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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. | |||
===Foundation=== | ===Foundation=== | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 19 June 2016
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| Map versions | N/A | ||
| Capital | Xang Khon | ||
| Largest city | Shway Sain
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| 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 | ||
| National drink | N/A | ||
| 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.
