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While some governours welcomed the new policy most saw it as unlawful restriction on their rights by a increasingly desperate central government. As emperor [[Cheng Gaozhong of Cui]] died in 1881 and was succeeded by his son [[Cheng Zhongshan of Cui|Zhongshan]] some of the anti-reform governours became hopeful that they could influence the rather young new emperor to roll back some of his fathers reforms and allow for more autonomy in the provinces again. During the early reign of Zhongshan several factions of high ranking government officials emerged that attempted to sway imperial favour in their direction. Most prominet among them was the [[Shanshang clique]] led by [[Zhang Yuanhong]], at the time [[Jimi of Fushan|viceroy of Fushan]], who was a strong proponent of moderate reform. | While some governours welcomed the new policy most saw it as unlawful restriction on their rights by a increasingly desperate central government. As emperor [[Cheng Gaozhong of Cui]] died in 1881 and was succeeded by his son [[Cheng Zhongshan of Cui|Zhongshan]] some of the anti-reform governours became hopeful that they could influence the rather young new emperor to roll back some of his fathers reforms and allow for more autonomy in the provinces again. During the early reign of Zhongshan several factions of high ranking government officials emerged that attempted to sway imperial favour in their direction. Most prominet among them was the [[Shanshang clique]] led by [[Zhang Yuanhong]], at the time [[Jimi of Fushan|viceroy of Fushan]], who was a strong proponent of moderate reform. | ||
====The Prince Liu Affair==== | ====The Prince Liu Affair==== | ||
[[File:Wang Wenshao.jpg|thumb|170px|Duke [[Ming Kyuin]] of Song.]] In 1891 the factional conflict escalated when [[Deng Licheng|the 2nd Prince of Liu, Deng Licheng]] was revealed by the Shanshang clique to have | [[File:Wang Wenshao.jpg|thumb|170px|Duke [[Ming Kyuin]] of Song.]] In 1891 the factional conflict escalated when [[Deng Licheng|the 2nd Prince of Liu, Deng Licheng]] was revealed by the Shanshang clique to have illegally diverted funds from the construction of the [[Baixiu]]-[[Daiping]] railway for personal construction projects. After several calls for him to resign were ignored by emperor Zhongshan the [[Duke of Song|the duke of Song]] and commander of the [[Southwestern military district]] [[Ming Kyuin]] decided to take manners into his owns hands. On the 14th of October he together with around 200 men of his personal guard ambushed the prince of Liu while he was on leaving his summer residence in [[Zanzhou]]. After a short skirmish Dengs guards were overwhelmed by the attackers, who forced both the prince and his entourage to kneel on the road in front of their palanquins. The duke of song than began to read a prepared speech in which he declared that the prince of Liu had been sentenced to death for his "crimes against the empire and its people" as well as "his evil and treacherous character" which was "a danger to all that is moral and good". | ||
[[File:Liu Bingzhang.jpg|thumb|left|170px|The prince of Liu in 1890]]Upon learning of the murder of his cousin emperor Zhongshan ordered the duke of Song to either surrender himself and everyone involved in the murder of his cousin to the imperial authorities | [[File:Liu Bingzhang.jpg|thumb|left|170px|The prince of Liu in 1890]]Upon learning of the murder of his cousin emperor Zhongshan ordered the duke of Song to either surrender himself and everyone involved in the murder of his cousin to the imperial authorities or expect retaliation. As Ming Kyuin refused this order Zhongshan ordered general [[Hong Yutin]] of the 3rd Banner of the [[Southwestern military district]] to arrest the duke. But Hong, also refused the order leading to the government in [[Pujing]] to officially declare the 5 provinces making up the southwestern military district in open rebellion against the crown. While some generals like [[Hu Cai of Wei|Hu Cai]] the [[Jimi of Wei|viceroy of Wei]] and [[Xiang Shi]], the [[duke of Wu]] followed the order and began mobilising their troops towards the south-west but the general distrust of many viceroys and governors towards each other meant that it came to skirmishes all over the country as the imperial armies had to brute force their entry into certain prefectures, cities or provinces. | ||
[[File:Tjong Yong Hian, majoor der Chinezen te Medan, KITLV 3999.tiff|thumb|left|170px|Viceroy Hu Cai of Wei]] | [[File:Tjong Yong Hian, majoor der Chinezen te Medan, KITLV 3999.tiff|thumb|left|170px|Viceroy Hu Cai of Wei]] | ||
In this general chaos many peasants and farmers, as well as those who lost their houses and businesses in the fighting | In this general chaos many peasants and farmers, as well as those who lost their houses and businesses in the fighting bounded together in self defence corps who now also began attacking imperial soldiers and officials. Some of them, like the [[Armies of Divine Order]] had a religious background while organisations like the [[Blue Banner Party|Blue Banners]] were primarily driven by intellectuals and had larger ideological goals of creating a nuwean republic. | ||
The empire at this point was in such a chaotic state that any | The empire at this point was in such a chaotic state that any semblance of an central authority was gone, units of different generals, all sent to fight the duke of Song began attacking each other instead, some provinces just declared independence from the empire while others just began attacking and annexing territories from their neighbouring provinces. Many of those rebellious commanders at this point also began appointing their own officials, administrators and officers to fill the posts lost by defection. | ||
====Initial Uprisings==== | ====Initial Uprisings==== | ||
[[File:Climb the west corner of Jinzhou castle 1894.png|thumb|250px|Wu troops climb the walls of the inner city of Nishang]]The combat between the factions escalated all throughout 1892 but the [[First battle of Nishang|battle of Nishang]] in May of 1893 ended any chance of the conflict being resolved peacefully was lost. In Nishang Wu troops overwhelmed the Cui garrison taking the city and executing many members of the Cui administration in the process. On the following day Xiang Shi, the duke of Wu arrived in the city and declared that the Cui had lost their {{wpl|mandate of heaven|claim to the imperial title}} and that instead he would now take over the imperial mantle as the first emperor of the [[Northern Wu|Wu-dynasty]]. Following his example Hu Cai of Wei and Ming Kyuin both also announced their ambitions to the imperial throne shortly | [[File:Climb the west corner of Jinzhou castle 1894.png|thumb|250px|Wu troops climb the walls of the inner city of Nishang]]The combat between the factions escalated all throughout 1892 but the [[First battle of Nishang|battle of Nishang]] in May of 1893 ended any chance of the conflict being resolved peacefully was lost. In Nishang Wu troops overwhelmed the Cui garrison taking the city and executing many members of the Cui administration in the process. On the following day Xiang Shi, the duke of Wu arrived in the city and declared that the Cui had lost their {{wpl|mandate of heaven|claim to the imperial title}} and that instead he would now take over the imperial mantle as the first emperor of the [[Northern Wu|Wu-dynasty]]. Following his example Hu Cai of Wei and Ming Kyuin both also announced their ambitions to the imperial throne shortly afterwards. Imperial authority was almost entirely gone at this point and both banditry and disease ravaged the countryside. Even in the areas were the several splinter factions already had regained a semblance of authority as both extensive drafts and grain taxes also took a toll on the population. | ||
Throughout the second half of 1893 both th Wei and Song forces mostly consolidated their forces, trying to pacify the areas already under their control while the Wu forces pushed against the continuously weaker Cui armies. An important moment for the Wei was when [[Zhang Yuanhong]] declared that he and his forces would back the Wei's claim to the throne. This not just gave the Wei a | Throughout the second half of 1893 both th Wei and Song forces mostly consolidated their forces, trying to pacify the areas already under their control while the Wu forces pushed against the continuously weaker Cui armies. An important moment for the Wei was when [[Zhang Yuanhong]] declared that he and his forces would back the Wei's claim to the throne. This not just gave the Wei a decisive numerical advantage over all other factions but the Cui, but also meant that the Song lost one of their most important allies. | ||
[[File:Chentung Cheng Liang cph.3a44342.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The duke of Wu, [[Xiang Shi]]]]The Wu meanwhile suffered great setbacks during the same timespan as their autumn offensive was slowed down significantly after a large part of the army | [[File:Chentung Cheng Liang cph.3a44342.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The duke of Wu, [[Xiang Shi]]]]The Wu meanwhile suffered great setbacks during the same timespan as their autumn offensive was slowed down significantly after a large part of the army besieging the Cui fortress in [[Daiping]] was infected with {{wpl|swine influenza|swine flu}} allowing for a successful Cui counterattack. | ||
As the Song | As the Song effectively lost around one third of their forces with Zhang Yuanhong switching to the Wei their forces were thrown into disarray and were limited to defensive manoeuvrers for all of autumn and winter of 1893-94. To their luck the Wei, with whom they now shared the largest border also barely attacked as they focused on pacifying their hinterland before going on the offensive in spring of 1894. | ||
Due to their nature as a movement largely made up of urban intellectuals, business owners and merchants the Blue Banner Party mostly staged protests and minor urban skirmishes in the hopes of amassing some public support. Holding on to territory was especially hard for them because while supporters of the Blue Banners were pretty common in the administration of both cities and prefectures those small rebellions and republics were often quickly crushed by the armies of the faction holding the city. Asserting if an | Due to their nature as a movement largely made up of urban intellectuals, business owners and merchants the Blue Banner Party mostly staged protests and minor urban skirmishes in the hopes of amassing some public support. Holding on to territory was especially hard for them because while supporters of the Blue Banners were pretty common in the administration of both cities and prefectures those small rebellions and republics were often quickly crushed by the armies of the faction holding the city. Asserting if an administrator was actually a supporter of the Blue Banners or just a republican without any real affiliation is also hard to tell nowadays as the records of all warring factions would associate any form of anti-monarchism as associated with the Blue Banner Party. | ||
April of 1894 would be the turning point for the Blue Banners as a group of roughly 1500 armed men of varying backgrounds, calling themselves the "National People's Army" stormed the imperial palace in [[Pujing]]. The emperor chose to retreat from his capital and palace instead of ordering to disperse the crowd, as he feared that ordering his guard to put the revolt down would lead to even more unrest. He chose Shang'an as the place to evacuate the capital to as its location on the east coast of Nuwea meant it was the | April of 1894 would be the turning point for the Blue Banners as a group of roughly 1500 armed men of varying backgrounds, calling themselves the "National People's Army" stormed the imperial palace in [[Pujing]]. The emperor chose to retreat from his capital and palace instead of ordering to disperse the crowd, as he feared that ordering his guard to put the revolt down would lead to even more unrest. He chose Shang'an as the place to evacuate the capital to as its location on the east coast of Nuwea meant it was the furthest from any enemy army as well as that its status as port town meant that the court could evacuate to a friendly foreign power. As the evacuation drew in many of the Cui forces to allow for a save passage several gaps along the frontline opened up which were exploited by both old, but also new enemies, as the fall of the capital city once again meant a hit to the moral of the Cui army. The defection rate in the Cui state apparatus reached the heights it had during the beginning of the conflict again and the dynasty lost control over roughly two thirds of its total territory and two fifths of its armed forces. | ||
The largest faction forming from those breakaway armies was the self proclaimed [[Yu-dynasty|kingdom of Yu]]. Yu was initially | The largest faction forming from those breakaway armies was the self proclaimed [[Yu-dynasty|kingdom of Yu]]. Yu was initially centred around the 4th Division of the 1st Banner of the Cui forces but quickly took over a large part of southeastern Nuwea. | ||
====Two states and four dynasties period==== | ====Two states and four dynasties period==== | ||
Through those early gains the Yu forces under their leader Zong Reiwan quickly turned from one of many minor breakaway armies to a serious contender for power in Nuwea. This even more destabilised the integrity of the Cui state apparatus leading to more and more commanders leaving their posts and either defecting to other factions or to create breakaway states of their own. By summer 1895 the Wei also conclusively managed to conquer the lands controlled by the duke of Song ad his forces, although the fighting throughout the mountains continued for months after the Song surrendered. For the Wei this victory meant that they could focus their forces on attacking eastwards. The Republicans who had taken the capital in mid 1894 meanwhile expanded their area of control, | Through those early gains the Yu forces under their leader [[Zong Reiwan]] quickly turned from one of many minor breakaway armies to a serious contender for power in Nuwea. This even more destabilised the integrity of the Cui state apparatus leading to more and more commanders leaving their posts and either defecting to other factions or to create breakaway states of their own. By summer 1895 the Wei also conclusively managed to conquer the lands controlled by the duke of Song ad his forces, although the fighting throughout the mountains continued for months after the Song surrendered. For the Wei this victory meant that they could focus their forces on attacking eastwards. The Republicans who had taken the capital in mid 1894 meanwhile expanded their area of control, especially by recruiting many Cui units who lost their fighting spirit following the flight of the emperor to Shanming. But regular Wu attacks from the north made any large scale operations against either the Cui or the steadily expanding Yu impossible. Finally in late 1896 the Yu expanse was brought to a halt as the southern front of the Republican forces finally managed to stabilize its formation and bring the advancing 3rd Army Corps to a halt at the shores of the [[Honghe|red river]]. This halted the Yu momentum creating hope in the Cui forces to push back and regain several important industrial centres recently conquered by the Yu. But those hopes were crushed just three day after the start of the Cui counteroffensive as their forces were unable to achieve any of their objectives which forced the government to abandon its offensive in order to save both precious manpower and equipment. Finally in May of 1897 the Yu managed to break through the Honghe front, crushing one of the 24th Division of the [[Republican Army (Nuwea)|Republican Army]] in the Process. This brought the Republicans into a desperate position since both the Wu and Wei forces also advanced from the north and west. | ||
====United front era==== | ====United front era==== | ||
Following the defeat of the Cui the Yu became the by far most powerful faction, controlling roughly 50% of Nuweas landmass and 60% of its population. As the other factions, primarily the Wei and the Republicans saw their chances of Victory disappear they realized that the only way to defeat the Yu forces to create an alliance. As the Wei was the strongest non-republican force left in the fray they demanded the leading position and also the imperial crown in case the war was won. In no position to put forward any counter offers the dukes of Wu and Song, as well as several minor factions pledged allegiance to the Wei cause. With the conclusion of the [[Treaty of Xianyang]] the [[United Front (Nuwea)|United Front against the Tyrant Zong Reiwan]] was created. Still | |||
====77 Banners Revolution==== | |||
In 1932 the | |||
====Pacification campaigns==== | ====Pacification campaigns==== | ||
Following the eventual | Following the eventual victory against the Yu the Wei-government began to solidify its rule over the country. To achieve this the [[Imperial Army of Nuwea|imperial army]], assisted by police forces and citizen militias began to systematically root out any remnants of anti-Wei resistance. While those campaigns were focused on Yu loyalists it also targeted leftist and republican groups, although the explicit order to arrest republicans angered those members of the government who had a background with the Blue Banner Movement. Initially the Wei government just ordered the armed forces to raid and seize the homes and offices of politicians, officials and officers suspected of disloyalty to the new regime but steadily the violence began to escalate leading to mass killings and random attacks on villages in "contested areas". Those circumstances lasted for nearly three years until Empress Jinhua of Wei officially declared "victory over the rebels and the pacification of the land". Following the end of this period of violence several Wei-officers who committed especially cruel and brutal attacks were also sentenced to harsh prison sentences as a show of good will towards the population. | ||
===Recent history=== | ===Recent history=== | ||
====Creation of the Federation of Nuwea==== | |||
==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
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Nuwea is {{wpl| | Nuwea is {{wpl|constitutional monarchy}} operating under a {{wpl|theocracy|theocratic}} oversight. It is a {{wpl|Centralized government|centralised}},{{wpl|Federation|federal}} state . The legislative is made up of the elected [[Imperial Yihui]] and the appointed [[Council of advisors]] the [[Conference of elders]], which is made up of the heads of certain subdivisions, and the [[Imperial crown]] embodied in the figure of the [[Monarchy of Nuwea|monarch]]. The Yihui and council of advisors are responsible for the main business of the national government with a majority in both houses being necessary for any law to be passed, although the imperial government, either in the form of the responsible department or the monarch themself need to approve any law for it to take affect. The operations, principles and duties of all 3 houses of parliament are codified in the 1964 constitution. | ||
Since 1997 the duties of monarch and head of state are being performed by Empress [[ | Since 1997 the duties of monarch and head of state are being performed by the [[Yangyi Empress]]. | ||
The [[Imperial Yihui]] is the lower chmaber of the [[Nuwean Parliament]] made up of 2167 members in full session and 433 in a regular session. | |||
===Imperial government=== | ===Imperial government=== | ||
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===Judiciary=== | ===Judiciary=== | ||
Nuwea has a dual system of Judiciary with both civil and religious law affecting all citizens. | |||
===Administrative regions of Nuwea=== | ===Administrative regions of Nuwea=== | ||
{{main|Administrative regions of Nuwea}} | {{main|Administrative regions of Nuwea}} | ||
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! Name !! {{wpl|Mandarin chinese|High nuwean}} name !! Native name !! Flag !! Coat of Arms !! License plate code !! Capital !! Population !! | ! Name !! {{wpl|Mandarin chinese|High nuwean}} name !! Native name !! Flag !! Coat of Arms !! License plate code !! Capital !! Population !! | ||
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| [[Fushan]] || 富陕<br>Fùshǎn || {{wpl| | | [[Fushan]] || 富陕<br>Fùshǎn || || || || 羈富/5 || [[Shanshang]]<br>山上<br>{{wpl|Hanyu pinyin|ISTL}}: Shānshàng<br>|| | ||
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| [[Conggang]] || 漎鿍<br>Cónggàng || || || || 羈漎/2 || [[Jinshoubao]]<br>金手堡<br>{{wpl|Hanyu pinyin|ISTL}}: Jīnshǒubǎo<br>|| | |||
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====Fanzhen==== | ====Fanzhen==== | ||
The Fanzhen ({{wpl|Mandarin chinese|High nuwean}}:藩鎮, {{wpl|Hanyu pinyin|ISTL}}:fānzhèn) are three special provinces located in the border regions and tasked with both the civilian and military administration ofthe border regions. While the Fanzhen are officially of equal rank as Jimi they don't have their own provinces, but only Prefectures, Circuits, Counties and Municipalities. A Fanzhen is ruled by a Viceroy, which is a non-inheritable position appointed for life by the Emperor who are also members of the [[Council of Advisors (Nuwea)|Council of Advisors]]. | The Fanzhen ({{wpl|Mandarin chinese|High nuwean}}:藩鎮, {{wpl|Hanyu pinyin|ISTL}}:fānzhèn) are three special provinces located in the border regions and tasked with both the civilian and military administration ofthe border regions. While the Fanzhen are officially of equal rank as Jimi they don't have their own provinces, but only Prefectures, Circuits, Counties and Municipalities. A Fanzhen is ruled by a Viceroy, which is a non-inheritable position appointed for life by the Emperor who are also members of the [[Council of Advisors (Nuwea)|Council of Advisors]]. | ||
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| [[Guanbian]] || 瓘邊<br>Guànbiān || || || || 藩瓘 || [[Shang'an]]<br>上岸<br>{{wpl|Hanyu pinyin|ISTL}}: Shàng'àn || | | [[Guanbian]] || 瓘邊<br>Guànbiān || || || || 藩瓘 || [[Shang'an]]<br>上岸<br>{{wpl|Hanyu pinyin|ISTL}}: Shàng'àn || | ||
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| [[Chanchui]] || 巉陲<br>Chánchuí || || || || 巉陲 || || | |||
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====Imperal cities==== | ====Imperal cities==== | ||
Imperial cities ({{wpl|Mandarin chinese|High nuwean}}: are cities that hold the same administrative status as a province while only being one city. Usually the reason why a city is granted this special status is a certain population size but it can also be political or economic importance, examples for those cities would be [[Pujing]] which is directly governed by the Imperial court and [[Choqi]] which serves as the nations largest harbour and therefore was granted special economic and political priviledges. | Imperial cities ({{wpl|Mandarin chinese|High nuwean}}: are cities that hold the same administrative status as a province while only being one city. Usually the reason why a city is granted this special status is a certain population size but it can also be political or economic importance, examples for those cities would be [[Pujing]] which is directly governed by the Imperial court and [[Choqi]] which serves as the nations largest harbour and therefore was granted special economic and political priviledges. | ||
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====Prefectures==== | ====Prefectures==== | ||
====Circuits==== | ====Circuits==== | ||
====Counties==== | ====Counties==== | ||
====Municipalities==== | ====Municipalities==== | ||
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====Imperial Police Force==== | ====Imperial Police Force==== | ||
====Freedom of speech==== | ====Freedom of speech==== | ||
===Foreign Affairs=== | ===Foreign Affairs=== | ||
Nuwea is a member of the [[International Assembly (Astraleaux)|International Assembly]] (IA), [[Aglean Cooperation Organisation]] (ACO) and [[Foundation for International Order and Stability]] (FIOS). | Nuwea is a member of the [[International Assembly (Astraleaux)|International Assembly]] (IA), [[Aglean Cooperation Organisation]] (ACO) and [[Foundation for International Order and Stability]] (FIOS). | ||
As a founding member Nuwea holds a permanent seat at the IA security and provides a significant percentage of IA peacekeeping forcesd as every nuwean soldier who wishes to become an offcier has to serve one year as an IA peacekeeper. | As a founding member Nuwea holds a permanent seat at the IA security and provides a significant percentage of IA peacekeeping forcesd as every nuwean soldier who wishes to become an offcier has to serve one year as an IA peacekeeper. | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
Nuweas economy is a {{wpl|Dirigisme|directive}} {{wpl|Regulated market|regulated market economy}} that currently has the largest {{wpl|Gross domestic product|GDP}} in the world, both nominal and by purchasing power parity. It is an high income country and generally considered one of the most industrialised countries in the world. | Nuweas economy is a {{wpl|Dirigisme|directive}} {{wpl|Regulated market|regulated market economy}} that currently has the largest {{wpl|Gross domestic product|GDP}} in the world, both nominal and by purchasing power parity. It is an high income country and generally considered one of the most industrialised countries in the world. All major natural ressource extraction is owned by the [[Imperial Wei Extraction Corporation]] and therefore de facto nationalised. | ||
==Geography== | |||
Nuwea has one of the richest and most diverse {{wpl|biosphere|biospheres}} on the planet, a fact that is attributable to both its size but also its | |||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
===Distribution=== | ===Distribution=== | ||
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===Natural disatsers=== | ===Natural disatsers=== | ||
==Military== | ==Military== | ||
The [[Imperial Army of Nuwea]] consists of six branches, the [[Imperial Army Ground Forces]], [[Imperial Army Navy]], [[Imperial Army Air Force]], [[Imperial Army Cyber Warfare Department]], [[Imperial Army Special Operations Command]] and the [[Imperial Army Rocket Force]]. The [[Ministry of Defence (Nuwea)|Ministry of Defence]] is responsible for the administration of the Imperial Army while its command and control goes to the [[Monarchy of Nuwea|Sovereign]] who is supported in their duties by the [[Department of War]]. | |||
Nuweas Armed Forces are charged with both protecting and enforcing Nuwean interests, suporting other emergency services in times of national crisis and support international peacekeeping operations. While not being an official member of any multilateral military alliance Nuwean forces cooperate with foreign militaries in a large variety of operations. Many of those soldiers are active in IA-Peacekeeping Operations as all those who wish to become officers in the Imperial Army need to serve as Peacekeepers for at least 1 year. Even though there is no law regarding conscription in Nuwea the Imperial Army has the theoratical right to "call upon every citizen to serve [in the Imperial Army]". | |||
==Culture and Society== | ==Culture and Society== | ||
==Culture== | |||
===Art=== | |||
===Music=== | |||
===Cuisine=== | |||
===Architecture=== | ===Architecture=== | ||
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===Film | {{wpl|Baseball}} is the most popular sport in Nuwea with the [[NBA | ||
===Media=== | |||
Nuwean has a large variety in media, with the [[National Association of Broadcasting and Public Information]] | |||
===Film=== | |||
===Public holidays=== | |||
==Science and Education== | ==Science and Education== | ||
===Space program=== | ===Space program=== | ||
[[Category: Astraleaux]][[Category:Nuwea]] | [[Category: Astraleaux]][[Category:Nuwea]] | ||
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Imperial Federation of Nuwea 要點華帝國聯邦 Yàodiǎnhuá dìguó liánbāng | |
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Imperial Seal of Nuwea | |
| Capital | Pujing |
| Largest | Capital |
| Official languages | High nuwean |
| Recognised national languages | |
| Recognised regional languages | Liang Ka Ru Tomali |
| Government | Federal Parliamentary Monarchy |
| Hu Jinfei of Wei | |
| Su Ruogang | |
| Council of Advisors | |
| Imperial Yihui | |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 840 Million |
• 2022 census | 839.895.941 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2022 estimate |
• Per capita | 55,798 $ |
| GDP (nominal) | 2022 estimate |
• Total | 31 Trillion $ |
• Per capita | 36,361 $ |
| Currency | Xian ((1 Xian= 3 Qian= 120 Yuan) |
| Date format | AZ, W, RY |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +66 |
| Internet TLD | .nu |
The Federation of Nuwea(High nuwean:要點華帝國聯邦 Imperial standard transcription:Yàodiǎnhuá dìguó liánbāng)colloquially known as Nuwea (High nuwean:要點國) is a country located in south, southeast and eastern Agleia. The nation is split into 3 major regions by the Lan-Ding-Mountains, leading to large ecologic and climatic diversity in Nuwea. Administratively its divided into 6 constituent kingdoms, 3 special provinces, 36 provinces and 5 imperial cities. Pujing is both the capital and the largest city of Nuwea and the seat of the imperial clan and their court, the civillian government of the federation. Nuweas total population is approximately 840 million which makes it the X most populous country in the world. Modern Nuwea was formed after re-uniting the nation following a 44 year period of disunity that resulted from the collapse of the Cui -dynasty. Nuwea draws its lineage from the ancient Kingdom of Jin which was located in the coastal basin of modern day Lübin-province, it was considered to be mythical for a long time but recent archeological discoveries have brought evidence to light that suggests the opposite. The first polity to develop a structure like the one of later dynasties was the Xi-dynasty which was founded around 1800 BCE.
Etymology
The word "Nuwea" derives from the Nuo-dynasty which was the first one to openly engage in diplomacy and commerce with marisian powers. The official Name of the modern state is the "Imperial Federation of Nuwea" (High nuwean: 要點華帝國聯邦 Imperial standard transcription: Yàodiǎnhuá dìguó liánbāng) and just "Nuwea" or Yàodiǎnguó (要點國) in its short form. Yàodiǎnguó consists of Yàodiǎn (essential) and guó (state). The term is in use to describe the concept of a nuwean nation since the late Jiang-dynasty.
History
Early states in Nuwea
The first state in the territory of modern Nuwea, the Jin formed along the estuary of the Dalü river in modern day Lübin-province.
Early imperial period
Middle imperial period
Xingkai wars
Modern imperial period
Warring states period
Industrialisation brought many problems to the Cui-empire, especially that of some local governours using the massive increase in taxation that developed as a product of the increase in production capacity. Especially in the coastal regions some viceroys even began to independently build up armies and naval forces. The central government was largely unable to intervene as it was both in the full rights of viceroys and governours to build up local security forces and as they were paid in a certain percentage of the total tax revenue instead of a fixed amount. But finally in 1878, after the Viceroy of Shuizhou Hu Xiang was arrested and discharged after attempting to independently sign a trade agreement with XXXX the government began cracking down on all "factionalist and seperatist" activities by governours, viceroys and military leaders. A great reform plan was announced which intailed the following points:
- Creation of a national council in which all governours and viceroys would be represented
- A general tax reform which would limit the power of governours in regards to taxation.
- Creation of the National infrastructure and railway agency whose approval would be needed for the construction of any major infrastructure project like a railway or harbour. It was also to asess all currently existing infrastructure and recommend improvements.
- Restrcition of the local security forces to a maximum of 15.000 men.
While some governours welcomed the new policy most saw it as unlawful restriction on their rights by a increasingly desperate central government. As emperor Cheng Gaozhong of Cui died in 1881 and was succeeded by his son Zhongshan some of the anti-reform governours became hopeful that they could influence the rather young new emperor to roll back some of his fathers reforms and allow for more autonomy in the provinces again. During the early reign of Zhongshan several factions of high ranking government officials emerged that attempted to sway imperial favour in their direction. Most prominet among them was the Shanshang clique led by Zhang Yuanhong, at the time viceroy of Fushan, who was a strong proponent of moderate reform.
The Prince Liu Affair
In 1891 the factional conflict escalated when the 2nd Prince of Liu, Deng Licheng was revealed by the Shanshang clique to have illegally diverted funds from the construction of the Baixiu-Daiping railway for personal construction projects. After several calls for him to resign were ignored by emperor Zhongshan the the duke of Song and commander of the Southwestern military district Ming Kyuin decided to take manners into his owns hands. On the 14th of October he together with around 200 men of his personal guard ambushed the prince of Liu while he was on leaving his summer residence in Zanzhou. After a short skirmish Dengs guards were overwhelmed by the attackers, who forced both the prince and his entourage to kneel on the road in front of their palanquins. The duke of song than began to read a prepared speech in which he declared that the prince of Liu had been sentenced to death for his "crimes against the empire and its people" as well as "his evil and treacherous character" which was "a danger to all that is moral and good".
Upon learning of the murder of his cousin emperor Zhongshan ordered the duke of Song to either surrender himself and everyone involved in the murder of his cousin to the imperial authorities or expect retaliation. As Ming Kyuin refused this order Zhongshan ordered general Hong Yutin of the 3rd Banner of the Southwestern military district to arrest the duke. But Hong, also refused the order leading to the government in Pujing to officially declare the 5 provinces making up the southwestern military district in open rebellion against the crown. While some generals like Hu Cai the viceroy of Wei and Xiang Shi, the duke of Wu followed the order and began mobilising their troops towards the south-west but the general distrust of many viceroys and governors towards each other meant that it came to skirmishes all over the country as the imperial armies had to brute force their entry into certain prefectures, cities or provinces.
In this general chaos many peasants and farmers, as well as those who lost their houses and businesses in the fighting bounded together in self defence corps who now also began attacking imperial soldiers and officials. Some of them, like the Armies of Divine Order had a religious background while organisations like the Blue Banners were primarily driven by intellectuals and had larger ideological goals of creating a nuwean republic. The empire at this point was in such a chaotic state that any semblance of an central authority was gone, units of different generals, all sent to fight the duke of Song began attacking each other instead, some provinces just declared independence from the empire while others just began attacking and annexing territories from their neighbouring provinces. Many of those rebellious commanders at this point also began appointing their own officials, administrators and officers to fill the posts lost by defection.
Initial Uprisings
The combat between the factions escalated all throughout 1892 but the battle of Nishang in May of 1893 ended any chance of the conflict being resolved peacefully was lost. In Nishang Wu troops overwhelmed the Cui garrison taking the city and executing many members of the Cui administration in the process. On the following day Xiang Shi, the duke of Wu arrived in the city and declared that the Cui had lost their claim to the imperial title and that instead he would now take over the imperial mantle as the first emperor of the Wu-dynasty. Following his example Hu Cai of Wei and Ming Kyuin both also announced their ambitions to the imperial throne shortly afterwards. Imperial authority was almost entirely gone at this point and both banditry and disease ravaged the countryside. Even in the areas were the several splinter factions already had regained a semblance of authority as both extensive drafts and grain taxes also took a toll on the population.
Throughout the second half of 1893 both th Wei and Song forces mostly consolidated their forces, trying to pacify the areas already under their control while the Wu forces pushed against the continuously weaker Cui armies. An important moment for the Wei was when Zhang Yuanhong declared that he and his forces would back the Wei's claim to the throne. This not just gave the Wei a decisive numerical advantage over all other factions but the Cui, but also meant that the Song lost one of their most important allies.
The Wu meanwhile suffered great setbacks during the same timespan as their autumn offensive was slowed down significantly after a large part of the army besieging the Cui fortress in Daiping was infected with swine flu allowing for a successful Cui counterattack.
As the Song effectively lost around one third of their forces with Zhang Yuanhong switching to the Wei their forces were thrown into disarray and were limited to defensive manoeuvrers for all of autumn and winter of 1893-94. To their luck the Wei, with whom they now shared the largest border also barely attacked as they focused on pacifying their hinterland before going on the offensive in spring of 1894. Due to their nature as a movement largely made up of urban intellectuals, business owners and merchants the Blue Banner Party mostly staged protests and minor urban skirmishes in the hopes of amassing some public support. Holding on to territory was especially hard for them because while supporters of the Blue Banners were pretty common in the administration of both cities and prefectures those small rebellions and republics were often quickly crushed by the armies of the faction holding the city. Asserting if an administrator was actually a supporter of the Blue Banners or just a republican without any real affiliation is also hard to tell nowadays as the records of all warring factions would associate any form of anti-monarchism as associated with the Blue Banner Party. April of 1894 would be the turning point for the Blue Banners as a group of roughly 1500 armed men of varying backgrounds, calling themselves the "National People's Army" stormed the imperial palace in Pujing. The emperor chose to retreat from his capital and palace instead of ordering to disperse the crowd, as he feared that ordering his guard to put the revolt down would lead to even more unrest. He chose Shang'an as the place to evacuate the capital to as its location on the east coast of Nuwea meant it was the furthest from any enemy army as well as that its status as port town meant that the court could evacuate to a friendly foreign power. As the evacuation drew in many of the Cui forces to allow for a save passage several gaps along the frontline opened up which were exploited by both old, but also new enemies, as the fall of the capital city once again meant a hit to the moral of the Cui army. The defection rate in the Cui state apparatus reached the heights it had during the beginning of the conflict again and the dynasty lost control over roughly two thirds of its total territory and two fifths of its armed forces. The largest faction forming from those breakaway armies was the self proclaimed kingdom of Yu. Yu was initially centred around the 4th Division of the 1st Banner of the Cui forces but quickly took over a large part of southeastern Nuwea.
Two states and four dynasties period
Through those early gains the Yu forces under their leader Zong Reiwan quickly turned from one of many minor breakaway armies to a serious contender for power in Nuwea. This even more destabilised the integrity of the Cui state apparatus leading to more and more commanders leaving their posts and either defecting to other factions or to create breakaway states of their own. By summer 1895 the Wei also conclusively managed to conquer the lands controlled by the duke of Song ad his forces, although the fighting throughout the mountains continued for months after the Song surrendered. For the Wei this victory meant that they could focus their forces on attacking eastwards. The Republicans who had taken the capital in mid 1894 meanwhile expanded their area of control, especially by recruiting many Cui units who lost their fighting spirit following the flight of the emperor to Shanming. But regular Wu attacks from the north made any large scale operations against either the Cui or the steadily expanding Yu impossible. Finally in late 1896 the Yu expanse was brought to a halt as the southern front of the Republican forces finally managed to stabilize its formation and bring the advancing 3rd Army Corps to a halt at the shores of the red river. This halted the Yu momentum creating hope in the Cui forces to push back and regain several important industrial centres recently conquered by the Yu. But those hopes were crushed just three day after the start of the Cui counteroffensive as their forces were unable to achieve any of their objectives which forced the government to abandon its offensive in order to save both precious manpower and equipment. Finally in May of 1897 the Yu managed to break through the Honghe front, crushing one of the 24th Division of the Republican Army in the Process. This brought the Republicans into a desperate position since both the Wu and Wei forces also advanced from the north and west.
United front era
Following the defeat of the Cui the Yu became the by far most powerful faction, controlling roughly 50% of Nuweas landmass and 60% of its population. As the other factions, primarily the Wei and the Republicans saw their chances of Victory disappear they realized that the only way to defeat the Yu forces to create an alliance. As the Wei was the strongest non-republican force left in the fray they demanded the leading position and also the imperial crown in case the war was won. In no position to put forward any counter offers the dukes of Wu and Song, as well as several minor factions pledged allegiance to the Wei cause. With the conclusion of the Treaty of Xianyang the United Front against the Tyrant Zong Reiwan was created. Still
77 Banners Revolution
In 1932 the
Pacification campaigns
Following the eventual victory against the Yu the Wei-government began to solidify its rule over the country. To achieve this the imperial army, assisted by police forces and citizen militias began to systematically root out any remnants of anti-Wei resistance. While those campaigns were focused on Yu loyalists it also targeted leftist and republican groups, although the explicit order to arrest republicans angered those members of the government who had a background with the Blue Banner Movement. Initially the Wei government just ordered the armed forces to raid and seize the homes and offices of politicians, officials and officers suspected of disloyalty to the new regime but steadily the violence began to escalate leading to mass killings and random attacks on villages in "contested areas". Those circumstances lasted for nearly three years until Empress Jinhua of Wei officially declared "victory over the rebels and the pacification of the land". Following the end of this period of violence several Wei-officers who committed especially cruel and brutal attacks were also sentenced to harsh prison sentences as a show of good will towards the population.
Recent history
Creation of the Federation of Nuwea
Politics
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Nuwea is constitutional monarchy operating under a theocratic oversight. It is a centralised,federal state . The legislative is made up of the elected Imperial Yihui and the appointed Council of advisors the Conference of elders, which is made up of the heads of certain subdivisions, and the Imperial crown embodied in the figure of the monarch. The Yihui and council of advisors are responsible for the main business of the national government with a majority in both houses being necessary for any law to be passed, although the imperial government, either in the form of the responsible department or the monarch themself need to approve any law for it to take affect. The operations, principles and duties of all 3 houses of parliament are codified in the 1964 constitution.
Since 1997 the duties of monarch and head of state are being performed by the Yangyi Empress.
The Imperial Yihui is the lower chmaber of the Nuwean Parliament made up of 2167 members in full session and 433 in a regular session.
Imperial government
The imperial government is made up of the 14 imperial departments and 3 grand-secretariats as well as the monarch.
Judiciary
Nuwea has a dual system of Judiciary with both civil and religious law affecting all citizens.
Administrative regions of Nuwea
Jimi
A Jimi (High nuwean:羈縻, Imperial standard transcription:Jīmí) is the official title for the constituent kingdoms of Nuwea.
| Name | High nuwean name | Native name | Flag | Coat of Arms | License plate code | Capital | Population | |
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| Fushan | 富陕 Fùshǎn |
羈富/5 | Shanshang 山上 ISTL: Shānshàng |
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| Conggang | 漎鿍 Cónggàng |
羈漎/2 | Jinshoubao 金手堡 ISTL: Jīnshǒubǎo |
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Fanzhen
The Fanzhen (High nuwean:藩鎮, ISTL:fānzhèn) are three special provinces located in the border regions and tasked with both the civilian and military administration ofthe border regions. While the Fanzhen are officially of equal rank as Jimi they don't have their own provinces, but only Prefectures, Circuits, Counties and Municipalities. A Fanzhen is ruled by a Viceroy, which is a non-inheritable position appointed for life by the Emperor who are also members of the Council of Advisors.
| Name | High nuwean name | Native name | Flag | Coat of Arms | License plate code | Capital | Population | |
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| Guanbian | 瓘邊 Guànbiān |
藩瓘 | Shang'an 上岸 ISTL: Shàng'àn |
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| Chanchui | 巉陲 Chánchuí |
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Imperal cities
Imperial cities (High nuwean: are cities that hold the same administrative status as a province while only being one city. Usually the reason why a city is granted this special status is a certain population size but it can also be political or economic importance, examples for those cities would be Pujing which is directly governed by the Imperial court and Choqi which serves as the nations largest harbour and therefore was granted special economic and political priviledges.
| Name | High nuwean name | Coat of Arms | License plate code | Population | |
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Provinces
Prefectures
Circuits
Counties
Municipalities
Internal Affairs
Imperial Police Force
Freedom of speech
Foreign Affairs
Nuwea is a member of the International Assembly (IA), Aglean Cooperation Organisation (ACO) and Foundation for International Order and Stability (FIOS). As a founding member Nuwea holds a permanent seat at the IA security and provides a significant percentage of IA peacekeeping forcesd as every nuwean soldier who wishes to become an offcier has to serve one year as an IA peacekeeper.
Economy
Nuweas economy is a directive regulated market economy that currently has the largest GDP in the world, both nominal and by purchasing power parity. It is an high income country and generally considered one of the most industrialised countries in the world. All major natural ressource extraction is owned by the Imperial Wei Extraction Corporation and therefore de facto nationalised.
Geography
Nuwea has one of the richest and most diverse biospheres on the planet, a fact that is attributable to both its size but also its
Demographics
Distribution
Urbanization
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Ecology
Flora and Fauna
Climate
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Military
The Imperial Army of Nuwea consists of six branches, the Imperial Army Ground Forces, Imperial Army Navy, Imperial Army Air Force, Imperial Army Cyber Warfare Department, Imperial Army Special Operations Command and the Imperial Army Rocket Force. The Ministry of Defence is responsible for the administration of the Imperial Army while its command and control goes to the Sovereign who is supported in their duties by the Department of War. Nuweas Armed Forces are charged with both protecting and enforcing Nuwean interests, suporting other emergency services in times of national crisis and support international peacekeeping operations. While not being an official member of any multilateral military alliance Nuwean forces cooperate with foreign militaries in a large variety of operations. Many of those soldiers are active in IA-Peacekeeping Operations as all those who wish to become officers in the Imperial Army need to serve as Peacekeepers for at least 1 year. Even though there is no law regarding conscription in Nuwea the Imperial Army has the theoratical right to "call upon every citizen to serve [in the Imperial Army]".
Culture and Society
Culture
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Sports
Baseball is the most popular sport in Nuwea with the [[NBA
Media
Nuwean has a large variety in media, with the National Association of Broadcasting and Public Information