The Trjebian dispute is an ongoing political dispute concerning the usage of the term "Trjebia", the ethnic status of Trjebs, and the legitimate legal successor of the medieval Kingdom of Trjebia. The dispute has been ongoing since its onset in the 19th century.
Trjebians have inhabited the Nelborne for all of its written history and have been subject to multiple political entities. The principle medieval Trjebian nationstate, historiographically known as the Old Kingdom of Trjebia, suffered several major defeats to neighbouring Nelbec kingdoms and became ultimately reduced to a rump state which withstood further conquests. Lineage of the Trjebian monarch became disputed when Frederic II of Alquiya claimed the Trjebian throne.
The modern Kingdom of Trjebia, identified neutrally as the Former Kingdom of Trjebia (FKT), asserts itself as the uninterrupted continuation of the Old Kingdom of Trjebia, maintaining its claim to the throne. The modern Republic of Alquiya maintains its position that Frederic II was the King of Trjebia and that the monarchy was disestablished alongside the collapse of the Nelbec Empire in 1919. The Alquiyan government also maintains the position that the country is a single nationstate comprised of "multiple Nelbec and Trjebian tribes" and that Trjebians within their borders should be regarded as ethnic Alquiyans.
Southern Trjebs from Alquiya and Northern Trjebs from the FKT and Seketan have developed distinct cultural indeitites, with their own flags, writing systems, and religions (predominately Catholicism and Protestatism respectively). In international relations, the vast majority of sovereign states identify the modern country as the Former Kingdom of Trjebia (FKT). Seketan is the only country that recognises the FKT's self-identification within their bilateral relations.
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