Northern Khaganate Follows Katonid Example in Electing RulerFebruary 4403The Northern Khaganate's decision to elect Manil Jebrsrmko Suadjakai as Manil II Khagan has been greeted as a
"de-facto declaration of independence" The 54 year old Manil II was enthroned in a splendid ceremony in Amsadomura with his mother, the octogenarian Hatun Dowager Sun Subin of Indrala presiding over the ceremonies as is traditional. Immediately upon his enthronement the new Khagan began sending emissaries to foreign nations in a bid to start racking up recognition for his country. His case is believed to be based on its status as the largest of the Jelbek states and the legitimacy offered by the reigns of his uncle Manil I and his father Jebr I. In the 13 years since the crisis of 4389, the Northern Khaganate had remained silent on its status, governed loosely by a council of clan leaders in alliance with the remnants of the Jeztris' Northern Command Army. The Northern Khaganate did little as the Free Republic gathered diplomats from the old regime and won the most recognition from the international community.
The new Northern Khagan Manil IIAs of now, around two thirds of all World Congress-recognised states recognise the Free Republic despite its grasp on little more than a fifth of Jelbek territory. It claims the rule over the entire steppe and has denounced the election of Manil II as "treasonous". very little beyond the most formal has been done by the Free Republic to attempt to gain territory. The election, admits the Free Republic, puts an end to the fiction of the other statelets merely be "autonomous regions" as the Free Republic called them.
The Free Republic's reluctance to gain any territory militarily despite its international legitimacy, is thought to be motivated by fear of the
Katonid Khanate and Northern Khaganate's likely foreign backers. The Deltarian bear's shadow hovers heavily over the Khanate while the northerners enjoy strong diplomatic and personal/dynastic ties to nations such as Vanuku, Istalia, Indrala and Bianjie As for the far west, it is simply too far and anarchic for the leaders of the Free Republic to attempt anything yet.
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http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill. ... lid=567773 is formalisation of the de-facto situation.