Durkhastan SSK

### Establishment

1206 AD (Unification under David Khagan the Conqueror)April 4th 2020 (Post 7 kings reformation)

### Driving side

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The Sovereign Socialist Khanate of Durkhastan was declared on April 4th 2020, after the '7 Kings for 7 peoples' reform, which set a legal precedent for the decentralization of Imperial Authority in favor of new regime's push for self governance for the Empire's many ethnic groups. The Durkha people were among the chief benefitiaries of this policy, indulging in their nomadic lifestyle. They benefitted from increased economic investment, and widespread cultural protection programs by the United Nyle Kingdom. Due to the Seven Kings for Seven Peoples reforms, the dynasty of Soljin was once again permitted to style themselves as the traditional "Khan", rather than the uniform "Duke". This effectively restored the Khans native titles, formalizing a sense of self sovereignty, in the ancient people.

## June Revolution to Modern Day

The Execution of Commons Minister Shadeen sent shockwaves throughout the Kemetian Empire, while Pharaoh Shukti II was hoping that silencing him wouldve been enough to put an end to the opposition it infact did the opposite. His execution was seen as an act of matryrdom that only inflamed the Anti-foreign and Anti-Cai sentiments across the empire. This sentiment wasnt felt stronger than anyone else in Durkhastan more than (at the time) General Sukhaatsav. While Sukhaatsav's Marxist tendencies were never a secret, they became far more pronounced ever since the Unipurkh Massacre in late 2019, however given how much Corusconian Energy companies dominated Durkhastani politics he had no was of enacting on these tendencies despite his high ranking position in the Kemetian Military. However The Execution of a prominent people-oriented Minister Like Shadeen spread enough anti-capitalist sentiment for Suukhatsav to capitalize on.

### Declaration of Support for the Revolution and Early War

General Sukhaatsav Immediately got to work trying to sway his fellow Durkhastani's towards backing the revolt, particularly the other Durkhastani officers who were rather indecisive on weither or not to back Socialist Revolutionaries against a dynasty that has lasted for almost 3 centuries. To do this, General Sukhaatsav started using his greatest political connections, that being through his wife, as she was the eldest sister of the Current Soljin Heir and Duke of Durkhastan, "Nadahb the Fifth". Considering how revered Nadahb was as the current heir to the lineage of David the Conqueror, Sukhaatsav realized that if he could be swayed to his cause then the other Durkha Officers would be almost certain to follow, and sure enough he did. Only a few days after Shadeen's execution and Apocris's declaring his "Selarian Summer", Sukhaatsav abandoned the title of General in favor of the more traditional Durkhan Title of "High Bannerman", and Durkhan Levy reformed itself into the Durkhan Liberation Army, Declaring support for the Revolution.

While the Material Contributions to the War Effort were relatively minor in comparison to much Larger Forces such as the Moulayan Insurgency, the contributions they made to the Revolution especially in the early days were incredibly impactful. With the Cai overemphasizing forcefully industrializing Durkhastan for the sake of power production convenience, it left their power grid reliant on the idea of a stable and loyal Durkhastan, a luxury that the Cai Dynasty and the Corusconian empire could no longer possess. When the DLA declared its support for the Revolution they took out The Empire's Powergrid with it, the vast majority of these power plants being completely burned to the ground and the few that remained had their power routed to exclusively revolutionary areas of the Empire, ensuring that only the revolutionaries had access to consistent power.

Another Major contribution was a decisive victory over a massive Corusconian Invasion force. Corusconia Sent 8 of the empires finest Marine Divisions to the beaches of Durkhastan. In any normal engagement this invasion force wouldve been more than enough to wipe out the comparatively less equipped DLA, however thankfully Sukhaatsav was able to improvise with the help of an extremely early warning from the Kemetian Partisan naval forces who spotted the fleet approaching the waters around northern selaria the day before. Sukhaatsav decided to abandon the Durkhan cities on the steppes including the Durkhan Capital in favor of making the Corusconian forces think that they retreated into the Iksum Mountains, letting them overextend themselves trying to take their objectives across the steppe. This left them vulnerable to several strong and well coordinated ambushes and encirclements by DLA forces, cutting the spread out Corusconian Divisions from any and all support. This culminating in one of the bloodiest battles the Durkhan Steppe has seen since the days of the Khaganate, the Battle of Durkadur, where the tired and exhasted remaining corusconian forces regrouped and tried to bunker down at the Durkhan Capital in the hopes of stalling out the Durkhan onslaught until the mainland can send reinforcements. Unfortunately for them no help was ever able to arrive, as for every 1 Durkhan that died during the battle, 100 Corusconians died. Leading to all 8 of those Corusconian Marine divisions, being slaughtered to a man. After such a humiliating defeat, the Corusconian public was outraged and anti-war sentiment started to brew, leading to empire never funding nor planning another invasion force into Selaria, leaving the loyalist and Corusconian forces already in selaria with no reinforcements outside of material support.

### Late War and Reconstruction

While Durkhastan mostly secured itself from Corusconian threats, battle would still be raged on the steppes but in defense of internal threats for the rest of the war. When Eulius Jvola declared the 2nd revolution, it sent the united front into chaos as several dukes declared their support for the fascist counter revolution.