Shuuen
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| Country |  Sokoku
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| Capital | Kyusigai |
| Area | 214.16 km2 |
| Demonym | Shuunian |
| Time zone | UTC-10 |
Shuuen (しゅうえん, pronounced [ʃɨ:wɛn]) is a founding member state of Sokoku, as such a continuation of a former colony of Helreich under the name of Schangtienrand. Due to its relatively central position within Sokoku and history as founding member state of the federative republic, Sokoku's capital Kyusigai is located here.
The state consists of a main island with the same name (in the local language) and several dozens of smaller islands surrounding it. However, the island group of Askers north of Shuuen is part of the state of Mirei instead.
While the island has different names in several of Sokoku's languages (Tepi in Bahasa Sokoku, Shadiaah Bedabi in Izto, Randö in Wortsproke and Randzu Shuuen in Kakuri), the member state always goes by the name of Shuuen, even though it can be spelled differently in other languages (Tiuven in Wortsproke or しゅえん in Kakuri). Alternative spellings in Anarian languages include Schüwen (Stoldic), шуен (Livarian) and Shuwen (Hallish).
History
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The colonial settlements of Helreich were gathered in a colonial holding under the name Schangtienrand in 7XXX. This was the starting point for colonisation, with the port towns' zone of influence extending towards agricultural land surrounding it. When Total Häverism was declared in 7491, Schangtienrand became a Häverist holding. With the start of the Pan-Anarian War Helreich started a quest for raw materials and energy sources in the colonies. Several mines were opened, mainly producing coal and to a lesser extent iron for the war effort. In order to reform Schangtienrand into a fully Häverist entity, construction of several urbanates started. The local population was forced to relocate to these cities in an attempt to educate and pacify the native Shuunian and Izto people.
In the 7520's the situation escalated into a civil war like status, with the native population resisting against exploitation of their natural resources, further Stolvic immigration, implementation of Häverist principles and the forced relocation to urbanates and agrinates. The civil war continued throughout Helreich's participation in the Pan-Anarian War until 7554. But pacification and colonisation efforts after 7554 were largely unsuccessful. In 7584 Vittmark started a conflict with the Häverist community, which made the Fisks islands a legitimate target for the military in Schangtienrand. But any regrouping of forces would mean leaving some area with a weaker defence, which immediately saw an effect in sabotage, attacks and disruption by the native rebels.
Fisks started actively supporting the rebels, providing seaway transportation enabling the previously scattered rebels to concentrate in one area and besiege the still unfinished colonial capital of Schlung. In 7604 the rebellion managed to capture Schlung, after which a thorough operation started removing Hellish settlers from positions of power and their possessions. The fall of Schlung is generally seen as the date on which Schangtienrand as a Häverist possession collapsed, even if it took 9 more years to rid the island of the last Häverist military presence. The publication of the Gekibun, the declaration of independence of Shuuen, followed shortly after the fall of Schlung.
Shuuen became an independent entity at first, until it built a federation with the Fisk-Kakuri Cooperation and the recently liberated mainland territory of Shaaniaah. Fisks relocated a large part of its production facilities from the northern island that were under Kamuran control now, mainly to Berewan and the surrounding region. As such, northern Shuuen became the focal point for development of manufacturing and trade.
Culture
Culturally speaking, Shuuen belongs more to the realm of Nelyasyat and Ayatawantin, sharing a Hueiwei ethnicity and local languages belonging to the Bawanesi language family, apart from the northern coast where Izto cultures related to the Altaian mainland are dominant.
The characteristic colors for the Sokokan identity, yellow/gold and black, came from Shuuen. The flag, for example, shows nine different, empty coats of arms in gold representing the multicultural nature of the island. It was later simplified into the simple rectangular design of the flag of Sokoku, using the same colors.