Aramea

Aramea Arem ܐܪܡ,
876–1459
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Common languages	Aramaic
Religion	Pytabian Christianity
Demonym(s)	Aramean
Government	Monarchy
History
• Aramea breaks from the Zuhraid Caliphate	876
• Conquered by the Terranilian Empire	1459
Preceded by Succeeded by Zuhraid Caliphate Empire of Terranihil

Aramea (Aramaic: ܐܪܡ, Arem) was a kingdom during the middle ages located in Alaia. It was founded in 876 during the collapse of the Zuhraid Caliphate. It was conquered by the Terranilian Empire in 1459. Aramea was populated and ruled by ethnic Arameans, speakers of Aramaic. Its official and majority religion was Pytabian Christianity.

History

During the Second Shiya Revolution that led to the collapse of the Zuhraid Caliphate, the province of Alaia rebelled and formed the Aramean Kingdom in 876.

In 1272, Aramea launched the First Aramean Crusade against the Emirate of Mestaga, with the intention of capturing the city of Mestaga. Mestaga was significant for Pytabian Christians, as it is the place of establishment of the Pytabian Church of the West. Though the Church's headquarters moved to Valeriana, Mestaga still had a large Christian population. The crusaders were able to capture some territories to their west but failed to take Mestaga.

The Terranilian Empire conquered the Emirate of Mestaga, Aramea's western rival, in 1428. It was clear that Aramea would soon be at war with Terranihil. In 1440, Terranihil invaded Aramea with the intention of taking its southern territories. Terranihil wanted access to the Caelean Sea. The war ended in 1444 with Terranihil gaining some parts of southern Alaia. Then in 1449, Aramea launched the Second Aramean Crusade to retake its lost lands. The crusaders won the war in 1450. Then Terranihil once again invaded the Aramea in 1455. Terranihil conquered the whole of Alaia by 1459.

Demographics

Aramea was mostly populated by ethnic Arameans. There were also Jews, Kavardans, and Arabs. Most of the kingdom's people practiced Pytabian Christianity, and most belonged to the Pytabian Church of the West. Followers of the Pytabian Orthodox Church were the second largest religious group, followed by Sunni Muslim Kavardans and Arabs, as well as Aramaic-speaking Jews.

Most people within the Aramean Kingdom spoke Aramaic. Aramaic was written with both the Aramaic script and Iberic script.