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File:Southern Mountains.jpg|The Southern Mountain Range of Istrenya. | File:Southern Mountains.jpg|The Southern Mountain Range of Istrenya. | ||
File:Eastern River Basin.PNG|The Eastern River Basin of Istrenya, which opens into the city of Karaba. | File:Eastern River Basin.PNG|The Eastern River Basin of Istrenya, which opens into the city of Karaba. | ||
File:Malentinian_Channel.jpg|The | File:Malentinian_Channel.jpg|The Malentine Channel the separates Istrenya from Malentina. | ||
File: | File:Iraso Istrenya.png|Iraso Township in Western Istrenya. | ||
File: | File:Istrenyan Highlands.jpg|Istrenyan Highlands. | ||
File: | File:Aerial photograph of Helsinki downtown.jpg|Karaba Bay. | ||
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===Arrival of Qabór=== | ===Arrival of Qabór=== | ||
Qabóri influence began to increase significantly during the first few centuries AD. With the end of the [[Great Qabóri War]] and the fall of the Abio Woqalate in 677, the rising Qabóri Woqalate began to shift its focus on surrounding neighbors. Sokalakee, having entered numerous economic and military defense agreements with Qabór, which had began the first wave of complete subjugation by Qabór. In 777, Sokalakee had been completely taken over by the Qabóri Woqalate, being divided into 21 qoyalets, based on the tribal makeup of the area. | Qabóri influence began to increase significantly during the first few centuries AD. With the end of the [[Great Qabóri War]] and the fall of the Abio Woqalate in 677, the rising Qabóri Woqalate began to shift its focus on surrounding neighbors. Sokalakee, having entered numerous economic and military defense agreements with Qabór, which had began the first wave of complete subjugation by Qabór. In 777, Sokalakee had been completely taken over by the Qabóri Woqalate, being divided into 21 qoyalets, based on the tribal makeup of the area. The Woqalate had continued its fair dealings with the Sokalakee tribes, giving the qoyalets some form of autonomy not seen in other Qabóri colonies. By the 9th and 10th centuries, Sokalakee had helped to expand Qabór's sphere of influence to all of South Crona, while also enjoying the benefits with little to no exploitation. In 1033, the small Songun city of [[Karaba]] was founded, and was designated as the main government center of Qabóri Sokalakee. | ||
While Sokalakee was among one of the most guarded areas in South Crona, they were still vulnerable to attacks from foreign powers. The [[North Songun civilization]], which had dominated the North Songun Peninsula, directly rivaled Qabór and its vassals, despite being not as technologically advanced as the former. Depsite this, North Songun outnumbered Qabór, and was able to expend thousands of troops to project their true power. In 1122, North Songunite troops crossed the Malentine Straits into Karaba, where they sacked the city in just three days. This was an unexpected attack on Qabór, and completely caught it off guard, therefore they did not have ample time to react. Once they prepared the Qabóri Army to counterattack, a sizable chunk of northern Istrenya had been conquered through brute force. However, the North Songunite victory would be overshadowed by the swift and surprising Qabóri counterattack. Qabór had sent around 6,000 soldiers to fight alongside the Sokalakee defenses. This had also marked the first use of guns used in war by Qabór. The vast difference in technological advancements had allowed Qabór and Sokalakee to swiftly take down the North Songunite army, and forced a retreat back to their peninsula. | |||
After the war had ended, Sokalakee had suffered major losses and underwent a major rebuilding period. While Qabór offered assistance in the process, it was not nearly enough for the sheer amount of ruin the colony had seen. This strained the relations between Qabór and Sokalakee, and served as a major catalyst to the colony's independence. Towards the beginning of the 12th century, Sokalakee had begun demanding more support from Qabór, especially considering the disparity of aid given to [[Ceylonia|Yapokee]] and [[Porlos|Soqweux]] in comparison to Sokalakee. The argument was that Sokalakee was practically being neglected by Qabór, due to the colony not having much to offer, as opposed to the vast resource pools seen in the Yapokee and Soqweux colonies. This, along with the prolonged consequences of the war against the North Songunites, led to heightened anti-Qabóri sentiment across the colony. In 1267, using Qabóri weapons and military technology, Sokalakee warriors stormed the palace in which the colonial government was based. This began the 10-year long [[Sokalakee Revolution]], which culminated in the withdrawal of Qabór from Istrenya and the establishment of the independent Sokalakee Woqalate. | |||
===Sokalakee Woqalate=== | ===Sokalakee Woqalate=== | ||
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==== 2009 Rice Riots ==== | ==== 2009 Rice Riots ==== | ||
Beginning in December 2008, the Istrenyan National Congress began unloading a series of harsh agricultural reforms, which included the lowering and even elimination of the minimum support price of several crops. Because of this, hundreds of thousands of Istrenyan farmers began protesting the agricultural reforms, with many labor unions prompting them to go on strike until the reforms were reversed. This led to a mass shortage of agricultural products throughout the country, with food prices skyrocketing to nearly double of what they were pre-reform. Because of this, the [[Istrenyan Heartland Movement]] was established by Tierradorian activists in late February 2009, with over 1.1 million Tierradorian citizens participating in donating leftover food to Istrenyans who were affected the most by the shortages. In April 2009, a leaked audio file of then-President [[K'wola Tatarni]] mocking the protesting Istrenyan farmers and the protest as a whole, causing mass outrage throughout the country. Later that month, police in major Istrenyan cities began arresting and using brute force against protesting farmers. This turned what was originally meant to be peaceful into violent riots. These riots were one of the largest cases of civil unrests in Istrenyan history. The Istrenyan government declared martial law in June 2009, and deployed the Istrenyan Army into various Istrenyan cites to deter the riots. Following harsh international pressure, President Tatarni resigned from office in late August 2009, and was replaced by current President [[M'Kole Tysh'le]]. Tysh'le reversed many of the reforms, and negotiated the reinstatement of a lower, but still sustainable, minimum support price with the farmers, effectively ending the Rice Riots in October of that year. | Beginning in December 2008, the Istrenyan National Congress began unloading a series of harsh agricultural reforms, which included the lowering and even elimination of the minimum support price of several crops. Because of this, hundreds of thousands of Istrenyan farmers began protesting the agricultural reforms, with many labor unions prompting them to go on strike until the reforms were reversed. This led to a mass shortage of agricultural products throughout the country, with food prices skyrocketing to nearly double of what they were pre-reform. Because of this, the [[Istrenyan Heartland Movement]] was established by Tierradorian activists in late February 2009, with over 1.1 million Tierradorian citizens participating in donating leftover food to Istrenyans who were affected the most by the shortages. In April 2009, a leaked audio file of then-President [[K'wola Tatarni]] mocking the protesting Istrenyan farmers and the protest as a whole, causing mass outrage throughout the country. Later that month, police in major Istrenyan cities began arresting and using brute force against protesting farmers. This turned what was originally meant to be peaceful into violent riots. These riots were one of the largest cases of civil unrests in Istrenyan history. The Istrenyan government declared martial law in June 2009, and deployed the Istrenyan Army into various Istrenyan cites to deter the riots. Following harsh international pressure, President Tatarni resigned from office in late August 2009, and was replaced by current President [[M'Kole Tysh'le]]. Tysh'le reversed many of the reforms, and negotiated the reinstatement of a lower, but still sustainable, minimum support price with the farmers, effectively ending the Rice Riots in October of that year. | ||
==== Contemporary Istrenya ==== | |||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||