Kingdom of Lakena

The Kingdom of Lakena (/ləˈkɛnə/, /ləˈkeɪnə/, lə-ᴋᴇʜ-nə, -ᴋᴀʏ-; modern Koxori: Lakena Zarilor /ˈɫɑkɛnəj‿ˈzɑrɪɫɔr̥/) was a state that existed in modern-day Koxor from the 5th to the 9th centuries. It is often considered the earliest incarnation of the modern nation of Koxor. Founded by a group of nomadic tribes that settled in the Ankhulen Valley following the final collapse of the Tugrite Empire, the Lakena went on to dominate much of western Alapet. Its rapid conquests under Reitaj the Great in the late 7th century led to the collapse of the First Ghazvan Empire, and indirectly to the rise of the Eriya tribes that would later cause the downfall of the Lekhami several centuries later. The stability of Lakena rule reinvigorated the markets of Ankhulenia that had faltered for so long under the weak Tugrites, bringing economic prosperity to the region.