Montañan Confederation

The (, : Confederación Montaña) was a  alliance of several duchies in southwest Alutra now part of present-day Ventora. The confederation was primarily an economic and defensive pact with no formal central government other than the Council of Dukes (Consello de Duques). Nonetheless, as the richest duke, the Duke of Ascara was the "first among equals" and was accorded the honorific of Grandee.

History
Formed in 263 when seven dukes signed the Compact of Ascara, the Montañan Confederation eventually grew to eleven duchies by 321. In 955, Duke !Alguien, the Grandee, had convinced the Council of Dukes to cross the Lávar River into eastern Esharat. This precipitated the East Tagaraš War which lasted until 1041. Some portions of this territory were incorporated into the duchies of and. Other portions of the eastern Tagar region were under varying degrees of Montañan, later Ventoran, control but were returned to Eshar jurisdiction in 1740 as part of Ventora's release from tributary status to Haksarad.

Member states
Seven dukes signed the Compact of Ascara on May 22, 263. The Confederation expanded beyond the original seven members in 277 and again in 282. Another joined in 305 and the last addition occured in 321, bringing its membership to a total of eleven duchies.