Levania

**Levania** (Officially: **Republic of Levania**, **Republika Levanija**) located in northeastern Grastica, is a unitary parliamentary republic with a very long history, dated back to around 3000 BC. Levania has in total two islands (Levanian Mainland and Dragan Krajina Island) with the capital city of Klavia located in southern Levania.

## Republic of Levania

### Ethnic Groups

85% Levania, 5% Krajnan/Krajinian, 2% Prussen, 7% Ukarian, 1% others (Anxi, Koryean, Sakartian)

## History

3000 BC: the island began to be inhabited by Lovakians, the first ethnic group and also the natives of the island. They live together and are united as a community.

721: Petar of Tevigrad proclaimed his crown and established the Kingdom of Levania, officially beginning the Feudal Era for Levania.

1023: the Kingdom of Levania began its development of agriculture and commerce and slowly became one of the most powerful countries in the northeastern region of the continent. The Royal Levanian Army and Royal Levanian Navy are also fully equipped and trained to sustain themselves against foreign sea bandits.

1204: Levania began its expansion to the continent where most of the middle age events are happening. Most of eastern Grastica was either colonized or forcefully conquered by the Royal Levanian Army.

They used Anxi, Nician, and Preussen slaves for many purposes like constructing buildings, infrastructure, fortifications, and more. This was a golden age for the Levanians but it won't last forever

1771: Levania's demise began after the King of Levania, Miro The Conqueror died from his disease and the new King can't control the territory on the continent. Famines happened in the south of Levania which caused over 30,000 people to die from starvation.

Preussen Reich's rise which even more threatening to their sovereign as their Kaiser and his Chancellor are very good at controlling a state and invading a country.

1775: Levania went to war with Preussen Reich. The Royal Levanian Army with their weapons being very outdated and their fighting spirit gone so obviously the Preussen forces quickly overrun Levania.

1780: The Treaty of Zapastaw was signed by two nations where Levania had to cede their territory on the continent to Preussen Reich, forced to pay war reparations, and become a vassal.

The Levanians were angry with the unpopular monarch for their failure at keeping Levania as a sovereign state and so, Levanian dukes rebelled to usurp the King.

1800: the bloody Levanian Royalist War still continued until a famous figure appeared, Ratko Đorđevic I of Klavia. He proclaimed the Second Kingdom of Levania and began the pacify campaign against the Levanian dukes. He beat all of the rebels and officially became the new King of Levania.

After becoming the King of Levania, Ratko began his reforms on the economy, army, agriculture, commerce, and especially, industry. His reforms worked so well that people started to support and be loyal to him. Levania became a prosperous nation once again.

1914: WW1 began after a Levanian named Gavrilo Princip killed the Kaiser of the Preussen Reich. Preussen Reich then declared war on the Kingdom of Levania. The Royal Levanian Army declared a mass mobilization and prepared a defense against the Imperial Preussen Army and its forces.

1916: Royal Levanian Army being supplied by Koswavia had won many battles against Preussen's forces, Preussen Reich's occupation zone at the south mainland was liberated and then dissolved by King Petar II.

1918: WW1 ended with Koswavia and her allies' victory, Preussen Reich was forced to lose their territory in Levania and other countries.

1929: the Black Friday event happened in Koswavia and slowly affect many countries in the world including Levania. Levanian Dinar currency became worthless until 1930 when a currency reform was made by King Miro II.

1931: a border incident where a Freishafen Republic's ship illegally extracted oil at the South Levanian Sea. This caused a diplomatic crisis between the Kingdom of Levania and the Freishafen Republic. The case was solved but the relationship was already bad because of it.

1939: WW2 began.

The Wehrmacht of Neu Preussen Order planned a naval invasion of Levania. King Miro III was crowned and became the successor of the Đorđevic House.

1941: Neu Preussen Order invaded Levania, Wehrmacht, Kriegsmarine and Fallschirmjäger force landed in Orivika. A total mobilization of the Royal Levanian Army was declared by King Miro III. Vojin Obradovic and the Levanian ultra-nationalists established the Black Paramilitary to fight against the invaders.

- Southern Front:

The Fallschirmjäger and Wehrmacht troops landed on the coast of Orivika and quickly occupied the city. Many atrocities were committed by the SS troops who were with the Wehrmacht. A huge battle was fought outside the city and resulted in Levania's victory, the city was liberated by the Royal Levanian Army, and this forced the Preussen troops to evacuate. The Wehrmacht’s 8th Army evacuation to Wieslau was a huge disaster, half of the remaining troops were executed by the Black Paramilitary soldiers.

- Northern Front:

The landing on Sanivo Luka was a successful one. The Ukarian Ustashe quickly announced their collaboration and pledged allegiance to the Neu Preussen Order. A puppet state was established with Ivo Antonijevic as the Head of State, stretched from Sanivo Luka to Branegrad (Ratkograd). Many massacres, raping, and ethnic cleansing was committed by the Ustashes and SS troops. In response to this, the Black Paramilitary assassinated many Ustashe and SS commanders, even the one who was in Neu Preussen Order's territory.

1942: Operation Freikorps was a failure. Neu Preussen Order confirmed their withdrawal from Levania, leaving the Ukarian Independent Republic to fight against Levania.

In December 1942, Sanivo Luka fell, ending the reign of Ustashe as Ivo Antonijevic fled to Magdestadt.

1943: Operation Freefall was commence as the Koswavian marines with support from the Royal Levanian Army and Royal Levanian Air Force landed on Neu Preussen Order's coast.

1947: WW2 officially ended with the Magdestadt Agreement, Levania was formally recognized by the Preussen monarch as a sovereign and independent kingdom after the recognized revoked by the Hydricon Preussen.

1947: the new King of Levania, Borislav II is very unpopular because he didn't care about his nation and people, the people of Levania protested against him but got suppressed by the Levanian Royal Police and the Black Paramilitary.

During this time, Emir Babic, a famous businessman who established the Bevikomerc Food Company and helped the growth of Levania's economy joined the political scene in Levania. He saw the chance to overthrow the current weak King of Levania. He was successful at it.

After the coup d'etat, he dissolved the Kingdom of Levania and established the Republic of Levania. The Republic got supported by all of the people and Emir Babic step by step became popular among the people of Levania. However, the Black Paramilitary won't be quiet about this coup as they are very loyal to the King.

1948: They organized a rebellion against the government but were crushed by the Levanian National Army in the capital city of Klavia.

The Black Paramilitary then retreat to the north of the island and started the counteroffensive against the army.

1949: The conflict quickly escalated into a civil war between Emir Babic, Levanian National Army, Republic’s supporters with Vojin Obradovic, Black Paramilitaries, and royalists.

1952: The Black Paramilitary lost the war and Vojin escaped to West Preussen.