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== History ==
=== Creation ===
The area that would later become known as Jah Keved was created at an unknown point before the [[Shattering]] by Adonalsium, along with the rest of Roshar and the Rosharan supercontinent, over ten-thousand years prior to Vorin year {{Rosharan date|1174}}.{{wob ref|3953}}{{wob ref|3952}}{{wob ref|1355}}{{book ref|tsm|11}} It is unknown, if at all, how much the geography of modern-day Jah Keved has changed compared to the land at creation.
=== Pre-Human Arrival ===
Before humanity arrived on Roshar, fleeing from Ashyn, the land that would come to be known as Jah Keved was inhabited by [[Singers]], called the Dawnsingers.{{book ref|sa3|113}}
Circa -5825 in the Vorin calendar,{{book ref|row|111}}{{book ref|row|14}} humanity arrived on Roshar after fleeing Ashyn and were granted the land that would become known as [[Shinovar]]. After less than a generation,{{wob ref|11945}} they headed an invasion, slaughtering many Singers and expelling them from their land, claiming it as their own. This included the land that would come to be known as Jah Keved.{{book ref|sa3|113}} This period of history was lost to time until the discovery of the [[Eila Stele]].{{book ref|sa3|113}}
{{image|Silver Kingdoms.jpg|side=left|width=450px|Map of the Silver Kingdoms}}
=== The Heraldic Epochs ===
=== Era of Solitude ===
==== Siln Dynasty ====
According to scholar [[Natata Ved]], the dynasty before the Siln dynasty was ruled by the king NanHar, who invaded the area that would come to be [[Triax]], but died in the invasion.{{book ref|sa3|53}} Following his death, his brother, [[NanKhet]], succeded the throne and was a tyrant that survived six assassination attempts. First his sister attempted to kill him to put her husband on the throne, following this their son tried to kill him, then NanKhet’s cousin, then his brother, an uncle, and finally his own son.{{book ref|sa3|53}} This eventually led him to invite his entire household to a feast, where he killed and burned every member.{{book ref|sa3|53}} The exact veracity of this history is questionable, due to the historical method only being in its infancy when Natana Ved wrote her record, two centuries after the events she described.
He ultimately only led for three months, and after his death, the Siln Dynasty rose to power and replaced his
==== The Hierocracy (??? - c.{{rosharan date|673}}) ====
Eventually the Siln dynasty fell, and an unknown period of time later Jah Keved fell under the sway of the [[Hierocracy]]. With the assembly of Jah Keved into the Hierocracy the ardents started ruling the nation.
The Hierocracy did not just control Veden territories, but was actually a much wider Vorin coalition, including the likes of what would come to be known as Alethkar, Kharbranth, and Thaylenah.{{book ref|sa1|18}}{{book ref|sa3|59}} But as it grew larger, it became more and more difficult to keep stable and consolidated, thus their power turned unstable, laying the foundations for the War of Loss and destruction of the Hierocracy.{{book ref|sa3|19}}
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The Hierocracy lasted until the [[Sunmaker]], an Alethi warlord, led his kingdom in a successful revolt against [[Vorin]] rule circa {{rosharan date|673}}, known as the [[War of Loss]]. Many cities were sacked and destroyed during this war and the chaos of its aftermath.{{book ref|sa2|12}}
After overthrowing the Hierocracy, Sadees split Vorinism into multiple Devotaries, leaving it heavily decentralized. Furthermore, ardents had their rights to own property and political office stripped away, they were no longer allowed to amass wealth, and they were reduced into being little more than slaves. However, they were stilled allowed to excommunicate people without political consultation.{{book ref|sa3|100}} They also had their claims of seeing visions of the future thoroughly debunked, questioning their authority as unquestionable religious figures even further.{{book ref|sa1|36}}
This was all done by Sadees in the attempt to prevent another Hierocracy from rising in the future.{{book ref|sa1|18}}{{book ref|sa1|33}}{{book ref|sa1|36}} The Hierocracy and its fall served to shape modern Vorinism.
==== Alethi conquest of Jah Keved ====
After the War of Loss Sadees turned his attention to the rest of Roshar, and after a successful conquest of Herdaz,{{book ref|sa3|19}} he conquered Jah Keved, carving his way through the country all the way to Azir.{{book ref|sa3|42}}
After the Sunmaker's death, his ten sons could not agree on one of their number as his successor. With none of them willing to forego their claim to the throne, they split the kingdom into ten princedoms, which they ruled individually as [[Highprince]]s, with no unifying government. This loss of central government in the empire led to the occupied territories, including Jah Keved, regaining their independence.{{book ref|ob|19}}
==== Veden Civil War ({{rosharan date|1173}} - {{rosharan date|1174}}) ====
{{anchor|War of Succession}}
The civil war lasted for a few months, with the final confrontation being the battle at Vedenar. Highprince [[Valam]] emerged victorious, becoming the new king. However, he quickly passed the crown to king [[Taravangian]] before ordering his illegitimate son, [[Redin]], to kill him. Given Valam's poor health and his insinuations shortly before his death, it's possible he was being poisoned by the [[Diagram (group) | Diagram]] to achieve this, as it was them who instigated the civil war by sending Szeth.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
=== Monarchy ===
==== Monarch ====
The Vedens have a long history of monarchies. The
The ruling monarch traditionally takes the first [[dahn]].{{wob ref|4006}} This means that he socially outranks anyone, including the highprinces, except for the monarchs of other powerful Vorin nations.
==== Rules of Succesion ===
After a monarch, most often a king, has died, a member of his family will ascend to the throne. This is generally his eldest son.{{book ref|sa2|31}} After the heir ascends the throne his [[dahn]] changes from second to first.{{wob ref|4006}} The death of a monarch might also lead to a civil war, with each of the highprinces attempting to claim the throne.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}}
==== List of Known Veden Monarchs ====
Each of these princedoms also has its own military, largely independent of one another. The highprinces often squabble and fight each other, trying to claim land from the other princedoms for themselves.{{book ref|sa3|100}}
The princedoms contain many isolated estates.{{book ref|sa2|27}} The brightlords of these estates have their own vassals, who rule hamlets or possess no land.{{book ref|sa2|39}} Even if these lords are sworn to a highprince, they
==== Highprinces ====
The rulers of these Veden princedoms are called [[highprince]]s. They essentially function as the leaders of sovereign nations, rather then just heads of administrative districts.{{book ref|sa2|i|14}} The Veden highprinces take the second [[dahn]].{{wob ref|4006}}
Prior to the Veden civil war, known Veden Highprinces were [[Valam]], [[Abrial]], [[Boriar]], [[Evinor]] and [[Jal Mala]]. Some of the highprinces died during the civil war however, and newly crowned [[Taravangian]] appointed two new highprinces to replace the ones lost. The two men are brothers, the elder of which is named Nan [[Urian]].{{book ref|sa3|107}}
=== International relations ===
==== Alethkar ====
The Vedens have an interesting relationship with the neighbouring country of [[Alethkar]]. The Vedens and Alethi have fought many small wars, mostly over the same territories.{{book ref|sa1|16}}{{book ref|sa3|52}} These wars tended to be fought between the highprinces of the individual nations,{{book ref|sa1|16}} although the Veden king Hanavanar took interest in the conflicts and ordered a small invasion to test the Alethi defenses around the year 1155.{{book ref|sa3|66}}
Despite this, the relationship between the nations is quite well. The nations have a very similar culture, with both of them being Vorin nations. Furthermore, a marriage of lighteyes between nations is seen as nothing particularly out of the ordinary, nor is it forbidden by any laws.{{book ref|sa2|1}} The Vedens also have extensive trade treaties in place, which allow them to trade with the Alethi for cheap.{{book ref|sa3|66}}
==== Thaylenah ====
As the largest country prior to the unification of Alethkar, Jah Keved has strong influence on the culture of other [[Vorin]] states. The centre of Vorin church, the Holy Enclave, is located in the Veden city of [[Valath]].{{book ref|sa3|100}} Valath is also the location of one of Roshar's major [[spanreed]] hubs, adding to the city's importance.{{book ref|sa2|47}}
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