History of Kazulia

Ancient Kazul
Modern archaeology and research of cultural finds indicates that civilization reached Kazulia between 500 and 600. The oldest document that has been found is dated 810 and states that one Harald Leifsson has become king of kings in the realm of Kazul. From 700-1493 the realm of Kazul was a loose confederation of different Kazulian tribes. Those living by the sea lived mostly off of fishing and plundering, and soon the Kazulians became famous for their ships which were among the fastest and strongest of their time. However, because of later colonization and subsequent destruction of artifacts, there is minimal evidence of this period.

Age of Colonization
Things changed rapidly when the famous Luthori Admiral Sir Christopher Dove discovered Dovani (hence its name) and landed in the land known today as Gishoto in 1493, and claimed it for the Holy Luthori Empire. So the Hulstrian people reached Dovani, and soon tried to colonise in the southern lands of Kazul, today known as Hent, Kelvon, and the southern Dreton. By 1530, every tribe in this area had either converted to Lutheran Christianity and generally accepted the Luthorian imperator as religious leader, but rarely saw themselves as Luthorian citizens. However, the colonization led to a confusion between Hulstrian and Kazulian aristocracy, and in 1534 the King of Kings was the Hulstrian aristocrat König Carl I. von Thuen und Tackzis. Northern Kazul remained pure Kazulian until 1600 when settlers and more strongly warriors from Egelion, which also colonized Dranland, began fighting the Kazulian tribes in Agatha and Flindar and northern Dreton. The northern tribes, realizing they were lost without help, called the strong southern Hulstrian-Kazulians for aid, and with their modern-organized army they were able to fight and defeat the Egelions. This brought Hulstrian culture into the rest of Kazul, and the relatively small Hulstrian population became the leading society.

Schismatic Period
After a peaceful hundred years first tendencies towards independence showed up and reached a first climax in 1713, when Peter Berg, a Lutheran monk, nailed the so-called "Catholic Manifesto" on the doors of the Dome of Ulfmaerr. There he stated, that Kazulia, as it was first called in this document, should abolish Lutheranism, and convert to Catholicism, which would be "veritas in personam, sancta sacralaque". This new kind of Christianity, which came first into Kazulia with students of theology which had to flee out of Keymon due to their heretic approach on Christianity, was a rousing success among Kazulians and Hulstrians as well. Todays historians explain this with two things: 1st it (Catholicism) was a clear break with Luthorian religious practice, and 2nd it was, due to its acknowledgment of the concept of saints, more comfortable for Kazulian people, still not having abandoned their old "pagan" beliefs. In the religious wars now to come, most relics of the ancient Kazul were destroyed, and both Kazulian and Hulstrian were replaced by Latin, the language of the catholic liturgy, though Hulstrian remained the language of the aristocracy, and Kazulian secondary language of the ordinary people, because Latin was (and is) much more complicated than Kazulian.

Renaissance Enlightened
By 2000, the religious wars ended with the concile of Persi, where Kazulia was still recognized as part of the Luthori Empire, but with great autonomy. Most parts of Kazulia were now catholic, only in the south of Hent Lutheranism remained the major religious confession. Also in 2000, one Hugo Grontius wrote "De iure belli ac pacis libri octo", in which he stated the first idea of something that could be compared with a modern state on a rational basis. This was not quite a success as Peter Berg's manifesto, but the educated society of Kazulia was truly enthusiastic about it. Also in this time, in 2016, the first university in Kazulia was founded in Ulfmaerr. Together with this rise of educated intelligence, a huge interest in history evolved. Any evidence of the old pre-Hulstrian culture that could be found was investigated, the old Kazulian names were fanciable again, the gentry began to speak Kazulian again, and Hulstrian together with Latin, which is used only for official purposes today, were drawn back. A vital exchange with other nations, not only the fellow Dovanian nations Gishoto, Dranland, and Sekowo, but also on the other Islands and continents of Terra began, and brought Kazulia soon on an equal technical and economical level with the great part of Terra. Also the subject of religion became less important, and other political and philosophical ideologies reached the shores of Kazulia. This led to the most important year of 2177, when Kazulia reached its independence by the death of the last Luthorian Governor and the refusal to let another one into its borders.

Traditional Kazulia: Kazuliana Statsförbund Republik
In 2178 the first elections ever in Kazulia were hold, and the newborn democratic republic got its first elected leader, one Francis Daumard of the Northern Lights. Its new name was Kazuliana Statsförbund Republik and it also got its first constitution. This period is called traditional because the parties had Kazulian names, the state had a Kazulian name, and even the official language was now Kazulian. The cities still had their old Kazulian names. Important changes were for example the legalization of slavery in 2186 by the Statsråd Parti which was undone later, and the first relations, and problems, with other nations.

Kingdom and Incorporation: Kazulianisk Kungariket - Property of Kazulia Inc.
In 2188 Kazulia was made a kingdom, led by the old Kazulian duke of Ulfmaerr, called Kunglig majestät Gustaf I Adolf. This monarchy existed until 2240, when Kazulia became an incorporation, with its first Majority Shareholder Lord Satan. In this time, more and more of the old traditional parties disappeared, and newer parties moved in, most of them great socialists.

Last Pre-Vániokan Changes: Free Republic of Kazulia and People's Republic
In 2257 Kazulia became a republic, now totally under non-traditional parties, and in 2262 even the names of the cities were changed. Soon the last big liberal party was defeated by communists, and a communistic period began in Kazulia, mostly under the rule of Tiki, member of the Communist Party of Kazulia, and the name of the nation changed to The Peoples Republic of Kazulia.

With the Social Democrat Party coming onto the political scene in 2270, a competition began between Communists and Social Democrats, with the Social Democrats trying to bring the state back to its fully democratic and libertarian tradition. There was an overwhelming dominance of Social Democrats between 2279 and 2287, though not being enough for constitutional amendments; this period ended after Social Democrat Party dissolved and Kazulia returned to the Communist Dictatorship of Tiki.

The national names changed once again, as did the capital's name, in the end Kazulia remained The Peoples Republic, and the capital was called Tikigrad. This period ended after the Communist Party was the only party left in Kazulia.

Vánioka and the Solentia-Threat
Something then happened which remains ingrained in the national memory: the Communist Party collapsed, and Kazulia was without any political parties. This was the chance for a party called the Panoptican. They won the elections in 2297 and showed their true faces. They represented the family of Vánioka, recently displaced from their home in Majatra. They installed Denis Vánioka as Supreme Emperor, and created the artificial language Vániokan. Also they changed the name of Kazulia twice, once into the Lairepmi Mognik fo Kazulia, and then into the Imperial Kingdom of Vániokan Kazulia. They began a rule of terror and installed a totalitarian regime, but weren't able to stay for long. In 2305 they were wiped out by a new party, the Freedom Party of Kazulia, today known as the Hayekian Libertarians of Great Kazulia. They tried a comeback together with Solentian Nuncirists, but were defeated again. In 2326, under the rule of '''Princeps inter pares Theodore II. Duke of Islyn, supported by the Hayekian Libertarians, the name of the nation was changed once again to Kazulia Magna et Libera''' and the anthem O Great Kazulia was written.

Return to Origins
After 10 years, the Kazulians start to consider their national roots: on 2338 the parliament decided to begin a return to the original institutional names and forms of the nation, and finally the Kazulianisk Statsförbund Republik was restored.

Restoration of the Kingdom
In 2374, after the comeback of the now-called Konges og Guds Kjemprene, Kazulia was made a monarchy again, under its new Kungenes Konge Thorsson I. af Kazulia, Herra af Ulfmærr og Duke of Islyn, the instutional names were "monarchyfied", and Kazulia became the Kongeriket Kazulia.

Kingdom's Destruction
A civil war broke out in 2401 and threw out the newly established monarchy. King Thorsson I fled to Hutori, together with his party, which now called themselves God's and the King's Fighters. A newly formed Labour Party took over the entire legislature and pushed through their socialist agenda. Soon a Tory named Bill Mitchell formed the Conservative Party and received a 33% composition of the legislature.

During this time, Labour began to decrease defense spending by 1/10, but increased head of government spending by 50 times the defense budget. To fuel the government's welfare and social services, the Labourites dramatically increased taxes on all classes, along with taxing corporations.

Soon after the budget's passage, the Conservative Party began campaigning about the recession in Kazulia, which they claimed the Labour Party had caused. This claim stated that Labour had shut all opposition out of the cabinet and destroyed all growth in the Kazulian economy. Following this, the Labour Party dissolved, though the reason for this is currently unknown.

Recession of 2412
Due to the Labour Government's increase in taxes, the Kazulian economy quickly began to slow. Growth in the economy slowed to .01% on an annual basis and unemployment rose to 12%. With control of the legislature, the Conservative Party began forming a new government and establishing new policies.

As soon as taking control of the government, the Conservative Party gave tax relief totaling 250,328,511,016 Krona. In addition, the Conservative Party's lowered government spending from 334 billion Krona to under 100 billion Krona. However, the government did not give any welfare or social services. The Tories also lowered taxes on corporations.

In 2412 the Kazulian GDP was 1,225,554,857,587 Krona and by 2141 it had grown to 1,714,372,334,434 Krona - clearly showing the Conservative Party's hard work and ideas had paid off for the economy.

Restoration and a New Military
By 2414 the Tories had reinstated King Thorsson II and free trade, thus the monarchy was on its way back up. Following a conference on genocide in Dranland, Minister of Defence Lord Patrick Donnelly proposed a military buildup bill more than quadrupling the Kazulian defence budget.

The bill called for 20 billion krona for the recruitment six million soldiers (two million standard; four million reservists) and for a revitalization of Kazulia's defences. Furthermore, the bill allocated 25 billion krona for a new air force and land vehicles. The more impressive section gave a massive 30 billion krona (a third of the nation's budget and 50% larger than the current defence budget) for the creation of the Imperial Kazulian Navy.

Coalition of the Socialists
With growing discontent with the Conservative Party's extreme free-market policies, most notably the complete privatization of both education and health care, the 2419 elections saw the rise of three significant new parties not previously represented. The New Liberal Party, the Democratic Socialists of Kazulia, and the Liberal Socialists together proclaimed a "Coalition of the Left" dedicated to the undoing of the worst policies of the Conservatives and the abolition of the newly reinstated monarchy.

The the New Liberal Party was seen by many as surprising inclusion in the Coalition, given the party's commitment to free market ideals. Their early interest in harmony was clear, although as the most extreme parts of the Conservative Party's legacy was removed, this harmony slowly waned. Following the 2423 elections they ceased to be included in the nation's cabinet, despite remaining the largest single party in the Riksdag, leaving a legislature dominated by socialist parties.

2nd Coalition of the Socialists
In 2432, The Green Communist Party of Kazulia and The Liberal Socialist Party of the DPRK ruled the nation, creating more socialist, green, and democratic laws. For a long time, these two parties acted as a single party. Many of the current laws date back to this particular period.

Socialist Struggle
In May 2438, many new capitalist parties joined the nation, which tried to transform the socialist democracy into a capitalist one, but The Liberal Socialists were able to maintain the government until the capitalist parties dissolved.

Liberal Struggle
This was the time when more Conservative parties joined Kazulia, yet nothing changed very much, except a long struggle against the conservative movement.

2nd Socialist Struggle & Coming of 3rd Coalition of Socialists
Many capitalist Parties are now in Kazulia trying to once gain turn Kazulia capitalist, however the more communist parties are maintaining the current status.

According to The CSA communist Party of the DPRK, with the near-communist majority and a new 3rd communist party in Kazulia, the election in 2430 will turn the majority of the Storinget communist. However they were false, and began aiming for the election in 2433.

Dark Age
For a long period of time, no information about Kazulia had been recorded, up until the early 2600's, when information had began to flow in and out of Kazulia once more. One party, the Demokratisk Pacifist Partiet, was founded 5 years after the beginning of the dark age in 2438, and continues to this day. The old national anthem, Å stort Kazulia, was replaced by a new one in the year 2591, but its name is yet to be decided. In addition, the nation's name was changed during this time, in the year 2592, to its current name.

Early-Mid 2600's
In the early-mid 27th century, information began to come from Kazulia again. A long standing party, the Nasjonal Front, was at the top of the legislature, while the Demokratisk Pacifist Partiet continued to be an active part in daily politics as the longest standing party. By 2643, though, the Nasjonal Front had dwindled to almost nothing, and a special election was held to redistribute seats that were abandoned by the dying party. A few years earlier, a party, the Red Fraction Army, joined, and immediately gained popularity. The army/party was later disbanded and was renamed the Revolutionary Committee of Kazulia. By 2643, there were five parties and 500 seats in the Storinget. Mitten Partiet remained small, but very active. The Demokratisk Partiet was still popular and the Statssjeg, Ragna Odegaard, who was from this party, continued to remain in power with the support of many of the minor parties. The Revolutionary Committee of Kazulia presented many economic reform bills, and took an anti-patriotic stance. The Liberal Conservatives, who had been in the legislature for a while, finally gained the highest percentage of seats in the legislature. The Kristen Social Demokratisk Partiet, a small party founded in 2629, remained active for a long period of time, although it hadn't gained any legislative seats until 2641, after it introduced its own series of bills, the Social Reform Bills. Coming into 2650, the Kristen Social Demokratisk Partiet had seen a larger gain in popularity and had garnered 203 of the 500 seats. One final party, founded in 2644, Tradition, Family, Propoerty, was extreme imperialistic traditionalists, countering many of the views of the other parties. The country, although it had a conflicting array of parties, was entering a new period of hope and prosperity.

Rise of the National Unification Committee
In 2670 Kazulia experienced a new coalition's rise to the forefront of politics. Beginning with the founding of the ultra-militarist United Føderale League and shortly joined by the socialist H+ Paradigm and anti-establishment USC, the NUC (National Unification Committee) coalition swiftly seized control of the Stortinget, gaining a majority hold of government in 2675 after the KSDP joined the coalition. This majority would be carried past the turn of the century under different rulership, but always including the UFL and H+P as members.

The NUC stood on the brink of collapse when the USC was overthrown by it's own paramilitary, the TSS, leading to the Thorgerd crisis.