Dōssanese people

The Dōssanese, or Tōuzanese, (Yaettengese: 東山人, Dōssan-hin; 同朝朋輩: Tōachō Guppe; Dōssanese: 東山人, Tōuzan-kin; 同朝朋輩, Tōw’hachou Hhūdari) are a Bangjuan ethnic group native to the South Aeyu Highlands in Bangju. They are the largest ethnic minority in Yaetteng, making up 18.9 percent of Yaetteng's total population. Yaetteng-Tōa (1640–1760) and the Dōssan Republic (1936–1941) were both Yaettengese states that were breifly ruled by the Dōssanese.

The Dōssanese are one of the smallest branches of the, and are distributes throughout the Yaettengese Highlands in northeast Yaetteng. They live primarily in the three northern provinces of Dōssan, Gijigen, and Gokk'kōrui. The Dōssanese are the only ethnic minority in Yaetteng with their own autonomous regions. There are two Dōssanese autonomous regions: Aerui County Autonomous Ethnic Enclave and Ssangye Autonomous Ethnic Enclave.

As of 2019, the total global population of ethnic Dossanese is 10,910,035, 90 percent of which live in Yaetteng.

=Name=

"Dōssan" (: 東山, literally "East Mountain") is a Yaettengese given to the the northeast region of Yaetteng. It is the namesake of the Dōssanese people, and was adopted as the official term for the region in 1800 by Emperor Tejuzun. There are two terms in the Dōssanese language that the Dōssanese use to adress themselves: 東山人 (Tōuzan-kin), which is a translation of the Yaettengese exonym, and 同朝朋輩 (Tōw’hachou Hhūdari), which means "Clanspeople of the Tōw'ha (Tōa) dynasty".

=History=

Origins and history
Human presence in Yaetteng traces back to 40,000 BCE, and it is believed that the first recorded culture in modern-day Dōssan was the Samatsiin culture (Old Dossanese: ᄉᆣᄆᆞᅐᆙᄿᆡᇿᄈᆠ; S’amótjiassìnn-ppú; Modern Dossanese: 삼았ᄿᆝᆫ뿐; Samatsīn-ppun; Yaettengese: 魂神文; Damasisin-būn) which is believed to have originated in 1500 BCE.

Tōw'ha dynasty
From 1104 to 1640, the Tōw'ha Country presided over northeast Yaetteng, with Kōwtān as its. It was established by Taizō of Tōw'ha in 1104, succeeding the X Kingdom. The early half of the Tōw'ha period was peaceful, and the nation prospered through trade with its neighbors. But during the reign of Taikōgahn of Tōw'ha (1489–1527), things would change. In the 1490s, Tōw'ha desired to expand its territory, and engaged with several conflicts with Later Ye.

Modern times
=Population=

Distribution
Overseas Dōssanese (Yaettengese: 東山僑民; Dōssan Kiomin; 同僑民; Tōa Kiomin; Dōssanese: 同僑民; Tōw’ha Vēi’ipañ’i) are people of Dōssanese descent who live outside of Yaetteng. There are an estimated 190,127 Dōssanese living abroad.

=Culture=

Traditional holidays
=Political movements=

Dōssan independence movement
=Politics=