Ma'idhi Union

# The Ma'idhi Union

The Ma'idhi Union, formerly known as the Ma-I Confederation and the Ma-I Triumvirate, is a Federation of 17 republics. It is located in South Eastern Asia and controls the entire Ma'idhi Isles.

## Ma'idhi Union

### Language

Tagalog, Kapampangan, Waray, Cebuano, Malay

## History

### Pre-440s

Little is known about Ma'idh before the 440s . However, what is known is that it was led by a Monarchic Federation of 7 Lakans. Alongside the Lakans was the People's Committee on Council Participation(PCCP), an elected council of an unknown number of seats, which would be abolished after an attempted coup in the 400s. In the 410s, a replacement for the PCCP came in the form of the Hundred-Seat Council(HSC), an elected council of, as the title suggests, one hundred seats. Sometime in the 420s-430s, the HSC, along with the Fishers Farmers Guild, would overthrow and abolish the Lakans to make way for a Military Junta. However, power would begin being more concentrated on the Fishers Farmers Guild, whose leader, Uoyo, was growing ever more powerful in Ma'idhi politics.

### Uoyo's Leadership (441-461)

After exposing the General Command of their corruption, Uoyo spearheaded their deposition and eventually consolidated power. Under his leadership, Ma'idh would see expansion into Mindanao, Lakanist and Isolationist rebellions, the rise of the Guilds, and the construction of the foundations for the Rule of The Big Three. Uoyo would die in power in 461, naming Li-tong as his successor.

### The Rule of the Big Three (461-487)

After Uoyo passed away, The Big Three, three guilds who developed and held monopolies under Uoyo: The Fishers Farmers Guild, The Palawan Merchants Guild, and the East Tondo Trade Guild, took power installing puppet leaders and eventually establishing a triumvirate. During this time, Ma'idh would see rapid deregulation, privatization, and decentralization of several different sectors. The Rule of the Big Three would end after the Beduyist Crisis of 487.

### The Beduyist Crisis of 487

In 487, the Bengal Federation put Beduy, a man who bathed in sulfur and died and was now being worshipped by a cult, in their Pantheon. This resulted in a rise of Beduyists within Ma'idh. The situation would reach its boiling point in mid 487 when the Triumvirate called for the mass killing of all Beduyists known as the "Secular Revolution", tore up contracts with military squads, and destabilized Ma'idh. When the revolution got out of control, the Triumvirate disappeared, leaving Ma'idh to die.

### The Warlord Era (487-489)

The Warlord Era is a period in Ma'idhi history marked with bloodshed, brutality, and death. During this period, local strongmen, revolutionaries, religious groups, and minorities rose up and overthrew their local governments to establish rogue dictatorships across Ma'idh. Eventually, the Bengal Federation helped the Maynila Interim Government Unite Ma'idh by either fighting battles or making compromises.

### Post-Warlord Era (489-495)

After unifying, a democratic triumvirate composed of the People's Officer, the Head of the Hundred-Seat Council, and the Chairman of the Council of Governors, was established. Ma'idh was a functioning democracy until Lomkuti became People's Officer in 495.

### Lomkuti Era (495-519)

Lomkuti was elected People's Officer in 495. In the year 501, a Lakanist rebel attempted to assassinate Lomkuti by throwing a spear at him. The spear missed and Lomkuti suspended elections and declared a National Investigation. In 517, Ma'idh missed an opportunity to expand in Borneo, and Lomkuti was blamed for the missed opportunity so in 519, Lomkuti was voted out, allowing Chairman Wabyan to become the next Paramount Leader.

### Wabyan Era (519-537)

After becoming the next Paramount ruler, Wabyan worked towards expanding Ma'idh and uniting the Ma'idhi Isles. It was also during Wabyan's leadership that Ma-I was officially renamed to Ma'idh, the Confederation system was replaced by a Centralized Federation, and the Hundred Seat Council was changed to include all positions in government. In 531, Wabyan called in another National Investigation and suspended elections once again. In 537, Wabyan had succeeded in his promise of unifying Ma'idh. Later that year, Chairman Wabyan would pass away without naming a successor.

### The Power Struggle of 537-539

The power struggle of 537-539 was a political crisis involving the three most powerful figures in Ma'idhi Politics at that time: Admiral-General Cintang Amaro, Chairman Ulun Kai, and Secondary Officer Kuntung Abar, fight for influence over the Hundred Seat Council and consolidate power. This crisis would reach its boiling point in 538 when a riot in Maynila broke out and killed thousands, including Han Guo, the king of Tibetan Thailand. After the riots, the three men agreed to no longer use military force to seize power and cause another civil war. In 539, Cintang Amaro managed to win over the support of the Hundred-Seat Council and thus won the power struggle and became Paramount Leader of Ma'idh.

### Cintang Amaro Era (539-549)

Under his leadership, he democratized Ma'idh by holding a General Election in 543. He would die in power, leaving Dun-Yang as the new leader of Ma'idh.

### Dun-Yang Era(549-551)

Colonel Dun-Yang briefly led Ma'idh until he was overthrown in a coup in 551 by General Tsung-Teng Won and Admiral Baladu Rokwa.

### The Dual Regime(551-561)

After overthrowing Dun-Yang, General Tsung Teng-Won and Admiral Baladu Rokwa agreed to rule Ma'idh together to maintain stability. They would later be overthrown in 561 by a coalition coup led by ACG Guild Master Sunu-Marlang.

### Sunu-Marlang Era(561-577)

After leading the coup that overthrew the Dual Regime, Sunu-Marlang became the most powerful man in Ma'idh and begun focusing Ma'idh into restoring the Lakans and phasing out the Hundred-Seat Council and replacing it with a Court-like system.

### Hsian Dynasty Era(577-)

After having Sunu-Marlang arrested, Head Officer Hsian Weihan took over as the new Paramount Leader of Ma'idh. Under his leadership, the Lakan was returned as a sort of Representative in Foreign Affairs. In 589, Hsian Weihan did not run for Head Officer again, instead endorsing his son Hsian Zhou who subsequently won. In 591, Hsian Zhou would be voted out of his position after it is revealed that he and ACG Guildmaster Dai Jun were involved in the Bengal Crusade Controversy, Fa Guo's Coup in Thailand, and Plans to invade the Kingdom of Rykuyu. He would be replaced by his sister, Hsian Jufen who is the current Head Officer of Ma'idh. In 601, Hsian Jufen was elected by the Court as the first female Lakan(Lakambini) of Ma'idh and will rule until her death.

## Politics

### Paramount Leaders

In the 500s, a concept known as "Paramount Leadership" was created after the idea that a person's power is not determined by his position in government, but his influence. This concept allows a person who isn't necessarily a high-ranking official to potentially be the most powerful man in the nation simply because of his influence.

## The Palawan Trade Organization

The Palawan Trade Organisation is a loose trade alliance of Asian nations founded by Ma'idh in the early 5th Century.

## Guilds

Guilds are key players in Ma'idhi history, and have come and gone. Below are some of the more influential Guilds throughout the History of Ma'idh:

### The Ten-Fisher Alliance(411-417)

The Ten-Fisher Alliance(abbreviated to the T-FA) is the first ever Guild to be founded in Ma'idh. It was founded by 7 fishermen and 3 merchants led by Huong in 411.

### The Lu-Ka Uoyo North Farming Group(417-417)

The Lu-Ka Uoyo North Farming Group(abbreviated to L-UNFG) was a short-lived guild of rice farmers formed in Central Ma'idh by farmers Lu-Ka and Uoyo in 417. The L-UNFG and the T-FA merged the same year.

### The Ma-I Agricultural Aquacultural Guild(417-519)

The Ma-I Agricultural Aquacultural Guild(abbreviated to MAAG) was result of the merge of the T-FA and the L-UNFG in 417. In 427, The MAAG renamed itself to the Agrarian-Aquarian Workers Guild Institutions(AAWGI). In 429, the AAWGI renamed itself into the Fishers Farmers Guild(FFG) due to complaints of the length of its name. It would eventually be merged with the other Guilds to form the All-Cultural Guild.

### The Palawan Merchants Guild (435-519)

The Palawan Merchants Guild(abbreviated to PMG) is considered the first competitor the FFG ever had in terms of size an competency. It was founded in 435 by Kolte, a local merchant in New Maynila. It would be known for its vast merchant network, which is why it was merged along with all the other Guilds in 519 to form the All-Cultural Guild.

### The East Tondo Trade Guild(440(?)-519)

The East Tondo Trade Guild(abbreviated to ETTG) was the third largest Guild in Ma'idh, and was responsible for establishing settlements in the Mindanao Frontier. The exact date the ETTG was founded is unknown, but it is suspected that it is between 435 and 445. Its efficiency in establishing colonies and settlements made it a valuable asset of the All-Cultural Guild when it was merged along with the other Guilds.

### The All-Cultural Guild(519-)

The All-Cultural Guild(abbreviated to ACG) is currently the largest and only Guild in Ma'idh. It was formed in a government enforced merge in 519 of the Big Three to prevent an oligarchy from taking Ma'idh over again. With the foreign settlements of the FFG, vast merchant networks of the PMG, the large workforce of the ETTG, and the backing of the Ma'idhi Government, the ACG is the most powerful and successful Guild in Ma'idhi history.