This article belongs to the lore of Eurth.

Batsweda: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
mNo edit summary
 
(11 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 23: Line 23:
|government_type =    {{wp|Unitary state|Unitary}} {{wp|parliamentary republic|parliamentary}} {{wp|directorial system|directorial republic}} under a {{wp|military junta}}
|government_type =    {{wp|Unitary state|Unitary}} {{wp|parliamentary republic|parliamentary}} {{wp|directorial system|directorial republic}} under a {{wp|military junta}}
|leader_title1 =      [[Presidency of Batsweda|Presidency]]
|leader_title1 =      [[Presidency of Batsweda|Presidency]]
|leader_name1 =      [[Dialla Sacko]] (interim)<br/>[[John Obuor]] (interim)
|leader_name1 =      [[Hasan Ohemeng]] (interim)<br/>[[John Odhiambo]] (interim)
|leader_title2 =      [[Prime Minister of Batsweda|Prime Minister]]
|leader_title2 =      [[Prime Minister of Batsweda|Prime Minister]]
|leader_name2 =      [[Samuel Nyantah]] (interim)
|leader_name2 =      [[Samuel Nyantah]] (interim)
Line 29: Line 29:
|upper_house = [[Parliament of Batsweda#Senate|Senate]]
|upper_house = [[Parliament of Batsweda#Senate|Senate]]
|lower_house = [[Parliament of Batsweda#National Assembly|National Assembly]]
|lower_house = [[Parliament of Batsweda#National Assembly|National Assembly]]
|sovereignty_type =  Independence from the [[Pepper Coast Company]]
|sovereignty_type =  Independence from [[Orioni]]
|sovereignty_note =  
|sovereignty_note =  
|established_event1 = [[Kingdom of Jakasse]]
|established_event1 = [[Kingdom of Jakasse]]
Line 35: Line 35:
|established_event2 = [[Batswedan Empire]]
|established_event2 = [[Batswedan Empire]]
|established_date2 = 1517
|established_date2 = 1517
|established_event3 = [[Pepper Coast|Siege of Jakasse]]
|established_event3 = [[Pepper Coast]]
|established_date3 = 12 May 1811
|established_date3 = 12 May 1811
|established_event4 = [[People's Republic of Batsweda]]
|established_event4 = [[People's Republic of Batsweda]]
Line 87: Line 87:


== 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 13th century Sahrabic tome ''A Guide to the Southern Lands of Azania'', in mentioning the [[Batswedan 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|Tsweda}} 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 [[Batswedan 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 [[Orioni|Orinese]] administrators 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==
==Geography==
Line 151: Line 151:
* 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.
* 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===
===Orinese rule===
===Independence and military rule===
===Independence and military rule===
===Post-Jakasse Peace Accords===
===Post-Jakasse Peace Accords===
==Politics==
==Politics==
===Government===
===Government===
Line 172: Line 170:


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
Batsweda's population is 1,214,380, according to the 2020 census. With a population density of 36.2 per kilometer squared, the country is one of the least-densified in [[Europa]]. However, [[Jakasse]], the country's capital, accounts for 33% of Batsweda's total population, with an additional 56% living along or near the country's coastline.
Batsweda's population is skewed relatively young, with 44% of the population aged 25 or younger, and with a {{wp|total fertility rate}} of 4.1. Batsweda's median age is 32, and the average {{wp|life expectancy}} in the country is 64.5.
===Ethnic groups===
===Ethnic groups===
{{bar box
|title=<center>Ethnic groups in Batsweda (2020 census)</center>
|titlebar=#ddd
|left1= <center>Ethnicity</center>
|right1= <center>Percentage</center>
|float=left
|width=300px
|bars=
{{bar percent|{{wp|Bassa people|Tsweda}}|red|54.2}}
{{bar percent|{{wp|Luo people|Ler}}|yellow|37.3}}
{{bar percent|{{wp|Arabs|Sahrab}}|green|6.4}}
{{bar percent|Other|lightgray|2.1}}
}}
Batsweda is a {{wp|multinational state}}, with the {{wp|Bassa people|Tsweda people}} making a slight majority of the population, at 54.2% in 2020. The largest minority ethnic group, the {{wp|Luo people|Ler people}}, make up 37.3% of the population. A smaller minority of {{wp|Arabs|Sahrabs}} constitute 6.4%, while other groups, such as the descendants of [[Orinese people|Orinese]] colonists and other immigrant and native groups, make up 2.1% of the population.
===Languages===
===Languages===
===Religion===
===Religion===
{{bar box
|title=<center>Religion in Batsweda (2020 census)</center>
|titlebar=#ddd
|left1= <center>Religion</center>
|right1= <center>Percentage</center>
|float=left
|width=300px
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Salam]]|green|51.9}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity (Eurth)|Christianity]]|red|38.1}}
{{bar percent|{{wp|Traditional African religions|Traditional faiths}}|yellow|5.2}}
{{bar percent|{{wp|Irreligion|No religion}}|gray|3.3}}
{{bar percent|Other|lightgray|1.5}}
}}
===Education===
===Education===


==Culture==
==Culture==
Line 184: Line 214:
===Cuisine===
===Cuisine===
===Public holidays and festivals===
===Public holidays and festivals===
Public holidays and festivals in Batsweda are often followed by celebrations, gatherings of family or friends, marches, or memorializing, depending on the holiday. Public holidays in the country are divided into three forms: [[Salam|Salamic]] religious holidays, [[Christianity (Eurth)|Christian]] religious holidays, and secular celebrations and commemorations. Public holidays, both religious and secular, often see public institutions and most private businesses closed.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Date
!Name
!Form
!Notes
|-
| 1 January
| {{wp|New Year's Day}}
| {{maybe|Secular}}
| Celebrates the start of a new year.
|-
| Sunday between 22 March and 25 April
| {{wp|Easter}}
| {{no|Christian}}
| Celebrates the resurrection of {{wp|Jesus}}.
|-
| 1 {{wp|Shawwal}}
| {{wp|Eid al-Fitr}}
| {{yes|Salamic}}
| Marks the end of {{wp|Ramadan}}.
|-
| 1 May
| {{wp|Labour Day}}
| {{maybe|Secular}}
| Celebrates workers and the {{wp|labour movement}}.
|-
| 10 {{wp|Dhu al-Hijjah}}
| {{wp|Eid al-Adha}}
| {{yes|Salamic}}
| Commemoration of {{wp|Abraham in Islam|Abraham}}'s sacrifice to God.
|-
| 20 August
| Day of Remembrance
| {{maybe|Secular}}
| Commemorates the persecution and genocide of native Batswedans during the [[Batswedan genocide]].
|-
| 11 November
| {{wp|List of national independence days|Independence Day}}
| {{maybe|Secular}}
| Celebrates the independence of Batsweda in 1960.
|-
| 25 December
| {{wp|Christmas}}
| {{no|Christian}}
| Celebrates the birth of Jesus.
|}


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 02:49, 20 December 2024

Republic of Batsweda
جمهورية البهودة (Sahrabic)
Ɓɛ́xwáɖá Nyɔ-kɔ̃̀wuɖuí (Tsweda)
Ripublik mar Bawtedha (Ler)
Anthem: "O, Dawn of Liberty's Light"
BatswedaLocatorMap.png
BatswedaMap.png
Capital
and largest city
Jakasse
Official languagesAnglish, Sahrabic
Recognised national languagesTsweda, Ler
Ethnic groups
(2020)
54.2% Tsweda
37.3% Ler
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
Hasan Ohemeng (interim)
John Odhiambo (interim)
Samuel Nyantah (interim)
LegislatureParliament
• Upper house
Senate
• Lower house
National Assembly
Independence from Orioni
c. 225 BCE
1517
12 May 1811
11 November 1960
• Joined the Assembled Nations
1 January 1961
24 June 1969
7 March 1982
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 Tsweda 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 Batswedan 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 Orinese administrators 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

Administrative divisions

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

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.

Orinese rule

Independence and military rule

Post-Jakasse Peace Accords

Politics

Government

Foreign relations

Military

Police force

Coast guard

Economy

Agriculture

Fishing

Natural resources

Manufacturing

Transportation

Energy

Demographics

Batsweda's population is 1,214,380, according to the 2020 census. With a population density of 36.2 per kilometer squared, the country is one of the least-densified in Europa. However, Jakasse, the country's capital, accounts for 33% of Batsweda's total population, with an additional 56% living along or near the country's coastline.

Batsweda's population is skewed relatively young, with 44% of the population aged 25 or younger, and with a total fertility rate of 4.1. Batsweda's median age is 32, and the average life expectancy in the country is 64.5.

Ethnic groups

Ethnic groups in Batsweda (2020 census)
Ethnicity
Percentage
Tsweda
 
 54.2%
Ler
 
 37.3%
Sahrab
 
 6.4%
Other
 
 2.1%

Batsweda is a multinational state, with the Tsweda people making a slight majority of the population, at 54.2% in 2020. The largest minority ethnic group, the Ler people, make up 37.3% of the population. A smaller minority of Sahrabs constitute 6.4%, while other groups, such as the descendants of Orinese colonists and other immigrant and native groups, make up 2.1% of the population.

Languages

Religion

Religion in Batsweda (2020 census)
Religion
Percentage
Salam
 
 51.9%
Christianity
 
 38.1%
Traditional faiths
 
 5.2%
No religion
 
 3.3%
Other
 
 1.5%

Education

Culture

Media

Music

Sports

Cuisine

Public holidays and festivals

Public holidays and festivals in Batsweda are often followed by celebrations, gatherings of family or friends, marches, or memorializing, depending on the holiday. Public holidays in the country are divided into three forms: Salamic religious holidays, Christian religious holidays, and secular celebrations and commemorations. Public holidays, both religious and secular, often see public institutions and most private businesses closed.

Date Name Form Notes
1 January New Year's Day Secular Celebrates the start of a new year.
Sunday between 22 March and 25 April Easter Christian Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.
1 Shawwal Eid al-Fitr Salamic Marks the end of Ramadan.
1 May Labour Day Secular Celebrates workers and the labour movement.
10 Dhu al-Hijjah Eid al-Adha Salamic Commemoration of Abraham's sacrifice to God.
20 August Day of Remembrance Secular Commemorates the persecution and genocide of native Batswedans during the Batswedan genocide.
11 November Independence Day Secular Celebrates the independence of Batsweda in 1960.
25 December Christmas Christian Celebrates the birth of Jesus.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sahrabic: البهودة, āl-Bahūda
    Tsweda: Ɓɛ́xwáɖá
    Ler: Bawtedha
  2. ↑ Sahrabic: جمهورية البهودة, Ǧumhūriyat āl-Bahūda
    Tsweda: Ɓɛ́xwáɖá Nyɔ-kɔ̃̀wuɖuí
    Ler: Ripublik mar Bawtedha
Retrieved from "https://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=Batsweda&oldid=868117"