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Ancient Bjeheond was ruled by Lakovic- and Hlou-Shum-speaking tribal societies.
Ancient Bjeheond was ruled by Lakovic- and Hlou-Shum-speaking tribal societies.


===The arrival of the Tergetians===
===The arrival of the Windermere===
The influx of the Tergetians and the Windermere who were fleeing persecution during the Imperial Windermere Period was at first slow. But it eventually caused an upheaval in Bjeheondian society and politics.
The influx of the Windermere who were fleeing persecution during the Imperial Windermere Period was at first slow. But it eventually caused an upheaval in Bjeheondian society and politics.


This happened due to several factors:
This happened due to several factors:
*Tergetian science and technology were more advanced in some important ways – for example, the Tergetians knew, unlike native Bjeheondians, that germs were responsible for infectious diseases.
*Windermere science and technology were more advanced in some important ways – for example, the Windermere knew, unlike native Bjeheondians, that germs were responsible for infectious diseases.
*The Tergetians were the first to introduce farming of the contraceptive plant silphium to Bjeheond, though silphium had already been introduced to Bjeheond by trade.
*The Windermere were the first to introduce farming of the contraceptive plant silphium to Bjeheond, though silphium had already been introduced to Bjeheond by trade.
*Some political calamities gripped the native Bjeheondian states. (?)
*Some political calamities gripped the native Bjeheondian states. (?)


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