Atlas Joint Republics

Motto: Liberty Through Unity

The **Atlas Joint Republics** (**A.J.R.** or **AJR**), commonly known as **Atlas Republics** (**A.R.** or **AR**) or simply **Atlas**, is a country located in the most northern Avidan regions. The country in total consists of 4 territories and 1 unincorporated territory or protectorate. It is one of Terrestrias largest countries, sharing borders with Argoncourt to the north and the Crown Empire to the south, as well as maritime borders with the Vauchelian colony of Settiheim and the Tharavian colony of Holzbrauen. The national capital is Herostrad and the most populous city and financial center is Austrad.

The first recorded terrestrians were recorded to have migrated south from Xseslan and farther upward, settling near the Roripaugh Hills and Nortriddean Mountains tens of thousands of years ago. Only recently, approximately three thousand years ago did these travelers form clans, realms, tribes, and other sorts of kingdoms. The upbringing of the Atlesian Empire only came in the 15th century, with the Luiseon Campaign spearing through many of these independent domains, seeking to unify something greater, four alliances being created among kingdoms to conquer, causing the War of Consolidation (1458-1465), establishing the Atlesian Empire under Emperor Darius Atlas. Throughout the 16th century, Atlas would only grow larger, taking much of the Surtriddean mountains, the Ulurian Sea, and the Itoh Bay. With a greater empire came a great demand in military, drafting and accepting volunteers to protect their conquered domains, even forcing criminals into the forces as their final redemption. Wars to keep and maintain these lands were fought in an on and off war called the Quattuor Decenniums War (1494-1534). By 1632, Atlas began its decline, losing territories it once held strong only for the royal houses to pour their money into quelling rebellious activity. The now Kingdom of Atlas was at its low, royal profiteers would suffer greatly during the Decatur Uprising (1766-1772) and would eventually be banished from the mainland to what is now Settiheim where they would be executed or enslaved by the natives, after which the Republic of Atlas would be established in 1771. Atlas' first Chancellor, Troy Bryant, was conclusively elected in 1772. The year of 1848 would experience Atlas' first assassination of a Chancellor, Jose Calderon, his council of successors performing poorly in his place. A variety of actions would cause uproar and in the mid 19th century, a man by the name of Esstevan Montoya, would rise during the event of Montoya's Coup (1849-1851), due to the gradual tarnishing of the republic and its slow corruption. Former Colonel Montoya would succeed in taking his country and for the duration of two years, he would serve as the Vesal of Vesalius Atlas.

## History

### Indigenous peoples

Its been studied that approximately 14,000 year BCE, tribes who faced defeat and banishment from Xseslan lands and desert, fellow man, and the overlooking Xuvenait Empire would move north. Most stopped sooner near the Xuvenait Corridor, though those who settled in present day Atlesian territory made a halt at the Roripaugh Hills and Nortiddean Mountains. Many of the remnant artworks and cave drawings suggest many of these settlers fled in an attempts to escape the Xuvenait Empire which is depicted as darkness or a swarm of birds.

Overtime, the first few cities and realms established themselves near the Malthessian Sea. Developments of agriculture, architecture, and their societies caused natives to grow along the Gridmark River, reaching out to the Rahmskirr Gulf, and creating new factions. Around the tenth century, many would go as far as to establish homes on the eastern shores around the Capestronic Bay. Rivers such as the Antonomic and the Surtrid would serve as paths for natives. A few of the realms that would be established along the Gridmark was the Realms of Gridmark, the Ethiss Legion, Realm of Kinon, and the Dendrad. Various realms and kingdoms would establish themselves all throughout Avidan.

### Kelvicanic Period

• Explanation of Kelvics

• Most notable realms involved in Atlas' making

• Avidani-Xuvenait Wars

### Atlesian Empire and its conquest

1455 was deemed the year when a sacred character known as a “Kelvic” was killed. This action caused stressed tension between the states and kingdoms that occupied the northern regions of Avidan. War began to break out when a collection of nine alliances between thirty-six kingdoms were recognized. Four of these said alliances made an agreement amongst themselves to act in self-defense until a man who went by the name of Darius Atlas- King of the Epearian realm- would step up and attempt to create unity.

Later on, in 1458, the Luiseon Campaign began due to Darius bargain with the four alliances; free reign over their realm under one Empire. This Campaign lasted up until 1465. On May 4th, to be more exact, the nation and what we know now to be the Pre-Final Dawn Atlas would shift their position to be under the King Darius Atlas’ Rule. Darius’ rule lasted for seventeen more years before at last meeting his death at the age of thirty-seven in 1472 due to the assassination attempt made by a man named Leopold Royer. Royer stabbed the king through his abdomen. However, despite this, Darius held strong to staying alive as long as possible to see his killer executed. After the tragic series of events, Darius’s sister-Aurelia Atlas-began to take the throne and crown. Continuing the Empire, they’ve built what we now know to be; Atlas.

• Expansions

• Peak

• Stagnation

• Dissolution into a Kingdom

### Decatur Uprising and a new republic

In 1766, Imperial Atlesian Military forces would plummet, later on leading to losing land the empire formally held. Conflict brewed between Atlesian realms, loss of power and control upon their once existent empire angered national nobles and families. In 1767, House Leaders of various realms battled one another on the political field, causing an everlasting clash. Once political agendas shifted, so did class equality, the wealthy and poor drastically growing apart and the less fortunate slowly dying off thanks to lack of care and notice; the governments money starting to be directed towards luxuries and incompetent military spending, evoking anger within the middle class.

As 1769 came around, Constance Decatur protested the clashing royals, houses, and politicians, causing him to be arrested various times. Within Alekzandria, after the sixth arrest and the various executions of his mates, uprisings erupted upon the capital. Rioters rescued Decatur as the violent uprising soon ensued within the capital of Kingdom known as Gautier. By 1770, Revolutionaries armed themselves in far more significant cities such as Silvergard, Alekzandria, Nautican, and Ellegard. Although few intensive battles erupted between the loyalists and the Atlesian Republicans, the Kingdom of Atlas ultimately fell into the hands of her people, eventually leading to the ruthless exile of the surviving royals to the Lestrade Islands. An additional year then fled, and the New Republic was born. Constance Decatur declined the appointed position of leader by the people, standing within a political speaking field of the public, the very first democratic election in Atlas in Autumn of 1771. Yet another year and Troy Bryant was conclusively elected as the first chancellor of Atlas, beginning the nation’s first terms as a republic.

### Montoya’s Coup

It was 1848, Chancellor Calderon, the political face of the people, was assassinated. A war of huge proportions had been raging between Atlas and the Prusak Reich for the past three years. Calderon’s successors were poor substitutes and closed his social programs in favor of upping war production for the offensive of that year. Thus an already weary Atlas was faced with renewed calls to fight a war that they dreaded. Meanwhile, a young lieutenant named Esstevan Montoya gained great support from his men and proved to be very adept with tactics. Unfortunately, the tact of a rifleman could only do so much against the great stupidity of a general. Thus, in the Offensive of 1848, Montoya found himself and his men surrounded, fighting till they had no bullets nor food before being captured. In 1849, the Prusak government surrendered, and the war was over. When Montoya returned, he was made a war hero, being promoted to lieutenant colonel, where his talents were displayed. However, he also saw the corruption deep in the government. It was this corruption that he blamed for putting the general in charge of the Offensive of 1848, and thus the corruption that was to blame for all the men killed. From ‘49-to ’51 Montoya sent word to the troops loyal to him, that they would overthrow the system. In Spring of 1851, they stormed the capital and other government buildings. After capturing them, Montoya ordered the execution of many of the old regime, personally shooting more than one, including the general that sent him and others to their deaths in ‘48. By the latter of 1851, the coup was over and Esstevan Montoya was declared the Vesal of a temporary Vesalius Atlas and later the Chancellor before stepping down in 1861.

## References

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