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 Raj |
• 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.
20th Century
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.
Historical Governments of the Khanate:
Circa 1400: Cossack Iracciyam (Kingdom)
May 6th, 1687: Cossack Empire
July 23rd, 1704: 3 Weeks’ Assembly
October 3rd, 1735: Crown Territory of Cossackia (North), Pact of Ambari (South)
March 17th, 1890: Cossack Rashtra
December 21st, 1894: 1st Cossack Republic
January 30th, 1910: People’s Democratic Republic of Cossackia
September 13th, 1967: 2nd Cossack Republic
January 30th, 1974: People’s Republic of Cossackia
June 1st, 1988: 2nd Cossack Rashtra (Cossack government during Cossack Liberation)
September 8th, 1990: Cossack Khanate
Government
The Khanate is a Khanist-Decreeist Monarchy. The government of the Khanate runs around the system of a semi-constitutional monarchy, where the monarch has absolute power in emergencies yet the legislature has some power during peacetime. The Sabha, or Senate, handles daily affairs of any government, bu needs the approval of the Imperator for any major decisions to be made. The term “decreeist” indicates that the Cossack government emphasises the principles of Decreeism, an ideology developed by Khan and leaders and intellectuals of various other nations. This thinking encourages economic interventionism, traditionalism, religious conservatism, monarchism, anti-communism, and communitarianism. The label “Khanist” simply means that the nation is run off of the teachings of Khan himself.
The major roles in government are listed below: Monarchs: Imperator SRC Cyprus Khan, [i]Rani[/i] Meenakshi Viram Khanum
Minister of Defense: Jarl Ghatak
Minister of Finance: Nicholas Arzvich
Minister of Advancement: Alli Prikaf
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Ryan Vehr
Minister of Internal Affairs: Venu Raj
Each ministry is further divided into departments, and there are 24 departments overall. Each department is headed by a Commissioner and two Assistant Commissioners. Each department is further broken into either Secretariats or Offices. Each secretariat is headed by a secretary and each office by a director. The main legislative assembly of the Khanate is the Senate, composing of 100 senators. Each province elects 10 senators. These senators have to either be former senators, provincial governors or legislative members, or district chancellors. Beside the national Senate, each province has an Assembly of district chancellors, and most districts have some type of local government.
Sabha (Senate)
There are 100 Senators in the national chamber, 10 from each province. To-be Senators must have been provincial Governors or at least a nagar (large town)-level representative. The election system in the Khanate is required by law to be nonpartisan, meaning that there are no political parties in the Cossack system. Even permanent alliances between Senators are discouraged. The to-be Senators must submit a detailed application containing their record, along with financial reports. The documents will be published to the public after review and necessary redactment. They will be vetted by the Election Commission. At select events, candidates are allowed to speak their mind about issues facing the Khanate. Final voting is through direct vote from each province.
The Senate is led by the Minister of Internal Affairs, currently Mr. Venu Raj. It is the Senate’s responsibility to raise or lower taxes, put in place regulations on business or internal trade, and check in with the various Ministries and better coordinate them. The Senate creates all legislature that is either approved or vetoed by the Imprator. If vetoed, the bill cannot be passed by any Senate majority. On the other hand, if the Imperator creates a law, it can be struck down with an 85% majority in the national legislative assembly.
Military and Defense
Both the government and the Cossack people are over-cautious about their defense, and not without reason. Throughout history, the Cossack peninsula was invaded during times when the government or the armed forces were weak. The need to defend their homeland became a major concern for the Cossack people, so even before the Khanate began building up its military, the people had already armed themselves. Due to the loose restrictions on firearms (except for those with a mental disability or a low IQ determined to be “too dangerous”), the people formed militias at the national level, including a group that volunteered for across border operations.
There are two main militias in the Khanate: the Cossack National Militia and the Cossack Rifles. They are both officially designated as “Civil Defense Organizations”
Cossack National Militia: Founded on August 14, 1988, the CNM is a national militia organization with a chapter in every settlement except a few Christian forts. It is aided by the government through the Office of the Militias, and usually receives outdated weapons and most militiamen carry their personal guns. At first, the government was reluctant to call on the militia for actual defense; most of the Militia’s deployments relied on it’s members’ self-determination. Down the line however, Imperator Khan himself made an effort to deploy the Militia for border security and order.
Cossack Rifles: The Rifles originally formed as a Hindu semi-civilian militant group that helped the RCGF conduct raids against Helsentian settlements in the years leading up to the Cossack-Helsentian War (2002). Since they technically crossed the border, the government faced a petition to officially recognize the Rifles as a paramilitary organization. This would mean that they would receive the same support as the much older National Militia. After much debate in government, they were recognized. Nowadays, the Rifles usually travel to short distances overseas to fight and train lesser militias or even civilians. They are an experienced fighting group, and nowadays are usually paid for their operations. The Ministry of Defense runs a program that facilitates the transfer of CR members to the Army (Members of the Rifles include those who failed official military training but were determined to fight).
The official Armed Forces of the Khanate is comprised of various branches:
Royal Cossack Ground Forces (RCGF): The main fighting force of the Khanate, the Ground Forces are valued in Cossack doctrine for their versatility. It is usually considered a personal honor to serve as an infantryman, most likely stemming from a belief that man’s brain power and skill can beat any odds.
Cossack Royal Air Force (CRAF): The Air Force is valued by Cossack generals for their defensive and offensive capabilities, a common strategy being to strafe a position with air firepower, then to strike with ground forces.
Cossack Royal Naval Force (CRNF): The Navy is highly valued by the Cossacks, both pragmatically (in that the Khanate has a large coastline) and in propaganda (sailors are often depicted carrying the Cossack way to far-off lands).
Cossack Special Forces (CSF) The most elite military force in the Cossack Armed Forces, the CSF are deployed in high-risk missions and usually work in stressful and dangerous conditions. Training is intense and recruits are required to have served in other military institutions.
Cossack Nuclear Command (CNC) The CNC oversees all nuclear and unconventional weaponry. It was created after the RGCF created a separate council for nuclear affairs.
Cossack Cyber-Warfare Corps (CCC) Created in 2013 by the RCGF, the CCC deals with militant groups online, conducts cyber attacks on enemies, and maintains the Cossack Cyber Defense Network, a vast firewall protecting government utilities.
Cossack Military Intelligence (CMI) The CMI gathers intelligence during wartime, and on enemies during peacetime. The main difference between the intelligence operations of the CSF and the CCO (see below) is that the CMI operatives usually rely on data for reports, whereas the CSF and CCO investigate the situation with human troops.
Orbital Defense Command (ODC) The ODC is a small division of only 270 trained officers, with several other trainees and engineers. The ODC designs, launches, and operates armed spacecraft with the help of the Cossack National Space and Aeronautics Command (CNSAC).
Cossack Covert Operations (CCO) The CCO is the main intelligence agency of the Khanate, conducting both domestic and foreign operations. However, the CCO are only usually used for preliminary investigations on foreign territory and light operations, and are not meant to stand up in regular war-like combat.