Meqowalele civilization
Meqoqowalele Empire | |||||
Meqoqo-qeɰʷa-tutɨ-ɰʷalele | |||||
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Capital | Meqoqo-qeɰʷa-tutɨ-ɰʷalele | ||||
Languages | Sawyan language | ||||
Government | Absolute Monarchy | ||||
Historical era | Naguan Iron Age | ||||
• | Established | 938 BCE | |||
• | Asambupaye era | 938 BCE | |||
• | Itetera era | 792 BCE | |||
• | Warlord era | 787 BCE | |||
• | Sahwacegwa era | 404 BCE | |||
• | Fall to Cananganam | 214 BCE | |||
• | Collapsed | 214 BCE | |||
Population | |||||
• | 500 BCE est. | 450,000 | |||
Currency | Various Kaqo-Tuty | ||||
Today part of | Cananganam Mujansa Ukutunajas | ||||
Warning: Value not specified for "continent" |
The Meqowalele civilization, or simply Meqowalele, is the earliest civilization known to exist in Naguan history. Consisting of an area roughly 85,000 square kilometers, it comprised of many ethnic groups, including significant Camic and Gyai settlements. They occupied the highlands of the march regions of Mujansa and Cananganam. It has been speculated that the Sawyans are a part of the Dagyelic or Asuranesian peoples, though no conclusive evidence has confirmed this.
The Meqowalele created the framework for later civilizations in Nagu, being the first to also utilize both iron tools and writing. Engineering methods in architecture also hint to being an early inspiration for various stone palaces throughout the region, being typically made with a notable pyramid dome in larger more expensive structures. In addition to practicing agriculture, they also had pastoralist communities within their border. To what extent these communities cooperated with the Sawyan Empires, however, is not known.
Etymology
The name, Meqowalele stems from the reconstructed Common Sawyan name for the capital of the civilization, *meqoqo-qeɰʷa-tutɨ-ɰʷalele, meaning "the place where two rivers mate to become one".