Empire of Barud

Empire of Barud was an early Tarnarian civilization, notable for its claims of military grandeur and multiple conquests. In spite of aggressive expansion in its early phase, Barud later lost the momentum and after a long series of unsuccessful campaigns fell into a prolonged phase of decline. It is believed that Barud's failure strongly informed Yammoe's clandenstine expansionist strategy.

Empire of Barud
Political details
Capital	Barudse, Korstonoh
Government	absolute monarchy
Language	Eastern Torv
Religion	Xaewoon
Historical details
Established	1880s FR
Disestablished	188 SR

Barud was officially dissolved in the 2nd CSR, with some of its remaining bastions overrun by Stogen.

Etymology

The word "Barud" is thought to be derived from the Asdoh word "Baru" that meant "dough", but was more often used in a sense of "common folk". Adding the "d" postfix to the end of a word would indicate a geographical area, which was a standard linguistic device in Asdoh (both the language and the state) at the time. Therefore, "Barud" would mean "the land of the common folk".

History

Barud was founded by the Gordoh family, who were the founders of the secessionist Gordohse, a Asdoh city that was a self-proclaimed city state, but was not recognized as such by Asdoh's capital Estonoh. At some point in the 1880s FR, the Gordohs and their supporters left the city and traveled east. They settled in the region located between Quoon River and its West Fork. The settlement was named Barudse, "the place of the common folk".