Thubani

Thubani (Oharic) 图班 (Tú bān) 天龙座 (Tiānlóng zuò)
1499
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Location of Thubani, halfway between San Ba and Orioni.
Capital	Mishigi
Common languages	Orinese
Demonym(s)	Thubanese
Government	Colony
Historical era	Orinese colonial era
• Established	1499
• Disestablished	1969
• State merger	1982
Currency	Sanbanese Yuan
Preceded by Succeeded by Orioni San Ba

Thubani is an island in the Rosario Sea.

Etymology

• Name comes from RL Arabic for “large snake” or “python”.
  • RL Thuban (Alpha Draconis) was the pole star a few millennia BCE. “Draconis” (in !Latin) is “Zenido” (in Oharic).
  • RL Chinese name is “Right Wall of Purple Forbidden Enclosure”, a possible reference to the boundary between the Three Kingdoms and Orioni.

Geography

• What is the capital city?
  • Capital can be called Adib (in Oharic), and Youshu (in Ide Jiman).
• Is the climate this far north still warm enough for rubber plantations?
• The tropical climate is mostly warm and humid with occasional heavy shower. The climate is regulated by the wind from the Rosario Sea.
• Terrain: A mostly flat landscape with some low mountains.
• The island was covered by luscious forests and rolling hills of rich soil. It was known as the best place for farming and raising livestock.
• Thick forest in places and lots of beaches in others.

History

• Pre-colonial history.
  • Add Pearl Road stuff. Use the forests to build ships. That would give the island an important strategic resource, and explain the late decolonisation.

Old castle in the capital city of Mishigi.

• Colonial period.
  • Seized from Ide Jima by Sanbanese pirates.
  • Captured from Sanbanese pirates by Orinese.
  • In 1499, it was settled by Orioni in a colonial enterprise.
  • 1499-1969 under Orinese control.
  • As the Orinese empire grew, they continued to develop the island. The Orinese built a series of large castles to rule and protect the island. These citadels were huge, fortified, and well guarded.
  • Mishigi (Oharic: fort), the westernmost castle, was the home of a governing council and their immediate family members. It was ruled by a Danya and his family. The Danya was appointed by the monarch, in exchange for his loyalty and service to the empire and protecting the colony. The Danya in charge of the colony as a whole. A council of five representatives dealt with matters beyond the immediate control of the Danya, including local military affairs. Each represented a different region of the island. These regions changed every fifty years or so.
  • Add colonial period events, rulers, economy.
  • Influenced by Amisti.
  • Ahuni, the Orinese New Year, remains one of the major holidays that the Sanbanese people celebrate.
• Independence.
  • In 1969, it became the last Orinese colony to gain its independence.
  • Why independence? It's because the people of Thubani were fed up with the colonial rule. They were tired of being oppressed and exploited. They were determined to be free. The people of Thubani ralied around one leader, Ambatya Ndwiga. He led the struggle for independence by organizing the resistance against the colonial rule. He also spoke the language of the people, the native language of the island. This helped him in spreading the anti-colonial message. Ambatya Ndwiga organized strikes and acts of sabotage. He also made secret meetings with the people and told them to revolt against the colonial rule. In July 1969, the people revolted. They declared their independence and Ambatya Ndwiga was named Prime Minister of the newly independent Orinese nation. But this independence came at a cost. It was at this time that the Thubanes people had to start earning their own way of living. They had to stop depending on the outside help from Orioni.
  • 1970 joined the Assembled Nations.
  • Fishing was a major industry. The Thubanese knew how to fish and how to fish sustainably. Fishing could provide the people of Thubani with a living wage. The Thubanese people understood that the sea was a gift from God. They believed that they had a duty to use the sea and to take care of it. They learned how to fish properly, how to fish for profit, and how to fish without depleting the natural resources of the sea.
  • Ambatya Ndwiga was succeeded by his daughter, Natsinda Butu.
    • She started by implementing catchment management to improve the productivity of the sea. This is where the government creates a system to collect the fish that is caught and give incentives to the fishermen who practice sustainable fishing.
    • Natsinda Butu implemented a law prohibiting the use of foreign fishing nets in Thubanese waters. This was to ensure that the Orinese people had a more profitable fishing industry.
  • Add post-colonial history. Look to Sri Lanka and Taiwan for inspiration.
• San Ba
  • Thubani voted by referendum in 1982 to join with San Ba, a neighbouring country with which it shared strong ethnocultural ties. The referendum vote was 89.1% in favour.
  • However, a large Orinese minority remains present on the island. Ahuni, the Orinese New Year, remains one of the major holidays that the Sanbanese people celebrate.

Politics

• Part of San Ba
• Probably some semi-autonomous rights and privileges.
• Governing system might be similar to how the Orinese ruled, with an appointed viceroy. That would be a governor now, since San Ba is a republic.

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  Pre-colonial ruler, 12th Century. (See Shunten)

Economy

• Add current economic situation, integration with San Ba.
• Minig of mineral products include alabaster, tin, and tungsten.
• During colonial times, valuable woods such as teak and pine were a major export industry. But these forests were largely been redurecd by unsustainable logging. What remains of these forests are now protected spaces for nature and wildlife. National parks of Taiwan are protected spaces for the nature, wildlife, and history under their current jurisdiction. Currently there are seven national parks in Thubani, covering 29% of the entire land area of the country. The largest of these is K’onijo Bota National Park (Oharic: beautiful place). All protected lands are administered by the Ministry of the Interior.

Culture

• What is the language of San Ba? (San Ban sounds silly, as does Sanbanese)
• Thubanese music is closely connected to the economy and social life. For example, they sing to their livestock.
• The simimineti dance is a traditional Thubanese performance. "Simimineti" roughly translates as "harmony". The dance includes a series of uniform movements, accompanied by music played from traditional instruments.

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  A woman wearing traditional Burkinese jewelery.

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  K’onijo Bota National Park.

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  Traditional simimineti dance team.