Huran

Huran (Standard Huranian: 華州 Huázhōu) is a geographic and cultural region in mainland Isuan. Stretching from the Pathanian steppe in the west to the Sea of Qes, its core encompasses the nations of X, Tsungfa and Yol, though other nations such as Palchae have been considered to be at least partially linked to the Huranian cultural sphere. It is marked by a shared linguistic group, the Huranian languages of which the Standardised dialect is considered to be a common prestige dialect, and a degree of cultural commonality which stems from the historical existence of several centralising Huranian dynastic states which have historically united the region. Though a Pan-Huranian idenity has historically existed and been significant politically, the region remains divided into a range of polities.

A central cradle of civilisation in Isuan, Huranian societies were some of the first in the east to adopt sedentary living practices based around paddy agriculture. This crop facilitated the rise of centralised polities, granting the early Huranians an advantage in manpower and food stability over their neighbours. This led to the Huranian expansion, which saw the assimilation and extermination of a large range of people groups and the grwoth of Huranian civilisation. Huran became a centre of learning and technological development, backed by state subsidy under the NAME Dynasty. Huran became a land-based rival to the emerging Alawokambese milieu's sea-based trade confederations, eclipsing them under the Gao Dynasty which is regarded as a peak of mid-Huranian civilisation. After a century of success, the Gao fell into civil war and this allowed the Alawokambese to acheive a hegemony on coastal Huran and spread their religion, Macakkanism. Though direct Alawokamebese control was only fleeting, the influence on culture was significant due to the spread of Macakkanism. Huranian Macakkanism spread across the region, replacing the earlier Tongjiism and Hasranism which was followed in western Huran due to Pathanian influences. The Kuang Dynasty led by Zeng Yijun represented the first Huranian dynasty to unite Huran under a Macakkanist emperor, and would rule from the early tenth century until the fourtheenth. Huran was the nexus of the early Barukung school, with the Four Eternals all hailing from Huran. The Great Tribulation which followed had a marked effect on Huranian society. Succeeding dynasties and interregna would follow in the aftermath of the Great Tribulation, resulting in the Insert Dynasty. It was during this time that the Huranian world began to come into greater contact with Auressia. Over the following centuries, Auressian states would enforce their hegemony over Huran, gaining concessions and dominance. This colonial legacy is often associated with Huran's current divisions, as the Auressian powers imparted their own spheres of influence over the ailing central Huranian state which weakened the idea of Huranian unity.