A map of the Deccan Confederation

AND ANOTHER OLD MAP

India had been through quite a lot in the 20th century. They were ruled by the British, before being divided up into former British provinces and set free. Considering that many of these were multi-ethnic agglomerations with few uniting traits, the entire region spiraled into war. The Nizamate of Hyderabad and the Kingdom of Mysore struck a pact in which they would try and hold themselves out against the ongoing chaos in the subcontinent. Hyderabad took control of it’s vassal, Berar, and the two main nations fought devastating conflicts with the Bombay Republic and the Madras Republic in order to seize Kannadan land. The small province of Coorg was also integrated into the alliance, and

Eventually the Alliance unified into the Deccan Confederation on June 24th, 1952, composed of the states of Hyderabad, Mysore, Berar, Karnataka and Kodagu (Coorg was renamed). They managed to hold off against Bombay and Madras (which soon reformed into the Maratha Republic and Dravidia respectively). Tensions cooled with the two powers in the coming years, although Dravidian nationalists commonly claimed the entire confederation. Goa had a referendum and joined the confederation in 1961, when it gained independence from Portugal. In the next decades, the Deccan Confederation managed to develop itself well, and today it is the richest and most peaceful region on the Indian subcontinent.

The confederation is located in Central-South India, bordering the Maratha Republic to the West, the Republic of Dravidia to the South and East and the State of Hindustan to the North. It is mainly based around the Deccan Plateau and the Western Ghat mountains. It is home to many nature reserves and forests, home to it’s national animal, the Tiger. It used to be mainly agricultural, but now it has a rapidly growing tech sector in the cities of Hyderabad, Mysore and Bangalore. Many of the CEO’s of the world’s largest tech companies hail from the confederation. Here is a brief overview of the states of the Confederation:

• Hyderabad is the most dominant state in the confederation, and it is a constitutional monarchy ruled by the Nizam presiding over a parliament. It is home to the nation’s capital, Hyderabad, and it has many historical sites scattered throughout the state. The official languages are Urdu and Telugu, although it has large Hindi, Kannada and Marathi speaking minorities.

• Mysore is another constitutional monarchy, and it is home to the largest city, Bangalore, as well as many of the top universities and largest companies of the nation. It has a large agricultural industry as well, and it is one of the richest regions on the subcontinent. Most of its population speaks Kannada.

• Karnataka was a region that was fought over during the confederation’s early history. It was the site of many battles, and today it is a mainly agricultural based state. Unlike the first two, it is a Republic, and its head of state is a democratically elected president. It is also a mainly Kannada speaking region.

• Berar is a Marathi speaking region in the north. It is a monarchy, and it has a strong, mughal based culture. It is the source of most of the Confederation’s military, and it is a generally conservative place.

• Goa is a unique, Portuguese and Konkani speaking nation. It was a Portuguese colony for most of it;s history, and today is a top tourist attraction due to it’s beaches and wildlife. It is a republic similar to Karnataka.

• Kodagu is the smallest state, and it is really only prominent because of it’s beautiful nature reserves and liberal government. It is a state well known for being full of retirees. It’s official language is Kannada and it is a republic.

The nation has a relatively complex government. It is led by a president, who is elected by the people by popular vote, who serves under two houses of Congress, one with made up of people chosen by state governments, and the other made up of people elected from each state It is a member of the Commonwealth, and it has close relations with the U.S. and Russia, but a deteriorating relationship with the Chinese. This has caused the Chinese to embargo the nation, but they do not have much effect.

The culture of the nation is pretty diverse and unique. Most of the population is either Hindu, Muslim or Christian, although there is a lack of infighting between them. Despite this, the nation is pretty religious, with Hindu temples of old and new design dominating city skylines and a Jamma Masjid in every historical center. Biryani is the official dish, and deccani citizens are known for only eating deccani biryani (as they consider all other biryanis to be horseshit). There are quite a bit of interesting foods as well, and deccani restaurants are extremely popular in America and the U.K., with the latter sometimes choosing that over their own national food. The official language of the country is English, although there are plans to write a new national language from scratch right now, to unite the nation.