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The Kingdom of Humanity, surrounded by the Humanity Sea, was a kingdom in the Spratly Islands established in 1878 by British captain James George Meads, who proclaimed himself King James I. Offered as a home for the poor and oppressed of Europe, at the time of King James' death in 1888 the kingdom had around 2,000 residents. A monarchy, (from the Greek monos, one, and archein, to rule) is a form of government that has a monarch as Head of State. ...
1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
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1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...
King James was succeeded by his son King George I, who negotiated diplomatic ties with larger powers. He was able to secure defensive support from England with the 1893 Treaty of Southwark, in exchange for berthing privileges at the kingdom's ports. The United Nations, with its headquarters in New York City, is the largest international diplomatic organization. ...
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1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ...
King Franklin I succeeded after King George's death in 1914. During his reign, the kingdom's flag was designed, a university was established, and the population of the kingdom grew to 7,000. 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ...
Although peaceable, the kingdom was often threatened by pirates. The valuable islands were later occupied by French troops in 1933, and by Japanese forces in 1939. A pirate digging…perhaps to bury treasure, perhaps a grave. ...
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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With the Japanese invasion, King Franklin was forced to leave to Australia. The remaining soldiers were executed, and Itu Aba became a submarine base. The anniversary of the invasion was later remembered in the public holiday called Martyr's Day. Taiping (also Itu Aba, Chinese: 太平島) is the largest island of Nansha Islands (Spratly Islands) in the South China Sea. ...
HMS Vanguard, a Vanguard-class nuclear ballistic missile (SSBN) submarine HMCS Windsor, a Victoria-class diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine HMAS Rankin, a Collins-class diesel-electric guided missile (SSG) submarine USS Virginia, a Virginia-class nuclear attack (SSN) submarine A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate...
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King Franklin was eventually succeeded by his grandson Morton F. Meads (his son Josiah died of malaria before his coronation). Meads found it necessary to buy back some of the kingdom's territory, which had been sold by an Indian sultan named Songhrati. Red blood cell infected with Malaria (Italian: bad air; formerly called ague or marsh fever in English) is an infectious disease which in humans causes about 350-500 million infections and approximately 1. ...
A coronation is a ceremony marking the investment of a monarch with regal power through, amongst other symbolic acts, the placement of a crown upon his or her head. ...
A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ...
In 1963, the Kingdom of Humanity merged with the Republic of Morac-Songhrati-Meads. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Republic of Morac-Songhrati-Meads was a republic in the Spratly Islands established by Christopher Schneider in 1959. ...
Further reading - Marwyn S. Samuels, Contest for the South China Sea. (1982)
1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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