Kingdom of Vaktria

Kingdom of Vaktria Ⲯⲁⲕⲧⲣⲓⲁⲋⲁⲛ Vaktrıasan
c. 800 BCE–30 CE
Left: Standard of the Havusmanid dynasty Right: Standard of the Putrasamid dynasty
Map of Vaktria at its height in 100 BCE
Capital	Dastivus
Common languages	Classical Vaktrian
Religion	Vaktrian folk religion
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Ancient Andaluzian Coast
• Established	c. 800 BCE
• Putrasamid dynasty supersedes Chernastid dynasty	600 BCE
• Havusmanid dynasty supersedes Putrasamid dynasty	225 BCE
• Conquered by Romanyan Vaktria	30 CE
• Reestablished as Neo-Vaktrian Kingdom	275 CE
Preceded by Succeeded by Proto-Vaktrian civilization Romanyan Empire

The Kingdom of Vaktria, often referred to as Ancient Vaktria, Classical Vaktria, or simply Vaktria (Vaktrian: Ⲯⲁⲕⲧⲣⲓⲁⲋⲁⲛ Vaktrıasan), was a monarchy in on the Andaluzian coast that existed from 800 BCE to 30 CE. Its inhabitants were the ancient Vaktrians who spoke Classical Vaktrian. The kingdom was ruled successively by three dynasties: the Chernastid, Putrasamid, and Havusmanid. Its capital was Dastivus.

History

Origins

Proto-Vaktrian city-states existed along the Maplas and Kher rivers and the Andaluzian coast for more than a millenia before the Kingdom of Vaktria. They were generally all patriarchical autocracies ruled by a single family. The Chernastid dynasty ruled over the city-state of Dastivus (Vaktrian: Ḍaštivaıs; Ϯⲁϣⲧⳅⲯⲁⲓⲋ) since c. 900 BCE. Chernastum I, whom his dynasty is named for, began a military campaign in 875 BCE to conquer neighboring cities. By the beginning of the 8th century BCE, he had conqured all of the Vaktrian speaking cities along the Maplas and southward. Chernastum declared himself Ultav or king of Vaktria with Dastivus as the capital. The previous rulers of the conquered cities generally remained in power as Ultavnin (meaning little ruler).

Chernastid dynasty

Chernastum died a few years after the establishment of the kingdom. His descendants ruled for about 200 years until 600 BCE. The rule of Chernastum's great-grandson, Miskarnam I, saw a great amount of growth within the dynasty by 705. The Chernastid rulers following his death were unable to make significant land gains, but they did significant domestic work, including introducing a reformed tax and troop levy system and building roads throughout the kingdom. The last few Chernastid Ultavs were particularly weak, consisting of unstable and short reigns. Much of the instability was due to a drought that hurt crop growth in the land between the Maplas and Kher rivers. Putrasam I, a member of a wealthy Dastivian family, rallied support from the army and other southern nobles to take the throne c. 600. Ultav Chernastum V, thirteen years old at the time, stepped down.

Putrasamid dynasty

Putrasam I and his direct successors focused on internal affairs, which including reforming the laws and courts system. They also attempted to stimulate trade and recover from the drought. Howeever, Rasvark II returned the Vaktrian Kingdom's focus to conquest. He began to capture northern territory in 450 and by the end of his rule in 425, he had captured Chatazifria island and neigboring lands. Rasvark II was held off from conquering any further by the city-state of Thertasor which had strong land defenses.

Following the death of Rasvark's son, Putrasam III, who had no apparent heir, an internal conflict errupted between two of Putrasam's cousins. The war waged from 410 to 390, with the younger cousin, Pirsem I, winning. The war had strained the capital's resources had caused discontent among its people. Peasant revolts began in southern Vaktria and quickly spread north. Pirsem I, his son, and his grandson spent their reigns suppressing these revolts and trying to maintain unity. His grandson, Pirsem II, was unable to prevent several northern city-states from seceding around 300. The kingdom was now two-thirds its size under Rasvark II.

Havusmanid dynasty

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Political structure

Cities

Vaktria's capita was Davistus. The three other major cities were Thertasor, Felsafell, and Aktardus.