Second Empire of Gashikan
The Second Empire of Gashikan is a defunct polity, formed in -1646 and enduring for many centuries before finally collapsing in 1070.
It was the predecessor to the Third Empire of Gashikan.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
In -1646, following the Sack of Gashikan a decade prior, human worlds uniting against the Vargr formed the Second Empire of Gashikan. The polity's founding principles focused on the extermination of the Vargr as a race, on the basis of a perceived threat posed by Vargr to the very existence of Humaniti. Early efforts to expel the enemy from Gashikan Sector fell short of full success, and Vargr retaliations inflamed the fears of humans in the area. Fear and hatred of the Vargr became rooted in Gashikan society, and influenced other human states to rimward.
The Second Empire of Gashikan, taking advantage of anti-Vargr xenophobia, embarked on a campaign to bring other human planets under its domination, in the guise of offering them protection. Many planets accepted; others who refused were brought into the Empire by force, in a fierce war of unification. Eventually, the Second Empire of Gashikan controlled most of Gashikan Sector, much of Trenchan and Mendan sectors, and had minor holdings in Meshan and Gzaekfueg sectors.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The Second Empire extensively used biological weapons tailored to Vargr in their campaign to remove their enemy; see Wolvesbane Project. The Vargr remember this genocide, and some Vargr worlds still have holidays to honor the millions who died during these race wars.
Although the Gashikan Navy continued to operate vigorously against the Vargr, the Race Wars are generally held to have ended around -300, and the anti-Vargr prejudice, while still dominant in Gashikan society, had the opportunity to reduce in scope. Stagnation set in and the Vargr became a "boogeyman" useful to ensuring popular support for the centralised Gashikan government, rather than an active threat.
Polity Timeline[edit]
- (-4045 to -2204): First Imperium of the Vilani. Grand Empire of the Stars declared.
- (-3768): The first Trenchans Empire formed.
- (-2219): End of the Interstellar Wars.
- (-2204): Fall of the Ziru Sirka.
- (-2204): Rule of Man founded. Second Imperium period starts.
- (-2150): Scorpion Company starts coreward colonization efforts reaching as far as Gashikan and Trenchans.
- (-1998): Empire of Gashikan founded with Gushashi roots
- (-1776 to 0): Long Night. Second Imperium period ends.
- (-1658): Sack of Gashikan, an atrocity known throughout the coreward parts of Charted Space.
- (-1646): The Second Empire of Gashikan formed.
- (-1483 to -321): The Gashikan Race Wars, a series of conflicts occurring in the Vargr Extents between human and Vargr extremists.
- (175 to 191): Julian War
- (1070): The Second Empire of Gashikan is shattered by civil war.
- (1078): The Third Empire of Gashikan forms.