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{{Owner|[[User:SkyGuy|SkyGuy]]}}[[File:Fuso political.png|thumb|592x592px]]'''Fuso''' (扶桑) is a cluster of large islands between [[Aquilonis]] and [[Marlakcor]], and the homelands of the Genjin people. It is bounded by the ''Oriental sea ''(known to the Genjin as the Seibu sea) to the west and a narrow stretch of sea separating the lands from Marlakcor to the east.
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{{Owner|[[User:SkyGuy|SkyGuy]]}}[[File:Fuso political.png|thumb|513x513px]]'''Fuso''' (扶桑) is a cluster of large islands between [[Aquilonis]] and [[Marlakcor]], and the homelands of the Genjin people. It is bounded by the ''Oriental sea ''(known to the Genjin as the Sekaikai (世界海/World Sea)) to the west and a narrow stretch of sea separating the lands from Marlakcor to the east.
   
 
== Sovereign States ==
 
== Sovereign States ==
 
===Holy Realm of Hinomoto===
 
===Holy Realm of Hinomoto===
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{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;"
Capital: Kamigami no Toshi<br>Government: Theocratic Absolute Elective Monarchy<br>Head of State: Saikojuso<br>Head of Government: Saikojuso<br>Legislature: Council of 16 Preists<br>Demonym: Hinomoto<br>Currency: Hansatsu, Koban, Nibuban, Ichibuban, Tsuho
 
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| colspan="2" |Kamigami no Toshi<br>神々の都市
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|-
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| colspan="2" |Theocratic Absolute Elective Oligarchy
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!
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| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Saikojuso<br>最高住僧
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|-
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!Head of Government:
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|-
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! rowspan="2" |
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Legislature:
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| colspan="2" |Juroku no Guji Kaigi<br>十六の宮司会議
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|-
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|unicameral
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|-
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| colspan="2" |Hinomoto
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|-
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| colspan="2" |Kingetsu, Gingitsune, Gin'yo, Dogame
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|-
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!Official:
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|[[Languages of Qirsyllviar|Gengo]]
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The '''Holy Realm of Hinomoto''' (日乃本の神聖国土/''Hinomoto no Shinsei Kokudo'') is a theocratic nation occupying the half-tropical/half-arid island of the same name in the southern waters of the Oriental sea. It shares maritime borders with Yamatai to the north, Mizuho to the northwest and Ningyo Kazan to the southeast. The northern half of the island is mostly tropical, while the southern half is mostly arid desert.
 
The '''Holy Realm of Hinomoto''' (日乃本の神聖国土/''Hinomoto no Shinsei Kokudo'') is a theocratic nation occupying the half-tropical/half-arid island of the same name in the southern waters of the Oriental sea. It shares maritime borders with Yamatai to the north, Mizuho to the northwest and Ningyo Kazan to the southeast. The northern half of the island is mostly tropical, while the southern half is mostly arid desert.
   
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Despite – or perhaps because of – its religious nature, it has been known for political instability due to religious strife, and has broken into separate states and civil war more than once.
 
Despite – or perhaps because of – its religious nature, it has been known for political instability due to religious strife, and has broken into separate states and civil war more than once.
   
Hinomoto is ruled by the Saikojuso (最高住僧) – fem. Saikomiko (最高巫女) – an holy title that also denotes the second of the entire Mioshie religion. The title is elective, only voted on upon the death of the previous title holder. Below the Saikojuso is the Council of 16 Priests (十六の宮司会議/''Juroku no Guji Kaigi''), sixteen individuals who represent the sixteen Kyoku (教区) of Hinomoto.
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Hinomoto is ruled by the Saikojuso (最高住僧) – fem. Saikomiko (最高巫女) – an holy title that also denotes the second of the entire Mioshie religion. The title is elective, only voted on upon the death of the previous title holder. Below the Saikojuso is the Juroku no Guji Kaigi (十六の宮司会議/''Council of 16 Priests''), sixteen individuals who represent the sixteen Kyoku (教区) of Hinomoto.
   
 
While Yamatai conquered most of Fuso in its quest to unify the great lands, the empire didn't dare try to conquer Hinomoto. The rationale for sparing Hinomoto from invasion was that no one wished or dared to upset the kami.
 
While Yamatai conquered most of Fuso in its quest to unify the great lands, the empire didn't dare try to conquer Hinomoto. The rationale for sparing Hinomoto from invasion was that no one wished or dared to upset the kami.
 
===Kingdom of Mizuho===
 
===Kingdom of Mizuho===
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{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;"
[[File:Mizuho flag.png|left|300x300px]]Capital: Oshitsu no Kawashi<br>Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy<br>Head of State: Osho<br>Head of Government: Osho<br>Legislature: High Council<br>Demonym: Mizuhese<br>Currency: Hansatsu, Koban, Nibuban, Ichibuban, Tsuho
 
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| colspan="3" |[[File:Mizuho flag.png|300x300px|centre]]
 
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The Kingdom of Mizuho (瑞穂) is a multi-island monarchical nation in the Oriental sea, occupying the Eda Archipelago, a branch archipelago of Fuso, just off the west coast of Yumiya-shima (弓矢島), land of the Yamato Empire. It shares maritime borders with Yamatai to the east and Hinomoto to the southeast. Throughout history there has been some debate over whether or not the archipelago is part of Fuso, but modern cartographers indeed classify it as such.
 
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| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Oshitsu no Kawashi<br>王室の川市
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!Largest City:
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| colspan="2" |Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy
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|-
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!
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| colspan="2" |Daio<br>太王
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! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan:
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| colspan="2" |Tsukahara<br>束原
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|-
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!Dynasty:
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|Shimazu<br>島津
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|-
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!Race:
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|Human
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|-
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!Ethnicity:
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|Genjin
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|-
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!Head of Government:
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| colspan="2" |Daio<br>太王
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|-
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! rowspan="2" |
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Legislature:
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| colspan="2" |Koto Hyogi-kai<br>高等評議会
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|-
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|unicameral
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|-
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!
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| colspan="2" |Mizuho
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|-
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!
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Currency:
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| colspan="2" |Kingetsu, Gingitsune, Gin'yo, Dogame
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|-
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! rowspan="2" |Languages:
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!Official:
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|Gengo
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|-
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!Minority:
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|}The Kingdom of Mizuho (瑞穂) is a multi-island monarchical nation in the Oriental sea, occupying the Eda Archipelago, a branch archipelago of Fuso, just off the west coast of Yumiya-shima (弓矢島), territory of the Yamato Empire. It shares maritime borders with Yamatai to the east and Hinomoto to the southeast. Throughout history there has been some debate over whether or not the archipelago is part of Fuso, but modern cartographers indeed classify it as such.
   
 
Mizuho is the only remaining state from the ''Fourteen Kingdoms Period''. The northern island of Mizuho was once territory of the '''Kingdom of Heiya''', another state of the ''Fourteen Kingdoms Period'', before seceding into an independent nation under the rule of the Tsukahara clan, a cadet-branch of the Shimazu clan. When the ''Warring States Period'' of the the ''Two Hundred Years' War'' broke out, Mizuho managed to avoid falling apart and stayed out of the conflicts of the main body of Fuso for the duration of the wars until the ''Age of Conquest''.
 
Mizuho is the only remaining state from the ''Fourteen Kingdoms Period''. The northern island of Mizuho was once territory of the '''Kingdom of Heiya''', another state of the ''Fourteen Kingdoms Period'', before seceding into an independent nation under the rule of the Tsukahara clan, a cadet-branch of the Shimazu clan. When the ''Warring States Period'' of the the ''Two Hundred Years' War'' broke out, Mizuho managed to avoid falling apart and stayed out of the conflicts of the main body of Fuso for the duration of the wars until the ''Age of Conquest''.
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The Kingdom of Mizuho has remained under the rule of the Tsukahara clan to this day. Despite permanent peace within its borders, Mizuho has remained a rival of Yamatai, and the latter has threatened its sovereignty several times in a variety of way since the conclusion of the ''Two Hundred Years' War.''
 
The Kingdom of Mizuho has remained under the rule of the Tsukahara clan to this day. Despite permanent peace within its borders, Mizuho has remained a rival of Yamatai, and the latter has threatened its sovereignty several times in a variety of way since the conclusion of the ''Two Hundred Years' War.''
 
===Kingdom of Ningyo Kazan===
 
===Kingdom of Ningyo Kazan===
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{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;"
[[File:Ningyo_flag.png|left|300x300px]]Capital: Ryukyu<br>Government: Elective Feudal Monarchy<br>Head of State: Kuni-o<br>Head of Government: Sessei<br>Legislature: Sanshikan (Council of Three)<br>Demonym: ????<br>Currency: Hansatsu, Koban, Nibuban, Ichibuban, Tsuho
 
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| colspan="3" |[[File:Ningyo_flag.png|300x300px|centre]]
 
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The Kingdom of Ningyo Kazan (人魚火山) is an multi-island nation occupying the volcanic archipelago of the same name. It shares maritime borders solely with Hinomoto to the north. Despite the islands' close proximity to Hinomoto, there was some debate for centuries over whether of not the islands are actually part of Fuso, but modern cartographers classify it as part of the whole.
 
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| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Ryukyu<br>琉球
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|-
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|-
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!
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Head of State:
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| colspan="2" |Kuni-o<br>國王
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|-
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! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan:
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| colspan="2" |
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|-
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!Dynasty:
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|
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|-
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!Race:
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|
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|-
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!Ethnicity:
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|
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|-
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!Head of Government:
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| colspan="2" |Sessei<br>摂政
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|-
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! rowspan="2" |
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Legislature:
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| colspan="2" |Sanshikan<br>三司官
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|-
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!Chamber:
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|unicameral
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|-
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!
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Demonym:
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| colspan="2" |
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|-
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!
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Currency:
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| colspan="2" |Kingetsu, Gingitsune, Gin'yo, Dogame
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|-
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! rowspan="2" |Languages:
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!Official:
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|Gengo
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|-
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!Minority:
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|
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|-
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!Writing system:
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|}The Kingdom of Ningyo Kazan (人魚火山) is an multi-island nation occupying the volcanic archipelago of the same name. It shares maritime borders solely with Hinomoto to the north. Despite the islands' close proximity to Hinomoto, there was some debate for centuries over whether of not the islands are actually part of Fuso, but modern cartographers classify it as part of the whole.
   
 
Being a country on volcanic islands, like the majority of islands in Oriental sea, Ningyo Kazan has the most fertile soil anywhere on Qirsyllviar, and is home to a vast network of caves many consider the most spiritual anywhere. But what makes the country most special is the coexistence between humans and merpeople, similar to Renyu Dao in southeast Marlakcor.
 
Being a country on volcanic islands, like the majority of islands in Oriental sea, Ningyo Kazan has the most fertile soil anywhere on Qirsyllviar, and is home to a vast network of caves many consider the most spiritual anywhere. But what makes the country most special is the coexistence between humans and merpeople, similar to Renyu Dao in southeast Marlakcor.
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===Empire of Yamatai===
 
===Empire of Yamatai===
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{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;"
[[File:Yamatai flag.png|left|300x300px]]Capital: Daitoshi (大都市)<br>Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Absolute Feudal Monarchy<br>Head of State: Tenno<br>Heads of Government: Tenno & Daijo-daijin<br>Legislature: Gikai<br>Demonym: Yamato (屋魔徒)<br>Currency: Hansatsu, Koban, Nibuban, Ichibuban, Tsuho
 
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| colspan="3" |[[File:Yamatai flag.png|300x300px|centre]]
 
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The '''Empire of Yamatai''' (屋魔鯛), also called the '''Yamato Empire''' (屋魔徒帝国/''Yamato Teikoku''), is a large monarchical island nation in the ''Oriental sea ''(known to the Genjin peoples as the Seibu sea), occupying most of the large archipelagic lands and islands of Fuso. It shares maritime borders with Mizuho to the southwest, and Hinomoto to the south. It also holds sovereignty over swaths of territory in Marlakcor (the Morokoshi Ryoiki), the islands of Akantai to the northwest, and the [[Maritymir#Kappa Islands|Kappa Islands]] in Maritymir.
 
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|-
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|-
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!Government:
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| colspan="2" |Hereditary Parliamentary Absolute Feudal Monarchy
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|-
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!
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Head of State:
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| colspan="2" |Tenno<br>天皇
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|-
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| colspan="2" |Idai<br>偉大
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|-
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|Idai<br>偉大
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|-
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!Race:
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|Human
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|-
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|Genjin
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|-
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| colspan="2" |Tenno & Daijo-daijin<br>天皇 & 太政大臣
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|-
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| colspan="2" |Gikai<br>議会
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|-
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|unicameral
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|-
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!
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| colspan="2" |Yamato<br>倭
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|-
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!
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| colspan="2" |Teisatsu, Kingetsu, Gingitsune, Gin'yo, Dogame
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|-
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!Official:
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|Gengo
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|-
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|}The '''Empire of Yamatai''' (邪馬臺), also called the '''Yamato Empire''' (倭帝国/''Yamato Teikoku''), is a large monarchical island nation in the ''Oriental sea ''(known to the Genjin peoples as the Sekaikai (World Sea)), occupying most of the large archipelagic lands and islands of Fuso. It shares maritime borders with Mizuho to the southwest, and Hinomoto to the south. It also holds sovereignty over swaths of territory in Marlakcor (the Morokoshi Ryoiki), the islands of Akantai to the northwest, and the [[Maritymir#Kappa Islands|Kappa Islands]] in Maritymir.
   
 
Yamatai is ruled by the Idai dynasty, control of which has passed through three successive clans via scions of the same dynasty over a course of almost three thousand years, with only a handful of interregnums.
 
Yamatai is ruled by the Idai dynasty, control of which has passed through three successive clans via scions of the same dynasty over a course of almost three thousand years, with only a handful of interregnums.
[[File:Yamatai whole.png|thumb|711x711px|The whole of the Yamato Empire's sovereign territory.]]
 
 
 
==== History ====
 
==== History ====
 
What became modern Yamatai was once only a small independent fiefdom, known as Owari, ruled by the daimyo (patriarch/matriarch) of the Oda clan, on the southeast shore of the northernmost of the three great islands.
 
What became modern Yamatai was once only a small independent fiefdom, known as Owari, ruled by the daimyo (patriarch/matriarch) of the Oda clan, on the southeast shore of the northernmost of the three great islands.
   
Before age of Yamatai, or even the first tenno, the lands and islands of Fuso was divided between hundreds of regional daimyos, samurai and Osho (王将/''Kings'') competing and warring with each other for land and hegemony.
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Before age of Yamatai, or even the first tenno, the lands and islands of Fuso was divided between hundreds of regional daimyo, samurai and Osho (王将/''Kings'') competing and warring with each other for land and hegemony.
   
About two thousand years before the ''Two Hundred Years' War'', out of nowhere, during what history calls Akagane Jidai (赤金時代/''Copper Age''), a figure known to history as ''Keikenna no Taiso'' (敬虔なの太祖), declared himself supreme ruler of all as the first Tenno (天皇/''Emperor'') in Fuso's history, creating what he named the Idai (偉大) dynasty. The high priests of the time claimed him be a descendant of a the supreme kami sent by his divine ancestor to unite world and hold supreme power over the lands. After several years of persuasion, and several wars, the various osho, samurai and daimyo pledged allegiance one after another over a period of at least thirty years. From then on, Fuso was nominally ruled by the tenno. However, the power of the tenno was always questionable.
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About two thousand years before the ''Two Hundred Years' War'', out of nowhere, during what history calls Akagane Jidai (赤金時代/''Copper Age''), a figure known to history as Ganzo-Tenno (元祖天皇); personal name: Mikado Keikenna-no-Totoi Taiso (神門敬虔なの尊い太祖), declared himself supreme ruler of all as the first Tenno (''Emperor'') in Fuso's history, creating what he named the Idai dynasty. The high priests of the time claimed him be a descendant of a the supreme kami sent by his divine ancestor to unite world and hold supreme power over the lands. After several years of persuasion, and several wars, the various tribes pledged allegiance one after another over a period of at least thirty years. From then on, Fuso was nominally ruled by the tenno. However, the power and influence of the tenno was always questionable.
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[[File:Yamatai whole.png|thumb|593x593px|The whole of the Yamato Empire's sovereign territory. Morokoshi is made of of the lands to the east of Fuso, and Akantai is made up of the islands northeast of Fuso.]]
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For a time, the tenno truly held supreme hegemonic power over Fuso and all answered to him. But, as time went by, the power of the tenno waned until everything was as it was before Ganzo-Tenno. While the daimyo, samurai and osho nominally proclaimed allegiance to the tenno, the tenno ruled only the imperial capital and the surrounding territory at best and true power over the lands remained in the hands of the daimyo, samurai and osho, who continued to compete and war with each other for hegemony, and the tenno were near powerless to do anything. Only a few daimyo, samurai and osho truly ever held any loyalty to the tenno. The tenno's role in time became purely ceremonial while the daimyo, samurai and osho did as they pleased, and it was almost like the tenno didn't exist.
   
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By the time Fuso was divided into fourteen states in what was known as the ''Fourteen Kingdoms Period'' (十四王国時代/''Jushi Okoku Jidai'') (c. 3200 – 3631ᴀꜰᴢ), these fourteen kingdoms, which were rarely ever at peace with one another, were still under nominal hegemony of the tenno. By that time – roughly 2100 years after the enthronement of the first tenno – the tenno was generally the peacekeeper of Fuso and was highly respected and revered, but in practice still held little-to-no actual power. This period ended when Mokuso-Tenno (木造天皇); personal name Akairo Hayashi (赤色林), was assassinated in an internal power struggle that was intended to restore power to the tenno. The coup backfired and most of the direct imperial family was killed in the same incident, leaving the heir to the imperial throne uncertain.
For a time, the tenno truly held supreme power over Fuso and all answered to him. But, as time went by, the power of the tenno waned until everything was as it was before Tenno Taiso. While the daimyos, samurai and osho nominally proclaimed allegiance to the tenno, the tenno ruled only the imperial capital and the surrounding territory at best and true power over the lands remained in the hands of the daimyos, samurai and osho, who continued to compete and war with each other for hegemony, and the tenno were near powerless to do anything. Only a few daimyo, samurai and osho truly ever held any loyalty to the tenno. The tenno's role in time became purely ceremonial while the daimyo, samurai and osho did as they pleased, and it was almost like the tenno didn't exist.
 
   
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With each of the fourteen osho suspecting each other of taking part in the atrocity, and the more ambitious of every major daimyo and samurai sensing and seizing opportunity, rebellions and war ensued and most of the fourteen kingdoms collapsed entirely. And so the lands and islands of Fuso were plunged into chaos of near perpetuate war, even the eventual enthronement of Jikken-Tenno (実験天皇); personal name: Minarai Yoji (見習幼児), a distant cousin of Mukuso-Tenno, did nothing to quell the chaos, the authority of the tenno had been reduced to nothing and the position reduced to merely an almost-obsolete symbol.
By the time Fuso was divided into fourteen states in what was known as the ''Fourteen Kingdoms Period'' (十四王国時代/''Jushi Okoku Jidai'') (c. 3200AFZ – 3631), these fourteen kingdoms, which were rarely ever at peace with one another, were still under nominal hegemony of the tenno. By that time – roughly 2100 years after the enthronement of the first tenno – the tenno was generally the peacekeeper of Fuso and was highly respected and revered, but in practice still held little-to-no actual power. This period ended when Keikenna no Hayashi-tenno was assassinated in an internal power struggle that was intended to restore power to the tenno. The coup backfired and most of the direct imperial family was killed in the same incident, leaving the heir to the imperial throne uncertain.
 
   
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Thus the ''Fourteen Kingdoms Period'' ended, setting the stage for the ''Warring States Period'' (戦国時代/''Sengoku Jidai'')(c. 3631 – 3739ᴀꜰᴢ/c. 1914 – 2022ɪɪᴏ) of the ''Two Hundred Years' War'' (二百年戦争/''Ni Hyakunen Senso'' )(c. 3631ᴀꜰᴢ – 3840/1914[[Qirsyllvian Calendars#Fuso Calendar|ɪɪᴏ]] – 2123).
With each of the fourteen osho suspecting each other of taking part in the atrocity, and the more ambitious of every major daimyo and samurai sensing and seizing opportunity, rebellions and war ensued and most of the fourteen kingdoms collapsed entirely. And so the lands and islands of Fuso were plunged into chaos of near perpetuate war, even the eventual enthronement of Keikenna no Kyuseishu-tenno did nothing to quell the chaos, the authority of the tenno reduced to nothing and the position reduced to merely an almost-obsolete symbol.
 
 
Thus the ''Fourteen Kingdoms Period'' ended, setting the stage for the ''Warring States Period'' (戦国時代/''Sengoku Jidai'')(c. 3631AFZ – 3739) of the ''Two Hundred Years' War'' (二百年戦争/''Ni Hyakunen Senso'' )(c. 3631AFZ – 3840/1914[[Qirsyllvian Calendars#Fuso Calendar|IIO]] – 2123).
 
   
 
Owari was one of many states that rose to ''de facto'' independence after the collapse and breakup of great states of the ''Fourteen Kingdoms Period''.
 
Owari was one of many states that rose to ''de facto'' independence after the collapse and breakup of great states of the ''Fourteen Kingdoms Period''.
   
In the latter half of the ''Two Hundred Years' War'', a cadet branch of the Oda (織田) clan rose to prominence under the leadership of Oda Yoshishige, a scion of the Oda ''and'' the Keikenna clan; first uniting a divided clan and subjugating its closest enemies. Those successful actions, along with the eventual conquest of the former Kingdom of Shinrin and the imperial capital, Daitoshi, and the abdication of Keikenna no Saigo-tenno to Yoshishige, began the ''Age of Conquest ''(征服時代/''Seifuku Jidai'')(3739AFZ – 3840) and led to the founding of the Empire of Yamatai under the rule of a new line of tenno descended from the old one, thus maintaining the Idai dynasty. This was also the first time in some millennia the tenno held any real power over the lands.
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In the latter half of the ''Two Hundred Years' War'', a cadet branch of the Oda (織田) clan rose to prominence under the leadership of Oda Yoshishige, a scion of the Oda ''and'' the imperial clan; first uniting a divided clan and subjugating its closest enemies. Those successful actions, along with the eventual conquest of the former Kingdom of Shinrin and the imperial capital, Daitoshi, and the abdication of Sakugen-Tenno (昨源天皇); personal name: Saigo Eiyu (最後英雄), to Yoshishige, began the ''Age of Conquest ''(征服時代/''Seifuku Jidai'')(3739ᴀꜰᴢ – 3840) and led to the founding of the Empire of Yamatai under the rule of a new line of tenno descended from the old one, thus maintaining the Idai dynasty. This was also the first time in some millennia the tenno held any real power over the lands.
   
The Yamato Empire under Yoshishige – posthumous name: Shintoki-tenno (新時天皇) – and his descendants eventually conquered all its rivals and the rest of Yamatai during the ''Age of Conquest'', through a combination of force and diplomacy, eventually becoming the sole governing authority of the empire. The sole exception to this is the Kingdom of Mizuho, the only remaining state from the ''Fourteen Kingdoms Period''. Twice during the ''Age of Conquest'' did Yamatai tried to conquer Mizuho, and twice Mizuho repelled the invasions.
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The Yamato Empire under Yoshishige – posthumous name: Shintoki-Tenno (新時天皇) – and his descendants eventually conquered all its rivals and the rest of Yamatai during the ''Age of Conquest'', through a combination of force and diplomacy, eventually becoming the sole governing authority of the empire. The sole exception to this is the Kingdom of Mizuho, the only remaining state from the ''Fourteen Kingdoms Period''. Twice during the ''Age of Conquest'' did Yamatai tried to conquer Mizuho, and twice Mizuho repelled the invasions.
   
 
In the seven centuries since the conclusion of the ''Age of Conquest'', rulership Yamatai since passed to a cadet branch of the larger Toyotomi (豊臣) clan.
 
In the seven centuries since the conclusion of the ''Age of Conquest'', rulership Yamatai since passed to a cadet branch of the larger Toyotomi (豊臣) clan.
   
Roughly two hundred years before present day, a cadet branch of the Toyotomi clan came to power, via a branch that was descended from Yoshishige, following the assassination of the twentieth Oda tenno. The first Toyotomi tenno of the Idai dynasty was Toyotomi Nobunaga (信長豊臣). Nobunaga was a great-grandson of a previous Oda tenno of the Idai dynasty – Suisho-tenno (水晶天皇) – personal name: Mitsuyasu (光泰) – via his daughter Mutsumi Naishinno (六ツ美) – and was a retainer of the assassinated tenno, Odayaka-tenno (穏やか天皇) – personal name: Mitsuhide (光秀). Nobunaga avenged Tenno Mistuhide in the resulting civil war, later becoming tenno when the male heirs of the previous line renounced the imperial title in favor of Nobunaga. Thus, Nobunaga – posthumous name: Funiki-tenno (新時天皇) – became the new tenno of Yamatai while preserving the dynasty. Following tradition, Nobunaga dropped his clan surname, and the Idai dynasty branch of the Toyotomi clan continues to rule Yamatai to this day.
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Roughly two hundred years before present day, a cadet branch of the Toyotomi clan came to power, via a branch that was descended from Yoshishige, following the assassination of the twentieth Yamato tenno. The first tenno from the cadet branch of the Toyotomi was Toyotomi Nobunaga (豊臣信長). Nobunaga was a great-grandson of a previous tenno – Suisho-Tenno (水晶天皇) – personal name: Mitsuyasu (光泰) – via his daughter Mutsumi Naishinno (六ツ美) – and was a retainer of the assassinated tenno, Odayaka-Tenno (穏やか天皇) – personal name: Mitsuhide (光秀). Nobunaga avenged Odayaka-Tenno in the resulting civil war, later becoming tenno when the male heirs of the previous line renounced the imperial title in favor of Nobunaga. Thus, Nobunaga – posthumous name: Funiki-Tenno (新時天皇) – became the new tenno of Yamatai while preserving the dynasty. Following tradition, Nobunaga dropped his clan surname, and the Idai dynasty branch of the Toyotomi clan continues to rule Yamatai to this day.
   
 
==== Foreign Relations ====
 
==== Foreign Relations ====
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The Imperial Army & Navy is run by the Shogun, the highest military rank beneath the tenno. He is responsible for all affairs of the military.
 
The Imperial Army & Navy is run by the Shogun, the highest military rank beneath the tenno. He is responsible for all affairs of the military.
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[[File:Yamatai gun.png|thumb|663x663px|The Gun of Yamatai:<br>The shapes of the gun in Fuso mostly correspond to the political situation of the ''Warring States Period'', yet there ''has'' been some redrawing since the ''Age of Conquest'' ended. The gun of Morokoshi and Akantai were shaped according to the will of the tenno by political and strategic necessity as Yamatai expanded into Marlakcor. Many smaller islands are part of the nearest gun of the same color.<br>The indigo-colored territories (the Kappa islands), are outside the normal political structure of Yamatai]][[File:Yamatai Ryoiki.png|thumb|530x530px|The gun of Yamatai grouped into the ryoiki. Daitoshi is in white.]]
 
 
==== Political Divisions ====
 
==== Political Divisions ====
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[[File:Yamatai Ryoiki.png|thumb|530x530px|The gun of Yamatai grouped into the ryoiki. Daitoshi is in white.]][[File:Yamatai gun.png|thumb|663x663px|The Gun of Yamatai:<br>The shapes of the gun in Fuso mostly correspond to the political situation of the ''Warring States Period'', yet there ''has'' been some redrawing since the ''Age of Conquest'' ended. The gun of Morokoshi and Akantai were shaped according to the will of the tenno by political and strategic necessity as Yamatai expanded into Marlakcor. Many smaller islands are part of the nearest gun of the same color.<br>The indigo-colored territories (the Kappa islands), are outside the normal political structure of Yamatai]]
 
The empire is loosely divided into many provinces. As established by the first tenno of a united Yamatai during and after the ''Age of Conquest'' of the ''Two Hundred Years' War'', the political structure of the empire is thus:
 
The empire is loosely divided into many provinces. As established by the first tenno of a united Yamatai during and after the ''Age of Conquest'' of the ''Two Hundred Years' War'', the political structure of the empire is thus:
 
* The empire is divided into numerous sectors in four main levels:
 
* The empire is divided into numerous sectors in four main levels:
*# The first level are the Ryoiki (領域/Region), and can be spread across multiple islands. A ryoiki is governed by Sotoku (総督/Viceroy), which is appointed by the tenno from the family of a daimyo or samurai from one of Yamatai's many clans, major or minor. They are appointed by either inheritance or merit, depending on many factors and circumstances that the tenno needs to take into account. Most of the time they are appointed from the family of the prior sotoku, whether from the main family or a cadet-branch, but this is not always so. The governance of these lands are restricted to the ryoiki they are assigned to; the sotoku of the ryoiki of Morokoshi and Akantai are appointed from different clans in a similar way.
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*# The first level are the Ryoiki (領域/''Regions''), and can be spread across multiple islands. A ryoiki is governed by Sotoku (総督/Viceroy), which is appointed by the tenno from the family of a daimyo or samurai from one of Yamatai's many clans, major or minor. They are appointed by either inheritance or merit, depending on many factors and circumstances that the tenno needs to take into account. Most of the time they are appointed from the family of the prior sotoku, whether from the main family or a cadet-branch, but this is not always so. The governance of these lands are restricted to the ryoiki they are assigned to; the sotoku of the ryoiki of Morokoshi and Akantai are appointed from different clans in a similar way.
*# The second level are the Gun (郡/Province). Any number of Gun can make up a whole ryoiki. Each individual gun is governed by a Shugo (守護/protector), the position of which is appointed by the sotoku, with the approval of the tenno, by merit or inheritance. Most of the time they are appointed from the family of the sotoku of the ryoiki or from the family of the prior shugo, whether from the main family or a cadet-branch. Sometimes they come from a clan that controls a different ryoiki, or they can be unrelated entirely.
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*# The second level are the Gun (郡/''Provinces''). Any number of Gun can make up a whole ryoiki. Each individual gun is governed by a Shugo (守護/protector), the position of which is appointed by the sotoku, with the approval of the tenno, by merit or inheritance. Most of the time they are appointed from the family of the sotoku of the ryoiki or from the family of the prior shugo, whether from the main family or a cadet-branch. Sometimes they come from a clan that controls a different ryoiki, or they can be unrelated entirely.
 
*# The third level are the Shigai (市街/city), the major cities within the gun. They are governed as a whole by Shicho (市長/mayor).
 
*# The third level are the Shigai (市街/city), the major cities within the gun. They are governed as a whole by Shicho (市長/mayor).
*# The final level are the Ku (区), the minor settlements of all types within the gun outside of cities. These are mostly private lands and towns controlled either by a local samurai or a Yanushi (landlord), which are appointed by merit or inheritance.
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*# The final level are the Ku (区), the minor settlements of all types within the gun outside of cities. These are mostly towns and private lands controlled either by a local samurai or a Yanushi (landlord), which are appointed by merit or inheritance.
*The sole exception to the political structure of Yamatai proper is the capital gun and city, Daitoshi. Daitoshi and the lands under its influence is governed directly by the tenno and the imperial family.
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*The sole exception to the political structure of Yamatai proper is Daitoshi, the capital city and gun of the empire. Daitoshi and the lands under its influence is governed directly by the tenno and the imperial family.
* [[Marlakcor#Morokoshi (Yamatai)|Morokoshi]], Yamatai's Marlakcese territories, and Akantai are similarly divided according the structure of the main empire's political divisions, as they are proper extensions of the empire.
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* [[Marlakcor#Morokoshi (Yamatai)|Morokoshi]], Yamatai's Marlakcese territories, and Akantai, the islands northeast of Fuso, are similarly divided according the structure of the main empire's political divisions, as they are proper extensions of the empire.
 
** The clans that are appointed sotoku of the Morokoshi and Akantai Ryoiki are a relatively recent development. While equal rank, they have a lesser standing than the clans in Yamatai proper in Fuso.
 
** The clans that are appointed sotoku of the Morokoshi and Akantai Ryoiki are a relatively recent development. While equal rank, they have a lesser standing than the clans in Yamatai proper in Fuso.
* The Kappa islands in Maritymir, are the exceptions to the primary political structure established in the wake of the wars; they are a Kuiki (区域/zone) ruled by a Bugyo (奉行/magistrate) appointed by the tenno.
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* The Kappa islands in Maritymir, are the exceptions to the primary political structure established in the wake of the wars; they are a Kuiki (区域/''Zone'') ruled by a Bugyo (奉行/''Magistrate'') appointed by the tenno.
 
** Morokoshi and Akantai were treated the same way before they were organized into the primary political divisions as proper extensions of the empire.
 
** Morokoshi and Akantai were treated the same way before they were organized into the primary political divisions as proper extensions of the empire.
 
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!Gun
 
!Gun
 
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|-
| colspan="2" |[[File:Daitoshi.png|thumb|95x95px]]'''Daitoshi'''*<br>大都市
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Daitoshi.png|thumb|95x95px]]Daitoshi*<br>大都市
| rowspan="8" |'''Kumatora'''<br>熊虎[[File:Kumatora ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
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| rowspan="8" |Kumatora<br>熊虎[[File:Kumatora ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
|'''Higuma'''*<br>樋熊
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|Higuma*<br>樋熊
| rowspan="7" |'''Donchaku'''<br>土着[[File:Donchaku ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
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| rowspan="7" |Donchaku<br>土着[[File:Donchaku ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
 
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| rowspan="13" |'''Hae'''<br>栄え[[File:Hae ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|180x180px]]
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| rowspan="13" |Hae<br>栄え[[File:Hae ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|180x180px]]
 
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| rowspan="7" |'''Fuyukori'''<br>冬氷[[File:Fuyukori ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
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| rowspan="7" |Fuyukori<br>冬氷[[File:Fuyukori ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
|'''Kosetsu'''*<br>降雪
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|Kosetsu*<br>降雪
 
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| rowspan="16" |'''Kaijo'''<br>海上[[File:Kaijo ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|133x133px]]
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| rowspan="16" |Kaijo<br>海上[[File:Kaijo ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|133x133px]]
|'''Nami'''*<br>波
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|Nami*<br>波
 
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| rowspan="8" |'''Kaju-en'''<br>果樹園[[File:Kaju-en ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
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| rowspan="8" |Kaju-en<br>果樹園[[File:Kaju-en ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
 
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| rowspan="12" |'''Kyokuhoku'''<br>極北[[File:Kyokuhoku ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|120x120px]]
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| rowspan="12" |Kyokuhoku<br>極北[[File:Kyokuhoku ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|120x120px]]
|'''Yukika'''*<br>雪家
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|Yukika*<br>雪家
 
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| rowspan="9" |'''Saisho'''<br>最初[[File:Saisho ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|129x129px]]
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| rowspan="9" |Saisho<br>最初[[File:Saisho ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|129x129px]]
|'''Owari'''*<br>尾張
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|Owari*<br>尾張
 
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| rowspan="10" |'''Tsuyoinu'''<br>強犬[[File:Tsuyoinu ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
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| rowspan="10" |Tsuyoinu<br>強犬[[File:Tsuyoinu ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
 
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| rowspan="7" |'''Yakage'''<br>夜影[[File:Yakage ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|94x94px]]
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| rowspan="7" |Yakage<br>夜影[[File:Yakage ryoiki.png|centre|thumb|94x94px]]
|'''Kyuketsuki'''*<br>吸血鬼
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|Kyuketsuki*<br>吸血鬼
 
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* Gun marked with an asterisk (*) is the gun that hosts the capital of the Ryoiki.
 
* Gun marked with an asterisk (*) is the gun that hosts the capital of the Ryoiki.
 
** As the capital of the empire, Daitoshi is both a ryoiki and a gun, governed directly by the tenno and the imperial family.
 
** As the capital of the empire, Daitoshi is both a ryoiki and a gun, governed directly by the tenno and the imperial family.
* Shinju Harbor of Kaijo Ryoiki hosts the imperial navy.
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* Shinju Harbor of Kaijo Ryoiki hosts the Teitoku (提督/''Admiralty''), the primary headquarters the imperial navy.
 
* Saisho ryoiki's Owari gun, (the southeastern-most gun) is where the empire began.
 
* Saisho ryoiki's Owari gun, (the southeastern-most gun) is where the empire began.
* Kaju-en hosts some of the largest fruit orchards in the empire. 2/3 of the empire's fruit produce comes out of this ryoiki.
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* Kaju-en hosts some of the largest fruit orchards in the empire. 3⁄5 of the empire's fruit produce comes out of this ryoiki.
* Donchaku Ryoiki and its gun were the first ryoiki established following the empire's conquest and colonization of Akantai.
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* Donchaku Ryoiki and its gun were the first ryoiki established following the empire's invasion, conquest and colonization of Akantai.
 
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==== Clans & Nobility ====
 
Each noble clan is headed by a daimyo (大名) pledging fealty to the tenno. While each daimyo and all samurai still pledge fealty to the tenno, each and the political divisions enjoy a great deal of autonomy from the tenno.
 
Each noble clan is headed by a daimyo (大名) pledging fealty to the tenno. While each daimyo and all samurai still pledge fealty to the tenno, each and the political divisions enjoy a great deal of autonomy from the tenno.
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Titular kings and queens within the empire, the first level of the non-royal nobility, are titled Osho (王将/''Kings'') and Ohi (王妃/''Queens''), while their closest relatives are titled Oji (王子/''Prince'') and Ojo (王女/''Princess'') respectively. Male and female relatives, the same-level nobility, are titled Shoko (諸侯/''Prince'') and Hime (媛/''Princess'') respectively. Due to the political structure of the empire, these titles are mostly ceremonial, relics of the preimperial eras, and hold only a small amount political influence.
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The clans of Yamatai are grouped into four levels: Teikoku-Shiryu, Oritsu, Kishin, and Samatsu.
   
 
There are many clans across Yamatai with varying degrees of influence and noble ranks. Some of Yamatai's many clans, minor or major, don't actually rule ''any'' land, for one reason or another, but still retain some form of political influence; either through business dealings like trade or diplomacy, history as a political player in government, or from a history as a military family.
 
There are many clans across Yamatai with varying degrees of influence and noble ranks. Some of Yamatai's many clans, minor or major, don't actually rule ''any'' land, for one reason or another, but still retain some form of political influence; either through business dealings like trade or diplomacy, history as a political player in government, or from a history as a military family.
   
Rulership of the various political divisions are usually hereditary, depending on which clan controls it and how the ruling clan and/or the government chooses to handle the succession, unless a family is removed from power over a territory and replaced with another for one reason or another. And a single clan can actually have several members of their family appointed shugos, giving them control over multiple gun, even across the borders of a ryoiki.
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Rulership of the various political divisions are usually hereditary, depending on which clan controls it and how the ruling clan and/or the government chooses to handle the succession, unless a family is removed from power over a territory and replaced with another for one reason or another. And a single clan can actually have several members of their family appointed shugo, giving them control over multiple gun, even across the borders of a ryoiki.
   
 
The cities and towns governed by the shicho are not hereditary, even if the shicho is a the head of a minor cadet-clan that is a vassal of the daimyo. A shicho is a random noble, military officer, a landless samurai, or some other landless lord or citizen that is appointed directly by the government to rule the municipality, chosen solely by merit, and hereditary succession is not recognized in any instance unless the successor is chosen by merit alone.
 
The cities and towns governed by the shicho are not hereditary, even if the shicho is a the head of a minor cadet-clan that is a vassal of the daimyo. A shicho is a random noble, military officer, a landless samurai, or some other landless lord or citizen that is appointed directly by the government to rule the municipality, chosen solely by merit, and hereditary succession is not recognized in any instance unless the successor is chosen by merit alone.
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Both of these issues has led to the unofficial creation of "realms" when a clan owns a great amount of land, and it is a constant fear that it could lead to a clan becoming so powerful that it threatens to topple the imperial family, or the ignition of another ''Warring States Period''.
 
Both of these issues has led to the unofficial creation of "realms" when a clan owns a great amount of land, and it is a constant fear that it could lead to a clan becoming so powerful that it threatens to topple the imperial family, or the ignition of another ''Warring States Period''.
   
Regardless of what happens or how many gun a clan controls, the titles of sotoku of ryoiki are legally appinted only by the tenno.
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Regardless of what happens or how many gun a clan controls, the titles of sotoku of ryoiki are legally appointed only by the tenno.
 
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|+Notable clans of the Yamato Empire include:
 
|+Notable clans of the Yamato Empire include:
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!Description
 
!Description
 
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! colspan="5" |Teikoku-Shiryu clans<br>帝国支流氏<br>''Imperial Cadet clans''
! colspan="5" |Major Clans
 
 
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| colspan="5" |Clans that include the imperial family and their direct cadet branches. These clans date back to the earliest days of the emperorship. Despite being cadet branches of the imperial family, these clans typically don't have much more power or influence than the Kishin clans.
| colspan="5" |Clans that have great political, economic or military influnce in the empire.
 
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As members of the imperial family don't use surnames as a matter of tradition unless their status is revoked, members of the imperial family who are excluded from the line of succession or have their status revoked sometimes take one of these surnames, or are bestowed to them by the tenno.
 
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|'''Aizawa'''<br>逢沢
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|Fujiwara<br>藤原
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|Genjin
 
|The sotoku of Kaijo Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Aizawa clan.
 
 
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|'''Akimoto'''<br>秋元
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|Idai<br>偉大
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|[[File:Imperial clan mon.png|centre|thumb|80x80px]]
 
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|Human
 
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|The name of the dynasty and the unofficial clan name of the imperial family, as members of the imperial family don't use surnames as a matter of tradition unless their status is revoked.
|Yuan-Genjin
 
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|The sotoku of Kumatora Ryoiki in Morokoshi is appointed from the Akimoto clan as a matter of law and historical significance, one of the rare instances where one clan has permanant governance over a ryoiki.
 
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|Keiken<br>敬虔
The Akimoto clan (a Yuan-originating cadet branch the Qiuyuan clan of Tianchao) sided with Yamatai against Tianchao during the invasions, and were rewarded with lands for their service. The founding daimyo was a descendant of [[Lingjiao#Descendant Claimants|Xiangrikui Gongchen]], the first [[Lunaculi|lunaculus]] of Marlakcor.
 
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|The imperial line was founded by what is now called the Keiken clan, yet no longer holds the imperial title.
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In the days of the clan's emperorship, the clan was not a surname, but was a title they were addressed by as part of their personal name called "Mikado Keikenna (神門敬虔な)," which denoted their descent.
   
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This was shortened to "Keiken" when Sakuken-Tenno abdicated to Shintoki-Tenno, becoming a normal clan.
Becuase the clan was founded and rules in Morokoshi, members of the Akimoto clan are rarely seen in Fuso.
 
 
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|Minamoto<br>源
|'''Higurashi'''<br>日暮
 
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|[[File:Higurashi clan mon.png|centre|thumb|70x70px]]
 
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|Human
 
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|Genjin
 
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|The sotoku of Hae Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Higurashi clan.
 
The Higurashi clan is well known for its faith in [[Mioshie]], turning out more priests and priestesses than any other clan known.
 
 
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|'''Imagawa'''<br>今川
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|Taira<br>
 
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|Genjin
 
 
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! colspan="5" |Oritsu clans<br>王立氏<br>''Royal clans''
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| colspan="5" |Clans who are ''not'' cadet branches of the imperial family but have ''some'' relation to them through kinship or marriage, even if it was very brief. These clans are direct vassals of the imperial family and typically have the most power and prestige in the politics, economics and military of the empire.
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The parent lines that remain independently unrelated to the imperial family by marriage or kinship maintain a great degree of prestige and influence through cadet branch relations to the imperial family, yet these relations give them no legal right to the throne.
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Kojo (empresses) and spouses of imperial family members are usually from one of these clans, but it's typically fair game between them and the Kishin clans.
 
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|Ashikaga<br>足利
|'''Keikenna'''<br>敬虔な
 
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|Human
 
|Genjin
 
|The imperial line was founded by the Keikenna clan, yet no longer holds the imperial title.
 
 
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|Azai<br>浅井
|'''Kirishima'''<br>霧島
 
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|[[File:Azai clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
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|Human
 
|Genjin
 
 
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|Chosokabe<br>長宗我部
|'''Matsumae'''<br>松前
 
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|Human
 
|Genjin
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Miyagi'''<br>宮城
+
|Date<br>伊達
  +
|[[File:Date clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
  +
|
 
|
 
|
|Human
 
|Genjin
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|Hojo<br>北条
|'''Nomuchi'''<br>飲む血
 
  +
|[[File:Hojo clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
  +
|
  +
|
 
|
 
|
|Vampire
 
|Genjin
 
|The sotoku of Yakage Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Nomuchi clan.
 
The Nomuchi clan of Yakage Ryoiki is a vampiric clan, the only one one to rule a ryoiki.
 
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Oda'''<br>織田
+
|Imagawa<br>今川
  +
|
|[[File:Oda clan mon.png|centre|thumb|70x70px]]
 
  +
|
|Human
 
  +
|
|Genjin
 
  +
|
|The sotoku of Saisho Ryoiki is appointed from the Oda clan as a matter of law and historical significance, one of the rare instances where one clan has permanant governance over a ryoiki.
 
The imperial family is descended from a cadet branch of the Oda clan that was a cadet branch of the Keikenna clan.
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|Oda<br>織田
|'''Sakamoto'''<br>坂元
 
  +
|[[File:Oda clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
 
|
 
|
  +
|
  +
|The sotoku of Saisho Ryoiki is only appointed from the Oda clan as a matter of legal and historical significance, one of the rare instances where one clan has permanant governance over a ryoiki.
  +
The current imperial family is descended from a cadet branch of the Oda clan that was a cadet branch of the Keiken clan.
  +
|-
  +
|Saito<br>斎藤
  +
|[[File:Saito clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Saeki'''<br>佐伯
+
|Shimazu<br>島津
  +
|[[File:Shimazu clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
 
|
 
|
|Human
 
|Genjin
 
 
|
 
|
  +
|The ruling clan of the Kingdom of Mizuho, the Tsukahara clan, is a cadet branch of the Shimazu clan.
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Shimazu'''<br>島津
+
|Shirayuki<br>白雪
  +
|[[File:Shirayuki clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
  +
|The Shirayuki clan is well known for its prowess in the field of medicine, turning out more doctors and physicians than any other clan known, which it shares with its shinobi cadet branch.
|Genjin
 
  +
The sotoku of Kyokuhoku Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Shirayuki clan.
  +
|-
  +
|Tachibana<br>橘
  +
|[[File:Tachibana clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
 
|
 
|
  +
|
  +
|The sotoku of Kaju-en Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Tachibana clan.
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|Takeda<br>武田
|'''Shirayuki'''<br>白雪
 
  +
|[[File:Takeda clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
 
|
 
|
  +
|
  +
|The sotoku of Tsuyoinu Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Takeda clan.
  +
  +
The Takeda clan trains the best horsemen and cavalry of the empire.
  +
  +
The samurai military order, [[Qirsyllvian Non-State Organizations & Societies#Furinkazan|Furinkazan]], was founded by a member of the Takeda clan.
  +
|-
  +
|Tokugawa<br>徳川
  +
|[[File:Tokugawa clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Toyotomi<br>豊臣
  +
|[[File:Toyotomi clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|The current imperial family is a cadet branch of the Toyotomi clan, which is also a cadet branch of the Oda clan that was also a cadet branch of the Keiken clan that once held the throne.
  +
|-
  +
|Uesugi<br>上杉
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
! colspan="5" |Kishin clans<br>貴紳氏<br>''Noble clans''
  +
|-
  +
| colspan="5" |Clans that have great political, economic or military influence in the empire, yet are not held to the same level of standards and prestige of the Oritsu clans.
  +
|-
  +
|Aizawa<br>逢沢
  +
|[[File:Aizawa clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
 
|Human
 
|Human
 
|Genjin
 
|Genjin
|The sotoku of Kyokuhoku Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Shirayuki clan.
+
|The sotoku of Kaijo Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Aizawa clan.
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|Akechi<br>明智
|'''Tachibana'''<br>橘
 
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|A cadet branch and vassal of the Oda clan. Nearly went extinct following a rebellion and civil war, but redemed itself with the ousting of its treacherous daimyo.
  +
Once counted among the Oritsu clans, but was since demoted following said rebellion and civil war.
  +
|-
  +
|Akimoto<br>秋元
 
|
 
|
  +
|Human
  +
|Jiti-Genjin
  +
|The Akimoto clan is a Jiti-originating cadet branch the Qiuyuan clan of Tianchao that sided with Yamatai against Tianchao during the invasions, and were rewarded with lands for their service.
  +
  +
The founding daimyo, Akimoto-no-Kuma (秋元の熊), was an alleged descendant of [[Lingjiao#Descendant Claimants|Xiangrikui Gongchen]], the first [[abjaksan]] of Marlakcor.
  +
  +
The sotoku of Kumatora Ryoiki in Morokoshi is only appointed from the Akimoto clan as a matter of legal and historical significance, one of the rare instances where one clan has permanent governance over a ryoiki.
  +
  +
Because the clan was founded and rules in Morokoshi, members of the Akimoto clan – disregarding representatives to the Gikai – are rarely seen in Fuso, with a couple of exceptions.
  +
|-
  +
|Asahina<br>朝比奈
  +
|[[File:Asahina clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
 
|Human
 
|Human
 
|Genjin
 
|Genjin
  +
|A cadet branch of the Fujiwara and Imagawa clans, founded from a political union between the clans during the Warring States period of the ''Two Hundred Years' War''.
|The sotoku of Kaju-en Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Tachibana clan.
 
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Takeda'''<br>武田
+
|Higurashi<br>日暮
  +
|[[File:Higurashi clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
  +
|Human
  +
|Genjin
  +
|The sotoku of Hae Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Higurashi clan.
  +
The Higurashi clan is well known for its faith in [[Mioshie]], turning out more priests and priestesses than any other clan known.
  +
|-
  +
|Ishigame<br>石亀
 
|
 
|
  +
|Merfolk
  +
|Genjin
  +
|A cadet branch of the Aizawa clan that became almost entirely merfolk a few generations after a union between a man from the Aizawa clan and a mermaid from the now-extinct purely merfolk Enkei (円形) clan. Through the former Enkei clan, the Ishigame clan claims descent from Eizoku Kaiyo-no-hime, one of the Megami-hime.
  +
|-
  +
|Itogami<br>糸我見
  +
|
  +
|Elf
  +
|High Elf
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Kirishima<br>霧島
  +
|[[File:Kirishima clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
 
|Human
 
|Human
 
|Genjin
 
|Genjin
  +
|
|The sotoku of Tsuyoinu Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Takeda clan.
 
The Takeda clan trains the best horsemen and cavalry of the empire.
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|Kurogane<br>鉄
|'''Tokugawa'''<br>徳川
 
 
|
 
|
  +
|
  +
|Genjin
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Matsumae<br>松前
  +
|[[File:Matsumae clan mon.png|centre|thumb|90x90px]]
 
|Human
 
|Human
 
|Genjin
 
|Genjin
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|Minamiya<br>南舎
|'''Toyotomi'''<br>豊臣
 
 
|
 
|
 
|Human
 
|Human
 
|Genjin
 
|Genjin
  +
|
|The current imperial family is a cadet branch of the Toyotomi clan, which is also a cadet branch of then Oda clan cadet branch that once held the throne.
 
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Uesugi'''<br>上杉
+
|Miyagi<br>宮城
 
|
 
|
 
|Human
 
|Human
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|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Yuki'''<br>結城
+
|Miyamoto<br>宮元
  +
|
  +
|Faun
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Nakajima<br>中島
 
|
 
|
 
|Human
 
|Human
 
|Genjin
 
|Genjin
  +
|The Nakajima clan of Yamatai is the parent clan of House Nakajima of Soleil, a Gallique-Genjin cadet branch that is a noble house of Soleil.
  +
|-
  +
|Nomuchi<br>飲む血
 
|
 
|
  +
|Vampire
  +
|Genjin
  +
|The sotoku of Yakage Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Nomuchi clan.
  +
The Nomuchi clan of Yakage Ryoiki is a vampiric clan, the only one one to rule a ryoiki.
  +
|-
  +
|Sagara<br>相良
  +
|
  +
|Human
  +
|Genjin
  +
|A cadet branch of the Fujiwara and Shimazu clans.
 
|-
 
|-
! colspan="5" |Minor Clans
+
! colspan="5" |Samatsu clans<br>瑣末氏<br>''Minor clans''
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="5" |Clans that have respectable recognition but aren't very influential.
+
| colspan="5" |Clans that have some respectable recognition in terms of political and economic influence and military prowess, but aren't as influential as the Kishin clans.
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Ibuki'''<br>伊吹
+
|Ibuki<br>伊吹
 
|
 
|
 
|Human
 
|Human
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|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|Ishin<br>威信
|'''Ishigame'''<br>石亀
 
  +
|
 
|
 
|
|Merfolk
 
 
|Genjin
 
|Genjin
  +
|
|A cadet branch of the Aizawa clan that became mostly merfolk a few generations after a union between a man from the Aizawa clan and a mermaid.
 
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Ishin'''<br>威信
+
|Kanzaki<br>神崎
  +
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
|Genjin
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Kowa'''<br>恐
+
|Kowa<br>恐
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Mizujin'''<br>水人
+
|Mamiya<br>間宮
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Mizujin<br>水人
 
|
 
|
 
|Human
 
|Human
 
|Kaigara
 
|Kaigara
|The Mizujin clan is an immigrant clan from Ningyo Kazan, and acts as an unofficial intermediary between the Yamatai and Ningyo Kazan.
+
|The Mizujin clan is an immigrant clan from Ningyo Kazan, and acts as an unofficial intermediary between Yamatai and Ningyo Kazan.
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Odagiri'''<br>小田桐
+
|Odagiri<br>小田桐
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Onodera'''<br>小野寺
+
|Onodera<br>小野寺
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Shimizu'''<br>清水
+
|Sakamoto<br>坂元
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Saeki<br>佐伯
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Shimizu<br>清水
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Shodai'''<br>初代
+
|Shodai<br>初代
 
|
 
|
 
|Human
 
|Human
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|The sotoku of Donchaku Ryoiki in Akantai is normally appointed from the Shodai clan.
 
|The sotoku of Donchaku Ryoiki in Akantai is normally appointed from the Shodai clan.
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Toketsu'''<br>凍結
+
|Toketsu<br>凍結
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|The sotoku of Fuyukori Ryoiki in Akantai is normally appointed from the Toketsu clan.
 
|The sotoku of Fuyukori Ryoiki in Akantai is normally appointed from the Toketsu clan.
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Zaizen'''<br>財前
+
|Yuki<br>結城
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Zaizen<br>財前
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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! colspan="5" |Ninja clans
 
! colspan="5" |Ninja clans
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="5" |Clans that run the [[Qirsyllvian Non-State Organizations & Societies#Akatsuki Ninja Order|Akatsuki Ninja Order]] or train ninjas outside the order's influence.
+
| colspan="5" |Clans that run the [[Qirsyllvian Non-State Organizations & Societies#Togo Ninja Order|Togo Ninja Order]] or train ninjas outside the order's influence.
  +
They typically don't have any influence in the economics or politics of Yamatai, in fact they try to stay out of it, yet maintain a voice in the government and some influence in the military.
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|Fuga<br>風火
 
|
 
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Genya<br>原野
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Kusamura<br>叢
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Hattori<br>服部
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Hayate<br>疾風
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Homura<br>焔
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Inazuma<br>稲妻
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Nichiren<br>日輪
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Shirayuki<br>白雪
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|A cadet branch of the clan of same name among the Oritsu clans, with whom it shares the unique healing techniques of the whole Shirayuki clan.
  +
|-
  +
|Soseiji<br>双生児
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Take<br>岳
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Tanjun<br>単純
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Tekko<br>鉄工
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Uzumaki<br>渦巻
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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==== Politics & Government ====
 
==== Politics & Government ====
The empire is a hereditary monarchy ruled by the Tenno (天皇/Emperor), and the heir apparent is titled the Kotaishi (皇太子/Crown Prince). The spouse of the tenno is the Kogo (皇后/Empress). Direct relatives of the tenno, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, are titled Shinno (親王/''Imperial Prince'') and Naishinno (内親王/''Imperial Princess'') respectively. All other male and female relatives of the tenno (those too far down the line of succession to have any hope of succeeding the throne) are titled Koshi (皇子/''Prince'') and Kojo (皇女/''Princess'') respectively. Tenno who have abdicated and retied are titled Daijo-Tenno (太上天皇/''Emperor Emeritus'').
+
The empire is a hereditary monarchy ruled by the Tenno (天皇/''Emperor''), and the heir apparent is titled the Kotaishi (皇太子/''Crown Prince''). The spouse of the tenno is the Kogo (皇后/''Empress''). Direct relatives of the tenno, their sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, are titled Koshi (皇子/''Imperial Prince'') and Kojo (皇女/''Imperial Princess'') respectively. All other male and female relatives of the tenno those too far down the line of succession to have any true claim to the throne are titled Mikoto (/''Prince'') and Hime (/''Princess'') respectively. Tenno who have abdicated and retied are titled Daijo-Tenno (太上天皇/''Emperor Emeritus'').
   
Deceased tenno are given a posthumous name after death, and are usually given one that relates to their personality or the nature of their reign somehow. Past tenno are typically referred to by their posthumous names but sometimes by their personal names, especially by those who knew them during their reigns, but tenno from before Shintoki-tenno's reign are known by their posthumous names only, their personal names forgotten to history.
+
Deceased tenno are given a posthumous name after death, and are usually given one that relates to their personality or the nature of their reign somehow. Past tenno are typically referred to by their posthumous names but sometimes by their personal names, especially by those who knew them during their reigns.{{MainPage|List of Tenno of Yamatai}}
  +
The tenno's direct cabinet is the Daijo-kan (太政官/''Council of State''), the highest organ of the imperial government beneath the tenno and above the Gekai.
 
Titular kings and queens within the empire, the first level of the non-royal nobility, are titled Osho (王将/''Kings'') and Ohi (王妃/''Queens''), while their closest relatives are titled Oji (王子/''Prince'') and Ojo (王女/''Princess'') respectively. Male and female relatives, the same-level nobility, are titled Shoko (諸侯/''Prince'') and Hime (媛/''Princess'') respectively. Due to the political structure of the empire, these titles are mostly ceremonial, relics of the preimperial eras, and hold only a small amount political influence.
 
 
The tenno's direct cabinet is the Daijo-kan (太政官/Council of State), the highest organ of the Imperial government beneath the tenno and above the Gekai.
 
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
 
|+The structure of the Daijo-kan is as follows
 
|+The structure of the Daijo-kan is as follows
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! colspan="4" |Highest Tier
 
! colspan="4" |Highest Tier
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Daijo-daijin'''<br>太政大臣<br>''Chancellor of the Realm''
+
|Daijo-daijin<br>太政大臣<br>''Chancellor of the Realm''
 
| colspan="3" |The head of the Daijo-kan directly beneath the tenno. First officer of the cabinet.
 
| colspan="3" |The head of the Daijo-kan directly beneath the tenno. First officer of the cabinet.
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Sadaijin'''<br>大臣<br>''Minister of the Left''
+
|Naidaijin<br>大臣<br>''Minister of the Center''
  +
| colspan="3" |Direct superior of both the Sadaijin and the Udaijin.
  +
|-
  +
|Sadaijin<br>左大臣<br>''Minister of the Left''
 
| colspan="3" |Direct superior of the Sadaiben.
 
| colspan="3" |Direct superior of the Sadaiben.
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Udaijin'''<br>右大臣<br>''Minister of the Right''
+
|Udaijin<br>右大臣<br>''Minister of the Right''
 
| colspan="3" |Direct superior of the Udaiben.
 
| colspan="3" |Direct superior of the Udaiben.
|-
 
|'''Naidaijin'''<br>内大臣<br>''Minister of the Center''
 
| colspan="3" |
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
! colspan="4" |2nd Tier
 
! colspan="4" |2nd Tier
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Dainagon'''<br>大納言<br>''Major Counselor''
+
|Dainagon<br>大納言<br>''Major Counselor''
 
| colspan="3" |A counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court. There are commonly three Dainagon.
 
| colspan="3" |A counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court. There are commonly three Dainagon.
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Chunagon'''<br>中納言<br>''Middle Counselor''
+
|Chunagon<br>中納言<br>''Middle Counselor''
 
| colspan="3" |A counselor of the second rank in the Imperial court. There are commonly three Chunagon.
 
| colspan="3" |A counselor of the second rank in the Imperial court. There are commonly three Chunagon.
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Shonagon'''<br>少納言<br>''Minor Counselor''
+
|Shonagon<br>少納言<br>''Minor Counselor''
 
| colspan="3" |A counselor of the third rank in the Imperial court. There are commonly three Shonagon.
 
| colspan="3" |A counselor of the third rank in the Imperial court. There are commonly three Shonagon.
 
|-
 
|-
 
! colspan="4" |Other high-ranking bureaucrats
 
! colspan="4" |Other high-ranking bureaucrats
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Sangi'''<br>参議
+
|Sangi<br>参議
 
| colspan="3" |An associate counselor in the Imperial court. This office functions as a manager of daijo-kan activities within the palace.
 
| colspan="3" |An associate counselor in the Imperial court. This office functions as a manager of daijo-kan activities within the palace.
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Geki'''<br>外記<br>''Secretariat''
+
|Geki<br>外記<br>''Secretariat''
| colspan="3" |These are specifically named men who act at the sole discretion of the tenno. Among the duties of the ''Geki'' include writing out the titles conferred by the tenno. In cases of dispute between high officers, the ''Geki'' draft a statement of the case for both sides. Also, they look after any newly introduced business.
+
| colspan="3" |These are specifically named men who act at the sole discretion of the tenno. Among the duties of the Geki include writing out the titles conferred by the tenno. In cases of dispute between high officers, the Geki draft a statement of the case for both sides. Also, they look after any newly introduced business.
 
|-
 
|-
 
! colspan="4" |The Eight Ministries
 
! colspan="4" |The Eight Ministries
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! colspan="2" |Ministries of the Right
 
! colspan="2" |Ministries of the Right
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="2" |Overseen by the Sadaiben (左大弁/''Major Controller of the Left''). This administrator is charged with supervising the following four ministries:
+
| colspan="2" |Overseen by the Sadaiben (左大弁/''Major Controller of the Left'').
| colspan="2" |Overseen by the Udaiben (右大弁/''Major Controller of the Right''). This administrator is charged with supervising the following four ministries:
+
This administrator is charged with supervising the following four ministries:
  +
| colspan="2" |Overseen by the Udaiben (右大弁/''Major Controller of the Right'').
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This administrator is charged with supervising the following four ministries:
 
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|'''Chumu-sho'''<br>中務省<br>''Ministry of the Center''
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|Chumu-sho<br>中務省<br>''Ministry of the Center''
 
|This ministry encompasses those of the Imperial Household whose functions bring them closest to the tenno.
 
|This ministry encompasses those of the Imperial Household whose functions bring them closest to the tenno.
|'''Hyobu-sho'''<br>兵部省<br>''Ministry of War''
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|Hyobu-sho<br>兵部省<br>''Ministry of War''
|Responsible for managing wars initiated and waged by the empire and drafting war declarations at the behest of the tenno. Also works with the Treasury Ministry to manage war expenditure.
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|Responsible for managing wars initiated and waged by the empire and drafting war declarations at the behest of the tenno. Also works with the Okura-sho to manage war expenditure.
 
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|'''Shikibu-sho'''<br>式部省<br>''Ministry of Civil Services''
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|Shikibu-sho<br>式部省<br>''Ministry of Civil Services''
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|Also known as the "Ministry of the Interior".
|This ministry collects and maintains biographical archives of meritorious subjects.
 
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This ministry is concerned with the general populace, police activities, and with land survey records.
|'''Gyobu-sho'''<br>刑部省<br>''Ministry of Justice''
 
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Registries for all towns and villages are maintained by the Shikibu-sho, including census records as well as birth and death records.
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This ministry also collects and maintains biographical archives of meritorious subjects.
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|Gyobu-sho<br>刑部省<br>''Ministry of Justice''
 
|Appoints a series of hanji (判事/judges) to oversee trials of the state alongside the tenno, or in the event the tenno recuses himself from the trial.
 
|Appoints a series of hanji (判事/judges) to oversee trials of the state alongside the tenno, or in the event the tenno recuses himself from the trial.
 
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|'''Jibu-sho'''<br>治部省<br>''Ministry of Ceremonies''
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|Jibu-sho<br>治部省<br>''Ministry of Ceremonies''
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|Also known as the "Ministry of the Interior".
 
|'''Okura-sho'''<br>大蔵省<br>''Ministry of the Treasurey''
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|Okura-sho<br>大蔵省<br>''Ministry of the Treasurey''
 
|Responsible for managing the finances of the empire, including military and domestic expenditure, as well as regulating tax income from the Ministry of Taxation.
 
|Responsible for managing the finances of the empire, including military and domestic expenditure, as well as regulating tax income from the Ministry of Taxation.
 
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|'''Minbu-sho'''<br>民部省<br>''Ministry of Taxation''
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|Minbu-sho<br>民部省<br>''Ministry of Taxation''
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|This ministry is concerned with taxation.
|This ministry is concerned with taxation and the general populace, police activities, and with land survey records. Registries for all towns and villages are maintained, including census records as well as birth and death records.
 
|'''Kunai-sho'''<br>宮内省<br>''Ministry of the Imperial Household''
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|Kunai-sho<br>宮内省<br>''Ministry of the Imperial Household''
 
|Responsible for managing the imperial palace. Normally headed by a senior member of the Imperial Family.
 
|Responsible for managing the imperial palace. Normally headed by a senior member of the Imperial Family.
 
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[[File:Fuso whole.png|thumb|473x473px|The whole of Fuso without sovereign boundaries]]
 
[[File:Fuso whole.png|thumb|473x473px|The whole of Fuso without sovereign boundaries]]
 
*Fuso and the Genjin people are based off Japan and the Japanese people.
 
*Fuso and the Genjin people are based off Japan and the Japanese people.
*Because of how the Japanese language – which the Genjin language "Yogata" is based on – works, the title "Tenno" (天皇/Emperor), and other titles, are both singular and plural.
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*Because of how the Japanese language – which the Genjin language "Gengo" is based on – works, the title "Tenno" (天皇/Emperor), and other titles and nouns, are both singular and plural.
 
*The term "Yamatai," while the name of the empire, is also sometimes erroneously used to refer to the entire land as a whole.
 
*The term "Yamatai," while the name of the empire, is also sometimes erroneously used to refer to the entire land as a whole.
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*In its history, Fuso has ''twice'' been invaded by peoples of the Marlakcese mainland.
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**The first time, before the rise of Yamatai, was the Unghwa Invasions, in which the Unghwa peoples of western Marlakcor mounted five separate invasions of the eastern islands. The people of the time resisted fiercely, but the invaders entrenched themselves and set up their own kingdoms. These kingdoms were overthrown by Genjin daimyo about a century before the ''Two Hundred Years' War''.
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***Regardless, the longtime occupations of the eastern islands by the Unghwa resulted in a large concentration of Unghwa people that still live on the islands to present day.
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**The second time was the Arslan Invasion at the height of the Gergazard Khaganate, before the fragmentation of the Khaganate and the independence of the Lin dynasty of Tianchao.
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***[[File:Arslan conquest greatest extant.png|thumb|215x215px|Max extant of the Arslan Invasion (brown) of Fuso.]]The army and navy of Gergazar invaded and occupied the northeastern islands. The Yamato armies suffered mounting losses as they were unable to hold back the ferocity of the Arslan hordes. The turning point came during the ''Siege of Hansei'' (繁星の包囲); while a Yamato defeat, the Arslan ruler, Khundet Khan, was killed in battle. This event saw the tide turn against the Khaganate, which began calling its armies home as it began tearing itself apart when news of its ruler's death reached their homelands. Within of year of the siege, the remnants of the Gargazard armies in Fuso were defeated and the islands reconquered.
 
*Fuso includes the main lands currently occupied by the empire; the Eda Archipelago, occupied by Mizuho; the southernmost lands the Ningyo Archipelago, occupied by the Kingdom of Ningyo Kazan; and Hinomoto.
 
*Fuso includes the main lands currently occupied by the empire; the Eda Archipelago, occupied by Mizuho; the southernmost lands the Ningyo Archipelago, occupied by the Kingdom of Ningyo Kazan; and Hinomoto.
 
**The easternmost land of Fuso is the [[Marlakcor#Suisho Islands (Yamatai)|Suisho Islands]]. They extend into the western waters of Marlakcor.
 
**The easternmost land of Fuso is the [[Marlakcor#Suisho Islands (Yamatai)|Suisho Islands]]. They extend into the western waters of Marlakcor.

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Fuso political

Fuso (扶桑) is a cluster of large islands between Aquilonis and Marlakcor, and the homelands of the Genjin people. It is bounded by the Oriental sea (known to the Genjin as the Sekaikai (世界海/World Sea)) to the west and a narrow stretch of sea separating the lands from Marlakcor to the east.

Sovereign States

Holy Realm of Hinomoto

Capital: Kamigami no Toshi
神々の都市
Largest City:
Government: Theocratic Absolute Elective Oligarchy

Head of State:

Saikojuso
最高住僧
Head of Government:

Legislature:

Juroku no Guji Kaigi
十六の宮司会議
Chamber: unicameral

Demonym:

Hinomoto

Currency:

Kingetsu, Gingitsune, Gin'yo, Dogame
Languages: Official: Gengo
Minority:
Writing system:

The Holy Realm of Hinomoto (日乃本の神聖国土/Hinomoto no Shinsei Kokudo) is a theocratic nation occupying the half-tropical/half-arid island of the same name in the southern waters of the Oriental sea. It shares maritime borders with Yamatai to the north, Mizuho to the northwest and Ningyo Kazan to the southeast. The northern half of the island is mostly tropical, while the southern half is mostly arid desert.

The island has been home to many indigenous clans and tribes since ancient times, and Genjin settlers had been coming to the island for centuries. Hinomoto was already a powerful nation that was dominant in the north of the island before the Two Hundred Years' War, but modern Hinomoto began when exiles fleeing war during the early stages of the conflicts came to the island for asylum. The nation was reformed into the Holy Realm, and has since extended its rule across the entire island and much of the smaller surrounding islands.

A deeply religious nation, Hinomoto was founded on the belief that the island was the birthplace of the supreme kami Zenno-sha & Kanno-teki and the Idainaryu.

Despite – or perhaps because of – its religious nature, it has been known for political instability due to religious strife, and has broken into separate states and civil war more than once.

Hinomoto is ruled by the Saikojuso (最高住僧) – fem. Saikomiko (最高巫女) – an holy title that also denotes the second of the entire Mioshie religion. The title is elective, only voted on upon the death of the previous title holder. Below the Saikojuso is the Juroku no Guji Kaigi (十六の宮司会議/Council of 16 Priests), sixteen individuals who represent the sixteen Kyoku (教区) of Hinomoto.

While Yamatai conquered most of Fuso in its quest to unify the great lands, the empire didn't dare try to conquer Hinomoto. The rationale for sparing Hinomoto from invasion was that no one wished or dared to upset the kami.

Kingdom of Mizuho

Mizuho flag
Capital: Oshitsu no Kawashi
王室の川市
Largest City:
Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy

Head of State:

Daio
太王
Ruling Clan: Tsukahara
束原
Dynasty: Shimazu
島津
Race: Human
Ethnicity: Genjin
Head of Government: Daio
太王

Legislature:

Koto Hyogi-kai
高等評議会
Chamber: unicameral

Demonym:

Mizuho

Currency:

Kingetsu, Gingitsune, Gin'yo, Dogame
Languages: Official: Gengo
Minority:
Writing system:

The Kingdom of Mizuho (瑞穂) is a multi-island monarchical nation in the Oriental sea, occupying the Eda Archipelago, a branch archipelago of Fuso, just off the west coast of Yumiya-shima (弓矢島), territory of the Yamato Empire. It shares maritime borders with Yamatai to the east and Hinomoto to the southeast. Throughout history there has been some debate over whether or not the archipelago is part of Fuso, but modern cartographers indeed classify it as such.

Mizuho is the only remaining state from the Fourteen Kingdoms Period. The northern island of Mizuho was once territory of the Kingdom of Heiya, another state of the Fourteen Kingdoms Period, before seceding into an independent nation under the rule of the Tsukahara clan, a cadet-branch of the Shimazu clan. When the Warring States Period of the the Two Hundred Years' War broke out, Mizuho managed to avoid falling apart and stayed out of the conflicts of the main body of Fuso for the duration of the wars until the Age of Conquest.

The southern islands were once ruled by a separate dynasty, the Kingdom of Umi-Iwa, another state of the Fourteen Kingdoms Period, and the two kingdoms were constantly engaged in a struggle for dominance, to the point of war more than once. When the Two Hundred Years' War broke out, the two sides engaged in a near perpetual state of war; but, just as the Age of Conquest began, these conflicts ended when two royals from the north and south fell in love and married, resulting not only peace, but the permanent union of the two dynasties.

When the new Empire of Yamatai secured the eastern side of Yumiya, it tried to invade Mizuho, but Mizuho put up a steadfast resistance and Yamatai was repulsed. The empire was eventually forced to sign a peace treaty with Mizuho so that they could turn their attentions to the rest of Yumiya and Fuso.

During the final stages of the Age of Conquest, Yamatai again tried to assert dominance over Mizuho by conquest, but Mizuho had anticipated the return of Yamato forces and were prepared to mount a stern defense. Eventually, the costly conflict forced Yamatai to sign yet another peace treaty with Mizuho, ending the Age of Conquest period of the wars, and the Two Hundred Years' War.

The Kingdom of Mizuho has remained under the rule of the Tsukahara clan to this day. Despite permanent peace within its borders, Mizuho has remained a rival of Yamatai, and the latter has threatened its sovereignty several times in a variety of way since the conclusion of the Two Hundred Years' War.

Kingdom of Ningyo Kazan

Ningyo flag
Capital: Ryukyu
琉球
Largest City:
Government: Elective Feudal Monarchy

Head of State:

Kuni-o
國王
Ruling Clan:
Dynasty:
Race:
Ethnicity:
Head of Government: Sessei
摂政

Legislature:

Sanshikan
三司官
Chamber: unicameral

Demonym:

Currency:

Kingetsu, Gingitsune, Gin'yo, Dogame
Languages: Official: Gengo
Minority:
Writing system:

The Kingdom of Ningyo Kazan (人魚火山) is an multi-island nation occupying the volcanic archipelago of the same name. It shares maritime borders solely with Hinomoto to the north. Despite the islands' close proximity to Hinomoto, there was some debate for centuries over whether of not the islands are actually part of Fuso, but modern cartographers classify it as part of the whole.

Being a country on volcanic islands, like the majority of islands in Oriental sea, Ningyo Kazan has the most fertile soil anywhere on Qirsyllviar, and is home to a vast network of caves many consider the most spiritual anywhere. But what makes the country most special is the coexistence between humans and merpeople, similar to Renyu Dao in southeast Marlakcor.

Empire of Yamatai

Yamatai flag
Capital: Daitoshi
大都市
Largest City:
Government: Hereditary Parliamentary Absolute Feudal Monarchy

Head of State:

Tenno
天皇
Ruling Clan: Idai
偉大
Dynasty: Idai
偉大
Race: Human
Ethnicity: Genjin
Heads of Government: Tenno & Daijo-daijin
天皇 & 太政大臣

Legislature:

Gikai
議会
Chamber: unicameral

Demonym:

Yamato

Currency:

Teisatsu, Kingetsu, Gingitsune, Gin'yo, Dogame
Languages: Official: Gengo
Minority:
Writing system:

The Empire of Yamatai (邪馬臺), also called the Yamato Empire (倭帝国/Yamato Teikoku), is a large monarchical island nation in the Oriental sea (known to the Genjin peoples as the Sekaikai (World Sea)), occupying most of the large archipelagic lands and islands of Fuso. It shares maritime borders with Mizuho to the southwest, and Hinomoto to the south. It also holds sovereignty over swaths of territory in Marlakcor (the Morokoshi Ryoiki), the islands of Akantai to the northwest, and the Kappa Islands in Maritymir.

Yamatai is ruled by the Idai dynasty, control of which has passed through three successive clans via scions of the same dynasty over a course of almost three thousand years, with only a handful of interregnums.

History

What became modern Yamatai was once only a small independent fiefdom, known as Owari, ruled by the daimyo (patriarch/matriarch) of the Oda clan, on the southeast shore of the northernmost of the three great islands.

Before age of Yamatai, or even the first tenno, the lands and islands of Fuso was divided between hundreds of regional daimyo, samurai and Osho (王将/Kings) competing and warring with each other for land and hegemony.

About two thousand years before the Two Hundred Years' War, out of nowhere, during what history calls Akagane Jidai (赤金時代/Copper Age), a figure known to history as Ganzo-Tenno (元祖天皇); personal name: Mikado Keikenna-no-Totoi Taiso (神門敬虔なの尊い太祖), declared himself supreme ruler of all as the first Tenno (Emperor) in Fuso's history, creating what he named the Idai dynasty. The high priests of the time claimed him be a descendant of a the supreme kami sent by his divine ancestor to unite world and hold supreme power over the lands. After several years of persuasion, and several wars, the various tribes pledged allegiance one after another over a period of at least thirty years. From then on, Fuso was nominally ruled by the tenno. However, the power and influence of the tenno was always questionable.

Yamatai whole

The whole of the Yamato Empire's sovereign territory. Morokoshi is made of of the lands to the east of Fuso, and Akantai is made up of the islands northeast of Fuso.

For a time, the tenno truly held supreme hegemonic power over Fuso and all answered to him. But, as time went by, the power of the tenno waned until everything was as it was before Ganzo-Tenno. While the daimyo, samurai and osho nominally proclaimed allegiance to the tenno, the tenno ruled only the imperial capital and the surrounding territory at best and true power over the lands remained in the hands of the daimyo, samurai and osho, who continued to compete and war with each other for hegemony, and the tenno were near powerless to do anything. Only a few daimyo, samurai and osho truly ever held any loyalty to the tenno. The tenno's role in time became purely ceremonial while the daimyo, samurai and osho did as they pleased, and it was almost like the tenno didn't exist.

By the time Fuso was divided into fourteen states in what was known as the Fourteen Kingdoms Period (十四王国時代/Jushi Okoku Jidai) (c. 3200 – 3631ᴀꜰᴢ), these fourteen kingdoms, which were rarely ever at peace with one another, were still under nominal hegemony of the tenno. By that time – roughly 2100 years after the enthronement of the first tenno – the tenno was generally the peacekeeper of Fuso and was highly respected and revered, but in practice still held little-to-no actual power. This period ended when Mokuso-Tenno (木造天皇); personal name Akairo Hayashi (赤色林), was assassinated in an internal power struggle that was intended to restore power to the tenno. The coup backfired and most of the direct imperial family was killed in the same incident, leaving the heir to the imperial throne uncertain.

With each of the fourteen osho suspecting each other of taking part in the atrocity, and the more ambitious of every major daimyo and samurai sensing and seizing opportunity, rebellions and war ensued and most of the fourteen kingdoms collapsed entirely. And so the lands and islands of Fuso were plunged into chaos of near perpetuate war, even the eventual enthronement of Jikken-Tenno (実験天皇); personal name: Minarai Yoji (見習幼児), a distant cousin of Mukuso-Tenno, did nothing to quell the chaos, the authority of the tenno had been reduced to nothing and the position reduced to merely an almost-obsolete symbol.

Thus the Fourteen Kingdoms Period ended, setting the stage for the Warring States Period (戦国時代/Sengoku Jidai)(c. 3631 – 3739ᴀꜰᴢ/c. 1914 – 2022ɪɪᴏ) of the Two Hundred Years' War (二百年戦争/Ni Hyakunen Senso )(c. 3631ᴀꜰᴢ – 3840/1914ɪɪᴏ – 2123).

Owari was one of many states that rose to de facto independence after the collapse and breakup of great states of the Fourteen Kingdoms Period.

In the latter half of the Two Hundred Years' War, a cadet branch of the Oda (織田) clan rose to prominence under the leadership of Oda Yoshishige, a scion of the Oda and the imperial clan; first uniting a divided clan and subjugating its closest enemies. Those successful actions, along with the eventual conquest of the former Kingdom of Shinrin and the imperial capital, Daitoshi, and the abdication of Sakugen-Tenno (昨源天皇); personal name: Saigo Eiyu (最後英雄), to Yoshishige, began the Age of Conquest (征服時代/Seifuku Jidai)(3739ᴀꜰᴢ – 3840) and led to the founding of the Empire of Yamatai under the rule of a new line of tenno descended from the old one, thus maintaining the Idai dynasty. This was also the first time in some millennia the tenno held any real power over the lands.

The Yamato Empire under Yoshishige – posthumous name: Shintoki-Tenno (新時天皇) – and his descendants eventually conquered all its rivals and the rest of Yamatai during the Age of Conquest, through a combination of force and diplomacy, eventually becoming the sole governing authority of the empire. The sole exception to this is the Kingdom of Mizuho, the only remaining state from the Fourteen Kingdoms Period. Twice during the Age of Conquest did Yamatai tried to conquer Mizuho, and twice Mizuho repelled the invasions.

In the seven centuries since the conclusion of the Age of Conquest, rulership Yamatai since passed to a cadet branch of the larger Toyotomi (豊臣) clan.

Roughly two hundred years before present day, a cadet branch of the Toyotomi clan came to power, via a branch that was descended from Yoshishige, following the assassination of the twentieth Yamato tenno. The first tenno from the cadet branch of the Toyotomi was Toyotomi Nobunaga (豊臣信長). Nobunaga was a great-grandson of a previous tenno – Suisho-Tenno (水晶天皇) – personal name: Mitsuyasu (光泰) – via his daughter Mutsumi Naishinno (六ツ美) – and was a retainer of the assassinated tenno, Odayaka-Tenno (穏やか天皇) – personal name: Mitsuhide (光秀). Nobunaga avenged Odayaka-Tenno in the resulting civil war, later becoming tenno when the male heirs of the previous line renounced the imperial title in favor of Nobunaga. Thus, Nobunaga – posthumous name: Funiki-Tenno (新時天皇) – became the new tenno of Yamatai while preserving the dynasty. Following tradition, Nobunaga dropped his clan surname, and the Idai dynasty branch of the Toyotomi clan continues to rule Yamatai to this day.

Foreign Relations

Yamatai maintains diplomatic relations with many nations to the west and east. The main embassies, referred to as a Taishikan (大使館/embassy) and run by a Taishi (大使/ambassador), are located in a nation's capital and represent the empire itself, while offices in other cities, referred to as Ryojikan (領事館/consulate) and run by a Ryoji (領事/consul), maintain relations between nationals living in those cities and the local populace.

Yamatai is also a longtime friend and ally of the Kingdom of Soleil, and is one half of the Copain-Tomo Alliance. This wasn't always so; one century after the end of the Age of Conquest, and four centuries after the founding of Soleil, Yamatai established a colony on the then-unoccupied end of the Vieillesse Peninsula, and expansion of that colony was viewed as a threat by the growing Kingdom of Soleil. After a ferocious war, which saw territorial control being pushed back and forth several times, Yamatai was expelled from the mainland, and period of hot & cold relations ensued for at least three generations.

Relations changed drastically when Soleil and Yamatai found a common enemy in an invading extra-dimensional horde, the source of which was never determined, and fought side-by-side to see the enemy defeated. The victory resulted in feeling of unity and friendship between the western and eastern peoples, and a permanent alliance was formed. This alliance, along with the friendship and camaraderie between the two countries, has endured ever since.

Armed Forces

Yamatai maintains a substantial army and navy, making it the dominant superpower of the Oriental sea (the waters between Fuso and Aquilonis) with no real rivals.

The Imperial Army & Navy is run by the Shogun, the highest military rank beneath the tenno. He is responsible for all affairs of the military.

Political Divisions

Yamatai Ryoiki

The gun of Yamatai grouped into the ryoiki. Daitoshi is in white.

Yamatai gun

The Gun of Yamatai:
The shapes of the gun in Fuso mostly correspond to the political situation of the Warring States Period, yet there has been some redrawing since the Age of Conquest ended. The gun of Morokoshi and Akantai were shaped according to the will of the tenno by political and strategic necessity as Yamatai expanded into Marlakcor. Many smaller islands are part of the nearest gun of the same color.
The indigo-colored territories (the Kappa islands), are outside the normal political structure of Yamatai

The empire is loosely divided into many provinces. As established by the first tenno of a united Yamatai during and after the Age of Conquest of the Two Hundred Years' War, the political structure of the empire is thus:

  • The empire is divided into numerous sectors in four main levels:
    1. The first level are the Ryoiki (領域/Regions), and can be spread across multiple islands. A ryoiki is governed by Sotoku (総督/Viceroy), which is appointed by the tenno from the family of a daimyo or samurai from one of Yamatai's many clans, major or minor. They are appointed by either inheritance or merit, depending on many factors and circumstances that the tenno needs to take into account. Most of the time they are appointed from the family of the prior sotoku, whether from the main family or a cadet-branch, but this is not always so. The governance of these lands are restricted to the ryoiki they are assigned to; the sotoku of the ryoiki of Morokoshi and Akantai are appointed from different clans in a similar way.
    2. The second level are the Gun (郡/Provinces). Any number of Gun can make up a whole ryoiki. Each individual gun is governed by a Shugo (守護/protector), the position of which is appointed by the sotoku, with the approval of the tenno, by merit or inheritance. Most of the time they are appointed from the family of the sotoku of the ryoiki or from the family of the prior shugo, whether from the main family or a cadet-branch. Sometimes they come from a clan that controls a different ryoiki, or they can be unrelated entirely.
    3. The third level are the Shigai (市街/city), the major cities within the gun. They are governed as a whole by Shicho (市長/mayor).
    4. The final level are the Ku (区), the minor settlements of all types within the gun outside of cities. These are mostly towns and private lands controlled either by a local samurai or a Yanushi (landlord), which are appointed by merit or inheritance.
  • The sole exception to the political structure of Yamatai proper is Daitoshi, the capital city and gun of the empire. Daitoshi and the lands under its influence is governed directly by the tenno and the imperial family.
  • Morokoshi, Yamatai's Marlakcese territories, and Akantai, the islands northeast of Fuso, are similarly divided according the structure of the main empire's political divisions, as they are proper extensions of the empire.
    • The clans that are appointed sotoku of the Morokoshi and Akantai Ryoiki are a relatively recent development. While equal rank, they have a lesser standing than the clans in Yamatai proper in Fuso.
  • The Kappa islands in Maritymir, are the exceptions to the primary political structure established in the wake of the wars; they are a Kuiki (区域/Zone) ruled by a Bugyo (奉行/Magistrate) appointed by the tenno.
    • Morokoshi and Akantai were treated the same way before they were organized into the primary political divisions as proper extensions of the empire.
Ryoiki & Gun of the empire
Yamatai Proper/Fuso Morokoshi Akantai

Ryoiki

Gun

Ryoiki

Gun

Ryoiki

Gun
Daitoshi
Daitoshi*
大都市
Kumatora
熊虎
Kumatora ryoiki
Higuma*
樋熊
Donchaku
土着
Donchaku ryoiki
Hae
栄え
Hae ryoiki
Fuyukori
冬氷
Fuyukori ryoiki
Kosetsu*
降雪
Kaijo
海上
Kaijo ryoiki
Nami*
Kaju-en
果樹園
Kaju-en ryoiki
Kyokuhoku
極北
Kyokuhoku ryoiki
Yukika*
雪家
Saisho
最初
Saisho ryoiki
Owari*
尾張
Tsuyoinu
強犬
Tsuyoinu ryoiki
Yakage
夜影
Yakage ryoiki
Kyuketsuki*
吸血鬼
Notes:
  • Gun marked with an asterisk (*) is the gun that hosts the capital of the Ryoiki.
    • As the capital of the empire, Daitoshi is both a ryoiki and a gun, governed directly by the tenno and the imperial family.
  • Shinju Harbor of Kaijo Ryoiki hosts the Teitoku (提督/Admiralty), the primary headquarters the imperial navy.
  • Saisho ryoiki's Owari gun, (the southeastern-most gun) is where the empire began.
  • Kaju-en hosts some of the largest fruit orchards in the empire. 3⁄5 of the empire's fruit produce comes out of this ryoiki.
  • Donchaku Ryoiki and its gun were the first ryoiki established following the empire's invasion, conquest and colonization of Akantai.

Clans & Nobility

Each noble clan is headed by a daimyo (大名) pledging fealty to the tenno. While each daimyo and all samurai still pledge fealty to the tenno, each and the political divisions enjoy a great deal of autonomy from the tenno.

Titular kings and queens within the empire, the first level of the non-royal nobility, are titled Osho (王将/Kings) and Ohi (王妃/Queens), while their closest relatives are titled Oji (王子/Prince) and Ojo (王女/Princess) respectively. Male and female relatives, the same-level nobility, are titled Shoko (諸侯/Prince) and Hime (媛/Princess) respectively. Due to the political structure of the empire, these titles are mostly ceremonial, relics of the preimperial eras, and hold only a small amount political influence.

The clans of Yamatai are grouped into four levels: Teikoku-Shiryu, Oritsu, Kishin, and Samatsu.

There are many clans across Yamatai with varying degrees of influence and noble ranks. Some of Yamatai's many clans, minor or major, don't actually rule any land, for one reason or another, but still retain some form of political influence; either through business dealings like trade or diplomacy, history as a political player in government, or from a history as a military family.

Rulership of the various political divisions are usually hereditary, depending on which clan controls it and how the ruling clan and/or the government chooses to handle the succession, unless a family is removed from power over a territory and replaced with another for one reason or another. And a single clan can actually have several members of their family appointed shugo, giving them control over multiple gun, even across the borders of a ryoiki.

The cities and towns governed by the shicho are not hereditary, even if the shicho is a the head of a minor cadet-clan that is a vassal of the daimyo. A shicho is a random noble, military officer, a landless samurai, or some other landless lord or citizen that is appointed directly by the government to rule the municipality, chosen solely by merit, and hereditary succession is not recognized in any instance unless the successor is chosen by merit alone.

The gun that make up a ryoiki are set up by law but actual ownership of each individual gun is always under dispute. It is not uncommon for a gun to change hands every so often for a couple of reasons: Since many clans, minor and major, are interrelated somewhere down the line, and most noble clans have one or several cadet-clans, conflict for inheritance and succession is a common occurrence throughout Yamatai. The main cause for this are succession rights crises caused by an inheritance dispute; if a minor clan that was ruling the gun as shugo ends without a potential heir, the tenno can hand the land to another clan to fill the vacancy, even if only temporarily, and this can lead to a minor clan being risen up to noble one.

War is another cause for a gun to change hands. If the previous ruling clan is removed from power over any amount of land by force, the tenno can recognize the victorious daimyo's claim to the land and appoint someone of that clan as shugo of the gun, making it part of the daimyo's realm, and the tenno can even side with the aggressor daimyo militarily to see the war concluded hurriedly. Otherwise, the tenno can refuse to recognize the claim or result of the war, and can command the daimyo to end the war or vacate the conquered land. If the daimyo refuses, the tenno can marshal troops against the aggressor daimyo, and even strip the offending lord of all lands and titles before giving them to someone else.

Assuming the tenno intervenes in the conflict on the side of the defending daimyo, and the war ends in favor of the defending daimyo, the tenno will often demand the aggressor daimyo to renew an oath of fealty and will exercise greater authority over the aggressor's future actions for a determined period. The tenno may also hand some or all of the aggressor's land over to another clan; another option would be to appoint a new daimyo from the many candidates of the defeated clan, usually one who stayed out of the conflict or sided with the tenno.

If the war ends in the aggressor daimyo's favor, often the tenno will often be forced to recognize the aggressor daimyo's claim to the land, but a demand for greater autonomy could also be granted; however, the latter outcome is a rarity.

Both of these issues has led to the unofficial creation of "realms" when a clan owns a great amount of land, and it is a constant fear that it could lead to a clan becoming so powerful that it threatens to topple the imperial family, or the ignition of another Warring States Period.

Regardless of what happens or how many gun a clan controls, the titles of sotoku of ryoiki are legally appointed only by the tenno.

Notable clans of the Yamato Empire include:
Clan Mon Race Ethnicity Description
Teikoku-Shiryu clans
帝国支流氏
Imperial Cadet clans
Clans that include the imperial family and their direct cadet branches. These clans date back to the earliest days of the emperorship. Despite being cadet branches of the imperial family, these clans typically don't have much more power or influence than the Kishin clans.

As members of the imperial family don't use surnames as a matter of tradition unless their status is revoked, members of the imperial family who are excluded from the line of succession or have their status revoked sometimes take one of these surnames, or are bestowed to them by the tenno.

Fujiwara
藤原
Idai
偉大
Imperial clan mon
The name of the dynasty and the unofficial clan name of the imperial family, as members of the imperial family don't use surnames as a matter of tradition unless their status is revoked.
Keiken
敬虔
The imperial line was founded by what is now called the Keiken clan, yet no longer holds the imperial title.

In the days of the clan's emperorship, the clan was not a surname, but was a title they were addressed by as part of their personal name called "Mikado Keikenna (神門敬虔な)," which denoted their descent.

This was shortened to "Keiken" when Sakuken-Tenno abdicated to Shintoki-Tenno, becoming a normal clan.

Minamoto
Taira
Oritsu clans
王立氏
Royal clans
Clans who are not cadet branches of the imperial family but have some relation to them through kinship or marriage, even if it was very brief. These clans are direct vassals of the imperial family and typically have the most power and prestige in the politics, economics and military of the empire.

The parent lines that remain independently unrelated to the imperial family by marriage or kinship maintain a great degree of prestige and influence through cadet branch relations to the imperial family, yet these relations give them no legal right to the throne.

Kojo (empresses) and spouses of imperial family members are usually from one of these clans, but it's typically fair game between them and the Kishin clans.

Ashikaga
足利
Azai
浅井
Azai clan mon
Chosokabe
長宗我部
Date
伊達
Date clan mon
Hojo
北条
Hojo clan mon
Imagawa
今川
Oda
織田
Oda clan mon
The sotoku of Saisho Ryoiki is only appointed from the Oda clan as a matter of legal and historical significance, one of the rare instances where one clan has permanant governance over a ryoiki.

The current imperial family is descended from a cadet branch of the Oda clan that was a cadet branch of the Keiken clan.

Saito
斎藤
Saito clan mon
Shimazu
島津
Shimazu clan mon
The ruling clan of the Kingdom of Mizuho, the Tsukahara clan, is a cadet branch of the Shimazu clan.
Shirayuki
白雪
Shirayuki clan mon
The Shirayuki clan is well known for its prowess in the field of medicine, turning out more doctors and physicians than any other clan known, which it shares with its shinobi cadet branch.

The sotoku of Kyokuhoku Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Shirayuki clan.

Tachibana
Tachibana clan mon
The sotoku of Kaju-en Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Tachibana clan.
Takeda
武田
Takeda clan mon
The sotoku of Tsuyoinu Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Takeda clan.

The Takeda clan trains the best horsemen and cavalry of the empire.

The samurai military order, Furinkazan, was founded by a member of the Takeda clan.

Tokugawa
徳川
Tokugawa clan mon
Toyotomi
豊臣
Toyotomi clan mon
The current imperial family is a cadet branch of the Toyotomi clan, which is also a cadet branch of the Oda clan that was also a cadet branch of the Keiken clan that once held the throne.
Uesugi
上杉
Kishin clans
貴紳氏
Noble clans
Clans that have great political, economic or military influence in the empire, yet are not held to the same level of standards and prestige of the Oritsu clans.
Aizawa
逢沢
Aizawa clan mon
Human Genjin The sotoku of Kaijo Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Aizawa clan.
Akechi
明智
A cadet branch and vassal of the Oda clan. Nearly went extinct following a rebellion and civil war, but redemed itself with the ousting of its treacherous daimyo.

Once counted among the Oritsu clans, but was since demoted following said rebellion and civil war.

Akimoto
秋元
Human Jiti-Genjin The Akimoto clan is a Jiti-originating cadet branch the Qiuyuan clan of Tianchao that sided with Yamatai against Tianchao during the invasions, and were rewarded with lands for their service.

The founding daimyo, Akimoto-no-Kuma (秋元の熊), was an alleged descendant of Xiangrikui Gongchen, the first abjaksan of Marlakcor.

The sotoku of Kumatora Ryoiki in Morokoshi is only appointed from the Akimoto clan as a matter of legal and historical significance, one of the rare instances where one clan has permanent governance over a ryoiki.

Because the clan was founded and rules in Morokoshi, members of the Akimoto clan – disregarding representatives to the Gikai – are rarely seen in Fuso, with a couple of exceptions.

Asahina
朝比奈
Asahina clan mon
Human Genjin A cadet branch of the Fujiwara and Imagawa clans, founded from a political union between the clans during the Warring States period of the Two Hundred Years' War.
Higurashi
日暮
Higurashi clan mon
Human Genjin The sotoku of Hae Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Higurashi clan.

The Higurashi clan is well known for its faith in Mioshie, turning out more priests and priestesses than any other clan known.

Ishigame
石亀
Merfolk Genjin A cadet branch of the Aizawa clan that became almost entirely merfolk a few generations after a union between a man from the Aizawa clan and a mermaid from the now-extinct purely merfolk Enkei (円形) clan. Through the former Enkei clan, the Ishigame clan claims descent from Eizoku Kaiyo-no-hime, one of the Megami-hime.
Itogami
糸我見
Elf High Elf
Kirishima
霧島
Kirishima clan mon
Human Genjin
Kurogane
Genjin
Matsumae
松前
Matsumae clan mon
Human Genjin
Minamiya
南舎
Human Genjin
Miyagi
宮城
Human Genjin
Miyamoto
宮元
Faun
Nakajima
中島
Human Genjin The Nakajima clan of Yamatai is the parent clan of House Nakajima of Soleil, a Gallique-Genjin cadet branch that is a noble house of Soleil.
Nomuchi
飲む血
Vampire Genjin The sotoku of Yakage Ryoiki is normally appointed from the Nomuchi clan.

The Nomuchi clan of Yakage Ryoiki is a vampiric clan, the only one one to rule a ryoiki.

Sagara
相良
Human Genjin A cadet branch of the Fujiwara and Shimazu clans.
Samatsu clans
瑣末氏
Minor clans
Clans that have some respectable recognition in terms of political and economic influence and military prowess, but aren't as influential as the Kishin clans.
Ibuki
伊吹
Human Genjin
Ishin
威信
Genjin
Kanzaki
神崎
Kowa
Genjin
Mamiya
間宮
Mizujin
水人
Human Kaigara The Mizujin clan is an immigrant clan from Ningyo Kazan, and acts as an unofficial intermediary between Yamatai and Ningyo Kazan.
Odagiri
小田桐
Genjin
Onodera
小野寺
Genjin
Sakamoto
坂元
Saeki
佐伯
Shimizu
清水
Kaigara
Shodai
初代
Human The sotoku of Donchaku Ryoiki in Akantai is normally appointed from the Shodai clan.
Toketsu
凍結
The sotoku of Fuyukori Ryoiki in Akantai is normally appointed from the Toketsu clan.
Yuki
結城
Zaizen
財前
Ninja clans
Clans that run the Togo Ninja Order or train ninjas outside the order's influence.

They typically don't have any influence in the economics or politics of Yamatai, in fact they try to stay out of it, yet maintain a voice in the government and some influence in the military.

Fuga
風火
Genya
原野
Kusamura
Hattori
服部
Hayate
疾風
Homura
Inazuma
稲妻
Nichiren
日輪
Shirayuki
白雪
A cadet branch of the clan of same name among the Oritsu clans, with whom it shares the unique healing techniques of the whole Shirayuki clan.
Soseiji
双生児
Take
Tanjun
単純
Tekko
鉄工
Uzumaki
渦巻

Politics & Government

The empire is a hereditary monarchy ruled by the Tenno (天皇/Emperor), and the heir apparent is titled the Kotaishi (皇太子/Crown Prince). The spouse of the tenno is the Kogo (皇后/Empress). Direct relatives of the tenno, their sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, are titled Koshi (皇子/Imperial Prince) and Kojo (皇女/Imperial Princess) respectively. All other male and female relatives of the tenno – those too far down the line of succession to have any true claim to the throne – are titled Mikoto (尊/Prince) and Hime (姫/Princess) respectively. Tenno who have abdicated and retied are titled Daijo-Tenno (太上天皇/Emperor Emeritus).

Deceased tenno are given a posthumous name after death, and are usually given one that relates to their personality or the nature of their reign somehow. Past tenno are typically referred to by their posthumous names but sometimes by their personal names, especially by those who knew them during their reigns.

Main page: List of Tenno of Yamatai

The tenno's direct cabinet is the Daijo-kan (太政官/Council of State), the highest organ of the imperial government beneath the tenno and above the Gekai.

The structure of the Daijo-kan is as follows
Position Title Role
Highest Tier
Daijo-daijin
太政大臣
Chancellor of the Realm
The head of the Daijo-kan directly beneath the tenno. First officer of the cabinet.
Naidaijin
内大臣
Minister of the Center
Direct superior of both the Sadaijin and the Udaijin.
Sadaijin
左大臣
Minister of the Left
Direct superior of the Sadaiben.
Udaijin
右大臣
Minister of the Right
Direct superior of the Udaiben.
2nd Tier
Dainagon
大納言
Major Counselor
A counselor of the first rank in the Imperial court. There are commonly three Dainagon.
Chunagon
中納言
Middle Counselor
A counselor of the second rank in the Imperial court. There are commonly three Chunagon.
Shonagon
少納言
Minor Counselor
A counselor of the third rank in the Imperial court. There are commonly three Shonagon.
Other high-ranking bureaucrats
Sangi
参議
An associate counselor in the Imperial court. This office functions as a manager of daijo-kan activities within the palace.
Geki
外記
Secretariat
These are specifically named men who act at the sole discretion of the tenno. Among the duties of the Geki include writing out the titles conferred by the tenno. In cases of dispute between high officers, the Geki draft a statement of the case for both sides. Also, they look after any newly introduced business.
The Eight Ministries
The lower half of the Daijo-kan is the Eight Ministries.
Ministries of the Left Ministries of the Right
Overseen by the Sadaiben (左大弁/Major Controller of the Left).

This administrator is charged with supervising the following four ministries:

Overseen by the Udaiben (右大弁/Major Controller of the Right).

This administrator is charged with supervising the following four ministries:

Chumu-sho
中務省
Ministry of the Center
This ministry encompasses those of the Imperial Household whose functions bring them closest to the tenno. Hyobu-sho
兵部省
Ministry of War
Responsible for managing wars initiated and waged by the empire and drafting war declarations at the behest of the tenno. Also works with the Okura-sho to manage war expenditure.
Shikibu-sho
式部省
Ministry of Civil Services
Also known as the "Ministry of the Interior".

This ministry is concerned with the general populace, police activities, and with land survey records.

Registries for all towns and villages are maintained by the Shikibu-sho, including census records as well as birth and death records.

This ministry also collects and maintains biographical archives of meritorious subjects.

Gyobu-sho
刑部省
Ministry of Justice
Appoints a series of hanji (判事/judges) to oversee trials of the state alongside the tenno, or in the event the tenno recuses himself from the trial.
Jibu-sho
治部省
Ministry of Ceremonies
Okura-sho
大蔵省
Ministry of the Treasurey
Responsible for managing the finances of the empire, including military and domestic expenditure, as well as regulating tax income from the Ministry of Taxation.
Minbu-sho
民部省
Ministry of Taxation
This ministry is concerned with taxation. Kunai-sho
宮内省
Ministry of the Imperial Household
Responsible for managing the imperial palace. Normally headed by a senior member of the Imperial Family.

Beneath the Daijo-kan is the bureaucracy known as the Gikai (議会), the Imperial Legislature of Yamatai. This organ administrates the laws of the empire on behalf of the tenno under the supervision of the tenno and an official called the Tairo (大老). The members of the Gikai are called Giin (議員) and write the laws of the land, which are in turn executed by the tenno if he approves them. In the Gikai, rather than representing the clans, it is the gun that are represented, one Giin from each – in the early days of the empire it was seven from each, but the number was reduced as the empire expanded.

Giin are elected to the Gikai by popular vote (one of the few democratic processes of Yamatai), but the Giin representing the gun are normally from the same clan ruling it or from cadet-clans. Regardless, no matter how many gun any clan controls, the Giin representing the gun are required to swear an oath of impartiality before taking office. This is so that no one clan has too much influence in the Gikai, and any instance of perceived favoritism, no matter how small, is met with immediate dismissal from one's post.

The Gikai and the tenno usually work in conjunction, but the tenno is more powerful as there are very few checks and balances. There only a few things that the tenno the the Gikai must jointly agree on to become law, the main one being the ratification of treaties. The Gikai passes laws by a simple majority vote, and the Tairo will often serve as the tiebreaker in the event of one, but the tenno can also veto any laws at his leisure if he doesn't approve, and the Gikai has no power to overturn it. That said, the only thing the tenno has no power to do is make laws at his leisure. He can put forth a motion and propose a law, but the Gikai is required to vote on them for them to become law.

Notes & Trivia

Fuso whole

The whole of Fuso without sovereign boundaries

  • Fuso and the Genjin people are based off Japan and the Japanese people.
  • Because of how the Japanese language – which the Genjin language "Gengo" is based on – works, the title "Tenno" (天皇/Emperor), and other titles and nouns, are both singular and plural.
  • The term "Yamatai," while the name of the empire, is also sometimes erroneously used to refer to the entire land as a whole.
  • In its history, Fuso has twice been invaded by peoples of the Marlakcese mainland.
    • The first time, before the rise of Yamatai, was the Unghwa Invasions, in which the Unghwa peoples of western Marlakcor mounted five separate invasions of the eastern islands. The people of the time resisted fiercely, but the invaders entrenched themselves and set up their own kingdoms. These kingdoms were overthrown by Genjin daimyo about a century before the Two Hundred Years' War.
      • Regardless, the longtime occupations of the eastern islands by the Unghwa resulted in a large concentration of Unghwa people that still live on the islands to present day.
    • The second time was the Arslan Invasion at the height of the Gergazard Khaganate, before the fragmentation of the Khaganate and the independence of the Lin dynasty of Tianchao.
      • Arslan conquest greatest extant

        Max extant of the Arslan Invasion (brown) of Fuso.

        The army and navy of Gergazar invaded and occupied the northeastern islands. The Yamato armies suffered mounting losses as they were unable to hold back the ferocity of the Arslan hordes. The turning point came during the Siege of Hansei (繁星の包囲); while a Yamato defeat, the Arslan ruler, Khundet Khan, was killed in battle. This event saw the tide turn against the Khaganate, which began calling its armies home as it began tearing itself apart when news of its ruler's death reached their homelands. Within of year of the siege, the remnants of the Gargazard armies in Fuso were defeated and the islands reconquered.
  • Fuso includes the main lands currently occupied by the empire; the Eda Archipelago, occupied by Mizuho; the southernmost lands the Ningyo Archipelago, occupied by the Kingdom of Ningyo Kazan; and Hinomoto.
    • The easternmost land of Fuso is the Suisho Islands. They extend into the western waters of Marlakcor.
    • There has been constant debate amongst Qirsyllvian cartographers throughout history on whether of not the southernmost lands, the Ningyo Archipelago and Hinomoto, the former which is occupied by Yamatai's suzerainty, the Kingdom of Ningyo Kazan, is part of Fuso, but most agree that they are.
    • Since the western islands of Yamatai are more "solid" while the eastern islands are more "fragment-like," some historians speculate that Fuso was once a whole continent before it broke up into smaller pieces, similar to what happened with Atlantis during the the Great Ketellaao. But whatever happened with Yamatai (if it even happened at all) happened thousands of years before that Atlantian catastrophe, likely before recorded history.