Istapali Empire

The Istapali Empire was a large medieval empire in the east of the continent of Dovani.

History
Originating as a small kingdom in the Histap Valley in 942, by the 13th century the Istapali had conquered most of East Dovani, including Suyu Llaqta, Cifutingan, Lyore, Kurageri, Rapa Pile, and large parts of the Great North Dovani Plain. Between 1301 and 1514, the empire was engaged in a series of wars with the Empire of Gao-Soto, which, although lasting for two centuries, left the frontier largely stable. The wars contributed to the fall of Gao-Soto to Luthori colonists, and greatly destabilized the Istapali Empire, with its various tributaries and colonies becoming independent. By the 19th century, Istapalajtokayotl had been reduced to its heartland in the Histap Valley. Beginning with 1847, Hulstrian settlers in Greater Hulstria began a process of eastward expansion and migration, called Ostsiedlung, into less-populated regions of the declining Istapali Empire. In 2462, what was left of the empire was formally annexed by Hulstria and Gao-Soto, according to the Expansion Plan.