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Haeseon, officially the Confederal States of Haeseon (: 대해선국; literally The Great Haeseon State; : 海選), is a in Gungju, located largely on the Eastern Passage. The Confederal States of Haeseon is a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy which consists of twelve provinces.

Haeseon was inhabited around 15,000 years ago by settlers crossing from Eastern Sinju. Civilization was founded in Haeseon with the various tribes and empires with Jeongmian colonization following around 1545. Consequently, the 6 Colonies of Haeseon was formed. For over 200 years, the colonies of Haeseon saw massive level of growth due to its path to wealthy neighbors. As a consequence of various conflicts between Jeongmi and aboriginal forces, Haeseon was able to expand under the Jeongmian Empire until in the late 18th century when Haeseon declared its independence from Imperial Jeongmi with the symbolic name change from "the Six Colonies" to "the United Provinces" made as a sign of the nation's independence.

Haeseon is a developed country with having high GPD per capita and human development. It ranks highly among economic freedom, government transparency, quality of life, education, and civil liberties. Haeseon is currently a regional power in Uju and an emerging power in international stage.

Etymology
The name Haeseon definitely means something, it was definitely not created by an unimaginative 19 year old who was thinking of a country name.

Indegenous and Jeongmian Contact
Haeseon was settled by the Yudi people in what historians believed to be 4,000 years ago, based in modern day Sinseorae. Although records recording the Yudi people are scarce, it was commonly believed that the Yudi people was replaced by the Chuman tribe to be the dominant tribe in the region a few centuries after the formation of the Yudi people. The Chuman tribe maintained a period of isolationism in a bid to maintain its sovereignty from other Uju empires. In 1458, a Jeongmian landing party entered the shores of the Chuman tribe. In an attempt to form a trading outpost between Jeongmi and Notchlico, the Jeongmian forces requested the tribe to allow construction of buildings. The Chuman tribe refused and open conflict came between the Chuman Tribe and the Jeongmian traders. The isolated tribe was quickly defeated by the more technologically advanced Jeongmians and a trading outpost was set up in the same year in modern day Sinseorae as Fort Asadal.

Colonization
For nearly a hundred years, Fort Asadal served as a trading outpost and a place for Sinju traders to stay in for rest. It was until 1543 when the fortress expanded with territory and population from laborers and opportunistic merchants in which the colony of Sinseorae was established. The second and third colonies of Jumo and Habaek was established in 1543. The fourth and fith colony of Cheongju and Hanta was established in 1544. The sixth colony, Myeongun, was established in 1545 after Jeongmi wrested the colony of Ziwau from Meisaan. In 1546, the colonies were combined by Jeongmi as the Six Colonies. The colonies were in fertile land and were seen as a place for people to start anew. The Six Colonies were promoted by the Jeongmian government as the place for plenty and opportunity. It was where someone can move to earn their living to pay off their debt to loan sharks. It was a place for families to "rise up" the social ladder. It was also a place where the government can send exiles to.

Independence
The Six Colonies lived through self-rule with minimal intervention from the Jeongmian Empire. The colonies had their own governments and with the sole exception of Sinseorae, most governors were elected either by colonial legislatures or educated Sinju males. In the mid 18th century, the Jeongmian Imperial government was looking to expand its dominion over the Uju colonies and set up new taxation systems and regulations. Most of the taxations were opposed by the colonists, who felt that the taxes they're burdened with only benefits the Jeongmian Imperial government due to the taxes going to Jeongmi instead towards their colonial governments. In March 11th, 1784; 28 delegates from the Six Colonies of Haeseon signed the Declaration of Seccession. Listing their grievances with the Jeongmian Imperial government, the delegates argued that the Haeseon colonies lived in relative prosperity and were self-sufficient in dealing with aboriginal threats. The intervention of the Imperial government placed limitation on trade with neighboring tribes and countries, placed additional tax burdens on the colonists when those taxes are sent to the Jeongmian government, and prevented settlers from moving into places. The actions of the Imperial government, the delegates agreed to, were tyrannical and abridged on the rights of Sinju colonists. With the Declaration of Seccession signed, the delegates declared Haeseon to be an independent entity and as a symbolic gesture, they changed the official name of Haeseon from the Six Colonies of Haeseon to the Confederal States of Haeseon. The delegates also formed the Provisional Assembly as the makeshift governing body for the six former colonies with the Chancellor of the Assembly considered to be the figurehead of the country. While there were debate on whether or not Haeseon should be a monarchy, the topic was decided to be pushed back. Despite that the Confederal States of Haeseon was formed, Jeongmi was not pleased to see one of its prosperous colonies declaring independence and the Jeongmian Emperor Danjo declared that Haeseon will return to Jeongmi. In response, the Provisional Assembly established the United Force to coordinate the military efforts of the Six Colonies with the National Army serving as the main military while the colonial militias act as first responders. The Provisional Assembly also appointed Habaek delegate and seasoned commander and Taegun Governor Yi Jun-min as the Supreme Commander of the Haeseon Independence Army.

In the span of four years, much of the fighting had taken place in Sinseorae and Taegun, although some skirmishes did took place in Habaek and Myeongun. In 1788, the Empire of Jeongmi recognized Haeseon as an independent nation in the Treaty of Asadal.

Articles
At the start, the young nation is faced with internal and external issues. The war accumulated debt and frequent raids from neighboring tribes along with administrative problems brought a call for reform. The Second Convention was held to address issues in the country. One of the starting issues were the question of monarchy, provincial rights, and representation. It was decided that the Assembly would be a unicameral legislature with equal representation per district, rather than province. On the issue of monarchy, the delegates decided to create an elective office that would be similar to an executive constitutional monarchy but elected by the people. An office of the Presidency would have his own powers while limited by the Supreme Court and the Assembly.

Administrative divisions
The major administrative divisions in Haeseon are twelve provinces.

The provinces are (in order by number):

1. Sinseorae (Sea)

2. Taegun (Tgn)

3. Habaek (Hbk)

4. Cheongu (Chg)

5. Hanta (Hnt)

6. Myeongun (Mgn)

7. Andeok (Adk)

8. Yubo (Ybo)

9. Gangcheong (Gch)

10. Hangwon (Hwn)

11. Geryo (Gyo)

12. Balnae (Ban)

Music
Haeseon popular music saw heavy influences by Jeongmi and by various countries through immigration. For the most part, Haeseon based musicians tried to either emulate Jeongmian musical style or went with their own unique form of music.

One of the most famous musical style emerging from Haeseon is jazz. Jazz is described as of being a marriage between musical notes of Yoju and Mijun artists. Jazz can be characterized by the use of improvisation, distinctive tone colors & performance techniques, and shortened rhythmic patterns. While Jazz is still popular today, it saw its Golden Age since the 1920s all the way to the 1950s.

Meanwhile, Haeseon's own pop music also saw an increase in popularity since the late 20th century. Dubbed as HaePop, most contemporary artists followed nearly the same pattern as Jeongmian popular music with the use of electric beats and increasing use of musical groups showcasing the latest in looks and dance moves.

Another unique musical style emerging from Haeseon is hip hop or rap. Coming from immigrant heavy cities, hip hop was a more modern invention compared to Jazz but older than contemporary pop music, coming from the 1980s. Hip hop does have a level of cotnroversy compared to other musics, especially from the older generation who sees contemporary forms of hip hop as promoting violence and anti-family messages. Regardless, it has a place in Haeseon musical culture.