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'''Mahana''' ([[Mahanan]]: '''महान''' or '''Mahāna'''|IPA: mæhˈɑːnə [[File:Speaker Icon.svg|13px|http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=m%C3%A6h%CB%88%C9%91%CB%90n%C9%99&voice=Joey]] [http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=m%C3%A6h%CB%88%C9%91%CB%90n%C9%99&voice=Joey listen]), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Mahana is a country in [[Europa (continent)|Europa]], more specifically the sub-continent of [[Orient]], which consists of 29 million people. Mahana is bordered by [[Kotowari]] to the north, [[Namdatka]] to the west and [[Mekabiri]] to the south. The capital city is [[Jutpandi]] but other large cities include [[Ghobari]], [[Battagara]] and [[Veydu]]. The most notable feature of Mahana is the [[Samripe Mountain Range]], one of the largest on [[Eurth]], and specifically [[Mount Monjara]], standing at 7,963m tall. The most followed religion in [[Gaism]], a religion centred around the worship of the bovine God of [[Kuladara]]. Mahana is made up of a huge amount of differing ethnic peoples, including the [[Sheshtri]], [[Gaimreti]] and the [[Mai]]s. The name 'Mahana' literally translates to 'Great' in the native language.

Mahana, despite historically being isolationist, currently have positive relations with a majority of [[Eurth]]s countries, being a member of many international organisations such as X, X and the [[Assembled Nations]]. The nation has been a democracy since the [[Mahanan Civil War]] of the early 1990s, which overthrew the Monarchy in Mahana. The current Prime-Minister is [[Ranju Bastola]] and President is [[Bina Sharma]]. The current Queen is [[Sharma II]], however the title is more of a 'show title' in present day.

==Etymology==

The term 'Mahana' first appeared upon initial unification in the 13th century, during the [[Sapkota Dynasty]]. In [[Old Mahanan]] (पुरानो महन्त लिपि) the word is thought to originally have meant 'Land of the Great Kings'. However the legitimacy of this claim is questioned and the true origins of the name are unknown, thought to be by some to originate from the [[Ancient Oharic]] language.

==Geography==
[[File:Screenshot 2022-02-14 200246.png|100px|thumb|left|Topographical map of Mahana.]]
Mahana is an oddly shaped country, with a fairly square shape but with two similar looking panhandles in the north and south. Mahana's key geographic features originate from the Europan Plates 79 million years ago, the [[Samripe Mountain Range]]. The rising of these plates also blocked the paths of rivers creating large lakes, which only broke through as late as 100,000 years ago, creating fertile valleys in the middle hills like the [[Ghobari Valley]]. In the south-eastern area, known as the lowlands, consists of fields perfect for rice harvesting as well as land for agriculture. On the west side of the Samripes is the [[Careleon Plateau]], an area of relatively low relief and uninhabitable lands. Despite this many ethnic groups call the plateau home.

Mahana is seperated into three physiographic belts, known as [[Mahanan Lowlands|Ripal]]-[[Samripe Mountain Range|Juhada]]-[[Careleon Plateau|Patu]]. Ripal is the name for the lowlands region which is home to the majority of Mahana's agriculture, which also borders the [[Bay of Bhuram]]. This area contains the lowest areas in all of Mahana. Juhada is the region that houses the [[Samripe Mountain Range]], as well as [[Mount Monjara]]. This area is incredibly mountainous, with heights just shy of 8,000m far from uncommon. The Patu region is a large plateau, home to hunter-gatherers and native groups. The region can be harsh and production of goods is hard in areas, however in the eastern-most regions of Patu is the cities of [[Jutpandi]] and [[Battagara]].

===Biodiversity===

Mahana contains a disproportionally large diversity in climates, plants and animals in relativity to it's size. Mahana has notable biocultural diversity due to it's varied environments. The huge, dramatic differences in elevation from the Inner [[Careleon Plateau]] as low as 64 metres above sea level to the peak of [[Mount Monjara]] at 7,963 metres above sea level. The [[Mahanan Lowlands|Ripal]] Region (east) is home to the richest biodiversity due to the conditions, with the majority of the [[Careleon Plateau|Patu]] and [[Samripe Mountain Range|Juhada]] regions being too harsh to support large amounts of biodiversity. Mahana is home to 7.3% of all mammals, 15.4% of all birds, 2.0% of reptiles, 5.3% of all amphibians, 2.2% of fish species, 6.7% of all butterfly species, 0.5% of all moth species and 1.2 of all spider species.

Mahana's forest coverage is 64.3% of the total area. In the [[Mahanan Lowlands|Ripal]] region you can find tropical evergreen forests, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_subtropical_broadleaf_forests subtropical] forests as well as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_broadleaf_and_mixed_forests temperate broadleaf and mixed forests]. In the [[Samripe Mountain Range|Juhada]] region there is widespread pine forests and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_and_subtropical_coniferous_forests subtropical pine forests].

===Image Gallery===

<gallery>
Baltoro glacier from air.jpg|(Samripe Mountains 1)
Everest North Face toward Base Camp Tibet Luca Galuzzi 2006.jpg|(Samripe Mountains 2)
Namcha Barwa from the west.jpg|(Samripe Mountains 3)
File:Hoh Xil.jpg|(Careleon Plateau 1)
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, 青藏高原 - panoramio (2).jpg| (Careleon Plateau 2)
TibetanPlateau-Lhasa17.JPG| (Careleon Plateau 3)
Jaflong Sylhet.jpg|(Lowlands 1)
Farmer of bangladesh.jpg|(Lowlands 2)
Beauty of Hatiya5.jpg|(Lowlands 3)
</gallery>

==History==

===Ancient Mahana===
====Prehistory====
[[File:1024px-Meluhha village tablet - BM17751 (horizontal).jpg|210px|thumb|right|A tablet found in the village of Shiluua, dated to 2,800 B.C.E]]
The first evidence of human presence in Mahana can be dated to around 70,000 years ago from [[Azania]] where they evolved. The earliest modern humans likely began to appear closer to 55,000 years ago. The oldest archaelogical evidence of human settlement in Mahana dates to even later, around 40,000 years ago.

After 7,000 BCE evidence of early animal domestication, storage of agricultural surplus as well as permanent construction was found. Over time these developed into the early [[Ghobari Valley Civilisation]], evidence for this can be found in the Mugarati and Plunbit sites in the south of Mahana. Mesolithic and even palaeolithic evidence has also been found in the [[Bhetwal Province]]. It is believed, because of this, that Mahana and areas surrounding was one of the first areas settled by humans in [[Orient]]. By around 4,000 BC the earliest Patuan peoples arrived to the [[Careleon Plateau]], which was not yet a desert-plateau at the time. The origins of these people is unknown, however by most it is believed they must have originated from central [[Europa]], as well as evidence of this in DNA. It was also around 4,000 BC when the first mentions of very early [[Gaism]] appeared in the [[Ghobari Valley]].
[[File:9b97b7ed084477d59b1e2c97e4a7e378.jpg|120px|thumb|left|A sculpture of a cow, early signs of the Gaism religion.]]
Around the year 3,200 BC it is believed that the early Mardri peoples developed from the [[Ghobari Valley Civilisation]] and spread into the [[Careleon Plateau|Patu]] and [[Mahanan Lowlands|Ripal]] regions, establishing early city civilisations. This is known due to the fact it was recognised by early [[Gaism|Gai]] scripts. The separation of the peoples in Mahana lead to huge ethnic diversity, with languages used between the regions being completely separate. The eldest established dynasty in Mahana is believed to be the [[Jhuapi Punha Dynasty]], which was established very close to the modern capital of [[Jutpandi]]. It was also with this dynasty that the language of [[Kulura]] was established, which is believed to be the earliest ancestor language to modern [[Mahanan]].

The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_script Carelitan] language also began developing in the [[Careleon Plateau]], evidence suggests, around the year 2,900BC. Mahana also received small populations from the early [[Shakya]]n civilisation to the north around a similar time. Towards the end of the [[Veyduan Period]] (1,300BCE) Mahana had been mentioned on multiple occasions throughout [[Gaism|Gai]] texts as well as multiple Hindu texts. The [[Topal Gura Dynasty]] began being mentioned in texts, being the second dynasty named in religious texts. The Topal Dynasty founded the ancient city of Nupakara, modern-day [[Ghobari]]. Evidence suggests there was large scale infighting between the [[Topal Gura Dynasty]] and the [[Jhuapi Punha Dynasty]] in western Mahana.
[[File:Antique-pala-period-shakya-buddha-900-a-d-hindu 1 62dafff6bd6c9f6df3efe1b83ac44abb.jpg|100px|thumb|right|Shakyan Buddhist sculpture in discovered 10 miles west of Vedyu.]]
Trade between dynasties and kingdoms within Mahana began to boom around 900BC with all kinds of agriculture and valuable items being passed between the kingdoms and dynasties. Around 600BC, further small kingdoms appear in the eastern regions and around the [[Mahanan Lowlands]]. Most of these would be cleared off in 500BC as the [[Shakya]]ns arrive and occupy a majority of the lowland region. The [[Shakya]]ns managed to push back the Topal dynasty and occupy a majority of modern western and southern Mahana. From the [[Shakya]]n Dynasty arose a local prince named [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha Vuatama Buddha] who would become a founder of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Buddhism] religion in Mahana.

Mahana became a land of religious importance and spirituality being the home of the [[Gaism]] religion for all of the [[Eurth|world]] as well as one of the world centres for Buddhism. The [[Achalendra I|first leader]] of [[Gaism]], known as the Gai, settled in the ancient city of [[Vaddkewatta]], now known as [[Jutpandi]], in 433BCE. Mahana became rich from the ancient pilgrimages where the pilgrims were encouraged to give money to the Gai.

By 230BCE, Mahana became integrated with the [[Pearl Road]] network as part of the [[Shakya]]n Principalities in the east. This opened Mahana to resources and goods that they never had access to before such as silk, glass, luxuries, gold and even timber. In return Mahana exported through the network pearls from the [[Bay of Bhuram]] as well as raw materials from the [[Samripe Mountain Range|Samripes]].
[[File:1bfb40cf217436285ed4af8b76f6bfe7.jpg|120px|thumb|right|A recreation of what Emperor Ujesh looked like from 1446.]]
By around 110BC, the western regions of Mahana around the [[Careleon Plateau]] and the ancient city of [[Vaddkewatta]] came under the control of the [[Aayan Empire]]. The third emperor of the empire, [[Emperor Ujesh]], took a spiritual pilgrimage to the Buddhist site [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumbini Lumbini]. When there, he erected a pillar with inscriptions which would mark the beginning of recorded history in Mahana. On the same pilgrimage he would also visit [[Vaddkewatta]] to get the blessing of ruling from Gai Palash II.

Following the blessing from the Gai, [[Emperor Ujesh]] lead the people of [[Aayan Empire|Aaya]] to war with [[Shakya]] in order to recapture the Mahanan lands that they felt belonged to them, according to the 'Nabendu's inscriptions'. After a successful invasion of [[Shakya]], they managed to push the Shakyans out of Mahana in 8BC, giving the [[Aayan Empire]] almost all the land within the modern Mahanan borders.

The [[Aayan Empire]] collapsed in 50CE following loss of territories due to weak sucession of emperors. Following the collapse, the [[Nadal Empire]] arose as the most prominent power in Mahana alongside the [[Ekaviri Empire]]. Alongside these two empires existed many small kingdoms and communities which would often be overthrown by the two major powers.
[[File:Screenshot 2022-02-06 200354.png|200px|thumb|right|Red: Nadal Empire Green: Ekaviri Empire Purple: Kurula Dynasty]]
Interaction between the kingdoms was minimal going into 200CE, with trade made minimal by the kings and emperors. Despite this, neither side wanted war as not to risk losing great resources or men.

It is believed that, for the first time, in 703 the [[Nadal Empire]] laid claim to the [[Samripe Mountain Range]], with the blessing from Gai Tej III giving them an excuse to take the unclaimed lands. Before this, it is believed the mountain range's only inhabitants were small groups of ethnics and tiny kingdom states. In the [[Ghobari Valley]] the [[Nadal Empire]] had been pushed north by the [[Kurula Dynasty]] from [[Mekabiri]] c. 849. This lead to a third major player in Mahana at the time. The [[Kurula Dynasty]] were lead by members of the Nupashi Family, who were heavily Buddhist and saw the sacred birthplace of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha Vuatama Buddha] as rightful territory of the Kurula Dynasty.
[[File:Screenshot 2022-02-06 195233.png|100px|thumb|left|The first known flag of Mahana, upon unification.]]
The [[Kurula Dynasty]] easily managed to push the [[Nadal Empire]] north, due to how decentralised and unorganised the empire was. This caused the collapse of the [[Nadal Empire]], leaving the [[Kurula Dynasty]] by far the largest and richest entity existing in Mahana. Complete Mahanan unification became an idea in c.1,023. The idea came around as [[Gai Tej V]] claimed all the holy lands of [[Gaism]] should be united under a single banner. This caused the beginning of the [[Kurulan Crusades]] led by [[King Raj I]] which ended in the collapse of the [[Ekaviri Empire]] as [[Veydu]] fell. This marked the beginning of the medieval era in Mahana, as Mahana became a united sovereign entity for the first time, under [[King Raj I]].
===Medieval Mahana===
====Early Independence====
By 1,100, Mahana had began to stabilise as a sovereign entity with a strong monarchy being established, with many reformers amongst the first monarchs. They worked to centralise the government, establishing the city of [[Jutpandi]] as the capital in previous [[Vaddkewatta]].
[[File:War of Santuṣṭi.jpeg|185px|thumb|left|A depiction of the Battle of Kashuradu, part of the War of Santuṣṭi.]]
The first threat to power in a unified Mahana was the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasa_Kingdom Khaddic Empire] from central [[Europa]] and the [[Careleon Plateau]] who felt that the areas of the plateau occupied by Mahanan forces belonged to them, due to the historic presence of the Patuan peoples in the region. A notable event of that came from the Khaddic Empire was the foundation of the earliest [[Durkha]] mercanaries and religious war monks. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasa_Kingdom Khaddic Empire] would send a long list of demands to the Mahanan government every year, and after twelve years of appeasement Mahana could no longer afford to pay the appeasement prices. This lead to a decleration of war from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasa_Kingdom Khaddic Empire], starting the [[War of Santuṣṭi]] (beginning 1,123). The territorial peak of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasa_Kingdom Khaddic Empire] included a majority of western Mahana, including a huge victory in [[Jutpandi]]. However, following defeat at the end of the war the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasa_Kingdom Khaddic Empire] split up into loosely associated kingdoms which would eventually be reabsorbed into Mahana, as well as surrounding nations.

In 1,207, Mahana annexed several more [[Careleon Plateau|Patuan]] kingdoms, expanding further west than the present day borders. As well as this, the people began developing further toward the [[Samripe Mountain Range|Samripes]]. The rich language and cultures of the [[Careleon Plateau|Patuan]] people began mixing with the ancient languages of the ethnic Mardri peoples of Mahana, forming the medieval version of the [[Mahanan]] language.
====Caste Era====
By 1,287, [[King Rabi I]] had introduced the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_Nepal caste system] to Mahana, a socio-economic reform which divided the indigenous Mardri peoples and the Buddhist population into castes modelled after the four Varna system of Hinduism. The king provided an influencial model for the Sanskritisation and Hinduisation of the indigenous non-Hindu tribal populations in all principalities throughout Mahana.
[[File:Attributed to Hiranand - Illustration from a Dictionary (unidentified)- Da'ud Receives a Robe of Honor from Mun'im Khan - Google Art Project.jpg|135px|thumb|right|An illustration of the invasion of Ripal.]]
By the late 14th century, it is said by [[Seylos]]ian historian [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick] that Mahana had become a large regional power, capitalising on the [[History of Orioni#Colonial Orioni|Orinese colonial period]] that had weakened fellow regional powers, including [[Mekabiri]]. Despite this, Mahana was affected on a minor scale by the [[History of Orioni#Colonial Orioni|colonial period]] as it was hit with small scale coastal raids in the [[Bay of Bhuram]]. Apart from one sacking of [[Jutpandi]] by [[Careleon Plateau|Patuan]] revolutionists in 1,492, Mahana remained relatively isolated and untouched from outside powers.

During the 15th century Mahana began to loose land and weaken as a regional power due to it's notable lack of resources in the west. This caused a temporary division of Mahana with the [[Kingdom of Ripali]] occupying the eastern portion of Mahana for the majority of the 15th century. These people had access to better fertile farmland and material and their existance harmed the power of Mahana in the west as it took a large amount of resources from them, and trading it back to the government for large prices. However, the [[Kingdom of Ripali]] was located entirely in the lowland [[Mahanan Lowlands]] region, which during certain months had heavy flooding. One such year, 1,466, Mahana invaded the [[Kingdom of Ripali]] during a three month flooding period, bringing it back under Mahanan rule. 
====Expansion and Reforms====
[[File:The_battle_of_Panipat_and_the_death_of_Sultan_Ibrāhīm,_the_last_of_the_Lōdī_Sultans_of_Delhi.jpg|115px|thumb|left|The march of the Queens Men into Patu.]]
In the mid-to-late 16th century, a Mahanan Queen named [[Sabitri II]] began reforms which involved the expansion and reclamation of land that was owned under the [[Aayan Empire]], seeing it as Mahana's divine right to own the land in accordance to the Gai. The Queens soldiers began marching west to reclaim the [[Careleon Plateau]] regions previously under control by the Aayans, only stopping just before the modern border, evidence suggests. The soldiers deployed brutal techniques in subduing the Patuan populations, pushing back the recently independent [[Namdatka]]. The Queens men used skill on horseback in order to effectively and quickly dispatch of any who resisted their claim of rule.

Throughout the 17th and early 18th century, Mahana worked on stabilising relations with [[Namdatka]] and worked to hold off foreign kingdoms. However it was also within these years that they opened formal relations with their neighbours, breaking their isolationist stereotype. They opened formal relations with [[Kotowari]] in 1644, [[Namdatka]] in 1671 and [[Mekabiri]] in 1700. Apart from the small naval invasions from the [[Orioni|Orinese]] in the 1350s, Mahana remained fairly untouched by foreign powers going into the 18th century.

The rising tensions in neighbouring occupied [[Mekabiri]] saw a large influx of Mekabirian refugees and immigrants entering Mahana, who would stay until the tensions surrounding Mekabiri's independence ended in 1822. These Mekabirians would soon intergrate with the Mahanan people and by the 18th century there was a large amount of mixed ethnicity Mahanan-Mekabirians.
===Consolidation and Stabilisation (1768-1899)===
====Religious Struggles====
[[File:Saroja Suwal.png|135px|thumb|left|Saroja Suwal's Portrait, Religious ethicist and political figure..]]
Religion in Mahana began to become a topic of controversy, with major Buddhist, [[Gaism|Gai]] and Hindu populations. The religious tensions began as the largest Hindu Mandir in [[Battagara]] was bombed by [[Gaism|Gai]] extremists. Small scale attacks to individuals and similar places of worship, however were carried out by both groups. The Hindu population of Mahana at the time was much higher than in present day, making up roughly 32% of the population, compared to the current estimate of 4.4%. The reason for this was, in 1779, a religious leader known [[Prajesh N.]] encouraged the Hindu populations to move back to [[Kotowari]], a land much less oppressive towards the Hindu population than the [[Gaism]]-centric Mahana.

In 1798, with huge rising tensions between the religious groups rose, with hatred and conflict common between the groups, a political figurehead named [[Saroja Suwal]] began starving herself until the government agreed to help put a stop to the segregation and conflict between the religious groups and minorities in Mahana. [[Saroja Suwal|Suwal]] was wildly successful, with people rallying behind the public figure in support of the desegregation and fair treatment of the religious groups. The movement for the equal rights of religious groups became huge, with some of the nations largest political figures joining in on rallies and marches, such as the [[Jutpandi March]] and the [[Butwal Rally]]. These events ended in a law of desegregation being passed, however some of the damage was done and Hindu and Buddhist populations began a gradual decrease which would continue until the 1980s.

====1799 Mekabirian War====
[[File:Mekabiri-Mahanan War.jpg|175px|thumb|right|The 1799 Mekabirian War.]]
Tensions began between [[Mekabiri]] and Mahana in 1799, with the Mahanan region of Bidakiye (present day Mekabiri) which the [[Mekabiri]]ans saw as rightful territory. The region had a large majority of ethnic [[Mekabiri]]ans. Problems arose as the minority of [[Mahanans]] in the region felt strongly about the regions continuation as a part of Mahana, and as support for incorparation into [[Mekabiri]] arose, the Mahanans in the area began to cause problems with the majority Mekabirian population. Violent fights between civilians became a commonality, often having to be resolved by military force. One such occurance was the November 1798 [[Bureman Incident]], which sparked the government of [[Mekabiri]] to threaten war over the region due to the poor handling and slaughter of Mekabirian citizens. [[Mekabiri]] believed that the Mekabirians affected were targetted over the Mahanan citizens of [[Bureman]]. 
[[File:Western Depiction.jpeg|185px|thumb|left|A western depiction of the war from 1822.]]
Following these events, [[Mekabiri]] used this as their reason to occupy the region that they saw belonging to themselves, marching their men into the region on the 6th February 1799. This was met with great resistance from the Mahanan troops, who tried pushing into the city, causing a great loss of life during the [[Battle of Six Waters]], which ended in a majority Mahanan victory thanks to the elite fighting style of the [[Durkha]]. This ended up being the first of many battles along the border, including the [[Battle of Bidakiye]] (Mahanan Victory), [[Battle of Guraon]] (Major Mekabirian Victory). The war became a stalemate in 1801, with previous years being Mahanan dominance due to the [[Durkha]].

Due to a huge economic loss, [[Queen Dipshika I]] signed a treaty with Mekabiri, ending the war and giving them the Bidakiye region that they started the war over. The reason for this was that, with tensions rising with the [[Namdatka]]ns in the west, they couldn't handle two conflicts at once. As well as this, they needed to save just in case war with the [[Namdatka]]ns came.

====The Conflict of Vivāda (1812-1813)====

Mahana, after recently losing land in the south to Mekabiri, were trying to avoid a war with [[Namdatka]] over the outer [[Careleon Plateau]], a desolate region which was not of much use to the Mahanan people. However, to avoid complete embarasment, when the Namdatkan soldiers invaded the region, the Mahanan Army responded with almost 3,000 men. Despite taking victories in many battles, they withdrew from the outer regions as not to loose too many resources or men to a conflict not worth fighting. In total, it is estimated they lost 540 soldiers during the conflict, with the Namdatkans losing many more.

Despite this, they established a line of defences along the [[Majuri River]], known as the [[Majuri Defence Line]], in order to keep a hold of the more fertile inner [[Careleon Plateau|Patuan]] region. This was sucessful, managin to hold off any further [[Namdatka]]n invasion from the west.

====Delamarian Daruwa====
[[File:Daruwa and Oriental Company.png|155px|thumb|left|Top: Delamarian Oriental Company Bottom: Delamarian Daruwa]]
In 1833, the [[Delamaria]]n port and trading post in [[Daruwa]] launched an invasion into the city, taking it under control of [[Delamarian Daruwa]] and the ruling [[Delamarian Oriental Company]]. They held the city for over thirty years due to the defences they built, the supplies they received through the [[Bay of Bhuram]]. As well as this, Mahana had no reason to recapture the city, as it would be risking a war with the powerful colonial empire which was [[Delamaria]]. Furthermore, they did not have much use of the port city, due to the city being used as the headquarters for the [[Delamarian Oriental Company]] for decades before the colonisation. 

Tensions rose as those running the colony began enslaving the people of the city, using them for forced labour. They treated the people of the city harshly, and the Mahanan government refused to acknowledge these happenings, causing widespread outrage for Mahana to get involved and recapture the city. In 1861, a [[Durkha]] named [[Lalit Gaudel]] became the leader of the movement when he became one of the first [[Durkha]] to publicly abandon their duties as a Durkha in order to send a message to the government that change had to be made. Many Durkha followed his footsteps, with his inspirational speeches and stances becoming legend within Mahana. It is believed he, almost single-handedly, lead to Mahana's promise to get involved with the city.

The King telegrammed the leader of the [[Delamarian Oriental Company]], with a list of demands which involved the abolishment of slavery in the colony. These were declined by the leader, and a declaration of war was made, beginning the [[Delamari-Mahanan War]].

*1810s: Namdatka-Mahana Conflict.
*1860s: [[Delamaria]]n colonisation with [[Delamarian Daruwa]] and the [[Delamarian Oriental Company]]

===Contemporary Mahana===

* 1900s — In the early 1900s, a man named [[Sudip Subba]] managed to successfully take power, forcing the monarch to become a secondary power and announcing himself as supreme leader or Subban. Afterward, the kings of Mahana were only figureheads and the Subban held the real power.
* 1943 — However, in the year 1943, the Gayin (Head of the Gaism religion) stated that the Subban was not the rightful leader of Mahana at any given time, restoring power back to the king, with the Subban position fading following this.
* 1992 — The [[Mahanan Civil War]] of the early 1990s removed all power from the Monarch, with the role only being a 'show title'. Establishment of the current Federal Democratic Republic of Mahana. 
* 2021 — Today, Mahana remains a poor country, with most working in farming. However, Mahana is seen to have great tourist potential, with 26 million visitors in 2020. They are exporters of materials such as plastics and soft metals, as well as tea and other goods.

==Politics==

Mahana is a parliamentary republic with a multi-party system. The three parties that are recognised by the federal parliament; the [[Mahanan Congress]] (MC), [[Mahanan Red Workers Party]] (MRWP) and the [[Simatra Jima Party]] (SJP). The MRWP is considered leftist, the Mahanan Congress is considered centrist and the SJP considered right leaning. Since the establishment of the parliamentary system the Mahanan Congress has been the most sucessfull, holding the majority of seats during each election so far, only being rivalled by the MRWP in the early 2000s and mid 2010s. Previous to the establishment of Mahana's parliamentary system, they had a 'Parliamentary Monarchy', however most historians would consider it to have been an absolute monarchy due to the fact each of the parties were owned by the monarch, prior to the early 1990s. Some examples of parties from this time period include the [[Crown Juti Party]] and the [[Democratic People's Party]].
===Government===
===Administrative Divisions===
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|[[Nuragara Province]]||[[Jutpandi]]||[[Palash Piya]]||Rajendra Ra||18|| X ||8,334,230|| X || 0.578 ||[[File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 185714.png|100px]]
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|[[Sadheshi Province]]||[[Veydu]]||Hari Hankar||Lalbabu Raut||8|| X || 5,132,494 || X ||0.472||[[File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 191738.png|100px]]
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|[[Banurati Province]]||[[Ghanashyam]] ||Chandra Shoama||Prasad Pandey||10|| X || 6,493,329||X||0.488||[[File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 192311.png|100px]]
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|[[Thubten Province]]||[[Sherabi]] ||[[Tempa Pakshi]]||Paldon Sambhota||6||X||2,403,757||X||0.428||[[File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 192854.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Paranani Province]]||[[Ghobari]]||Ekaraj Verma||Bichitra Chalise||13||X||3,199,272||X||0.519||[[File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 193210.png|100px]]
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|[[Nyandak Province]]||[[Lhakpa]]||Wangyal Dramuktsang||Chodak Gonpo||10||X||1,570,418||X||0.469||[[File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 193909.png|100px]]
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|[[Bhetwal Province]]||[[Godapyuri]]||Ganga Prasad Yadav|| Nepuchi Bhatta||9||X||2,552,517||X||0.478||[[File:Screenshot 2022-01-17 202048.png|100px]]
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!President<br />[[Bina Sharma]]
!Prime Minister<br />[[Ranju Bastola]]
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===Military and Intelligence===
[[File:640px-Nepalese UN soldier.jpg|120px|thumb|left|A Mahanan peacekeeper in Jutpandi.]]
The military in Mahana is handled by the [[Mahanan Ministry of Defence]]. The military expenditure for 2017 was 431 million, around 1.5% of the countries GDP. An almost exclusively ground force of soldiers, the Mahanan Army numbers at less than one hundred and fifty thousand. The military own few aircraft,  mainly helicopters used in search and rescue, usually in the [[Samripe Mountain Range|Samripes]]. The military is lead by the Head of Defence, currently [[Kusum Paudel]]. The Directorate of Military Intelligence is under the army in Mahana; the [[National Intelligence Agency]] acts seperately, however. The military in Mahana is primarly used for search and rescue, anti-poaching in national parks and counterinsurgency. There are no discriminatory policies in joining the army, and haven't been since 2006 when women were allowed to enlist, however in order to join one must complete the harsh [[Pugati Test]].

However, some of the most iconic and feared soldiers in the world, the [[Durkha]]s, are Mahana's most proud soldiers. Originally formed in the mid-1700s, the Durkhan soldiers are highly regarded as some of the most skilled and fearless soldiers in the world. The Durkhas are recruited for the Mahanan Army, the Mekabiri Army and X Army.
==Economy==

{{main|Economy of Mahana}}

Mahana's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) for 2021 was $36.084 billion with an annual growth rate calculated at 4.9% in 2021, which is expected to rise to 6.5% by 2025. Mahana could be considered to be one of the fastest growing economies in [[Europa]], however with one of the lowest GDP nominal per capita.

[[File:P01h02yb.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Worker Force in Mahana.]]

The 17.9-million-worker Mahanan Worker Force is one of the largest on [[Eurth]]. Primary work sectors make up to 34.2% of GDP, the secondary 14.3% and the tertiary 51.5%. Major agricultural products include tobacco, potato, oilseed, jute, cereal (barley, maize, millet, paddy and wheat) and milk. Major industries include tourism, cigarettes, textiles, cementing, rice, sugar and bricks. Mahana's international trade expanded greatly in the 1990s as a complete democratic system was restored. Mahana's economy was ruined in the 1990s following the [[Mahanan Civil War]]. Major exports of Mahana include leather, carpet, medicinal herbs and paper product. Major imports of Mahana include machinery, raw materials, plastic, tea, electrical and electronic devices, gold and semi-finished goods.

[[File:Women_Working_in_the_Rice_Fields_at_Khiji_Nepal.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Two-thirds of the Mahanan workforce is employed in agriculture]]

In recent years Mahana has made great progress in poverty reduction as well as reducing the gap in development. In 2010 Mahana was below the International Poverty Line (AIA$1.90 per person per day) from 17.3% to just 9.9% in 2019, however vulnerability still remains high as almost 34% of the population living on between $1.90 and $3.45 per day. However, Mahana has made great improvements to sectors such as infant mortality, nutrition, electricity and access to internet. On the current trajectory, Mahana is set to eliminate poverty within the next 35 years. Mahana's agricultural sector comes under great risk as during the months June-September the [[Narope Rains]] cause floods in the lowland regions, which Mahana relies on for a lot of the farming. As of 2014, Agriculture employs 76% of the workforce, services 18%, and manufacturing and craft-based industry 6%.

Besides being almost landlocked, rugged and harsh geography, poor infrastructure, ethnic tension and lack of natural resources as well as long lasting civil war tensions, the post-1990 government has done a good job stabilising the country.

===Tourism===

{{main|Tourism in Mahana}}

Tourism is the largest and fastest-growing industry in Mahana, employing more than 1.5 million people. The industry also contributes to around 9.7% of Mahana's GDP. The number of international visitors to Mahana surpassed 1 million for the first time in 2012, with that number increasing each year (statistic not including those who travel on the road from neighbouring countries). Premier destinations in Mahana include the [[Sheshtri National Park]] (Home to [[Mount Monjara]]), the seaside city of [[Ghanashyam]], the cultural city of [[Jutpandi]], the [[Pashni National Park]] and the [[Ghobari Valley]].

===Foreign Employment===

Today Mahana remains a poor country, with most working in farming. However, Mahana is seen to have great tourist potential with 26 million visitors in 2020. They are exporters of materials such as plastics and soft metals as well as tea and other goods.

(WIP. Currency: Mahanan Rupee.)

==Culture==

===Ethnic Groups===

{{main|Ethnic Makeup of Mahana}}

[[File:Map of cultures in Mahana.png|thumb|190px|Rough map of cultures in Mahana.]]
[[File:640px-Baba in Nepal.jpg|160px|thumb|left|An old Pashimari man.]]
Mahana is one of [[Eurth]]s most ethnically diverse nations, with tens of different ethnic groups of notable size making up the modern day nation. The reason for this is the historic separation and isolationism meant that different peoples grew slightly different from each other, forming the modern ethnic makeup of Mahana. A huge majority of the people living in Mahana are native groups, an estimated 98.7% of their population in 2021.

The largest ethnic group in Mahana is the [[Sheshtri]] peoples, part of the Mardri ethnic family, alongside the [[Jamuni]],[[Butwali]],[[Pashimari]], [[Mai]] and [[Shivalaya]], as well as other smaller groups. These groups are most often found in the Outer [[Careleon Plateau]] as well as the lowlands Ripal region. These people are closer to the regular [[Orient]] ethnic groups as they have had more interaction with the outer world than the Patuan family of ethnic groups. The Patuan Ethnic Family originates in the Patu region of Mahana, specifically the Inner [[Careleon Plateau]], however some members of the family can be found as far east as the [[Samripe Mountain Range|Samripes]]. Some members of the Patuan Family include the [[Gaimreti]],[[Koshi]],[[Tamang]],[[Jhimpe]] and [[Kiralimbu]]. The main difference between the Patuan and Mardri families, besides general appearance, is the language. The Mardri peoples speak [[Mahanan]] and the Patuans often speak the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_script Carelitan] language, however [[Mahanan]] has become the primary language with almost all citizens speaking the language.

===Religion===

Mahana is a land of incredible religious importance for three religions; [[Gaism]], Buddhism and Hinduism. Mahana is religiously diverse with the three main religions being [[Gaism]], Buddhism and Hinduism.

Mahana is the motherland of the [[Gaism]] religion, with it being founded in the [[Ghobari Valley]]. The earliest evidence of the religion was dated to around 4,000 years ago. The leader of the religion, the Gai, can be found within the capital city of [[Jutpandi]]. A huge amount of pilgrims visit Mahana each year, specifically following the [[Nurumi Religious Pilgrimage Route]].

Mahana is also of great importance to Buddhists as it is believed the religion originated in Mahana, although some argue the validity of this claim. It is believed that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha Vuatma Buddha] was born in Mahana, who went on to found the Buddhism religion. The city of Lumbini recieves around 400,000 Buddhist pilgrim visitors a year.
===Cuisine===

{{main|Mahanan Cusine}}

===Arts===

===Sports===
[[File:Artworks-000193713484-h876yj-t500x500.jpg|thumb|150px|Raju Kaji Shakya, Mahana's all-time leading goal scorer.]]
The Mahanans play many sports at national as well as at international level. The most common sport played in Mahana is football followed by cricket. Other sports played in the country include swimming, volleyball, tennis, martial arts, boxing, wrestling, running, weightlifting, basketball, shooting, archery, badminton and golf.

The most popular sport in the country, football, is enjoyed internationally with the [[Mahanan Blue Coats]] National Football Team and nationally with the Mahanan Primiyara Liga. Mahana's best known football player is [[Raju Kaji Shakya]] who is the all-time top scorer for Mahana
==References==

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