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.

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"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).

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Dōssan independence movement
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