1195:
Dragomir
of Peshod, now Voivode of Szohôd and
de facto heir to the Syldavian crown invades
Syldavia and deposes Muskar II,
who is imprisoned in the fortress of Poliszchov, across the Bordurian
border. The
two countries are united under Bordurian rule.
1197:
Muskar is strangled while incarcerated. Dragomir installs his son,
also Dragomir as Ban of Syldva. Queen Agnes and the Royal Family flee
and seek asylum in Venice. The pro-Bordurian Foskar of Nokosz seizes
control of Klow, while Dragomir fortifies Niedzdrow, which he makes
his capital.
1204-1206:
While
Syldavia
remains under Bordurian rule, Borduria
itself is riven by a schism between pro-and anti-Greek factions
following the Fourth Crusade, which deposes the Greek emperor and
installs Baldwin of Flanders as the first Latin emperor. This
eventually turns violent and a civil war ensues.
1206:
Dragomir,
Voivode of Szohôd defeats
the pro-Latin rebels and executes their leader, Borisov of Zug in his
castle in Niedzdrow,
the
new capital of the joint kingdom.
1221:
Dragomir,
Voivode of Szohôd dies
from heart failure. His son, Dragomir, Ban of Syldva succeeds him as
King Dragomir II.
1229:
Dragomir II is killed in battle against the Bulgarians. Byzantine
exile, George Maniotes, occupies Szohôd
at
the head of a Bulgarian army. He is installed as Despot.
1230.
Maniotes is assassinated on the orders of Odomir, son of Dragomir II
and King of Syldva. Bordurian rule is restored. Odomir, later known
as Odomir the Cruel brings the capital back to Szohôd
and
installs his brother Migod as Ban of Syldva.
1256:
Odomir
dies, allegedly from natural causes, but murder is suspected. He is
succeeded by his son Bogdan, who orders the arrest and execution of
three powerful boyars, Boris of Itzy, Stepan of Prodz and Michaelis
Doukas of Buzbag. The southern boyars, led by Manuel Doukas, the son
of Michaelis revolt against Bogdan. Five years of war ensue.
1261:
Manuel Doukas defeats King Bogdan at the Battle of River
Prog, with the aid of troops supplied by his relative, the Despot of
Epirus, Michael II Komnenos Doukas. Unwilling to take the title of
king, Manuel is proclaimed Voivode Manuel
I of
Szohôd
and
Protector of Syldva.
1270:
Ottokar, Baron Almaszout immediately lays claim to the vacant
throne of Syldavia, being the last member of the bloodline of Muskar
the Hveg.
1271:
With the aid of Venetian and Carinthian mercenaries, Ottokar invades
Syldavia amd four years of war ensues.
1272:
Manuel, Voivode of Szohôd
is
killed in battle against Ottokar. The two countries, Syldavia and
Borduria are effectively partitioned. Manuel II succeeds his father
as Voivode and Dragomir, a grandson of King Odomir becomes Ban of
Syldva.
1274:
Ottokar defeats Bela II of Klip at the Battle of the Wladir. He gains
control of much of Upper Syldavia. Many surviving Syldavian nobles
flock to his banner.
1275:
Ottokar defeats Foskar III of Klow and Petar of Douma in quick
succession. He besieges the city of Niedzdrow, which surrenders
after a siege of 60 days. Dragomir III, Ban of Syldva is hanged from
the castle walls and his head sent to Voivode
Manuel II of Szohôd
in a barrel of salt.
1294:
Manuel II dies. He is succeeded by his son, Alexios, who rules for a
mere 6 months before dying of plague. He is succeeded by his younger
brother Demetrios, who
is 19.
1297:
Demetrios marries Theodora of Nicaea, a relative of the Greek emperor
Andronikos
II Palaiologos.
1319:
Demetrios
begins
to show signs of mental instability. He believes that his wife and
son are plotting to remove him from power and has Theodora locked up
in a nunnery. His son, Nikephoros seeks help from the Turks and from
some mercenaries from the Catalan Company and deposes Demetrios,
blinds him and banishes him to a monastery in the middle of Lake
Poliszchov.
1322:
Kept
in power by the rapacious Catalan mercenaries, Nikephoros swiftly
becomes
very
unpopular. An uprising led by the northern boyars under Istvan Ogorek
of Bytzy initially fails to unseat him but he is eventually defeated
when the Catalans switch sides after their leader Bernat de Bacalla
accepts a huge bribe. Nikephoros is thrown from the battlements of
Szohôd
castle.
Istvan is proclaimed Voivode.
1346-53:
The Black Death arrives
in Borduria. Many people die, including Voivode Istvan and his
family. There is a power vacuum until 1352.
1352:
Bogdan
Mleko, a distant relative of Istvan becomes Boyar of Bytzy. He
attempts to become Voivode but is defeated by Theodore of Peshod in
battle and they agree to partition Borduria.
1368:
With
Ottoman support, Theodore of Peshod defeats Bogdan Mleko. He is
proclaimed Voivode but is soon assassinated by his Ottoman allies. A
puppet ruler, his son Constantine is installed, but the real ruler is
the Ottoman Hospodar, Orhan Pasha.
1374:
Constantine is murdered by Orhan Pasha and Borduria falls under
Ottoman control. This lasts until 1697.
1453:
Many Bordurian troops participate in the Siege of Constantinople as
part of the Ottoman army. Alexios Doukas, the last known descendant of Manuel
I
Doukas
of
Szohôd
is
killed fighting on the Greek side.
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