Crystal Empire

The Crystal Empire (Hegamonian: Imperium Crystallum) is a country in Equus.

Etymology
The name Crystallum comes from Hegamonian and literally means "crystal" due to the fact the territory, or more specifically, Rubrum, was abundant in crystals, or rubies. The term Imperium comes from Hegamonian and literally means "great power" and, by extension, "empire". The term to refer to the nation as an empire started in Equestria, which after the Equestrian-Crystallic War taught the population that King Sombra was more of an Emperor than a King, giving the term empire to refer to the land the country owned during the war.

Prehistory
There are numerous archaeological sites throughout the Crystal Empire that are dated to the Lower Paleolithic and more recent historical periods. One of the oldest settlements was found south of TBD, where a group of archaeologists discovered the skull of a pony dating back 1.3 million years, proving the existence of ponies in the Crystal Empire since the Paleolithic. Archaeological studies by TBD near TBD date to around 30,000 years ago. Other archaeological studies suggest migrations from Equestria and Severnaia to the Crystal Empire around 1.3 mya.

Feudal Period
During 1200 AD, the first city-states are formed.

Colinization
The Crystal Empire was first discovered by humans in 1587 by the Hegamonian explorer Sextus Marcellinus. The Hegamonians were confident in capturing the territories from the ponies in a few months. However, the ponies defending the territory refused to surrender so easily and fought back for 4 years. The Hegamonians fought so many battles in and around the territory that it was only on January 4, 1594, that the territory fell into Hegamonian hands. Even after this, the ponies resisted Hegamonian control, so the TBD Hegamonian Colony Institution decided to burn all history books and made the Hegamonian language mandatory to learn.

The 5 separated years
See also: List of countries during the 5 separated years

The Kingdom of the Crystal Ponies was one of the countries during the five separated years. It was the second country to gain independence after the Equus Protectorate on December 5, 1735. Despite being called a kingdom, it was an anarchic state until June 13, 1781, when the first Crystal Faire was celebrated and the first monarch, Queen Amore, was coronated.

Unification
The Kingdom of the Crystal Ponies agreed to join Equestria during the Cantelotum Treaty to unify all of Equine Equestria, but three days before the signing, Queen Amore was assassinated and Sombrus Umbrus Tyrannis usurped the throne. and did not sign the treaty. Radians Spes then informs Princess Caelestiae and Princess Lunae and goes to the Kingdom of the Crystal Ponies to attempt to assassinate He realizes his defeat is imminent, so he enacts a curse that makes the Kingdom of the Crystal Ponies vanish.

The December Revolution
Main Article: The December Revolution