Kaphan

The Flag of Kaphan

The Kingdom of Kaphan is a desertous and dry country in the middle east. Kaphan is one of the last maintaining absolute monarchy in the world. 172 years before BGW general Khalid Bahal lead a military coup to overthrow The Socialist Republic of Kaphan. Bahal and his army were successful and Bahal started reforming the whole country, from government to economy to completely re-writing laws. He even completely remade the government, from socialist republic, to absolute monarchy, with Bahal as the first ever Khaph monarch.

## History

### The fall of the Ingkum Empire

Kaphan used to be just a sub-tribe of the Ingkum Empire, an empire that had ruled over the whole Criotm continent, with an iron fist. At the time, the Ingkum Empire was one of the most powerful empires in all the lands. But around 550 years before BGW, the Ingkum Empire fell into revolution. During this era of revolution, Ingkum was split between 4 main forces, the Ytoun, the Yaksbezt, the Dohroin, and of course, the Ingkum. Kaphan was part of Dohroin. Ytoun, Yaksbezt, and Dohroin, weren't necessarily working together, but they also weren't interfering with eachother. For now. Instead all 3 of them were focused on destroying Ingkum. After almost 20 years of bloody battles, around 530 years before BGW, Ingkum was destroyed. Now, what was formerly known as the Ingkum Empire, is now split into 3 countries, Ytoun, Yaksbezt, and Dohroin. Yaksbezt became a socialist dictatorship. Ytoun became the home of democracy. And Dohroin also became democratic republic.

### Dohroin Civil War

It's 343 years before BGW and there's a socialist party that's growing in Dohrain. This party is called the Khapaintaks, which, in Kajraimn, means 'Freedom in fairness'. President, Josephine Balm'ai is trying her best to get rid of Khapaintaks, without doing any possibly tyrannical acts. But at 341 years before BGW, President Josephine Balm'ai, was assassinated by a member of the Khapaintaks.

Vice president, Billmen Kascif, took her place as president. And Kascif was furious. Instantly Kascif started arresting anyone suspected of being a member Khapaintaks. People started seeing Kascif as a tyrant.

Tension started to arise at April , 340 years before BGW. The province of Ashlan, a province heavily influenced by Khapaintaks, started kicking out military soldiers, and even federal government workers. 2 months later, neighboring province, Balshanik, started doing the same thing. Kascif immediately started sending troops to the border their borders. The 2 provinces, now united and known as Kaphan, also started sending local militiamen and Khapaintaks troops, to their borders. Dohroin fired the first shot, and thus starting the Dohroin Civil War.

Khapaintaks's started to move to Kaphan to stay safe and to help Kaphan win this war. Long story short, after 5 years, the war was still at a stale mate. So Ytoun had to interfere and force Dohroin to give Kaphan independence, in return, Kaphan will pay off any debt that Dohroin owes. And so, 334 years before BGW, Dohroin and Kaphan signed the Treaty of Capricorn. And thus, the Socialist Republic of Kaphan, was born.

### The coup d'état of -172

General Khalid Bahal was a 5 star general, who lead one of Kaphan's most powerful fighting force, the Karashina Army. Bahal lives in a family that's pretty against socialism. But Bahal made an exception, if it means he gets to climb the ladder of power.

But at -179 BGW, Premier Scofe Bin Bal, came into power. Bin Bal, was a far left radicalist. Bahal hated Bin Bal and his ideology. Bahal hated him even more, when Bin Bal thought that the Karashina Army was unnecessarily large, so Bin Bal started purging Bahal's army. But one day, Bahal thought that he had enough.

November, -173 BGW. Bahal had gathered as much men and weapons together, at Balashai military camp. In 2 weeks time Bahal and his army are gonna march to the Royal Palace in Bjahai. And that's exactly what he did. In the morning of December 6, -173 BGW, Bahal and his army marched through the streets of Bjahai. The Kaphan Red Guardians tried to fend off the city as much as possible, but they were inferior to Bahal's army. Last minute Bin Bal was evacuated and taken to a Nimnos island colony called Gruvania. The second Bahal noticed that Kaphan was without a leader, Bahal immediately took power. The next day, December 7, Bahal made a speech infront of the Royal Palace, and in that speech, was the official declaration that the Socialist Republic of Kaphan was no more, as Kaphan is now knows as the Kingdom of Kaphan, and Khalid Bahal, is now the first ever Kaphan monarch.

### The war of 76 BGW

In 12 BGW the former Nimnos colony of Gruvania gained independence. Kaphan was one of the first nation to recognize the Kingdom of Gruvania. Because of this, Gruvania and Kaphan became pretty close allies. But relations soon turned sour, as Kaphan stopped exporting oil and other resources to Gruvania. After many-many negotiations, Kaphan still won't budge. In 75 BGW Gruvania insisted on taking Kaphan and it's resources, by force. And so, Gruvania sent Kaphan an ultimatum. If Kaphan doesn't start exporting it's resources to Gruvania again, Gruvania will invade Kaphan. Kaphan chose to be invaded by Gruvania. On February 76 BGW, Gruvania declared war on Kaphan.

Gruvania, no doubt had naval superiority, but Gruvania was no match against Kaphan's tactics on land. In 79 BGW Kaphan made their first bomber plane, it was called the BU-606. This plane was weak and barely did any damage, but multiple direct hits with one of these could sink a whole battleship.

After 4 years, the war was still at a stalemate, so both sides declared the war as inconclusive, as long as Kaphan would start exporting oil to Gruvania again.

## Government and politics

### Government and government branches

Although the king of Kaphan is the most powerful person in Kaphan, there are many sub-leaders in Kaphan, in charge of their own branch of government; For example, Diablo Bood Amil runs the KNIB (Kaphan National Intelligence Branch).

There are 9 official government branches in Kaphan,

* KNIB (Kaphan National Intelligence Branch)
* KEMB (Kaphan Economic and Money Branch)
* KBID (Kaphan Branch of International Diplomacy)
* KSAB (Kaphan Space and Aeronautics Branch)
* KBJ (Kaphan Branch of Justice)
* KBHS (Kaphan Branch of Homeland Security)
* KSBP (Kaphan Social Branch of the People)
* KSIB (Kaphan Special Investigation Branch) and,
* KLEB (Kaphan Law Enforcement Branch)

On top of that, Kaphan is made off of many provinces, each of these provinces are ruled by a sub-monarch known as the Qir'am; For exaple, Malaik Haidin, is the Qir'am of Bhanah, a province located in central Kaphan. There are exactly 7 provinces, in Kaphan,

* Bayhang
* Tar'af
* Indaljhi
* Mayha Bajj
* Bjahai
* Mikanus
* Kaj harishna

### Political stability and tyranny

Because Kaphan is an absolute monarchy, with the most powerful person in the nation, being the king or queen, Kaphan is not very politically stable. Corruption and government handouts, loom the royal palace. The last Khaph monarch, Baron Khalmi Ajbaidin, was popularly very tyrannical. Selling high ranking governmental positions, suppressing free media, and even sending POW's to hard manual labor.

The current monarch, Meyer Bin Khalmi, is nowhere close to that kind of tyranny, but even he has had his share of some human rights violation.

The reason Kaphan is still a running monarchy and has been for the last 2 centuries, is that, the Khaph people don't see the dark side of this tyranny. Media suppression has lead to the Khaph people not seeing the corruption and all the tyrannical stuff that's happening right in front of them. And so, the Khaph people think there's nothing wrong about their government, and just move on.

### Freedom of speech and media suppression

In 79 BGW, a journalist named Ben Mha'amil set out to write a book that reveals what the Khaph government is really like. He released the book in 81 BGW, the book was called 'The Truth Behind The Truth'. But the day after he released the book, unsurprisingly, Khaph Intelligence agents came to his apartment to ultimately assassinate Mha'amil. News about Mha'amil had leaked out into the outside world.

Media suppression has always been a problem with Kaphan. Every year at least 200 journalist's are assassinated in Kaphan. Monarchs always feel like it's they're duty to keep the peoples trust over the government high. Even if that means doing unethical and immoral acts like this.

## Economy

### Oil trading

Being a in the middle of a desert, Kaphan has a hard time growing crops. Back in -800 BGW there was a river flowing through what we know today as Kaphan. The Bolange river was the center of population in Kaphan. But the the river slowly started to evaporate and on -360 BGW the Bolagne river had completely evaporated. This caused a massive famine in Kaphan, that lasted for years. Kaphan did manage to find a food source, in fishing, but that too, was not a very stable source of food. But all of that changed, when Kaphan struck oil. Tons of it

In -26 BGW a Forarenian mining company bought out some land in Kaphan, believing that Kaphan is rich in oil. And they were right. In may of -25 BGW they had struck oil. Suddenly oil fields were everywhere in Kaphan. From being one of the poorest country in the eastern world, to one of the richest, in just a matter of months.

And this had completely solved Kaphan's food crisis. Kaphan would start trading thousands of tons of oil, in return, food and money,

By 1 BGW Kaphan was the biggest oil exporter in the world, and they wanted to capitalize off of that fact as much as possible. Leader of KEMB (Kaphan Economic and Money Branc), Visu Tariqe, proposed 'The 2 Year Plan' a plan to slowly increase global oil prices. And this plan had worked flawlessly. Just from 1 BGW to 4 BGW alone, global oil prices had increased by 47%. But as of 30 BGW, KEMB had noticed that since the last century or so, demand for oil has been skyrocketing, whilst Kaphan has been slowly running out of oil.

## Military

### Ground force

The Kaphan Ground Force army is called the Khapaintaks, Lead by 5 star general, Jefferson Bin Ahladin. The Khapaintaks is made off of 3 divisions; the 6th Vehicular Division, The 14th Rifle and Land Division, and the 8th Special Recon Division.

#### The 6th Vehicular Division

The 6th Vehicular Division specializes in combat using armored vehicles, such as tanks and armored cars. The 6th Vehicular division, uses the Challenger 2 tank, and the Stormer tank. The 6th Vehicular Division is lead by 4 star general, Shibil Abdif. Within the 6th Vehicular Division, there are also 3 sub-divisions, the A Battallion, the B Battallion, and the C Battallion.

#### The 14th Rifle and Land Division

The 14th Rifle and Land Division are the normal land troops. The main weapon that the 14th Rifle and Land Division uses, is the M16 Rifle and the M4AI. The 14th Rifle and Land Division is lead by 4 star general, Harold Lotsy. The 14th Rifle and Land Division is also split into 2 sub-divisions, the Assault Battalion, and the Attack Battalion.

#### The 8th Special Recon Division

The 8th Special Recon Division focuses on special operations and long distance sniping. The 8th Special Recon Division uses the M16 Rifle, and the Barrett M99 Sniper rifle. The 8th Special Recon Division is lead by 4 star general, Moskev Abdah.

### Air Force

The Kaphan Air Force are known as the Quat Alhawa'. There's no doubt that Quat Alhawa' pilots, are the most daring fighters to serve Kaphan. The Quat Alhawa' is lead by 5 star general, Jared Abdul III. The Quat Alhawa' is split into 4 Squadrons, the 2nd Fighter Squadron, the 4th Bomber Squadron, the 3rd Paratrooper Squadron, and the 1st Cargo Squadron.

#### The 2nd Fighter Squadron

The 2nd Fighter Squadron is the main fighting force of the Quat Alhawa'. The 2nd Fighter Squadron uses the F22-Raptor, and the F15E Strike Eagle. The 2nd Fighter Squadron is lead by 4 star general, Chris Kimhal. The 2nd Fighter Squadron is made up of 3 sub-squadrons, the Bulldog Squadron, the Striker Squadron, and the Ballhell Squadron.

#### The 4th Bomber Squadron

The 4th Bomber Squadron specializes in all sorts of bombing targets. The 4th Bomber Squadron uses the B-52 Stratofortress, B-1 Lancer, and the F-111 Aardvark. The 4th Bomber Squadron is lead by 4 star general, Joseph Bin Bahrain. The 4th Bomber Squadron is made up of 2 sub-squadrons, the Diver Squadron, and the Altitude Squadron.

#### The 1st Cargo Squadron

The 1st Cargo Squadron delivers long distance cargo and troops. The 1st Cargo Squadron uses the C-17 Globemaster III. The 1st Cargo Squadron is lead by 4 star general, McCarthy Witzers.

#### The 3rd Paratrooper Squadron

The 3rd Paratrooper Squadron specializes in parachuting in paratroopers into the battlefield. The 3rd Paratrooper Squadron also uses the C-17 Globemaster III. The 3rd Paratrooper Squadron is lead by 4 star general, Bard Umihijai.

### Navy

The Kaphan navy is called the Mae Al'amwaj. The Mae Al'amwaj rule the seas and waves of Kaphan. The Mae Al'amwaj is lead by 5 star general, Charles Abdul XV. The Mae Al'amwaj is split into 3 divisions, the Underwater Division, the Carrier Division, and the Warship Division.

#### The Warship Division

The Warship Division consist of every type of above water warships, except for aircraft carriers. These include, Cruisers, Frigates, Destoyers, and Corvettes. Each of those warships have their own sub-division. The Warship Division is lead by 4 star general, Udbak Gambij.

#### The Carrier Division

The Carrier Division consist of the aircraft carriers used in Mae Al'amwaj. There are 2 types of aircraft carriers used in the Mae Al'amwaj, diesel powered carriers, and nuclear powered carriers. Although currently a majority of the Mae Al'amwaj's carriers are still diesel powered, the Mae Al'amwaj is trying to slowly turn all their carriers into nuclear powered ones. The Carrier Division is lead by 4 star general, George Malhad.

#### The Underwater Division

The Underwater Division consist of the submarines used in Mae Al'amwaj. Just like the aircraft carriers, there are 2 types of submarine used in Mae Al'amwaj, diesel/electric powered submarines, and nuclear powered submarines. The Underwater Division is lead by 4 star general, Danton Abdih.

#### Oversea fleets

Al'amwaj currently has 3 active oversea naval fleets. This includes, the 8th A fleet, the 5th A fleet, and the 5th B fleet. Both of the 5th fleet, consist of 1 submarine, 1 corvette, 2 frigates, 2 destroyers, 1 cruiser, and 1 aircraft carrier. The 8th fleet consist of 2 submarines, 2 destroyers, 1 frigate, 1 cruiser, and 1 aircraft carrier.

### Nuclear Warheads

Kaphan currently has about 162 nuclear warheads, and 22 of them are boarded on nuclear submarines, ready to strike at any time. The first ever nuclear weapon, produced and tested by Kaphan was in 69 BGW. It was called the Nawawiun.

## Diplomacy and Allies

### Gruvania

Although, back in 76 BGW, Kaphan and Gruvania gone to war, also known as the Oil War, but since then, Kaphan and Gruvania have became close allies, militarily, economically, and diplomatically. In 80 BGW the 2 sides signed a peace treaty. Since then they have started to see each other as friends instead of foes. Today Gruvania is, by far, Kaphan's biggest oil importers.

### Forarendt

Forarendt and Kaphan don't have the closest diplomatic relationship, in fact, Forarendt has actually embargoed Kaphan many times before. But today, these 2 nations have pretty close military ties. During the war of 76 BGW, Forarendt had sent some medical workers and military engineers to Kaphan. Today, Forarendt and Kaphan keep pretty neutral with each other.