5th century

The 5th century is the period from 400 to 499 AGS. It was a period of political turmoil in Kóty, featuring the deposition of several monarchs and territorial exchanges between kingdoms and confederacies, culminating in the foundation of the Telehe Empire.

Events

 * Early 5th century: Kalotgane is slowly repopulated.
 * Early 5th century: New religious movements begin to appear in Oksandanderi.
 * Early 5th century: Classical Ardanic becomes dominant in the Tyon-Arat.
 * c. 400: Toho of Yuge mandates that the monarchy would no longer be elective, but follow a system of hereditary succession, the Yuge Dynasty.
 * 401: The last of several major reforms standardising timekeeping are rolled out in the Tyon-Arat.
 * 412: A new system of recording calendar years is introduced in the Tyon-Arat.
 * 415: Kolos of Yuge becomes Ansang emperor.
 * 431: Eke of Yuge becomes Ansang emperor.
 * 440s: The Nenewanăʼa "cultivation of proper speech" is composed by Ahōtoli scribes.
 * 442: Southern Dugrien states begin taxation of western tribes.
 * 445: Yɨlomono of Yuge becomes Ansang emperor.
 * 461: The ârcak of Leṣek-etku declares himself Lenrek mdari "Lenre's offspring", alleging he was the great-great-grandson of Mnubaiek I and Lenre' II. He then murdered Turen III, the reigning king of Dâmer-ṭegik, marrying his widow Mteni IV and reunifying the two kingdoms, beginning the short-lived Second God-Kingdom of the West.
 * 468-469: an Ansang ambassador visits Leṣek-etku on a diplomatic mission.
 * 468: Yɨlomono is deposed by the Ansang priesthood, exiled to the east and declared dead, ending the Yuge Dynasty. He is thought to have re-emerged later that same year assuming the identity of Hiṣaṭ II, a previously unknown nephew of Lenrek mdari who usurped the throne of his claimed uncle by murdering him and marrying his widow, Mteni IV.
 * 469: Hiṣaṭ II is deposed by the Ħautar priesthood in much the same manner as Yɨlomono the year before, but this time is put to death, ending the Second God-Kingdom of the West.
 * 470: A group of nobles led by Loromanu conspire to prevent the continuation of the Yuge Dynasty and hold the Yuge family accountable for destroying the tradition of the Ansang Empire.
 * 474: The throne of Dâmer-ṭegik is restored with a new bar-ârcacak, Mteni IV's niece Mnubaiek II and her husband Meṣṭet I.
 * 475: Loromanu becomes Ansang emperor.
 * 484: Western Dugrien tribes begin to unite, forming small kingdoms.
 * 489: Ērēdoy conquers Yediluôtarar šyô, beginning the Telehe Empire.
 * 490: The death of Loromanu begins "the gap", a period of 180 years of theocratic rule in the Ansang Islands before the empire was restored.
 * Late 5th century: New religious movements centred around ideas of natural order appear in Oksandanderi, in which Kamalyeray, the "Prophet of Good Deeds" is a leading figure.
 * Late 5th century: Scribal reforms in Makhatganda eliminate logographic writing and give rise to the Makhat syllabary.
 * Late 5th century: Followers of Kamalyeray are granted asylum within the Makhatganda.

Births

 * 401: Raṣḍu III (d. 455) and Mteni IV (d. 469)
 * 403: Ralku, sister of Mteni IV and mother of Mnubaiek II
 * 405: Lenre' III (d. 468)
 * 408: Meṣṭet I (d. 486)
 * 409: Leṣe, sister of Lenre' III and claimed mother of Hiṣaṭ II
 * 414: Turen III (d. 461)
 * 428: Mnubaiek II (d. 486)
 * 436: Hiṣaṭ II (d. 469)
 * 469: Terdiye, the "Queen of Wisdom", the first and only queen of Makhatganda and a descendent of Kerter Kemsin (d. 601)
 * 472: Egun-Yayt, the "Blue Prince", a heroic Walkenian conqueror (d. 525)

Deaths

 * 411: Molopo of Yuge, Ansang emperor
 * 421: Uṣṭi III (b. 334) and C̣e'ħenek III (b. 319)
 * 430: Raṣḍu II (b. 370) and Turen II (b. 346)
 * 430: Kolos of Yuge, Ansang emperor
 * 442: Eke of Yuge, Ansang emperor
 * 451: Kamalyeray, the "Prophet of Good Deeds", a religious leader in Oksandanderi.
 * 455: Raṣḍu III (b. 401) and Gânat II (b. 386)
 * 461: Turen III (b. 414)
 * 468: Yɨlomono of Yuge, Ansang emperor (claimed death date)
 * 468: Lenre' III (b. 405)
 * 469: Mteni IV (b. 401) and Hiṣaṭ II (b. 436)
 * 486: Mnubaiek II (b. 428) and Meṣṭet I (b. 408)
 * 490: Loromanu, Ansang emperor

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

 * 445: A form of cold metalworking using tin nuggets from the bellies of fish is invented in Cqa, developing into a popular form of jewellery.
 * 490: An abjad based on older logographic systems is developed to write the Telehe language.