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{{Infobox country | {{Infobox country | ||
|conventional_long_name = | |conventional_long_name = Grand Empire of Barradiwa | ||
|native_name = '' | |native_name = ''{{cs|EKU|baraòdiòua}}'' ([[Ekuostian language|Ekuostian]])<br>''{{cs|DZM|pãaòtãuãwa}}'' ([[Dzimraic language|Dzimraic]]) | ||
|common_name = Barradiwa | |common_name = Barradiwa | ||
| redir1 = BRD | | redir1 = BRD | ||
|image_flag = BRD_Barradiwa_Flag.png|150px | |image_flag = BRD_Barradiwa_Flag.png|150px | ||
|alt_flag = The flag of Barradiwa | |alt_flag = The flag of Barradiwa | ||
|image_coat = | |image_coat = Grand_Ekuostian_Empire_coat_of_arms.png | ||
|alt_coat = | |alt_coat = | ||
|national_motto = | |national_motto = "{{cs|EKU|ekuostbaòtembeiòts uçmeyeiòtsiò ruted saòm.}}"<br><small>"The waters of Ekuos always flow strong."</small> | ||
|national_anthem = | |national_anthem = "{{cs|EKU|asudsiò aòstlemtaòramb}}"<br><small>"The Ballad of Emperor Ástlem"</small> | ||
|royal_anthem = <!--in italics (double quotemarks) and wikilinked if link exists--> | |royal_anthem = <!--in italics (double quotemarks) and wikilinked if link exists--> | ||
|other_symbol_type = <!--Use if a further symbol exists, e.g. hymn--> | |other_symbol_type = <!--Use if a further symbol exists, e.g. hymn--> | ||
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|alt_map2 = Barradiwa Internal Map | |alt_map2 = Barradiwa Internal Map | ||
|map_caption2 = A map of Barradiwa showing provincial borders and key cities. | |map_caption2 = A map of Barradiwa showing provincial borders and key cities. | ||
|capital = [[ | |capital = [[Sonegio]] | ||
|latd= | latm= | latNS= |longd= |longm= |longEW= <!--capital's latitude and longitude in degrees/minutes/direction--> | |latd= | latm= | latNS= |longd= |longm= |longEW= <!--capital's latitude and longitude in degrees/minutes/direction--> | ||
|largest_city = | |largest_city = [[Sonegio]] | ||
| | |official_languages = [[Ekuostian language|Ekuostian]]<br>[[Dzimraic language|Dzimraic]]<br>[[Baridus language|Baridus]] | ||
| | |||
|national_languages = <!--Country/territory-wide languages recognised but not necessarily in country/territory-wide law, etc--> | |national_languages = <!--Country/territory-wide languages recognised but not necessarily in country/territory-wide law, etc--> | ||
|regional_languages = | |regional_languages = {{collapsible list | ||
| | | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-size:100%; | ||
| | | title = List of languages | ||
| | | 66% [[Ekuostian language|Ekuostian]] | ||
| | | 16% [[Dzimrani language|Dzimrani]] | ||
| | | 4% [[Baridus]] | ||
| | | 3% [[Kudzat language|Kudzat]] | ||
| | | 2% [[Indigenous Languages of Barradiwa|Indigenous]] | ||
| 9% other | |||
}} | |||
|ethnic_groups = {{collapsible list | |||
| titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-size:100%; | |||
| title = List of ethnicities | |||
| 48% [[Ekuostian people|Ekuostian]] | |||
| 22% [[Dzimrani people|Dzimrani]] | |||
| 7% [[Barids|Barid]] | |||
| 5% [[Indigenous Peoples of Barradiwa|Indigenous]] | |||
| 5% [[Kudzati people|Kudzati]] | |||
| 2% [[Okius people|Okius]] | |||
| 2% [[Amaloan people|Amaloan]] | |||
| 1% [[Azri people|Azri]] | |||
| 8% other | |||
}} | |||
|ethnic_groups_year = <!--Year of ethnic groups data (if provided) or use to place a <ref>--> | |ethnic_groups_year = <!--Year of ethnic groups data (if provided) or use to place a <ref>--> | ||
|demonym = Barradiwan<br> | |demonym = Barradiwan<br>Ekuostian | ||
|government_type = Unitary constitutional autocratic empire | |government_type = Unitary constitutional autocratic empire | ||
|leader_title1 = Emperor | |leader_title1 = Emperor | ||
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|sovereignty_type = Independent | |sovereignty_type = Independent | ||
|sovereignty_note = | |sovereignty_note = | ||
|established_event1 = | |established_event1 = Ekuostian Kingdom | ||
|established_date1 = | |established_date1 = 6th century BC | ||
|established_event2 = | |established_event2 = Grand Duchy of Baridia | ||
|established_date2 = | |established_date2 = 350 CE | ||
|established_event3 = | |established_event3 = Grand Ekuostian Empire | ||
|established_date3 = | |established_date3 = 1173 CE | ||
|established_event4 = | |established_event4 = Kingdom of Dzimur | ||
|established_date4 = | |established_date4 = 1405 CE | ||
|established_event5 = | |established_event5 = Grand Barradiwan Empire | ||
|established_date5 = | |established_date5 = 1652 CE | ||
|established_event6 = | |established_event6 = | ||
|established_date6 = | |established_date6 = | ||
|established_event7 = | |established_event7 = | ||
|established_date7 = | |established_date7 = | ||
|established_event8 = | |established_event8 = | ||
|established_date8 = | |established_date8 = | ||
|established_event9 = | |established_event9 = | ||
|established_date9 = | |established_date9 = | ||
|area_rank = | |area_rank = | ||
|area_magnitude = | |area_magnitude = | ||
|area = | |area = | ||
|area_km2 = | |area_km2 = 2266872 | ||
|area_sq_mi = 875244 | |area_sq_mi = 875244 | ||
|area_footnote = <!--Optional footnote for area--> | |area_footnote = <!--Optional footnote for area--> | ||
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|population_estimate_rank = | |population_estimate_rank = | ||
|population_estimate_year = | |population_estimate_year = | ||
|population_census = | |population_census = 104,343,576 | ||
|population_census_year = | |population_census_year = 2023 | ||
|population_density_km2 = | |population_density_km2 = 52.6 | ||
|population_density_sq_mi = | |population_density_sq_mi = | ||
|population_density_rank = | |population_density_rank = | ||
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|GDP_PPP_per_capita = | |GDP_PPP_per_capita = | ||
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = | |GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = | ||
|GDP_nominal = | |GDP_nominal = $3.767 trillion | ||
|GDP_nominal_rank = | |GDP_nominal_rank = | ||
|GDP_nominal_year = | |GDP_nominal_year = 2019 | ||
|GDP_nominal_per_capita = | |GDP_nominal_per_capita = $31,566 | ||
|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = | |GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = | ||
|Gini = | |Gini = 40.4 | ||
|Gini_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with Gini number)--> | |Gini_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with Gini number)--> | ||
|Gini_rank = | |Gini_rank = | ||
|Gini_year = 2015 | |Gini_year = 2015 | ||
|HDI = 0. | |HDI = 0.854 | ||
|HDI_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with HDI number)--> | |HDI_ref = <!--(for any ref/s to associate with HDI number)--> | ||
|HDI_rank = | |HDI_rank = | ||
|HDI_year = 2015 | |HDI_year = 2015 | ||
|currency = Barradiwan | |currency = Barradiwan lesá, [[Ekuo (currency)|Ekuo]] | ||
|currency_code = BRD | |currency_code = BRD | ||
|time_zone = Barradiwan Time (SCT +3) | |time_zone = Barradiwan Time (SCT +3) | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Barradiwa''' ( | '''Barradiwa''' (<small>[[Ekuostian language|Ekuostian]]:</small>: ''Barādyuë'' [[Ekuostian_language#Phonology|[baɾɔˈdjuwə]]]; <small>[[Dzimraic language|Dzimraic]]:</small> ''Bêddiba'' [[Dzimraic_language#Phonology|[βɚdːiβa]]]), officially the '''Grand Empire of Barradiwa''', is a country located in northern [[Baredina]], bordered by [[Azerin]] to its west and north, the [[Parshita Sea]] to its north, [[Ebo Nganagam]] to its east, and [[Tabiqa]] to its southeast. The nation has a diverse history due to being a crossroad between three distinct regions of Baredina. It is well-known for its vast ruin sites exhibiting a wide array of architectural styles and influences sprinkled all over the nation. | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The name comes directly from the name given to the continent, Baredina. The empire chose this name in a show of good faith to the various ethnic groups inhabiting its borders, as each one had a different name for the region and its subregions with unrelated etymologies. Its location between [[Puzimm]] and northwest Ekuosia was another reason for the name, indicating its importance in controlling this region. | |||
==History== | |||
== | ===Prehistory and Ancient History=== | ||
The Ekuos-Khuda Valley has been inhabited since approximately 15,000 years ago, with the earliest pottery fragments dating to around that time. Around 4,000 BCE, the first simplistic civilizations began to form in the valley region. Writing was introduced around 3,500 BCE, as well as the first organized civilizations. These included the first states centred on [[Stalo]] as well as [[Sonegio]]. Around 1500 BCE, the written records of the [[Terydsonegiero civilization]] become consistent and clear, with the reigns of all monarchs of the region having been recorded in mausoleums and on tablets. | |||
As it was written, Ekuostian history began with the crowning of Barasud, the first king of the semi-legendary dynasty of Baroit, in 3,500 BCE. The Baroít dynasty is said to have been the first of the [[List of rulers of Barradiwa|Ten Dynasties]]. | |||
Royal merchants from Sonegio first made contact with Azerin at some point around 1250 BCE, setting up trading posts and colonies along the Ekuos and Khuda rivers as they travelled and traded. Over the next 700 years, the small kingdom grew quite large, by 500 BCE controlling much of the region surrounding the Akho-Khuda confluence. It was around this time that the kingdom embraced Iovism, in a show of good faith to their neighbours. | |||
Around 220 BCE, the Ekuostian kingdom frequently found itself at war with the [[Kudzati Empire]], which ruled much of the desert basin east of the Ekuos bend. The king of Ekuos decided to fight the empire, as they would not embrace Iovism and were thus heathens. The resulting wars were short and resulted in a decisive Ekuostian victory, but the cost was disastrous as the Kudzati armies utilized extreme guerilla tactics that the more organized Ekuostian military was not prepared for. | |||
The Ekuostian kingdom expanded north-northwest, colonizing lands along the way up to the coast of Parshita, a region which at the time was inhabited by disorganized bands of native peoples. After reaching the coast, the Ekuostians moved east to colonize even more land. | |||
===Postclassical Period=== | |||
Sometime around 400 CE, the Ekuostian Kingdom came into contact with the [[Adzamasi Empire]]. Relations were jovial at first, but very quickly soured and much of Ekuos's colonies were conquered and razed by the Adzamasi, with only the capital regions holding the empire back. Around 850 CE, as the Adzamasi Empire began collapsing, the Ekuostian Kingdom entered a period of rehabilitation. | |||
In 1011, King Gerut of Yobátmás (a religious family from [[Tolbayad]]) called for a movement to eradicate heathenous faiths and instate only the Iovist faith. The resulting [[Iovist Crusades]] were not very successful as even today there are several practitioners of [[Qurosism]] in Barradiwa. Nevertheless, the incentive of spreading Iovism and crushing other belief systems proved to be compelling enough for the Ekuostian Kingdom to eventually build a full-fledged empire on it, even if it took them 160 years to get to that point due to political gridlock. | |||
The | ===The Grand Ekuostian Empire=== | ||
Beginning in 1173 with the occupation of what is now [[Central Ekuosia]] and Eastern [[Lons]], the [[Grand Ekuostian Empire]] was one of the largest empires in history, with its reaches stretching from the [[Eng Nax Islands]] and part of the [[Q'eb Empire]] to the coast of the [[Armizziya Sea]]. The kingdom was proclaimed an empire in 1173, with the ''yomtasud'' [[Ástlem Yobátmás]] ruling from the same year (though he became king in 1153) until his death in 1242, after which the empire began to decline gradually. | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Barradiwan geography represents a continuum of biomes and climates between the two extremes of the equatorial rainforests in the north and the [[Baredina Desert]] in the south. | |||
===Geology=== | ===Geology=== | ||
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===Administrative divisions=== | ===Administrative divisions=== | ||
Barradiwa is divided into three grand duchies, Ekuostia in the west, Baridia in the northeast and Dzimur in the southeast. They form the highest level of administrative division, and are subdivided into counties and cities, which in turn are divided into districts. | |||
===Foreign relations=== | ===Foreign relations=== | ||
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==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
===Population centers=== | |||
{{Largest cities | |||
| name = Largest cities in Barradiwa | |||
| class = nav | |||
| country = Barradiwa | |||
| kind = cities | |||
| stat_ref = | |||
| list_by_pop = | |||
| div_name = Archlordship | |||
| div_link = | |||
| city_1 = Sonegio | |||
| div_1 = Ekuostia | |||
| pop_1 = 14,638,315 | |||
| img_1 = Terydnunekuos_Cityscape.png | |||
| city_2 = Kostenbad | |||
| div_2 = Dzimur | |||
| pop_2 = 4,361,447 | |||
| img_2 = Kostenbad_Cityscape.png | |||
| city_3 = Rydkes | |||
| div_3 = Ekuostia | |||
| pop_3 = 4,196,782 | |||
| img_3 = Rydkes_Cityscape.png | |||
| city_4 = Nunkes | |||
| div_4 = Ekuostia | |||
| pop_4 = 3,523,231 | |||
| img_4 = Nunkes_Cityscape.png | |||
| city_5 = Baridut | |||
| div_5 = Baridia | |||
| pop_5 = 2,129,887 | |||
| city_6 = Tewanagez | |||
| div_6 = Dzimur | |||
| pop_6 = 1,899,766 | |||
| city_7 = Agotasa | |||
| div_7 = Ekuostia | |||
| pop_7 = 1,546,945 | |||
| city_8 = Terydguskytems | |||
| div_8 = Baridia | |||
| pop_8 = 1,152,664 | |||
| city_9 = Sbitamuo | |||
| div_9 = Ekuostia | |||
| pop_9 = 766,435 | |||
| city_10 = Absekuosa | |||
| div_10 = Ekuostia | |||
| pop_10 = 428,857 | |||
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===Ethnic groups=== | ===Ethnic groups=== | ||
=== | {{bar box | ||
| title=Ethnic groups in Barradiwa | |||
| titlebar=#ddd | |||
| left1='''Ethnic groups''' | |||
| right1='''Percent''' | |||
| float=right | |||
| bars= | |||
{{bar percent|[[Ekuostian people|Ekuostians]]|blue|46|46%}} | |||
{{bar percent|[[Dzimrani people|Dzimrani]]|red|27|27%}} | |||
{{bar percent|[[Barids]]|green|6|6%}} | |||
{{bar percent|[[Indigenous Peoples of Barradiwa|Indigenous]] (various groups)|yellow|4|4%}} | |||
{{bar percent|[[Kudzati people|Kudzati]]|orange|4|4%}} | |||
{{bar percent|[[Okius people|Okius]]|purple|2|2%}} | |||
{{bar percent|[[Amaloan people|Amaloans]]|teal|2|2%}} | |||
{{bar percent|[[Azri people|Azri]]|brown|1|1%}} | |||
{{bar percent|[[Adzamasi people|Adzamasi]]|pink|1|1%}} | |||
{{bar percent|Others|black|7|7%}} | |||
}} | |||
===Language=== | ===Language=== | ||
[[File:Barradiwa_Language_Map.png|thumb|right|A map showing areas where different languages in Barradiwa are spoken natively. Almost all people in the country speak [[Ekuostian language|Ekuostian]] to some degree as a second or third language.]] | |||
Barradiwa is a very linguistically diverse country on account of its location bridging the border of three linguistic zones: the [[Azro-Barradiwan languages|Azro-Barradiwan]]-speaking region of Upper Ekuosia, the [[Adzamic languages|Adzamic]]-speaking region of Lower Ekuosia, and the mostly [[Pink languages|Pink]]-speaking region of western Puzimm. | |||
====Languages with official status==== | |||
The country has three languages with official status: [[Ekuostian language|Ekuostian]], an [[Azro-Barradiwan languages|Azro-Barradiwan]] [[Letsic languages|Letsic]] language originating from around the [[Ekuos River|Ekuos]] river bend where [[Sonegio]] stands today; [[Dzimraic language|Dzimraic]], an [[Adzamic languages|Adzamic]] language originating from the region around [[Lake Kosten]]; and [[Baridus language|Baridus]], a [[Termic languages|Termic]] language brought to the region by [[Termic peoples|Termic]] traders during the Letsatian era. All three languages make use of the [[Letso-Halarian alphabet]] as their primary writing system, although Dzimraic is occasionally written with the [[Adzamic alphabet]] by [[Quurožiri]]. | |||
Ekuostian is spoken natively by approximately 74 million people in Barradiwa, but is spoken as an L2 by some 40-50 million more as it is the effective lingua franca across Barradiwa and has generally followed Ekuostian expats to other countries. Dzimraic is spoken natively by approximately 27 million people, concentrated largely in the Barradiwan Grand Duchy of [[Dzimur]] and the southwestern and northwestern reaches of [[Ebo Nganagam]] and [[Tabiqa]] respectively, as well as by migrant communities in Ekuostia. Baridus is spoken natively by approximately 3.5 million people, about a quarter of the total population of the Grand Duchy of [[Baridia]]. The three languages have exerted significant influence on one another, and bilingual signs in Ekuostian and Dzimraic are common throughout the country, particularly on roads and billboards. Dzimraic is not as widely understood in [[Ekuostia]] as Ekuostian is in Dzimur, but Dzimraic classes are offered during mandatory education and all students are required to take at least one year of it. Baridus is occasionally taught in schools in Ekuostia and Dzimur, but learning it is entirely optional unless you live in Baridia. | |||
====Recognized minority languages==== | |||
Other languages spoken natively in Barradiwa by sizable populations include [[Kudzat language|Kudzat]], [[Okius language|Okius]] and Zimeya. Okius and Zimeya are often considered dialects of Dzimraic and Ekuostian, respectively. Okius was originally native to southwestern Dzimur but since the [[Okius insurgency]] in the 20th century a majority of the community have relocated to Ekuostia or Tabiqa. | |||
[[Azri language|Azri]], [[Adzamasi language|Adzamasi]], and various [[Indigenous Languages of Barradiwa|indigenous languages]]. | |||
===Education=== | ===Education=== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[Category:Countries]][[Category:Barradiwa]][[Category:Countries in Baredina]] [[Category:Countries in Ekuosia]] | |||
[[Category:Countries]][[Category:Barradiwa]] |
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Motto: "ekuostbaòtembeiòts uçmeyeiòtsiò ruted saòm." "The waters of Ekuos always flow strong." |
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Anthem: "asudsiò aòstlemtaòramb" "The Ballad of Emperor Ástlem" |
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Location of Barradiwa on Sahar.
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A map of Barradiwa showing provincial borders and key cities.
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Capital and largest city | Sonegio | |||||
Official languages | Ekuostian Dzimraic Baridus |
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Recognised regional languages | List of languages
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Ethnic groups | ||||||
Demonym | Barradiwan Ekuostian |
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Government | Unitary constitutional autocratic empire | |||||
- | Emperor | Básmatu Eíkatsá | ||||
Independent | ||||||
- | Ekuostian Kingdom | 6th century BC | ||||
- | Grand Duchy of Baridia | 350 CE | ||||
- | Grand Ekuostian Empire | 1173 CE | ||||
- | Kingdom of Dzimur | 1405 CE | ||||
- | Grand Barradiwan Empire | 1652 CE | ||||
Area | ||||||
- | 2,266,872 km2 875,244 sq mi |
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Population | ||||||
- | 2023 census | 104,343,576 | ||||
- | Density | 52.6/km2 136.2/sq mi |
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GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate | |||||
- | Total | $3.767 trillion | ||||
- | Per capita | $31,566 | ||||
Gini (2015) | 40.4 medium |
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HDI (2015) | 0.854 very high |
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Currency | Barradiwan lesá, Ekuo (BRD) | |||||
Time zone | Barradiwan Time (SCT +3) | |||||
Date format | mm-dd-yyyy CE | |||||
Drives on the | right | |||||
Calling code | +57 | |||||
Internet TLD | .bd |
Barradiwa (Ekuostian:: Barādyuë [baɾɔˈdjuwə]; Dzimraic: Bêddiba [βɚdːiβa]), officially the Grand Empire of Barradiwa, is a country located in northern Baredina, bordered by Azerin to its west and north, the Parshita Sea to its north, Ebo Nganagam to its east, and Tabiqa to its southeast. The nation has a diverse history due to being a crossroad between three distinct regions of Baredina. It is well-known for its vast ruin sites exhibiting a wide array of architectural styles and influences sprinkled all over the nation.
Etymology
The name comes directly from the name given to the continent, Baredina. The empire chose this name in a show of good faith to the various ethnic groups inhabiting its borders, as each one had a different name for the region and its subregions with unrelated etymologies. Its location between Puzimm and northwest Ekuosia was another reason for the name, indicating its importance in controlling this region.
History
Prehistory and Ancient History
The Ekuos-Khuda Valley has been inhabited since approximately 15,000 years ago, with the earliest pottery fragments dating to around that time. Around 4,000 BCE, the first simplistic civilizations began to form in the valley region. Writing was introduced around 3,500 BCE, as well as the first organized civilizations. These included the first states centred on Stalo as well as Sonegio. Around 1500 BCE, the written records of the Terydsonegiero civilization become consistent and clear, with the reigns of all monarchs of the region having been recorded in mausoleums and on tablets.
As it was written, Ekuostian history began with the crowning of Barasud, the first king of the semi-legendary dynasty of Baroit, in 3,500 BCE. The Baroít dynasty is said to have been the first of the Ten Dynasties.
Royal merchants from Sonegio first made contact with Azerin at some point around 1250 BCE, setting up trading posts and colonies along the Ekuos and Khuda rivers as they travelled and traded. Over the next 700 years, the small kingdom grew quite large, by 500 BCE controlling much of the region surrounding the Akho-Khuda confluence. It was around this time that the kingdom embraced Iovism, in a show of good faith to their neighbours.
Around 220 BCE, the Ekuostian kingdom frequently found itself at war with the Kudzati Empire, which ruled much of the desert basin east of the Ekuos bend. The king of Ekuos decided to fight the empire, as they would not embrace Iovism and were thus heathens. The resulting wars were short and resulted in a decisive Ekuostian victory, but the cost was disastrous as the Kudzati armies utilized extreme guerilla tactics that the more organized Ekuostian military was not prepared for.
The Ekuostian kingdom expanded north-northwest, colonizing lands along the way up to the coast of Parshita, a region which at the time was inhabited by disorganized bands of native peoples. After reaching the coast, the Ekuostians moved east to colonize even more land.
Postclassical Period
Sometime around 400 CE, the Ekuostian Kingdom came into contact with the Adzamasi Empire. Relations were jovial at first, but very quickly soured and much of Ekuos's colonies were conquered and razed by the Adzamasi, with only the capital regions holding the empire back. Around 850 CE, as the Adzamasi Empire began collapsing, the Ekuostian Kingdom entered a period of rehabilitation.
In 1011, King Gerut of Yobátmás (a religious family from Tolbayad) called for a movement to eradicate heathenous faiths and instate only the Iovist faith. The resulting Iovist Crusades were not very successful as even today there are several practitioners of Qurosism in Barradiwa. Nevertheless, the incentive of spreading Iovism and crushing other belief systems proved to be compelling enough for the Ekuostian Kingdom to eventually build a full-fledged empire on it, even if it took them 160 years to get to that point due to political gridlock.
The Grand Ekuostian Empire
Beginning in 1173 with the occupation of what is now Central Ekuosia and Eastern Lons, the Grand Ekuostian Empire was one of the largest empires in history, with its reaches stretching from the Eng Nax Islands and part of the Q'eb Empire to the coast of the Armizziya Sea. The kingdom was proclaimed an empire in 1173, with the yomtasud Ástlem Yobátmás ruling from the same year (though he became king in 1153) until his death in 1242, after which the empire began to decline gradually.
Geography
Barradiwan geography represents a continuum of biomes and climates between the two extremes of the equatorial rainforests in the north and the Baredina Desert in the south.
Geology
Climate
Biodiversity
Politics
Government
Administrative divisions
Barradiwa is divided into three grand duchies, Ekuostia in the west, Baridia in the northeast and Dzimur in the southeast. They form the highest level of administrative division, and are subdivided into counties and cities, which in turn are divided into districts.
Foreign relations
Military
Economy
Transport
Energy
Science and technology
Tourism
Demographics
Population centers
Largest cities in Barradiwa
Source? | |||||||||
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Rank | Archlordship | Pop. | |||||||
Sonegio Kostenbad |
1 | Sonegio | Ekuostia | 14,638,315 | Rydkes Nunkes | ||||
2 | Kostenbad | Dzimur | 4,361,447 | ||||||
3 | Rydkes | Ekuostia | 4,196,782 | ||||||
4 | Nunkes | Ekuostia | 3,523,231 | ||||||
5 | Baridut | Baridia | 2,129,887 | ||||||
6 | Tewanagez | Dzimur | 1,899,766 | ||||||
7 | Agotasa | Ekuostia | 1,546,945 | ||||||
8 | Terydguskytems | Baridia | 1,152,664 | ||||||
9 | Sbitamuo | Ekuostia | 766,435 | ||||||
10 | Absekuosa | Ekuostia | 428,857 |
Ethnic groups
Language
Barradiwa is a very linguistically diverse country on account of its location bridging the border of three linguistic zones: the Azro-Barradiwan-speaking region of Upper Ekuosia, the Adzamic-speaking region of Lower Ekuosia, and the mostly Pink-speaking region of western Puzimm.
Languages with official status
The country has three languages with official status: Ekuostian, an Azro-Barradiwan Letsic language originating from around the Ekuos river bend where Sonegio stands today; Dzimraic, an Adzamic language originating from the region around Lake Kosten; and Baridus, a Termic language brought to the region by Termic traders during the Letsatian era. All three languages make use of the Letso-Halarian alphabet as their primary writing system, although Dzimraic is occasionally written with the Adzamic alphabet by Quurožiri.
Ekuostian is spoken natively by approximately 74 million people in Barradiwa, but is spoken as an L2 by some 40-50 million more as it is the effective lingua franca across Barradiwa and has generally followed Ekuostian expats to other countries. Dzimraic is spoken natively by approximately 27 million people, concentrated largely in the Barradiwan Grand Duchy of Dzimur and the southwestern and northwestern reaches of Ebo Nganagam and Tabiqa respectively, as well as by migrant communities in Ekuostia. Baridus is spoken natively by approximately 3.5 million people, about a quarter of the total population of the Grand Duchy of Baridia. The three languages have exerted significant influence on one another, and bilingual signs in Ekuostian and Dzimraic are common throughout the country, particularly on roads and billboards. Dzimraic is not as widely understood in Ekuostia as Ekuostian is in Dzimur, but Dzimraic classes are offered during mandatory education and all students are required to take at least one year of it. Baridus is occasionally taught in schools in Ekuostia and Dzimur, but learning it is entirely optional unless you live in Baridia.
Recognized minority languages
Other languages spoken natively in Barradiwa by sizable populations include Kudzat, Okius and Zimeya. Okius and Zimeya are often considered dialects of Dzimraic and Ekuostian, respectively. Okius was originally native to southwestern Dzimur but since the Okius insurgency in the 20th century a majority of the community have relocated to Ekuostia or Tabiqa.
Azri, Adzamasi, and various indigenous languages.