Wat Dynasty

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1660-1916
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Imperial Ensign

The territories of the Wat Dynasty (excluding the Free Cities of Dongbuyan & Guangzhowan)

## Government

### Other Major Cities

* Seloi
* Nongchang
* Ping Denh
* Dongbuyan
* Lo-Trang

### Head Of Government

Wat Emperors (1742-1894)Zhanuntang (1894-1916)

### Autonomous Regions

* Free City of Dongbuyan
* Leased Territory of Guangzhowan

## Demography

### Demonym

* Zhanun
* Watti

### Regional Languages

* Senian
* Gao
* Rancian
* Dongbui

### Ethnic Groups

Population: 49,622,000

Core-Zhanun 48%
Senian 26%
Dongbui 11%
Gao 6%
Ranci 5%
Others 4%

### Religion(s)

* Divine Wind 76.5%
* Tumyeongdo 21%
* Other 2.5%

## Geography

### Elevation

-7m (lowest point)
1475m (highest point)

### Climate

Tropical (south)Subtropical/cold steppe (north/northeast)

## History

### Founded

1660 (warring state)
1742 (formally)

### Preceded By

* Dên Dynasty
* Nongchang Despotate
* Gaofeng Commonwealth

### Followed By

* Provisional National Government
* Zhanun Desculianist State
* Dongbui Desculianist Republic

### Founder

Wat Din Lanh

The **Wat Dynasty** (Navran:ワット, Zhuni: *Đại Waht*; Tanni: 阮朝, Belkan: *Mh̄ā s̄ongkhrām*) was the last Zhanun imperial dynasty, which was preceded by the Watti lords and ruled the unified Northern Zhanun Realm independently from 1742 to 1912, before becoming a protectorate of the Provisional National Government from 1912 to 1916. During its existence, the empire expanded into modern-day southern Rancia, Chengquiang, and Nongchang through a continuation of the decades-long Belkan Wars during the 18th & early 19th centuries. With the establishment of greater regional autonomy in 1894, the Wat Dynasty was forced to give up the sovereignty over parts of Senlin by the Senian Regional Government in 1896 and 1904, and after 1912 the Wat Dynasty only nominally ruled the region of Chengquiang as well as Annamzhanun, under the protection of the Provisional National Government. They were later couped by the PNG in summer 1916, formally dissolving the Wat Dynasty and cementing the Republican government as the successor to the dynasty.

The Wat family established feudal rule over large amounts of territory as the Watti lords (1660-1672, 1674-1742) by the 17th century before defeating the Gaofeng Commonwealth during the Siege of Ping Denh and establishing their own imperial rule in the 18th century. The dynastic rule began with Din Lanh ascending the throne in 1742, after ending the previous Dên Dynasty. The Wat Dynasty was gradually replaced by regional governors & republican movements over the course of several decades in the latter half of the 19th century & the early 20th century, beginning with the Seloi Declaration in 1894 which led to the establishment of an assembly of regional governors in the Imperial Court. A series of unequal treaties followed; the Free City of Dongbuyan became a formal province of Senlin in the 1896 Treaty of Da Nang, and the 1904 Treaty of Lo-Trang gave Chengquiang (ruled by what would become the National Government) control over the Leased Territory of Guangzhowan and increased control of its foreign affairs. Finally, the 1909 and 1911 Treaties of Dongbuyan divided the remaining Watti territory into the protectorates of Annamzhanun and Chengquiang under the nominal rule of Wat Ngọc Thạc. In 1916, Annamzhanun & Chengquiang were seized from the dynasty and Wat Ngọc Thạc deposed by the Provisional National Government, which would later form the Republic of Zhanundeor in 1921.

## History

### Background & Establishment

#### Origins of the Waht family

The earliest traces of the Waht family name come from the records of the Imperial Court of the Wastiôn Dynasty, where Waht Van Loc ascended to the role of Advisory Peer in 1453, during the rule of Empress Wastiôn Zand (r. 1413-79). Van Loc would be critical in the construction of Zandism, the foreign policy of the Wastiôn Dynasty, and for his effort would be promoted by Wastiôn Tin Ma (r. 1479-1522) to rule over the region of Cenasanu (modern-day southern Nongchang) in 1494. Van Loc would die shortly afterwards in 1495 but the territory was marked in his name and as a result the Waht family became the ruling sub-dynasty of Cenasanu over the course of the 16th century. Siding with the Dên Dynasty in the Zhanun Civil War of 1535-36, the Wahts would be rewarded for their efforts in supporting the rise of the Dên by being granted provincial governance over their home territories of Senlin, gaining the seat of Seloi in the Imperial Court and greatly cementing Wahti power in the new state. During the Dên-Shun War in 1562, Waht Din Mao lead the Zhanun Navy during the successful assault on Guangzhowan, as well as the defence of Dongbuyan in 1563. Following the end of the war in 1565, Din Mao would be granted personal control over the new Leased Territory of Guangzhowan until his death in 1579, where it would be placed under the control of the central government in Chengquiang until the collapse of the Dên Dynasty in 1660.

#### Warring States Period (1660-1742)

*Full Article: Warring States Period*

In 1624, the Wahti-ruled Senians began conducting their own diplomacy in a direct attempt at securing independence. The Ranci in the south also conducted talks with the Pichit Dynasty in regards to the events in Píngyuán, in the hopes that they would not fight a war over the piece of land if the empire ever fell apart. By the 1650s the empire was at breaking point, with an uprising in Píngyuán being supressed not by the Imperial Army, but rather by local Rancian forces who had come to occupy most of the Gaofeng & Píngyuán provinces at that point. It all came crashing down over a 24 hour period, when a total of five states seceded from the empire, leaving the Dên with a small slice of Héliú Province & the capital of Chéngqiáng.

The Dên Dynasty effectively ceased to exist shortly afterwards, with the 12-year-old Wat Din Lanh (r. 1660-1744) proclaiming that the territories under the control of the Wat family were now to be considered the successor state to the fallen Dên, with Dên Ling (r. 1650-61) formally rescinding his title as Zhanun Emperor in 1661. Watti armies under the new Blue Banner would descend on & seize Chengquiang in autumn of 1663. Once Chengquiang was firmly under Watti control, Din Lanh launched an offensive on the capital of the secessionist Gaofeng Commonwealth, Ping Denh, in 1672, however ultimately failing to seize the city and resulting in the region of Cenasanu being seized by Gaofeng and pushing the Watti armies deep into the Annam River Delta. A second offensive force was successfully mounted to push the Gaofeng armies out of the delta in 1674, and the city of Ping Denh was firmly placed under Watti control after the Spring Offensive of 1682. Coordination with the Pichit Dynasty following the fall of Ping Denh would result in a dual offensive on the Nongchang Despotate in 1692, pushing the Nongchang armies away from the banks of the River Sute and Lake Sanu, protecting the Belkan city of Champasak from further raids by the Despotate. However, following Belkan attempts to consolidate control over the Landong Peninsula, the Wat Dynasty & Nongchang Despotate would support the Xzabun rebels & the Bin Phoc Dynasty against the Belkans during the First Belkan War, seizing territory on the south bank of the River Sute 60 miles north of the Imperial Capital in the peace settlements in 1698.

War between the two remaining states would erupt in 1702 with a stalemate and again in 1713, with a second stalemate pushing the Wat Dynasty's territorial gains to the west bank of the Lhana River. With the beginning of the final offensive in 1740, Watti armies were pushed deep into Senlin before Huaxian support cavalry assisted in pushing the Nongchang armies back to a second stalemate on the bank of the Lhana River. With the Despotate completely surrounded, Generals of the Watti armies sent 7 separate pleas for the unconditional surrender of the Despotate. When these were ignored, the Watti armies charged across the Lhana River through 4-foot deep waters and captured the settlements surrounding the capital city of Nongchang. The city was repeatedly fireballed and decimated by trebuchet fire before the city was successfully seized after over 60% had been reduced to rubble, including the ancient Wastiôn Court, which had been the original seat of power in the Wastiôn Dynasty from as early as 1342. With the vast majority of the Nongchang government executed, the Wat Dynasty was formally proclaimed in the summer of 1742, marking the end of the Warring States Period.

### Imperial Rule (1742-1894)

#### Wat Din Lanh & the Articles of Succession (1742-44)

The aging Wat Din Lanh spent most of his formal reign preparing for his inevitable succession. Now 94, he spent much of his reign consolidating the power of the Wat Dynasty by waging war against small isolated Gao tribal groups & Ranci ideological fanatics, exercising much of his power through his second son, Wat Vanhi Moc. His first son, Wat Din Thu, by previous laws of succession would be his automatic successor, was severely disabled and was already nearly 60 years old, and as a result Din Lanh wished to find a method by which he could exclude Din Thu and pass the crown directly to Vanhi Moc, to prevent an almost-certain power struggle that would follow his passing. He thus drafted the Articles of Succession, placing the responsibility of choosing a successor solely on the Emperor, as opposed to the ones chosen by the Laws of Pure Creation, which states that the 'first creation' (first child) of the head of state has been chosen by the gods to represent the people of the land. This was a widely unpopular decision, as it was seen as 'subverting the power of the higher power'. Alongside this, Din Lanh brought back many Dên-era politicians and statemen, including former Emperor Dên Ling, who served in the Imperial Court from 1743 until his death in 1759. Din Lanh would die at the age of 96 in 1744, passing the throne to Wat Vanhi Moc, who ascended to the throne at age 42.

#### Wat Vanhi Moc & the Imperial Wake (1744-73)

Emperor Wat Vanhi Moc would complete consolidating the power of the Wat Dynasty within its own borders at the end of the Gaofeng Tribal War in 1746 with the remnants of the Gao & Ranci tribal lords which had been rebelling against the Wat for the last half-century signing unequal treaties which stripped them of their land and placed them under occupational authorities. Following attempts against his life during the La Trang Bombing Plot in 1751, further persecution of the Gao & Ranci minorities would result in the expulsion of over over 40,000 ethnic Gao from the Cenasanu region between 1751 & 1753, attracting the attention of the Belkan Sarit Dynasty, who housed over 32,000 Gao refugees in camps along the border. Vanhi Moc would also begin increasing the number of troops in Ping Denh, beginning a trend of the militarisation of the former Ranci capital city by the Wat Dynasty in the 18th & 19th centuries. The Wat Dynasty would support the military dictatorship of the Second Xzabun Republic during the Second Belkan War in 1762-67, which was a crippling defeat which culminated in the beginning of pro-democracy uprisings in the remnants of the Second Republic and large portions of borderlands, including regions less than 100 miles from Chengquiang, being occupied and integrated into the Sarit Dynasty, placing a great deal of pressure on Vanhi Moc & the Imperial Court. It became apparent in the last years of his rule that the military's successes relied largely on his input, and thus the empire was thrown into chaos when he died at the age of 71 in 1773.

#### Wat Tin Lanh and the Gao Spring (1773-1812)

Following the death of Vanhi Moc in 1773, the Belkans armed the Gao living in camps along the border and expelled them from the camps, stating that 'with the Emperor deceased, thou territory is yours to take'. The Gao army, over 20,000 strong, marched on the capital of Ping Denh, causing widespread protests in support of the Gao rebels in the capital which were suppressed by the Zhanun garrisons. This emerged into a full-scale revolution nicknamed the 'Gao Spring' which took place between 1773 & 1775, and resulted in the death of a vast majority of those who took part in the uprising, with the leaders being publicly hung from cages after being executed in the city centre of Ping Denh for the 9 years following the end of the Spring, and while the bodies were removed and formally buried in 1784, the cages hung in the town centre with their inscribed upon them into the present day. Despite Wat Tin Lanh's reign getting off to a rocky start, control over the realm had been fully cemented once again by 1776. Tin Lanh fully reorganised the Imperial Court in 1779, placing more control in the hands of the Emperor and stripping away many of the privileges that provincial leaders had prior to the Gao Spring.

Tin Lanh returned to foreign policy by waging an undeclared war with the Sarit Dynasty as a response to their support and creation of the Gao Spring in 1781, thoroughly destabilising the position of the Belkans in their occupied Xzabun territories. In 1785, Tin Lanh made an informal visit to the city of Kabent to announce his monetary support for the Leyani independence movement, which had been taking shape following the Gao Spring. Four years later in 1789 Tin Lanh announced the Wat Dynasty's support for the Third Xzabun Republic in the Xzabun Civil War, undermining Belkan power in the region. This geopolitical manoeuvring would culminate in the Third Belkan War (1799-1805), which resulted in the Sarit Dynasty losing complete control over the Xzabun & Leyani regions, stripping them of over 25% of their territory. This was seen as a massive success for the Wat Dynasty, and restored internal faith in the Emperor, and began a period of domination of the Zhanun Realm by the Wat Dynasty known as the 'Chengquiang Century' from 1805 to 1912. Tin Lanh would continue to work closely with the Third Xzabun Republic until his death in 1812 at the age of 70. Tin Lanh's geopolitical successes permanently ended Belkan domination in the Eastern Zhanun Realm, and would lead to future diplomatic successes for the Wat Dynasty throughout the 19th century.

#### Wat Van Tao & the Chengquiang Century (1812-61)

Wat Van Tao ascended to the throne at the beginning of the Chengquiang Century at the age of 17. He would rule at the peak of Zhanun power, spending much of his time abroad on diplomatic missions. Cordial relations would be re-established with the Shun Dynasty for the first time since 1561 in 1815, and in 1824 would conclude talks establishing an official end of the Guangzhowan Lease, where the territory would be handed back to Huaxia in 1924. This was made official by the Dongbuyan Concordat, which marked the end of attempts by the Shun Dynasty to annex northern Senlin into Huaxia. In the late 1820s & 1830s, the Wat Dynasty would undergo rapid industrialisation as the Industrial Revolution swept the Zhanun Realm from Yulean traders. Slavery was formally criminalised in the Zhanun Core in 1834, with the last slave plantations being destroyed in 1842. Following their success in the Xzabun Civil War in defeating the Xzabun National State, the Third Xzabun Republic would become an Zhanun protectorate in 1836, establishing Zhanun influence over the transport of goods between north and south along the crucial Xzabun Ring Road.

In the 1840s, amid widespread revolution in Huaxia (1844 & 1848), Annam (1848) & the Belkans (1822, 1847), Van Tao ended the Rancian military occupation, agreeing with regional leaders to integrate the region into the Wat Dynasty, with Ping Denh as the capital city. Pingyuan, as it was later called, was integrated into the empire formally in 1849. Chengquiang would suffer from minor student protests as a spillover of the Cochai Uprising in Annam. The Zhanuns briefly occupied the Annami province of Da Nang between 1848 & 1849. Despite initially standing as the last absolute monarchy in the Zhanun Realm, the Wat Dynasty did not find itself unanimously opposed, with Annam & the Navrans signing the Zhanong Compact in 1852, which began the process of improving relations between the three nations. The Belkans, overrun by revanchist political thought, attempted to invade Zhanun possessions south of the River Sute in 1854, failing miserably to Zhanun garrisons. During the latter half of his reign, Van Tao had to deal with increased pressure from the Huaxian government, who were pushing for a revision of the Dongbuyan Concordat which would push the date of the handover back from 1924 to 1874. Van Tao would die at the age of 61 in 1861, passing the throne to his younger brother.

#### Wat Van Lanh & the Wave of Change (1861-84)

Emperor Wat Van Lanh was the oldest person to ever ascend to the throne at age 59 (as Wat Din Lanh formally ascended to the throne in 1660 at the age of 12, as opposed to his coronation at 94) in 1861, and began instituting a series of political reforms which were nicknamed the 'Wave of Change'. The Imperial Court was completely revised in 1863, with many positions being dissolved and the positions within the Court being barred from inheritance, with Van Lanh stating that 'those who reside in the Court should be chosen per their ability, not their blood'. The ruling family of the realm was barred from having any formal personal holdings outside of the royal residences in Chengquiang in 1864, and Gaofeng was formally introduced as a province in 1872, ending its 97-year long occupation by Zhanun troops. Upon the beginning of the Desculian insurgency in Leyan in 1872, the Wat Dynasty announced its full support for the Kabent Government and even deployed troops to the cities of Kabent, Sabteb-Luq & Tibent between 1873 & 1881. The fall of the Kabent Government in 1884 marked a significant shift in Zhanun politics, as Desculianism breached the northern frontier and the defeat of Zhanun-backed forces marked the beginning of the end of the Chengquiang Century. Wat Van Lanh would die the same year at the age of 82, passing the throne to his son.

#### Wat Ngọc Thạc & the end of Imperial Rule (1884-94)

Wat Ngọc Thạc would ascend to the position of Emperor already a seasoned statemen, having been involved in the diplomatic sector under Wat Van Tao & Van Lanh, but despite this his reign was wracked with increasing instability in the Wat Dynasty as Desculianism spread throughout the 1880s & 1890s. A Desculianist rebellion would break out in Dongbuyan in 1886 which was violently put down by the Zhanun military, and Ngọc Thạc hosted a conference in Lo-Trang in 1887 with leaders of Navra, Belkat, Annam & the Xzabuns to discuss the rising threat of Desculianism in the Zhanun Realm, as Leyan had began placing pressure on its neighbours regarding the Suab-Qab Region, resulting in increasing volumes of military incursions into Nongchang & the Sute Kingdom within the Sarit Dynasty, with military support from Huaxia. It was the first time all of the nations of the Zhanun Realm ever met in such a manner, and subsequently the nations each agreed to support one another in the event of a Desculianist uprising which was considered 'impossible to put down alone'. Ngọc Thạc began giving concessions to provincial leaders in order to keep them satisfied and under his belt, and produced a series of nationalist propaganda campaigns throughout the late 1880s & early 1890s denouncing Desculianism & pushing for the unity of the Zhanun Core. The campaign was extremely successful, however backfired on Ngọc Thạc as the Zhanun Nationalist movement ultimately undermined his own rule by establishing the Zhanuntang (aka the Zhanun Nationalist Party or ZNP) which swept the country in popularity during the 1890s. Ngọc Thạc was forced to concede to the Zhanuntang in 1892 and reorganise the Imperial Court to be made up majoritively of elected provincial representatives. Elections were hosted in 1894 and the Zhanuntang won a majority of the states, and as their first bill dissolved the Emperor's ability to veto Imperial Court decrees, essentially placing Ngọc Thạc under the will of the Zhanuntang and making the Wat Dynasty a constitutional monarchy on paper, ending Imperial rule.

### Home Rule & Collapse (1894-1916)

#### Loss of Power & the end of the Chengquiang Century (1894-1909)

With power now thoroughly in the hands of the provincial governors, and Wat Ngọc Thạc now merely sitting as a formal head of state and voter in the Imperial Court, the Zhanuntang began expanding religious freedoms & cracking down heavily on Desculianist ideological supporters, including the 1895 assassination of the Emperor's brother, Wat Ngọc Vinh, who had expressed pro-Huaxian sentiments following his 1892 state visit to Guangzhowan, which had become a bastion of pro-Desculianists exporting the ideology throughout the rest of the Wat Dynasty. The military launched a systematic oppression of Desculianists in Guangzhowan from 1895 that continued until the end of Zhanun rule in Guangzhowan in 1924. In 1896, the Zhanuntang & Ngọc Thạc agreed in the Treaty of Da Nang to end Dongbuyan's status as a Free City under the control of the Crown and to integrate the territory into the Senlin Region. Ngọc Thạc retained control of much of the state's foreign affairs until 1904, where the Treaty of Lo-Trang gave control of Guangzhowan to Chengquiang Region, which was ruled by the Zhanuntang and greatly expanded their ability to conduct foreign affairs on the behalf of the empire. The Zhanuntang used this new ability to begin mass funding the Xzabuns as they were in the midst of the Fourth Belkan War against the Sarit Dynasty, and were combatting against 'the Surge'. Zhanun troops were deployed in 1905 to defend the Xzabuns directly and successfully overcame the Surge, and permanently turned the war in the favour of the Xzabuns. They would then instigate the Kwantung-ma Insurgency in 1906 alongside Annam to divert Belkan troops, and Meux-luang fell back into Xzabun hands in the following year. Finally, the Zhanuntang would convince the Xzabuns to break the 1908 ceasefire agreement and conquer the Manasik Autonomous Region, which was successfully overran by the autumn of 1909, ending the Fourth Belkan War.

#### Provisional National Government & Dissolution (1909-16)

Following this success, the 1909 Treaty of Dongbuyan would be signed, removing the Emperor's power in Senlin, Heliu & Nongchang, and Gaofeng & Pingyuan would follow suit according to the 1911 Treaty of Dongbuyan. The remaining two regions nominally under Imperial jurisdiction, Annamzhanun & Chengquiang, were nearly completely controlled by the Zhanuntang *de facto*, and as a result Wat Ngọc Thạc held virtually no power in the Wat Dynasty by 1912. Following the Seloi Revolution in 1912, Desculianist rebellions spread across the north of the Wat Dynasty, and when the cities of Nongchang & Seloi were captured by rebel forces, they formally seceded the regions of Senlin, Heliu & Nongchang as Desculianist Republics. The Wat Dynasty effectively collapsed, but was formally maintained by the Provisional National Government (PNG) after the beginning of the First Zhanun War in 1912. Wat Ngọc Thạc served as a source of further nationalism and a propaganda icon for the PNG, and the Zhanuntang exploited him to inspire nationalist sentiment within the remnants of the Wat Dynasty.

However, after the New Year's Offensive by the Desculianists in 1914, Ngọc Thạc released a scathing retrospective on Zhanuntang governance, calling for the end of the Provisional National Government and the restoration of Imperial rule. This was deeply unpopular across the remnants, and ultimately led to the regions of Gaofeng & Pingyuan agreeing to part ways with the PNG & the Wat Dynasty in 1915, leaving on good terms and continuing to fight against Desculianism for the remainder of the First Zhanun War as the Gaoran Republic. Over the course of 1915, anti-Imperial sentiment reached unseen proportions, with student protests in Chengquiang spreading to other cities like Lo-Trang calling for the death of Ngọc Thạc. In the early months of 1916, PNG soldiers stormed the Imperial Residences in Chengquiang, capturing Ngọc Thạc and forcing him to resign from his position as Emperor and to not assign a successor. Following the coup, the Imperial Court was formally dissolved, and the Zhanuntang took complete control of the government and declared marshal law. The day after the coup, it was announced that the Wat Dynasty had been formally dissolved, with the Provisional National Government as its successor.

## Government

### Imperial Court

The Emperor ruled as an absolute monarchy, however, the Emperor was nonetheless subject to the Imperial Court, assembled by himself or carried over from his predecessor, initially by inheritance but after the Wave of Change each new member of the Court had to be chosen by the Emperor. The Emperor/Empress' Concubine, in Zhanun culture, especially among the upper class, was more custom to never be officially married to your significant other. Hence, the Concubine acted as more as a deputy to the Emperor, yet while the Emperor is available holds no true political power. The Advisory Council was comprised of the Emperor's most trusted individuals, tasked with giving advice on decisions made by the Emperor before they are ratified. The Advisory Council was made up of 8 members. The Provincial Council was comprised of the leaders of the provinces of the Empire. They act more as a 'Lower Council' that addresses issues and request decisions be made by the Emperor. The Provincial Representatives acted as voices for the people to the sovereign, who may fulfil their requests. Following the end of Imperial rule in 1894, the Provincial Council held far more power over the Emperor than any other government ever had prior to the Seloi Declaration. The military also served a large role in governance during the reigns of Wat Vanhi Moc, Tin Lanh and Ngọc Thạc, due to the circumstances of the period; despite this, the military never held more power than the Imperial Court, however did circumvent the regional leaders on multiple occasions.

## Administrative Divisions

The Wat Dynasty was divided into 7 Regions & 55 Provinces, alongside 2 semi-autonomous territories. While all of the regions were fully named, the majority of provinces were not, rather being codified for ease of management. Most of the regions were established when the dynasty was founded, however there were further additions and changes to the system.

### Regions

* **Chengquiang:** The capital region of the empire, the city of Chengquiang is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, and nearly tripled in size during the Wat era.
* **Senlin:** The northernmost region, Senlin includes the home territory of the Waht family, and the capital of Senoi served briefly as the capital of the Wat Dynasty in 1660.
* **Heliu:** The industrial capital of the empire, Heliu was heavily connected to Senlin and was later integrated into Senlin for a brief 4 days before they seceded in 1912.
* **Annamzhanun:** The northernmost tip of the Annam River Delta, Annamzhanun is one of the most densely forested regions in the world, with only roughly 42% of the region being inhabited, mainly around urban areas. Despite this, it is one of the most heavily populated regions in the empire, with large cities such as Lo-Trang along its coastline & borderlands.
* **Nongchang:** Similar to Annamzhanun & Heliu in terms of environment with a far smaller population, Nongchang served as the 'bread basket of the empire', being responsible for ~70% of the empire's exported foodstuffs, centred around the ancient city of Nongchang, the 3rd largest city in the empire, which once served as the seat of the Wastiôn Dynasty.
* **Gaofeng:** The last province to be fully integrated into the empire, Gaofeng was a military territory from 1775 until its integration as a province in 1872. Heavily forested and the least populated region in the empire, Gaofeng to this day has never been fully explored and uncontacted tribes are known to still exist in the northeast of the region.
* **Pingyuan:** Integrated as a province in 1849, Pingyuan's small population was mostly centred around the capital of Ping Denh, with the rest of the region being sporadically populated and coated in dense tree cover.

### Autonomous Regions

* **Free City of Dongbuyan**: Seized during the Wastiôn era from the Ba Dynasty in 1445, Dongbuyan's population exploded during the Wat era, becoming one of the largest cities in the empire in terms of population. It was integrated into Senlin Region in 1896 and fell in 1913 after Zhanun garrisons were forced to abandon it amid the First Zhanun War.
* **Leased Territory of Guangzhowan:** Seized from the Ba Dynasty in 1562 after a successful naval invasion during the Dên era, Guangzhowan served as a point of contention throughout the Wat era, with it being agreed to be transferred back to the Huaxians in 1924 but later was almost invaded in the 1890s. It became a hotbed of Desculianism in the 1890s which resulted in the violent persecution of its ethnically Tanni population which was one of the key reasons behind Huaxia's support of the fall of the Wat Dynasty in 1912.

## Gallery

The Wat Dynasty (red) during the Warring States Period, c. 1694.A map of Zhanun major road networks, c. 1895.Diaspora of the Dongbui ethnic group, according to the 1897 census.Diaspora of the Gao ethnic group, according to the 1897 census.Diaspora of the Core Zhanun ethnic group, according to the 1897 census.Diaspora of the Senian ethnic group, according to the 1897 census.Diaspora of the Ranci ethnic group, according to the 1897 census.Diaspora of the Northern Zhanun ethnic groups, according to the 1897 census.