Federal Republic of Pudding

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Pudding, officially the **Federal Republic of Pudding (*Illerdani: Jomhuri-ye Fedral Puding)***, and also called **Illendariya**, is a country located in Eastern Andonia. It is bordered by the Andoshi Strait to the west, by the Sea of Isles to the north, by the Terlite Ocean to the east, and by the Gulf of Esoti to the south. Pudding has an estimated population of 32.3 million. Its largest cities, in descending order, are the capital Pudding, Illendaria City, Diznats, Enyo, Mout, Estokia, and Perkan-Telinda.

## Name/Etymology

The name "Pudding" probably comes from the Plisiyan word for "to put", Pudi, mixed with the Plisyian word for "together", "Dogili", creating the word "Pudong". (Plisiyan languages are an extinct group of languages, not used by the Plisiya clan--)

The name "Illendariya" comes from the Shalandiya, a type of Oasic trading vessel, used in modern day Matavia and Tisnatia, but not Illendariya itself. The skipper of the Shalandiya was called a "Shalandariaan" and its name was merged with the name of the Illendi clan (A clan in modern day Matavia), creating the name Illendariaan or Illendariya.

## History

### Prehistory

The earliest attested archaeological artifacts in Pudding, confirm a human presence in Pudding since the Lower Paleolithic. Pudding's Neanderthal artifacts from the Middle Paleolithic have been found mainly in the Trnizi region. From the tenth to the seventh millennium BC, early agricultural communities began to flourish in and around the Trnizi and Plys regions in north eastern Pudding, including Gighka Golan, Gighka Bonut, and Gighka Hatidi. The occupation of grouped hamlets in the area of Susibaghka, as determined by radiocarbon dating, ranges from 4395–3955 to 3680–3490 BC. There are dozens of prehistoric sites across Pudding Island, pointing to the existence of ancient cultures and urban settlements in the fourth millennium BC. During the Bronze Age, the territory of present-day Pudding was home to several civilizations, including Hatidi, the Plys River Civilization, and Nikapori. Hatidi, the most prominent of these civilizations, developed in the northeast alongside those in the Plys region, and continued its existence until the emergence of Frekoliq kingdoms in the area.

### Frekoliq Kingdoms on Pudding Island

By 2872 BCE, the Kingdom of Hakhida rose up in the north-eastern region of Pudding Island. They traded with the Tihjorans of Tihjora and the Gurunadon Frekoliqs of Rafshidi and Oasit. But, the trade activity was in the western region of Pudding Island, while Hakhida was in the north-east. This caused many issues with trade. In 2782 BCE, the Hakhidan Kingdom collapsed after a skirmish with Tihjoran soldiers and a failing economy.

After Hakhida's collapse, the Plis River communities didn't create another kingdom until the arrival of Andonians, instead they lived a simple life. After the rise of the Rafshid Empire, settlements where created in the north-WEST region of Pudding. These settlements collapsed after the great drought of 1023 BCE. Pudding was mostly empty after this, until the rise of the the Tihjoran Empire in 892 BCE. The Tihjoran Empire made many settlements in western Pudding, and Tihjora really made sure that they didn't collapse. This resulted in the people there revolting against Tihjoran rule, and soon they tried creating their own Kingdoms, the Nikagigkhas. These didn't last long as the Emperor of Tihjora pulled out of Pudding Island.

### Arrival of Andonians

Pudding Island had minor activity in the following years. In 689, Andonians arrived at the Plis river and they sacked the communities that were based there. This caused the former inhabitants of the Plis River region to flee to nearby areas. Most of them died while trying to set up a community, because of the harsh climate. In 748, the new Andonian communities in the Plis River region were divided. They didn't like eachother, they created separate clans to fight against eachother. The most prominent clan was the Clan of Perkani, they were richer and more powerful than the other clans, but that didn't stop droughts from destroying their farms. The Plisiya Clan attacked the Illedi Clan in 828, which resulted in neighboring clans attacking Plisiya. In 839, Plisiya created a coalition with the clan of Târniz and the clan of Matamat. This coalition overpowered the clan of Perkani. More clans joined the coalition against the Perkani, which resulted in the collapse of the Perkani clan. In 905, the coalition was dissolved, which resulted in more conflicts. This didn't stop Chief Tepet of the Plisiya clan, who made a large and powerful army. This army grew in size because of people desserting the armies of the other clans. In 918, they took over Matamat, which resulted in a large conflict. Most Andonian chiefs were against the Plisiyia clan, while the soldiers of the other clans deserted their homes to fight for Plisiya.

### 1st Kingdom of Illendariya

On September 19th 927, the Kingdom of Illendariya was established by Chief Tepet (now Shah Tepet).

The Kingdom of Illendariya was divided into "Tonts" and "Vilayas". These were ruled by local chiefs of those areas, which resulted in more conflicts. In 972, the Kingdom of Illendariya fell apart from internal conflict. The conflict isn't very known but old sources suggest that the Perkani clan attacked settlements near the Plys river and proclaimed the Neo-Perkani state. Shah Tepet II lost his life to the Perkani armies and his army immediately deserted him to go back to their homeland and restart their clans, the Plisiya clan fell under disarray and was divided by the "Tisbeya Convention", and in some sources, the Convention of Hariji, which served as the namesake for the Hariji Coalition in modern times. The clans got together in this convention and actually signed peace for the first time, and declared that the Kingdom of Illendariya was illegitimate. Plisiya became a Kingdom under the nephew of Shah Tepet II, Shah Fakel. Shah Fakel was destined to return Illendariya, but we do not know how he achieved it. We do know that it was around 1029 to 1035 based on when the Old Palace was constructed.

In 1078, the Kingdom of Tisnatia was created in the western regions of Pudding Island, after Shah Fakel's death. The Kingdom of Tisnatia and Illendariya didn't have a lot of conflicts, they actually agreed on most things. Tisnatia was created because of the fantasies of Chief Talinti of the Tont of Tisbeya.

In 1203, the Sheri Empire invaded the Kingdom of Tisnatia and the Kingdom of Illendariya, resulting in a Sheri victory. The Sheri Empire occupied and annexed the Tont of Matamat, renaming it to Matavia. Matavia got taken back by Illendariya in 1231, but then the Sheri Empire took it back in 1234. In 1372, Matavia got taken back by Illendariya again, after the great Dinaletid Crusade, but it was enough time to islamize the region.

### Maralian Occupation

After these conflicts, Illendariya was invaded by the Maralian Empire. In 1392, all of Pudding island was annexed by the Maralian Empire. The last King of Illendariya, with some Illerdani people, left the island and settled on the island of Estplis (now known as Illendaria island). The Kingdom of Estplis was created and then it was taken over by Maralia. From 1419 to 1823, Puding Island and Estplis were administered by Maralia. In 1632, a conflict happened between the Chief of the Dillerson Governorate (under the Bartidar Dynasty) and the Emperor of Maralia. This resulted in the Uarazauand (also spelled Warazawand and Varazavand) Dynasty taking over the Dillerson Governorate, with permission from the Emperor. In 1782, Governor Uahram IV became the chief of the Governorate. The people were not satisfied with Maralian rule as seen by the many civilian revolts. All chiefs and most "feefs" adhered to the Maralist/Wind religion, while most peasants were either Christian or Muslim depending on the region. Both Christians and Muslims had to pay a special tax if they didn't convert to the Maralist faith.

### Anti-Maralian revolts before the Great Illerdani revolts

The first Christian revolt in Illendariya was the uprising of the Ramitids in the Inya region, in 1383. This revolt was before the conquest of Illendariya, but most people living in Inya and Notomaraliya (southern Puding island) were Illerdani people. Not much is known about this uprising though. After the first one, there were many other small uprisings that got suppressed by the Maralians. In 1632 though, the Chief gained the support of many feefs in the Plis river region and tried backstabbing the Maralians to gain autonomy for Illendariya. This attempt failed though, and the ruler of the Waraza province in the Dillerson governorate, Ramit of Waraza, with the help of Maralia, put himself as the new chief of Illendariya. After this, the last "major revolt" was the "Târniz Uprising", which took place in 1778, and had the support of Tisnatians and even Matavians. But, this uprising failed as it was only localized to Târniz and the eastern part of the Matavia region.

### Great Illerdani revolts

From 1792 to 1796, local uprisings began with Illerdani military leaders in the Maralian army fighting against the Empire to achieve freedom. The uprisings were crushed but nominal autonomy was granted by Arash III, the Maralian Emperor. In 1801, local Maralian militias attacked the Illerdani Republic, and reclaimed most of Illendariya, which resulted in the military leaders retaliating with an attack and recapturing the town. This initial outbreak would lead to the establishment of an independent military-ruled state, known as the Illerdani Republic. The Republic soon fell under chaos with many parties, with military power, vying for control over the country. The people had enough of this, and a local revolt began against the military leaders (aka Dahiye), which soon escalated into the first Illerdani Uprising. The Governor of Illendariya joined the revolt and sent forces to the region, establishing the Kingdom of Illendariya and souring his relations with Maralia. Maralia, seeing all this chaos, would send forces into the newly formed Kingdom and capture its capital. The Sheri Militia, seeing all this chaos, would back a movement by Matavians, known as the Effort of the Sultanate, which on March 15th 1807, would create the Makinid Sultanate. With the Illerdani Revolt having calmed down, Tisnatians would lay the groundwork for their own Kingdom. The chief of Illendariya position was granted to Uahram's younger brother, Barton, which took power into his own hands. With help from Barton, Illerdani militias would reestablish presence in Mout and in Tiznats, beginning the 2nd Illerdani revolt, also known as the Illerdani War of Independence (1813 to 1823). The 2nd revolt was commanded by Uahram IV. This revolt was successful, and finally, on January 4th, 1823, the Kingdom of Illendariya was reestablished, with Uahram IV (now Shah Uahram I) as its leader. His brother, Barton Varazavand, became the ruler of the re-established Kingdom of Tisnatia.

### 2nd Kingdom of Illendariya

In 1827, Shah Uahram I passed away in his sleep. A few years later, Barton died aswell, which resulted in Barton's daughter becoming the first QUEEN of Tisnatia. Barton's son (because Uahram didn't have children), Ramit, was the 2nd King of Illendariya. In 1841, the King of Alasiya married the Queen of Tisnatia, which resulted in a union with Ballas and Tisnatia. In 1889, the Kingdom of Illendariya faced a massive economic collapse, which resulted in King Faliki resigning as King.

#### Constitutional Revolution and Matavian Dictatorship

The Democratic Authority of Illendariya was created in 1889 after the resignation of King Faliki, and they wanted to create a democratic parliamentary state, similar to Matavia. Matavia was taken over by general Taner Makinid's army, as he hated the rules of the Matavian government. He became the leader of Matavia in 1901, inspiring people in Illendariya to revolt against the DAI and the monarchy. Illendariya managed to hide the events in Matavia, but then the news reached a rural village near the border, which caused the news to spread to other nearby towns. Now King Tenik feared that Illendariya would be overthrown by its military. In Tisnatia, these events were ignored and the Alasiyan dynasty continued the rule the country until 1941. In 1908, when the Constitutional Revolution started, the people and the military sided with the Democratic Authority, which made King Tenik of Illendariya accept the offers made by the Democratic Authority. This resulted in the creation of the Illerdani constitution and the creation of the Illerdani Nikabols. (Frekoliq word for "council").

#### Leadership crisis

In the following years, nationalism would rise in the Illerdani Kingdom, which resulted in the rise of nationalism in Tisnatia aswell. The Nikabols was seen as unfair and the King still had too much power. After the death of Tenik I Varazavand, his daughter was chosen as the next monarch. His daughter married the Tisnatian king's son, and they had a son called Barin in 1909, and with the death of both of his parents in 1919, he was the successor of his mother. The 1st Provisional Illerdani Government was created with the job of taking care of the monarchy until the monarch became a "capable" adult. Kalani Begani was the the Regent of Illendariya from 1920 to 1930. In 1930, King Barin dissolved the 1st Provisional Illerdani Government. In 1934, under Barin's rule, the Nikabols got replaced with the National Assembly.

#### Leadership CONFLICT

In 1937, King Barin was assassinated at the young age of 28, which led to the Provisional Illerdani Government being reestablished by Kalani Begani. In the same year, Teri Balani became the Chairman of the National Assembly, thus angering his brother, Saltek Balani. Saltek worked together with military general Rijah Vatani to capture Teri. In 1938, the 2nd Provisional Illerdani Government was dissolved by Kalani Begani, as Queen Tana (daughter of King Tenik) also had another son before her death in 1919. Barin's long lost brother, Harti, was chosen as the new King of Illendariya, which angered Saltek Balani and Rijah Vatani. Rijah Vatani established the Hariji Coalition against Teri Balani's party in 1938. Rijah formed an army for the Hariji Coalition, this army was known as the People's Revolutionary Army (PRA/PRO). In that same year, Teri Balani got captured by the PRO, which resulted in Saltek Balani becoming the Chairman of the National Assembly. The PRO was slowly growing, as many people hated King Harti and deserted the royal army. King Harti got captured by the PRO in 1939 and forced him to invade Matavia, which failed because he escaped. Because of this incident, the PRO invaded Matavia. Many people from Illendariya supported this invasion, but Matavia had enough. The Hariji Coalition was dissolved and the PRO became the Army of the National Assembly. Kalani Begani came back to rule the country once again, because the King had "disappeared". With the fall of Matavia, they asked the Reformed Maralian Empire (The Maralian Empire was reformed in in Inya, 1920, when the last Emperor resigned as a Republic was formed in the mainland, so his cousin recreated it in Inya) join them, which failed. Because of this, they invaded the last remnants of the Maralian Empire, and quickly occupied and annexed the region. The PRO and National Assembly attacked Tisnatia a few months after the war with Maralia. Tisnatia made great progress in the first half of the war, but the PRO's counterattack had worked, which meant that Tisnatia was in danger. This was known as the Tisnatian War, which lasted from 1941 to 1944.

### Federal Republic of Pudding

#### Creation of Pudding

From May 2nd 1944 to July 19th 1944, high ranking PRO officers and the National Assembly members were discussing about creating a united country, but they couldn't decide the leader. In the end, they decided that the country would not have a leader. Instead, the National Assembly would take care of the country, with Chairman Saltek Balani being the de-facto leader of the country. On July 21st, 1944, the Federal Republic of Pudding was established in the city of Illendaria, the capital of the former Kingdom of Illendariya.

#### Creation of the Supreme Leader position

Chairman Saltek Balani only wanted to rule the country, he wanted power, he didn't want to make life better for the people. In early 1947, he tried to start the "Illerdanization" plan. This plan would rename cities and streets to more Illerdani names, it would also make Illerdani the only official language and the only language taught in schools. This plan wasn't favored by the National Assembly and his proposition was declined. To make this happen, he made himself Chairman of the Federal Republic, a position above the Chairman of the Assembly. This position's name was then changed to SUPREME LEADER. He wanted to have more power, and the National Assembly tried stopping him. But it was too late, he had more power.

#### Hyperinflation and housing crisis

In 1949, the country was still very poor, and the economy was still failing. Most people didn't even have legal housing, they created their own illegal slum communities. The people did not like Saltek's leadership, which resulted in protests. To try solving this, he printed more money so he could make the country richer and make more housing. This didn't go well. A LOT more money was in circulation and people could buy more things, but the country didn't have enough of what the people wanted, which caused prices to go up by a lot. Saltek didn't see a problem in this and continued mass-printing money. This lasted all the way until 1951. In 1951, Saltek realized that people hated him even more after this, so he stopped printing money and his country officially adopted the Patlan Maimar as legal tender.

#### Protests and coup

Many people were protesting against Saltek for not knowing how to rule the country. He created a secret police system to take care of his enemies and people who protested against his rule. He even assassinated some members of the National Assembly for not cooperating with him. In 1953, General Rijah Vatani staged a coup against Saltek's government, declaring himself the 2nd Supreme Leader. Rijah Vatani promised to make the country better, and he did. Saltek Balani was executed 3 days after the coup.

#### Legalization of Political Parties

In 1953, Rijah legalized political parties. His party was the True Democratic party with the opposition parties being the Social Democrat Party, the National Coalition of Pudding, Blue Conservative Party and the Socialist Party of Pudding. He made changes to the government. The Supreme Leader was at the top and nobody could take him down unless with other methods. The rule of the Supreme Leader only ended if he died or resigned. When a Supreme Leader died, the Guardian Council (a council with 12 members, 6 chosen by the former Supreme Leader and 6 chosen by the National Assembly) chooses 3 candidates from the 3 most popular parties in the parliament. Only one of these 3 candidates could be chosen as Supreme Leader with the 10 "Mejlis Discussions" done by the parliament. In the 10th MD, every single member of the assembly votes on who they think should be the SUPREME LEADER.

#### Economic Boom

In 1955, oil was found near Yellowtown. With the help of Maralian workers, Pudding would start their National Oil Company, Pudoil. Rijah Vatani knew that this would start an economic boom, but he also knew that these oil sources could deplete at any time or prices could fall and completely collapse the economy. He invested the money into schools, transportation and healthcare and he also tried to DIVERSIFY the economy. Agriculture was also improved and rural towns and villages also had many improvements. Rijah's approval rate skyrocketed and many megaprojects were created in the following years.

### Campaign against the west

The "Campaign Against the West" was a long and complicated conflict that began in late 1957 with a terrorist attack done by pagan Tevetian nationalists against the Kingdom of Shinow. This terrorist attack blew up a church and affected other buildings near it. Shinow's King, who was an absolute ruler, blamed Pudding for this incident, even though Rijah Vatani condemned it. In 1958, Shinow declared war on Pudding, and a massive bombing campaign was done against Pudding, that killed many civilians. The League of World Peace agreed that this was a WAR CRIME, but did not do anything about it. Shinowan forces landed on Pudding that same year and massacred the residents of the village of Tas/Taz in Pudding. Naval battles ensued in Inya Bay and resulted in many Shinowan casualties. Pudding was able to easily take care of the Shinowan forces in Taz after assuming air and naval control. An attempt was made to make peace with Shinow but the King of Shinow said that there is no easy way out. In 1959, an offensive began against Shinow in their southern territories and the town of Teveshah joined forces with Pudding. The King soon escaped to Astaya, a neighboring country. This allowed Pudding to quickly seize all of Shinow by early 1960. The new military regime in Okapariya, ruled by Rijah's trusted brother, was given control of Shinow and new divisions were drawn. Astaya would not hand Shinow's exiled King to Pudding, so a "special military operation" was commenced against Astaya. This would last until 1964, as Astaya was supported by other powers in the world. Alasiya and Tepiya (Wotepiya) would join forces with Pudding in 1965 and the new Balashi Republic would be proclaimed in Shinow City, headed by Rijah's brother, Nokela Vatani. Rijah Vatani would attempt to lower military spending after this brutal war but he would die in 1968.

### Abolition (and restoration) of the Supreme Leader system

In 1968, after Rijah's death, Ramit Nazeri, the chairman of the national assembly (vice-supreme leader of some sorts) became the Acting Supreme Leader until a new one would be chosen. Ramit's party won a majority of seats in the 1968 parliamentary election, and the Guardian Council chose a candidate for his party (True Democratic), Ruzbeh Tarodi. Ruzbeh would start his campaign in 1969, but his dreams would fade as Ramit took his power for granted and started abusing it. The Guardian Council initially chose Shahri Tarzi as the candidate for the National Development party, but Nokela Savigs would bribe the council to make him the candidate for the NDP. For the Party of the Republic, Mamelek Khazani was chosen as the SL candidate. In 1971, the "10 Majlis Discussions" officially began. In 1972, Chairman Ramit Nazeri would go into a coma for unknown purposes, and Nokela Savigs was chosen as the Supreme Leader by the National Assembly in the 10th MD.

### Rule of Nokela Savigs

Nokela Savigs assumed leadership in September 1972, aiming to improve cities but neglecting his hometown, Tisbeya (now Dizbey). He resided in a grand mansion on Pudding City's outskirts, seeking more power and wealth. In May 1974, he attacked the United Republic of Swampia over Tortuli Island, securing a Pudding victory. Despite Swampia's surrender, Savigs expanded, manipulating history in schools. Swampia still existed though, it wasn't fully taken over.

However, he made some positive changes, enhancing schools and healthcare. The Iroven Mepin Construction Company built housing with substantial government funding. Savigs diversified the economy. In September 1975, the Anti-Savigs Movement (ASM) emerged to oppose his "tyranny" and resource exploitation.

Savigs banned ASM participation in the National Assembly, detaining key figures after escalating tensions. In February 1977, he waged war against Matavian insurgents, leading to their surrender in May 1977. Protests erupted in Suameya, Nitenikablar, and Pudding City. After a protester's death in Suameya, protests spread, and Savigs fled to Enyo in January 1979. Iroven Mepin supported the protestors, and Savigs escaped to Estokia (formerly Notomaraliya), sabotaging a bridge in Enyo during his flight, causing casualties.

His rule ended with the retreat from Swampia and his resignation in November 1979. His abrupt resignation made Resul Rastani the acting Supreme Leader of Pudding.

### Rule of Ramit Nazeri

Resul Rastani limited his power and tried making the SL choosing process quicker. Which worked, and Ramit Nazeri was chosen as a SL candidate in February 1980. In the 1980 parliamentary elections, a True Democratic Party victory was secured, and then he got chosen as the new Supreme Leader. His rule did not bring many changes to the country, and after the 1984 election, the popularity of the TDP began falling. In 1985, he invaded Oasia because he thought they were trying to destroy Pudding, and the newly created authoritarian Oasic state led by Vadut was not gonna let this slide. The war ended a week later with no progress at all on both sides. In 1988, the people wanted Ramit to resign, and he didn't. In the 1988 election, the TDP lost its majority of seats. 2 years later, Ramit suffered a heart attack and died.

### Modern Pudding

Modern Pudding is ruled by Supreme Leader Iroven Mepin. His rule started in 1990 and has continued till today in 2001.

## Geography of Pudding

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