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Threatened by the growing presence of European powers in the region, the confederation was initially formed as a defensive military pact between regional monarchies. Capitalizing on the ongoing [[Wikipedia:Napoleonic Wars|Napoleonic Wars]] in Europe, the pact successfully expelled European powers in a [[War of the Two Oceans|war from 1811 to 1815]]. The [[Treaty of Singapore (1816)|Treaty of Singapore]] signed the following year established a unified Nusantaran state under a [[Constitution of Nusantara (1816)|confederal constitution]] modeled after the [[United States]]. The new nation pursued rapid [[Industrialisation|industrialization]] and [[Modernization theory|modernization]], allowing the country to project its power beyond the [[Wikipedia:Sunda Islands|Sunda Islands]] with the annexation of [[Malaya]] in 1876, [[Wikipedia:New Guinea|New Guinea]] in 1888, and the [[Philippines]] in 1899.

Decades of controversy regarding the role of religion in government eventually led to the secession of 11 western Mandalas to form the [[Islamic Emirate of Nusantara]]. ~~WIP WIP WIP WIP WIP~~

Decades of controversy regarding the role of religion in government eventually led to the secession of 11 western Mandalas to form the [[Islamic Emirate of Nusantara]] in order to establish a state governed by Islamic jurisprudence. Fighting against the Union in a civil war from 1896 to 1900, the Emirates were defeated and the country was reunited.

The discovery and later the monopolization of magic by Nusantara propelled the country to

The discovery and later the monopolization of magic by Nusantara propelled the country to superpower status.

== Etymology ==

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 Threatened by the growing presence of European powers in the region, the confederation was initially formed as a defensive military pact between regional monarchies. Capitalizing on the ongoing [[Wikipedia:Napoleonic Wars|Napoleonic Wars]] in Europe, the pact successfully expelled European powers in a [[War of the Two Oceans|war from 1811 to 1815]]. The [[Treaty of Singapore (1816)|Treaty of Singapore]] signed the following year established a unified Nusantaran state under a [[Constitution of Nusantara (1816)|confederal constitution]] modeled after the [[United States]]. The new nation pursued rapid [[Industrialisation|industrialization]] and [[Modernization theory|modernization]], allowing the country to project its power beyond the [[Wikipedia:Sunda Islands|Sunda Islands]] with the annexation of [[Malaya]] in 1876, [[Wikipedia:New Guinea|New Guinea]] in 1888, and the [[Philippines]] in 1899.
-Decades of controversy regarding the role of religion in government eventually led to the secession of 11 western Mandalas to form the [[Islamic Emirate of Nusantara]]. WIP WIP WIP WIP WIP
+Decades of controversy regarding the role of religion in government eventually led to the secession of 11 western Mandalas to form the [[Islamic Emirate of Nusantara]] in order to establish a state governed by Islamic jurisprudence. Fighting against the Union in a civil war from 1896 to 1900, the Emirates were defeated and the country was reunited.
-The discovery and later the monopolization of magic by Nusantara propelled the country to
+The discovery and later the monopolization of magic by Nusantara propelled the country to superpower status.
 == Etymology ==

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