Bretislavia

Bretislavian Federative Socialist Republic Bretislavská Federatívna Socialistická Republika
Religion	Secular state
Demonym(s)	Bretislavian
Government	Federal Marxist–Leninist one-party parliamentary socialist directorial republic
Legislature	1900-1905 Central Executive Committee 1905-Present Supreme Council
Establishment
• January Uprising	January 1, 1900
• Socialist Republic proclaimed	January 29, 1900
• Establishment of Supreme Council	January 29, 1905
Area
• Total	1,369,907 km2 (528,924 sq mi)
Population
• 2020 census	56,633,310
• Density	43/km2 (111.4/sq mi)
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	2.62 Trillion
• Per capita	$46,299
Gini	33.2 medium
HDI	.899 very high
Currency	Bretislavian Dollar (BD)
Time zone	UTC-6, -7
Driving side	right
Calling code	+71
ISO 3166 code	BRT
Internet TLD	.bt

Bretislavia, officially the Bretislavian Federative Socialist Republic is a sovereign nation located on the continent of Thuadia.

Bretislavia is one of the few primarily socialist states in Anteria. This includes the other Thuadia based nation of Union of Sivuk Workers' Republics, Montilla, and Sukong. Established in 1900 in the aftermath of the deposition of the republican constitution of the Bretislavian Republic, it is the oldest socialist nation in Anteria.

Etymology and terminology

Bretislavia got its name from the Kingdom of Bretislavia, which would come to conquer the region and form the state as it is today. The roots of the name come from the evolution of the Tiskai language through the evolution of Bretislavian society as they migrated southward from the Tiskai region and formed their own society and culture. Bretislavia comes from the the river of Bretslav, whose area was among the first settled by early-modern humans. The name of the river is believed to come from an ancient leader of these settlers, Bratslaw, whose name was later corrupted to Bretslav.

History

Background

56,000 years ago, early modern humans settled what would become the lands of Bretislavia. These early modern humans (EMH) were a largely Slavic group, believed to have come from the region that would eventually become Tiskaiya. These EMH societies would later transform into large tribal kingdoms. Over time these tribal Kingdoms formed into proper feudal kingdoms, nine in total. These nine kingdoms ruled the area and surrounding areas well into the 10th century.

Establishment of Bretislavia

Early in 1051 the largest and oldest Kingdom in what would become Bretislavia, the Kingdom of Riečnepolia (literally "River Fields"), began a campaign of invading its neighbors under the rule of King Cyril IV. Riečnepolia, which had inhabited the lands and surrounding lands first settled by early-modern humans along the Bretslav River, had long had ambitions of regional unification, however, a series of disastrous rulers and military campaigns had seen the country largely mitigated in decades prior. Though still the largest Kingdom by 1051, it had seen massive land loss to its neighbors. Notably the rival Kingdom of Kentalis.

The Riečnepolian King Cyril, who ascended the throne in 1047 at the age of 21, had spent the first two years of his reign establishing a strong river-based economy and agricultural society that could field and support a large military. Despite the ease of access that came from the river when it came to transportation, the Riečnepolian economy remained heavily selective with who and what it traded. Recognizing that trade could be used as a far superior weapon to conquer rather than the underhanded Riečnepolian army at the time, Cyril targeted the Kingdom of (NAME) with his trade policy. (NAME) which lay just downriver of Riečnepolia, was one of the smaller Kingdoms in the region, as such it was just a matter of time before a deal for Riečnepolian crops could be negotiated. In 1048, a famine struck (NAME) which allowed for Cyril and his Kingdom to sweep in for a trade deal that heavily favored Riečnepolia. The deal allowed for the quick transport of crops down to (NAME), and built a dependency that would soon see (NAME) become the first victim of peaceful conquest by Riečnepolia. Through the trade, and dependency established Riečnepolia quickly usurped the reigns of (NAMEs) economic direction. In December of 1048, King (NAME), the (NAME) sovereign died of a wasting disease, and in a swift military move the younger brother of Cyril, Aleš, was quickly installed as King of (NAME).

In 1050, Cyril would marry the Queen of neighboring (NAME), one of the larger Kingdoms in the region. While an incredible diplomatic move, historians speculate from personal accounts and historical accounts of the time that this was one of the more genuine marriages between sovereigns. Which is to say, it was not done for purely political or military motivations. The marriage would greatly strengthen Riečnepolia, which had, since its peaceful conquest of (NAME), been growing ever steadily. The following year of 1051 would mark the start of the campaign to unite the lands of what was to become Bretislavia. Cyril, confident of his military leadership in battle (though he had few experiences), devised a plan amongst his senior officers of the Kingdom of (NAME) and of Riečnepolia to invade Kentalis, the mightiest of his neighbors and the fiercest of rivals to his kingdom. Kentalis, which had developed its own language and culture independent of the culture shared by most kingdoms in the region (Riečnepolian culture), was incredibly against any attempts at unification, and desperately sought to remain an independent state for its entire existence. However it is this fervent hatred of unification and its independent culture that would eventually lead to its downfall.

War would start in March of 1051 when Cyril would invade Kentalis with his armies. Seeing as the principal threat to remove from the region. However, his confidence in his military leadership proved to be poorly chosen. In the first few months of the wars conduction Cyril was humiliated on the battlefield. As such he transferred command primarily to his Generals. A controversial move in the court, he assured them that he would have the final say in all military moves. Cyril instead spent time focusing on administration and supply, a skill he did prove to be quite good at. While his Generals waged war, Cyril remained at camp or nearby to the front conducting supply and administration. In his spare time, he studied strategy under his senior-most General. In November of 1051 as war began to wind down, Cyril would see his first success in battle as a commanding General, where he bested the Kentalian forces at a skirmish near their 2nd largest city (NAME). Historians often debate how much Cyril had to do with the success of the battle, but nevertheless the morale increase that came to the troops being led into battle by their King cannot be understated.

In 1053, the neighboring Kingdom of (NAME) signed an alliance with Riečnepolia. This brought the strength of the Kingdom up to four of the 9 kingdoms. The Kingdom of (NAME) which was one of the smaller states in the region, had an immense navy due to its seafaring, mercantile culture. This granted Riečnepolia flexibility on the high seas, and opened up new avenues to wealth and military ventures. Kentalis, which primarily existed inland, and relied on any exports from the coast to be imported from (NAME), could be blockaded effectively. It was in this same year in September that the very Kingdom that Kentalis had so depended on for importation, would end up joining forces with Riečnepolia. This resulted from a diplomatic clash between the two Kingdoms over the war. (NAME), to which Kentalis was its largest trading partner, suggested an alliance with Kentalis in order to end the war and thus the blockade. However, Kentalian King, nationalistic in their person, refused to work with the (KINGDOMNAMEs) over their clash in cultures. This led the King of (NAME) to seek treaty with Riečnepolia, and on October 30, 1053, the Kingdom of (NAME) would join forces with Riečnepolia, bringing its strength up to that of five kingdoms. The remaining Kingdoms declared neutrality and formed an alliance with each other based around such. But as the war continued it was recognized that this war would be the war that would unite the region one way or another.

The war would rage on until 1055, when, in his second time commanding from the field, Cyril would best the forces of (Kentalian King name) at (battle location). The beleaguered Kentalis, running low on everything due to its diplomatic isolation, blockade, and other woes of war, would surrender 2 days later. Cyril, with backing of the church and history behind him, declared that the rightful heirs of Kentalian land were the Riečnepolians, who were descendent from the first people in this region, and as such, anointed by the Lord God. Cyril was declared King of Kentalis, ending the war.

Formation of the Bretslav Council

Created in 1056, the Bretslav Council was the first regional assembly between the Kingdoms of Riečnepolia, Kentalis, (NAME1), (NAME2), (NAME 3), (NAME4). It marked the start of peaceful unification of the region in the aftermath of the war.