Novorossiya Mars (22nd Century and On)

The Kingdom of Novorossiya (Russian: Царство Новороссии) is a Russian colony located on Mars. Although regarded as a colony of Russia in that Moscow influences almost, if not all of Novorossiyan policy, Novorossiya has its own government, considered an absolute monarchy under the rule of the Vladislavovich Dynasty.

The history of Russian settlement on Mars dates back to the twenty-first century, thanks to Russia's secretive space program. By the same that the GOAB was launched, Russia was already decades ahead of the United States in the race to Mars. In 2058, Russia launched the first manned mission to Mars, sending Vladislav Petrov, Alexander Bobrov, Milena Pashkova, Dmitry Subutai, Kasim Tamirov, Yuri Naryshkin and Fyodor Rakaev to Mars. The crew landed on the Tharsis Rise - and reported back to Biakonour that they had found green pastures, fertile soil, aquamarine life - exposing NASA for lying about Mars.

The Russian government began funding more expeditions, and soon, Russian kingdom-colonies began to thrive on the Tharsis Rise. The Sultanate of Xanthe Terra, was a Chechen sultanate, established by Kasim Tamirov's grandson, Gamal Tamirov, as Sultan Gamal I, who established the Kasimovich Dynasty, a Chechen-dynasty.

In 2078, the Arabs began to successfully land and establish colonies on Mars. In 2090, the Russian colonies began to suffer numerous attacks from Arab colonies, who attempted to subjagate the Sultanate of Xanthe Terra, beginning the Russo-Arab Wars on Mars. Eventually, in 2120, the various Russian kingdom-colonies, as well as the Sultanate of Xanthe Terra united to form the Tharsis Confederation, a semi-united political entity of Russian colonies, as a means of repelling Arab attacks. However, Prince Hamdan, one of Sultan Nurgamed I's sons, rebelled, and attempted to form an independent Chechen sultanate, under the protection of the Arabs. However, the Xanthe Terra rebellion was quickly put down, by both the Tharsis Confederation, and Russia herself, Prince Hamdan was captured, and his older brother, Prince Bashir, who was avidly pro-Russian, was installed as the new Sultan of Xanthe Terra.

In addition, Arab Christian colonies, such as that of the Kingdom of New Ghassania and the Kingdom of New Lakhm, both rebelled against the pro-Islamic Arab elite, and sided with the Russians.