History of Rajyaghar

The history of Rajyaghar began around 65,000 BC, when humans were first believed to inhabit what is now the Kingdom of Rajyaghar. Modern day Rajyaghar first came into being in 19XX when the Colony of the Rajyani Territories were granted independence by XX.

Rajyaghar is home to a diverse range of ethnic groups, languages and beliefs and this diversity is a result of Rajyaghar's history. The history of Rajyaghar has also played a significant role in the development of its culture post-independence with aspects of modern Rajyani culture taken from different aspects of the cultures of the Kingdoms, Empires and Confederacies that came before it.

Ancient Rajyani Civilisations

The earliest known records of humans in Rajyaghar was around 65,000 BC with historical records of this era being minimal at best. From 6,000 BC, historical records begin to show evidence of basic structures for residence, the rearing of animals and use of crops for food along the coastline and along major rivers which progressed inland. These areas developed into the ancient Rajyani Civilisaitons. Due to their relative isolation from one another, the settlements developed independently for thousands of years until around 2,000 BC when there was increased communication between the civilisations and trade began to emerge.

From 2000 to 300 BC, the development of the tulyatan faith began to emerge and flourish amongst the ancient rajyani civilisations as did the ancient language of matrabasha. It is also agreed that it is during this period that there was significant migration of Satari-Euclean migration to the region which further led to the development of the matrabasha language and tulyatan faith. Some of this migration also led to small tribes and communities developing deeper inland in the southern mountain ranges and the eastern forests. These distant tribes and communities quickly lost contact with those along the coast and rivers.

It was also during this period that the development of the clan system emerged with various tribes and communities developing unique practices, traditions and rituals and with clear leadership structures which is evidenced by some of the archeological findings along the Naratha river and coastline; which showed clear signs of chieftan residences in the centre of ancient clan settlements. It was also during this time that a caste system appeared to have developed. On buildings and tools throughout the ancient rajyani civilisations there appear to be symbols which denote an individual or structure's role in society. For example, there is the symbol of the trident which can be found, in one artistic form or another, on the walls of the chieftains homes.

One of the largest areas of development was along the Naratha river, the largest of the Rajyani rivers. The rapid development in this areas was due to the increasing trade occuring between the communities and tribes along the river and the prosperity of their agricultural practices which flourished on the fertile river banks. The continued trade, agricultural development and use of the shared matrabasha language and of the tulyatan faith, increased the coalescence of these communities and the wider ancient rajyani civilisations, which resulted in the development of the Naratha River Civilisation by 250 CE.

Naratha River Civilisation

Around 250 CE, the small tribes and clans of the Naratha river and Rayjani coastline had consolidated into dozens of monarchies which became known as the early kingdoms (Kirokirajya). Due to the shared language (matrabasha), clan system and faith (tulyata), this period of time and the Kirkoirajyas themselves are known as the Naratha River Civilisation.

The Kirokirajyas began to expand further inland away from the coast and river banks towards the more isolated clans in the southern mountain ranges and eastern forests and lowlands. As they expanded further inland, they took with them the matrabasha language and tulyatan faith.

Rajana Period

• 430 – founding of the Rajana Dynasty
• 450 – domination of the Naratha River Civilisations
• 480 – Expansion southwards and eastwards
• 522 – Wars against the invading irfanic tribes
• 555 – Ascension of Shakti as Maharani of Rajana
• 567 – Conquest of the irfanic territories
• 569 – Golden Age of the Rajana Empire - dominance of Rajana over modern-Rajyaghar lands
• 783 – Rise of the Mirza Sultanate in the east
• 786 – Start of the Dynastic War between Mirza and Rajana

Andhara Period

• 800 – Fall of Kismat (Rajana capitol) and murder of the Rajana Dynasty by the Mirza Sultanate
• 812 – Victory over the Mirza Sultanate by Rajana Generals
• 815 – Infighting between the Rajana Generals leads to collapse of the Rajana Empire and emergence of smaller kingdoms
• 816 – Period of total war between these smaller kingdoms
• 948 – Plague spreads across Rajyaghar leading to the collapse of several kingdoms
• 953 – End of the Plague
• 956 – Surviving kingdoms begin a period of conquest against collapsed neighbours

The Parivartana

The Parivartana marked the end of the Andhara Period and saw a transformation, which is where the name comes from, in Rajyani culture. The new age saw a period of enlightenment and advancement throughout Rajyaghar.

Peace sweeps across the land as the new kingdoms settle into their borders and wars come to an end. Period of enlightenment culturally, technologically, religiously and economically.

Vikasan Era

The Vikasan Era was the glory age for the Middle Kingdoms of Rajyaghar. The Era saw the cementation of the multiple middle kingdoms as sovereign states. The era also ushered in an age of war which saw rival kingdoms clash over territories, ideologies and emerging differences in culture. It was in this era that the relations between Tulyatan and Irfanic communities broke down and resulted in multiple wars on religious grounds. Due to the balance of power between the Kingdoms, no one kingdom dominated Rajyaghar.

• 1300 – Rathankot expands northwards, dominating smaller kingdoms
• 1310 – Fearing continued expansion, Sanyukt declares war against Rathankot
• 1310-1410 – Hundred years war between Rathankot and Sanyukt
• 1323 – Sangma Dynasty invades southern Rajyani states
• 1345 – Irfanic Sultanates in north-eastern Rajyaghar merge to form the Raulian Confederacy
• 1360 – Rajadom of Harringhata erupts into civil war resulting in it splitting into Rajadom of Harringhata and Kodur Collective
• 1382 – Kodur Collective collapses and is annexed by Harringhata
• 1395 – Mirza Empire splits into Zulmat and Suti Sultanates and Parsa Presidency
• 1410 – Peace Treaty signed between Rathankot and Sanyukt in Bishnupur
• 1427 – Dedha, Mondari and Sasipur form an alliance to repel Sangma Dynasty
• 1439 – Collapse of Sangma dynasty leads to creation of Sangam Rajadom in southern Rajyani led by former Sangma General
• 1450 – Dalar Bewar secedes from Zulmat Sultanate
• 1466 – Sanyukti Empire attempts to expand along entire Rajyani coastline
• 1567 – Zulmat declares war against the Sanyukti Empire
• 1571 – Zulmat surrenders to Sanyukti Empire
• 1580 – Fall of Chanak State to Sanyukti Empire
• 1582 – Rathankot loses control over Pinjar Province and it secedes

Age of Sanyukt

The Age of Sanyukt quickly brought about an end to the balance of power that existed between the middle kingdoms in the Vikasan Era. After decisive victories in the Coastal War, the Sanyukti Empire dominated north-western Rajyaghar and was able to exercise influence over most of the Tulyatan middle kingdoms. The Age of Sanyukt was a period of fewer conflicts and an era of stability for the Sanyukti Empire which saw no great threat to its supremacy in Rajyaghar.

From the 1770s onwards, Sanyukti dominance across Rajyaghar had resulted in a false sense of security and stability within the leadership of the Empire. Large amounts of the tax revenue collected by imperial authorities were diverted from the navy and army to the construction of monuments and infrastructure which, whilst increasing the size of the economy and culture of the empire, resulted in a weakening of its security. In 1795, the Sanyukti Empire was at the height of its power and, not having the appetite for conquest and having a lack of vision, Emperor Sooraj II summoned the heads of state of the other Rajyani Kingdoms to Kinadica where they signed the 1795 Peace Accords, ending centuries of conflict across Rajyaghar and confirming the borders of the various kingdoms. Following the peace accords, many of the Rajyani kingdoms reduced the sizes of their militaries to focus spending on their infrastructure and economies which further weakened the overall strength of the rajyani kingdoms. As a result, when the XX Empire landed its invasion force in the 1802, the weakened Rajyani Kingdoms were unable to put up any significant defence and the fall of the kingdoms began.

• 1600 – Shivaji II is anointed Emperor of Sanyukt by the High Priest of Bishnupur
• 1602 – Pinjar falls to the Togoti Khaganate
• 1603 – Start of the Togoti-Rathankot War
• 1607 – Parsa Presidency joins Rathankot in war against the Khaganate
• 1610 – Sanyukti Navy defeats last remaining naval powers along Rajyani Coastline
• 1634 – Rathankot-Parsa alliance successfully repels Togoti Khagante
• 1635 – Chanak State re-established by Rathankot and Parsa Presidency
• 1640-1652 – Rathankot and Sanyukt go to war in the 12 years war
• 1652 – Rathankot surrenders after the battle of Harendhor
• 1678 – First Coalition is formed to oppose Sanyukti expansion
• 1683 – defeat of the First Coalition
• 1687 – Second Coalition formed to oppose Sanyukti presence in central Rajyaghar
• 1689 – Stalemate results in truce treaty being signed
• 1701 – High Priest Mathur IV of the Holy State of Bishnupur dies, Grand Council begins to elect new leader.
• 1702 – Naranya I elected High Priest of Bishnupur. Election is highly divisive and leads to his assassination two months later.
• 1703 – Dedha and Chanak secede from Bishnupur amidst the chaos
• 1704 – Sanyukti Empire invades Bishnupur in order to ensure security and makes it a protectorate
• 1706 – Mathur V appointed by Rajaram IV as High Priest of Bishnupur. Constitution of Bishnupur changed to ensure Emperor of Sanyukt choses its High Priest.
• 1708 – Princess Lakshmi of Sanyukt and Prince Prakash of Sangam marry
• 1712 – Rathankot invades Nakhtrana
• 1715 – Rathankot makes inroads into Nakhtrana but are wiped out in the Pavitra Valley
• 1716 – After Pavitra Valley massacre, Rathankot retreats to 1712 borders
• 1720 – Maharani Lakshmi anointed Empress of Sanyukti Empire, many smaller kingdoms swear fealty to Empress Lakshmi to avoid war
• 1725 – smaller states which failed to swear fealty are invaded and annexed
• 1728 – Third Coalition is formed and led by Rathankot to oppose Lakshmi
• 1734 – defeat of the third coalition and collapse of Rathankot into a republic
• 1736 – President Devdhar names himself King of Rathankot and re-establishes the monarchy
• 1738 – Devdhar and Lakshmi sign a treaty of friendship ending centuries of hostility
• 1770 – Death of Empress Lakshmi. Succeeded by Sooraj II.
• 1795 – Peace accords signed by all major states. Start of a period of demilitarisation
• 1797 – mass resignations of Sanyukti generals due to leadership of Emperor Sooraj II

Second Andhara

The Second Andhara (Second Dark Ages) was the period of time between 1802 and the official formation in 1841 of the Rajyani Territories; the name given to the XX colony that made up modern day Rajyaghar. The period began in 1802 when an invasion force from the XX Empire landed on the north-western coastline of the Kingdom of Swarupnagar and the Sultante of Dalar Bewar. Due to the reduction in military spending and size of the Rajyani Kingdoms since the 1795 peace accords, navies had been reduced to merchant protection fleets and so the Swarupnagar navy provided little resistance against the well-tested and battle hardened navy of XX. By 1804, the small Sultante of Dalar Bewar had fallen and Swarupnagar was engaging in emergency peace talks with XX. Fearing a total loss of power, the Maharaja of Swarupnagar signed a treaty of suzerainty with XX which saw the Maharaja retain some domestic power. In reality, the Maharaja was King in name only as XX officials would dictate to the Maharaja what policies to enact.

Across the Rajyani Kingdoms, many saw the swift invasion of Dalar Bewar and Swarupnagar as a sign of what was to come and many began to re-arm and expand their militaries. But due to years of dismantling their military infrastructures, many of the kingdoms were unable to recruit enough forces to withstand the invasion forces of XX. In central Rajyaghar, the kingdoms rallied their weakened forces in their northern borders in preparation for an XX invasion, not knowing that in 1806, XX had signed secret agreements with the Sultantes of Raulia and Zulmat and the Empire of Parsa guaranteeing peace between them and XX in return for assistance in the invasion of the central Rajyani Kingdoms. In 1808, Raulia, Zulmat and Parsa, which made up the eastern rajyani states, invaded the central rajyani kingdoms in what became known as The Great Betrayal. The unsuspecting rajyani kingdoms were unable to withstand this eastern invasion due to their forces being predominantly in the north. Facing near guaranteed oblivion, the Kingdoms of Kodur and Bhankari, fearing irfanic dominance and suppresssion of the tulyatan people, signed treaties of suzerainty with XX, ending the sultante invasions.

By 1834, central and northern Rajyaghar was under the control of the XX Empire either through treaties of suzerainty or through direct occupation. In the west, only the Sanyukti Empire was able to put up any fight against the XX Empire. From 1826, Sanyukt and XX had been engaged in several small skirmisshes along their joint land border and at sea. The Sanyukti navy had managed to put up a significant fight but by 1836 the losses were mounting and the Sanyukti navy was unable to create more warships than were being destroyed by XX. In 1837, the final straw broke in the Battle of Deshmuk which saw Admiral Nandi's fleet sunk off of the coast of the major trading port of Deshmuk. With no naval force able to defend the Sanyukti coastline from a sea invasion, Sanyukti moral was crushed. The economic strains placed on the Empire was also causing domestic trouble with food shortages affecting the poorest communities. When the XX invasion of the Sanyukti Empire finally came in 1840, the country had been starved economically and was on the brink of civil war itself due to deteriorating conditions, poor morale and a devastated military and economy. In return for a bloodless takeover, Emperor Karan III entered into a suzerainty treaty with XX. By 1842, the remaining rajyani kingdoms fell through conquest to XX and the colonial era began.

Colonial Era

Due to the complex nature and divide and conquer tactics of XX in their invasion of the rajyani kingdoms, the organisation and governance of the territories was incredibly complex. After a series of riots and protests against XX control throughout 1842-1845, the XX Crown stepped in and ordered the colonial authorities to reorganise the colonies, which operated seperately from one another, into a single colony which would become the 'Rajyani Territories'. In 1847, new measures were brought into place to create the 'Rajyani Territories' in which a single Governor General, appointed by the XX Crown, would administer the colony. The existing treaties of suzerainty were renegotiated with the rajyani kings and sultans unable to protest due to the military strength of XX that had continued to increase since 1842. By 1851, the Rajyani kings and sultans had lost all significant powers as any power they did have was simply as a rubber stamp to colonial administrators who were appointed by the Governor-General to oversee the workings of each of the Kings and Sultans. Additionally, the Kings and Sultans were stripped of their titles and instead given the uniform title of 'Prince of the Princely State of [state]'.

The colonial era saw the birth of the 'rajyani' identity as prior to colonisation, there had never been a unified sense of a 'Rajyaghar' land or identity. It was also under the colonial regime that education became more common place with the colonial administration setting up the predecessor to the modern-rayjani education system; namely the mass construction of primary education schools and the establishment of colleges and universities in major cities, not just princely state capitals. Under the colonial regime, the infrastructure within Rajyaghar was vastly enhanced with thousands of miles of rail tracks being laid down throughout the colonial era. The ports were also improved to meet with euclean standards which further enhanced the trade prosperity of Rajyaghar. In a short period of time, the Rajyani economy was transformed and society had changed from a rural dominated one to a more suburban and urban one. Many historians now question the benefits of the infrastructure improvements with some arguing that it was overall beneficial to Rajyaghar and others arguing that it was only created to increase the speed at which natural resources could be taken out of Rajyaghar back to Euclea and to increase the profits of XX companies operating in the territory, not to further the economic growth of the local population.

Path to Independence

In the early 1900s, tensions between the great powers in Euclea continued to rise, requiring XX to withdraw more troops from the Rajyani territories to secure its mainland territories. Alongside this, tensions were continuing to rise between the lower rajyani classes and the colonial administration. As a result, the colonial administration was tasked with increasing the size of the Imperial Rajyani Territorial Army (IRTA) as well as taking over more duties from the Colonial Office in XX to deal with the rising territorial tensions. To facilitate this, Lord Cunningham, the Governor-General of Rajyaghar, summoned the Princes of the Princely States of Rajyaghar to the Imperial Palace in Kinadica. The meeting discussed Cunningham's plan to increase the size of the IRTA using the influence of the Rajyani Princes and Clan Leaders in return for increased self-governance. By the end of the three week meeting, a decision was agreed to in which the Rajyani leaders would use their influence to bolster the IRTA and in return they would form a National Council of Princes which would serve as the primary advisory council to the Governor-General. The deal would become known as the Cunningham Accords and were widely seen as a step in the right direction by the Rajyani people.

In 1926, the Great War broke out across Kylaris. Fearing a collapse of XX's colonial possessions, the newly installed Governor-General of Rajyaghar, Lord Maximillian Holmes, summoned a meeting of the National Council of Princes. Holmes called the meeting due to the fact that whilst the IRTA would be able to put up a fight against any invasion into XX Rajyaghar, it would not, at its current size, be able to play an offensive role in the Satrian theatre of the Great War. In response, the NCP assured Holmes that if he pledged to grant independence at the conclusion of the war, the NCP would help the colonial administration in its war. Holmes agreed to the measures on the condition that independence would be granted over a period of years after a period of self-governance under the supervision of XX. The measures were agreed to and the Holmes Plan was adopted. The response of the plan was more divided amongst the Rajyani people with the lower classes being openly against the agreement but with few economic opportunities and with princes still retaining significant cultural, political and religious influence, the IRTA expanded in size, securing the Rajyani Territories and its support in the Great War.

In 1929, the Government of XX fell and within a few days word reached the furthest corners of Rajyaghar and dissent and the idea of independence grew. Fearing a complete collapse of the Rajyani territories into civil war and with Great War still ongoing, Lord Holmes, who had since become an admirer of Rajyaghar, sought to ensure stability and order. As a result, Lord Holmes ordered no further offensives by the IRTA and recalled many regiments in order to ensure stability within the Rajyani Territories. Lord Holmes, a feirce royalist, also knew that the royal regime of XX was over and that he was now the highest ranking official in the Territories. Throughout his time as Governor-General, Lord Holmes had enjoyed warm relations with the tulyatan leadership who had always tried to remain friendly with the colonial administration to prevent punitive laws being introduced against the rajyani people, whilst the irfanic leaders had presented more of a problem due to their hopes of a seperate irfanic nation and their opposition to supporting the IRTA during the early 1900s and their later refusal to assist in its expansion for the Great War.

As talks of an early independence grew, fears began to grow within the tulyatan middle class and leadership over possible irfanic revolutions that could sweep to power an irfanic dominated government. Throughout the colonial era, the idea of a united Rajyaghar, which had never been considered prior, had become a unifying pillar in the resistance against colonial power particularly amongst the lower classes which did not identify as strongly with their princely states. Additionally, during the Great War, irfanic opposition to involvement had gained irfanic leaders popularity not only within their princely states but across Rajyaghar including within the tulyatan lower classes. As the idea of independence grew closer thanks to the Holmes Plan, the majority of the tulyatan population feared this growing irfanic popularity and so the tulyatan princes met with leaders of the tulyatan clans and reached an agreement. The agreement was based on the idea that an independent Rajyaghar would be a secular nation, so as to prevent an irfanic revolution against codified tulyatan dominance, but with a constitutional tulyatan monarch and elected government. The plan was put to Lord Holmes in February 1931 where he agreed to it. At the following meeting of the National Council of Princes in April 1931, Holmes presented the plan as if it was his own to reduce the likelihood of irfanic opposition. The irfanic princes, who had been fearing a presidential system plan in which the larger number of tulyatan states would be able to ensure no irfanic citizen became President, were surprised by the secular nature of the government and agreed to the plans. The agreement of the meeting also stated that independence would still only be given after the end of the Great War despite the collapse of the XX Government. In 1944 the agreement between the tulyatan leadership and Lord Holmes, which had previously been kept secret, became public knowledge and resulted in mass protests across the country which eventually subsided.

At a meeting of the National Council of Princes in January 1932, Prince Krishan VI of the Princely State of Sanyukt was elected to be the first Maharaja of an independent Rajyaghar. The vote was almost unanimous with only a few Princes abstaining and none casting votes against. Krishan VI is widely thought to have been chosen due to the dominance of the Sanyukti Empire pre-XX and due to his wide popularity amongst the tulyatan lower and middle classes, in part due to his public devotion to the tulyatan faith. Krishan VI also had a record of welcoming and meeting with irfanic leaders for talks when religious tensions boiled over within the Princely State of Sanyukt, earning him favour with irfanic princes and leaders. At the same time, the new constitution was formally agreed to and it was announced that it would come into effect on the day of independence.

In February 1935, the Great War ended and the process of granting independence began. To ensure a smooth transition, elections to the new national parliament (Shahee Sansad) were called and the new members were elected in June 1935 but would not take up their seats until the day of independence. In Julu 1935, at a ceremony in front of the Imperial Palace, Lord Holmes signed the declaration of independence alongside Krishan VI and marked the official end of colonial rule, the dissolution of the Rajyani Territories and the birth of the new Kingdom of Rajyaghar. In front of a crowd of over 500,000 people, Krishan VI swore an oath of allegiance to the new Constitution, recieved the oaths of loyalty from the newly elected Shahee Sansad and formally swore in the first Government of Rajyaghar under the leadership of Prime Minister Pramod Ashtikar.

Post-Independence

People’s Party dominated politics for the first decade and it was a combination of centrist ideals run by establishment independence figures. The party slowly began to unravel due to it being too broad of a church in terms of political ideology, ranging from centre-right positions to left-wing positions. This led to its ultimate collapse and split in 1947 into the Cooperative Party (left-wing) and Liberal Party (centrist – centre-right). In this chaos, no party was able to achieve a majority in the 1948 elections which resulted in a liberal party minority government. The party’s failure at governance, mainly due to an attempted take-over by the more conservative wing, led to its collapse in 1950 which resulted in another general election which resulted in yet another hung Shahee Sansad. This time, the Cooperative Party formed a minority government and it fared much better due to less internal divisions and a more united ideology and party leadership.

The Co-op Party was viewed favourably across the nation and, due to ongoing divisions in the liberal party which had weakened it further, took the country to an early election (1952) in which the Co-op party secured an overwhelming majority thus ending almost ten years of deadlock in the Shahee Sansad. The Co-op Party would dominate Rajyani politics for the next 5 years whilst the liberal party haemorrhaged members to the RRP which had been courting the more centre-right liberal party members. In the 1959 election, the RRP overtook the Liberals to become the second largest party.

During the 1950s, religious divisions were also plaguing the nation and the narrative played into the hands of the RRP which labelled itself as a tulyatan party compared to the Co-op party which was strictly secular. This religious association helped bolster support for the RRP in the religiously divided 50s and paved the way for their victory in the 1960 elections. The 1960 victory was also a result of revolutions in Zorasan which struck fear into the tulyatan voters who feared that the pardarian irfanic minority in Rajyaghar would attempt a similar revolution at home.

The Emergency

The RRP won re-election in 1965 with an even bigger majority. Throughout the early 60s, the religious tensions within Rajyaghar had boiled over into open conflict on the streets and the tulyatan populus rallied behind the RRP. Red Monday in June 1965, shortly after the election, resulted in the Prime Minister calling for a State of Emergency which was swiftly approved by the Maharani following a resolution of support from the Shahee Sansad. The Emergency would see the introduction of martial law, national curfews and the dissolution of the Union State Government of Zulmat. The Maharani appointed a non-partisan Governor to oversee the administration of public duties in Zulmat. Across the country, the PM reorganised the police force, increased their powers and deployed them aggressively across the nation to stamp out riots. The education curriculum was also modified to be more pro-tulyatan and pro-monarchist with socialism and communism being demonised. In December 1965, the Government announced a constitutional ban on communism which saw the immediate banning of the Satrian Communist Party. Many of these measures were viewed favourably by the population as the riots and protests were quelled and forced to disperse and civic harmony had returned to the streets after almost 15 years of division.

However, by early 1967 the Prime Minister had pushed even further with executive orders curtailing the free press, the dissolution of more eastern union state governments and the disbandment of the National Appointments Council resulting in Governor-appointments being nominated by the PM instead of an independent body. These moves had made the PM increasingly unpopular amongst the population, even amongst some of his most ardent supporters who feared that the basic principles of the Constitution were now being infringed upon. In July 1967, the PM unilaterally suspended the Irfanic Coalition political party and banned several newspapers from publishing news material. The PM had also refused to lift martial law measures on the eastern states unlike in the western states which had only been under martial law for a maximum of 5 months. Fearing further authoritarian measures and concerned about the drift from centrist politics to the extremes, the PM’s own cabinet, made up of RRP MPs, ousted the Prime Minister in September 1967. A new RRP PM was appointed and the party continued to govern for another month, quickly securing many of the measures they had supported whilst revoking those they had opposed. In November 1967, the RRP invited the Co-operative Party to join them in government to form a Unity Government and in December 1967, the Unity Government called upon the Maharani to end the State of Emergency.

The Unity Government then restored the governments of the eastern states and called for new elections in September 1968. The Co-op Party won an overwhelming majority in the election due to their handling of the unity government period but mainly due to opposition to the RRP. The RRP suffered their worst defeat with the Liberal Party taking over as the second largest political party. Over the next decade, the RRP would slowly regain the trust of the people before returning to government in 1980.

Modern Era

In 1985, the Co-op Party returned to power and instituted economic reforms which saw the introduction of an agricultural crop price (ACP) which would guarantee crop prices for farmers which they had been promising prior to the ’85 election. The RRP’s refusal to support the policy saw their core base, rural voters, turn to the Co-op party in the ’85 election. However, the Co-op party’s slim majority collapsed in 1987 as the party became split over de-valuation of the currency. This led to a hung parliament following the 1987 which saw the cooperative party remain in power with a coalition with the Irfanic Coalition. In ’88 election, the RRP returned to power following a campaign focused on the economy. Throughout its history, the RRP had become known as a the fiscally responsible party whereas the CP were regarded as being socially responsible and liberal. The RRP managed to boost economic growth which enabled it to return to government in an early election in 1992. In ’95, the government became embroiled by a bribery scandal regarding the allocation of new housing construction contracts to RRP-donors.

The Co-operative party dominated Rajyani politics from the late 90s to the early 00s and dramatically transformed Rajyani society. Urbanisation dramatically increased alongside increases in the literacy rate and employment, however, much of the economic growth was in part due to the de-regulation era of the late 80s under the RRP. Socially, the country became much more liberal with homosexuality being decriminalised in 2002.

In 2009, the Rajyani stock market crashed and within the space of a few months, over 500,000 Rajyanis became unemployed. At the ’10 election, the Co-op party were heavily criticised for having dramatically increased the national deficit in order to pay for public programmes. The Liberals also blamed the RRP for deregulating the banking sector in the late 80s. The election resulted in a hung parliament which saw the rise of the Liberal Party once again. The Liberals entered into coalition with the RRP in order to form a coalition government. The coalition government were able to turn around the economy and begin to reduce the deficit with strict spending cuts. In the 2015 election, the RRP were rewarded for turning the economy around and became a majority government. In 2020, the RRP increased their majority yet again with their support amongst non-tulyatans growing due to the new leadership of the party since the early 2010s which saw the departure of many right-wingers in favour of more centrist figures.