Tengaria

Republic of Tengaria Република Tангария Republika Tangaraiya
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Нация, ред, единство" "Natsiya, Red, Edinstvo" "Nation, Order, Unity"
Anthem: "Natsionalen Pokhod" "National March"
Location of Narozalica (dark green) in Euclea (light green & light grey) and in Samorspi (light green)
Capital and largest city	Lenovo
Official languages	Tengarian
Ethnic groups	Tengarian- 91.5% Tuathan- 3.4% Other- 5.1%
Religion	93.2% Episemialist 2.8% Iconoclast 1.4% Catholic 2.6% Other
Demonym(s)	Tengarian
Government	Unitary dominant-party Presidential Republic
• President	Teodora Kovacheva
• President of the Assembly	Boris Rumen
Legislature	Grand Assembly of Tengaria
• Upper house	Senate of Tengaria
• Lower house	National Assembly
History
• Grand Principality of Tengaria	c.1000-1350
• Empire of Tengaria	1350-1930
• Fall of Lenovo	September 6, 1930
• Resistance Movement	1930-1935
• Republic Established	1935
• Tengarian Civil War	1954-1957
• Current Constitution	1958
Population
• 2020 estimate	22,359,980
• 2014 census	21,870,991
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	682.65 billion (21st)
• Per capita	30,530 (14th)
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	334.26 billion (22nd)
• Per capita	14,707 (17th)
HDI	0.822 very high
Currency	Lev (TL)
Time zone	UTC-1
Date format	mm-dd-yy
Driving side	right
Internet TLD	.tng

Tengaria (Tengarian: Tангария or Tangaraiya), officially the Republic of Tengaria (Tengarian: Република Tангария or Republika Tangaraiya) is a sovereign nation situated in Western Euclea in the world of Kylaris. It is bordered by Amathia to the East, Poliania to the West, and Minilov to the North. Tengaria is located along the warm coastal plains and has a warm Temperate Climate, and shares both a border with Lake Min to the northeast and the Mazdan Sea to the south. The country's geography features fertile plains for farming, thick forests, coastal beaches and cliffs, and rolling hills. The far eastern portion of the Country is the most urbanized, and it is where the capital of Lenovo is located.

The ancient home of the Tengar tribes straddled the borders of the Solarian Empire. Soon after its fall, the tribes were conquered and Sotrianized by the Empire of Arciluco, and later became an independent Grand Principality when the Empire's authority declined. Following the collapse of the Empire to the Realm of Thorns, the Grand Prince was named Vladetel by the exiled Ecumenical Patriarch, founding the Empire of Tengaria. During the Great War, the Empire was invaded and occupied by the Amathians. A resistance movement, led by Simeon Kovachev, fought against the occupation, and successfully restored sovereignty after the war with Narozalican support. After the war a Presidential Republic was created, although it was was plagued by instability, factionalism and a rough economy, which eventually culminated in the Tengarian Civil War. After the War, Kovachev took over on a platform of National Unity and Order. Since Kovachev's reforms, Tengaria has been a Unitary Presidential Republic, well known for its strong presidential powers and centralized authority under a dominant-party system with the National Rally dominating Tengarian politics under the leadership of the Kovachev family.

Tengaria is well known for its strong patriotism and sense of national identity, highly centralized government and economy, strong agrarian infrastructure and a low crime rate; however, the country also suffers from corruption scandals and from minority tension. In addition, critics have labeled the country as "undemocratic and authoritarian", especially under the Presidency of Dimitri Kovachev, which saw strong governmental control and use of underhanded means to keep power, including the incarceration and alleged elimination of . The current President, Teodora Kovacheva, has taken measures to improve the public image and to lower abuses while maintaining the incumbent system. Tengaria has strong ties to Narozalica and has been a member of Samorspi since 1984.

History

Early History

The earliest known records for the region was originally inhabited by a group of tribes known as the Proto-Tengars, which are a group of tribes believed to be the ancestors of the later Tengar tribes. Little is known about the Proto-Tengars outside of the artifacts they had left behind. Eventually, they came to share a common linguistic background similar to but distinct from the Marolev tribes to their west and their north, and eventually became known as the Tengars. Piraean settlers settled in the southwest region, and also the city of independent city state of Istros along the central Southern Coast. This first coastal city first exposed the Tengars to the civilization of the Piraeans, and was the largest city in the region for many years, until it eventually began to fall into decline. The Piraean language and system of writing did spread to some of the southern tribes but the did not reach most of the tribes. Eventually, the tribes formed various kingdoms, which ruled over different portions of Tengaria for different times. However, only a few kings were able to consolidate large portions of the geographic region, and so it remained disunified.

The realms of the Tengar were located at the far borders of the Solarian Empire, and engaged in warfare with the Empire. The Empire did make several incursions into the Tengar lands and even for a time controlled a slight portion of eastern marches of Tengaria. For the most part however, this border territory was often the center of many conflicts between the Solarians and the Tengars, with the Tengar tribes sometimes making advances into Solarian territory. The Solarians first called the region "Tengaria", which the region was referred to as henceforth. Several settlements and border forts in the East made by the Solarians have been discovered, but they are sparse. While the Tengarians were exposed to Solarian culture, it did not become widespread as of that time. During the late stages of the fourth century AD, the Tengars were attacking the western borders of the Empire, contributing to its collapse in 426.

Rule by the Empire of Arciluco

After the decline and fall of the Solarian Empire, the Solarian rump state of the Empire of Arciluco withstood the attacks of the Tengars, and soon began to actively conquer the region, which took several centuries. The Tengar tribes were incorporated into the Empire, brought Sotrianity, civilization and written language to the Tengarians. The complicated script used by the Amathians eventually was made into the Pavaric script, which suited the Tengarian language more naturally. The Piraean and Vulgar Solarian languages did become spread, but the Tengarians still largely spoke their own tongue. Eventually, the walled villages of the Tengarians developed into towns, and Tengaria flourished and developed under the Empire of Arciluco for several centuries. However, as Tengaria developed, its language and heritage put it at odds with the Amathian state. In addition, the Empire kept on waning in power around the turn of the first millennium; and around the turn of the century, the authority of the Empire had dwindled. The borders of Tengaria were sorely beset by other Marolev tribes, and by the tenth century, things were looking difficult.

Grand Principality

Main Article: Grand Principality of Tengaria

A Tengarian nobleman by the name of Vasil Silen was a general for the border forces of the Empire during the eleventh century. During this period Marolev invasions were particularly fierce, and Vasil managed to hold them off and win battle after battle. His victorious army threatened to proclaim him Emperor of Arciluco, and the Emperor, his authority already weakened, decided instead to establish the Grand Principality of Tengaria and name Vasil as the first Grand Prince, which would give de facto Independence to Tengaria, while still acknowledging the authority of and paying tribute to the Amathian Emperor. This arrangement proved satisfactory, and now Tengaria. Tengaria now was a regional power, although it was still part of the Empire.

Tengarian Empire

Main Article: Empire of Tengaria

The Grand Principality supported the iconodule Emperor during the Amathian Civil War which resulted in the collapse of the Empire of Arciluco and the establishment of the Realm of Thorns. The exiled iconodule Ecumenical Patriarch and the royal family fled to Tengaria. After crowning the Grand Prince as the next Emperor and marrying him to the daughter of the last Emperor, the Empire of Tengaria was formed. It invaded Amathia and was able to conquer the western marches from the iconoclasts, which it lost however when the Unio Trium Nationum came into power. The Empire of Tengaria flourished culturally during this period, and it had increased contact with the Eastern Euclean civilizations as well as with the rising power of Narozalica. However, the power of the Empire began to diminish during the eighteenth century, and with the arising of the Kingdom of Amathia and the regional strength of the Narozalic Empire. The Amathians took the eastern marches of Tengaria during the early part of the nineteenth century, and thus began to fall under the sphere of influence of Narozalica.

Great War and Independence

The Empire entered into the Great War on the side of the Grand Alliance and Narozalica, in part at least to recover the eastern marches which were held by Amathia. However, the campaign against Amathia fared very poorly, and the Amathians were able to focus on the Tengarian front, making significant gains.... With Narozalica making significant advances on the Polianians and growing unrest in Amathia, a young military figure by the name Simeon Kovachev gathered volunteers and resistance cells together to form the Tengarian National Army, and formally declaring Tengaria to be an independent nation. With Narzolica's support, Kovachev was able to lead a successful resistance movement and secure key positions. At the end of the war, they were formally granted independence with the help of Narozalica.

Republic and Civil War

The newfound republic was structured as Presidential Republic with a President and a National Assembly as the legislature. There were many factions representing a variety of different political ideologies fought for control of the government. The government was often unstable and the running of the new nation proved difficult as economic problems grew and unrest did as well.

Simeon Kovachev's Reforms

In the wake of the Civil War, Simeon Kovachev ran for the new elections with the National Rally, on a platform of establishing national stability, order, and ending partisanship, and won with mass popular support. Kovachev instituted a series of reforms which lead the prolongation and dominance of the Presidency and the continuation of the Party in government.

Kovachev Regime

Kovachev served as President for the rest of his life, and was succeeded by his son and his granddaughter to the Presidency.

Politics

Military

Army

Main Article: Tengarian National Army

Since the defeat of the Imperial Army during the Great War and the capitulation of the Empire of Tengaria in 1930 of the Great War, a young general named Simeon Kovachev withdrew the shattered remnants of the Imperial Army to the rural Visoclesian Hills, and reformed them into the Tengarian National Army.