Kananjata

Kananjata is a colony controlled by The United Empire. It was formerly part of the United Coalition Confederacy before joining the United Empire, giving war secrets and aid in the form of troops and weapons. Upon defeating the Confederacy, the Union appointed Kananjata as a colony of the empire with independent rule as long as it adhered to Union laws.

## History

**Independent Nation**

Not much is known about Kananjata or its history before it joined the Confederacy. It was a major player in the Legendary War that took place long before the Confederacy was discovered by the United Empire. It joined the Confederacy to prevent further bloodshed and to unite itself with other empires under one flag, while also having a large degree of independence. They then went to war with the Geraldines, helping to secure a Confederate victory and bringing peace to their sector of space.

**United Coalition Confederacy**

Kananjata was a part of the UCC for a prolonged period of time before the war with the United Empire. Even though they spoke a different language than most other Confederates, they got along very well with the high command. Particularly because of their continued research into  galactic super-battleships, some of the largest ships the Confederacy ever engineered collectively. Because of this close bond between the Kananjatans and the UCC central, they became a part of the Incumbents, the 7 most influential members of the Confederacy. When the war against the Union started, Kananjata took a pledge of neutrality. They would provide weapons but not expend troops. This would later prove costly, as the battleships lent to the UCC would later be fought by Kananjatan loyal ships. Soon, the UCC was showing signs of weakness from its inner structure. The Kananjatan fleet then began to mobilize.

**Battle of Tejja**

At a mid-point in the war with the Confederacy, the United Empire invaded Kananjata's home planet, 'Tejja'. The Kananjatans put up a huge fight, winning several engagements, including the famous Blood Sector Massacre. Eventually, the pressure was felt on Supreme Kananjatan Commander Yuhan Derta, who pleaded to the politicians who were loyal to the old Kananjata to break ties with the Confederacy for the preservation of their culture. Eventually enough influence was gathered to overthrow the Confederacy within the Kananjatan capital city appropriately named Kananjata. Fighting lasted between Confederate loyal forces and Kananjatan loyal forces for several weeks and even today has not fully died down in some districts. But, eventually, communication was established with the United Imperial high command and the attack was halted. Translators were transported to the planet and a United Imperial Military base was immediately set up on Tejja. With a close watchful eye from Kananjatan nationalist military forces, military secrets, information and crucial intel was given to the Imperial officers there. The Kananjatans also pledged their support to the United Empire in return for their survival once the war ended. The United Empire accepted this request.

**United Empire**

With the support of the United Empire, the Kananjatans waged war against their former allies, the UCC. As a result, thousands of loyal Kananjatans were forced into hiding on the Confederate home planet and the land granted to them on the planet immediately seized. Hundreds were killed in military raids, vigilante events and in combat against Confederate forces. The latter is due to several fiercely loyal Kananjatans on the UCC home planet taking up arms against the Confederacy once they learned of their country's change of heart. Others were heartbroken and distraught at their country's betrayal of the UCC and those loyal to the Confederacy, many of them Kananjatan citizens, went into hiding or cut ties with their former home. Under the United Empire, the Kananjatans had a much smaller presence and waged far less effective war against the UCC than they did against the United Empire. This is because the Union limited a lot of the equipment and mobility of the Kananjatans as full trust had not been established. After all, they still were former enemies. By the end of the war, the Kananjatans got what they wanted, peace in the galaxy and the survival of their culture. Unfortunately for them, the Union now the dominant power in the galaxy, appointed all their land a colony of the United Empire. A United Imperial was then put in power there. George Herring, the now retired Supreme General that commanded the Imperial forces at the Battle of Jetta, was chosen due to the irony of the situation and to keep the Kananjatans mentally, as well as physically, in check. Their independent military was then drastically limited to prevent them waging war against their new government. Ever since the war ended, peace has largely existed on the planet, though several former Confederate loyalists do seldom commit acts of terrorism against Kananjatans.

## Kananjatan Regions

Kananjata has 7 distinct regions, which once functioned much like states do in The United Empire. However only one is currently named, Kananjata, where the capitol of the nation/colony is.

* Kananjata

## Culture

The culture of Kananjata varies greatly among its 7 regions, but most of it is influenced by its former ruler, Gu Ouda. From a strictly Terran standpoint, the culture is vastly similar to that of traditional Imperial Japan.