History of the Empire of Týrýng

The history of the Týrýng State is tied to the Reyang peninsula, which has been inhabited by the Týrýng people since roughly 1300~ BEKE. The Týrýng state itself would be only founded roughly 500 years later, and the scarcity of historical records makes it difficult to pinpoint the exact date and circumstances of the founding of the state.

Before statehood
Before the Týrýng people, the whole of the Reyang peninsula was inhabited by Pepetoka people, who formed farming communities and city-states. It is universally agreed that the Pepetoka are the indigenous people of the Reyang peninsula - since time immemorial, the frog-faced Pepetoka have claimed the whole of the Reyang peninsula as theirs, peacefully trading with all nearby polities, including the Shár Empire.

This all changed roughly around ~1300 BEKE, when the Týrýng people arrived onto the north-western shores of the peninsula, first as raiders and pirates, then as settlers, gradually driving out the Pepetoka from the north-western portions of the island, restricting them to the south-eastern coastlands, where local Pepetoka polities have formed coalitions to prevent further enroachment by the Týrýng.

Until roughly 800~ BEKE, the Týrýng tribes would wage war among each other, while simultaneously engage in piracy. During this era, the Týrýng consolidated their presence at the north-western coastlands of the peninsula.

The First Independent Týrýng Kingdom
Around ~800, the Kingdom of Týrýng was formed, with Queen Kwi Sytína being its first ruler. Reportedly, she was aided by the Principality of Gabyr, which supported her ambition of uniting the Týrýng people in exchange for a promise to curtail piracy. There have been claims that she hired foreign mercenaries - using gold borrowed from the Gabyrians - to help to fight her war against the other tribes.

However, some other historical records seem to conflict with this claim, as she was reportedly also attacked by the Gabyrians, and had to repel a Gabyrian invasion when they came knocking to redeem the loan she refused to pay back. In fact, after she unified the Týrýng people, piracy would not only continue, but in fact increase in magnitude. Just like the Free City of Gabyr, the Kingdom of Týrýng would become infamous for being a safe heaven for pirates all around the world.