Tsétlaxó

Tsétlaxó, officially known as the Polity and Republic of Tsétlaxó, is a founding city-state of Énqusqó which also serves as the seat for the supra-national government. Human settlement at the site has been evidenced to date back to around 1000 BCE and the site is believed to be the oldest, continuously inhabited city in Vidina. The modern republic extends its rule over an area of [LAND AREA] since its independence in 1949.

The city-state has exerted heavy political and economic interest over its neighbours for much of its modern history, despite being one of the smaller member states of the Énqusqan Republic.

Prehistory and antiquity
Several archaeological sites from across the modern city have revealed the site to be one of the longest continually inhabited regions. The oldest evidence of human settlement, a small collection of fishbones, fishing spears and wooden structures comes from the Cecéqon region. Carbon dating of the site puts the active period of the settlement to around 1700-1500 BCE. There approximately 70 such sites spread across the metropolitan area and the three major rivers.

Foundation
Due to the late adoption of writing amongst Énqutsa people, there exist no accurate historical records of the founding of Tsétlaxó. The city, however, does have a legend associated with its founding that relates to it's patron god: a great winged serpent, often called a dragon in Alutran texts. This myth ha shad many forms over the course of history and was often changed deliberately by cultural leaders to push political agendas.

Archaeological evidence of a centralised, walled settlement appears in around 1000 BCE, which correlates closely with estimates made from dates from the foundation myths.