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Mordvania (Mordvanian: Mordvanija), officially the Republic of Mordvania (Republika Mordvanija), is a country in Eastern Brigidna, bordered by Kaljurand to the west. The total area of Mordvania is 397,660 square kilometres, making it the 30th largest country in the world and the 7th largest in Brigidna. With a population of over 64.7 million people, Mordvania is the 30th most populous country in the world and the 7th most poulous country in Brigidna, as well as the 3rd most populous nation with a Vostic ethnic majority. The Republic of Mordvania is an unitary state divided into 33 administrative departments.

History

Pre-modern history

The territory of today Republic of Mordvania was not organized under an unitary state until recent modern times. At the beginning of the 5th century, most of the territory was divided into five states: the Kingdom of Bunesga, the Pendurasian Commonwealth, the Kingdom of Osrednia, and the republics of Severwojek and Visnja, along many tiny principalities and city-states. The Kingdom of Osrednia and the Pendurasian Commonwealth had been the largest states since the 2nd century, but the later entered in a period of decadence that century. After the Western War (621-632), which would involve the Pendurasian Commonwealth against the Kingdom of Bunesga along Gehinic armies, the Commonwealth would lose more than half of its territory. The Treaty of Ukmaunas (632) would also see the creation of the Grand-Duchy of Nordënland. The Grand-Duchy would be ruled by the Greuthen house, a Geinic noble family, and their lands reinforced with Oslanburgian and Alstarian settlers.

During the 7th century, the Kingdom of Bunesgan tried to expand toward the east, being almost constantly at war with the Mordvanian states, while the Grand-Duchy increased their territories along the northern coast. In 828, the coastal city of Fürstenstadt (today Mestarka), would be founded. The next year, the Kingdom of Osrednia would annex the Republic of Visnja. In 851, Grand-Duke Atharik von Greuthen would proclaim the Principality of Fürstenstadt, which became a sovereign state. Prince Atharik would still rely on the military support of the Arch-Kingdom of Oslanburg and other Geinic monarchies.

In 884, the Pendusarian Commonwealth -the only constitutional government in Bunesgan history- ceased to exist, when its territory was partitioned among the Kingdom of Bunesga, the Kingdom of Osrednia, and the Principality of Fürstenstadt. In 898, the Republic of Severowojek would be broken up into many principalities and city-states, following a nine-year war against the Kingdom of Osrednia. On Marth 902, King Bogdan, the ruler of Osrednia, would proclaim himself "King of all Mordvanians", and renaming his kingdom as "Kingdom of Mordvania". King Bogdan continued to expand his lands toward the north until his death, in early 920.

During the 10th century, the Kingdom of Mordvania and the Kingdom of Bunesgan fought in several long wars which would have a deep financial and social cost, as more than 15 million subjects of both kingdoms died. In late 10th century, the Kingdom of Mordvania suffered another conflict against the Kingdom of Biyra and the Principality of Fürstendstadt during the Northern War (1177-1184). Not prepared for naval warfare, the Kingdom of Mordvania lost most of its possessions in the northern coast and the eastern archipelago between Biyra and Mordvania. The war also resulted in an almost monopoly for the Principality of Fürstenstadt of the commerce in the northern post, strengthening its position.

The creation of the Kingdom of Abdania

The Second Bunesgan-Mordvanian War (1222-1240) left the Kingdom of Bunesgan exhausted and bankrupted. Prince Elvald married an Oslanburgan princess, strengthening the alliance between both states. Prince Elvard followed a policy of cultural unity and assimilation, which resulted in the consolidation of Abdanian language. Although Laurentian had been traditionally used in Fürstendstadt's court, Prince Elvard enforced the use of Abdanian language, promoting the language through education campaigns and banning the use of any other language in official communications. Prince Elvard also supported Kaljurand during the Kaljurand-Bunesgan War, which allowed Fürstendsadt to seize and annex the region around Ukmaunas, which was renamed as Ukmerberg. In 1179, Prince Elvard, with the support of many Geinic states, proclaimed the Kingdom of Abdania, with himself as King.

Peace did not last, though, and the Abdanian-Bunesgan war started in 1189. The war, which ended with the Treaty of Katzberg (1214), resulted in the disintegration of the Kingdom of Bunesga, and the Bunesgan royal family fled into exile to Biyra.

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