Kadaria
Great and Resplendent Sundom of Kadaria ख़्वुरशेद्शख्र् Xoršidšahr | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: आरसती अरसती Rāstī rastī "In rectitude lies salvation" | |
Royal Flag | |
| Capital | Qaira |
| Largest | Khorsidar |
| Common languages | Saffarid Delamite |
| Demonym(s) | Kadarian |
| Government | Absolute diarchy with elements of theocracy |
| Shaddam VI | |
| Avalayun | |
| Legislature | None Imperial Debates |
| Succession from the Great Solar Khaganate | |
• Coronation of Shaddam I | 29 August, 1808 CE |
| 1822 CE | |
| 1957 CE | |
| Area | |
• | 2,550,912 km2 (984,913 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 97,189,000 |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Total | $1.746 trillion |
• Per capita | $18,442 |
| Gini |  39.6medium |
| HDI |  0.777high |
| Currency | Kran (KAK/₭) |
| Date format | yyyy.dd.mm |
| Calling code | +61 |
| ISO 3166 code | KA |
| Internet TLD | .ka .अक |
Kadaria (Imperial Kadarian: 中國; Romanisation: Qādām), officially the Great and Celestial Realm of the Teispid Court-in-Kadaria (Imperial Kadarian: 大天界鐵朝中國; Romanisation Devlet-i Göksel-i ʿAlīye-i Teşpeşīye Mehkemeye-i-Qādām), also referred to as Great Kadaria (Imperial Kadarian: 大中國; Romanisation: ʿAlīye-i-Qādām) or the Kadarian Realm (Imperial Kadarian: 中朝; Romanisation: Devlet-i-Qādām), is a sovereign absolute diarchy located in Scipia. Covering an estimated area of 2,550,912 km², Kadaria covers approximately 50% of the geographic area of Eastern Scipia. It borders, from clockwise, Bahktar, the Ozeros Sea, and Marad. Kadaria shares maritime borders with both Tarsas and Iotopha. The nation has an estimated population of 110,287,400.
The nation has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its heritage back to the 6th century BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Kadaria saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government. The Qaira Necropolis, Great Sphinx, and Şehivadi are iconic monuments of this period and remain a significant focus of scientific interest and popular interest in the modern day. The Lower Kingdoms were eventually conquered by the expanding First Teipsid Empire in the late 7th century BCE, and by the mid-6th century were fully incorporated into the Teipsid Empire. In the subsequent centuries of Teipsid control, eastern Kadaria underwent extensive persification and witnessed the settlement of Indo-Iranian peoples. Eastern Kadaria would remain under Teipsid control until the 4th century CE. Teipsid-influenced kingdoms would emerge in the aftermath of Teipsid withdrawal from Kadaria, the largest of which being the Asenic Kingdom based out of Pila. The Asenic Kingdom would last until 690 CE when rebellion would break and splintered the kingdom. In the following centuries, various local and foreign dynasties would seize power and exert influence over the Kadaria.
Etymology
The historical name of Kadaria is "Gedrosia" (Hellenic: Γεδρωσία; Imperial Kadarian: 風門), the Hellenisation of the Sekharian name for north coast of Kadaria. The native name, "Gādar", is a combination of Old Sekharian gāta, meaning "wind," and atar, meaning "gateway," thus "Gādar" meaning "Gateway of the winds." The incorporation of the Ozerian coast into the rapidly expanding Teispid Empire saw Gedrosia gradually supplant localised names for the region, including the Anumidian Taset ("curved land"). The successor polities of the Teispid Empire would continue to use the name Gedrosia, most notably the Kingdom of Gedrosia. Gedrosia would remain in use in the following centuries until the Varchonitai would consolidate power in Iotopha, Benaajab, and Ozerian Kadaria.
The Anglic word "Kadaria" (Imperial Kadarian: 塞外 Romanisation Qādām) is believed to be derived from the hypothetical Turkic word *Qasar, reflecting the root qaz- meaning "to roam, to ramble" and relates to the historical nomadic nature of the tribes inhabiting Kadaria at the time of Turkic expansion into the area. The name "Qasaria" was first applied to the eastern coast of Kadaria by the Varchonitai in the 13th century. Through phonetic shifts, "Qasaria" would be corrupted to "Kadaria."
In official parlance, Kadaria refers to itself as the "Great and Celestial Realm of the Teispid Court-in-Kadaria" (Imperial Kadarian: 大天界鐵朝中國; Romanisation: Devlet-i Göksel-i ʿAlīye-i Teşpeşīye Mehkemeye-i-Qādām). This nomenclature reflects the belief held by the House of Candar that they are the successors of the First Teispid Empire. Unofficially, a number of poetic names are used alike by both the nation's citizens and foreigners. Among these terms are the names: "Middle Kingdom" (Imperial Kadarian: 中國; Romanisation: Orta-i Heqalîk) which reflects the widely held belief of Kadarians that their nation is the centre of Scipian and Ozerian culture, and "Great Kadaria" (Imperial Kadarian: 大中國; Romanisation: ʿAlīye-i-Qādām) which reflects tradition Varchonitai nomenclature. Since the early 20th century, the term has been expanded as Kadaria began to assert its legitimacy as the successors to the old Anumindian dynasties which referred to their kingdoms as such.
Other polities in both Scipia and the wider world refuse to recognise Kadaria as the sole successor to the Teispid Empire and thus opt to use political neutral terms to refer to Kadaria. These terms typically manifest in the form of the "Kadarian Realm" (Imperial Kadarian: 中朝; Romanisation: Devlet-i-Qādām) or the "Jandarid Empire" (Imperial Kadarian: 鐵朝; Romanisation: Devlet-i Candarlıye).
History
Antiquity
Dark Ages
Decline and the 20th century
Geography
Climate
Biodiversity
Politics
Kadaria is an absolute diarchy and a theocracy, with multiple classes of aristocracy of significant influence operating beneath the central government. The diarchs of Kadaria, termed the Western Hegemon and Eastern Hegemon respectively, are both the supreme temporal rulers of the realm, and the supreme spiritual leaders of Kadaria. The hegemons are considered to be intermediaries between the gods and the people, and are believed to be the physical manifestations of the god Asar (for the Western Hegemon) and the goddess Aset (for the Eastern Hegemon). Because of this relationship, not only are the words of the hegemons considered to be both infallible and law, but to go against the hegemons is considered to be heresy. Beneath the monarchy, the government of Kadaria is supported by several classes of aristocracy including nobility, clergy, scholar-gentry, and military officials. These classes are organised around the respective courts of the hegemons: the Western Court headed by the Western Hegemon that deals with foreign and military affairs, and the Eastern Court headed by the Eastern Hegemon that legislates domestic and economic affairs.
The nation is devolved, with its component administrative divisions enjoying a great degree of local autonomy in local administration. This has led some political analysts to describe Kadaria as a neo-feudal polity analogous to those seen in Belisaria. These comparisons are largely superficial in their nature and do not accurately reflect the reality of the Kadarian administration. Outside of lands under the direct rule of the hegemons, Kadaria is divided into fiefs of various size that are administered by appointed bureaucrats, who are typically from the families that form the noble class within the realm. While the lands administered by the bureaucrats are not de jure hereditary, the territories have become de facto hereditary and families will often remain in control or retain significant influence in the territories they administer. Because of this appointment system, there are no elections within Kadaria and by extension, formal political parties do not exist and are effectively banned. This has at times drawn international criticism for the nation's lack of political freedoms and jailing of political dissidents.
Monarchy
Under Kadaria's diarchic system, the position of sovereign is filled concurrently by the Western Hegemon and Eastern Hegemon. As absolute corulers, both the hegemons theoretically enjoy unlimited power over all stately affairs and the population – both being subordinate to and defined by allegiance to the monarchy – by the very nature of the office of the monarchy.
The title of "hegemon" (Imperial Kadarian: 帝; Romanisation: Hükümdar) carries significant religious connotations. Its character stems from the same ideogram for "altar." The hegemons are the chief mediators between the gods and people. They thus are deputised for the gods, not only being the physical avatars of the god Asar and goddess Aset, but also officiating key religious rituals and choosing the sites for the construction of new temples. Both hegemons are responsible for maintaining Teng, the cosmic order, balance, and justice. This responsibility serves as the basis for the power of the hegemons, as the actions of the hegemons are interpreted as contributing to Teng.
Each of the hegemons have their own sphere of power. The Western Hegemon (Imperial Kadarian: 西帝; Romanisation: Hükümdar-i-batıda) is considered to be the senior leader and is the de facto head of state and government. The office of Western Hegemon oversees the defence of the Kadarian realm and interests abroad, and manages the relations of Kadaria and foreign powers. In this capacity, the Western Hegemony acts as the commander-in-chief of the Kadarian military, has the ability to declare war on foreign states and intervene in foreign conflicts, and regulate relations with foreign polities. Conversely, the Eastern Hegemon (東帝; Hükümdar-i-şarkta) oversees the internal affairs of the state. These internal affairs include: the management of the nation's economy through the collection of taxes, levying of tariffs, and regulation of businesses, managing the nation's bureaucracy, and maintaining law and order.
Both hegemons rule through pieces of legislation called imperial writs, which vary in function but are broadly analogous to edicts. Imperial writs are documents or handwritten notes of an official nature composed by either the western or eastern hegemon. These notes are commonly written by the monarch personally, but they can also be transcribed by a palace scribe. They most commonly are written as responses to a document submitted to the monarch by the grand vizier or another officer of the government. Thus, they could be approvals or denials of a letter of petition, acknowledgements of a report, grants of permission for a request, an annotation to a decree, or other government documents. Imperial writs are considered to be legally binding and replace the normal legislative process seen in other nations.
The position of western hegemon is elected from a pool of eligible candidates. Candidates' eligibility is limited to male offspring within two generations of the ruling western hegemon, translating to the western hegemon's patrilineal sons and grandsons. In practice, the first son of the western hegemon and his principal consort is elected as the successor, although there are exceptions to this practice and it is in no way the norm. Conversely the position of eastern hegemon is reserved for the principal consort of the western hegemon. The eastern hegemon is usually, but not always, a female relative of the western hegemon, with closer relations favoured over more distant ones to ensure the divine essence is kept at its strongest and most pure for the future generations of the Imperial Family.
Government
The government of Kadaria serves as the executive organ of the monarchy, and exists to carry out the will of the diarchs as dictated in their Imperial writs. Known colloquially as the three departments and six ministries after its structure, the government is divided into nine agencies each assigned to a specific task of administration. These administrative bodies are staffed almost entirely by scholar-gentry, who arose as an elite aristocratic class following the implementation of the Imperial examination in 1704. Prior to this period, the central government was staffed entirely by clergy and non-ruling nobility. Scholar-clergy are promoted through a system based on merit and performance in an attempt to limit corruption and nepotism.
The three departments of the Kadarian government are considered to be directly below the hegemons, and while theoretically they are equal with each other, a hierarchy soon developed after their implementation in 1591. The highest of these departments is the Marshal Generalate, or simply the Marshalate, whose function is serving as the main policy-forming agency of Kadaria by proposing and drafting decrees to be turned into an imperial writ. These decrees can come from the diarchs themselves, the consensus of the Imperial courts, or petitions from local governments and agencies. The Marshalate is also responsible to ensure that imperial writs are to be carried out by the relevant parties that are addressed in the writ, be they the subordinate ministries or local governments. Following the Marshalate is the Grand Vizierate, or simply Department of State Affairs, and is responsible for carrying out all imperial writs concerning the central government. To accelerate this process, the Grand Vizierate is further divided into six subordinate ministries that have their own specific function. The last department is the Chancellery. The primary role of the Chancellery is reviewing imperial writs to ensure proper and non-confusing wording and content is used, and to make sure that the content does not contradict any other imperial writs in effect. The Chancellery also supervises the bureaucracy as a whole through auditing, investigations, and other means.
The Grand Vizierate is divided into a further six departments, called vizierates (部; vezirlık), to help facilitate the enactment of imperial writs. These vizierates are broadly analogous to the various state ministries seen in the governments of other nations, and superficially may be compared to as such. Even still, because of the small number vizierates, many of them perform a wide array of tasks that would otherwise be broken up among two or even three ministries in foreign governments. These vizierates, as the name implies, are headed by viziers that are appointed by the acting Grand Vizier.
The six component vizierates of the Grand Vizierate are: the Vizierate of Rites, Vizierate of Justice, Vizierate of Personnel, Vizierate of Finance, Vizierate of War, and the Vizierate of Works. The Vizierate of Rites is in charge of conducting foreign diplomacy, organisation of state functions, and religious ceremonies. In addition to these roles, it, alongside the Jade Guard, is tasked with the translation and distribution of foreign texts and other material. These translated documents are often heavily censored, especially if dealing with a sensitive subject. The Vizierate of Justice is analogous to a judicial branch, and oversees the implementation of Imperial law at all levels of government, and ensures local laws do not contradict with imperial writs that are in effect. The Vizierate of Personnel is responsible for the management of the bureaucracy. To this end, it is responsible for the appointment, promotion, and demotion of civil servants, as well as the administration of the imperial examination. The Vizierate of Finance is responsible for the implementation of Kadaria's fiscal policies through the collection and distribution of taxes, conducting the census, maintaining all land and title records, and estimating the revenue of local governments and aristocratic demesne. The Vizierate of War coordinates the overall military effort of Kadaria. It is responsible for the appointment, promotion, and demotion of military personnel, the deployment of military units, and the oversight of armament procurement and development. Lastly, the Vizierate of Works supports and coordinates the construction and maintenance of public works and infrastructure, including authorisation of major construction and resource extraction, maintenance of roads and canals, as well as standardisation of weights and measures.
Imperial agencies
Imperial court
The Imperial court is considered to be the de facto legislature of Kadaria, and is composed of the nation's most influential noble elite, high-ranking clergy, business moguls, military officials, and members of the Imperial Family. This lends to the Imperial court being highly influential outside of its advisory position. Because of the diarchy, the Imperial court is nominally broken down into two distinct bodies: the Western Court and the Eastern Court.