Transeisdzarian Commonwealth

Transeisdzarian Commonwealth
Kingdom of the Rift
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Flag	Coat of Arms
Motto
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Anthem
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System Map
Capital	Concordia's March & SMS Mikado
Recognized languages	Phoenician, Rift Dialects
Demonym	Rifter, Transeisdzarian
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
- Shahzada	Ardeshir & Saki Saka-Phoenicia
- Marshal of the Sejm	Ikhshid Ibnas Du'Mont
- Grand Domestic of the Cosmoforces	Trinary Wise Celerity
Legislature	Grand Sejm
-Upper House	Marchfield
-Lower House	National Deputation Assembly
Unification and Independence from the Phoenix Empire
- The Rift Crusade	May 5322 AE - February 5323 AE
- The Uncrowned King	5322 AE
- February Constitution & Birth	28 February 5323 AE
Systems	Many
Currency	Thaler, Drachma

The Provident Royal Commonwealth of the United Transeisdzarian & Saka Nations, informally the Transeisdzarian Commonwealth (also referred to as the Kingdom of the Rift or the Commonwealth), is a sovereign state of the Small Magellanic Cloud. Its territorial space encompasses the majority of the known settled space of the Great Rift and beyond, bordering the Phoenix Empire along the coreward limits of the nebula and the CoDominium at the terminus of the Negev-Ruhazani lines. The Commonwealth is the fourth-largest state of the Small Magellanic Cloud.

Its government is described as a federal union with a common monarch. The Official and Royal Capital is the system of Concordia's March, with the warship SMS Mikado serving as the auxiliary administrative and legislative seat. The current monarchs since 29 February 5323 - coinciding with the ratification of the February Constitution - are the twin Shahzadas Ardeshir and Saki, though their powers have been assumed by a Regency Council headed by their mother Ravshana Marika al-Lasalle until the end of their minority. The Commonwealth consists of over two hundred autocephalous constellations in the Metropolitan Rift as well as a number of Crownland prefectures, direct administrative dependencies, along the Negev-Ruhazani lines.

Etymology & Terminology

The February Constitution declared the systems of the

Prior to unification the collective region was often generally referred to as the "Great Rift" or "Rift". Both are synonymous with the Transeisdzarian Commonwealth in common usage. The adjective Rifter is commonly used to describe matters related to the Commonwealth. It is without specific connotation but is used in official language to refer to Commonwealth citizenship. National identity is fluid, many choose to identify themselves as both being Rifter and a specific Constellation.

History

Settlement

Settlement of the Transeisdzarian region has been dated back to the first millennium A.E. from which emerged the Constellations of the Great Rift. The Constellations maintained loose association with each other and attempted to resolve international disputes through assemblies known as Things.

Contact with the Phoenix Empire

Contact with the Phoenix Empire began sometime in 3000 A.E. [Possible Hrang led invasion of PE?]. The erection of the Wall, a series of intensive fortifications along the lines leading to Transeisdzaria, attempted to control the flow of migrants and adventurers leaving the official boundaries of the Phoenix Empire.

Government & Politics

The Commonwealth level institutions . The executive organs known as the Two Ministries and Four Offices. These are often abbreviated: M.i.S. (Mellattee i Shahee or National and Royal)

Shah & Grand Sejm
M.i.S. Central Secretariat			M.i.S. Chancellery
Office of State Affairs	Office of Exchequer & Revenues	Ministry of Rites	War Office	Office of Public Works	Office of Interservice Intelligence

The three departments are top level offices.

Military

The armed forces of the Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth Collective Cosmoforces, are . For the purposes of meeting manpower requirements and building a large pool of trained draftees the levée en masse. Due to the double demands of mass emigration and Reconstruction the Grand Sejm has limited the annual intake of recruits into the common army and prioritized civil national service. However the mobilization rate is projected to rise to .75% over the course of the next decade, according the guidelines laid out in the 40 Year Plan presented by the Regency Council.

In the process of building the , the defense needs of the Commonwealth were met by the Transitional Cosmoforce, which was largely based on the . The sometimes disastrous performance of the Transitional Cosmoforce during the Baal War highlighted the urgency of

General Cosmostaff

The Transeisdzarian General Cosmostaff (Kosmoglavnyshtab) is the full-time body responsible for the study of war and all aspects of mobilization and campaign. The current Grand Domestic of the Cosmoforces is Field Marshal Trinary Wise Celerity, a native born Rifter.

Regular and Royal Cosmoforce

The Regular and Royal Cosmoforce is the Common army of the . Units are graded in three echelons: Old, Middle, and Young. Regiments in the Young Echelon are first line combat ready at any time with all equipment. Middle and Old Echelon R.a.R. units are skeleton or cadre groups ready to be expanded to full strength.

Pasdaran

The Pasdaran (translated: Guard) is the honor title given to any Cosmoforce unit which has at any point assumed the responsibility of directly guarding the Grand Sejm and the person of the Shahzadas. The Pasdaran predates both the short lived Kingdom of the Rift and the R.a.R. Cosmoforce, originating in the duty details of the Lasalle Brigade assigned to protect Prince Hiroshi St. Rong ar-Phoenicia. Despite their ceremonial appearance the Pasdaran are operationally ready, all weapons are live.

Pasradan regiments detach a battalion or squadron for .

Normally a select few R.a.R. Regiments of the Young echelon provide the Pasdaran in a regular rotation.

• The Shahzada's Own XXV Sipahis
• The Shahdokht's Own LXIInd Hussars
• The Sehzade's Own LX Chevaux-légers Lanciers

However in principle any Commonwealth unit can provide the Pasdaran.

Pasradan Regiments are authorized a fifth battalion or squadron.

Standards & Colours

By regulation Cosmoforce Regiments are permitted only two colors without special dispensation. They are 97 x 117 cm, mounted on a lance almost three meters long, either hoisted vertically along the stave or draped from a horizontal crossbar. The borders and trim are dictated by their unit type. Silk or self-healing fabrics are used. Each Squadron or Battalion carries two:

• The Commonwealth or Shah's Colours are double sided. On the obverse is the Commonwealth Starburst. On the reverse is either the Simurgh with the symbols of Constellations arranged in Corona or a portrait of the Uncrowned King with a Halo mounted on a warhorse and the Peacock Angel over His head on a blue field.
• The Regimental Colour is normally a single color, usually from the Regiment's uniform, with the unit's insignia either at the center or any of the four corners. Unlike the Shah's Colors may be freely embellished with battle honors and antecedent symbols with the permission of the Shahzadas.

The regulations for Ensigns, Jacks, Pennons, Guidons, and other Vexilloids are much more lenient than they are for Standards. Units may fly original designs, pending a Commissariat review, so long as it contains any two of six Commonwealth elements: the Starburst, the Uncrowned King, the Blue Field, Peacock Angel, and Simurgh.

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