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==Žuqul problem==

The Žuqul problem is the culmination of conflicting chronologies, dark times, and general issues with Varshani historiography. Most scholars agree with the assessment of P. G. W. Gelema Jr. who called it "the catastrophic center of Varshani history". It relates to the time of the reign of the Zurg Žuqul I. Žuqul is credited with functionally establishing Varshani social system that existed until the [[Final War of the Deluge]], creating [[Orthodox Arzalism]] and entrenching [[Orthodox Arzalism#The_Death_God|the Death God]] at the center of Varshani religion and life. The majority of available outside sources from the [[North Songun civlization]] and a plurality of legendweaves place the reign of Žuqul in the 15th century, with his reforms occurring as a reaction to [[Aster's expedition]]. However, archaeologically verifiable plinths and monuments, as well as a minority of well-constructed legendweaves, place the reign of Žuqul during the {{wp|iron age}}, in the period of [[Varshani_historiography#Dark_time|dark time]] around 400 BC. Efforts by scholars to argue that sources simply conflate two same-named rulers have proven difficult to conclusively prove, since an iron age Žuqulid death cult is attested in the archaeological record. Arguments that the latter Žuqul patterned his reign after the earlier one have also proven problematic due to previously unknown archaeological sites attributing successes of the latter Žuqul to the earlier Žuqul. These same events are attributed to the 15th century Žuqul by North Songun contemporaries. Many historians hope that unknown sources and materials in [[Anzo]] will solve the dispute, but Žuqul remains a mystifying figure to most historians in the 2030s.

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