Batu History Timeline

May
28 May 2021 - The Batu Khaganate was born, established mainly by a group of Bardonians who wanted a project to work on while the 7 day grace period for old world nations on colonizing expired.

29 May 2021 - The founders of the Khaganate would spend most of their day exploring the world of Eldham in the search of a suitable tundra to claim as their home.

30 May 2021 - The settlement of Lazodi was founded. Originally Lazodi was meant to be a temporary settlement where the original Batu members would take refuge until a more permanent capital could be established. This saw the birth of the old Lazodi, a small fishing village unaware of the destiny that awaited it.

31 May 2021 - Following a warning from a neighboring settlement named Ibinix, the Batu would come to be aware of the existence of the Vulpinians, as well as the presence of an aggressive people living to their south, named the Jabal. The Jabal were threatening to annex the Vulpinians, and knowing that they would be next should this come to be, the Batu decided to ally themselves with the Vulpinians. As part of an effort to enforce their claims, the Batu would proclaim the outpost initiative, wherein settlements and watch towers would be built around the Khaganate's territory.

June
1 June 2021 - The first Constitution of the Batu Khaganate would be drafted and shown to the Batu people, it would then be voted upon and ratified by the Khural later that day. The Batu and Vulpinians would give an ultimatum to the Jabal Kingdom, wherein they must move out of their settlement and resettle across the sea. The Jabal people would accept, and the bonds between the Batu and Vulpinian people would strengthen further. On this day, the settlement of Dahkmir would be founded. The Great Batu Famine saw its beginning.

2 June 2021 - The first elections in Batu history would begin on this day, with excited citizens running for office. The Great Batu Famine would intensify, caused in part due to the extreme population boom in the Khaganate, which would leave the small tundra farms of Lazodi unable to sustain the population.

3 June 2021 - An emergency election for a temporary Khagan was held on this day, the Khan of the Ukok Mirza, Yuka Ukok, would be elected by the Khans to serve as a temporary Khagan. Talks would begin between the Batu and Vulpinian governments to form an official alliance between the two nations. On this day, Geyik was founded, it would mark a period of expansion out of necessity for the Khaganate, with Geyik serving as a major farming settlement.

4 June 2021 - The Batu and Vulpinian governments would announce to the world the formation of the Pact of the Tundra, a formal alliance between the two nations. This would come to be known as the first major alliance the Batu Khaganate would ever join. On this day the first elections would also come to end in the Khural, and the new Darga and Khans would be sworn in. The food production in the town of Geyik would end the Great Batu Famine.

7 June 2021 - In order to expand Batu to its full extent bYonath Yonzani offered to create the town known as Hagusaki which was known as Scottinsville at the time.

14 June 2021 - the Federation of Southern Stars is born, with Batu being one of the foremost members and a founding member.

20 June 2021 - Following the Prosperita War, and the displacement of the Azcorian people by Kaladinia, the Batu Khaganate would provide the refugees from Old Azcoria with land from Batu's heartlands and would accept them as vassals. Nova Azcoria would also be made a member of the Federation of Southern Stars.

July
4 July 2021 - Yuka Ukok (player TheRealYuca) first goes into retirement, leaving his post as Khagan and leaving his friend and wife, Empress Maria van Rickerstein (player Jubuli) as the empress of Batu.

5 July 2021 - The Great Handholdening takes place, with Yuka Ukok, also known as Juan, Holder of Hands, holding the hands of their son Bärenjunge (player Barenjunge) and Yuca's daughter Shai (player Shyankzu) telling Maria (player Jubuli) about this transgression. What ensued was a discussion that would almost see the death of the nascent romance and marriage between Yuka and Maria.

9 July 2021 - The Federation of Southern Stars dissolves, with Batu and its vassal, Nova Azcoria, leaving the union alongside Vulpinia. The city of Hagusaki leaves Batu per the agreement with the Empress Maria (player Jubuli) and bYonath Yonzani (player bYonath), forming the Shakumagu Imperial Republic.

10 July 2021 - The Empress Maria (Jubuli) steps down from power and leaves King Kilustme (player Kilustme) as King of the Batu Kingdom.

11 July 2021 - Shakumagu is reintegrated after Kilustme (player Kilustme) threatened the country with war if they did not rejoin the Kingdom. A group of senior Batu citizens, members of government, and founders lead a coup against the Kingdom of Batu, reigned over by Kilustme, ending his reign of three days, and establishing the Eldham Trade Company with the help of Crezyman (player Crezyman), the Grand General of Bardonia at the time.

27 July 2021 - The Batu Restoration takes place, and the ETC is disbanded by Governor-General Crezyman (player Crezyman), with Khagan Yuka (player TheRealYuca) being reinstated as Khagan for the second time.