The First Intermediate Period, between 2181 KS and 2592 KS, was the period of Wajahe history between the First and Sixth Dynasties. Beginning with the defeat of the Imyes and liberation of Whiterun, it would establish the 6-clan division of the Wajahe that would be retained in some form or another until the Twelfth Dynasty (though with a temporary shift from the Ksehen Clan to the Hkshit Clan).
Zitis at the start of the First Intermediate Period, around 2200 KS. There are two major Wajahic peoples - the Hry of the Lakes (divided across 6 clans) and the Imyes (who’s empire has collapsed, and who are centered at the old center of the Kih, who they absorbed). The Riverine and Ejee civilizations would be largely free of Wajahe dominance during this period.
The First Intermediate Period would see a major shift in the cultural character of northern Zitis. The Tanlhawes peoples would emerge from the mountains and push the Tswezets west. The Imyes would establish a large decentralized confederation, the Ihwtsrksiw, over their land and that of the Wzetsyew, in imitation of the First Dynasty, which would eventually collapse and splinter. A small mixed group of Tanlhawes and Tswezets would come under Wajahe dominance towards the end of the period, and emerge as the Jagefja Wajahe, who would begin to migrate into and displace the Imyes (a process that would continue into the 6th Dynasty period). Finally, The Riverine Culture would diverge across the Lower, Middle, and Upper divisions, and the increasing lack of cultural and economic cohesion across the Great River is typically understood as the beginning of the Decline of the Riverine Civilization.
Events during the First Intermediate Period
This section lists a series of events (in chronological order) during the First Intermediate Period, and their associated dates
- 2181 KS - Liberation of Whiterun
- 2217 KS - The Custard Wars
- 2232 KS - The Second Sack of Ksehen
- 2259 KS - The Sack of Chyowo
- 2333 KS - The Tsyw War
- 2335 KS - Rebellion in Whiterun
- 2437 - The First Kapapt War
- 2441 - The Second Kapapt War
- 2462 - Establishment of Vtetwe
- 2486 - The Imyes Plague
- 2490 - Foundation of Ihwtsrksiw (Imyes Empire)
- 2507 - First Hisitse Civil War
- 2519 - Second Hisitse Civil War
- 2535 - Hetse’s War
- 2553 - Third Hisitse Civil War
- 2561 - Zekek’s War
- 2589 KS - The First Oracular War
- 2561-2592 - Tsepwe’s Tributaries
2592 KS marks the end of the First Intermediate Period. The actual date corresponds to a treaty in which the armies of the Chyowo and Yazhay Clans and the personal armies of the Hetsekyy Family would all be formally subordinated to the Tsepwe Clan - which marks the start of the Sixth Dynasty of the Wajahe.