Akboria

Akboria, officially the State of Akboria is an island archipelago between Aslana and the Philippines. It consists a cluster 12 islands. The population of Akboria is 7,243,148.

The largest city and capital of Akboria is Greater Aklaea, with a recorded population of 5,234,435. The official city and metro area spans over 3 islands. Two of the islands are connected by bridge but the third island is only connected by a 45 minute flight.

5,000 Century BCE - 905 CE: Prehistory
Akboria was once connected to Aslana as recently as 500,000 years ago after humans discovered Aslana, but a suspected earthquake event caused Akboria to break off from Aslana, most of it's landmass sinking below the ocean. Humans would not inhabit the islands until 1850 BCE. The first humans in Akboria founded chiefdoms across the islands, marking the development of civilization in Akboria.

The first true government in Akboria sprouted in the 4th century CE, when on the island of Aklaea, several warring tribes were defeated by the Knova tribe, forming the Knovan Empire. Knova, with it's superior fighting forces compared to the rest of Akboria's tribes, began conquering the neigboring tribes. The Knovan Empire successsfully united Akboria in 905 CE, marking the end of Akboria's prehistory.

905 CE - 1869 CE: Pre-colonial and Imperial Akboria
The Knovan Empire retained control of their territory for almost a thousand years.

The Knovan Empire discovered Aslana in 1716 CE, after the formation of the Aslanian Empire. They made peace with the Aslanians and agreed to the formation of a economic alliance.

1863 saw the first contact of Western colonial powers. The empire that first contacted Akboria was the British Empire. One group of ships, known as the Akborian Fleet in Akboria, opened fire on the capital of Aklaea, burning it to the ground. The fleet, now fleeing from the Knovan Imperial Navy, disappeared into a storm, never to be seen again. The fleet consisted of 7 ships, but only 2 have been found so far. The U.K. even to this day denies this fleet ever existing. However, this incident marks the beginning of the British-Akborian War, when Akborian forces attacked a nearby British shipping vessel. Weeks later, fleets of the British Navy arrived to take over Aslana. What ensued was the British-Akborian War.

British-Akborian War
The war was considerably short, being only about 4 months long. Most of the war was the British Navy attacking Aklaea with cannon fire for 4 months until they announced their surrender, ending the nearly thousand-year rule of the Knovans over Akboria. The emperor of Akboria, Golon Myunfi, was at the surrender of Knova to the British. He agreed to give up all rule of Knova in exxchange for the peace of the Knovan people. He was exiled to Aslana, where he later died in 1903 from polio.

1962 - 2007 CE: First Independence
In 1962, the first activist for Akborian independence was Jackson Smith, a British-Akborian male born in 1945. He began holding speeches in his local town advocating for Akborian autonomy when he was 13 due to the mistreatment of Akborians by the British in his town. His greatest speech took place in 1961, the speech attended by over 300,000 Akborians. He rallied for the Akborians to rise up and petition the British government for independence. British newspapers reported negatively on him, giving him a negative image that still persists to this day in Britain. Later that week, he made the still-controversial move to launch a march on the Akborian territorial governor's house.