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His Most Serene and Excellent Majesty the Maharajadhiraja Krishnaraja III approves this entry
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Motto:- Pride, Discipline, Honour
National Anthem:- TBD (http://Link to YouTube or something goes here)
BACKGROUND
The Empire of Parbhani is located in North Aranye. It is an Empire that has been brought to the realisation of the truth of the Gods of Heaven and the rightful rule of the Maharajadhiraja (Great King of Kings) who is owed tribute and honour by those fortunate enough to be under his supreme wisdom and guidance. The true number of Parbhani's is difficult to ascertain as the remoteness of some regions of the Empire make accurate recording difficult and so the total number of subjects is something known only to the Maharajadhiraja however it is thought to be in the region of 180million individuals.
As one would expect the Empire is blessed in both quantity and quality of resources. It's hillsides are full of silver while its forests boast of many natural resources. The Empire has cultivated vast rubber and cotton plantations which have seen raise to industries such as manufacturing take place.
The Empire is ruled by a Maharajadhiraja who is in effect a "Revealed God". Many millenia ago a civil war of sorts broke out among the Gods of Heaven, the Gods of the Underworld and several Mundus dwelling spiritual beings. During this war the Gods sent Urmila, a goddess, to Mundus to hide among humanity to ensure should the Gods of Heaven be defeated mankind could be called to fight against the others. Urmila spent ten years living in human form and even convinced the spirits to ally themselves with the Gods of Heaven. In her time on Mundus Urmila felt more at home than in Heaven with the Gods and so once victory was assured she elected to stay on Mundus as a human however in the celebration of their victory she laid with her lover, the God Varchas and conceived a child. Even though she had now elected human form and a mortal existence it did not stop her giving birth to a God as a child. Suhotra was born in a mortal physical form however was blessed with all the knowledge and wisdom of the Gods. In the years following the War of the Gods many of the Gods visited Mundus to spend time with their friend Urmila and her son Suhotra. These visits saw many human women blessed with children of their own who were born as Demi-Gods. Urmila arranged multiple marriages between the female Demi-Gods and her son Suhotra unaware that there was a chance their offspring would be born as a full God in human form much like Suhotra. Upon the death of Urmila she ascended back to heaven. After his death at the age of 300 Suhotra left instructions on how to discover which of his 173 children were Gods and his rightful successor.
Suhotra instructed that his body be burnt to release his God Spirit which would ascend to heaven. His ashes must be mixed with suet and seeds and moulded to form spheres for each of his male children. Each of his sons would sit beneath a string on which a sphere was suspended. A single sparrow would then be released in the room, as the sparrow is the messenger bird of the Gods. The sparrow would recognise the ashes would only permit themselves to be above another God and so the sparrow would begin to feed from one of the spheres and thus would have identified the successor and therefore the child born as a God.
Government Type:- Imperial Monarchy
Population:-:- 185million
Capital City:- Sagar (c.7,500,000)
Demonym:- Parbhanian
ECONOMY
Currency:- Lak
GDP per Capita:- $19,350
Unemployment Rate:- 1.3%
Main Industries:- Mineral Extraction, Textiles, Agriculture, Agricultural Machinery, Small Arms
PEOPLE
Ethnicity:- Parb (RL-Indo-Aryan) 80%, Dravidian 12%, Mongoloid 5%, 3% Other
Languages:- Parbhani is the official language of the Empire however there are over 50 other local languages spoken
Religions:- 80% Parbhani Traditional Faith, 8% Muslim, 8% Hindu , 4% Other
Average Life Expectancy:- 69.96
GOVERNMENT
Head of State:- Maharajadhiraja Krishnaraja III
Head of Government:- Maharajadhiraja Krishnaraja III
Name of Legislative Body:- Imperial Council (Advisery)
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HIS MOST SERENE AND EXCELLENT MAJESTY THE MAHARAJADHIRAJA KRISHNARAJA III
GOD OF HUMANITY
SAMRAT OF KHAYLA
RAI OF PENCHI
KHAGAN OF AMBEH
ADMIRAL IN THE IMPERIAL NAVY
The Maharajadhiraja was gifted to mankind on the 9th September 1967. He was the third son of the union between Maharajadhiraja Hrithik IV and his 2nd wife Maharani Vilasa. He was Maharajadhiraja Hrithik IV's 10th child. In total his father had 22 children, 14 Male, 8 Female.
His Most Serene and Excellent Majesty graduated from his school in 1985 having taken a total of 12 exams and miraculously not dropped a single mark in any of them. Having achieved a 100% score in his education he was able to take any role within the Empire however being a man dedicated to his people and the family of Gods he selected a career in the military and joined the Navy. In 1986 he graduated from the prestigious Imperial Naval Officer School at the top of his class. He was assigned to a Frigate originally as a Weapons Officer. He developed an interest in Naval Aviation while onboard ship and in 1988 transferred into the Navies Fleet Aviation Service where he flew a variety of aircraft including fighters. In 1992 he was given command of a Frigate of his own.
In 1998 his father passed into Heaven and left signs that Krishnaraja was infact a hidden God. He was crowned as Maharajadhiraja on the 7th February 1998.
The Maharajadhiraja has three wives, Samrājñī Tripura(born in 1967, married in 1985), Rani Sundari (born in 1972, married in 1990) and Khagani Pramoda (born in 1984, married in 2005).
CHILDREN AND DESCENDANTS
With Tripura
1. Prince Amar - born -1986 and married in 2006. Children - Princess Shreya (b.2008) , Prince Satish (b.2011) and Princess Kavita (b.2014)
2. Princess Ritu - born - 1990 and married in 2006. Children - Princess Amrita (b.2009) and Prince Om (b.2013)
3. Princess Varsha - born 1993 and married in 2013. Children - Prince Partha (b.2016) and Princess Shanthi (b.2019)
4. Prince Kuldeep - born 1995 and married in 2013. Children - Prince Jai (b.2018)
With Sundari
1. Princess Rajkumari - born 1992 - married in 2012 - Children - Princess Pooja (b.2017)
2. Prince Rajneesh - born 1994 - married in 2010 - Children - Prince Jayanta (b.2013) Princess Ishani (b.2016), Prince Raghu (b.2018) and Prince Nagendra (b.2020)
3. Princess Anjali - born 1997 - married in 2019 - Children - Princess Dipika (b.2020)
With Pramoda
1. Princess Jyotsna - born 2005 - Not married
2. Prince Suraj - born 2005 - Not married
3. Prince Deo - born 2008 - Not married
4. Princess Shila - born 2010 - Not married.
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"THE CURSE OF THE IMPERIALS"
With the nation following the faith of a pantheon of Gods and believing that the Maharajadhiraja is a God descended from this original pantheon the marriages of the Imperial Family are considered not a matter of romance and love but ensuring the family marry others considered demi-gods by being a descendant of the God Suhotra. This has in the past seen quiet a lot of marriage within the family. Historically it is possible to find rare examples of half brothers and sisters marrying and more commonly first cousins. Over time this has created a situation where a great many of the Imperial Family have been born with physical and mental handicaps. When such a birth happened historically it was not uncommon for the child to disappear from public view and then die of a "fever" when in reality the child was often killed by the family. In other cases where the condition has not been so obvious or did not appear until the child was older the condition has been put down to "The Curse of the Imperials." This has been something that the Priesthood has explained as being when the Gods of the Underworld have somehow tricked the Imperial Ancestors and punished the family with the afflication as a test for them to overcome.
With the birth of modern genetic understanding the process of cousin marriage has though not ended as it is seen as more important to maintain the connection to the Pantheon of Gods. The current Imperial Family has several members who display signs of problems caused by this cousin marriage. The most prominent conditions are congentital blindness (Leber Congenital Amaurosis), Down Syndrome and various Lysosomal storage diseases. For the Imperial Family it has been fortunate that none of these have occurred in those considered senior members of the Imperial Family, possibly as they have the widest choice of partner and in the case of the Maharajadhiraja have often married junior wives from outside the family.
Geneticists have suggested however that should the Imperial Family not look to abandon the practice of Cousin Marriage then within the next 50 years the chances of genetic disorders occurring in newborns will increase significantly.
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IMPERIAL ARMY
165,000 Soldiers
58.500 Reservists
110 x Skolex (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMX-30_AuF1) Self Propelled Howitzer
100 x Astika (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Fao) Self Propelled Howitzer
130 x Kaliya (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M114_155_mm_howitzer) Towed Howitzer
50 x Manasa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/180_mm_gun_S-23) Heavy Howitzer
50 x Ulupi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GC-45_howitzer) Towed Howitzer
160 x Vasuki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M270_Multiple_Launch_Rocket_System) Multiple Rocket Launcher
310 x Karura (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stridsvagn_122) Main Battle Tank
110 x Bagala (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2S25_Sprut-SD) Medium Tank
100 x Suka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_light_tank) Light Tank
380 x Suparna (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MT-LB) Armoured Personnel Carrier
320 x Erawan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pansarbandvagn_302) Armoured Personnel Carrier
220 x Iravati (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazika) Infantry Fighting Vehicle
850 x Vamana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RG-32_Scout) Mobility Vehicle
75 x Anjana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamba_APC) Mobility Vehicle
100 x Bhadra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Search_and_Rescue_Tactical_Vehicle) Tactical Vehicle
200 x Nala (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicorn_APC) MRAP
40 x Hamsa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-24) Attack Helicopter
40 x Jatayu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Lynx) Utility Helicopter
20 x Sampati (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selex_ES_Falco) UAV
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IMPERIAL NAVY
Sailors:-75,800 Sailors
28,000 Reservists
Luni Class (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarawa-class_amphibious_assault_ship) Amphibious Warfare Ship.
1. Mumbai
Sakhi Class (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruance-class_destroyer) Destroyers
1. Delhi
2. Bangalore
3. Hyderbad
4. Ahmedabad
5. Chennai
Sabarmati Class (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flor%C3%A9al-class_frigate) Frigate
1. Kolkata
2. Surat
3, Pune
4. Jaipur
5. Lucknow
6. Kanpur
7. Nagpur
Sahibi Class (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Madinah-class_frigate) Frigate
1. Indore
2. Thane
3. Bhopal
4. Patna
5. Vadodara
6. Ghaziabad
7. Ludhaina
Dohan Class (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6teborg-class_corvette) Corvette
1. Agra
2. Nashik
3. Ranchi
4. Meerut
5. Rajkot
6. Kalyan
7. Dombivili
8. Vasai
Sota Class (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparviero-class_patrol_boat) Fast Missile Class
1. Virar
2. Varanji
3. Sringar
4. Aurangabad
5. Dhanbad
6.Amritsar
7. Navi
8. Allahbab
9. Howrah
10. Gwalior
11. Jabalpur
12. Coimbatore
13. Vijayawada
14. Jodhphur
Chambal Class (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandown-class_minehunter) Minesweeper
1. Madurai
2. Raipur
3. Kota
4. Guwhati
Banas Class (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4sterg%C3%B6tland-class_submarine) Attack Sub
1. Solapur
2. Mysore
3. Bareilly
4. Aligarh
5. Tiruppur
6. Gurgain
Berach Class (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar-class_submarine) Missile Sub
1. Salem
2. Warangal
3. Jalgaon
4. Guntur
Ahar Class (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuzla-class_patrol_boat) Patrol Ship
1. Bhiwandi
2. Bikaner
3. Amravati
4. Noida
5. Bhaila
6. Cuttack
Wagli Class (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scimitar-class_patrol_vessel) Fast Patrol Ship
1. Nanded
2. Ajmer
3. Akola
4. Gulbanga
5. Loni
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IMPERIAL AIR FORCE
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65,200 Airmen
18,000 Reservists
120 x F-1 Hornbill (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_F-1) Multi-Role Fighter
50 x F-27 Monal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-27) Multi-Role Fighter
50 x F-23 Myna (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YF-23) Air Defence Fighter
6 x E-50 Bulbul (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_A-50) AEWACS AIrcraft
15 x K-135 Black Kite (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker) Tanker
30 x E-111 Rock Dove (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Grumman_EF-111A_Raven) Electronic Warfare Aircraft
40 x C-8 Peafowl (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaanxi_Y-8) Transport Aircraft
30 x C-390 Parakeet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_C-390_Millennium) Transport Aircraft
40 x H1 Treepie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_UH-1N_Twin_Huey) Helicopter
30 x H-3 Cuckoo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL_W-3_Sok%C3%B3%C5%82) Helicopter
50 x T-3 Kingfisher (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_AT-3) Advanced Trainer / Light Fighter
50 x T-450 Bustard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_DART_450) Basic Trainer / Ground Attack
30 x GR-111 Egret (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark)Strike Fighter / Ground Attack Aircraft
30 x GR-91 Fantail (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_G.91Y) Ground Attack Aircraft
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LAWS AND STANCES
• Abortion: Illegal except in case of it posing a risk to the Mother's health.
• Adultery: No legal stance however morally frowned upon.
• Affirmative action: No.
• Age of consent: 16 years.
• Age of majority: 16 years.
• Artificial insemination: Legal for married couples only
• Assisted suicide: Legal, must be approved by a judge and two out of three doctors.
• Bestiality: Illegal.
• Birth control: Legal
• Childcare: Not legislated for
• Concealed carry: Not Permitted
• Death penalty: Yes. For murder, multiple rape, treason and heresy. No Heresy executions have taken place since 1908.
• Divorce: Permitted only if granted by leader of the appropriate faith.
• Double jeopardy: Allowed only in cases when there is new and compelling evidence against the accused.
• Drinking age: 16
• Driving age: 16
• Education: School is compulsory until 16 and is free, however a parallel private school system exists.
• Eminent domain: The Empire may utilise any land for any purpose however compensation is paid.
• Equal pay for equal work: No legal stance
• Felony disenfranchisement: Yes.
• Flag desecration: Carries up to ten years imprisonment
• Gambling age: 16
• Gun purchase age: May purchase certain firearms once you have completed military service. Restrictions apply on calibre size.
• Homosexuality in the military: No permitted
• Human cloning: Illegal
• In vitro fertilization: Legal for married couples.
• Marriageable age: 14 with parents permission, 18 without.
• Military conscription: All able-bodied males serve 2 years in the military at some point between the ages of 18 and 30.
• Minimum wage: No
• Parental leave: None
• Polygamy: Only for male members of the Royal Family otherwise Royal Permission must be obtained.
• Pornography: Illegal.
• Prostitution: Illegal to enlist the services of a prostitute.
• Race: Racial discrimination is prohibited in all areas of life.
• Same-sex marriage: Not recognised regardless of where it took place.
• School leaving age: 16 years.
• Sex reassignment surgery: Illegal
• Sex toys: Legal
• Sexually transmitted diseases: Purposely spreading one is considered assault.
• Smoking age: 14
• Sodomy laws:- Illegal
• State ideology:
• State religion: The nation officially follows the Parbhani Folk Faith. Other religions are permitted however those who worship other faiths are expected to offer an annual tribute to the Maharajadhiraja, this currently is set at 5g of salt per person per year, historically though it was much higher and used as a means to try and force conversion.
• Stem cell research: Illegal
• Taxation: Sliding scale income tax.
• Torture: Illegal
• Trial by jury: Juries must be made up of five members all of whom have attended seminary.
• Universal healthcare: Covered by private health insurance.
• Voting age: Age 18.
• Women's rights: Women do not join the military except in nursing roles, women exempt from certain positions in society
• Working age: 14 years of age (part time/ family business) 16 years of age (full time)
• Working week: No set rules
CLARIFICATION ON RELIGION
The nation is expected to follow the Parbhanian Folk Faith (better name needed). This recognises the Maharajadhiraja as a God and his family as Demi-God's. Laws exist that force all Parbhanians to offer tribute to the Maharajadhiraja each year. Those who attend religious services at non-Folk Faith places of worship must be recorded, each Church, Mosque, Synagogue etc is expected to keep a list of who attends each service and these are regularly inspected by local Police. If you have attended just a single service of another faith during a calendar year you are considered to be of that faith and are therefore expected to pay tribute. Follows of the Folk Faith are not followed up as it is assumed they have made tribute as part of the faiths own rituals and traditions. Those outside the faith are then expected to make payment of an amount set by the Maharajadhiraja, this can either be in money or goods. As of 2011 the tribute is to be paid in salt (an old traditional currency) and is 5grams. From 1978-2011 the payment was assessed on how many visits you had undertaken and worked out at roughly $10 per visit.
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KEY
Blue line = River Morlas - Starts in the hills of Topri and runs North towards Parbhani and for some distance forms the border between the two nations which has been disputed. Topri attempted to build several hydroelectric dams on the river which is a key part of North West Parbhani's irrigation network. Fears were if the dams were built there would be a huge impact on the Empire
Yellow line = Extent of Parbhani military advance as of 1st Feb 2021.
THE KINGDOM OF TOPRI
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Population:- 18.5 million
GDP per capita:- £6,500
Government:- Absolute Monarchy ruled by King Indrajit V since 1998
Military:-
No Navy as land-locked
ARMY:- Rip off of Peruvian Military
AIR FORCE:- Rip off of Peruvian Air Force.
Other Details upon request or as the story unfolds.