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== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
The [[Anglish language|Anglish]] name for the state, ''Batsweda'', comes from the {{wp|Bassa langauge|Banno}} endonym for the region, ''Ɓɛ́xwáɖá'', meaning "the pepper forest" or "the pepper bush" (''ɓɛ́-nì xwáɖá''), referring to the region's heavily forested environment and its notable cultivation of peppers and other spices. This name was first seen in the 16th century Sahrabic tome ''A Guide to the Southern Lands of Azania'', in mentioning the [[Batsweda Empire]]. The [[Sahrabic language|Sahrabic]] name for the country, ''āl-Bahūda'' (البهودة), was also first mentioned within this work.
The [[Anglish language|Anglish]] name for the state, ''Batsweda'', comes from the {{wp|Bassa langauge|Banno}} endonym for the region, ''Ɓɛ́xwáɖá'', meaning "the pepper forest" or "the pepper bush" (''ɓɛ́-nì xwáɖá''), referring to the region's heavily forested environment and its notable cultivation of peppers and other spices. This name was first seen in the 13th century Sahrabic tome ''A Guide to the Southern Lands of Azania'', in mentioning the [[Batsweda Empire]]. The [[Sahrabic language|Sahrabic]] name for the country, ''āl-Bahūda'' (البهودة), was also first mentioned within this work.


The '''Pepper Coast''', an alternative name used by Anglish speakers for the region since the mid-17th century, was popularized by the [[Pepper Coast Company]] after its colonization of modern-day Batsweda's coast in the early 19th century. This name soon became the official name of the territory, and remained so until 1960, when the [[Batswedan War of Independence]] ended in decolonization, with the newly independent government officially renaming the state Batsweda in its first constitution.
The '''Pepper Coast''', an alternative name used by Anglish speakers for the region since the mid-17th century, was popularized by the [[Pepper Coast Company]] after its colonization of modern-day Batsweda's coast in the early 19th century. This name soon became the official name of the territory, and remained so until 1960, when the [[Batswedan War of Independence]] ended in decolonization, with the newly independent government officially renaming the state Batsweda in its first constitution.

Revision as of 03:32, 14 October 2024

Republic of Batsweda
جمهورية البهودة (Sahrabic)
Ɓɛ́xwáɖá Nyɔ-kɔ̃̀wuɖuí (Banno)
Batswɛɖa Dukɔa ƒe Dukɔa (Latso)
Tokpɔn Bocwɛɛɖò (Mi)
Republik bu Batwéda (Nitnide)
Anthem: "O, Dawn of Liberty"
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Location of Batsweda (dark green)
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Map of Batsweda
Capital
and largest city
Jakasse
Official languagesAnglish, Sahrabic
Recognised national languagesBanno, Latso, Mi, Nitnide
Ethnic groups
(2020)
34.3% Banno
22.8% Latso
19.9% Nitnide
14.5% Mi
6.4% Sahrab
2.1% Other
Religion
(2020)
51.9% Salam
38.1% Christianity
5.2% Traditional faiths
3.3% no religion
1.5% Other
Demonym(s)Batswedan
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary directorial republic under a military junta
Dialla Sacko (interim)
John Obuor (interim)
Samuel Nyantah (interim)
LegislatureParliament
• Upper house
Senate
• Lower house
National Assembly
Independence from the Pepper Coast Company
• Conquest of the Tsweda river basin
c. 1500
• Siege of Jakasse
12 May 1811
• Independence declared
11 November 1960
• Joined the Assembled Nations
1 January 1961
• End of the First Batsweda Civil War
12 February 1969
27 September 2002
Area
• Total
33,550 km2 (12,950 sq mi)
• Water (%)
14.2
Population
• 2020 census
1,214,380
• Density
36.2/km2 (93.8/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2024 estimate
• Total
$4.062 billion
• Per capita
$3,345
GDP (nominal)2024 estimate
• Total
$1.475 billion
• Per capita
$1,215
Gini (2024)Negative increase 41.7
medium
CurrencyBatswedan gerah (₲) (BDG)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Central Europan Time)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+360
ISO 3166 codeBD
Internet TLD.bd

Batsweda[1], officially the Republic of Batsweda[2], is a country on the southeastern coast of Azania on Eurth. Bordered by Yien to its south and the Konstantinopoli Sea to the east,

Etymology

The Anglish name for the state, Batsweda, comes from the Banno endonym for the region, Ɓɛ́xwáɖá, meaning "the pepper forest" or "the pepper bush" (ɓɛ́-nì xwáɖá), referring to the region's heavily forested environment and its notable cultivation of peppers and other spices. This name was first seen in the 13th century Sahrabic tome A Guide to the Southern Lands of Azania, in mentioning the Batsweda Empire. The Sahrabic name for the country, āl-Bahūda (البهودة), was also first mentioned within this work.

The Pepper Coast, an alternative name used by Anglish speakers for the region since the mid-17th century, was popularized by the Pepper Coast Company after its colonization of modern-day Batsweda's coast in the early 19th century. This name soon became the official name of the territory, and remained so until 1960, when the Batswedan War of Independence ended in decolonization, with the newly independent government officially renaming the state Batsweda in its first constitution.

Geography

Climate

Ecology

History

Antiquity

  • By 750 BCE, the earliest signs of human habitation in modern-day Batsweda are seen.
  • The Banno people enter the region around 500 BCE, forming sedentary communities based on farming and livestock.
  • The fortified settlement of Old Jakasse is founded in the 2nd century BCE, and power in centralized into a local semi-urbanized kingdom.

Kingdom of Jakasse

  • By the 1st century BCE, the Kingdom of Jakasse expands throughout the Tsweda river basin, forming an economy based on the exportation of spices, dyes, and gold to the rest of Azania and Europa, especially the Aroman Empire.
  • The Latso and Mi peoples settle in the kingdom by the 2nd century CE, employed and metalworkers and pastoralists in the state's northern periphery.
  • Pushed on its southern border by the expanding Sarafid Empire, the Kingdom of Jakasse is invaded and conquered by the Sarafids in 416 CE, bringing the region under the influence of its southern neighbour.

Middle Ages

  • Under Sarafid rule, the region of modern-day Batsweda is positioned as a periphery province of the empire, with Old Jakasse entering into a period of economic decline. By the 700s CE however, Old Jakasse re-establishes itself as a major trading port.
  • In 756 CE, with the collapse of the Sarafid Empire, various fortified settlements and tribes within the Tsweda river basin assert their independence. These small city-states, chief among them Old Jakasse, Sena, and Kpaba, emerge as notable centres of trade, namely around the exchange of gold and spices.
  • By 1100, Sahrabic merchants and scholars position themselves within the gold trade, founded the Old Jakasse Madrassa and, by the 1300s, successfully converting the Batswaden coast to Salam, with Old Jakasse becoming a notable centre of Sahrab-Banno cultural exchange and learning.
  • In 1225, Old Jakasse is besieged and the Bastwedan coast annexed by Yien. Around the same time, the Latso people in the region's north unite into the Latso Kingdom in 1229.
  • Between 1505 and 1517, with the growing frequency of Orinese attacks on Yien, an emboldened Banno Salamic merchant class in Old Jakasse successfully rebel against the central authority, with the revolt extending to the rest of the Tsweda river basin. In 1517, Koseda I declares himself Kã́á ("king") of the Batswedan Empire, a large multi-ethnic entity focused on the production and exportation of gold and spices.

Batswedan Empire

  • Under Koseda I and his immediate successors, the Batswedan Empire expands into modern-day Yien, and sees a cultural and economic renaissance as the new state becomes extremely wealthy off of the trade of gold and spices.

Pepper Coast Company rule

Independence and civil wars

Post-Jakasse Peace Accords

Politics

Government

Administrative divisions

District County seat Population Area km2 Density km2 Map
Bewatso County Latsoville 75,582 2,318 km2 32.6/km2 Template:Batsweda labelled map
Do County Sekona 102,460 302 km2 339.3/km2
Dogbo County Niarma 33,885 1,557 km2 21.8/km2
Honme County Nicholls 44,947 2,540 km2 17.7/km2
Jakasse County Jakasse 404,938 67 km2 6,043.9/km2
Kpetsosi County Nsango 22,633 5,821 km2 3.9/km2
Nidya County Sehe 51,723 756 km2 68.4/km2
Sika County Kpaba 49,026 3,754 km2 13.1/km2
Suuf County Payar 87,455 215 km2 406.8/km2
Todzi County Boshibi 38,440 3,364 km2 11.4/km2
Togbedzudzo County Apakwai 19,242 4,348 km2 4.4/km2
Togbewodzi County Lashina 17,434 2,530 km2 6.9/km2
Tsotso County Begochiman 83,636 3,291 km2 25.4/km2
Tswe County Danolle 62,208 2,412 km2 25.8/km2
Zimi County Williamstown 120,771 275 km2 439.2/km2
Batsweda Jakasse 1,214,380 33,550 km2 36.2/km2

Foreign relations

Military

Police force

Coast guard

Economy

Agriculture

Fishing

Natural resources

Manufacturing

Transportation

Energy

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Languages

Religion

Education

Culture

Media

Music

Sports

Cuisine

Public holidays and festivals

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sahrabic: البهودة, āl-Bahūda
    Banno: Ɓɛ́xwáɖá
    Latso: Batswɛɖa
    Mi: Bocwɛɛɖò
    Nitnide: Batwéda
  2. ↑ Sahrabic: جمهورية البهودة, Ǧumhūriyat āl-Bahūda
    Banno: Ɓɛ́xwáɖá Nyɔ-kɔ̃̀wuɖuí
    Latso: Batswɛɖa Dukɔa ƒe Dukɔa
    Mi: Tokpɔn Bocwɛɛɖò
    Nitnide: Republik bu Batwéda
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