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Region: Commonwealth of Liberty
Yes, typically it's where all COL members are.
Kotakuan Ii
Yes, do you have discord? It's really fun on the server
Im there that
Oh, I didn't realize, what's your username?
Dixie martin
A communist nation in south america is what I'd like to do
And when I dont wanna do discord Im shut out
Huh?
Al-Yemen
MAZIYA TIMES,JANUARY 1933
NEW CAPITAL PLANS
Maziya recently made new designs to construct a brand capital city in the nation,with it being built next to their new trade port which is still under construction and without delay looks to be able to be complete by late February,this new capital will host the best possible infrastructure Maziya could make and with further plans to move the statue of former sultan,Muhammad Bidin Al Hafiz to the new capital.The new capital is also planned to become the biggest agriculture zone in the nation,with a name already given to it "Permata Bersinar".
New Provenance, Adriatican Islands, Antobom
[pre]1 January 1933 - Mexico City, Federal District, Mexican Republic[/pre]
| THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC IN A MODERN WORLD |
| [I]Mexico emerged from a turbulent history during the 1800s into the 1900s in civil war. The end of the reign of Porfirio Diaz brought Mexicans into unity around the idea of the revolution of the people. As Mexico looked ahead to the 20th century, the possibilities were endless. President Abelardo L. Rodríguez looked to rebound the nation back as part of the National Revolutionary Party, the faction that emerged victorious from the revolution. However, several cracks had already begun to emerge in Mexico's transition to democracy. With the rise in popularity of far right and far left ideologies, Mexicans soon found themselves at odds with their own countrymen again.
Two factions began to form, the National Regeneration Movement, founded around a far right ideology, and the far left Communist Party of Mexico. Going into the 1930s, Mexico has a tough choice to face politically. The path that she may take is unknown, but her future lies in the movement of her people.
President Rodríguez and the National Revolutionary Party look to rebuild Mexico around the ideas of the revolution, but with opposing forces now challenging them, their outlooks seem more grim.[/I] |
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Rutannia, Victoria Harbor, Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Tallahan, Saldat, Adriatican Islands, Antobom, Maziya, Annyeong Korea, Belarusian United
MAZIYA TIMES,FEBRUARY 1933
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Maziya newest trade port finished construction ahead of time,and so Maziya began construction of new wooden ships which were made to be able to travel between Maziya and Malaya,this decision was made for any future plans which involves the British Malaya,for security the trade port has a few soldiers to stand guard to ensure no illegal immigration and to make sure everything is in order.
New Provenance, Adriatican Islands, Antobom
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New Provenance, Juanistronia
[list]February 1933 | February 2476
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[sup]Bangkok | กรุงเทพมหานคร[/sup]
Rattanakosin Kingdom[list]
[sup]Siamese Draft National Economic Development Plan Causes Row[/sup][/list]
| [sub]The Minister of State, Pridi Banomyong, submitted his draft plan for Siams new economic future to the National Assembly, the plan has caused a huge controversy in Siam and allegations of Communist influence within the new Government.[/sub] |
| [sub]The draft plan includes plans to create a large welfare state to help the poorest in the country; state intervention in the private sector; provide farmers with more economic subsidies and most controversially the plan to distribute all land to the rural poor. The plans were met with shouts of communism and socialist; by more conservative members of the National Assembly. The row has also engulfed King Rama VII after a leaked communication from the Palace shows that the King denounced the plans as Communist in nature.[/sub] |
| [sub]The leaked document has now put pressure both on the Government and the Palace as the Kings apparent intervention has angered many in the Cabinet as the King had apparently all but stepped back from politics. The plans have seen a mixed reception from the general public as many see the benefits of the plans, but the general sticking point has been how the plans are interpreted, and the distribution of land.[/sub] |
| [sub]Prime Minister Mano has thus far not commented publicly on the matter but has met with Cabinet members and other figures within the Peoples Party, although has so far given no indication of his intent.[/sub] |
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Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Islahh, Tallahan, Saldat, Adriatican Islands, Antobom, Maziya, Annyeong Korea, Al-Yemen
MAZIYA TIMES,FEBRUARY 1933
CAPITAL UNDERWAY
Since the new trade port has finished construction,sultan Zahier Al Hafiz gave the go ahead for the new capital "Permata Bersinar" to begin construction people are thinking that the main parts,like residency will be done by early June, schools and other facilities finished by early March and Maziyan textbooks will be made for Maziyan school use.
New Provenance, Antobom, Al-Yemen
Bom Dia A Todos!Good morning everyone!
Amogus
Thinking about a communist Venezuela or some thing in south or central America
[pre]February 1933 - Mexico City, Federal District, Mexican Republic[/pre]
| OPPOSITION FORMS AGAINST NATIONAL REVOLUTIONARY PARTY, REVOLUTION VETERANS WORRIED |
| [I]In the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution, the United Mexican States had undergone major strife and turmoil. The Revolución was a ten year long conflict between multiple opposing parties who sought for political control of Mexico. The Military and the Government backed by President Porfirio Diaz sought to maintain the power they had held for decades. In the aftermath of the Revolución, the Mexican Republic was born. A revolutionary republic, the powers of the Office of the President of the Mexican Republic had been significantly diminished, with many powers being transferred to the Congress of the Union.
By the year 1933, with many different political ideologies emerging across Europe, Latin America, and in the East, so too had opposing factions emerged in Mexico. The far right was occupied by the National Regeneration Movement, a far-right, national socialist party that sought to bring forward a "New Mexico". In this nation, Mexicans themselves would be of the highest priority in the classes of society, whereas the other races of people, who make up a large percentage of Mexico's population, would essentially become second class citizens. The Revolutionary Government, they cite, has failed to bring Mexico to the same standard that other third world nations such as Brazil have been able to replicate. The NRM is currently led by Alberto Castillo, who at a younger age was a top supporter of Aureliano Blanquet, one of the opposing Generals in the Revolución.
The Left became occupied by an even louder force. The aftermath of the Revolución left the National Revolutionary Party, a so-called "third-way" party in power and shut out all other political representation since the end of the conflict. However, the emerging left in the country had become occupied by many different political parties, unlike the right who were unified under one central force. The main parties of the left included the Communist Party of Mexico, the Mexican Socialist Party, and the Workers' Labor Party. The three main parties most recently have united together under the banner of the Democratic Left, which has become the main opposing left party to the NRP. Led by charismatic 32 year old Miguel Alemán Valdés. Valides did not participate in the Revolution and could represent a new generation of younger, post-revolution leaders. Valides was originally a supporter and member of the National Revolutionary Party, but broke away to join the Mexican Socialist Party after becoming disenfranchised with the continued leadership and influence of the former revolutionary generals.
Although Abelardo L. Rodríguez is the current President of Mexico, former President Plutarco Elías Calles, the founder of the National Revolutionary Party, still holds considerable influence, one of the main criticisms of the new Mexican Opposition on both sides. Rodriguez was elected by the Congress of Mexico to fill the remainder of the term expiring in 1934, after the resignation of President Pascual Ortiz Rubio.
With the 1934 election scheduled for next July, the revolutionary government in Mexico faces a critical test. Will the people of Mexico continue with the status quo of the post-revolutionary, third-way government? Or will they choose a new path? A new beginning? Only time will tell.[/I] |
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The Waste Land, Arcanda, Paseo, Victoria Harbor, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Tallahan, Saldat, Adriatican Islands, Antobom, Annyeong Korea
[sub]January, 1933[/sub]
[sub]YEMENI DELEGATION TO THE ARAB COOPERATION[/sub]
With the announcement of the first Convention of Arab Cooperation, the King-Imam of Yemen, Yahya Hamid ed-Din, decided to send his son and heir, Crown Prince Ahmad bin Yahya and a few advisers to Baghdad to represent Yemen in the meeting. The King-Imam hoped to get out of the conference is not only to get them to help modernize Yemen but also to support King-Imam Yahya Hamid ed-Din's goal of liberating and conquering the British-controlled Aden Protectorate to reunite the land of Yemen again.
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Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Adriatican Islands, Antobom, Maziya
THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN: THE LAND OF THE NORSE AND THE LAST PAGANS OF EUROPE
An Epic Saga: 1066-1933
In December, 1066 CE, Swedish Christian King Stenkil is dead and a war of succession is happening. It is fought between two pretenders. One is Erik Stenkilsson, the Christian son of King Stenkil, whose power base is in the Christian South of Sweden. The other is Erik Emundsson, the Ásatrú (the official name of the Norse pagan religion) son of King Emund the old, of the house of Munsö (Who were descended from Ragnar Lothbrok through his son, Björn Ironside) whose power base is in the Ásatrú North of Sweden. While Erik Stenkilsson had few military experience Erik Emundsson had a ton of military experience due to partipating in multiple raids and spending ten years in the service of the Byzantine Emperor as one of his Varangian Guard. The war lasted for two years until the decisive battle of Uppsala where Erik Emundsson and his army destroyed Erik Stenkilssons army and killed his rival and capture all of the Christian lords. Shortly after the battle, Erik and his army marched down through southern Sweden, destroyed the remaining Christian rebels, and confiscated all the feudal Christian lords land. Thus, the civil war is over and the kingdom is reunited, and on 15 September, 1068 CE Erik Emundsson was crowned as King Erik VIII of Sweden in the capital city of Uppsala. King Erik VIII banished the former King Stenkils family and the families of the Christian lords from Sweden to Iceland while the all the Christian lords were killed by blood eagle. King Erik VIII used his knowledge that he learned in Constantinople to centralize and consolidate the Kingdom. He first called all the remaining lords who were loyal to him to a meeting. He convinced them to abolish the feudal system and handed over their lands and titles to him in exchange. They will be reappointed as non-hereditary governors in which upon their death the governors will hand the control of the land back to the king.
He then reorganized the lands into provinces, appointed the former lords as governors of each province, and created a centralized bureaucracy. Then he passed a law that change the succession system from an elective monarchy to a hereditary monarchy under male-preference primogeniture. King Erik VIII then reorganized his army and the former lords army into the Swedish royal army creating the first standing army in Scandinavia and medieval Europe. Then he expanded the navy creating more than 500 long boats to use for raiding, trading, and exploring. He then spent ten years successfully converting the people of the southern part of Sweden from Christianity back to Ásatrú and passed a law that banished Christian priests and missionaries from the lands. The church buildings are either destroyed or converted to temples. King Erik VIII spend the last 10 years on conquering territories for the Kingdom.
First invade Denmark in 1084 CE and the war lasted until 1087 CE when Erik VIII defeated the Danish army, in the treaty Denmark have to cede Skåneland to Sweden and renounced all claim on their lost territories. After the war with Denmark, he went on to conquer all the land and tribes of Norrland for five years until 1089 CE when the last tribe surrender to Erik VIII and Norrland became part of Sweden, finally Sweden invaded Norway in 1091 CE and conquer Jämtland, Dalarna, and Härjedalen thus creating Sweden modern border. In 1099 CE, Norway invaded Sweden, whose King, Magnus Barefoot, claimed all land west of Vänern rightfully belonged to Norway. King Erik VIII muster 3,600 men and fought against King Magnus III and his army, driving him out of Sweden. The War last for two years until 1101 CE when Denmark mediated a peace talk between Sweden and Norway resulting in a peace that both countries agreed to preserve ancestral borders. After the War, Erik VIII then spent the last three years converting the people of Norrland to Ásatrú and bringing Swedish settlers to the land. King Erik VIII dies in 2 February 1104 CE at the age of 69 and was succeeded by his 36 years old son, Ragnar who ruled a strong centralize Norse Ásatrú kingdom. Christian Europe will remember Erik VIII as King Erik the Heathen but the Swedish people will remember him as King Erik the Great.
King Ragnar II decided that since trading with Western Europe would be impossible, he turned his attention to the east. He establishes trade relations with the Kievan Rus (the predecessor of Russia), the Byzantine Empire, and the Muslim world using the Gulf of Finland to get to Kievan Rus, the Dnieper trade route to get to the Byzantine Empire and western Muslim countries and the Volga trade route to get to the eastern Muslim countries. The Rus willing to trade with Sweden since they were descended from Norse Swedish settlers, The Byzantine Empire were willing to trade with Sweden as long as they provided warriors to be part of the Emperors Varangian Guard. The Muslim World was willing to trade with Sweden as long as they sold the people they captured on their raids as slaves. King Ragnar II ordered that all raids toward the east stop to increase friendly relation with Sweden trade partners and instead have all future raids be focused on the hostile Christian Europe. King Ragnar II made a deal with various Jewish traders from Christian Europe that in return for trading with Sweden, the Jews will be protected as an ally of Sweden and allowed to settle in the Kingdom. They set up a trading center in Gotland where the first Jewish community in Sweden was establish.
King Ragnar II spent the rest of his reign building fortifications on their western, eastern, and southern border near the mountains. This fortification project proved to be effected when in 1123 CE Norwegian king Sigurd the Crusader declare a crusade against Sweden to convert the country to Christianity but was repelled by the Swedish Forces due to their knowledge of the mountains terrains and their fortifications and Sigurd was forced to sign a peace treaty and end his crusade against Sweden. King Ragnar II died in 1134 CE at the age of 65 and was succeeded by his 27 years old son, King Håkan. He spent ten years of his reign waging war against the Finns, Tavastians and Karelians and conquered the southern part of the land that came to be known latter as Finland. He sends settlers to the newly conquered land to colonize it and the they bought their Christian slaves along with them. King Håkan spends the last 22 years of his reign by successfully defending Sweden from Denmark and Norway. Denmark declare war against Sweden in the first Danish Crusade (1145-1147) where Swedish forces repelled the Danish army, their coastal fortifications and the much larger Swedish navy defeated their navy. Because of their military loses they were forced to end their crusade. Three years after the war with Denmark, Norway declare war on Sweden in the Second Norwegian Crusade (1150-1154) where this time the Norwegian try to invade Sweden through the sea. Still, their invasion fleet were destroyed by the Swedish navy and their 500 Longboats. With most of the Norwegian armies destroyed Norway was forced to make peace with Sweden. King Håkan died in 1167 CE at the age of 59 and was succeeded by his 30 years old son, King Björn VI.
King Björn VI spent his 43 years reign by conquering the rest of Finland and colonizing it and defeating two invasions by Denmark and Norway. He died in 1200 CE at the age of 73 and was succeeded by his 29 years old son, King Erik IX. It was during King Erik IX reign that the Teutonic came into contract with Sweden. When Order learned that Sweden was the only country in Scandinavia that still followed the Ásatrú faith, they vow to convert the Swedish people to Christianity by the sword. King Erik IX fought two wars with the Knights in three wars that came to be known as the Teutonic Crusades. The first Teutonic Crusade (1208-1216) was fought between Sweden and Teutonic Knights and ended in Swedish Victory against the Knights. They attempted a naval invasion on Sweden but was destroyed by the Swedish fleet. The second Teutonic Crusade (1222-1226) was fought between Sweden and Teutonic Knights and ended in Swedish Victory against the Knights who attempted a naval invasion in Finland. Still, their fleet was destroyed by the Swedish fleet. King Erik IX died in 1236 CE at the age of 65 and was succeeded by his 32 years old son, King Karl VII. The Third and final Teutonic Crusade (1246-1256) was fought between the Teutonic Knights who was join by Denmark and Norway against Sweden who was join by Pagan Lithuania and Novgorod (Which recently fought and won a war against the Knights in the Livonian campaign against Rus') and ended in Sweden and its allies victory against the Teutonic Knights and their allies. After the war the Teutonic Knights never again tried to invade Sweden. During King Karl VII Regin, he abolished Serfdom in the Kingdom, order all the Norse Sagas to be written down in books, and he founded a port city at the junction of Lake Mälar (Mälaren) and Salt Bay (Saltsjön) called Stockholm.
In 1335 CE King Karl VII grandson, King Erik X, issue a decree that ban slavery in Sweden. However, slavery is still allowed outside of the Kingdom, including Swedish Finland, so all slaves and slave owners left Sweden and headed toward Finland to keep their Christian slaves. In 1340 CE Sweden obtained gunpower from their trade with the Mongols and raiding from European ships. With the help of the Kingdoms blacksmiths and alcamists Sweden created their cannons. In 1345 CE all Swedish fortifications have cannons in them. In 1350 CE, the Black Plague hit Sweden, which killed a third of the population, including King Erik X, his wife, and two of his sons and Sweden was not to recover fully for three hundred years. King Erik X was succeeded by his 21 years old son, King Ragnar IV. In 1444 Cen King Gústaf III, great grandson of King Ragnar IV, fought against Denmark-Norway in the Danish-Norwegian Crusade (1444-1451) Where Danish King Christian I hoped to not only force Catholicism on Sweden but also force the Kingdom into a personal union with him. The war lasted for seven years and ended in Swedish victory against Denmark-Norway due to their knowledge of their terrains and that all Swedish fortifications have cannons with them. In 1453 Constantinople have fallen to the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantium was no more. King Gústaf III was worried that with Byzantium and the Emperors Varangian Guard gone how will Swedish merchants pass the black sea to trade with other nations. So, after much talks and discussion between two nations an agreement was made in which the Ottomans will trade with Sweden and let their merchants pass through the Black Sea to trade with other nations, in exchange that Sweden would sell young Christian boys they captured on their raids to the Ottomans as slaves so they can train them to become janissaries. King Gústaf III died in 1460 at the age of 62 and was succeeded by his 30 years old son, King Erik XI.
In 1470 CE, King Erik XI fought against another war against Denmark-Norway in another attempt to force the Swedish to accept Christianity and their King, Christian I as Monarch of Sweden. Sweden won the war against Denmark-Norway again. King Erik XI died in 1488 CE at the age 58 and was succeeded by his 28 years old son, King Björn VII. In 1510 news reached Sweden that a new world was discovered where there were new lands and tons of gold and King Björn VII realized a great opportunity for Sweden to become rich and gain new land. This marks the beginning of the second Viking age (1510-1814) where the Viking raiders raids Spanish and Portuguese ships full of golds and treasures along with guns and gunpower and brought it back to Sweden. Sweden blacksmith and alcamists reverse engineer the guns and created thousands of guns for the Swedish Army. In 1520 CE, King Björn VII moved the capital from Uppsala to Stockholm where all the stolen golds and treasures were brought back. Soon Stockholm became both political and economic center of Sweden. However, the former capital, Uppsala, remain the religious center of Sweden due to the Temple of Uppsala being the holiest sites in Ásatrú. King Björn VII died in 1530 CE at the age of 60 and was succeeded by his 23 years old son, King Karl VIII.
With the arrival of the printing press many books can be printed in such a short time. In 1540, King Karl VIII ordered all the religious Norse stories to be comprised into a single book called the Ásatrú Edda, and ordered its mass production to combat against the printing of the Bible. He also orders a mass printing of the Norse Sagas. In 1550, King Karl VIII establish colonial raiding bases in the Caribbean on two islands called Odin Island (Saint Barthélemy) and Freyja Island (Guadeloupe). Sweden fought against Russia in Russo-Swedish War (15541557), resulting in neither side returning to the status quo. It was the first war that the Swedish Army fought using guns. Sweden fought against Russia again in Livonian War resulting in Swedish Victory and gaining control of Estonia. Sweden fought against Denmark-Norway, Free City of Lübeck, and PolishLithuanian Union in the Northern Seven Years' War (15631570) resulting in neither side gaining anything returning to the status quo. King Karl VIII died in 1571 CE at the age of 64 and was succeeded by his 32 years old son, King Ragnar VI. During King Ragnar VI reign, Sweden fought two wars against Russia resulting in both Swedish victory and gaining Ingria and Livonia. King Ragnar VI died in 1611 CE at the age of 72 and was succeeded by his 35 years old son, King Gústaf IV. During King Gústaf IV reign, Sweden establishes a colony in North America in 1638 and was called New Sweden. A fort was created to be the capital of the colony was called Fort Odin. Sweden was neutral during the 30 years war. King Gústaf IV died in 1641 at the age of 65 and was succeeded by his 20 years old son, Erik XII. In 1650 Sweden establishes a colony in African Gold Coast and it was called the Swedish Gold Coast. A fort was established in the Gold Coast to be the capital of the colony called Fort Thor.
Sweden and its allies fought aganist Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and its allies in the Second Northern War (16551660) resulting in both Swedish victory and defeat where Sweden defended their lands but lost New Sweden to the Dutch and Swedish Gold Coast to both the Danish and the Dutch. Sweden fought against Denmark-Norway in the Scanian War (16751679) resulting in Swedish Victory against Denmark-Norway. King Erik XII died in in 1683 at the age of 62 and was succeeded by his 28 years old son, King Håkan II. Sweden and its allies fought against Russia and their allies in the Great Northern War (22 February 1700 10 September 1721) resulting in both Swedish victory and defeat where Sweden defended their lands but have to cede Estonia, Livonia and Ingria as well as parts of Kexholm and Viborg to Russia. King Håkan II died in 1721 shortly after the war due to injury he received from a battle at the age of 66 and was succeeded by his 31 years old son, King Ragnar VII. Sweden fought against Russia in the Russo-Swedish War (17411743) resulting in Swedish defeat where they have to cede parts of Karelia and Savonia to Russia. King Ragnar VII died in 1753 at the age of 63 and was succeeded by his 22 years old son, King Erik XIV.
Sweden fought against Russia in the Russo-Swedish War (17881790) resulting with neither side gaining anything returning to the status quo. King Erik XIV died in 1797 at the age of 66 and was succeeded by his 34 years old son, King Björn VIII. Sweden fought against Russia in the Finnish War (1805-1810), resulting in Swedish defeat and cede the rest of Finland to Russia. The relationships between Christendom and Sweden began to change to more positivity when Sweden join Great Britain and its allies against Napoleon and the French Empire in the Napoleonic War. After the war, Great Britain and its allies established relations with Sweden and established an alliance and trade with Sweden. They showed their new relations with Sweden by agreeing that Norway should be in a personal union with Sweden. Sweden and Norway who declared its independence fought against each other in the SwedishNorwegian War (1814) resulting with a ceasefire. In the Convention of Moss, Norway agrees to be in a personal union with Sweden in exchange that Sweden recognized the Norwegian Constitution, respected Norway's status as a Christian State, and did not enforce Ásatrú on Norway and Norwegians. Christian Frederik abandoned all claims to the Norwegian crown. 1818 marks the end of the second Viking age. In 1815 King Björn VIII issue multiple degrees which fully ended slavery in all of its oversea territories, ended the slave trade, and order that all Vikings should not raids on ships belong to Swedens allies but only on ships that belong to nations that are hostiles to Sweden. King Björn VIII died in 1822 at the age of 60 and was succeeded by his 25 years old son, King Karl IX.
King Karl IX died in 1859 at the age of 62 and was succeeded by his 20 years old son, King Erik XV. Under the reign of King Erik XV, Sweden, much like Japan at the same time, transformed from a stagnant rural society to a vibrant industrial society between the 1860s and 1910. The agricultural economy shifted from a communal village to a more efficient private farm-based agriculture and modernized the army. There was less need for manual labor on the farm so many went to the cities and a million Swedes emigrated to the United States between 1850 and 1890. Many returned and brought word of the higher productivity of American industry, this stimulating faster modernization. In 1873, Sweden and Denmark formed the Scandinavian Monetary Union. In 1878, Sweden had to sell their last remaining colonies in the Caribbean to France to relieve themselves of governing oversea territories. The late 19th century saw the emergence of the abolition of guild monopolies on craftsmen, government reform, and taxation reform. In 1890, King Erik XV reversed the anti-Christian laws thus allowing Christians to live in Sweden and freely worship their god. Although the law on forbidding any religions to try to convert Ásatrú follower still stand. In 1896, Ulf Ädel created Dynamite for War and quarrying and created the Ädel Prize (Nobel Prize). In 1899, King Erik XV ordered all fortications castles to be demolished and replaced by bunkers and placed as many Artilleries Battery's as possible. This took ten years to compete.
In 1905, Norway dissolves the Union between the two country and declare their independence and King Erik XV, under pressure from Great Britain was forced to recognized Norway as an independent nation and renounced all claims to the Norwegian crown. King Erik XV died in 1910 at the age of 71 and was succeeded by his 40 years old son, King Gústaf V. Sweden was neutral during WWI. During the First World War and the 1920s, its industries expanded to meet the European demand for Swedish steel, ball bearings, wood pulp, and matches. Post-war prosperity provided the foundations for the social welfare policies characteristic of modern Sweden. In 1924, King Gústaf V order tanks, planes and iron battleships for Sweden from Great Britain. King Gústaf V died in 1929 at the age of 60 and was succeeded by his 21 years old son, King Ragnar IX.
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P.S. This is Persiaa, This will be my new main nation from now on. So, telegram me to this account to talk about both Sweden and Yemen RPs and stuff. Thanks.
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
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The Waste Land, Arcanda, Enchanted Oasis, Pontianus, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Adriatican Islands, Antobom, Maziya
Pagan Sweden, pls
A Brief History of the Commonwealth of Aotearoa
Aotearoa was one of the last places on the planet to be settled by humanity, with the arrival of the Polynesians only occurring in the late 13th to early 14th century of the common era. These first peoples would come to be known as the Māori, and even to this day still compose a major segment of the national population, along with Europeans, Chinese, and other Pacific Islander groups who have all immigrated to the Commonwealth since their discovery by the Ming Empire in the early 15th century during the Empires numerous trading voyages.
This discovery of the islands by the Ming dramatically changed the landscape of Aotearoa, with the establishment of a formal government, the introduction of written language, and the momentary introduction of outside, Eurasian, information and religion. The Ming would gradually lose interest in the nation, far from their borders and relatively obscure, and the islands would soon be forgotten about by the rest of the world until the third discovery of the Commonwealth by European powers in 1642 and the beginning of settlement by both the Chinese and the Europeans beginning in the middle of the 19th century.
While the Ming can be credited with bringing much dramatic change to the Māori people and their native institutions, the ramifications for the Māori would mainly be felt through the introduction of new deadly diseases and the eventual downfall of their newly established home-government, with most knowledge and evidence of the Aotearoas first government being lost in those intervening centuries. The Māoris written language would survive, as would accounts of the arrival and departure of the Ming, however, the script would soon become used solely in a religious context.
Though Aotearoa would be rediscovered in 1642 by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, the encounter would result only in violence, and it wouldnt be visited again by Europeans until 1769, with the arrival of British explorer James Cook. With his arrival, life in Aotearoa would never be the same. The Māori would be introduced to conventional weapons, such as firearms, and European-style agriculture, resulting in the potato becoming a staple of the Māori diet. The following decades of interaction with Europeans, Americans, and yet once again, the Chinese, would result in the re-establishment of a national government, mass settlement of the nation by non-Māori, and Aotearoa coming under the protection of the United Kingdom, tens of thousands of kilometres to the northwest.
The re-established national government was that of an absolute monarchy, ruled over by the Pōtatau, with the first coronated Pōtatau being Te Rauangaanga, who would rule from 1783 until his death in 1825. The century beginning with the installation of Pōtatau Te Rauangaanga can only be described as tumultuous at best. Violence and war amongst the numerous iwi, all vying for political control and the title of Pōtatau, was constant, land and racial disputes with the settling Europeans and Chinese resulted in the deaths of over 50,000 people, with at least 30,000 of that figure being Māori, and most significantly the reduction of local rule.
The limitation of home rule led to new control and status for the nations European minority, eventually gaining control of the nations main sector, agriculture. This complete control of the nations economy lead to a revolt to overthrow the native Māori monarchy in favour of a Republic controlled and led by those same European settlers. The Republic lasted from 1864 until 1888 when the British intervened following the dramatic reduction in living standards for the Māori people and restored the local monarchy, except this time in the form of the British political system.
Following the introduction of a constitutional monarchy, newly appointed Pōtatau Tāwhiao, along with the newly elected Pāremata, helped introduce extensive reforms to the nation, beginning with the introduction of complete racial equality in 1891, the granting of all women the right to vote in 1893, and just before his death, establishing mandatory arbitration between employers and trade unions in 1894. His successor, Pōtatau Mahuta Tāwhiao, would continue his fathers legacy as a great reformer, helping to introduce a welfare state in 1904, and abolishing the unelected upper house of the Pāremata in 1911. Though he too would die, leaving the crown to his successor and current Pōtatau, Te Rata, whose reign in comparison has been rather unremarkable, in part due to his ill health since 1914.
Aotearoa, which since the reintroduction of the monarchy, has seen rapid economic and population growth, has in the last few years been struck hard by the Great Depression, which has resulted in a dramatic leftward shift in national politics, with the current government, the United-Reform coalition, led by Prime Minister George Forbes, largely viewed as incompetent and ineffective, bringing many to believe that the insurgent Labour Party will sweep the upcoming 1934 general elections.
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ENIGMA CRACKED!
Poznań, Kingdom of Poland
December 1932
| It had long been thought unbreakable, but a mix of brilliance and luck had finally seen Germany's Enigma code cracked, by 27-year-old Polish mathematician Marian Rejewski. |
| Poland had placed increasing importance on its decryption services since 1919 - throughout the Polish-Soviet War (1919 - 1921), the precursor of what was now the Biuro Szyfrów (Cipher Bureau) had intercepted and decoded Soviet messages, allowing for far more efficient allocation of manpower and resources. Those pioneering cryptologists had been invaluable in Poland's survival and victory against the odds. |
| But Enigma was a far tougher beast. While the Soviets were still using World War I-era signals-security procedures during the Polish-Soviet War - which made decryption "child's play" according to Colonel Mieczysław Ścieżyński - the Enigma machines used a complex 3-rotor scrambler that, in theory, made interception of messages without another Enigma machine on the other end nigh impossible. |
| In early 1929, the Cipher Bureau came to the realisation that mathematicians could make good codebreakers - it started up a cryptology class at Poznań University and invited math students to enrol. Poznań was specifically picked as that part of Poland had been part of the German Empire, and thus the people there had higher fluency in German. |
| Rejewski, having joined the Bureau full-time in just September 1932, was able to decipher the code, thanks to the lax practice of German operators. |
| One major weakness in German procedure, which allowed the breakthrough to begin, was using the same indicator setting, or 'Grundstellung' as the Germans called it, for a whole day, rather than switching it up. This allowed Rejewski more time to decipher Enigma's message keys, without fear the setting would switch on him during the day and render the work done so far that day useless. Rejewski was able to collect a set of messages enciphered under the same indicator setting, assemble tables for the three different pairings, and from there, pair up cycle groups. |
| Another weakness in the system Rejewski was able to exploit was German cipher clerks' laziness - encrypted indicators were not always different as they should have been. Sometimes the German clerks would start with the same positions such as "AAA" or "BBB" - these two weaknesses made the number of possible combinations several magnitudes lower, making Rejewski's mission to solve the six permutations far easier. |
| Knowing the permutations alone didn't allow Rejewski to read the Germans' encoded mesages, but using German manuals and pages of Enigma daily keys from September and October, supplied by the French spy Hans-Thilo Schmidt, Rejewski was able to work out Enigma's wiring. Early in his work he had assumed the order of the military Enigma machine's keys were, as with the commercial version, in the order of a German typewriter. After several failed equations, Rejewski realised this assumption must be wrong - he guessed, correctly, that the keys were instead in alphabetical order. From there he was able to solve the wiring of the rightmost rotor, and when a different rotor was used in the rightmost position for the next month's transmissions, Rejewski was able to use those same equations to solve the second rotor's wiring. With two of three rotors now understood, the third rotor proved easier to solve - thus, by the end of 1932, the logical structure of the Enigma machine was solved. |
| After working out the daily keys for Enigma's cipher traffic through a mix of grill method and brute force, Poland was finally able to read Germany's encrypted messages accurately every day. |
| The breakthrough was celebrated, privately of course, and with Rejewski's findings the Cipher Bureau was able to build replicas, or "doubles" of the 3-rotor Enigma machine. For now, the cracking of the code, and the Enigma doubles, would be kept a classified secret, even from Poland's allies. But Rejewski and his fellow Poznań cryptologists, Henryk Zygalski and Jerzy Różycki, had no idea how important this breakthrough, and their later findings over the next few years as Enigma grew more complex, would prove to be... |
[spoiler="Ultra would never have gotten off the ground if we had not learned from the Poles, in the nick of time,
the details both of the German military ... Enigma machine, and of the operating procedures that were in use."
- Gordon Welchman, Bletchley Park cryptologist]
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[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
FRENCH BUREAUCRACY
MINISTÈRE DE LA JUSTICE[/pre][/list]
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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE: PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW GUARANTEED
[sub]3RD REPUBLIC | PARIS, FEBRUARY 1933[/sub][/list]
[sub]| HELM OF JUSTICE, MINISTÈRE DE LA JUSTICE - | When an English or U.S. citizen is jailed, his or her lawyer gets a piece of paper from the judge and shows it to the police who are then bound to yield their prisoner for a hearing before a magistrate on the charges and evidence against the prisoner, or straightline release them. Long before the Magna Carta, Anglo-Saxons wrested from kings and barons the free man's right to that piece of paper. It was and is called a writ of habeas corpus. It is issued on the theory that an individual is innocent until the state has proven him guilty of a crime. In France however, since Visigoths vanished into the sixth century donjons of Clovis, a French suspect has been looked at as guilty until proved innocent. Hence, by neat Gallic logic, he or she must be locked up until the state gets around to trying them. After centuries of practicing this outmoded and feudal method; last week French criminal procedure was quietly revolutionized with a new law providing that henceforth all arrested suspects must be provisionally released within five days unless they are convicted, proved vagrants, or accused of a crime punishable by a jail sentence of more than two years. Appalled were police, prosecutors, and feudal-minded deputies of the Right; jubilant was the League for the Rights of Man which had lobbied the bill through Parliament. More jubilant were the 500 Frenchmen released like roaches from Santé Fresnes and Petite Roquette prisons in Paris and hundreds more from provincial prisons. |[/sub]
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[list][list][pre]VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!
VIVE LA FRANCE!
VIVE LEMPIRE![/pre][/list][/list]
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𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐘[/sub]]
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MAZIYA TIMES,FEBRUARY 1933
LONG TERM PLANS
Sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz has recently released publicly his long term goals as the sultan of Maziya,these include the current project, modernisation and with other much more ambitious plans,becoming the top economic power in the South East Asian region by 2000 and eventually becoming a economic power in Asia by 2012.
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The Kingdom of Greece, Joint Greco-Egyptian Destroyer Project confirmed; Greek Heavy Cruiser Design in the development phase, February 1933
To Vasíleio tis Elládos, Koinó Ellino-Aigyptiakó Katastrofikó Prógramma . Ellinikí Schedíasi Varéon Katadromikón sti fási anáptyxis, Fevrouários 1933
GREEK AND EGYPTIAN NAVIES TO COLLABORATE WITH DESTROYER PROJECT, GREEK HEAVY CRUISER DESIGNS IN DEVELOPMENT
ELLINIKO NAUTIKO KAI AIGYPTIAKO SYNERGASTOUN ME TO ERGO KATASTROFEON, SCHEDIA ELLINIKON VAREON CRUISER ANAPTYXI
The Greek Navy, a new upcoming naval force, set to challenge all navies on par with it. With new ships on the way, Greece is taking every opportunity it has to expand and build out its naval forces, as the fleet is now showing its age. A large number of ships were built even before The Great War, and are no longer in good condition due to the Greek Civil War. Because of this, in 1932, the Greek Government in cooperation with Hellenic Naval Command had drafted up the Greek Naval Expansion Act of 1932, a plan to increase the size and modernize the Greek Navy by 1936. The document explicitly says that partnership with other nations when building vessels is encouraged, and domestic vessel design is also supported. It was hard looking for nations to collaborate with, as most nations were currently restricted to the confines of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, which limits the amount of capital and other naval vessels certain major countries can build.
In January 1933, we had found a nation to collaborate with our new allies, the Kingdom of Egypt. In January 1933, the Egyptian Navy had started their 'Alexandria Class Destroyer' program, and the Greek Navy had shown great interest in the matter. After a series of negotiations with the Egyptian Navy, they have allowed us to collaborate in their destroyer project, which would ultimately boost the time of construction and commission. The Egyptians will also allow us to use the joint design and use it for the Hellenic Navy. It is expected to have at least five destroyers in the respective navies by 1936, and then by 1938.
Meanwhile, a new heavy cruiser design for the Hellenic Navy is also in development. With other surrounding nations now bolstering their navies, particularly Italy, more vessels were needed. The new heavy cruisers in development are designed to counter other light and heavy cruisers and in some cases smaller, lightly armored battlecruisers. The new ships are designed for the Mediterranean Sea, and their bows are built to make the cruisers go up to 33 knots. Their main armaments are designed with seven-inch guns of a classified amount. The class is planned to have four ships, and with the rapid industrialization of Greece, the four ships will be in Greek service by 1937 or 1938.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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MAZIYA TIME,FEBRUARY 1933
SHIELD DESIGNS
With the recent supply of iron and bauxite from the alliance with The Kingdom Of Greece,sultan Zahier Al Hafiz decided to invest the iron into making new smaller Klebit Bok which are shields used by the people of the island of Borneo,typically the Klebit Bok are 110-130cm but to compensate for the increase weight of using iron rather then wood,the length was shorten down to 35cm with these new shields,Maziya employed them to be part of the Maziyan military as a optional piece of equipment the soldier can carry but due to its similarity to the Klebit Bok it became the soldiers favourite piece of equipment rapidly,the main problem is that there is no other storing method for it if used in combat so it is always strapped onto the users arm.
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MAZIYA TIMES,FEBRUARY 1933
SHIELD TRADE WITH GREECE
With Maziya having finished their own test of the new Klebit Bok iron shields which has yet to get a official name,sultan Zahier Al Hafiz decided to reach out to the Kingdom Of Greece leader,Ioannis Metaxas to ask if they would like to purchase some of their iron Klebit Bok due to the popularity of the shields in Maziya making them make a lot to replace any damaged one's and so it wouldn't hurt to give some to a ally,with The Kingdom Of Greece responding shortly after and asking for 3000 of them so they can make their own test runs and see if they could be used for future military uses.
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The Kingdom of Greece, A new Light Tank for the Hellenic Army, February 1933
To Vasíleio tis Elládos, éna néo elafrý tan'k gia Ellinikó Strató, Fevrouários 1933
THE HELLENIC ARMY HAS A NEW TANK, THE GLT-33, A DOMESTICALLY MADE MARVEL
O ELLINIKOS STRATOS ECHEI KAINOURGIO TAN'K, TO GLT-33, ENCHORIAKI MARVEL
The GTL-30, Greek Light Tank-30, 30 standing for the year of introduction, is the current mainstay armored fighting vehicle of the Hellenic Army. This old yet gold design is a licensed-produced variant of the French Renault FT-17 light tank but is heavily modified. The GTL-30 has two main variants, the GTL-30 Type A, and the GTL-30 Type B Katastroféas Dexamenón (Light Tank Destroyer). Type A has two heavy machine guns in one turret, while Type B has one 37mm anti-tank or howitzer gun, and has a thinly armored casemate that does not rotate. The two tanks have been exported to many countries in the past, and with rave reviews of the tank in use, it was decided to develop a new tank, something that is built for the modern battlefields of the 1930s and 1940s. While the GTL-30 was a good design, it is now beginning to show its age a little, as it is an old 1920 design, only modernized to a certain extent that it can be marked as redundant. To add to this, the GTL has a current flaw, its speed. The ones sold to foreign nations were fitted with better engines, but the current ones used by the Greek Army have older, less reliable engines. Maintenance of the tank was also quite hard, especially around the small yet complicated suspension.
In 1929, an ambitious tank program was launched amid the Greek Civil War, it was developed by the Metaxist side, and had been further bolstered by their victory. Development was tough, as it was Greece's first domestic tank design, so in reality, this new program had shared lots of components with the GTL-30 program. After three years of arduous tests and trials, five prototype tanks were ready. This new tank is called the GTL-33, a new light tank for the Hellenic Armed Forces. This new tank uses a completely different suspension, with four road wheels on each side, which them using bogeys. The tank is also armed with a smaller 20mm anti-tank gun and two light machine guns, which were also developed alongside the tank. It features decent armor for a light tank. This tank is comparable to foreign designs such as the British Vickers 6-Tonne, the American M2 Light Tank, and Soviet T-26 Tanks, and is a large accomplishment for Greece. This new tank, the GTL-33 will be in production by April 1933, and will not be available to foreign exports.
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
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MAZIYA TIMES,FEBRUARY 1933
NEW COMMANDER OF THE MAZIYAN MILITARY
Issues with the military arrived as Commander,Adam Qshairy was seen physically abusing his troops this was brought to Zahier Al Hafiz attention and Zahier Al Hafiz went on to scold Adam Qshairy and demoted Adam Qshairy down to Captain and to take Adam Qshairy place in the military will be Lieutenant now turned Commander,Airyl Haffiy but the main problem which emerged now was that Airyl Haffiy was deemed a unworthy Lieutenant and wasn't very well respected by most soldiers due to his lack of confidence in his own skills and strategies,so many soldiers have gone towards sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz to complain and try to get a new commander however sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz refused to change Airyl Haffiy position,as he is confident that Airyl Haffiy would treat the troops better and will only consider swapping him out if he can't lead troops into battle.
New Provenance
The House of Munsö
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The Monarchy
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[list]May - September 1932
[sub]滿洲里著火[/sub]
MANCHURIA AFIRE[/list]
[list][sub]MAY 1932: Battle at Tsitsihar ![/sub][/list]
| Descending on Tsitsihar from Heihe and Hailar, General Ma Zhanshan and Su Bingwen's forces would storm the provincial capital, ending in victory in their attack with a combined 3,500 men, cavalry, twenty light artillery pieces and seven airplanes. Arriving by train, they quickly encircle the Japanese garrison, taking possession of the town and holding its railways. In response, the Kwantung Army strikes out north towards the Harbin-Hailun and Tsitsihar-Keshan railways, leading to deadly engagements along the Tsitsihar-Harbin railway, which the two Generals' forces were attempting to take. After three weeks of fighting, 2,000 men from the Imperial Japanese Army and the fledgling Manchukuo Imperial Army repulsed the rebels along the railway, re-capturing Tsitsihar after a short period of urban fighting in late May. |
[list][sub]JUNE - AUGUST 1932: Guerilla War Begins[/sub][/list]
| In the face of mounting casualties and better-skilled, better-equipped enemies, Ma and Su's united front of rebels would not last long. Ma Zhanshan, fleeing the country, would order guerilla warfare to start in June, shelving typical pitched battles in favor of ambushes, and surprise raids on railways, bridges and warehouses, all the while armed banditry spread far and wide across the countryside. Thrown once again into anarchy, the northern provinces of Manchukuo would be ripe with horseback gangs of thiefs, looting and pillaging rural areas. Among the weapons retrieved by the Japanese patrols would be rifles dating back to the 19th century as well as swords and spears, remnants of ages past when the Jurchens and the Manchus ruled these vast areas. While the rebels had very little in terms of practical advantages, they could count on local support and their very thorough knowledge of the terrain. Meanwhile the Ma-Su forces kept the Kwantung Army busy in the north, the Chinese People's National Salvation Army emerged in the south, answering to Wang Delin's orders and made up of several rogue Manchukuo units, having deserted the regular forces ; in this period Tang Juwu's army would form as well, in the vicinity of Mukden. Although small in size and means, those groups would pose a growing threat to the Japanese and Manchukuo forces. |
[list][sub]SEPTEMBER 1932: Japan Starts "Pacification of Manchukuo"[/sub][/list]
| To restore order, the Kwantung Army began its "Pacification of Manchukuo" campaign. Instead of a large operation, this name would instead cover a series of "Subjugation" and "Pacification" missions, in the north, east and south of the country, in order to deal both with banditry and rebellion. Although most major cities were now secured, the occasional raid once and then proved continually bothersome. The taming of the Ma-Su front in the north was of utmost importance, and therefore a force of 30,000 would be directed to wipe these places clean with the aid of light bombers and aeroplanes. |
| The 65,000-strong Kwantung Army would play the leading role in this operation, followed by the much more numerous, but untrustworthy and shabby Manchukuo Army, numbering 110,000 men. However, due to strong terrain difficulties and the unstable nature of the enemy's movements, only small detachments could be fielded to counter the moves on the ground. Such would be the task of the Japanese-Manchukuo forces in the months to come a strenuous one. |
[list][spoiler=[sub]The Son of Heaven Faces His Destiny.[/sub]]
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Zabrowka[/spoiler][/list]
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PROJECT THAKAFA
BAYT AL-HIKMA
The House of Wisdom, Also known as The Grand Library of Baghdad, Formerly, a major Abbasid public academy and intellectual center in Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age. The House of Wisdom was founded either as a library for the collections of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid in the late 8th century (then later turned into a public academy during the reign of Al-Ma'mun) or was a private collection created by Al-Mansur (reign 754775) to house rare books and collections of poetry in both Arabic and Persian.
The House of Wisdom and its contents were destroyed in the Siege of Baghdad in 1258, leaving very little in the way of archaeological evidence for the House of Wisdom. translating works from Greek and Syriac to Arabic, but it is unlikely that the House of Wisdom existed as the sole center of such work, as major translation efforts arose in Cairo and Damascus even earlier than the proposed establishment of the House of Wisdom. This translation movement lent momentum to a great deal of original research occurring in the Islamicate world, which had access to texts from Greek, Persian and Indian sources. The early existence of Muslims throughout time has always had a connection with the institution of libraries that came to not only be a mechanism of pursuit, but relatively a storehouse of intelligence and mental heritage for all humanity. The rise of advanced searches in mathematics, organized studies, astronomy, philosophy, and medicine began the pursuit for Arab science. This scientific leap established a demand for more and updated translations.
The House of Wisdom was made possible by the consistent flow of Arab, Persian, and other scholars of the Islamicate world to Baghdad, owing to the city's position as capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. This is evidenced by the large number of scholars known to have studied in Baghdad between the 8th and 13th centuries, such as Al-Jahiz, Al-Kindi, and Al-Ghazali among others, all of whom would have contributed to a vibrant academic community in Baghdad, producing a great number of notable works, regardless of the existence of a formal academy.
The new House of Wisdom will serve a modernized version of the old one. It's goals concerning the betterment of the human condition and scientific achievements.
Details of Bayt Al-Hikma Project
- Public Academy Center of Intellect and Science
- Over 150,000 sq ft in size
- Construction will span over 10 years
- Employ trusted citizens with a preference to a high academic ability, To be employed in the house of wisdom
- Built-in dorms/quarters for all scribes, scholars and students
- All intellectuals are supervised by a senior sheikh/scholar
- Uncover and collect old books and artifacts for study
- Invite foreign exchange students to learn from the House of Wisdom
Departments:
- Astronomy
- Complex Mathematics such as Number Theory, Calculus and Algebra
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Quran Study
- Transcription of artifacts and archives
- Human Nature
- Psychology
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| GOLESTAN PALACE |
[sub]Tehran, 1933[/sub]
| The grand ballroom is filled with guests of all magnitude from foreign ambassadors and nobles to newly made businessmen and politicians of the Iranian scene. The ball is a fundraiser organised by Queen Tadj ol-Molouk, in her aid for the poor mothers of the rural Iran. The orchestra is playing, the food and drinks look luxurious and opulent, the atmosphere in the ballroom is filled with joy and sense of community. Although the guests downstairs are partying, a drama is played out in the tops of the Palace.
Princess Shams, now 18, is to be wedded away to a Muslim high noble from Ahvaz, Khaz'al Bin Jabir, the Sheikh of Khuzestan. Arrested in the mid 1920s and placed under house arrest in Tehran, the Sheikh was promised to be released should he marry Princess Shams and remain a neutral player in any arising conflicts. In reality, Jabir is a pass for the Queen to get back into the good books of the angry high classes of Arabs and Muslims within the country. But a problem arises. The ball was supposed to be the announcement of the engagement.
Standing in Shams room, with anger in her eyes, is Queen Tadj ol-Molouk. Wearing a large black and golden dress, she is accompanied by her younger daughter Ashraf, who is dressed more opulently and freely, and her Shams maid-in-waiting, Namira. Looking out of the window, Shams would shake her head in rage. |
[list][ SHAMS, Princess ]: "I do not love him, mother. It's simple to understand!"[/list]
[list][ TADJ, Queen ]: "This is not about you, Shams. It is not about what you want. It's about the country. The dynasty."[/list]
[list][ SHAMS, Princess ]: "Please, mother. Stop with the lies! The constant lies!"[/list]
| Looking at her appalled, Tadj would rush up to her and grab her by the arm. |
[list][ TADJ, Queen ]: "Now you listen to me closely, and you listen good. You will marry that man. You will go downstairs, and we will announce the engagement. I will not have you ruin everything because you wish to follow your damn heart! This is not a fairytale!---[/list]
[list][ SHAMS, Princess ]: "Mother you're hurting me!"[/list]
[list][ TADJ, Queen ]: "This is about the survival of this Dynasty, of me! So you will do as you're told or I will make you do so!"[/list]
| Tadj lets her go and storms off to the door. |
[list][ TADJ, Queen ]: "You've got two minutes. I am seeing you downstairs. Fix her up, Namira."[/list]
| Namira would nod and bow as the Queen stormed off. With tears in her eyes, Shams would sit on her bed as Ashraf made her way towards her. |
[list][ ASHREF, Princess ]: "Shams...please understand her."[/list]
[list][ SHAMS, Princess ]: "My life...is nothing more than a sales card for her. What do I do in Ahvaz? I want to study! I want to go to Europe, not be stuck with an Arab because my mother seems fit so! For Goodness sake!"[/list]
| Shams would flip her nightstand making Ashref jump up a bit. |
[list][ ASHREF, Princess ]: "I guess that's our duty, though. As the daughters of the dynasty."[/list]
[list][ SHAMS, Princess ]: "If I was ever Queen of this country, I'd make the men do this..."[/list]
| She would burst into tears as Namira begins to fix her hair. Ashref would grab Shams by the hand and squeeze it tight. |
| CUT TO |
[sub]HIGHER ARTS AND CULTURE INSTITUTE
PEGANI'S OFFICE[/sub]
| The past two years have been very important to Masoumeh Pegani, the cultural adviser to the Queen and the Head of the Higher Arts and Culture Institute which now regulates and promotes what is seen and done in the arts, radio, music, theatre and film. Pegani has been head of it since it's establishment in 1929, and has brought major revolutionary change in the culture of Iran. Working closely with the government, Pegani managed to create the Radio Nationwide Program which by 1932 managed to expand the Radio Infrastructure in the country by over 85% and has allowed nearly 90% of the population to have access to a radio which has now changed the Iranian cultural and news scene. Nearly every household is said to have a radio. However, it's the content that Pegani has been pushing through that has brought controversy and praise. Major protests happened between 1930 and 1933 against Pegani and the Institute, all brutally put down.
The content produced is of highly liberal program, western plays have entered theatres, liberal and free-thinking Iranian artists are gaining major funding, Iranian Music Corporation has formed to create and sell new Iranian music which has now been influenced by American sounds. The Iranian Fashion Institute has brought out new lines of clothing for Iranian women and men, very daring and liberal in it's nature. The Zoroastrian and Muslim clergies are outraged, but the revolution continues and Pegani is viewed as the biggest threat to Iranian traditions.
Sitting in her office, going through the daily business of the Institute, two distinctive knocks are heard on the door. Looking up for a moment, Pegani would breath in heavily and pick up the phone for a moment. |
[list][ PEGANI, Head of Institute ]: "Ahmad, make sure that the guards are on standby within the building. Should I not phone in ten minutes, release the guards."[/list]
| She puts the phone down and gets up. She goes up to the door and opens them slowly revealing Ayrom at the door in his uniform. The past two years have been very challenging for Ayrom, who despite his credit in allowing Tadj to gain the throne, is becoming more and more marginalised. A staunch fascist, Ayrom would nod at Pegani before walking in. With a slight worried smile, Pegani would shut the door and make her way to her desk before gesturing him to take a seat. |
[list][ PEGANI, Head of Institute ]: "Let me guess. You're here to make another complaint. I'm surprised you didn't send your thugs again. They nearly burned the building down the last time. They beat to death one of my assistants and cause havoc. Of course, I was too nice to inform the Queen that the thugs were yours. I knew you'd come sooner than later."[/list]
[list][ AYROM, Head of Police ]: "Why's that?"[/list]
[list][ PEGANI, Head of Institute ]: "The fascists in Germany are using radio and film as their way in, or well they've already have. I gathered that sooner than later the Iranian fascists will want to take the same action."[/list]
[list][ AYROM, Head of Police ]: "I do not belong to them."[/list]
[list][ PEGANI, Head of Institute ]: "By membership but by heart and mind you do. Don't try to fool me."[/list]
[list][ AYROM, Head of Police ]: "Listen here, mam. I don't need you to lecture me, as you're no were near the ability or power to do so. It's an abomination you're in this position but don't worry, soon enough we'll take care of the likes of you. And you know it. I can see it in your eyes, the fear. Where will your American and European friends be then? Where will your Queen the protector be then?"[/list]
| Looking straight into her eyes, Ayrom would smirk. Pegani would put a brave face on, and leaning forward in tension would take a sip of her water. |
[list][ PEGANI, Head of Institute ]: "What is it, that you want?"[/list]
[list][ AYROM, Head of Police ]: "Thanks to the Queen, and the meek and week governing of Teymourtash I need to come to you, for permission to start up a radio station. I want to establish Radio Freedom within Iran."[/list]
[list][ PEGANI, Head of Institute ]: "With what content? Fascism? Fascist propaganda?"[/list]
[list][ AYROM, Head of Police ]: "With the the ability to communicate to Iranians and portray the real situation. The funding is there. So is the location, the broadcaster and the presenters. We also have the technology needed. All I require, is your signature."[/list]
| Looking at him for a moment, Pegani would look down and begin to read a document. |
[list][ PEGANI, Head of Institute ]: "No."[/list]
[list][ AYROM, Head of Police ]: "What?"[/list]
[list][ PEGANI, Head of Institute ]: "No. My answer is final."[/list]
[list][ AYROM, Head of Police ]: "Final? Huh? Final?!"[/list]
| Ayrom would push everything off the table before pushing the whole table to the side making Pegani jump back into her seat. Rushing towards her, he would surrender her and look deep into her eyes. |
[list][ AYROM, Head of Police ]: "Still no?!"[/list]
| Breathing heavily, Pegani would find the courage to look back at him. |
[list][ PEGANI, Head of Institute ]: "I said my answer was final. You wish to question it, contact the government or the Queen. But I doubt you'll find luck there, not during campaign year. My answer is final. Now remove yourself from my office immeditaly or there will be issue. Now."[/list]
| Suddenly the guards would burst through. Ayrom would stand up straight and looking at her he would smirk slightly. |
[list][ AYROM, Head of Police ]: "We'll be in touch, Ms Pegani. It's not the last you've seen of me. Gentlemen."[/list]
| Straighting his jacket he would walk out past the guards. Breathing heavily, Pegani would clutch her pearls before looking at the guards and smiling slightly. Licking her lip slightly, she would gesture for the guards to clean up the mess as she looked out at the open door. |
[spoiler="The revolutionary work of the Higher Arts and Culture Institute will go down in books...Pegani is helping the Queen lead a new cultural revolution in Iran and the consequences are yet to be seen..." - Prime Minister Teymourtash]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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The Waste Land, Paramountica, Victoria Harbor, Enchanted Oasis, Ranponian, Swedenn, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Islahh, Saldat, Antobom, Annyeong Korea
Hello
Islahh
[list]THE KINGDOM OF ARABIA - AL-MAMLAKAH AL-ARABIYAH
[sub]"Allah, Al-Malik, Al-Watan!"[/sub][/list]
Arabia At The Convention of Arab Cooperation
December 1932, Emirate of Riyadh
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With Faisal Al-Saud installed as Foreign Minister, a foreign policy develops as Arabia sends delegates to the first CAC.
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As King Saud I works to transform Arabia into a modern nation-state, it becomes reasonable for the country to adopt an official foreign policy. The tribal states of the peninsula had of course interacted with the outside before, but until now had lacked the formal states necessary for real diplomacy. The King's son, Faisal Al-Saud was appointed Foreign Minister. To the role of Deputy Foreign Minister, the King appointed Badri Al-Azimi, a controversial palace outsider known to have the Kings ear. Now with a triple portfolio as State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, court rumors fly that Azimi has seized the nation for himself, making King Saud a puppet. Other rumors suggested Azimi was meant to surveil Sauds sons and prevent a plot against him. While its genuineness is uncertain, Azimi has repeatedly signaled a strict personal loyalty to King Saud.
The first mission of these two men would be to attend the Convention of Arab Cooperation, a joint effort between Iraq, Egypt, and Arabia. Notably, Yemen would also accept the open invitation to all Arab nations. While the Convention was full of diplomatic pomp and circumstance, music, dramatic speeches, and radical ideas, it was also a time of serious diplomatic work. High-ranking representatives of all countries met for some of the first time ever, discussing all matters of state. Opinions and interests differed greatly. Egypt and Iraq erred toward alliance and integration, while Arabia had a more timid view towards the radical new states in the Arab world. Yemen on the other hand sought to lobby for Arab support in a war against Britain to take control of the Aden colony. With fluctuating levels of British support having been key to the very formation of the Kingdom of Arabia, Faisal was critical of the plan. While not expressed as public diplomacy, delegates communicated to all that Arabia does not support a war against Britain for control of Aden. Faisal also made statements supporting the idea that Arab cooperation should be used for self-serving or personal aggrandizement, but should serve the general interest of the Arab peoples and their governments.
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Paseo, Victoria Harbor, Osivoii, Kotakuan Ii, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Islahh, Saldat, Antobom, Maziya
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party Emerges
Opposition of ANSP
Over the past few weeks the streets of Baghdad have seen posters and criers promoting a newly emerging party; The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. Meaning "renaissance" or "resurrection", is an Arab nationalist ideology which promotes the creation and development of a unified Arab state through the leadership of a vanguard party over a progressive revolutionary government. While the government has dismissed this for the sake of preserving freedom of expression, It had grown to amass a great following that is growing to be capable of facing the government in the next elections, As Rashid sees this as a huge threat to his position as a president.
One of the self-proclaimed leaders of the party, Fuad Al-Rikabi, A shia muslim born in Nasiryah, Made comments criticizing government leadership of lying and working for western interests.
"The so called "Nationalist" Have done nothing even remotely close to what Iraqi Nationalism truly is. They are clearly lost and do not understand what it takes to lead our great nation. This is the cradle of civilization, The land of the two great rivers! The current government does not represent what we stand up for. Ba'athism is the only true path that will lead us out of this mess. We will not let our people be fooled again in the next elections by some scam artists! I urge you to take a copy of our pamphlet, Educate yourselves! We do not have to dream we are important. We ARE important. WE are the power, Not the government. A true Nationalist and Socialist nation is the our only choice to progress."
As Rikabi tries to continue his speech, Several horse police units surround his wooden table. An officer and his colleagues approach him "We have a warrant for your arrest for charges of treason and disturbing the peace. Come with us immediately." Rikabi refuses and attempts to reason with the officer, Which leads to the officers destroying his bench and beating him down along with his colleagues Ali Salih Sadi, Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed and Hassan Al-Bakr, Causing anger amongst the crowd which spirals into a brawl between the mob and the officers, Ending with over 37 agitators arrested and 1 killed. The group is never seen again.
Rashid's Health
"I wanted to address the incident of today... today... Regarding the.. inci-"
RASHID COLLAPSES AGAIN DURING SPEECH
Colleagues rush to Rashid to carry him away from the podium, The crowds begin asking the other officials questions about Rashid's health;
"What are you hiding from us? Is the president dying?" - Iraqi Citizen
"We cannot comment on that. We can assure you that Rashid Ali is only exhausted from the governmental work." - Kamil Shabib
The gathering is quickly closed down, Rashid comes to and is confronted by his party members.
"You cannot keep going like this. And we cannot keep hiding this forever. We will give you the option to either step down from presidency or seek medical intervention somewhere immediately." - Salahuddin Dabbagh
"...I suppose you are right.. There is no way out of this. Organize a flight for me to Germany in a few days." Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani
Victoria Harbor, Osivoii, Asharken, Kotakuan Ii, Swedenn, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, Saldat, Maziya
I edited my two new factbooks to make the Swedish language more Norse.
Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, Antobom
Hi, new to the game.
[pre]March 1933 - Mexico City, Federal District, Mexican Republic[/pre]
| CONGRESS DEBATES EXPANDED POWERS TO THE PRESIDENCY, LEFT AND RIGHT GROW IN INFLUENCE, RODRIGUEZ SLIPS IN POPULARITY |
| [I]At the House of the Camara de Diputados, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate both have been in heated debate. The National Revolutionary Party, which has held considerable power since the end of the Mexican Revolution has begun debate on expanding the powers of the Presidency. After the revolution, many powers of the Presidency were greatly reduced. Many hardline supporters in the National Revolutionary Party have been skeptical of returning certain powers to the President, such as the extensive veto power granted in the Revolutionary Constitution, as well as others which had largely been transferred to the Congress of the Union or the states themselves.
President Rodríguez, who has been holding the position on a substitute basis since the resignation of President Pascual Ortiz Rubio, has largely stepped away from the mainstream of his party, which have formed a solid hold on the government in the last few years. Rodríguez, who is constitutionally barred from seeking re-election, has largely become a lame duck President. With one year to go to the Presidential election, many have turned to look for his new successor. Because of his inaction and all around distance from his party, Rodríguez has dropped in popularity in and around Mexico City. Others across the countryside continue to show their support for the National Revolutionary Party and the President.
Rodríguez has also turned outward, looking for partnerships abroad in order to kickstart the Mexican economy, which has largely been stagnant since the Mexican Revolution. The President hopes to make partners in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
As the NRP continues to look for its next candidate, the left and the right continue to grow in influence. The National Regeneration Movement, the far-right party, has continued to hold a number of rallies in Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, and Oaxaca de Juárez. Alberto Castillo, the leader of the NRM, has praised the recent ascending of power of Adolf Heidler and the Volk Party in Germany.[/I] |
| Alberto Castillo, Leader of the National Regeneration Movement: | "Le deseo al Sr. Heidler la mejor de las suertes en su nuevo gobierno. Creo que su gobierno traerá a Alemania de regreso a una nueva era, y tenemos mucho que aprender de él si queremos replicar el mismo éxito en México."
("I wish Mr. Heidler the best of luck in his new government. I think that his government will bring Germany back to a new age, and we have much to learn from him if we are to replicate the same in Mexico.")
| [I]Meanwhile, the Democratic Left have condemned the NRM and the incumbent NRP. The Democratic Left have continued their allegations of massive voter fraud in the 1928 elections, which have left many Mexicans disenfranchised and discouraged from voting. Outside their party headquarters in Mexico City, the coalition has been doing all it can to attract supporters in and around the city. The DL has also criticized the National Revolutionary Party for its continued dominance in the government, voter suppression, and other activities the Left have called "undemocratic, deplorable, and distasteful of a ruling party."
With the 1934 elections on the horizon, it is becoming increasingly obvious that whomever the next President of Mexico will be, they will take the country far into a new direction, whatever direction it may be.
The National Revolutionary Party will select its next candidate for the Presidency later this year. Castillo is widely expected to file to run for President sometime in the next few months. It is also likely that a candidate for the Democratic Left will emerge by the end of the year.[/I] |
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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The Waste Land, Astarina, Arcanda, Nosautempopulus, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, Saldat, Antobom
[list][list]IT ALL COMES FALLING DOWN - MARCH 1933[/list][/list]
[list]| MADRID Last month, Franco and Azana had met in order to discuss the Spanish civil war which had been plaguing the country for a few months. In short, a big right wing faction unified under Franco, consisting of the Falangists, Conservatives, and Monarchists, had been outmaneuvered by Franco, as he cleverly coerced the factions into uniting under his rule. In a stroke of luck for him, his superiors had died in one way or the other, well maybe not a stroke of luck. Emilio Mola had been killed in an airplane accident, with questionable witnesses, and Rivera had been executed in a botched prisoner exchange, rumor saying that Franco himself denied it. Both the Falangists and the Carlists were growing tired of Franco's antics, and of each other.
Meanwhile, on the Republican side, Azana had played a similar role, with a big left wing tent with communists, anarchists, and Republicans in general, had taken the side of conserving the 2nd Republic. However, this faction was already unraveling. The catalyst? The Soviets. The Soviets were the reason they were winning, but it brought Azana's own allegiances into question, with his suspicious Soviet leaning tendencies. The Republicans were angry about the communist interference and overrepresentation with Azana, and the anarchists in Catalonia were pissed off about that as well.
These two tents had met in Valencia to try to discuss relations. It had been going terribly to say the least. Everyone had different goals, in short, and it had only widened the gap between the different groups. It all culminated in one incident, March 9th, 1933.
The delegates had met for a final round of negotiations, with both Franco and Azana present. That would be the last meeting they attended.
A bomb had been brought into the building via briefcase, and had successfully killed both Franco and Azana. The outrage spread far and wide as groups started blaming each other, and the alliances had fell apart. Just when it seemed like it came to an end, it sparked again. The communists blamed the anarchists for their terrorist tendencies, while the anarchists blamed NKVD intervention. The Carlists blamed everyone else, while the Falangists decided to try to claim themselves as the heirs of Franco.
Just a few days later, the remaining Republican government had given a message to Osivoii: to withdraw all Soviet troops. This was to maintain the little legitimacy they still had. The anarchists in Catalonia broke away and claimed independence, the Carlists had broken away from the main movement and rallied in Valladolid. The big tent territories were unsure as cities turned into street brawl arenas, the perpetrator unknown.|[/list]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]What does the corpse care who was right and who was wrong?[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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The Waste Land, Arcanda, Victoria Harbor, Osivoii, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Islahh, Saldat, Antobom, Maziya
MAZIYA TIMES,MARCH 1933
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
Gone were the days of knives,spears,wooden Klebit Bok and hand to hand combat in Maziya,now they've updated the military equipment and outfits,replacing the old much more traditional outfits in return for proper military uniforms,replacing bows and arrows now most soldiers are equipped with the Mosin Nagant marksman rifle,however knives are still kept but now they have fives knives four for throwing and the one for close quarter combat and to replace the wooden Klebit Bok is the now one month old iron Klebit Bok with the buying of tanks from the Kingdom Of Greece and with it impressing all the soldiers who saw its test run due to the sheer destructive power it had in comparison to their old equipment,Maziya revamped military looks to be completely built for the modern age.
New Provenance, Saldat, Antobom
THE FEDERATION SPONSORS NEW BRITISH NAVY DESTROYER
March 1933
Much like the Battleships HMS New Zealand and HMS Australia before the Great War, which were funded by their respective colonial Governments as a signal and gift of loyalty to the Mother Country the Federation has decided with Britain that it shall fund the construction and then operation of a warship for the Royal Navy. Costing a total of £280,500 the F-class Destroyer (the most modern of its type in Britain) was the perfect choice for a new warship as it would be cheap enough for Rhodesia to afford its maintenance. It would additionally take a shorter time to complete, only a year in total and thus completion has been set for March of 1934. To be manned by an entirely British Crew with possibility of Service for Rhodesian volunteers (as Rhodesia possesses no Navy they would have to be recruited on loan to the RN) the Ship itself shall carry the name 'HMS Salisbury' after the Federal Capital in Southern Rhodesia. Annual costs to maintain the Vessel and Crew are estimated at £40,000 and shall be paid out on a monthly basis by the Federal Treasury to its British Counterparts in order to ensure that the Ship remains in service and is not mothballed or scrapped for financial reasons in the future.
Initially the Federal Government had considered sponsoring two Destroyers however the unlikely nature of a war at the current time coupled with the idea of spending a greater amount on a Navy (which Rhodesia would never see due to being landlocked) than its own Armed Forces would have likely caused a Scandal in due time. By focusing on a single Vessel carrying the name of the Capital the Federal Government was able to argue that it was a matter of jingoism rather than uncontrolled and unwarranted spending.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Saldat, Adriatican Islands, Antobom, Maziya, Annyeong Korea
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=adriatican_islands/detail=factbook/id=main
My first factbook, I hope you read and like it!
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Victoria Harbor, Pontianus, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Antobom, Maziya
The Great War of The Solar System
November 1933
The Great War of The Solar System has made a great impact on all the Galactic Nations of the Milky way and other such planetary nations. Around (estimated) 3 billion have died due to the War. The Great Solar Empire of Earth is now paying war reparations (about 1000 billion Genox) and has gave other colonies such as Mars, Jupiter , Neptune and the Moon. Speaking of the Moon, the Government found water, Aterocks, Glowlead and Tyrock which are all worth about 90 million Genox. The Governments are planning for further colonisations in other universes and soon enough conquer the whole of the Milky way and try to conquer Andromeda. The government has also made light year travelling available for further public uses.
In the Colony of the Planet of Latonas carpio, new terrorist organizations have popped up. Some of them are known as The Carpion Rebillion, Temenos de Republicano and The Star Planet Rebellion Organization. Nobody knows how these terrorist organization are getting funded but there is a chance that the Galactic Nation of OSWALD is funding them.
what
We are a planetary Empire in a ALT HISTORY timeline lol
Alguém do Brasil?
Itaparica
no sorry we speak english here
Are you guys aliens?
No humans
I don't event want to know how in 1933,you guys have space travel and have the ability to create wars in space while everyone else is stuck on Earth using technology and weapons of the era
Thats the thing. It doesnt make sense.
Antobom, Maziya
Hello, person from another world!
[list]
[sub]
Link to Part 2/4[/sub][spoiler=Original RP][list][sup]Commonwealth of Australia / Gemenebest van Australië
[/sup]
WITS LANDT 一 CENTRAL TERRITORY DISPUTE
[sub]Janszoon, Staat van Wit's Landt | March 1933
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[list]
[sub]
Reaching a climax in November of 1932, the Wit's Landt 一 Central Territory Dispute was a great test for the quarter-century old Australian nation. The outcome of the affair, a dispute between the state government of Wit's Landt and the Commonwealth Government regarding the validity of the Central Territory, a land previously belonging to the state, would undoubtedly determine the legitimacy of the Federation's government. Not just that, the dispute embodied the conflict between Dutch-origin settlers and British-origin settlers, State and Commonwealth Government, and even challenged the very idea that Australia would succeed as a united nation in its own right. [/sub]
[sub]
Federation Period (1897一1905)
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[sub]The root of the dispute lies in Federation. By October 1899, the colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia had held successful referendums approving the proposal for Federation, however the colonies of Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt had refused to hold referendums, citing several reservations. For the thirty years prior to Federation, and even before the Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 187982 (which resulted in Nieuw Holland's annexation to the British Empire), thousands of settlers from the British Australian colonies and Britain itself had begun migrating to Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt, especially as a result of the gold rushes across the western half of the continent. Aside from the partially non-peaceful manner in which the British (particularly troops from New South Wales) pacified the former Dutch colonies, the perceived success of British immigrants compared to long-established [formerly] Dutch Nieuw Hollanders and the crackdown on the spread of the Dutch language in favor of English were large contributors to anti-British sentiment in Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt. Meanwhile, the continuance of the violent Nieuw Holland Troubles¹, and resurgence of violence in late 1898 were largely viewed as a symptom of anti-British sentiment. As such, excluding the growing Anglo population in portions of both colonies, Federation in its proposed form was viewed with suspicion and supported minimally in Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt. Aside from anti-British sentiment among the populace of both colonies, other issues contributed to Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt refusal to hold referendums, including Nieuw Holland's opposition to the customs union, which was viewed by Nieuw Hollanders as a tool for anglicisation, and also the British and Commonwealth government's suggestion that Federation would result in the absorption of the Wit's Landt colony into either South Australia or Nieuw Holland, which was an extremely unpopular measure for Witslanders.[/sub]
[sub]On 1 January 1901, federation was achieved after a decade of planning, consultation and voting, however without the formally Dutch colonies. On 1 February 1905, the last two states, Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt, entered federation, following a series of negotiations which led to several altered conditions for statehood. While none of the conditions were formally written in law, the Leeuwin Paper, an informal document signed by the Premiers and Governors of Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt, the Governor General, and the Prime Minister, noted the altered conditions. Written and signed in the Leeuwin Convention Centre in Leeuwin, Nieuw Holland, and adopted in principle by its signatories, the document noted the following:[/sub][list][sub]
[/sub]
[sup]. . . . .
Nieuw Holland, Wit's Landt, the Commonwealth of Australia 一 On Federation
Leeuwin Congrescentrum Convention-Centre Nieuw Holland
12 Oktober 1904[/sup]
[sup]To be adopted on behalf of its signatories,
In recognition of impending ascension to Federation by the Colony of Nieuw Holland and
the Colony of Wit's Landt, it is pledged the following:[/sup]
[sup]On Wit's Landt
One 一 In recognising a status of the Colony of Wit's Landt as an equal state within the
Federation, no alteration other than state-hood is to be imposed, nor state-hood per
subject to the gouvernments of South Australia or Nieuw Holland.
Two 一 The capability of the elected gouvernment to issue advice on the appointment of
the Gouverneur shall be considered.
Three 一 The customs union shall be adopted at minimum after two years from 1 January
1905 should the ability for the central government to guarantee a sufficiently stable
revenue be established.
Four 一 The Police Guard of Wit's Landt will retain organisation. The Australian Army
will assume defence responsibilities.
Five 一 Development of resources retained under the state shall be promoted by the
central government. [/sup]
[sup]On Nieuw Holland
One 一 The capability of the elected gouvernment to issue advice on the appointment of
the Gouverneur shall be considered.
Two 一 The customs union shall be adopted at minimum after two years from 1 January
1905 should the ability for the central government to guarantee a sufficiently stable
revenue be established.
Three 一 The Organised Guard of Nieuw Holland will retain structure. The Australian
Army will assume defence responsibilities.
Four 一 Development of resources retained under the state shall be promoted by the
central government.
Five 一 Under central consideration, immigration not of continental or British origin shall
be permitted at gouvernment accord.[/sup]
[sup]Signatories
[Governor-General Henry Stafford Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote]
[Prime Minister Sir George Houston Reid]
[Gouvernor John Lowin Beeckman]
[Premier Erik N. Coomans]
[Gouvernor J.C. Hendriks]
[Premier Frank S. Allister][/sup]
[sup]. . . . .
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[sub]Establishment of Central Territory (1906一1930)
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[sub]In 1906, the federal Parliament passed the Wit's Landt Federation Development Act (W.F.L.D. Act), which among other things, envisioned a rail line to be constructed from Adelaide to the small settlement of Stuart (later Alice Springs) in southern Wit's Landt, home to a telegraph station, several mining outposts, and some couple hundred people. The rail line was planned to be constructed within the following 10-20 years, pending funding. Though similar projects had been proposed since 1878, construction only finally began in 1906, and reached Stuart in 1920, almost exclusively at the expense of funds appropriated by the passage of the W.L.F.D. Act. It was believed that the completion of the rail line would enable further mining activities, and eventually increased settlement, in large swathes of southern Wit's Landt. This prediction proved to be partially true, as over the same period of construction, a significant increase in mining activities in the southern regions of Wit's Landt did in fact occur, specifically centered on Stuart, enabled further by the completion of the rail line. [/sub]
[sub]By 1922, the population of Australians of English descent, mostly from New South Wales and Britain, outnumbered that of Nieuw Hollanders, Aboriginals, and even foreign workers in Stuart and the larger region of southern Wit's Landt, this growth mostly fueled by the increase in mining activites. Meanwhile, discussions had begun within Stuart among the non-Nieuw Hollander settlers, regarding potential separation from Wit's Landt. The aggressively Nieuw Hollander-centric policies of the Wit's Landt government in Janszoon had become increasingly hostile to settlement of English speakers (despite over half of Witslandt's Nieuw Hollander population having spoke English by 1920), leading to a strong resentment of the state government in southern Wit's Landt.[/sub]
[sub]In January of 1923, the federal Parliament passed the Central Territory (Administration) Bill, establishing a new territory, constituting all portions of Wit's Landt south of the 20th parallel. The bill cited the size of Wit's Landt as too large to govern efficiently, and further concluded that the population of southern Wit's Landt was significantly separated from the north, with larger economic ties to South Australia, and held more potential as an independently developed territory. Proponents of the bill also detailed a potential future bill establishing a specialised commission to develop Australia north of the 20th parallel could better serve Wit's Landt. Despite these justifications, the establishment of the Territory of Central Australia, with Stuart as its seat of government, was foremost seen by Witslandt's government as a power-grab by the Anglo population and federal Parliament, with the secondary motivation of constraining the Nieuw Hollander population's control over rich natural resources. [/sub]
[sub]Opposition in Janszoon to the new territory was swift. In the following year, Wit's Landt Premier Karl W. Hickenlooper publicly challenged the establishment of the new territory as violating the Leeuwin Paper, despite that document's lack of legal force. In 1925, the Wit's Landt government submit a written solicitation to the Commonwealth government to refund the significant loss in tax revenue and state incomes contributing to a decrease in prosperity as a result of the territory's establishment. Nonetheless, most demands went largely unheard by the Commonwealth Government, and most opposition to the territory's creation remained civil and ineffective from 1923 to 1928.[/sub]
[sub]This changed with the results of the 1928 federal election, which saw Witslandt's two seats in the House of Representatives, now excluding land of the Central Territory, overwhelmingly won by the state's-rights-supporting Nieuw Hollanders Party²:[/sub][list][sub]
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[sup]Results of the 1928 Election in Wit's Landt (House of Representatives)
Janszoon-West Constituency:
| Nieuw Hollanders: 84.3%
| Australian Labor: 8.5%
| Independents: 4.3%
| United Australia: 2.9%
Arnhem's Landt / Janszoon-East Constituency:
| Nieuw Hollanders: 87.5%
| Independents: 6.2%
| Australian Labor: 5.0%
| United Australia: 1.3[/sup][/list]
[sub]The election, combined with Premier Hickenlooper's switch to the Nieuw Hollander party meant that both federally and in-state, Wit's Landt was represented by a party challenging Central Territory's legitimacy. As such, the Premier hardened his stance on the issue, firmly declaring in a direct challenge to the Commonwealth Government in January of 1929 that from that point on, the state government of Wit's Landt would not recognize the so-called Central Territory as an existing legal territory of Australia. The declaration was supported by the state government of Nieuw Holland, however it was not jointly upheld. In 1930, the Premier ordered the Revenue Service of Wit's Landt to exercise its authority in collecting state taxes in all portions of Wit's Landt, which under his definition, included the Central Territory. Later the same year, Hickenlooper demanded the High Court of Australia examine the legality of Central Territory's creation, which he believed violated the Leeuwin Paper. This request was only met in late 1931. Between 1928 and 1931, the Parliament of Wit's Landt passed dozens of acts related to Central Territory, however none resulted in a significant change of situation.[/sub]
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Governor van der Berg dismissed (1931)
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[sub]Appointed on advice of state Premier Karl Hickenlooper following the 1925 elections, state Governor Paul van der Berg initially sought not to cement a strong position on the Wit's Landt 一 C.T. Dispute, and often avoided the issue altogether. After Premier Hickenlooper adopted a hard stance in 1929, however, the governor became increasingly involved in the dispute. The governor specifically sought recognition of the situation from the Commonwealth Government, which at that point under the leadership of Stanley Bruce and then James Scullin, had dismissed the dispute as laughable and never to be considered. While his sympathy to the Premier's position brought the governor popularity among Witslanders, it also brought him an intense dislike from the Commonwealth Government. [/sub]
[sub]Fearing van der Bergs's positions could inflict harm on the Commonwealth's legitimacy, the Government, under Prime Minister James Scullin, requested the Crown dismiss the governor. The Crown agreed and replaced the popular governor with a British officer with little knowledge about the affairs of Wit's Landt, flagrantly violating the common practice pledged in the Leeuwin Document that recommended first consulting and receiving advice from the Government of Wit's Landt before taking such measures. The dismissal of Governor van der Berg outraged Nieuw Hollanders and the Hickenlooper State Government, resulting in thousands of Witslanders, led by Hickenlooper himself, taking to the streets of Janszoon to express their anger. The Premier detested the Crown's decision, and promised to significantly increase pressure on the High Court to rule on the dispute, and the Commonwealth Government to negotiate. Meanwhile, the former governor was invited to seek refuge in Hickenlooper's personal family home.[/sub]
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The High Court rules against Wit's Landt (1932)
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[sub]Having considered the dispute since late 1931 following the dismissal of Governor van der Berg, the Australian High Court finally announced a ruling on the Wit's Landt 一 Central Territory Dispute in early 1932, dismissing the Leeuwin Document as a non-legal binding document that had no special relation to the circumstances of the dispute.[/sub][list][sub]
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[sup]WIT'S LANDT V. THE COMMONWEALTH
| Concluding |
The Commonwealth Parliament under its powers to make laws with respect
to administration of territories has power to create territories under
Commonwealth administration, in this case citing the specific measures
required in creation of Central Territory under the Central Territory
Administration Bill of 1923. Under Chapter Five of the Constitution, territory
may be received from the states, in this case supported by the next phrase
in which to the Commonwealth in cases of conflict in areas where the
Commonwealth and states have concurrent powers to make laws,
Commonwealth law has priority and the state law is invalid to the extent of
the inconsistency. The Leeuwin Document, as ruled in 1915, has no legal
authority in establishing to what limits the Commonwealth may act upon
the state of Wit's Landt, not in special relation to application of an
administrative condition. [/sup][/list]
[sub]
The Police Guard of Wit's Land deployed to C.T. (1932)
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[sub]Having few legal options left to pursue, it appeared Premier Hickenlooper's aggressive campaign to return Central Territory to Wit's Landt had failed. With the Commonwealth Government and Central Territory beneath it still refusing negotiations, and the High Court having officially ruled against Wit's Landt, the Premier began preparing a final course of action. Writing to the Wit's Landt Police Guard Commissioner, Hickenlooper said the following: [/sub][list][sub]
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[sup]I have considered my options very carefully, and with that, I have made one last decision.
I have spoken with A.O. Berkens, and on his advice, I am instructing you to immediately
begin the preparation of an operation, one that would entail the deployment of a large
company of your men to Stuart as a tool in yielding the proper conditions in which Wit's
Landt retains the 'Central Territory.' Let us meet at the soonest date available.[/sup][/list]
[sub]Over the next three weeks, the Premier and Commissioner met several times, drafting an organized and secretive plan that few outside of Hickenlooper's inner circle were aware of. It was feared the operation would be revealed to the Commonwealth Government and subsequently halted, should word of the operation have spread beyond a tight group. Finally, under the order of the Premier and in coordination with W.L. Politie Bewaker Commissaris H.L. Koch, three-hundred-fifty officers employed by the Police Guard of Wit's Landt, most armed individually with long arms and batons, were transported 1500 kilometres overland, mostly via the uncompleted Janszoon-Stuart road (most of which itself followed the route of the Overland Telegraph Line). Arriving on July 10th in Stuart, (now known to locals as Alice Springs) the company immediately served a formal letter from Premier Hickenlooper to the Governor Resident of Central Territory, Victor Carrington, explaining the deployment as a measure to enforce proper law and order and proper administrative authority of the territory under Wit's Landt. It is reported this interaction took place in the primary bedroom of the Residency, between Company Commander Jack Visser, and a recently (and startlingly) awaken Victor Carrington, before 5:00am. [/sub]
[sub]Initially, residents of Stuart were left confused as troopers took positions at several public locations. When asked about their presence by locals, the guardsmen were instructed to respond with the phrase, we are ensuring proper law and order, and proper administrative authority under Wit's Landt and Australian law and interests. Dozens of residents launched rocks and pebbles, and repeated insults at the guardsmen during the initial days of the deployment, however such activity eventually became irregular. Meanwhile, it was estimated that the deployment could be sustained for some six months at least, in which time the Wit's Landt government could attempt to use the deployment as leverage against the Commonwealth.[/sub]
[sub]
Commonwealth 一 State Negotiations (1932-1933)
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[sub]In November of 1932, Prime Minister Joseph Lyons agreed to invite Premier Karl Hickenlooper and a delegation from Wit's Landt to Canberra in order to defuse the situation. The Prime Minister proposed fair negotiations, held without the consideration of militarist threats. The Premier agreed, unconditionally.[/sub]
[sub]While the sudden decision of the Commonwealth Government to negotiate with Witslandt's state government was initially received as an act of good will and proof that Hickenlooper's deployment had succeeded, there were certainly further motives. For one, the Central Territory had become a significant economic burden on the Commonwealth since the start of the Great Depression, even despite its strong natural resource-based economy. As the fiscal situation got tighter, it was privately indicated to the Prime Minister that transfer of Central Territory to Wit's Land would benefit the Commonwealth's fiscal situation. Secondly, it had been confidentially revealed that Queensland's Premier was himself, facetiously or not, considering a similar strategy in establishing control over the federally-administered Territory of Papua, which itself had been under the administration of Queensland almost fifty years prior. Lastly, and perhaps most crucially, it had become abundantly clear that the Commonwealth Government's perceived lack of action in compelling Witslandt's militia out of the Central Territory had harmed the legitimacy of Lyon's government, and the Commonwealth as a whole. A similar act of defiance by Premier Jack Lang of New South Wales that same year had almost placed the N.S.W. Police against Commonwealth forces in May of 1932, and the Prime Minister was eager to avoid another destabilizing crisis.[/sub]
[sub]Lasting in stints from late 1932 to early 1933, negotiations moved forward in a mostly civil manner. Both delegations committed to equal terms of ending the dispute legally and in a non-disgraceful process. On February 14th, in a statement by Prime Minister Joseph Lyon, the dispute was finally declared to have come to an end:[/sub][list][sub]
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[sup]Conceding to the valid interests of law and order, civil stability, and success of the Australian
nation, I can now announce that the Premier of Wit's Landt, Mr. Hickenlooper, has agreed
to comply with the order to withdraw the state's police guard from Stuart. This will allow
for a peaceful and civil process of re-evaluating the status of Central Territory that ensures
the best conditions for those involved.[/sup][/list]
[sub]Whilst not directly admitting the planned return of Central territory to administration under Wit's Landt, it was privately agreed between the Prime Minister that it would in fact occur at some point later this year. Additionally, Hickenlooper pledged to Lyon that he would in fact retire from office upon the return of Central Territory to Wit's Landt, a condition which likely contributed to the Prime Minister's concession. Now, in March, the hundreds-strong Police Guard of Wit's Landt has begun withdrawing from Stuart via the same route it came. Meanwhile the Commonwealth Government has begun discussions with the government of Wit's Landt regarding the planned return of Central Territory. While the dispute seems to be over, it is yet to be seen whether or not it will have lasting implications.[/sub]
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[sub]
1. The Nieuw Holland Troubles | A series of long lasting civil conflicts in Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt with ethnic, linguistic, and nationalist overtones, primarily during the period of 1878一1905, with particular spikes of violence in 1878一1882, 1898一1899, and 1905. While short of civil war, the period was often defined by at times violent marches, riots, and boycotts, and its later stages, street fighting between ethnically Dutch and Anglo Australians, largely protesting the subjugation and settlement of Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt by the British.
2. The Nieuw Hollanders Party | First established in 1905 as a federal political party, the initial goals of the Nieuw Hollanders Party were to uphold state rights, mostly in relation to Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt. Despite having received strong criticism for being a Nieuw Hollander "ethno-nationalist" political organization, the party has fought to denounce such claims, firmly declaring itself a "pro-Australia" and "pro-continental" party. The party has received support from British Australians within Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt, and even others outside those states. The party's electoral popularity in Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt significantly diminished following the increased sense of an Australian national identity after the Great War, but has experienced a resurgence in the late 1920's as the party has adopted a wider array of policy positions, largely of the fiscally-conservative and socially-progressive view.
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Commonwealth of Australia / Gemenebest van Australië
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INCITING THE WITS LANDT 一 CENTRAL TERRITORY DISPUTE | PART 1/4
[sub]Janszoon, Staat van Wit's Landt | 1897-1905 一 Federation Period
[/sub]
[list]
[sub]
Reaching a climax in November of 1932, the Wit's Landt 一 Central Territory Dispute was a great test for the quarter-century old Australian nation. The outcome of the affair, a dispute between the state government of Wit's Landt and the Commonwealth Government regarding the validity of the Central Territory, a land previously belonging to the state, would undoubtedly determine the legitimacy of the Federation's government. Not just that, the dispute embodied the conflict between Dutch-origin settlers and British-origin settlers, State and Commonwealth Government, and even challenged the very idea that Australia would succeed as a united nation in its own right. [/sub]
[sub]
Federation Period (1897一1905)
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[sub]The root of the dispute lies in Federation. By October 1899, the colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia had held successful referendums approving the proposal for Federation, however the colonies of Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt had refused to hold referendums, citing several reservations. For the thirty years prior to Federation, and even before the Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 187982 (which resulted in Nieuw Holland's annexation to the British Empire), thousands of settlers from the British Australian colonies and Britain itself had begun migrating to Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt, especially as a result of the gold rushes across the western half of the continent. Aside from the partially non-peaceful manner in which the British (particularly troops from New South Wales) pacified the former Dutch colonies, the perceived success of British immigrants compared to long-established [formerly] Dutch Nieuw Hollanders and the crackdown on the spread of the Dutch language in favor of English were large contributors to anti-British sentiment in Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt. Meanwhile, the continuance of the violent Nieuw Holland Troubles¹, and resurgence of violence in late 1898 were largely viewed as a symptom of anti-British sentiment. As such, excluding the growing Anglo population in portions of both colonies, Federation in its proposed form was viewed with suspicion and supported minimally in Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt. Aside from anti-British sentiment among the populace of both colonies, other issues contributed to Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt refusal to hold referendums, including Nieuw Holland's opposition to the customs union, which was viewed by Nieuw Hollanders as a tool for anglicisation, and also the British and Commonwealth government's suggestion that Federation would result in the absorption of the Wit's Landt colony into either South Australia or Nieuw Holland, which was an extremely unpopular measure for Witslanders.[/sub]
[sub]On 1 January 1901, federation was achieved after a decade of planning, consultation and voting, however without the formally Dutch colonies. On 1 February 1905, the last two states, Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt, entered federation, following a series of negotiations which led to several altered conditions for statehood. While none of the conditions were formally written in law, the Leeuwin Paper, an informal document signed by the Premiers and Governors of Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt, the Governor General, and the Prime Minister, noted the altered conditions. Written and signed in the Leeuwin Convention Centre in Leeuwin, Nieuw Holland, and adopted in principle by its signatories, the document noted the following:[/sub][list][sub]
[/sub]
[sup]. . . . .
Nieuw Holland, Wit's Landt, the Commonwealth of Australia 一 On Federation
Leeuwin Congrescentrum Convention-Centre Nieuw Holland
12 Oktober 1904[/sup]
[sup]To be adopted on behalf of its signatories,
In recognition of impending ascension to Federation by the Colony of Nieuw Holland and
the Colony of Wit's Landt, it is pledged the following:[/sup]
[sup]On Wit's Landt
One 一 In recognising a status of the Colony of Wit's Landt as an equal state within the
Federation, no alteration other than state-hood is to be imposed, nor state-hood per
subject to the gouvernments of South Australia or Nieuw Holland.
Two 一 The capability of the elected gouvernment to issue advice on the appointment of
the Gouverneur shall be considered.
Three 一 The customs union shall be adopted at minimum after two years from 1 January
1905 should the ability for the central government to guarantee a sufficiently stable
revenue be established.
Four 一 The Police Guard of Wit's Landt will retain organisation. The Australian Army
will assume defence responsibilities.
Five 一 Development of resources retained under the state shall be promoted by the
central government. [/sup]
[sup]On Nieuw Holland
One 一 The capability of the elected gouvernment to issue advice on the appointment of
the Gouverneur shall be considered.
Two 一 The customs union shall be adopted at minimum after two years from 1 January
1905 should the ability for the central government to guarantee a sufficiently stable
revenue be established.
Three 一 The Organised Guard of Nieuw Holland will retain structure. The Australian
Army will assume defence responsibilities.
Four 一 Development of resources retained under the state shall be promoted by the
central government.
Five 一 Under central consideration, immigration not of continental or British origin shall
be permitted at gouvernment accord.[/sup]
[sup]Signatories
[Governor-General Henry Stafford Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote]
[Prime Minister Sir George Houston Reid]
[Gouvernor John Lowin Beeckman]
[Premier Erik N. Coomans]
[Gouvernor J.C. Hendriks]
[Premier Frank S. Allister][/sup]
[sup]. . . . .
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[sub]The Leeuwin Document would later be cited as reasoning of the Central Territory's illegitamacy...[/sub]
[/list]
[sub]
[/sub]
[sub]
1. The Nieuw Holland Troubles | A series of long lasting civil conflicts in Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt with ethnic, linguistic, and nationalist overtones, primarily during the period of 1878一1905, with particular spikes of violence in 1878一1882, 1898一1899, and 1905. While short of civil war, the period was often defined by at times violent marches, riots, and boycotts, and its later stages, street fighting between ethnically Dutch and Anglo Australians, largely protesting the subjugation and settlement of Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt by the British.
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[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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The Waste Land, Paramountica, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Philanialle, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands, Antobom, Annyeong Korea
[list]March 1933
[sub]Matter of Life or Death[/sub][/list]
[pre]C H E C K P O I N T A T T E M P E L H O F[/pre]
BERLIN TEMPELHOF AIRPORT, BERLIN, New Provenance EVENING
[sub]APRON 2B-N, PRIORITY DISEMBARKATION ZONE, BERLIN TEMPELHOF - 7:32PM[/sub]
| The Weimar Republic's flag fluttered beautifully in the evening moonlight over Berlin's Tempelhof Airport in the center of Germany's great capital of Berlin as two LANDESPOLIZEI trucks, both clearly army antiques, pulled up to a Fokker F-32 civil aviation aircraft whose propellers were just powering down. Inside, a cargo whose life depended on the decision of the German authorities to grant him immediate medical aid without needing to go through lengthy immigration and background checks. ERICH VON HARTMANN, a German aviator, an honorary captain in one of Germany's many government-sponsored civilian air enthusiast groups, and the director of Tempelhof Airport's operations, stood waiting at the foot of the plane's door. |
[list]| [sub]ERICH VON HARTMANN, Director of Tempelhof Operations[/sub] | "Herr Jansen, are the Foreign Ministry reports true then? The Iraqi president is inside, awaiting immediate medical aid? What am I to do here?"[/list]
[list]| [sub]MARTIN JANSEN, German Foreign Ministry Official[/sub] | "Of course its real. And we need to get him aid, right now. If this man dies on our soil we'll all get tried for it."[/list]
[list]| [sub]ERICH VON HARTMANN, Director of Tempelhof Operations[/sub] | "Get tried? [sub][scoffs][/sub] I don't think so, Herr Jansen. We haven't even opened the damn-"[/list]
[list]| [sub]MARTIN JANSEN, German Foreign Ministry Official[/sub] | "We're letting them in, Erich. If we get sued by Baghdad, the government shall protect us. Iraqis can't do anything to us anyways, those desert nomads."[/list]
[list]| [sub]ERICH VON HARTMANN, Director of Tempelhof Operations[/sub] | "And what if the Interior Ministry comes after us for violating immigration laws? We're risking our careers here, Jansen."[/list]
[list]| [sub]MARTIN JANSEN, German Foreign Ministry Official[/sub] | "Just shut up, we're doing this. See, the Landespolizei are here already. Too late to back out now."[/list]
| As Landespolizei officers jumped out of their trucks to search the plane for explosives and contraband, the front door would open, revealing an Iraqi diplomat. |
[list]| [sub]SALAHUDDIN DABBAGH, Iraqi official[/sub] | "Herr von Hartmann, Herr Jansen. Mister Rashid is on-board and he requires immediate medical attention. Please, it is a matter of life or death."[/list]
| JANSEN handed a piece of paper to Von Hartmann, with the Weimar eagle emblazoned at the top in gold. VON HARTMANN glanced at Jansen before signaling the Landespolizei. |
[list]| [sub]ERICH VON HARTMANN, Director of Tempelhof Operations[/sub] | "Sirs, by express order of his Excellency President Paul von Hindenburg, your papers have been automatically accepted. These officers will escort you to the nearest hospital for surgery. Welcome to the Weimar Republic."[/list]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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The Waste Land, Paramountica, Paseo, Nosautempopulus, Philanialle, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, Nileia, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, Islahh, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands, Antobom, Annyeong Korea
[list][list]NOVEMBER 1932
TOKYO, JAPAN EAST ASIA[/list]
[list][list]東 亜 新 秩 序
[pre]HAKKŌ ICHIU STRENGTHENS WITHIN OUR SPHERE![/pre][/list][/list]
| On the Manchukuo and Chōsen, the Chrysanthemum Throne grants its spherical blessing to evaluate Chōsen status on behalf of the Tokyo government. To quell dissent on the Korean Peninsula and unite it totally into the doctrine of Hakko Ichiu, to justify the recent creation and establishment of Manchukuo, the Empire of Japan will convert the status of Japanese Korea, otherwise known as Colony Chōsen in Japanese to the State of Chōsen. To that extent as preparations remain underway in recently conquered Manchuria, the Proclamation of this month by the government prime minister will convert Chōsens status to a monarchy under spherical Japanese oversight. The former Korean royal, JEONG (YI U), of the YI family, former rulers of Chōsen until 1910 and a loyal member of the Imperial Japanese Army has been selected to sit on the restored Phoenix throne. Within Chōsen governance and to unite the popular support and a more docile Chōsen people, the Empire of Greater Joseon will be used by the restored throne. |
[list][list]日本、選ばれ、満州国の協力を得て; アジアは平和になれます!
[pre]WITH COOPERATION OF JAPAN, CHOSEN AND MANCHUKUO; ASIA CAN BE IN PEACE![/pre][/list][/list]
| Keijō will remain the seat of power in the State of Chōsen but the restored Yi Dynasty will be allowed to use the term of Hanseong for the city of Keijō to ramp up the support of the people. The 1911 the proclamation "Matter Concerning the Changing of Korean Names" (朝鮮人ノ姓名改称ニ関スル件) will remain in place, barring ethnic Koreans from taking Japanese names and retroactively reverting the names of Koreans who had already registered under Japanese names back to the original Korean ones. This will be reworked not as a difference between the Japanese and Korean settlements but a recognition of Korean identity in a greater sphere of prosperity lead by Japan and free of European colonial dominance. Japanese will remain the official language in Chosen primary schools but universities in Chōsen will be allowed to use Korean for heritage studies under a Tokyo educational framework. |
| On the status now of Manchukuo, YOSUKE MATSUOKA, Japans delegate to the League of Nations arrived at Geneva. Ambassador MATSUOKA had traveled far. First to the Soviet Union, to press for Russian recognition of Manchukuo, they did not move and saw no reason to without a treaty of non-aggression. Next was to Paris, the Republic of France the Japanese embassy gave MATSUOKA a luncheon attended by French premier Herriot. No catch was made there too for the Japanese ambassador. |
| Arriving at the League of Nations summit in Geneva, Ambassador MATSUOKA gave a 55,000-word denunciation of the Lyttons Report on former Chinese Manchuria (Manchukuo). Japan without question Denices invading Manchuria violates the League Covenant, the Nine Powers Treaty nor the Kellogg Pact. A stark difference from the Japanese government that urged League intervention to stop the Japanese Army a year ago. |
[list][list]満州は中国の不可欠な部分ではありません!
[pre]MANCHURIA IS NOT AN INTEGRAL PART OF CHINA![/pre][/list][/list]
| The actions were done in self defense, MATSUOKA proclaimed and rejected white European observations on a Far East they know nothing of. MATSUOKA also pointed out Japan will not accept censure nor act on the Lytton Commissions suggestions. Published in the Tokyo press a day before, Japan views the entry of Manchukuo equal to the new status of Chōsen (Korea/JOSEON) as a display of Japanese kindness to its sphere, something not given by European powers in the Far East. Japan views the propping up of the new government of Manchukuo to be akin to Theodore Roosevelts marine sending to help Panama become independent and create the Panama canal. |
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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The Waste Land, Paramountica, Rutannia, Nosautempopulus, Pontianus, Ranponian, Nileia, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands, Antobom, Annyeong Korea
[list][list]March 1933
[sub]First Decisions, First Love[/sub][/list]
THE EMPIRE OF GREATER JOSEON
[sub]HANSEONG, GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE, Annyeong Korea AFTERNOON[/sub]
| Its been a few months since the Restoration of the Korean Throne was declared by Tokyo, but that hasnt changed a thing as the newly proclaimed Emperor of Joseon, EMPEROR JEONG is nothing but a puppet for Nihon The Peninsula is still under Japanese oppression. On a quiet afternoon at the Imperial Palace, wearing the Imperial robe, EMPEROR JEONG was in an audience with PRIME MINISTER CHOI in the throne room The subject that was raised by the Office of the Prime Minister was about the increasing riots of the revolutionaries. |
| As the meeting unfolded, the PRIME MINISTER CHOI proposed to engage the Japanese army to fight the revolutionaries, but EMPEROR JEONG sitting on the throne with a serious expression turned his eyes to the PRIME MINISTER CHOI and said he disagreed with direct physical force from the Imperial Army as it would antagonize the Korean population, but the decision from His Majesty is not what CHOI expected to hear Following EMPEROR JEONGs words stating that he will not involve the Imperial Army but will further strengthen the local police to fight the revolutionaries. |
| Naturally, PRIME MINISTER CHOI was not in favor of the Emperors decision, but he gladly accepted it as the decision came from the Emperor of Joseon. As soon as the audience with the Emperor ended, everyone present in the throne room, being the Prime Minister and the other members who were part of the Government, all bowed to the Emperor. |
| Having made his first decision as a monarch, YI U, 20, has bigger problems to solve and is being pressured by the Imperial Court to find a wife and then have a son who will be the Emperors rightful heir. But the Emperor already has a woman in his heart, and she belongs to the Nobility, her name is PARK CHAN-JU, also known as LADY PARK. |
Paramountica, Rutannia, Nosautempopulus, Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, Nileia, Vancouver Straits, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Saldat, Adriatican Islands, Antobom, Maziya
[pre]March, 1933 | Gordon Memorial College, Khartoum, The British Imperial Crown Colony Of The Sudan[/pre]
IDENTITY SPEECH ENDS IN RIOT
In one of the many corners of the Great British Empire, sits the largest possession of the English Crown within the African Continent, Sudan. Eras ago in the days of the Nubian Christian kingdoms and the rise of Islam, the name of this land, Sudan had been given to it by Arab empires attempting to spread their influence further up the Nile. They had called the land Sudan, meaning land of the blacks, or dark skinned, who do infact inhabit much of the lands between Wadi Halfa and Juba and even further west to French West Africa.
Since the fall of the various Sultanates of Sennar, Fazughli, Kordofan, and Darfur to the Ottoman controlled Egyptian invaders in the early half of the 19th century, the people of these lands have yet to identify with themselves an identity that is far greater than their tribes and their hometowns. To this day, many of the dark skinned people of the Sudan either do not know what a Sudanese is or do not claim to be a Sudanese given how the term itself is somewhat viewed as derogatory within the region and the Arab speaking world, some still hold onto the outdated tribal identities and some, in the case of the White Flag League hold their identity and loyalties to Egypt and her King as they proclaimed him King of the Kingdoms of Egypt and Sudan.
This trend of division and tribal hostilities within these lands along with the long gone great sultanates on the African Sudanic plains have become noticed by educated members of the native Khartoum elite of the Gordon Memorial College. The students of this college are of the average folks youll find in Khartoum, Arabic speaking and followers of the Islamic faith, just the common type youll find anywhere within this stretch of the empire all up and down the Nile Valley, however the difference here these people hold greater and closer heritage to their African ancestry and roots both in traditions and even looks, the various brown and black shades on the skin has become a realization to the Gordon College students that a new movement had to take place, a great enlightenment to a people stuck in limbo.
Here, a prominent senior student at the college along with other classmates would rise onto a stage in the center of the hustling and bustling city of Khartoum, this classmates name would be, Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub.
Mahgoub was born on May 17th, 1908 in the city of Ad Douiem, north of Kosti in the White Nile region. He moved to Khartoum with his family in 1915 while the Great War raged far in Europe. Mahgoub would go on to graduate from an engineering school in 1929 at the age of 21. Mahgoub recently started attending classes at the Gordon Memorial College in hopes of optioning a Bachelors of Law degree. He found himself enlightened about the need to improve the state of his people, and the state of the Empire that had put up its Union Jack, flying from atop the Governors Palace in Khartoum.
The young 24 year old Mahgoub would come to the stand in front of a people still recovering from the losses of the Great Depression and the lack of change coming to the colony from the mother country. The Sudanese Colony, although promised, was still in need of a series of reforms to infrastructure and the economy. Mahgoub believed that the Sudanese put in power must speak louder on behalf of the Sudanese people for what they want, and to give what the people of this colony have labored hard for in the fields of cotton and wheat. He wanted to see the colony enter a period where it did not rely on the approval and support of officials in Great Britain, he wanted Sudan to start industrializing itself into becoming self-sufficient.
[list]Muhammad Mahgoub:| Citizens of Khartoum, some of you may have noticed that we have become stuck here in limbo, ever since the global economy had failed. . . And I just wanna remind the citizenry of a few simple facts! For as long as human history could record, its the people themselves who would set up their own system of government to insure that the needs of the people it governs are met and that the people are indeed satisfied. . . We could all certainly agree that the best system of government out there is a government that truly reflects an exact mirror of the nature and aspirations of the people that have consented for its rule. However, now you must realize that we are stuck in a land of limbo. . . The government that the British have given us is nothing short of a puppet show to get the people of the colony to believe! that we have a say in how we are governed when in reality the white man and the empire continues its policies on Sudan from their offices in London. Now however, some of you still seem to think that is the reason why we should seek our governance, and our laws from Egypt, simply because their king continues to claim Sudan. You could see the white flag League claim Egypt as our true nation. I am here to speak out against that claim, against that great lie told against our people. Lets not forget that less than a century ago the Egyptians and Turks, along with the Khawajas from France and Britain and Italy, waged war against our peoples last breath of independence, against the Mahdiyya. Cairo is not the speaker of Sudan, Cairo is not in Sudan. Cairo has no legitimacy to be claimed as the true government of our people when all they did for the last couple centuries is enslave and betray us. I would even say that this is the reason why an empire across the sea, cannot take their sweet time with policing Sudan towards what they call Sudanization. This process does not exist because a white man in London said its needed, its happening because it is imminent. The time has come to see yourself as a part of something great, a part of an identity because you are the people between the two Niles, between the highlands and the desert, between Arabia and Africa. We have all confluenced here just like the Blue and White Nile, like one people with one destiny, and together we can only go up. We desire to be seen, we are the people who built over 200 pyramids in our golden deserts, we harvest the cotton for the empire, we feed the mouths of all the soldiers currently stationed at Sudan and East Africa and perhaps beyond. There is no shame in Sudanese, there is no shame in being a Sud! Sudanization is imminent and you must do your part for its revolution, for the confluence![/list]
Mahgoub would go on and on in his speech about the state of Sudan and the empire, as well as invalidate and speak out against any unity movements or sentiment with Egypt, explaining that the rolling train of sudanization cannot be stopped and cannot be absorbed to a nation that has centered its seat of power to the Nile Delta.
He ended the speech as the size of the crowds from the beginning had almost doubled in size. His speech ends with thunderous applause and cheering from the crowds. However, in the brief moment of excitement, the crowds were then forced to disperse by the colonial police having been dispatched to the scene for unlawful gathering and assembly. Soon the situation would turn into chaos as some people actively fought back against the police and the disperse order causing a skirmish between the police and the crowds. This had resulted in the police declaring the incident as a Riot. Mahgoub and fellow students would swiftly manage to escape the chaos as multiple rioters were detained.
The riot was put out swiftly by the Khartoum colonial police. It is unknown what had caused the sudden riot within the college district to turn violent, but many of the fingers had been pointed at the police for the sudden and unnecessary provokation of the assembly.
However amidst the crowds hearing what could become the loudest voice advocating for the Sudanese identity, members of the White League would be watching Mahgoub and his criticism of the Egyptian nation that they had very much sworn loyalty to. Though they did not think much of the question of the Sudanese identity, the attending ears to the speech began asking themselves and everyone around them the same question. Why not now?
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MAZIYA TIMES,MARCH 1933
MUHAMMAD NABIL JAFRI
As Maziya begins taking on more voluntary soldiers since late January of 1933 and gaining a 121 more troops,a promising soldier arrived named Muhammad Nabil Jafri aged 16 when he joined in January and very quickly rising up through the ranks and is currently ranked general,being expected to replace Airyl Haffiy sometime soon and is very much well respected by the soldiers for his prowess with the Mosin Nagant and the feedback he gave to sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz are all very detailed on how to improve the military such as suggesting to make their own marksman rifle to replace the Mosin Nagant in the future with him recommending to make a more lightweight variant of the Mosin Nagant basically keeping all of the original characteristics but with reduced range and more lightweight.
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[sub]Christ has risen, and so has Lebanon | قام المسيح وكذلك قام لبنان[/sub][/list][/list][/list]
| Ever since the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire and the end of the Great War 15 years ago, the question of the status of the millions of Christians inhabiting the Middle East has remained one of the biggest issues left unanswered. New states emerged out of the old Ottoman Empire, all of them Muslim. For the followers of Christ who have been persecuted for hundreds of years, this was unacceptable. During the war, some 2 million Assyrians, Maronites, Armenians, Greeks, and other Christians were slaughtered and starved by the Ottoman government. Fearing their total destruction if nothing was done, the Maronites, a group of Arabic and Syriac speaking Levantines in communion with the Holy Father in Rome, lead by the late Blessed Patriarch of Antioch and all the East Elias Peter Hoayek, arrived in Paris in 1919 to petition the great powers for a Christian majority nation in the Middle East. The French, sponsors of the Maronites since 1860 with the conclusion of the Règlement Organique, establishing the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate within the Ottoman Empire, pushed ahead with the creation of the Mandate for Lebanon, enlarging the Mutasarrifate's borders to encompass the entire Levantine Coast from the Turkish border in the north, to the British controlled Mandate for Palestine in the south. |
| For the Maronite elites, this wasn't enough to just have the promise of a Christian homeland. The foundations of a functioning state must also be firmly established in order to have a chance at success. Luckily for the Christians, universities established during the Ottoman Empire by wealthy western philanthropists began to flourish with the end of Turkish rule and the expansion of education to the Christians at the hands of the French administrators. Universities such as the American University of Beirut, Université La Sagesse, Université Saint-Joseph, and the newly established Lebanese American University, hummed with activity as the literacy rate of the Levant slowly increased. French, formerly Arabic, became the language of the educated. Maronites in particular, began adopting French names en masse in order to distinguish themselves from their Muslim neighbors. Prominent nationalists such as Mikhail Gibran, Jean Nicholas Taleb, Bechara El Khoury, and the late blessed Elias Peter Hoayek, began calling for the mass migration of Christians to the Mandate from the neighboring Syrian Mandate. French Generals such as Henri Gouraud, who also served as the High Commissioner of the Levant, began assisting Christians in making the journey from the French Mandate of Syria to Lebanon. |
| At the same time, the Muslims became increasingly irate at the arrival of Syriac, Assyrian, Armenian, and Greek Christians. Clashes erupted between the arrivals and the natives of the land. Often, these disputes had to be quelled by the French forces stationed in the Levant, yet still they came. By 1930, just 10 years after the establishment of the Mandate, the Muslim population had dwindled down to around 23% of the population from 41% during the last Ottoman census. Although not on purpose, the education gap between Muslims and Christians started to increase in conjunction with the new arrivals as well. The Muslims, often valuing a more conservative Islamic education, lagged behind the Christians in terms of university attendance. As the gap grew, the Christians, Maronites in particular with their French education and religion kindship, cemented their role as the heads of the Lebanese national consciousness movement. |
[list]Antioche, Région administrative d'Alexandrette, État du Liban (Kewtpuff) (Metropolitan Francais)| March 1933[/list]
| His Beatitude, Antoine II Boutros Arida, Bishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli and the 73rd Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, could be seen surveying the city of Antioch from banks of the Orontes River. Beside him is his personal friend, Auguste Adib Pasha. Adib, a prominent revolutionary figure who has spent the last 38 years of his life working towards Maronite self rule, turns to face the Patriarch as he points to a hill just beyond the city. |
[list]Auguste Adib Pasha: "Your Beatitude, is this the place?"
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Antoine II Boutros Arida, Bishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli and the 73rd Maronite Patriarch of Antioch: "That it is Auguste. This is where we were first called Christians." Patriarch Antoine II, deeply taken aback by the significance of this moment, wipes a tear from his left eye as he continues. "Shortly after the Resurrection of the Lord, the Blessed Saint Peter founded the church here at Antioch after being ordained by the Lord himself. Upon this rock, I shall build my church said our Lord and our God to Saint Peter." The Patriarch would momentarily pause and close his eyes, taking in a deep breath as he does so. "And upon this hill, I shall build mine."
Auguste Adib Pasha: "The Domus Aurea?"
Antoine II Boutros Arida, Bishop of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Tripoli and the 73rd Maronite Patriarch of Antioch: "The one and only, Auguste. It was destroyed 587 by the Persians, those destroyers of culture. May the Lord have mercy upon those who committed this dastardly act. You know Auguste, I intend to rebuild the basilica brick by brick in the name of Rome. Now that the Turks have been driven out of our lands, it can finally be done. Through suffering, we Christians have persevered. Antioch can once again be a Holy See along side Alexandria, Jerusalem, Constantinople, and Holy Rome. It must be done, It must be done. Let the Lord's will be done."
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MAZIYA TIMES,APRIL 1933
NEW MILITARY BRANCH
Sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz decided to make a new branch of the Maziyan military called the "Pasukan Maziya Diraja" with him assigning Airyl Haffiy the position of leading the new branch but Airyl Haffiy declined.While looking for more possible and especially trustful commanders,generals and captains to take the lead of Pasukan Maziya Diraja,he stumbled onto general Muhammad Nabil Jafri and gave him the invitation to lead the Pasukan Maziya Diraja,a day later Muhammad Nabil Jafri accepted the offer to lead them but under one request. "I choose who are members of this new branch,the most trustworthy,loyal and skilled soldiers are being picked so don't worry and supply the branch with 2 of the 5 tanks currently available." Although sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz was hesitant on giving 2 out of 5 tanks but decided to give in just to have a well respected,skilled and young leader in charge.The next day sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz got a message from Muhammad Nabil Jafri that he has acquired 50 out of 123 troops who wanted to join and wished for all of them to be equipped with Mosin Nagant and so Zahier Al Hafiz complied to that request.
Sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz went to the military camp to check up on the newly formed Pasukan Maziya Diraja to see what kind of soldiers were qualified for the role,upon arriving Muhammad Nabil Jafri was already training his troops.Sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz was quite impressed with the level of skills they had with their Mosin Nagant but it seems that they still struggle a bit with the tanks.After Muhammad Nabil Jafri put his troops on break he began talks with sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz which eventually led to uniforms being made for the Pasukan Maziya Diraja branch of the military and Muhammad Nabil Jafri was appointed a new official military position called "Commander Diraja" but the specific uses of the Pasukan Maziya Diraja are still unknown whether or not they are just a specialised branch of the military or if their just strictly a defence force and will not see combat outside if the nation borders.But there is now one thing on most of the citizens of Maziya. "If our military is improving so fast,who are we expecting to fight?"
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The New Delhi Tribune/नई दिल्ली ट्रिब्यून [sub]November 2024[/sub]
[sub]Volume 8, Issue 1 /खंड 8, अंक 1 [/sub]
[sup]Auxillery Air Force Established By The Royal Air Force!!?[/sup]
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[sup]According to reports from London, United Kingdom. The Indian Air Force was officially established on 8 October 1932 in British India as an auxiliary air force of the Royal Air Force. The enactment of the Indian Air Force Act 1932 stipulated out their auxiliary status and enforced the adoption of the Royal Air Force uniforms, badges, brevets and insignia.[/sup]
[sup]J.D.R Tate Becomes First In History Of Indian Aviation, Flight Successful!!?[/sup]
[sup]In Boombay earlier today, a young man by the name of Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, known also as J.R.D. Tata achieved the first major step in the history of Indian aviation by successfully flying from Karachi to Bombay via Ahmedabad landing on a grass strip at Juhu paving the way for civil aviation in India.[/sup]
[sup]When asked why he wanted to attempt this? According to J.D.R. Tate was inspired by his friend's father, aviation pioneer Louis Blériot, the first man to fly across the English Channel, and took to flying. On 10 February 1929, Tata obtained the first In 1929, J. R. D became one of the first Indians to be granted a commercial 's license. In 1932 of this year Tata Aviation Service took to the skies. That same year he flew the first commercial mail flight to Juhu, in a de Havilland Puss Moth.[/sup]
[sup]Responses have been relativily positive according to reports coming in with many praising the successful flights, many whom are part of the none violence movements still continuing throughout the Raj. Many viewing the accomplishments as further need and future for Indian self reliance. With Mahatma Gandhi openly congratulating the successful flights, signaling a future of Indian air travel.[/sup]
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WITS LANDT 一 CENTRAL TERRITORY DISPUTE | PART 2/4
[sub]Janszoon, Staat van Wit's Landt | 1906-1930 一 Establishment of Central Territory
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In 1906, the federal Parliament passed the Wit's Landt Federation Development Act (W.F.L.D. Act), which among other things, envisioned a rail line to be constructed from Adelaide to the small settlement of Stuart (later Alice Springs) in southern Wit's Landt, home to a telegraph station, several mining outposts, and some couple hundred people. The rail line was planned to be constructed within the following 10-20 years, pending funding. Though similar projects had been proposed since 1878, construction only finally began in 1906, and reached Stuart in 1920, almost exclusively at the expense of funds appropriated by the passage of the W.L.F.D. Act. It was believed that the completion of the rail line would enable further mining activities, and eventually increased settlement, in large swathes of southern Wit's Landt. This prediction proved to be partially true, as over the same period of construction, a significant increase in mining activities in the southern regions of Wit's Landt did in fact occur, specifically centered on Stuart, enabled further by the completion of the rail line. [/sub]
[sub]By 1922, the population of Australians of English descent, mostly from New South Wales and Britain, outnumbered that of Nieuw Hollanders, Aboriginals, and even foreign workers in Stuart and the larger region of southern Wit's Landt, this growth mostly fueled by the increase in mining activites. Meanwhile, discussions had begun within Stuart among the non-Nieuw Hollander settlers, regarding potential separation from Wit's Landt. The aggressively Nieuw Hollander-centric policies of the Wit's Landt government in Janszoon had become increasingly hostile to settlement of English speakers (despite over half of Witslandt's Nieuw Hollander population having spoke English by 1920), leading to a strong resentment of the state government in southern Wit's Landt.[/sub]
[sub]In January of 1923, the federal Parliament passed the Central Territory (Administration) Bill, establishing a new territory, constituting all portions of Wit's Landt south of the 20th parallel. The bill cited the size of Wit's Landt as too large to govern efficiently, and further concluded that the population of southern Wit's Landt was significantly separated from the north, with larger economic ties to South Australia, and held more potential as an independently developed territory. Proponents of the bill also detailed a potential future bill establishing a specialised commission to develop Australia north of the 20th parallel could better serve Wit's Landt. Despite these justifications, the establishment of the Territory of Central Australia, with Stuart as its seat of government, was foremost seen by Witslandt's government as a power-grab by the Anglo population and federal Parliament, with the secondary motivation of constraining the Nieuw Hollander population's control over rich natural resources. [/sub]
[sub]Opposition in Janszoon to the new territory was swift. In the following year, Wit's Landt Premier Karl W. Hickenlooper publicly challenged the establishment of the new territory as violating the Leeuwin Document, despite that document's lack of legal force. In 1925, the Wit's Landt government submit a written solicitation to the Commonwealth government to refund the significant loss in tax revenue and state incomes contributing to a decrease in prosperity as a result of the territory's establishment. Nonetheless, most demands went largely unheard by the Commonwealth Government, and most opposition to the territory's creation remained civil and ineffective from 1923 to 1928.[/sub]
[sub]This changed with the results of the 1928 federal election, which saw Witslandt's two seats in the House of Representatives, now excluding land of the Central Territory, overwhelmingly won by the state's-rights-supporting Nieuw Hollanders Party¹:[/sub][list][sub]
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[sup]Results of the 1928 Election in Wit's Landt (House of Representatives)
Janszoon-West Constituency:
| Nieuw Hollanders: 84.3%
| Australian Labor: 8.5%
| Independents: 4.3%
| United Australia: 2.9%
Arnhem's Landt / Janszoon-East Constituency:
| Nieuw Hollanders: 87.5%
| Independents: 6.2%
| Australian Labor: 5.0%
| United Australia: 1.3[/sup][/list]
[sub]The election, combined with Premier Hickenlooper's switch to the Nieuw Hollander party meant that both federally and in-state, Wit's Landt was represented by a party challenging Central Territory's legitimacy. As such, the Premier hardened his stance on the issue, firmly declaring in a direct challenge to the Commonwealth Government in January of 1929 that from that point on, the state government of Wit's Landt would not recognize the so-called Central Territory as an existing legal territory of Australia. The declaration was supported by the state government of Nieuw Holland, however it was not jointly upheld. In 1930, the Premier ordered the Revenue Service of Wit's Landt to exercise its authority in collecting state taxes in all portions of Wit's Landt, which under his definition, included the Central Territory. Later the same year, Hickenlooper demanded the High Court of Australia examine the legality of Central Territory's creation, which he believed violated the Leeuwin Document, and several constitutional provisions. This request would only be met in late 1931. Between 1928 and 1931, the Parliament of Wit's Landt passed dozens of acts pertaining to Central Territory and its existence, however no legislation resulted in a significant change of situation, and the Commonwealth Government continued to hold firm in supporting Central Territory's legitamacy.
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1. Nieuw Hollanders Party | First established in 1905 as a federal political party, the initial goals of the Nieuw Hollanders Party were to uphold state rights, mostly in relation to Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt. Despite having received strong criticism for being a Nieuw Hollander "ethno-nationalist" political organization, the party has fought to denounce such claims, firmly declaring itself a "pro-Australia" and "pro-continental" party. The party has received support from British Australians within Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt, and even others outside those states. The party's electoral popularity in Nieuw Holland and Wit's Landt significantly diminished following the increased sense of an Australian national identity after the Great War, but has experienced a resurgence in the late 1920's as the party has adopted a wider array of policy positions, largely of the fiscally-conservative and socially-progressive view.
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FRANKFURTER ZEITUNG - APRIL 1933 - ISSUE°1
HEIDLER 'SPECIAL NATIONAL GOVERNMENT' PRIORITIZES ECONOMY, FLOATS MILITARY RE-ESTABLISHMENT PLANS IN AGENDA OUTLINE
BERLIN- In a speech to the Reichstag outlining the government's agenda for 1933, Chancellor Heidler, of the right-wing Volk Party (DVP) made clear several times throughout his speech that he and his 'special national government' would prioritize economy in the coming months. Since the October 1929 stock market crash and the onset of the Great Depression in the months immediately afterward, the Weimar Republic has been struggling to pay its Great War reparations, its massive financial debt, all the while fighting to keep inflation and unemployment low and economic growth high. The Bruning and Strausmann governments before Heidler both on varying degrees have yet to produce results meaningful enough to garner public support, as shown in the June 1932 elections in which the DVP won by a landslide.
Following his Reichstag speech, the German Chancellor released a series of public statements outlining a 'Five Year Plan' to rebuild, revitalize, and strengthen the German state, both economically and, in more vaguer terms, militarily. Heidler had campaigned for the chancellery on a platform of aggressive nationalism and economic growth coupled with the re-establishment of a 'German military for the purposes of safeguarding Germany's territories'.
MINISTRY FOR PUBLIC WORKS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING UNVEILS HEIDLER-DESIGNED 'NATIONALE AUTOBAHN' PLAN
BERLIN- The Ministry for Public Works, Infrastructure Development and Housing (Ministerium für öffentliche Arbeiten, Infrastrukturentwicklung und Wohnungswesen) unveiled at a ceremony attended by the Chancellor's Ministers and Chancellor Herr Heidler himself the ambitious and grand 'National Autobahn', or National Freeway, plan. According to Heidler's doctrine on infrastructure development and partly on economy as well, the German state depends upon 'smooth and free-flowing' infrastructure to keep the economy growing and, in this 'time of great unemployment', large infrastructure projects are needed to create new jobs for hundreds of thousands.
Here the National Autobahn, or simply the Autobahn, plan comes into play. The Ministry for Public Works, Infrastructure Development and Housing outlines a five-year, financially demanding but potentially lucratively rewarding project led by Fritz Todt, the Inspector-General of German Road Construction, a sub-branch of the Ministry for Public Works, Infrastructure Development and Housing. The construction of autobahns, or nationwide highways, shall commence as soon as possible and shall be completed in five years, with the aim of hiring over 310,000 Germans either directly or indirectly involved and employed by or thanks to the project. The autobahns will increase inter-regional connectivity, enable faster movement of goods and people, and thus boost economic activity.
With unemployment rates declining faster than in other countries, the National Autobahn plan is expected to deal the final blow to German unemployment and return it to pre-Depression levels before or sometime during the year of 1936.
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The Confederate Prussian Empire
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MAZIYA TIMES,APRIL 1933
NEW SHIP ENTERS DESIGNING STAGE
Sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz was given a request by Airyl Haffiy to consider approval of construction of a large wooden ship capable of long distance travel and carrying a large quantities of troops with ammo boxes and spare equipment on board.Sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz liked the idea and went to their main ship designer,Ariff Ashraf to create that request but there came a problem the idea Airyl Haffiy suggested was a ship made for the military but Ariff Ashraf took on a vow to never create a ship capable of military use when he got to job with the previous sultan,Muhammad Bidin Al Hafiz,with Ariff being the loyal person he is,although there was the desire to create a war ship he kept true to his vow even to now so Zahier originally asked for Ariff to stop listening to his vow but Ariff refused as a way to honour the passing of the previous sultan so the next day sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz came to Ariff office and saif "Make a huge trade ship,capable of carrying more wheat,rice,fertile soil and the iron Klebit Bok which is capable of travelling between Maziya and the continent of Africa,and just like that Ariff began sketching a design.
Sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz came out to the public on why he approached Ariff Ashraf and not another Maziyan ship designer,is that no other ship designer in Maziya are capable of making huge ships which can travel long distances,at least longer then travelling between Maziya and Malaya.
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[list]April 1933 | April 2476
[list][sup]Bangkok | กรุงเทพมหานคร[/sup]
Kingdom of Siam[list]
[sup]The Silent Coup[/sup][/list]
| [sub]The row that had engulfed Siamese politics following the publication of the Draft Economic Plan, the system had all but ground to a halt. Pridi Panomyongs status within the government had fallen dramatically, having been publicly branded a communist by those around him.[/sub] |
| [sub]Prime Minister Phraya Mano has been rallying the more conservative members of the Government against the proposed legislation and successfully vetoed the draft proposals, however the Prime Minister hasnt stopped there. Dissolving his own Cabinet in order to oust Pridi from his role as Minister of State, in order to regain some stability and silence domestic critics, Phraya Manopakorn has suspended some articles in the Constitution and has barred the People's Assembly from any further meetings and the judiciary has all but been shut down. It is said that Pridi has fled to French Indochina with his family for safety reasons.[/sub] |
| [sub]Draft Anti-Communist legislation is said to be in the works that would be approved by the Prime Ministers signature, allegedly anyone who is accused of having communist sympathies would be imprisoned, little than a year after the introduction of the constitution Siam looks to be slipping backwards towards having another absolute ruler.[/sub] |
| [sub]However those in senior military positions arent happy with the turn of events. Pridi Panomyong was a popular figure within the Peoples Party including in the military circles, his ousting and exile has been viewed as a gross overstep of power by the Prime Minister. It is said that Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram (Phibun); Phraya Phahon; and Colonel Thep Phanthumsen have been meeting over the last few days, although it is not known what the discussions are about it cant be good news for the Prime Minister. Field Marshal Plaek and Colonel Thep do not see eye to eye on most matters and are said to openly detest one another, but for them to meet for several hours can only mean that a plot is in motion.[/sub] |
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Paramountica, Victoria Harbor, Enchanted Oasis, Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, Swedenn, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Saldat, Antobom, Maziya, Annyeong Korea
Wikipedia
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=swedenn/detail=factbook/id=1651878
Paramountica, Victoria Harbor, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Antobom
Wow .. how long I haven't been back to NS, luckily I discovered this region, I love alternative stories.
Sudesam
[list]APRIL, 1933
[list]KAFRAT AL JABBAH, GIZA, KINGDOM OF EGYPT
[list] AN ACCOUNT OF POST-GREAT DEPRESSION LIFE IN EGYPT [/list][/list][/list]
| [sub] It began during the October of 1929, and it continues today, almost four years later. I once lived in a small, cozy home just outside of Giza in Kafrat al Jabbah that had walls covered with paintings of my ancestors and books strewn about. During the early spring of 1933, I looked up at the sky and saw mounds of dark, gray clouds that were quickly approaching me, so I scampered into my modest home with the weeks groceries in my hand. I had walked two miles, passing abandoned houses and buildings, to find the nearest store where I had to carefully scrounge the aisles to find a mere equivalent of three dollars of food. Prime Minister Mohammad Mahmoud Pasha, who promised he would change things for the better, has done nothing for the public during the past ten months. During dinner that night, I realized my small town just outside of Giza would soon become abandoned, so I decided to take my chances and move to the big city Cairo. [/sub] |
| [sub] Some friends of mine had mailed a dirty and torn postcard to me a month back from Cairo twelve miles from my home. I yanked all my money which I had been saving, a measly one-thousand five-hundred Egyptian pounds (roughly one hundred dollars), from underneath my nightstand, found two loaves of stale, dry bread that began to harbor mold, and added a picture of my mother that was the size of my hand into my bag. While, I stepped out of my house and looked back once more; then, I headed north-east towards the Nile while my house slowly went from a glowing look to a small gray speck the size of the dirt and dust that was blowing into my face. Throughout my journey, I saw houses buried three feet deep by dust and beggars lying on the unpaved and littered streets asking for money. Sadly, I pondered if I would end up in that state within a couple of months. I could not afford to waste my precious money as that was all I had, no home, no job and no security. [/sub] |
| [sub] Within three hours, I had finally arrived at Cairo, where I was greeted with mumbled phrases indiscernible to my ear. I assumed their lack of communication was caused by their obvious malnutrition and deteriorating physiological state. This was Cairo. The part which the government didnt wish to see, the effects of their failure to deal with the economic problems of the American financial crash have rendered an entire section of the Cairo population malnourished and delirious. Particularly those who live in more impoverished areas. I questioned if my judgement was wrong to move to such a place, but I soldiered on into the heart of Cairo in search of work and a better life . . .[/sub] |
TO BE CONTINUED
[spoiler=[sub]KINGDOM OF EGYPT[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Paramountica, Victoria Harbor, Enchanted Oasis, Ranponian, Swedenn, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, New Provenance, Islahh, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Antobom, Maziya
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1641066
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1643475
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1641069
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1641068
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1641067
Paramountica, Rutannia, Swedenn, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Antobom
[list]DEVELOPMENTS IN GERMANY GARNER MIXED REACTIONS IN ITALY!
April 1933[/list]
Not all high-ranking or otherwise famous Fascists seem to be entirely on board with the rise of Chancellor Heidler's government. Opposed to the belligerent nationalism set forth by the DVP, individuals such as Italo Balbo have voiced their concern as to whether or not the Versailles Treaty will continue to be respected. The prospect of a renewed pan-Germanism leaves many concerns. The DVP's brand of authoritarianism does not mesh entirely with the current Italian psyche, perhaps coming as a surprise to many outside observers.
Tacit supporters of the DVP's rise dismiss these concerns as old-world thinking. After all, Heidler is a man who has been known to look up to Mussolini for years now, and a respectable friendship can easily be forged. They soothe the anxiety of pan-Germanism by assuring that the Germanic and Italic realms could coexist peacefully. It's possible that Mussolini could guide the German firebrand, but even Il Duce himself is on the fence.
Until then, The Kingdom of Italy remains neutral on these developments while government members and civilians alike wait to see how things progress.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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[list][list]April 1933
[sub]Monarchs Duties[/sub][/list]
THE EMPIRE OF GREATER JOSEON
[sub]HANSEONG, GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE, Annyeong Korea MORNING[/sub]
| On a quiet morning, one of the court ladies, Ms. KIM JI-HO, wearing a traditional hanbok, walked to the Emperors Palace accompanied by the rest of the court ladies. Upon entering the Palace, Ms. KIM walked through the corridors until she reached His Majestys bedroom, where she respectfully opened the door with her head bowed. |
[list]| [sub]KIM JI-HO, Court Lady[/sub] | Good morning, Your Majesty! I hope you've slept well.
| [sub]YI U, The Emperor[/sub] | I had some nightmares[/list]
| After the Emperor was fully awake, the ladies of the court brought breakfast, and shortly afterward, the ladies of the court donned the Imperial robe on the Emperor . . . a few minutes later he opened the door to his room and found his older brother the CROWN PRINCE YI GEON. |
[list]| [sub]YI U, The Emperor[/sub] | Yonggil! What are you doing here?
| [sub]YI GEON, The Crown Prince[/sub] | I wanted to request an audience with you, Your Majesty.
| [sub]KIM JI-HO, Court Lady[/sub] | I was about to announce the Princes arrival, Your Majesty.
| [sub]YI U, The Emperor[/sub] | It doesnt need so much formality.
| [sub]KIM JI-HO, Court Lady[/sub] | Yes, Your Majesty.[/list]
| The CROWN PRINCE advised the EMPEROR JEONG to get married as soon as possible if he wants the high-ranking members of the government and especially the Nobility not to pressure him further to marry and produce an heir. But after a few days, an audience was held in the Throne Room with the Emperor, members of the Government and the Nobility to talk about this matter. |
[list][list]결혼하고 아이를 낳는 것은 군주의 의무다!
[pre]IT IS THE DUTY OF A MONARCH TO MARRY AND HAVE CHILDREN![/pre][/list][/list]
| Those were the words of the white-haired traditionalist members, but EMPEROR JEONG does not have these old thoughts, and has even stated that he will not get married now because he is too young to think about getting married right away, his only goal is just to rule Joseon but he has a woman in his heart. |
Paramountica, Enchanted Oasis, Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands, Antobom
Is discord down for anyone else?
The Kingdom of Greece, Alliance with the Third Republic of France, 25 Tanks sold to Iraq, Maziyan Shield Testing March - April 1933
To Vasíleio tis Elládos, Symmachía me Tríti Dimokratía tis Gallías, Políthikan 25 tan'ks sto Irák, Dokimí aspídas Maziyan, Mártios - Aprílios 1933
THE KINGDOM OF GREECE ALLIES WITH FRANCE, LIGHT TANK DEAL MADE WITH IRAQ, MAZIYAN SHEILDS DEEMED UNSATISFACTORY
TO VASILEIO TIS ELLADOS SYMMACHEI ME TI GALLIA, SYMFONIA ELAFROU TAN'K ME TO IRAK, ASPIDES MAZIIA KRINONTAI MI IKANOPOIITES
The Signing of the Greco - Franco Alliance of 1933
With a lot of recent military equipment purchases by the Kingdom of Greece from the 3rd French Republic, it was clear that rather than buying and wasting money on equipment, to have the French, a much superior, industrialized, and more heavily armed nation, to protect us if the times of conflict should arise again. On the 2nd of March, 1933, the Paris Agreement was signed, stating that the Kingdom of Greece and the 3rd French Republic would officially become allies. When the news of the signing of the alliance was relayed to Athens, Ioannis Metaxas, Military Dictator of Greece, stated that the new alliance would bring great joy and prosperity to both Greece and France. The new alliance also brought Greece a little bit closer to the West. The solidification of an alliance with the French was the ultimate deal for Greece, as we now have a powerful ally to the West and a nation that now recognizes Greece as a rising power in Europe.
GTL-30 Light Tank Deal With Iraqi Military
With the production of the new GTL-33 now in full swing, tanks like the GTL-30 Type A and B light tanks have not been considered obsolete, but rather be accompanied by the new GTL-33 Light Tank. As a result, the Greek Land Forces is not in the situation where the lack of tanks is adamant. Upon hearing this, the Iraqi government had reached out to us, asking to buy tanks. Their request was initially fifty GTL-33 Type A and B Light Tanks, but after it was deemed as too much, especially considering the large number of tanks also sold to the Egyptian, Maziyan, and Finnish Armed Forces, it was decided to riddle it down. The final offer was twenty-five GTL-30 Type A and B Light Tanks, and the license to produce both tanks, but the Type B license does not include the gun design. The deal was made for $215,000, and the tanks will arrive in Iraq later this year.
Maziyan Shield Testing, Shields Deemed Unsatisfactory
Earlier this year, the Greek Armed Forces had bought and invested in the 'Iron Klebit Bok' shields, buying 3,000 units for testing. Upon arrival, it is revealed that they are extremely expensive to ship, as their heavy weight costs more to ship on average. When the shields and been brought to a classified Greek army testing ground, rigorous testing followed. The testing on flat, army grounds was proven successful and could withstand the approved calibers of bullets. However, things were completely different when it came to field testing. The moment the shields were given to troops, their combat effectiveness was heavily riddled down. Since the shields were made of pure, iron, they were ridiculously heavy and had been an overall inconvenience for troops. Aside from that, they had poor camouflage when it came to the dry, Greek terrain. After this, it was decided to drop the shields from the Greek Army and to simply put the shields to either reserve or use their iron to make more modern military equipment.
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
Zabrowka[/spoiler]
Paramountica, Rutannia, Enchanted Oasis, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Islahh, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Antobom, Maziya, Annyeong Korea
May, 1933
SWEDISH NEWS: LIFE IN SWEDEN FOUR YEARS AFTER THE START OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION. SWEDISH GOVERNMENT REACTION TO THE DEVELOPMENTS IN GERMANY.
VARIOUS LOCATIONS, VARIOUS AREAS, Swedenn DAY
It has been four years since the Great Depression hit the world and it effect is still on going. Many nations especially in Europe and USA are trying to recover their economic loss from the Great Depression. However Sweden, the land of the Norse, is unaffected by the effect of the Great Depression. The economy is still going stable, with no unemployment in the country due to the government creating more jobs. The Swedish people can buy food and other necessities at the usual price. Some people might wonder why Sweden isnt affected by the economic crash. Some think its because they sell the gold and treasures to make more money to keep the economy going. Others believe the Vikings are bringing back goods raided from Sweden hostile enemies. The real reason that Sweden isnt being affected is that Sweden never tied their economy to the US and its banks, thus avoiding the Depression.
When the news about the economy crashing happened everywhere in Europe, the Swedish people weren't bothered by it and didn't believe it would affect them and their country, and by the gods, they were correct. As many people who are affected by the Great Depression are going to church, synagogues, and mosques to pray for their relief, the Swedish People, the majority of whom are the follower of the Ásatrú, make offerings to the gods, mainly to the Norse god Njǫrd to give him their thanks for keeping Sweden safe from the Great Depression. Seeing the nations hostile to Sweden are suffering from economic crashing, the Vikings (government sanctions raiders and a branch of the Swedish Navy) see a chance to bring glory to Odin and the gods by raiding them and stealing their goods from them. They are currently waiting for the King's decision to allow them to raid or not.
Inside the Royal Palace, King Ragnar IX announced to the people through the radio that the gods favor Sweden once again by protecting its economy from crashing. King Ragnar IX also promised that Sweden would help the nations that are both allies and are in good relations with Sweden to get through the depression by sending them aids. As many people in Europe lost their financial security and a sense of hopeful recovery, the Swedish people and Sweden will continue to live their lives knowing that their countrys economy will be stable. They wont have to fear losing their financial security and jobs at all.
With the rise of Adolph Heider and recent development of German remilitarizations and the Chancellor Heidler's government fascist ideology concern the government. King Ragnar IX view the German remilitarization and their dangerous belief is a threat not only to Sweden but to all of Europe as they seem to not only ignored the Versailles Treaty, but also revive the pan-Germanism belief. Until further development, the Kingdom of Sweden continue to watch what is happening in Germany.
P.S If you guys wondering which nations is consider friendly or hostile to Sweden then check my new factbook on Sweden diplomatic relation.
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1628868
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Victoria Harbor, Enchanted Oasis, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Adriatican Islands, Antobom, Maziya, Annyeong Korea
[list]May 1933[/list]
[list][sub]Confrontation: Part I[/sub][/list]
[pre]C O N F R O N T A T I O N[/pre]
REICHSTAG BUILDING, BERLIN, New Provenance MORNING
[sub]REICHSTAG SPECIAL ENTRANCE, REICHSTAG BUILDING, BERLIN - 9:02AM[/sub]
| A BMW Model 303 1933 pulled up to the steps of the magnificent REICHSTAG BUILDING, in the heart of Berlin. Reichstag MPs, mostly Centre Party and SPD members, milled about and walked down the steps, as a significant Centre-SPD coalition meeting had just concluded within. As the BMW came to a halt, a nearby Landespolizei officer, wearing his formal dress, ran over and opened the side door, revealing KONRAD ADENAUER, the President of the Prussian State Council, and he did not have a smile on his face. After nodding to the officer, he walked swiftly up the steps, his coat fluttering behind him as he went. |
[list]| [sub]KONRAD ADENAUER, President of the Prussian State Council[/sub] | "OLAF!" [/list]
| The MPs within earshot all turned to Adenauer, whose eyes were filled with a certain anger or annoyance. Then their eyes turned to Olaf Strausmann, the former chancellor of the Weimar Republic who had given up his post to Heidler, of the Volk Party (DVP). Strausmann seemed to know the reason for Adenauer's sudden appearance, but nonetheless put a smile on his face as he walked towards the Council President. |
[list]| [sub]OLAF STRAUSMANN, Former Chancellor[/sub] | "Konrad, my friend! To what do I owe the pleasure of this-" [/list]
[list]| [sub]KONRAD ADENAUER, President of the Prussian State Council[/sub] | "Cut it, Olaf. You know why I'm here. Why is some madman in your office, sitting in your chair, to which you were legally elected to, and is now advising the President on the affairs of the country? Do you realize what you've done?"[/list]
[list]| [sub]OLAF STRAUSMANN, Former Chancellor[/sub] | "Hey, calm down, Herr Adenauer, there's nothing to be-" [/list]
[list]| [sub]KONRAD ADENAUER, President of the Prussian State Council[/sub] | "You've doomed the party, Olaf. Doomed the nation."[/list]
[list]| [sub]OLAF STRAUSMANN, Former Chancellor[/sub] | "I- I did not. I did what I thought was best for the country, for Germany-" [/list]
[list]| [sub]KONRAD ADENAUER, President of the Prussian State Council[/sub] | "You did what was best for you, Olaf. You doomed the country so you could save yourself. Now we'll all be out of jobs in three years time and Germany will be barreling towards certain doom with a moustache maniac at its helm! You doomed the damn country, that's what you did."[/list]
| The other MPs present silenced themselves, none daring to break the two up or walk away, for fear of retaliation from Konrad Adenauer. They had all heard rumors about him. He was ruthlessly effective, amazingly patriotic, yet gentle and understanding of the other side. He had favored closer relations with France and Britain, and enthusiastically supported German entry into the League of Nations. Many in the party had called for him to run for the chancellery in 1933, but had decided against it because he thought the office would go into the hands of a friend and capable citizen of the Republic, Olaf Strausmann. |
[list]| [sub]KONRAD ADENAUER, President of the Prussian State Council[/sub] | "I hope you can understand and ponder on what you've done. I'll see you in prison, Herr Strausmann."[/list]
| After striking the concrete once with his ceremonial walking stick, Adenauer turned around and left in the same vehicle he had arrived in, leaving former chancellor Strausmann dumbfounded, surprised, and feeling guilty of what he had done. |
[sub]To be continued . . .[/sub]
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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The Waste Land, Paramountica, Rutannia, Le Rochelle, Victoria Harbor, Enchanted Oasis, Pontianus, Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, Swedenn, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Antobom, Annyeong Korea
[sub]May 1933[/sub]
Dominion of Newfoundland and Labrador During The Great Depression
In the wake of the Great Depression times are rough for the common folk. Unemployment reached a new national high of 25%. The governments efforts to diversify away from Fishing and Agriculture may have saved the country from bankruptcy. With the shift towards manufacturing, industry and mining. To make matters better there was a great increase in immigration during the the 1920's.
St. John's has begun to see a inward migration. Thousands looking for jobs have reached the beautiful capital and port City. The unemployed round street corners just to get a job. At many of the shops in the city, only a few are taken, the rest are turned away.
At soup kitchens in the city lines stretch for blocks. Soup and bread are handed out until the kitchens run out of food to serve. The city of St. John's reminiscent of Europe and it's cities is better off than the more rural communities. The city government at the request of the national government of Newfoundland and Labrador has set up "slums" on the outskirts of the city.
Meanwhile, the national government of Newfoundland and Labrador has proposed ideas of ways to get people back to work. From public works programs to government incentives to keep factories open there are options. But, which one with the government take.
Victoria Harbor, Enchanted Oasis, Ranponian, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Adriatican Islands, Antobom, Annyeong Korea
[list][list]December 1932
[sub]537 Years Later [/sub][/list]
THE EMPIRE OF GREATER JOSEON
[sub]HANSEONG, GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE, Annyeong Korea EVENING[/sub]
| The Royal Palace of Gyeongbokgung, home to the King and the Royal Family, is one of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty in 1395 that housed the ancient Kings for centuries and was also the seat of Government. Now, 537 years later, the glory of the Korean Monarchy is back, with Japan changing the Peninsulas status to State of Chosen, but which will be administered by a Monarchy through the Empire of Greater Joseon. |
[list][list]젊은 왕은 군주가 될 것이며 새로운 중대한 변화는 한반도에 완전히 다른 길을 표시할 것입니다.
[pre]THE YOUNG KING WILL BECOME THE MONARCH, AND NEW SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WILL MARK A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PATH FOR THE KOREAN PENINSULA.[/pre][/list][/list]
| This is exactly what was said among the Korean population, a new path is emerging for 1930s Korea the Korea Monarchy is back, the Emperor and Imperial Family are back, Joseons glory has been restored. There will still be Japanese oppression on the Peninsula, as the Monarchy will be a puppet of Tokyo, but we cannot forget that Joseon will have more autonomy. |
| In order to continue to restore the Korean monarchy to its former glory, Emperor Jeong reopened Gyeongbokgung Palace which was closed by the Japanese and His Majesty issued a Imperial Order that the entire Imperial Palace be completely renovated, all 7,700 rooms and all buildings. The entire renovation of the Imperial Palace will be based on ancient Korea, following the tradition and architectural appearance of the Joseon royal court. |
| Gyeongbokgung Palace is the heart of the Korean monarchy, it was the birthplace of many Korean kings in the past and now its glory will be proudly restored 537 years later, Gyeongbokgung Palace has risen from the ashes. |
The Waste Land, Paramountica, Rutannia, Arcanda, Enchanted Oasis, Kotakuan Ii, Ranponian, Swedenn, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Kewtpuff, Saldat, Antobom
[list]March 1933[/list]
[list][sub]Surgery Gone Wrong[/sub][/list]
[pre]S U R G I C A L E R R O R[/pre]
BERLIN CHARITE HOSPITAL, BERLIN, New Provenance EVENING
[sub]OPERATION ROOM A, WEST WING, BERLIN CHARITE HOSPITAL - 6:22PM[/sub]
| What little machinery there was whirred as surgeons, clad in bright blue surgical gowns, masks donned, milled about the unconscious body of President Rashid of the state of Iraq. Less than two days ago, he had been flown to Berlin's Tempelhof Airport from Iraq to receive emergency medical care in what the Middle Easterners believed was one of the most experienced hospitals in the world. While indeed this was to some length true, the timing of Rashid's surgery had gone severely wrong. As the stand-in head surgeon operated on the VIP patient, a nurse outside kept on the phone, attempting to reach the head surgeon who was meant to have arrived two hours ago to conduct the surgery A rainstorm was raining down outside, that being the cause for delay. |
[list]| [sub]ARNOLD HOCH, Stand-in Head Surgeon[/sub] | ". . . His blood rate is dropping, Greta. We need Ronald [chief surgeon] here now, before he goes under. We can't afford to lose someone this important."[/list]
[list]| [sub]GRETA WINKELL, Nurse[/sub] | "Yes, sir . . . I know that, but . . . we can't reach Herr Sansen. The rainstorm's probably keeping him at home. You have to finish the operation now."[/list]
| ARNOLD took his round, thin-rimmed glasses off and ran his firm hand through his white hair, clearly nervous. With a sigh, he looked GRETA, the nurse, in the eye. |
[list]| [sub]ARNOLD HOCH, Stand-in Head Surgeon[/sub] | "Fraulein, you know we can't . . . Ronald is the professional, and we can't afford to lose this patient."[/list]
[list]| [sub]GRETA WINKELL, Nurse[/sub] | "We'll lose him anyway if you don't do anything. Wouldn't it be best if you just- Just took that chance? A small chance is better than no chance, Arnold."[/list]
| Arnold leaned in under the sole lamp in the empty hallway and hugged GRETA, his fiancee, tightly. |
[list]| [sub]ARNOLD HOCH, Stand-in Head Surgeon[/sub] | "I'll do my best, dear."[/list]
[list]| [sub]GRETA WINKELL, Nurse[/sub] | "Make it happen, Herr Hoch. Mesopotamia depends on you."[/list]
| As ARNOLD pulled up his surgical gloves, preparing to return to the operating room, a doctor ran out of the O.R., his face panicked and clearly alarmed. |
[list]| [sub]ALLEN VASIK, Doctor[/sub] | "Herr Hoch! Herr Hoch! The patient, Herr Rashid- He's dying. His blood pressure-"[/list]
| The Stand-in Head Surgeon pushed his way past Vasik and down the hallway towards the O.R., where doctors and nurses were scrambling to stabilize Rashid. When he got there, however, all he received when he arrived were the words all healthcare workers dreaded the most |
[list]| [sub]SANA WAGNER, Chief Nurse[/sub] | "No pulse, Herr Hoch. He's deceased."[/list]
[list]| [sub]ARNOLD HOCH, Stand-in Head Surgeon[/sub] | "I see . . . Inform his . . . companions, Greta, dear, inform the Foreign Ministry. Record time of death as 6:24PM local time."[/list]
| Just like that, Iraq's President Rashid was dead. |
[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔
[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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The Constitution Act of the Commonwealth of Aotearoa, 1890
[list][list]This Act forms the backbone of Aotearoan politics and governance, and though considered short by international standards at just 2,495 words, it is only one piece of the nation's Constitution. The Commonwealth of Aotearoa, much like other Westminster-style parliamentary democracies has a combination of both constitutional acts and unwritten rules and customs that work alongside actual written law.[/list]
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1652246
[spoiler=In establishing this Constitution of the
sovereign Commonwealth of Aotearoa,
We venture into the future with full reliance on
our own efforts and the divine guidance of Almighty God.]
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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[list]𝙽𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟷𝟿𝟹𝟷
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐟𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧
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[sub]𝙺𝚊𝚋𝚞𝚕, 𝙳𝚊𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙿𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎, Saldat NOON[/sub]
|[sup]I was born on the 15th of October, 1914, in a city quarter called Deh Afghanan in Kabul. I am the son of Mohammad Nadir Shah and of Begum Mah Parwar. My family lineage comes from Sardar Sultan Mohammad Khan Telai, half-brother of Amir Dost Mohammad Khan. My grandfather Mohammad Yahya Khan (father-in-law of Emir Yaqub Khan) was in charge of the negotiations with the British resulting in the Treaty of Gandamak. With such a legacy attached to the House of Musahiban since the day I could walk and speak, I was made aware of my obligations to my country as a Prince. Everything I do must be for the benefit of the kingdom, my house, and my honor. I was made to learn royal edicate at 5, at 12 political protocols, and 15 the art of war. I was educated in a special class for princes at an Elementary Primary built-in 1904, by the United Kingdom, the Habibia High School, many subjects were taught in English, and for Secondary education, I went to the Amaniya High School (built during the reign of King Amanullah by France, in which many subjects were taught in French.) After that, I would be taught further in military education at an Infanterie Military School in France. My father had been appointed as the Ambassador to France during the rule of Amanullah Shah, who did this after my father had proven too much an effective military officer during our war of Independence against the British in 1919. Amanullah feared the rise of my father in the royal court, and thus, unofficially exiled him from the country. Everything would change however when Amanullah was deposed by the Bandit Kalakani in 1929. The War of 1929 would forever change not only the future of the Musahiban but my own very own destiny. My father would return to Afghanistan and lead the war against Kalakani, I was still too young to accompany him that war so I remained in France studying at the Pasteur Institute and the University of Montpellier. When the war ended, my father called for me to return to Afghanistan and take my place in his government as Sadar (prince). Upon my return to Afghanistan, I was barely 16 years old and put on the task of helping my father and uncles to re-establish government control during this period of lawlessness in the country. This year would be of great stress to me as it tested all my abilities as a man, my father made sure to watch closely as I was his only son, thus, the next in line to the throne. In my whole life I never once coveted power, I was content with living a humble life and furthering my education. If Allah had not put me on this path I currently walk, I think I would've pursued a life in photography. In 1931, I would become 17 years old and would be appointed as a privy counselor. For the first few months, I dedicated myself to fulfilling this duty with upmost care, I rarely had free time and kept myself busy with piles of work. The only time I would have to socialize would be an occasional visit from my sisters. I don't hate their company, but at times it can be very stressful dealing with their immaturity. Especially the oldest, Zuhra, she's always been skilled at getting a reaction out of me. She teased me for not having a girlfriend at my age, and to be honest her words did reach me on some level. I've never really been a romantic person, my status as a prince forbade me from mingling with commoner women. But I would not have time to think further on the matter when my father summoned me to the Darulaman Palace.[/sup]|
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MAZIYA TIMES,MAY 1933
NEW IRON KLEBIT BOK DESIGN
After The Kingdom Of Greece gave their test review of the "Iron Klebit Bok" and noticing the not very good remarks,sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz decided to invest into a new type of shield which was pitched to him by young self proclaimed weapon designer,Loke Bao Yi who came to Maziya because of his father so potential for wealth in the nation and so Loke Bao Yi finished his school education in the nation of Maziya and his first project after being a self pro claimed weapon designer was to improve on the original iron Klebit Bok although he didn't have the data from The Kingdom Of Greece tests.The first modifications made was just for comfortability of the user,by replacing the shield original wooden handle with adjustable leather straps to go around the forearm,the next was heavily reducing the iron cost to produce them by making a bottom layer made out of wood and having two 2 centimeter thick iron layers above it and making the rims of the shield made out of iron for any potential offensive uses even if they are rare situations.
PROPOSED DESIGN FOR MAZIYA FIRST GUN
Loke Bao Yi also created a marksman rifle design based of the Mosin Nagant except shortening the barrell to decrease weight at the cost of range and removing the weapon stock leaving only the handle left,with hopes that this lightweight design will be approved to replace the Mosin Nagant as the main gun of the Maziyan military but the weapon has yet to be approved for a test build to be made but with heavy request from Commander Diraja,Muhammad Nabil Jafri for a lightweight variant of the Mosin Nagant the possibility for its approval is quite high.
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FRANKFURTER ZEITUNG - MAY 1933 - ISSUE°1
REICHSTAG SET ON FIRE; TWO GERMAN COMMUNISTS APPREHENDED AS ARSON SUSPSECTS IN DEADLY FIRE
BERLIN- Breaking news from Berlin as the German Reichstag, home of the Weimar democracy and the center of national politics, was set on fire at approximately 9:00pm last night. According to official report jointly written by the Chancellery (Staatskanzlei), the Ministry of the Interior (Innenministerium) and the Berlin Fire Department, a nearby fire station received reports of a fire at the building. After first responders arrived at the scene, the entire Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Germany's legislature, was on fire. After the fire was put out over six hours later and the police had conducted a preliminary search of the ruins of the Reichstag, the Landespolizei Berlin (Berlin Police Department) confirmed via an oral statement to the press that arson was suspected.
This was supported by the arrest of two Germans, all of whom with known communist affiliations and had been near the Reichstag at the time the fire was set ablaze. The Landespolizei Berlin confirms that the investigation is active and ongoing and that it is widely suspected within the ranks of the police and the Innenministerium that the two communists apprehended, Marinus Van Der Lubbe and Michel Walthers, are responsible for the burning down of Germany's legislature.
CHANCELLERY (STAATSKANZLEI) CONDEMNS REICHSTAG FIRE, ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION OF RESTRICTIVE MEASURES ON MEDIA AND TRAVEL
BERLIN- The Chancellery (Staatskanzlei) has 'strongly and firmly' condemned the Reichstag Fire that took place last evening, purportedly at the hands of German socialist sympathizers Marinus Van Der Lubbe and Michel Walthers, who are now in police custody. Chancellor Heidler of the DVP spoke outside the Staatskanzlei today before reporters, where he sent his condolences to the families of the 12 German lives lost in the Fire, and announced the implementation of restrictive measures on the German media and intercity travel in the light of the fire. The Chancellor reported that these actions were being undertaken with the 'blessing' of President Paul von Hindenburg, who has yet to make a public appearance since the fire last night.
The "Reichstag Fire Resolution on Internal Security" or the Reichstagsbrand Resolution zur Inneren Sicherheit will for the 'next two years' place German media under tight regulation by the German Government in order to ensure the continued safety of the German people and the integrity of the German state. Chancellor Heidler remarked that the German media must 'do its part' in keeping national morale high in the time of crisis, and warned that acting against 'the will of the people' would be counted as a violation of state law. Intercity travel has also been severely limited, with movement in and out of the greater Berlin area being limited with the deployment of Landespolizei and military units to 'ensure the security of the national capital'. Additional documents, including a document displaying your criminal record, is now required to enter and/or exit Berlin.
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MAZIYA TIMES,MAY 1933
MAZIYAN WEAPON COMPANY
As of current,Maziya first ever weapon company called "Loke Senjata" was founded by Loke Bao Yi father,Loke Wei Chen this company first employee was of course the founder own son Loke Bao Yi to be the weapon designer,with this being the first ever weapon company in the nation of course a contract with sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz was immediately written up for the company to create weapons for the military and now since they are their own company they no longer need to get approval from the sultan to make weapons and because of that,the new Iron Klebit Bok which was nicknamed the "Besi Bangkit" design officially entered private testing stages using the Mosin Nagant marksman rifle to test its ability to stop bullets,with the results being positive that it can stop bullets,along with the testings of the Besi Bangkit the new marksman rifle design made by Loke Bao Yi was greenlighted and has been made,with it being tested by Commander Diraja,Muhammad Nabil Jafri giving it a thumbs up in front of a public audience who came to see Muhammad Nabil Jafri but one issue popped up with the gun,when Muhammad Nabil Jafri was trying to reload the gun to shoot his third shot for testing it got jammed and couldn't unjam it without the help of Loke Bao Yi although Muhammad Nabil agreed for the weapon to be used in the Pasukan Maziya Diraja branch of the military,commander Airyl Haffiy didn't allow it to be used fearing that this would cause multiple of his men to be killed if the gun will consistently jam.
Sultan,Zahier Al Hafiz opinion on the two new weapons was simply put it,happy with the results but he refused to let the normal military branch to use the new gun which was called the "Senapang Pantas" when Loke Wei Chen asked the sultan to force the normal military to use it,but he approved mass production of the new Besi Bangkit wanting it to replace the original Iron Klebit Bok.
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