Romanyan Vaktria
| Provincia Vaktria ἐπαρχία Ακτρια | |||||||||||
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Province of the Romanyan Empire | |||||||||||
130–425 CE | |||||||||||
 Romanyan Vaktria highlighted | |||||||||||
| Capital | Dastivus | ||||||||||
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• Kingdom of Vaktria conquered by Romanya | 130 CE 130 | ||||||||||
• Province divides into Dastivia and Sapkasian Kingdom | 425 CE 425 CE | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Terranihil | ||||||||||
Romanyan Vaktria was a province annexed by the Romanyan Empire in 130 CE after conquering the Kingdom of Vaktia. The majority of the province was populated by ethnic Vaktrians who practiced Astrianism. Christianity reached Vaktria around the early 4th century. It remained under the Romanyan rule until 425, when the Vaktrian revolt in the north led to the fracturing of the province into the Sapkasian Kingdom and the Romanyan province of Dastivia.
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History
Romanyan invasion
The Havusmanid dynasty was ruling the Kingdom of Vakria since 225 BCE. When Ultvar Chernastum VI died, the Kingdom began to lose some of its southern lands to revolts. Then the Romanyan Empire invaded in 85 CE. Havusmanor IV, the last Ultvar, refused to surrender and led the defense against the empire. The Romanyan-Vaktrian War lasted until 130 CE, with the Romanyan military conquering all the territory held by the Kingdom of Vaktria. Vaktria was incorporated as an imperial province of Romanya.
Spread of Christianity
Christianity reached Vaktria in the early 4th century. Vaktrian Christian communities mostly sprouted in south Vaktria and used the Vaktrian language and alphabet in liturgy. Most Vaktrian Christians rejected the ruling of the Council of Chalcedon and split off with the other Miaphysite Churches in 451 to become the Vaktrian Orthodox Church.
Split
In 408, Astrian Vaktrian peasants revolted against Romanyan rule. They were mainly discontent because of persecution of Astrianism, including the destruction of fire temples. Sapkas, a northern Vaktrian general, emerged as a leader of the revolt. Most of Vaktria north of the Maplas river rallied in support of Sapkas. At the time, the Romanyan Empire was also fighting the Kagorians in the east. With its forces divided, the Romanyan Empire was only able to maintain control over the southern third of the province. Sapkas organized the north into a new kingdom with the aesthetic of restoring the Kingdom of Vaktria while the south was redesignated into Dastivia.
