Kotonoh
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| Country | Sokoku |
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| Capital | Kota Kotonoh |
| Area | 80,312 km2 km2 |
| Population | 7,809,925 |
| Density | 96 per km2/km2 |
| Demonym | Kotonan |
| Time zone | UTC-9 |
Kotonoh is a member state of Sokoku. It entered the federation in 76XX as the 4th member state.
Etymology
The island is bearing the name Kotonoh since the 73rd century according local chronicles and trade registries. It is most likely that before the Julian Event the island was refered to as Satope. Kotonoh was the name of the kingdom that arose on the island after the disaster, until it covered most of the island before the colonisers arrived. In the regional name Kerajaan Kotono, the name Kotono is referring to a legendary Queen of that name. It is currently speculated that the name might be referring to a Tsuki queen, since Kotono is a common Kakuri name. However, the word cotonoh (pronounced "tsotono") mean "example" which could also be the etymology. But the most likely explanation is that the name of the kingdom refers to Kota Onoh, the fortress of King Onoh or Onoh royal family. The current capital Kota Kotonoh ("Kotonoh City") would than be a double-up of the word Kota.
History
Pre-colonisation
Before the start of Anarian colonisation, the island was a patchwork of shifting territories with a kingdom like structure. Lizehanism was established quite late here, even today there are patches of per-lizehanist religions and the local versions of Lizehanism (like Guso) show a pantheon of demi-gods of mythological proportins unlike anywhere in Sokoku. In the 69th century, most of the coastline must have had footholds and trading towns of the Tsuki Integrality, that functioned autonomously beside the established patchwork of local kingdoms. The Tsuki towns became the main trading twons between the kingdoms as well.
Establishment of Colonial Rule
XX colony
Decolonisation
Recent history
TBA
Natural landscape
Even though the name Kotonoh usually is associated with the large reptile Kotonoh Monitor, the animal is actually extinct on Kotonoh proper with only small populations surviving on the islands of Gili Rintang, Cerah, Nusantara, Selat Kelapa, Awan and Jelita. These all are administered by the state of Kotonoh anyway.
Culture
Kotonoh has always opposed colonial cultural outings, which include elements like a flag or coat of arms. Instead, the Kotonoh people identify by a tricolor symmetric pattern, that they have entered as flag and emblem. Even the coat of arms has not been adapted to any shield or other heraldic composition and is similar to the flag.
Government
After the inclusion into Sokoku, Kotonoh totally revised its governmental set-up. The island was divided into 8 regions, more or less based on the number of inhabitants and not following any natural or historical borders. This because many government task need an equally large population to cater for, for example healthcare, infrastructure and public transport. The 8 regions got names of pre-Tsuki kingdoms, but do not follow their old borders: Langiran, Lipong, Marutanagara, Reang Simputeng, Sailendra, Song Don, Tamaram, Toraja and Visrijaya. The restructuring was done under the guidance of Chika Mirei, following the principles already applied to Shaniaah and Shuuen, but then in a more puristic form. Kotonoh is therefore seen as the first place of implementation of the modern theories of Mirei.