History of Zarkyiv

Colonial Era

Zarkyiv c.1880s during colonial rule

By the late sixteenth century, European traders began to frequent central Javanese ports. The Dutch established a presence in the region through their East India Company. Following the collapse of Demak, Mataram under the reign of Sultan Agung was able to conquer almost all of Java and beyond by the 17th century, but internal disputes and Dutch intrigues forced it to cede more land to the Dutch. These cessions finally led to several partitions of Mataram. The first was after the 1755 Treaty of Giyanti, which divided the kingdom in two, the Sultanates of Surakarta and Yogyakarta. In a few years, the former was divided again with the establishment of the Mangkunegaran following the 1757 Treaty of Salatiga.

Establishment

The Republic of Zarkyiv was founded on 2 March 2022. The Micronation is inspired by multiple countries in Southeast Asia and Africa. Zarkyiv was firstly regarded by the founder as a simulationist nation, later as a real state with a purpose in ideological venture, to raise awareness on Islam. And since 2022, the micronation is also a apolitical non-profit organization. The Republic of Zarkyiv's main goal is to promote not only peace but a unified global micronational system under a single entity. Zarkyiv was formed mainly though inspiration from other micronationalist states. It's first goal was to promote socialism, but when that plan failed, Zarkyiv decide to change its ideology completely to a unitary based Islamic republic under social democracy. Manggala Prasetia became the first president of the Republic of Zarkyiv. Under his rule, he made the proclamation of independence on 3 March 2022. The country has been recognized by the Sultanate of Qardasha.

Crisis era

Main articles: Zarkyivian Crisis and Second Zarkyivian Crisis

A few weeks in after the establishment of the Republic of Zarkyiv, It had found it self in a bit of a crisis. Due to a lack of financial resources, the republic could not provide citizens with a net income. The then president, Manggala Alif Prasetia, had hoped that a economic and financial plan were to be suggested and revitalized, however, that plan failed, as it did not receive the requirement need for supply and demand of the certain products. Furthermore, due to hostility between other nations, it could not provide a stable foreign policy. Prasetia, without any hopes, resigned from presidency, leaving the vice presudent, Azka Prasetyo in charge of operations. Although Zarkyiv could not provide a stable government, it still manage to attract the LIN and SEAMA.

Occupation era

Since the republic could not handle the situation, it had made a deal with the Sultanate of Qardasha to make Zarkyiv a commonwealth nation. This event caused Zarkyiv to be an Islamic republic and changing it government as well as its sovereignty to Qardasha. Prasetia became the Prime Minister of the newly established Islamic Republic of Zarkyiv. By joining Qardasha, Zarkyiv received full support and autonomy by the Sultan, Orzan bin Muhammad and the Vizier Council. On 6 April 2022, a deal was signed by both Zarkyiv and Qardasha, this consisted of how Qardasha would manage Zarkyiv as its own entity while also integrating it with the Sultanate. On 8 April 2022, 2 days after the treaty was signed, Zarkyiv officially became the Islamic Republic of Zarkyiv.

Satellite state of Olov

On 20 October, 2022, Saleh A.H offered Manggala Alif Prasetia a decision of making Zarkyiv a satellite state of Olov. Saleh stated that he promised to protect Olov from any foreign aggression, citing the incident where Qardasha had previously nuked the Zarkyivian Discord server on April 20, 2022. The decision was accepted by Manggala, Saleh also told Manggala that the flag will be changed from the red tauhid flag. Saleh claimed that the reason of made the decision is that he wanted to free Zarkyiv from Qardasha's colonial rule, Saleh H. issued the statement:

"For the sake of freedom of speech, Zarkyiv deserves to be free and gained independence from the cruel colonial Qardasha"

— Saleh H.

Saleh H. then again issued another statement:

"As a pacifist, my purpose of freeing Zarkyiv is to make Zarkyiv an independent nation and not ended up as one of Qardasha's colonies such as Ropia"

— Saleh H.

First Shaleh system

The First Shaleh system (Indonesian: Sistem Shaleh Pertama) was the designation coined by the second Zarkyivian president, Saleh A.H, upon assuming office on October 20, 2022. Characterized by a resounding anti-Qardashian media campaign throughout the nation, the Shaleh system was officially established on October 20-21, 2022. It represents a fusion of nationalism, Ba'athism, Sharia law, and anti-Qardashian sentiment.

Second Shaleh system

The Second Shaleh system (Indonesian: Sistem Shaleh Kedua) succeeded the First Shaleh system with a similar objective, excluding anti-Qardashian media influence around Zarkyiv. It was officially reinstated on October 21, 2022. Nonetheless, Saleh H. chose to suppress the dissemination of anti-Qardashian sentiment and insisted on the inclusion of several Qardashian individuals in Zarkyivian politics, prompting the resignation of Prime Minister Manggala Alif Prasetia.

However, the QAF launched a nuke on the Zarkyivian Discord server, resulting in the removal of all its members. Saleh A.H subsequently condemned Orzan as an "ignorant black-hearted" person for the unwarranted destruction of Zarkyiv's server. Tensions between the both sides ended on 23 October, 2022 when the Treaty of Islambol was signed by Saleh A.H and Orzan bin Muhammad to prevent another conflict between Olov and Qardasha.

On May 9, 2024, Olovian president Saleh A.H appointed Farhan ZP, an Olovian commander, as the president of Zarkyiv. On the same day, Zarkyiv made a territorial claim in Ciomas, Bogor, Indoensia, designating it as the nation's capital.