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In the decades following the founding of Alstin in 1559 and establishment of the Kingdom in 1565, a series of expeditions were launched to explore and survey the lands in and around the Alstinian Isles. One such expedition was launched in 1601 by [[William Bet]], who would over the subsequent nine years survey much of the Cronan mainland between the Gamboa River and the Porlosi Gap beyond its coastline. Following the expedition's conclusion in 1610, a series of trading posts began to be established along the coast and at the mouths of the region's various rivers; Many of which would evolve into proper settlements and form the foundations many of its present-day cities. By 1680, there were thirty trading outposts ten proper settlements in the region then known as William Bet's Lands. | In the decades following the founding of Alstin in 1559 and establishment of the Kingdom in 1565, a series of expeditions were launched to explore and survey the lands in and around the Alstinian Isles. One such expedition was launched in 1601 by [[William Bet]], who would over the subsequent nine years survey much of the Cronan mainland between the Gamboa River and the Porlosi Gap beyond its coastline. Following the expedition's conclusion in 1610, a series of trading posts began to be established along the coast and at the mouths of the region's various rivers; Many of which would evolve into proper settlements and form the foundations many of its present-day cities. By 1680, there were thirty trading outposts ten proper settlements in the region then known as William Bet's Lands. | ||
Following the conclusion of the Alstinian Civil War in 1688 and the establishment of United Republic the following year, colonists began to settle the Betlands in earnest, establishing new colonies, and expanding Alstinian control of the region; By 1800, the various Bettish colonies had expanded to edge of the Velyrian Uplands. As they expanded, however, the colonists increasingly came into conflict with the various Indigenous Cronan groups over resource access and land ownership. These conflicts, collectively known as the [[Frontier Wars]], pitted the United Republic against the Indigenous Cronan groups in the Betlands and would gradually increase efforts to settle and develop the region. By 1890, the entirety of modern-day Betlands was under UR-Colonial control, and the last vestiges of Indigenous resistance had been quelled. | Following the conclusion of the Alstinian Civil War in 1688 and the establishment of United Republic the following year, colonists began to settle the Betlands in earnest, establishing new colonies, and expanding Alstinian control of the region; By 1800, the various Bettish colonies had expanded to edge of the Velyrian Uplands. As they expanded, however, the colonists increasingly came into conflict with the various Indigenous Cronan groups over resource access and land ownership. These conflicts, collectively known as the [[Frontier Wars]], pitted the United Republic against the Indigenous Cronan groups in the Betlands and would gradually increase efforts to settle and develop the region. By 1890, the entirety of modern-day Betlands was under UR-Colonial control, and the last vestiges of Indigenous resistance had been quelled; The following year, the various colonies would vote to consolidate into a singular territorial entity; One that would strive for provincial status, being admitted as one in 1911 as the Commonwealth of the Betlands. | ||
During the both Great Wars, the Betlands played a major role in sustaining the war efforts of both the United Republic and its allies, providing vital foodstuff and raw materials for war manufacturing, as well as providing a strategic foothold on mainland Crona for both offensive and defensive military operations. Following the end of hostilities, the Betlands would continue to develop its internal economy and infrastructure, becoming the fastest growing economy in the United Republic during the second half of the 20th Century. Concurrently, the Betlands continued to be a strategic military asset for the United Republic, serving as both mainland buffer inhibiting an potential invasion of the Alstinian Isles, as well as provide vital logistical functions in support of the United Republic's military operations in Crona; Most recently, during the Varshani War between 2020 and 2024, as well as the Seceond Asterian Civil War in 2033. | |||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||