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The Melian Islands were taken by the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] in 728, kicking off a century of large-scale invasions into eastern [[Sarpedon]], followed by subsequent campaigns by individual adventurers to establish their own Caliphate-tributary realms on Sarpedonian mainland. The collapsing authority of [[Caphiria]] during this period made the continent especially vulnerable. Due to the strategic location of the islands in the [[Sea of Istroya]] and prevailing winds, Caliphal campaigns were waged with relative logistic ease. By the middle of the 11th century, the entire ancient Istroyan world and eastern Sarpedon had been conquered by the Caliphate. The dynastic feuding and civil wars of the Caliphate beginning in the 11th century lead to the destruction of Christian holy sites in the Melian Islands, enraging the Christian world and leading to social and political calls for retaliation. | The Melian Islands were taken by the [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] in 728, kicking off a century of large-scale invasions into eastern [[Sarpedon]], followed by subsequent campaigns by individual adventurers to establish their own Caliphate-tributary realms on Sarpedonian mainland. The collapsing authority of [[Caphiria]] during this period made the continent especially vulnerable. Due to the strategic location of the islands in the [[Sea of Istroya]] and prevailing winds, Caliphal campaigns were waged with relative logistic ease. By the middle of the 11th century, the entire ancient Istroyan world and eastern Sarpedon had been conquered by the Caliphate. The dynastic feuding and civil wars of the Caliphate beginning in the 11th century lead to the destruction of Christian holy sites in the Melian Islands, enraging the Christian world and leading to social and political calls for retaliation. | ||
Crusaders managed to capture the archipelago during the [[Crusades#Third_Crusade_(1144)|Third Crusade]]. | Crusaders managed to capture the archipelago during the [[Crusades#Third_Crusade_(1144)|Third Crusade]], thanks in large part to the Coscivian shock troops of the [[Elamite Order]]. | ||
===Kiravian Suzerainty=== | ===Kiravian Suzerainty=== | ||