Ga'bath

Ga'bath, officially the Ga'bath Akhadic Republic, is a country in Eastern Brigindia, bordering Zargistan to the east and Mithraina to the west, Ustyara to the north, Gallia to the south, and Kyrzbekistan to the northeast. Its capital Laham is among the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in the world.[7] A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, it is home to a single ethnic and religious group, lacking much diversity aside from some Zargistani migrants. Religious groups include the Akhadic religion, pronounced Akhadi by the native people.

In the common tongue, the name "Ga'bath" was formerly synonymous with the Laham Region while the modern state encompasses the sites of several ancient kingdoms and empires, including the Elb'han civilization dating back several thousand years. In the Dark era, also known as the Monarchy era, Laham was the seat of the Mihrats Kingdom.

The modern Ga'bathi state was established after the Great Revolution. It gained independence from its monarchical rule as a parliamentary republic on 10 Vintyr 1558 when Ga'bath split from its long monarchical past and adopted democracy, an act which legally ended the old aristocracy and the Mihrats tough rule on the nation - although the Mihrats influence on the country still remains, he is largely ignored by the government and officials, his influence instead remains in the country where the people loved him most. The post-monarchy period was tumultuous, and a large number of military coups and coup attempts shook the country several months following the Revolution. The Ga'bath Akhadic Republic came into being in 1559, transforming from the State of Ga'bath (a brief title held by those pushing for Ga'baths position as an open democracy) in the Bash'am Party coup d'etat. Ga'bath was under Emergency Law from 1561 to 1568, effectively suspending most constitutional protections for citizens, and its system of government is considered to be non-democratic. Bash'am al-Laham has been president since 1565 and was preceded by his father Nafed al-Laham, who was in office from 1559 to 1565.

Ga'bath is a strong ally of its Zargistani neighbor, sharing many similar views with its "Brother in Revolution". For some months in 1566, Ga'bath was embroiled in a de-facto war against Mithraina over Ga'bathi interests in Mithrainian lands. Starting with several attacks brought on by the Ga'bath Akhadic Republic, the conflict soon developed into a de-facto war with border posts being seized by each side and air-strikes targeting key military targets. The war was eventually ended with the conference in Mestra where powers agreed to put an end to the conflict and secure the borders more co-operatively with other states in order to prevent further negative interactions with the Mithrainian and Ga'bathi armies.

Etymology

Ga'bath originated from an agreement of several tribes surrounding the original Laham province (now the seat of power in Ga'bath) to unite against raiders and fighters from neighbors which had de-stabilized the relatively prosperous region. After unification with the tribes the new Ga'bathi Mihrati State fought off the raiders and the new Mihrat (former Emar of Laham) consolidated his power, assimilating many tribal leaders into his fold of elites loyal to the new crown. After a brief unification with neighboring Zargistan which was thrown aside because of several disagreements, the Ga'bath Mihrati State emerged again. However after about fifty years of its break-away from the Zargistani-Ga'bathi Union the Mihrati state was embroiled in a Revolution that toppled the Mihrat and installed the new democracy in the country. The name Ga'bath refers to the first Mihrat of Ga'bath's dynastic name, Ga'bath.

History

Ga'baths history is very long and goes back thousands of years to times of tribal wars and conflicts all the way to monarchial rule over large pieces of Ga'bath and to now - where a the nation sits in the arms of democracy. Ga'bath has for much time managed to hold onto its lands and remain relatively in-tact as one nation for centuries, this is of course not due to barren deserts and lack of fertile lands but due to the strong leaders that have ruled over Ga'bath. Until only recently, Ga'bath was for a long time a very harsh state, following many strict Akhadic laws and rituals such as restrictions on the social lives of women and un-equal opportunities for women and foreigners. And while the past and its traditions are still valued by the people of Ga'bath, the ways of modernisation have not been ignored as thousands take to the office, or take to school as higher and lower education opportunities are expanded for all ethnicities and genders in order to stop limited education, a long standing policy in the days of the Mihrat. While its modernisation has come quickly and continues to bring the country forward, the past is not forgotten, and images describing the struggles of the people of the homeland are placed on walls and in buildings throughout major and minor cities, where people find hope and solice in images of the freedoms many of them earned themselves in fighting the forces of the Mihrat in the bloody revolution.

Prelude to Revolution

Before the Revolution, Ga'bath was not exactly one of the most charming places to settle down and live in. The Mihrati government placed harsh limitations to the rights of women as well as of other ethnicities. Education for women was banned and the state did not allow women the opportunities that they have today, such as driving and walking the streets of the cities of Ga'bath unattended. The state was also very stratified, with many of the poor and needy remaining poor and needy, not receiving the help they needed. The country was very agrarian, the Mihrati government looked down on a world of industry, saying it was all an outsider scheme to build one great cultural empire of consumers. Although why the government's policy remained this way, the aristocracy and the Mihrat himself important countless millions of Ga'bathi pounds worth of goods, ranging from wine to computers to cell phones. A practice unknown to the people until these details were released following the capture of the Mihrat's Palace.

The country began to fall into trouble when the Mihrat went too far. The Mihrat executed fourteen women for writing to the Mihrats palace protesting their inability to leave their homes unattended. When the letters were not responded to the women took to the streets and were apprehended and executed a week later without a trial. Following these events mass protests erupted all over the country as people that were struggling under the Mihrats reign were speaking their minds, saying what they wanted to say and openly standing up against tyranny. The response of the Mihrat was to squash the protests with artillery and fire from military units. The harsh response was treated with open revolt when the Peoples' Revolutionary Government was established and built its troop numbers to engage in open combat with those loyal to the Mihrati government.

Revolution

The revolution officially began after the establishment of the Peoples' Revolutionary Government following the crushing of protests by Mihrati forces. The PRG as it came to be known, began raids and small attacks on government positions for several weeks to deter the Mihrati government whilst it built its numbers and prepared for large scale attacks on the Mihrati governments held cities. The Mihrat built his forces also, conscripting many able men and children into the armed forces in major cities, where the Mihrat had the most support. The PRG began its offensive in the city of Takmar after two months of the Revolutions official start. The siege of Takmar lasted two months and resulted in a rebel victory when the commanding officer of the cities military district, the district where the Mihrat had most of his forces, defected to the side of the rebels, along with many of his garrison. Following this victory the Revolution gained momentum and many brave Ga'bathis joined the forces of the PRG in order to wipe clean tyranny from the agenda of the rulers of Ga'bath for good.

Both sides would carry on fighting for about eleven months, men and women by the hundreds of thousands were killed either in military attacks or in the bombing runs conducted by the Revolutionary and Mihrati forces in major cities such as Takmar and Laham, which took the most damage out of any other contested cities. While the Revolution itself lasted quite a while, it ended relatively quickly once the end became close for the Mihrat. After Takmar and al-Gabesh, the PRG moved straight on Laham, moving through the city with ferocity and without mercy, causing the deaths of countless civil servants and civilians loyal to the Mihrat, and also those on the neutral side that just got caught up in the chaos. Within a month of the siege on Laham, the Mihrats Palace was siezed and the People's Revolutionary Government was established officially in the capital city. After this blow to the Mihrat, him and many of his loyalists left the country and went into hiding, they are still sought out to this day and countless theories are circulating on his where-abouts, however no one has been confirmed to have seen him since the fall of Laham.