The Holy Decreeist Empire of the Cossack Khanate
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The Holy Decreeist Empire of Cossack Khanate | |
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Motto: "Jai Rashtra" | |
Anthem: "Rise up, Cossacks" | |
| Capital and largest city | Selvik |
| Official languages | Cossack and Sanskrit |
| Ethnic groups (2018 Estimate) | 96.3% Cossack
2.7% Kyrian Less than 1% Other |
| Demonym(s) | Cossack |
| Government | Khanist-Decreeist Empire |
• Imperator | Supreme Royal Commander Cyprus Khan |
• Royal Empress | Meenakshi Viram Khanum |
• Minister of Foreign Affairs | Ryan Vehr |
• Minister of Internal Affairs | Venu Lehman |
• Minister of Finance | Nicholas Arzvich |
• Minister of Defense | Jarl Ghatak |
• Minister of Advancement | Alli Prikaf |
| Legislature | Sabha |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,328,564 km2 (899,064 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 61, 348, 650 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | 54,994,000,000,000 Guilders (82,491,000,000,000 USD) |
• Per capita | 17441 Guilders (26,162.77 USD) |
| Currency | Guilder |
| Date format | DD/MM/YYYY |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +53 |
Geography and Climate
Located on a peninsula just south of Lazodiria, the Khanate covers 2,328,564 square kilometers. These include plains, hills, and mountains, for the most part. The wettest and most fertile region is the province of Vaishalle, with the driest region being western and northern Aziv province, and parts of Vishnu province. The provinces of Selvik, Kalir, Plaav, Sen, Ram, and Polorad (Northeastern region) all get chilly in the winter, but the province of Montz is the only province that has regular snowfall. The highest mountain in the Khanate is in the Kailasam mountain range and bears the same name as the chain of mountains. The Kailasam mountains form a barrier between the western coast of Vishnu and the land, resulting in northern Vishnu being a cold, dry region whose main industries are manufacturing, mining, or logging. The remains of the Kailasam mountains almost stretches down into the southwestern tip of the Khanate, in Aziv. The climate here is dry and desert-like, albeit with more vegetation unique to the Aziv Desert. Despite grueling heat, there are many busy civilian and military ports on the Aziv coast, including Fort Tirusulam, one of the most powerful military bases in the Khanate and it’s colonies. Towards the southern coast and eastern part of Aziv, the climate gradually gets less dry and eventually blends into the moist and fertile Vaishalle region. The large province is known for its massive agricultural production, as well as it’s humid and damp climate. From Vaishalle, the lands get colder and harder to farm going north. Kalir, the northeast-most province, with a chilly climate that is mainly suitable for hunting, natural activities, and specialized trades.
History
Timeline:
Circa 1300: The Kyrian people begin to populate the Cossack peninsula
Circa 1400: The Amritaya Dynasty, first led by Maharani Saakshi Amritaya, takes power. The following two centuries result in superior administrative organization, a wealthier populace and government, and maintaining a considerable defense system.
May 6th, 1687: The last heir to the throne,Raja Dev Amritaya, is assassinated by a group of unknown foreign soldiers. One of his military generals, Isak Tomasz, takes power and ends the Amritaya Dynasty and the Cossack Kingdom. It is widely debated among Cossack historians as to whether Tomasz was ethnically Kyrian or not, with multiple sources indicating that he was not. Either way, he proclaimed himself a “defender of the Cossack people”. It was at this point where the Cornellian Empire began to expand its influence into the peninsula. Originally arriving through the Imperial Church and the Templaric settlements, the Cornellians were eventually able to expand their unofficial presence throughout the north.
General Tomasz is usually credited with imperializing at a extremely fast rate, and expanding Cossack influence and wealth, but he is also criticized for allowing the Cornellians to infiltrate the predominantly Hindu north. In popular culture and in government propaganda, Tomasz is usually presented as a brave, daring figure who brought fame and glory to his nation.
July 23rd, 1704: General Isak Tomasz is assassinated by a group of Hindu extremists. They replace his government with what came to be known as the 3 Weeks’ Assembly, named after the duration of time the new dictatorial government lasted. It fell apart when the local Rajas supporting the government for the past couple of centuries finally turned to governing themselves, effectively disbanding the unified peninsula into hundreds of smaller kingdoms.
October 3rd, 1735: 186 southern kingdoms strategically aligned in the Pact of Ambari, signed in the Kingdom of Ambari, (modern-day Vaishalle). The northern kingdoms came to be dominated by Cornellian forces, and one by one the northern Rajas decided ruling under the Cornellians was preferable to being deposed entirely. Therefore the north was formed into the Crown Territory of Cossackia.
August 1887: The Raja of the Territory of Vishnu decided, without Cornellian orders, to invade a small kingdom in the modern province of Aziv. This was a terrible mistake. The southern kingdoms responded by mounting an attack on the already waning Cornellian territories. After fighting the First Cossack War, the southern kingdoms began what came to be referred to as “The Great Purge of 1890”, where many Christians, Cornellian-sympathizing royalty, and enemy soldiers were either murdered or forced out of the country.
In the following years, the Cossacks attempted to set up a democracy similar to other nations of the world. In 1894, the (1st) Cossack Republic was set up, with Selvik as its capital. The ensuing problems that faced a people not acquainted with politics rendered the presidential system ineffective, so much that it was unable to scramble the nations defenses against the First Red Insurgency (1902) by the communists on the beaches of Vaishalle. Only remaining royalty and smaller militias were there to fight, and were luckily successful in repelling the first attack. The Cossack peoples’ opinion turned against democracy, but not in time for the Second Red Insurgency (1910), when the communists came backed by various powerful countries. The southern defenses were overwhelmed, and the royals forced to flee north. The communists captured Selvik in 4 months, and the northmost province of Montz after two months. Only a few towns and forts set up by either Templaric Christians and Hindu Royalists remained independent.
While occupying the Cossack lands, the communists were unable to recruit from such a deeply religious and royalist populace. Therefore, they put down the several attempted coups with violent force, until 1967, when foreign-backed forces managed to push the communists into the Aziv Desert. However, against the people's’ will, the Second Cossack Republic was declared. The government soon collapsed, and when foreign forces left in 1973, the communists returned from Aziv to take over once more.
--1900-1990--
In 1986, The Communist Bloc was in power over the lands of the Khanate. However, they were also fighting a shortage in funds and internal strife. A young captain in the local anti-communist militia of Selvik, Cyprus Khan, decided that it was the right time. Gathering his troops and some other units, about 50 militia troops stormed the Communist administration building in Selvik, killing all Communist personnel. Immediately, the Communist People’s Revolutionary Armed Forces sent over 3 companies, scouring Selvik for the hidden rebels. First shots were fired between Khan’s unit and PRAF troops. One of Khan’s troops was shot in the arm, and 6 PRAF troops were killed and 2 wounded. On December 6, 1986, PRAF troops stormed into a school and took 9 students hostage. They demanded that all rebels come out and lay down arms. At 4:14 P.M, Khan lead a covert operation of 20 men to the meeting site. They shot all the troops holding the children at once, and killed the rest. At one point, a PRAF troop attempted to sneak up on Khan, but a child attacked him. The PRAF troops turned and shot the child, and the child died of injuries the next day. After this horrific incident, the enraged Cossack populace began a nationalist rebellion against the ruling Communists. After planned successful assassinations of top PRAF Generals, the Meynetian occupiers agreed to recognize the Khanate’s independence and non-aggression for 15 years, in the presence of many international powers. Khan was almost unanimously elected by a people’s representative to be the de facto Supreme Leader, and he built the government and had it running by 1990. He later conducted various ancestral tests and found that he had ancestors from the Amritaya dynasty, and he founded the House of Khan, turning the Khanate into a monarchy.