Baktarci Empire

The Baktarci Empire [ˈbaktari] is a moderately large Empire that rules over the island of Xcel as well as several nearby islands.

Geography
The island of Xcel is the main island ruled by the Baktarci Empire, it is a very long L shaped island with a climate ranging from savanna and desert in the far north, to taiga and tundra in the far south. The island of Mai is the second major island in the empire, though only part of it is, it consists primarily of savanna and desert, though the northwestern part of the island, the part outside of Baktarci control, has tropical forest. This island is important to Baktarci as it contains the region's main source of saltpeter, and the central regions of the island are often fought over between Baktarci and the Mai Kingdom over these saltpeter supplies.

History


Year 0 defined to be the time of the creation of the Baktarci Empire, with the current year being 577.


 * Year 0: Baktarci Empire founded from the merger of two nations in north-central Xcel, due to a situation where the same person ended up as king of both nations.

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 * Year 285-299: Mai wars, fought over the control of the island of Mai between the natives and the Baktarci. War finally ends with Baktarci control over the entire island.

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 * Year 396: Civil war between factions on the island of Mai against the empire proper, fought over taxation, resources, and against the spread of Baktarci culture into the region.
 * Year 402: Civil war ends with the western parts of the island becoming a part of the new nation named the Mai Kingdom, and the eastern portions remaining a part of the Baktarci.

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 * Year 454: Mai Kingdom joins the war on the side of Ǧakærirr U, against Baktarci.
 * Year 459?: War with Mai Kingdom over?


 * Year 577: Current date

Clothing
The most common clothing style of the Baktarci Empire is similar to that of the Victorian Era on Earth, though with the quite notable difference of what is considered mens clothes and what is considered womens clothes being swapped from Earth norms, as well as several other features of appearance.