Hachuabsh

Hachuabsh, officially the Socialist Commonwealth of Hachuabsh (: Xacuabš Yuhaw̓, ) is a sovereign state in northern Yeongju. It faces Thunderbird Bay to the east and borders Tlakwaan to the north, Yudeok, Atfalati and Muwon to the west, Iyuaschi to the east, as well as Tiicham, Aibapatikket and Yelamu to the south. With an estimated 181 million inhabitants, it is the second most populous country in Yeongju.

Since antiquity, the modern territory of Hachuabsh has been continuously inhabited by several ethnic groups, most prominently the along the central coast as well as the  and  in the interior. An abundance of and other resources in the country's rich waters, along with the cultivation of  such as  introduced from south Yeongju and Jungju, was conducive to the development of early civilizations in Hachuabsh. Traditionally, Hachuabsh has been an important trading crossroads between Sinju and the Yeongju.

Due to a variety of factors- relative political unity, and a lack of desired commodities in comparison to other areas of Yeongju such as Yahuimilco- Hachuabsh managed to avoid colonization by the Sinju powers. Beginning in the 1860s, a massive modernization and Centerisation campaign was carried out by elites that dramatically restructured the politics, economy, and society of Hachuabsh; transforming the country into an industrialized great power. Hachuabsh went on to establish a throughout West and Central Yeongju.

During the Great Eulhae War Hachuabsh invaded several Jeongmian and Meisaani colonies throughout Yeongju, reaching as far as northwest Yahuimilco and Kealakekua. However, as the war dragged on and the Hachuabshi military found itself increasingly overstretched, the war effort became unpopular on the home front. In the last two months of the war, Hachuabsh experienced a communist revolution led primarily by over the span of two months that resulted in the overthrow of X, the dissolution of the Hachuabshi Empire, and an armistice with the Allied Powers. A bloody civil war ensued, consolidating power in the hands of the socialists through the People's Assembly. Throughout the latter half of the twentieth century Hachuabsh would support various communist insurgencies throughout Yeongju and Cheongju.

Today, Hachuabsh is a that exerts considerable political, economic, and cultural influence globally. Hachuabsh is the third largest economy in the world and the largest economy in Yeongju by. Hachuabshi and  are world leaders in the export of  and  goods. Hachuabsh is one of the most highly ranked socialist nations in measures of and. The of Hachuabsh is characterized by numerous, , and  carved by glaciers. blanket much of the outer shore, while the eastern interior is largely arid due to a volcanic mountain chain running from north to south along the coast. Hachuabsh is a member of the Congress of Nations and a founding member of both the OSDMA. It is one of the original signatories of the Pukaq'asa Accords, in which its large and modern armed forces play an important role.

Prehistory and Antiquity


Hachuabsh is likely to have been inhabited by as early as 125,000 years ago. were present in the area by 10,000 BCE after the end of the last.

Evidence has established that a small settlement at S’abš in the Sduhubš river estuary has existed since at least 3,000 BCE. The first inhabitants of the central Hachuabshi coast were. These early Hachuabshis sustained themselves through primitive forms of ; primarily of salmon from rivers and the ocean. , and other marine invertebrates gathered from  and  hunted in thick  covering the region were important supplements to the fish-heavy diet of the early Hachuabshis.

Traditionally, the Hachuabshis used during late summer and early autumn to maintain lowland prairies and grassland for harvesting significant plants; especially, , and. Later on, these practices became more commonplace and standardized as, and were slowly introduced to Hachuabsh throughout the first and second millennium BCE along with technological breakthroughs in the cultivation of camas during the same time period. This caused profound but gradual changes in societal organization. Seasonal patterns of movement between winter villages and temporary camps used in the summer for fishing, hunting, and berrying became less pronounced as some households began practicing agriculture. Thus, permanent, year-round settlements, usually near estuaries and other locations on the coast, began to emerge throughout this period. These changes, along with the invention of stukwalukw - intricate used for exploiting fall  - resulted in a population boom throughout central and northern Hachuabsh that lasted over the span of several hundred years.

By around 800 BCE the Hachuabshis had established a large network of interconnected villages and settlements throughout the inland waterways and islands of central and northern Hachuabsh, as well as the northern coast of Hweshed. Widespread usage of ocean-going built from  allowed for the development of sea-based trade and warfare. Hachuabshi records indicate that some trade expeditions, usually sponsored by rich households in a village, reached as far as Kealakekua. This period was characterized by increasing movement toward a complex and hierarchical society, fueled by innovations in agriculture and metallurgy. were acquired through war with the upriver and  as well as internal wars between the Hachuabshi clans. Wealthy Hachuabshis built large, ceremonial with intricate designs on their facades that are the earliest examples of an indigenous Hachuabshi artistic tradition.

Medieval Hachuabsh


The 6th and 7th centuries CE saw the emergence of several powerful clans in central and northern Hachuabsh. The most prominent of these clans, the P'udilabš - literally drifted up people - went on to establish a large kingdom in northern Hachuabsh centered around the Stuləgʷábš (Stolugwamiš) river watershed. During this period, ʔəcəladiʔ (Učaladi), the capital of the P'udilabš, arose as the principal cultural and economic center of the region. X alphabet arrived from Fusen around 850 CE. The P'udilabš Kingdom reached its height in 900 CE, when it ruled over a territory stretching from the western Yudeok Peninsula to Duxʷlilap Sound, exacting tribute from peoples as far to the south as Yelamu.

A major earthquake and tsunami along the northern section of the Thunderbird Bay subduction zone in 1031 CE almost entirely destroyed the P'udilabš capital in Učuladi, and wiped out other population centers in the region. This event was the death-knell for the P'udilabš civilization which was already struggling to recover from several failed invasions of the city state trade confederacies in eastern Yudeok. The growing frequency of Hadalan pirate raids and Nimiipu nomadic invasions from the Tiicham plateau exacerbated this crisis, leading to further political and economic fragmentation throughout the Hachuabshi lowlands.

Early Modern Hachuabsh


Beginning in the early 15th century, the Hachuabshi heartlands were once again consolidated under a tight-knit confederacy of clans known as the “Gwuqíl clique” centered around a group of villages near the modern city of Túlq at the mouth of the Hibulb river. The fertile volcanic soil of the Hibulb river delta as well as its access to in Duxlilap Sound allowed for more intensive agricultural practices and greater influence over the trade from empires in South Yeongju into Thunderbird Bay. During this time, the Gwuqíl developed a complex system of dikes and canals throughout the Hibulb Delta that remain operational up to today.

The Gwuqíl's expansion drew it into multiple conflicts with several rich clan city-states to the north, remnants of the Pudilabš civilization, all of whom were eventually subjugated and incorporated into the budding empire. Additionally, innovations made to oceangoing secured much of the central Hachuabshi coast from raids originating in Hadala. The Gwuqíl's conquests of the river valleys throughout the central Hachuabshi plateau resulted in greatly influencing the various  of the Hachuabshi interior and the homogenization of language in the region.

The stability provided by the Gwuqíl clan's military hegemony, a population boom - largely due to the adoption of throughout the Hachuabshi lowlands which had already begun in the 14th century - as well the growing trade with the empires of South Yeongju and Bangju laid the foundation for drastic changes in the organization of Hachuabshi politics and society. The rise of global maritime trading powers in Sinju further intensified these trends. While limited contact with Sinju - especially the petty Aeyunic kingdoms of eastern Bangju - had existed since antiquity, an explosion in the demand for furs saw traders from Sinju arriving in large numbers on the shores of Thunderbird Bay. Hachuabshi coastal centers and the Gwuqíl-controlled river valleys traversing X plateau became crucial to accessing the interior fur trade in Iyuaschi and the X region of Taniilux, and as a result, became tremendously prosperous.

The Gwuqíl used this newfound wealth to purchase novel goods from Sinju, especially and other military technologies, allowing the confederacy to expand its territory to the western coast of Thunderbird Bay and parts of the Yudeok Peninsula. This period also saw a renaissance in Hachuabshi art, literature, and science powered by urbanization and accumulation of riches among Hachuabshi clans. The world-renowned k̓ʷik̓ʷaac̓əb (Kwikwačeb) cedar panels - a series of complex carvings recounting the ancient epic Thunderbird and Whale commissioned by the affluent k̓ʷik̓ʷaac̓əb clan in 1684 - is an example of the elaborate style that characterized art during 17th and 18th century Hachuabsh. ceremonies grew increasingly opulent, spawning a unique in Yeongju.

Heightened commercial and economic activity had major demographic impacts on Hachuabsh. For a millennia, Hachuabshi clans along the central coast had granted special privileges to merchants from modern-day Atfalati and Yudeok who served as intermediaries of commerce in the region; thus small communities of - as in the rest of Thunderbird Bay - were common throughout Hachuabsh, especially in Duxlilap Sound. However, the advent of the modern fur trade saw even more growth among these groups in Hachuabsh. By 1815, around 2 million Yudeokese and Atfalatians were living in territories controlled by the Gwuqíl, occupying central districts in many important Hachuabshi cities such as Učuladi and Túlq.

Although the small group of ruling houses in the central clique of the Gwuqíl confederacy saw their personal profits grow immensely from trade, the effects of a commercializing society, the formation of a powerful merchant class and the growth of cities upended traditional clan hierarchies and tutelage systems. The inability of the Gwuqíl to adapt a largely inflexible, heavily stratified Hachuabshi society to these new realities and leverage profits from commercial activities into forming effective state institutions left them vulnerable to dissatisfied rival clans in the confederacy. This resulted in several costly revolts to Gwuqíl rule between 1790 and 1830.

Imperial Hachuabsh


In 1864 Jeongmi invaded Hweshed off the southern Hachuabshi coast in order to gain direct control over the island’s rich whaling waters. The quick nature of their defeat shocked Gwuqíl elites and underscored the growing military superiority of the industrialized Sinju powers. Several unequal treaties were forced upon the Gwuqíl at the end of the war, opening up the country to exports of consumer goods from the Sinju countries, devastating local cottage industries and the wider Habchuaschi economy.

The chaotic and revolutionary environment following the war allowed reformist factions to gain control over the ruling clique of clans in Túlq after a brief civil war in 1867. In the ensuing years massive institutional reforms were undertaken, beginning with the abolition of slavery and the gradual transition from a lineage and clan-based land ownership system to a Sinju model of private ownership. The reformists abolished the clan political structure and established a centralized state which was to be organized largely along the lines of the modern Sinju empires- ruled by the reformists as oligarchs.

Government and Politics


The Socialist Commonwealth of Habchuash is a with elements of  and a political structure centered around  and. At the national level, the People's Assembly and All Unions Congress are the two main governing entities of Hachuabsh. These governing bodies hold both and  powers, however the People's Assembly has a broader jurisdiction than the All Unions Congress, which is primarily relegated to managing the economy and trade.

Hachuabsh is divided into several thousand, which are ruled by  that perform  and  functions. These councils handle the day to day affairs of local governance. The swátixten are organized into larger councils called that coordinate between the local swátixten on a regional scale, and often encompass entire cities and metropolitan areas such as Túlq, Učuladi, and Dugwu'al'al. The People's Assembly, which is essentially a national swátixten, is made up of spokespersons elected by each qw'sú.

-national trade unions congress

Foreign Relations
Hachuabsh is a founding member of the Organization for Socialist Development and Mutual Assistance (OSDMA) and Túlq is home to the OSDMA headquarters.

Hachuabsh maintains close relations with Yahuimilco, Mennefer, and other communist states.