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'''Hištanšahr''', referred to natively as '''Uzdehzanistan''', was a realm in southeastern [[Levantia]] established in the late 7th century by Prince Artaxerxes, a scion of the | '''Hištanšahr''', referred to natively as '''Uzdehzanistan''', was a realm in southeastern [[Levantia]] established in the late 7th century by Prince Artaxerxes, a scion of the [[Audonian Christianity|Audonian Christian]] Ashrafin dynasty of northwestern [[Audonia]], in what is now [[Battganuur]]. As the Ashrafinids were gradually conquered by the emerging [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]], Artaxerxes took several companions and a small army northwest across the [[Sea of Istroya]] to the southeastern shore of [[Levantia]], where his small but organized forces easily conquered the small [[Istroyan]] cities and [[Gaelic people|Gaelic]] tribes occupying the area; they would soon be joined by waves of Audonian refugees. Known to its ruling clique as the "realm of the exiled tribe", Hištanšahr grew from a small principality to the dominant military and political power in southeastern [[Levantia]] by about 750 before being quickly eclipsed by the new [[Holy Levantine Empire]]. The state retained its original Audonian faith despite advances made by the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] Empire for the next three centuries. Hištanšahr continued on the periphery of the Empire until the 11th century, when it became part of the Empire following the [[War of the Three Princes]] and its ruling class converted to Catholicism; its ruler was crowned the [[Kingdom of Gassavelia|King of Gassavelia]] rather than Prince of Exiles. The Ashrafinids and cadet branches thereof would continue to rule the [[Kingdom of Gassavelia]] until 1301. | ||
The numbers of the Audonian ruling class was likely never more than a few thousand at any given time, and the Audonian-descended ruling classes exclusively intermarried by law until the end of the 9th century with the exception of soldiers and commanders. The Istroyan, Gaelic, and [[Latinic people|Latins]] over which the Audonians ruled gradually intermarried among themselves and adopted many cultural mores and traditions of their rulers. Social mobility in Hištanšahr relied on one's ability to speak {{wp|Persian language|Uzdehzani}}. The linguistic, ethnic, and cultural mix that Hištanšahr created resulted in the creation of the [[Gassavelian people]]. | The numbers of the Audonian ruling class was likely never more than a few thousand at any given time, and the Audonian-descended ruling classes exclusively intermarried by law until the end of the 9th century with the exception of soldiers and commanders. The Istroyan, Gaelic, and [[Latinic people|Latins]] over which the Audonians ruled gradually intermarried among themselves and adopted many cultural mores and traditions of their rulers. Social mobility in Hištanšahr relied on one's ability to speak {{wp|Persian language|Uzdehzani}}. The linguistic, ethnic, and cultural mix that Hištanšahr created resulted in the creation of the [[Gassavelian people]]. | ||
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==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
{{Main|Audonian Christianity}} | |||
===Language=== | ===Language=== | ||
The {{wp|Persian language|Uzdehzani language}} developed in the first decades of the arrival of the Ashrafinids in [[Levantia]]. The Uzdehzani elite gradually adopted and transformed large parts of the vocabulary of the Gaelic, Istroyan, and Latin speaking peoples they ruled, naturally synthesizing into a language which became known as "High Uzdehzani". The language, whose use in scholarship and court life peaked around 865, incorporated native terms but retained an extremely formal manner of address and formal sentence structure. The language, which many scholars believe was intentionally difficult to learn, was viewed by many contemporaries as one of the most beautiful of the era, with fluent poets being lauded throughout the [[Occident]] for their beautiful tones and delivery. | The {{wp|Persian language|Uzdehzani language}} developed in the first decades of the arrival of the Ashrafinids in [[Levantia]]. The Uzdehzani elite gradually adopted and transformed large parts of the vocabulary of the Gaelic, Istroyan, and Latin speaking peoples they ruled, naturally synthesizing into a language which became known as "High Uzdehzani". The language, whose use in scholarship and court life peaked around 865, incorporated native terms but retained an extremely formal manner of address and formal sentence structure. The language, which many scholars believe was intentionally difficult to learn, was viewed by many contemporaries as one of the most beautiful of the era, with fluent poets being lauded throughout the [[Occident]] for their beautiful tones and delivery. | ||