District 1

### Early History:

District One was originally formed in 1600. The newly formed "Selvec Empire" had recently suffered a civil war, and needed to rebuild. The Emperor, Javinas II, wanted buildings to be made of quartz to make the Capital look cleaner and symbolise the new, modern era.

Javinas decreed that all miners of the empire must move to the settlement of Jafradeen to mine for quartz. 36,000 of the empire's 42,000 strong mining workforce were moved to Jafradeen to mine.

Conditions were initially very good for miners, but as the population vastly increased, resources rapidly diminished. This lead to a mutiny by the workforce. The conflict lasted 7 months and claimed 12,000 miner's lives. The Capital fought hard to secure it's mining region, but failed. The Capital's military garrison was greatly outnumbered (by about 4 to 1) and reinforcements could not cross the mountains in time.

The Capital eventually sent in a large force to reclaim Jafradeen, which was in an anarchic state due to a lack of governance. The army swept through the area, receiving little resistance. Many rebel leaders were executed for treason, but the majority of rebels could not be punished due to their massive numbers.

Over the course of the next 300 years, the region remained firmly in Capital control.

When the regions were united as districts in 1810, District One was assigned the number "1", as it was the oldest of the 5 districts that were initially formed.

### Modern History:

In 1922, riots broke out in the city of Jalhala. This was becuase conflict had broken out between District 1 and 4 over a territory dispute, and the Capitol had sent forces to occupy the city. The conflict quickly ended when the Capital deployed an expeditionary force to put down the fighting.

The war lead to District 4 withdrawing from trade with District 1. District 4 was one of District 1's biggest trade partners, so this (along with sanctions the Capital gave to both sides for going to war) hurt the economy of District 1.

In 1998 Manuel Dorogi became the President of Coristria. This was significant as he was born and raised in District 1, and was the first President not to have been from the Capital. This made him largely unpopular in the Congress. His social reform policies and improvements for District 1 were largely reversed by the next President's administration.

In 2021, tensions have begun to rise between District 1 an the Capital, with Tonio Andreas saying he will withdraw District 1 from the nation of Coristria if he is voted in at the 2021 10-yearly Governor's Election.

### Conflicts:

* **The Great Miner's Mutiny (1607-1608)** - A mutiny lead by Miners of District 1 against the Capital
* **The River Skirmish (1812)** - Naval vessels from Districts 1 fired on ships from District 3 and 4, following trade disputes
* **The Mountain Scuffle (1860)** - Capital soldiers fought a District 1 Garrison, following a mis-worded telegram
* **The Riot of 1922 (1922)** - Citizens fought Capital soldiers occupying the region of Jalhala
* **The War of 1922 (1922-1923) -** Following territorial disputes, District 1 and 4 fought a 1 year conflict, with infrequent fighting and a low death toll.
* **The Headlock (1975)** - District 9 soldiers on reconnaissance mistook District 1 troops for District 2 rebels, a short battle ensued

### Culture:

District 1 is made up of many tight-knit mining communities. The majority of citizens oppose the Capital's lavish and luxurious conditions, and their ignorance of other District's suffering.