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title: "Giathka"
nativeTitle: [Armei Republicav Giathka, вооружённая республика Гиатка]
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nation: "giathka"
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The Armed Republic of **Giathka** (Giathkik: *Armei Republicav Giathka*; вооружённая республика Гиатка) is a medium sized authoritarian republic. It borders [[rudania]] and Perovska to the north.
## Etymology
Giathka is centred around the fertile lands of the river Byerlik. The name Giathka is typically translated as “fertile land,” derived from “Xhatkis” and “Galkha”, old xerhnemite for “fertility” and “land”.
## History
Metropolitan Giathka has been continuously inhabited by anatomically modern humans since approximately 20,000 years ago. Archaeological sites reveal a succession of early hunter-gatherer societies that developed into semi-sedentary cultures around 10,000 years ago. By the 2nd millennium BCE, Neolithic settlements had emerged, practicing rudimentary agriculture and long-distance trade. Bronze and iron metallurgy appeared by the 1st millennium BCE, likely introduced via overseas expeditions.
Around the 4th century CE, a small clan known as Xerhnem began to dominate the region. Hundreds of smaller clans and tribes were subjugated by them, which resulted in the empire consisting of more than 30 unique people groups.
The newly established Xerhnem empire was ruled by the Kharkovich dynasty until 1124 CE. Between 600 and 700 CE, wars were fought against the Kingdom of Glorinna, in an attempt to conquer the regions around Qorğantep (mordern day Morozinsk). The war ended in defeat, with Xerhnemite forces failing to reach the city. However, King Tömür of Glorinna agreed to redraw the border at Altuntaş (modern day Archtessa).
For centuries, relations between the two would remain tense. Tensions reached a breaking point in 1117 CE, when king Beşbaliq of Glorinna declared a holy war to reclaim the lands around Qorğantep. After several years of conquest, Glorinnian troops arrived at the gates of Svyatogorsk. The siege of Svyatogorsk lasted for several weeks, with casualties exceeding 50,000. Eventually, the city gates were breached. During the battle, Emperor Janybek III of Xerhnem was killed by an arrow to the eye.
Glorinna subsequently subjugated Xerhnem, crowning king Tömür Yengišähär as Emperor. The oppressive Glorinnian rule over Xerhnem would go on until 1473. In November 1472, the Xerhnemites launched an uprising in Köktağ (modern day Britannica) led by Vladimir the Great. The uprising quickly spread south, reaching Yarkut (modern day Meshkavitsk). The Glorinnian army failed to put out the uprising, which engulfed most of modern day Giathka. The uprising resulted in the dissolution of the Glorinnian monarchy, and the installment of Vladimir the Great as tsar.
The Meshkavits dynasty would rule peacefully until 1932, when a revolution installed Ivan Tarnovetsky as supreme leader and turned Giathka into a republic.
## Military
The Giathkan Armed Forces (Oružane snage Giathkana) serve as the military of the Armed Republic of Giathka. It is organized into four principal branches: the Ground Forces, the Naval Forces, and the Aerial Forces. Supreme command is vested in the Grand Military Command, chaired by the Minister of Defence, who holds absolute authority as Commander-in-Chief.
## Government
The Giathkan government is a unitary dictatorship founded on 11 July 1932. It is headed by the Supreme Leader, who holds absolute executive authority. The government is openly anti-democratic, believing democracy to be inherently weak.
The legislative function is carried out by decree, with laws and regulations issued directly by the Supreme Leader. There is no representative legislature, and political parties are banned. A state-controlled judiciary operates under the Ministry of Justice, with courts structured hierarchically on local, prefectural, and national levels. While the judiciary handles civil, criminal, and administrative matters. Judges are career bureaucrats appointed by the central government, and judicial decisions are subject to review by executive authorities in politically sensitive cases. Before 1932, the Tsar was the head of state of Giathka. After extreme hyperinflation, and the Tsar's failure to fix it, a revolution overthrew the government, abolishing democracy and the monarchy.
