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'''Tretrid'''​<span class="noexcerpt"> ({{IPAc-en|'|t|ɹ|ɛ|.|t|ɹ|ɪ|d}}; [[w:Old English|Tretridian]]: ᚦᚱᛖᚾᚪ, ''Þrena'' {{IPA|und|'θre.nɑ|}})</span>, officially known as the '''Kingdom of Tretrid''', is a nation located in southern [[Novaris]]. It is situated between the Atlantian Sea to the north, the Bay of Lapinum to the south, and the Nalpian Mountains to the west. Tretrid borders [[Celanora]] and [[Transnalpia]] to the west, and [[Lapinumbia]] to the south. Tretrid's capital is [[Cynebury]], though its largest city is [[Sigested]]. Tretrid is the third-largest country in Novaris, with an area of 1,352,790 km<sup>2</sup>, and, with a population of 118,116,425, is the second-most populated country in Novaris.
Tretrid has been inhabited since prehistoric times, with early settlement occurring primarily within the Greatflood river basin. The first major Tretridian state, the Threnan Kingdom, emerged around the 1st century BCE and lasted into the 6th century, when the aftereffects of the [[Toré
The next few centuries saw mass migration into Tretrid and the resulting consolidation of power. The upper Greatflood basin was incorporated into the Celanor Empire to the west, leading to the substantial Norvianization of the region over the proceeding centuries. The movement of Concordians, primarily Ulvrikians, into eastern Tretrid led to the rapid spread of [[Ulvriktru]] throughout the part of Tretrid that remained outside of Celanora. The effects of these migrations led to the consolidation of Tretrid into three kingdoms, a state that would last for about 200 years until Ælfric I unified the peninsula and proclaimed the creation of the Kingdom of Tretrid in 1256. Over the next two centuries, Tretrid would expand into Celanoran territory over the course of several wars, which gradually established Tretrid as a [[w:great power|great power]] as Celanoran hegemony declined. By the 15th century, Tretrid had pushed Celanora out of all of its territories east of the Nalpian Mountains, and had established [[Westmark]], a buffer state west of the mountains, and [[Tretridian West Novaris]], a collection of port concessions gained from Celanora.
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==Etymology==
The term for Tretrid in its native language, ''Þrena'', derives from the name of the [[Yuserism|Yuserist]] god Thret, or Þret. This dates back to the Threnan Kingdom, which, according to myth, had been founded by Thret himself. While the name Þrena was originally associated with the Threnan Kingdom, it was eventually coopted to refer to the land itself. By the 9th century, the term had become a general endonym for the lands east of the Greatflood. After its unification in 1256, Tretrid claimed itself to be the continuation of the Threnan Kingdom, and indeed still calls itself such to this day: ''Þrenan Rīce'' literally translates to "Threnan Kingdom."
The name "Tretrid" was largely coined by Staynish explorers, deriving from the Impelanzan ''Trétid''. That name was the one given to the Threnan kingdom by Impelanzan merchants who traded with Threnan, and was derived from the name the ancient Threnans gave themselves.
Under historiographical convention, the ancient Threnan kingdom is referred to with its endonym while the modern Kingdom of Tretrid is referred to by its exonym. This convention does not exist in Tretridian, where no distinction is made.
==History==
===Pre-unification===
The earliest evidence of sapient habitation within Tretrid's modern borders dates to approximately 1.6 million years ago. They are believed to have migrated from West Novaris through the Nalpian Mountains. During the Neolithic, agriculture started to spring up circa 7000 BCE along the Greatflood basin and spread out through the rest of Tretrid. Organized states followed, with political organization arriving in the form of city-states, and a writing system emerged circa 1000 BCE.
In the 1st century BCE, a city-state on the lower Greatflood, around modern Norþlofean, rapidly consolidated control of most of the Greatflood estuary through conquest and became known as the Threnan Kingdom due to its founder and the leader of these conquests traditionally being held to be the god Thret. Over the next century, the Threnan Kingdom would come to control most of the lower Greatflood and most of the coasts of the Bay of Lapinum c. 1 CE. It would continue to expand, pushing inwards into Efeast, and would gain suzerainty over a wider chunk of the Tretridian peninsula.
The [[Toré eruption|eruption of Toré]] in 512 CE caused wide-scale agricultural disruption and famine, resulting in political instability and war that caused the complete collapse of Threna by 520 CE. What followed was the Tretridian Dark Age from about 520-800 CE, so named for the general scarcity of surviving records from the time by when the term was first used in the 13th century. Archaeological evidence from coinage suggests the existence of a major polity centered on the northernmost parts of the lower Greatflood, which historians have named Westrice ({{Lit.}} Western Kingdom) that existed from about 560 to about 700 CE, though not much is known about it.
Ulvrikians began to migrate into eastern Tretrid circa 600 CE in the aftermath of the collapse of the Ulvrikian Empire, accompanied by a massive increase in the archaeological record of Concordian material culture beyond that of earlier trade, though the nature of this settlement is disputed. The cultural memory of this migration persisted in oral storytelling until it was written into the epic poem ''[[Deorwine]]'' in the 11th century, but the historicity of many of its details is debated. However, by the time the written historical record resumed in the 9th century, it was largely done in a Concordian language which would become the predecessor to modern Tretridian and Peyeterin.
The scattered city-states and petty kingdoms across Tretrid began to consolidate in the 9th century. An invasion of Crenland from Ostretheia and its subsequent repulsion under King [[Cenhelm I]] led to the unification of a significant chunk of eastern Tretrid under his rule in his newly founded city [[Sigested]], leading to him claiming rule over the people of eastern Tretrid by naming himself King of Easþrena and campaigning westwards. This led Cynebury in northern Tretrid and Lovean (Lavoa) in southern Tretrid, the most powerful polities in their regions, to claim dominion over their respective portions of the peninsula, and invading their neighbors to push that claim. By the 10th century, all of Tretrid east of the Greatflood had fallen under the rule of these Norþrenan, Easþrenan, and Suþrenan kingdoms, beginning a period known as the Triarchy. At the same time, the Celanor Empire in Western Novaris began to expand east of the Nalpians, coming to control all the land west of the Greatflood, leading to the subsequent Norvianization of large portions of this western territory.
===Unification and expansion===
[[File:Tret1256.png|thumb|Tretrid at the time of its unification]]
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===19th century===
Bada II died in 1802, leading to the accession of his daughter Eadgyð II to the throne. Due to Secceran succession laws, Eadgyð II's accession marked the end of the personal union between Tretrid and Seccera, though the Secceran throne would stay within the royal family for about another fifty years.▼
▲Bada II died in 1802, leading to the accession of his daughter [[Eadgyð II]] to the throne. Due to Secceran succession laws, Eadgyð II's accession marked the end of the personal union between Tretrid and Seccera, though the Secceran throne would stay within the royal family for about another fifty years.
Eadgyð quickly appointed a number of close allies in the Witenagemot to the Cabinet as she vowed to the assembly to steer Tretrid in a new direction. Chief among her allies was [[Ælfræd Eadwigsunu, Duke of Kalmington]], whom she appointed as Prime Minister. She almost immediately started to restructure Tretrid's finances, culminating in her revocation of the Edict of Sweoraport and other decrees that mandated persecution of Gustafists in Tretrid, effectively putting an end to the Ulvriktruar Wars of Religion.▼
▲Eadgyð quickly appointed a number of close allies in the Witenagemot to the Cabinet as she vowed to the assembly to steer Tretrid in a new direction. Chief among her allies was [[
In 1804, Eadgyð II commenced sweeping reforms of the Tretridian government with the proclamation of the Charter of Privileges, which was in essence the Tretridian constitution. The Charter expanded the role of the Witan to take up most of the duties of day-to-day governance of Tretrid, and also mandated elections to the Folkmoot. As Eadgyð continued to retain command of the military and to dictate foreign policy, her reign has been argued to employ an early form of [[Royalistic Populism|royalistic populism]].
Under Kalmington's direction, the Charter of Privileges also made sweeping changes to the Witan itself, creating what would become known as the Kalmington System. Among other things, it guaranteed elections at least once every six years except under times of crisis and brought about many parliamentary traditions that are now widespread outside of Tretrid.
The sudden proclamation of a liberal constitution sent shockwaves across Novaris, with Celanora and Lapinumbia ultimately declaring war on Tretrid in the [[Charter War]] in an effort to prevent instability caused by the spread of liberalism. This proved largely unfruitful after four years of war, leading to a white peace.
The creation of the Charter proved fatal to the Eorlist faction as it existed throughout the 18th century, as their support for the rather unpopular traditional landed nobility of Tretrid lead to many Eorlists to be voted out in the newly instated elections, while Cynists would be elected in waves due to public enthusiasm for the monarchy as a result of the democratization of Tretrid. While the Cynist faction briefly enjoyed total control of the Witan, however, they ended up splintering from infighting on the subject of possible reforms into the Liberal Party (later the Liberal Democratic Party) and the Conservative Party by the 1816 elections. The Eorlist faction's last seats in the Folkmoot were lost in 1824, though they would continue to have members in the Athelmoot for decades afterwards.
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The [[2017 Tretridian federal election|snap elections]] concluded in mid-January 2017, leading
===Auroran-Cerenerian War===
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In 2017, the [[Ethalria (Republic)|Republic of Ethalria]] was seized in a military coup lead by General [[Erwina Pipenz]], who declared the formation of the Empire of Uspalria in the stead of the Ethalrian republic, with most of the army supporting her. The government, including President [[Ositha Boracova]], was forced to flee into exile in [[Sani Bursil]]. The [[Ethalria (Matriarchy)|Ethalrian Matriarchy]] was swift in recognizing Uspalria and started to secure an alliance with the nacent state.
In response, [[Great Morstaybishlia]] called a summit of several Auroran nations, along with delegations from Tretrid, [[Hustreache]], and [[Vistaraland]], to meet in Sani Bursil to discuss the developing crisis crisis. During the meeting, [[Stratarin]] was couped by [[Mikhail Starikov]]. While in the Sani Bursil summit, Great Morstaybishlia, [[the Oan Isles]], Vistaraland, [[Axdel]], Hustreache, and Tretrid agreed to work towards restoring Boracova's government in exile, in a seperate meeting, Ethalria, Uspalria, Kostromastan, Gemica, and Stratarin formed an alliance called the Ribenstadt Pact. After returning to Tretrid from Sani Bursil, Prime Minister
[[File:F-15_and_F-22.JPG|300px|thumb|Tretridian aircraft in action in July 2017]]
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War broke out swiftly after that, as the Bursil Alliance formed in the summit fought with the Ribenstadt Pact. Tretrid would significantly boster the Third Fleet, its fleet in the [[Cerenerian Ocean|Cerenerian]] and in the Morstaybishlian Sea, as it ended up bearing the brunt of the conflict. Tretrid would ultimately contribute a significant amount of forces to the Cerenerian theater of the war, helping to combat Strataric forces and nearly having invaded Stratarin itself had the country not surrendered.
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===Post-Auroran-Cerenerian War===
As a result of generally well-received efforts to reform the government, sound economic policy, and the general belief that Tretrid was doing well,
In June 2020, when [[Rodenia]] supported a coup d'etat in the neighboring country of Puntalia, the [[Union of Commonwealth Alliances|UCA]] and the [[NSTO]] acted immediately, [[2020 Puntalia Military Intervention|deploying forces in Puntalia]]. Tretrid worked with the NSTO in deploying forces, including 30,000 Tretridian soldiers and a naval task force that included an aircraft carrier. Tretrid also successfully petitioned the [[League of Novaris]] to condemn Rodenia. However, the seemingly inevitable war was halted when Great Morstaybishlia's Prime Minister, [[Franklin Barvata]], threatened both sides in the crisis with sanctions unless they would sit down and talk. Tretrid was one of the signatories of the [[Puntalian Compromise Treaty]], as it would become known.
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The two nations likely would have come to blows as a result of brinkmanship had the [[League of Novaris]] not interceded. The LN ordered that Karolingia hold a referendum to determine its future. However, heavy election interference delegitimized the results, and Karling's harsh crackdown on protests only escalated instability further. Ultimately, Karling was forced to flee to [[Gräntierik]], and Karolingia collapsed. The LN authorized the [[Occupation of Correva|occupation of the formerly Correvan lands]], which was once again named Cavellan.
Around this time, the Witenagemot passed the Resolution Concerning Schlesia, which formally ended the [[Occupation of Seccera]]. Prime Minister Eoforwine
The Correvan crisis had shown how unexpectedly delicate Tretrid's position was, and
[[File:Mark 77 bomb loaded on FA-18.jpg|200px|thumb|A Tretridian crew loads an incendiary bomb in Ballistria.]]
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Tretrid was also extending its feelers into Arcturia around this time, having publicly supported the Alksearian King [[Eldras VI]] in a power struggle against nobles who opposed the democratization of [[Alksearia]]. When Eldras was murdered on live television on October 16, Tretrid was one of the many nations to declare war on [[Balistria]]. In the resulting [[Balistrian Coalition War|war]], Tretrid soon came under heavy criticism for its use of [[w:incendiary weapons|incendiary weapons]], especially [[w:white phosphorus munitions|white phosphorus munitions]], and was even accused of attempting to carpet bomb industrial targets with no regard to civilian casualties.
As a result of international criticism,
==Geography==
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Tretrid is a [[w:representative democracy|representative democracy]] in the form of a [[w:federalism|federal]] [[w:parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[w:constitutional monarchy|constitutional monarchy]]. Tretrid's constitution, the Charter of Privileges, was proclaimed in 1804. Under the Charter, the [[Witenagemot]] serves as the federal unicameral legislature. Tretrid's government follows the [[w:Westminster system|Kalmington system]], itself largely a product of Tretridian parliamentary tradition and named after [[Lord Kalmington]], the Prime Minister of Tretrid when the Charter of Privileges was passed.
Ælfric III, the current King of Tretrid, serves as the head of state. The Tretridian throne is ''de facto'' [[w:Hereditary monarchy|hereditary]] as a result of various laws governing the succession, but the succession is ''de jure'' [[w:Elective monarchy|elective]], with the Witenagemot undergoing a largely ceremonial vote to confirm the accession of each monarch. The King serves a largely ceremonial role within the Tretridian government, but reserves certain powers that can be used in an emergency. The King also has the power to amend the Charter, though by convention amendments are only made following a referendum. The Tretridian monarchy and its adjacent institutions are metronymically referred to as the Falcon's Throne (''Fealcnes Cynesetl''), referring to the official name of the ceremonial throne of the King.
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While on paper, the power of the monarchy is almost absolute, in practice, the monarchy serves mainly a symbolic role as the foundation and guarantor of the Tretridian government, with the King acting as the personification of the state. Executive power is only exercised by the monarchy in times of crisis, and for the most part executive power is delegated to the Cabinet.
The Prime Minister of Tretrid, currently [[Eoforwine
The Witenagemot, often referred to even in official sources as the Witan (which literally refers to the collective of the body's members instead of the body itself) originally served a role akin to that of a [[w:privy council|privy council]]. It originally consisted exclusively of major nobility and religious leaders. In 1292, the Witan was divided into an upper house, the Athelmoot (''Æþelmōt''), while a lower house, the Folkmoot (''Folcmōt'') was created to give representation to major towns throughout Tretrid. From Tretridian unification until the [[War of the Tretridian Succession]], the Witan generally filled whatever role the King saw fit to give it.
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===Provinces===
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Tretrid, as a federal state, consists of ten states, or ''land''. Each ''land'' has autonomy to decide its own internal organization and is allowed to pass its own laws though its own legislatures (''landmōt''), though the Witan's laws always take precedence over that of the landmoots. The ''land'' operate as [[w:parliamentary republic|parliamentary republic]]s with the head of state, the ''ealdormann'', who depend on the confidence of the landmoots.
The status of the provinces is constitutionally guaranteed under the Charter of Privileges, which enumerates powers that are delegated to the provincial legislatures. Under the Charter, powers not granted to the ''landmōt'' under the Charter is reserved for the federal government.
''Land'' are further subdivided into shires (''sċīra''), which are further divided into [[w:Hundred (county division)|hundreds]] (''hundredu''). Hundreds do not have special constitutional status, so their statuses are determined under both federal law and the law of the provinces under whose jurisdiction they lie. Cities (''byrġ'') have their boundaries legally defined as containing certain hundreds, over which their respective municipal governments have jurisdiction. Some ''byrġ'' are coterminous with their respective shires, giving them the special legal status of "Burg and Shire" and a government that performs both the duties of the shire government and the municipal government.
The chief executive of a shire is a [[w:sheriff|shire-reeve]] (''sċīrġerēfa'', sometimes translated as "sheriff"), while the chief executive of a ''burg'' is a [[w:portreeve|portreeve]] (''portġerēfa''). Cities with the status of "Burg and Shire" have different names for their chief executive for historical reasons. Cities also have their own legislature, the burgmoot (''burgmōt'').
===Dependencies===
The governance of overseas territories was reorganized in the aftermath of the end of the Great War and abandonment of Southwest Gondwana, largely due to the implementation of a set of recommendations from a parliamentary committee set up to investigate the general lack of control over Clifport. Tretridian dependencies, as well as Transnalpia, have stewards (''stiweardas'') that fulfill the role of a [[w:viceroy|viceroy]] by performing ceremonial duties that in mainland Tretrid would be performed by the King.
Tretrid's only dependency in the modern day is [[Fowlstone Island]] in the Cerenerian, which maintains a high degree of autonomy in its internal affairs.
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The deployment of RTAF forces abroad for active combat can only be done upon the authorization of the Witan, but RTAF soldiers can be sent abroad for strictly advisory roles without requiring approval from the Witan.
The RTAF has about 300K active soldiers in peacetime. The RTAF currently receives about 80 billion SHD in funding. It has four branches: the Army (''Fierd''), the Navy (''Sċiphere''), the [[Tretridian Air Force|Air Force]] (''Lyftwǣpn''), and the Coast Guard (''Sǣweard'').
Tretrid is a [[nuclear weapons state]] and currently maintains an arsenal of about 300 nuclear weapons.
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