United Kingdom of Bakhshistan

The United Kingdom of Bakhshistan is a alternate nation of CaspianMappa.

The kingdom was a principal part of the old Imperial Empire of Bakhshistan, before it dissolved in 1998 to the states of Kurdistan, Levant, Baghdad, Punjab, Shamshir (Georgia, Crimea, Dagestan) and itself. The Old Empire was established in 1684 after the Zoroastrian Revolution where the old Islamic regions re cultivated their minds to a new world. Today after centuries of refinement the Empire has become leading military, economical superpower, putting the people as the national interests. The former states of the Imperial empire still have great relationships. Since 1998 the country has improved its quality of life to the best in the middle east and the world 7th best army.

History
It was part of a Persian Empire rule under the Bakhshis dynasty and converted the land to Zoroastrian faith and spread the Persian culture to Crimean and Baluchistan. The Empire was Know as the Imperial Empire of Bakhshistan. Though the country needed to split with the will of the people wanting independence and in 1998 the regions of this Empire held fair elections for independence. The Empire split and ethnic majorities felt under a more comfortable environment though some regions chose to stay and form the United Kingdom of Bakhshistan. Its military from the Empire was brought back to Tehran though alliances was established between the former states and the UKOB.

Military History
Its old Imperial Empire of Bakhshistan (1684 - 1998) was involved in many wars such as -

Most of its wars and military history was glorious and the only challenge were the British in Kashmir in 1890. They became a superpower militarily and set the foundation for a force to be reckoned with. The Current country has had no wars since its independence in 1998 but still has had border tensions with Saudi Arabia and hardliners in Turkey.
 * Ottoman - Caucasian War ( 1789 - 1795) - Success
 * Turkic - Russo - Bakhshi War (1878 - 1882) - Success
 * War for Kashmir (1890) - Failure
 * Ottoman - Bakhshi War (1900 - 1902) - Success
 * WW1 (1914-1918) - Success
 * WW2 (1939 - 1945) - Success
 * Arab - Bakhshi War (1977-1979) - Success

Current
The Capital, Tehran, runs the country from a fully elected parliament. Though there is "the Table of Minds", which is a set of Zoroastian scholars that help devise the national interests and have been the most creative, logical and knowledgeable minds for centuries. The country know is still know for its highest level of education. The Isfahan University is supposedly the best University in the whole of Asia. The quality of life also is very good and has a percentage of 0.6% in poverty. It is due to the fact any homeless or lost case will be put in "government assertion" where the person will be given a home and a government job like the army or factories. Currently the country has nuclear capabilities and weapons but has said that they are for defense and only defense.

Diplomatic Relations
Currently the UKOB has good relations with Britain and Russia, the USA and the EU have shown they value UKOB as a great trading partner. Russia has the Kingdom as a great strategic ally and Britain has a fondness of the Royal Bakhshis Dynasty that isn't involved in the country's politics. Turkey has the United Kingdom of Bakhshistan as an old enemy as the two nations have been at war 4 times in the past. Arab states find the Bakhshis Persian culture rivaling there own and competition, and the Arab - Bakhshis War from 1977 to 1979 was triggered by the aggression of the Arabs on the border and their military operations and training in the Persian Gulf. Today, after the conflict, the "Arabic League" (the alliance between Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Yemen and Egypt set in 1977 before the War) still say the people of Bakhshis have betrayed the work of Islam and chosen a twisted view of Zoroastrianism in 1684. But the conflict today is due to know selling Oil. China and India say the UKOB has great potential in the economic world.