Rhava

The Socialist Republic of Rhava   日国
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Motto:     "Our people do not bend our backs to aggressors. We stand tall like the strong cedar tree"
Anthem:   "Sam Tâm Ben Hương Yêu Con Mai"
Status	Independent State
Capital	Rhavapura
Largest city	Chow Chó
Official languages	Lan
Recognised regional languages	Huang, Anglish
Religion	None (Secular)
Demonym(s)	Rhavanese
Government	One-party communist republic
• President	Minh Trần
Legislature	Rhavanese Congress
Establishment
• Rhavanese Unification War	1973
Population
• 2020 census	38,000,000
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$540 billion
• Per capita	$14,210
Currency	Rhavanese Dollar (RD)
Time zone	UTC -3
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right
Internet TLD	.flg

The Socialist Republic of Rhava (Rhavanese Huang (Lan): 日国) is a one-party socialist republic located in Eastern Alharu. The nation borders Yeosan to the west and the Whanganui Sea to the East. It has a tropical climate. The capital is Rhavapura and the largest city is Chow Chó. The nation has a population of approximately 38 million. Rhavanese Huang or Lan, is the national language of the country, and part of the Huang language family. Most of the country is Irreligious, although there are a few ethnic groups who practice Hinduism and Buddhism.

The Rhavanese people have inhabited the eastern half of the island for most of history. Though the north-eastern province of Cạm Đong is inhabited by a population of mostly seafarers that migrated from Marenesia, specifically the Nusantara island chain and founded the modern-day city of Manaw. Rhava has always been ravaged by invaders from the Yellow Empire, as strong as the Rhavanese monsoons. Though the Yellow Empire only ever held the north of the country, the rest of the country had always been divided. Which is why it is not a surprise that even in modern day Rhava there are divisions between the regions. After Nayasarri's Revolt in 1782, the recently liberated kingdoms of Rhava separated into the Northern, Central, and Southern kingdoms of Rhava. Though peace was maintained through the 1800s tensions were ever high. Then in 1898 the Communist revolution happened in the north, where wealthy landowners were accused of abusing the poor and the monetary systems and were put on tribunals, and eventually executed. The south did not support this socialist power in the north, because they were a democratic republic in the south. Tensions rose even higher when in 1969, the north annexed the middle kingdoms. The south alarmed by the aggression, moved its troops to their northern border, the north did the same. In 1970 the north officially declared war, and entered the Calico Jungles. In late 1970, Manaw was taken. In 1971 Quây Yuán was taken. And in 1973 the north took Chow Chó, ending the war and uniting the country after a century of separation. Now, tensions are ever rising between the capitalist leaning south, and communist leaning north, threatening another civil war.

Rhava is a developing country in eastern Alharu, There is no freedom of the press, no freedom of speech, and no freedom to peacefully protest/assemble. Rhava has also faced criticism for its prosecution of ethnic peoples for the Kidney Islands and the ethnic peoples in the Cạm Đong province. Rhava has a reasonably stable economy, controlled mostly by the government, but there has been a move towards private corporations. The main industries of Rhava is information technology, textile production, oil and coal, and fish and rice and other foods. Rhava had a gross domestic product of $540 billion, or $14,210 per capita, in 2020.

Etymology

Rhava's name comes from the early version of Rhavanese culture and the Rhavanese-Huang mix language known as Lan. Rhava's direct meaning has been lost to time, the only documented papers showing the name is from the Săm Dynasty in 370 CE. Though the name was quickly forgotten as the Yellow Empire quickly tried to takeover Rhava, and renamed the region to 日国 in standard Huang, which directly translates to Sun Kingdom. This name might be from the hot sun that always was there during their conquests, or the yellow rice fields of the central kingdom, or the sun being held by the elephant on Rhava's flag. After that, during the age of colonization Rhava combined with surrounding states was renamed to Benjalonia in Anglish. The country internationally was known as Benjalonia or Rhava, and the country was known nationally as Rhava, though in 2021 it was officially dubbed Rhava by the government and the announcement was made on an international broadcast.

Geography

Phet Xung as viewed from the Yeosan side of the island

Rhava is located on an island created by a volcano (Mount Zhenxi locally known as Phet Xung) approximately 82 million years ago. Its geography is quite drastic as its landscape ascends from sea level to around 5000 metres.

The location of the island that hosts Rhava is close to Alharu and the Yellow Empire which caused many conflicts between Rhavanese natives and the invading Yellow Empire. The country's location also caused an influx of trade from Europa, because if its proximity to the path to Alharu and the Turtle Sea. The location of Rhava also caused earlier colonization.

Sampan floating through the inner Calico Jungle in southern Rhava

Rhava can be divided into 3 regions; the north, the middle, and the south. The north is a mountainous region, home Chanh Xung mountain range, and many lush valleys and crashing rivers. The north also has the largest and only cedar forest on the island. The north is also home to the largest waterfall, the Yam Tọc Waterfall. The north has 63% of the total tourist per year in Rhava. The Central region is hosts more agricultural provinces, with many steppe farms dotted throughout the region. Most of the countries produce comes from this part of the island. Central Rhava has 17% of the total tourism in the country. And finally the south, which hosts the largest rainforest on the island, the Calico Jungle. The jungle is known for the calico textile made in the region. The south it the region hit by the most deadly monsoons in the country, with over 2 ft of rain everyday during monsoon season. The south has 20% of the total tourism. Rhava as a whole sports white sand beaches and sapphire water, dotted with forested islands. The lowest point in Rhava is sea level and the highest point is the peak of Phet Xung.

Cities

City	Population	Province	Description
Chow Chó	15,600,023	Chó Đúng	Largest city in Rhava, known for it's capitalist leaning population and open market, the city is a blend of Alharun and Europan cultures
Rhavapura	8,354,305	Cạm Rãng	The capital of Rhava, made up of an old quarter with buildings being relics of a bygone era and the place where the laws of Rhava are made.
Quây Yuán	4,000,893	Nghe Ơi	A large port city established by the central populations to compete with the southern traders, facing the Adlantic Ocean to take advantage of the routes to Alharu from westerners.
Manaw	2,760,000	Sambal Bokur	A city abuzz with the blended cultures of Marenesia and Alharu, settled by seafarers centuries ago.
Giang Dó	2,286,940	Cạm Mê	A city settled by a fleeing clan, the city is filled to the brim with feudal Rhavanese art and architecture, with a booming tourism industry and a stunning view of the Chanh Xung mountain range.
Al-Cedaan	1,008,201	Thaboul	A group of separatist from a far away land during the the fall of Sukhmeng, and the city shows the unique heritage of the ancient peoples who migrated there. This city is also surrounded by the only cedar forest on the island.
Cong	543,756	Chó Đúng	A small city in between Chow Chó and Quây Yuán, it is home to the biggest university in Rhava, Rhavanese institute of technology (RIT).

History

It is said in Rhavanese mythology that 2 million years ago, the people of Rhava were sculpted by the gods, however it is more likely that 5000 years ago the first Rhavanese kingdom formed. 5000 years ago the first Rhavanese nomads stepped out of the jungles and built a settlement on a river. The city's name was Sukhmeng Rhavapura, or Sukhmeng. The city was built on a river in a heavily lush and defendable valley, thought to be somewhere in central Rhava. Sukhmeng by foreign traders from the mainland who had been carried by the intense winds to the island nicknamed the city the Golden Utopia, for all of its buildings were of said to be made of gold. Sukhmeng quickly grew its influence across the region putting down outposts that would develop into cities. 4 dynasties rotated power through history in the empire.

Early Dynasties

Dynasty	Dates	Capital	Description
Tây Dynasty	3943-3108 BCE	Sukhmeng	The first official dynasty of Rhava, this dynasty extended the influence of the empire to most of the island, and enforce more taxes on the rich, as well as passed many infrastructure laws to build roadways from the capital to growing outposts.
Săm Dynasty	3108-2430 BCE	Heuon	This dynasty expanded the empire to surrounding islands such as the southern most island of Shendao. The Săm also introduced the first writing system to Rhava, which is how most of this information is documented, though the language has been lost to time, but many words in modern Lan come from this language.
Hạ Dynasty	2400-1465 BCE	Sukhmeng	This dynasty was the final dynasty of this era, and developed irrigation techniques that helped farmers farm more and more crops in the lush middle region. The Hạ also created the first calendar system in Rhava.

All this changed however when Phet xung erupted, sending the island into chaos. Thousands died and the great city of Sukhmeng was buried in the rubble. From the ash emerged 3 powerful clans, who took power in the light of a civil war where farmers and peasants fought over the crumbling empire. The Dại clan, Rô Mây clan, and the Mễi clan. After the fall of the Hạ dynasty in 1465 BCE, the three clans split the empire in 3, separating the empire into north, middle and south. Also during this time of turmoil, a group of separatist settled in the north-western province of Thaboul and founded the city of Al-Cedaan

The Dại clan

The Dại family was known to be a illiterate noble family, who use to live in the capital of the Hạ empire, Sukhmeng. The Dại during the civil war gained popularity as being both very rich and playing to the ideals of the poor. The Dại built a kingdom in the southeast of the island, evolving a previous Hạ outpost and founding the city of Chow Chó. The family constantly was very paranoid of the jungles and forbade people from entering, even though most of the money making material (Calico textile) came from the jungle. The Dại constantly fought with Rô Mây over trade routes, resources, and the attention of lost westerners that had started turning up more and more. The Dại expanded their kingdom on the coast until the Yellow Empire invasion in 1008 CE. Despite the country becoming socialist, Chow Chó is one the last bastions of capitalism in the country. The clan is known for holding up the law in the highest standard, and holding grudges for those who crossed them. In the government, there is chancellor Dại, who is one of the members in congress who has Dại descent.

The Rô Mây clan

The Rô Mây family started out rich, and only left the inner kingdom because of prosecution for exploiting poor workers. The Rô Mây used tricks, and double dealings to grow their immense wealth. Rô Mây clan is seen as the worst out of the three clans, and is disliked by most northerners and southerners despite their differences. Rô Mây III when he moved his family to central Rhava, immediately lay claim to the farmers lands, and while the got payed for their land, they soon became starved because the wages when they worked were too low, and healthcare and hygiene was only for the rich. The Rô Mây were very manipulative, and waged war against the Dại all the time. They used a fighting technique where they would burn down the jungles of the Dại so that they would be in the open and easy to attack. Eventually the middle region rebelled against them, and the clan was forced off their land. Even now the people of the country still remember these acts, and dislike the The Rô Mây to this day. Though one of the good things this clan did was create the port of Quây yuán which is a harbor for most of the trade in central Rhava sending cash crops and minerals in and out of Rhava. The Rô Mây view themselves as the rightful heirs to the country, and none of them are in congress.

The Mễi clan

In present day Rhava, they are the clan of the congress of Rhava, operating from the Duomo Thay Bassille in the old quarter in Rhavapura. They were an obedient family during the last Hạ emperor, and stood by what the emperor said, regardless if it hurt the people. So with the revolt of the Hạ empire, they were seen as allies of the king and had to escape the inner empire. They headed to the north, where they quickly founded a settlement in the north (Giang dó). In modern day this settlement is a major tourist attraction, because of the pieces of art from taken from the Sukhmeng palace during their escape. The Mễi were always kind to their people, and obedient to their leaders. That all changed however during the socialist revolution, the socialist had all intention to wipe out these so called oppressive landowners, but when they found them and chained them up, they realized they could be used to their advantage. So they put the Mễi as puppet leaders so that the rest of the country and wurld would not realize the coming conflicts coming to the region.

3 kingdom period

In 1008 CE the Yellow Empire invaded Rhava and tried to take over the western part of the island where the clanate kingdoms were. The war lasted for 12 years, with the empire only gaining a sliver of the north, which is no longer part of Rhava in the present day. The Yellow Empire however distributed a lot of Huang culture throughout the kingdoms in it's campaigns. For the next 5 years the Huang people were assimilated into the population. Then, in 1025 CE the Yellow Empire conquered the entire island unifying the states. The Dại clan was reduced to ruling over the city of Chow Chó while the Rô Mây was exiled to the kidney islands. The Mễi because of their obedience to the Yellow Emperor were allowed to rule over the north. in 1046 CE the kingdoms rebelled into the states of Tau, Azari, and Ongan. They constantly fought over resources, jade in particular, which was a want from western countries and sold high. Tau, Azari, and Ongan fought over everything, to the extent of which months each kingdom got to be visited by western traders because of the lack of land on the island. The Tau, Azari, and Ongan always wanted their own things, and did like the idea of sharing with the others, and because of this they became very isolated.

Han the Conqueror

In the 1300s, the conqueror Benh Han unified the states, and lead the country into a golden age. Benh Han was raised in a small town near Phet Xung. He had two sisters, a mother, and never knew is father. He was of Yeosonese and Rhavanese descent and was treated as an outsider because of it. Even when he was in power he was treated differently because the people viewed him as not Rhavanese enough. Even though his descent was different, he still created an era of greatness for the unified country. There was an age without credit, and science and healthcare both exploded in the country, trade with the outer wurld boomed, with materials like jade and palm oil being sold as high prices throughout the continents of Alharu, Argis, and Europa. This is also the first time that the country recognized itself as a unified Rhava.