Suren Confederacy

Dowlat-e Aliyye-ye Suren
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Motto: Marā dād farmūd-o khod dāvar ast
Anthem: Ey Eura
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Capital	Surenshahr
Largest city	Bandar-é Zinjibar
Official language(s)	Babkhi
Official religion(s)	Zurvanism
Demonym	Suren
- Adjective	Surenid
Government	Tribal confederation
- Surenšāh	Dāryuš of the Suren
- Grand Vizier	Bānū Aspadanadoḵt,
- Legislature	Majles-e Suren
Establishment	TBC
Area	2,412,144 km sq
Population	7,620,348 subjects
Currency	Tomān
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Abbreviation	SUR

Geography

The Zjandarian steppe has an extreme continental climate; most of the country is open plain, with enough rain in the north, from the sub-tropical Norashti coast, for extensive wheat farming, but turning to grasslands and then desert further south. The large-scale irrigation networks built over the span of centuries swiftly fell into ruins following the Babkhan Holocaust of 1598, and irradiated dead zones, together with stretches of glassed desert, still mark the destruction of the old Babkhan kingdom. Tentative efforts at a revival of agriculture have focused upon boring down into the deep continental aquifers to draw up the life-giving waters for new experimental cotton plantations, however this in turn has led to saline soil problems that have rapidly become evident.

The desert winds of the inner Euran hellscape continue to whip up and deposit clouds of radioactive ash which can blanket vast swathes of the country, with deleterious effects on farming and human habitation, necessitating the development of shelters and survival strategies for both.

Salt deposits, where they are clear of contamination, are in and of themselves vital for the prospective revival of the society. The largest concentrations of these, along with such hydrocarbon deposits as have thus far been identified, are to be found in the lands of the Suren Ostan, the south-western limb of the confederacy. Though much of the Suren Ostan is flat desert and semi-desert, the high mountains of the north-west are a major source for the rivers which flow in a south easterly direction towards Lake Erik and the Androphagi megariver. Irrigation networks repaired here yield cotton and the mulberry trees vital for harvesting silkworm while the poor mountain and desert pasturage. Copper, gold, iron, chromium, and other mineral deposits located in the Durranian highland regions hint at the possibility of future prosperity if they can be secured against Constancian competitors.

Government & politics

Executive

What may be remarked upon is that the cooperation of the Surenšāh and the Grand Vizier is mirrored in that of the partnership between husband and wife, in the union of Dāryuš and the Bānū Aspadanadoḵt. The alliance of the Suren and the Aspadana is the bedrock of the confederacy and thus it is only natural that the state is personified by the monopolisation of executive power on the part of the sovereign and she who shares the marital bed, as a symbol of the unity of purpose combining the two great factions of the confederacy.

Where defence and foreign affairs are concerned the Surenshah has the final say in the policies of the confederacy. The Surenshah, by virtue of this supreme authority, can appoint or dismiss the commanders of the popular defence forces, as well as appoint the major-generals who have responsibility for the defence of individual provinces. The Surenshah may also determine whether the status of war or peace exists with any foreign power, and also dismiss any sitting Majlis that he deems to be contrary to his liking.

The Grand Vizier meanwhile maintains a civil secretariat, linking the provinces to the central government by the appointment of governors responsible for supporting the locally acclaimed and centrally recognised satraps. The Grand Vizier selects and manages the Cabinet, although ultimate control rests with the Surenshah. The Grand Vizier is chosen by the Surenshah every four years. The remainder of the cabinet comprises of 25 eminent notables, selected for their piety and venerable years.

Legislature

The 300 strong Majlis approves laws and can examine or investigate all affairs of the country. The Majlis is dominated by the Surenshah, chosen from the House of Suren with tenure for life, and acclaimed by the Satraps of the confederacy's provinces. Aside from the Surenshah the most preeminent individual is the Speaker, who presides over the workings of the Majlis, confirming the validity of its votes and ensuring that receive its summons adhere and submit to its authority.

Members of the Majlis are nominated by their satraps from amongst the good families of their provinces, subject to the review and veto of the Surenshah. They hold office for four years. Political parties are expressly forbidden but inevitably some factions do form within the Majlis.

Administrative divisions

Shahrestan	Shahrbān	Farmândâr	Sartip	Capital	Area	Population	Bakhsh
Aspadana	Shahbanu-uz-Spādānām	Ulugh Beg	Mihrab Khan	Arg-é Spahān		939,043	9
Kapavia	Sardar Akbar Mir	Yaqub Beg	Durmish Khan	Kara		1,776,415	18
Norasht	Sardar Aʻzam Mir	Tughai Beg	Fereydun Khan	Bandar-é Zinjibar		1,270,420	13
Suren	Mirza Rustaham Sūrēn	Nur Beg	Zahedi Khan	Surenshahr		1,530,696	15
Trucial Isles (Chamrush)	Trucial Chiefs	Sohrab Beg	Bektash Khan	n/a		343,125	3
Zjand Basseri	Sardar Káẓim Mir	Yulqoli Beg	Paykar Khan	Sadd-é Valiasr		1,760,649	18

Armed forces

Each year the Suren Confederacy mandates the recruitment of one percent of the working-age population into the so-called Popular Levy for a four year mobilisation period, representing a total force available under arms of approximately 216,416 men. Of the established strength of the Popular Levy therefore an eighth of the force will be in cantonments undergoing their basic training for six months, while a further eighth of the force will be out on the frontiers learning fieldcraft and patrolling for a further six months. At the completion of their training year the levies would be assigned to one of the fifteen Tips (Brigades) of the Žāndārmirī-ye Dowlati (State Gendarmerie) for two years of service as mounted-light infantry and auxiliary policemen, with troops in their third year of service being responsible for the further training and discipline of new inductees into the regiments of the tip. After two years in the Gendarmerie, the levies finish their period of mobilisation by being transferred to one of the depot regiments tasked with logistics or works duties in the run up to their demobilisation period.

All individuals who complete their initial mobilisation period with the Popular Levy are permitted to return to civilian, being permitted to keep their service rifle, a tent, a silver tea set gifted by the state, four camels from the herds of the paramount chiefs of their home province, and any captives they took while on active service. In spite of being permitted to return to civilian life these levies are retained by the government on the Active Reserve until their forty-fifth birthday whereupon they are transferred to the Inactive Reserve in which they would remain until their sixty-fifth birthday. The distinction between active and inactive reserves being in their assignment and the conditions under which they would be called up. While members of the active reserve might be made subject to a patriotic service mobilisation order at any time, subject to a decree by the Shahrbān of their home province in peace time, and typically be assigned to a mobile fighting formation, the inactive reserve would only be called upon by the central government in time of war with a foreign power and even then typically be only be assigned to a static infantry formation or to the depot regiments tasked with combat support services.

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