Realm

History

Founding and initial claims

On December 26th, 1979/I, King Ben declared his secession from the United States of America. His territorial claims initially extended no further than his bedroom, commensurate with the national motto that "a man's bedroom is his kingdom," but were almost immediately extended to the rest of his house. This would become the core of the first province, Vuode.

The first year of Talossa was notable for numerous political upheavals within the very small country. In one of these, the Third Talossan Revolution, Ben annexed the whole of Antarctica and the entire country of Portugal while in the process of declaring Talossa a republic. When the country returned to dictatorship two weeks later, the claims were abandoned (although a portion of Antarctica would later formally become Péngöpäts Antarctic Territory).

Cheap Glory Act

With the passage of the Cheap Glory Act on March 16th, 1982/III, Atatürk was annexed under the name "Kemâl Atatürk State," along with another area called "Enver Hoxha State." Both names reflect King Ben's period of fascination with fascism, a phase that was thankfully short-lived.

Treaty of Shorewood

Formalizing these annexations and expanding the two states was the Treaty of Shorewood, agreed between King Ben and the U.S. Ambassador that he himself had appointed, a month later on April 17th, 1982/III. The Treaty also established Mussolini province, later to be renamed Benito.

Cézembre

The French island of Cézembre was annexed on August 17th, 1982/III. It remains unique among provinces in that it is completely unconnected with the mainland Greater Talossan Area and has no known inhabitants, two traits it shares with the Péngöpäts Antarctic Territory.

Edgewood Proclamation

The Edgewood Proclamation of January 26th, 1983/IV would be the last major expansion of territory to occur in Talossan history, although there would be later shifts in its exact assignment. The Proclamation annexed an area then called the "New Territories" and established Férénca Szálasi State.

1983 Land Reforms

On April 1st, 1983/IV, King Ben initiated the first of the two Land Reforms, dramatically shifting the provincial assignments. Flúviâ Territory was created from the New Territories, and Enver Hoxha State was incorporated into the province of Vuode. The recently created Férénca Szálasi State was discorporated, absorbed into the New Territories. Lastly, Mussolini province was expanded slightly from the territories.

First Cantonization

   11/30/1984/V        Maritiimi Province is created from the New Territories (now called South Territory).
          Vuode cedes a small section of land to Mussolini, while both expand into the New
         Territories. Flúviâ Territory is incorporated into Atatürk.

1985 Land Reforms

  7/27/1985/VI         Maritiimi doubles in size into the South Territory, and Mussolini also expands into it
          significantly. Pórt Maxhestic is created from the South Territory. South Territory is
          renamed South-West Territory (later to be Maricopa).

5/31/1992/XI Bradford Province is created from within Vuode. 9/1/1992/XI Fabled Learning University of Neverending Knowledge (FLUNK) created from within

          Mussolini.

Second Cantonization

  4/2/1993/XII         Bradford Province returned to Vuode and FLUNK returned to Mussolini. Pórt Maxhestic
           merged with Maritiimi to create Maritiimi-Maxhestic.

Florencia

9/1/1996/XVIIis created from Benito.

Reunision

May 23rd 2012 ADDITIONALLY, immediately upon fulfilment of the said conditions, the Ziu does further assign the canton of Paliaçelia (Buffonia, US Census Tract 144) and a canton comprised of Port Maxhestic west of North Lincoln Memorial Drive (the portions of US Census Tract 1874 within Talossan territory) to the Free Province of Fiova, in accordance with the cessions of territory by the Provinces of Maritiimi-Maxhestic and Maricopa.

FURTHERMORE, immediately upon the enactment of the other clauses of this act, the Ziu does reassign the canton of Vilatx Freiric (Frédéricville, US Census Tract 143) from the Province of Maricopa to the Province of Maritiimi-Maxhestic, in accordance with the authorisation by the former and the desires of the latter.