Agarad

Agarad, officially the Holy Rukhulate of Agarad, is a country in southern Harad. Consisting of 74 provinces, it stretches from the Dahar desert in the north to the !Forest rainforest in the south, and from the Shazabi Ocean in the west to the !Mountains in the east. Predominantly desert, the west-flowing Mishrayil and Mishrawad rivers are the lifeblood of the country, along which most of the population lives. Agarad borders Haksarad to the east.

Agarad is one of the oldest countries in the world. It has existed as a continuous entity since the invasion of the region by the Manuaks in the 5th century BCE, who subjugated and destroyed the previous civilizations of the area. Pre-Manuak Agarad was made up of several advanced civilizations that existed in the strip of land between the Mishrayil and Mishrawad rivers, today apart of Aliqah Province, Sehdimshar Province, and Dar Imeshar Province. Among these were the !NorthDelta, !SouthDelta, !TBD, !TBD, and Khadrami peoples, all of whom were eventually conquered or displaced by the Manuak Agars.

The conquest of Agarad was the first and largest of the !EarlyMuslimConquests. The invasion was led by Shayr Ha-Zal of the Ha-Lebari tribe, more commonly known as Sharazal, who gathered an alliance of fifteen Manuak tribes and invaded the !Country in 465 BCE. The Mishrayil Delta was conquered by the Manuaks by 460 BCE and the Mishrawad Delta fell to them in 457 following the successful siege of !City. Although this was not the end of Sharazal's conquests, the surrender of !City to the Manuaks is considered the beginning of the Agar country; Sharazal himself declared that "I have reached the water; this place shall be the kingdom of h'Ejrad."

History

 * Sharazal establishes Agarad in 465 BCE
 * Khadrimi invade Alero
 * Agar Dayashafirate established in 8th century
 * Agars come into direct or indirect control over basically all of Harad south of the Dahar Desert
 * H'Ejrad schism in 11th century
 * Agar Dayashafirate falls apart
 * Agars explore the Shazabi ocean starting from 14th century
 * Agars find Vidina in 1390s
 * Agars are peaceful traders until mid-late 1700s when they start taking over Casalia
 * Joins Dayashafirate with Haksarad in early 20th century
 * Tries to take over the world
 * Fights in Casalia, Harad, and the Shazabi Ocean during WW1
 * Loses badly
 * Violates terms of WW1 treaty in 1951, Riyata declares war to enforce treaty
 * First Agar Conflict fought between Agarad and Riyata, heavy Haksar support for the Agars
 * Indecisive conclusion when Riyata pulls out in 1955/1956 to focus on Alutran War
 * Civil war begins in 1977 sparking global oil crisis

Demographics
According to World Forum estimates, the population of Agarad was 354,875,039 in 2020. It is the most populous country in Harad and the second-most populous country in the world, after Haksarad.

Agarad is the largest refugee-producing nation in the world. Up to 120 million Agars, around a third of the population, have been internally displaced since the Agar Civil War began in 1977. Due to the length and scale of the conflict, large refugee communities have formed in countries around the world, the largest of which are in Haksarad, Esharat, !Neighbor, and !Neighbor. Most asylum seekers never return to Agarad and instead pursue naturalization or permanent residence at their destination. Globally, there are between 25 to 30 million people of Agar ancestry living outside Agarad. The vast majority of the Agar diaspora has been formed by Agar refugees and their descendants. In 2015, the number of Agar refugees born outside of Agarad surpassed the number of first-generation refugees.

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