Archive:Tongrubang

The tongrubang (IPA: /ˈtɔŋgɹʊbɑŋ/; Yaharan: Template:Feyandya /ˈtoŋgɹubɑŋg/) was a system of rapid communication used in Lower Boroso between the twelfth and nineteenth century, developed under the Empire of Yahara, consisting of a series of large, hide drums in specially constructed towers built in almost every village across what is now modern-day Yaxarhayut, Upper Yahara, Heoroma, and significant portions of Yakormonyo and the Confederation of Lower Boroso. The drums were mandated to be manned day and night, passing coded messages between them. The vast majority of the system no longer exists, having been dismantled or left unmaintained since the introduction and installation of the telegraph. In particular, the majority of the code systems are completely forgotten, as few were recorded. One of the last significant uses of the system was upon the death of King Vinnrat V of Yaxarhayut in 1914, as well as being the only audio recording of the system in contemporary use. The system was officially decommissioned in Yaxarhayut in 1917 and in Upper Yahara in 1923.