1900: Alternative Divergence [AH][OOC-OPEN]

[Sanabel]

Is Islam still non-existent?

[The Ik Ka Ek Akai]

Is Islam still non-existent?

If you turn Islam backwards it becomes Malsi which sounds vaguely like a mix between Malta and some sort of hipster drink

[Tracian Empire]

Is Islam still non-existent?

It's never been non-existent.

It's just that Rome and the Vandals have pretty much stopped it from the traditional expansion of the Caliphates, so depending on the players, it could have either been restricted to the Arabian Peninsula (and historically, to Egypt and parts of the Middle East but the Romans reconquered those territories), or it could have spread in other ways or in other areas.

[Tracian Empire]

Is Islam still non-existent?

If you turn Islam backwards it becomes Malsi which sounds vaguely like a mix between Malta and some sort of hipster drink

That's an interesting historical theory

[Sanabel]

Is Islam still non-existent?

It's never been non-existent.

It's just that Rome and the Vandals have pretty much stopped it from the traditional expansion of the Caliphates, so depending on the players, it could have either been restricted to the Arabian Peninsula (and historically, to Egypt and parts of the Middle East but the Romans reconquered those territories), or it could have spread in other ways or in other areas.

So it sounds like a Caliphate of Cordoba would be impossible

[Tracian Empire]

It's never been non-existent.

It's just that Rome and the Vandals have pretty much stopped it from the traditional expansion of the Caliphates, so depending on the players, it could have either been restricted to the Arabian Peninsula (and historically, to Egypt and parts of the Middle East but the Romans reconquered those territories), or it could have spread in other ways or in other areas.

So it sounds like a Caliphate of Cordoba would be impossible

Not necessarily.

I did discuss it in the past. It would need you to discuss it with Axis so that the Islamic conquest of Northern Africa lasts a bit longer (as his history did involve a part where they nearly did it, and my history does make it so that the Muslims controlled Egypt for centuries). Just for long enough so that you'd hop into Iberia and take advantage of the weakness of the Visigoths. And as the Vandals reconquered their lands, you'd get an influx of Muslim refugees from there.

[Sanabel]

So it sounds like a Caliphate of Cordoba would be impossible

Not necessarily.

I did discuss it in the past. It would need you to discuss it with Axis so that the Islamic conquest of Northern Africa lasts a bit longer (as his history did involve a part where they nearly did it, and my history does make it so that the Muslims controlled Egypt for centuries). Just for long enough so that you'd hop into Iberia and take advantage of the weakness of the Visigoths. And as the Vandals reconquered their lands, you'd get an influx of Muslim refugees from there.

Where can I see their app?

[Tracian Empire]

Not necessarily.

I did discuss it in the past. It would need you to discuss it with Axis so that the Islamic conquest of Northern Africa lasts a bit longer (as his history did involve a part where they nearly did it, and my history does make it so that the Muslims controlled Egypt for centuries). Just for long enough so that you'd hop into Iberia and take advantage of the weakness of the Visigoths. And as the Vandals reconquered their lands, you'd get an influx of Muslim refugees from there.

Where can I see their app?

In the past thread, I'm afraid, but he's planning on posting a near complete WIP later tonight.

viewtopic.php?p=33219879#p33219879

[Sanabel]

Where can I see their app?

In the past thread, I'm afraid, but he's planning on posting a near complete WIP later tonight.

viewtopic.php?p=33219879#p33219879

I might try something more unique than a Muslim Spain.

[Tracian Empire]

In the past thread, I'm afraid, but he's planning on posting a near complete WIP later tonight.

viewtopic.php?p=33219879#p33219879

I might try something more unique than a Muslim Spain.

Well, as always, you're free to choose whatever you'll have the most fun in roleplaying!

[Theyra]

I would like to change my reservation if possbile

Reservation

Nation Name: Parthian Empire
Territory: Persia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan
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Afghanistan and Pakistan have been claimed by an Indian state I'm afraid, but Persia and Turkmenistan are free.

That is fine, I take Persia and Turkmenistan

[Sanabel]

I might try something more unique than a Muslim Spain.

Well, as always, you're free to choose whatever you'll have the most fun in roleplaying!

Were any other reservations expiring soon?

[Tracian Empire]

Well, as always, you're free to choose whatever you'll have the most fun in roleplaying!

Were any other reservations expiring soon?

Well, the American East Coast is free, as is Indochina.

The Iberian reservation is out, but you know that.

Prussia still has time until tomorrow.

And there are some players that haven't given any signs of life and who might be culldd tomorrow, like Ethiopia.

[Novas Arcanum]

Yes, apologies but I'm uninspired right now. Y'all can get rid of my reservation.

[Terminus Pheonix]

Full Nation Name : The Hashemite Caliphate, الخلافة الهاشمية
Majority/Official Culture : Arab, though this is divided North-South, with Omani and Yemeni Arabs still possessing a culture and language with differences than the official Hedjazi Arabs.
Territorial Core : Map
Territorial Claim : The areas on the Arabian Peninsula not ruled from Mecca, the greater Levant (Iraq, Syria, Jordan, and Isreal/Palestine).
Capital City : Mecca
Population : 4.167 Million

Government Type : Hereditary Semi-feudal (Iqta) Monarchy
Government Ideology/Policies :

• Ideologies: Pan-Arabism, Islamism
• Policies: Military and Political Modernization, Synthesis of traditional Islamic thought with European philosophy and sciences.

Government Focus : The Caliphate is currently focused internally, reforming it's political system to better facilitate the Caliph's ambitious education and economic reforms. It is also investing in modernizing the military, to better reflect the realities of 20th century warfare.
Head of State : Caliph Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi
Head of Government : Same as above
Government Description : While in theory the Caliphate is an absolute monarchy with all power vested in the Caliph as both a political and religious leader, in practice the Caliphate operates as something closer to a feudal monarchy, with the Caliph's power coming from his ability to control access to lands and the loyalties of his vassals. In this case however, the Caliphate is unique, in that land mostly belongs to the Caliph personally, and is divvied up through the Iqta' tax farming system.

Majority/State Religion : Sunni Islam, of the Hanafi School of jurisprudence.
Religious Description : Both of these exist IRL, I just swapped Hanbali for Hanafi for timeline reasons.

Economic Ideologies : Traditional Islamic economics, transitioning into a more western-style interventionist capitalism.
Major Production : Animals and animal products, fish, some metals, coffee, and pearls (seasonally).
Economic Description : The Caliphate's economy is still a largely subsistence economy, with herding and agriculture comprising most of the economic output of the nation. There has been limited exploitation of resources due to the traditional Iqta' system disincentivizing the development of lands, though the government in recent years has shifted away from deriving it's income from Iqta' and towards the exportation of commodities.

Development: Primitive
Development Description : The Caliphate is largely undeveloped, with most being subsistence farmers and herders. The environment of peninsula does no favors either, with the deserts being more or less useless for anything more than dehydration and camel herding. The Hedjaz, Yemen, and Oman are a bit more developed, but they are still operating in a semi-feudal system that hampers growth.

Army Description : The Army of the Caliphate is one adapted for combat within the deserts of Arabia, and this is almost entirely composed of mounted infantry and cavalry regiments. They are typically raised from their home tribes in times of trouble, such as raids from the radical Wahhabi sects, or in the case of general revolt. If they were all called together at once, the total would reach around 45,000 men, with their weapons and kit sourced locally, as opposed to a centralized armory. The exception to this is the ~4,000 permanent standing army of the Caliph, based in Mecca itself, charged with protecting pilgrims to the Holy City, in addition to being the Caliph's "new model army," with imported weapons, uniforms, and standardized equipment, in addition to Western-style organization.
Army Weakness : General lack of modern equipment and western-style organization.
Naval Description : The Caliphate's navy is a black mark and is in dire need of reform and funding. It is composed mostly of second-hand ships from the West and is thus more powerful than any local pirate gang operating of the coast, but in a true naval engagement, they would lose unless the enemy navy was as poor as it.
Naval Weakness : Small, out of date, and generally neglected.
Further Military Description : N/A

National Goals : Reform, Rearm, and Expand the Dar-al-Islam
National Issues : Iqta' system, tribal loyalties and strife, Wahhabi resistance, lack of devloped resources and industry.
National Figures of Interest : N/A
National Ambition/Aspirations : Reclaiming the lands lost during the decline and fall of the Abbasids, re-establishing the House of Islam on the Global Stage.

History :
1071 - 1200s: Seljuk Turks are decisively defeated by the Romans at the Battle of Manzikert, Sultan Alp Arslan is killed, Romans begin to reclaim the Levant and other lands conquered in the first wave of Islamic Expansion. With the rich lands of Egypt and the Levant gone, the remaining prestige of the declining Abbasid Caliphate - now returned to the Arabian peninsula after being ousted from Baghdad - evaporated, leading to a complete abandonment of the supposed Caliph by various Arabian tribes and states, leading to a state of near constant low-level warfare across the dunes of Arabia, and the establishment of small sultanates in Yemen and Oman. The Hedjaz remained under Abbasid control until the late 1200s, when the Hashemite Sharif of Mecca lead a revolt against the now powerless Caliph, and established Hashemite rule over much of the central Hedjaz, though he did not proclaim a new Caliphate.

1200 - 1300: The Hashemite state of Hedjaz begins to expand towards Medina, using the title of Sharif of Mecca as justification for placing the city and it's surroundings under Hashemite control. This was more or less permitted by the local tribal leaders in the city, who were facing raids and encroachment by stronger tribes to the east and north. These tribes continued their raids into what was now Hashemite territory until 1250, when the Hashemite Sharif Abdulaziz ibn Abdul lead a party into the raider's land, thoroughly defeated them, and incorporated the defeated tribes territory north and east of Medina into the expanding Hashemite state. The rest of the century was spent conquering to the border of the Rassid Sultanate in Northern Yemen.

1300 - 1400: Religious conflicts and raids on both sides of the border lead to blows between the Rassids and Hashemites, with the Hashemites being on the losing end of these border skirmishes. The Hashemite dynasty was left reeling from this blow to their prestige, and with the backing of tribes in central Arabia, various disgruntled vassals rose up in revolt against Hashemite rule, leading to the Decades of Strife, a twenty year span within the kingdom where revolts from within and raids from without threatened to break Hashemite rule once and for all. It wasn't until 1395 that peace was restored to the realm, thought the realm had diminished back to the confines of Mecca and Medina and the areas in between, with the rest of once was the strongest Arabian state going to various tribes in exchange for peace.

1400 - 1500: The 15th Century began quietly from the Sharifs of Mecca and Medina, as the ruler at the time was more concerned with internal peace than external expansion. He did not lay idle though, through the securing of trade routes through Red Sea and excellent Iqta' appointees, the Sharif was able to raise revenues enough to begin rebuilding Hashemite power in the area, buying both loyalty from formerly subject tribes to building a small standing retinue of elite soldiers recruited from the harsh inner desert. When he passed and the Sharifate fell to his son, the Hashemite state would be ready to expand once again. And it did expand again, quickly reconquering the north and securing vows of loyalty from the local tribes. This period of expansion was capped by another period of consolidation, as the Sharif looked to learn from past mistakes - the rapid conquest would only hold as long as the conqueror proved stronger than the conquered. The conquered needed to know they were subjects, and the Sharif made sure to both punish the rebels harshly and intermarry the Hashemite tribe with the major subject tribes, so that they had had a direct connection to the ruling family. The 15th century closed as it started, quietly, but this silence would stretch across the Hedjaz.

1500 - 1600: In contrast to the quiet 15th Century, the 16th would be one of action. As an early adopter of gunpowder - obtained through trade contacts with the Romans - the Hashemites were quick to exploit this new weapon to the fullest extent, and integrated their forces with gunpowder fully by the early 1630s. These gunpowder equipped troops allowed for another period of rapid conquest and consolidation, this time southward, finally subjugating the Rassids and extending Hashemite power to north Yemen. From this newly conquered land, the Hashmites first tasted the true profits of trading in coffee, and continued to expand southward, conquering the smaller sultanates that had squabbled fruitlessly since the fall of the Abbasids. With these conquests came great profits, and greater access to the Indian Ocean trade network, which only served to swell the coffers of the Hashemite state further, which was invested into the armed forces. Now the the entire western coast of Arabia and a significant portion of the trade going the the Red Sea under their belt, the Hashemites could finally look eastwards, into the hostile central deserts, though outright conquest would not be as simple as it was on the West coast, and there existed no large cities, only villages settled around oases, and the tribes inhabiting the area could simply retreat into the desert to fight another day. Thus, the 16th century ended with low-level war in the center of Arabia, and with a new power arising.

1600 - 1700: The 17th century saw the incorporation of central Arabia's main cities in the early decades of the century, and while on paper they controlled the entire central desert region, the reality was that outside of the main trade routes and oases, Hashemite control was loose and fleeting, with tribes of dubious loyalty raiding caravans protected by their rivals, and the minor villages and tribes often on the edge of outright revolt when their Iqta' representative showed up to collect the state's dues. This insubordination would be cracked down upon in the middle of the century, as the Hashemites sought to fully control the crucial route to the Persian Gulf, where both access to more trade and the pearl season attracted the ever hungry Hashemite state. It wouldn't be until the 1660's that the central deserts were secured however, and the East coast of Arabia presented it's own problems. The majority of the tribes and sultanates were Shi'ite, and were much closer, culturally, to Persia and the Roman Levant. The plans to unite all of Arabia under Hashemite rule would come first however, and the century closed with the conquest of East Arabia beginning.

1700-1800: The 18th Century would be one of near constant war in Arabia, both to conquer outside the Hashemite realm and reunite the Arabs, and to defeat rebels within. The troubles of 18th century would begin with the annexation of much of the Gulf states into the Hashemite domain, leading to a powerful and long lasting rebellion that sapped both attention and troops away from the Center, where yet more religiously inspired trouble was boiling. The Wahhabi school of islamic thought emerged in the 1740s, as a militantly conservative school of thought, opposed to both the more moderate schools that dominated the Muslim world thus far. The founder gathered a small following within the deserts of central Arabia. He allied with disgruntled tribes, and rose in rebellion, seeking to "restore purity to Islam" in 1760. This rebellion managed to defeat the troops of the local governor of Riyadh, drawing the attention of the full Hashemite army. When the army arrived in the area, the rebels withdrew to the deserts, waging a guerrilla war that continues to this day.

1800 - 1900: Arabia continued to expand after the Riyadh Rebellion died down into a guerrilla war. The main army continued to expand down the Persian Coast, into Oman, which served as the final Arab state not ruled by the Hashemites. The initial thrust was defeated by the Omani forces, and sent back through the Empty Quarter. After re-grouping, the army split in two, with one force traveling the Empty Quarter to attack the Omani rear, and another force travelling through Yemen, thereby surrounding and crushing the Omanis. This maneuver succeeded, and the sultante was subordinated in 1827. After the Subjugation of Oman, a gathering of prominent Islamic scholars and imams from around the realm convened in Mecca, and proclaim Sharif Abdul ibn Muhammad Hashemid Caliph. This was confirmed throughout the realm, with local tribes and vassals bowing to the Caliph's temporal and religious power. The rest of the 19th Century was spent consolidating the realm, converting the peninsula to the Sunni sect of Islam, and after the death of the first Caliph and rise of his son, the current Caliph, modernization.

RP Sample: TBD

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[Elerian]

-Snip-

Seems like a good start to me. You also may want to consider taking Ethiopia as a colony.

[Terminus Pheonix]

-Snip-

Seems like a good start to me. You also may want to consider taking Ethiopia as a colony.

Eh, If I was after just more land, I would snap it up in a heart beat, but I think more people live in Ethiopia than in all of Arabia, so I'd have no idea how they'd fall under Arab rule with the history I'm planning.

[Elerian]

Seems like a good start to me. You also may want to consider taking Ethiopia as a colony.

Eh, If I was after just more land, I would snap it up in a heart beat, but I think more people live in Ethiopia than in all of Arabia, so I'd have no idea how they'd fall under Arab rule with the history I'm planning.

That's fair. Now that I've looked, there's about three times as many people in Ethiopia as in Arabia.

[Da Klan]

tag

[Sanabel]

I may do a Kingdom of Roanoke, but I'd need to review the app for Angloterre

[Elerian]

-Snip-

Your population is somewhat off, the British Isles seem to only have about 35 million at this point, your Congo colony would have around 50 or so million, and your Indian colony would have around 100 million.

Your naval weakness doesn't make all that much sense considering its catastrophic to experience a defeat at sea regardless of who it is. I'd like you to change that.

There are a number of spelling mistakes in your app like "Garlic" instead of Gallic, and "Wear Africa" instead of West Africa. So I'd like you to fix those as well.

As for your RP sample, it doesn't lead to your work, just an rp that you were in. I don't really want to have to go searching, so if you could direct me to an actual post I'd be much obliged.

Fix these things and then we'll take it from there.

[Krugmar]

Finished

Full Nation Name : Shishodya Dynasty / Empire | Bharata Khanda| Suryavamnsham | Rajput Ascendancy | Known commonly as India, the Indian Empire, or Hindustan.
Majority/Official Culture : There is no majority culture within the empire, being comprised of a great many peoples of differing languages and religions, but clans of legitimate Rajput heritage (especially those of Suryavansha descent) are considered among the elites.
Territorial Core :North India, Afghanistan, Upper Burma
Territorial Claim : Akhand Bharat in orange, Bharata Ksetra in yellow
Capital City : Udaipur
Population : 258,612,500 (via populstat years 1880-1900, and removing Angloterre's south India pop.)

Government Type : Absolute Monarchy
Government Ideology/Policies : Militant, Expansionist, Religiously Tolerant, Xenophobic
Government Focus : The Shishodya are members of the martial Rajput clans, and as such they run what would be considered a martial state, and thus their focus is largely upon the military. The recent expansion has caused them to look more at solidifying their administration, however.
Head of State : Maharana Bhairon Singh, the Bharatavarsha Samrāṭ
Head of Government : Peshwa Suhaan Sardar
Government Description : The Maharana holds absolute power in theory, though in reality this power is shared in the court with family members, court officials, especially the Peshwa; power is also delegated to the various governors of the provinces. There also exist a wide array of vassal kingdoms and feudal landlords who have a good deal of local power, though this has largely been curbed through a system by which they spend most of their time in Udaipur in court and as government and military officials.

Majority/State Religion : The Shishodya clan are Hindu, though there is no state sanctioned religion.
Religious Description : Hinduism is the plurality religion, being represented in near every province, while Buddhism is a significant minority, especially across the gangetic plain, in Burma, and in Bengal. Syncretism between these two and Jainism is not uncommon. Islam is more dominant along the Indus river and Afghanistan, and occupies a strong position in Bengal, with significant minorities across the gangetic plain. Eastern Christians and Zoroastrians make up ancient and significant minorities, with western Christian sects growing due to missionaries from Europe. Sikhism is the youngest religion on the subcontinent, and is particularly prevalent in Punjab. In Afghanistan various paganisms have survived, such as that of the Zunbils. While the Shishodya grant toleration to all religions, and patronise near all of them to varying extents, they have been known to clamp down on some of them, particularly Islam, during times of trouble.

Economic Ideologies : Capitalist, though outside of the cities it is largely feudal-agricultural.
Major Production : Textiles, shipbuilding, and steel, and also cotton textiles, yarns, thread, silk, jute products, metalware, and foods such as sugar, oils and butter.
Economic Description : Around 65-75% of the populace are employed in agricultural work, with the rest working in the secondary and tertiary sectors. It functions on an elaborate system of coined currency, land revenue and trade, which, coupled with a well-developed land trade network, means that the economy is strong and relatively self-sufficient. Around 15% of the population is urban, the rest rural.

Development: Semi-industrialised
Development Description : While India is greatly rich in resources and population, and straddles an advantageous position on various trade routes east to west and vice versa, it has been unable to industrialise to an extent considered modern. Most of the population still lives on subsistence farming, in villages that offer a glimpse of the past, while in striking contrast most of the cities do rival those of Europe, China and Japan.

Army Description : The Angarakshak is the name of the army, a professional volunteer force largely founded upon Chinese traditions, with Japanese and Western input from hired officers. Including the reserve, the army numbers around 1.5 million, while around 200,000 are kept actively standing. A great deal of its equipment is either Chinese-made, or based on Chinese designs made in India.
Army Weakness : The officer corps of the standing army are largely, though not exclusively, Rajput in origin, and while merit is a large factor in promotion there is a degree of nepotism and exclusion. Communication is an issue, as regiments are not linguistically or ethnically homogeneous and while Rajasthani Hindi is the lingua franca proficiency in it is not always guaranteed
Naval Description : The navy is rather small, around 30 ships suitable for warfare, largely on the smaller size, as the Shishodya have little maritime tradition. In times of war a large number of merchant ships can be commandeered and repurposed, though these are not dedicated warships and would suffer as such.
Naval Weakness : As said above, the navy is rather small, weak and lacks a dedicated and talented officer corp.
Further Military Description : [[OPTIONAL]]

National Goals : Remove all foreigners from Bharata Khanda, and ensure the Shishodya Dynasty remains the guiding light of India
National Issues : One issue is continuing the modernisation and industrialisation of Bharata Khanda, so that it is no longer reliant on foreign imports, both of industry, weapons, and of officers. Another issue is the semi-feudal nature of the Shishodya administration which holds back state projects, and lessens finances (through tax corruption). Finally the last pressing issue is the factionalism and strife within the court, within the ruling dynasty's clan, and those of other clans.
National Figures of Interest : Pratap Singh I, Ahsoka, Maurya, etc.
National Ambition/Aspirations : Essentially to recreate the vedic Bharata Khanda (essentially entire South Asia)
Rival: England, Norden, [Persia]

History : The Shishodya clan evolved out of the Guhila dynasty, which had ruled since 734, owing to a name change after much of the Guhila dynasty died in a last stand at Chittorgarh, and the capital moved to Udaipur. At this time, in 1568, Mewar was a small, and weakened Rajput state which had little influence over India. They spent most of their time until the late 17th century battling both foreign dynasties and other Rajput clans for dominance in Rajasthan.

Forced by the Buddhist Shuddhi dynasty, based in Bengal and one which had conquered the northern plain and in 1675 many of the Rajasthan states, into vassalage, they largely served as generals in the Shuddhi army, one which directly inspired the Shivir. The Shuddhi dynasty was able to conquer large parts of India, though often the gains were short term with rebellion and civil war often causing strife, allowing the Scandinavians to take parts of Bengal. Despite this the Shuddhi were able to retain control until 1785.

The Shuddhi Emperor, Govindapala III, slighted Bhim Singh, the Rana of Merwar, by insulting him and his clan by striking him after a particularly devastating defeat upon which the sole blame was pinned upon him. Bhim Singh left the capital and gained the support of the other Rajput clans, declaring their independence. Defeating the Shuddhi army sent against him and advancing on the capital meant the death of the empire as the various provinces rebelled. Patna burned as Bhim Singh exacted his revenge, executing the former emperor and his heirs and taking the Shuddhi family hostage back to Udaipur.

Rana Bhim Singh and his successors took advantage of the chaos, and between 1785 to the present conquered from Afghanistan to Burma. Compliance meant that native rulers and landholders were largely left untouched, though over the years their autonomy has been severely curtailed as they have been forced to spend most of their time in the capital in government, while resistance meant direct incorporation of their lands into Shishodya hands.

The father of the current Maharana, Mashendra Singh, faced in his early reign a revolt by the Shivir. The Shivir, being a feudal army staffed largely by landholders, had always been prone to both mutiny and inefficiency. Though the revolt was eventually put down, it had been greater in devastation and threat than the previous ones and so the Shivir was officially disbanded. Mashendra also took the opportunity to crack down on the landholding class, breaking up the holdings of those deemed threats, even if their involvement was only minimal or outright fabricated. In doing so, and his efforts to modernise and centralise the Shishodya government, a great deal of power was moved from the provinces to the court, at least in northern India itself.

The current Maharana, Bhairon Singh, ascended to the throne a decade ago and a year ago provoked those with holdings in India by taking the title of Bharatavarsha Samrāṭ and laying claim to all of India. Military funding and the size of the army have increased drastically, as the government fears negotiations will quickly fail as the Maharana is not interested in anything other than utter surrender.
RP Sample: Tales of Two Horizons II

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[Grand Indochina]

Is the Vatican still exist in this alternate history ? What about the fate of Catholicism ?

[Tejang]

Full Nation Name : Federal Republic of Oldenrode
Majority/Official Culture : Ovambo
Territorial Core : Just Namibia.
Capital City : Windhoek, Oldenrode
Population : 228,910
Government Type : Federal Republic
Government Focus : Famine, ethnic conflict, racism and poverty.
Head of State : President Harald Oberhauser
Head of Government : President Harald Oberhauser
Government Description : The Oldenrode federal government is divided in three branches: the executive, which is headed by the President and the cabinet; the legislative, whose powers are vested by the Constitution in the National Congress; and the judiciary, whose powers are vested in the Supreme Federal Court and lower federal courts. The seat of the federal government is located in Windhoek.


Economic Ideologies : Capitalism
Major Production : Meatpacking, fish processing, dairy products; mining (diamonds, lead, zinc, tin, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper)
Economic Description : The Oldenrode economy has a modern market sector, which produces most of the country's wealth, and a traditional subsistence sector. Although the majority of the population engages in subsistence agriculture and herding, Oldenrode has more than 200,000 skilled workers and a considerable number of well-trained professionals and managerials.

Development: Semi-Industrialized
Development Description : The Ovambo people lead a settled life, relying mostly on a combination of agriculture and animal husbandry. The staple crops have been millet and sorghum(iilyavala) beans(Omakunde) another popular crop. In drier regions or seasons, pastoral activity with herds of cattle(eengobe/eenghwandabi) goats(iikombo/onakamela) and sheep(eedi) becomes more important. The animal husbandry is not for meat(ombelela), but primarily as a source of milk(omashini). Their food is supplemented by hunting, fishing, and gathering.

Army Description : The Oldenrode Army is the land arm of the Oldenrode Armed Forces. The Oldenrode Army has fought in two internal conflicts.
Army Weakness : They lack in advanced military equipment and weapons.
Naval Description : The Oldenrode Navy is the naval service branch of the Oldenrode Armed Forces, responsible for conducting naval operations.
Naval Weakness : They're small in numbers.

National Goals : To make Oldenrode a industrial powerhouse.
National Issues : Famine, ethnic conflict, racism and poverty.

History : On November 24, 1847, the settlers from Zambia was able to settle in Namibia and promulgated a constitution from scratch with some ideas borrowed from Western countries. It established the independent Federal Republic of Oldenrode.

The federal republic was able to change their society from a tribal one to a modern one within 5 months during the country's foundation thanks to President Jörn Greifelt whom he have been studying in Switzerland before returning to his home country.

While Jörn was in Switzerland he began to witness negative responses from one of his classmates saying that they never have a black student in their class before. The problem with him continues until they managed to get along with him for his political theory on how his homeland should be governed and how will it affect the Ovambo people through periods of modernization.

People started to call him "The Intelligent One" because of his political theory from scratch and went on to graduate from the University of Basel afterwards thus returning to his homeland within five months. There, he started to tell his people about his experiences in Switzerland as it turn out to be a terrible one as they thought that he was completely brainwashed except his brother Koloman whom he believe in his heart to lead his people to escape European Colonization as well as from the East. The Ovambo people have agreed to accept the Western way of life and continue from there.

Jörn was able to form his nation through periods of modernization thanks to engineers who have been influenced by Jörn's political theory while people have refused to be influenced by his political goal to modernization leaving half of the population to become unaffected by urban development especially on the North.

The population have agreed through a referendum whether or not they accept modern society as the nation's path towards making Oldenrode a better place to be in. So far, 31% voted yes while 29% voted no in which it could have made Oldenrode a tribal nation but it turns out that Jörn is one step closer to making his nation a federal republic and he started to form a government from there.

2 years later, 52% have managed to enter urban life as the nation's path to modernization while 7% remained as a tribal society thus they may have a problem understanding which society they like to live in and considered themselves to preserve their culture from Western influences. By 1850, President Jörn Greifelt have successfully formed his government to appoint people from tribal societies to fit in with urban society to make this nation a better place to be in and went on to form a cabinet to managed the country better. It turns out that the presidency of Jörn Greifelt have became a success and declared himself president for life until his death in 1857 when he was succeeded by his brother Koloman.

Koloman have made a decision to form three political parties in which he made himself chairman of the Liberal Party while the other two were the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. No elections were held as President Koloman went on to become president for life until his death in 1891 making him the longest reigning president in Oldenrode. He was succeeded by his trusted friend Harald Oberhauser in which he is currently President of the nation and was known to become incredibly unpopular among his people for his decision to allow immigrants from Western countries to enter in Oldenrode with some restrictions. He shows very strong support of liberalism in which he accept Koloman's encouragement to become the next chairman of the Liberal Party and spread nationwide propaganda throughout the nation. To this day, Justin is doing very fine of leading his own nation but people are very worried and upset as to what might happen if Europeans was able to permanently settle in Oldenrode.

The leadership of the new nation consisted largely of the Ovambo people. Their passage of the 1865 Ports of Entry Act prohibited foreign commerce with the inland tribes, ostensibly to "encourage the growth of civilized values" before such trade was allowed in the region.

The ongoing local rebellions escalated in 1852 into the Herero Insurgency Wars when the Herero attacked remote farms on the countryside, killing approximately 26 Ovambo people.

The outbreak of rebellion was considered to be a result of Oskar Schwefel's softer tactics, and he was replaced by the more notorious General Jörg Tanzer.

In the beginning of the war the Herero, under the leadership of chief Joseph Korn had the upper hand. With good knowledge of the terrain they had little problem in defending themselves against the Oldenrode Army (initially numbering only 812). Soon the Namaqua people joined the war, under the leadership of Anna Kluck.

By 1877, the Ovambo Liberal Party was the most powerful political power in the country. It was made up primarily of people from the Ovambo ethnic group, who maintained social, economic and political dominance well into the 20th century, repeating patterns of European colonists in other nations in Africa. Competition for office was usually contained within the party; a party nomination virtually ensured election.

Oldenrode struggled to attract investment in order to develop infrastructure and a larger, industrial economy.

There was a decline in production of Oldenrode goods in the late 19th century, and the government struggled financially, resulting in indebtedness on a series of international loans.
RP Sample:

The Wattersons are in the car driving to the mall. Nicole notices that her kids are bored so she starts singing a rhyme. Richard, Anais, and Darwin join in, leaving Gumball as the odd one out. When it gets to Gumball's turn, Anais pokes him and he sings that he is going to buy some donkey drool. Nicole and the rest keep singing, and their song's first verse ends. The camera cuts to a van in the mall parking lot. A voice coming from the inside of the van advises someone to be careful with the universal remote as it has a power only a fool would not fear, and asks what it will be used for. Rob gets out of the van with a remote in hand and says he is going to use it for TVs, DVD players, and vengeance. The being says that it can not be used for evil and tries to take it back. Rob jerks it away and presses the "Power" button, followed by the arrow buttons, making the van spaz out and eventually crash. Rob realizes that the remote is magic. First, he hijacks the ATM by pressing "Eject," and money spits out. He activates a sprinkler, making it rain. Then he switches the sun and the moon back and forth from day to night. Finally, wondering what else he can do, he hits "Rewind," sending him back to the beginning of the episode with the Wattersons, the title card, the intro, a Cartoon Network "Up Next" bumper, and finally to a scene from "The Nobody" in the Void. He witnesses Gumball, Darwin and Mr. Small leave as his past self holds onto Janice. This reminds Rob it was Gumball who made him evil, as he left him with a broken body and ridiculous voice. He swears vengeance against Gumball and fast forwards to the parking lot. Cut back to the Wattersons looking for a parking space and singing. Gumball "breaks it down" and starts making a beat with the window. Annoyed, Nicole tells him to stop. Rob sees them and ducks behind a nearby car. When the family gets close, Rob pauses them and starts all the nearby cars. He walks up to Gumball and threatens to destroy him and everyone he loves. After Rob unpauses, all the cars start driving forward and wreck the Wattersons' car. Nicole angrily blames it all on Gumball for playing with the window, although he tries to explain it was not really his fault. She ends up so angry she does not have any words and starts making sounds instead. The family walks off sighing at him in exasperation. Cut to Gumball and Darwin at Laser Video, looking for video games to buy. Gumball says they still have $2, so they can buy something from the discount bin. Darwin pulls out a game called "Extreme Tractor Racing" and reads the review on the back: a cheat code giving the player directions back to the store where they bought it to ask for a refund. As they pull out more boring games, Rob arrives in front of the store, whispers to himself for Gumball to prepare to lose his brother, and turns on subtitles. Text appears under Gumball, saying that if they had not adopted Darwin, they would have enough money for a game. Darwin reads the subtitles out loud and gets offended. More insulting subtitles appear and Darwin angrily storms off, crying. Gumball goes after him and runs into the Hot Dog Guy Lookalike, thinking he is Darwin. Gumball finds his family and bursts into tears while trying to explain the situation. Nicole comforts him, saying not to worry and that they will find Darwin. Meanwhile Rob turns the parental filter off on Gumball's parents. With all inhibitions gone they argue for a while, then Richard announces they have come to an agreement: he is going to get a doughnut while Nicole finds a better husband. Nicole storms off, with Richard quickly realizing his mistake and giving chase. Anais decides to go after her father, and Gumball has no choice but to follow her. Rob decreases the brightness of the screen, causing Gumball to lose track of Anais and he accidentally tackles and kisses Sarah in front of Penny. Then Rob changes their language from English to Cantonese. Although Penny believes Gumball when he explains that someone is messing with him, the language makes it sound like they are arguing so she runs away crying. When Gumball goes after her, Rob fast forwards, sending Gumball at full speed into Penny and pushing her off the top floor of the mall. Rob pauses time so that everyone but Gumball and him are stopped. Gumball finds his mom hugging the arm of a different man, his dad drowning his sorrow in donuts, and Anais crying while they are frozen in time. Confused, Gumball eventually confronts his arch nemesis, and angrily yells at Rob for being responsible for ruining his life. Rob states that he never wanted to be the villain, just the sidekick and to have his own spin-off show. He changes the format and contrast of the scene to set the right mood for his monologue, after which he opens the Void behind Gumball with the intention of pushing him in. Gumball retaliates by tackling Rob and they fight for the remote, changing the music, speed, format and powering off Rob in the process. Ultimately, Rob gets a hold of it and "Ejects" Gumball to the edge of the Void, but is unable to finish him off because the remote stops working. Rob then decides to throw it into the Void instead, knowing Gumball would have no choice but to follow after it in order to save his loved ones. When Gumball jumps in to retrieve it, Rob closes the portal behind him and the end credits start playing on the other side. Falling down through the abyss, Gumball manages to catch up to the remote and is able to fix it by putting the battery back in place. Before he can use it, however, he is struck by a large object which momentarily dazes him and knocks the remote from his hand. Upon recovery, Gumball reaches for the remote once more, stretching his arm out until he succeeds in pressing "Rewind," which sends him back through the entire episode in reverse. Instead, he was mysteriously transported to a another dimension and that is where our story ends...

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[Sanabel]

I may do a Kingdom of Roanoke, but I'd need to review the app for Angloterre

Do the English simply not exist?