Wadj

History

Wadj was once a province of ancient Persia. It was conquered by Alexander the Great during his conquest of Persia. Alexander’s influence can still be seen in the region of Al’Kirribia, whose capital city is called Al’Iskandar, a corruption of the name Alexandria. When Alexander the Great died, the control of the area went to Seleucus, one of his generals. The Wadji royal family claims relation to Seleucus. After the Seleucids lost power, Wadj drifted from one ruler to another, finally gaining independence in 1753, when it became a Sultanate. A recent civil war ousted the former Sultan Daoud, who was very conservative in his views. His moderate cousin, Sultan Suleiman, was crowned as his successor. Suleiman has allowed elections to take place, and gave up all but the executive powers of Government. Soon after Wadj became a player in Middle Eastern politics, it joined the Resplendent Dawn in its fight against Catholic Europe in the War of the Dawnsian Succession. Soon after entering the War of Succession, Benhanan Apharsathchites, the Catholic Archbishop of Wadj was assasinated. This created tensions with the Orthodox population of Wadj. Soon after Archbishop Apharsathchites was killed, the Orthodox Patriarch Hephaistos was killed. This fanned the flames of hate even more, and riots began. During this time it was revealed that the Crown Prince, Abdul, was a member of a cult called the Ahimothedians. He was found and arrested while in the act of sacrificing a Catholic priest in a deranged and disgusting religious rite. Not much is known about the Ahimothedians, but some claim that they have connections to the state religion of Scythirus. Most scholars reject these claims as mere conspiracy theories. To ensure the loyalty of its Catholic population, Sultan Suleiman implemented mandatory oaths of loyalty for all Wadj's Catholic population. Those that refused to take the oaths were to be sent to camps. The camps were, however, open to the inspection of the world. Despite this, New Harumf invaded Wadj for its policy towards Catholics. The Sultan fled to An Najm where he broadcast messages to his people. Wadj would have put up a better fight, but most of the Wadji army was stationed in Al Araam, waiting to be sent into the Resplendent Dawn to fight against Catholic Europe. An agreement was reached, however. Wadj cancelled its policy of loyalty oaths for Catholics, and New Harumf left. Wadj also promised that they would not allow Scythiran troops through its land to get to New Harumf. With Wadj free from New Harumf, the Wadji forces entered the War of Succession and began to fight Catholic Europe. Then Scythirus dropped two nuclear bombs, one on Genesis City and the other on Rome. This caused an end to the War of Succession, but increased tensions between the rest of the coalition and Scythirus. Wadj cut off all relations with Scythirus and closed the border in reaction to these actions. The Coalition decided to send delegates to question Emperor Voramix on his decision to use the nuclear bombs. Emperor Voramix, being a very unstable man, attempted to kill the delegates sent to question him. All of the delegates managed to escape. The Wadji delegate, Minister of Diplomacy Harshisha, escaped to Prussia, and eventually managed to make his way back to Wadj. This caused Wadji-Scythiran relations to become even more strained. Later that year Sultan Suleiman was assassinated by an unknown assassin. His daughter-in-law Nadia and her son Mahmud, the heir to the throne, was also killed. This caused the Wadji throne to go empty. The Wadji senate chose Ibrahim Al-Hakiim as Suleiman's successor. He was crowned in the Great Mosque of Sindh. Soon after his coronation, former Crown Prince Abdul appeared in Scythirus. He claimed that he is the true heir to the Wadji throne. Scythirus invaded Wadj in order to install Abdul on the Wadji throne. At first Scythirus made vast advnaces into Wadj, and at one point they controlled almost all of the eastern half of Wadj. Patrua, a resident superpower in the Middle East, came to Wadj's aid, and sent soldiers to fight Scythirus. With their new ally, the Scythirans began to retreat. The Resplendent Dawn and Menhad also sent troops to help Wadj in their struggle. At the beginning of the conflict, Egyria had pledged assistance, but unfortunately they could not due to internal strife. Wadj and its allies managed to push Scythiran troops out of Wadj entirely, ushering a period when there was no fighting on Wadji soil. During this period, Wadj joined with the Trilateral Commission, the Resplendent Dawn, and Nag Ehgoeg to institute international control of the Holy Land. Wadj offered to share its sector, which stretched from Hebron and Bethlehem to the Mediterranian, with Egyria.