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Medieval Age: Post-Imperial Lavandula Following the final Lavandulan emperor's assassination in 209 BF, there were six states with territory that today lies in Giovanniland, most of them being a continuation of the empire's provinces aside from the former capital Uryde (Lavandula), which gave the way to Lungchen as the leading city of the coastal lands—the other realms were headed by the cities of Kyene, Gyamuksa, Nyatsem, Pelkarma and Sisumara. The period immediately after the fall of the Empire was unfortunate for the Lavandulan population, stuck in a time of insecurity about the civilization's future and bad quality of life, alongside frequent wars between the newly-independent states. Over the next century, the situation became slightly better, as some of the initial post-Lavandulan states solidified themselves while others fell into turmoil. The Grand Duchy of Lungchen explored some lands to the west of the Muk-lung River that had been lost by the empire in the Western Invasion two centuries before, but in 159 BF it also lost all lands east of the Dzé-lung River to the rising Principality of Dazang, with which it also partitioned the lands of the fallen Principality of Kyene after 107 BF. In the south, the states of Gyamuksa and Nyatsem united into a single realm in 132 BF, the Duchy of Andhamusha, which sought to defend itself from any possible attack from its powerful neighbors to the north. One of the ways to improve its defense was to create alliances, which it achieved with the southern County of Pelkarma, a realm that gained prominance after annexing in 99 BF its neighbor Sisumara to the east. Major Lavender Island polities and cultures in 95 BF, the start of the Classical Era of Abrento. After a period of relative peace, a 15 AF coup in the Principality of Dazang started new turmoil in Lavandula, when the sitting prince Shenyen was overthrown by his younger brother Ngawang, which wanted to restore the Lavandulan Empire and convinced the military to back him. Ngawang renamed his title to emperor, and started a plan to conquer Lungchen to the west, declaring war in 63 AF and eventually winning the conflict in 89 AF in order to proclaim the restored Lavandulan Empire. However, Dazang's imperial glory only lasted for a few decades, because the neighboring realms to the south and east intervened after Ngawang's grandson Chöpel threatened to invade these realms. The year of 152 AF marked the end of this ill-fated restoration, with the core area of Dazang falling into smaller realms and the Grand Dukes of Lungchen returning to power as the major realm in Lavandula. In the 3rd century AF, Lungchen faced some breakaway states, losing its southern lands to a restored Principality of Kyene in 229 AF, which annexed the small successor states of Dazang and started to threaten its former overlords with support from the southern realms, before the grand dukes managed to reestablish control. After the rebellions ended in 263 BF, consequences then arrived for those states that had supported the turmoil, such as the Duchy of Andhamusha and the County of Pelkarma, which were effectively turned into vassal states. Furthermore, the Grand Duke Dorje signed a decree in 309 AF officially transforming the state into a Kingdom, which was seen with resentment among the other states despite the prevailing peace during the period. Tensions were only eased when independence was granted to the southern realms as a concession in 333 AF, who unified into a single state called the Kingdom of Jampelsa. A significant turning point in the medieval Lavandulan history would come in 349 AF, when the Abrentans reached the Dzé-lung river and established contact with the Lavandulans. The ensuing trade would greatly improve the situation of the Kingdom of Jampelsa, whose Violetist missionaries also took the task of traveling south to Abrento and converting the population, which was a success. Seeing the need to participate in the commerce as well, the northern Kingdom of Lungchen wanted to launch an invasion—the opportunity to declare war presented itself on the year of 426 AF, when rebellions started in the Abrentan Republic, and the conflict between the two Lavandulan kingdoms only ended three decades later in 458 AF with a stalemate. Lungchen once more declared war in 493 AF and initially was close to winning, but a turn of the tide happened and the invaders lost their territory east of the Dzé-lung, giving the Kingdom of Jampelsa sea access in 517 AF. Unfortunately, the main consequence of these conflicts was the weakening of both states, which would soon face rebellion break into smaller states towards the middle of the 6th century AF. While these states fought between each other, the Lavandulan civilization was in danger, because other cultures in Lavender Island sought to take over the weakened and warring states' territories, such as Minsu's complete annexation of the lands east of the Shar-lung river by the 7th century AF. Only in 571 AF one of the rulers, Tsering from the city of Langpo, proposed a new idea—to unite the remaining polities and eventually seek an union with the friendly and powerful Abrentans to the south. The Lavandulan Alliance was formalized soon after, but when Abrento also ceased to be unified, the solution was for the Lavandulans to back an Abrentan general called Giovanni, who founded the Giovannian Domain in 592 AF in the crossroads between the two civilizations while there were various other rebellions across Abrento. The help was important for the domain to unify all of the Abrentans by 648 AF, after which it incorporated the alliance that same year, in exchange for Lavandulan influence in the governing of the new state.

Medieval Age: The Abrentan Civilization During the Medieval Age (209 BF-648 AF), the territory that is now the Auran part of Giovanniland was inhabited by the multiple post-imperial Lavandulan states often warring against each other in the north, the indigenous highland peoples called Akallians in the center that previously were subjects of the Lavandulan Empire, and the rising Abrentan civilization in the southwestern coast. The Abrentans were originally peoples inhabiting the southern coasts of The Holy Principality of Saint Mark, but when the expansion to the south led by the mountain-dwelling northern Saint Markans started in 390 BF, the Abrentans fled the region, unlike the other groups that blended to form Saint Mark. The Great Migration happened during the 4th century BF, with most Abrentans passing through the Darkesian Sea and arriving into the southwestern coast of Lavender Island. In the island, the Abrentans settled between the Amora and Keleste rivers at first, creating an unified state called the Abrentan Republic (Respúblika Abrentana) and founding their first capital Amorante in the year of 291 BF at the Amora River delta. Other important cities of their core territory were Porto Violeto, now the nation's most important port second largest city, and Kampobelo within a meander of the Keleste River. The following 3rd and 2nd centuries BF saw the expansion of the Abrentans to the north, founding notable cities such as Annavilla in the Kolva River, and to the south, reaching the long Talese River where cities like Abrentopole, Girvo and Alkrone were created. Last but not least, the 1st century BF featured the final additions to the classical Abrentan territory, advancing south until the Florine River. The end of this territorial expansion, the change of capitals from Amorante to Abrentopole in 95 BF, and the consolidation of the civilization's political system together mark the start of Abrento's Classical Era (95 BF-511 AF). The expansion of Abrento throughout its various historical periods. Abrentan politics were complex, with the most power ultimately laying on the Magno Konsilio Abrentano, the most important assembly, and the two leaders it elected annually. Other lower-level assemblies and offices also existed, dealing with matters such as the Abrentan laws and justice, regional issues, and various day-to-day administration tasks. Although democratic principles were a key part of the Abrentan identity, the presence of wealthy families in several of these public positions was significant, meaning that popular influence on the state's decisions was limited. Abrento faced political turmoil as well, with the Magno Konsilio sometimes mired in internal power struggles and disagreements, as well as times when certain regions, feeling marginalized or dissatisfied with the decisions made in the capital, declared their independences⁠—resulting in periods of secession, with breakaway territories forming their own alliances and governing structures. However, despite its flaws, the Abrentan political system was lauded due to its efficiency in governing the state, with the Abrentan speaking positively of their democratic principles in comparison to other autocratic societies in Lavender Island. In the early period (95 BF-160 AF) of Abrento's Classical Era, one highlight of the political system's efficiency were the multiple infrastructure projects, such as roads which better connected the multiple Abrentan cities and facilitated trade with neighbors such as the Minsunese-adjacent polities to the east, as well as the building of more settlements in the core Abrento territory. Also notable was the increase in military development in the pursuit of advancing further into the highland territories of the Akallians and incorporating them into the Abrentan realm—a project spearheaded by the exploration and founding of cities further upstream in the Amora and Keleste rivers to encircle the sought lands. In doing this, the Abrentans also reached the source of the Amora River in 63 AF, creating the fort of Altamora there. Towards the end of this period, however, powerful families from the former capital Amorante and neighboring cities in the west rose in revolt starting from 81 AF, due to their dwindling influence in comparison to the southern lands and the capital Abrentopole. They founded the Duchy of Rivamora and were joined by the Akallians, who declared an independent confederacy in opposition to Abrentan expansion in their lands. Abrento was therefore turned into a rump state for a few decades, until its leadership decided to open negotiations with the ruler of Amorante, establishing in 125 BF an accord in which one of the two Abrentan leaders would be from Abrentopole and the other from Amorante for equal influence. The now reunited state proceeded to launch a decades-long expedition to recover its northern territories, finally subjugating the Akallian Confederacy in 160 AF which marks the end of the Early Classical Era. The following period of Abrentan history is deemed the Middle Classical Era, which lasted from 160 to 349 AF, and is remembered for a mostly constant state of war of the Abrentan Republic against multiple enemies, both internal and external. In the north, although the Akallian Confederacy had been dissolved, its inhabitants often continued in animosity to their Abrentan suzerains. Further military advances were made northwards to incorporate more of their territory, but on the other hand, citizenship was also granted which meant they could now participate in a greater way into Abrentan society, reducing the risk of further rebellions. The Akallian region would continue to have medieval intrigues, for which it is still known in the country today and often depicted in the arts, but now between different powerful families integrated into Abrento. Abrentan attention was also turned to the east in the 3rd century AF, where local tribes started to attack trade routes and interrupt trade between Abrento and Minsu—this was solved by expeditions past the Florine River that reached the right banks of the Lintano River and founded new cities there. However, the bigger threat to the unity of the Abrentan during this period was internal discontent due to the centralization of power into the two cities of Amorante and Abrentopole, centers of the state's administration and economy. There were several short-lived rebellions in the periphery, such as the Edrense Peninsula to the south of Abrentopole, the Akallian highlands once more, and the cities of the Kadrina region to the northwest. After several decades of turmoil, however, the republic was saved from collapse through some reforms to allow greater regional representation, and finally unified once more in 308 AF. An overview of the major polities within the Abrentan civilization, with information such as duration, territorial extension and capitals. Furthermore, Abrento's development continued even in the midst of regional intrigue and conflicts. For centuries, an objective of the Abrentans was to reach a direct border with the great civilization to the north that they had heard tales about, the Lavandulans, and pursuit for this aim intensified in the 4th century AF after the turmoil of the previous centuries. Settlements were founded upstream in the Keleste River in the early 300s, the source of the river reached in 337 AF, and the Abrentans finally found and crossed the great Dzé-lung River of the Lavandulans in 349 AF to begin the trade between the two civilizations. The cultural exchanges soon brought Violetism into the kingdom and it ousted the native faiths—its adoption as official religion in 426 AF caused some rebellions in conservative areas, but they were pacified after 16 years. The period after the initial Abrentan-Lavandulan contact is deemed the Late Classical Era, which lasted from 349 to 511 AF and was a golden era for the Abrentans, with the money and goods earned from trade across the mountains helping to improve quality of life and culture. During this period, the Abrentans expanded eastwards in the Valmirabbe valley and found a new branch of the Great Lavender Range, which they deemed the Gravanda mountains. Concurrently, the valley of the Ameno River to the northwest was settled as well, with new settlements like Taresmino and Ventameno founded, and near the coast, a large island was explored by the Abrentans and named Islabrenta. After nearly two centuries of mostly peaceful periods and unprecedented development, the Classical Era came to an end after the important but controversial decision taken in 511 AF to expand the republic's leadership from two to three leaders—forming the Abrentan triumvirates to bring better representation to the republic's newer regions, as the leaders previously hailed from the Amorante and Abrentopole areas. This era is named Post-Classical (511-648 AF) and initially saw the continuations of Abrento's glory from the previous two centuries, but also started a trend of more political intrigue due to increasing levels of bureaucracy among the republic's new triumvirates and the Magno Konsilio, which would soon lead into instability. Eventually, these conditions caused the division of the Abrentan civilization into three realms in 574 AF, the Duchies of Rivamora and Velitamme alongside the reduced republic, each headed by one of the former triumvirs. These three realms would further divide in the face of more turmoil, as former independent polities sought to re-establish themselves, such as the Akallian Confederacy, the Principality of Kadrina, and the County of Edrense; as well as two new realms established by powerful generals, the Giovannian and Kornelian Domains. Notably, the former of the domains controlled the important trade lines between the Abrentan and Lavandulan civilizations, besides earning the support from the Lavandulans themselves—this allowed the general and his heirs to slowly conquer the rest of the polities, finally arriving into Abrentopole in 648 AF to end the nearly-thousand year old republic and start a new era for the civilization, the Giovannian Empire. The Abrentan civilization in 600 AF, at the peak of its post-classical division.

Classical Age: Lavandulan Empire Early Lavandulan Empire Upon founding the Lavandulan Empire, Kyetsen established the first of several dynasties, while his son Songdak I continued the administrative reforms to enforce the centralization of power by creating the provincial division in which the empire's most relevant cities would be capitals of divisions named after them. The northern Lavandula Province included the capital city and other important cities such as Lungchen and Kharventhin; the central Kyene Province also had within its borders notable cities upstream in the Dzé-lung River, such as Kyene itself and Langpo; and the southern Gyamuksa Province, while less populated and then on the periphery of the empire, would soon grow to be a strategical place from which territorial expansions were commanded. The last of the Kyetsen Dynasty, Rinchen I, died heirless on 1319 BF and another powerful family would then control the throne for almost two centuries, the Wangdak Dynasty (1319-1132 BF). After the reign of its founder Wangdak I, the empire would undertake a vast expansion across northern Lavender Island. Wangdak's son oversaw the first eastern expansion during his rule from 1309-1276 BF and thus gained the epithet of eastern conqueror, Shargyalwa I, establishing three provinces founded beyond the Shar-lung or Eastern River. Due to the expansion, contact between the Lavandulan and Minsunese civilization became much easier, and a trade route was opened. A few decades later, it was time for the empire to expand to the west, under the reign of the first and second western conquerors, Nupgyalwa I and II. The conquest happened from 1233 to 1206 BF, after which the province of Nyatsem was established on the southwest and the province of Khyentse was created on the northwest. Furthermore, one of the latter Wangdak Dynasty rulers Gyaltsen I decided in 1167 BF to expand southwards in order have a better defensible border at the Great Lavender Range that cuts through the center of the island. Although he did not live to see his project's completion, his son finished it in 1159 BF and was also named in a similar style to previous great military leaders, Lhogyalwa I, meaning the southern conqueror. Two southern provinces were created, with capital cities at the new settlements of Pelkarma and Sisumara. The Lavandulan Empire's expansion over the centuries leading to its peak. After the dynasty's end upon the last emperor's heirless death, a brief conflict ensued featuring several pretenders for the throne, with Tsering I prevailing and founding his own dynasty, which lasted from 1132 to 1024 BF. These rulers chose to not expand any further, but instead focus on consolidating Lavandulan control over the new territories. Some of its notable emperors were Kyetsen IV (reigned 1096-1089 BF), who persecuted non-Violetists more than anyone before him, and Lodak II (1077-1044 BF), remembered for active promotion of knowledge through writing and arts. Unfortunately, the line ended after the two brothers Rinchen II and Lodak IV died in a civil war for the throne—causing General Chöden to pacify the empire and go on to establish his own dynasty. Middle Lavandulan Empire During the Chöden Dynasty (1026-916 BF), expansion again became a prominent goal for Lavandula, eager to expand its culture and control the entire northern coast of Lavender Island. To the east, emperors Shargyalwa II and III crossed the Chusin-lung River and added three more provinces to Lavandulan control during the Second Eastern Expansion that happened between 1010 and 973 BF. The new land included the notable island off the empire's coast that was deemed Violet Island, and went as far as the large river called Lho-lung or Southern River by the Lavandulans, giving the empire a direct border with the Minsunese-adjacent polities in the south and facilitating trade. Furthermore, the later Chöden rulers Wangdak III and Nupgyalwa III undertook a minor expansion to the west, taking 14 years from 944 to 930 BF to complete. After Nupgyalwa III's death, three generals divided the empire into western, central, and eastern parts for a few years while fighting for the throne, until Püntsok from the east unified all lands once more and started his own dynasty, lasting from 916 to 830 BF. The territory of Lavandula held steady during this period, and rulers like Püntsok II and III are more known for large infrastructure projects, for example the completion of the Great Trans-Lavandulan Road under the latter's reign. This considerably improved communication between the provinces and furthered trade, and paved the way for the last of Lavandula's great dynasties to rule, the Dechen Dynasty (830-634 BF). This dynasty, starting from its first ruler Dechen I, saw the importance of projecting power beyond its established borders, through not only maritime power but also influence over the lands south of the Great Lavender Range. He spent resources in improving the Lavandulan navy in order to increase maritime voyages and trade, and his son Dechen II led small military advances near the mountains to increase border territory, for example. The 8th century BF saw further advances in this area, with Wangdak IV leading a successful expedition to the source of the Muk-lung River in 790 BF, Kyetsen VII starting incursions beyond the Lavender Range in 772 BF, and Lhogyalwa II creating a protectorate over the southern peoples in 761 BF, marking the largest extent of the empire. Later milestones include the creation by the ruler Tsering IV of a trade network connecting all major peoples of Lavender Island in 725 BF, and the first circumnavigation of the island in 690 AF during the emperor Mipam IV's reign, leading to a peaceful and prosperous 7th century AF. Major cities of the Lavandulan Empire during its peak. Late Lavandulan Empire In the year of 634 AF, a harmonious transition of power marked the start of the Gyatso Dynasty (634-520 BF), which initially continued their predecessors' good rule over the empire through its founder Gyatso I and his son Kyetsen VIII. However, the actions of the founder's grandson, Norbu III, ended the empire's peak and started a period of instability—he sought to be greater than any previous emperor, building a powerful naval expedition to explore far-away lands in the Darkesian Sea, but the fleet never returned home and the emperor was presumed dead, alongside with his large fleet and soldiers. The dynasty's following rulers struggled to achieve popularity, amid a loss of control over the empire's protectorates in the south and rebellions at home, and the assassination of its last ruler Gyatso IV's started a 11 year interregnum before the next dynasty established itself. The two next dynasties, Tsültrim (509-449 BF) and Dekyi (449-366 BF), lasted less than their antecessors and in the end could not do much to stop the empire's decline. The third Tsültrim ruler, named Püntsok IV, declared the end of the southern protectorate in 484 BF, retreating from any territory beyond the mountains in a bid to increase stability. Decades later, the notable Western Invasion in 422 BF led to the another major loss of territory, with the two provinces west of the Muk-lung River seceding and its inhabitants being gradually replaced by other ethnic groups, while the Lavandulans living there migrated to the central provinces. The Dekyi Dynasty eventually ended with an assassination, causing an interregnum called the Forty-Five Years' Anarchy, an era of Lavandulan history with constant warfare and rapid succession of emperors, weakening central power and increasing regional autonomy. After imperial control resumed, the two last Lavandulan dynasties inherited a much weakened empire that had been losing borderlands to the west, east and south. The short Ngawang Dynasty ruled from 321-275 BF, named after a general that put an end to the warfare, and its last ruler Tsering VII achieved an unusually long reign of 24 years but at the price of giving in to local rulers' demands of more autonomy. A high-ranked noble named Jigme overthrew the old emperor and proceeded to reverse his policies, but it was too late and authority started to rapidly crumble. By the time of the penultimate emperor Wangdak VII, the empire only controlled its starting area from a thousand years before, and it officially came to an end with the assassination of the last ruler Kyetsen X on 209 BF by a noble from Lungchen called Lobzang, who decided to found a duchy based on that city in the empire's place.

Antiquity: Ancient Lavandula The earliest known culture in Lavender Island is called the Proto-Lavandulan-Minsunese culture, which developed in the island's eastern coast in around 6000 BF. It would later split into the Lavandulan[note 1] people that migrated into what is today Giovanniland's northern Auran coast, and the Minsunese people that settled in the southeast, a happening that has been estimated to have started in 4000 BF. After the split, the Lavandulans had a long journey westward until settling in the area of two major river deltas in northern Lavender Island in around 2500 BF, the Muk-lung or Pùrpuro River to the west and the Dzé-lung or Gratioso River to the east. Proposed approximate dates for the start, division and migrations of the Proto-Lavandulan-Minsunese and descendants. Following this initial settlement period, city-states arose in the northern coast by the year of 2200 BF and writing of the Lavandulan language began to develop in what is now called the early Lavandulan City-States era. The first five major settlements founded by the Lavandulans were named Wuryide, Dazang, Metoktang, Lungchen, and Kyene. In the latter city-state, the Violet Father lived from circa 2048 to 1973 BF and teached a set of important values such as wisdom, kindness, patience, generosity and compassion, which would later guide a religion based on his teachings called Violetism, known as Kyechö in the Lavandulan language. After decades of oral tradition, the 19th century BF saw the creation of the first Violetist texts and the spread of the religion across Lavandula, with the cities of Kyene, Wuryide and Lungchen becoming the first cities to adopt it as their official religion. In the following century, as the power and wealth of the city-states continued to increase, the first wars in Lavandulan history are also recorded, marking the start of the Middle Lavandulan City-States era. Wuryide conquered Dazang and other eastern settlements to establish the first major realm in 1808 BF, and Lungchen waged a successful war against Metoktang in 1795 BF, whose refugees established the city of Tashiyül to the west. These two major realms coexisted for four decades until disputes over the new eastern settlement of Dawajong caused a war won by Lungchen in 1749 BF, founding the first unified Lavandulan polity and dominating for half a century as the Lungchen League. City-state dominance over others did not last for much more than a few decades however, with power switching hands constantly. An alliance between Dazang and Kyene successfully toppled the Lungchen regime at the dawn of the 17th century BF, with the former city-state establishing control over its northern peers, whereas the latter extended its rule over new southern settlements like Mukgönpa, Langpo and Zerden by the year of 1657 BF. After the fall of Dazang in 1599 BF, conflict for twenty decades ensued until Metoktang's rise and conquest of all other cities to create the Metoktang League and start the Late Lavandulan City-States era. A positive aspect of the constant warfare between cities is that it had allowed progress in Lavandula's development, which benefitted the League's prosperous rule for seven decades and saw even further expansion of Lavandulan settlements, reaching as far as the new cities of Kharventhin in the west, Zhimiche in the east, and Gyamuksa in the south. However, in contrast to the relatively peaceful 16th century BF, the tumultuous 15th century BF saw several short-lived realms in Lavandula after the fall of Metoktang in 1505 BF. One of them, the once more independent city of Wuryide sought the chance to reestablish its former glory, allying itself to other cities and initially sharing power, but later starting a conquest of all Lavandula from 1423 to 1407 BF. The brief Wuryide League was established, but its ruler Kyetsen understood the need to further centralize power lest Wuryide have the same fate as previous unified kingdoms. After administrative reforms lasting for more than a decade, his capital city was renamed as Lavandula and the kingdom as the Lavandulan Empire, with himself taking the title of emperor Kyetsen I on 1394 BF. The pre-imperial Lavandulan expansion from 2200 BF to 1400 BF in modern-day northern Giovanniland. Note 1: Although the Lavandulans are widely known by this name for a long time, they first used a different endonym called Gyumi, meaning People of the Coast and alluding to their origins. With the rise of Violetism and because the religion was commonly represented by the violet flower, important families started to choose plants to represent them as a counterpart to the violet. The lineage of Kyetsen, who founded the Empire after unifying the civilization, had the lavender as their symbol and soon this influenced a new name for the civilization, also aided by the fact the capital had been renamed to honor the lavender—an endonym that persisted even after the end of the Empire and was adopted by their neighbors in the island and then the world.

The Great Compendium of Giovanniland History Lo Magno Kompendio della Istoria Giovanniterrana Part 1: Ancient to Medieval Aura Antiquity: Ancient Lavandula Classical Age: Lavandulan Empire Medieval Age: Abrentan Civilization Medieval Age: Post-Imperial Lavandula Part 2: Ancient to Medieval Andolia Part 3: Modern and Contemporary History

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Some tough questions I think some people would inevitably use their new-found knowledge about the future to change it. An example I've heard before is that: a prediction is made by an advisor to the king that a revolution will happen, so the king can lower taxes and please the populace. Then the revolution never happens, making the prediction false, but it could have been true had he not listened to the prediction. Which could reduce free will in a way, since people would make decisions in a different way than they do now. I mean, there's a few different ways to think about this - one could think of the future as a tree of possibilities in which everything that can go one way or another creates a different alternate universe and our decisions take us to one or another. So we'd be switching in a way if we could foresee things and change our decisions because of that.

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I agree with you, I think seeing 10 minutes can help to know the immediate effects of a decision or if there's any incoming danger to us, but 10 years would be far too much things happening in between.