Al-Jabal's Conquests in the Alvallar Peninsula, founding of the Zathira system and Al-Vaylar Amirate

Expedition

In PP 660, under the military expertise of the great general Tarak Al-Jabal (Tarak the Mountain), an expeditionary force of Bardiyan soldiers and nobles sailed the treacherous ocean route from the deserts of Bardiya to "intervene" in a civil war that was occuring in the Vaigutic Kingdom at the time. However, the "intervention" was mere pretext for a conquest of a large swathe of Vaigutic territory. Over the course of five years, Al-Jabal conquered the west, south and central regions of the peninsula, with the remaining Vaigutic nobles fleeing to the east and north. Al-Jabal divided the lands he had conquered among his noble allies, and gave his troops the right to settle within these lands. He decreed that the lands were to be distributed as "الحيازات الصغيرة" ("Alhiazat alsaghira"), or 'Small Holdings', better known by the portmanteau "Zathira", to ensure that no one noble would start off their peninsular ventures with a significant advantage. Al-Jabal declared himself to be Hajib of the newly-formed Al-Valyar Amirate (which would encompass the new holdings), Hajib being a title roughly equating to 'Steward' or 'Chamberlain'. Al-Jabal chose this title rather than just declaring himself Amir outright so he did not seem to be challenging the authority of the Bardiyan Sultans and Amirs back home who would object to such a power-grab. The name Al-Valyar was chosen as it was the Bardiyan word for the peninsula. Gradually, this morphed into the word Alvallar that we know today.