Mission: Tariqat al-Wird'

Mission: Tariqat al-Wird'
Date 22.XI.1689 – Location Kendall Isle Result Remains to be seen
Belligerents
Çakaristan
Commanders and leaders
Amir Çakar
Units involved
Çakaristan Combined forces  Arbor Muharibu Alhuriya

Mission: Tariqat al-Wird' is a discovery expedition led by Amir Çakar on behalf of the Sultan of Çakaristan.

Beyond the Krasnarusyn border

Arriving in Lezije, Amir summoned his men. He said: 'We are about to explore this island further and claim it in the name of the Sultan'. An Arboric non-commissioned officer, a Çakari officer and a former Krasnarusyn officer stood around the table with Amir Çakar. "This island has been occupied by several nations over the last centuries, but only a few times in history as a whole under one flag. We are not going to manage that this time either, because a coastal strip around Ijubicastagrad is under a foreign flag," Amir began. The Arboric non-commissioned officer asked: "What do we call this island, then? Amir replied: "This island is internationally known as Kendall Isle" The Krasnarusyn officer said: "In the Krasnarusyn era it was called 'Elbijun', in the Common Language 'Albion'". "Another name is Jaris," said the Çakari officer. The Arboric non-commissioned officer said: "But what do we call this island? Amir said: "My mission includes planting the flag of the sultanate on the mountain of this island". "So this khanate is about the mountain on the side of the sultanate where the dawn begins," said the Arboric non-commissioned officer. The Çakari officer said: "Then this is the Khanate of dawn-lit mountain! Amir's eyes lit up and said: "That's what we call this country".

"Now that we've got this clear, let's go and explore this island," Amir said. The others agreed. The plan was developed further. The map on the table was provided with arrows, circles and lines. The Krasnarusyn officer went with a unit towards the former capital of Krasnarus. The Arboric non-commissioned officer got on a plane and flew to Hisn Mahmud. The Çakari officer went northeast with Amir. They went to the former Krasnarusyn border at a small bay.

Map of the first phase of exploration

Amir found an area in a dilapidated state. No one to be seen, dilapidated buildings and fallen trees on the roads. It took them days to reach their destination. The border stone was still standing proudly. But it marked a border between nothing and nothing. He crossed the border and had the camp set up. "This is a beautiful location for a new city," Amir said as he looked around. He saw a bay, a small river, a plateau above a cliff from which the bay could be overlooked and the lower plain with the small river. "There", be Amir, "that's where the command tent should be".

The Krasnarusyn officer arrived in Nuví Pelezu, the former capital of Krasnarus. The decay was clearly visible, but there were still people there. At the sight of the convoy with the Krasnarusyn officer, the population walked out and cheered. The convoy slowed down enormously due to the influx of people. The soldiers were happy, but also nervous because they could not control the situation properly. "Long live the Sultan!", the people shouted. The soldiers raised the flag of the Sultanate above the former parliament building of Nuví Pelezu. Immediately, the officer began to set up an administrative administration and provide first-aid transports.

The Arboric non-commissioned officer had arrived at Hisn Mahmud, home of the Arboric fleet under the command of Admiral Edward Krüger. An expedition fleet was assembled and began their part of the mission. The Admiral consulted with Agra about his concerns about the situation around Micobad. He actually wanted to send part of the fleet into the Antican Sea. But Agra rejected his proposal and was told that the situation was being monitored, but that there was no immediate threat at the moment. "The sovereignty of the Sultanate is not currently under threat', said the Grand Vizier. The Admiral was not yet reassured, but obeyed the Great Visor. The expedition fleet sailed in an easterly direction. "Be careful not to enter the territorial waters of Alduria-Wechua. That can only lead to conflict", the Admiral warned the non-commissioned officer.

Troubles at sea

The Krasnarusyn officer heard that a refugee camp had been set up on the other side of the strait. Šlovedks, in particular, had fled the disorder within the former borders of Krasnocoria, crossing in ramshackle boats in search of a safe refuge. The Krasnarusyn officer wanted to at least take a look. So he ordered some ships to proceed. When that was done, he went with a small armada of ships to the other side of the strait. What he had failed to do was to inform Amir Çakar about his trip to the mainland north of Kendall Isle.

The current was strong, but the advanced ships were much more stable than the rickety boats that his fellow citizens had used before. He approached the coast, but the rugged coastline with cliff cliffs made it difficult to land. The Krasnarusyn officer saw a stranded boat broken up on the rocks. He could not see whether the people on board had survived. The small armada sailed westwards to see if there was a place to land on the side of the Antican Sea. To his joy, life was seen on land, when the small armada was just around the corner and sailed in a more northerly direction. Much to the delight of the Krasnarusyn officer there was a sandy beach and he ordered to land there. On the steep hills above the bay he saw buildings, people walking and when those people saw that he was coming in peace, he was also welcomed.

Map of the second phase

After a short while the Krasnarusyn officer was received by a council of elderly people. He told about the creation of the sultanate, Amir's mission and the rosy future. The people became enthusiastic, but there were also those who doubted. He asked: "What do you call this place? One of the elders answered: "We call it Vathia here". "Beautiful name," he replied. That evening he was invited to stay and to return to Dasïl the next day. He agreed and the elderly gathered to join the sultanate. They wrote a letter to the Sultan to ask whether they could maintain a high degree of independence despite becoming part of the sultanate.

Amir himself was on a home-grown trip to historic New Nova. This was the easy part of the voyage of discovery. The area was fairly flat, open area. The intention is to go to the eastern bay of the island. Then to go to the former Rasal, while another part of his troops moved along the coast to the former Myvar, and then to follow the coast until Rasal. In this way, only the mountain on the island remains. Amir himself wants to climb it and plant the flag of the sultanate at the summit.

When Amir camped among the ruins of New Nova, he was told that the Krasnarusyn officer had sailed by ship to the mainland. That he had gone ashore and met his compatriots there. Amir was not happy about it. Yes, it was a good thing for those people that they had met their fellow countryman and perhaps it is also a good thing that she came under the inspiring leadership of the Sultan. But the crossing had not been discussed with him. He quickly contacted Agra to explain the situation. De Grand Vizier said that the Sultan welcomed the people of Vathia and asked Amir to be incorporated into the Kendall Isle as soon as possible.

Not much later, Amir was informed that the expedition fleet had come to justice in a storm just after they had passed Medž. The storm was so violent that the ships had to break their formation in order not to sail against each other. One of the ships was in trouble and struck by lightning. The steering systems ran out of control and the ship became adrift. When the storm subsided after hours, the expedition fleet was able to assemble again, except for the ship in trouble. Because there was no response to the communication, the expedition fleet started a search, sailing in a northeastern direction. They found the ship, stranded on the island of Jamira. The Arboric non-commissioned officer ordered them to check the area between Medž and Jamira, repair the damage and then continue their mission. Here, too, Amir was not very happy, they had sailed too far east, but the damage had already been done. He resigned himself to it.