Kingdom of Madagascar

The **Kingdom of Madagascar**, also simply known Madagascar, was a nation in southern Africa, starting on the Island of Madagascar and eventually spreading to the mainland and dominating the southern half of the continent until its eventual collapse into its successor, the Malagasy Republic It's capital is Antananarivo, and can be seen on the map.

## History Timeline (While Under Player Control)

The first monarch of Madagascar was King Mahery Tojosoa, followed by Queen Tsiraka Solonandrasana, King Arilova Solonandrasana, Queen Jaona Andriatsima, and the current monarch, King Mpemba Andriatsima. Earlier in the History of Madagascar, ethnic disparity was a norm.

### House of Solonandrasana, King Arilova I

This ended with King Arilova, who immediately after coming to power, announced that no group of people are superior than everyone else, and that all ethnic groups were equal. His first major infrastructure project was the creation of places of worship; mosques, chruches, temples, synagogues, etc.

The King was also very adament on the subject of poverty. During his lifetime, he tried his best to end, or at the least decrease, the poverty rate in the country. During his time, the average lifespan was only 28 years. He created the now defunct Anti-Poverty Task-Force, which attempted to find jobs for jobless citizens. It wound up failing, however, he didn't stop at that. He went on to give a speech, which has come to be known as "The Declaration Against Human Suffering of Toliara". Eventually, he realized that he can't solve the problem by simply attempting to find jobs for the people; he decided to make them. For the first time in history, under the rule of King Arilova, Madagascar began expanding onto the African mainland, with the support of a vast majority of his Royal Advisors. While the first two attempts at making landings on the mainland failed, he never gave up on the people of the island. In 472 AD, he announced his second major infrustructure project; a plan to connect the largest cities in Madagascar via highway systems, as proposed by Top Royal Advisor Jaona Andriatsima.

Intercity Highway System built by King Arilova I

A year after this project was announced, the King's plans of expanding on the mainland had come to fruition, with the third voyage to land on the mainland being a success. At the same time, the company QIT Madagascar Minerals found a massive ore vein, which grew the economy nearly five fold. Soon after, the National Highway System was opened to the country. Unfortunately, those who were able to use it found it ineffective, and received many budget cuts to help the nations economy stay afloat.

In 477 AD, Harijaona Randriamahazomana, one of the King's royal advisors, explained that it was possible for Madagascar to expand into space, at least, technologically. The King had a group of mathematicians and economists calculate whether or not the country's economy could sustain such a program. Unfortunately, it could not, so the idea was effectively dropped. However, research of astronomical technology continued as an attempt to decrease cost and increase safety.

At the beginning of 480 AD, the King fully opened Madagascar to global trade, as yet another way to decrease poverty and improve the economy. Two nations took him up of the offer; the Republic of Venice and Holy Russia. The deal with Holy Russia included the founding of the Russo-African Trade Company, who's fate is currently unknown.

In 483 AD, the Persian Empire, Madagascar's first official trading partner, invited them to the Four Sided Economic Pact, or FSEP. Shortly thereafter, the founder of the FSEP, the Kingdom of Armenia, and a seperate member, the Gujarat Kingdom, voluntarilly left the FSEP. The Persian Empire, in a war with the newly formed Babylonian Empire, left due to them capitulating. After all of this, the only two members of the FSEP remaining were Madagascar and the nation of Kyrgyzstan. King Arilova then reopened the country for trade, and the successor state of the Republic of Venice, now called the North Mediterranean Union, and Madagascar's sister nation, the Commonwealth of Australia, both engaged. Soon after, we began trade. Australia also opened the Kerguelen Islands for Antarctic research.

As this was happening, engineers and mathematicians began attempting to improve computer technology as an attempt to convince the youth of Madagascar to attend further education.

It was just after this that the turn of the century occurred, with King Arilova giving a speech, saying,

> "With our increasing work in advancing computer technology, or clear interest in the exploration of space, to our expeditions in the Kerguelen Islands, we could discover new things that have never before been heard of."
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5 years afterwards in 505 AD, the Kingdom of England proposed to trade based on Madagascar's position in the Indian Ocean. They also invited Madagascar to the EITU.

In 507 AD, King Arilova began the process of influencing Tanzania to join. This process finished 3 years later in 510 AD. Similar processes happen frequently throughout the history of Madagascar, and the next nation to receive influence was Sri Lanka.

In 516 AD, King Arilova turned 78 without an heir. With the knowledge that the Kingdom would collapse without a specific person to take the throne, he names his Top Royal Advisor, Jaona Andriatsima, to be the next monarch of Madagascar. The next year Sri Lanka is fully integrated into Madagascar.

Unfortunately, on the 28th of August, 518 AD at 3:14 PM, at the age of 76, King Arilova passed away. During his lifetime, he managed to raise the life expectancy from only 28 up to 42, and lowered the poverty rate from roughly 70% to roughly 56%. His cause of death was simply old age, however that is the topic of many discussions and conspiracy theories. At the age of 27, Jaona Andriatsima took the throne later that same day.

### House of Andriatsima, Queen Jaona I

As Jaona is being crowned Queen, she gives a speech, saying,

> "My Domestic Policy will be based heavily upon that of the late King Arilova; seeking freedom for those groups that are oppressed, and lowering the poverty rate as much as possible during my lifetime. King Arilova is not completely dead, for his ideals live on through the House of Andriatsima."
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The Royal Courts receive a letter of condolences from the Commonwealth of Australia, which Queen Jaona personally responded to. However, what exactly was in that letter is no longer known.

As her first act as Queen, in 518 AD, Queen Jaona announces a project to build required infrastructure in Antananarivo and smaller, developing cities, being:

* Toamasina
* Antsirabe
* Fianarantsoa
* Mahajanga
* Antsiranana

In order of success, they are:

* Antsirabe
* Antananarivo
* Fianarantsoa
* Toamasina
* Antsiranana
* Mahajanga

A year later in 519 AD, Queen Jaona announces a second infrastructure project, however this one was much larger than the previous one, and is the largest one until this point. It was in three parts, and they are as follows:

#### Part One: Railway Lines

In part one, railway lines were built between the cities of:

* Mahajanga
* Toliara
* Antsiranana
* Ihosy
* Ambovombe

#### Part Two: Shipping Routes

In part two, shipping routes were established between the following cities on on the African mainland and the Island of Madagascar:

* Dar es Salaam
* Pemba
* Mombasa

#### Part Three: Roads

In part three, roads were built between the cities of:

* Lilongwe
* Pemba
* Mbeya
* Dodoma
* Dar es Salaam
* Mombasa

While the railway system was determined to be utterly pointless, both the shipping routes and the roads were highly effective, and are still relevant to this day. The people begin to trust Queen Jaona, and the country settles down for the first time since the death of King Arilova.

In 520 AD, Queen Jaona begins here first expansion project, influence over Zambia. Zambia was integrated into Madagascar in 524 AD.

A year later, we build an embassy from the Kingdom of Egypt in Antananarivo.

Two years later in 527 AD, Queen Jaona picks up King Arilova's old plan for a space agency for Madagascar, but this time, the economists and mathematicians determined that the economy was perfectly able to support it, and the Madagascan Space Agency was established.

In 542 AD, Queen Jaona announces two things, the first being that she adopts a child from Tanzania, named Mpemba, the second being the beginning of Madagascan influence in Angola.

Four years later in 546 AD, the Kingdom of Egypt approached Madagascar once again, offering to establish an air route between Antananarivo and Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Queen Jaona accepted.

In 552 AD, Angola was integrated into Madagascar. The next expansion project was in Lunda, which started in 558 AD. Lunda was integrated in 561 AD.

Later that year, Queen Jaona announced another major infrastructure project. Fun Fact; on the streets of Antananarivo, Queen Jaona was known as the "Queen of Infrastructure". Anyway, the project called for the building of Highways and Railways between the cities of:

* Huambo
* Camacupa
* Luena
* Likasi
* Kasama
* Mbeya
* Iringa
* Morogoro

It took only one year to finish the railway, however, it took an extra three years to finish the highway. The railway was determined to be highly effective, however, the highway was determined to be effectively disfunctional.

A year later in 565 AD, Mpemba got married to Carine Jaonarison, and was prepared to take the place of Queen Jaona.

In 567 AD, we were approached by the Kingdom of Great Britain to agree to a set border in South Africa.

Rough border agreement between Great Britain and MadagascarAfter the conclusion of the discussions, Queen Jaona begins influence over Namibia.

In 567 AD, the Kingdom of Egypt sent the Queen an invitation to the Greater African and Asian Co Prosperity Pact. The member states were the Socialist Union of Babylon, Abyssinia, the Kingdom of Egypt, and the Turkmen Kingdom.

On the 24th of August at 3:14 AM, 570 AD, Queen Jaona passed away, with Mpemba taking the throne. He named his wife, Carine, the position of Top Royal Advisor.

### House of Andriatsima, King Mpemba I

A year later, the newly found Chola Dynasty requested Sri Lanka from us if they gain independence. King Mpemba agrees, under the condition that both nations maintain good relations. The Chola Kingdom gained independence three years later, and, keeping his word, King Mpemba ceded Sri Lanka to them and built an embassy to the Chola Kingdom in Antananarivo. Later that year, influence in Namibia continued. One year later, the Namibia was integrated into Madagascar.

A year later, King Mpemba began influence in a nation that, to this day, remains unknown. During this time, King Mpemba has two children; a boy named Arilova (lol) and a girl named Josiane. The unknown nation was integrated into Madagascar in 581 AD.

After this is a 5-year-long dark period, where no updates are coming out of the Royal Courts, nor the monarchy itself, but, in 586, the people receive news from the monarchy, which includes:

1. Integration of the new territories gained during the earlier days of Mpemba's rule included retrofitting their infrastructure, dedicating land for farming and industry, and giving the nations' former leaders positions as Royal Advisors.
2. Finishing infrastructure plans from Queen Jaona, expanding the Railway and Highway Systems south from Benguela to Luderitz, and from Benguela to Beira.
3. Building airports in Dar es Salaam, Luanda, Benguela, Lusaka, Harare, and [expanding] the airport in Antananarivo
4. An update on computer technology, inventing a new type of computer that uses 4 sequential instructions instead of 7
5. An update on Aerospace Engineering, with Madagascar's first Artificial Satellite, named Bemajo I, which achieved orbit at T+17 Minutes, completed orbit 3 times, then re-entered the atmosphere.

In 585 AD, the leader of the GAACPP, the Kingdom of Egypt, removed the Babylonian Socialist Union from Pact due to their recklessness in the Middle East and Asia, later leaving themselves. With the only remaining members of the GAACPP being Abyssinia and Madagascar, with Abyssinia being the leader, the GAACPP was officially disolved.

In 588 AD, a former member of the GAACPP and former ally of Madagascar, Abyssinia, came to Madagascar with the premise that King Mpemba will send aid to Abyssinia were they to go to war against Great Britain as to remove them from the African Continent. King Mpemba agreed, and brought up the possibility of forcing the British out of South Africa. The Chola Kingdom also came to Madagascar with a similar request, but to force the British out of India. King Mpemba agreed to that, aswell. The King then sent a letter to Great Britain after rebellions broke out in Nigeria, requesting that the British cede control of South Africa.

In that same year, King Mpemba made an agreement with the Kingdom of Armenia as to create the International-Space Treaty, or IST, to regulate the aggression of nations within space, and to share research as to expand our knowledge of the cosmos and to test and either verify or disprove theories that have heavy influence in science.

In 589 AD, the Kingdom of Armenia came to Madagascar with an agreement to work towards peacefulness in space, the agreement came as an amendment to the International Space Treaty, and banned weaponry on satellites and on personel in space.

Later this same year, the British denied the King's request for them to leave South Africa, and the countries of Madgascar, Abyssinia, and the Chola Kingdom began preparing to force the British out of the colonies that they founded. The next year, all three countries declared war on the British, with the Kingdom of Egypt aiding Abyssinia and Madagascar, and the nation of Mandakh supporting the Chola Kingdom.

Later in 590 AD, the results of the previously mentioned infrastructure plans came in, and, needless to say, something needed to be changed. King Mpemba then altered some of the plans, and the projects turned out much more successfully, however some of the infrastructure needed a little bit more altering.

In that same year, the Madagascan Space Agency announced that new major projects were beginning.

> *"Since the last satellite, Bemajo I, re-entered the atmosphere, research has been advancing steadily. Now, the Madagascan Space Agency believes that now is the time to create a semi-permanent satellite in orbit. This new series of space missions, dubbed the Thunderbolts Project (if you know you know lol), is to create a new station in orbit to conduct research, and hopefully support temporary human residents. The first module to go into orbit, named Clovis IA , will launch in two years. Hopefully we will catch up with our Armenian brothers technologically. In the meantime, we will launch a separate satellite, named Bemajo II, will go into orbit later this year, and send multiple signals down to Earth to try to improve the ability of our antennas to receive the incoming messages."*
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On July 27, 590 AD, Bemajo II launched. While it was able to enter orbit, not only was it extremely elliptical, it also had damage to the internal electronics. Engineers determined that there were only two options, to either wait and see if it can still function, or attempt software repairs from the ground. In the end, they chose option A, to wait. On July 29, they received word that the satellite was no longer functional, however, the damage is low enough as to possibly be repaired from the ground. They tried that, and, while they were able to receive a signal from the satellite, only part of the signal was able to be decoded. They were forced to use those fragments of signals to conduct their research.
The same year, King Mpemba requested that a small, unnamed nation to the south join the Kingdom. They responded with a question:

> "*And, why should we join you?*"
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The King responded with another letter:

> "We are much stronger than you, and we have the power to force you to join us. You don't want that, do you? Plus, our economy is both larger and growing faster than your's, so you can join us and experience this good shit alongside us. So, could you please join us?"
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As the King was waiting for a response, in 591 AD, the satellite Bemajo II re-entered the atmosphere, being destroyed in the process. However, researchers were already designing better antennas to receive signals from satellites.

A year prior, in 590 AD, the Commonwealth of Australia dissolved, and Madagascar lost its ability to conduct Antarctic Research on the Kerguelen Islands, as per a trade agreement between the two countries. The King decided to take the islands in 591 AD, and made a voyage very soon after. While the voyage almost reached the islands, they were suddenly forced to return to the mainland for an unknown cause. These voyages kept occurring for many years until success in [year] AD.

Later in that year, the King finally received word from the unknown nation, requesting that they receive monetary and political compensation to join. They also requested that the have the ability to keep their military independence, and the King agreed. The nation was integrated in 598 AD.

In 592 AD, the King announced the first attempt at launching the first part of the Thunderbolts Project, the satellite *Clovis IA*, however the launch was unsuccessful, with the satellite falling back into the atmosphere and being destroyed, and two years later we were able to put it in orbit, however at a distance beyond usefulness, to which it was renamed to the Ephraim I to be used as a remote communications satellite. Two years after that, we managed to put the Clovis IA into orbit successfully. The king also began bettering the healthcare on the mainland territories of Madagascar by building hospitals and pharmacies, then establishing supply lines to ensure that these hospitals and pharmacies never run out of supplies. It took three years to finish the hospitals and pharmacies, and it took five years to finish the supply lines.

After a long lasting stalemate in South Africa, the King finally ordered the troops to invade the British colony in 597 AD. We immediately gained superiority navally, however it took the Airforce a few more weeks to gain superiority in the air. With the support from the Egyptians, and now Abyssinia, we began steamrolling through the territory.

In 602 AD, the war finally came to an end, with the peace treaty reading :

> "**TREATY OF ANTANANARIVO**
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> -The British Colony of South Africa becomes a puppet state of Madagascar
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> -The British must pay war reparations to Madagascar"
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The same year, King Mbemba visited the battlefield at Orange River, one of the largest battles throughout the whole of the war and the centerpiece of the stalemate in the beginning of the war. In dedication to the lives lost, he dedicated military cemeteries in the larger cities where battles took place, and promptly took a firm anti-war stance.

## History Timeline (while not under player control)

After being held by South Africa for 28 years, in 273 AD, the South Africans lost control over the island. Two years later, the Island of Madagascar was conquered by the nation of Austrasia, and was held by them for 17 years before transfering the control to the nation of Molossia in 293 AD. The Molossian rule over the Island of Madagascar ended in 320 AD, becoming an independent nation for the first time in history.

### House of Tojosoa, King Mahery I

The first Monarch of Madagascar was King Mahery Tojosoa, and was a heavily oppressive ruler, believing that all cultures except Malagasy were subhuman. He put in place policies that prevented them from getting high-paying jobs, only allowing them the harder, lower paying jobs in the country. He also prevented them from accessing healthcare in the country, what little there was. He did nothing to address the extreme poverty, and nearly fell to poverty himself. However, the corruption in the Royal Court caused by him allowed him to remain in power, and led to another house usurping the throne. At the time of his death, King Mahery was effectively a figurehead, with Queen Tsiraka essentially in charge. The King died at the age of 57.

### House of Solonandrasana, Queen Tsiraka I

Queen Tsiraka was the second monarch of Madagascar, who usurped the throne from King Mahery after her and her family noticed that the King was making a lot of money from doing what he was doing, so she continued his policies to become rich. She came from a very poor Cathoic family who suffered a lot from the King's policies. She hid this fact from the king, and managed to make her way into the Royal Court. She climbed the the ranks within the Court, becoming the King's Top Royal Advisor, and, with this power, stole the throne. She instituted that Catholicism is the superior religion, and, like King Mahery, prevented all other religious groups from accessing healthcare and getting high-paying jobs.

Unlike King Mahery, the Queen was able to marry, and have children; a son, named Arilova. The Queen was the first monarch to have a legitimate heir, and she was the first femail monarch of Madgascar.

This is where we come back to the modern day. Long live the Kingdom of Madagascar.

(i feel like this should go first)