Qamar

Qamar (1827-96) was a political activist and leader of Redding from 1868-90. He pioneered Qamarism, and is remembered as the 'founding father of Redding', as well as one of the most notable figures of the 19th century. He was immensely popular in the years leading up to and during his leadership, but also a controversial figure, due to incidents such as the Expulsion of Somes. After a coup in 1890, he was removed from power and started the cult \_\_. He died in 1896 after taking his followers to the supposedly cursed island of Leojenta.

## Early Life

Kastharaman Qamar was born in Chakmal Mor, IE Redding in 1827 to Peri Qamar and Opshu Malzaz, middle-class city-dwellers. His mother had a poor farming background. As a child, Qamar was known affectionately as "Kasta". He attended school, and was generally regarded as an average student, until the age of around 15, when the young Qamar became increasingly politicised.

He handwrote a manifesto, titled \_\_ which is now held at Chakmal Mor Museum. He described himself as a 'cosmopolitan of this modern age' and advocated for what remained of The Insomnia Empire to change its name (which it did, to Albering, a few months after Qamar was writing). He wrote of the four ethnic groups and how they had to live in harmony to prevent Argo-Somic dominance. He declared a kinship between Kuzes and Tongs due to their geography, population size, and supposed shared position in history as the 'small, insignificant peoples'. He also wrote some rudimentary ideas about wealth redistribution, however historian Daph Rotokaph says that the young Qamar's statements were "generalised, flawed, and underdeveloped - nothing like his ideas that were to come".

While at university studied political science, Qamar became very passionate about the ongoing Farish Civil War. In 1846 he gave a speech suggesting that the university should fund a peace-making trip for him personally. The students ridiculed Qamar for this suggestion. Qamar graduated university in 1847, and the civil war ended a year later.

## Career in Albering

A passionate and confident speaker, Qamar went straight into work as a Qaramashor (a speaker hired by the state of Dermal to relay information and policy changes to a rural area. Qamar was sent to the villages of Ozron and Gulushuru. It is speculated to be here that Qamar learnt \_\_\_.

In 1852, he left his position as a Qaramashor, returned to Chakmal Mor, and formed the \_\_.

## Coup

### Origins of the WOP

The Somic nationalist group WOD had been speaking out against Qamar since the group's founding in 1878. Financially supported by Insomnia Central, they began purchasing businesses in every Reddish city.

Support from Tongs.

SOMETHING

### Lead-up to coup

3 Somian council members resigned out of embarrassment.

### Events of Coup

They stormed the Meclan, in which 15 of the council members were congregated. The ethnically-Somian council member June Baxter, declared her loyalty to the WOP.

The WOP then moved to Qamar's house, where they were met by more armed police. 9 people were killed in the shootout, mostly WOP forces.

While in his house, Qamar sent a message to the WOP declaring that he gave up power over Redding.

> "I would be a hypocrite if I did not stick to my own principles and allow the circle of power to continue on..."
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Once the shooting had stopped, Qamar came out of his front door and handed over ceremonial items of power. A young WOP member named Tenny Taber fired a shot at Qamar. It hit his leg. Taber was later imprisoned by the WOP.

Qamar attended the swearing in of president \_\_\_ but reportedly cried for most of the ceremony. He moved to the Turkington countryside.

## \_\_ Cult

In the following years, Qamar became increasingly depressed. He moved to the Turkington countryside. He was still followed by many as an oracle, and would give long passionate speeches to people about how they, as an individual, did not matter.

In 1894, the \_\_ was formed on the idea that the unimportance of the self is empowering, since no actions that you take truly matter (except from when they harm others). Only Qamar himself could be the judge of whether an action harmed others. Qamar attracted thousands of followers within the 2 short years of the cult's existence.

## Death on Leojenta

In 1896, took followers to Leojenta - a supposedly cursed island east of the Stevenis mainland - to form a community where no-one harmed each other.

Bad farming, poor management, and disease caused them to die before the end of the year.

Qamar tried to commit suicide but his followers insisted that his death would harm them. They tied him up, but when they all died, Qamar was left with no-one to tend to him and he starved in bondage.

After communications with Leojenta ceased, the Reddish government sent a search party to the island, where they found the town of dead bodies. All were buried on the island, as the boat was not equipped, nor large enough, to repatriate the cult members' remains.