Editing Continuity/Gharu'ndim History (section)

== Retcon of the Founding ==
Prior to the release of ''The History Of Auberean'', our best guess for when Gharu'n was founded came from the text ''The Silifi of the Crimson Stars''. This text states that one of the crimson stars, al-Ghul, was renamed al-Kuhr some 300 years ago in honor of Rakhil al-Khur after a victory at the salt mines east of Tirethas.  If we assume that ''some 300 years ago'' could be, perhaps, 300 to 350 years, that would place the renaming of the star at around 941 RC to 991 RC, using our conclusions from [[Continuity/Roulean Calendar and Portal Years|Continuity - Roulean Calendar and Portal Years]].
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Since Rakhil was killed by Yasif at the founding of the nation, this event had to occur prior to the founding. And since the event is a victory near Tirethas, it seems likely that this event occurred during Rakhil's campaign against Roulea, and likely not to long before the siege of Tirethas. The victory at the salt mines may have occurred 0 to 5 years prior to the siege. This would place the founding of the nation anywhere between 936 RC and 991 RC.
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Our earlier estimate for when Gharu'n was founded would likely have placed it closer to 991 RC, since we know from the  text ''The Silifi of the Crimson Stars'' that Amul died around 15 years prior to 1018 RC, and the Gharu'ndim beta information page states that Amul was poisoned at his own birthday celebration, and died without an heir. It would make more sense for someone to poison the Malik if he were, say, 40 to 50 years old, with plenty of life left, rather than if he were 80 to 90 years old. If Amul was young when he became the Malik (say, 20 years old) and the founding took place in approximately 970 RC, he would have been 53 when he died.
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Of course, ''The History Of Auberean'' rendered any such estimates obsolete, as it states that the nation was founded in 924 RC.