Sultanate of Meszadonia

The Sultanate of Meszadonia was the short-lived protectorate that the Heretic Empire imposed over Mesza City between 202 AD and 236 AD. After the Sultanate Rebellion during the Dystopian-Heretic War the sultan at the time, Aplaa Sin-Nasir, was imprisoned. Marking the end of the puppet sultanate, and bringing back Mesza City to its former glory as an Enlightened sovereignty.
== History ==
Soon before the start of the Dystopian Heretic War, Khedive Said-Il of Mesza City was removed from power by the Heretic Empire because of his pro-Enlightened beliefs. He was replaced by his uncle Father Sin-Nasir, who declared Mesza City's independence and proclaimed himself as Sultan. Though presented as the re-establishment of the pre-Enlightened sultanate, the newly created Sultanate was to be a protectorate, with effective political and military power vested in Heretic Empire officials. This brought to an end the de jure Enlightened sovereignty over Mesza City, which had been largely nominal since the permanent founding of the city by Vah'Loren.
Opposition to Aurelian interference in Meszian affairs resulted in the emergence of a nationalist movement that coalesced and spread: The Heretic Empire's actions during the Dystopian Heretic War caused widespread resentment among the Mesza City populace. Specifically, these included the Empire's purchase of cotton stocks and requisitioning of animal fodder at below-market prices, the Empire conscription of about 500,000 serfs into the Heretic Empire Labor Corps in the Empire's Expeditionary Force, and its use of the country as a base and a garrison populated by the Empire's miltia, and other Imperial troops. After the war, the Meszian economy felt the adverse effects of soaring prices and unemployment.