Zhangtong

ZhangTong, also referred to as Traydale or New Aggregate, is a pair of islands located just off the northeastern coast of the Gravel Continent.

## History

### ZhangTong Colony

*Main article: Zhangtong Colony*

The original ZhangTong Colony was founded as a joint business venture between several businessmen from Sandy Clay Loam, who sought to form a mining colony in the region. They acquired a twenty year lease for the island of Traydale from the Anti-Shale Pact on M4-25 437 ASB. The largest shareholder Herman Stanton hired family friend Governor Small to serve as the governor of the colony.

On M10-14 337 ASB an unknown mineral was discovered whilst surveying the island for resources, Governor Small named the mineral "Yinjing" and ordered her workers to begin extracting the mineral.

On M5-29 338 ASB Governor Small made a deal with the United Peoples of Carbbonia (UPC) that saw forty percent of all of the Yinjing produced being sent to the UPC and in exchange the Zhangtong Colony would receive both payment and a large amount of supplies including multiple Monoxidia-class cruisers.

On M6-30 338 ASB the colony divided into districts among them was Zhangtong City which would serve as the colony's official capital.

On M5-10 440 ASB the president of the Federal Republic of Greissen Joseph Staloam accused the Zhangtong Colony and Governor Small of multiple human rights abuses, Governor Small denied any such abuses but refused to allow Staloam's men to visit the island to conduct a survey to determine whether or not human rights abuses were taking place. On M5-12 440 ASB Governor Small was informed over radio that the Federal Republic of Greissen was sending an invasion force to the colony, Small ordered all of her naval vessels to form a blockade around Zhangtong to protect it, despite the majority of the fleet being severely undermanned. On M6-12 440 ASB the Greissen fleet began firing at the blockade, the undermanned blockade immediately began drifting out to sea, the forces of Greisen then entered into Zhangtong City and captured Governor Small.

### Traydale Territory

*Main article: Traydale Territory*

On M6-17 440 ASB an assessment team was sent to the Zhangtong Colony by the Federal Republic of Greissen to determine whether or not the colony was fit for admission into their country as a constituent state. The assessment team concluded that the population was not only not ready to become a constituent state but was also unready to be a functional entity in any regard and on M6-21 440 ASB the majority of the population of the Zhangtong Colony were removed from Zhangtong and sent to Greissen. On M9-12 440 ASB the Federal Republic of Greissen signed the Traydale Agreement annexing the Zhangtong Colony as the Traydale Territory.

M10-11 440 ASB the Federal Republic of Greissen established Traydale Observation Post Alpha at the centre of the former Zhangtong City to both observe the island and to serve as an official capital of the territory.

### Commonwealth of Traydale

*Main article: Commonwealth of Traydale*

On M3-07 446 ASB the Federal Republic of Greisen converted the Traydale Territory into the Commonwealth of Traydale in an attempt to revive extinct settlements on the island, the former governor of the ZhangTong Colony Governor Small was placed in charge of the Commonwealth as its new Governor.