NCAF

The New Caliphate of ‘Arud Alfaraḡa Alkhilafat Almū'mūn
Capital and largest city	Madinat Alshams
Official languages	Formal Arabī
Other languages	Dialectal Arabī, Badawī
Demonym(s)	Khalafī
Government	Theocratic Authoritarianism
• Calpih	Caliph Husain bin Hisham min Madinat Alshams
Legislature	Majlis al-Shura
Establishment
• Treaty of Al Bahr	571 CE
• Treaty of Alshams	1001 CE
• Reformation of the Document of Binding	1791 CE
Area
• Total	1,411,301 km2 (544,906 sq mi)
Population
• 2017 census	33,435,194
• Density	15.01/km2 (38.9/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	estimate
• Per capita	20,028
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	S/ 660,924,000,000
• Per capita	S/ 8,100
Currency	Copper Dinham (خ)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+286
Internet TLD	.ncaf

The New Caliphate of Al‘Arud Alfaraḡa (Arabī: الخلافة الجديدة للأرض الفغر, Transliteration: Alkhilafat Aljadidat lil'ard Alfaraḡa) , or the more commonly used abbreviation of NCAF, is a desert nation located in the north west of the continent of North Ameriga. It borders the Sea of Baal to the south, a partial border on the Strait of Byblos, or the Strait of Jabīl in Arabī,and to the Almuhit hayth ḡrwb Alshams, or Almuhit Alshams for short. Meaning "The Ocean wherein the Sun sets", or "The Ocean of the Sun" for short. With a population of 33 million, the NCAF is a relatively small country.

Etymology

Alkhilafat Aljadidat lil'ard Alfaraḡa, literally meaning 'The New Caliphate of The Empty Lands'. Aljadidat meaning 'New' and Alkhilafat meaning Caliphate. This word comes from the Arabī word 'khalīfat' meaning 'successor'. Lil'ard Alfaraḡa means "of the Empty Land". 'Lil'ard comes from 'Al'ard' meaning the earth or the land. Alfaraḡa means 'empty or void of anything'. This name comes from the vast shifting sands that surround the fertile rivers. This name is as old as the footprint of civilization itself. First found in a poem in the Tomb the Dead, dating back to 2435 BC that reads in ancient Arabī:

                الحمد لله يعود للواحد. هو الذي خلق القلم خمسين ألف سنة قبل أن يفصل السماء عن الأرض. هو الذي باركنا وجعلنا ورثين للأراضي الفارغة

All praise be due to the one we return to. He who created the pen fifty thousand years before He parted the Heavens from the Earth. He who blessed us and made us inheritors of the Empty Lands.

Along with this the name "الامتداد" or transliterated as "Alaimtidad", meaning "The Expanse" used only in the City state Era of 3000 BCE - 600 BCE.

Laylat Albadayiya

Laylat Albadayiya, meaning "The Primordial Night". Since no written records cover this time period and rarely any oral account last. The start of the civilization in the area of the NCAF is thought to have started in 29000 BCE. Old pottery and ashes are the only remains from this time period. Basic skills and lack of any masterpieces are most apparent in these fragments. Small pots for holding water and grain are the prime find. The oldest of these are found near the rivers and most are found in the Shams River Valley.

The oldest oral record from this era is the tale of "Alma'an" or 'the water'. It records a village near Madinat Alshams and how it 'made pottery' and gave to the descendants of all those who wandered the desert and rivers. It paints a picture of a people who were optimistic for the future.

Alyawum Al'awal

The start of 3000 BCE we start to find the old foundations of homes and buildings alongside bronze tools and blades. Here is where we see the earliest towns and villages pop up as people gather near rivers and build homes from mud and clay. The most important of these are the ones clustered on the Shams River Valley and Delta. In which events take place that lead from a fate of small villages and towns to large cities and imperial wealth. Its split into 3 sections, the First Dawn, 3000-2104, the First High Noon, 2105-1000, and the First Sunset, 999-605 BC. NCAF history is split up into 'days' with dark spots being classified as 'nights'. Hence the name of this Era literally means "The First Day".

The First Dawn of the First Day, 3000-2104 BC

The Dawn Era, from 3000 BC to 2104, you have many city states and burgeoning empires. Advances in bronze melding and war allowed for such.

Different city states during the Dawn Period in the Shams River Valley

• Madinat Alshams

Founded around 2950 BCE, the earliest name of the city is Khalq which means “To mold or to form”. At its height in the Bronze Era, we get the first census, carved into clay obelisks, they records the highest population was 20,000 people. It also records the amount of rain, cattle, and crop harvest. The first ruler of the city, according to legend, was Rūman, born in 2948. The name translates literally to Pomegranate, since he was supposedly born under a large Pomegranate tree in the center of town. He lead the city for 68 years before dying and leaving the city to his son, Abal bin Rūman. His descendants would rule the city state until 602 BCE when the collapse began.

• Muklan

The city of Mulkan was first founded in 2920, some speculate it was founded by the brother of Rūman, however this is disputed amongst scholars. The population was an estimated 43,450 at its height according to ancient records.The city state had a patriarchal council for 2318 years with small breaks sometimes. These breaks took place during 2119 - 2104 during the Harb Alshueub, 1303-1290 during 13 year war between the members of the council, 805-800 during a plague.

• Daumal

Founded in 2679 BCE, the city was almost leveled in Harb Alshueub. Before the war, the city was the smallest of all of the cities. The largest population that the city was recorded to have was 10,000-15,000 depending on different sources.

• Ḥazaba

Founded in 2212, the port city was a collection of 4 smaller towns. Jard, Nazat, Sheem, and Ghulmat. Legend has it that the towns had gotten big enough that a single intersection split them. Soon, the towns merged into one city. The name means ‘to group’. The port city had a population of 34,450 at its hight. A single king ruled over the city at time. The first king was Abbas ibn Farouk of Nazat, the largest of the 4 cities.

• Yamnahr

The city is thought to just be a part of Khalq that started settling onto the other side of the city. However, it still is counted as a city state given the fact that they had a different king. The kingship started in 2340, but evidence shows that settlement existed there as far back as 200 years before. Population ranged from 20,000- 25,000.

• Madinat Ma’

The city was first founded in 2333, the city has had a violent history with its neighbors to the south. The first documented war actually is found here. The city has had many wars, the most deadly of them being the 7th Ma’ī-Tithmadī war. The city was ruled by a chief who had to constantly fight against contenders. The Ma´ī Empire lasted 1525 years, waning and waxing throughout its time. At its height in 606, it controlled the entire east side of the delta.

• Tithmad

The city was founded in 2324, according to the Tithmadī records, which were smuggled out of the city before the Sacking of Tithamd, it states that ‘This city is the heaven of the south. Fertile rivers bring forth the sweet water to the lips of the People of Tithmad, sons of Walmagh [thought to be a nomadic tribe that the Tithmadī and Ma’ī descended from], our great forefathers, cast away from Ma’ for being of the sons of the brother of Almar, Falq. He who proclaimed rebellion’ Tithamd was involved in its first war in 2323, in which several battles took place and Tithmadī forces secured independence, and it ended in 2320. The next three wars are wars of similar nature to the first. The Ma’ī forces did take the city for a brief time during the 5th Ma’ī-Tithmadī war, but in the 6th Ma’ī-Tithmadī war, they gained independence once more… for 5 years before being recaptured in the bloodiest battle on the delta.

• Altaqaṭ’

Altaqaṭ’ was founded in 2745, traders from the north wanted a easier jumping off point to access cities to the south. The city thrived and was the jewel of the northern delta. At its height, the population was 80,000. The city was ruled by a king or queen.

• Ghmat

Ghmat, founded in 2261 or 2248, Ghmat is a city of a murky history. As a simple pit stop for northern traders, none of the great powers wrote about Ghmat. All we can determine is that the city was a major stop in trade. One document states that the city was “...the most poor place that people built their homes, [it has] slums everywhere outside of the main road district. Upon the road, there are large and splendid homes and markets, but if a journeying journeyer wishes to make of themselves a title of alshija’ (the brave), they should delve deep within the pits of the slums. Surely the city is of poverty and lawless abyss.” It would keep itself independent for many centuries while outside powers squabbled. This city was the only one to escape the effects of the Great Collapse in 605.

• Qalmaz

The city of Qalmaz, or Taj Alshamal (Crown of the North) was the capital of the Qalmazī Empire. Founded in 2940 The city was the largest and most populated of all the cities, with a population of 80,000. The city produced cotton and textiles. Along with goldsmithing and silversmithing, jewelry, and glass working. Most trade came through this city, and trade caravans would make stops here before heading either north or south. The city would conquer 5 other major city states before it’s empire would collapse in 2134, leaving only Zitak under its domain. In the Harb Alshueub, the kingdom was neutral.

• Zitak

Zitak was founded in 2344, the city had a population of 14,980 at its highest point. In 2295, the Qalmazī forces marched into the city. A small skirmish by city militia, killing only 12 total on both sides, was the only resistance for the 2,000 maned Qalmazī army. Under Qalmazī rule, the city shared in the slowly growing wealth of the burging empire. During the collapse of the empire, Zitak stayed loyal to the Qalmazī crown.

• Sharam

Founded in 2356 BCE, the city state was the leader of the Sahra’ allegiance. Today the old city is apart of Daria. We don’t know much about the people or the specific dates of importance from their written documents, however, we get some data from the books of both the Qalmazī and the Muklanis. They fought in a large war called the “Harb Alshueub,” or the War of the Peoples since it boils down to an war against the many city states. They lost in the end and the Khalqi lead forces sacked the city and burned it down. Burning and destroying any paper documents they found. The Khalqi scribes write that “The city was approximately 9 square qiasat. It is square in structure…..The smoke can be seen rising into the sky. It writhes and coils into the heavens like the fire that they threw Walī Allah into.” They were under the rule of the Qalmazī Empire until its collapse.

• Lamnur

Founded in 2304, Lamnur had a max population of 23,290. The city dealt in furs and incense. The city was conquered in 2290. The battle for the city lasted 2 years. The armies of the Qalmazī Empire, consisting of 6,000 Qalmazī and 3,500 Zitakī, besieged the 5000 men of Lamnur. The first confrontation took place in April. The first battle saw the Qalmazī Empire’s forces cut threw the Lamnur forces. Causing them to retreat to the fortified city, 4000 were killed on the Lamnur side and 1000 on the Qalmazī Empire’s side. Lamnur was built like a donut. A outer circle with a smaller, more defensive section inside. The inner ward of the city could operate as a citadel. As the siege continued, the Qalmazī Empire’s forces broke into the outer ward. Forcing the remaining 1000 men to retreat into the citadel. On January of 2290, the 8500 maned Qalmazī army broke into the citadel, 890 Lamnur men and 300 Qalmazī men later, the city was taken. Lamnar grew after connecting to the empire.

• Madinat Aswaḍ

Founded in 2400, the highest population recorded was 39,000. The kings and queens of this city were described by surrounding cities as being “The most intelligent of rulers”. During 2310-2300, a plague had killed the king and 9248 others. The 20 year old queen of the city, Zaina bint Kareem, was now being pressured to marry. Then came the Emperor Amir ibn Adam. Fresh from battle and heading north to expand his domain. The pair was an instant match. According to legend, the queen laid eyes on him and was in love. They wed a month later. Madinat Aswaḍ was the capital of the Atūkal Federation. Shujak, ’Abyad, Ẓaḍq, Ūlma, and Felmar were under the rule of this Federation, and now that the queen had married, all of these cities were swept under the banner of the Qalmazī Empire. This would be until the Qalmazī Empire collapsed.

• Shujak

Founded in 2567, the city was born when settlers from Madinat Aswaḍ spread across the local area. As the colonies grew, the Atūkal Federation came to be. Unfortunately, when the Harb Alshueub ended, most of the cities were either torched, sacked, or leveled. These were most of the cities that were almost wiped off the map and descended into chaos and savagery. Hence, little is known about them during this period. Only population and foundation dates.

• Abyad

Founded in 2560, max population was 23,400.

• Dafal

Founded in 2450, the highest population of 39,300. Unlike the other cities, this one didn’t fall under the winds of fire that were brought by the results of the Harb Alshueub, Dafal kept its records. The city had a direct touch to the nomads of the desert and the bedouins. The city was the mouth of trade of the Shams River Valley.

• Ẓaḍq

Founded in 2555.

• Ūlma

Founded in 2549, max was population 10,400.

• Felmar

Founded in 2499, max population was 10,500.

Important events in Alyawum Al'awal

Harb Alshueub- A war lasting 15 years from 2119 to 2104. Fought by the Aljanubia clans in the south against the Sahra’ in the north. The Harb Alshueub, or the War of the Peoples, was caused by the withholding of water flow to the south by the Sahra’. The southern scribes say that a series of 5 dams were built. One at the main source of the river, two at its smallest points, and finally two at Daumal. However, scrolls Qalmaz say that that the south wanted the control of incense trade headed in Daumal, which was the last member of the northern alliance, and was a place a many battles. Moving back and forth between the two forces.

On the Aljanubia side, you have Khalq, Ḥazaba, Mulkan, and the Ma´ī Empire. On the side of the Sahra’ you have the cities of Sharam, Altaqaṭ, and Daumal. The war ended in an Aljanubia victory. The Treaty of Altaqaṭ stated that Khalq and the Ma'ī empire would receive 25% of trade for 70 years, while the rest would receive 10%.

Alzahirat Alealiat Al'uwlaa

2105-1000 BC As the Harb Alshueub ended, large land grants were given to the victors by the community, agreeing on who should receive what. Khalq received the south coast of the Delta. Along with a portion of land north bordering the lands of Mulkan. The Ma'ī Empire received most of the land on the east and parts of the Sahara Alliance. Ḥazaba received the rest of the delta's seaboard and some land deeper in.

This period of history is relatively peaceful and uneventful.