Hisaristan

Republic of Hisaristan جمهوری حصارـِسْتَان (Persian) Jomhūrī-ye Hisārestān
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: ملي سرود Millī Surūd
Map of Hisaristan [[2]]
Capital	Hasanhisor
Largest city	Rukhmaydon
Official languages	Dehgani Gheiravic Veleazean Sarmati Dashti Avestan
Official script	Dehgani script
Recognised religions	Muadhi Irsad Malufi Irsad Mazdayasna Alydianism Göktanrism
Ethnic groups	75% Dehghanis 6.25% Sarmatistanis 5% Gheiravin 3.75% Dashtistanis 2.5% Slavs 1% Veleazeans 0.5% Gholestanis 0.5% Sükhbaataryn 3% Other
Demonym(s)	Hisari
Government	Unitary Irsadic socialist presidential republic
• President	Rahmatullo Rostamzoda
• Shaykh al-Irsad	Hafizullah Markazi
Legislature	Majlis-i Shura (Consultative Council) Majlis-i Milli (House of the Nation) Majlis-i Namoyandagon (House of Representatives)
Formation
• Ardashirvan	600 b.c.e.
• Mihranid Empire	124 c.e.
• Haydarid Caliphate	815
• Ilkhanate	1256
• Hisari Khanate	1494
• Hisari Empire	18 April 1876
• Constitutional Revolution	1929
• Hisari Revolution	1985
• Republic Declared	14 May 1985
Population
• 2019 estimate	60,000,000
• 2018 census	58,210,300
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$464 billion USD
• Per capita	$8,000 USD
Gini (2016)	36.8 medium
HDI (2016)	.70 high
Currency	Rial (R) (HR)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+22
ISO 3166 code	HIS
Internet TLD	.his

Name

The name "Hisaristan" means "Land of Forts". The suffix "-stan" is Dehgan for "place of" or "country" and is derived from the Proto-Indo-Iranian *sthana-. "Hisar" is derived from the Arabic "حصار" meaning "fortress", stemming from the root ح ص ر‎ (ḥ-ṣ-r).

Historically, the region now know as Hisaristan was referred to as "Tokharia", meaning "land of the Tokhars" by the West due to the writings of Fiorentine historians who referred to all of Hisaristan after the Tokhar Kingdom that ruled the region at the time. The Mazyaris of Hashtadistan and Ravshandaran originally referred to the region as "Mazyaristan", meaning "land protected by the yazata of the moon" - a name which would continue to be associated with the region throughout history.

The first usage of the name "Hisoriston" was recorded in a diplomatic treaty written in Dehgan between the Kahramanli Sultanate and the Haydari Imamate in 1436 describing the Hashtadehrud River Valley as a "land of forts", referring to the famous chain of fortresses built by Imam Haydar during the Haydari-Kahramanli War of 1421. This name came to be associated with the valley and was later adopted as the name of the Hisari Khanate by its founder, Tarkhan I. Over time, "Hisaristan" became associated with the area controlled by the Khanate and eventually supplanted "Tokharia" and "Mazyaristan".

History

Prehistory

Archaeological evidence indicates that humans have been in Hisaristan since the Upper Paleolithic. Charcoal and red ocher paintings of lynx, deer, and mammoths dating to 20,000 years ago discovered at the Mstislavets Cave.

From the 10th to the 7th millennium bce, early agricultural communities collectively referred to as the Sozkand culture flourished in Hashtadiston and Dashtiston.

During the Chalcolithic, the Khatlon civilization arose in Hashtadiston and founded large-scale settlements featuring monumental structures such as those at Hafizan, and Shahidon. Evidence suggests that the Khatlon civilization engaged in large-scale metallurgy and agricultural irrigation.