Mīⸯyuān
The Mīⸯyuān are a small, insular group who are primary situated on the edge of the Gahnjhal region of Ærellion, although scattered populations exist further from the regional border and more into Daunastiya. They are not closely related to any of the surrounding Indhiri peoples, nor are they related to the various Jhasanhian ethnicities. In fact, the Mīⸯyuān are [tbd], more closely related to the people of Hymar than they are to any of their neighbors. Their closest relatives are the [tbd], who dwell in the foothills of the Hymari Divide, the mountain range separating Hymar from the southern parts of Ærellion. Although they are closely related to the Hymari, the Mīⸯyuān have their own minor religion, Āmāras, which is followed by almost 70% of the population. Some have speculated that they were religiously persecuted in the past by the Hymari and forced to migrate, but evidence is inconclusive and written records show no trace of this supposed event. The Āmāras faith is not particularly close to the Hymarian Pantheon either, being more similar in teachings to Bāla- though even this comparison is superficial as it shares no common ancestry. Indeed, far more Mīⸯyuān (roughly 25%) follow the Adhavāda faith than do the few who have coverted to Bāla.
Whether or not the Mīⸯyuān were originally religious migrants, it is clear that they had formerly settled along the northern range of the Gahnjhal Mountains, pushing out the Mapinguan who had previously lived there. This terrain would have been most similar to the Hymari Divide and therefore the Mīⸯyuān agricultural traditions and livestock were best suited for these mountains. Despite initial success, however, the Mīⸯyuān would disperse after their migration and therefore no longer posed much of a threat to the Mapinguan, and slowly were pushed towards southwest Gahnjhal, before they came to the borders of settled lands. This arrival coincided with the rise of the Dudurian Empire, which the various tribes independently swore fealty to and secured assistance against the Mapinguan threat. Although they now lived in inhospitable jungle, the Mīⸯyuān quickly adapted to the region and unified into the state of Lanyūm, with assistance from the Dudurians. They would push back against the Mapinguan, securing several old settlements lost to the Mapinguan a few generations prior. However, with the fall of the Dudurians the Mīⸯyuān lost their sponsor, and their defeat at the hands of the Karadatra Empire saw Lanyūm splintered back into its constituent tribes, which were soon pushed out of the mountains once and for all. Although forced to pay tribute to Karadatra, the practice was largely abandoned after 1350, when Karadatra's interest in the eastern frontier waned. Despite efforts by the Mamalk states to push into Gahnjhal which may have been aided by the Mīⸯyuān, their aid was never requested as the Mamalks saw them as unreliable (though Mīⸯyuān who had become slaves naturally may have participated on an individual level).
Whether or not the Mīⸯyuān were originally religious migrants, it is clear that they had formerly settled along the northern range of the Gahnjhal Mountains, pushing out the Mapinguan who had previously lived there. This terrain would have been most similar to the Hymari Divide and therefore the Mīⸯyuān agricultural traditions and livestock were best suited for these mountains. Despite initial success, however, the Mīⸯyuān would disperse after their migration and therefore no longer posed much of a threat to the Mapinguan, and slowly were pushed towards southwest Gahnjhal, before they came to the borders of settled lands. This arrival coincided with the rise of the Dudurian Empire, which the various tribes independently swore fealty to and secured assistance against the Mapinguan threat. Although they now lived in inhospitable jungle, the Mīⸯyuān quickly adapted to the region and unified into the state of Lanyūm, with assistance from the Dudurians. They would push back against the Mapinguan, securing several old settlements lost to the Mapinguan a few generations prior. However, with the fall of the Dudurians the Mīⸯyuān lost their sponsor, and their defeat at the hands of the Karadatra Empire saw Lanyūm splintered back into its constituent tribes, which were soon pushed out of the mountains once and for all. Although forced to pay tribute to Karadatra, the practice was largely abandoned after 1350, when Karadatra's interest in the eastern frontier waned. Despite efforts by the Mamalk states to push into Gahnjhal which may have been aided by the Mīⸯyuān, their aid was never requested as the Mamalks saw them as unreliable (though Mīⸯyuān who had become slaves naturally may have participated on an individual level).
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