Celaguun
First Port of Nhasa, Grand Duchy Celaguun of Harbour Proper Porti Tanhasa Prima, Aguun Celegia Arbouriua Goda | |
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| Motto: "Mare vinctus est, nunc solum terram resistit." | |
| Anthem: "The Chant of the Stars | |
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| Capital | Celagia City |
| Largest city | Greater Celagia |
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| Demonym(s) | Celagian, Celaguunian |
| Government | Partial Constitutional Monarchy |
• Agul | Qlililliagul |
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| Legislature | Talagia |
| Province in the Celestial Empire | |
• Start of the Celestial-Celagian war | February 1472 |
• Annexation by the Celestial Empire | November 1475 |
| Population | |
• May NL16(1911) estimate | 27,730,123 |
| Currency | Celagian Solaris |
| Time zone | UTC- (Not yet established) |
| Driving side | left |
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Celaguun, officially the First Port of Nhasa, Grand Duchy Celaguun of Harbour Proper, is the primary port of Nhasa, the capital of the Celestial Empire. It is bordered by the Harbour region of the Celestial Empire in the North, and the imperial Capital of Nhasa in the South. From NL16 (1911) and on, the province also included the territory of Razna, which it had obtained through military intervention in May of that year.
History
Before the Empire
Prehistory
A recent expedition found a cave in the Northernmost part of the country that contained a pair of firestarters, leather straps, a primitive stone handaxe and a couple of teeth. Due to the cave having been sealed for millenias, the aformentioned items were found to be in incredible condition.
In the South of the country, just outside of Celagia city, a team of archaeologists found three shards of ceramic pottery accented with gold-leaf. The organic compounds in the shards were dated, which puts them at around 3000 years of age. This proves that agriculture had been taking place in the area well before the Cellaan arrived.
Cellaan Popoli
From ~500 to ~700, the area around the gulf was ruled by small city-states, which called themselves "Popoli", or "Areas of the Monarch". The Cellaan culture was built on warfare, which was basically the only thing they all had in common. Many wars were fought in these lands, often over things as simple as their leader losing a game of dice. A clay tablet from the city of "Toraatilipa" describes a grueling battle between their army and that of a neighbouring city. It says, translated from middle-Cellaan: 'We find ourselves on the battlefield. The city had been massacred and now lays in ruin. If we could flee, we would, but we have nowhere to flee to. May Bassardic have mercy on us.' Bassardic being the middle-Cellaan word for Basrodec, God of War.
Calanac Empire
After hundreds of years of being divided, one state would finally manage to unify the region in ~700. The Popolim of Calan was a relatively minor state in the South of Celaguun, around the area we now call Ktirin. Over the course of around 20 years, it would commit a series of aggressive military campaign against its fellow Popoli, reaching its peak in ~750. This succes was not long lived, however. A series of poor rulers would end up in the complete collapse of the state in ~800.
Celaguunian Kingdoms
The most popular myth about the origin of the Celagian people tells the story of a ship of "Northeners" being led to the lands by falling stars. Calanac, Syrrhus and Celaguunan records all report a version of this event, although falling stars are only mentioned in the latter. After the Northerners arrived, they toppled the already weak Calanac state, and proclaimed the new Kingdom of the Cellburg, which would later be renamed "Celaguun". Around this time, the first recipes making use of Rosemary and Basil for flavouring were written down. It is possible that the Northeners brought these herbs from their homeland of Syrrhus.