Duomo

Duomo, officially the Republic of Duomo (Golan: Dratza Duomobor), is a country located in south-eastern Alutra. The country is bordered by Sfat to the east and Shemia across the Strait of X in the south.

Prehistory
The Golan people, who are the reigning ethnic group of the Republic of Duomo, are thought to have been descended, along with the Gozyar, from the original inhabitants of Alutra. The Golan people speak a language that is also from the same language family as the Gozyar language, and this language was spoken in the north of the country.

Ancient Duomo
The Golan people diverged from the Gozyar and swept down into the peninsula, conquering the people who lived there. The Golan people were divided into a loose collection of small kingdoms, which united into a confederacy upon the invasion of Shemians in 109 BCE, when the Kingdom of Nahash expanded from Skephon and invaded the portion of the peninsula comprising the modern nation of Sfat. The Shemians and Golan settled into an uneasy peace, as the Shemians were unable to advance any farther into the peninsula. Duomo remained a loose confederation of city states, and a period of prosperity followed, due to the ideal location of Duomo in the !Strait, and due to Haksar and Shemian missionaries and traders, the country became majority Jarader during the Haksar Dayashafirate of the prosperous Ashnaqid dynasty.

Tributary period
The Haksar dayashafirate invaded Duomo in the early 500’s CE and the territory of Duomo became a tributary of the Haksars&mdash;it remained independent, but with tributary status. Trading ports were built all across the country, which were constructed by Alutrans, Jaraders, and Ventorans, the latter of which brought Sortisism to the country. The Haksars would maintain influence over almost 1300 years of influence.

After two short-lived wars of rebellion in the late 600’s, which were principally led by majority-Sortisist northern kingdoms, Haksarad began a system of significant administrative influence, employing local consulates within ports to protect and monitor Haksar trade influence along the coast of Duomo and Shemia. At times, these ports housed a portion of the Haksar navy just off the country’s shores. Although Duomo was free to govern itself, Haksar interests controlled almost all trade passing through the country, and Duomo would prove to be a valuable asset to the dayashafirate. In 1107, Haksar prince Shamesh Walequdah was wed to Duoman princess Mreliki Datzta Khala of the Golan kingdom of Deludombor, the largest and most prosperous of the city states, uniting the two nations and beginning a dynasty that would not be broken until the 19th century. Together with her husband, prince Walequdah, princess Datzta Khala converted a majority of the people of Duomo to h'Ejrad by 1168 and claimed the allegiance of the kingdoms of Duomo.

Early modern era
Haksarad ceded control of Duomo’s ports at the behest of the Duomoan royal family in the early 1700’s, while still paying tribute to the dayashafirate. The unspoken fact of the matter was that Haksarad could not hold onto Duomo if the tributary decided to revolt against it at this time, and a noble retreat was considered more strategically prudent. The 1700’s, in particular, became the golden age of Duoman piracy, and privateers were often used to thwart attempts at Alutran influence in the economy of the region.

In 1811, inspired by the First Haksar Republic, Sfati republicans overthrew the Sfati monarchy which had ruled the country for over 1000 years. The Sfati Republic soon came into conflict with Elihu where the remaining Sfati monarchy had fled to, and the Duomoan Civil War followed soon after. In 1819, Duomoan anti-monarchists and northern lords overthrew the monarchy and Duomo declared its independence and the First Duomoan Republic was formed. Much like its neighbor Sfat, Duomo's burgeoning republic was chaotic. Over the next two decades, seven monarchist revolts took place in the southern parts of the country, and as the Shemian Civil war spilled over into Sfat, pro-monarchy forces occupied the Sfati cities in northern Elihu and both countries were on the verge of collapse. A coalition of two Alutran expeditionary forces led by Edury and Salia were sent to the region to protect trading interests. Most of Sfat, as well as Elihu and Rehovot, were occupied by the Eduran Expeditionary Company and the government of Edury, while southern Sfat and Duomo were occupied by the Salian Abayadi Import Company. The company created a puppet pro-Alutran Duomoan government in 1921, following a short war in which Salia accused Republican forces of holding the crew of a Salian merchant vessel hostage during one of the many conflicts with pro-monarchist forces. Salia also maintained control over two regions of Sfat, the Satz Valley directly East of modern-day Sfat, and Gomrelka directly to the north.

World War 1
For the majority of the 19th century, Haksarad was almost entirely dominated by the nobility, who were deeply involved with foreign powers such as Ordrey, Edury, and Salia, with such countries being given special trading rights. In the late 19th century, the Haksar revolution virtually abolished the monarchy, and in the early 20th century, Husrak h’Assar Ha-Qayyet was crowned as the new monarch of Haksarad. He renegotiated trade deals with the willing Alutrans and removed the rest. Declaring himself dayashafir and universal ruler of h'Ejrad, he sought to reclaim all of Haksarad's historical tributaries, vassals and other dependencies, one of which was Duomo. In particular, Haksar reoccupation of Duomo incited the Alutran world against Haksarad.

Alutran countries such as Salia, Edury, and Ordrey in particular were already unhappy that their trade with the nobility had been cut off, after being banished from Haksarad following the Coffee Wars, and now with the successful occupation of Duomo they feared the aggressively expansionist nation. In order to defend Alutra from Haksar influence and to eliminate any possibility of trade competition, several Alutran nations formed an alliance to defend Duomo and declared war on Haksarad. Salia, Ordrey, and Gladomyr were already engaged in fighting against their colonies in Osamia as well, who began a revolt against colonialism at the same time as Gemurtrak attempted to piece together the Osamian Federation. Haksarad successfully occupied southern Duomo, which was invaded by the Alutran countries, forming the Alutran theater of the First World War. Haksarad was eventually driven from the peninsula and Duomo went through a brief period of extremely chaotic Alutran-managed independence overseen by the Concert of Nations.

World War 2
After the first world war, Salia in particular faced huge economic downturn due to the loss of other colonies in Osamia and the Kidal, and the country blamed the Concert of Nations for its postwar economic depression and most importantly the loss of colonies, influence, and inability to profit off Duomo, which Salia fought for, yet does not reap the benefits of. In the late 1930's, the brash and formidable ex-general Gillean mac Sá was easily able to use the Concert for Salia’s failure during WWI. He was elected by a landslide. After a nonaggression pact was signed with Amapytu Ubirata of Ta'aroha and the invasion of Gladomyr, Salia approached the government of Haksarad to sign a secret treaty&mdash;Salia would aid Haksarad to try to retake Duomo in return for Haksarad giving them a portion of the country as well as military aid during the Salian invasion of Gladomyr. Salia did invade Gladomyr soon after, and as soon as Ordrey and Lathadu and Gladomyr in turn declared war on Salia, Salia declared war on them along with Haksarad, with the intent to recapture Sfat and Duomo. Sfat and Duomo fought on the side of the Concert Powers against Salia and Haksarad, but lost their independence; all of Sfat and the majority of Duomo land once again fell into Haksar hands, with a portion of Duomo around the city of Udo controlled and protected by Salia.

World War 3
Duomo remained under Salian and Haksar occupation until Salia's loss in !YEAR, and without Salian aid after it surrendered, Haksarad retreated and gave up Duomo for good. Following the Third World War, the World Forum recognized the independence of Duomo and Sfat, which hold the semi-stable, albeit corrupt, independence which has existed till the modern day.