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Republic of Kauzia kauz vonjem (Ythnandosian) |
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Capital | Iru | |||
Largest | Niuzhen | |||
Official languages | Ythnandosian | |||
Recognised regional languages | Talmian, Senian | |||
Area | ||||
- | Total | 1,271,049 km2 490,755 sq mi |
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Population | ||||
- | 2016 census | 132,176,927 | ||
- | Density | 103.99/km2 269.3/sq mi |
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Currency | Kohz (KHZ) | |||
Drives on the | right | |||
Calling code | +67 | |||
Internet TLD | .kz |
Kauzia (Ythnandosian: kauz poɣ, IPA: /kawz poɣ/), officially the Republic of Kauzia, is a country located in east Baredina. Kauzia is and has been a major regional power, having the largest economy in Baredina and having previously conquered many Ekuosian countries during the reign of the Kauzic Empire.
Etymology
The term kauz dates back to the first Kauzic settlements in the Ekuos Delta, which they originally referred to as kauz. Over time, this became used as the Kauzic demonym. In modern Kauzia, the Ythnandosian term kauz and its cognates in related languages have come to denote someone of any of many ethnic groups in Kauzia, as opposed to an ethnic Kauzic, although its original meaning remains as well.
The origin of the term kauz is obscure, with one theory linking it to the Ydtobogan word *hāgorda "safety, shelter" (cf. Classical Kauzic haẓ "safety"), but most of these theories have been deemed invalid.
History
Early History
The Kauzics first originated in what is now Izovangia, as part of the Ydtobogan societies along the Ekuos River. During the Ydtobogan Migration, the ancestors of the Kauzics migrated east along the Ekuos River over a thousand years until they reached the Ekuos Delta around 2000 BCE. Over the next thousand years, they established dominance over the various other peoples in the region, but mostly remained in the Zint region as they had not yet unified.
Than
By 1110 BCE, the Kauzics had unified and developed their own distinct culture. Towns had begun to develop across Zint, especially on the coast and along the many rivers in the area. In 1102 BCE, the first Kauzic emperor, Jaìm, took control of the Kauzic people and declared that all of Zint was her dominion, naming the dominion Than. The dominion would later undergo rapid growth and a scientific revolution over the next several hundred years.
However, the most well-known ancient emperor (argued by many to have been the most important) in modern Kauzia was Grik. Grik came into power in 897 BCE, after which Than entered a period of great prosperity. From 895 BCE to 876 BCE, the Kauzics began to invade the north and the east, conquering many other tribes and establishing dominance over most of modern-day Kauzia. During this period, Grik oversaw the construction of Iru, which would become the capital of Than, the Kauzic Empire, and modern-day Kauzia. After the conquests, Grik sought something to help unify the many peoples in the now multiethnic dominion.
A dualist rule of the political leader (bant) and the spiritual leader (rant) became the basis for rule in Than shortly before Grik's death. When the emperor died, the prophet chose the next emperor, and vice versa. The emperor was head of the government, but the prophet was head of the traditions. This ensured that both people would have an equal amount of power to keep the balance. Although this would later change drastically as time passed, remnants of the old system were still evident in Kauzia until the last century.
Kauzic Empire
The Kauzic Empire conquered much of Baredina, but soon lost its new territory to rebellions by various native groups.