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'''Zaclaria''', officially the '''Crowned Protectorate of Zaclaria''', is | '''Zaclaria''', officially the '''Crowned Protectorate of the Sultanate of Zaclaria''', is an Islamic country in [[Audonia|southwest Audonia]]. According to the most recent 2035 census, Zaclaria's population is 64 million, making it the 6th-most populous country in [[Audonia]]. The capital of Zaclaria is [[Bayen]] and its largest city is [[Arhavza]]. | ||
While the current state of Zaclaria has only existed for about two centuries, its history stretches back over two millennia. The region of the [[Mahabis Governorate]] is the site of the ancient Diwaisa civilization, famed since antiquity for its pearl fisheries, which were considered the best in the world. As a whole, the area of Zaclaria has been home to successive civilizations since the 3rd millennium BC. Zaclaria was founded in 247 BC as a city-state and the [[Sultanate of Zaclaria]] was created in the 6th century. The Sultanate was conquered by [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] in the 9th century until the [[Zaclarian Revolution]] in the 11th century, leading to the creation of the Emirate state which ruled for approximately 7 centuries and two dynasties. The Emirate collapsed in the late 18th century during the violent [[Ümmidre Revolution]]. In the early 19th century, Zaclaria was conquered and made into a province by the [[Imperium of Caphiria]]. This period lasted over a century until 1943 when the [[Al-Fassara Dynasty]] led a successful revolution for its independence and became a [[Crowned Protectorate]] of Caphiria. | While the current state of Zaclaria has only existed for about two centuries, its history stretches back over two millennia. The region of the [[Mahabis Governorate]] is the site of the ancient Diwaisa civilization, famed since antiquity for its pearl fisheries, which were considered the best in the world. As a whole, the area of Zaclaria has been home to successive civilizations since the 3rd millennium BC. Zaclaria was founded in 247 BC as a city-state and the [[Sultanate of Zaclaria]] was created in the 6th century. The Sultanate was conquered by [[Oduniyyad Caliphate]] in the 9th century until the [[Zaclarian Revolution]] in the 11th century, leading to the creation of the Emirate state which ruled for approximately 7 centuries and two dynasties. The Emirate collapsed in the late 18th century during the violent [[Ümmidre Revolution]]. In the early 19th century, Zaclaria was conquered and made into a province by the [[Imperium of Caphiria]]. This period lasted over a century until 1943 when the [[Al-Fassara Dynasty]] led a successful revolution for its independence and became a [[Crowned Protectorate]] of Caphiria. | ||
Zaclaria is | Zaclaria is an [[Government of Zaclaria|Islamic parliamentary monarchy]] consisting of [[Governorates of Zaclaria|15 Governorates]] led by the [[Sultan of Zaclaria|Sultan]], the constitutional and hereditary monarch and head of state. The Sultan also holds the position of {{wpl|Imam}} and serves as the spiritual leader of [[Islam in Zaclaria]], which practices a version of {{wpl|Nizari Isma'ilism}} called [[Shazitnâmeh]]. Since 2017, [[Arabella IX]] has been Sultana of Zaclaria, and has been married to the [[Imperator of Caphiria]], [[Constantinus I]] since 2022. | ||
Zaclaria is a highly developed country with heavy investment in the banking and tourism sectors; it has a powerful military backed by Caphiria, is a member of The Anosphere and the League of Nations, and has the second-largest economy in [[Audonia]] behind Pukhtunkhwa. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Zaclaria has a rich and extensive history, dating back from well before the innovation of the written record. The earliest attested archaeological artifacts in Zaclaria, like those excavated at Heydişehir and Aksarı in northern Zaclaria, confirm a human presence in Zaclaria since the Lower Paleolithic. | Zaclaria has a rich and extensive history, dating back from well before the innovation of the written record. The earliest attested archaeological artifacts in Zaclaria, like those excavated at Heydişehir and Aksarı in northern Zaclaria, confirm a human presence in Zaclaria since the Lower Paleolithic. | ||
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==Military== | ==Military== | ||
The [[Royal Defense Forces (Zaclaria)|Royal Defense Forces of Zaclaria]] (RDF) consist of five branches: | The [[Royal Defense Forces (Zaclaria)|Royal Defense Forces of Zaclaria]] (RDF) consist of five branches: | ||