Tiperyn

Tiperyn (: Tipslân, [ˈtipslɔːn]; : Tiperia, Latin pronunciation ), officially known as the Holy Tiperyn Realm (Tipslânsk: Hillich Tipslânsk Ryk; Latin: Sanctum Regnum Tiperia), is a   off the western coast of Artemia in Anterra. It includes seven duchies and nine principalities covering an area of 1,630,752 km2 and hosting a population of 126.5 million people. Tiperyn's capital and largest metropolis is Ambrosia and other major cities include Malskrum, Rottum and St-Daniëlleparochie. Minority cultural centers include the Hawkreath and  Wickry.

The original Tiperyn Realm (Tipslânsk: Tipslânsk Ryk) was founded with the unification of seven duchies and nine principalities in 1345. The unification was codified within the Stalling Concordant signed at the end of the House Wars (1301-1345) between the rival princes of the island. The conflict saw the occupation of the majority of opposition duchies by House Highal of Tipslân. The duchy and principality governments were maintained for the sake of stability, although aggressive members of each noble house were executed or exiled and Princess Valentina of Tipslân rose as the Empress of the Tiperyn Realm. This monarch would only become the Holy Tiperyn Realm after the formation of the Ecclesiast Church under Emperor Lourens and its foundation as the state religion in 1540.

The newly formed empire would grow to prominence as one of the most economically powerful nations in Artemia. As an island nation, Tiperyn was protected from many of the continental land wars that were waged across the channel, but had access to the world's oceans and important trade routes. At its peak in the 18th century, the Holy Tiperyn Realm's three overseas dominions spanned all three continents. These dominions included in Naser (modern day northern Naseristan), colonies in modern day southern Koryeo and a small settlement called Eureka in northern Hyberia. Tiperyn would lose its holdings in Avalonia to the Koryese. Its holdings in Naser would be expanded to cover the whole of modern Naseristan after the Great War in the early 20th century. However, it would lose control over this territory in the late-1950s and maintain Naseristan as a.

In modern days, Tiperyn maintains exclusive control of the Tiperyn Isles with the exception of the archipelagic Airgialla off of its south western coast. Empress Aletta is the current monarch of Tiperyn and serves as the head of the Ecclesiast Church. During peacetime, the state is largely in nature. However, during wartime, the powers of the lower princes and princesses are suspended by the monarch. Although Tiperyn remains an absolute monarchy, the aristocratic House Chamber composed of the wealthiest landowners from each principality has grown in power since its formation in the 1930s.

The Grand Campaigns (1915-1926)

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Dealings in Kesh
Although Tiperyn had gained claims over the whole of modern-day Naseristan, its military forces did not advance more than 112 kilometers south of the northern coastline due to logistical issues and the area not holding a significant amount of strategic value. Additionally, the ethnically Persian areas of southern Naseristan were hostile to Tiperyn forces, and with the end of the Great War the Tiperyn military was ill-suited to engage in another conflict immediately. In 1922, a  declared independence from the Tipslansk mandate, claiming much of modern day Asharistan and Naseristan with the exception of Yazidi and Arab territory granted by the armistice. During this period, the Tiperyn military did not engage the nationalists except in isolated skirmishes against pockets of insurgents threatening Tiperyn controlled mines in buffer regions. This was done to consolidate Tipslansk control over northern Naseristan, as well as avoid another protracted conflict in Kesh so soon after the Great War.

Even so, the Tiperyn Realm Defence maintained a significant presence in the region throughout the interwar period. As Tiperyn's holdings expanded from specific treaty ports prior to the Great War to the entirety of northern Naseristan's coastline extended south 130 kilometers, indigenous guard brigades were established. Northern Naseristan was officially incorporated into the Holy Tiperyn Realm as the Dominion of Naser in 1920. Approximately 12,000 Tipslansk troops remained in Naseristan after the war supported by an additional 35,000 native conscripts. The Tipslansk mining industries began to exploit northern Naseristan's rich iron and silver deposits. Additionally, military shipyards and large airfields were constructed in the majority northern Naseristan's cities to support the modernization of Tipslansk military forces in the region.

In the late 1930s, the Tiperyn government secretly engaged in negotiations with the Yazidis who had gained an independent state at the end of the Great War. The plan, often referred to as the Van Atizema Plan after military governor of Naseristan Jakob van Atizema, guaranteed the western portion of the newly established Shia state (modern Naseristan) to Tiperyn and the eastern portion (modern Asharistan) to the Yazidis in the case of war. This plan would be fully executed in 1948 with the beginning of the Kesh War.

Demography
Tiperyn had an estimated population of 126,533,000 as of 1 January 2017.

Language
Approximately 69% of Tiperyn's population speaks Tipslansk as its first language, which also serves as the de facto national language. Historians believe that Tiperyn is where the developed, diverging from other continental  in the 7th century.

In addition, Tiperyn hosts a number of minority languages. Regional languages include Anglic, Goidelic, Hollansk and Brittanic. Each of these four languages is the de facto language for seven of Tiperyn's 17 duchies and principalities. The majority of foreign languages spoken in Tiperyn are in its metropolitan centers, with Korean being the largest minority population in the capital city of Ambrosia. Additionally, approximately 32,000 inhabitants of Grootshaven and Kanaalbaken on Tiperyn's eastern-most coast speak as a first language.

Anglic is spoken as a first language chiefly in northern Tiperyn's Duchy of Hawkreath and Principality of Spencton. It serves as the in most of the nation's major metropolitan areas due to its prevalence globally. Additionally, the majority of western Tiperyn's Celt population speak Goidelic or Brittanic as a first language. Both Goidelic and Brittanic are considered to be indigenous to western Tiperyn and the island chain of Airgialla, existing for centuries before the Germanic migration to Tiperyn in the 1st century. It is in Tiperyn's Celt-dominant regions where Tipslansk and Anglic are least common as a first or second language.

Although not spoken by any population in Tiperyn, the de jure language of Tiperyn is Latin. This law has its root in the old aristocracy of the Grand Duchy of Tipslan and has religious significance within the Ecclesiast Church.

Government
The Holy Tiperyn Realm is a    with Empress Aletta I acting as,  and Supreme Governor of the Ecclesiast Church. Tiperyn has been ruled by House Highal since its inception in 1345 with a lineage hearkening back to the 9th century as the dominant family of the Duchy of Tipslan.

Tiperyn consists of seven duchies and nine principalities that are subordinate to the Empress and the Grand Duchy of Tipslan. Each division is ruled by a duke/duchess or prince/princess unrelated to House Highal, with the exception of Tipslan whose Duchess is also the Empress. However, subordinate nobility must pledge their allegiance to the high crown and submit their individual armies to the nation during wartime.

Monarch
The Tiperyn carries the title of Empress/Emperor of the Holy Tiperyn Realm and acts as the nation's head of state and head of government. The monarch concurrently holds the title of Grand Duchess/Duke of Tipslan and acts as the Supreme Governor of the Ecclesiast Church. Monarchs come exclusively from the Highal royal family - the only family with a claim to the Grand Duchy of Tipslan throne. As a, the succession process involves input from several actors, including the royal family, the noble families of the duchies and princedoms, and the bishops of the Ecclesiast Church.

The process of succession begins when declared by the Archcardinal of the Ecclesiast Church that the ruling monarch has passed away or resigned their duties as Emperor or Empress. The royal family produces a list of candidates that are eligible for the throne based on the line of succession and who are approved by the Archcardinal of the Ecclesiast Church and a majority of the church's Archbishops. The line of succession is, meaning female members of the royal family are first in line for the throne and males may only be eligible if there is no eligible female successor. Thus, succession cohorts of potential candidates for the throne universally come from the same gender when they are formed. This makes male monarchs rare in Tiperyn, with there only being three in its nearly 700 year history. Once the succession cohort is formed, the successor is elected by the Noble Congress which is composed of the dukes and duchesses of Tiperyn's duchies and the princes and princesses of its princedoms, totaling 16 voting members not including the vacant seat of the Grand Duke/Duchess of Tipslan. The process by which the duchy or princedom decides which candidate has its vote varies from division to division. For example, the Duke/Duchess of Wittenlan has typically held sole decision-making authority in casting its vote for a successor, whereas the Viceroy of the State of Kanaalbaken has based his or her decision upon a vote including a council of 100 respected, estate-owning members of the community. In the event of a tie, the Archbishops of the Ecclesiast Church vote to decide the successor. Upon election, the new monarch is immediately granted all concurrent titles dependent on their position as Emperor or Empress.

Once in power, the monarch holds broad and significant executive powers. While in practice, the monarch has delegated daily governance to the Cabinet of Cardinals chaired by the Archcardinal, it has the authority to override decisions made by the ministries and unilaterally implement policy. In practice, the Empress has served as the face of the realm government and the Ecclesiast Church, and has set the direction of the government for her cardinals to follow. The monarch appoints the Cabinet of Cardinals, who are then responsible with leading individual ministries. Additionally, the monarch chairs the Noble Congress, using it as a platform to mediate disputes between subordinate noble families, impose the royal family's outlook, and maintain Tiperyn's system of nobility. Additionally, the monarch uses it to maintain control of the Realm Guard, whose infantry, armor, air, and support regiments are subordinate to noble families and the governments of the duchies, princedoms and states.

Although the monarch has been the Supreme Governor of the Ecclesiast Church since the union of the realm and the church in 1540, the institution of the Ecclesiast Church has traditionally been a on the monarch's power. The church is an institution with significant power and influence in Tiperyn society. The monarch derives much of their power from the support of the church, asserting the monarch has a to rule the Holy Realm. Additionally, the church maintains a large organization dubbed the Holy Guard (Tipslansk: Hilligeskyld). The organization, composed of over 1 million members, was founded in the late 17th century to counter a  carried out by a number of powerful duchies and their Realm Guard regiments. This organization pledges its allegiance to the Empress as the Supreme Governor of the church, but the church's bishops, archbishops and the Cardinal of Values hold practical control of the organization. Further, under certain circumstances, the church's Archbishops may convene at the request of the Archcardinal to pass a motion of no-confidence in the Empress' leadership as the Supreme Governor of the church. Although this has never happened, the body can remove the Empress from her position as the head of the church. Although this does not directly remove her from the throne, it is suggested that the monarch would abdicate, losing the support of the church.

As a result, every reigning monarch of Tiperyn has espoused values consistent with the Ecclesiast Church and implemented policy friendly to the institution. This has included the persecution and suppression of Tiperyn's polytheistic Goidelic population, the expansion of the role of the Holy Guard as civil religious police, and the promotion of beliefs held by the church's most extreme leaders.

Cabinet of Cardinals
The Empress is the head of the Church and the Cabinet of Cardinals that lead Tiperyn's federal ministries. All Cardinals are appointed by the Empress, while the Archcardinal presides over the cabinet, acting as its head in absence of the Empress. Each ministry is responsible for a different sector of federal government, with subordinate Offices composing each primary ministry. The composition of the cabinet is as follows:

Foreign relations

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Tiperyn maintains diplomatic relations with most countries in the world - with the exception of Airgialla - and is a leading member of the the North-South Concordant. Although its relative power has decreased from when it was a colonial power prior to the turn of the 20th century, it still maintains status in world affairs. Formal diplomatic relations are primarily maintained by the Ministry of Diplomacy headed by the Cardinal Diplomacy.

Military

 * See more: Tiperyn Realm Defence

The Tiperyn Realm Defence are the military forces of the Holy Tiperyn Realm. It is divided into three main service branches, a paramilitary branch, and a branch. The primary service branches include the Realm Guard, Realm Armada, and Realm Aero Service. The paramilitary branch is the Holy Guard, which the Realm Defence shares joint command over with the Ecclesiast Church. Lastly, the Crown Vigilance Corps is Tiperyn's federal gendamerie and is primarily implemented as police in the capital, government buildings, and as highway patrol. The Tiperyn Realm Defence is among the largest national militaries in the world, consisting of 1.04 million active duty, 1.54 million reserve duty, and 1.04 million paramilitary personnel.

The Realm Armada and Realm Aero Service are represented on the Cabinet of Cardinals by the highest ranking officer in each respective branch appointed by the Empress - the Cardinal of the Fleet and the Cardinal of the Aero Service respectively. These two branches are considered federal branches, drawing on the national population at large and being under the direct authority of the federal government. Meanwhile, the Realm Guard is represented by the Cardinal of War, who heads the Ministry of the Sword. Unlike the Cardinal of the Fleet or the Cardinal of the Aero Service, the Cardinal of War is a civilian position. Because individual Realm Guard regiments are formed, managed, and operated under the authority of individual duchy, princedom, and state governments, the Cardinal of War coordinates the federalization of the Realm Guard and its operations. The Holy Guard and Crown Vigilance Corps are under the authority of the Ministry of Values. This Ministry is innately connected to the Ecclesiast Church, and the two branches are charged with enforcing Ecclesiast law, deterring resistance against or seizure of the state, and enforce criminal law. The Holy Guard and Crown Vigilance Corps are composed entirely of paramilitary and reserve duty personnel respectively.

Economy
Coordinated market economy, except for nationalized mineral and energy production. Lots of concerns; possibly having munitions and aerospace industries integrated with Koryeo's under a Koryeo dominant concern.

Each duchy will have a different economic culture. Some have Anglo practicality/apprenticeships and some will have Franco theoretical/mathematical/academic focus.