The Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun (ARCHIVE)

2009

On the 23rd of June, the earliest incarnation of Gishabrun began when the Tsardom of Maya Kravat (meaning "My Bed" in Russian) was founded, with its leader being Tsar Kuri I. The Tsardom originally consisted of the Tsar's bed, completely surrounded by the Dominion of Canada, but the borders later expanded to include the Tsar's whole room because of pressure from the nearby micronational Principality of Annina Kravat ("Anna's Bed") that was founded a few months after the Tsardom.

2010

1. On the 5th of April, Tsar Kuri I created the national flag and coat of arms to represent the

Tsardom in Foreign Affairs and to enable the capture of other lands. About a month later, the Tsardom captured a small (300 square centimetres) area, completely surrounded by Annina Kravat, called "The Furnace Strip" because the captured territory was a furnace vent. This action angered Anna I, the then Princess of Annina Kravat, leading her to declare war on the Tsardom. This was the beginning of what would be known as The Furnace War. Throughout the few minor skirmishes, the Maya Kravat Army stood its' ground and eventually forced the Annina Kravatian troops out of the Furnace Strip. A few days after its' embarassing defeat, Annina Kravat decided to join the Tsardom, making the Tsardom an Empire.

2. A few weeks later, the Tsar captured an island in a nearby river ("The Wild Isle") that used to

be almost untouched by humans until a group of people with excavators showed up to fix a problem with the river, and as a result destroyed all the wilderness on the island, prompting the Tsar to capture it so as to protect it from such disasters reoccurring. The island was declared a National Park and is currently undergoing a natural regeneration project.

3. A few days after that, the Council decided to change the name of the empire to "Gishabrun"

(which is derived from the word "achievement" in an invented language, Vulu-Vulu), because the empire now occupied much more than just a bed.

4. On the 26th of June, the Tsar paid a friendly visit to the Russian Federation and captured a

small, grassy area, which was declared a National Park, as was another, larger piece of land captured the following day. Upon his return to North America, His Imperial Majesty Tsar Kuri I decided to expand the borders of the Empire to include his whole property.

5. On the 1st of July, the Tsar wrote the national constitution, making the empire a

constitutional monarchy.

6. On the 7th of July, the Empire became official "friends" with the Slinky Empyre, while on the

next day, the Empire befriended the Empire of Austenasia, and HIM the Tsar captured Somewhere Oblast, raising the population from 2 to 3.

7. On the 16th of July, the Empire joined the OAM and HIM the Tsar captured The Stig Oblast,

raising the population from 3 to 4.

8. On the 20th of July, the Empire captured Ancient Willow Krai, which consisted of an ancient

willow tree and a small bench. However, another micronation, namely The Unnamed Empire, claimed the bench, and this lead to the Bench War. After a few small battles, the Empire decided to give 5/6ths of the bench to The Unnamed Empire, keeping the rest for Gishabrun. The Krai was declared a regular park, and the ancient willow was declared a National Monument. Eight days later, the Empire captured the entire Bench, therefore conquering the Unnamed Empire (since they had no other land claims) and HIM Tsar Kuri I claimed the title of Emperor of the Unnamed Empire. Later, a peace treaty was signed as Cyril I extended the Unnamed Empire by claiming his property.

9. On the 26th of July, Annina Kravat Oblast became a part of Kravat Oblast because The

Council felt that Annina Kravat Oblast was unnecessary.

10. A few days after that, HIM Tsar Kuri I instituted the Imperial Navy with the launch of the

HIMS Shmel.

11. On the 2nd of August, HIM Tsar Kuri I captured 2 new Krais, namely Thorn and Cormorant Krais. These are both islands and were the first Gishabruni federal subjects to be captured by the Imperial Navy. Both Krais were declared National Parks.

12. On the 3rd of August, Kvartirskaya Oblast joined the Empire, raising the population from 4

to 5.

13. On the 6th of August, Somewhere Oblast expanded its borders to include the whole property

of The Right Honorable Sovetus, raising the population from 5 to 6.

14. On the 14th of August, HIM Tsar Kuri I captured a new Krai, namely Fjord Krai, again

captured by the Imperial Navy. On the same day, HIM the Tsar united Cormorant and Thorn Krais into one krai, namely Cormorant Krai.

15. On the 15 of August, The Empire joined the World Micronational Alliance.

16. On the 20th of August, a new Krai, namely Loyalist Krai, was captured, and declared a

national park.

17. On the 25th of August, a new oblast, namely Eternal Summer Oblast, was captured from

American territory, raising the population from 7 to 8.

18. On the 17th of September, a peace treaty was finally signed between the Unnamed Empire and Gishabrun, and the title of Emperor of the Unnamed Empire was given to Cyril I. The Unnamed Empire then joined Gishabrun as the Autonomous Empire of Maccrage, raising the population from 9 to 10.

19. On the 23th of September, a new oblast, namely Stay Out Oblast, joined Gishabrun, raising

the population from 10 to 11.

20. On the 29th of September, The Council was reformed from a unicameral legislature, to a

tricameral legislature, giving more power to Autonomous Regions.

21. On the 26th of October, a new Krai, namely Carolinian Krai, was captured and declared a national park. This annexation also increased the total area of Gishabrun by three times, and added a large amount of raw resources to the Empire's economy.

22. On the 30th of October, the National Coat of Arms of Gishabrun was changed, making it look more professional.

23. On the 3rd of November, Somewhere Oblasts expanded to include part of a grassy field behind the previous borders of the oblast.

24. On the 4th of November, the Autonomous Empire of Maccrage expanded to include a new lesser district called Tallasar, and also captured another lesser district, namely Nurthis, the day after, raising the population from 12 to 13.

25. On the 10th of November, a new Oblast, namely Llama Oblast, was captured, raising the population from 13 to 14.

26. On the 17th of November, a new oblast, namely Sméagol-Gollum-Gollum Oblast, was captured, raising the population from 14 to 15. Also on this day, the national dish of Gishabrun, the "Grenka", or French Toast, was determined by a nation-wide vote.

27. On the 6th of December, a new oblast, namely Potatoman's Room Oblast, was captured, raising the population from 15 to 16. On this day, the Elite Duma decided to return all krais too remote to be reached easily from any Gishabruni oblast were returned to their respective macronations, leaving only Wild Isle Krai, Ancient Willow Krai, and Carolinian Krai.

28. On the 9th of December, The Stig Oblast joined Kravat Oblast as the Commune of The Stig, and the previous area of Kravat Oblast became the Commune of Kravat.

29. On the 10th of December, the Commune of The Stig (and therefore Kravat Oblast) expanded to include the whole property of TH Mayor Jeremy.

30. On the 20th of December, French became the fourth official language of the Empire.

2011

1. On the 8th of January, a new krai, namely Outpost Krai, was annexed into the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun.

2. On the 14th of January, a new oblast, namely Soba Oblast, joined the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun, also making Serbian the fifth official language, raising the population from 16 to 17.

3. On the 25th of January, the Gishabruni the peacetime and wartime anthems were chosen.

4. On the 27th of January, a new oblast, namely Canis Majoris Oblast, joined the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun, raising the population from 18 to 19 and making Mandarin Chinese the sixth official language of Gishabrun

5. On the 6th of February, a new oblast, namely Encaladus Oblast, joined the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun, raising the population from 19 to to 20.

6. On the 7th of February, the Ultramaar Convention, a code of laws for Gishabrunis in micronational conflict, was signed and ratified by the Elite Duma.

7. On the 16th of February, Mr. Llama convinced a friend to join Llama Oblast, increasing its size and population. This makes Gishabrun's population 21.

8. On the 25th of February, a new state, by the name of Area 51, joined the Autonomous Empire of Maccrage, raising our total population to 22.

9. On the 27th of February, a cloth flag was sewn by Kravatian citizens for the Tsarist Empire of Gishabrun.

10. On the 5th of March, the currency of the Empire was finished and put into circulation. The main unit was called the Brun (sign = Δ), each divided into 10 Gil (sign = Թ). They were made of circular pieces of paper, laminated and printed with colourful designs. The the value of the Brun is equal to P/10*CAD, where P=total population of Gishabrun (including Autonomous Regions). Therefore, 1 Brun = $2.10 CAD, and 1 Gil = $0.21 CAD.

11. On the 8th of March, a new krai, namely Sumac Krai, was  annexed into Gishabrun from international territory (previously owned by the Slinky Republyc).

12. On the 30th of March, the Council of Gishabrun reformed from a tricameral legislature to a pentacameral legislature, consisting of the following houses: the Oblastian Assembly (consisting of the Ambassadors of each oblast), the Clan Council (consisting of the Chiefs of each clan (a clan being a group of citizens with the same culture, responsible for matters affecting their culture, and each lead by a chief, the member of a given clan with the highest meritocratic rating. Clans, also created on the 3oth of March, must together include all Gishabruni citizens, and no citizen may be a member of more than 1 clan.)), the House of Heads (consisting of the head proffessors of each department in the Kravatian Institute of Wisdom and Knowledge (KIOWAK, also created on the 30th)), the Leauges Chamber (consisting of all employees of the super-company of the Gishabrunian Government - Compass Industries (also created on the 30th, responsible for all economic activity in the Empire)), and the Elite Duma (consisting of the Tsar of Gishabrun, the Consul of the Oblasts (elected by citizens residing in oblasts from the Oblastian Assembly), the High Chief of the Clans (elected by citizens from clan chiefs), the Most High Academe (elected by proffessors in the KIOWAK from the House of Heads), and the Head of Business (elected by employees of Compass Industries from the Leauges Chamber).

13. Sometime in April, Kravat Oblast was divided into Kravat Oblast (previously the Commune of Kravat) and The Stig Oblast (previously the Commune of The Stig). The Ambassadorship of the new The Stig Oblast was granted to Jeremy. Also, the territory of Carolinian Krai was returned to the Dominion of Canada due to its’ unmappability, as defined by the House of Heads.

14. Sometime in May, the Elite Duma divided all citizens into 3 types:

2012

1. On the 19th of February, Gishabrun joined the Grand Unified Micronational as a Provisional Member. On this day, Political Parties were limited to actual political ideologies (albeit those that are not discriminatory or anti-Gishabruni).

2. On the 20th of February, the constitution was amended to make English the only official language at the governmental level, foreign nationals were allowed to join provided that they were members of maximum 2 other micronations, foreign nationals were allowed to join as Overseas Subjects provided that they live on foreign-micronational land, Overseas Subjects were allowed to be assigned to oblasts, and the Elite Duma was limited from vetoing or passing amendments entirely against laws passed by lower houses.

3. On the 21st of February, the first foreigner joined Gishabrun, raising our population to 18.

4. In May, Overseas Subjects in Slovakia created the Autonomous Republic of Prievidzia, which had a population of 2.

5. On the 20th of May, another foreign citizen joined, raising the population to 19.

6. On the 16th of June, a new oblast, by the name of Neo Babylon Oblast, joined Gishabrun, bringing with it 2 citizens. The population rose to 21.