Kingdom of Kuiju

The Kingdom of Kuiju (: 圭洲國 Guīzhōuguó, : Kuiju-gurun), also known as the State of Kuiju or the Kuijuan Empire, was an independent, unified Kuijuan  proclaimed in June 1800 by the Articles of Serenity, a treaty which unified the three ejenates of Ambagurun, Nanjug'o and Juruhoton. The Kingdom lasted for 146 years, and was for a time a major military power in Northern and Central Escar, until it's eventual dissolution and partition by the Escaric allies in 1946, following the Second Escar-Varunan War.

The Kingdom was succeeded by the Social Republic of Kuiju and the Republic of Kuiju, more commonly known as East and West Kuiju.

Unification
Since the fall of the Grand Ejenate in 1349, the homelands of the Kuiju had not been unified for centuries, and were ruled by a succession of various lesser ejenates and trading cities. Even in 1790, much of the interior of the later Kuiju Kingdom was governed chiefly by loose nomadic confederacies. This lack of strong political leadership allowed for neighboring powers such as Chisei and Arshavat to begin making inroads into the region, establishing protectorates and encouraging colonisation of thinly-populated nomadic pastures. Such transgressions were however fiercely opposed by central Kuijuan kingdoms and eventual military clashes, such as the 1756 Shiro-Buktani War, contributed to the rapid growth of among Kuijuans and sparked the beginnings of the Kuiju national movement.

A National Convention was held in the Kingdom of Ambagurun, one of the largest of the central states, in 1779 and attracted delegations from many other regional principalities, as well as curious observers from further abroad.


 * ??? ambagurun does some warring idk
 * Loose alliance of states
 * Chisei creates a frontier commandery covering much of western Kuiju, and moves troops into the region, acting on it's agreement with the Ejen of XXX.

The leaders of the allied states were gathered in Juruhoton on the 18th of June 1800 and together agreed to sign the Articles of Serenity, formally declaring the formation of the Kingdom and asserting its sovereignty over the entirety of the Western protectorate.

First Northern War

 * Kuiju has a not!miracle on the vistula and survives, but Mergen province is occupied, as well as some other territories (by other neighbours?)

Second Northern War

 * The War Happens and it sucks
 * Arshavati annexation of Tukdaaschar, establishment of Chiseian treaty ports along the Kuijuan coast, though Dornod/Mergen province is returned

Later Kingdom

 * 1884 Dergi war results in the reannexation of Tukdaaschar from Arshavat

Rise of Jirhalang

 * Growing influence of the traditionalist & reactionary factions, led by noble Jirhalang, a Royal counselor from 1915, tutor to the Crown Prince in 1925, and Grand Secretary in 1930.
 * Big power struggle between reformers and reactionaries decided by the accession of Jaikan and shortly thereafter the appointment of Jirhalang as GS. Very quickly, the Royal Council is purged and Jaikan is pushed into once again dissolving the National Isan.
 * Under Jirhalang Kuiju embraces a new and radical form of stratocratic totalitarianism, inspired by the examples of the Sakura revolution. The nobility is increasingly marginalised, civil rights are fiercely clamped down upon, large enterprises are nationalised and the military is greatly expanded. The Special Security Bureau is established to clamp down on dissidents.

Politics
The political organisation of the Kuijuan Kingdom varied over it's existence, but for the most part the Kingdom was ruled as an absolute monarchy, with the Kuiju and Royal Council of Kuiju at the heart of all political affairs. The power of the monarchy varied; under King Digunai the Royal Council was largely advisory and the powers of the bureaucracy and aristocracy were firmly within the control of the Crown. However, with Digunai's death in 1810 and the subsequent 1812 Constitution many Royal powers were delegated to ministers and counselors. This middle-era, spanning from 1812 to 1865 and known as the Reform period, saw significant liberalisation and decentralisation within the administration, and even limited democratic participation through partially-elected provincial assemblies.

However the turning tide of the Second Northern War in the late 1860s and the collapse of the Royal treasury, accompanied by the accession of the ambitious King Helibo in 1867, saw the rapid return of Digunai's autocracy as the monarchy sought to reassert it's position amidst numerous rebellions and challenges to it's supremacy. This was institutionally cemented with the 1890 Constitution, which once again centralised most power under the King. The Royal Council was also thoroughly purged and once again made primarily advisory, while the position of Grand Secretary was created to assist the King in managing the affairs of the realm.

New challenges to Royal power emerged in the late 19th and early 20th century, with the 1899 coup of the Arshavati All-People's Front in Arshavat and the union-led Ambagurun revolt of 1903. The industrialisation and expansion of Kuiju led to growing calls for popular representation and reforms to worker and minority rights.

Military
The military of the Kingdom of Kuiju consisted of the Royal Kuijuan Army and Royal Kuijuan Navy. The Royal Kuijuan Airforce, founded in 1927, was one of the first independent air forces in the world.