Shirvaniya

United Shirvani Republic Şirvaniya
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Shirvaniya's location on the continent of Siduri in Tyran. Shirvaniya's location on the continent of Siduri in Tyran.
Capital and largest city	Imishli
Demonym(s)	Shirvaniyan
Government	Unitary semi-presiential republic
• President	Seyran Azerh
Establishment
• Formation of Cacertian Empire	1875
• Formation of Shrivani Dominion, independence from Cacerta	2 March 1922
• Foundation of United Shirvani Republic	1950
• Constitutional Convention	1998
Population
• 2021 census	122,461,250
GDP (PPP)	2021 estimate
• Total	$1.9 trillion
Gini (2021)	46.10 high
HDI (2021)	0.703 high
Currency	Manat

Shirvaniya, (Shirvani: Şirvaniya) officially the United Shirvani Republic, is a sovereign state located in central Siduri. It is bordered by Ruvelka and Mansuriyyah to the west, Tennai to the south, and Quenmin and Serikos to the east. It's northern coastline borders the Sundering Sea, dividing Siduri from Eracura. Imishli is the capital and largest city.

The country's geography is typically split into two halves; the northern coastal region centered on Vilesh River Basin, and the southern steppe that runs from east to west across central Siduri and is bordered by Khastravali Mountains in the south. This geography has had a major impact on the course of human civilization in Shirvaniya. Shirvaniya has been inhabited by humans since pre-history, and the southern steppe is believed to to be the origin for the Erani-Eracurans, who migrated out of the steppe sometime in the 5th Millennia BCE. Early domestication of the horse allowed for the rise of multiple civilizations in Shirvaniya, to include the Erani Empire which arose in the 3rd Millennia BCE and expanded rapidly across Siduri, culminating in the 1st Millennia BCE with the Sardaranian Empire. In the 3rd Century BCE northern Shirvaniya was conquered by Orestes II and incorporated into the Makedonian Empire, which would eventually expand to control all of the country. During Makedonian rule various other tribes arose to assert themselves both in the steppe and throughout Shirvaniya, including the Adamdar, the Taypa, the Odamlar, the Abkai, the Tahmirihian, the Khiyzan, and the Vartax. At times these tribes took advantage of fluctations in the balance of power between the Makedonians, the Hannashka, Ridevans, and Serikese to assert themselves as independent powers, forming what has been collectively known as the Steppe Empires of Siduri. Through most of history the land was referred to as Naran Dahyu, meaning "land of men".

The decline of the Makedonians following the Burning Plague and Crisis of the Ninth Century paved the way for the rise of the Adamdar Empire under Temiarlan Khan. The Adamdar Empire would, along with Kiếm Hoà Dynasty, bring about the Imperial Collapse in the 14th Century, conquering the Makedonian Empiren by 1305 while waging war against the Rawwadid Sultunate and Ridevan Empire. The Adamdar Empire would rule central and north-western Siduri for four centuries, ruling its subjugated powers like the Rioni Union as tributary states. By the 17th Century internal conflicts and slow modernization eventually led to the dissolution of the Adamar, leading to an extended period of internal fighting and disunity. In the late 19th Century the remnants of the Adamdar dynasty forged ties with Cacerta, leading to Shirvaniya becoming part of the Cacertian Empire in 1875 which brought about rapid industrialization. Simmering tensions between the various ethnic groups of Shirvaniya eventually led to the Shirvani Rebellion, galvanized by the Divide War, which brought Shirvaniya's secession from Cacerta in 1922 led by Ceymur Agilli, who served as de facto dictator following independence and established the Shirvani Dominion.

Remaining anti-Cacertian sentiment led to the formation of the Inner Sphere with the Republic of Syara, which in turn led to the Siduri War. The Dominion was unprepared for the demands of the large scaled industrial war effort, and in 1937 Agilli was disposed by a coup following the invasion of the country by the Common Axis. The United Shirvani Republic was founded in 1950 and underwent several decades of internal instability owing to various ethnic conflicts and succession movements, further hampered by remaining territorial conflicts with Mansuriyyah and Quenmin. Following several years of intense unrest in the 1990s, Constitutional Reforms were implemented in 1998 under President Rufət Ilyasli, who has remained in power since. While the Ilyasli regime has been credited with stabilizing the country's domestic matters and modernizing the country, he has faced criticism for human rights abuses and corruption.

Shirvaniya is a very mineral rich country, but economic development has been hampered by the nation's long running internal problems. Income inequality remains exceptionally high, while much of countries infrastructure, especially in poorer regions, remains dilapidated and underfunded. Shirvaniya's population is 122, 461,250, though is sparsely populated owing it it's extremely large size; it is the largest country in Siduri and the second largest country in all of Tyran. As the geographic center of Siduri, Shirvaniya has been heavily influenced by its surrounding cultures. The country's demographics are varied and diverse, with the Shirvani themselves making up roughly a third of the population. Shirvaniya is officially a unitary semi-presidental republic, though it has been ruled by President Ilyasli since 1998.