Eastern Coalition

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The Eastern Coalition is a military-economic alliance founded by the king of Elam Shilhak-Inshushinak in 73 AEE. It is one of the two major factions in the known world and the main opponent of the Organization of Free Kingdoms. Its initial goal was to be a transitionary state between a system of independent countries and a fully integrated Elamite Empire, however, as the OFK-EC War stalled, the plans of immediately creating an all-encompassing empire were given up in favor of retaining the alliance of separate kingdoms.

## History

While initial Shilhak's conquests included the establishment of puppet states and personal alliances, in late 73 AEE this was formalized by the creation of the Eastern Coalition, which gave the puppet states more autonomy and increased ties among them. The initial members included the Kingdom of Elam, ruled by Shilhak-Inshushinak (and his wife Lim-Kiririsha at home while he was on campaign), the semi-puppet kingdoms of Assyria, Babylonia, and the Levant, under Ninsina, Nebuchadnezzar, and Harharran respectively, and the fully independent Kingdom of Hatti under Hakkarpili.

The Coalition did relatively well early in the war, as Shilhak's forces continued south and conquered most of the Levant by 75 AEE (with the exception of Phoenicia, which split from Egypt and became independent), however it soon began losing ground in Hatti as the Mycenaean and Hittite resistance and exile forces advanced towards its capital Hattusa. Still, EC reached its peak in both territory and membership in 75 AEE, as the corporatist factions in Dilmun and Magan won the respective civil wars and joined the countries to the EC. The Lullubi also joined the coalition informally around a similar time (though their official accession took place in 76 AEE once King Zubani centralized his realm and established the Kingdom of Lullubum).

The Coalition lost Hatti in late 75 AEE, as Muwatalli III defeated Hakkarpili's faction and reclaimed his kingdom, pledging it to the OFK. Shortly afterwards, in 76 AEE, the Kingdom of the Levant was lost after the assassination of Shilhak-Inshushinak, as all the gains in the Levant were reversed during an Egyptian campaign, which pushed the EC back to the Euphrates. The border stabilized and remained there until the Damascus Peace Conference, which formalized it as the border between the two factions.

Unlike the OFK, which has only a small part of its army in joint faction forces while relying mostly on individual armies from each kingdom, EC had unified its armies from the very start, as all the kingdoms, except for Elam, had been newly founded by, or due to, Shilhak-Inshushinak. Only Lullubum retains a factually independent army, though many of its soldiers still serve in the EC forces. Hatti also used to have an independent army, due to being an independent kingdom, thought at the end of its existence it was mostly made up of mercenaries and troops sent by the EC. The EC armies also include a large number of women, though mostly serving in support roles.

Apart from being a military alliance, it is also an economic one, as all the faction members have a policy of free trade and open borders among themselves, and from 77 AEE use a single currency called the sitan. Currently, the official leader of the EC is the queen of Elam Lim-Kiririsha, and the supreme commander of the EC armed forces is the Elamite general Kindattu.

## Members

### Past members

Past member states of the EC
 Kingdom of the Levant