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| His Excellency, [[Captain-General of Calsahara|Captain-General Ciani]]

The '''Colony of Calsaraha''', formerly the '''Realm of Calsahara''', the '''Imperial Kingdom of Calsahara''', and originally the '''Kingdom of Calsahara''', is a dependent colony of [[Westarctica]] located entirely within the U.S. state of California near the unincorporated community of California Valley on the [[Carrizio Plain]]. Calsahara was founded by [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]] on 24 November 2009, and existed as an independent sovereign state until it was conquered without resistance during the [[Invasion of Calsahara]] by the [[Westarctican Royal Guards]] on 29 October 2018.

In January 2011, the Kingdom of Calsahara expanded from 2.5 acres to an area of over 100 acres.

When Calsahara was first created, an institution called the Civil Office was established to provide new citizens with gainful employment. The available jobs were all drawn from the Queen song ''The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke'' (which in turn was inspired by the painting of the same name by Victorian artist Richard Dadd. The open positions were:

[[File:Steps of Hooverville 2011.jpg|thumb|King Montague and Crown Prince Nicholas on the steps of Hooverville]]

* Calsahara - Otisburg and surrounding area. ''(2.5 acres)''

* Travonia - Area surrounding Hooverville. ''(30 acres)''

* Rhye - Area between Otisburg and the Seven Seas of Rhye. ''(88 acres)''

In 2013, King Montague and Queen Cathryn filed for divorce. This resulted in a crisis in the Calsahara government. The members of the Chancellery voiced their desire to have someone other than the disgraced King Montague rule their land. After months of bickering and internal pressure, King Montague abdicated and passed the throne to his son, who was crowned as King Nicholas in late 2014.  In a power-sharing agreement, the executive power to govern was split between King Nicholas and the newly-created office of Dictator For Life.  Naturally, McHenry was the only serious candidate for the office.

On 29 October, the Grand Duke led a coalition force comprised of the [[Westarctican Royal Guards]] and the Knights of [[Kingdom of Shiloh|Shiloh]] across the [[Seven Seas of Rhye]], thereby breaching the sovereign borders of Calsahara. They found the nation unoccupied, the soldiers of King Nicholas having fled at the advance of the Westarctican forces. Otisburg was quickly overrun and the flag of Calsahara removed and replaced with the [[Flag of Westarctica]]. The coalition then captured Hooverville and Grand Duke Travis declared victory from the steps of Hooverville.

All laws of Calsahara were overturned and replaced with the Articles of Eternal Union, which established Grand Duke Travis as Overlord of Calsahara and made the territory an eternal colony of [[Westarctica]]. The government of Calsahara was dissolved and replaced with two colonial representatives:

* King Nicholas was elevated to the position of Viceroy of Calsahara

* Captain-General Ciani was appointed as military governor of Calsahara.

The members of the Chancellery and other institutions were all removed from their positions.

In July 2011, Calsahara established its first military force, the Royal Corps of Engineers. The primary duty of the Corps was to defend against seasonal flooding which endangers the southern border of Calsahara.

During the 2010 state visit to [[Kingdom of Vikesland|Vikesland]], members of the Corps of Engineers participated in the Joint Micronational Training Exercise-2010 (JMTEX-10) with the Vikesland Security Force. In 2011, they constructed the Otisburg Fire Pit, a small ring of rocks quarried from Calsahara.

Although capable of combat operations, Calsaharan soldiers did not carry firearms. After Calsahara was absorbed as a colony of Westarctica, the Corps of Engineers was dissolved, although the [[Captain-General of Calsahara]] reserves the right to marshal troops should they be necessary for national defense.