Aragan Empire

The Aragan Empire, also referred to at various points in time as the Aragan Federation, the Aragan Imperial Republic, the Aragan Union, or simply Araga, was a nation lasting four out of the seven Earth Worlds on Monsoonjr's Minecraft Server and the Mappercraft Minecraft Server. The nation has its origins in Armyima, a nation founded in the Benelux and Germany that formed various alliances and unions with other European nations. Shortly after participating in the Ultimate War, Arymima reformed itself into Araga, and over time the nation would begin to grow in land area, population, and prominence on the world stage. The nation was authoritarian in nature, with an unelected Kaiser, Fuhrer, and parliament called the Reichstag; nevertheless, changes in leadership and government structure happened occasionally, and a complex distribution of powers was maintained within a federal system. Araga was a militaristic and technological powerhouse, having some of the best fighters on the server as well as a large arsenal of weapons, armor, and TNT. During Earth World Mark V and Earth World Mark VI, Araga faced a longstanding rivalry with the other major power in Europe at the time, the Empire of Starymglia. This rivalry would culminate twice in the First Araga-Starym War and the Second Araga-Starym War. Tensions would then cool between Araga and Starymglia, and ultimately, Araga would peacefully annex Starymglia and integrate their former members into the nation. By Earth World Mark VII Araga was left as one of the two superstates on the server along with the Pan American Union. A rivalry would flare up among the two superstates, concerning territorial disputes and supposed threats to sovereignty; however, no war between them would ever occur.

Etymology
The name 'Araga' apparently derives from an alteration of 'Grada', the name of a former nation that was situated in Ireland and had existed throughout most of Earth World Revived Revived.

Araga's previous name, or Araga's predecessor's name depending on how one looks at it, that existed during the beginning half of Earth World Mark VI was 'Armyima'. It is derived from the word army plus a suffix -ima. This name has been long looked back as outdated, edgy, and embarassing (though that could be said about the nation throughout its entire existence).

Government
The government of the Aragan Empire by the end of Earth World Mark VII was, in sum, a parliamentary system led by an unelected powerful head of state and an asymmetric federation composed of states and territories. The division of executive, legislative, and judicial power in the nation was complex, with it having to be shared by multiple government bodies and positions depending on the situation. The supreme law of the land was the the Aragan Federal Constitution and later the Aragan National Constitution (First Edition; Second Edition); both of these constitutions detailed the nation's organization of government and fundamental principles.

Executive power in Araga was mostly held by three main positions by Earth World Mark VII: the Fuhrer, the Kaiser, and the Chancellor. Firstly, the Fuhrer had, for the most part, definitive control over the nation and the ability to change ministries and composition of government bodies. They could call meetings in the Reichstag and pass emergency executive orders. The Fuhrer was also the commander-in-chief of the army. Since the modern establishment of the position, the Fuhrer has always been Skali. Secondly, the Kaiser, while becoming a mostly ceremonial position as time passed, still held the responsibility to exercise authority, enforce laws, and ensure stability within the Aragan Empire. The latest Kaiser was Tomad, with the position being held by Extra before having been impeached by the Reichstag. Thirdly and finally, the Chancellor was the head of the Reichstag, essentially the equivalent to a Prime Minister in a normal parliamentary system. The positions of Kaiser and Chancellor — especially after the implementation of the Aragan National Constitution — were most often held by the same person; each position's powers were also heavily integrated with one another. The latest Chancellor was Tomad.

The legislature of Araga was the Reichstag. The Reichstag had the ability to vote and pass laws; those laws would then had to be approved by the Fuhrer. Political parties were able to be created within the Reichstag, which would represent certain blocs or interests; however, left-wing parties and pro-Starymglian parties were repressed or oftentimes banned from participating. These parties were able to form coalitions with each other in order to govern, with the leader of said coalition being the Chancellor.

Judiciary power for most of Araga's existence was exercised either by the Reichstag or the leadership currently in power. This changed somewhat when the Aragan National Constitution established the Reichsgericht (the Aragan National Court) and the position of National Judge. In practice, no actual court sessions would be held in the Reichsgericht, and no one would actually be appointed for National Judge.

Religion
The national religion of the Aragan Empire was Christianity; no specific denomination of Christianity was specifically emphasized in the Constitution.

Rights of religious minorities were explicitly mentioned in the Constitution. Despite this, Jews and people of non-Christian faith in general did not enjoy the same rights as the rest of the population did.

History
Most of this section was ported from the previous wiki; some parts still need expansion or refinement.

Humble Armyiman Beginnings
Armyima, the precursor to Araga, was founded on May 7th, 2016 by three players: Tomad, toadster172, and SimianMussel92. They managed to secure claims over the Benelux, Germany, and South Carolina. Members of Armyima undertook a project early on in the world, called the Reconstruction of Vasque, to restore Vasque from the decaying ruins. The city managed to be rebuilt within two to three hours, and henceforth until Earth World Mark V, the city went though constant renovation.

Armyima began to expand across Europe, gaining many members in the process. On May 9th, Arymima was reformed into the European Union, a self-described "republican dictatorship" with twelve members at its peak, led by Tomad and Anda22. Its political capital was in Vasque City, and its military capital was in Dimitrigrad (now usually referred to as Pliska). On May 10th, the newly founded Kingdom of Estonia declared war on the European Union, as the former's leader, FedexMC, wanted revenge for Tomad supposedly looting his base, thus starting the First Eesti War. The Battle of Vasque began, with Estonians pouring in to occupy Vasque, while TL, Mat, and others came to help defend the city. Fedex and his soldiers pulled out of Vasque after about 1-2 hours of fighting. The Battle of Vasque is considered to be one of the most fierce battles in Aragan history according to some. The war ended later the same day when Fedex was banned from the server after accidentally blowing a bed up with TNT; although no winner was officially declared, the European Union was the nation left most scathed. On May 11th, co-monarchs of Lapana Relly and Mat signed the Chara Doctrine, which stated that any nation (except for Estonia) that were to colonize the Americas would be seen as a threat to Lapania. In order to avoid conflict, the European Union relinquished control of South Carolina, and a new nation, called the Republic of Charleston, was founded in the colony's place by toadster172. Later the same day, the European Union disbanded due to general instability and pressure from other nations; all member states, including Armyima, were made independent once again.

On May 13th, Arymima and another European nation called Darmia unite to form the Armyiman-Darmian Commonwealth (ADC). The next day, May 14th, a meeting would be held in Vasque City among Tomad, TL, Extra, Anda22, Skali to discuss the formation of a new empire to replace the European Union. After an hour of discussion, they ultimately decided to found the Holy Roman Empire; Anda22 would be elected as Emperor by a slim margin. The HRE would begin to establish relations with other nations. Shortly after the founding of the HRE, the Martebous Treaty was signed between the HRE and the City State of La Rochelle, which prohibited further HRE expansion into the Americas. The Korean Empire would join the HRE later the same day also. The Emperor of the HRE and state leaders met on May 15th to discuss current matters. During this meeting, it was agreed to that Arabia was to become an observer state of the HRE upon their request. In addition, those in the meeting agreed to improve relations with Lapania, with embassies planned to be built in the country. Finally, a date for the next election for Emperor was announced during the meeting to be on May 29th, two weeks from then. Even though the Holy Roman Empire seemed to had only began, the nation saw signs of instability from both inside and outside the nation. Threats from Asdf and hate against the HRE from the outside world prompted Korea and its leader ShiningOrange to leave the HRE. This lead the other states to bring up the question of Reichsreform, or total unification of the HRE into a single centralized state. Anda22, seeing the need for a more active leader, resigns from the position of Emperor, and an election was thus called. Tomad won the election unanimously and is crowned Emperor. However, opinions still disagreed on the subject of Reichsreform, and after a fierce argument, Armyima leaves the Empire. Tomad names TL as Emperor, and TL then presided over a crumbling empire of just Darmia and Scandinavia. Since TL lived in Korea, and Korea left, he decided to move out after ShiningOrange got furious and murdered him. He had moved to Armyima, but after Armyima left he needed to move again. At this point everything was falling apart for the HRE, and people outside the HRE were calling for an invasion, so Anda angrily left the HRE and refounded Darmia. As what was left of the HRE was just one state, TL officially disbanded the nation, and all member states would return to self-governance.

On May 17th, only one day after the Holy Roman Empire's collapse, Armyima and Darmia united into the Armyiman-Darmian Commonwealth once again, as they saw the need to in such a chaotic period in the world's history. The ADC and Lapania signed a pact of alliance on May 18th, soon after Lapania had united with or annexed the Asukan Empire. After the Entente-Josh War began on May 21th, the Armyiman-Darmian Commonwealth and Lapania entered on Starym's side. Josh was eventually forced to surrender when he was banned for breaking a bed in Tallinn. Later on in the day, Pananthea joined the ADC; the newly formed nation would be called the Arymiman-Darmian-Pananthean Union (ADP Union). Finally, a player named TMG stole crops from Lapania and betrayed the nation, declaring independence as Luxmania on May 21st. Since Tomad sold those crops to Lapania for 50 diamonds, he is angry and thus declared war on Luxmania along with Lapania. Armyiman and Lapanian forces moved into Luxmania, under the guidance of TL, Tomad, and Kebab, and began to raze Crimeaopolis, the capital of Luxmania. TMG promptly surrendered not long after the allied invasion began. Ultimately, Lapania would regain the territory that was brought under Luxmania.

Arymima, still in the Arymiman-Darmian-Pananthean Union at this time, would, after longstanding turmoil, enter a short era of relative tranquility, lasting around a week. On May 28th, the Franco-Arymiman Skirmish occurred. Lapania wanted revenge on France and told Armyima to declare war on France; even though Araga did not not want to fight out a war like this, Tomad still declared war on France and eventually lost. On the same day, Pananthea left the Armyiman-Darmian-Pananthean Union and declared independence as the Third Pananthean Order; the remainder of the ADP Union was turned into the Arymian-Darmian Union.

Ultimate War and Aftermath
See also: Ultimate War

It starts when Josh loots Talin again, and Fedex demands to know where Josh's base is. Mat had finally had enough: Lapania declared war on Starymglia, and Lapanian forces subsequently blew up Tallinn. Armyima united with Lapania and formed the Lauranian Union. Armyiman forces helped in the bombings of Tallinn and Tomad went to Lyvonis but nothing was achieved after Batran told Lauranian soldiers to stay away from the city stating that he had nothing to do with the war. Lauranian soldiers bombed France's capital, Bordeaux; in response, the French griefed Havana, the capital of Lapania and Laurania. Laurania then declared war on all nations in Europe. Tomad, Extra, and TL, seeing what Mat was doing, thought that Mat was going nuts, and therefore started the Vasque Riots (later turning into the Vasque Revolution) in response. Most players on the server would soon join the Vasque Revolution, and it eventually caused the dissolution of the Lauranian Union and prolonged fighting among Lapanians and Armyimans. After the dust settled, Batran decided to rollback a lot of the cities, damaged by the griefing. At the end of it, there was no clear winner in the war. After the Ultimate War concluded, Tomad, Extra, and TL founded the Republic of Vasquemia, the democratic successor to Armyima. Vasquemia was later reformed into the Free Union after insistence from TL specifically. One day after its founding on May 30th, the Free Union joined Laurasia. On June 2nd, Tomad finds FedexMC's base and looted and destroyed it. In response, Fedex refounded the Kingdom of Estonia and declared war on Lauarnia, beginning the Second Eesti War. The war ended with Vasque being severely griefed once more. In the aftermath of the war, Arymima separated from Laurania for the final time.

Two days after the Second Eesti War on June 4th, a war called the Armyiman War or the Aragan War would begin. The war began when Arymima declared war on Karpostyr because those in Arymima were told that Laurania were betrayed by some within Karpostyr. Tomad went to Istra and griefed it, believing that Imperia was still in Karpostyr. Tomad then went to Tallinn and is met with resistance from Karpostyr forces; thus the Battle of Tallinn began, and the city ended up in ruins. Estonia, which was still independent, then declared war on Armyima, and starting pushing Tomad out of Tallinn. After the battle, Fedex and his soldiers went to Vasque City and griefed it. While Fedex and his soldiers were griefing Vasque City, Tomad went back to Istra and resumed griefing. Then, he went on his way to Syracuse to burn it down. When Multi, leader of Imperia, got on to see the griefing, he told Tomad that he declared independence from Karpostyr beforehand. After hearing about this, Batran teleported Tomad and Multi to Minsk; the Battle of Minsk consequently began, resulting in a minor bloodbath. The griefing in Istra was seen to be illegal by Batran, as he believed Multi declared Imperia to be independent of Karpostyr; therefore, Batran banned Tomad for four days.

Aragan Reformation
On June 7th, the nation of Arymima reformed itself into the Aragan Union. Not only was the name of the nation changed, a transformation of the nation's government structure and overall principles took place. The Reichstag was established from this point, with it functioning mostly as an advisory council to leadership. Political parties would begin to form henceforth, including the Aragan Communist Party, the Aragan Monarchist Party, and the Aragan Monarchist Party. In addition, the nation would be turned into a self-described fascist state, and the nation would more emphasize a policy of isolationism.

Era of Peace and Expansion
From the middle of June until the end of the world, the Aragan Union entered an era of peace, lasting longer than the previous peace. Little conflict occurred among nations during this time. This allowed Araga to prosper, as they eventually began to become one of the major powers on the server. The peace allowed Araga to expand, integrating more states and colonies into the Union along with the previously annexed Korea and previously colonized Australia. Asuka was annexed by Araga sometime during the world and was integrated as a state. In addition, Araga eventually managed to colonize all territory previous part of the Tamil Empire.

On June 24th, TL joined the Aragan Union and returns to Vasque City after departing from the city just one month earlier. After returning, he became Captain of Vasque's City Guard.

On July 15th, Starym and Araga officially declared an alliance; both nations renounced their major grievances between each other.

The only war that Araga was involved in during this era was the Lapanian-Starymglian War (sometimes considered to be the second phase of Jay's War), occuring on July 17th. Araga became involved in the war when Tomad offered to become a mercenary to Lapania and Mat in the conflict against Starymglia. Fedex was angry by this revalation and thus declared war on Aragan Union, despite Batran's protests against it. Tomad then traveled to Starymglia with his army to grief the nation. Tomad's plans would be disrupted when he one of Araga's members, Toadster, wanted to join Starym; Tomad therefore claimed that Toadster had "betrayed him". Fedex and Batran were suspicious of Toadster's support, though not entirely dismissive; they allowed Toadster to be on their side but not in their nation. Tomad later threatened Batran and Fedex, telling them that they should rollback Vasque, or else they will form a militia against them. La Rochelle got caught up in the conflict when those in the Aragan Union raided the city. After all of this happening, both sides soon agreed that they should end the war. Batran managed to re-establish communication with Fedex and convinced him to agree with a rollback for all cities, since La Rochelle and other neutral cities were damaged in the war. Furthermore, Fedex, Tomad, and Mat met and discussed peace. After much discussion, a treaty named the Treaty of Tallinn was written and went as follows:


 * 1) All participant cities were to be rollbacked during the war;
 * 2) To peacefully resolve the dispute over Britain, Lapania was to receive Scotland, and Starym was to receive England and Wales;
 * 3) All factions will go back to their original country before the war; and
 * 4) Starym makes NAP with Lapania and Re-ally with Aragan Union.

On July 18th, King Sikorskiii of the City State of La Rochelle offered to be annexed by the Aragan Union on the terms that he become General of the Aragan Navy and that the former Rochelais land can declare neutrality if Araga were to go to war. Araga accepted all of these demands.

Growth
Beginning from Earth World Mark V, ower on the server became increasingly centralized into the three major powers: the Aragan Union, the Empire of Starymglia, and the recently founded Pan American Union. In the beginning of the world, relations between these nations were calm, with little rivalry occuring. Araga grew very fast over the course of Earth World Mark V, not just regarding population but also regarding the construction of its cities. During this world, the Vasque Superstructure would be built by Extra, being considered back then as a marvel of Aragan engineering. In addition, many major cities would be created such as Copenhagen, Berlin, and Charleston.

On November 22nd, 2016, a minor diplomatic crisis occurred when the Aragan Union and Pananthea agreed to unite in order to form a "Greater German Reich." Since Pananthea was a cohort of Starymglia at this point, co-leader of Starym Batran feared that "if a cohort can freely leave, others may think they can too." After some discussion among all parties involved, they made up with each other. Batran also gave Tomad 10 diamonds as an apology.

In December, the Aragan Union began to pursue a policy of expansion in eastern Europe, being inspired by Manifest Destiny. During the month, Araga bought Latvia and Lithuania from the Kingdom of Maple, as well as received Ukraine from Asuka. On December 10th, Tomad decided that Storckberg, a small town in Belarus, needed to be annexed by Araga to make way for further expansion into Russia. Mayor of Storckberg Canuck logged onto the server but later left, realizing that Storckberg might get griefed after finding out about Tomad's plan. Instead of risking the city's destruction, Canuck sold Storckberg to Tomad for 11 diamonds.

Rising Tensions
Starting in mid-December, conflict became more prevalent on the server; the relative peace that had existed was now gone.

On December 21st, Mat came back to the server after longstanding activity and decided to declare war on all of the nations in the world, all the nations around the world thought he was a madman (also pretty retarded). Mat teleported to Dan, but Dan tricked mat, and Dan teleported Fedex and Tomad in. This was called the Battle of Charleston. Mat logged off, and around 15 people came to the east coast of the PAU in order to wait for Mat to come back. When he did, they all launched at him, killing him instantly, and then a wild-goose chase around Europe and North America insued. after Mat was seen in Vasque, and ten minutes later, started threatening Portola, causing both cities to be on high alert. He would grief other cities, but the griefing would result in only minor damages. Even though Mat stated that he was trolling, he also expressed being tired of being hated on by multiple people. He would later apologize in Rockford Hills or Skype. The war would end later the same day with the Second Treaty of Portola, which, in paraphrastic terms, laid out the following:


 * 1) Mat must pay 25 diamonds to all belligerents (PAU, Araga, Starym, and Maple);
 * 2) Mat is not allowed to leave PAU's borders; and
 * 3) Mat has to give a public apology in the Rockford Hills or over skype.

On December 22nd, Araga officially grants the entirety of Australia, which it had colonized, to its new Duchy State of Australasia. This came after Araga helped the Duchy State of Arabaga expand its colonies and territory to include all the East African Coast and Arabia. It also created the Duchy State of Aragan Raj in the Indian subcontinent.

On January 1st, 2017, leadership in Starymglia discovered an alleged spy in their ranks associated with Araga. They angrily kicked out the spy and later "declared war on Araga". As little to no members of Araga were online at the time, Starym used the opportunity to swiftly "occupy" Vasque, claiming to raid and grief it. Eventually this caused some drama on the server, leading to Fedex saying that it was all a "prank", reducing tensions. Ultimately, an NAP was re-affirmed among both Araga and Starym.

Despite the NAP between the Aragan Union and Starymglia, tensions were still culminating. After Starym's prank occupation of Vasque, Aragans began to fear that Starym was in the process of planning a full-scale invasion against Araga. Thus in response, Araga began preparing for war against Starym; in the event that a war occur, Araga wanted to strike first. On January 2nd, Extra built war tunnels under Lyvonis, the capital of Starym. These tunnels would be later discovered by Fedex on January 4th.

Starym-Araga War and Aftermath
The war was mainly based around the three superpowers and primarily fought in Lyvonis and Vasque and not rest of the world, with only half of the factions involved. It dated back to Staryms prank occupation of Vasque. On January 4th, Araga declared war on Starym, catching those in Starym by surprise. Aragan forces promptly launched an invasion in Lyvonis. Despite attempts by Starymglians to save Lyvonis, the city would be severely griefed due to players already being online and their inability to fight back. During the griefing of Lyvonis, Extra would be banned when he accidentally broke beds in the city. Batran gathered Fedex and at least four other Starymglians to organize a counter-attack. Given that most Aragan forces were in Lyvonis, Fedex would prepare to launch an assault on the undefended Vasque, while Batran was left to lead the defense. The Battle of Lyvonis would end up being indecisive as Aragan forces evacuated Lyvonis, returning to Vasque. Fedex then attacked Vasque with only the assistance of Jerielrocket1. Fedex managed to stay alive and do minor damage to Vasque against a fierce Aragan army until reinforcements came in. The Battle of Vasque raged for around half an hour. After that point, the first ceasefire in the war was declared for until, as Fedex claimed, "lag goes away." The ceasefire gave way to initial talks of peace, with Tomad suggesting white peace and rollbacks for both Lyvonis and Lyvonis; however, Tomad's demands were rejected by the majority of Starym. After seeing that the war was going nowhere, Aragan forces began to log off the server. The ceasefire would eventually be broken when Aragan forces logged back on the server with a significant manpower and morale advantage. Despite Araga's advantages over Starym in the war, Starymglian forces were still able to do damage to Vasque due to the city's design. Later into the war, the Aragans got torn down by the Starym Elites. Tomad claimed that Multi had helped in the planning (Operation: Imperia), leading to suspicion within the Starym lines butt was quickly dismissed "for the sake of unity" and would be dealt with later. The war went on into the night (EST); although most members on both sides were offline, five people held on, with Tomad being the only Aragan still online.

After an hour of guerrila fighting engaged by Tomad and generally an overly prolonged conflict, Tomad agreed to peace with Starym. On Skype, the leadership of all nations involved seemingly had agreed on a set of terms. They teleported to Helsinki to sign the peace treaty. Everyone in the Helsinki meeting one-by-one signed the treaty until Tomad, as the final one to sign, was handed the treaty book. Despite the initial agreement on Skype, Tomad became upset with how the British Isles were being demanded by Starym. He expressed major grievances with that specific part of the treaty, and he briefly broke the ceasefire and attacked Bordeaux in anger. Fedex responded to this by raiding Crimea. Eventually, Tomad budged and agreed to sign the treaty. The final treaty — signed in order by Batran, Fedex, Skali, Sikorskiii, and Tomad — goes as follows:

" Treaty of Helsinki  [...]


 * 1) Araga will cede their share of the British isles to Starym
 * 2) Araga will pay 10 stacks of diamonds
 * 3) [Araga will pay] 7 stacks of TNT
 * 4) [Araga will pay] a mending book
 * 5) Starym and Araga can't be at war for rest of world
 * 6) Rollback for Lyvonis and Vasque"

Even though a peace deal was ultimately reached, Aragans were still not happy with the outcome of the Treaty of Helsinki. They felt that the treaty made Araga pay much more reparations than they should, given how there existed no clear winner in the war. In addition, the loss of Araga's share of the British isles was still a massive point of contension, being one of the main reasons for the continuation of tensions between Araga and Starym from this point onwards.

After the war concluded, Tomad undertook plans to abdicate his leadership position, calling an election for someone to take his place. Though Imperial Saxon of the Aragan Fascist Party won the election, Tomad gave his position to Extra instead; this raised controversy in Araga, with some believing that the democratic process had been rigged. Eventually, it was decided that leadership be handed over to Extra anyhow, having been a major proponent of fascism in Araga. Extra accepted his position as leader, and he ended up appointing Tomad as Chancellor and reforming Araga into a fascist state once again.

On January 6th, the Aragan Union gave Arabia, previously a client state, full independence. This would somewhat backfire on Araga when on January 9th, Arabia briefly declared war on Araga, with leader Asdf blowing up a piece of TNT in Vasque before declaring peace.

Golden Age
Earth World Mark VI would be a prosperous time for Araga, with cities springing up everywhere and wealth accumulating. Depsite this, the world would also mark high tensions Araga and Starymglia, with both nations becoming increasingly more powerful as time passed.

In contrast to previous worlds, Earth World Mark VI saw politics become very relevant within the Aragan Federation; debate in the Reichstag was very frequent. The now national-conservative Aragan National Front, led by Extra, continued into the new world having its majority in the Reichstag. A rivalry would form between the National Front and the Aragan Revival Party (a fascist party led by Skali), contributing to some internal tension within the nation. A third party would also exist, the Aragan Freedom Party, which was a libertarian party led by Cambrian_.

Rising Tensions
The first conflict that Araga participated in during Earth World Mark VI was the Second Libyan War, occuring on May 12th, 2017. When bonito_pibb declared war on the Imperium di Atlasium to take back Thaenae, Tomad volunteered to help Pibb against Atlasium and their overlord Starymglia and arrived accordingly. It resulted in a battle that lasted around an hour, referred to as the Battle of Thaenae. Ultimately, Tomad and Pibb retreated from battle, and the war therefore ended.

Skali joined Araga on May 17th after being kicked out of Starymglia, and he would soon be granted the position of Secretary of Defense. When he was kicked, a miscommunication led to Tomad beliving that Starym would be demolishing Skali's former city of Gibraltar, leading to the Gibraltar Crisis. Tomad was intercepted on his way to Lyvonis by Fedex, and a skirmish occurred, with Pibb and Jon facing Fedex, Jeriel, and later Mich. The skirmish nearly led to a third World War; however, it eventually ended with Tomad getting expelled from Starym and tensions cooling down.

Thunder, the previous leader of Aragan Iceland, rejoined the server, and thinking that Araga was no longer alive, he joined Starym with the island. He later became a vassal of Starym after asking for independence. After threatening war, Araga gave Grada and all of Scotland (except Edinburg) to Starym in exchange for Iceland, which rejoined Araga as the Duchy State of Arktika.

On June 23rd, an argument occured between Pibb and Multi concerning the legitimacy of Pibb's claim over Siberia and Japan. Aragans noted Pibb's unreasonable claims, and the Reichstag voted to unclaim Siberia. Pibb had largely ignored the Reichstag's decision, though. Tomad got annoyed at Pibb's unwillingness to cooperate, and Tomad thus exiled Pibb and kicked Russia out of the Aragan Union. Tomad later on sent Aragan forces to occupy Saint Petersburg and other outposts in Russia. Eventually Tomad, Extra, and Pibb collectively reached a deal involving making Russia a puppet of Araga and downsizing their claim to avoid disputes.

On June 24th, Skali built the Frikom DSS Factory, otherwise known as the Berlin Factory, which was the first working factory building in the server's history. The factory contained an automatic carpet and rail duper, as well as a stone generator.

Even though a deal was reached by Aragan leadership and Russia, Pibb was still angry; he sought for complete Russian independence and an end to their puppet status from the Aragan Federation. On June 28th, Pibb called for a referendum for Russian independence and laid out his reasons for such. Many members of the Reichstag found the motives behind this referendum to be "dumb" or "not making any sense". Tomad had grown tired of the Russians once again; he gave their land to Thundermaster99 and exiled Pibb and his friends from the Federation. Pibb, still not recognizing this, returned to being Russia and declared themselves to be "Russian Revolutionaries" — essentially the Russian government in Exile — and commiting several attacks against Araga's major cities and even Saint Petersburg itself. Later, Tomad sent in the GSG Nine (the Aragan Special Forces) to grief Saint Petersburg as payback to Pibb's attacks. After the attacks, the Aragans had got annoyed of Pibb and began to left him alone. The Federation granted Russia full independence, and the Federation would not subjugate Russia again as long as they did not annoy the Aragans again. The Russian casualties in this war were very high; meanwhile, Aragans experienced zero casualties.

After disputes between Starymglia and France, war seemed imminent between the two. Eventually on June 29th, a coalition formed between Starym, Araga,, and the Kingdom of Maple against France, and they promptly declared war in order to partition the nation. Once Starymglian forces began occupying Bordeaux, Aragans found themselves to disagree with the deal they had agreed and found it to be unfair to France. As Fedex did not agree to changing the bill, Araga left the coalition and soon sent the GSG 9 to aid France. Fierce fighting broke out in Bordeaux. Even though the Starymglian Army outnumbered the Aragan forces, the Aragans managed to fight them back. After retreating into northern France to repair the armor, Aragans returned to Bordeaux for another offensive. Aragan forces retreated and returned once more due to similar circumstances; however, their third offensive into Bordeaux would eventually have the Starymglian forces beat. Java_Sea, leader of France, eventually surrendered to Starym after Starymglian forces had already retreated France.

Aragan Federal Crisis
See also: Aragan Federal Crisis

Instability and conflict within the Aragan Government led to a brief crisis bordering on civil war occurs within the Federation. On July 5th, tensions between Extra and Skali split Araga into two main entities: the Extra-led Second Raj Reich, a nation situated in the Aragan Raj that lay claim to other loyal duchy states, and the remainder of the Aragan Federation led by Skali. Three duchies also broke away temporarily: Poland, led by Cambrian_; the Kingdom of Denmark, led by Zacarin; and State of Riga, led by Kurlandia. The two other major powers in the world, Starymglia and the Pan American Union, were aware of the ongoing crisis and responded in their resepctive ways. The PAU initially responded by sending a team to support Skalis government; however, one state in the union, Lapania, supported Poland and was against the Skali government. The PAU eventually turned back their involvement in the crisis due to "troubles at home". Starym responded by declaring official neutrality and then stationing troops in southern France. Co-emperor Batran founded the Anti-Terrorist Linkage Operations of Starym (ATLOS), fearing the crisis could affect them also. After some time, a full civil war was avoided, and an agreement was reached to reunify all of the nations and players that declared independence back under the Aragan Federation. Proposals to reform and restructure the Aragan government were discussed and accepted, and meetings were set to occur within a few days after the reunification.

Calm before the Storm
The Aragan Federation quickly rebounded from the Federal Crisis, which led to the nation entering a lengthy era of peace. Araga participated in the Istra Olympics alongside Starymglia, the Pan American Union, Imperia, and Russia. The Olympics lasted for three days, being held between July 14th and July 16th. Ultimately, Araga ended up in third place, obtaining 34 points; the nation was beat by Starymglia in first place and the PAU in second place.

Involvement in the Pan American Civil War
See also: Pan American Civil War

On August 27th, a poll in the Pan American Union was made on whether they should join the Aragan Federation; after most of the PAU public voted, the results revealed a 'Yes' majority. The poll's results sent a panic throughout many in the Pan American Union, especially those staunchly against the unification with Araga. President Mat and others declared a coup in the Pan American Union; some of those loyal to Sikorskiii, referred to as the Loyalists or Royalists, would counter this coup attempt, and thus the Pan American Civil War began. Mat believed Araga was supporting the Loyalists and abruptly declared war on Araga. Pro-Aragan Hiverland would swiftly be occupied by Aragan forces. Furthermore, Aragan forces would work together with Arabia to grief and cobblemonster Havana. Eventually, the war ended the same day with a victory for the Pan-American Loyalists, Aragans, and Arabians.

Second Araga-Starym War
See also: Second Araga-Starym War

The Pan American Civil War and its aftermath significantly polarized international relations on the server: relations between the Aragan Federation and the Pan American Union only grew tighter, while Starymglia's rivalry with both of the aforementioned nations only grew more stark. Aragan spy operations took place during this time to gather intelligence from Starym.

In the afternoon (EDT) of September 4th, members of Aragan raided Catan and later Lyvonis. After Starymglian confrontation in Lyvonis, Araga, who became more confident from days earlier from planning, demanded their pre-Helsinki Treaty borders back, as the loss of their former territories in Scotland, Ireland and Czechia had been a point of longstanding lost pride for Araga. Fedex, on behalf of Starym, promptly refused the demand and continously taunted leadership of Araga. After being very frustrated with this response, Araga declared war on Starym at ~20:30 EDT, and the first battle of the war, the Battle of Lyvonis, began. Imperia, as they were autonomous from Starym, immediately affirmed neutrality, and Arabia declared war on Starym on behalf of Araga. Additionally, pro-Aragan spies in Starym renounced all allegiance to their former nation and joined Araga. After the Battle of Lyvonis seemed to be a lost cause, Fedex and his army went to Germania with his army to attack major cities; meanwhile, Aragan troops cobblemonstered Lyvonis, doing severe damage, and then griefed other various cities like London and Catan. The Columbians, seeing Maple distracted in the war by the Arabians and Aragans, declared war on Maple, causing Freezepond of Maple to turn to Columbia and attack a couple cities there. A truce was offered by Araga by the end of the day, as it was pretty much a work/school day tomorrow, but Starym refused. The war did not conclude on this day; instead, a stalemate developed as people logged off for the night. The damage after the first day to the cities was large: Lyvonis was a wasteland, London and Berlin had both been moderately bombed, Catan and other cities throughout Europe and America sustained minor damages.

The war continued into its second day, with even more destruction on both sides occurring. Lyvonis was griefed and cobblemonstered by Aragans and Columbians to a point where it resembled nothing like its prewar state. In addition, Maple was severely griefed on this day, with Sandistan being griefed by Mich and Wolfkall and Soup being griefed by Columbian troops.

The third day of the war was the calmest day of the war. While several attempts of small skirmishes occurred by both sides to grief each other's cities, Tomad began to talk with Batran about peace and Aragan demands. Later on in the day at roughly 19:00 EST, Batran and Tomad began talking again. They soon gathered other major leaders of the war in a Skype call, and Sikorskiii created a document for the peace treaty, soon to be called Treaty of La Rochelle. Regarding the treaty, Aragans hoped to regain the land they had lost after the First Araga-Starym War, while Starymglians mainly aimed to reach white peace. After further negotiation, those involved agreed to exchange land and resources, and the treaty was finalized and signed by all parties at roughly 20:52 EDT. The treaty specifically mandated that Czechia and Scotland become Aragan in exhange for Alsace-Lorraine, Trabzon be ceded to Starym, and Adana and Kurdistan be officially ceded to Arabia.

End of the World
In the aftermath of the Second Aragan-Starym War, Araga was beginning to fill the position as the most powerful nation of the Earth World series. Even though there existed no clear winner in the war, Starymglia would be left permanently hurt, as their power and relevance would never exceed their pre-war state. By the end of Earth World Mark VI, the Aragan Revival Party was made the leading political party of the Aragan Federation, which led to Skali assuming the Fuhrer position. In addition, the Aragan Federal Constitution was written, officially laying out the structure of government and the law of the land for the first time.

From Federation to Empire
During the downtime between the end of Earth World Mark VI in late September 2017 and April 2019, the Aragan Federation was reformed into the Aragan Empire. A new constitution, called the Aragan National Constitution, had been written by Skali to resolve the vagueness of the previous Federal Constitution, and to impose a new imperial government, which involved abolishing the duchy system in favor of asymmetric federalism.

Earth World Mark VII began on April 21st, 2019. As the world began, members of the Aragan Empire had begun to undertake several initiatives. These initiatives included the Vasque Restoration Project, a plan to tear down the water-insulated superstructure that had defined the city since Earth World Mark V, and an infrastructure plan, which most importantly facilitated the creation of new ice highways and the renovation of currently existing ones. Despite lower activity, morale among Aragan members was still high, and Araga was by far the most active nation.

Annexation of Starymglia
During the beginning of Earth World Mark VII, leader of Starymglia FedexMC released Imperia and France as independent nations. On April 29th, Praetor of Imperia Multi and Fuhrer Skali met in Istra to discuss integration of Imperia into Araga. Their talks led to the Floor 16 Treaty, which made Imperia a vassal of Araga.

The day after the Floor 16 Treaty, April 30th, the first official Reichstag meeting of the world took place in Berlin. During the meeting, the government of Araga was officially formed, and plans for the nation going forward were realized. The results of the meeting were posted by Skali in the Aragan Discord's #announcements channel and were as follows:

"First parliament meeting results


 * Extra is impeached and Jon is new Kaiser
 * Following parties are re-established/formed:
 * The Leading Coalition
 * Aragan Revival Party (leader: Skali)
 * Aragan Monarchist Party (leader: Jon)
 * Aragan Business Party (leader: Mich)
 * Revival of Araga Party (leader: Zack)


 * The following positions were re/elected:
 * Fuhrer(Leader): Skali
 * Kaiser: Jon
 * Chancellor: Jon
 * Secretary of Defense: Zack


 * Aragan nationaler Transport is re-established with Mich as the new leader to fix Iceways
 * Minsk and St Petersburg cobble monsters to be destroyed
 * Donations sent to France
 * Vaccination is mandatory

In addition, the Official Aragan Earth World VII Presidential List was laid out by Skali for current and future important projects and plans. It went as follows:

"Official Aragan Earth World VII Presidential List:


 * Olympiastadion (Designs WIP)
 * Olympic Town (Designs WIP)
 * Making small towns all over the main highway from Berlin to Vasque
 * Vasque Restoration Project (ALMOST COMPLETE)
 * Volkshalle (Designs WIP) - Kaiser's Palace & Fuhrer's Palace (in one complex) (Designs WIP)
 * Statue to the Hero of the Aragan State (Designs WIP) - Brandenburgplatz (Designs WIP)
 * Repurposing the Factory
 * Improving the Aragan Road System
 * Improving the Aragan Iceway System (AnT company)
 * Work on Raj & Asuka - Mich's Burial (DONE)

After the Vasque Restoration Project is complete, we'll be focusing on Minsk - St Petersburg - Bordeaux cobble monsters in that order and donating the cobble to Java" After talks between FedexMC and Skali, the rest of Starymglia was annexed and integrated into Araga on May 1st. Starym's former territory became five newly formed states, which were Darmia, Keem, La Plata, Pananthea, and Praetoria.

The day after Starymglian annexation, May 2nd, the second official Reichstag meeting was held. This meeting was important as MPs had ultimately voted for full annexation of Imperia, as well as voted for making Vasque City the new capital of the nation. The full results of the meeting were posted by Skali in the Aragan Discord's #bills channel between 18:45 and 19:16 EDT, and they went as follows:

"REICHSTAG MEETING 2


 * Annex Imperia into Araga ✓ 
 * Make Flaming governor of Imperia ✓ 
 * Make it mandatory for every Aragan state to have Aragan banners and their own flag & banner ✓ 
 * Send Multi to the Munich Work Camp ✓ 
 * Vote to change the materials the Olympic Rings in Crimea are made out of X 
 * Give the disputed area of Northern Chad to Imperia ✓ 
 * Give the city of Marseille to Imperia ✓ 
 * Form the state of Pananthea ✓ 
 * Set Vasque City as the new capital of the Empire ✓ 
 * Start work on the Istra-Berlin iceway ✓ 
 * Start work on the Istra-Crimea iceway ✓ 
 * Give the Fuhrer permission to give executive orders without abusing ✓ 
 * Make Reichstag channels in the discord for ease of access for people who can't play ✓ 

Members present (11):


 * LordKarutemo
 * Tomad
 * Cambrian
 * The_Ohioan
 * VikkezBoy
 * Java_Sea
 * MultiPlayzGaming
 * Batboy1999
 * FlamingArrow06
 * Dusty_Exaliber
 * bonito_pibb


 * Griefing or altering buildings/cities/landscape in a state you don't live in without consenting the state governor is now forbidden. (To complement this, we'll add a state governor list and make a population census) ✓ "

Internal Imperian Irritation
Shortly after Imperia was incorporated into the Aragan Empire, a conflict of interests began to emerge between the leadership in Araga and the leadership of Imperia. Those in Imperia were disappointed in the little autonomy the state had, especially in comparison to the autonomy they had when they were in Starymglia. Specifically, Imperians believed that the Aragan government was interfering too much in their internal affairs because it had apparently dissolved itself from the original federal/confederal system that Araga was built upon. These sentiments culminated in the infamous Flaming Manifesto, in which on May 11th, governor of Imperia FlamingArrow06 laid out a ludicriously detailed and structured critique of the treatment of Imperia as an entity within the Aragan Empire and a fifteen point program to, in sum, provide Imperia a special status above other autonomous states. The Manifesto was not received well by Skali, its intended audience, and by other Aragans. Ultimately, no special status or extra autonomy would be granted to Imperia.

Tensions with the PAU
See also: EW7 Cold War Period

Even though the Aragan Empire and the Pan American Union were allies throughout the previous Earth World, cracks would begin to form in the two nations' relations. These cracks would bring the superstates near the brink of a fourth World War, though no such war would ever occur.

After annexation and incorporation of Starymglia into the Araga, members of the Reichstag discussed bringing France into the fold as well. Although Aragan and French relations were previously positive, France began to fear invasion into their own nation. In addition, the idea of French integration into Araga was widely unpopular among those in the Pan American Union, as they feared Araga would attempt to pursue them next. Thus, the PAU guaranteed French independence. Though France would never be annexed by Araga, the discussion around annexation formed the first major crack in Aragan and Pan-American relations.

On May 2nd, 2019, the PAU — at the behest of the Pan American Senate and with the approval of Sikorskiii — announced A Pars Nostra Mundi, a policy which declared all territory in the Americas to be theirs. This policy effectively made clear that the PAU understood they had sovereignty over the territory of La Plata, a former colony of Starymglia that was supposedly made a state of Araga, and Iroth, a former nation whose territory was left disputed between the superstates.

A Pars Nostra Mundi was found out by members of Araga to much outrage, six days after the declaration on May 8th. Many in Araga felt that this was a threat to the nation's sovereignty and that they had definitive control over La Plata and Iroth. However, from the Pan American Union's perspective, no one had ever reclaimed La Plata for Starymglia or Araga, and Iroth had been previously annexed by the PAU under President Mat during Earth World Mark VII. Efforts to reach a consensus among the nations' leaderships were made, but they ultimately went nowhere.

In an attempt to publicly negotiate regarding the territorial disputes, the Aragan-American Discussion (A-AD) Discord was created on May 9th. While it did bring leaders and regular citizens of the two nations together, a civil discussion was rarely ever had. Eventually, negotiations stalled in the A-AD, and no ultimate deal would ever be reached by both parties.

Growing resentmentment between Araga and the PAU provoked action to be taken by both parties. Sometime after talks in the A-AD stalled, Aragans raided Portola, the capital of the PAU, stealing many stacks of items from chests. The PAU found out what had happened and retalitated when on May 14th, a member of the PAU — most likely Sikorskiii — killed all of the sheep in the Minsk Industrial Park. FedexMC noticed the missing sheep hours later. Initially, Fedex and some other Aragans initially suspected that FlamingArrow06 had killed the sheep, as he placed a sign on one of the farms saying that he accidentally killed them. However, Flaming later clarified he only killed the sheep in that specific farm, not for the other farms. Thus, it became clear to the Aragans who were involved in this incident and their motives.

After the Minsk sheep factory incident, tensions among Araga and the PAU died out, coinciding with decreasing server activity.

Companies
The Aragan Empire throughout its lifespan has enjoyed its various companies that helped compose the nation's economy, whether it be companies created and centrally managed by the government, state-owned companies that had to undergo a process of nationalization, or privately-owned businesses.

Aragan State-Owned Companies
As dictated by the Aragan National Constitution, many companies were created and solely managed by the government. These companies act more like government agencies than for-profit corporations. The most relevant ones included:


 * Araga nationaler Transport (AnT): A public corporation whose purpose is to facilitate the construction, management, or renovation of various transportation networks, which included ice highways, railroads, and pedestrian roads.
 * Bank von Araga: The central bank of Araga, which housed the valuables held and directly managed by the government.
 * Waffenfabrik Vasque City: The state-owned company responsible for the creation and distribution of weapons, armor, and tools within the Aragan Empire.

Krimean Fried Chicken
Krimean Fried Chicken (KFC) was a company ran by Vikkezi, being founded during Earth World Revived. It specialized in creating automatic cooked chicken farms as services for other cities and nations. The company became irrelevant over time, as people relied on other food sources.


 * Members:
 * Vikkezi (Founder, CEO, Architect)
 * Locations:
 * Graham Finn (One farm)
 * Crimea (One farm, formerly two farms)
 * Algiers (One farm)
 * Former Locations:
 * Lyvonis (One farm)
 * Tehran (One farm)
 * Pananthaea (One farm)

Danzig Stone Refinery Concern
Danzig Stone Refinery Concern was a company ran by Cambrian_, being founded sometime during Earth World Mark VII. It specialized in the refining of stone.


 * Members:
 * Cambrian_ (Executive chairman)
 * Extra (Honorary member)
 * Locations:
 * Danzig (Location of refinery)

Frikom
Frikom (sometimes stylized as FRIKOM) was a state-owned company ran by Skali, being founded on June 24th, 2017. The company specialized in many industries, particularly in manufactured and agricultural goods. Specifically, it involved itself in food manufacturing, stone production, wood chopping and preparation, architecture, and real estate. Frikom was integral to Aragan industrialization and had owned the Frikom DSS factory in the outskirts of Berlin.


 * Members:
 * Skali (CEO)
 * Extra (Honorary member)
 * Mich (Honorary member)

Žitoprodukt
Žitoprodukt (usually stylized as Zitoprodukt) was a subsidiary company of Frikom founded by Skali. It was originally founded as Skali's main business, but it was brought under Frikom at some point. Žitoprodukt deals with agriculture, owning farms and tracts of land around the world; this is evident in the company's name, which when translated from Serbo-Croatian literally means "wheat product".


 * List of farms, from largest to smallest in size:
 * Varna (Northwestern wheat far)
 * Vasque City (Southwestern wheat farm)
 * Gibraltar (Central and southern wheat farms)


 * Tracts of land owned, from largest to smallest in size:
 * East Luanda, Angola (100x100 plot with a castle, farm, and surrounding moat)
 * South-central Myanmar

Menders
Main article: Menders

Menders, also known as Menders Inc., was a company founded by The_Ohioan. It primarily specialized in producing and selling valuable items such as enchanted books, maxed-out gear, elytra, and shulker boxes as well. Other products were sold as well, including fish, salmon, and saddles. Menders was nationalized by the beginning of Earth World Mark VII and transformed into a state-owned enterprise; Mich remained the CEO and sole manager of the company.


 * Members:
 * The_Ohioan (Founder, CEO)
 * Locations:
 * Munich (Headquarters)
 * Vasque City (Store)

Geography
By the end of Earth World Mark VII, the Aragan Empire was one of the two major powers left on the server, only standing against the Pan American Union. After annexing the Empire of Starymglia, Araga attained control of nearly all of the eastern hemisphere.

States and Territories
The Aragan Empire was composed of multiple states and territories that had varying degrees of autonomy. These included:


 * Germania: a core state with the territories it held within the borders of Germany, with exception to Bavaria, another state. The state's governor was Tomad and its capital was in the city of Berlin.
 * Maryland: a core state holding territories within the borders of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg. Its governor was Extratere and its capital was Vasque, which is also the capital of the Aragan Empire as a whole.
 * Ukrainia: a core state which held territory in Ukraine, Moldavia, and some land in southwestern Russia. Its governor was Vikke and its capital was in Crimea.
 * Bavaria: a core state which held its territory in Bavaria and the majority of Austria. The state's governor was Mich and its capital was in the city of Munich.
 * Scandinavia: a core state which held territory in Denmark and most of the Fennoscandia peninsula except for northern Finland. Its governor was Zacarin and its capital was in Copenhagen.
 * Poland-Lithuania: a state with its capital in Danzig. Its governor was Zack and it held territories approximately within the borders of the real-life Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
 * Asuka: a state that controlled territories in southern Africa, most notably in Namibia City, the capital of the former country of Asuka. It hosted direct rule from Danzig, which meant Zack was the technical governor of the territory.
 * British Isles: a state which hosted direct rule from the Reichstag. It spanned all across the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, Isle of Man, and other islands off the cost of both Great Britain and Ireland. Its territorial capital was in London.
 * Aragan Raj: a state which hosted direct rule from the Reichstag. It spanned most of the territory of India, Pakistan, Myanmar, and most of southeast Asia. Its territorial governor was Extratere.
 * Aragan Australasia: a state which hosted direct rule from the Reichstag. It spanned the territory of Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, and most of the rest of Oceania.
 * Praetoria: a state situated in the former territories of non-Imperian and non-Keemite Starymglia: Iberia, Occitania, Morocco, and Algeria. Its governor was Fedex and its de facto capital was in Lyvonis.
 * Keem: an state found in Anatolia; the former territories of Keem in Starymglia.
 * Russian Empire: an autonomous state which help territory in northern Finland, all of Russia west of the Ural mountains, and at least the territories in Siberia which held the Trans-Siberian railroad. Its Tsar was bonito_pibb and its capital was in St. Petersburg. It was also claimed by Pibb.
 * Iroth: an autonomous territory in Greenland; in heavy dispute with the Pan American Union over who owned it.
 * Neo-Qing: an autonomous territory kept mostly in the hands of the state of Russia. Its territories comprised of eastern China and its de facto governor was bonito_pibb.
 * Arabia: an autonomous state found in the territory of the Arabian peninsula and Egypt. Its governor was Asdf.
 * Imperia: an autonomous state found in the former territories of Imperia in Starymglia: Italy, the western and southern Balkans, and Greece. Its governor was FlamingArrow06 and its capital was in Istra.
 * Nova Imperia: an autonomous state holding territory in Tunisia, Libya, and the majority of Chad.
 * Imperian Japan: an autonomous state holding territory in the Japanese archipelago and the Kuril Islands.