Sylean Federation

The Sylean Federation is a polity that is located in Core Sector.

• It is part of Charted Space.

Allegiance Codes

Polity Astronavigational Codes

Polity	Survey	Code	Type	Remarks
Sylean Federation	Pre-Imperial	SyFe	No standard code	Pre-Imperial foundational state. Founded -650.
Sylean Federation	1st Survey (300)	Sy	2-ltr code	SyFe (Sy) became the Third Imperium
Third Imperium	2nd Survey (1065)	Im	4-ltr code	Add last 2 letters for Domain. e.g. ImDs: Imperial, Domain of Sol.
Third Imperium Sylean Worlds	2nd Survey (1065)	ImSy	4-ltr code	Cultural Region

Description (Specifications)

(-650 to 0): Sylean Federation

• Large interstellar federation which served as the basis for the Third Imperium.
• Succeeded by the Third Imperium and Sylean Worlds, a cultural region with in the Third Imperium.

Maar Ki Zon is the sacred scripture of the Maar Zon, the national religion of the Sylean people.

Goals

Cleon Zhunastu's goal for the Federation was to unite Humaniti and establish peace and order in Charted Space.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Sylean Federation evolved out of the ancient Kingdom of Sylea, centered on the world of Sylea (today called Capital) in the year -650 during the Long Night. The Sylean Federation itself evolved in its turn into an ambitious sector-wide polity in Core Sector during the final 650 years of the Long Night. Guided by the last President of its Grand Senate, Grand Duke Cleon Zhunastu, the Sylean Federation was transformed into the Third Imperium in year 0.

Political Lineage: 1105

MICRO:

• Balkanized Sylea → Sylean Empire (Sylean World-State) → Sylean Protectorate → Long Night → Kingdom of Sylea → Sylean Federation → Sylean Worlds Cultural Region (present)

MACRO:

• First Imperium → Second Imperium → Long Night → Sylean Federation → Third Imperium (present)

Demographics

Significant populations of the following sophont races exist within this polity:

• Humaniti

Major Historical Events Timeline: 1116

These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this polity:

• (-1900 to -906): Sylean Protectorate
• (-905 to -651): Kingdom of Sylea
• (-650 to 0): Sylean Federation
• (-495): Sylean Federation expands as far as Vland, well into the Lishun, Antares, and Fornast sectors.
• (-30): Cleon Zhunastu heads an industrial consortium, Zhunastu Industries, which controls the Sylean Federation.
• (0 to Present): Sylean Worlds cultural region established within the Third Imperium.

Early History

Established on Sylea in -650 (replacing the single-world Kingdom of Sylea and its hereditary planetary monarchy with a more expansionist and republican government), the Federation grew slowly, absorbing several surrounding worlds and increasing trade and interaction between worlds.

Kingdom of Sylea

The Kingdom of Sylea was the global government that ruled the planet Sylea from year -905 to year -650. It was mainly confined to one world, unlike the interstellar Sylean Protectorate it replaced. The Kingdom was ruled by a hereditary planetary monarch along with a legislative body, the Sylean Grand Senate.

By the 7th Century pre-Imperial, a reform movement saw the Sylean hereditary monarchy abolished in favor of an elected chief executive (the Grand Duke) and the Kingdom of Sylea became a republic, the Sylean Federation.

Federation and Vilani

The trade scouts from the Sylean Federation were wide ranging in their efforts to find possible trading partners.

By -495, they had reached as far as Vland, well into the Lishun, Antares, and Fornast sectors. The contact with the Vilani produces a flourishing trade within the Vland Sector.

Cleon and Federation

By -30, the real power in the Federation was an industrial consortium headed by Cleon Zhunastu. Cleon, a Solomani noble of great vision, used his family industrial base and the support of other families (obtained by the persuasiveness of his personality) to obtain behind-the-scenes control of the Federation government and begin an active campaign to increase the number of worlds under its control.

Twilight & Federation Growth

After thirty years of economic and diplomatic maneuvering (and occasional military action), Cleon had increased the size of the Federation, extending its control to the edge of what is now Core sector. Cleon envisioned a territory larger than a single sector, however, and concluded that the tightly controlled, highly centralized nature of the government of the Sylean Federation was not suitable for a large, starspanning empire. Cleon decided the Federation had served its purpose, and began plans for a more suitable form of interstellar government, which would allow greater local autonomy but maintain cohesion over large distances. In addition, to restore the past glories of the Rule of Man (and therefore lay claim to all former territories of the First and Second Imperiums), Cleon proposed to revive the Imperium.

This was made possible by the fact that in the closing years of the period known as Twilight, one of the last claimants to the throne of the Rule of Man had made Sylea his capital. Cleon traced the legitimacy of the Sylean Federation backwards through this emperor to the Rule of Man and (since the Rule of Man claimed to be the lawful successor to the Vilani Imperium) to the First Imperium as well.

Federation to Third Imperium

In the 651st year of the Sylean Federation, the Grand Senate of the Federation persuaded Cleon to accept the Imperial crown. That year, he was crowned First Emperor of the Third Imperium and proclaimed the 651st year of the Sylean Federation to be the Year Zero of the Third Imperium.

Government and politics

By -30, the real power in the Federation was an industrial consortium headed by Cleon Zhunastu.

• Cleon, a Solomani noble of great vision, used his family industrial base and the support of other families (obtained by the persuasiveness of his personality) to obtain behind-the-scenes control of the Federation Government and begin an active campaign to increase the number of worlds under its control.

Executive Power

Executive power for the Sylean Federation was vested in a hereditary and planetary monarch, the Grand Duke of Sylea.

Judicial Power

Legislative power in the Sylean Federation was vested in the Sylean Supreme Court.

• Please see Sylean Supreme Court for more information.

Legislative Power

Legislative power in the Sylean Federation was vested in the Sylean Grand Senate.

• Please see Sylean Grand Senate for more information.

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Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This polity can be primarily found in the following areas:
Charted Space:

• Core Sector
  • Core Subsector
  • Kaskii Subsector

Capital/s: 0

The capital/s of this polity is/are located in the following location/s:

• Sylea (world)

World Listing: 0

The following systems and worlds are a part of this polity:

25 of 25 World articles in Sylean Federation

Anuug  •  Capion  •  Capital  •  Crystalan  •  Ercan  •  First  •  Imaar Pa  •  Indshiim Ganme  •  Ispumer (Co 2615)  •  Khiinra Ash  •  Khiiri  •  Khiuur La  •  Khuir  •  Khuuma  •  Likhamii  •  Markasher  •  Mikhag Kuu  •  Nesdo  •  Rhylea  •  Rib  •  Riid Irman  •  Ruigiur  •  Sentark 4  •  Shand  •  Yirsh Poy  •  

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