Dunhelm Island
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| Disputed island Native name: Duneler (Imaguan Creole) Ilha da Revolução (Lusitan) | |
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 Dunhelm Island from the east | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Arucian Sea |
| Area | 125.44 km² |
| Highest point |
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| Administered by | |
 Maracao | |
| Province | Ilha da Revolução |
| Claimed by | |
| File:ImaguaFlag.png Imagua and the Assimas | |
| Parish | Saint Isidore's |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 97,816 (as of 2017) |
Dunhelm Island (Etrurian: Isola Dunelm, Imaguan Creole: Duneler), officially Revolution Island (Lusitan: Ilha da Revolução) is an island located in the Arucian Sea, situated 250 kilometers away from the island of Imagua, and just over 1,000 kilometers from the island of Maracao. Disputed between Maracao and Imagua and the Assimas, it has been under Maracan control since 1945. The island hosts a permanent AIS military presence, with assets from Maracao, Swetania and Chervolesia based on the island.
Etymology
The name Dunhelm Island comes from the city of Dunhelm in Buckland, which had been under personal union with Estmere at the time the island was discovered by Eucleans in TBD.
The official name, Revolution Island commemorates the Glorious Revolution which freed Maracao from Mariranan occupation and ended any chance of Adelmar I returning to power.
Besides these two names, older names for the island include Santo Osório, named after TBD, and TBD.
History
Pre-colonization
Dunhelm Island was originally inhabited by the Nati peoples, having taken over the island around TBD. At the time the island was first sighted, it was estimated that there were around three thousand Nati living on Dunhelm, with Native Imaguans beginning to establish a foothold on Dunhelm Island, with archaeological evidence documenting conflict on the site of present-day Guimarães between the Nati and the Native Imaguans.
(TBC)
Early colonization
The island was first sighted by Caldish explorer TBD in 1549, but it was only in 1573 when under Ordennyan explorer TBD, he landed on the island and claimed it for Ordennya, with the town of Lötvall (present-day Guimarães) being the primary settlement on the island. During this period, while the island was not as populated as Imagua, or the Assimas, the Nati on Dunhelm Island were enslaved, and were so mistreated that by 1650, there were "virtually no natives" left on Dunhelm Island.
While after the island of Imagua fell, it remained under Ordennyan control, in 1683, the island was conquered by (TBD), and was incorporated into their colony of Maracao, with Lötvall being renamed Porto Negro. It would remain the primary economic centre of Dunhelm Island, although political decisions were made in the colonial capital of Porto Leste. This state of affairs lasted until 1721, when after the Gilded Wars, it became part of the Gaullica's recently-annexed territory of Imagua, which it seized from Estmere. During that period, it was administered as part of the Saint Casimir's Islands, alongside Imagua and the eponymous islands in present-day Vilcasuamanas, with Porto Negro being renamed to be Port Noir.
It would remain under Gaullican control until 1771, when after the War of the Asterian Succession, Estmere took over the island of Imagua, including Dunhelm Island, and incorporated the island into the parish of Saint Isidore's, with the settlement being renamed to Henryton.
During the late eighteenth and through the early nineteenth century, Dunhelm Island was a quiet part of the Colony of Imagua, although due to its distance from the administrative centre of New Taois, there were demands in 1811 and again in 1838 for Dunhelm Island to become a parish in its own right, although the request was rejected by the colonial governor both times, as Dunhelm Island did not possess a "significant population" to be able to sustain its duties as a parish within the colony.
Transition to self-government
As the Colony of Imagua transitioned to self-government, Dunhelm Island's population continued advocating for separation from Saint Isidore's Parish, and the establishment of a separate parish just for the island. As well, with the industrialisation going on in Cuanstad and San Pietro, emigration became a significant issue, as many who were born on Dunhelm left for work in Cuanstad, as besides farming and fishing, there was not a significant economy on the island.
In 1862, the island once again requested parish status, citing distance from the parish seat of New Taois as a reason, and citing that having a parish would help create jobs on the island. This was rejected by the colonial governor, due to its small population.
By 1871, the population of Dunhelm Island was only 2,597 people, with 721 inhabiting the village of Henryton (present-day Guimarães), and the rest either living in the countryside, or in smaller villages or hamlets. Emigration increased over the next thirty years, with the population falling to around 1,204 people by 1901, as economic opportunities on Dunhelm Island remained very limited.
During the early twentieth century, Dunhelm Island remained an agrarian economy, with a constable from the Royal Imaguan Constabulary reporting in 1907 that "the island is very quiet," and that he only had to respond to a single incident in the three years he was stationed, "when a youth stole a horse, and was made to return the horse to its owner." However, the constable noted that "as the economy was wholly dependent on hunting or fishing, more and more young people leave for New Taois or for Cuanstad."
However, in the next decade, the Great Collapse greatly affected the economy of Dunhelm Island, as there was no longer any demand for goods produced on the island. This led to an exodus of the population: while in 1911, the population had risen to 1,329 people, by 1921, it had fallen to 977 people, with most looking for jobs in Nua Taois and Cuanstad.
Great War and Solarian War
With the start of the Great War, Dunhelm Island, like the rest of Imagua, was swiftly occupied by Gaullica, as the island was poorly defended: despite fierce resistance from the three constables and two militiamen, they were quickly forced to surrender. During Gaullican occupation, the seat of Henryton (present-day Guimarães) was once again renamed to Port Noir, and the other vilages and hamlets were made to adopt Gaullican names. However, as they were otherwise occupied, Dunhelm Island was generally left alone.
After the liberation of Imagua in 1934, Dunhelm Island had their names reverted to their original Estmerish names. However, it was still a rural backwater: while the population rose to 1,257 people by 1941, of which 419 were living in Henryton. In 1942, Henryton was granted town status, on account of it being the main commercial centre on the island.
With the start of the Solarian War, the colonial militia was once again raised, with ten soldiers tasked to defend Dunhelm Island from a potential attack from Etrurian Revolutionary Republic, which at the time controlled the Assimas Islands. However, as Imagua was extensively invested in the war, Dunhelm Island was seen as "unlikely be invaded" by foreign powers.
In 1945, Maracao launched an invasion of Dunhelm Island: due to the poor defences, Maracao swiftly overrun the island, and conquered it. Of the estimated 1,305 inhabitants residing on the island, only 435 chose to leave the island for Nua Taois.
Integration into Maracao
Contemporary era
TBD
Geography
Climate
Administration
(TBC)
Imagua and the Assimas officially considers Dunhelm Island to be part of Saint Isidore's Parish. Until 1988, it comprised of four municipalities (Henryton, Rampton, Mosley, and Hadleigh), but under the Local Governance Act of 1987 passed by the Imaguan parliament, the four municipalities, and the rural areas directly under the parish on the island was merged into the town of Dunhelm. However, this is not recognised by the Maracan government, who controls Dunhelm Island.