Mascyllary colonial empire

Mascyllary Empire Maskillisches Kolonialreich
1793–1994
Left: Colonial standard of the Mascyllary Kingdom (1793–1923) Right: Flag of the Crowned Republic of Mascylla (1924–)
The Mascyllary colonial empire at its territorial peak 1917:   Mascylla and its colonies   Protectorates and mandates of Mascylla after the Treaty of Lehpold
Status	Colonial empire
Capital	Lancaide (1793–94) Königsreh (1794–1923) Augusthal (unofficially, 1793–1830)
Common languages	Hesurian (official)
Religion	Semitarism
Government	Federal absolute monarchy (1793–1847) Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy (1847–)
King
• 1793–1827 (first)	Lucas I
• 1976–2005 (last)	Lucas III
Prime Minister
• 1793–1835 (first)	Wilhelm Fürst von Stenreck
• 1989–2000 (last)	Michael Meilke
History
• Treaty of Lancaide	18 May 1793
• Independence of X	2 October 1994
Population
• 1800	21,500,000
• 1920	74,680,000

The Mascyllary colonial empire (Hesurian: Maskillisches Kolonialreich [ˈmaski:lɪʃəs ˈko:lo:ni:a:lʁaɪ̯ç]), also called the Maskillisches Weltreich (pronounced: [ˈvɛltʁaɪ̯ç]) or Mascyllary Reich, constituted the overseas colonies, territories, protectorates and later mandates under the rule of the Mascyllary Kingdom and Crowned Republic of Mascylla from 1793 onward. While attempts had been made by individual Mascyllary states in the centuries prior, and an expansive colonial empire had been established by the Kingdom of Aldia in the 17th century, a distinction is generally made between these empires and that of the Mascyllary empire, given its exceeding size and amount of political and economic effort behind it.

A race for the yet unclaimed and uncontrolled territories of Caphtora and Pamira distributed by the Conference of Aniarro, and the dissolution of the First Cuthish Empire and its colonial holdings enabled Mascylla to grow into the second largest colonial empire in history and rise as a global power. At its territorial peak in 1917, the Mascyllary empire and its mandates comprised more than 74 million inhabitants and X km² (X sq mi).

Following Mascylla's unification, the de facto successor state to the Kingdom of Aldia inherited its colonial empire in 1793, greatly bolstering international prestige and economic importance at first. Raw materials from the colonies were diverted to the metropole in exchange for manufactured items, keeping Mascylla's economic growth high while stimulating economic integrity with the colonies in order to tighten political unity within the empire. However, numerous politicians, led by Wilhelm Fürst von Stenreck, opposed Mascyllary colonialism and favored milder policies in fear of Mascyllary security and ultimately unity at risk. Imperalist ambitions under Lucas II emerged victorious and masterminded a rapid expansion of the Mascyllary military and colonial economy, inadvertedly coming into conflict with the resurgent Second Cuthish Empire.

After the recovery from the Alhstead Wars (1832–41), Mascylla continued to grow economically thanks to the Second Industrial Revolution and accompanying explosive urban growth, and competed with Lavaria for much of the 19th century. Continued expansion in overseas also covered vast trade ports, crown colonies and dependancies throughout the world; however, most of Mascylla's power is chiefly derived from its exertion of prowess not only over its colonies, but also much of the world's trade that gave it control over economies in Pamira. Furthermore, the creation of Schutzmandate ('protection mandates') in sovereign states gave it political influence and thus an extension of Mascylla's unofficial spheres of influence. The empire was also federalized with the establishment of the Federated Melasian States as a Dominion (Herrschaft) in 1904.

By the start of the 20th century, Cuthland and Tsarist Dulebia openly competed with Mascylla's economic and colonial lead, further antagonizing and fueling the rivalry among Berea's major powers until it escalated into the Great War in 1911. Although the war was ultimately won by the Armala Coalition and therefore Mascylla, it imposed enourmous strain on the empire's political capacity and economic and military resources, despite attempts to curb its stagnation through war reparations and the confiscation of Cuthland's colonial empire as Assembly of Nations mandates under Mascyllary supervision. While it had risen even more as a global power and at the apex of its territorial size, Mascylla struggled to maintain its forward position as one of the world's pre-eminent powers.

The Fleicher Accord and Melasian Crisis were turning points of the empire, since despite Mascylla and Cuthland participating in peace negotiations and a stalemate, it was forced to grant Melasia independence, helping to accelerate the decline of the empire. With Mascyllary prestige damaged and a shift in favor of decolonization by the Assembly of Nations in the 1950s, Mascylla recognized its need to disband its empire to sustainably secure its future position as a political and economic power, and opted to release its colonies voluntarily. The independence of X in 1994 and the confirmation of the AN in 1995 marked the official end of the empire. X colonial overseas territories still remain under Mascyllary sovereignty, and the empire's linguistic and cultural legacy is undisputable.

Governance

Colonies

Ensign	Name of territory	Date	Status and notes
	Jewel Coast Maskillisch-Edelsteinküste	1846–1958	Crown Colony, achieved independence as X in 1958.
	Pangakumland Maskillisch-Pang-Akumland	1829–1890, 1890–1903	Crown Colony, incorporated as a protectorate of Cunucaland in 1890 and as a province in 1903.
	Badresar Maskillisch-Badresar	1817–1890, 1890–1903	Crown Colony, incorporated as a protectorate of Cunucaland in 1890 and as a province in 1903.
	Cunucaland Maskillisch-Kunukaland	1903–1924	Crown Colony, reorganized into the Dominion of Cunucca in 1924.
	Kinh No Maskillisch-Kintou	1866–1979	Crown Colony, ceded to Kenlong in 1979 through plebiscite.
	Diajiao Maskillisch-Dientsitau	1830–1951	Crown Colony, ceded to X in 1951 through the Mascyllary-X Partnership Declaration.
	Akawhk Maskillisch-Akohk	1800–1996	Crown Colony, re-organized into the overseas territory Commonwealth of Akawhk in 1996.
	Melasian Empire (Melasia) Melasisches Reich (Maskillisch-Melasien)	1823–1904	Crown Colony, separate realm under Mascyllary crown rule over the Melasian feudal states and provinces of Mascyllary Melasia, reorganized into the Federated Melasian States as a Dominion in 1904.

Dominions

Flag	Name of territory	Date	Status and notes
	Federated Melasian States Föderierte Melasische Staaten	1904–1929	Dominion with Mascyllary monarch as shared head of state, achieved independence as the Republic of Melasia in 1929.
	Commonwealth of Cunucca Gemeinstaat Kunukien	1924–1966	Dominion with Mascyllary monarch as shared head of state, negotiated unification with Cunucca in 1966.

Protectorates

Ensign	Name of territory	Date	Status and notes
	Cunochuye Maskillisch-Kunotschuien (Hinterkunukien)	1872–1904, 1943–1956	Protectorate, incorporated as a province of the Federated Melasian States in 1904, reorganized as a Protectorate in 1943 after the Melasian Crisis, achieved independence as X in 1956.
	Tanjiong Maskillisch-Tanschong	1867–1963	Protectorate, annexed by X in 1963 through plebiscite.
	Western Pannaland (Bight States) Maskillisch-West-Pannaland (Buchtenstaaten)	1839–1890, 1901–1954	Crown Colony, incorporated as a protectorate of Cunucaland in 1890, divided from Cunucaland as a Protectorate in 1901, achieved independence as X in 1954.

Mandates

Flag	Name of territory	Date	Status and notes
	Mandatory Pandalam Mandatspandalam (Maskillisch-Pandalam)	1917–1940	Former Cuthish colony, Mandate of the Assembly of Nations after the Treaty of Lehpold in 1917, annexed by the Commonwealth of Cunucca in 1940.
	Mandatory Kenlong Mandatskenlong (Mandat für das Königreich Kenlong)	1917–1927	Former belligerent state of the Great War, Mandate of the Assembly of Nations after the Treaty of Lehpold in 1917, achieved independence as the Kingdom of Kenlong in 1927.
	Mandate for the Transappiric Mandat für Transappirien (Maskillisch-Transappirien)	1917–1935	Former tributary of the Chaghanid Empire, Mandate of the Assembly of Nations after the Treaty of Lehpold in 1917, achieved independence as X in 1935.
	Mandate for Northern Alvinia Mandat für Nordalwinien (Maskillisch-Nordalwinien)	1917–1933	Former Cuthish colonies, Mandate of the Assembly of Nations after the Treaty of Lehpold in 1917, achieved independence as X in 1933.