Shimbori Islands

Shimbori Islands, officially known as the Democratic Republic of the Shimbori Islands, is a country in the Nesionytan Islands, located south of Borundia, northeast of Polungitia, southeast of Awanzoria, and northwest of Morasavia. The country is composed of 17 islands, including 5 main ones. It is an ethnically diverse country, home to a large group of ethnicities called the Shimboric peoples. Veshemituaa is the legislative and executive capital of the Shimbori Islands, as well as the seat of government, meanwhile Lambandda serves as the judicial capital.

Homo sapiens have settled in the Shimbori Islands since the 2nd century BC. It had been influenced by both Tawlic and Nesionytan tribes, but mostly by the Nesionytan Empire. The Lambandda Kingdom was established in 108 AD by the Nesionytan-influenced Shimboric tribes, which later conquered several islands which would later be part of modern-day Shimbori Islands. The Tawlic-influenced Shimboric tribes in the north later established the Veshemituaa Kingdom in 277 AD to combat against the Nesionytan-influenced ones. The Nesionytan Empire provided weaponry and ships to the Lambandda Kingdom for self-defense. As tensions soar, both kingdoms have fought several small battles over land, and a full-fledged war, known commonly as the Shimbori War, began in 450 AD. The war ended in 849 AD, and with a duration of almost 4 centuries, this was one of the longest wars in the world. This later resulted into the unification of both kingdoms to ensure peace and kindness, forming the Kingdom of Shimbori Islands. One of the oldest Nesionytan countries, the Shimbori Islands maintained peace with itself and the outside world. It also was one of the first recorded countries to have criminalized segregation and self-segregation, believing that all humans should live with one another in harmony. Despite the majority converting to Islam after the religion was brought to the archipelago by the Barundi Sultanate in the 14th century, the kingdom did not join the sultanate and refused to apply sharia law, encouraging secularism among all people. It resisted European colonization in the 17th century by trading with them and allowing them to establish small colonies in the archipelago, such as British Gaurazila and French Khokhotaumi. The Shimbori Islands was also the first country in Nesionyta to have a female head of state, with the coronation of Shijherilina I in 1785, which later led to the promotion of women's rights. Shijherilina I ruled the kingdom until her death in 1821.

The Shimbori Islands began industrialization in the early 1910s, as a part of modernizing the economy and society of the country. The country refused to join the Borundian Federation even after being offered to do so in 1938. It also maintained its neutrality during, supporting neither side, but has opposed the Mahbhartha Empire and its annexation of the Kanuzunda Islands and Sittapini. The economy of Shimbori Islands rose quickly and became one of the richest states in the Nesionytan Islands. As pro-Walakarimasist movements began to rise in the early 1970s, the monarchy thought of crushing them, but as their policy forbid them from ever going to war again, they encouraged them to be peaceful and supportive. Shimbori Islands ceased being an in 1973, transitioning into a. Its military was also formed in January 1974 for further protection and defense. The military later initiated a coup on July 5, 1975, and ceased control of the country. The military leader, Owasa Inditulug Saosentheki, dissolved the monarchy and subsequently ordered the execution of the entire royal family, leading to the Dead Day occurred on July 10. Saosentheki established a republic and declared war against the pro-Walakarimasist and pro-Communist groups on July 6. The war crippled the Shimbori Islands and heavily destroyed its agriculture and economy. After the war ended in 1986, multiparty elections were held for the first time, and Saosentheki was later executed in 1993 after being found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The country began restoring its economy and democracy in the mid-1990s, and later became one of the most democratic countries in the Nesionytan Islands.