Muradi Badawiya
Kingdom of Muradi Badawiya كينجدم أف موراضي بدوية Al-Mamlakah Al-ʾBadīwiyah As-Mʿūrdīyah | |
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Motto: الأفعال أبلغ من الأقوال "Al-'afeal 'ablugh min Al-'aqwal" “Actions speak louder than words.” | |
Anthem: الله أكبر "Allahu Akbar" | |
| Territorial borders of Muradi Badawiya (dark green). Territorial borders of Muradi Badawiya (dark green). | |
| Capital | Iliyayla |
| Largest | Mahakalla |
| Official languages | Badawiyan |
| Recognised regional languages | Gaullican Eprarian |
| Ethnic groups | 73.9% Badawiyan 14.4% Bahian 8.4% Bahi-Badawiyan 2.6% Berber 0.7% Tuareg |
| Religion | Salam |
| Demonym(s) | Muradi |
| Government | Absolute Fundamentalist Monarchy |
• King | Aakif bin Abd Saab Al Murad |
| Abdul bin Aakif Al Murad | |
| Establishment | |
• Kingdom founded | October 21st 1936 |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 37,400,000 |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $765.000 billion |
Muradi Badawiya, officially known as the Kingdom of Muradi Badawiya (KMB), is a Badawiyan state covering a large portion of the Northwestern area of Coius.
History
Shahin Tribes
~900 BC - 31 BCE
With a distinct lack of records on early Muradi history, there is little concrete knowledge of the nation's first peoples, apart from generalistic impressions of desert tribes wondering about. This is largely until the arrival of a semi mystical and legendary figure in history known simply as Runnif. The Epic of Runnif that chronicles his journeys is one of the earliest of their local literatures that has lasted until these times. By it's end he had (supposedly) created one of the first definitive centralized states in what is now the kingdom, at least in the Badawiyan portion of the country. It is also important to note that the perceived repression of Bahian Muradi history (in what limited educational circles there are), is a modern point of contention.
After the Akhter clan took power, they installed their own monotheistic religion. It was including a single deity, Fatah, who needed to be worshiped and sacrificed to, only then would he grant his favor. Every day, morning, midday, and afternoon all would pray to him. Animals would be sacrificed before any major undertaking in hopes of having divine luck. And tribute would be paid to the rulers in the form of taxes, a new thing to the Shahin people, for obviously Fatah had granted them victory. The creation story that developed was that from the emptiness there was a single will, Fatah, and that he poured the waters of life onto a barren planet, creating the world. He admires those of his creation with that similar one will, single drive, to create greatness from nothingness.
This faith, "Faahism", appeared around 275 BC and died out with they decline of the Solarian Empire, which had been propping up the local rulers as loyal governors of Provincia Ahlgaria, who quickly lost support without Imperial backing, ending the northern Akhter clan's dominance over their neighbors. Meanwhile with the coast devastated by wars, plague, and political conflict, the social center moved south, though it slowed development, and began the formation of clear regional differences in the area now obvious today.
- sporadic periods under Solarian Empire, Farsi Empire, Waratha Caliphate, Mongols(?), Turks(?), Gaullican Empire, etc and the like through most of history
- Hashimid something going on during the Caliphate
- crusades?
- Wadhwa founding Wadhwahism in medieval times/early modern period, a strict fundamentalist view of Salam
- all the while small but stable Bahian kingdoms stay independent in the southern reaches (Emerta Empire, Tewolde Emirate)
- there should be room for a Badawiyan Sultanate to squeeze in here somewhere...
- Wadhist underground group during European colonization, angered at monarchy that complies with Gaullican overlords and then negotiates with westerners for independence after the Great War
- Estmere is granted control over the mandate after the war, but they don't pursue continued colonization and allows them to become independent. Desperate for money, the future founder of the modern Murad dynasty sells a cheap license to an Estmerish oil company in 1939, which strikes oil. The new royal family of the state moves to seize it, and begins their path to great wealth
- but the initial company suffers economic hardship back at home and is bought out by an ambitious Asterian business. They continue to buy under a Muradi state run company, establishing their relationship dynamic
- most of the army's modern armory is Asterian bought, and while they typically enjoy healthy relations, certain diplomatic incidents in Badawiya have strained things historically
- collaboration with the west, oil for guns and support in Badawiya for royal stability
- ayy we're getting pretty close to modern day here, now all I have to do is figure all this shite out
Politics
Overview
The nation's ideology, focus, and driver could all be named in three words, faith, king, and oil. And in that order. The self proclaimed tenants of "true Salam", citizens are expected to respect the traditions that have come from their long history with this religion, when it comes to worship, clothing, and social standards. Despite the objections by more liberal dissenters, the country is not democratic, which can easily be seen by the harsh punishments dealt out for what other justice systems might describe as relatively minor crimes, as well as the fact that the king's rule remains officially unquestioned. The House of Murad has had sole control over the kingdom for generations, each living out their life without so much as a constitution to check their power, besides the Holy Book itself. But while politically he is put above all, even he does not question the faith. Disrespecting the ideals of Salam is an easy way to face vigilante justice from the more radical followers who are largely left to enforce to their hearts content. Some of the few places where this is less common are the more Bahian lands of the south, and more moderate cities on the coast. Economically, there doesn't seem to be much for the country to do. And for most of the past, there wasn't. Agriculture struggled in all but a few more fertile places, and industry was always on a very small scale. The real saving grace of the royal family, and to a lesser extent the people, was the discovery of oil. There are vast reserves around that have led to a boom of wealth creation among a few elite (and the consolidation of power along with it), especially in certain places on the coast. All of it is owned by a state run enterprise that turns its profits over to the government, though they know to keep some people happy with well paying jobs as public employees along with having heavy subsidies and low taxes to create a comfortable middle class. They spend their money on modern foreign products and enjoy the lifestyle of the wealthy, ignoring the economic inequality that leaves many poor living on the outskirts of cities in slums or in poorer largely neglected provinces. While in the meantime, the government uses it to import expensive weapons from other countries to expand the military, along with other things to cement their control.
Geography
Economy
Demographics
Culture
Abu Kaniyah
While the country as a whole is largely Badawiyan, which is reflected in their ethnicity and language, their are distinctions in the people and lifestyles around various areas of the kingdom, which reflect their past. For example on the northern peninsula, which extends into the narrow strait between the continents, an otherwise barren land is distinguished by the towering skylines of the region's most extravagant cities. These metropolises are largely the work of the business tycoons who control the profitable oil reserves around the area. This is also the most modern part of the nation, all the new developments of the first world powers being brought in by the elite with nothing but money to spend. Besides the upper class though, there is little opportunity for the common man.
Andidasht and Ridablah
To the west, along the coast, wealth is distributed just a bit more fairly. Most of the population is concentrated in cities by the sea, which have also historically been their economic centers for locals. Here there is at least some middle class that gets along in a modest standard of living. Due to its proximity it has received the most Euclean influence as well culturally from contact over the centuries. On the interior are old tribes that learned to survive in the harsh deserts long before many came here, and still practice their nomadic traditions.
Al-Diwabja
To the east and center, taking up the largest amount of the kingdom's landmass, is the origin of their people and the first place their ancestors inhabited. It includes the capital, Iliyayla, the political hub for all those looking to influence the king's indisputable word. It is also the religious capital for a nation that calls itself the origin of the uncorrupted Salamic faith in the form of Wadhwahism, at least in the eyes of the nation's strict fundamentalists. While economically it still focuses on the production of oil, which in this region is mostly owned by the Muradi family, and whose profits go to the royal treasury. It is largely inhabitable, though steps have been made for generations that allow at least small towns to dot more hospitable junctures without a major outside commitment. The population here is probably the least diverse in the country, being largely of the same religion, ethnicity, and overall cultural identity.
Ozmogzi
Known more often as Osmogsia to Esmterish speakers, past the sprawling deserts lie the more isolated southern districts. Here there is a much more prevalent Bahian majority, as they did not interact as much with the Badawiyan heartland to the north in the past. Sotirianity is also much more common here than any other place in the country, even more than those near to Euclea. Particularly sects that have developed after hundreds of years of self rule. This has caused some religious tension in the past, but currently there is not too much open conflict. These traditions have been established since the days when what is now the kingdom was just scattered tribes. The highland plateau does not have nearly as harsh of a climate as the flat wastelands of the desert, which has fostered surprisingly high population growth despite the region's historically primitive backgrounds. It has also been influenced by the many nations that border it to the south. Economically there is not much development and poverty levels are high.