Collapse of the Empire of Hispania

**Overview**

The Empire of Hispania, as of 15/03/2022 is collapsed, this is the series of events that transpired during it.

**Precursor Events**

Emperor Metropoligos resigned on Saturday 12th March 2021. This sent shockwaves through the Empire of Hispania and C5 was given control, in the hopes that he would smooth the process to appoint XryPad as Emperor, and select the new emperor if any issues are present, he utilised this control to proclaim himself the temporary emperor, and schedule the Imperial Congress the next day. However, this would not transpire as C5 was partly unavaliable that day, the capital broke into occasional skirmishes as XryPad levied his claim, C5 declined to ascend hm to the title of emperor, requesting he prove himself to be worth the title.

The XryPad-C5 Succession crisis simmered, as the XryPadist faction opted to wait until the Imperial Congress, the next day, another spat between C58N and N2OU (Maplers) escalated into the Maplesian Revolt, also known as the Maplesian Uprising. This led to heavy fighting and bombing in the capital, which over the course of several hours and significant financial indebtment to the King of Hispania Ultima, Former Emperor Metropoligos. Led to him securing control over Hispania and launching a purge.

**The Collapse**

With Maplers declaring himself temporary Emperor for three days and the purges he led amounted to significant population loss from the Empire of Hispania, 66% of active players and were removed and economic productivity went down over 80%.

The Empire's kingdoms grew more and more distant from the weakening Imperial Core - And the town of Metropolesia grew in notability and power, led by AUT3, one of the most respected people in all Geopolitik. However, the collapse only truly began when the first declaration of Independence was made, and the first state seceded, this came in the form of Socotra, led by the former Emperor, this destroyed much of the credibility that was once had by the Hispanian Empire, as their former Emperor was now fully independent from the Imperial Yoke, Maplers was not online to resist the secession of the Socotran Legislative Assembly, and the Socotran Restoration Front - The official name of the Socotran Military - Siezed the island without resistance.

Secessionist movements began to spring up across the Empire, notably in Metropolesia and Egypt, notably Metropolesia, who intook an exile from the post-maplesian-revolt purges that ravaged the country. The kings of Metropolesia and Egypt jointly colluded to secede simaltaneously, and forment an alliance post-secession. At 7:54 UTC, Egypt, followed several seconds after by Metropolesia. As Maplers' reign fell apart, Hispaniola, although officially part of the Empire became de-facto independent. However, the final blow was yet to come.

Tensions rose between Maplers and C5, and the latter attempted to convince XryPad, and by extension, Hispaniola, to defect, he refused. Hispania Ultima was stagnating further, Emperor Maplers, seeing the direction that events were presiding in, decided to undertake the necessary actions to resign from his position as Emperor to XryPad, the original heir of Hispania, XryPad for a short time took on the title of Emperor, however he too could see the direction in which the Empire was going, and after the shortest tenure of Emperorship, he abdicated as Emperor, placing control back under Emperor Maplers. With no true Emperor successor, and stagnation turning into rapid decline, the rapid crumbling of the Empire took it's final step.

The Empire of Hispania, as Emperor Maplers and Former Emperor, Metropoligos looked over the land, one more time, The Hispanian Empire was officially dissolved by Emperor Maplers. Hispania Ultima, shortly after was dissolved as a Kingdom. Hispaniola was the last remnant of the Empire, having yet to legally declare independence and secede from the Empire, as the capital was being beset by looters stripping it of any resources left, the Kingdom of Hispaniola officially seceded from the Empire of Hispania, taking on it's old name in the wake of their newfound independence. Leading to the official end of the Empire as a political entity.

**Conclusion**

The Empire of Hispania was the unipolar power of the world before the resignation of Emperor Metropoligos, the Hispanian System, considered one of the strongest legislative and government systems had been predicated on an Emperor with competency and lack of self-interest in favor of improvement for the country. The succession of the Emperorship, which was quickly taken over by disputes and opportunism torn down the empire that Emperor Metropoligos strived to build and make prosper. Hispania's collapse sent shockwaves through the world's establishment, Egypt has now become a mercenary clan, and Metropolesia, under AUT3 strived to make their own Empire. Hispania Ultima, post-collapse was almost entirely looted, leaving the Capital as a broken relic in time.