History of Ghadrash

This history of Ghadrash is one of war and trade. It has been through two unification processes, two periods of waring kingdoms and finally incorporation into Egelion.

Early History
The early history of Ghadrash was dominated by two major powers. The various populations of what is now Ghadrash eventually formed into two political units: The Kingdom of the Magars in the moutainous west and the Ghadrash Republic in the plains in the east. The Ghadrash Republic's power was tied mainly to the its navy and trade while the Kingdom of the Magars was largely a land power.

The early history of the two powers was largely friendly. The Kingdom of the Magars largely protected the Ghadrash Republic from land invasions while the Republic provided trade and protection from sea invasions and raiders. The Ghadrash Republic's strong navy also provided a means for the mercenaries that the Kingdom of the Magars was famous for worldwide. Both countries were increadibly stable, with minimal territorial changes over a span of two centuries.

This peace was not to last, however. Frequent wars in Amateria made for great need of Magar's mercenaries. The Kingdom's wealth grew at an alarming rate and eventually came to overshadow Ghadrash's economic dominance in the region. Magar, flush with wealth, decided to cut its ties with Ghardrash and sought to establish a navy of its own. A modest navy was established, much to the ire of both the Ghadrash Republic and its naval rival, the Tyranny of Kevligrad.

In 1241, the Kingdom of the Magars signed a treaty with the ruling Caille party who had taken control of much of Amateria. They established a number of ports in the territory and began flexing their naval influence but sending a fleet of 12 ships into Ghadrash's main port. Taken as an act of aggression, the Tyranny of Kevligrad and Ghadrash Republic lauched a full scale attack on the Kingdom of the Magars. The combined navies of the two powers destroyed the Magar's entire fleet in a matter of weeks. The land war, however, was an utter failure. The Magars drove back both nation's armies and threatened to invade. A hasty peace treaty was signed, however, as a resurgent Amateria began an invasion of its own in the name of bringing the Amaterian population of the Kingdom into a Greater Amaterian Kingdom.