Sand Republic

(See King of the Sand Republic)

## History

The Sand Republic came into exitance on M11-24 191 ASB when King Sandilicus III of the Kingdom of Sand declared the country to be a Republic under the name of the Sand Republic, the first and only election in the nations history followed and on M12-20 191 ASB a noble named Painful Mark took over and restored his title of king but did not revert the country's name. Painful Mark died on M9-17 195 ASB and a civil war broke out that came to be called the First Sand War of Succession, said war lasted until M4-07 197 ASB when a peasant named Joun South was recognized as the King of the Sand Republic. This set about a precedent of choosing monarchs through a civil war.

On M9-21 365 ASB King of the Sand Republic Austin Alonzo launched an invasion of the Loaman Empire beginning the Sand War. On M10-28 365 ASB the Sand republic launched an invasion of the Kingdom of Sandy Clay Loam which as a protectorate of the Kingdom of Clayistan brought them into the war. On M10-07 368 ASB the Sand Republic began an invasion of the Silt Fleet. By 375 ASB all of the leaders of the countries at war with the Sand Republic had officially surrendered despite this the war continued as armies continued to march about without caring about the order to surrender. On M1-04 375 Austin Alonzo announced the end of the Sand War with the majority of land taken returning to it's original owners the exceptions being the island of Tannhure in the Purple Isles which would remain under the control of the Sand Republic and the former Kingdom of Sandy Clay Loam and the Eastern provinces of the Loaman Empire which would form the Sandy State to serve as a buffer between the Sand Republic and the rest of the continent, with himself and his generals on their ruling council. A mistranslation was made during the handing back of territories, a treaty that was signed by the late Admiral Sediment and had the official seal of Loamsly III read that the Silt Fleet was given 'Maricis' Alonzo having having been self educated assumed that 'Maricis' meant all of the Silty Clay Loam region and gave the entire region back to the Silt Fleet. Alonzo at the announcement of the end of the war also declared the creation of the Soil Union, a de facto superstate that would contain all nations on the continent and would be led by himself with it's capital being Jerusoilum a new city being constructed on the border of Clayistan, the Loaman Empire and the Silt Fleet, among other things the Soil Union banned wars between it's internal regions.

On M12-25 429 ASB the Empire of Shale initiated the Second Shale Invasion of the Soil Texture Continent via marching into the Sand Republic via the Gravel Continent and by destroying the Sand Republic's capital city of San Palaguas with a strike cannon. The people of the Sand Republic opted to retreat into their subterranean cities and hide below where they would fight the Tunnel War until M4-12 436 ASB when they emerged from the tunnels.

On M10-10 441 ASB the Sand Republic was invaded by the United Peoples of Carbbonia, the invasion ended on M2-06 442 ASB when their king Duke Dyer gave the order to have the cities sink into the ground, once underground the cities lost contact with each other ending the Sand Republic.

## Politics

Despite it's name the Sand Republic was governed by a king who was chosen through a "Sand War of Succession" which occur upon the death of one of their monarchs, other noble titles are also contented during these wars. Once a King came into power he officially had absolute power over his people.

## Geography and Culture

Due to its hot climate many of the cities of the Sand Republic were located underground.