Aryavarta

Hinduism

**Aryavarta** is the remnant state of the Mahgal Empire, a giant Empire that dominated North Afrika and Southern Hezrana through trade, agriculture and military might. Now, after the Cynedrycan Empire annexed the Mahgal Empire, Aryavarta was the only state to establish itself as a capable successor, though they do not claim the lands of the Mahgal Empire, the nation uses the Red Palace, the palace of the Mahgal Emperors as it's capital building. The nation is relatively poor, and dominated by two political factions, the Preservers and the Reactionaries. The Preservers are moderate republicans, socialists, democrats, communists, and ethnic minority representation parties in a united front against the Reactionaries. The Reactionaries are primarily dominated by the Princely States of Aryavarta and it's neighbouring territories that seek to restore the Mahgal Empire to it's full size, and a carefully selected new Emperor. (Who will be extremely young so as to allow the Princes to rule without the puppet monarch's approval.) The Princes control vast swathes of industries and many hold their workers in serfdom, ensuring that no real moves by the state can be made against them.

## History

### Pre Colonial Era

The Mahgal Empire was a major power in Southern Hezrana for centuries, until it was annexed by the Cynedrycan East India Company.

### Independence

With the Cynedrycan Revolution in 1918, Aryavarta was one of the first nations to take advantage of the chaos and declare independence. The First Aryavarta National Congress was formed to declare the seperation, and write a new constitution for the state. This effort was funded mostly by the Princely States, who profited hugely from jumpstarting the economy of Aryavarta through taking over the Cynedrycan infrastructure and building upon it. The fabrics industry took off, as expected, and the nation looked bright, until the Republicans managed to veto the constitution, and write their own, enshrining much more political liberties to the people, and declaring Aryavarta only 'Heir in Spirit' to Mahgal, and not a direct continuation, forfeiting the territorial claims. This almost sparked a civil war, but instead prompted the Princes to find the direct heir to the Mahgal Empire, a seventy year old man, and deify him. The man was senile and died in 1927, and so the Mahgal Empire lives on through the Princes, but not in Aryavarta. The Republic banned the Princes from standing for public office, rigging the system against the forces of tradition.

### Modern Day

The current President of Aryavarta is Adittia Hall, who was a revolutionary Marxist during his youth, provoking a rise in the support of the Princes, though he responded with threats of nationalising the cooperative chain Mahsul Fabrics Company, that was a front for Royalist operations. This boosted nationalist support for the Republic, and Hall was able to cast the Royalists in a negative light. Showing them as foreign puppets who assisted Cynedryca in the occupation of Aryavarta, the nuances behind this argument were cast aside, and Hill successfully bought a sense of temporary stability to the Republic. In power since 1992, Hill is an extremely powerful figure in contemporary Aryavartan politics, though he keeps power through open corruption and nepotism.

## Foreign Relations

### Cynedryca

Cynedryca is the Republic's most influencial foreign power. The old Cynedrycan Empire is regarded as a criminal Empire that brought an end to Maghal rule. The Cynedrycan Republic is looked upon more favourably, with the two trading until the start of the Second World War, when they expressed strict neutrality, due to the ongoing Princely Strike of 1937.