Yanwen

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Yanwen 嫣文
Flag	Coat of arms
Motto: Mana Qonqasunchikchutaq "Nevertheless, we will not forget"
Anthem: Ten Thousand Years
Locator map
Capital city	Jīndu (金都)
Largest city	Jīndu (金都)
Official language	Yannic
Other languages
Ethnic groups	Yan
Religion
Demonym(s)	Yan
Government
Government Type	Imperial Oligarchy
Emperor	Jīyào (卟耀)
White Elder
Red Elder
Blue Elder
Black Elder	Zédù Dài (窄肚䲦)
Grey Elder
Rose Elder
Violet Elder
Green Elder
Legislature	The Tǒnghuì (統會)
Establishment
The Founding of Qheca	date 1
Area
Total	6,896,101.99 km2
Water %	0.0%
Population
Total	794,996,430
Density	115.28/km2
Economy
Economy type	Communitarian Capitalism
GDP (total)	Ꞡ 1,873,465,872,308.74
GDP per capita	Ꞡ 2,356.57
Currency	samp_nat_currency
Currency symbol
Inequality index	0.0
Development index	0.0
Other information
Time zone	0
Driving side	right
Calling code
Internet code	.ch

Yanwen (嫣文) is a large country in western Davai, bordering the Sensumen Sea, as well as the islands of Kamura, to the west. Yanwen is notable as being a civilization of eight bèi (輩) or factions, each of which has competing interests in the empire; the emperor, all-powerful though he technically may be, is there to act more as a referee. Despite this, each faction has seen its way to advancing the development of Yanwen considerably as time has gone on. Yanwen is also historically famous for its silk and its tea.

As of the moment, Yanwen also claims sovereignty over the nearby kingdom of Hui. International relations are somewhat fraught on account of this.

Etymology

Yanwen is derived from yān (嫣), itself derived from the Old Yannic word *qhran, meaning "beautiful". Yān as a word is used for both the primary river system in Yanwen, and for the Yan people who spread out from along its banks. The second word, wén (文), more broadly refers to "culture", the essence of the people who live there rather than the land itself. Wén, for the Yan people, effectively means "nation".

Another popular name within the country is Yǒngguó (永國), roughly meaning "the eternal empire".

History

Prehistory

The region that would become Yanwen was originally inhabited, to the south, by Austro-Raian peoples related to the modern Medaru. The first archaeological records of their civilizations appear around 50,000 years before the present day.

The ancestors of the modern Yan and Xiangren peoples appear to have arrived in the region around 25,000 years before the present day. With them they brought a curious moiety system, cycling through various "colours" depending on birth-parent. In this way they maintained an oligarchic society, each "colour" having its own leaders responsible for the upkeep of their extended kith.

Government

The Factions

It is impossible to understand the culture of Yanwen without discussing the bèi. This word, while in the modern day referring to something that might be translated as "faction", initially meant something closer to "moiety". In historical Yanwen, one passed from one moiety to another over the generations, in a specific cycle, dictating certain rituals that one could perform and certain groups that one could not marry into.

In recent centuries, the bèi have become more obstreperous, each seeking their own dominions within the country and outside it. To their minds, colonial efforts should be permitted without fear of disagreement from nearby nations; they are, after all, the legitimate successors to the empire of Shuǎng (爽), who once laid claim to the entirety of the known world.

Economy

Under Yannic law, the emperor owns all land, all resources, and all infrastructure within the country. In practice, much of this is "loaned" to various bèi, for some part of the decade, in order for them to make adequate use of the land and resources. There is a single currency, but each bèi has its own banks even if it does not maintain its own mints.

The majority of the people of Yanwen belong to one faction or another. Individually, they do not earn a great deal; the majority of their wealth goes straight to the factions, who nevertheless see it in their best interests to maintain the infrastructure provided by the Imperial Government.