Tangia (Golden Age)

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Empire of Great Tangia
ΤΑΥ·ΤΑΝΓΥΑΝΑ·ΤΗΛΑΝΛΕΡΑ
YEARS 9654 - 9750
Flag of Tangia	Imperial Emblem of Tangia
Administrative map of Tangia Tangia in the world
Politics
Capital	Kun Atla
Emperor	Yul-Yoa Aku Olo'o (Γιυλ-γιοα Ακυ Ολο'ο)
Political system	absolute monarchy
Legal system	common law
Central law
Legal texts
State languages:	Ayu, Buanian (Buania)
Beginning	Tang.-Sekht. treaty of Magnis from 14 Ra'anau 9662
End	civil unrests of 9751 EK
Demographics
Population (year 9750 EK)	74 544 874 - 36 526 988 Kaori - 19 381 667 Buania - 7 752 667 Pinu - 4 472 692 Western Isles - 1 863 622 Atirai - 446 897 Ma'uri - 373 Antarct. Dominion - 2 981 795 Demarc. Territ. of Wild Lands - 1 118 173 Takatoa Sovereignty
Nations	Tangians (19 ethnicities, including Buanians and Atirai people), Pinus, Sekhtons, Devian nations, Enenks, Neshis, Murians
Languages used:	Ayu, Buanian, others
Average lifespan	60 years
Faith
State religion	karaism
Dominant religion	karaism (~70%)
Religion type	religious-philosophical system
Higher power or pantheon	karai (aquatic force)
Primary cult centres	Naratai Temple, Talanga, Five Sages Other: Temple of five aspects in Taka'o (NA), wooden temple in Tirameng (LU), Grand Temple in Tau Rao (KU)
Liberty of faith	highly limited
Other religions	Buae (YO), native animistic (MA, TK), Pinu religions, kērosutoccu
Geography and nature
Location in the world	Canisia: Kaori island, Pinu, Western Isles, Buania Devia: Atirai Spheniscia: Ma'uri, New Emperor's Island
Area	3 620 604 km² (1 397 923 mi²) - 1 014 748 km² (391 796 mi²) Kaori island - 900 087 km² (347 526 mi²) Buania - 1 058 701 km² (408 767 mi²) Pinu - 109 000 km² (42 000 mi²) Atirai island - 38 900 km² (15 019 mi²) Ma'uri island - 7 600 km² (2 934 mi²) New Emperor's Island
Climate	coasts, rainforests, temperate forests, high mountains, deserts
Economy
Export countries	Sekht, Shur, Neshi, Aydinir
Export goods	glass, paper, maps, pearls and pearl jewelry, ships, natural rubber, Tangian ebony, iron ore, copper ore
Import countries	Sekht, Shur, Neshi, Aydinir
Import goods	food, shipbuilding and construction building wood (mahogany, cedar), animal feed, metal components, gold
Monetary system	gold standard (1 AOT = 7.78g or 0.27 oz gold bullion)
Currency	aotai
Currency code	AOT
"ΛΥΤΑ ΝΙ ΦΑΡΙ - ΜΑ'Α ΧΑΤΥΑ ΧΑΡΙ"
Evolution
◀ Tangia year 9640 Tangia year 9866 ▶

Naratai mau map fragment.

Tangia (Ayu language: "Τανγυα" Tangua, Buanian: "Tañu", Mahan: "Τανὲμά" Tanèmá), formally Empire of Great Tangia (cuneiform logogram: ; Ayu: "Ταυ Τανγυανα Τηλανλερα" Tau Tanguana Teilanlera, Buanian: "Tañusy", Mahan: "μα Τήλάν-μὰλι Τήλεά υ Τάο Τανὲμά" ma Teélán-màli Teéleá iu Táo Tanèmá) - country located by most of its area in Western Kyon (called Canisia) and on the islands of Panthalassa ocean and Spheniscia (Antarctic areas of Kyon), with land area of 3 620 604 km² (1 397 923 mi²), neighbouring Sekht to the east, State of the Neshi and Devia to the north, Shur to the south and Muria and Aydinir to the west. It consists of a large island Kaori, Western Isles Akeira and Hiranea, Pinu peninsula, Demarcative Territories of Wild Lands, south-Devian island of Atirai, Ma'uri island, and Spheniscian New Emperor's island and a significant number of small islands of the Panthalassian ocean. Capital of the country is in Kun Atla. Its head of state is the Emperor, ruling under the Crown of Kaori, and rulers of particular dominions are called kaoritanu. State religion is karaism, mandatory by force of law on all territories except for deserts Marao and Takangari, where Tangian shamanism is permitted, and Buania, where Buae religion is observed. State symbol is Lykaon moon in front of Buanian cross, in Buania the flag is orange, in other territories it is navyblue. In 9700 EK the population was 74 544 874 and average person's lifespan was 60 years.

Years 9654 - 9750 EK described here were the golden age of Tangian history. Technologically, the Tangian empire was Kyon's equivalent of Earth's British Empire of late 18th and early 19th century, accepting that in some aspects it was more technologically advanced (conveyor belts, rubber and wheel tyres, catadioptric optics, microscope), while in others it was late (lack of humanitarian achievements such as constitution or human rights charters, no industrial revolution yet). The Tangian empire was an economic and military power, in particular famed for the largest and most modern navy in the world at the times. It was one of the first larger powers to widely utilise flintlock firearms in its land forcers on a large scale, with well fitted tactics to use it. Economically, Tangia lost its meaning as a historical monopolist in production of tropical rubber, where the recipe was independently discovered or stolen and repeated by Sekht, but it became a textile power, of export of spices, nautical components, as well as a logistical power and an importer of precious gems and metals from production powers of these goods in Antarctic regions of the world. The Empire was consistent in its policy to import raw materials and ores and export of processed goods (clothing, vessels, decorations, ordinance), requiring specialised industrial knowledge. It was also a power in services, first due to introduction and improvement of Sekhtonese financial thought, and then thanks to natural development of services segment under optimistic macroeconomic conditions. Cheap labour force, fuelled by inhumane exploitation of slaves, mostly of Pinu origins, resulted in Tangia of years 9654 - 9750 having a massive surplus of export over its import.

Success of the Tangian empire in its golden age, from the political angle, was a result of three key factors:

1. peaceful and fruitful accession of Buania into Tangian Union;
2. efficient state reforms: political and ideological unification of Kaori provinces, where on the course of religious revolution their own, local monarchies and democratic systems were removed, replacing them with an efficient imperial system with an emperor on top and kaoritanu serving him, and thanks to a unified monetary system across almost entire empire, and also thanks to methodical cultural transformation leading to cult of the emperor and development of prominent aristocratic social layer, and with it, a culture of obedience and discipline among middle and lower social strata, as well as to higher use of slavery for profiteering;
3. good treatment of Buania and very optimal, in longer term, result of Third War of Saaka in years 9645 - 9662, which resulted in a collapse of the economic and civilisational domination of Sekht in the region.

It is assumed that the Tangian golden age concluded in year 9750, when the imperial-feudal system combined with already well developed early modern age capitalism, together with country mismanagement by expensive and arrogant aristocratic class, powerful magnates that lacked aristocratic privileges, with inhumane exploitation of Tangian slaves and working class, and waves of blight, tossed the country into loss of stability. Nail in imperial coffin was the meteorite impact onto Kun Atla capital city in 9867 EK and the subsequent Tangian Civil War of 9900-9905 EK, which caused the empire to ultimately collapse and in result of which Tangian Republic was formed.

Caution: This article describes times way beyond the Kyon's common agreed year (8973 EK). It ought to be treated as an apocrypha, and its content as speculative.

Country name

The word "Tangia" (in Ayu language) or "Tanema" (Mahan language) are of unspecified origin. In unitary times a connection with word "τανγα" tanga, which means "mastery" or "authority" (compare "τανυ" tanu - lord) was speculated, although even in those days it was accepted that this is a much later interpretation. The word "Tangia" appears for the first time during the Kaori period in eight Lutafari texts, where it was how "warm countries of the seas" were called. Most likely, during the most ancient history the word "Tangia" meant only "world", and later the Kaori island. After Buania's accession onto Tangian union, the Tangian island was called Kaori island, and the word "Tangia" was used to refer to the political union under the emperor.

Country was also called by other names:

• "Ταυαν υ λουρη" tawan i lourei - country of glass,
• "Τηλεα υ ομα'ε" teilea i oma'e - country of crossbows,
• "Ρανγνα ταυαν" rangna tawan - country of light.

Buanians call the country "Tañusy" /taŋusɯ/, where the "-sy" suffix indicates a country. In Sekht, it is called in the Neosekhtonese "ܬܐܵܢܘ݅" Tānū. Aydinir calls it "Tāzhvanir" /ta:ʐvaˈɲir/.

Names in various languages

Table below presents the names of Tangia in various languages.

language	country name	full country name	inhabitant
Terran languages
Polish	Tangia	Cesarstwo Wielkiej Tangii	Tangijczyk
English	Tangia	Empire of Great Tangia	Tangian
Kyonian languages
Ayu	Τανγυα Tangua ['taŋ(g)wa]	Ταυ Τανγυανα Τηλανλερα Tau Tanguana Teilanlera /tœː 'taŋgwana 'tejɫanɫeɾa/	Τανγυαραι Tanguarai /tœː 'taŋgwaɾai/
Buanian	Tañu /taŋu/	Tañusy /taŋusɯ/	Tañuiro /taŋuiro/
Mahan	Τανὲμά [tane˨ma˦]	Τήλάν-μὰλι Τήλεά υ Τάο Τανὲμά /ma teː˦la˦n ma˨li teː˦lea˦ ɥy ta˦ɔ tane˨ma˦/	Ραί υ Τανὲμά /rai˦ ɥy tane˨ma˦/

National symbols

Tangian national symbols are the Kaori imperial flag, Buanian imperial flag, Takatoan flag, and the imperial emblem. Individual provinces (mau) have their own national symbols expressed with cuneiform hieroglyphs. The Crown of Kaori is also an example of state insignia. Basic symbols binding the entire state are cuneiform hieroglyphs for "Tangia" and the hieroglyph "Teilan" (emperor):

Hieroglyph "Τανγυα" Tangua - Tangia	Hieroglyph "Τηλαν" Teilan - emperor

Rhomboidal cuneiform symbol Tangia with a cut across its middle was to symbolise the unity of Kaori island, presenting historically relevant relationship of its eastern and western parts. Later, it gained a general meaning of "union". In Sekht, the symbol is pejoratively named "goateye".

Flag

The imperial Tangian flag exists in two colour variations:

Imperial flag, Kaori variant	Imperial flag, Buanian variant

Characteristic orange Buanian version is used exclusively by Buanians. The rest of the empire uses navyblue colour.

In the centre of the flag, there is Lykaon, moon, national symbol of the Tangians. Its intention is to symbolise the unity of Tangian nations and the karaitian mission, purpose of which is to spread the aquatic force religion onto the entire world. The connection of water with the natural satellite is strong on Earth, but even more so on Kyon, as Lykaon revolves much closer to its planet than the Moon does.

Behind the moon, there is the Buanian cross, symbolising strong ties of Tangians with Buanians. The Buanian variant additionally depicts characteristic paired circles, while on Kaori flag the circles are pale and barely visible. On the left side, there is a cuneiform symbol of Atirai island. On the right, the cuneiform symbol is for Pinu.

Other

Keha is a symbol of Buania.

From tangible symbols of Tangia one can list the following:

• Crossbow - although in 9700 EK firearms already dominate, the crossbow remains in use as a naitonal symbol of Tangian hunters.
• Glass and all optics - Tangia manufactures lenses and spyglasses, periscopes and telescopes, and all ats decorations and glass tools and in common use.
• Orca (ay. "Τανγυανα αραταο") is a symbol of all nautical Tangia.
• Glyptodon - land Tangian symbol.
• Forests and bushes - majority of the territories have warm, humid climate and lush plantlife. That concerns primarily Pinu.
• Keha is the symbol of Buania. Powdered substance with fantastic flavour, preserving, but also psychodelic properties, was the cause of many wars.

Solar eclipse over Tangia. Night is a common theme of Tangian culture.

Slogans

✦ “ΛΥΤΑ·ΝΙ·ΦΑΡΙ-ΜΑ'Α·ΧΑΤΥΑ·ΧΑΡΙ” /'ɫʉta ni 'faɾi 'maʔa 'ɦatwa 'ɦaɾi/ Ayu language   ⌑ "Luta ni Fari, write me into your chronicles!"

Tangian authorities use several slogans. They are numbered. In year 9700 it was "Καραι χο'υμ λοα νατλα φορονο" Karai ho'um loa natla forono /'kaɾai 'ɦoʔʉm 'ɫoa 'natɫa 'foɾono/, which means "Karaite night over the entire world". In 9750 it was "Φαι τηλανλερα - τατλανευι τηλανλερα" fai teilanlera - tatlaneui teilanlera /'fai 'tejɫanɫeɾa 'tatɫanœʉ̯i 'tejɫanɫeɾa/, which means "strong empire - beautiful empire".

Apart from the slogans attributed to the emperor, there are general slogans in use. Many of them have a long history.

1. "Λυτα νι Φαρι - μα'α χατυα χαρι" Luta ni Fari - ma'a hatua hari /'ɫʉta ni 'faɾi 'maʔa 'ɦatwa 'ɦaɾi/. Oldest slogan, coming from the period of Kaori Kingdoms. Its words do not match the Ayu language, as most likely it was a pre-Tangian battle cry adapted to poor phonology of Ayu and transformed across the ages. The slogan is interpreted as an ancient battle cry "Luta ni Fari - write me into your chronicles".
2. "Ιχη φινεο υ'ιτα" Ihei fineo u'ita /'iɦej 'fineo 'wʉʔita/ - "only first honour" ("honour" here as in "to be honoured"). First slogan of the unitary period, adopted in 6911 EK (0 ET), together with establishing of the empire.
3. "Χο'υμ! Χο'υμ! Τανγυα χο'υμ!" Ho'um! Ho'um! Tangua ho'um! /'ɦoʔʉm 'ɦoʔʉm 'taŋgwa 'ɦoʔʉm/ - "night! night! Tangian night!" Battle cry adopted at 9509 EK during the Karaite revolution of the Yul-Yoa sect. Means the evolution of the Karaite ideology in such way that it is meant to be spread by the whole world in such a way that there would always be stars shining over some Karaites.

"Λυτα νι Φαρι - μα'α χατυα χαρι", rhythmical battle cry from Kaori Kingdoms period.
Meaning of the words "Luta ni Fari, write me into your chronicles" appears to have been added much later, and the language of the original words remains unknown.

History

History of Tangia is largely a history of major part of Canisia region, both the Kaori island, as well as of other regions, part of which is so distant from Kaori, that until early modern age its history would develop completely independently and has to be reviewed separately. However, according to known history it is on Kaori that the oldest - neighbouring and older Sekht aside - civilisations in the region were built, and it is there where writing was used, thus although the deeds of mankind in Buanian or Pinu regions are older, written history and details coming out of it were the longest in Kaori, and it is why history of this island is known best. History of Kaori and later of Tangia itself, together with other regions, is divided into the following periods:

• The Neolithic;
• Marao civilisation;
• Tangian Dark Ages, when the Tangians arrived to Kaori;
• Kaori Kingdoms period, simply called the Kaori period, which was a regional divisions period with political struggles of the Crown of Kaori;
• Early unitary period, being a period of cooperation between regions with multiple rich democratic traditions;
• Late unitary period, where the democratic systems were formal only, but the powers were long concentrated in the hands of the speaker of the state council, so-called the emperor, or the religious organisation Yul-Yoa;
• Imperial period, when all democratic institutions were dismantled, it is this period that this article describes.

From	To	Period	Era	Administr. ties	Religion	Political system	Economic system	Commentary
Neolithic				Homo sapiens, oceanic type, marches across millenia to Shur, Buania and then settles Pinu.
1500 EK	2500 EK	Marao	Marao Civilisation (early)	City states	Marao religions	Polis with centres in temples	Agrarian with barter exchange	Marao peoples arrive on Kaori island from Sekhtonese peninsula, bringing cuneiform writing with them/
2501 EK	3000 EK		Marao Civilisation (golden age)	Marao Empire	Marao religions	Vassalled polis, dominiated by one of the factions	Agrarian with barter exchange, silver rings as currency	Marao peoples create their own civilisation, rich in palaces, wages internal and external conflicts, founds libraries rich in cuneiform tablets
3001 EK	3300 EK		Marao Civilisation (late)	Marao Empire	Marao religions	Vassalled polis, dominiated by one of the factions, unstable	Agrarian with barter exchange, silver rings as currency	Marao civilisation begins to collapse under the influx of continental people and its own weight, combined with natural catastrophes
3301 EK	5516 EK	Tangian Dark Ages		regression to tribal system	Marao religions, Tangian shamanism	No countries, disappearance of writing, abundant banditism	Agrarian with barter exchange, hunting-gathering	Influx of typical Tangian tribes in 3404 EK. During this period, the Crown of Kaori reached the island.
5517 EK	6910 EK	Kaorite	Kaori Kingdoms Period	None, multiple kingdoms	Tangian shamanism	Feudal, with rulers managing their lands	Agrarian with barter exchange, copper, silver and gold coins, multiple currencies	Luta ni Fari in 5517 EK, inspiration of Marao writings began Tangian writing, countless battles over the Crown of Kaori, chaos in the region
6911 EK	8875 EK	Unitary	Tangian Union (early)	Economic union, separation otherwise	Tangian shamanism, Karaism	Feudal, monarchies in some privnces, aristocratic democracies in others, State Council with emperor (speaker of the council) on top	Feudal, agrarian, based on land property rights of the lords (tanu) and peasants working for them
8876 EK	9200 EK		Tangian Union (middle)	Economic union, separation otherwise	Karaism	Feudal, monarchies in some privnces, aristocratic democracies in others, State Council with emperor (speaker of the council) on top	First signs of mild capitalism, mercantilism, limitation of serfdom, investments in increasing efficiency, oceanic discoveries, trade	Buania enters the Tangian Union. Atirai is colonised.
9201 EK	9550 EK		Tangian Union (late)	Centralisation of provinces on religious grounds, fall of relevance of State Council, rise of relevance of the emperor	Karaism	Feudal, monarchies in some provinces, aristocratic democracies in others, emperor managing the State Council himself	Growth of relevance of slavery, colonisation, grand investments in Buania, increase of wellness of part of population at cost of limitation of civil rights
9551 EK	9699 EK	Imperial	Tangian Empire (early)	Removal of monarchies and sabotage of democratic systems in Tangia, massive consolidation of the country, rise of propaganda, oceanic exploration	Karaism	Neofeudal with powerful social divisions and prominent aristocratic layer, cultural changes, political, administrative, first kaoritanu	Investment in ships and trade, mercantilism, unified monetary policy
9700 EK	9750 EK		Tangian Empire (golden age) this article	Full administrative unification	Karaism	Neofeudal with an emperor, aristocracy, townsmen and peasantry, with powerful social class divides and prominent aristocratic layer.	Mixed feudal-capitalist with trade companies with their own capital, quantification of value of land and labour, in later times also peasants', significant jump in economic relevance of slavery.
9751 EK	9904 EK		Tangian Empire (late)	Full administrative unification	Karaism	Neofeudal with emperor, aristocracy, townsmen and peasantry.	Collision of capitalist magnates with aristocracy lacking economic strength, but having political relevance.	Numerous slave uprisings, social unrest. Meteorite fall upon Kun Atla capital and Tangian Civil War end the empire.

Dawn of civilisation

Civilisation emerges where geoclimatic conditions persist that give chance for a society to exist, under condition of it developing its own ability to gather surplus, and also where the climate is consistent enough on larger areas of land for opportunity to exist to expand the geographical range of the same plant and same animals that are used to produce food that will sustain the population. On Earth, four seasons with winter on top in Europe and two seasons with dry season on top in Asia gave Europeans and Asians the need to gather for winter/dry season the surplus produced during favourable seasons. Moreover, in Australia the monotonous climate resulted in lack of need to gather surplus and to create civilisations with it, and Africa, apart from unfavourable climates of desert and jungles, is larger from Alexandria to Cape Town than from Senegal to Ethiopia, so the same plant growing in Zimbabwe was not capable to move much more to the north or south. However, the same wheat could be cultivated from Lisbon to Shanghai. It has to be noted that gathering of surplus in Europe and Asia gave the need to store it, and granaries with them, which had to be defended by soldiers that did not produce food themselves, but had access to it. Resulting social inequalities demanded a systemic religion, which without being combined with a formal state would have been too unstable and volatile to support a country, thus a country was created as well. Above that, close physical contact of cattle, dogs, animals, fungi and many plants, which was absent in small and isolated from each other tribal communities, created a biological mixture from which microbes emerged and evolved, and diseases with them, which initially took countless lives, only for the neolithic populations to develop some biological immunity after some time. Those are the primary reasons why Europeans and Asians, although not exclusively them, developed advanced civilisations, and that is how a question why Australian Aboriginal peoples did not conquer London, but the other way around, is tried to be answered - and while more lives were taken by diseases brought by the colonists than their bullets, tribal peoples had to survive both obstacles.

Tropical Kaori has a consistent climate on its coasts and consistent climate in the mountains and high mountains, and deserts in its centre, but its location results in the island interchangeably being under westerlies or easterlies, with wind changing every two Kyonian years on average. Due to the above mentioned high mountains and large island size, east or west part of the island, interchangeably, experienced an explosion of life that gave the man and beast food. That were the conditions sufficient for a need to plan, cultivate, gather and defend a surplus, and thus to create formalised state mechanisms and to trade. This distinguishes Pinu from Kaori island. Flat, coastal Pinu peninsula, wholly overgrown with jungles constantly giving fruit and vegetables in small quantities, supported a tribal model of society, while the Kaori island supported the highly civilised model, beginning with Marao civilisation.

Marao civilisation

The Marao civilisation existed on Kaori island approximately between 1500 EK and 3300 EK. Before 1500 EK, the Kaori island was occasionally inhabited by hunter-gatherers, but only since 1500 EK signs of civilisation emerge, writing above all else. The Marao peoples arrived onto the island from the Sekhtonese peninsula, and brought from there the hieroglyphic cuneiform writing.

Its culture was rich in multi-storey palaces and decorated clay vessels, otherwise it generally fitted other Chalcolithic and then bronze age cultures of Canisia region. Peak of the epoch is dated approximately 2501 EK - 3000 EK.

The fall of Marao civilisation occurred on about 3300 EK, but it was not a singular point and took almost 400 years to complete. It was most likely caused by a combination of multiple factors at once, from invasions of foreign peoples (most likely, proto-Tangians arriving from the Pinu peninsula), natural disasters (droughts, famine), towards the collapse of trade paths network in the region.

Tangian dark ages

Tangian dark ages separate the Marao times from the Kaori times and lasted approximately from 3301 EK to 5516 EK. During this period, the art of writing disappeared entirely, which is why this period is called the "dark ages". In that time, the Marao peoples rapidly decreased in its population, replaced by Tangians, nations arriving from the Pinu peninsula with anthropologically oceanic type. At this time, most likely also the Crown of Kaori arrived via unknown method and for unknown reason from deeply ancient Nuaria through Shur, Buania and Pinu all the way to Kaori island.

Kaori Kingdoms period

The Kaori Kingdoms period begins with founding of the Lutafari Kingdom in 5517 EK (-1394 ET), and ends with previously mentioned founding of the empire in 6911 EK (0 ET). During this time other countries were established, which until imperial period were separate administrative units. All those countries were initially ruled by kings, later some of them transformed into elective monarchies with functioning parliaments.

In this period, the countries being part of the political divisions wages wars against each other for the Crown of Kaori. The factions fighting the struggles took the power to rule under the crown from one another, which was supposed to give them the authority to rule over the whole realm, although it rarely was the case, instead just opening another chapter in never ending wars. With technological and organisational development a serious war broke out, called the Great War for the Crown of Kaori, which led to such significant damage and depopulation, that the Crown was ultimately cursed and transnational cooperation was created in 6911 EK, opening the unitary period.

Unitary period

The unitary period began in 6911 EK, when Tau Atla fortress was built and in it, the graphite chamber, where the Crown of Kaori was laid as a warning to future generations. At the same time, an economic union was tied between western and eastern kingdoms and the State Council was established with the emperor ("τηλαν" teilan) leading it, for whom a giant palace was built in Luta ni Fari, who was maintained with all his servants from taxation of all provinces. The emperor had the effective function of the council marshal or, to use Anglo-Saxon terms, speaker of the house and the remaining members of the council were not his subordinates, he was hereditary, represented all countries simultaneously, overseen the council proceedings and had one vote. The unitary period is defined by maintaining this exact state of affairs, in particular in the early and middle periods.

Rubber Revolution

In year 7200 EK agriculture of natural rubber was expended. The plant is endemic to the Akeira island and in 7340 EK, the process of vulcanisation was discovered. Rubber produced was utilised for shoes soles, wheels, conveyor belts, container sealants and shock absorbers, for underwear, production of rubber shoes and tightening bands. Secret of the process was immediately sealed as a state secret. Tangian rubber was not exported, what was exported were the ready, manufactured products, for which there was a large demand. This secured large income to Tangia, regulated however by Sekht that was the gate to rich powers of central and eastern Kyon, such as Aydinir, Trugian Country, Septupolis, Muria or Olsenia. The secret was successfully maintained until 9681 EK, for 2341 Kyonian years, or 873 Earth years, about half the time that production of silk was maintained on Earth. Export of these rubber products was the greatest commercial success in history of Tangia, it brought all its provinces together, especially against Sekht that abused its position.

First War of Saaka

Sekhtonese-Tangian battle in 8844 EK.

First war of Saaka was started by the Tangians. Tangian provinces reached an understanding regarding the necessity to cut the control of Sekht over the export of rubber to the east. While any war would inevitably cause the trade to cease completely, high tariffs caused profit margins to plunge, resulting in decreasing value of rubber itself. In 8843, the management of Sekht received a declaration of war, which was ignored - Tangians were considered back then to be savages putting on airs, much like the word was about the Pinus. Tangians took this as an offence.

In 8843 Tangian forces attacked Sekht in locations of Afair (Tangians were pushed back to the sea after 3 days with minimal Sekhtonese losses), Magnis (thousand Tangians faced fifteen thousand Sekhtonese and after losing 150, reached an agreement with the enemy and retreated) and Saaka, where armies of equal size clashed, and Tangians fighting in there were of a different sort. Chaos within Sekhtonese rows was caused by effective use of poisoned arrows by Tangians, and Sekhts retreated behind their walls.

Tangia was on a lower level than Sekht on any level, military, infrastructural, economic, population size, moral, strategic, technological or reconnaissance. In 8845 the Hetine commander Hazad Tabad dar Masmadōr and the Arad of the Sekhtonese Confederation Kazim Ya-Shalef attacked the Tangians, killed 1500, took the rest into captivity, including the emperor Hari Koe. Tangian ships under Sekht were all sunk, and the Sekhtonese ships went to Orumilo, Reitika and Kun Atla and sunk 60% of the fleet without a single battle. Sekht demanded nothing of Tangians, who were not taken seriously.

Thirty years plan

From historical perspective, Hari Koe played his situation in the best way possible: having returned from Sekhtonese captivity he proved to Tangian leaders how deep were the mistakes committed and that there is no chance for revenge until Tangia truly does not leave the "savages" level of which the Sekhtonese accused them. The emperor's arguments were powerful, as Hari Koe staged friendship with Sekhtonese Arad Kazim Ya-Shalef, who enjoyed boasting in front of savage tribes how much better his country is, and who rapidly learned civilisation solutions. Sekhtonese, whose losses in the war were minimal, and who did not want to lose a valuable supplier, approached this as investment, and were teaching the captive Tangian emperor.

Thirty years plan of building a civilisation of Tangian emperor Hari Koe lasted from the end of war in 8845 EK until 8875 EK. In that time, hundreds of kilometres of roads were built, as well as a commercial and military navy, trade with Pinu, Buanian tribes and Shur were expanded, Sekhtonese accounting system based on credit and debit was introduced, as well as a central bank, the aotai transnational currency, loan market was made more efficient, agricultural productivity was improved, armaments were improved, new espionage was designed and deployed in Sekht, advanced military hierarchy and soldier discipline were introduced and a department of propaganda was created to use street speakers propagating pan-Kaorite slogans, progressive ones, and nationalistic ones.

Kazim Ya-Shalef until his death in 8871 did not suspect Sekhtonese attitudes. His successor Arad Lərev Farsan dar 'urn was not as gullible and threw the Tangians out of key structures, removed tax cuts. Tangian instigators incited part of Sekhtonese society to attack Tangian caravans and shops, series of which in 8875 exceeded expectations of Tangian command, and the Tangian-Sekhtonese relations became very tight. Arad Lərev Farsan dar 'urn, after large warehouse in Ha Agav was burned, realised that Hari Koe pulls the strings in his society, and presented a plan of countermeasures to leaders of his realms, but was laughed off by them, as they remembered the Tangians as non-intelligent, savage tribes, incapable of budging a power such as Sekht - even after Tangians were evacuated from Sekht and diplomatic relations were cut.

Second War of Saaka

Fire caused in 8879 by Sekhts in Orumilo caused a firestorm which consumed 80% of the city.

South-German incendiary crossbow bolts (Germanisches Nationalmuseum, 15th century), similar ones were used by Sekhtonese to burn the thatch roofs of Orumilo.

Tangia of 8877 was an entirely different country than in 8843. The attack of Tangians began at night of 14th day of Fo'onau month, year 8877 EK with a mass attack against Magan ports in Surrāt, Haden, Saaka, Hasin, Hetinese cities of Ha Agav, Haq Kabot, 'er, as well as against ports Afair and Bašar in 'urn country. Typical for this war, in many of them chemical gas were used, especially raelgar and arsenic-based. The attack on Hetinese capital Ha Agav was particularly huge, with nearly 10 thousand canisters of toxic substance, while the weather fortuned the attackers, which killed dozens of thousands of civilian people, including women and children. The effects and sense of the attack caused a shock for Tangians and led to severe disruption to fleet's discipline, but it was too late for any apologies, as both sides realised they are facing a total war.

In 8879, the Sekhtonese fleet crushed the remains of Tangian fleet and struck against Kun Atla, Reitika and Orumilo. In the battle of Orumilo, large amounts of incendiary substances were cast, which caused a firestorm, destroying 80% of the city and killing almost a hundred thousand people. Sekhtonese and Tangians alike described ghastly events from Ha Agav and Orumilo, slowly abandoning hostilities at heart and blaming the gods of war for stirring up the minds of men, in which influence of technological development and its use by human against another human started being contemplated. After the war, this caused a characteristic period of humanism in history of western Kyon.

Attack of west Tangians (Naratai, Tongami, Lutafari, Nomeurai), mobilised by the doom of Orumilo, destroyed the rest of the adversary's fleet and Tangians moved against Sekht itself, which after a few battles was occupied. Again, siege was laid to grand Saaka city, this time a proper one. In 8883, the treasuries of both countries were depleted, and their economies were in ruins. Saaka was sieged for seven years (2.6 Earth years) and in 8888 the Tangian forces catapulted behind the city's impenetrable walls carcasses of people that fell from bubonic plague and their items. Epidemic caused by this consumed between 8888 - 8890 EK a total of 57 000 people before it was extinguished, but the city did not capitulate.

In 8890 the populations of both countries decided that the war made so little sense and came with such great losses that in Tangia the emperor Hari Koe was arrested and cast away from the throne, while in Sekht Lərev Farsan dar 'urn was decapitated in a takeover. Both nations were already searching for ways to communicate, and both armies had enough of trench warfare. The guilty were declared, causes of war were described, and Pinus were used for securing the trade between both sides until the hostilities would expire with time.

Unitary Tangia of the middle period

As rebuilding the full commercial contacts with Sekht after a war this bloody was impossible, Tangia turned to other countries to diversify its markets. Contacts with Pinu evolved, and communication with Buania was particularly intense, where manufactures and districts were built, trade bloomed with wood and keha, tobacco, sugar, crossbows, armours, glass produce (e.g. glasses), rubber shoes and cable cars. Buanians enriched Tangian theatrical, culinary arts and philosophy.

Tangia established its military navy called Takatoa and designed a galleon, inspired by innovations from the State of Neshi. It outpaced the Neshis in 9353 EK in colonising Atirai island, where the aranu (land forces) clashed with Devian-descendant aborigines. In 8973 EK, the Kyon's common year, politics of Tangia was in an intermediary state between an independent economic union from 6911 EK, and the full imperial period.

Unitary Tangia of the late period

Until 9495 EK, the karaite sect "Starry Road", Yul-Yoa, united the Tangian population above regional divisions. Kalia, the emperor, joined it, and overturned in 9495 EK the State Council, making the local rulers (kings, presidents) their puppets. Officially the Council still existed, but advised the empress, completely losing the right to lay a veto.

In the meanwhile, Buania, unable to agree internally between its tribes and tired of endless civil wars, finally since 9266 EK gradually began to integrate with the Tangians. Ultimately, until 9509 EK, Buania became a full rights member of the Tangian Union, many Buanians accepted karaism, and their chieftain formally had a place at the council.

Imperial period

Transition from the unitary to imperial periods was gradual. In a late unitary period, for instance, in 9509 EK, the State Council lost its veto right, but still existed, advising the emperor. At maximum until 9640 EK further, much deeper political transformation took place. Above all else, democratic systems were sabotaged, that is, in the republics Tongami, Lutafari and Nomeurai. In all three it was decreed that the imperial party Yul-Yoa is the only one permitted and with time, elections were cancelled. In the several other provinces, pro-imperial coup d'etates were made against local monarchies. Initially, in the two old republics and one old monarchy, in place of presidents or kings, so-called kaoritanu were established, that is rulers that were subjects to the emperor only, but formally ruled under the infamous Crown of Kaori, which was retrieved from its graphite chamber, and under which emperors against started to rule. One political system after another collapsed and new kaoritanu were called by the emperor. The system was unusually well accepted in Buania, where it was considered to be an improvement of the Buanian-Tangian hybrid administration system of the time.

The Imperial period strongly referred to the Kaorite period an was an antithesis of the unitary period. Democratic traditions were abandoned. Cultural changes took place, where the state propaganda promoted obedience among the subjects. In time, family names gained authority. In the middle period, called the Tangian Golden Age, country management was still efficient enough for the country to experience piece, prosperity, and Tangia exceeded other countries in civilisation development. This period lasted about fifty years: from about 9700 EK until 9750 EK. This system could not stand too long, as neofeudalism took over the country, being a mixture of a feudal system with capitalist practices getting more powerful. It is those that brought a series of crises onto the country, additionally shaken by uprisings of more and more oppressed slaves, and by natural disasters. Ultimately, a large meteorite hit the country's capital, which disrupted crops across the planet and caused chaos in Tangia, ending with a civil war which ended the Empire.

Politics of golden age imperial Tangia

Square emblem used in some documents.

Politics of the Tangian empire in its golden age is complicated. Due to its history, territories that belong to it need to be separated to Tangian territories (Kaorite), Buanian, conquered terrains and overseas territories (e.g. Ma'uri), activities on territories of the Takatoa, and the island of Atirai. The range of imperial power is different on each of those regions and the law differs as well, thus in administrative-legislative meaning, Tangia remained a federation.

At the same time, it is necessary to distinguish the Empire from years 9654-9750 EK, which this article describes, from the one of 9751-9866 EK, described separately. Tangia of 9654-9750 EK had the strongest monarchic-aristocractic image with nearly god-like cult of the emperor (ay. "τηλαν" teilan) and his direct servants, the kaoritanu (ay. "καοριτανυ" kaoritanu) and well developed aristocracy that initially managed merchants and permitted colonial activities to independent trade companies, above all, on territories of Pinu, Atirai and even allowed the management of important trade routes (Tangia-Sekht, Tangia-Devia, Tangia-Aydinir, Tangia-Shur, Tangia-Nuaria). In this period, the country thus retreated from mercantile management to half-mercantile, half-feudal. In later years, 9751-9866 EK, independent merchants transformed into magnates without entry to palaces, without banners, aristocratic titles, but they gained such power (actual, economic-social power) that they purchased real political power without titles and, thanks to loan market, which was offered to the aristocracy, completely disrupted the existing social order. Inexperienced capitalism led to several economic crises, which, combined with colonial-exploitative economy based more and more on inhumane abuse of slaves, the meteorite impact upon Kun Atla in 9867 EK, socialist and communist moves gaining momentum among peasant and labour social strata, and terrible harvests lead ultimately to the Tangian Civil War and creation of a republic.

An important fact distinguishing the Tangian Empire from earlier periods (e.g. 8973 EK or 9509 EK) was also moving religion (karaism) from the foreground to the background. The Yul-Yoa branch of karaism in a stable manner encompassed the whole country and, what is more important, went through all political structures. And although Buania retained a very strong autonomy and a special status, allowing it to observe its own native religion Buae, karaism was observed by 40%, including many social elites. Above that, karaism was compatible with many Buae beliefs, and it was in its characteristic definition created for island political bodies, not continental territories, so the religion itself has undergone changes. Ultimately it led to a branch of karaism called "Buanian karaism" and "Pinu karaism", which were officially recognised in the Empire of 9866 EK, but not yet and not everywhere, in here described period of 9654-9750. A fact is that in 9654-9750, the religion was already an obvious tool of the Tangian state, in the hands of the emperor.