United Republic of Taira
平連合共和国 (Tairan)

Capital: Seirun
Population: 28,200,000
Motto: 「信念は団結であり、団結は力であり、力は繁栄である」 "Belief is unity, unity is strength, strength is prosperity."

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Taira, officially the United Republic of Taira (平連合共和国), is a country in the Rin'yo peninsula of Southeast Uletha. Consisting of a land mass of 65,372 km², Taira is split into two main regions of Seirun and Hanawabori, both previously warring kingdoms. Seirun is also the name of the capital, located in the Seirun Metro Area. Other major cities in Taira, by population, include Murotama, Nankobo, Houzen, and Nakamiga.

Seirun borders Republic of Hakkubon to the south, Republic of Ugawa to the east, UL30h and Yosen to the southwest, and UL30a to the northwest. North Taira is composed of flat, fertile land, while the centre and south is mainly wooded or mountainous. Taira is split into 16 prefectures, 12 of which are Seiruno and 4 of which are Hanawaborese. 5 main rivers are located throughout the country: the Akashionomoto, the Kosaka, the Sento, the Shobichi, and the Himeshi, which also runs into Hakkubon. The Great Tairan Mountain Range splits the country in two, with the tallest area in the country being located at the peak of the westernmost mountain, Ryuzojisan. Glacial melt from the mountain supplies the Houzen Lake, the largest lake in the country.

Seirun's 2 regions united in 1950 following the great war for economic prosperity. The country changed from a union into a republic following a 1956 referendum, and the country began having prime ministers 2 years later. Taira entered a trade shutdown between 1959 and 1968 and a coup began in 1970, but after that, the economy began to prosper and Taira now has one of the strongest economies in all of the Rin'yo peninsula.

Etymology

History of Taira
Early Period ; 初期時代	until year 1300 AD
Warring Kingdoms Period ; 戦国時代	1300 - 1850
Modern Period ; 近代的時代	1850 - present

The Tairan characters for Taira is 平国. The name is derived from 平, meaning flat, and 国, meaning country. This name was adopted as a name for the region encompassed by the northern part of the Seiruno Dynasty as this region was relatively flat, however when the two united, Taira became the name for the region, in spite of most of Hanawabori being mountainous.

History

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Tribal Period

Taira was settled some time between 40,000 BC to 30,000 BC, based on early rock paintings. These settlers were believed to have either come from sea via modern day Kojo, or from the west of the Rin'yo peninsula. They were characterised by semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer culture who were often seen to reside in pit houses. Clay pottery in modern day Murotama is some of the oldest preserved examples of artifacts in Taira. Later, people from the east arrived from Izaland through Ugawa and into Taira. They brought with them innovations in agriculture, pottery, and metallurgy.

The first official settlements in Taira were small permanent agricultural kingdoms in small towns. These towns developed into urban centres and were managed by families who owned land and food. These families eventually began cooperating with other nearby families, forming the first small agricultural kingdoms. These kingdoms mostly lived in peace and were harmonious with each other, as it was in their best interests to avoid conflict and to share resources, however there was a clear divide between the northern kingdoms and the southern kingdoms. This was believed to be mainly due to the Tairan Mountain Range that split the country in two. According to legend, the 1st large kingdom that emerged was in the modern city of Seirun, at the Kosaka river delta, when King Tsuneo Asano, descendent of war god Ikusagami, built the Tokumoto Royal Palace and began rule over the small Kingdom of Tokumoto to found a kingdom. Kingdoms began building roads between each other, forming the first forms of infrastructure in Taira. Wagons pulled by mainly oxen carried grains and other goods between kingdoms. Kingdoms started to use boats later in the tribal period, mainly to transport resources over a lake or down a river.

Taira was first recorded in written history in the Tairan Book of Tokumoto dated in 95 BC, recovered from the collapsed and rebuilt Tokumoto Royal Palace in Fort Tokumoto. It records Taira as being comprised of many small kingdoms, all of which lived in conflict however Tokumoto was the only who lived in harmony with its neighbours. Historians agree that the level of conflict in Taira is likely overexaggerated. In a later volume of the Book of Tokumoto, dated to 23 BC, Taira is recorded to have less kingdoms than it had 70 years ago. This was likely due to kingdoms warring and conquering each other. It was also written that Seirun had began to expand it's borders from the central area between the Seirun and Kosaka rivers to beyond the area. The book's information cuts off past 18 BC. This is believed to be as Seirun had conquered Tokumoto and had killed the writer of the book, who is still unknown.

Religion arrived in Taira from Izaland and Kojo. Before this many kingdoms followed their own religion or were irreligious, however the most prominent was Seiruno Shintoic which had began to expand past Seirun in around 200 BC. Izaland and Kojo brought Buddhism to Taira. Seirun rejected Buddhism due to the fact that Seiruno Shintoic was already a common religion, however Buddhism was widely accepted in South Taira, mainly by the kingdom of Hanawabori in Shingomata. Over time, a religion known as Ryuzoji Shintoic combined with Buddhism in Hanawabori to create the religion now known in Taira as Hanawabori Buddhism, which spread due to promotion by the ruling class of Hanawabori visiting other kingdoms.

In the years between 21 BC and 4 BC, the Kingdom of Seirun under the leadership of King Rokuro Tsunoda began a great conquest across all of Taira in order to unify the country. However, they were barred from entering the southern half of Taira due to the Tairan mountain range. However, by this time, they had successfully unified all of Northern Taira, with exception to the Torozuka peninsula. This lasted for only 4 years until the Kyouwan unification.

Union with Kyouwa

Approximately in the year 0 AD, Taira united with the other countries in the Rin'yo peninsula to form the Kyouwan Kingdom. It is apparent Taira never intended to be a part of the greater Kyouwan kingdom however the kings of Taira were either economically or politically encouraged to do so. They maintained semi-autonomous rule with the kings of the Tairan kingdoms still being able to govern their kingdoms, albeit with overarching rule by the Kyowan emperor. Despite their unification with Kyouwa, South and North Taira still remained uncooperative.

In the year 468, the Tsunoda lineage had become increasingly self centred and irresponsible with national funds. In response the public gathered in the Seirun village square and began to riot. The Seiruno King's military was sent to quell the riot. On May 17th, 39 people were killed and a further 45 were injured. This had become a scandal across not only Taira but Kyouwa too. After the construction of a monument in Tokumoto Square in honour of the 39 people killed, alongside continued campaigning by the Tairan public, Kyouwa sent soldiers and military general and prince Takehiko Fujimoto to overthrow the Tsunoda lineage and to reform the country in a way that aligned with the visions of central Kyouwa. However, the king of the Seirun Kingdom, An Tsunoda, refused. He assembled a private militia to guard Fort Tokumoto from Fujimoto and his soldiers.

Independence from Kyouwa and the War of the 8 Kingdoms

In the decade of 1290, Kyouwa collapsed. Seirun emerged as a kingdom in early 1921, controlling the area west of the Seirun delta. In a set of military conquests called the Seirun Expansion Wars, the kingdoms of Kosaka, Kagami, and Shione were conquered by Seirun. It was recorded that the Seiruno-Shintoic God of War Ikusagami gave Seiruno warlord Ryuuji Tsukuda right to rule over all of Taira, the name for the flat area of land west of the Kosaka river and north of Seirun lake. He was crowned on November 3rd, 1300.

By 1328, 8 major kingdoms in North Taira emerged. Seirun, Tatamijiri, Miyagawa, Nankobo, Houzen, Murotama, Sandanzaki, and Torozuka, with the southern region still being split into many states. The war of the 8 kingdoms began in 1328 when Seirun declared war on Miyagawa and Nankobo. Tatamijiri, seizing the opportunity, invaded Miyagawa from the south. With the combined armies of Seirun and Tatamijiri, Miyagawa was the 1st kingdom to fall. Seirun and Tatamijiri signed a temporary non aggression pact in 1330 in order for both to invade Nankobo. However, when Houzen invaded as well, Seirun began to see Houzen as a threat. Seirun and Murotama both invaded Houzen however when Murotama overextended their army, Sandanzaki took over the Murotama lands. With the increased resources of Murotama, Sandanzaki invaded Torozuka as well and the king was forced to the island of Kawamoto.

By 1331, only Seirun, Tatamijiri, and Sandanzaki remained as the 3 kingdoms of North Taira.