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Kingdom of Nassauland
Koninkrijk Nassauland
Timeline: ULTRA
OTL equivalent: Some parts of Northeast, Dutch Brazil
NassauFlagULTRA Coat of arms of Dutch Brazil
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Zegen de monarch!
Anthem: 
Nassauland is Eternal
America(NassaulandSelected)ULTRA
CapitalMauritsstad
Largest city Kerstmis
Official languages Dutch
Regional languages Portuguese
Ethnic groups  63.3% White
19.2% Black
9.12% Mixed
7.5% Indigenous
0.8% Asian
Religion Christianity
Demonym Nassaulander
Government Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
 -  Monarch John Maurice IX
 -  Prime Minister Lodewijk Ignatius Smit
Establishment
 -  Dutch invasion of Brazil 1624 
 -  Dutch win 1654 
 -  Current constitution 1804 
Currency Nassaulander (NL)
Date formats yyyy/dd/mm
Drives on the left
Internet TLD .na
Calling code +19

Nassauland (Dutch: Najaurand), officially called the Kingdom of Nassauland (Dutch: Koninkrijk Najaurand) is a country located in South America that only borders Brazil and the Atlantic Ocean. It has currently a population of 54 million as of 2023.

Before Nassauland was colonized, It was inhabited by various indigenous tribes, the Portuguese were the first to colonize the area, When the Dutch invaded the Portuguese colony, the Dutch won, the Nassauland got decolonized, and John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen was eventually recognized as the King of Nassauland.

Etymology[]

Nassauland comes from the country's ruling house "Nassau" and land.

History[]

Pre-Colonization[]

Before the arrival of Europeans, Nassauland was inhabited by indigenous peoples, mostly speaking languages of the Tupi–Guarani family. In the Brazil-Nassauland border, Tapuia tribes could also be commonly found.

Colonization[]

The coast of Nordeste saw the first economic activity of the country, namely the extraction and export of pau Brasil, or brazilwood. Indigenous peoples helped Europeans with the extraction of brazilwood in exchange for spices. They also engaged in an exchange of goods (Portuguese: escambo), trading things like animal skins for knives and other valuables. Brazilwood was highly valued in Europe where it was used to make violin bows (especially the Pau de Pernambuco variety) and for the red dye it produced. Countries like France, which disagreed with the Treaty of Tordesillas (a papal bull decreed by the Spanish-born Pope Alexander VI in 1493 which sought to divide South America between the Spanish, the Portuguese and others), launched many attacks on the coast to steal the wood. Soon after their arrival, Portuguese settlers began to displace native peoples and enslave them as field laborers, leading to conflicts in which many natives died. These conflicts were one contributor to the decline of the indigenous population, which intensified as colonization, commercial interest, and disease escalated in the region. After resistance from indigenous peoples and opposition to their enslavement from the Jesuits, the Portuguese colonials began importing black African slaves in 1530, largely to Bahia. In 1552, the seat of the first Catholic bishop of Brazil was established in Nordeste.

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John Maurice I, the Governor of Dutch Brazil, who later become the King of Nassauland

In 1630, the Dutch captured Pernambuco and made Recife (Dutch: Mauritsstad) their capital. By 1640, they had set up more permanently in Nordeste and controlled a long stretch of coast that was most accessible to Europe without, however, penetrating the interior. The colonists of the Dutch West India Company (WIC) in Brazil were under constant siege despite the presence in Recife of John Maurice of Nassau as governor. To help fight the Portuguese, the WIC sought the support of native peoples. By 1635, the majority of Tupi, mostly from Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba, had given their support to the Dutch, as they viewed the Portuguese as more brutal and believed that they would be better off if the Dutch remained in Brazil. The military aid provided by the Tupi population proved to be useful in 1645, when Portuguese colonists who had remained in Dutch-controlled territory began to revolt. Tupi mediators such as Poty and Paraupaba were instrumental in maintaining strong Dutch-Tupi relations during the struggle against the Portuguese. At the end of 1653, the Dutch won, Nassauland would eventually gain indepedence and John Maurice van Nassau-Seigen was eventually recognized as the King of Nassauland.

Slave resistance began during the colonial era, in the 17th century, and eventually led to the formation of Kilombos, or settlements of runaway and free-born African slaves. The De boze Afrikanen, the largest and most well-known of these settlements, was founded around 1600 in the Mt. Johann hills, in the present state of Meren, at the height of its power, was an independent, self-sustaining republic, hosting a population of over 30,000 free African men, women and children. There were over 200 buildings in the community, a church, four smithies, and a council house. Although Afrikanen managed to defend itself from the Dutch military and the Portuguese colonials for several decades, it was finally taken and destroyed and its leader Zoombey van Pamhares was captured and beheaded. His head was then displayed in a public plaza in Mauritsstad.

19th century[]

Nassauland had a War with Brazil, called the Braso-Nassaulander War to 1869 to 1876, The cause was a small border dispute near the Hetzingen van Dejadaia and Maranhão. Which they both claim was part of the countries, Nassauland later surrended because Brazil was too powerful to Nassauland.

Between 1877 and 1879, a large part of the regions was hit by the most severe drought in Nassaulander history, known as the Great Drought, with Hetzingen van Dejadaia being the hardest hit region. As a result, , and about 300,000 people died. Before the rise of Nassauland was the center of the African slave trade in Brazil, the center of the sugar industry in Nassauland, and Nassauland's main seaport.

20th century[]

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Modern Era[]

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Government and Politics[]

Provinces[]

Nassauland currently has six provinces, which are as follows:

  • Grote Noordelijke Rivier (OTL: Rio Grande do Norte)
  • Hetzingen van Dejadaia (OTL: Ceara)
  • Slechterivier (OTL: Paraiba)
  • Gatindezee (OTL: Pernambuco)
  • Meren (OTL: Alagoas)
  • Siris (OTL: Sergipe)

Municipalities[]

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