Ostotzova

Ostotzova (Zusian: "East Osova") was a Zusean in present-day Rhodanthian. It was established in 1864 following the occupation of the Kingdom of Rhodanthian by colonial troops after the Brothers' War. Ostotzova was granted in 1873, and remained under the Zusean Empire for over a century. It enjoyed a hands-off style of governance from its colonial rulers, until being granted independence on July 20th, 1982, with the Bernholt-Afolabi Accords.

Zusean settlement
The first Zusean trading posts were established in Rhodanthian around 1552, in modern day Lovu and Ibankwa territory, in order to serve as a waypoint for traders and the Zusean navy. From these landing sites, the Zuseans were able to gain access to the interior of the country, and merchants flocked to the area to grow rich trading exotic furs, leathers, and hardwoods. Over time, these merchants settled down in Rhodanthian permanently, raising families and introducing the Vordic Church, as well as Amphian systems of commerce and education.

Early colonialism
Spreading out from the emergent capital of Kaapstadt, Zusean colonists began arriving in earnest around the mid 17th century, with their numbers quadrupling from 10,000 in 1640 to over 40,000 in 1660. These new arrivals initially settled along the eastern coast of Rhodanthian, but quickly sought to expand into the rich interior along the Omkhulu River. However, they faced fierce opposition from the members of the Hubesi and Inqe tribes, rivals of the Lovu, who sought to curtail their growing influence over the country.

Denied the interior, the Zusean settlers fortified their settlements and fostered closer ties with the rulers of the Indlovu, building ports, clearing marshland, and opening their schools to Rhodantine natives. Over time, the two cultures began to blend together, with the descendants of the colonists becoming known as Ozovaners, after the Zusian word for Osova.

Viceroys of Ostotzova

 * Sascha Lafrentz (1864-1871)
 * Wolfram Winter (1946-1952)