Qazox

Qazox

Flag of Qazox
Motto: May the Holy Ox bless you in perpitutity
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Region	the Q Continuum
Capital	Qazox City
Official Language(s)	English and Qazian (Language); although Spanish, Gaelic and French are also common
Leader	Holy Ox Joe III (Spiritual Leader): David R. Werth (1926-??) State Leader: Henrietta Frewley (1927-35)
Population	503,000,000 as of 4/23/1904
Currency	Zaq
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+Current Year is: 1929

Early History Of Qazox

The earliest found archeologial evidence for humans living in Qazox go back 25,000 years. Mostly the tribes were Hunter-Gathers and no real civilization appeared until approximately 1,500 years ago.

Around the year 500, the first Qazian tribes began building small towns and villages where the people kept oxen and began farming. By 1007, most of the tribes were united by Queen Signa-Une under one ruler for the first time. The Signa Clan ruled the Qazian Tribes for nearly 450 years without any outside contact. By the time white settlers appeared, the Qazian peoples had a Dark-Ages level of technology.

The Most Serene Republic

Founding

Qazox was first visited by Goran Oxfield and his pet Ox Joe on July 2nd, 1443. Goran Oxfield and his ox Joe had came to the land from parts unknown, but with in 2 days Goran was near death and had to kill Joe for food. Goran lit a fire and started to cook the meat when a woman appered. Curious, Goran asked her if she had a name. She replied Qaz-ox. Goran didn't understand Qazian and thought that was her name, when in Qazian it means "Hey idiot, if you just walked 400 feet into the forest and met my people, you would not of had to kill your ox." Goran and the woman, whose real name was Signa, went back to the village.

In September of 1444, Charles Feld and his Settlers had 're-found' Qazox and found Goran amongst the natives. Goran had learned Qazian and served as a translator between the two peoples. The 2 different people lived peacefully, even after Goran's death in 1456. However by May of 1465, the friction between the white settlers and the Qazian tribe reached a boiling point as some tribe members killed some settlers over the fact that the tribe had started worshipping Goran as their God.

A two-month long battle between the two sides wound up with King Signa-Ke, the last Qazian King, dead and the tribe banished to the west. Charles Feld, On July 2nd, 1465 promptly installed himself as ruler renaming himself Viscar Charles and declared the country to be The Most Serene Republic of Qazox . The historical footnote is that the white settlers began to worship Goran as a God as well, before Hoofaran, Goran's son by Signa (King Signa-Ke's daughter and presumptive Heir to the throne) introduced Qazian as the offical religion in 1478.

By the time Viscar Charles II came to power after his father's death in 1486, peace was made between the Qazian tribe and the settlers, apeace which would last for almost 75 years.

The Qazian Uprising

In 1559, Viscar Charles IV had ruled that all land belonging to the Qazian tribe west of the River Goran beonged to the settlers, setting off an uprising amongst the Western Tribes. The Western Tribes fought for almost five years against the Eastern tribes and the settlers. The fighting was admonished by the newly-elected head of the Church of Qazian: Holy Ox Oxen I Oliver Newbern. the western tribes assassinated Viscar Charles IV in 1564, and the Holy Ox took over the Country. He make peace between the two factions, and give the territory they fought over to the Eastern Tribes.

However this didn't sit to well with the Western tribes and on November 3, 1564, the Western tribes declared themselves independent of Qazox, moved west of Lake Porter and became the nation of Green wombat. The two rival countries kept to themselves until 1649 when war broke out over a lake.

Lake Porter War

In March of 1649 a message was received in Qazox City from a group of settlers near Lake Porter in the western part of the country. Apparently a settler from Green Wombat had stolen an Ox from one of the Qazoxian settlers. The Government was quick to respond and with by August 1649 war broke out between the two countries. Eventually it was found out that the Ox was not stolen as originally thought, but had been eaten by a wolf. But by then the 2 countries were so involved in the war that it took 7 years to stop. On May 24, 1656 both countries agreed to a peace treaty and Qazox took control of the Lake Porter Region.

After the Lake Porter War, Qazox ruled the eastern and southern parts of the Q Continuum until the Insaneican Uprising of 1687.

The Insanican Uprising/Qazoxian Civil War 1687-90

• 1687-

On June 8th, 1687, representatives from the northern territories and of the colony of Wickedable, came to the Holy Ox Oxen V to ask for independence, and was promptly rebuffed. The represenatives then assassinated Oxen V, and declared their independence from Qazox. The Qazoxian army was swift to recapture the small island of Wickedable by the end of July. However, Green Wombat saw that a fractured Qazox gave them a chance to re-write the results of the Lake Porter War. Green Wombat troops marched into the southern terrtories starting in August 1687 (ones who had stayed loyal to Qazox) and declared them part of Green Wombat. Having to fight a two-front war was the last thing Qazox needed and by the end of 1687 had lost most of the southern territories and most of the Lake Porter region.

• 1688-

By January of 1688, Qazox had lost its grip on the south and was at a stalemate in the north. Unexpectedly, in February of 1688, Green Wombat had withdrawn its troops from Qazox, thus freeing the southern territories. The withdrawal was only a ploy as members of the Northern Allies had contacted Green Wombat and had promised to give up part of their territory if they would help them fight Qazox. By May of 1688, Qazox only held the island of Wickedable and the territory which is now the Countries of Pool Shrimpers and Piscodemons. The Qazoxian troops fought valiently but could not stem the tide of the inevitable. By the end of July, the northern territories had ransacked Qazox City and were marching towards Lorax City and Fromburg, the only major cities in Qazox not under enemy control. On October 16-20th the Battle of Lorax City began with 17,000 Qazoxian troops versus 32,000 Northern Allied and Green Wombatian troops. For 5 days the Qazox Forces held the city and the river, knowing if they fell it was only a matter of time before the rest of the country would fall. A daring midnight raid by Qazoxian General Robert "Brickwall" Lee, in the early morning of the 20th, surprised the Rebels and they lost nearly 5,000 troops on the raid with General Lee only losing 300 of his 1,200 troops. This daring raid by "Brickwall" enhearted the Qazoxian troops, earned the General a nickname, and the tide of the war was turned. During the 5 days, General Lee had only lost 6,000 men; while the rebels had lost almost 24,000. On December 17th, 1688, General Lee had reclaimed Qazox City and had the rebels on the run.

• 1689-

The momentum gained during the Lorax City Brickwall, as the daring stand in October 1688 was now called, kept the rebels on their heels. By June of 1689 Qazox had re-controled most of the country and the rebels once again asked for more aid from Green Wombat. Green Wombat sent 50,000 troops towards Lake Porter once again on August 17th, since the majority of the Qazoxian troops were in the northern cities of San Guano and New Bruxen. Lt. General George Aldrin Custer heard of the advancing troops and with only 10,000 men, kept the Green Wombat troops from burning down Lake Porter City. Custer, after the war claimed that he personally killed 1,000 of the invaders and that the Navy gave him absolutely no help, but since he was drunk most of the time, this may not be entirely accurate. He was assisted by Captain John William Scott, whose naval forces bombarded the invading army, thus weakening their offensive. With this last offensive squashed, Green Wombat withdrew all support for the rebels and on September 6, 1689 had signed a peace treaty with Qazox. The rebels weren't done fightng yet as a stalemate broke on the border between the two side, with neither side advancing. By late December 1689, negotiations began to end the war.

• 1690-

With little having been done on the northern front since mid-September 1689 and the prospects of a long, drawn-out war was not sitting well with the general populace. On February 28th, 1690 a peace treaty was signed between Qazox and its former territories, with Qazox reconizing the 3 new countries which sprang from them: Certifiably Insane, Sawed and Moonkins. Also signed on that day was the Insaneindahead Treaty which allowed Green Wombat held territory to become independent as well. The War had cost Qazox 590,000 troops dead, 1,315,000 injured and 15,000 MIA. The Northern territories lost 350,000 dead, 796,000 injured and 23,000 MIA. Green Wombat's losses were not exactly known but the losses are estimated as follows: 135,000 dead, 250,000 injured and 7500 MIA.

Aftermath of the Civil War

The nation of Qazox was fractured clearly down secular and religous lines after the war and by the end of the year a new government was formed with the Holy Ox as a religous Figurehead and a new President in charge of the running of the nation(See Below).

By 1737, the nation decided to unilaterally give its remaining territories independence, thereby creating the countries of Pool Shrimpers, Piscodemons and Wickedable.

History of Qazox 1737-1887

On November 5, 1738, gold was found by the city now know as Las Vitas, setting off the Vitas Gold Rush of '38. Many Qazoxians and others from around the region rushed to the hills of Vitas Mountain (Tallest Peak in Qazox at 19,834 ft). The gold rush ended rather quickly and by 1744, most of the gold found was mined out and left aproximately 100,000 people without jobs. In January 1743, newly elected President Charles Toombs, who had beaten 2 time incumbent Rodney Bousquet in a very closely contested race, declared that the laid off workers could not sue the government for 'unemployment wages'. President Toombs was quoted as saying that "If those who will not work ask for money from the government, what's to stop everybody for asking for money?" Due to this unpopular stance, aproximately 35,000 unemployed workers marched on the capitol in May of 1746 and set off was became known as Toomb's Grave.

The exact circumstances of what started the riots is not known, but it is assumed that the police over-recated and started shooting the protestors. This act of the police was not authorized and was in fact lamemted by President Toombs, but as the old saying goes 'it happened on his watch'. The riots which began in Qazox City soon spread to other cities and by August 1746, President Toombs had dissolved the Constitution and declared Martial Law in all of Qazox. The country seemd to be heading towards a 2nd civil war within 60 years, when on November 9, 1746, Oxen VII, Neal Temblador, gave his Pika City Address (see below). In the short, but powerful speech, Oxen VII spoke out not only about the injustices of poverty but the injustices of racism and women's rights. The speech proved popular as most of the riots quieted down, and on May 17th, 1748, a new Constitution was passed providing equal treatment for all persons and that the welfare of the country's people will be the primary concern of the government.

Pika City Address

"Whether or not a person is born rich or poor, man or woman, white or Qazian, this nation should not make a distinction. I believe that all people are created equal and as such we must treat all people equally. If one of us suffers, then we all suffer. If one of us is poor, we are all poor. I have a dream in which all children regardless of wealth, race, color or sex shall not be discriminated against. One nation divided against itself cannot stand and will surely fall. This nation must learn from the mistakes of our and other's past and build a glorious future."

In 1769, Qazox started to come out of its shell politically and regoinally, signing a mutual-protection pact with the Nation of Pool Shrimpers. The pact was signed partly due to the Piscodemon-Insaneindahead War which lasted from 1761-63. Many Pool Shrimpers fled across the boder to escape the war which was beginning to spill into Pool Shrimper territory. With the MPP signed, both Piscodemons and Insaneindahead asked for Qazox' help in the War, but President Allen K. Tiller, in one of his last acts as president, helped end the war. Due to his brilliant negotation, the Tiller Award for Peace was created in his honor, after his death in 1773.

Second Qazoxian Civil War

After years of severe government corruption and rampant unemployment, on January 5th, 1917, President Ryan Foley was assassinated by Jaques Herr, while giving a speech in Fromburg. At roughly the same time as the President's assassination, Vice-President Wendi Gather was found dead at her home in Saint Nash. As word of the President's assassination, and the sudden death of the Vice-President filled the airwaves of the country, the Senate and the Judiciary Court met, as required by law, to begin to elect a new president, a bomb planted under the speaker's lecturn went off killing all 68 officals and 25 members of the media. Within a few hours the top civil leaders in the country were dead. Holy Oxen XXXIX Salvatore Colling, as prescribed by law had become the new leader of the country. By 12:00 pm that day a total of 10 car bombs exploded in various cites around Qazox, killing over 200 persons. Within 2 hours of the assassination and bombing, Qazox was placed under martial law. The citzens of the country, already fed up after years of economic depression, began to fight back, joining with the Terroist group, Golden Dusk, setting off the Second Qazoxian Civil War. Please click on the link for more information.

After the 2nd Civil War, the country was offically re-named The Sportcenter of Qazox, after the nation's belief in sports as the cure for society's ills.

The Noveen Conjuction of 2013

On March 12, 2013 the Sol planetary system had a Noveen Conjuction which caused all dates to revert to January 1st, 1900 in the Q Continuum. (for more info click on the Noveen Conjuction above)

Note in 1904 the people decided to rename the country The Very Strange Hamlet of Qazox

1900 Qazoxian Presidential Election

Government in Qazox

The Government of Qazox is made up of a President,a Judiciary Court and a bicameral legislature. the Senate which is comprised of 51 people (so there can't be a tie). The senate is comprised of 17 clergy (appointed by the Holy Ox), the governors of the 17 regions, and 17 Senators directly voted on by the 17 regions. The House of Commons has 300 members directly voted upon by the people them selves with no regard to region. The President has a 5 year term in office and can run up to 3 times for a maximum of 15 years in office. The Senators are voted upon every 7 years and can only be in office for 2 terms. The governors of each region are elected to a 4 year term and can be re-elected up to 3 times for a 12 year max. The Clergy serve for the lifetime of the Holy Ox who appointed them, when the Holy Ox dies, the new Holy Ox must appoint 17 new Clergy to the Senate within 40 days of his ascending the Oxency. The Commoners (as they are called) serve a 3 year term with a maximum of 15 years to serve.

After the 2nd Civil War, the Presidency was abolished and an office of State Leader, who is elected directly from the legislature, was created. The State Leader cannot be from the military, the Legislature itself or the priesthood. The people nominate 2 canidates and the legislature votes on them. There is no current term limit for this office, but a current bill in the legislature will limit the office to a single 6-year term, with no re-elections of the State Leader. In 1924, the Legislature re-instated the office of president with a single 8-yr term. The first election will take place in 1927 under these new rules. Also in 1927, the House of Commons increased it's membership to 313 persons.

NATIONAL ELECTIONS:

FOR PRESIDENT

• Each election year in May, the 3 major political parties The Oxian Party (RL equivalent=Democrats), The Jovian Party (RL Equivalent=Republicans) , and the Minsk Party (RL Equivalent=Socialists) each hold their Nomination conventions. The candidates are voted upon in multiple rounds with the lowest nominee dropped after each round. If no canidate has recieved a 52% majority of the votes in the final round, then the nominee with the most votes will be the canidate. In the Oxian Party there are 38 Delegates, meaning 20 votes ensures nomination. In the Jovian Party, there are 35 delegates, with 19 votes ensuring nomination. In the Minsk Party, there are 41 delegates, requiring 22 votes to clinch the nomination.

• On the 3rd Wednesday in September is election day. There 17 regions in Qazox, and the canidate that recieve the most votes in each region earns 50% of the Commoners' votes from that region. The 2nd place canidate recieves 33%, while the 3rd place recieves 17%. The percentages are counted up and the canidate with either 50.1% (157) of the 313 total Commoners or the highest % of total Commoners wins the election. Only once has the delegate with the highest % of Commoners not won the presidency (The 1900 election), but recent consitutional admendments have voided that particular flaw. Originally, the president had a 5 year term in office and could run up to 3 times for a maximum of 15 years in office. In 1900 this was abolished and the president was goven a single 15-yr term. In 1927, this was reduced to a single 8-yr term. Since 1900, a president cannot be re-elected. The President was inaugrated on April 1st until 1800, when it was moved to October 15th, approximately 1 month after the election.

CURRENT BREAK DOWN OF REGIONAL COMMONERS(Based on Population)

• AXEN REGION- 17 Commoners
• BRUXEN REGION- 20 Commoners
• CHUIA REGION- 18 Commoners
• GRAV REGION- 16 Commoners
• GUANIA REGION- 16 Commoners
• JOEDA REGION- 18 Commoners
• KIBNASH REGION- 19 Commoners
• PORTER REGION- 20 Commoners
• QAZIA REGION- 23 Commoners
• RECIFE REGION- 14 Commoners
• REDINA REGION- 19 Commoners
• RINAKE REGION- 18 Commoners
• SAXER REGION- 19 Commoners
• VALHALLA REGION- 23 Commoners
• VITALIA REGION- 19 Commoners
• VOGGIA REGION- 18 Commoners
• YORK REGION- 16 Commoners
  • TOTAL DELEGATES: 313 Commoners

SENATE

The Qazoxian Senate is comprised of 51 members. 17 are elected from each of the 17 regions called Regional Senators, the 17 regional Governors and 17 clergymen appointed by the Holy Oxen of Qazox. The governors of each region are elected to a 4 year term and can be re-elected up to 3 times for a 12 year max. The Senators are voted upon every 7 years and can only be in office for 2 terms. The Clergy serve for the lifetime of the Holy Ox who appointed them to the Senate. When the Holy Ox dies, the new Holy Ox must appoint 17 new Clergy to the Senate within 40 days of his ascending the Oxency. All members of the Senate start their term on October 16th, except for the clergymen who start their term on the 50th day after the passing of the Holy Ox.

HOUSE OF COMMONS

Originally consisting of 300 members, in 1927 the number was increased to 313, to match the number of Presisdential Delegates. Each of the Commoners (as they are called) serve a 3 year term with a maximum of 15 years to serve. The House of Commons were directly voted upon by the people them selves with no regard to region. But in 1927 this was scraped and the number of presidential delegates is now the number of Commoners for each region. The House of Commons in fact votes for the president, according to the votes of the region they are elected from. By law no person with a yearly income of over 40,000 Zaqs can be elected to the House, truly making it a House of Commons. All members of the Hous of Commons start their term on October 16th. List of Holy Oxen and Presidents of Qazox

How a bill becomes law in Qazox

The easiest way is the House of Commons, in which all 300 members are working class citizens, proposes a bill and they vote on it. The bill must passby a vote of 160-140 or greater. The bill then goes to the Senate where it is voted on and must pass with a vote of the 27-24 or greater. If a bill does pass both houses, it then goes to the president who must sign it or veto it with in 10 days. If the president vetoes the bill, it goes back to a joint session of both houses and if it passes with a vote of 187-164 or greater then it will become law.

The second way is a bit complcated. A bill can become law if at least 5,000 people in each region sign a petition. The petition will then be voted upon by the people in a national referendum to take place within 45 days of being confirmed. If the petition recieves a majority of votes it will become law.

All laws can be made null and void by petition and a national vote. All laws must also not contradict the Holy Book of Hoofanan.

Religion of Qazox

The primary religion of Qazox is the Qazian Religion. Qazian was founded in 1475 by Hoofaran the son of Signa and Goran Oxfield the founder of Qazox. The Holy Ox is the spiritual leader and figurehead ruler of the country. A Holy Ox is elected within 20 days of the death of his predecessor. Once elected, The Holy Ox serves until his death or retirement, though none have ever retired as of this date. The Holy Book of Hoofaran is the Qazian equalivalent of the RL Bible. According to the 1st chapter of the Holy Book; Hoofaran was visited by the spirit of his father Goran Oxfield, who appeared to him in a dream after eating rutabegas. The Holy Book of Hoofaran is the spritual guide to life in Qazox and 98% of the population follow its precepts, even the ones that seemingly contradict themselves.

• an Example of such a contadiction
  • Chapter 13 Verse 5--The Holiest Ox Joe did so command that half of your rutabegas be set aside for Ox consumption, where as those who eat all their rutabegas without setting half aside will have said rutabegas eaten by wombats.
  • Chapter 14 Verse 6--The Holiest Ox Joe doth command his people to eat rutabegas without setting aside any for the Oxen as rutabegas give said Oxen gas.

Most scholars belive that Hoofaran had a bad nightmare after eating too many rutabegas and that the Holy Book is just a scam to make people eat rutabegas, but most of those scholars have nightmares from eating too many rutabegas so they largely ignored. They also believe that Goran Oxfield hade an unhealthy obsession about Oxen and his son may have inherited the same obsession.

The only other animal mentioned in the Holy Book of Hoofaran is the Wombat. According to outside religous scholars, the wombat is the Qazoxian version of the devil. According to Chief Hanky-Panky Wizzinator of the Qazian tribe, a wombat actually told Goran to eat his ox Joe, but since no one alive today can confirm this, it may just be a legend.

Climate of Qazox

The Climate of Qazox is one of a usual Temperate Zone. In the Capital, Qazox City, the average High/Low temperature in July is 89F/65F and in January the High/Low is 37F/20F. The highest temerature ever recorded was 113F on August 6, 1878 in Lake Porter City and the coldest temperature was -51F on December 31, 1866 in Bruxen. The Average percipitation in Qazox City is 21.8" in January and 10.9" in July.

International Sports in Qazox

See: Qazox National Team

Qazox just recently sent its first international team to the Baptism of Fire(WC27 version) and had a record of 4 wins and 1 loss in the qualifing round. The Black Oxen, as the team is called, advanced up to the Rejistanian SemiFinals, where they lost a hard-fought 2-1 match in extra time to Allied Anime Worlds.

Qazox has also joined the Newly Created NSOC (NationStates Olympic Council) and has plans to compete in both the First Winter and Summer Games, once the host cities have been chosen.

Qazox is competing in the World Cup 27 Qualifing Rounds with top two teams in each group advancing to the WC directly and the third place teams in each group playing in a playoff for the last spots. Qazox is predicted 7th in the group based on the KPB ranking system. At WC 27 qualifing, Qazox finished a surprising 4th place. The team will partcipate in the Cup of Harmony for the first time.

Qazox will also be sending a team to the 1st ever Women's world cup. to be held in Chicanada. Exact date is yet to be determined, but it is hopeful that some of the women on the WC team will participate.

Qazox' International Record through the end of CoH XX 28 is 21-5-22.

In 1914, Qazox opened its national Cycling event, the TOUR de QAZOX to international riders.

In 1923 to improve the Nation team's image, every national team will now be known as the Pheonix.

International Events Qazox has participated in

Domestic Sports in Qazox

• QFL

• QAG

• Pheonix Stadium

Some Weird Things About Qazox

• There is a mummifed Ox in the Capitol Rotunda in Qazox City
• Lake Porter is the only place in world where you can see the rare elkfish.
• All the kings and queens of Qazox before Goran Oxfield came were named Signa.
• Qazox is one of the few countries in the world to have the 3 least used English letters in inverted order as part of its name.
• The Qazian Ox is the rarest Ruminant is the world. (There are only 70 pure-bred ones left in the world. The rest are all 3/4 or 1/2 breeds.)

National Holidays in Qazox

• February 28- Treaty Day
• March 10- Signa Day
• April 1- Qazian New Year (old style)
• May 17- Consitution Day
• May 24- International Day
• June 19- Territory Day
• July 2- Founding Day
• July 31st to August 6th- Hoofaran Week
• Third Wednesday in September- Election Day
• October 20- Stonewall Day (Lorax City)/Freedom Day (rest of Country)
• November 9- Neal Temblador Day (Pika City only)
• December 24th-January 1st- Christmas Week