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{{Infobox country|conventional_long_name=Great Qonklese Empire|native_name=''Kwaizũ Kwan Hòun''|year_start=1928|year_end=1950|largest_city=Jikhein|capital=Jikhein|official_languages=[[Celestial Kwang]]|religion=[[Hanctheism]]|government_type=Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy|image_flag=qonkempireflag.png|s1=People's Republic of Qonklaks{{!}}'''1942:'''<br>People's Republic of Qonklaks|flag_s1=PRQ.png|p1=Celestial Empire|flag_p1=CelestialEmpireflag.png|image_symbol=Qonkempireseal.png|symbol=Seal|symbol_type=Seal|s2=Qonklaks{{!}}'''1950:'''<br>UDR Qonklaks|flag_s2=Qonkflag.png}}
{{Infobox country|conventional_long_name=League of Eight Cities|native_name=''Yàn Yèin Kũ''|year_start=1901|year_end=1934|largest_city=Lĩgi|capital=Lĩgi|official_languages=[[Celestial Kwang]]|religion=|government_type=Federal parliamentary republic|image_flag=EIGHTCITIESFLAG.png|s1=Qonklese Empire|flag_s1=Qonkempireflag.png|p1=Celestial Empire|flag_p1=CelestialEmpireflag.png|image_symbol=|symbol=Seal|symbol_type=Seal|s2=|flag_s2=|leader1=[[Ro Ser]]|year_leader1=1901-1919|leader_title1=President}}


The '''Qonklese Empire''', also alternative referred to as '''Imperial Qonklaks''', or the '''Empire of Qonklaks''', was the Qonklese nation-state that existed from the end of the [[Warlord Era (Qonklaks)|Warlord Era]] in 1928 to its official surrender on the day of the proclaimation of the founding of the [[Qonklaks|Union of Democratic Revolutionary Qonklaks]] in 1950. Successor states headed by regional warlords continued to participate in the [[Qonklese Civil War]] until the last fighters surrendered in 1962.
The '''League of Eight Cities''', abbreviated as '''L8C''' or '''LEC''', was a short-lived Qonklese political entity active during the [[Qonklese Warlord Era]]. Rising out of the chaos of the late 19th century, the entity positioned themselves as a coalition of coastal Qonklese cities that economically challenged the military might of the various warlord factions. Its unique geopolitical position allowed it to flourish as a hub for international trade entering Qonklaks in the early 20th century, and had various treaties and agreements signed with most warlord factions.
 
The aftermath of the [[Holy Reunification]] by the [[Qonklese Empire]] during the 1920s meant that the L8C had lost its previous guarantees to exist, as the warlord factions that had backed them had capitulated to the Empire. Furthermore, the cessation of political instability in the rest of the country meant that foreign powers were no longer limited to only trading with the L8C, as they were able to secure access to Qonklaks via the Northeastern port city of [[Shithaiq]]. This reality led to the L8C losing all its previous guarantees of independence by its previous trading partners by 1930, effectively ending its dominance over Qonklese maritime trade.
 
Despite the signing of the [[Treaty of Deboun]] of 1928 which guaranteed the preservation of the political status quo of the L8C, Qonklaks launched a full-scale invasion into League-controlled territories in May 1934. The L8C officially capitulated on September 23, 1934.
 
== Politics ==
The L8C's constitutionalized freedoms allowed various ideologies to interact and clash with each other in its controlled territories. As an economic hub, the tight grip the oligarchs had in day-to-day life in the L8C were perceived to be less than ideal for many disillusioned workers who first migrated to the L8C for better opportunities, providing the perfect environment for the rise of Qonklese cenonism. On April 18, 1911, the [[Cenonist Party of Qonklaks]] (CPQ), the precursor organization to the [[Ngonku 88th Division]] and the [[Golden Kwang]], was founded in [[Deboun]].
 
The rising levels of organization of the left threatened the positions of the oligarchs. The [[Aiqan Imperial Detective Agency]] was mobilized around late May of 1924 to infiltrate these organizations, specifically the CPQ, and attempt to sabotage their activities. This continued until April 24, 1928 when, along with the League Security Force, Aiqan officers carried out Operation Flyswatter, which saw 57 leftist leaders arrested.
 
When the [[Qonklese Empire]] was founded in 1928, the L8C rightly determined their reunification efforts to be a threat to its existence. To combat this, the [[United Front for Liberty]] was founded, which acted as a big-tent superparty for all the different political organizations active within League territory, united by their desire to resist imperial expansion.

Latest revision as of 03:06, 9 May 2024

League of Eight Cities
Yàn Yèin Kũ
1901–1934
Flag of League of Eight Cities
Flag
Capital
and largest city
Lĩgi
Official languagesCelestial Kwang
GovernmentFederal parliamentary republic
• 1901-1919
Ro Ser
History 
• Established
1901
• Disestablished
1934
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Celestial Empire
Qonklese Empire

The League of Eight Cities, abbreviated as L8C or LEC, was a short-lived Qonklese political entity active during the Qonklese Warlord Era. Rising out of the chaos of the late 19th century, the entity positioned themselves as a coalition of coastal Qonklese cities that economically challenged the military might of the various warlord factions. Its unique geopolitical position allowed it to flourish as a hub for international trade entering Qonklaks in the early 20th century, and had various treaties and agreements signed with most warlord factions.

The aftermath of the Holy Reunification by the Qonklese Empire during the 1920s meant that the L8C had lost its previous guarantees to exist, as the warlord factions that had backed them had capitulated to the Empire. Furthermore, the cessation of political instability in the rest of the country meant that foreign powers were no longer limited to only trading with the L8C, as they were able to secure access to Qonklaks via the Northeastern port city of Shithaiq. This reality led to the L8C losing all its previous guarantees of independence by its previous trading partners by 1930, effectively ending its dominance over Qonklese maritime trade.

Despite the signing of the Treaty of Deboun of 1928 which guaranteed the preservation of the political status quo of the L8C, Qonklaks launched a full-scale invasion into League-controlled territories in May 1934. The L8C officially capitulated on September 23, 1934.

Politics

The L8C's constitutionalized freedoms allowed various ideologies to interact and clash with each other in its controlled territories. As an economic hub, the tight grip the oligarchs had in day-to-day life in the L8C were perceived to be less than ideal for many disillusioned workers who first migrated to the L8C for better opportunities, providing the perfect environment for the rise of Qonklese cenonism. On April 18, 1911, the Cenonist Party of Qonklaks (CPQ), the precursor organization to the Ngonku 88th Division and the Golden Kwang, was founded in Deboun.

The rising levels of organization of the left threatened the positions of the oligarchs. The Aiqan Imperial Detective Agency was mobilized around late May of 1924 to infiltrate these organizations, specifically the CPQ, and attempt to sabotage their activities. This continued until April 24, 1928 when, along with the League Security Force, Aiqan officers carried out Operation Flyswatter, which saw 57 leftist leaders arrested.

When the Qonklese Empire was founded in 1928, the L8C rightly determined their reunification efforts to be a threat to its existence. To combat this, the United Front for Liberty was founded, which acted as a big-tent superparty for all the different political organizations active within League territory, united by their desire to resist imperial expansion.