Razuni Sultanate

The Razuni Sultanate is a nation located in the southern regions of Eldham. It is an absolute theocratic monarchy, with the head of the government being the sultan. It's official religion is that of Salranism, and the current sultan is Bashar Razud.

History
The capital city, Al-Razun, was founded May 31st, 2021 by player KingTheodin756. He founded an ideal spot near an ocean-monument and settled down. Early in the construction of Al-Razun, it was plagued by bandits who multiple times attacked the city, most notably the bandit GamingDerp. Although the problem was quite troublesome, it would come to an end after a short battle between Razuni forces and the bandits. After this point, a wall was constructed around the entirety of the city.

The Razuni Sultanate soon grew and conquered a large amount of territory around itself. Within this territory would be two towns, Osgiliath and Hermonia. Osgiliath would join the Razuni Sultanate as one of its town, and after some negotiation between KingTheodin756, and Hermonia's founding father, Slimecatking, The State of Hermonia would became a vassal state.

On June 18th, they would join the Counter-Coup-Coalition, which also included The State of Hermonia, the UBSR, and the Aionios Impervia. On the 22nd, the Razuni Sultanate formed a defensive pact along with Wandenreich, Neubaykonia, and the USSE.

The First Wars
The first war the Razuni Sultanate would take place in was the The Kunir War. Being both members of the ARS and having a defensive alliance with the USSE, they felt it was their duty to protect their ally from what seemed like an imperialistic power. Razuni soldiers would gather what few sets of enchanted gears and weapons they had (stealing some from other citizens in the process) and made their way to Port Crelov. Before the battle even began, one of the Razuni soldiers would be stricken down during a sneak attack. Due to the server restarting and connection issues most of the soldiers would be unable to join the fight. It seemed that the server restarting was a blessing because of the immediate bloodbath that took place afterwards. Because of the absolute defeat in defending their ally, the Razuni Sultanate would attempt to stay away from foreign affairs and focus on internal affairs.

However, this shift towards internal affairs would have to wait. Skjoldrbrodir would reach out to the Razuni Sultanate only 2 days later in help defeating the Limurians. After an unanimous vote by the House of Nobles, the Razuni Sultanate would join in assisting Skjoldrbrodir. However, because the nation was still recovering from the last battle, only KingTheodin756 and High_Monarch were able to assist in the war. During the battle of Steinborg, they would in total defeat 3 enemies, and gained a good amount of loot. Razuni forces would not only assist in defending Steinborg, but would make their way to the Limurian capital and do some looting. This battle was a decisive victory and raised morale throughout the Razuni Sultanate.

The Medena Crisis

After the adoption of democracy in Medena the government slowly began to destabilize. The situation worsened to the point where monarchist party leader Username_DJm8 Came to the sultan for aid in the overthrow of the government After a bloodless takeover of the nation the Sultan of Al-Razun KingTheodin756 decreed that the province could elect a duke to rule over it that would answer to the sultan, and that the people of Medena would be Razuni citizens with all of the same rights and responsibilities including freedom of religion, freedom of press, and freedom of speech. and as of July 20th 2021 Medena would become part of the Razuni sultanate as a integrated province.

Government
The government of the Razuni Sultanate is that of an absolute theocratic monarchy. It is currently ruled by the Razud Dynasty, with Bashar Razud currently acting as sultan. His son, Malar Razud, acts as second in charge and usually deals with internal affairs. The government is made up of a group of nobility, known as the Lords. The lords often vote on the passage of new laws and treaties, however the sultan has the final say on all matters. There is also an Arbiter, who is both a priest for the god Odenados, and the judge, jury, and executioner of the Sultanate. The only one with power to overrule the Arbiters decisions is the Sultan.