The Caradonian Empire

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The Caradonian Empire is a Country located in the Center of the Steppe continent with a rich history going back since the 4th century. The country borders (c. 1939): Vallesia, West Forest Democratic Coalition, 2nd Republic of the Far East, Vara Republic, Federation of Virao, Vaanaber, Confederation of Vorusha, The Kazadonian Empire, Republic of Santavar, & the Duchy of Satin & Almone.

## The Early Country (323-765)

Originally established as a federation of tribes in 323 by **Aori Ualiam**, the early days of Caradonia were bloody & merciless as the unified Caradonian state reigned over its neighbors like tyrants. The federation prospered as more & more were assimilated & brought under its wing. Until 665, when Ugori's Horde trampled the federation leaving it as a vassal state with no real power. It came as shock to the Caradonians who believed so adamantly that they were the strongest nation to exist. This eventually gave rise to the Defeatist & Nihilistic nature of the Caradonian populace. And so, for nearly 100 years, the Caradonian Federation of Tribes were a small rump state that bent to the will of The Horde.

But Fate would soon guide Caradonia into better days when Ugori's Horde shattered into millions of pieces following the death of its leader, **Sumri Ugori**. The now free country immediately expelled thousands of settlers that came to Caradonia to exert their cultural imprint within the nation in hopes of further assimilation & business opportunities. This expulsion came with a price however; Most of the literate & educated were a part of the Settlers that settled in the country. So the literacy rate & education rate tanked as more & more settlers left. This eventually, led to a period of setbacks that nation had to bear alone. The idea of an autocratic isolated country began to bear fruit as more & more programs were successful leading Caradonia to believe she could only rely on herself to defend & protect her own interests. She was gravely mistaken.

## Pax de Steppe (765-1804)

Between 765 & 1804, the Kingdom of Caradonia was very isolated in terms of everything. From culture to political beliefs, They were all inspired or heavily aligned with Caradonian Beliefs. This period of Peace combined with the Isolation made it difficult for any major events that would affect the Kingdom to rise. However, there were 2 events that shook up the Kingdom within this Era.

The first incident was the political crisis of 1510. A cabal of influential people within the Kingdom that weren't of royal blood had advocated for a more popular style of ruling, one that would be in favor of abolishing the King. Of course, the King (at the time, **Lavon Ualiam**) was heavily against this & ordered the execution of these individuals. What ensued shortly after was a power struggle between the King & the Cabal. The King did eventually win the struggle but the event had caused the King to sign the Terino Free Rights Act that granted the freedom to criticize government in order to appease the common people.

The second incident was the Invasion of Caradonia in 1804. This event was the beginning of the end for Caradonian Isolationism & also served as the event that ended the Pax de Steppe Era. The Praissauan Empire had invaded the southern parts of Caradonia & funded the invasion of western Caradonia by the Landrean Dynasty. This was seen as a great threat not only to the independence of Caradonia as a nation, but also as a threat to the free rights of the Citizens that they had gained in 1510. So, a plan was drafted to ensure that Caradonia could survive long enough to take back these lands. Their army dwarfed in size compared to the Praissauans, so they had to enact extensive plans to make sure that when the time came, they could defend themselves. The only issue was that they had 4 years to do this. Unless,by some miracle, a distraction could buy them enough time to do all this?

## First Coalition War (1809-1814)

The Kingdom of Caradonia was running out of time. 1808 was already upon them & by the end of the year, if the Caradonian Army wasn't up to standard, they wouldn't even have the chance to resist the full annexation from te Praissauans. Many had already come to terms with this inevitable fate, but were willing to fight if it meant forming underground resistance movements. The end of the year rolled around, and just one week before the conference to annex Caradonia was commenced...a skirmish broke out. Many had been thankful that this incident would probably push back the conference by at least a week or so. But they were gravely mistaken.

At first, it started as a skirmish that was being supported by propaganda & what not. Then, it escalated when Praissauan troops started coming en masse & pushing deeper into Arigan territories. Next, it escalated even more when Arigan ships were seized off the coast of Tushanka. But the biggest escalation of them all was the declaration of war by The Praissauan Empire to the National Arigan State after a Praissauan Diplomat was executed within Arigan soil. The world had expected this outcome but not exactly the way they had thought. On top of the murder, the spies within the countries also found that the Arigans had enslaved entire populations & were planning to do the same with the entire eastern portion of the world as well (including Praissau). This only furthered the thirst for Arigan blood.

The Praissauan Empire proceeded to get whooped in multiple battles, almost losing all their territories in the Eastern Frontier. So the king of Praissau, Toryi Gemedi, requested that a meeting be held in Hiranvaro to discuss the war & status of Caradonia as a state. The meeting called for an alliance between all nations to combat the Arigan Defense Force. All nations except Vasento, Tolanites, & Cilalo agreed to declare war. Ultimately, this coalition of nations became known as the First Coalition. Not only did the manage to shake up the world, but it was also the biggest alliance of nations in all history.

However, this sudden support for Praissau still had Caradonia on the fence. In an effort to get them to contribute, even if it was a small amount, they decided to offer a truce in order to gain their trust. Even with this offer, Caradonia was still uneasy. A truce would be very easy to break after they had recovered from the war. But they finally agreed to this offer even if they had a large distrust of Praissau. So on June 4, 1810 the Kingdom of Caradonia declared war on the Arigan State.

The war would last 5 grueling years & result in the deaths of 30 million lives. It would also manage to produce the bloodiest battles in history: Battle of Corezo, Battle of Turuzo, Battle of Zerizaru, etc. Finally, in 1814, the war came to a close with the Granted independence of multiple nations & the signing of a peace treaty, later called the 'Treaty of Nivaro'. Although, the treaty would later be reworked so that the West Arigan Nation wouldn't collapse on itself.