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Gul was officially founded by CheezyJives on 23rd December 2020 with a claims post in the CivClassic subreddit.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/kixstm/my_claim_gulla_valley/</ref>. Chief CheezyJives intended to create a "primitivist, ecocentric territory" where "diamond things are FORBIDDEN" and citizens could live in nature by [https://youtu.be/05sJVEwZuZ4 | returning to monke.]<ref>https://youtu.be/05sJVEwZuZ4</ref> The first settlement was known as '''Brokenlake''', situated on the banks of a deep lake hidden under a mountain.

[[File:2020-12-24 monkeborders.png|200px400px|thumb|right|Gul's finalized claims as of 24th December 2020, outlined in orange with its capital, Gulla, highlighted.]]

Gul's borders were expanded on 24th December 2020 in a follow-up post where the capital, '''Gulla''' was also established.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/kjmosf/gul_gets_swole_and_establishes_a_capital/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref> Gulla was situated in a large, craterlike valley surrounded by large mountains and hills, and south of the initial settlement of Brokenlake.

===PromotionPromotional Video===

Not long after the founding of Gul, Chief CheezyJives was contacted by Icenian content creator [[Kwikxilver]], who wanted to assist the fledgling nation with their entrance onto the world stage. Over a few days in late December, Kwikxilver sent an alt camera account to Gulla and produced [https://youtu.be/X3HmTnUZDSo "Return to Monkecraft"],<ref>https://youtu.be/X3HmTnUZDSo</ref> a short, epic trailer chronicling Gul's founding which was warmly received by the subreddit. Unfortunately however, the difficulty of accessing Gul and the inactivity of the Christmas 2020 break resulted in Gul gaining zero new members from the promotion.

Following the video's release, CheezyJives became inactive for an extended periodsperiod of time.