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===Early history===

Although Eastern Venua'tino had been settled by various peoples since at least 1000 BC, Copake is the first independent state established in this territory. Major cities and tribal nations were subject to the so-called [[Venua%27tino#Venua_Empire_and_collapse|Venua Empire]] in {{wp|Antiquity}}, and the region faced loose [[Quetzenkel|Quetzen]] hegemony during the medieval period. The rise of a unified [[Quetzenkel]] and end of the Quetzen mercantile cities lead to a period of self rule and lack of centralized state organization, and from then on the modern country's borders has largely been divided into shifting leagues of the country's major population centers. Despite the political division, the region developed a generally cohesive culture with some local differences, and developed a shared language known internationally as "Eastern Venua".

===State formation and mandate===

In [[1967]], the [[League of Nations]] voted to establish an international mandate over [[Venua'tino]] which would eventually come under the protection of [[Urcea]]. Of the land so designated, Copake made up the vast majority of the habitable, non-tundra territory within the Mandate. The Urceans began a the project of forging a federated state in Eastern Venua'tino which would be able to represent the region on the world stage in 1980. The project involved significant cultural exchanges and efforts to forge local unity between political and cultural leaders, a four-decade long process that included politically contentious economic and educational investments by [[Urcea]]. Negotiations began to transfer sovereignty to a self-governing state began in [[2015]] against the backdrop of [[The Deluge]]. These proceedings were halted by the [[Final War of the Deluge]] and several skirmishes between rival parties took place during the conflict, slowing progress. An agreement was finally reached with the Treaty of Halfway in 2024. On 1 January 2025, the Republic of Copake was officially formed. The Republic is currently in the process of creating an initial constitution, currently being governed on a provisional basis under the terms of the Treaty.