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The Federal Republic of
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Karenthian History

BC
4000: Humans arrive on Renés
3800: Humans arrive on Cader
3700: Agriculture reached Renés and Cader
3500: First signs of civilization on Renés
3200-800: People largely settle down on both islands, no strong nations form
772: First prominent kingdom of Renés; Kendrick
750: Cader starts to form large merchant states along the coast
723: First confirmed monarch of Kendrick; King Jayren I
702: First prominent merchant kingdom of Cader; Vebier
642: Vebier seizes the islands of Mishoor, Trasado, Fuertos, Lahaz, and Stratos.
612: Kendrick collapses, Ironos becomes the dominant state
587: Ironos dominates Renés, setting up tributaries around it on the coast
523: Ironos seizes Lahaz from Vebier
519: Vebier collapses, divided among merchant groups
498: Ironos seizes Trasado, Fuertos, Stratos, and Mishoor
486: Ironos launches an invasion of Southern Cader
464: Ironos forces get repelled from Cader and Mishoor
426: Ironos’ Northern Tributaries break away
423: Remaining Tributaries form a coalition against Ironos.
Coalition Members;
Sudpont
Rykaln
Heitoros
Moren
Sommen
Emeinanze
Aminya
Manyai
Theofaehn
Vidynos
And many other minor principalities

420: Coalition of Renés invades Ironos with backing from Cader merchants
418: New power in Cader forms up North: Kiroes
412: New power forms in Southern Cader: Caredios
408: Coalition of Renés defeats Ironos, destroying them as a regional power.
405: Coalition of Renés unites, forming the Renés Confederacy
389: New power emerges in central Cader: Idoren
386: Kiroes collapses due to Internal pressure
384-366: Idoren and Caredios seize parts of former Kiroes, establishing tributaries in the rest
366: Idoren’s Prince, Fitzedaniel II, and Caredios’ Princess, Katrina III, are married off to form an alliance between the nations
347: Caredios’ King, Kathal II dies, the throne is passed on to Katrina III
333: Coalition of Renés starts decentralising, forming a Holy-Romanesque government.
321: Katrina III dies, passing the, Caredian throne to her son, Prince Danyal of Idoren
321: Danyal sees heavy opposition from the merchant groups of Caredios, and so he signs a bill in secret to form a Council of Merchants when Fitzedaniel dies
315: Fitzedaniel II dies, causing Danyal to become King of both Caredios and Idoren
315: Danyal unites Caredios and Idoren, making himself King Danyal I of Cader
315: Danyal forms an advisory council made up of merchants in order to appease them
302: Coalition of Renés elects its first "emperor", Carl III of Sudpont
279: Cader declares war on the Duchy of Rykaln, part of the Coalition of Renés, bringing in all member states, in what is now known as the First Danyelic War
276: Cader collapses the Duchy of Rykaln, launches invasions into surrounding states
271: Cader seizes much of the north coast of Renés, forcing the coalition into a negotiated peace
271: Treaty of Heitor: Cader annexes the Duchy of Rykaln, along with surrounding border territories from Emeinanze and Vidynos
265: Danyal I dies, making his son, Prince Danyal II, King Danyal II of Cader
264: Coalition of Renés launches an invasion of Caderian Rykaln, seizing large parts of the south, kicking off the Second Danyelic War
263: Cader pays off Theofaehn and the restorationist Ironos to launch an invasion of the Coalition
261: Renés forces are pushed out of Rykaln and Vidynos completely
260: Coalition of Renés surrenders
260: Treaty of Kendrick, Cader annexes Vidynos, Theofaehn annexes Manyai, Ironos annexes Moren
256: Cader, Theofaehn, and Ironos form a defensive pact
228: Cader and Ironos form a personal union, with Princess Idome I of Ironos, heir of the infertile King Adume III of Ironos, marrying King Danyal II
221: King Adume III of Ironos dies suppressing rebels in Moren, Idome inherits Ironos
218: Idome also dies, killed by another rebellion in Moren
214: King Danyal II dies of natural causes, King Danyal III inherits the thrones of Ironos and Cader, forming the Kingdom of Cadrene
213: Theofaehn and the remains of the Coalition declare war on Cadrene for claiming all of Renés
211: Cadrene forces successfully launch an offensive into Theofaehn, forcing them into a peace
208: Cadrene forces overthrow the Coalition, however resistance is met across Renés
207: Treaty of Attima: Cadrene annexes the Coalition and Theofaehn
206: King Danyal successfully suppresses the rebels in Moren

AD
1722: Corkair Republic begins colonization of Renés, establishing the Free Renésian State as a puppet government on the northern coast
1792: Isle of Cader introduced to Orthodox Christianity
1816: Merchant State of Trasado purchases the Free Renésian State from Corkair for a lump sum of 8 Million Ómmeteraís

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