Pingshan

Pingshan Kingdom
Motto: 'Virtue in grace'
Anthem: 'Seven kowtows to virtue'
Capital	Feilong
Common languages	Zheng
Religion	Zheng folklore Celestialism
Demonym(s)	Pingshans
Government	Monarchy
King
• 1836 - 1843	Luo Xunzai
• 1843 - 1852	Luo Manqing
• 1852 - 1875	Luo Anshun
• 1875 - 1895	Luo Yingai
First Man
• 1836 - 1840	Lao Rouzhang
• 1840 - 1842	Yu Kun
• 1842 - 1846	Zhao Erleng
• 1846 - 1848	Wang Tian
Legislature	Council of the Elders
• Upper House	Wise men's Hall
• Lower House	People's Hall
Historical era	Chaos Period
Population
• 1829	16,000,000
• 1854	19,000,000
• 1872	20,000,000
• 1897	13,000,000
Currency	Pingbi
Today part of	Great Zhi
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The Pingshan Kingdom was nominally a vassal of the Great Zhi Empire during the Chaos Period, yet was fully independent in all but name. Pingshan was a strong representative of the traditional Chaos Period states, developing an independent culture, philosophy and system of government. The state protected the rights of the Zheng within its boundaries, and the government sponsored mental and physical cultivation. The Kingdom reached its peak in 1856, following a series of successful conflicts with its neighbors, and the ascension to the Concert of Michu. Pingshan asserted its full independence when it began refusing to send representatives to the Emperor's enthronement ceremonies, instead honouring the Emperor through private rituals. Pingshan was destroyed after losing the battle of Qiwen, by its longstanding religious and political enemy, Xinjiaoguo, who pillaged the population significantly, exacerbating a regional famine. The immediate royal family were hunted down and exterminated by the new regime, a departure from the well established conduct of war established by the Concert of Michu. Pingshan would inspire the modern constitution of Michu, and the Yueyang Emperor visited the territory long after the Kingdom's fall.