Gotiph
Gotiph | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Akarinian Confederation | |
| In office 10-10 1728 TT – 16-5 1699 TT | |
| Preceded by | Aket |
| Succeeded by | Wayok |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4-8 1774 TT Akarinian Confederation |
| Died | 16-5 1699 TT Ablesken, Akarinian Confederation |
| Nationality | Akarian |
| Spouses | Akairm, Baimay, Wok |
| Children | Heylate, Jumak, Kalik, Korta, Moyeek, Tolok, Tordake, Wayok |
| Parent(s) | Aket, Wasiph |
Biography
Early life
Gotoph received military training under his grandfather Kadar. Following Kadar's death in 1757 TT, his widow and Gotiph's grandmother Harmain began training him as a diplomat as opposed to as a warrior. On 27-3 1755 TT whilst travelling with Harmain the pair managed to convince the Lakar to join the Akarinian Confederation.
Early reign
Gotiph's father and the Leader of the Akarinian Confederation Aket died on 10-10 1728 TT. Gotiph immediately succeeded him as leader. Gotiph claimed that he had seen his father and his grandfather speeking to him in his dreams as Kadar had done to Aket. The ossbosches and their respective tribal leaders did not attempt to challenge his claim.
During the reign of both Kadar and Aket the Akarinian Confederation lacked a permanent capital. On 17-5 1727 TT Gotiph ordered the construction of Ablesken on the spot where Kadar first made his claim to divinity. Within the new city, Gotiph ordered the construction of the Tumak Ordok to serve as his residence.
On 29-2 1725 TT Gotiph met with the Leader of the Dar, Frakot in Ablesken. There he managed to convince the man to have his group join the confederation. Gotiph hosted a similar meeting with the leader of the Oken, Komeok on 30-7 1721 TT and also convinced the group to join.
Saekarinian War
During the reign of Gotiphs's father, five of the Karinian tribal groups on the eastern side of the Karin Plain had unified into the Saekarinian Confederation to oppose the Akarian Confederation, who they saw as ideologically opposed to the tradditional Karianian faith. On 7-2 1720 TT, the Saekarinians, led by the Uvuk attacked the Kakay. The exact cause of the first strike is not known, though the most common theory is that the Saekarinians believed that either Gotiph would not respond to the attack or that he would be unable to rally whole confederation against them.
Word of the attack reached Gotiph two days later, by this point the Bokok had already moved to aid the Kakay. Gotiph ordered his messangers to travel to the tribal groups of the confederation and order them to move against the Saekarinians. At the same time, Gotiph led his forces east to aid the Kakay in person.
By mid-1720 TT it was unclear who would win the war. On 16-8 1720 TT Gotiph, in an attempt to swing the war in his favour declared that any member groups of the Saekarinian Confederation who embraced Mirroi was welcome to join the Akarinian Confederation. On 29-8 1720 TT the Ikane joined the Akarinian Confederation on the condition that they would have all the women born by Gotiph's wife Malain. By the start of 1719 TT both the Dakon and the Skrake had joined Gotiph's confederation, leaving only the Bojin and the Uvuk against him. Following the defections, the majority of Gotiph's forces returned home as they no longer saw the Saekarinians as a threat.
At some point in mid-1716 TT Gotiph made an agreement with Comkate of the Bojin that would allow them to win the war. On 22-11 1716 TT the Bojin executed the leadership of the Uvuk at a meeting between the two groups, on the same day Gotiph declared the war over.
Later reign
During the Saekarinian War Gotiph's two eldest sons, Kalik and Jumak were killed. Following the war Gotiph's oldest living son Tordake was expected to be named as Gotiph's successor, but instead Gotiph proclaimed on 26-11 1716 TT that Wok was his primary wife and therefor Wayok was his primary son and heir. Gotiph died on 16-5 1699 TT and was succeeded Wayok.