History of Rikutsar

Ravfath Checesirei
In 396 AD, Smenaer and Óasmae flee Egypt (they cite fear of the political situation in Rome) on foot with fifty close friends from Alexandria. They travel for 30 years through the Middle East and Asia. During this time, Smenaer and her comrades named the lands they discovered using a heavily diluted version of Latin that barely used any affixes for nouns. This form of Latin is known today as Reduced Latin or Smenaer's Latin.

Upon reaching the end of Indonesia they built a ship called the Fortis or the "Fort". The Fortis was the largest ship of its time, and it held over 100 people. Smenaer's technical knowledge and Óasmae's building experience helped in its construction. This boat they used to travel from Indonesia down the coast of Australia to Cape Naturaliste near modern-day Perth, which the party named Bélspecies.

When Rikutsar was finally found, the Fortis was taken to the coast of northern Rikutsar, where the first settlement Ítusera was founded. This landing spot is why the modern-day canton in that region is called Amusco, meaning "first arrival".

History
Smenaer, Óasmae, and the 35-person Císirchugh created from scratch both the language of Rikutsar and the cultural practices people used initially, and from there both evolved according to the people. For the majority of its existence, the country has been ruled under a totalitarian monarchy, with Smenaer and Óasmae holding absolute joint power. However, starting in the early 1900s, the government expanded to allow for a publicly-elected legislature and a checked judicial branch. Since 1311, the two have taken turns leading while the other remains mostly in the background, switching every 90 years on June 18th. The current primary leader is Smenaer, who has been so since 1941 and will switch out with Óasmae in 2031.

Government History

 * First Empire - June 21st 433 AD - 578 years
 * Second Empire - February 11th 1026 - 789 years
 * On October 12th 1419, the empresses officially began the practice of switching out power every 72 years.
 * Third Empire - October 12th 1815 - 30 years
 * Established by Smenaer
 * May 16th 1841 - attempted coup d'etat
 * Fourth Empire (Current Constitution) - November 27th 1845 - 175 years (and counting)
 * This transfer was not at the end of 66 years but instead upon the conclusion of the Lovebay Revolution. Óasmae rules from this point.
 * Óasmae remained in power after 1911 due to concerns over national unity (Smenaer was still very unpopular after the events of the Lovebay Revolution).
 * Smenaer finally returned to power in 1977 serving jointly with Óasmae.

Australia
In ancient Rikutsar, Australia was known sometimes as "The Easts" (Nolec), but officially it was called "Tsarec Ricuv Nolein" (The Great Lands in the East). Rikutsar maintained regular relations with the peoples of west Australia, taking much inspiration and influence from them (most noticeably in words borrowed into Rikutsaren such as warru "wallaby" and cwel "sheoak")

New Zealand, not yet inhabited by any group, was called "The Distant Isles" (Taocec Subev) or "The Distant Sisters" (Ceothurec Subev), but later colloquially came to be known as "The Distants" (Subec). It is here that the famous Cazeotø was discovered and brought back to Rikutsar.