Phoenia

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Second Federal Union of Phoenia An Dara Cónaidhm na Fhoen / Alaitihad Alfidiraliu Alththani Lifiniqia
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The Flag of Phoenia
Motto		"Chuig na Réaltaí san Aontacht" (To the Stars in Unity)
Common Name		Second Federal Union of Phoenia
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Map of the Federal Union in 2144
Demonym		Phoenian
Official languages		Tekkian, Parast, Graner
Politics
Capital		Phoezia
Government		Federatal Parliamentary Republic
Foundation		2116
Preceded by		Aontas , Iroa
Demography
Ethnicities		Tekkian, Egercian, Celrapani, Cabrai, Chosaint, Grander, Wuste, Iroan, Bastian, Owlian
Population		17.26 million
Area		81,039km^2 km²

The Second Federal Union of Phoenia, also known as the Phoenian Federal Union or simply Phoenia is a nation located in eastern Kolus, consisting of 19 mainland provinces, 2 protectorates; Wuste and Bastio-Rhudbeal, whose administration is shared with the Orion Empire, and the directly administered overseas territory of Bulge.

Etymology

The name of the Federal Union, "Phoenia" is largely credited to the first chancellor of the Union; Ahalt Klari, who suggested the name to represent the union's "birth from the fires of revolution." This, referring to the mythical phoenix (Na Fhionn - Aontan, Tayir Alfiniq - Iroan), a bird which regenerates and begins a new life after combusting into flames. Despite the name not being representative of local ancient mythological belief, the name stuck and became the official title of the nation.

The name also comes as a derivative of the name of its capital city, Phoezia. The city, home to around 430,000 residents was founded in 2116 to celebrate the union between what had remained of Aontas and the newly independent Iroan Republic.

History

Revolutionary Period and Formation (2115-2116)

The period that lead to the formation of the First Federal Union of Phoenia is complicated and dominated by revolution. The geopolitics in question concerned two nations: The Federation of Greater Aontas and the Kingdom of Carsodonia.

Aontas consisted of two halves on either side of the strait of Aonta and dominated most of the Kafraic subcontinent. Its eastern half being comprised mostly of Grestinian and Dioscan protectorates bordering the directly administrated East Tekkia and Cabrai. The Aontan government mostly centered around the strait, struggled to maintain its control over the four protectorates of Diosca, Grestine, the North Grestin Confederacy, and Unified States of Grestin. A resurgent desire for self determination by the Kostel population of these lands soon took hold of the region. In Lutzayu of 2115, the government of Diosca declared independence from Aontan rule. When Aontas threatened retaliation, Diosca elected to become part of the nearby Kroman Republic, thus preventing Aontas from taking action without avoiding a diplomatic incident with Krome. This also demonstrated to the other Grestinian states that independence from Aontas was possible and further encouraged their dissent. The three protectorates formed a united front, declaring themselves as the New Grestin States in Gardo of the same year. The "War of the Three Grestins" soon followed, and saw the Aontan forces quickly and resoundingly defeated, highlighting the ill-prepared and underfunded nature of the Aontan forces. New Grestin annexed all Aontan lands in Kafraic, leaving them with only their holdings in Kulge and without their capital and largest city of Cath.

Following this humiliating defeat, Chancellor Priomhaire resigned and was replaced by Ahalt Klari, who made a series of reforms to the military resulting in more disciplined troops and a revised chain of command, allowing for a quicker response time to threats. Aontan attention soon turned to their western neighbor, the Kingdom of Carsodonia, itself undergoing a revolution. The Iroan population which made up most of the former kingdom's southeast had declared independence earlier in 2115, seeking to create a democratic nation free of despotic rule. By 2116, they had managed to secure most of the coastal region, but were being slowly encroached on by Carsodonian government forces. Seeing an opportunity for a potential ally and to reclaim some lost glory, Aontas began providing assistance to the rebels, who called themselves the Iro Liberation Front and declared war against the Kingdom of Carsodonia in support of the ILF, defeating the kingdom in late 2116. The newly independent Iroan Republic, or simply Iroa united with Aontas to form Phoenia in the last days of 2116.