Aqhazabar

## ***Shahanshahi Aqhazabar***

The Shahanshahi Aqhazabar is the largest nation in Asselia. The nation sits in the region known as "The Mighty Jangus" (al-Jangusiya).

Aqhazabar is the birthplace for the religion of the Jangusiya Abdartshur. The predominant faith in the Jangus and possibly the entire world in terms of followers.

The Aqhazabari nation has existed in many forms throught it's history, under many different dynasties. The first dynasty was founded by Shahanshah Mahatma Shah I, under which many of the great cities existing today were constructed, such as Shahdurabad or Perliyapur Sugru.

The great gold reserves of Aqhazabar were discovered by Shahanshah Senghu II. Senghu is a credited for the important Jangusyia epic, which laid out the foundation of Abdartshur worship across the rest of the Aqhazabari dynasties.

The greatest of the multiple Aqhazabari golden ages is credited to be started by Shahanshah Jolmur Shah XIX, the first Padishah of The Shahdurabad dynasty. Under him trade and art started to flourish and the economy was strengthened due to higher unity between The different Emirs of the empire and thus increases tax profits for the kings in Shahdurabad.

## History

Aqhazabar has as a nation existed under many dynasties under it's over 3000 year old history. the first truly Aqhazabari nation was the dynasty founded by Aqhazaba (Later Mahatma Shah I). Aqhazaba was the youngest of his clan, the Shahdur clan. Aqhazaba was the first one to be enlightened with Abdartshur's blessing, which drove him to a religious jihad which united much of the Aqhazabari heartland.

As Mahatma Shah I, some 100 years later, he would once again be on a conquest against his enemies and the enemies of Abdartshur. After Mahatma's wars he settled down and founded the city Shahdurabad, named after his family heritage. Mahatma's reign is considered a true first golden age of literature and economic growth. It was also at this time that the Kingdom of Moudja would be enlightened by the teachings of Aqhazaba. It would also be under Mahatma Shah that the Aqhazabari government would be centralized under one unified government. His government plan is still used to this day, though Mahatma never used the title of Shahanshah, and the nation never had an imperial ruler until Shahanshah Senghu I over 750 years later.

After Mahatma's death in 11800 AUC, Aqhazaba went into hiding. Due to this unexpected ill-fate, many powerful aristocrats would try to seize power. This would start a nearly 30 year great interregnum. It was finally ended by Sultan Eragba I of clan Eragba.

It is suspected that Shahanshah Senghu I was a puppet body of Aqhazaba, as during his reign a second and even greater golden age sprang. Fueled by Senghu's great conquests which united all Aqhazabari city-states and minor kingdoms under his fold. Senghu would also crack down on minority religions and cultures throughout his reign, which ensured that his empire wouldn't fracture after his death as it did with Mahatma Shah I. Senghu would also begin making copies of the great Jangusiya epic which would quickly take the place of smaller folk-religions in more rural areas

## Government

The absolute power in the Shahanshahi Aqhazabar is derived from the Shahanshah, or Emperor, of Aqhazabar. With no constitution, the nation is governed by law of decree. The Emperor is assisted by the grand vizier, along with a council of other minor ministers. The nation is also often governed by the law stated in the great jangusyia epic, the main religious text in all of Aqhazabar and it's neighbouring nation, the Kingdom of Moudja.

The Shahanshah has remained as the head of the nation through many millennia, due to the fact that the emperor owns the massive gold reserves and gold-rich lands, which make Shahanshahi Aqhazabar arguably the richest nation in all of Asselia.

The nation is further subdivided into petty Sharifs, Emirs and sultans, who each own their own pieces of the land.

## Culture

The Aqhazabari culture has existed for a very long period. The earliest written proof of traditional Aqhazabari culture has been discovered around river Ryhat.

The term "Aqhazabari" is an umbrella term for the many different cultures that resemble eachother. Sometimes the term Aqhazabari is used only for the Jangapriya-Shahdurabad culture, which exists and flourishesh around the Ryhat river.

### Jangusiya epic

The main principles of early and high Aqhazabari culture was written down in the Jangusiya epic, which along with being a very large collection of folklore and religious information, also houses most, if not all of the knowledge which was known to the Aqhazabari. The jangusiya epic describes the earliest worship of Abdurtshur and how people dressed and what they used as currency.

The Jangusiya epic, written nearly 2500 years ago is still taught in Aqhazabari schools and is revered, as it is seen as one of the great gifts mankind has recieved from Abdartshur, along with free will, blood and empathy.