Illiricium

The United Kingdoms of **Illiricium** is a nation located on the Illirican islands in Enadia. It is home to roughly 2.1 billion Illiricans, and is ruled by Monica Ardolf, with its capital city at Alexandria.

## Etymology

The name **Illiricium** comes from the name of one of the original Kingdoms, **Illirica**. They were originally one of the 7 tribes of Illiricium, and the Enadii called them the Illiricii, meaning "From the North Land," as the place they lived was north of the Swatiski River.

## History

### Pre-Illirican Civilization

*"And then Handsara, with his 15 ships, arrived at the shores of Veriot."* - **The Epic of Handsara**

Before the Illiricans arrived, there was another civilization there named **Veriot**, of the Velevic culture. Settlers had travelled from Ancapstands to the Illirican islands, as recorded in the **Epic of Handsara**. It began around 800 BC and collapsed around 650 BC, however the Veriotic people still survived.

### The Formation

In the year 579 BC, the first Illirican settlers migrated to the Illirican islands wanting to escape the Enadii Trading Civilization chasing them down. They eventually swamped the existing Veriotic culture. In the year 296 AD, St. Pavle formed the Kingdom of Illiricium.

### Time of Peace

Illiricium was in that time isolated and peaceful, the royal family was nice, and the people enjoyed the golden age of science and culture. It also made contact with the Kingdom of Enadia and had good diplomatic relations with them.

### The Dark Ages

In the year 456, Enadia started a coalition against Illiricium, and in a brutal 10 year war, Illiricium fell. The people were again enslaved and the invaders brought with them many illnesses that killed off 80% of the population.

### The New Dawn

Under the rule of Enadia over Illiricium, the Illiricans maintained their culture and were ethnically clean. Under Enadian rule, science and philosophy was brought to Illiricium, that would be the greatest mistake Enadia made in Illiricium.

### The Age of Nationalism

In the year 1712, radical Illiricans formed the **"Illirican Brotherhood"**, a revolutionary organization that believed in democracy and freedom of speech, and in 1715, started the **"First Illirican Revolution"**, led by Marko Ćosić, a great revolutionary who fought for unity and woman's rights.

In the year 1720, Illiricium won its independence and was internationally recognized as a independent nation.

### Age of the Republic

The same year the Republic was formed and the people free, that freedom wasn't appreciated by the radical right, who were very nationalistic and theocratic. In the year 1735, **"the Great Civil War"** started. The fascists won and soon established a dictatorship.

### Age of Fascism

*"No longer shall Illiricium work with those who brought injustice to our people!*" - **Jovan Ilić**

The nation was very racist, homophobic, and sexist. The time saw starvation and mass genocide. That genocide saw the formation of the first (illegal) political party called **"Socialist Illirican Workers Party"**. In the year 1765, socialists rebelled in what is known today as the **"Second Illirican Revolution"**.

### Red Alert

After the revolution in the year 1772, the People's Republic was established and socialism brought to the nation. Between 1772 and 1845 was horrible. The leaders didn't care and the army was too strong so any revolution would be crushed. Mass starvation killed millions, and if that didn't, poor infrastructure would collapse on them, or in the winter they would freeze to death. That period is known as the **"Second Dark Age"**.

### The Great Reformation

In the year 1845, people elected a leader named **Moša Obradović** who reformed the nation. The government was purged and corruption killed off. He was a great leader and many people today glorify him for his kind heart. He built many schools, hospitals and improved infrastructure. He invested heavily in technology making the nation rich and influential in science. 90% of the population was highly educated and many new technological things arose from his rule.

### The New Order

On the 6th of June, 2020, the dictatorship of the Communist Party was dismantled and the new age of direct democracy had begun for Illiricium. The first Chancellor and Prime Minister were voted in and the new Parliament was formed. But on November 5th, 2034, the people, fed up by the incompetence of the Parliament, voted in a Neo-Centrist borderline authoritarian party who not long after the election established a dictatorial order that ruled Illiricium.

### The Black Sun Cult

After the embarrassing defeat by the hand of MossW, the people and the army turned against the Neo-Centrist party. The Emperor Alexander was overthrown and the Army took control with the new fuhrer by the name of Dimitrej Ljotić. The NeoSoc Party and the Black Sun Cult ruled with an iron fist, preparing plans to kill of any race that's not Illirican in a nuclear hellfire and become the sole survivors. In the war with Ancapstands, MossW and Grand Northern Empire attacked Illiricium, collapsing the rule of the cult.

### Rebirth of Illiricium

The queen Milica I, the daughter of Emperor Alexander II, took power in Illiricium, starting a new kingdom. **Dimitrej Ljotić** escaped and restarted his bloody regime in MossW, and soon after the **Triple Entente** and the Federal Government of Iowa declared war and together, with Bradhim, liberated **MossW** and collapsed Dimitrej's regime once more. But back home, the Illirican regime, with the abdication of Queen Milica, was about to have a huge change. Candidate Stella Ardolf, a war hero, won the election, starting the **House of Ardolf** and reforming Illiricium into an Empire.

### Empire Strikes Back

Stella was a ruthless leader. At the very beginning, she was involved in Alexandria Gate that almost started a war with MossW. She saw every major power as her enemy that had to be destroyed, and because of that, a cold war between her and Niwae started. She ordered the military to fight in the third world as so that she can place Illiricium-friendly regimes. That's not to say that she was all that evil, she ordered to help MossW while they were in a civil war against the Ordenstaat. After the fall of Niwae, her next enemy was MossW. Because of their rivalry, the two powers entered the Vustanosian War. Illiricium helped Vustanosia while MossW backed Vustana. The war almost resulted in an all-out war between the two powers, but right at the last moment, both pulled back.

Eventually, Stella would try to coup the Mosian government which failed resulting in **war**.

The two nations fought hard until **Monica Ardolf** decided to join the Illirican resistance against Stella and started the **Fifth Uprising**. After the fall of Voivodina and Panzerland, Monica would proclaim the formation of the **United Kingdoms of Illiricium**. **The Radio Rebellion** and the resistance alongside MossW's troops liberated Illiricium. Stella would end up getting killed by a angry general who was fed up with her incompetence. After her death, **Monica Ardolf** would be crowned Queen of the United Kingdoms of Illiricium and would leave all the colonies it owned.