Thuyo
Republic of Thuyo Thúyo |
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Official languages | Jayun Thap, Balak | |||
Recognised national languages | Neviran | |||
Recognised regional languages | Ikang Thap, Qaila'u | |||
Demonym | Thuyan, Thuyoan | |||
Area | ||||
- | 330,839 km2 127,738 sq mi |
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Population | ||||
- | 2016 estimate | 19,949,591 | ||
- | Density | 60.3/km2 156.2/sq mi |
Thuyo or Tuyo (Jayun Thap: Thúyo, IPA: /t̪ʰújɵ/ ; Ikang Thap: Thuyǫ /θujɔˤ/, Qaila'u Dūyo /ˀtu:jəu/), officially the Republic of Thuyo, is a developing country mostly located on the southwest of the island of Lahan. It is covered largely by tropical rainforest, with its population mostly concentrated along the coast in cosmopolitan cities such as Luyu'áchò, Hàshayuké and Khįtìyòù, while the rest of the country is relatively rural and poor. It has an overwhelmingly resource-based economy, with its most important exports being raw natural rubber, exotic lumber, and tropical fruits.
History
As with the rest of Lahan, Thúyo has been subject to several waves of migration throughout its history. The most numerous indigenous groups still present in the country today descend from Lahiri and Sañuan peoples. It was colonized in CE 1685 by the Neviran Empire and later overtaken as an overseas colony by the Balak Empire. It became an independent country in 1962 during the dissolution of the Balak Empire.
Early Prehistory
Historians generally agree that some settlements have emerged in Thuyo at least 19,000 years ago, although little evidence of this exists in Thuyo.
Lahiri arrival
Antiquity
By 600 CE the communal lifestyle of various tribes near Thamberí River had evolved into more organised and hierarchical societies. The first state whose name is on Neviran chronicles is Kingdom of Thap. Historians estimate the kingdom to have been established around 800 CE.
Neviran arrival
Saruan Empire Colonisation
By the start of the 18th century, Nevira had infiltrated into the cores of most of the states in Lahan, of which most were situated in Thuyo. Nevirans had also become a significant minority in numerous coastal cities. This also gave birth to the Ząe, who had mixed Lahani-Neviran ancestry. The first non-Lahani leader of a Lahani state was Neḳemut, a Ząe, who became the ruler of the Kingdom of Thap in 1726. They were the first truly pro-Neviran leader of a Lahani state, and worked to eliminate any dissent towards the Neviran ruling class.
Neḳemut's regime would be the one to introduce the Neviran alphabet to Jayun Thap along with several judicial and governmental changes. Most, if not all, of these changes were to the benefit of the Neviran and Ząe land owners: the nature of the Neviran-inspired judicial system would protect property owners from any damage done to them by other people, as well as favoring property owners when pondering credibility. Life quality of a peasant in a Lahanian kingdom dropped significantly in the 18th century, and some academics argue it's because of those reforms and concentration of wealth.
Neḳemut would also be the last king of an independent Kingdom of Thap, when they signed a treaty to cede the independence to the Saruan Empire.
Balakian rule
Balak Empire purchased most of Thuyo as South Herayan in 1886, and ended the Neviran dominance of the region. South Thuyo remained, however, as the only piece of land not in Balakian hands until XXXX.
In the early years of the change in power, many local landowners and aristocrats vied for independence, allying against Balaks who would try to establish their influence in the region. Balak Empire had established themselves as the lords in the North however, and managed to spread the influence to Thuyo as well. Many landowners who were also called the Rubber Barons still resisted and protected their lands with guerrilla tactics and srtikes against Balakian logistics. Modern estimates say that the syndicate denied the Balak Empire up to half of potential profits from the colony.
Utogo crisis
Main article: Utogo crisis
In 1956, Qashama Vashnabash got an order from the Imperial core to intervene in West Herayan, where clashes between anti-colonial protesters and West Herayan's colonial forces had become violent. Vashnabash's militia encountered nothing less than an armed rebellion in West Herayan, where large parts of the army had taken the same side as much of the common populace.
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A coup d'état attempt shook the colonial government in Luyu'áchò in early 1957. Following Kaiyyo claiming responsibility for the attack and declaring full independence, South Herayan was also ordered to subjugate Kaiyyo as well. Materials and resources coming to South Herayan increased for a while and enabled the continuation of the de facto war in two fronts. This however lasted only until [date] 1958, when the Balak Empire cut its support severely. Vashnabash quickly started negotiating with the imperial core about peace negotiations and got her desired result quickly. This eventually lead to the Treaty of [tbd] and cessation of South Herayan's claims to Kaiyyo.
Independence
Geography
The mainland of Thuyo is located in southwest Lahan. It is a hilly country with some low mountains further inland.
Thuyo also consists of several islands, the largest of which form the Ikang Islands, a small archipelago in the Sañu Strait, approximately halfway between Lahan and Puzimm.
Climate
Largely covered by tropical rainforest and monsoon climates, Thuyo is a very hot, wet, and green country.
Biodiversity
tons of plants, birds, and bugs. cassowaries, kiwi, moa. sugar gliders. Threatened by invasive ferals.
Politics
Government
Administrative divisions
Demographics
Ethnicity
There are several native ethnic groups in Thuyo, descending from two main lineages (the Sañuan and Lahiri groups) as well as some isolate groups. There remains a minority but powerful group of settler descendants from the Saruan and Balak empires.
The majority of the urban population today is of mixed descent, with a higher concentration of indigenous Lahani in rural areas.
Gender
Official gender statistics in Thuyo are quite complex, as the country recognizes nine distinct legal genders—a system born of hybridizing the cultural and legal traditions of native Lahani, settler Neviri, and settler Balak. It incorporates the three Lahiri genders, the four Neviran genders, and the binary system recognized by the Balak. During the period of Balak rule, while certain ethnic groups were permitted to have their traditional genders acknowledged on legal documents, all Thuyans were also assigned a legal binary sex; post independence, the legal sex system was abolished and incorporated instead into the gender system. However, many older Thuyans maintain identity cards that use the mixed system.
During the [post-independence apartheid era], legal gender was tied strictly to ethnicity, with citizens of Thuyo being limited to genders considered appropriate for their heritage…
Language
Many languages are spoken in Thuyo, mostly belonging to the Ekuo-Lahiri and Sañu-Jutean language families. Most inhabitants are conversant in one of the two official languages, Jayun Thap and Qaila'u, respectively, and many can also speak Neviran or Balak and international languages. However, up to 70% of citizens speak a minority language or dialect in the home.
Jayun Thap, Ikang Thap, and a handful of other minority languages are descended from Old Thap, which still exists as a literary language. The Thap languages and Neviran represent both main branches of the Ekuo-Lahiri language family.
In all schools, children are taught in either Jayun Thap, with the option of enrolling in classes taught in either Qaila'u or Ikang Thap in their respective regions and the capital. Balak is compulsory from middle school onwards, with Neviran being optional throughout. Very little teaching in any minority language is done, though efforts by local activists are combating the dominating prevalence of the three biggest languages: Jayun Thap, Neviran and Balak.
Education
From 1994 onwards, Thuyo declared free, compulsory and universal education for children aged 8 to 16. Literacy rate at that time was 14%, with even elementary level schools only limited to the most wealthy and urban areas. Literacy rate has since risen to 43% in 2019, but a lack of funding in the recent decade has slowed progress.
Culture
Most indigenous Thuyans still live fairly traditional lives, augmented by imported modern technologies but not reliant on them. Communalism is the main socioeconomic structure, although family units are often divided into different dwellings and may try to be self-sufficient.
Cuisine
The main crop is coconut, with other vegetables and seafood making up the bulk of the rest of the diet. Further inland, grain and fruit are more common. Meat is chiefly bushmeat hunted from the many large flightless birds. Pigs are also farmed for their meat. Dairy and cattle are not common in Lahan.