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===Era of Unrest===
[[File:Tompkins_square_riot_1874.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Depiction of republican protestors fleeing law enforcement, c. 1790]]
The Era of Unrest was a tumultuous period wherein the nation of Salovia was without a singular form of government, with many of the major cities resorting to self-governance, and rural areas experiencing increased autonomy for a period of time. The old customs that had placed the Salovian Royal Family at the head were no longer considered to be legitimate, resulting in a slow trend towards political separation among the diverse regions of the nation. In 1796, a governing body in Akhalibisi and the surrounding Lake Nilovi area, calling themselves the "Grand Salovian Republic," had begun to garner support throughout the fractured nation. The Grand Salovian Republic's governing system, based loosely on the democratic systems found in former Codexian colonies, had established a three-branch system based on checks and balances. By the turn of the century the group had effectively replaced the original nobility-inspired government that had formed in Akhalibisi, with most of the surrounding rural communities opting to join the newly-created Republic. Around the same time, the area in what is now modern-day Baykalia, rather than consider itself "Salovian," had declared independence from the defunct nation. Paired with the [[Great Morstaybishlia|Morstaybishlian]] and Codexian Empires occupying large swaths of former Salovian territory, a newfound nationalistic fervor, driven partially by the spread of Salovian propaganda, would take hold throughout many the remaining highly-populated regions of Salovia, namely Shagonar and Akhalibisi and their respective surrounding areas. The two populated areas soon formed the foundation for the modern Republic, and many of the rural areas would also recognize it as the true and legitimate government of the successor nation to the Monarchy. On December 10th, 1811 a [[Salovian Unification Ceremony of 1811|Unification Ceremony]] was held in Akhalibisi, officially establishing the nation (simultaneously declaring Akhalibisi the new capital), and a year later the first Chancellor, [[Mikhail Karanovi]], assumed office.
Soon after the Unification Ceremony, tensions between Kaltar and the new Grand Salovian Republic began to sprout, with the primary issue being the newly-independent Baykalia. Both nations claimed Baykalia to be a legitimate part of each other's territory, with the two nearing the brink of war over the disputed claim. The five years after the Unification Ceremony, Baykalia experienced a period of mass poverty and starvation throughout the area, known in Baykalia as the [[Baykalia#Age of Fatigue|Age of Fatigue]]. Thousands died of starvation and disease, and the leader of the fledgling nation struck a deal with the Salovian leader in which Baykalia would be annexed by Salovia, but it would require Baykalia to have more say in the nation's affairs than the rest of Salovia. Another notable series of events during the Era of Unrest was [[Oscrelia|Oscrelia's]] push into Salovian territory, the nation acquiring large swaths of land directly south of it. The [[Crusade of the Bandits]], a series of bandit attacks taking place on the far desert reaches of Salovia, had also sprung up in the [[Great Auroran Desert]], as well a short-lived war between Codex and Salovia over the area just east of modern-day Tuvaltastan, known as the [[War of the Crescent Coast]].
===The Grand Republic===
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