Dardanth Empire
| Dardanth Empire Buiule Darzãe  |
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| Motto: Botiw rūhor sīh! "Behold Mother!" |
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| Anthem: Ū Dānsi Boti, Hirniwu Oryr Kōntys Sīh "O Moon Mother, Bless Our Empress" |
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| Capital | Dãezyzoiser | |||||
| Official languages | Sod | |||||
| Ethnic groups | 89.2% Sod
6% Vronzhan 4.8% Zbeshkan |
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| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 412,300 km2 159,190 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | 2020 estimate | 20,314,021 | ||||
| - | Density | 49.27/km2 127.6/sq mi |
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| Gini | 39 medium |
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| HDI | 0.784 high |
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| Time zone | -10 | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
The Dardanth Empire (Holy Sod: Bīoly Dardānþ [ˈbiːoly ˈdardaːnθ], Vernacular Sod: Buiule Dyrzãe [bui̯ule dəʁzãi̯]), is a political entity in Atsiq.
Etymology
History
Empire / Grand Unconquered Empire Ȳwy Glonkþ Kogmiloiētuty (934-1845)
The Empire was a loosely-confederated union of distinct fiefdoms ruling most of Atsiq for almost a thousand years starting with the reign of Dansasolsy I, and ending with the assassination of Dānsasōlsy XIX Kārby Bȳrozy and the wars of the Atsiqan Collapse
Sod Republic Yreftōþuw Sodmy (1860-1879) - Democracy
A short period of experimental democracy after centuries of the Empire's decay. Crippled with inefficiency, corruption, and debt, the Republic soon began to be infested with extremist factions vying for control while the Empire's core territories began to be chipped away from both external and internal conflicts.
During this tumultous period, the Empire's traditionalist values began to be challenged by "Humanization" (Sod: Rytȳnzirapþ) as trade with the outside world began to grow.
Sod Republic Yreftōþuw Sodmy (1879-1917) - Dictatorship
The Mur-At, short for the Pan-Atsiq Workers’ Union (BMAG) (Holy Sod: Bīyr Mur-Atsȳksuly Gīngligyngsyw), a far-right nationalist faction led by Ktari Filini, seized power through a popular coup against corruption within the democratic government. Aiming to completely remove Atsiq away from its self-portrayed decadence and Humanized aspects of society, the coup members were predominantly from right-wing factions. Through through her charisma, peasant background, and popular support from her successful putsch and her prior military experience, members of the various parties growingly accepted participation within Filini's party. After several years of consolidating power and rebuilding the military through modernization and banking schemes, Filini’s dictatorship was secured.
Once Filini’s efforts to rebuild were well underway and her popularity certain, efforts were made to purge members of the party who were “less than reliable” or were seen as not extreme enough to meet the needs of the party. As a result, various offices of the military were forced to resign through various schemes to undermine their roles such as planting evidence that would accuse them of violating social norms or otherwise not being ultimately loyal enough to the nation. While much of this did not affect the rank and file, it was mostly a play made to get rid of the most disloyal members of the government.
The main goal of Filinism (Sod: Fīlinimehruw) was to prevent the creation of a local identity built around the Sod ethnicity, by clinging to the idea of a unified Atsiq and the concept of a common Aitic identity. It sought to protect Atsiq from its perceived appropriation and exploitation from the outside world throught the creation of a Neo Atsiq Empire, one built on spheres of influence and economic ties rather than direct subjugation. Filinism supported state corporatism, benefiting companies that aligned with Filini’s goals for domination of the continent. Other measures were implemented to further restrict or hinder foreign influence on Atsiq, such as outlawing the direct ownership and operation of a business by anyone with Human ancestry or relationship. This led to action by paramilitary movements within the government’s association to act out on their own accord to openly mark these businesses for mobs and release the census work detailing what businesses were owned by who.
However, Filini's plans relied heavily on the compliance of other Atsiqan states, who were meant to fall into the Sod Republic's sphere of influence and tie themselves economically to it. Ideological differences and distrust towards Filini herself, which stemmed from fears that she would attempt to invade the rest of Atsiq, led to all other states gradually backing out of the arrangement, especially as Filini's policies grew increasingly more radical. This eventually led to the fall of her regime. Economic stagnation and the isolation brought by Filini's policies, coupled with the prosperity and innovation enjoyed by the other Atsiqan states who were establishing relations abroad, led to her assassination. In the aftermath, the monarchy was restored, and the Dardanth Empire proclaimed.
Dardanth Empire (1917-)
Following the end of Filini's regime, a council was established, composed of more than 100 members of the old Atsiq Empire's aristocracy, to choose a member of the House of Boppānsīby as the new Emperess. Several candidates were suggested and analyzed, but a consensus was never reached. As such the nation has been in a state of permanent regency, being effectively ruled by the Head of the Regency Council, with the council itself serving as an improvised parliament. Recently, there has been a push to finalize the process and definitively elect the new Emperess, but the council has yet to reach a conclusion. The nation has rebranded itself the Dardanth Empire, to avoid dropping any tenuous claim it might stil have on the old Empire. However, it has not attempted to pursue this claim in any way, and generally speaking, relations between Dardanth and the remaining Atsiqan states have improved, relative to Filini's era.