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[[Aster's expedition]] in the late 14th century brought Occidental explorers to [[Crona]] for the first time. While the [[North Songun civilization]] and other Cronan civilizations were generally enthusiastic about the potential of trade with the Occident, the unknown of a great and distant foreign power fundamentally shook the Varshani state to its core. Most historians believe [[Arzalism]] definitively took on many of its violent, modern characteristics during this time following centuries of conflict between sun worshippers and death worshippers. | [[Aster's expedition]] in the late 14th century brought Occidental explorers to [[Crona]] for the first time. While the [[North Songun civilization]] and other Cronan civilizations were generally enthusiastic about the potential of trade with the Occident, the unknown of a great and distant foreign power fundamentally shook the Varshani state to its core. Most historians believe [[Arzalism]] definitively took on many of its violent, modern characteristics during this time following centuries of conflict between sun worshippers and death worshippers. | ||
====Žuqulid Revolution==== | ====Žuqulid Revolution==== | ||
Thirty years after the arrival of [[Paul Aster]], the ruler Žuqul I issued the Great Edict of Žuqul in 1408, though there are significant chronological problems with the timing of this Edicts according to some historians due to the [[Varshani historiography#Žuqul problem|"Žuqul problem"]]. The Edict established the [[Arzalism#The_Death_God|Death God]] as paramount deity within Arzalism rather than [[Arzalism#The_Sun_God|the Sun God]], as the two had previously been co-equal paramount deities. While original Occidental scholarship suggests this was a novelty brought forward by Žuqul alone, new sources available following the [[Fall of Anzo]] have revolutionized Occidental scholarship on Varshan, and a majority now believe that it was the common belief among higher castes for centuries. | |||
The elevation of the Death God required profound changes to Varshani society, military strategy, foreign relations, economic structures, and even the caste system, as Žuqul began to transform Varshani society into a "machine of perpetual sacrifice." | The elevation of the Death God required profound changes to Varshani society, military strategy, foreign relations, economic structures, and even the caste system, as Žuqul began to transform Varshani society into a "machine of perpetual sacrifice." | ||
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====Modernization efforts==== | ====Modernization efforts==== | ||
The loss of territory and prestige in the 1960s deeply wounded the Varshani psyche. Once the dynastic civil war had concluded, Varshan in the 1980s and 1990s began to heavily turn to modernization and Occidentalization of its armed forces. | The loss of territory and prestige in the 1960s deeply wounded the Varshani psyche. Once the dynastic civil war had concluded, Varshan in the 1980s and 1990s began to heavily turn to modernization and Occidentalization of its armed forces. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
===Climate and environment=== | ===Climate and environment=== | ||