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Federation Of Gulbistan د ګلبستان فدراسیون (Mershi) Da Gulbistān Federāsion
Motto:  عرفان او وطن "Erfān aw Watan"   "Irfan and Homeland"
Anthem:  د روان ـنازوشان Da Ravān Zazošān" "Spirit Of Zaxosios"
Capital	Dostak
Largest City	Thyropinia
Official languages	Mershi
Recognised regional languages	Abali Zubadi
Demonym(s)	Gulbistani
Government	Federal Presidential Republic
• President	Omar Sherzai
Legislature	Federal Congress
• Upper house	Tribal Jirga
• Lower house	People's Jirga
Establishment
• Independence From X	1936
Area
• Total	240,886 km2 (93,007 sq mi)
• Water (%)	7.02
Population
• 2020 census	64,992,804
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total
• Per capita	$4,519.87
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total
• Per capita	$4,375.99
Gini (2020)	41.5 medium
HDI (2020)	0.642 medium
Currency	Wazen (WZN (وزن))
Date format	dd.mm.yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+109
Internet TLD	.pa

Gulbistan (Mershi: ګلبستان; Gulbistān ), officially the Federation Of Gulbistan (Mershi: د ګلبستان فدراسیون; Da Gulbistān Federāsion),

Gulbistan was settled by humans over 60,000 years, but the first major settlement was the ancient city of Amtes, today known as Hamtash. By the year 2500BC Satro-Eucleans arrived in the region from the east, and dominated the region. The Amstian Civilization would dominate the region until the arrival of settlers from Piraea. One of the city-states founded, Thyropinia, would grow to be massive in scale and dominate trade routes of the southern Acheloian Sea. During the rise of the Solarian Empire, Thyropinia became fully independent of the Piraean homeland and became an empire of its own, known as the Thyropinian Kingdom, they would conquer almost all of modern-day Gulbistan and establish a unique cultural fuse between Piraean, Amtsian, and Satrian cultures. Also during this period the First Heavenly Dominion would spread Irfan into the region, beginning the First Irfanic Wave. Irfanic Kingdoms would establish themselves and fight with the Thyropinians, until the establishment of Irfanic normalization by King Kallippos and the multi-religious society. The Kingdom would come to an end around 50AD due to invasion from the Sangma Empire, who ruled for a very short period.

After the Sangma left, the Satrian Akanlids would take power over the region. The Akanlid Dynasty attempted to crack-down on Irfan and framed itself as a successor to the Thyropinians, its second ruler would even be known as Zaxosios II. Sometimes known as the period of three cultures, it would be a local power until its collapse to the Second Heavenly Dominion. Under the Namrinids, the "three-culture" identity would go away as Irfan would become the dominant religion of the region. During this period Pardarians would begin to move into the region, laying down the ground for the development of Abali, Pahideli, and Tamyun peoples. In 512, a group of Pardarian warlords led by Mehir Shada Wakman rebel against the Dominion and conquer the region, establishing the Pafdari Sultanate. The Pafdaris are considered the first "Gulbi" nation by Gulbistanis, and is origin of the term Gulbi. The Pafdaris were loosely united nation that would commonly attempt to invade its neighbors and spread Irfan in Satria. Towards the end of their rule the first works of Mershi literature are seen and a Mershi identity had risen. They would rule for a few centuries until the rise of the Third Heavenly Dominion. Their rule would be disliked by the native Gulbis, and many tribes would attempt different uprisings. During the fall of the dominion, the Muhabid clan would fill the power void that rose in Gulbistan and established their rule in Thyropinia. They would rule as a major power in northern Satria until 1414, when after losing wars to the Gorsands, a rival clan from Khandaffi would arrise and the Muhabid-Khandaffid War would lead to the fall of the Muhabids and the establishment of the Khandaffid Sultanate and other smaller Sultanates. They would slowly grow and be the ruling empire until the Togoti Invasions. After the fall of Togotis fell, the Khardarids would take over for a few decades until a rebellion led by Sak Zemani, who would establish the Zemani Empire. The Zemani would become a major power in Satria, and rise to its greatest extent in the late 1700s until its steady decline following conflicts with the Gorsanids and the growing influence of Euclean powers. The Zemani would remain a culturally and technologically growing nation, receiving Paretian military weaponry. Another important deed of the Zemani was the establishment of Edgam, a policy that enforce cultural assimilation into Mershi culture, focused on the small mountain peoples. In 1870, Ravnia would conquer the Zemani Empire and establish Ravnian Satria.

This colonial era led to the rise of the leadership of the Gulbistani clergy. Sheikh Rafan Makhoub and numerous other religious leaders would form the Shah's Pact, in which they would enforce Edgam through religion. Numerous ideological groups arose during the 1910s, namely the Spear Of Khoda, Wolekhoda, and the Gulbi State Movement. These groups would be led mostly by clergymen, and differed widely. When the Great War began, the SOK would launch a rebellion, backed by the Grand Alliance and mostly Paretian Monarchists. The Gulbi State Movement would evolve into a Green Pardal force called the Gulbi State Army, and allied with the SOK to defeat Ravnia and Solarist Paretia. After the war, (Estmere?) would take control over Ravnian Satria and the Paretian Monarchists would be given Thyropinia. GSA forces would continue an underground insurgency during the interwar period. When the Solarian War began, Gulbistan was invaded by Etruria and conquered. The SOK would be reborn, alongside a Irfanist group named Khudamilli. They would reform their alliance Paretia, forming what is known as the Etimal Pact. This was a deal in which Paretia would guarantee the SOK and Khudamilli Gulbistani independence, in return for keeping Thyropinia a Paretian colony. After the war, a Provisional State was established by the SOK and Khudamilli. The GSA would begin a short "civil war" in attempt to overthrow the Provisional government. This would ultimately fail the GSA would turn into a underground force. The Provisional Government decided it was best to return Gulbistan to a monarch, and declared nobleman and supposed Zemani descendant Ishmael Khurnan as Emir Of Gulbistan, establishing the Emirate Of Gulbistan.

The Emirate saw its first few years slowly establishing itself in Satria. In 1952, Emir Asfand would rise to power. Asfand was only 14 upon his ascension, and he was heavily influenced by a palace priest named Sheikh Nurani Makhoub, who was a radical Irfanist. Asfand, impressionable, trusted Makhoub as a father figure. A year later, Asfand would order out what he called "The Decree Of Heaven", and utterly revamped the nation. He declared Gulbistan a "Heavenly Emirate" and declared himself protector and guardian of Irfan. This new state would use Khudamilli militants to enact terror attacks on its neighbors, namely the Satrian nations. His rule resulted in massive internal conflict and Euclean alienization. In 1958, he would order attacks on Tulyata worshipers and dissidents in Gulbistan, known as Black Autumn. This led to small uprisings and anti-government attacked led by former members of the GSA. In 1959, a military coup would overthrow the Emir and establish the Republic Of Gulbistan. The coup also was highly supported by civilian rebels. These rebels were led by Pason Paywastun, a radical whose pseudo-leftist ideology of Watanism was inspired by Sattarism in Pardaran. They were mostly made up of former Pardals and Councilists. Paywastun was heralded as a hero by the people. Just after coming to power, the 1959 Thyropinian Crisis began, where in the end he was able to successfully force Paretia to give Thyropinia to Gulbistan. He would hold anti-colonialist and nationalist stances, and would see good relations with their neighbors in Pardaran. This mass support would dwindle the 1970s, when Paywastun would undergo a change in his positions. He would begin massive modernization, including state secularization. This led to massive unrest in the south. In 1984, Paywastun would die and he would be replaced by Yusef Marri. Tribal leaders led by Darwish Wajia would agree to overthrow the government and incite the tribal peoples into rebelling against Marri. Marri would be ousted in 1987 and replaced with Hamid Zazozai. However, after another few years of fighting Zazozai gave up and fled to Zorasan. This allowed for the establishment of the Federation, with Darwish Wajia elected to be the first president. Gulbistan would democratize and reinstate Irfanic laws. In the 2000s, insurgencies arose in the regions of Tobadad and Abalistan, leading to the rise of Omar Sherzai and a massive crackdown on resistance in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Sherzai's rule also led to massive economic liberalization and openness to foreign investment. However, Gulbistan is commonly seen as a Southern Democracy by other nations and even a junta to some.