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Xisheng is inhabited by many groups but most of them point to a common ancestor originating from what is now central [[Varshan]]. The various [[Ixa'Taka]]n peoples who lived in the eastern shore of the Nysdra have done so since at least the late 800's BCE, after displacing local Venua groups under the guidance of their proto-monarch, Tlipoca. The ancient Ixa'Takans appear to have upheld a system where they were ruled by an absolute monarch known as the Umatz. According to the Chokma stele, construction of the great city of Rixis begun in 875BCE on the orders of the 6th Umatz, a ruler only named as Enetzin and known to be of the line of Tlipoca. It is this ruler that seemingly set down the base of a state, the social order and military that would be needed for imperial growth. The city of Rixis is believed to have risen in the following centuries to establish its primacy and expanded its territorial control by building sister cities. In time, cities such as Mezro and Tolon grew in importance and wealth and served as regional bases for further growth. These other cities were never ruled directly by the Umatz but by lesser kings anointed in Rixis, not quite puppet rulers but neither fully autonomous. Their loyalty was often secured through royal marriages, sacred oaths to the gods of [[Ixa'Taka]] and the military might of the Umatz, often times they were also blood relatives of the Umatz such as royal cousins and nephews. The result was that Ixa'Taka created something that resembled an empire in outward appearance, but was in truth was a brittle construct and its longevity depended in great measure on the talent and charismatic rule of successive Umatz. | Xisheng is inhabited by many groups but most of them point to a common ancestor originating from what is now central [[Varshan]]. The various [[Ixa'Taka]]n peoples who lived in the eastern shore of the Nysdra have done so since at least the late 800's BCE, after displacing local Venua groups under the guidance of their proto-monarch, Tlipoca. The ancient Ixa'Takans appear to have upheld a system where they were ruled by an absolute monarch known as the Umatz. According to the Chokma stele, construction of the great city of Rixis begun in 875BCE on the orders of the 6th Umatz, a ruler only named as Enetzin and known to be of the line of Tlipoca. It is this ruler that seemingly set down the base of a state, the social order and military that would be needed for imperial growth. The city of Rixis is believed to have risen in the following centuries to establish its primacy and expanded its territorial control by building sister cities. In time, cities such as Mezro and Tolon grew in importance and wealth and served as regional bases for further growth. These other cities were never ruled directly by the Umatz but by lesser kings anointed in Rixis, not quite puppet rulers but neither fully autonomous. Their loyalty was often secured through royal marriages, sacred oaths to the gods of [[Ixa'Taka]] and the military might of the Umatz, often times they were also blood relatives of the Umatz such as royal cousins and nephews. The result was that Ixa'Taka created something that resembled an empire in outward appearance, but was in truth was a brittle construct and its longevity depended in great measure on the talent and charismatic rule of successive Umatz. | ||
An important challenge of the classic period | An important challenge of the classic period was recurrent the Kimor struggle for independence. Kimor was one of the earliest colonies of Rixis and had grown over the years into a very powerful city, its nobles did not see themselves as subservient to Rixis and they chafed at even the slightest notions of foreign control. In 1112 the supposed puppet ruler of Kimor, king Shagur I led a first schism that would eventually end with the Chimor declaring themselves a separate people. This schism was fueled by the murder of Shagur's son on the orders of the king of Mezro and the Umatz of Rixis siding with him. The cause of the murder is suspected to have been a dispute over a woman's attention. Taking advantage of the kings grief, the nobles of Kimor egged him on to declare the city's independence from Ixa'Taka. The dispute led to a break-up of [[Ixa'Taka]]'s quasi unified domain as some cities sided with Kimor instead of with their overlord in Rixis. Kimor expelled the Umatz's tax collectors and marched to war against Mezro, which called on Ixa'Taka for aid. Gaining entry to Mezro by treachery, the army of Kimor rampaged through the city. Shagur ordered the captured king of Mezro to have his hands and feet tied up, then he was thrown off from the steps of the great pyramid of the city. When he reached the bottom and was discovered to still be alive, he was carried back up before being flung down a second time. By the time relief arrived from Rixis, the city was completely looted and heavily depopulated. Kimor's army was laying siege to Tolon when it was overtaken by the army of Tlipoca VI who along with Tolon's defenders soundly defeated the attackers. After a short siege, Kimor opened its gates and surrendered and Shagur was forced to abdicate but otherwise the Ixa'Takans did not feel the need for harsh retribution. A regent was appointed to rule over Kimor and the city was now considered to be part of the Umatz's domain proper. In 1156 the regent of Kimor was overthrown and killed in a popular uprising, the nobles of the city raised a supposed son of Shagur as Shagur II although historians believe the man to have had no royal blood and to simply be a convenient figurehead. The second Kimor War lasted for much longer than the first as Shagur II successfully went on the offensive, capturing many cities loyal to Rixis and replacing their kings with new nobles. Tlipoca VI was by this time an old man and his sons squabbled between themselves often. | ||
===Varshan Dominion=== | ===Varshan Dominion=== | ||
===[[Chimoche]]-[[Ixa'Taka]] wars=== | ===[[Chimoche]]-[[Ixa'Taka]] wars=== | ||