Thubani

Thubani (Oharic) 图班 (Tú bān) 天龙座 (Tiānlóng zuò)
1499
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Government	Colony
Historical era	Orinese colonial era
• Established	1499
• Disestablished	1969
Preceded by Succeeded by Orioni San Ba

Thubani is an island in the Rosario Sea.

Etymology

• Name comes from RL Arabic for “large snake” or “python”.
  • RL Thuban (Alpha Draconis) was the pole star a few millennia BCE. “Draconis” (in !Latin) is “Zenido” (in Oharic).
  • RL Chinese name is “Right Wall of Purple Forbidden Enclosure”, a possible reference to the boundary between the Three Kingdoms and Orioni.

Geography

• What is the capital city?
  • Capital can be called Adib (in Oharic), and Youshu (in Ide Jiman).
• Is the climate this far north still warm enough for rubber plantations?
  • The island was covered by luscious forests and rolling hills of rich soil. It was known as the best place for farming and raising livestock.

History

• Pre-colonial history. Add Pearl Road stuff.
• Colonial period. In 1499, it was settled by Orioni in a colonial enterprise.
  • As the Orinese empire grew, they continued to develop the island. The Orinese built a series of large castle to rule and protect the island. These citadels were huge, fortified, and well guarded.
  • The westernmost castle was the home of a governing council and their immediate family members. It was ruled by a viceroy and his family. The viceroy was appointed by the monarch, in exchange for his loyalty and service to the empire and protecting its colony.
  • Add colonial period events, rulers, economy.
• Independence.
  • In 1969, it became the last Orinese colony to gain its independence. Why?
  • Add post-colonial history. Look to Sri Lanka and Taiwan for inspiration.
• San Ba
  • The island voted by referendum in 1982 to join with San Ba, with which it shared strong ethnocultural ties.
  • However, a large Orinese minority remains present on the island.

Politics

• Part of San Ba
• Probably some semi-autonomous rights and privileges.
• Governing system might be similar to how the Orinese ruled, with an appointed viceroy. That would be a governor now, since San Ba is a republic.

Economy

• Add current economic situation, integration with San Ba.
• Minig of mineral products include alabaster, tin, and tungsten.
• During colonial times, valuable woods such as teak and pine were a major export industry. But these forests were largely been redurecd by unsustainable logging. What remains of these forests are now protected spaces for nature and wildlife. National parks of Taiwan are protected spaces for the nature, wildlife, and history under their current jurisdiction. Currently there are seven national parks in Thubani, covering 29% of the entire land area of the country. The largest of these is K’onijo Bota National Park (Oharic: beautiful place). All protected lands are administered by the Ministry of the Interior.

Culture

• What is the language of San Ba? (San Ban sounds silly, as does Sanbanese)

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  A woman wearing traditional Burkinese jewelery.

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  K’onijo Bota National Park.