Beirun

Beirun is a nation and island in the Aldesic Ocean. It also refers to the numerous islands historically claimed by the Beirunese Empire, or by the modern Beirunese Commonwealth. In terms of pure area, Beirun is the single largest nation on Erita, though roughly 85%(Δ) of this territory is open ocean, and only about 10%(Δ) is usable land (mid-ocean oil wells and fisheries notwithstanding).

Geography
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Government, Politics, and Economics
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History
The earliest known human settlers of Beirun and the surrounding archipelagos are Angani, believed to have been part of the first seafaring migrations between Sorothis and Saldis. It is believed that the modern Beirunese ethnic group is primarily descended from Messani, who sailed northward from Tangora between 2800 and 2600 PC, and displaced or marginalized the original Angani peoples on the main islands of Beirun.

Expansion
Migration outward from the main islands of Beirun is believed to have begun around circa 2000 PC, spurned on by tribal unification. This was followed in short order by a series of military conquests which placed Beirun itself and neighboring island chains firmly under the rule of the Matagaki Dynasty, and brought them into contact with civilizations and tribes spanning the islands of the central Aldesic Ocean.

Early Archipelago Kingdoms
Pre-Imperial records suggest that many of the island cultures that would eventually make up the Beirunese Empire had been in loose contact since as early as 1800 PC, predating the Craenate Empire. It is generally accepted that, by this point, most island tribes had become, or been integrated into, Archipelago Kingdoms, while the inhabitants of some smaller islands remained isolated or independent. Beirun itself is considered to have been the largest of these kingdoms, though many of the ruling dynasties of the kingdoms apparently originated from Beirun.

The First Empire (c.800 PC - 32 PI)
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The G'ati Kingdoms (c.40 PI - 450)
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Reunification Wars (452 - 475)
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The Second Empire (475 - 561)
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Decolonization and the Beirunese Commonwealth (561 - Present)
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