The Land of the Hungarians: A Hungarian AH

Beginnings
(I’ve done a little bit more research this time by the way)

First Timeline

Beginnings

454-1000


PoD: The Battle of Nedao is won by the Huns, and the Germanics departed Hunnic territory and returned to their place of origin. Under the direction of King Ellac, he decided to scale back their invasions and retract many of their territories. Some of the borders (west, east, and north) resembled the Borders of the Lands of the Crown of St Stephen.

In 470, Ellac died and his son succeeded to the throne. Despite many of the Hunnics wanting to expand, the monarchs wanted to remain peaceful. They began to expel non-Huns out of the area to solidify their holdings in the area. In 480, when the Roman Empire Fell, the Huns invaded Dalmatia, (along the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen), creating many small Hunnic villages and ports along the sea.

In 491, the King at the time centralised the Tribe, declaring himself the sole King, without a chief and declaring a sole monarch. The country began to fortify their borders, not allowing any other tribes to move into their territory. Many warrior imperialist Huns began to die, with their children becoming warriors, although losing their imperialist beliefs. Many port cities began to pop up, creating some piers and navies in the area.

In the 500s, thousands of Italics began to migrate to the Dalmatian Counties (Komágy, Rišci Counties), creating many of the ships and building settlements on the Dalmatian Islands, which were almost full Italian. The City of Kapugárd was established near OTL Segna, becoming a major port city.

In 516, Bulgaria began an invasion of the Huns, but failed and in 533, they retreated. In 573, the Germans attempted to invade the Huns, but in 589, they also retreated. The Capital was finally assessed in Thárkveléy-on-the-Woulds (49.190833, 20.961111 Coordinates).

The Hunnic House of Lords convened in the Palace of Körmat, in Thárkveléy, which were many land owners across the Kingdom. They met following the Charter of the Sky, which allocated many of the King’s powers to these land owners, who would create special acts. This Charter was created in 622. Many paths were built across The Hunnic Kingdom, connecting many of the counties. County Tribunals we’re established in 651, with each of the counties gaining its own Tribunal to deal with cases in their county. They created many new cities, some as simple as the county name, with Tribunal as a suffix.

In 771, the Kingdom was named the Kingdom of Hungary. With the prefix Hun, for the Huns. The country was colloquially called Pannonia or Carpathia, although those never stuck at the time. In 833, The Last monarch from the House of the Huns died, and a succession crisis ensued. Ügyek, a Lord from Upper Hungary was proclaimed King. He was a great member of the House of Lords, and a respected and heroic Lord. He proclaimed the House of Árpád. A flag for Hungary was established, alternating white and red stripes on the left, and on the right, a green trimount with a sleeping hare atop the highest hill, with a crown on its head. Above the hare, was the moon, stars, and lightning bugs.

Christianity was brought to Hungary in 876, quickly spreading in the west, with King Ügyek converting to Christianity in 879. In Transylvania, Tengri and other religions remained, but was slowly eroded. His son was named Tamás, who was the heir to the throne. Cathedrals, palaces and other buildings were built following The Arrival of Religion. In 881, Ügyek died. Tamás was crowned King. He forced many in Transylvania to convert to Christianity, speeding up the process. He ordered the building of many palaces, chapels, libraries, ports, markets, and cathedrals across the country. He ordered the creation and assessment of the Royal Hungarian Navy, which was extensive and well experienced. He ordered the expedition of many Hungarian explorers throughout Europe, which created an alliance with the Kingdom of Wessex, and an admiration for Southern Italy. He did many good acts across the country, and was known as ‘The Great’ by many Hungarians. In 888, Tamás was venerated as a saint. The Crown of St Tamás was created in his Honour, with moonstones, sunstones, rubies, diamonds, gold, velvet and silk. Crown Jewels were created, and other pieces of artwork being added to the newly established Royal Collection. He ordered for a royal portrait to be painted for him and his successors in the best fashion. He was an avid botanist and created several parkways in Thárkveléy, with trees and flowers being planted in the median of the stone roads. He created Nightshade Avenue, which diagonally connected The Royal Palace and the Legislative Palace. In the median of this expensive road, was to be flowers, trees, but at he proclaimed that at the beginning intersection there was to be a statue of himself built. At each intersection, a new statue for each monarch should be built. The city was redesigned with diagonal wide avenues, with big intersections, plazas, and businesses being created. Thárkveléy was a bustling city, and a major place of commerce in Europe.

Please tell me if I made any mistakes! Thank you for reading.
 
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Chapter 2

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Hungarian Growth

1000-1100


Per year, thousands of merchants from many countries in Europe gathered in Thárkveléy to sell and buy goods. More businesses were built in Thárkveléy, and more paths were built to the city. Caravans, filled with hides, meat, food, and riches cluttered stone paths, as more were being built. Wooden wagons were used, with others travelling through Thárkveléy. Many inns and hotels were built, with many people going to all directions of Europe via Thárkveléy.

Meanwhile, Kapugárd continued to grow, with the Royal Navy being expanded and more experienced sailors. An official alliance with the Principality of Capua was established in 1016, with the Hungarian navy assisting Capua against the Normans. In 1022, Hungary, worried that the Normans will steamroll the southern Italians, A Hungarian led war of aggression began against Spoleto and Benevento.

A Hungarian Coup D’État began against Capua, with the Hungarians wanting to put the local House of Sasso on the throne, while Hungarian infantry arriving on the shores of Spoleto and Benevento. In 1033, the new County of Capua was established by the House of Sasso, with Count Tommaso being crowned Count. Later in 1033, The Treaty of Thárkveléy was signed, with Spoleto and Benevento were fully annexed by Capua lawfully.

Hungarian troops captured Gaeta from the Byzantines, with the city being given to Capua. The Hungarian Royal Navy fought several battles against the Byzantines and the Normans. In 1044, the Battle of Gallipoli occurred. 3 Large Hungarian Vessels were patrolling the Gulf of Taranto. 9 Byzantine warships arrived, beginning the battle. By chance, 16 Hungarian Warships, and 7 Vessels arrived, taking the Byzantines by surprise. The Byzantines lost the Battle and the 9 Byzantine Vessels either Capsized or were captured. The struggle for control in Southern Italy between the Hungarians and the Byzantines, with the Normans continued, on the sea.

In 1047, the Hungarian troops departed Fort Keszta, near Capua and launched a large scale, strategic and planned invasion of Byzantine Italy. The areas they held in northern Campania, around Naples, with More Hungarians arriving in Gaeta. In 1053, Byzantines were knocked out of the northern border with Salerno. The remaining Hungarian troops invaded Amalfi, having their entire country under siege. In Hungary, the Byzantines were embargoed, and they could not enter the country. Hungary created a plan to unite southern Italy and expel the Byzantines and the Orthodox out of the area.

Back in Hungary, the Peerages Act of 1066 was signed by the House of Lords which created several peerages, with Baronies, Marquisiates, Earldoms, Countdoms (different from Counties), Duchies, and other hereditary peerages were established based on the castles that dotted the Hungarian landscapes.

In 1071, thousands of Hungarian warriors boarded many vessels, off to fight in a formal war against the Byzantines. They split up, landing in Barletta, Molfetta, Bari, Brindisi, Otranto, Leuca, Gallipoli, and Taranto. They all quickly won several battles, capturing the harbours and moving into the landscape.

In 1076, Apulia was occupied by the Hungarians and Capuani. They sailed past Norman Salerno, and Arrived in Crotone and Siderno and quickly capitulated the areas. Wanting more for Capua, they departed Crotone, and Went to the Ionian Islands. Following their victories, the Hungarians met with the Byzantines in Kapugárd, to sign the Treaty of Kapugárd. It officially annexed the rest of Byzantine Italy, and was given to Capua. The Ionian Islands were also annexed by Capua. The Normans, which held onto Salerno, believed that Capua was weak following their war with the Byzantines, and began to invade Capua. The Hungarians defended the land, but in 1080, more reinforcements arrived and quickly invaded the land, expelling the Normans and annexing Salerno.

The Hungarians set up Capua to become a major powerhouse in the area, creating a developing power by the end of the century. The Hungarians returned, with more Italians in the coastal areas and the country remaining a mercantile state heading into the next century.
 
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12th Century Hungary
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12th Century Hungary

Chapter Three

1100-1200



Across Hungary, abbeys, monasteries, chapels, and libraries were being built. The House of Lords continued to grow, with more being added by Royal Charter. The Navy continued to expand in the small Hungarian coast, with Italian ports being built on the Hungarian Islands. Many new settlements began to sprout, many as halfway points on trade routes to Thárkveléy.

The Normans, which invaded the Island Of Sicily, continued to want mainland Capua. In response, the Capuani, now with a Hungarian supported Navy, sailed to Corsica and invaded it, building Capuani Settlements on the island. Capua was ready to wage war on Sicily, to expel the Normans affirmatively.

In 1135, the Bulgarians waged harsh wars against the Romans/Byzantines, to regain independent. The Hungarians created a colony in Romania, named Tömajsa, a separate Polity from Hungary. The country was assessed, north of the Danube, with Bessarabia and Moldova. Hungary continued its claims on Transylvania, with hillside castles being created.

In 1151, the Bulgarian Tsardom was once again established, invading Constantinople and Thrace. The Byzantines were crumbling. Hungarian raids on The Byzantines became more frequent, with its navy continuing to lose control.

In 1170, Capua declared war on Norman Sicily, with Hungarian support, invading the island, and expelling the Normans and Muslims of the area by 1181. In 1191, Capua, who was still power Hungry, invaded the Byzantines, capturing the Peloponnese, Euboea, Rhodes, Cyprus, and the Aegean Islands.

The Century proved to be quiet for the Hungarian nation, as it continued to prosper militarily. Although, as it went into the 13th Century, the powers of the monarchy was to come into question.
 
Turmoil and Problems
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Turmoil and Problems

1200-1353

Chapter Four


At the turn of the century, the country became engulfed in many crime and economic problems. Coastal counties were raided by some Italians living there, creating large crime families which robbed families, duped people, and sold illegal items. The country stayed United, but it stayed at peace and decided not to invade places in the name of Capua. In 1217, the Hungarian Uprising Began. After economic and political upheaval, many Hungarians did not trust the government. They felt like King David was incapable, and leading the Hungarian country in a downward spiral.

Following the successful rebellion, the Charter of the Moon was passed, which created an elected House of Burgesses where Burgesses from the towns were elected to a national legislature, in 1219.

Despite their suspicions, the country stayed in stalemate, although Upper Hungary (which, like the whole country besides the coast, was entirely Hungarian) was coming back better.

In the Coastal areas, they continued to live in poverty and in crime and smuggling.

In 1241, the Mongols invaded Hungary. With the help of the HRE, Capua, Poland, and England, they were repelled, but the country was scorched and in 1250, the country was once again in Turmoil.

The country could not support itself, and they attempted to rebuild. By 1270, the country came back to pre-invasion levels, and was rebuilt.

The country, instead of being concerned with foreign affairs, worked on itself and its rebound. Thárkveléy became a more important city than before, becoming prosperous with trade with the east being created in the late 13th century.

In New Year’s 1300, the country held celebrations, hoping for a better century with better luck.

By 1316, the country was prospering, although the crime families held onto control with gambling houses across the western areas. Pirates began to attack the coast, or the Hungarian Navy defended the ports. Although, a great famine destroyed the Country before rebounding agterwar

Hungary was quiet and stagnant, becoming richer and sitting on a major army, navy, and treasury.

In 1348, the Black Death arrived in Hungary, devastating the country. Thousands died, with the old unsanitary cities being hotbeds for disease spread.

By 1353, the Disease departed, leaving Hungary in shambles once again. The country had to reassess its situation and redevelop, all over again.
 
Hungarian Resilience
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Hungarian Resilience

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Chapter Five



The Kingdom of Hungary was forced to assess itself once again, and bounce back. The Kingdom was returning, but staying sequestered within Europe. Hungary, although its alliance with England and Capua, and its subsequent support of the two during their own struggles, Hungary remained quiet and uneventful. The Kingdom’s navy would develop continuously, and an era of returning began following the Black Death.

For 100 or so years, the country developed itself once again and returned to its pre-plague numbers. In 1492, Christopher Columbus asked the court of King Tamás VII to sail to Asia, via Hungarian sponsorship.

He was allowed to sail, and discovered the new world.

Throughout the next few years, Hungarian settlements on OTL Jamaica (Tömajogy), Martinique (Keszló), Aruba (Varplaka), Trinidad and Tobago (St Tóbiás) began to develop.

In 1533, Hungary colonised Costa Rica/Panama (Körro) and areas north of the Potomac.

The areas north of the Potomac were established at Komálint (Bowers, Delaware). In the next 70 years the settlers moved out, north of the Nanticoke and Mispillion Rivers. In 1622, they moved into the mainland, establishing borders on the Potomac, Youghiogheny, and Ohio Rivers. They continued to establish settlements in OTL Pennsylvania and New Jersey. By 1670, the borders were solidified.

The Southern border would be along the Ohio, Mononghela, Youghiogheny, Nanticoke and Mispillion Rivers. The western border would be along the Wabash and Lake Michigan, taking most of New Jersey and south of New York.

Hungary also colonised the several islands in the Atlantic and Pacific; Bermuda, South Georgia/Sandwhich Islands, And Fiji. The country stayed neutral and quiet, eventually colonising New Zealand (Karjhely). They annexed Zhousan, Ryuku Islands, Reunion and Mauritius Islands. Hungary was still very neutral, and very Hungarian, without any minorities besides the Italians, without any separatists movements.

In 1871, after years of loyalty (without slavery), the Hungarian America Act passed through Parliament (which gained more powers), creating the Dominion of Ajgrád, and making Bermuda and other colonies in the Western Hemisphere Crown Dependencies, with their own governments, and having their own first minister. In 1876, The Hungarian Pacific Act did something similar; Karjhely would become a dominion (which has its own government but shares a monarch with Hungary), and making the other possessions Crown Dependencies.

Besides Historical Alliances, Hungary was neutral and quiet.

In 1916, Russia declared war on Poland. Poland’s allies in Germany, The UK of Britain, Ireland, and Normandy, and Italy supported Poland. France, Denmark, Romania, and Portugal assisted Russia. In 1919, the war would come to a close, with the Polish becoming victorious against the Russians.

In 1939, Russia, now communist, declared war on Poland, which caused for the same allies to assist. Spain and Austria helped the Russians, and Sweden and Bulgaria would assist the Polish. The Austrians declared war on Hungary, and began to kill off many Hungarian citizens the Kingdom.

In 1943, Hungary was liberated and in 1945, The war ended. Post war Hungary had to redevelop again as King Tamás XVII returned from his exile in Ajgrád.

The Country eventually bounced back, still majority Hungarian. Hungary has denied, several times, invitations to the European Union, and has remained sequestered and independent.

Today, the monarch is Juliána of the House of Árpád. The Prime Minister is Libertarian Virginia Váckelice. The capital is in Thárkveléy, and the country is a federal constitutional parliamentary monarchy, and has 16 Provinces and 71 Counties. They have several overseas crown dependencies. The country is very loyal to the monarchy, and fully Hungarian.

The end!

Authors note: To be honest, I did this to make a unified, and fully Hungarian Land of the Crown of St Stephen, so that’s why it’s especially bad. Thanks for reading if you did.
 
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To be honest its need a huge rewrite especially the last post as while I don't know a lot about medieval Europe I do know that Hungary having a colonial empire would create massive butterfly effects along with knock off effects that entail with it. As such I recommend not going too fast as going through 600+ years in one post is goanna create a lot of missing pieces.

As for improvement you should start slow and steady as it would help flush the world your trying to build .Thought I should clarify that you shouldn't be to detailed about the world just substantial enough to make it believable, also don't stress yourself its your piece and such you free to decide which direction your TL goes .
 
If it is, why is it federal?
I dunno just bc I like small devolved governments . Also, in OTL the Hungarians can be divided into subgroups such as Palóc for example, so maybe ITTL these could be more distant. Also I noted the Prime Minister in the present is libertarian which could mean that in the past there could be other libertarians/small government supporters who could put some sort of federal government in place.
 
I dunno just bc I like small devolved governments . Also, in OTL the Hungarians can be divided into subgroups such as Palóc for example, so maybe ITTL these could be more distant. Also I noted the Prime Minister in the present is libertarian which could mean that in the past there could be other libertarians/small government supporters who could put some sort of federal government in place.

I see, though if anything you should go by libertarian ideology angle.
 
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