Zozandaria
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Confederation of Zozandaria  Komhevîya Zozandarî (Zozandarian), Kohemîya/Komelekomarê Kwêstandarî (Southern Zozandarian), Kûmehemîya Zimedarîya (Central Zozandarian), Zozandarlık/Zozandarî Konfederasyonu (Demirhan)' (Zozandarian) Capital: Hisnisor
Population: 10,950,000 (2024) Motto: Her bijî gelê Zozandarên Zozandarî! Long live all the Zozandarians of Zozandaria! Anthem: Eger Em Nabin Yek If we don't become one |
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The Confederation of Zozandaria (Zozandarian: Konfederasyona Zozandarî) is a confederal republic located in Central Uletha. The capital of Zozandaria is Hisnîsor, which is also the largest city in the country. The country borders the Demirhan Empire and Jambukhand.
Geographically, Zozandaria mainly consists of hilly and mountainous regions, bordering the Zumrud (Emerald) Sea (Zozandarian: Zeryayê Zimrûdê). The westernmost parts of Zozandaria (Zozandarian: Rojavayê Zozandarî) are warm and rainy with a bountiful production of grapes, olives, legumes and walnuts. The northern parts of Zozandaria (Zozandarian: Çiyastana/Navînê Zozandarî) are arid and temperate with shrubbery, sustained by the harvesting corn and grain.
By population, Zozandaria is mainly populated by the Zozandarian people, with a smaller minority of Aryans, Azgians and select Demirhan tribes. Zozandaria has an ingrained tribal culture with the Bextiyan, Spîkan, Ciwankan and Helokan being the biggest tribal confederations. Zozandarians speak a number of dialects closely associated with tribal affiliation, namely the standard Highland Zozandarian (Zozandarîya Çiyayî), Southern Zozandarian (Kwêstandarîya Jêran) and Central Zozandarian (Zimedarkî).
Zozandaria is a relatively new country, consisting primarily of the Zozandarian people, a historically oppressed and marginalized community. Following a civil war in 1922, Zozandaria was finally declared independent as a socialist confederation with historically four separate but now essentially centrally coordinated military (guerilla) factions. After the 50's, however, Zozandaria transformed into a confederal social liberal democracy due to internal struggles. Zozandaria is today a highly developed and industrial nation with a large rural and agrarian population.
Etymology
The name Zozandaria stems from the Zozandarian endonym Zozandar, which means person of the Highlands, as the place today known as Zozandaria has a mountainous geography.
History
Pre-Aryanic Migrations
Middle Age-Zozandaria
Era of Emirates, Beyliks and Demirhan rule
Revolution and independence
Centralization policies and contempt
In the late 19th century, the Demirhan Empire pursued nationalization and centralization policies aimed at creating a more culturally, ethnically and politically homogenous country. First and foremost, the tribal chiefs (Eşîrwan), Emirs (Mîr) and Begs (Beg) of today's Zozandaria lost their authority with a Sultan-appointed governor ruling Eyalets instead. Many of the former leaders were imprisoned due to refusing to renounce their claim of authority. This caused the local population, even some tribally affiliated Demirhan people, to view the new government as illegitimate.
Among other things, the Demirhan Empire began centralizing the administration of mosques and communities under a national Ministry of Religious Affairs, which deeply impacted the Mizgeftên Ceme'atê û Melayî-system (lit. Mosques of the Community and the Mullahs) deeply ingrained in Zozandarian society. This caused a significant amount of confusion and contempt from religious circles, which resulted in select amounts of minor rebellions, which were severely curtailed by the central government. Furthermore, Zozandarians belonging to the Riya Heq sect, which is a heterodox syncretic religious sect, were subjugated under this new central system, and their decentral Cem system was transferred to the central authority, which was deemed as both heretical by the Zozandarian imams of orthodox religion and as oppressive by the Zozandarian chiefs of Riya Heq (called pîr or dêdê).
Furthermore, as the Industrial Revolution reached today's Zozandaria, many of the factories, mines and industrial compounds were maintained and administrated by workers' collectives. Some of the industries were managed by directors, but to a certain extent the Zozandarian worker class were more successful in negotiating labor conditions. However, as the Demirhan Empire prioritized nationalization of industry, now Zozandarian industry was to be controlled by the government. This caused violent and bloody revolts between workers and the government.
Lastly, the Demirhan Empire began renaming towns and cities in today's Zozandaria in order to maintain linguistic homogeneity, and pursued aggressive assimilation policies in more vulnerable areas. In 1896, the first Zozandarian front, Partîya Gelê Zozandar, better knows as PGZ, was formed in response to the assimilation policies. In 1899, Karkerên Zozandarî yên Azad (or KZA) was formed after laborers across Zozandaria were united together. In 1900, Cemî'etê Karkirin û Îmanî (or CKI) and in 1901, Komên Berxwedanê Zozandar (or KBZ). These four groups were the major fronts against Demirhan central rule.
War of Indepedence (1904-1922)
The almost 20-year long war would be known as one of the most violent in the Iviran Sea region.