Egypt

Egypt was a nation that lasted for nearly five days on the seventh season of PTR MC. It was led by Ruther, Neighbour, and Tooger, who founded their own individual towns of Cairo, Mecca, and Alexandria.

Egypt was one of the strongest nations of the early days of season seven, and dominated much of the middle east and Africa. Several building projects were completed, including the Cairo-Mecca railway, the Mecca Cube, and the library of Alexandria.

Egypt's history was marked by several conflicts that would come to eventually devastate the nation. The first of these was the Egyptian-Raidernomics war over the Dead Sea, in which RaiderKnight attempted to drain the body of water but was halted by the Egyptians, who had claims over the region. The second was the Second Egyptian-Raidernomics war, which was started by the Egyptians and would lead to the banning of RaiderKnight. The last of these wars was the Roman-Egyptian war over Israel and Palestine, which was fought over land in the Levant. This was the catalyst that would lead to the breakup of Egypt and its eventual dissolution, started by the fact that Neighbour and Ruther rage-quit the server over alleged cheating by the Romans and their ally Texas.

History
Egypt was founded somewhere around the first or second day of the seventh season. Though many expected other powers to be the hegemon of the middle east, Egypt assumed control over most of its dejure claims and beyond, enforcing its rule over much of the region. It was during this time that the state religion of nekoism was established, creating a religion that lasts to this day, far outliving the country that birthed it.

The cities of Cairo and Mecca were created during this time, founded by Ruther and Neighbour respectively. Cairo and Mecca gained a strong reputation for excellent buildings and interesting architecture, and were visited by many in the server.

Tooger would later join the nation, founding Alexandria by himself, building the library of Alexandria and the surrounding farms. It was around this time that South Africa was colonized by the Egyptians, its efforts led by Tooger who wished to exploit the resources in the region.

This rapid expansion led to Egypt being the first major power on the server, a difficult accomplishment so early into the season. However, this peaceful and prosperous period would not last forever.

First Egyptian-Raidernomics War
RaiderKnight, famed for his provocative and sometimes questionable political actions, wished to drain the dead sea just a few days into the life of season seven. Though he was warned multiple times by the admins that he did not have permission to execute such a large terraforming project, he attempted to do so anyway. Egypt, who held claims over the region, would contest this, and a short but decisive war ensued. The Battle of Dead Sea, as it was later called, lasted just under thirty minutes, and resulted in a defeat for Raidernomics Raj and a victory for Egypt, with zero casualties on their side. Raider was forced to leave the area, but this would not be the last time the two powers came into conflict.

Second Egyptian-Raidernomics War
The second war began when RaiderKnight's illegal base in the Iraq region was attacked by the Egyptians, who claimed to have legitimate sovereignty over the area. Though sources are muddied and firsthand accounts rare, this war was longer and more consequential. RaiderKnight was beaten in the first battle, and was forced to drawback to a secret bunker in the Romania region, while Egypt occupied all of the major cities of the Raidernomics Raj. Despite being defeated, and refusing to come into conflict with the Egyptians head on, RaiderKnight refused to concede defeat, and was eventually jailed for stalling a war. This led to RaiderKnight using an alt to grief an Egyptian ship in harbor in Alexandria, forcing Congress to call for RaiderKnight's banishment from the server.

Despite this war, Egypt remained strong, and continued to enjoy prosperity for another few days on the server.

Roman-Egyptian War
On the sixteenth of December, two players joined the server and founded the nations of Israel and Palestine, and began to fight one another. Being so close to the Egyptian homeland, Ruther and Neighbour attempted to exert control over the players and force them to make peace, or perhaps leave the region all together.

The Eastern Roman Empire saw this happening and also attempted to help mediate. However, despite long negotiations, war seemed inevitable, and as a last ditch effort, Rome invited both the towns of Israel and Palestine into the Empire.

This severely angered the Egyptians, who almost immediately declared war on Rome for overlapping claims. The Battle of Israel soon begun, with alleged cheating used by the Romans and their allies the Texans, who teleported into the Israeli capital and began to fight the Egyptians.

After an hour of fighting, the Egyptians were soon all wiped out. Though the Romans and their allies were outnumbered, they were able to defeat all three members of Egypt and take all their items.

This monumental event caused Ruther, Neighbour, and Tooger to ragequit the Minecraft and Discord servers, causing an immediate concession of victory to the Romans, and a defeat for the Egyptians. This would be the catalyst for the eventual collapse of Egypt.

The Collapse of Egypt
When all three players left, no one knew what would happen next.

Tooger was the first to rejoin, and though most expected him to remain in Egypt, he instead formally seceded from the Egyptian Government and formed the nation of Eskenderyya, essentially an independent Alexandria. This dealt the first blow to Egyptian stability.

Later, when Neighbour and Ruther eventually rejoined, they jointly declared the dissolution of the Egyptian state, causing the entire nation to dissolve into the annals of history. Both players moved to Poland to found a new country far from the conflicts of the middle east.

Egypt would never rise again, but is a fond memory and a good example to all new players of a strong nation-state in PTR MC - large, active, and thoroughly capable of excellent RP.

Successor States
After the breakup and eventual dissolution of the Egyptian state, many wondered if any of the splinter states, most notably Eskenderyya, would take up the mantle of the successor of Egypt. Eskenderyya has refused to acknowledge this title, but still, many wonder if the Eskenderyyan state will eventually take the place of Egypt.