Provincia Hussariensis is a part of Imperium Asraniae.
Realms that are a part of Provincia Hussariensis: Inactive realms that are a part of Provincia Hussariensis:This is the rulership position for the realm.
Metropolit - the highest representative of the Aeternum Solis religion in the principality.
"We came, we saw, and God conquered."
Grand Marshal - The Supreme Commander of the Provincial Army, every legion is subordinate to him.
Motto: "Nowa Ziemia, Naszą Krwią" ("A new land, by our blood.")
Provincia Hussariensis stands as one of the youngest yet most dynamic Senatorial Provinces of the Imperium Asraniae, born from the fiery trials of war, migration, and political reformation in the mid-1st century AC (After Cataclysm). Its establishment marks a pivotal chapter in the story of Imperial expansion and the internal consolidation of power following the devastation of the Imperial-Ardaling Wars.
The year 41 AC heralded the dawn of Hussarian Unification, a movement spearheaded by the revered warrior Gniewomir, later styled "The Unifier of the Hus." For generations, the Hussarian tribes had suffered under internal division and external predation. Through a masterful blend of military prowess, statesmanship, and spiritual legitimacy (bolstered by the endorsement of Autokrator Asran and The Asrian Solisian Church), Gniewomir forged a single Hussarian identity.
On 41-36-2, after a decisive series of victories and carefully negotiated alliances, Gniewomir earned his immortal epithet and was appointed Count of the Hussarian Lowlands by Gaius Kassandreius Rufus, firmly establishing his leadership over the newly unified people.
During the later stages of the Imperial-Ardaling Wars, the Hussarian Lowlands were overrun following the disastrous Imperial offensive at Hunter’s Hold, leading to the collapse of the frontier and the effective exile of the Hussarians. Recognizing their martial value and loyalty, Autokrator Asran Aeternus Hirodanus ordered the relocation of the Hussarian tribes to the Western Plains, a region left leaderless following the Slumber of Prince Osric Laurent and the dissolution of the Principality of Alauna.
The Hussarians swiftly occupied the vacant lands with minimal violence; however, their resettlement ignited tensions with the neighboring Kingdom of Caorran, whose nobility, particularly Bryce Bardach-Quelius—heir to the The Principate of Alauna—claimed birthright over the territory.
In early 42 AC, Asran officially conferred upon Gniewomir the title of Grand Prince of Hussaria Slavia, investing his house with full Imperial citizenship and elevating the Grand Principality to the status of Foederati client state within the Imperium.
However, the political situation rapidly deteriorated when Bryce the Godless Traitor, backed by the Kingdom of Caorran, initiated a brief but bitter war. The conflict culminated at the Battle of Palavia, where Hussarian forces decisively ambushed and annihilated the army of King Aodhan and his daughter Aileen. The subsequent beheading of the Caorrani monarchs at Sulan-Qu caused lasting enmity between Caorran and the Imperium but secured Hussarian dominance in the region.
Following the sweeping Aurelian Reforms of 45 AC, proclaimed by Imperator Aurelian Aeternus Avalon, Provincia Hussariensis was formally organized as a Senatorial Province of the Imperium. Gniewomir was designated its first Governor, and the province’s territory was expanded to include the former provinces of Neankhar and Aradosie, annexed at the expense of their former governors, Adherbal Craïn and Aetus Aelian
All Hussarians were granted full Asrian citizenship, dissolving their previous Foederati status and binding them fully into the civic, military, and political life of the Imperium.
Gniewomir "The Unifier" (41-37-4 to Present)