Jumlaya

Jumlaya is the third planet from the star of Anyabar, and one of two habitable planets orbiting Anyabar. The other habitable planet orbiting Anyabar is Samradi, long considered the sister planet of Jumlaya. Jumlaya is slightly larger than the planet of Mars in the Sol system, and has a gravity equal to about 40% that of Earth's. Jumlaya has two moons, Nelijee and Burilu.

## History

### Discovery

Jumlaya had been discovered by Earth scientists many decades prior to the first colonization efforts, but was not surveyed until -057 FL, when a probe surveyed the entire system in the United Nations continuing Star System Discovery Program. Although it appeared habitable, Jumlaya was overlooked as a colonization prospect in favor of the larger and more appealing Samradi, which had more landmass. Because of this, no extensive study was conducted to even determine if Jumlaya even was habitable. The entire system was lumped in with Samradi in a colonial charter to a group of large corporations due to a lack of interest in additional colonization by nations and the general public at large after the Great Colonization Rush.

### Precolonization

While the colonization of Samradi quickly progressed, the corporations included in the charter did not initially view Jumlaya with great interest. The planet was not confirmed to have a breathable atmosphere, and due to its small amount of landmass, it would be difficult to extract any sort of mineral resources from the planet. This disinterest was only heightened when a mineral survey of the system determined that Jumlaya had very little natural resources altogether, compared to the fairly bountiful amount on Samradi.

It was not until 006 FL that the corporations of the System finally extensively surveyed the planet to confirm it's habitability in an effort to boost immigration. A joint research mission between the ICC and Tycell Incorporated scientists determined that Jumlaya was indeed habitable, and that Jumlaya had native animal life, although it was not as evolutionarily advanced as Samradi's.

Despite this, none of the major polities of the System made any serious plans to colonize Jumlaya. Wu Corp. wrote it off altogether, stating their main focus was Samradi alone. Both Bura Inc. and Tycell Inc. drafted colonization plans, but neither were seriously considered. Jumlaya was simply not enticing enough at the time

### Colonization

Jumlaya was suddenly thrown into the spotlight when a cabal of of Russian oligarchs and rich European aristocrats funded a massive colonization project to Jumlaya, landing 900,000 colonists in three initial settlements on July 22, 010 FL. The oligarchs had long been exiled on Alpha Centauri, where they were forced to flee with their incredible wealth after the Second Russian Revolution. Seeking more freedom from United Nations scrutiny, the oligarchs partnered with disgruntled European aristocrats and some big business interests to create a new society on Jumlaya. The colonies established were violations of International Law, as the oligarchs were not included in the charter to colonize the system, and they made no attempt to negotiate with Samradi Governments already established.

The unauthorized colonies quickly became a point of tension on Samradi, where the Samradi Diplomatic Council worried that allowing the oligarchs to gain a foothold would open the system to illegal settlement and allow a potentially hostile force to gain influence and overwhelm the Samradi governments. In an emergency meeting of the Council, the delegates voted 37-3 in favor of taking action against the oligarchs.