Ankasa Eredhwa

'Ankasa Eredhwa (Araji: آنکاسا اردهوا) was a 9th-century Araji philosopher from Sasadaya who is seen by most if not all as a founder of the modern name for Arajan. Most of his works focused on the "lands of Arajan", which he argued were in need of a strong and prosperous monarch of its own instead of a foreign one. One of his most famous works, the "Arajan w Peadshah Masrafake" (Araji: اراجان و پادشاه ماسرافیک, English: Arajan and the Masrafic Monarch") argued for the deposition of the Masrafic Monarch, the establishment of an Empire in the lands of Arajan and a name change from the lands of "Ashtahan" to "the lands of Arajan". After the Great Araji Rebellion of 1204, Farzin I of Arajan praised Ankasa and his works, describing them as "the birthplace of Arajan". According to surviving records, Farzin would then order his personal painter to paint a portrait of Ankasa, while personally designing a royal standard for him. Though only the royal standard would remain.



Biography
Ankasa was born at around 910 AT in the city of Sasadaya inside of the Omassid Empire. He was born to Sheikh Garshta Uzya, who was the ruler of the city. As he grew up, he got deep into philosophy, he was interested in the works of ancient Araji and Masrafic philosophers. He would learn at the Imperial University of Philosophy in Sasadya, where he would dedicate much of his time studying the lives of many philosophers, both Araji and Masrafic. At the age of 21, he was married to the daughter of the then Mulushah of Sasadaya. In 940, at the age of 30, Ankasa fought the Masrafics at the Battle of Baltinzala, in which he was wounded. During his recovery, the news of the Omassid defeat came as a shock to young Ankasa, as he thought the Masrafics never stood a chance. One witness during his future trial said that he was cussing for an hour before calming down. In 944, Ankasa would publish his first work, the "Aslahat dr Msrfah" (Araji: اصلاحات در مسرفیه, English: "Reforms in Masrafia") in which he criticized both the Emperors of the Omassids and Masrafics. He was warned by the Emperor of the Masrafics, that the Masrafic Guards of Sasadaya might have to arrest Ankasa if he continued with his anti-Masrafic sentiment. Due to his fear of his family getting killed by the Masrafics, he continued his works but did not mention the Masrafics in any of them. In 946, he would join the Reform Plot, in which Ankasa and other members of the former ruling family of Danghu-Sruta planned to kill the then Mulushah of Sasadaya and rebel against the Masrafic Emperor. In 948, Ankasa published his last, and most famous works yet, the "Srzman Arjen" (Araji: سرزمین ارژن, English: "Land of Arajan") in which he heavily criticized the Masrafic Empire, called for its destruction and for the people of the conquered regions to rebel against the Emperor. The Reform Plot members were then betrayed by one of the members of the plot, who told the Mulushah of the plot. Hearing of the news, Ankasa consequently went into hiding for 10 years. In 958, at the age of 38, he returned back to Sasadaya, only to find his wife's corpse at the front of his house, with a note attached to it. He tried to escape from Sasadaya to Tuhta but was captured by the Mulusha's troops. Ankasa would be brought to trial in 959, he would be found guilty and sentenced to death. He would be executed 2 years after being in a prison in the city of Shatt.

Ankasa's note
Ankasa's note was the note attached to Lida Eredhwa (Ankasa's wife), it was allegedly attached by Mulushah Gashtaham Navia's guards, which had also allegedly killed her after Ankasa ignored the Masrafic Emperor's warning. The letter, according to Gashtaham's scribe, would read the following: "To his most dishonorable coward, this is it. You have ignored my just demands and warnings to stop with the anti-Masrafic messages. I have promised to brutally punish traitors, and because I am a man of my word, I will do as such. Remember Lida? Well, you're not going to recognize her anymore, that's not Lida, that's the corpse of a traitor.

Yours, Gashtaham Navia."

Legitimacy of Ankasa's note
Araji historians have been debating for centuries over the legitimacy of Ankasa's note, some say that the letter was written by Gashtaham's scribe under the orders of Gashtaham, while others argue that it was a set up to frame the Mulushah, as Ankasa had made a number of enemies within Sasadaya, most notably, the Gang of Ashtahan, which are alleged to have been in a conflict with Ankasa since he made the "Arajan w Peadshah Masrafake". The reason for their rivalry largely remains unknown, though most historians speculate that it was Ankasa's relationship with the Black League that caused it, as the Gang of Ashtahan and the Black League were rivals. This has caused many to think that the Gang of Ashtahan was behind the murder, as the handwriting did not match that of Gashtaham's scribe according to some of the people who had read the letter, and the scribe had no reason to read the letter if he had already known what was written. Though some argue that the scribe had written the letter under stress, as Gashtaham was furious at Ankasa's works, which had a considerable impact on the Masrafic image in the conquered lands.

Hate of the Masrafic Empire
Ankasa's famous hate of the Masrafic Empire can be traced back to the Omassid defeat at the Battle of Baltinzala, in which Ankasa was serving the Army of his father, which was the then Mulushah of Sasadaya. Ankasa also allegedly hated the Masrafic language, as in his work "Srzman Arjen", he proclaimed that the Masrafic language was "strange" and "evil", which had contributed more to his hate of the Masrafic Empire. Again, in his work "Srzman Arjen", he proclaimed the Masrafic Emperor to be "corrupt", "tyrannical" and "kafir", which had put him under the radar of the Masrafic Emperor.