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

Capital: Seirun
Population: 27,400,000
Motto: 「北風は我が国の繁栄を運ぶ」 "Northern wind carries the prosperity of our nation."

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Taira, officially the United Republic of Taira (平連合共和国), is a country in the Axian peninsula of Southeast Uletha. Consisting of a land mass of 62,745 km², Taira is split into two main regions: the northwest Seirun, named after the dynasty that previously controlled the area, and the southeast Hanawabori, named after a previous rebellious movement against Seirun. Seirun is also the name of the capital, located in the Seirun Metro Area. Other major cities in Taira, by population, include Shingomata, the old capital of Hanawabori, Nankobo, Miyagawa, and Akashionomoto.

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. Half of Taira is flat, hilly terrain suitable for agriculture, mostly in the north, and the southern half is mostly mountainous or wooded. 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, Ryuzoji san. Glacial melt from the mountain supplies the Houzen Lake, the largest lake in the country, as well as the Kazahara Lake, a lake near Shuuka, Ryuzoji.

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, but after that, the economy began to prosper and Taira now has one of the strongest economies in all of the Axian peninsula, with an HDI of 0.919. Trade in Kosaka, the neighbouring city next to Seirun, is extremely high with all regions of the world, with mining being a large industrial sector. Sports in Taira is also very popular, with the Seirun Union team being one of the best in Uletha.

Etymology

History of Taira
Tribal Period ; 部族時代	until year 0 AD
Warring Kingdoms Period ; 戦国時代	0 - 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 Seiruno Dynasty and Northern Hanawabori 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 50,000 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 Izaland through Ugawa, or from the west of the Axian peninsula. They then settled in tribes and established tribal territories around Taira. Historians believe that they came from both sides, as differences in evidence for tribal settlement was seen between the southeast and the northwest. Nomadic tribes roamed throughout Taira, however tribes from the south almost never crossed into the north, and vice versa.

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.

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.

Union with UL30c

Approximately in the year 0 AD, Taira united with the other countries in the Axian peninsula to form UL30c Kingdom.

Although unified with the rest of UL30c, the north and south of Taira still refused to cooperate with each other, both keeping to themselves. The reason for this is unknown, but it is believed that this is as there was a difference in religion and beliefs, with the North of Taira being a Shinto country, while the south was a mainly Buddhist country. This estrangement was also amplified by the physical geography of Taira, as a large mountain range and a river split the country in half.

Independence from UL30c and the Warring Kingdoms Period

In the decade of 1290, UL30c collapsed. North Taira quickly used this opportunity to unite under a single ruler in Seirun, a settlement on the west bank of the Kosaka river delta. South Taira, again, refused to cooperate with North Taira. North Taira renamed itself into the Seirun Dynasty, while South Taira took another 40 years to unite. The first emperor of the Seirun Dynasty was Yukio Nagasawa, being crowned in the Palace of Fort Tokumoto. Fort Tokumoto acted as the royal palace for the emperors of the Seirun Dynasty for the next few emperors.

In 1330, kingdoms near the large urban settlement of Shingomata united when a self-proposed prophet Tooru Sanada said that he had received a heavenly message from buddha himself, telling him he had received a heavenly mandate to replace the failed UL30c kingdom and do what the last UL30c king had not, through the unification of the Axian peninsula and the establishment of the new Hanawabori Kingdom. This Hanawabori kingdom rapidly expanded by conquering nearby tribes and absorbing their power, until they had absorbed all tribes that had not been united into the Seirun Dynasty.

1st Akashionomoto War

The Seirun Dynasty unofficially annexed the lands of Shingomata. In 1342, Shingomata rebels wearing red ribbons attacked a Seiruno hotel where several Seiruno politicans were resting in a friendly expedition to Amaneshi Ugawa, killing all of them. This began the Red Ribbon Rebellion, or the 1st war of Akashionomoto, where Seiruno forces launching an assault up the Akashionomoto river were repeatedly repelled by the Hanawaborese defence of the city Akashionomoto.

The war ended when the Seirun Dynasty ran out of food to uphold large scale invasions up the Akashionomoto. They granted Hanawabori official independence and Tooru Sanada became head priest of the Heavenly Kingdom of Hanawabori. Peace had been reached but the two countries were still unwilling to cooperate.

2nd War of Akashionomoto

After 145 years of peace between the 2 countries, a skirmish began outside of Seirun. A team of 6 red ribbon rebels snuck into Fort Tokumoto, however they were caught and arrested. This sparked a political debate, which ended in the beginning of the 2nd War of Akashionomoto. After learning to reorganize their troops, the Seiruno army, hired mercenaries from various other countries, and a militia of Seiruno rebels, all rowed up the Akashionomoto river. A large numbers died, however in 1489, the Seiruno army finally breached the walls of Shingomata, assasinated the head priest in his attempt to escape, and annexed Hanawabori.

The royal family saw what had happened and how the then young emperor had almost died. The capital was moved from Fort Tokumoto, Seirun, to the Houzen Royal Palace on Houzen lake, further from the Akashionomoto river.