Administrative divisions of Jingdao

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The core lands of the Empire, divided into Provinces and Districts in 1680 AN.

The core lands of the Empire, divided into Provinces and Districts in 1687 AN.

Due to the large population and area which composes the Jingdaoese Empire, it consists of several administrative divisions. There are two important levels of local and regional government: the Provinces (also called zhou) forms the highest level of local governance. Those provinces are organised into Districts or Counties (fenqu), which are once again divided into municipalities or townships (shixian).

Each province is administered by a Governor (Taizhou) who is appointed by the Heavenly Light and receives the honorary title of Senator, which gives him a seat in the Seanad. During the Minshu Period, the seat distribution of the Imperial Yuan depended on the size of the provinces (not the population numbers). This has led to an unfair distribution of voting power, which heavily favoured the agrarian districts. Later, this was corrected in favour of population numbers. This system was dissolved during the early reign of the Chidao Emperor, who favoured a centralised power in the hands of the Imperial Household and governors, who were appointed by Him and the Grand Secretariat.

The districts are lead by Counts (Bojue).

Jingdao is heavily Apollonia-focused: recognising the need of some oversea territories for strategical (or sometimes historical) purposes, the administration established footholds on several continents. However, the main development remained on the Apollonian continent. In 1659 AN, after the War of Lost Brothers, plans were made to grant oversea territories de facto independence, under the protection and suzerainty of the Heavenly Light. The Chidao Emperor went even further, by donating its former Benacian lands to the newly established Batavian Kingdom and by evacuating the Brettish Isles.

List of Provinces

From 1659 AN and onwards, the core lands of the Empire were those territories in western Apollonia. The isles east of Liao became known as the Three Far Eastern Provinces. Jingdao Proper is also called the Fourteen Provinces.

Flag	Province	Ancient name	Population (1660 AN)	Capital	Districts	Location
	Bangou	North Dalmacija	27 678 884	Yuanbeicheng (Port Nevermore)	Huan, Shensi, Jilin, Xiaochang, Umiqan, Qunzan, Xizang, Saiqan
	Gong	Gong Island	6 160 182	Pau	Beigong, Nangong, Haigong, Xiaogong
	Heliu	Blackrock, Automatica	42 432 674	Shichang	Fanguan, Shiyong, Lidong, Maoyan
	Jinkeai	New Batavia	38 017 039	Baishi	Xijinkeai, Dongjinkeai, Beixan, Ganqhu, Lulin
	Mengtian		...	Jinqucheng	Yangtian, Yingtian
	Liao		...	Zhengjiancheng	Qianxi, Zhenxi, Xinchu
	Qaoshan	Hallucination	16 265 637	Shengseqiao	Shaanxi, Yunnan, Qinxi, Tanlin
	Qianjin	South Dalmacija	26 010 873	Muxiecheng	Qinuan, Dulimaidao, Sichuan, Hounan
	Xianxia	Shengxianxia the Sheng Frontiers	70 231	Nanminke	Faxing, Jingxingdong, Nanxing
	Xianbei	Kitanus Fields, Garllic Fields, Garllicia	8 061 012	Weicheng	Quanin, Guonqi, Shanxi, Yuning, Gejing, Ningxia, Nanming, Tiefenqu
	Jingqyzyl			Xiaxincheng	Beihe, Yuanbian, Qyzylqaystan	File:Location Qyzylqaystan.png
	Zhaoqin	Lesser Attera	18 020 645	Sheng	Anhui, Hailing, Heilong, Yilhui
	Dazijin	Capital Province, Imperial Capital Province	12 897 794	Daocheng	Imperial City, Zijinlin
	Zhongji	Antya	48 248 554	Xiacheng (Apollo City)	Beidonghu, Pujiao, Xinji, Jiyuan, Yongwotu, Yongan, Gangdiguo

List of Territories

To the east of the Province of Liao were the former oversea provinces of Nandao, Qundao and Dongdao. Their strategical (the protection of trade routes), religious (the island of Catavia holds the largest Jing tombs) and cultural ties made it an integral and important part of the Empire. At the same time, its distance from the rest of the mainland and its greater focus on the sea, made it more difficult to keep governing it as normal provinces. Therefore those lands were united as the Three Far Eastern Territories with its own Viceroy who represented the Crown. In 1669 AN, the name of the region was changed into Far Eastern Territory as two of the three territories had been disbanded.

Puppet States and Protectorates

The oversea territories gained extensive autonomy after 1659. Some territories were ruled by the military, while others received the right to experiment with other kinds of governance.

The Heavenly Light is represented in these territories by an Imperial Governor, who acts as a liaison between the Imperial Court and the national government of each state.

Flag	Name	Imperial Governor	Capital	Protectorate since	Note
	Strait Settlements	[...]	Hexiehaizei	1660 AN	Originally encompassed several isles, with Port Impregnable as capital, but eventually was reduced to one island, with Hexiehaizei as capital.

Tributary States

• See also: Imperial Tributary System

Tributary states are no part of Jingdao. It are states who started diplomatic negotiations or entered into a treaty with Jingdao. The Heavenly Light has no de jure authority over those countries, but views them as friendly.

Defunct Provinces and protectorates

1. Julang: east of Zhongji, disbanded after several tribal attacks of the Greens. It was deemed impossible to defend without major military investments during the early reign of the Sheng Emperor. The funds originally meant to be invested in the province went to the establishment of the Emperor's personal oversea colony of Saint Simon.
2. Lanuria: located north of Jinkeai. Used as a connection between west and east Gerenia. The collapse of Gerenia and the low population numbers made it an unattractive province to maintain. It was given up in the 1670's.

Flag	Name	Imperial Governor	Capital	Protectorate since	Note
	Empire of Hondon	[...]	Chuán Ké	1652 AN	Became a Jing puppet after the Florians signed the Treaty of Chuán Ké.
	Republic of Qyzylqaystan	[...]	Gürbançybaq	1655 AN	Signed the Taishengshi Accord [1].
	Badaweian state of Teichi	[...]	Tianhoucheng	1660 AN
	Colony of Xang Nam	[...]	Saigon	1660 AN
	Colony of the Antilles	[...]	Shengximeng	1661 AN
	Greater Maraguo Territories	[...]	Dangqiju	1661 AN