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In the 21st century BCE, a document emerged which is called the Ichtmar that records the traditions and beliefs of folk religions of the semi-nomadic iron age civilisations of Central Yasteria, specifically in the area of modern-day [[Ashura]] Province. This document is the foundation of the modern religion of [[Paxism]] which attributes its authorship to [[Prophet Besmali]] although modern historians suggest that it might have been written by his associates after his death. Nevertheless, the earliest manuscripts of the Ichtmar are not only the earliest written examples of [[Packilvanian]], but among the oldest examples of written language in history. Furthermore, the Vagumar is arguably one of the oldest religious documents in history. Around the same time, a group of followers of Besmali's work known as Besmalites constructed the first iteration of the [[Memorial of the Jovian Gate]] to commemorate the founding myth of Paxism. This structure was destroyed in a war between the Kingdoms of Wala and Tsuhe and reconstructed by the Kingdom of Yehudah.
In the 12th century BCE, around the Bronze Age, the Vagumar was written which expanded upon the Ichtmar. Its authorship is largely attributed to Jerome of Damaclion who is believed to have been commissioned by [[Suleiman of Yehudah]] in the area of what is today [[Adrien]]. The document's role as a major part of the growing Paxist religion under Suleiman's followers known as Yehudites was firmly established through the construction of the [[Temple of the Restoration]]. Circa 0 CE, a part of the meteor that struck the Great Tear of the Moon (an island near modern-day [[Tavaris]]) broke off and struck the [[Memorial of the Jovian Gate]] , giving rise to the start of the Paxist Liturgical Calendar, one of the oldest continuously used calendars in the world (which has evolved to coincide with the [[Common Era calendar]]). Around the 7th century CE, the King of [[Bingol]], Obed III sought to create his own addition to the Vagumar, which is believed to have offended surrounding tribes to the extent that King [[Iktan the Devout]] of Bakil mustered a coalition to defeat and dethrone King Obed and expunge his followers the Obedites. He united surrounding tribes and founded the first iteration of what we today know as Packilvania which at the time was called the United Kingdom of Bakil.
During the reign of Iktanite King, [[Melkezedek the Great]], around the 9th century CE, the Bas Magdamar was commissioned and the [[Magisterium of Paxism]] was formally founded. The Iktanite dynasty collapsed and Packilvania disintegrated around in the 12th century CE. In the late 13th century CE, Prince [[Ishak I|Ishak of Tashkar]], angry about the expensive tribute demanded by his suzerain the King of Bingol, amassed a coalition of equally frustrated states and usurped the Kingdom of Bingol. Moving his court from Tashkar to [[Bingol]], he reestablished Packilvania under the rule of the [[Zubraynite dynasty]]. In the 14th century, Prophet Sohadek, a then obscure Paxist religious figure, portended the rise of a human ruler over Felines. In the 17th century CE, the Kingdom of [[Fidakar]] under the leadership of King [[Saidun the Conqueror]] invaded the politically and economically dysfunctional [[Zubraynite dynasty]]. Basing the invasion on the teachings of Prophet Sohadek, Saidun assumed the title of the first [[Sultan of Packilvania]]. Moving his court from [[Halaler]] to [[Bingol]], he established the [[Demirite dynasty]]'s rule over Packilvania.
In the late 18th century, Sultana [[Zerah Demir IV]] contrived a political union between Packilvania and [[Great Morstaybishlia]] through a marriage to King [[Thadeus I]]. Although there was increasing cooperation and mutual trade between the two nations, economic and social conditions for the feline majority were deteriorating. These circumstances were accelerated by the [[Great War]]. Predicated on the Communist ideals invented by writer and philosopher [[Nikobar Luden]], a movement emerged under the leadership of [[Gideon Muktan]]. Military defeat in [[Sorentavia]] further weakened the [[Demirite dynasty]]. After being expelled from the [[Parliament of Packilvania]], Muktan and his followers the Muktanites started the First Packilvanian Civil War whereby the Demirite dynasty was overthrown and the [[Packilvanian Communist Party]] ruled the newly established People's Republic of Packilvania.
Communist rule was characterised by considerable economic growth, military expansion and political influence abroad. Nevertheless, the country pursued the systematic extermination of human beings. Working with the government of the Packilvanian puppet state [[Drakkengard]] and the colonial government of the [[Commonwealth of Albanares]], the [[Carriers of Mercy]] under the leadership of [[Amhoud I]] rescued millions of humans and built up armaments. In 1985, they started the Second Packilvanian Civil War and defeated the Communist Party. They reestablished the Sultanate of Packilvania as a Feline-led Paxist dominated political order under the [[Bedonite dynasty]]. Their reign has seen accelerated economic growth, military expansion, political influence etc. Nevertheless, modern Packilvania remains a relatively isolated protectionist theocratic absolute monarchy under its current [[Sultan of Packilvania|Sultan]], [[Namdun III]].
==Iron Age==
{{Main|Writings of Paxism}}[[File:Pax.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Prophet Besmali, a semi-legendary religious figure in Paxism]]
Around 2036 BCE, Prophet Besmali and/or his associates wrote the first written evidence of Paxism in a document called the Ichtmar. In the Ichtmar it is claimed that he received a vision from Noi to write a document that would enable future generations to recall the truthful revelation of Noi through writing down the myths and legends about her that the elders in his settlement knew. He is believed to have travelled Central Yasteria telling people about Noi. He eventually travelled to the Codex Pontus area and is believed to have settled and died in Lyon around 2005 CE.
Around 1900 BCE, his followers, including a wealthy man named Lord Tiraz Mawal built the first version of the [[Memorial of the Jovian
==Bronze Age==
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In the years that followed, many rulers especially humans entertained the idea of Sultan, with some rulers calling themselves by that title to legitimize their rule. The idea of the Sultan became highly attractive among the common people because it gave them aspirations for a Paxist state and re-united Packilvania in which there would be justice and prosperity for all.
== Interregnum ==
This refers to the period between the rule of the Iktanite dynasty which formally ended in 1112 and the start of the Zubraynite dynasty in 1275.
==Zubraynite Dynasty==
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[[File:Ishak Zubrayn of Tashkar.jpg|thumb|283x283px|High King [[Ishak I]] ruled Packilvania from 1275 to 1319 and founded the Zubraynite dynasty]]
With Bakil fallen, many new city states and Kingdoms emerged, one of which was the Principality of Tashkar under the Kingdom of Bingol. Prince Ishak Zubrayn of Tashkar grew resentful of the economic and political authority of King Jurin IV of Bingol. He led an embassy to King Jurin IV in July 1275 to ask him to provide relief for his people due to failing crops and raids from bandits. King Jurin IV refused and continued to demand tribute from the people of Tashkar. Prince Ishak Zubrayn put together an army of 6,000 soldiers. They took the horses and camels of the people in the city and headed for Bingol. Prince Ishak had originally wanted to force King Jurin IV to end the tribute system.
When they arrived at Bingol, they laid siege. The city's forces were too poorly led and lacked motivation. Unable to break the siege, General Kudai Vurint of Kin Jurin IV's forces surrendered and asked for his forces to be spared. Prince Ishak had mercy on general Vurint's men. He not only let them live but he made them part of his army and made General Vurint one of his second-in-commands. King Jurin IV was banished from Bingol and sent to the desert. Prince Ishak was proclaimed King of Bingol-Tashkar. All the Princes of the city states that swore loyalty to King Jurin IV switched allegiance to Prince Ishak.
He placed his family members and most loyal troops in positions of power and consolidated political authority in his hands. His soldiers took over taxation and other functions from local authorities. Instead, Princes were left as landlords over large estates and he could appoint and dismiss them at will. With the power he accrued, he led a campaign to unite surrounding lands. By the end of his reign, an area overlapping [[Mekedesh]] and
The descendants of King Ishak Zubrayn continued the campaigns to unite the surrounding lands such that they ruled until 1670. Furthermore, their kingdom reached from [[Ukanar]], [[Mekedesh]], [[Rigaryat]], [[Kharyat]] and [[Iganar]] by in 1670. Over the course of the rule of the House of Zubrayn, literacy and writing spread such that there were libraries and schools in which physics, geometry and philosophy were being studied. The House of Wisdom in Bingol contained 700,000 manuscripts. There were 400 Paxist temples which provided for the needs of the people such as education and healthcare. By 1670, the population of the realms of the Zubraynite dynasty was about 60 million people.
The last Zubraynite ruler, was Uden II. He assumed the throne at a young age following the unexpected passing of his father due to a disease thought to be syphilis. He was incompetent and poorly advised by his minister. Several social and economic problems arose that coalesced to destabilise and ultimately topple his regime.
== Demirite dynasty ==
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===End of Zubrayn rule===
[[File:Saidun the Conqueror.jpg|thumb|247x247px|[[Saidun the Conqueror]]]]
The human [[Demirite dynasty|House of Demir]] ruled over the fertile lands of [[Fidakar]]. Due to unprecedented floods starting around 1668, their nation become incredibly wealthy and experienced a boom in commerce. The House of Demir was a human dynasty and the population of its realms was highly diverse. At the same time, the crops in the Zubrayn dynasty were failing and there was mass starvation and pirates were attacking trading vessels of the lucrative Trans-Packilvanian-Ocean trade. The people grew restless and the elites were divided, making it difficult for Uden II to exercise control. Coupled with the poor advice and incompetence of his ministers, the economy of the Zubrayn dynasty fell. Hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Zubraynite realms sought refuge in Fidakar. King Saidun Demir of Fidakar saw the opportunity that the situation presented. Due to the wealth that they accumulated, they were in a position to lend Uden II the finances he needed to pay for the running of his nation and avert an economic catastrophy.
When the debt was due to be paid, Uden II had not effectively righted the economy of his nation. King Saidun gave Uden II an ultimatum: either pay the debt in full or hand over the Crown of Zubrayn to the Crown of Demir. Uden II and his ministers and the nobles of the region were divided. King Saidun began to form an alliance with disgruntled Princes and nobles of Zubrayn so that they would abandon Uden II and align themselves with him, in return for power and wealth under King Saidun's leadership. Thus, despite being initially distrustful of a human about 30% of lords joined forces with Saidun Demir. Despite being unable to come up with the money, Uden II refused to handover his Crown and stated he would rather have his lands destroyed before handing them over to humans.
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[[File:Morstopackia wiki map.png|thumb|213x213px|Morstopackia (dark green) with Morstaybishlia's surrounding territories (light green)|alt=]]
In 1897, Sultana [[Zerah Demir IV]] married King [[Thadeus I]] of Morstaybishlia. The marriage had been orchestrated by Sultana Zemir to strengthen her political position at home and to project political and strategic influence abroad. Despite not being wrought in love, the marriage lasted 21 years and produced a son. Because Zerah Demir was a woman, the laws of primogeniture of Packilvania stated that the line of the House of Demir that could inherit the throne would end with her as only men could pass on their surnames to their children. Thus, her heirs would bear the name of the [[Succession to the Morstaybishlian Throne|Royal Family of Morstaybishlia]] (which was known as Hastard until it changed to
The union between the two monarchies received mixed reviews. On one hand, trade between Packilvania and Morstaybishlia increased about 7 fold. There was an exchange of cultures and ideas. Literature, language, art, architecture, fashion and food crossed cultural and ethnic lines. A wide array of spices such as masala and curry and foods such as Pax Fruites entered Morstaybishlian cuisine. Morstaybishlian pantsuits started being seen as fashionable and preferred in favour of the traditional headscarves and robes. While intellectuals and members of the nobility indulged in the morally liberal culture and material cultural artefacts of Morstaybishlia, the population grew increasingly disgruntled by the subversion of their beliefs and practices. Furthermore, the union resulted in increasing political influence being played by Morstaybishlian officials in Packilvanian politics. The little roles that the Packilvanian felines had enjoyed were being overshadowed by growing human control and domination of state and social institutions.
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The latter half of Zerah Demir IV's reign was fraught with disasters because the alliance that had arisen between Packilvania and Morstaybishlia, Packilvania got involved in the Great War. Firstly, the Great War was greatly unpopular among felines because felines were forced to fight in foreign countries for the ambitions of a species they resented. Many felines were also forced to work under terrifying conditions in mines, farms and factories to produce the armaments and supplies needed by the military. Furthermore, the felines were subject to painful rationing of essential items and they were forced accept poor payment and employment conditions in the name of fighting the war. Humanocentric propaganda further alienated the majority feline population who were disenchanted rather than inspired or endeared by the propaganda campaign. These factors coalesced to usurp whatever seemingly favourable outcomes had arisen from the union. With young cats left without work and disillusioned with their monarchy and the Paxist religion that had drawn unpopularly close to the human population, they drew to the ideas of academic and intellectual [[Nikobar Luden]].
==Packilvanian Communist Party==▼
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▲==Packilvanian Communist Party==
===First Packilvanian Civil War ===
[[File:Gideon Muktan.jpg|thumb|266x266px|[[Gideon Muktan]]]]
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In 1949, Gideon Muktan fell ill and passed away. The PCP declared him the Eternal President, establishing a necrocratic government. Medayin Ishikan was elected the new General Secretary of the PCP and Chairman of the Central Military Committee of the PLA. Medayin Ishikan was not nearly as influential and powerful as Gideon Muktan. Nevertheless, he exercised considerable political and military control. His rule saw the continuation of brutal and repressive practices. His rule also saw the construction of 6 new planned cities with populations of 100,000 each. The largest of which is Bakos Anos which, as of 2021, has a population of 780,000 people. His rule also saw rapid economic growth as the country relied heavily on its low labour costs and natural endowment to develop mining, agriculture and low value-added manufactured and semi-manufactured goods.
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In 1956, the Packilvanian Communist government started nuclear energy research. While originally painted as a energy research undertaking, it quickly became apparent that Packilvania was developing nuclear weapons.
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The country also excelled in astronomy. It developed rockets capable of exiting the atmosphere in 1958. It deployed its first satellite in 1962. After 10 years of research, the first nuclear test was conducted in 1966 in Wusul Kabir in Ashura province.
In 1966, the [[Carriers of Mercy]] had 200,000 members and over 1,4 million volunteers. By 1966, the [[Carriers of Mercy]] had rescued 28 million humans and became a powerful faction in the Communist Party that quietly but noticeably advocated for Prince Amhoud Bedon to become the General Secretary of the PCP after Ishikan.
In 1967, Packilvania sent a manned mission to space. Maksun Abdakir became the first feline to do a space walk. This era of space missions also saw hundreds of satellites and tens of manned missions being sent to space. Global competition for cultural and strategic influence through space and nuclear research between dominant world powers precipitated scares of a new global war with fronts not only on Urth but in space and with new tools of destruction capable of destroying all life on the planet.
In 1968, the PCP faced international sanctions, failed harvests and dangerous levels of population growth, widespread proverty, inequality, government corruption and other socio-economic issues. In response to these socio-economic issues, the PCP used more propaganda and brutality. In its weakness, Prince Amhoud and the [[Carriers of Mercy]] smuggled weapons from neighbouring nations, coordinated with dethroned nobles and ostracised Paxist clergymen to retake control from the Communist government.
===Second Packilvanian Civil War===
{{Main|Second Packilvanian Civil War}}
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The war lasted another
==Bedonite dynasty==
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Parliament was convened for the first time in decades. It comprised of representatives from across political, social and religious lines. Soon into the process, it became clear that Sultan Amhoud I and the [[Carriers of Mercy]] wanted to establish a theocratic quasi-absolute monarchy. Despite the struggle with more liberal forces, the Sultan's power and charisma won over dissidents. Thus, on 23
In contrast to the Communists, a subtle social compact emerged that the Sultanate and Paxism would deliver economic progress in return for the devotion of the people. Packilvania became one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Starting with the import substitution policy, low-cost labour was used to produce consumer goods. Investment in irrigation and consolidation of communal land under large commercial farming increased agricultural output. In 1987, the government undertook a massive industrialisation policy whereby environmental and labour protection standards were relaxed and investment was poured into electrical, transport and water infrastructure to encourage manufacturing. Sultan Amhoud I passed away in 1990. His eldest son, Prince Benyamin took over as Sultan Amhoud II. He passed in 1996 due to a cancer. His son, Prince Noi took over as the Sultan and continues to reign as Sultan Namdun III of Packilvania.
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