Archive:Kizan

The Holy and Sovereign Kingdom of Kizan Naacğ ir Toḍilik Mizbaarşoq Kiḍan
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Capital		Oyinüydor
Official languages		Kizani
Demonym		Kizani
Government		Unitary theocratic one-party state
Gini		.31 low
HDI		0.771 high

Kizan (Kizan: Kiḍan [kiðã]), officially the Holy and Sovereign Kingdom of Kizan, is a country located in northeastern Vaniu. It is bordered by Ayozia to the south.

Etymology

The name "Kizan" comes from Kalkali words meaning "cold land," referring to the arid desert climate of much of the country.

History

The territory of Kizan was originally inhabited by early Kalkalic nomads in the 16th century BC. In 582 CE, the prophet Zarasa, who is rumored to have achieved enlightment in the mountains of northern Kizan, reformed Thaghaism/Zarasaism under a monotheistic faith. Kizani was also part of the Tamir Khanate, from which the Kizani ruling dynasty emerged; the Qotoghid dynasty claims to have ruled Kizan in the name of Thagha since the fall of the Tamir Khanate in 1220. (Many Kizani rulers have claimed legitimate descent from the Great Horde, but this is highly contested and widely accepted as false.)

Politics

Government

Kizan is constitutionally Zarasaist, and public worship of religions other than Zarasaism is illegal.

Demographics

Language

The Kizani language is spoken by the vast majority of Kizanis. It is an Eastern Vaniuan language descended from Kalkali.

Religion

The vast majority of Kizan is Zarasaist; gharams (Kizani: ğaarmaz) are ubiquitous throughout the country, even in the sparsely populated cities within the deserts and steppes of central Kizan.