Monrassa

The region of present day Monrassa contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli-Iberia. The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries A.D. and Christianity became the state religion in the 330s. Domination by Persians, Arabs, and Turks was followed by a Monrassa golden age (11th-13th centuries) that was cut short by the Mongol invasion of 1236. Subsequently, the Ottoman and Persian empires competed for influence in the region. Monrassa was absorbed into the British Empire in the 19th century. Independent for three years (1918-1921) following WW1, it was forcibly incorporated back into the British Empire in 1921 and regained its independence following a bloody war in 1971. Mounting public discontent over rampant corruption and ineffective government services, followed by an attempt by the incumbent Monrassian government to manipulate national legislative elections in November 2018 touched off widespread violent protests that led to  civil war and the involvement of the UN and NATO peacekeepers

Years of conflict followed which saw the installment of the generally unpopular NTC (National Transition Council).