Ajahadya
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Union of Federal Republics of Satria Native Names
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Anthem: Song of the Free Satrian Army | |||||||||||
Capital | Banabadura | ||||||||||
Largest city | Vadavarja | ||||||||||
Recognised national languages | Gaullican | ||||||||||
Recognised regional languages | Himavantan Sataristani Zubadi Togot | ||||||||||
Ethnic groups | Himavantan (37%) Satarian (28%) Zubadi (26%) Togot (7%) Others (2%) | ||||||||||
Demonym(s) | Ajahadyan | ||||||||||
Government | Unicameral Federal Presidential Republic | ||||||||||
Salil Balchandra | |||||||||||
• Premier | Vimala Balchandra | ||||||||||
Legislature | Parliament of the Union of Federated Republics of Satria | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
• Total | 936,848 km2 (361,719 sq mi) | ||||||||||
• Water (%) | 1.7% | ||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||
• 2018 estimate | 166,112,000 | ||||||||||
• Density | 177.3/km2 (459.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate | ||||||||||
• Total | $943,350,048,000 | ||||||||||
• Per capita | $5,679 | ||||||||||
GDP (nominal) | estimate | ||||||||||
• Total | $811,955,456,000 | ||||||||||
• Per capita | $4,888 | ||||||||||
Gini (2018) | 38.1 medium | ||||||||||
HDI (2018) | 0.681 medium | ||||||||||
Currency | Suvarnarupa | ||||||||||
Time zone | UTC-2 | ||||||||||
Date format | dd-mm-yy | ||||||||||
Driving side | left | ||||||||||
Calling code | +80 | ||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | AJA | ||||||||||
Internet TLD | .aj |
Ajahadya (Gaullican: Adjadie), officially the Union of Federated Republics of Satria (Gaullican: Union des Républiques Fédérées de Satrie) is a is a federal presidential republic in Central Satria centered along the Bashurat River. It is bordered to the east by Kituk, to the south by Tusing and Baekjeong, to the west by Subarna and to the north by . It is a member of ROSPO, and is regarded as a regional power.
History
Prehistoric Ajahadya
-First arrival of humans circa 65,000 BC
-Migration of Satari-Euclean people into Ajahadya circa 10,000 BC
Ancient Ajahadya (~2850 BC - 12AD)
Dynastic/Mythic Era (~2850 - ~1250 BC)
-Bashurat River Valley culture
-Development of river kingdoms
-Creation of mythic oral histories
-Patchy historical records
River Kingdoms Period (~1250 BC - 453 BC)
-Minor wars between river kingdoms and river city states
-Rise and fall of various hegemonic states
-Beginning of proper historical records
-Most information about previous period comes from texts and records made in this time
-Conquered by First Phuli Empire from 480 - 453 BC
Phuli Period (453 BC - 12 BC)
-Rule of First Phuli Empire
-Introduction of Satyism and monasticism to region
-Fractious territory of the First Phuli Empire
-Numerous revolts from 440 - 194 BC
-War of Vajramitra (200 - 194 BC) last major revolt
-Occasional invasions of Sorsanid Empire, unconquered Satrian coastal kingdoms
-First Phuli Empire collapses in 12 BC following numerous factors
Classical Ajahadya/Sangma Period (12 BC - 1247 AD)
Sangma Early Period (12 BC - 116 AD)
-Founding of Sangama Dynasty
-Conquest of Bashurat River against rivals complete (34 BC)
-Failed invasion of unconquered Satrian states (79 BC)
-Wars against the Arasanid Empire
-Conquest of Togotistan from Uluchig Confederacy (44 - 54 AD)
-Deposition of Vikramaditya Jatavarman III in palace coup (116 AD)
First Sangma Interregnum (116 AD - 140 AD)
-Civil war between ambitious governors and generals
Sangma Middle Period (140 AD - 211 AD)
-Restoration of Sangama Dynasty
-Arasanid invasion wins decisive battle at the Bashurat (185 AD)
-Popular uprisings following major famine
-Unsuccessful wars against the Sarmin Khanate
-Death of childless Vikramaditya Mahendra III causes War of the Great Bastards among his illegitimate offspring (202 - 211 AD)
-Death, suspected assassination, of Vikramaditya Mahendra IV, victor of the War of the Great Bastards starts Second Interregnum (211 AD)
Second Sangma Interregnum (211 AD - 299 AD)
-Civil war between ambitious governors and generals
-Multiple sub-states named after cities established
-Long and bloody series of wars and backstabbing
-Victor, Susarman I, claims descent from Vikramaditya Mahendra IV, declares restoration of the Sangma Dynasty
Sangma High Period (299 AD - 1247 AD)
-Golden age of the Sangma
-Flourishing of art, philosophy and culture
-First records of Badi followers living within the Sangma Empire, earlier but unrecorded arrival assumed
-Wars against Arasanid Empire
-Invasion and destruction of Kingdom of Pyeongwan, incorporation of Bumistan and Vijay into Empire (463 - 471 AD)
-Invasion of First Kituki Khaganate and loss of Togot (588 AD)
-Reconquest of Togot, conquest of Kituk, collapse of First Kituki Khaganate after Battle of Forazad (600 - 609 AD)
-610 AD considered height of the Sangma Dynasty's power
-Repeated wars against Second Phuli Empire, attempted invasions of Peshkal Khanate, wars against Heavenly Dominions weaken Empire (610 - 941 AD)
-Spread of Irfan into coastal Satria by trade
-Ansan Empire conquers Bumistan and Vijay (941 - 946 AD)
-Resurgence under Khengara I
-Bumistan reconquered (1097 AD)
-Vijay reconquered (1101 AD)
-Khorshid Confederacy invades and conquers Kituk, Khengara I killed in battle (1127 - 1133 AD)
-Irfanic revolt leads to establishment of First Alsamid Heavenly Dominion and breakaway of Vijayan Thakurate and First Thakurate of Dakshin Bumi
Medieval Ajahadya/Post-Sangma Period (1247 AD - 1665 AD)
Sangma Late Period (1247 AD- 1439 AD)
First Alsamid Heavenly Dominion (1247 AD - 1622)
Thakurate of Himavanta (1422 - 1551)
Rajadom of Zubad (1447 - 1538)
Togoti Khanate (1358 - 1497)
Togoti Khaghanate (1497 - 1665)
Early Modern Ajahadya/Post-Togoti Period (1665 - 1935)
Thakurate of Sataristan (1665 - 1684)
Second Alsamid Heavenly Dominion (1684 - 1737)
Rajadom of Ajahadya (1665 - 1935)
Interwar Period and Solarian War (1935 - 1941)
Union of Federated Republics of Satria (1935 - 1943)
The Solarian War (1941 - 1943)
Modern Ajahadya (1943 - Present)
Ajahadya under Mohan Balchandra (1943 - 1950) and Jalender Sarai (1950 - 1966)
Ajahadya under Aman Sabanis (1966 - 1974) and Arjuna Kalsarah (1974 - 1981)
Ajahadya under Nishant Balchandra (1981 - 1997)
Ajahadya under Vimal Sarai (1997 - 2005) and Diya Kalsarah (2005 - 2013)
Ajahadya under Salil Balchandra (2013 - Present)
Politics and Government
The federal government of Ajahadya is established in a presidential framework as established in the Constitution of 1937, loosely modelled after Euclean democracies. However, Ajahadya's founding fathers did not believe that a Euclean-style democracy would work in a unified Satria, and several notable differences have led Ajahadya to be considered a southern democracy by many Euclean commentators. Ajahadyan governments have routinely protested this classification, citing its commitment at the federal and state levels to creating a representative 'cooperative multi-party democracy with Satrian characteristics.'
Executive
Executive power at the federal level in Ajahadya is held by the President of the Union, elected by direct popular vote every 8 years, unless a President dies in office in which case an election is held immediately to a new 8-year term. Elections for president are considered to be free and fair by international electoral observers, while the populous nature of Ajahadya prevents the use of political machines to shape electoral results as has been seen in state-level Ajahadyan politics.
The President is independent from the legislative and the judiciary, but has some influence over the legislative through the Premier of the Union, who is appointed and dismissed at will by the President and serves as the Speaker of Parliament and by appointing members of the Satrian Federal Court.
The President has no formal term limits, however it is rare for a President to serve more than a single term in office in the modern era, with the last being Nishant Balchandra who served as President from 1981 to 1997 following the death of Arjuna Kalsarah while in office. Two-term presidents were more common historically, with Mohan Balchandra being elected twice in 1935 and 1943 before his death in 1950, Jalender Sarai serving two full terms from 1950 to 1966 and Aman Sabanis being elected twice in 1966 and 1974 before his death later that year in a Subarnan airstrike on a military convoy he was travelling with. No President has ever been elected three times, although Nishant Balchandra stood as a candidate in the 1997 Ajahadyan presidential election.
Legislative
Ajahadya has a unicameral legislative, formally the Parliament of the Union of Federated Republics of Satria, normally referred to as the Ajahadyan Parliament. The Ajahadyan Parliament elects 500 members through a closed party list system with independent candidates being illegal and only federally-registered parties being able to compete. All parties that succeed in winning seats are constitutionally bound to join the Satrian National Front, the ruling coalition, and many Euclean commentators have stated that this effectively makes Ajahadya a one-party state under the rule of the Satrian National Front.
The extent to which the Satrian National Front is one unified party or little more than a de jure grouping with no actual power varies dramatically between Presidents and Prime Ministers. The ability of the Prime Minister to get legislation passed by the Parliament is often seen as a measure of confidence in the President's ability to rule, and it is rare for an ineffective Prime Minister to last long before they are dismissed by the President.
Judiciary
The judicial branch of the Ajahadyan government is formed by the Satrian Federal Court which serves as the nation's supreme court. Its members are appointed by the President, and it functions as the main court for matters of constitutional and civil law.