History of Kusfeld
This is the history of Kusfeld.
History
1550
Kusfeld in 1550 was a pre-established kingdom. In image A, original borders.
1564
In Image B, a war takes place across 1563 and 1564 annexing newer territories. Around 30,000 to 40,000. "We won the war omg. We will make the local leaders pledge allegiance to us, and those who don't shall be execute. The population there be small so any unlikely rebellions won't be very big. We treat the population goods." - Justa
1567
In Image C, a war takes place across 1566 and 1567 annexing newer territories in west and east. Same thing after previous win happens again.
1573
In Image D, the Kusfeld government peacefully expands across 1570s-1573.
1575
In Image E, the Kusfeld government expands in 1575.
Also in 1575: The king begins further updates national infrastructure, creating new roads, forts, and... uh.... granaries? (idfk) in the country. He supports the integration of conquered peoples into our country. This happens through religious conversion, new roads connecting trade n shit, and implementation of various laws.
Between 1575 and 1584: The King decides to regularly improve and expand the road system, so as to keep transportation swift. This helps with extending the king's authority, the movement of trade, the movement of armies, and improvement of general movement speeds.
1584
1584: The king has heard of a new rising power in the west, and wishes to consolidate his power in the region.
1588
1588: In Image F, Expansion in war.
1589
The first colonists from Kusfeld land on northwest Langtverweglun.
They establish the colony of New Hweins. We send a party of 250 men on a "merchant" ship. A sizeable force is left to scout the island and set up a port and shit, while most of the rest of the ships leave back to the mainland to tell the king the good news, and bring more supplies/colonists. Although kinda costly at first, the island has multiple small “ports” built on it, and a sizeable Kusfeld population by 1593.
Costs to maintain the “colonies” have dropped as well.
1599
Wars around 1597-1599.
we do the same thing as usual, connecting infrastructure, enforcing laws, improving infrastructure, "modifying" local leadership, etc
due to the new grasslands and river valleys, many decide to head east or west to start up new farms and herds. many new outposts and fort towns are settled along strategic points in the new lands.
1600
We begin constructing new ports, allowing for more fishing, trade, and communication with the west. We also begin creating more mines in the mountains, and search for more valuable resources.
We co-exist with the dwarves that live in the mountains/southern hills. They are most of our mining community, and we have grown to become peaceful. Obviously some prejudice exists because thats the nature of humans and others like them, but the vast majority of the population respects other species and sees them as equals because culture.
the king invests in better training for the army so we take less casualties in future wars, and so we don’t expend as much manpower.
the king also begins to fund the expansion of the navy (will get specific numbers later).
The king declares a Grand Campaign. We shall set out and conquer the rest of the eastern Hveden Plain. This will end conflict in the east once and for all. It has been like 15 years since the last conflict, enough time for the majority of unrest to die down and for integration to have solid progress. 25k troops are raised for the campaign (i think less than 1% of the pop)
Welp, it's over. We took the area after a long, hard fought campaign. For IRP purposes, I'll say the campaign took 2 years, and we suffered moderate casualties (even though i dominated during roles), which is pretty severe compared to the rest of the campaigns.
The king puts extra effort into integrating the frontier lands and connecting infrastructure. I'm not an expert when it comes to WHAT ELSE I can do (i'm goofy like that), but yeah. Of course there are minor "uprisings" here and there, but nothing major.
The new lands mean that we have more room to make wine and other alcoholic beverages, which is very good for our economy. We also have way more land for grazing, growing V E G G I E S , fruits, grains, etc. Hopefully this will decrease our chances for famine.
The inland frontiers have gained newfound wealth, as they have gained "easy" access to products and wealth that they did not have before.
The king decides that we should probably focus on internal affairs and improvement now, instead of conquest. Of course we will still fund the improvement of the navy and army, but that is so we can defend against barbarians, pirates, etc.
We want to become a center of knowledge in the eastern continent, so the king has funded the creation of libraries and universities across the nation.
Our new lands and resources have drawn in more western merchants, which in turn gives the kingdom more funds to spend on stuff like this.
The arts, knowledge, and sports, flourish in our nation, as a new era of "peace" ushers in.
New counting houses and banks are built in towns and cities across the Kingdom. We hope this will help the economy.
The construction of museums and concert halls are sponsored by local officials and merchants, this also being a result of the growing popularity of the arts.
Various statues, sculptures, paintings, etc of gods, folk heroes, national heroes, etc are sponsored throughout the kingdom as well.
National historical records are compiled and kept in a large, secure library next to the palace. We have some records of national history that go back to 1,000+ years ago, they are from when we were a tribe, and not an empire.
1604
We start influencing tribes here to become tributaries and vassals and stuff (without war). This is done with promises of wealth, threats, marriages, gifts, and offers of protection.
Cavalry Tradition: We are a nation made up of a massive expanse of grasslands. This gives our people places to herd and hunt. So we can do this, our people must be well trained in the art of horseback riding. Horses are quite common in the nation, and almost everyone is taught to ride a horse when they are a child. The army has a large cavalry unit, which has often carried our nation to victory time and time again. Though our cavalry is extremely powerful, that doesn't mean the rest of the army can't hold its own weight.
1611
1612
Ellya attempts to include their influences, so therefore "We offer a diplomatic hand to the bottom 2 highlighted nations around" This means guarantee of independence, better trade relations, etc. Due to the passing years of growing influence over our subjects, many of our vassals are fully integrated, and many of our tributaries evolve into vassals.
1622
New colonies set up around Cernagovia, after several conquests, between 1618 and 1622. Ports established.
we start investing in slowly expanding our colonies to cover these areas. more money is sent for the colonization effort, and we use our pre existent relations with these isolated tribes to create exclusive trade deals and make alliances. through trade, we introduce the neighboring tribes to kusfeldic customs, language, and religion.
Forts are constructed and improved upon in strategic points around the nation. The colonies, as well as islands, are further fortified and given larger garrisons to prevent pirates and barbarians from takin our stuff.
The “general” is sent with 20k soldiers to deal with a rebellious vassal in the south of Grošneov Colony.
Legend has it that he returned home without a single man lost.
1646
After the Ellyan Civil War, Kusfeld offers support for a side in return for vassalisation, who accept, and win.
We create more colonies along various estuaries in our newly explored lands.
the colony ports are fortified, like the early ones. just sayin
The king is very well protected. The palace is heavily fortified, and the capital walls are heavily fortified. Poisonings are almost impossible due to pre-testing, and he has guards around him at all times.
At some point on 17 August: We send more expeditions south in hopes of spreading Kusfeldic culture even more along the east coast.
The spread of Kusfeldic Culture.
Kusfeld has held large swathes of territory on the eastern coast of the continent, known in Kusfeld as 'Vaiya', for many years now. As a result, the native populations have learned and adopted many parts of Kusfeldic culture, such as the religion, language, and many of our cultural practices. Obviously, they won't fully adopt our culture, but they have adopted many parts of our culture, making it an Istvai (East Vaiyan) - Kusfeldic blend. The king, nobility, and merchants are very happy with this, as we have spread our ideas and practices far beyond our borders. In turn, our colonies have also started to adopt some small parts of the Istvai culture, such as various festivals and small bits of the language. This has come to be known as the Istfeld (Eastern (Kus)feld) dialect.
Over time, many of our vassal states have been integrated into our country, and many of our tributaries have slowly evolved into vassal states.
25k troops are prepped for war and we set out to take this bit of land (white) to the southwest
Late 1600s
At some point, Ellya rebels and establishes an independent state again.
We won a landslide victory. We work on integrating it by connecting infrastructure, enforcing laws, converting culture and religion, etc. (against smaller states in
The king desires to better improve his ability to run the empire. He orders the construction of a lot more roads around the nation, and the construction of various small canals.
GUNPOWDER?
Traders from the west have brought us a strange substance, 'gunpowder'. It is a smelly, grey powder that makes a large explosion when touched by fire. We have been told how to make this powder, and many of the uses for it. One engineer has thought of a wonderful concoction. Many powders burn different colors, so we decide to mix these powders in with gunpowder and launch it toward the night sky. They make beautiful, colorful shapes in the sky (fireworks) that we call 'Fire Flowers'. We have discovered this can be a little bit of a fire hazard, and is quite expensive, so we often launch them in low risk areas and only use them on very special occasions. The firefighters are usually on standby and increased in number when they are used.
@Kingdom of A.B (Aljadar I) this works for ya?
We have begun researching other various ways we can use gunpowder.
im gonna do one more then we good
LONGSHIPS?
Longships have become the favorable ship for the navy. They are long, swift, durable, and easy to navigate both our rivers and the open waters with. They are also quite light, allowing us to easily transfer them over land. We try our hardest to keep the methods for crafting these ships secret. They also become synonymous with our identity to foreign, far away nations. When you see a longship, you see Kusfeldic peoples approaching. They are extremely similar to the real life viking longships in function, and are usually highly decorated with engravings and paintings.
We attempt to improve and increase trade with the western nation, bringing in new technologies, tales, and riches.
Our expeditions to the southeast have provided fruitful, and these new lands seem to be less populated, and more... barbaric. We have set a colony up where three rivers "meet" at the coast.