Canton River Delta

The United prefectures of Canton River Delta カントンリバーデルタの全県 (Gensa) 聯盟國 廣州三角洲 (Yǔyán) Ang United prefecture ng Canton River Delta (Tukalo) Кантон голын бэлчир орчмын Нэгдсэн мужууд (Kanar) Die Vereinigten Präfekturen des Canton River Delta (Sino-Gadorien)
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: 自由、平等、繁栄と平和 "Freedom, equality, prosperity and peace"
Anthem: Dawn of a new era Royal anthem: The Eternal Dynasty
Imperial Flag
detailed map of Canton River Delta
Cultural map of CRD
Capital and largest city	Canton
Official languages	Gensa, Yǔyán, Tukalo, Kanar, Sino-Gadorien
Recognised regional languages	Preimean
Demonym(s)	Cantonese
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Kōgō (Empress), Ten'nō (Emperor)	Kyasarin Sakuri
• Daimshu (feminine word for President), Daimyo (masculine word for president)	Mei Wang
Legislature	The Blue parliament
• Upper house	First Chamber of Canton (White Chamber)
• Lower house	Second Chamber of Canton (Yellow Chamer)
Establishment
• Day of Uniting	12 April 1621
• Modern boders	5 September 1982
Area
• Total	1,317,248 km2 (508,592 sq mi)
• Water (%)	wip
Population
• Estimate	867,320,021
• 2020 census	867,000,000
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	TBA (wip)
• Per capita	TBA
Gini (2015)	12.40 low
HDI (2020)	0.922 very high
Currency	Sekinar (-) (SKC)
Time zone	UTC-4 and -3 (MCT)
Date format	dd ˘ mm ˘ yyyy
Driving side	varying LHT/RHT
Calling code	+03
Internet TLD	.CT
Preceded by ← Tôh Việt (1982) ← Kanar (1967) ← Kolanga (1893) ← Hoikulu (1881) ← Friedrichländer (1779) ← Cxia Republic (1621) ← Edo States (1621)

Canton River Delta, officially called The United Prefectures of Canton River Delta, is a medium-to-large-sized country located on both the Thuadia and Thrismari continent. Bordering Great Golden Raj, Prei Meas, Qui Latine, Shimerland and Azureden. It consists of 54 unique prefectures, not including the autonomous regions of Kanar and Tôh Việt. Currently the Cantonese population embodies approximately 867 million citizens, and the nation has about 1.317.248km2 of territory, making Canton one of the closest populated region in Anteria. The country was formed in 1621, after centuries of continuous warfare between independent kingdoms. As a result of this tumultuous past Canton is up to date a severe pacifist country, vowing to only take on arms again when absolutely necessary. Canton is a significant member of the Sekidean Union's inner circle.

History

The history of Canton River Delta cannot be told all at once because of the many countries and cultures that were or are located within the borders of CRD.

List of wars involving Canton River Delta

History of Teiyama

Ancient history

Saisho no toshi

De geschiedenis in het gebied van de Teiyama begint met de eerste dorpen en steden, de Saisho no toshi. De belangrijkste steden in deze periode waren: Edo, Kibe, Fushan, Okiana, Shidō, Matsuyama, Kita, Toyishi, Takana and Ita. De steden hiervoor genoemt waren een bolwerk van de Teiyamanse cultuur. Deze periode kende vele oorlogen omdat er geen centrale staat was daarom waren alle steden aparte landen met aparte regeringen. uit deze periode komt ook de legende van de eerste Keizer: Ten'no Yi. De Saisho no toshi duurde van 950 BC tot 400 BC.

Totashi

Het opvolgende tijdperk kende integendeel tot de Totashi grotere staten die meerdere steden in hun bezit hadden. In deze periode kwam ook de omschakeling van brons naar ijzer, dit zorgde voor een verhoging in productiviteit van gereedschap en wapens. Dit zorgde er weer voor een verhoging in populatie in de steden waardoor men zich meer kon gaan specialiseren. De belangrijkste staten uit deze tijd waren: Kingdom of Edo, Kingdom of Sha, Kingdom of Wu and The Confederation of the Liá States. De staten van de Totashi periode waren machtig maar ook grote rivalen van elkaar die vaak met elkaar oorlog voerden en kleieren staten overnamen of onderdrukte. de grootste oorlog van deze tijd was de the War of ten winters waarin het Kingdom of Edo meerdere keren het Kingdom of Sha probeerde over te nemen en het was zelfs bijna gelijkt. In het negende jaar van de oorlog trok een groot leger van Edo richting de hoofdstad van Sha, de troepen moesten nog langs een vallei en dan waren ze bij de hoofdstad. Toen ze door de vallei heen liepen kwam er een hinderlaag van de Sha troepen. Er werd hevig gevochten maar de Edo troepen stonden geen kans en werden verslagen. Kingdom of Edo Probeerden hierna nog een keer Kingdom of Sha binnen te vallen maar ook die aanval mislukte. De Totashi duurde van 400 BC tot 190 AD

Kawa

Historical flag of Yima

De Kawa was verschillend van de andere periodes vanwege een simpel feit, toen was het Teiyama gebied onder een regering bestuurd voor de eerste keer. De Empire of Yima was de eerste staat die alle gebieden in handen had en daarmee de eerste regionale regering. De leiders van Empire of Yima beweerde dat zei afstammelingen waren van de mythische keizer Ten'no Yi en daarmee de wil van de goden achter hun hadden. Vele geloofde did verhaal en de afstammelingen van de leiders van Yima zitten nu nog steeds op de troon van Canton River Delta.

De Empire of Yima heeft vele goede dingen gedaan en vele dingen die moeilijk zijn te verklaren zoals het tempel complex van Tikawa. Dit complex is reusachtig en heeft bouwtechnieken in zich waarvan lang gedacht werd dat die veel later pas zijn bedacht. Een ander ding dat Yima heeft gedaan was de bouw van wegen door hun hele rijk en een centrale munt, dit zorgde voor een vergroting van handel in en uit het rijk.

History of Kanar

Ashar Kingdom

The Ashar Kingdom was one of the first kingdoms in the south. It was also the first nation to adopt Islam as their national faith, though it wasn't Sunni or Shia Islam. It was a new kind of Islam that formed in the kingdom, Bujir Islam.

Gugun Empire

Flag of the Gugun Empire

The Gugun Empire also known as the Gugun Khanate was the biggest nation (outside the united CRD) in the history of Canton River Delta. The empire stretched from the southern border with modern day Shimerland all the way to the present day city of Canton. The capital of the empire was Khoëmbali, the city is in the present the capital of the Kanar Autonomy. The empire started under Khan Khasar Sünsudyn, he expanded the small Gugun tribe into a medium size Khanate. His son, Daritai Sünsudyn expanded his fathers Khanate into a great empire. When he died the empire was at its largest expanse.

The empire slowly fell into disrepair under Khan Ozbeg Sünsudyn, the son of Daritai Sünsudyn. The most northern part of the empire declared independence as the united cities of Canton. With his dead the empire was split into 5 parts with all becoming separate khanates. In the northern part the Chao Khanate was formed that was more Huáng in culture then Kanar. In the middle the Khaidu Khanate was formed that shorty fell to their much stronger neigbours. In the south around Khoëmbali the Kanar Khanate was formed. And to the north and south of the Kanar Khanate the Bayar Khanate and Usun Khanate were formed.

Though the empire didn't last very long, it's legacy is still present to the modern times. The religion it brought with it to the north cause a schism in Dōuism that formed the northern and southern parts.

The Gunpowder empire

The Gunpowder empire better known as the Kanar Khanate was the greatest threat to Cantonese peace and safety between 1700-1800. It was a great nation with a strong military, though their economy wasn't that fair. The country was rapidly industrializing but to fuel their new industry they needed lots of natural resources like coal. This drove the country to conquer more territory. It also was the reason for the preservation of serfdom in Kanar.

Intergration into CRD

In 12 December 1967 the Kanar Khanate was incorporated into Canton River Delta under their own free will. The Khanate was no longer the great nation it was 100 years ago and it was slowly falling into disrepair. To stop this and give the nation a revival the only option was joining the far richer and better developed CRD.

History of United Canton River Delta

The history of United Canton River Delta can be seperated into 5 peridos, Sengoku Jidai, Age of uniting, Marian Age, Pacifist Age and Modern Age.

Sengoku Jidai

War of the two dragons

Painting of the battle of Hian tó

The war of the two dragons is known as the biggest single war in Cantonese history. In the war the two major powers of the Sengoku era fought each other to decide who would become the single greatest power in Canton River Delta. In the north laid the Edo States, they were a loosely confederation of states who held an allegiance to the Kōgō / Ten'nō. They were the power of the north and one of two great dragons. In the south laid the Cxia Republic, they were a unitary republic who rose when the last Tiang dynasty fell. They were the power of the south and the other great dragon. The war ended with the two sides uniting and forming Canton River Delta. The war lasted from 1605 to 1621.

The war started when information was brought up about a small border conflict in the Canton isthmus. There troops of the Imperial Edo army and Cxian army clashed and some casualties were the result of it. The Cxia Republic used this as an explanation to invade the Edo States. A force of 220,000 troops crossed the Canton isthmus into the province of Tsunomi. The Tsunomi army couldn't hold off the entire Cxian forces so they called upon the Ten'nō to call up all the other forces from all the states to help them fight the Cxia. The Ten'nō accepted his request and called upon all the forces. On the 15th of September 1607 the two armies faced off in the province of Tsunomi. This was the battle of Hian tó and was the first major battle of the war. It ended with a small Edo victory and the Cxia forces had to withdraw. Even so, a majority of the Cxian forces survived the battle and they would come back next year to fight again.

Painting of the battle of Liang

While the battle of Hian tó was happing on land a simmilar battle was happing on the seas. This battle was the battle of Liang. In this the two navies of Edo and Cxia fought eachother near the city of Huo Cheng.

Age of uniting

The Age of uniting began with the foundation of Canton River Delta at the end of the War of the two dragons and ended with ascension of Empress Maria to the throne of Canton River Delta.

Painting of the treaty of Canton

Treaty of Canton

The treaty of Canton is the most important treaty ever signed in Cantonese history. With the treaty of Canton the two warring sides of the Edo states and the Cxia republic layed down their weapons and united into one stronger nation. The treaty was signed by the then president of the Cxia republic, President Long Zexian and the then Emperor of the Edo states, Ten'nō Takeo Sakuri. With their signing the two great dragons united and formed Canton River Delta after the place where the treaty was signed, the Canton isthmus.

Foundation of Canton

First parliament building of CRD

With the treaty of Canton signed there was a new battle to fight, the battle of where to put the new capital. In the first few moths after the treaty was signed the new nation had two capital, Cxia in the south and Edo in the north. This lead to a great discussion between the new statesmen of CRD. The southerns fought for the capital to be put in Cxia and the northers fought for the capital to be put in Edo. This lead to a discussion that lasted 5 moths and 23 days which ended by a speech of Duchess Aoba Isayama where she sugessted that they should build a new capital, right on the very same ground they were arguing. This was a bold idea cause it would lead to both parties to not hold the capital in their original land and so it was purely neutral. With that the proposal was put to a vote and was accepted, the new capital of CRD would be build on the place of were the Treaty of Canton was signed and out of honor to this treaty would the new capital be called Canton.

The first building that was build in Canton was the Parliament building, it was build on the side of a hill for the flat ground at the foot of the hills was too soggy to build on right away. The building was build in a northern, southern fusion style that would incorporate both styles into the building. It was also in this very same building that the first members of Parliament where inaugurated after the vote of 1624. This voted led to some upheaval because when the northern women wanted to put themselves up for vote they were stopped, women weren't allowed to join the parliament. This was a demand the south made when they joined CRD, the north didn't like it but had to give in but got something in return, northern women could still vote. This lead to a semi patriarchal society where women in the north had more rights and freedoms then in the south.

The Statesmen of early CRD

Dong Bai
Statesman of the south

Xieren Lu
Statesman of the south

Jun Harada
Statesman of the north

Toki Isa
Statesman of the north

Statesmen of early CRD

Dong Bai, Xieren Lu, Jun Harada and Toki Isa were the greatest Statesmen of early CRD and the four of them shaped the nation and lead it for the first few years before the first democratic election. To maintain balance it was decided that both the north and the south would send 2 statesmen to shape the new nation.

12 years war

The 12 years war is one biggest wars fought between Kanar and CRD. It all started when CRD made a new treaty with the Sultanate of Dhara which would put it more into the influence sphere of CRD and out of the sphere of Kanar. This was bad because Dhara was before a tributary state of Kanar and supplied Kanar with important resources such as Spices. Now that CRD encroached into their trade network and threatened it they had a reason for war and so, on the 14th of march 1675, war was declared by the Khanate of Kanar onto CRD.

Way of Weeping Women

The Way of Weeping Women was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in Canton River Delta during the early years of the nation. It was used by women primarily to escape into the equalistic north. The network was assisted by feminists and other sympathetic to the cause of equality for women. Most people who tracked the path were single mothers, young independent women and feminists (both male and female).

Marian age

The Marian age was one that gave a sea change to almost every field of Canton River Delta, from fashion to technology. This was all done during the reign of Kōgō Maria. The age started in 1741 and ended in 1832, the age lasted 91 years and only ended by the tragic dead of the beloved Kōgō Maria.

Painting of Maria and Catharina

Maria Sakuri

The age started when Maria Sakuri was crowned in 1741 at age 18 in the Temple of the Dragon. Even though she was crowned in a Dōuist temple, she herself wasn't a Dōuist. She was a Catholic, she herself was the first Catholic monarch who reigned over Canton River Delta. Before she was crowned her mother was the regent for her because she was too young to become Kōgō. The monarch before her was Ten'nō Niko. When her father died, Ten'nō Niko, Maria was only 12 years old so her mother took on the reins as regent. She and her mother had a good connection and it was her mother who wanted her to be baptized as she herself was also Catholic.

Maria being a Catholic didn't stop her from being who she was. She was (as how we in the modern times call it) bisexual and was married to a woman, Catharina van Hogerberg. Because of this the catholic religion in CRD split from the main one in the rest in Anteria and formed its own separate branch where being gay, lesbian or whatever wasn't a problem.

Because she didn't have any children of her own the crown went to her nephew,Ten'nō Richard/Riku. He was the second and only other Catholic monarch of Canton River Delta. He tried to step into the footsteps of his aunt and did a great job of expanding the dream of Maria of making CRD a truly modern western country.

Painting of the funeral procession of Maria

As stated before the age ended with the dead of Maria. It is a truly tragic story of how she met her end. She and Catharina were on a little vacation in the city of Kibe to get away from the busy court in Edo. On 17 may 1832 the two wanted to go visited the island of Tokana Isumi and enjoy the nature but just before they got on the ferry a man named Yano Hakuseki apperard from the docks. Yano Hakuseki was a staunch traditionalist and was very opposed to the new way of life that Maria introduced. So on that dock he puled out a revolver and shot her. The bullet hit her in the stomach and blood dripped out of the wound. In her last moments her beloved Catharina hold her in her arms and told her she was going to make it but she replied and said with little strength she had: My dearest, don't cry. This isn't the end for us, it's only the beginning. I will see you again on the other side where we will spend eternity together. And with that, she closed her eyes and passed away. The dead of Maria was a shock to the whole nation. Almost everyone loved Maria and never though that she would meet her end in such a horrible way. Yano Hakuseki was later that very same day caught by the Kibe police. He was declared guilty of murder, treason and Regicide. For this he was sentenced to the death penalty, the only death penalty given in Canton River Delta. He was killed by a firing squad.

The Marian age changed the nation and even though there was an opposition to it, like Yano Hakuseki, the changes that were made couldn't be undone and Maria shall forever be known as a smart, kindhearted and brave woman who lead the nation to greatness and was loved by the people.

Marian Fashion

Painting of Traditional and Marian fashion

Marian fashion is known for being more western. The style has it origin in Gadorien, Krenya and Gueldere. The style first came to Canton River Delta trough traders and merchants in the ports cities. They wore the clothes and made the people of CRD a little interest in them.

Later in 1741 when Kōgō Maria Sakuri was crowned, became the fashion style really popular. It all began with the coronation dress of the Kōgō, it was a giant Guelderse inspired dress. This dress style was later adopted by the rest of her imperial court and slowly but surely made it's way all across the country. The style inspired the creating of the idea of Shu Fuku no sutairu (Two clothing styles), where people had/have two different kinds of wardrobes, Marian and traditional.

Marian Technology

Painting of the first train in CRD

In the Marian Age technology made a great leap and Canton River Delta became a modern and industrial nation on parr with the western nations of Gadorien, Krenya and Gueldere. At first western technology was gained via small time trade between the nations and merchants but when Maria Sakuri ascended the throne, the exchanged became greater than ever before.

Maria Sakuri invited inventors and professors from the western countries to come to CRD and bring their idea's and inventions with them. She also set up new universities to teach western studies, Rishoni ("Western learning"). The most famous Marian university is the Ushomi University which was founded in 1782.

Marian Love and Marriage

Cantonese woman awaiting suitors

In the Marian Age, love and marriage changed and drifted away from the older Dōuist traditions and became a blend of new Dōuist traditions and western traditions.

In the new style of love, courtship and marriage the principal of Shogani was still used. When one in Canton River Delta came to the age of 18 in the Teiyama culture, they would go on the marriage market and be official open to be asked their and in marriage. Though, the marriage market was only done in the Kanryō (Bureaucratic) pillar of Teiyama society. The Budō (Martial) pillar of Teiyama society didn't participate in the marriage market.

It was common for someone in the Budō pillar to ask the hand of someone of the Kanryō pillar but this wasn't a rule. If they pleased, people could marry someone from their own pillar. If someone would want to marry other they would first ask their father / the oldest brother their child's hand in marriage. If they said yes then the Suitor would go on to ask the one they would want to marry their hand in marriage. But through all of this, the mother as a veto on the marriage and can stop it if she pleased. The grandmother has again a veto, her veto can out veto the mothers veto. This is because of the matrilineal society that is the Teiyama culture.

It was tradition on the first day of the marriage season that all the new debutantes would present themselves before the Kōgō or Ōsho (wife of the monarch) and with both where male then the Ōshi (husband of the monarch). They would then be judged by one of those 3 so all may know who has the favour of the imperial court. This could greatly help a young debutante in her quest to find a good partner.

The marriage season was full of balls and galas so that the debutantes and Suitors could mix and talk to each other. This was talking was of course all done in public because it wasn't allowed for the two to meet in private for the change that a scandal could come out of it that could ruin the whole family. When a scandal would happen, the only way to solve it was to have the favour of someone higher up. The best was to have the favour of the monarch on your side.

The suffragettes

The suffragette movement started from the moment when it became clear that the south didn't want to give women equal rights.

In the first few years the movement mainly focused on peaceful protest and propaganda. Some of the most famous ones were the white marches were in the biggest ones thousands of people would walk to protest and try to get the government to change the laws.

The flames of revolution began grew when the princess Maria Sakuri ascended the throne and officially became Empress. It was a great relief to the movement when she ascended. The suffragette meetings where being cracked down multiple times by the Souths secret police force but Maria gave them a solution, she opened her palace to the suffragettes so that the meetings could happen there. The secret police didn't dare to enter her palace for the great back lash they would get if they would be seen infiltrating the palace of the Empress. With a safe base of operation their actions became more rash. On the night of 12 May 1743 the suffragettes took to the streets and smashed every window in of every shop or house that was anti female equality. This lead to the police being called down and 52 supporters were arrested.

The last great rally and march of the suffragettes was the march of 21 September 1748 better known as the great march of Canton. It all began when at 9:00 the people began to march to the Parliament building to lay down their petition for national female equality on all levels. This march was different from other marches because of one great reason, the people who marched. Normally only the young suffragettes would march because if things went south they could run but this time the group was bigger, then's of thousands of people marched with also the grandmothers (the matriarchs of the northern society) marching along them with most prominently: Archbishop James Isa, High priestess Tamae Tsuzuki and Empress Maria Sakuri. The police was called but didn't dare to intervene against them and so they marched down to the Parliament and into the grand hall. There they laid down their petition and with the support of the northern council members the vote began. The vote of Emiho Seo (named after suffragette Emiho Seo who died while protesting) lasted 5 hours with speeches from Parliament members, the Archbishop of Edo, the High priestess and even the Empress herself and at the end of the speeches the vote was held. Of the 1050 Parliament members 581 voted yes, just enough for a majority. And with that, national Women's suffrage was achieved and all women where equal under law and could vote and present themselves for office in the Parliament. The whole suffragette movement was overjoyed by this and celebrated for a week.

The Heiwa Vote

Painting of the Heiwa vote

The Heiwa vote is one of the most important voting ever done by the Cantonese Parliament. The vote was held to decide if Canton River Delta should go into wars in the further of to become a pacifistic nation and devoid wars.

The vote was held in 1822. It was held the next year after the end of the Spice war. When the war was over it all lead to an argument about wars and how to deal with them. The Spice war wasn't good for business and the economy so most of the Parliament members wanted to bring Canton River Delta into an age of Eternal peace. Though to this there was an opposition, they were the Fú xi group. Their party was mostly popular in the southern regions of Tiang. They didn't want the Eternal peace, this was because they saw the further of the nation of conquering the neighboring countries and bringing them in CRD.

The official debate began on the first of March 1822. The leader of the Coalition for the Eternal peace was Miss Seta Hazuki. She lead the voice of her group and debated against Mr Zhen Ru, he was the leader of the opposition for the Eternal peace. The debate lasted for 3 weeks and the debates became fierce. When Mr Zhen Ru finished his speech Miss Seta Hazuki broke her chair in pure frustration.

On the 22nd of March the vote was held on if the Eternal peace should be implemented or should be skipped. It was close with 602 of the 1050 voting yes. In the end Miss Seta Hazuki won thus and the Eternal peace was implemented.

Colonial Age

The history of Canton River Delta has known the concept of colonies and colonial empires. Namely, the colonies of Gadorien in western CRD and the colonies of Gueldere in the south-west. The colonial age isn't an official period in the history of Canton River Delta due to the fact that it crosses multiple periods.

Colonies of Gadorien

Map of the 8 colonies of Gadorien

The nation wasn't fully united yet so the Gadori didn't attacked the CRD government but independent smaller nations.
The colonies of Gadorien were: Victoria, Hirental, Zuckerküste, Tsengkou, Horelmburg, Salzberg, Wilhelmshaven and Perlenküste.

Pacifist Age

In the Pacifist Age Canton River Detla didn’t fight any wars and became a true diplomatic, economic and industrial powerhouse.

Ten'nō Richard

Ten'nō Richard was the monarch after Maria and was the second Catholic monarch and the last one. He got to power he was 32, his father who was actually next in line for the throne died when he was 21. Richard is known as the second great monarch who helped to elevate Canton River Delta into the modern age of the industrial revolution.

On 6th of August 1832, the coronation of Richard happened. It was done a while after the dead of his aunt to pay respect to the former monarch.

Painting of Ten'nō Richard and the Great military council

Ten'nō Richard made the Cantonese army and navy from a strong force to a huge treat. He did this because of the wake up call that was the Spice war against Gueldere. His aunt, Maria, already modernized the army but Richard made it a force to be reckoned with. One of the main ways the military was changed was with the Great military council. Their job was with bringing western ideas, tactics and weapons to CRD and incorporated them into the military.

Gatoi Rebels

Painting of the capture of the last Gatoi Rebels

The Gatoi Rebels were against all the new changes that Maria introduced. They wanted that Canton River Delta remained a full on Dōuist traditional nation and expel the westerners they called barbarians. This group was mostly popular in the northern regions of Sarudo and the islands.

The Gatoi succeeded in some of their missions with most famously: assassinating Maria Sakuri. Her dead was a great win for the Gatoi on the short term because their greatest threat was gone. But on the long term wasn't that good. Because of the assassination was the hole Gatoi community declared enemies of the state.

The Gatoi fought some battles in the early years of the pacifist age with the Imperial army and occupied some fortresses and cities but could never hold them for very long. In 1843, 11 years after the assassination on Maria Sakuri, were the last of the Gatoi Rebels captured. The last to be captured were most of the leaders and important members. They hold on for 14 months in a fortress but finally they had to surrender.

Decade of the two emperors

Paintings of Ten'nō Richard and Kudou.

In the Decade of the two emperors there was an internal struggle in Canton River Delta. The decade was from 1832 to 1841. It was when a pretender who called himself the real Ten'nō tried to take the throne from Ten'nō Richard/Riku. The pretender was Kudou Sakuri, a cousin of Richard. He was a Dōuist and with that got quit a big following around him of old traditionalists. Richard was just like his aunt a Catholic and was more popular with the new and Marian age people.

The struggle between the two split the people of Sarudo and made them choose between the two. In 1835 Kudou Sakuri proclaimed himself as Ten'nō Kudou. This lead to a fight between the two cousins. It didn't lead out to a full on civil war due to both being pacifist. So the two fought it out first via propaganda and debates. This later led out to the two writing propaganda about each other to make the other look like the villain. In 1841 27 of November, the two met on a hill outside the imperial city of Edo to resolve the question of who was the true Ten'nō by performing a duel. They fought with their traditional swords, the battle lasted for 10 minutes. At the end, Richard won the battle and Kudou committed seppuku.

Building of the Canton canals

Drawing of HIMS Amaki passing the Dongbù haixiá

The Canton canals is one the biggest single infrastructure project ever done by Canton River Delta. The complex exist out of 4 canals connected by 3 lakes. The project took 12 years and coasted about around half a billion Okins in 1830s money. The project was commissioned by the Cantonese National government and was build by the Yellow Dragon construction company. Construction began in 1842 and ended in 1854.

82,000 men and woman build the canals and were paid average wages, though the work was hard. Around 500 of the workers died during the construction and others got sick. The family of those who died got form the government some money to compensate the income they now lost. There were a lot of medical stations all along the construction area to provide medical aid to those who needed it.

The Construction of the canals is one of the best examples of Cantonese power, in 12 years the nation cut though a continent and connected two waters. It was a great achievement for the nation and the canals itself were even for the first years a tourist attraction. People came to see the man made water ways and admire them.

Building of the Kibe tower

Modern picture of the Kibe tower

The Kibe tower is the most well known tower of the pacifist age and the second most well known in the present, only the Canton tower is more famous. The tower was build between 1932 to 1934. When it was build it was the heighest building in all of Canton River Delta.

Modern Age

End of the colonies

With the end of the colonial empires all around the world it was also the end of the Gadori Empire in Canton River Delta. The island and city of Victoria had to be given to CRD in 1996 as was said in a treaty signed by Gadorien.

Gémìng

Gémìng is the culturan revolution in Canton River Delta that happend around the 1980s. The more old ways of dance, clothing, ect had then competition from a new stream of ideas. Some of these ideas are: Drag in Canton River Delta, Vogūkō and Tashibi.

Geography

Environment

Fauna

Canton River Delta is known for the many species that reside in the country, from Manatee's to elephants.

Politics and Government

Military

Land forces

TBA

Naval forces

Head of Imperial Navy of Canton River Delta is Miss Mitsue Okiku.

Aerial forces

TBA

Special forces

TBA

Elections

Elections are held:

First Chamber: Every 5 years
Second Chamber: Every 4 years
Regional and municipal: Every 3 years

Upper House (First Chamber of Canton (White Chamber))

Logo of the First Chamber

The First Chamber of Canton has 55 seats, which are distributed proportionally per votes. party can get 25 seats max, ensuring the need for coalition to control the parliament.

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Color	Name of the Political Party	Nick used by the Political Party	Political direction	Number of seats	Opposition/coalition/unaffiliated
	Blue Lotus	Blue Left	Liberal left	21 / 55	Coalition
	Xiong Party	The Pacifists	Liberal Center-left	7 / 55	Coalition
	Green United	The Greens	Liberal left	5 / 55	Coalition

Lower House (Second Chamber of Canton (Yellow Chamer))

Logo of the Second Chamber

The Second Chamber of Canton has 1050 seats, which are distributed proportionally per votes.

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Color	Name of the Political Party	Nick used by the Political Party	Political direction	Number of seats	Opposition/coalition/unaffiliated
	Blue Lotus	Blue Left	Liberal left	427 / 1,050	Coalition
	Xiong Party	The Pacifists	Liberal Center-left	TBA	Coalition
	Green United	The Greens	Liberal left	TBA	Coalition
	SL	The Social-Libirals	Liberal left	TBA	Coalition
	D55	The Democrats	Liberal Center-left	TBA	Coalition
	MI	The Industrialist	Liberal right	TBA	Unaffiliated
	PfD	The Dōuist	Center	TBA	Unaffiliated
	Cantonese Communist Party	Communists	Marxist far left	TBA	Opposition

Daimshu's and Daimyo's

List of Daimshu's and Daimyo's

Name of the Daimshu or Daimyo	Term	In office	Party	Note	Picture
Zhou Chun	1st Term	1872-1876	Bushōmi	TBA
	2nd Term	1876-1880		TBA
	3rd Term	1884-1888		TBA
Lang Xieren	1st Term	1872-1876		TBA
	2nd Term	1876-1880		TBA
	3rd Term	1884-1888		TBA
	4th Term	1892-1896		TBA
	5nth Term	1896-1900		TBA
Yu Wei	1st Term	1900-1904	Alliance of The Greens	TBA
Long Tu	1st Term	1904-1908		TBA
Yang Huang	1st Term	1908-1912		TBA
Sekino Thoki	1st Term	1912-1916	Democratic Liberal Party	TBA
Sada Arisa	1st Term	1916-1920		TBA
	2nd Term	1920-1924		TBA
Cao Minh Quân	1st Term	1924-1928	Pan Canton Party	TBA
	2nd Term	1928-1932		TBA
Daniel Přibyl	1st Term	1932-1936	Labour Party	TBA
	2nd Term	1936-1940		TBA
	3rd Term	1940-1944		TBA
Catharina Springborn	1st Term	1944-1948		TBA
	2nd Term	1948-1952		TBA
Charanya Sunthorn	1st Term	1952-1956	Liberal Democrats	TBA
Friedrich Haas	1st Term	1956-1960	Labour Party	TBA
	2nd Term	1960-1964		TBA
Maximilian Schönfeld	1st Term	1964-1968		Oversaw the intergration of Kanar into CRD as an autonomous area.
Chang He	1st Term	1968-1972	Green United	TBA
Zeng Xinya	1st Term	1972-1976	D55	TBA
	2nd Term	1976-1980		TBA
Karina Klímková	1st Term	1980-1984	Green United	Oversaw the intergration of Tôh Việt into CRD as an autonomous area.
Tống Hữu Trác	1st Term	1984-1988		TBA
	2nd Term	1988-1992		TBA
Luka Klinger	1st Term	1992-1996	SL	TBA
	2nd Term	1996-2000		TBA
Sasori Sawao	1st Term	2000-2004	Xiong Party	TBA
Amaya Nichiren	1st Term	2004-2008	Blue Lotus	TBA
	2nd Term	2008-2012		TBA
	3rd Term	2012-2016		TBA
Mei Wang	1st Term	2016-2020		TBA
	2nd Term	2020-2024		TBA

Current Daimshu

Mei Wang is the current Daimshu of Canton River Delta and the current head of the Blue Lotus Party. She is well known for her hard environmentalist actions and viewings. She is happily married to Ivana Kubátová and together they have 2 children. She is herself Bi and with that an activist for women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights in the world.

first Daimyo

Tian Zhou was the first Daimyo of Canton River Delta.

First Daimshu

Zhu Lin was the first Daimshu of Canton River Delta.

Foreign Relations

Canton River Delta's official foreign policy is "Committed to peace, security and prosperity around the world"

Country/Union/Autonomous District	Status (Scale 1-10)	Notes on relations	Mutual Embassies	Canonity
Great Golden Raj	10	GGR is historically closely tied to Canton River Delta and is treated as a Close ally who can be trusted no matter what	Yes	Canon
Kanar Autonomy	8	TBA	Yes	Canon
Prei Meas	9	TBA	Only via SU consulates	Canon
Suoden	7	TBA	Only via SU consulates	Non-canon
Bakyern	6	TBA	Only via SU consulates	Canon
Zhousheng	9	TBA	Only via SU consulates	Canon
Gadorien	9	TBA	Only via SU consulates	Canon

Domestic Relations

The relations between the national government and the Prefectures

Prefecture	Status (Scale 1-10)	Notes on relations	Prefectural Region
Greater Canton Metropolitan Area	10	TBA	Canton Area
Hua lí Area	9	TBA	Canton Area
Pearl coast Area	9	TBA	Canton Area
Cxia Area	7	TBA	Yuán Area
Whua Area	7	TBA	Yuán Area
Taigol Area	7	TBA	Yuán Area

Autonomous areas

Tôh Việt

The Tôh Việt Autonomy or as it is officially known as: The Kingdom of Tôh Việt, is located in the north of Canton River Delta. The Kingdom joined CRD in 5 September 1982 under then Daimshu Karina Klímková. The Kingdom joined CRD and thus becoming part of CRD and has to uphold Cantonese laws, but the Kingdom has their own Parliament, The Red Sun Parliament.

Kanar

The Kanar Autonomy or as it is officially known as: The Khanate of Kanar, is located in the south of Canton River Delta. The Khanate joined CRD in 12 december 1967 under then Daimyo Maximilian Schönfeld. The Khanate joined CRD and thus becoming part of CRD and has to uphold Cantonese laws, but the Khanate has their own Parliament, Great Parliament of the Khan.

Economy

Energy

Energy production in Canton River Delta (2021)

  Nuclear (65%)

  Hydro (15%)

  Wind (5%)

  Solar (4.5%)

  Geothermal (10%)

  Other (0.5%)

Transport

Cycling

Cycling is quit a big way of transportation in Canton River Delta, mostly in the cities and the flat countryside.

Demographics

Education

schoolsystem of CRD

Education in Canton River Delta is separated in after elementary school in 3 groups categorized into difficulty.

Religion

Religions in Canton River Delta(2021 census)
Kaȝin Christianity			2%
Kammist			11%
Agnosticism/Atheism			10%
Cantonese Catholic Christianity			7.5%
Protestant Christianity			0.5%
Northern Dōuism			25%
Southern Dōuism			32%
Bujir Islam			8.5%
Hinduism			3.5%
Other religions			5%

Kammism

Kammism is the second biggest religion in Canton River Delta.

Atheism

Atheism is the tirth biggest group in Canton River Delta.

Cantonese Catholic Christianity

Coat of arms of the Archbishopric of Edo

Cantonese catholic Christianity has many similarities with normal catholic Christianity tough it has some differences. Cantonese catholic Christianity do think that there sould be a pope and that figures of saints and Jesus are okay. But in Cantonese catholic Christianity woman have always been equal to men and further more, Cantonese catholic Christians believe holy in the verse of Gospel of Matthew: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself" (22:37-39), Simply meaning God loves everyone and so sould you if you want to remain in his grace.

Protestant Christianity

Protestant Christianity mainly came via Gadorien into Canton River Delta but never really took roots outside of Friedrichländer and Victoria.

Dōuism

Dōuism is the biggest religion in Canton River Delta but the religion is split between northern and southern Dōuism. The two parts both look and act similar but have some major differences.

Hinduism

Hinduismis the fourth biggest religion in Canton River Delta.

Bujir Islam

Bujir Islam is an important religion in Canton River Delta and is the biggest religion in Kanar.

Social hierarchy

Social hierarchy of CRD

The social hierarchy is still present in the modern day. The social hierarchy in Canton River Delta is divided into 7 groups.

First is the Inperiaru (インペリアル), the Inperiaru is the imperial class in CRD. Only the Kōgō or Ten'nō is part of this class, the rest of the imperial court is not part of the Inperiaru.
Second is the Seifu no naga (政府の長), the Seifu no naga is the class that is for the Daimshu or Daimyo.
Third is the Jōsō kaikyū (上層階級), the Jōsō kaikyū is the upper class of CRD with Governors, Samurai, Nobles and the super wealthy being part of it.
Fourth is the Gunji shirei-kan (軍事司令官), the Gunji shirei-kan is the class for Military commanders and other high ranking Military staff.
Fifth is the Takanaka (高中), the Takanaka is the high middle class of CRD with Businessmen and Soldiers being part of it.
Sixth is the Man'naka (真ん中), the Man'naka is the middle class of CRD.
Seventh is the Setchi (接地), the Setchi is the lower class of CRD.

The social hierarchy in Canton River Delta has effect also on the base of respect. The higher the person stands in the hierarchy, the more respect they get.

Family Structure

Symbol of the Red horde

In the family structure of Canton River Delta is the mother the leading role of the family. The childern are expected to listen to both parents and the rules they set out for the household.

Organized Crime

Canton River Delta due to it's sheer size and dense population is known to organized crime.

The Red horde is the biggest of all the groups and it operates in the Kanar Autonomy.

Royalty and Nobility

Royalty

Sakuri

The imperial dynasty of Sakuri is the Oldest dynasty in all of Canton River Delta and the only Dynasty that ever ruled over the Teiyama region and CRD.

Name of the Kōgō or Ten'nō Rule Coat of Arms Picture / Painting Crown Religion Note Ten'nō Shigekazu Sakuri TBA Crimson Crown TBA TBA Ten'nō Niko Sakuri 1722-1735 13 years TBA TBA TBA Regent Sophia Lühalt 1735-1741 6 years House of Lühalt Sophian Crown Catholic Was the first ruler of CRD to be Catholic. Kōgō Maria Sakuri 1741-1832 91 years House of Sakuri Imperial Marian Crown Cantonese Catholic Is also known as Maria the great and Maria the Catholic. She was the first Catholic empress of CRD. Has become a modern icon for being Lesbian and married to Princess Catharina van Overveld. Ten'nō Richard Sakuri 1832- House of Sakuri Imperial Marian Crown Cantonese Catholic Was the first Catholic Emperor of CRD and with it the last Catholic ruler. Ten'nō Yasuoka Sakuri TBA Crimson Crown TBA TBA Kōgō Ryu Sakuri TBA Crimson Crown TBA TBA Kōgō Mana Sakuri TBA Crimson Crown TBA TBA Kōgō Keiko Sakuri TBA Crimson Crown TBA TBA Ten'nō Naoko Sakuri TBA Crimson Crown TBA TBA Kōgō Mizuki Sakuri TBA Crimson Crown TBA TBA Kōgō Kaiya Sakuri TBA Crimson Crown TBA TBA Ten'nō Arakan Sakuri TBA Crimson Crown TBA TBA Kōgō Akiko Sakuri 1932-1973 Crimson Crown TBA TBA Ten'nō Ju-an Sakuri 1973-2020 Crimson Crown TBA TBA Kōgō Kyasarin Sakuri 2020-still ruling Crimson Crown Dōuist TBA

Daichyn

Name of the Khan or Khanum	Rule	Coat of Arms	Picture / Painting	Crown	Note
Khan Altan Daichyn	1998-still ruling			TBA	TBA

Other famous royals

Name of the monarch Rule Coat of Arms Picture / Painting Crown Religion Note Queen Anne Kôzuke TBA House of Kôzuke Holy Crown Cantonese Catholic Is also known as Queen Anne the Mad because of her reign of terror where she killed her fathers supporters. In the modern day the name has been changed to Queen Anne the Broken for that it was more accurate according to her mental heath.

Crowns

Crown of the Empresses and emperors of CRD

Dogs

The Imperial Dogs of CRD

The Imperial family doesn't stop with only humans, it also composes of four Bernese Mountain Dogs.

Nobility

Name of the Noble	Name of the House	Rule	Coat of Arms	Picture / Painting	Crown	Note
TBA	House of Arash	TBA		TBA	TBA	TBA
TBA	House of Rothanak	TBA		TBA	TBA	TBA

Samurai

Canton River Delta is still known to Samurai. though the old function of military leader has been replaced by a more noble titel. Samurai are in the present still high in the social Hierarchy.

Culture

Music

modern music

Music in the modern age is mostly C-pop (Cantonese pop) and Western pop.

colonial music

In the region of Friedrichländer music is different from the rest of the country.

Dance

Cantonese Ballet

Jin Wei doing a Cantonese grand jeté

The Cantonese Ballet is a somewhat new field of dance in Canton River Delta. Ballet was introduced in CRD in 1801 at the end of the Marian Age. Maria was a big fan of Ballet and saw some on her diplomatic missions in other nations. only at the end of her reign did she officaly start a Cantonese Ballet school, Imperial Edo Ballet Academy. Here the dance of Cantonese Ballet started. At first the school and dancers mainly preformed western prefomences but around 1830 they also began preforming traditional Cantonese stories.

modern Dance

Kaga Kishi vogūkōïng

Vogūkō is a new brand of modern dance that originated in the city of Canton in the 80s of the previous century. The dance began it's rise when populair popstar Kaga Kishi it preformed in her dance in the CMA (Canton Music Awards). The dance was a total new way that had never been seen before but was fast at making a place for itself in the Cantonese dance world.

Vogūkō is still evolving both stylistically and demographically. The base though is a way of dance were the dancer uses face hand movements to lay focus on the self and the body. There are also some famous dance moves for example, ("beat face") were the dancer pretend to apply makeup. The dance movement is mostly popular with the youth and adults (between 15-40). The elderly tolerate the modern dance but are not fond of it.

Some of the most popular dancers who are/were experts on the dance of Vogūkō are: Oki Rintaro, Vinzent Surmann and Noud Voorts. They are known as the big three in the world of Vogūkō. Sadly, Vinzent Surmann died in 2011 due to a failing liver. His funeral was one of the biggest seen in that decade. The other 2 are seen as Vogūkō royalty and they are respected highly. Noud Voorts is a permanent member of the jury on the board of Drag Race Canton.

Vogūkō also has a strong connection with Ball culture were the parcitipence sometimes insert Vogūkō to impress the jury. This trend began shortly after the creation of Vogūkō, around 1986.

Tattoos

Tattoos in Canton River Delta can be separated into two different categories, Traditional- and Modern Tattoos. All these can be separated even further into regional tattoos.

Fashion

Kōgō Maria Sakuri's coronation gown

Fashion in Canton River Delta is very diverse. This is of course due to the many cultures that reside in CRD, but also due to foreign influences. Like the clothing that was worn in the court of Kōgō Maria Sakuri. Because of her western ideas she wore most of the time dresses that were made in Gadorien. This set off a trend in CRD of mixing western and eastern fashion into a new blend.

The Largest fahsion brands in Canton River Delta that are Cantonese are T&M and Vogūkō.

Court fashion

During the reign of Kōgō Maria Sakuri the western style of fashion Flourished, with almost all nobles and people in her court wearing the western style. It became common to have a western gown for a party and an eastern traditional gown for a ceremony. This gave rise to the Shu Fuku no sutairu (Two clothing styles) where thus people have two different kinds of wardrobes. This tradition of 2 different kinds of wardrobes is still common in Canton River Delta. But in the modern day the 2 different wardrobes are modern clothes and tradition clothes.

Military fashion

Even though it is weird to think about it, the military actually has given some influences on Cantonese fashion.

Clash of fashion cultures

In the west, suits were in almost every country known as male garments, but in Canton River Delta the opposite was true. When diplomats or rulers from the west came to CRD to present themselves to the government or imperial court, they were almost always men who were dressed in suits. The Cantonese interpreted that suits where something that the ruling class wore, and because women where the stereotypical rulers the majority of suits were worn by women.

Shogani

The idea of Shogani is the way of how love works in Canton River Delta. Due to the fact that Dōuism doesn't care about gender has as effect that the idea of love with gender based stereotypes is nonexistent. The way of Shogani is used where one person is the loving (愛する (Aisuru)) and the other is the beloved (愛されし者 (Aisare shi-sha)).

Famous Persons

Name of Famous person	Born	Died	Age	Famous for	Most famous achievement	Note
Tobias Heidemann	7-November-2000	Still alive	20	singer	TBA	TBA
Liu Ya	6-July-1996	Still alive	24	Writer	TBA	TBA
Anne Mirza	TBA	TBA	82	Pirate	TBA	TBA
Kaga Kishi	TBA	TBA	41	Singer	TBA	Introducing the dance of Vogūkō.

Sports

Outdoor Sports

Horseback Riding

The end run of the Race of Bartan

Horseback riding is a really big sport in CRD. The sport is the biggest in the autonomous region of Kanar and the Yǔyán region. The sport has multiple varieties, these are: normal horseback riding, horseback archery, jousting and dressage.

The Race of Bartan

The Race of Bartan is the biggest horse race in all if CRD. In the competition 120 competitors need to race with each other to finish first. The race is divided into stages, The first to finish a stage has a bonus the next day.

The length of the race is never the same. Some years it takes 8 days while other years it took 18 days.

Indoor Sports

Drag

Drag queen Kim Royale,
winner of Drag Race Canton 2021

Drag is seen as a sport in Canton River Delta and has become very popular last few decades. The art and sport has always been present in Canton River Delta but only in the 70s has it become popular and has officially been recognized as a sport in 1981. The title of Canton Drag Queen has been introduced in 1989 by Drag queen Shantay Sin were in a big competition founded by her. The title of Canton Drag Queen was given to the winner of her competition. That competition has now grown out to Drag Race Canton, it is a national competition that has the best 15 competitors from all over the country.

Martial Arts

Boxing

Boxing in Canton River Delta began as a street sport in the 1840s, mainly in the cities of Canton and Cxia, where foreign sailors were pitted against local fighters in the ring. The sport grew rapidly and unsupervised by the Cantonese government. Cantonese boxing style is similar to Western boxing style, with influences from traditional Cantonese martial arts.

The Canton Boxing League (CBL) is the nationwide organization that organize fights and competitions. The CBL is also the organization that organize the national boxing championship, the ICBC (Imperial Canton Boxing championship).

Holidays

Holiday	Date	Location	Working day	Note
New Year's Day	1 January	National	No	TBA
Valentine's Day	14 February	National	Yes	TBA
Zexian Festival	5 April	Local	Yes	TBA
Day of Uniting	12 April	National	Yes	TBA
Hamaki	15 April-19 April	Local	Yes	Hamaki is the Cantonese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers.
Labour Day	1 May	National	No	TBA
Peace day	18 June	National	No	On this day the people of CRD celebrate their ancestors for stopping their war traditions and embracing peace
Kōgō day	11 July	National	No	The day where the people celebrate the birthday of their monarch. (date changes when there is a new monarch)
Nhà vua day	8 September	Local	Partial (Only in Tôh Việt no working day)	The day where the people of Tôh Việt celebrate the birthday of their monarch. (date changes when there is a new monarch)
Khan day	5 October	Local	Partial (Only in Kanar no working day)	The day where the people of Kanar celebrate the birthday of their monarch. (date changes when there is a new monarch)
Hashi To	22 November	Local	no	Hashi To is the day of the dead in CRD. On this day the people will honour and celebrate their ancestors.
Sankt Nikolaus	5 December	Local	Yes	Sankt Nikolaus is a tradition in the area of Friedrichländer and Canton. It is a tradition where Sankt Nikolaus goes on his horse on and gives children presents when they sleep.
Christmas	25 & 26 December	National	no	Even though CRD isn't for the most part christian, Christmas is still widely celebrated. Christmas is in CRD more of a family holiday then a Christian one.