Empire of Diamazura

Empire of Diamazura

Diamazura (Azuran: Biluedimand), also known as the Empire of Diamazura (Ompiora du Biluedimand) is a country in the Pearlonyx region of the central Pacific Ocean. The capital and largest city is Lihanniga, located on the southeastern side of the island nation. This sovereign state shares no land borders, but does, however, neighbor other nearby island nations of the same region. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, with a number of smaller other bodies of water on all sides, such as the Aura Bay to the northeast, the Blue Gulf and Sapphire Channel to the Northwest, the Strait of Lapis, Bay of Diamonds, and the Inlet of Azure to the south, and the Bay of Onyx, Bay of Summits, and Gulf of Lihan to the east and southeast. It is a unitary democratic republic.The legislature consists of two houses: a parliament (Paerlimon) and a judiciary branch (Judiger), all whom elect a sultan who rules until they are eligible to give up the throne; however, they cannot rule for more than 30 years at time, at most.

Diamazura as it is known, today, first became its own empire when the previous one occupying it, the Gerdiman Empire, ceased to be in AD 789. It was established as a dominion amongst other nations since the Gerdiman's creation in 242 BC, but with the downfall of its parent state, Diamazura bittersweetly grew to be its own territory with relatively little to no effort. The country effectively adopted a new form of democratic government with influence from Greece, and wrote its first constitution in AD 793. It was declared a sovereign nation on March 17th, 794, and was recognized on April 29th of the same year, as word had eventually spread around. Diamazura is the founder of the region of Pearlonyx, which entirely became independent with the Gerdiman downfall, despite having been formed in the midst of its reign on May 21st, AD 431. Diamazura became a member of the World Assembly on June 4th of 1978. It also remains the leader of Pearlonyx, and because the region still has no delegate to represent, Diamazura remains the regional representative.

Etymology The name Diamazura is an English name that was adopted by the dominant tribe of people, Azurans, in 1612, who were encountered by the English some 34 years prior. The name comes from the dead religion of Gemdoism, as the Azurans worshipped one of four goddesses who were described as women who emerged from diamonds. The Diamonds were associated with the colors of white, yellow, blue, and pink. Since the Azurans worshipped Blue Diamond, the name Diam (Diamond) Azura (Azure, blue) was created by the English-speaking settlers.

As for the Azuran name of the land, Biluedimand, the name of their nation was highly controversial for centuries, as three other tribes all debated on which diamond the island should be named after. The only was that Blue would win was by population. Over time, the more Azurans who would migrate to other tribes in acts of diplomacy and trade, the more they influenced other tribes. The Azurans were the only people of the nation to do this. However, the dispute was recorded to have ended in AD 861, and thus the people of Diamazura settled with Biluedimand.

History

First Colonization The earliest recorded history of Diamazura was written by the first settlers from Gerdimina (present-day Brancaland, Germany, Marche Noir, France, and Belgium) in about 481 BC. They spoke of recent advances in ship-making and how they grew to sail distant lands. It was from these first settlers that the Four Tribes of Diamazura emerged: the Blancans, Pyritans, Azurans, and Rosarins. Thanks to Greek influence and that of another tribe called the Mewmans (of Mewni), the tribes developed a polytheistic religion known as Gemdoism, the idea that the Earth was made by 4 humanlike gemstones, and that each tribeman belongs to one of their 'courts.' There have been many recordings in which the people have actually seen these goddesses, but the legends have only faded with time. By 242 BC, the Gerdiman Empire came to be, and the colonies in the Americas, on ex-nation Blisserena, and on Diamazura became states in its great regime. The population grew and so did tensions between tribes, but they halted at the turn of the Common Era. A new age of prosperity dawned, and this would be known as the Era of First Light.

Era of First Light