Azhool

Azhool (also known as the Imperial Republic of Azhool, the Azhooli Federation, the Imperial Federation of Azhool, or the Azhooli Republic) is a federal constitutional senatorial monarchy located in southesatern Besera. Comprised of 21 states and 4 autonomous regions, it is one of the wealthiest and stablest countries in all of Arteran. It is also considered to be one of the so-called Thirteen Great Powers of Arteran, or the GP13.

Azhool was originally a large and prosperous province of the Beseran Empire. However, after several centuries of internal unrest and the growth of a liberal and Aidisized middle-class, Azhool successfully declared itself independent from the Beseran Empire [c. 5700 AY] under the leadership of Qaawam Munhizb. Too weak to suppress the revolution, and unable to gain any diplomatic support on the world stage, Besera quickly withdrew its territorial claims from the region. From its onset, Azhool was poised to become one of Arteran's economic powers due to its abudance of natural resources, particularly oil, and its strategic mercantile location.