Mitruhmoer

Mitruhmoer, officially the Grand Commonwealth of Mitruhmoer (Mudruvese: /stʰorkʰɛt føndyt mitʂum̥ʷɛr/), also called Michhmoer, and formerly known as Bidruay, is a nation located southeastern Skephon, occupying a strip of land between the Ghingshong Mountains to the north and the Osamian Ocean to the south. Mitruhmoer borders [UNKNOWN] and [UNKNOWN] to the north, and is separated from Gemurtrak to the east by the Ornyenka-Sthulista Strait. The [GULF] lies to the west of Mitruhmoer, separating the Gosphöd Peninsula from Dayan. Mitruhmoer also includes the Shisphäl Archipelago which lie in the middle of the Osamian Ocean approximately 800 km south of mainland Mitruhmoer. The capital Skhiajgnag is located in the foothills of the central Ghingshong, believed to be the center of the worldly axes in most native Mudruvese religions. The diverse population of 52.9 million people is concentrated mainly along the coasts, in the southern plains, and along the rivers that carve their way through the many hills and mountains of Mitruhmoer. Mitruhmoer's identity is tied to that of the imperial house, the Shidrang dynasty, traditionally said to have been founded in 1321 BC, with roots back even further. As such, the Emperor of Mitruhmoer, the Bönskhaer Sdorngau (literally 'assembled emperor and great thearch'), is highly revered in traditional Mudruvese religion, and even among the non-religious or secular population.

Mitruhmoer is the site of many archaeological cultures dating back to the late Neolithic. Throughout its history, it has been been the home of many states, with power consolidating in the Hmutrengwös polity some time in the second or first millennium BC. Following the unification of Mitruhmoer in 136 BC, regional leaders remained in power but swore fealty to the Emperor, becoming the constituent kingdoms of Mitruhmoer some of which survive to this day. In the 7th century, Mitruhmoer would be reunited by Emperor [name] against a common enemy, the Southern Empire, who would continue to raid the coasts of Mitruhmoer through the 9th century. While the Southern Empire eventually fell, piracy would remain rampant including many Mudruvese pirates. After years of instability and stagnancy, Mitruhmoer would break out into civil war in 1483, starting the Orphan Court Era. After the reunification of the Empire in 1731, the White Abbey and the Secretariat of Worldly Understanding were established. After industrialization in the 1880s, Mitruhmoer was launched into the world stage, including involvement in the Second World War, and establishing the current parliamentary system. Today, Mitruhmoer is known worldwide for its electronics, manufacturing, and film and television.

Etymology
The name Mitruhmoer is derived from the Classical Mudruvese miky gho hmoet, literally meaning "shadow for the ocean" or "ocean's shadow", in reference to its location south of the Ghingshong mountains facing the Osamian Ocean. The first appearance of this name referring to the nation appears in the Mountain-Sea Theogony compiled in the late 6th century AD. In vernacular speech and in titles, a condensed form omitting the particle gho is occasionally used, which is spelled Michhmoer in modern Mudruvese. Mitruhmoer was known as Bidruay in many pre-modern Alutran works, derived from an alternate transcription of the same name. The National Common Assembly made Mitruhmoer the official spelling to be used in international relations in 1909 after adopting the Gösdir Method as the official transcription system of Mitruhmoer.

Prehistory
Humans are believed to have inhabited Mitruhmoer for tens of thousands of years, with the earliest settlements occurring around 65,000 years ago. During the Neolithic period, sites in Mitruhmoer appear to have belonged to two archaeological cultures: one found towards the east of Mitruhmoer, which appears to be related to the Skephon-Osamia Late Neolithic Cultural Exchange, and a second group located in western Mitruhmoer, who are believed to be related to various ethnic groups of Dayan and in southwestern Skephon. These two cultures seem to have made contact around the late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BC and a new cultural exchange appears to have formed in central Mitruhmoer, an event believed to have been the genesis of the Huim-Thön peoples. The expansion of this new group eastwards along the Ghingshong Mountains appears to have displaced pre-Huim-Thön people, whose descendants may exist in the Aruqal and Gemurtrakian people according to some Mudruvologists. Similar eastern waves of expansion are believed to have been the ultimate causes of the peopling of Osamia, Tiridinia, and Vidina.

Pre-dynastic rule
According to Mudruvese tradition, King Khadag established the first state in 2442 BC at the foot of Mount Skoerghaeng, believed to be the convergence of the worldly axes in most Mudruvese religions. Khadag was the descendant of demons and demigods, and he is said to have ruled for 400 years before being overthrown by the gods, who would establish a regency led by the generals of heaven.

In 1780 BC, the gods in heaven appointed a man called Fodakh Hitthang, who was the descendant of the native gods, to take over the state, named Hmutrengwös (literally “fertile and doubly fruitful”) after its rich soils. During his reign, Fodakh became known as the inventor of agriculture, settlement, and irrigation, expanding his state to include most of western central Mitruhmoer. After another 400 years, the gods returned in fear of another tyranny, but arrived to find Fodakh’s descendant Shänbor ruling Hmutrengwös wisely and righteously. The gods granted him a celestial consort, Princess Shidrang, so that his descendants may unite heaven and earth into a single empire, marking the beginning of the Shidrang dynasty, which rules over Mitruhmoer to this day.

Early dynastic rule
Historical records of Mitruhmoer date to the early mid-period of the Hmutrengwös polity in the 11th century BC, primarily through funerary tables and tax records. Through these, the existence of the Shidrang dynasty as a power in the [river name] river valley can be corroborated. By the 7th century BC, expansion of Hmutrengwös began to cover most of central Mitruhmoer, introducing various and populous new ethnic groups into the kingdom, starting the ethnogenesis of the Rgätsuim people. The Thönva are believed to be the remnants of an unintegrated population of Huim-Thön tribes in the hills of western Mitruhmoer.

In 136 BC, King [name] united the Mudruvese coast into a single nation, including the Gosphöd and Sthulista peninsulas in the west and east. He declared Mitruhmoer an empire and took the title of Bönskhaer Sdorngau, a title which every Mudruvese Emperor since has held.

Imperial Mitruhmoer
(5th century, succession crisis, Period of Three Courts)

(Southern Empire marked rise of pirates along the coast in the 7th century, later Mudruvese privateers would continue the trend of piracy, leading to the settlement of Shisphäl Archipelago)

(Tsuapshong was re-codified in 12th century by Grand Abbess [name])

(Warring states period in 15th century, (resulting in possible loss of eastern peninsula to Gemurtrak?), with imperial control remaining only near the capital and the seat of the Secretariat of Worldly Understanding, followed by restoration)

Constitutional Mitruhmoer
Following the restoration of the Emperor and reunification of Mitruhmoer in 1731, the White Abbey was established in [name of hill] to promote unity, pacifism, and order. In addition, the Secretariat of Worldly Understanding was granted partial legislative power in order to help its role of administering the re-expanded empire.

Industrialization reached Mitruhmoer in the 1880s, when Emperor Drakgyal, in contrast to the isolationist policies of his father, opened up Mitruhmoer to foreign traders. While making Mitruhmoer a ripe target for colonialist powers, it allowed the cities on the coast to urbanize more rapidly, and road and soon rail networks linking the interior with the coast, most notably the Bidruay Grand Line in 1905 connecting Mitruhmoer from east to west.

Foreign influence soon brought new values to Mitruhmoer, with waves of liberalization and political ideologies arriving during the 1900s under the reign of Drakgyal’s younger brother, Emperor Hleng-Birnhuad. This included waves of socialism during the 1920s, much to the dislike of industrialists and militarists, who, with the approval of the new Emperor Sdumgyoer, began an insurrection against them and Alutran influence in a new wave of nationalism, as well as drumming up support to conquer the Ornyenka region. His untimely death in 1941 allowed his younger brother Emperor Ngaulthing to counteract the militarist faction with the help of the pacifistic nuns, leading to the reinstatement of the White Abbey, and ultimately cooperating with Gemurtrak during the Second World War to block the Sthulista Strait from the Axis. He would also re-establish the College of the Twelve-Thousand Advisors and expand the role of the Prime Secretary in hopes to prevent factionalism from dividing Mitruhmoer and lead it away from peace.

He however would succumb shortly after, and his nephew Emperor Thundin would rise to the throne, slowly rebuilding Mitruhmoer's economy and establishing a revitalized national identity, while working together with other nations in the region to promote peace. His long reign came to an end in 1996, when he was succeeded by his eldest son Emperor Rshimskhu. During his era, Mitruhmoer’s began its expansion into electronics, providing a significant boon to its economy and relative power. After his tragic death to pancreatic cancer in 2005, his younger brother the current Emperor Hleng-Gitthöad established Emperor Rshimskhu Day in his brother’s honor, followed by Emperor Thundin Day for his father’s long and peaceful reign. Mitruhmoer began making its way into international media at this time through film and television, with Mudruvese dramas and satires becoming one of Mitruhmoer’s most well known industries.

Politics and government
Mitruhmoer is a , with a single , the Emperor of Mitruhmoer, acting as. The current Emperor of Mitruhmoer is Emperor Rshimskhu of the Shidrang dynasty, who has reigned since April 2005. He holds a mostly ceremonial role as a national symbol of Mitruhmoer, as well as acting as Defender of the Faith of Tsuapshong Nying and Ngauhläng Nying. However, among the powers still held by the Emperor are that of, which while usually merely a formality has played a pivotal role in foreign and domestic policy during times of crises and wartime. against the current Emperor is considered a criminal offense in Mitruhmoer and one of lesser charges against past Emperors, although it has been reduced to merely a non-chargeable civil offense against the imperial family. The Forest of Chairmen is a central board consisting primarily of members of the imperial family, other noble families, or White Abbey nuns, who are appointed by the Emperor as representatives of the will of the Commonwealth itself. While it has no legal or executive power, it plays a significant cultural role in Mitruhmoer in affecting social values, especially in its yearly address to the public, and is closely linked with the central bureaucracy of Mitruhmoer, in particular the Palatial Censorate, which monitors the administration of government policy and investigates corruption and discrepancies in all branches.

Legislative power is divided between federal and regional legislatures. The bicameral federal parliament, known as the National Common Assembly of Mitruhmoer, consists of the Secretariat of Worldly Understanding, the upper house, and the College of the Twelve-Thousand Advisors, the lower house. The of Mitruhmoer is the First Secretary of Palatial Affairs, a member of the Assembly who is first nominated by the Forest of Chairmen and then approved by parliament for appointment. Typically the First Secretary of Palatial Affairs will be the vice-chair of the majority party. Legislature begins in the College of the Twelve-Thousand Advisors, who are elected in each constituency to represent local views, and is passed onto the Secretariat of Worldly Understanding, whose members are appointed by each Governor or Lord and their regional cabinets. This includes the members which belong to federal areas, who are appointed by the Forest of Chairmen. Each bill or draft edict that is passed in the College of the Twelve-Thousand Advisors must be approved by the Secretariat of Worldly Understanding as well as two out of the three following: the Emperor, the Prime Secretary, or the Forest of Chairmen collectively as one body.

Administrative divisions
Mitruhmoer is a federation of 8 states, 9 provinces, 3 federal areas, and 4 metropolitan areas. Each may be further subdivided into departments, cities, counties, prefectures, and free areas, depending on their developmental levels and history. States, historically the result of former monarchies or other free states that have been incorporated into Mitruhmoer, may be presided by either a Lord if hereditary or a Governor if popularly elected. Provinces are regions that were established by the federal government for ease of management, and are presided by popular elected Governors. Federal areas are directly controlled by the federal government of Mitruhmoer, and as such have Governors elected by the Secretariat of Worldly Understanding. Metropolitan areas are urban areas with a significant population and national importance to be elevated to a first-level administration, with elected mayors that double as Lords.