Taira
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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
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
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| 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 |
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 Rin'yo 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. This is believed to be due to the Great Tairan Mountain Range.
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 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.
Although unified with the rest of Kyouwa, 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. 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 Kyouwa
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 Taira emerged. Seirun, Tatamijiri, Miyagawa, Nankobo, Houzen, Murotama, Sandanzaki, and Torozuka, with the southern region still being split into many states.