Luduyn
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| LUDUYN |
Luduyn [lu ˈdujn] is a large peninsula extending southward from the vicinity of the Diqun Bormai range in Southern Ereláe. The eastern coast, known as the Koranax, facing the Sea of Xurno, is arable land, at the southern edge of the continent's temperate zone, but the interior and western coast are dominated by cold forests. Sometimes the name "Luduyn" is used only for this western zone. The island of Rudeŋ lies near the southern tip of the peninsula.
For much of its history Luduyn was inhabited by the aboriginal Mgunikpe peoples. Their isolation continued until the year 702 when the Skourene state of Guṭleli founded its colony of Guṭḍaku (modern Gurdago) in the south of the peninsula, seeking to exploit local resources, including Rudeŋ's iron. In a separate development, the Čia-Ša peoples began encroaching on the Mgunikpe from the north from ca. 1000 Z.E., taking over the entire eastern coast. Gurdago's territory slowly spread to include a sizeable chunk of southern Luduyn.
In its Third Empire Gurdago took over much of the eastern coast, ruling over the Ša peoples, while the Čia moved further into the interior, at the expense of the Mgunikpe. Later, Gurdago expanded into this area as well, but has been pushed back by the rise of organized Čia-Ša states since the 3300s.
| Author: Dunomapuka |
