First Vardine Empire

The First Vardine Empire was the earliest era of the Vardinic expansion. At its height it stretched from the coast of Befile I Untin Ocean in the east to Lake Heewash in the west, and from the Misty Peninsula in the south to the Dafotara River and the Ummava Mountains in the north. The center of the empire was the city of Itrona located by the Esh River.

The era of the empire in contrast to the Vardene Kingdom is said to have begun in 495 B.C. according to the Ba calendar (2347 B.R. in the Nacrete calendar), when Wyllom Caerae succeeded the throne. He believed he had a divine calling to conquer and subdue other kingdoms to form a great empire under the Vardine. The Vardine successfully invaded the Qanurum and Tueno kingdoms and annexed them as provinces in his empire during his lifetime. His son and heir Logom continued the expansion and conquered the 16 Ba kingdoms.

The Empire suddenly collapsed when Jymas Rannel, a general in the military, declared himself king. The Vardine army divided into loyalists, who supported the Caerae king, and the usurpers, who supported Jymas. The usurpers won the rebellion, acquiring a decisive victory at the Battle of Sanu in 162 B.C., thus getting access to the capital Itrona, sacking it and executing the royal family, and installing himself as the new ruler.

The empire was severely damaged and was no longer able to control its multiple provinces, who took the opportunity and installed rulers of their own. This marks the end of the First Vardine Empire.