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Ahuric Empire

 * Government and Policy:
 * Monarch: King Aqeel Ahurid -> King Hameed Ahurid
 * Administrative Situation: Thanks to popular support, it seems the war has come to an end and central administration can recover. The shock of the King's Assassination achieved the opposite of what was expected, it brought the nation together against the assassins.
 * Population: 7,338,912
 * Policy and National Affairs:
 * The Rebellion within the Rebellion: The Imperial force quickly descended upon the Avestans and Vizierites. The Avestans had largely pegged their administration onto the Vizierites, serving as their military wing. Hence the heart of all the organisation within the rebellions was the Viziers. Holding dictatorial powers, they had resisted for decades. But the situation was now dire. They had sent off most of their troops to the frontlines, perhaps to stop the bleeding, perhaps to achieve a miracle. It was their undoing. The Avestans believed they had the support of all the Zoroastrians within their borders, but such a belief was deluded. The moderate Zoroastrian, one that did not care for the "Morality and Purity" of the Avestans only remained subjugated due to fear and hope, but as the war became an exercise in desperacy, it was clear they had to act. It started with 50 protestors. It was normal to have small groups protest the war. However, soon, the mass grew. People would actively leave their home to join in the protest. It was slightly concerning. The Vizierite guard in Adnan cleared the protest. It is said that the guard killed a protestor, such was the rumour. However, the truth was that the man was stabbed by a counter-protestor. The truth really didn't matter, what mattered was how it was recieved. Sensationalist journalism has been a force throughout history, and here it showed why. People travelled to other cities to spread the news, making speeches and painting a biased image of Vizierites descending upon poor men and women attempting to survive, to feed, getting cut up and slaughtered like animals in a slaughterhouse, without discrimination. It achieved the goal it was aiming for. People stopped paying taxes to the Vizierites, stopped co-operating, stopped volunteering. Mutinies in the field made things more desperate. As the Vizieritetes got more aggressive, the people retaliated. Soon, government buildings were ablaze. Small groups entrenched within society reacted. These groups were fringe ideologies that didn't fit into the Reformist-Conservative split and were outcast. They were armed and prepared to fight. The vast populous was peacefully protesting (or as peaceful as you can expect, rocks thrown etc.) while these groups schemed. First, Afif fell, as small reformist groups carried an infiltration attack on unsuspecting local guards. Afif declared itself a part of the Imperial cause, in an effort to get support from the Imperials. Soon, protests got worse in Adnan. What was once rocks was joined by arrows shot by masked figures on roofs. Other governmental building fell to the protests as the guards evacuated to the Palace of Adnan. What was once a palace to exert power upon the city had become a hole where a sad dictator lived. A small Arzhamite task force arrived at the city. It was only 100 cavalrymen, but they were the boost in confidence needed. Soon attacks on the palace were a daily occurence. It came down all so anti-climatically, with one such attack breaking the resistance, and entering the palace. Soon, the viziers, now aged and weak, were captured. They met different fates, with one hung from his arms from the palace while alive, being treated as a target for archers and protestors. One was dragged by a horse into a trampling mass of protestors. The scenes were horrific, but expected. This marked the collapse of the opposition, with pockets of opposition amidst a wave of Imperial take-over.
 * "A nation united": In Adnan, as the Imperial troops arrived and effectively conquered all but the reformists in Al-Khor, King Aqeel made a speech which was well attended and well documented: "We are a nation of different cultures and religions, a nation of international trade and domestic tribes, a nation of deserts and camels. Dark times have come and passed, and we mourn our dead, but we must look ahead. Now is not the time to revel in our steel, our weapons, our swords, but a time to revel in our people. We are a nation upheld by the people, be it Arzhamite or Zoroastrian, be it Nabatean or Adnanite, be it in Grane or in Adnan. The pillar of our nation is not me or my court, but you people in front of me. I was foolish and did not take note of the cracks in our society and for that I apologise. My apology does not bring back your lost ones, nor does it heal the wounds. But I compel you, let us be a nation, a nation united." The speech caused quite the reaction, stirring up the people. But it stirred up a few of the wrong people, with the king, who's protection was pretty lax, ending up shot by masked figures in the crowd. In a romanticised account, the queen rushed to the King, with the last words being "I leave a bandaged Empire in your hands". His son, Hameed, a cavalry general in the civil war, was quickly rushed to Ahuras under heavy guard and enthroned.
 * The Aftermath: The civil war raised many questions. Were the Arzhamites going to remain under Imperial Rule? Were the Reformists able to achieve anything? What was to be done with the Order of Avesta? Hameed was able to reconcile with the Reformists pretty easily. He was younger, and enticed by the reformist ideology. He agreed to decentralisation in return for their support. He made a number of concessions to the Minority Front, aiding in building New Petra, a city in the North Western reaches of the nation for the Nabateans, giving autonomy to Elam and rebuilding Rafha. The terrifying result of the Civil War, where about 1,550,000 died, has led the nation to restructuring rather that plugging a sinking ship.
 * Military:
 * Personnel: 47,625
 * 1st Sipah: 
 * Swordsmen: 5,000
 * Spearmen: 2,000
 * Bowmen: 3,000
 * Fire Lancers: 350
 * Crossbowmen: 2,000
 * Light Cavalry: 2,000
 * Heavy Cavalry: 1,000
 * Ranged Cavalry: 1,000
 * Cavalry Fire Lancers: 85
 * Cannons: 10
 * Trebuchets: 20
 * Polybolos: 25
 * Transport Camels: 35
 * Overall: 17,050 Troops
 * 2nd Sipah: 
 * Swordsmen: 5,000
 * Spearmen: 2,000
 * Bowmen: 3,000
 * Fire Lancers: 350
 * Crossbowmen: 2,000
 * Light Cavalry: 2,000
 * Heavy Cavalry: 1,000
 * Ranged Cavalry: 1,000
 * Cavalry Fire Lancers: 85
 * Cannons: 10
 * Trebuchets: 20
 * Polybolos: 25
 * Transport Camels: 35
 * Overall: 17,050 Troops
 * 3rd Sipah: 
 * Swordsmen: 5,000
 * Spearmen: 2,000
 * Bowmen: 3,000
 * Fire Lancers: 350
 * Crossbowmen: 2,000
 * Light Cavalry: 2,000
 * Heavy Cavalry: 1,000
 * Ranged Cavalry: 1,000
 * Cavalry Fire Lancers: 85
 * Cannons: 10
 * Trebuchets: 20
 * Polybolos: 25
 * Transport Camels: 35
 * Overall: 17,050 Troops
 * "Aqeel's" Sipah: 
 * Swordsmen: 4,000
 * Bowmen: 2,000
 * Fire Lancers: 500
 * Light Cavalry: 1,000
 * Ranged Cavalry: 500
 * Cannons: 20
 * Polybolos: 10
 * Overall: 8,110 Troops
 * Patrol Force:
 * Light Cavalry: 3,000
 * Ranged Cavalry: 3,000
 * Heavy Cavalry: 500
 * Overall: 6,500 Troops
 * Muscat Fleet:
 * Gharaq: 80
 * Harbis: 50
 * Fire Ships: 30
 * Light Transport Ships: 20
 * Heavy Transport Ships: 2
 * Grane Fleet:
 * Harbis: 50
 * Gharaqs: 70
 * Fire Ships: 30
 * Light Transport Ships: 40
 * Heavy Transport Ships: 10
 * Military Operations and Domestic Affairs:
 * Order of Avesta:
 * Naval Blockade: While the army is being restructured, the navy is still doing what it does best, blockading. We are attacking and blockading the Avestan ports, hoping they will open negotiations
 * Economy:
 * Renewed Trade: Trade is to once again be the temple we pray to as we try to restrengthen our position in the paths of trade from the East to the West.
 * New Research:
 * Easier Fire Lances: Research starting up again
 * Cannons: Research starting up again
 * Diplomacy:
 * Order of Avesta: Our navy blockades them. We call for a ceasefire between them, us and Imerina, hoping they would go off against some other african nation to carry on their "Holy Crusade"