Persian Commonwealth (Imperial Re-Uprising)

The Great Commonwealth of Persian States (Persian: مشترک المنافع فارسی) also known as the Persian Commonwealth, is a country in South and Central Asia.

The Shiite nations decided form the Islamic Commonwealth as a result, which to the world, was referred to as the Shiite Commonwealth, to distinguish it from the Sunni Pax Islamica.

The rise of Persian nationalism brought an end to the Islamic Commonwealth, and instead, under the leadership of Elaheh Kamali, wanted to unite all of the Persian-speaking states, regardless of Sunni or Shiite religious heritage. Therefore, the Islamic Commonwealth gave up its Arabian territories.

Persia is one of the reigning superpowers of the galaxy, owning 23 vassal planets.

History
Similar to the Cominiform Era, the Islamic Commonwealth under the leader of Sheikh Muhammad Tahami wanted to align with all of the other Islamic nations, making it plain that Islam could only stand united, and not divided.

Sheikh Mohammad Tahami fomented close ties with the Pax Islamica, as Islamic Turkish forces had provided some help fighting NATO forces in Iran.

However, the rivaling ideology between Sunni and Shiite Islam, as well as territorial disputes in the Arabian Peninsula led to serious heated ties between the Pax Islamica and the Islamic Commonwealth.

In addition, feeling threatened by the Pax Islamica (by way of Turkey), led to Iraq joining the Islamic Commonwealth.

Islamic Commonwealth forces in Bahrain, Qatar and Yemen prompted Pax Islamic crackdowns on Shiites, leading Bahrain and Qatar to join the Islamic Commonwealth instead.

In addition, President Tahimi allowed women high positions of authority in the Islamic Commonwealth, which President Mohamet Ali-Bayındır of the Pax Islamica claimed violated Islamic moral code.

In addition, the Islamic Commonwealth also sent spies to Indonesia, a predominantly-Sunni nation, to protect foreign diplomats and citizens in that country - others to set up Shiite groups in the country. This led to a crackdown by Indonesian authorities on Islamic Commonwealth citizens.

This led to the other Islamic nations cutting off their ties against the Islamic Commonwealth, however, some Sunni nations such as Afghanistan began to oppose the Pax Islamica.

Eventually, Persian nationalism began to become adopted by authority figures of the Islamic Commonwealth. More Persian-speaking countries such as Afghanistan and Tajikistan began to join the Islamic Commonwealth, in which the Islamic Commonwealth was truly becoming a real threat to the Pax Islamica.

In the last few years of the Islamic Commonwealth, Shiite Islam was no longer the sole state religion, as Sunni Islam also became an acceptable faith.

The Islamic Commonwealth dissoluted at the same time as the Pax Islamica, as Bahrain and Qatar became absorbed into the Arab States.

The Persian Commonwealth became the legal successor to the Islamic Commonwealth. There was no longer a state religion of any sort, and the new Persian government adopted and embraced democratic ideologies. Under the new reforms, non-Muslims no longer had to pay the jizyah tax.

Economy
The Persian economy thrives on agriculture and technology, but mostly agriculture. Persia has some of the richest dairy exports throughout the entire galaxy, and is one of the competing "dairy superpowers" of the world.

Persia forms a member of the Council of Dairy Exporting Nations, along with India, Mongolia, Pakistan, Italy, the Arab Commonwealth, Russia and Australia.