Kingdom of Kurdistan

The Kingdom of Kurdistan is a Puppet State of Germany that is located South of the Ottoman Sultanate, north of the Sultanate of Syria and Maharajahnate of Mesopotamia and west of the Indo-Persian Empire. The Kingdom's capital is Erbil which is in Southern Kurdistan

## History

### Origin

According to Sharaf al-Din Bitlisi in his Sharafnama, the boundaries of the Kurdish land begin at the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf and stretch on an even line to the end of Malatya and Marash. Evliya Çelebi, who traveled in Kurdistan between 1640 and 1655, mentioned different districts of Kurdistan including Erzurum, Van, Hakkari, Cizre, Imaddiya, Mosul, Shahrizor, Harir, Ardalan, Baghdad, Derne, Derteng, until Basra.

In the 16th century, after prolonged wars, Kurdish-inhabited areas were split between the Safavid and Ottoman empires. A major division of Kurdistan occurred in the aftermath of the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514, and was formalized in the 1639 Treaty of Zuhab.

### Independence

After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, The Germans created the Kingdom of Kurdistan and appointed Mahmud Barzanji of the Barzanji Clan as King. Wilhelm II wanted Aga Khan III, but he neglected the title and knew that the Kurds wanted Mahmud Barzanji so Mahmud Barzanji was then crowned King of Kurdistan.

## Government

The Government of Kurdistan is a Constitutional Monarchy ruled by a King who rules as a ceremonial monarch who has power over the military and has domination over the lives of the people. The Government however is dominated by the Reichkommissarat which is led by a Reichkommissar who is appointed by the Kaiser as the Reichkommissar appoints members of the 111-seat Kurdistan Parliament who are elected into office by members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (which is the nationalist party and only legal political party in Kurdistan.)

* Wilhelm Groener - Reichkommissar
* Shaikh Qadir Hafeed – Prime Minister
* Abdulkarim Alaka, a Christian Kurd – Finance Minister
* Ahmed Bagy Fatah Bag – Customs Minister
* Hajy Mala Saeed Karkukli – Justice Minister
* Hema Abdullah Agha – Labour Minister
* Mustafa Pasha Yamolki – Education Minister
* Shekh Mohammed Gharib – Interior Minister
* Zaky Sahibqran – Defense Minister of the Kurdish National Armed Forces.
* Ali Khan Nakziam - Chief of Staff
* Mir Afkhami - Chief of Army
* Sadegh Khan Koopal - Chief of Air Force

## Military

The Military is under command of the Ministry of the Kurdish National Armed Forces which is led by the Defense Minister Zaky Sahibqran and his deputy Ali Khan Nakziam, the Chief of Staff.

### Army

The Army of Kurdistan consists of 110 Infantry Brigades that consist of Warriors from various Kurdish Clans trained by the German Army. The Army also has 90 Calvary units, 80 Mechanized Infantry Units and 70 Artillery Pieces. The Army which is the largest Branch of the Kurdish Military is led by Mir Afkhami.

### Air Force

The Air Force has 110 Warplanes piloted by Pilots are trained by German Pilots such as the Red Baron himself. The Air Force which is the most powerful branch of the Military is led by Sadegh Khan Koopal.

## Foreign Relations

* Colonial Relations with the German Empire
* Great Relations with the Duchy of Armenia
* Bad Relations with the Ottoman Sultanate