Jamaria

Jamaria, or the Republic of Jamaria, is a country in South America. It is north of Brazil and south of French Guiana.

Indigenous History
Jamaria was first home to native Americans. One of the first indigenous tribes in Jamarian land was the Natsumako people. The Natsumako started to grow in 920 CE, and flourished around 1090 CE. They ruled around the eastern coast of modern day Jamaria. They were mostly peaceful, but didn't spread out much.

Meanwhile, around 1025 CE, another group of people called the Lakamarens were growing beneath the Natsumakos in Brazil. Their population grew rapidly, unlike the Natsumako's. They formed the Lakamaren Empire in 1040 CE. The Lakamaren Empire spread out further, and discovered the Natsumako people. Since the Natsumakos didn't have much of a government and weren't centralized, they were conquered by the Lakamarens in about 5 years. The Lakamaren Empire took most of all of the Natsumako land. They spread out their empire even further, and into the Guianas.



Historians say that the past Lakamaren Empire had a population of around 11 million people, close to the Inca Empire. The Lakamaren Empire started around 1180 CE. They were one of the more developed native Americans, and did not practice human sacrifice much. It is predicted that the Lakamaren Empire stretched from the central parts of modern day Suriname and French Guiana to a bit around the Altamira city of Brazil. It reached its peak at about 1455 CE.

Discovery
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to discover the region of Jamaria in about 1495 CE. They tried making a colony in Jamaria, but the Lakamaren Empire was so strong that they actually kicked them out and destroyed their bases. However, the Lakamaren Empire was weaker than it had been before, and population was declining. They had lost some of their southern territory in Brazil to other tribes too.

When the Portuguese came back about 5 years later, they were more equipped than before and successfully established a colony in Jamaria. Disease that they had brought and war with each other had killed a lot of the Lakamarens. The Lakamaren Empire came to an end at about 1525 CE. A lot of the Lakamarens that survived retreated to more forested areas of Brazil to hide.

The Portuguese had expanded their rule around Jamaria, and had also been colonizing Brazil.

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