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The History of Cildania is marked by long struggles between the Qedarite Cildanians and the Afejri minority, as well as by interactions with neighbouring nations around the Majatran Sea.

Pre-history[]

Limited evidence is available about the culture and society of the island before the 13th century BCE. The earliest known inhabitants of the island are a group of hunter-gatherer tribes known as Proto-Cildanians. Over time, they began to cultivate a small number of crops including grapes and wheat, as well as developing stone and copper tools for hunting. Fragments of written language from this period have been discovered but the meaning has not been deciphered. The language is not believed to be related to any other known historic or contemporary language.

Stone age tools in Cildania

Tools from an archaeological site in Kinaan

Around the turn of the 12th century, the Afejri Invasions began in Cildania. The events that triggered the arrival of Afejri people on the island are not properly understood but they are believed to have been fleeing conflict either with outsiders or other Afejri people. Nonetheless, they easily conquered Cildania's existing population because they possessed bronze weapons. Afejri society was tribal and the invaders were not a unified group. Afejri settlers arrival marks the beginning of the history of Cildania.

Ancient history[]

1200–800 BCE: Early history[]

Afejri society was organised into small communities along tribal lines. The new settlers had knowledge of metalwork (including bronze) and basic agricultural methods. In the centuries after Afejri people arrived on the island, their society became more complex. Over time, they developed a better knowledge of varous metalworking and agricultural methods. Afejri society began to exhibit social structure and a degree of urbanisation, especially in coastal regions.

At some point in the eighth century BCE, the Qedarite Migrations reached Cildania. Qedarite settlers arrived on the island in large numbers. As a result, the existing Afejri tribes were mostly driven to the north and east of the country. From the beginning of the Qedarite settlement, there was conflict over natural resources, including iron deposits in the eastern region of modern Aheblun. Although the conflict was principally between Qedarite settlers and Afejri tribes, there was internal conflict within these groups too.

800–440 BCE: Qedarite city-states[]

As large numbers of Qedarite people settled on the island, they organised into city-states. The vast majority of these settlements were located along the Cildanian coast. During this period, there was recurring conflict between competing Qedarite states and with Afejri tribes. As time progressed, a system of hegemony emerged. During this period, a single state would emerge as the hegemonic power on the island. The hegemonic city-state possessed relatively limited power but it was an important symbolic position. The other city-states would offer gestures of religious or political significance as tribute, or provide public displays of contrition.

Qedarite statuette

Religious statuette dating back to the city-state period

In this early period, several historically significant cities began to emerge for the first time. At various points, Remnek, Ħasrija and Qartja were all recognised as the hegemonic power on the island. Despite this, the most influential city-state across this period of history was Qedar. Based in the location of the modern Qart Qildar, the name is the origin of the name of the Qedarite people and the ultimate source of the modern name Cildania (Gziri: Kildanja).

Beginning in the seventh century BCE, Qedarite merchants spread throughout the region. In the process, their fleets became among the largest in the ancient world. In order to service these merchant fleets, Qedarite states established maritime colonial cities throughout the Majatran Sea. The foundation of cities elsewhere in the continent enabled merchants to be properly supplied, expanded Qedarite control of natural resources and facilitated trade with other settlements. At this time, Qedarite city-states competed with ancient Kalopian and Selucian city-states to control important routes. Numerous cities which were originally founded as Qedarite colonies remain important cultural, economic and political centres in the modern day.


Birth of Yeudism and exodus to Beiteynu (~600-484 BCE)[]

Main articles: Yeudism and Cildanian Yeudis

Cildania is the traditional birthplace of the religion of Yeudism, which emerged from the polytheistic early Qedarite religions sometime around 600 BCE. Whilst being the birthplace of the founder of Yeudism, its followers were heavily persecuted. Most early Qedarite Yeudis migrated from Cildania to Beiteynu (Beiteynuese is considered a branch of Qedarite civilization) around 484 BCE, although there has been a continuous Yeudi presence in Cildania which dates from this ancient period.

Qedarite Empire (484 BCE-22 CE)[]

Main article: Qedarite Empire

Rise of the Qedar (484-426 BCE)[]

Qildaricoin

Coin from Ancient Qedar


Over time, two great city-states emerged as rivals, with smaller city-states aligning themselves with one or the other. Tensions between the rivals and their alliances eventually culminated in the Qedar-Ramal War (440 BCE-426 BCE). The crushing defeat of Ramal and its allies resulted in the undisputed hegemony of Qedar. Qedar pacified the island through military coercion and force, as the city-state had developed the largest, most organized and well-trained army in the region at the time. Qedar was able to its send larger garrisons to its frontier settlements and to the numerous Qedarite cities and colonies which had drifted out of the Qedarite sphere, and in so doing, project its force.

Establishment of Qedarite Empire and early colonization of Badara and Beiteynu (426-398 BCE)[]

The Qedarite Empire, an oligarchic trade republic, was established around 426 BCE following the consolidation of Qedarite hegemony over the island of Cildania at the end of the Qedar-Ramal War. Soon thereafter, the Qedarite Empire incorporated most Qedarite settlements and colonies into the Empire and began its gradual conquest of the Badaran islands (420 BCE-407 BCE). Badara subsequently became the first province of the Qedarite Empire, remaining under the empire's rule for four hundred years, adopting and Qildari language, culture, and customs, though proto-Majatran tribes continued to inhabit the south of the islands and retained their distinctive culture.

Under Qedarite rule, the indigenous groups of Badara and Qedarites alike settled in cities, channeled rivers to cultivate new lands, built roads, ports, and lighthouses, and began to export Badara's most important traditional goods, like incense, spices or perfume throughout Majatra. Many local Badaran merchants became wealthy, and local lords were able to pay for armies and ships.

Around this time, the Qedarite Empire incorporate Beiteynu as its second province. Under the Empire, Yeudism continued to grow and thrive in Beiteynu, with many Qedarite Yeudi tribal groups beginning to appoint high ranking members as High Priests.

Selucian Wars (398-280 BCE)[]

The rising power and influence of the Qedarite Empire was a growing concern for the Selucian city-states, particularly after the incorporation of the Badaran islands and Beiteynu as a Qedarite provinces. Around 400 BCE the Qedarite Empire began in raiding settlements across the Selucian islands, stealing food, goods, and gold. Soon thereafter, over the course of nearly 120 years, Cildania and Selucia would fight each other in a series of four skirmishes, or wars, known today as the Selucian Wars.

First Selucian War (398-374 BCE)[]

Following the inital raids, Qedarite military leaders accurately perceived the Selucians as disunited and unable to mount a coordinated defence. Capitalizing on this weakness, the Qedarite Empire assembled a fleet and managed to occupy Selucian settlements on the Pontesian and Vanukean coasts, in a conflict which came to be known as the first Selucian War. The war would end in a decisive Qedarite victory, with the Selucian League ceding its settlements in modern Pontesi and Vanuku to the Empire.

Second Selucian War (354-349 BCE)[]

The second Selucian War was characterized by a number of failed attempts by the Qedarite Empire to gain a stronghold on the Selucian islands. The conflict was smaller in scale, intensity, and duration than the first Selucian War, and was largely inconclusive, though Cildania gained control of the Jelbanian coast.

Third Selucian War (334-317 BCE)[]

The third Selucian War began in 334, following years of preparation by the Qedarite Empire in gathering a fleet of over a hundred ships to transfer their large army to the Selucian Isles and complete the conquest they had begun nearly 70 years before. In reaction, the Selucian city-states unified under the Selucian League to preserve the independence of the Selucian islands from Qedarite suzerainty. After a series small-scale of naval battles, the Qedarite fleet was nearly destroyed in its entirety during the Battle of Vavalia (330 BCE). The significant losses at off the coast of Vavalia caused a reorientation in the Qedarite military strategy, with attention redirected from the Selucian islands to the Selucian colonies in mainland Majatra, the vast majority of which the Qedarite Empire conquered by 317 BCE. Thus, the third Selucian War delivered mixed results for the Qedarite Empire, which suffered a humiliating naval defeat and was unable to conquer the Selucian islands, while also expanded their hegemony over most of the Selucian colonies in Majatra.

Fourth Selucian War (292-280 BCE)[]

The fourth and final Selucian war resulted in the successful conquest of the Selucian islands by the Qedarite Empire. Selucia was subsequently incorporated as a province of the empire. The few remaining independent Selucian colonies in Pontesi, Barmenia, Deltaria, and Jelbania would come under Qedarite control.

Qedarite golden age (280-100 BCE)[]

Following its victory in the Fourth Selucian War, the Qedarite Empire became the unrivalled hegemon on the Majatran continent for a period of nearly 180 years. This period is considered the golden age of the Qedarite empire, when trade routes flourished leading to unparalleled prosperity, and the finest works of Qildari art, science, literature, and philosophy were crafted. Selucian culture under Qedarite rule also flourished during the Qedarite golden age, as the Selucian city-states retained a large degree of autonomy, and the Selucian religion received much sponsorship from the Empire. Qedarite Selucia was also characterized by a large degree of syncretism between the Qedarite and Selucian cultures. On the whole, the Qedarite Empire during this period served as a cultural unifying force on the continent, developing a single syncretic Pan-Majatran culture and paving the way for the later spread of the Hosian religion. The Qedarite Empire, however, was never fully centralized.

Conquest of North-West Majatra (271-226 BCE)[]

Principally, the conquest of Barmenistan. Under Empire rule, the Qedarite Qedarite tribes of Barmenistan became differentiated from the other Qedarites, with Kathuran becoming the dominant language in the region and the official language of Qedarite-ruled Barmenistan.

Conquest of Kalopia (215-205 BCE)[]

Following the third Selucian War (334-317 BCE) the Kalopian colonies in what is today Deltaria were also brought under Qedarite rule, and thereafter were ruled by native tyrants nominated by the Cildanian governor in Leucopolis. Dissatisfied with the rule of the Qedarite-appointed tyrants, the Kalopian city-states in Deltaria initiated a revolt in 229 BCE. Lasting until 221, the revolt received substantial assistance from the city-states on the Kalopian mainland, particularly Helios. After the revolt was crushed by the Qedarite Empire in 221, the Qedarites decided to punish Helios and its allies for their support of the revolt. Moreover, seeing that the many city-states in Kalopia possessed a constant threat to the stability of the Qedarite Empire, the Qedarites decided to conquer the whole of Kalopia. In 215 BCE the first Qedarite invasion of Kalopia began. During the war with the Kalopians, the general disunity of the city-states allowed the Qedarites to fight them one by one, and eventually most of Kalopia was brought under Qedarite rule by 205 BCE.

Conquered Kalopia was established as an Orsit (Province) governed by a Rab (Governor), and under Qedarite rule, Kalopian culture flourished as spread widely. Qedarite culture, and to a greater extent, Selucian culture during this period were highly influenced by Kalopian culture. The Kalopian language was favoured by the educated elite in Qart Qildar, who tended to regard classical Kalopian culture as an example to be followed. Moreover, during this time the Kalopian language became the overall lingua franca and even official language throughout the Empire's southern provinces, even in areas that had never been colonized by Kalopians or brought under Kalopian influence.

Expansion in Kafuristan and Solentia (205-150 BCE)[]

By 205 BCE, the Qedarite Empire had expanded to control most of Kafuristan and Solentia, with the Empire reaching the zenith of its territorial control around 200 BCE. Under the rule of the Empire, the previous trend of Kalopianization continued in Solentia, with the old Maenomian language was fully replaced by Kalopian in day-to-day speech. Economic prosperity led to a revival in construction and urban development, and temples and palaces were built throughout the region, as well as paved roads that linked the main cities.

Decline of the Qedarite Empire (100 BCE-22 CE)[]

The decline of the Qedarite Empire is attributed to multiple factors, such as the decentralization and over-extension of the Empire, the Great Plague, the emergence and spread of early Hosianism, and the Jelbo-Tukaric Migrations.

Great Plague (30 BCE-20 BCE)[]

Around 30 BCE the Great Plague hit Majatra. The plague's origin is disputed, though it is thought to have originated in Cildania where the deaths were incalculable. The entire Majatran continent faces a great depopulating.

Birth of Eliyahu and Origins of Hosianism in Qedarite Beiteynu (35 BCE - 54 CE)[]

Eliyahu, the central figure in Hosianism and a major prophet in Ahmadism was born in 35 BCE in Qedarite-ruled Beiteynu. His introduction of reforms in the Yeudish Church, and his attempts to promote a more humane view of Yeudism to the point of accepting gentile converts brought the ire of the Yeudish clergy, who had Eliyahu removed and exiled in the desert in 1 CE.

Eliyahu subsequently became the leader of a small group of dedicated disciples in his newly established ascetic community who called themselves "the pious" (Hosioi), which was to become the core of the Hosian movement. According to the Annunciation, Eliyahu prophesies that God has ordered him to go into hiding, and will return at the end of the world to bring peace and end falsehood. In 54 CE, after a Second Exile into Hell Eliyahu indeed goes into hiding in Heven, and is never seen again, beginning the Great Hiding. His disciples, believing him to be the Saviour of the world, spread his word all around the Majatran Sea, through trade and information networks established by the Qedarite Empire, undermining its authority, and eventually leading to the establishment of Terra's first Hosian church, the Holy Apostolic Hosian Church of Terra in 533 CE.

Jelbo-Tukaric Migrations (40 BCE-80 CE)[]

The rapid pace and violent dealt a massive blow to the Qedarite Empire from the which it was unable to recover. The earliest Jelbo-Tukaric migrants arrived in Badara where they joined local Majatran elites in ending Qedarite dominion over the Badaran islands. The Qedarite armies were over-extended and preoccupied with suppressing revolts in Kalopia, Solentia, and Deltaria that they were unable to defend the province of Badara, which swiftly came under Jelbo-Tukaric control. From Badara, waves of Jelbo-Tukaric migration spread rapidly across Majatra, while the Great Plague decimated populations loyal to the Empire, as well as its armies. During this period, the Qedarite Empire loses most of its territory to the Jelbo-Tukaric Migrations. By 7 CE, after a series of revolts and raids from Jelbek horse lords, the Qedarite Empire no longer controlled any of its previous settlements in Jelbania.

Civil War in Cildania (3 BCE - 22 CE)[]

By 3 CE, the Qedarite Empire had been reduced to the island of Cildania along with a handful of disparate settlement and colonies. Domestically, the Empire was in turmoil, with subjects dissatisfied by the failing leadership of Qedar, the heavy cost imposed on them due to wars, and their lack of citizenship rights. Consequently, the Qedarite Civil War would last 19 years and end in the dissolution of the Empire.

Classical Qildari period (22-840 CE)[]

Following the Qedarite Civil War, Cildania was divided once more into principalities and free cities. Despite the defeat of Qedar in the civil war, the city nevertheless remained the most culturally, economically, and politically important population centre on the island, a status which it has retained for centuries. During this period, Qildari culture and language experienced a greater differentiation from Ancient Qedarite culture, as a result of the island's insularity and a greater synthesis with Hebilean culture. The city of Qedar became known as Qildar, from which the modern Gziri name of the nation of Cildania (Kildanja) is derived. The Cildanian sport of falconry becomes a refined sport of Qildari high culture during this period, as a sport of the noble and warrior classes, and a symbol of their nobility and honour, their status, and their martial capabilities. The first Cildanian Falconry Tournament was held in the village of Leb, in the Principality of Kinaan, in 600 CE.

Middle period (840-1396 CE)[]

The middle period in Cildanian history begins around 840 CE when Hosianism was introduced to the island by Saint Sebastian. The blacksmith-turned-monk and missionary from Arakhim, Barmenistan is said to have been martyred by the Selucian pagan Prince of Velieres, shortly after 844. Nevertheless, the majority of the Cildanian states were quick to adopt Hosianism as their official religion, as well as the medieval feudal structure. Saint Sebastian was survived by an adopted son, who became the progenitor of the House of Bastjani; Saint Sebastian is the patron saint of Cildania. The middle period saw the entrenchment of the feudal structure, and the origin of many of Cildania's contemporary noble families, titles, and traditions.

By the end of the middle period, Cildania found itself in an almost constant state of conflict with its former province, Selucia. From 1382-1394, Selucia undertook an unsuccessful invasion of Aqildar; in repelling this invasion, many of Cildania's disparate city-states, fiefdoms, and theocracies coordinated their military activities, resulting in a hard-fought victory for the Cildanian defenders. This success led to a new found sense of national identity, and important political, social, and economic developments.

Council period (1396-1806)[]

Following the Selucian invasion of Aqildar (1382-1396), a grand council was called by the Patriarch of the Apostolic Church of the Isles Theophanes II, to be held at the monastery of San Origen in Akildar. The Council, known as the "Council of San Origen" was composed of: the five princes of each of Cildania's principalities, Aqildar, Aheblun, Gilzon, Jilrit, Kinaan; the Bishops of Cildania, and the Mayors of the Free Cities. Resolving to unify in the face of external threats, a permanent council was formed, which would come to be known as the Council of Princes. The Council of Princes resembled a federal council government, and consisted of the Patriarch, the Five Princes, a representative from the Free Cities, and was chaired by the Patriarch. Decisions were to be made democratically, with the Patriarch having two votes in Council as he represented both the Church and the people. The Council period of Cildania lasted for around 400 years and was one of the most peaceful periods in Cildanian history.

Divine Kingdom of Cildania period (1806-1960)[]

Gildas Kilian I

Divine King Gildas Kilian I

In 1806, Prince Gildas Kilian of Aqildar dissolved the Council of Princes and declared himself Divine King of Cildania (HaMelek HaʾIilohi shel Qildar), with the Patriarch's consent and the support of the Princes of Kinaan, Gilzon and Jilrit, and the representative of the Free Cities. Prince Jugurtha of Aheblun, however, did not support Gildas, and disputed his authority and that of the Patriarch. Tensions culminated in Jugurtha declared himself Hebileean Patriarch-Prince, consolidating both roles, and seceding from the Divine Kingdom. Prince Jugurtha raised an army to assert his independence, and the thirty year War of Unification (1806-1836) ensued. Gildas Kilian did not see war through to its conclusion, dying shortly before the capture of the Hebilean capital of Santa Alessandra, and the slaying of Jugurtha on the battlefield by Gildas' son and successor, Mazandarand. Nevertheless, as founder of the Kilian dynasty and the Divine Kingdom, Gildas Kilian became known posthumously as Divine King Gildas the Great, and is considered a great national hero of the Qildari people. Divine King Mazandarand subsequently unified and pacified Cildania under his rule.

In a gesture of reconciliation, Divine King Mazandarand allowed Jugurtha's descendants to live, though they were barred from politics. Moreover, the House of Kilian retained the title of Prince of Aheblun until the dissolution of the Divine Kingdom in 1960. The contemporary Princely House of Elkan claims descent from Prince Jugurtha, whose attempts at preserving Aheblun's independence have made him a national hero for the Hebilean people, respect which is often extended to his bloodline.

The Divine Kingdom was as a caesaropapist state, whereby the Apostolic Department of Cildania (precursor to the modern Apostolic Church of the Isles) was entirely subordinate to the Divine King. After the rule of X the Tyrant, the Council of the Princes was reestablished in 1895 to curb the power of the Divine King. In 1896, Divine King X Kilian, under pressure from the emboldened Council of Princes, agreed to transform the monarchy from a hereditary one to an elective one, with the Council of Princes serving as candidates and electors. In 1900, the Council of Princes convened Cildania's first parliament. The Divine Kingdom would last until 1960, when a liberal revolution established the Republic of Cildania.

First Republic period (1960-2805)[]

The First Republic is the longest continuous era in Cildanian history extending from the declaration of the Republic at the end of the three year Departmental Provisional Government that took over after the abdication of Gildas II during the Revolution and was established as a compromise between the factions who stood on the verge of civil war. In the early years power was shared between the President, Chancellor and Departmental Representative but the end of the 1960 a semi-presidential system was in place. From the beginning of the 21st century onwards, the republic was challenged by fasicst, communist and monarchist movements, but the era as a whole is termed by historians as the First Republic period as it was defined primarily by its republican form of government, rather than the brief interludes of irrepublicianism. 

The final centuries of the First Republic are known as the instability was a period of Cildanian history charactised by extremism as the Senate [later Parliament] passed hands between Anarcho-Capitalist and Metzist-Leonidist majorities and as the economy was nationalized and then privatized again three times a decade the economy collapsed into ruin. This lead to stronger local government and a growth in Departmental authority as the central government was largely ignored in the decades leading up to the coup which brought an end to the First Republic and served as a transition into the Second, which, while just as democratic, was characterized in its early years by Departmental mediation. The Second Republic was in turn was overthrown in the Qedarite Revolution when the Qedarite Cildanians, with the support of Qedarites abroad, overthrew the largely Hebilean-lead Second Republic and the bi-cultural nationality to promote Qedarite Cildanian nationalism.

The term First Republic is of hindsight use only, in contemporary sources it is known only as the Cildanian Republic.

Departmental Cildanian Republic (2805-2811)[]

In 2805, Cildania fell under the sway of the Fascist Hosian Action party, which established the theocratic Departmental Cildanian Republic. It was led by the Patriarch of the Department of Cildania (ER), and discriminated against adherents to other denomination. The DCR lasted until 2811.

The Second Republic (2811-3052)[]

The Second Republican Period of Cildania witnessed a return of liberal democracy, which soon established a two-party system with the Qildar HaMithadeshet and the Liberal-Reform Party alternating in government. The Second Republic, in spite of its apparent stability, was crippled by corruption and illiberal practices, until it was overthrown by the Qedarite Revolution.

The Qedarite Republic (3052-3100)[]

Baalshilek bin Shafat

Baalshilek bin Shafat, the founder and first leader of the Qedarite Republic

In the midst of one of the worst corruption scandals of the Second Republic, the Cildanian Phalanx, a secular Qedarite nationalist party, was formed. The Phalanx' secular stance and their highly disciplined nature made their popularity grow, and in the 3052 elections the Phalangites gained a constitutional majority in the Cildanian Senate, allowing them to establish the Qedarite Republic of Cildania. The Qedarite Republic was based on Qedarite (Semitic) nationalism, considering Qedarites a single nation that was meant to rule the entire continent. The Qedarite Republic heavily discriminated against Hebileans and Seluco-Cildanians, while at the same time encouraging Yeudi immigration and fostering close ties with Beiteynu and the Majatran nations. The Qedarite Republic eventually fell in 3100 when a liberal revolution, primarily supported by the minorities, overthrew the Phalanx and established the Most Serene Republic of Cildania.

Most Serene Republic and Most Serene Empire (3100-3488)[]

The resulting Most Serene Republic proved to be an unstable settlement, however, with numerous and often violent conflicts between the nation's Cildanian majority and the various minorities. The inter-ethnic conflicts in Cildania eventually led to the establishment of a monarchy in 3224 under the House of Thomas, but this arrangement proved to be short-lived. During the 400-year Most Serene era, Cildania alternated between Republican and Monarchic rule.

Tenth Cildanian Republic (3488-3645)[]

Stability was eventually brought to Cildania with the establishment of the Tenth Cildanian Republic, founded on compromise between the dominant Cildanians and the various minorities. This compromise did not completely end tensions, however, as the Seluco-Cildanians, dissatisfied with their marginalization, campaigned for a separate homeland in Velieres. Towards the end of the Tenth Republic, Cildania became a single-party state under the secular Liberal Workers party. At the same time, the conflicts and tensions that arose on Majatra as a result of the Jelbic-Augustan Wars, one consequence of which was the rise of Apostolic militancy, did not spare Cildania. With Apostolic faithful persecuted across the continent, the members of the Apostolic Department of Cildania, the largest and most powerful of the Eastern Hosian Churches, began to see themselves as discriminated by the secular single-party state. With the tacit approval of the Church, Hamash, a religious nationalist political party affiliated with the Apostolic Army in Majatra, was formed in June 3645, campaigning for the overthrow of the Liberal Workers regime and the establishment of a Hosian-based regime.

National Republic of Cildania (from 3645)[]

The popularity of Hamash and its support by the Church gave rise to a large uprising, dubbed the Apostolic Revolution, which saw the collapse of the Tenth Republic and the establishment of the National Republic of Cildania, a Hosian nationalist and theofascist regime under the rule of Abba Azrubaal Ayyil, a Departmental priest from Gilzon.

5283–5321: Restoration Movement[]

Kalċidon Cesareo

Kalċidon Cesareo in 5283

In 5283, the Restoration Movement, led by Kalċidon Cesareo and Franġisku Scolesi-Aveta, came to power in Cildania through a bloodless coup. In the coming years, they consolidated control over the country. Although not a democracy, the country was not a totalitarian regime and was supported by some portions of the population.

By the mid 5310s, both of the two principal leaders of the regime were aging and support had mostly dried up among the population. The first major opposition party, the Radical Labour Party was formed in 5318. Various establishment figures began to recognise the decline of the regime and begin to call for democratic elections, especially in light of increasingly extreme policies imposed by the regime.

In 5319, the PLR attempted to organise elections. The efforts were hampered by a lack of recognition from other pro-democracy figures and the wider public. For a time, Franġisku Scolesi-Aveta continued as head of state while the PLR operated a parallel, partially-recognised government. Eventually, in 5321 multi-party elections were held.

5321–present: Grand Principality[]

Main article: Grand Principality of Cildania
Alec Benaglia

Alec Benaglia in 5322

In the wake of the 5321 general election, a government of national unity was formed led by Alec Benaglia. The new government was composed of pro-democracy political parties from across the political spectrum. Four parties were involved in the coalition: One Flag, Alagona Faction, the Constitutionalist Party and the Radical Labour Party. The principal task of the government was to establish a new constitutional settlement for the country.

Under the new law, the country became an elective constitutional monarchy led by a Grand Prince. Although changes were made to the constitutional arrangement, there were many areas were the law and policies of the old regime were maintained. In the early days of Cildanian democracy, Alagona Faction and the Constitutionalist Party formed the Alliance for Cildania. The political alliance became a key part of Cildanian politics in the coming years.

After the first election, two new political parties emerged: the Order of Saint Sebastian and People's Choice. In 5324, Denzilee Depares threatened to kill Constitutionalist deputy Cabiria Ahummid in a debate in the legislature. Benaglia sacked Depares from the government in response to the controversy. Depares joined the nascent Order in 5325. Yan Despott replaced him as leader of One Flag. In the 5326 general election, both new parties won seats. Guiliano Alagona became Prime Minister leading a four-party coalition.

In the wake of 5326 Cildanian general election, the Center for Yeudi Safety published a report highlighting a rise in anti-Yeudi violence in the country. According to some sources, the rise was linked to the rise of the Order of Saint Sebastian. The government of Beiteynu was among those to urge action against the violence. In response, the Cildanian government pledged a "crackdown" on anti-Yeudi hate crimes. The response was criticised as promoting "arrests over justice" by human rights group Justice Forum.

In 5329, Denzilee Depares was killed in a car bombing. The leader of the Order Ilarju Rizzo blamed "radical Yeudi terrorists" for the murder. In the wake of the murder, the party experienced a boost in support in the 5330 Cildanian general election. After the election, a coalition government was agreed between the Radical Labour Party, One Flag and People's Choice led by Franġisku Namur.

On 30 August 5331, a car bomb exploded at the Sacred Follower Erial Synagogue in Qart Qildar.

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