Vukjovar (History & Modern)

= Vukjovár =

Vukjovár, officially The Empire of Vukjovár, is a country located on the Island Continent of Rytheria, alongside its exclaves on the continent Kotharia. It is the most populous nation on the Planet of Coria with roughly 145 Million People. It spans roughly 3 time zones and borders 2 Nations by land. It borders Syrvanen to the North, Ostaraevia to the East and the Kulen sea to the East and Southwest, the bay of Vukjov to the South, the Naikas ocean to the West, and the Valek bay to the North. It is the worlds largest country. The Country has 17 prefectures and the Prefecture of Cherkas serves as both the nations most populous prefecture, but also home to the National Capital of Cherkas (Čerkas).

Vukjovár emerged as one of the worlds youngest nations formed originally from the Tribal Confederacy of Kule in the year-3136 Elysin, until its modern reformation and creation in the year -720 Elysin. During the period of the Kulic Confederacy, the governing philosophy and main governing style was based off of a sort of decentralized federation of Tribal states with the capital in the City of Kule in the Jivo region of Vukjovar. The tribal heads usually came from three places, the North (Colloqially known as the Syrvan by Kulic and Vukjovic Peoples), the South (Colloqially known as the Jeven by Kulic and Vukjovic Peoples), and the East (Colloqially known as the Kivon by Kulic and Vukjovic Peoples).

Historically three families Ruled each from one of the main regions those being the Kaverilo from the North, the Odazan from the South, and the Yažei'ha from the East. These three leading tribal families frequently engaged eachother in warfare tearing the Kulic Confederacy apart in cross-continental tribal warfare. In -1308 the last mass-tribal war happened with the Yažei'ha and Odazan loyal tribes teaming up and defeating the Kaverilo loyal tribes of the North. This sparked the begining of sentiments that would end up destroying Kule itself in between Future powers.

Following a consolidation of Power by the Southern and Eastern tribes and the re-establishment of control in Kule stability was briefly restored until -1,108 Elysin when Aldezantdi Explorers found Rytheria and shortly following a colonization spree oppened up across the Continent. The main colonists came from Ostaraevia and Luzechgo starting in -936, and the new colonists largely moved to the North of the Rytherian Continent and of Kule. Following great tension the Colonists and Kulic and Vukjovic Locals entred into a war known as the Syrvanen War of Independence in which following brutal fighting between -875 and -852 Kule lost and collapsed into chaos. Following over 130 years of Chaos and Civil war the remnants of Kule largely under the Vukjovic people reunified and over a series of three wars fought the Northern Tribal seperatists, forming the now Syrvanen-Vukjovári border, the Yatherian Khanates and with large foreign support the Ostaraevians and Syrvanens themselves, taking many lands from the Ostaraevians.

Vukjovár is currently (50 Elysin) a developing but rapidly growing military and Imperial Power. Vukjovár is currently governed as a Unitary, Democratic, Constitutional Monarchy, and is a member of the Tripple Alliance alongside The Kingdom of Esoterra and the Aldezandti Federation. Vukjovári relations are generally better than most other nations as among their allies are Esoterra and Aldezandt, they are Neutral with Sovetlar, Elraeju and Luzechgo, and only have poor relations with Ostaraevia and Syrvanen. Vukjovár like most nations has no diplomatic relations with Kraeland.

Etymology
The name Vukjovár has been used in Kotharian Languages since roughly -1,108 Elysin when Aldezandti Exploreres first met the native peoples of Kule. The term Vukjovár was not used by locals at the time as there was no concept of a seperate state for the Vukjovic peoples at the time, however the term was first officially used by Rytherian locals during the Century of Darkness in which Vukjovic Warlords and eventually the kings and unifiers of Vukjovár would use the term to carry a sense of modern "Nationhood" and civilization to justify their takeovers.

The name itself is is derrived from the Vukjovic Peoples of the Rytherian Continent as they were the first people the Aldezandti and Esoterran Explorerers encountered thus came the name. The Ostaraevians term Vuko meaning Dog or Hound also picked up use becoming a slur used by Ostaraevian and eventually Syrvanen Colonists and Peoples for the Natives spreading the term further.

The Official Name of the modern state is the Empire of Vukjovár developing from this term, as the term eventually grew to be associated with the region and the area south of the Syrvanen Border, thus being applied as a marker for division between the Peoples descendant from the Rytherian Natives, and the Ostaraevian-Lusechgoan Colonial and Ostaraevian-Lusechgoan mixed creole populations of Syrvanen.

Fall of the Kulic Confederation
Kule under united Yažei'ha and Odazan family rule would come into great contact and eventual destruction at the hands of Kotharian Imperial Nations. Kule and all of the Rytherian Continent were a completely seperate society and world from that of Kotharia until roughly -1,108 Elysin when Aldezandti explorers first found Rytheria and made contact with the Kulic Peoples. Relations between Kule and the Kotharian Imperial Powers of primarily Imperial Ostaraevia and Esotarria, alongside the Kingdoms of Luzechgo and Aldezandt. Following the arrival of Ostaraevian colonists in -936 Elysin the situation between Kule and the Kotharian Imperial powers changed in which following great migration by Ostaraevians in the north and Ethnic tension between the Kulic locals and the now de-facto colony in the north of the Ostaraevians and the Ostaraevian-Lusechgoan dominated creole population. Following much tension The Kulic state collapsed into war once again when the Ostaraevian-Lusechgoan Colonists declared their secession from the Kulic Confederacy in -876. This succession war also known as the Syrvanen war of Independence began when these colonials seceded and declared loyalty to the Ostaraevian Crown. Following the defeat of Kule to Ostaraevia and the Syrvanen colonists Kule governmentally disolved and the lands were racked by what is known as the "Dark Century" between -852 and -721 Elysin in which civil war and mass death destroyed the lands and their peoples. Only following the rise of the First King of Vukjovár,  Eitokhau Janos the Unifier the bloodshed ended with the remnants of Kule, now known as Vukjovár unified and centralized around Cherkas. The reunification largely took place between -751 and -721 Elysin, seeing the Vukjováris conquer their mainland Rytherian borders and the expulsion of Ostaraevian settlers and other colonials from the Borderlands with Syrvanen. One notable exception are the Lusechgoans of Southern Central Vukjovar who swore loyalty to the crown and remain to this day as a sizable population in the region.

Aided by Esoterran and Aldezandti Imperials the Vukjovaris took Yatheria and began to prepare for war with the Syrvanens and the Ostaraevians.

Allies
Vukjovár is a member of the Tripple Alliance, and thus its closest allies are those of The Aldezandti Federation and The Kingdom of Esoterra. Vukjovár has not only tactical and economic relations to be allied with these nations but there are also long standing Historical ties as not only have Aldezandt and Esoterra had historically good relations with the developing Empire, but they were supporters of the Kulic Confederation against Ostaraevia and Syrvanen alongside they supported the founding and development of the Modern Vukjovári state through political support, military support, economic exclusions, and close trade ties.


 * Vukjovári-Aldezandti Relations
 * Vukjovár and Aldezandt understand eachother diplomatically quite well as not only are they ethnically diverse nations but they have a very tied in history as the Aldezandti are the first to have made relations with the Kulic Confederation and its peoples, but among the only nations whose people never colonised Rytheria, and actively discouraged the colonialist actions of Ostaraevia, Luzechgo, and Sovetlar. The Vukjováris and Aldezandtis have never foughten eachother in a war, and have no border disputes, and alongside this, the Vukjováris and Aldezandtis in the 13 wars Vukjovár has fought in since its modern founding the Aldezandtis have Joined in militarily in 7 wars, only excluding those of internal conquest on Rytheria, more so than any other nation. The Vukjováris and Aldezandtis are diplomatically as close as you could get.
 * Vukjovári-Esoterran Relations
 * Vukjovár and Esoterra have great diplomatic relations as although their nations are very different they have a commonly tied together history through Esotarrian Imperial Outreach and common military enemies alongside similiar economic structures and government structures.