Chiefdom of Krannkush (Great White South)

The Kingdom of K'athar was a former nation in western Antarctica with nominal colonies in Tierra del Fuego. In 1903, it was split into the Ognian Republic (Repuzhip Og'nihh) by Shek'hem Mar'as, the second Prime Minister of Ognia, and more than two-thirds of it were ceded to Bellinsgauzenia.

Early History
K'athar's origin is traced back to the legendary rule of Omn In'saik, also referred to as Sha'k Mot At'aiy, the "High King." During the peak of the High King's rule, K'atharans are said to have controlled territory as far north as Tierra del Fuego (Shi'om hak Mun) and as far south as the deep interior of Antarctica (Shi'om hak Atas'aiy). While the High King may or may not have been real, K'athar certainly was, although it shrank considerably in the 14th and 15th century due to the rise of the Ognaru people, whose innovative style of warfare and ability to assimilate into other cultures made them the dominant Antarctican culture.

Arrival of Russians
Few kingdoms had as much difficulty dealing with Russian colonists as the K'atharans, who led several wars known as the Native Wars (1834, 1861, 1873, 1890) as the scope of Russian expansion grew considerably. Finally, in 1890, the last K'athar king of the house of Ina'shaiy, Saik Eda'ain, was killed in the Battle of Bitiva by Russian soldiers under the command of Yuri Makov.

With the death of the last king, a civil war of sorts began in K'athar - the victory in 1893 was Shi'mok Se'leiy, who converted to Russian Orthodoxy and allowed Russian settlers to enter his fiefdom. The other K'atharan nobles revolted in 1896, causing an even more violent conflict. Eventually, Ognian leadership managed to seize control of the K'atharan city of Im'souy, and brokered a deal with the Russians.

Consolidation as Fourth Province of Ognia
Ognian leadership worked quickly to avoid war with Russia, despite stubbornness from K'athar. In 1900, East K'athar was ceded to Bellinsgauzenia. In 1903, K'athar was officially disbanded without a king and without independence, and West K'athar became the fourth native province to join Ognia.