions, shaping the nation's ongoing, violent pursuit of unity and development.
+=====Colonial administration=====
+In [[Cote d'Or colony|Cote d'Or]], power flowed downwards from the [[History_of_Dericania#Duchy_of_Marialanus|Duke of Marialanus]], through the appointed Governor-General and the ever-watchful [[Burgoignesc Kandahar-Kandara Trading Company|South Sea Expedition Company (SSETC)]]. At the heart of the system lay the [[patroon]]s, powerful individuals granted vast Latifundia in exchange for loyalty, resource extraction, and settlement development. These semi-autonomous lords held sway over their domains, levying taxes, administering justice, and commanding local militias.
+Tenant farmers and non-patroon settlers, primarily [[Deric]] and [[Bergendii]] protestant immigrants, possessed a limited voice through a Colonial Council. This body, however, held little real power, serving more as an advisory board than a true decision-making body. The Kandari people, meanwhile, were excluded entirely from formal power structures, governed only by their own traditions and facing limited opportunities within the colonial hierarchy.
+This system, initially designed for efficiency, shifted towards authoritarianism as challenges arose. Mounting resistance, internal corruption, and economic pressures led to stricter controls, increased military presence, and marginalization of both the Kandari and the Colonial Council. Local militias were replaced by professional regiments controlled by the Governor-General, tightening the grip of the central administration.
+Cote d'Or's administration thus reflected a stark hierarchy, with wealth and influence concentrated in the hands of the colonial elite. While non-[[patroon]] settlers held a semblance of participation, the Kandari people remained disenfranchised, foreshadowing the tensions and conflicts that would mark the colony's future.
+The colonial administrators were master negotiators and strategists and were always looking for ways to expand their colonial boundaries. They used the [[Expulsion_of_the_Protestants#TerreRaubeuers|TerreRaubeuers]] to masterful effect and generally kept the colonists engaged in [[Expulsion_of_the_Protestants#Colonial_militarism|Colonial militarism]] and proselytization. They also knew and worked to keept he tribes divded and at war with eachother. They were also adept at using the {{wp|Doctrine of Lapse}}.
+=====Colonial economy=====
+The bustling economy of [[Cote d'Or colony|Cote d'Or]] showed the [[Expulsion_of_the_Protestants#Pharisedoms_and_the_Burgoignesc_Colonial_Empire|tenacity, resourcefulness, and ambition]] of its [[Bergendii]] and [[Deric]] colonists. They set about building roads and ports as soon as they arrived and connecting their emporia to the existing [[Silk Road]] with haste. The initial and staple commodity that led to the colonization of the area was salt. The [[patroon]] system allowed them to establish latifundia immediately which soon boasted towering date palms, yielding sweet fruits and sap, which was exported as a delicacy and sweetener. As the colony expanded into the semiarid interior, massive cattle and cotton latifundia were established, which was fed into the existing textile industry in Kandara. [[Bergendii]] and Kandari weavers became renowned for their skill, crafted fine cloth coveted across [[Levantia]] and [[Sarpedon]]. As they spread further into the foothills, the humid highlands was harnessed to industrialized the cultivation of cardamom, ginger, turmeric, and, in select highland pockets, tea plantations. Nestled amidst the secrecy of the highlands, poppy fields bloomed, yielding raw opium, a highly profitable commodity that was used in Kandara as well as other colonies when the population was unruly.
+===Late modern period===
+{{Further|Timeline_of_major_world_events#Late_modern_history}}
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+====Post-colonial 19th century====
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+File:The_Bansa,_or_residence_of_the_King_of_Kongo,_called_St._Salvador_(M'Banza_Kongo),_Astley_1745.jpg|Capital of the Kingdom of Santasi, Lisongo, in [[1803]]
+File:Os_Reis_do_Congo,_D._Pedro_VII_e_D._Isabel,_1934_(Sociedade_de_Geografia_de_Lisboa).png|The last Caliph and Calipha in exile in [[1934]]
+</gallery>
+After [[Burgundie]] had been pushed out of the [[Cote d'Or colony]], the Kingdom of Santasi was reformed and controlled much of the coastal parts of modern-day Kandara. They spent the first 20 years working to consolidate their power and expand along the coast. A loose coalition of tribes in the interior and northern parts of the country more or less focused internally on their own realms but would if threatened by external forces, as they were by the Kingdom of Santasi in the 1840s, be able to band together against the common enemy and push them back out. By the 1860s many of these tribes had more or less fallen under the sway of Emir ibn Oua K'nda who eventually would create a unified state in [[1871]] called the Second Kandaran Caliphate. The Caliphate lasted until 1922 after which, through internal struggles, it fell to a more unified Kingdom of Kandara as it was called when combined with the Kingdom of Santasi. During this time life for the inhabitants of modern-day Kandara was mostly focused on small-scale sustenance farming and herding, with some communities along the coast being able to conduct trade across the i[[Middle seas region]]. There were no major exports of note during this period as there were no larger-scale mechanisms to ensure that there was enough supply to make it financially viable to export any particular commodity.
+=====First Great War=====
+{{Further|First Great War}}
+The first Great War had very little actual impact in Kandara itself however it did shift some of the power in [[Audonia]] in general away from some of the more traditional partners and enabled more external interventionism outside of the existing relationships on the continent which gave rise to new ideologies like {{wp|communism}}. While none of this occurred in Kandara directly it would eventually have a much larger impact later in the 20th century, on the trajectory of the country.
+===Contemporary period===
+{{Further|Timeline_of_major_world_events#Contemporary_history}}
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+====Second Great War and it's aftermath====
+{{Further|Second Great War}}
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+File:The National Archives UK - CO 1069-15-6.2.jpg
+File:Force Publique Fusiliers leaving for Ethiopia.jpg
+File:Force Publique dispatch rider.jpg
+File:CH-NB - Belgisch-Kongo, Adranga- Garnison - Annemarie Schwarzenbach - SLA-Schwarzenbach-A-5-25-233.jpg
+File:Belgian Congo Leopoldville square.jpg
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+During the second Great War Kandara came out against the occidental forces in the area including the local military base still maintained from the colonial era in rodania by Burgundy. A series of massacres of Rhodainia whites led to direct intervention by Burgundy. These interventions initially just maintaining a coastal blockade and destruction of and holding of the major port cities by the begoniasque military eventually led into a series of campaigns into the interior to try to relieve the [[Rhodainia Planters' Rifle Corps]]. These campaigns conducted in 1938, 1939, and the beginning of 1941 were all more or less successful for the kandarins preventing the burgundyesque forces from reaching Rhodainia however, in 1941 the burgundy has forces were successful after they had reevaluated their strategy in desert campaign warfare and adopted the AMP 38 from arcia. Their new lightning strike techniques and thunder running was able to break through a series of kandarin defense lines and reach Rhodainia. From late 1941 until the end of the war in 1943, burgundy was
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