Meqowalele civilization

Meqoqowalele Empire
Meqoqo-qeɰʷa-tutɨ-ɰʷalele
938 BCE–214 BCE
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Capital		Meqoqo-qeɰʷa-tutɨ-ɰʷalele
Languages		Sawyan language
Government		Absolute Monarchy
Historical era		Naguan Iron Age
•	Established	938 BCE
•	Asambupaye era	938 BCE
•	Itetera era	792 BCE
•	Warlord era	787 BCE
•	Sahwacegwa era	404 BCE
•	Fall to Cananganam	214 BCE
•	Collapsed	214 BCE
Population
•	500 BCE est.	450,000
Currency		Various Kaqo-Tuty
Today part of		Cananganam Mujansa Ukutunajas

The Meqowalele civilization, or simply Meqowalele, is the earliest civilization known to exist in Naguan history. Consisting of an area roughly 85,000 square kilometers, it comprised of many ethnic groups, including significant Camic and Gyai settlements. They occupied the highlands of the march regions of Mujansa and Cananganam. It has been speculated that the Sawyans are a part of the Dagyelic or Asuranesian peoples, though no conclusive evidence has confirmed this.

The Meqowalele created the framework for later civilizations in Nagu, being the first to also utilize both iron tools and writing. Engineering methods in architecture also hint to being an early inspiration for various stone palaces throughout the region, being typically made with a notable pyramid dome in larger more expensive structures. In addition to practicing agriculture, they also had pastoralist communities within their border. To what extent these communities cooperated with the Sawyan Empires, however, is not known.

Etymology

The name, Meqowalele stems from the reconstructed Common Sawyan name for the capital of the civilization, *meqoqo-qeɰʷa-tutɨ-ɰʷalele, meaning "the place where two rivers mate to become one".