| Greater Seresian State | |
|---|---|
| 1632-1635 | |
| Flag of the United Federation | |
| General | |
| Capital and Largest City | Kushara |
| Government | |
| Government Type | Unitary socialist republic |
| President | Kamar Vukani |
| Vice-president | Unathi |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Seresian |
| Population | 94.1 Million |
| Spoken Language(s) | Kushari |
| Ethnic Groups | Kushari, Southern Seresians, North Seresians |
| Major Religions | Kusharism |
| History | |
| Foundation of the alliance | 300 BC |
| Remus conquest | 6 BC |
The Kushari Empire, or the Triple Alliance, began as an alliance of three Kushari city-states: Navarroa, Iparralde, and Hegoalde. These three city-states ruled the area of modern-day kusharidan until the combined forces of Seresian Army and their native Kushari allies under Remus the Great defeated them in -6 BC.
The Triple Alliance was formed from the victorious faction in a civil war fought between the city of Navarroa and its former tributary provinces. Despite the initial conception of the empire as an alliance of three self-governed city-states, Kushara quickly became dominant militarily. By the time the Remus arrived in 1519, the lands of the Alliance were effectively ruled from Kushara, while the other partners in the alliance had taken subsidiary roles.
The alliance waged wars of conquest and expanded rapidly after its formation. At its height, the alliance controlled most of central Seres as well as some more distant territories within the continent. Kushari rule has been described by scholars as "hegemonic" or "indirect". The Kushari left rulers of conquered cities in power so long as they agreed to pay semi-annual tribute to the Alliance, as well as supply military forces when needed for the Kushari war efforts. In return, the imperial authority offered protection and political stability and facilitated an integrated economic network of diverse lands and peoples who had significant local autonomy.hof the empire was polytheistic, worshiping a diverse pantheon that included dozens of deities. Many had officially recognized cults large enough so that the deity was represented in the central temple precinct of the capital Kushari. The imperial cult, specifically, was that of Eguzki, the distinctive warlike and sun god of the Kushari people. Peoples in conquered provinces were allowed to retain and freely continue their own religious traditions, so long as they added the imperial god Eguzki to their local pantheons.
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Government[edit | edit source]
Economy[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
Kushari armed forces were typically composed of large numbers of commoners with basic military training, who were stiffened by smaller numbers of professional warriors belonging to the nobility. The professional warriors were organized into warrior societies and often ranked according to their achievements. As the Kushari state was centered on expansion, dominance, and exaction of tribute from other city-states, warfare became the basic dynamic force in Kushari politics, economy, and religion.
Expansion of the empire was guided by a militaristic interpretation of the Kushari religion, specifically a devout veneration of the sun god, Eguzki. Militaristic state rituals were performed throughout the year according to a ceremonial calendar of events, rites, and mock battles. It was under Emperor Zeledon that Eguzki assumed his elevated role in the state pantheon and who argued that it was through blood sacrifice that the Sun would be maintained and thereby stave off the end of the world. It was under this new, militaristic interpretation of Eguzki that Kushari soldiers were encouraged to fight wars and capture enemy soldiers for sacrifice.
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Religion[edit | edit source]
Kusharism was the religion of the Kushari Empire and had elements of human sacrifice in connection with a large number of religious festivals which were held according to patterns of the Kushari calendar. Polytheistic in its theology, the religion recognized a large and ever increasing pantheon of gods and goddesses; the Kushari would often incorporate deities whose cults came from other geographic regions or peoples into their own religious practice. Kushari cosmology divides the world into thirteen heavens and nine earthly layers or netherworlds (the first heaven overlapping with the first terrestrial layer, heaven and earth meeting at the surface of the Earth), each level associated with a specific set of deities and astronomical objects. One name for the Kushari is "Warriors of the Sun."