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===Golden age of Cronan shipbuilding===

===~~19th century decline~~===

[[File:Picture of a kai-sen at Tokyo National Museum Image Archives, ID C0070617 A-9899.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Depiction of a 17th century Varshani warship, the type built en masse in the Senecas before the [[Orixtal Crusade]].]]

~~===Emergence~~ of ~~Zakan Rot~~ as a ~~trade center===~~

[[Aster's expedition]] greatly altered the course of history in central [[Crona]], inaugurating the [[Zurgite_Varshan#Žuqulid_Revolution|Žuqulid Revolution]] and [[The Hunt (Varshan)|the Hunts]] which gradually diminished the previously powerful [[North Songun civilization]]. As [[Zurgite Varshan]] grew increasingly hostile and militant, efforts to create a large naval force became paramount in what was previously a predominantly land-based power. Paranoia about Occidentals arriving unannounced on Crona's shores, as had happened with [[Paul Aster]], led to a transformation of the previously backwater Senecas into a massive hub of shipbuilding between about [[1450]] and [[1650]]. Significant numbers of slaves were imported to the islands to begin constructing a series of drydocks and ports while substantially deforesting the islands during that period. As a result, Varshan transformed into the premier naval power in [[Crona]], a status it would retain until the [[Orixtal Crusade]] in the 17th century. The Senecas constructed large number of both war and trade ships, greatly enriching the still-predominantly Audonian-descended higher castes of the islands. This enrichening had the practical effect of ensuring interest in Hō-Rikkyō descended art and cultural mores, with Audonian-inspired artists receiving significant patronage during this time.

===Decline and resurgence===

The destruction of the Varshani navy during the [[Orixtal Crusade]] and subsequent end of the [[Zurgite_Varshan#Chazxin_dynasty|Chazxin dynasty]] in [[1702]] inaugurated a precipitous decline in further interest in maintaining Varshani naval power. Most of the islands' shipbuilding slaves were sent back to the mainland by [[1715]] to focus on rebuilding Anzo and other projects. The port infrastructure sat unused and began to rot as many priests and other high-caste individuals began to desert the islands. By [[1750]], the Senecas had returned to their position as a relative backwater.

[[Varshan]] around the period of the [[First Great War]] sought to modernize and gain access to Occidental technology, weapons, and techniques of warfare, but had relatively little to offer as a closed state. At the turn of the 20th century, it was decided to open the Seneca Islands generally - and Zakan Rot specifically - as the sole port through which Occidental traders could import and export goods in and out of Varshan. The opening had the effect of turning Zakan Rot into a world trade city nearly overnight; the small, sleepy port city of 10,000 in [[1895]] became a booming economic center of 250,000 by [[1930]] at the dawn of the [[Second Great War]]. Until the 1970s, the islands remained an important western commercial outlet, during which time the islands were once again closed to outside trade, but some other Cronan countries were permitted to trade there until the islands became a miltary hub in the 21st century.

===21st century defense plan===

With the outbreak of the [[War of the Northern Confederation]], the government of [[Varshan]] began a rapid rearmament and defense construction project in addition to a reevaluation of its military doctrines. As part of this rearmament effort, the shipbuilding industry in the Seneca Islands received a massive influx of government funding in order to help construct a navy which could sufficiently defend the Varshani mainland. Foreign experts became a common sight in the Senecas, ranging from individuals clandestinely brought in by [[Ardmore]], [[Veltorine people|Veltorine]] exiles, or persons victim of the [[enslaved relative scam]]. Static defenses were also constructed on the islands in addition to a large-scale purchase of anti-shipping missiles which were stationed on the islands. The defense activity significantly improved the local economy and improved living conditions across every [[Varshani caste system|caste]], but also resulted in a large influx of slaves and construction of slave camps across the island. The local economy became increasingly reliant on large-scale shipbuilding efforts and slave labor. By the time of the [[Final War of the Deluge]], the islands were one of the top destinations of slaves captured in the [[Invasion of Cetsencalia]].

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As envisioned the previous decade by Varshani military planners, the Seneca Islands became a prime target of Occidental forces during the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. As the islands could threaten sea lane access to the [[Nysdra]] and provided a convenient point of invasion into the interior of [[Varshan]], the islands became a strategic priority for [[Urcea]]. Planning began in June 2021 for an operation to take the islands.

Following a series of naval victories by the [[United Republic Navy|UR Navy]] and the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]], the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[Royal Marine Corps (Urcea)|Royal Marine Corps]] landed and established a beachhead on the islands on 30 December 2021, beginning [[Operation Jonah]]. The operation was focused first on securing West Seneca, which was largely pacified by 24 February 2022. Following the fall of the island, the [[Varshan|Anzo regime]] [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot|detonated an atomic bomb]] in the city of Zakan Rot, causing massive economic and demographic disruption throughout the island. The bombing killed more than 120,000 and injured another 200,000 or more. Military operations were put on hold as West Seneca was severely devastated. A multinational relief effort began to help survivors as the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] was unable to accommodate the large numbers of hospitalized and severely wounded. Relief and reconstruction efforts continued for several years. The bombing caused permanent economic disruption to the island due to the loss of both victims and refugees in addition to the extensive physical damage. The bombing had the effect of alienating the residents of the Seneca Islands from the Varshani cause and identity. Reconstruction and resettlement of downtown Zakan Rot began in mid-2023, but the prospect of the city becoming a major harbor in the 2020s was ruled out by Urcean and local officials.

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==Government==

[[File:Syracuse City Hall.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Rector House, home of the Seneca Islands government]]

The Seneca Islands are organized as a [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|military rectory]] of [[Urcea]]. On May 19, 2022, the military rectory was established following [[Operation Jonah]] and humanitarian recovery that occurred after the [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot]]. [[Martin St. Clair]], as overall commander of [[Armed_Forces_of_the_Apostolic_Kingdom_of_Urcea#Far_Western_Command_.28WES-COM.29|WES-COM]], was appointed Military Rector, but he immediately invested oversight and authority to the Interim Administration for the Seneca Islands while retaining nominal authority as Military Rector. In January 2024, with the end of the war in sight, the Rector decreed the dissolution of the IASI to replace it with a permanent Military Rectory governing body, which held elections in February 2024. Martin St. Clair was replaced by Lec. Pri. [[Aedan Frantone]] as Military Rector in early [[2027]], with Frantone soon replacing St. Clair as commander of WES-COM following the latter's retirement.

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==Economy==

The economy of the Seneca Islands is considered to be {{wp|developing economy|developing}}. Prior to the Final War of the Deluge, the Senecas were among the most prosperous parts of [[Varshan]], with a modern shipbuilding sector serving as the impetus for a large urban service sector and adjacent industries. However, the normal effects of war - disruption of trade and economic activity, bombing, military needs outstripping civilian market needs - combined with the [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot|atomic bombing of Zakan Rot]] led to the complete implosion of the Senecas economy between [[2020]] and [[2024]]. Virtually all productive service sector firms closed after the bombing, either due to significant loss of assets or because of lack of customers. Between [[2022]] and [[2024]], most large scale economic activity virtually ceased during the occupation, and most economic interactions took the form of barter exchanges. In 2022 and every year thereafter until about [[2032]], the Seneca Islands were the largest recipient of Urcean aid per capita of any location in the world, as most food as well as finished goods needed to be imported to the islands until [[2026]]. The economic conditions (as well as the bombing-related public health effects) precipitated a massive outmigration of refugees to [[New Harren]] and abroad, easing the need for aid somewhat but collapsing the availability of local labor. Economic reconstruction efforts, combined with cash infusions from currency exchange, also eased the economic crisis. By [[2034]], the islands had recovered to roughly 60% of their pre-war territorial domestic product.

[[File:Damages after 2020 Beirut explosions 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[atomic bombing of Zakan Rot]] and subsequent reconstruction efforts have been the defining event of the Seneca economy in the 21st century.]]

The bombing of Zakan Rot had the effect of completely reorienting the economic center of the islands. Zakan Rot sits on the strait between the two Senecas and, necessarily, sat at the center of the islands' transportation networks. Its bombing, however, led to Enuzha'Thaan (at the southeastern tip of West Seneca) becoming the major economic hub in the vacuum producted by the bombing. The placement of the Urcean administrative headquarters at Enuzha'Thaan accelerated its meteoric rise within Seneca economic life. This reorientation necessitated major reconstruction of the road and rail networks to accomodate additional traffic to and from the city, creating a micro [[improvement economy]]-style development phase in West Seneca between [[2027]] and [[2031]]. Enuzha'Thaan has now fully supplanted Zakan Rot as the economic heart of the Seneca Islands, and most major investors have abandoned Zakan Rot for Enuzha'Thaan.

===Special Outer-Nysdra Exclusionary Trade Agreement===

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-{{wip}}
 {{Infobox settlement
 |name                    = Military Rectory of the Seneca Islands
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 ===Golden age of Cronan shipbuilding===
-===19th century decline===
+[[File:Picture of a kai-sen at Tokyo National Museum Image Archives, ID C0070617 A-9899.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Depiction of a 17th century Varshani warship, the type built en masse in the Senecas before the [[Orixtal Crusade]].]]
-===Emergence of Zakan Rot as a trade center===
+[[Aster's expedition]] greatly altered the course of history in central [[Crona]], inaugurating the [[Zurgite_Varshan#Žuqulid_Revolution|Žuqulid Revolution]] and [[The Hunt (Varshan)|the Hunts]] which gradually diminished the previously powerful [[North Songun civilization]]. As [[Zurgite Varshan]] grew increasingly hostile and militant, efforts to create a large naval force became paramount in what was previously a predominantly land-based power. Paranoia about Occidentals arriving unannounced on Crona's shores, as had happened with [[Paul Aster]], led to a transformation of the previously backwater Senecas into a massive hub of shipbuilding between about [[1450]] and [[1650]]. Significant numbers of slaves were imported to the islands to begin constructing a series of drydocks and ports while substantially deforesting the islands during that period. As a result, Varshan transformed into the premier naval power in [[Crona]], a status it would retain until the [[Orixtal Crusade]] in the 17th century. The Senecas constructed large number of both war and trade ships, greatly enriching the still-predominantly Audonian-descended higher castes of the islands. This enrichening had the practical effect of ensuring interest in Hō-Rikkyō descended art and cultural mores, with Audonian-inspired artists receiving significant patronage during this time.
+===Decline and resurgence===
+The destruction of the Varshani navy during the [[Orixtal Crusade]] and subsequent end of the [[Zurgite_Varshan#Chazxin_dynasty|Chazxin dynasty]] in [[1702]] inaugurated a precipitous decline in further interest in maintaining Varshani naval power. Most of the islands' shipbuilding slaves were sent back to the mainland by [[1715]] to focus on rebuilding Anzo and other projects. The port infrastructure sat unused and began to rot as many priests and other high-caste individuals began to desert the islands. By [[1750]], the Senecas had returned to their position as a relative backwater.
+[[Varshan]] around the period of the [[First Great War]] sought to modernize and gain access to Occidental technology, weapons, and techniques of warfare, but had relatively little to offer as a closed state. At the turn of the 20th century, it was decided to open the Seneca Islands generally - and Zakan Rot specifically - as the sole port through which Occidental traders could import and export goods in and out of Varshan. The opening had the effect of turning Zakan Rot into a world trade city nearly overnight; the small, sleepy port city of 10,000 in [[1895]] became a booming economic center of 250,000 by [[1930]] at the dawn of the [[Second Great War]]. Until the 1970s, the islands remained an important western commercial outlet, during which time the islands were once again closed to outside trade, but some other Cronan countries were permitted to trade there until the islands became a miltary hub in the 21st century.
 ===21st century defense plan===
 With the outbreak of the [[War of the Northern Confederation]], the government of [[Varshan]] began a rapid rearmament and defense construction project in addition to a reevaluation of its military doctrines. As part of this rearmament effort, the shipbuilding industry in the Seneca Islands received a massive influx of government funding in order to help construct a navy which could sufficiently defend the Varshani mainland. Foreign experts became a common sight in the Senecas, ranging from individuals clandestinely brought in by [[Ardmore]], [[Veltorine people|Veltorine]] exiles, or persons victim of the [[enslaved relative scam]]. Static defenses were also constructed on the islands in addition to a large-scale purchase of anti-shipping missiles which were stationed on the islands. The defense activity significantly improved the local economy and improved living conditions across every [[Varshani caste system|caste]], but also resulted in a large influx of slaves and construction of slave camps across the island. The local economy became increasingly reliant on large-scale shipbuilding efforts and slave labor. By the time of the [[Final War of the Deluge]], the islands were one of the top destinations of slaves captured in the [[Invasion of Cetsencalia]].
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 As envisioned the previous decade by Varshani military planners, the Seneca Islands became a prime target of Occidental forces during the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. As the islands could threaten sea lane access to the [[Nysdra]] and provided a convenient point of invasion into the interior of [[Varshan]], the islands became a strategic priority for [[Urcea]]. Planning began in June 2021 for an operation to take the islands.
+[[File:ZakanRotCloud.png|thumb|right|200px|Varshani forces [[atomic bombing of Zakan Rot|destroyed Zakan Rot with a nuclear device]] following the seizure of the Senecas by Urcean forces]]
 Following a series of naval victories by the [[United Republic Navy|UR Navy]] and the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]], the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[Royal Marine Corps (Urcea)|Royal Marine Corps]] landed and established a beachhead on the islands on 30 December 2021, beginning [[Operation Jonah]]. The operation was focused first on securing West Seneca, which was largely pacified by 24 February 2022. Following the fall of the island, the [[Varshan|Anzo regime]] [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot|detonated an atomic bomb]] in the city of Zakan Rot, causing massive economic and demographic disruption throughout the island. The bombing killed more than 120,000 and injured another 200,000 or more. Military operations were put on hold as West Seneca was severely devastated. A multinational relief effort began to help survivors as the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] was unable to accommodate the large numbers of hospitalized and severely wounded. Relief and reconstruction efforts continued for several years. The bombing caused permanent economic disruption to the island due to the loss of both victims and refugees in addition to the extensive physical damage. The bombing had the effect of alienating the residents of the Seneca Islands from the Varshani cause and identity. Reconstruction and resettlement of downtown Zakan Rot began in mid-2023, but the prospect of the city becoming a major harbor in the 2020s was ruled out by Urcean and local officials.
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 ==Government==
+[[File:Syracuse City Hall.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Rector House, home of the Seneca Islands government]]
 The Seneca Islands are organized as a [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|military rectory]] of [[Urcea]]. On May 19, 2022, the military rectory was established following [[Operation Jonah]] and humanitarian recovery that occurred after the [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot]]. [[Martin St. Clair]], as overall commander of [[Armed_Forces_of_the_Apostolic_Kingdom_of_Urcea#Far_Western_Command_.28WES-COM.29|WES-COM]], was appointed Military Rector, but he immediately invested oversight and authority to the Interim Administration for the Seneca Islands while retaining nominal authority as Military Rector. In January 2024, with the end of the war in sight, the Rector decreed the dissolution of the IASI to replace it with a permanent Military Rectory governing body, which held elections in February 2024. Martin St. Clair was replaced by Lec. Pri. [[Aedan Frantone]] as Military Rector in early [[2027]], with Frantone soon replacing St. Clair as commander of WES-COM following the latter's retirement.
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 ==Economy==
 The economy of the Seneca Islands is considered to be {{wp|developing economy|developing}}. Prior to the Final War of the Deluge, the Senecas were among the most prosperous parts of [[Varshan]], with a modern shipbuilding sector serving as the impetus for a large urban service sector and adjacent industries. However, the normal effects of war - disruption of trade and economic activity, bombing, military needs outstripping civilian market needs - combined with the [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot|atomic bombing of Zakan Rot]] led to the complete implosion of the Senecas economy between [[2020]] and [[2024]]. Virtually all productive service sector firms closed after the bombing, either due to significant loss of assets or because of lack of customers. Between [[2022]] and [[2024]], most large scale economic activity virtually ceased during the occupation, and most economic interactions took the form of barter exchanges. In 2022 and every year thereafter until about [[2032]], the Seneca Islands were the largest recipient of Urcean aid per capita of any location in the world, as most food as well as finished goods needed to be imported to the islands until [[2026]]. The economic conditions (as well as the bombing-related public health effects) precipitated a massive outmigration of refugees to [[New Harren]] and abroad, easing the need for aid somewhat but collapsing the availability of local labor. Economic reconstruction efforts, combined with cash infusions from currency exchange, also eased the economic crisis. By [[2034]], the islands had recovered to roughly 60% of their pre-war territorial domestic product.
+[[File:Damages after 2020 Beirut explosions 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[atomic bombing of Zakan Rot]] and subsequent reconstruction efforts have been the defining event of the Seneca economy in the 21st century.]]
 The bombing of Zakan Rot had the effect of completely reorienting the economic center of the islands. Zakan Rot sits on the strait between the two Senecas and, necessarily, sat at the center of the islands' transportation networks. Its bombing, however, led to Enuzha'Thaan (at the southeastern tip of West Seneca) becoming the major economic hub in the vacuum producted by the bombing. The placement of the Urcean administrative headquarters at Enuzha'Thaan accelerated its meteoric rise within Seneca economic life. This reorientation necessitated major reconstruction of the road and rail networks to accomodate additional traffic to and from the city, creating a micro [[improvement economy]]-style development phase in West Seneca between [[2027]] and [[2031]]. Enuzha'Thaan has now fully supplanted Zakan Rot as the economic heart of the Seneca Islands, and most major investors have abandoned Zakan Rot for Enuzha'Thaan.
 ===Special Outer-Nysdra Exclusionary Trade Agreement===
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 [[Category: Subdivisions of Urcea]]
 [[Category: IXWB]]
-[[Category:Map Completion Project]]
+[[Category:Map Completion Project (Completed)]]

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