Koxoriek Revolution

The Koxoriek Revolution (Koxori: Riefoltsin Meghil Koxoriek /ɾʲɪˈfoltsin ˈmeɣɪl koˈχoɾʲɪk/) was a pro-democratic revolution that occurred in Koxor in 1919 and 1920.

History
Towards the end of the year 1919, many Koxoriez were becoming increasingly unhappy with the authoritarian rule of the monarchy under King Jekherin Torekh I. On the 16th December, a large protest was held outside the Imperial House in Hamezurakhel in favour of a fully democratic system of government. Members of the king's household attempted to calm the protesters, but to no avail. Finally, the king came out to address the crowds, and was greeted with jeers of "Down with the monarchy!" and "We want a republic!". After a group of protesters surged forward towards the king, police closed in, killing seven protesters in an incident that became known as the "Royal Square Massacre".

Antanikh Terelai, the ex-Head of the Imperial House, was made the leader of the protest the following day, and immediately began plans to organise it into a rebellion. This was later called the Abolition Initiative. Though a full-scale revolution never occurred, most of Terelai's tactics proved useful in organising the protesters into a formidable force. On 23 December, Terelai and some of his associates drafted the first version of the Koxoriek Constitution, in which a full abolition of the monarchy was called.

By the end of the month, Torekh had fled to Jetharim and talks between the protesters and government were in progress. Terelai travelled from province to province, spreading his message of Republicanism and freedom. Only the highly-conservative areas around Jetharim and Khari Jekhe stayed loyal to the monarchy. Talks with the government failed on 2 January 1920, and the same day, Terelai held a now-famous speech in Khazyr entitled "We Have Our Rights", promoting democracy and human rights. The Prime Minister of Hagston, Oliver Winston Caines, outwardly supported the movement, and sent an economic aid of ꁝ100,000, equivalent to roughly Ꝉ7.3 million in today's money. The organised protest began to spread its focus outwards from the Palace in the following week, and on 10 January, a huge demonstration (with attendance reported at over 20,000) was held outside the Imperial House.