Dayan

Dayan is a country on the continent of Skephon with an area of 896,946 km2 and a population of 57,641,322.

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Early history
Evidence of human activity in what is today Dayan goes back thousands of years. MORE ABOUT

Though certain ancient foreign texts from beforehand make reference to locations that may lie inside modern Dayan, the nation's history is generally considered to begin around the year 400. The ancestors of the DAYAN_MAIN_ETHNICITY appear to have migrated into the region from a region to the east of nation around this time, displacing the peoples of what is today northeastern Dayan. This migration into the region is well supported by archeological and linguistic evidence. Conquest along with trade and intermarriage eroded the presence of the previous peoples of northeastern Dayan. By 500, the DAYAN_MAIN_ETHNICITY people were firmly established in modern northeast Dayan, having founded various agricultural cities and polities.

This migration is chronicled, in a mythologized fashion, in the DAYAN_CHRONICLE_NAME_1, compiled around the year 710. The book describes the mythological origins of the DAYAN_MAIN_ETHNICITY people, as they were lead from their homeland to Dayan by the sympathetic god DAYAN_GOD_NAME_1. The chronicle describes the DAYAN_MAIN_ETHNICITY's appearance in the region and the founding of several major Dayani kingdoms in the region. The relations, ranging from war to trade, between these kingdoms is described in the chronicle.

Though the chronicle provides a serviceable overview of Dayani history from the migration to the time of its compilation, aside from the crucial information conveyed in there is minimal historical information on Dayan during this period. For this region, this period is sometimes referred to as the "Ancient Dark Age" in Dayani history.

First Dayani Empire
A major event era is Dayan history is traditionally described as beginning in 862, with the ascension of LEADER_NAME_1 to the throne of KINGDOM_NAME_1, one of the various Dayani kingdoms in region of northeast Dayan. Traditionally considered a great conqueror, he is credited with unifying the various Dayani polities into one empire situated in northeast modern Dayan, a milestone in the nation's history. He founded the DYNASTY_NAME_1 dynasty. Given the antiquity of his reign as well as the absence of historical information from beforehand, his life and exploits are well documented.

During the reign of LEADER_NAME_1 and his successor LEADER_NAME_2, the First Dayani Empire enjoyed relative prosperity. During this period there was moderate centralization, and arts and culture developed and thrived. Even following the reign of these emperors, the empire still enjoyed moderate stability and prosperity. Nonetheless, this waned over time. LEADER_NAME_3 was overthrown in 991, and the DYNASTY_NAME_2 assumed power. Despite this sudden power shift, royal authority remained mostly intact. However, royal control of the empire was trending downward. Over time local rulers within Dayan commandeered increasing power and authority, worsened by DYNASTY_NAME_2 rulers granting concessions to local rulers. The empire was beginning to disintegrate.

Geography
Dayan is host to a range of different environments. Between the WATERBODY NAME and the MOUNTAIN RANGE and MOUNTAIN RANGE mountains to the west is an expansive, generally flat coastal plain that makes up mch of Dayan's territory. Many rivers meander through this region, flowing from the western mountains. It is home to the majority of the nation's population, owing to much higher habitability compared to the country's other regions. West of the MOUNTAIN RANGE and MOUNTAIN RANGE mountains, the climate varies, generally being less hospitable then the expansive coastal region. Much of this region is dominated by the DESERT NAME.