Principality of Aizawa
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Principality of Aizawa Aizawa-kōkoku 相澤公国 | |
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| Motto: 進捗 Shinchoku Progress | |
 Map of Aizawa | |
| Status | Komashi realm (principality) |
| Capital and largest city | Hinagawa-Toshitake |
| Official languages | Komashi, Aizawan |
| Religion | Arakami |
| Demonym(s) | Aizawan |
| Government | Semi-autonomous absolute monarchy under a confederal monarchy |
• Princess | Chinami |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 15,129,100 |
The Principality of Aizawa (Komashi and Aizawan: 相澤公国, Aizawa-kōkoku), colloquially Aizawa (相澤), is a country part of Komashi. It is the confederal kingdom's second-largest country in terms of land area, only behind Azura-Nishi. It shares land borders with Sora, Ikusaba, Mako, and Towa to the east, Hanabi to the south-east, and Azura-Nishi to the south.
Aizawa has a population of 15.1 million people, with its capital and largest city Hinagawa-Toshitake comprising most of the populace. Most of the country is composed of arable land thanks to its huge area, and the country has been known to be the western frontier of the Komashi confederation. The Aizawan language is the origin of the present Komashi language, with the latter being a standardised form of it. The Aizawan economy and industry primarily comprises and capitalizes on the agricultural sector of the confederal kingdom, the second being tied with manufacturing and aquaculture.
The principality holds a distinct record in all of Komashi for being the only country that never had been part of the Domain Wars. Since in antiquity, Aizawa has been a monarchy, with no brief interruptions in its governance and exercising power over its people. The lineage of the Aizawan royal family has been running continuously for over centuries, making it the longest Komashi royal house to ever exist. It also holds a record for having the longest conflict with its southern neighbor, Azura-Nishi, over the Greater Youmu region, with early conflicts starting as early as 1452.
During the First Komashi Civil War, Aizawa seceded off the Confederation before the coup d'état declarations could ever reach them, and fought off Komashi federalists, much as going far to take over the Awami Panhandle. The country resumed hostile standoffs with Azura-Nishi at the same time, until the Second Komashi Civil War ended and reformed the confederation. At present, due to the Komashi War of Succession, the country is a participating belligerent under the flag of the Yukino Coalition. Aizawa has used extreme force and began a series of campaigns to retake their territories and settle the conflict once and for all.
History
The history of Aizawa goes as far back in 945. A'yano Aizawa, the clan's patriarch, founded the modern state in Kakushino. From there, Aizawa named his state after his clan, and began a series of aggressive expansion campaigns that saw the formation of the definitive Komashi state after the Convention of Izanaya, when the four original nations of the land met in present-day Izanaya-ku. Aizawa also cemented the philantrophic relations between it and Hanabi through the Treaty of Takano, where both the Mogatsu Domain and the kingdom became the closest of allies, and had joint expansions altogether.
During the Domain Wars around the 16th and 17th centuries, the principality fended off extensive attacks and harassments made by its neighboring clans. Aizawan swordsmen under command of the royalties, being more well-trained and well-armored than their feudal counterparts, would then become organized and formed the Royal Aizawa Army at their request. It oversaw the collapse of the Mogatsu Domain, however, and assisted the newfound state of Hanabi in its monarchial transition.
By the end of the Domain Wars and the foundation of Komashi monarchies, Aizawa joined, and was one of the founders of the First Komashi Confederation. However, at the same time, then saw itself embroiled with a conflict over Greater Youmu with the newly-founded state of Azura-Nishi, in which the latter staked claims over the fertile region which Aizawa had been controlling since 945. Both countries had been engaging in conflicts over the territory since 1452. The Treaty of Oda, brokered by Azanami in 1865 finalized claims that the Youmu region belongs to Aizawa, but not the entire greater Youmu area. This caused some bitter resentments in both Aizawa and Azura-Nishi, and uproar in the former, with the citizenry calling for secession. It was avoided in the Zakusei Agreement of 1892, which was put into force, as well, by Azanami.
On the onslaught of the First Komashi Civil War, Aizawa seceded from the Confederation, along with Azura-Nishi, as the Komashi federalists took over. Skirmishes over the Greater Youmu area resumed, mostly ending in Aizawan favour. Despite successes, it forced the construction of the Youmu Frontier, a wide defensive line that covers all of Aizawa's southern border with Azura-Nishi. Aizawa then also invaded Sora by taking the town of Awami, in which even today remains on Aizawan hands. When the Federalists were crushed by a revolution fueled by the Azanami royal family during the Second Komashi Civil War, Aizawa rejoined the new Second Komashi Confederation.
On April 2020, Aizawa then got embroiled in a pre-emptive invasion of the Youmu Frontier by the Conservative-aligned Azura-Nishi during the initial days of the Komashi War of Succession, but swiftly fended them off. Aizawa retaliated by launching a series of campaigns that finally occupied the Greater Youmu area, trampling over Azura-Nishi resistance. The Royal Aizawa Army has also managed to take the Greater Youmu region, turning it back to Aizawan property.
Geography
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Aizawa is a country with mixed landscapes. Most of the country sits in a vast, fertile and arable land, with occasional mountains and hills littered around the countryside. The major river flowing through the Aizawan countryside is the Aoi River, Komashi's longest river, which flows from the steep peaks of the Kaguya Mountain Range and is heavily tributed by a number of rivers and streams across the country. The Hina River also flows in Aizawa, being the namesake of the capital.
The country is bordered by the Cascade Ocean to the north, and borders six Komashi realms: Sora, Ikusaba, Mako, and Towa to the east, Hanabi to the south-east, and Azura-Nishi to the south.
The Kaguya Mountain Range's western section begins/ends in Ooshiki, and primarily dominates the southeastern portion of Aizawa. There, the Matoyama Peak forms the tripoint border of Aizawa, Azura-Nishi, and Hanabi. It is also the country's highest point, which both three share on.
Cities
At least 8 cities are located in Aizawa:
Regions
Like most confederal monarchies, Aizawa is divided into several regions.
Cityscapes
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Wakamarehina
Trams in Kagomiya
Hinagawa-Toshitake CBD at night
Railway junction at Kakushino
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Economy
Aizawa's economy is heavily focused on agriculture. The country takes pride in its robust agricultural sector and holds the annual Nōkamatsuri to honor the 4.5 million farmers that work hard across the country. The agricultural sector is well-divided between plants and livestock, with the Aizawan government's Ministry of Agrarianism responsible for enforcing the distribution of land and exercising proper environmental policies.
Aizawa also excels in aquaculture, rivaling much other Komashi realms. The Aoi's river system holds a sizeable number of aquaculture farms, but mostly are spread in coastal towns and cities.
