Mandakh

528AD - 625AD

### Ethnic groups

Mongolians, Manchus, Buryats, Koreans, Evenks, Nivkhs, Ainus, Kazakhs, Uyghurs, Kyrgyz, Hui, Tibetans, Indians, Burmese, Yi, Miao, Yao, Bai, Nu, Hani, Dai, Naxi, Jingpo, Lahu, Dong, Bouyei, Zhuang, Sui, Waxiang, Hlai, Yugur, Salar, Tujia, Dongxiang, Qiang, Li, Wa, Tajik, Formosan, Japanese, Filipinos,

### Regional Language(s)

Beijing Mandarin, Yangtze Mandarin, Wu, Gan, Xiang, Min, Hakka, Yue, Sichuanese, Amdo, Khams, Dbusgtsang, Kam-Tai, Miao-Yao, Tajik, Kazakh, Russian, Vietnamese, Burmese, Uyghur, Kyrgyz, Manchu, Evenk, Korean, Japanese, Nivkh, Ainu, Hindi, Nepalese

### Minority Religion(s)

Confuscianism, Shinto, Islam, Hindu, Native Chinese & Southeast Asian religions

### Government

Absolute Monarchy based off of the Khanate System

### Legislature

Declaration of Unity Among the Outer Tribes (529AD)

### Preceded by

Mongol Dynasty, First Turkic Khaganate

**Mandakh** was a Mongol empire located in Eastern Asia. It was ruled by the Boroghul tribe that originated from Inner Mongolia. It was the first large and powerful Mongolian nation since the original Mongolian Dynasty. The nation once had close relations with the Cholas, as well as Cochinchina, and was in an alliance with them that also included the Commonwealth of Australia. The nation was made of many governances and regions ruled by local tribes picked by the Khan, usually after distinguishing themselves during the conquest of said area. These ruling tribes, led by the Boroghul tribe, together formed the nation known as Mandakh, formerly called Menjiang. After ruling over Mongolia, China, and nearby areas for almost a century, they collapsed in 625AD. It was played by Onekcin.

## **Founding**

The nation of **Mandakh** was formed originally as a small state, between the larger nations of Laoning and Mongolia. It was created as a supposed successor state to the Mongolian Dynasty, after Nongrot Boroghul decided to make a call to the local tribes to unite and forge a new Mongolian era for Eastern Asia, seeing the current Mongolian state to their west as a failure. This resulted in the tribes convening and creating the Declaration of Unity Among the Outer Tribes, which banded together the local tribes into the nation of **Menjiang**, headed by Nongrot Boroghul and the Boroghul tribe.

## **Unification among the Mongols**

The new nation of Menjiang began to expand rapidly. The first of these expansions pushed the borders of the state fully onto Laoning and Mongolia, before pushing north to the Amur River. Upon reaching the Amur river and pushing south to Qinghai, Khan Nongrot Boroghul issued a request to the nearby state of Mongolia, requesting unification. The Western Mongols denied, citing Menjiang as nothing more than a insignificant nation which would soon perish anyways. Not to be hindered by this set back, Menjiang began immediately expanding further into Qinghai. Around this time period, they also began funneling in equipment and training rebels within Laoning occupied Outer Mongolia, in a bid to further expand and push the borders to the ethnic lines dividing the Mongols from the Manchus.

During the meantime of this preparation, Menjiang began further expansions into Qinghai. After a period of two years, Xilingol gave the go ahead to the rebels, who quickly carved out their lands from the forces of Laoning and issued a declaration of unification with Menjiang. Soon after this, the Western Mongols finally agreed to a union state, issuing the first total unification of the Mongol lands in over 400 years. This moment alone would have carved Nongrot Boroghul into the halls of history, however the Great Khan was far from satisfied. Lands remained to be conquered, and a dynasty to rise.

## **Expansions into Uyghurstan & China**

After unification occurred among the Mongol Steppes, Menjiang began to rapidly push into the lands of Qinghai, and put it's targets on the nations of Uyghurstan, Dzungaria, & Tibet. This declaration of territorial claims angered the nearby Republic of Kyrgyzstan, leading to a rapid esculation of tensions which eventually led to the Mongol Conquest of Kyrgyzstan. However for the time, the Mongols focused on the subjugation of Uyghurstan. The invasion was swift and powerful, and only lasted two years before concluding. Around the same point of time, Menjiang began to build a network of government contacts across all of its neighbor Laoning, in hopes of pushing them to surrender their administration and integrate into Menjiang. These efforts later proved fruitful.

Menjiang continued it's push southwards, eventually reaching Turkistan, leading to a swift invasion & conquest. After the Eastern Turks were taken care of, Menjiang focused it's diplomatic efforts on the integration of Laoning and fending off of Kyrgyzstan. The first later became truth, after a Mongol assassination of the Laoning leader Zheng Yanlin led to the Menjiang-influenced governors of Laoning to declare their support for a new Mongol administration over China. This gave a ripe opportunity for Menjiang to claim the **Mandate of Heaven**, which granted it claims to the entirety of China.

However, peace would not last between the tense states of Kyrgyzstan and Menjiang. With the Chinese frontier secure, the war-machine of the Mongols focused their attention to Central Asia. Relations between Kyrgyzstan and Menjiang suffered with the latter's aggressive expansion and authoritarian rule provoking the anxiety of many leaders in the Kyrgyz Republic. A fallout was inevitable, with diplomats exchanging sour remarks. Tempted with expansion, Menjiang made the first move.

## **Mongol conquest of Kyrgyzstan**

In a flashpoint of tensions, Menjiang sent a ultimatum to the gates of Bishkek. Join Menjiang as apart of the new Mongol Era, or see your nation falter. Unfortunately, Kyrgyzstan opted for the later. The war was long and tense, however ultimately led to a Mongol victory, a heartfelt last speech by former Kyrygz president Subhan Arloyev, and the integration of the vast majority of Kyrgyz lands under the Mongol banner. A notable moment of the war was the massive Xinjiang encirclement performed by the Camel Corps of the Mongol Army, which saw the vast destruction of & demoralization of much of the Kyrgyz armed forces; turning the war into the favor of Menjiang. The lands were promptly divided up among governates, and Menjiang turned its attention south; yet again to China & Tibet.

## **The conquest South China & Tibet**

Upon the defeat of the Kyrgyz, the Khan decided it was time to finish the southermost regions of China. The expanions began with the Mongol armed forces marching down the southern coastlines, going through Shanghai to Guangzhou & creating the first borders with Cochinchina. Then, the army began moving in further into Kheibei, pushing the mongol borders further and further onto the Cochinchinese border. This initially caused somewhat of a tense relationship between Cochinchina and the rapidly growing Mongols, however eventually this relationship was developed and in a friendly manner and ther relationship we see today established. In the meantime however, Menjiang continued its push into Yunnan, Guangxi, & Tibet. The Yunnanese state temporarily existed, before faltering to Mongol Demands and annexing themselves into Menjiang. Tibet attempted resistance, however quickly faltered to the overwhelming might of the Mongol army. This momentum was tremendius, and even carried over further east when the Kamakura Dynasty was integrated into Menjiang and transformed into the Asgubal Dynasty. The Khan decided in this year that Menjiang was no longer a fitting name for the now vast & expansive empire, leading to the creation of the name "Mandakh", coming from the Ancient Mongol word for rising. The newly named nation of Mandakh carried its final expansions into Outer Mongolia and Lake Baikal after the final southern thrusts, coming to around the modern borders we see today in Mandakh.

Sadly around this time, the Khan, **Nongrot Boroghul**, began to become ill. His illness was unknown at the time, however as later idenitifed as Sickle Cell Disease, a uncurable genetic condition where the blood cells fold in on themselves naturally due to a mutation in the genes of the cells, leading to them becoming easily clotable and not as effective at delivering oxygen throughout the body. Nongrot also announced the birth of his daughter **Yesuntei**, who would later *become the next Khan and first Khatun of the Mongol peoples.*

## Mongol Traders and India

Roughly in the year 578, a mass wave of Mongolian traders began to flood out from Mandakh. This is mainly due to the continued prosperity of the Dynasty, leading to significant growths in wealth for the Traders and a surplus of goods. With the surplus established, they began traversing out across the world in a attempt at selling and expanding Mongol trade influence across the old world. This had a river effect for the economy of Mandakh, with the large amount of foreign goods flooding into the state lining the coffers of the Government, further pushing the prosperity of the Mongol Dynasty over China.

As for Mongol involvement with India, Mandakh began to establish a series of trade agreements with the Chola Dynasty, covering a new trade link to the dynasty from India, supported up by Chola. As payment, Mandakh would send heavy military aid to Mandakh against Dravidia in order to aid them in securing their independence. Since this event, Mandakh and Chola remain diplomatically close and are essentially allies in the geopolitical scene.

Also notable, Yesuntei birthed a heir during this era, Cirina Boroghul-Jebeinoyan, whose birth marked the beginning of a temporary fusion of the Boroghul and Jebeinoyan tribes in the nation. Cirina is also the second ever female heir, and soon to be Khatun.

Mandakh never conquered the Indian peninsula, but its effect on Mandakh's history is substantial.

## **Diplomatic & Interior developments**

Across Mandakh's history there has been some notable interior developments within the nation. Ranging from linguistic, laws, to diplomacy. This will be the section which covers those things.

**Restoring ancient Mongol writing systems**

This was a move made by **Nongrot Boroghul**, in which he decided to abandon the writing system used by the Eastern Mongols since Dai Nippon Teikoku which was based off of Kanji & Katakana script, in favor of the restoration of traditional mongol scripts used within the Mongol Dynasty and all mongol states prior to the **Japanese Empire**. This fairly long process was simply a bid to return to tradition. It saw rapid success, with current times forgetting about the Japanese writing system entirely.

**Construction of the Six Great Khans**

The Six Great Khans was a series of statues in various major cities across Mandakh, depicting some of the great khans of Mongol History. The Khans depicted are Nongrot Boroghul within the city of Xilingol, Yeiseigei within the city of Kharakoum, Mongke recieved a statue within Khanbaliq (Beijing), Arigh Khan recieved one within Seoul, and finally Unegen within Bishkek and Temujin within Shanghai. These statues are meant to eteranlly immortalize the Mongol heros of the past within Gold-plated iron. Their remnants, having suffered from decay, were eventually destroyed by Japanese occupiers.

**Manchurian Resettlement**

The manchurian resettlement project was a project in which ***Mandakh*** official's helped guide Native Manchurians back into the territories of Outer Manchuria, after being exiled from them for centuries as a result of the actions of the Russian State. The project resulted in a closer cultural bond between Mongolians and Manchurians, and some success with Amur. Russians still dominated the region, as Manchuria was heavily rural while Outer-Manchuria was quite urbanized. Its lack of the tribal system that Mandakh and Manchuria used also proved to be a challenge.

**The Asian Entente**

The Asian Entente was a former alliance currently established between ***Mandakh***, *Cochinchina*, and *Australia*. The signing agreements resulted in the handing over of the lands south of Guangzhou to ***Mandakh*** from *Cochinchina*. The alliance is Militaristic & Economical in nature. Its impact is insignificant, as it was established in the decline of Mandakh and shortly before its collapse. Cochinchina continued its positive foreign policy despite Mandakh's collapse, carrying on its legacy.

**Expansions to the Navy**

Mengjiang and Mandakh had a sincere tradition of land warfare, and now in possession of a massive colonial empire, this tradition was put to the test. In an effort to control the waters and exert control over contested seas, Yesuntei Boroghul ordered a revitalization of the Mandakh Navy. Made possible with joint naval drills with ***Asbugal Japan***, the Mandakh Navy soon expanded to great numbers. A new term was coined after its success, ***Neo Pax Mongolica,*** referring to the supposed peace and protection that Mandakh offered to the continent of Asia.

## Leaders & Clans of Mandakh

The nation of ***Mandakh*** was made up of many Clans, and has had many different leaders as time has gone on. This is a collection of all such tribes and leaders. Mandakh's noble hierarchy followed that of traditional Mongolian law, therefore heavily influenced by religion and even *de-centralized* in a sense.

***Leaders;***

Nongrot Boroghul (529 A.D. - 569 A.D.)

Yesuntei Boroghul (569 A.D. - 616 A.D.)

Cirina Boroghul-Jebeinoyan (616 A.D - 625 A.D.)

***Clans;***

*-**Boroghul*** -*Yesunege* -*Munggugur* -*Jochi* -*Bukha* -*Sorkhanhira* -*Abaka* -*Ashighemur* -*Nekun* -*Odchigin* -*Megetu* -*Khasar* -*Jebeinoyan* -*Tole-Buqa* -*Darbai* -*Bataar* -*Mungke -Yalavech -Geser -Qara*

## **Regions of Mandakh**

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## **Art & Fun Facts**

Mandakh was in important nation, but saw less time on the map as other nations, so only received little art attention. The only one of note would be the WoNball created for Mandakh by the player, Oleksiy, who is the admin of WoN. He also played Terra, Finland, among others. As for some fun facts, Mandakh's main goal was to be a nation with extensive borders, while also being full of roleplay, as to cut down on the amount of "space filling empires" which have nothing of note going on besides hogging up land on the map. This nation is also the only nation with a WoNball which has accessories, these accessories being the hat, and the eyepatch made using the symbol on the Mandakh flag.

Mandakh recently had its two year anniversary.

## Legacy and Impact

The legend of Mandakh is revered in some places, and hated in others. It is a tale of gripping conquests, where Asia was almost totally united under one banner - a banner that sponsored local cultures and tradition.

### Mongolia, Manchuria, and Siberia

Mongolia, being the heartland of Menjiang and later Mandakh, was at the center of attention. Formerly a barren steppe, it reached new heights of wealth and prosperity. While little of this is seen to this day, this and other glories of Mandakh remain a patriotic pride of the Mongolian people. Their government sponsored many traditional revivals, such as the rewriting of the language system mentioned in a previous section. All of these efforts entrenched a conservative prowess within Mongolian society, and the authority of local clans.

Manchuria became known as a little brother to Mongolia, adopting many traditions and customs during Mandakh rule. The influence of the Han Chinese dwindled, and that of the Russian was near obsolete. Most importantly, however, was the adoption of Mongol noble hierarchy and religion. While not all of Manchurians adopted Tengrism - with some remaining Buddhist - the Mongolian-style form of government impacted Manchuria for generations. Unfortunately, the decentralization structure may have resulted in a lack of state-building and nationalism, as Manchu tribes failed to unite in history.

Siberia was not a priority under Mandakh, but saw some attention outside of the government. Families and merchants often travelled north, following rivers, and integrating themselves with the local population. While not enough to influence Siberian culture away from the Russians, a sub-culture was created and noticed in a few villages and neighborhoods in towns. It has become extinct to this day.

### China and Japan

Culturally and ethnically, Mandakh influenced China very little. Claiming the Mandate of Heaven was seen as controversial following the collapse of Mandakh, and refuted by local nobles and republican politicians. Attempts by Mongol clans to reinstall authority over China was rejected. Nonetheless, Mongol rule seemed to lessen the urge of nationalism for quite a long period, until the Republic of China. The initial unification and expansion efforts of Nongrot Boroghul directly inspired and influenced the conquests of Liao Jingyi, who himself happened to be descended from a Mongol-influenced northern Chinese tribe.

Japan, always seeming to possess a sense of nationalism, reacted harshly to the installation of the Asbugal Dynasty. An underground resistance centered around the Kamakura Dynasty, launched by Kamakura Tsuji in Kyoto, soon contested foreign rule. A full-scale rebellion occurred, starting from an uprising in Kyoto. However, with the sheer wealth and military backing of Mandakh, Asbugal was able to defend itself from the nationalists and enforce harsher restrictions on Japan. This only worsened relations between the two peoples.