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===21st century defense plan=== | ===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 | 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]]. | ||
===Final War of the Deluge and Conquest by Urcea=== | ===Final War of the Deluge and Conquest by Urcea=== | ||
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On 19 May 2022, [[Urcea]] established a [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|military rectory]] over the island, which signaled its intention for the islands to become part of Urcea's overseas territorial integrity. Claims of sovereignty over the island were recognized immediately by [[Kiravia]] and [[Daxia]], but the integration was condemned by [[Ardmore]] and others. In the [[Treaty of Electorsbourg (2024)|final peace treaty]] following the [[Final War of the Deluge]], Urcean control over the islands was confirmed. | On 19 May 2022, [[Urcea]] established a [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|military rectory]] over the island, which signaled its intention for the islands to become part of Urcea's overseas territorial integrity. Claims of sovereignty over the island were recognized immediately by [[Kiravia]] and [[Daxia]], but the integration was condemned by [[Ardmore]] and others. In the [[Treaty of Electorsbourg (2024)|final peace treaty]] following the [[Final War of the Deluge]], Urcean control over the islands was confirmed. | ||
The islands lost a significant portion of their population during the conflict both due to the atomic bombing and general impact of war as well as by the depopulation of the [[Varshani caste system|warrior castes]] on the | The islands lost a significant portion of their population during the conflict both due to the atomic bombing and general impact of war as well as by the depopulation of the [[Varshani caste system|warrior castes]] on the islands. Many of the high-warrior caste individuals were arrested or deported by local officials, and many of the regular warrior castes and their families simply abandoned the island after the war as the island no longer had any role in the defensive perimeter of Varshan. Beginning in May 2024, the [[Government of Urcea]] began to consider plans to relocate liberated slaves to the island in order to repopulate Zakan Rot and its surrounding regions, but this plan was met with fierce resistance by local officials. Instead, a plan was put forward to settle veterans already taking part in the occupation as well as [[NSTA]]-origin veterans and citizens, the latter provision done in order to "maintain the Cronan cultural and ethnic identity of the islands" according to one prominent Insular Councilman. | ||
===Integration into Urcea=== | ===Integration into Urcea=== | ||
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===Interim Administration for the Seneca Islands=== | ===Interim Administration for the Seneca Islands=== | ||
The Interim Administration for the Seneca Islands (IASI) was created as the day-to-day administration of the islands during the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. Although [[Martin St. Clair]] retained the title of [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|military rector]], his role was envisioned as a largely removed head-of-state role for the functioning of the government. Instead, the IASI was lead by the Insular Governing Board (IGB) which consisted of fifteen members and had quasi-legislative authority provided its decisions did not interrupt the prosecution of the war. The IGB was comprised of four [[Ranks_in_the_Urcean_Armed_Forces#Senior_Officers|Prafáti]] of the occupying [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]], four civilian officials appointed by the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[Ministry of State (Urcea)|Ministry of State]], two representatives of the then-newly formed Dockworkers' Trade Guild, two representatives of the similarly newly constituted Fishermen's Trade Guild, one representative from the temporarily organized East Seneca Citizens Militia which surrendered the island to Urcean forces, the former Mayor of Zakan Rot, and a representative of the [[Catholic Church]] responsible for overseeing missionary activities on the | The Interim Administration for the Seneca Islands (IASI) was created as the day-to-day administration of the islands during the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. Although [[Martin St. Clair]] retained the title of [[Government_of_Urcea#Overseas_Possessions|military rector]], his role was envisioned as a largely removed head-of-state role for the functioning of the government. Instead, the IASI was lead by the Insular Governing Board (IGB) which consisted of fifteen members and had quasi-legislative authority provided its decisions did not interrupt the prosecution of the war. The IGB was comprised of four [[Ranks_in_the_Urcean_Armed_Forces#Senior_Officers|Prafáti]] of the occupying [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]], four civilian officials appointed by the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[Ministry of State (Urcea)|Ministry of State]], two representatives of the then-newly formed Dockworkers' Trade Guild, two representatives of the similarly newly constituted Fishermen's Trade Guild, one representative from the temporarily organized East Seneca Citizens Militia which surrendered the island to Urcean forces, the former Mayor of Zakan Rot, and a representative of the [[Catholic Church]] responsible for overseeing missionary activities on the islands. The IGB met on a weekly basis and its primary task was to establish a temporary code of laws for the islands based on its pre-conquest laws, when permissible, and various laws and legal traditions of Urcea when the original laws were not permissible. Following the completion of this interim law code in September 2022, the Board met less frequently but provided for the necessities of day-to-day administration. The IGB also established the necessary governing commissions of the islands. In January 2024, it voted to dissolve itself and provide for elections to the Insular Councils in February 2024 in accordance with the decisions of the [[Government of Urcea]] and Lec. Pri. St. Clair. | ||
The practical executive administration of the island under the IASI fell to five bodies known as Commissions, which were lead by Commissioners appointed by the IGB. The five commissions were: the Commission on Agriculture and Sea Produce, which was responsible for regulating and encouraging the food production of the islands as well as habitat protection; the Commission on Law Enforcement, responsible for keeping order in addition to the occupying soldiers; the Commission for Insular Recovery, which was the primary body overseeing the local cleanup efforts of the [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot|atomic bombing]] as well as coordinating with international response efforts; the Commission for Health and Development, which was responsible for administering the island's hospitals and schools, both of which the Commission was responsible for upgrading to Occidental standards, and; the Commission for Local Mediation, which was responsible for hearing and resolving disputes between the local population and the occupying forces. | The practical executive administration of the island under the IASI fell to five bodies known as Commissions, which were lead by Commissioners appointed by the IGB. The five commissions were: the Commission on Agriculture and Sea Produce, which was responsible for regulating and encouraging the food production of the islands as well as habitat protection; the Commission on Law Enforcement, responsible for keeping order in addition to the occupying soldiers; the Commission for Insular Recovery, which was the primary body overseeing the local cleanup efforts of the [[Atomic bombing of Zakan Rot|atomic bombing]] as well as coordinating with international response efforts; the Commission for Health and Development, which was responsible for administering the island's hospitals and schools, both of which the Commission was responsible for upgrading to Occidental standards, and; the Commission for Local Mediation, which was responsible for hearing and resolving disputes between the local population and the occupying forces. | ||