Aïr
| Sultanate of Aïr | |
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| General Info | |
| Official Name |
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| Common Name | Aïr |
| Capital | Agadez City |
| Demonym | Tuareg |
| Anthem | National Anthem of Aïr] |
| Politics | |
| Government | Loose Confederation under a Absolute Monarchy |
| Ideology |
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| Head of State | Wararni H. Umaru |
| Head of Government | N/A |
| Legislature | N/A |
| Ruling Party | House of Umaru |
| Official Language(s) |
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| State Religion | Islam |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 3 Million |
| Species | Human |
| Ethnic Groups |
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| Major Religions | Islam |
| Assets | |
| Soldier Count | 90 Thousand |
| Geography | |
| Planet | Yata |
| Continent | Africa |
| Region | West Africa |
| Real-Life Location | Eastern Niger |
| Historical Info | |
| Founded | 306 |
| Dissolved | 350 |
| Preceded by | Agadez |
| Succeeded by | Hausaland |
| Other | |
| Created by | Hakced |
| Controlled by | Hakced |
The Sultanate of Aïr, usually referred to as Aïr (or Air) was a sovereign nation located in West Africa. It was formed from the aftermath of the Tuareg Crisis, much like its "sister nation" of Ahaggar. The nation had a population of roughly 3 million, Most situated in the 3 southern regions of the nation.
Aïr bordered Hausaland to the west, Ahaggar and Jeriya to the north, Bornuvia to the east and Erbuja to the south. The nation was landlocked, and thus had to do its shipping through Jeriya and Erbuja. The capital of the nation was Agadez, which used to be a major city in Saharia before its collapse.
Aïr was destroyed in the Bornuvian Conflict, as the Hausaland Amred Forces crossed the borders from the west after inciting a communist revolt in agadez, eventually managing to hunt down any remaining Aïren loyalists alongside Warrani, who was executed as the nation was fully annexed into Hausaland.
Government
Aïr was officially an autocratic monarchy, however in practice this wasn't exactly true as each region of the country had self-governance to the degree that the central government didn't usually exert much control over most of the country in peace times regardless, leading to a generally minarchist nation. The Monarch was known as Warrani H. Umaru, who was the self proclaimed Sultan of the House of Umaru. The House of Umaru did not actually have a history of being an aristocratic house, as Warrani H. Umaru was the founder of the house. He initially was a monarchist defector from the Talahaq Military movement, who declared himself Sultan of the Tuaregs in the Aïr Mountains.
Demographics
Aïr was predominately muslim, with 91% of its population adhering to Islam. In addition to that the was mostly a mix of ethnic Tuaregs and Hausa, with some other minorities.
History
Aïr was founded out of the chaos of the Tuareg Crisis, with the defection of Warrani H. Umaru from the Talahaq Military. The movement promised a unified, traditional Tuareg Sultanate. They were initially not int he best position, as their alliance with the Unitarians broke down they were surrounded on all sides by enemies. Despite their hardships they managed to exploit the power vacuum left from Bornuvia leaving the war, allowing them to swoop in and steamroll Hausaland, effectively allowing them to win the war.
Aïr became neutral following this war for several decades until 350, in which Bornuvia launched "Operation Alwala' Alqadim", attacking Aïr with the aim of restoring Saharia. While Aïr did manage to repel the attacks to the point that Bornuvia fell into a civil war, Hausaland used this as an opportunity to swiftly invade Aïr, which was successful.
| Relationships | ||
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| Name | Status | Notes |
| Jeriya |  Neutral |
Initially Jeriya and Aïr fought eachother in a series of battles which culminated in an Aïran victory. Despite thwas Jeriya supported Aïr during the final stages of the war leading to a more neutral relationship with eachother. |
| Aïr | Neutral |
Ahaggar was declared at a similar time as Aïr was, as Aïr originated from the Talahaq Military movement.. They never really attacked eachother too much during the war so they have relatively neutral relations. |
| Hausaland |  Very negative |
Aïr was enemies with Hausaland due to several battles and attacks against eachother during the Tuareg Crisis. |
| Bornuvia |  Negative |
Bornuvia launched limited attacks towards Aïr with mixed success during the Tuareg Crisis. |
