Empire of Ninjago

The Empire of Ninjago, also known as the Absolute Monarch of Ninjago, or simply Ninjago was a historical nation-state that existed from the Kareastikuru Restoration in June 9, 2020, until the enactment of the post-Shitcraft IV 2020 constitution and subsequent formation of the UN-backed Constitutional Democratic Monarchy of Ninjago. It encompassed the Ninjagoan and Nigeruan archipelago and several colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories. The empire also claimed all coastal territories bordering the pacific ocean as part of their motto heya, resulting in several border disputes.
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After the wide spread release of Watashi no Tatakai, an autobiographical manifesto written by the Emperor at the time, Kareastīkuru, the Ninjagoan Imperial Rule Assistance Association Party rapidly gained power in the national deit. New laws gave the Emperor more power and Ninjago underwent a period of industrialization and militarization, the Kareastīkuru Restoration being the fastest modernisation of any country to date, all of these aspects contributed to Ninjago's emergence as a great power and the establishment of a colonial empire. Economic and political turmoil in 2017-2020 led to the rise of militarism, nationalism, totalitarianism and Ninjagoism, eventually culminating in Ninjago's membership in the Axis alliance and the conquest of a large part of the Asia-Pacific in Shitcraft IV.
Ninjago's armed forces initially achieved large-scale military successes during the first half of 2020. However, starting from August 2020, specifically after the Battle of Taipei, Ninjago become more aggressive, declaring war on the UN and uncontrollably seeking new territory to secure them from the Johanian Republic. The Orochi and Johanian forces had planned an invasion, but Ninjago surrendered following the Arenchao coup d'état, who kidnapped and handed over the Emperor to Johania. A period of occupation by Orochi, Johania and the UN followed. In October 1, with UN involvement, a new constitution was enacted, officially bringing the Empire of Ninjago to an end, and Ninjago's Imperial Army was replaced with the Ninjago Self-Defense Forces. Occupation and reconstruction continued until 2021, eventually forming the constitutional monarchy known as the Constitutional Democratic Monarchy of Ninjago.
The Empire of Ninjago had two emperors, although the most notable era of the Empire was during Kareastīkuru's reign. The emperors are as follows: Emperor Karū (June 9–September 20, 2020), Emperor Arentū (September 20–October 1, 2020).
== Terminology ==
The historical state is frequently referred to as the "Empire of Ninjago", the "Ninjagoan Empire", or "Imperial Ninjago" in English. In Ninjagoan it is referred to as Dai Ninjagō teikoku (大忍者帝国), which translates to "Empire of Greater Ninjago" (Dai "Great", Ninjagō "Ninjago", Teikoku "Empire"). Teikoku is itself composed of the nouns Tei "referring to an emperor" and -koku "nation, state", so literally "Imperial State" or "Imperial Realm" (compare the Svenian Kaiserreich).
This meaning is significant in terms of geography, encompassing Ninjago, and its surrounding areas. The nomenclature Empire of Ninjago had existed since the anti-Wu domains, Jay and Kai, which founded their new government during the Kareastikuru Restoration, with the intention of forming a modern state to resist Johanian domination. Later the Empire emerged as a major colonial power in the world.
Due to its name in kanji characters and its flag, it was also given the exonym "Empire of the Spinjitzu Masters".
== Background ==
: Main Article: Feudal Ninjago and Imperial Rule Assistance Association
=== Feudal Ninjago ===
After two centuries, the seclusion policy, or sakoku, under the Skulkin Shōgunate, came to an end when the country was forced open to trade by the Convention of Ninjago Town which came when the explorer and Johanian politician Clutch Powers arrived in Ninjago in early 2007.
The leading power in Ninjago at the time, the Skulkin shōgunate, opened up Ninjago for trade with foreign powers, including Orochi and the Johanian Empire. In 2016, the Skulkin's introduced a new political system, called the National Diet, in Ninjago allowing the people to vote for Ninjagoan representatives, however, strict laws were set against breaking the ties Ninjago made with the foreign powers.
=== Anti-foreign sentiments ===
Traditionalist, Spinjitzu martial arts expert, comedian and philosopher Jay Walker, did not like the new western system and the foreign powers practically colonizing Ninjago, as well as a deep hatred towards the Emperor at the time, Dareth, "as he was nothing more than for show and made dumb statements, making Ninjago look weak". He believed that Ninjago should become the colonizer instead, as Ninjago and the Ninjagoans were created by the First Spinjitzu Master and that the foreigners had confiscated much of his land. Eventhough he did not like the National Diet, he used it to represent his and his followers ideas, named the Ninjago Neo-Feudalist Front. His idea was to gain power and reorganise Ninjago, effectively removing the monarch and to install a new government, and recreating a "shōgunate" called the Sōtō teikoku. This party gained some popularity, but many Ninjagoans disliked the anti-Emperor sentiment as nearly all Ninjagoans saw the emperor as a divine being.
In 2009, Kareastīkuru moved to Ninjago, and due to being the direct descendant to Emperor Garmadon, he directly gained the Prince status. After living in Ninjago for 8 years and researching Ninjagoan history and folklore, he noted many flaws, such as poverty, foreign cruelty, cultural reduction and loss of Ninjago's land. He made the direct correlation that Ninjago was much better suited before the foreign powers gained control in Asia. This led to him writing down the first chapters of Watashi no Tatakai, which become Ninjago's most selling book. This culminated into aggression towards the foreign powers, which resulted in many of them leaving the island and breaking ties with Ninjago. 
Jay Walker liked many of Kareastīkuru's ideas, which lead to him changing his view on the Royal Family as a whole, however, he made it clear to everyone that the true Emperor of Ninjago is Kareastīkuru and not Dareth. In 2018, Ninjago Neo-Feudalist Front renamed their party to the Ninjago Imperial Rule Assistance Association Party (NIRAAP), promising elements Kareastikuru stood for, creating the term Ninjagoism. 
=== Rise to power ===
In 8 August 2019, Kareastīkuru was appointed the new Emperor of Ninjago, after the assassination of Dareth. In the same year, a full release of Watashi no Tatakai: Volume 1 was published, which had a direct correlation with the projections for the election in the following year, showing NIRAAP gaining majority. In 9 June 2020, NIRAAP recieved 100% of the votes in the National Diet. The events that followed are called Kurisutarunaito. Shops owned by minorities were vandalized, westerners merchant ships were raided, non-traditional Ninjago building of worship were destroyed and the rest of the Royal Family were all assasinated, excluding Dareth II who was sent to Europe prior to the election.
== Expansion ==
When Kareastikuru gained the Emperor status, Karū Island and the Ryu-kyu's were quickly siezed and incorporated into Ninjago by the Imperial army. However any Ninjagoan expansion planned beyond this point was hindered due to a poor economy and a small military size at the time, together with the priority of initiating Kurenjingu. Exploration outside the Ninjagoan archipelago was first sent to the previously isolated and unknown areas of the Philippine islands, were the Empire later gathered cocoa beans and jungle wood. However, the first outisde Ninjago archipelago territory to fall under Ninjagoan rule was the islands of Hawaii, that turned into a vassal state during the first two months of occupation, until it was absorbed into the Empire as a Prefecture. After this, expansion was rapid, both to the north, to the south and into the east, later obtaining all islands in the Pacific Ocean, moreover the first state to discover the New World.
=== Philippines and the Nigeru Island ===
Ninjago's discovery of the Philippines was partly accidental. A Ninjagoan exploration team was sent into the southern areas in hope of discovering land rich with resources, which was the case with the Philippine territory. The Philippine islands had nutrient rich soils, many sturdy trees and natural occuring cocoa, which boosted Ninjago's economy. Raukirland scholars believed that the vast amount of trees being mowed down in the Philippines by the Ninjagoans, and the gases produced by their new factories, had partly lead to the melting of Svartalheim. Despite these claims by the Raukirland leader in the UN-meeting, Ninjago continued to deforest the Philippine islands and build a settlement in a inner island, known as the Nigeru island. This territory was administered as the Prefecture of Firipin, lead by the high ranking Ninjagoan Elemental Ninja officier, Arenchao, who invested time and resources into the infrastructure in the area. This became quickly one of the richest Ninjagoan territories, with gunpowder, bone meal, sugar cane and arrow factories and various fishing industries, as well as being the area with most Netherite per capita in the later stages of ShitCraft IV.
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