#240. History of Khazovia, Part 2
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#240 *
May 11, 2025
- Zia: "The young Khazovian Emperor, Parvizmir III, got food poisoning in June 1801, and he died the night of July 1 — leaving no heirs."
- Zia: "His death couldn't have come at a worse time." "Russia and Persia had both been showing signs of belligerence, and with the Khazovian Imperium empty, they seized the chance to claim the outer reaches of the Empire." "Worse, with no clear heir, the nobles began to fight over the Imperium: Each insisted their claim to power was stronger." "In just a few short weeks, the Great Empire fractured into a dozen warring states."
- Zia: "And then, something far worse happened." "Surrounding nations, long-bitter at their rich neighbor, allied not with any House in the growing Khazovian civil war — but with each other." "Against all of Khazovia."
- Zia: "They secretly gave weapons to every one of the great Houses — in exchange for every last penny of Khazovian riches — and they watched with glee as the First Empire burned to the ground."
- Zia: "Spurred on by its neighbors, and empowered by their weapons, Khazovia warred with itself for a hundred years, its former glory soon scarred and ruined beyond recognition."
- Zia: "When World War I broke out, Russia and Persia and the Ottomans finally turned their attention and their munitions elsewhere, leaving Khazovia to its fate." "Little of value remained."
- Zia: "Khazovia was a ruin, and there it lay for fifty long years, through two World Wars and beyond." "Rebuilding requires sympathy and money, and Khazovia had neither." "Neither expansionist Russia nor Iran would bother to invade, for Khazovia had little worth claiming." "But one day, in the ruins of Baku, this little girl would be born, and she would change everything."
Character: Zia
History of Khazovia, Part 2: 1801-1960: The collapse of the First Khazovian Empire, the Khazovian Civil Wars, and the Years of Ruin.
— Inker
