Sergrade

“The Pliznys can call their new state whatever they want, but everyone knows the real power will always be in Sergrade.” –Rosak Alist, Azeri diplomat

Written by WEASEL OF ROME

Sergrade Republic

Structure

Following the collapse of Oyapilic and the death of Otto Plizny III, the Sergradic people rallied around the Sergradic Nationalist Party (NSP), whose popularity allowed them to form a single party state, stamping out objectors with iron fisted social and political policies.

Culture

The people of Sergrade are not used to the political uncertainty in which they have recently found themselves, and have turned to the NSP for guidance. Descending from the conquerors who built the Oyapilic state, many have a fierce sense of ethnic pride and identity.

History

• 750–795 – Economic depression affects the entire region, raising ethnic tensions to an all-time high as different ethnic groups are blamed for the hardship. To the present day, these tensions have not dissipated. The event is known as the Depression of 750.
• 891 – The Battle of Belamir marks the end of what the Sergradic refer to as “The First Milic War” as Milic and Harajasic forces surrender to Sergrade. King Baast of Harajasic and his sole heir are killed in the fighting.
• 891 – The Treaty of Jarasevic

• o The Princedom of Sergrade annexes Harajasic.
• o The Princedom of Sergrade annexes North Milic.
• o Milic and Wosternak are ordered to merge into a single nation by 901 with Wosternak as steward.

• 901 – The Kingdom of Sergrade invades Milic & Wosternak citing their failure to adhere to the single state mandate outlined in the Treaty of Jarasevic as casus belli.
• 902 – Prince Viktor Plizny of Sergrade marries Princess Elza of Wosternak, and an alliance is formed between the two factions.
• 904 – Milic surrenders to Sergrade and Wosternak, ending the Second Milic War.
• 904 – The Treaty of Milotic

• o Sergrade annexes Milic.
• o Sergrade and Wosternak will conjoin into one state with Sergrade as steward.
• o Former Wosternak forces will occupy former Milic lands until 910.

• 906 – The Milic Royal Family is executed on Sergradic orders, sparking riots in former Milic territory. The riots are quickly put down by the former Wosternak troops.
• 907 – Following the death of Crown Prince Jaro Plizny, Prince Viktor Plizny is crowned as the new Sergradic Crown Prince.
• 915 – Crown Prince Viktor Plizny declares a new age for Sergrade as a leader for all Pilic peoples, aggravating Transpovania, Rowic, and Polsawa.
• 921-937 – Many members of the Wosternak royal family are killed in a series of accidents. Some consider foul play on the part of the Plizny family of Sergrade.
• 940 – A petition for Milic independence is denied by the crown.
• 945 – Trade negotiations between Sergrade and Rowic collapse amid high demands from the Segradic government.
• 948 – The Sergradic Royal Navy begins blockading the Rowic coast as trade demands are not met.
• 949 – Prince Viktor Plizny II, heir to the Segradic throne, narrowly escapes assassination by a Transpovanic nationalist gang.
• 949 – Rowic capitulates to Sergradic trade demands and faces economic collapse. The Sergradic blockade is lifted.
• 957 – The Sergradic military invades Rowic under the guise of a peacekeeping mission to restore order.
• 957 - Prince Viktor Plizny II is crowned as the new Sergradic Crown Prince.
• 959 – Sergrade installs a puppet government in Rowic.
• 970 – Historical enemies Transpovania and Polsawa sign a Mutual Aid Pact in the possible event of Sergradic aggression.
• 972 – Polsawic nationalists disguised as Harajasic militants fail a false flag attack in the Sergradic parliamentary capitol in Jarasevic. They are interrogated before being publicly executed.
• 982 – The government of Rowic drafts articles of federation to join the Princedom of Sergrade.
• 983 – The Sergradic government accepts the proposal from the Rowic government, and Sergrade annexes Rowic.
• 990 – Otto Plizny is crowned as the new Sergradic Crown Prince.
• 1000 – Sergrade ushers in the year 1000 with lavish and highly controversial celebrations held on behalf of the Crown.
• 1016 – A short lived rebellion in Milic is quickly destroyed by Sergradic forces.
• 1019-1021 – A deadly plague erupts across the land, killing hundreds of thousands.
• 1021 – Crown Prince Otto falls ill to the plague, but recovers quickly. Those who know him say he was “never quite the same since.”
• 1024 – Reports of state-sponsored ethnic cleansings emerge from the lands of former Milic, Harajasic, and Rowic, targeting multiple ethnic groups. The Sergradic government denies involvement. Transpovania and Polsawa demand rights to investigate, but are denied.
• 1035 – Viktor Plizny III is crowned as the new Sergradic Crown Prince.
• 1035 – Sergrade accepts Sergradic refugees and delegates from Transpovania petitioning the Crown for aid.
• 1036 – Sergrade invades Transpovania citing violence against Sergradic people as justification for war.
• 1048 – Transpovania surrenders, ending the Sergrade-Transpovania War.
• 1048 – Second Treaty of Jarosevic

• o All Transpovanic lands are seceded to Sergrade.
• o Sergrade gains claims on all Transpovanic lands held by Polsawic forces.
• o Transpovania is allowed some limited autonomy under a people’s council.

• 1049 – Sergradic and Polsawic forces meet in central Transpovania. The Polsawic forces retreat, but do not leave Transpovania.
• 1050 – Sergradic forces ambush the Polsawic military amid collapsing peace talks between the two nations regarding lands in Transpovania occupied by Polsawa.
• 1051 – Polsawa surrenders to Sergrade and is annexed, granting Sergrade dominion over all Pilic lands.
• 1052 – Sergrade cracks down on all nationalist groups across its empire.
• 1053 – Crown Prince Viktor Plizny III declares the Pax Pilic, declaring an era of peace and stability for all Pilic peoples.
• 1059 – Crown Prince Viktor Plizny III decrees the name of the nation is changed to Oyapilic, literally meaning “Land of the Pilic People” or “Pilic Lands.”
• 1062 – Nationwide integration and reform policies seek to unify all holdings into a single, organized and centrally administrated state.
• 1067 – All ethic and national militias are peacefully or forcibly disbanded as efforts to create a unified National Military begin.
• 1068 – The Oyapilic People’s Army (OPA) is founded and becomes the official military force of Oyapilic.
• 1070 – Oyapilic begins its first national draft, including citizens of all ethnicities.
• 1071 – Crown Prince Stanislaus Plizny is crowned as the first Crown Prince of Oyapilic.
• 1071–1250 – For the first time in history, the Pilic people enjoy an unstable era of peace through force, under several Sergradic-national Crown Princes.
• 1251 – Crown Prince Otto Plizny III dies without an heir, throwing the region into chaos.
• 1251 – Bans on Sergradic nationalist groups and militias are lifted with the interest of maintaining Sergradic ethnic hegemony in Oyapilic.
• 1256 – A new Sergradic nationalist government takes power in Oyapilic, and immediately declares Sergrade’s independence from Oyapilic. The remnants of the former Oyapilic government flee to northern Transpovania.
• 1261 – Reports of ethnic cleansing of Sergradic people emerges from Rowic.
• 1262 – Sergrade begins a national draft with the goal of defending Sergrade nationals against ethnic violence.
• 1264 – Sergradic nationalists within Harajasic begin an open rebellion, demanding secession of their lands to the state of Sergrade. The Sergradic government supports the rebellion with arms and funds, but does not declare war on Harajasic.

Territories

Climate: Northern Balkans

Military

Sergrade boasts the most well-trained, professional, disciplined, and organized army of all the Pilic states.

Religion

Pilic Pantheon

Foreign Relations

Following the collapse of Oyapilic, Sergrade has maintained an air of superiority over other Pilic states. The newly formed national army has inherited the efficiency and discipline of the old Sergradic army. Other neighboring nations outside of the former Oyapilic states acknowledge Sergrade as the dominant regional power, and the only real threat on an international level.

Agriculture & Industry

Despite boasting arguably the strongest economy in the region, many citizens still subside on careers as farmers.

Trade & Transport

In spite of a largely agrarian economy, a new merchant class has made significant inroads during the late Second Princedom period after Sergradic meddling in the Rowic economy.

Founding Date

1256

Type

Geopolitical, Country

Capital

Jarasevic

Alternative Names

Sergrade Republic

Predecessor Organization

• Oyapilic {Defunct}

Demonym

Sergradic

Neighboring Nations

• Harajasic
• Milic & Wosternak