History of Davostag

The history of Davostag covers the history of the territory of the modern state of Davostag as well as that of the Davostagian people.

Prehistory

The

Antiquity

Ancient Davostag was in the beginning of 300 CE a culturally homogeneous civilization, however, in the late 300 CE to the early 400 CE when traders from Northern Artania, especially from the regions of Dorvik and Dundorf, had arrived in the southern parts of Davostag to the Befäskar people and widely brought with them military customs, a cultural shift began making the ethnic differences between the native Davostanis and the Davostani Befäskars were very large. Together with the influence of the Artanian military customs, the Davostagian Befäskars developed a proud warrior culture expanding their differences with the Davostagian Skrigere even more.

Warring Clans and Confederations

The Davostagian Befäskars divided themselves up into hundreds of different clans, and began warring with each other and against the Davostagian Skrigere. The protect themselves against the fearsome warrior-clans, the Davostagian Skrigere tribes in the north usually banded together to form loose confederations, withstanding many attacks.

Independence Age

2000-2100

Flag of the Independent Davostan Republic

The nation was founded as a nation state in February 2022 as the Independent Davostan Republic. During this time, Davostag resisted the fascists of Dorvik allying instead with Aloria. Davostag also engaged in friendly diplomatic relations with Rutania. Davostag's main diplomatic concern was jurisdiction over the seas between Darkuth and Davograd. The regions of Darkuth, Kivonah, Tarekha, Muronia, and Davograd were founded during this century.

The first party of Davostag was the Revolutionary Marxist-Kablinsky Union with the Unity Party in opposition. The Revolutionary Marxists transformed Davostag into a communist worker's paradise. In 2031, the Neo Republican Party took a plurality of the vote with a thriving democracy of four parties. In 2037, the Patriarchal Party won a plurality among five parties. Amazingly in 2041, the Coalition of Idiots won a plurality among five parties. An early election of 2041 threw the Coalition of Idiots out of power giving the Marxists a plurality until 2053. However, in 2043 the democratic parties overthrew the Marxist government. In 2057, Davostag signed a Free Trade Agreement which was to be the first diplomatic outreach. In 2059 the Neo Republicans took a plurality from Unity and continued their plurality until 2100. In 2071, the first capital named Darkuth City was established.

First Imperial Era

Flag of the imperial governments of Davostag

Imperial Davostag Republic (2610 - 2629)

The Imperial Davostag Republic existed from 2610 to 2629, it was ruled by a Lord Protector as head of state and a Chancellor as head of government. Its legislature was the Senate.

Imperial Davostag Empire (2629 - 2632)

During the foundation of the Imperial Davostag Empire, the first appearance of the Satanilic Emperor was made. The Satanilic Emperor had an Satanilic Chancellor take care of the head of government, the Senate was renamed the Imperial Satanilic Council.

Empire of Davostag (2632 - 2714)

After three years of rule by the Satanilic Emperor, the nation was reformed to the Empire of Davostag by Julius Alexander, who was made emperor with a chancellor as head of government. the Imperial Satanilic Council was transformed into the Imperial Diet.

Unholy Davostan Empire (2714 - 2767)

After eighty years of rule by the Empire of Davostan, it was overthrown by the Satanilists who once more established the Satanilic Emperor as the authority in Davostag, together with the Satanilic Chancellor and the Imperial Satanilic Council. The nation was reformed into the Unholy Davostan Empire and lasted for around fifty years. Today it is known as the First Unholy Empire.

Seven Years Democracy

The Seven Years Democracy began in 2767 and was the short period where the last government of the First Imperial Era was replaced entirely by a new democratic state known as the Davostani People's Republic. Democracy had already been established in the preceeding First Unholy Empire in 2745, but with a constant threat of the return of the Satanilists. The People's Republic was overthrown in 2774 by said Satanilists who formed the Second Unholy Empire.

Satanilic Age

2900-3000

Paul Harris

Satanic rule was uninterrupted until the election of 2961 with the election of Davostan Conservative Party Leader Paul Harris. He was primarily responsible for Davostag turning back to isolation. Harris would remain in power until his sudden demise after the 2965 election. The democratic coalition never became strong enough to overturn the Satanic dictatorship. The Satanic Republican Party returned to the international community by signing over a dozen treaties in the 2970s. Further administrative acts entrenched Davostag in Satanic ritual and worship.

3000-3100

The third millennium was started off by continued Satanic rule. Davostag became more open to the international community by signing every possible treaty in existence. Despite this display of openness, Davostag did little in the ways of international diplomacy.

André Fournier

The Satanic Republican Party dominated Davostag politics until the 3030s with the short rise of the Peoples Socialist Revolutionary Party. Hugh O' Neill came to power in 3040 and immediately changed Davostag into a modern Republic. The party was however ruthlessly assassinated by the Satanic armies in 3043. The nation then reverted back into a Satanic dictatorship shortly thereafter. In 3077, the Parti Monarchiste Populaire under André Fournier took power only to be assassinated as well one to two years later. The Satanic Republican Party would rule for the rest of the century.

3100-3200

Hutori King William I

From 3100-3190, the Satanic Republican Party dominated Dovastag politics with no interruptions. Small factions would occasionally arise to resist the SRP, but none made any significant constitutional changes.

Second Imperial Era

Glorious Empire of Davostan (3190 - 3227)

In February 3191, William I of Hutori took over Davostag as a joint kingdom. He then consolidated his power as hereditary ruler in November of the same year. He would continue to rule Davostag for 16 years before being overthrown by the SRP.

3200-3300

Aesir the Warlock

In the early 3200s, King William I ruled a joint kingdom consisting of Hutori and Davostag. The Monarchy collapsed in 3207 by a Satanic revolt expelling Hutorian influence and sending Davostag back into isolation.

Liberation Years

3227 - 3256

In 3226, democracy returned to Davostag for a final time with the overthrow of Satanic Emperor Lord Medivh Evil. This democracy was fairly unstable producing only one democratic president, Elisabeth LeMay of the Union for Progress and Modernization. In response to the democratization of Davostag, Selucia declared war. What followed were a number of skirmishes until the return of Satanic dictatorship in 3240 by the Death Knights.

First Satanilic Restoration

3256 - 3296

The Death Knight Brotherhood would rule Davostag until 3265 with the coming of the Satanic Emperor Lord Medivh Evil.

Immortal Lord Medivh

After thirty years of rule, Medivh Evil was overthrown by a Royalist coalition. Christian I became Imperial King in 3296 and then decentralized the government giving each region a kingdom. Davostag also received a cultural transformation with the fall of the Satanic religion to that of a more tolerant and diverse culture.

First Royal Era

Five Imperial Kingdoms of Davostad

Davostag Civil War

3300-3690

In the early 3300s, the Davostag Civil War waged until 3304 with a royalist truce between the House of Thor and the House of Zachary. After the civil war, Davostag was reorganized into six kingdoms which were established by 3310. The House of Thor would remain the Imperial Monarchy of Davostag and Royal Monarchy of Davograd. The House of Zachary and the House of Strom were appointed Royal Kings of Kivonah and Tarekha. The House of Eorl and the House of Durin were appointed Royal Kings of Darkuth and Muronia. The Satanic Remnant were granted asylum in the Kingdom of Mordorstad under the Kings of the House of Angsar.

In 3312, Davostag was confronted by Barmenia collections of debt from the previous Satanic regime. Imperial King Christian I refused to pay the debt, which then caused the Davostag-Barmenian Debt Wars. During the war, Davostag fought against the Barmenian and Deltarian fleets and armies. The House of Karav and the Royal Armed Forces of Vanuku assisted Davostag in the conflict. Finally, in 3324 a truce was established between Barmenia and Davostag.

In 3327, Imperial King Christian I died and was succeeded by his son Harrisen I in a smooth transition.

Democratic Age

3850's - 3860's

After struggles with communism and the Satanic Republican Party, a coalition of the main centrist and Conservative parties was formed. The coalition was composed of the Imperial Party, the Davostan National Party and the Progressive Constitutionalist Party.

3860's - 3880's

After the end of the Imperial Party a new coalition was formed. Unfortunately after the 3877 election the coalition was dissolved. The Progressive Constitutionalist Party set up a government under President Burkhanov and Vice-President Matevosian. This was the first cabinet in years composed of a single party.

Kivonian Era

Old/First Kivonian Republic

Pre-Republic (4595 - 4596)

In June of 4595, military officials went together to form the National Salvation Military Council, after years of political instability and no functioning government. The same month the NSMC with most of the armed forces took the capital city and ousted any political opposition that still existed, and declared the Council the official national government. August of 4595 an election was held with the NSMC as the only choice, as there were no other political party, the NSMC gained all 750 seats in the National Assembly. In January of 4596, Edward Williams was assassinated, and succeeded by August Reinhardt.

Reinhardt's Reign (4596 - 4609)

August Reinhardt formed in 4596 the Kivonian Republic with himself as its ruler through the position as Dictator of the Republic. He began working with lawmakers and council members to create and put forward the so called "Reforming Acts". These acts was to radically reform every aspects of society to get rid of the old communist policies that were still active.

On the 14 of February 4599 an assassination attempt was carried out on the life of Dictator August Reinhardt. As soon as the NSMC members Miranda Lippstadt and Ludwig Fort got news of the assassination from another NSMC member, Felix Louis, believing the Dictator to be dead, they suspiciously moved their 4th and 8th Armies to capture important cities around the nation. On the 15th February Lieutenant General Miranda Lippstadt moved her 4th Army towards the Republic's capital, Kivonia, and was surprisingly met by the 2nd Army headed by the newly appointed Major General Dieter Delvental. Lippstadt declared that the Dictator had been killed and that she and Lieutenant General Ludwig Fort were securing the future of the Republic so that the "Conspirators" that had supposedly killed Dictator Reinhardt, wouldn't be able to seize power. But another surprising revelation came to light when Major General Delvental revealed that Felix Louis which had allied himself with Lippstadt and Fort in planing of the coup, had actually betrayed the two and revealed the coup plans to Dictator Reinhardt. The plan was to kill Reinhardt and after seizing power through military means Lippstadt would be declared Dictator and Fort would become Consul; Head of Government. Shocked to learn that the Dictator was alive, Lieutenant General Lippstadt attacked the 2nd Army on the 15th of February, suffering many losses and realizing that she couldn't win the battle, retreated with her forces to Fort St. Celendus in the province of Tarkut, to regroup with the 8th Army led by Lieutenant General Ludwig Fort. And so with the Battle at the Kivonia Field, the Lippstadt Rebellion began...

The NSMC successfully reformed the Kivonian Republic to a more state controlled but freer society. During the Lippstadt Rebellion, Dictator Reinhardt occupied rebel controlled city of Fort St. Celendius and made contact with the Holy Ordered Church there. The Church asked the Dictator not to prosecute them as earlier regimes had done, and Dictator Reinhardt accepted their request as well as giving the defense of Fort St. Celendius to the Church's paramilitary force; the Paladins of the Order of Saint Ramune. The Highfather of the Church gave thousand thanks to the Dictator and pledged him their loyalty in the civil war. The Church became very active and won many battles beside the Kivonian Armed Forces. The Church was given gracious rewards after the war such as becoming the official state religion of Kivonia and they also got administrative control over the city of Fort St. Celendius, as well as three seats in the government.

The NSMC passed through the Dictatorial Cult Act I and by doing that officially renaming the city of Temirqal to Fort Reinhardt in honor of Dictator August Reinhardt's victory in the Battle of Temirqal. In the later Dictatorial Cult Act II, the cities of Desharyy was renamed Vermillion and Zenesharyy which was renamed St. Erwinsburg in honor of Dictator Reinhardt's father who ruled Davostan behind the scenes for 42 years, the city was planned to be renamed to Erwinsburg but after a personal request from Dictator Reinhardt to the Highfather of the Holy Ordered Church to give his late father, Erwin Reinhardt, the sainthood, it was accepted and the proposed name was changed to St. Erwinsburg.

After the Lippstadt Rebellion, the National Rebel Forces began a small and insufficient guerrilla warfare against the Kivonian Armed Forces. Though the KAF was quick to end many of the attacks, the NRF fled to the Commonwealth of Hutori and was allowed to set up a "Government in exile" known as the Republic of Davostan. This caused tensions between the governments of Kivonia and Hutori, causing the NSMC to put economic sanctions and ban all Hutorian diplomats from Kivonia as well as mobilizing the border between the two nations after a discovery by the Kivonian Intelligence Service of a planned military operation against the Kivonian Republic. As tensions rose, the Hutorian government invited Dictator Reinhardt to Hutoris capital of Bekenial, by their surprise Reinhardt accepted and discussed an agreement with Hutori and the NRF to end hostilities. The NRF made unreasonable demands, while the Hutorian Prime Minister and the Kivonian Dictator discussed and agreed on a deal to allow political parties to be freely established, religion of freedom to be a guarantee in the Kivonian constitution, demilitarization of the Kivonia-Hutori border and for the next 3 general elections in Kivonia there would be Hutori observers to make sure they are legitimate. After the agreement was signed and the Kivonian constitution changed, the Hutorian government recognized the NSMC as the true government of Kivonia as well as banning all operations of the NRF on Hutori soil.

After consolidating his power and getting rid of the remnants of the NRF, August Reinhardt ruled in peace with support from the population growing every day. Though the people loved Reinhardt, there were does who worried about the possibility of him declaring himself King or Emperor. One of those were council member Maj Gen. Charles Branch. At the time of Reinhardt's assassination, Grand Com. Dieter Delvental was stationed in the city of Fort Reinhardt and the Marshal of Vermillion was stationed in the city of Vermillion. And at the same time Deputy Chairman Louise von Bratt was occupied in a meeting in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was revealed that Charles Branch had requested an audience with Reinhardt in the Dictators office at the NSMC Headquarters, where they met. Forensics later revealed that Charles Branch had stabbed Reinhardt in the gut, but that Reinhardt was able to reach his pistol and get a fatal shot through the throat at Branch. Reinhardt though he had been wounded was able to get himself to the NSMC Meeting Hall, where he later was found dead laying below the Dictators chair (throne).

Succession War and Delvental's Reign

After a suspicious message was delivered to Deputy Chairman Louis von Bratt, she rushed out of the meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the NSMC Headquarters, but was to late after she had found Reinhardt dead. Some say that she had found him alive, but was unable to save him so she stayed by his side until his death, some also claim that his last words to Louise von Bratt was "Augustina" (August Reinhardt's sister). No matter what had happened, the first thing she did was to meet Augustina Reinhardt. What was discussed between the two is unknown but what happened afterwards was the real problem. Louise von Bratt started mobilizing her forces and Augustina Reinhardt took her son Augustus Reinhardt and fled to the island of Davos at St. Erwinsburg. Louise von Bratt later declared her intentions of becoming the new Dictator but was quickly opposed by Grand Com. Dieter Delvental who was considered to be Reinhardt's right hand man and obvious successor. This conflict between the two escalated into a conflict known as Reinhardt's Succession War. After a few major battles and the death of Lt Gen. Louise von Bratt and Lt Gen. Julian Castle, Dieter Delvental was chosen as the new Chairman of the NSMC and declared as the new Dictator of the Kivonian Republic.

Silfver's Coup and Reign

After reigning for 7 years Dieter Delvental was overthrown by the Minister of Internal Affairs; Kristoff Silfver, which resulted in Delvental's death during the Battle of Kivonia on 20th April 4616. Commander Silfver had now been given the position of Dictator by the NSMC who now recognizes him as the victor of the battle. Other military commanders has looked to the rumored successor to Delvental, the Marshal of Vermillion; Oskar Hartenstein for action. The Marshal simply responded with accepting and recognizing Silfver as the new Dictator of the Republic and with that proclamation the rest of the military did the same. On the 3rd of March 4620 the Marshal of Vermillion; Oskar Hartenstein launched a coup himself against Dictator Kristoff Silfver and successfully killed him in the process. The National Salvation Military Council declared the Marshal as the new Dictator, but surprisingly he refused the position and instead declared that the Republic would be reorganized in to the Kivonian Empire. The Empire, he declared would be ruled by the soon to form Vermillion Dynasty. Many were shocked especially the Republicans and the devout supporters of the founder of the Republic; Dictator Reinhardt.

Kivonian Empire (4620 - 4628)

The Marshal of Vermillion had with great speed drawn up and begun the process of reorganizing the Republic into the Empire. Though not the Dictator he has assumed the position of Chairman of the National Salvation Military Council and the Consul of the Republic as the temporary Head of State and Head of Government of the Republic. The new Empire would be ruled by the soon to be formed Vermillion Dynasty, which was a merger between the Marshal's Hartenstein family and his spouse's noble House of Bergeshöhen. The future Empress Consort was the Lady of Vermillion; Katarina von Bergeshöhen her children with the Marshal became the other two members of the new Imperial Family, Crown Prince Oskar (future Emperor Vermillion; Oskar II) and Princess Vermillion Hilda. There was a brief conflict in 4620 known as the Vermillion War, it was an attempt by Republicans to try to violently stop Hartenstein with his plans to transform the Republic. Oskar Hartenstein was proclaimed Emperor Oskar I of the Kivonian Empire, he appointed Otto von Ehrhardt as the new Consul of the Empire. Oskar I reigned until his death in 4627. Prince Vermillion Oskar succeeded his father and became Emperor Oskar II, his reign was short however, and republican remnants launched an assault on the capital of the Empire, resulting in the event known as the Massacre of Kivonia, it was an event which directly caused the downfall of Kivonia. The NSMC split into imperial and republican forces in the city of Kivonia and battled each other for three months, this battled resulted in the deaths of the entire government, the entire NSMC and the entire Imperial family, even the Emperor and Consul Otto von Ehrhardt. This was the major fall of the NSMC and Kivonia.

Second Kivonian Era

Third Kivonian Republic (4754–4779)

The Third Kivonian Republic was founded when the Elector-Premier and Second Consul of the Kivonian Socialist Republic, General Augustin Volkhardt, enacted his long planned project to tear down the socialist state, which was realized upon the fleeing of the High Queen to Telamon. The Third Republic was to be officially a Parliamentary Stratocratic Republic, with two chambers, the lower one known as the Civil Assembly was to be composed of civilians and the upper one known as the National Salvation Military Council, which was to be composed of military officers. The upper chamber however, was given more power than the lower one, signaling the military dominance of the state. General Volkhardt abolished the position of Elector-Premier and Second Consul, in favor of making his title of Head of the Nation, the new position as head of state.

Tensions with Telamon

In 4759, High Queen Annalise I declared a Davostani-Kivonian "government-in-exile" in Telamon, and seized control over the Telemonese state, and promising to invade and destroy the Third Republic in order to "liberate" the people there. Both the Kivonia and Telamon ended up in a small cold-war between each other and started to compete in modernization of their militaries and forging new alliances across the world. One incident in 4760, increased the tensions of conflict between them, when after the Third Republic and Likatonia formed the North Terran Alliance and conducted a naval exercise right outside of Telamon's EEZ to show a force of strength. This caused an international backlash, mostly against Likatonia, who was heavily criticized for collaborating with a military dictatorship.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs also expanded the State Security Service (Stasä) into the military. The Stasä was given the task to apprehend enemies of the state, this lead to a massive arrest operation against thousands, who where put into newly established internment camps after the jails became full. It was later found out that the majority of the arrested were of Telamonic decent and of the Skjöld minority in Davostan.

Macon War

In November 4771, an alleged Kivonian naval patrol vessel who apparently had soldiers on it, started to fire upon a Telamonic freighter who were in international waters. The Telamonic government stated that the reason for the unprovoked attack by the Kivonians was because the latter believed it had moved into Kivonian waters. The government in Kivonia, immediately denied involvement in the attack and accused the Telamonic government for staging it as a pretext for the war the High Queen Annalise I had sought. With the freighter incident, the Kivonian military started preparations for defense around important cities, such as Kivonia and Vermillion, and a large mobilization of the armed forces. As conflict was just on the horizon, Hutori tried to calm the nations down with no prevail, and warned Kivonia and Telamon of staying outside of the Hutorian EEZ.

In December 4771, Telamon officially declared war on the Third Kivonian Republic only five days after the freighter incident. The Telamonic military tricked the Kivonians by sending a fake army towards the cities of Vermillion and Laugarbær. The real Telamonic attack came against the province of Bindeborg, their forces occupied the larger island of the province known as Bindeborg Proper, while trying to get a strong foothold on to the smaller island known as Nyberg.

Hutorian armed forces started preparing themselves for a war, with even the Crown Prince Charles re-enlisting in the marine corp. As Hutori was preparing for war, the Kivonians quickly responded to the invasion by Telamon and the preparations by Hutori. With Kivonian corps in different cities around the country beginning to regroup towards the Hutorian border, while five corps in the city of Fladborg and four other corps in the city of Langrup starts a reinforcement of the troops stationed on the island of Nyberg in order to push the Telamonse out and begin a counter attack to retake Bindeborg Proper.

In May 4772, after the Kivonian army was able to get enough troops and supplies onto the islands to Nyberg and Bindeborg Proper, they managed to fight the Telamoners back to the city of Møllestad, where the Telamonic air force, which had dominated the smaller and older Kivonian one, covered their retreat into their landing craft. The Telamonic Navy covered their retreat once they made it into the open ocean, managing to protect all of the transports from Kivonian assaults.  The Kivonians rallied their forces after they pushed the Telamoners off their islands and began preparing for an invasion of the Telamonic homeland in April 4772. The Kivonian invasion of Telamon was a success at first, managing to gain a beachhead in Vesturland Province but not anywhere else, despite their plans to land on every one of Telamon's provinces. That was stopped by what the Telamonic Navy calls "Operation Clothesline", which is where the Navy's ships stretch from the southernmost point of Vesturland to the island of Suðurejya.

At the time only one major city had been captured, Vesturborg, located on the tip of the province, but it was not an important economic or military city. The Telamonic Army had been bravely fighting of the invaders, with all civilians in or around the fighting being either evacuated or moved into safe, hidden, underground shelters to ride out the wave until Telamonic forces can liberate them. The Second Army of Telamon, the Annar Her, which had been the Army that invaded Bindeborg, lost over 11,000 soldiers in the assault and escape (mostly in the escape).

In the wake of the Telamonese invasion of Davostan, the Dorvish Armed Forces had mobilized the Lievenian Sea Fleet to a war footing. Beginning to involve themselves in the war with reconnaissance and aerial support mission across Davostan, as well as providing military supplies to Telamon and later on Hutori.

Later on in to mid 4772, a Kivonian Naval Convoy and battlegroup entered into Hutorian territorial waters, attempting to reinforce their invasion army in Telamon. A Hutorian task force was sent to intercept the Kivonians and the latter was ordered to leave immediately, but they refused and started to open fire on the Hutorians. The Hutorians then sunk several of the Kivonian naval vessels. After the skirmish, Kivonian air patrols then begun entering into Hutorian airspace along the Hutorian western air border and challenging the Hutorian air assets, while on the open seas, Kivonian vessels continued to attempt to breach Hutorian naval perimeter. After these breaches of Hutorian sovereignty, a motion was filed in the Hutorian parliament calling for war which was accepted in March 4773.

In early June 4773, the Head of the Nation, Augustin Volkhardt collapsed during his Speech of the Republic to the national legislatures. Rumors and speculations believe it to be an assassination attempt by the Hutorians and Telamonese.