Greater Equestria (World of Patriot)

Greater Equestria, often referred to in human historiography as the Lost Continent of Greater Equestria, is a major continent in the World of Patriot that is populated primarily by anthropomorphic equines and other fantastical creatures. The continent was accidentally formed during the rift within the World of Zogod that later evolved into the World of Patriot. The land formed immediately upon the portal that emerged between the worlds, destroying the portal and instead creating a large territory filled with magic and strange organisms due to the magical portal energy. Greater Equestria is currently in between the two worlds and many people travel through the territory for cross-world interaction. For several millenia, the dominant political power on the continent was the Kingdom of Equestria, which was ruled by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna for most of its lifespan. During the reign of Princess Twilight Sparkle, the kingdom was assaulted by the Queendom of Greater Equestria and ultimately splintered into three. There are currently several isolated powers on the continent, though none of them have dominance.
Most civilizations in Greater Equestria share a unique dating system, which arose due to the continent's isolation from other continents for most of history. The Standarized Equestrian Calendar, which was developed during the Celestial Era, uses the Fallout of the Two Sisters as year zero. As such, years prior to the fallout are listed as "Before Nightmare Moon" (BNM) and years following are listed as "After Nightmare Moon" (ANM).
== History ==
See also: History of the World of Patriot
=== Formation ===
Around 2500 ANM (c. 2500 BC), a major rift occurred in the World of Zogod, causing the world to diverge and split into two. The diverged world became known as the World of Patriot, forming to the west of Zogod. A magical world portal quickly formed between Patriot and Zogod. However, then-ongoing continental drift caused a large territory to engulf the world portal. The territory absorbed the portal's magical energy, leading to the evolution of anthropomorphic equines and other fantastical creatures in the area, which was later named the continent of Greater Equestria by its inhabitants. To this day, Greater Equestria exists in between the worlds of Patriot and Zogod and travel between the worlds can be facilitated by traversing through the continent.
== Major civilizations ==
=== Contemporary civilizations ===
* Bridlewood
* Crystal Empire
* Dragon Lands
* Kingdom of Zephyr Heights
* Sheriffdom of Maretime Bay
=== Historical civilizations ===
* Changeling Empire
* Chiefdom of Yakyakistan
* Duchy of Maretonia
* Griffin Kingdom
* Kingdom of Abyssinia
* Kingdom of Equestria
* Kingdom of Hippogriffia
* Kirin Kingdom
* Pegasopolis Junta
* Principality of Unicornia
* Queendom of Greater Equestria
* Republic of Earth
* Storm Empire
== Trivia ==
* Greater Equestria is inspired by My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, though it differs from and expands upon the established lore of My Little Pony canon.
** Heavy influence is also taken from Equestria at War, a Hearts of Iron IV mod loosely based on My Little Pony.
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