Kazdelian Empire

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Kazdelian Empire Ιμπεριυμ Καζδεληαε Ιμπερασ Καζδέλος Imperium Kazdeliae (Kazdelian) Imperas Kazdelos (Ancient Thalianessean)
3000 BCE–450 CE
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Maximum extent from 3000 to 2450 BCE
The Kazdel and Sarkaz empires after 2450 BCE
Capital	Abydos
Religion	Early Schicksalism
Demonym(s)	Kazdelian
Government	Elective monarchy
Legislature	Grand Parliament of Kazdel
Historical era	Ancient Illuverendia
• Established	3000 BCE
• Collapsed	450 CE
Currency	Lyriae
Preceded by Succeeded by Kazdel polities Early Abydos Sarkazian Empire Kingdom of Leithanien Parliamentary Governorate of Abydos
Today part of	Illusia and Neverendia Memester Kyoki Chudoku Sartinaynia

The Kazdelian Empire (Kazdelian and modern Thalianessean: Ιμπεριυμ Καζδεληαε; Imperium Kazdeliae, Ancient Thalianessean: Ιμπερασ Καζδέλος; Imperas Kazdelos) was a prominent Teekazi nation-state and empire located in Southeast Anea, which existed from 3000 BCE, and up to its demise in 450 CE. Its territorial extent was massive; reaching up parts of present-day Satina District and Sartinaynia, as well as western and lower central Memester.

The composition of the Kazdelian Empire's population comprised predominantly of the human-like Kazdelians, and by far one of the first advanced civilisations in the eastern Anean regions. After the annexation of the Thalianessean polities of Sarkh'az and Ta'alionesis in the north, the similarly related human-like Sarkazians became the second-most predominant population in the Empire. Kazdelian expansion continued up to 2790 BCE forwards, annexing lands inhabited by the nomadic Leithanians, another Teekazi race in the east, culminating in the establishment of the Empire's eastern Imperial City of special status, Orientalis, in 2785 BCE.

Abydosian reforms in 2450 BCE ushered a new era of the Kazdelian Empire that would last even up to its demise in 450 CE. The Imperial region of Sarkaz lobbied for independence and self-rule, which was granted by the Grand Parliament. The Sarkazian Empire was formed consequentially and would become its own nation-state. At the same year, Orientalia was successfully renamed as Leithania, to represent the predominant Teekazi race living there. As years passed, Abydos slowly waned in influence, triggering a period of stagnation that would plague the Empire to its core. In 435 CE, the region of Leithania began calling for self-rule, but Abydos refused to entertain such request, despite Sarkazian advice to give the Leithanian race their own sovereignty.

Infuriated and driven by patriotic calls for self-rule led to the declaration of independence by the Leithanians in 445 CE after the Leithanian Revolution, establishing the Kingdom of Leithanien, and starting the Leithanite Wars. Kazdelian armies tried to quell the rebellion-now-turned-war to no avail, suffering scandalous and humiliating military defeats, further plummeting Abydos's standing in the Empire and exacerbating the empire's serious fracturing, which had started in 400 CE. The collapse of the Kazdelian Empire was ultimately triggered in 450 CE, when a large Leithanian army marched into Orientalis after penetrating a Kazdelian defensive line, then pillaging and razing the city into the ground. It culminated shortly after in the same year when the Grand Parliament unilaterally dissolved the Empire and ousting the Kazdelian emperor, establishing the Parliamentary Governorate of Abydos.