Republic of Samwon

The **Republic of Samwon** is a country in Northern Kornica. It has a population of 8 million and it's capital is Djeca. Most of Samwon's population speak Samwonese, with many being bilingual and also speaking either Arabic or Japanese. Samwon's largest ethnic group is Samwonese, most of whom live in the Zhadah Valley. Samwon is a majority Muslim nation, however does not identify with the Islamic world, mostly due to their historical subjugation by the Khiadamese and Sahirean empires. The entirety of Samwon lies in the Karmine Desert, with the western half of the country sitting on the Samwonese Desert Steppe, a vast, extremely dry plateau which receives little to no rainfall. The Samwonese population is divided between Western Samwonese, who live a nomadic lifestyle on the desert steppe, and Eastern Samwonese, who live primarily in dense cities similar to those of Butatlu or Khiadam. Before the nation's independence, Samwon was split between the Khiadamese and Laraisan empires. During the Karmine Desert War, Khiadamese General Megujin Jungso took control over the Samwonese part of the Khiadamese Army and declared his army's independence from Khiadam, forming the Samwonese Freedom Army in 1890. His army fought against both the Khiadamese and Laraisan armies for the remainder of the war until in 1891, the Lanodolan Empire joined the war on the side of Khiadam and forced a peace treaty in which Samwon was granted independence.

The first Samwonese state was the Kingdom of Samwon, which was ruled by Noyon Miro Sanehara, who was considered a puppet of Laraiso. Under Sanehara's government, Islam was discouraged and the Laraisan Army conducted covert raids against mosques in Samwon. After 2 years, the Makhorans emerged as a signifigant political group who openly rebelled against the Laraisan Army in Samwon. By 1894, the Makhoran Army was formed in the Zhadah Valley, lead by Sorbiashi Taisha, a 19-year-old rebel leader who organized raids against government buildings and the Laraisan Army. Taisha lead a revolt in the capital, Djeca, on August 30th, 1894, successfully overthrowing the government. Sanehara fled to Laraiso before the revolt and went into exile. After taking power in Djeca, Taisha found a political leader for the nation in Jirandai Tsolmon who she made Sultan on September 9th, 1894. After fighting a brief war with the Laraisan Army remaining in Samwon, the western steppe regions of Samwon were easily integrated into Tsolmon's government without resistance.

However, the new Islamic government began making extreme policies in an effort to protect Islam, mainly banning any languages other than Samwonese and Arabic along with requiring all Samwonese citizens to learn proficient Arabic. After the government banned trade or relations with non-Islamic nations such as Lanodola and Laraiso, many Samwonese began protesting and revolting. The government began mass arresting protestors while ignoring riots and revolts, leading to further instability in the nation. Former general Jungso, who feared Samwon falling into disarray, began publicly calling for the creation of a republic. Jungso, being loved by most of the nation, gained mass support and on December 1st, 1894, arrived at the national military headquarters in Djeca, declaring his intention to take control of the military from Taisha. Most of the military leadership sided with Jungso and after a mob formed outside the building to pressure support for Jungso, Taisha relinquished control to Jungso on December 3rd, 1894. Shortly after Jungso took control of the military, most of the revolts ended peacefully and order was restored in the country without much bloodshed. Afterwards, Jungso led a coup to depose the Sultan, arresting Tsolmon in the capital of Djeca on January 5th, 1895. After consolidating power, Jungso made a speech in Djeca on January 12th, 1895, declaring the creation of the Republic of Samwon. While Jungso hadn't planned on becoming leader of the government, he was eventually convinced to accept the role of President by popular vote, taking office on March 1st, 1895.