Barradiwa
The Grand Empire of Barradiwa |
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Motto: "Ekuostbát ucmebuto rutedsám." "The waters of Ekuos always flow strong." |
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Anthem: "Asudsí Ástlemtáramb" "The Ballad of Emperor Ástlöm" |
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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 | Terydnunekuos | |||
Official languages | Ekuosian Dzimraic |
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Ethnic groups | Ekuöstbín Dzimrani Azri Ebo Nganagam |
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Demonym | Barradiwan Ekuosian |
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Government | Unitary constitutional autocratic empire | |||
- | Emperor | Básmatu Eíkatsá | ||
Independent | ||||
- | Civilizations begin appearing in the Ekuos-Khuda River Valley | c. 3500 BCE | ||
- | The Ekuos Kingdom is formed in what is now Törítnunekuös | c. 1500 BCE | ||
- | First contact with Azerin | c. 1250 BCE | ||
- | Iovism becomes the dominant religion in the region | c. 500 BCE | ||
- | The Adzamasi Empire comes into contact with Ekuos during its expansion | c. 400 CE | ||
- | The Iovist Crusades begin | 1011 | ||
- | The Grand Ekuosian Empire rises | 1173 | ||
- | The GEE falls | 1487 | ||
- | The remainder of the former GEE declares a new Grand Barradiwan Empire after reforming and reuniting the regions Barradiwa controls today | 1652 | ||
Area | ||||
- | 2,266,871.52 km2 875,244 sq mi |
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Population | ||||
- | 2015 census | 71,232,674 | ||
- | Density | 31.42/km2 81.4/sq mi |
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GDP (nominal) | 2015 estimate | |||
- | Total | $2,034,832,565,484 | ||
- | Per capita | $28,566 | ||
HDI (2015) | 0.76 high |
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Currency | Barradiwan lösá (BRD) | |||
Time zone | Barradiwan Time (SCT +3) | |||
Date format | mm-dd-yyyy CE | |||
Drives on the | right | |||
Calling code | +57 | |||
Internet TLD | .bd |
Barradiwa (IPA: /bəˈradiwə/, /ba-/, /-wa/; Ekuosian: Barádíua, IPA: /bɑrɑ:ˈdy:wɑ/; Dzimraic: Ṗâṫüwa, IPA: /pʼɑ˞ˈtʼɨwɔː/), officially the Grand Empire of Barradiwa, is a country located in central-northern Baredina, neighboring Azerin and Lons to its west and north, Ebo Nganagam to its east, North Magentine to its south, and Tabiqa to its southeast. The nation has a diverse history due to being a crossroad between two 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 Püzimm and northwest Baredina was another reason for the name, indicating its importance in controlling this region.
History
Prehistory and Ancient History
The Ekuos-Khuda Valley was 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 centered on Stalo as well as Terydnunokues. Around 1500 BCE, the written records of the Terydnunokues civilization become consistent and clear, with the reigns of all monarchs of the region having been recorded in mausoleums and on tablets.
Royal merchants from Terydnunokues 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 traveled 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 neighbors.
Some time around 220 BCE, the Ekuosian 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 Ekuosian victory, but the cost was disastrous as the Kudzati armies utilized extreme guerilla tactics that the more organized Ekuosian military was not prepared for.
The Ekuosian 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 Ekuosians moved east to colonize even more land.
Postclassical Period
Sometime around 400 CE, the Ekuosian 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 Ekuosian Kingdom entered a period of rehabilitation.
In 1011, King Gerut II of Ekuos called for a movement to eradicate heathenous faiths and instate only the Iovist faith. The resulting Iovist Crusades lasted for over 100 years, and in the end were not very successful as even today there are several practicers of the Adzamasiin religion in Barradiwa. Nevertheless, the incentive of spreading Iovism and crushing other belief systems proved to be compelling enough for the Ekuosian Kingdom to build a full-fledged empire on it.
The Grand Ekuosian Empire
Beginning in 1173 with the occupation of what is now North Magentine and Eastern Lons, the Ekuosian Empire was one of the largest empires in history, with its reaches stretching from what is now North Barradiwa nearly connecting to the coast of the Armizziya Sea. The kingdom was proclaimed an empire in 1173, with the "Last King, First Emperor" Ástlöm Yebátmás ruling from the same year (though he became king in 1153) until his death in 1231, after which the empire began to decline.