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Early history
Little is known about the early history of the Bokok.
War with the Andu Kur
On 30-10, 1795 TT Kadar announced to both the Arkaran and the Amarkan which he led that he had travelled to the Isle of Mirrors and discovered that their gods were nothing more than powerful spirits and that that he fought with the King of the Spirits and ate him giving him a vision of the future that would allow him and his forces to drive back the Andu Kur during their next large scale attack.
The Bokok joined forces with the Kadar's forces on 16-8 1793 TT.
The Andu Kur launched an invasion of Kadar's forces on 26-4 1791 TT.
On 11-7, 1787 TT Kadar's forces routed what was left of the Andu Kur and captured the Andu city of Kanda. Kadar and the leaders of his allies remained at the ruins of the city for ten days. On that tenth day when no Andu forces arrived, they declared the war over and began discussing what to do next. Three days after that on 24-7 1787 TT they established the Akarinian Confederation with Kadar as its first leader. From that point on the Bokok worked from within the Akarinian Confederation.
Marauder Crisis and 1st Bar Perikat
In 1496 TT, during the Marauder Crisis, a member of the Bokok named Temur Bokok joined up with the Komur Feyak. Temur became the leader of the feyak on 24-12 1474 TT, following Komur Lakar's retirement. On 1-5, 1473 TT the Komur Feyak took control of Lasken, overthrew the Leader of the Lakar, Okal Lakar and replaced him with Komur's son Bekar. On 16-5 of the same year, the Komur Feyak seized Bar. On 26-5 1473, before an invasion of the Garvak could be carried out Matok Garvak pledged his allegiance to the Komur Feyok and sent a large portion of his army to join them.
By 1473 TT the current Living King, Bark Dar, had little to no real power though the post still held religious significance. During this year, Temur Bokok, set out to establish himself as Living King. He began this quest by marrying a granddaughter of Living King so that he might have a reason to challenge him to a duel under the right of blood. Next, he rounded up the ossbosches of the Lakar, Dar and Garvak who would be able to name him Living King. On 28-9, 1471 TT his forces advanced into the Deram lands and reached the Tumak Ordok on 7-10 1471 TT. Temur confronted Living King Bark Dar in the Tumak Ordok and challenged him for his leadership of the Dar under the right of blood. As the challenge was not made during a leadership change Bark was not bound by tradition to accept it. However, the vast army surrounding the ordok compelled him to accept the challenge. Temur easily defeated and killed the elderly Dar and declared himself Leader of the Dar as Temur Bokok and Dar. Shortly after the three ossbosches with him declared him Living King.
Temur then began putting together the 1st Bar Parikat, which included the Bokok, Dar, Lakar and Perat.
On 17-4 1468 TT, Temur Bokok and Dar issued his 1st Dictate merging the Komur Feyak into the Living Army. Following the merger, a campaign against the feyaks began, known as the Temur's March. By 1450 TT it had become apparent that Temur's March had not been as effective as Temur had hoped as many of the feyaks were still at large. On 30-6 1450 TT Temur assembled the leaders of the Kadrikes and representatives from the Weer Nation in Ablesken. On 11-7 1450 TT with the support of the various assembled people he issued Temur's 6th Dictate. The dictate established a nationwide tax dedicated to maintaining the Living Army. Payment of the tax could be opted out of if the corresponding Kadrike maintained armed forces of their own. This brought a gradual end to the Marauder Crisis.
The 1st Bar Perikat ended on 15-1 1419 TT with Dakarkon Deram's ascension and the start of the 2nd Durantum Perikat.
Pitball
Amkar Bokok was elected Living King on 21-8 1172 TT starting the 1st Bosken Perikat. During his reign he popularised pitball.
The 1st Bosken Perikat ended on 6-5 1103 TT with the election of Umanay Deram and the start of the 3rd Durantum Perikat.
Plot against Umanay Deram
Following the election of Umanay, Leader of the Bokok, Tobutai Bokok and Leader of the Lakar, Boikokok Lakar began plotting to kill him as they feared that he would replace the Kadrike-based ossbosches with new ossbosches based around population centres.
On 10-9, 1099 TT whilst addressing a crowd in Wayok Park, an assiassin fired at Umanay with a handheld omtarre cannon. The primary fire stream missed Umanay and soon engulfed the raised platform Umanay had been speaking from. Umanay escaped unharmed
An investigation into the identity of the assassin began immediately. However, a suspect could not be found due to a lack of physical evidence and witness discrepancies. On 27-9 1098 TT whilst attending a dinner in Todak, Parikok Lakar told Umanay that his brother Boikokok, Leader of the Lakar had ordered his death. Umanay ordered the Combkar Tower searched and found a barrel containing omtarre residue with the same composition as residue found in Wayok Park. Boikokok Lakar was arrested on 12-10 1098 TT and executed the following day. Parikok replaced his brother as the Leader of the Lakar
Tobutai, Leader of the Bokok condemned the execution claiming that Parikok and Umanay had framed Boikokok for the attack. Umanay took no action against Tobutai over this claim despite several of his advisors including his brother Hekur recommending it.
On 18-2 1096 TT whilst walking to his carriage Umanay was ambushed by an assassin whom Umanay managed to subdue. At the same time, Parikot Lakar was thrown to his death from the top of the Combkar Tower. The man who attacked Umanay was revealed to have been Otok Bokok, son of Tobutai, who was subsequently arrested. Both Otok and Tobutai were executed on 28-2 1096 TT. A likely apocryphal story claims that Umanay spoke to Tobutai moments before his execution. He told Umanay that he wanted him dead because he thought that he would create one ossbosche for one major populated area as his great-great-grandfather Hortank had proposed. On 19-4, 1096 TT Umanay issued his 19th Dictate dissolving the previous Kadrike-based ossbosches and creating new ossbosches based around population centres.
4th Durantum Perikar
16-10 952 TT