Selajung
Commonwealth of Selajung ᨔᨙᨉᨗᨕᨊᨁ ᨔᨒᨍᨘᨊᨁ (Alawese) Sediang Selajung | |
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| Motto: "Maéga Appadang, Sé'di Sediang" Many Peoples, One Commonwealth" | |
| Anthem: Male'bi' Selajung Great Esteemed Selajung  | |
| Capital and largest city | Kampeteng |
| Official languages | Alawese |
| Recognised regional languages | Kambese Tongkouan Sibalayese Butanese |
| Demonym(s) | Selajungese |
| Government | Sediang state |
| Daeng Puanna Daéli (Arung Matoa) Renate Mallalengeng Andiq Mangkonaq La Tenrioddang La Cincing Akil Ali La Mataesso Tomanurung Baine Wawo Palakka | |
| Karaeng Loe ri Sero | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
| Senate | |
| National Council | |
| Independence | |
| 23 July 1941 | |
| 29 August 1948 | |
| Population | |
• 2019 census | 39,381,836 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $1.4 trillion |
• Per capita | $35,561 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.787 high |
| Currency | Selajungese Tindang (SJT) |
| Internet TLD | .lv |
Selajung, officially the Commonwealth of Selajung (Alawese: ᨔᨙᨉᨗᨕᨊᨁ ᨔᨒᨍᨘᨊᨁ Sediang Selajung), is a sovereign state in east Isuan bordered by Jayagiri to the south and Palchae to the north. A highly decentralised Sediang state, Selajung is composed of seven Limpo and is managed on confederal lines. The capital city of Selajung is Kampeteng, which with a population of 5 million is the largest city within the country.
Populated by Deutero-Isuan peoples since approximately 65,000 BP, Selajung saw an early blossoming of people groups across its modern day borders. A centre of chacolithic and neolithic cultural and civilisational development, Selajung is believed to be one of the cradles of Isuan civilisation and achieved a degree of importance in this period. Several significant city-states were established on the coasts, and for a time trade upon the Sea of Qes was dominated by Alawese ships which estabished minor trading settlements on distant shores. Thoughout the antique era, this thalassocratic importance would slowly diminish as the smaller states became corrupted and faded into lesser relevance. An Alawo-Kambese revival came in the 800s, when under the rule of King Daeng Mariok the northern city-states formed an alliance and began to spread their influence across the island and seas. This spread was accompanied by the spreading of Tolotang, a religion based upon the scriptures of Aru, an Alawese priestess.Though Mariok's rule was cut short following his death in battle, Alawese cultural ascendancy would continue in the century that followed and imprint itself upon many Isuan cultures. Alawese and Kambese monarchs would remain dominant over much of eastern insular Isuan up until the advent of colonialism, though they often assimilated much of the cultures of those they ruled.
Auressian imperialism was swift to target Selajung, as its stategic location meant that controlling it was important to accessing trade within the Sea of Qes. Though this first took the form of protectoral agreements between Auressian powers and local rulers, by the 1800s this relationship was severed and Tyrnica invaded outright. Through the next century, there were attempts to enforce cultural and religious hegemony upon Selajung, with mixed successes. These actions bred discontent, leading to several major revolts against colonial rule. This failing, opposition became the pursuit of an educated native class, who organised themselves around the Selajung All-Peoples Congress to demand independence. The SAPC, proponents of Batarism named after theorist Elias Batara, launched an independence struggle in the aftermath of the Great War. The war would rage for 4 years, before domestic opposition led to a complete withdrawal of colonial forces. Selajungese independence was declared and the Sediang was established, an indigenous state type that mixed native administrative practices with libertarian socialism. In the years following independence, Batara held strongman powers as he rearranged the nation's economy and society towards his vision. He stood down in 1967, having established reforms which would allow for democratisation and limited market reforms. Since then, Selajung has existed as a third-positioned state which has attemped to remain separate of power struggles. A prosperous state, its low rates of corruption and high freedom have permitted Selajung to develop one of the most sophisticated economies within Isuan. Its political system is unique for its democracy, which is one of the most comprehensive in the world. The current Arung Matoa is Daeng Puanna Daéli of the Selajungese People's Party.