Republic of Kitaal

The Republic of Kitaal was a political unity founded in 704 BP, little over eight centuries ago, during what contemporary Viraayon historians call the Age of Opression. It was originally concieved as a response to the increasing prescence of the Gakaerrir monarchy in Ankara and Mandraayaruu. The Republic was a coalition of various city-states, several villages and town with no political authority beyond a town elder or a small council, migrants and refugees from Ankara and Mandraayaruu, and a significant number of local seminomadic fishing communities and clans. It began as a defensive pact and, as the conflict became more and more intense, it evolved into a fully-fledged state. It lasted until the Independence and eventually became, or merged with, the current Viraayon Authority.

History
Since its foundation the Gakaerrir monarchy showed colonial tendencies towards Mandraayaruu. Over the centuries before it was founded a considerable amount of trade and low-level migration had ocurred between the inhabitants of Mandraayaruu and their northern neighbours. At times the relationship had been amicable and, at others, not so much. After the northern territories of