The Empire (Age of Industry)

The Empire occupies the west and south of Tamriel in the Age of Industry canon. At present it is being ruled by Emperor Maximus II. His heir is Princess Marya, who is engaged to Louis Syphre II, son of Meridia.

History
After the Great War with the Thalmor, the Imperial Empire was broken and ruined, reduced to a fraction of its former self. When Titus Mede II was assassinated by the Dark Brotherhood, the Mede line was broken, and the Empire crumbled.

In 4E 446 the Imperial general Kamodus staged a coup to remove the Thalmor from power in Cyrodiil. After this he gathered support, particularly form Skyrim, who were desperate to remove the Thalmor from their lands. This growing army eventually gathered enough numbers to take on Alinor with a full frontal assault, and were successful. This war became known as the Kamodus' Campaign.

After the Thalmor were broken, Kamodus recreated the Imperial Empire, now known simply as the Empire, which encompassed all of Tamriel, like it had in the Third Era.

Thus began the Fifth Era.

The Kamodus lineage continued to rule Tamriel, marrying nobles from all of the provinces, so as to keep them all bound by marriage.

However, in 5E 566 an alliance between the Khajiits and the Argonians managed to split the Empire in two, creating the kingdom of Samarkand. The Empire continued as it had before, but there were many wars with Samarkand, in the hopes of fixing the broken Empire.

Geography
The Empire was originally all of Tamriel, but after the split with Samarkand, is now much reduced in size. It occupies the old political brders of High Rock, Hammerfell, Valenwood, Summerset, and most of Cyrodiil.