Cajia Kingdom

The Cajia Kingdom was an empire in the south-east of the island of Casea that lasted from 820 TT to 312 TT.

The Cajia Kingdom was declared in 820 TT in the city-state of Caje. Throughout the following centuries, the kingdom expanded. At its greatest extent in 493 TT, the kingdom stretched along the southern coast of Casea, from the Gemnis Rivers in the west to the Jesfig River in the north-east. In 312 TT, the kingdom collapsed due to internal civil strife between the Gastist-majority government and the growing Framjist population in the Great Caseic Mountains. The kingdom was subsequently divided into the duchies of Yecha, Irachi, and Jasfeya. In 308 TT, the duchy of Yecha would grant independence to its northern population, establishing the state of Capa Framji.

History

City-state of Caje

During the Ancient Era, and possibly the Forgotten Era, Caje was a city-state in south-east Casea.

Caje Dynasty (820-682 TT)

The first King of Cajia was Caji I, who expanded the city-state of Caje and declared it a kingdom. Tapiache I expanded the kingdom further, reaching the city of Canebrija. She is also credited with building the Caje-Canebrija road, the oldest inter-city road in the Cajia Kingdom.

Before the 800s TT, Caje was a mere city-state overlooking a small bay in what is now southern Irachi. It was only in 820 TT, when the ambitious Caji I declared himself a king and began expanding the city's influence, that most historians would consider the city-state to have become a true kingdom. Some historians, however, consider this reckoning dubious, as Caji I's influence beyond the city-state of Caje only expanded by a mere few towns, and it was the work of his daughter, Tapiache I, who expanded the Cajia Kingdom to the size of a modern-day state.

― The Rise and Fall of the Cajia Kingdom (Modern Edition, vol. 1)

Caji II inherited the throne from Tapiache I, but was overthrown by Atu Projec in 762 TT. Caji II and his daughter Tapiache II were sent into exile. Caji II reclaimed the throne for two months of 757 TT, but was once again deposed by Atu Projec.

Atu Projec was deposed by Tapiache II, restoring the Caje Dynasty's rule of the Cajia Kingdom. In 730 TT, Tapiache II implemented the sofaijac fijnte laws to prevent incest among nobles. Tapiache II died in 696 TT, passing the throne to her daughter Jaca I. Jaca I was deposed in 682 TT by Atu I, who declared himself King of Cajia.

Projec Dynasty (682-618 TT)

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Cajia Civil War (618-614 TT)

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Restored Caje Dynasty (614-599 TT)

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Jaca Era (599-556 TT)

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Umbri su afrec (578-559 TT)

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Crec Dynasty (556-541 TT)

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Brija Dynasty (541-520 TT)

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Gachica Dynasty (520-421 TT)

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Restored Brija Dynasty (421-395 TT)

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Restored Gachica Dynasty (395-312 TT)

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Division of the Cajia Kingdom

Under the rule of the Gastist King Caji V, the growing Framjist population in the north-west of the kingdom began to revolt as Caji V enforced anti-Framjist laws. The most well-known of these laws was the Salmon Law of 318 TT, which required all citizens of the Cajia Kingdom to eat salmon at least once per nine days. The revolts lasted for several months, and Caji V began to be very unpopular, even within his own government. Simultaneously, local princes began to ignore the enforcement of anti-Framjist laws in their Framjist-majority regions, in particular, Proji I in modern-day northern Irachi and Frisa VI in modern-day Capa Framji.

In 316 TT, the Bariyesa palace was stormed by an angry mob who, enraged that laws were enforced differently in different regions of the kingdom, demanded that Caji V take action. Caji V then recalled military forces from the Jesfig river to direct them internally at the north-west. This lead to four years of internal war, wherein many soldiers on Caji V's side often deserted their posts.

In 312 TT, Proji I and Frisa VI arranged a peace agreement in which their regions would become independent duchies. Frisa VI's duchy became Yecha, and Proji I's duchy became a dual-monarchy which would later become Irachi. The remains of the Cajia Kingdom became the duchy of Jasfeya.

Rulers

Rulers of the Cajia Kingdom
Number	Name	Reign	Claim to throne
1	Caji I	820-804 TT	Declared himself king
2	Tapiache I	804-765 TT	Daughter of Caji I
3	Caji II	765-762 TT	Son of Tapiache I
3a	Atu Projec	762-757 TT	Deposed Caji II; declared himself ruler
3	Caji II	Two months of 757 TT	Deposed Atu Projec
3a	Atu Projec	757-742 TT	Declared himself ruler after Caji II beheaded
4	Tapiache II	742-696 TT	Deposed Atu Projec
5	Jaca I	696-682 TT	Daughter of Tapiache II
6	Atu I	682-674 TT	Deposed Jaca I; declared himself ruler
7	Atu II	674-636 TT	Son of Atu I
8	Atu III	636-618 TT	Son of Atu II
8a	Jaca I sa Jaca	Three months of 618 TT	Deposed Atu III; declared herself ruler
8b	Tapiache III	618-617 TT	Deposed Jaca I sa Jaca; declared herself ruler
8a	Jaca I sa Jaca	617-616 TT	Deposed Tapiache III; reclaimed throne
9	Jaca II	616-614 TT	Deposed Jaca I sa Jaca; returned throne to Caje dynasty
10	Jaca III	614-599 TT	Daughter of Jaca II
11	Jaca II sa Jaca	599-582 TT	Deposed Jaca III; returned throne to Jaca dynasty
12	Caji III	582-578 TT	Son of Jaca II sa Jaca
Umbri	Caji III Jaca IV Atu IV Crec I	578-559 TT 578-572 TT 578-559 TT 578-568 TT	During the Weatherplague, Caji III established the Umbri su afrec as a temporary shared government of the Cajia Kingdom, so that the government could continue to function even if one of the rulers died. Caji III, Jaca IV, Atu IV, and Crec I became co-rulers of the Cajia Kingdom.
13	Caji III	559-556 TT	In 559 TT, Caji III disbanded the Umbri su afrec.
14	Crec II	556-543 TT	Child of Crec I, nominated by Caji III, became ruler upon Caji III's death.
15	Atu V	543-541 TT	Son of Crec II
16	Jaca VI	541-536 TT	Deposed Atu V; declared herself ruler
17	Jaca VII	536-520 TT	Daughter of Jaca VI
18	Caji IV (a.k.a. Caji Gachica)	520-493 TT	Deposed Jaca VII; declared himself ruler and emperor of Cajia
19	Agric I	493-464 TT	Son of Caji IV
20	Agric II	464-421 TT	Son of Agric I
21	Jaca VIII	421-399 TT	Deposed Agric II; returned throne to Brija dynasty
22	Jaca IX	399-395 TT	Daughter of Jaca VIII
23	Agric III	395-345 TT	Son of Agric II; deposed Jaca IX; returned throne to Gachica dynasty
24	Caji V	345-312 TT	Son of Agric III