Yberia

Yberia is a sultanate that covers most of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the regional power and also one of the most powerful countries in Europe. The Umayyad rulers of Andalusia also claim the title of caliphs, making them political and religious successors to the Prophet Muhammad and leaders of the Muslim world.

From 1444 onwards, the country faced internal turbulence caused by the Franco-Yberian War.

Lore
The Iberian Peninsula was conquered by the Umayyads in the year 711. The Berber and Arab armies quickly defeated the weakened Visigothic kingdom and brought most of the Iberian Peninsula under their control. Their triumph against the Visigoths encouraged them to march north, to the land of the Franks. What looked like a promising military campaign turned into a complete disaster during the Battle of Tours. The decisive frank victory forced the Umayyad armies to withdraw from Francia. His victory interrupted Muslim expansion in Europe and led to an eternal rivalry between Francia and the Muslim rulers of the Iberian Peninsula.

While the Umayyads in the Iberian Peninsula consolidated their dominance, the Umayyad caliphate based in Damascus and Haran was overthrown during the so-called absent revolution of 750. Most of the princes who were descendants of the last caliph were slaughtered in the aftermath of the revolution. Only young Prince Abd al-Rahman managed to escape the Abassidas and fled to the Iberian Peninsula. There, with the help of those who are still loyal to the Umayyads, he managed to seize power and became the sultan of Yberia.

In 912, his descendant, Abd al-Rahman III became the ruler. His reign marked the beginning of a golden age for Yberia. The country has become the center of science, law and education. During this period, Abd al-Rahman III declared himself the legitimate caliph in the face of the fall of the abassidas. He also built the Medina Azhara palace complex, was exceptionally tolerant of the pagan and Jewish population of the Iberian Peninsula and was trying to maintain good relations with other European powers.

The centuries that followed his reign were centuries of prosperity and growth. Yberia faced only minor conflicts against the Franks and the pagan Iberian kingdoms in the north. This was tantamount to small territorial exchanges and monetary payments. Yberia has not experienced any major conflicts, until very recently.

In 1443, the treacherous Frankish and their subjects formed a coalition against Yberia. With the help of Nova Carthago and Italia, they crossed the Pyrenees and declared war on us. The scale of the conflict was something the region had not experienced for centuries. The northern regions of Yberia were devastated by the ire of the Franks. The war culminated in the Battle of Saraqusta, where our armies clashed with the Frankish army led by the emperor himself. The battle turned out to be a disaster for the Franks. Both his emperor and his son, the only successor, were killed. The losses on both sides were so heavy that this victory for Yberia marked the end of the war, as both sides were unable to continue fighting.

Now that the fight is over, we must recover from this disaster and hope for better days.

National Ideas
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