The Caliphate of New Medina

The Caliphate of New Medina, the second largest human nation in the galaxy, is a constitutional tetrarchy. The values of the Caliphate are egalitarianism and spiritualism. The Caliphate is socialist on the national scale, with social democracy allowing it to flourish on the planetary scale.

### Inhabitants

Small majority human with large Fen and Vargr minorities. Many smaller xenospecies minorities exist as well.

## The Enlightenment of the Prophet Ayda (64 N.C)

The Religion of Iirjae is known to have started when Ayda Al-Amin, a miner on the Arabic League colony of New Medina, was trapped by a cave-in. Once the cave-in had cleared, She was found with 5 Logbooks filled with the writings that became the cornerstone of the religion. The first book started with the name of God, Illamun, stated 5 times, amd was primarily about history of the religion. The second book started with the phrase: "The greatest sinner is the one without sin," and was a list of sins and virtues. The third book started with the phrase: "Prophecy will be the fall of Illamun," And was a book of prophecies. The fourth book started with: "The fall of Illamun will occur when the sixteenth prophet dies" and detailed the end of the world.The fifth and final book starts with: "if death dies, what does it mean to live" and is a book of cosmology.

## The Caliphate Independence War (N.C 65-75)

The caliphate war for independence started when the Prophet Ayda was exiled from New Medina for declaring independence from the Arabic League and, by necessity, the UNS. From the planet New Mecca, Ayda recruited legions with the plan to take New Medina. In 5 Years, the legions had 25 major systems in the area surrounding New Medina and New Mecca. by the end of the ten year war, the caliphate's armies had expanded well into the Bayakud sector, only two sector away from the capital system of Sol. This came at the cost of the loss of New Medina at the hands of Throckmorton Mannheim-Guevara and the Planet killing weapons of the UNS.

## Rule of the Prophet Ayda (N.C 75-130)

Following the War of Independence, the Prophet Ayda was the undisputed ruler of the nation. She led the nation through its time of reform, from a fascistic government, to a socialist-totalitarian state, to a constitutional tetrarchy. During her reign, academic institutions received increased funding, and due to this, what scholars refer to as the Caliphate's golden age began. While her totalitarianism was criticized by many at the time, many others supported the government she was creating, and reported happiness across all of the claimed systems was at an all time high. In the year 115, the Prophet Ayda had the best political minds in the Caliphate meet in the capital of New Mecca to draft a constitution for this new government. This constitution outlined a system of parliament that would remain to the present, however the Prophet Ayda remained in control, all be it in the new Caliph positions until her death in 130 N.C, at the age of 98.

## The Caliphate Tetrarchy (N.C 131-present)

### The Growth Age (N.C 131-255)

The Growth Age is marked by a growth of both territory and population. This age the caliphate grow into a power to rival the Sol Republic, and surpassed them in technological advancement as well. With the knowledge of Xenospecies being old news, the relation with those already in the caliphate was calm at the best of times, and dangerous at the worst of times. While the Xeno human relation improved with time, the national power struggle did not, and the house of commons had to be formed to ease the tensions of the people who no longer wanted to live under the Nobility's Rule. the period ended in 255 N.C when things slowed down considerably, with the threat of war growing from the Rivaan Border.

### The Calm Period (N.C 255-280)

the calm period is called so because little happened in the caliphate at the time. While tensions grew with the Rivaan state, many in the caliphate had lives of relative peace with what their Republic neighbors were dealing with. The caliphate continued to have technological advancement all throughout this period, however, many engineers were tasked with designing an building weapons for what seemed like an inevitable war with the Rivaan State.

### The Rivaan War (N.C 280-296)

In 280 N.C, Rivaan attack ships fired upon the MNS Rahab on the border between the two nations, starting the rivaan war. The Caliphate joined the Sol Republic in their search for the ship SIS Hall. This war was unpopular for the populous at home, but still, the war moved on. The Caliphate losses were minimal compared to the heavy losses endured by the republic, but were enough that the caliphate pulled out of the war upon the destruction of the Hall.

### The Modern Period (N.C 296-present)

Many in the caliphate are growing tired of the system of lords that was once considered necessary to the stability of the nation, most still support the nobility, seeing them as necessary bipartisan voices in an otherwise partisan political system, however would still like to see the people have some power over them. The caliphate is enjoying it's relative peace for the time being.

## The Parliamentary System

The Caliphate is split into four major branches of government, the Crown, the Parliament, the Court, and the Church. The Crown is split between four positions, the Caliphs of State, Religion, War, and Diplomacy. The parliament is split between two houses, The House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The Court has no divisions. The church is split between the individual churches of the religions of the Caliphate.