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[[File:Marlakcor.png|right|400x400px]]'''Marlakcor''', also known as '''Tianxia''' (天下) locally, is the northeastern continent of [[Qirsyllviar]]. |
[[File:Marlakcor.png|right|400x400px]]'''Marlakcor''', also known as '''Tianxia''' (天下) locally, is the northeastern continent of [[Qirsyllviar]]. |
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==Sovereign States== |
==Sovereign States== |
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+ | === Khaganate of Antikülke === |
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
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− | [[File:Nanyue_flag.png|left|300x300px]]Capital: Sanoigon<br>Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy<br>Head of State: Vuong<br>Head of Government: Vuong<br>Legislature: none<br>Demonym: Lac<br>Currency: Van |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Capital: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Largest City: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Hereditary Absolute Monarchy |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Head of State: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Khagan<br>𐰚𐰀𐰍𐰀𐰣 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Dynasty: |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Race: |
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+ | |Human |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Ethnicity: |
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+ | |Antik |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Head of Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Khagan |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Legislature: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |none |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Demonym: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Antik |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Currency: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
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+ | !Official: |
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+ | |Antik Dilses |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Minority: |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Writing system: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |} |
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+ | The '''Khaganate of Antikülke''' (𐰀𐰣𐱅𐰃𐰴𐰇𐰞𐰚𐰅), also called the "Antik Khaganate" locally, the the nation of Antik people. It is a peninsular nation, occupying the tundra peninsula of the same name in western Pianpilu, the northern subcontinent, and much of the land beyond it. It borders the Empire of Tianchao and the north side of the Holy City of Shangri-la to the east.[[File:Antik zenith.png|thumb|316x316px|Over mondern borders: Antikülke at its territorial zenith before the Tukhii-Tianzu conflicts, around the beginning of the Zhai dynasty of Tianchao.|left]][[File:Antik rump state.png|thumb|176x176px|The Antik [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rump_state rump state] as a vassal of Tianchao.]] |
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+ | Antikülke 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. At its zenith, Antikülke 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. By that point the Zhai dynasty Tianchao had just established. When the now-defunct Tukhii Khanate came into being not long after, these two powers fought for land and power on-and-off for centuries before Tianchao invaded. |
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+ | As a result of the wars with Tukhii Khanate and then Tianchao, Antikülke was reduced to the peninsula from whence it originated, while the Tukhii, and then Tianchao, secured its hold on the former lands of Antikülke. Antikülke was at one point the vassal of Tianchao, forcing them to surrender base independence in the face of the ferocity of the Tianzu Imperial Army & Navy and threats of further invasion. Antikülke lost it's sovereignty and ceased to be an politcal entity when the Gargazar Khaganate rose to promience and conquered the whole of Pianpilu. However, the eventual independence of the former Shuang dynasty during the Fragmentation of the Gergazard Khaganate allowed former loyalists of Antikülke to reform break off from the yoke of Tianchao and reclaim at least some of their lost territory and prestige through warring with Shuang. |
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− | The Empire of Au Lac is a Lac nation in southeastern Marlakcor. Occupying the tropical jungle islands of the southeast. |
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+ | Being a cold country of mostly tundra and mountain, similarly to the northern mainland, Antikülke 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. |
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− | It is ruled by the Ly dynasty. |
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+ | While still in a tense diplomatic relationship with Tianchao, Antikülke 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. |
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− | It solely borders Dongbalian to the west, by land on three islands and the rest by sea. |
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− | Au Lac has been resisting Mengguo expansion into the southeast for centuries. Not once ever did Au Lac 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 Au Lac to a handful of islands. |
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− | When Dongbalian found itself occupied by the ''Roman Invasions'', Au Lac took a chance to reclaim much of its lost territory. |
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=== Kingdom of Baoshi === |
=== Kingdom of Baoshi === |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
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− | Capital: ???<br>Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy<br>Head of State: ???<br>Head of Government: ???<br>Legislature: ???<br>Demonym: ???<br>Currency: ??? |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Capital: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Largest City: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Hereditary Absolute Monarchy |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Head of State: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Dynasty: |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Race: |
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+ | |Dwarf |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Ethnicity: |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Head of Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Legislature: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |none |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Demonym: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Currency: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
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+ | !Official: |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Minority: |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Writing system: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |} |
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The Kingdom of Baoshi (寶石) is a dwarf-ruled island nation in northeastern Marlakcor. |
The Kingdom of Baoshi (寶石) is a dwarf-ruled island nation in northeastern Marlakcor. |
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− | It borders Tianchao to the south on the island of Qiu, and share's maritime borders with |
+ | It borders Tianchao to the south on the island of Qiu, and share's maritime borders with Gergazar to the east and Tibet to the southeast. It also shares maritime borders with a cluster of neutral islands to the west. |
+ | <div style="clear:both;"></div> |
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+ | === Dongnan Baquan Banglian === |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
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+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Dongbalian flag.png|300x300px|centre]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Capital: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Tuanjie<br>團結 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Largest City: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Hegemonic Confederated Parliamentary Quasi-Federal Hereditary Feudal Monarchy |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Head of State: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Zuigao Bazhu<br>最高霸主 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |varies |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Dynasty: |
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+ | |n/a |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Race: |
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+ | |varies |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Ethnicity: |
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+ | |varies |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Head of Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Zhengfu Buzhang<br>政府部長 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="5" | |
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+ | Legislature: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Canyuan<br>參院 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Chamber: |
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+ | |bicameral |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="2" |bicameral |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Upper House: |
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+ | !Lower House: |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Shangyuan<br>上院 |
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+ | |Xiayuan<br>下院 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" | |
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+ | Demonym: |
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+ | !Endonym |
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+ | |Dongnan |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ![https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exonym_and_endonym Exonym] |
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+ | |Dongbalese |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Currency: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Jiaozi, Guanzi, Huizi, Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
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+ | !Official: |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Minority: |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Writing system: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |}'''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 the Dongnan region of southeast Huaxia, the central subcontinent of Marlakcor. |
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+ | It borders Tianchao to the northwest and the Miaogui Republic (formerly colonial territory of Solaris) 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. |
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− | === Southeastern Hegemonic Confederation === |
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− | [[File:Dongnan flag.png|left|300x300px]]Capital: Luoyang<br>Government: Hegemonic Confederated Parliamentary Quasi-Federal Hereditary Feudal Monarchy<br>Head of State: Gaowang<br>Head of Government: Zhengfu Buzhang<br>Legislature: Canyuan<br>Demonym: Mengguo (盟國)<br>Currency: Jiaozi, Guanzi, Huizi, Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui |
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+ | 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 Conglinguo, which it has gone to war with for territory and other issues many times. |
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− | The '''Southeastern Hegemonic Confederation''' (東南霸權邦聯/''Dongnan Baquan Banglian''), also known as the '''Southeastern Kingdoms''' (東南王國/''Dongnan Wangguo''), or simply '''Dongbalian''' (東霸聯), is a large state in southeast Shenzhou, the central subcontinent of Marlakcor. |
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− | 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. |
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− | 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 wiht the empire of Au Lac, which |
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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. |
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. |
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− | Dongbalian and its northern neighbor, Tianchao, are collectively known as Huaxia. |
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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. |
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. |
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− | To the east along the border with the |
+ | To the east along the border with the Miaogui Republic stands '''''Mulan's Wall''''', named for Li Mulan, the legendary female general who spearheaded the defense of Dongbalian during the Solarii 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 Solaris. '''''Mulan's Wall''''' was built some centuries later in the wake of the ''Solarii Invasion of Dongbalian''. '''''Mulan's Wall''''', to block 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. |
+ | The wall has fulfilled its purpose throughout its existence, even while Solarii influence has since been removed from Marlakcor with the independence of the Miaogui Republic. |
====History==== |
====History==== |
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− | [[File:Dongbalian whole.png|thumb|561x561px|The whole of modern Dongbalian.]]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 |
+ | [[File:Dongbalian whole.png|thumb|561x561px|The whole of modern Dongbalian.]]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. |
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. |
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− | Much of modern Dongbalian (mostly the north and central area; Tianchao never reached very far south) remained under |
+ | 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 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. |
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The first true peace treaty ended with Tianchao still in control of Jing bu Xibei. |
The first true peace treaty ended with Tianchao still in control of Jing bu Xibei. |
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− | 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 |
+ | 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. |
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. |
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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. |
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. |
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− | 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 |
+ | 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 Nhiệt Đới are cold too, but diplomacy has avoided too many wars. |
− | Dongbalian eventually lost some of its northeastern territories to |
+ | Dongbalian eventually lost some of its northeastern territories to Solaris. While Dongbalian anticipated an invasion when Solaris all but defeated Tianchao, it was still unable to resist the ferocity of the Imperial Solarii 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 Solarii officer during the invasion. During her time as a slave – after learning their language – she learned all about Solarii war tactics both from watching the battles from afar and from listening to the Solarii 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 Solarii 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- |
+ | Once a general, Mulan took charge of an army and her widely successful anti-Solarii tactics allowed her to turn the tide of the war, culminating when she fully defended against the Solarii 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==== |
====Governance & Politics==== |
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− | The head of state is the |
+ | 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 ( |
+ | The head of the government of Dongbalian is the Zhengfu Buzhang (''Minister of Government''), but the office is mostly ceremonial in practice and holds little actual power. |
− | The legislature of the confederacy is the Canyuan ( |
+ | The legislature of the confederacy is the Canyuan (''Senate''), which is divided into the Shangyuan (''Upper House'') and the Xiayuan (''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 ==== |
==== Political Divisions ==== |
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Dongbalian is divided into many territories termed one of several things depending on the rank held upon accession to the confederation. |
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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|+From highest to lowest they are: |
|+From highest to lowest they are: |
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! colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" |States |
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− | ! rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Description |
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! style="text-align: center;" |Territory |
! style="text-align: center;" |Territory |
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! style="text-align: center;" |Ruler title |
! style="text-align: center;" |Ruler title |
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! style="text-align: center;" |Succession method |
! style="text-align: center;" |Succession method |
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− | ! style="text-align: center;" |Senators to the |
+ | ! style="text-align: center;" |Senators to the Shangyuan |
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− | |Wangguo<br>王國<br>''Kingdom'' |
+ | | rowspan="2" |Wangguo<br>王國<br>''Kingdom'' |
|Wang<br>王<br>''King'' |
|Wang<br>王<br>''King'' |
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|10 |
|10 |
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+ | |- |
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− | |The highest political division of Dongbalian. |
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+ | | colspan="3" |The highest political division of Dongbalian. |
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Only the Kings can be elected to the position of High King, |
Only the Kings can be elected to the position of High King, |
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|Hereditary |
|Hereditary |
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|7 |
|7 |
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|Jun<br>郡<br>''Region'' |
|Jun<br>郡<br>''Region'' |
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|Hereditary |
|Hereditary |
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|5 |
|5 |
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− | | |
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|- |
|- |
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|Boguo<br>伯國<br>''County'' (1st level) |
|Boguo<br>伯國<br>''County'' (1st level) |
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|Hereditary |
|Hereditary |
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|4 |
|4 |
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− | | |
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|- |
|- |
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|Xian<br>縣<br>''County'' (2nd level) |
|Xian<br>縣<br>''County'' (2nd level) |
||
|Hereditary |
|Hereditary |
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|4 |
|4 |
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− | | |
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|- |
|- |
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|Zilingdi<br>子領地<br>''Sub-county'' |
|Zilingdi<br>子領地<br>''Sub-county'' |
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|Hereditary |
|Hereditary |
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|3 |
|3 |
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− | | |
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|- |
|- |
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|Guizu<br>貴族<br>''Barony'' |
|Guizu<br>貴族<br>''Barony'' |
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|Hereditary |
|Hereditary |
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|3 |
|3 |
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− | | |
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|- |
|- |
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|Tai<br>態<br>''State'' |
|Tai<br>態<br>''State'' |
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|Election |
|Election |
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|2 |
|2 |
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− | | |
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|- |
|- |
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− | |Chengbang<br>城邦<br>''City-State'' |
+ | | rowspan="3" |Chengbang<br>城邦<br>''City-State'' |
|Shizhang<br>市長<br>''City Govenor'' |
|Shizhang<br>市長<br>''City Govenor'' |
||
|Election |
|Election |
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+ | | rowspan="2" |2 |
||
− | |2 |
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− | |A single city and surrounding territory |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | | |
+ | |Lingzhu<br>領主<br>''Seignior'' |
+ | |Hareditary |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | colspan="3" |A single city and surrounding territory. Their leaders can be either elected or hereditary. |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Junqu<br>軍區<br>''Military Region'' |
||
|Zhong-jiang<br>中将<br>''Lieutenant General'' |
|Zhong-jiang<br>中将<br>''Lieutenant General'' |
||
|Military appointment |
|Military appointment |
||
|1 |
|1 |
||
+ | |- |
||
− | |A military region along '''''Mulan's Wall''''' or the fortress regions along the borders and northwestern seaboard. |
||
+ | | colspan="3" |A military region along '''''Mulan's Wall''''' or the fortress regions along the borders and northwestern seaboard. |
||
The leader title is a military rank. |
The leader title is a military rank. |
||
|} |
|} |
||
+ | {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
||
+ | |+States of Dongbalian |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Name |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Administrative Level |
||
+ | ! colspan="3" |Ruling Family |
||
+ | !Flag/Symbol |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Surname |
||
+ | !Race |
||
+ | !Ethnicity |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Lan<br>藍 |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Wangguo |
||
+ | |Pie<br>苤 |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | colspan="4" |Lan was the original hegemon of Dongbalian before the modern succession methods were made law. |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Hanjin<br>漢晉 |
||
+ | |Chengbang |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Tangming<br>唐明 |
||
+ | |Chengbang |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Tuanjie<br>團結 |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Chengbang |
||
+ | |None, ruler elected |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | colspan="4" |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<br>魏蜀吳 |
||
+ | |Chengbang |
||
+ | |Jin<br>晉 |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Xiangxi Bao<br>向西堡 |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Junqu |
||
+ | |None, military appointment |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | colspan="4" |The northernmost fortification along '''''Mulan's Wall'''''. |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Nanchao Kanguan<br>南超看管 |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Junqu |
||
+ | |None, military appointment |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | colspan="4" |The southernmost fortification along '''''Mulan's Wall'''''. |
||
+ | |} |
||
+ | ===Conglin Liedao Wangguo=== |
||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
||
+ | | colspan="3" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Capital: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Largest City: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Government: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Head of State: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Wang<br>王 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Dynasty: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Race: |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Ethnicity: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Head of Government: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Wang |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Legislature: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |none |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Demonym: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Currency: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
||
+ | !Official: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Minority: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Writing system: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |} |
||
+ | Conglin Liedao Wangguo (叢林列島王國/''Kingdom of the Jungle Islands''), commonly known by its abbriviation Conglinguo (叢林國), is a nation in southeastern Marlakcor, occupying the tropical jungle islands of the southeast. It solely borders Dongbalian to the west, by land on three islands and the rest by sea. |
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+ | |||
+ | Conglinguo has been resisting Dongnan expansion into the southeast for centuries. Not once ever did Conglinguo 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 Conglinguo to a handful of islands. |
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+ | When Dongbalian found itself occupied by the ''Solarii Invasions'', Conglinguo took a chance to reclaim much of its lost territory. |
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+ | <div style="clear:both;"></div> |
||
===Empire of Gaoliang=== |
===Empire of Gaoliang=== |
||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
||
− | [[File:Jingling flag.png|left|300x300px]]Capital: ???<br>Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy<br>Head of State: ???<br>Head of Government: ???<br>Legislature: High Council<br>Demonym: ???<br>Currency: ??? |
||
+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Jingling flag.png|300x300px|centre]] |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Capital: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Largest City: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Government: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Hereditary Absolute Monarchy |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Head of State: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Jinghuang<br>精皇 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Dynasty: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Race: |
||
+ | |Elf |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Ethnicity: |
||
+ | |High Elf |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Head of Government: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Jinghuang |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | Legislature: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |High Council |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Chamber: |
||
+ | |unicameral |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Demonym: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Currency: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
||
+ | !Official: |
||
+ | |Ardyarikh |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Minority: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Writing system: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |}The Empire of Gaoliang (高魎) is a large confederated high elven empire occupying the dense Jingling Jungles of Xiaoyu, the lands of southern Huaxia, the central subcontinent of Marlakcor. |
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+ | 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 Jingling Sea. |
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− | The Empire of Gaoliang (高魎) is a large confederated High elven empire occupying the dense Conglin Jungles in southern Shenzhou, the central subcontinent of Marlakcor. |
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+ | A country occupying mostly jungle, the Jingling Jungles of Gaoliang is home to the largest river basin in the world. |
||
− | 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. |
||
+ | <div style="clear:both;"></div> |
||
+ | ===Khaganate of Gergazar=== |
||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
||
+ | | colspan="3" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Capital: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Shiltgeen <br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl"><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠰᠢᠯᠲᠦᠭᠡᠨ</span></span> |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Largest City: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Government: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Head of State: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Khagan/Khatun<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ</span>/<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ</span> |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Tsetsgiin <br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl"><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠭ ᠦᠨ</span></span> |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Dynasty: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Race: |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Ethnicity: |
||
+ | |Arslan |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Head of Government: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Khagan |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Legislature: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |none |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | Demonym: |
||
+ | !Endonym: |
||
+ | |Gergazard<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl"><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠲᠤ</span></span> |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Exonym: |
||
+ | |Arslan/<br>Gergazese |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Currency: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |n/a |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
||
+ | !Official: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Minority: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Writing system: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |}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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+ | It borders Tianchao to the west and south, and shares maritime borders with the dwarven nation of Baoshi to the southwest. |
||
− | A country occupying mostly jungle, the Conglin Jungles of Gaoliang is home to the largest river Basin in the world. |
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− | ===Empire of Goryeo=== |
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− | [[File:Joseon flag.png|left|300x300px]]Capital: Goguryeo<br>Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy<br>Head of State: Taewang (태왕)<br>Head of Government: Taewang<br>Legislature: Jegug Uihoe<br>Demonym: ???<br>Currency: Mun, Yang, Won |
||
+ | ==== History ==== |
||
− | The Empire of Goryeo (고려) is an island nation occupying the island of the same name in the northwest corner of Manzhou, the northern lands of Jiangshan, 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 mianland, its only land border with Tianchao. |
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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 the whole of Pianpilu, most of Zanghuan, and half of Guangdai, even conquering Antikülke. 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. Gergazar seemed unstoppable, and even mounted an attempted invasion of Fuso, but these campaigns, while successful at first, were met with utter failure. |
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+ | 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 – during the ''Siege of Hansei'' against the defending forces of the Yamato Empire, which his forces eventually defeated, resulted in a succession dispute and the fragmentation of the Khaganate. |
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− | Once controlling great swathes of the northern half of the western continent, down to at least the central regions of Manzhou, Goryeo, the homeland of the Seomin 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 ''Tianchao 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. |
||
+ | Khundet Khan died without naming an heir; and so a war of succession erupted between his sons and generals. So far from home at the time of his death, within a year the Gergazar holdings in Fuso were recaptured by Yamatai and 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 Antikülke and the Shengwai-ruled Shuang (霜) dynasty in western and central Pianpilu; the Unghwa-ruled Gwan (관/棺) dynasty in Guangdai; 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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− | Unlike Tibet and now-defunct Daludao, Goryeo managed to stave off the threat of invasion and retain full sovereignty. |
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− | === Khaganate of Khitai === |
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− | Capital: ???<br>Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy<br>Head of State: Khagan (ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ)/Khatun (ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ)<br>Head of Government: Khagan<br>Legislature: None<br>Demonym: Khitan<br>Currency: n/a |
||
+ | 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, despite many efforts, it never reached such a vast territorial extant again. |
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− | The Khaganate of Khitai (ᠺᠠᠩᠨᠠᠲ ᠬᠢ ᠲᠠᠢ), or the Khitan Khaganate (ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠨ ᠺᠠᠩᠨᠠᠲ), is a large nation in eastern Liao and the homeland of the Khitan people. |
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+ | ==== Politics & Governance ==== |
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− | It borders Tianchao to the west and south, and shares maritime borders with Khuiten to the northwest and Baoshi to the southwest. |
||
+ | Gergazar is a collection of autonomous khanates ruled by Khans (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠨ</span>) subordinate to the Khagan. |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" |
||
+ | |+Prominent Clans of the Khaganate |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" |Clan |
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+ | ! colspan="2" |Ruling Khanate |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" |Notes |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Name |
||
+ | !Capital |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Altanzul<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠵᠤᠯ</span> |
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+ | |Erdeniin<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl"><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ</span></span> |
||
+ | |Unet Chuluu<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl"><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠦᠨᠡᠲᠦ ᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠤ</span></span> |
||
+ | |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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+ | |- |
||
+ | |Burged<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠪᠦᠷᠭᠦᠳ</span> |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Chono<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠴᠢᠨᠣᠠ</span> |
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+ | |Khavtgai<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl"><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠪᠲᠠᠭᠠᠢ</span></span> |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Delkhii<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl"><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ</span></span> |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Gereltekh<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠭᠡᠷᠡᠯ ᠳᠦ ᠬᠢ</span> |
||
+ | |Naidvar<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠳᠠᠪᠤᠷᠢ</span> |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
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+ | |Nurgeen<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠨᠦᠷᠭᠡᠬᠡᠨ</span> |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Shuukh<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠰᠢᠭᠦᠬᠦ</span> |
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+ | |Sokhor<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠰᠣᠬᠣᠷ</span> |
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+ | |Shilen Sav<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl"><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠰᠢᠯᠢᠨ ᠰᠠᠪᠠ</span></span> |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Tatvar<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠲᠠᠲᠠᠪᠤᠷᠢ</span> |
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+ | |Khandiv<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl"><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠨᠳᠢᠪ</span></span> |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Tsasan<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠴᠠᠰᠤᠨ</span> |
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+ | |Ovliin<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠡᠪᠦᠯ ᠦᠨ</span> |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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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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+ | |Khyanagch<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠢᠨᠠᠭᠴᠢ</span> |
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+ | |Shiltgeen<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl"><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠰᠢᠯᠲᠦᠭᠡᠨ</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. |
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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. |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Tsin<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠴᠢᠨ<br> |
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+ | |Khatuu<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠲᠠᠭᠤ</span> |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="4" |Other Prominent/Non-ruling Clans |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Name |
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+ | ! colspan="3" |Notes |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Ayanga<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠠᠶᠤᠩᠭᠠ</span> |
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+ | | colspan="3" |Longtime vassals of the Nurgeen clan. |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Tavtsan<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠲᠠᠪᠴᠠᠩ</span> |
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+ | |} |
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+ | === Empire of Goryeo === |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
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+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Joseon flag.png|300x300px|centre]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Capital: |
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+ | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Sungduk<br>숭둑 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Largest City: |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | !Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
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+ | Head of State: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Taewang<br>태왕 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Song<br>송 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Dynasty: |
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+ | |Song<br>송 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Race: |
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+ | |Human |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Ethnicity: |
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+ | |Unghwa |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Head of Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Taewang |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" | |
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+ | Legislature: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Jeguk Uihoe<br>제국 의회 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Chamber: |
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+ | |unicameral |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Demonym: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Goryeoin<br>고려인 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Currency: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Jipye, Geumcham, Eungae, Donggae, Cheoldon |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
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+ | !Official: |
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+ | |Ungmal |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Minority: |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Writing system: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |}The Empire of Goryeo (고려) is a nation in the northwest corner of Guangdai (Yesttang), the northern lands of Xinshijie, the western subcontinent of Marlakcor. It is currently ruled by the Song dynasty. Goryeo occupies the island of the same name and some mainland territories. It shares maritime borders with the Morokoshi provinces of Yamatai to the south, and borders Tianchao on land via it's mainland territories to the east. North of the home island controls the island of Jinjuui (진주의). The Yosae (요새) peninsula to the east is its gateway to its mainland territories and its land border with Tianchao. Farther north it occupies to islands, Masul Seojjog (마술 서쪽) & Masul Dongjjog (마술 동쪽). |
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+ | Once controlling great swathes of the northern half of the western continent, down to at least the central regions of Guangdai, Goryeo, the homeland of the Unghwa people, and the last sovereign Unghwa nation on Marlakcor, was once one of 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), was for a time Goryeo's only remaining mainland holdout against Tianchao. Goryeo managed to stave off the threat of invasion and retain full sovereignty, while its neighbors weren't so fortunate. |
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− | Khitai once controlled the vast majority of Liao, dominating the mountains, tundras and steppes, even having Tibet at its mercy, from whom it conquered most of the northern continent, until the various wars with Tianchao saw the loss of most of its empire. |
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+ | When Yamatai invaded western Guangdai – conquering the last independent Unghwa nations in the region – and came into conflict with Tianchao, Goryeo took a chance to invade and reconquer some of its lost lands from Tianchao under the guise of a friendship and military alliance with Yamatai. However, when Yamatai entered into a ceasefire with Tianchao at the end of their first war, Goryeo betrayed Yamatai and invaded some of the latter's occupied lands. However, spies and defectors leaked military plans to the Yamato military governors and Yamatai was able to prevent Goryeo from doing too much damage. The only thing that stopped the fighting was a change of regime in Goryeo, when the then-incumbent war-hawk Myeok (멱) dynasty was supplanted by the pro-peace Jang (장) dynasty in a coup. |
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− | === Kingdom of Nangoku === |
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− | Capital: ???<br>Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy<br>Head of State: ???<br>Head of Government: ???<br>Legislature: None<br>Demonym: Nangoku<br>Currency: Hansatsu, Koban, Nibuban, Ichibuban, Tsuho |
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+ | However, while peace between the two empires was restored by the Jang dynasty's rise to power, they were foreign in origin and so their rule was almost universally unaccepted, resulting in a civil war for the throne. The Song dynasty was among the contending factions that arose to the most prominence and power in the war, yet a series of sudden defeats cost them much of their influence. It was then that the Song asked signed a new treaty of trade and alliance with Yamatai, asking them to intervene on their side. Yamatai accepted, and with their help the Song won the war to become rulers of Goryeo. |
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− | The Kingdom of Nangoku (南国) is an island nation, occupying the island of the same name, off the southern coast of Manzi, the southern division of Jiangshan, in southwest Marlakcor. Nangoku shares maritime borders solely with Raimei to the north across the Meiyo Channel. |
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+ | Goryeo has fostered equal trade relations with Yamatai ever since. |
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− | Nangoku was once the Kingdom of Shengsuo (聖所), 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-Saimese War'' (4120 AFZ – 4131) led it to recede from the mainland as Yamatai established Morokoshi. Decades later, Yayato settlere rose up and overthrew Shengsuo, establing the Hayato-ruled kingdom of Nangoku |
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+ | ===Republic of Miaogui=== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
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+ | | colspan="3" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Capital: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Lading<br>拉丁 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Largest City: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | !Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Directorial Republic |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Heads of State: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Guowu Weiyuanhui<br>国务委员会 |
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+ | Chaired by the Xiaozhang<br>校长 |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | !Heads of Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Guowu Weiyuanhui<br>国务委员会 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | Legislature: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Guohui<br>国会 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Chamber: |
||
+ | |unicameral |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Demonym: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Miaogui |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" | |
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+ | Currencies: |
||
+ | !Primary Tenders: |
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+ | |Jiaozi, Guanzi, Huizi, Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Secondary Tenders: |
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+ | |Aureus, Denarius, Sestertius, Dupondius, As |
||
+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
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+ | !Official: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Minority: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Writing system: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |} |
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+ | The Republic of Miaogui (妙瑰共和/''Miaogui Gonghe'') is a Jiti-Agnes republican state in eastern Marlakcor, occupying the island of Daludao and some islands and lands to the north and south. It borders Tianchao on Shengfen Island to the west – occupying most of it – and on the eastern southern peninsula of Qiu Island to the north. On the mainland to the southwest, it borders Dongbalian, marked by '''''Mulan's Wall'''''. |
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+ | Miaogui is the only republican state in Marlakcor. |
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− | When the Sanda clan rebelled against Yamato rule a century later, separating from Morokoshi and establishing the Empire of Raimei, Nangoku 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. |
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− | ===Empire of Raimei=== |
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− | [[File:Raimei_flag.png|left|300x300px]]Capital: Hekireki<br>Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy<br>Head of State: Raikō-tei (雷光帝)<br>Head of Government: Raikō-tei<br>Legislature: None<br>Demonym: Raimese<br>Currency: Hansatsu, Koban, Nibuban, Ichibuban, Tsuho |
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+ | As a state that had Agnes customs impressed upon them during the Solarii Occupation, Miaogui has a unique culture that is a blend of Jiti and Solarii. |
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− | 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 Manzi, the southern lands of Jiangshan, the western subcontinent of Marlakcor. |
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+ | ==== History ==== |
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− | Raimei borders 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 Nangoku to the south across the Meiyo Channel. |
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+ | The entirety of what is now Miaogui was once the Solarii colonial state of Serica. The Serica Provinciae was the collective name of the colonies & provinces of the Solarii Empire in Marlakcor, occupying a cluster of islands and a part of the mainland in eastern Marlakcor on the west side of the Yinyue Sea, called the Musica Sea by the Eurodynes. |
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+ | 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 ''Solarii Conquest of Daludao''. Solaris continued to expand Serica in as many ways as it could, warring against Tianchao and Dongbalian until they were stopped for political and logistical reasons. |
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− | Raimei was once part of Yamato-Morokoshi , and therefore sovereign territory of Yamatai, until a rebellion led by one renegade clan, the '''Sanda clan''', established the new independent empire, which took ten years of war, now known as the ''Raimese War for Independence'' (4235 AFZ – 4245), to achieve. |
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+ | Solaris's rule in Marlakcor came to an end when, after being forced to pull much of its army out to deal with affairs in the homeland, a long-suppressed independence movement took the chance to break free from foreign rule. The ''Miaogui War for Independence'' (妙瑰独立战争/''Miaogui Duli Zhanzheng'') seemed primed to succeed at the start, but the sudden return of the Imperial Solarii Army & Navy saw the Miaogui Independence Army suffer a series of defeats. Just as it seemed that freedom would be lost, Tianchao intervened on behalf of Miaogui, albeit not for altruistic reasons, and soon Solaris was forced out of Marlakcor for good. |
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− | 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 '''Sanda clan''' still rules Raimei to this day. |
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− | + | While Tianchao never liked the idea of an eastern neighbor that was formerly foreign controlled, Miaogui has since fostered a prosperous trade and diplomatic relationship with both Tianchao and Dongbalian. |
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− | === |
+ | ==== Politics & Government ==== |
+ | ===Empire of Nhiệt Đới=== |
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− | [[File:Renyu Dao flag.png|left|300x300px]]Capital: Yai<br>Government: Elective Absolute Monarchy<br>Head of State: Patriarch/Matriarch<br>Head of Government: Patriarch/Matriarch<br>Legislature: Council<br>Demonym: Renyan<br>Currency: Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
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+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Nanyue_flag.png|300x300px|centre]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Capital: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Cây Nóng<br>𣘃𤎏 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Largest City: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Hereditary Absolute Monarchy |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Head of State: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Vương<br>王 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Dynasty: |
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+ | |Sao<br>𣋀 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Race: |
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+ | |Human |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Ethnicity: |
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+ | |Ngây Rừng |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Head of Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Vương |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Legislature: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |none |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Demonym: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Currency: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Van |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
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+ | !Official: |
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+ | |Tươi Ngữ |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | !Minority: |
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+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
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+ | !Writing system: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |}The Empire of Nhiệt Đới (熱帶), diplomatically known as "Redai" by Jiti nations, is an ethnic Ngây Rừng nation in southwestern Marlakcor, occupying the tropical jungle island of the same name and much of the east coast of Yuchang (called Đất Mưa by the Ngây Rừng), including both of the major peninsulas of the east coast. It borders Raimei to the west by land and Tianchao the extreme 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 Jingling Sea, and the neutral island of Hei'an Zhidi to the southeast via its island territories in the Chidao Sea. |
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+ | It is currently ruled by the Sao dynasty. |
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− | 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. |
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+ | Unfettered by encroachment from major nations of other ethnicities throughout most of its existence, the predecessor states of Nhiệt Đới mostly warred and traded with each other for many centuries. Nhiệt Đới, originating from its home island, managed to expand and conquer nearly all of the other Ngây Rừng states of Yuchang, reaching its zenith by the inception of the Lin dynasty, and they and most of the now defunct Ngây Rừng states had proper relations with Tianchao since at least the Zan dynasty. The only remaining Ngây Rừng states that Nhiệt Đới didn't conquer were on the west coast, and those were conquered by the Yamato. |
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− | 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. |
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+ | When Yamatai invaded, Nhiệt Đới was unable to match up the Yamato Imperial Army and was reduced to its home island and some scattered territories along the east coast, and was reduced to a vassal state of the Yamato empire in the face of possible total conquest. When Raimei revolted and declared independence from Yamatai, Nhiệt Đới took a chance to reclaim some of its lost lands as part of an alliance deal with Raimei to help them gain independence from Yamatai. Since then it has enjoyed a restoration of full sovereignty and trade relations with Raimei. |
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− | When Dongbalian expanded to their waters, they at first signed a treaty to come under Mengguo 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. |
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+ | ===Empire of Raimei=== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
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+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Raimei_flag.png|300x300px|centre]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Capital: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Hekireki/Bão<br>霹靂/暴 |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | !Largest City: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Government: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
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+ | Head of State: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Raikojinno/Sấm Hoàngđế<br>雷光人皇/𩆷皇帝 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Rairyu/Sấmrồng<br>雷龍 |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | !Dynasty: |
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+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
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+ | !Race: |
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+ | |Human |
||
+ | |- |
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+ | !Ethnicity: |
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+ | |Genjin-Ngây Rừng |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | !Head of Government: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Raikojinno/Sấm Hoàngđế |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Legislature: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |none |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Demonym: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Raimin/Người Sấm<br>雷民/𠊛𩆷 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Currency: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Kingetsu, Gingitsune, Gin'yo, Dogame |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
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+ | !Official: |
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+ | |Gengo & Tươi Ngữ |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | !Minority: |
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+ | |Tianyu |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Writing system: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |}The '''Empire of Raimei''' (雷鳴), also called '''Sấm''' (𩆷), sometimes known as the '''Thunder Empire''' to countries outside Marlakcor, is a large monarchical state in southwestern Marlakcor, occupying much of central Yuchang (called Amehara by the Genjin and Đất Mưa by the Ngây Rừng), the southern lands of Xinshijie, the western subcontinent of Marlakcor. |
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+ | Raimei borders the Yamato territories of Morokoshi to the west, Tianchao to the north via the Isthmus of Caihong, and Nhiệt Đới to the east. |
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− | === Magic Republic of Seijiseom === |
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− | Capital: Mabeob (마법)<br>Government: Directorial Wizard's Republic<br>Heads of State: Hyeonjaui Uihoe (현자의 의회/''Council of Sages'')<br>Heads of Government: Hyeonjaui Uihoe<br>Legislature: Hyeonjaui Uihoe<br>Demonym: ???<br>Currency: ??? |
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+ | 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 Rairyu clan, a family of Genjin-Ngây Rừng origin, also called the Sấmrồng clan in Tươi Ngữ, established the new independent empire, which took ten years of war, now known as the ''Raimin War for Independence'' (4235–4245ᴀꜰᴢ), to achieve. |
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− | The Magic Republic of Seijiseom (세이지섬/''Sage Islands'') is a Seomin nation of magic in northwestern Marlakcor. It occupies to islands, Masul Seojjog (마술 서쪽) & Masul Dongjjog (마술 동쪽). It soley borders Tianchao on southern Masul Dongjjog. |
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+ | 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 Rairyu clan still rules Raimei to this day. |
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+ | |||
+ | As an empire made up of lands that were formerly part of Nhiệt Đới, Raimei has its own unique culture that is a blend of both Genjin and Ngây Rừng culture. |
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+ | <div style="clear:both;"></div> |
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+ | === State of Renyu Dao === |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
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+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Renyu Dao flag.png|300x300px|centre]] |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Capital: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Yai |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Largest City: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Elective Absolute Monarchy |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Head of State: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Zuzhang/Fuzhang<br>族长/妇长 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
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+ | !Dynasty: |
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+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
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+ | !Race: |
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+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
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+ | !Ethnicity: |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Head of Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Zuzhang/Fuzhang |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" | |
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+ | Legislature: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Council |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Chamber: |
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+ | |unicameral |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Demonym: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Renyan |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
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+ | Currency: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
||
+ | !Official: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Minority: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Writing system: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |}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. |
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+ | |||
+ | 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. |
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+ | |||
+ | 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. |
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=== Kingdoms of Senxiao === |
=== Kingdoms of Senxiao === |
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− | The Senxiao kingdoms is the collective term for the dozens of independent wood elven tribal chiefdoms led by different clans in southwestern |
+ | 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 === |
=== Holy City of Shangri-la === |
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=== Kingdom of Shayuwei Dao === |
=== Kingdom of Shayuwei Dao === |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
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− | [[File:Shayuwei Dao flag.png|left|300x300px]]Capital: Shaqi<br>Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy<br>Head of State: Wang<br>Head of Government: Wang<br>Legislature: None<br>Demonym: Shayu<br>Currency: Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui |
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+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Shayuwei Dao flag.png|300x300px|centre]] |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | !Capital: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Shaqi |
||
+ | |- |
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+ | !Largest City: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Government: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Head of State: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Wang<br>王 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Dynasty: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Race: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
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+ | !Ethnicity: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Head of Government: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Wang |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Legislature: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |none |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Demonym: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Shayu |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Currency: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
||
+ | !Official: |
||
+ | |Tianyu |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Minority: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Writing system: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |}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 Yinyue Sea off of Huaxia in western Marlakcor. |
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+ | 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 Solaris. |
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− | 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 Shenzhou in western Marlakcor. |
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+ | When Solaris exerted its control of western Marlakcor, Shayuwei Dao was no exception to the ever opportunistic Solarii Empire. After losing almost half the island to the invaders, Shayuwei Dao signed a submissive peace treaty with Solaris, retaining nominal sovereignty while still a vassal of the empire. |
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− | 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. |
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+ | When wars back in Eurodysia forced Solaris to recall some of its forces, Shayuwei Dao took the chance to reassert its independence and reconquer its lost territory. |
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− | 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. |
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+ | However, even after reasserting its sovereignty, Shayuwei Dao was unable to restore its relations with Dongbalian, as Solaris prevented all trade and communications from reaching the mainland, forcing Shayuwei Dao into an unequal trade alliance. This restrictive alliance ended following the end of Solarii influence in Marlakcor with the independence of the Miaogui Republic, allowing Sayuwei Dao to restore its lost relations with Dongbalian and forge a new one with Miaogui. |
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− | 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. |
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− | |||
− | 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. |
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=== Sige Sheng Cheng === |
=== Sige Sheng Cheng === |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
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− | Government: Theocratic Elective Monarchies<br>Heads of State: Four Masters<br>Heads of Government: Four Masters<br>Legislatures: none<br>Demonym: n/a<br>Currency: n/a |
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+ | | colspan="3" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Capital: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |n/a |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Largest City: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Government: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Theocratic Monastic Orders |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Heads of State: |
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+ | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Sida Gaoshou<br>四大高手 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Heads of Government: |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | Legislature: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |none |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Chamber: |
||
+ | |n/a |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Demonym: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |n/a |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Currency: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |n/a |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
||
+ | !Official: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Minority: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Writing system: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |}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. |
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+ | Deeply religious states, the holy cities are controlled by a religious order that pledges faith to the [[Qirsyllvian Religions, Legends & Mythologies#Divine Beasts of Tianxia|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. |
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− | 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. |
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+ | The eastern and western cities were also spared conquest of vassalization by Solaris and Yamatai when the two empires formed Serica Provinciae (now the Republic of Miaogui) and Morokoshi respectively. Despite the former's usual policy to impose their religion on conquered or visited lands, Solaris respected the eastern city's neutrality and honored the sanctity of a holy place, and Yamatai gave the same courtesy to the western city. |
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− | Deeply religious states, the holy cities are controlled by a religious order that pledges faith to the [[Qirsyllvian Religions, Legends & Mythologies#Divine Beasts of Tianxia|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 emperors of the time dared to threaten the sanctity of such holy places. |
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− | |||
− | 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. |
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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. |
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. |
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{| class="wikitable" |
{| class="wikitable" |
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|- |
|- |
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− | ! |
+ | ! colspan="2" |City |
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Description |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Name(s) |
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!Represented Beast |
!Represented Beast |
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− | !Description |
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|- |
|- |
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− | | |
+ | |Dongshui Guibei<br>冬水龜北 |
+ | ---- |
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− | |'''Black Turtle''' |
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+ | Ovolus yast Melkhoid<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠡᠪᠦᠯᠤᠰ ᠶᠠᠰᠤᠲᠤ ᠮᠡᠨᠡᠬᠠᠢ ᠳᠤ</span> |
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− | |The Holy City of Dongshui Guibei is a city-state situated on the shore of Gui Bay central Liao, the northern subcontinent of Marlakcor. It shares borders solely with Tianchao to the southwest. |
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+ | |Black Turtle |
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+ | |'''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. |
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+ | It shares borders solely with Tianchao to the southwest. |
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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. |
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. |
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|- |
|- |
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− | | |
+ | |Chunjimu Longdong<br>春季木龍洞 |
− | | |
+ | |Azure Dragon |
− | | |
+ | |'''Chunjimu Longdong''' is a city-state situated mainly on the Shengzhe peninsula (圣者半岛) of Qiu Island on the west side the Bay of Xiaolong. |
+ | It shares borders with Tianchao to the northeast. |
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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. |
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. |
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|- |
|- |
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− | | |
+ | |Xiahuo Niaonan<br>夏火鳥南 |
|'''Vermilion Bird''' |
|'''Vermilion Bird''' |
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− | | |
+ | |'''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. |
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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. |
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. |
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|- |
|- |
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− | | |
+ | |Qiujin Huxi<br>秋金虎西 |
+ | ---- |
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− | |'''White Tiger''' |
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+ | Chugeum Beom-Seojjok<br>추금 범서쪽 |
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− | |The Holy City of Qiujin Huxi is a city-state situated on the Washi Peninsula of Manzhou, the northern lands of Jiangshan (the western subcontinent), to the east, and the island of Makigai Shima to the south. It shares borders solely with the Morokoshi Provinces of Yamatai. |
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+ | ---- |
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+ | Akikane Toranishi<br>秋金虎西 |
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+ | |White Tiger |
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+ | |'''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 Guangdai (called Yesttang and Hirotai by the Unghwa and Genjin respectively), the northern lands of Xinshijie, the western subcontinent. |
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+ | It shares land borders solely with the Morokoshi Provinces of Yamatai to the west, and shares maritime borders soely with Goryeo to the north. |
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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. |
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. |
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|} |
|} |
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=== Empire of Tianchao === |
=== Empire of Tianchao === |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
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− | [[File:Tianchao flag.png|left|300x300px]]Capital: Jiaju<br>Government: Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy<br>Head of State: Huangdi<br>Heads of Government: Huangdi & Chengxiang<br>Legislature: Guohui<br>Demonym: Tianmin (天民)<br>Currency: Jiaozi, Guanzi, Huizi, Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui |
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+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Tianchao flag.png|300x300px|centre]] |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | !Capital: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Tangzhai<br>瑭寨 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Largest City: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
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+ | Head of State: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Huangdi<br>皇帝 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Sun<br>笋 |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | !Dynasty: |
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+ | |Cui<br>翠 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Race: |
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+ | |Human |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Ethnicity: |
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+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Heads of Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Huangdi & Chengxiang<br>皇帝 & 丞相 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | Legislature: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Guohui<br>國會 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Chamber: |
||
+ | |unicameral |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | Demonym: |
||
+ | !Ednodym: |
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+ | |Tianzu/Jiti<br>天組/集體 |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | !Exonym: |
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+ | |Tianchese/<br>Gytzene |
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+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Currency: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Jiaozi, Guanzi, Huizi, Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
||
+ | !Official: |
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+ | |Tianyu<br>天語 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Minority: |
||
+ | |Antik Dilses, Ardyarikh, Gengo, Ungmal, Tươi Ngữ, among others… |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Writing system: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Tianzi<br>天字 |
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+ | |}The '''Empire of Tianchao''' (天朝) is the dominant and largest state of Marlakcor. |
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+ | 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 it is known as the name for the country prevalent for foreigners from Arquperio (Eurodysia and Aquilonis) is Gytzai, 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, Jiti. The name "Tianchao" dates back the the Ying dynasty, meant to illustrate the achievement of the ''Mandate of Heaven'' (天命/[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_of_Heaven ''Tianming'']) and rulership of Tianxia (the world in ancient Jiti 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. |
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− | The '''Empire of Tianchao''' (天朝) is the dominant, and largest, state on Marlakcor. Tianchao is often known locally by whichever dynasty is currently ruling it, while the common name for the country remains prevalent for foreigners, at least for diplomatic purposes. |
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+ | It occupies much of the continent, controlling northern and western Huaxia (the central subcontinent), most of Guangdai (the northern lands of Xinshijie, the western subcontinent), and two thirds of Pianpilu (the northern continent). In the Zanghuan Provinces, the capital regions, it borders Dongbalian to the south, and shares borders with the Jiti-Agnes Miaogui Republic 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. East of Qiu, Tianchao chares borders with Tibet. |
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− | Tianchao and its southern neighbor, Dongbalian, are collectively known as Huaxia. |
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+ | 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. |
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− | It occupies much of the continent, controlling northern and western Shenzhou (the central subcontinent), most of Manzhou (the northern lands of Jiangshan, the western subcontinent), and two thirds of Liao (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 chares borders with Baoshi in the northeastern corner of the latter island. |
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+ | On Pianpilu, it borders Antikülke 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 Antik Khaganate 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 mother 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. |
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− | 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 Liao, it borders Tibet to the west and Khitai, from whom it conquered most of the northern continent, to the east. The great majority of the northern continent was once entirely controlled by the Khaganate of Khitai, whom still resists Tianmin expansion with all its might. |
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− | In the northwest it shares maritime and land borders with the |
+ | In the northwest it shares maritime and land borders with the empire of Goryeo, from whom it conquered most of the western continent. |
− | 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 |
+ | 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 Shengzhe peninsula (圣者半岛) of Qiu Island on the west side the Bay of Xiaolong, via what territories Tianchao still controls after the wars with Solaris, Tianchao shares borders with the Holy City of Chunjimu Longdong. |
− | In northern |
+ | In northern Pianpilu, Tianchao also borders 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. At one point Tianchao territorially surrounded it, but various conflicts resulted in the loss of the lands north of the city. |
− | Tianchao |
+ | Tianchao was at one point the suzerain of Antikülke, forcing them to surrender base sovereignty in the face of the ferocity of the Tianzu Imperial Army & Navy and threats of invasion. But the independence of the former Shuang dynasty allowed them to break off from the yoke of Tianchao and reclaim some of their lost territory. At one point Tianchao held the now-defunct Daludao Kingdom (大陸島王國) as a suzerainty as well, but it was conquered and renamed Serica by Solaris. Said territories have since declared independence as the Republic of Miaogui. |
− | Tianchao spared the Holy Cities from conquest or vassalization, as not even the |
+ | 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 |
+ | On the western border with Yamato-Morokoshi stands the '''''Great Wall of Guangdai'''''. 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 Solaris. |
====History==== |
====History==== |
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+ | The empire is currently under the rule of the '''Cui dynasty''', run by the '''Sun''' clan, which took power in 4903ᴛᴊʜ (4482ᴀꜰᴢ) 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. |
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− | 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. |
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+ | 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 Zanghuan Provinces thousands of years ago. There were eleven major states and several minor states under vassal hegemony of a few of the major ones. |
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− | Modern scholars agree that the events that led to the founding of the Tianmin 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 Tianmin history. In 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 the constituent kingdoms as the poor first experiments and attempts at bureaucracy cost the king and his court their authority, and the loss of influence cost the central authorities its control over the rest of the kingdoms. This time is an era termed the ''Summer & Winter Period'' (夏季和冬季). 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''. |
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+ | 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 federalization 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 disputes, territorial and personal. The loss of influence cost the central authorities their control over the newly formed constituent kingdoms, erupting a period of civil war. |
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+ | 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 for survival and supremacy, 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''. Even before then the rulers of the territories were going to war with one another for one reason or another, but it wasn't until the aftermath of an event known as the ''Heita Shijian'' (黑塔事件/Black Tower Incident), that all the states, having stewed in fierce rivalries for decades, declared war on each other in a bid for dominnace over the realm, beginning the ''Warring States period''. |
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+ | About a hundred years later, a warlord known to history as '''Jian Zheng '''(劍政): [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtesy_name styled] '''Zhugong''' (主公), a general from what was then ''Kingdom of Qiang'' and an alleged descendant of [[Lingjiao#Xiangrikui Gongchen|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. Jian Zheng then led his followers to conquer or politically assimilate 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_name 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''' (薔首帝). His conquests ended the ''Warring States period'' and the ''Prydynastic Era'' in one stroke and began the ''Classical'' stage of the ''Imperial Era''. |
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+ | 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. |
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+ | The early imperial dynasties up to the mid-Jing dynasty, only ruled areas of the modern-day Zanghuan Provinces. 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. <sup>(It is outclassed only by Yamatai in the latter aspect)</sup> |
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+ | 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 Zao dynasty, which began the cycle for a successive change of dynasties. |
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+ | The reason for the constant changes of dynasties and wars is all in part due to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynastic_cycle dynastic cycle] influenced by a religiopolitical concept known as the ''Mandate of Heaven'' (天命/[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_of_Heaven ''Tianming'']), a philosophical concept of the circumstances under which a ruler is allowed to rule <sup>(see the two links to the wikipedia articles for the full explanation on both concepts)</sup>. The concept dates back to the Ying dynasty. |
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+ | 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. |
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+ | 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. |
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+ | 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''<br>戰國<br>''Zhanguo'' |
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+ | |101ᴛᴊǫ – 5ᴛᴊʜ |
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+ | 522 – 426ʙꜰᴢ |
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+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Warring States close up.png|thumb|390x390px|The political map of the ''Warring States'' in central Zanghuan for the majority of the period, before the fall and annexation of Mo Kingdom, Wu Principality, Xiao Kingdom by Hong Kingdom.]]A period of constant fighting between the states of central Zanghuan 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. |
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+ | Historians traditionally consider the defeat, capitulation and annexation 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 and seemed prime to dominate, only for their fortunes to reverse from the sudden alliance between Bao and Qiang Kingdoms. |
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+ | Once Hong Kingdom and its conquered lands had been secured by the Qiang–Bao alliance, the marriage alliance between the two kingdoms was soon finallized. Bao Kingdom was annexed by Qiang and, in the aftermath of Hong Kingdom's capitulation, the Qiang dynasty was proclaimed. Over the coming years, Qiang continued to unite the land by diplomacy and conquest – mostly the latter – until the lands of the former Mo dynasty and more were under the Qiang banner. In 5ᴛᴊʜ (416ʙꜰᴢ), Qiu Kingdom was the last to fall. |
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− | | colspan="4" |These states were the major contenders of the Warring States |
+ | | colspan="4" |These states were the major contenders of the ''Warring States''. |
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− | |Bao<br>寶 |
+ | | rowspan="2" |Bao<br>寶 |
|''Noble Title'' |
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|Lan<br>藍 |
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+ | | colspan="3" |Both before and during the ''Warring States period'', Bao was unique among the major states in that it was ruled by wanghou (王后/queens) with the throne passed matrilineally. This practice would not be resurrected until the Qin dynasty. |
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+ | Merged with the Kingdom of Qiang through a marriage alliance in the face of invasion from the Hong Kingdom. |
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|Ping<br>平 |
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| colspan="3" |Also called Gu Cui (古翠) by historians to distinguish it from the modern dynasty. |
| colspan="3" |Also called Gu Cui (古翠) by historians to distinguish it from the modern dynasty. |
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+ | Was annexed by the Qiang dynasty by diplomatic means following the defeat, capitulation and annexation of Hong Kingdom. |
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− | | colspan="3" |Hong Kingdom seemed prime to dominate until the |
+ | | colspan="3" |Late the period, Hong Kingdom, after managing to conquer Mo, Wu and Xiao, seemed prime to dominate until the death of its last wang in battle against the alliance of Qiang and Bao. |
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| rowspan="2" |Huang<br>黃 |
| rowspan="2" |Huang<br>黃 |
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− | | colspan="3" |Also known as Hao Huang (濠黃) to differentiate it from the later self proclaimed dynasty during the |
+ | | colspan="3" |Also known as Hao Huang (濠黃) to differentiate it from the later self proclaimed dynasty during the ''Wars at the End of the Zhai Dynasty'' before the ''Four Kingdoms'' period. |
+ | Following the peaceful annexation of Cui, Huang was next kingdom to be conquered by the armies of the Qiang dynasty. |
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|Huo<br>火 |
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|''Noble Title'' |
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+ | |[[File:Mo Kingdom flag.png|thumb|200x200px|centre]] |
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− | | colspan="3" |Mo Kingdom was a kingdom of magic that today is the namesake of one of the provinces of Tianchao. |
+ | | colspan="3" |Mo Kingdom was a kingdom of magic that today is the namesake of one of the provinces of Tianchao. Conqured by Hong Kingdom. |
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+ | |Zhi, later the Jian<br>治, later 劍 |
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+ | |[[File:Qiang Kingdom flag.png|thumb|200x200px|centre]] |
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+ | | colspan="3" |Originally a vassal of Mo kingdom at the height of the Mo dynasty's power. |
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+ | | colspan="3" |Calso called Mian Qiu (面虯) to distinguish it from the later Xiyi-ruled dynasty. At first conquered Sou Kingdom, but was conquered by Qiang dynasty when it's last wang was killed in battle. |
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+ | The last of the states to fall to the Qiang dynasty. |
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|Shui<br>水 |
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− | | colspan="3" |Vassal of the main Guang Kingdom. |
+ | | colspan="3" |Vassal of the main Guang Kingdom. Styled a "Gongguo (公國/Duchy)". The ruling family was a cadet branch of the Tan clan. |
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+ | | colspan="3" |Vassal of the Mo dynasty until it fell to Hong Kingdom. Became a vassal of Feng for protection until its capitulation to Qiang Kingdom. |
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− | About a hundred years later, a warlord known to history as '''Lan Zheng '''(藍政): [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtesy_name styled] '''Zhugong''' (主公), a general from what was then ''Tian Kingdom'' – 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 (king) and the Zhi family, becoming king himself. Lan Zheng then led his followers to conquer all of Tian's rivals, thus founding the first imperial dynasty of newly-named Empire of Tianchao under the rule of the '''Tian dynasty''' with himself as the first Huangdi (皇帝/''Emperor''). His posthumous name was '''Chuangjian''' (創見) and his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_name temple name] is '''Kaiguo '''(開國), but he is also more commonly known in history as '''Tian Shou Di''' (天首帝). His conquests ended the ''Warring States Period'' and the ''Prydynastic Era'' in one stroke and began the ''Classical'' stage of the ''Imperial Era''. |
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− | The early imperial dynasties up to the Mang dynasty, only ruled areas of the modern-day Zhongyuan Region. Later dynasties from the Rao dynasty onward began expanding Tianchao beyond its cradle of civilization. In the subsequent ''Tianchao Wars of Conquest'', which lasted hundreds of years with varying periods of peace, Tianchao expanded in every direction and grew into one of the largest and wealthiest empires on Qirsyllviar. <sup>(It is outclassed only by Yamatai in the latter aspect)</sup> |
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− | The empire is currently under the rule of the '''Cui dynasty''', run by the '''Sun''' clan, which took power roughly sixty years before present day after overthrowing the collapsing Nao dynasty and reconquering the state of Bingye/Khirano, a northern Khitan secessionist kingdom. Cui is the latest of many dynasties that have ruled all or part of Tianchao. |
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− | 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 Lang dynasty, the semi-legendary first organized dynasty, prior-founding Tianchao, collapsed and was usurped by the Cong dynasty only twenty-six years after its inauguration, which began the cycle for a successive change of dynasties. |
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− | The reason for the constant changes of dynasties and wars is all in part due to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynastic_cycle dynastic cycle] influenced by a religiopolitical concept known as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_of_Heaven Mandate of Heaven] (天命/Tianming), a philosophical concept of the circumstances under which a ruler is allowed to rule <sup>(see the two links to the wikipedia articles for the full explanation on both concepts)</sup>. The concept dates back to the Re dynasty, the first dynasty of the ''Predynastic Era'' (前王朝紀元). |
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− | 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 emperor abdicated in favor of a favored person or named such a person as his sole heir. This was usually done if the reigning emperor 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 emperor (such as a brother, nephew, cousin or a son of a concubine) made claims to the throne. |
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− | Founders of several dynasties were descendants of great heroes from Tianmin history and/or folklore; i.e, the founders of five different dynasties were allegedly descendants of Xiangrikui Gongchen, the first lunaculus of Marlakcor. |
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− | 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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+ | !''Fan–Chang Contention''<br>飯與昌爭辯<br>''Fan yu Chang Zhengbian'' |
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− | ! rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Crisis Name |
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+ | |138 – 141ᴛᴊʜ |
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+ | 283 – 280ʙꜰᴢ |
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+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Fan-Chang Contention close up.png|thumb|220x220px|The Fan and Chang dynasties at the beginning of the war.]]The civil war at the end of the short-lived Fan dynasty – which succeeded the Qiang dynasty – between the incumbent regime and the declared Chang dynasty. Ended with the collpase of the Fan dynasty when its sole huangdi abdicated. |
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− | ! style="text-align: center;" |From |
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+ | While the two regimes were competeing for supremacy, some minor warlords were also contending for influence. Most of said warlords chose sides as the war seemed to near its conclusion. |
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+ | !''Imperial Schism''<br>帝國分裂<br>''Diguo Fenlie'' |
+ | |296 – 302ᴛᴊʜ |
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+ | 125 – 119ʙꜰᴢ |
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+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Chang-Can schism close up.png|thumb|220x220px]]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. |
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+ | !''End of the Zhai dynasty''<br>斎朝末年<br>''Zhaichao Monian'' |
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− | | colspan="3" |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 emperor of the self-proclaimed Can dynasty. |
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+ | |c. 1504 – 1539ᴛᴊʜ |
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+ | ---- |
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+ | c. 1083 – 1118ᴀꜰᴢ |
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+ | |35yrs |
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+ | | colspan="3" |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. |
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− | ! rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |''Four Kingdoms Period''<br>四國 |
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− | |1118 AFZ |
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− | |1168 AFZ |
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− | |- |
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− | |1539 TJH |
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− | |1589 TJH |
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− | |- |
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− | | colspan="3" |This period happened as the the Zhai dynasty 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 Liao and was just dipping its toes into Manzhou (said territores were lost during the period but reconqured during the Quan dynasty). The origins of the period take root some years prior the final Zhai emperor's abdication. |
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− | 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 emperor diminished into the hands of regional warlords, squabbling court officials and then a tyrannical chancellor. The rebellion was allegedly contrived by the Hanluan Jundi (混亂軍隊/''Chaos Army''), the Tuzhu 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. |
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+ | 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 Guangdai (said territores were lost during the period but were reconqured during the later Xuan dynasty). The origins of the period take root some years prior the final Zhai huangdi's abdication. |
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− | The tyrannical chancellor 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 Emperor Wei Sui (威歲), posthumous name: Zhamen of Zhai (斎閘門帝), 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: Emperor Ang of Zhai (斎昂帝), though the child emperor was little more than a puppet. Through Emperor Ang, Huai Gui was in effective control of the court and the empire, making him emperor in all but name. |
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+ | During and in the wake of a nationwide uprising known as the ''Heijin zhi Luan'' (黑巾之亂/''Black Turban Rebellion''), the power of the huangdi diminished into the hands of regional warlords, squabbling court officials and then a tyrannical chengxiang. |
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− | 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. |
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+ | 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, and the death of Huangdi Zhixu (斎秩序皇帝); personal name Wei Chong (威衝), in the final battle came as an added bonus for them. The order did have a plan in place in the event of victory, but never intended to use it. |
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− | 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. |
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+ | 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. Said eunuchs had been amassing political power and privilage for themselves since the early days of the reign of Huangdi Zhixu, but were kept in check by their huangdi's charisma. They used his death at the end of the ''Heijin zhi Luan'' two years before to fully consolidate the power of the court around themselves and deprive the young, new and inexperienced ruler of actual power. The new Huangdi of Tianchao, Wei Sui (威歲); posthumous name: Huangdi Zhamen (斎閘門皇帝), was powerless to do anything and spent the two years of his reign practically under house arrest, with only a few generals and officials loyal to him keeping him apprised of the situation. |
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− | A few short years following the death of Huai Gui, Emperor Ang came under control of a major warlord named Kong Song (恐誦), who used the emperor and his new status as the chancellor 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. |
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+ | With his loyal army and retainers backing him, Huai Gui succeeded in taking the capital and eliminating the eunuchs, but he immediately showed his true colors when he proceeded to assassinate Huangdi Zhamen and his loyalists. He then enthroned Zhamen's younger brother, the seven-year-old Wei Anzi (威安子): styled Chunjie (純潔), posthumous name: Huangdi Ang (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. |
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− | 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'''. |
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+ | 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 ''Heijin zhi Luan'' – 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. |
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− | During the conflicts before the rise of the four kingdoms, three warlords, at different times, had the audacity to proclaim themselves emperors 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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− | * The first warlord was a female outlaw warlord known as Lin Lin (霖林): styled Reqing (熱情), and she declared herself empress of the short-lived Fei dynasty, posthumously known by her followers as Empress Liang of Fei (匪亮后). |
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− | ** Her rationale for proclaiming the dynasty was her coming into possession of the imperial seal, which she actually stole from the capital during the coalition's campaign against Huai Gui. Lin Lin's self-proclaimed dynasty was defeated by a new coalition after only five years on her self-proclaimed throne. While the imperial seal was recovered, Lin Lin vanished following her final defeat and was never seen again. |
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− | * The second was Xin Zhujiao (信主教): styled Jiaohuang (教皇), a religious leader-turned-warlord, who proclaimed himself emperor of the Huang dynasty (also known as Xin Huang (信黃) to differentiate it from the ''Warring States Period'' kingdom of the same name), posthumously known by his followers as Emperor Jiuzhu of Huang (黃救主帝). |
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− | ** Devoted to [[Lingjiao]] faith and loved by his people, his rationale for proclaiming his dynasty was that the Zhai dynasty had long-since lost the Mandate of Heaven and that he had recieved a vision from the gods saying that it had been granted to him for the purpose of saving the nation from self-destruction. He died of illness a year and a half following his declaration. Passing on without an heir, his court quickly collapased and his army scattered. |
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− | * The third was San Yinghao (傘英豪): styled Lijie (禮節), an ethnic Jilie warlord from the Dianqing peninsula, who proclaimed himself emperor of the Dian dynasty, posthumously known by his followers as Emperor Jingling of Dian (靛精靈帝). |
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− | ** His rationale for proclaiming his dynasty remains unknown to history. He intended on conquering the rest of Tianchao, but his self-proclaimed dynasty was defeated by Kong Song and his armies following a successful invasion and reconquest of the peninsula two years later. San Yonghao himself was captured and executed. His heirs were spared, but were forced to serve the Kong-controlled Zhai court. |
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+ | 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 public assassination three years after the coalition fell apart – at the hands of his adopted son and future warlord Qi Pin (器品): styled Qingting (蜻蜓) – which just in time prevented him from usurping the throne, did nothing to quell the unrest. Even more so since Qi Pin, the greatest warrior of his time and supreme commander of the Zai army under Huai Gui, wasted no time in taking over the government. |
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− | 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 Emperor Ang to Kong Hao (恐好), Kong Song's son and successor. |
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+ | Following his assasination of Huai Gui, Qi Pin took over as regent of Huangdi Ang and ruled like a military dictatorship with the army to enforce his rule, defeating all opponents, including Huai Gui's old loyalists and sycophantic followers, until he held sole authority over the court. Self-titling himself Shahuang (沙皇), he ruled for six years until he was outwitted and defeated in battle by a major warlord named Kong Song (孔嵩). |
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− | Later the rulers of the other three kingdoms, one after another, declared themselves emperors 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. |
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+ | Immediately following the execution of Qi Pin, Huangdi Ang came under control of Kong Song, 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. |
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− | 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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+ | 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'''. |
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− | |+States of the Four Kingdoms Period |
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− | ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Kingdom |
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− | ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Tenure |
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− | ! rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Term |
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− | ! rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Founder |
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− | ! rowspan="2" |Final Ruler |
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− | |- |
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− | ! style="text-align: center;" |Name |
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− | ! style="text-align: center;" |Ruling Family |
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− | !From |
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− | !To |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Gan<br>感 |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Kong<br>恐 |
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− | |1118 AFZ |
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− | |1160 AFZ |
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− | | rowspan="2" |42yrs |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Gengxin<br>更新帝 |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Kong Eran<br>感恐愕然帝 |
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− | |- |
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− | |1539 TJH |
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− | |1581 TJH |
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− | |- |
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− | | colspan="7" |'''Gan Kingdom''' – also known as '''Kong Gan''' (恐感) or '''Northern Gan''' (北感/''Bei Gan'') – was the first to declare its own emperorship after Kong Hao – posthumous name: Emperor Gengxin of Gan (感更新帝) – forced Emperor Ang to abdicate to him, ending the Zhai dynasty. |
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− | * Gan Kingdom had five emperors during its 42-year reign, as Kong Hao and his successors had a history of myriad health problems that resulted in early deaths and a rapid succession of emperors. Historians believe that said health problems were resultant of the incestuous breeding practices of the Kong clan going back a least six generations prior to Kong Song's time. |
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− | ** Consequently, this also resulted in the She clan, longtime subordinates of the Kong, in amassing more and more power until they reigned as regents for the final two emperors. |
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+ | 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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− | Seven years after conquering Yong Zhai, Gan was usurped by the Quan dynasty under She Rui (蛇瑞) – posthumous name: Shanyu (圈善于帝) – following the forced abdication of Emperor Kong Eran (感恐愕然帝). |
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+ | * The first warlord was a female outlaw warlord known as Lin Lin (霖琳): styled Reqing (熱情), and she declared herself huanghou of the short-lived Fei dynasty, posthumously known by her followers as Huangdi Liang of Fei (匪亮皇帝). |
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− | * She Rui was the grandson of She Jian (蛇檢), whom was the closest advisor to Chancellor Kong Song. Starting from the reign of Kong Hao, She Jian descreetly laid the foundation for the She to ascend to power. |
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+ | ** Her rationale for proclaiming the dynasty was her coming into possession of the imperial seal, which she actually stole from the capital when she and her bandit army sacked it while Qi Pin was away warring with Kong Song. Lin Lin's self-proclaimed dynasty was defeated by a new coalition after only five years on her self-proclaimed throne. While the imperial seal was recovered, Lin Lin vanished following her final defeat and was never seen again. |
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− | * With the She clan firmly in power, the new Quan dynasty proceeded to conquer Lu and Zan. |
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+ | * The second was Xin Zhujiao (信主教): styled Jiaohuang (教皇), a religious leader-turned-warlord, who proclaimed himself huangdi of the Huang dynasty (also known as Xin Huang (信黃) to differentiate it from the ''Warring States'' kingdom of the same name), posthumously known by his followers as Huangdi Jiuzhu of Huang (黃救主皇帝). |
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− | |- |
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+ | ** Devoted to [[Lingjiao]] faith and loved by his people, his rationale for proclaiming his dynasty was that the Zhai dynasty had long-since lost the Mandate of Heaven and that he had received a vision from the gods saying that it had been granted to him for the purpose of saving the nation from self-destruction. He died of illness a year and a half following his declaration. Passing on without an heir, his court quickly collapsed and his army scattered. |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Yong Zhai<br>永斎 |
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+ | * The third was San Yinghao (傘英豪): styled Lijie (禮節), an ethnic Senzai warlord from the Dianqing (靛青) peninsula, who proclaimed himself huangdi of the Dian dynasty, posthumously known by his followers as Huangdi Jingling of Dian (靛精靈皇帝). |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Wei<br>威 |
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+ | ** His rationale for proclaiming his dynasty remains unknown to history. He intended on conquering the rest of Tianchao, but his self-proclaimed dynasty was defeated by Kong Song and his armies following a successful invasion and reconquest of the peninsula two years later. San Yonghao himself was captured and executed. His heirs were spared, but were forced to serve the Kong-controlled Zhai court. |
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− | |1118 AFZ |
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− | |1153 AFZ |
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− | | rowspan="2" |35yrs |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Qianbei<br>永斎謙卑帝 |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Heshan<br>永斎和善帝 |
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− | |- |
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− | |1539 TJH |
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− | |1574 TJH |
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− | |- |
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− | | colspan="7" |'''Yong Zhai Kingdom''', also known, uncommonly, as '''Southern Zhai''' (南斎/''Nan Zhai''), was the second kingdom to declare emperorship, yet it was founded as a succession to the Zhai dynasty. |
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− | The founder of Yong Zhai was a scion of the imperial family with the intent of restoring the dynasty proper. The founder added the prefix "Yong" to the name of the kingdom not only to distinguish it from the dynasty proper but also to signify his intentions to restore the Zhai dynasty to full glory. |
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− | The founder of Yong Zhai was Wei San (威散): styled Sangjian (桑劍), posthumous name: Emperor Qienbei, a warlord of humble origins of the preceding civil wars and a distant relative of Wei Anzi, hailed as the "Imperial Uncle." |
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− | He was well known for going almost everywhere with his two sworn brothers, Gang De (鋼德): styled Yongling (永靈), He Gan (河紺): styled Fengbao (風暴), and sworn sister, Wen Li (聞李): styled Ningjing (寧靜), whom were his most trusted generals and compatriots. His other most trusted ally was the legendary strategist Fanwei Mingzhi (範圍明智); styled Tiancai (天才). |
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− | Additionally, Gang De was the Lunaculus of Marlakcor of the time and was Yong Zhai's top general, keeping Gan Kingdom and Zan Kingdom at bay with his reputation and prowess in battle, and won many victories in the name of his lord & sworn brother. |
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− | Gang De died in the ''Battle of Jinghai'' against Zan Kingdom in 1130 AFZ (1551 TJH). He was survived by his three daugthers. |
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− | Wei San passed on as well from illness less than a year later. He was survived by his six children, two sons & four dughters |
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− | Among them was his second son and chosen successor Wei Fu (威福): styled Longta (龍獺), posthumous name: Emperor Heshan. |
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− | He Gan died of illness a few months after Wei San. He was survived by his three sons. |
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− | Wen Li died in childbirth giving birth to her youngest child in 1135 AFZ (1556 TJH). She was survived by her four children, a daughter and three sons. |
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− | After the death of Wei San and his sworn brothers and sister, Fanwei Mingzhi kept Yong Zhai going on behalf of Wei Fu until his own death in 1143 AFZ (1564 TJH), an event that most historians regard as the beginning of the end for Yong Zhai. |
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− | With the conquest of Yong Zhai by Gan – which concluded with Wei Fu's abdication following Yong Zhai's last defeat at the ''Battle of Nanting'' – it was the first kingdom to fall, ending the last vestiges of the Zhai dynasty for good and dashing any hopes of restoration. Despite abdicating his position, Wei Fu was named a Retired Emperor and given an imperial posthumous name upon his death. |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Lu<br>露 |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Xue<br>學 |
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− | |1119 AFZ |
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− | |1167 AFZ |
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− | | rowspan="2" |48yrs |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Tai of Lu<br>露鈦帝 |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Han of Lu<br>露含帝 |
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− | |- |
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− | |1540 TJH |
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− | |1588 TJH |
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− | |- |
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− | | colspan="7" |'''Lu Kingdom''', also known as '''Xue Lu''' (學露) or '''Eastern Lu''' (東露/''Dong Lu''), as it was the easternmost fo the four kingdoms. Lu was also the only kingdom whose ruler was a race other than a human, a faun in this case. |
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− | Although it was the third kingdom to declare an emeprorship, Lu was really only following suit to the previous two declarations and pretty much stayed out of the conflict between the three other states. Additionally, while Zan resisted Quan to its last breath, Lu's second, and last, emperor willingly abdicated rather than risk a subtantial loss of life. Said emperor is known to history as Xue Han (學含), or Emperor Han of Lu, whom took over from his father, Xue Tai (學鈦), aka Emperor Tai of Lu, at the age of sixteen when the latter died of old age. |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Zan<br>攢 |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Chan<br>纏 |
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− | |1125 AFZ |
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− | |1168 AFZ |
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− | | rowspan="2" |43yrs |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Jinyue<br>攢勁樂帝 |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Haolong<br>攢好龍帝 |
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− | |- |
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− | |1546 TJH |
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− | |1589 TJH |
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− | |- |
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− | | colspan="7" |'''Zan Kingdom''', also known as '''Chan Zan''' (纏攢) or '''Western Zan''' (西攢/''Xi Zan'') to distinguish it from the later dynasty of the later ''Medieval Imperial Era'', as it was the westernmost of the four kingdoms. Zan's ruler was he last one to declare himself emperor. |
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− | For a several years, the King of Zan, Chan Yue (纏越), later known as Emperor Jinyue of Zan, submitted to Gan Kingdom as a vassal in the face of the aggression of Yong Zhai Kingdom over past disputes, but proclaimed emperorship in the wake of the death of Kong Dong (恐懂) – the second Emperor of Gan – at the ''Battle of Hongdu'' against Yong Zhai. |
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− | Zan Kingdom was the last to declare emperorship and the last fall, resisting submission to the Quan dynasty to its last breath, when Emperor Haolong of Zan, aka Chan Jieji (纏傑基), Zan's third and final emperor, died in the final battle against Quan forces. |
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|+Prominent warlords and their vassals of the era |
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! colspan="4" |Warlords |
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+ | ! colspan="2" |Names |
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− | ! style="text-align: center;" |Name |
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+ | ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Notes, Fate & Legacy |
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− | ! style="text-align: center;" |Style |
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+ | |- |
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− | ! colspan="2" |Notes, Fate & Legacy |
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+ | !Personal |
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+ | !Courtesy |
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|Chan Kan<br>纏看 |
|Chan Kan<br>纏看 |
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|Yingxiong<br>英雄 |
|Yingxiong<br>英雄 |
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− | | colspan="2" |Participated in the Coalition against Huai Gui. Died at the ''Battle of Anbian'' following the coalition's failure. Succeeded by his eldest daughter, Chan Ming. Posthumously honored as |
+ | | colspan="2" |Participated in the Coalition against Huai Gui. Died at the ''Battle of Anbian'' following the coalition's failure. Succeeded by his eldest daughter, Chan Ming. Posthumously honored as Huangdi Ge of Zan (攢鴿皇帝), with the temple name Dazu, following Chan Yue's founding of Zan Kingdom |
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|Chan Ming<br>纏名 |
|Chan Ming<br>纏名 |
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|Nujie<br>女傑 |
|Nujie<br>女傑 |
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| colspan="2" |Daughter of Chan Kan. Suceeded her father afte his death. |
| colspan="2" |Daughter of Chan Kan. Suceeded her father afte his death. |
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− | Assassinated by unknown assailents. Suceeded by her younger brother, Chan Yue. |
+ | Assassinated by unknown assailents. Suceeded by her younger brother, Chan Yue. Posthumously honored as Huangdi Tian of Zan (攢甜皇帝) following Chan Yue's founding of Zan Kingdom. |
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|Chan Yue<br>纏越 |
|Chan Yue<br>纏越 |
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|Shijian<br>時間 |
|Shijian<br>時間 |
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− | | colspan="2" |Son & younger brother of late warlords Chan Kan & Chan Ming respectively. Suceeded Chan Ming upon her death. Later founding |
+ | | colspan="2" |Son & younger brother of late warlords Chan Kan & Chan Ming respectively. Suceeded Chan Ming upon her death. Later founding huangdi of Zan. Died of old age. |
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+ | |Yin Mao<br>銀毛 |
|Shashou<br>殺手 |
|Shashou<br>殺手 |
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− | | colspan="2" |Original founder and leader of the ''Coalition against Huai Gui'' and half-brother of |
+ | | colspan="2" |Original founder and leader of the ''Coalition against Huai Gui'' and half-brother of Yin Ming. |
Defeated in battle by Kong Song and later died of his injuries. |
Defeated in battle by Kong Song and later died of his injuries. |
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Survived by his four sons, who fought each other later and were too defeated by Kong Song. |
Survived by his four sons, who fought each other later and were too defeated by Kong Song. |
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+ | |Yin Ming<br>銀瞑 |
|Nenya<br>嫩芽 |
|Nenya<br>嫩芽 |
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− | | colspan="2" |Half-brother of |
+ | | colspan="2" |Half-brother of Yin Mao. Died of his wounds following a defeat against Yin Mao. |
− | Survived by his three sons and two daughters, all of whom pledged fealty to |
+ | Survived by his three sons and two daughters, all of whom pledged fealty to Kong Song. |
|- |
|- |
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− | |Kong Song<br> |
+ | |Kong Song<br>孔嵩 |
|Zhengke<br>政客 |
|Zhengke<br>政客 |
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− | | colspan="2" | |
+ | | colspan="2" |Chengxiang of Zhai. Died of old age. Posthumously honored as Huangdi Meng of Gan (感猛皇帝) with the temple name Yaozu. |
|- |
|- |
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− | |Kong Hao<br> |
+ | |Kong Hao<br>孔好 |
|Youya<br>幽雅 |
|Youya<br>幽雅 |
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− | | colspan="2" |Son of Kong Song. |
+ | | colspan="2" |Son of Kong Song. Chengxiang of Zhai following Kong Song's death. Later the first huangdi of Gan. Died of illness. |
|- |
|- |
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|Huai Gui<br>壞鬼 |
|Huai Gui<br>壞鬼 |
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|Yaoguai<br>妖怪 |
|Yaoguai<br>妖怪 |
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− | | colspan="2" |Tyrannical |
+ | | colspan="2" |An ethnic Senzai warlord from southern Pianpilu. Tyrannical Chengxiang of Zhai following the ''Heijin zhi Luan''. Assassinated by Qi Pin. |
|- |
|- |
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|Nai Xiao<br>鼐肖 |
|Nai Xiao<br>鼐肖 |
||
|Heyi<br>盒依 |
|Heyi<br>盒依 |
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− | | colspan="2" |Originally a vassal of Wei San before striking out on his own. Died in the ''Battle of Lanjing'' against |
+ | | colspan="2" |Originally a vassal of Wei San before striking out on his own. Died in the ''Battle of Lanjing'' against Yin Mao. |
|- |
|- |
||
− | |Lin Lin<br>霖 |
+ | |Lin Lin<br>霖琳 |
|Reqing<br>熱情 |
|Reqing<br>熱情 |
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− | | colspan="2" |Declared herself |
+ | | colspan="2" |Declared herself huanghou of the self-proclaimed Fei dynasty. Vanished following final defeat. Posthumously known by her followers as Huangdi Liang of Fei (匪亮皇帝). |
|- |
|- |
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− | | |
+ | |Qi Pin<br>器品 |
− | | |
+ | |Qingting<br>蜻蜓 |
− | | colspan="2" |Adopted son of Huai Gui. |
+ | | colspan="2" |Adopted son of Huai Gui. The greatest warrior of his time and supreme commander of the Zhai army under Huai Gui. Later publically assassinated Huai Gui. |
+ | Took over the Zhai government following the death of Huai Gui and ruled as a military dictatorship, self-styled Shahuang (沙皇), for six years. |
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+ | |||
+ | Defeated and captured by Kong Song at the ''Battle of Yintalou''. Executed following his defeat. |
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|- |
|- |
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− | | |
+ | |Shenji Rui<br>身幾瑞 |
|Jinjiang<br>金匠 |
|Jinjiang<br>金匠 |
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− | | colspan="2" |Originally vassal of the Kong clan of Gan and regent of the kingdom during the reign of the last |
+ | | colspan="2" |Originally vassal of the Kong clan of Gan and regent of the kingdom during the reign of the last huangdi of Gan. He usurped the Kong clan and abolished Gan Kingdom to found the Xuan dynasty. |
|- |
|- |
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|Wei San<br>威散 |
|Wei San<br>威散 |
||
|Sangjian<br>桑劍 |
|Sangjian<br>桑劍 |
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− | | colspan="2" |Imperial scion of the Zhai dynasty. |
+ | | colspan="2" |Imperial scion of the imperial house of the Zhai dynasty. Huangdi of Yong Zhai. Died of illness. |
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|- |
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|Da Nai<br>答奈 |
|Da Nai<br>答奈 |
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|Xue Tai<br>學鈦 |
|Xue Tai<br>學鈦 |
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|Tangling<br>糖零 |
|Tangling<br>糖零 |
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− | | colspan="2" |First |
+ | | colspan="2" |First huangdi of Lu Kingdom. |
|- |
|- |
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|Xue Han<br>學含 |
|Xue Han<br>學含 |
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|Bingzhen<br>冰鎮 |
|Bingzhen<br>冰鎮 |
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− | | colspan="2" |Son of Xue Tai and last |
+ | | colspan="2" |Son of Xue Tai and the second and last huangdi of Lu Kingdom. Died of old age following abdication. |
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|- |
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− | |Fei Mei<br> |
+ | |Fei Mei<br>飛美 |
|Kaihua<br>開花 |
|Kaihua<br>開花 |
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| colspan="2" |A female warlord and a participant in the ''Coalition against Huai Gui''. |
| colspan="2" |A female warlord and a participant in the ''Coalition against Huai Gui''. |
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− | Following the tyannical |
+ | Following the tyannical chengxiang's death, she conquered almost half of then Tianchao and seemed prime to dominate the empire – even become huanghou – until she was defeated by Kong Song. |
Dying childless (though it was rumored she was pregnant at the time of her death), her domain fell apart between her former subordinates, who became warlords competing to either succeed her legacy or become hegemon themselves. |
Dying childless (though it was rumored she was pregnant at the time of her death), her domain fell apart between her former subordinates, who became warlords competing to either succeed her legacy or become hegemon themselves. |
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− | |- |
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− | |Yue Liu<br>月懰 |
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− | |Chanjuan<br>嬋娟 |
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− | | colspan="2" |A female warlord. |
||
− | A distant cousin and subordinate of Fei Mei, she rose to prominence following the death of the latter. She was one of only a handful of warlords who managed to fight Kong Song's armies to a stalemate. |
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− | |||
− | She later became a subordinate and trusted general of Wei San following a decisive defeat in battle against the forces of Xue Han, whom annexed her lands following her defeat. |
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− | |||
− | She loyally served Yong Zhai with distinction until her death. |
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|- |
|- |
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|Wei Ru<br>威儒 |
|Wei Ru<br>威儒 |
||
|Xuezhe<br>學者 |
|Xuezhe<br>學者 |
||
− | | colspan="2" |Governor of Kaizhou (a now-defunct province), a distant member of the imperial family, and a participant in the ''Coalition Against Huai Gui''. |
+ | | colspan="2" |Governor of Kaizhou (a now-defunct province), a distant member of the imperial family, and a participant in the ''Coalition Against Huai Gui''. He defended Kaizhou against all invaders, in particular the Chan of Zan, until his death. |
− | His sons fought each other for succession following his death |
+ | His sons fought each other for succession following his death. |
+ | In the end: |
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+ | * The eldest son, Wei Guan (威罐), died in battle after seeking aide from Chan Yue to repel Kong Song's invasion. |
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+ | * The middle son, Wei Xin (威鋅), after losing a decisive battle against the followers of the Ming clan, fled to Wei San and served Yong Zhai until the abdication of Huangdi Wei Fu. |
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+ | * The youngest son, Wei Bo (威鉑), influenced by the nominally subordinate but manipulative Ming clan, was annointed as Wei Ru's offical successor, joined Kong Song and served Gan Kingdom until his death. |
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This event split Kaizhou in two until the end of the Four Kingdoms period. |
This event split Kaizhou in two until the end of the Four Kingdoms period. |
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|Canyin<br>餐飲 |
|Canyin<br>餐飲 |
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| colspan="2" |Participant in the ''Coalition Against Huai Gui''. |
| colspan="2" |Participant in the ''Coalition Against Huai Gui''. |
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− | Known for his gluttony, he instituted policies in his domain solely for the |
+ | Known for his gluttony, he instituted policies in his domain solely for the purpose of feeding his vanity and coffers, causing his people to suffer. |
− | He was assassinated by his own subordinates when Kong Song made them an offer they couldn't refuse and were only too willing to accept. |
+ | He was assassinated by his own subordinates when Kong Song made them an offer they not only couldn't refuse and were only too willing to accept. |
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|- |
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|Zao Richao<br>造日超 |
|Zao Richao<br>造日超 |
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|Jingji<br>競技 |
|Jingji<br>競技 |
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− | | colspan="2" | |
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− | |- |
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− | |Konger Zao<br>恐二早 |
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− | |Danliang<br>膽量 |
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| colspan="2" | |
| colspan="2" | |
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|- |
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|Xin Zhujiao<br>信主教 |
|Xin Zhujiao<br>信主教 |
||
|Jiaohuang<br>教皇 |
|Jiaohuang<br>教皇 |
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− | | colspan="2" |A religious leader-turned warlord. Later declared himself |
+ | | colspan="2" |A religious leader-turned warlord. Later declared himself huangdi of the self-proclaimed Huang dynasty. Died of illness a year and a half following his declaration. Posthumously known by his followers as Huangdi Jiuzhu of Huang (黃救主皇帝). |
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|- |
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|San Yinghao<br>傘英豪 |
|San Yinghao<br>傘英豪 |
||
|Lijie<br>禮節 |
|Lijie<br>禮節 |
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− | | colspan="2" |Ethnic |
+ | | colspan="2" |Ethnic Senzai warlord from the Dianqing peninsula. Proclaimed himself huangdi of the self-proclaimed Dian dynasty. Captured and executed following his final defeat. Posthumously known by his followers as Huangdi Jingling of Dian (靛精靈皇帝). |
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! colspan="4" |Prominent Subordinates |
! colspan="4" |Prominent Subordinates |
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− | ! style="text-align: center;" | |
+ | ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Names |
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Master |
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− | ! style="text-align: center;" |Style |
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− | !Master |
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!Notes & Fate |
!Notes & Fate |
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|- |
|- |
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+ | !Personal |
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− | |She Jian<br>蛇檢 |
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+ | !Courtesy |
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+ | ! |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Yinghua Meigui<br>英華薇玫瑰 |
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+ | |Lican<br>麗璨 |
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+ | |Qi Pin |
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+ | |Wife of Qi Pin. Widely regarded as the the most beautiful woman of her time. |
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+ | Granddaughter Yinghua Kui (英華薇葵), an offical of the Zhai court, she schemed with him to sow discord between Qi Pin and Huai Gui and have the former assassinate the tyrant, by having her presented as a concubine of the huangdi that Huai Gui wold take for himself. |
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+ | |||
+ | The plan that succeeded, but, against the expectations of Yinghua Kui, Qi Pin took over the government and ruled as a military dictator. |
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+ | |||
+ | By that time, Yinghua Meigui had fallen in love with Qi Pin and supported everything he did, turing a deaf ear to her grandfather's complaints until he took it so far she had him executed for treason. |
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+ | |||
+ | Yinghua Meigui took her own life when Kong Song executed her husband. |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Shenji Jian<br>身幾檢 |
||
|Piaobo<br>漂泊 |
|Piaobo<br>漂泊 |
||
|Kong Song |
|Kong Song |
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|Closest advisor of Kong Song. |
|Closest advisor of Kong Song. |
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− | Regent of Gan during the reign of Kong Su ( |
+ | Regent of Gan during the reign of Kong Su (孔素) of Gan, the penultimate huangdi of Gan. |
Died of old age. |
Died of old age. |
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− | Grandfather of |
+ | Grandfather of Shenji Rui, the founder of the Xuan dynasty. |
− | Posthumously honored |
+ | Posthumously honored Huangdi Huanyuan of Xuan (軒還原皇帝) with the temple name Dazu. |
+ | |- |
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+ | |Huan Hao<br>換號 |
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+ | |Shuzhao<br>數找 |
||
+ | |Xue Tai |
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+ | | |
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|- |
|- |
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|Gang De<br>鋼德 |
|Gang De<br>鋼德 |
||
|Yongling<br>永靈 |
|Yongling<br>永靈 |
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− | | rowspan=" |
+ | | rowspan="7" |Wei San |
− | |Sworn brother of Wei San. |
+ | |Sworn brother of Wei San. Abjaksan of Marlakcor. Died in the ''Battle of Jinghai''. |
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|He Gan<br>河紺 |
|He Gan<br>河紺 |
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|Fanwei Mingzhi<br>範圍明智 |
|Fanwei Mingzhi<br>範圍明智 |
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|Tiancai<br>天才 |
|Tiancai<br>天才 |
||
− | |Master strategist, |
+ | |Master strategist, chengxiang of Yong Zhai and alleged descendant of Xiangrikui Gongchen. Died of old age. |
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|- |
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|Wei Fu<br>威福 |
|Wei Fu<br>威福 |
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|Longta<br>龍獺 |
|Longta<br>龍獺 |
||
− | |Second son of Wei San. Became |
+ | |Second son of Wei San. Became huangdi of Yong Zhai following his father's death. |
+ | |- |
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+ | |Kong Zao<br>孔早 |
||
+ | |Danliang<br>膽量 |
||
+ | |Nephew of Kong Song and a rival of Kong Hao to succeed the chengxiang's legacy. |
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+ | Following a political purge in the wake of Kong Hao's ascension to emperorship and the founding of Gan Kingdom, he defected to Yong Zhai and served until he died in battle. |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Yue Liu<br>月懰 |
||
+ | |Chanjuan<br>嬋娟 |
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+ | |A female warlord-turned-vassal. |
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+ | A distant cousin and subordinate of the female warlord Fei Mei, Yue Liu rose to prominence following the death of Fei Mei. Yue Liu was one of only a handful of warlords who managed to fight Kong Song's armies to a stalemate. |
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+ | |||
+ | She later became a vassal and trusted general of Wei San following a decisive defeat in battle against the forces of Xue Han, whom annexed her lands following her defeat. |
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+ | |||
+ | She loyally served Yong Zhai with distinction until her death. |
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|- |
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+ | !''Four Kingdoms''<br>四國<br>''Siguo'' |
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− | ! style="text-align: center;" |''Crisis of the Sixteenth Century''<br>十六世紀的危機 |
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+ | |1539 – 1589ᴛᴊʜ |
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− | |1520 AFZ |
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+ | ---- |
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− | |1576 AFZ |
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+ | 1118 – 1168ᴀꜰᴢ |
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+ | |50yrs |
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|- |
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+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Four Kingdoms close up.png|thumb|350x350px|The ''Four Kingdoms'' upon Zan Kingdom's declaration.]]Commenced with the end of the Zhai dynasty. |
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− | | colspan="3" |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 Tianmin history – known to history as the ''Six Years & Ten Emperors'' (六年及十位皇帝), 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. |
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+ | |||
+ | 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 (孔好), Kong Song's son and successor. |
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+ | |||
+ | 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. |
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+ | |||
+ | The era ended when the four kingdoms were conquered by the newly proclaimed Xuan dynasty, which was proclaimed following the overthrow of Gan by the Shenji clan. |
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+ | |||
+ | {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
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+ | |+States of the Four Kingdoms |
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+ | ! colspan="4" |Kingdom |
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− | ! style="text-align: center;" |''War of the Twelve Princes''<br>十二王子之戰 |
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+ | ! colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Tenure |
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− | |2154 AFZ |
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+ | ! rowspan="3" |Founder |
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− | |2167 AFZ |
||
+ | ! rowspan="3" |Final Ruler |
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|- |
|- |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" |Name |
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− | | colspan="3" |A series of devastating civil wars that occurred during the Kai dynasty – which succeeded the Hun dynasty and, up till then, is one of Tianchao's golden ages – and lasted for thirteen years. |
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+ | ! colspan="3" |Ruling Family |
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− | The twelve princes in question – four of whom were princesses, contrary to the name of the conflict – fought each other for control of the empire. |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Surname |
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+ | !Race |
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+ | !Ethnicity |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Gan<br>感 |
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+ | |Kong<br>孔 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1539 – 1581ᴛᴊʜ |
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+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1118 – 1160ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |42yrs |
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+ | |Huangdi Gengxin<br>更新皇帝 |
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+ | |Kong Jiong<br>孔炯 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="8" |'''Gan Kingdom''' – also known as '''Kong Gan''' (孔感) or '''Northern Gan''' (北感/''Bei Gan'') – was the first to declare its own emperorship after Kong Hao – posthumous name: Huangdi Gengxin of Gan – forced Huangdi Ang to abdicate to him, ending the Zhai dynasty. |
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+ | * Gan Kingdom had five huangdi during its 42-year reign, as Kong Hao and his successors had a history of myriad health problems that resulted in early deaths and a rapid succession of huangdi. Historians believe that said health problems were resultant of the incestuous inbreeding practices of the Kong clan (wedding siblings and first cousins) going back a least six generations prior to Kong Song's time. |
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+ | ** Consequently, this also resulted in the Shenji clan, longtime subordinates of the Kong clan, in amassing more and more power until they reigned as regents for the final two huangdi. |
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+ | Seven years after conquering Yong Zhai, Gan was usurped by the Xuan dynasty under Shenji Rui (身幾瑞) – posthumous name: Shanyu (軒善于皇帝) – following the forced abdication of Huangdi Kong Jiong. |
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− | 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 princes on one or multiple sides of the fighting. |
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+ | * Shenji Rui was the grandson of Shenji Jian (身幾檢), whom was the closest advisor to Chengxiang Kong Song. Starting from the reign of Kong Hao, Shenji Jian descreetly laid the foundation for the Shenji to ascend to power. |
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+ | * With the Shenji clan firmly in power, the new Xuan dynasty proceeded to conquer Lu and Zan. |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Yong Zhai<br>永斎 |
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+ | |Wei<br>威 |
||
+ | |Human |
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+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1539 – 1574ᴛᴊʜ |
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+ | ---- |
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+ | 1118 – 1153ᴀꜰᴢ |
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+ | |35yrs |
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+ | |Huangdi Qianbei<br>永斎謙卑皇帝 |
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+ | |Huangdi Heshan<br>永斎和善皇帝 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="8" |'''Yong Zhai Kingdom''', also known, uncommonly, as '''Southern Zhai''' (南斎/''Nan Zhai''), was the second kingdom to declare emperorship, yet it was founded as a succession to the Zhai dynasty. |
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+ | The founder of Yong Zhai was a scion of the imperial family with the intent of restoring the dynasty proper. The founder added the prefix "Yong" to the name of the kingdom not only to distinguish it from the dynasty proper but also to signify his intentions to restore the Zhai dynasty to full glory. |
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+ | The founder of Yong Zhai was Wei San (威散): styled Sangjian (桑劍), posthumous name: Huangdi Qienbei, a warlord of humble origins of the preceding civil wars and a distant relative of Wei Anzi, hailed as the "Imperial Uncle." |
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− | The wars occurred during the reign of the mentally incompetent Emperor Tai Bing (泰兵): styled Bangshou (幫手), posthumous name: Emperor Ju (愷句帝). Emperor Ju was developmentally disabled and could not effectively rule. Throughout his reign, there was constant internecine fighting between regents, imperial princes (his siblings, uncles, cousins), and his wife Empress Mihan Keyi (晗可以皇後米) 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 War of the Twelve Princes in an ill-fated attempt to establish supreme hegemony over the realm from behind the throne, or perhapse even usurp the throne herself. |
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+ | He was well known for going almost everywhere with his two sworn brothers, Gang De (鋼德): styled Yongling (永靈), He Gan (河紺): styled Fengbao (風暴), and sworn sister, Wen Li (聞李): styled Ningjing (寧靜), whom were his most trusted generals and compatriots. His other most trusted ally was the legendary strategist Fanwei Mingzhi (範圍明智); styled Tiancai (天才). |
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− | Most of the fighting was either to establish regency over Emperor Ju or remove Empress Keyi from power; but, two of the Princes had to audacity to usurp the throne as emperor when they drove the court from the capital. However, their reigns were brief and are traditionally not counted among the list of emperors. |
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+ | Additionally, Gang De was the Abjaksan of Marlakcor of the time and was Yong Zhai's top general, keeping Gan Kingdom and Zan Kingdom at bay with his reputation and prowess in battle, and won many victories in the name of his lord & sworn brother. |
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− | Another important figure of the time was Empress Dowager Ming Ye (鳴也皇太後): styled Soujia (艘家), second wife of the previous ruler, Emperor Songhan (愷嵩涵帝), and the mother of Emperor Ju. She sensed that Empress Keyi was attempting to usurp power by provoking conflict between the princes 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. |
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+ | |||
+ | Gang De died in the ''Battle of Jinghai'' against Zan Kingdom in 1551TJ). He was survived by his three daugthers. |
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+ | |||
+ | Wei San passed on as well from illness less than a year later. He was survived by his six children, two sons & four dughters |
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+ | |||
+ | Among them was his second son and chosen successor Wei Fu (威福): styled Longta (龍獺), posthumous name: Huangdi Heshan. |
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+ | |||
+ | He Gan died of illness a few months after Wei San. He was survived by his three sons. |
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+ | |||
+ | Wen Li died in childbirth giving birth to her youngest child in 1556ᴛᴊʜ (1135ᴀꜰᴢ). She was survived by her four children, a daughter and three sons. |
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+ | |||
+ | After the death of Wei San and his sworn brothers and sister, Fanwei Mingzhi kept Yong Zhai going on behalf of Wei Fu until his own death in 1564ᴛᴊʜ (1143ᴀꜰᴢ), an event that most historians regard as the beginning of the end for Yong Zhai. |
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+ | |||
+ | With the conquest of Yong Zhai by Gan – which concluded with Wei Fu's abdication following Yong Zhai's last defeat at the ''Battle of Nanting'' – it was the first kingdom to fall, ending the last vestiges of the Zhai dynasty for good and dashing any hopes of restoration. Despite abdicating his position, Wei Fu was named a Taishang Huangdi and given an imperial posthumous name upon his death. |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Lu<br>露 |
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+ | |Xue<br>學 |
||
+ | |Faun |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1540 – 1588ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
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+ | 1119 – 1167ᴀꜰᴢ |
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+ | |48yrs |
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+ | |Xue Tai<br>學鈦 |
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+ | |Xue Han<br>學含 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | | colspan="8" |'''Lu Kingdom''', also known as '''Xue Lu''' (學露) or '''Eastern Lu''' (東露/''Dong Lu''), as it was the easternmost fo the four kingdoms. Lu was also the only kingdom whose ruler was a race other than a human, a faun in this case. |
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+ | Although it was the third kingdom to declare an emeprorship, Lu was really only following suit to the previous two declarations and pretty much stayed out of the conflict between the three other states. Additionally, while Zan resisted Xuan to its last breath, Lu's second, and last, huangdi willingly abdicated rather than risk a subtantial loss of life. Said huangdi is known to history as Xue Han (學含), whom took over from his father, Xue Tai (學鈦), at the age of sixteen when the latter died of old age. |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Zan<br>攢 |
||
+ | |Chan<br>纏 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1546 – 1589ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1125 – 1168ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |43yrs |
||
+ | |Huangdi Jinyue<br>攢勁樂皇帝 |
||
+ | |Huangdi Haolong<br>攢好龍皇帝 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | colspan="8" |'''Zan Kingdom''', also known as '''Chan Zan''' (纏攢) or '''Western Zan''' (西攢/''Xi Zan'') to distinguish it from the later dynasty of the later ''Medieval Imperial Era'', as it was the westernmost of the four kingdoms. Zan's ruler was he last one to declare himself huangdi. |
||
+ | For a several years, the King of Zan, Chan Yue (纏越), later known as Huangdi Jinyue of Zan, submitted to Gan Kingdom as a vassal in the face of the aggression of Yong Zhai Kingdom over past disputes, but proclaimed emperorship in the wake of the death of Kong Dong (孔懂) – the second huangdi of Gan – at the ''Battle of Hongdu'' against Yong Zhai. |
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+ | |||
+ | Zan Kingdom was the last to declare emperorship and the last fall, resisting submission to the Xuan dynasty to its last breath, when Huangdi Haolong of Zan, aka Chan Jieji (纏傑基), Zan's fourth and final huangdi, died in the final battle against Xuan forces. |
||
+ | |} |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !''Crisis of the Twentieth Century''<br>二十世紀的危機<br>''Ershi Shiji de Weiji'' |
||
+ | |1941 – 1997ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1520 – 1576ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |56yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Crisis of the 20th Century close up.png|thumb|340x340px]]As a result 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: Jian, Zhao & the Hun dynasty itself. |
||
+ | 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). |
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+ | |||
+ | Also called the ''Crisis of the ''Sixteenth ''Century'' among Eurodyne historians. |
||
+ | {| class="wikitable" |
||
+ | |+The breakaway dynasties of the Crisis of the Twentieth Century |
||
+ | ! colspan="4" |Dynasty |
||
+ | ! colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Tenure |
||
+ | ! rowspan="3" |Founder |
||
+ | ! rowspan="3" |Final Ruler |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Name |
||
+ | ! colspan="3" |Ruling family |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Surname |
||
+ | !Race |
||
+ | !Ethnicity |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Jian<br>鍵 |
||
+ | |Tang<br>瑭 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1941 – 1997ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1520 – 1576ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |56yrs |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Zhao<br>照 |
||
+ | |Yan<br>眼 |
||
+ | |Vampire |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1944 – 1991ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1523 – 1570ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |47yrs |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Yan Tang<br>眼糖 |
||
+ | |} |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !''War of the Twelve Princes''<br>十二王子之戰<br>''Shi'er Wangzi zhi Zhan'' |
||
+ | |2575 – 2588ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2154 – 2167ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |13yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | colspan="3" |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. |
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+ | 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. |
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+ | |||
+ | 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. |
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+ | |||
+ | 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. |
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+ | |||
+ | 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. |
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
||
− | |+The Twelve |
+ | |+The Twelve Wangzi of the period were |
|- |
|- |
||
− | ! colspan="3 |
+ | ! colspan="3" |Prince(ss) |
− | ! rowspan="2 |
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Relation to Huangdi Ju |
− | ! rowspan="2 |
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Notes & Fate |
|- |
|- |
||
+ | !Name |
||
− | ! style="text-align: center;" |Name |
||
+ | !Style |
||
− | ! style="text-align: center;" |Style |
||
+ | !Title |
||
− | ! style="text-align: center;" |Title |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |Tai |
+ | |Tai Aimi<br>泰愛米 |
|Jingling<br>精灵 |
|Jingling<br>精灵 |
||
− | | |
+ | |Qinyi Wumei Wangfei <br>秦怡嫵媚王妃<br>''Princess Wumei of Qinyi'' |
|Aunt |
|Aunt |
||
− | |Imprisoned |
+ | |Imprisoned. |
+ | Released after conflicts & exiled. |
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|- |
|- |
||
|Tai Bian<br>泰便 |
|Tai Bian<br>泰便 |
||
|Yongrong<br>雍容 |
|Yongrong<br>雍容 |
||
+ | |Tiao Kanzhi Wangzi<br>條看直王子<br>''Prince Kanzhi of Tiao'' |
||
− | |Prince Tanzhi of Ti<br>提彈指王 |
||
|Uncle |
|Uncle |
||
|Executed. |
|Executed. |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |Tai |
+ | |Tai Caojin<br>泰曹金 |
|Songhao<br>嵩号 |
|Songhao<br>嵩号 |
||
− | | |
+ | |Shangui Hao Wangzi <br>善鬼号王子<br>''Prince Hao of Shangui'' |
|Older brother |
|Older brother |
||
|Killed in Battle. |
|Killed in Battle. |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |Tai |
+ | |Tai Fang<br>泰房 |
|Xiaotao<br>笑套 |
|Xiaotao<br>笑套 |
||
− | | |
+ | |Rongying Piao Wangzi<br>荣膺漂王子<br>''Prince Piao of Rongying'' |
|Second cousin |
|Second cousin |
||
|Imprisoned. Died in prison |
|Imprisoned. Died in prison |
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Line 834: | Line 1,880: | ||
|Tai Han<br>泰喊 |
|Tai Han<br>泰喊 |
||
|Gongtai<br>攻台 |
|Gongtai<br>攻台 |
||
− | | |
+ | |Nanzhou Yuji Wangzi<br>南粥預計王子<br>''Prince Yuji of Nanzhou'' |
|Uncle |
|Uncle |
||
− | |Declared himself |
+ | |Declared himself huangdi. |
Executed. |
Executed. |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |Tai |
+ | |Tai Jiji<br>泰急擊 |
|Haojin<br>耗尽 |
|Haojin<br>耗尽 |
||
− | | |
+ | |Yi Rongbei Wangzi<br>以荣北王子<br>''Prince Rongbei of Yi'' |
| |
| |
||
|Killed in Battle. |
|Killed in Battle. |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|Tai Lin<br>泰霖 |
|Tai Lin<br>泰霖 |
||
− | |Jiaying<br> |
+ | |Jiaying<br>嘉硬 |
− | | |
+ | |Puzhang Meiji<br>鋪張每即王妃<br>''Princess Meiji of Puzhang'' |
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
Line 854: | Line 1,900: | ||
|Tai Mian<br>泰面 |
|Tai Mian<br>泰面 |
||
|Taoli<br>桃李 |
|Taoli<br>桃李 |
||
− | | |
+ | |Kanglong Puyin Wangfei<br>亢龍普印王妃<br>''Princess Puyin of Kanglong'' |
|Younger half-sister |
|Younger half-sister |
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|Executed. |
|Executed. |
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Line 860: | Line 1,906: | ||
|Tai Song<br>泰送 |
|Tai Song<br>泰送 |
||
|Jiatang<br>加糖 |
|Jiatang<br>加糖 |
||
− | | |
+ | |Jiongxiao Tinan Wangzi<br>囧校題難王子<br>''Prince Tinan of Jiongxiao'' |
|first cousin, once removed |
|first cousin, once removed |
||
− | |Declared himself |
+ | |Declared himself huangdi. |
+ | Commited suicide following final defeat. |
||
− | Forced Suicide. |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|Tai Qing<br>泰清 |
|Tai Qing<br>泰清 |
||
|Jimin<br>机敏 |
|Jimin<br>机敏 |
||
− | | |
+ | |Hangzhai Linyun Wangfei<br>航窄磷孕王妃<br>''Princess Linyun of Hangzhai'' |
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
Line 873: | Line 1,919: | ||
|Tai Wang<br>泰网 |
|Tai Wang<br>泰网 |
||
|Erding<br>而定 |
|Erding<br>而定 |
||
− | | |
+ | |Ruicao Kongxian Wangzi<br>瑞肏控先王子<br>''Prince Kongxian of Ruicao'' |
|Granduncle |
|Granduncle |
||
− | | |
+ | |The oldest of the wangzi at start of conflicts (78yrs). |
Died of old age at 85. |
Died of old age at 85. |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | |Tai |
+ | |Tai Zize<br>泰紫澤 |
|Linmi<br>林密 |
|Linmi<br>林密 |
||
− | | |
+ | |Shangling Ouran Wangfei<br>尚翎偶然王妃<br>''Princess Ouran of Shangling'' |
|Third cousin |
|Third cousin |
||
|''De facto'' winner of the ''War of the Twelve Princes''. |
|''De facto'' winner of the ''War of the Twelve Princes''. |
||
− | |- |
||
− | ! colspan="5" |Notes |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | colspan="5" |Titles in Shijieyan are read as follows: Location/formal name/prince(ss) |
||
|} |
|} |
||
− | During the conflict, |
+ | 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 |
+ | 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, Tai |
+ | 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. |
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''<br>二十王國<br>''Ershi Wangguo'' |
+ | |2594 – 2734ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |2173 AFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |2313 AFZ |
||
+ | 2173 – 2313ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |140yrs |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | | colspan="3" |Occurred the during the |
+ | | colspan="3" |Occurred the during the last century of the Kai dynasty. |
− | In the aftermath of the ''War of the Twelve Princes'' |
+ | 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 Zanghuan. Some of the kingdoms participated in the later final overthrow of Kai. |
− | Most of the states of central Tianchao were founded by ethnic |
+ | 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. |
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
||
− | |+States of the Twenty Kingdoms |
+ | |+States of the Twenty Kingdoms |
|- |
|- |
||
− | ! colspan=" |
+ | ! colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" |Kingdom |
− | ! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | |
+ | ! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |Years |
− | ! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |To |
||
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |Term |
! rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |Term |
||
|- |
|- |
||
! rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Name |
! rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Name |
||
! rowspan="2" |Origin of Name |
! rowspan="2" |Origin of Name |
||
− | ! colspan=" |
+ | ! colspan="3" |Ruling Family |
|- |
|- |
||
! style="text-align: center;" |Surname |
! style="text-align: center;" |Surname |
||
+ | !Race |
||
! style="text-align: center;" |Ethnicity |
! style="text-align: center;" |Ethnicity |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|Zi<br>資 |
|Zi<br>資 |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[tbd] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[tbd] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[tbd] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[tbd] |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |[tbd] |
||
|} |
|} |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | ! |
+ | !''Western, Central & Northern Dynasties''<br>西方中環和北朝<br>''Zhonghuan Xifang Hebei Chao'' |
+ | |2734 – 2940ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |2313 AFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |2519 AFZ |
||
+ | 2313 – 2519ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |206yrs |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | | colspan="3" |Followed the Twenty Kingdoms |
+ | | colspan="3" |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 |
+ | 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. |
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
||
− | |+States of the |
+ | |+States of the Western, Central & Northern Dynasties: Table 1 |
|- |
|- |
||
− | ! colspan="2 |
+ | ! colspan="2" |''Western Dynasties''<br>西朝 |
− | ! colspan="2 |
+ | ! colspan="2" |''Central Dynasties''<br>中朝 |
− | ! colspan="2 |
+ | ! colspan="2" |''Northern Dynasties''<br>北朝 |
|- |
|- |
||
− | | colspan |
+ | | colspan="2" |Sai<br>2736 – 2816ᴛᴊʜ |
− | | colspan="2" | |
+ | | colspan="2" |Tan<br>2734 – 2790ᴛᴊʜ |
− | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" | |
+ | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Yutian/Boroo<br>2735 – 2809ᴛᴊʜ |
|- |
|- |
||
+ | |Northern Sai<br>2816 – 2872ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |[tbd] (??? – ???) |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Southern Sai<br>2815 – 2900ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |[tbd] (??? – ???) |
||
+ | | rowspan="3" |Western Tan<br>2790 – 2912ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | | rowspan="5" |Eastern Tan<br>2790 – 2920ᴛᴊʜ |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Rao<br>2872 – 2911ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |Western Tan (??? – ???) |
||
+ | |Jiu<br>2809 – 2864ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |Eastern Tan (??? – ???) |
||
− | | |
+ | | rowspan="3" |Xiatian/Zuny<br>2809 – 2905ᴛᴊʜ |
− | |[tbd] (??? – ???) |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |[tbd] (??? – ???) |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | | rowspan=" |
+ | | rowspan="4" |Fang<br>2900 – 2935ᴛᴊʜ |
− | | rowspan="2" | |
+ | | rowspan="2" |Dan<br>2864 – 2904ᴛᴊʜ |
− | 2519 AFZ) |
||
− | |[tbd] (??? – ???) |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | | rowspan="3" |Chao<br>2911 – 2930ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |[tbd] (??? – ???) |
||
+ | | rowspan="3" |Kang<br>2912 – 2938ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |Fang (??? – 2513 AFZ) |
||
+ | |- |
||
− | | colspan="2" |[tbd] (??? – 2519 AFZ) |
||
+ | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Qingwa/Malkhii<br>2905 – 2940ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Ling<br>2920 – 2930ᴛᴊʜ |
||
|} |
|} |
||
+ | {| class="wikitable" |
||
+ | |+States of the Western, Central & Northern Dynasties: Table 2 |
||
+ | ! colspan="5" |Dynasty |
||
+ | ! rowspan="3" |Years |
||
+ | ! rowspan="3" |Term |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Name |
||
− | ! style="text-align: center;" |''War of the Seven Emperors''<br>七帝之戰 |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Origin of Name |
||
− | |2760 AFZ |
||
+ | ! colspan="3" |Ruling Family |
||
− | |2770 AFZ |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | !Surname |
||
− | | colspan="3" |This conflict took place near the end of the short-lived Jia dynasty, which took power after overthrowing the Qiu dynasty in what is historically known as ''Muren's Rebellion''. Said rebellion was to overthrow Qiu's final emperor, whom was a tyrannical monster known to history as Emperor Guaiwu (虯怪物帝), whom was so infamous that his personal name was purposesly scratched from history. |
||
+ | !Race |
||
− | The Jia dynasty is also dubbed the Zui dynasty mockingly by many due to the sole legally recognized emperor's drunken temperament and general lack of interest in ruling the empire. Said emperor is known to history as Emperor Bo (家玻帝); personal name, Pang Yu (胖与): styled Muren (木人); temple name: Jiuxing. |
||
+ | !Ethnicity |
||
− | * As a result of the succession to the throne of an illegitimate bastard whom was not born to the Jia dynasty's emperor (as Pang Yu's empress, known to history as Jin Ting (尽挺), decieved him into thinking he was), the late-emperor's older brother and two brothers proclaimed themselves emperors of the Jia dynasty and fought the bastard, and each other, for the throne. |
||
− | ** Said bastard is known to history as Pang Wu (胖吴): styled, Jujue (拒絕), posthumous name: Emperor Hunwai (家婚外帝). |
||
− | ** Emperor Pang Yu's elder brother and younger brothers were: |
||
− | *** Pang Gou (胖够): styled Wenxian (文獻). Pang Yu's elder brother. Posthumously known as Emperor Shi (家獅帝) by his followers. |
||
− | *** Pang Mingce (胖命策): styled Weilian (威廉). Posthumously known as Emperor Hu (家虎帝) by his followers. |
||
− | *** Pang Long (胖隆): styled Yadang (亞當). Posthumously known as Emperor Xiong (家熊帝) by his followers. |
||
− | * Meanwhile elsewhere, three kings each declared themselves emperors and independence, both of their provinces and the lands they claimed/conquered. |
||
− | ** Two, whom were a centaur and a vampire, were descendants of enfeoffed generals who had been given hereditary titles; and the third, whom was a human of different ethnicity, was enfeoffed by Emperor Bo for his service in the rebellion. |
||
− | * As Pang Yu was the sole legally recognized emperor of the Jia dynasty, most historians consider the reign of Pang Wu, and the war itself, an interregnum. |
||
− | * When the war ended ten years later: |
||
− | ** The bastard Emperor Wu, all the self-proclaimed emperor, and most remnants the Jia dynasty's direct imperial house of Pang (those who could possibly make a claim to the throne, including the rest of Emperor Bo's children) were dead. |
||
− | ** The Jia dynasty collapsed and was supplanted by the house of Song of the newly proclaimed Ai dynasty. |
||
− | ** The secessionist kingdoms were reconquered by the new Ai dynasty. |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | ! |
+ | ! colspan="7" |''Western Dynasties'' |
− | |3559 AFZ |
||
− | |3655 AFZ |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | |Sai<br>塞<br>새 |
||
− | | colspan="3" |Following the collapse of the Mei dynasty (the last dynasty of the longest enduring golden age in Tianmin history), Seven Dynasties in the Zhongyuan Region succeeded each other one after another, while twelve breakaway states existed concurrently elsewhere. |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
− | The ''Six Dynaties & Twelve Kingdoms Period'' was the last prolonged period of division in Tianmin history. |
||
+ | |Long<br>롱 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Unghwa |
||
+ | |2736 – 2816ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2315 – 2395ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |80yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Northern Sai<br>北塞<br>북새 |
||
+ | |''Sai dynasty'' |
||
+ | |Aeng<br>앵 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Unghwa |
||
+ | |2816 – 2872ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2395 – 2451ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |56yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Southern Sai<br>南塞<br>남새 |
||
+ | |''Sai dynasty'' |
||
+ | |Baek<br>백 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Unghwa |
||
+ | |2815 – 2900ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2394 – 2479ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |85yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Rao<br>饒 |
||
+ | |''Toponym'' |
||
+ | |Shu<br>書 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |2872 – 2911ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2451 – 2490ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |39yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Chao<br>炒 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Wan<br>萬 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |2911 – 2930ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2490 – 2509ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |19yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Fang<br>枋 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Yao<br>葯 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |2900 – 2935ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2479 – 2514ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |35yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! colspan="7" |''Central Dynasties'' |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Tan<br>探 |
||
+ | |''Toponym'' |
||
+ | |Mingliu<br>名流 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |2734 – 2790ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2313 – 2369ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |56yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Western Tan<br>西探 |
||
+ | |''Tan dynasty'' |
||
+ | |Mingliu<br>名流 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |2790 – 2912ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2369 – 2491ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |122yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Eastern Tan<br>東探 |
||
+ | |''Tan dynasty'' |
||
+ | |Mingliu<br>名流 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |2790 – 2920ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2369 – 2499ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |130yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Ling<br>令 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Ruan<br>軟 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |2920 – 2930ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2499 – 2509ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |10yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Kang<br>康 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Gua<br>刮 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Tonglu |
||
+ | |2912 – 2938ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2491 – 2517ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |26yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! colspan="7" |''Northern Dynasties'' |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Yutian<br>雨天 |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | Boroo<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠭᠠ</span> |
||
+ | |''Toponym'' |
||
+ | |Senlin<br>森林 |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | Oin<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠣᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ</span> |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Tukhii |
||
+ | |2735 – 2809ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2314 – 2388ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |74yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Xiatian<br>夏天 |
||
+ | ----Zuny<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠵᠤᠨ ᠤ</span> |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Zao<br>燥 |
||
+ | ----Khuurai<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠭᠤᠷᠠᠢ</span> |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Tukhii |
||
+ | |2809 – 2905ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2388 – 2484ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |96yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Jiu<br>酒 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Gongtang<br>貢糖 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Senzai |
||
+ | |2809 – 2864ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2388 – 2443ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |55yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Dan<br>蛋 |
||
+ | |''Toponym'' |
||
+ | |Zhugan<br>主幹 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Senzai |
||
+ | |2864 – 2904ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2443 – 2483 |
||
+ | |40yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | |Qingwa<br>青挖 |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | Maltakh<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠮᠠᠯᠲᠤᠬᠤ</span> |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Hexie<br>和諧 |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | Taaramj<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠲᠠᠭᠠᠷᠠᠮᠵᠢ</span> |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Tukhii |
||
+ | |2905 – 2940ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2484 – 2519ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |35yrs |
||
+ | |} |
||
− | + | 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 2838ᴛᴊʜ (2417ᴀꜰᴢ). |
|
+ | |- |
||
+ | !''War of the Seven Emperors''<br>七皇帝的戰爭<br>''Qi Huangdi de Zhanzheng'' |
||
+ | |3181 – 3196ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2760 – 2775ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |15yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | colspan="3" |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 Shui Bude Mingming (皇帝誰不得命名/''Emperor Who Shall Not be Named''), 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. |
||
+ | * As a result of the succession to the throne of an illegitimate bastard whom was not born to the Jia dynasty's huangdi (as Pang Yu's huanghou, known to history as Jin Ting (尽挺), decieved him into thinking he was), the late-huangdi's older brother and two brothers proclaimed themselves huangdi of the Jia dynasty and fought the bastard, and each other, for the throne. |
||
+ | ** Said bastard is known to history as Pang Wu (胖吴): styled, Jujue (拒絕), posthumous name: Huangdi Hunwai (嘉婚外皇帝). |
||
+ | ** Huangdi Pang Yu's elder brother and younger brothers were: |
||
+ | *** Pang Gou (胖够): styled Wenxian (文獻). Pang Yu's elder brother. Posthumously known as Huangdi Shi (嘉獅皇帝) by his followers. |
||
+ | *** Pang Mingce (胖命策): styled Weilian (威廉). Posthumously known as Huangdi Hu (嘉虎皇帝) by his followers. |
||
+ | *** Pang Long (胖隆): styled Yadang (亞當). Posthumously known as Huangdi Xiong (嘉熊皇帝) by his followers. |
||
+ | * Meanwhile elsewhere, three kings each declared themselves huangdi and independence, both of their provinces and the lands they claimed/conquered. |
||
+ | ** Two, whom were a centaur and a vampire, were descendants of enfeoffed generals who had been given hereditary titles; and the third, whom was a human of different ethnicity, was enfeoffed by Huangdi Bo for his service in the rebellion. |
||
+ | * As Pang Yu was the sole legally recognized huangdi of the Jia dynasty, most historians consider the reign of Pang Wu, and the war itself, an interregnum. |
||
+ | * When the war ended fifteen years later: |
||
+ | ** The bastard Huangdi Wu, all the self-proclaimed huangdi, and most remnants the Jia dynasty's direct imperial Pang clan (those who could possibly make a claim to the throne, including the rest of Huangdi Bo's children) were dead. |
||
+ | ** The Jia dynasty collapsed and was supplanted by the Song clan of the newly proclaimed Gun dynasty. |
||
+ | ** The secessionist kingdoms were reconquered by the new Gun dynasty. |
||
+ | {| class="wikitable" |
||
+ | |+Breakaway States of the War of the Seven Emperors |
||
+ | ! colspan="4" |State |
||
+ | ! colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Tenure |
||
+ | ! rowspan="3" |Founder |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Name |
||
+ | ! colspan="3" |Ruling Family |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Surname |
||
+ | !Race |
||
+ | !Ethnicity |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Pian<br>楩 |
||
+ | |Sui<br>虽 |
||
+ | |Centaur |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |3181 – 3188ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2760 – 2767ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |7yrs |
||
+ | |Sui Han<br>虽韩 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | colspan="6" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |Nian<br>年 |
||
+ | |Ren<br>稔 |
||
+ | |Vampire |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |3181 – 3192ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2760 – 2771ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |11yrs |
||
+ | |Ren Jizhi<br>稔機智 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | colspan="6" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | rowspan="2" |San<br>傘 |
||
+ | |Na<br>拿 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |3181 – 3196ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2760 – 2775ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |15yrs |
||
+ | |Na Bin<br>拿斌 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | colspan="6" |The last of the breakaway states to fall, ending the ''War of the Seven Emeprors''. Endured until seven years after the founding of the Gun dynasty, and five years after the Jia dynasty officially ended with the death of Huangdi Xiong. |
||
|} |
|} |
||
+ | |- |
||
− | Tianchao's territorial control of Manzhou 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. |
||
+ | !''Seven Dynasties & Twelve Kingdoms''<br>七朝和十二國記<br>''Qichao he Shí'er Wangguo'' |
||
+ | |3980 – 4121ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 3559 – 3700ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |141yrs |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | colspan="3" |Following the collapse of the Mei dynasty, seven dynasties in the Zanghuan Provinces 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 Guangdai 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 |
+ | 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 ''(4431 – 4533ᴛᴊʜ/4010 – 4112ᴀꜰᴢ), which the Empire of Yamatai of [[Fuso]] initiated to spread Yamtao rule. In the wake of the ''Third Yamato–Tianzu War'' (4521 – 4533ᴛᴊʜ/4100 – 4112ᴀꜰᴢ) – 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 4523ᴛᴊʜ (4102ᴀꜰᴢ) following a 14-year civil war), the '''''Great Wall of Guangdai''''' 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 major war between Yamatai and Tianchao was fought from 4716 – 4728ᴛᴊʜ (4295 – 4307ᴀꜰᴢ), during the dwarf-ruled Lei dynasty. Said war was also the only time Tianchao attempted an invasion of Fuso, managing to conquer and hold a sizeable chunk of Yamato territory for a decade, even managing to bring the war to the streets of Daitoshi (the capital of Yamatai), until they were kicked out of the archipelago in the last year of the conflict. There have been several wars since, but nothing on that scale. |
− | Tianchao also lost the former Daludao Kingdom as a suzerainty, along with some of its southeastern territories, when the |
+ | Tianchao also lost the former Daludao Kingdom as a suzerainty, along with some of its southeastern territories, when the Solarii Empire invaded and conquered Daludao, renaming it Serica. Tianchao later helped the territories Miaogui throw off Solarii rule when they declared independence as the Republic of Miaogui, albeit not for altruistic reasons. |
+ | |||
+ | 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. |
||
+ | |||
+ | ==== List of Dynasties ==== |
||
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
||
− | |+Dynasties of |
+ | |+Dynasties of Tianzu history before and during the imperial period – which scholars and historians traditionally divide into the Classical, Medieval, and Modern periods – along with the periods of disunity mentioned above, are included in the list below. |
|- |
|- |
||
! rowspan="3" | |
! rowspan="3" | |
||
! colspan="5" |Dynasty |
! colspan="5" |Dynasty |
||
− | ! colspan=" |
+ | ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Period of Rule |
− | ! rowspan=" |
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Founder |
− | ! rowspan=" |
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Final ruler |
|- |
|- |
||
! rowspan="2" |Name |
! rowspan="2" |Name |
||
Line 1,015: | Line 2,309: | ||
|- |
|- |
||
!Surname |
!Surname |
||
+ | !Race |
||
!Ethnicity |
!Ethnicity |
||
+ | !Years |
||
− | !Race |
||
− | !Start |
||
− | !End |
||
!Term |
!Term |
||
+ | ! colspan="2" |See also: [[List of Rulers of Tianchao|List]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | ! colspan=" |
+ | ! colspan="12" |''Semi-Legendary Era'' |
|- |
|- |
||
| |
| |
||
Line 1,028: | Line 2,322: | ||
|Lang<br>狼 |
|Lang<br>狼 |
||
|????? |
|????? |
||
− | |Human |
||
|????? |
|????? |
||
+ | |???? – 1371ᴛᴊǫ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | ???? – 1792ʙꜰᴢ |
||
|????? |
|????? |
||
+ | |Qiu Zun<br>狼尊酋 |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
| |
| |
||
|- |
|- |
||
Line 1,040: | Line 2,335: | ||
|Shang<br>上 |
|Shang<br>上 |
||
|????? |
|????? |
||
− | |Human |
||
|????? |
|????? |
||
+ | |???? – 1371ᴛᴊǫ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | ???? – 1792ʙꜰᴢ |
||
|????? |
|????? |
||
− | | |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
Line 1,052: | Line 2,348: | ||
|Cai<br>菜 |
|Cai<br>菜 |
||
|????? |
|????? |
||
− | |Human |
||
|????? |
|????? |
||
+ | |???? – 1371ᴛᴊǫ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | ???? – 1792ʙꜰᴢ |
||
|????? |
|????? |
||
− | | |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
Line 1,064: | Line 2,361: | ||
|Hong<br>紅 |
|Hong<br>紅 |
||
|????? |
|????? |
||
− | |Human |
||
|????? |
|????? |
||
+ | |???? – 1371ᴛᴊǫ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | ???? – 1792ʙꜰᴢ |
||
|????? |
|????? |
||
− | | |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | ! colspan=" |
+ | ! colspan="10" |''Predynastic Era''<br>前王朝紀元<br>''Qian Wangchao Jiyuan'' |
|- |
|- |
||
+ | | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | |
+ | |Ji<br>集 |
− | + | |''Tribe name'' |
|
− | | |
+ | |Su<br>素 |
+ | |Human |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
+ | |1371 – 1286ᴛᴊǫ |
||
− | |1459 BFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |1374 BFZ |
||
+ | 1792 – 1707ʙꜰᴢ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |85yrs |
||
+ | |85yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | |Qiu Jin<br>集金酋 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | | |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |1038 TJQ |
||
+ | |Zao<br>燥 |
||
− | |953 TJQ |
||
+ | |''Tribe name'' |
||
+ | |Fu<br>富 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1286 – 953ᴛᴊǫ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1707 – 1374ʙꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |333yrs |
||
+ | |Qiuwang Shixin<br>燥獅心酋王 |
||
+ | | |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | + | |Gao<br>皋 |
|
− | + | |''Toponym'' |
|
− | + | |Chajing<br>茶晶 |
|
+ | |Human |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
+ | |954 – 713ᴛᴊǫ |
||
− | |1375 BFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |1134 BFZ |
||
+ | 1375 – 1134ʙꜰᴢ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |241yrs |
||
+ | |241yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | |Wang Cuiruo<br>皋脆弱王 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | | |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |954 TJQ |
||
+ | |Mo<br>魔 |
||
− | |713 TJQ |
||
+ | |''Toponym'' |
||
+ | |Xi<br>觋 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |733 – 11ᴛᴊǫ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1154 – 432ʙꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |722yrs |
||
+ | |Wuwang Shanmei<br>魔善媚巫王 |
||
+ | |Wuwang Fenghuang<br>魔鳳凰巫王 |
||
+ | |- style="background:#bcbcbc;" |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |''Warring States''<br>戰國 |
||
+ | | colspan="4" |See the table above for involved powers. |
||
+ | |101ᴛᴊǫ – 0ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 522 – 421ʙꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |101yrs |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | ! colspan="10" |''Classical Imperial Era''<br>古典英制紀元<br>''Gudian Yingzhi Jiyuan'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Mo<br>魔 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Toponym'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Wushi<br>巫師 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |1132 BFZ |
||
− | |410 BFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |722yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | | style="background:#ffd700;" | |
||
− | |711 TJQ |
||
+ | |Qiang<br>薔 |
||
− | |11 TJQ |
||
+ | |''Tribe Name & Noble title'' |
||
− | |- style="background:lightgray;" |
||
+ | |Jian <br>劍 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | |Human |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Warring States Period''<br>戰國時期 |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | | colspan="4" rowspan="2" |See Table Above |
||
+ | |0 – 100ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |522 BFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |421 BFZ |
||
+ | 421 – 321ʙꜰᴢ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |101yrs |
||
+ | |100yrs |
||
− | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | |Huangdi Chuangjian<br>薔創見皇帝 |
||
− | |- style="background:lightgray;" |
||
+ | |Huangdi Chuantong<br>薔傳統皇帝 |
||
− | |101 TJQ |
||
− | |0 TJH |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | | |
||
− | ! colspan="11" |''Classical Imperial Era''<br>古典英制紀元<br>''Gudian Yingzhi Jiyuan'' |
||
+ | |Fan<br>飯 |
||
+ | |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Kan<br>看 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |103 – 141ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 318 – 280ʙꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |38yrs |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Huangdi Cui of Fan<br>飯粹皇帝 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" style="background:gold;" | |
||
+ | |Chang<br>昌 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Tian<br>天 |
||
− | + | |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
|
+ | |Fa<br>發 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Lan<br>藍 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
+ | |138 – 346ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |421 BFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |321 BFZ |
||
+ | 283 – 75ʙꜰᴢ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |100yrs |
||
+ | |208yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Tian Shou Di<br>天首帝 |
||
+ | |Huangdi Haohan<br>昌好漢皇帝 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Kong of Tian<br>天空帝 |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |Can<br>燦 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Fa<br>發 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |296 – 302ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 125 – 119ʙꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |6yrs |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Fa Tao<br>發陶 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |0 TJH |
||
+ | |Hua<br>畫 |
||
− | |100 TJH |
||
+ | |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Ding<br>頂 |
||
+ | |Faun |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |346 – 428ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 75ʙꜰᴢ – 7ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |82yrs |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | | |
+ | | style="background:#ffd700;" | |
+ | |Yue<br>悦 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Nin<br>拰 |
||
− | + | |''Toponym'' |
|
+ | |Qingse<br>青色 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Kan<br>看 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
+ | |427 – 727ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |324 BFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |286 BFZ |
||
+ | 6 – 306ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |38yrs |
||
+ | |300yrs |
||
− | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Emperor Cui of Nin<br>拰粹帝 |
||
+ | |Huangdi Kongyo<br>悦控唷皇帝 |
||
+ | |Huangdi Jiaoyong<br>悦教涌皇帝 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | | style="background:#ffd700;" | |
||
− | |103 TJH |
||
+ | |Jing<br>靜 |
||
− | |141 TJH |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
− | |- |
||
+ | |Fan<br>繁 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | |Human |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Chang<br>昌 |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
+ | |715 – 1032ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Fa<br>發 |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
+ | 294 – 611ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
+ | |317yrs |
||
− | |283 BFZ |
||
+ | |Huangdi Tanlan<br>靜貪婪皇帝 |
||
− | |75 BFZ |
||
+ | |Huangdi Zhuping<br>靜主平皇帝 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |208yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | | |
||
− | |138 TJH |
||
+ | |Shu<br>樹 |
||
− | |346 TJH |
||
+ | |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
+ | |Shan<br>善 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | |Gargoyle |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Can<br>燦 |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |1032 – 1119ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Fa<br>發 |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
+ | 611 – 698ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
+ | |87yrs |
||
− | |125 BFZ |
||
+ | |Huangdi Xinjing<br>樹心經皇帝 |
||
− | |119 BFZ |
||
+ | |Huangdi Xinruan<br>樹心軟皇帝 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |6yrs |
||
− | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Emperor Fa Tao of Can<br>燦發陶帝 |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | |296 TJH |
||
− | |302 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Jing<br>靜 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Ding<br>頂 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |75 BFZ |
||
− | |7 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |82yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |346 TJH |
||
− | |428 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" style="background:gold;" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Yue<br>悦 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Toponym'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Qingse<br>青色 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |6 AFZ |
||
− | |306 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |300yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Yaozu<br>悦耀祖帝 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Jiaoyong<br>悦教涌帝 |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |427 TJH |
||
− | |727 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Hua<br>畫 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Fan<br>飯 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |294 AFZ |
||
− | |400 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |106yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |715 TJH |
||
− | |821 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Mang<br>芒 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Gua<br>刮 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |400 AFZ |
||
− | |496 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |96yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |821 TJH |
||
− | |917 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Rao<br>饒 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Shan<br>善 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |496 AFZ |
||
− | |598 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |102yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | | style="background:#ffd700;" | |
||
− | |917 TJH |
||
+ | |Zhai<br>斎 |
||
− | |1019 TJH |
||
+ | |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
− | |- |
||
+ | |Wei<br>威 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | |Human |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Chao<br>炒 |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |1120 – 1539ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Wan<br>萬 |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
+ | 699 – 1118ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
+ | |419yrs |
||
− | |598 AFZ |
||
+ | |Huangdi Tongyi<br>斎統一皇帝 |
||
− | |611 AFZ |
||
+ | |Huangdi Ang<br>斎昂皇帝 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |13yrs |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |1019 TJH |
||
− | |1032 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Shang<br>商 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Shan<br>善 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Centaur |
||
− | |611 AFZ |
||
− | |698 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |87yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |1032 TJH |
||
− | |1119 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" style="background:gold;" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Zhai<br>斎 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Wei<br>威 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |699 AFZ |
||
− | |1118 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |419yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Dazu<br>斎大祖帝 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Ang of Zhai<br>斎昂帝 |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |1120 TJH |
||
− | |1539 TJH |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Fei<br>匪 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''"Bandit"'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Lin<br>霖 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |1098 AFZ |
||
− | |1103 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |5yrs |
||
− | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Emperor Liang of Fei<br>匪亮后 |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | |1519 TJH |
||
− | |1524 TJH |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Huang<br>黃 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''From Huang kingdom'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Xin<br>信 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |1109 AFZ |
||
− | |1111 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |1yr, 6mo |
||
− | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Emperor Jiuzhu of Haung<br>黃救主帝 |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | |1530 TJH |
||
− | |1532 TJH |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Dian<br>靛 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Toponym'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |San<br>傘 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Jilie |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |1114 AFZ |
||
− | |1116 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |2yrs |
||
− | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Emperor Jingling of Dian<br>靛精靈帝 |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | |1535 TJH |
||
− | |1537 TJH |
||
− | |- style="background:lightgray;" |
||
− | | rowspan="2" style="background:red;" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Four Kingdoms''<br>四國 |
||
− | | colspan="4" rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |1118 AFZ |
||
− | |1168 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |50yrs |
||
− | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- style="background:lightgray;" |
||
− | |1539 TJH |
||
− | |1589 TJH |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | rowspan="2" style="background:red;" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Gan<br>感 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Kong<br>恐 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |1118 AFZ |
||
− | |1160 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |42yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Gengxin<br>感更新帝 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Kong Eran<br>感恐愕然帝 |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | |1539 TJH |
||
− | |1581 TJH |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | rowspan="2" style="background:red;" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Yong Zhai<br>永斎 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''From Zhai dynasty'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Wei<br>威 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |1118 AFZ |
||
− | |1153 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |35yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Qianbei<br>永斎謙卑帝 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Heshan<br>永斎和善帝 |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | |1539 TJH |
||
− | |1574 TJH |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | rowspan="2" style="background:red;" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Lu<br>露 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Xue<br>學 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Faun |
||
− | |1119 AFZ |
||
− | |1167 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |48yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Tai of Lu<br>露鈦帝 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Han of Lu<br>露含帝 |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | |1540 TJH |
||
− | |1588 TJH |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | rowspan="2" style="background:red;" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Zan<br>攢 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Chan<br>缠 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |1125 AFZ |
||
− | |1168 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |43yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Jinyue<br>攢勁樂帝 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Haolong<br>攢好龍帝 |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | |1546 TJH |
||
− | |1589 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Quan<br>圈 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |She<br>蛇 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |1166 AFZ |
||
− | |1321 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |155yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Shanyu<br>圈善于帝 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |1587 TJH |
||
− | |1742 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Hei<br>黑 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Sa<br>薩 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Centaur |
||
− | |1324 AFZ |
||
− | |1344 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |20yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |1746 TJH |
||
− | |1766 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Hun<br>昏 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''"Twilight"'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Huang<br>衁 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Vampire |
||
− | |1342 AFZ |
||
− | |1868 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |526yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Yongzu<br>昏永祖帝 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Lucao of Hun<br>昏綠草帝 |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |1763 TJH |
||
− | |2289 TJH |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Jian<br>鍵 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Tang<br>瑭 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |1520 AFZ |
||
− | |1576 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |56yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | |1941 TJH |
||
− | |1997 TJH |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Zhao<br>照 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Yan<br>眼 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Molin |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Vampire |
||
− | |1523 AFZ |
||
− | |1570 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |47yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | |1944 TJH |
||
− | |1991 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | ! colspan="11" |''Medieval Imperial Era''<br>中世紀英制紀元<br>''Zhongshiji Yingzhi Jiyuan'' |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" style="background:gold;" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Kai<br>愷 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Tai<br>泰 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |1867 AFZ |
||
− | |2313 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |446yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Wan of Kai<br>愷玩帝 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Dang of Kai<br>愷黨帝 |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |2288 TJH |
||
− | |2734 TJH |
||
− | |- style="background:lightgray;" |
||
− | | style="background:green;" | |
||
− | |''Twenty Kingdoms''<br>二十王國 |
||
− | | colspan="4" | |
||
− | |2173 AFZ |
||
− | |2313 AFZ |
||
− | |140yrs |
||
− | | colspan="2" | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:green;" | |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Fei<br>匪 |
||
+ | |''"Bandit"'' |
||
+ | |Lin<br>霖 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1519 – 1524ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1098 – 1103ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |5yrs |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Huangdi Liang<br>匪亮皇帝 |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Huang<br>黃 |
||
+ | |''From Huang kingdom'' |
||
+ | |Xin<br>信 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1530 – 1532ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1109 – 1111ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |1yr, 6mo |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Huangdi Jiuzhu<br>黃救主皇帝 |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Dian<br>靛 |
||
+ | |''Toponym'' |
||
+ | |San<br>傘 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Senzai |
||
+ | |1535 – 1537ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1114 – 1116ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |2yrs |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Huangdi Jingling<br>靛精靈皇帝 |
||
+ | |- style="background:#bcbcbc;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#ab0909;" | |
||
+ | |''Four Kingdoms''<br>四國 |
||
+ | | colspan="4" | |
||
+ | |1539 – 1589ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1118 – 1168ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |50yrs |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#ab0909;" | |
||
+ | |Gan<br>感 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Kong<br>孔 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1539 – 1581ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1118 – 1160ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |42yrs |
||
+ | |Huangdi Gengxin<br>感更新皇帝 |
||
+ | |Kong Jiong<br>孔炯 |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#ab0909;" | |
||
+ | |Yong Zhai<br>永斎 |
||
+ | |''From Zhai dynasty'' |
||
+ | |Wei<br>威 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1539 – 1574ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1118 – 1153ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |35yrs |
||
+ | |Huangdi Qianbei<br>永斎謙卑皇帝 |
||
+ | |Huangdi Heshan<br>永斎和善皇帝 |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#ab0909;" | |
||
+ | |Lu<br>露 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Xue<br>學 |
||
+ | |Faun |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1540 – 1588ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1119 – 1167ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |48yrs |
||
+ | |Xue Tai<br>學鈦 |
||
+ | |Xue Han<br>學含 |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#ab0909;" | |
||
+ | |Zan<br>攢 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Chan<br>缠 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1546 – 1589ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1125 – 1168ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |43yrs |
||
+ | |Huangdi Jinyue<br>攢勁樂皇帝 |
||
+ | |Huangdi Haolong<br>攢好龍皇帝 |
||
+ | |- |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Xuan<br>軒 |
||
+ | |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Shenji<br>身幾 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1587 – 1742ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1166 – 3121ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |155yrs |
||
+ | |Huangdi Shanyu<br>軒善于皇帝 |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Lai<br>騋 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Sa<br>薩 |
||
+ | |Centaur |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1746 – 1766ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1325 – 1345ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |20yrs |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Huangdi Mashu<br>騋馬術皇帝 |
||
+ | |- |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Hun<br>昏 |
||
+ | |''"Twilight"'' |
||
+ | |Huang<br>衁 |
||
+ | |Vampire |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1763 – 2289ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1342 – 1868ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |526yrs |
||
+ | |Huangdi Qishi<br>昏騎士皇帝 |
||
+ | |Huangdi Lucao<br>昏綠草皇帝 |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Jian<br>鍵 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Tang<br>瑭 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1941 – 1997ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1520 – 1576ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |56yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |- style="background: |
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
− | | style="background:green;" | |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Zhao<br>照 |
||
+ | |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Yan<br>眼 |
||
+ | |Vampire |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |1944 – 1991ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1523 – 1570ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |47yrs |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Yan Tang<br>眼糖 |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! colspan="10" |''Medieval Imperial Era''<br>中世紀英制紀元<br>''Zhongshiji Yingzhi Jiyuan'' |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | style="background:#ffd700;" | |
||
+ | |Kai<br>愷 |
||
+ | |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Tai<br>泰 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |2288 – 2734ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 1876 – 2313ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |446yrs |
||
+ | |Huangdi Wan<br>愷玩皇帝 |
||
+ | |Huangdi Dang<br>愷黨皇帝 |
||
+ | |- style="background:#bcbcbc;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#11d307;" | |
||
+ | |''Twenty Kingdoms''<br>二十王國 |
||
+ | | colspan="4" | |
||
+ | |2594 – 2734ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2173 – 2313ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |140yrs |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#11d307;" | |
||
+ | |Jiong<br>炯 |
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| |
| |
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+ | |Tian<br>田 |
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+ | | style="background:#11d307;" | |
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+ | |Tie<br>鐵 |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Xiaoyu<br>小雨 |
||
| |
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− | |- style="background:white;" |
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− | | style="background:green;" | |
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− | | style="background:green;" | |
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− | |- style="background:white;" |
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− | | style="background:green;" | |
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+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
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+ | | style="background:#11d307;" | |
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− | |- style="background:white;" |
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− | | style="background:green;" | |
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+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
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+ | | style="background:#11d307;" | |
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+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
− | | style="background: |
+ | | style="background:#11d307;" | |
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+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
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+ | | style="background:#11d307;" | |
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− | |- style="background:white;" |
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− | | style="background:green;" | |
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+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
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+ | | style="background:#11d307;" | |
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+ | |- style="background:#bcbcbc;" |
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+ | | style="background:#bb00d1;" | |
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+ | |''Western Dynasties''<br>西朝 |
||
+ | | colspan="4" | |
||
+ | |2736 – 2934ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2315 – 2513ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |198yrs |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#bb00d1;" | |
||
+ | |Sai<br>塞<br>새 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Long<br>롱 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Unghwa |
||
+ | |2736 – 2816ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2315 – 2395ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |80yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
+ | | style="background:#bb00d1;" | |
+ | |Northern Sai<br>北塞<br>북새 |
||
− | | style="background:green;" | |
||
+ | |''Sai dynasty'' |
||
+ | |Aeng<br>앵 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Unghwa |
||
+ | |2816 – 2872ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2395 – 2451ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |56yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#bb00d1;" | |
||
+ | |Southern Sai<br>南塞<br>남새 |
||
+ | |''Sai dynasty'' |
||
+ | |Baek<br>백 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Unghwa |
||
+ | |2815 – 2900ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2394 – 2479ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |85yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#bb00d1;" | |
||
+ | |Rao<br>饒 |
||
+ | |''Toponym'' |
||
+ | |Shu<br>書 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |2872 – 2911ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2451 – 2490ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |39yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#bb00d1;" | |
||
+ | |Chao<br>炒 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Wan<br>萬 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |2911 – 2930ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2490 – 2509ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |19yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#bb00d1;" | |
||
+ | |Fang<br>枋 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Yao<br>葯 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |2900 – 2935ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2479 – 2514ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |35yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |- style="background: |
+ | |- style="background:#bcbcbc;" |
− | | style="background: |
+ | | style="background:#001cd1;" | |
|''Central Dynasties''<br>中朝 |
|''Central Dynasties''<br>中朝 |
||
| colspan="4" | |
| colspan="4" | |
||
+ | |2734 – 2938ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |2313 AFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |2519 AFZ |
||
+ | 2313 – 2517ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
− | |206yrs |
||
+ | |204yrs |
||
− | | |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background: |
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
− | | style="background: |
+ | | style="background:#001cd1;" | |
− | | |
+ | |Tan<br>探 |
|''Toponym'' |
|''Toponym'' |
||
+ | |Mingliu<br>名流 |
||
− | | |
||
− | |Weiyan |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | |2313 AFZ |
||
+ | |2734 – 2790ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2313 – 2369ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |56yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
− | | |
||
+ | | style="background:#001cd1;" | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:blue;" | |
||
|Western Tan<br>西探 |
|Western Tan<br>西探 |
||
|''Tan dynasty'' |
|''Tan dynasty'' |
||
+ | |Mingliu<br>名流 |
||
− | | |
||
− | |Weiyan |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |2790 – 2912ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2369 – 2491ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |122yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
− | | |
||
+ | | style="background:#001cd1;" | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:blue;" | |
||
|Eastern Tan<br>東探 |
|Eastern Tan<br>東探 |
||
|''Tan dynasty'' |
|''Tan dynasty'' |
||
+ | |Mingliu<br>名流 |
||
− | | |
||
− | |Weiyan |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |2790 – 2920ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2369 – 2499ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |130yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
− | | |
||
+ | | style="background:#001cd1;" | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:blue;" | |
||
|Ling<br>令 |
|Ling<br>令 |
||
|''Noble title'' |
|''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Ruan<br>軟 |
||
− | | |
||
− | |Weiyan |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |2920 – 2930ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2499 – 2509ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |10yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
− | | |
||
+ | | style="background:#001cd1;" | |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |Kang<br>康 |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:blue;" | |
||
− | |Zan<br>簪 |
||
|''Noble title'' |
|''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Gua<br>刮 |
||
− | | |
||
− | |Weiyan |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Tonglu |
||
− | |2493 AFZ |
||
+ | |2912 – 2938ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |2519 AFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2491 – 2517ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
|26yrs |
|26yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |- style="background: |
+ | |- style="background:#bcbcbc;" |
− | | style="background: |
+ | | style="background:#ffb200;" | |
− | |'' |
+ | |''Northern Dynasties''<br>北朝 |
| colspan="4" | |
| colspan="4" | |
||
+ | |2735 – 2940ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |2315 AFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |2513 AFZ |
||
+ | 2314 – 2519ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
− | |198yrs |
||
+ | |205yrs |
||
− | | |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background: |
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
− | | style="background: |
+ | | style="background:#ffb200;" | |
+ | |Yutian<br>雨天 |
||
− | | |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | | |
||
+ | Boroo<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠪᠣᠷᠣᠭᠠ</span> |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |''Toponym'' |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |Senlin<br>森林 |
||
− | | |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | | |
||
+ | Oin<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠣᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ</span> |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |Human |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |Tukhii |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |2735 – 2809ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | | |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
+ | 2314 – 2388ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
− | | style="background:purple;" | |
||
+ | |74yrs |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#ffb200;" | |
||
+ | |Xiatian<br>夏天 |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | Zuny<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠵᠤᠨ ᠤ</span> |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Zao<br>燥 |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | Khuurai<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠭᠤᠷᠠᠢ</span> |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Tukhii |
||
+ | |2809 – 2905ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2388 – 2484ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |96yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#ffb200;" | |
||
+ | |Jiu<br>酒 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Gongtang<br>貢糖 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Senzai |
||
+ | |2809 – 2864ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2388 – 2443ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |55yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#ffb200;" | |
||
+ | |Dan<br>蛋 |
||
+ | |''Toponym'' |
||
+ | |Zhugan<br>主幹 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Senzai |
||
+ | |2864 – 2904ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2443 – 2483ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |40yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |- style="background: |
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
− | | style="background: |
+ | | style="background:#ffb200;" | |
+ | |Qingwa<br>青挖 |
||
− | | |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | | |
||
+ | Maltakh<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠮᠠᠯᠲᠤᠬᠤ</span> |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:purple;" | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:purple;" | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:purple;" | |
||
− | |Fang<br>枋 |
||
|''Noble title'' |
|''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Hexie<br>和諧 |
||
− | | |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |Chire |
||
+ | Taaramj<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠲᠠᠭᠠᠷᠠᠮᠵᠢ</span> |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |Human |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |Tukhii |
||
− | |2513 AFZ |
||
+ | |2905 – 2940ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | | |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | | |
||
+ | 2484 – 2519ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |35yrs |
||
− | |- style="background:lightgray;" |
||
− | | style="background:orange;" | |
||
− | |''Northern Dynasties''<br>西朝 |
||
− | | colspan="4" | |
||
− | |2314 AFZ |
||
− | |2519 AFZ |
||
− | |205yrs |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:orange;" | |
||
− | |[tbd] |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |Jilie |
||
− | | |
||
− | |2314 AFZ |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:orange;" | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:orange;" | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:orange;" | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:orange;" | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
Line 1,985: | Line 3,204: | ||
|''Toponym'' |
|''Toponym'' |
||
|Yang<br>杨 |
|Yang<br>杨 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
− | |Weiyan |
||
+ | |Tonglu |
||
− | |Faun |
||
+ | |2938 – 2986ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |2519 AFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |2616 AFZ |
||
+ | 2517 – 2565ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
− | |97yrs |
||
+ | |48yrs |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |Huangdi Zhaoze<br>簪沼澤皇帝 |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |Huangdi Caoze<br>簪草澤皇帝 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| |
| |
||
|Qiu<br>虯 |
|Qiu<br>虯 |
||
− | |'' |
+ | |''Toponym'' |
− | | |
+ | |Mijingyu<br>冪鯨魚 |
− | |Weiyan |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Xiyi |
||
− | |2618 AFZ |
||
+ | |2976 – 3165ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |2744 AFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |126yrs |
||
+ | 2555 – 2744ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
− | |Emperor Xiyi<br>虯蜥蜴帝 |
||
+ | |189yrs |
||
− | |Emperor Guaiwu<br>虯怪物帝 |
||
+ | |Longdi Pachong<br>虯爬蟲龍帝 |
||
+ | |Huangdi Shui Bude Mingming<br>皇帝誰不得命名 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |Jia |
+ | |Jia<br>嘉 |
− | |''Noble title |
+ | |''Noble title'' |
|Pang<br>胖 |
|Pang<br>胖 |
||
− | |Weiyan |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | |2743 AFZ |
||
+ | |3164 – 3191ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |2770 AFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2743 – 2770ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
|27yrs |
|27yrs |
||
+ | |Huangdi Zui<br>嘉醉皇帝 |
||
− | | colspan="2" |Emperor Jiuxing<br>家救星帝 |
||
+ | |Huangdi Xiong<br>嘉熊皇帝 |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
| |
| |
||
|Pian<br>楩 |
|Pian<br>楩 |
||
|''Noble title'' |
|''Noble title'' |
||
|Sui<br>虽 |
|Sui<br>虽 |
||
− | |Weiyan |
||
|Centaur |
|Centaur |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |3181 – 3188ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | | |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | | |
||
+ | 2760 – 2767ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |7yrs |
||
− | | |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Sui Han<br>虽韩 |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
| |
| |
||
|Nian<br>年 |
|Nian<br>年 |
||
|''Noble title'' |
|''Noble title'' |
||
|Ren<br>稔 |
|Ren<br>稔 |
||
− | |Weiyan |
||
|Vampire |
|Vampire |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |3181 – 3192ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2760 – 2771ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |11yrs |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Ren Jizhi<br>稔機智 |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |San<br>傘 |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | |
||
− | |Sen<br>森 |
||
|''Noble title'' |
|''Noble title'' |
||
|Na<br>拿 |
|Na<br>拿 |
||
− | |Pinghuan |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |3181 – 3196ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 2760 – 2775ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |15yrs |
||
+ | |Na Bin<br>拿斌 |
||
+ | |Na Ao<br>拿澳 |
||
+ | |- |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Gun<br>磙 |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | style="background:gold;" | |
||
− | |Ai<br>愛 |
||
− | |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
|Song<br>松 |
|Song<br>松 |
||
− | |Weiyan |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | |2768 AFZ |
||
+ | |3189 – 3284ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |3056 AFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |288yrs |
||
+ | 2768 – 2863ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |105yrs |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |Huangdi Chunzhen<br>磙純真皇帝 |
||
+ | |Huangdi Tanpan<br>磙談判皇帝 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | | style="background: |
+ | | style="background:#ffd700;" | |
− | | |
+ | |Qin<br>親 |
− | |'' |
+ | |''"Dear"'' |
− | | |
+ | |Yuan<br>媛 |
− | |Weiyan |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | |3056 AFZ |
||
+ | |3277 – 3939ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |3258 AFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |202yrs |
||
+ | 2856 – 3518ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |662yrs |
||
+ | |Niangdi Cuilu<br>親翠綠娘帝 |
||
+ | |Niangdi Chuai<br>親踹娘帝 |
||
+ | |- |
||
| |
| |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | style="background:gold;" | |
||
|Mei<br>梅 |
|Mei<br>梅 |
||
− | |'' |
+ | |''Noble title'' |
|Luo<br>蓏 |
|Luo<br>蓏 |
||
− | |Pinghuan |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | |3258 AFZ |
||
+ | |3939 – 4020ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |3559 AFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |301yrs |
||
+ | 3518 – 3599ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
− | |Empress Tianshui<br>梅甜水后 |
||
+ | |81yrs |
||
− | |Emperor Yangguo<br>梅蘋果帝 |
||
+ | |Huangdi Ganju<br>梅柑橘皇帝 |
||
− | |- style="background:lightgray;" |
||
+ | |Huangdi Yangguo<br>梅蘋果皇帝 |
||
− | | style="background:magenta;" | |
||
+ | |- style="background:#bcbcbc;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#d10f73;" | |
||
|''Seven Dynasties''<br>七朝 |
|''Seven Dynasties''<br>七朝 |
||
| colspan="4" | |
| colspan="4" | |
||
+ | |3980 – 4076ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |3559 AFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |3655 AFZ |
||
+ | 3559 – 3655ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
|96yrs |
|96yrs |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
− | | |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
+ | | style="background:#d10f73;" | |
− | | style="background:magenta;" | |
||
|Yin<br>胤 |
|Yin<br>胤 |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#d10f73;" | |
||
+ | |An<br>暗 |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Jiu<br>鷲 |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:magenta;" | |
||
− | |[tbd] |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
|Faun |
|Faun |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#d10f73;" | |
||
+ | |Qu<br>曲 |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:magenta;" | |
||
− | |[tbd] |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#d10f73;" | |
||
+ | |Tai<br>泰 |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:magenta;" | |
||
− | |[tbd] |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#d10f73;" | |
||
+ | |Gui<br>姽 |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Tonglu |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:magenta;" | |
||
− | |[tbd] |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#d10f73;" | |
||
+ | |Geng<br>耿 |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Huangdi Cheng<br>耿誠皇帝 |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#d10f73;" | |
||
+ | |Man<br>滿 |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:magenta;" | |
||
− | |[tbd] |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |[…] – 4076ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | […] – 3655ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#bcbcbc;" |
||
− | | |
||
+ | | style="background:#44e6da;" | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:magenta;" | |
||
− | |[tbd] |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background:lightgray;" |
||
− | | style="background:cyan;" | |
||
|''Twelve Kingdoms''<br>十二國記 |
|''Twelve Kingdoms''<br>十二國記 |
||
| colspan="4" | |
| colspan="4" | |
||
+ | |4020 – 4121ᴛᴊʜ |
||
− | |3559 AFZ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
− | |3655 AFZ |
||
+ | 3599 – 3700ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
− | |96yrs |
||
+ | |101yrs |
||
− | | |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
− | | |
||
− | |- style="background: |
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
− | | style="background: |
+ | | style="background:#44e6da;" | |
|Hang<br>航 |
|Hang<br>航 |
||
|''Noble title'' |
|''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Sikong<br>司空 |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
+ | | style="background:#44e6da;" | |
− | | style="background:cyan;" | |
||
|Sang<br>桑 |
|Sang<br>桑 |
||
|''Noble title'' |
|''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Yuma<br>域馬 |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Fujian |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
− | | |
||
− | | |
+ | | style="background:#44e6da;" | |
− | | style="background:cyan;" | |
||
|Zhang Chi<br>張遲 |
|Zhang Chi<br>張遲 |
||
|''From Chi dynasty'' |
|''From Chi dynasty'' |
||
|Zhang<br>張 |
|Zhang<br>張 |
||
− | |Weiyan |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
− | | |
||
| |
| |
||
|30yrs |
|30yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |- style="background: |
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
− | | style="background: |
+ | | style="background:#44e6da;" | |
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Shengwai |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#44e6da;" | |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:cyan;" | |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Shengwai |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#44e6da;" | |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Unghwa |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:cyan;" | |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#44e6da;" | |
||
+ | |Tao<br>陶 |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Xiyi |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:cyan;" | |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#44e6da;" | |
||
+ | |Zhaoze<br>招擇 |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Sou<br>藪 |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Tonglu |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#44e6da;" | |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Meng<br>孟 |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Senzai |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | style="background:cyan;" | |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#44e6da;" | |
||
+ | |Mian<br>眠 |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Die<br>蝶 |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |- style="background: |
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
− | | style="background: |
+ | | style="background:#44e6da;" | |
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Arslan |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! colspan="10" |''Modern Imperial Era''<br>現代英制紀元<br>''Xiandai Yingzhi Jiyuan'' |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | | style="background:#ffd700;" | |
||
+ | |Lin<br>霖<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠯᠢᠩᠨ</span> |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Altanzul<br>阿坦祖爾<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠵᠤᠯ</span> |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Arslan |
||
+ | |4076 – 4430ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 3655 – 4009ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |354yrs |
||
+ | |Huangdi Diqi Zuichu<br>第七最初皇帝 |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | Ayalguu Khan<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨᠵᠤᠯ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ</span> |
||
+ | |Huangdi Yanjiuyuan<br>研究員皇帝 |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | Etssiin Khan<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠡᠴᠦᠰ ᠦᠨ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ</span> |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Gwan<br>관<br>館 |
||
+ | |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Chang<br>창<br>倉 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Unghwa |
||
+ | |4174 – 4395ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 3753 – 3974ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |221yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |- style="background: |
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
− | | style="background:cyan;" | |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Pan<br>磐 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Sanglijiao<br>磉黎教 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Xiyi |
||
+ | |4174 – 4283ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 3753 – 3974ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |109yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | style="background:#2c7a00;" | |
||
+ | |Shuang<br>霜 |
||
+ | |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Hanleng<br>寒冷 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Shengwai |
||
+ | |4174 – 4642ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 3753 – 4221ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |468yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Ang<br>盎 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Qiao<br>俏 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |4428 – 4523ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 4007 – 4102ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |95yrs |
||
+ | |Huangdi Zhanshi<br>盎戰時皇帝 |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Ting<br>亭 |
||
+ | |''Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Mangepo<br>滿咯破 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Xiyi |
||
+ | |4509 – 4576ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 4088 – 4155ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |67yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
+ | | |
||
− | | style="background:cyan;" | |
||
+ | |Lei<br>雷 |
||
− | |Lin<br>琳<br>ᠯᠢᠩᠨ |
||
− | |''Noble title'' |
+ | |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
+ | |Kuangshi<br>礦石 |
||
− | |Kharchin<br>哈爾欽<br>ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠴᠢᠨ |
||
+ | |Dwarf |
||
− | |Khitan |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |4576 – 4902ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 4155 – 4481ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |326yrs |
||
+ | |Huangdi Geng<br>雷耿皇帝 |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |Nao<br>嫐 |
||
+ | |''Toponym'' |
||
+ | |Jiao<br>交 |
||
+ | |Faun |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |4776 – 4802ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 4355 – 4381ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |26yrs |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- style="background:#f7f7f7;" |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |Dongji<br>冬季 |
||
+ | |''Toponym'' |
||
+ | |Jixue<br>積雪 |
||
|Human |
|Human |
||
+ | |Shengwai |
||
+ | |4880 – 4906ᴛᴊʜ |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 4459 – 4485ᴀꜰᴢ |
||
+ | |26yrs |
||
| |
| |
||
− | |3655 AFZ |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |- |
||
| |
| |
||
+ | |Cui<br>翠 |
||
+ | |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
+ | |Sun<br>笋 |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |Yinghui |
||
+ | |4903ᴛᴊʜ – ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/incumbent Incum]'' |
||
+ | ---- |
||
+ | 4482ᴀꜰᴢ – ''Incum'' |
||
+ | |60+yrs |
||
+ | |Huangdi Shiwu<br>翠飾物皇帝 |
||
| |
| |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | ! colspan="10" |Key: |
||
− | ! colspan="11" |''Modern Imperial Era''<br>現代英制紀元<br>''Xiandai Yingzhi Jiyuan'' |
||
|- |
|- |
||
+ | | colspan="10" |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. |
||
− | | rowspan="2" style="background:gold;" | |
||
+ | * <span style="color:#ffd700">Gold</span> in the leftmost column denotes dynasties that were considered part of golden ages or saw one at some point during their tenures. |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Lin<br>琳<br>ᠯᠢᠩᠨ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Kharchin<br>哈爾欽<br>ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠴᠢᠨ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Khitan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |3655 AFZ |
||
− | |4009 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |354yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Qishi<br>琳騎士帝,<br>Nait Khan<br>ᠨᠠᠢ ᠳᠤ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Ru<br>琳儒帝,<br>Kunziin Khan<br>ᠺᠥᠩᠽᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |4076 TJH |
||
− | |4430 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Ang<br>盎 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Qiao<br>俏 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |4007 AFZ |
||
− | |4102 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |95yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |4428 TJH |
||
− | |4523 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Ting<br>亭 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Sha<br>沙 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |4088 AFZ |
||
− | |4155 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |67yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |4509 TJH |
||
− | |4576 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Geng<br>耿 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Fu<br>負 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |4155 AFZ |
||
− | |4355 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |200yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Emperor Cheng<br>耿誠帝 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |4576 TJH |
||
− | |4776 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Nao<br>嫐 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Toponym'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Jiao<br>交 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Weiyan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Faun |
||
− | |4355 AFZ |
||
− | |4481 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |126yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- |
||
− | |4776 TJH |
||
− | |4902 TJH |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Bingye<br>冰野,<br>Khirano<br>ᠬᠢᠷᠣᠨᠠ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Toponym'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Barga<br>巴爾虎部<br>ᠪᠠᠷᠭᠤ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Khitan |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Human |
||
− | |4459 AFZ |
||
− | |4485 AFZ |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |26yrs |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | |- style="background:white;" |
||
− | |4880 TJH |
||
− | |4906 TJH |
||
− | |- |
||
− | | rowspan="2" | |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Cui<br>翠 |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |''Toponym & Noble title'' |
||
− | | rowspan="2" |Sun<br>笋 |
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− | | rowspan="2" |Empress Zhenbao<br>翠珍寶后 |
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− | |4903 TJH |
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− | * <span style="color:gold">Gold</span> in the leftmost column denotes dynasties that were considered part of golden ages or saw one at some point during their tenures. |
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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. |
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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− | * <span style="color: |
+ | * <span style="color:#ab0909">Dark Red</span> in the leftmost column denotes dynasties counted among the "''Four Kingdoms''." |
− | * <span style="color: |
+ | * <span style="color:#11d307">Green</span> in the leftmost column denotes dynasties counted among the "''Twenty Kingdom''s." |
− | * <span style="color: |
+ | * <span style="color:#bb00d1">Purple</span> in the leftmost column denotes dynasties counted among the "''Western dynasties''" within the broader "''Western, Central & Northern Dynasties''." |
− | * <span style="color: |
+ | * <span style="color:#001cd1">Blue</span> in the leftmost column denotes dynasties counted among the "''Central dynasties''" within the broader "''Western, Central & Northern Dynasties''." |
− | * <span style="color: |
+ | * <span style="color:#ffb200">Orange</span> in the leftmost column denotes dynasties counted among the "''Northern dynasties''" within the broader "''Western, Central & Northern Dynasties''." |
− | * <span style="color: |
+ | * <span style="color:#d10f73">Magenta</span> in the leftmost column denotes dynasties counted among the "''Seven Dynasties''" within the broader "''Seven Dynasties & Twelve Kingdoms''." |
− | * <span style="color: |
+ | * <span style="color:#44e6da">Cyan</span> in the leftmost column denotes dynasties counted among the "''Twelve Kingdoms''" within the broader "''Seven Dynasties & Twelve Kingdoms''." |
+ | * <span style="color:#2c7a00">Dark Green</span> in the leftmost column is the Shuang dynasty, which existed independently from Tianchao folowing the fragmentation of Gergazar until it was reconquered by the Lei dynasty. |
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+ | ! colspan="10" |Notes: |
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+ | | colspan="10" |Several interesting facts of notes about the dynasties in Tianzu history. |
+ | * The "dynasties" of the semi-legendary era were really chiefdoms that mostly existed contemporaneously until they were all united/conquered by the Tianzu dynasty. |
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+ | * The Ying, Re and Gao dynasties are more properly described as loose confederations or collections of chiefdoms, consisting of several loosely affiliated independent clans who recognized a wang. Proper centralization of authority under a wang was achieved by the founders of the Mo dynasty. |
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+ | * The Ying dynasty is the origin of the name of the Yinghui people. |
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* The "''Predynastic Era''" is a bit of misnomer, as the states of the time were technically dynasties in their own right. The name really just refers to the more well documented period following the semi-legendary era and before the imperial era. |
* The "''Predynastic Era''" is a bit of misnomer, as the states of the time were technically dynasties in their own right. The name really just refers to the more well documented period following the semi-legendary era and before the imperial era. |
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− | * The Gao, |
+ | * The Gao, Qiang, Zhai, Kai, Mei, and Cui dynasties were founded by alledged descendants of [[Lingjiao#Xiangrikui Gongchen|Xiangrikui Gongchen]], the first abjaksan of Marlakcor. |
− | * The listed founders & final rulers of dynasties are listed with the name they're commonly refered to, which can be either their |
+ | * The listed founders & final rulers of dynasties are listed with the name they're commonly refered to, which can be either their posthumous name, or their personal name if they don't have one. |
− | * The |
+ | * The Zan, Qiu and Lin dynasties were the only unified dynasties ruled by a non-Yinghui ethnic group, Tonglu, Xiyi and Arslan repectively. The former two were Jiti while the Arslan were not, adopting local customs for ease of rule. |
+ | * Aside for the preimperial Mo dynasty, which lasted for 722 years, the only dynasties of the imperial era to surppass 500 years of rule were the Hun and Qin dynasties. |
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+ | * The Qin dynasty is unique among the rest. While there were female rulers in past and future dynasties, the Qin dynasty is the only unity period dynasty that was ruled entirely by women, with the title passed mother to daughter matrilineally. |
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+ | ** It was also the longest-enduring dynasty of the imperial era, enduring for 662 years. |
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* The race of the ruling families of the dynasties were majoritively human. |
* The race of the ruling families of the dynasties were majoritively human. |
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− | ** Of the non-human-ruled unity period dynasties of Tianchao, there |
+ | ** Of the non-human-ruled unity period dynasties of Tianchao, there was 1 gargoyle-ruled dynasty 1 centaur-ruled dynasty, 1 vampire-ruled dynasty, 1 dwarf-ruled dynasty and 1 faun-ruled dynasty, |
* Some unity dynasties were established a few years ''before'' the preceding dynasty officially ended, as they took power by force through civil war. |
* Some unity dynasties were established a few years ''before'' the preceding dynasty officially ended, as they took power by force through civil war. |
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** One that note, while some of said dynasties were proclaimed alongside a declaration of war, some of civil wars started some time – whether months or years – before a new dynasty was actually proclaimed, before it was believed that the Mandate of Heaven had been passed on. |
** One that note, while some of said dynasties were proclaimed alongside a declaration of war, some of civil wars started some time – whether months or years – before a new dynasty was actually proclaimed, before it was believed that the Mandate of Heaven had been passed on. |
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− | * Some dynasties that replaced prior ones were established some time ''after'' the preceding dynasty ended – whether months or years; these instances were interregnums resulting from the collapse of the previous dynasty. The major disunity periods don't count. |
+ | * Some dynasties that replaced prior ones were established some time ''after'' the preceding dynasty ended – whether months or years; these instances were the filling of interregnums resulting from the collapse of the previous dynasty. The major disunity periods don't count. |
* The Hang Kingdom and Sang Kingdom from the ''Seven Dynasties & Twelve Kingdoms'' period were never recovered and were eventually suceeded by modern Dongbalian. |
* The Hang Kingdom and Sang Kingdom from the ''Seven Dynasties & Twelve Kingdoms'' period were never recovered and were eventually suceeded by modern Dongbalian. |
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− | * The Lin dynasty |
+ | * The Lin dynasty was the only ethnic Arslan dynasty in the history of Tianchao. It was a conquest dynasty that took advantage of the discord of the ''Seven Dynasties & Twelve Kingdoms'' period to conquer Tianchao. |
+ | ** The Lin dyasty was originally founded as a division of the Gergazard Kaganate, a longtime rival of Tainchao, and so it was also the only time Tianchao and the Gergazard Khaganate were united one nation, though only for a short time. A succession dispute in Gergazar following the death of the third ruler of Lin saw the Altanzul clan ousted from rulership of Gergazar, which in turn resulted in the fragmentation of the Khaganate into five states and the independence of the Lin dynasty. |
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− | ** Regardless of their success, they were never on good terms with the Khitai Khaganate, whom attempted to use their ethnic connection as an excuse to annex Tianchao, their longtime rivals. The Lin thwarted all attempts, ranging from diplomatic proposals to attempted conquest, and endured until the conflict with the Ang dynasty. |
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+ | ** The Shuang dynasty was also originally a division of Gergazar, but it too split from Arslan rule within months of the Altanzul clan's ousting from rulership of Gergazar. It endured independently for the better part of five centuries contemporaneously with the Lin, Ang, Ting, and early-Lei dynasties, enduring many wars with both Tianchao and Gergazar until it was finally reconquered by the Lei dynasty. |
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+ | *** Despite retaining independence for centuries, they are included in the list as they too used Jiti customs and titles of similar meanings. |
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* Until the brief civil war that marked the transition between the Lin and Ang dynasties, the Lin dynasty was the last true golden age Tianchao experienced. |
* Until the brief civil war that marked the transition between the Lin and Ang dynasties, the Lin dynasty was the last true golden age Tianchao experienced. |
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− | ** On that note, the Ang dynasty never recovered from the war to take over Tianchao and restore |
+ | ** On that note, the Ang dynasty never recovered from the war to take over Tianchao and restore Yinghui rule from the Arslan-ruled Lin dynasty – or really, it never had the chance to recover – as the Empire of Yamatai invaded western Tianchao, a few years after it fully subjugated Tianchao's western vassals, the year before Ang defeated Lin. |
− | *** And so, almost the entirety of the Ang dynasty's reign was dedicated to combating the Yamato; the exahustion of conflict, which, combined with wartime ecomonic collapase, contributed to the Ang dynasty's demise at the hands of the Ting dynasty in |
+ | *** And so, almost the entirety of the Ang dynasty's reign was dedicated to combating the Yamato; the exahustion of conflict, which, combined with wartime ecomonic collapase, contributed to the Ang dynasty's demise at the hands of the Ting dynasty in 4523ᴛᴊʜ (4102ᴀꜰᴢ) following a fourteen-year-long civil war, the ''Ang–Ting War'', after less than a century on the throne. |
− | *** That same war also saw Tianchao lose control much of its southeasternmost territories in |
+ | *** That same war also saw Tianchao lose control much of its southeasternmost territories in Huaxia to Dongbalian. |
− | **** On that note, the Ting dynasty didn't last long either, as the aftereffects of the ''Ang–Ting War'' and the ''Third |
+ | **** On that note, the Ting dynasty didn't last long either, as the aftereffects of the ''Ang–Ting War'' and the ''Third Yamato–Tianzu War'' left it weak and strained. Its badly timed and economically costly project, the '''''Great Wall of Guangdai''''', for the purpose of containing Yamato expansion, greatly contributed to the Ting dynasty's collapse after less than three-quarter's of a centuy in power. |
− | **** The Ting dynasty was succeeded by the |
+ | **** The Ting dynasty was succeeded by the Lei dynasty after an interregnum of six months following the death of the second and last huangdi of the Ting dynasty. |
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+ | <gallery type="slideshow" widths="400"> |
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+ | Semilegendary dynasties.png|The Semi-Legendary dynasties |
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+ | Ji dynasty.png|Ji dynasty |
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+ | Zao dynasty.png|Zao dynasty |
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+ | Gao dynasty.png|Gao dynasty |
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+ | Mo dynasty.png|Mo dynasty |
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+ | Warring States.png|The ''Warring States'' period |
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+ | Qiang dynasty.png|Qiang dynasty |
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+ | Fan dynasty.png|Fan dynasty |
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+ | Fan-Chang Contention.png|The ''Fan–Chang Contention |
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+ | Chang dynasty pre-schism.png|Chang dynasty before Chang-Can schism. |
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+ | Chang-Can schism.png|Imperial Schism of the Chang dynasty |
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+ | Chang dynasty.png|Chang dynasty at its zenith. |
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+ | Hua dynasty.png|Hua dynasty |
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+ | Yue dynasty.png|Yue dynasty |
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+ | Jing dynasty.png|Jing dynasty |
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+ | Shu dynasty.png|Shu dynasty |
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+ | Zhai dynasty.png|Zhai dynasty |
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+ | Four Kingdoms.png|The ''Four Kingdoms'' period |
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+ | Xuan dynasty.png|Xuan dynasty |
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+ | Lai dynasty.png|Lai dynasty |
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+ | Hun dynasty pre-crisis.png|Hun dynasty, before the ''Crisis of the 20th Century''. |
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+ | Crisis of the 20th Century.png|''Crisis of the 20th Century'' |
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+ | Hun dynasty zenith.png|Hun dynasty at its zenith. |
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+ | </gallery> |
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====Government & Politics==== |
====Government & Politics==== |
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− | Tianchao is an imperial hereditary monarchy ruled by a Huangdi (皇帝/''Emperor'') |
+ | 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 usually change; the exception being the rulers of the women-ruled Qin dynasty, whom used the title Niangdi (娘帝). The only title that ''does'' change is the title of the female hunagdi's spouse: husbands of female huangdi and rulers of the Qin dynasty and are titled Yufuma (御駙馬/''Imperial Prince Consort''). |
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+ | Rulers of Arslan-ruled division era states and rulers of the Arslan-ruled Lin dynasty were titled Khagan (可汗/<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ</span>) as well as huangdi. This was discontinued from the Ang dynasty onward with the return of Yinghui rule. |
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− | Important female titles include the Huanghou (皇後/''Empress'') and the |
+ | 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). |
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− | Succession of the emperor is generally straightforward. The heir to the throne, the Crown Prince, is generally appointed by either favoritism or by merit. Often the eldest son of the emperor, whether he is from the empress or a concubine, is appointed the Crown Prince, yet this is not automatically so. If the emperor feels that his eldest son is not up to the task or simply favors someone else, a younger son or a nephew, brother or cousin can be appointed Crown Prince instead. Generally, while there is only one empress at a time, the emperor's harem of many dozens of concubines, often result in there being any number of children to choose from. |
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+ | 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''). |
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− | Yet, if the emperor dies before or without appointing a successor, the empress dowager generally has the sole right to appoint one of the late emperor's surviving sons or relatives to the position. Most often the successor chosen in this fashion is a minor, thus the empress dowager serves as regent over the government. Other times, responsibility for appointing a new ruler from among the deceased emperor's relatives falls to the government, generally the liugexia. |
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+ | 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, if any in the first place, often result in there being any number of children to choose from. |
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− | The event a new emperor can not be appointed in a timely fashion, the late-emperor'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 emperor dies, and tend to shape the future of the dynasty for generations afterwards. |
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+ | 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. |
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− | Sometimes the emperor is suceeded without dying. Sometimes the emperor will abdicate without ending the dynasty; in other words, retire. Emperors who abdicate to retirement are referred to as Taishang Huangdi (太上皇帝). However, while most emperors who do retire go into quiet retirement for the ret of his days, the emperor sometimes doesn't always give up actual power despite retireing; sometimes they will act as the power behind the throne through his official succesor. |
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+ | 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. |
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− | As a religious leader, the emperor also bears the title of Tianzi (天子/Son of Heaven). 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 emperors who rule a unified dynasty or succeed in ending a period of disunity. The title is hereditarily passed on from emperor to emperor of the dynasties until it is believed that the Mandate is lost, only bestowed upon again to the one it is believed has attained the Mandate of Heaven. |
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+ | 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. |
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− | Emperors are also bestowed with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthumous_name#China posthumous name] and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_name temple name] after death. |
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+ | 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''. |
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− | Posthumous names can mean anything, and usually illustrate the emperor or his reign in some way. Temple names 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 emperors and honored with temple names by their descendants, even if they did not rule as emperor, or even claim the imperial title, in their lifetime. |
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+ | Huangdi are also bestowed with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthumous_name#China posthumous name] and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_name temple name] after death. |
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− | Not all emperors were given either name after death; in fact, there were many instances throughout Tianmin 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 emperor, including the belief that a particular ruler was not worthy of one. |
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+ | |||
+ | 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. |
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+ | |||
+ | 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. |
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|+Well known/used temple names include: |
|+Well known/used temple names include: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |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. |
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− | ! colspan=" |
+ | ! colspan="2" |Dynasty Founder names |
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− | |Bianjian<br>變建 |
+ | |Bianjian<br>變建<br>''Rebellion Founder'' |
− | |Rebellion founder |
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|Typically used for dynasty founders who came to power by revolt and/or civil war. |
|Typically used for dynasty founders who came to power by revolt and/or civil war. |
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− | |Dazu<br>大祖 |
+ | |Dazu<br>大祖<br>''Great Ancestor'' |
+ | |Can also be used for ancestors who laid the foundation for a dynasty's founding, even if they did not rule themselves. |
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− | |Great Ancestor |
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− | |Can also be used for ancestors who laid the foundation for a dynasty's founding. |
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− | |Kaiguo<br>開國 |
+ | |Kaiguo<br>開國<br>''Founder of a country'' |
+ | |More rare than others, as it it typically used to refer to Jian Zheng, the founder of the Qiang dynasty, and the first huangdi of Tianchao. |
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− | |Founder of a country |
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− | |More rare than others, as it it typically used to refer to Lan Zheng, the founder of the Tian dynasty, and the first Emperor of Tianchao. |
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+ | |Kaijian<br>凱建<br>''Triumphant Founder'' |
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− | |Xinjian<br>新建 |
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+ | |Used for dynastic founders who created their dynasty by conquest. |
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− | |New Founder |
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+ | Exam;es: the Zan dynasty, the Qiu dynasty, and the Lin dynasty |
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− | | rowspan="2" |The more commonly generic temple names for founders or emperors of a new line within an existing dynasty. |
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+ | |Xinjian<br>新建<br>''New Founder'' |
+ | | rowspan="2" |The more commonly generic temple names for founders or huangdi of a new line within an existing dynasty. |
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− | |New Ancestor |
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+ | |Xinzu<br>新祖<br>''New Ancestor'' |
− | |Glorious ancestor |
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− | |Can also be used for ancestors who laid the foundation for a dynasty's founding. |
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+ | |Yaozu<br>耀祖<br>''Glorious ancestor'' |
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− | |Yongzu<br>永祖 |
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+ | |Can also be used for ancestors who laid the foundation for a dynasty's founding, even if they did not rule themselves. |
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− | |Eternal ancestor |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Yongzu<br>永祖<br>''Eternal ancestor'' |
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|Used for founders deemed worthy of eternal remembrance. |
|Used for founders deemed worthy of eternal remembrance. |
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+ | ! colspan="2" |Other names |
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− | |Fanpi<br>反辟 |
+ | |Fanpi<br>反辟<br>''Rebel King'' |
+ | |Typically used for monarchs who came to power by revolt and/or civil war. |
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− | |Rebel King |
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− | |Typically used monarchs who came to power by revolt and/or civil war. |
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− | |Fuxing<br>復興 |
+ | |Fuxing<br>復興<br>''Revival'' |
+ | |Honored to sovereigns who revitalized their realm following a period of decline. Can also be used for dynastic founders. |
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− | |Revival |
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− | |Honored to sovereigns who revitalized their realm following a period of decline. |
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− | |Huaipi<br>壞辟 |
+ | |Huaipi<br>壞辟<br>''Wicked King'' |
− | |Wicked King |
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|Typically given to particularly tyrannical rulers. |
|Typically given to particularly tyrannical rulers. |
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− | Originated with the surname of Huai Gui, the tyranncial |
+ | 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. |
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− | |Jiuxing<br>救星 |
+ | |Jiuxing<br>救星<br>''Liberator'' |
+ | |Typically given to an huangdi who overthrew a tyrannical predacessor. |
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− | |Liberator |
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− | + | Can also be used for dynasty founders if the overthrown huangdi was the last huangdi of the previous dynasty. |
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+ | |Kaipi<br>凱辟<br>''Triumphant King'' |
+ | |Used for Huangdi who came to power by conquest. |
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− | |Revival King |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Supi<br>穌辟<br>''Revival King'' |
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|Honored to sovereigns who revitalized their realm following a period of decline. |
|Honored to sovereigns who revitalized their realm following a period of decline. |
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|- |
|- |
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− | |Weipi<br>偉辟 |
+ | |Weipi<br>偉辟<br>''Great King'' |
− | |Great King |
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|One of the more commonly generic temple names. |
|One of the more commonly generic temple names. |
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|- |
|- |
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− | | |
+ | |Junpi<br>軍辟<br>''Army King'' |
+ | | rowspan="2" |Typically used for huangdi who gave remarkable military achievements or greatly expanded the empire's sovereign territory during his reign. |
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− | |Mighty King |
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− | |Typically used for emperors who gave remarkable military achievements or greatly expanded the empire's sovereign territory during his reign. |
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|- |
|- |
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− | | |
+ | |Xiongpi<br>雄辟<br>''Mighty King'' |
− | |Forever King |
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− | |Used for emperors deemed worthy of eternal remembrance. |
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|- |
|- |
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− | | |
+ | |Yongpi<br>永辟<br>''Forever King'' |
+ | |Used for huangdi deemed worthy of eternal remembrance. |
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− | |Sagacious Monarch |
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− | |Typically given to emperors who were known for being very wise or religious. |
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|- |
|- |
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+ | |Zhepi<br>哲辟<br>''Sagacious Monarch'' |
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− | |Zuangli<br>壯麗 |
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+ | |Typically given to huangdi who were known for being very wise or religious. |
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− | |Magnificent |
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+ | |- |
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− | |Typically given to emperors who had a particularly prosperous reign or ushered in a golden age. |
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+ | |Zuangli<br>壯麗<br>''Magnificent'' |
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+ | |Typically given to huangdi who had a particularly prosperous reign or ushered in a golden age. |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Zuihou<br>最後<br>''Final'' |
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+ | |Reserved for huangdi who were the last ruler of their dynasty. First used for |
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+ | Huangdi Chuantong, the last Huangdi of the Qiang dynasty. |
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− | Beneath the |
+ | Beneath the huangdi is the bureaucracy of the Guohui (國會/''Congress''). |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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|+The six senior members of the guohui are referred to as the Liugexia (六閣下/Six Excellencies): |
|+The six senior members of the guohui are referred to as the Liugexia (六閣下/Six Excellencies): |
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|- |
|- |
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− | ! |
+ | ! style="text-align: center;" |Office |
! style="text-align: center;" |Description & Responsibility |
! style="text-align: center;" |Description & Responsibility |
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|- |
|- |
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− | |Chengxiang<br>丞相 |
+ | |Chengxiang<br>丞相<br>''Imperial Chancellor'' |
+ | |The ''de jure'' highest political office beneath the huangdi, the highest of the liugexia. |
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− | |''Imperial Chancellor'' |
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+ | The chengxiang is in charge of presiding over the guohui when it meets. Also leads the armies alongside or on behalf of the huangdi. |
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− | |The ''de facto'' highest political office beneath the emperor, the highest of the liugexia. |
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− | The chancellor is in charge of presiding over the guohui when it meets. Also leads the armies alongside or on behalf of the emperor. |
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|- |
|- |
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− | |Taiwei<br>太尉 |
+ | |Taiwei<br>太尉<br>''Grand Marshal'' |
+ | |Leads the armies, alongside or on behalf of the chengxiang and huangdi. |
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− | |''Grand Marshal'' |
||
− | |Leads the armies, alongside or on behalf of the chancellor and emperor. |
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|- |
|- |
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− | |Taifu<br>太傅 |
+ | |Taifu<br>太傅<br>''Grand Tutor'' |
+ | |Responsible for maintaining the Imperial Household on behalf, or at the descretion, of the huangdi. |
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− | |''Grand Tutor'' |
||
− | |Responsible for maintaining the Imperial Household on behalf, or at the descretion, of the emperor. |
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|- |
|- |
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− | |Taibao<br>太保 |
+ | |Taibao<br>太保<br>''Grand Protector'' |
− | |''Grand Protector'' |
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|Oversees security of the capital and its residing province. Also the head of the Imperial Guard. |
|Oversees security of the capital and its residing province. Also the head of the Imperial Guard. |
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|- |
|- |
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− | |Situ<br>司徒 |
+ | |Situ<br>司徒<br>''Minister of the Masses'' |
− | |''Minister of the Masses'' |
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|In charge of maintaining the government's relations with the general public and between the various regional lords of the empire. |
|In charge of maintaining the government's relations with the general public and between the various regional lords of the empire. |
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|- |
|- |
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− | |Sikong<br>司空 |
+ | |Sikong<br>司空<br>''Minister of the Works'' |
+ | |in charge of maintaining the empire's finances and overseeing government projects—construction of the '''''Great Wall of Guangdai''''' being a notable example. |
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− | |''Minister of the Works'' |
||
− | |in charge of maintaining the empire's finances and overseeing government projects—construction of the '''''Great Wall of Manzhou''''' being a notable example. |
||
|} |
|} |
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− | Beneath the |
+ | 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 |
+ | 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 ==== |
==== Armed Forces ==== |
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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. |
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. |
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+ | |||
+ | Beneath the huangdi, chengxiang and taiwei, Tianchao has five main generals, referred to as the Wuzhi Laohu (五隻老虎/''Five Tigers''), in charge of the land forces of the Tianzu Imperial Army, and one in charge of the toops along the military zones that line the east side of the '''''Great Wall of Guangdai'''''. Including any number of officers in charge of various detachments spread around their zones, each has at least 700,000+ troops under their command at any given time. |
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{| class="wikitable" |
{| class="wikitable" |
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− | |+Beneath the emperor, chancellor and grand marshal, Tianchao has six main generals in charge of the land forces. Including any number of officers in charge of various detachments spread around their zones, each has at least 700,000+ troops under their command at any given time. |
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|- |
|- |
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!Title |
!Title |
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!Responsibility |
!Responsibility |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="2" | |
||
+ | Wuzhi Laohu (五隻老虎/''Five Tigers'') |
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|- |
|- |
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|Beiyu Siling<br>北域司令<br>''Commander of the North'' |
|Beiyu Siling<br>北域司令<br>''Commander of the North'' |
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− | |Responsible for troops in |
+ | |Responsible for troops in Pianpilu. |
|- |
|- |
||
|Nanyu Siling<br>南域司令<br>''Commander of the South'' |
|Nanyu Siling<br>南域司令<br>''Commander of the South'' |
||
− | |Responisble for troops in the southern regions of |
+ | |Responisble for troops in the southern regions of Zanghuan and along the borders with Dongbalian and Gaoliang. |
|- |
|- |
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|Dongyu Siling<br>東域司令<br>''Commander of the East'' |
|Dongyu Siling<br>東域司令<br>''Commander of the East'' |
||
− | |Responisble for troops in eastern |
+ | |Responisble for troops in eastern Zanghuan and seaboard and the border regions of the islands shared with Miaogui. |
|- |
|- |
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|Xiyu Siling<br>西域司令<br>''Commander of the West'' |
|Xiyu Siling<br>西域司令<br>''Commander of the West'' |
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− | |Responsible for troops in |
+ | |Responsible for troops in Guangdai. |
|- |
|- |
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|Zhongxin Siling<br>中心司令<br>''Commander of the Center'' |
|Zhongxin Siling<br>中心司令<br>''Commander of the Center'' |
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− | |Responisble for troops in central |
+ | |Responisble for troops in central Zanghuan and around the capital. |
+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="2" |Other |
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|- |
|- |
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|Wei Qiangbi Siling<br>偉牆壁司令<br>''Commander of the Great Wall'' |
|Wei Qiangbi Siling<br>偉牆壁司令<br>''Commander of the Great Wall'' |
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− | |Responsible for troops stationed in every fort and castle along the entire length '''''Great Wall of |
+ | |Responsible for troops stationed in every fort and castle along the entire length '''''Great Wall of Guangdai'''''. |
|} |
|} |
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− | There are also |
+ | There are also sizeable detatchments of naval forces in every body of water controlled by Tianchao. |
==== Political Divisions ==== |
==== Political Divisions ==== |
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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). |
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). |
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|+Provinces and their subdivisions include: |
|+Provinces and their subdivisions include: |
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|- |
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− | ! colspan="2" | |
+ | ! colspan="2" |Zhou (州) |
+ | !Jun (郡) |
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− | <p style="text-align: center;">Zhou (州)</p> |
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+ | !Xian (縣) |
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− | ! |
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− | <p style="text-align: center;">Jun (郡)</p> |
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− | ! |
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− | <p style="text-align: center;">Xian (縣)</p> |
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! rowspan="2" |Notes |
! rowspan="2" |Notes |
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|- |
|- |
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!Name |
!Name |
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− | ! |
+ | !Capital |
+ | !Name |
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− | ! style="text-align: center;" |'''Name''' |
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− | ! |
+ | !Name |
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|Angzhou<br>昂州 |
|Angzhou<br>昂州 |
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| |
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| |
| |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Leizhou<br>雷州 |
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+ | | |
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+ | | |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |Leizhou has the most and largest producing mines of all types in the entire empire, producing 60% of the total supply of minable substances. |
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|- |
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|Mingzhou<br>名州 |
|Mingzhou<br>名州 |
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|- |
||
|Mozhou<br>魔州 |
|Mozhou<br>魔州 |
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+ | |Guangyi<br>光邑 |
||
| |
| |
||
| |
| |
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+ | |The outskirts of the province capital hosts Wushu Xueyuan (巫術學院), the oldest and most prestigious academy of magic in Tianchao. |
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− | | |
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− | | |
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|Qinzhou<br>琴州 |
|Qinzhou<br>琴州 |
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|Xiazhou<br>轄州 |
|Xiazhou<br>轄州 |
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− | | |
+ | |Tangzhai<br>瑭寨 |
| |
| |
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| |
| |
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− | |Xiazhou and its constituent jun and xian are directly administrated by the |
+ | |Xiazhou and its constituent jun and xian are directly administrated by the huangdi and the government. |
|- |
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|Yuanzhou<br>原州 |
|Yuanzhou<br>原州 |
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− | |||
=== Empire of Tibet === |
=== Empire of Tibet === |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
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− | Capital: Lhasa<br>Government: Hereditary Absolute Monarchy<br>Head of State: Tsenpo<br>Head of Government: Tsenpo<br>Legislature: None<br>Demonym: Tibetan<br>Currency: Tangka, Srang, Skar |
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+ | | colspan="3" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Capital: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Lhasa<br>ལྷ་ས་ |
||
+ | |- |
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+ | !Largest City: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Government: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Hereditary Absolute Monarchy |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Head of State: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Tsenpo<br>ཙན་པོ་ |
||
+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Dynasty: |
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+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
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+ | !Race: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Ethnicity: |
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+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
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+ | !Head of Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Tsenpo |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Legislature: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |none |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Demonym: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Tibetan<br>བོད་པ་ |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Currency: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Tangka, Srang, Skar |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
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+ | !Official: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Minority: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Writing system: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |} |
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+ | [[File:Tibet whole.png|thumb|220x220px|The whole of Tibet, which is partially cut off on the map above.]] |
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+ | The '''Empire of Tibet''' (བོད་), also called "'''Bod'''" locally, the the nation of Zlasnyi people. It is an island nation occupying the vast island of the same name in eastern Marlakcor. It shares maritime borders with the Empire of Tianchao to the west and Baoshi to the northwest. |
||
+ | <div style="clear:both;"></div> |
||
+ | == Constituent Territories == |
||
− | The Empire of Tibet is a peninsular nation, occupying the tundra peninsula of the same name in western Liao, the northern subcontinent. It shares maritime borders solely with Tianchao to the east. |
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− | |||
− | Tibet was once one of nations dominating the high mountains and tundras of the northern continent before the Khitans invaded. Tibet once controlled the western half of the northern continent, up to the isthmus separating Gui Bay from the Gulf of Shule, while the tribes of Khitai inhabited the rest of the eastern half. When the Khaganate of Khitai came into being, these two powers fought for land and power on-and-off for nearly five centuries before Tianchao invaded. |
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− | |||
− | As a result of the wars with Khaganate of Khitai, Tibet was reduced to the peninsula from whence it originated, while Khitai, 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 Tianchao Imperial Army & Navy and the threat of invasion. |
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− | |||
− | 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. |
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− | |||
− | 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. |
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− | |||
− | === Khanate of Khuiten === |
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− | The Khanate of Khuiten (ᠬᠦᠢᠲᠡᠨ), also called Leng (冷) by Tianchao, is a Khitan state in northeastern Liao, the northern subcontinent of Marlakcor. |
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− | |||
− | ==Constituent Territories== |
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===Yamato Dependencies=== |
===Yamato Dependencies=== |
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==== Akantai ==== |
==== Akantai ==== |
||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
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− | [[File:Yamatai_flag.png|left|300x300px]]Government: Hereditary Feudal Monarchy<br>Head of State: Tennō of Yamatai<br>Currency: Hansatsu, Koban, Nibuban, Ichibuban, Tsuho |
||
+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Yamatai_flag.png|300x300px|centre]] |
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− | |||
+ | |- |
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− | Akantai (亜寒帯) the collective term for the Ryōiki (regions) and Bundans (Chapters) of the Yamato Empire in the archipelagic territory northeast of Yamatai in the Sea of Shinko in the northwestern waters of Marlakcor. |
||
+ | !Captial: |
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− | |||
+ | | colspan="2" |Daitoshi (in Fuso) |
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− | Like the main empire in Fuso, Akantai is divided into several Ryōiki ruled by an appointed Sōtoku (総督) pledging fealty to the Tennō of Yamatai, and smaller Bundans (分団) ruled by Chiji (知事). Some clans and daimyōs are from Fuso, whether by immigration or land grants. Other daimyōs 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 Hayato families, adopted Hayato names customs and traditions, and even their religion, to varying extents. |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Largest City: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Government: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Hereditary Feudal Monarchy |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Head of State: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Tenno of Yamatai |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Idai |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Dynasty: |
||
+ | |Idai |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Race: |
||
+ | |Human |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Ethnicity: |
||
+ | |Genjin |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Head of Government: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Tenno of Yamatai |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | |
||
+ | Legislature: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Chamber: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Demonym: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! |
||
+ | Currency: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" |Teisatsu, Kingetsu, Gingitsune, Gin'yo, Dogame |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
||
+ | !Official: |
||
+ | |Gengo |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Minority: |
||
+ | | |
||
+ | |- |
||
+ | !Writing system: |
||
+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
+ | |}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. |
||
+ | <div style="clear:both;"></div> |
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==== Morokoshi ==== |
==== Morokoshi ==== |
||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em; width:300px;" |
||
− | [[File:Yamatai_flag.png|left|300x300px]]Government: Hereditary Feudal Monarchy<br>Head of State: Tennō of Yamatai<br>Currency: Hansatsu, Koban, Nibuban, Ichibuban, Tsuho |
||
+ | | colspan="3" |[[File:Yamatai_flag.png|300x300px|centre]] |
||
− | |||
+ | |- |
||
− | Morokoshi is the collective term for the Ryōiki (regions) and Bundans (Chapters) of the Yamato Empire on Jiangshan, the western subcontinent of Marlakcor, taking up great portions of both Manzhou and Manzi, 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 bundan. |
||
+ | !Capital: |
||
− | |||
+ | | colspan="2" |Daitoshi (in Fuso) |
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− | 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 AFZ – 4100), which in turn sparked the ''First Yamato-Tianmin War'' (4010 AFZ – 4019). 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-Tianmin War'' (4100 AFZ – 4112) 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 Manzhou''''' by Hauxia, preventing any further expansion. Yamatai instead turned its attentions to the southern lands, and several wars with Shengsuo (now Nangoku) over several generations led to the conquest of the entire southern portion of the western continent. |
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+ | |- |
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− | |||
+ | !Largest City: |
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− | Some time after, Morokoshi then experienced an insurrection in the southeast by Yamato settlers, led by the Sanda clan, rivals of the Toyotomi clan, which led to the ''Raimese War for Independence'' (4235 AFZ – 4245), 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. |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
||
− | |||
+ | |- |
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− | Like the main empire in Fuso, Morokoshi are divided into several Ryōiki ruled by an appointed Sōtoku pledging fealty to the Tennō of Yamatai, and smaller Bundans ruled by Chiji. Some clans and daimyōs are from Fuso, whether by immigration or land grants. Other daimyōs, 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 Hayato families, adopted Hayato names, customs and traditions, and even their religion, to varying extents. |
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− | ===Serica Provinciae (Rome)=== |
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+ | ! |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Tenno of Yamatai |
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+ | ! rowspan="4" |Ruling Clan: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Idai |
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+ | !Race: |
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+ | !Ethnicity: |
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+ | |Genjin |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Head of Government: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Tenno of Yamatai |
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+ | |- |
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+ | Legislature: |
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+ | !Chamber: |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Demonym: |
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+ | | colspan="2" | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Currency: |
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+ | | colspan="2" |Teisatsu, Kingetsu, Gingitsune, Gin'yo, Dogame |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! rowspan="2" |Languages: |
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+ | !Official: |
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+ | |Gengo |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Minority: |
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+ | |Tianyu, Ungmal, |
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+ | |- |
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+ | !Writing system: |
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+ | |}Morokoshi (唐土) is the collective term for the Ryoiki (regions) and Gun (Provinces) of the Yamato Empire on Xinshijie (called Higashimoto (東本) by the Genjin), the western subcontinent of Marlakcor, taking up great portions of both Guangdai (Hirotai) 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. |
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+ | 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 – 4100ᴀꜰᴢ), which in turn sparked the ''First Yamato-Tianzu War'' (4010 – 4019ᴀꜰᴢ). 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 – 4112ᴀꜰᴢ) 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 Guangdai''''' by Hauxia, preventing any further expansion. Yamatai instead turned its attentions to the southern lands, and several wars with Nhiệt Đới over several generations led to the conquest of the entire southern portion of the western continent. |
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− | 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 Shenzhou, the central subcontinent. |
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+ | 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 – 4245ᴀꜰᴢ), 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. |
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− | 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. |
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− | The island of Daludao was formerly known as the kingdom of the same name, which was a suzerainty of Tianchao following the ''Tianchao Wars of Conquest'', Serica was established as a result of the ''Roman Conquest of Daludao''. |
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+ | 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. |
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==Neutral Territories== |
==Neutral Territories== |
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**The exonym is "Marlakcese". |
**The exonym is "Marlakcese". |
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**The endonym is "Tianxiaren" (天下人). |
**The endonym is "Tianxiaren" (天下人). |
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− | *Becuase of how the Chinese language – which the |
+ | *Becuase of how the Chinese language – which the language "Tianyu" is based on – works, the titles and any other nouns are both singular and plural. |
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+ | *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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthumous_name#China posthumous name] and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_name temple name] should not be confused with each other. See Wikipedia articles for better explanations. |
*While they are both given posthumously, a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthumous_name#China posthumous name] and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_name temple name] should not be confused with each other. See Wikipedia articles for better explanations. |
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*Marlakcor and Tianxia come from two separate sources: |
*Marlakcor and Tianxia come from two separate sources: |
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− | **Marlakcor, the foreign exonym for the continent, originated from the |
+ | **Marlakcor, the foreign exonym for the continent, originated from the Jiti phrase "'''Mar'''an '''la k'''echeng '''o r'''en" (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. |
**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. |
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+ | ***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. |
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− | *Tianchao and Dongbalian are collectively known as Huaxia. |
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− | * |
+ | *The years used are those of the [[Qirsyllvian Calendars#Luan calendar|Luan calendar]]. There is a 421-year difference between the Luan calendar and the Solramese calendar. I.e. 0ᴛᴊʜ = 421ʙꜰᴢ. |
− | *The reason Fuso is greyed out is becuase it isn't, cartographically, part of the continent. It's just the areas that are |
+ | *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, |
+ | *Marlakcor is divided into three subcontinents, Huaxia (華夏), Pianpilu (偏僻陸) 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: Zanghuan (臧環), the land occupied by Tianchao; Dongnan (東南), the land occupied by Dongbalian; and Xiaoyu (魈域), 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 northwestern part of Dongnan, the part past the narrowest area of Dongbalian's territory, is sometimes referred to as Jing bu Xibei (經部西北). |
− | ** |
+ | **Pianpilu is further divided into western and eastern regions known as Bianjing (邊境) and Gergazar (Tianyu: 加爾加扎爾 (Jia'ar jiazhaer), Ardyarikh:<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ</span>) respectively. They are divided at what is known as the Guixiong Corridor (鬼雄), the narrowest region of the subcontinent. |
− | ** |
+ | **Xinshijie is further divided into northern and southern regions known as Guangdai (廣帶) and Yuchang (雨場). They are divided at the Isthmus of Caihong (彩虹), the narrowest point of the subcontinent. |
− | *** |
+ | ***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 |
+ | **Within the space between northern and southern Huaxia is a body of water known as the Zhuhong (朱紅) Sea. |
− | **The northern sea between |
+ | **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 |
+ | ***The Sea of Udeung separates Xinshijie from Pianpilu. |
− | ***The Sea of Xaio, followed by the Xiong (熊) Sea separate |
+ | ***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 |
+ | **The southern sea between Huaxia and Xinshijie is known as the Jingling Sea (精靈海). |
− | ***The Qingshui Sea and the |
+ | ***The Qingshui Sea and the Jingling Sea are divided by what's known as the Yinghao Strait, the narrowest point between them. |
− | **The island of |
+ | **The island of Nhiệt Đới, occupied by the empire of same name, is often 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. |
**The southernmost waters of Marlakcor above the Grand Line is the Chidao (赤道) Sea. |
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+ | **The sea between Marlakcor and Eurodysia is called the Yinyue Sea (音樂滄海/''Yinyue Canghai'') by the Jiti and the Muisca Sea by the Eurodynes. |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" |
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+ | |+There are many different names for the various major places around Marlakcor depanding on the language, culture and/or ethnic group |
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+ | !Jiti Name |
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+ | !Genjin Name |
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+ | !Unghwa Name |
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+ | !Arslan Name |
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+ | ! |
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+ | Ngây Rừng Name |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="5" |Main Subcontinents |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Huaxia<br>華夏 |
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+ | |Pianpilu<br>偏僻陸 |
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+ | |Delkhiin<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ</span> |
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+ | |Xinshijie<br>新世界 |
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+ | |Higashimoto<br>東本 |
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+ | |Gudaelyuk<br>구대륙 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="5" |Subcontinent subregions |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="5" |Huaxia |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Zanghuan<br>臧環 |
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+ | |Zangkhuan<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠵᠠᠩ ᠢᠬᠤᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ</span> |
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+ | |Dongnan<br>東南 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Xiaoyu<br>魈域 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="5" |Pianpilu |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Bianjing<br>邊境 |
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+ | | |
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+ | |Bukkyu<br>북큐 |
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+ | |Khiliin<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠬᠢᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ</span> |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Gergazar<br>加爾加扎爾<br>''Jia'ar jiazhaer'' |
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+ | | |
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+ | |Galeuga Jaleu<br>가르가 자르 |
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+ | |Gergazar<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ</span> |
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+ | | |
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+ | |- |
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+ | ! colspan="5" |Xinshijie |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Guangdai<br>廣帶 |
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+ | |Hirotai<br>広帶 |
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+ | |Yesttang<br>옛땅 |
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+ | |Orgon Uudam Gazar<br><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl">ᠥᠷᠭᠡᠨ ᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠮ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ</span> |
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+ | |Bắc Đất<br>北坦 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Yuchang<br>雨場 |
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+ | |Amehara<br>雨原 |
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+ | |Ujang<br>우장 |
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+ | | |
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+ | |Đất Mưa<br>坦𩅹 |
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+ | |- |
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+ | |Caihong (Isthmus of)<br>彩虹 |
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+ | |Niji<br>虹 |
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+ | |Mujigae<br>무지개 |
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+ | ! colspan="5" |Bodies of Water |
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Marlakcor, also known as Tianxia (天下) locally, is the northeastern continent of Qirsyllviar.
Sovereign States
Khaganate of Antikülke
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Government: | Hereditary Absolute Monarchy | |
Head of State: |
Khagan 𐰚𐰀𐰍𐰀𐰣 | |
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Dynasty: | ||
Race: | Human | |
Ethnicity: | Antik | |
Head of Government: | Khagan | |
Legislature: |
none | |
Demonym: |
Antik | |
Currency: |
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Languages: | Official: | Antik Dilses |
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The Khaganate of Antikülke (𐰀𐰣𐱅𐰃𐰴𐰇𐰞𐰚𐰅), also called the "Antik Khaganate" locally, the the nation of Antik people. It is a peninsular nation, occupying the tundra peninsula of the same name in western Pianpilu, the northern subcontinent, and much of the land beyond it. It borders the Empire of Tianchao and the north side of the Holy City of Shangri-la to the east.
Antikülke 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. At its zenith, Antikülke 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. By that point the Zhai dynasty Tianchao had just established. When the now-defunct Tukhii Khanate came into being not long after, 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, Antikülke was reduced to the peninsula from whence it originated, while the Tukhii, and then Tianchao, secured its hold on the former lands of Antikülke. Antikülke was at one point the vassal of Tianchao, forcing them to surrender base independence in the face of the ferocity of the Tianzu Imperial Army & Navy and threats of further invasion. Antikülke lost it's sovereignty and ceased to be an politcal entity when the Gargazar Khaganate rose to promience and conquered the whole of Pianpilu. However, the eventual independence of the former Shuang dynasty during the Fragmentation of the Gergazard Khaganate allowed former loyalists of Antikülke to reform break off from the yoke of Tianchao and reclaim at least some of their lost territory and prestige through warring with Shuang.
Being a cold country of mostly tundra and mountain, similarly to the northern mainland, Antikülke 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, Antikülke 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.
Kingdom of Baoshi
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Government: | Hereditary Absolute Monarchy | |
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Race: | Dwarf | |
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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 Tibet to the southeast. It also shares maritime borders with a cluster of neutral islands to the west.
Dongnan Baquan Banglian
Capital: | Tuanjie 團結 | |
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Largest City: | ||
Government: | Hegemonic Confederated Parliamentary Quasi-Federal Hereditary Feudal Monarchy | |
Head of State: |
Zuigao Bazhu 最高霸主 | |
Ruling Clan: | varies | |
Dynasty: | n/a | |
Race: | varies | |
Ethnicity: | varies | |
Head of Government: | Zhengfu Buzhang 政府部長 | |
Legislature: |
Canyuan 參院 | |
Chamber: | bicameral | |
bicameral | ||
Upper House: | Lower House: | |
Shangyuan 上院 |
Xiayuan 下院 | |
Demonym: |
Endonym | Dongnan |
Exonym | Dongbalese | |
Currency: |
Jiaozi, Guanzi, Huizi, Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui | |
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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 the Dongnan region of southeast Huaxia, the central subcontinent of Marlakcor.
It borders Tianchao to the northwest and the Miaogui Republic (formerly colonial territory of Solaris) 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 Conglinguo, 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 Miaogui Republic stands Mulan's Wall, named for Li Mulan, the legendary female general who spearheaded the defense of Dongbalian during the Solarii 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 Solaris. Mulan's Wall was built some centuries later in the wake of the Solarii Invasion of Dongbalian. Mulan's Wall, to block 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, even while Solarii influence has since been removed from Marlakcor with the independence of the Miaogui Republic.
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 Nhiệt Đới are cold too, but diplomacy has avoided too many wars.
Dongbalian eventually lost some of its northeastern territories to Solaris. While Dongbalian anticipated an invasion when Solaris all but defeated Tianchao, it was still unable to resist the ferocity of the Imperial Solarii 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 Solarii officer during the invasion. During her time as a slave – after learning their language – she learned all about Solarii war tactics both from watching the battles from afar and from listening to the Solarii 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 Solarii 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-Solarii tactics allowed her to turn the tide of the war, culminating when she fully defended against the Solarii 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 (Minister of Government), but the office is mostly ceremonial in practice and holds little actual power.
The legislature of the confederacy is the Canyuan (Senate), which is divided into the Shangyuan (Upper House) and the Xiayuan (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 |
Lingzhu 領主 Seignior |
Hareditary | ||
A single city and surrounding territory. Their leaders can be either elected or hereditary. | |||
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 | Administrative Level | Ruling Family | Flag/Symbol | ||
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Lan 藍 |
Wangguo | Pie 苤 |
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Lan was the original hegemon of Dongbalian before the modern succession methods were made law. | |||||
Hanjin 漢晉 |
Chengbang | ||||
Tangming 唐明 |
Chengbang | ||||
Tuanjie 團結 |
Chengbang | 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 |
Chengbang | Jin 晉 |
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Xiangxi Bao 向西堡 |
Junqu | None, military appointment | |||
The northernmost fortification along Mulan's Wall. | |||||
Nanchao Kanguan 南超看管 |
Junqu | None, military appointment | |||
The southernmost fortification along Mulan's Wall. |
Conglin Liedao Wangguo
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Government: | Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy | |
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Conglin Liedao Wangguo (叢林列島王國/Kingdom of the Jungle Islands), commonly known by its abbriviation Conglinguo (叢林國), is a nation in southeastern Marlakcor, occupying the tropical jungle islands of the southeast. It solely borders Dongbalian to the west, by land on three islands and the rest by sea.
Conglinguo has been resisting Dongnan expansion into the southeast for centuries. Not once ever did Conglinguo 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 Conglinguo to a handful of islands.
When Dongbalian found itself occupied by the Solarii Invasions, Conglinguo took a chance to reclaim much of its lost territory.
Empire of Gaoliang
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Government: | Hereditary Absolute Monarchy | |
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Jinghuang 精皇 | |
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Race: | Elf | |
Ethnicity: | High Elf | |
Head of Government: | Jinghuang | |
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Chamber: | unicameral | |
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The Empire of Gaoliang (高魎) is a large confederated high elven empire occupying the dense Jingling Jungles of Xiaoyu, the lands of 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 Jingling Sea.
A country occupying mostly jungle, the Jingling Jungles of Gaoliang is home to the largest river basin in the world.
Khaganate of Gergazar
Capital: | Shiltgeen ᠰᠢᠯᠲᠦᠭᠡᠨ | |
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Government: | Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy | |
Head of State: |
Khagan/Khatun ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ/ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ | |
Ruling Clan: | Tsetsgiin ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠭ ᠦᠨ | |
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Race: | Human | |
Ethnicity: | Arslan | |
Head of Government: | Khagan | |
Legislature: |
none | |
Demonym: |
Endonym: | Gergazard ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ ᠲᠤ |
Exonym: | Arslan/ Gergazese | |
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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 the whole of Pianpilu, most of Zanghuan, and half of Guangdai, even conquering Antikülke. 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. Gergazar seemed unstoppable, and even mounted an attempted invasion of Fuso, but these campaigns, while successful at first, were met with utter failure.
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 – during the Siege of Hansei against the defending forces of the Yamato Empire, which his forces eventually defeated, resulted in a succession dispute and the fragmentation of the Khaganate.
Khundet Khan died without naming an heir; and so a war of succession erupted between his sons and generals. So far from home at the time of his death, within a year the Gergazar holdings in Fuso were recaptured by Yamatai and 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 Antikülke and the Shengwai-ruled Shuang (霜) dynasty in western and central Pianpilu; the Unghwa-ruled Gwan (관/棺) dynasty in Guangdai; 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, despite many efforts, it never reached such a vast territorial extant 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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Name | Notes | ||
Ayanga ᠠᠶᠤᠩᠭᠠ |
Longtime vassals of the Nurgeen clan. | ||
Tavtsan ᠲᠠᠪᠴᠠᠩ |
Empire of Goryeo
Capital: | Sungduk 숭둑 | |
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Largest City: | ||
Government: | Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy | |
Head of State: |
Taewang 태왕 | |
Ruling Clan: | Song 송 | |
Dynasty: | Song 송 | |
Race: | Human | |
Ethnicity: | Unghwa | |
Head of Government: | Taewang | |
Legislature: |
Jeguk Uihoe 제국 의회 | |
Chamber: | unicameral | |
Demonym: |
Goryeoin 고려인 | |
Currency: |
Jipye, Geumcham, Eungae, Donggae, Cheoldon | |
Languages: | Official: | Ungmal |
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The Empire of Goryeo (고려) is a nation in the northwest corner of Guangdai (Yesttang), the northern lands of Xinshijie, the western subcontinent of Marlakcor. It is currently ruled by the Song dynasty. Goryeo occupies the island of the same name and some mainland territories. It shares maritime borders with the Morokoshi provinces of Yamatai to the south, and borders Tianchao on land via it's mainland territories to the east. North of the home island controls the island of Jinjuui (진주의). The Yosae (요새) peninsula to the east is its gateway to its mainland territories and its land border with Tianchao. Farther north it occupies to islands, Masul Seojjog (마술 서쪽) & Masul Dongjjog (마술 동쪽).
Once controlling great swathes of the northern half of the western continent, down to at least the central regions of Guangdai, Goryeo, the homeland of the Unghwa people, and the last sovereign Unghwa nation on Marlakcor, was once one of 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), was for a time Goryeo's only remaining mainland holdout against Tianchao. Goryeo managed to stave off the threat of invasion and retain full sovereignty, while its neighbors weren't so fortunate.
When Yamatai invaded western Guangdai – conquering the last independent Unghwa nations in the region – and came into conflict with Tianchao, Goryeo took a chance to invade and reconquer some of its lost lands from Tianchao under the guise of a friendship and military alliance with Yamatai. However, when Yamatai entered into a ceasefire with Tianchao at the end of their first war, Goryeo betrayed Yamatai and invaded some of the latter's occupied lands. However, spies and defectors leaked military plans to the Yamato military governors and Yamatai was able to prevent Goryeo from doing too much damage. The only thing that stopped the fighting was a change of regime in Goryeo, when the then-incumbent war-hawk Myeok (멱) dynasty was supplanted by the pro-peace Jang (장) dynasty in a coup.
However, while peace between the two empires was restored by the Jang dynasty's rise to power, they were foreign in origin and so their rule was almost universally unaccepted, resulting in a civil war for the throne. The Song dynasty was among the contending factions that arose to the most prominence and power in the war, yet a series of sudden defeats cost them much of their influence. It was then that the Song asked signed a new treaty of trade and alliance with Yamatai, asking them to intervene on their side. Yamatai accepted, and with their help the Song won the war to become rulers of Goryeo.
Goryeo has fostered equal trade relations with Yamatai ever since.
Republic of Miaogui
Capital: | Lading 拉丁 | |
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Largest City: | ||
Government: | Directorial Republic | |
Heads of State: |
Guowu Weiyuanhui 国务委员会 Chaired by the Xiaozhang | |
Heads of Government: | Guowu Weiyuanhui 国务委员会 | |
Legislature: |
Guohui 国会 | |
Chamber: | unicameral | |
Demonym: |
Miaogui | |
Currencies: |
Primary Tenders: | Jiaozi, Guanzi, Huizi, Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui |
Secondary Tenders: | Aureus, Denarius, Sestertius, Dupondius, As | |
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The Republic of Miaogui (妙瑰共和/Miaogui Gonghe) is a Jiti-Agnes republican state in eastern Marlakcor, occupying the island of Daludao and some islands and lands to the north and south. It borders Tianchao on Shengfen Island to the west – occupying most of it – and on the eastern southern peninsula of Qiu Island to the north. On the mainland to the southwest, it borders Dongbalian, marked by Mulan's Wall.
Miaogui is the only republican state in Marlakcor.
As a state that had Agnes customs impressed upon them during the Solarii Occupation, Miaogui has a unique culture that is a blend of Jiti and Solarii.
History
The entirety of what is now Miaogui was once the Solarii colonial state of Serica. The Serica Provinciae was the collective name of the colonies & provinces of the Solarii Empire in Marlakcor, occupying a cluster of islands and a part of the mainland in eastern Marlakcor on the west side of the Yinyue Sea, called the Musica Sea by the Eurodynes.
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 Solarii Conquest of Daludao. Solaris continued to expand Serica in as many ways as it could, warring against Tianchao and Dongbalian until they were stopped for political and logistical reasons.
Solaris's rule in Marlakcor came to an end when, after being forced to pull much of its army out to deal with affairs in the homeland, a long-suppressed independence movement took the chance to break free from foreign rule. The Miaogui War for Independence (妙瑰独立战争/Miaogui Duli Zhanzheng) seemed primed to succeed at the start, but the sudden return of the Imperial Solarii Army & Navy saw the Miaogui Independence Army suffer a series of defeats. Just as it seemed that freedom would be lost, Tianchao intervened on behalf of Miaogui, albeit not for altruistic reasons, and soon Solaris was forced out of Marlakcor for good.
While Tianchao never liked the idea of an eastern neighbor that was formerly foreign controlled, Miaogui has since fostered a prosperous trade and diplomatic relationship with both Tianchao and Dongbalian.
Politics & Government
Empire of Nhiệt Đới
Capital: | Cây Nóng 𣘃𤎏 | |
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Largest City: | ||
Government: | Hereditary Absolute Monarchy | |
Head of State: |
Vương 王 | |
Ruling Clan: | ||
Dynasty: | Sao 𣋀 | |
Race: | Human | |
Ethnicity: | Ngây Rừng | |
Head of Government: | Vương | |
Legislature: |
none | |
Demonym: |
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Currency: |
Van | |
Languages: | Official: | Tươi Ngữ |
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The Empire of Nhiệt Đới (熱帶), diplomatically known as "Redai" by Jiti nations, is an ethnic Ngây Rừng nation in southwestern Marlakcor, occupying the tropical jungle island of the same name and much of the east coast of Yuchang (called Đất Mưa by the Ngây Rừng), including both of the major peninsulas of the east coast. It borders Raimei to the west by land and Tianchao the extreme 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 Jingling Sea, and the neutral island of Hei'an Zhidi to the southeast via its island territories in the Chidao Sea.
It is currently ruled by the Sao dynasty.
Unfettered by encroachment from major nations of other ethnicities throughout most of its existence, the predecessor states of Nhiệt Đới mostly warred and traded with each other for many centuries. Nhiệt Đới, originating from its home island, managed to expand and conquer nearly all of the other Ngây Rừng states of Yuchang, reaching its zenith by the inception of the Lin dynasty, and they and most of the now defunct Ngây Rừng states had proper relations with Tianchao since at least the Zan dynasty. The only remaining Ngây Rừng states that Nhiệt Đới didn't conquer were on the west coast, and those were conquered by the Yamato.
When Yamatai invaded, Nhiệt Đới was unable to match up the Yamato Imperial Army and was reduced to its home island and some scattered territories along the east coast, and was reduced to a vassal state of the Yamato empire in the face of possible total conquest. When Raimei revolted and declared independence from Yamatai, Nhiệt Đới took a chance to reclaim some of its lost lands as part of an alliance deal with Raimei to help them gain independence from Yamatai. Since then it has enjoyed a restoration of full sovereignty and trade relations with Raimei.
Empire of Raimei
Capital: | Hekireki/Bão 霹靂/暴 | |
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Largest City: | ||
Government: | Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy | |
Head of State: |
Raikojinno/Sấm Hoàngđế 雷光人皇/𩆷皇帝 | |
Ruling Clan: | Rairyu/Sấmrồng 雷龍 | |
Dynasty: | ||
Race: | Human | |
Ethnicity: | Genjin-Ngây Rừng | |
Head of Government: | Raikojinno/Sấm Hoàngđế | |
Legislature: |
none | |
Demonym: |
Raimin/Người Sấm 雷民/𠊛𩆷 | |
Currency: |
Kingetsu, Gingitsune, Gin'yo, Dogame | |
Languages: | Official: | Gengo & Tươi Ngữ |
Minority: | Tianyu | |
Writing system: |
The Empire of Raimei (雷鳴), also called Sấm (𩆷), sometimes known as the Thunder Empire to countries outside Marlakcor, is a large monarchical state in southwestern Marlakcor, occupying much of central Yuchang (called Amehara by the Genjin and Đất Mưa by the Ngây Rừng), 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 Nhiệt Đới to the east.
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 Rairyu clan, a family of Genjin-Ngây Rừng origin, also called the Sấmrồng clan in Tươi Ngữ, established the new independent empire, which took ten years of war, now known as the Raimin War for Independence (4235–4245ᴀꜰᴢ), 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 Rairyu clan still rules Raimei to this day.
As an empire made up of lands that were formerly part of Nhiệt Đới, Raimei has its own unique culture that is a blend of both Genjin and Ngây Rừng culture.
State of Renyu Dao
Capital: | Yai | |
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Government: | Elective Absolute Monarchy | |
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Head of Government: | Zuzhang/Fuzhang | |
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Chamber: | unicameral | |
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Renyan | |
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Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui | |
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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.
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 | |
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Government: | Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy | |
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Wang 王 | |
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Head of Government: | Wang | |
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Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui | |
Languages: | Official: | Tianyu |
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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 Yinyue 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 Solaris.
When Solaris exerted its control of western Marlakcor, Shayuwei Dao was no exception to the ever opportunistic Solarii Empire. After losing almost half the island to the invaders, Shayuwei Dao signed a submissive peace treaty with Solaris, retaining nominal sovereignty while still a vassal of the empire.
When wars back in Eurodysia forced Solaris 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 Solaris prevented all trade and communications from reaching the mainland, forcing Shayuwei Dao into an unequal trade alliance. This restrictive alliance ended following the end of Solarii influence in Marlakcor with the independence of the Miaogui Republic, allowing Sayuwei Dao to restore its lost relations with Dongbalian and forge a new one with Miaogui.
Sige Sheng Cheng
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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 Solaris and Yamatai when the two empires formed Serica Provinciae (now the Republic of Miaogui) and Morokoshi respectively. Despite the former's usual policy to impose their religion on conquered or visited lands, Solaris 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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Dongshui Guibei 冬水龜北 Ovolus yast Melkhoid |
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 mainly on the Shengzhe peninsula (圣者半岛) 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 Akikane Toranishi |
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 Guangdai (called Yesttang and Hirotai 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 瑭寨 | |
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Government: | Hereditary Absolute Feudal Monarchy | |
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Huangdi 皇帝 | |
Ruling Clan: | Sun 笋 | |
Dynasty: | Cui 翠 | |
Race: | Human | |
Ethnicity: | Yinghui | |
Heads of Government: | Huangdi & Chengxiang 皇帝 & 丞相 | |
Legislature: |
Guohui 國會 | |
Chamber: | unicameral | |
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Ednodym: | Tianzu/Jiti 天組/集體 |
Exonym: | Tianchese/ Gytzene | |
Currency: |
Jiaozi, Guanzi, Huizi, Jinlong, Yinhu, Tongying, Tiegui | |
Languages: | Official: | Tianyu 天語 |
Minority: | Antik Dilses, Ardyarikh, Gengo, Ungmal, Tươi Ngữ, among others… | |
Writing system: | Tianzi 天字 |
The Empire of Tianchao (天朝) is the dominant and largest state of 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 it is known as the name for the country prevalent for foreigners from Arquperio (Eurodysia and Aquilonis) is Gytzai, 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, Jiti. 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 Jiti 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 Guangdai (the northern lands of Xinshijie, the western subcontinent), and two thirds of Pianpilu (the northern continent). In the Zanghuan Provinces, the capital regions, it borders Dongbalian to the south, and shares borders with the Jiti-Agnes Miaogui Republic 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. East of Qiu, Tianchao chares borders with Tibet.
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 Antikülke 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 Antik Khaganate 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 mother 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 empire of Goryeo, from whom it conquered most of the western continent.
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 Shengzhe peninsula (圣者半岛) of Qiu Island on the west side the Bay of Xiaolong, via what territories Tianchao still controls after the wars with Solaris, Tianchao shares borders with the Holy City of Chunjimu Longdong.
In northern Pianpilu, Tianchao also borders 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. At one point Tianchao territorially surrounded it, but various conflicts resulted in the loss of the lands north of the city.
Tianchao was at one point the suzerain of Antikülke, forcing them to surrender base sovereignty in the face of the ferocity of the Tianzu Imperial Army & Navy and threats of invasion. But the independence of the former Shuang dynasty allowed them to break off from the yoke of Tianchao and reclaim some of their lost territory. At one point Tianchao held the now-defunct Daludao Kingdom (大陸島王國) as a suzerainty as well, but it was conquered and renamed Serica by Solaris. Said territories have since declared independence as the Republic of Miaogui.
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 Guangdai. 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 Solaris.
History
The empire is currently under the rule of the Cui dynasty, run by the Sun clan, which took power in 4903ᴛᴊʜ (4482ᴀꜰᴢ) 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 Zanghuan Provinces 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 federalization 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 disputes, territorial and personal. The loss of influence cost the central authorities their control over the newly formed constituent kingdoms, erupting a period of civil war.
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 for survival and supremacy, 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. Even before then the rulers of the territories were going to war with one another for one reason or another, but it wasn't until the aftermath of an event known as the Heita Shijian (黑塔事件/Black Tower Incident), that all the states, having stewed in fierce rivalries for decades, declared war on each other in a bid for dominnace over the realm, beginning the Warring States period.
About a hundred years later, a warlord known to history as Jian Zheng (劍政): styled Zhugong (主公), a general from what was then Kingdom of Qiang and 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. Jian Zheng then led his followers to conquer or politically assimilate 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 (薔首帝). 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 Zanghuan Provinces. 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 Zao 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 |
101ᴛᴊǫ – 5ᴛᴊʜ
522 – 426ʙꜰᴢ |
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A period of constant fighting between the states of central Zanghuan 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 traditionally consider the defeat, capitulation and annexation 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 and seemed prime to dominate, only for their fortunes to reverse from the sudden alliance between Bao and Qiang Kingdoms. Once Hong Kingdom and its conquered lands had been secured by the Qiang–Bao alliance, the marriage alliance between the two kingdoms was soon finallized. Bao Kingdom was annexed by Qiang and, in the aftermath of Hong Kingdom's capitulation, the Qiang dynasty was proclaimed. Over the coming years, Qiang continued to unite the land by diplomacy and conquest – mostly the latter – until the lands of the former Mo dynasty and more were under the Qiang banner. In 5ᴛᴊʜ (416ʙꜰᴢ), Qiu Kingdom was the last to fall.
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Fan–Chang Contention 飯與昌爭辯 Fan yu Chang Zhengbian |
138 – 141ᴛᴊʜ
283 – 280ʙꜰᴢ |
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The civil war at the end of the short-lived Fan dynasty – which succeeded the Qiang dynasty – between the incumbent regime and the declared Chang dynasty. Ended with the collpase of the Fan dynasty when its sole huangdi abdicated.
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Imperial Schism 帝國分裂 Diguo Fenlie |
296 – 302ᴛᴊʜ
125 – 119ʙꜰᴢ |
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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 |
c. 1504 – 1539ᴛᴊʜ
c. 1083 – 1118ᴀꜰᴢ |
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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 Guangdai (said territores were lost during the period but were reconqured during the later Xuan 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 Heijin zhi Luan (黑巾之亂/Black Turban Rebellion), 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, and the death of Huangdi Zhixu (斎秩序皇帝); personal name Wei Chong (威衝), in the final battle came as an added bonus for them. 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. Said eunuchs had been amassing political power and privilage for themselves since the early days of the reign of Huangdi Zhixu, but were kept in check by their huangdi's charisma. They used his death at the end of the Heijin zhi Luan two years before to fully consolidate the power of the court around themselves and deprive the young, new and inexperienced ruler of actual power. The new Huangdi of Tianchao, Wei Sui (威歲); posthumous name: Huangdi Zhamen (斎閘門皇帝), was powerless to do anything and spent the two years of his reign practically under house arrest, with only a few generals and officials loyal to him keeping him apprised of the situation. With his loyal army and retainers backing him, Huai Gui succeeded in taking the capital and eliminating the eunuchs, but he immediately showed his true colors when he proceeded to assassinate Huangdi Zhamen and his loyalists. He then enthroned Zhamen's younger brother, the seven-year-old Wei Anzi (威安子): styled Chunjie (純潔), posthumous name: Huangdi Ang (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 Heijin zhi Luan – 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 public assassination three years after the coalition fell apart – at the hands of his adopted son and future warlord Qi Pin (器品): styled Qingting (蜻蜓) – which just in time prevented him from usurping the throne, did nothing to quell the unrest. Even more so since Qi Pin, the greatest warrior of his time and supreme commander of the Zai army under Huai Gui, wasted no time in taking over the government. Following his assasination of Huai Gui, Qi Pin took over as regent of Huangdi Ang and ruled like a military dictatorship with the army to enforce his rule, defeating all opponents, including Huai Gui's old loyalists and sycophantic followers, until he held sole authority over the court. Self-titling himself Shahuang (沙皇), he ruled for six years until he was outwitted and defeated in battle by a major warlord named Kong Song (孔嵩). Immediately following the execution of Qi Pin, Huangdi Ang came under control of Kong Song, 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 |
1539 – 1589ᴛᴊʜ
1118 – 1168ᴀꜰᴢ |
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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 (孔好), 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 Xuan dynasty, which was proclaimed following the overthrow of Gan by the Shenji clan.
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Crisis of the Twentieth Century 二十世紀的危機 Ershi Shiji de Weiji |
1941 – 1997ᴛᴊʜ
1520 – 1576ᴀꜰᴢ |
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As a result 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: Jian, Zhao & the Hun dynasty itself.
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 – 2588ᴛᴊʜ
2154 – 2167ᴀꜰᴢ |
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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 – 2734ᴛᴊʜ
2173 – 2313ᴀꜰᴢ |
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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 Zanghuan. 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 |
2734 – 2940ᴛᴊʜ
2313 – 2519ᴀꜰᴢ |
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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 2838ᴛᴊʜ (2417ᴀꜰᴢ). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
War of the Seven Emperors 七皇帝的戰爭 Qi Huangdi de Zhanzheng |
3181 – 3196ᴛᴊʜ
2760 – 2775ᴀꜰᴢ |
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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 Shui Bude Mingming (皇帝誰不得命名/Emperor Who Shall Not be Named), 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 |
3980 – 4121ᴛᴊʜ
3559 – 3700ᴀꜰᴢ |
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Following the collapse of the Mei dynasty, seven dynasties in the Zanghuan Provinces 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 Guangdai 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 (4431 – 4533ᴛᴊʜ/4010 – 4112ᴀꜰᴢ), which the Empire of Yamatai of Fuso initiated to spread Yamtao rule. In the wake of the Third Yamato–Tianzu War (4521 – 4533ᴛᴊʜ/4100 – 4112ᴀꜰᴢ) – 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 4523ᴛᴊʜ (4102ᴀꜰᴢ) following a 14-year civil war), the Great Wall of Guangdai 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 major war between Yamatai and Tianchao was fought from 4716 – 4728ᴛᴊʜ (4295 – 4307ᴀꜰᴢ), during the dwarf-ruled Lei dynasty. Said war was also the only time Tianchao attempted an invasion of Fuso, managing to conquer and hold a sizeable chunk of Yamato territory for a decade, even managing to bring the war to the streets of Daitoshi (the capital of Yamatai), until they were kicked out of the archipelago in the last year of the conflict. There have been several wars since, but nothing on that scale.
Tianchao also lost the former Daludao Kingdom as a suzerainty, along with some of its southeastern territories, when the Solarii Empire invaded and conquered Daludao, renaming it Serica. Tianchao later helped the territories Miaogui throw off Solarii rule when they declared independence as the Republic of Miaogui, albeit not for altruistic reasons.
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.
List of Dynasties
Dynasty | Period of Rule | Founder | Final ruler | ||||||||
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Surname | Race | Ethnicity | Years | Term | See also: List | ||||||
Semi-Legendary Era | |||||||||||
Lang 狼 |
Tribe name | Lang 狼 |
????? | ????? | ???? – 1371ᴛᴊǫ
???? – 1792ʙꜰᴢ |
????? | Qiu Zun 狼尊酋 |
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Tong 通 |
Tribe name | Shang 上 |
????? | ????? | ???? – 1371ᴛᴊǫ
???? – 1792ʙꜰᴢ |
????? | |||||
Cong 葱 |
Tribe name | Cai 菜 |
????? | ????? | ???? – 1371ᴛᴊǫ
???? – 1792ʙꜰᴢ |
????? | |||||
Chi 遲 |
Tribe name | Hong 紅 |
????? | ????? | ???? – 1371ᴛᴊǫ
???? – 1792ʙꜰᴢ |
????? | |||||
Predynastic Era 前王朝紀元 Qian Wangchao Jiyuan | |||||||||||
Ji 集 |
Tribe name | Su 素 |
Human | Yinghui | 1371 – 1286ᴛᴊǫ
1792 – 1707ʙꜰᴢ |
85yrs | Qiu Jin 集金酋 |
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Zao 燥 |
Tribe name | Fu 富 |
Human | Yinghui | 1286 – 953ᴛᴊǫ
1707 – 1374ʙꜰᴢ |
333yrs | Qiuwang Shixin 燥獅心酋王 |
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Gao 皋 |
Toponym | Chajing 茶晶 |
Human | Yinghui | 954 – 713ᴛᴊǫ
1375 – 1134ʙꜰᴢ |
241yrs | Wang Cuiruo 皋脆弱王 |
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Mo 魔 |
Toponym | Xi 觋 |
Human | Yinghui | 733 – 11ᴛᴊǫ
1154 – 432ʙꜰᴢ |
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. | 101ᴛᴊǫ – 0ᴛᴊʜ
522 – 421ʙꜰᴢ |
101yrs | ||||||||
Classical Imperial Era 古典英制紀元 Gudian Yingzhi Jiyuan | |||||||||||
Qiang 薔 |
Tribe Name & Noble title | Jian 劍 |
Human | Yinghui | 0 – 100ᴛᴊʜ
421 – 321ʙꜰᴢ |
100yrs | Huangdi Chuangjian 薔創見皇帝 |
Huangdi Chuantong 薔傳統皇帝 | |||
Fan 飯 |
Toponym & Noble title | Kan 看 |
Human | Yinghui | 103 – 141ᴛᴊʜ
318 – 280ʙꜰᴢ |
38yrs | Huangdi Cui of Fan 飯粹皇帝 | ||||
Chang 昌 |
Toponym & Noble title | Fa 發 |
Human | Yinghui | 138 – 346ᴛᴊʜ
283 – 75ʙꜰᴢ |
208yrs | Huangdi Haohan 昌好漢皇帝 |
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Can 燦 |
Noble title | Fa 發 |
Human | Yinghui | 296 – 302ᴛᴊʜ
125 – 119ʙꜰᴢ |
6yrs | Fa Tao 發陶 | ||||
Hua 畫 |
Toponym & Noble title | Ding 頂 |
Faun | Yinghui | 346 – 428ᴛᴊʜ
75ʙꜰᴢ – 7ᴀꜰᴢ |
82yrs | |||||
Yue 悦 |
Toponym | Qingse 青色 |
Human | Yinghui | 427 – 727ᴛᴊʜ
6 – 306ᴀꜰᴢ |
300yrs | Huangdi Kongyo 悦控唷皇帝 |
Huangdi Jiaoyong 悦教涌皇帝 | |||
Jing 靜 |
Noble title | Fan 繁 |
Human | Yinghui | 715 – 1032ᴛᴊʜ
294 – 611ᴀꜰᴢ |
317yrs | Huangdi Tanlan 靜貪婪皇帝 |
Huangdi Zhuping 靜主平皇帝 | |||
Shu 樹 |
Toponym & Noble title | Shan 善 |
Gargoyle | Yinghui | 1032 – 1119ᴛᴊʜ
611 – 698ᴀꜰᴢ |
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 – 1539ᴛᴊʜ
699 – 1118ᴀꜰᴢ |
419yrs | Huangdi Tongyi 斎統一皇帝 |
Huangdi Ang 斎昂皇帝 | |||
Fei 匪 |
"Bandit" | Lin 霖 |
Human | Yinghui | 1519 – 1524ᴛᴊʜ
1098 – 1103ᴀꜰᴢ |
5yrs | Huangdi Liang 匪亮皇帝 | ||||
Huang 黃 |
From Huang kingdom | Xin 信 |
Human | Yinghui | 1530 – 1532ᴛᴊʜ
1109 – 1111ᴀꜰᴢ |
1yr, 6mo | Huangdi Jiuzhu 黃救主皇帝 | ||||
Dian 靛 |
Toponym | San 傘 |
Human | Senzai | 1535 – 1537ᴛᴊʜ
1114 – 1116ᴀꜰᴢ |
2yrs | Huangdi Jingling 靛精靈皇帝 | ||||
Four Kingdoms 四國 |
1539 – 1589ᴛᴊʜ
1118 – 1168ᴀꜰᴢ |
50yrs | |||||||||
Gan 感 |
Noble title | Kong 孔 |
Human | Yinghui | 1539 – 1581ᴛᴊʜ
1118 – 1160ᴀꜰᴢ |
42yrs | Huangdi Gengxin 感更新皇帝 |
Kong Jiong 孔炯 | |||
Yong Zhai 永斎 |
From Zhai dynasty | Wei 威 |
Human | Yinghui | 1539 – 1574ᴛᴊʜ
1118 – 1153ᴀꜰᴢ |
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 – 1588ᴛᴊʜ
1119 – 1167ᴀꜰᴢ |
48yrs | Xue Tai 學鈦 |
Xue Han 學含 | |||
Zan 攢 |
Noble title | Chan 缠 |
Human | Yinghui | 1546 – 1589ᴛᴊʜ
1125 – 1168ᴀꜰᴢ |
43yrs | Huangdi Jinyue 攢勁樂皇帝 |
Huangdi Haolong 攢好龍皇帝 | |||
Xuan 軒 |
Toponym & Noble title | Shenji 身幾 |
Human | Yinghui | 1587 – 1742ᴛᴊʜ
1166 – 3121ᴀꜰᴢ |
155yrs | Huangdi Shanyu 軒善于皇帝 |
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Lai 騋 |
Noble title | Sa 薩 |
Centaur | Yinghui | 1746 – 1766ᴛᴊʜ
1325 – 1345ᴀꜰᴢ |
20yrs | Huangdi Mashu 騋馬術皇帝 | ||||
Hun 昏 |
"Twilight" | Huang 衁 |
Vampire | Yinghui | 1763 – 2289ᴛᴊʜ
1342 – 1868ᴀꜰᴢ |
526yrs | Huangdi Qishi 昏騎士皇帝 |
Huangdi Lucao 昏綠草皇帝 | |||
Jian 鍵 |
Noble title | Tang 瑭 |
Human | Yinghui | 1941 – 1997ᴛᴊʜ
1520 – 1576ᴀꜰᴢ |
56yrs | |||||
Zhao 照 |
Toponym & Noble title | Yan 眼 |
Vampire | Yinghui | 1944 – 1991ᴛᴊʜ
1523 – 1570ᴀꜰᴢ |
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 – 2734ᴛᴊʜ
1876 – 2313ᴀꜰᴢ |
446yrs | Huangdi Wan 愷玩皇帝 |
Huangdi Dang 愷黨皇帝 | |||
Twenty Kingdoms 二十王國 |
2594 – 2734ᴛᴊʜ
2173 – 2313ᴀꜰᴢ |
140yrs | |||||||||
Jiong 炯 |
Tian 田 |
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Tie 鐵 |
Xiaoyu 小雨 |
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Western Dynasties 西朝 |
2736 – 2934ᴛᴊʜ
2315 – 2513ᴀꜰᴢ |
198yrs | |||||||||
Sai 塞 새 |
Noble title | Long 롱 |
Human | Unghwa | 2736 – 2816ᴛᴊʜ
2315 – 2395ᴀꜰᴢ |
80yrs | |||||
Northern Sai 北塞 북새 |
Sai dynasty | Aeng 앵 |
Human | Unghwa | 2816 – 2872ᴛᴊʜ
2395 – 2451ᴀꜰᴢ |
56yrs | |||||
Southern Sai 南塞 남새 |
Sai dynasty | Baek 백 |
Human | Unghwa | 2815 – 2900ᴛᴊʜ
2394 – 2479ᴀꜰᴢ |
85yrs | |||||
Rao 饒 |
Toponym | Shu 書 |
Human | Yinghui | 2872 – 2911ᴛᴊʜ
2451 – 2490ᴀꜰᴢ |
39yrs | |||||
Chao 炒 |
Noble title | Wan 萬 |
Human | Yinghui | 2911 – 2930ᴛᴊʜ
2490 – 2509ᴀꜰᴢ |
19yrs | |||||
Fang 枋 |
Noble title | Yao 葯 |
Human | Yinghui | 2900 – 2935ᴛᴊʜ
2479 – 2514ᴀꜰᴢ |
35yrs | |||||
Central Dynasties 中朝 |
2734 – 2938ᴛᴊʜ
2313 – 2517ᴀꜰᴢ |
204yrs | |||||||||
Tan 探 |
Toponym | Mingliu 名流 |
Human | Yinghui | 2734 – 2790ᴛᴊʜ
2313 – 2369ᴀꜰᴢ |
56yrs | |||||
Western Tan 西探 |
Tan dynasty | Mingliu 名流 |
Human | Yinghui | 2790 – 2912ᴛᴊʜ
2369 – 2491ᴀꜰᴢ |
122yrs | |||||
Eastern Tan 東探 |
Tan dynasty | Mingliu 名流 |
Human | Yinghui | 2790 – 2920ᴛᴊʜ
2369 – 2499ᴀꜰᴢ |
130yrs | |||||
Ling 令 |
Noble title | Ruan 軟 |
Human | Yinghui | 2920 – 2930ᴛᴊʜ
2499 – 2509ᴀꜰᴢ |
10yrs | |||||
Kang 康 |
Noble title | Gua 刮 |
Human | Tonglu | 2912 – 2938ᴛᴊʜ
2491 – 2517ᴀꜰᴢ |
26yrs | |||||
Northern Dynasties 北朝 |
2735 – 2940ᴛᴊʜ
2314 – 2519ᴀꜰᴢ |
205yrs | |||||||||
Yutian 雨天 Boroo |
Toponym | Senlin 森林 Oin |
Human | Tukhii | 2735 – 2809ᴛᴊʜ
2314 – 2388ᴀꜰᴢ |
74yrs | |||||
Xiatian 夏天 Zuny |
Noble title | Zao 燥 Khuurai |
Human | Tukhii | 2809 – 2905ᴛᴊʜ
2388 – 2484ᴀꜰᴢ |
96yrs | |||||
Jiu 酒 |
Noble title | Gongtang 貢糖 |
Human | Senzai | 2809 – 2864ᴛᴊʜ
2388 – 2443ᴀꜰᴢ |
55yrs | |||||
Dan 蛋 |
Toponym | Zhugan 主幹 |
Human | Senzai | 2864 – 2904ᴛᴊʜ
2443 – 2483ᴀꜰᴢ |
40yrs | |||||
Qingwa 青挖 Maltakh |
Noble title | Hexie 和諧 Taaramj |
Human | Tukhii | 2905 – 2940ᴛᴊʜ
2484 – 2519ᴀꜰᴢ |
35yrs | |||||
Zan 簪 |
Toponym | Yang 杨 |
Human | Tonglu | 2938 – 2986ᴛᴊʜ
2517 – 2565ᴀꜰᴢ |
48yrs | Huangdi Zhaoze 簪沼澤皇帝 |
Huangdi Caoze 簪草澤皇帝 | |||
Qiu 虯 |
Toponym | Mijingyu 冪鯨魚 |
Human | Xiyi | 2976 – 3165ᴛᴊʜ
2555 – 2744ᴀꜰᴢ |
189yrs | Longdi Pachong 虯爬蟲龍帝 |
Huangdi Shui Bude Mingming 皇帝誰不得命名 | |||
Jia 嘉 |
Noble title | Pang 胖 |
Human | Yinghui | 3164 – 3191ᴛᴊʜ
2743 – 2770ᴀꜰᴢ |
27yrs | Huangdi Zui 嘉醉皇帝 |
Huangdi Xiong 嘉熊皇帝 | |||
Pian 楩 |
Noble title | Sui 虽 |
Centaur | Yinghui | 3181 – 3188ᴛᴊʜ
2760 – 2767ᴀꜰᴢ |
7yrs | Sui Han 虽韩 | ||||
Nian 年 |
Noble title | Ren 稔 |
Vampire | Yinghui | 3181 – 3192ᴛᴊʜ
2760 – 2771ᴀꜰᴢ |
11yrs | Ren Jizhi 稔機智 | ||||
San 傘 |
Noble title | Na 拿 |
Human | Yinghui | 3181 – 3196ᴛᴊʜ
2760 – 2775ᴀꜰᴢ |
15yrs | Na Bin 拿斌 |
Na Ao 拿澳 | |||
Gun 磙 |
Noble title | Song 松 |
Human | Yinghui | 3189 – 3284ᴛᴊʜ
2768 – 2863ᴀꜰᴢ |
105yrs | Huangdi Chunzhen 磙純真皇帝 |
Huangdi Tanpan 磙談判皇帝 | |||
Qin 親 |
"Dear" | Yuan 媛 |
Human | Yinghui | 3277 – 3939ᴛᴊʜ
2856 – 3518ᴀꜰᴢ |
662yrs | Niangdi Cuilu 親翠綠娘帝 |
Niangdi Chuai 親踹娘帝 | |||
Mei 梅 |
Noble title | Luo 蓏 |
Human | Yinghui | 3939 – 4020ᴛᴊʜ
3518 – 3599ᴀꜰᴢ |
81yrs | Huangdi Ganju 梅柑橘皇帝 |
Huangdi Yangguo 梅蘋果皇帝 | |||
Seven Dynasties 七朝 |
3980 – 4076ᴛᴊʜ
3559 – 3655ᴀꜰᴢ |
96yrs | |||||||||
Yin 胤 |
Human | Yinghui | |||||||||
An 暗 |
Jiu 鷲 |
Faun | Yinghui | ||||||||
Qu 曲 |
Human | Yinghui | |||||||||
Tai 泰 |
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Gui 姽 |
Tonglu | ||||||||||
Geng 耿 |
Yinghui | Huangdi Cheng 耿誠皇帝 |
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Man 滿 |
Yinghui | […] – 4076ᴛᴊʜ
[…] – 3655ᴀꜰᴢ |
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Twelve Kingdoms 十二國記 |
4020 – 4121ᴛᴊʜ
3599 – 3700ᴀꜰᴢ |
101yrs | |||||||||
Hang 航 |
Noble title | Sikong 司空 |
Human | Yinghui | |||||||
Sang 桑 |
Noble title | Yuma 域馬 |
Human | Fujian | |||||||
Zhang Chi 張遲 |
From Chi dynasty | Zhang 張 |
Human | Yinghui | 30yrs | ||||||
Shengwai | |||||||||||
Shengwai | |||||||||||
Unghwa | |||||||||||
Tao 陶 |
Xiyi | ||||||||||
Zhaoze 招擇 |
Sou 藪 |
Tonglu | |||||||||
Meng 孟 |
Senzai | ||||||||||
Mian 眠 |
Die 蝶 |
Yinghui | |||||||||
Human | Arslan | ||||||||||
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 – 4430ᴛᴊʜ
3655 – 4009ᴀꜰᴢ |
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 – 4395ᴛᴊʜ
3753 – 3974ᴀꜰᴢ |
221yrs | |||||
Pan 磐 |
Noble title | Sanglijiao 磉黎教 |
Human | Xiyi | 4174 – 4283ᴛᴊʜ
3753 – 3974ᴀꜰᴢ |
109yrs | |||||
Shuang 霜 |
Toponym & Noble title | Hanleng 寒冷 |
Human | Shengwai | 4174 – 4642ᴛᴊʜ
3753 – 4221ᴀꜰᴢ |
468yrs | |||||
Ang 盎 |
Noble title | Qiao 俏 |
Human | Yinghui | 4428 – 4523ᴛᴊʜ
4007 – 4102ᴀꜰᴢ |
95yrs | Huangdi Zhanshi 盎戰時皇帝 |
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Ting 亭 |
Noble title | Mangepo 滿咯破 |
Human | Xiyi | 4509 – 4576ᴛᴊʜ
4088 – 4155ᴀꜰᴢ |
67yrs | |||||
Lei 雷 |
Toponym & Noble title | Kuangshi 礦石 |
Dwarf | Yinghui | 4576 – 4902ᴛᴊʜ
4155 – 4481ᴀꜰᴢ |
326yrs | Huangdi Geng 雷耿皇帝 |
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Nao 嫐 |
Toponym | Jiao 交 |
Faun | Yinghui | 4776 – 4802ᴛᴊʜ
4355 – 4381ᴀꜰᴢ |
26yrs | |||||
Dongji 冬季 |
Toponym | Jixue 積雪 |
Human | Shengwai | 4880 – 4906ᴛᴊʜ
4459 – 4485ᴀꜰᴢ |
26yrs | |||||
Cui 翠 |
Toponym & Noble title | Sun 笋 |
Human | Yinghui | 4903ᴛᴊʜ – Incum
4482ᴀꜰᴢ – 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 usually change; the exception being the rulers of the women-ruled Qin dynasty, whom used the title Niangdi (娘帝). The only title that does change is the title of the female hunagdi's spouse: husbands of female huangdi and rulers of the Qin dynasty and 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 Khagan (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, if any in the first place, 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 Jian 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 Guangdai 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.
Beneath the huangdi, chengxiang and taiwei, Tianchao has five main generals, referred to as the Wuzhi Laohu (五隻老虎/Five Tigers), in charge of the land forces of the Tianzu Imperial Army, and one in charge of the toops along the military zones that line the east side of the Great Wall of Guangdai. Including any number of officers in charge of various detachments spread around their zones, each has at least 700,000+ troops under their command at any given time.
Title | Responsibility |
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Wuzhi Laohu (五隻老虎/Five Tigers) | |
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 Zanghuan and along the borders with Dongbalian and Gaoliang. |
Dongyu Siling 東域司令 Commander of the East |
Responisble for troops in eastern Zanghuan and seaboard and the border regions of the islands shared with Miaogui. |
Xiyu Siling 西域司令 Commander of the West |
Responsible for troops in Guangdai. |
Zhongxin Siling 中心司令 Commander of the Center |
Responisble for troops in central Zanghuan and around the capital. |
Other | |
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 Guangdai. |
There are also sizeable 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 |
Guangyi 光邑 |
The outskirts of the province capital hosts Wushu Xueyuan (巫術學院), the oldest and most prestigious academy of magic in Tianchao. | ||
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་ | |
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Largest City: | ||
Government: | Hereditary Absolute Monarchy | |
Head of State: |
Tsenpo ཙན་པོ་ | |
Ruling Clan: | ||
Dynasty: | ||
Race: | ||
Ethnicity: | ||
Head of Government: | Tsenpo | |
Legislature: |
none | |
Demonym: |
Tibetan བོད་པ་ | |
Currency: |
Tangka, Srang, Skar | |
Languages: | Official: | |
Minority: | ||
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The Empire of Tibet (བོད་), also called "Bod" locally, the the nation of Zlasnyi people. It is an island nation occupying the vast island of the same name in eastern Marlakcor. It shares maritime borders with the Empire of Tianchao to the west and Baoshi to the northwest.
Constituent Territories
Yamato Dependencies
Akantai
Captial: | Daitoshi (in Fuso) | |
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Largest City: | ||
Government: | Hereditary Feudal Monarchy | |
Head of State: |
Tenno of Yamatai | |
Ruling Clan: | Idai | |
Dynasty: | Idai | |
Race: | Human | |
Ethnicity: | Genjin | |
Head of Government: | Tenno of Yamatai | |
Legislature: |
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Chamber: | ||
Demonym: |
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Currency: |
Teisatsu, Kingetsu, Gingitsune, Gin'yo, Dogame | |
Languages: | Official: | Gengo |
Minority: | ||
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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
Capital: | Daitoshi (in Fuso) | |
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Government: | Hereditary Feudal Monarchy | |
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Tenno of Yamatai | |
Ruling Clan: | Idai | |
Dynasty: | Idai | |
Race: | Human | |
Ethnicity: | Genjin | |
Head of Government: | Tenno of Yamatai | |
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Teisatsu, Kingetsu, Gingitsune, Gin'yo, Dogame | |
Languages: | Official: | Gengo |
Minority: | Tianyu, Ungmal, | |
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Morokoshi (唐土) is the collective term for the Ryoiki (regions) and Gun (Provinces) of the Yamato Empire on Xinshijie (called Higashimoto (東本) by the Genjin), the western subcontinent of Marlakcor, taking up great portions of both Guangdai (Hirotai) 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 – 4100ᴀꜰᴢ), which in turn sparked the First Yamato-Tianzu War (4010 – 4019ᴀꜰᴢ). 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 – 4112ᴀꜰᴢ) 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 Guangdai by Hauxia, preventing any further expansion. Yamatai instead turned its attentions to the southern lands, and several wars with Nhiệt Đới 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 – 4245ᴀꜰᴢ), 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.
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 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. 0ᴛᴊʜ = 421ʙꜰᴢ.
- 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 (偏僻陸) 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: Zanghuan (臧環), the land occupied by Tianchao; Dongnan (東南), the land occupied by Dongbalian; and Xiaoyu (魈域), 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 (經部西北).
- Pianpilu is further divided into western and eastern regions known as Bianjing (邊境) and Gergazar (Tianyu: 加爾加扎爾 (Jia'ar jiazhaer), Ardyarikh:ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ) respectively. They are divided at what is known as the Guixiong Corridor (鬼雄), the narrowest region of the subcontinent.
- Xinshijie is further divided into northern and southern regions known as Guangdai (廣帶) and Yuchang (雨場). They are divided at the Isthmus of Caihong (彩虹), the narrowest point of the subcontinent.
- 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 Jingling Sea (精靈海).
- The Qingshui Sea and the Jingling Sea are divided by what's known as the Yinghao Strait, the narrowest point between them.
- The island of Nhiệt Đới, occupied by the empire of same name, is often 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.
- The sea between Marlakcor and Eurodysia is called the Yinyue Sea (音樂滄海/Yinyue Canghai) by the Jiti and the Muisca Sea by the Eurodynes.
- Huaxia is further divided into three regions: Zanghuan (臧環), the land occupied by Tianchao; Dongnan (東南), the land occupied by Dongbalian; and Xiaoyu (魈域), the land occupied mostly by Gaoliang and partially by Tianchao and the Senxiao kingdoms.
Jiti Name | Genjin Name | Unghwa Name | Arslan Name |
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Huaxia 華夏 |
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Pianpilu 偏僻陸 |
Delkhiin ᠳᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ |
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Xinshijie 新世界 |
Higashimoto 東本 |
Gudaelyuk 구대륙 |
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Huaxia | ||||
Zanghuan 臧環 |
Zangkhuan ᠵᠠᠩ ᠢᠬᠤᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ |
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Dongnan 東南 |
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Xiaoyu 魈域 |
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Pianpilu | ||||
Bianjing 邊境 |
Bukkyu 북큐 |
Khiliin ᠬᠢᠯᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ |
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Gergazar 加爾加扎爾 Jia'ar jiazhaer |
Galeuga Jaleu 가르가 자르 |
Gergazar ᠭᠡᠷᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ |
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Xinshijie | ||||
Guangdai 廣帶 |
Hirotai 広帶 |
Yesttang 옛땅 |
Orgon Uudam Gazar ᠥᠷᠭᠡᠨ ᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠮ ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ |
Bắc Đất 北坦 |
Yuchang 雨場 |
Amehara 雨原 |
Ujang 우장 |
Đất Mưa 坦𩅹 | |
Caihong (Isthmus of) 彩虹 |
Niji 虹 |
Mujigae 무지개 |
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Bodies of Water | ||||