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Prehistory: Over thousands of years, people migrate from the Nile River Delta, and the Fertile Crescent across the Fokok Mountains into the Great Valley of Bueri. They soon form a multitude of tribes, all around the Valley, in the Mountains, and near the Suti Sea.

661 AD: The area is taken by the Ommiad Caliphs, and becomes Islamified. For a period of two hundred years, the tribes exist in relative prosperity, however, this does not last forever.

878: As the Ommiad Caliphs realm falls apart, so does the cooperation between the tribes, commonly know to foreigners as the Burrites, sign a temporary pact, in which they agree to form a united people under the leadership of the Ergorots, the most powerful tribe of the time, in order to throw off the yoke of the Ommiads, who had started a tribute system which was starving to death the people of the region.

878-886: The War of the Great Mujahid

Fall, 878: The Battle of the Llama. The Burrite forces are soundly defeated by the Ommiads, who retake control of much of the villages that were formerly the powerbase of the Burrite Mujahideen (as they had begun to call themselves).

Spring, 879: In the Battle of Serven Field, the Mujahideen leader Foroq Dabih, know to Burrites as the Great Mujahid, shows his military genius, in a revolutionary flanking manuever that allows a thourough rout of the Ommiad forces, who never fully recover from the defeat.

Spring, 880: The Battle of the Suti Sea, Foroq Dabih pushes the Ommiad forces to the sea, and in a battle which he is wounded in, the Mujahdeen forces win a marginal victory, after soundly defeating the Ommiad forces thanks to the genius of Dabih, he is wounded, and the Mujahideen forces fall into disarray, allowing the Ommiad forces to escape.

Fall, 880: The Battle of Burristane. On a mountian, the bulk of the Ommiad forces had fortified themselves in hopes of withstanding futher Mujihadeen attacks while waiting for a messager to return to the Caliphite's center of power, and bring more troops. The messager had been intercepted however by a patrol of Mujahideen, and was delivered to Dabih. Knowing the positions of the Ommiad forces, he decided to attack, and did so in the dead of night. His forces attack the fort and succeeded in breaking through the gates, however, Dabih was struck down by an archers arrow, and caused the Mujahdeen forces to fall back. The forces soon rallied however, and this time, came with torches, and set the fort afire. They gaurded the perimeter, making sure that no Ommiadite escaped, and watched as they slowly burned to death. After this, the Ommiadite forces where marginalized, and the united force slowly desinigrated as the remaining Ommiad armies were defeated in skirmishes, one by one.

Summer 886: The last Ommiad garrison is defeated, when they surrender to the Mujahideen forces, after a seige of three weeks. The War of the Great Mujadid ends.

886-950: A period of commercial prosperity exists between the tribes who trade freely, albiet with some tariffs, with each other.

950: The radical al-Sabin tribe, who claims to be the heirs to the Great Mujahid, begin a war against the other tribes of the region, in hopes of dominating the tribes and forcing them to take tribute. The Sabinites wage war against the merchants, which soon ingites tensions between the tribes, who belive that their rivals are attacking them in order to advance their own causes, attack their neighbors villages, region is ignited into war.

950~1150:Inter-Tribal War or Great Burrite War, the tribes of Burristane(ancient spelling) fight in hot and cold wars in response to al-Sabin tribes' attacks. Of the 150 tribes of the region, all but 25 are destroyed, in the slaughter, the Ergorots, formerly the most powerful tribe of Burristane, the true tribe of the Great Mujuhadid, is destroyed.
~1100: Christian missionaries from Russia come to Burristane, and begin to convert some natives. They meet great oppisition, and only convert six tribes, who change their tribes names to Peter, Phillip, Thomas, Matthew, Paul and Justus.

~1000: The Abdullah tribe begins to show the beginnings of a dominance over the other tribes, surpassing the levels achieved by the Ergorots. They soon make up 30%-60% of the Burristane population, exercising a degree of power over much of the country. The leader of the tribe, Karim ibn Abdullah, takes claim to the Throne of Burristane, and declares the tribe the "dynasty of Burristane" the first time in history that the a name for the entire region is used, before this, no national identity existed.
~1030: Karim ibn Abdullah dies, his heir, Malik ibn Abdullah takes the throne. He establishes a small council of tribes, those tribes that his father had brought under Abdullah rule, to deliberate on the issues of Burristane. he also fills his court with Muslim Burrite intellectuals. He exiles all Abdullahite Christians, and refuses to allow them to take part in the Council of Burristane when he conquers the Justus tribe.
~1150: The Inter-Tribal/Great Burrite War ends. The al-Sabin tribe is conquered by the Abdullah tribe and its minions. This move places twenty of the twenty-five tribes under Abdullahite rule. The remaining free tribes are the Peter, Phillip, Thomas, Matthew and Paul tribes. Malik ibn Abdullah expands the Council of to include all but the Christian tribes (including the Justusians).

1150-1169: The Peace of Malik, a time of relative peace exists throughout Burristane, save an inssurection by the Christian tribes in 1161.
Early 1170s: When Malik ibn Abdullah dies in 1169, his brother, Salaam ibn Abdullah takes the throne since Malik never produced a male heir. Salaam squanders the throne on sexual favors and hedonism; to the outrage of the Burrite clergy of both religions, the king denounces both Christianity and Islam, saying that both religions' sole aim is to take away life's pleasures. In response to this and ibn Abdullah's unresponsiveness to a rise of highway robbers, the Council of Burristane demands that he abdicate the throne. In response, Abdullah(who had now become known as Salaam the Infidel) sent his personal army al-Vipera to arrest the Council and control any inssurections by their supporters.
Winter, 1174: The al-Vipera find the Council, encountering their army, which had been built during the past four years. In the Battle of Red Snow the Council Mujahideen, as the Council's military wing was known, defeated the outnumbered al-Vipera, starting a the War of the House of Abdullah. The war lasted for just under a year, and saw the alliance of the Christian tribes and the Council Mujahideen against the al-Vipera. The war ended when Salaam was cornered and killed by a band of Justusians.
1176: The Burristane Council levies new taxs against the Christian tribes. In response, the six tribes create a counter-council, the Six Tribes of Jesus, as a balance to the all-Islamic Burristane Council. The Six Tribes create the Army of the Crucifix, to help to defend themselves against any retaliation by the Burristane Council, and their army, the Council Mujahideen.
1180s: A period of relative prosperity, the Council is able to curb the amount of highway robberies.
1190s: The first Burristanians take to the waters as merchants. They discover the Black and Mediterranean Seas. They also discover nations such as the Ottoman Empire, Austria, Italy, Spain, and England.
1205: The Burristane Council decides to allow a single Christian delagate to join the Council. They also elect Baraq ibn Abdullah as the first king of Burristane since Salaam the Infidel.
1206: Tamu Yola the Elder, a tribesman from north Buristan (name simplified by Baraq ibn Abdullah) discovers the nation of India.
1212: Baraq ibn Abdullah ends the taxation of Christians, and allows them an additional five seats in the Buristan Council. The Council reacts by refusing such measure, exiling Shareef Abduresus ibn Paul, the Christian councilman. They call on the Council Mujahideen, and take the king captive. The Council deploys the Council Mujahideen in garrison forces throughout Buristan. In response, the Six Tribes of Jesus calls upon the Army of the Crucifix, who had by this time become as powerful as the Mujahideen. They also send out ships to call on Christians in Europe. The War of Five Seats begins.
1215: After convincing Pope Innocent III to rally a force, the Six Tribes ships depart for Buristan with large army of European Crusaders.
Spring 1216: The Battle of Vacca. Outside the town of Vacca, the two armys clash, leaving many dead. The Muslim forces win a tactical victory, however, they lose many men in the process.
1217: The Crusaders arrive, allowing the Christians to go on an all out offensive against the Muslims. In the Battle of the White Forest however, the Muslims are able to turn the tide against the Christians, who take six months to recover.
1218: The Muslims are dealt a series of devastating blows by the Christians, causing them to lose much of their influence.
1219: The Muslim forces surrender after the Battle of the Cliffs leaves their forces destroyed. They allow the Six Tribes of Jesus to be merged with the Buristan Council, and negotiate the release of Baraq ibn Abdullah, who is reinstated as king. The Crusaders, meanwhile, refuse to leave Buristan and soon take over the government at the suggestion of the Pope. They disband the Buristan Council, and reduce Baraq ibn Abdullah to firgurehead status.
1219-1259: The Crusader Occupation.
1222: Baraq ibn Abdullah dies, and is suceeded by Talq ibn Abdullah, his son
1230:After a secret meeting with a mujahideen group plotting an end of European rule of Buristan, Talq ibn Abdullah is found dead. The Papal forces are believed responsible. The Papal regime places Matar Abu-habib in as the king.
1237: Mujahideen fighters start a rebellion in the southwest part of the Great Bueri Valley. They destroy a Papal garrison in a village, and taking the weapons that they found in it, roam the countryside, pillaging attacking Papal troops throughout the land. Their popularity gains them recruits in everywhere they go.
1245: Matar Abu-habib dies, and is suceeded by his brother Hamdan Abu-habib.
1249: Papal troops defeat the mujahideen rebellion, and kill everyone of the members of it.
1257: With the Mogols looming at the Buristan doorstep, Pope Innocent IV sends troops to defend the country.
1259: The Mongol horsemen cut through Papal Buristan like it is a piece of butter. They quickly dispose of the Papal forces, and take control of Buristan.

1259-1335: The Mongol Empire rules Buristan
1294: Buristan is divided virtually in half, between the Ilkhan and the Batu Empires

1294-1335: Numerous Insurrections by Buristanians.
1299: The Buristan Council, a secret underground meeting throughout the Mongol reign, incites a rebellion in farmers, when they are forced to give up much of their crops to IlKhan tax collectors. The rebellion is centered around Vishnop in southwestern Buristan. When the Ilkhan recieves word of the revolution, they dispatch a army to put it down. The Buristan Council begins to assemble a military, in hopes of facing an unsuspecting Mongol force.
Spring 1300: The Massacre of Vishnop. When the Mongol Forces arrive in Vishnop, the Buristanian army is crushed easily; the Mongols then lay waste to the city, killing all inhabitants, setting crops on fire, leveling the city, and salting the earth.
1335: When word reaches Buristan of Abusaid Bahador Khan's death, the Buristan Council, which had gone once again underground, takes the role of ruling athority, and begins to train an army in the Mongol style--after stealing a herd of Mongolian horses from a garrison in the region.
1338: The Jalayirids, recieving news of the Buristanian rebellion, begin assembling an army to attack the Buristanian rebels, who, unbeknowest to the Jalayirids, had assembled a army to rival any Mongol horde.
1340: The Jalayirid army arrives in Buristan, and are immediately attacked by a rebel force, untrained by the Councilmen, in the Battle of the Vishnop Martyrs. The Vishnop Martyrs inflict heavy casualties on the Jalayirids, but flee in panic when their commander, Khan (a term adopted into the Buristanian lexicon) Maruq ibn Abdssaid is struck down by a Jalayrid arrow.

1294-1335: Numerous Insurrections by Buristanians.
1299: The Buristan Council, a secret underground meeting throughout the Mongol reign, incites a rebellion in farmers, when they are forced to give up much of their crops to IlKhan tax collectors. The rebellion is centered around Vishnop in southwestern Buristan. When the Ilkhan recieves word of the revolution, they dispatch a army to put it down. The Buristan Council begins to assemble a military, in hopes of facing an unsuspecting Mongol force.
Spring 1300: The Massacre of Vishnop. When the Mongol Forces arrive in Vishnop, the Buristanian army is crushed easily; the Mongols then lay waste to the city, killing all inhabitants, setting crops on fire, leveling the city, and salting the earth.
1335: When word reaches Buristan of Abusaid Bahador Khan's death, the Buristan Council, which had gone once again underground, takes the role of ruling athority, and begins to train an army in the Mongol style--after stealing a herd of Mongolian horses from a garrison in the region.
1338: The Jalayirids, recieving news of the Buristanian rebellion, begin assembling an army to attack the Buristanian rebels, who, unbeknowest to the Jalayirids, had assembled a army to rival any Mongol horde.
1340: The Jalayirid army arrives in Buristan, and are immediately attacked by a rebel force, untrained by the Councilmen, in the Battle of the Vishnop Martyrs. The Vishnop Martyrs inflict heavy casualties on the Jalayirids, but flee in panic when their commander, Khan (a term adopted into the Buristanian lexicon) Maruq ibn Abdssaid is struck down by a Jalayrid arrow.

1340: The Battle of Abdullai. In the aftermath of the Battle of Vishnop Martyrs, the Buristanian Mujahideen, the first time since the name was used since 1219. On the first day, Buristanian Khan ibn Sabin captures Roundhorn Hill from Jalayirid forces, and sets up fortifications, awaiting a Jalayirid assault. On the second day, the Jalayirids attack Roundhorn Hill, sending three seperate waves of attackers at it from all sides, Sabin is forced to abandon the position, and reassembles his troops at the bottom of the hill, after which he rallies his troops for a cavalry charge after bombarding the hillside barricades that they had established just one day earlier, with trebuct fire. The charge is unsucessful in taking the hill, however, many Jalayirid soldiers fall in the fight, causing a morale crash in the Jalayirid ranks. On the third day, the combat was centered in the western flank of the battle, in a massive, wooded clearing, where the Vishnop Martyrs, re-energized by Khan Salid al-Rashid, a military genius unseen in Buristan since the days of the Great Muhajid, sends half of his troops in a charge at the Jalayirids. When the charging footsoldiers reach the Jalayirid formations, they throw spears and other projectiles at the Jalayirids, weakening them, then retreat into the forest behind them. The Jalayirids follow in hot pursuit, and before they reach the woods, the second half of al-Rahsid's force swings out from behind a grassy hill. The second half, on horseback, is then rienforced by the first half, pinching the Jalayirid forces between them. They then proceed to destroy the Jalayirid troops, who soon surrender, leaving hundreds on the battlefield, and thousands more wounded and captured. The Jalayirids officially lose control of the western flank of the battlegrounds, a crippling defeat that their forces would never recover from. On the eastern flank, the new addition to the battlefront, the Army of the Crucifix, fights an unconventional fight with the superiorly trained and supplied Jalayirid forces, during which they pop out of the hillsides, to attack the Jalayirid troops with quick flurries of arrows, before retreating back into the hillside. The central front armies trade arrows and stones, in a slogging match around Roundhorn Hill. On the fourth day of hostilities, the Vishnop Martyrs unite with the army under ibn Sabin, and mount a renewed assault on Roundhorn, when they charge relentlessly up the hill, quickly overwhelming the Jalayirids, who retreat, down towards Persia. On the fifth day, the Buristanian forces march to the east, on horseback, and attack the Jalayirid camp, with the cooperation of the Army of the Crucifix. The camp is ransacked, and the last of the Jalayirid army is destroyed.

1340: Though Jalayirid garrisons exist all over Buristan, the Council declares victory. They send out the Vishnop Martyrs and Sabin's army known as Buristan Jihad to dispose of the garrisons.
1345: Word reaches Jalayirid that their army was defeated, and they begin to assemble another army, even more powerful, in order to once and for all destroy the "Buristanian Menace".
1347: The last Jalayirid soldier in Buristan is killed. The Jalayirid army begins riding toward Buristan

1340-1348: the Buristan Council, consisting of 50 representatives, two from each tribe, both Muslim and Christian, rules the nation peacefully, allowing trade to go on. Mongolian settlers are banned from the council, and taxed, with the money going towards the three standing armies, the Vishnop Martyrs, the Army of the Crucifix, and Buristan Jihad.
1348: The Jalayirid army arrives, and the Second Jalayirid War begins.
1349: The Battle of the Four Armies. After almost a year of manuevering, in an attempt to find one another, the four armies collide in the middle of the Great Bueri Valley. the Jalayirids rout the Buristanian forces, thanks to poor communication by the three armies. The three armies then retreat to the mountains, after losing many troops to desertion.
1350-1351: The three armies unite under the direction of Sabin and train to become a single army, known as the Three Armies Alliance.
1352: The Three Armies Alliance attack the Jalayirid controlled Fort Abu-Bakr, and storm it, sending the Jalayirid armys reeling. They chase the Jalayirids across Buristan, Armenia, and Georgia, inflicting dozens of small victories against them.
1356: After three years of fighting in the Fokoks, the Jalayirid army retreats southward with the Three Armies Alliance in hot pursuit. They make their stand in Mesopotamia, and in the Battle of the Tigris, in 1357, Buristanian troops destroy the Jalayirids, who retreat to Baghdad.
1359: After laying seige to Baghdad for two years, the Jalayirids decide negotiate with the Buristanians. Sabin negotiates a treaty liberating all of Jalayirid and Mongol controlled Buristan, and forced the Mongols and Jalayirids to accept the Buristan Council as the ruling authority.
1361: The Three Armies arrives to with a hero's welcome in Buristan. Sabin is declared king, and he soon names al-Rashid as his heir.

1400: Sabin dies, and the aging al-Rashid comes to power. Int eh precedent set by Sabin, al-Rashid names a young Councilman, Abd-Al-Latif Abd-Al-Qadir ibn Abu-Habid as his sucsessor. The new Khan presides over a period of relative prosperity, allowing free trade with Buristan's Ottoman neighbors. He encourages the adoption of many Ottoman customs, and many on the Council critize him for being to Turkish, they do not try anything radical, for reasons threefold. First, they feel that the aging king will soon be displaced by Abd-Al-Latif Abd-Al-Qadir ibn Abu-Habid, and if they did, an Ottoman attack would be imminent, finally, the Khanate was enjoying a rare time of peace and prosperity, with no rebellions popping up out of fear of both the once again powerful Buristanian government, and their powerful Turkish ally.
1407: al-Rashid dies. The funeral procession is one of the largest in the history of Buristan, with foriegn agents from the Turkish Empire, China, the Arabic tribes, African tribes, India, Muscovy, France, the Italian States, even the Pope, and the Holy Roman Emperor came, when the Pope refused to apoligize for past papal injustices to the Buristan people however, he was sent back to the the Peninsula, and all Catholic delagates soon followed out of protest. Abd-Al-Latif Abd-Al-Qadir ibn Abu-Habid presided over the funeral, creating a new tradition in Buristan, with the heir to the deceased's fortunes presiding over the burial.
1408: Abd-Al-Latif Abd-Al-Qadir ibn Abu-Habid begins to distance Buristan from the Ottoman Empire, claiming that he desires to bring back a "distint Buristanian nature" to the Khan's court.

1408: Buristan begins a period of colder relations with its Ottoman neighbor, and the Buristan Council enjoys almost unrestrained power under the rule of Abd-Al-Latif Abd-Al-Qadir ibn Abu-Habid.
1410: First Buristan Census, 600,000 people identify themselves as Buristanians.
1414: Abd-Al-Latif Abd-Al-Qadir ibn Abu-Habid names his brother, Nasir Waheed ibn Abu-Habid as his successor.
1422: Abd-Al-Latif Abd-Al-Qadir ibn Abu-Habid visits Istanbul. Then journeys to Mecca for the Hajj with Murad II of the Ottomans. Ottoman relations reach the levels of the al-Rashid era.
1430: Abd-Al-Latif Abd-Al-Qadir ibn Abu-Habid ends the taxation of the Mongolians.
1433: Abd-Al-Latif Abd-Al-Qadir ibn Abu-Habid allows Russian settlers to enter the Khanate.
1438: The Khanate celebrates the thirty year anniversary of Abd-Al-Latif Abd-Al-Qadir ibn Abu-Habid's Khanship. Delegates from all across the known world are invited, including the Pope Eugene IV, and European leaders.

1445: The second Buristan Census: 650,000

1447: Abd-Al-Latif Abd-Al-Qadir ibn Abu-Habid falls ill, Nasir Waheed ibn Abu-Habid takes over as acting Khan.

1449: After a long illness, Abd-Al-Latif Abd-Al-Qadir ibn Abu-Habid dies, Nasir Waheed ibn Abu-Habid takes over as the de jure Khan

1449: Nasir Waheed ibn Abu-Habib invites Turkish intellectuals to join the Khan's court, and changed the name of the Khanate, adopting the more Ottoman Sultan title. The Buristan Council denounces the change, but Abu-Habib, who controls the armies, refuses to change the title.
1451: Nasir Waheed ibn Abu-Habib marries Gülistan Müge Osman, of the Ottoman dynasty. The Council refuses to recognize the marriage as legitamate, and says that any child born to the couple is illegitamate, and will not be recognized as a Khan(rather than a Sultan) Abu-Habib orders the creation of a new council, the Council of Buristan, to compete with the Buristan Council. The Council of Buristan is weak, only able to create laws in the form of advice, which the Sultan is not required to take. The Buristan Council begins to assemble an army.
1457: Nasir Waheed ibn Abu-Habib and Gülistan Müge Osman have a child, naming it Serkan Osman bin Abu-habib. The Council of Buristan names it as the sucessor, and the Buristan Council renounces it as a bastard child.
1460: Nasir Waheed ibn Abu-habib signs a secret alliance with the Ottoman Empire, in which he grants them the eventual transfer of power over Buristan.
1466: Nasir Waheed ibn Abu-habib begins to grow his army, and creates The Sublime Army, a elite group loyal only to him, made up mostly of Ottoman soldiers.
1472: Buristan Council loyalists set fire to a Ottoman settlement on the Buristan-Ottoman frontier, the Grand Vizers order Nasir Waheed ibn Abu-habib to kill every Buristani loyal to the Buristan Council, which he almost accomplishes in the Great Massacre. When the Sublime Army reaches the seat of Counciliatory power, the Buristan Mujahideen, Vishnop Martyrs, Council Army, and Army of the Crucifix await their arrival. The Sublimates, as they are known, attackt the coalition army, only to be thouroughly routed before they retreat back to Abdullai, the center of Ottoman power.
1479: The Ottoman Empire begins to grow impatient with ibn Abu-habib, who tries in vain to keep control of the ever growing problem of the Council War, as the cold conflict had become known.
1480: Nasir Waheed ibn Abu-habib dies, his son, Serkan Osman Abu-habib takes the throne. In his first move as a Sultan, he reassembles the Sublime Army, only this time using both Turkish and Buristani troops.

1484: Serkan Osman ibn Abbu-habib, known to Buristanis as Serkan the Imposter, marches his troops from Abdullai to Vacca, the center of Council control over Buristan. Council loyalists, both members of armies, and of militias, attack the Sublimates, who become significantly weakened by the attacks, however, remain substancially strong.
1484: The Sublimates reach Vacca, and find that over the past reign of the Sultan, they had built a wall around the center of the city. The Sublimates camp in the fields around Vacca, hoping to siege the Council loyalists out of food, and into surrender.
1486: The Council Armies (as the four armies had become known), growing hungry, and sick, attack the Sublimate fortifications by launching projectiles from catapults, namely, the dead and dying victims of smallpox, bubonic plague, and influenza. They also begin night raids on Sublimate sentries, sticking their heads on pikes to intimidate the Sublimates.

1488: Sublimates break through the Council defennses and ransack the city. The council is killed, and Serkan Osman ibn Abu-habib claims victory.
1498: The last of the Council loyalists are put to death at a celebration commemerating the tenth anniversery of the Siege of Vacca.
1500: Serkan Osman ibn Abu-habid names Bayezid II Wali of the Ottoman Empire as his heir. He is immediatly ratified by the Sublime Council of Buristan.
1512: Bayezid II Wali dies, Serkan Osman names Selim I of the Ottoman Empire as his new heir.
1514: Serkan Osman ibn Abu-habib dies, and Selim I takes control. Buristan comes under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
1516: Realizing the difficultly of controlling such a far flung territory, Selim I hands control of Buristan to Serkan Osman ibn Abu-habib II, son of the old Sultan.

1516: The Abdullah tribe holds a secret meeting of anti-Ottoman leaders, and they plot an overthrown of the Ottoman government. The secretly begin to train a small army, naming it the Abdullah Mujahideen of Buristan.
1518: The Abdullah Mujahideen of Buristan murders a Ottoman magistrate, igniting a series of anti-Turkish attacks on Ottoman settlements.

Early Spring, 1519: The Turkish react to the Buristani insurrection by attacking the mosques of the Abdullah tribe and of their aligned tribes. The attack leaves thousands dead, and is known as the "First Bloom Massarce." Many of the Abdullah tribe's leaders flee Buristan, and take refuge in Uzbekistan and Kuristan, some flee all the way to Moscow.

1523: Metin Musa Serkan Osman ibn Abu-habid secretly converts to Christianity, taking on the name John Paul Metin of Buristan.

1528: Serkan Osman ibn Abu-habib II dies of Tuberculosis, and gives his title of Sultan of Buristan (given to him by the Turks) to his son, John Paul Metin of Buristan, who installs Russian Orthodoxy as the official religion of Buristan. The Vizers in Istanbul are incensed by this move, and demand that John Paul Metin convert to Sunnism or face death. Metin refuses, and creates the Army of the Crucifix, but after a vision he believed to be a prophecy of the Lord, he only allows members who could trace their origins to the original tribes of Buristan, who had blonde hair, and were first generation Christians to join the Army. Only fifty-three people met these requirements.

1532: The Ottoman army comes and destroys Metin's army, killing him and all other fifty-three martyrs in the process. They outlaw many Buristani cultural traditions, and assume direct control. Burrite is officially banned as a language, and Turkish is the rule. Many however choose to continue to use Burrite and its various dialects.

1550: The first wave of Turkish settlers come into the region, making up a significant minority of the once homogenous population.

~1555: The economic development brought about by the Turkish control of Buristan begins to lure back members of the Abdullah and other tribes that fled after the First Bloom Massacre.

1519-1555: The Buristani populations of Uzbekistan and Kurdistan slowly grow more and more unique, adopting traits of both Uzbek and Kurdish cultures into their own Buristani culture complex. The return of many of the Buristani refugees brings and infusion of these cultures in addition to the ever present Turkish culture of the Ottoman settlers.