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'''Axdel''' (Axdelian: ''Ax̂delii''), officially known as '''The Federation of Axdel''', is a sovereign federal state consisting of three constituent countries; [[Korstazia]], [[Lyrevale]], and [[Quartz Fern Coast]]. It is situated on the [[Axdelian peninsula]] of South-West [[Aurora]], and borders the nations of [[Emberwood Coast]], [[Great Morstaybishlia]], [[Oceansend]], and [[Qayam]]. It is the second largest nation by land area on the continent. The capital city of Axdel is [[Andel]]
The land on which Axdel sits has been inhabited by sapient species' for potentially up to a million years, with the arrival of the first anatomically modern [[Cava]] in the area. The first civilisation in the area was Laqytia, a collection of agricultural city states. From the iron age the region was conquered by the influential Kormistazic empire and its numerous satellite states. The empire collapsed and was re-established two times under dozens of imperial dynasties. The Third Kormistazic Empire established and administered colonial territories on [[Arcturia]] for several centuries. After a five decade long series of invasions by Morstaybishlia in the 16th century, mainland Kormistazm surrendered and was incorporated into the empire as the province of Axdelia. After the end of the first [[Posolic Wars|Posolic war]] in 1810 the region was granted principality status,
Axdel is a developed nation and is considered a major regional power with the 2rd largest GDP and [[List of countries by military expenditure|miltary budget]] on Aurora. It is also one of the largest countries by surface area on Urth, possessing the the 5th largest territory on land and having the 10th largest population as of early 2021. It also ranks highly in metrics of civil rights, education rates, income equality, and general quality of life. Axdel has a highly diverse economy and generates income from various sources, the largest sectors being energy, manufacturing, mining, and agricultural exports. Other notable contributors are international education, tourism, and information technology. Almost all of the nations infrastructure and a
Axdel is a predominantly temperate nation with significant deciduous forest coverage and wide tracts of fertile land which are extensively
Axdel is a member state of the [[United Nations of the Auroran Continent]] (also being the seat of the [[Auroran Court of Justice]]), and the [[IRSA|Intercontinental Regional Security Accords]], and uses the multinational [[Kirib]](♅) as its currency alongside many other Auroran Nations.
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=== Prehistory and early history ===
In 25,000BCE the
The first advanced civilisation in the region was Laqytia, a collection of city states which was established in approximately 2200 BCE on the upper course of the [[Ueclid River]]. The region there was well suited for agriculture, thanks to its drier summers, relatively meek springtime flooding and the ease with which the alluvial floodplains could be irrigated. The capital of Laqytia was the largest and most influential city in the region, and established close links with many other towns and cities along the valley. The state had a single spoken language but multiple written systems of communication used in parallel, likely drawn in from across the peninsula. Geological activity and droughts troubled the state for its entire history. At several points the civilisation was recorded as being close to collapse, but continued to persist thanks to its strong trade connections. Despite these troubles, Laqytian cities are renown for their rich culture of artistry and social traditions which were highly influential on later civilisations. Laqytian architectural ability was also very advanced, and their settlements were often meticulously planned. Whilst no cities were built in the lower Ueclid, trade routes existed along the river with local communities and the peoples on the north coast. Several satellite states emerged in the surrounding regions due to the prosperity Laqytia brought. During its peak, the states influence had spread across the entire peninsula, as evidenced by Laqytian coinage and artefacts being found all the way to the west cape and even beyond the Zycannes in the east.
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The death of Redrugus, however, was the spark for a number of significant problems. Some local powers went on the offensive, driving occupational forces on their borders away and reconquering territory. The morst soldiers themselves, unhappy with the prospect of continued fighting, poor conditions and lacklustre payment, took the opportunity to desert from the army and loot and pillage Kormistazic cities, killing thousands in the process. Some disillusioned soldiers even defected to fight for the Cava they had just conquered, the most infamous example of which being General John Nargas, who claimed to have visions of the prophet Matilda and several [[Kozam]] deities who instructing him to lead the Cava people against the Morstaybishlian empire. Operating out of Veraala, Nargas conquered much of Northern Lyr valley and maintained de-facto control over it for 6 years until the Morstaybishlian army sieged the city and executed him for treason. Lead by Lambertus, the army also saw to formally establish and properly assert control over the new provinces of the empire as best as he could, deposing of many influential families and figures and replacing them with those loyal to the crown. The king also signed an act which would compensate those who served in the West Auroran crusades with prime plots of agricultural land. This led to many Morstaybishlian soldiers settling in the peninsula, concentrating in the northern Lyr Valley, and Southern Valeria. This combined with other land payments in other areas of the empire such as crown land in the fertile interior of Staynes effectively lessened both the economic strain on the government and worked to appease the many unruly soldiers.
Over the next half a century, efforts to pacify the population and accustom them to Morst rule were violent, involving sieges of rebellious cities and the destruction of crops and property. Many soldiers and civilians were brutalised and summarily executed. Human settlers in the North Lyr valley and South Corstania often fell victim to raids from cavan guerrilla forces, resulting in gruesome retributive attacks and collective punishments on cavan settlements in the area. Approximately 10-20% of the peninsula's total population perished by the turn of the century, primarily as a result of war-related famine, displacement and disease, and is considered a genocide against the Cava species. Organised, violent resistance to imperial rule never truly subsided until the death of king Lambertus V in 1621 and the ascension of Queen [[Florence I]]. The Queen set out to consolidate imperial control of the peninsula by uprooting most of the remaining Kormistazic Cavan nobility, quashing the autonomy of integrated provinces and bringing all persisting satellite regions to heel as loyal client states, usually with promises of legal and financial protection. After this former Kormistazm was solely administered by the Morstaybishlian sovereign and
===== Morstaybishlian Colonial era =====
After conquering Kormistazm and consolidating control over its vast mainland, Morstaybishlia began looking increasingly outwards from Aurora with the goal of overseas exploration, expanding trade and establishing new colonies. This was largely borne out of competition with other Auroran powers, who were also pursuing similar goals in Arcturia and the [[Cerenerian Ocean|Cerenarian ocean]]. the MBE was uniquely experienced amongst its competitors with its numerous developed ports, large presence on the east Arcturian seaboard and its successful domination of Kormistazm. The lessons already learned from its enterprises in the previous centuries and its vast labour force it could draw from gave it an immense advantage, and lead to the empire becoming a powerful influence across the globe. Long term economic downturn from the collapse of the Kormistazic empire alongside its rapidly growing cities meant the majority Cavan labour from the area was amongst the cheapest and often the most willing for the difficult work of establishing colonies overseas. Whilst
Internally,
After the revolt of the Monks, incidents of organised resistance reduced significantly across the region and the next century and a half was considered relatively peaceful. During this time the population rose tremendously and the empire was enriched by its network of colonies and burgeoning competition against other powers to monopolise global trade. Axdelia was not seen as a core territory of the empire, and was affected by several acts affecting sea trade with [[Staynes]] and [[Kaltariezh]] which imposed tariffs on goods exported but exempted imports, which worked to keep Axdelian peasant workers impoverished. Axdelia's convenient position on the periphery of the empires core made it infamous as a place where dissident Morstaybishlian academics would convene to discuss controversial or outlawed ideas in politics and science. Such intellectuals usually met in the well established Qayami style coffeehouses in major towns and cities, using the stimulant in the drink to excite thought, which quickly became popular as centers of conversation. They were also notable in that Cavan intellectuals were also welcomed into such spaces, many of which would subsequently spur on a domestic scientific movement, reinvigorating old universities and founding new ones that would host the conception of the modern scientific method and produce numerous advances in technology over the years. Many principles of the Auroran democratic, republican movements were developed in Axdelian coffeehouses, as well as several influential theories of economics. Whilst certain products of academia were embraced by the empire, the right of the Morstaybishlian monarchy to absolute rule was keenly defended. Generally, throughout the 17th and 18th century, all attempts to reform the overall structure of society were resisted. Even reforms being increasingly accepted by other monarchies such as an independent legislature were considered seditious. Regardless of the political tension, as academia became centralised and institutional, Axdelia was now cemented as a center of science and engineering.
===== Early Industrialisation =====
Axdelia's mountains had become an important source of metal and minerals for Morstaybishlia, particularly iron and coal, as Axdelian ore was noted as being very rich. As the manufacturing boom in the prelude of the industrial revolution continued to drive up demand, devising an efficient means of draining waterlogged mines became a far more pressing issue, which spurred engineers in Anyuur to develop various steam-powered pumps for the purposes of reducing the time and labour cost of drainage. This culminated in 1710 with the 'Vacuum engine' which utilised the partial vacuum pressure produced by condensing steam to pull a piston, the first of its kind and a design used in mines across the Teban mountains. An automatically operated and far more thermodynamically efficient version would invented by the polymath Aeuwe K. Qital in the 1770's, a design which would quickly spread across Aurora and soon find its way to other continents. For his achievements in chemistry and further developments of the Qital engines efficiency, he would become the first Cava to be accepted as a fellow in the Staynish royal society in Sani Bursil, although he would cause later controversy after his death when it was revealed he was biologically female. With the turn of the 19th century, the high pressure steam engine would be invented by Axdelian mine engineers for use in first steam locomotives for drawing carriages along iron tramways. High pressure steam engines and the locomotives powered by them would soon come to revolutionise the Morstaybishlian economy.
====Posolic Wars====
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(After the first posolic war in response to a revolt/demands from returning veterans.)
(also industrial age, a lot of cool science
(ends with a blast thanks to the great war)
====Dominion of Axdel (1917-
(Transition to becoming politically, economically and militarily independent from the empire as a dominion, 12th of December 1917)
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(from mid 1950's onwards, the NPLP begins seriously planning for the violent overthrow of the dominion government)
===Noroist Axdel (
==== NPLP Coup ====
(With a crisis in central aurora diverting the MBE's attention, the NPLP launches its coup and successfully takes much of the Axdelian peninsula)
(Skirmish with the MBE ending in stalemate and unrecognition. Axdel enters war economy mode and arms itself for future conflict)
=====Auroran Imperial War=====
''[[Auroran Imperial War]]''
(War is fairly successful initially, taking much of Valeria and west Staynes, before gains begin to be lost as the central fronts stagnate)▼
▲(War is fairly successful initially, taking much of Valeria and west Staynes, before gains begin to be lost)
(Ends after bombardment of Ribenstadt, Axdel gains independence but backlash causes Lyrevale and QFC to split)
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