Dhimrai
United Kingdom of Dhimrai rheqnit;-qiidrjhi-jhmirjhki | |
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Motto: ysi-keksin;-ce-ysi-ni-qiidin; "For the Gods and for the King" | |
Anthem: ghentys;-ysi-jhvyzrim; "Song for the Sun" | |
 Dhimrai Colonies of the Dhimze West Islands and Y | |
| Capital and | Jvuzrada |
| Official languages | Dhimzea |
| Demonym(s) | Dhimze |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• King | Qarr IX |
• Delegate | Jsemi Usikheli |
• Governor of Laws | Salki Kaghulikhs |
• Governor of the Royal Assembly | Atsmuri Gdashkheli |
| Legislature | Lartema |
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| Royal Assembly | |
| Constituent country of the Commonwealth of Dhimrai | |
• First Kingdom of Dhimrai | 3615 CY |
• Dhimze Empire | 3908 CY |
• First Act of Constitution | 3944 CY |
• Current constitution | X CY |
| Area | |
• Mainland | 220,215 km2 (85,025 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 4627 CY estimate | 35,152,000 |
• Density | 159.63/km2 (413.4/sq mi) |
| Currency | Jdovs |
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Dhimrai (/ˈdɪmɹaɪ/; Dhimze: jhmirjhi [ˈd͡ʒmird͡ʒi]), or the United Kingdom of Dhimrai, is a country located in Northeastern Yazland. It is a constituent country of the Commonwealth of Dhimrai, comprising almost 80% of the Commonwealth's population, and X% of its area. Bordered to the west by the Triangle Sea, Metropolitan Dhimrai shares land borders with Tschintiessteiss, Dröövache, Niksjvuzri, Måårbåryn, Qiidrjitmi, Tuustschuschuun, Wügünz and Dvikmi to the east and Vahtyas and Teremres to the south. Its 15 baronies, which are further subdivided into 115 counties, span a combined area of 220,215 square kilometres (85,025 sq mi) and an estimated total population of 35.15 million as of 4627 CY. Dhimrai is a constitutional parliamentary monarchy and the country's capital and largest city is Jvuzrada.
Dhimrai has been continuously inhabited since the Paleolithic, with the first modern civilization in the region being the Rausin in the first half of the first millenium CY. Dhimrai is considered the cradle of Yasgan civilization[citation needed] and the birthplace of democracy, Yasgan philosophy, Yasgan literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, theater and sports. The Ancient Dhimzes were organized into independent city-states that even spanned across the Triangle Sea. Ciprughartsam IV of Jvuzrada united most of present-day Dhimrai in the 20th century CY, though Dhimrai would not become a united polity in the modern sense until the 37th century CY. Dhimrai would fall to Khozathian invasions in the early 22nd century CY and later be annexed by the Doccábhan Quinquevirate in the 23rd century CY.
Following several civil wars, a brief imperial phase and a revolution in 3944, Dhimrai became a United Kingdom and a constitutional monarchy. It would reach the peak of its modern power in the 41st century CY, establishing a vast colonial empire. Dhimrai's position as an influential world power would begin to wane in the later 46th century CY, particularly following several military defeats and a humiliating loss in the Copper War, the latter of which would result in the loss of most of its colonial possessions. Following the war, Dhimrai would fall into a harsh economic crisis which would lead to growing public discontent towards the government's policies.
Etymology
History
Prehistory and Bronze Age
Archaic and Classical periods
Later Antiquity
Dark Ages
"Old System"
The First Kingdom of Dhimrai, also referred to as the Old System, was a feudal kingdom ruled by an ariani, who presided over the Court of Four Kings. The Four Kings ruled over the realms of the kingdom, and pledged fealty to the ariani. Daghi III became Baron of Ganipara in X CY and spent much of his reign uniting local lords. In 3615 CY he conquered the Kingdom of Jvuzrada-Niksjvuzri and the Baronies of Gharidzi, Naksimeni and Qiidrjitmi, either through warfare or through alliances. This formed the First Kingdom of Dhimrai, with him as ariani or high king, and the Four Kings under him. He placed his brother, Tojuri Vatsikheli, as King of Jvuzrada-Niksjvuzri. He then waged wars under a united Dhimze banner on the neighboring Gintem polities, expanding his realm north.
The first two decades of the 38th century were marked by a civil war over the succession of the crown, which had gone to Queen Arvtebi, daughter of the late King Msrovs I. Many lords of the realm believed that a woman could not rule, and opposed the succession. Chief among them was her uncle, younger brother of the late king, who declared himself Daghi V, rightful heir to the throne. Jvin Skedarkheli of House Gunitelo, Baron of Naksimeni, supported Daghi’s claim and pledged allegiance to him and his cause, and allowed him to use Dberibsva as his seat of operations for the war. Several realms in the Kingdom of Jvuzrada-Niksjvuzri (the Duchies of Zabin, Mchevani and several other counties) also opposed Arvtebi’s claim, but did not support Daghi’s either, instead calling for an end to the Daghiovs dynasty’s rule. Arvtebi would successfully quell the uprisings, after which the crown was at an all-time high of its influence, gaining control of many lands, particularly in the Kingdom of Jvuzrada-Niksjvuzri as well as some enclaves in Naksimeni.
Following Askeli II’s poorly handled reign, Msrovs II’s continued a trend of decline in power for the crown, as well as economical and political stagnation. The crown had lost major vassals, including House Daghiovs-Amriodki, now House Amriodki, which had sworn fealty to House Gunitelo of Ganipara in the 3770s. This would lead to Msrovs II being deposed by the Royal Guard in 3801, after which the country would be placed under military administration until a new ariani could be chosen. After a 3-year interregnum period, Arskhvi Mrtvitkheli of House Recinse was chosen as the new ariani, due to being the most viable candidate and related to House Daghiovs through an ancestor’s marriage. Later, Daghi V, through his marriage with Vikhati Sapiradze, formed a political union with the Kingdom of Bardomdze, thus bringing the southern Dhimze lands into the realm. This union arose out of the South being weakened from repeated wars with neighboring Teremish states, which would frequently invade Dhimze lands. Such a major territorial expansion helped the crown rebuild its reputation after decades of decline and uncertainty. The inclusion of a new kingdom into the realm meant that there were now Five Kings instead of four.
The last undisputed monarch of the First Kingdom would be Qarr I. The youngest son of Daghi V, Qarr I was the longest-reigning monarch Dhimrai had ever seen. Over the course of his 74-year reign, the realm saw great stability, bringing in more southern lands into the realm, as well as the League of the Triangle Sea, which had remained an independent entity since the fall of the Quinquevirate. However, the death of Qarr I would bring about a major conflict of succession between his 7 children, which would result in the deaths of all but two of them, their children and eventually the extinction of House Recinse. By the end of the conflict, Penioni Jvurikheli, Grand Admiral of the Royal Navy, would declare himself Emperor of Dhimrai and put an end to the old feudal system.
Dhimze Empire
Penioni I began an expansionist campaign almost immediately after usurping the throne, which lasted until his death in 3932 CY. During his reign, he waged war on the Teremish states to the south and the Gintem states to the east, annexing significant amounts of land into his empire and forming several client states in which he installed some of his trusted advisors and commanders. His son Penioni II would succeed him upon his death, although his reign would not be as successful as his father’s. Penioni II would struggle to hold much of the lands conquered by his father, as well as to uphold the economy. His father had left him an empire spread thin, and eventually this would lead to the people rising up against the emperor in 3944 CY. Penioni II would be deposed and eventually executed, and the country reformed into the United Kingdom of Dhimrai. This New System would be a constitutional monarchy, with a monarch acting as little more than a figurehead and a nobility with less power over land. The true leader of the country would be a democratically elected Delegate.