Pingshan
Pingshan Kingdom | |
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| Motto: 'Virtue in grace' | |
| Anthem: 'Seven kowtows to virtue' | |
| Capital | Feilong |
| Common languages | Zheng |
| Religion | Zheng folklore Celestialism |
| Demonym(s) | Pingshans |
| Government | Monarchy |
| King | |
• 1836 - 1843 | Luo Xunzai |
• 1843 - 1852 | Luo Manqing |
• 1852 - 1875 | Luo Anshun |
• 1875 - 1895 | Luo Yingai |
| First Man | |
• 1836 - 1840 | Lao Rouzhang |
• 1840 - 1842 | Yu Kun |
• 1842 - 1846 | Zhao Erleng |
• 1846 - 1848 | Wang Tian |
| Legislature | Council of the Elders |
• Upper House | Wise men's Hall |
• Lower House | People's Hall |
| Historical era | Chaos Period |
| Population | |
• 1829 | 16,000,000 |
• 1854 | 19,000,000 |
• 1872 | 20,000,000 |
• 1897 | 13,000,000 |
| Currency | Pingbi |
| Today part of | Great Zhi |
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The Pingshan Kingdom was nominally a vassal of the Great Zhi Empire during the Chaos Period, yet was fully independent in all but name. Pingshan was a strong representative of the traditional Chaos Period states, developing an independent culture, philosophy and system of government. The state protected the rights of the Zheng within its boundaries, and the government sponsored mental and physical cultivation. The Kingdom reached its peak in 1856, following a series of successful conflicts with its neighbors, and the ascension to the Concert of Michu. Pingshan asserted its full independence when it began refusing to send representatives to the Emperor's enthronement ceremonies, instead honouring the Emperor through private rituals. Pingshan was destroyed after losing the battle of Qiwen, by its longstanding religious and political enemy, Xinjiaoguo, who pillaged the population significantly, exacerbating a regional famine. The immediate royal family were hunted down and exterminated by the new regime, a departure from the well established conduct of war established by the Concert of Michu. Pingshan would inspire the modern constitution of Michu, and the Yueyang Emperor visited the territory long after the Kingdom's fall.