Seogwan

Seogwan (: 𒊌𒀝𒅈𒀸 ; : ܐܲܫܲܪܲܓܘ݂, : Ašaragu; meaning "West Crown"), officially the Commonwealth of Seogwan (: 𒅋𒄀𒋾𒈠𒀾𒌌 𒅇𒊌𒀝𒅈𒀸 ; : ܐܲܫܲܪܲܓܘ݂ܟܘܼܟ ܘܠܡܲܐܵܫ݇ܓܝܼܛܝܼܠ, : Ašaragukùak Ulmaášgitiil), is a country in South Yoju bordered by Mennefer to the north and the Red Yi Sea to the west, across which it faces Nehset. The country's populace is concentrated around four historically significant cities: Nippur, Rakh, Maikh and Kanesh. The territory also encompasses two islands: Il-Jazirra by the northwestern coast and Masirah further onto the sea. A of fertile plains, lofty mountains, and deserts, Seogwan is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including  and Seogwanian Hadahsians,, , and. Moreover, it contains the largest of Araswans and Yondokese, and a significant diaspora of Basanreserians, Tosanese and Juponese. Religious groups include, , , Coptics, , Tanishanists, and. Seogwanians constitute the largest ethnic group, and Hoigyites are the largest religious group.

Seogwan is a  dictated by  and consisting of 27 hyochu ("governorates"). Since the country's restoration of democracy and in 2007, the new series of governments have unanimously adopted Salahism (ܝܠ݇ܣܲܠܲܗܝ݂ܝܲܗ݇ Il-ṣalāḥīyah "Uprightism"), a modern  of , in which , instead of individuals, amount for 78.4% of  and are absent from international.

The first arrived to Seogwan in the  (roughly 65,000 BCE), living somewhat nomadically and close to the Mašu Mountain's, downhill along the Purattu River, around the Purattu Estuary, or by the western coastline. Starting from 12,000 BCE, human settlements rigified, forming seven distinct cultures. In 9,500 BCE, an ensued, which led to the development of, , and. In the following millennia, political power was vested in local and. Accounting was facilitated with, which became the basis for the Nippurian developed circa 4,000 BCE. A surge in population around the same era was instrumental to the transposition into a rudimentary in 2,800 BCE, defined by the hereditary rule of.

The ancient Seogwanese dynasties were and, and endured numerous collapses and resurrections in the span of two millennia. like Ugart and Dez-Huyi were major with Akhabi, Araswan and Nehsetian partners, whereas trade with Mennefer was carried out on land, from the mercantile hubs of Ghalzur and Nippur. of crucial areas in the 100–0 BCE period however, due to the previous centuries' rampant, led to the ultimate dissolution of the empires. Seogwanese were thereafter ruled by, and those bordering Mennefer paid a monthly. A rebellion against this tribute in Dingiri was met with the Battle of Vindictive Sunrays (537 CE), which saw the entire Seogwanese territory submit to the Takhuit dynasty.

During the early to mid-8th century CE, the dynasty gradually dissolved due political turmoil in Mennefer proper, conceding the authority over Seogwanese city-states to local nobility. Thousands of missionaries and refugees from the strifes in Mennefer found their way to Seogwan later that century, and were enthusiastic in spreading the new religion. Many of the newly emerged Seogwanese kings and nobility, presumably aware of their restored city-states' fragility, voluntarily converted to, in an attempt to appeal to the surge of immigrants. They also adopted their and conformed it to their needs. In an unprecedented council of all kings in 802 CE, a  (ܟܲܠܝ݂ܦ "successor [to the Prophet]") was appointed, thereby conjoining the lands under a dynastic Seogwanese Caliphate. The new regime, receiving another wave of Hoigyist refugees in 1299, paved the way to a golden era of advancements in arts, sciences, and governance around the Hoigyist  (ܩܪܝܢܐ "Scripture").

The discovery and cartography of the Napsal peninsula by Jeongmian explorers in the late 16th century (shortly succeeding the discovery of Miju) garnered interest from Imperial Tosan, which sent out two in 1628; one seizing control of Masirah, and the other forming a  near Maikh. In the same period, Imperial Nukigurun was expanding southwards to central Yoju. The Šijen Emperor, wanting desperate access to the Red Yi Sea and to Seogwanese resources, offered a stockpile of and  to elderly Kalif Allamu, for him to appoint his seventh son Aisin Solho Lunggi (instead of Allamu's son Emir Muwatalli) as the next kalif, with the promise that Lunggi will convert to Hoigyo. This admittance was received controversially by the people, but they were reconciled in the 1675 Siege of Maikh, when the incumbent Lunggi and his army successfully thwarted the Tosanese invasion.

The Caliphate, now decisively under a Nuki dynasty, was appropriated by a combinatory influx of Nuki (in the north) and Tosanese (in the south) settlers. In exchange for providing both empires affordable resources, the native Seogwanese were treated with dignity, were assimilated to the Sinjuan Mindset, and enjoyed various privileges. With a modernized infrastructure, army, and governance, the Caliphate was able to lead conquests in the 18th century as far as Aryadesh, becoming a short-lived. At the same time however, the Caliphate was experiencing a, which was temporarily resolved by diminishing its army.

This gap was then exploited by Imperial Basanreseri, which ambushed the Seogwanese coast in 1796, in what is known as the Maikh Massacre. The Basanreserian army marched inland, annexing Maikh, Ghalzur and Nippur, until the Caliphate's surrender the following year. By then, Seogwan had been reduced to its former self, relinquishing the previous century's acquisitions. A Basanreserian mandate was imposed, under which the kalif was reduced to a, and the Basanreserian ssichun ("ambassador-general") was rendered leader. The 144-year-long Basanreserian rule is to this day considered a brutal period, due to the ssichuns' indifference towards the national affairs, the immiseration of diasporic businesses, and the total deprivation of Seogwanese natives' resources for the hasty industrialization of Basanreseri. Moreover, Seogwan had to endure the Great Depression with limited resources, as well as form a rudimentary army for the Eulhae War. The Mennefer-Seogwan border was a crucial theater during the confrontation of Jeongmi and Nukigurun; the latter was supported by Basanreserian and Seogwanese conscripts.

Upon the loss of the Contingents and upon a four-year-long democratizatory supervision from Jeongmi and Meisaan, Seogwan was finally granted independence as a. It received three shares of amounting to 圓1.448 billion from one newly-founded OTED. It also officialized in its constitution and carried out a rapid industrialization effort, whose success was applauded as a "Seogwanese Miracle". Rising fear of an invasion from socialist Mennefer culminated in a military takeover in 1963, led by General Namkuzukha Hazi. The was only thwarted with the 2007 February Uprising. Contemporary Seogwan has since regained worldwide trust by ranking high on democratic indices.

Seogwan is considered a despite no. Seogwan is also infamous for being the world's largest exporter of, and. Recent exposure to Seogwanese culture from Basanreserian and Yedal media have also promoted tourism in the country. Immigration to Seogwan has also seen an increase in the start of the 21st century. Seogwan also hosts prestigious universities and exotic art exhibitions, and has a competent public healthcare system. Seogwan is a member of the Congress of Nations and the Yuhua Alliance.

Etymology
The native name of the country in is 𒊌𒀝𒅈𒀸(Ašaragu, pronounced ), priorly named 𒀝𒅈𒀸Ašara, which itself derives from a now  Ashyur (~7,000–3,600 BCE), whose tallest tower is said in legend to have been the "". Its earliest usage to denote the was as the adjectival form 𒁺𒌨𒌋𒄿𒅈𒀸 ašayurrá found in King Šuppiliuliuma's caudex of law (c. 1154 BCE), effective in Ghalzur. The ending 𒊌 -gu dates back to the 18th century and is a belated addition to the country's name, only first appearing in the 2014 Constitution. purports this to be from the word 𒀭𒄘 gúan "province; district", but this is largely disputed. Basanreserian linguist Hijidigo Chīnida (1998) instead attributes it to the of 國 guk "country".

As Seogwan incrementally came in contact with other peoples, it became subject to many other denominations. For the duration of Menneferian rule for instance, the Seogwanese territory was collectively known as 𓀌𓀎𓂋𓏛𓂝𓄿𓆷 Šār-mša in Remunmenni, meaning "as far as the army [goes]". When the yeBondo Dynasty of Matobo first established trade with the Caliphate, the country was named Zvishavane in, from an of zvikomo zvishava meaning "red hills". In late 15th century issues of Jeongmian, Seogwan was first unanimously termed 람ᄇᆞ랑파· Parangpolam "blue rampart(s), but by the 18th century, it had already been transposed by its cheonja-eo: 壁靑/벽청 Cheongbyeok. In the early years of Tosanese rule, the country was mistakenly named 本地 Māikochi "origin land" on the pretext that the city of Maikh (hereby ) was the Caliphate's capital. Similarly, Nuki officials proposed Cihadalin 岸河志/ᠴᡳᡥᠠᡩᠠᠯᡳᠨ "riverbank will" for their share of territory. The Basanreserian mandate sought to solidify its power by officializing 冠西/관소 Sogwan "west crown" (read: 관서 Seogwan in ) as the colony's name abroad, where "crown" loosely corresponds to 哈里發國/할입아국 haribagug "caliphate".

In the formal names of Seogwanese institutions and the official name of the Seogwanese state, the Basanreserian characters have persisted to the modern age as (邦聯)冠西/(방윤)관소 Sogwan(yonbang) "west crown (federation)". In colloquial language however, the 아싸라쿠 Assarakku is by far predominant, even when in. For some, the name Seogwan is still tied to the brutalities of the Basanreserian regime, and Assarakku has consequently entered the lexicon. This transliteration only surged in international relevance however, after a viral speech by Namjan Heo Ki-nam in 2019.

Antiquity
Maikhan Empire (~2,400–1,900 BCE; 1,357–1,072 BCE; 642–109 BCE), Nippurian Empire (2,405–1,155 BCE; 861–529 BCE; 343–61 BCE), Dingirian Empire (~1,800–1,600 BCE; 1,668–1,252 BCE; 994–35 BCE), Rakhan Empire (~2,300–1,700 BCE; 1,544–1,062 BCE; 881–523 BCE), Ghalzurian Empire (~1,500–900 BCE; 482–219 BCE), Kaneshian Empire (1,057–584 BCE; 434–91 BCE), Dez-Huyian Empire (~2,700–2,100 BCE; 1,774–1,316 BCE; 728–61 BCE), Huwurian Empire (~1,400–800 BCE; ~300–20 BCE), Ugartian Empire (~2,200–1,600 BCE; 994–686 BCE), Špardian Empire (~1,200–1,000 BCE; ~700–400 BCE), Larsian Empire (1,961–1,647 BCE)

Military
The Seogwanese Armed Forces were formed upon the conclusion of the Great Eulhae War and based on the prior Caliphate's Army, as a modernized following the Basanreserian model. As of 2020, the forces amount to 260,500 and 480,000  soldiers, and are subordinate to the, a title held by the country's President. The forces are regarded as purely, but Seogwan has undertaken a few military operations abroad.

The forces consist of four main branches: The Cavalry Force is effectively the  and the only military force on Tiandi still employing. The Cavalry also has seperate divisions for and, which make up for the lack of an  and a  respectively. The Insular Force is another ground force, dedicated to the defense of Seogwan's two islands: Il-Jazirra and Masirah. The insular force principially uses only and, but also maintains a small backup. The Holy Force is a rapid international response force, amongst them also voluntary of. It has only ever been deployed in the Scueria-Övlanda War. The Cyber Force is devoted to and. It officially split off from the Cavalry in 2016, in order to faciliate the reception of foreign supplies and the partaking in international cyberspace-related joint operations.

Seogwan is a member of the Yuhua Alliance and hosts four Yuhua military bases within its borders: Il-Raja, Il-Raggba, Il-Hazima, and Il-Zahirud. The Confederation of Namju is an ally of Seogwan and is also permitted numerous military bases. The Namjan Armed Forces situated there are in close cooperation with the Seogwanese counterparts, practicing in the event of a Communist Menneferian invasion.

Demographics


As of the 2020 census, the total population of Seogwan amounted to 44,154,997 residents, thus ranking as the 36th most populous country in the world. Over the last two centuries, Seogwan's total population saw sharp culminations in the evening of its golden era, due to increased immigration and high birth rates, but also sharp declines, due to the following and. In the 21st century, it has managed to overcome many of its shortages, boasting a median age of 25.6 years and an average of 71.7 years, due to widely accessible and affordable healthcare. Seogwan has an 103:100, a of 24 per 1,000 inhabitants, and a  of 2.81 children per woman, well above the. It should be nonetheless noted that the fertility rate has significantly dropped over the years; in 1900 it was 5.47 children per woman. also sufferred from the same trend; in 1900 they were 27.4 per 1,000 inhabitants, in 2020 they were 13.6 per 1,000. Crude divorce rates on the other hand have been rather stagnant, at 4.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 1900, and 4.6 per 1,000 in 2020.

Two of the evergrowing problems of Seogwan are and ; the former is a significant cause to the country's emigratory, whereas the latter is largely obstructing. The average Seogwanese household has shrunk in the last century, and is now favoring schemes. Seogwan is infamous for permitting (from parents of different nationality) but not ; Seogwanese citizenship is obtained upon  and. Chances of success are high even for recent immigrants and that have not fully, and the Seogwanese passport is relatively strong, permitting up to 172 -free destinations. Seogwan is a reputable provider of, particularly to refugees of in Yoju.

have since the Caliphate era established settlements, towns and cities that reflected their homeland's way of life. Many of those are rural and to this day significantly ethnic (as in nonindigenous Seogwanese); Jaifan (ᠵᠠᡳᡶᠠᠨ "riverhead") and Mursamuhu (ᠮᡠᡵᠰᠠᠮᡠᡥᡠ "radish highland") are instances of full-fledged Nuki cities. Handong (東韓 "east puteal") in the southwest hosts the largest community of Yondokese. Yīyon (出英 "heroic exit") and Sõnhei (平勝 "fair victory") are two towns with Tosanese roots. Basanreserian towns like Siriwessi (市嶽 "lofty-mountain city"), Baigedeieda (記東 "east memory"), and Haburinawa (方軟 "gentle stead") are notable tourist attractions. Lastly, two Juponese towns have sustained a sizeable Juponese diaspora, namely Jeidi (地精 "bright land") and Chokhai (韩捗 "old progress").

Architecture
Since ancient times has Seogwanese architecture concerned itself with. Due to depletion of material,  became the staple resource for construction. Roads and houses were built with upon, and were connected to an extensive  using clay pipes. City outcasts and lived outside the city walls in. Between the city proper and its walls were and. Residential buildings ( : 𒂍 é) were grouped by profession and compacted in the suburbs, with narrow alleyways (𒌋𒊬 múšu) connecting the compounds together and leading to bigger public roads (𒄷𒋗 suḫu), that spanned from the city's gates to the city square (𒌋𒌨𒍝 šàuru). In the core of the city were gardens, markets (𒆷𒅍𒊹 tílla), and also wide processional roads (𒉌𒇲𒄿 𒄷𒋗 suḫu iláni) decorated with flowers, which in turn led to singular elevated temples (𒊌𒌦 unug) on, or imposing temple complexes known as (𒌝𒀜𒊏𒄷𒄴𒍣 ziḫḫuratum). Noble-quarters, connected to the city square via marble roads (𒆷𒋛 sila), were built atop a or an  and fortified with colorful walls. The palace (𒀠𒂊 égal) of the was situated there. The nobility had the luxury of (𒋗𒁀𒅈𒋫 tarbašu) with  entrances for better privacy. Those were, much like the king's palace and the quarters' walls, finished in blue (meant to resemble ) and decorated with  of animals and deities in,  or gold. Courtyards and temples also featured advanced, , and with. The complexes were  in structure, with a wide staircase ascending to a flat platform. The whole structure shared the same coating as the noble-quarters, and its top comprised temples dedicated to the major gods of the, ordered in. were common in all noble and open-to-public buildings, which presented factlets about the noble family, the king that decreed their construction, or the details of the construction itself.

The conversion of much of the Seogwanese population to in the beginning of the 13th century transformed urban planning, through the introduction of religious symbolism in architecture. This is better attested in the developments (in both residential and templar construction) of the externally rectangular ( : ܝܘܢܲ) entrance, the pointed, and the  of square rooms into  ornamented  (ܩܲܪܢܲܣ݂ qarnasi), rather than a change in construction material. Domes were a particularly notable innovation, as they were based on the belief that a 's (ܡܲܫܝ݂ܕ) should represent the heaven. Multiple mašids were a luxury only select cities under the Caliphate could afford however, and towns and villages had open-air (ܡܘ݂ܣܲܠܠܲ) instead. became commonplace, depicting floral and motifs, as well as  inscriptions of  from the. in the form of (ܗܲܡܡܲܡ) were for the first time erected on religious causes; full-body  (ܓܗܘ݂ܣܠ ghusl) was now  (ܦܲܪܕ fard) before rituals. The noble-quarters, consequently inhabited by ' and ', underwent structural changes. A quadrilateral (seperated by ) garden layout known as (𒈬𒅎𒇷 𒊑𒆠𒅖𒈪, meaning "four gardens"), flourished during the Caliphate's golden era, and was replacing previous royal courtyards as a new analogy to the "four gardens in " (55:46, 55:62), with the intention of providing an aromatic  and cultivating the exotic, among other.

The influx of Nuki, Tosanese and Basanreserian was exerted on the construction of  that typically fall under, such as Saigongese , -like  ( jeonggwan), and   ( gongbuk " ").

Seogwan's post-Eulhae destitution, in terms of dilapidated residential buildings and losses, inspired a new  known simply as  (𒁽𒄭𒌨 urdím "beastly-build"), for combining affordability with the surficial exposition of its raw   and the maintaince of a somewhat. The rapid reconstruction efforts, known as the "Seogwanese Miracle", were carried out at the expense of a considerable amount of antiquated buildings. The Open-Air Maikh Museum of Architecture was built in 2008 to pay homage to them. Brutalism is still a controversial movement in Seogwan, and modern architects and urban planners seem to prefer, of , and experimental. The 330 meters (1,080 ft) tall Great Blue Glass (子硝藍大) for instance, is a testament to both Seogwanese futurism and Menneferian (𓉴𓍋𓂋𓅓 mr). (성읍 eupseong) with Yedalic characteristics has received notable appeal and is oftentimes intertwined with neo-Seogwanism, e.g. fortilices built with traditionally Jeongmian material, sometimes in compliance with (수풍 pungsu), but coated with Seogwanese material.

Cuisine
The main agricultural produce and consequently the staple of Seogwanese cuisine is (primarily, , and ), from which ,  like  or ,  (and thus ), and a variety of  are most commonly prepared. For soups and stews, such as, , , and  are secondary. is procured from, , and , and it is almost never drunk, but into ,  or. Limited husbandry can be sustained in the west, mostly due to the soil's dryness and, hence the of , , and  also being commonplace, out of which  and  ( cubes of meat) are made. The more hospitable eastern climate faciliates the cultivation of for,  for , whereas the west has to compensate with  and  for  and  respectively. is also a highly cultivated spice and can be found accompanying almost any meal. The of Seogwan,, originates from the west and is composed of grain , yogurt, , and.

In antiquity, commoners abode by two somewhat standardized meals: a morning meal and an after-work meal. The first meal (𒌋𒉡 unu) was typically a thick stew or soup, paired with bread or meat. The second meal (𒌨𒆪𒋗 šukur) was usually with meatballs, the latter which were prepared either with  and  (ܟܝ݂ܒܒܹܗ ) or with  and  (ܛܲܒܝ݂ܝܝܲ  [most likely a Menneferian invention]). Nobility, in contrast, could afford an additional meal in the evening (𒀝𒆷 lak), which merely comprised a ("finger food"). (also harvested for ),, , and  were the usual options for lak, but at times  were also implemented, which are cookies with a date filling and  or  flavoring. In celebratory occasions, ܡܘ݂ܡܒܲܪ, a sausage out of and cinnamon, was ordered during dinner to incite the thirst for  as a.