Xang Muang

Xang Muang
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Capital	Xang Khon
Largest city	Shway Sain
Official language(s)	None official; Lao, Burmese and Khmer most commonly spoken
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Demonym	Xang
- Adjective	Xangese
Government	Single-party parliamentary elective monarchy
- Khon	U Kham
- Prime Minister	Veomany Khanthavong
- Legislature	National Assembly
Establishment	21 May 2016
Area	N/A
Population	TBC
Currency	Ngwen
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National animal	Elephant
National food	Rice
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National tree	N/A
Abbreviation	XNG

Xang Muang is a primarily wiki-based micronation, with designs on claiming land on the Micrasian continent of Keltia. The nation was founded in May 2016 and is styled on a generalised south-east Asian culture, with influences drawn from the former micronations of Chi Nam, Kampong and Mailong.

Etymology

Xang Muang's name originates from two words in the Lao language; ຊ້າງ /saːŋ˥˦/ (transcribed as xang, meaning "elephant") and ເມືອງ /mɯaŋ˦˥/ (muang, "country"). While the inclusion of muang in Xang Muang is intended to be the long form of the nation's name, both the Xangese government and other sources refer to it in this form the vast majority of the time. The native language of the name of Xang Muang is tonal, and its traditional pronunciation of /saːŋ˥˦ mɯaŋ˦˥/ reflects this. However, outside of the nation itself, the most common pronunciation of its name is /ʃæŋ muːæŋ/.

History

Xang Muang's history can be separated into two distinct categories; that of its people and of its land. While there is considerable historical correlation between the Xang people and the land to which Xang Muang lays claim, its people have ethnic origins from a number of other Keltian regions, while its land has received influence from previously being claimed by nations with a notably different culture base.

Early history

The history of Xang Muang's land can be traced back to approximately 900 ASC, where it appears on the second-oldest known map of Micras under the control of Attera. The expansive Atteran Empire held a lengthy claim over this land until the 1300s ASC, when it fell. In the subsequent years, the land witnessed the foundation of the Madland and was claimed by its empire until the mid-1700s ASC before the secession of Mayo covering the peninsula and surrounding areas. Mayo's existence lasted approximately 600 ASC years before its demise in the mid-2300s ASC.

Following Mayo's withdrawal from claiming the region, the first cultural ties to the modern-day Xang Muang could be observed, with the Vietnamese-influenced Chi Nam being founded on the southern tip of the peninsula and the island to the south; the area claimed today by Calbion's Y Dwyrain territory. In the late 2400s ASC, Chi Nam was annexed by Nova England, becoming a self-governing territory, and the northern region of the peninsula was claimed by Interlux.

While Interlux failed as a state before the mid-2500s, Chi Nam changed hands to be controlled by New Brittania and extended its influence further north in the 2670s ASC. For almost 150 ASC years, between 2706 ASC and 2851 ASC, the now-Xangese land was entirely uncontrolled while New Brittania underwent its Númenor era of governing. In 2884 ASC, New Brittania expanded its land to cover the entire peninsula, with the subdivision of Brittanic New Canton also having influence from a rough south-east Asian culture. Political changes in New Brittania saw a shift in regional government in 2990 ASC, and the northern reaches of the peninsula came under Guwahati; a region with another amount of shared culture.

New Brittania and its territories held claim and influence over the land for more than 270 ASC years before becoming unclaimed once more from 3123 ASC. Following this, the island of New South Vietnam was claimed by Craitland from 3129 ASC to 3312 ASC, with its Vietnamese culture protected, before being annexed by the Britannic Empire. During this time, between 3210 ASC and 3300 ASC, the Osclandish kingdom lay claim to the mainland peninsula. In 3403 ASC, the Britannic Empire withdrew from the island of New South Vietnam, bringing an end to its guaranteed cultural conservation after at least 750 ASC years combined. However, for a period between 3466 ASC and 3578 ASC, the island was claimed as the Hammish dependency of Ségon, which maintained a small preservation of the precursory culture.

Over 270 ASC years passed after Hammish presence in the region was abolished in which the land remained unofficially controlled. From 3851 ASC until 3971 ASC, the majority of the land which is now governed by Xang Muang was claimed by the Virtual Commonwealth of Cyberia, which brought about the influence of the Mala'anje. Although Cyberia collapsed, the Mala'anje remained in certain pockets of the region under the auspices of Ashkenatza, and governed as the collective Mala'eretz territory. Ashkenatzi power extended to a contiguous Mala'eretz in 4075 ASC, and the northern reaches of the current Xangese land were claimed by A1's government in 4140 ASC.

This period in time represented one of the most politically consistent in the region's history, with A1 and Ashkenatza's combined claims over the land being maintained for a length of 643 ASC years until A1's demise in 4783 ASC. Ashkenatza's claim over the Mala'eretz continued until 5182 ASC; just shy of another 400 ASC years, until it too was declared dead by its authorities. From 4860 ASC until this time, the southerly island was governed as Wansun, which was explicitly influenced by Chinese culture.

Once again, the region became ungoverned by any recognised nations for a considerable period lasting 546 ASC years until the Brettish Isles founded its territory of the Brettish Orient in 5728 ASC. Inspired by the Asian-influenced nations historically in the area, the Brettish Orient underwent a cultural assimilation and its borders mirrored the former Chi Nam's. In 5861 ASC, the territory changed hands to be controlled by Calbion under the name of Y Dwyrain (lit. "the east" in Calraeg).

Calbion's claim to the southern reaches of the region has been indisputably sustained until the present day. Since then, Xang Muang has been founded in 6133 ASC and has asserted unofficial control over its land from that point onward.