Nya Shogunate

The Nya Shogunate is a Japanese nation on the ColonyCraft server. It is formally ruled by Emperor BobRossPBS, but its de facto ruler is Shogun Simonyaa. Its religion, Nyaism, is the first religion created on the server, though it is not the first nation to adopt a religion.

Early History
The nation has existed many times throughout ColonyCraft History, with the most recent coming to be in November 2021. The first order of business after its reestablishment was to rename the capital from Tokyo to Edo.

To start off, the nation did not have an emperor, and was ruled solely by the Shogun. However, during the Constantine Crisis in late November, the town of Edo accidentally left the nation, making Edinburgh the nation's Towny capital. BobRossPBS, the mayor of Edinburgh, was crowned Emperor, though the Shogun still rules. Due to Bob being inactive, the nation has not officially been reunited, and two Nya Shogunate nations exist on the server, one being named Nyaist Shogunate to comply with Towny. However, the nation is still together officially and has not split.

Overview
Nyaism is, in essence, the worship of catboys and catgirls. The name is derived from the Japanese word for the noise a cat makes (meow in English), which is nya. The religion does not have any gods, but believes in nekos (catboys and girls) as spiritual beings. They are honored, respected, and often worshipped within the religion.

The Anti-Nyaist Crusade
In a former iteration of the Nya Shogunate, Simonyaa was attacked by two anti-Nyaists, Marco5600, and ByzqntineEmpire, after a long argument over the morality of the religion. (ByzqntineEmpire has since accepted Nyaism, saying he accepts it as long as Simon "[stops] doing weird stuff to people." Simonyaa agreed, since he only did "weird stuff" as a tactic to irritate Byz.) The battle, at first, did not go well for the outnumbered Nyaist, until a counterattack was launched with BobRossPBS. Marco5600 retreated completely, while ByzqntineEmpire took up defensive positions inside the Haiga Sophia. The Battle ended in a stalemate, though it was effectively Nya Shogunate victory, since the war ended soon thereafter. At the time, the Byzantine Empire didn't exist, and Byz was a part of The Dual Crowns; however, the only members of the nation to join the conflict were the aforementioned anti-Nyaists.

Alliances
Although the Nya Shogunate has fought with two of these nations (Shadow and Byzantine Empire), the Nya Shogunate is currently allied with BEE, The Byzantine Empire, The Crown, and Shadow. The only nation that Simonyaa has not been at war with in previous nations is BEE.

Involvement in the Constantine Crisis
The Nya Shogunate played a significant role in the Constantine Crisis of Nov. 2021, with them being the party initiating the attacks. They would be involved until the very end.