Empire of Zhekov
The Empire of Zhekov is an independent feudal Russian-like monarchy that is separated into oblasts who are ruled by the Knez who in term rule over Grafs. The land of Zhekov is cold land with large forests, many hills, and some flat plains. Severov's Peak is the highest point in the nation's territory. The people of Zhekov are often quite strong and hearty, but they are often have a grim attitude because of constant monster attacks.
History
The Empire of Zhekov's founding can be traced to the dreams of a man named Yaroslav. Yaroslav was the chief of one of the many Zhekovic tribes. When Yaroslav was a young adult, he went out on a bear hunt with some of his friends and councilors. They were attacked by a vicious white bear who killed all of the party save Yaroslav. Yaroslav killed the bear, but was viciously wounded in the process. While he lay bleeding on the ground, it is said that he had a vision of him conquering the other tribes and forming a mighty empire and when the vision ended, his wounds were healed. Yaroslav skinned the white bear and eventually fashioned a headdress and a cloak from the bear's head and fur. From that day forward, he was Yaroslav the White Bear.
Yaroslav spent five years building up his forces and on the fifth anniversary of his vision, he began his first conquest. Yaroslav's conquest of the Zhekovic tribes moved quickly and within five years, he had conquered the majority of the tribes north of the Copper Hills and the Gianthome Mountains.
After taking some time to consolidate his holdings and establishing his empire, he continued his conquests into the tribes in the land of Saratov to the east of the Gianthome Mountains and to the Polski lands to the west. Unfortunately Yaroslav was stymied on both these fronts.
To the east, the tribes of Saratov made a pact to unite to defeat Yaroslav's armies and not fall under his rule and this unity and their strategic usage of the terrain caused them to beat Zhekov back.
To the west, the Kingdom of Polsk lost some initial ground, but once the Polski army was fully mobilized, they stopped the push.
Type
Geopolitical, Empire
Demonym
Zhekovian
Government System
Monarchy, Absolute
Power Structure
Feudal state
Economic System
Traditional
Subsidiary Organizations
Neighboring Nations
Related Ethnicities
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