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'''Kzmr Confederation' redirects here. For the state prior to accession to the Democratic Union of Baphia, see [[Kzmr Confederation (1624–1815)]].''

{{Infobox:Country|EnglishName=Kzmr Confederation|DependencyType=|Capital=[[Srn]]|Demonym=[[~~Kkzmrcs~~|~~Kzmrcs~~]]|Language=[[Kzmr language|Kzmr]]<br/>[[Baphian language|Baphian]]|Species=[[kaneedkind#Xeric Kaneeds|Xeric Kaneed]]|UnrecLanguage=[[Jkawi language|Jkawi]]|GovernmentType=[[w:Devolution|Devolved]] [[w:Confederation|confederation]] of [[Clan (Kzmr)|clans]]|Area=5.8 million km²|Population=2.6 million}}

{{Infobox:Country|EnglishName=Kzmr Confederation|DependencyType=|Capital=[[Srn]]|Demonym=[[Kkzmrs|Kzmrs]]|Language=[[Kzmr language|Kzmr]]<br/>[[Baphian language|Baphian]]|Species=[[kaneedkind#Xeric Kaneeds|Xeric Kaneed]]|UnrecLanguage=[[Jkawi language|Jkawi]]|GovernmentType=[[w:Devolution|Devolved]] [[w:Confederation|confederation]] of [[Clan (Kzmr)|clans]]|Area=5.8 million km²|Population=2.6 million}}

'''Kzmr''' ([[Kzmr language|Kzmr]]: {{Kzmr|KZMR`}} ''Smph Kzmrk'', <small>pronunciation: </small>[[w:Help:IPA|[səmapa kəzamrak]]]), officially the '''Kzmr Confederation''', is a sovereign state in western [[Ukilen]], sharing a land border with [[Jkawi]] to its south and [[Baphia]] to its east, and a maritime border with the [[Union of the Bellic Islands|Union]] island of [[Sakle]] to its southwest. Its capital, largest municipality, and sole inland permanent settlement is [[Srn]].

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The first inhabitants of modern-day Kzmr were most likely proto-Kaneeds who left the [[Jyosti Islands]] during the [[Third Ukilen Migration]] circa 2500 BCE. These early settlers eventually diverged genetically to form the xeric Kaneed subspecies.

The earliest artifacts whose date can be properly ascertained are those from the [[Mount Rknu]] archaeological site, which includes a variety of objects such as ceramics and jewelry dating to roughly 2300 BCE. This is the [[w:Type site|type site]] for the eponymous [[Mount Rknu culture]], who unlike the modern ~~Kkzmrcs~~, are thought to have led a sedentary life at an extremely small population. Artifacts associated with the Mount Rknu culture are no longer attested after circa 2100 BCE, and some scholars propose that the sudden collapse of this culture resulted from a famine.

The earliest artifacts whose date can be properly ascertained are those from the [[Mount Rknu]] archaeological site, which includes a variety of objects such as ceramics and jewelry dating to roughly 2300 BCE. This is the [[w:Type site|type site]] for the eponymous [[Mount Rknu culture]], who unlike the modern Kkzmrs, are thought to have led a sedentary life at an extremely small population. Artifacts associated with the Mount Rknu culture are no longer attested after circa 2100 BCE, and some scholars propose that the sudden collapse of this culture resulted from a famine.

[[File:Stannite herder's crook.jpg|thumb|[[w:Cold working|Cold-worked]] [[w:stannite|stannite]] head of a Kzmr herder's crook, from the [[Museum of Early Ukilen]] in [[Turku]].]]

The nomadism of the modern ~~Kkzmrcs~~ ostensibly began around 2000 BCE, as artifacts such as herder's crooks and tent stakes begin to become attested in this period. These [[proto-~~Kkzmrcs~~]] eventually separated into the ancestral groups of the three modern morphs of xeric Kaneed, with the sophonts in the far northern tundra adapting as the Beringian Kaneeds and those in the desert and shrublands forming the Blanfordian and Karagan Kaneeds. In Kzmr oral traditions, the common ancestors of each of these groups are known as [[Mntmr]], [[Þsnmr]], and [[Fkshmr]] respectively.

The nomadism of the modern Kkzmrs ostensibly began around 2000 BCE, as artifacts such as herder's crooks and tent stakes begin to become attested in this period. These [[proto-Kkzmrs]] eventually separated into the ancestral groups of the three modern morphs of xeric Kaneed, with the sophonts in the far northern tundra adapting as the Beringian Kaneeds and those in the desert and shrublands forming the Blanfordian and Karagan Kaneeds. In Kzmr oral traditions, the common ancestors of each of these groups are known as [[Mntmr]], [[Þsnmr]], and [[Fkshmr]] respectively.

=== Protohistory ===

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==== East Ukilen raids ====

[[File:Bxvi.jpg|thumb|A set of modern-day ''bbxvi'' from northern Kzmr.]]

A great wealth of historiography, both internal and external, exists regarding the participation of various Kzmr clans and septs in the [[East Ukilen raids]], particularly the [[Raid of Bongsibon]] circa 100–250 CE. Unlike the longstanding tradition of [[Oryx raid|oryx raiding]], which to this day remains a typically nonviolent variety of theft, the actions of Kzmr razzieurs during this period were quite devastating to the local population, causing roughly half of the Kali casualties in the Raid of Bongsibon. Smaller-scale trans-Baphian razzias continued well into the Nth century. The spoils of these incursions, often goods which were unavailable or difficult in the desert climate, were particularly valuable to the ~~Kkzmrcs~~ in this era, and the legacy of this unilateral transfer remains in Kzmr culture to this day. For instance, the ''[[bxvi]]'', a stringed instrument of [[Kzmr folk music]], is derived from the [[Kali viol]], first brought to Kzmr during these raids.

A great wealth of historiography, both internal and external, exists regarding the participation of various Kzmr clans and septs in the [[East Ukilen raids]], particularly the [[Raid of Bongsibon]] circa 100–250 CE. Unlike the longstanding tradition of [[Oryx raid|oryx raiding]], which to this day remains a typically nonviolent variety of theft, the actions of Kzmr razzieurs during this period were quite devastating to the local population, causing roughly half of the Kali casualties in the Raid of Bongsibon. Smaller-scale trans-Baphian razzias continued well into the Nth century. The spoils of these incursions, often goods which were unavailable or difficult in the desert climate, were particularly valuable to the Kkzmrs in this era, and the legacy of this unilateral transfer remains in Kzmr culture to this day. For instance, the ''[[bxvi]]'', a stringed instrument of [[Kzmr folk music]], is derived from the [[Kali viol]], first brought to Kzmr during these raids.

==== Warring Clans Era ====

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 ''&#39;Kzmr Confederation&#39; redirects here. For the state prior to accession to the Democratic Union of Baphia, see [[Kzmr Confederation (1624–1815)]].''
-{{Infobox:Country|EnglishName=Kzmr Confederation|DependencyType=|Capital=[[Srn]]|Demonym=[[Kkzmrcs|Kzmrcs]]|Language=[[Kzmr language|Kzmr]]<br/>[[Baphian language|Baphian]]|Species=[[kaneedkind#Xeric Kaneeds|Xeric Kaneed]]|UnrecLanguage=[[Jkawi language|Jkawi]]|GovernmentType=[[w:Devolution|Devolved]] [[w:Confederation|confederation]] of [[Clan (Kzmr)|clans]]|Area=5.8 million km²|Population=2.6 million}}
+{{Infobox:Country|EnglishName=Kzmr Confederation|DependencyType=|Capital=[[Srn]]|Demonym=[[Kkzmrs|Kzmrs]]|Language=[[Kzmr language|Kzmr]]<br/>[[Baphian language|Baphian]]|Species=[[kaneedkind#Xeric Kaneeds|Xeric Kaneed]]|UnrecLanguage=[[Jkawi language|Jkawi]]|GovernmentType=[[w:Devolution|Devolved]] [[w:Confederation|confederation]] of [[Clan (Kzmr)|clans]]|Area=5.8 million km²|Population=2.6 million}}
 '''Kzmr''' ([[Kzmr language|Kzmr]]: {{Kzmr|KZMR`}} ''Smph Kzmrk'', <small>pronunciation: </small>[[w:Help:IPA|&#91;səmapa kəzamrak&#93;]]), officially the '''Kzmr Confederation''', is a sovereign state in western [[Ukilen]], sharing a land border with [[Jkawi]] to its south and [[Baphia]] to its east, and a maritime border with the [[Union of the Bellic Islands|Union]] island of [[Sakle]] to its southwest. Its capital, largest municipality, and sole inland permanent settlement is [[Srn]].
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 The first inhabitants of modern-day Kzmr were most likely proto-Kaneeds who left the [[Jyosti Islands]] during the [[Third Ukilen Migration]] circa 2500 BCE. These early settlers eventually diverged genetically to form the xeric Kaneed subspecies.
-The earliest artifacts whose date can be properly ascertained are those from the [[Mount Rknu]] archaeological site, which includes a variety of objects such as ceramics and jewelry dating to roughly 2300 BCE. This is the [[w:Type site|type site]] for the eponymous [[Mount Rknu culture]], who unlike the modern Kkzmrcs, are thought to have led a sedentary life at an extremely small population. Artifacts associated with the Mount Rknu culture are no longer attested after circa 2100 BCE, and some scholars propose that the sudden collapse of this culture resulted from a famine.
+The earliest artifacts whose date can be properly ascertained are those from the [[Mount Rknu]] archaeological site, which includes a variety of objects such as ceramics and jewelry dating to roughly 2300 BCE. This is the [[w:Type site|type site]] for the eponymous [[Mount Rknu culture]], who unlike the modern Kkzmrs, are thought to have led a sedentary life at an extremely small population. Artifacts associated with the Mount Rknu culture are no longer attested after circa 2100 BCE, and some scholars propose that the sudden collapse of this culture resulted from a famine.
 [[File:Stannite herder's crook.jpg|thumb|[[w:Cold working|Cold-worked]] [[w:stannite|stannite]] head of a Kzmr herder's crook, from the [[Museum of Early Ukilen]] in [[Turku]].]]
-The nomadism of the modern Kkzmrcs ostensibly began around 2000 BCE, as artifacts such as herder's crooks and tent stakes begin to become attested in this period. These [[proto-Kkzmrcs]] eventually separated into the ancestral groups of the three modern morphs of xeric Kaneed, with the sophonts in the far northern tundra adapting as the Beringian Kaneeds and those in the desert and shrublands forming the Blanfordian and Karagan Kaneeds. In Kzmr oral traditions, the common ancestors of each of these groups are known as [[Mntmr]], [[Þsnmr]], and [[Fkshmr]] respectively.
+The nomadism of the modern Kkzmrs ostensibly began around 2000 BCE, as artifacts such as herder's crooks and tent stakes begin to become attested in this period. These [[proto-Kkzmrs]] eventually separated into the ancestral groups of the three modern morphs of xeric Kaneed, with the sophonts in the far northern tundra adapting as the Beringian Kaneeds and those in the desert and shrublands forming the Blanfordian and Karagan Kaneeds. In Kzmr oral traditions, the common ancestors of each of these groups are known as [[Mntmr]], [[Þsnmr]], and [[Fkshmr]] respectively.
 === Protohistory ===
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 ==== East Ukilen raids ====
 [[File:Bxvi.jpg|thumb|A set of modern-day ''bbxvi'' from northern Kzmr.]]
-A great wealth of historiography, both internal and external, exists regarding the participation of various Kzmr clans and septs in the [[East Ukilen raids]], particularly the [[Raid of Bongsibon]] circa 100–250 CE. Unlike the longstanding tradition of [[Oryx raid|oryx raiding]], which to this day remains a typically nonviolent variety of theft, the actions of Kzmr razzieurs during this period were quite devastating to the local population, causing roughly half of the Kali casualties in the Raid of Bongsibon. Smaller-scale trans-Baphian razzias continued well into the Nth century. The spoils of these incursions, often goods which were unavailable or difficult in the desert climate, were particularly valuable to the Kkzmrcs in this era, and the legacy of this unilateral transfer remains in Kzmr culture to this day. For instance, the ''[[bxvi]]'', a stringed instrument of [[Kzmr folk music]], is derived from the [[Kali viol]], first brought to Kzmr during these raids.
+A great wealth of historiography, both internal and external, exists regarding the participation of various Kzmr clans and septs in the [[East Ukilen raids]], particularly the [[Raid of Bongsibon]] circa 100–250 CE. Unlike the longstanding tradition of [[Oryx raid|oryx raiding]], which to this day remains a typically nonviolent variety of theft, the actions of Kzmr razzieurs during this period were quite devastating to the local population, causing roughly half of the Kali casualties in the Raid of Bongsibon. Smaller-scale trans-Baphian razzias continued well into the Nth century. The spoils of these incursions, often goods which were unavailable or difficult in the desert climate, were particularly valuable to the Kkzmrs in this era, and the legacy of this unilateral transfer remains in Kzmr culture to this day. For instance, the ''[[bxvi]]'', a stringed instrument of [[Kzmr folk music]], is derived from the [[Kali viol]], first brought to Kzmr during these raids.
 ==== Warring Clans Era ====