Westenlands

The Westenlands was the historic term for a geopolitical region encompassing much of central Altirus, in which borders and sovereignties were not historically established, recognized by Altirusian Monarchy, or consistently considered as domains of existing empires. The term came into widespread use during the decline of the Craenate Empire, as Imperial influence waned in territories west of the Andsier River due to foreign invasions and local rebellions. It would remain in use during the Post-Imperial era to refer to the inconsistent or vague nature of territories of and allegiences to the Old Empires, as well as the numerous unrecognized nations in the region, up until the end of the Westenlands Wars. It would be deemed archaic after the Partitioning of the Westenlands in 542.

Prior to, during, and shortly after the Westenlands Wars, the sovereignty of nation states comprising the former Westenlands would be officially recognized. The Partitioning of the Westenlands would create the modern geopolitical landscape of Altirus, though would also result in a number of major insurgencies, separatist movements, and civil wars between 542 and 590 attributed to the absorption, marginalization, or separation of various ethnic and political polities.