Italian Sudan

Italian Sudan is a Colony of Italy located in the former French Colonies of French Chad and Ubangi-Shari which is ruled by the King of Italy Victor Emmanuel III as Pharaoh.

## History

### Origin

Established in 1910, the Federation contained four (later five) colonial possessions: French Gabon, French Congo, Ubangi-Shari and French Chad. The Governor-General was based in Brazzaville with deputies in each territory.

In 1911, France ceded parts of the territory to German Kamerun as a result of the Agadir Crisis.

### World War I

During World War I Italy invaded the French Equatorial Africa with Germany during their war with Africa. Italy then decided to get the aid of Native Kingdoms who lost their sovereignty to the French in the region as those Native Kingdoms were under Command of the Senussi Order and the Italian Muslim Brigade in Africa. The War was long due to the French and British getting aid from their Asian Colonies, The Dutch Government in Exiles and the Dutch East Indies.

Germany solved the problem by bribing the Japanese Government into annexing the Asian Colonies of Europe which made things easier for the Germans and Italians and their forces as the British Indian Solders joined sides with Reza Shah whom they recognized as their rightful ruler (so they can be independent from Britain and no longer fight Britain's wars for them by force.) and the other Asian Colonies joined forces with Japan.

The Italians after conquering the region wanted to get the west of Sudan, but Spain claimed that region for themselves which made the Italians stop and focus on helping the Arab rebels in the Arabian Peninsula and help Reza Shah conquer the Gulf States and Zanzibar to cut off British supply lines to India from the Suez Canal.

### After the War

When the War ended, The Colony was fully ceded to Italy as Victor Emmanuel crowned himself Pharaoh of Italian Sudan.

## Government

The Government of Italian Sudan is a Colonial Administration which is controlled by a Governor-General who rules the Colony on behalf of the King himself. The Governor rules the Colony with a Viceroy who represents the regions and Princely States of the Colony to the Governor-General. The Prime Minister enforces the rules of the Colony to appease the Governor-General so he can have an easier time ruling over the Colony on behalf of the King.

The capital of Italian Sudan is Ati which is in the center of the Colony.

### Princely States

The Princely States is the term of the Native Kingdoms within the Colony. They have special autonomy and they represent themselves to the Colonial Government by as a Council of Native Rulers led by a Native Ruler elected into the position of Council leader by the Colonial Government itself.

#### **List of Princely States in Italian Sudan.**

* Kingdom of Baguirmi
* Bornu Empire
* Ouddai Empire
* Sultanate of Dar al-Kuti
* Sultanate of Rafai
* Sultanate of Zemio

## Military

### Army

The Army has 120 Infantry brigades that consist of Italian Soldiers with groups of Berber Warriors and Soldiers of the Native Princely States. This is sadly the official of the Military due to the fact the Colony is landlocked between the Kingdom of Libya, Spanish Africa and the Ethiopian Empire.

## Foreign Relations

* Colonial Relations with the Italian Empire.