Ariseo

The Empire of Ariseo アリ瀬尾帝国
Flag Imperial Coat of Arms
Motto: "永遠に咲きなさい、私の帝国" "Bloom Forever, My Empire"
Anthem: "Imperial Anthem of Ariseo"
Location	Map of Ariseo
Capital and largest city	Hyeangseul
Official languages	Teihyogengo
Recognised national languages	Xinminese, Uulkythian, Shanirin
Recognised regional languages	)
Ethnic groups (1612)	65.4% Arinese 23.7% Xinminese 4.40% Uulkyth 3.14% Shanirin 3.36% Other
Demonym(s)	Arinese
Government	Unitary Parliamentary Semi-Constitutional Monarchy
• Empress	Subaika
• Prime Minister	Miyazaki Noriyuki
Legislature	Imperial Parliament
• Upper house	Imperial House of Peers
• Lower house	Imperial National Assembly
Establishment
• Establishment of the Imperial Dynasty	422 AR
• Meiru Constitution	1600
Population
• 1612 estimate	121.4 Million
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$4,125,414,800,000
• Per capita	$33,982
Gini (1612)	39 medium
HDI (1612)	0.911 very high
Currency	Arinese Yen
Date format	dd/mm/yy
Driving side	left
Calling code	+85

Ariseo (Teihyogengo: アリ瀬尾, Ariseo and formally アリ国, Arikoku) and officially called the Empire of Ariseo is a country located in the continent of Pythia. It borders the Dze Confederation to the west and is within proximity of several other nations. With an estimated population of 121.4 Million people, it has a estimated land size of 1.5 Million kilometres² with over 2,000 islands littered around its coast. The Great Fjord, a bay that is shared with the Dze is apart of the calmer waters on the edge of the Wintry bight.

Densely populated on its coast, the geography of Ariseo stretches from warm boreal coasts to the warmer bays, and the cold and harsh Guojia Desert that spans much of the countries south. The population has therefor been concentrated into urban centers that snake along the coasts and amidst the mountains of Ariseo, though a good portion remains spread out across the countryside amidst its ongoing population boom.

The region of Ariseo was resettled around year 100, with the first Kingdoms and feudal states having entered into written documents in the form of the Ariya Dynasty around 200 AR. As one of the earliest dynasties in the region, the peoples of Ariseo compromised of the Arinese people which originated from the western regions alongside the Xinmin peoples of the east, forming various kingdoms and later regional dynasties in Ariseo. Influenced by their neighbours, the eastern regions enjoyed much diversification with its population of elves. The unification of Yeongrang as one Imperial Dynasty under the Mugunghwa Throne in the 4th century saw the expansion and later unifications of the borders of Ariseo by the 10th century after a series of conquests, and expeditions from the Golden River area where the Imperial Dynasty was first located.

Despite this, the Mugunghwa Throne suffered from a steep decline of influence during the latter centuries onto the 13th to 14th Centuries, where the Sengoku Jidai of Ariseo saw the Thrones power be usurped by the "Control" Clique of Ariseo, a cabal of military officers that turned the nation to a hereditary military dictatorship and divided amongst Bakufu's. This state of affairs continued with the Shogunate increasing its control over the country until the 16th Century, where control rapidly slipped upon the installation of a child Shogun which saw various houses clash and later divide the nation into areas of control. However, around the 1520, the nation faced an unprecedented technological upbringing in the formation of various Zaibatsu's across the nation, exploiting the new introduction of alien technology onto the world. These technologies were studied extensively, and either reverse-engineered or improved as time went on, leading to the start of the Arinese Industrial Revolution by 1533, with the 2nd Industrial Revolution occurring rather recently in 1604 with the expansion of the Internet-of-Things, Aritficial Intelligence, Robotics and the introduction of modular factories. The largest of such houses, the House of Koshu, would spearhead under the legendary statesman Otonari Akihiro up until his death to lead the Subaika Reformation which continues to this day. Restoring the power of the Imperial Throne and beginning an era of reform, renewed militarism and nationalism.

History of Ariseo

Initial Settlement

The first peoples that settled the lands known as Ariseo were the Uulkyth, who settled the barren deserts of southern Ariseo and formed regional tribal warbands following the Great Reset. It was not until around the year 100 that the peoples of Ariseo, the Arinese and Xinmin resettled the region proper from their mountain hideouts, littering the valleys of the north with settlements as a Neolithic semi-sedentary hunter-gatherer culture characterized by pit dwelling and rudimentary agriculture. It was around this time that the introduction of practices including wet-rice farming, a new style of pottery, and metallurgy from neighbouring states and far off lands began. Various feudal Kingdoms were formed around this time period, primarily centered around rich farmland and the coasts.

According to legend, Emperor Aimaru founded a kingdom in the golden river area around in 360, beginning a continuous imperial line of the Mugunghwa Throne. The formation of the Mugunghwa Throne has always been highly debated, but mentionsof Emperor Aimaru have existed for some time.

Feudal Ariseo

Battle during the Sengoku Jidai.

The unification of Ariseo proper under the Mugunghwa Throne in the 4th Century saw not only the expansion of Ariseo through a series of conquests and expeditions from the Golden River area and beyond saw the emergence and dominance of a ruling class of warriors, the samurai. The samurai were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of the period between feudal to the early modern periods of Ariseo. They were often the well-paid retainers of the daimyo, the great feudal landholders which divided the lands of Ariseo.

Feudal Ariseo can be divided into multiple eras. The starting of which was the "Great Expedition" which saw the Mungughwa throne march east and west across the coastline of Ariseo, securing the vital ports of Ariseo and building the first navy at the time. This also translated to an era of relative economic wealth and prosperity. Imperial Power however was dilluted with the reliance of local Daimyō armies to enforce the Emperors will, resulting in more and more concessions from the Imperial Throne until there was none left at the end. Resulting in the rise of the military leader, or Shogun which often came from the most powerful Daimyō.

Despite this, during the 12th century, traders and missionaries from the outside reached Ariseo for the first time, initiating direct commercial and cultural exchange between Ariseo and the rest of the world once again since pre-reset times. Warlords such as the great Sada Katsuyoshi used western technology and firearms to conquer many other daimyō during the Sengoku Jidai of 1324 - 1422; his consolidation of power began what was known as the "Great Tranquility" period under the "Control" Clique which held great influence even after the disestablishment of the regency council.

The latter periods of Feudal Ariseo was marked with considerable economic growth, as the introduction of foreign technologies extended towards civilian knowledge as well. Extensive economic growth came due to improvements in agricultural techniques, canal transport, and river management infrastructure but also the introduction of light and heavier industry on the nation, spawning the first Zaibatsu on the latter periods of Feudal Ariseo which were born from the emancipation of slavery in 1486. Despite economic growth, Ariseo became a closed and isolationist country for some time in the later 1470's for a period of time. Resulting in a halting of progress and technological development outside of a select few exclaves in Ariseo. Contact with foreign nations also became limited for some time. The Shogunate, whose powers only grew during the period, enacted measures as a code of conduct to control the autonomous daimyō.