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The Chronicles of the Eastern Empire; A Collection of Historical Reference
Topic Started: Jan 3 2009, 05:25 PM (96 Views)
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OOC: In case you didn't know I've decided not to play Canada and instead play a Chinese Empire. The Eastern Empire will claim to be the rightful heirs to China and Chinese history with it's ruler declaring himself to have both hereditary and divine claims to the Chinese Throne. The Following is to be consider exerts from "The Chronicles of the Eastern Empire" which deals with Chinese history as believed by the current Chinese people of the Eastern Empire. Most of it follows RL Chinese history however, there are a few differences and a slight change nearing the end which will bring us to present-day.

IC:

We embark on a new area of discovery as we see the first lights of dawn in a new century where science pledges to erase the ancient ways and unlock for man a new world of both war and peace, justice and injustice, happiness and sorrow. It is as I sit here and gaze upon a land so familiar to me that I have come to the conclusion that it is most foreign to others.

Thus in an attempt to save for all the ages in words what has been passed down by tongue for centuries, I Liang Mengfu do embark on an endeavor to recount the ancient knowledge and history of China so that it shall forever be immortalized and last far longer than any other thing on the face of this Earth.

I shall begin my work where all good work must begin, the beginning. For in the beginning there was no China and perhaps there would never be a China had not the Gods decided to grant man the wisdom to build kingdoms and blessed him with a gift to be revered, a son to be King. Yǔ the Great was born of the Gods though would be brought into this world through the corpse of a man who would be considered his earthly father. His divine heredity would have him all the strength and wisdom of his creators but would equally be blessed with the short life of his ancestry.

It was Yǔ who would calm the flood waters of the Chinese lands and spare the people from death. So great were his deeds, so powerful his command that he would be made King, the first mortal to hold dominion over all that the Gods created. His reign would be plentiful, his wisdom would enlighten and inspire. The lands of the Chinese would be forever changed and the course of history would finally see a path.

Yǔ died at Mount Kuaiji while on a hunting tour on the southern frontier of his empire, and was buried there. A mausoleum was built in his honor. Thus after 45 years of rule, his time as King would come to an end. Yǔ would leave this world as he came in, with a gift and that gift was his son Qi. It was the ascension of Qi to the throne of his father that saw the birth of the first hereditary Dynasty. His Dynasty, the Xia Dynasty would rule the lands of Yǔ for 223 years.
Edited by NRE, Mar 17 2009, 01:11 PM.
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