History of Uhuh-Topia and Uhuh-Ropa

The Empire of Uhuh-Topia and the Kingdom of Uhuh-Ropa have a tightly interwoven history. Both nations were part of the Uhuh-Topian Empire until the year 1917 when Uhuh-Ropa gained independence and the remaining part of the Uhuh-Topian Empire became known as the Empire of Uhuh-Topia.

In modern times, the two nations have grown a lot closer again and they have formed the alliance of the Allied States of Ropa-Topia, with both countries remaining autonomous nations.

Ropa-Topian Empire

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Uhuh-Topian Empire

1723 - 1917

The roots of the Uhuh-Topian Empire lie within the Ropa-Topian Empire. Although this empire had fallen apart into dozens of small autonomous nations by the end of the 16th century, the idea of an empire stretching from the coasts of the Ropatopian Sea to the inland Sea of Uhuh remained alive. Several leaders tried to expand their own little nations, but it wasn't until 1723 that Delmer the Conqueror of Arcadia rose to power and started to expand his empire, which he named Uhuh-Topia, both after the legendary Uhuh and the Ropa-Topian Empire.

The young Uhuh-Topian Empire expanded even more under the reign of Delmer's son, Delmer II, but other nations rose to power as well in Uhuhland and Uhuh-Topia's borders remained roughly the same for over a century.

Ropa-Topian Wars

First Ropa-Topian War

1910 - 1917

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Uhuh-Ropean independence

1917

In 1917, the leaders of the two parties met in the city of Ropadam and signed a peace treaty that is now known under the retronym First Treaty of Ropadam. Uhuh-Ropa's independence was established in this treaty, and Prince Leo of Ropadam (a cousin of Emperor George III of Uhuh-Topia) was crowned king of the new nation.

Second Ropa-Topian War

1933 - 1934

When Emperor George IV succeeded his father in 1920, the new emperor didn't make it a secret that he wanted Uhuh-Topia and Uhuh-Ropa to be united again, and by force if necessary. The Uhuh-Topian parliament tried to prevent this on several occasions, but in 1925 George IV fired the entire government.

In the following years there were several conflicts in the border regions, which culminated in George IV authorizing the use of chemical weapons in February 1933 on what the emperor referred to as 'military targets'. A hundred thousand civilians were killed and approximately three thousand Uhuh-Ropean soldiers. This action was immediately followed by the Uhuh-Topian armed forces marching into the Uhuh-Ropean capital Ropadam and war was declared officially.

The occupation of Ropadam only lasted ten months, until Uhuh-Topian army leaders mutinied and arrested the emperor. George IV was delivered to the Uhuh-Ropean government and imprisoned until the government in Uhuh-Topia was reinstated in early 1934. The first act of this new government was an immediate surrender of the armed forces within Uhuh-Ropa and George IV was deposed. The former emperor was turned over to the Uhuh-Topian authorities, who decided he had to be held accountable for the massacres a year earlier, whether George was a member of the royal family or not. A join Uhuh-Topian/Uhuh-Ropean tribunal found him guilty of all charges, sentenced him to death and at the end of the year, George IV was executed by firing squad.

The war was ended officially when both governments, and King Leo I of Uhuh-Ropa, signed the Second Treaty of Ropadam, which outlawed the use of chemical and biological weapons.

The Year Without Emperor

1934 - 1935

After the deposal and execution of Emperor George IV, the Uhuh-Topian government considered forming a republic, but the royal family was still very popular (except for the last emperor, now commonly referred to as George the Massacrer) and George's brother James in particular. James was crowned Emperor by the Uhuh-Topian government in 1935.

The Allied States of Ropa-Topia
Uhuh-Topia (Arcadia); Uhuh-Ropa (Ropadam)
Monarchs: Emperor James II; King Seth I
Currencies: Topian Guilder; Uhuh-Ro
Major cities: Arcadia; Ropadam; Isle of Uhm
Sports: Athletes; Football
Miscellaneous: History; Space agency; TLDs: .ur, .ut, .rta
See also: Uhuhland; San Adriano; Gnatanamo; Category:Ropa-Topia