Eraqat

Eraqat
Eraqat is the current capitol of Alokhrad and has been since the fall of south sands on May 16th of 2021. The leader of Alokhrad, Al-Surii, had already planned to construct Eraqat as the new capitol, but the construction was accelerated due to the Coup by the citizens of south sands, who subsequently disappeared, never to be seen again. For 5 days, Eraqat was the only city in Alokhrad, until the citizens of Astrova settled onto the old site of south sands. Today Eraqat is a thriving capitol and is the pride of Alokhrad, living up to its Alokhradi name of "New hope"

Founding
On May 7th, the state of alokhrad declared its existence and was Recognized as the (at the time) 9th state of the Second Empire of Uldarash. At the time of its founding, there was only one city, South Sands, although thh, e plans for a new capitol were already underway. However, these plans were partially derailed due to the 1st coup of Alokhrad, which occurred on may 16th of 2021. Although this coup nearly succeeded, however, the Chevkri Republic sent troops to support Gamerblox and prevent the Coup from succeeding. When It was apparent that the coup would not succeed, the governor of south sands, Yusef Razim, along with all of his supporters, disappeared and were never seen again.

Post Astrova period
After the 1st coup, the construction of Eraqat continued at a snail's pace, mostly due to the lack of citizens and motivation. This was until ZTempestX and the other citizens of Astrova settled on the ruins of South sands and gradually reconstructed the city to fit the theme of Astrova. Gamerblox noticed this and approached Astrova, asking them if they wanted to join alokhrad. They joined, and alokhrad soon started to prosper. Reinvigorated with new citizens and motivation, the construction of Eraqat was sped up by a significant amount. It was also helped by the introduction of new citizens like Baum (Mihabu Laylat), Chiddius (the future leader of the Chevkri Republic), Girthychocolate and Drarzetkoman. However, this luck would not last.

The 2nd Coup and the Battle of Eraqat
On June 30th, gamerblox stepped down from power in order to transition over to a democracy, However, before he stepped down, he transferred control over to a citizen known as Reeeeeeee1245. During the election, he ran against ZTempestX and Girthychocolate. Reeee had been charged with stealing and had advocated for forced prison labor. He also made threats to his political opponents and the citizens of Eraqat. Sensing something was wrong, girthychocolate contacted the Uldarashi army and alerted gamerblox what was up. When Ree found out he lost the election, he couped and started what would be known as the Battle of Eraqat.