Taranto

Taranto officialy the Republic of Taranto is a democratic republic located in Southern Europe. It is bordered with Italy to the North, the Tyrrhenean-sea to the West, the Mediterranean-sea to the South, the Ionian-sea to the South-east and the Adriatic-sea to the North-east.

Formation of the Kingdom of Southern Italy
Before the unification of Italy in 1861, Francis II, the leader of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies didn't want the whole peninsula to be united due to the cultural and economical diversity across the land. In the city of Naples on the 17th of September 1862, with the help of hundreds of people, the Kingdom of Southern Italy has been declared. Francis II has been crowned as the king.

Era of the Italian unification
After the formation of Southern Italy, Francis II has shown interest in uniting Italy, however he stated that "Southern Italy would only be a helping hand in that situation". This led Garibaldi and his soldiers to land in Sicily and conquer Southern Italy. The plan ended in a disaster after Southern-Italian forces destroyed Garibaldi's army in the Battle of Palermo. This mass destruction forced Garibaldi to try the unificational plans somewhere else. Later, when Italy has been united in 1881, both the Kingdom of Italy and the Kingdom of Southern Italy recognised each other's sovereignity.

The late 19th century
The Kingdom of Southern Italy renamed to the Kingdom of Taranto in 1892 on the 30th anniversary of the country's formation. It led several countris across the world to begin diplomatic relations with Taranto, since the old name confused the people and this similarity annoyed people very much. The new diplomatic ties helped Taranto to gain more supporter companies from around the world. Taranto has developed into one of the most modern nations in Europe following 1900.

The era before the first World War
Taranto has always been the only country in Europe which didn't participate in any wars since it's formation. However both Italy and Ottoman Empire wanted to gain Tarantine lands as quick as possible. Later in 1906 the Ottoman Empire declared war on Taranto with the aim being to take the nation down. The war lasted for 6 and a half years and ended with a peace treaty which stated that the Ottoman Empire must pay 6 million Tarantine Lira as war reparations until 1916. Of course neither of the two nations knew what is about to happen.

The First World War
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