Tarnaria
Tarnaria /tʌr'næriːə/ or /tʌr'nʌriːə/ is a loosely defined region which encompasses the east part of the Continent and is connected by languages, politics and the Xaewoon religion. Yammoe is not considered part of Tarnaria and has been largely responsible for the propagation of the concept of Tarnaria as a backcountry.
The significance of Tarnaria as an identifier has gone down in the past several centuries, mostly due to the formation of multiple states, whereas for the majority of its history Tarnaria was fairly decentralized and nomadic due to the dominance of the Mōroh philosophy, especially in the north.
First settlers have arrived by the beginning of the 16th CFR. By the mid of the 17th century the state of Asdoh had been established, followed by the Empire of Barud and Toor.
Origins of the concept
Historically, Tarnaria's western borders were generally defined by the Taverda river in the north, by the Foorsanda river in the south and by Yammoe, Gantolia and Teamatian in the center. Its eastern border is defined by the ocean.
Modern researchers generally reject the term and regard it as politically, socially and geographically meaningless, as it encompasses too vast a territory and too many peoples to provide a meaningful moniker.
The concept of "Tarnaria" can be traced to Yammoe and its view of itself as the counterpart to the Western Dantrian civilization, which culminated in the project of the Eastern Dantrian civilization, championed by Yammoe and Gantolia. Tarnaria was a dismissive term that essentially meant "backcountry" (doranar, doranary) and referred to anything to the east of Yammoe. In fact, when the term became more widespread, it found its way back to Yammoe as "Tarnaria" and became synonymous with "doranary".
Yammoe's domination of the region allowed it to command the narrative that undermined the true diversity of cultures of Tarnaria and painted it as sparsely inhabited swaths of land, united by a single language and religion. This was further exacerbated by Mōroh, which essentially created an appearance that Yammoean narrative was correct.
In reality, Asdoh was as developed, if not more developed, than Yammoe during the first revolution, and was a far better representative of the Western Dantrian civilization in its architecture, society and political structure. Xaewoon, although indeed a strong uniting cultural element, is a very diverse set of beliefs and practices and does not at all apply to the southern countries of Tarnaria, which always had completely different religions. Even Loodori's Kajoon Tarkai that served as the origins of Xaewoon is an entirely different religion.
History
The history of Tarnaria is divided into several periods: pre-historic and early Tarnaria, the Asdoh Period, the Age of Mōroh, the Mantareia Period and others.
Politics and society
Societal structure
Due to the diversity of Tarnaria,
Slavery
Slavery was common, but not universal.
