Arthasthan

Republic of Chanda अरदपगपेश अयमपकसपगप उलस Ardagesh Aymagsaga Uls (Chandan)
Flag Emblem
Motto:  Bir vatan, Bir sabab One homeland, One cause
Anthem:  Vatanımız Our Homeland
Capital and largest city	Taglikend
Official languages	Chandan
Other languages	predominantly Chandan other languages Tog Aholisi Himavantan Xiaodongese Baean others
Ethnic groups	predominantly Chandan other minorities Tog Aholisi Himavantan Xiaodongese Baean others
Demonym(s)	Chandan
Government	Unitary dominant-party assembly-dependent republic
• Premier	Erkin Sabir
• President	Pernille Urksal
Legislature	People's Assembly
Independence from Xiaodong
• Declaration of Independence	1934
• First Constitution	1936
• July Coup	1944
• Declaration of the Peoples’ State	1953
Area
• Total	334,422 km2 (129,121 sq mi)
• Water (%)	3.7%
Population
• 2015 estimate	23,424,000
• Density	168/km2 (435.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$ 374.68 billion
• Per capita	$ 15,995
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	$147.92 billion
• Per capita	$6,315
Gini (2016)	27.237 low
HDI (2016)	0.710 high
Currency	Soʻm (BRN)
Date format	yyy-mm-dd
Driving side	right
Internet TLD	.bc

Chanda (Chandan: अरदपगपेश, Ardagesh), officially the Republic of Chanda (Chandan: अरदपगपेश अयमपकसपगप उलस, Ardagesh Aymagsaga Uls), is a landlocked country in Coius with a population of 24 million people. On the southeastern edge of Satria, it borders Xiaodong to the south and east, Baekjeong to the west, and Ajahadya to the north.

The region comprising modern-day Chanda was first inhabited by Aholisi tribes who formed various petty kingdoms in the region. The region historically has been influenced by the Xiaodongese dynasties from the south and Ajahadyan dynasties from the north. Xiaodongese influence would start in the 5th century BCE, when the Xiang dynasty conquered and persuaded the local Aholisi leaders in the south to submit to the Emperor. Nevertheless they were able to keep their titles, although they had to pay tribute and follow the foreign policy of Xiaodong. After the collapse of the Xiang dynasty Xiaodongese domination wouldn’t return until the Tao Dynasty in the 8th century. This time, the changes of power were controlled by Xiaodong and they had to provide troops, suppress local rebellions, and pay tribute. The local tribes in the north remained independent until Ajahadya unified and conquered parts of Chandan or brought it under their influence starting in the 6th century CE. It would be firmly under their control under various dynasties until the 16th century.

In the 16th century, the Togoti Khaganate invaded the region of Chanda as a part of their conquests. Due to the threat of Xiaodong, Togoti officials would settle the region with friendly tribes in order to supply troops, leading to the Turkification of the region. Despite the threat of conflict the region became wealthy and increasingly settled by Togotis. After the collapse of the Khaganate, a major commander establishes his own fiefdom which became the Chandan Khanate. It ruled itself as a khanate, but it was multi-ethnic society, ruled by the Togoti and Aholisi together. During this time, the Togoti and the Aholisi cultures start to blend in the cities, form a new culture, the modern Chandans. However this ends In the mid 19th century, when the Heavenly Xiaodong Empire invades and Chanda becomes a protectorate under nominal direct control of the emperor. The Chandan people would live as subjects of the Empire stirring nationalistic sentiments.

Tensions would grow until it exploded during the Great War. In 1934 with Xiao forces in retreat, Chandan rebels rebelled and overthrew the protectorate government and declared the independence of the Chandan Republic in 1934. The Chandan Revolutionary War would continue during the Great War, until its end in 1935 where it would be granted formal independence with the Treaty of Keisi. Ethnic tension sparked by Aholisi nationalist sentiments grew into an ethnic conflict between the Chandan and the Aholisis. To restore order President Nurlan Sabir assumes emergency powers sparking the Chandan War with nationalist forces. In 1947 he declared the establishment of the Peoples’ State of Chanda, a republic based upon his own ideological principles.

Chanda implemented socialist economics during the 1950s and 1960s, but has since shifted away from socialist economics within the last several decades after the market reforms of the 1980s. Today the Chandan economy functions under what is called neo-Sabirist economics, a form of state capitalism where the central government works with the workers of major workers cooperatives to determine economic policy. While the government's pro-market policies have initially resulted in significant economic growth, corruption in the Corporations has hampered effective growth. As a result, government officials have increasingly relied on formations from the Labour Corps of the Chandan Army to fulfill government contracts and implement economic policies.

The country was founded as a republic following Nurlan Sabir's ideological principles. It established a unitary state governed by a powerful central government to enforce national unity. Despite some democratic reforms, the system has entrenched pro-Sabir factions, leading it to be widely considered to be a classic example of a Southern democracy. The country considered a middle power in Kylaris despite its population and geographic location, due to geopolitics of Coius. Due to its historical animosity with Xiaodong, it is closely allied with Senria and is a member of COMSED. As a result, it maintains a large military for its population. It is also a member nation of the Community of Nations and the International Trade Organization.

Etymology

The name Chanda is an Etrurian exonym originally derived as Chandaman,' from a historical Xiaodongese term for the region, “Across the mountain” (山对面, "Shān duìmiàn"), referring to Shalegho mountain ranges. The native endonym is Ardagesh, literally “land of the tribes of the tug” referring to the banners used by the Togoti Khaganate and its remnant in modern day Chanda. The phrase "Aymaqsaqa Uls", the Chandan word for republic, literally means "state ruled by the tribal/people's assembly". Thus the full name of the country, “Ardagesh Ardagesh Uls”, literally means, “State ruled by the tribal assembly of the Tug people”.

History

Prehistory

The region that is now Chanda has been inhabited before the Neolithic period, with evidence going back 30,000 years ago. Pastoralism developed during the Neolithic, as the region's climate and terrain are best suited for a nomadic lifestyle.The Neolithic Era also saw the arrival of the Sataro-Euclean people around 10,000 BCE, the ancient ancestors of the Aholisi people. Much like the other peoples of Steppe, the proto-Aholisi would have been largely nomadic and would have seen considerable migration around the region. By 1000 BCE, the proto-Aholisi people adopted a semi-nomadic lifestyle in the southeast region of the Great Steppe. While they didn't completely abandon a migratory lifestyle, they largely remained in one region. Their settlement resulted in the organizations into small tribal kingdoms.

Before the 1st century CE, Xiaodong under the Xiang dynasties exerted some control over the southern Tepaliklar highlands and the tribes that inhabited it, in the form of autonomous tributary states. The extent of Xiaodongese influence depended on the stability of the dynasty, with declining power resulting in a decline of influence in the region. The collapse of the Sun dynasty resulted in the Xiaodongese presence completely receded for several centuries and local tribes reasserted their independence. These tribes took advantage of the weakened powers to the south and conducted raids against the Xiaodongese states. In general however, they largely raided each other and remained fragmented.

Antiquity

• The Chandan are forced out of their traditional homeland
• Khan Soll unites the six Ilkhanates
• Migrates down south through the Great Pass
• Settles in the Tepaliklar highlands

Xiaodongese and Ajahadya period

• Rise of the Tao Dynasty
• The Tribal confederation maintains independence at first
• Tributary state is eventually established by 900s
• Xiaodong establishes piecemeal creation of institutions of state
• Conversion to Zohism
• The Chandan tribes breaks free when the Tao Empire declines
• Largely keeps the institutions founded

Togoti Khaganate and the Chandan Khanate

• Rise of the Jiao dynasty
• Tributary reestablished
• More institution building
• Breaks free after decline of Jiao dynasty
• Conflict with the Toki dynasty
• Formation of the Chandan Khanate

Protectorate of Xiaodong

• Khanate annexed by Xiaodong
• Attempt by Xiaodong to assimilate
• Rise of nationalism
• Great War and independence war
• Independence granted in 1935

Independence and the Peoples' State

• Foundation of the Republic
• Stable at first
• Xiaodongese Civil War destabilizes the Republic
• Refugee crisis
• Nationalist military coup & Republican countercoup
• Sabir leads the Revolution
• Sabir founds the Peoples' State
• Sabir's decade of rule
• Socialist economics, cultural revolution,
• Revolutionary institutions keeps things in line
• Fighting the notTibetans
• Reform is achieved, weakening the revolutionary institutions.
• Alignment with Senria and COMSED memebership.
• Full democratization & liberalization

Government and politics

Main article: Politics of Chanda

Premier Erkin Sabir Erkin Sabir

Secretary-General Pernille Urksal

Chanda's political system is outlined by a constitution known as the Declaration of the Peoples' State. Under the Declaration, Chanda is a unitary republic organized along Birlikist and ethnocratic lines. The country’s political system mixes presidential and parliamentary principles to form a assembly-dependent system, where the President is elected by the legislature but is immune from a vote of no confidence.

Ethnicity is a significant force in politics. The government promotes a unified Chandan identity based upon a common cultural and religious heritage and Anti-Xiaodongese sentiment. In order to encourage nationalism, cultural hegemony, and homogenization, the government enforces a program of assimilation known as Chandanization and actively suppresses nationalist movements with force. As a result, it has generated a significant interethnic resentment by the Aholisi.

Chanda is widely considered as a flawed democracy or a hybrid regime by international observers. The country’s policy of Chandanization of ethnic minorities has been accused of being “soft” ethnic cleansing . Furthermore it has been criticized for its undemocratic nature due to the domination of the National Front for Chandan Socialism and the power that the Supreme Council of the Revolution wields.

Government

The Supreme Council of the Revolution is the highest institution in the executive branch, which is led by the Premier who serves as head of state. The Council serves as a constitutional court and de facto upper house for the National Assembly. Under the principles laid out in the Declaration, the Council serves as the constitutional guardian of the People's State, tasked with ensuring that actions by the Assembly or the Local Government do not violate the constitution. Thus as part of its mandate, it has the power of judicial review and the ability to strike down any laws or actions that it believes that violates the principles of the Declaration with a majority vote. The Council may issue rulings whenever it sees fit on any institution of the Peoples' State. In addition it wields some legislative powers, with the authority to veto legislation from the National Assembly. Finally, the Supreme Council is the head of all Revolutionary Committees in the country to ensure all the districts remain loyal.

The President, serves as head of government and commander in chief of the Armed Forces. The Secretary-General is elected by a two-thirds majority vote at the first session of the year for a four year term. If at least two-thirds of the National Assembly cannot agree to vote for one presidential candidate, a People's Assembly is formed from all National Assembly delegates and delegates from the Local People’s Governments. The Secretary-General is assisted by a council of ministers, known as the Executive Committee, who are appointed by the President and approved by the National Assembly. Together they coordinate proposals and policies with the Ministers and the rest of the Assembly, as well as ensuring the smooth operation of government.

Legislature

The legislature consists of the unicameral National Assembly consisting of 450 members. Vested with supreme legislative and executive authority, the Assembly is the main law making body in the country, proposing and approving laws for the entire nation, although some flexibility is allowed to accommodate for local circumstances. Any delegate has the right to propose legislation, which must pass a simple majority vote and approval by the Supreme Council of the Revolution to become formally part of the law. In addition the Assembly has the sole right to amend the constitution by a two-thirds majority vote. The Assembly does not function as a traditional elected legislature, instead it is a gathering of delegates from the Local People's Governments throughout the country. Since delegates serve at the pleasure of the Governments they serve, thus the Assembly is a continuous body and has no legislative periods.

Despite almost all delegates are members of the National Front for Chandan Socialism, delegates are often members of assembly member organisations, which are groups of delegates who meet to pursue common legislative objectives. Some types of organizations are single issue organizations centered around addressing a single issue, or geographical organizations which group together delegates from a certain region, or ideological organizations which group together ideologically aligned delegates. Since members are not limited to membership in a single organization, membership is fluid and organizations can emerge and disband in a few years. However ideological organizations are the largest and most prominent; as of February 2021 they are the National Movement, Reform & Progress, Peoples' Labor Coalition, Friends of COMSED, Sons of Sabir, and United Left. However as membership is not restricted, it is common for delegates to be a part of two or more ideological organisations, mostly with the aim of promoting cooperation.

Judiciary

The highest judicial authority in the country is technically the Supreme Council, which officially delegates responsibility of managing the judicial system to the Council of Justice. Its members are appointed by the Supreme Council and confirmed by the General People's Assembly. The Council of Justice is not a court, but serves to organize the judicial system of the country by hiring, firing, promoting, and assigning judges. Although the Council of Justice is an independent body, it cooperates closely with the Justice Minister of the Executive Committee and the Committee of Civil Service to ensure the law is applied fairly and consistently.

In turn the Council delegates non-constitutional judicial powers to the Supreme Court of Justice. The Court of Justice is the highest court for criminal and private law and has supreme appellate jurisdiction as well as supreme original jurisdiction over non-constitutional cases. The Council of Justice also manages several high courts that serve regional judicial circuits. The Council also appoints the judges that serve the courts of the People’s Districts, although it usually appoints a judge recommended by the local District.

Administrative divisions

The People's District are the smallest level of administration, equivalent to a municipality; however larger cities may have multiple governments. The main institution of the Government is the Local People's Assembly, consisting of a directly elected council which is responsible for the city. The local assembly elects a delegate to the National Assembly, to represent the interests of the local community. While the LPA is the main authority, they are assisted by the Local People’s Committee which implements policies and ordinances proposed by the local assembly and the Revolutionary Committee to ensure ideological orthodoxy.