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A country occupying mostly jungle, the Conglin Jungles of Gaoliang is home to the largest river Basin in the world. |
A country occupying mostly jungle, the Conglin Jungles of Gaoliang is home to the largest river Basin in the world. |
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===Khaganate of Gergazar=== |
===Khaganate of Gergazar=== |
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+ | Capital: Shiltgeen (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠰᠢᠯᠲᠦᠭᠡᠨ</span>)<br>Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy<br>Head of State: Khagan (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ</span>)/Khatun (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ</span>)<br>Head of Government: Khagan<br>Legislature: None<br>Demonym: Gergazard (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠲᠤ</span>) /Arslan/Gergazese<br>Currency: n/a |
The Khaganate of Gergazar (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ</span>), or the Gergazard Khaganate (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠲᠤ</span><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠩᠨᠠᠲ</span>), is a large nation in eastern Pianpilu – called Delkhiin (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ</span>) by the Arslan – and the homeland of the Arslan people, dominating the mountains, tundras and steppes that make up most of their homelands. |
The Khaganate of Gergazar (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ</span>), or the Gergazard Khaganate (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠲᠤ</span><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠩᠨᠠᠲ</span>), is a large nation in eastern Pianpilu – called Delkhiin (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ</span>) by the Arslan – and the homeland of the Arslan people, dominating the mountains, tundras and steppes that make up most of their homelands. |
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==== History ==== |
==== History ==== |
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− | Gergazar is a relatively recent union of Marlakcor, first coming together as a union of khanates under Erkhemseg Khan (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠡᠷᠬᠢᠮᠰᠦᠭ</span><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ</span>) of the Altanzul (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠵᠤᠯ</span>) clan. At its hight, it the Gergazard Khaganate controlled vast territories across the continent, including most of Pianpilu, Zhongyuan, and half of Haoyudai (), even having Tibet at its mercy. It is from these conquests that the Lin dynasty of Tianchao was founded as a |
+ | Gergazar is a relatively recent union of Marlakcor, first coming together as a union of khanates under Erkhemseg Khan (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠡᠷᠬᠢᠮᠰᠦᠭ</span><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ</span>) of the Altanzul (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠵᠤᠯ</span>) clan. At its hight, it the Gergazard Khaganate controlled vast territories across the continent, including most of Pianpilu, Zhongyuan, and half of Haoyudai (), even having Tibet at its mercy. It is from these conquests that the Lin dynasty of Tianchao was founded as a division of the greater khaganate, taking advantage of the ongoing ''Seven Dynasties & Twelve Kingdoms'' period to expand. However, a turning point for the empire came with the sudden death of Khundet Khan (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠦᠨᠳᠦᠳ</span><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ</span>), the ninth Khagan of Gergazar and the third Huangdi of the Lin dynasty, resulted in a succession dispute and the fragmentation of the Khaganate. |
Khundet Khan died during the ''Siege of Fanxing'' against the forces of the Zhiji Rebellion (雉雞暴動), which his forces eventually defeated, without naming an heir; and so a war of succession erupted between his sons and generals. Within a year of his death, the Khaganate broke into five independent states – the Lin dynasty among them – while the Altanzul clan was ousted from rulership of Gergazar and replaced by the Tsetsgiin (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠭ ᠦᠨ</span>) clan under Tuimer Khan (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠲᠦᠢᠮᠡᠷ</span><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ</span>), while the Altanzul clan continued to rule the Lin dynasty for the rest of its existance. The other states to emerge from the fragmentation of the khaganate were the Shengwai-ruled Shuang (霜) dynasty in central Pianpilu; the Unghwa-ruled Gwan (관/棺) dynasty in Haoyudai; and the Xiyi-ruled Pan (磐) dynasty on the Island of Qiu. Gwan and Pan were soon reconquered by the Lin dynasty, but the Shuang dynasty resisted until it capitulated to the dwarf-ruled Lei dynasty. Gergazar itself managed to avoid disintegrating during the civil war but was greatly weakened. |
Khundet Khan died during the ''Siege of Fanxing'' against the forces of the Zhiji Rebellion (雉雞暴動), which his forces eventually defeated, without naming an heir; and so a war of succession erupted between his sons and generals. Within a year of his death, the Khaganate broke into five independent states – the Lin dynasty among them – while the Altanzul clan was ousted from rulership of Gergazar and replaced by the Tsetsgiin (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠭ ᠦᠨ</span>) clan under Tuimer Khan (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠲᠦᠢᠮᠡᠷ</span><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ</span>), while the Altanzul clan continued to rule the Lin dynasty for the rest of its existance. The other states to emerge from the fragmentation of the khaganate were the Shengwai-ruled Shuang (霜) dynasty in central Pianpilu; the Unghwa-ruled Gwan (관/棺) dynasty in Haoyudai; and the Xiyi-ruled Pan (磐) dynasty on the Island of Qiu. Gwan and Pan were soon reconquered by the Lin dynasty, but the Shuang dynasty resisted until it capitulated to the dwarf-ruled Lei dynasty. Gergazar itself managed to avoid disintegrating during the civil war but was greatly weakened. |
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|Unet Chuluu<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl"><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠦᠨᠡᠲᠦ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤ</span></span> |
|Unet Chuluu<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl"><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠦᠨᠡᠲᠦ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤ</span></span> |
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|The Altanzul clan was the first ruling clan of the Khaganate. |
|The Altanzul clan was the first ruling clan of the Khaganate. |
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+ | The clan that currently rules the Erdeniin Khanate is a branch descended from Zusegch Khan (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠵᠦᠰᠦᠭᠴᠢ ᠬᠠᠨ</span>), whom was an older brother of Baatar Khan, the fourth Huangdi of the Lin dynasty. Both of them were sons of Khundet Khan, the last Khagan of the Gergazar from the Altanzul clan. |
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|Tsetsgiin <br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl"><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠭ ᠦᠨ</span></span> |
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|The Tsetsgiin clan is the current ruling family of the Khaganate, ruling directly from the capital of the khaganate. |
|The Tsetsgiin clan is the current ruling family of the Khaganate, ruling directly from the capital of the khaganate. |
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The Tsetsgiin clan came to power under Tuimer Khan after ousting the Altanzul clan during the succession dispute that followed in the wake of the untimely death Khundet Khan. |
The Tsetsgiin clan came to power under Tuimer Khan after ousting the Altanzul clan during the succession dispute that followed in the wake of the untimely death Khundet Khan. |
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Marlakcor, also known as Tianxia (天下) locally, is the northeastern continent of Qirsyllviar.
Sovereign States
Kingdom of Baoshi
Capital: ???
Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
Head of State: ???
Head of Government: ???
Legislature: ???
Demonym: ???
Currency: ???
The Kingdom of Baoshi (寶石) is a dwarf-ruled island nation in northeastern Marlakcor.
It borders Tianchao to the south on the island of Qiu, and share's maritime borders with Gergazar to the east and Khuiten to the north. It also shares maritime borders with a cluster of neutral islands to the west.
Dongnan Baquan Banglian
Capital: Tuanjie (團結)
Government: Hegemonic Confederated Parliamentary Quasi-Federal Hereditary Feudal Monarchy
Head of State: Zuigao Bazhu (最高霸主)
Head of Government: Zhengfu Buzhang
Legislature: Canyuan
Demonym: Dongnan (endo)/Dongbalese (exo)
Currency: Jiaozi, Guanzi, Huizi, Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui
Dongnan Baquan Banglian (東南霸權邦聯/Southeastern Hegemonic Confederation), also known as Dongnan Wangguo (東南王國/Southeastern Kingdoms), or simply Dongbalian (東霸聯), is a large state in southeast Huaxia, the central subcontinent of Marlakcor.
It borders Tianchao to the northwest and the Serica Provinciae of Rome to the northeast, the border marked by Mulan's Wall. To the west it shares borders the high elven Empire of Gaoliang. First in the northwest it indirectly borders it via Zhonglibozi, a neutral zone separating it from Gaoliang; and down southwest, on the other side of the Jingshen Sea (精神海/Spiritual Sea), it controls the Lingzhai (灵宅) region, which directly borders Gaoliang.
Down south, it shares maritime borders with the island Nation of Renyu Dao, which was briefly part of the confederacy before it seceded in favor of retaining independence. To the west, it shares borders with the empire of Nhiet'doi, which it has gone to war with for territory and other issues many times.
It also holds sovereignty over the Cuocao Islands (鹺草島嶼/Cuocao Daoyu/Saltgrass Islands) (the southwestern half of the Dragon Islands) in Maritymir.
On the northern land border with Tianchao and down and northwestern coast, spaced varyingly (mostly between ten to twenty miles), are a series of fortresses and castles that defend the empire from invasion. The ones along the border with Tianchao were built in the aftermath of the last great war with Tianchao. The ones along the northwestern coast are relatively recent constructions. When Tianchao solidified its grip on the Laoying Peninsula, the fortifications were constructed down the northwestern coast. The final fortress, dubbed Bianjie Castle, situated almost right on the border with Gaoliang, also serves as one of several border crossing points between Dongbalian and Gaoliang. The northernmost of these fortresses is Qingwa Castle, which is also the westernmost fortress along the northern border fortifications.
To the east along the border with the Serica Provinciae of Rome stands Mulan's Wall, named for Li Mulan, the legendary female general who spearheaded the defense of Dongbalian during the Roman Invasion, and also led the recapture of much of the occupied territories before the wall's construction, and served as the wall's architect. These massive fortifications of 25m-high stone walls, fortresses and castles, which runs along the entire length of the border and took nearly ten years each to build, were constructed to prevent any further invasion by Rome. Mulan's Wall was built some centuries later in the wake of the Roman Invasion of Dongbalian. Mulan's Wall, blocks any further invasion by sea via some other fortifications along the coasts beyond the wall's end points, known respectively as Xiangxi Bao (向西堡) and Nanchao Kanguan (南超看管).
The wall has fulfilled its purpose throughout its existence.
History
The area that eventually became Dongbalian was originally a collection of independent kingdoms, city-states and tribes struggling for land and dominance. But in the face of Tianzu aggression and expansion during the Tianzu Wars of Conquest, many of the northern states banded together to resist the expansion of Tianchao, eventually becoming a confederated state.
However, the wars with Tianchao were met with repeated defeats on the battlefield, and Dongbalian was pushed back until it was ultimately defeated and fully annexed.
Much of modern Dongbalian (mostly the north and central area; Tianchao never reached very far south) remained under Tianzu rule for centuries.
During the Seven Dynasties & Twelve Kingdoms period that followed the collapse of the Mei dynasty of Tianchao, the lands that became modern Dongbalian broke away from Tianchao to form a pair of rival dynasties and were never recovered. Said dynasties are known to history as the Hang Kingdom and Sang Kingdom, two of the states counted among the twelve kingdoms of said period.
During said period, two nobles who were descendants of former Dongbalian rulers found a chance to revolt, now known to history as the Red Dragon Rebellion, and set up their own empires. By the time the period ended, the Hang and Sang empires were firmly entrenched and conquered up to the edge of Jing bu Xibei (what is now northwestern Dongbalian).
The first true peace treaty ended with Tianchao still in control of Jing bu Xibei.
While originally two empires fighting for the same thing, when the conflicts with Tianchao ended they quickly turned on each other and warred for dominance in the region, even while members of their centralized governments were fighting for control of them. Their governments grew unstable from constant infighting and soon collapsed into many dozens of independent kingdoms, dukedoms, counties and city-states struggling for land and dominance. Eventually some concurrence was reached and a directorial confederation, in which all lords have equal say, was set up. However, the directorial confederation eventually turned hegemonic, with Lan Kingdom taking the lead role as hegemon of Dongbalian under the title of Zuigao Bazhu (Supreme Overlord).
A few centuries after the peace treaty that left Tianchao in control of Jing bu Xibei, Tianchao descended into chaos during the civil war taking place during the transition between the Ang and Ting dynasties (known in Tianchao as the Ang–Ting War (盎–亭戰/Ang–Ting Zhan)), Dongbalian seized the chance to reconquer the region from Tianchao, and did so with minimal resistance, achieving its modern northern and western borders. Aside from that, Dongbalian has mostly avoided taking advantage or getting involved in Tianchao's near-constant internal strife.
Even while going to war with Tianchao on and off for years, they turned their attentions toward expanding west and south, uniting many other states and tribes under their banner through treaty and conquest, eventually expanding into northern Maritymir. Dongbalian even managed to steal some territory from Gaoliang, the Lingzhai (灵宅) region. That region joined Dongbalian after seceding following a war for secession, which was secretly organized by Dongbalian.
Dongbalian remains at odds with Tianchao to this day, and the two powers go to war almost every other decade for one reason or another. Its relations with Gaoliang and Nhiet'doi are cold too, but diplomacy has avoided too many wars.
Dongbalian eventually lost some of its northeastern territories to Rome. While Dongbalian anticipated an invasion when Rome all but defeated Tianchao, it was still unable to resist the ferocity of the Imperial Roman Army in the initial invasion, despite years of preparation. This changed when a female warrior, known to history as Li Mulan (李木蘭); styled Guowei (國衛), came to prominence. Li Mulan, an ethnic Yinghui peasant woman born in Tianchao, and an alleged descendant of Xiangrikui Gongchen, had been taken as a war slave by a Roman officer during the invasion. During her time as a slave – after learning their language – she learned all about Roman war tactics both from watching the battles from afar and from listening to the Roman commanders talk. After managing to escape, she disguised herself as a man and enlisted in the Dongnan army. Her determination and mettle, along with her knowledge of Roman war strategies, allowed her to quickly rise through the ranks until she became a general.
Once a general, Mulan took charge of an army and her widely successful anti-Roman tactics allowed her to turn the tide of the war, culminating when she fully defended against the Roman army in a decisive battle that changed history forever, now known to history as the Battle of Qiuling Pingyuan. Mulan's true gender was accidentally exposed not long after, but her loyal troops defended her from any punishment. The High King of the time – known to history as Chang Guizhou (常規週) – was so impressed with her and her record that he let her retain her position and rank. Mulan then led another successful campaign that saw the reclamation of much territory before a peace treaty ending the war was signed.
Governance & Politics
The head of state is the Zuigao Bazhu, the main ruler of the nation. The incumbent High King holds the rulership of his kingdom concurrently. The title is held for life and at first Lan Kingdom held the position of hegemon. There were attempts early on to make it hereditary, but when the first holder died there was no clear heir. And so, the next High King is elected from the rulers of one of the kingdoms or the heir to the kingdom of the previous holder when the incumbent one dies.
The head of the government of Dongbalian is the Zhengfu Buzhang (政府部長/Minister of Government), but the office is mostly ceremonial in practice and holds little actual power.
The legislature of the confederacy is the Canyuan (參院/Senate), which is divided into the Shangyuan (上院/Upper House) and the Xiayuan (下院/Lower House), the upper and lower house respectively. Members of both houses of the Senate are referred to as Canyiyuan (議員/Senators), and are directly appointed by leaders of the political divisions, and higher level states are permitted more senators in the Senate. Representation in the Lower House is determined by population, which is determined by a nationwide census taken every twenty years.
Political Divisions
Dongbalian is divided into many territories termed one of several things depending on the rank held upon accession to the confederation.
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Wangguo 王國 Kingdom |
Wang 王 King |
Hereditary | 10 | The highest political division of Dongbalian.
Only the Kings can be elected to the position of High King, |
Gongguo 公國 Duchy |
Gongjue 公爵 Duke |
Hereditary | 7 | |
Jun 郡 Region |
Houjue 侯爵 Marquis |
Hereditary | 5 | |
Boguo 伯國 County (1st level) |
Bojue 伯爵 Count |
Hereditary | 4 | |
Xian 縣 County (2nd level) |
Hereditary | 4 | ||
Zilingdi 子領地 Sub-county |
Zijue 子爵 Viscount |
Hereditary | 3 | |
Guizu 貴族 Barony |
Nanjue 男爵 Baron |
Hereditary | 3 | |
Tai 態 State |
Zhongdu 總督 Governor |
Election | 2 | |
Chengbang 城邦 City-State |
Shizhang 市長 City Govenor |
Election | 2 | A single city and surrounding territory. Their leaders can be either elected or hereditary. |
Lingzhu 領主 Seignior |
Hareditary | |||
Junqu 軍區 Military Region |
Zhong-jiang 中将 Lieutenant General |
Military appointment | 1 | A military region along Mulan's Wall or the fortress regions along the borders and northwestern seaboard.
The leader title is a military rank. |
Name | Ruling Family | Flag/Symbol | Historicity & Notes |
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Lan 藍 |
Pie 苤 |
Lan was the original hegemon of Dongbalian before the modern succession methods were made law. | |
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Jun | |||
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Xian | |||
Zilingdi | |||
Guizu | |||
Tai | |||
None, ruler elected | |||
Chengbang | |||
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Hanjin 漢晉 |
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Tangming 唐明 |
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Tuanjie 團結 |
None, ruler elected | Tuanjie is a city-state founded as the capital of Dongbalian, and has a special status compared to the rest of the nation's city-states. | |
Weishuwu 魏蜀吳 |
Jin 晉 |
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Xiangxi Bao 向西堡 |
None, military appointment | The northernmost fortification along Mulan's Wall. | |
Nanchao Kanguan 南超看管 |
None, military appointment | The southernmost fortification along Mulan's Wall. |
Empire of Gaoliang
Capital: ???
Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
Head of State: ???
Head of Government: ???
Legislature: High Council
Demonym: ???
Currency: ???
The Empire of Gaoliang (高魎) is a large confederated high elven empire occupying the dense Conglin Jungles in southern Huaxia, the central subcontinent of Marlakcor.
It borders Dongbalian to the east, indirectly via Zhonglibozi, a neutral region, and directly via the Lingzhai region; Tianchao to the north via the Jingling Peninsula; the wood elven Senxiao kingdoms to the southwest, and shares maritime borders with Raimei to the west across the Conglin Sea.
A country occupying mostly jungle, the Conglin Jungles of Gaoliang is home to the largest river Basin in the world.
Khaganate of Gergazar
Capital: Shiltgeen (ᠰᠢᠯᠲᠦᠭᠡᠨ)
Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy
Head of State: Khagan (ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ)/Khatun (ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ)
Head of Government: Khagan
Legislature: None
Demonym: Gergazard (ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠲᠤ) /Arslan/Gergazese
Currency: n/a
The Khaganate of Gergazar (ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ), or the Gergazard Khaganate (ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠲᠤᠬᠠᠩᠨᠠᠲ), is a large nation in eastern Pianpilu – called Delkhiin (ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ) by the Arslan – and the homeland of the Arslan people, dominating the mountains, tundras and steppes that make up most of their homelands.
It borders Tianchao to the west and south, and shares maritime borders with the dwarven nation of Baoshi to the southwest.
History
Gergazar is a relatively recent union of Marlakcor, first coming together as a union of khanates under Erkhemseg Khan (ᠡᠷᠬᠢᠮᠰᠦᠭᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ) of the Altanzul (ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠵᠤᠯ) clan. At its hight, it the Gergazard Khaganate controlled vast territories across the continent, including most of Pianpilu, Zhongyuan, and half of Haoyudai (), even having Tibet at its mercy. It is from these conquests that the Lin dynasty of Tianchao was founded as a division of the greater khaganate, taking advantage of the ongoing Seven Dynasties & Twelve Kingdoms period to expand. However, a turning point for the empire came with the sudden death of Khundet Khan (ᠬᠦᠨᠳᠦᠳᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ), the ninth Khagan of Gergazar and the third Huangdi of the Lin dynasty, resulted in a succession dispute and the fragmentation of the Khaganate.
Khundet Khan died during the Siege of Fanxing against the forces of the Zhiji Rebellion (雉雞暴動), which his forces eventually defeated, without naming an heir; and so a war of succession erupted between his sons and generals. Within a year of his death, the Khaganate broke into five independent states – the Lin dynasty among them – while the Altanzul clan was ousted from rulership of Gergazar and replaced by the Tsetsgiin (ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠭ ᠦᠨ) clan under Tuimer Khan (ᠲᠦᠢᠮᠡᠷᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ), while the Altanzul clan continued to rule the Lin dynasty for the rest of its existance. The other states to emerge from the fragmentation of the khaganate were the Shengwai-ruled Shuang (霜) dynasty in central Pianpilu; the Unghwa-ruled Gwan (관/棺) dynasty in Haoyudai; and the Xiyi-ruled Pan (磐) dynasty on the Island of Qiu. Gwan and Pan were soon reconquered by the Lin dynasty, but the Shuang dynasty resisted until it capitulated to the dwarf-ruled Lei dynasty. Gergazar itself managed to avoid disintegrating during the civil war but was greatly weakened.
The loss of most of its empire greatly weakened the khaganate. It eventually recovered its strength and integrity to prevent other powers from conquering it. But, dispite many efforts, never reached such vast territorial extants again.
Politics & Governance
Gergazar is a collection of autonomous khanates ruled by Khans (ᠬᠠᠨ) subordinate to the Khagan.
Clan | Ruling Khanate | Notes | |
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Altanzul ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠵᠤᠯ |
Erdeniin ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ |
Unet Chuluu ᠦᠨᠡᠲᠦ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤ |
The Altanzul clan was the first ruling clan of the Khaganate.
The clan that currently rules the Erdeniin Khanate is a branch descended from Zusegch Khan (ᠵᠦᠰᠦᠭᠴᠢ ᠬᠠᠨ), whom was an older brother of Baatar Khan, the fourth Huangdi of the Lin dynasty. Both of them were sons of Khundet Khan, the last Khagan of the Gergazar from the Altanzul clan. |
Burged ᠪᠦᠷᠭᠦᠳ |
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Chono ᠴᠢᠨᠣᠠ |
Khavtgai ᠬᠠᠪᠲᠠᠭᠠᠢ |
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Delkhii ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ |
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Gereltekh ᠭᠡᠷᠡᠯ ᠳᠦ ᠬᠢ |
Naidvar ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠳᠠᠪᠤᠷᠢ |
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Nurgeen ᠨᠦᠷᠭᠡᠬᠡᠨ |
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Shuukh ᠰᠢᠭᠦᠬᠦ |
Sokhor ᠰᠣᠬᠣᠷ |
Shilen Sav ᠰᠢᠯᠢᠨ ᠰᠠᠪᠠ |
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Tatvar ᠲᠠᠲᠠᠪᠤᠷᠢ |
Khandiv ᠬᠠᠨᠳᠢᠪ |
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Tsasan ᠴᠠᠰᠤᠨ |
Ovliin ᠡᠪᠦᠯ ᠦᠨ |
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Tsetsgiin ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠭ ᠦᠨ |
Khyanagch ᠬᠢᠨᠠᠭᠴᠢ |
Shiltgeen ᠰᠢᠯᠲᠦᠭᠡᠨ |
The Tsetsgiin clan is the current ruling family of the Khaganate, ruling directly from the capital of the khaganate.
The Tsetsgiin clan came to power under Tuimer Khan after ousting the Altanzul clan during the succession dispute that followed in the wake of the untimely death Khundet Khan. |
Tsin ᠴᠢᠨ |
Khatuu ᠬᠠᠲᠠᠭᠤ |
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Other Prominent/Non-ruling Clans | |||
Name | Notes | ||
Ayanga ᠠᠶᠤᠩᠭᠠ |
Longtime vassals of the Nurgeen clan. | ||
Tavtsan ᠲᠠᠪᠴᠠᠩ |
Empire of Goryeo
Capital: Goguryeo
Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy
Head of State: Taewang (태왕)
Head of Government: Taewang
Legislature: Jegug Uihoe
Demonym: ???
Currency: Mun, Yang, Won
The Empire of Goryeo (고려) is an island nation occupying the island of the same name in the northwest corner of Haoyudai (Hoyeokdae), the northern lands of Xinshijie, the western subcontinent of Marlakcor. It shares maritime borders with Morokoshi of Yamatai to the south and Tianchao to the east. Up north it controls the island of Jinjuui (진주의) and the Yosae (요새) peninsula on the mainland, its only land border with Tianchao.
Once controlling great swathes of the northern half of the western continent, down to at least the central regions of Haoyudai, Goryeo, the homeland of the Unghwa people, was once the dominant nations on western lands of Marlakcor, and seemed primed for ultimate domination before Tianchao invaded. As a result of the Tianzu Wars of Conquest, Goryeo was reduced to the island from whence it originated. The Yosae peninsula, which is governed from the fortress city of Jeohang (저항), is also Goryeo's only remaining mainland holdout against Tianchao.
Unlike Tibet and now-defunct Daludao, Goryeo managed to stave off the threat of invasion and retain full sovereignty.
Spiritual Kingdom of Hijiritokoro
Capital: Sonkei (尊敬)
Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy
Head of State: Seio (聖王)
Head of Government: ???
Legislature: None
Demonym: ?????
Currency: Hansatsu, Koban, Nibuban, Ichibuban, Tsuho
The Spiritual Kingdom of Hijiritokoro (聖所) is an island nation, occupying the island of Seiso (精そ), off the southern coast of Yuchang (Amehara), the southern division of Xinshijie, in southwest Marlakcor. Hijiritokoro shares maritime borders solely with Raimei to the north across the Meiyo Channel.
A deeply religious nation, Hijirotokoro practices a syncretic faith based on a merging of many aspects of Lingjiao and Mioshie.
Hijiritokoro was once known the Kingdom of Shengsuo (聖所), an equally religious kingdom which once occupied great swathes of the southern portion of the western continent, once stretching to the Isthmus of Caihong, at one time bordering Tianchao, but invasions by Yamatai and the Yamato-Shengsuo War (4120–4131AFZ) led it to recede from the mainland as Yamatai established the Morokoshi Ryoiki. Decades later, Genjin settlers rose up and overthrew Shengsuo, establishing the Genjin-ruled kingdom of Hijiritokoro (a Genjin reading of the Jiti name of the kingdom).
When the Ikazuchi clan rebelled against Yamato rule a century later, separating from Morokoshi and establishing the Empire of Raimei, Hijiritokoro managed to diplomatically stay out of the conflict, and fostered a trade relationship with both empires. Since then, it has served also a diplomatic medium between the two empires.
Empire of Nhiet'doi
Capital: ????
Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
Head of State: Vuong (王)
Head of Government: Vuong
Legislature: none
Demonym: ????
Currency: Van
The Empire of Nhiet'doi (熱帶), addressed as "Redai" by the Jiti, is an ethnic Mien'phi nation in southeastern Marlakcor, occupying the tropical jungle islands of the southeast.
It is ruled by the Ly dynasty.
It solely borders Dongbalian to the west, by land on three islands and the rest by sea.
Nhiet'doi has been resisting Dongnan expansion into the southeast for centuries. Not once ever did Nhiet'doi accept joining the hegemony, rebuking every single invitation. More than once these rebukes turned into open confrontation and war. These wars were repeatedly met with defeat and truce, reducing Nhiet'doi to a handful of islands.
When Dongbalian found itself occupied by the Roman Invasions, Nhiet'doi took a chance to reclaim much of its lost territory.
Empire of Raimei
Capital: Hekireki (霹靂)
Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy
Head of State: Raiko-jinno (雷光人皇)
Head of Government: Raiko-jinno
Legislature: None
Demonym: Raimin (雷民)
Currency: Hansatsu, Koban, Nibuban, Ichibuban, Tsuho
The Empire of Raimei (雷鳴), sometimes known as the Thunder Empire to countries outside Marlakcor, is a large monarchical state in southwestern Marlakcor, occupying much of Yuchang (called Amehara by the Genjin), the southern lands of Xinshijie, the western subcontinent of Marlakcor.
Raimei borders the Yamato territories of Morokoshi to the west, Tianchao to the north via the Isthmus of Caihong, and shares maritime borders with high elven Gaoliang Empire and the wood elven Senxiao kingdoms to the east across the Conglin Sea, and the neutral island of Hei'an Zhidi to the southeast via its island territories in the Chidao Sea, and Hijiritokoro to the south across the Meiyo Channel.
Raimei was once part of the Morokoshi Ryoiki of Yuchang, and therefore sovereign territory of Yamatai, until a rebellion led by one renegade clan, the Ikazuchi clan (雷), established the new independent empire, which took ten years of war, now known as the Raimin War for Independence (4235–4245AFZ), to achieve.
Raimei remains at odds with Yamatai, and have fought several wars with the empire since its founding, but careful diplomacy has prevented the empires from outright destroying each other. The Ikazuchi clan still rules Raimei to this day.
As an empire made up of lands that were formerly part of the Kingdom of Shengsuo (now called Hijiritokoro), Raimei has its own unique culture that is a blend of both Genjin and native culture.
State of Renyu Dao
Capital: Yai
Government: Elective Absolute Monarchy
Head of State: Patriarch/Matriarch
Head of Government: Patriarch/Matriarch
Legislature: Council
Demonym: Renyan
Currency: Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui
The State of Renyu Dao (人魚島) is an island nation occupying the island of the same name in the Chidao Sea of southern Marlakcor, sharing maritime borders with solely Dongbalian.
Renyu Dao is a nation where merpeople live alongside humans in harmony. Renyu Dao was originally founded when a clan of humans got washed up on the shores, and have lived alongside the merfolk together in harmony from then on.
When Dongbalian expanded to their waters, they at first signed a treaty to come under Dongnan sovereignty, but pulled out of the confederacy less than a year later. The separation wasn't welcomed at first, leading to a brief military confrontation, but Dongbalian's government caved in and drew back within weeks.
Magic Republic of Seijiseom
Capital: Mabeob (마법)
Government: Directorial Wizard's Republic
Heads of State: Hyeonjaui Uihoe (현자의 의회/Council of Sages)
Heads of Government: Hyeonjaui Uihoe
Legislature: Hyeonjaui Uihoe
Demonym: ???
Currency: ???
The Magic Republic of Seijiseom (세이지섬/Sage Islands) is a Unghwa nation of magic in northwestern Marlakcor. It occupies to islands, Masul Seojjog (마술 서쪽) & Masul Dongjjog (마술 동쪽). It solely borders Tianchao on southern Masul Dongjjog.
Kingdoms of Senxiao
The Senxiao kingdoms is the collective term for the dozens of independent wood elven tribal chiefdoms led by different clans in southwestern Huaxia.
Holy City of Shangri-la
Kingdom of Shayuwei Dao
Capital: Shaqi
Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy
Head of State: Wang
Head of Government: Wang
Legislature: None
Demonym: Shayu
Currency: Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui
The Kingdom of Shayuwei Dao (鯊魚尾島/Shayuwei Dao Wangguo) is an island nation on the island of the same name in the Sinolatin Sea off of Huaxia in western Marlakcor.
As Dongbalian expanded, Shayuwei Dao rejected all offers to join the expanding confederacy and even managed to repel an invasion when negotiations with one regime turned hostile. After the only war it ever fought with Dongbalian, Shayuwei Dao experienced a golden age of prosperity due to the soon established trade and military alliance that followed a change of management to both nations. However, this ended with the invasions of Rome.
When Rome exerted its control of western Marlakcor, Shayuwei Dao was no exception to the ever opportunistic Roman Empire. After losing almost half the island to the invaders, Shayuwei Dao signed a submissive peace treaty with Rome, retaining nominal sovereignty while still a vassal of the empire.
When wars back in Eurodysia forced Rome to recall some of its forces, Shayuwei Dao took the chance to reassert its independence and reconquer its lost territory.
However, even after reasserting its sovereignty, Shayuwei Dao was unable to restore its relations with Dongbalian, as Rome prevents all trade and communications from reaching the mainland, forcing Shayuwei Dao into an unequal trade alliance.
Sige Sheng Cheng
Government: Theocratic Elective Monarchies
Heads of State: Four Masters
Heads of Government: Four Masters
Legislatures: none
Demonym: n/a
Currency: n/a
The Sige Sheng Cheng (四個聖城/Four Holy Cities), are a quartet of religious city-states spread around Marlakcor. Although in four separate locations around the continent, and are mostly autonomous from one another, the four cities are considered a single state.
Deeply religious states, the holy cities are controlled by a religious order that pledges faith to the Divine Beasts of Tianxia, and each houses a main temple dedicated to one of the four to represent their cardinal direction. As Tianchao expanded in every direction, they spared any threat of conquest or vassalization, as not even the huangdi of the time dared to threaten the sanctity of such holy places.
The eastern and western cities were also spared conquest of vassalization by Rome and Yamatai when the two empires formed Serica Provinciae and Morokoshi respectively. Despite the former's usual policy to impose their religion on conquered or visited lands, Rome respected the eastern city's neutrality and honored the sanctity of a holy place, and Yamatai gave the same courtesy to the western city.
Although mostly autonomous from one another, the four masters, the leaders of each city, meet every year, taking turns to host the meeting in each of the four cities over the course of four years.
City | Description | |
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Name(s) | Represented Beast | |
Dongshui Guibei 冬水龜北 Ovolus yast Melkhoid ᠡᠪᠦᠯᠤᠰ ᠶᠠᠰᠤᠲᠤ ᠮᠡᠨᠡᠬᠠᠢ ᠳᠤ |
Black Turtle | Dongshui Guibei, also known as Ovolus yast Melkhoid by the Arslan, and the Shengwai/Tukhii also call it that in the mother tongue, is a city-state situated on the shore of Gui Bay in central Pianpilu, the northern subcontinent of Marlakcor.
It shares borders solely with Tianchao to the southwest. As the northern city of the order, Dongshui Guibei serves as the base for the Temple of the Black Turtle, Lord of Winter & Warden of the North. |
Chunjimu Longdong 春季木龍洞 |
Azure Dragon | Chunjimu Longdong is a city-state situated on the Long Peninsula of Qiu Island on the west side the Bay of Xiaolong.
It shares borders with Tianchao to the northeast. As the eastern city of the order, Chunjimu Longdong serves as the base for the Temple of the Azure Dragon, Lord of Spring & Warden of the East. |
Xiahuo Niaonan 夏火鳥南 |
Vermilion Bird | Xiahuo Niaonan is a city-state situated on the southern shore of the Zhuhong Sea.
It shares maritime borders solely with Gaoliang to the south. As the southern city of the order, Xiahuo Niaonan serves as the base for the Temple of the Vermilion Bird, Lord of Summer & Warden of the South. |
Qiujin Huxi 秋金虎西 Chugeum Beom-Seojjok 추금 범서쪽 Akikane Toranishi 秋金虎西 |
White Tiger | Qiujin Huxi, also known as Chugeum Beom-Seojjok by the Unghwa and Akikane Toranishi by the Genjin, is a city-state situated on the Washi Peninsula of Haoyudai (Called Hoyeokdae and Goikitai by the Unghwa and Genjin respectively), the northern lands of Xinshijie, the western subcontinent.
It shares land borders solely with the Morokoshi Provinces of Yamatai to the west, and shares maritime borders soely with Goryeo to the north. As the western city of the order, Qiujin Huxi serves as the base for the Temple of the White Tiger, Lord of Autumn & Warden of the West. |
Empire of Tianchao
Capital: Tangzhai
Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy
Head of State: Huangdi
Heads of Government: Huangdi & Chengxiang
Legislature: Guohui
Demonyms: Tianzu (天組)/Jiti (集體) (endo)/Tianchese/Cathayan (exo)
Currency: Jiaozi, Guanzi, Huizi, Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui
The Empire of Tianchao (天朝/Celestial Empire) is the dominant and largest state on Marlakcor.
Tianchao has been known by many names since before and throughout its existence. It is often known locally by whichever dynasty is currently ruling it, while the name for the country prevalent for foreigners from Arquperio (Eurodysia and Aquilonis) is Cathay, at least for diplomatic purposes. Other names for the empire include Jibang (集邦) and Jiyu (集宇), both used in reference for the dominant ethnic group. The name "Tianchao" dates back the the Ying dynasty, meant to illustrate the achievement of the Mandate of Heaven (天命/Tianming) and rulership of Tianxia (the world in ancient Tianzu perception), but the name did not enter common use for over two thousand years. It was used somewhat sparingly during the Mo, Qiang, Yue and Jing dynasties, but it wasn't until the Zhai dynasty that the name was adopted by law as the official legal name of the empire.
It occupies much of the continent, controlling northern and western Huaxia (the central subcontinent), most of Haoyudai (the northern lands of Xinshijie, the western subcontinent), and two thirds of Pianpilu (the northern continent). In the Zhongyuan Provinces, the capital regions, it borders Dongbalian to the south, and shares borders with the Roman Serica Provinciae on Shengfen Island and on the eastern peninsula of Qiu Island. It also shares borders with Baoshi in the northeastern corner of the latter island.
Via the Jingling Peninsula, it borders Gaoliang to the south, and on the western continent, the Xifang Regions, it borders Raimei to the south and Yamato-Morokoshi to the west.
On Pianpilu, it borders Tibet to the west and Gergazar, whom still resists Tianzu expansion with all its might, to the east. These lands were hotly contested between Tianchao and other powers for many centuries. First it was contested by the Tibetan empire and the Tukhii Khanate (the Tukhii people are now known as the Shengwai, but they still refer to themselves by their mother term in their mohter language and in conversation with their cousins, the Arslan) before Tiancho finally conquered most of it during the Kai dynasty. It was again contested territory during the Twenty Kingdoms and Western, Central & Northern Dynasties periods before reconsolidation under the Zan dynasty restored order. Some time after Tianchao broke up again during the Seven Dynasties & Twelve Kingdoms period, the recently-formed Gergazard Khaganate took advantage of the chaos to conquer Pianpilu and most of Tianchao. Following the Fragmentation of the Gergazard Khaganate, the central lands were controlled by the Shuang dynasty for several centuries until they were reconquered by the Lei dynasty. Tianchao still rules the lands to this day.
In the northwest it shares maritime and land borders with the island empire of Goryeo, from whom it conquered most of the western continent, and the magic republic of Seijiseom.
Tianchao also shares borders with two of the four island city-states: In the north, on the southwest shore of Gui Bay, Tianchao shares maritime borders with the Holy City of Dongshui Guibei. To the east, on the Long Peninsula of Qiu Island on the west side the Bay of Xiaolong, via what territories Tianchao still controls after the wars with Rome, Tianchao shares borders with the Holy City of Chunjimu Longdong.
In northern Pianpilu, Tianchao also territorially surrounds the city of Shangri-la, making it an enclave, which is nestled in a tropical jungle valley surrounded by an impassible mountain range. The mountains around the valley are frigid and snow-covered almost year-round, but the valley is kept warm by geothermal activity. Becuase Tianchao can't get to it, as the only way into the city is via hidden caves that only the people of Shangri-la know the location of, the empire leaves it alone.
Tianchao is also the suzerain of Tibet, forcing them to surrender base sovereignty in the face of the ferocity of the Tianzu Imperial Army & Navy and threats of invasion. At one point it held the now-defunct Daludao Kingdom (大陸島王國) as a suzerainty as well, but it has since been conquered and renamed Serica by Rome.
Tianchao spared the Holy Cities from conquest or vassalization, as not even the huangdi of the time dared to threaten or desecrate the sanctity of such holy places. All this is a result of the Tianzu Wars of Conquest (a collective term for the many wars of expansion Tianchao has fought throughout its history.).
On the western border with Yamato-Morokoshi stands the Great Wall of Haoyudai. This massive fortification of 25m-high stone walls, fortresses, and castles, which runs along the entire length of the Morokoshi-Tianchao border. This wall far surpasses Dongbalian's Mulan's Wall, which was built for similar reasons against Rome.
History
The empire is currently under the rule of the Cui dynasty, run by the Sun clan, which took power in 4903TJH (4482AFZ) after supplanting the collapsing dwarf-ruled Lei dynasty and reconquering the state of Dongji, a northern Shengwai secessionist kingdom. Cui is the latest of many dynasties that have ruled all or part of Tianchao.
An unnatural creation with thousands of years of reliable history, what became Tianchao was originally a collection of quarreling wangguo (王國/kingdoms) in what is now the Zhongyuan Region thousands of years ago. There were eleven major states and several minor states under vassal hegemony of a few of the major ones.
Modern scholars agree that the events that led to the founding of the modern empire began following the collapse of what is known to history as the Mo dynasty into the various states at the end of an era historians call the Predynastic Era. The previous recorded dynasties prior to Mo were, in practice, just fragile hegemonic alliances under the lordship of a stronger state. The Mo dynasty, a kingdom of magic ruled by magicians, was the first kingdom to exercise centralized authority over the rest of the kingdoms, and lasted longer than any dynasty in Tianzu history. After its initial founding, Mo held supreme authority over the other kingdoms; however, during the second half of its reign, the Mo dynasty lost control over its subjects as the first experiments and attempts at federalizatin were poorly executed and cost the wang (king) and his court their authority. This time is an era termed the Summer & Winter period (夏季和冬季). This attempt at federalization involved redrawing the internal borders and establishing states and elevating the statuses of the vassal wangs as rulers of them, granting them more governing authority to levy their own taxes, keep troops, and make their own individual laws. But this had the unintended side-effect of reducing their obligation to their liege and envoking personal disputes, territorial and personal. The loss of influence cost the central authorities their control over the newly formed constituent kingdoms.
While the Mo dynasty didn't actually collapse until near the end of the ensuing period of civil war, the instability triggered the beginning of an era of near constant warfare, shifting alliances, and brief periods of peace between conflicts; ending the Summer & Winter period and beginning a period of chaos and civil war known to history as the Warring States period.
About a hundred years later, a warlord known to history as Ji Zheng (機政): styled Zhugong (主公), a general from what was then Kingdom of Qiang – whom was also an alleged descendant of Xiangrikui Gongchen – usurped control of the kingdom in a military coup d'état, overthrowing the inept and complacent wang and the Zhi family, becoming wang himself. Ji Zheng then led his followers to conquer all of Qiang's rivals, thus founding the first imperial dynasty of newly-formed Empire of Tianchao under the rule of the Qiang dynasty with himself as the first Huangdi (皇帝/Emperor). His posthumous name was Chuangjian (創見) and his temple name is Kaiguo (開國). He is more commonly known by his posthumous name, but is also known in history as Qiang Shou Di (強首帝). His conquests ended the Warring States period and the Prydynastic Era in one stroke and began the Classical stage of the Imperial Era.
While the name "Tianchao" was used as the offical name for the empire of the time, with the end of the Qiang dynasty, the name fell out of use. The name "Tianchao" was adopted as the official name of the empire during the Zhai dynasty.
The early imperial dynasties up to the mid-Jing dynasty, only ruled areas of the modern-day Zhongyuan Region. From the mid-Jing dynasty onward began expanding Tianchao beyond its cradle of civilization. In the subsequent collective Tianzu Wars of Conquest, Tianchao expanded in every direction and grew into one of the largest and wealthiest empires on Qirsyllviar. (It is outclassed only by Yamatai in the latter aspect)
The empire has a chaotic history of various pretender dynasties, breakaway states, or usurpations by rebellion or coup d'état, and many other types of crises besides. For example, the Ji dynasty, the first dynasty of the Predynastic Era (前王朝紀元), prior-founding Tianchao, collapsed and was usurped by the Re dynasty, which began the cycle for a successive change of dynasties.
The reason for the constant changes of dynasties and wars is all in part due to a dynastic cycle influenced by a religiopolitical concept known as the Mandate of Heaven (天命/Tianming), a philosophical concept of the circumstances under which a ruler is allowed to rule (see the two links to the wikipedia articles for the full explanation on both concepts). The concept dates back to the Ying dynasty.
Not all of the dynasties came to power by violence: sometimes power was peacefully handed over to a new dynasty when the previous dynasty's final huangdi abdicated in favor of a favored person or named such a person as his sole heir. This was usually done if the reigning huangdi felt that he was going to inevitably pass on without leaving a valid heir (such as a son, nephew, cousin or brother), so that a power vacuum was avoided. This was also done if it was believed that the incumbent dynasty had lost the Mandate of Heaven and had been granted to a new dynasty. Another way was, if he did die without a valid heir or before naming one, one of the highest ranked members of the government (often by election) would establish a new dynasty to fill the power vacuum before any sort of chaos could ensue. But civil wars were still a common occurrence in the latter instance, especially so if the nearest relatives of the last huangdi (such as a brother, nephew, cousin or a son of a concubine) made claims to the throne.
Founders of several dynasties were descendants of great heroes from Tianzu history and/or folklore; i.e, the founders of five different dynasties were allegedly descendants of Xiangrikui Gongchen, the first Abjaksan of Marlakcor.
Alongside the successive change of dynasties, Tianchao has also fractured into separate independent states and rival dynasties as a result of wars of succession, rebellions for independence, or other crises many times in the past.
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Warring States 戰國 Zhanguo |
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A period of constant fighting between the states of central Zhongyuan in the final century of the Mo dynasty, the final dynasy of the Predynastic Era. The period ended with the conquest of all other states by the Kingdom of Qiang and the founding of Tianchao under the Qiang dynasty.
Historians tradiationally consider the defeat, capitulation and absorption of Hong Kingdom following the merge of Qiang and Bao Kingdoms through marriage as the official beginning of the Qiang dynasty. A couple years prior to that, Hong had conquered Mo, Wu and Xiao amd seemed prime to dominate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Imperial Schism 帝國分裂 Diguo Fenlie |
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A massive civil war that erupted when, as a result of a power struggle involving a three-generation-old split in the imperial line of the Chang dynasty, a member of the cadet branch declared himself huangdi of the self-proclaimed Can dynasty. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
End of the Zhai dynasty 斎朝末年 Zhaichao Monian |
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A period of constant fighting between regional warlords that happened as the the Zhai dynasty, the dynasty which saw the legal adoption of Tianchao as the name of the empire, came to a close.
The Zhai dynasty was one of Tianchao's golden ages up until at least a genration prior to this period. By this time Tianchao controlled the central southern lands of Pianpilu and was just dipping its toes into Haoyudai (said territores were lost during the period but were reconqured during the later Quan dynasty). The origins of the period take root some years prior the final Zhai huangdi's abdication. During and in the wake of a nationwide uprising known as the Black Turban Rebellion (黑巾之亂/Heijin zhi luan), the power of the huangdi diminished into the hands of regional warlords, squabbling court officials and then a tyrannical chengxiang. The rebellion was allegedly contrived by the Hanluan Jundi (混亂軍隊/Chaos Army), the Tianzu branch of the Chaos Order. The rebellion was defeated after three years of war, but the order never planned on victory; the goal of the rebellion was destablizing the empire to the point of destruction. The order did have a plan in place in the event of victory, but never intended to use it. The tyrannical chengxiang is known to history as Huai Gui (壞鬼): styled Yaoguai (妖怪). Huai Gui ascended to power when he, on the advice of another general and statesman, brought his army into the capital to eliminate the court eunuchs who were usurping the power of the imperial court. With his loyal army and retainers backing him, Huai Gui proceeded to assassinate Huangdi Wei Sui (威歲), posthumous name: Zhamen of Zhai (斎閘門皇帝), and several generals and officals loyal to him. He then enthroned Zhamen's younger brother, the seven-year-old Wei Anzi (威安子): styled Chunjie (純潔), posthumous name: Huangdi Ang of Zhai (斎昂皇帝), though the child huangdi was little more than a puppet. Through Huangdi Ang, Huai Gui was in effective control of the court and the empire, making him huangdi in all but name. A punitive expedition against Huai Gui was initiated by a coalition of twenty regional warlords, most of whom were either military veterans – some of whom took part in defeating the Black Turban Rebellion – or powerful noblemen, but said coalition fell apart after just a few victories. This was mainly in part because each warlord had their own agendas and ambitions, leading them to scheme against each other. Worse yet, only a few of them had any intention of trying to restore the Zhai dynasty to glory; the rest sought to carve out a piece of the empire for themselves in the chaos they knew was to follow. With Huai Gui's tyranny rampant, the dynasty faltered into the chaos of civil war between dozens of regional warlords – mostly the ones who participated in the coalition, but also some others – in a bid for power and hegemony over the realm. Even Huai Gui's eventual assassination three years after the coalition fell apart – at the hands of his adopted son and future warlord Qishi Ying (騎士鷹): styled Fenghuang (鳳凰) – which just in time prevented him from usurping the throne, did nothing to quell the unrest. A few short years following the death of Huai Gui, Huangdi Ang came under control of a major warlord named Kong Song (恐誦), who used the huangdi and his new status as the chengxiang and the new head of the Zhai central government as a basis to assume control the rest of Tianchao as the de facto ruler of the empire. Many warlords resisted this and soon Kong Song was waging campaigns against them to restore central authority. Over the course of at least at least three decades (historians debate the actual duration), most of the warlords fell to one another or vanished into obscurity until Tianchao was split into a quadripartite as power was consolidated into a delicate and fragile balance between four warlords heading their individual states: Gan, Yong Zhai, Lu, & Zan. During the conflicts before the rise of the four kingdoms, three warlords, at different times, had the audacity to proclaim themselves huangdi of new dynasties. Two were defeated, while the third died before he could make good on his promise ot reunite Tianchao under a new dynasty.
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Four Kingdoms 四國 Siguo |
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Commenced with the end of the Zhai dynasty.
Following the death of Kong Song, who by then had assumed the title of King of Gan and controlled a great portion of the empire of the time, the Zhai dynasty finally ended with the forced abdication of Huangdi Ang to Kong Hao (恐好), Kong Song's son and successor. Later the rulers of the other three kingdoms, one after another, declared themselves huangdi of the territories they had conquered in the preceding years, igniting a new but different struggle for power: the reunification of the country under one dynasty. The era ended when the four kingdoms were conquered by the newly proclaimed Quan dynasty, which was proclaimed following the overthrow of Gan by the She clan.
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Crisis of the Twentieth Century 二十世紀的危機 Ershi Shiji de Weiji |
1941–1997TJH | 56yrs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As a result of the aftermath of a power struggle within the Imperial House of Huang of the Hun dynasty – the only unified vampire-ruled dynasty in Tianzu history – known to history as the Six Years & Ten Emperors (六年及十皇帝/Liu Nian ji Shi Huangdi), Tianchao broke into three empires competing for supremacy: Hun itself, Jian, & Zhao.
Peace was finally restored when the Hun dynasty, restored to stability, reconquered the breakaways just a few before the new millennium (by the Luan calendar). Also called the Crisis of the Sixteenth Century among Eurodyne historians.
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War of the Twelve Princes 十二王子之戰 Shi'er Wangzi zhi Zhan |
2575–2588TJH | 13yrs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A series of devastating civil wars that occurred during the Kai dynasty – which succeeded the Hun dynasty and, up till then, was one of Tianchao's golden ages – and lasted for thirteen years. The twelve wangzi in question – four of whom were wangfei, contrary to the name of the conflict – fought each other for control of the empire.
Although called the War of the Twelve Princes, it's somewhat of a misnomer: rather than one continuous conflict, the War of the Twelve Princes saw intervals of peace interposed with short and intense periods of internecine conflict. At no point in the whole conflict were all of the twelve wangzi on one or multiple sides of the fighting. The wars occurred during the reign of the mentally incompetent Huangdi Tai Bing (泰兵): styled Bangshou (幫手), posthumous name: Huangdi Ju (愷句皇帝). Huangdi Ju was developmentally disabled and could not effectively rule. Throughout his reign, there was constant internecine fighting between regents, imperial wangzi (his siblings, uncles, cousins), and his wife Huanghou Mihan Keyi (米晗可以皇後) for the right to control him (and therefore the imperial administration), causing great suffering for the people and greatly undermining the stability of the Kai regime. Most historians believe and agree that Mihan Keyi provoked the wars between the twelve wangzi in an vain, foolish, and ill-fated attempt to establish supreme hegemony over the realm from behind the throne, or perhaps even usurp the throne herself. Most of the fighting was either to establish regency over Huangdi Ju or remove Huanghou Keyi from power; but, two of the Wangzi had to audacity to attempt to usurp the throne for themselves when they drove the court from the capital. However, their reigns were brief and are not traditionally counted among the official list of huangdi stored in the imperial archives. Another important figure of the time was Huang-Taihou Ming Ye (鳴也皇太後): styled Soujia (艘家), second wife of the previous ruler, Huangdi Songhan (愷嵩涵皇帝), and the mother of Huangdi Ju. She sensed that Huanghou Keyi was attempting to usurp power by provoking conflict between the wangzi and wangfei and tried to defuse the sitiation before it got out of hand. Tragically, she was assassinated by poison within two years after the conflicts started.
During the conflict, Huanghou Keyi schemed to put one of her favored sons on the throne in place of her husband and rule the empire through him, so she conspired with Tai Song, a wangzi she favored, to have her elder stepson, the taizi (the heir apparent) – whom was from a concubine Huangdi Ju took before he married Keyi, as well as intelligent and long-favored by the people – murdered. She attempted afterward to have her youngest son named taizi, but the after-effects of the incident backfired on her, as Tai Song used the assassination as an excuse to have her deposed and forced her to commit suicide. Shortly after, Tai Song deposed Huangdi Ju and declared himself huangdi but did not hold power for long. Later that year, another coup was held, Huangdi Ju was restored to the throne and Tai Song was executed for treason. At the end of the conflict, all other principal wangzi and wangfei of the wars were dead and Tai Zize held power over the empire as regent, but her victory was short-lived. With the death of Huangdi Ju by poisoning two years later, he was succeeded as huangdi by his youngest brother, Tai Yan (泰眼): styled Huakong (花控), posthumous name: Huangdi Yong (愷永皇帝). The new huangdi was much more intelligent and tried to initiate reforms to restore the empire, but Tai Zize, as regent, kept him from exercising any real power. This, combined with the instability brought on from the previous conflict, resulted in a devolution of imperial authority that caused the near-collapse of the empire. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Twenty Kingdoms 二十王國 Ershi Wangguo |
2594–2734TJH | 140yrs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occurred the during the last century of the Kai dynasty.
In the aftermath of the War of the Twelve Princes (roughly six years, give or take; historians continue to debate it) the political order of what was then western and northern Tianchao splintered into a series of short-lived sovereign states while the Kai dynasty, whose power continued to wane, continued to rule most of central and eastern Zhongyuan. Some of the kingdoms participated in the later final overthrow of Kai. Most of the states of central Tianchao were founded by ethnic Yinghui, but the states on the fringes of the empire were founded by ethnic Tukhii (now known as Shengwai), or Jitized Unghwa still living outside their homelands' borders.
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Western, Central & Northern Dynasties 西方中環和北朝 Zhonghuan Xifang Hebei Chao |
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Followed the Twenty Kingdoms period with the final complete collapse of the Kai dynasty. Ended with the reunification of Tianchao under the Zan dynasty.
The ruling families of the Central Dynasties were mostly ethnic Yinghui, while those of the Western Dynasties were mostly either Yinghui or Jitized Unghwa, while those of the Northern Dynasties were mostly either Senzai or Tukhii.
The period ended with the reconsolidation and reconquest of Tianchao under the Tonglu-ruled Zan dynasty, which came to power following the overthrow of Kang, one of the central dynasties, in 2838TJH. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
War of the Seven Emperors 七皇帝的戰爭 Qi Huangdi de Zhanzheng |
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This conflict took place near the end of the short-lived Jia dynasty, which took power after overthrowing the Qiu dynasty (which was of Xiyi (爬蟲) ethnicity and the second non-Yinghui ethnic group to rule a unified Tianchao; the Zan dynasty being the first) in what is historically known as Muren's Rebellion. Said rebellion was to overthrow Qiu's final huangdi, whom was a tyrannical monster known to history as Huangdi Fengkuang Guaiwu (虯瘋狂怪物皇帝), whom was so infamously cruel and evil that he was denied a proper execution and burial, and was instead cursed and buried alive in a tomb that was more of a prison, the location of which was purposely scratched from history.
Said huangdi is known to history as Huangdi Zui (嘉醉皇帝); personal name, Pang Yu (胖与): styled Muren (木人); temple name: Jiuxing. He was known for his drunken temperament and general lack of interest in ruling the empire. Because of this, he was also widely regarded as an inefficient ruler whose policies, or lack thereof, destabilized the regime and the empire, setting the stage for civil war following his death.
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Seven Dynasties & Twelve Kingdoms 七朝和十二國記 Qichao he Shí'er Wangguo |
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Following the collapse of the Mei dynasty, seven dynasties in the Zhongyuan region succeeded each other one after another, while twelve breakaway states existed concurrently elsewhere.
The Six Dynaties & Twelve Kingdoms period, the last prolonged period of division in Tianzu history, ended with the conquest of Tianchao under the Lin dynasty, the only ethnic Arslan dynasty to rule a unified Tianchao and the last true golden age in Tianzu history. |
Tianchao's territorial control of Haoyudai never reached all the way across the continent to the western sea; its armies stretched too thin by that time, it stopped its conquests roughly eight-hundred miles from the westernmost coast of the continent. Instead, it vassalized the native kingdoms to use as buffer states.
A few hundred years before present day (throughout the entirety of the Ang dynasty's reign), Tianchao lost its western vassals and control of its westernmost territories to Genjin conquerors during the Yamato Invasions of Marlakcor (4010–4112AFZ), which the Empire of Yamatai of Fuso initiated to spread Yamtao rule. In the wake of the Third Yamato–Tianzu War (4100–4112AFZ) – which Yamatai declared in hopes of taking advantage of the anarchy and aftermath of the Ang–Ting War – following a peace treaty with the Ting dynasty (which fully usurped the Ang dynasty in 4523TJH (4102AFZ) following a 14-year civil war), the Great Wall of Haoyudai was constructed to prevent any further expansion eastward by the Yamato into the western continent. The wall took nearly a century to build (and the rulership of Tianchao passed from the Ting dynasty to the Geng dynasty during that time, in part becuase the project was so economically costly that it contributed to the already weak and strained dynasty's collapse), and it has so far fulfilled that purpose, save for very brief occupations of various fortresses at various periods during several wars throughout its history. The last official war between Yamatai and Tianchao was fought from 4516 to 4523.
Tianchao also lost the former Daludao Kingdom as a suzerainty, along with some of its southeastern territories, when the Roman Empire invaded and conquered Daludao, renaming it Serica. Despite these flaws and a recent decline in power, it maintains its status as Marlakcor's dominant empire, a title rivaled by both Dongbalian and Yamatai.
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Semi-Legendary Era | |||||||||||
Lang 狼 |
Tribe name | Lang 狼 |
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Tong 通 |
Tribe name | Shang 上 |
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Cong 葱 |
Tribe name | Cai 菜 |
????? | ????? | ????? | ????? | |||||
Chi 遲 |
Tribe name | Hong 紅 |
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Predynastic Era 前王朝紀元 Qian Wangchao Jiyuan | |||||||||||
Ji 集 |
Tribe name | Su 素 |
Human | Yinghui | 1371–1038TJQ | 333yrs | Wang Jin 集金王 |
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Re 熱 |
Tribe name | Fu 富 |
Human | Yinghui | 1038–953TJQ | 85yrs | |||||
Gao 皋 |
Toponym | Chajing 茶晶 |
Human | Yinghui | 954–713TJQ | 241yrs | Wang Cuiruo 皋脆弱王 |
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Mo 魔 |
Toponym | Xi 觋 |
Human | Yinghui | 733–11TJQ | 722yrs | Wuwang Shanmei 魔善媚巫王 |
Wuwang Fenghuang 魔鳳凰巫王 | |||
Warring States 戰國 |
See the table above for involved powers. | 101TJQ–0TJH | 101yrs | ||||||||
Classical Imperial Era 古典英制紀元 Gudian Yingzhi Jiyuan | |||||||||||
Qiang 強 |
Tribe Name & Noble title | Ji 機 |
Human | Yinghui | 0–100TJH | 100yrs | Huangdi Chuangjian 強創見皇帝 |
Huangdi Chuantong 強傳統皇帝 | |||
Fan 飯 |
Toponym & Noble title | Kan 看 |
Human | Yinghui | 103–141TJH | 38yrs | Huangdi Cui of Fan 飯粹皇帝 | ||||
Chang 昌 |
Toponym & Noble title | Fa 發 |
Human | Yinghui | 138–346TJH | 208yrs | Huangdi Haohan 昌好漢皇帝 |
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Can 燦 |
Noble title | Fa 發 |
Human | Yinghui | 296–302TJH | 6yrs | Fa Tao 發陶 | ||||
Hua 畫 |
Toponym & Noble title | Ding 頂 |
Human | Yinghui | 346–428TJH | 82yrs | |||||
Yue 悦 |
Toponym | Qingse 青色 |
Faun | Yinghui | 427–727TJH | 300yrs | Huangdi Kongyo 悦控唷皇帝 |
Huangdi Jiaoyong 悦教涌皇帝 | |||
Jing 靜 |
Noble title | Fan 凡 |
Human | Yinghui | 715–1032TJH | 317yrs | |||||
Shu 樹 |
Toponym & Noble title | Shan 善 |
Gargoyle | Yinghui | 1032–1119TJH | 87yrs | Huangdi Xinjing 樹心經皇帝 |
Huangdi Xinruan 樹心軟皇帝 | |||
Zhai 斎 |
Toponym & Noble title | Wei 威 |
Human | Yinghui | 1120–1539TJH | 419yrs | Huangdi Tongyi 斎統一皇帝 |
Huangdi Ang 斎昂皇帝 | |||
Fei 匪 |
"Bandit" | Lin 霖 |
Human | Yinghui | 1519–1524TJH | 5yrs | Huangdi Liang 匪亮皇帝 | ||||
Huang 黃 |
From Huang kingdom | Xin 信 |
Human | Yinghui | 1530–1532TJH | 1yr, 6mo | Huangdi Jiuzhu 黃救主皇帝 | ||||
Dian 靛 |
Toponym | San 傘 |
Human | Senzai | 1535–1537TJH | 2yrs | Huangdi Jingling 靛精靈皇帝 | ||||
Four Kingdoms 四國 |
1539–1589TJH | 50yrs | |||||||||
Gan 感 |
Noble title | Kong 恐 |
Human | Yinghui | 1539–1581TJH | 42yrs | Huangdi Gengxin 感更新皇帝 |
Kong Jiong 恐炯 | |||
Yong Zhai 永斎 |
From Zhai dynasty | Wei 威 |
Human | Yinghui | 1539–1574TJH | 35yrs | Huangdi Qianbei 永斎謙卑皇帝 |
Huangdi Heshan 永斎和善皇帝 | |||
Lu 露 |
Noble title | Xue 學 |
Faun | Yinghui | 1540–1588TJH | 48yrs | Xue Tai 學鈦 |
Xue Han 學含 | |||
Zan 攢 |
Noble title | Chan 缠 |
Human | Yinghui | 1546–1589TJH | 43yrs | Huangdi Jinyue 攢勁樂皇帝 |
Huangdi Haolong 攢好龍皇帝 | |||
Quan 圈 |
Toponym & Noble title | She 蛇 |
Human | Yinghui | 1587–1742TJH | 155yrs | Huangdi Shanyu 圈善于皇帝 |
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Hei 黑 |
Noble title | Sa 薩 |
Centaur | Yinghui | 1746–1766TJH | 20yrs | Huangdi Mashu 黑馬術皇帝 | ||||
Hun 昏 |
"Twilight" | Huang 衁 |
Vampire | Yinghui | 1763–2289TJH | 526yrs | Huangdi Qishi 昏騎士皇帝 |
Huangdi Lucao 昏綠草皇帝 | |||
Jian 鍵 |
Noble title | Tang 瑭 |
Human | Yinghui | 1941–1997TJH | 56yrs | |||||
Zhao 照 |
Toponym & Noble title | Yan 眼 |
Vampire | Yinghui | 1944–1991TJH | 47yrs | Yan Tang 眼糖 | ||||
Medieval Imperial Era 中世紀英制紀元 Zhongshiji Yingzhi Jiyuan | |||||||||||
Kai 愷 |
Toponym & Noble title | Tai 泰 |
Human | Yinghui | 2288–2734TJH | 446yrs | Huangdi Wan 愷玩皇帝 |
Huangdi Dang 愷黨皇帝 | |||
Twenty Kingdoms 二十王國 |
2594–2734TJH | 140yrs | |||||||||
Tie 鐵 |
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Western Dynasties 西朝 |
2736–2934TJH | 198yrs | |||||||||
Sai 塞 새 |
Noble title | Long 롱 |
Human | Unghwa | 2736–2816TJH | 80yrs | |||||
Northern Sai 北塞 북새 |
Sai dynasty | Aeng 앵 |
Human | Unghwa | 2816–2872TJH | 56yrs | |||||
Southern Sai 南塞 남새 |
Sai dynasty | Baek 백 |
Human | Unghwa | 2815–2900TJH | 85yrs | |||||
Rao 饒 |
Toponym | Shu 書 |
Human | Yinghui | 2872–2911TJH | 39yrs | |||||
Chao 炒 |
Noble title | Wan 萬 |
Human | Yinghui | 2911–2930TJH | 19yrs | |||||
Fang 枋 |
Noble title | Yao 葯 |
Human | Yinghui | 2900–2935TJH | 35yrs | |||||
Central Dynasties 中朝 |
2734–2938TJH | 204yrs | |||||||||
Tan 探 |
Toponym | Mingliu 名流 |
Human | Yinghui | 2734–2790TJH | 56yrs | |||||
Western Tan 西探 |
Tan dynasty | Mingliu 名流 |
Human | Yinghui | 2790–2912TJH | 122yrs | |||||
Eastern Tan 東探 |
Tan dynasty | Mingliu 名流 |
Human | Yinghui | 2790–2920TJH | 130yrs | |||||
Ling 令 |
Noble title | Ruan 軟 |
Human | Yinghui | 2920–2930TJH | 10yrs | |||||
Kang 康 |
Noble title | Gua 刮 |
Human | Tonglu | 2912–2938TJH | 26yrs | |||||
Northern Dynasties 北朝 |
2735–2940TJH | 205yrs | |||||||||
Yutian 雨天 Boroo |
Toponym | Senlin 森林 Oin |
Human | Tukhii | 2735–2809TJH | 74yrs | |||||
Xiatian 夏天 Zuny ᠵᠤᠨ ᠤ |
Noble title | Zao 燥 Khuurai ᠬᠠᠭᠤᠷᠠᠢ |
Human | Tukhii | 2809–2905TJH | 96yrs | |||||
Jiu 酒 |
Noble title | Gongtang 貢糖 |
Human | Senzai | 2809–2864TJH | 55yrs | |||||
Dan 蛋 |
Toponym | Zhugan 主幹 |
Human | Senzai | 2864–2904TJH | 40yrs | |||||
Qingwa 青挖 Maltakh |
Noble title | Hexie 和諧 Taaramj ᠲᠠᠭᠠᠷᠠᠮᠵᠢ |
Human | Tukhii | 2905–2940TJH | 35yrs | |||||
Zan 簪 |
Toponym | Yang 杨 |
Human | Tonglu | 2938–2986TJH | 48yrs | Huangdi Zhaoze 簪沼澤皇帝 |
Huangdi Caoze 簪草澤皇帝 | |||
Qiu 虯 |
Toponym | Chijingni 齒鯨鲵 |
Human | Xiyi | 2976–3165TJH | 189yrs | Julongdi Pachong 虯爬蟲巨龍帝 |
Chirudi Fengkuang Guaiwu 虯瘋狂怪物恥辱帝 | |||
Jia 嘉 |
Noble title | Pang 胖 |
Human | Yinghui | 3164–3191TJH | 27yrs | Huangdi Zui 嘉醉皇帝 |
Huangdi Xiong 嘉熊皇帝 | |||
Pian 楩 |
Noble title | Sui 虽 |
Centaur | Yinghui | 3181–3188TJH | 7yrs | Sui Han 虽韩 | ||||
Nian 年 |
Noble title | Ren 稔 |
Vampire | Yinghui | 3181–3192TJH | 11yrs | Ren Jizhi 稔機智 | ||||
San 傘 |
Noble title | Na 拿 |
Human | Yinghui | 3181–3196TJH | 15yrs | Na Bin 拿斌 |
Na Ao 拿澳 | |||
Gun 磙 |
Noble title | Song 松 |
Human | Yinghui | 3189–3284TJH | 105yrs | Huangdi Chunzhen 磙純真皇帝 |
Huangdi Tanpan 磙談判皇帝 | |||
Qin 親 |
"Dear" | Yuan 媛 |
Human | Yinghui | 3277–3799TJH | 522yrs | Huangdi Cuilu 親翠綠皇帝 |
Huangdi Chuai 親踹皇帝 | |||
Mei 梅 |
"Plum" | Luo 蓏 |
Human | Yinghui | 3799–4020TJH | 81yrs | Huangdi Ganju 梅柑橘皇帝 |
Huangdi Yangguo 梅蘋果皇帝 | |||
Seven Dynasties 七朝 |
4020–4076TJH | 96yrs | |||||||||
Yin 胤 |
Human | Yinghui | |||||||||
Faun | Yinghui | ||||||||||
Gui 姽 |
Human | Yinghui | |||||||||
Twelve Kingdoms 十二國記 |
4020–4076TJH | 96yrs | |||||||||
Hang 航 |
Noble title | Sikong 司空 |
Human | Yinghui | |||||||
Sang 桑 |
Noble title | Human | Fujian | ||||||||
Zhang Chi 張遲 |
From Chi dynasty | Zhang 張 |
Human | Yinghui | 30yrs | ||||||
Shengwai | |||||||||||
Shengwai | |||||||||||
Unghwa | |||||||||||
Xiyi | |||||||||||
Tonglu | |||||||||||
Senzai | |||||||||||
Human | Arslan | […]–4076TJH | |||||||||
Modern Imperial Era 現代英制紀元 Xiandai Yingzhi Jiyuan | |||||||||||
Lin 霖 ᠯᠢᠩᠨ |
Noble title | Altanzul 阿坦祖爾 ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠵᠤᠯ |
Human | Arslan | 4076–4430TJH | 354yrs | Huangdi Diqi Zuichu 第七最初皇帝 Ayalguu Khan |
Huangdi Yanjiuyuan 研究員皇帝 Etssiin Khan | |||
Gwan 관 館 |
Toponym & Noble title | Chang 창 倉 |
Human | Unghwa | 4174–4395TJH | 221yrs | |||||
Pan 磐 |
Noble title | Meng 孟 |
Human | Xiyi | 4174–4283TJH | 109yrs | |||||
Shuang 霜 |
Toponym & Noble title | Hanleng 寒冷 |
Human | Shengwai | 4174–4642TJH | 468yrs | |||||
Ang 盎 |
Noble title | Qiao 俏 |
Human | Yinghui | 4428–4523TJH | 95yrs | Huangdi Zhanshi 盎戰時皇帝 |
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Ting 亭 |
Noble title | Jipangwu 棘旁屬 |
Human | Xiyi | 4509–4576TJH | 67yrs | |||||
Lei 雷 |
Toponym & Noble title | Kuangshi 礦石 |
Dwarf | Yinghui | 4576–4902TJH | 326yrs | Huangdi Geng 雷耿皇帝 |
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Nao 嫐 |
Toponym | Jiao 交 |
Faun | Yinghui | 4776–4802TJH | 26yrs | |||||
Dongji 冬季 |
Toponym | Jixue 積雪 |
Human | Shengwai | 4880–4906TJH | 26yrs | |||||
Cui 翠 |
Toponym & Noble title | Sun 笋 |
Human | Yinghui | 4903TJH–Incum | 60+yrs | Huangdi Shiwu 翠飾物皇帝 |
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Key: | |||||||||||
Unity periods are in a normal grey row. A white highlighted row is a civil war/breakaway state or rival claimant during the above dynasty.
Division/civil war periods are Italics and highlighted dark grey. Color-coded along the leftmost column in a white highlighted row are dynasties/states part of the above period.
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Several interesting facts of notes about the dynasties in Tianzu history.
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Government & Politics
Tianchao is an imperial hereditary monarchy ruled by a Huangdi (皇帝/Emperor). Female rulers also used the title. The heir apparent is titled Taizi (太子/Crown Prince). In the instance of a female ruler, the titles do not change; the only title that does change is the title of the female hunagdi's spouse: husbands of female huangdi are titled Yufuma (御駙馬/Imperial Prince Consort).
Rulers of Arslan-ruled division era states and rulers of the Arslan-ruled Lin dynasty were titled Khan (可汗/ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ) as well as huangdi. This was discontinued from the Ang dynasty onward with the return of Yinghui rule.
Important female titles include the Huanghou (皇後/Empress), the legal wife of the huangdi, and the Huang-Taihou (皇太後/Empress Dowager), the title of the widow of the prior huangdi and mother of the current one, both of whom control the imperial harem and can exercise a great degree on the politics of Tianchao, mainly through the huangdi, if given the chance. Both also control the Huogong (后宮/Imperial Harem), yet the huang-taihou generally has more power over it than the huanghou. The title of huanghou is generally discarded in the event of a female ruler, during which the standard title of hunagdi is used.
Aside for the Taizi, sons and daughters of the huangdi, as well as brothers and sisters, are referred to as Wangzi (王子/Prince) and Wangfei (王妃/Princess) respectively. All other relatives, such as nephews, nieces & cousins, are titled Gongjue (公爵/Prince, Duke) and Gongzhu (公主/Princess) respectively. Husbands of wangfei and gongzhu are titled Fuma (駙馬).
Gong (公/Duke) and Gongnu (公女/Duchess) are titles of the highest-tier noblemen unrelated to the hunagdi. Often these are just prestigeous titles with power limited to command troops, but they can also given power to autonmously administer the territories they're granted, either from the seat of the territory or the imperial capital; but this is not without risk of the empowered person from becoming a threat to the central government. Holders of such titles may also be enfeoffed to the rank of Wang (王/King).
Succession of the huangdi is generally straightforward. The heir to the throne, the taizi, is generally appointed by either favoritism or by merit. Often it is the eldest son of the huangdi is appointed the taizi, whether they are from the huanghou or a concubine, yet this is not automatically so; a daughter can be chosen as well. If the huangdi feels that his eldest is not up to the task or simply favors someone else, a younger son or daughter, a nephew, niece, brother, sister or cousin can be appointed taizi instead. Generally, while there is only one huanghou at a time, the huangdi's harem of many dozens of concubines, often result in there being any number of children to choose from.
Yet, if the huangdi dies before or without appointing a successor, the huang-taihou generally has the sole right to appoint one of the late huangdi's surviving sons or relatives to the position. Most often the successor chosen in this fashion is a minor, thus the huang-taihou serves as regent over the government. Other times, responsibility for appointing a new ruler from among the deceased huangdi's relatives falls to the government, generally the liugexia. Sometimes the huangdi will not announce an heir during their reign, instead writing it down and keeping it secret for it to be discovered upon his death. However, it's not uncommon for the deceased hunagdi's wishes to be disregarded or unannounced, leaving a vacuum to be filled one way or another.
The event a new huangdi can not be appointed in a timely fashion, the late-huangdi's various relatives generally tend make claims to the throne, resulting in a heated – and often deadly – strife to fill the power vacuum and even wars of succession in the extreme cases. These power-struggles often start smoldering even before the huangdi dies, and tend to shape the future of the dynasty for generations afterwards.
Sometimes the huangdi is suceeded without dying. Sometimes the huangdi will abdicate without ending the dynasty; in other words, retire. Huangdi who abdicate to retirement are titled Taishang Huangdi (太上皇帝/Retired Emperor). However, while most huangdi who do retire go into quiet retirement for the rest of their days, the huangdi sometimes doesn't always give up actual power despite retireing; sometimes they will act as the power behind the throne through his official succesor.
As a religious leader, the huangdi also bears the title of Tianzi (天子/Son of Heaven); Tianfei (天妃/Daughter of Heaven) in the case of female rulers. While anyone can found a dynasty and claim the imperial title, the title of tianzi is only conferred upon by the high priests to the true ruler of the realm; i.e. the one who is believed to have the grace of the gods and been granted the Mandate of Heaven, usually the ones who rule a unified dynasty or succeed in reunifying the empire and ending a period of disunity. The title is hereditarily passed on until it is believed that the dynasty has lost the Mandate, only bestowed upon again to the one it is believed has attained the Mandate of Heaven.
Huangdi are also bestowed with a posthumous name and a temple name after death.
Posthumous names can mean anything, and usually illustrate the huangdi or his reign in some way or follow a particular naming scheme associated with previous rulers. Temple names are similar but are a selection of names chosen with more care. Even ancestors of dynasty founders, especially those who laid the foundation for the dynasty's founding, are sometimes posthumously promoted to huangdi and honored with temple names by their descendants, even if they did not rule as huangdi, or even claim the imperial title, in their lifetime.
Not all huangdi were given either name after death; in fact, there were many instances throughout Tianzu history where the practice of giving either one or both names were abandoned altogether until it was revived later, in particular during disunity periods. There were other reasons for not bestowing either to an huangdi, including the belief that a particular ruler was not worthy of one.
Name | Notes |
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Temple names of dynasty founders or huagndi of a new line within an existing one are suffixed with either "jian (建/founder)" or "zu (祖/ancestor)," with a couple rare exceptions. All other temple names are suffixed with "pi (辟/monarch)," with a few rare exceptions. | |
Dynasty Founder names | |
Bianjian 變建 Rebellion Founder |
Typically used for dynasty founders who came to power by revolt and/or civil war. |
Dazu 大祖 Great Ancestor |
Can also be used for ancestors who laid the foundation for a dynasty's founding, even if they did not rule themselves. |
Kaiguo 開國 Founder of a country |
More rare than others, as it it typically used to refer to Ji Zheng, the founder of the Qiang dynasty, and the first huangdi of Tianchao. |
Kaijian 凱建 Triumphant Founder |
Used for dynastic founders who created their dynasty by conquest.
Exam;es: the Zan dynasty, the Qiu dynasty, and the Lin dynasty |
Xinjian 新建 New Founder |
The more commonly generic temple names for founders or huangdi of a new line within an existing dynasty. |
Xinzu 新祖 New Ancestor | |
Yaozu 耀祖 Glorious ancestor |
Can also be used for ancestors who laid the foundation for a dynasty's founding, even if they did not rule themselves. |
Yongzu 永祖 Eternal ancestor |
Used for founders deemed worthy of eternal remembrance. |
Other names | |
Fanpi 反辟 Rebel King |
Typically used for monarchs who came to power by revolt and/or civil war. |
Fuxing 復興 Revival |
Honored to sovereigns who revitalized their realm following a period of decline. Can also be used for dynastic founders. |
Huaipi 壞辟 Wicked King |
Typically given to particularly tyrannical rulers.
Originated with the surname of Huai Gui, the tyranncial chengxiang of the Zhai dynasty before the Four Kingdoms period. It started as a way for historians to mock him, but was eventually applied to actual tyrannical rulers. |
Jiuxing 救星 Liberator |
Typically given to an huangdi who overthrew a tyrannical predacessor.
Can also be used for dynasty founders if the overthrown huangdi was the last huangdi of the previous dynasty. |
Kaipi 凱辟 Triumphant King |
Used for Huangdi who came to power by conquest. |
Supi 穌辟 Revival King |
Honored to sovereigns who revitalized their realm following a period of decline. |
Weipi 偉辟 Great King |
One of the more commonly generic temple names. |
Junpi 軍辟 Army King |
Typically used for huangdi who gave remarkable military achievements or greatly expanded the empire's sovereign territory during his reign. |
Xiongpi 雄辟 Mighty King | |
Yongpi 永辟 Forever King |
Used for huangdi deemed worthy of eternal remembrance. |
Zhepi 哲辟 Sagacious Monarch |
Typically given to huangdi who were known for being very wise or religious. |
Zuangli 壯麗 Magnificent |
Typically given to huangdi who had a particularly prosperous reign or ushered in a golden age. |
Zuihou 最後 Final |
Reserved for huangdi who were the last ruler of their dynasty. First used for
Huangdi Chuantong, the last Huangdi of the Qiang dynasty. |
Beneath the huangdi is the bureaucracy of the Guohui (國會/Congress).
Office | Description & Responsibility |
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Chengxiang 丞相 Imperial Chancellor |
The de jure highest political office beneath the huangdi, the highest of the liugexia.
The chengxiang is in charge of presiding over the guohui when it meets. Also leads the armies alongside or on behalf of the huangdi. |
Taiwei 太尉 Grand Marshal |
Leads the armies, alongside or on behalf of the chengxiang and huangdi. |
Taifu 太傅 Grand Tutor |
Responsible for maintaining the Imperial Household on behalf, or at the descretion, of the huangdi. |
Taibao 太保 Grand Protector |
Oversees security of the capital and its residing province. Also the head of the Imperial Guard. |
Situ 司徒 Minister of the Masses |
In charge of maintaining the government's relations with the general public and between the various regional lords of the empire. |
Sikong 司空 Minister of the Works |
in charge of maintaining the empire's finances and overseeing government projects—construction of the Great Wall of Haoyudai being a notable example. |
Beneath the huangdi and the liugexia are the titleless chen (臣/statesmen), whom make up the majority of the officials; there may be as many as five hundred or a few as fifty, depending on the policies and/or events of the time. They participate by suggesting laws and decrees, and even possible courses of action in times of crises; as well as bringing the huangdi and the liugexia up to date on what is going on around the empire, including instances of which may or may not have already reached their attention. Otherwise, they are generally powerless, yet enjoy a substantial government salary. Members are chosen based on scores taken from the Guomin Buji Kaoshi (國民部級考試/National Ministerial Examination), which is held every four years.
Throughout Tianzu history the power of the huangdi and the bureaucracy has constantly fluctuated. Sometimes the huangdi had all the power while the bureaucrats had limited or no power; other times the huangdi and the bureaucrats shared the power, creating a system of checks and balances on each other; and sometimes the power of the huangdi was curtailed, leaving the true power in the hands of the bureaucrats, the chengxiang, a regent or some other person while the huangdi was a ceremonial figurehead.
Armed Forces
Tianchao maintains the largest known standing armed forces on Qirsyllviar, but the empire's sheer size, and constant threat of rebellions and foreign incursions in the outer territories furthest from Xiazhou – the capital region – causes it to be spread thin.
Title | Responsibility |
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Beiyu Siling 北域司令 Commander of the North |
Responsible for troops in Pianpilu. |
Nanyu Siling 南域司令 Commander of the South |
Responisble for troops in the southern regions of Zhongyuan and along the borders with Dongbalian and Gaoliang. |
Dongyu Siling 東域司令 Commander of the East |
Responisble for troops in eastern Zhongyuan and seaboard and the border regions of the islands shared with Rome. |
Xiyu Siling 西域司令 Commander of the West |
Responsible for troops in Haoyudai. |
Zhongxin Siling 中心司令 Commander of the Center |
Responisble for troops in central Zhongyuan and around the capital. |
Wei Qiangbi Siling 偉牆壁司令 Commander of the Great Wall |
Responsible for troops stationed in every fort and castle along the entire length Great Wall of Haoyudai. |
There are also several, albeit less organized, detatchments of naval forces in every body of water controlled by Tianchao.
Political Divisions
Tianchao today is divided into sixteen zhou (provinces). Those are in turn divided into several jun (commanderies), when are further divided into three or four xian (counties).
Zhou (州) | Jun (郡) | Xian (縣) | Notes | |
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Name | Capital | Name | Name | |
Angzhou 昂州 |
Gongwu 共舞 |
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Baozhou 宝州 |
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Hanzhou 汗州 |
Tongtong 統統 |
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Jinzhou 金州 |
Songqi 送氣 |
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Leizhou 雷州 |
Leizhou has the most and largest producing mines of all types in the entire empire, producing 60% of the total supply of minable substances. | |||
Mingzhou 名州 |
Hongqian 弘前 |
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Mozhou 魔州 |
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Qinzhou 琴州 |
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Shuzhou 書州 |
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Songzhou 頌州 |
Zhengdu 整度 |
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Suizhou 穗州 |
Shenyun 神韻 |
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Tangzhou 堂州 |
Hongshan 紅山 |
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Tianzhou 天州 |
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Weizhou 味州 |
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Wuzhou 五州 |
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Xiazhou 轄州 |
Tangzhai 瑭寨 |
Xiazhou and its constituent jun and xian are directly administrated by the huangdi and the government. | ||
Yuanzhou 原州 |
Hangzhai 航窄 |
Empire of Tibet
Capital: Lhasa (ལྷ་ས་)
Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy
Head of State: Tsenpo
Head of Government: Tsenpo
Legislature: None
Demonym: Tibetan
Currency: Tangka, Srang, Skar
The Empire of Tibet (བོད་ཆེན་པོ) is a peninsular nation, occupying the tundra peninsula of the same name in western Pianpilu, the northern subcontinent. It shares maritime borders solely with Tianchao to the east.
Tibet was once one of nations dominating the high mountains and tundras of the northwestern continent before the Tukhii (now known as Shengwai), cousins of the Arslans, invaded. Tibet once controlled the western half of the northern continent, up to the northern peninsula surrounding Gui Bay and bordering Dongshui Guibei, while the tribes of the former Tukhii inhabited the center. When the Tukhii Khanate came into being, these two powers fought for land and power on-and-off for centuries before Tianchao invaded.
As a result of the wars with Tukhii Khanate and then Tianchao, Tibet was reduced to the peninsula from whence it originated, while the Tukhii, and then Tianchao, secured its hold on the former lands of Tibet. Tibet has since become a suzerainty of Tianchao in the face of the ferocity of the Tianzu Imperial Army & Navy and the threat of invasion.
Being a cold country of mostly tundra and mountain, similarly to the northern mainland, Tibet has only a small amount of fertile land for farming and is mostly dependent on the sea and imports for food, but has a large economy thanks to rich mining on the island and elsewhere.
While still in a tense diplomatic relationship with Tianchao, Tibet also maintains the rights to mine and farm certain areas within Tianchao's borders, in exchange for Tianchao receiving 25% of the profits as tribute annually.
Constituent Territories
Yamato Dependencies
Akantai
Government: Hereditary Feudal Monarchy
Head of State: Tenno of Yamatai
Currency: Hansatsu, Koban, Nibuban, Ichibuban, Tsuho
Akantai (亜寒帯) the collective term for the Ryoiki (regions) and Gun (Provinces) of the Yamato Empire in the archipelagic territory northeast of Yamatai in the Sea of Shinko in the northwestern waters of Marlakcor.
Like the main empire in Fuso, Akantai is divided into several ryoiki ruled by an appointed sotoku pledging fealty to the Tenno of Yamatai, and smaller gun ruled by chiji. Some clans and daimyo are from Fuso, whether by immigration or land grants. Other daimyo are more local compared to the clans of Fuso, as the majority are descendants of families that cooperated, and even helped, the invading Yamato Imperial Armies during the invasion; many even married into Genjin families, adopted Genjin names customs and traditions, and even their religion, to varying extents.
Morokoshi
Government: Hereditary Feudal Monarchy
Head of State: Tenno of Yamatai
Currency: Hansatsu, Koban, Nibuban, Ichibuban, Tsuho
Morokoshi (唐土) is the collective term for the Ryoiki (regions) and Gun (Provinces) of the Yamato Empire on Xinshijie, the western subcontinent of Marlakcor, taking up great portions of both Haoyudai (Goikitai) and Yuchang (Amehara), and two large islands between them. The Morokoshi land closest to Fuso is a Y-shaped island named Makigaijima (巻貝島), which is also the name of a gun.
The easternmost lands of the empire, Morokoshi borders Tianchao and Raimei to the east, and sharing maritime borders with Goryeo to the north. It was first established as a result of the Yamato Invasions of Marlakcor (4010–4100AFZ), which in turn sparked the First Yamato-Tianzu War (4010–4019AFZ). Over the course of the conflicts, Yamatai conquered the states referred to as the Xifang Wangguo (西方王國/Western Kingdoms), which included some of Tianchao's vassals, and the much of Tianchao's western territories. The Third Yamato-Tianzu War (4100–4112AFZ) ended with Morokoshi's furthest northern and eastward expansion into the westernmost parts of the western continent, and resulted in the construction of the Great Wall of Haoyudai by Hauxia, preventing any further expansion. Yamatai instead turned its attentions to the southern lands, and several wars with Shengsuo (now called Hijiritokoro) over several generations led to the conquest of the entire southern portion of the western continent.
Some time after, Morokoshi then experienced an insurrection in the southeast by Yamato settlers, led by the Ikazuchi clan, rivals of the Toyotomi clan, which led to the Raimin War for Independence (4235–4245AFZ), and the establishment of the separate Empire of Raimei. Morokoshi remain at odds with Tianchao and Raimei, yet has managed to secure a relatively peaceful existence in Marlakcor.
Like the main empire in Fuso, Morokoshi are divided into several ryoiki ruled by an appointed sotoku pledging fealty to the Tenno of Yamatai, and smaller gun ruled by chiji. Some clans and daimyo are from Fuso, whether by immigration or land grants. Other daimyo, particularly the western ones, are more local compared to the clans of Fuso, as the majority are descendants of families that cooperated, and even helped, the invading Yamato Imperial Armies during the Yamato Invasions of Marlakcor; many even married into Genjin families, adopted Genjin names, customs and traditions, and even their religion, to varying extents.
Serica Provinciae (Rome)
Government: Imperial Appointed Viceroyalties
Head of State: Augustus of Rome
Heads of Government: Proconsuls & Vicaruses
Legislatures: none
Demonym: Seres (also others, varying by province)
Currency: Aureus, Denarius, Sestertius, Dupondius, As
Serica is the collective name of the is a colonies & provinces of the Roman Empire in Marlakcor, occupying a cluster of islands and a part of the mainland in eastern Marlakcor on the west side of the Sinolatin Sea. Serica shares borders with Tianchao to the north and west, and Dongbalian to the south in western Huaxia, the central subcontinent.
Serica occupies the island of Daludao (the easternmost island), most of the Island of Shengfen (the land closest to the mainland) save for the western peninsula and just beyond it, along with a cluster of islands in between them. Northward, it occupies the eastern southern peninsula of Qiu Island. Serica also controls parts of the mainland just south of Shengfen, namely the Pingfang and Tuoyuan peninsulas and some lands just beyond it. But the mainland territories end at Mulan's Wall, which was built by Dongbalian to stall any further Roman expansion into the mainland.
The island of Daludao was formerly known as the kingdom of the same name, which was a suzerainty of Tianchao following the Tianzu Wars of Conquest, Serica was established as a result of the Roman Conquest of Daludao.
Neutral Territories
Hei'an Zhidi
Hei'an Zhidi (黑暗之地/Darklands) is a tropical jungle island, in the Chidao Sea of southern Marlakcor. The place is reportedly a place of terror, allegedly home to monstruous creatures and carnivorous plantlife, and the island is durrounded by a noxious, almost toxic, miasma of unknown origin, preventing any real exploration. What is actually on the island remain a mystery into modern day.
Few have dared to venture there, and fewer have retunred alive. Those who did were either too far gone mentally or were in no condiution to give any meaningful accounts
Zhonglibozi
Zhonglibozi (中壢脖子/Middle Neck) is a strech of neutral land between Dongbalian and the high elven empire of Gaoliang.
The zone was established as a result of border desputes between Dongbalian and Gaoliang, established by the treaty that ended the Third Gaoliang–Dongbalian War, in an attempt to permanently separate the two countries from fighting over the land again. The terms of the treaty stipulate that while the zone is demilitarized and military presence in the zone is forbidden, both countries are responsible for the safety of the people who live there. Military forces are only allowed into the zone for humanitarian purposes, such as relief from the effects of natural disasters, and armed conflict between the two countries within the zone is forbidden, even in times of war. That clause of the treaty has been tested ever since it was established, as relations between Dongbalian and Gaoliang have devolved into war multiple times since.
Within the zone there are three large cities, Baolan (寶藍), Feicui (翡翠) & Hongbao (紅寶), each with their own governments and dozens of villages and small towns under their sphere of influence. Each is technically a city-state in its own right, but they don't claim any form sovereignty.
Notes & Trivia
- There are two known demonyms for people from Marlakcor:
- The exonym is "Marlakcese".
- The endonym is "Tianxiaren" (天下人).
- Becuase of how the Chinese language – which the language "Tianyu" is based on – works, the titles and any other adjectival nouns are both singular and plural.
- While the name was used sparingly since the Ying dynasty, Ji Zheng used "Tianchao" as the name for his empire for diplomatic purposes, but with the end of the Qiang dynasty the name fell out of use. Other more ethnic names were adopted as a representation of the nation of the collective Jiti peoples until the Zhai dynasty adopted Tianchao as the official name of the country. Until then, Tianchao was simply known by whatever dynasty was currenty in power; though even today it still is.
- While they are both given posthumously, a posthumous name and a temple name should not be confused with each other. See Wikipedia articles for better explanations.
- Marlakcor and Tianxia come from two separate sources:
- Marlakcor, the foreign exonym for the continent, originated from the Jiti phrase "Maran la kecheng o ren" (罵人啦課程哦人), which roughly translates as "Oh course people curse it", which was then shortened to Marlakcor. Historians and linguists believe this happened due to a miscommunication between translators at some point in the past.
- Tianxia (天下), the local endonym for the continent, which roughly means "all under heaven", came from the historical belief that the farthest shores of the continent and those of the closest islands, were the edge of the world.
- Another common local name for the continent is Sanzhou (三洲/lit. Three Continents), to describe the three main landmasses that make up the continent as a whole.
- The years used are those of the Luan calendar. There is a 421-year difference between the Luan calendar and the Solramese calendar. I.e. 0TJH = 421BFZ.
- The reason Fuso is greyed out is becuase it isn't, cartographically, part of the continent. It's just the areas that are closest to Marlakcor.
- Marlakcor is divided into three subcontinents, Huaxia (華夏), Pianpilu (遼) and Xinshijie (新世界). Huaxia is the central, and largest, subcontinent divided between Tianchao, Dongbalian and Gaoliang. Pianpilu is the northern subcontinent, fully controlled by Tianchao; and Xinshijie is the western continent, divided between Tianchao, Yamatai, and Raimei.
- Huaxia is further divided into three regions: Zhongyuan (中原), the land occupied by Tianchao; Dongnan (東南), the land occupied by Dongbalian; and Conglin (叢林), the land occupied mostly by Gaoliang and partially by Tianchao and the Senxiao kingdoms.
- The northwestern part of Dongnan, the part past the narrowest area of Dongbalian's territory, is sometimes referred to as Jing bu Xibei.
- The Arslan call Pianpilu, Delkhiin (ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ). The Shengwai/Tukhii also call it that when using their mother tongue.
- The Unghwa call Xinshijie, Gudaelyuk (구대륙).
- Pianpilu is further divided into western and eastern regions known as Bianjing (邊境) and Gergazar (Tianyu: 加爾加扎爾, Ardyarikh:ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ) respectively. They are divided at what is known as the Guixiong Corridor (鬼雄), the narrowest region of the subcontinent.
- The Arslan call Bianjing, Khiliin (ᠬᠢᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ). The Shengwai/Tukhii also call it that when using their mother tongue.
- Xinshijie is further divided into northern and southern regions known as Haoyudai (浩域帶) and Yuchang (雨場). They are divided at the Isthmus of Caihong (彩虹), the narrowest point of the subcontinent.
- The Genjin call Haoyudai and Yuchang, Goikitai and Amehara (雨原) respectively.
- The Unghwa call Haoyudai and Yuchang, Hoyeokdae (호역대) and Ujang (우장) respectively.
- The Arslan call Haoyudai, Orgon Uudam Gazar (ᠥᠷᠭᠡᠨᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠮᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ); the name was especially used during the height of the Gergazard Khaganate and the Arslan-ruled Lin dynasty.
- The body of water on the west side of the isthmus is known as Dolgolae (돌고래) Bay, which is a part of the Yazuishou (鴨嘴獸) Sea further westward.
- Within the space between northern and southern Huaxia is a body of water known as the Zhuhong (朱紅) Sea.
- The northern sea between Huaxia and Xinshijie is known as the Qingshui Sea (清水), which deviates northward at the Dianqing (靛青) peninsula into the Sea of Jingyu (鯨魚) to the west and the Sea of Xaio (曉) to the east.
- The Sea of Udeung separates Xinshijie from Pianpilu.
- The Sea of Xaio, followed by the Xiong (熊) Sea separate Huaxia from Pianpilu. The Sea of Xiao and the Xiong Sea are separated from each other by the Shumiao (樹苗) Strait, the narrowest point between them.
- The southern sea between Huaxia and Xinshijie is known as the Conglin Sea.
- The Qingshui Sea and the Conglin Sea are divided by what's known as the Yinghao Strait, the narrowest point between them.
- The island of Seiso, occupied by the kingdom of Hijiritokoro is sometimes considered part of Xinshijie, but modern cartographers still dispute this.
- The southernmost waters of Marlakcor above the Grand Line is the Chidao (赤道) Sea.
- Huaxia is further divided into three regions: Zhongyuan (中原), the land occupied by Tianchao; Dongnan (東南), the land occupied by Dongbalian; and Conglin (叢林), the land occupied mostly by Gaoliang and partially by Tianchao and the Senxiao kingdoms.