Editing Do Chaka (section)

== History ==

During the Time of No Kings Do Chaka was part of an independent Kingdom ruled by the Ito preist-kings of Sarku. At it's height this kingdon stretched south along the Turina valley to Butrus and to Tu'umra in the east, and included much of Nemedlu province (though not Chene Ho, which was under Pijenan rule), and in the west its border lay some 200 tsan into what is now Mu'uglavyani territory.

In the 4-5th centuries AS settlers from the east began to move into Ito territory, and raids from bothe Mu'ugalavya and Tsolyanu began to whittle away at Ito authority in the 6th century. It was at this time that Vimuhla worshippers from Mu'ugalavya began to settle in Tumissa - these were traditionalists opposed to the heretical cult of Hrsh, and Thumis worshippers made mass conversions in the north of Do Chaka. The Kachor tribes converted to Thumis and rebelled againt Ito rule and joined the Empire.

In 780 the Ito kingdom was annexed to the Tsolyanu Empire, which was dominated by a Sarku emperor at the time - alleigance to this state looked preferable to conquest by the flame worshipping Mu'ugalavyani at the time; Tumissa initially resisted this, but the Red Clans of the area eventually pledged alleigance to the Empire.

During the civil war of 1010-1026 the Ito again became rulers of a virtually independent state, and there was open war between Sarku and other Change deities and the Thumis worshippers north of Paya Gupa. After this the Red clans of Tumissa gained in power at the expense of the Ito. Targholel Nikuma gained their support and used their military might to make himself Emperor in 1057. The Empress Janule followed the same route to power in 1123.

Hejjeka IV the Restorer of Dignities gave more power to the old Ito arsitocracy as part of his policy of promoting local devolution and thus winning the support of the very high clans. This was not a wise move - the Ito conspired with the Mu'ugalavyani and the Chakas were invaded in 1550. The Ito had resented imperial favour shown to the Stability gods in the previous two centuries, and thought they had a deal with the Mu'ugs to create a 'fifth palace' under their control. Tumissa remained in Imperial hands however, and Qenqolu hiVriddi used the city as his capital during the Time of the Usurpers and had assitance from the Mu'ugalvyani in breaking up the Tsolyani empire.

In 1700 the Ito rebelled against the Mu'uglavyani, and in 1711 the province of Do Chaka returned to Tsolyani rule. In 1842 Butrus and Pan Chaka returned to Tsolyani rule, assisted by Ito and Pachi Lei rebels. By 2020 the Mu'ugs reinvaded but failed to keep the Chakas, and in 2045 the great Ito rebellion sought to recreate the old Ito empire with Mu'ugalvyani help.

This toing and froing has one major theme - the slow decline of the Ito and their intermittent efforts to re-establish their independent kingdom. They have at various times wrested concessions to boost their local rule from both Mu'ugalvya and Tsolyanu and will support whichever empire they think will give them the best deal, or whichever empire they think will be weak enough for them to break free from. They are definitely stayers; time and again lands have been confiscated from them and their supporters and time and again they have managed to regain control through judicious use of positions at the Imperial courts and in the civil service. However there is no denying they are a much depleted force - they have never managed to regain much influence in the now Thumis dominated north and the Red Clans continue to take over land along the western sakbe road and in Pan Chaka. The Ito supporting heartland is now among the small towns and villages in the south of the Turina Valley and around Butrus in Pan Chaka.