History of Qym

The history of Qym begins with the first human settlements in the territory corresponding to the current country. U/C

Byrak (1445 BCE–425 BCE)

Main article: Byrakans

Ottelian rule (425 BCE–296 CE)

Main article: Ottelians

Sukats Kingdom (296 CE–1100)

Main article: Sukats Kingdom

Duchy of Qym (1100–1453)

Main article: Duchy of Qym

Principality of Qym (1453–1918)

Main article: Principality of Qym

Twelfth Bachan era (2190–2223)

Main article: Twelfth Bachan era

Thirteenth Bachan era (2223–2262)

Main article: Thirteenth Bachan era

Fourteenth Bachan era (2262–2300)

Main article: Fourteenth Bachan era

Fifteenth Bachan era (2300–2332)

Main article: Fifteenth Bachan era

• 2329: Death of Princess Zhivalka of Qym in a car crash.

Prelude and first years of the Boreal War (2329–2332)

Main article: Boreal War

• 2329: Holaria invades Tamodia, starting the Boreal War. Bacha XV makes a speech indicating total support as part of the Nagur Pact. Holaria only occupies the Holarian-speaking regions of Tamodia. A similar irredentist invasion occurs simultaneously in Chiyan, orchestrated by Prugundy.
• 2330: The war is at a standstill in Meran, whereas Riuden and Zandomia invade Astamon in Daroch. Qym sends an expedition force to help out, as well as a good chunk of its navy.
• 2331: Qym is reluctant to send more troops and material, while Holaria and Prugundy are reluctant to advance more, all countries vulnerable to other fronts. Astamon manages to resist the invasion due to its mountainous terrain and technological superiority.
• 2332: Bacha XV automatically abdicates the throne, per Qymish law.

Sixteenth Bachan era (2332–2372)

Main article: Sixteenth Bachan era

Lull of the Boreal War (2332–2334)

Main article: Boreal War

• 2332: Bacha XVI takes over and continues the war.
• 2333: Peace overtures begin, with informal contacts and reduced military actions. Qym secretly prepares military and industrial buildup.
• 2334: Establishment of the Basis Forum in order to facilitate diplomatic exchanges between the two warring sides. The small neutral country of Ranopa is chosen to host the talks.

Total Boreal War (2334–2340)

Main article: Boreal War

• 2334: Negotiations collapse due to mistrust after Qymish and Holarian buildups revealed.
• 2335: War intensifies with surprise attacks. War aims change on both sides.
• 2336: Total war begins with military industrial focus. Multiple fronts open. Qym fights on three fronts: against Holaria to the west, against Prugundy to the south, and in the NAME Ocean to provide support to Astamon in Daroch.
• 2337: Patsalys, Teurek and other Western Qymish cities are heavily bombarded. Difficult fight for air supremacy. The Nagur Pact is renewed. Qymish and Thyonese convoys sent to Astamon with military equipment are harassed by the Prugundian Navy.
• 2338: Holaria conquers Tamodia and pushes into Qym, invading the March of Rumyk. Beginning of the Battle of Teurek. The Prugundian Navy is mostly defeated at high sea and the Nagur Pact establish naval superiority, turning the tide in Daroch while simultaneously struggling at land and air in Meran.
• 2339: End of the Battle of Teurek, Qym pushes back with a counter-offensive. Liberates Tamodia and pushes into Holaria as well as Prugundy in the south.
• 2340: Qym and Thyon enter Lasund and defeat Holaria, who surrender. Prugundy surrenders after its defeat in the Battle of Dâmõpẽ, prompting Riuden and Zandomia to surrender soon after. The Occupation of Holaria and of Prugundy begin. Riuden and Zandomia avoid an occupation due to the lack of troops to effectively do so and start negotiating for peace separately. Bacha XVI imposes his peace conditions in the treaties of Zhol, Polamdi, and Podrika.

Post-war reconstruction (2340–2350)

Main article: Aftermath of the Boreal War

• 2340: Establishment of the Boreal Cooperation Council with its headquarters in Zhol. Reconstruction begins in Qym with the use of forced labor from occupied Holaria and Prugundy.
• 2341: International criminal trials are held by the Nagur Pact against leaders of the defeated Great Alliance for plotting and carrying out invasions of several countries across Meran and Daroch, and for committing atrocities against their citizens in the Boreal War. Establishment of the Gold Exchange Treaty System and the Basis Development Bank for monetary stability and post-war reconstruction, with its headquarters in Wamping, Methelor.
• 2342: Qym joins the Meranian Diplomatic League.
• 2343: Establishment of the International Trade Federation and the Organization of Sukatic Nations with their headquarters in Zhol.
• 2344: Signature of the Patsalys Protocols prohibiting the development, production, and stockpiling of chemical and biological weapons.
• 2345: End of rationing and the war economy. Full recovery declared by King Bacha XVI.
• 2346: Start of the secret Qymish nuclear weapons program.
• 2347: Nagur Pact is renewed.
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• 2349: Entry into force of the Patsalys Protocols.
• 2350: Qym imposes sanctions against Geno due to its chemical and biological weapon programs and continuous human rights violations.

Austral War and the Atomic Age (2350–2360)

Main article: Austral War

• 2350: Qym ups the diplomatic pressure against Geno and tries to gain support for a Basis Forum-sanctioned military intervention.
• 2351: A Basis Forum vote on military intervention in Geno is narrowly defeated and does not obtain the 2/3 majority needed, damaging Qymish credibility.
• 2352: Qym prepares for an invasion anyway, as a show of force, and informs its Nagur Pact allies to join in.
• 2353: Qymish invasion of Geno; start of the Austral War. King Bacha XVI makes grandiose speeches for humanity against transhumanism and Anist religious barbarity. Many Anist countries in Visala and Pahari protest the Nagur Pact's invasion at the Basis Forum as a war of aggression. Methelor calls for a diplomatic approach while respecting principles of territorial integrity.
• 2354: Astamon has its first nuclear test, NAME, beating Qym to be the first country on Basis with nuclear weapons. King Bacha XVI is privately furious but publicly congratulates Astamon on its "scientific achievement". Qym launches the Detour Offensive through ANIST COUNTRY, violating that country's territorial integrity, and commits the NAME massacre against Anist populations in that country and in Geno. Genonian troops also commit numerous war crimes against Nagur Pact troops.
• 2355: Methelor intervenes along with its ally Wishumba, forming the Holy Axis as a temporary Anist alliance with Geno.
• 2356: Qym has its first nuclear test, Gurnaz, in LOCATION OF TEST. Emboldened, King Bacha XVI makes nuclear threats against Methelor and Wishumba for joining the war on Geno's side. Astamon declares a policy of no first use, humiliating Bacha XVI and causing a strife with its ally.
• 2357: The Nagur Pact is renewed. The Holy Axis calls Bacha's bluff and ignores the nuclear threats, pushing on.
• 2358: Qym re-introduces conscription, sending more troops and equipment. The NAME massacre occurs, perpetrated by Qymish forces. Images of the war reach mass media in Qym. Beginning of the anti-war movement.
• 2359: Under pressure, Bacha XVI considers actually nuking Geno, Methelor and Wishumba, telling the Qymish Armed Forces to make plans to do so. Internal conflict between Astamon and Qym over the war and nuclear threats. Astamon threatens to withdraw from the Nagur Pact.
• 2360: Methelor has its first nuclear test. The warring parties hold diplomatic talks at the Basis Forum to avoid nuclear war.

Counterculture (2360–2372)

• 2360: Anti-war protests intensify in Qym against conscription and the prospect of nuclear war.
• 2361: Astamon begins gradual withdrawal of troops.
• 2362: Thyon begins gradual withdrawal of troops.
• 2363: Astamon fully withdraws from the war.
• 2364: The war enters a stalemate and is getting very costly for Qym. Thyon has its first nuclear weapon test, NAME.
• 2365: Behind the scene tension between Qym and Thyon, as a country with nuclear weapons now directly borders Qym.
• 2366: Geno launches the NAME Offensive, regaining control of strategic points in its territory. Qym begins gradual withdrawal of troops.
• 2367: Theomedil Peace Accords; full withdrawal of Qymish troops and end of the Austral War. Expiry of the Nagur Pact and of the Holy Axis.
• 2368: To ease domestic pressure against the royal family, Bacha XVI establishes a royal commission to investigate war crimes perpetrated by Qymish troops during the Austral War. Protests persist against the royal family and lack of accountability for the failure of the Austral War.
• 2369: Growth in support for republicanism in Qym after the Qymish Republican Front is formed.
• 2370: The Qymish student riots of 2370 occurred in various Qymish universities, resulting in student deaths and mass arrests.
• 2371: Bacha XVI made the famous 'change is coming' speech in a television address to the country.
• 2372: Bacha XVI is seldom seen in his final year in power before he automatically abdicates the throne on his 75th birthday.

Seventeenth Bachan era (2372–2409)

Main article: Seventeenth Bachan era

Social reforms (2372–2385)

• 2372: Bacha XVII is crowned King. He removes the obligation of a wife to obey her husband, and also removes discriminatory provisions resulting from matrimonial regimes and from other legal regulations. Qym and Thyon sign the Qymo–Thyonese Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, re-establishing a defense pact and military alliance between the two countries.
• 2373: Wishumba has its first nuclear test, NAME, prompting fears of nuclear proliferation in Astamon, Thyon and Qym. The Treaty of Yumabil on Nuclear Proliferation is signed later that year, easing nuclear tension. Riuden notably does not sign the treaty but most countries on Basis do, including Geno.
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• 2375: Bacha XVII signs the Decree on Parental Authority, giving married women equal rights with husbands with regard to legal authority over their children during marriage.
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• 2385: Bacha XVII signs the Equal Pay Act, giving equal pay for women who did the same work as men.

Economic liberalism (2385–2400)

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Digital revolution (2400–2409)

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Eighteenth Bachan era (2409–2440)

Main article: Eighteenth Bachan era

Environmental reforms (2409–2420)

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Social media revolution (2420–2435)

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AI revolution (2435–2440)

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Nineteenth Bachan era (2440–2441)

Main article: Qymish succession crisis of 2440–2441

• 2440: Wedding of Prince Vuqac and Mabel Pegan on DAY MONTH. Enthronement of Prince Vuqac and coronation as Bacha XIX on DAY MONTH. Arrest of Prince Lazmyq on DAY MONTH. Attempted assassination of Prince Qodzar on DAY MONTH.
• 2441: Kidnapping of Prince Farem and Zaja Miroq on DAY MONTH. Assassination of Mirmo ish Zhifol on DAY MONTH. Storming of the Palace of Zhol on DAY MONTH. Assassination of King Bacha XIX and Queen Mabel on DAY MONTH. Prince Lazmyq is released from prison on DAY MONTH.

Twentieth Bachan era (2441–2443)

Main article: Twentieth Bachan era

• 2441: Enthronement of Prince Lazmyq and coronation as Bacha XX on DAY MONTH.
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Qodzarian era (since 2443)

Main article: Qodzarian era

• 2443: Enthronement of Prince Qodzar and coronation as Qodzar on DAY MONTH.
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