Dundorfian Reich

The Dundorfian Reich (Dundorfian: Dundorfische Reich) was the most powerful empire and unified kingdom in Artania, established after the decline of the Seluco-Dunic Empire in the 12th century.

The empire consisted of several semi-independent kingdoms, nowadays northern Artania's nations, keeping the same territories from the Seluco-Dunic Empire. Before the 13th century, it was only considered a unified kingdom, but it was posteriorly considered an Empire as the king was officially given the title of Kaiser.

However, the several civil wars produced in the Reich, and the rise of nationalist movements, broke with the empire and the Republic of Dundorf was created.

History
Main article: History of Dundorf

The Kingdom of Dundorf was part of the Seluco-Dunic Empire, controlling modern Ikradon, being it the most powerful kingdom of the Seluco-Dunic Empire, which consisted of independent kingdom from northern Artania. Consisting then of an elective monarchy, nothing much is known of the Kingdom of Dundorf and is often related to the Dundorfian Reich or the Seluco-Dunic Empire. However, the Seluco-Dunic Empire collapsed and got replaced by the Kingdom of Dundorf, or Dundorfian Reich, as soon as the Kingdom of Dundorf dominated much of the Empire's territories. The decline of the Empire happened in the 12th century and the Kingdom of Dundorf became a unified kingdom, keeping all the territories from the Empire. An absolute monarchy was installed, alongside a new dynasty.

By the 13th century, the Kingdom of Dundorf was so powerful that the King received the title of Kaiser, and the kingdom suddenly became an empire. This is when the Dundorfian Reich is officially established. While the Dundorfian Reich had been in its golden age for a long time, in the 15th century started the first Dundorfian civil war: the war for the throne. This left the Reich with a massive lack of information (due to constantly burning the several writings made by authors during the Dark Ages) and with a new dynasty.

While it looked like it was certainly recovering, by the 19th century lots of problems for the Reich started happening: the rise of nationalist movements from the previously invaded colonies origined these, until in the 20th century these nationalist movements decide to unify and end up in a civil war, the second Dundorfian civil war, which collapsed, accidentally, the Reich. As the Reich collapsed, the Republic of Dundorf was established.