Archive:Hemesh
- This article is about the peninsula in Ekuosia. For the modern-day country, see Hemesh (country). For the historical empire, see the Hemesh Empire.
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Argeyaz Bay, Gulf of Ishenar |
| Major islands | Ksham Island |
| Area | 1,020,890 km2 (394,170 sq mi) |
| Country | |
| Capital and largest city | Kuvsvjad |
| Area covered | 191,923 km2 (74,102 sq mi; 18.8%) |
| Capital and largest city | ??? |
| Area covered | 140,026 km2 (54,064 sq mi; 13.7%) |
| Capital and largest city | ??? |
| Area covered | 87,814 km2 (33,905 sq mi; 8.6%) |
| Capital and largest city | ??? |
| Area covered | 101,757 km2 (39,289 sq mi; 10%) |
| Capital and largest city | ??? |
| Area covered | 206,379 km2 (79,683 sq mi; 20.2%) |
| Capital and largest city | ??? |
| Area covered | 163,413 km2 (63,094 sq mi; 16%) |
| Capital and largest city | Kaytya |
| Area covered | 114,435 km2 (44,184 sq mi; 11.2%) |
| Capital and largest city | Gemet |
| Area covered | 15,143 km2 (5,847 sq mi; 1.5%) |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Hemeshi |
| Population | 87,500,000 (as of 2015) |
| Density | 85.71 /km2 (221.99 /sq mi) |
| Additional information | |
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The Hemesh peninsula is a large peninsula in Ekuosia (in northern Baredina). Initially the home of coast-dwelling fishing cultures, the peninsula was settled permanently by Argeyazic tribes as early as 400 BCE, primarily along the coast. The area was a hotbed of regional variation for more than 2,000 years.
Etymology
History
The peninsula was united by the Terminian Empire in 1322 CE, which gave way to the peninsula becoming its own empire after Terminia's decline in the mid-1400s. A rocky history with Kauzia developed during the era of the Kauzic Empire, in which part of the peninsula was conquered by General Sao in 1484, and amidst the chaos Emperor Sayasho was killed in battle. Without his uniting force, the rest of the peninsula plunged into civil war that spanned decades. In 1506, Sayasho's grandson Adoz reunited the warring states, then attempted to exact revenge on Kauzia; a grave mistake.
Kauzia bit back by having Sao's territory assimilated to Kauzic culture, which inadvertently led to the gradual collapse of the Kauzic Empire as its vassal realms either defected or fell to rebels due to being weakened. After Kauzia's collapse in 1524, the territory of Saovia nominally served the ruler in Iru. Hemesh's attempts to reintegrate Saovia were mostly ineffective, not helped by the scheming Algazi League beginning to gain power in the region. Eventually Saovia was reincorporated, but not without flaw.
Since then the peninsula remained politically stable only through relentless compromise with the factions that made up most of the ruling elite, and as a result the Hemesh Empire was never a particularly strong force, which led to its ultimate downfall in the mid-20th century when the peninsula slowly but surely divided into eight independent polities.