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In 845 CE, Prince Ashmid of Ubran invaded expanded his control of territory to surrounding lands after the Ubran Wars. Under his rule, his relatives were placed in charge of the settlements surrounding the city of Ubran that he had conquered. From 860 to 875 CE, Prince Imadeen II of Ubran and his successor Prince Gariel V of Ubran expanded the territory of Ubran through conquest up to the city of
===Kingdom of Fidakar ===
In 1356, Dominator Ibrael of Halaler had a dispute with the southeastern Imamate of Tolmud over charges on barges that were sailing through the Ubrahamahan River. Ibrael sent Ambassador Maling Durmeen to negotiate with Chief Imam Akhmidar. Akhimar refused to reduce the charge. Ibrael was furious and rode out on horseback with an army of over 3,000 men. His forces arrived at the gates of the walled city of Khenadir and demanded that the Chief Imam surrender. Chief Imam Akhmidar refused and insulted Ibrael.
Ibrael commanded his forces to use catapults to break the walls. Despite their efforts, the walls stood firm. A messenger managed to escape from the city and ask Imam Talin of Beskar to send help. An army of 1,000 rode out and arrived at the encampment which surrounded the city. Ibrael's forces met the Beskarians on the Field of Taryan. Ibrael's forces faced an army of 1,800 from Khenadir that joined the Beskarians.
They were defeated and the city of Khenadir was burnt to the ground. Many of its people were taken as slaves and the treasury armoury were emptied. Realising that the Tolmudites would continue to oppose them, Ibrael ordered a second army to march from Halaler to aide them in seizing the coastal city of Beskar. Despite the reluctance of the Council of Elders, Prince Exadien led an army of 4,000 to rendevouz with Ibrael at Khenadir.
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He was surprised to find that the city was burnt down. Ibrael's forces recovered in that time. Under Ibrael's leadership they made for Beskar. Hundreds of settlements were swiftly conquered and many of the citizens of Tolmud surrendered without a fight. Some resisted such as the Monastery and Fortress of Porkhum. There, a small army of armed monks, resisted as they had a treasury of gold and rare gems. Ibrael's forces seized the beautifully built monastery and plundered the treasures inside.
The city of Beskar lay on the coast with only a wall around a part of it. An army met Ibrael's forces. Despite their best efforts, they were out matched, by his skill and were already on the back foot since losing a large part of their army in the Battle of Khenadir. The Imam Talin surrendered and Beskar was spared. Hearing of Ibrael's terror and the destruction that followed his wake, the Council of Imams voted to sign the Treaty of Rajnahan whereby Tolmud was annexed into Halaler. Ibrael signed the Proclamation of the Founding of Fidakar calling himself a King.
His successor declared the Ibraelite dynasty. After spending a few decades consolidating their holdings, the rulers of Fidakar set their signts on the northeastern Kingdom of Rahal. King Ibrael III captured the city of Juyamil and its control of salt mines in the surrounding mountains. His control of these rare salt mines gave Fidakar monopoly over a critical resource. The Dominator of Rahal, Tuljar sent an army to recapture Juyamil, but was defeated. What was left retreated. Seeking to keep the Forge of Fidal from falling into Ibrael III's hands, they destroyed it.
This was a major blunder as other forges were unable to rearm the Rahalite army quickly enough, Ibrael III marched to Fidal. He sent his forces to Gayahal but he was repelled. At great cost, his forces destroyed the bridge of Turnam, cutting Gayahal from Tuwak, the capital. Expecting an attack on Tuwak, Tuljar called his armies to Tuwak. This left Little Ubran defenceless, and was quickly taken over.
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The province is home to the largest amount of biodiversity in the country. It houses two big cat populations: [[W:Bengal tiger|tigers]] and [[W:Leopard|leopards]]. It houses [[W:Hippopotamus|hippopotamuses]], [[W:Elephant|elephants]] and [[W:Rhinoceros|rhinos]]. It is home to the [[W:Okapi|okapi]], [[W:Tapir|tapir]], and [[W:Babirusa|babirusa]]. It has the highest concentration of [[W:Primate|primates]] in country including housing [[W:Gibbon|gibbons]], [[W:Baboon|baboons]], [[W:Macaque|macaques]] and [[W:Orangutan|orangutans]]. The province has the Tasselvalta Mountains in the north. The Ubrahamahan River Basin flows through the province and out to Codex Pontus. The river and rains make Fidakar by far the most forested and fertile province in the country. The province is susceptible to landslides and flooding from the heavy rains and overflow from the banks of the Ubrahamahan River. The mountains are susceptible to avalanches at high altitudes. The province experiences the highest rate of sentient-made habitat loss due to destruction of forests for agriculture and housing. The government of Fidakar has been implementing extensive programs to rehabilitate forests, conserve biodiversity and combat further destruction of the provinces natural habitats.
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The Legislative Council is appointed by the Sultan of Packilvania at his pleasure. Its role is to pass provincial laws, and hold the executive branch accountable. The Governor of Fidakar, currently Prince Ludan a-Amhoud Bedon, signs provincial laws on behalf of the Sultan. He is appointed by the Sultan and he has the power to appoint the Provincial Executive Council and Premier. Provincial Executive Council implements and proposes laws. It is chaired by the Premier, currently Dr Ashmil Luchar. The PEC comprises the following portfolios:
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The Fidakar High Court is headed by the Judge President, Prince Gurion a-Jibrael Bedon. It sits in Halaler, Ubran, Vashtoon, Tuwaka, and Yashad. It receives appeals from lower courts. The Fidakar Procuratorate is helmed by Chairman of the Council of the Fidakar Provincial Procuratorate, Imperial Procurator, Nemad Jamariyat.
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Fidakar is part of an informal group comprising Iganar and Ashura that strays the furthest and asserts the most independence from the central government. Despite being part of a nominally unitary state, the incredible size and complexity of the province, has forced the imperial government to delegate many functions to the provincial government. For instance, the Imperial Department of Home Affairs has delegated the ability to register the population and issue identifying documents to the Provincial Government of Fidakar to enable it to manage internal migration. Additionally, Fidakar has the second-strongest border management system in the country after Ashura, with border checks in place and more checks for domestic travellers at points of entry than exists in the rest of the country.
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▲=== Finances ===
Fidakar spends has a budget of 200 billion KRB annually, which comprised 20% of the economy of Fidakar of 2023. It had a budget deficit of 5% in 2023. It received a Clean Audit from the Office of Fiscal Disciple. The Provincial Government spent 38% of its budget on salaries, 25% on operations and 22% on capital projects and 15% on debt repayments. The Provincial Government has a debt of 600 billion KRB, of which 20 billion is from foreign creditors, 80 billion from the bank loans, 200 billion is in [[Packilvanian dinar]]-denominated Provincial Bonds, and 300 billion from the Imperial Treasury. The Province has a AAA credit rating from [[Preston & Cole]]. The budget is funded as follows: 50% from transfers from the Imperial Government, 40% from Provincial Taxes and Fees, and 10% from mining royalties. The provincial government held assets worth 2 trillion KRB. The Provincial Government The Province spends as follows:
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Fidakar has 500,000 police officers. It has a prison population of 750,000 inmates housed in 30,000 prisons, of which 80,000 inmates were transferred from other provinces for security reasons. Of its prisons, 20,000 are low to medium security penal camps. 500 murders were perpetrated in 2023 with 95% arrest rate and a 92% conviction rate. 450 executions were conducted in the province. 25 kidnappings were conducted in the province and 121 cases of sexual assault. 1,300 burglaries were reported with a 89% arrest rate and a 85% conviction rate. 7,500 cases of petty theft were reported with a arrest rate of 82% and a conviction rate of 73%. 62% of crimes were reported in communities with average income of 50% of the average national income (ANI), 28% at 51% to 100% of ANI, 8% at 101% to 150% of ANI and 2% at 150% and above of ANI, showing that crime in Fidakar is heavily correlated with poverty. 18,500 cases of corruption were reported with 65% rate of arrest and 49% rate of conviction.
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Fidakar produces 48% of Packilvania's calories. It produces 70% of the rice, 51% of the grains, 37% of the fruits, and 21% of the vegetables produced in Packilvania. It employs 32 million people in the agriculture sector. It produces sugar cane, coffee, cocoa, latex rubber, palm oil, among many other plants. It has only expanded as the province has improved water management irrigation, terrace farming, fertiliser usage and mechanised farming. It is also a noteworthy producer of natural pearls, and shellfish species. It produces substantial lumber per annum. Its agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector is worth 98 billion KRB per year, about 10% of GDP. Fidakar is the 7th largest producer of fossil fuels in the country, with most of the oil being located in offshore reserves. Valued at 52 billion KRB, fossil fuels make up about 5% of GDP, with most oil being consumed domestically, and it employs 16 million people. In fact, the province is a net importer of energy due to its massive manufacturing sector. The province's manufacturing sector makes up about 403 billion KRB and employees 20 million people. The rest of the economy consists of the services sector.
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Fidakar is the most populated province with 145 million people and is the second most populated subnational divisions in the world after or on par with [[Staynes]]. Despite having a birth rate of 2.4, which by Packilvanian standards is on the lower end of the population spectrum, it is relatively high by gloval standards, with the population growing by 0.8 to 1.5% annually and is expected to reach 300 million by 2100.
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To combat the rising population of the province, there are measures such as providing tax rebates for citizens who perform a vasectomy or hysterectomy after their second child. Sapient rights organisations such as Freedom International have reported forced sterilisations of poor rural populations by Fidakarian healthcare authorities, claims which the Provincial Government vehemently denies. Widespread contraceptives and family planning initiatives such as banning child marriages, sex education in schools etc. have been cited as helping to dampen the population rise of the Province. Over 46% of the population live in urban areas while the remaining 54% live in rural areas.
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2 million people live informal and semi-formal housing in shanty towns or slums on the peripheries of major cities with about 600,000 people being unhoused or relying on state or civil society run transitional housing. The housing crisis in Fidakar is caused in part by the high cost of land attributed to the Provincial Government's tacit support of efforts by Local Government's to artificially raise the price of land and the subsequent land use rights sales to property developers and investors by restricting land supply.
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Fidakar has the lowest religious participation rate in the country. Despite the fact that 98% of the population consist of adherents of Paxism, it has the lowest percentage of people who regularly visit a temple at 32% far lower than the second lowest province at around 49%. It has the lowest amount of women who wear a religious headscarf at around 18%. Despite the nominal presence of laws to manage dress, Fidakar has the poorest enforcement of dress code restrictions. It also has the highest portion of the population with people who do not formally believe in a deity at around 18% of the population.
=== Education
The Provincial Department of Education runs 670,000 public schools. There are also 1.2 million private schools and tutoring centres. It is home to 168 universities, with the most prestigious including the University of Halaler, the University of Tuwak and the University of Ubran. It has the best performance in the Imperial Examinations at the end of high school in the country outside of the special economic zones and autonomous cities. Students in Fidakar spend the most time outside of SEZs and ACs in the country on their education, at about 11.5 hours a day. Fidakar has the highest salaries for teachers in the country outside of SEZs and ACs and is often a preferred destination of teacher placements from across the country.
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Fidakar has a tropical climate, meaning that tropical diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, typhoid, haemorrhagic fever, and sleeping sickness were prevalent issues. But through aggressive immunisations, and fumigation of disease carrying insects such as mosquitoes and tsetse flies and the combatting of stagnant water in urban areas and sewage run-off into lakes and rivers, the province has made enormous strides in combatting communicable diseases. Fidakar has some of the most aggressive public hygiene policies in the country, with all shops, schools, train stations and other public spaces requiring people to sanitise their hands before entering. Fidakar has strongly encouraged wearing face masks to avoid the spread of airborne diseases. This helped it weather the Vanoi fever pandemic.
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