Tulura
United Federation of Tulura ህብረ ብሀር የ ቱሉራ | |
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| Capital | Aremaal |
| Largest | Tabeleg |
| Official languages | Ommere |
| Recognised national languages | Turañña, Araan, Esamal |
| Recognised regional languages | Arabic |
| Demonym(s) | Tuluri/Tuluran |
| Government | Council Federation Federal Kurukan System |
• Chief Minister | Amira Esyete |
• Vice CM | Kamari Adey |
| Area | |
• | 1,189,088 km2 (459,109 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 102,838,475 |
• Density | 86/km2 (222.7/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $1.909 trillion |
• Per capita | $18,571 |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Tulura, officially known as the United Federation of Tulura, is a country in Ajax located in Scipia with it's coast bordering the Tuluran Gulf(also known as the Palm Gulf) and South Thalassan Ocean. Tulura has land borders with Nahlia, Marad and Kadaria. With an area of over 2 million sq km, Tulura is comprised of over 21 different semi-autonomous States and special regions, the capital city is Balenkari.
Tulura has been home to a diverse range of cultures, Empires and Kingdoms which have spanned a millennia. Between many dynasties, foreign invasions and civil wars, the spread of the syncretic Janko religion would grow as a defining feature of Tulura, bringing much of the land under a loose defensive religio-polities. The large diversity of Tulura derives from these series on conquest and assimilative nature of Tuluran culture.
Tulura is ultimately considered a multinational country, as the confederation also defines each State as a country in agreement with the Federal government. Tulura is very prevalent economically, maintaining a strong oil and natural gas industry that props up it's consumer industries. The country also controls a vast resource base out of the Tuluran Gulf. Tulura is a developed regional power and an international middle power.
Climate & Geography
Tulura is a tropical country lying north of the equator, with intensive wet and dry seasons predominant in the west and central.
Western Tulura is humid nearly year-round sitting in the Tuluran Gulf, with intense but brief dry seasons. The northwest is dominated the Black Mountains, which are part of the the Tuluran Volcanic Chain. The Black Mountains extend deep into central Tulura along the most northern boundaries of the country. These mountains are sparse however and don't significantly impact the Tuluran climate.
The non-coastal parts of the country are on the Tusked Plateau, bisected into two zones, the rugged north and open southern plains. The north is lush and rugged with highlands, while the south is usually drier. The wet season makes the Tuluran savanna lush with diverse bush, the dry season secedes it into an arid grassland. The coast is widely varied, consisting of plains in the south then rocky cliffsides in the north with varying rainforest and mangroves, which dot most of the Tuluran landscape. The highest point is Daringa Mountain, standing at 3,500 meters in far eastern Tulura.
Tulura has 6 months of wet and 6 months of dry tropical seasons. The country's coast and south can receive up to 150 inches of rainfall a year. In the wet season the average temperature is 25°C and in the dry season 36°C, in the most northern inland parts of the country up to 38°C and 40°C.
Part of the North Tusked Plateau to the Black Mountains
south Tuluran Bushland
Mount Daringa Craters, the Black Mountains
southeastern Tulura, the Dantunrai Desert
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History
Early History
Recorded Human settlement in modern-day Tulura dates back to the Iron Age around 2000 BCE. It is believed by most scholars that the Yoro Civilization migrated from the southeast and established numerous cities on the central Sonkangoa River Valley. The Yoro were expansive, carving out an empire and intermingling with nomadic hunter-gatherers. The Yoro introduced a sedentary lifestyle, agriculture and animal farming. It is believed at it's extent, the tribal confederations of the Yoro took up most of the central Tuluran savanna.
In 900 BCE the Yoro civilization collapsed, suspected due to drought, disease and famine brought on by intensive agriculture. The survivors of the initial collapse migrated as nomads along the Sonkangoa to the far east and to the western coast. Sekof civilization soon rose in the east and central highlands to supplant the Yoro. In the north along the Black Mountains, the proto-Dutse people rose and in the west a diverse variation of chiefdoms that dwelled in the forest and on the jagged coast.
Islamic Invasions
The Sekof Empire collapsed when it was attacked at it's weakest point. After years of infighting the east was conquered by Islamic invaders in 800CE, establishing the Zillam Caliphate where the locals converted to a syncretic version of Islam. With the wide-spanning Caliphate invading further into west, the Dutse tribes waged extensive warfare against the Caliphate in the Black Mountains.
The Dutse were a diverse ethno-linguistic people with varying subgroups before subsequent modern metropolitan blending, among the most notable are the Mahayandoki, who were known as the most tactful and adaptive warriors among the Dutse tribes. Living on the open, rough steppes of the Black Mountains, the Mahayandoki adopted Calvary, expanding into the Caliphate.
By 1200 CE consistent Islamic Invasions were beaten back, and the Mahayandoki dynasty of Tédal was established.
Janko Rise
<imgur thumb="yes" w="250" comment="An early 20th century depiction of Mother Sedu">YaaZETf.jpg</imgur> Priestess's that spanned along the Sonkangoa, most centrally deriving from the subjugated Jali Matriclans in the south, began travelling with caravans in the Tédal Empire divining people and spreading Jalian spiritualism. They did this by means of music and were known as great historians, as well as academics and teachers. In 1420 CE the most infamous of the Jali Singing Priestess's was Mother Sedu who had helped standardize the Mbanku script for writing across the empire, becoming a well-known scholar and adviser to Tédal Emperor, Abala Amara.
Still preserved today is the Tree of Sedu, a Baobab tree with the writing of Sedu herself supposedly etched into it when the Mother led a pilgrimage west, to stop an impending war between the Tedal Empire and Tuluri Kingdoms.
Upon her death the Priestess's centralized their power in a knowledge based scholarship known as the Koraijanko, which kept and archived millenia's of ancient history as well as spreading spiritual ideology. By 1500 the Tuluri Kingdoms also comprised their own Koraijanko and eventually established the first Tsawila. A position which occupied a ceremonial role, deeming the Tsawila the Mother and the Tuluri people her children. Mother Sedu herself would immortalized as the Tsawila.
Hellenic Eastern Conquest
The Tarsasan Hellenic Empire began encroaching on the failing Tedal Empire in 1620. When the Empire fracture in 1650 Hellenic expansion reached it's peak into what is modern-day Tulura. It expanded all the way to the west coast, subjugating the Amara Kingdom, however the Hellenic Empire could not conquer or subjugate the rest of the Tuluri or the Dutse Kingdoms. The occupation of central and eastern Tulura was always contested, with rebellions and backlash against the Hellenist nobles.
Christianity was followed by the noble caste, while peasants in the east were syncretic muslims and central were Janko traditionalist. The slow downfall of Hellenic central influence let to the rise of the Ugarit Dynasty. Taking after the coast, the Kingdom was known as Ugarit Tulura, contrary the coast was Janko Tulura.
Power was central around gold mines. Gold dust and ingots were exported north to Tarsas for monumental structures. Regulatory agencies which had controlled the value of the gold trade had been dismantled during Hellenic conquest, and subsequently the value of gold traded throughout the region declined regionally. This led to the slow Ugarit decline despite their perceived abundant wealth.
Tuluri Centralization
In 1531 a trade confederation was formalized between the Tuluri Kingdoms overseen by merchants. This included interactions with coastal Rezese city-states who had been settling in Tulura as early as 1450. Maritime interactions were vital to the Tuluran Kingdoms and the Rezese trade-ports were very profitable for them. For the land's abundant natural wealth, the Tuluri traded in foreign goods. Based on their wealth they had become metropolitan and interconnected, both with eachother and overseas.
The most significant city was Zomare, established by Rezese traders to act as a citadel for the rest of the ports. The coastal states had resisted abrahamic conversion though.
When Sabola King, Kiho and his followers, converted to Catholicism and denounced the Tsawia. His rebellion was put down in a bloody civil war in 1672-1686. War with the Ugarit's was also fought and their encroachment was beaten back. In the 18th century Sante Rezese ports were taken over, as was the city of Zomare.
In the 19th century the steadfast industrializing Tuluri states began further centralizing their power in a single government, making Tuluran the official language of their confederation and appointing an Emperor at the head of the government under the Tsawila. The selected King would cycle between the different matriclans.
Invasion into the east marked the Janko Restoration. The Tulurans effectively colonized and overthrew the Ugarit dynasty, ending over a century of Hellenic rule in the east. Much of the population in the central highlands migrated east, sparking religious conflict in the area between various settled abrahamic sects against christian migrants. Meanwhile, Emperor Timon settled the Divine Confederation and worked with the new Koraijanko to establish a written constitution in 1862.
Government and Politics
<imgur thumb="yes" w="250" comment="The Tulurakan, Meeting place and offices of the Bara">7LxvVbQ.jpg</imgur> Tulura is a united federation of 21 different semi-autonomous states known to either have independent or collective agreements with the central government on their level of autonomy. These autonomous states are known collectively as the Twenty-one Gates of Tulura and they agree to remain in the Federation and pay tax-tribute in return for defense, economic functions and shared infrastructure based upon their common values.
The Tuluran constitution dictates the laws and government organization of the federation, dividing the government in two primary parts; the Kurukan and Bara. Both are colleges of counselors who exercise joint powers that counteract eachother's power.
Kurukan, also the Federal Assemblage, is the executive branch of the government, carrying out administrative roles and agenda. The Kuru-tigui speaks on the Federal Assemblage's behalf and at times is chosen to lead a certain federal agenda and policy. There are 5 Tigui's(Masters), occupying the ministries of Commerce, War, Foreign Policy, Environment and Academia. It is customary for the Kuru-Tigui to change between the shifting agenda and focus of the Kurukan by deliberation of the Kurukan itself or the Bara. The Bara is the Great Assembly divided into three primary deliberative wings among the clan caste; The People, Scholars and Soldiers. The Great Assembly nominates and consents on the Kuru-tigui from the Kurukan, as the Kuru-Tigui is ultimately the head of the Bara as well, also carrying the more formal title of Kurukanbara-tigui.
The People-Bara is a jury of citizens who enrolled in voluntary selection for Bara service. Scholar-Bara are selected due to their merit as academics and are approved to join the Bara by nationally accredited universities. The Soldier-Bara are top the top general staff representing all branches of the military.The People of the Bara are responsible for approving and voting in the Kurukan, who's members are proposed by the Scholars and Soldiers.
Clan System
Tuluri clan law, encoded in the constitution, is the national caste system representing different social, political and economic groups in the country. Traditionally the clan system falls in line with spiritual and cultural beliefs ingrained in the Tuluran way of life. Clan law has been reformed many times; these days the People's Wing of the Bara holds more numerical powers and the clan system is rather loose, promoting social flexibility as a citizen's livelihood is not tied down to their origin clan.
Artisans, workers and more have their own clans to fall back on, as do scholar's and even military service, as professions and careers are believed to pass down through families. People having a place, destiny and contribution in society are believed devoutly, this destiny usually aligns with lineage.
All of these Clans together fall under one of the three wings of the Bara. Old and typically academic or upper class clans usually trace their names back to the establishing ancestral matriarch who is immortalized as a spirit-guide. Other clans trace their name's and lineages directly to long-time family vocations.
No clan holds special privilege or rights over another, for example Clan's in the Bara hold equal weight in vote and are proportionality represented.
Political Parties
There are four ruling political parties represented in the Bara Assembly. Historically there has been up to six, however forming coalitions streamlined them down to four. They are not inherently clan-centric, however do pull the majority of the demographics from either one of the three Baran wings. At times for the sake of unification, a wing of the Bara may uniformly unite on an issue, most commonly The People. The Soldier Wing must remain non-partisan by oath.
The ruling party is the Tuluri Unitary party occupying 133 seats within the assembly, most predominantly in The People wing. It is a populist nationalist party leaning on the right, aiming for tight regulation of the economy and a strong military. The Unitary party advocates for the further assimilation of the Federation into a more unitary state through the promotion of a strong Federal government.
Contrary to TU, there is the the Baobab Party, with 106 seats equally divided in membership between The People and Scholarship. It is a traditionalist party that strives for spiritual, economic and political moderation. The Baobab Party is also right-leaning but is socially conservative and constitutionalist, which the Unitary Party staunchly opposes.
The Greenpath Party has 21 seats and is politically ambiguous, but is focused on matters of the environment and resources, at most an enduring coalition to promote imperative environmental issues Tulura has faced in the past and now. Similarly the Tuluran Workers Party also aims to raise awareness about worker rights, however holds more far-spectrum socialist views, wishing to further reform the clan system.