Al-Halal

Flag of Al-Halal / الحلال / アルハラル

**Al-Halal** was a country created on the 6th of March 2023 by Nancat21. Its capital region encompassed much of what is in real life Saudi Arabia and Yemen. It was a great power in the Middle East and in the Asia-Pacific region.

Al-Halal, at its peak, governed multiple colonies in Eastern Asia: **Al-Nippon** (which encompassed the islands of the Japanese archipelago), **Al-Karafuto** (which encompassed the island of Sakhalin and the Kuril islands) and **Al-Kamchatka** (which encompassed most of the Kamchatka Peninsula.) Al-Halal also formerly owned **Al-Manchuria,** which encompassed the eastern coast of what is in real life the Russian Far East and Manchuria, surrounding Lake Khanka, until the Treaty of Beiping with the Republic of China, where the territory was abandoned in exchange for the rest of Japan.

Al-Halal disbanded for the first time on the 27th of March 2023, being one of the first major nations to disband in Earth World III. Al-Halal's successor state is the Shogunate of Japan, which took over governance of Al-Halal's East Asian colonies. Since then, Al-Halal was revived in various capacities under Nancat21, with its core territory being the ruins of the Great Pyramid in central Arabia.

*The leader before Nancat21 was the legendary Portuguese Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo's ascension left the nation in disarray, until Nancat21 took it upon himself to restore the glory that his predecessor once oversaw.*

## Early History (Founding - Dissolution)

On the 6th of March 2023, Al-Halal was established, claiming roughly the western half of Yemen. Malak Nancat21 built a stone house on the bottom of a hill.

On the 7th of March 2023, Al-Halal expanded its land east, annexing most of Yemen.

On the 8th of March 2023, Al-Halal expanded its land north, annexing much of central Saudi Arabia. It also gained its first colonial holding in Asia, Al-Manchuria, in preparation for potential war in Asia. Malak Nancat21 built the first mosque in the world, Al-Nasr Mosque, in Yemen.

On the 9th of March 2023, Malak Nancat21 initiated the Oasis Project, terraforming the barren desert of Yemen to have grass, trees, crops and settlements. Justadude64 constructed the Yemen Tree Farm in the sky.

On the 10th of March 2023, seeking to begin unifying the Japanese archipelago under its rule, Al-Halal declared war on the People's Republic of Ezo, bringing war to Asia for the first time. The Republic's sole inhabitant, SkyjerViking, was killed five times in quick succession by Al-Halal forces during the Invasion of Ezo before surrendering unconditionally. Al-Halal annexed all territories of Ezo as new colonies of Al-Hokkaido and Al-Karafuto.

Hours later, diplomatic negotiations between Head Ambassador CN46 and PaulsDollopCream led to the annexation of the Kingdom of West San Marino as the new colony of Al-Kamchatka. Furthermore, the nation of Fungistan, led by EricBagel6362 and encompassing most of real life Egypt, was incorporated as a vassal state.

On the 12th of March 2023, the Tsardom of Russia, led by MrRamoo, was incorporated as a vassal state. Subsequent interactions with Central Asian nations led to the establishment of the Smirnoff Pact, a cooperative regional alliance. The Japanese archipelago south of Hokkaido was ceded from Potawatomi to the Republic of China, although Al-Halal had offered to buy the islands at a more expensive price-- Potawatomi had ignored the Al-Halal offer, as the Nation States of America viewed Al-Halal as an expansionist, rogue state. In response, Al-Halal expanded Al-Manchuria, creating a disputed territory with Chinese Manchuria.

On the 15th of March 2023, Al-Halal gained some territory from the Ottoman Empire as part of the peace treaty that ended the SeC-Entente War, creating a border with the Axial Empire. Later, Al-Halal and China entered negotiations regarding the disputed territories in Manchuria and a newly Chinese-owned Japan. The Chinese held issue with Al-Halal's expansion into Manchuria, which included disputed territory, while Al-Halal sought to acquire the rest of Japan and unify the Japanese archipelago under Al-Halal rule. Negotiations, spearheaded by Chinese president Goosw and Head Ambassador CN46 eventually lead to the signing of the Treaty of Beiping, which exchanged the territories of Manchuria and Japan and assured Al-Halal would not expand further into Asia. Al-Manchuria ceased to exist while Al-Nippon was officially established, merging with Al-Hokkaido. The Japanese archipelago was finally united under Al-Halal rule-- Shogun CN46's dream had come true.

On the 16th of March 2023, Nancat21 and Lalaboy27 completed construction of the Great Pyramid. (The Pyramid would subsequently be deemed by the later Shogunate of Japan as a Japanese World Heritage Site and would also be the first rallying place for the Grand Alliance at the onset of the Globe War.) Cryolophysis completed construction of the mud brick settlement on the hill overlooking Nancat21's stone house, that would eventually become the capital Aramaan.

On the 17th of March 2023, the Ottoman Empire invaded the Delian League, which encompasses much of Greece. Seeking to liberate Greece and its sole member, E5TE, from Ottoman tyranny, Al-Halal joined the war on the side of the Delian League, declaring war on the Ottomans and the Axial Empire. Al-Halal secretly received material support from NeoSerbia and its leader Birddog2015, who had been working as a covert advisor of Al-Halal for days already.

On the 18th of March 2023, the Ottoman Empire and Axial Empire unconditionally surrendered and capitulated to the Al-Halal/Delian League coalition. Part of the Ottoman territory in Anatolia ceded to the Dutch East Indies. Al-Halal then annexed the rest of the Ottoman territory, as well as all territories of the Axial Empire. Arabia was finally united under Al-Halal rule-- Malak Nancat21's dream had come true.

On the 25th of March 2023, Al-Halal joined the New California Republic, South American Space Agency, Evergreen Republic and other volunteers in the War on Terror against the Black Blade Syndicate. China left "lend-lease" packages in Al-Nippon containing multiple potions as a token of support, starting a long and storied friendship between China and Al-Halal/Japan. The war ended in a stalemate, with no territorial gains or losses for Al-Halal.

On the 26th of March 2023, following repeated threats of military invasion by the Dutch East Indies, after certain members from their nation were supposedly insulted by messages sent by Nancat21 on the Discord server, Al-Nippon, Al-Karafuto and Al-Kamchatka collectively declared independence as the new Shogunate of Japan. Coerced into ceding away Al-Halal's Arabian territory and disbanding the nation, Nancat21 and NahteM destroyed much of the capital region's buildings as part of **Operation Not-Halal.** Only Al-Nasr Mosque stands in the present-day ruins.

On the 27th of March 2023, Nancat21 officially ceded Al-Halal's Arabian territory to the newly established Dutch Dominion of Turkey, thereby officially disbanding the original incarnation of Al-Halal.

## Later History (Revivals - End of Earth World III)

Following the dissolution of Al-Halal, Nancat21 claimed the island of North Maluku, right next to the Dutch East Indies, rebranded with the joke name "Not-Halal," technically the first revival of Al-Halal. Nancat21 then retired from the Globecraft server.

Nancat21 did eventually return on the 7th of April to declare war on Fungistan, a former vassal. However, this war request was denied, as Nancat21 did not have sufficient development in Not-Halal. Not-Halal was later disbanded by moderators due to inactivity, leaving Nancat21 without any territory.

In May, Nancat21 returned to Globecraft again after another period of inactivity. No longer an official state, Al-Halal would nevertheless continue to influence world affairs as part of its *de facto* second revival, with Nancat21 using Tokyo, Sapporo and Shikuka in the Shogunate of Japan as his base for restocking. Al-Halal would come into conflict with the Union of Amaravati following an incident where Lalaboy27, then a dual citizen of the TNSOA, was attacked by Amaravati soldiers DrakonicLarva and MingledBacon. Nancat21 and Lalaboy27 launched a counterattack on the Indian subcontinent soon after. Al-Halal and Amaravati would soon become fierce enemies, with the pairs constantly battling each other.

Al-Halal also launched attacks into the United Siberian Socialist Republics and the Dutch Dominion of Turkey. Al-Halal's actions against the USSR would in particular become a challenge for the Asian Security Organization. The USSR and Amaravati were both firmly against Al-Halal and called for a joint military response on part of the Organization. The Republic of China had mixed reactions, with leaders Goosw and KidCatComix, who each had positive relationships with Al-Halal since the days of the Treaty of Beiping, calling for diplomatic negotiations. Others in China, who held negative views of Al-Halal to begin with, pushed for an aggressive response.

The Shogunate of Japan had the most lenient reaction. Cryolophysis and CN46 (former Al-Halal leaders) refused to have Japan intervene on either side of the conflict. This owed to Japan's history with Al-Halal, its desire to avoid any conflict considering Nancat21 and Lalaboy27 were covertly using Japanese territory as a base of operations, and the fact that, as Al-Halal did not exist as an actual country and never declared officially war on Amaravati or the USSR, the collective security clause in the organization treaty could not actually be activated.

Before his initial retirement, CN46 claimed the territory surrounding the ruins of the Great Pyramid in Central Arabia as the Japanese colony of Al-Halal, as a final homage to his old nation. Nancat21 also retired on the 18th of May. When Nancat21 and CN46 both returned to participate in the Globe War on the 28th of May, Japan allowed Al-Halal to reestablish itself as an independent state with its original name, for the first time since March.

Al-Halal participated in the Globe War. The Grand Alliance held its inaugural meeting at the ruins of the Great Pyramid before launching the Java Raid into the Dutch East Indies. Nancat21 participated in both the Java Raid and the Battle of Sahul.

On the 28th of June, almost four months after its founding, Al-Halal was decisively disbanded as a result of the final shutdown of Earth World III.

## Notable Members

**Nancat21** was the founder, Caliph of Arabia, and Malak of Al-Halal, the supreme leader of all the nation's territory, from March 6, 2023 until June 28, 2023 (with intervals of inactivity.)

**CN46** was the Shogun of Asia, second-in-command of Al-Halal, and Head Ambassador, leading most diplomatic negotiations from March 10, 2023 until March 26, 2023.

**Cryolophysis** was the Head of Infrastructure of Al-Halal, developing several builds in the country, from March 19, 2023 until March 26, 2023.

**Lalaboy27** was the *de facto* second-in-command of Al-Halal from March 26, 2023 until June 28, 2023. While he was a citizen of the Nation States of America (and its successor states,) Lalaboy27 continued to assist Nancat21 in running Al-Halal's foreign affairs until the end of Earth World III.

**Atomic\_MC52** was the Daimyo of Hokkaido Domain (formerly Al-Hokkaido) from March 10, 2023 until March 26, 2023.

**Daemonology** was the Daimyo of Al-Karafuto from March 10, 2023 until March 26, 2023.

**PaulsDollopCream** was the Daimyo of Al-Kamchatka from March 10, 2023 until March 26, 2023.

**NahteM** was the Haolong Emperor of Al-Manchuria from March 10, 2023 until March 15, 2023. He was also the Eternal Leader of the Holy Island of Socotra from March 15, 2023 until June 28, 2023.

## Legacy

In the span of less than three weeks, Al-Halal went from a small backwater nation in western Yemen into a world power spanning Asia, winning two wars of territorial expansion, while also growing territory and population through diplomacy at a rate unparalleled by any other nation.

Al-Halal made plenty of both allies and enemies along the way. Yet, by the time of its original dissolution, Al-Halal permanently cemented its legacy to the vast majority of the Globecraft community as one of the greatest nations in world history. Even its subsequent returns have consistently brought sweeping and significant changes to world affairs.

The fact that a nation with Cristiano Ronaldo on its flag managed to achieve this much says a lot about this server tbh.

Al-Halal, in spirit, will never die!!!

***LONG LIVE AL-HALAL***